8 - Mental Strength Might Be the Biggest Reason One Wins a Serious Competition. | The Uncertainty of What One Believes In...Or So I Absurdly Mumble.

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[01:49] Suu
    So this is yabusame?
[02:01] Kyoko
    Hey, now...
[02:02] Suu
    Was that a failed attempt?
[02:04] Nozomi
    Yep, total fail.
[02:07] Ayaka
    You're losing your nerve, Senpai!
[02:17] Hime
    Hey! It's dangerous to shoot past people!
[02:20] Ayaka
    I'm sorry...
[02:22] Ayaka
    Wait, forget that!
[02:25] Ayaka
    It looked like you were slacking off,
     so I came to wake you up.
[02:30] Kyoko
    Hey, Hime.
[02:35] Hime
    Oh. This is Wakamaki Ayaka-chan.
[02:38] Hime
    She's in middle school,
    so a year younger than us.
[02:40] Ayaka
    Hello.
[02:41] Hime
    She played a little prank just now,
[02:43] Hime
    but she's normally a very good, serious girl.
[02:46] Hime
    She's great at both yabusame
    and regular kyudo.
[02:50] Ayaka
    Ugh, just stop it already!
[02:53] Ayaka
    I'm good at yabusame?
    You're the one who won last year!
[02:57] Hime
    Is this her rebellious phase?
[02:59] Ayaka
    But...
[03:00] Ayaka
    I won't let that happen this year.
[03:03] Hime
    Uh...
[03:06] Hime
    Okay. Let's both do our best.
[03:10] Ayaka
    If you'll excuse me!
[03:22] Ayaka
    If all of you will be present
    to support Senpai at this year's meet,
[03:26] Ayaka
    I'm sure you will be disappointed.
[03:30] Ayaka
    Please try to motivate
    her a bit before then.
[03:33] Ayaka
    Goodbye.
[03:35] Hime
    Oh...
[03:36] Ayaka
    What?
[03:38] Hime
    By the way, how'd the kyudo tournament go?
[03:42] Ayaka
    I placed third individually
    and failed to advance to the nationals.
[03:46] Ayaka
    In the team competition,
    I didn't even graze the target.
[03:49] Ayaka
    So as a final memory for middle school,
[03:52] Ayaka
    I will at least beat you and win, Senpai!
[03:56] Ayaka
    You'd better be ready!
[04:02] Nozomi
    She was really fired up.
[04:05] Hime
    Yeah...
[04:06] Hime
    Actually, she tends to get
    a little too enthusiastic.
[04:16] Hime
    So last year,
    to try to ease her nerves a bit...
[04:21] (Flashback) Hime
    Ayaka-chan, Ayaka-chan!
[04:24] (Flashback) Hime
    Boo!
[04:27] (Flashback) Hime
    Feeling relaxed now?
[04:29] (Flashback) Ayaka
    Are you making fun of me?!
[04:31] (Flashback) Ayaka
    Now my concentration is shot.
[04:38] [SONG] Text
    Flop
[04:40] Nozomi
    You made a weird face?
[04:42] Hime
    Shino-chan thought it was funny...
[04:45] Kyoko
    This one isn't a little kid.
[04:47] Hime
    She's seemed to hate me ever since then.
[04:51] Nozomi
    She came over just to get your attention.
     I doubt she hates you.
[04:56] Kyoko
    Yeah, I'd say she actually likes you.
[04:57] Hime
    Really?
[04:59] Suu
    You think so?
[05:03] Kyoko
    I just came up with a good way
    to get Ayaka-chan to relax.
[05:09] Hime
    Really? What?
[05:14] Kyoko
    Whisper, whisper...
[05:17] Hime
    You think it'll be okay to do that?
[05:20] Kyoko
    It'll be fine.
[05:21] Sensei
    Hey.
[05:23] Hime
    Konatamorei-sensei!
[05:25] Sensei
    That's enough girl talk. Back to practice.
[05:28] Hime
    Yes, ma'am.
[05:31] Sensei
    Instead of yabusame, would
    you girls like to try some regular kyudo?
[05:44] Hime
    Thanks for hanging around during my practice.
[05:47] Kyoko
    No problem.
[05:48] Nozomi
    It was pretty fun for us, too.
[05:55] Suu
    I guess archery is much harder
    than it looks, isn't it?
[06:00] Hime
    Japanese archery is, especially.
[06:02] Suu
    By the way, Himeno-san,
    why do you practice archery?
[06:06] Hime
    Huh?
[06:08] Hime
    Because my mom told me to, I guess.
[06:11] Hime
    My grandpa would give her
     a pretty hard time if I didn't.
[06:16] Kyoko
    It's really more about finding
    a marriage partner, isn't it?
[06:19] Kyoko
    Regardless of its meaning today,
    the meet came about because...
[06:24] Kyoko
    A place to practice, good equipment,
    and plenty of time to practice
[06:29] Kyoko
    were barometers of wealth
    and evidence of good health.
[06:38] Kyoko
    Since there aren't many centaur families,
[06:40] Kyoko
    it was a good way to find
     a centaur husband or wife.
[06:46] Suu
    You mean it's for the sake of reproduction?
[06:48] Kyoko
    Well, putting it that way
    might be a bit too direct.
[06:52] Suu
    Does "reproduction" count as an obscenity?
[06:55] Suu
    I was certain it was a serious term.
[06:57] Kyoko
    It depends on the time and place.
[07:00] Hime
    Oh, um...
[07:03] Hime
    I'm not doing it for...
    reproduction... at all.
[07:08] Hime
    It's true!
[07:09] Nozomi
    Thinking of getting married
    right out of high school?
[07:12] Hime
    Huh? I've never even thought about that.
[07:16] Hime
    But... I wonder what it's like for Ayaka-chan.
[07:20] Hime
    I think she's from a pretty
    well-to-do family.
[07:24] Kyoko
    Well, even if she's not
    old enough to marry,
[07:26] Kyoko
    there's still engagement, I guess.
[07:40] Lady
    An Antarctican?
[07:41] Guy
    Wow...
[07:43] Lady
    Here?
[07:48] Rei
    Ah.
[07:49] Rei
    Well, hello.
[07:51] Kyoko
    Hello.
[07:52] Suu
    Hello.
[07:53] Nozomi
    Hiya.
[07:54] Nozomi
    Isn't that our vice president?
[07:56] Shojo
    Uh, who are they again?
[07:58] Rei
    They're in Komori-kun's class.
[08:01] Shojo
    Oh, they're my juniors, then.
[08:03] Rei
    Remember the girl with the bright red hair?
[08:05] Rei
    They're probably here to watch her.
[08:07] Shojo
    Ah.
[08:10] Guy
    Oh, you're friends of Rei-chan's?
[08:12] Girl
    Have a good time.
[08:14] Nozomi
    This is weird.
[08:16] Kyoko
    It's about what I'd expect.
[08:18] Hime
    Nozomi-chan! Kyo-chan! Suu-chan!
[08:22] Nozomi
    Hey.
[08:22] Rino
    Oh, hello.
[08:24] Kyoko
    Hello.
[08:25] Suu
    Hello.
[08:27] Souta
    Oh... An Antarctican...
[08:29] Kyoko
    Who's this?
[08:30] Shino
    Maki-chan. She's my friend
    from kindergarten.
[08:34] Kyoko
    Nice to meet you.
[08:37] Maki
    Is that a monster?
[08:39] Shino
    No, that's not a monster. That's Suu-chan.
[08:48] Kyoko
    You look sharp today.
[08:51] Voice
    Participants, please assemble.
[08:53] Hime
    Oh, I have to go.
[08:55] Hime
    I'll see you guys later.
[08:57] Shino
    Good luck, Nee-tan!
[08:59] Nozomi
    Go get 'em.
[09:03] Kyoko
    Let's all cheer for her together, okay?
[09:05] Maki
    Scary monster!
[09:07] Shino
    It's okay. The nee-tans are here.
[09:10] Shino
    Also, she's not a monster.
[09:13] Suu
    That's right. I'm not a monster.
[09:18] Shino
    It's okay...
[09:20] Souta
    Go talk to them.
[09:22] Rino
    You go.
[09:23] Souta
    But it's hard for me to talk
    to high school girls...
[09:27] Kyoko
    We won't take Hime-oneechan away.
[09:30] Nozomi
    Oh, yes, we will!
[09:52] Ayaka
    That was pretty good.
[09:54] Hime
    Thanks.
[09:55] Voice
    Next, Wakamaki Ayaka-san.
[09:58] Ayaka
    Oh, I have to go.
[09:59] Hime
    Ah, wait a second...
[10:01] Ayaka
    What? Are you going to say
    something to distract me again?
[10:05] Hime
    No.
[10:06] Ayaka
    What, then?
[10:08] Hime
    Why don't we make a bet to liven things up?
[10:12] Ayaka
    Well, that sounds interesting.
[10:15] Hime
    Okay, then...
[10:17] (Flashback) Kyoko
    Offer to make a bet with her.
[10:19] (Flashback) Hime
    Uh-huh.
[10:20] (Flashback) Kyoko
    And if you lose...
[10:23] Hime
    ...I'll go on a date with you.
[10:26] Ayaka
    Wh-What are you—
[10:28] Ayaka
    Jeez, stop joking around!
[10:35] Hime
    Is she okay?
[10:39] Ayaka
    Where would we go? And what would I wear?
[10:43] Ayaka
    No. Before that...
[10:46] Ayaka
    I have to beat her!
[11:04] Hime
    Sorry!
[11:06] Ayaka
    You're late, Senpai!
[11:08] Ayaka
    There are lots of places I want to go!
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[11:11] Ayaka
    Well, let's get going!
[11:13] Hime
    Sure.
[11:19] Kyoko
    Why are we following them?
[11:21] Nozomi
    Why not?
[11:26] Suu
    I think we've been spotted.
[11:34] Nozomi
    It's your fault she caught us, Kyoko.
[11:36] Kyoko
    Huh? It's not my fault.
[11:38] Suu
    Was it my fault?
    Should we continue tailing them?
[11:41] Nozomi
    Of course we will.
SIGN    Mental Strength Might Be the Biggest Reason One Wins a Serious Competition.
[11:42] Kyoko
    No, we won't!
SIGN    The Uncertainty of What One Believes In... Or So I Absurdly Mumble.
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[11:53] Guy
    Hey, carry that over there.
[11:56] Guy
    Oh, here already?
[11:58] Guy
    No, over there!
[12:03] Guy
    Hey, over here!
[12:05] Guy
    That's it, that's it.
[12:08] Mer2
    This is it.
[12:09] Mer1
    Whoa, seriously?
[12:11] Mer2
    Incredible, right?
[12:12] Mer1
    It's crazy!
[12:14] Mer1
    I can't believe you got this magazine.
[12:17] Mer1
    They don't sell it in ocean towns, do they?
[12:19] Mer2
    My cousin is a competitive
    swimmer in a land-bound town.
[12:23] Mer2
    He gave it to me.
[12:25] Mer1
    Wow!
[12:28] Mer1
    Hey, watch it! What's your problem?
[12:30] Miura
    Don't give me that!
[12:32] Miura
    You can't look at naughty magazines here.
[12:35] Miura
    Honestly, you boys...
[12:41] Mer2
    Hey, this is a perfectly
    wholesome publication.
[12:43] Fukami
    But you were getting excited
    looking at it, weren't you?
[12:46] Mer12
    Gulp...
[12:47] Fukami
    Besides, you guys see boobs every day.
[12:51] Fukami
    Do you still want to see them in magazines?
[12:53] Mer2
    You idiot!
[12:54] Mer2
    These are worth even more
    because they're covered!
[12:59] Mer1
    You girls wear swimsuits when people
    come here from the mountains, right?
[13:05] Mer1
    Yours have value to those guys, too.
[13:08] Fukami
    Then does this excite you?
[13:12] Mer12
    No. Too late for that.
[13:14] Miura
    Anyway! The problem is that you're
    skipping out on festival preparations!
[13:19] Mer1
    We were just taking a quick break!
[13:21] Miura
    Jeez...
[13:26] Mer2
    Hey, Eri-chan.
[13:29] Eri
    Hello.
[13:32] Miura
    So you're going to be the priestess
    in the festival today?
[13:35] Eri
    Oh, yeah.
[13:39] Miura
    Hey!
[13:40] Miura
    Stop staring at her chest!
[13:43] Eri
    Well, see you later.
[13:45] Miura
    Keep it up.
[13:46] Fukami
    See ya.
[13:50] Fukami
    So you do like hers, huh?
[13:52] Mer12
    Yeah, I guess.
[13:53] Mer2
    The way she acts all embarrassed...
[13:56] Mer1
    You can tell she was raised on land!
[14:03] Miura
    These guys...
[14:07] Miura
    Forget it. Let's go.
[14:11] Fukami
    See ya.
SIGN    Audience Seating
[14:42] Old
    Oh, I thought a boy had shown up.
[14:46] Eri
    That's sexual harassment.
[14:48] Old
    They raise kids pretty strict on land, eh?
[14:51] Old
    The ocean has waves.
    They must be tiring you out.
[14:54] Old
    Just rest up there a bit.
[15:16] Old
    That is the god Tagon.
[15:20] Old
    You are about to offer a song
    of celebration to him.
[15:24] Eri
    Yes.
[15:25] Old
    The health of our ocean and the fortune
    of our village will depend on your song.
[15:34] Old
    On the size of your audience, as well.
[15:39] Old
    Just think of it as one
     of the concerts you do all the time.
[15:42] Old
    It's hardly any different.
[15:44] Eri
    No...
[15:47] Eri
    I may be an idol, but I'm not that popular.
[15:50] Eri
    This is the first time I've
    had an audience this large.
[15:54] Old
    I see!
[15:58] Old
    Are you ready?
[16:00] Eri
    Yes.
[17:07] Old
    Continue.
[17:11] Old
    It's a man-dolphin,
[17:13] Old
    a messenger to the god Tagon.
[17:15] Old
    It has approved of your song.
[17:41] Old
    The man-dolphin ran away? Why?
[18:08] Tagon
    I am the god Tagon.
[18:11] Tagon
    Hear my words and obey.
[18:19] Eri
    A real god?
[18:23] Old
    No, it's not! It's an impostor!
[18:27] Old
    Run!
[18:45] Old
    It doesn't seem to be pursuing us.
[18:47] Eri
    That wasn't really the god?
[18:52] Old
    No. Our god is that stone statue.
[18:57] Old
    A true, living god does not exist among us.
[19:01] Eri
    Then what...
[19:02] Eri
    What was that monster?
[19:05] Old
    A robot, a bio-creature,
[19:08] Old
    something put here by a TV station,
    or perhaps a government experiment...
[19:12] Old
    I'm not quite sure myself.
[19:17] Old
    When you don't know what's going on,
     it's best to run!
[19:22] Old
    We must return to the beach
    and notify the Coast Guard.
[20:09] Hime
    Huh? A god?
[20:12] Suu
    Yes, a god.
[20:13] Nozomi
    Nothing like that exists.
[20:15] Hime
    It could be something like
    an ideological being...
[20:18] Hime
    Er, um...
[20:21] Nozomi
    Oh!
[20:22] Nozomi
    We have a pro right here!
[20:27] Manami
    I'm no pro.
[20:28] Manami
    My family just happens to run a shrine.
[20:30] Manami
    I'm not a theologian or shaman.
[20:33] Nozomi
    You don't believe they exist, either?
[20:36] Manami
    Gods are just...
[20:40] Manami
    "God"? Define "god."
[20:41] Manami
    They're just a product
    of one's imagination, right?
[20:43] Manami
    Come on, don't be so quick
    to close the subject!
[20:46] Manami
    What makes you so sure they exist?
[20:47] Manami
    More importantly,
    what's the source of our income?
[20:55] Nozomi
    Class President?
[20:56] Manami
    Of course they exist.
[20:58] Manami
    Our shrine's god is a miracle worker.
[21:01] Manami
    It brings good health, traffic safety,
     beauty, household harmony,
[21:06] Manami
    and it's especially effective
    in bringing academic success.
[21:10] Hime
    Come to think of it,
     you're second in our grade, aren't you?
[21:14] Nozomi
    She's such a...
[21:23] Sue
    Mew.
[21:38] Dad
    Hey, Sue-chan,
    you're playing that by yourself?
[21:41] Sue
    No. With my friend.
[21:45] Dad
    Okay, then. Play nice.
[21:51] Zashiki
    Rats! I lost again!
[21:57] Zashiki
    One more! One more game!
[21:59] Sue
    Mew.
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