1. SEPTEMBER 1st
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2. The eagerly awaited second term has begun.
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3. Mai was busy with show-biz work
during summer break.
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4. On top of it, her agency
forbid us from going on dates.
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5. So there were many days
where I couldn't see her.
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6. Don't worry.
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7. Once the second term starts,
we'll see each other normally at school.
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8. Those days are finally over!
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9. And yet...
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10. I don't see Mai-san anywhere.
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11. It doesn't look like she even came to school.
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12. Mai-san...
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13. Mai-san!
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14. Who are you?
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15. Eh?
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16. I'm asking, who are you?
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17. As you know, I am Sakuta Azusagawa,
and I have a pure, innocent relationship with you.
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18. H-Huh!
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19. A guy with dead eyes like that
couldn't possibly be Big Sister's boyfriend.
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20. Big Sister? Who are you?
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21. She's Nodoka Toyohama.
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22. And, for now, I'm Mai Sakurajima.
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23. O-Oh! I-It really is you, Mai-san.
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24. You can tell from being stepped on?
What kinda pervert are you?
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25. What exactly is the meaning of all this?
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26. It's a dream! A dream!
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27. It's not a dream.
I somehow swapped bodies with her.
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28. Could it possibly be...
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29. Puberty Syndrome, I think.
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30. Again?
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31. Mai-san, what's the rent for this place?
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32. I don't pay rent. I bought it.
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33. More importantly, that's your reaction
for your first time in your girlfriend's home?
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34. You should look happier.
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35. If the situation wasn't what it is...
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36. If this isn't a dream, then what is it?
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37. It's a lie. It's all a lie!
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38. You should hurry up and accept reality.
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39. Wasn't Nodoka Toyohama...
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40. Doka-chan, what's your favorite thing?
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41. I like the actress Mai Sakurajima.
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42. She's in that idol group,
"Sweet Palette" or something?
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43. Not "Pallete" with a P, but "Bullet."
"Sweet Bullet!"
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44. How are you two related?
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45. I said before that I had a little sister, right?
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46. A half-sister on my dad's side,
after he remarried.
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47. Why is said little sister here?
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48. She suddenly came to my place
late last night.
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49. She said she didn't want to go home.
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50. And our bodies were swapped
after waking up this morning.
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51. What's up with all that...
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52. Toyohama-san, do you have any clues why?
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53. Huh? Clues?
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54. Clues as to why you swapped bodies
with my Mai-san.
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55. And who is "my Mai-san?"
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56. Ouch...
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57. I have no idea!
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58. More like, why are both of you so cal—
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59. How do you stay calm!
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60. Physical bodies swapping?
That's absolutely, positively, perfectly abnormal!
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61. Right.
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62. Wait, that's all? Big Si—
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63. Mai-san, you're all right with this?
With this situation?
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64. For better or worse, it's already happened,
so we have to live with it.
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65. Anyways, until we return to normal,
I'll live as Nodoka.
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66. Nodoka, you have to live as me.
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67. This is all I have for work.
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68. A fashion magazine shoot, some interviews,
and a commercial filming.
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69. That's surprisingly little work.
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70. I cut back for the second term,
so a certain someone wouldn't feel lonely.
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71. It's useless if the dating ban hasn't been lifted.
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72. Nodoka's schedule is packed.
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73. It's not real work.
They're mostly song and dance lessons.
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74. Sweet Bullet has a gig
at the end of the month.
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75. I hope we can return back before then...
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76. I don't have song and dance experience,
so it'll be rough to learn it all.
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77. What about you?
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78. Yeah, I've done photo shoots
and interviews before.
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79. But filming commercials...
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80. The director is the type to be strict to the script,
so you'll be fine if you're prepared.
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81. Oh, you can go home now, Sakuta.
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82. Eh? What'll happen to my
lovey-dovey life with you, Mai-san?
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83. Let's meet up at 7:50 tomorrow morning.
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84. I'd like you to take Nodoka to school.
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85. SEPTEMBER 2nd
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86. Nasuno and Hayate are one step ahead!
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87. It's the duty of a little sister
to wake up her big brother.
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88. Morning, Kaede.
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89. Kaede wants to be a cat, too.
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90. And if Kaede were to swap bodies with a cat,
it'd make even less sense.
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91. Um, I should have asked this first, but...
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92. Isn't it impossible for me
to pretend that I'm Mai-san?
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93. Close friends would notice right away
that I'm acting odd.
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94. Don't worry, Mai-san doesn't have any friends.
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95. Huh?
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96. What's that?
You're in the same boat.
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97. I have friends. Three of them, even.
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98. There you have it.
It'll be easy pretending to be me at school.
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99. Sit quiet in class,
and go home when it's done.
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100. No need to talk with anyone.
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101. O-Okay...
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102. Well... It's the same for me.
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103. When my record debut was confirmed last year,
I lost all time to hang with my school friends.
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104. Two friendless sisters... It's too sad.
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105. Well then, I'll head to Nodoka's school.
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106. Was it a rich girls' school in Yokohama?
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107. About Nodoka, I have a good clue why,
but can you ask what happened?
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108. I think I'm the reason this happened.
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109. It's rough having a big sister
that everyone in the country knows.
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110. That, and stories of how prideful
both our mothers are.
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111. I didn't mention before?
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112. My mother made me join a troupe
out of spite for her ex-husband...
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113. and his new wife, Nodoka's mother.
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114. I hadn't heard that.
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115. When she found out, Nodoka's mother
forced her daughter into one, as well.
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116. I see. So the daughters are pawns
in their proxy war.
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117. What were you talking about?
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118. You want to know?
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119. Annoying.
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120. Come to think, is it fine
to send Mai-san to school like that?
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121. Huh?
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122. I'm asking if the idol Nodoka Toyohama
won't cause a panic riding trains like everyone else.
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123. Are you mocking me?
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124. I'm actually worried about you.
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125. It's totally fine.
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126. You say I'm an idol, but we're not that popular.
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127. Nobody knows anything about me...
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128. Class 3-1, okay?
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129. I know.
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130. My seat's on the window side,
second from the back.
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131. And I just need to quietly listen to class, right?
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132. You sure can act the part.
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133. The speech and expressions
are just like Mai-san's.
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134. I impersonated her often as a kid.
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135. She was my pride, and who I looked up to.
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136. Setting aside the examinations
of what's going on...
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137. For this case, aren't the clues
to solve this out in the open?
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138. Meaning?
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139. I believe that Puberty Syndrome
is caused by one's unstable mental state.
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140. Well, that's the logical step.
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141. If I can imagine where the issue stems from
by listening to the circumstances,
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142. you'd obviously have a clue about it,
wouldn't you?
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143. To describe it in a sentence...
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144. "An inferiority complex
against a gifted big sister."
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145. But still, how do you get over that?
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146. Maybe she just needs to become
a nationally popular idol?
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147. Girls taking off their tights is kinda erotic.
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148. D-Don't watch, dummy!
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149. Feels good!
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150. What's with this beach? It's the best!
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151. It indeed is the best.
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152. Why do you keep staring at my legs!
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153. They're wonderful.
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154. Don't look at Big Sister's body with lewd eyes!
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155. I want them to sandwich me.
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156. Specifically, I mean my face.
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157. The thought that it's okay if it's your head
is totally crazy. You should die.
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158. If it was Mai-san, she'd say, "Sandwiching a
young boy's head with my legs is nothing."
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159. Big Sis, what part of this guy
do you like so much?
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160. Say, why don't you call Mai-san "Big Sis"
when she's around?
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161. You sometimes call her "Mai-san",
and you speak somewhat politely...
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162. Of course. In show-biz,
she's a great senpai to me.
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163. Is that all?
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164. That's all.
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165. Then why did you run away from home
to end up at her place?
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166. If it were me,
I'd seek someone more familiar.
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167. I'm not like you.
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168. Don't you have something
you want to tell her?
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169. For instance, something like,
"I hate you, Big Sister!"
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170. No!
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171. No...
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172. Well, isn't it fine?
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173. The fact that you ran away from home
likely means you're in a fight with your parents.
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174. If you said the reason was Mai-san,
then of course you'd start hating her.
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175. What is it... What is it with you!
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176. I haven't said anything!
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177. You don't need to tell me
to understand that much.
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178. Mai-san probably has a general idea, too.
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179. No way...
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180. Well, you should have a proper talk
with Mai-san when you get home.
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181. See ya.
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182. Hold on.
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183. What is it?
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184. Can I sleep at your place for a while?
I can't go back to Big Sister's place after all this.
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185. How will you explain that to her?
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186. You could come up with some good excuse...
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187. What's wrong?
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188. Toyohama-san wants to sleep over at my place.
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189. The reason?
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190. Well, let's see...
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191. Wait. I'll say it.
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192. I've always, ever since I was little...
been compared.
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193. Every audition I went to,
they always chose you.
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194. And each time, Mom would get mad at me.
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195. She'd say, "Why can't you do
what Mai-chan can do?"
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196. While you were on hiatus from show-biz,
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197. I was finally able to debut
as part of Sweet Bullet.
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198. Mom got a tiny bit kinder
and complimented me.
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199. But...
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200. But what's this about
resuming show-biz work?
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201. You got a good role in a special drama,
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202. landed a lot of commercials,
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203. and I see you on the cover of
fashion magazines every single month!
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204. Why do you keep getting in my way!
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205. You easily accomplish what I
am finally able to do.
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206. You're the one that everyone
is watching all the time!
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207. Don't make all of my effort go to waste!
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208. I hate you!
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209. I hate you, Big Sister!
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210. I see. I'm glad.
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211. I hated you too, Nodoka.
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212. Though, it's all thanks to our insensitive father.
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213. Not only did he leave us, he was the one
who first brought us together.
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214. It's not particularly your fault,
but you must know that I have ill feelings, too.
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215. Is it really all right?
For you to sleep over, I mean.
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216. I can't have Nodoka sleeping over
at your place.
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217. Well, you have a point, but...
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218. Welcome home, Big Brot—
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219. Big Brother has gone delinquent.
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220. No, I haven't.
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221. Big Brother has turned into a gigolo.
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222. What kind of interpretation is that?
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223. You have yet another new girl with you.
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224. She's Mai-san's little sister.
She'll be staying with us for a while.
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225. Nice to meet you. I'm Nodoka Toyohama!
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226. In the future, if I were to marry Mai-san...
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227. Nodoka Toyohama would be a little sister...
Rather, sister-in-law.
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228. But she's actually Mai's half-sister,
so she'd be a half-sister-in-law...
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229. What's the right way
to address people like her?
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230. You sure took your time.
Were you thinking about me or something?
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231. I'm always thinking about you, Mai-san.
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232. Yeah, yeah.
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233. Actually, I was just engrossed in
playing the submarine game.
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234. Huh? Do you know what that game is?
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235. Those wounds aren't going away.
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236. Would you like to touch them?
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237. Why would I?
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238. Because I want you to touch them.
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239. Stop speaking nonsense
and put your clothes on.
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240. We're in trouble if your naked body
gets burned into Nodoka's memory.
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241. She's not a child, either.
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242. She's still quite the child.
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243. And who was it that had
a huge argument with said child?
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244. That was...
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245. I think it's best to be honest.
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246. I don't want to hear sound logic.
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247. Hayate, were you being a good kitty?
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248. Makinohara, you don't have a big sister, right?
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249. Yes. I'm an only child.
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250. But, sometimes I long for one,
wishing it'd be nice to have a wonderful big sister.
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251. Kaede would also be happy
to have a wonderful big sister.
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252. But only if she's older than Big Brother.
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253. Kaede is the only little sister for Big Brother!
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254. SEPTEMBER 10th
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255. You're filming the commercial
starting tomorrow morning?
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256. How's this smile?
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257. Wouldn't it be better to ask Mai-san
for stuff like that?
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258. I didn't mention her.
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259. If that's the case, it troubles
an amateur like me when you ask.
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260. Then I won't ask.
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261. Oh, good morning, Senpai.
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262. Is Mai-san on that issue?
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263. I'm not giving it to you. I haven't read it all yet.
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264. I still need to study it.
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265. That's fine. I'll just look at the real deal.
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266. Senpai...
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267. That line was super creepy.
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268. Welcome...
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269. Mai-san, what's wrong?
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270. I thought I should eat something
before my singing practice.
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271. I could get hungry.
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272. Is that Toyohama's smartphone?
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273. A text from Nodoka's mother.
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274. I've gotten about 50 of them today,
since this morning.
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275. - Hurry and come home.
- Are you going to your vocal lessons?
- Be mindful of your time
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276. One of these, please.
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277. Spaghetti with tomato sauce, was it?
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278. In preparation for tomorrow's
commercial shoot,
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279. she was practicing hard
to make the right expressions.
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280. What's this so suddenly?
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281. I thought that's actually why
you came by to hear.
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282. Actually, I stopped by to see my boyfriend's face.
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283. Man, I'm so happy.
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284. You can be genuinely grateful.
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285. If you have any advice, I'll relay it.
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286. Did Nodoka say she wanted some?
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287. No.
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288. Then, I won't give any.
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289. So she's on your mind after all.
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290. It's fine. If she can remember what
she was taught in the troupe,
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291. she'll make it through, no problem.
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292. SEPTEMBER 12th
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293. Can't help being sleepy,
so early in the morning...
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294. Mai Sakurajima-san is on the set!
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295. Good morning!
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296. Thank you all for your hard work.
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297. We're going in with the camera test
before the train comes in!
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298. All right, let's go.
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299. And... Start!
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300. Okay, cut!
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301. We'll wait for a train to pass,
then we'll film!
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302. Is she all right?
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303. All right, starting takes.
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304. Take one!
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305. Stop the cameras!
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306. Mai-san? Mai-san?
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307. Calm down! Breathe slowly!
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308. All right, she's conscious.
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309. Hurry up!
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310. Sakuta...
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311. Running again today?
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312. I'm increasing stamina for the gig.
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313. Anyways, how'd the shoot go?
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314. Look at this depressed look on my face.
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315. I realize it didn't go that well,
but it ended after some retakes, right?
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316. No, the problem was before that.
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317. She got dizzy before the first take,
and collapsed.
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318. Huh?
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319. They cancelled the shoot.
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320. The staff was saying
she probably just hyperventilated.
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321. Why did...
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322. It became painfully obvious to her...
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323. How much trust and expectation
people put on Mai Sakurajima.
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324. You don't get it?
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325. She felt pressured by everything
of that nature, I'm sure...
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326. You seem to be in a bad mood.
What's wrong?
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327. Nothing, really. Just had a thought.
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328. About how I'd feel if I had
a big sister that could do anything.
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329. What's with that?
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330. I've never experienced
being compared to a big sister.
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331. Then do you want to ask someone
who has a big sister that can do anything?
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332. What?
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333. Sakuta said he had something to ask you.
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334. Kamisato, do you have a big sister?
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335. I do, but...
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336. Wait, why don't you know about her?
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337. And why should I know about
what goes on in your family?
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338. Big Sister attended this school until last year.
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339. She was also the student council president,
so I'm sure you saw her around.
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340. I don't remember her.
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341. Can I go now?
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342. Can you try a bit harder?
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343. So your sister was brilliant?
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344. She got into the best national university
in Japan on her first year trying.
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345. Do you like your big sister?
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346. Not really.
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347. Then you hate her?
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348. Not really.
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349. I see. I get it now.
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350. Huh? What are you saying you understand?
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351. So it's not something as simple
as liking or hating...
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352. It's not like I hate her or anything.
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353. I'm just annoyed that Mom keeps saying I should
take her as an example and study more.
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354. Mai-san...
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355. Here you go.
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356. A key to my place.
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357. You're giving me a spare key?
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358. I can't give you a spare key that easily.
You're so disgusting.
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359. Ouch, ouch!
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360. I'm lending it to you, only briefly.
I'm counting on you.
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361. If she's still on your mind,
you should go and talk to her.
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362. I just don't know what to say to her.
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363. You can include that as part of what to tell her.
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364. I don't want to.
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365. Well, you still have to save face
as the big sister...
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366. Then, I'll be going now.
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367. Hold on.
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368. What is it?
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369. Never, ever open the cabinets
in the Japanese-style room.
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370. Never, ever?
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371. Never, ever, huh?
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372. Yes?
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373. It's Azusagawa.
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374. What is it?
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375. Can I come in?
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376. Even if I can't, I'll help myself in
with the spare key Mai-san lent me.
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377. Um... Did Big Sister say anything?
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378. Not really. She wasn't worried at all.
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379. She thought you would have
several outtakes,
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380. but she had no doubt you'd be able
to get a good take out of that director.
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381. Really?
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382. You know, you should just smile like that.
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383. Huh?
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384. For that commercial shoot.
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385. While you were practicing,
you forced yourself to smile like Mai-san.
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386. But it looked really fake, to be blunt.
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387. In any case...
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388. This is horrible.
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389. She couldn't possibly have anticipated this
in giving me the spare key...
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390. Have you eaten?
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391. I haven't eaten since morning.
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392. Then I'll make something,
so you can freshen up by taking a bath first.
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393. Don't peek.
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394. Are you asking me to peek in?
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395. Of course not! Die!
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396. Nothing less from you, Sakuta.
What a rascal.
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397. Next Time
#10 Complex Congratulations
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