Original subtitles

All right...

We got everyone?

Yes!

All good!

Okay, next stop, Mitsumine Shrine...

Let's head out!

Pipe down...

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk

Chin-Lan Chang

Yaeka Kitamori

Akane Yusa

Kanade Gujo

Botan Kamiina

Ibuki Tonami

Botan Kamiina

Fully Blossoms

When Drunk

Botan Kamiina

Fully Blossoms

When Drunk

Can you really hope to see a sea of clouds at a shrine?

That's what it says here.

There's plenty of spots to catch them in Chichibu.

Maybe since it's a valley.

Is this a rental car?

Nope. Akane's friend is letting us use it.

This car's been modded in places,

and the stiff suspension means it's not a comfy ride.

Let me know if you start feeling carsick.

Oh, no. I didn't notice a thing.

Make sure you drive smoothly.

You got it.

Akane, you can drive a manual?

My folks insisted I get a manual license.

It's annoying how old-fashioned they can be.

Really? I think it's neat.

Do you, now?

Yeah!

Nothing says "cool" like being able to drive stick.

Well, thanks.

Stop.

Huh?

Stop the car! I'm driving!

Um, do you have a driver's license?

I got it during my first year of college.

Feast your eyes on my amazing driving skills!

That means you, Ibuki!

Oh, no! What happened?! Did I break the car?

Gujo-senpai, it's just a stall.

Put the clutch down and press the brakes.

Sorry. I give up.

What was even the point?

Mitsumine Shrine

We made it to Mitsumine Shrine!

Says to go to the rear worship pavilion, not the main hall, to see the clouds.

Where do we go from here?

Um, which way's the worship pavilion?

Oh, for crying out loud...

The opposite direction from the main hall?

Ibuki-san!

You're going the wrong way.

I-I can hear them calling my name...

What? Who? The gods?

I'll be back in a jiffy!

Sheesh!

Huh?

Wait, are we missing Kamiina-san?

And Miss RA.

Going off on her own again?

You said it.

No point waiting around for them.

Wow...

I've never seen anything like it.

I've never seen anything like it.

Local Sake

A liquor store on shrine premises!

Just like it said online...

Ibuki-san! Slow down!

We should head back.

I bought some sake.

Rouzan

Don't you dare drink that here!

I wouldn't do that.

Mitsumine Shrine

This shrine's really something else.

They even sell a whisky produced in collaboration with a foreign distillery!

Matchmaking Trees 3-Minute Walk This Way ->

Did you buy that, too?

I would have...

Fancy Liquor

If not for the damage to my wallet.

This shrine sure is huge.

What could that be?

What are those slips of paper?

Matchmaking Paper Cord Instructions

Step 1 Take one paper strip of each color from the provided case to make the cord

Step 2 Write down your name on one strip and the name of your desired partner or wish on the other

Step 3 Place the strips on top of each other so that the sides with the names or wish are touching

Step 4 Twist the paper strips tightly (forming a paper cord) so that they don't come loose

Step 5 Offer your paper cord to the prayer box

Step 6 Finally, pay a visit to the sacred matchmaking trees and pray with all of your heart

* Pay your respects with two bows, two claps, and one bow

Please offer a ceremony fee of your choice to the offertory box

Two people whose names are written here as offerings will end up together...

or so it says.

Huh...

You see that kind of stuff a lot.

Oh, messages from Akane and the others.

Name

Match making

They're all at the worship pavilion.

Um, do you mind if I fill this out?

Huh? With what?

Your name, Ibuki-san.

And, if you'd like...

Could you fill out the other one?

With "Botan Kamiina."

When we get home, let's try that sake.

Name

Ibuki Tonami

Match making

Name

Botan Kamiina

Match making

You and me.

Now that's a sea of clouds.

The two of them sure are taking their time.

You said it.

I'm going to use the restroom.

Oh, no! My poor laun...dry!

Huh?

I brought all of your laundry in already.

Sorry for not asking first.

Oh, not at all!

Thank you so...

Come inside already. Before you catch a cold.

Kanade Gujo

Thanks for going so far as to lend me these clothes.

Think nothing of it.

Um...

My hair's all dry now.

This quickly? Surely you jest.

The sheer volume of it betrays you.

I'm sorry...

I saw you had all of your bath towels out.

Don't worry. You can use one of mine.

You're too kind.

Oh, that's a gaming console. A retro one.

What?

It feels more like a toy than a machine!

Adorable, right?

Watching Let's Plays made me want to try the games for myself.

Buying them was the easy part, though.

Turns out I suck at games, so I haven't made any progress.

Who knew old video games were so tough?

Co-op and VS Modes Included!!

Oliver the Kitten

How about we try playing together?

What?

It says here that the game supports two players.

If we work together, I'm sure we can beat it!

Fine by me...

Kamiina-san, do you play a lot of games?

Sure, if you mean puzzle games.

Oh! I fell into a pit...

Sorry, that's a penalty for me.

We never agreed on that.

Oh, right.

I don't mean it as a penalty, but...

I'm not making any headway by myself here, either.

Drinking all of these, that is.

Ooh, alcohol!

I was left with these after a get-together we had...

And they're too much for one person?

Exactly.

Why don't you give them to Ibuki-san?

I considered it...

But Ibuki doesn't seem like the kind to drink convenience-store alcohol.

I kind of know what you mean.

Well, we can take our time with this game while enjoying some drinks.

Is this a highball?

No...

Lemon

Dry Chuhai

Alcohol

I think this is chuhai.

What's the difference between a highball and chuhai?

Well...

Highball chuhai difference

Highball chuhai difference

Highball chuhai difference

Highball chuhai difference

First off, highballs are a type of cocktail.

Whisky

Soda Water

Highball

Highball

In a narrow sense, the term refers to whisky mixed with soda water.

However!

Whisky

Shochu/Vodka

Soda Water

(Shochu) Highball

(Shochu) Highball

More broadly, highballs can also be shochu or vodka mixed with soda water.

(Shochu) Highball

(Shochu) Highball

Chuhai

Chuhai

So chuhai is an abbreviation of "shochu highball"!

This will be on the test!

Is it me, or does this character...

She looks like Ibuki-san!

She really does.

Let's get started on that chuhai.

That lemon flavor really makes it go down smooth!

Kamiina-san, the enemy's headed your way!

Oh, no!

Whoa, I'm gonna die!

Don't worry. Just get in close.

Okay!

No! I meant in the game!

Oh, I see.

Kamiina-san, watch out!

That surprised me!

That surprised me...

Get in close...

Oh! Kissing you made me all better!

Don't say misleading things like that so loudly.

But it was a kiss!

I swear!

Ah! I'm low on health!

Let's kiss.

Like I said...

This would be great with more people.

Drinking together... Kissing...

I agree.

With Ibuki, maybe...

I'd love to see the sight of Ibuki drinking again.

So you've seen it before?

Yes.

Just once, a long time ago.

At a bar near the campus.

When I saw her, for some reason...

It felt like she wasn't playing fair.

Just like...

me.

What?

So you felt the same way.

I...

want you and Ibuki-san to drink together...

One day, I'll...

Don't give me that.

You're the one who's always drinking with Ibuki.

Gujo-senpai.

Is the blanket that was hanging downstairs yours?

I'm coming in.

What happened here?

Botan Kamiina

Fully Blossoms

When Drunk

Botan Kamiina

Fully Blossoms

When Drunk

Can rainy season be over already?

Going by past years, it's barely even started.

I feel completely lifeless...

You and everyone else.

Ibuki-san!

Not everyone, apparently.

It's unbearably muggy out today.

You said it.

Yusa-senpai, that pedicure color is so cute!

Oh, thanks.

This orange is a summer-exclusive shade.

Just the sight is enough to put me in a refreshed mood!

I'm so jealous!

Nothing wrong with getting in the mood...

But how about we go somewhere nice to really cool down?

Somewhere nice?

We're here in Little Edo!

Kawagoe's famous for its candy, isn't it?

Now Entering Kashiya Yokocho

You mean from Kashiya Yokocho?

It's more than just candy.

Kawagoe's a foodie destination with lots of great restaurants!

Too bad Akane couldn't be here.

Just forget about Akane.

Since she cares more about band practice than us.

That's the Time Bell Tower.

It's the symbol of Kawagoe.

There are people here in yukata!

We should wear yukata in July for the Million Lights Summer Festival!

A festival?

Yep.

Ibuki-san.

I bet a yukata would look fantastic...

with this town's aesthetic.

Y-Yeah...

Hey, you two!

Kawagoe

Tsubaki no Kura

This is the place!

Is this...

...a general store?

In the back.

Back?

That feels great!

They have a foot spa café as well.

What do they serve here?

Miss.

Here's your beer.

Beer?! But I didn't order any.

That's 'cuz I ordered for you.

I figured you'd be in the mood for some alcohol.

C-Coedo Beer?

I forgot they were based in Kawagoe.

Th-Thanks...

And I ordered genmaicha for the two of us.

Drink up while it's still cold!

Ohh...

That must be pure torture...

This mug is made of copper!

You don't see copper beer mugs every day.

I really dig this sort of stuff.

Has a real Taisho modernism vibe to it.

Taisho modernism?

The same aesthetic as the Koedo Terrace building we saw earlier?

You got it!

Is that the Time Bell Tower?

It's enough to make you forget all about the gloomy rainy season.

You said it.

Yaeka, thanks for bringing us here.

Miss RA...

I should be the one thanking you.

Is everything okay?!

Oh, excuse me.

I'm just happy to be here with people who can actually appreciate culture.

All Akane ever talks about is what to eat and how tasty the food is.

Is that something to be so sad about?

What? I'm not sad.

I have blisters from the shoes I wore hiking in the mountains with Akane.

They sting enough to bring one to tears.

So that was it.

You should put some adhesive bandages on those.

Unfortunately, I'm fresh out.

I'll go buy some nearby after this.

Hiking in the mountains sounds like fun.

Would you be interested?

You should come, too!

We were thinking of climbing Mt. Buko in Chichibu next.

Everyone in the dorm is welcome to join!

What? All of us?

Kitamori-senpai.

What is it, Botan-chan?

When I looked at your feet...

I saw that you had the same color pedicure as Yusa-senpai.

Th-That's right!

Sh-She seemed to take a liking to my polish, so I let her try it on.

Sounds nice. Maybe I should buy that color, too.

Y-You can't!

Sorry, I didn't mean that.

Um, it's not that you can't, but...

Oh, that reminds me!

I have a different shade from the same brand.

Here, feel free to try it on.

Okay! I'll be right back after I buy those bandages!

There she goes.

Yeah...

Ibuki-san. Now's your chance to drink that beer!

That's true!

It's so good!

Ibuki-san.

Did I say something to Kitamori-senpai that I shouldn't have?

I don't think you did anything wrong, Botan.

That color must just mean a lot to Yaeka.

A precious color that not just anyone can share.

A precious... color.

Do you have something you feel that way about?

I wonder...

...on for me?

What?

That nail polish...

Can you paint it on for me?

Sure, but where exactly?

I'd like it to be the same...

nails as you.

I have to wear it, too?!

Sorry. I messed up.

It's beautiful.

It's beautiful.

It sure is.

Our own, precious color.

Yeah.

Translation: John K.

Editing & Typesetting: Geoff Mazzolini Subtitle Timing: Krzysztof Kunc

Quality Check: Alicia Ashby Translation Check: Sriram Gurunathan

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