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EXTRA : Around 1,800 years ago, (0:00:02.83)
EXTRA : China was divided into three regions
that were in a struggle for supremacy:
(0:00:05.46)
EXTRA : Liu Bei–led Shu, (0:00:08.92)
EXTRA : Cao Cao–led Wei, (0:00:10.54)
EXTRA : and Sun Quan–led Wu. (0:00:12.09)
EXTRA : That is to say, it was the Three Kingdoms period. (0:00:13.58)
EXTRA : In the Three Kingdoms period
where these three giants faced off,
(0:00:16.08)
EXTRA : heroic figures were forged (0:00:18.29)
EXTRA : whose stories have been handed down to this day. (0:00:20.25)
EXTRA : In 234 CE on the Wuzhang Plains, (0:00:24.42)
EXTRA : the Shu camp was quietly reeling. (0:00:27.25)
EXTRA : Shu Emperor Liu Bei was already dead, (0:00:30.13)
EXTRA : and Sima Yi's Wei camp was staring them down. (0:00:32.29)
EXTRA : Amid this, Shu's chancellor, Zhuge Kongming,
was being ravaged by an illness.
(0:00:35.54)
EXTRA : Chancellor! (0:00:40.58)
EXTRA : Chancellor! Hang in there! (0:00:41.63)
Kongming Zhuge : We will lose this battle. (0:00:47.08)
Kongming Zhuge : I have lost many comrades and
vanquished a multitude of foes.
(0:00:51.42)
Kongming Zhuge : I am not long for this world. (0:00:58.67)
Kongming Zhuge : I hope... (0:01:02.67)
EXTRA : Chancellor? (0:01:04.17)
EXTRA : Chancellor! (0:01:05.67)
Kongming Zhuge : ...that my next life... (0:01:06.42)
Kongming Zhuge : ...doesn't revolve around war. (0:01:09.33)
Kongming Zhuge : I dearly wish to be reborn in a peaceful world. (0:01:12.38)
Kongming Zhuge : Where am I? (0:01:52.79)
Kongming Zhuge : Didn't I die? (0:01:57.50)
Kongming Zhuge : Ah, of course, now I see. (0:02:11.46)
Kongming Zhuge : This must be Hell. (0:02:14.96)
EXTRA : Happy Halloween! (0:02:17.58)
Clubber : Kongming?! (0:02:22.00)
Clubber 2 : Yes? (0:02:22.83)
Clubber : You must be Kongming, right? (0:02:23.54)
Kongming Zhuge : Indeed, I am Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming. (0:02:25.13)
Clubber : Damn, dude!
Indeed, I am Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming.
(0:02:28.67)
Clubber 2 : You're super in character! (0:02:29.54)
Clubber 2 : Kongming? Who's that? (0:02:30.83)
Clubber : Ya know, that military strategist with a 100 million IQ? (0:02:32.00)
Clubber 2 : One hundred million IQ! Yeah! (0:02:35.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Are these two minions of Hell?
Talk about high quality!
(0:02:36.67)
Clubber : Have your fill! (0:02:39.04)
Clubber 2 : C'mon, drink! Bottoms up! (0:02:40.17)
Kongming Zhuge : Is this... (0:02:42.17)
Kongming Zhuge : It feels like my throat is on fire! (0:02:43.25)
Kongming Zhuge : Hell's punishment! (0:02:45.50)
Clubber : Nice drinkin', man. (0:02:46.71)
Clubber 2 : It's top-shelf tequila. (0:02:48.00)
Kongming Zhuge : This, too, must be one of Hell's torments. (0:02:49.96)
Kongming Zhuge : There is no fighting it. (0:02:51.88)
Clubber : I think I like ya, Kongming. (0:02:53.21)
Clubber : Let's hit the club, c'mon! (0:02:54.63)
Kongming Zhuge : The next realm of Hell? (0:02:56.00)
Kongming Zhuge : Very well. (0:02:57.88)
Kongming Zhuge : I am resigned to accepting my punishment. (0:02:59.08)
Clubber : Yeah! (0:03:01.29)
Kongming Zhuge : Nevertheless, the afterlife sure is bothersomely noisy. (0:03:03.33)
Eiko Tsukimi : Another rejection... (0:03:14.38)
Clubber : We brought Kongming with us! (0:03:23.67)
EXTRA : Wow! (0:03:25.63)
EXTRA : He's totally Kongming! (0:03:26.54)
Kongming Zhuge : Th-this earsplitting din... (0:03:27.54)
Kongming Zhuge : I may be dead in body, but it still stings to my core. (0:03:28.96)
Kongming Zhuge : Where is this sound coming from? (0:03:34.79)
Kongming Zhuge : A songstress of Hell? (0:04:00.17)
Kongming Zhuge : What splendid music. (0:04:03.04)
Kongming Zhuge : The sound washes over me (0:04:06.13)
Kongming Zhuge : like the turbid waters of the Yangtze River. (0:04:08.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : Nobody even listened to my song. (0:04:13.92)
Eiko Tsukimi : Maybe I just don't have talent. (0:04:17.50)
Bartender : Oh, that's not true. (0:04:20.08)
Bartender : You're trying your best. (0:04:21.50)
Eiko Tsukimi : Talent isn't something you get by trying your best. (0:04:23.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Excuse me... (0:04:28.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : Yes? (0:04:29.33)
Eiko Tsukimi : You talking to me? (0:04:32.13)
Kongming Zhuge : I was greatly impressed by your beautiful singing voice. (0:04:34.38)
Eiko Tsukimi : Thank you. (0:04:40.00)
Kongming Zhuge : To think that a songstress of Hell
would be so magnificent...
(0:04:41.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : Hell? (0:04:44.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Come! I would like you to guide me further into Hell. (0:04:45.33)
Kongming Zhuge : I desire to command a corpse army and
engage in battle with the spirits of the war dead!
(0:04:48.92)
Bartender : Can I get some help over here? (0:04:54.83)
Eiko Tsukimi : Okay, coming! (0:04:56.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Well, uh, take care not to drink too much. (0:04:57.88)
Kongming Zhuge : Hell... (0:05:04.17)
Kongming Zhuge : Perhaps it is not all so bad. (0:05:05.67)
Clubber : Found ya, Kongming! (0:05:07.54)
Clubber : Where'd you go? (0:05:09.13)
Clubber 2 : Looks like ya need more booze! (0:05:10.38)
Kongming Zhuge : More torments of Hell... (0:05:11.58)
Kongming Zhuge : I shall take up that challenge. (0:05:13.13)
Clubber : Yeah, yeah! (0:05:14.38)
Eiko Tsukimi : What's with that guy? (0:05:15.08)
Bartender : There was someone. (0:05:16.33)
Bartender : Somebody who listened to your song. (0:05:18.58)
Eiko Tsukimi : Got it. (0:05:22.13)
Bartender : Well, see you. (0:05:26.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : Goodbye! (0:05:28.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : Brrr... (0:05:30.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : Hey, it's morning; wake up. (0:05:51.71)
Kongming Zhuge : Sima Yi, you fiend... (0:05:54.83)
Eiko Tsukimi : Hey... (0:05:59.13)
Kongming Zhuge : What a wonderful singing voice... (0:06:02.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : Aw, guess I've gotta do it... (0:06:09.04)
Eiko Tsukimi : Oh, you're up. (0:06:30.50)
Kongming Zhuge : That voice... Is that you, Songstress of Hell? (0:06:32.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Did you bring me to this place? (0:06:34.88)
Eiko Tsukimi : Who you callin' "Songstress of Hell"?
I saved your life, you know.
(0:06:36.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : You would've frozen to death
sleeping in the street like that.
(0:06:40.46)
Kongming Zhuge : The idea of freezing to death in Hell... (0:06:44.25)
Eiko Tsukimi : What're you on about?
Clearly, this ain't Hell.
(0:06:46.13)
Kongming Zhuge : This isn't Hell? (0:06:49.04)
Kongming Zhuge : Where in the world am I, then? (0:06:51.17)
Eiko Tsukimi : What now? (0:06:57.00)
Kongming Zhuge : This is how I looked when I was young. (0:06:58.00)
Kongming Zhuge : What sorcery is this? (0:07:00.67)
Eiko Tsukimi : It's just a plain old mirror. (0:07:02.50)
Kongming Zhuge : A mirror? (0:07:04.21)
Kongming Zhuge : This object that is as clear as water? (0:07:05.38)
Kongming Zhuge : If, by chance... (0:07:08.83)
Kongming Zhuge : No, it can't be... (0:07:10.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Ridiculous... (0:07:13.00)
Kongming Zhuge : Surely, I died on the Wuzhang Plains. (0:07:14.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Even the Qimen Dunjia had nothing to say
about reincarnation techniques.
(0:07:16.46)
Kongming Zhuge : However, it is a fact I have been restored to life. (0:07:20.75)
Kongming Zhuge : This heartbeat is genuine. (0:07:23.38)
Eiko Tsukimi : If you've sobered up, I'd appreciate it if you head home. (0:07:25.29)
Eiko Tsukimi : Hey, you're not gettin' any funny ideas, are ya? (0:07:30.04)
Kongming Zhuge : Please excuse me.
I just got to thinking is all.
(0:07:32.33)
Kongming Zhuge : Would it not be good fun to use my intellect (0:07:35.50)
Kongming Zhuge : to aim to unify the land for the sake of its people
in today's world as well?
(0:07:37.58)
Kongming Zhuge : I forgot to introduce myself: (0:07:43.17)
Kongming Zhuge : I am Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming. (0:07:45.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : I'm Eiko Tsukimi. (0:07:50.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : You can call me Eiko. (0:07:52.75)
Kongming Zhuge : So the songstress goes by the name of Eiko. (0:07:54.08)
Eiko Tsukimi : More importantly, it seems you don't have
a wallet or smartphone on you.
(0:07:58.83)
Eiko Tsukimi : You gonna be alright?
Can you get home?
(0:08:02.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Hm? What is a "smartphone"? (0:08:03.96)
Eiko Tsukimi : What? You a flip phone user or something? (0:08:05.67)
Eiko Tsukimi : This here! (0:08:08.42)
Kongming Zhuge : What kind of book is this? (0:08:11.21)
Kongming Zhuge : Words appear only to disappear again. (0:08:13.54)
Kongming Zhuge : For there to be such detailed pictures
on such a small object...
(0:08:15.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : You some kinda geezer?! (0:08:18.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : Just drink some water and calm down. (0:08:19.33)
Kongming Zhuge : This material is like that of a cicada's husk! (0:08:21.17)
Eiko Tsukimi : It's a plastic bottle! (0:08:22.92)
Kongming Zhuge : Eiko! What does the movement of the
long and short pointers signify?!
(0:08:23.96)
Eiko Tsukimi : It's a clock! (0:08:27.54)
Kongming Zhuge : Eiko! There is water boiling!
We must put out the fire!
(0:08:28.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : It's a humidifier! (0:08:31.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Eiko! (0:08:32.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Air conditioner!
Eiko!
(0:08:32.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Air conditioner!
Eiko!
(0:08:32.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Air conditioner!
Eiko!
(0:08:33.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Air conditioner!
Eiko!
(0:08:33.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Computer!
Eiko!
(0:08:33.63)
Eiko Tsukimi : Computer!
Eiko!
(0:08:33.63)
Kongming Zhuge : Heiko, vut is dis? (0:08:34.33)
Eiko Tsukimi : Sorry, I don't actually know either... (0:08:36.54)
Kongming Zhuge : Goodness me. (0:08:39.79)
Kongming Zhuge : There are so many things in this world
of which I am ignorant.
(0:08:41.67)
Eiko Tsukimi : What is it you DO know about? (0:08:45.33)
Kongming Zhuge : Will you be so kind as to as at least teach me
to use this smartphone?
(0:08:47.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : No way! What a pain! (0:08:51.21)
Kongming Zhuge : Talent is not something with which one is born. (0:08:53.17)
Kongming Zhuge : I believe that it is developed through learning. (0:08:57.17)
Kongming Zhuge : Should I gain wisdom,
it is my intention to use it for your benefit.
(0:09:00.79)
Eiko Tsukimi : All right, fine. (0:09:08.50)
Eiko Tsukimi : Until I leave for work, anyway. (0:09:09.88)
Kongming Zhuge : And what, pray tell, is the blockchain? (0:09:12.96)
Eiko Tsukimi : Enough already! (0:09:15.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : Question after question for four hours!
Just who are you?!
(0:09:16.75)
Kongming Zhuge : Zhuge Kongming, as I said.
I even have a Wiki page.
(0:09:19.25)
Eiko Tsukimi : How long you gonna keep up that act?! (0:09:22.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : What's your deal? (0:09:25.67)
Eiko Tsukimi : Kongming is some Chinese historical figure, right?! (0:09:26.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : You speak Japanese fluently! (0:09:29.33)
Eiko Tsukimi : What's with that? (0:09:31.50)
Kongming Zhuge : Good point. (0:09:32.58)
Kongming Zhuge : I found myself naturally speaking Japanese
without realizing it.
(0:09:33.79)
Kongming Zhuge : I can also comprehend these characters (0:09:38.05)
Kongming Zhuge : as though I've known them since my past life. (0:09:40.33)
Kongming Zhuge : It's as though I have been readied for this life. (0:09:42.42)
Eiko Tsukimi : According to this Wiki page,
you've been dead a long time.
(0:09:44.92)
Kongming Zhuge : Indeed, which is why it seems I have been
sent to this era for some reason.
(0:09:47.83)
Eiko Tsukimi : Get real! (0:09:52.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Yellow Turban Rebellion, Battle of Guandu,
Battle of Red Cliffs...
(0:09:53.25)
Kongming Zhuge : So this is how they've been passed down in later ages. (0:09:56.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : Yeah, yeah. (0:09:59.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : Well, I've got work, so I'm gonna wash my face. (0:10:00.29)
Kongming Zhuge : The year 216 CE: Cao Cao became King of Wei. (0:10:03.96)
Kongming Zhuge : The year 219 CE: Lui Bei became King of Hanzhong. (0:10:07.04)
Kongming Zhuge : It really takes me back. (0:10:11.17)
Kongming Zhuge : November 263 CE... (0:10:13.08)
Kongming Zhuge : So, Shu ended up falling, after all. (0:10:24.88)
Kongming Zhuge : After that, the Sima clan unified the country, (0:10:32.92)
Kongming Zhuge : but alas that did not last long before
devolving into another turbulent period.
(0:10:36.33)
Kongming Zhuge : Now, 1,800 years later... (0:10:40.21)
Kongming Zhuge : there is no longer a single face I recognize. (0:10:43.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : What's wrong, Kongming? (0:10:51.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Oh, it's nothing. (0:10:53.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : Two, three... (0:11:17.04)
Kongming Zhuge : This must be... (0:11:56.83)
Kongming Zhuge : a love song about someone who is held dear. (0:11:58.33)
Liu Bei : Kongming... (0:12:02.83)
Liu Bei : Kongming... (0:12:04.83)
Liu Bei : Peace and tranquility! (0:12:07.08)
Liu Bei : Let us create a world without war! (0:12:08.75)
Kongming Zhuge : Your singing has the power to energize people. (0:12:44.08)
Eiko Tsukimi : Really? (0:12:47.50)
Eiko Tsukimi : I'm still just an amateur, though. (0:12:49.13)
Kongming Zhuge : What is an "amateur"? (0:12:51.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : Kind of a like an apprentice? (0:12:53.96)
Kongming Zhuge : Nevertheless, the other music at the club last night
sounded like dreadful noise to my ears.
(0:12:56.00)
Eiko Tsukimi : No way! The crowd was pumped! (0:13:02.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : You're so lame, Kongming! (0:13:04.50)
Eiko Tsukimi : Grasping the current trends is key. Look! (0:13:06.13)
Kongming Zhuge : I'm hearing an inscrutable tootle. (0:13:09.38)
Kongming Zhuge : Is that a flute? (0:13:11.67)
Eiko Tsukimi : It's EDM! (0:13:12.88)
Kongming Zhuge : The singer is quite good, anyway. (0:13:14.29)
Eiko Tsukimi : Right?! (0:13:16.67)
Kongming Zhuge : Eiko, I have taken a keen interest
in the music of this era.
(0:13:19.50)
Kongming Zhuge : However, I am still ignorant of the ways of this world. (0:13:24.71)
Kongming Zhuge : I would like to broaden my knowledge. (0:13:28.17)
Eiko Tsukimi : Yeah! Now you're talking! (0:13:31.08)
Eiko Tsukimi : I just know you'll get hooked on music! (0:13:32.46)
Kongming Zhuge : Such being the case... (0:13:34.75)
Kongming Zhuge : ...in order to procure a war chest, (0:13:36.54)
Kongming Zhuge : I ask for your help in finding employment. (0:13:38.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : You're unemployed?! (0:13:40.79)
Eiko Tsukimi : Ya Boy Kongming! (0:13:42.79)
Kobayashi : You? (0:13:48.75)
Kobayashi : Tryin' to play yourself off as Kongming, huh, punk? (0:13:50.25)
Eiko Tsukimi : Go on, introduce yourself! (0:13:53.67)
Eiko Tsukimi : With your REAL name. (0:13:55.17)
Kongming Zhuge : I am Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming. (0:13:56.75)
Kongming Zhuge : No, not your alter ego!
I am Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming.
(0:13:59.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : No, not your alter ego!
I am Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming.
(0:13:59.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : Owner, just calm down! (0:14:01.33)
Kobayashi : If you're really Kongming... (0:14:02.88)
Kobayashi : then why'd you send Ma Su to Jieting? (0:14:05.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : "Ma-su"? What's that? (0:14:08.92)
Eiko Tsukimi : Muscle? (0:14:10.50)
Kobayashi : Ma Su was a favored apprentice of Kongming's. (0:14:11.50)
Kobayashi : Overriding opposing voices, (0:14:14.96)
Kobayashi : Kongming left the defense of
a strategic point in Ma Su's hands.
(0:14:16.58)
Kobayashi : But as a result, (0:14:19.50)
Kobayashi : their forces were unable to stave off the enemy
and they lost the battle.
(0:14:20.83)
Eiko Tsukimi : Wait, what? (0:14:24.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : You showed favoritism to your apprentice? (0:14:25.33)
Kobayashi : Well?! (0:14:28.21)
Kobayashi : Surely, the real Kongming could answer me. (0:14:29.88)
Kongming Zhuge : At the time, Shu was short on talented men, (0:14:33.21)
Kongming Zhuge : and we were in need of new regional officials. (0:14:35.67)
Kongming Zhuge : Certainly some voices were pushing
for Wei Yan or Wu Yi,
(0:14:38.33)
Kongming Zhuge : but we would've never developed
successors following that path.
(0:14:41.50)
Kongming Zhuge : The job was just to stop an advance, (0:14:44.38)
Kongming Zhuge : so Ma Su should be easily able to handle it. (0:14:46.46)
Kongming Zhuge : That was my assessment. (0:14:48.92)
Kobayashi : But it didn't work out that way. (0:14:50.54)
Kobayashi : You put too much faith in Ma Su! (0:14:53.21)
Kongming Zhuge : It seems Ma Su had a plan
involving assailing Chang'an.
(0:14:56.04)
Kongming Zhuge : Thinking back now, (0:15:00.13)
Kongming Zhuge : perhaps he allowed the enemy to pass
in order to press me to storm Chang'an.
(0:15:01.38)
Kobayashi : So rather than it being a failure he planned it? (0:15:06.54)
Kongming Zhuge : I do wonder... (0:15:09.25)
Kongming Zhuge : Perhaps it is only what I want to believe. (0:15:10.38)
Eiko Tsukimi : What's with you two?
What're you talking about?
(0:15:13.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : Why're you crying?! (0:15:16.50)
Kobayashi : Justice before generosity, tears be damned. (0:15:17.96)
Kobayashi : Kongming tearfully executed the defeated Ma Su
to preserve troop discipline.
(0:15:20.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : Talk about strict! (0:15:24.54)
Kobayashi : He was a precious man of talent. (0:15:26.29)
Kongming Zhuge : Indeed, that he was. (0:15:28.08)
Kobayashi : This guy's totally Kongming! (0:15:36.21)
Kobayashi : The clothing is spot on, too! (0:15:38.17)
Kobayashi : I prefer plainer garb myself, though. (0:15:39.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Owner? (0:15:41.96)
Kobayashi : I've wanted a worker to talk about
"Records of the Three Kingdoms" with.
(0:15:42.96)
Kobayashi : None of the kids these days know about that stuff. (0:15:46.38)
Eiko Tsukimi : So, you're saying... (0:15:48.92)
Kobayashi : Yep, he's hired! (0:15:49.96)
Kobayashi : Can you start today? (0:15:51.46)
Kongming Zhuge : At your service. (0:15:52.50)
Kobayashi : I have Kongming serving under me at long last! (0:15:54.63)
Kobayashi : Oh, right, stay dressed just like that! (0:15:57.17)
Kongming Zhuge : Nothing would suit me better. (0:15:59.08)
Kobayashi : Eiko, get him up to speed! (0:16:00.58)
Bartender : It's almost time for us to open. (0:16:02.29)
Kobayashi : Hey, what happened to your eye patch? (0:16:05.17)
Bartender : Well, yesterday was Halloween, so... (0:16:07.63)
Kobayashi : You looked like Xiahou Dun! It was great!
Well, yesterday was Halloween, so...
(0:16:08.50)
Kobayashi : You looked like Xiahou Dun! It was great! (0:16:09.50)
Eiko Tsukimi : You looked like Xiahou Dun! It was great!
That Three Kingdoms nerd...
(0:16:09.96)
Kobayashi : You looked like Xiahou Dun! It was great!
That Three Kingdoms nerd...
(0:16:09.96)
Eiko Tsukimi : That Three Kingdoms nerd... (0:16:10.96)
Eiko Tsukimi : First off, congrats are in order! (0:16:13.63)
Kongming Zhuge : Thank you. (0:16:15.50)
Kongming Zhuge : It is all due to your assistance. (0:16:17.17)
Eiko Tsukimi : Yeah, that's it. (0:16:20.58)
Eiko Tsukimi : Just squeeze the lime there and it's all done. (0:16:21.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : Another failure... (0:16:30.29)
Kongming Zhuge : Something wrong? (0:16:31.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : Oh, nothing! (0:16:32.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : Anyway, think you can remember the
cocktail recipes and prices?
(0:16:33.79)
Kongming Zhuge : Yes, I'll manage. (0:16:37.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : Well, just let me know if you have any questions. (0:16:38.71)
Kongming Zhuge : Thank you. (0:16:41.50)
Kongming Zhuge : There is something I'd like to ask... (0:16:42.92)
Kongming Zhuge : The song playing is quite a bit slower
than the music last night, isn't it?
(0:16:45.25)
Eiko Tsukimi : Ah, well after we open we play stuff
that's around 100 BPM for a while.
(0:16:50.71)
Kongming Zhuge : What is "BPM"? (0:16:56.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : A song's tempo. (0:16:57.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : The music last night was between 130 and 160. (0:16:59.33)
Eiko Tsukimi : Fast tempo songs get people pumped up, you know? (0:17:02.88)
Kongming Zhuge : I see... (0:17:05.21)
Kongming Zhuge : It's true that when Zhang Fei was throwing back liquor,
the onlookers' handclaps increased in pace.
(0:17:06.29)
Kobayashi : You guys talking about the Three Kingdoms?! (0:17:11.08)
EXTRA : Hey, is my drink ready?! (0:17:18.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : Yes!
Hey, is my drink ready?!
(0:17:19.04)
EXTRA : Hurry and ring me up. (0:17:19.67)
Eiko Tsukimi : Coming!
Hurry and ring me up.
(0:17:20.58)
Eiko Tsukimi : We're super busy today. (0:17:21.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : I wonder if Kongming's doing all right? (0:17:23.58)
Kongming Zhuge : Your gin tonic and daiquiri are ready. (0:17:24.92)
Kongming Zhuge : I have a martini and a Bacardi here. (0:17:27.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Your salty dog and gin tonic are ready. (0:17:29.29)
Kongming Zhuge : That will be 1,700 yen with tax. (0:17:30.67)
Kongming Zhuge : By card? Certainly, sir. (0:17:32.29)
Eiko Tsukimi : This really your first time? (0:17:34.25)
Kongming Zhuge : This is easier than making tea. (0:17:37.46)
EXTRA : Beer, please! (0:17:39.42)
EXTRA : Same here!
Beer, please!
(0:17:40.04)
EXTRA : Same here!
Screwdriver for me!
(0:17:40.88)
EXTRA : Frozen daiquiri over here!
Screwdriver for me!
(0:17:41.54)
Kongming Zhuge : Certainly. (0:17:42.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : Take care of the cocktails, please. (0:17:45.63)
Eiko Tsukimi : I'll handle the beer and register. (0:17:46.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : Sorry about the wait! (0:17:55.33)
Kobayashi : Eiko, I'll take over. (0:17:58.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Um, I'll be fine. (0:18:00.13)
Kobayashi : Get up there and sing. (0:18:01.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : Yes, sir! (0:18:05.29)
EXTRA : One fuzzy navel, ple- (0:18:07.83)
Kongming Zhuge : Eiko's songs truly are wonderful. (0:18:17.50)
Kobayashi : It's such a waste... (0:18:21.00)
Kobayashi : I think Eiko would make it further at a major agency (0:18:23.67)
Kobayashi : than a club like this (0:18:26.08)
Kobayashi : that isn't known for singer-focused events. (0:18:27.33)
Kongming Zhuge : What do you mean by "major agency"? (0:18:30.63)
Kobayashi : Uh, like the Wei army. (0:18:32.25)
Kongming Zhuge : Ah, I see. (0:18:34.17)
Kobayashi : Seems she really lets her guard down around you. (0:18:35.67)
Kobayashi : I won't pry, but know that that's rare for her. (0:18:39.33)
Kobayashi : That said... (0:18:43.67)
Kobayashi : don't you betray her if you know what's good for ya. (0:18:45.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Whew, we're finally done! (0:18:52.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : You gotta be tired after stepping into a job so suddenly. (0:18:54.83)
Kongming Zhuge : Not at all. (0:18:57.92)
Kongming Zhuge : After hearing your lovely singing,
my fatigue melted away.
(0:18:58.92)
Eiko Tsukimi : I-I can't believe you can say that with a straight face. (0:19:03.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Aren't you embarrassed? (0:19:06.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : I am happy to hear it, though. (0:19:08.38)
Kongming Zhuge : Without ever expressing what was in their hearts... (0:19:10.63)
Kongming Zhuge : ...I saw many a man fall on the battlefield. (0:19:13.08)
Kongming Zhuge : Frank opinions and honest sentiments
should be expressed while one is alive to do so.
(0:19:17.75)
Kongming Zhuge : That is my belief. (0:19:23.04)
Kongming Zhuge : So, what drew you to music? (0:19:27.08)
Eiko Tsukimi : I went through a lot in my high school years. (0:19:32.33)
Eiko Tsukimi : I was in a bad place mentally, (0:19:36.75)
Eiko Tsukimi : and when I came to Shibuya on a school trip... (0:19:39.33)
Kobayashi : Damned kid... (0:19:46.38)
Kobayashi : We've got a special guest tonight,
so at least wait till after that before dyin'.
(0:19:48.29)
Eiko Tsukimi : The performance that night... (0:19:55.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : The singer's voice... (0:19:58.79)
Eiko Tsukimi : ...shook me. (0:20:02.63)
Eiko Tsukimi : I later learned she was a singer from America. (0:20:05.17)
Eiko Tsukimi : I realized this was no time to die. (0:20:09.42)
Eiko Tsukimi : I wanted to move someone the way she moved me. (0:20:12.38)
Eiko Tsukimi : But... (0:20:16.71)
Eiko Tsukimi : I'm thinking of giving up on being a singer. (0:20:19.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : I love singing and want to keep doing it,
but I keep on failing all my auditions.
(0:20:23.21)
Eiko Tsukimi : I feel... (0:20:28.96)
Eiko Tsukimi : like I don't have any talent. (0:20:31.04)
Eiko Tsukimi : Honestly, I was thinking it's a good time to quit. (0:20:33.83)
Kongming Zhuge : Eiko, please have confidence in yourself. (0:20:38.63)
Kongming Zhuge : You see, your music has offered salvation
to someone right in front of you.
(0:20:43.13)
Eiko Tsukimi : Even so... (0:20:48.00)
Kongming Zhuge : You have the power to convey your feelings to others. (0:20:49.04)
Kongming Zhuge : Perhaps others can't see it, but I am convinced. (0:20:52.92)
Kongming Zhuge : Besides, if you were to quit,
I am sure your fans would be sad.
(0:20:56.42)
Eiko Tsukimi : Like I have any fans. (0:21:00.75)
Kongming Zhuge : Do you not have one right here? (0:21:02.17)
Kongming Zhuge : Thrice... (0:21:06.63)
Kongming Zhuge : I have heard you sing three times now, Eiko. (0:21:07.96)
Kongming Zhuge : My heart trembled, (0:21:11.21)
Kongming Zhuge : and I thought,"I would like many more people
to be touched by this music."
(0:21:12.46)
Kongming Zhuge : Thrice I've been called on... (0:21:17.42)
Kongming Zhuge : As a scholar who devours texts in his cottage, (0:21:19.04)
Kongming Zhuge : to not respond to a person of ambition
would make me dishonorable.
(0:21:21.79)
Kongming Zhuge : Therefore, I shall be your tactician. (0:21:26.13)
Kongming Zhuge : Eiko, what is your dream? (0:21:33.33)
Kongming Zhuge : To debut as a professional singer? (0:21:35.21)
Kongming Zhuge : To gather an audience 10,000 strong? (0:21:36.46)
Kongming Zhuge : No matter what may come,
no matter how difficult the road,
(0:21:39.46)
Kongming Zhuge : I, Kongming, will move heaven and earth to assist you. (0:21:43.50)
Kongming Zhuge : Command me at your will. (0:21:47.58)
Kongming Zhuge : In some small way, I wise to wish to tax my ingenuity. (0:21:49.58)
Eiko Tsukimi : "Command," you say? (0:21:53.46)
Eiko Tsukimi : You really are in character. (0:21:56.50)
Eiko Tsukimi : But when you put it like that... (0:21:59.54)
Eiko Tsukimi : Jeez, you're not playing fair! (0:22:01.92)
Eiko Tsukimi : You're making me want to do my best. (0:22:04.04)
Kongming Zhuge : I could ask for nothing better. (0:22:08.50)

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