01x07 - Mahiro's Role-Playing Game

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OYAMA

What...

You solved all the questions...

Why? Why do you know all of these?

N-No, I...

My sister taught me
when I was taking a break from school.

I see. Your sister
has a doctorate, after all.

Hey. I brought cookies.

Thank you.

Are you two doing your homework?

That's good.

Yes. Next week is our final exam.

The black tea smells so nice.

Right?

Have it with the cookies.

I'll go ahead then.

I don't like math.

It's always asking me
to figure out what X is.

Oh...

Let's take a look at this question.

Come to think of it,

these questions are for seventh graders.

I've been out of school for a while,

this is still easy stuff for me.

In that case...

I can probably dominate
the whole grade in exams.

Then you just need to divide it.

Oh, I get it now.

Man, I hate exams.

I'm envious of you, Mahiro.

You don't look nervous at all.

I don't know about that.

It's Asahi and Miyo.

Good morning!

I'm surprised to see
Asahi looking so beat.

It's because exams are her natural enemy.

A victim of the grade-worshipping society.

Just like the old me.

Don't worry. It's gonna be okay.

I know how you feel.

Mahiron, let's go have
supplementary lessons together!

Me too?

Are you not separating them?

I feel bad for Asahi.

She can have Mahiro for today.

I don't think I've ever been
so relaxed during my exams.

Now you may begin.

I'd stand out too much
if I get full marks.

I'll make a few mistakes on purpose.

Let's not catch any attention.

This girl is sleeping all the time.

But she probably
shouldn't sleep during an exam.

Poke, poke.

I understand how she feels.

This seat is so warm.

Okay, time's up.

Hand in your papers from the back.

Hand in...

Wait!

It's... It's over...

It's okay! I can make up for it
in the next exam!

MATHEMATICS, SOCIAL STUDIES,
SCIENCE, JAPANESE, ENGLISH

Imperial era name...

Botany...

S-Stratum?

I forgot all about classical literature!

Oh!

I can do well in English!

I'll be returning your papers now.

LIFELESS

Mahiro?

W-What?

I knew I could trust you, Mahiron!

Let's do our best in
the supplementary classes together!

Me too!

I'll help you out!

But now I feel relieved.

This is who you are, Mahiro.

She's right.

What?

You fell asleep during
the math exam, Mahiro?

How clumsy.

You know how she is.

So I don't need to
force myself to work hard at all.

Jeez.

This...

This is a little worrying.

I don't mind being useless at studying,

but it's humiliating that
I couldn't memorize things better.

I guess I'll go over those things again.

NO GAMES

Big brother...

I'll increase your allowance by a little.

What?

You're the best, oh mighty Mihari!

Momiji, let me copy your notes.

You fell asleep again?

By the way, you call me Mahiron,

and Miyo is Miyochin.

Don't you have a nickname for Momiji?

That's true.

Right, Miyo didn't attend the same
elementary school as us two.

I did give her
a nickname in elementary school.

I told her to stop
because it's too embarrassing.

What? We wanna know!

Her nickname is Momijiro.

Momijiro?

MOMIJIRO

It suits her.

Because I thought she was a boy at first.

-I feel you!
-That's enough!

JAPANESE 1

LOST QUEST 9 STRATEGY TIPS

The key is the combination of skills.

First, I'll need to awaken
the main character.

Do I level up strength or speed?

I want to go home and
play the game right now.

Does Mahiro need to use the toilet?

Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom.

Okay.

Huh?

What?

Jeez... That confused me, Mahiro!

Sorry, I really wanted to
go home and play my game.

I meant Lost Quest 9!
It was just released yesterday.

I've been
looking forward to it for so long.

I see.

Sorry, I don't know much about games.

What? You don't know Lost Quest?

I do.

Really?

I've seen my older brother playing it.

So you have an older brother.

Boys love video games, I guess.

Yeah.

Oh, right.

It's all girls here...

What do girls usually talk about?

-What?
-What?

No... I...

Speaking of which...

We can talk about whatever we want.

You look very happy and cute

when you talk about video games, Mahiron!

Asahi...

You're such a good kid!

There, there!

There, there...

I was thinking of the same thing too!

Speaking of the topics girls like,

it has to be love stories!

I get the feeling that you're talking
about something totally different.

What?

Everybody is so big-hearted.

I'll talk with them
about my hobbies next time.

I still want someone that
I can have deep discussions with,

-but that's something I can only hope...
-How far did you get?

I just left the harbor town.

You're not talking
about Lost Quest, are you?

W-Well... You're Oyama, right?

Are you playing Lost Quest?

I am!

Of course I am!

Oh, sorry for interrupting you.

It's all right.

Right?

Yeah, it's okay.

Then, who did you pick
as your first party member?

The one I chose was, well...

the one with that strange name.

Are you talking about Geregere?

Y-Yeah.

Really? Me too!

B-But he's not that good
in terms of defense.

He's really kind of weak.

Yeah!

That reminds me.
The enemy in the first dungeon

gave me a scare!

It's way easier
to hold conversations with guys.

I'm glad that we have similar interests.

Right. Which installment is
your favorite in the Lost Quest series?

It's got to be Lost Quest 6, right?

Lost Quest 6...

I haven't played that, sorry.

What? That's lame.

Because it was out before I was born.

Before I was born...

It was out before I was born.

Before I was born...

What's the matter, Mahiro?

No, it's nothing...

The boys made her cry.

They're horrible!

-What?
-What?

Oh...

Sorry about earlier.

Oyama's a nice girl, huh?

Yeah.

HOME ECONOMICS CLASSROOM

It feels great to have
many elective classes on a school day.

I know what you mean.

Okay.

Next week will be the cooking class
everyone's been looking forward to.

We'll be baking cookies.

The school will provide
the basic ingredients.

If you want to make a particular flavor,
please discuss with your group

and bring the necessary ingredients.

We get to eat cookies at school!

That's great!

We need to make it ourselves though.

Right...

Hey, everyone. What flavor should we make?

Are you good at baking, Miyo?

I love making cookies.

Really? Seems like
we have a lot in common!

I love eating cookies.

I guess our group is all set.

-Mahiro.
-What?

I'm sorry, but don't be so happy just yet.

It's hard to tell,
but the food Miyo makes is horrendous.

R-Really?

What kind of cookie should I make?

It'll get dangerous if we leave her be.

It's too cruel to break
the truth to her. Let's secretly help her.

So, can you two make cookies?

What should we do about the cookies?

I can ask Mihari to teach me.

But learning from her is...

Baking is science.

Baking should be a relaxing
and enjoyable process!

S-So cute.

In that case, how about
asking my sister to teach us?

That's it!

I'm home.

Are you home, Sis?

Yes, your big sis is here.

Help me up.

Huh?

O-Oh my, Mahiro!

You could've called me in advance
if you're inviting a friend home!

It's embarrassing that
she saw me like that.

That's what she's usually like at home.

I discovered a new side to her!

You want to bake cookies?

We'll be making some at school.

We want to add
some flavor to the basic recipe.

Well, leave it to me then.

I'll teach you everything
you need to know,

including the nitty-gritty details!

You're the best, Kaede!

Although that sounds a bit lewd.

I need to regain my reputation, after all.

Actually, I've always wanted to
make cookies with my sister.

What? Why didn't you tell me?

I wouldn't want to pressure you to do it.

Seems like I'm unwanted here.

Don't worry.

You're my little sister too, Mahiro.

By the way, I've taught
Mihari how to make this too.

I think it was when
she was about your age.

She was determined to
bake some cookies for her brother.

Now that you mentioned it,

there was a time she often
made cookies at home.

We tasted her cookies
at your home last time, right?

I think it must have been very delicious.

People always say that love is
the secret ingredient to tasty food.

Cooking while thinking about
the person who will eat it

might be the key to making good food.

The person who will eat it...

Have you decided on the flavors?

Yes! After some discussion, we think that
the black tea flavor sounds pretty nice.

Black tea?

And we can just add tea leaves to it.

That's right!

It sounds classy!
I think that's a good idea.

Well, let's start.

Add sugar and egg yolks
to the melted butter.

Stir it thoroughly, and add cake flour.

I'll do the stirring!

It's time to add in the tea leaves.

I'll put it in!

Give it a gentle stir...

And it's all mixed!

Roll the chilled dough evenly,

and then we cut out
the cookies using a mold!

Miyo!

That was close.

This is the mold for the cookies.

Thank you.

We almost made a huge cookie.

Her instruction was perfect, though...

Now, we just need to
bake them in the oven.

It's done!

These really look like genuine food.

They didn't get burnt,
so I think we succeeded!

They look great.

All right!

How is it going for you girls?

Please try our cookie, ma'am.

Th-This is
from your group, right Murosaki?

Oh my...

Food tastes great
when you make it yourselves.

No, the food you make is really...

Isn't it delicious, Asahi?

-Yeah.
-Have one too, Miyo.

-It's really delicious.
-It's so good.

Isn't it?

Welcome home.

Good work today.

Here, this is for you.

What's this? Cookies?

Black tea-flavored cookies.

You like black tea, right?

Yeah...

I do.

Well... We made it during
our home economics class.

You made it yourself?

It's probably not as good as yours.

All right...

It would be a shame to eat these!

The scent of Earl Grey tea...

So delicious.

Stay tuned!