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!
SIGN Summer Festival Special
[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.
SIGN Namima Shrine
[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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