2. It's finally here! Vol. 2 will be out on Dec. 27th!
3. A troubled mei gets invited on a date by minato?!
Chargement…Chargement…
3. "Mei-chan!"
4. "Sorry to keep you waiting."
5. O.m.g!
Chargement…Chargement…
2. "Go out with me."
3. "I'll make sure you don't regret it."
4. ...I'm "Going out" with minato-senpai to see a play...
5. "No, it's completely fine!"
6. "It took me a while to get the flowers..."
7. "This show's worth it."
8. That's right. Today...
9. "I misunderstood that for a sec..."
10. "I'm so excited!"
11. "Yes!"
12. "Ahhh!"
13. "Let's go,"
14. Even so...
15. "Mei-chan!"
2. "There's only one performer."
3. "Yup, today's show is a recitation..."
4. "Huh? There's no setup..."
5. "Only one?!"
6. "Take it all in."
7. "It's starting."
8. "There are many kinds of plays, after all."
9. "I thought this would be the best option to learn about performing."
10. "Ok..."
1. "It's really gonna be just reading, huh?"
2. "Ah! I know this! We did it in school."
3. ""Be not defeated by the rain"."
4. "Nor let the wind prove your better,"
5. "Be not defeated by the rain,"
6. It's completely different from what I had in mind...
7. You can read it like that?!
8. "Succumb not to the snows of winter."
9. "Nor be bested by the heat of summer."
10. "Be strong in body."
11. "Unfettered by desire."
12. Huh? Why? I can't control my tears...
13. "Not enticed to anger."
14. "Cultivate a quiet joy."
15. I already feel tears welling up...
1. "Help... Minato-senp-"
2. Huh???
3. "Huh?"
1. "Ahhhh!"
2. "It's too good!"
3. "...it was completely different from what I imagined, and that drew me in further..."
4. "I probably barely understood it compared to you, but..."
5. "A voice that shoots straight to your heart!"
6. "What do you think?! Do you get it now?!"
7. "Yes! That's it!"
8. "Yeah... A bit more, maybe?"
1. "Then, when this living, extraordinary voice reaches me, it creates..."
2. "A work can have thousands of different interpretations."
3. "Because of that, each performance is totally unique to that performer."
4. "I feel my soul, shaken from its very roots, declare- priceless!"
5. "...resonance! The whole world resonates!"
6. "..."
7. "Be right back!"
8. "I'll go buy some real quick!"
9. "Ah!"
10. "Please line up over here."
11. Commemorative goods are now available for purchase!
2. She's amazing...
3. To make minato-senpai all head-over-heels like that...
4. "I'm happy that you enjoy it."
5. "Your performance was suuuuuuuper awesome! I've listened to the CD a ton too!"
6. ...be able to make...
7. Would I also...
8. "Ahhhhhh, that last part was absolutely stunning as well!"
10. ...someone feel the same way?
2. "Ah... Sorry, I got carried away..."
3. "Seems like you really enjoyed it."
4. "Not at all! It was very educational."
5. It really draws out the boy's confused, muddled heart!
6. Giving the father, who had already given up, such a bright voice!
7. "Mhm, mhm."
8. "...and just speak whatever's on my mind."
9. "Haha... I always end up relaxing when I'm around you..."
10. I'm so... Happy...
11. "I will!"
12. "Keep it a secret from the others."
2. "That means..."
3. "Before, you said acting is different from putting on a voice."
4. "You felt it from the play today, right?"
5. "Um! I have a question, if it's ok to ask..."
6. "It's about time to get going."
7. "Hm? What is it?"
8. "So instead of trying to become someone else, you have to be yourself and convey things your way."
9. "You're the only one who can deliver karin's script to the audience."
10. "Got it?"
11. "You mean that asmr one, right?"
12. "A-ahhhhhh!"
13. "Um... Does that also go for the one where the little sister... Does stuff... To her brother's ears?"
14. "Yeah."
2. Sincerity...
3. "...in the way they treat people like me, who enjoy that kind of asmr thing..."
4. "I only like it because I can feel sincerity..."
5. "For me, maybe I'd..."
6. "instead of brother-sister ASMR, I'd rather..."
7. "But to be completely honest,"
8. What would being sincere mean with me and senpai?
9. "Is it ok... If I try something?"
10. "Huh?"
11. "Umm."
12. "...do something like..."
1. "Today was so much fun."
2. "I'd love to go out with you again..."
3. "Thank you for teaching me so much..."
4. "Onee-chan."
5. "..."
6. "..."
7. "I love you. ♡"
2. "Senpai?"
3. "Jeeez! That was so embarrassing..."
4. "H-how was that?"
5. "What's wrong?"
6. "Mei-chan... You really are-"
7. "Did my voice..."
8. "...reach you?"
2. "One day, I will ask you to read a sister-sister asmr script of mine."
3. "...the path to becoming an actor is a long one."
4. "Until then, you gotta work hard."
5. "Awesome! I was suuuper anxious about not improving."
6. "That's a big step forward!"
7. "Yeah... It sure did..."
8. "Mei-chan..."
9. "Okay!"
10. "I'll be waiting,"
11. "Onee-chan!"
12. "Wha?"
1. "I'll carry that in my heart!"
2. "You're..."
3. This is...
4. "Senpai?"
5. "Your voice is..."
6. This is-!
7. "...amazing."
8. "Mei-chan..."
1. Love.
2. "You're gonna study me?"
3. "And?"
4. The way I am now is nowhere near being worthy of you.
5. "It was just something I slapped together though..."
6. "Hmm?"
7. "Yes! Minato-senpai told me the first step in acting is understanding the script!"
1. "Hmm..."
2. "But if I try my best on the performance, I might then be able to..."
3. "Respond to your confession..."
4. She really doesn't have to worry that much...
5. "Sorry if I sound conceited! But..."
6. "Aha!"
7. "Ah, that was good."
8. "How about..."
9. "Really?"
10. "Mei-chan! I just thought of a great plan, where you can learn more about both me and acting."
3. "How about you try going out with me?"
4. "We'll spend two weeks pretending to be lovers..."
5. "It's ok, I won't do anything lewd."
2. "...you don't have to at all, mei-chan."
3. "I'll hold back on my cravings, but..."
4. "Yay! Then it's settled!"
5. "If-if it's for acting, then maybe I can give it a go..."
6. "I'm looking forward to this,"
7. "Mei..."
8. "H- huu- uuuu- uh?!"
9. I... finally got a (temporary) girlfriend?!
3. ""Be not defeated by the rain"."
4. The posthumously discovered poem in Kenji Miyazawa's notebook
6. "Be not Defeated by the Rain" by Kenji Miyazawa
7. Written by the Japanese turn-of-the-20th-century writer and author of the famous children's novel "Night on the Galactic Railroad", Kenji Miyazawa, the poem deals with themes of coexisting with nature, humility, stoicism, and self-improvement.
8. The poem is a staple of elementary school curricula, which is likely how Mei encountered it.