Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (2024) s01e07 Episode Script

[thud]
[groans]
[water trickling]
[NUKUMIZU] The tap water
in the countryside
is delicious.
[ANNA]
Nukumizu?
[gasps]
[ANNA]
What are you doing down here?
[NUKUMIZU] I was just getting
a glass of water.
[NUKUMIZU]
What are you doing down here?
[ANNA]
Hmm.
[ANNA]
I can't keep my eyes shut.
[taps]
[NUKUMIZU]
Did Yakishio go to bed already?
[ANNA]
No.
[ANNA] She just told me
she was going for a run.
[NUKUMIZU]
At this hour?
[NUKUMIZU]
So, have you talked to her yet?
[NUKUMIZU] About what happened
the other day.
[ANNA]
I'm kinda worried
I'm gonna say
the wrong thing if I do.
[NUKUMIZU] What do you mean
by the wrong thing?
[ANNA]
I don't know.
[ANNA] It's just that
I don't feel like
I can root for anyone here.
[ANNA]
It's a new relationship.
[ANNA] So I get
why Asagumo feels insecure.
[ANNA]
But still.
[ANNA] She should just
tell her boyfriend
how she's feeling.
[ANNA]
I don't approve of the way
she's sneaking around
and testing him
behind his back.
At all.
[sighs]
[NUKUMIZU]
I'm starting to think
he might be partially
responsible for this, too.
[ANNA]
Huh?
[NUKUMIZU]
Oh, I mean,
I'm not trying to say
he's a bad guy.
[NUKUMIZU]
But knowing Ayano,
I can see why Asagumo might
be unsure of his feelings.
Well yeah.
But the way
she's dealing with it is
You know what?
[NUKUMIZU] We shouldn't be
talking about this.
[sighs]
[NUKUMIZU]
Uh, it's just.
It feels wrong.
I know we're friends now.
But I don't like hearing you
talk about people
behind their back.
[NUKUMIZU]
I'm sorry.
[NUKUMIZU]
I'm not trying to be mean.
[chuckles softly]
[ANNA]
I understand.
[ANNA] This is the last thing
I'll say about it.
Lemon is absolutely terrible
at keeping her feelings inside.
Eventually,
the bottle pops open.
[ANNA]
She should've told Ayano
how she feels a year ago.
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, like you're one to talk.
[ANNA]
Lemon. Asagumo. Ayano.
[ANNA] Every single one of them
is a complete mess.
There, it's out of my system.
It's back to "good girl Yanami"
from now on.
[ANNA]
But you know what?
I can't just pretend
that Lemon isn't my friend.
If she were to ask me
what I thought she should do.
I'd probably say.
[ANNA] "I think
you should go out with him."
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh?
And why shouldn't she?
Asagumo said
she would step aside,
so it barely even
counts as stealing.
[gasps]
I don't.
I don't think she'd--
You don't think she'd want to
break up a good relationship.
It's not the ending
I want for her.
But just
because I don't like it
doesn't make it
the wrong decision.
[sighs]
You know.
I'm in the mood
to go for a walk.
Kinda late, though.
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, uh.
[NUKUMIZU] The moon looks
really pretty tonight.
[ANNA]
Hmm.
You could go back down the road
we drove up to get here.
I bet that's a nice walk.
There's a shrine.
[ANNA] Lemon told me
that's where she goes
when she needs to think.
[NUKUMIZU]
It's not like I'm going out
to look for her or anything.
[ANNA]
Hmm?
[ANNA] Well, I guess I could
go look for her instead.
What do you think?
If I had a few minutes,
maybe I could convince her
to be a bad girl like me.
[NUKUMIZU]
Please don't do that, Yanami.
[insects chirping]
[insects chirping]
♪
[LEMON]
Honestly,
it was never my intention
to get in the way
of their relationship.
[LEMON]
I wonder if Mitsuki and I
can even still be friends
after what happened.
[LEMON]
Maybe not, huh?
[NUKUMIZU] Now that he knows
about your real feelings
it's hard to imagine
things can go back
to the way they were.
[LEMON]
Speaking of Mitsuki.
He's having some trouble
setting boundaries
in his relationship
with Asagumo.
You know?
Like how to respond
to her advances.
Or what he should do
to deepen their connection.
Wow, sounds tricky.
But we don't have
to talk about that.
I bet it was hard for you
to hear in the first place.
[LEMON] Hey, I'm not a kid,
I can handle it.
[LEMON]
Those two are going out.
[LEMON] It makes sense that
he'd want to talk about her.
[NUKUMIZU] You don't have to
pretend it doesn't bother you.
[NUKUMIZU] That's why this all
happened to begin with.
[LEMON]
I get it.
[LEMON]
I know that now.
[LEMON] But I was trying
to give Mitsuki
advice as a friend.
[LEMON]
I thought if I could do that,
I could accept that things
were going to be different.
[LEMON] I thought I could
make myself okay with it.
[LEMON]
I really tried.
I couldn't kill those feelings,
though.
They're too strong.
[LEMON]
In the beginning,
[LEMON] I was honestly
trying to help Mitsuki.
[LEMON]
But then,
every time I went
to meet up with him.
[LEMON]
I would get so excited.
[LEMON]
I started thinking about
how nice it would be
if it stayed that way.
[LEMON]
And then.
[LEMON]
And then I.
[LEMON]
It was one time.
[LEMON]
It was only once,
[LEMON] but I had
a really terrible thought.
[drop drips]
"What if he chose me?
If those two would break up
then"
How could I?
It's selfish.
So selfish.
[Lemon crying]
[LEMON]
He trusted me.
[sniffles]
He came to me for help.
He was depending on me.
And I..
I was gonna..
I almost..
[LEMON]
I'm so bad.
[LEMON]
I'm sorry.
[LEMON]
I'm so sorry.
[Lemon crying]
[KOTO] Thank you so much
for your hospitality.
[LEMON'S GRANDMA]
Not at all.
[LEMON'S GRANDMA]
It was my pleasure.
Hey, Nukumizu.
-Where'd you get that T-shirt?
-That's one of my shirts!
I was worried it wouldn't fit,
but it looks good.
Wait.
This is your shirt, Yakishio?
[NUKUMIZU]
Sorry, I can take it off.
It's an extra one
I had laying around,
it's no big deal.
[LEMON] I even tried to lend it
to Yana yesterday,
but it was too--
That's enough!
[ANNA] I told you not to tell
anyone about that, remember?
[LEMON] Why does it matter?
It's just Nuku.
[NUKUMIZU]
So, Yanami tried to put this on
and it didn't fit?
Looks like you came through
for us, Nukumizu!
No, I didn't do
anything special.
I think
all we can really do
is keep looking out for her.
[Koto chuckles softly]
But, uh, hey.
Some personal space, please?
Oh my.
Does me standing so close
make you nervous?
That's so flattering!
[Nukumizu groans]
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh?
-Harassment.
-[NUKUMIZU] Now, hold on!
[NUKUMIZU] If anyone's getting
harassed here, it's me!
[LEMON] Thanks for coming
to visit me, you guys.
[LEMON]
I'll see you at school.
I'm glad to see Lemon has made
such lovely friends.
If you say so.
From my perspective,
the lit club girls
are a little eccentric.
They're fearless, but not
necessarily in a good way.
Right.
Then I guess it's a good thing,
she's got a level-headed friend
like you, Nukumizu.
[grunts]
Hey, Nuku.
You got a sec?
When I'm back
I'm gonna go and talk to them.
[LEMON]
Mitsuki and Asagumo.
[wind blowing]
[LEMON]
Huh?
Hey, Asagumo.
[CHIHAYA]
This is the first time
we've ever been alone together,
isn't it?
[LEMON]
I think so.
[CHIHAYA]
Yakishio.
I hope you don't mind,
but I'd like to talk with you.
I think we should
get to know each other better.
[LEMON]
I'd like that.
♪
[doors slide open]
[doors slide open]
Well, after you, Yakishio.
Why, thank you, Asagumo.
I try to be accommodating.
[LEMON]
Are you not coming?
[CHIHAYA] I just have
to throw something away.
[clatters]
[doors slide shut]
[train horn honks]
[train chugging]
[CHIHAYA]
I ended up breaking my promise,
but I think
it was the right thing to do.
[LEMON]
Huh?
[CHIHAYA] And I can't imagine
I'll ever need to again.
Just please don't let Nukumizu
know I said that, okay?
[chuckles softly]
[train chugging]
[car honking in distance]
[LEMON]
Thanks for waiting, Nuku.
Yakishio, what's up
with the running shorts?
I always wear running shorts
when I'm running.
Obviously.
[NUKUMIZU] But aren't you
meeting Ayano after this?
It's fine.
I'm just being myself,
after all.
[Nukumizu chuckles softly]
[LEMON]
Thanks for walking me.
[LEMON]
I know it's late.
-You got it from here?
-[LEMON] Hm.
Yeah I think I can handle
the rest of it on my own
so just make yourself
comfortable until I get back.
[NUKUMIZU] So you don't
have it from here, then.
[LEMON] All right,
I'm gonna go settle things!
[footsteps receding]
[NUKUMIZU]
Isn't this trespassing?
How am I supposed to
"make myself comfortable?"
[NUKUMIZU] What's gonna
happen if we get caught?
[footsteps approaching]
♪
[insects chirping]
[LEMON] Mitsuki,
I'm really glad you came.
[AYANO] Of course.
Thanks for the invite.
[LEMON] This place
brings back memories.
[LEMON]
How many years has it been?
These tires felt so much bigger
when we were kids.
Well, we've grown
a lot since then.
I think we'd stopped playing
on these by fifth grade.
[AYANO]
Maybe a little sooner.
It's okay if you don't,
but do you remember the day
you and I first started
hanging out together?
[AYANO] Yeah,
it was back in second grade.
[AYANO] You were inside
because you hurt your leg
jumping off the swing.
[LEMON]
You didn't forget.
[AYANO]
I mean, how could I?
[AYANO] I was this nerdy kid,
nose deep in a book,
and suddenly the class brat
was in my face.
[AYANO] I'm pretty sure
I was traumatized.
[LEMON]
That's how you remember it?
[LEMON] It's not a memory
of how you helped the poor,
injured girl
who needed someone
to take her mind off the pain?
[AYANO] You would always
get bored so easily.
[AYANO]
I think I spent more time
explaining the stories
than reading them to you.
You know what?
Reading a book never failed
to put me to sleep.
But when it was
you reading them to me,
I didn't have
any trouble listening.
That so?
[LEMON] That's why I wanted
to keep hanging out with you
even after my leg got better.
♪
Oh wow, this takes me back.
I know.
Hard to believe
it's already been eight years.
[LEMON]
That reminds me.
[LEMON] I told everyone
in my eighth-grade class
how I wanted
to get into Tsuwabuki High
and people acted like
it was a big joke.
[LEMON]
It was so rude!
[AYANO]
But not surprising
if you think about how bad
your grades were back then.
[LEMON]
You didn't laugh at me, though.
That doesn't mean
I thought you'd get in.
[LEMON]
If you didn't think I would,
then why did you
decide to help me?
That's simple.
You remember you told me
why you wanted to go there,
right?
You have a lot of academics
and lawyers in your family
but you didn't
share their knack for studying.
[AYANO]
And that made you insecure.
You don't forget anything, huh?
[LEMON] But you know,
that wasn't the only reason.
I also wanted to go
to the same school as you.
Lemon.
I'm trying my best
to be honest here.
Can you not do the same for me?
[sighs]
Okay then.
I actually wanted you to go
to the same school as me, too.
[AYANO]
The thing is
you started getting
a ton of attention
when we got to middle school.
[AYANO] You were super popular
and had a bunch of friends.
[AYANO] You were like
a celebrity or something
and I felt like maybe we had
drifted apart because of that.
[AYANO]
I was so happy
when you reached out
and asked me to help you.
I had no idea.
I wish I'd known that's
how you felt about me though.
I guess it might sound strange
but I didn't know
what I was feeling either.
I was still too young
to make sense of it all.
But that's not the case now.
[Ayano sighs]
[LEMON] Would it help
if I said it for you?
[gasps softly]
Mitsuki,
you really liked me,
didn't you?
[clock ticks]
[AYANO]
It's just,
I don't think
I quite understood
my own feelings at the time.
[AYANO] But then dating Chihaya
opened my eyes.
[AYANO]
I finally recognized
what it felt like when
you truly care for someone.
[LEMON]
That makes me happy.
[LEMON]
I'm really happy.
Lemon, I don't..
Think about it.
Stuff like this
never happens to anyone!
I just found out my crush
liked me back the same way!
[sniffles]
I couldn't think of anything
that would make me happier.
♪
[LEMON]
So, I'm curious.
[LEMON]
What was it about Asagumo
that made you fall for her?
[AYANO]
I don't know.
[AYANO]
Is it okay to tell you that?
[LEMON]
You might as well.
[AYANO]
Okay.
[AYANO]
My dream is to have a career
that allows me
to work with books all day.
[AYANO] So, I plan to
go to college in Tokyo
and spend those four years
getting as much experience
as I can.
[LEMON] Is that
the same plan Asagumo has?
[AYANO]
Yeah.
[LEMON] You guys are already
thinking that far ahead?
[LEMON]
You're both so inspiring.
[AYANO] Well, you're the one
who's always inspired me.
♪
Whoa, is that really
big one up there
the North Star, do you know?
If it's super bright
it might be part
of the Summer Triangle.
Look there.
Can you see how those three
stars would a form triangle
if you connected them?
[LEMON]
Uh
[LEMON]
Hmm.
Sorry, I can only see
one of them.
[chuckles softly]
[LEMON]
Mitsuki,
you'd better not mess things
up with Asagumo.
[LEMON] Seems like you're
pretty perfect for each other.
[AYANO]
I'll try my best.
[NUKUMIZU]
Right, I'll go with cats.
[NUKUMIZU]
If anyone asks,
I'll tell them mine snuck
into the schoolyard.
[NUKUMIZU]
I can totally sell that.
[NUKUMIZU] I'll say its name
is Meowko or something.
[screams]
[AYANO]
Nukumizu,
what are you doing here?
I walked Yakishio.
She told me to hang out
until she got back.
So, is she coming out soon?
[AYANO]
I don't know.
[AYANO] I think she wants
a little time alone.
[AYANO]
I know the truth, by the way.
[AYANO] Chihaya told me
that the stuff about
you liking Yanami
was all a lie.
[NUKUMIZU] Oh, right.
I forgot about that plotline.
[AYANO] You're a good guy,
you know that?
[AYANO] People will do
a lot for their friends
but most of them
wouldn't go this far.
What, you mean Yakishio?
I wouldn't call us friends,
exactly.
[AYANO] You know you don't
need to overthink it.
[AYANO] Sometimes
friendships just happen,
like us for example.
Wait.
You mean we're friends now?
[AYANO]
Seriously?
[AYANO] You're killing me, man.
I may cry.
This is so not the mood
we're going for right now.
What are you two
doing out here, anyway?
We're just having
a little guy time.
Right, Nukumizu?
Yeah, guy time.
Let's go with that.
Okay, sure.
[AYANO] Well, make sure
this guy gets you home safely.
It's you I'm worried about,
walking all alone
on the dangerous streets.
[NUKUMIZU] Ayano!
[AYANO] Huh?
[AYANO]
What's up?
I, um. I thought that maybe
you could walk her home
tonight instead.
[AYANO]
Huh, but.
[NUKUMIZU] Yakishio,
there's something I've gotta go
and take care of.
[NUKUMIZU] So Ayano's
going to walk back with you.
[NUKUMIZU]
'Kay, I'm off.
[NUKUMIZU]
You can take it from here.
[gasps]
I hear the streets
are dangerous at night.
Would it be all right
if I walked you home?
[Lemon chuckles softly]
[car honking in distance]
[LEMON]
Hey, Mitsuki.
[AYANO]
What's up?
[LEMON]
I like you a lot.
[AYANO]
Lemon come on.
[LEMON]
Try again.
Okay.
Thank you, Lemon.
Hearing that, it's nice.
[chuckles softly]
♪
[LEMON]
So,
think I could ask you a favor?
[AYANO]
A favor?
[LEMON]
Yeah, just a small one.
[LEMON]
But don't tell Asagumo.
[LEMON]
For the first, and last time.
♪
[KAJU] Are you heading out
already, big brother?
[NUKUMIZU] It wouldn't look
good if I was late
on the first day
of the new term.
Okay, but there's something
we need to do before you go.
Face forward and hold still.
This won't take long.
[clink]
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh?
There, now you're ready.
See you after school!
[CHIHAYA] Good morning,
Nukumizu. How are you?
Oh, um. I'm fine.
How about you?
I'm feeling a lot better now.
I was able to talk
everything through
with Mitsuki then I had
a lovely chat with Lemon.
Good, I'm glad to hear that.
[NUKUMIZU] Hey, I've been
meaning to ask you something.
Sure, what is it?
That little GPS trick of yours
did you seriously
pull it on Yakishio, too?
[CHIHAYA]
Here's a fun fact for you.
The battery embedded
in a GPS transmitter
will only last for a few days,
max.
Now that I think about it,
what would you call one after
it's lost its functionality?
At that point is it
a transmitter or just junk?
[gasps]
[NUKUMIZU]
You know, I'm starting to think
there are two
very different sides to you.
[Chihaya chuckles]
Don't tell but I'm actually
kind of a bad girl.
[chuckles]
[footsteps approaching]
Nuku, Chiha!
[LEMON]
How's it going, you two?
[CHIHAYA] You've sure got
a lot of energy this morning.
[LEMON]
I've always
Morning, Nukumizu.
Hey, Ayano.
Quick question.
[NUKUMIZU]
What's going on with those two?
[AYANO]
I didn't see it coming, either
but apparently
they're friends now.
[CHIHAYA]
I'm looking forward
Which means
Chihaya's been hearing
lots of old stories
and Lemon always
picks the embarrassing ones.
So it's a mixed blessing.
Well, at least they seem happy.
[NUKUMIZU] And maybe now
you guys can keep me out of it.
[ANNA] My online campaign
is working too well.
[ANNA] Everyone's convinced
I've got a boyfriend,
and my friends
have started bugging me
to bring him along
when we hang out.
Couldn't you just
tell them it's not true?
[ANNA]
No way.
I've been
scattering breadcrumbs
everywhere on social media,
so I can't suddenly
start acting like
I never had a boyfriend at all!
They'll think I lied or worse.
[ANNA ]They would say
I got dumped again!
But Hakamada wasn't
actually your boyfriend.
[ANNA]
Fortunately, I have an idea.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hm?
[ANNA] I'll get a stand-in till
the real thing comes along.
[NUKUMIZU] You're saying
you want a fake boyfriend?
[ANNA]
Yes, and so.
I have a request to make
if you're willing to help.
[gasps]
Look, I know it's a lot to ask
and it might be
kinda awkward for you.
[gulps]
But do you think
you could borrow Ayano for me?
[ANNA] But do you think
you could borrow Ayano for me?
But do you think
you could borrow Ayano for me?
[screams]
[shocked]
[ANNA] He's got the looks.
He's got the brains.
[ANNA]
He's perfect for it!
[ANNA]
So what do you say?
[grunts]
♪
[chuckles softly]
[NUKUMIZU]
Yanami,
hurry up
and get a real boyfriend.