My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex (2022) s01e06 Episode Script

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Yume-chan!
Let's go home!
Sorry.
I was hoping to stop by the study hall today.
Aw, really?
No sulking, Aki.
You'll make her feel bad.
And midterms start tomorrow, after all.
Maybe we should be the ones feeling bad.
I-I wouldn't say that
You took the top score
on the entrance exam, right?
I guess the defending champion
has to pull out all the stops.
Don't you, Irido-san?
Y-Yes
My Stepmom's
Daughter Is
My Ex
The Former Couple Goes Head-to-Head
"Do You Think I'm Stupid?!"
May
Midterms
Top score on the entrance exam.
A gifted student at the top of my year.
Midterms
This is where I belong.
It was my second year of middle school.
We'd just taken our first midterms.
For the first time ever,
I was bested on a math test,
despite it being one of my strengths
by a boy in my class named Irido Mizuto.
I was devastated.
So when it came time for finals,
I sacrificed sleep to study
more than ever before.
All in an effort to beat Irido Mizuto.
Fortunately, I was able to reclaim
my spot at the top of the class.
However, when I looked at him,
he seemed indifferent to the
way the teacher sang my praises.
He merely sat there,
staring blankly out the window.
I felt hollow.
Like I'd conjured up a rivalry out of thin air.
And yet
Do you like mystery novels?
I-I do
Now I get it. No wonder you
get such good grades in math.
Our rivalry wasn't all in my head.
He'd just been pretending
to look the other way,
when, in reality,
he was watching me all along.
And with that, for the first
time in my life, I fell in love.
Are you sure you've done enough studying?
Yeah, I think I'm ready.
Are you?
You act as though you're
taking a far easier test than I am.
This is why I always beat you.
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World
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\h\h\h\h\h\hAo Nekonabe
I wonder how good the seat
at the top of the class feels.
I'm afraid that seat is in
my name at the moment.
Then I'll just have to
reserve it for next time.
I see.
So you plan on getting
in my way again, do you?
I say go for it.
Your chances are slim at best.
Irido
You seem awfully tired.
That's none of your concern.
Is getting the top score
really so important to you?
Of course it is.
Getting the top score
on the entrance exam.
Staying at the top of my year.
These are the reasons my
life is the way it is now.
You wouldn't understand.
You're too busy pretending.
Living like you don't care about
anything or anyone around you.
A boy playing the lone wolf.
Work Diligently. Think Critically.
Strive for Excellence. Take Initiative.
Midterm Exams
Begin.
Well then
Midterms
That's the first day done and dusted.
According to my own grading,
at least I didn't do too badly.
Still
Japanese is one of his better subjects.
If he were to get full marks, six points
would be a significant gap.
That's assuming he gets full marks, anyway.
And right now, I have no way of confirming.
Why did you leave the last section blank?
There's no way you didn't know
the answer to these questions, correct?
I didn't have time.
I saw you stop writing ten
minutes before time was up!
Do you think I'm stupid?!
You're holding back so I can
get the top spot, aren't you?
Did you think that'd make me happy?
Don't be ridiculous!
What was all that talk earlier?
Are you implying that I'd lose
to you if you didn't hold back?!
Do you think I'm stupid?!
H-Hey What's the matter, Yume?
Did you really think it'd be
heroic of you to let me win?!
You're just belittling my intellect!
Like I can't win on my own!
I don't want a victory that's handed to me!
Stop!
Calm down, Yume! What's going on?
What gives?
Huh?
Getting the top spot is
important to you, isn't it?
You said so yourself.
So I left some of them blank.
What's wrong with that?
Oh no. Not you too, Mizuto-kun
Mine-kun!
It doesn't matter to me
if I come out on top or not.
Like you said, I couldn't care less
about what anyone thinks of me.
So I let you have it! Is that so wrong?!
It's not wrong.
It's just not right.
This isn't who you are.
Midterms
Forget it.
Our rivalry was all in my head after all.
It's pointless to dwell on.
Why complain when I have one less
person to contend with anyway?
If I'm to keep my new life as Irido Yume,
that top spot is my only concern.
You have no right to define who I am.
No one has the right to
define that for you either.
Say goodbye, dear little sister
to your precious life as a model student.
I think you meant big sister,
my dear little brother.
Work Diligently. Think Critically.
Strive for Excellence. Take Initiative.
Midterm Exams
Midterms
Midterms
Midterm Results
Midterm Exams
Top 50 Students
It'll be fine.
I'm certain I scored above 90
in every subject.
There's no way I didn't get first place.
Tanihara
Kuwabara
Yamashiro
Taniyama
Asuhain
Tanihara
Irido
Irido
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Fire Hydrant
Hey, Miss Second Place.
I trust you're doing well.
Those questions you skipped on the Japanese
test were weighted pretty heavily.
You would've had to study a
lot to overcome that handicap.
Going to such lengths that isn't
It isn't who I am, you mean?
Didn't I tell you?
I wanted a little taste of
what it's like to be on top.
But I envy you.
Getting second place seems like
way less of a burden to bear.
Well, if you ever want your throne back,
there's always finals, Miss Model Student.
"Miss Model Student"?
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Oh, that's right
I'm not the top of the class anymore.
Yume-chan!
What an amazing one-two
finish from the sibling duo!
You were so close, Irido-san!
I guess everyone meets
their match at some point.
I bet those two'll be neck
and neck for finals too.
This wasn't the reaction
I was expecting at all.
No doubt. They're basically
rivals at this point.
Not getting the top spot
No way, I think
Failing
What was I was so scared of again?
What's wrong, Yume-chan?
Now I see.
Nothing's changed at all.
The way they treat me, the way they
look at me It's the same.
All this time, I thought being at the top
of our year was what defined who I am.
But it never did.
What is it, Yume-chan?
It's okay, it's okay!
Second place is still super cool.
What Maki said! Cheer up, Irido-chan.
No, don't worry
These are happy tears.
Thanks so much, you guys.
Who else could do it but you?
I'm awkward and ineloquent
An introvert in disguise, desperate
to fool the world into thinking otherwise
And you're the only weirdo out there
warped enough to understand me!
When you do things like this, how
Just how on earth do you expect
me to live without you?
Library
Wednesday, June 1st
He's usually around here somewhere.
There he is!
Oh?
So you like that series too?
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
Huh?
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex
Wednesday, June 1st
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends
So, Higashira
Y-Yes?
What might you define as a friend?
Haganai:
I Don't Have
Many Friends
Say no more.
For this is one of the few topics
I, Higashira Isana, am an expert in.
I've never seen someone so
eager to define a word before.
This is definitely a first.
I mean, just think about it.
It all depends on where you
set the friend bar.
Consider my classmate on day duty who made
sure I turned in my homework this morning.
I could call them a friend
if I set the bar there.
Stop being arbitrary with the friend bar.
Conversely, say someone I'm
close to is getting bullied.
I could say, "Oh, we're not that close,"
and take the heat off myself!
Revolutionary, isn't it?!
I don't think someone like you will
be making friends any time soon.
But I consider you a friend, Mizuto-kun.
If you ever get bullied,
I promise to get bullied alongside you.
You wouldn't help? You're so unreliable.
Aw, I wouldn't go that far.
That wasn't a compliment.
Guess it's time to head home.
Yup.
Now then, Mizuto-kun
Could you put my socks on for me?
This again?
Don't be shy.
Higashira Isana is a friend of mine.
That said,
she's the first person I've ever clicked
with this much in my entire life.
I could also live the rest of my life and
never make a closer friend than her.
Hiya!
So you're headed out now too, Irido-kun?
Yeah, guess so.
I-It's a real-life extrovert, Mizuto-kun!
Did she just call him "Mizuto-kun"?!
Who's that there beside you?
Higashira Isana.
We met recently and hit it off.
I'm Minami Akatsuki!
I'm in the same class as Mizuto-kun.
Nice to meet you!
She's a little shy, so just try
to give her some space, okay?
It's rare to see you being
so protective of someone.
Have you already introduced
her to Yume-chan?
No, not yet.
Wait, what?
Wait up, Yume-chan!
Who's this "Yume" person?
My little sister.
Your sister?
Stepsister, actually.
Stepsister?!
Why'd you react more to the "step" part?
Why do I feel so uneasy?
Could I be jealous?
I'm not even his girlfriend anymore.
And besides
Siblings don't get jealous!
Irido
Here.
You want soy sauce, don't you?
Y-Yeah
That's my eraser.
My bad.
That's okay. It's my fault for dropping it.
School Motto
Work Diligently. Think Critically.
Strive for Excellence. Take Initiative.
Damn, I forgot it.
Here you go.
Huh?
You left your lunch at home,
so I brought it for you.
My stepsister's acting strange.
Strange? How do you mean?
She seems distant.
No
More like, I don't get annoyed
when we talk anymore.
Isn't that a good thing?
It is, but it isn't.
Why don't you just go and ask her yourself?
It's a thought.
You're quite the imbecile, Mizuto-kun.
If you ask me, you should trust your gut.
I'm sure you'll do the right thing.
Trust my gut?
U-Uh, scratch that!
I'm probably the least qualified
person to be giving advice
No, please continue.
I'll hear you out and decide
for myself whether I listen.
Each and every person has their
own set of criteria, right?
Criteria?
An ideal model for how they
want their life to be or to go.
When I feel that threatened,
I get all up in arms, you know?
People say I'm bad at going
with the flow, and that's why.
That's it! The flow!
I've just been going with the flow around her.
Huh?
Thanks, Higashira.
Talking to you really helped.
S-Sure
Also, it's important to know
how to go with with flow,
but you don't have to do that around me.
It'll be faster for me to just go with yours.
Th-Thanks for that.
This feels great.
Who would've thought just forgetting
about him would make life so much easier?
Huh?
Wha
What?!
Wh-What do you want?
Huh? What's this? What gives?
Wh-Wh-What are you—
The average human heart
beats once per second.
Yours, on the other hand,
is clearly beating twice that fast.
Does the sight of your mere stepbrother
wearing a different outfit than usual
really warrant your heart racing so,
dear little sister?
N-No fair!
So, why are you here?
I dislike the way you've been acting.
Huh?
The unreasonably calm, sincere,
and understanding attitude.
Talking to you lately doesn't
irritate me in the slightest.
Nary a sarcastic or snide remark.
You act like picking fights is beneath you.
It's infuriating on all accounts.
If something's changed for you,
I want to hear about it.
We're siblings, aren't we?
Listen, Onii-chan
What's up, Little Sis?
I think I'm jealous of that girl.
That girl?
You mean Higashira Isana?
Until the very end, I always
called you by your family name.
But she's already calling you "Mizuto."
The more I thought about it,
the less I liked it.
But we're siblings, so I don't
have a reason to be jealous.
So that's why
I get it.
Hey, can I ask you something?
What is it?
What bothered you so much about
me not being snide or sarcastic?
I don't know.
I didn't like you acting like what we
went through never happened, I guess.
The relationship I so badly wanted to forget
was the one relationship I would
truly regret forsaking.
You've always been able to articulate
what I could never put into words.
So, Onii-chan do you think it's
okay to get jealous over a sibling?
No way.
Getting jealous of your big brother's
friend is just plain creepy.
Hey!
But don't worry.
I've known you were a
creep for over two years.
You're the creep, Onii-chan.
Hey, now you sound like a real little sister.
Thanks for always hanging
out with Mizuto here.
I'm his older stepsister, Irido Yume.
Nice to meet you.
"Mizuto," she says.
Skipping the honorific to one-up her?
Not to mention that smile
You're gonna scare Higashira right
back into her shell, you know?
Yeah, r-right back at you.
Wait
D-Did I do something weird?
Hey
Just what kind of relationship
do you have with Irido-kun?
Huh?
W-We're just friends with similar interests.
Oh I didn't realize.
U-Um, am I missing something here?
Well, you see
My sister
was under the impression
that you had feelings for me.
H-Huh?!
Hey! Why'd you have to tell her?!
I'm just telling the truth.
He's ruthless.
Mizuto-kun.
This is the second time in my life
that I've wished I was born a boy.
The first time was when I got my period.
I yearn for a body that doesn't
bleed from the nether regions.
You're hearing this, right?
You really think a girl would talk
like that to the guy she liked?
That said, they sure seem
to get along, don't they?
And I was all set to help her out
if she was interested in him
You too, right?
Of course. Assuming
she was interested, that is.
Well, Mizuto-kun, I'm going this way.
Okay. See you tomorrow, then.
Right!
A-A-And a-also
F-Farewell to you too!
You did great.
So, Yume-chan
About what you just said
You're still game to help
Higashira-san out, right?
Huh?