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A stepbrother is essentially a stranger.

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And that's perfectly normal, because even
if we suddenly become siblings one day,

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we have no shared experience
living together.

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MY LITTLE SISTER AND I ARE IN LOVE

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A stepsister is essentially a stranger.

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Novels and movies like to indulge

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in the idea that because they
aren't related by blood,

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that they can simply fall in love and
have a normal male-female relationship.

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But things that happen in fiction and
things that happen in real life are very different.

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People say that all
siblings begin as strangers,

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but in the case of step-siblings,
they start off as strangers

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and stay strangers until the very end.

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DAYS WITH MY STEPSISTER

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EPISODE 1: I'M HOME WITH A STRANGER

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Guess what. I've decided to remarry.

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Huh?

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She's a girl who worked at
a bar my boss took me to.

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She took care of me when I was dead drunk.

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That sounds like a scam.

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Don't worry. Akiko-san
isn't like that at all.

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You'll see that when you
meet her tonight, Yuta.

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- Tonight?
- Yeah. Ouch!

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I'll introduce you to her.

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We'll meet up after your work.

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Another rash decision.

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Are you ready for that?

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Hmm?

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What's that now?

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Too hot!

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As long as it makes you
happy, I'm fine with it.

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I'll just keep doing my usual thing.

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Your usual thing won't cut it, though.

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You're gonna have a new little sister.

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A little sister?

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Yeah, a little sister.

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Akiko-san's daughter.

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Pleased to meet you. I'm Ayase Akiko.

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Thanks for coming out. I know
you're busy at your job.

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Huh? Oh, it's all right.

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I'm the son, Asamura Yuta.

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Go ahead and introduce yourself.

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Nice to meet you.

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I'm Ayase Saki.

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Huh?

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Dad...

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Yeah. Saki-chan is actually
the same age as you.

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She's seventeen this year.
Second year in high school.

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But your birthday is a week before hers.

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I do apologize for the confusion.

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Now that she's older, Saki just won't
let me take any pictures of her.

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Maybe it's just the way I look,
but I'm not very photogenic.

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But I'm actually pretty relieved.

53
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Huh?

54
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Since we're going to
start living together,

55
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I was worried you might be a scary guy.

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Oh, I wonder about that.

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Truly scary people often look very kind.

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I hear you work almost every
day to save up for college.

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And that you get really good grades.

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A lot of criminals are
actually quite intelligent.

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Hey, before my mom and your dad come out,

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there's something I want to talk about.

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Something you don't want them to hear?

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Yeah. Or more specifically,
something I can only say to you.

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Did I really earn your trust
over such a brief time?

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I'm impressed with myself.

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That sense of humor, the way
you talk, the way you act...

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none of those things come
off as really intense.

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So I thought maybe,

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you'd be able to truly
understand what I'm about to say.

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I don't expect anything from you,

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so I don't want you to expect
anything from me either.

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You really do understand
what I mean by that, right?

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That's a relief.

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I'm totally relieved.

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For the first time tonight.

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Yeah, me too.

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For the first time.

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Let's maintain this kind of stance
going forward, Ayase-san.

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Thank you, Asamura-kun.

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Yuta?

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Have you seen the spray?

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JUNE 7 (SUNDAY)
- The one for odors?

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It's next to the TV.

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You left it there after using
it on the curtain yesterday.

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Oh, I did? Oh.

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Thanks.

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Why are you acting so
nervous at this point?"

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Well, I put off cleaning the bedroom,
but once I started I began to worry.

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It'd be a real downer if
she tells me it stinks.

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You're so sensitive.

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Hey, when you're my age, this sort
of thing is a critical issue!

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Yuta!

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Yeah.

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I brought a few things to say
thank you for your hospitality!

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Oh.

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Um...

98
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You don't need to worry about it.

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My mom can never say no, so she bought
everything that they recommended to her.

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Hold on, Saki.

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That makes it sound like
I'm a failure as an adult.

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But it's true, right?

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Hmm, what a lovely citrus scent!

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You actually keep things pretty clean.

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We've spent the last few
days cleaning like—

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It's just like Taishi-san told me.

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You really are very neat and tidy!

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They say that to develop a healthy mind,

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you must first develop
a healthy environment.

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Cleaning to eliminate every last speck
of dust is an Asamura family tradition.

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Sounds like a kind of ominous
family tradition to me.

112
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Taishi-san is such an impressive man!

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Yeah, I'm okay. I can do this. Here I go!

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Hey! Akiko-san! Saki-chan!

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Welcome to our humble home!

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F-From now on, let's all live
happily under the same roof!

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Thank you very much!

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It's right over here.

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We've prepared a bed and curtains for you,

120
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but weren't sure what colors you like,
so we can change them if necessary.

121
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We placed the desk near
the window for now.

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If you'd like to move
it, please let us know.

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Thanks.

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It's a big room.

125
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Oh, I think it's quite average.

126
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My old place was a worn-out apartment.

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One six-tatami room.

128
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I didn't even have my own bedroom.

129
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I see.

130
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So did you both put down futons and
sleep in the same room... perhaps?

131
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No. My mom worked at night, so we
were living on opposite schedules.

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When I slept, I had the place to myself.

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Huh.

134
00:10:01,333 --> 00:10:04,333
But I'm sure that was
comfortable in its own way.

135
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I apologize that you now have
to share a home with two men.

136
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I don't care about that,

137
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but there is one thing.

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What might that be?

139
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That.

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Why are you talking so polite to me?

141
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Why? Well, that's...

142
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We're the same age, so why
can't you loosen up a bit?

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It might be exactly because
we're the same age.

144
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But I mean, if you're talking
to classmates and friends,

145
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isn't it weird to talk that
formally all the time?

146
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Maybe from a winner's point of view.

147
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You think so?

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I'm not in any position to criticize you,

149
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but if you're just
trying to be nice to me,

150
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I don't need that at all.

151
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That's not exactly what I'm...

152
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But this seems like something we should
be absolutely clear on, so I'll ask,

153
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would you actually prefer that I
drop the formal language with you?

154
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Yeah. To be honest, I think casual
talk is a lot more relaxing.

155
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I'm not really someone who deserves
that much respect anyway.

156
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Okay.

157
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Then I'll drop the formalities.

158
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Just like that, huh.

159
00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,000
It might be tough for me to treat
you the same as a close friend,

160
00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:35,083
but I appreciate you being real
with me and keeping things simple.

161
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It's easier for me too.

162
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Sure.

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That's exactly what I expected.

164
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It's kind of a big help if we can
smooth things out this easily.

165
00:11:50,083 --> 00:11:52,041
Smooth things out, huh.

166
00:11:52,208 --> 00:11:54,041
That's a good way of putting it.

167
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When I talked to my friends about
this at school, they laughed at me.

168
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"What is that, some kind of contract?"

169
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They wouldn't take me seriously at all.

170
00:12:04,125 --> 00:12:06,083
That must've been tough.

171
00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,000
Yeah.

172
00:12:09,083 --> 00:12:12,083
So I cut ties with all but one of them.

173
00:12:12,166 --> 00:12:14,041
Sorry to hear that.

174
00:12:14,125 --> 00:12:15,125
It's okay.

175
00:12:15,208 --> 00:12:18,083
I only cut off people who weren't
worth keeping around anyway.

176
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I can't read their minds.

177
00:12:21,250 --> 00:12:24,041
And if they never make any
effort to try to tell me,

178
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I can't go tiptoeing around
their feelings all the time.

179
00:12:26,666 --> 00:12:27,666
It's a waste of time.

180
00:12:31,208 --> 00:12:34,000
Want some help unloading your luggage?

181
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That's really kind of you.

182
00:14:09,166 --> 00:14:10,166
Oh, wait.

183
00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,083
Ayase-san, do you go to Suisei?

184
00:14:14,166 --> 00:14:15,166
Yeah, I do.

185
00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:20,000
Are you surprised that a flashy
girl like me goes to prep school?

186
00:14:20,083 --> 00:14:21,166
Uh, no...

187
00:14:22,208 --> 00:14:24,083
Actually I go there too.

188
00:14:25,083 --> 00:14:26,083
Oh.

189
00:14:26,208 --> 00:14:28,041
Sorry about that.

190
00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,166
You don't have anything to apologize for.

191
00:14:32,125 --> 00:14:36,125
But at school, I'll do my best
to pretend I don't know you.

192
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I don't care.

193
00:14:39,125 --> 00:14:41,083
I'm fine either way.

194
00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:49,041
Then again, it might actually be better
for you if we do that, Asamura-kun.

195
00:14:49,208 --> 00:14:51,166
Huh? Do you mean...

196
00:14:54,083 --> 00:14:56,000
Sorry. Um...

197
00:14:56,083 --> 00:14:57,083
Just answer it.

198
00:14:57,166 --> 00:15:00,250
It doesn't bother me if
you talk on the phone.

199
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Thank you.

200
00:15:06,125 --> 00:15:07,125
Hello?

201
00:15:08,125 --> 00:15:09,125
Ah, yes. Sure.

202
00:15:12,166 --> 00:15:15,041
Oh, today?

203
00:15:19,041 --> 00:15:20,333
Hey there, my junior coworker.

204
00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,041
I noticed that you've been
smelling of girl all day long.

205
00:15:24,125 --> 00:15:25,125
Huh?

206
00:15:25,208 --> 00:15:27,166
Did you get a girlfriend or something?

207
00:15:27,250 --> 00:15:29,375
Don't be ridiculous.

208
00:15:30,083 --> 00:15:31,208
But do I really smell?

209
00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,125
Yeah, it's really strong.

210
00:15:33,208 --> 00:15:37,166
How much snuggling would it take
to pick up that much of an odor?

211
00:15:37,250 --> 00:15:39,125
I think I should be leaving early.

212
00:15:39,208 --> 00:15:42,250
Aww, I didn't mean it!
Don't leave me here alone!

213
00:15:44,166 --> 00:15:46,208
I was just kidding anyway.

214
00:15:47,083 --> 00:15:50,083
You told me before, right?
About your new little sister.

215
00:15:50,166 --> 00:15:52,083
I figured she must have moved in by now.

216
00:15:52,166 --> 00:15:54,166
And... so? Is she cute?

217
00:15:54,250 --> 00:15:57,125
She's actually... quite beautiful.

218
00:15:57,208 --> 00:15:59,125
Whoo-hoo!

219
00:15:59,208 --> 00:16:01,166
Living with a beautiful woman, huh.

220
00:16:01,250 --> 00:16:03,208
It's the springtime of your life.

221
00:16:03,291 --> 00:16:05,208
Not a thing is going to happen.

222
00:16:05,291 --> 00:16:07,416
Something naughty might
happen though, right?

223
00:16:08,041 --> 00:16:11,041
You have a habit of blurting
out bad dad jokes.

224
00:16:11,125 --> 00:16:13,041
You might want to fix that.

225
00:16:13,166 --> 00:16:17,041
After going to an all-girls middle school,
high school, and college, I can't help it.

226
00:16:17,166 --> 00:16:20,208
What an awful way to
slander girls' schools.

227
00:16:22,208 --> 00:16:24,000
But to be honest,

228
00:16:24,083 --> 00:16:27,208
it isn't really the time for me to
be entertaining thoughts like that.

229
00:16:27,291 --> 00:16:28,291
Hmm?

230
00:16:29,083 --> 00:16:30,208
It stresses me out.

231
00:16:31,125 --> 00:16:34,125
How are we supposed to act
as brother and sister?

232
00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,166
Well for you, junior, it's probably
best if you just act naturally.

233
00:16:42,041 --> 00:16:43,083
Good evening!

234
00:18:09,125 --> 00:18:10,125
Uh...

235
00:18:11,125 --> 00:18:12,125
I'm home.

236
00:18:12,208 --> 00:18:14,208
Ah... Mm-hmm.

237
00:18:16,166 --> 00:18:18,083
Oh, sorry.

238
00:18:18,166 --> 00:18:22,083
Nobody's really said
"I'm home" to me before,

239
00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,000
so I wasn't sure how to respond.

240
00:18:30,125 --> 00:18:32,125
You've got a serious look on your face.

241
00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:36,041
Don't worry about it.

242
00:18:36,125 --> 00:18:40,083
It's not like I was treated
really badly or anything.

243
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:51,041
My mom would come home when I was at
school to sleep and do housework,

244
00:18:51,125 --> 00:18:53,250
and she'd be at work
by the time I got home.

245
00:18:55,166 --> 00:18:58,166
That was just our normal routine.

246
00:19:02,041 --> 00:19:04,125
It seemed like you two get along.

247
00:19:04,208 --> 00:19:08,125
Huh? Oh. Well, we are family.

248
00:19:11,041 --> 00:19:13,583
Today we went shopping for the
first time in a long while.

249
00:19:14,166 --> 00:19:16,083
It was pretty fun.

250
00:19:18,125 --> 00:19:19,125
Really?

251
00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:20,166
Yeah.

252
00:19:22,041 --> 00:19:24,041
You haven't taken a bath yet, right?

253
00:19:24,125 --> 00:19:25,125
No.

254
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,166
Who should go first?

255
00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:13,541
The bath is now filling with water.

256
00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,125
The water temperature has been changed.

257
00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:52,208
Yeah?

258
00:20:54,125 --> 00:20:55,125
I'm done.

259
00:20:56,125 --> 00:20:58,125
The bath is all yours.

260
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Mm-hmm.

261
00:21:04,041 --> 00:21:06,000
Good night, Ayase-san.

262
00:21:07,208 --> 00:21:08,208
Thank you.

263
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,000
Good night, Asamura-kun.

264
00:21:31,208 --> 00:21:43,041
DAYS WITH MY STEPSISTER

265
00:23:12,041 --> 00:23:13,041
Oh.

266
00:23:27,125 --> 00:23:28,125
Huh?

267
00:23:51,125 --> 00:23:54,208
EPISODE 2: A DEAL AND A FRIED EGG