"This miso soup tastes a little bland, doesn't it?" "Does it?" "Val loves bland stuff!" "Um..." "Auntie?" "You may call me "Big Sister."" "Uh, how long do you plan on staying here at our home, Big Sister?" "Well..." "I'm just dropping by to say hello since I'd come all the way out to the vicinity of Earth on business anyway." "I feel like this is an awfully long time for just "dropping by"..." "To be perfectly honest, as head of the Valhallan royal family, I am overwhelmed with concern." "I simply do not understand why the engagement isn't making any progress." "But... "Progress" isn't really..." "Val will make progress!" "I can't help but feel that Valkyrie is not entirely prepared to be your wife." "I don't think that's the real issue here..." "Val will prepare!" "Val can do the cleaning and the laundry too!" "The princess is doing the LAUNDRY!" "She's already become a perfectly acceptable bride!" "You sure about that?" "You're putting in too much detergent." "(SUPER WHITE)" "Huh?" "SOMEONE HELP ME!" "All right..." "If this is how it is, some bridal training is in order!" "The Excruciating Bridal Training" "(TEMPORARILY CLOSED TODAY FOR BRIDAL TRAINING TOKINO BATHHOUSE)" "Wha..." "What's going on here?" "!" "What's goin' on is that they're CLOSED!" "And after we came all the way here!" "What I want to know is what this "bridal training" is supposed to be!" "Well, isn't that like training for brides-to-be?" "Yeah, but what the heck does that MEAN?" "What the hell does it matter anyway?" "Let's blow already." "All right, fine!" "Then I'll just go see for myself!" "Come on, Hydra." "Huh?" "!" "I think it'd be better if we just stayed outta this..." "Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar." "I had Ms. Sanada mail-order these training cards." "These are the "bridal training edition."" "Training cards?" "Don't you mean TRADING cards?" "No." "Each of these cards is programmed with a special training menu." "Huh..." "They were originally developed as a competitive game." "So if we hook it up to a monitor, other people can watch too." "Well, let's begin right away." "Wait a minute!" "Akina?" "What is this "bridal training" thing about?" "It's training for brides-to-be." "That's not exactly what I meant..." "Okay, you want to join in too, Akina?" "I don't think so." "I, uh..." "That's right!" "You shouldn't bother." "Are you saying I'm not allowed to do any bridal training?" "No, it's not like that!" "See, I don't really want to do it either..." "I'll do it!" "I mean it!" "Oh, brother..." "Hey, is it too late to stop now?" "Well..." "That might make things more interesting." "What happens when you to switch it to competitive mode, Ms. Sanada?" "I can easily set it to a four-team pattern." "Well then, Miss Akina, please choose someone to be your partner." "Okay, I choose Hydra." "Huh?" "ME?" "!" "Then the final participant will be..." "Huh?" "Me?" "You've got to be kidding!" "For one thing, there aren't any more partners..." "I'm joining in too!" "Hi!" "Now we have all our participants." "The way the system works is, once all rounds have been completed, a judgment will be given automatically, and that will determine the top performer." "For crying out loud!" "How could I be paired up with the likes of YOU?" "!" "Yes, yes, whatever you say." "I'm beyond the point of protesting..." "Why?" "Man, I only came here to take a hot bath!" "Well then, we'll start with Valkyrie and her fiance." "Let's see..." "This one!" "That's the cooking card." "Cooking?" "Okay!" "What the heck is this place?" "You see, the team that draws a card is transferred to the world where that training will take place." "Oh my, these are more common-sense categories than I had expected." "Easy there, Valkyrie." "That's dangerous." "Just wait." "I'm going to cook up some tasty food!" "You can't do it that way." "Now, watch." "This is how you cut vegetables." "Here you go." "Eat up!" "Go ahead!" "Uh, right..." "Well?" "Is it good?" "Yeah, it's good." "You mean it?" "Yeah..." "Look at how eagerly the Princess is cooking!" "All right, you two are next." "Okay, how about this one?" "What card is this?" ""The Wedding Ceremony"!" "What?" "!" "Say, Darling..." "What is it, Honey?" "Why is a wedding ceremony part of the bridal training?" "I guess it's like some kind of rehearsal." "Oh, I see..." "So why the hell are YOU my partner?" "!" "That's my damn line!" "I TOLD you it'd be better if we just stayed outta this!" "Hmm, do I remember you saying that?" "Um... can't we just quit now?" "Hmm, do I remember you saying that?" "Hmm, do I remember you saying that?" "I'm going with this one!" "Whoa, wait!" "(Laine  Rika VALHALLA)" "I'm sorry to put a cutie like you through all this hardship just because I'm a no-good lummox." "It's all right." "You just picked the "wife's income supports the household" card." "Practicing how to deal with poverty like this is just another part of bridal training." "Aw, you make me wanna cry..." "Your actions aren't exactly matching your sympathetic words here." "Hey, I can't help it!" "This IS my role, after all!" "So go on, you just work your heart out!" "You've still got eight dozen more to go for this week." "You help out too!" "Ah!" "Welcome home." "Uh-huh." "Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar." "Here we go, it's all ready." "It's your favorite, mackerel with fried burdock." "Uh-huh." "Hey, I keep telling you not to read the paper during dinner, don't I?" "Uh-huh." "(Kansai Business Outlook:" "Pray for Divine Aid!" ")" "What the heck are those guys up to anyway?" "We're back where we started." "Okay, go ahead and take your next card." "We're doing more?" "If you don't complete the necessary number of rounds, the other participants will not be able to return to reality." "That's how the game works." "No way..." "So this time it's flower arrangement, huh?" "What's this?" "I hear that flower arranging used to be one of the basics for bridal training, but it's not so important these days..." "Val will do it!" "Because Val's gonna be your bride!" "Val can do flower arranging too!" "Okay then, let's try it together." "Okay!" "Hooray!" "What's the matter?" "Val's is bad..." "Not at all." "When you're arranging flowers, it's okay to just follow your feelings." "That's what I think." "Okay..." "Say, Dear?" "What's up, Baby?" "Why are we at another wedding ceremony?" "Well isn't it 'cuz you picked the frickin' wedding ceremony card AGAIN?" "Ah, I don't believe this!" "I'm getting married to you TWICE?" "!" "I can't take any more of this either!" "Enough of this crap!" "(Laine  Rika VALHALLA)" "Cough, cough, cough..." "I've made some rice porridge for you." "I'm sorry you've gotta take care of me all the time..." "You promised me you wouldn't say things like that, remember?" "Except I don't really recall making that promise..." "First it was the work at home scheme, and now you're sick?" "How is it that you only draw cards like this?" "I'm not particularly proud of this, but I'm simply terrible when it comes to drawings." "Ah, I see." "Lack of skill as always, huh?" "This porridge is kind of bland." "I'd like it a little saltier." "You're sick!" "You can't have it saltier!" "This is a tough scenario." "Looking at it that way, I guess this really is training, isn't it?" "It's scary, really." "If I ever wind up letting myself marry such a good-for-nothing, things really could turn out as miserable as this." "They sure put together one heck of a simulation, didn't they?" "I'd definitely better study hard, get into a good school, and protect my own livelihood!" "Ah, that was good." "So what's for dessert?" "There's no dessert!" "C'mon, hurry!" "Whoa, wait up!" "This way, this way!" "Aha, I gotcha!" "C'mon, hurry!" "Whoa, wait up!" "This way, this way!" "Look out!" "I'm gonna getcha!" "None of this ever happened." "Negative, nada, nothing!" "Tomorrow this will be totally wiped clean from my memories!" "I'll tell ya something..." "You're not alone!" "Here again?" "I do keep picking different cards every time, you know." "Which one did you pick this time?" "I think it was "fight scene" or something..." "Fight scene?" "!" "Morikawa?" "!" "Madam!" "Uh, who?" "I can't lie to myself." "Please, Madam, run away with me!" "Morikawa, what are you..." "Was what happened between you and me just a game?" "Say it's not so!" "What is going on here?" "!" "Ah..." "I'll bet this is the program this card runs." "Program?" "!" "Sir!" "Please..." "Please divorce your wife!" "She's the only one for me!" "Hmm..." "Well, I'm not an unreasonable person, but I got my honor as head of the household to defend too!" "What are you doing playing along?" "!" "It's no use after all..." "Val wanted to knit a sweater..." "Val wanted to knit a nice sweater and give it to you as a present." "Val thought maybe it'd make you happy..." "But..." "This is my place..." "Did we finish all the rounds already?" "Hey!" "Valky... rie..." "This isn't another game of hide and seek, is it?" "If you don't find me, Val's going to go back to space!" "Well?" "Is it good?" "You mean it?" "Val's is bad..." "Val wanted to knit a nice sweater and give it to you as a present." "Val's going to go back to space!" "Valkyrie!" "Valky..." "Kazuto!" "So you were here, huh?" "You know what?" "Val was cleaning up here." "Cleaning?" "Yup!" "'Cuz this bathhouse is real important to us!" "I see." "Val keeps messing up at everything." "Val's no bride at all..." "Val failed the training, but Val still wants to be your bride!" "Even Val can at least do the cleaning." "So please let me..." "Thank you." "Kazuto!" "Thank you, Kazuto." "I'm the one who should be thanking you." "Valkyrie." "I have a long way to go." "I truly lack sufficient training." "But some day, I'm sure I'll..." "I know." "I'll wait for you..." "I'll wait as long as it takes." "Oh, Kazuto!" "Someday I will make you a proper sweater." "I'm looking forward to it." "What card was it that brought up this world?" ""Daily Life."" "It would seem that my concerns were unfounded, weren't they?" "That was awful..." "It was a nightmare, literally..." "Forget it..." "Hydra, you have to forget all about it!" "Forget..." "There, there..." "All right, everyone!" "You did nice work on all that training today!" "I'll now present our top performing bride." "Click!" "Here's our winner!" "What?" "!" "Huh?" "Why am I..." "Flower arrangement!" "Calligraphy!" "Knitting?" "!" "I guess he deserves it then..." "Val will take Kazuto as her wife!" "Oh, my!" "You look so good together, Princess!" "Just the memory sends a shiver down my spine..." "If I seriously did bridal training," "I wonder if I'd be able to make a good bride?" "You're still upset about it?" "None of it was for real, you know." "And besides, we..." "That's not it." "But there is something that's still bugging the heck outta me..." "What is?" "Well, I don't know for sure, that's why I'm..." "Ah!" "(Hagoromo Shopping District)" "Ah!" "Click, click..." "Ah ha!" "I knew it!" "Oh, hello everyone, you're all here..." "You gimme that thing right now!" "Erase that stuff!" "Erase it all!" "No, stop!" "Give it back!" "Nijuuyojikan Around the clock" "Full kaiten de At full throttle" "Asobanakya hashaganakya I gotta play, I gotta frolic" "Samishiku natte namida ga ochiru I don't have any time to get lonely and cry!" "Hima nante zenzen nai yo I don't have any time to get lonely and cry!" "Muzukashii hanashi wa yame No more confusing talk!" "Mato ga hazuretemo Even if I'm wide of the mark" "Waratte waratte waraitobashichaeba If I laugh, laugh, laugh it off" "Tobikkiri taiyou made tsukinukeru kurai peace Make a big "peace" sign" "Tobikkiri taiyou made tsukinukeru kurai peace That will shoot all the way to the sun!" "Kachikochi no kokoro da to If you're timid and scared" "Genki ni narenai desho You can't cheer up, right?" "Aozora miageta mama hikkurikaeru kurai Keep looking up into the blue sky" "Aozora miageta mama hikkurikaeru kurai And march forward" "Daitan ni te wo futte susume Pumping your arms so energetically" "Daitan ni te wo futte susume You almost topple over!"