# Ahiru no Sora
He may be shorter in stature, but Sora Kurumatani can soar and score on the basketball court! With a passion for the sport he inherited from his mother, Sora vows to her that he’ll take top prize at a high school basketball tournament… but there’s one problem. His new school’s basketball club has turned into a hangout for delinquents! Will Sora’s sheer tenacity and amazing three-point shooting change their minds and get the club up and running again?
# Season 1
# E1 - The Ugly Duckling
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRMEWJ87Y/the-ugly-duckling)
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**[00:11] ---**
You're seriously in high school?
**[00:12] ---**
You're so damn short,
I thought you were still a baby in diapers!
**[00:15] ---**
Whew boy, that's a load off my mind.
**[00:17] ---**
I thought we might get in deep shit
shaking down a little kid for cash.
**[00:20] ---**
So just do the smart thing and hand it over.
**[00:23] ---**
It's five on one.
**[00:24] ---**
Okay then, I'll give you five minutes.
**[00:26] ---**
Huh?
**[00:27] ---**
The hell are you talking about?
**[00:28] ---**
Calcium Bar
**[00:33] ---**
Bring it on!
**[00:35] ---**
I'll take you out one by one!
**[00:38] ---**
A minute for each of you!
**[00:46] ---**
I've never seen a kid so full of himself, what a riot!
**[00:50] ---**
Goddammit...!
**[00:52] ---**
Ganging up on people like that is so unfair...
**[00:55] ---**
Speak with your words and not your fists, dammit.
**[00:59] ---**
They took every last yen I had, those bastards!
**[01:07] ---**
But it's fine...
**[01:09] ---**
...as long as they didn't take these babies away from me!
**[01:12] ---**
Whatcha got there?
**[01:20] ---**
That bag.
**[01:22] ---**
Those punks tried to take it from you a few times,
**[01:24] ---**
but you clung on to it so desperately they gave up.
**[01:27] ---**
You must have somethin' really special in there.
**[01:35] ---**
Well, these...
**[01:46] ---**
These are my wings!
**[02:04] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[02:07] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:08] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
I wanna invite you to come along
**[02:11] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[02:18] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[02:21] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
And let it push you past hesitation
**[02:24] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
Give and go! With the flow
**[02:32] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
Instincts that are buried deep will always rear their head again
**[02:38] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
People can't just hide the dreams they once dreamed of
**[02:45] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
Even if these wings can't fly
**[02:48] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
We want to spread them wide and embrace the sky
**[02:55] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[02:58] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
You never know, the impossible could be possible tomorrow
**[03:05] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
So let's keep up the struggle
**[03:09] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[03:25] ---**
Sorry to bum so much food off you, man.
**[03:25] ---**
The Ugly Duckling
**[03:28] ---**
N-not a problem.
**[03:30] ---**
I was waiting here to meet someone at 5:00,
but then I got really hungry.
**[03:34] ---**
Oh yeah?
**[03:35] ---**
Do you want to know who I'm waiting to meet?
**[03:37] ---**
I bet you do!
**[03:39] ---**
N-no, not particularly.
**[03:40] ---**
Oh, come on! Play along, man!
**[03:44] ---**
I met this girl named Tomo online.
Isn't she a major cutie?
**[03:50] ---**
Look at that, it's almost 5:00 already!
**[03:53] ---**
I don't want to get in the way of your date.
So uh, I'm just gonna leave.
**[03:57] ---**
Whatever, it's too late...
**[04:00] ---**
I already waited here a whole 24 hours
and she never came.
**[04:06] ---**
Goodbye.
**[04:07] ---**
Don't just abandon me, man! I'm beggin' you!
**[04:12] ---**
Go higher!
**[04:13] ---**
But man, you really took a beating back there.
**[04:16] ---**
What's your name?
**[04:17] ---**
It's Kurumatani.
**[04:19] ---**
Sora Kurumatani!
**[04:20] ---**
Curly-man-panties?
**[04:22] ---**
No, "KURUMATANI"!
**[04:24] ---**
Well, even though you got your ass whooped...
**[04:27] ---**
...I'll admit I'm impressed you didn't run away
from all those guys.
**[04:32] ---**
I've always been really short.
**[04:34] ---**
It's made me the target of bullies for my whole life.
**[04:37] ---**
But more than anything,
**[04:39] ---**
I hate being thought of
as weak just because of my size.
**[04:42] ---**
So I swore to myself that I'd never run away from a fight,
**[04:44] ---**
no matter how many guys I was against!
**[04:49] ---**
By the way, that last fight
put my losing streak at 200 in a row!
**[04:52] ---**
Nice. I'm diggin' your good vibes, man.
**[04:55] ---**
But I guess since I keep losing,
the fact that I'm weak hasn't really changed at all.
**[05:00] ---**
It's never too late to change that.
**[05:05] ---**
I can teach you... how to put up a real fight.
**[05:10] ---**
So you must be really strong, right?
**[05:12] ---**
Let me put it this way...
**[05:14] ---**
...someday soon I'll have dominated
every martial art in the world.
**[05:17] ---**
In the entire world?!
**[05:19] ---**
W-well, this guy is really tall and he seems pretty buff!
**[05:25] ---**
If you want to win a fight, then...
**[05:27] ---**
...you first have to train your reflexes to avoid
**[05:30] ---**
anything and everything that may come at yo-
**[05:38] ---**
Crap, it crashed!
**[05:40] ---**
Jeez mister, why didn't you just move outta the way?!
**[05:42] ---**
The propeller better not be busted!
**[05:44] ---**
What a disaster!
**[05:45] ---**
Watch out next time, geezer!
What a disaster!
**[05:46] ---**
Watch out next time, geezer!
Let's get out of here.
**[05:47] ---**
Stupid jerk!
Fluff for brains!
**[05:48] ---**
I'm just gonna go.
**[05:50] ---**
Good morning!
**[05:52] ---**
Mornin'!
**[05:53] ---**
Morning!
**[05:54] ---**
Can't believe school's already back in session.
**[05:57] ---**
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE KUZURYU HIGH SCHOOL
**[06:02] ---**
All right.
**[06:03] ---**
Time to spread my wings!
**[06:10] ---**
It's huge!
**[06:13] ---**
It was hard to tell yesterday since it was
**[06:15] ---**
filled with chairs
for the entrance ceremony.
**[06:20] ---**
Starting today, I can come here...
**[06:23] ---**
...to play basketball every single day!
**[06:30] ---**
Ah! This is the life!
**[06:40] ---**
I can't wait until it's time for practice to start!
**[06:53] ---**
Look what we have here.
**[06:56] ---**
What elementary are you from, kid?
**[07:00] ---**
Huh...?
**[07:01] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[07:05] ---**
Since you're wearing our uniform,
I'm gonna assume you're one of the new freshmen.
**[07:08] ---**
Look, I'm not here to fight!
**[07:10] ---**
What a total pipsqueak.
**[07:12] ---**
So, are we gonna teach him a lesson or what?
**[07:15] ---**
Let's cut him some slack.
You're still on probation, remember?
**[07:18] ---**
Those shoes are downright filthy.
You should just throw them out.
**[07:22] ---**
I can't! These are way too important to me
to just throw away!
**[07:26] ---**
Oh?
**[07:27] ---**
Are they some sort of expensive limited edition or what?
**[07:29] ---**
Nothing like that.
**[07:31] ---**
I really treasure them...
because my mother gave them to me.
**[07:36] ---**
I'm Momoharu, the captain of the team.
**[07:38] ---**
Uh, okay!
**[07:39] ---**
It's nice to meet you!
**[07:41] ---**
BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[07:41] ---**
So basically, the court and this locker room
are all part of my turf.
**[07:46] ---**
If I catch you playing any basketball
without my permission...
**[07:49] ---**
...I'll stuff those shoes of yours full of dog shit
and then drop 'em in the sewer.
**[07:53] ---**
No, I just...
**[07:57] ---**
Huh?
**[07:58] ---**
W-wait!
**[07:59] ---**
Enough with the pranks!
**[08:01] ---**
Open up! Come on!
**[08:04] ---**
Oh crap. They seriously locked me in here.
**[08:07] ---**
Well, somebody will let me out eventually... I hope.
**[08:15] ---**
They should take better care of these.
**[08:31] ---**
Nobody ever came to let me out...
**[08:33] ---**
And now I've skipped my first day of classes.
**[08:38] ---**
I'm starving...
**[08:43] ---**
I think I still have a few in here.
**[08:45] ---**
Found one!
**[08:48] ---**
What's this?
**[08:58] ---**
Ouch...
**[08:59] ---**
Those guys made a peep hole!
**[09:01] ---**
That's another level of perverted!
**[09:14] ---**
She's like a super model...
**[09:19] ---**
Oh yeah, baby! Keep going! Take it all off!
**[09:23] ---**
Yo, we meet again.
**[09:25] ---**
H-how did you even get in here?!
**[09:27] ---**
Whaddya mean how? I used the door.
**[09:29] ---**
Huh?
**[09:30] ---**
I was here first thing in the morning
waiting for the girls to come in for practice.
**[09:34] ---**
But then I fell asleep inside this locker.
**[09:38] ---**
So, you're also a student at this school?
**[09:41] ---**
Yeah, I'm a sophomore in class 2-4.
**[09:43] ---**
But damn, you just can't catch a break
from being harassed.
**[09:47] ---**
Can you, Burly-tan-granny?
**[09:48] ---**
It's "Kurumatani."
**[09:50] ---**
That Momoharu guy is only a sophomore,
but he's number 2 on the school food chain.
**[09:55] ---**
You should do what he says
if you want to enjoy a peaceful life.
**[09:58] ---**
Wait, did you see everything that happened?
**[10:00] ---**
Yeah, I was in the locker.
**[10:02] ---**
Then couldn't you have done something to help me?
**[10:04] ---**
No way! Too much effort, man.
**[10:06] ---**
Are you serious...?
**[10:09] ---**
Um, I'm pretty sure it's well past the time
that teams are supposed to meet up for practice...
**[10:14] ---**
...so why haven't those guys
come back here to get started?
**[10:18] ---**
Tell me, did any of them seem like the type
that actually takes sports seriously?
**[10:22] ---**
Huh?
**[10:23] ---**
The Kuzu High boys' basketball team
has been defunct for years now.
**[10:26] ---**
Not only do they not practice,
but they don't even try to recruit new members.
**[10:32] ---**
At this school, every student
has to join a club or a sports team.
**[10:36] ---**
Even the ones that don't want to
are forced to become a member of something.
**[10:42] ---**
And this team has turned into
a gang of punks like them as a result.
**[10:46] ---**
I'm also a member of the team,
but unlike them, I show up here every day.
**[10:52] ---**
I keep tabs on how much the girls' team is growing!
If ya know what I mean!
**[10:55] ---**
But listen to my advice, just give up on basketball
and pick another sport to play.
**[11:00] ---**
No way!
**[11:02] ---**
Look man, you're too short to even dream
of becoming a serious B-baller.
**[11:06] ---**
Why be so picky about this?
**[11:12] ---**
I can't deny the fact that I'm short,
or that I've never won a single fight in my life.
**[11:17] ---**
But when I play basketball,
it turns me into someone totally different.
**[11:23] ---**
The court is the only place...
**[11:25] ---**
...that I feel like I can stand
shoulder-to-shoulder with everyone else.
**[11:31] ---**
Listen...
**[11:32] ---**
...you should take what they said to you more seriously.
**[11:35] ---**
If you try to play, then you'll be signing
your own death warrant.
**[11:39] ---**
This is their territory.
**[11:42] ---**
Anyone who takes the game seriously
is just going to throw a wrench into their plans.
**[11:46] ---**
Is pissing them off just to play basketball
really worth it to you?
**[11:54] ---**
It is.
**[11:56] ---**
Then... just do it.
**[11:58] ---**
Huh?
**[11:59] ---**
You want to play basketball, right?
**[12:01] ---**
Uh, I do, but...
**[12:04] ---**
What now?
**[12:05] ---**
Are you changing your mind on me?
**[12:07] ---**
No, but, even if I wanted to...
the door is locked from the outside.
**[12:12] ---**
BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[12:16] ---**
You were saying?
**[12:19] ---**
Nothing.
**[12:20] ---**
I won't lie to you. I hate weak little brats.
**[12:23] ---**
But I dig guys who refuse to give up,
even when the odds are against them.
**[12:33] ---**
They're really going at it!
**[12:35] ---**
Look!
**[12:36] ---**
That girl over there is Madoka Yabuuchi.
She's the idol of the girls' basketball team.
**[12:42] ---**
In case you're curious,
I know that her body measurements are 78-56-80.
**[12:47] ---**
It's the girl I saw earlier.
**[12:49] ---**
So her name is "Madoka."
**[12:52] ---**
Well, hey there, ladies!
**[12:54] ---**
Sorry for the short notice,
but do you mind if we take half the court?
**[13:00] ---**
S-sure, we don't mind.
**[13:02] ---**
Thank you!
**[13:07] ---**
Sh-she's looking my way.
**[13:10] ---**
If she asks my height, I'm totally saying 160 centimeters!
**[13:13] ---**
Although, I'm actually just 149...
**[13:16] ---**
Hey, have a second?
**[13:17] ---**
M-my height is 165 centimeters tall thanks for asking!
**[13:28] ---**
The boys' team is dangerous.
**[13:30] ---**
Be careful.
**[13:33] ---**
Madoka!
**[13:34] ---**
Sorry, I'm coming!
**[13:35] ---**
Hey, Pearly-butt-acne!
**[13:38] ---**
It's "Kurumatani," jeez.
**[13:40] ---**
Check it!
**[13:41] ---**
Impressive, huh?
**[13:42] ---**
This isn't the circus!
**[13:45] ---**
I'm actually going to practice,
so please toss me one, uh...
**[13:49] ---**
Actually, I don't think you've told me your name yet.
**[13:52] ---**
Oh yeah? Well, my name is...
**[13:55] ---**
Yo, Chiaki.
**[14:00] ---**
The hell are you doing...
**[14:02] ---**
...on my court?
**[14:06] ---**
Hey, cut it out! Let me go!
**[14:08] ---**
Give them back!
**[14:10] ---**
Hey brat, didn't you get the message?
**[14:13] ---**
We told you not to practice in here without permission.
**[14:16] ---**
Listen here. I really hate assholes
who don't keep their word.
**[14:20] ---**
Now I've got no choice.
**[14:22] ---**
These are going straight to the sewers.
**[14:24] ---**
Get your hands off them!
Those are the shoes my mom gave me!
**[14:28] ---**
Shut the hell up, mama's boy.
**[14:31] ---**
Just have her go buy you a new pair.
**[14:38] ---**
Seriously?! They're mine?!
**[14:40] ---**
Awesome!
**[14:42] ---**
I know you've always wanted them.
**[14:45] ---**
But hey, if these shoes are mine now, then...
**[14:48] ---**
...you won't have a pair left to use, mom!
**[14:52] ---**
That's okay. Because I...
**[14:55] ---**
...don't need to wear them anymore.
**[14:59] ---**
Dammit!
**[15:01] ---**
Hey kid, are you all right?
**[15:04] ---**
Oh no! Your nose is bleeding!
**[15:06] ---**
Those jerks are just the absolute worst.
**[15:09] ---**
But it's a good thing that all they did were take his shoes.
**[15:12] ---**
No, it's not...
**[15:14] ---**
Huh?
**[15:15] ---**
Those shoes are way too important to just give up.
**[15:17] ---**
I'd rather die than lose them!
**[15:23] ---**
Too easy!
**[15:24] ---**
Come back and fight us
when you grow out of those diapers of yours, kid.
**[15:28] ---**
Go back to kindergarten, you'll fit in better.
**[15:35] ---**
Give them back...!
**[15:38] ---**
You damn runt! Let go!
**[15:41] ---**
That's enough, Yasu.
**[15:43] ---**
Huh?
**[15:45] ---**
I suppose we did force you
into making that promise with us.
**[15:49] ---**
So I'll spare your shoes
from becoming friends with the turds.
**[15:52] ---**
Damn right you will! Give them back right now!
**[15:54] ---**
It would be a pain to find a sewer grate
to dump them in, anyway.
**[15:58] ---**
I'll settle with a trip to the incinerator instead.
**[16:02] ---**
Pipsqueaks like you
always suck out on the court, anyway.
**[16:12] ---**
No incinerator today.
**[16:16] ---**
Chiaki!
**[16:20] ---**
Let go, shithead!
**[16:22] ---**
Not happening.
**[16:22] ---**
Come here.
**[16:23] ---**
Huh?
**[16:24] ---**
You don't want to get mixed up
in what's about to happen.
**[16:28] ---**
Wait, what do you mean by that?
**[16:31] ---**
If they start having an all-out fight in here...
**[16:34] ---**
...then the gym is going to get shredded to pieces.
**[16:36] ---**
Huh?
**[16:38] ---**
Chiaki Hanazono...
**[16:40] ---**
...and his twin brother, Momoharu!
**[16:43] ---**
Those two completely dominate everybody
in Kuzuryu High School.
**[16:46] ---**
They're the twins from hell!
**[16:51] ---**
Hell yeah! The Shining Wizard!
**[16:58] ---**
But why?
**[16:59] ---**
I thought... you were a basketball team...
**[17:03] ---**
Why don't any of you just play basketball?!
**[17:05] ---**
Huh?
**[17:06] ---**
Did I forget to tell you?
**[17:09] ---**
We're all members of the team,
but none of us actually want to play basketball.
**[17:13] ---**
And why is that?
**[17:14] ---**
Well...
**[17:15] ---**
...it's just too much effort!
**[17:17] ---**
I mean, basketball is one of those sports
with too many damn rules.
**[17:20] ---**
They really just suck all of the fun out of it.
**[17:24] ---**
There are three words that I hate more than anything.
**[17:28] ---**
"Rules," "Regulations," and "Requirements."
**[17:31] ---**
Like I said before, I dig your good vibes, man.
**[17:35] ---**
That's why, I'm going to tell you one more time.
**[17:40] ---**
Just quit trying to play basketball at this school.
**[17:44] ---**
Even if they have wings,
birds can never fly without the sky.
**[17:50] ---**
Just you watch!
**[17:51] ---**
I'm going to become a legendary B-baller,
just like you were, Mom!
**[17:57] ---**
Oh, really?
**[17:58] ---**
Great! I can't wait to see you on the court.
**[18:07] ---**
I get it.
**[18:09] ---**
But...
**[18:11] ---**
...let's play a game!
**[18:13] ---**
What? Are you crazy?
**[18:15] ---**
I'll go and get a teacher!
**[18:17] ---**
Wait! Let's just see how this plays out.
**[18:20] ---**
I get the feeling that kid
is going to treat us to a real show.
**[18:24] ---**
You want us to shove you in a locker this time, brat?
**[18:28] ---**
You're on the basketball team.
**[18:31] ---**
So let's sort this out on the court.
**[18:32] ---**
Huh?
**[18:33] ---**
If I lose, then I'll quit trying to play basketball here.
**[18:36] ---**
But in exchange, if I win then I want you
to let me join the team.
**[18:42] ---**
Sorry, but you're not going to provoke us
into taking up that deal.
**[18:46] ---**
We're so far out of practice that there's no way
**[18:48] ---**
any of us could actually win a one-on-one.
**[18:52] ---**
Who said anything about one-on-one?
**[18:55] ---**
What?
**[18:56] ---**
Five-on-one is fine.
**[18:58] ---**
I'll take all of you on at once!
**[19:03] ---**
Don't get cocky, pipsqueak!
**[19:05] ---**
Five-on-one, huh? That's pretty ballsy.
**[19:08] ---**
A-are you ready to play...?
**[19:10] ---**
Bring it on!
**[19:12] ---**
We'll see just how tough you are
after you lose, brat!
**[19:14] ---**
I gotta say, you're pretty good at roping people in...
**[19:17] ---**
...Kurumatani.
**[19:19] ---**
S-so then, does that mean you'll be joining us, Chiaki?
**[19:23] ---**
Huh?
**[19:24] ---**
Who, me? I'm gonna have to pass.
**[19:27] ---**
I mean, that's just too much effort.
**[19:29] ---**
That's why I'm proposing...
**[19:31] ---**
...that Madoka here steps in for me instead!
**[19:33] ---**
Huh?
**[19:34] ---**
What? Why should she?!
**[19:37] ---**
He wants this to be a legit five-on-one match,
**[19:39] ---**
which means that someone has to fill my spot
since I'm not playing.
**[19:43] ---**
Okay! I'll be watching from the sidelines,
so let's get this party started.
**[19:51] ---**
Running away again, huh?
**[19:53] ---**
You never fuckin' change.
**[20:00] ---**
Don't even bother with these guys, Madoka!
**[20:02] ---**
That's right!
**[20:03] ---**
They're just trying to make you look like a bully, too!
**[20:06] ---**
Actually, how can they even think
that Madoka would take this seriously?
**[20:10] ---**
Um...
**[20:12] ---**
I-I have a little favor to ask.
**[20:15] ---**
Please play!
**[20:16] ---**
And don't hold back!
**[20:19] ---**
Sure.
**[20:28] ---**
He'll win this match if he gets past
all 5 defenders and scores just a single basket.
**[20:33] ---**
Is everyone agreed?
**[20:34] ---**
Okay!
**[20:54] ---**
Fat chance, kid!
**[21:08] ---**
He did it!
**[21:09] ---**
Whoa! Awesome fake!
**[21:11] ---**
No, that wasn't a fake!
**[21:13] ---**
Momoharu anticipated the move he was making
and totally shut him out.
**[21:17] ---**
But then that kid... he used a spin
to force his way out and get past!
**[21:28] ---**
He backed off?
**[21:32] ---**
A jump shot?! From here?!
**[21:40] ---**
A Duck-in!
**[21:41] ---**
So low!
**[21:43] ---**
That wasn't any ordinary Duck-in.
**[21:45] ---**
This kid...
**[21:47] ---**
...he just dove straight under!
**[22:15] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
It didn't matter how long you stared up at the sky
**[22:18] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
You always said that you would never be able to fly
**[22:21] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
One night I cried wondering how long it would take
**[22:25] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[22:28] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[22:32] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[22:35] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:42] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
The things precious to us were always close at hand
**[22:48] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
We are never completely alone at any time in our lives
**[22:54] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
The truth is that you can fly, wherever you want
**[22:57] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
Spreading your wings to go far higher than anyone else
**[23:01] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
The more tears that you shed
**[23:06] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
Then the stronger you become
**[23:07] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
Let's use those wings to travel the world over
**[23:11] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
And find a path to a future that no one knows about
**[23:14] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
Always, always, always
**[23:19] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
Walking onwards, all of us together
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru No Sora
Next Time: Boys Without Talent
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Boys Without Talent."
**[23:34] ---**
# E2 - Boys Without Talent
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRQW7D87R/boys-without-talent)
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**[00:06] ---**
He backed off?
**[00:10] ---**
A jump shot?! From here?!
**[00:19] ---**
A Duck-in!
**[00:19] ---**
So low!
**[00:21] ---**
That wasn't any ordinary Duck-in.
**[00:23] ---**
This kid...
**[00:26] ---**
...he just dove straight under!
**[00:42] ---**
What do you think you're doing?!
**[00:43] ---**
Oopsies. Is kicking against the rules?
**[00:45] ---**
Are you okay?!
Obviously! Everybody knows that!
**[00:46] ---**
Obviously! Everybody knows that!
**[00:49] ---**
Well, rules, schmules.
The fact is, he didn't make a basket.
**[00:52] ---**
That means we're the winners.
**[00:54] ---**
H-huh? Wait, stop right there!
**[00:57] ---**
I'm talking to you! Hey! Wai-
**[00:59] ---**
Blah, blah, blah. Whatever, we're done here.
**[01:02] ---**
Now that that's settled, let's
go grab something to eat.
**[01:11] ---**
Calling it quits here is weak sauce.
**[01:15] ---**
We're making this match a best out of 10.
**[01:34] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
**[01:37] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:38] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
**[01:41] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
**[01:48] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
**[01:51] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
**[01:54] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
**[02:02] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
**[02:08] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
**[02:15] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
**[02:18] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
**[02:25] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
**[02:28] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
**[02:35] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
**[02:39] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:56] ---**
Boys Without Talent
**[02:59] ---**
These are...
**[03:04] ---**
...my wings!
**[03:10] ---**
He's got the wings of a duck...
**[03:13] ---**
...a flightless bird, huh?
**[03:18] ---**
Yabuuchi.
**[03:20] ---**
Go mind your own business.
**[03:22] ---**
This ain't gonna be an ordinary game
of basketball, as you can see.
**[03:28] ---**
I don't care.
**[03:29] ---**
Huh?
**[03:30] ---**
I'm not backing down...
**[03:32] ---**
...until this is settled.
**[03:35] ---**
Hey, you three.
**[03:36] ---**
Huh?
**[03:37] ---**
You should all stand under the basket
and make sure he doesn't get close.
**[03:41] ---**
What?
**[03:42] ---**
Who the hell died and made
you the boss around here?
**[03:45] ---**
I'm not bossing you around.
**[03:47] ---**
I just don't want us to lose.
**[03:50] ---**
Uh oh, Madoka's serious about this.
**[03:53] ---**
I feel so bad for that kid.
**[03:56] ---**
Not like that! Go further back!
**[03:56] ---**
With the defense clustered in the middle like that,
it won't matter how good his drive is.
**[03:58] ---**
Yeah, yeah. Quit your bitchin'.
**[04:01] ---**
Short players usually rely
on their dribbling skills to be competitive.
**[04:04] ---**
But now they've made sure
to totally strip him of his only weapon.
**[04:07] ---**
I find it hard to believe he could even play basketball
in the first place with his height.
**[04:12] ---**
What else am I supposed
to do? I'm just too short.
**[04:17] ---**
Hey, don't just blame your
height for your lack of points.
**[04:21] ---**
I scored plenty and I'm only
160 centimeters tall, you know?
**[04:24] ---**
Yeah, but you were on a girls' team!
**[04:27] ---**
Guys who are short like
me just can't compete...
**[04:32] ---**
Listen to me, Sora.
**[04:34] ---**
Being short like you are
isn't a disadvantage.
**[04:38] ---**
If anything, it's an advantage, because it makes
your opponent assume that you're not a threat.
**[04:44] ---**
He's at the edge of the sideline!
**[04:46] ---**
They've got him cornered!
**[04:48] ---**
Okay, how about this.
**[04:51] ---**
I'll share one important tip with you.
**[04:58] ---**
A Duck-in!
**[04:59] ---**
You're not getting past me again!
**[05:03] ---**
A long time ago...
**[05:04] ---**
...they played basketball
without this particular rule.
**[05:11] ---**
But they added it later as a way to balance out
the advantage that all the tall players had.
**[05:17] ---**
If you learn to make the most
of it, then you'll be fine.
**[05:30] ---**
Because then...
**[05:33] ---**
...even you can...
**[05:36] ---**
...fly straight to the hoop in an instant!
**[05:44] ---**
No way...
**[05:48] ---**
He sunk that 3-pointer like it was nothing.
**[05:53] ---**
He's amazing.
**[05:55] ---**
He drew our attention with
that slick drive earlier.
**[05:58] ---**
Naturally, we responded
by focusing our defense in the middle.
**[06:01] ---**
But in reality... that just
set up the court in his favor.
**[06:07] ---**
And in the end, he nailed
a perfect jump shot.
**[06:12] ---**
A 3-point shooter who's only
150 centimeters tall, huh?
**[06:17] ---**
He's definitely got an interesting style.
**[06:20] ---**
Okay!
**[06:21] ---**
Nice game, nice game!
**[06:23] ---**
Guess that makes you an
official member of the team.
**[06:25] ---**
And that means...
**[06:28] ---**
...you get the honor of being our lackey.
**[06:31] ---**
Huh?
**[06:31] ---**
Boy, what a workout. I'm starving!
**[06:34] ---**
Great timing. Hurry on over to the cafeteria
and fetch us some melon bread.
**[06:44] ---**
Get your heads out of your asses.
**[06:47] ---**
You idiots.
**[06:49] ---**
I said this was going to be a best of 10.
**[06:53] ---**
We still... have 8 more shots to go, dammit!
**[06:57] ---**
MARUKO
BRIDGE
**[07:03] ---**
Isn't that, like, totes craycray?
**[07:04] ---**
Oh em gee! That is so
ridic, like I can't even.
**[07:07] ---**
So, I was all like, "sorry not sorry."
**[07:09] ---**
And they were like, "What did you just say?"
**[07:11] ---**
Wait. Look down there.
**[07:12] ---**
Total creeper alert, let's go!
**[07:26] ---**
So, how'd it go?
**[07:28] ---**
You win?
**[07:32] ---**
That kid... he beat us.
**[07:38] ---**
Well, you know what they
say about basketball!
**[07:41] ---**
You're bound to make at least
1 out of every 10 shots! It's a fluke!
**[07:44] ---**
Anyway, who wants a sip
of my canned soup here?
**[07:46] ---**
I found it on the ground
earlier, it's still fresh!
**[07:49] ---**
Come on, man! Down the hatch!
**[07:52] ---**
It's good stuff! I swear!
**[07:53] ---**
A fluke, huh?
**[07:56] ---**
It would take a miracle
for someone to fluke 9 times in a row.
**[08:00] ---**
If we had been playing in a real game,
**[08:03] ---**
then we'd have lost by 27 points.
**[08:08] ---**
Let's play together!
**[08:12] ---**
Huh?
**[08:13] ---**
Let's play again soon, on the same team!
**[08:19] ---**
That's a promise!
**[08:21] ---**
I'll be waiting for you!
**[08:34] ---**
Here.
**[08:35] ---**
Oh, thanks.
**[08:38] ---**
M-Madoka.
**[08:44] ---**
"That's a promise?" You said that?
**[08:47] ---**
You realize he won't keep it, right?
**[08:49] ---**
I'm pretty sure he will.
**[08:51] ---**
That Momoharu guy told me himself.
**[08:53] ---**
He said he doesn't like people
who can't keep their word.
**[08:58] ---**
But even so...
**[08:59] ---**
Didn't you notice it out on the court?
**[09:01] ---**
Huh?
**[09:03] ---**
During that entire match,
he was the only one who never fouled me.
**[09:09] ---**
I guess you do have a point there.
**[09:14] ---**
At the start, when I went
in to cut for the basket...
**[09:18] ---**
...he knew I was going to go for a spin
just based on how I adjusted my hand on the ball.
**[09:22] ---**
Before I could fully make
my move, he blocked me off
**[09:24] ---**
and almost lured me into
making an offensive foul.
**[09:30] ---**
I have no doubt.
**[09:32] ---**
Those moves...
**[09:34] ---**
...could only be made by
someone with experience!
**[09:41] ---**
And if my intuition is right...
**[09:43] ---**
...he has played, too!
***SIGN*** Boneafide Milk Healthy Full of Calcium!!
**[09:55] ---**
Calcium Filled
Milky Bread
**[09:56] ---**
I miss getting free school lunch...
**[10:00] ---**
Well for now, I managed to get myself
on the basketball team.
**[10:04] ---**
That means I can focus on
getting in some practice, starting today!
**[10:08] ---**
Oh, hey. You're the kid from yesterday.
**[10:12] ---**
Oh, hey Madoka!
**[10:13] ---**
Hi.
**[10:18] ---**
Something wrong?
**[10:20] ---**
Your face is beet red.
**[10:22] ---**
Uh, no. Nothing at all!
**[10:25] ---**
Bonefide Milk
**[10:26] ---**
Is that all you're having for lunch?
**[10:29] ---**
You'll have to eat more than
that if you want to get taller.
**[10:32] ---**
Here. You can have this.
**[10:34] ---**
Huh?
**[10:40] ---**
A-are you sure?!
**[10:41] ---**
Yeah. Congrats on joining
the basketball team.
**[10:44] ---**
I think your presence is going
to make a bit of a splash.
**[10:48] ---**
Do your best out there, okay?
**[10:52] ---**
You can do it, rookie!
**[10:56] ---**
Okay!
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[11:01] ---**
Huh?
**[11:03] ---**
You wanna practice?
**[11:04] ---**
Get out of here with that shit.
**[11:05] ---**
Wh-what else am I supposed to do
if we're not going to practice?
**[11:09] ---**
I don't know, sit over there
and practice writing kanji or some shit.
**[11:12] ---**
Sweet! I win!
**[11:13] ---**
Gah!
**[11:17] ---**
Hell yeah! Rack up another win for me!
**[11:18] ---**
Dammit! You must be cheating, Yasu!
**[11:21] ---**
Um... would you mind if
I practiced by myself?
**[11:24] ---**
What's that?!
**[11:25] ---**
Nothing! Don't mind me.
**[11:27] ---**
When you're done with that,
then you can clean the locker room.
**[11:30] ---**
J-just cleaning?
**[11:33] ---**
Watch it kid, we've got
seniority on you here.
**[11:36] ---**
If you want the chance to play basketball,
then you gotta do whatever we say.
**[11:39] ---**
Okay, then...!
**[11:41] ---**
I can play basketball after the
cleaning's all done, right?
**[11:48] ---**
Just keep us out of it, bonehead.
**[11:52] ---**
Don't screw up. We better not see
a speck of dust when we get back!
**[11:58] ---**
Awesome! This is going to
be easier than I thought!
**[12:00] ---**
I'll have this place spotless in no time!
**[12:13] ---**
I guess he's not coming today.
**[12:20] ---**
That about does it.
**[12:22] ---**
Oh crap! When did it get so late?!
**[12:25] ---**
I gotta hurry or else I'll
run out of time for practice.
**[12:33] ---**
Um, hey there, Chiaki.
**[12:37] ---**
What's with the pole?
**[12:39] ---**
This thing?
**[12:40] ---**
I borrowed it from the track & field club.
**[12:44] ---**
Good timing.
**[12:45] ---**
You're going to want in on this.
**[12:48] ---**
Huh?
**[12:51] ---**
Take a good look. You see the
stuff that fell on the floor?
**[12:55] ---**
There's something sticking out from under the jacket.
Do you realize what that is?
**[13:00] ---**
I'm not sure.
**[13:04] ---**
That, my good friend...
**[13:06] ---**
...is a lady's bra.
**[13:08] ---**
A b-b-b-b...
**[13:09] ---**
...bra?!
**[13:12] ---**
Come on!
**[13:13] ---**
It's time to launch our rescue operation
to save that poor bra!
**[13:18] ---**
But wait a sec...
**[13:19] ---**
...there's no way that thing
is going to fit through the wall. Right?
**[13:23] ---**
Don't worry.
**[13:24] ---**
I've got my bases covered.
**[13:27] ---**
More like a base up your sleeve!
**[13:29] ---**
Okay. Commencing mission.
**[13:33] ---**
Actually, that's not going to be long enough.
**[13:36] ---**
What?
**[13:37] ---**
You're about... 20, no, 15 centimeters short.
**[13:42] ---**
Quit pulling my leg, man.
**[13:43] ---**
This should be more than
long enough to reach it.
**[13:48] ---**
Huh? Shit.
**[13:50] ---**
Well damn, you were right.
**[13:52] ---**
Try this! It should be long enough
to reach if we add this! Hurry up!
**[13:55] ---**
I gotta say, you're way
too excited about this.
**[14:05] ---**
So hey, I heard you invited those guys
to play together with you.
**[14:10] ---**
But I told you before...
**[14:12] ---**
...the Kuzu High basketball team
**[14:14] ---**
is just a gang of punks who
don't even want to play.
**[14:20] ---**
Is that really true?
**[14:22] ---**
I'm not sure about the other guys,
**[14:24] ---**
but I think at the very least Momoharu
has a passion for the game.
**[14:28] ---**
Please be straight with me.
**[14:29] ---**
I'm almost certain that both you and Momoharu
have prior experience.
**[14:33] ---**
Didn't you used to play?
**[14:38] ---**
Suppose we did. What does that change?
**[14:43] ---**
Listen up, Senora Curvy-auntie
**[14:46] ---**
It's "Sora Kurumatani."
**[14:48] ---**
Just remember this...
**[14:49] ---**
In all things in life...
**[14:54] ---**
...there comes a time to call it quits.
**[14:59] ---**
Call it... quits?
**[15:06] ---**
Great job today.
Nice game.
**[15:08] ---**
Time to get changed and head home.
**[15:11] ---**
I guess that kid from yesterday
never showed up, huh?
**[15:14] ---**
Yeah...
**[15:15] ---**
Huh? Is it just me or did something move?
**[15:18] ---**
D-do you think it was a cockroach?
**[15:21] ---**
Gross! I hope not!
**[15:24] ---**
So that's what he meant...
by calling it quits...
**[15:51] ---**
He looks like he's on top of the world.
**[16:04] ---**
Man, that kid really just won't take a hint.
**[16:07] ---**
Basketball this and basketball that.
What the hell is so fun about it?
**[16:10] ---**
I'm taking bets on how long he lasts.
**[16:13] ---**
One week! No wait, there's no way
it's longer than 3 days.
**[16:18] ---**
Are you still bothered by the fact...
**[16:20] ---**
...that he beat you?
**[16:23] ---**
Not really.
**[16:25] ---**
I don't give a shit about basketball.
**[16:31] ---**
Hey Momoharu.
**[16:33] ---**
Do you think this stick could
reach all the way up there?
**[16:37] ---**
Huh?
**[16:38] ---**
Yeah, obviously. Looks long enough to me.
**[16:44] ---**
Bzzt! You lose!
**[16:49] ---**
But I bet...
**[16:51] ---**
...that he would have
known from just a glance.
**[16:55] ---**
What are you getting at?
**[16:57] ---**
Depth perception.
**[16:59] ---**
It's the ability to accurately
measure the distance between you
**[17:01] ---**
and another object with just your eyes.
**[17:04] ---**
Any good shooter in basketball has to have
a really keen sense of depth perception.
**[17:10] ---**
Unlike me, you used to really
put everything into practice.
**[17:13] ---**
But it never made you become
any better as a shooter, did it?
**[17:17] ---**
I imagine that's the difference
between an average joe and a real prodigy.
**[17:23] ---**
Hey shitheads! You're on our turf!
**[17:25] ---**
Stop sitting on your fat
asses and buzz off! Losers!
**[17:30] ---**
Oh? Look what we have here,
it's a bunch of trash from Kuzu High.
**[17:34] ---**
The shitty uniforms really
go with their stupid faces.
**[17:37] ---**
Better go home and practice using your pea brains
so you can actually graduate, shitheads!
**[17:49] ---**
What? Is that all you've got?
**[17:51] ---**
You better watch what you say
about Kuzu High from now on, kiddos.
**[17:54] ---**
Aren't you glad you learned
this important lesson?
**[17:57] ---**
Dumbasses... you have no idea
who the hell you're messing with.
**[18:02] ---**
We're part of the crew at Maru High!
**[18:06] ---**
I don't see any "crew" coming
to save your sorry ass.
**[18:10] ---**
Maru High, huh? That explains why
they're such assholes.
**[18:14] ---**
You know that it takes
one to know one, right?
**[18:17] ---**
I'm feeling lucky tonight,
let's go throw down somewhere.
**[18:19] ---**
Hell yeah, I like the sound of that!
**[18:26] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[18:27] ---**
So...
**[18:28] ---**
...why the hell did we come
back here to play mahjong?
**[18:30] ---**
So we can win and then feel
better about ourselves.
**[18:33] ---**
Says the guy who keeps freakin' winning.
**[18:37] ---**
What's up? You feel out of your element
being in a clean room for once?
**[18:41] ---**
Nah. It's just been a long time
since we've hung out here this late.
**[18:47] ---**
Brings back memories. We used to stay
later than anybody in middle school.
**[18:54] ---**
Yeah...
**[19:01] ---**
Dude, it's already past 8:00!
How many more shots is it gonna take?
**[19:05] ---**
Until I get to 200.
**[19:08] ---**
I might suck now,
but I'm gonna be the very best one day.
**[19:12] ---**
Cuz I'm the only one on the team
who practices this much!
**[19:21] ---**
Seems so long ago. I used to practice shooting
until well after the sun went down.
**[19:30] ---**
No... it can't be...
**[19:36] ---**
You've gotta be kidding...
**[19:49] ---**
He's been going at it this whole time?
**[19:53] ---**
Just how many shots has he taken?
**[19:56] ---**
1,021 of them.
**[19:59] ---**
Yabuuchi?
**[20:01] ---**
Oh, and that one makes 1,022.
**[20:04] ---**
He's been shooting for nearly
four hours straight now.
**[20:08] ---**
What the hell are you doing
here this late, anyway?
**[20:11] ---**
I thought about going home a few times.
**[20:14] ---**
But my curiosity got the better of me.
**[20:17] ---**
That kid...
**[20:18] ---**
...I bet he does practice like
this every day of the week.
**[20:22] ---**
1,000 shots... every day...
**[20:26] ---**
He must have lost his mind.
**[20:28] ---**
Why the hell would anybody
need to go that damn far?
**[20:30] ---**
Isn't it obvious?
**[20:32] ---**
Because that kid...
**[20:34] ---**
...lacks the greatest asset that anybody
can possibly have in basketball: height.
**[20:40] ---**
Even if he excels in other
aspects of the game,
**[20:43] ---**
shooting 1,000 may not even be enough
to make up for the difference in the end.
**[20:48] ---**
Momoharu! Time for free throws!
**[20:53] ---**
What kind of performance was that, Momoharu?!
**[20:55] ---**
You had the easiest shot of all time!
**[20:56] ---**
How many times are you gonna
miss before you learn?!
**[20:59] ---**
Forget it! I'm taking you out!
**[21:02] ---**
Hoshino, you're in!
**[21:04] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[21:05] ---**
Seriously? Talk about being lucky.
**[21:08] ---**
Hoshino's a freshman who
just barely joined the team.
**[21:15] ---**
Holy crap! What a comeback!
**[21:17] ---**
We actually beat Kitaoka Middle!
**[21:18] ---**
I guess even one talented player
is enough to change everything!
**[21:27] ---**
Huh? What's up, Momoharu?
**[21:29] ---**
Shouldn't you be at practice now?
**[21:32] ---**
I saw your team in the gym.
**[21:33] ---**
Nah, I quit all that.
**[21:36] ---**
I don't have the talent, anyway.
**[21:41] ---**
What are you going to do?
**[21:43] ---**
Huh?
**[21:43] ---**
That kid is waiting for you.
**[21:46] ---**
You promised.
**[21:48] ---**
And he's convinced that
you'll keep your word.
**[21:52] ---**
He had no doubt
that you would play basketball with him.
**[21:56] ---**
That kid...
**[21:58] ---**
...believes in you.
**[22:15] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
**[22:18] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
**[22:21] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
**[22:25] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
**[22:28] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
**[22:32] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
**[22:35] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
**[22:42] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
**[22:48] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
**[22:54] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
**[22:57] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
**[23:01] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
**[23:06] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
**[23:07] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
**[23:11] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
**[23:14] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
**[23:19] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru No Sora
Next Time: Momoharu's Wings
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Momoharu's Wings."
# E3 - Momoharu's Wings
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**[00:08] ---**
1,000 shots every day...
**[00:10] ---**
He must have lost his mind.
**[00:12] ---**
Why the hell would anybody
need to go that damn far?
**[00:15] ---**
Isn't it obvious?
**[00:16] ---**
Because that kid...
**[00:18] ---**
...lacks the greatest asset that anybody
can possibly have in basketball: height.
**[00:30] ---**
If he practices 1,000 shots every day,
then that adds up to 7,000 every week.
**[00:35] ---**
And 30,000 every month.
**[00:38] ---**
Which means, in one year
that pipsqueak does...
**[00:45] ---**
Forget it. Too much math.
**[01:03] ---**
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[01:06] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:07] ---**
I wanna invite you to come along
**[01:10] ---**
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[01:17] ---**
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[01:20] ---**
And let it push you past hesitation
**[01:23] ---**
Give and go! With the flow
**[01:31] ---**
Instincts that are buried deep
will always rear their head again
**[01:37] ---**
People can't just hide the
dreams they once dreamed of
**[01:44] ---**
Even if these wings can't fly
**[01:47] ---**
We want to spread them
wide and embrace the sky
**[01:54] ---**
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[01:57] ---**
You never know, the impossible
could be possible tomorrow
**[02:04] ---**
So let's keep up the struggle
**[02:08] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:20] ---**
Momoharu's Wings
**[02:25] ---**
Gotta hurry!
**[02:26] ---**
I'm gonna beat everyone to the locker rooms
**[02:28] ---**
and start practice before
they tell me to do anything!
**[02:33] ---**
Early duck gets the worm!
**[02:39] ---**
What're you doing, man?
**[02:41] ---**
That's supposed to be where
we keep all the balls!
**[02:44] ---**
This is better.
**[02:45] ---**
I had some guys on the swim team
fill it with water from the heated pool.
**[02:53] ---**
You want to take a dip?
**[02:55] ---**
Absolutely not! And please put on some pants!
**[03:01] ---**
Jeez... I rushed all the way here
so I could actually get in some practice.
**[03:06] ---**
What is it about basketball
that you enjoy so much?
**[03:10] ---**
What do you mean?
**[03:12] ---**
Let's say that you're a guy
who can't make a shot to save his life.
**[03:16] ---**
Do you think it's fun
for someone like that to play the game?
**[03:20] ---**
I think it can be fun for anyone
if they practice and get good at it.
**[03:23] ---**
What if they practiced
but never got any good?
**[03:26] ---**
Then they should practice even more.
**[03:29] ---**
We're just going in circles.
**[03:31] ---**
To be honest, I'm not sure anybody
actually needs a reason to play basketball.
**[03:40] ---**
Um, hold up for a second!
**[03:43] ---**
Where are we going? I'd really
like to start practice...
**[03:47] ---**
Let me simplify what I was
trying to say earlier.
**[03:51] ---**
Take a kid who absolutely hates
eating carrots, for example.
**[03:54] ---**
Uh, okay.
**[03:56] ---**
Do you think if he kept eating carrots nonstop,
that he would start to like them eventually?
**[04:02] ---**
That's hard for me to say.
**[04:04] ---**
I'm not a big fan of carrots myself.
**[04:07] ---**
But frankly...
**[04:08] ---**
...I don't really understand
the point of the question.
**[04:11] ---**
Take a good look.
**[04:17] ---**
Momoharu is... actually practicing?
**[04:23] ---**
What happened? Why now?
**[04:26] ---**
Well, that's simple.
**[04:28] ---**
It's 'cuz he saw some dummy
chow down on 1,000 carrots
**[04:31] ---**
like they were the most
delicious thing in the world.
**[04:46] ---**
Momoharu...
**[04:51] ---**
Even if he's wrong about them,
**[04:53] ---**
I don't think he'll ever come
around to enjoying carrots.
**[05:10] ---**
It'll work out.
**[05:11] ---**
For now, what's important is that Momoharu
found the drive to get back into the game.
**[05:15] ---**
Goddammit!
**[05:17] ---**
JUST GO IN THE DAMN BASKET,
YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT!
**[05:23] ---**
Whoa! That jump!
**[05:31] ---**
H-h-he was flying!
**[05:34] ---**
The ball didn't go in, but...
**[05:37] ---**
...he jumped so high that half of his arm
was totally above the rim!
**[05:41] ---**
H-he's incredible!
**[05:44] ---**
That was so awesome, Momoharu!
**[05:50] ---**
Kuzu High really is full of losers.
**[05:52] ---**
Last time I saw something
like you, I flushed it.
**[05:56] ---**
I hear you gave some of my
boys a hard time yesterday,
**[05:59] ---**
so we came here to return the favor.
**[06:03] ---**
More shitheads from Maru High, huh?
**[06:05] ---**
Out of all the places we looked,
I never expected you'd be on the court.
**[06:09] ---**
Feel free to hit yourself
with the ball some more.
**[06:14] ---**
How the mighty have fallen.
Do you have any street cred left?
**[06:17] ---**
You gonna be one of those
pathetic normies from now on?
**[06:21] ---**
Oh man, check it out.
He's sweating like a pig!
**[06:24] ---**
Holy shit, he was actually
trying to practice for real earlier!
**[06:27] ---**
Take my advice and quit wasting your time
with all this basketball bullshit.
**[06:33] ---**
Because you fucking suck at it.
**[06:37] ---**
You don't think I already know that?!
**[06:39] ---**
Whoa!
**[06:40] ---**
With one hand!
**[06:43] ---**
Let him go, dipshit!
**[06:45] ---**
Take this!
**[06:49] ---**
Get wrecked!
**[06:54] ---**
That punk bitch... I'm gonna make him bleed.
**[06:58] ---**
That's enough, guys! Make some room for me.
**[07:01] ---**
Dammit, I'm so pissed off right now.
**[07:05] ---**
Punks like you can't just go on
the straight and narrow, it's a goddamn disgrace.
**[07:09] ---**
I'm gonna make sure you
never play basketball again!
**[07:22] ---**
The hell do you think you're doing, squirt?!
**[07:25] ---**
Quit making fun of people who
are trying their hardest!
**[07:29] ---**
Huh?
**[07:29] ---**
The hell are you going on about?
**[07:31] ---**
Calcium
Bar
**[07:31] ---**
Don't you dare laugh at Momoharu again.
If you do then I swear...
**[07:36] ---**
...I'll put you all six feet under!
**[07:42] ---**
Goddammit...
**[07:45] ---**
Who the hell just gangs
up on people like that?
**[07:49] ---**
Why don't they ever settle things with words?
**[07:51] ---**
Man... are you just stupid or what?
**[07:55] ---**
Well, the two of us managed
to fend all those assholes off.
**[07:58] ---**
That makes us the winners in the end.
**[08:00] ---**
My ears are ringing like a bell!
**[08:02] ---**
What should I do?! Hey? Do you know?!
**[08:05] ---**
Don't ask me, moron!
**[08:06] ---**
Crap! It won't stop! It's so loud!
**[08:09] ---**
Do you hear it too?! There it goes again!
Gah! This sucks!
**[08:13] ---**
Back in middle school...
I used to play basketball.
**[08:17] ---**
But I never made any of my shots.
**[08:21] ---**
I screwed up bad in my very first match.
**[08:24] ---**
And after that I was regulated
to just being a sub on the bench.
**[08:27] ---**
Even though I was practicing
so much more than anybody else...
**[08:32] ---**
In the end... I quit before
I even got to my third year.
**[08:39] ---**
Just to make it clear...
**[08:41] ---**
...there's no point in
waiting for me to join you.
**[08:44] ---**
I dunno what you think I'm capable of.
**[08:47] ---**
But I don't have any talent
for the game of basketball.
**[08:50] ---**
You saw me earlier, right?
I couldn't make a single damn shot.
**[08:54] ---**
This is bad, Momoharu! We gotta get moving
or else there won't be any time for practice!
**[08:59] ---**
Dude, I just told you. Get
it through your head already.
**[09:02] ---**
What?
**[09:03] ---**
I'm sorry. My ears have been ringing
really bad this whole time.
**[09:09] ---**
H-he seriously didn't hear a word I said?
**[09:16] ---**
Oh, hey! I think it stopped!
**[09:18] ---**
I can hear just fine, now!
**[09:20] ---**
Okay, Momoharu!
**[09:21] ---**
Let's hurry over to the gym.
I want to see that move of yours one more time!
**[09:25] ---**
Huh? What move?
**[09:27] ---**
That was the first time I've
ever seen a dunk in real life!
**[09:31] ---**
Just do it one more time!
**[09:33] ---**
Like I said earlier... I quit, man.
**[09:36] ---**
How does it feel... to actually fly?
**[09:39] ---**
Huh?
**[09:41] ---**
What kind of view do you see
when you use your wings?
**[09:47] ---**
Please tell me all about it.
**[10:03] ---**
Um, Momoharu? Where are you going?
**[10:06] ---**
The gym, obviously.
**[10:08] ---**
I can dunk a lot better... on those baskets.
**[10:15] ---**
Great!
**[10:16] ---**
Yahoo~!
**[10:25] ---**
Jeez. How can I say no to that?
**[10:28] ---**
Well, I've always been a man of my word.
**[10:33] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[10:36] ---**
Seriously?
**[10:37] ---**
Those bastards from Maru
High came to pick a fight?
**[10:40] ---**
Not a fight! A basketball game!
**[10:43] ---**
So they want a round of
fisticuffs on the court, then.
**[10:45] ---**
No! Just a perfectly ordinary
game of basketball!
**[10:48] ---**
Apparently, they put in
an official request through their coach.
**[10:52] ---**
Though I have no idea if their
team is any good or not.
**[10:56] ---**
They turned tail and said...
**[10:58] ---**
You'll regret this. We're gonna make you
a total laughingstock!
**[11:03] ---**
Or some shit like that.
**[11:06] ---**
They want to make us the
butt of everybody's joke.
**[11:10] ---**
It's true that we're not in any shape
to compete on a serious level.
**[11:15] ---**
But they wouldn't have challenged us
without knowing that already.
**[11:21] ---**
Well, in any case...
**[11:23] ---**
I don't want to be thought
of as a weakling or a coward.
**[11:29] ---**
What do you say, guys?
**[11:31] ---**
I won't force you into it or anything.
**[11:35] ---**
O-okay.
**[11:37] ---**
Let's put on a show!
We'll teach 'em how basketball is really played!
**[11:50] ---**
Hey, Yasuhara.
**[11:51] ---**
Please drop your knees down a little more.
**[11:53] ---**
Stuff it, pipsqueak! I don't
take any orders from you!
**[11:56] ---**
Forget that! Why are we holding
our arms out like this?
**[11:58] ---**
Are we gonna be spinning turntables or what?
**[12:01] ---**
It's to put space between
you and the defense.
**[12:03] ---**
Keep your eyes on the opponent!
**[12:06] ---**
Oh dear.
**[12:08] ---**
Shh. Don't laugh.
**[12:11] ---**
Um, so hey. It's totally okay to take it slow,
but form is really importan-
**[12:15] ---**
Screw this.
**[12:16] ---**
Huh?
**[12:18] ---**
I've had enough.
**[12:24] ---**
Well, I figured things
would turn out this way.
**[12:27] ---**
It's not hard to sympathize
what those guys are feeling right now.
**[12:31] ---**
You should try scouting out
more freshman like yourself.
**[12:34] ---**
Somebody out there's gotta
be down to play basketball.
**[12:37] ---**
It'd be easier to form a
team with members like that.
**[12:40] ---**
That's not an option.
**[12:43] ---**
Huh?
**[12:45] ---**
We're the ones that they
challenged to a fight,
**[12:48] ---**
so we have to be the ones
who put an end to it.
**[12:54] ---**
Yatsui
Sporting Goods
**[12:55] ---**
We appreciate your business.
**[13:00] ---**
Yo, Momoharu. Are those
a new pair of sneakers?
**[13:03] ---**
Hey, Chiaki.
**[13:05] ---**
I gotta admit, I just can't wrap
my head around you at all lately.
**[13:14] ---**
I thought you weren't interested
in suffering that pain a second time.
**[13:21] ---**
Well, unlike you, I don't live off junk food
and always get a goodnight's sleep.
**[13:27] ---**
I also never eat shit off the ground
and don't leave my dick hanging out all the time.
**[13:30] ---**
That puts me on track to outlive
your sorry ass by about 20 years.
**[13:34] ---**
I've got a long life to live.
**[13:36] ---**
It ain't such a bad idea to spend it
doing things a second time.
**[13:40] ---**
Are you really planning to outlast me?!
**[13:43] ---**
I thought you promised
that we'd die together!
**[13:45] ---**
You know damn well that's
not what this is about!
**[13:49] ---**
I'll be straight with you.
That pipsqueak managed to get me excited.
**[13:54] ---**
It suddenly hit me.
**[13:56] ---**
I might actually give a shit about basketball
if I'm on a team with him.
**[14:05] ---**
Pretty please! I really want
to play basketball with you guys!
**[14:08] ---**
Damn, you're annoying.
We ain't interested in your stupid game.
**[14:12] ---**
Give it up already, pipsqueak.
**[14:14] ---**
But even Momoharu is really motivated
about playing in a real game for once.
**[14:17] ---**
Momoharu ain't got nothing to do with it.
**[14:19] ---**
Then can you at least tell
me what the problem is?
**[14:28] ---**
I'll clean the locker room again!
I'll even go and buy any snacks that you want!
**[14:31] ---**
And also, in addition
to that I'll uh... um...
**[14:34] ---**
You'll have to do more than that.
And also, in addition to that I'll uh... um...
**[14:35] ---**
Huh?
**[14:37] ---**
Play basketball... in front of all the girls
wearing only your boxers.
**[14:43] ---**
If you manage that, we'll play basketball
or any damn sport you want!
**[14:56] ---**
Nice. A perfect fit.
**[15:03] ---**
Oh, hey! Momoharu!
**[15:04] ---**
Did you buy a new pair of sneakers?
**[15:06] ---**
Yep. Gotta have the right
gear to shoot the sphere.
**[15:09] ---**
You're really going all out!
**[15:12] ---**
All right. Then it's time for me
to pull out all the stops, too!
**[15:17] ---**
HERE WE GO!
**[15:25] ---**
What the hell was I ever
expecting from this idiot?
**[15:30] ---**
He's coming this way!
**[15:36] ---**
We said in your boxers!
**[15:41] ---**
You better hold up your end
of the bargain after this!
**[15:45] ---**
Yeah... sure...
**[15:48] ---**
Now on Sale
New Snacks and Lunches
**[15:50] ---**
UMAIBO
**[15:54] ---**
We still got roped into
playing basketball in the end, huh?
**[15:57] ---**
He really put us between
a rock and a hard place with that stunt.
**[16:01] ---**
That's true.
**[16:03] ---**
But...
**[16:05] ---**
...he was really small.
**[16:09] ---**
KANAGAWA PREFECTURE SHINMARUKO HIGH SCHOOL
**[16:12] ---**
Our first opponents.
**[16:13] ---**
I figured I would come scout out the school
and see what kind of team they have, but...
**[16:21] ---**
Yikes... They all look like bad news...
**[16:25] ---**
Anyways...
**[16:26] ---**
...I really think I should have
just handled this on my own.
**[16:30] ---**
Don't be stupid.
**[16:31] ---**
You would've been cornered like a mouse
at a cat convention if you'd come here alone.
**[16:36] ---**
Follow me.
**[16:37] ---**
I could part a goddamn sea
of yakuza if I wanted to.
**[16:41] ---**
We're gonna slip right in
to the middle of the school, no sweat.
**[16:45] ---**
The hell are you staring
at, you piece of shit?!
**[16:48] ---**
What toilet did you crawl out of?
**[16:50] ---**
Huh? You want me to smash
your face in, bitch?!
**[16:52] ---**
He was right about slipping in...
**[16:55] ---**
...for one of us, anyway.
**[17:02] ---**
What should I do?
**[17:03] ---**
It looks like I can sit in on their practice,
**[17:05] ---**
but I'm totally dead if they
find out I'm from Kuzu High.
**[17:09] ---**
Is something wrong?
**[17:12] ---**
Don't get the wrong idea!
I'm definitely not a spy or anything!
**[17:15] ---**
My pet elephant just so happened
to run off in this general direction!
**[17:18] ---**
"Elephant"?
**[17:19] ---**
That's a pretty weird joke.
**[17:21] ---**
You're one of the new freshmen, right?
**[17:24] ---**
Hoping to join the team?
**[17:25] ---**
No, uh, well...
**[17:27] ---**
Basketball must be tough at your height.
**[17:29] ---**
I admire your guts.
**[17:31] ---**
Come on in and take a closer look.
**[17:33] ---**
He's not really the type I was expecting...
**[17:37] ---**
Welcome to the Maru High basketball team.
**[17:48] ---**
Hey defense! What the hell was that?!
**[17:51] ---**
S-sorry!
**[17:55] ---**
You're late, Tokiwa.
**[17:56] ---**
Sorry, I got stuck in class.
**[17:59] ---**
All of the guys on the court are huge...
**[18:02] ---**
Say Chiba, it looks like we have
a lot of hopeful newbies this year.
**[18:07] ---**
Yeah, assuming they're any good.
**[18:09] ---**
Our team doesn't just accept
everybody who wants to play.
**[18:16] ---**
Hey. You and you over there.
**[18:19] ---**
Also, you and you.
**[18:20] ---**
You, too. Come up front.
**[18:22] ---**
Even me?
**[18:25] ---**
We don't need you here. Get lost.
**[18:28] ---**
Huh?
**[18:31] ---**
Please wait a second!
**[18:32] ---**
I've been doing basketball
since middle school,
**[18:34] ---**
and I was a starter on my team for 2 years.
**[18:37] ---**
Okay, how tall are you?
**[18:39] ---**
168 centimeters, sir...
**[18:41] ---**
Is that all?
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You're suited for a junior team, at best.
**[18:46] ---**
Listen up.
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Anybody that's under 170 centimeters
has no place on a high school court.
**[18:54] ---**
Basketball is a sport where
your height determines everything.
**[18:58] ---**
Putting shrimps like you on the court
does nothing but waste precious space.
**[19:02] ---**
Are you serious?
What difference does 2 centimeters make?!
**[19:05] ---**
I don't think that's reason
enough to reject me!
**[19:06] ---**
"What difference does it make"?
I don't think that's reason enough to reject me!
**[19:07] ---**
"What difference does it make"?
**[19:09] ---**
That kind of thinking is
what losers are made of!
**[19:12] ---**
Calm down, Chiba.
**[19:14] ---**
You're burning calories that
you should save for practice.
**[19:19] ---**
Anyway, we don't need
any shrimps on our team and that's final.
**[19:22] ---**
Now hurry up and get off the court!
**[19:25] ---**
And the rest of you should stop standing around!
Get back to practice!
**[19:27] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[19:35] ---**
I told you to keep your
eyes on the damn ball!
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I-I'm sorry!
**[19:41] ---**
Oh, thank you.
**[19:52] ---**
It's that kid...
**[19:53] ---**
That shorty is totally
challenging Tokiwa to stop him!
**[19:57] ---**
What an idiot!
**[19:58] ---**
Tokiwa! Shut him down!
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I'm already on it.
**[20:02] ---**
He's really fast on his feet.
**[20:05] ---**
But...
**[20:06] ---**
...at that height...
**[20:10] ---**
...the basket is still way out of his reach!
**[20:16] ---**
A double clutch?!
**[20:19] ---**
Such a quick reaction in mid-air...
**[20:22] ---**
He changed the ball position that smoothly?!
**[20:27] ---**
Ouch!
**[20:31] ---**
That hurt...
**[20:35] ---**
I think putting in effort
is all it takes to make up for being short!
**[20:39] ---**
Not bad, kid.
**[20:41] ---**
Hey brat! Are you trying
to pick a fight or what?!
**[20:44] ---**
You're the ones who picked a fight with us.
**[20:46] ---**
Huh?
**[20:48] ---**
Our team is looking forward
to seeing you on the court!
**[20:52] ---**
"Our team"?
**[20:53] ---**
Is he talking about our match with Kuzu High?
**[20:56] ---**
Then is that brat part
of the Kuzu High team?!
**[21:03] ---**
Seriously? A punk from Kuzu High?
**[21:06] ---**
Kuzu High is treading on our turf?
**[21:08] ---**
That's the one! Don't let him get away!
**[21:11] ---**
Let's make a punching bag out of him!
**[21:16] ---**
You've got a lot of balls pulling
a stunt like that, brat.
**[21:20] ---**
Tell me something, Chiba.
**[21:22] ---**
Why did you accept a match against Kuzu High,
just because the seniors wanted it?
**[21:28] ---**
You know that our team is aiming
to compete in the inter-high tournament.
**[21:33] ---**
We have better things to do
than waste time playing against Kuzu High.
**[21:36] ---**
Truth be told, there's a certain guy
who piqued my interest.
**[21:56] ---**
It didn't matter how long
you stared up at the sky
**[21:59] ---**
You always said that you
would never be able to fly
**[22:02] ---**
One night I cried wondering
how long it would take
**[22:06] ---**
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[22:09] ---**
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[22:13] ---**
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[22:16] ---**
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:23] ---**
The things precious to us
were always close at hand
**[22:29] ---**
We are never completely alone
at any time in our lives
**[22:35] ---**
The truth is that you can
fly, wherever you want
**[22:38] ---**
Spreading your wings to go
far higher than anyone else
**[22:42] ---**
The more tears that you shed
**[22:47] ---**
Then the stronger you become
**[22:48] ---**
Let's use those wings
to travel the world over
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And find a path to a future
that no one knows about
**[22:55] ---**
Always, always, always
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Walking onwards, all of us together
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Yo, where the hell did you get off to?
**[23:17] ---**
W-we're in big trouble, Momoharu!
**[23:24] ---**
Yeah, I can see that.
**[23:25] ---**
That's not what I mean!
**[23:26] ---**
The team that we're playing against
might be way out of our league!
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: First Flight
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "First Flight."
# E4 - First Flight
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G69V1GX3Y/first-flight)
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**[00:06] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science
Secondary Hospital
**[00:12] ---**
I'll be back to check on
you again this afternoon.
**[00:15] ---**
Okay, that sounds good.
**[00:17] ---**
Yuka Kurumatani
**[00:25] ---**
Sora
Subject
Dear Mom, are you doing well?
**[00:25] ---**
Dear Mom, are you doing well?
**[00:28] ---**
Time is really flying by.
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It's already been a week
since I started high school.
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Today I have two good pieces
of news to share with you.
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The first is, I grew 0.02 millimeters taller.
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And the second is, I'm going to be playing
in an official basketball game!
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All the older members of the team
here are really nice guys!
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I promise, you don't have
to worry about me at all!
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Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
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Ahiru no Sora
**[01:22] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
**[01:25] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
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Okubyou kaze mo recycle
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Mayotteru senaka oshite
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Give and go! Isogou
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Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
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Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
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Tobenai tsubasa demo
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Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
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Naritai jibun ni naritai
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Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
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Waru agaki shiyou
**[02:23] ---**
Happy go ducky!
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Class 1-4
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First Flight
***SIGN*** Chuckie Yasu Momoharu Nabe 2-3 Fast break Rebound Me
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Momoharu is the tallest
and has the highest jump, so he'll play center.
**[02:46] ---**
Yasu has the most offensive ability,
quite literally, so he'll play forward.
**[02:50] ---**
Hmm...
**[02:51] ---**
But frankly,
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with our current members it doesn't
really make a difference who plays what position.
**[02:56] ---**
If we had at least one more player
with some experience, then...
**[03:02] ---**
Allow me to apologize, teach.
**[03:04] ---**
The reason I'm late is because it took
a whole night of chatting online with Yu
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before she agreed to go on a date with me.
**[03:11] ---**
Hanazono...
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You realize you're not a
freshman anymore, right?
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Oh God, this is a nightmare!
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I totally spaced we're in a new semester!
**[03:19] ---**
Who's this joker?
**[03:19] ---**
Teach! Just pretend like this never happened!
**[03:21] ---**
Doesn't he know afros are out of style?
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
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You want me to play?
**[03:26] ---**
No way.
**[03:27] ---**
That's too much effort, man.
**[03:30] ---**
Besides, I've got a hot
date with Yu next Saturday.
**[03:33] ---**
Then you have nothing to worry about.
**[03:36] ---**
She would never show up in a millio-
**[03:39] ---**
Anyway...
**[03:40] ---**
...it doesn't matter, since
there's no hope of us
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actually playing a solid
game against Maru High.
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That shouldn't make a difference!
It doesn't matter how smoothly it actually goes!
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Because either way, we get to play a legit
five-on-five match out on the court together.
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And that's...
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...enough to get me totally hyped up!
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Don't talk the talk if
you can't walk the walk!
**[04:02] ---**
Wh-what the heck was that for?!
**[04:04] ---**
You won't win me over with sappy
inspirational speeches, Kurt-mad-daddy.
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It's "Kurumatani!"
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Well, it's best not to sweat
the small stuff like that.
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I may be small, but my name isn't!
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More importantly!
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Do me a favor and check this out, would ya?
**[04:18] ---**
What is this, exactly?
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It's the seating chart for your class.
**[04:22] ---**
I'm tasking you with finding
out all the names...
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...and phone numbers for
the students that I marked.
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The circles are cuties!
The flowers are hotties!
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And the triangles are not half bad!
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If you could start from the
flowers that would be great!
**[04:35] ---**
Um...
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I'm seeing some x's on
here, what do those mean?
**[04:40] ---**
Oh right, those...
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Those are the little shits who dared to laugh
at my afro this morning!
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I expect you to get me all those deets ASAP.
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Later!
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Cut me some slack...
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I don't have any time to
waste on stuff like this.
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Wait a second, out of the entire class...
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...he identified these specific
few just this morning?
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All right! That's a wrap on practice!
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Now then...
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...time to get down to business.
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What's happening?
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What are they doing?
**[05:17] ---**
It's their post-practice shootout.
**[05:20] ---**
Whoever sinks three free throws
gets to leave for the day.
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But whoever is left until the end
gets stuck with mopping the court
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and also has to prepare the equipment
for tomorrow's practice.
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A-all righty then... I'll see you guys later!
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Get lost already! You damn pipsqueak!
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They started doing this routine every day.
**[05:41] ---**
Though, it seems like Momoharu
is always the one getting left behind.
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Sweet!
**[05:46] ---**
Wow. That actually seems pretty fun.
**[05:49] ---**
I know, right?
**[05:50] ---**
The boys' team has definitely
turned over a new leaf.
**[05:52] ---**
Hard to believe they took a
liking to the game so quickly.
**[05:56] ---**
A liking to the game, huh?
**[05:58] ---**
Couldn't we just win by faking our shots
and then throwing elbows at 'em?
**[06:03] ---**
Or maybe we can hit them
with the old Asian Mist.
**[06:06] ---**
For starters, don't forget to rig your sneakers
with steel-toes for the big day.
**[06:13] ---**
I don't think people who actually like the game
would be planning ways to cheat.
**[06:17] ---**
Hey numbskulls! Quit flapping
your damn gums so much!
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Take it to the locker
room! And keep it there!
**[06:23] ---**
Dear Mom, tomorrow is finally the day
of the big basketball game!
**[06:27] ---**
The team I'm playing with
is a little different from what I had in mind,
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but they're all amazing in their own ways!
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Not only is Yasuhara a 2nd Dan in karate,
but he's actually on probation right now.
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And Chuckie says he can tell the model
of any car just from its steering wheel.
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Nabe on the other hand...
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...I guess there's nothing special about him.
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But the most amazing of the bunch
is definitely Momoharu!
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He's really tall and can
jump well over a meter high!
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Right now, our team is
comprised of only 5 members.
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But actually...
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...I think there's one more.
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Who are you writing messages to?
**[07:08] ---**
Let me guess... it must be your girlfriend?
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Madoka...!
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I don't have a girlfriend! Nobody like that!
I've never had one in my entire life!
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Okay, sure... I get the point.
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Your mom?
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She's actually really close by...
but I can't see her right now.
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Huh?
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D-don't get the wrong idea!
She's not in the hospital or anything!
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She's as fit as a fiddle! She does barbell lifts
over 100 kilograms every day and drinks protein!
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She even bites back at all
the dogs in our neighborhood!
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Well... uh, it sounds like
she has a lot of mom power.
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So lately I've been...
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...just sending her some progress reports.
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Because... she's the only one who has ever
supported my passion for basketball.
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Whoa there, Sora! What are you doing?
**[07:55] ---**
I can't believe how lucky
that jerk Taguchi is!
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He sucks as a player but he
still got chosen for the team!
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And when I asked the coach why,
he told me it was only because of his height!
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I've been practicing way harder than Taguchi
and he can barely even keep up with my speed!
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Not to mention I can score
more points than him!
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In the end...
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...I never got the chance to
play in even one lousy game!
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Today was my last day on
the junior basketball team!
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I don't need these basketball shoes anymore!
Practice is pointless!
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I'm through! I'll never
play basketball again!
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If I had been your coach, I'm certain
that I would have made the same call.
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Oh, come on! Not you too, mom!
**[08:33] ---**
You can't change the fact that height
is the greatest weapon in basketball.
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I'm sorry, Sora. But it really just means,
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that your skills aren't refined enough
to win out over Taguchi's height.
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And if that makes you angry...
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...then turn yourself into a player good enough
to blow away anybody taller than you!
**[09:03] ---**
There's a whole range of things to do,
no matter how short you are.
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Just trust me!
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I see. You have a really great mom.
**[09:18] ---**
To be honest, I thought
what she was saying was totally crazy.
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But she became a star player by doing exactly that,
so I had no way to refute it.
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If she was able to pull it off,
then it's possible that I could, too.
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Huh?
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My mom used to be a member
of Japan's national team!
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So wait, if your name is Kurumatani...
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...then was your mom THE Yuka Kurumatani?!
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She was an amazing player!
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Why would you hide that from us?!
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Uh, I was never trying to hide it.
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But anyway, that's why I came
to a decision on that day.
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It doesn't matter how tall
or tough the opponents I face are,
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I'm never going to just give up
because of my lack of height.
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I want to prove to everyone tomorrow,
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that even the short people of
the world can play the game.
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All righty! It looks like
everyone else went home.
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That means it's time for me
to start shooting some baskets!
**[10:14] ---**
Hey, Sora?
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Yeah?
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Would you mind also sending me some progress
reports, too, like you do for your mom?
**[10:21] ---**
What?
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I also want to be a supporter...
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...of your passion.
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Okay? So give me your phone number!
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Seriously?!
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What? Is that a problem for you?
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N-not in the slightest!
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Then tell me what it is.
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Um...
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Did you forget?
**[10:35] ---**
Mom...
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N-no! It's just, are you sure about this?
**[10:36] ---**
...please get better soon!
**[10:38] ---**
I really want to play
basketball with you again!
**[10:41] ---**
Mom, please get better soon.
I really want to play basketball with you again.
**[10:47] ---**
He wants to play with me again... eh?
**[10:57] ---**
Whoa...
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All of these guys are so tall.
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I'm confused. I thought Maru High
was just a school full of delinquents.
**[11:04] ---**
Apparently, the members
of their basketball team are the exception.
**[11:08] ---**
And from what I hear,
it's a team that really knows how to play.
**[11:11] ---**
Out of all their members, the point guard
named Tokiwa and the center named Chiba
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are good enough to be considered
the cream of the crop here in Kanagawa.
**[11:19] ---**
Really?!
**[11:20] ---**
Th-that doesn't bode well.
**[11:23] ---**
How can our team compete with that?
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Hey, Chiba!
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Wipe the floor with 'em.
**[11:29] ---**
Run circles around them until
they all go red in the face!
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Make sure they learn
what a real game of basketball is like!
**[11:37] ---**
It's about time! Here come
the douchebags of Kuzu High!
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Go find a toilet to shove your heads into,
you pack of shitsucking flies!
***SIGN*** KUZURYU KUZURYU KUZURYU KUZURYU
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The hell did you just say?!
**[11:48] ---**
There's no bigger pile
of shit than Kuzu High!
**[11:50] ---**
Oh yeah?! Come say to that to my face, bitch!
**[11:53] ---**
Knock it off. These idiots
aren't worth our ti-
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I'm gonna shove all your heads up your asses
and turn you into a goddamn centipede!
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Hold up! Momoharu!
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Stop it!
**[12:03] ---**
Just calm down, Momoharu!
Get down here and put up or shut up!
***SIGN*** 4 | 2 | 1 | 3
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I don't see him around.
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Okay, I want both teams to gather up
around the center circle.
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All right! Let's do this, guys!
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Hell yeah!
**[12:23] ---**
Are you sure about this, Sora?
**[12:25] ---**
The other team seems way too tough
for you guys to handle.
**[12:28] ---**
Hey! Tinytown!
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Get over here!
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Coming!
**[12:31] ---**
Wait a sec, Sora!
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We'll make it work.
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Huh?
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Don't worry...
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TINY
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...I've got a secret plan of attack.
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Kuzuryu
Shinmaruko
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These dudes are even bigger than Chiaki...
**[12:49] ---**
What the hell did these guys
eat to even get this big?
**[12:52] ---**
I'm starting to get
butterflies in my stomach.
**[12:55] ---**
Hey, Tinytown. Is this usually how
official matches go down?
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I have no idea! This is the first time
I've actually been in one!
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Hey, ref. We call timeout.
**[13:09] ---**
Th-the match hasn't actually started yet.
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Are you serious, this is your FIRST time?
**[13:13] ---**
What kind of bullshit have
you been pulling on us?
**[13:16] ---**
Uh, well, I was always benched
as a sub for my junior team.
**[13:19] ---**
And my middle school didn't even
have a team for me to play on!
**[13:22] ---**
No basketball team, seriously?
**[13:24] ---**
That only happens at schools in the boonies
which have like 10 students total.
**[13:27] ---**
You're close.
**[13:28] ---**
The total number in my school was 8, not 10!
**[13:31] ---**
Huh?!
**[13:32] ---**
But enough about that.
**[13:34] ---**
Let's hurry and get this game going!
**[13:41] ---**
That explains a lot.
**[13:43] ---**
No wonder he cares so much about this team.
**[13:45] ---**
Oh! By the way, Momoharu!
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Do you remember all the details
of what we went over yesterday?
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Yep. Leave it to me.
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Okay, let's do this!
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Right!
**[13:58] ---**
A secret plan, huh?
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I wonder what they've got up their sleeve.
**[14:04] ---**
Hey kid, we meet again.
**[14:06] ---**
Don't expect to get so lucky this time.
**[14:13] ---**
He can't even hear me right now.
**[14:18] ---**
I thought I recognized that face.
You're the younger brother, right?
**[14:22] ---**
If you're the captain of this team,
then they really must be low-level trash.
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But you should've at least taught
that squirt the fundamental rule.
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Basketball is... all about having height!
**[14:36] ---**
He jumped higher than me?!
**[14:40] ---**
A fast break, huh?
**[14:42] ---**
Okay then. Bring it!
**[14:48] ---**
A three-pointer from the half court line?!
**[14:51] ---**
Dumbass. That's obviously
just going to be an air ball.
**[15:03] ---**
It... went right in...
**[15:06] ---**
Did that just happen?
**[15:10] ---**
If you think I can't play just because I'm short,
then you're going to learn to regret it!
**[15:16] ---**
H-he's incredible...
**[15:19] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[15:19] ---**
Shinmaruko
**[15:20] ---**
Scoring the first basket is a huge deal
**[15:22] ---**
because it helps create
momentum for the entire team.
**[15:25] ---**
And after seeing him score a
long distance shot like that,
**[15:28] ---**
the other team will be totally caught off guard
and then thrown off their game.
**[15:30] ---**
O-oh, it's our ball now.
**[15:32] ---**
Oh, right.
**[15:33] ---**
It's a typical strategy
for messing with your opponent mentally,
**[15:35] ---**
but definitely not something
that's pulled off so easily!
**[15:39] ---**
Those two really are something else!
**[15:43] ---**
Wow... it went in...
**[15:45] ---**
It's the first time I've ever scored a basket
from that far out!
**[15:48] ---**
Y-yeah, I wasn't expecting to actually get possession
on that jump ball either...
**[15:52] ---**
Okay so, what do you think we should do now?
**[15:54] ---**
Yeah, we really gotta figure that out.
**[15:56] ---**
That's as far as their secret plan goes?!
**[16:01] ---**
Let's turn this around!
**[16:03] ---**
We'll score our own basket and then-
**[16:08] ---**
Thanks, sucker!
**[16:09] ---**
Nice move, Chuckie!
**[16:10] ---**
Get your act together, man.
**[16:15] ---**
Is it just me... or are those guys way better
at passing than before?
**[16:18] ---**
I gave them a few pointers.
**[16:21] ---**
Since they kept whining about
not being able to dribble the ball very well,
**[16:25] ---**
I just told them not to
bother with it at all.
**[16:28] ---**
That's why they're passing the
ball the instant they get it.
**[16:33] ---**
That's not going to work again.
**[16:35] ---**
Don't get cocky after just one shot!
**[16:38] ---**
A fake?!
**[16:45] ---**
Another three-pointer!
**[16:47] ---**
That squirt did it again.
**[16:48] ---**
This can't be real...
**[16:51] ---**
Looking at it objectively
that makes him two-for-two in this match.
**[16:55] ---**
He might have been right when he said
we'd regret thinking that he couldn't play.
**[16:59] ---**
But I'm not convinced yet,
he's still just a little runt in the end!
**[17:04] ---**
You're pretty damn good, Tinytown!
**[17:07] ---**
I think we're gonna owe you a fresh melon bread
from the cafeteria after this!
**[17:10] ---**
I would love that, thanks!
**[17:13] ---**
Hot damn. He's the real deal.
**[17:16] ---**
We're gonna wipe that smile
off your face, shrimp!
**[17:18] ---**
Both of those shots were
total flukes and you know it!
**[17:21] ---**
A kid like him who practices
shooting 1,000 baskets every day,
**[17:24] ---**
knows that those were no flukes.
**[17:25] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[17:27] ---**
Let's keep laying on the
pressure until they snap, boys!
**[17:30] ---**
She'll come.
**[17:32] ---**
She won't.
**[17:33] ---**
She'll come.
**[17:34] ---**
She won't.
**[17:36] ---**
She'll come.
**[17:37] ---**
She won't.
**[17:38] ---**
She'll come!
**[17:39] ---**
Sh-sh-sh-she w-w-won't...!
**[17:43] ---**
SAY IT AIN'T SO!
**[17:47] ---**
My darling Yu...
**[17:49] ---**
I really thought you were gonna be the one
who came through for me...
**[17:53] ---**
Lately, all the guys have
just been playing basketball.
**[17:56] ---**
It's made things pretty damn lonely for me.
**[17:59] ---**
I bet... that match of theirs
has already gotten started.
**[18:09] ---**
These 10-minute quarters go
by way faster than you'd think!
**[18:12] ---**
So we just gotta do this 3 more times, right?
**[18:14] ---**
Basketball ain't such a tough
sport to play after all!
**[18:19] ---**
Shinmaruko
**[18:19] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[18:19] ---**
We're up at 12 to 9 at the end
of the first quarter, huh?
**[18:22] ---**
That's pretty damn good.
**[18:25] ---**
I guess even our sorry asses
can pull through when it counts.
**[18:28] ---**
Yo, what'd you think?
**[18:30] ---**
How's it feel being in your first big game?
**[18:35] ---**
I was so nervous I thought I was gonna choke!
**[18:37] ---**
There really is a huge difference
between playing and just watching!
**[18:41] ---**
I wouldn't have guessed he was nervous at all
from how he looked out there.
**[18:44] ---**
We've got 12 points from 4
of your three-point shots.
**[18:46] ---**
Those are some impressive numbers, man!
**[18:48] ---**
Right back at you!
**[18:50] ---**
You really surprised me with your
reach during that jump ball, Momoharu!
**[18:58] ---**
We're not doing too hot out
there with only 9 points.
**[19:01] ---**
That first shot from the half court line
really hit our team where it counts.
**[19:05] ---**
That's definitely part of it.
**[19:08] ---**
But I think screwing up the jump ball
at the very start hurt even worse.
**[19:11] ---**
As far as I'm concerned,
that guy was definitely the MVP of the first quarter.
**[19:18] ---**
Aw, man. Our break is over already?
**[19:21] ---**
Let's go give them another ass-whooping.
**[19:23] ---**
Okay then, time to decide
what our next move is.
**[19:27] ---**
For the time being, don't you think
we should fortify our defense?
**[19:31] ---**
Nah. It's better to just let those guys
play however they like.
**[19:35] ---**
If they get the ball, they'll pass it up
to you so you can keep scoring points.
**[19:38] ---**
If we make things any more complicated than that,
it could totally backfire on us.
**[19:42] ---**
But then won't our defense be lacking?
**[19:44] ---**
Nah.
**[19:45] ---**
I can handle that side
of things all on my own.
**[19:52] ---**
I think we've let them
have more than enough fun.
**[19:55] ---**
We're going to teach them that tall players
dominate the sport of basketball!
**[19:58] ---**
Let's take it one shot at a time!
**[20:02] ---**
I see where you're going.
**[20:06] ---**
How the hell can you pass to somebody
without even looking at them?!
**[20:12] ---**
Get the hell out of my way, asswipe!
**[20:13] ---**
Isn't this kind of shit against the rules?
**[20:15] ---**
What is wrong with this guy?
**[20:17] ---**
Doesn't he know what a screen is?
**[20:20] ---**
All right!
**[20:23] ---**
H-he's huge!
**[20:25] ---**
This is what it means to be head
and shoulders above the competition!
**[20:32] ---**
H-him again?!
**[20:41] ---**
Didn't he... just jump a second ago?
**[20:47] ---**
It's a counter attack! Pull back!
**[20:52] ---**
I'm not letting you just take a free shot!
**[20:59] ---**
There it is!
**[21:00] ---**
The duck-in!
**[21:01] ---**
Not on my watch!
**[21:05] ---**
Dammit! They've got a screen set up!
**[21:07] ---**
He's going to get by on the left side!
**[21:18] ---**
Another one!
**[21:19] ---**
Nice shot, Sora!
**[21:21] ---**
Keep it up, Tinytown!
**[21:23] ---**
Why?
**[21:24] ---**
Sweet moves!
**[21:25] ---**
Why would he intentionally cut across
to the side I was on?
**[21:29] ---**
He could have used his
teammate to get away from me,
**[21:32] ---**
and then shoot a three-pointer
in the open space on the left side.
**[21:39] ---**
I think I know why.
**[21:40] ---**
Come on, man. You can play better than that.
**[21:44] ---**
That settles it.
**[21:45] ---**
We're putting two defenders on him.
**[21:47] ---**
I can handle him fine on my own.
**[21:49] ---**
Huh?
**[21:50] ---**
Because I just found... his one weakness.
**[21:54] ---**
Sora Kurumatani.
**[21:56] ---**
I'm not letting you...
**[21:58] ---**
...score any more points in this game.
**[22:15] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
**[22:18] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
**[22:21] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
**[22:25] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
**[22:28] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
**[22:31] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
**[22:35] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
**[22:42] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
**[22:48] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
**[22:54] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
**[22:57] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
**[23:01] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
**[23:05] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
**[23:07] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
**[23:11] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
**[23:14] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
**[23:19] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Broken Wings
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Broken Wings."
# E5 - Broken Wings
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6KE4D416/broken-wings)
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**[00:08] ---**
Another one!
**[00:10] ---**
Nice shot, Sora!
**[00:11] ---**
Come on, man. You can play better than that.
**[00:15] ---**
That settles it.
**[00:16] ---**
We're putting two defenders on him.
**[00:19] ---**
I can handle him fine on my own.
**[00:21] ---**
Huh?
**[00:24] ---**
Because I just found... his one weakness.
**[00:28] ---**
That runt's one weakness?
**[00:30] ---**
Hah, I could've told you that.
**[00:32] ---**
It's the fact that he's incredibly short!
**[00:34] ---**
Anybody can figure that out with a glance.
**[00:36] ---**
Please at least put some thought into it.
**[00:39] ---**
D-don't be stupid!
**[00:40] ---**
I HAVE been thinking about it!
**[00:42] ---**
To make sure that runt can't get in the paint,
we should switch to zone defense and...
**[00:47] ---**
No. We should just keep it man-to-man.
**[00:50] ---**
Huh?
**[00:51] ---**
I told you. I can handle him fine on my own.
**[00:57] ---**
He's just a tiny bird.
**[00:59] ---**
It will only take me...
**[01:02] ---**
...about a minute to break his wings.
**[01:18] ---**
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[01:21] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:22] ---**
I wanna invite you to come along
**[01:25] ---**
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[01:32] ---**
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[01:35] ---**
And let it push you past hesitation
**[01:38] ---**
Give and go! With the flow
**[01:46] ---**
Instincts that are buried deep
will always rear their head again
**[01:52] ---**
People can't just hide the
dreams they once dreamed of
**[01:59] ---**
Even if these wings can't fly
**[02:02] ---**
We want to spread them
wide and embrace the sky
**[02:09] ---**
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[02:12] ---**
You never know, the impossible
could be possible tomorrow
**[02:19] ---**
So let's keep up the struggle
**[02:23] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:35] ---**
Broken Wings
**[02:36] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[02:38] ---**
Maru High is on fire now!
**[02:40] ---**
Sorry, I let 'em get past me too easily.
**[02:43] ---**
Don't get all gloomy just
because they scored one on us.
**[02:47] ---**
We're on offense now! Keep
your heads in the game!
**[02:52] ---**
Hey.
**[02:53] ---**
Tokiwa's got that kid in his sights!
**[02:55] ---**
He's not gonna let the shrimp
have the ball for very long!
**[02:57] ---**
He's gotten serious about
stopping me from scoring!
**[03:01] ---**
That expression just says, "bring it on."
**[03:04] ---**
Well then...
**[03:05] ---**
...consider it brought, kid!
**[03:12] ---**
Whoops.
**[03:13] ---**
He's got a lot of skill, for sure.
**[03:16] ---**
I can't afford to let my
guard down for even a second.
**[03:18] ---**
Shoot! So close!
**[03:20] ---**
He almost shook off that defender!
**[03:22] ---**
That move would have worked
against any normal player.
**[03:25] ---**
But Maru High's #11... he's really good.
**[03:28] ---**
Sora is pushing him back though,
a little bit at a time.
**[03:32] ---**
Yo! Don't hold on to the ball for too long!
**[03:34] ---**
The shot clock will run out!
**[03:37] ---**
What the hell is a "shot clock"?
**[03:39] ---**
Uh, rule #8:
**[03:42] ---**
"Once a team gains control of the ball,
they have 24 seconds to put up a shot."
**[03:46] ---**
Quit screwing around! Make
yourselves open for a pass!
**[03:49] ---**
Tinytown! Pass!
**[03:52] ---**
Oh? You're going to pass it?
**[03:56] ---**
TINY
**[03:57] ---**
Fly!
**[04:01] ---**
Keep it up, Tinytown!
**[04:03] ---**
Tokiwa!
**[04:15] ---**
I knew it.
**[04:17] ---**
That's the first time he's missed!
**[04:18] ---**
Rebound!
**[04:22] ---**
That guy, again?! How many rebounds
has he gotten already?!
**[04:26] ---**
Uh... 10 of them!
**[04:28] ---**
10?!
**[04:32] ---**
They're trying to completely
shut him out of the paint!
**[04:34] ---**
But Sora's managing to
outmaneuver the defense!
**[04:37] ---**
Just look, he's dodging past him
and making his way to the left side.
**[04:41] ---**
No.
**[04:42] ---**
Sora's not dodging anything.
**[04:45] ---**
Their #11 is making moves
to force him over there.
**[04:48] ---**
He's intentionally pressing
Sora on his right side,
**[04:51] ---**
to shut him down from making
any progress in that direction.
**[04:55] ---**
But why would he do that?
**[04:57] ---**
That spin you did earlier
was really impressive.
**[05:00] ---**
But I know...
**[05:05] ---**
...that wasn't meant to avoid me.
**[05:08] ---**
You were running from...
the side of the court that you hate.
**[05:13] ---**
Isn't that right?
**[05:19] ---**
Go in!
**[05:22] ---**
He went for it!
**[05:25] ---**
You're not good at making
shots from the left side.
**[05:28] ---**
And that is an...
**[05:31] ---**
...absolutely fatal weakness.
**[05:35] ---**
Out of bounds!
**[05:37] ---**
Shinmaruko's ball!
**[05:41] ---**
Hey Ref! We're taking a timeout!
**[05:45] ---**
Kuzuryu High has called a timeout!
**[05:48] ---**
Sora Kurumatani.
**[05:52] ---**
Birds that have had their wings broken...
**[05:55] ---**
...can do nothing but fall.
**[06:02] ---**
So that shorty can't
shoot from the left side?
**[06:05] ---**
Nice job working that out, Tokiwa.
**[06:07] ---**
It was simple, really.
**[06:09] ---**
Any level-headed player would have used
their teammate's screen to avoid me,
**[06:13] ---**
and then shot a three-pointer
in that totally open space.
**[06:17] ---**
But he even didn't hesitate.
**[06:19] ---**
He instinctively went to the side
where he feels most comfortable.
**[06:23] ---**
It's a very common mistake among players
who don't have much experience in real games.
**[06:27] ---**
Simply put, the fact you're
not accustomed to playing
**[06:30] ---**
in games is the greatest
weakness that you have.
**[06:34] ---**
Don't start screwing us over now, pipsqueak!
**[06:37] ---**
What the hell happened
on those last two shots?!
**[06:39] ---**
You're the only one on this team
who can score us any damn points!
**[06:42] ---**
Hey! Cut it out, you guys!
**[06:44] ---**
Those three-point shots aren't as easy
to make as you think!
**[06:47] ---**
It's you three who should be
putting in more effort out there, anyway!
**[06:50] ---**
Why the hell do we have
to pick up the slack for his screw-ups?!
**[06:54] ---**
She has a point, but I know
where the guys are coming from.
**[06:57] ---**
Until now, expecting every shot he made
to go in was like second nature to us.
**[07:02] ---**
Don't let it get you down, man.
**[07:03] ---**
We haven't lost the game ye-
**[07:04] ---**
I was just unlucky on those last two shots!
**[07:07] ---**
Next time...
**[07:09] ---**
I swear to you that I
won't miss the next time!
**[07:12] ---**
Sorry to keep you!
**[07:16] ---**
Please accept my apologies for being late.
**[07:19] ---**
You are Chiaki Hanazono, right?
**[07:22] ---**
Holy shit! She came! She actually came!
My waiting finally paid off!
**[07:28] ---**
But...
**[07:32] ---**
...I still feel a bit heartbroken.
**[07:34] ---**
For some reason.
**[07:36] ---**
W-well hey, how do you feel about getting
a cup of tea somewhere?
**[07:40] ---**
Um, if you don't mind, I would really like
to go to Kuzuryu High School.
**[07:44] ---**
Huh? To Kuzu High?
**[07:46] ---**
They're having a basketball game
at your school today, right?
**[07:50] ---**
Huh?
**[07:51] ---**
Actually...
**[07:53] ---**
...I'm a big fan of Tokiwa
on the Maru High team!
**[07:59] ---**
Nice pass!
**[08:04] ---**
Not happening!
**[08:13] ---**
Defensive foul! The basket
counts. One free throw!
**[08:19] ---**
Too small to handle me.
**[08:21] ---**
Your team just looks like a bunch of ants!
**[08:25] ---**
He completely forced back
the hand I fouled him with.
**[08:27] ---**
How do you even get that strong?!
**[08:32] ---**
Wait a damn minute!
**[08:33] ---**
You just scored a basket,
so why the hell are you getting a free throw?!
**[08:38] ---**
Calm down, Yasu.
**[08:39] ---**
It's because I fouled him.
**[08:42] ---**
Any player that gets fouled
on a shot is awarded free throws.
**[08:45] ---**
If the shot misses, they get two.
**[08:48] ---**
If it goes in, they still get one.
**[08:49] ---**
Shinmaruko
**[08:49] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[08:50] ---**
Then, that means...
**[08:52] ---**
The two-pointer plus free
throw gets them three points.
**[08:55] ---**
Keep it up, Chiba!
**[08:57] ---**
This is what real skill looks like!
Unlike that Kuzu High trash!
**[09:00] ---**
"Real skill," huh?
**[09:03] ---**
That pass was one of the
best I've seen, Tokiwa.
**[09:03] ---**
Ever since that Tokiwa guy
started to run interference on Sora,
**[09:05] ---**
It was nothing much. I'd say your
dunk was far more impressive.
**[09:06] ---**
our team hasn't managed
to score a single point.
**[09:10] ---**
Hang in there, Sora.
**[09:19] ---**
His moves have started
to lose their sharpness.
**[09:23] ---**
No matter how much he
trained to build stamina,
**[09:24] ---**
the fatigue that comes
from dealing with stress
**[09:26] ---**
is totally unavoidable until he gains
more experience on the court.
**[09:29] ---**
Basically...
**[09:31] ---**
...you're still too much
of a rookie to be a threat.
**[09:34] ---**
Eat my dust!
**[09:39] ---**
This is just getting worse...
**[09:41] ---**
...they're not even letting
him take shots now!
**[09:43] ---**
Sick moves, Tokiwa!
**[09:44] ---**
They're wide open! Go and
score us some easy points!
**[09:48] ---**
This reminds me.
**[09:49] ---**
I owe you for that stunt
you pulled last time.
**[09:52] ---**
And this is the perfect chance...
**[09:53] ---**
...to pay you back with interest!
**[09:56] ---**
He didn't jump very high!
I can still reach him!
**[10:00] ---**
No, Sora! Don't!
**[10:09] ---**
Defensive foul! The basket
counts. One free throw.
**[10:10] ---**
Whoa! That was nuts!
**[10:12] ---**
He switched up the ball in midair!
**[10:15] ---**
Incredible.
**[10:17] ---**
He jumped short on purpose to lure the foul,
**[10:19] ---**
then used a double clutch to make the basket.
**[10:27] ---**
Hell yeah, Tokiwa!
**[10:29] ---**
Another 3 points for us!
**[10:31] ---**
He stole the ball from Sora
and then used it to score 3 points on him.
**[10:36] ---**
Sora's not just losing to them
in the height department, but also in plain skill.
**[10:39] ---**
There's nothing that could be
more disheartening to him than that.
**[10:51] ---**
Hey guys! It's almost to the point
where you're just beating a dead horse!
**[10:55] ---**
Don't start holding back now! Drive them
so far into the dirt that they never get back up!
**[11:00] ---**
I tried to tell him.
**[11:02] ---**
There was no hope of us
actually playing a solid game.
**[11:05] ---**
So, this guy must be Tokiwa.
**[11:08] ---**
He plays pretty well, I guess.
**[11:11] ---**
But...
**[11:12] ---**
Oh, Tokiwa!
**[11:14] ---**
...I can't stand the fact that
he's got better looks than me!
**[11:19] ---**
Hiyah!
**[11:21] ---**
#1, defensive foul!
**[11:23] ---**
Look at that!
**[11:24] ---**
I think that idiot is
already on his fourth foul!
**[11:26] ---**
What a dipshit. One more and he gets thrown out
like a piece of trash!
**[11:29] ---**
I told you to be more careful, Yasu!
**[11:31] ---**
Sorry.
**[11:32] ---**
It's a habit I picked up from karate.
**[11:35] ---**
But don't sweat it.
**[11:37] ---**
Even if they take me out, I'll
be back before you know it.
**[11:40] ---**
This is like, one of
those sports where you go
**[11:42] ---**
to the penalty box for a bit
and then come back, right?
**[11:45] ---**
Nah. You don't get to come back.
**[11:47] ---**
What?!
**[11:48] ---**
If you get ejected from the game,
**[11:50] ---**
then we have to play the
rest with only four players.
**[11:52] ---**
Are you serious?
**[11:54] ---**
Listen, no matter what happens
don't you dare foul anybody else!
**[11:58] ---**
If they come charging in while we're on defense,
make sure to keep some distance!
**[12:00] ---**
Th-that's easy for you to say.
**[12:10] ---**
Pushing!
**[12:11] ---**
#1 on defense!
**[12:13] ---**
Huh?!
**[12:16] ---**
H-hold on a second!
**[12:18] ---**
I barely even bumped into the guy!
**[12:20] ---**
Uh, well, a foul is still a foul.
**[12:24] ---**
And that's your fifth, so
you're ejected from the game.
**[12:26] ---**
Those idiots. The game is totally over now.
**[12:28] ---**
Nice job, Kuchiki!
**[12:31] ---**
It's easy to bait a foul from
a bunch of rank amateurs.
**[12:36] ---**
Hey, Ref.
**[12:37] ---**
Yes?
**[12:38] ---**
Timeout for us.
**[12:39] ---**
Uh, sure.
**[12:42] ---**
Shinmaruko has called a timeout!
**[12:45] ---**
Hey Chiba.
**[12:46] ---**
Why call a timeout now?
**[12:48] ---**
You're pretty much just giving
the other team a chance to recoup.
**[12:52] ---**
Don't be such a stiff, Tokiwa.
Let them have a break at the very least.
**[12:56] ---**
They're so far behind at this
point, I almost pity them.
**[13:00] ---**
Maybe we should knock ourselves down
to four players, too.
**[13:04] ---**
Hey Kuchiki.
**[13:06] ---**
Baiting that fifth foul was a cheap move.
Knock that shit off.
**[13:09] ---**
But, come on, everybody does it!
**[13:11] ---**
You know there was no good
reason for you to pull a foul
**[13:13] ---**
from someone who doesn't even have the ball.
**[13:16] ---**
And you too, Choji.
**[13:18] ---**
When you had that free shot
from under the basket, why didn't you dunk it?
**[13:20] ---**
Uh, but I...
**[13:22] ---**
If you can dunk it then you should dunk it!
**[13:25] ---**
Our team has no excuse
not to put our best into every play we make!
**[13:28] ---**
Quit sitting here and pretending
this is a damn walk in the park!
**[13:31] ---**
You feel pity for the other team?!
**[13:33] ---**
You want to do this with only four players?!
**[13:35] ---**
I don't want to hear any
more of that bullshit!
**[13:38] ---**
We came here to play basketball
and that's what we're going to do!
**[13:41] ---**
You got that?!
**[13:42] ---**
Y-yeah.
**[13:45] ---**
You know, I actually quite
like that side of you, Chiba.
**[13:48] ---**
Huh?
**[13:49] ---**
Th-this ain't the time for jokes.
**[13:54] ---**
Thank God, a break!
**[13:56] ---**
I think we should be done with
the second quarter pretty soon, anyway.
**[14:01] ---**
There's still a whole 4 minutes left?!
**[14:07] ---**
I was realistic enough
to know there'd be gap.
**[14:09] ---**
But I never imagined it would be this bad.
**[14:18] ---**
Welp.
**[14:19] ---**
It's time for them to call it quits.
**[14:22] ---**
Excuse me...
**[14:24] ---**
What's your plan?
**[14:26] ---**
Would you like to keep going?
**[14:27] ---**
From what I can see, you have
no substitutes available.
**[14:30] ---**
Goddammit... Is this how it ends?
**[14:33] ---**
Not yet. We'll keep playing.
**[14:38] ---**
Really, Sora?
**[14:40] ---**
It's true that we're down
to just four players.
**[14:42] ---**
And the gap in skill between our teams
may be too far apart.
**[14:46] ---**
But they picked this fight with us,
so let's see it through to the end!
**[14:50] ---**
If we back down now,
**[14:51] ---**
then we lose for sure!
**[14:54] ---**
I still...
**[14:56] ---**
I still... want to win!
**[15:10] ---**
Yeah! We're up 44 points at halftime!
**[15:10] ---**
Shinmaruko
Kuzuryu
**[15:12] ---**
These guys were absolute trash to begin with,
**[15:14] ---**
and now they definitely can't
win with only four players!
**[15:16] ---**
Hurry up and go crying home
to mama, little babies!
**[15:19] ---**
Finally, some down time.
**[15:21] ---**
How long does halftime last?
**[15:23] ---**
10 minutes.
**[15:25] ---**
Can we make it a week, instead?
**[15:27] ---**
Listen Tinytown,
**[15:29] ---**
I know you wanna win,
but aren't we up shit creek without a paddle here?
**[15:32] ---**
Not at all!
**[15:34] ---**
We may be down, but we are not out!
**[15:36] ---**
Hey Chuckie! Are you feeling hungry at all?
**[15:39] ---**
If I ate now, I think I'd
puke after about 3 seconds.
**[15:41] ---**
Yo Nabe! Do you feel thirsty?
**[15:44] ---**
I'm dying for a drink, but
I ran out of mine already.
**[15:47] ---**
Then I'll go buy a new
one for you, just wait!
**[15:54] ---**
Sorry, man. It's totally my fault
this ended up being four-on-five.
**[15:57] ---**
There's nothing we can do about it now.
**[15:59] ---**
Don't worry about it.
**[16:00] ---**
So hey, Momoharu.
**[16:02] ---**
Didn't Chiaki used to play basketball together
with you back in middle school?
**[16:06] ---**
Uh, yeah.
**[16:07] ---**
Take a look up there.
**[16:09] ---**
When the hell did he show up?
**[16:11] ---**
I'll go up there and ask
him to do us a favor.
**[16:13] ---**
We'll have him join in
for the second half of the game and...
**[16:16] ---**
Don't bother.
**[16:17] ---**
Huh?
**[16:18] ---**
I can tell you for a fact that Chiaki
wants nothing to do with this game,
**[16:21] ---**
especially considering the dire situation
we're in right now.
**[16:25] ---**
Back in middle school,
**[16:27] ---**
our team was matched against the #1 school
in the whole league for the tournament qualifier.
**[16:32] ---**
Shonan Academy
Nakahara
**[16:33] ---**
We got absolutely thrashed in the first half.
**[16:36] ---**
Then right when the second half
was about to start, that punk Chiaki...
**[16:40] ---**
He just up and left?!
**[16:42] ---**
Yep.
**[16:43] ---**
He totally ditched the game and went off
to eat ice cream at a nearby store.
**[16:47] ---**
When I found him, I asked
why he decided to leave.
**[16:51] ---**
I mean...
**[16:52] ---**
...there's no point if we can't win!
**[16:57] ---**
He looks like the type
who doesn't give a damn,
**[16:59] ---**
but he actually really cares about
what people say and think about him.
**[17:04] ---**
And there's nothing he hates more
than being seen as uncool.
**[17:12] ---**
Aw man...
**[17:17] ---**
Huh?
**[17:31] ---**
Madoka?
**[17:34] ---**
You know, you really are...
**[17:37] ---**
...a terrible liar.
**[17:44] ---**
Okay, let me see your arm.
**[17:48] ---**
Ow!
**[17:50] ---**
You've got a muscle cramp in your right arm.
**[17:53] ---**
Any shots you take with it
aren't going to reach the basket.
**[17:59] ---**
That's crazy talk! I'm not done yet!
**[18:01] ---**
Just look, it's totally fine!
**[18:04] ---**
You don't have to keep
pushing yourself so hard,
**[18:06] ---**
everyone's acknowledged
how good you are at this point.
**[18:14] ---**
To be honest, despite my size,
I thought I would have more of an impact in this game.
**[18:20] ---**
But I don't think I could have won against Tokiwa,
even if we were the same height.
**[18:26] ---**
Sora...
**[18:28] ---**
However, I wasn't lying when
I said that I'm not done yet.
**[18:33] ---**
The match can't end this
way. I refuse to let it end.
**[18:37] ---**
I know there's still... a way
for me to make a difference.
**[18:45] ---**
Hot damn! It wasn't even been 4 seconds
since the second half started!
**[18:49] ---**
Shinmaruko
Kuzuryu
**[18:50] ---**
They're not holding back even
though it's five-on-four!
**[18:52] ---**
Hey Chuckie! Over here!
**[18:59] ---**
Just one hand?
**[19:00] ---**
Up until now, he's used both hands
to control the ball and throw in a number of fakes.
**[19:07] ---**
He must not be able to
raise his right hand, then.
**[19:12] ---**
The defense is double-teaming him now!
**[19:15] ---**
He was already having enough trouble
with that Tokiwa guy alone.
**[19:18] ---**
Sora...
**[19:20] ---**
Choji. You don't have to worry about
defending him outside.
**[19:22] ---**
Huh?
**[19:24] ---**
He won't be shooting threes anymore.
**[19:37] ---**
I'm tired of this!
**[19:39] ---**
My arm is too sore to shoot!
**[19:42] ---**
Well, isn't that a shame?
**[19:44] ---**
I can't help it!
**[19:50] ---**
I guess now's a good time.
**[19:55] ---**
Time for me to teach you...
how your mom shoots a basket!
**[20:00] ---**
How you shoot a basket?
**[20:02] ---**
That's right.
**[20:03] ---**
If you do it my way, then it might even help
take some of the strain off your arm!
**[20:11] ---**
Seems like he's just playing
on willpower at this point.
**[20:14] ---**
He's only been using his left
hand to do all the dribbling.
**[20:17] ---**
Which means his right arm
is... probably at its limit.
**[20:22] ---**
No way!
**[20:23] ---**
I don't wanna take any
girly shots like those!
**[20:26] ---**
They're super uncool!
**[20:27] ---**
There's nothing I can do if you
think it looks uncool, Sora.
**[20:31] ---**
But even so, no matter how
uncool it may seem to you,
**[20:35] ---**
I guarantee there'll be a time
where you have to rely on it.
**[20:41] ---**
He stopped moving.
**[20:42] ---**
Is he going to pass it?
**[20:46] ---**
When exactly... that time comes...
**[20:51] ---**
...is something that you'll
figure out eventually, Sora.
**[21:01] ---**
The female style... two-handed shot?!
**[21:17] ---**
Yeah!
**[21:35] ---**
It didn't matter how long
you stared up at the sky
**[21:38] ---**
You always said that you
would never be able to fly
**[21:41] ---**
One night I cried wondering
how long it would take
**[21:45] ---**
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[21:48] ---**
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[21:52] ---**
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[21:55] ---**
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:02] ---**
The things precious to us
were always close at hand
**[22:08] ---**
We are never completely alone
at any time in our lives
**[22:14] ---**
The truth is that you can
fly, wherever you want
**[22:17] ---**
Spreading your wings to go
far higher than anyone else
**[22:21] ---**
The more tears that you shed
**[22:25] ---**
Then the stronger you become
**[22:27] ---**
Let's use those wings
to travel the world over
**[22:31] ---**
And find a path to a future
that no one knows about
**[22:34] ---**
Always, always, always
**[22:39] ---**
Walking onwards, all of us together
**[22:51] ---**
Two-handed?
**[22:55] ---**
Are you kidding?! That's how the girls shoot!
**[22:58] ---**
Do it again, kid! And this
time throw in a curtsey!
**[23:06] ---**
Sweet move.
**[23:13] ---**
A two-handed shot, huh?
**[23:15] ---**
That style definitely lessens
the overall strain put on the arms.
**[23:18] ---**
And on top of that, it's
a real pain to block.
**[23:21] ---**
Tokiwa, we're not changing up our defense.
**[23:25] ---**
This match... isn't over just yet.
**[23:26] ---**
Shinmaruko
**[23:26] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Now's the Time
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Now's the Time."
# E6 - Now's the Time
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G679X9P3Y/nows-the-time)
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**[00:06] ---**
The female style... two-handed shot?!
**[00:16] ---**
Yeah!
**[00:20] ---**
Sweet move.
**[00:26] ---**
That style definitely lessens
the overall strain put on the arms.
**[00:29] ---**
And on top of that, it's
a real pain to block.
**[00:32] ---**
Tokiwa, we're not changing up our defense.
**[00:35] ---**
This match... isn't over just yet.
**[00:37] ---**
Kuzuryu
Shinmaruko
**[00:53] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
**[00:56] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:57] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
**[01:00] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
**[01:07] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
**[01:10] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
**[01:13] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
**[01:21] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
**[01:27] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
**[01:34] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
**[01:37] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
**[01:44] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
**[01:47] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
**[01:54] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
**[01:58] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:10] ---**
Huh?
**[02:11] ---**
No way!
**[02:12] ---**
Now's the Time
**[02:13] ---**
A triple team, are you serious?!
**[02:16] ---**
He was having enough trouble
with just a double team!
**[02:19] ---**
Putting three guys on Sora is too much!
**[02:25] ---**
Forget about taking any shots,
there's not even a window for me to get a pass!
**[02:30] ---**
Cut me a break.
**[02:31] ---**
This is ridiculous. What the
hell am I supposed to do?
**[02:35] ---**
Chuckie! Over here!
**[02:38] ---**
If we can't score from the outside,
then we'll do it from the inside!
**[02:40] ---**
He's not the only player
on this team, you know!
**[02:44] ---**
Not happening!
**[02:46] ---**
So high!
**[02:47] ---**
He's on another level!
**[02:51] ---**
I'm not giving up!
**[02:58] ---**
Out of bounds! Kuzuryu's Ball!
**[02:59] ---**
Jeez, you okay man?
Out of bounds! Kuzuryu's Ball!
**[03:01] ---**
Shit!
**[03:02] ---**
Seriously?
**[03:04] ---**
Chiba was the last one to touch it,
so it would have been your team's ball either way.
**[03:10] ---**
Chuckie, hurry up!
**[03:12] ---**
Give me the ball before
the defense gets set up!
**[03:21] ---**
I can't even dribble with
them all over me like this!
**[03:23] ---**
Dammit!
**[03:33] ---**
My leg!
**[03:36] ---**
Did you see that little brat just eat it?
**[03:38] ---**
So pathetic!
**[03:39] ---**
Yo! Are you okay?
**[03:42] ---**
I'm fine!
**[03:45] ---**
I want to win so bad...
**[03:47] ---**
I don't want to lose, but...
**[03:50] ---**
Having some trouble down there, Kuzu High?
**[03:53] ---**
You can't even get your
hands on the ball anymore!
**[04:02] ---**
This is too painfully uncool
for me to keep watching.
**[04:05] ---**
Let's go.
**[04:07] ---**
I'm staying here, 'kay?
**[04:09] ---**
Huh?
**[04:10] ---**
I haven't gotten my fill of Tokiwa yet!
**[04:13] ---**
Buh-bye!
**[04:14] ---**
Tokiwa, darling!
**[04:31] ---**
Um, Madoka? Where are you going?
**[04:41] ---**
Your friends are all out there fighting.
Aren't you going to back them up?
**[04:48] ---**
No way. It's just too much effort.
**[04:52] ---**
Are you serious right now?
**[04:54] ---**
Watching Momoharu and the others play out there
doesn't make you feel anything?
**[04:57] ---**
Oh, I feel it. I feel sorry
for how uncool they look.
**[05:02] ---**
No matter how much effort we put in,
there are some things we just can't change.
**[05:06] ---**
And I can't stand being laughed at
by people for trying otherwise.
**[05:11] ---**
I'm not one of them.
**[05:14] ---**
Every single person in the world can laugh
if they want, but I never will.
**[05:21] ---**
It doesn't matter how uncool or weak someone is,
I will never laugh at them!
**[05:29] ---**
Why aren't you guys running out there?
**[05:31] ---**
Nakahara
**[05:32] ---**
Isn't that obvious?
**[05:33] ---**
We're down 50 points at halftime.
**[05:35] ---**
It doesn't matter how much we try,
there's no way to win.
**[05:38] ---**
Just look around.
**[05:40] ---**
Even the other kids from our school
are laughing at us.
**[05:42] ---**
I just want this nightmare to be over.
**[05:48] ---**
There's not a player alive
who goes on the court hoping to lose a game.
**[06:04] ---**
Why are they trying so damn hard?
**[06:07] ---**
That's not what we came
all the way here to see.
**[06:10] ---**
Watching shit like this really
pisses me off. I can't stand it.
**[06:18] ---**
Huh?
**[06:21] ---**
Oh no, wait!
**[06:32] ---**
Hold on! Timeout!
**[06:36] ---**
That must've hurt!
**[06:37] ---**
What a riot! He did a total faceplant!
**[06:40] ---**
What's going on?
**[06:41] ---**
That guy up there threw an
empty can onto the court.
**[06:44] ---**
And then Sora tripped over it...
**[06:49] ---**
Get wrecked.
**[06:50] ---**
Just throw in the towel, losers!
**[06:52] ---**
There's only 5 minutes left anyway!
**[06:55] ---**
Those shitheads.
**[06:58] ---**
Who's the punk bitch that
just threw the can?!
**[07:00] ---**
Quit your whining, asswipe!
**[07:02] ---**
Nobody here knows anything
about the damn can!
**[07:04] ---**
Those douchebags are seriously asking for it.
**[07:07] ---**
Tokiwa... is it okay if I blow my top now?
**[07:10] ---**
Please don't, fighting is
the last thing we need.
**[07:14] ---**
To be honest, you're the one who started this mess
when you agreed to play them.
**[07:18] ---**
Struggle all you want,
you're still going to lose!
**[07:21] ---**
You'll never be more than a bunch of punks!
**[07:23] ---**
Fuck it.
**[07:25] ---**
I'm about to lose my shit!
**[07:27] ---**
You can't do that, Momoharu.
**[07:29] ---**
Huh?
**[07:31] ---**
I know that at first, we kept talking
about this in terms of a fight.
**[07:35] ---**
But right now, we're playing
a perfectly good game of basketball.
**[07:40] ---**
And there's still 5 minutes
left on the clock.
**[07:43] ---**
Let's keep this on the
court... until the very end!
**[07:48] ---**
You sure?
**[07:50] ---**
I said my goodbyes to the geezer
from the bar in West Shinjuku~
**[07:57] ---**
Taking my time strolling down
the familiar alleys and backstreets~
**[08:04] ---**
I saw a reflection in the broken glass
of the dusty tatami shop~
**[08:12] ---**
It was a reflection of me, all alone,
covered in the grime of life~
**[08:18] ---**
Is that... Chiaki?
**[08:20] ---**
"If yer gonna do it, now's the time.
If yer gonna do it, now's the time."
**[08:22] ---**
LOVE
**[08:27] ---**
That 66-year old geezer always use to say,
**[08:33] ---**
"If yer gonna do it, now's the time."
**[08:36] ---**
Huh?
**[08:37] ---**
Who's this clown?
**[08:44] ---**
The hell?!
**[08:49] ---**
I might not have the
right to say this, but...
**[08:53] ---**
People who aren't doing
any of the fighting...
**[08:56] ---**
...don't get to laugh at the ones who are.
**[09:00] ---**
What's the big idea?!
**[09:02] ---**
Eat shit and die, you afro punk!
**[09:03] ---**
I'm gonna tear you a new one!
**[09:05] ---**
He finally showed up.
**[09:06] ---**
So, is this the guy you said
that had piqued your interest?
**[09:10] ---**
Yeah. Back in middle school,
I played against that guy in a game once.
**[09:14] ---**
Though, I really doubt
that he even remembers much of it.
**[09:19] ---**
But as far as I'm concerned...
**[09:21] ---**
...I've never seen a player
with the skills to rival his.
**[09:25] ---**
What's up with the sudden change of heart?
**[09:27] ---**
Nobody came crying to you for any help.
**[09:32] ---**
Don't be silly.
**[09:34] ---**
It's my duty as an older brother to step in
whenever you're getting bullied.
**[09:38] ---**
Do I look like I need your help?!
**[09:42] ---**
The tables have turned since
the last time we talked.
**[09:45] ---**
Huh?
**[09:46] ---**
It's my turn to ask you now.
**[09:48] ---**
Why come back to basketball now?
**[09:54] ---**
Listen up, Momoharu.
**[09:55] ---**
It is absolutely impossible
for me to die before you.
**[10:00] ---**
Huh?
**[10:01] ---**
Because... my maximum life
expectancy is 300 years.
**[10:06] ---**
No matter how many cringe-worthy experiences
await me from here on,
**[10:09] ---**
I've got plenty of time to shake them off.
**[10:14] ---**
Excuse me, Ref!
**[10:15] ---**
Please resume the game for us!
**[10:17] ---**
Uh, but, what about your leg?
**[10:20] ---**
It's just fine!
**[10:21] ---**
Whenever I get a bone fracture,
they always set right away!
**[10:23] ---**
See?
**[10:25] ---**
And also, our team has
a new fifth member now!
**[10:32] ---**
Here!
**[10:33] ---**
Our game plan is all up to you!
**[10:35] ---**
Wait, did I actually tell
you what my position is?
**[10:39] ---**
You're the point guard who
decides what plays we run.
**[10:42] ---**
Isn't that right?
**[10:44] ---**
You sorted out the locations and faces
of all 30 people in my class.
**[10:48] ---**
Having the sharp eyes and memory
necessary to do that so quickly...
**[10:52] ---**
...those are without a doubt
the attributes of an exceptional point guard!
**[10:56] ---**
But to be honest, none of that
really made any difference to me.
**[11:02] ---**
Ever since that first day we met...
**[11:04] ---**
...I've kept believing that you would
play basketball together with me, Chiaki!
**[11:11] ---**
Well then, the game will now resume
with Kuzuryu in possession of the ball!
**[11:15] ---**
Okay, there's 5 minutes
left! Let's tear it up!
**[11:24] ---**
Alrighty then...
**[11:25] ---**
...let's set our sights on
scoring a single basket for now.
**[11:28] ---**
That's good! Spread out on
the court just like that.
**[11:31] ---**
Okay, time to see what
they're really made of.
**[11:36] ---**
Just what kind of play are
they planning to make?
**[11:41] ---**
Okay.
**[11:43] ---**
It's showtime.
**[11:46] ---**
Violation! Shinmaruko's ball!
**[11:50] ---**
What...?
**[11:52] ---**
They immediately lost the ball
on an 8 second violation...
**[11:54] ---**
What did he even make
that grand entrance for?
**[11:57] ---**
What's an "8 second violation"?
**[11:59] ---**
The offense must always advance the ball
to the front court before 8 seconds has elapsed.
**[12:04] ---**
Shit! I totally forgot that
there was even a rule like that!
**[12:08] ---**
Sorry guys, that's my bad.
**[12:10] ---**
Get your shit together, man!
**[12:15] ---**
The other side of the court is wide open!
**[12:17] ---**
Tokiwa! Pass it here!
**[12:21] ---**
He panicked and rushed past us.
**[12:23] ---**
But that's not going to change anything.
**[12:26] ---**
Just because there's open space in front of me,
doesn't mean that's where I'm going to pass the ball!
**[12:32] ---**
He anticipated it?!
**[12:34] ---**
But how?!
**[12:35] ---**
Because I would have done the exact same thing
if I were in your shoes.
**[12:39] ---**
That afro punk totally saw that pass coming!
**[12:43] ---**
There's only one defender
left in front of the basket!
**[12:47] ---**
Three of them?!
**[12:50] ---**
To the right...
**[12:51] ---**
Or the left...
**[12:53] ---**
...or through the center?
**[12:56] ---**
He's passing left!
**[12:59] ---**
It went right?!
**[13:10] ---**
Hell yeah! It went in!
**[13:12] ---**
That was awesome, Nabe!
**[13:17] ---**
I know for a fact that afro punk
passed the ball towards the shrimp.
**[13:22] ---**
Even if he tried to snap
it back with his wrist,
**[13:24] ---**
there's no way he could make it
go in the totally opposite direction!
**[13:28] ---**
Kuchiki.
**[13:29] ---**
Out of everyone in this gym,
**[13:32] ---**
you're the only one who doesn't know what move
he just pulled because you were standing in front of him.
**[13:38] ---**
It was an elbow pass.
**[13:41] ---**
He used his left hand to throw the ball,
**[13:43] ---**
but then immediately bounced it off his right elbow
to make it go to the opposite side.
**[13:48] ---**
I doubt there's any other high school player
who can pull off that move.
**[13:53] ---**
An elbow pass?!
**[13:55] ---**
That's ridiculous!
**[13:58] ---**
Don't let it get to you, Tokiwa!
**[14:00] ---**
I'm fine. Let's make sure
we score this next one!
**[14:05] ---**
Damn! That afro punk is really
putting on the pressure!
**[14:08] ---**
Seems like you're wiped
from guarding our little pipsqueak.
**[14:12] ---**
I guess you learned not to judge his skills
just based on his size.
**[14:22] ---**
Yes! I shook him off!
**[14:27] ---**
He screwed up!
**[14:28] ---**
What the hell are you doing, Tokiwa?!
**[14:30] ---**
We got a nice gift from the other team!
**[14:32] ---**
Let's put it to good use!
**[14:36] ---**
I'm not letting them score off of my mistake.
**[14:45] ---**
Did he seriously just do that...?!
**[14:48] ---**
They're about to rush us!
**[14:50] ---**
Switch!
**[14:51] ---**
Our team prides itself on height! We're not just gonna
let a bunch of shorter players get to the basket!
**[14:58] ---**
He jumps so high!
**[15:04] ---**
Shit!
**[15:09] ---**
Even though the court is crowded
with members from both teams,
**[15:12] ---**
he didn't fail to notice that the defenders
stopped guarding me!
**[15:22] ---**
There's no doubt about it.
**[15:28] ---**
This guy is...
**[15:30] ---**
...a real genius!
**[15:33] ---**
Awesome!
**[15:34] ---**
He's scored six three-pointers now!
**[15:37] ---**
Are you all right, Tokiwa?
**[15:39] ---**
Did the ball hit you on that pass?
**[15:40] ---**
It just barely missed me.
**[15:42] ---**
Damn it. Aiming a pass right
at the face is a dirty move.
**[15:46] ---**
No.
**[15:47] ---**
He wasn't aiming for my face.
**[15:50] ---**
Even if I was quick enough to react, I'm helpless
to stop any ball that passes next to my head.
**[15:55] ---**
Amazing! That was such a smooth move, Chiaki!
**[15:55] ---**
By using that window,
he knew the pass would go through.
**[15:57] ---**
Oh yeah? Then give me some cash.
**[16:00] ---**
Pulling off that kind of pass is like threading a needle.
His control of the ball is insane.
**[16:05] ---**
Don't sweat it. This match was over
a long time ago, anyway.
**[16:08] ---**
Them scoring a few more baskets isn't going
to change the fact that we've got this in the bag.
**[16:12] ---**
It's kind of strange,
this game feels a lot longer than usual.
**[16:17] ---**
You guys should forget all
about the current score.
**[16:20] ---**
Huh?
**[16:21] ---**
Just consider it zero to zero
from the moment that guy joined their team.
**[16:24] ---**
If adding one player is enough for them to start scoring,
or even stop us from scoring, then we've lost this game.
**[16:33] ---**
So, we've got 30 seconds left.
**[16:35] ---**
That's not a lot of time.
**[16:37] ---**
Listen up, gang.
**[16:39] ---**
We're not winning this
match no matter what we do.
**[16:43] ---**
But even so...
**[16:44] ---**
You don't have to say it.
**[16:47] ---**
We'll wrap this up...
**[16:49] ---**
...by scoring the last basket!
**[16:53] ---**
Listen up. We are not letting them lay a single finger
on the ball until the game clock runs out.
**[17:09] ---**
There's no time to waste.
**[17:10] ---**
If they manage to run out the shot clock,
then this game will essentially be over.
**[17:15] ---**
We have to do something to
get the ball away from them.
**[17:17] ---**
But what?
**[17:25] ---**
A crossover!
**[17:27] ---**
He's fast!
**[17:38] ---**
Thank you.
**[17:39] ---**
What the hell was that, Nabe?!
**[17:42] ---**
It's going to come up short.
**[17:43] ---**
Rebound!
**[17:44] ---**
Great! It's all mine!
**[17:50] ---**
What the-?!
**[17:58] ---**
The shrimp took off in a dash
for the other side of the court!
**[18:02] ---**
Momoharu won't fail.
**[18:04] ---**
I just know... that Momoharu will...
**[18:10] ---**
...get that rebound for us!
**[18:15] ---**
Chiaki, it's all you! Hurry up!
**[18:17] ---**
Just leave it to me.
**[18:23] ---**
A long pass? From here?!
**[18:32] ---**
He passed it like a bowling ball?!
**[18:38] ---**
I can't run very fast anymore...
**[18:41] ---**
It feels like my arms and
legs are gonna fall off...
**[18:45] ---**
I'm so tired...
**[18:46] ---**
I just wanna lay down and relax...
**[18:49] ---**
I'm starving. I want to eat some curry bread.
**[18:52] ---**
And also... drink a big glass of milk.
**[18:56] ---**
My shirt and shorts
are totally soaked through with sweat.
**[19:00] ---**
I want to change out of them.
**[19:05] ---**
But more than anything...
**[19:08] ---**
I really want to...
**[19:11] ---**
...keep playing this game!
**[19:14] ---**
The game is over!
**[19:19] ---**
The shot was taken after the buzzer,
so the basket doesn't count!
**[19:29] ---**
Just a second more would've done it.
**[19:36] ---**
We came really close.
**[19:38] ---**
Well, we did what we could.
**[19:40] ---**
Hey. Great game.
**[19:44] ---**
Uh, thanks.
**[19:46] ---**
I thought I had figured
out how to shut you down.
**[19:50] ---**
But you caught me off guard
with that two-handed shot.
**[19:52] ---**
You made me realize I can still improve.
**[19:54] ---**
It wasn't much.
**[19:57] ---**
Come on! Time to line up, guys!
**[20:00] ---**
At 146 to 22,
**[20:02] ---**
Shinmaruko High School is the winner.
**[20:04] ---**
Thanks for the game!
**[20:09] ---**
Uh, hey!
**[20:09] ---**
Huh?
**[20:10] ---**
Thank you so much!
**[20:12] ---**
I really appreciate you
not holding back on us.
**[20:15] ---**
And also... I hope that...
**[20:17] ---**
165 centimeters.
**[20:19] ---**
Huh?
**[20:21] ---**
That's how tall I was back
in my last year of middle school.
**[20:24] ---**
I was sure that I didn't lose
out to anyone in terms of skill.
**[20:27] ---**
But I wasn't allowed to play in any games for years
solely because of my lack of height.
**[20:33] ---**
The team at our school puts
an emphasis on height.
**[20:36] ---**
That's why even if any of those shorter freshmen join us,
they'll likely never play regularly.
**[20:42] ---**
I figured it was better to reject them outright,
rather than have them waste 3 years of nothing.
**[20:48] ---**
But now I realize, even shorter players
can be pretty effective.
**[20:53] ---**
Though... it's too late for
me to just take it back.
**[20:56] ---**
Don't worry!
**[20:58] ---**
If they really want to play,
then they'll come again!
**[21:05] ---**
I guess that's true!
**[21:06] ---**
Though it'd be a handful to deal
with a bunch of kids like you!
**[21:09] ---**
Um! Can I ask you just one question?
**[21:11] ---**
Huh?
**[21:12] ---**
What do I need to eat to
grow as tall as you are?
**[21:18] ---**
Meat, dude! Eat more meat!
**[21:20] ---**
Meat, really?
**[21:21] ---**
Yeah! Be a meat eater!
**[21:24] ---**
Sora is gradually changing
everything that's around him.
**[21:30] ---**
He may be small...
**[21:33] ---**
...but he makes a big impact!
**[21:51] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
**[21:54] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
**[21:58] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
**[22:01] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
**[22:04] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
**[22:08] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
**[22:11] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
**[22:18] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
**[22:24] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
**[22:30] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
**[22:33] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
**[22:37] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
**[22:42] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
**[22:43] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
**[22:47] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
**[22:50] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
**[22:55] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
**[23:10] ---**
Is there a problem, Chiba?
**[23:12] ---**
That's weird. I swear I
left my shoes in here.
**[23:20] ---**
By the way, Chiaki...
**[23:22] ---**
...did you buy some new shoes?
**[23:25] ---**
They're nice, huh? I just
found them lying around.
**[23:28] ---**
"Lying around"?
**[23:30] ---**
Yep.
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Troublesome
Freshman
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Troublesome Freshman."
# E7 - The Troublesome Freshman
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRDKWVE4Y/the-troublesome-freshman)
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**[00:06] ---**
There, that must be it.
**[00:08] ---**
Wow, it looks like Sora's
family runs a barbershop.
**[00:13] ---**
Excuse me!
**[00:17] ---**
Oh for Pete's sake...
**[00:20] ---**
Sorry, but the shop is
already closed for today.
**[00:22] ---**
G-good evening.
**[00:24] ---**
Who might you be, missy?
**[00:26] ---**
Um...
**[00:28] ---**
I'm... here to make a delivery.
**[00:48] ---**
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[00:50] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:51] ---**
I wanna invite you to come along
**[00:54] ---**
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[01:01] ---**
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[01:05] ---**
And let it push you past hesitation
**[01:08] ---**
Give and go! With the flow
**[01:15] ---**
Instincts that are buried deep
will always rear their head again
**[01:22] ---**
People can't just hide the
dreams they once dreamed of
**[01:29] ---**
Even if these wings can't fly
**[01:32] ---**
We want to spread them
wide and embrace the sky
**[01:39] ---**
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[01:42] ---**
You never know, the impossible
could be possible tomorrow
**[01:49] ---**
So let's keep up the struggle
**[01:52] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:05] ---**
I do apologize for the trouble.
**[02:07] ---**
The Troublesome Freshman
**[02:08] ---**
This boy's such a heavy sleeper,
nothing ever wakes him up.
**[02:12] ---**
Playing himself to sleep... I swear,
he must have basketballs for brains.
**[02:17] ---**
Um, ma'am...
**[02:19] ---**
You've got his feet poking
out where his head should be.
**[02:22] ---**
Oh, it's fine, it makes no
big difference either way.
**[02:25] ---**
Anyway missy, your bangs seem
like they could use a little touch up.
**[02:30] ---**
Huh?
**[02:30] ---**
Since you brought my grandson home,
I'll give you a quick trim.
**[02:34] ---**
Go sit down.
**[02:36] ---**
Um, but I...
**[02:37] ---**
Enough fussin'.
**[02:40] ---**
You're quite the lucky girl,
I only do cuts when I'm in a good mood.
**[02:45] ---**
They used to say I was a prodigy
blessed by the gods, ya know.
**[02:48] ---**
Your hands are shaking! Are
you really sure about this?!
**[02:56] ---**
You've got some really
beautiful black hair, missy.
**[02:59] ---**
Don't ever go dying it now, ya hear?
**[03:04] ---**
Something the matter?
**[03:05] ---**
That picture.
**[03:06] ---**
Is she possibly...?
**[03:07] ---**
Oh, that's just my daughter.
**[03:10] ---**
She's also Sora's mother.
**[03:13] ---**
Though she's dealing with a
bit of an illness right now.
**[03:15] ---**
She's in one of those big,
fancy government hospitals.
**[03:19] ---**
Is it a very serious illness?
**[03:21] ---**
Huh?
**[03:22] ---**
Uh, well, Sora mentioned to me before
that he couldn't see his mother right now.
**[03:29] ---**
It's not that he can't.
**[03:31] ---**
It's that she won't.
**[03:33] ---**
Huh?
**[03:35] ---**
That boy used to live deep in the countryside
of the Nagano Prefecture.
**[03:39] ---**
It was really out in the middle of nowhere.
**[03:42] ---**
A hospital in Kanagawa?
**[03:43] ---**
Yes. She'll be moving there
for treatment starting next month.
**[03:48] ---**
Is her illness going to get
better if she goes there?
**[03:51] ---**
Of course. The facilities there
are much better than ours,
**[03:54] ---**
and they have many incredibly
skilled doctors on staff.
**[03:57] ---**
Oh really? Then I guess we'll
be separated for a while.
**[04:00] ---**
Yes, you will.
**[04:02] ---**
Okay then, how about this?
**[04:04] ---**
I'll apply for a school in Kanagawa!
**[04:06] ---**
If I get into a school that's
close to where the hospital is,
**[04:09] ---**
then I can come see you whenever!
**[04:11] ---**
It's best to have someone by your side
in case there's ever trouble!
**[04:14] ---**
Right?
**[04:16] ---**
No.
**[04:17] ---**
Huh?
**[04:18] ---**
But why?
**[04:21] ---**
I'm not going there for fun.
**[04:24] ---**
I'm going to that hospital
to battle my condition.
**[04:27] ---**
And I won't be the only one.
**[04:29] ---**
The doctors and nurses there will also
be helping me to keep fighting against it.
**[04:35] ---**
Letting kids like you hang out there all the time,
will only cause trouble for them.
**[04:40] ---**
That's why I don't need you to come, Sora.
**[04:47] ---**
Are... you serious?
**[04:51] ---**
You think I'm a problem just being there?
**[04:53] ---**
Do you... not even want
me to be around, mom?!
**[04:57] ---**
Hey, listen Sora.
**[04:58] ---**
Your mother just-
**[04:59] ---**
Forget it.
**[05:00] ---**
Sora?
**[05:06] ---**
Sora! What do you think you're doing?!
**[05:09] ---**
Then just go off to Kanagawa
or wherever the hell you want!
**[05:13] ---**
Even if you beg me...
**[05:14] ---**
...I'm never going to come to visit you!
**[05:18] ---**
Wait! Sora!
**[05:20] ---**
I can't believe him.
**[05:25] ---**
You know, you're both two peas in a pod.
**[05:31] ---**
You're both... really bad at lying.
**[05:36] ---**
If Sora actually came with
me all the way to Kanagawa,
**[05:40] ---**
I know he would spend every minute he could
**[05:42] ---**
at the hospital, both after
school and on the weekends.
**[05:46] ---**
And that would mean
he couldn't practice basketball at all...
**[05:50] ---**
I know.
**[05:51] ---**
You don't have to say another word.
**[05:54] ---**
I'm so sorry.
**[05:57] ---**
I just don't want to become
a burden in Sora's life.
**[06:05] ---**
Okay then, take care of
everything while I'm away.
**[06:08] ---**
Don't worry about us.
**[06:10] ---**
We're going to be just fine,
so you stay focused on getting better.
**[06:14] ---**
Great. Thank you.
**[06:16] ---**
Last chance, Sora. Your mom's about to leave.
**[06:20] ---**
Bye for now, Sora.
**[06:21] ---**
Try to stop being such a picky eater
and learn to clean your plate.
**[06:25] ---**
And don't forget, you're
finishing middle school soon.
**[06:28] ---**
You can't just play basketball all the time,
you have to study hard for your entrance exams.
**[06:32] ---**
And also-
**[06:33] ---**
When I get to high school...!
**[06:34] ---**
When I get to high school,
I'll join the basketball team right away!
**[06:38] ---**
I'll become a way better player than I am now,
and grow way taller!
**[06:42] ---**
I'll get on the team's starting lineup!
**[06:44] ---**
Then I'll make sure that we
win our first big tournament!
**[06:46] ---**
And after all that...!
**[06:48] ---**
And after all that... when I'm the very best,
with a perfect record...
**[06:54] ---**
Then can I... take our winning trophy...
and come to visit you?
**[07:03] ---**
Yeah! I'll be waiting!
**[07:08] ---**
I've never heard him be so cocky before.
**[07:11] ---**
The first tournament that'll
be held in high school...
**[07:13] ---**
...is the national inter-high.
**[07:18] ---**
We'll never see each other again. Dummy.
**[07:23] ---**
After that, he took the entrance exams
for schools out here.
**[07:26] ---**
And eventually came stumbling into my house.
**[07:29] ---**
His dad thought this would
be the best thing for him.
**[07:32] ---**
Even though his mom told
him not to come here?
**[07:35] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:36] ---**
He's keeping it all a big secret from her.
**[07:38] ---**
So that he can go visit her the instant
he wins that tournament.
**[07:44] ---**
I see.
**[07:45] ---**
Though I already let it slip
the last time I saw her.
**[07:48] ---**
That ruins the surprise!
**[07:51] ---**
They really do love each other so much.
**[07:53] ---**
That day, when I told her about it...
**[07:57] ---**
...she had the happiest
look that I've ever seen.
**[08:06] ---**
He's awake.
**[08:09] ---**
Wait a second, Sora.
**[08:10] ---**
Where are you going?
**[08:13] ---**
To school.
**[08:14] ---**
I still haven't done my
1,000 shots for today.
**[08:17] ---**
N-no way...
**[08:20] ---**
Oh, hey.
**[08:21] ---**
What are you doing at our place, Madoka?
**[08:23] ---**
Huh?
**[08:24] ---**
He doesn't remember anything?
**[08:25] ---**
What a crazy coincidence!
**[08:27] ---**
This is actually where I live!
**[08:29] ---**
So, uh, does this mean... that match
didn't wear you out enough to skip practice?
**[08:35] ---**
I somehow slept a whole
bunch, so I think I'm okay.
**[08:38] ---**
That's because you were sleeping
the whole time while I carried you here...
**[08:42] ---**
But you know, it's already pretty late.
You should just put it off.
**[08:46] ---**
No, I can't.
**[08:48] ---**
I can deal with losing a practice match,
but I absolutely cannot lose at the inter-high.
**[08:54] ---**
I have to practice as much as possible.
**[08:57] ---**
Sora...
**[09:00] ---**
That's right.
**[09:01] ---**
You need to hurry and see your mother again.
**[09:07] ---**
Okay, you're all done.
**[09:09] ---**
Oh, great.
**[09:10] ---**
Thanks a lo-
**[09:10] ---**
That'll be 1,500 yen.
**[09:12] ---**
Huh?
**[09:13] ---**
For the cut. 1,500 yen.
**[09:14] ---**
Oh wait, did I say this was a favor?
**[09:17] ---**
Fine, I'll settle for 1,490 yen.
**[09:19] ---**
Pay up.
**[09:21] ---**
Okay.
**[09:23] ---**
But wait...
**[09:28] ---**
...now my bangs are way too short.
**[09:35] ---**
I guess I should probably
get some sleep soon.
**[09:37] ---**
I ended up staying up
all night playing games.
**[09:41] ---**
But whatever.
**[09:42] ---**
Today is Sunday, anyway.
**[09:50] ---**
Is that one of the elementary kids?
**[09:52] ---**
I'm super impressed that they would
get up this early just to practice dribbling.
**[09:57] ---**
It's great to see such passion in the youth,
things are looking bright for the future of Japan.
**[10:05] ---**
Stop the presses. I know that spikey head.
**[10:08] ---**
Oh jeez, I can't believe him!
**[10:10] ---**
It's Sunday for Heaven's sake!
**[10:13] ---**
Not to mention, it's 5:00 in the morning!
**[10:16] ---**
And he just collapsed from
exhaustion yesterday!
**[10:21] ---**
While I'm at it...
**[10:35] ---**
He's already made it that far? So quick!
**[10:38] ---**
But wait, just how far is he planning to run?
**[10:42] ---**
That's the Nikotama line...
**[10:44] ---**
Then we've come as far as Setagaya...
**[10:48] ---**
Oh come on, you can run more than that!
**[10:51] ---**
I'm so done with this! I swear I'm never
giving piggyback rides ever again!
**[10:59] ---**
I had never really noticed this
until Tokiwa pointed it out to me.
**[11:03] ---**
But it's obvious that I score significantly fewer shots
when I take them from the left side.
**[11:07] ---**
Actually, that's not my only problem.
**[11:11] ---**
His defense was so solid
that I couldn't do anything to get around it.
**[11:16] ---**
I have to perfect my drive.
**[11:17] ---**
Make it faster! Make it smoother!
**[11:19] ---**
If I can shake off the defense,
then my odds of scoring will definitely improve!
**[11:26] ---**
My two-handed shot still
needs some work, but...
**[11:29] ---**
...if I can work out the kinks, then I can use it
to overcome my weakness on the left side!
**[11:35] ---**
I want more skills.
**[11:36] ---**
I want to get even better!
**[11:38] ---**
HEY!
**[11:40] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[11:42] ---**
Uh, M-Madoka...?
**[11:44] ---**
What are you doing here?
**[11:46] ---**
Even the best players in the world, don't go hard
on practice the day after they play a game.
**[11:53] ---**
If you keep practicing like this,
you're going to put yourself in the hospital someday.
**[11:57] ---**
Madoka's in her casual clothes.
**[11:59] ---**
It's kind of exhilarating to see.
**[12:01] ---**
Are you listening to me?
**[12:02] ---**
I'm listening! I swear!
**[12:04] ---**
Well shoot, it looks like somebody
already beat us to the punch.
**[12:09] ---**
It's Nabe and Chuckie!
**[12:11] ---**
And Yasuhara is with them, too!
**[12:13] ---**
Can you believe it?
**[12:15] ---**
Yasu was so bummed about his ejection
yesterday that he was like,
**[12:17] ---**
"let's go do some secret training!"
**[12:19] ---**
Don't put words in my mouth, dude!
**[12:22] ---**
I just figured we could kill time
playing some basketball, that's all.
**[12:29] ---**
Great! Then let's all practice together!
**[12:31] ---**
Oh jeez, give me a break already!
**[12:34] ---**
If you want to practice, then you can just
run yourselves ragged doing it tomorrow!
**[12:40] ---**
Huh?
**[12:41] ---**
We're not allowed to practice?
**[12:42] ---**
Yep. You can't.
**[12:44] ---**
Use of the court for practice is on a rotation
between the girls' basketball team,
**[12:49] ---**
the badminton team, and
also the volleyball team.
**[12:52] ---**
Hold up, what about us then?!
**[12:54] ---**
We had no problem using
it for practice last week!
**[12:57] ---**
That's only because you came here before anyone else
and laid claim to the court, right?
**[13:03] ---**
No one had the nerve to say anything.
They were too scared of you.
**[13:09] ---**
Then, how about you just
put us into that rotation?
**[13:13] ---**
That's not an option.
**[13:15] ---**
If you would like to participate
as an official school team,
**[13:18] ---**
then you'll need to find a proper advisor
and also get permission from the principal.
**[13:23] ---**
Until you do that, you have no right
to be doing any sort of activities on this court.
**[13:27] ---**
Are you picking a fight, old man?!
**[13:28] ---**
Stop it, Yasu.
**[13:30] ---**
Um... so it's okay as long as we
don't use the court, right?
**[13:34] ---**
Huh?
**[13:45] ---**
Well, I get that this isn't
technically the court but...
**[13:48] ---**
Hey Nabe, keep your eyes straight ahead!
**[13:50] ---**
Dude, I can't stand to look!
**[13:53] ---**
Momoharu said he would talk the principal
into getting us an advisor, so hopefully...
**[13:58] ---**
That's assuming it all goes well.
**[14:00] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[14:03] ---**
Yo! Welcome back, little bro.
**[14:06] ---**
The hell are you doing in here, man?
**[14:08] ---**
Isn't it cool? I found it lying around
behind the supermarket.
**[14:14] ---**
I paid the principal a visit.
**[14:16] ---**
Oh yeah? How'd it go?
**[14:19] ---**
He agreed to set us up with an advisor.
**[14:22] ---**
But only on one condition.
**[14:25] ---**
If we get into any fights, or cause any
**[14:27] ---**
other sort of problem, the team
gets disbanded immediately.
**[14:31] ---**
I'll give it about a week, then.
**[14:33] ---**
We'll see.
**[14:35] ---**
Chiaki, be straight with me.
**[14:37] ---**
Are you serious about basketball? For real?
**[14:41] ---**
Hard to say.
**[14:43] ---**
After having my passion for
the game killed back then,
**[14:46] ---**
I'm not sure it will ever come back.
**[14:49] ---**
Don't pretend it's not your fault.
**[14:51] ---**
You might have been the only
one running on the court.
**[14:54] ---**
But you're still the one who up
and left the game at halftime.
**[15:00] ---**
That's true.
**[15:01] ---**
But I'm nearly there, all I
need is a little incentive...
**[15:05] ---**
...then I think I could reignite my passion.
**[15:07] ---**
I'm so close.
**[15:09] ---**
Just one thing!
**[15:10] ---**
Chiaki...
**[15:13] ---**
S'cuse me!
**[15:15] ---**
We are, like, totally hoping to be managers
for the basketball team!
**[15:19] ---**
Passion reignited. Let's do this.
**[15:24] ---**
We were stuck on the stage
for the entire practice session.
**[15:28] ---**
There's not much we can do.
**[15:30] ---**
We're still too new at this
to be practicing how to shoot, anyway.
**[15:33] ---**
We're not going to make much progress
by practicing basketball without a basket, though.
**[15:47] ---**
Holy shit!
**[15:48] ---**
Even a newbie like me can tell...
**[15:51] ---**
...this guy is probably an expert!
**[15:56] ---**
H-he's giving me goosebumps!
**[16:00] ---**
Yo!
**[16:00] ---**
Huh?
**[16:03] ---**
You've got really sick basketball skills.
**[16:05] ---**
Is this ball yours? It's really worn out.
**[16:09] ---**
How'd you do that move?
**[16:11] ---**
Could you show us again?
**[16:14] ---**
We're members of the basketball team.
**[16:16] ---**
But to be honest, we hardly even know
how to dribble the ball.
**[16:19] ---**
From what I just saw, you dribble like a pro.
**[16:23] ---**
It was almost as if the ball
was glued to your hand or something.
**[16:26] ---**
So, do us a favor and show
us those sick moves again.
**[16:32] ---**
The gym isn't the only place with a basket!
**[16:35] ---**
I can practice shooting if I do it over here!
**[16:43] ---**
Yasuhara!
**[16:44] ---**
What the hell do you think
you're doing, punk?!
**[16:47] ---**
I'm no "punk."
**[16:49] ---**
The name's Kite.
**[16:51] ---**
Do I need to teach you a lesson
in proper manners? Well, senpai?
**[16:57] ---**
I think this punk has a few screws loose.
**[17:00] ---**
All right, then.
**[17:02] ---**
Let's see what you can teach
after I pound your face in!
**[17:07] ---**
Chuckie!
**[17:09] ---**
You're too slow. This
won't even be a challenge.
**[17:11] ---**
Cocky bastard! I'll knock you down a peg!
**[17:19] ---**
Who even... is this guy?
**[17:21] ---**
What're you lookin' at, shrimp?
**[17:23] ---**
You want a lesson, too?
**[17:25] ---**
I doubt you could even put up a fight.
**[17:27] ---**
It'd be like me crushing an ant.
**[17:30] ---**
Don't take me so lightly.
**[17:32] ---**
You crossed the line.
**[17:33] ---**
CALCIUM BAR
**[17:34] ---**
And I'm gonna make you pay for it!
**[17:36] ---**
As a 100th degree black belt in karate,
I'll pound you into the dirt!
**[17:41] ---**
Quit your bullshit!
**[17:45] ---**
Why attack me, Yasuhara?
**[17:47] ---**
You just stay out of this!
**[17:49] ---**
That surprise attack was a cheap move, man.
**[17:52] ---**
Just so you know, I'm a legit
2nd degree black belt in karate.
**[17:56] ---**
But I'm a little clumsy, so I'm not good
at pulling my punches. Sorry in advance.
**[18:02] ---**
Okay. Bring it on.
**[18:06] ---**
That's enough!
**[18:08] ---**
Momoharu!
**[18:10] ---**
Don't lay a hand on him, Yasu.
**[18:13] ---**
Why the hell not?!
**[18:14] ---**
I'll explain things later.
**[18:16] ---**
Just bear with it.
**[18:19] ---**
This doesn't bode well for
the future at all, dammit.
**[18:22] ---**
Sorry man, we can't afford
to be getting into any fights right now.
**[18:26] ---**
So let's all just call
it quits for today. Deal?
**[18:29] ---**
Wait a damn minute.
**[18:31] ---**
You can't just expect to
turn tail and run from me.
**[18:33] ---**
I don't give a shit about your problems.
**[18:36] ---**
What are you trying to get at?
**[18:38] ---**
I can tell from the look in your eyes.
**[18:40] ---**
You're the boss of this group.
**[18:43] ---**
Greased
Lightning
**[18:44] ---**
So fight me.
**[18:46] ---**
He's got tattoos!
**[18:48] ---**
Whatever the case,
I've already decided to retire from fighting.
**[18:52] ---**
I've got more important things to do
than waste time dealing with idiots like-
**[19:01] ---**
So fast!
**[19:02] ---**
You're just as slow as them.
**[19:07] ---**
Momoharu!
**[19:14] ---**
Did he seriously just counter
that kick with a headbutt?!
**[19:17] ---**
Don't make me have to repeat myself, dammit.
**[19:20] ---**
I can't fight you right now.
**[19:24] ---**
Are you a member of the
basketball team like them?
**[19:27] ---**
Yep.
**[19:29] ---**
That's just wonderful.
**[19:31] ---**
Now I've got something to look forward to.
**[19:35] ---**
Wh-what exactly happened between you guys?
**[19:37] ---**
Hell if I know. He just came swinging at me
out of nowhere.
**[19:42] ---**
Is something wrong, Momoharu?
**[19:45] ---**
Take a good look.
**[19:47] ---**
Do you see the last spot
that he was standing in?
**[19:50] ---**
He was almost all the way back to where
the three-point line would be.
**[19:53] ---**
And what about it?
**[19:55] ---**
You didn't notice?
**[19:57] ---**
In the blink of an eye
that jerk managed to...
**[19:59] ---**
...fly all the way to where I
was with just a single bound.
**[20:05] ---**
He must never skip leg day
with explosive power like that...
**[20:14] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[20:14] ---**
So we get disbanded if we
cause any trouble at all?
**[20:17] ---**
I see, that explains your attitude yesterday.
**[20:19] ---**
Yep. Fights are out of the question.
**[20:22] ---**
I asked around my class for some
info and found out that guy
**[20:25] ---**
had been suspended up until yesterday.
**[20:28] ---**
He's totally bad news.
**[20:30] ---**
But, you know, he was still
really good at basketball.
**[20:47] ---**
I know it's time for practice,
but aren't we stuck on the stage again?
**[20:50] ---**
Playing without a basket really sucks.
**[20:53] ---**
I must be going crazy or something.
**[20:55] ---**
I actually want to see how well
that punk from yesterday can play.
**[21:01] ---**
What's this?
**[21:04] ---**
What's the matter?
**[21:05] ---**
Did something happen?
**[21:11] ---**
Outta my way, losers!
**[21:13] ---**
That dumbass!
**[21:14] ---**
Shit! Somebody stop him!
**[21:16] ---**
Stop! Stop!
**[21:19] ---**
We aren't allowed to use the court right n-
**[21:27] ---**
Huh?
**[21:35] ---**
Look out!
**[21:44] ---**
Now he's done it!
**[21:45] ---**
Are you all right, Yoshino?!
**[21:47] ---**
Wait! We shouldn't move her around!
**[21:50] ---**
Hang in there, Yoshino!
**[21:52] ---**
Yoshino?
**[21:54] ---**
Shit. This is a disaster.
**[22:14] ---**
It didn't matter how long
you stared up at the sky
**[22:18] ---**
You always said that you
would never be able to fly
**[22:21] ---**
One night I cried wondering
how long it would take
**[22:24] ---**
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[22:28] ---**
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[22:31] ---**
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[22:34] ---**
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:41] ---**
The things precious to us
were always close at hand
**[22:47] ---**
We are never completely alone
at any time in our lives
**[22:53] ---**
The truth is that you can
fly, wherever you want
**[22:57] ---**
Spreading your wings to go
far higher than anyone else
**[23:01] ---**
The more tears that you shed
**[23:05] ---**
Then the stronger you become
**[23:07] ---**
Let's use those wings
to travel the world over
**[23:10] ---**
And find a path to a future
that no one knows about
**[23:14] ---**
Always, always, always
**[23:18] ---**
Walking onwards, all of us together
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Duck
and the Kite
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Duck and the Kite."
# E8 - The Duck and the Kite
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY5P7K8GY/the-duck-and-the-kite)
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**[00:03] ---**
Outta my way, losers!
**[00:05] ---**
That dumbass!
**[00:06] ---**
Shit! Somebody stop him!
**[00:09] ---**
Stop! Stop!
**[00:11] ---**
We aren't allowed to use the court right n-
**[00:19] ---**
Huh?
**[00:27] ---**
Look out!
**[00:36] ---**
Are you all right, Yoshino?!
**[00:38] ---**
Wait! We shouldn't move her around!
**[00:40] ---**
Shit. This is a disaster.
**[00:44] ---**
Hang in there, Yoshino!
**[00:47] ---**
Yoshino?
**[00:50] ---**
Nurse's Office
**[00:51] ---**
Okay. That should do it.
**[00:53] ---**
You've only suffered a slight concussion.
**[00:56] ---**
If you go home and get
a proper day of rest, then you'll be fine.
**[00:59] ---**
That's a relief.
**[01:01] ---**
What kind of attitude is that?!
She still got hurt just the same!
**[01:04] ---**
The basketball team has been causing
way too many problems lately!
**[01:08] ---**
You need to quit ruining things for the rest of us!
**[01:10] ---**
Mai...
**[01:12] ---**
Let it go. I didn't get hurt that badly.
**[01:15] ---**
And it's not even Hanazono's fault to begin with.
**[01:19] ---**
As captain of the basketball team, please accept
my apologies for all that's happened lately.
**[01:23] ---**
There's no excuse for our actions.
**[01:25] ---**
I'm deeply sorry.
**[01:48] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
**[01:51] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:52] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
**[01:55] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
**[02:02] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
**[02:05] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
**[02:08] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
**[02:16] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
**[02:22] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
**[02:29] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
**[02:32] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
**[02:39] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
**[02:42] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
**[02:49] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
**[02:53] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[03:06] ---**
The Duck and the Kite
**[03:09] ---**
What the hell is that guy's problem?!
**[03:11] ---**
I totally HATE jerks like him with a burning passion!
**[03:15] ---**
You're bouncing off the walls more than usual.
**[03:18] ---**
Of course!
**[03:19] ---**
Momoharu said that if we caused any problems
then the team would be disbanded!
**[03:23] ---**
If people start thinking that jerk is on the basketball team,
then we'll have major problems!
**[03:27] ---**
Well, you're right about that.
**[03:30] ---**
That all aside, what's going on with Chiaki?
**[03:33] ---**
He's been crying like a baby since yesterday.
**[03:35] ---**
Well...
**[03:36] ---**
Yay!
**[03:36] ---**
Apparently two girls showed up
wanting to be the team managers.
**[03:40] ---**
Yo.
**[03:44] ---**
But they took one look at Chiaki's face
and nope'd right out of here.
**[03:50] ---**
Huh?
**[03:51] ---**
Did we always have a ball like this lying around?
**[03:55] ---**
It looks almost ancient.
**[03:57] ---**
Oh. I'm pretty sure it belongs to that Kite guy.
**[04:00] ---**
He left it behind yesterday.
**[04:03] ---**
Whoa. It's really suffered a lot of wear and tear.
**[04:06] ---**
Wait, is this because of...?
**[04:19] ---**
I can't see, it's too dark.
**[04:23] ---**
That's what you're looking for, right?
**[04:25] ---**
It seems like you've used that ball for a long time.
**[04:28] ---**
And without being on an actual court much.
**[04:31] ---**
I was always told never to use
real leather balls outdoors.
**[04:35] ---**
Because it would get all messed up, just like yours.
**[04:39] ---**
But since I had no court to play on,
mine ended up in a similar state.
**[04:43] ---**
I think... you had the same problem, didn't you?
**[04:49] ---**
You want to play basketball, right?
**[04:51] ---**
So you should apologize to everyone
and ask to officially join the team!
**[04:57] ---**
Mind your own damn business.
**[05:02] ---**
I hardly even felt that punch.
**[05:06] ---**
Go right ahead and beat me up all you want,
**[05:09] ---**
but please make a genuine apology
to Yasuhara and the girls' volleyball team.
**[05:13] ---**
Screw that!
**[05:15] ---**
I ain't wasting my time
playing basketball with you chumps.
**[05:18] ---**
There's nothing I hate more than sappy,
team bonding bullshit.
**[05:23] ---**
I only care 'bout two things:
the ball and the basket, that's all.
**[05:29] ---**
Don't ever bother me with this crap again, shrimp.
**[05:36] ---**
Ow! Damn! It really hurts! Shit!
**[05:43] ---**
Oh yeah? You managed to deal
with that mess from yesterday?
**[05:46] ---**
Yeah. I made a formal apology to them.
**[05:50] ---**
You're being too much of a suck up, Momoharu.
**[05:52] ---**
All you needed to do was tell them
that punk isn't on our team.
**[06:01] ---**
Right, Tinytown?
**[06:03] ---**
You don't want to have anything to do
with that jackass either, right?
**[06:08] ---**
Well, I...
**[06:11] ---**
I get the sense that Kite guy
isn't as much of a thug as he seems.
**[06:16] ---**
Huh? What kind of crap are you spouting now?
**[06:19] ---**
No, it's just...
**[06:20] ---**
I'm getting real sick of all your crazy talk.
**[06:21] ---**
E-excuse me!
**[06:22] ---**
I'm getting real sick of all your crazy talk.
**[06:23] ---**
That guy from yesterday is in the gym again!
**[06:44] ---**
What the hell happened here?
**[06:46] ---**
Hey, Yabuuchi. What's going on?
**[06:49] ---**
No idea. It was already over by the time we got here.
**[06:58] ---**
What is your problem?
**[06:59] ---**
Wait, Sora!
**[06:59] ---**
Just what the hell are you thinking?!
**[07:01] ---**
Momoharu, Yasuhara, and everyone else on the team
finally came around to playing basketball with me!
**[07:06] ---**
We just managed to form ourselves into a proper team!
**[07:10] ---**
Is causing trouble for literally everyone
the only thing you know how to do?!
**[07:14] ---**
That shit ain't my problem.
**[07:16] ---**
Damn you!
**[07:22] ---**
Madoka...?
**[07:24] ---**
Stop acting like a spoiled brat!
**[07:26] ---**
Everybody else around here plays by the rules!
**[07:29] ---**
You're a basketball player, too, right?
**[07:31] ---**
Then you should know how to follow
the basic rules at the very least!
**[07:34] ---**
And if you can't manage that,
then just quit and never come back!
**[07:41] ---**
You've got some real guts, girl.
**[07:44] ---**
What is this all about?
**[07:48] ---**
I just became your advisor and already a fight?
**[07:51] ---**
I can't believe the nerve of you boys.
**[07:53] ---**
Satsuki, the teacher who keeps the student body in line.
**[07:56] ---**
THIS is who we got for an advisor?
**[07:57] ---**
Well, I got saddled with a duty
I wasn't very intent on fulfilling.
**[08:02] ---**
I would actually prefer if the team
was disbanded right away.
**[08:06] ---**
I take it this was the basketball team's fault?
**[08:08] ---**
Mr. Satsuki it isn't what you-
**[08:10] ---**
I have no interest in hearing what your excuses are.
**[08:13] ---**
The condition you agreed to
was immediate disbandment for any trouble caused.
**[08:16] ---**
And this is a clear case of fighting on school grounds.
**[08:20] ---**
Thus, the basketball team is disbanded.
**[08:23] ---**
Disbanded?!
**[08:24] ---**
Wait a damn minute!
**[08:26] ---**
How the hell does that work?!
**[08:27] ---**
That jerk pulled this stunt all on his own!
**[08:30] ---**
He isn't even a member of the basketball team, anyway!
**[08:33] ---**
Oh?
**[08:34] ---**
You're telling me that he has
no connection to the team at all?
**[08:38] ---**
Is that how you're handling this, Captain?
**[08:42] ---**
That's not really...
**[08:43] ---**
What's the problem, Momoharu?!
**[08:45] ---**
Why don't you just make it clear?!
**[08:47] ---**
You know this guy isn't one of us!
**[08:53] ---**
Payphone
**[08:53] ---**
Seriously? She's calling again?
**[08:56] ---**
Give me a break.
**[08:57] ---**
Hey, what's up? It's me.
**[08:59] ---**
Whaddya want now?
**[09:08] ---**
Don't fuck with me, shrimp.
**[09:10] ---**
Pick it up.
**[09:12] ---**
This isn't the time to be off in your own world!
**[09:15] ---**
Our entire team is in serious trouble because of you!
**[09:19] ---**
I fucking told you to pick it up!
**[09:21] ---**
Enough!
**[09:24] ---**
Kenji Natsume.
**[09:26] ---**
Your suspension from school was barely lifted yesterday.
**[09:31] ---**
And you'll get even worse for this mess.
**[09:34] ---**
Be ready to get expelled.
**[09:36] ---**
As agreed, the basketball team will be disband-
**[09:38] ---**
Hold up.
**[09:43] ---**
I ain't on the basketball team.
**[09:46] ---**
Huh?
**[09:47] ---**
Don't group me with these losers.
**[09:49] ---**
They're below me.
**[09:51] ---**
Say that again, bitch!
**[09:52] ---**
I see.
**[09:53] ---**
So you're to blame for everything, then?
**[09:58] ---**
Damn right.
**[10:03] ---**
It seems you've avoided the worst-case scenario.
**[10:07] ---**
How fortunate for you, Hanazono.
**[10:14] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[10:14] ---**
Seriously? We didn't get disbanded?
**[10:17] ---**
Shucks, I was already thinking about
which club to join next.
**[10:20] ---**
What's your problem with our team?
**[10:22] ---**
I mean, come on.
**[10:23] ---**
There aren't even any cute girls
who want to be our manager.
**[10:26] ---**
Oh, jeez. Of all the problems we have, that ain't one.
**[10:29] ---**
Well, in any case, we can at least start using the court now.
**[10:32] ---**
All's well that ends well, right Momoharu?
**[10:37] ---**
Whatever.
**[10:42] ---**
Somebody woke up on the wrong side
of the bed this morning.
**[10:45] ---**
Cut him some slack. I think Momoharu was starting
to take a real interest in that Kite punk.
**[10:52] ---**
The good news is, we can get back
to playing basketball again now!
**[10:58] ---**
Hey, Chuckie.
**[11:00] ---**
Do you know who those guys were that Kite beat up?
**[11:02] ---**
One of them was a senior named Nishiwaki.
**[11:05] ---**
And I'm pretty sure the rest
were all part of the group he runs with.
**[11:10] ---**
What are you asking for?
**[11:12] ---**
No reason. Just curious.
**[11:19] ---**
Do you think that guy is really going to get expelled?
**[11:21] ---**
The whole thing just didn't sit right with me.
**[11:24] ---**
I don't think there's anything for you
to feel guilty about, Madoka.
**[11:27] ---**
Well sure, except...
**[11:28] ---**
...I slapped him across the face.
**[11:31] ---**
If you hadn't stepped in,
then I would have done it myself!
**[11:36] ---**
I had an ace up my sleeve.
**[11:38] ---**
A secret attack, the "Execution Punch!"
**[11:42] ---**
Was that it...?
**[11:43] ---**
Anyway, that guy is just a big coward!
It's why he lashes out!
**[11:47] ---**
He deserved a good smack or two!
**[11:49] ---**
But still...
**[11:51] ---**
...he took responsibility
and admitted to everything he did.
**[11:55] ---**
He may be a lot of things, but a coward isn't one of them.
**[11:59] ---**
Huh?
**[12:00] ---**
Madoka! Homeroom is about to start!
**[12:02] ---**
Yeah, okay.
**[12:05] ---**
See ya.
**[12:11] ---**
Madoka...?
**[12:15] ---**
Madoka seemed kind of cold towards me today.
**[12:19] ---**
I can't remember, did I do something to upset her?
**[12:22] ---**
I know for sure that I haven't done anything extreme
**[12:24] ---**
like when I ran around the gym buck naked...
**[12:29] ---**
I know that ringtone...
**[12:34] ---**
It's him!
**[12:38] ---**
Hey, is that you Juri?
**[12:41] ---**
How many times do I hafta tell you?
**[12:43] ---**
Don't waste your money on the payphone
and buy some candy instead.
**[12:45] ---**
Nuh-uh!
**[12:47] ---**
I want to hear your voice way more
than I want any candy!
**[12:51] ---**
Dummy. You know that's just wasting your allowance.
**[12:55] ---**
It's okay. 'Cuz I get lots and lots of it!
**[13:00] ---**
Is mom doin' okay?
**[13:02] ---**
Yeah.
**[13:04] ---**
She's pretty worried about you, Big Bro.
**[13:07] ---**
And dad is, too.
**[13:11] ---**
I don't want to hear anything about him...
**[13:15] ---**
Big Bro, be careful not to break your phone this time.
**[13:18] ---**
Oops, thanks.
**[13:20] ---**
Say, Big Bro?
**[13:21] ---**
What is it?
**[13:23] ---**
When can I see you again?
**[13:27] ---**
Well, this year's inter-high tournament
is gonna be held over there.
**[13:30] ---**
In Hiroshima.
**[13:32] ---**
I'll see you this summer. Just wait.
**[13:35] ---**
Okay! I'm waiting!
**[13:41] ---**
Sorry to keep you waiting, Juri!
**[13:43] ---**
Dad's coming this way, so I'm hanging up!
**[13:46] ---**
Who were you calling?
**[13:48] ---**
Don't tell me it was...
**[13:49] ---**
Th-the National Weather Service to get the forecast!
**[13:52] ---**
I need you to understand.
**[13:54] ---**
Kenji isn't a part of our family anymore.
**[13:57] ---**
Don't call him ever again, okay?
**[14:01] ---**
Okay...
**[14:07] ---**
Another goddamn fight?!
**[14:08] ---**
Kenji! Just how long are you going to keep
dragging my good name through the mud?!
**[14:13] ---**
What does it matter? You ain't my real father, anyway.
**[14:18] ---**
Just piss off.
**[14:21] ---**
Hey! Get back here!
**[14:26] ---**
Big Bro!
**[14:29] ---**
Can you believe it, Juri?
**[14:31] ---**
I'm not the brightest,
**[14:33] ---**
but there's a high school basketball coach who actually sent an invite just for me.
**[14:37] ---**
What's a "coach"?
**[14:39] ---**
An important person.
**[14:41] ---**
There's a really strong school in central Hiroshima and their coach is
**[14:44] ---**
saying he wants me to play for them.
**[14:47] ---**
Wow!
**[14:48] ---**
Just you watch.
**[14:50] ---**
Once I get into high school,
**[14:51] ---**
I'll make sure the whole
country learns my name at the inter-high tourney!
**[14:55] ---**
Inter-high! I'm so excited!
**[15:01] ---**
Kenji.
**[15:03] ---**
You're a young adult going into high school now.
**[15:06] ---**
It's been decided that you're going
to be moving this spring,
**[15:09] ---**
to live with one of your aunts in Kanagawa.
**[15:18] ---**
The inter-high, huh?
**[15:22] ---**
It's still so far away...
**[15:26] ---**
No, it's really not.
**[15:28] ---**
If someone important is waiting for you,
then why aren't you taking it seriously?
**[15:35] ---**
Are you stupid or what?
**[15:37] ---**
There's no way a team like yours can go to th-
**[15:39] ---**
We can!
**[15:40] ---**
At the very least, I truly believe that we can.
**[15:43] ---**
No, we WILL! Without a doubt!
**[15:46] ---**
It's impossible and you know it!
**[15:50] ---**
Playing basketball with losers like them is waste of time.
**[15:54] ---**
I'd make more progress just doing it on my own!
**[15:57] ---**
Then tell me...
**[15:58] ---**
Why did you tell that person on the phone
to wait for you?
**[16:00] ---**
You shouldn't be making promises
that you can't even keep!
**[16:03] ---**
It's not something you would understand.
**[16:06] ---**
But I do.
**[16:07] ---**
Yeah! I'll be waiting!
**[16:09] ---**
We're in the same situation.
**[16:12] ---**
I'm going to reach the inter-high tournament,
along with everyone on the Kuzu High team!
**[16:19] ---**
Just how deep in the boonies
have you been playing basketball?
**[16:23] ---**
Whatever. I'm getting expelled anyway.
**[16:27] ---**
I'll give you a test. Then you'll realize
just how goddamn helpless you actually are.
**[16:33] ---**
One-on-one.
**[16:34] ---**
Come learn what it's really like
to play at the national level.
**[16:37] ---**
One-on-one.
**[16:40] ---**
The rules are simple.
**[16:43] ---**
If you manage to take the ball from me, you win.
**[16:45] ---**
I won't take a step outside of this circle.
**[16:47] ---**
You're free to move however you want.
**[16:51] ---**
All right.
**[16:52] ---**
Then in the event that I win,
**[16:54] ---**
you join our team and swear
to uphold that promise you made on the phone!
**[16:59] ---**
How dumb can you get?
**[17:01] ---**
I'm gonna be expelled either wa-
**[17:03] ---**
No excuses, just swear to me!
**[17:06] ---**
Fine, whatever.
**[17:13] ---**
All I have to do is get the ball.
**[17:15] ---**
The rules he set actually work in my favor.
**[17:17] ---**
I'll match his pace.
**[17:20] ---**
And then in the instant that the ball leaves his hand...
**[17:23] ---**
...I'll strike!
**[17:29] ---**
I didn't even see him move!
**[17:31] ---**
You stand no chance. You're too slow.
**[17:34] ---**
Ready to quit?
**[17:36] ---**
I will NEVER be a quitter!
**[17:51] ---**
All talk and no game. We done yet?
**[17:54] ---**
I haven't been able to lay even a finger on the ball...
**[17:57] ---**
This tiny circle is starting to feel like
we're playing on a full court!
**[18:02] ---**
His playstyle is completely different from how he looks!
**[18:06] ---**
It's so smooth and fancy,
**[18:07] ---**
and requires more than just speed!
**[18:10] ---**
I can understand now why Momoharu was so invested
in watching this guy play on the court!
**[18:14] ---**
The way that he plays basketball...
**[18:16] ---**
...is just so captivating!
**[18:21] ---**
Is that it?
**[18:23] ---**
Your skills hardly amount to anything, as you can see.
**[18:26] ---**
He's on a completely different level than me.
**[18:28] ---**
There's no way I'm going to get that ball...
**[18:30] ---**
Don't give up!
**[18:32] ---**
You've almost got it!
**[18:33] ---**
Hey, short dude! I believe in you!
**[18:38] ---**
Just leave it to me!
**[18:40] ---**
I'll get that ball no matter what!
**[18:55] ---**
Just give it up already.
**[18:56] ---**
This will never end.
**[18:58] ---**
Not yet.
**[19:00] ---**
Just a little more...
**[19:01] ---**
...and then that ball is mine!
**[19:08] ---**
I almost got it!
**[19:09] ---**
Whoops!
**[19:10] ---**
Just a little more and that ball is mine, dad!
**[19:11] ---**
That was a close one.
**[19:17] ---**
It's right here!
**[19:19] ---**
Just a little more...!
**[19:20] ---**
Come on! Come on!
**[19:21] ---**
Too bad, ya dummy!
**[19:24] ---**
Passes are unfair!
**[19:28] ---**
So hey, dad?
**[19:30] ---**
What?
**[19:32] ---**
About my birthday...
**[19:34] ---**
Next week, yeah? Ask for whatever ya want!
**[19:37] ---**
Okay, then... I want a legit basketball!
**[19:40] ---**
One of those fancy ones made from real leather!
**[19:43] ---**
Our family doesn't have that kind of money! Ya dummy!
**[19:46] ---**
I know that! I just wanted to see what you'd say!
**[19:56] ---**
I swear, nobody on Earth ever has as much fun
as you playing basketball.
**[19:58] ---**
Yamanaka
**[20:09] ---**
I did it!
**[20:10] ---**
It's mine!
**[20:13] ---**
W-wait a sec!
**[20:14] ---**
That one didn't count!
**[20:16] ---**
I won! I won!
**[20:18] ---**
Right, everybody?
**[20:21] ---**
Did you see? Wasn't I amazing?
**[20:24] ---**
I'm the winner! I won and that means...
**[20:29] ---**
...I forgot.
**[20:31] ---**
What were we betting on again?
**[20:33] ---**
He's so stupid. His head must be totally empty.
**[20:37] ---**
Is that you, Natsume?
**[20:39] ---**
Mr. Satsuki...
**[20:41] ---**
We just finished having a school staff meeting
a few minutes ago.
**[20:45] ---**
Your punishment has been decided.
**[20:47] ---**
You actually are going to be expelled.
**[20:53] ---**
As if there was anything else.
**[20:56] ---**
Peace out, shrimp.
**[20:57] ---**
Keep practicing.
**[21:00] ---**
Please wait a moment, Mr. Satsuki.
**[21:03] ---**
What is it?
**[21:04] ---**
In regards to yesterday's fight at the gym,
there was one important thing that I lied to you about.
**[21:10] ---**
The one who beat up all those guys... it was actually me!
**[21:16] ---**
Nobody's buying that, you dumbass!
**[21:22] ---**
Why do you do this, Yasuhara?
**[21:24] ---**
Because your lies always make everything
so damn complicated!
**[21:29] ---**
What exactly are you boys trying to get at here?
**[21:31] ---**
Not much.
**[21:32] ---**
I won't deny that a fight happened.
**[21:35] ---**
But you know,
**[21:36] ---**
you should at least find out what caused it.
**[21:45] ---**
We brought along the guys
that got beat up by him yesterday.
**[21:49] ---**
They'll tell you what happened,
and I think it'll make you reconsider his punishment.
**[21:55] ---**
You guys...
**[22:15] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
**[22:18] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
**[22:21] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
**[22:25] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
**[22:28] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
**[22:32] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
**[22:35] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
**[22:42] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
**[22:48] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
**[22:54] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
**[22:57] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
**[23:01] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
**[23:06] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
**[23:07] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
**[23:11] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
**[23:14] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
**[23:19] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Kite, His Ball
and the Team's Pain
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Kite, His Ball, and the Team's Pain."
# E9 - Kite, His Ball, and the Team's Pain
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G63K0M5V6/kite-his-ball-and-the-teams-pain)
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**[00:03] ---**
We brought along the guys\nthat got beat up by him yesterday.
**[00:07] ---**
They'll tell you what happened,\nand I think it'll make you reconsider his punishment.
**[00:13] ---**
You guys...
**[00:14] ---**
Come on. Hurry and cough it up, fellas.
**[00:18] ---**
W-well, Nishiwaki gathered up\na whole group of us yesterday.
**[00:21] ---**
He told us to lay the pressure on this\ncocky freshman punk and get him to join our clique.
**[00:26] ---**
Yo. Why the hell are you in here playing basketball?
**[00:30] ---**
Don't you know that the Kuzu High basketball team\nis just a bunch of trash?
**[00:34] ---**
I'm Nishiwaki, a senior here.
**[00:36] ---**
Nice to meetcha.
**[00:38] ---**
You're a freshman, right Natsume?
**[00:40] ---**
I'm gonna give you two options.
**[00:42] ---**
Agree to be one of my followers now,
**[00:44] ---**
or we beat the shit out of you until you do.
**[00:47] ---**
Not interested.
**[00:50] ---**
Get lost, dumbass.
**[00:55] ---**
Don't play stupid with me.
**[00:57] ---**
I told you to pick one, dammit.
**[00:59] ---**
I don't need your bullshit!
**[01:02] ---**
Do you get it now? Huh?
**[01:07] ---**
After that, he totally snapped and we got flattened.
**[01:11] ---**
Along with Nishiwaki and the rest.
**[01:27] ---**
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[01:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:31] ---**
I wanna invite you to come along
**[01:34] ---**
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[01:41] ---**
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[01:44] ---**
And let it push you past hesitation
**[01:47] ---**
Give and go! With the flow
**[01:55] ---**
Instincts that are buried deep will always rear their head again
**[02:01] ---**
People can't just hide the dreams they once dreamed of
**[02:08] ---**
Even if these wings can't fly
**[02:11] ---**
We want to spread them wide and embrace the sky
**[02:18] ---**
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[02:21] ---**
You never know, the impossible could be possible tomorrow
**[02:28] ---**
So let's keep up the struggle
**[02:32] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:44] ---**
So if the other guys started the whole fight,
**[02:45] ---**
Kite, His Ball, and the Team's Pain
**[02:47] ---**
that means it was self-defense! Right, teach?
**[02:50] ---**
Natsume being expelled was based on the fact\nthat students were injured as a result of his actions.
**[02:55] ---**
Even if it was in self-defense,\nnot all violent actions can be overlooked.
**[02:59] ---**
Are you saying he should've just sat there and taken it?!
**[03:02] ---**
Would you really do the same thing\nin that situation, teach?!
**[03:06] ---**
Some pain in life must be borne with. Remember that.
**[03:10] ---**
Seriously?
**[03:11] ---**
This is why I hate dealing with authority.
**[03:14] ---**
We always get the short end of the damn stick.
**[03:17] ---**
You guys are free to go now.
**[03:20] ---**
Hold up.
**[03:21] ---**
Tell that punk Nishiwaki when you get back...
**[03:23] ---**
...that if he pulls this shit again,\nthen I'm gonna smash his face in personally.
**[03:31] ---**
What's your deal?
**[03:33] ---**
I never asked for or wanted any of your help.
**[03:36] ---**
Keep your nose out of this.
**[03:38] ---**
Look, I didn't come here trying to help you.
**[03:41] ---**
I just wanted to wipe the slate clean.
**[03:44] ---**
What?
**[03:47] ---**
Your ball... I'm sorry that I kicked it.
**[03:50] ---**
It's special to you, yeah?
**[03:55] ---**
The hell does that mean?
**[03:57] ---**
Quit making all this shit up.
**[04:00] ---**
What was all that about, Yasuhara?
**[04:03] ---**
Well, when we first met him, I picked up his ball\nand kicked it without thinking.
**[04:08] ---**
And his fight with Nishiwaki's group\nwas triggered by the same thing.
**[04:12] ---**
Plus, when he accidentally hurt that girl,\nit was only because he was so absorbed in basketball.
**[04:17] ---**
It didn't take me long to figure it out.
**[04:21] ---**
He's not a punk, just a dumbass\nthat loves playing basketball.
**[04:26] ---**
AH! I JUST REMEMBERED!
**[04:28] ---**
He promised to play basketball with us\nif I managed to take the ball from him earlier!
**[04:40] ---**
It's special to you, yeah?
**[04:43] ---**
Hey, Kenji!
**[04:44] ---**
What's this? You playin' basketball again?
**[04:53] ---**
Hey! You!
**[04:55] ---**
Y-you talking to me?
**[04:57] ---**
Yeah, help me out!
**[04:59] ---**
If you got any spare paper, I could really use it.
**[05:02] ---**
Oh God, this dude is taking a shit...
**[05:07] ---**
Boy, you really saved my ass!
**[05:09] ---**
I called my little brother,\nbut it was already getting crusty down there!
**[05:12] ---**
You, uh, can just keep them.
**[05:14] ---**
It was a free pack of tissues, anyway.
**[05:16] ---**
Oh yeah? I really appreciate it, man.
**[05:19] ---**
By the way, that ball you have caught my eye earlier.
**[05:22] ---**
Are you basketball player?
**[05:25] ---**
I'm not so sure. I used to be, but maybe not anymore.
**[05:28] ---**
The school I just entered is kind of a dump.
**[05:31] ---**
There's not really a basketball team to speak of.
**[05:33] ---**
Plus, I just got expelled anyway.
**[05:36] ---**
I don't think I'll be playing much anymore.
**[05:40] ---**
I've got... a lot of regrets.
**[05:43] ---**
If you feel that way, then don't be a quitter\nand just keep playing.
**[05:46] ---**
Momoharu!
**[05:48] ---**
Did you get a job as a toilet paper salesman or what?
**[05:50] ---**
You're the one who told me\nto go and buy some, dammit!
**[05:53] ---**
You stupid shithead!
**[05:53] ---**
This guy is his... little brother?
**[05:56] ---**
"Kite" was your name, yeah?
**[05:58] ---**
Have you already decided to quit going to school?
**[06:00] ---**
That's none of your business.
**[06:04] ---**
I know our basketball team is pretty shitty.
**[06:06] ---**
All the skilled players hoping to join\nalways leave after taking a look at us.
**[06:10] ---**
But you know, there was just one guy who didn't.
**[06:14] ---**
How could you ever understand how I feel?
**[06:16] ---**
Because I was in a similar spot until recently.
**[06:19] ---**
Though, I don't know jack shit\nabout your personal problems.
**[06:24] ---**
But you gave up before even starting,\nso doesn't that make you the loser?
**[06:34] ---**
Payphone
**[06:36] ---**
Okay! I'm waiting!
**[06:42] ---**
That's right... I am the loser.
**[06:50] ---**
Come on, teach! Cut the guy some slack!
**[06:54] ---**
I've heard enough from you.
**[06:55] ---**
Natsume's punishment is final. Just give it up.
**[06:59] ---**
That's why I'm here! I'm asking you\nto please do something about it!
**[07:02] ---**
I've never met someone this hard to get through to.
**[07:06] ---**
Expelled students\nneed love, too
**[07:07] ---**
Please and thank you!
**[07:11] ---**
I'm beggin' you, Teach!
**[07:14] ---**
I find this hard to understand.
**[07:16] ---**
You and Natsume aren't even\non very good terms, are you?
**[07:19] ---**
Why go so far to cover for him?
**[07:21] ---**
I will admit that I don't really like the guy.
**[07:24] ---**
He's way too violent.
**[07:25] ---**
And his haircut makes him look like melon bread.
**[07:28] ---**
But...
**[07:30] ---**
I absolutely adore his basketball skills.
**[07:33] ---**
That's why...
**[07:35] ---**
Quit being a creep, dummy.
**[07:41] ---**
I've been looking for you, Mr. Satsuki.
**[07:44] ---**
Please, Teach. I want you to reverse\nthe decision to expel me.
**[07:47] ---**
What did you say?
**[07:50] ---**
Don't be absurd.
**[07:51] ---**
It's too late to change your punishment.
**[07:53] ---**
I don't expect it for free.
**[07:55] ---**
I'll make this school famous.
**[07:57] ---**
And as our advisor, you'll get to reap plenty of benefits.
**[08:01] ---**
What?
**[08:03] ---**
I'll take the Kuzu High basketball team...\nall the way to the inter-high nationals.
**[08:07] ---**
Huh?
**[08:10] ---**
I thought you didn't want to be associated\nwith the basketball team.
**[08:14] ---**
What caused you to change your mind?
**[08:16] ---**
I guess I spent too much time around these idiots\nand caught a case of the stupid.
**[08:21] ---**
I know I'm making a selfish request.
**[08:23] ---**
But I can't just turn tail and give up on everything now.
**[08:28] ---**
Please! Just give me one more chance!
**[08:32] ---**
You're being ridiculous.
**[08:35] ---**
And it's pointless to even bring this up\nwith me in the first place.
**[08:39] ---**
Because I have no authority in your case.
**[08:41] ---**
You need to accept the facts and gi-
**[08:43] ---**
Very well, then allow me to decide.
**[08:46] ---**
The Kuzu High team going to the inter-high nationals?
**[08:48] ---**
That's quite the promising prospect, if you ask me.
**[08:52] ---**
Who's that?
**[08:54] ---**
Mr. Principal!
**[08:57] ---**
So without further ado,
**[08:58] ---**
I'll be introducing the newest member of the team.
**[09:00] ---**
Natsume Kenj-
**[09:01] ---**
I'm Kite.
**[09:02] ---**
I look forward to playing with you.
**[09:04] ---**
Everything worked out, but only because\nthe Principal made a special exception in your case.
**[09:08] ---**
But do not forget that the conditions\non which the team can play remain the same.
**[09:12] ---**
None of this means that I've got any personal faith in you.
**[09:14] ---**
I get it.
**[09:16] ---**
I'm done. No more fights.
**[09:18] ---**
All right! Time for practice.
**[09:28] ---**
Your dribbling is still amazing\nno matter how many times I see it.
**[09:31] ---**
How the hell do you hold the ball\nto move it around so freely like that?
**[09:35] ---**
Nah, you don't hold it. You stick to it.
**[09:38] ---**
You said it yourself, remember?
**[09:41] ---**
It was almost as if the ball\nwas glued to your hand or something.
**[09:44] ---**
You can't just force the ball down,\nyou also have to lead it as it comes back up.
**[09:49] ---**
Of course, the ball won't actually stick to you\neven if you're pulling it along.
**[09:53] ---**
The important thing is simply to maintain that image of it.
**[09:55] ---**
Cool. I think I get it.
**[09:57] ---**
When you get the hang of it, switch to your left hand.
**[10:01] ---**
And once you can do that,\nthen you use both hands. Two balls at once.
**[10:03] ---**
Mom.
**[10:03] ---**
Both hands?! That's gotta be impossible.
**[10:04] ---**
There are just so many amazing people in the world!
**[10:06] ---**
It's possible. Just watch this.
**[10:08] ---**
He made me realize that I've barely even\nscratched the surface of the world of basketball!
**[10:09] ---**
Holy shit! You're amazing, dude.
**[10:13] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science\nSecondary Hospital
**[10:13] ---**
I was a little worried that we might get disbanded.
**[10:16] ---**
But now our team has an awesome lineup of members!
**[10:19] ---**
The cherry blossoms...
**[10:20] ---**
have already wilted away this year.
**[10:22] ---**
Well, April went by pretty quickly.
**[10:27] ---**
Oh, I can smell rain!
**[10:30] ---**
It doesn't seem like a storm is coming to me.
**[10:32] ---**
It will. Really soon.
**[10:38] ---**
Rain, huh? I hate when it rains.\nI always end up slipping on the court.
**[10:42] ---**
But we can't even use the court today,\nwhich means practice is outside.
**[10:45] ---**
That makes me hate the rain even more.
**[10:47] ---**
Although, it's not like our team\nhas even had proper training to begin with.
**[10:50] ---**
Which means days like this would be the prefect chance\nto spend time building muscle instead.
**[10:54] ---**
And Mr. Satsuki doesn't really know anything\nabout basketball, anyway.
**[10:57] ---**
What we need now is someone who can figure out\na training schedule for us to keep...
**[11:07] ---**
Today I'm pulling out all the stops to make sure\nyou get the beating that you deserve.
**[11:11] ---**
Brace yourself.
**[11:13] ---**
Now get up, dammit!
**[11:15] ---**
What's the deal? You're not putting up\nmuch of a fight this time.
**[11:18] ---**
And here I went out of my way to gather up\nall these extra guys.
**[11:21] ---**
At least let us have a little fun-
**[11:22] ---**
My ball...
**[11:24] ---**
Don't touch... my ball...
**[11:27] ---**
Don't fuck with me, punk!
**[11:32] ---**
Y'know, I hear the basketball team\nhas gotten serious about playing lately.
**[11:35] ---**
Apparently, they got permission\non the condition that they don't cause any trouble.
**[11:39] ---**
Huh? Is that what's holding this little idiot back?
**[11:42] ---**
Well that sounds all sorts of fun.
**[11:44] ---**
If we get this guy to snap,\nthen the basketball team is finished.
**[11:48] ---**
And they've all been getting\non my nerves for a while now.
**[11:50] ---**
Especially those damn twins.
**[11:52] ---**
Come on, do it.
**[11:54] ---**
I'll let you take a totally free swing at me.
**[11:56] ---**
So just let the basketball team rot and die, okay?
**[11:59] ---**
No skin off our bones, Kite. Let him have it.
**[12:02] ---**
I'll even help if you want.
**[12:04] ---**
Y-Yasuhara, you little bitch!
**[12:06] ---**
We can avoid being disbanded if we just get rid\nof the evidence after we beat the snot out of you turds!
**[12:10] ---**
That's right.
**[12:11] ---**
We can sweep it all under the rug after the fact.
**[12:14] ---**
But first, I wanna know which of you jerks\nsent this ball raining down on me!
**[12:18] ---**
Uh... why don't you just go home and watch TV\nwith an afternoon snack or somethin'. Okay?
**[12:22] ---**
Why should I do that?! I can hold my own!\nI'll take 'em to the cleaners!
**[12:26] ---**
I'll piledrive whoever threw this ball right into the dirt!
**[12:29] ---**
I don't need any help.
**[12:31] ---**
Just shut up and watch.
**[12:34] ---**
I don't even need to use my hands\nto deal with losers like you.
**[12:37] ---**
Come on, do your worst.
**[12:39] ---**
You cheeky punk! I'll make you regret that!
**[12:47] ---**
Stupid freshman like you don't get to talk back!
**[12:49] ---**
Eat shit and die!
**[12:51] ---**
Hold on, Kite!
**[12:52] ---**
Stay out of it.
**[12:55] ---**
He's doing exactly what Satsuki told us we'd have to.
**[12:58] ---**
For real.
**[12:59] ---**
Some pain in life must be borne with. Remember that.
**[13:02] ---**
Right now, he's bearing all the pain\nso that the basketball team can survive.
**[13:06] ---**
Kite...
**[13:07] ---**
That dumbass!
**[13:09] ---**
And it's our responsibility...
**[13:11] ---**
...to bear the pain of having\nto watch him get beat up like this!
**[13:15] ---**
What are you boys doing?!
**[13:17] ---**
Shit, it's Satsuki!
**[13:18] ---**
Run for it!
**[13:20] ---**
Hold it! Stop right there!
**[13:24] ---**
Is fighting all those boys know how to do?!
**[13:26] ---**
For God's sake.
**[13:28] ---**
That goes for all of you, too!
**[13:30] ---**
As if you didn't cause enough trouble\nwith everything yesterday!
**[13:33] ---**
Listen up. The basketball team will now be-
**[13:35] ---**
Except we didn't cause any problems.
**[13:37] ---**
At least not this time.
**[13:39] ---**
Oh really?
**[13:42] ---**
Hey, Teach.
**[13:44] ---**
I thought maybe I could figure out...\nthe meaning of what you said yesterday, Mr. Satsuki.
**[13:50] ---**
But honestly...
**[13:51] ---**
...I don't think this whole "bear the pain"\nthing is such a good fit for me.
**[13:56] ---**
Same here. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack.
**[13:59] ---**
You said it.
**[14:00] ---**
Yeah, screw that noise.
**[14:02] ---**
W-wait a moment!
**[14:05] ---**
What now?
**[14:10] ---**
I can't say no to eyes like those. Good grief.
**[14:14] ---**
From what I understand, the volleyball team\nwill be taking a break from practice today.
**[14:17] ---**
If you wish to use the court,\nthen you can have free reign of it.
**[14:20] ---**
Huh?
**[14:21] ---**
Sweet!
**[14:22] ---**
We can have a real practice session in the gym! Yahoo!
**[14:25] ---**
Yo.\nWe can have a real practice session in the gym! Yahoo!
**[14:26] ---**
Need a hand?
**[14:29] ---**
I can't believe this.
**[14:31] ---**
Your adorable new teammate was getting beat on,\nand you all just stood there like rocks.
**[14:34] ---**
You were the one who told us to shut up and watch!
**[14:37] ---**
That was a figure of speech.
**[14:41] ---**
It finally stopped raining.
**[14:43] ---**
Okay, boys. Time to get pumped and start practicin'!
**[14:49] ---**
Whoa, Kite! What's up with your face?!
**[14:51] ---**
Don't tell me you got into another fight!
**[14:52] ---**
Wasn't a fight.
**[14:53] ---**
Not at all.
**[14:54] ---**
Probably.
**[14:55] ---**
But who can say for sure?
**[14:57] ---**
Does it really even matter?
**[15:00] ---**
So, hey.
**[15:02] ---**
I've been curious this whole time.
**[15:04] ---**
Why exactly do you go by "Kite"?
**[15:07] ---**
Isn't your name "Kenji Natsume"?
**[15:10] ---**
Cuz my dad was like a black kite,\nup in the scaffolds at his job.
**[15:14] ---**
He "was"?
**[15:16] ---**
He's dead now.
**[15:18] ---**
He was working one day, when a sudden gust of wind\nblew away the scaffolding he was on.
**[15:23] ---**
It was a headlong dive down 10 stories.
**[15:26] ---**
Dad...
**[15:28] ---**
Hey, Ken, we found this.
**[15:30] ---**
It was mixed in with all your dad's other stuff.
**[15:38] ---**
I want a legit basketball!
**[15:39] ---**
One of those fancy ones made from real leather!
**[15:42] ---**
Our family doesn't have that kind of money! Ya dummy!
**[15:47] ---**
It happened just three days before my birthday.
**[15:51] ---**
He was a cheapskate that drank a ton of booze,
**[15:53] ---**
but he was always a good father to me.
**[15:56] ---**
I never saw eye-to-eye with my new dad who\ncame along, and we just ended up fighting all the time.
**[16:00] ---**
I see now.
**[16:01] ---**
That's why he treasures that ball so much.
**[16:05] ---**
Yo. I'm glad you're getting along with us and all.
**[16:07] ---**
But I think there's one more\nimportant thing you've still gotta do.
**[16:11] ---**
Go and apologize to Yoshino on the volleyball team.
**[16:14] ---**
You owe her that.
**[16:16] ---**
No worries.
**[16:19] ---**
We're real close friends now.
**[16:21] ---**
In body and soul.
**[16:22] ---**
Oh my gosh! Don't embarrass me, Kite!
**[16:25] ---**
I made you lunch today!
**[16:28] ---**
Oh, hey, Bro!
**[16:30] ---**
You know, this means war.
**[16:33] ---**
Huh?
**[16:34] ---**
Because Yoshino was number 8 on my list of girls\nwho I most wanted to start dating!
**[16:39] ---**
FACE MY DIVINE WRATH!
**[16:49] ---**
So fast!
**[16:51] ---**
I'm honestly surprised he's keeping up with my speed.
**[16:54] ---**
This shrimp is pretty good.
**[16:57] ---**
Okay, this is the last run!
**[16:58] ---**
Pass it over to me!
**[17:04] ---**
Hey, Tinytown. Wait a damn minute!
**[17:08] ---**
Have you lost your mind?
**[17:09] ---**
Who stops during a 2-man drill\nto take a shot in the middle like that?
**[17:13] ---**
You don't have to worry about me!
**[17:15] ---**
I promise I won't miss any of my shots!
**[17:18] ---**
That's not the problem here.
**[17:20] ---**
Damn this little shrimp.
**[17:21] ---**
The level of accuracy his shots have is unbelievable...
**[17:24] ---**
Still, our practice sessions have only been\nthe same thing over and over.
**[17:27] ---**
Don't you have anything else that we can do, Captain?
**[17:29] ---**
You want some other drills?
**[17:31] ---**
Yo, Teach.
**[17:32] ---**
Quit staring and try actually coaching us for once.
**[17:35] ---**
You're our advisor, right?
**[17:36] ---**
That's true.
**[17:38] ---**
Then... how about you do some running?
**[17:44] ---**
Dammit, Momoharu. You and your big fat mouth.
**[17:47] ---**
Um, Momoharu?
**[17:49] ---**
I think we really need someone to help research\nand plan a training schedule for us.
**[17:54] ---**
You're right. I'll think about it.
**[17:57] ---**
Okay, that's enough for today.
**[18:00] ---**
He must be trying to kill us, making us run 500 laps...
**[18:03] ---**
Oh, I nearly forgot.
**[18:04] ---**
This really doesn't pertain to any of you,\nbut the match schedule for the first semester is out.
**[18:08] ---**
Here's a copy of it for reference.
**[18:11] ---**
Crap, do the inter-high prelims\nreally start at the end of May?
**[18:14] ---**
We barely have a month left to practice, then!
**[18:16] ---**
Wow! There's also a tournament\njust for the Kanto region!
**[18:20] ---**
That would be fun, I hope we can participate!
**[18:22] ---**
We're too late to have any hope of entering that.
**[18:24] ---**
The second round of games starts tomorrow.
**[18:26] ---**
Gah, you're right...
**[18:28] ---**
That sucks.
**[18:31] ---**
Oh!
**[18:32] ---**
Then let's go watch it! Together!
**[18:34] ---**
No way. That's too much effort, man.
**[18:37] ---**
I wanna go! Let's go!
**[18:43] ---**
Jeez! I can't believe how late you guys are!
**[18:46] ---**
I said we would meet up at 10 this morning,\nbut you kept me waiting for 4 hours!
**[18:50] ---**
Now we'll be lucky to even catch\nthe last quarter of the final game of the day!
**[18:54] ---**
Don't sweat it.
**[18:56] ---**
Ugh... I should have just gone with Kite\nwhen he left earlier.
**[19:00] ---**
Seeing the final game of this round is more than enough.
**[19:02] ---**
Just look, I did some research online yesterday.
**[19:06] ---**
This is today's matchup.
**[19:09] ---**
This must be some kind of fate.
**[19:11] ---**
ABSOLUTE VICTORY
**[19:12] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense...!
**[19:20] ---**
A steal...
**[19:21] ---**
Dammit!
**[19:25] ---**
Eirin\nShinmaruko
**[19:25] ---**
Blocking! #4 on Defense!
**[19:28] ---**
Maru High is losing... by 9 points even...
**[19:32] ---**
Whoa! According to this,\ntheir opponents right now are a seeded team.
**[19:32] ---**
Charged timeout! Shinmaruko!
**[19:36] ---**
They were ranked in the top 8\nof last year's Kanto region tournament!
**[19:39] ---**
We thought Maru High was tough as nails,\nbut even they're getting trashed out there.
**[19:43] ---**
Do you guys really think we can compete\nin matches like these?
**[19:44] ---**
MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO...!
**[19:50] ---**
Hang in there, Maruko!
**[19:51] ---**
You can do it!
**[19:57] ---**
This game...
**[19:59] ---**
...they still have a chance to turn it around.
**[20:00] ---**
Huh?
**[20:02] ---**
They ain't dead yet.
**[20:04] ---**
Listen up, Choji! I want you to stick to their #10 like glue!
**[20:08] ---**
Got it!
**[20:09] ---**
Sawa! If you get the ball and have an open shot,\nalways go for the three!
**[20:12] ---**
Even if you miss, I will DEFINITELY get the rebound!
**[20:15] ---**
Just leave everything that happens\ninside the paint to me!
**[20:17] ---**
It's Chiba!
**[20:18] ---**
He's as passionate as ever. Totally on fire.
**[20:24] ---**
They're facing a full court press!
**[20:25] ---**
The other team doesn't want\nMaru High scoring any points!
**[20:30] ---**
Tokiwa!
**[20:35] ---**
He's quick.
**[20:37] ---**
Here he comes!
**[20:38] ---**
Cover him!
**[20:46] ---**
Holy crap! He dunked it!
**[20:48] ---**
I've never seen a dunk in a high school game before!
**[20:50] ---**
That #4 is so cool!
**[20:51] ---**
Nice, Chiba!
**[20:56] ---**
This isn't good, he looks totally wiped.
**[20:58] ---**
He didn't even need a dunk to score on that play.
**[21:01] ---**
Yeah, that dude really only has\nto raise his hand to reach the basket.
**[21:05] ---**
It looks like he's just wasting precious stamina to me.
**[21:07] ---**
He knows what he's doing.
**[21:09] ---**
There's no denying that the other team\nis slightly better than they are.
**[21:13] ---**
But that only matters if they were playing\non completely even terms.
**[21:17] ---**
What do you mean?
**[21:18] ---**
Take a look.
**[21:20] ---**
Just a few more points to take the lead!
**[21:20] ---**
MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO...!
**[21:22] ---**
Don't give up!
**[21:25] ---**
Even if he pushed his stamina to its absolute limit,
**[21:28] ---**
that's a cheap price to pay\nfor turning the momentum in their favor.
**[21:32] ---**
In moments like these, it becomes very clear\nwhich team the crowd favors.
**[21:37] ---**
And that is exactly when comebacks\nare most likely to happen.
**[21:41] ---**
That #4 down there, he really knows\nhow to play the game of basketball.
**[21:45] ---**
There's no doubt his team is strong.
**[21:47] ---**
Shinmaruko\nEirin
**[21:47] ---**
The game is over!
**[21:49] ---**
Insane! A total unknown managed\nto beat a seeded team!
**[21:52] ---**
H-hot damn...
**[21:54] ---**
Those were some really sick moves.
**[21:56] ---**
I wanna be able to dominate the court just like them!
**[22:02] ---**
Yo! You were watching?
**[22:03] ---**
It didn't matter how long you stared up at the sky
**[22:05] ---**
That was kind of an embarrassing game for us.
**[22:06] ---**
You always said that you would never be able to fly
**[22:08] ---**
If we're struggling this much against a team\nthat hardly made the top 8 in Kanto,
**[22:09] ---**
One night I cried wondering how long it would take
**[22:11] ---**
it doesn't really bode well for our future.
**[22:13] ---**
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[22:14] ---**
As you can see, Kanagawa has the most intense\nblock of competition in the entire country.
**[22:16] ---**
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[22:18] ---**
Are you guys ready to get in on this?
**[22:19] ---**
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[22:21] ---**
For the time being, we're going to get a head start\non you by claiming the throne of Kanto.
**[22:23] ---**
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:26] ---**
If you waste too much time, we'll leave you in the dust.
**[22:29] ---**
We'll be right on your heels. Don't worry.
**[22:29] ---**
The things precious to us were always close at hand
**[22:33] ---**
If our school is also in the Kanagawa block,
**[22:35] ---**
that means we can't reach the prefectural\nprelims without beating Maru High.
**[22:35] ---**
We are never completely alone at any time in our lives
**[22:39] ---**
What do you think, Chiaki?
**[22:41] ---**
I say the bigger the challenge, the greater the reward.
**[22:42] ---**
The truth is that you can fly, wherever you want
**[22:45] ---**
Damn straight.
**[22:45] ---**
Spreading your wings to go far higher than anyone else
**[22:47] ---**
You sure sent me to one hell of a place.
**[22:49] ---**
The more tears that you shed
**[22:50] ---**
I'm cursing you, Dad.
**[22:51] ---**
I swear... this might kill me.
**[22:53] ---**
Then the stronger you become
**[22:55] ---**
Let's use those wings to travel the world over
**[22:56] ---**
It really sucks to admit, but we can't even stand\non equal ground with Maru High as we are now.
**[22:58] ---**
And find a path to a future that no one knows about
**[23:02] ---**
I'm gonna need way more practice.
**[23:02] ---**
Always, always, always
**[23:04] ---**
I ain't quitting until my shots\nstart going in the damn basket!
**[23:07] ---**
Walking onwards, all of us together
**[23:07] ---**
I'd kill for some ice cream...
**[23:10] ---**
Faster, stronger...
**[23:12] ---**
We gotta keep getting better!
**[23:16] ---**
Uh, so where exactly are we right now?
**[23:19] ---**
Sorry. I put us on the wrong train.
**[23:23] ---**
What do we do now?!
**[23:23] ---**
ENOSHIMA BRIDGE
**[23:25] ---**
I don't have anymore money left!
**[23:27] ---**
Okay boys, we're running home.
**[23:28] ---**
Are you serious?!
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora\nNext Time: Manager
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Manager."
# E10 - Manager
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYEXGPGP6/manager)
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**[00:01] ---**
Would you really do the same thing
in that situation, teach?!
**[00:06] ---**
Some pain in life must be
borne with. Remember that.
**[00:10] ---**
Stupid freshman like you
don't get to talk back!
**[00:12] ---**
Eat shit and die!
**[00:14] ---**
Hold on, Kite!
**[00:15] ---**
Stay out of it.
**[00:18] ---**
He's doing exactly what
Satsuki told us we'd have to.
**[00:20] ---**
For real.
**[00:22] ---**
Right now, he's bearing all the pain
so that the basketball team can survive.
**[00:26] ---**
Kite...
**[00:27] ---**
That dumbass!
**[00:29] ---**
And it's our responsibility...
**[00:30] ---**
...to bear the pain of having
to watch him get beat up like this!
**[00:34] ---**
But honestly...
**[00:36] ---**
...I don't think this whole "bear the pain" thing
is such a good fit for me.
**[00:42] ---**
So without further ado, I'll be introducing
the newest member of the team.
**[00:45] ---**
Natsume Kenj-
**[00:45] ---**
I'm Kite.
**[00:47] ---**
I look forward to playing with you.
**[00:48] ---**
I get it.
**[00:50] ---**
I'm done. No more fights.
**[00:52] ---**
Still, our practice sessions have only been
the same thing over and over.
**[00:55] ---**
Don't you have anything else
that we can do, Captain?
**[00:58] ---**
Yo, Teach.
**[00:59] ---**
Quit staring and try actually
coaching us for once.
**[01:01] ---**
You're our advisor, right?
**[01:03] ---**
That's true.
**[01:05] ---**
Then... how about you do some running?
**[01:11] ---**
Dammit, Momoharu. You and your big fat mouth.
**[01:14] ---**
Um, Momoharu?
**[01:15] ---**
I think we really need someone to help research
and plan a training schedule for us.
**[01:21] ---**
You're right. I'll think about it.
**[01:37] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
**[01:40] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:41] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
**[01:44] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
**[01:51] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
**[01:54] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
**[01:57] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
**[02:05] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
**[02:11] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
**[02:18] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
**[02:21] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
**[02:28] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
**[02:31] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
**[02:38] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
**[02:42] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:55] ---**
Manager
**[03:00] ---**
Yasu! You need to be more
aggressive on defense!
**[03:02] ---**
You've left him wide open for a three!
**[03:03] ---**
R-right!
**[03:24] ---**
Huh?
**[03:26] ---**
What was that?
**[03:30] ---**
What's wrong? You hurt or something?
**[03:32] ---**
No, but I heard a weird
noise from my sneakers...
**[03:37] ---**
M-m-my basketball shoes...
have a hole in them!!
**[03:48] ---**
Nasuko South
Shopping District
**[03:51] ---**
Sports Shop
Suzuki
**[03:51] ---**
Hmm... this hole is bad news.
**[03:53] ---**
I think it'd be faster if you just bought
an entirely new pair.
**[03:53] ---**
Sports Shop
Suzuki
**[03:56] ---**
These are an older model, anyway.
**[03:58] ---**
Are you sure?
**[03:59] ---**
Um...
**[04:01] ---**
How about these babies?
**[04:02] ---**
They're a new model from AND1.
Buy them now and I'll hook you up with a discount.
**[04:05] ---**
Um, no thanks, I'm good.
**[04:11] ---**
This totally sucks...
**[04:13] ---**
I've been to 5 stores already
and none were willing to fix them for me.
**[04:18] ---**
Crap! The next shop is the
very last one on my list!
**[04:21] ---**
Sports Nanao
**[04:22] ---**
Whatever.
**[04:23] ---**
If this place won't do it,
then I'll just have to fix them myself.
**[04:29] ---**
Right here. This is it.
**[04:31] ---**
NANAO
**[04:35] ---**
Excuse me!
**[04:38] ---**
Hello?
**[04:40] ---**
Whoa. They have a lot more
basketball stuff than I expected.
**[04:44] ---**
That might be a good sign!
**[04:45] ---**
Coming!
**[04:47] ---**
Welcome!
**[04:49] ---**
Please wait a moment!
**[05:06] ---**
Ow, that hurt!
**[05:08] ---**
Huh? Where's the customer?
**[05:11] ---**
U-um...
**[05:14] ---**
I... can't breathe...
**[05:21] ---**
I'm sorry! So Sorry!
**[05:23] ---**
I was in such a rush I lost my footing.
Please forgive me!
**[05:26] ---**
It's okay. I'm sorry, too.
**[05:28] ---**
Um, you're not hurt, are you?
**[05:30] ---**
Uh, no!
**[05:31] ---**
I'm totally fine thanks to you!
**[05:34] ---**
Huh?
**[05:36] ---**
You're Kurumatani!
**[05:38] ---**
Um... have we met before?
**[05:41] ---**
I actually go to the same school as you!
**[05:43] ---**
Oh! You're in the class next to mine...
**[05:47] ---**
I'm so glad that you remember me!
**[05:50] ---**
Uh, yeah.
**[05:51] ---**
You stood out to me at the first school assembly,
since we're about the same height.
**[05:57] ---**
That's for sure!
**[05:58] ---**
My name is Nao Nanao!
**[06:00] ---**
Let's be friends!
**[06:03] ---**
I'm Sora Kurumatani.
**[06:05] ---**
Very cute...
**[06:06] ---**
What?
**[06:07] ---**
Huh?! Oh, uh, nothing! Never mind!
**[06:10] ---**
Um, so, I came here hoping
to get these fixed...
**[06:13] ---**
Sure.
**[06:20] ---**
Can you wait a sec?
**[06:22] ---**
My dad knows way more about
doing repairs than I do.
**[06:26] ---**
So I'm gonna go and get him.
**[06:30] ---**
Ouch!
**[06:32] ---**
U-uh oh, I'm starting to
sense a pattern here...
**[06:39] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[06:40] ---**
It seems like my dad is
away for the time being.
**[06:43] ---**
Would you mind just leaving
your shoes here with us?
**[06:46] ---**
Okay.
**[06:51] ---**
But even from an amateur
perspective like mine...
**[06:54] ---**
I can tell you might be better
off with an entirely new pair.
**[06:58] ---**
These days there are a bunch
of different models on the market.
**[07:01] ---**
You can easily get a decent
pair for under 10,000 yen.
**[07:03] ---**
That's okay.
**[07:06] ---**
These are... the only pair I need!
**[07:14] ---**
I understand!
**[07:16] ---**
I'll take on the responsibility
and make sure they get fixed!
**[07:20] ---**
Ouch...!
**[07:22] ---**
Um... I think I'd prefer
your dad handled them...
**[07:25] ---**
R-right.
**[07:27] ---**
Oh, but...
**[07:28] ---**
Do you mind,
**[07:30] ---**
if I gave you just one piece of advice?
**[07:33] ---**
You should at least change the insoles.
**[07:39] ---**
Your play style is more focused on speed
than power, Kurumatani.
**[07:44] ---**
So, it would be best if you could raise the ankle height
to make it more compatible with your quickness.
**[07:54] ---**
They sell a lot of that type
of basketball shoe now,
**[07:57] ---**
but if you'd prefer to keep
the ones you have currently,
**[08:00] ---**
then there are a few ways
you can customize them for the better.
**[08:03] ---**
Wow, that's neat.
**[08:04] ---**
I didn't know they had stuff like this.
**[08:06] ---**
But wait, how did you know
that my play style focuses on speed?
**[08:11] ---**
Well, that's really simple.
**[08:14] ---**
Your looks say it all!
**[08:16] ---**
Oh... yeah...
**[08:19] ---**
Okay then, we'll take
good care of your shoes.
**[08:22] ---**
I think it will take about 10 days for us
to make the repairs...
**[08:25] ---**
Huh? 10 whole days?!
**[08:28] ---**
In the meantime, I'll let you borrow
the pair that I always use.
**[08:34] ---**
Wow, a perfect fit. Thanks...
**[08:38] ---**
It just kills me that girls' shoes
are always the right size...
**[08:42] ---**
Just one more thing... I owe you an apology.
**[08:44] ---**
Huh? For what?
**[08:46] ---**
I lied to you about something I said earlier.
**[08:49] ---**
You lied?
**[08:50] ---**
The truth is I was there in the gym,
watching your match with Maru High.
**[08:55] ---**
You were so cool, Kurumatani!
**[09:11] ---**
Do your best out on the court! Goodnight!
**[09:16] ---**
G-goodnight...
**[09:27] ---**
Is this for real?!
**[09:28] ---**
Does that girl have the hots for me or what?!
**[09:32] ---**
No, no, wait a second. Thinking I'm cool
doesn't instantly mean she likes me.
**[09:35] ---**
I'm too inexperienced to be
jumping to conclusions, anyway.
**[09:37] ---**
But then, why was she getting all blushy?!
I saw the red in her cheeks!
**[09:42] ---**
Actually, the real problem is...
**[09:44] ---**
...how am I supposed to choose
between her and Madoka?!
**[09:52] ---**
Hey, Granny...
**[09:53] ---**
What's wrong?
**[09:54] ---**
Can you tell me what "love" really is?
**[09:57] ---**
Stop acting like such a ninny!
Take a bath and get to bed already!
**[10:32] ---**
I can't sleep...
**[10:37] ---**
Tomorrow... or I guess it's today now,
we're supposed to have a school assembly.
**[10:44] ---**
I'll just go late...
**[10:58] ---**
I'm sorry! I was asleep all day!
**[11:02] ---**
You're late, Kurumatani.
**[11:05] ---**
It's already past the time
for practice to start!
**[11:09] ---**
Huh?
**[11:10] ---**
Okay, guys! Let's put our
best into practice today!
**[11:14] ---**
Yeah!
**[11:15] ---**
First, we start with proper warm-ups!
**[11:20] ---**
What's gotten into Chiaki and the others?
**[11:23] ---**
Well, just take a look.
**[11:25] ---**
Huh?
**[11:42] ---**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[11:45] ---**
Hey, Kurumatani!
**[11:47] ---**
WHAAAAT?!
**[11:53] ---**
I'm Nao Nanao! From class 1-3!
**[11:56] ---**
I'm 144 centimeters tall,
and I weigh 36 kilograms!
**[12:00] ---**
I'm a Pisces with a B blood type.
And I love green tea pudding!
**[12:04] ---**
Although I may not be the best manager,
I will do my utmost to support the team!
**[12:08] ---**
I hope we can get along!
**[12:10] ---**
Nanao is... going to be our manager?
**[12:13] ---**
She's so tiny!
**[12:14] ---**
But super cute.
**[12:16] ---**
Th-thank God I chose to
be on the basketball team!
**[12:20] ---**
Oh my... she's just like a baby chick.
**[12:24] ---**
If you're sharing, I'd love to hear
your body measurements...
**[12:26] ---**
Sure! From the top, 71, 5-
**[12:29] ---**
Stop! Stop!
**[12:30] ---**
Don't ask sleazy questions like those!
**[12:31] ---**
And don't answer them!
**[12:34] ---**
Why pick us?
**[12:35] ---**
Huh?
**[12:36] ---**
There's plenty of other
teams looking for a manager.
**[12:39] ---**
So why basketball?
**[12:40] ---**
M-my reason is...
**[12:45] ---**
Be...
**[12:48] ---**
Because I like basketball.
**[12:53] ---**
She looked at me!
**[12:54] ---**
And...
**[12:55] ---**
SHE WAS BLUSHING!
**[13:11] ---**
Is it a sign? It has to be!
**[13:14] ---**
The path to happiness has
finally opened to me!
**[13:16] ---**
THIS IS IT!
**[13:20] ---**
What's going on with him?
**[13:22] ---**
Just ignore it.
**[13:24] ---**
He flips out like that a few times a year.
**[13:27] ---**
Say, Kurumatani?
**[13:30] ---**
This morning...
**[13:32] ---**
...why didn't you show up
to the school assembly?
**[13:36] ---**
Did you get sick all of a sudden?
**[13:38] ---**
U-uh, no, actually... I'm going through
a phase of puberty or something like that...
**[13:43] ---**
So I was just asleep the whole day...
**[13:46] ---**
Kurumatani.
**[13:48] ---**
You skipped every class today,
yet still showed up for practice.
**[13:51] ---**
Consequences must not scare you.
**[13:53] ---**
Uh, I'm sorry!
**[13:55] ---**
I'm assuming that you have a VERY
convincing reason for all of this, Kurumatani.
**[13:58] ---**
Huh? Th-the reason...?
**[13:59] ---**
Let's hear it, Kurumatani.
**[14:01] ---**
Well, you see...
**[14:02] ---**
Let's do this!
**[14:05] ---**
I'm on fire today!
**[14:06] ---**
Yasu!
**[14:08] ---**
Shit!
**[14:13] ---**
Wow!
**[14:17] ---**
Learn to shoot!
**[14:18] ---**
A-amazing.
**[14:20] ---**
I couldn't tell how he managed
to get that pass through the defense!
**[14:26] ---**
What are you doing? It's
time to switch sides!
**[14:30] ---**
I'm too sweaty now.
**[14:31] ---**
But we just started practice a minute ago!
**[14:37] ---**
Rebound!
**[14:46] ---**
Wow! That's awesome!
**[14:48] ---**
You jump so high! Just like in the NBA!
**[14:52] ---**
Of course. That's how we roll.
**[14:54] ---**
You're turning into somebody else, Momoharu.
**[15:01] ---**
I'm not letting you get away, dammit!
**[15:11] ---**
He's fast! And smooth!
**[15:13] ---**
He was pulling so many moves in mid-air!
**[15:18] ---**
I think he might be kind of cool.
**[15:20] ---**
Huh?!
**[15:21] ---**
That's not the reaction that we got!
**[16:00] ---**
What're you so enraptured by?
**[16:06] ---**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[16:09] ---**
Are you okay?
**[16:12] ---**
Oh, hey, Madoka!
**[16:14] ---**
Long time no see.
**[16:17] ---**
Yay!
**[16:18] ---**
I've missed you so much!
**[16:23] ---**
You're just as tiny as ever, Nao.
**[16:25] ---**
Never mind me, you've become even more beautiful
since the last time I saw you!
**[16:30] ---**
Wish that were me... So lucky.
**[16:32] ---**
What's the deal? You old friends?
**[16:34] ---**
Oh, yeah.
**[16:36] ---**
Since back in middle school.
**[16:37] ---**
She was the manager for
the team that I was on.
**[16:42] ---**
I owe you so much for all the help
you gave me back then.
**[16:45] ---**
Oh, no problem. Same goes for me.
**[16:48] ---**
What's up with this weird vibe?
**[16:52] ---**
Here!
**[16:56] ---**
Stop! Stop!
**[16:58] ---**
No more! That's enough!
**[16:59] ---**
Your reaction time after receiving
a pass is way too slow.
**[17:01] ---**
If you get the ball when you're in shooting range,
the first thing you should do is look at the basket.
**[17:05] ---**
Even just a quick glance is okay.
**[17:06] ---**
Oh, I get it. We're doing
it to fake them out, right?
**[17:09] ---**
Nah. It's to show the defense
that you're serious about trying to score.
**[17:13] ---**
Oh! That makes sense.
**[17:15] ---**
Sometimes it does lead
to you faking them out.
**[17:17] ---**
Just don't forget to do it, okay?
**[17:20] ---**
Okay, roger that.
**[17:22] ---**
That's great advice, Kite!
**[17:23] ---**
I see. You're going to be the
manager for the boys' team.
**[17:24] ---**
He's right! No matter what the circumstance,
it's important to always lay on pressure!
**[17:26] ---**
So, how are they?
**[17:28] ---**
Okay! Let's keep that in mind and try one more time!
**[17:28] ---**
Now that you've seen them in action,
what are your thoughts?
**[17:30] ---**
W-well... everyone on the team is amazing.
**[17:34] ---**
I don't think there are many teams out there
with players of this caliber!
**[17:38] ---**
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?!
**[17:40] ---**
Please take practice more seriously!
**[17:42] ---**
Although...
**[17:45] ---**
I don't think this team stands
any chance of winning actual games.
**[17:50] ---**
Huh?
**[17:51] ---**
Uh, do you think there's
something holding them back?
**[17:55] ---**
Well, yes.
**[17:56] ---**
Don't be stupid!
**[17:58] ---**
What makes you such a prophet
after watching us practice for 5 minutes?
**[18:01] ---**
You think you know this game
better than we do, girly?
**[18:03] ---**
If that's what she thinks,
then there's no mistake.
**[18:06] ---**
Huh?
**[18:08] ---**
I can guarantee that personally.
**[18:13] ---**
If you'd like, we can even
prove it with a game.
**[18:15] ---**
You can play against our girls' team.
**[18:17] ---**
What?!
**[18:18] ---**
Why?!
**[18:20] ---**
A game against the girls' basketball team...?
**[18:22] ---**
Hold on, Madoka!
**[18:23] ---**
Why on Earth would we ever agree
to put ourselves through that?!
**[18:27] ---**
Why not? I don't see the problem with it.
**[18:29] ---**
Oh, come on! Just take one
good look at those guys!
**[18:32] ---**
You know they'd foul us
just to grab our butts and chests!
**[18:35] ---**
It wouldn't take them much to knock us down
and then who knows what would happen!
**[18:39] ---**
Hm. That's a rather brilliant strategy.
**[18:42] ---**
No, it's really not.
**[18:43] ---**
To be honest, I've been wanting
to go up against them for a while now.
**[18:47] ---**
I mean, don't you ever get tired
of practicing the same stuff every day?
**[18:51] ---**
We should take a break to play sometimes!
**[18:53] ---**
But we just played an official
game not too long ago...
**[18:56] ---**
Oh yeah.
**[18:57] ---**
That reminds me. How did your team do
in the tournament prelims...?
**[19:01] ---**
We totally lost. In the very first round.
**[19:05] ---**
This is a waste of time.
**[19:07] ---**
It's not worth the effort to play against a girls'
team that can't even put up a fight.
**[19:13] ---**
I never said that this match
has to be win or lose.
**[19:16] ---**
Huh?
**[19:17] ---**
It's a good opportunity for you to test your skills
and find out if Nao's assessment is accurate or not.
**[19:23] ---**
You don't even have to bother
with winning or losing.
**[19:27] ---**
That's all the more reason not to.
**[19:30] ---**
None of us are interested
in playing a game that has no stakes.
**[19:34] ---**
Especially since we'd be playing
against a bunch of girls.
**[19:37] ---**
I just can't bring myself
to take it seriously.
**[19:39] ---**
It would just be a waste of time.
**[19:41] ---**
You said it.
**[19:43] ---**
However!
**[19:45] ---**
Well, we could be convinced.
**[19:47] ---**
If the girls agree to strip naked when we win,
then I think we could find the motivation!
**[19:52] ---**
Gotta put a carrot on the stick, so to speak!
**[19:57] ---**
Isn't that even more of a waste of time
than normal practice?
**[20:00] ---**
Very well, then.
**[20:02] ---**
That's fine.
**[20:05] ---**
O..oh-ho?
**[20:07] ---**
All the loser has to do is strip down
to the nude, is that right?
**[20:09] ---**
W-w-wait a second! What are you saying?!
**[20:12] ---**
Then we're all agreed.
**[20:15] ---**
Madoka will be the one to do it.
**[20:17] ---**
What?
**[20:27] ---**
Then we'll play! Without holding back!
**[20:29] ---**
Okay!
**[20:30] ---**
All right!
**[20:31] ---**
Hi-yah!
**[20:31] ---**
Wa-tah!
**[20:35] ---**
They're already in position to play!
**[20:38] ---**
Hold up, Nao. Why's it gotta be me?
**[20:41] ---**
Oh well, I thought that you were the one
pushing to have a game against them, Madoka!
**[20:46] ---**
Don't worry.
**[20:48] ---**
Just leave it all to me!
**[20:50] ---**
Owie!
**[20:52] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[20:53] ---**
I'm just not comfortable leaving
my whole future in your hands.
**[20:57] ---**
Ow... ow... ouchies...
**[20:59] ---**
Hold on, Momoharu!
**[21:00] ---**
You're their captain,
so say something to calm them down!
**[21:19] ---**
The hell was that?! What is happening?!
**[21:22] ---**
Well, there's no turning back now.
**[21:24] ---**
All we can do at this point
is put everything we have into winning.
**[21:29] ---**
You guys...!
**[21:31] ---**
But in exchange...
**[21:32] ---**
...this is all on you if we lose.
**[21:52] ---**
Um, okay then.
**[21:54] ---**
Starting now, the game between the boys' and girls'
basketball teams will officially begin!
**[21:58] ---**
ALL RIGHT!
**[22:15] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
**[22:18] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
**[22:22] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
**[22:25] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
**[22:28] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
**[22:32] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
**[22:35] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
**[22:42] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
**[22:48] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
**[22:54] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
**[22:57] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
**[23:01] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
**[23:06] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
**[23:07] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
**[23:11] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
**[23:14] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
**[23:19] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Boys' Stubborness
and the Girls' Pride
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Boys' Stubbornness
and the Girls' Pride."
# E11 - The Boys' Stubbornness and Girls' Pride
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYW4WVJE6/the-boys-stubbornness-and-girls-pride)
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**[00:03] ---**
I'm Nao Nanao! From class 1-3!
**[00:06] ---**
I'm 144 centimeters tall,
and I weigh 36 kilograms!
**[00:10] ---**
I'm a Pisces with a B blood type.
And I love green tea pudding!
**[00:14] ---**
Although I may not be the best manager,
I will do my utmost to support the team!
**[00:18] ---**
I hope we can get along!
**[00:20] ---**
Nanao is... going to be our manager?
**[00:23] ---**
So, how are they? Now that you've
seen them in action, what are your thoughts?
**[00:27] ---**
W-well... everyone on the team is amazing.
**[00:31] ---**
Although...
**[00:33] ---**
I don't think this team stands
any chance of winning actual games.
**[00:39] ---**
If that's what she thinks,
then there's no mistake.
**[00:42] ---**
Huh?
**[00:44] ---**
I can guarantee that personally.
**[00:48] ---**
If you'd like, we can even
prove it with a game.
**[00:51] ---**
You can play against our girls' team.
**[00:53] ---**
What?!
**[00:54] ---**
Why?!
**[00:55] ---**
Well, we could be convinced.
**[00:57] ---**
If the girls agree to strip naked when we win,
then I think we could find the motivation!
**[01:02] ---**
Gotta put a carrot on the stick, so to speak!
**[01:06] ---**
Very well, then.
**[01:08] ---**
That's fine.
**[01:09] ---**
Then we're all agreed.
**[01:12] ---**
Madoka will be the one to do it.
**[01:14] ---**
What?
**[01:22] ---**
Then we'll play! Without holding back!
**[01:39] ---**
Um, okay then.
**[01:41] ---**
Starting now, the game between the boys' and girls'
basketball teams will officially begin!
**[01:45] ---**
ALL RIGHT!
**[02:01] ---**
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[02:04] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:05] ---**
I wanna invite you to come along
**[02:08] ---**
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[02:15] ---**
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[02:18] ---**
And let it push you past hesitation
**[02:21] ---**
Give and go! With the flow
**[02:29] ---**
Instincts that are buried deep
will always rear their head again
**[02:35] ---**
People can't just hide the
dreams they once dreamed of
**[02:42] ---**
Even if these wings can't fly
**[02:45] ---**
We want to spread them
wide and embrace the sky
**[02:52] ---**
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[02:55] ---**
You never know, the impossible
could be possible tomorrow
**[03:02] ---**
So let's keep up the struggle
**[03:06] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[03:21] ---**
The match will be two 10-minute halves.
**[03:23] ---**
Each team will be allowed
to call one timeout.
**[03:24] ---**
The Boys' Stubbornness and Girls' Pride
**[03:26] ---**
The ball will be a men's size 7.
**[03:29] ---**
I will be the coach for the girls' team.
**[03:31] ---**
And Mr. Satsuki, I'd like you
to be the coach for the boy's team.
**[03:34] ---**
Please and thank you.
**[03:35] ---**
Okay. I can do that.
**[03:37] ---**
Although, I really don't know
anything about basketball.
**[03:40] ---**
Are there different positions,
like there are for baseball and soccer?
**[03:43] ---**
Yes, it's similar.
**[03:46] ---**
Kurumatani:
3-pointers, drives
Natsume:
Penetrates, won't pass
**[03:47] ---**
The backcourt player who directs the offense
is the "Point Guard."
**[03:50] ---**
The players in the wings who try to score
are the "Small Forward" and the "Shooting Guard."
**[03:55] ---**
Then further inside are the
"Center" and "Power Forward."
**[03:57] ---**
They plant themselves near the basket
to help secure points and rebounds.
**[04:03] ---**
I think the boys have already settled
into the positions that suit them the best.
**[04:10] ---**
I see.
**[04:12] ---**
I'm curious to know, do the girls stand any chance
of winning this game?
**[04:16] ---**
If you look at them individually,
the boys are certainly more skilled than the girls.
**[04:21] ---**
However...
**[04:22] ---**
VICTORY WILL BE...
**[04:23] ---**
...OURS!
**[04:25] ---**
Seriously?! Only teams playing in the final round
of nationals ever get THAT intense!
**[04:48] ---**
Okay then, here we go!
**[04:57] ---**
ALL RIGHT!
**[05:01] ---**
Wow, Momoharu! That marks
a totally new jump record for you!
**[05:07] ---**
Oh, come on, Wakamori! Please
take this more seriously!
**[05:10] ---**
Who the heck drops into
the fetal position on a jump ball?!
**[05:12] ---**
I was too scared to do anything else!
**[05:21] ---**
Madoka! Cover Sora so he can't
shoot any three-pointers!
**[05:24] ---**
Okay!
**[05:25] ---**
Deny defense, girls!
**[05:31] ---**
You better get ready.
**[05:33] ---**
Because here I come.
**[05:37] ---**
H-he's so huge!
**[05:39] ---**
I've never had to guard
someone like this before!
**[05:41] ---**
Hey, Bro! Over here!
**[05:46] ---**
Not happening!
**[05:48] ---**
Oh, that's some solid defending.
**[05:50] ---**
I guess I shouldn't be surprised,
since your team practices on a daily basis.
**[05:53] ---**
He's not the only one confident
about having fast footwork.
**[05:56] ---**
I won't be shaken off easily!
**[06:00] ---**
There he goes! He's changing his pace!
**[06:06] ---**
Huh?
**[06:08] ---**
Help!
**[06:18] ---**
Hell yeah! That's one point for us!
**[06:20] ---**
Or wait, do those count for two?
**[06:22] ---**
It was a two-pointer.
**[06:23] ---**
Excellent. I'm already starting to picture
that t-shirt of hers coming right off!
**[06:27] ---**
I'm sorry... he got by
me like it was nothing.
**[06:30] ---**
I couldn't read his movements at all.
**[06:32] ---**
Don't worry.
**[06:33] ---**
We've only just gotten started.
**[06:35] ---**
Ugh, he's just too fast...
**[06:37] ---**
I couldn't even see what
kind of move he pulled.
**[06:53] ---**
Nice one.
**[06:54] ---**
Go back, girls!
**[06:55] ---**
Whoa! It looks like we're
totally overwhelming them!
**[07:01] ---**
Sorry about this, Sora.
**[07:03] ---**
But your weakness was outed to everyone
during that match against Maru High.
**[07:10] ---**
I'll just lay on pressure
until I've got him cornered on the left side!
**[07:14] ---**
Huh?!
**[07:16] ---**
He went left...?!
**[07:20] ---**
Perfect chance!
**[07:22] ---**
Pass me the ball, Bro!
**[07:27] ---**
No way!
**[07:36] ---**
He's shooting from the left side?!
**[07:45] ---**
Aw, yeah! That's our lil' Sora!
**[07:48] ---**
I'd say that shot guarantees a bra
will be dropping to the floor soon!
**[07:51] ---**
No comments from the peanut gallery!
**[07:54] ---**
I'm so glad I sunk that one!
**[07:57] ---**
Have you been practicing taking shots from the left
ever since that game with Maru High?
**[08:01] ---**
Yep!
**[08:04] ---**
And I didn't just shoot them freely.
**[08:06] ---**
I had Yasuhara and the others
play defense against me.
**[08:10] ---**
And we didn't get to go home
until well after 10:00 because of it.
**[08:13] ---**
I even missed my favorite show,
"The World's Most Amazing Animals"!
**[08:16] ---**
Well, we got a good deal.
**[08:17] ---**
Since the squirt is going
to treat us to lunch for the next 3 months.
**[08:20] ---**
Uh... I don't remember agreeing
to anything like that.
**[08:23] ---**
Wait a minute...
Are you for real? The best move there was passing me the ball.
**[08:25] ---**
Are you for real? The best move
there was passing me the ball.
**[08:26] ---**
Have these guys always been this strong?
Really? But I thought scoring 3 points was better than just 2...
**[08:29] ---**
This team... I think they might actually be able
to go to the inter-high...
**[08:37] ---**
Crap! The inter-high doesn't
matter at all right now!
**[08:40] ---**
I forgot that my body is on the line!
**[08:53] ---**
Rebound!
**[08:57] ---**
Yo, Kite! Don't just let them
shoot an open three like that!
**[09:00] ---**
Shut it.
**[09:01] ---**
Did you even hear what I said?! Hey!
**[09:07] ---**
I don't think we can win this...
**[09:09] ---**
I feel really bad for Madoka...
**[09:11] ---**
Come on, don't give up!
**[09:13] ---**
Hey, Madoka!
**[09:15] ---**
From here on out, just stick to my plan.
**[09:20] ---**
Nao...
**[09:23] ---**
Okay! Go, girls!
**[09:31] ---**
What now?
**[09:44] ---**
Zone defense?!
**[09:46] ---**
What does that mean?
**[09:47] ---**
Just look.
**[09:50] ---**
As you can see here, "Zone defense"
is when the entire team
**[09:52] ---**
focuses solely on defending
the area around the basket.
**[09:57] ---**
Unlike man-to-man, which requires everyone
to constantly guard a specific player,
**[10:00] ---**
this style makes them all responsible for guarding
a specific "zone" instead, hence the name.
**[10:04] ---**
That makes sense.
**[10:06] ---**
But then...
**[10:07] ---**
what good does that actually do?
**[10:10] ---**
No way, they can't be serious.
**[10:12] ---**
Did they forget we have Sora on our team?
**[10:14] ---**
What does he mean?
**[10:15] ---**
The major difference between zone and man-to-man,
is that the area the defense guards is limited.
**[10:20] ---**
In exchange for preventing anyone
on the other team from reaching the paint,
**[10:23] ---**
it becomes easier for them to score
from long distance instead.
**[10:25] ---**
Simply put, the single most effective way
to neutralize a zone defense
**[10:29] ---**
is by having a really skilled
3-point shooter, just like Sora.
**[10:33] ---**
I get it. That means our resident shorty
will be doing most of the work from now on.
**[10:37] ---**
Unfortunately for you, it's
not going to be that simple.
**[10:42] ---**
Because...
**[10:43] ---**
...this is not an ordinary zone defense.
**[10:47] ---**
Box and 1.
**[10:49] ---**
Using this will enable us to prevent both Natsume
and Kurumatani from scoring any more points.
**[11:04] ---**
Box and 1, eh?
**[11:06] ---**
Well, that's the most obvious decision
they could have made.
**[11:09] ---**
Yabuuchi is moving alone and
totally ignoring her area.
**[11:12] ---**
Doesn't that ruin this
whole "zone defense" thing?
**[11:15] ---**
Nope.
**[11:17] ---**
It's a variation, which means
it's still considered a zone defense.
**[11:20] ---**
While four of the players focus on defending their zones,
the last one goes man-to-man
**[11:23] ---**
with the one opponent who poses
the biggest scoring threat.
**[11:27] ---**
This allows them to effectively suppress
the ace of the other team.
**[11:30] ---**
Even if that player gets a hold of the ball,
all 5 can work to defend against them.
**[11:34] ---**
That's the box and 1 defense.
**[11:39] ---**
So, 3-pointers are out of the question.
**[11:41] ---**
Our best bet is to follow standard practice
and exploit it with passes.
**[11:44] ---**
But if their defense is this
clustered together, then...
**[11:50] ---**
Did you get all that, Madoka?
**[11:52] ---**
This defense is designed so that
it's impossible to shoot any threes.
**[11:57] ---**
Our first step is to shut down
their top scorer, Kurumatani.
**[12:00] ---**
Yo! Don't push through! Just pass it around!
**[12:04] ---**
I can do it!
**[12:08] ---**
We can already assume that
he'll find a way past you.
**[12:11] ---**
But letting him go past the three-point line
will actually make everything work in our favor.
**[12:15] ---**
They may be able to stop me from shooting threes,
but I can still charge-in and shoot from mid-range!
**[12:21] ---**
They reacted fast!
**[12:29] ---**
What the hell was that?! You damn shrimp!
**[12:33] ---**
Well shit, they snatched it right from us.
**[12:35] ---**
One fundamental aspect of zone defense
is reacting to the ball instead of to other players.
**[12:39] ---**
Unless the opposing team is good at passing
the ball around, then steals are more likely to occur.
**[12:44] ---**
Are you serious? Then that means
there's hardly anything they can do.
**[12:48] ---**
And we haven't even gotten
to the good part yet.
**[12:58] ---**
Huh?
**[12:58] ---**
Is it just me, or is everybody
getting clustered on the left?
**[13:02] ---**
Kite is one thing, but even
Chiaki is over there now.
**[13:05] ---**
I know what's up!
**[13:06] ---**
They're pushing the offense
to one side of the court!
**[13:09] ---**
Sora got a taste of that back in our match
with Maru High, remember?
**[13:22] ---**
I'm gonna get the ball back!
**[13:24] ---**
That's it, stray frustrated.
**[13:27] ---**
And then chase after me like a good boy!
**[13:31] ---**
Oh crap!
**[13:33] ---**
A screen!
**[13:34] ---**
Dammit!
**[13:35] ---**
Idiot! Don't follow her!
**[13:43] ---**
That was way too close.
**[13:44] ---**
She nearly slipped away
from me in an instant.
**[13:53] ---**
Gotta stop it!
**[14:00] ---**
Dammit! Going one-on-one right below the basket
is too hard at my height!
**[14:04] ---**
Nice shot, Madoka!
**[14:08] ---**
Huh?
**[14:09] ---**
How did all you guys end up so far away?
**[14:13] ---**
You dummy.
**[14:14] ---**
Don't just walk into such an obvious trap.
**[14:17] ---**
They wanted you to be the one who went
under the basket and you fell for it.
**[14:20] ---**
No way...
**[14:21] ---**
That tiny lady over there, planned a strategy
that assures they can score points.
**[14:27] ---**
It was an isolation play.
**[14:29] ---**
"Isolation play"?
**[14:31] ---**
Facing our man-to-man defense, they spread out across
the court and create empty space below the basket.
**[14:39] ---**
Then someone sets up a screen
and quickly returns to their position,
**[14:43] ---**
forcing the pair in that
space to go one-on-one.
**[14:46] ---**
That's known as an isolation play.
**[14:49] ---**
They all know that you're not
an effective guard underneath the basket.
**[14:54] ---**
Do you get it now?
**[14:56] ---**
The other team is taking full advantage
of your lack of height.
**[15:02] ---**
Tee-hee~
**[15:04] ---**
What the heck is that?!
What does it even mean?!
**[15:07] ---**
It was really cute, though.
**[15:09] ---**
If they set up another screen on the shrimp,
**[15:11] ---**
we have to execute a solid switch or else they're
just going to keep abusing his shortness to score.
**[15:15] ---**
Yeah, I know.
**[15:17] ---**
What the hell's a "switch"?
**[15:19] ---**
Dude, that's easy. The thing on the wall
that turns out the lights.
**[15:21] ---**
It means switching up defenders on the fly!
**[15:24] ---**
"Switching up defenders on the fly"?
**[15:27] ---**
Whenever you're playing man-to-man defense,
**[15:29] ---**
everyone has to be ready to change the player they're
defending to deal with screens from the other team.
**[15:34] ---**
That's called a "switch."
**[15:36] ---**
Out on the court you have to say "switch!" or something
else, to let everyone know that you're changing.
**[15:41] ---**
O-oh...
**[15:43] ---**
If they pull another screen like that on you, then I'll
switch to defending Yabuuchi since I'm taller than her.
**[15:49] ---**
Got it?
**[15:49] ---**
Right!
**[15:53] ---**
Keep your eyes on them!
**[15:54] ---**
Right!
**[15:55] ---**
Close their pass windows!
**[15:59] ---**
Dammit!
**[16:01] ---**
I don't even have the ball yet!
**[16:03] ---**
This is just like what happened
in our match against Maru High!
**[16:06] ---**
Hey, Bro, give it here!
**[16:08] ---**
Getting past four of them should be a cinch!
**[16:14] ---**
Listen carefully.
**[16:15] ---**
Whenever Natsume makes a move to penetrate to the
basket, we'll use all four defenders to shut him down.
**[16:20] ---**
First, one defender will immediately stick to him
to prevent any shots from middle-range.
**[16:25] ---**
If he gets around them, then the remaining three
will triple team to put on pressure.
**[16:29] ---**
The first defender will also press him from behind
to assure he'll have no windows to pass through.
**[16:33] ---**
But if we do that, won't he just pass it
the instant that we try to triple team him?
**[16:38] ---**
Don't worry about that.
**[16:40] ---**
I know he won't pass it.
**[16:46] ---**
Kite! They left me wide open over here!
**[16:52] ---**
I'm the one... who's going to score!
**[16:59] ---**
Boys
Girls
**[16:59] ---**
Offensive foul! Charging!
**[17:01] ---**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[17:03] ---**
Oh my gosh! Are you all right, Sachi?
**[17:05] ---**
Give me a break, it can't be that bad.
**[17:08] ---**
That was a totally reckless
move and you know it!
**[17:10] ---**
Nabe was wide open right behind you!
**[17:12] ---**
Why the hell are you playing lone wolf?
**[17:14] ---**
Well, I probably would have missed the basket
even if he did pass it...
**[17:18] ---**
Even if he can't shoot well, passing the ball to him
would definitely have spread out the defense.
**[17:22] ---**
And that Kite guy is way too skilled to not know
something that fundamental about the game.
**[17:26] ---**
I wonder why he didn't just pass the ball?
**[17:28] ---**
Man, I bet you that he still doesn't trust
the other members of the team.
**[17:31] ---**
Nah, I would say it's because he's
overconfident in his ability to score.
**[17:35] ---**
Actually, it's a mix of both.
**[17:38] ---**
He feels a strong sense of responsibility as a forward,
and that comes from confidence in his skills.
**[17:43] ---**
When someone has the level of talent that he does,
it's only natural that it can become a weakness at times.
**[17:51] ---**
Another screen?!
**[17:53] ---**
Don't bother, Sora! We're switching!
**[18:12] ---**
Timeout for the boys' team!
**[18:15] ---**
Nice! You pulled that
pass off perfectly, Yoko!
**[18:17] ---**
Senpai!
**[18:19] ---**
Ugh! I can't believe you guys
actually made me shoot a 3-pointer!
**[18:23] ---**
My hands are still shaking with anxiety!
**[18:26] ---**
This time they gave up heading
for the paint and just shot a three instead.
**[18:31] ---**
They're determined to take advantage
of Sora's height for this whole game.
**[18:35] ---**
Hmph, that damned tiny lady.
She's better than I gave her credit for.
**[18:38] ---**
Dammit...
**[18:39] ---**
It's all because of me that we're being hindered
on both offense and defense.
**[18:43] ---**
What the hell happened
to all that momentum we had earlier?
**[18:46] ---**
All our dreams of that bra falling to the floor
are slowly fading away...
**[18:49] ---**
Shucks, I really can't
keep up with any of this.
**[18:52] ---**
I had a sneaking suspicion
that this might be the case, but...
**[18:56] ---**
...we're all still really weak
when it comes to basketball, huh?
**[18:59] ---**
Seriously, I doubt we're even at the level
of being able to compete in a real game yet.
**[19:03] ---**
I mean, there's only four guys on our team
with actual experience.
**[19:06] ---**
What?
**[19:07] ---**
I don't remember saying anything
about you guys being weak.
**[19:10] ---**
Huh?
**[19:11] ---**
Your team is... really strong.
**[19:17] ---**
I'm sorry, Kurumatani.
**[19:19] ---**
But...
**[19:22] ---**
Oh jeez. Now's not the time
to be having a pity party, guys.
**[19:26] ---**
There'll be no stripping at this rate, much less,
any chance of us going to the inter-high!
**[19:31] ---**
Just let me handle our next move.
**[19:34] ---**
It looks like Afro Senpai is
cooking up some kind of plan.
**[19:39] ---**
How exactly will they try
and counter the box and 1 defense?
**[19:43] ---**
Let you handle it?
**[19:45] ---**
But we haven't done any practice
to overcome a zone defense...
**[19:48] ---**
That's a good point. So for now...
**[19:52] ---**
You two, sub out!
**[19:53] ---**
S-sub out?!
**[19:57] ---**
But why us?!
**[19:58] ---**
Bro! At least tell us what your reason is!
**[20:00] ---**
Because you're in the way.
**[20:01] ---**
Huh?!
**[20:02] ---**
Hell yeah! It's time for the real
superstars to hit the court!
**[20:05] ---**
I've been waiting for this!
**[20:07] ---**
Wait! I haven't agreed to
sub out with anyone ye-
**[20:12] ---**
Player substitution!
**[20:15] ---**
Here we go, my blood has
already started pumping.
**[20:18] ---**
Dammit...
**[20:19] ---**
Why would they take
their two primary scorers out of the game?
**[20:22] ---**
It's almost like they're
trying to throw the match.
**[20:25] ---**
This is nothing new, we never know
what those idiots are thinking.
**[20:30] ---**
Listen up, Momoharu.
**[20:32] ---**
The only members of the team now
who can put up a screen are you and me.
**[20:36] ---**
Let's do what we can to
tear their defense apart.
**[20:38] ---**
Uh, right.
**[20:40] ---**
We're gonna.... win this thing!
**[20:43] ---**
No question!
**[20:48] ---**
I've had enough! No more pervy stares!
**[20:50] ---**
You damn horndogs!
**[20:53] ---**
All right! Time to get back on track, boys!
**[20:57] ---**
Let's go, let's go!
**[20:59] ---**
Dammit! Why can't I play?!
**[21:01] ---**
This is clearly a terrible strategy!
**[21:05] ---**
Not at all.
**[21:06] ---**
I think he made the perfect
call for this situation.
**[21:10] ---**
If you both stayed out there, it would have been
impossible to overcome the box and 1 defense.
**[21:23] ---**
The 2-3 zone.
**[21:25] ---**
It's the most commonly used formation
when playing zone defense.
**[21:28] ---**
And it'll be difficult for these guys to deal with,
since none of them are long-range shooters.
**[21:33] ---**
With Yasu on the court, we have
a pretty big height advantage on them.
**[21:36] ---**
Let's just pass the ball over their heads an-
**[21:38] ---**
No, we won't bother with that.
**[21:40] ---**
We can't afford to turn this into
a height competition between boys and girls.
**[21:44] ---**
We have to play this on equal
ground until the very end.
**[21:47] ---**
Otherwise, there's no point
to playing with our current lineup.
**[21:50] ---**
I have no doubt about it.
**[21:52] ---**
That guy has also...
**[21:54] ---**
...realized all the weaknesses
of the players on this team!
**[22:15] ---**
It didn't matter how long
you stared up at the sky
**[22:18] ---**
You always said that you
would never be able to fly
**[22:21] ---**
One night I cried wondering
how long it would take
**[22:25] ---**
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[22:28] ---**
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[22:31] ---**
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[22:35] ---**
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:42] ---**
The things precious to us
were always close at hand
**[22:48] ---**
We are never completely alone
at any time in our lives
**[22:54] ---**
The truth is that you can
fly, wherever you want
**[22:57] ---**
Spreading your wings to go
far higher than anyone else
**[23:01] ---**
The more tears that you shed
**[23:05] ---**
Then the stronger you become
**[23:07] ---**
Let's use those wings
to travel the world over
**[23:11] ---**
And find a path to a future
that no one knows about
**[23:14] ---**
Always, always, always
**[23:19] ---**
Walking onwards, all of us together
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Team
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Team."
# E12 - TEAM
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY8D4ZQ5Y/team)
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**[00:14] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
**[00:17] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:18] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
**[00:21] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
**[00:28] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
**[00:31] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
**[00:34] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
**[00:42] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
**[00:48] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
**[00:55] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
**[00:58] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
**[01:05] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
**[01:08] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
**[01:15] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
**[01:19] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[01:32] ---**
The 2-3 zone.
**[01:34] ---**
It's the most commonly used formation
when playing zone defense.
**[01:41] ---**
My dear Nao...
**[01:42] ---**
I know that zone defense is full of your love,
so I'll fill our offense with my own.
**[01:47] ---**
Quit wasting time! Just get on with it!
**[01:51] ---**
Get your guard up, girls!
**[01:52] ---**
Here they come!
**[01:58] ---**
Sweet.
**[01:59] ---**
Got it?
**[02:00] ---**
Whenever you receive a pass,
you have to take stock of the situation around you.
**[02:03] ---**
Look for anybody who is open.
And check for empty space in front of you.
**[02:07] ---**
Okay! I'll handle this!
**[02:11] ---**
Hey, Yasu! Over here!
**[02:12] ---**
Nice, Chucky!
**[02:16] ---**
I've got him!
**[02:17] ---**
Sayuri!
**[02:20] ---**
Shit... I still can't dribble
the ball properly...
**[02:27] ---**
A screen!
**[02:28] ---**
Yoko, in the middle!
**[02:33] ---**
Over here!
**[02:35] ---**
Oh, Nabe is free!
**[02:38] ---**
Time is up! 24-second violation!
**[02:41] ---**
I totally forgot.
**[02:43] ---**
We only have 24 seconds to take a shot
when we're on offense, right?
**[02:47] ---**
Sorry, it's all because I was lagging behind.
**[02:50] ---**
Nah, you're doing fine as-is.
**[02:52] ---**
Don't try and rush it, just stay aware
of your surroundings.
**[02:55] ---**
The role of each player in a zone defense
is much more ambiguous than in man-to-man.
**[03:00] ---**
So sometimes it's possible for them
to end up overlapping like you just saw.
**[03:04] ---**
And if two defenders end up
covering the same player, then what happens?
**[03:09] ---**
I get it, that means
somebody else is left open.
**[03:11] ---**
Their current zone defense
was hastily prepared to counter us.
**[03:15] ---**
Holes are bound to open up in it eventually.
**[03:18] ---**
Momoharu and I will focus
on making those holes.
**[03:20] ---**
Make sure you watch closely.
**[03:28] ---**
Boys
**[03:28] ---**
Girls
**[03:28] ---**
Nice three-pointer, Yoko!
**[03:34] ---**
I just remembered something Kite said to us.
**[03:37] ---**
Whenever we get the ball,
we should always look at...
**[03:40] ---**
...the basket!
**[03:42] ---**
What the hell is she doing?
**[03:44] ---**
H-he isn't going to take a shot...?
**[03:48] ---**
And now I blow past her.
Is that how this works?
**[03:50] ---**
That was smooth! When did
Yasu actually get that good?
**[03:55] ---**
Gah! Oh shi-!
**[03:57] ---**
Whoa there!
**[03:59] ---**
Nice one, Nabe!
**[04:02] ---**
What the hell are you passing
to the other team for, dumbass?!
**[04:05] ---**
Like you're one to talk, what
kind of dribbling was that?!
***SIGN*** Kurumatani: 3-Pointers, speed Chucky: Calm and can analyze... Nabe: Awarenes is... Yasuhara: Ball handling needs...
**[04:08] ---**
When Yasu went for that drive just now,
it opened another hole in the defense.
**[04:12] ---**
Did you see it?
**[04:14] ---**
Yeah. I saw it.
**[04:16] ---**
Dummy! What were you thinking?!
**[04:16] ---**
The defender that was in front of me
took off to try and block Yasu.
**[04:20] ---**
It left me totally free on the opposite side.
**[04:23] ---**
The zone defense makes it relatively easy
for members of the offense to get open.
**[04:28] ---**
By repeating a cycle of passes and drives,
it will eventually fall apart.
**[04:42] ---**
Boys
**[04:42] ---**
Girls
**[04:45] ---**
It was a mistake to let him handle anything.
The other team is just widening the gap on us.
**[04:50] ---**
I'm starting to think that Bro had no idea
what he was doing this whole time.
**[04:54] ---**
The only players without an idea
of what they're doing are you two.
**[04:58] ---**
The reason I said this team would never win,
is because you lack something very fundamental.
**[05:04] ---**
"Something fundamental"?
**[05:05] ---**
Yep.
**[05:06] ---**
What every team needs
to deal with screens and zone defense,
**[05:10] ---**
is absolute faith in each other's
ability to provide cover.
**[05:14] ---**
Having players who think they can just use other skills
to cover their own weaknesses
**[05:19] ---**
prevents the team from
functioning as a whole.
**[05:24] ---**
The one thing this team needs in order to win,
**[05:26] ---**
is for every player to embrace their own shortcomings.
***SIGN*** Chiaki: wide field of vision, passes Everyone must embrace shortcomings Must work on individual scoring and making the best of situations must learn how to coordinate (screens and pass work) (Overall) Lacking stamina Refine fundamentals, especially footwork
**[05:30] ---**
And then use teamwork to
adequately make up for those.
**[05:33] ---**
You know what they say:
There is no "I" in "TEAM."
**[05:37] ---**
That's a fundamental part of basketball.
**[05:45] ---**
Okay! Do it now!
**[05:53] ---**
Somebody get on him!
**[05:58] ---**
Incredible! He's totally free
right in front of the basket!
**[06:01] ---**
A-amazing...
**[06:05] ---**
See that? Hope you're
watching, little birdies!
**[06:08] ---**
I am a genius on the court!
**[06:16] ---**
Boys
**[06:16] ---**
Girls
**[06:17] ---**
Game over!
**[06:19] ---**
The girls' win with 18 points to 5!
**[06:21] ---**
All right!
**[06:22] ---**
Thank God! My body has been
saved from ogling eyes!
**[06:25] ---**
Whoops! I totally spaced
that Momoharu can't shoot to save his life.
***SIGN*** Note: Lyrics from the 1974 enka song, "Showa Kare Susuki."
**[06:31] ---**
We lost to poverty~!
**[06:37] ---**
Hold up! We didn't lose to poverty or anything like that!
We lost to the girls' team!
**[06:43] ---**
Just forget about the inter-high or whatever.
**[06:46] ---**
I don't think we could even
beat a team of kids from elementary school.
**[06:50] ---**
I've lost every last
ounce of motivation, man.
**[06:52] ---**
Uh, wait! Come on, you guys.
**[06:55] ---**
Yasuhara!
**[06:58] ---**
Nabe?!
**[07:00] ---**
Chucky!
**[07:03] ---**
N-not good...
**[07:04] ---**
Momoharu, please say something
to bring them around!
**[07:09] ---**
Oh, jeez! All we have to do is get better
by practicing more!
**[07:13] ---**
Right, Nanao?
**[07:15] ---**
Huh?
**[07:17] ---**
Wh-where did she go?
**[07:21] ---**
I screwed it up again.
**[07:23] ---**
I really only meant for it to
be a little test of their skill.
**[07:27] ---**
Making them lose motivation is the exact opposite
of what a manager is supposed to do, ugh...
**[07:31] ---**
I can't figure it out.
Why am I so bad at this?
**[07:34] ---**
It's like I have no ability to learn fro-
**[07:39] ---**
How lame!
**[07:40] ---**
She's like a manga character!
I've never seen anybody fall in the gutter for real!
**[07:44] ---**
Same!
**[07:45] ---**
Nanao!
**[07:47] ---**
Kurumatani...?
**[07:48] ---**
You left so fast, I thought
something might be wrong.
**[07:52] ---**
Here, you forgot this.
**[07:53] ---**
Thanks...
**[07:55] ---**
Wh-what happened to... your leg?
**[08:03] ---**
P-please accept my apologies.
**[08:06] ---**
It's no big deal.
**[08:07] ---**
My grandma makes me take care
of the cleaning all the time.
**[08:10] ---**
Not that.
**[08:11] ---**
That's not what I'm apologizing for.
**[08:14] ---**
In that match earlier, my strategy
totally singled you out on every play...
**[08:20] ---**
Uh, that's okay, no need to apologize to me.
**[08:23] ---**
I know that's just what it
takes to win the game, right?
**[08:27] ---**
Well, I'm a bit on the obsessive side.
**[08:30] ---**
I always throw everything I have into it,
without even thinking.
**[08:35] ---**
Back in middle school,
stuff like this happened to me so much.
***SIGN*** GIRLS' BASKETBALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
**[08:39] ---**
Like back before the semi-finals
of our district tournament...
**[08:42] ---**
Our frontcourt game is weak!
We need to shore ourselves up in the middle!
**[08:46] ---**
Kosugi
**[08:46] ---**
Should we leave the defense as-is?
**[08:48] ---**
Yeah. We don't want to ruin our rhythm
by changing anything we don't have to.
**[08:51] ---**
U-um, I think that we should
sub out numbers 4 and 5.
**[08:55] ---**
Huh?
**[08:56] ---**
There's not much time left,
so we should focus our defense in the paint.
**[09:01] ---**
That's why we should put in taller players
like Matsuki and Taniguchi.
**[09:03] ---**
Don't be stupid! I'm the team captain
and Miyuki is the vice-captain!
**[09:08] ---**
Why should we ever sub out
for two younger players?
**[09:10] ---**
B-but that's what we need to win...
**[09:13] ---**
A manager like you has no right
to be making important calls like that!
**[09:17] ---**
Just keep your nose out of
this and your own business!
**[09:21] ---**
It should have been obvious to me...
**[09:23] ---**
I was out of line telling the seniors to sub out
for freshmen at such a crucial moment.
**[09:29] ---**
There are a lot of other important things to consider
than just winning and losing.
**[09:33] ---**
For sure...
**[09:35] ---**
Honestly, I think I'm better off just as a spectator
than being a part of the team.
**[09:41] ---**
My motive for wanting to join
was kind of immodest, anyway.
**[09:44] ---**
Huh?
**[09:45] ---**
Keep doing your best out there.
**[09:47] ---**
I think your team... will be
a force to be reckoned with.
**[09:50] ---**
Nanao...
**[09:51] ---**
Ouch!
**[09:55] ---**
Is she really gonna be okay?
**[09:59] ---**
She forgot it again?!
**[10:14] ---**
I think... she meant that she
was going to quit the team.
**[10:18] ---**
No... say it ain't so!
**[10:22] ---**
Tell me, how am I supposed
to keep on living now?
**[10:25] ---**
Who cares?
**[10:27] ---**
Let her quit if she wants.
**[10:29] ---**
We don't need a manager who wastes time
pretending to be a coach.
**[10:32] ---**
You don't have to be so rude about it.
**[10:34] ---**
Nanao was just trying
her best to help us all!
**[10:37] ---**
To make a good coach,
you pretty much have to be a former player.
**[10:41] ---**
It's years of experience
that give a coach sufficient insight.
**[10:45] ---**
I'm not going to let a brat with no first-hand
experience tell me how to play the game.
**[10:49] ---**
That's not fair, she told us she was
on a basketball team back in middle school!
**[10:54] ---**
Yeah, but she was still just a manager.
**[10:57] ---**
The only thing a manager should do is take care
**[10:59] ---**
of the odd jobs that nobody else has time for.
**[11:02] ---**
Why do you always have
to be such an asshole?!
**[11:04] ---**
Have some decency!
**[11:05] ---**
What? You wanna take this outside, shrimp?
**[11:13] ---**
What's all this?
**[11:16] ---**
They're notes from our game...
**[11:17] ---**
Whoa, this is nuts! There's
more than 20 pages of stuff!
**[11:22] ---**
"Yasuhara has a good sense for driving,
but must work on improving his handling of the ball."
**[11:27] ---**
Hey! Is there anything about me in there?
**[11:30] ---**
Dude, I'm looking at what she wrote about me.
Just wait a damn minute!
**[11:30] ---**
That takes me back. She was
always doing stuff like that.
**[11:34] ---**
I can tell you about Nao.
There's one part of her story that you don't know yet.
**[11:39] ---**
The truth is, she's been playing basketball
ever since she was a kid.
**[11:43] ---**
Huh?
**[11:44] ---**
She switched to being a manager
in the summer of her 2nd year at middle school.
**[11:48] ---**
Up until then, she practiced with us
as a member of the team.
**[11:51] ---**
She switched? Because of an injury or what?
**[11:54] ---**
Nope. She was in perfect shape.
**[11:56] ---**
I don't recall her ever suffering an injury.
**[11:58] ---**
But then, why the change?
**[12:01] ---**
She just wasn't suited to...
the game of basketball.
**[12:05] ---**
Just think about it.
**[12:07] ---**
Sora is a good example of someone
who doesn't have the stature necessary for basketball,
**[12:11] ---**
but his speedy footwork and great shooting sense
make up for that disadvantage.
**[12:15] ---**
Naturally, we know that's the result of him
going through a lot of blood, sweat, and tears.
**[12:21] ---**
But some people in the world can never make up
the difference, no matter how hard they try.
**[12:26] ---**
Nao was one of them and that's why
she desperately tried to find her own path,
**[12:30] ---**
and eventually armed herself
with the weapon we call "strategy."
**[12:33] ---**
She read a ton of basketball books,
**[12:36] ---**
watched an endless amount of games,
**[12:39] ---**
and constantly scouted out
our opponents from other schools.
**[12:42] ---**
Unfortunately, her suggestions did lead
to some fights among the team,
**[12:45] ---**
but her analysis of the
situation was never wrong.
**[12:49] ---**
She didn't become the manager of your team
just to do a bunch of odd jobs.
**[12:53] ---**
She wants to be involved in the sport she loves,
in any way that she can.
**[12:58] ---**
Is that really such a terrible thing?
**[13:05] ---**
Awesome! That means she
has incredible talent!
**[13:09] ---**
Nanao accomplished exactly what Kite was talking about
by dedicating herself
**[13:13] ---**
to mastering all of the knowledge that
a top-notch coach would have after years of play!
**[13:20] ---**
You guys should hurry and chase after her.
**[13:22] ---**
She's going to be your manager, right?
**[13:24] ---**
R-right.
**[13:25] ---**
Senpai...
**[13:27] ---**
Please let me use the showers
in the girl's changing room!
**[13:30] ---**
What the heck happened to you?!
**[13:33] ---**
I was catching crayfish with some kids
when I fell into the water...
**[13:39] ---**
Yo. Thanks for this.
**[13:41] ---**
Wait, how did you...?
**[13:43] ---**
You forgot it back at the park.
**[13:47] ---**
Seriously, this is downright incredible.
**[13:49] ---**
You didn't just lay out all of our failings,
**[13:51] ---**
you also made detailed notes on how we can fix them.
**[13:55] ---**
If we practice all that stuff you wrote down,
will we get better?
**[13:59] ---**
If there's anything else we
can do, let us know, yeah?
**[14:02] ---**
My dear Nao, you don't
have to do a thing for me.
**[14:06] ---**
Just having you here is enough to-
**[14:07] ---**
Why are you the only one going full creeper?!
**[14:12] ---**
I hope you'll do more
than just be our manager.
**[14:14] ---**
Let's play together sometime!
**[14:17] ---**
I know you can play basketball,
so it would be a waste not to!
**[14:22] ---**
Are you sure?
**[14:26] ---**
Can I really be your manager?
**[14:28] ---**
Of course!
**[14:34] ---**
Real talk though, our
advisor is a total noob.
**[14:37] ---**
You'd be saving our asses
if you could act as our coach, too.
**[14:40] ---**
I'm a pretty strict coach, you know.
**[14:42] ---**
Great. That's exactly what we need.
**[14:45] ---**
Hey, little lady.
**[14:47] ---**
Don't you dare think that you got the better of me
with that weakass zone defense of yours.
**[14:53] ---**
Just watch this.
**[14:57] ---**
A 3-pointer...?
**[14:59] ---**
Seriously? He can shoot from long-range, too?
**[15:02] ---**
I was subbed out before I had the chance
to bring my A-game.
**[15:06] ---**
I never lost to you or your strategy, got it?
**[15:08] ---**
In that case, I would have tweaked our zone
**[15:11] ---**
and shut you down with the triangle and 2 defense!
**[15:16] ---**
This damn half-pint...!
**[15:19] ---**
This cocky pineapple head...!
**[15:21] ---**
Uh, let's get along please! No fighting!
**[15:30] ---**
Go!
**[15:34] ---**
Hey, Nabe! You need to react faster!
**[15:36] ---**
Okay!
**[15:37] ---**
Round 12!
**[15:38] ---**
You're not allowed to turn
around until you hear me clap!
**[15:41] ---**
Keep your hands up in the air
until you hear me give the sign!
**[15:45] ---**
No lying down during the intervals!
**[15:48] ---**
Please keep your breathing
steady with a light jog!
**[15:51] ---**
She's a demon...
**[15:52] ---**
A dictator...
**[15:53] ---**
Since the volleyball team has the gym
today we had no other choice,
**[15:57] ---**
but doing this practice out on the court
would be so much more effective...
**[16:03] ---**
A training camp?
**[16:04] ---**
Yes.
**[16:05] ---**
This weekend is the start
of the Golden Week holiday,
**[16:08] ---**
so there's only one month left
until the inter-high prelims begin.
**[16:11] ---**
We absolutely cannot afford
to let this opportunity pass us by.
**[16:14] ---**
Are we seriously going to practice
through the entire holiday?
**[16:17] ---**
So like, is the inter-high just impossible for us
without doing all this work?
**[16:22] ---**
In order for Kuzu High to
actually reach the inter-high,
**[16:24] ---**
we must win the prelims and become
a representative team for the Kanagawa region.
**[16:29] ---**
Knockout League
**[16:29] ---**
Win
**[16:29] ---**
Lose
**[16:29] ---**
Score
**[16:29] ---**
Rank
**[16:30] ---**
The knockout league that decides
the representative teams
**[16:32] ---**
consists of 4 schools that
survive the prefectural prelims.
**[16:34] ---**
And to even enter the prefectural prelims,
**[16:37] ---**
we first have claim victory in the district tournament.
**[16:40] ---**
Out of hundreds of schools, there are only 2
who can become representatives
**[16:42] ---**
for the inter-high.
**[16:44] ---**
The number of victories required to become
a representative team is 10, at the very least.
**[16:50] ---**
I believe that it would be difficult for our team
to even win a single game as we are now.
**[16:56] ---**
It just never ends...
**[16:57] ---**
Now, now, now... There's always
a bright side to find, gentlemen.
**[17:02] ---**
It's Golden Week...
**[17:04] ---**
Places like the Nasu Highlands or Karuizawa are
**[17:06] ---**
probably booked full with students from university clubs.
**[17:09] ---**
And at this time, the beaches of Okinawa
should be open for swimming.
**[17:12] ---**
Just imagine what it would be like
to have our training camp in a place like that.
**[17:16] ---**
Oh... Okinawa...
**[17:33] ---**
YES! YES! YES!
**[17:33] ---**
A training camp, huh?
**[17:36] ---**
That's a solid idea for us to
start refining our teamwork.
**[17:36] ---**
We swear to survive whatever harsh
training they can throw at us!
**[17:39] ---**
Each of us will need to level
up our individual skills, too.
**[17:42] ---**
Awesome...
**[17:44] ---**
Being able to spend a whole day on basketball
is like a dream!
**[17:47] ---**
That sums it up, Mr. Satsuki.
**[17:47] ---**
Okinawa Okinawa! Okinawa!
**[17:49] ---**
Can you reserve a location for the camp and work the expenses into our budget?
**[17:53] ---**
Budget?
**[17:55] ---**
There's no budget for this team.
**[17:56] ---**
No... No way!
**[18:00] ---**
The basketball team was nothing
but a hangout for hoodlums until recently.
**[18:03] ---**
The school would never provide
any money considering that.
**[18:06] ---**
No budget... not even a single yen?
**[18:09] ---**
If we file a formal application,
then there might be a chance.
**[18:12] ---**
But I expect it would just
be a drop in the bucket.
**[18:14] ---**
Okay then, boys...
**[18:16] ---**
...we have no choice but to
fall back on our last resort!
**[18:21] ---**
Work for the money!
**[18:21] ---**
SAFETY
FIRST
**[18:49] ---**
These are way too heavy!
**[18:57] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science
Secondary Hospital
**[19:02] ---**
I don't wanna drink it!
**[19:04] ---**
The reason you aren't getting any taller
is because you're always so picky like that, Sora.
**[19:09] ---**
But it's so white and yucky!
And yucky and white!
**[19:14] ---**
Oh really?
**[19:15] ---**
Well I happen to love it.
**[19:17] ---**
I've been drinking it ever
since I was a little kid.
**[19:20] ---**
That makes you living proof
that this stuff doesn't work.
**[19:23] ---**
I'll never get any taller by drinking it!
**[19:27] ---**
That's it, Sora. No dinner for you tonight!
**[19:29] ---**
What?! That's abuse! Tyranny!
**[19:32] ---**
I'm gonna call child protective services!
**[19:40] ---**
What's wrong? Did your bike get a flat tire?
**[19:43] ---**
Oh crap! It's already past 6!
**[19:46] ---**
And I've still got half
of them left to deliver!
**[19:50] ---**
Say, Miss, are you a nurse here?
**[19:53] ---**
Yes, I am.
**[19:55] ---**
I-in the third ward...
**[19:58] ---**
Huh?
**[19:59] ---**
No, nevermind. Just forget it.
**[20:02] ---**
Here. Please drink this!
**[20:02] ---**
Thunder Brand
Milk
**[20:04] ---**
Thanks for your hard work!
**[20:06] ---**
See ya!
**[20:07] ---**
Huh? Um, hey, wait kid!
**[20:09] ---**
Gotta hurry!
**[20:16] ---**
YUKA KURUMATANI
**[20:20] ---**
Hm? Is this milk?
**[20:22] ---**
Oh, yeah.
**[20:24] ---**
I don't know why, but a small delivery boy
gave it to me. As a gift.
**[20:28] ---**
It seemed like maybe someone he knew
was hospitalized here.
**[20:35] ---**
From: Sora
G'morning.
**[20:38] ---**
Excuse me, Ms. Yabuuchi?
**[20:39] ---**
Yes?
**[20:40] ---**
If it's all right with
you, could I have this?
**[20:43] ---**
I love a nice glass of milk!
**[20:51] ---**
Forget about Okinawa,
this amount wouldn't even get us to Shonan.
**[20:55] ---**
Well, that's about the best we could hope for
from only a day's worth of work.
**[20:58] ---**
Hold up.
**[20:59] ---**
Don't go forgetting about us now.
**[21:02] ---**
Just wait and see. We'll bring back over 10 times
your investment in an hour, tops!
**[21:09] ---**
Sorry!
**[21:10] ---**
You goddamn idiots!
**[21:14] ---**
Did you guys forget that
you're still in high school?!
**[21:17] ---**
Just be patient and let Mr. Satsuki and I
handle our funding issues!
**[21:21] ---**
For the time being, Mr. Satsuki was kind enough
**[21:24] ---**
to provide us with some money from his own pocket!
**[21:28] ---**
Okay, fam!
**[21:29] ---**
The beautiful shores of
Okinawa are waiting for us!
**[21:32] ---**
YES!
**[21:34] ---**
Yeah... about that.
**[21:37] ---**
Our training camp will be
held entirely here at school.
**[21:42] ---**
By the way, in order to cut
costs as much as possible,
***SIGN*** Training Camp Requirements Cost - 3,000 yen per person Rice - 3kg per person Fresh veggies, fish, etc (everyone brings what they can) Futons - BYO Fresh clothes - pair for every day Snacks - up to 300-yen worth
**[21:44] ---**
we will be responsible for preparing everything
that we feasibly can!
**[21:48] ---**
This is starting to sound more
like a survival camp than a training camp.
**[21:51] ---**
Excuse me... I'd like to
withdraw from participating.
**[21:54] ---**
Request denied!
**[21:56] ---**
We're all in this together,
so let's do our best!
**[22:15] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
**[22:18] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
**[22:21] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
**[22:25] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
**[22:28] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
**[22:32] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
**[22:35] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
**[22:42] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
**[22:48] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
**[22:54] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
**[22:57] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
**[23:01] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
**[23:06] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
**[23:07] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
**[23:11] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
**[23:14] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
**[23:19] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Differing Enthusiasm
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Differing Enthusiasm."
# E13 - Differing Enthusiasm
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6G5EZD46/differing-enthusiasm)
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**[00:02] ---**
Madoka just has the worst luck...
**[00:05] ---**
...coming down with a cold
right before our family trip.
**[00:12] ---**
M-my fever finally broke.
**[00:14] ---**
But it's too late now...
**[00:17] ---**
I really wanted to go to Fiji.
***SIGN*** Please hold down the fort while we're away for Golden Week. - The Family
**[00:19] ---**
And now I'm stuck here for a whole week.
**[00:23] ---**
I don't know if I can survive all alone...
**[00:28] ---**
That futon has legs!
**[00:48] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[00:51] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:52] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
I wanna invite you to come along
**[00:55] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[01:02] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[01:05] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
And let it push you past hesitation
**[01:08] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
Give and go! With the flow
**[01:16] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
Instincts that are buried deep will always rear their head again
**[01:22] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
People can't just hide the dreams they once dreamed of
**[01:29] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
Even if these wings can't fly
**[01:32] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
We want to spread them wide and embrace the sky
**[01:39] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[01:42] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
You never know, the impossible could be possible tomorrow
**[01:49] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
So let's keep up the struggle
**[01:53] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[02:06] ---**
It's... too heavy!
**[02:07] ---**
Hey! You're late, Kurumatani.
**[02:07] ---**
Differing Enthusiasm
**[02:10] ---**
Dude, you lugged that thing all the way here?
**[02:12] ---**
Nanao Sports
**[02:15] ---**
Good morning!
**[02:16] ---**
Whoa, that's a lot of luggage!
**[02:18] ---**
Allow me to assist you.
**[02:20] ---**
Oh... thank you!
**[02:22] ---**
Hey, Nao, these are from my dad.
**[02:25] ---**
Wow! So many veggies!
**[02:27] ---**
They're fresh from our store.
**[02:29] ---**
I didn't realize that your family
ran a grocery store, Yashuara.
**[02:33] ---**
Yeah, and Nabe's old man
runs a farm down in Ibaraki.
**[02:37] ---**
Here's 20 kilos of rice.
**[02:38] ---**
Whoa, incredible!
**[02:40] ---**
Okay, then, I know this isn't
much of a thank you, but please...
**[02:44] ---**
...take these.
**[02:45] ---**
F-for us?
**[02:47] ---**
They were our display pieces,
so they're not the cleanest.
**[02:50] ---**
Sweet! A perfect fit!
**[02:53] ---**
Since basketball puts a
lot of strain on the legs,
**[02:56] ---**
I thought you guys should have proper shoes.
**[03:00] ---**
I think I want get married to Nao...!
**[03:04] ---**
Where are we gonna be sleeping?
**[03:05] ---**
And also eat our meals.
**[03:07] ---**
You'll all be sleeping in the gym, obviously.
**[03:09] ---**
We have permission to use the Home Ec classroom
for cooking and eating.
**[03:12] ---**
So then, where will you sleep, Nao?
**[03:15] ---**
Mr. Satsuki unlocked the break room for me,
but to be honest...
**[03:18] ---**
...I'm scared of sleeping by myself,
so I'll stay with all of you.
**[03:23] ---**
WITH ALL OF US?!
**[03:27] ---**
This is the best training camp ever!
**[03:30] ---**
Okay everybody, get changed
and then meet in the gym!
**[03:33] ---**
ROGER!
***SIGN*** Yoko: Did you get over your cold?
***SIGN*** Yoko: Did you get over your cold? Yoko: I hear the boys' team is doing a training camp right now.
**[03:39] ---**
A training camp?
***SIGN*** Yoko: I hear the boys' team is doing a training camp right now.
**[03:41] ---**
That sounds like a lot of fun!
**[03:44] ---**
I thought that we'd end up
doing intense training all day, but...
**[03:47] ---**
This might actually be fun,
like one of those seaside schools!
**[03:50] ---**
I brought a console for us to play with.
**[03:51] ---**
The Legend of Rails
**[03:51] ---**
Nice, Yasu!
**[03:53] ---**
I guess we're having a game tourney tonight!
**[03:55] ---**
Chiaki's Notes
**[03:56] ---**
From what I've uncovered,
Nao's grades in Home Ec are at the top of her class.
**[04:01] ---**
Awesome!
**[04:02] ---**
I'm looking forward to see
what she cooks us for dinner!
**[04:02] ---**
I thought they might get bummed out
at the idea of a training camp,
**[04:04] ---**
Yeah, I'm curious to see what it'll be!
**[04:05] ---**
but it looks like everyone
will be in good spirits for practice.
**[04:08] ---**
Is there anybody who wouldn't be excited
for an event like this?
**[04:11] ---**
There's something even more amazing
waiting for us after dinner.
**[04:14] ---**
Oh?!
**[04:16] ---**
And what makes you say that?
**[04:17] ---**
Because I've already worked
my magic on the baths.
**[04:20] ---**
You really do have all of
your bases covered, man!
**[04:23] ---**
Training camps for the win!
**[04:29] ---**
Oh, they're really going at it.
**[04:31] ---**
Hey, guys!
**[04:33] ---**
I came to hang out!
**[04:41] ---**
They're all totally wiped out...
**[04:44] ---**
...and there isn't even a ball on the court.
Have they just been running?!
**[04:54] ---**
What's going on Nao?
**[04:55] ---**
Oh, hello, Madoka.
**[04:57] ---**
I heard you guys were doing
a training camp, but...
**[04:59] ---**
Yep. We just got started today.
**[05:02] ---**
You just started and they're
already this tired?
**[05:05] ---**
Yes.
**[05:06] ---**
The emphasis of this training is on footwork,
so it's extra difficult for the three newbies.
**[05:10] ---**
But for our experienced members,
I'm making them do double what those three are.
**[05:14] ---**
The most important thing for them right now
is to build stamina and toughen up.
***SIGN*** Running
Time based (20 mins) or Laps outside (30 times)
Stretches
Full court dash
Backwards run
Dash and Stop
Hands up
Jump
Leg Bounce
Shuttle Run
Ladder (20 times x 10 sets)
**[05:18] ---**
Y-you're making them do all this in one day?
***SIGN*** Skipping
Thigh Lifts
Side Kicks
Leg Bounces
Two Leg Jumps
Slide Steps
Mirror Dribble (zig-zag)
No Ball
Side Step
Cross Step
Side Step
***SIGN*** Dribble Practice
Front back dribble
Left right dribble
High low dribble
2 players (50 times)
3 players (50 times)
Half 1-on-1 (20 times)
Match Practice
Shooting Practice
**[05:22] ---**
We had no morning practice today,
so this was on the easy end.
***SIGN*** Sleep
**[05:26] ---**
In addition to that, I've set aside
individual practice time for everyone
***SIGN*** Sleep | Running/Stretches
***SIGN*** Sleep | Running/Stretches | Breakfast
***SIGN*** Sleep | Running/Stretches | Breakfast | Morning Practice
***SIGN*** Sleep | Running/Stretches | Breakfast | Morning Practice Lunch
***SIGN*** Sleep | Running/Stretches | Breakfast | Morning Practice Lunch | Afternoon Practice
**[05:29] ---**
to work on refining their
skills in the evenings.
***SIGN*** Sleep | Running/Stretches | Breakfast | Morning Practice Lunch | Afternoon Practice | Dinner
***SIGN*** Sleep | Running/Stretches | Breakfast | Morning Practice Lunch | Afternoon Practice | Dinner | Individual Practice
**[05:34] ---**
Right now, this is nothing
but a gathering of talented players.
**[05:39] ---**
They're still completely
undeveloped as a team.
**[05:43] ---**
The entire point of this training camp...
**[05:45] ---**
...is to create the real
Kuzu High basketball team.
**[05:50] ---**
A team that will survive
the intense competition
**[05:52] ---**
of the Kanagawa block and go
to the inter-high tournament.
**[05:55] ---**
I believe with all of my heart,
that these guys are capable of that.
**[06:00] ---**
I can tell, she's serious about this...
**[06:04] ---**
When you've finished with that,
please go and walk it off!
**[06:07] ---**
Get your breathing under control
and then start pushing your pace up!
**[06:13] ---**
They're like zombies.
**[06:14] ---**
But it's hard to believe that until recently,
all these guys did was get into fights.
**[06:22] ---**
Hey, Nao?
**[06:24] ---**
Is there are anything
that I can help out with?
**[06:27] ---**
Huh?
**[06:28] ---**
My house is totally empty now,
so I wouldn't mind staying overnight.
**[06:32] ---**
Really? That would be a big help!
**[06:35] ---**
Um, in that case, I do have
one favor to ask of you.
**[06:38] ---**
Sure. Anything you want!
**[06:53] ---**
Home Ec. Room
**[06:55] ---**
That's a hard pass, even from me.
**[06:57] ---**
For real, my stomach
isn't accepting any donations right now.
**[07:02] ---**
Those jerks! After all
that effort I put in...
**[07:05] ---**
Though I will admit I
screwed up just a little.
**[07:11] ---**
Seconds, please. I'm still hungry.
**[07:13] ---**
You don't have to force yourself
to eat it on my account.
**[07:16] ---**
The hell are you going on about?
**[07:18] ---**
It's a little saltier than ordinary,
but it tastes just fine.
**[07:24] ---**
Thanks...
**[07:30] ---**
And so, the first one bites the dust...
**[07:33] ---**
Survival of the fittest.
**[07:35] ---**
RIP in peace, Momoharu.
**[07:40] ---**
What now? Should we play games or something?
**[07:42] ---**
My muscles are so cramped
that I can't move an inch.
**[07:45] ---**
Let's just sleep.
**[07:47] ---**
Hold your horses, gentlemen.
**[07:49] ---**
There's still one thing left...
**[07:52] ---**
...the main event of this evening.
**[07:57] ---**
Ah, this feels great!
**[08:00] ---**
Are you really sure this is okay?
**[08:02] ---**
Huh?
**[08:03] ---**
Spending your holiday with
us at the training camp.
**[08:05] ---**
I have nothing better to do.
**[08:07] ---**
This is one good way to pass the time.
**[08:09] ---**
Plus, just think, it would be dangerous for you
to be here alone.
**[08:12] ---**
Those guys are wild animals.
**[08:14] ---**
To be honest, I did have my
own worries about that...
**[08:22] ---**
But there's something else.
**[08:26] ---**
One more thing I'm really concerned about.
**[08:29] ---**
I've amassed a lot of basketball knowledge,
**[08:31] ---**
but that's not enough to
make me a proper coach.
**[08:34] ---**
I've been putting up a facade of confidence
in front of everyone until now.
**[08:39] ---**
But I'm not really sure if what we're doing
will actually work in the end.
**[08:42] ---**
Alternatively, I know that
if I seem hesitant at all,
**[08:46] ---**
then it will just cause
everyone to have doubts.
**[08:48] ---**
I've already prepared myself for the worst
if they end up hating me for it, but...
**[08:52] ---**
You're doing just fine. No problem.
**[08:56] ---**
I think everyone is already aware
of what they need to do to better themselves.
**[09:00] ---**
Plus, I get the feeling that brave face you put on
is getting through to them.
**[09:07] ---**
Shhh!
**[09:08] ---**
Listen up, I jammed a small rock
into the bottom of this window earlier.
**[09:12] ---**
Now it won't fully close
and gets stuck open just a tiny bit.
**[09:16] ---**
Your foresight is most admirable, commander!
**[09:21] ---**
Great. Then I shall take the first peek!
**[09:27] ---**
Whew, I'm feeling refreshed!
***SIGN*** Fuji Bathhouse Sauna Electric Bath Whirlpool Jet Bath
**[09:29] ---**
It's really nice to have a bathhouse
so close to where the school is.
**[09:32] ---**
Wh-what's wrong, Chiaki?!
**[09:34] ---**
Ugh, they got me.
**[09:36] ---**
What do you mean? Who got you?!
**[09:38] ---**
I dunno! Some sort of mysterious creature
that I've never seen before!
**[09:46] ---**
Come on! Hurry up, Sora!
**[09:49] ---**
Here!
**[09:51] ---**
M-Madoka...
**[09:58] ---**
Wait up, Madoka...!
**[10:00] ---**
You're walking too fast...!
**[10:09] ---**
First, a 7.5-kilometer run.
**[10:11] ---**
I sure had a nice dream.
**[10:15] ---**
Afterwards, an hour of
stretches and loosening up.
**[10:19] ---**
Following breakfast, we
get into morning practice.
**[10:22] ---**
For the first half of the day,
our practice focuses entirely on footwork.
**[10:35] ---**
Greased
Lightning
**[10:37] ---**
I'm starting to think he
might not even be human...
**[10:39] ---**
Shit! What the hell do we
gotta do to move like he does?
**[10:43] ---**
All we've been doing is tripping
up over and over again.
**[10:46] ---**
It's because your knees and toes
aren't properly pointed in the same direction.
**[10:50] ---**
You can't exert all the power that your legs
are capable of if you're off-balance.
**[10:54] ---**
It prevents you from running faster
and stopping more precisely.
**[10:58] ---**
If you overpronate or get your
knees pointed the wrong way,
**[11:01] ---**
then you have to correct it right away.
**[11:02] ---**
When you turn, you should carry your weight
on the ball of your foot.
**[11:07] ---**
I think their teamwork will develop nicely
if things keep progressing like this.
**[11:13] ---**
Aight, time for another set.
**[11:14] ---**
Hold up a sec! Let me rest for a bit!
**[11:17] ---**
Cut the crap, you can't be that worn out.
**[11:19] ---**
My feet hurt too much to run, dude.
**[11:22] ---**
I understand.
**[11:23] ---**
Then the two of you can leave the court
and rest for a while.
**[11:26] ---**
We can't have anybody pushing so hard
that they break a bone or pass out.
**[11:29] ---**
Yeah!
**[11:30] ---**
All right!
**[11:31] ---**
However!
**[11:32] ---**
You will both be required to hold a ball
the entire time you're resting.
**[11:36] ---**
I want the three of you, including Yasuhara,
**[11:39] ---**
to do that at any time when you're
not actively practicing on the court. Okay?
**[11:51] ---**
Whew, I'm super glad that Nanao was the one
who made dinner tonight.
**[11:56] ---**
Ow! It's only the second day of our camp,
but my legs are already killing me.
**[12:00] ---**
I don't think I'll last for
1,000 shots of practice today.
**[12:08] ---**
Kite...
**[12:15] ---**
What's up? You here for solo practice, too?
**[12:17] ---**
Oh, yeah!
**[12:21] ---**
Um, do you want me to throw you some passes?
**[12:24] ---**
No need.
**[12:26] ---**
You have your own skills that you need
to stay focused on.
**[12:29] ---**
Don't spend your time fussing over others.
**[12:31] ---**
Work on improving your shot accuracy instead.
**[12:36] ---**
I shouldn't fuss over others, huh?
**[12:40] ---**
But Kite is the one who spends the most time
fussing over the others during practice.
**[12:49] ---**
Dammit! I won't let him outdo me!
**[12:56] ---**
I guess it's pretty silly of me
to tell HIM of all people to work on accuracy.
**[13:04] ---**
Nope, I'm done! After just 200 shots
I can't even move anymore...
**[13:09] ---**
Hey, tell me something.
What do you think about this team?
**[13:13] ---**
What do you mean?
**[13:14] ---**
Well, the high school that
I was supposed to go to
**[13:17] ---**
always recruited top players
from around the country.
**[13:21] ---**
"Supposed to go to"?
**[13:23] ---**
And the coach there was highly regarded, too.
**[13:26] ---**
But despite all of that they've never become
the national champs. Not even once.
**[13:32] ---**
When I consider that, I can't help
but wonder why I'm sticking with this team.
**[13:37] ---**
The inter-high... is so far from our grasp.
**[13:41] ---**
Kite...
**[13:43] ---**
Oh, there he is.
**[13:45] ---**
Yo Kite! Teach me some
more about how to dribble!
**[13:47] ---**
Hey, Yasuhara!
**[13:49] ---**
I see you're holding on to the ball
just like Nanao told you to.
**[13:51] ---**
Yep.
**[13:52] ---**
But I don't get it, is
there a point to all this?
**[13:55] ---**
It's so that you develop a
better feel for the ball.
**[13:58] ---**
"Better feel"?
**[13:59] ---**
Though, I know it can be boring
just fiddling around with it all day like that.
**[14:02] ---**
I'll teach you something fun you can do.
**[14:04] ---**
Trace the edge of the ball
with your hand, like this.
**[14:07] ---**
Then stop it on the back of your hand.
**[14:09] ---**
Repeat that in a loop
with both of your hands.
**[14:12] ---**
Whoa! Dude, that's awesome!
**[14:14] ---**
It's called a "flip."
**[14:19] ---**
Whoops!
**[14:21] ---**
I can do it, too!
**[14:27] ---**
So, hey. I think that you're right.
**[14:30] ---**
The inter-high seems like
it's way out of our league right now.
**[14:33] ---**
But all we can really do is
keep moving forward, right?
**[14:37] ---**
That's a good point.
**[14:40] ---**
I guess... everybody starts somewhere.
**[14:46] ---**
Man, I wasn't be able to
do the flip at all today.
**[14:50] ---**
It takes time, it's not meant to be easy.
**[14:52] ---**
What's most important is that you spend
a lot of time handling the ball.
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[14:59] ---**
And Chiaki goes down again!
**[15:00] ---**
Nooooo!
**[15:01] ---**
That sucks for you, dude!
**[15:03] ---**
Let's reset it.
**[15:03] ---**
No way! That's a cheap move, cheater!
**[15:06] ---**
Okay, fine then. Let's pick
this up with a clean sla-
**[15:08] ---**
You were too tired to run, but it looks like
you've got plenty of energy for games.
**[15:11] ---**
Huh?
**[15:12] ---**
Didn't our manager give
you an order to hold on
**[15:15] ---**
to a ball whenever you're
not out on the court?
**[15:19] ---**
You got something to say, punk?
**[15:21] ---**
It's called "free" time because we can spend it
doing whatever we want!
**[15:24] ---**
That ain't right.
**[15:26] ---**
You guys need to double down
and learn all the basics,
**[15:28] ---**
so that you can practice with the rest of us.
**[15:31] ---**
I can't tell what you guys are thinking,
**[15:34] ---**
but I'm dead set on getting
our team to the inter-high.
**[15:37] ---**
So please just keep your shit together
and don't hold the rest of us back.
**[15:43] ---**
I'm not gonna lie, that kind
of pissed me off just now.
**[15:48] ---**
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's not fight guys!
**[15:51] ---**
I think you overstepped the
line with that comment, Kite.
**[15:54] ---**
It's important to take a
breather sometimes, right?
**[15:56] ---**
Come on, just apologize to them.
**[15:58] ---**
Why should I?
**[16:00] ---**
Everything I said was true and you know it.
**[16:02] ---**
Kite!
**[16:03] ---**
What do you think?
**[16:05] ---**
About what?
**[16:06] ---**
Nanao specifically gave
those three something to do.
**[16:09] ---**
But only one of them is taking it seriously.
**[16:12] ---**
The other two are off playing a game.
**[16:14] ---**
Not only that, but they slacked off
during afternoon practice.
**[16:18] ---**
But that's...
**[16:21] ---**
"Slacked off"?!
**[16:23] ---**
Our feet hurt like hell, so
we stopped to get some rest!
**[16:26] ---**
Your feet may hurt,
but you could still use your hands.
**[16:28] ---**
Why do you think Nanao told you
to keep holding on to the ball?
**[16:33] ---**
We have no fucking idea what
the purpose of all this is!
**[16:36] ---**
Hey! Please, let's stop this!
**[16:39] ---**
Wh-what's going on in here?
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[16:54] ---**
You need to quit thinking that everyone here
is on the same page about the inter-high.
**[16:59] ---**
Those guys have barely started, they're only
**[17:02] ---**
at the point where basketball
seems pretty fun.
**[17:05] ---**
I know full well what it's like
to fail and be discouraged.
**[17:08] ---**
And these are exactly the sort of differences
that drive a wedge into the team.
**[17:13] ---**
Not everybody plays the game
just to support somebody else.
**[17:16] ---**
I don't want to hear anymore bullshit
about us "holding you back."
**[17:32] ---**
Oh, good morning.
**[17:34] ---**
You're up early today.
**[17:36] ---**
I couldn't really sleep that well.
**[17:37] ---**
Because of yesterday?
**[17:39] ---**
Yeah.
**[17:40] ---**
I don't think anything that
Chiaki said was wrong...
**[17:43] ---**
...but even so, I feel the
same way that Kite does.
**[17:47] ---**
When it comes to sports, having
a desire to improve becomes
**[17:50] ---**
really important the further you go.
**[17:55] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[17:57] ---**
I should have taken more care
and considered how those two must feel...
**[18:00] ---**
Oh, no! It's nothing that
you need to apologize about!
**[18:04] ---**
Hey, Tinytown!
**[18:05] ---**
It's way too early in the morning
to be going around flirting, dude.
**[18:08] ---**
N-nobody around here has
been doing any flirting!
**[18:10] ---**
Whatever, have you seen
Nabe or Chucky around?
**[18:13] ---**
Huh?
**[18:14] ---**
I can't find them anywhere.
**[18:19] ---**
All of their luggage is packed up and gone.
**[18:23] ---**
They made a break for it.
**[18:26] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[18:27] ---**
Awesome!
**[18:30] ---**
Kick ass!
**[18:30] ---**
I'm on fire!
**[18:31] ---**
You haven't won yet!
**[18:35] ---**
What a haul!
That was genius! Pure genius!
**[18:38] ---**
Now THIS is what a vacation should be like!
**[18:41] ---**
Screw training camp.
Those guys who want to practice can go right ahead!
**[18:44] ---**
That's not fair!
**[18:45] ---**
We were the ones who got here first!
**[18:47] ---**
What's this? A fight?
**[18:48] ---**
That's right! That's right!
**[18:50] ---**
You twerps suck, so go find
somewhere else to play.
**[18:53] ---**
That's unfair! Cut it out!
**[18:56] ---**
Which means I'm willing to spend some time
weeding out the world's bullies.
**[19:00] ---**
But mostly because those jerks remind me
of Kite and it's pissing me off.
**[19:03] ---**
Hey there, you little punks!
**[19:05] ---**
You're too old to be bullying
elementary schoolers.
**[19:08] ---**
There's no bullying going on here.
**[19:10] ---**
They're the ones who lost
the wager game, fair and square.
**[19:13] ---**
"Wager game"?
**[19:15] ---**
The basketball hoop in this park
is the only one in the neighborhood.
**[19:19] ---**
Whenever there's a debate
about who gets to use it,
**[19:22] ---**
both sides settle it with
a wager game of basketball.
**[19:25] ---**
And let me guess, you guys were the winners?
**[19:27] ---**
Yep. If they want to play, then they should
practice and get good enough to win.
**[19:32] ---**
That doesn't seem entirely fair.
**[19:34] ---**
I definitely don't agree with the idea that
**[19:36] ---**
the better players are
the more important ones.
**[19:42] ---**
Hey, listen up, kiddos.
**[19:45] ---**
If middle schoolers can
take on elementary kids,
**[19:47] ---**
then you have no problem
with high schoolers. Right?
**[19:49] ---**
That's fine, but can you
old farts actually play?
**[19:53] ---**
Prepare to have your socks knocked off.
**[19:55] ---**
And roll out the red carpet!
**[19:57] ---**
We're members of the Kuzu
High basketball team!
**[20:00] ---**
Let's go out and look for them.
**[20:03] ---**
No way. Too much effort, man.
**[20:05] ---**
It's better to leave them be.
**[20:07] ---**
They're only going to get in our way
if we let them loaf around here.
**[20:10] ---**
But that's not...
**[20:11] ---**
What did you think?
**[20:13] ---**
Huh?
**[20:14] ---**
What did you think after you saw them
act like that yesterday?
**[20:18] ---**
Well, I...
**[20:20] ---**
...but even so, I feel the
same way that Kite does.
**[20:30] ---**
Shinshiro Middle
8 points
Kuzu High
**[20:30] ---**
Anybody who lacks true
passion for the game won't
**[20:33] ---**
get better no matter how much they practice.
**[20:36] ---**
You should know that better than anyone else.
**[20:39] ---**
Passion...
**[20:45] ---**
Are you guys seriously on a basketball team?
**[20:48] ---**
You can hardly even dribble
the ball properly!
**[20:50] ---**
What the hell? How are
you guys this damn good?
**[20:53] ---**
What do you mean?
**[20:54] ---**
We've been playing basketball
since first grade.
**[20:56] ---**
First grade?
**[20:58] ---**
Does that mean these kids have been
playing basketball for more than six years?!
**[21:03] ---**
We want to get even better.
**[21:05] ---**
We can't afford to spend time playing
with a bunch of little twerps.
**[21:09] ---**
So please just keep your shit together
and don't hold the rest of us back.
**[21:13] ---**
Basketball is a tough sport,
don't sell it short.
**[21:16] ---**
Even if you found those two,
what are you planning to say to them?
**[21:21] ---**
"It doesn't matter if you're not motivated,
**[21:23] ---**
let's try our best to get
to the inter-high together"?
**[21:25] ---**
Or maybe, "who cares about the inter-high,
**[21:28] ---**
let's just have fun with it
and play games along the way"?
**[21:31] ---**
Well?
**[21:33] ---**
No way...
**[21:35] ---**
You know I could never
say any of that to them.
**[21:39] ---**
I mean, you explained it perfectly earlier.
**[21:42] ---**
Those two only think of basketball
as being pretty fun, right?
**[21:46] ---**
But that means, it's possible they'll come to enjoy it
even more in the future. Isn't that true?
**[21:52] ---**
That's why, they can't just quit playing
because of a minor setback like this.
**[21:56] ---**
I've decided. I'm going out
to look for them right now!
**[22:15] ---**
Doredake sora o miagetatte
It didn't matter how long you stared up at the sky
**[22:18] ---**
Boku wa tobenai to kimi wa itta
You always said that you would never be able to fly
**[22:21] ---**
Ato nankai te o nobaseba
One night I cried wondering how long it would take
**[22:25] ---**
Todoku no darou to naita yoru
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[22:28] ---**
Nigedasu koto ni nareteitte
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[22:32] ---**
Sore ga yowasa dato shitta ano hi
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[22:35] ---**
Hajimeyou mata, kyou kara
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:42] ---**
Taisetsu na mono wa itsudemo soba ni atta
The things precious to us were always close at hand
**[22:48] ---**
Bokura wa itsumo hitori janai donna toki mo
We are never completely alone at any time in our lives
**[22:54] ---**
Toberu sa doko made mo kimi wa
The truth is that you can fly, wherever you want
**[22:57] ---**
Dare yori tataku tataku habataite
Spreading your wings to go far higher than anyone else
**[23:01] ---**
Nagashita namida no kazu dake
The more tears that you shed
**[23:06] ---**
Tsuyoku narunda
Then the stronger you become
**[23:07] ---**
Tsubasa hiroge sekai o megutte
Let's use those wings to travel the world over
**[23:11] ---**
Dare mo shiranai mirai o sagasou
And find a path to a future that no one knows about
**[23:14] ---**
Zutto, zutto, zutto
Always, always, always
**[23:19] ---**
Aruite yukou saa, issho ni
Walking onwards, all of us together
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Towards Victory
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Towards Victory."
# E14 - Towards Victory
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**[00:07] ---**
Nabe and Chucky both ditched
the training camp?!
**[00:10] ---**
It's better to leave them be.
**[00:12] ---**
They're only going to get in our way
if we let them loaf around here.
**[00:15] ---**
Even if you found those two,
what are you planning to say to them?
**[00:20] ---**
That shouldn't matter, we
can't just leave them hanging!
**[00:26] ---**
We're so damn pathetic...
**[00:28] ---**
Yep.
**[00:34] ---**
Chucky! Nabe!
**[01:02] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:12] ---**
You're quitting?
**[02:13] ---**
Yeah... it's just like Kite said.
**[02:13] ---**
Towards Victory
**[02:15] ---**
Having us around is only going
to drag the rest of you down.
**[02:18] ---**
That's ridiculous! You know that Kite
wasn't totally serious when he said all that...
**[02:22] ---**
Nah, we're done now.
**[02:24] ---**
We got taught a real lesson about how much
we underestimated the game of basketball.
**[02:28] ---**
Huh?
**[02:29] ---**
Speaking of, how long have
you been playing for?
**[02:33] ---**
I think probably since I
was about three-years old.
**[02:36] ---**
Three-years old? He's been
playing for 12 years, then...
**[02:40] ---**
That figures. High school basketball clubs
are meant for guys like you.
**[02:44] ---**
Total noobs like us can practice all we want,
but we'll never catch up to the rest of you.
**[02:49] ---**
Not to mention all the stress
and pain it takes to get good.
**[02:52] ---**
Neither of us is determined enough for that.
**[02:58] ---**
P-please just wait! Um...
**[03:00] ---**
Huh?
**[03:01] ---**
U-uh... so...
**[03:04] ---**
Tell me... do you think basketball is fun?
**[03:15] ---**
It bores me out of my mind, dude.
**[03:17] ---**
Yep.
**[03:34] ---**
Shit! Goddammit!
**[03:43] ---**
Shit, why the hell did I dream about that...?
**[03:49] ---**
This sucks...
**[03:50] ---**
Yep.
**[03:53] ---**
Hey, you hungry?
**[03:55] ---**
Yep.
**[03:57] ---**
Let's go get ramen or something.
**[04:00] ---**
Nah... ramen's bad news, ain't it?
**[04:03] ---**
Huh?
**[04:04] ---**
Ramen Shop
Rairaiken
**[04:04] ---**
Remember what Nao told us?
**[04:06] ---**
We shouldn't be eating
super oily food like ramen.
**[04:08] ---**
Are you stupid? None of what she said
applies to us anymore.
**[04:12] ---**
Oh, that's right...
**[04:18] ---**
Those kids at the park were really good.
**[04:21] ---**
Yep.
**[04:22] ---**
But you know, we had a huge
height advantage on all of them.
**[04:26] ---**
Maybe we should've just focused
on blocking passes they made to the sides?
**[04:30] ---**
You know it's not that easy, man.
**[04:32] ---**
For example, those times
when the ball comes in like this...
**[04:35] ---**
Chili Oil
**[04:35] ---**
We can't do much until we learn
how to deal with those screen things.
**[04:39] ---**
Oh yeah, totally.
**[04:42] ---**
What the hell are we even doing?
**[04:44] ---**
It shouldn't matter to us anymore.
**[04:51] ---**
This sucks...
**[04:54] ---**
We have a whole 8 days of vacation left,
**[04:55] ---**
but we already did all
the fun stuff yesterday.
**[04:59] ---**
Tell me... do you think basketball is fun?
**[05:09] ---**
Whatever. Let's hit the arcade or something-
**[05:11] ---**
OMG, I can't believe you!
**[05:14] ---**
I told you that I wanted to go on a date
to the amusement park!
**[05:16] ---**
I didn't have a choice!
You know that I can't just skip practice.
**[05:20] ---**
Boo!
**[05:21] ---**
Wait, that's the kid from yesterday!
**[05:23] ---**
How's a middle school punk
already got a girl like that?!
**[05:26] ---**
Trust me... when I get to high school,
I'm going to the inter-high no matter what!
**[05:31] ---**
The inter-high, huh? That's awesome.
**[05:34] ---**
I just can't get enough of basketball players,
they're so cool!
**[05:42] ---**
Don't cling to me so much...
**[05:43] ---**
Hey, Nabe...
You don't like it?
**[05:44] ---**
Huh?
**[05:45] ---**
Listen, I've been hiding something from you
for a long time now.
**[05:49] ---**
You, too? Same for me, to be honest.
**[05:52] ---**
I see... Okay, so let's confess on 3.
**[05:55] ---**
Okay!
**[05:57] ---**
Here we go? 1... 2...!
**[05:59] ---**
The truth is...
**[06:01] ---**
...my dream is to go to the
inter-high basketball tourney!
**[06:08] ---**
I'm begging you!
**[06:10] ---**
If this keeps up any longer,
then those two really will quit!
**[06:13] ---**
If you consider them friends,
then you should say something to them!
**[06:16] ---**
No way. Too much effort, dude.
**[06:18] ---**
It's because I'm their friend
that I don't want to say nothin'.
**[06:22] ---**
Yasuhara...
**[06:28] ---**
Hello? Is this Madoka?
**[06:31] ---**
Yeah. I'm on my way to the hospital
to check on Momoharu.
**[06:35] ---**
Chitose Central Park
**[06:35] ---**
No, that's not why I'm calling.
Actually, I'm at Chitose park and...
***SIGN*** Shinjo Middle 22 Kuzu High
**[06:43] ---**
Shit!
**[06:46] ---**
Dammit!
**[06:51] ---**
It's Nabe and Chucky...
they're both playing...
**[06:56] ---**
Hey, are you done yet?
**[06:58] ---**
Nothing's gonna change if we keep this up.
**[07:00] ---**
Shut up!
**[07:01] ---**
We've only summoned up 10% of our full power!
**[07:04] ---**
It makes sense that we
can't score any baskets...
**[07:06] ---**
...but why the hell are we powerless
to stop them from taking any shots?!
**[07:11] ---**
This is pointless.
**[07:13] ---**
They can spend a whole
lifetime and still never win.
**[07:15] ---**
Kite...
**[07:19] ---**
I don't understand how they're
getting past us so easily.
**[07:21] ---**
We should at least have some advantage
based on our overwhelming height!
**[07:27] ---**
Am I wrong?
**[07:29] ---**
Is our height the reason
they keep getting past us?
**[07:31] ---**
In that case...
**[07:35] ---**
He went low!
**[07:39] ---**
That was a perfect cross step just now!
**[07:43] ---**
Come on, kid! Hand that ball over! It's mine!
**[07:47] ---**
Dammit!
**[07:52] ---**
Shit, I don't know how to
actually score a basket...
**[07:54] ---**
Pass it here, Chucky!
**[08:02] ---**
Huh?
**[08:04] ---**
All right!
We won!
**[08:06] ---**
Yay!
**[08:06] ---**
Cut the crap!
**[08:08] ---**
You can't just barge in out of nowhere!
**[08:10] ---**
Sorry... it seemed like a lot
of fun, so I just went for it.
**[08:15] ---**
Don't you think so too, you guys?
**[08:17] ---**
Basketball is a lot of fun, right?!
**[08:19] ---**
W-well, it's a good way to kill some time.
**[08:22] ---**
Yep.
**[08:25] ---**
Seriously? I thought you two
were done with basketball.
**[08:29] ---**
Your footwork is sloppy
and you move like snails.
**[08:32] ---**
Your body just can't keep up
because you don't train properly.
**[08:35] ---**
Gah! This jackass!
**[08:37] ---**
Although...
**[08:39] ---**
...well, your defense was a
lot better than it was before.
**[08:47] ---**
This is great news. Right, Yasuhara?
**[08:49] ---**
They both came back to the team!
**[08:51] ---**
Huh? Yeah, sure, but they've always been
half-assed about everything.
**[08:56] ---**
Worrying about them causes more problems
than it solves, usually.
**[08:59] ---**
Huh?
**[09:00] ---**
The only reason you guys hopped back on board
was cuz of a lady, ain't it?
**[09:04] ---**
You know it, Yasu!
**[09:05] ---**
You're the only one on this
team that really gets us!
**[09:14] ---**
I'm back from the brink.
**[09:16] ---**
I pulled myself out of the depths of Hell itself,
and now I fear nothing!
**[09:21] ---**
This is my chance to leave them all in awe
at the strength of their captain!
**[09:27] ---**
Hey! You bums!
**[09:28] ---**
Get ready to train your asses off!
**[09:42] ---**
Huh? Oh, hey there, Momoharu.
**[09:44] ---**
You got released from the hospital already?
**[09:47] ---**
What kind of reaction is that?!
I'll have you know that I-
**[09:50] ---**
Gorilla chop!
**[09:52] ---**
You bastard! What the hell was that for?!
**[09:55] ---**
That's what you get for slacking
off for 3 days, Captain.
**[09:59] ---**
Here, take this.
***SIGN*** Momoharu's Training Schedule Stretches - 20 minutes Court run with hands up - 25 down and back Shuttle runs - 25 sets Jumping exercises (5 sets of each) Knee Jumps 10 Standing Broad Jump 10 Go for it!
**[10:00] ---**
It's a training schedule
especially for you, Momoharu.
**[10:02] ---**
Seriously...?
**[10:08] ---**
Stop, that's wrong.
You can't just try to jump as high as you can.
**[10:12] ---**
You need the right timing.
**[10:13] ---**
Timing?
**[10:15] ---**
Whenever you jump, there will always
be a moment that you stop in midair.
**[10:19] ---**
That's when you should shoot.
**[10:20] ---**
The moment that I stop, huh?
**[10:24] ---**
Also, it's better to aim for the backboard
than go for the basket directly.
**[10:30] ---**
The same basic ideas apply
to both free throws and jump shots.
**[10:34] ---**
Once you get the hang of it, you can start doing
the same thing from a farther distance.
**[10:37] ---**
I can handle shots near the basket,
but distance is another problem.
**[10:41] ---**
I still don't get what you mean
by shooting being all in the knees...
**[10:45] ---**
You've already got a good
example to follow, over there.
**[10:53] ---**
You could even say it's perfect.
**[10:55] ---**
Th-that's incredible...
**[10:57] ---**
I never realized just how much
he was bending his knees.
**[11:00] ---**
It's like one smooth motion from the moment he catches
to the moment he shoots.
**[11:05] ---**
I still can't believe we have
such an incredible player here!
**[11:09] ---**
He really did shoot 1,000 of them!
**[11:11] ---**
He's a monster, that's for sure.
**[11:19] ---**
I'm done... my legs won't move anymore.
**[11:28] ---**
It's really dark, isn't it?
The night sky in this area.
**[11:32] ---**
Madoka...
**[11:33] ---**
You're originally from Nagano, right, Sora?
**[11:36] ---**
I bet the night sky out there
is full of beautiful stars.
**[11:39] ---**
Th-that's right. Although I never really took
the time to stop and look at it closely.
**[11:44] ---**
I think it's probably very beautiful.
**[11:48] ---**
I'm jealous...
**[11:51] ---**
Behold the great sport of Dribbling Sumo!
Bring it on!
**[12:03] ---**
Actually... I think I prefer
how things are over here.
**[12:06] ---**
I like the sky a lot more the way it is here.
**[12:16] ---**
It would be great if you
guys went to the inter-high.
**[12:24] ---**
Right?
**[12:25] ---**
Y-yeah.
**[12:27] ---**
She's so pretty...
**[12:29] ---**
Hm? Did you say something?
**[12:31] ---**
No! N-nothing at all!
**[12:36] ---**
I knew it...
**[12:37] ---**
...coming here was the right decision.
**[12:43] ---**
A practice match?
**[12:44] ---**
Yeah. We're already halfway
through our training camp,
**[12:47] ---**
so tomorrow we'll start focusing more
on strategy and tactics.
**[12:51] ---**
I thought having a match on the very last day
would be a fitting conclusion to everything.
**[12:55] ---**
Are there even any teams out there
who would be willing to face us?
**[12:59] ---**
Can't we just ask those middle schoolers
from the other day?
**[13:01] ---**
Please at least have a shred of pride!
**[13:06] ---**
Um, actually, I already-
**[13:08] ---**
I've missed you so much, Naopei.
**[13:11] ---**
Huh?!
**[13:12] ---**
Wha-?!
**[13:15] ---**
T-Taro!
**[13:17] ---**
Wassup, long time, no see!
**[13:19] ---**
Oh jeez, you didn't need
to come all the way here!
**[13:22] ---**
Don't be like that, I went out of my way
so I could see you.
**[13:24] ---**
We haven't seen each other
since spring vacation,
**[13:26] ---**
I wanted to see how you've been filling out.
**[13:29] ---**
Just who the hell are you, pal?!
**[13:32] ---**
Oh, sorry.
**[13:34] ---**
My name is Taro Kabachi. I'm the ace
of the Kitasumiyoshi High basketball team.
**[13:38] ---**
Nao is one of my cousins. Nice to meetcha.
**[13:42] ---**
A cousin?!
**[13:44] ---**
Then tell me this.
Have you ever been in the bath with her?
**[13:47] ---**
Yeah, when we were really young.
**[13:49] ---**
What kind of body did she have?
Can you draw me a little sketch from memory?
**[13:53] ---**
As I recall, she's got a mole
on her butt and her chest.
**[13:54] ---**
S-stop it!
**[13:55] ---**
Don't say another word!
**[13:57] ---**
I know that's not what you
came here to talk about!
**[13:59] ---**
Right.
**[14:00] ---**
Well, since you asked me about
setting up a practice match,
**[14:04] ---**
I just came to see what we're dealing with.
**[14:08] ---**
I dunno why, but something
about his hairstyle kind of irks me.
**[14:12] ---**
Now, then...
**[14:16] ---**
...you there!
**[14:16] ---**
Huh? Me?!
**[14:18] ---**
You smell like the resident ace of this team.
**[14:21] ---**
Huh?
**[14:23] ---**
How about it?
**[14:25] ---**
Let's say we have a showdown
between aces in a one-on-one.
**[14:28] ---**
And if you meet my standards,
then our team will agree to have a match with yours.
**[14:34] ---**
Just step in and shut him down.
**[14:38] ---**
All right, then. Let's do this thing!
**[14:40] ---**
R-right!
**[14:42] ---**
You can do it, Nabe!
**[14:46] ---**
This way, huh?!
**[14:49] ---**
A dribble through the legs
into a spin... he's slick!
**[14:55] ---**
Huh...?
**[15:00] ---**
Th-this is a pretty nice
court you've got here.
**[15:02] ---**
With a court this clean, then I'm sure
all your skills must be equally as impressive.
**[15:07] ---**
Okay! We accept a practice
match with your team!
**[15:12] ---**
Thank you so much!
**[15:13] ---**
Huh?
**[15:17] ---**
You've got real guts, kid.
**[15:19] ---**
Bring some tissues to
cry into after you lose!
**[15:22] ---**
Later!
**[15:23] ---**
Later!
**[15:24] ---**
Yo, somebody say something to him.
**[15:25] ---**
Later!
**[15:26] ---**
Is the team at his school even any good?
**[15:27] ---**
LATER!
**[15:28] ---**
How did they manage in the Kanto tourney?
**[15:30] ---**
They lost in the very
first round. To Maru High.
**[15:33] ---**
Oh yeah? Then they're nothing but chumps!
**[15:35] ---**
We totally managed to hold
our own against Maru High!
**[15:38] ---**
Yep!
**[15:39] ---**
Oh, but...
**[15:40] ---**
Huh?
**[15:41] ---**
The only time that Maru High
was forced into overtime during the tourney
**[15:43] ---**
was when they played against Taro's team
at Kitasumiyoshi High.
**[15:49] ---**
Seriously?!
**[15:50] ---**
The final score was 112 to 107.
**[15:52] ---**
I think it was an intense game
that either team could have won.
**[15:56] ---**
Then maybe we should aim
a little bit lower...
**[15:58] ---**
Don't be silly!
**[16:00] ---**
Both Maru High and Kitasumi are
**[16:01] ---**
opponents that we have to
fight against sooner or later!
**[16:05] ---**
So basically, that means...
**[16:07] ---**
...we better start practicing
how to shoot a basket properly.
**[16:14] ---**
Who said anything about
learning how to dunk?!
**[16:17] ---**
Right now, everyone is going
to start practicing how to screen!
**[16:23] ---**
The first screen we'll do is a fundamental
move known as the "pick and roll."
**[16:27] ---**
As the screener, Momoharu will send a sign
to the ball-handler, Natsume,
**[16:31] ---**
before he starts to make his move.
**[16:34] ---**
Then he'll sneak directly behind
the defensive player, Kurumatani.
**[16:38] ---**
The ball-handler will confirm that the
**[16:41] ---**
screener is in position, with
their arms down and feet planted.
**[16:46] ---**
Then the ball-handler will pass
by the screener as closely as possible.
**[16:50] ---**
The screener will "pick" off the defense
and then "roll" quickly to the basket.
**[16:54] ---**
It will be a successful play if they manage
to create a situation where it becomes 2-on-1.
**[16:59] ---**
Wow!
**[17:00] ---**
So if we learn how to do this screen thing,
then it should lead to Sora and Kite
**[17:04] ---**
having more chances to score, right?
**[17:06] ---**
Naturally!
**[17:07] ---**
We may not be able to actually
score any points, but...
**[17:10] ---**
...we'll do all the other stuff
that only we can accomplish!
**[17:14] ---**
Despite what they may think, this means
they'll be directly involved in scoring points!
**[17:21] ---**
Oh?
**[17:24] ---**
Quit showing off.
**[17:25] ---**
You've gotten really good at
dribbling the ball, Yasuhara!
**[17:28] ---**
That was some quick thinking.
**[17:31] ---**
You've got the smarts to
be a forward, Yasuhara.
**[17:33] ---**
Oh yeah?
**[17:34] ---**
You can't get too careless
around him anymore, Tinytown.
**[17:35] ---**
The team is starting to come together.
Those guys are really getting the hang of it.
**[17:36] ---**
That's true.
**[17:39] ---**
They really are.
**[17:40] ---**
I think the idea of a practice
match in the near future
**[17:43] ---**
motivated them a lot more
than a stretch goal like the inter-high.
**[17:47] ---**
Kitasumiyoshi High has a pretty well-known reputation
around here for being tough.
**[17:50] ---**
Yeah.
**[17:51] ---**
Apparently, they've been recruiting
**[17:53] ---**
really fast players to help
boost their offense this year.
**[17:56] ---**
I'm not so sure our team
will be good enough to handle them...
**[17:59] ---**
It's okay. We can win, no doubt!
**[18:07] ---**
Things are totally different
from when we played against Maru High.
**[18:11] ---**
Everyone is putting their best
into the game for the team's sake!
**[18:14] ---**
Each time a pass goes through, or a screen works,
it helps us to build confidence!
**[18:20] ---**
This must be the "teamwork"
that Nanao has been talking about!
**[18:25] ---**
I know that this team...
**[18:27] ---**
...can become really incredible!
**[18:40] ---**
To sum it up, our offense will be centered around
Kurumatani and Natsume
**[18:43] ---**
and we'll use a series of
basic screens to back them up.
**[18:47] ---**
I'm a little concerned about
the lack of pass windows available to Natusme, but...
**[18:50] ---**
Why's that? If you just give me the ball,
then I'll keep scoring the points.
**[18:55] ---**
Regardless of how things go during the match,
**[18:58] ---**
our team has to be able to
at least score 70 points
**[19:00] ---**
or we won't make any progress.
**[19:02] ---**
I think we can manage that with two scorers.
**[19:05] ---**
I can get 30 points and Tinytown can get 20.
**[19:09] ---**
The remaining 20 points can be scored randomly
amongst the others.
**[19:14] ---**
However, that doesn't solve all our problems.
**[19:17] ---**
There's still one major
weakness that our team has.
**[19:20] ---**
Yes, our defense.
**[19:23] ---**
Think back to the game we played
against the girls' team.
**[19:26] ---**
Putting aside the fact you didn't
use your height advantage,
**[19:28] ---**
the other team still scored too often.
**[19:31] ---**
Sora's lack of height is a
pretty big problem for us, huh?
**[19:35] ---**
If I coached the other team,
that is definitely where I would focus my attack.
**[19:40] ---**
So that means you're on the bench!
**[19:42] ---**
No! Anything but that!
**[19:44] ---**
Needless to say, we can't afford
to just leave Kurumatani off the court.
**[19:47] ---**
Having a three-point shooter like him
is a huge benefit to us.
**[19:53] ---**
We also need him out there to help spread out
the other team's defense.
**[19:57] ---**
With that said,
**[19:58] ---**
I'm proposing that we make this
the basic pattern for our defense.
**[20:00] ---**
Take a look.
**[20:03] ---**
Interesting. That's a good plan.
**[20:05] ---**
Wait a sec, does this mean that I...?
**[20:07] ---**
Starting tomorrow, we'll practice
this formation together with our offense
**[20:10] ---**
until everyone has mastered it completely.
**[20:13] ---**
And in order to make this
defense absolutely perfect...
**[20:16] ---**
...Kurumatani will need to return back to doing
footwork practice by himself tomorrow.
**[20:26] ---**
The defense is getting shaken off!
Look carefully before you pass!
**[20:48] ---**
The water went in my nose!
**[20:51] ---**
Here, use this.
**[20:55] ---**
Th-thanks...
**[20:57] ---**
Sorry. Are you mad?
**[20:59] ---**
Huh?! I'm not mad at all.
**[21:01] ---**
Why?
**[21:02] ---**
I mean... I made you practice separately
from everyone else.
**[21:06] ---**
I feel like I'm being a bully...
**[21:08] ---**
I don't mind, since that's
what we need to win.
**[21:10] ---**
But...
**[21:12] ---**
I want to win... really bad.
**[21:16] ---**
It becomes clearer the
longer that we practice.
**[21:18] ---**
Everyone is gradually starting
to trust each other more as they play.
**[21:22] ---**
I can tell everyone has started to believe...
that our team really has a shot at this.
**[21:31] ---**
Back when we played against Maru High,
there was really nothing that went in our favor.
**[21:34] ---**
But despite all of that,
it was still really frustrating to lose.
**[21:38] ---**
Back then, if we had a stronger defense...
**[21:41] ---**
Back then, if my shots
hadn't missed the mark...
**[21:45] ---**
I want to experience more
than just regrets like those.
**[21:47] ---**
I want to know what it feels like
to share the joy of victory with a team.
**[21:52] ---**
Yeah.
**[21:53] ---**
You guys can definitely win.
**[21:57] ---**
Yeah!
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Boys' Spirit
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Boys' Spirit."
# E15 - The Boys' Spirit
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR79XXN46/the-boys-spirit)
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**[00:06] ---**
Hello? Is that you, Chiba?
**[00:08] ---**
Huh? A movie?
**[00:10] ---**
Sorry, I've got plans to hit up
a recording studio with some friends.
**[00:14] ---**
Huh? But it's our day off.
We're free to do whatever, aren't we?
**[00:19] ---**
Besides, only couples go
to movies alone together.
**[00:22] ---**
I'm gonna hang up now.
**[00:25] ---**
Good grief, Chiba really needs
to get a girlfriend to go to the movies with.
**[00:30] ---**
All right. It's time to show
Naopei just how awesome I am.
**[00:35] ---**
Yo! If it isn't, Kabachi.
**[00:37] ---**
What are you doing out here?
**[00:38] ---**
Huh? Tokiwa?!
**[00:40] ---**
Headed to practice?
**[00:42] ---**
That's weird, most teams usually take
the last day of Golden Week off.
**[00:45] ---**
So why aren't you guys doing the same?
**[00:48] ---**
M-mind your own business!
Not everybody has it as easy as you!
**[00:51] ---**
That flippant attitude of yours
really gets under my skin!
**[00:54] ---**
I know we lost to your
team in the last tourney,
**[00:56] ---**
but my I scored way more
points than you overall.
**[00:59] ---**
Don't get too cocky.
**[01:00] ---**
Well yeah, I'm a point guard.
**[01:02] ---**
Oh, and by the way, I managed to pull off
a triple-double in that match.
**[01:08] ---**
For points, assists, and
steals, if I remember right.
**[01:11] ---**
So tell me, why are you guys headed this way?
**[01:14] ---**
Let me guess, is it a practice match?
**[01:19] ---**
A practice match with Kuzu High?
**[01:21] ---**
Really? Kuzu High, huh?
**[01:23] ---**
What's your problem?!
**[01:25] ---**
Don't look down on us
like we've fallen from grace or something!
**[01:27] ---**
I swear, you're one of
the rudest jerks I know!
**[01:30] ---**
We're just going for kicks
and giggles, that's all.
**[01:32] ---**
You know there's no way I'd get serious
against trash like Kuzu High.
**[01:36] ---**
Uh-huh, sure.
**[01:37] ---**
QUIT GIVING ME THAT LOOK, DAMMIT!
**[01:39] ---**
Taro always blows his top at guys
who have better looks than him, huh?
**[01:43] ---**
Well, there is some truth
to what he was saying.
**[01:46] ---**
I don't think we'll need to put too much effort
into this game against Kuzu High.
**[01:50] ---**
Oh, I just remembered, Konishi.
**[01:52] ---**
Don't you have a relative
who's getting married today?
**[01:54] ---**
You should've just taken
the day off and went.
**[01:57] ---**
It's fine.
**[01:59] ---**
I've actually been looking
forward to playing Kuzu High.
**[02:25] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[03:37] ---**
The Boys' Spirit
**[03:39] ---**
I'm sorry that it took so long.
**[03:41] ---**
I told you they'd be ready in time for the game,
but this is cutting it super close.
**[03:45] ---**
This is awesome! They're as good as new!
**[03:48] ---**
And I can't believe how clean they are now!
**[03:50] ---**
Yeah, we gave them a thorough cleaning.
**[03:53] ---**
But maybe that was going too far.
**[03:55] ---**
No way! This is great!
**[03:57] ---**
Now I won't get a hard
time for how they look!
**[03:59] ---**
Great, I'm glad to hear it.
**[04:01] ---**
So, you don't need mine anymore, right?
**[04:03] ---**
Oh, yeah.
**[04:10] ---**
Uh, can you wait just a sec?
**[04:12] ---**
Sorry, Nanao. Would you mind if I used those
for just one more day?
**[04:17] ---**
Huh? But we finally fixed up your old ones...
**[04:20] ---**
Yeah, but yours were really comfy to wear.
**[04:23] ---**
And more importantly,
**[04:24] ---**
I went through our whole training camp alongside
those shoes, so I want to use them until the end!
**[04:31] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[04:33] ---**
Are you sure?
**[04:34] ---**
Of course, as long as you're fine with it.
**[04:37] ---**
Okay, then please feel free to use them.
**[04:40] ---**
Uh, right, thanks very much.
**[04:43] ---**
What are you two even doing?
**[04:45] ---**
Kitasumi High is here!
**[04:49] ---**
Yo. Sorry to keep you guys waiting.
**[04:54] ---**
Wait, is that Tokiwa? But why?
**[04:56] ---**
Hey.
**[04:58] ---**
Why the hell did you tag along?!
**[05:00] ---**
Just felt like it.
**[05:01] ---**
Salt
**[05:01] ---**
Be gone, demon! Be gone!
**[05:03] ---**
Oh come on, let me be a spectator.
**[05:06] ---**
I promise that I won't get in the way.
**[05:07] ---**
Your mere presence causes enough problems
by taking everyone's eyes off of me!
**[05:11] ---**
So just get lost!
**[05:12] ---**
Seriously?
**[05:13] ---**
Don't be so mean, I ditched my band practice
just so I could come.
**[05:16] ---**
Hello again, Hanazono. It's been a long time.
**[05:19] ---**
Isn't that Konishi?
**[05:21] ---**
Huh? I don't think I know this guy.
**[05:23] ---**
Back in middle school,
he was a grade below us.
**[05:26] ---**
That weird kid who was always
tagging along with us.
**[05:28] ---**
Oh! Lil' Koni!
**[05:31] ---**
But damn, you must've
really hit a growth spurt.
**[05:34] ---**
How tall are you now?
**[05:35] ---**
196 centimeters, if you can believe it.
**[05:38] ---**
Oh yeah? So, I guess you kept
playing basketball, huh?
**[05:41] ---**
Yes. Thanks to your help.
**[05:43] ---**
Thanks to us? I don't even
remember doing anything.
**[05:46] ---**
I used to join you both
during your extended practice sessions at night.
**[05:50] ---**
Back then, I had no basketball
skills to speak of...
**[05:54] ---**
Momoharu would often take time
to teach me a variety of things.
**[05:57] ---**
And what about me?
**[05:58] ---**
Well Chiaki, you would always have me
fetch your snacks... and pay for them.
**[06:03] ---**
Goddammit, Chikai...
**[06:06] ---**
After you two left the team, most everybody else
just stopped taking the game seriously.
**[06:11] ---**
It was depressing.
**[06:13] ---**
But actually, from then until now,
I've never skipped a day of practice!
**[06:19] ---**
Wow, you're a real workaholic!
**[06:21] ---**
Nice, man. Keep it up.
**[06:23] ---**
Y-yes, sir!
**[06:27] ---**
Senpai...
**[06:28] ---**
Huh?
**[06:29] ---**
Basketball isn't some merciful sport
that you can just crawl back to...
**[06:33] ---**
...after you made the choice to drop out.
**[06:35] ---**
What?!
**[06:38] ---**
Say that again, punk.
**[06:40] ---**
Stop it, Momoharu.
This time to my face!
**[06:42] ---**
If you want to prove him wrong,
then do it out on the court.
**[06:46] ---**
Okay, then, please use this as a locker room.
**[06:49] ---**
If there's anything you need help with,
please feel free to ask.
**[06:53] ---**
She's a... major cutie!
**[06:56] ---**
You know, girls like her always
make the best managers!
**[07:00] ---**
Actually, it seems that she's
a member of the girls' team here.
**[07:02] ---**
Yeah, we already know their manager.
**[07:04] ---**
Isn't it supposed to be Taro's cousin?
**[07:06] ---**
Huh?
**[07:07] ---**
Speaking of, where'd he run off to?
**[07:15] ---**
I want to use them until the end!
**[07:21] ---**
What are you sitting here
hugging your shoes for?
**[07:23] ---**
Ouch!
**[07:27] ---**
Wait, I don't remember you
using shoes like those.
**[07:29] ---**
Uh, yeah, these are actually...
**[07:32] ---**
Whatever.
**[07:34] ---**
Anyway, I just wanted to make sure
you haven't forgotten our promise.
**[07:37] ---**
What promise?
**[07:39] ---**
Oh, don't be coy. We made a promise to go
to the amusement park together, right?
**[07:43] ---**
Yeah, but that was only if I found the time.
**[07:45] ---**
Oh please, you gave me that same line
during spring vacation.
**[07:49] ---**
Besides, places like that are usually for dates
and we're cousins.
**[07:52] ---**
It doesn't matter if we're cousins.
**[07:55] ---**
I am.... dead serious
about my feelings for you!
**[08:01] ---**
Stop being weird and giving
me that look, you jerk!
**[08:03] ---**
It's creeping me out!
**[08:04] ---**
She's so adorable.
**[08:06] ---**
Oh, there you are! Hey, Nanao!
I've been looking for you.
**[08:10] ---**
What is it?
**[08:11] ---**
Mr. Satsuki needs you.
**[08:13] ---**
The coach for the other
team came to greet us.
**[08:14] ---**
That's the shorty from before...
**[08:17] ---**
I recognize those shoes!
**[08:30] ---**
Whoa, what are they doing?
**[08:32] ---**
Looks like a circus performance.
**[08:34] ---**
That's a tip drill.
**[08:36] ---**
Anybody can do it with some simple practice.
**[08:38] ---**
They're so organized.
**[08:40] ---**
Yo, have you guys improved a bit?
**[08:42] ---**
Hey, Tokiwa.
**[08:43] ---**
We have!
**[08:45] ---**
I think if we played your team at Maru High again,
things would turn out differently!
**[08:48] ---**
I welcome the challenge.
**[08:51] ---**
Just so you know, the team that you're facing today
is strong in their own right.
**[08:54] ---**
So I've heard.
**[08:55] ---**
Their match against you guys
went all the way to overtime.
**[08:58] ---**
Our team's roster is heavily
comprised of seniors.
**[09:01] ---**
But Kitasumi relies more
upon freshman and sophomore players,
**[09:04] ---**
which means they're only
going to get stronger.
**[09:06] ---**
It's hard to say that we could win a second time
if we had to face them again.
**[09:10] ---**
And above all...
**[09:11] ---**
...he's the player you really
need to be careful of.
**[09:15] ---**
He may not exactly look it,
but his talent for basketball is top-tier.
**[09:19] ---**
Especially when it comes to points,
he's always the one who scores the most.
**[09:24] ---**
To be frank, I don't think I stand a chance
against him in a one-on-one.
**[09:27] ---**
Even you, Tokiwa?
**[09:29] ---**
In fact, that guy alone managed
to score 50 points against our team.
**[09:33] ---**
I imagine what will decide the outcome of this game
is whether you can stop him or not.
**[09:37] ---**
50 points...
**[09:39] ---**
Oops, sorry about that.
**[09:43] ---**
I'm hyped to play against
someone so impressive!
**[09:46] ---**
Here.
**[09:47] ---**
I thought I'd let this be a
learning experience for you.
**[09:50] ---**
But it turns out, I'm going
to have to bring my A-game.
**[09:52] ---**
Huh?
**[09:59] ---**
Listen up, squirt! You're
not on anybody's radar!
**[10:02] ---**
The only winner here is me!
**[10:07] ---**
I'm not gonna lose!
**[10:09] ---**
I'm really feeling it now, you know?
**[10:11] ---**
This is so much more nerve wracking
than our Maru High match.
**[10:13] ---**
You said it!
**[10:14] ---**
That's fine and all, but please tell me you guys
actually memorized the damn rules this time.
**[10:18] ---**
Dude, I've got them all down pat!
**[10:21] ---**
We're not allowed to move
while holding the ball.
**[10:23] ---**
We're not allowed to do
any punching or kicking.
**[10:25] ---**
And, uh, what else was there?
**[10:27] ---**
Perfect, just how I like it.
**[10:30] ---**
Well, that's a surprise. The other team
isn't wearing any uniforms at all.
**[10:34] ---**
All right then, boys. I suppose you don't have
to bother wearing your uniforms, either.
**[10:38] ---**
Huh? Are you sure about that, coach?
**[10:40] ---**
It makes us look silly
if we're the only ones going all out, right?
**[10:42] ---**
Let's just get this over
with and head home. Okay?
**[10:45] ---**
If you're going to be such a wet blanket,
then why did you even accept this match?
**[10:49] ---**
Cut me some slack, Taro said he was going to quit
if I didn't go through with it.
**[10:53] ---**
You guys wouldn't be happy
if Taro just left the team, right?
**[10:57] ---**
Anyway, take a look at that.
**[11:01] ---**
Oh jeez, there's always at least one fool
who loves pretending that he's in the NBA.
**[11:06] ---**
And despite how they may look,
they always totally suck. Without fail.
**[11:09] ---**
I mean, come on, are we supposed
to believe he's got a tattoo or somet-?
**[11:12] ---**
GREASED
LIGHTNING
**[11:17] ---**
Uh, hello. What's up, Juri?
**[11:19] ---**
Sorry, do you mind calling
me back a little later?
**[11:22] ---**
I've got really important plans right now.
**[11:29] ---**
Basketball isn't some merciful sport
that you can just crawl back to...
**[11:33] ---**
...after you made the choice to drop out.
**[11:36] ---**
Damn cocky punk.
**[11:38] ---**
Just you wait, I gonna
make you eat those words!
**[11:42] ---**
I love you. Please go out with me.
**[11:45] ---**
Huh?
**[11:46] ---**
Oops, that came out wrong!
I was trying to say, "I'm gonna do my best!"
**[11:50] ---**
You can just forget all about
that other thing I said, okay?
**[11:54] ---**
Like really, don't worry your
pretty little head about it.
**[11:56] ---**
Seriously, for real, you don't
need to even think it over!
**[12:00] ---**
Enough blabbering! Just get out there!
**[12:01] ---**
All right, I need to put my heart into this.
**[12:04] ---**
For the sake of love.
**[12:06] ---**
Hey Kurumatani!
**[12:07] ---**
It's time to line up, hurry!
**[12:09] ---**
Oh, sorry! I'm coming!
**[12:13] ---**
Kurumatani.
**[12:15] ---**
You can do it!
**[12:17] ---**
Totally! Just you watch!
**[12:20] ---**
Okay, everyone. We will now begin the match!
**[12:23] ---**
I need all players to come
to the center circle!
**[12:36] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science
Secondary Hospital
**[12:37] ---**
Say, Ms. Yabuuchi?
**[12:40] ---**
Yes?
**[12:42] ---**
Do you think I could get permission
to leave here just for a bit?
**[12:45] ---**
You already know that's impossible.
The doctor made that crystal clear, no?
**[12:49] ---**
That's why I'm asking
you. It'll be our secret.
**[12:51] ---**
I promise to keep my mouth shut, okay?
**[12:54] ---**
If I agreed to something like
that I'd be fired immediately!
**[12:58] ---**
Is there something special
that you have going on today?
**[13:00] ---**
Uh... well, not really.
**[13:03] ---**
It's nothing much, but even so.
**[13:08] ---**
I've got a game starting now...
gonna win for sure.
**[13:15] ---**
Get moving!
**[13:16] ---**
All right!
**[13:22] ---**
Whoa, so high!
**[13:24] ---**
How do you like them apples?!
**[13:28] ---**
Kuzu High #4! Jump ball violation!
**[13:31] ---**
Huh?!
**[13:32] ---**
Momoharu...
**[13:33] ---**
Hold up, what even makes that a foul?
**[13:36] ---**
It was a violation, not a foul.
**[13:38] ---**
The ball must reach the apex of its toss
on a jump ball before anybody can touch it.
**[13:46] ---**
Forget about it! We've
only just gotten started!
**[13:48] ---**
Keep your heads in the game!
**[13:52] ---**
Gah! They just scored one
on us like it was nothing!
**[13:54] ---**
Sorry, guys!
**[13:55] ---**
You have to keep a closer
eye on the other team!
**[13:57] ---**
That was a perfect play. We
knew this wouldn't be easy.
**[14:00] ---**
They're really good.
**[14:01] ---**
Do we actually stand a chance against them?
**[14:04] ---**
You can do it, guys! Just remember
everything that we practiced!
**[14:07] ---**
Oh, right!
**[14:10] ---**
It's our first possession,
let's take it slow.
**[14:15] ---**
A man-to-man defense from half-court, eh?
**[14:25] ---**
Incredible!
**[14:26] ---**
Not only did he anticipate
#11 throwing off the defense,
**[14:29] ---**
but also that #4's movements would create
the perfect blind spot to get a pass through.
**[14:34] ---**
It bounced!
**[14:35] ---**
You damn klutz!
**[14:36] ---**
That pass came at me way too hard,
learn how to hold back a little!
**[14:41] ---**
Don't let him shoot, Konishi!
**[14:42] ---**
On it!
**[14:44] ---**
Yes! I blocked him!
**[14:52] ---**
He pulled a double clutch
from that position?!
**[14:55] ---**
It looked like he was already halfway
behind the backboard!
**[14:58] ---**
I don't believe it...
**[14:59] ---**
So, they found a new forward?
**[15:01] ---**
He's got a great feel for the game.
**[15:03] ---**
It's more than just their point guard,
the entire team has improved their offense.
**[15:08] ---**
It's crazy to think they were essentially
just a team of amateurs until recently.
**[15:18] ---**
Sweet! Another basket for us!
**[15:21] ---**
A steal!
**[15:22] ---**
What was that, Katori?!
**[15:24] ---**
You're doing a pretty
solid job out there, Kite.
**[15:27] ---**
Remind me to pay you later.
**[15:28] ---**
For real?
**[15:29] ---**
Hold up! I just know you're gonna steal it
from my piggy bank again!
**[15:33] ---**
Their center has a lot of jump height!
Don't let him in the paint!
**[15:36] ---**
Keep your eyes on #11 for sure!
Don't let him shake you off!
**[15:44] ---**
That sign means...
**[15:48] ---**
Setting up the Nabe Screen!
**[15:51] ---**
Taro! You've got a screen behind you!
**[15:52] ---**
Say what?
**[15:53] ---**
Hmph, too easy.
**[15:55] ---**
It'll take a lot more
than that to shake me...
**[15:58] ---**
He nailed it!
**[15:59] ---**
Nice one, Nabe!
**[16:00] ---**
Oh? They've really gotten
themselves into good shape.
**[16:03] ---**
Switch!
**[16:04] ---**
Idiots. We're not gonna let such an obvious screen
get the better of us.
**[16:09] ---**
He's fast!
**[16:14] ---**
I guess he wasn't just
bragging when he said things
**[16:16] ---**
would turn out differently
if we played again.
**[16:23] ---**
It seems that Kabachi has the right idea.
**[16:25] ---**
None of us can afford to be
taking it easy right now.
**[16:30] ---**
Sakata, call us a timeout. Right now.
**[16:33] ---**
Huh? But the game has barely started, sir!
**[16:35] ---**
I know, it's fine.
**[16:39] ---**
Timeout by Kitasumi High!
**[16:42] ---**
What's the deal, coach?
**[16:44] ---**
You realize we're barely a
minute into the game, right?
**[16:46] ---**
Boys, go and put your uniforms back on.
**[16:50] ---**
I'm benching our starting lineup
so you can all redo your warm-ups.
**[16:53] ---**
We won't... hold anything back.
**[16:57] ---**
You're sure slow on the uptake, gramps.
**[17:00] ---**
The coach should be the last one
to need a damn pep talk.
**[17:06] ---**
We were ready to put everything
into this game from the very start!
**[17:11] ---**
My apologies. I will admit this was a failure
on my part as your coach.
**[17:14] ---**
I never expected to be
bushwhacked so close to home.
**[17:17] ---**
If we don't strike while the iron is hot,
it may come back to bite us.
**[17:21] ---**
We'll start with man-to-man
and see how our opponent reacts.
**[17:24] ---**
Everyone make sure you know
who you're supposed to be guarding.
**[17:26] ---**
I'm on #10!
**[17:28] ---**
I've got #6.
**[17:29] ---**
None of the Kitasumi players are specialized
3-point shooters like Kurumatani,
**[17:33] ---**
so we can afford to ease
up our defense a little.
**[17:36] ---**
But please be wary of #7 in
any and all circumstances.
**[17:38] ---**
He won't hesitate to try and score
from both long and short range.
**[17:42] ---**
We have shut him down before
he finds his sweet spot.
**[17:46] ---**
#7... That's who I'm guarding...
**[17:50] ---**
The timeout has now ended!
**[17:52] ---**
Okay! Let's really get this party started!
**[18:00] ---**
They've gotten serious about this.
**[18:02] ---**
Which means everything before
was just a simple warm-up, huh?
**[18:05] ---**
Kitsumiyoshi | Kuzuryu
**[18:06] ---**
Kitasumi ball! Throw-in!
**[18:08] ---**
Nabe, stay on #10 as best you can!
**[18:11] ---**
Deny them any passes!
**[18:12] ---**
And make sure you stay alert for screens!
**[18:15] ---**
I've got #7 all covered!
**[18:17] ---**
So you're my defender, eh?
**[18:19] ---**
Never thought I'd get matched
up with such a shorty.
**[18:22] ---**
You'll regret underestimating me.
**[18:24] ---**
Oh please, you're the shortest one
on your entire team, Kabachi.
**[18:27] ---**
That's enough of the pot
calling the kettle black!
**[18:29] ---**
What irks me more are those shoes!
**[18:32] ---**
My shoes?
**[18:34] ---**
Yeah, I remember them from a year ago...
**[18:37] ---**
Hey, I recognize those. They're
a limited-edition color.
**[18:40] ---**
Yeah, but I'm worried that
they look tacky on me.
**[18:44] ---**
Why worry about that? I think
they look just fine on you.
**[18:47] ---**
Really?!
**[18:49] ---**
That makes me happy! Thanks!
**[18:52] ---**
KAPOW!
**[18:53] ---**
Up until then, she had just been
one of my childish cousins.
**[18:56] ---**
But after that moment,
she became a woman inside my heart.
**[19:00] ---**
Taro! You're holding onto
the ball for too long!
**[19:02] ---**
The shot clock will run out!
**[19:04] ---**
I consider those shoes a gift from an angel above,
who led me to true love!
**[19:08] ---**
And now this little bastard...
**[19:10] ---**
...has his dirty feet all over them!
**[19:13] ---**
I'll win them back.
**[19:14] ---**
And rekindle the memories of our love!
**[19:17] ---**
Awesome! A between-the-legs dribble!
**[19:23] ---**
Between-the-legs into a spin.
**[19:25] ---**
It's the same move he used before!
**[19:27] ---**
No, wait!
**[19:32] ---**
He's gonna charge in! Don't let him through!
**[19:36] ---**
He went straight for a jump shot?!
**[19:41] ---**
And boom goes the dynamite!
**[19:44] ---**
24-second violation!
**[19:46] ---**
The basket doesn't count!
**[19:48] ---**
What?! No way!
**[19:49] ---**
Are you sure I just didn't barely make it?!
**[19:51] ---**
Ugh, I was so close! Dammit!
**[19:54] ---**
Quit yapping so much.
**[19:55] ---**
Am I crazy, or did he just
blow a kiss to somebody?
**[19:58] ---**
If he hadn't wasted time, that
shot would have counted...
**[20:01] ---**
No kidding, one of those spins
was totally unnecessary...
**[20:05] ---**
Play with style.
**[20:06] ---**
That's my motto, you know!
**[20:10] ---**
That was a really clean cut to the middle.
**[20:12] ---**
Not to mention that he actually looked away
from the basket, but still sunk the shot.
**[20:17] ---**
I guess he's not just the
idiot he seems to be.
**[20:19] ---**
He's good.
**[20:21] ---**
Uh-oh.
**[20:22] ---**
Sorry, that came up short!
**[20:24] ---**
Rebound!
**[20:27] ---**
Glad to see you're pulling
your weight, Senpai!
**[20:29] ---**
Oh, shut up!
**[20:31] ---**
Nice one, Kite!
**[20:31] ---**
Kitsumiyoshi | Kuzuryu
**[20:32] ---**
That puts us ahead by 5!
**[20:34] ---**
Yo. What's the matter, Konishi?
**[20:36] ---**
You were talking tough shit before,
but you've hardly done anything on the court.
**[20:43] ---**
Go for it! Kitasumi for the win!
**[20:45] ---**
We need to shore up our
defense in the middle!
**[20:47] ---**
Taro, don't do anything stupid this time!
**[20:52] ---**
I won't let him past me this time.
**[20:54] ---**
I didn't do all that defense
practice for nothing!
**[20:56] ---**
It doesn't matter how
much height he has on me!
**[21:01] ---**
You dumbass! She told us
to expect shots from long range!
**[21:04] ---**
Momoharu, get the rebound!
**[21:05] ---**
Shit, you guys are running me ragged!
**[21:10] ---**
He boxed him out!
**[21:12] ---**
This bastard!
**[21:13] ---**
I can't even make him budge!
**[21:16] ---**
The one who taught me how to do this...
was you, Momoharu.
**[21:20] ---**
Loose ball!
**[21:21] ---**
What the hell?!
**[21:22] ---**
You had one job, Momoharu!
**[21:25] ---**
Not happening!
**[21:28] ---**
Crap... he waited to shoot...!
**[21:36] ---**
That little snot... he took his sweet time
to get the foul call!
**[21:40] ---**
Defensive foul on #7!
**[21:41] ---**
The basket counts! One free-throw!
**[21:44] ---**
Holy crap...
**[21:45] ---**
So, uh, that dude is starting
to seem kind of badass.
**[21:56] ---**
He's more than he seems.
**[21:58] ---**
This guy is... the real deal!
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Best Start and the Worst Start
**[23:31] ---**
Next Time: "The Best Start
and the Worst Start."
# E16 - The Best Start and the Worst Start
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYG5EQEDY/the-best-start-and-the-worst-start)
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**[00:01] ---**
Go for it! Kitasumi for the win!
**[00:04] ---**
We need to shore up our
defense in the middle!
**[00:05] ---**
Taro, don't do anything stupid this time!
**[00:10] ---**
I won't let him past me this time.
**[00:11] ---**
I didn't do all that defensive
practice for nothing!
**[00:14] ---**
It doesn't matter how
much height he has on me!
**[00:18] ---**
You dumbass! She told us
to expect shots from long range!
**[00:22] ---**
Momoharu, get the rebound!
**[00:23] ---**
Shit, you guys are running me ragged!
**[00:28] ---**
Loose ball!
**[00:29] ---**
What the hell?!
**[00:30] ---**
You had one job, Momoharu!
**[00:33] ---**
Not happening!
**[00:36] ---**
Crap... he waited to shoot...!
**[00:44] ---**
That little snot... he took his sweet time
to get the foul call!
**[00:48] ---**
Defensive foul on #7!
**[00:49] ---**
The basket counts! One free-throw!
**[00:55] ---**
He made a complete fool
out of me in front of Nao.
**[00:58] ---**
Damn him and his silky seaweed hair!
**[01:01] ---**
I'm gonna totally murder him!
**[01:03] ---**
One free-throw!
**[01:08] ---**
Dear God,
**[01:10] ---**
I love Nao with all my heart.
**[01:13] ---**
So if the power of love truly does exist...
**[01:18] ---**
...then please help me tap into it now!
**[01:47] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:59] ---**
The Best Start and the Worst Start
**[03:03] ---**
Shit! I swear I must be losing my damn mind!
**[03:07] ---**
I'm seriously starting to
think that dude is cool!
**[03:11] ---**
Taro! Why the hell are you
praying before a free-throw?!
**[03:14] ---**
5 more seconds and it
would have been a penalty!
**[03:17] ---**
Listen up, boys!
**[03:19] ---**
We'll never live it down if we lose
to a hair oil addict like that chump!
**[03:22] ---**
We know.
**[03:24] ---**
Don't let them catch up.
Let's lay on the pressure.
**[03:27] ---**
Right!
**[03:28] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[03:31] ---**
Defense! Defen- huh?
**[03:31] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[03:34] ---**
Wait, aren't we on offense right now?
**[03:36] ---**
If you don't know what you're
doing, then stop doing it!
**[03:40] ---**
Here they come!
**[03:41] ---**
Konishi! Watch out for #4!
**[03:43] ---**
On him!
**[03:48] ---**
You've got the ball, but what
can you even do from here?
**[03:51] ---**
I'm not just going to leave
you open for an easy shot!
**[03:58] ---**
How the hell does he turn on a dime
while running so fast?!
**[04:07] ---**
He blocked the shot!
**[04:09] ---**
Nice, Taro!
**[04:12] ---**
Tell me, is there a reason
you aren't trying to score any baskets?
**[04:15] ---**
Huh?
**[04:17] ---**
First you screwed up that
jump ball and now this.
**[04:19] ---**
Have you forgotten how to play the game?
**[04:21] ---**
Konishi, you damn punk.
**[04:23] ---**
Are you just here to start
shit with me or what?
**[04:26] ---**
I'm disappointed.
**[04:27] ---**
Because I had been really looking forward
to playing against you, Senpai.
**[04:34] ---**
Even back then, you were...!
**[04:39] ---**
Shit, was he always this good?!
**[04:44] ---**
I'm gonna shut you down hard!
**[04:51] ---**
Nice pass, Koney!
**[04:56] ---**
Awesome play, Taro! Konishi!
**[04:56] ---**
Kitasumi
**[04:56] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[04:59] ---**
That evens up the score!
**[05:04] ---**
Damn.
**[05:04] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[05:06] ---**
Come on, freshmen!
I know you can cheer louder than that!
**[05:09] ---**
They're starting to build
up some serious momentum.
**[05:11] ---**
We need to score a basket soon.
**[05:14] ---**
They haven't gotten to the point
of totally dominating the game.
**[05:17] ---**
But letting them take the lead
here would be really bad!
**[05:23] ---**
We've gotta push through
and sink a shot right now!
**[05:28] ---**
Gah! I can't believe I let him get me
with that lame-ass fake!
**[05:32] ---**
Koney! Help me out!
**[05:38] ---**
Oh crap!
**[05:41] ---**
You left me wide open.
**[05:43] ---**
Damn! I've got to stop him,
even if it means a foul!
**[05:46] ---**
I'm gonna pay you back
for that fake you pulled.
**[05:48] ---**
And with interest!
**[05:53] ---**
A dunk?!
**[06:02] ---**
A-are you all right?
**[06:04] ---**
SHIT! I WAS SO CLOSE!
**[06:06] ---**
Just a little more and I
would have touched the rim!
**[06:08] ---**
You mean he didn't touch the rim just now?
**[06:11] ---**
So then, that was just his
attempt to fake a dunk?
**[06:13] ---**
But wow, he got some
serious air on that jump.
**[06:16] ---**
Anybody who plays basketball has to satisfy
**[06:18] ---**
the urge of pulling off a dunk
during a game, at least once!
**[06:21] ---**
Dude, you can't even pull it off to begin with.
The rim's too high.
**[06:25] ---**
If I was just 5 centimeters taller...
**[06:29] ---**
I told you. The only winner here is me.
**[06:32] ---**
I'll admit that your three-pointers
are pretty impressive,
**[06:35] ---**
but they're not enough to win.
**[06:37] ---**
Just so you know, it's not
our height that separates us.
**[06:40] ---**
The crucial difference
between you and me is...
**[06:43] ---**
...the fact that I have wings, and you don't.
**[06:49] ---**
Bye-bye, baby.
**[06:50] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:53] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:53] ---**
What now? The other team
is starting to really get riled up.
**[06:56] ---**
Let's go defense! Get it done!
**[07:02] ---**
Out of bounds! Kitasumi ball!
**[07:07] ---**
Timeout by Kuzuryu High!
**[07:09] ---**
Kitasumi
Kuzuryu
**[07:09] ---**
I didn't realize Kitasumi
was so tough to beat.
**[07:12] ---**
I don't think we can win, not at this rate.
**[07:17] ---**
It's a little early, but we're going
to change up our defense.
**[07:20] ---**
The players that we need
to shut down are #7...
**[07:25] ---**
...and #14 when he goes to post up.
**[07:29] ---**
Although he hasn't made any shots yet,
**[07:31] ---**
we also need to look out for
dribble penetration from #5.
**[07:35] ---**
That all being said, we're actually
in a pretty good position.
**[07:38] ---**
Going up against this team is
the perfect opportunity to put
**[07:41] ---**
the defense we practiced into use.
**[07:43] ---**
Do you understand?
**[07:45] ---**
This is going to be where the
real trial for our team starts.
**[07:49] ---**
It's going to be hard for you out there,
**[07:51] ---**
but you're the cornerstone
of our defense, Kurumatani.
**[07:56] ---**
A'ight! Let's knock their socks off.
**[07:59] ---**
And show them what our
defense is really made of!
**[08:04] ---**
Kurumatani will need to return back
to doing footwork practice by himself tomorrow.
**[08:10] ---**
What will decide the outcome of this match
is whether you can stop him or not.
**[08:17] ---**
I'll stop him, no matter what!
**[08:23] ---**
What's this? Their defense changed.
**[08:25] ---**
Huh?
**[08:28] ---**
That little guy rushed out all on his own!
**[08:31] ---**
Full court man-to-man?!
**[08:33] ---**
Have you gone off the deep end?!
**[08:37] ---**
But the four in the back are doing zone?
**[08:39] ---**
That's Box and 1, no... it's
actually Diamond and 1!
**[08:43] ---**
Hmm. So, they let the short one run loose
**[08:46] ---**
and kept their tallest player
at the top of the zone.
**[08:49] ---**
It's a solid formation that
fully accounts for our offense.
**[08:52] ---**
However... it's much easier said than done.
**[08:57] ---**
I wonder just how long they'll last?
**[09:00] ---**
This is the same defense
the girls' team used against us, isn't it?
**[09:03] ---**
That's right.
**[09:04] ---**
The formation is a little different,
but the idea is the same.
**[09:08] ---**
Tinytown is going to get wiped out
doing full court, ain't he?
**[09:11] ---**
I mean, the offense doesn't really
make any moves until they reach the front court.
**[09:14] ---**
And that's exactly why it's necessary.
**[09:17] ---**
Before they even reach front court,
our goal is to make them think
**[09:19] ---**
"#7 can't do anything", or even just,
"getting a pass to him would be difficult."
**[09:26] ---**
Like you said, this is really going
to push the limits of Kurumatani's stamina.
**[09:30] ---**
But our opponent will be expending
just as much effort by trying to shake him.
**[09:35] ---**
We'll throw their scorer off-kilter
with pressure and fatigue.
**[09:38] ---**
That will be Kurumatani's job.
**[09:41] ---**
Of course, it won't be easy for
the rest of the team, either.
**[09:44] ---**
Since they'll be playing zone D
with only 4 players instead of the typical 5.
**[09:48] ---**
Okay, but like, are you really sure
that our defense is so important?
**[09:52] ---**
I feel like we could easily win this thing
if Kite and Sora just focused on scoring.
**[09:56] ---**
Yeah, I was thinking about that, too.
**[09:59] ---**
It's true that the effectiveness
of defense is ambiguous,
**[10:02] ---**
we can't just tally it
like points or rebounds.
**[10:06] ---**
That also makes it difficult to understand
how much of an impact it has on the end result.
**[10:11] ---**
However, I think that only applies
if you ignore one important thing.
**[10:14] ---**
The reality of winning or losing.
**[10:17] ---**
The majority of players on losing teams
share the same feelings after a game,
**[10:21] ---**
about how essential defense
is to winning the game.
**[10:25] ---**
That was close, I gotta focus.
**[10:27] ---**
There's no point to using this defense
if I let Kabachi get free.
**[10:31] ---**
I've gotta be quick to fill any space
where a pass might come through.
**[10:35] ---**
But the problem is, this guy is really good
at subtle fakes and other simple moves.
**[10:40] ---**
He's also a lot quicker
on his feet than I am.
**[10:42] ---**
But even so...
**[10:43] ---**
Too slow!
**[10:44] ---**
Why do you keep using defensive slides against me
when I'm doing a full-on drive?
**[10:48] ---**
Didn't you consider just
dashing alongside me?
**[10:50] ---**
No, because then it'll
delay my reaction time.
**[10:53] ---**
You dummy. Your ability to
react in time only matters
**[10:56] ---**
if you can actually keep up with your mark.
**[10:59] ---**
Your priority is to match
the speed of your opponent,
**[11:01] ---**
or move slightly faster than them
if they have possession of the ball.
**[11:05] ---**
If you can't do that,
then we'll never be able to use Nanao's defense.
**[11:10] ---**
All right, let's go again.
**[11:14] ---**
Dealing with an opponent
who is unbelievably fast...
**[11:17] ---**
...that's something I'm totally
used to at this point!
**[11:20] ---**
And compared to how
ridiculously fast Kite is...
**[11:22] ---**
...this guy seems way
more grounded in reality!
**[11:25] ---**
He's gotten pretty damn good.
**[11:27] ---**
Dammit! It's like he's stuck right to me!
**[11:30] ---**
I hate sticky shit like natto
and gum with a passion!
**[11:34] ---**
I can do this! I can shut him down!
**[11:37] ---**
Screen!
**[11:44] ---**
Kato! Pass it to m-
**[11:49] ---**
Behind you, Nabe!
**[11:50] ---**
Huh?
**[11:53] ---**
Nice shot!
**[11:54] ---**
Kitasumi
**[11:54] ---**
Kitasumi! Kitasumi!
**[11:57] ---**
Katori! Nice assist!
**[12:01] ---**
That's the way. Create some open space
and then attack their weak side.
**[12:05] ---**
Don't sweat it, Nabe!
**[12:07] ---**
Just shake it off and switch to offense!
**[12:10] ---**
You okay after that run in?
**[12:12] ---**
Your head hit my elbow pretty hard.
**[12:14] ---**
I'm fine!
**[12:15] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[12:17] ---**
Only 3 minutes left in the first quarter.
**[12:20] ---**
That settles it! For the
rest of this quarter...
**[12:22] ---**
I won't let Kabachi score a single point!
**[12:25] ---**
Rebound!
**[12:29] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[12:31] ---**
Let's score!
**[12:32] ---**
There's an opening near #8, hurry!
**[12:34] ---**
Hey, am I crazy or is Momoharu
a little off his game?
**[12:37] ---**
You think? There's not much
he could've done differently just now.
**[12:43] ---**
Him again?!
**[12:45] ---**
Dammit, what a pest!
**[12:47] ---**
I don't want to boost their morale
by letting them shut Taro out here.
**[12:51] ---**
So we'll catch them off guard by getting Taro
to score with brute force.
**[12:56] ---**
Shit!
**[12:57] ---**
I don't get it. How is he so relaxed
while putting up such a fierce defense?
**[13:01] ---**
Having a solid poker face is
essential to a good defense!
**[13:04] ---**
I can't afford to show him even
the slightest sign of fatigue!
**[13:06] ---**
Rather than staying up close, I'm better off
leaving a tiny bit of space between us.
**[13:10] ---**
No matter what crazy moves
he pulls to get rid of me,
**[13:12] ---**
I can't let my eyes of the ball.
**[13:14] ---**
I've got to keep track of the
point guard's movement, too.
**[13:16] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumi
**[13:17] ---**
Actually, wait... I don't have the time
to be thinking about all that right now!
**[13:21] ---**
I just need to sprint, dash...
and run all over the place!
**[13:30] ---**
You might think you've got me 1-on-1,
but from my eyes it's 5-on-1!
**[13:41] ---**
This is the same situation as before!
**[13:43] ---**
Kato!
**[13:46] ---**
I've got this!
**[13:49] ---**
What the?!
**[13:54] ---**
That damn shrimp!
**[13:57] ---**
Out of bounds! Kitsumi ball!
**[14:00] ---**
Aw, man! I was so close!
**[14:02] ---**
I knew having a shorty would be useless.
**[14:05] ---**
What a waste of space.
**[14:07] ---**
Let's swap him out for Yashuhara.
**[14:09] ---**
No way, I won't stand for it!
**[14:10] ---**
That was almost a clean steal.
**[14:13] ---**
Yeah, it would have been
a huge advantage if he'd gotten it.
**[14:16] ---**
There's nothing to be disappointed about.
**[14:19] ---**
Throw-in!
**[14:21] ---**
He's providing us with the very best defense!
**[14:31] ---**
Sweet! That's the third one in a row!
**[14:34] ---**
Nice moves, Kite!
**[14:40] ---**
I can't believe they're sticking to Taro
for the entire quarter.
**[14:43] ---**
There's hardly any time left!
**[14:44] ---**
Go Kitasumi! Sink it before the buzzer!
**[14:48] ---**
Don't make it sound so easy!
**[14:55] ---**
That's the end of the first quarter!
**[14:58] ---**
2-minute interval!
**[15:03] ---**
Hey Sora, great job out there!
**[15:05] ---**
Thanks!
**[15:06] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumi
**[15:07] ---**
They haven't left us in the dust.
**[15:08] ---**
We're keeping right up with them!
**[15:10] ---**
And most importantly, Kabachi hasn't
scored a single basket since
**[15:13] ---**
I started my full court defense!
**[15:15] ---**
I did it!
**[15:17] ---**
I shut him down!
**[15:19] ---**
We can do this! We can win!
**[15:24] ---**
He's drenched in sweat,
and they're not even at halftime yet.
**[15:30] ---**
You know, I'm starting think
we're pretty damn good!
**[15:32] ---**
The score might be tied, but I think
we've showed them who has the most skills!
**[15:36] ---**
Kite's actually scored more
than I thought he would!
**[15:39] ---**
Well, it looks like you guys
aren't going to need me to save you.
**[15:43] ---**
We've barely made it 1/4th
of the way through the match.
**[15:46] ---**
Things are only going to get harder for us
from here on out.
**[15:50] ---**
I have here a copy of their team's
official records from last year.
***SIGN*** National High School Basketball Tournament Kanagawa Preliminaries - Kitasumi
**[15:54] ---**
Kitasumi is what is known
as a "slow-starter" team.
**[15:59] ---**
They perform better in the
second quarter than the first.
**[16:01] ---**
Same for the second half of the game overall.
**[16:04] ---**
The level of intense play that
they bring to the court at their
**[16:06] ---**
peak is something to be scared of.
**[16:08] ---**
Hold up. How'd you get your
hands on that, anyway?
**[16:11] ---**
Taro gave it to me. Or
rather, forced it on me.
**[16:16] ---**
Our defensive strategy worked well
in the first quarter, but that's
**[16:19] ---**
not going to be enough to win.
**[16:21] ---**
Starting in the second quarter,
we'll put on more of an offensive.
**[16:24] ---**
This should be obvious to all of you,
**[16:26] ---**
but we want to score without
letting them score.
**[16:29] ---**
If we can't manage that,
then we won't be able to win in the end.
**[16:32] ---**
Yasuhara will be subbing in for Nabe.
**[16:35] ---**
S-sure.
**[16:37] ---**
Natsume, please provide
him with your support.
**[16:40] ---**
I already know what I need to do.
**[16:43] ---**
Kurumatani, keep up your aggressive defense
and aim to get some steals.
**[16:48] ---**
Whenever making a fast break for the basket
**[16:49] ---**
isn't an option, Chiaki
will be our rallying point.
**[16:52] ---**
Am I understood?
**[16:53] ---**
Loud and clear.
**[16:58] ---**
I was very curious, since I heard that their manager
was also doubling as their coach.
**[17:03] ---**
She's quite the tactician,
far more competent than I ever expected.
**[17:07] ---**
For now, let's just see what happens
when I play into their hand.
**[17:11] ---**
Taro. Here's the plan.
**[17:13] ---**
You don't need bother trying
to score any more points, okay?
**[17:16] ---**
What?!
**[17:17] ---**
Have you gone senile on us, Gramps?!
**[17:20] ---**
If I'm not going to score us
points, then who the hell is?!
**[17:23] ---**
Cut me some slack. You can't shake off
that short kid at all, can you?
**[17:27] ---**
Running around like a madman
is only going to wear you out.
**[17:30] ---**
That's not enough to stop me!
**[17:33] ---**
The interval is now over!
**[17:34] ---**
Huh? Already?!
**[17:36] ---**
Give 'em hell, Yasu!
**[17:38] ---**
Get out there and show them
what a supporting character can do!
**[17:40] ---**
I'm a main character, dammit!
**[17:43] ---**
Um, Momoharu?
**[17:45] ---**
Is something wrong? Everyone's
already on the court.
**[17:48] ---**
Oh... right.
**[17:55] ---**
Throw-in with Kuzu High in possession!
**[17:57] ---**
Why did you say all that
stuff to Taro, coach?
**[18:01] ---**
You know that's only going
to get him all wound up!
**[18:04] ---**
Ehhh, don't fret about it.
**[18:06] ---**
That's exactly why I gave him a hard time
in the first place.
**[18:08] ---**
Huh?
**[18:09] ---**
Kuzuryu! Kuzuryu!
**[18:12] ---**
Kuzuryu! Kuzuryu!
**[18:16] ---**
His eyes just never stop moving.
**[18:19] ---**
He's keeping a sharp watch for any openings.
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As a fellow point guard, I've
really gotta hand it to him.
**[18:24] ---**
This guy is a legit passing specialist!
**[18:27] ---**
Peep.
**[18:31] ---**
You know, Chiaki keeps glancing over here
every so often. Why is that?
**[18:35] ---**
Beats me.
**[18:36] ---**
Okay, I've exuded enough charisma.
It's time to strut my stuff.
**[18:44] ---**
He's trying to drive past me?
**[18:46] ---**
But considering his big size,
I doubt he's actually that fast.
**[18:50] ---**
Does he seriously think he can cut through
with a spin like that?
**[18:55] ---**
I don't see the ball!
**[18:56] ---**
Did he lose it?! Where'd it go?!
**[18:58] ---**
Kato! Above you!
**[19:02] ---**
It was a pass?!
**[19:04] ---**
He coordinated with the center
to get that pass through while in my blind spot?!
**[19:09] ---**
Go!
**[19:14] ---**
His timing is absolutely sensational.
**[19:16] ---**
Just one misstep and that would have been
a foul for sure.
**[19:19] ---**
Look! Yasu's wide open!
**[19:21] ---**
Score us some points!
**[19:37] ---**
All right! We took the lead!
**[19:39] ---**
Hell yeah! We're a force to be reckoned with!
**[19:43] ---**
Jeez, I gotta do everything around here.
**[19:46] ---**
Those were all smooth moves,
from in the back and up to the basket!
**[19:50] ---**
I can't believe how coordinated
those plays were!
**[19:53] ---**
I nearly forgot. Those two are twin brothers!
**[19:57] ---**
Our point guard and our center.
**[20:00] ---**
I don't think there's ever been a better duo!
**[20:02] ---**
I was a little worried about Momoharu
because of how he was acting.
**[20:06] ---**
But I guess I was just
reading too much into it.
**[20:10] ---**
Katori! They haven't gotten
their zone defense up yet!
**[20:13] ---**
Oh shit!
**[20:14] ---**
Okay! Let's make a fast
break and tear them apart!
**[20:19] ---**
Just watch me, you damn pipsqueak!
**[20:21] ---**
I'm DEFINITELY going to
leave you in the dust!
**[20:25] ---**
Acceleration Mode.... on!
**[20:31] ---**
What the hell was that, dude?!
**[20:33] ---**
I didn't see him coming
because he's so damn small!
**[20:36] ---**
Shit!
**[20:40] ---**
Oh crap!
**[20:41] ---**
Yasuhara! Go for it again!
**[20:45] ---**
Stop!
**[20:46] ---**
Your layup form is all wrong.
**[20:49] ---**
What your hands are doing is more important
than how you jump.
**[20:52] ---**
After you jump, have the
ball roll over your fingers.
**[20:55] ---**
Then all you have to do is... let
it fall right into the basket.
**[21:11] ---**
You did it! That was awesome, Yasuha-
**[21:17] ---**
Hoo boy, they've really
got us on the ropes now!
**[21:19] ---**
Don't make it sound like we've already lost!
**[21:22] ---**
We're just getting started! Isn't that right?
**[21:24] ---**
I'm impressed, the other team
has some incredible players on their roster.
**[21:27] ---**
Come on, Coach!
**[21:29] ---**
We're in a tight spot,
I'm not sure what to do.
**[21:32] ---**
I guess maybe we should
put Taro on the bench.
**[21:34] ---**
I can hear you from over here, damn geezer!
**[21:37] ---**
Just shut up and watch.
**[21:39] ---**
Forget that shorty, I'm gonna
fly past their whole team!
**[21:42] ---**
Oh crap, now he's even more wound up.
**[21:44] ---**
He's gonna go on a rampage
soon, there's no doubt.
**[21:47] ---**
And I keep telling you,
that's exactly what we want.
**[21:50] ---**
Huh?
**[21:53] ---**
We're going to have Taro...
trample all over that kid's tiny wings.
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Versus
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Versus."
# E17 - Versus
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Acceleration Mode... on!
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What the hell was that, dude?!
**[00:11] ---**
Shit!
**[00:15] ---**
Oh crap!
**[00:17] ---**
Then all you have to do... is let
it fall right into the basket.
**[00:30] ---**
Hoo boy, they've really
got us on the ropes now!
**[00:33] ---**
Don't make it sound like we've already lost!
**[00:35] ---**
We're just getting started! Isn't that right?
**[00:36] ---**
We're in a tight spot,
I'm not sure what to do.
**[00:40] ---**
I guess maybe we should
put Taro on the bench.
**[00:42] ---**
I can hear you from over here, damn geezer!
**[00:45] ---**
Just shut up and watch.
**[00:47] ---**
Forget that shorty, I'm gonna
fly past their whole team!
**[00:50] ---**
Oh crap, now he's even more wound up.
**[00:52] ---**
He's gonna go on a rampage
soon, there's no doubt.
**[00:55] ---**
And I keep telling you,
that's exactly what we want.
**[00:58] ---**
Huh?
**[01:00] ---**
We're going to have Taro...
trample all over that kid's tiny wings.
**[01:29] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:38] ---**
Kitasumi!
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Let's score!
**[02:40] ---**
Here they come!
**[02:40] ---**
Versus
**[02:41] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[02:42] ---**
Let's score!
**[02:42] ---**
Yasuhara, watch out for any passes!
**[02:43] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[02:44] ---**
Let's score!
**[03:02] ---**
Defensive foul, #4!
**[03:04] ---**
Two free-throws!
**[03:05] ---**
Dammit. She called a foul on me?
**[03:09] ---**
Hey, Yasuhara. Don't drop
your hands like that.
**[03:12] ---**
Blocking passes from above
is an absolute must.
**[03:14] ---**
Okay.
**[03:19] ---**
Awesome! He nailed both of those free-throws!
**[03:21] ---**
Keep it up, Konishi!
**[03:31] ---**
T-T-T-Taro?!
**[03:32] ---**
No way, is he also doing...?
**[03:34] ---**
Full court man-to-man?!
**[03:37] ---**
Whenever someone puts me through shit,
I never sit and take it.
**[03:41] ---**
Starting now, I'll give you
a taste of your own medicine!
**[03:45] ---**
Here we go again...
**[03:46] ---**
He always tries to get even.
**[03:48] ---**
Ouch...
**[03:49] ---**
Why the heck did you hit me?!
**[03:51] ---**
Because you hit me first!
**[03:55] ---**
I said I was sorry!
**[03:57] ---**
Suffer the pain that I did!
**[03:59] ---**
He's the most hardheaded idiot, I swear.
**[04:02] ---**
Always dishing it out, but
can never take it himself.
**[04:05] ---**
Okay. Let's play cat and mouse then.
**[04:08] ---**
I'm not gonna let him get the better of me!
**[04:11] ---**
Dumbass! Don't let him provoke you!
**[04:13] ---**
You won't even last half the game like that!
**[04:15] ---**
Chill out, just leave him be.
**[04:17] ---**
This actually works in our favor.
**[04:23] ---**
Just so you know, my heart
runs on pure horsepower!
**[04:26] ---**
"Pure horsepower"...?
**[04:27] ---**
Nobody outruns me!
**[04:31] ---**
Sora?
**[04:33] ---**
Are you still sulking about it?
**[04:36] ---**
This isn't new, you've
always been a bench player.
**[04:38] ---**
I'm sick of it, this is discrimination!
**[04:41] ---**
It's like saying short kids
aren't allowed to play!
**[04:43] ---**
Don't be ridiculous.
**[04:45] ---**
I'm dead serious! That coach has never once
put me in an actual game!
**[04:49] ---**
How did you compare to everyone
in the last training session?
**[04:52] ---**
They already announced the results, right?
**[04:54] ---**
You're looking at the number one overall!
**[04:56] ---**
Even in the dribble marathon?
And the 50-meter dash?
**[04:59] ---**
Of course!
**[05:05] ---**
But nothing changed, I'm
still treated the same.
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It makes me hate everything.
**[05:10] ---**
And what about the endurance marathon?
**[05:13] ---**
Well, I was...
**[05:15] ---**
...only 4th. No, actually 5th.
**[05:18] ---**
But what does that have to
do with basketball anyway?
**[05:22] ---**
It doesn't matter how fast
you can run if you can't
**[05:24] ---**
keep it up for an extended
period of time, right?
**[05:27] ---**
Basketball games last for 40 minutes.
**[05:29] ---**
Dashing around the court
for that whole time is incredibly taxing.
**[05:41] ---**
Having stamina and speed is
vital for any short player.
**[05:44] ---**
But becoming the most capable
runner on a team is only
**[05:46] ---**
half of what they need to
be considered good, I'd say.
**[05:51] ---**
Then... what's the other half?
**[05:56] ---**
That's simple.
**[05:59] ---**
Becoming the most capable runner
who plays out on the court, silly.
**[06:03] ---**
Taro is actually having
trouble keeping up with him!
**[06:05] ---**
Even though that shrimp
has already been running for 10 minutes!
**[06:10] ---**
It'll take way more than
that to stop our boy.
**[06:13] ---**
And since the other team
is doing man-to-man...
**[06:16] ---**
...we can easily spread their defense apart.
**[06:21] ---**
But more than anything,
I wanna make that seaweed haired punk cry!
**[06:32] ---**
They're charging in!
**[06:33] ---**
Help!
**[06:34] ---**
I don't need any help!
**[06:36] ---**
I'll shut him down myself!
**[06:43] ---**
Damn you!
**[06:52] ---**
Rebound!
**[06:53] ---**
From out here?!
**[06:56] ---**
Why?! How did that shot go in?!
**[06:58] ---**
A 5-point lead!
**[06:58] ---**
Kitasumiyoshi
**[06:58] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[07:00] ---**
We're leaving them in the dust!
**[07:02] ---**
Come on, Taro! Just let Konishi
handle all of the rebounds!
**[07:05] ---**
SHUT YOUR FACE!
**[07:08] ---**
But wow, it must be exhausting for that guy
to switch to full-court defense now.
**[07:13] ---**
Sheesh! He's just wasting energy
with all those pointless moves.
**[07:16] ---**
Oh, wait! Is that why you
gave Taro a hard time, Coach?
**[07:19] ---**
You got him all wound
up on purpose and now...
**[07:21] ---**
Not yet.
**[07:23] ---**
He's not done, we've only
just gotten started.
**[07:27] ---**
The other team is using zone defense!
**[07:29] ---**
Let's try and hit 'em before they set it up!
**[07:30] ---**
He's too clingy! Damn squirt!
**[07:36] ---**
I've had just about enough of this bullshit!
**[07:38] ---**
Taro?!
**[07:39] ---**
Huh?!
**[07:41] ---**
He went to the back court?!
**[07:42] ---**
How should I react to that?
**[07:45] ---**
Should I prioritize the ball?
**[07:46] ---**
No, my job is man-to-man,
and that means I have to stick with him!
**[07:50] ---**
Dumbass!
**[07:51] ---**
Don't waste energy chasing after him!
**[07:52] ---**
They won't bother passing to him either way!
**[07:59] ---**
Holy shit! That was a
sick move he just pulled!
**[08:01] ---**
Yeah it was cool, but also looked like
a total waste of effort.
**[08:04] ---**
You can't touch this! I dare you to even try!
**[08:07] ---**
Konishi, head for the middle!
**[08:09] ---**
He's going for it, Yasu!
Don't let him through!
**[08:10] ---**
Pass it here!
**[08:11] ---**
Man, his legs just won't stop!
**[08:13] ---**
I can't believe how athletic Kabachi is!
**[08:15] ---**
But no matter what, I can't
let him score any more points!
**[08:19] ---**
In the paint!
**[08:25] ---**
Dammit!
**[08:27] ---**
He's totally blocked!
**[08:31] ---**
He moved!
**[08:32] ---**
He took a step!
**[08:33] ---**
Travelling!
**[08:34] ---**
Shoot, that was so close!
We managed to get it all the way in the paint!
**[08:37] ---**
This is nuts. It's almost like
Taro is superhuman with all his moves!
**[08:41] ---**
I sure as hell wouldn't last a
quarter trying to defend him.
**[08:46] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[08:48] ---**
Kuzu High ball! Throw-in!
**[09:00] ---**
Oh, these feel really nice.
**[09:02] ---**
They were worth the high price.
**[09:04] ---**
I better put them to good use!
**[09:08] ---**
Is somebody else here?
**[09:13] ---**
Hey, Chiba.
**[09:15] ---**
Yo.
**[09:16] ---**
What are you doing here?
**[09:18] ---**
We have today off, you know.
**[09:19] ---**
Don't give me that.
**[09:21] ---**
Nobody would agree to go
to the movies with me.
**[09:24] ---**
And I hate going by myself.
**[09:28] ---**
And what about you? I thought you were
going to a studio or something.
**[09:32] ---**
I ran into some surprises on my way there.
**[09:34] ---**
Surprises?
**[09:39] ---**
All of a sudden...
**[09:41] ---**
...I really started craving
to play basketball.
**[09:44] ---**
Huh?
**[09:45] ---**
The inter-high preliminaries...
**[09:47] ---**
...I think we're in for a ride
right from the get-go this year.
**[09:51] ---**
Something's got him unusually pumped up.
**[09:55] ---**
Hey, Tokiwa?
**[09:57] ---**
Mind if I ask you a question?
**[09:59] ---**
What is it?
**[10:00] ---**
Do you think joining a band
would net me a girlfriend?
**[10:04] ---**
Quit joking around with me.
**[10:07] ---**
Okay, then...
**[10:10] ---**
Foul, #5 on defense!
**[10:11] ---**
What the hell? I didn't hit him!
**[10:13] ---**
I just gave him a bit of a shove!
**[10:14] ---**
Pushing is a foul, dude.
**[10:16] ---**
Yasuhara, that's your
third foul in this game.
**[10:19] ---**
You gotta be more careful.
**[10:20] ---**
Goddammit, stupid Yabuuchi.
**[10:22] ---**
She just keeps blowing that
annoying whistle on me.
**[10:25] ---**
Hold up, maybe it's cuz
she's got the hots for me.
**[10:27] ---**
As if!
**[10:28] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[10:28] ---**
Kitasumiyoshi
**[10:32] ---**
They're already halfway through
the third quarter of the game...
**[10:35] ---**
...but they've managed to fend off
a Kitasumi comeback this whole time.
**[10:39] ---**
That's solid proof of how
effective Sora is on defense.
**[10:44] ---**
He really does run like nobody else.
**[10:49] ---**
That shot is off!
**[10:50] ---**
It's going to come down near you, Momoharu!
**[10:52] ---**
Rebound!
**[10:53] ---**
I know already!
**[10:57] ---**
That bastard... he just
straight up smacked my hand!
**[11:00] ---**
Here they come again!
**[11:01] ---**
Watch the inside!
**[11:07] ---**
Crap!
**[11:08] ---**
Good job! I can hear the
basket calling my name!
**[11:16] ---**
Badass!
**[11:17] ---**
Nice, Kite!
**[11:20] ---**
Out of bounds! Kitasumi ball!
**[11:23] ---**
He totally abandoned his zone just now.
**[11:25] ---**
What the heck was that guy thinking?
**[11:27] ---**
That's what I want to know...
**[11:29] ---**
This cocky punk.
**[11:30] ---**
I'm getting sick of standing
in the same damn place the whole game!
**[11:33] ---**
Zone really just isn't my thing.
**[11:35] ---**
When that pass came at me,
I know for sure that guy was in the paint.
**[11:42] ---**
Does that guy just move at
the speed of light or what?
**[11:45] ---**
And even worse...
**[11:46] ---**
...he's got the edge on
me in the cool department!
**[11:48] ---**
Thanks a bunch, Kite!
**[11:50] ---**
Sorry you had to take a risk to cover for me.
**[11:52] ---**
But if you hadn't done anything,
then Kabachi would have definitely scored on us.
**[11:56] ---**
Whatever, I didn't do it to help you out.
**[11:59] ---**
I did it because I figured
it would work, that's all.
**[12:02] ---**
Anyway...
**[12:03] ---**
...don't get caught by any
more of their lame screens.
**[12:06] ---**
What happened? Are you already tapped out?
**[12:08] ---**
Nope. I could keep running
for another 100 years!
**[12:12] ---**
They're focused in the middle!
**[12:14] ---**
Throw them off with some passes!
**[12:16] ---**
Konishi, keep your eyes on the shot clock!
**[12:18] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[12:19] ---**
Let's score!
**[12:21] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[12:21] ---**
Let's score! Uh...
**[12:22] ---**
Let's score!
**[12:23] ---**
Defense!
Kitasumi!
**[12:24] ---**
Let's score!
**[12:24] ---**
Kato! Over here! Gimmie the
ball! Ball! Kato! Ball!
**[12:25] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[12:26] ---**
Let's score!
**[12:27] ---**
Get rid of your defender first!
**[12:29] ---**
I can't let fatigue get the better of me.
**[12:31] ---**
I have to hold him back no matter what!
**[12:34] ---**
I've practiced how to play
defense ever since I was little!
**[12:37] ---**
I've learned everything and anything
that doesn't require height!
**[12:40] ---**
So that I could become the one
who runs on the court the most!
**[12:43] ---**
Hasebe, don't risk it! Pass it back!
**[12:52] ---**
A steal!
**[12:53] ---**
What?!
**[12:55] ---**
H-he's quick!
**[12:56] ---**
That shrimp is gonna take
it all the way by himself!
**[13:00] ---**
Go!
**[13:11] ---**
We're gonna be celebrating tonight!
**[13:12] ---**
Shit!
**[13:13] ---**
Forget about it. Just stay focused.
**[13:16] ---**
Never thought he'd last this long.
**[13:19] ---**
I gotta admit, even I'm a little surprised.
**[13:23] ---**
But it's fine...
**[13:25] ---**
...the gap is about to start
getting wider and wider.
**[13:27] ---**
Katori! We're counting on
you for some solid passing!
**[13:29] ---**
Find a way through them!
**[13:35] ---**
Huh?
**[13:36] ---**
Am I crazy or did Kabachi just
get faster all of a sudden?
**[13:40] ---**
Impossible. Does that mean he's been
holding back this whole time?
**[13:44] ---**
No, he doesn't look capable
of something that shrewd.
**[13:47] ---**
It must be my imagination.
**[13:51] ---**
I'm wrong! He's definitely getting faster!
**[13:55] ---**
We've been at this for more
than 20 minutes straight now... so how?!
**[14:01] ---**
All right, Kato! Gimme that ball!
**[14:05] ---**
Is it actually me... who's getting slower?!
**[14:14] ---**
Help!
**[14:14] ---**
Kato! Pass it inside!
**[14:17] ---**
That stupid shrimp!
Did he forget why he's doing man-to-man?!
**[14:19] ---**
Dammit!
**[14:21] ---**
How can this guy be so quick on the shot?!
**[14:27] ---**
He did it!
**[14:28] ---**
That was awesome, Senpai!
**[14:30] ---**
You stupid shrimp! Don't just
let him run free like that!
**[14:33] ---**
Sorry! The sun totally got in my eyes and...
**[14:39] ---**
Player substitution!
**[14:43] ---**
I'm out?
**[14:45] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[14:45] ---**
Kitasumiyoshi
**[14:45] ---**
Uh, wait, no! Hold on!
**[14:48] ---**
You don't need to sub me out!
**[14:50] ---**
I'm not even feeling tired, I swear!
**[14:52] ---**
I can whistle a tune
totally fine, just watch!
**[14:55] ---**
Sorry! Please call off the substitution!
**[14:57] ---**
Listen, Kurumatani.
**[14:59] ---**
You're subbing out for Chucky.
**[15:03] ---**
This is... a direct order from your coach.
**[15:08] ---**
The tide is turning!
**[15:10] ---**
Let's score one after the other until we win!
**[15:12] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[15:22] ---**
Well, well. Hmph.
**[15:24] ---**
He really held in there.
**[15:26] ---**
Chucky, you're looking really stiff.
**[15:29] ---**
We're gonna pass the ball
around, so just take it easy.
**[15:31] ---**
R-right!
**[15:32] ---**
Pass the ball, I got it!
**[15:33] ---**
P-pass, pass, pass, pass, pass,
pass... pass... pa... ss...
**[15:41] ---**
Don't hold on to it for too long.
**[15:43] ---**
Okay!
**[15:47] ---**
Loose ball!
**[15:48] ---**
It's a turnover!
**[15:56] ---**
S-sorry guys!
**[15:57] ---**
No prob, shake it off!
**[15:59] ---**
Damn. We can't make a fast break.
**[16:01] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[16:03] ---**
Listen up, everybody!
**[16:04] ---**
Just stick to our zone defense!
**[16:06] ---**
And Chucky, you go man-to-man
with #7 starting from half-court!
**[16:10] ---**
Be sure to deny him any passes, Chucky!
**[16:13] ---**
We can't let them move
the ball into the paint!
**[16:14] ---**
Roger! I'm all over it!
**[16:18] ---**
They got the ball through to him in no time!
**[16:20] ---**
What's the deal with their #6?
**[16:22] ---**
Shit, I finally get free of
the little boy and now this.
**[16:26] ---**
I ran myself ragged practicing how to do defense!
I won't let him past me!
**[16:35] ---**
T-too fast!
**[16:36] ---**
Nice move, Taro!
**[16:38] ---**
Their defense is full of holes!
**[16:39] ---**
Slippery bastard!
**[16:49] ---**
He totally left me in the dust...
**[16:53] ---**
And our shorty was keeping up
with that guy this whole time?!
**[16:57] ---**
This is nuts. He's on a
totally different level!
**[16:59] ---**
I wanna swap with somebody else!
**[17:01] ---**
Kitasumi! Fight! Kitasumi! Fight!
**[17:05] ---**
Please provide each other with cover
if they break through to the center!
**[17:08] ---**
Be very careful when they're in low post!
**[17:11] ---**
Get on #7! Our defense
in the paint is lacking!
**[17:15] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[17:18] ---**
Goddammit...
**[17:20] ---**
Goddammit!
**[17:22] ---**
I can keep going! I know I can still run!
**[17:25] ---**
Dammit!
**[17:26] ---**
Hang in there, this is
the time to be tenacious.
**[17:31] ---**
It's too early to get upset, don't you think?
**[17:33] ---**
We're still a long way from losing this game.
**[17:36] ---**
The game...
**[17:37] ---**
Anyway, is your knee feeling okay?
**[17:40] ---**
My knee?
**[17:42] ---**
You stumbled earlier,
and I thought maybe you'd been injured...
**[17:46] ---**
Why's that? I'm totally fine!
**[17:48] ---**
Really?
**[17:49] ---**
I've been running like that my whole life,
and never even broken a bone!
**[17:52] ---**
Look!
**[17:54] ---**
I'm so glad!
**[17:58] ---**
For right now, you should
focus on resting up.
**[18:03] ---**
Damn you! Hiyah!
**[18:06] ---**
Defensive foul! #5!
**[18:10] ---**
Hey! Isn't their #5 already
on his fourth foul?
**[18:12] ---**
Sweet! It's still only the third quarter!
**[18:16] ---**
Timeout by Kuzuryu High!
**[18:21] ---**
Yasuhara, I told you to be
more careful with the fouls!
**[18:24] ---**
Sorry.
**[18:25] ---**
Do you WANT to get ejected
from the game again?
**[18:28] ---**
Out of our three noobs,
Yasu is the only one who can dribble decently.
**[18:32] ---**
Losing him now would hurt quite a bit.
**[18:35] ---**
Hey, Nanao.
**[18:37] ---**
Don't you think we should
switch up our defense?
**[18:40] ---**
With Tinytown on the bench,
there's no point in keeping up a zone D.
**[18:43] ---**
Except we haven't been using zone D
solely for the benefit of Tinytown.
**[18:48] ---**
If we do man-to-man there's
a strong possibility
**[18:51] ---**
that Yasu and Chucky will
get overwhelmed in a 1-on-1.
**[18:54] ---**
One reason we chose zone D is to fortify
our ability to help and recover when necessary.
**[18:58] ---**
Isn't that right, Nao?
**[19:00] ---**
Exactly!
**[19:01] ---**
For the time being, we'll have
Yasuhara sub out for Nabe.
**[19:05] ---**
Sure.
**[19:06] ---**
As for our defense, we'll
switch to the 2-3 zone,
**[19:09] ---**
which is the very first
formation we practiced.
**[19:11] ---**
You remember how to do that, right Nabe?
**[19:13] ---**
Uh, yeah, I think so!
**[19:14] ---**
Wait just a sec, Nao!
**[19:16] ---**
Could I... sub out for somebody, too?
**[19:19] ---**
Huh? What do you mean?
**[19:21] ---**
I mean, Tinytown is ready to go right?
**[19:23] ---**
I'm like... already...
**[19:38] ---**
Man, the look in his eyes is so intense...
**[19:41] ---**
And that's how he looks
after running for nearly 30 minutes straight?
**[19:44] ---**
Meanwhile, I've only run
for like 2 or 3 tops.
**[19:47] ---**
Shit!
**[19:49] ---**
What is it, Chucky?
**[19:50] ---**
Nothing, forget what I just said!
**[19:53] ---**
Huh?
**[19:53] ---**
We don't have to change our
zone formation, either!
**[19:56] ---**
All I gotta do is put a
stop to their #7, right?
**[20:01] ---**
Until Tinytown is back in the game,
**[20:04] ---**
I'll shut down #7 even if it means
I have to slug him in the face!
**[20:11] ---**
He totally nailed both of those free-throws!
**[20:13] ---**
That ties up the score!
**[20:15] ---**
The other team is missing the guy
who was carrying them!
**[20:18] ---**
Let's use this chance to take them by storm!
**[20:21] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[20:23] ---**
Idiots.
**[20:25] ---**
Get your heads out of your asses.
**[20:27] ---**
That shorty doesn't carry our team.
**[20:35] ---**
A three?!
**[20:45] ---**
I'm the top scorer here.
**[20:47] ---**
Just try and stop me if you can!
**[20:50] ---**
Jeez, what's his problem?!
**[20:51] ---**
He's really pissing me off!
**[20:54] ---**
Go kick the bucket somewhere.
**[20:57] ---**
Smug jerk.
**[20:58] ---**
The momentum is still
on our side, don't stop!
**[21:00] ---**
Let's make sure we score the next one!
**[21:03] ---**
I'm ready to sink a three-pointer!
**[21:04] ---**
Gimme the ball!
**[21:05] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[21:06] ---**
Let's score!
**[21:06] ---**
Come on, guys! Just keep
passing the ball to Taro!
**[21:07] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[21:08] ---**
Let's score!
**[21:10] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[21:11] ---**
Let's score!
**[21:14] ---**
Full-court?!
**[21:16] ---**
Can their #6 really run enough to cover him?!
**[21:19] ---**
Again? Give me a break.
**[21:22] ---**
Chucky! Don't push yourself!
**[21:24] ---**
Playing full-court D is really,
REALLY exhausting, you know!
**[21:27] ---**
But Tinytown kept it up
for a full 30 minutes.
**[21:30] ---**
Lasting a measly 10 minutes
should be a piece of cake!
**[21:34] ---**
Chucky, you brave fool! Men
like you are one of a kind!
**[21:37] ---**
Guys... I'm counting on
you to handle things here!
**[21:42] ---**
Huh?
**[21:45] ---**
He shook him off again!
**[21:46] ---**
Oh no, Chucky!
**[21:48] ---**
Your defense is too weak.
**[21:50] ---**
Huh?
**[21:58] ---**
WHAAAAAAT?!
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Now...
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Now..."
# E18 - Now...
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**[00:04] ---**
Man, the look in his eyes is so intense...
**[00:07] ---**
And that's how he looks after running
for nearly 30 minutes straight?
**[00:11] ---**
Meanwhile, I've only run
for like 2 or 3 tops.
**[00:14] ---**
Shit!
**[00:15] ---**
What is it, Chucky?
**[00:17] ---**
Nothing, forget what I just said!
**[00:19] ---**
Huh?
**[00:20] ---**
We don't have to change our
zone formation, either!
**[00:23] ---**
All I gotta do is put a
stop to their #7, right?
**[00:28] ---**
Until Tinytown is back in the game,
**[00:31] ---**
I'll shut down #7 even if it means
I have to slug him in the face!
**[00:36] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[00:36] ---**
Full-court?!
**[00:37] ---**
Let's score!
**[00:38] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[00:38] ---**
Can their #6 really run enough to cover him?!
**[00:39] ---**
Let's score!
**[00:41] ---**
Kitasumi!
**[00:41] ---**
Again? Give me a break.
**[00:42] ---**
Let's score!
**[00:44] ---**
Tinytown kept it up for a full 30 minutes.
**[00:46] ---**
Lasting a measly 10 minutes
should be a piece of cake!
**[00:50] ---**
Chucky, you brave fool! Men
like you are one of a kind!
**[00:54] ---**
Guys... I'm counting on
you to handle things here!
**[00:58] ---**
Huh?
**[01:01] ---**
He shook him off again!
**[01:02] ---**
Oh no, Chucky!
**[01:03] ---**
Your defense is too weak.
**[01:05] ---**
Huh?
**[01:11] ---**
WHAAAAAAAAT?!
**[01:14] ---**
What the hell are you doing?!
**[01:17] ---**
Come back! Come back! Come back!
**[01:18] ---**
Nobody said anything about
doing triangle and 2!
**[01:43] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:53] ---**
Come back! Come back! Come back!
**[02:55] ---**
Nobody said anything about
doing triangle and 2!
**[02:55] ---**
Now...
**[02:59] ---**
If you do that, it'll leave only
3 of us to defend the middle!
**[03:03] ---**
Triangle and 2?
**[03:05] ---**
Two defenders mark a single opposing player, while
**[03:08] ---**
the rest defend the basket in a zone formation.
**[03:10] ---**
Just leave them be.
**[03:12] ---**
Huh?
**[03:12] ---**
They're both half-assed
players to begin with.
**[03:15] ---**
Putting the two of them together
might actually accomplish something.
**[03:18] ---**
Oh, good point. That makes sense.
**[03:20] ---**
It doesn't make sense! What the hell are
the 3 of us left behind supposed to do now?!
**[03:25] ---**
Their 2 low post players are nearly here!
Chiaki and I will just have to hold firm in the middle!
**[03:29] ---**
Kite! Don't stray too far out of the zone!
**[03:33] ---**
They're really doing everything they can
to shut Taro down.
**[03:36] ---**
It's a pretty drastic strategy to rely on.
**[03:39] ---**
It just ended up like that on
a whim, but.... it could work.
**[03:43] ---**
Don't let him get past
you on that side, Nabe!
**[03:46] ---**
We're fine as long as you don't screw it up!
**[03:50] ---**
Close call!
**[03:53] ---**
Everyone's counting on me to cover for Tinytown!
**[03:55] ---**
I'm not letting you past me without a fight!
**[03:58] ---**
Chucky...
**[04:00] ---**
Taro! Pass the ball back!
**[04:08] ---**
We let him slip right past us!
**[04:10] ---**
Idiots!
**[04:12] ---**
That's what happens when you both
take your eyes off the ball!
**[04:15] ---**
Huh?
**[04:17] ---**
Right back at you.
**[04:18] ---**
A steal!
**[04:19] ---**
Whoa! Nice, Kite!
**[04:21] ---**
Wh-wh-wh-wh... WHAT?!
**[04:24] ---**
The pillar that's holding their zone defense together
is definitely that #11.
**[04:29] ---**
Huh?
**[04:30] ---**
Their #8 and #5 both caused a lot of holes
in their defense, but thanks to help from #11
**[04:34] ---**
they've been avoiding any major disasters.
**[04:37] ---**
He's also been the source of
about 60% of their points.
**[04:40] ---**
No way! Back off!
**[04:42] ---**
Give me the ball! I'm gonna score enough
to make their heads spin!
**[04:45] ---**
I see what he's doing.
**[04:46] ---**
Since they've lost one of
their offensive players,
**[04:49] ---**
he's trying to keep the defense focused
on himself instead.
**[04:53] ---**
I'm quite impressed.
**[04:54] ---**
We're going to have to go
all-in to put a stop to him.
**[05:00] ---**
Kite... he's looking really worn out.
**[05:13] ---**
They're going for a double team, too?!
**[05:15] ---**
An eye for an eye. Or something like that.
**[05:19] ---**
Are you sure two is gonna be enough, old man?
**[05:27] ---**
He slipped right in-between them!
Holy shit! That's awesome!
**[05:33] ---**
He got stopped!
**[05:34] ---**
Our help moved faster than him!
**[05:37] ---**
He's surrounded!
**[05:38] ---**
A triple team?!
**[05:39] ---**
Bunch of morons!
**[05:43] ---**
We got the ball! It's a turnover!
**[05:44] ---**
Go now! Get moving! Make a fast break!
**[05:47] ---**
Kite!
**[05:49] ---**
The defense is wide open!
**[05:51] ---**
You're not getting by me, dammit!
**[06:00] ---**
Konishi!
**[06:03] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[06:04] ---**
Whoa! Nice teamwork!
**[06:06] ---**
Way to go, Konishi!
**[06:09] ---**
Shit!
**[06:11] ---**
Our team is going to win.
**[06:14] ---**
You punk...
**[06:15] ---**
Listen up, Momoharu. Kite.
**[06:18] ---**
We've only got a minute left.
**[06:19] ---**
We have to finish this quarter with the lead.
**[06:22] ---**
It'll keep our momentum
and give us an edge in the last quarter!
**[06:25] ---**
Boys! Go and get on 'em quick!
Push for that comeback!
**[06:38] ---**
They've switched over to full-court D!
**[06:40] ---**
Wh-what kind of defense is this?!
**[06:43] ---**
The 2-2-1 zone press!
**[06:48] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:51] ---**
Get up in their faces!
**[06:52] ---**
There is a proper time and place
to use a full-court defense, you know.
**[07:03] ---**
Kitasumi! Kitasumi! Kitasumi!
**[07:04] ---**
Nice cut!
**[07:11] ---**
The lead is ours!
**[07:11] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[07:12] ---**
Hell yeah! Let's go!
**[07:14] ---**
Hurry and pass the ball in!
If we don't spread out fast, they'll snatch it again!
**[07:18] ---**
Watch out for steals!
**[07:23] ---**
Sweet! He got past 'em!
**[07:25] ---**
No... they set him up!
**[07:30] ---**
A back tip steal!
**[07:36] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[07:36] ---**
Awesome! Two baskets in
a row, just like that!
**[07:39] ---**
Yeah! Show them who's boss, Senpai!
**[07:41] ---**
Kitasumi! Kitasumi! Kitasumi!
**[07:45] ---**
Well shit, we're screwed
without another decent dribbler on our side.
**[07:50] ---**
Dammit!
**[07:52] ---**
How many times am I gonna let
Konishi get the better of me?!
**[07:55] ---**
All it took was a damn press
to make us totally fall apart.
**[07:58] ---**
We're still a pretty pathetic team.
**[08:00] ---**
I haven't even done much, but
I'm suddenly exhausted...
**[08:03] ---**
What is up with this defense?!
We can't do a damn thing!
**[08:07] ---**
The momentum totally shifted
to the other team in an instant.
**[08:11] ---**
Hey, Nanao...
**[08:14] ---**
Everybody work together to
get the ball down the court!
**[08:16] ---**
Be careful not to get an 8-second violation!
**[08:19] ---**
Hey, Nanao.
**[08:24] ---**
Uh, what is it? I couldn't hear you.
**[08:27] ---**
I've rested long enough.
**[08:31] ---**
Let's make a substitution.
**[08:35] ---**
A substitution? But there are only 30 seconds left in the third quarter!
**[08:41] ---**
I'm fully aware of that.
**[08:45] ---**
But...
**[08:48] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[08:51] ---**
...I have to get out there.
**[08:54] ---**
Right now!
**[08:57] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[08:58] ---**
All right.
**[09:00] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[09:02] ---**
Out of bounds! Kuzuryu ball!
**[09:09] ---**
Player substitution for Kuzuryu High!
**[09:15] ---**
Nanano must be an idiot.
**[09:17] ---**
We're stressed out enough, adding another
**[09:20] ---**
good-for-nothing is only going to make it worse.
**[09:22] ---**
Hey, Kite. You're subbing out.
**[09:24] ---**
Huh?
**[09:25] ---**
"Natsume is giving us a bad rep
by looking like a deadbeat out there."
**[09:29] ---**
Nanao's orders.
**[09:31] ---**
I never said anything like that!
**[09:33] ---**
Wh-what a relief...
**[09:36] ---**
Oh, hey, Nabe!
**[09:37] ---**
Huh?
**[09:38] ---**
That was the best triangle
and 2 I've ever seen!
**[09:41] ---**
Nice defense!
**[09:43] ---**
I see... so my defense is the best ever, huh?
**[09:46] ---**
Then maybe I'll go back out later!
**[09:48] ---**
I've had it up to here with these guys,
they're all so self-absorbed!
**[09:52] ---**
The training camp changed
absolutely nothing about them!
**[09:55] ---**
Listen up! Nobody hold on
to the ball for too long!
**[09:57] ---**
We know. Just set me some screens.
**[10:00] ---**
Chucky. If they press us again, try not to panic.
Watch your surroundings closely.
**[10:07] ---**
I guess they have changed a little.
**[10:10] ---**
Considering the height difference,
she should have kept #8 in.
**[10:13] ---**
That was a pretty reckless substitution.
**[10:16] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[10:16] ---**
Well, only 30 seconds left.
Let's see how many times we can score on them.
**[10:22] ---**
Okay, they've got him cornered!
**[10:24] ---**
#7 can't move very fast!
**[10:25] ---**
Let's steal and score again!
**[10:27] ---**
Don't stop moving!
**[10:29] ---**
Hurry and get into an open pass window!
**[10:31] ---**
Hey, Chiaki!
**[10:41] ---**
Ah, this is much better.
**[10:43] ---**
I'd rather be on the court
than the bench no matter how tired I am!
**[10:47] ---**
Although, I do feel bad for rebelling
against Nanano and ignoring her orders...
**[11:01] ---**
Everyone else is out here giving their all.
I can't just take it easy!
**[11:05] ---**
Okay!
**[11:06] ---**
Don't worry!
**[11:08] ---**
We'll definitely catch up with them!
**[11:11] ---**
Dumbass. Nobody needs you to tell them that.
**[11:14] ---**
I don't really know why, but I feel
a lot more confident with him on the court.
**[11:19] ---**
Don't show off too much.
**[11:22] ---**
He went straight for it!
**[11:24] ---**
But he's not getting by our guys!
**[11:25] ---**
Hey! Enjoy your little nap?
**[11:29] ---**
He's right at the sideline!
**[11:30] ---**
They've got him cornered!
**[11:31] ---**
Taro! Behind you! It's a screen!
**[11:34] ---**
Weak sauce. That won't work on me!
**[11:39] ---**
WHAT THE-?!
**[11:41] ---**
He just straight-up ignored
my brilliant screen!
**[11:44] ---**
Hot damn, he blew past both defenders!
**[11:46] ---**
Hey ref!
**[11:47] ---**
Are you sure he didn't cross
the line with that move?!
**[11:51] ---**
Once again, his ability to cut in
proves essential to the team.
**[11:54] ---**
#4 has it now!
**[11:55] ---**
Don't let him get through!
**[11:59] ---**
Whoa! Nice return pass!
**[12:03] ---**
You're too easy! Such a piece of cake!
**[12:06] ---**
I bet your granny calls you a "sweet boy"!
**[12:09] ---**
What's wrong? You look out of breath!
**[12:12] ---**
Are you sure you shouldn't
be watching from the bench?!
**[12:15] ---**
He's not stopping!
**[12:17] ---**
Is he seriously going for it?!
**[12:19] ---**
I'm the best player here!
**[12:20] ---**
You're nothing but a crazy nutjob!
**[12:27] ---**
Goddamn! Could you have made
that pass any harder to catch?!
**[12:31] ---**
Go ask Chiaki to give you
some passing lessons, dumbass!
**[12:35] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[12:35] ---**
He nailed it!
**[12:37] ---**
Give me some cash, I'm
making sure Kite gets paid.
**[12:39] ---**
Get your own, dammit!
**[12:41] ---**
Crap, they broke through our
press defense and scored!
**[12:44] ---**
Now we're only 3 points ahead!
**[12:46] ---**
There's nothing to panic about.
It won't kill our momentum.
**[12:50] ---**
We'll score the last basket
and end this quarter with a 5-point lead.
**[12:57] ---**
What?! Defending before
the ball even goes in?!
**[13:00] ---**
Ready, Chucky?
**[13:01] ---**
You know it!
**[13:03] ---**
There's still a few seconds left on the clock!
Let's get that ball and score another basket!
**[13:08] ---**
Those dumbasses!
**[13:09] ---**
There's hardly any time left
anyway! Let's back them up!
**[13:12] ---**
Seriously...?
**[13:17] ---**
What are you doing?! Hurry
and pass it out of there!
**[13:20] ---**
Only 6 seconds left!
**[13:25] ---**
That ball is ours!
**[13:34] ---**
Over here!
**[13:36] ---**
Hey, Chucky!
**[13:42] ---**
The pass went through!
**[13:43] ---**
Chucky! CHUCKY!
**[13:48] ---**
Sora...
**[13:50] ---**
Taro! Don't let him shoot a three!
**[13:52] ---**
You don't have to tell me!
**[13:54] ---**
This brat is nearly dead on his feet!
**[13:56] ---**
There's no way I'm letting
him score one on us!
**[13:58] ---**
I will.
**[14:12] ---**
That's the end of the third quarter!
**[14:14] ---**
Wha-wha-wha-wha-wha-wha-wha-?!
**[14:16] ---**
Insane...
**[14:18] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[14:18] ---**
Th-they tied it up?!
**[14:20] ---**
Ow, ow...
**[14:24] ---**
I'm so glad that went in.
**[14:26] ---**
That little punk!
**[14:27] ---**
I'm definitely gonna make him pay for this!
**[14:30] ---**
Yo, are you all right?
**[14:31] ---**
Thanks, Chucky.
**[14:36] ---**
That was a nice pass!
**[14:38] ---**
Thanks!
**[14:39] ---**
Man, that kid really is something else.
**[14:42] ---**
I could've tied us just as easily.
**[14:46] ---**
I told him not to show off!
**[14:50] ---**
It's the last quarter of the game
and the score is all tied up.
**[14:53] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[14:54] ---**
I bet nobody expected that.
**[14:57] ---**
We can win this! We WILL win this!
**[15:00] ---**
Listen, I want everybody to review what we practiced
**[15:02] ---**
during training in their heads one last time!
**[15:05] ---**
Especially our defensive formations!
**[15:06] ---**
We need to watch out for #7
coming at us from long-range.
**[15:09] ---**
He's definitely started to
find his stride out there.
**[15:11] ---**
Right!
**[15:13] ---**
No problem.
**[15:14] ---**
I won't let him get open
to take a shot that easily!
**[15:16] ---**
Y-you can count on me for some points, too!
**[15:18] ---**
I promise I'll do everything
I can not to get ejected!
**[15:21] ---**
I'm ready to sub in for anybody!
**[15:23] ---**
So go out there and play
until you're ready to drop!
**[15:25] ---**
If we manage to win this game...
**[15:29] ---**
...let's all go out for BBQ.
**[15:33] ---**
Why does it have to be BBQ?
**[15:36] ---**
Because I'm really hungry.
**[15:38] ---**
Dude, I don't have that kind of money.
**[15:40] ---**
Don't sweat it. We've got financial backing.
**[15:46] ---**
I like this plan.
**[15:48] ---**
Now that you mention it,
my tummy's been grumbling for a while now.
**[15:50] ---**
Stop right there! I never
agreed to pay for anything!
**[15:53] ---**
Just so you know, I paid for this training camp
out of my own pocket!
**[15:57] ---**
Do you boys think teachers
are made out of money?!
**[16:01] ---**
Calm down, Mr. Satsuki.
**[16:02] ---**
BBQ! BBQ! BBQ!
**[16:03] ---**
Please just go ahead and
make the promise with them.
**[16:06] ---**
We'll have our hands full if
they start causing a riot.
**[16:08] ---**
Yes, but...
**[16:09] ---**
You don't have to worry.
They can't win anyway.
**[16:13] ---**
BBQ! BBQ! BBQ!
**[16:18] ---**
Think about it, a team like ours that
**[16:20] ---**
just got their start stands no chance against a veteran school.
**[16:25] ---**
Fair enough.
**[16:26] ---**
V-very well then!
**[16:26] ---**
BBQ! BBQ! BBQ!
**[16:28] ---**
I'll treat you to BBQ if
you win. So do your best!
**[16:31] ---**
YES!
**[16:33] ---**
You know, I really like our teach.
**[16:36] ---**
All right!
**[16:37] ---**
We're totally gonna win this thing!
**[16:40] ---**
I overheard you, manager.
**[16:42] ---**
So, that's what you really think about us?
**[16:45] ---**
I was lying, obviously.
**[16:47] ---**
I did it to help spur everyone on.
**[16:49] ---**
And also so we can chow down on BBQ!
**[16:51] ---**
I've done more than enough of cooking
for all of you guys!
**[16:56] ---**
What a schemer...
**[16:58] ---**
Something the matter?
**[17:01] ---**
What are you talking about?
**[17:03] ---**
Well, you seem kinda off your game.
**[17:04] ---**
Despite all the rebounds you made
in the Maru high game,
**[17:07] ---**
you've barely made any today.
**[17:09] ---**
Quit nitpicking. Just leave me alone.
**[17:12] ---**
Where are you going, Momoharu?
**[17:14] ---**
To take a piss.
**[17:22] ---**
Dammit, Konishi! Are you listening?!
**[17:25] ---**
Uh, yessir!
**[17:27] ---**
Look, you are going to be
our key player in the last quarter.
**[17:30] ---**
As long as they're playing zone D,
then it's a battle between centers.
**[17:33] ---**
Stick to the low-post alongside Tachibana.
If you do a good job at...
**[17:40] ---**
How awesome, Konishi!
Despite being a freshman, everyone's relying on you!
**[17:44] ---**
Do the rest of us proud out there! Okay?
**[17:50] ---**
Their center has yet to score any baskets.
**[17:53] ---**
From what I can tell it seems like
he's hardly tried to shoot at all.
**[17:57] ---**
Their #4 has some serious
height, but that's about it.
**[18:00] ---**
All I remember him doing
was that crazy jump ball at the start.
**[18:04] ---**
Hm, these numbers seem very strange to me.
**[18:07] ---**
Perhaps he's not confident
in his ability to shoot?
**[18:09] ---**
If that was true, it would make
him a lot easier to defend.
**[18:13] ---**
Should we leave him some
room and see how it goes?
**[18:15] ---**
Actually, hey Konishi, isn't this the same guy
you used to play with?
**[18:19] ---**
Uh, yes.
**[18:20] ---**
Was he bad at scoring back in middle school?
**[18:22] ---**
Um, well, that...
**[18:26] ---**
...that wasn't the case at all.
**[18:27] ---**
I honestly think that he's
just off of his game today.
**[18:32] ---**
He just lied...
**[18:35] ---**
Hmm. That probably means he's been focused on
**[18:37] ---**
providing extra support for the last three quarters.
**[18:40] ---**
And I can't forget that #11
and #15 are pretty fatigued.
**[18:43] ---**
So, that means we should focus
on shoring up our defense in the middle.
**[18:46] ---**
With Konishi as our core player,
Tachibana and Hasebe will provide cover.
**[18:49] ---**
Katori will...
**[18:53] ---**
The interval is over! The
final quarter will now begin!
**[18:57] ---**
Come tears or laughs, this
is the end of it all!
**[19:00] ---**
Let's cap off our training
camp with a big victory, guys!
**[19:02] ---**
Yeah!
**[19:04] ---**
Listen up! If you boys can't win this,
then you have no right to even try for the inter-high!
**[19:09] ---**
Get out there and completely crush them!
**[19:11] ---**
Yessir!
**[19:16] ---**
I'm in love with Nao.
**[19:21] ---**
I'll win this game, and
then start dating her!
**[19:25] ---**
Nanao is the manager for our team.
I won't let you have her.
**[19:31] ---**
Throw-in. Kitasumi's ball!
**[19:35] ---**
Okay, this is it. Let's throw
everything we have at 'em!
**[19:40] ---**
Crap, it's that shorty again!
**[19:42] ---**
And their zone D is even
tighter in the middle now!
**[19:44] ---**
It's gotten tougher to score
from both the inside and outside!
**[19:48] ---**
Good grief. You really are
just a one-trick pony!
**[19:51] ---**
And let me tell you,
I know plenty of ways to deal with those!
**[19:55] ---**
Corner to corner...
**[19:57] ---**
He's intentionally getting
farther from the ball?!
**[20:02] ---**
They're doing an...
**[20:03] ---**
...overload formation!
**[20:07] ---**
Oh! The overload!
**[20:10] ---**
So, what's that?
**[20:10] ---**
Yeah, what?
**[20:11] ---**
Let me explain...
**[20:13] ---**
An overload formation focuses all of
the offensive players on one side of the court,
**[20:18] ---**
which effectively pulls the members
of the defense towards them.
**[20:22] ---**
With one well-placed pass,
they can easily force 2-on-1 or 3-on-2 situations,
**[20:28] ---**
so it's disastrous if one of
them gets to the opposite side.
**[20:31] ---**
No matter what we do,
humans simply can't compete with the speed of a pass.
**[20:35] ---**
Our defense has to respond
to this carefully or else...
**[20:43] ---**
Watch the other side! Adjust your positions!
**[20:49] ---**
He got it!
**[20:50] ---**
The centers are facing off!
**[20:59] ---**
Trying to get me with another fake?!
**[21:11] ---**
Defensive foul on #4! Basket
counts! One free-throw!
**[21:19] ---**
That's not enough... for
you to beat our team.
**[21:25] ---**
Dammit! Don't fuck with me!
**[21:28] ---**
What's up, Momoharu?
**[21:30] ---**
It's nothing!
**[21:38] ---**
The day that you quit playing basketball...
**[21:40] ---**
...do you remember what it
is you said to me, Senpai?
**[21:45] ---**
Huh?
**[21:48] ---**
Back then... you lied straight to my face...
**[21:52] ---**
...and I have never forgiven you for it.
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Higher Than Anyone
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Higher Than Anyone."
# E19 - Higher Than Anyone
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6ZJ8JJVY/higher-than-anyone)
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**[00:03] ---**
Come tears or laughs, this
is the end of it all!
**[00:05] ---**
Let's cap off our training
camp with a big victory, guys!
**[00:08] ---**
Yeah!
**[00:11] ---**
Okay, this is it. Let's throw
everything we have at 'em!
**[00:14] ---**
Huh?
**[00:15] ---**
You really are just a one-trick pony!
**[00:17] ---**
And let me tell you,
I know plenty of ways to deal with those!
**[00:21] ---**
Corner to corner...
**[00:25] ---**
They're doing an...
**[00:27] ---**
...overload formation!
**[00:34] ---**
Watch the other side! Adjust your positions!
**[00:41] ---**
Trying to get me with another fake?!
**[00:53] ---**
Defensive foul on #4! Basket
counts! One free-throw!
**[01:02] ---**
That's not enough... for
you to beat our team.
**[01:07] ---**
Dammit! Don't fuck with me!
**[01:17] ---**
The day that you quit playing basketball...
**[01:20] ---**
Do you remember what it
is you said to me, Senpai?
**[01:24] ---**
Huh?
**[01:27] ---**
Back then... you lied straight to my face...
**[01:31] ---**
...and I have never forgiven you for it.
**[01:39] ---**
Kagami ni senaka mukete ayumu
hodo ni toozakaru yume yo
**[01:47] ---**
Massugu kimi to mukiaitai
**[01:51] ---**
Dekinai jibun e to "never mind"
**[02:00] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:07] ---**
Nagare sagyou de waketeyuku yume
**[02:12] ---**
Muki? Fumuki? Iwaba rongai?
**[02:15] ---**
Koe mo naku kietetta koe
**[02:20] ---**
Tameiki sura denai
**[02:23] ---**
Hito no sei ni shitatte owarenai
**[02:29] ---**
Me no mae ni kiritatta ima
**[02:32] ---**
"Koetai" to kokoro ga sakenderu
**[02:37] ---**
Dekinai wake o sagasu nara daredemo dekiru sa
**[02:44] ---**
Agaki hashitta sono saki
mada shiranai jibun to deau
**[02:52] ---**
Kabe ni kizamikonda rakugaki to "never mind"
**[02:58] ---**
Ima asu e to hazume
**[03:09] ---**
Higher Than Anyone
**[03:16] ---**
Sweet! He made the free-throw, too!
**[03:19] ---**
Way to go, Konishi!
**[03:20] ---**
Keep it up! Keep it up!
**[03:20] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[03:21] ---**
Kitasumi! Kitasumi! Kitasumi!
**[03:24] ---**
Wait just a damn second!
**[03:26] ---**
What the hell do you mean I "lied" to you?!
**[03:27] ---**
Cut it out, Momoharu.
**[03:29] ---**
We're in the middle of a game.
**[03:35] ---**
If they score, then we score right back!
**[03:37] ---**
Make sure you keep the ball moving!
**[03:41] ---**
Senpai...
**[03:44] ---**
Hey! Konishi!
**[03:46] ---**
What the heck was that?
**[03:48] ---**
You played junior basketball,
so you should know better!
**[03:51] ---**
Seriously, don't screw up our 2-man drills.
**[03:54] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[03:55] ---**
Whatever.
**[03:56] ---**
Go practice the basics
with the other newbies.
**[03:58] ---**
Uh, okay! Sorry again!
**[04:08] ---**
Momoharu! Dude! You should at least be able
to do layups by now!
**[04:11] ---**
You're making us look bad
in front of the new guys!
**[04:14] ---**
Huh? Who cares about that crap?!
**[04:17] ---**
There ain't nothing wrong with being sucky!
**[04:19] ---**
I'm still just learning the steps, you know!
**[04:22] ---**
I think you mean "learning the ropes," dude.
You're so stupid.
**[04:25] ---**
Everybody knows what I mean!
And stop snacking on shit during practice, dammit!
**[04:29] ---**
That guy is a riot! I've
never had a Senpai like him!
**[04:33] ---**
"There's nothing wrong
with being sucky," really?
**[04:36] ---**
He's so cool...
**[04:38] ---**
Thanks for the practice session!
**[04:40] ---**
Make sure everything gets locked up!
**[04:41] ---**
Freshmen, you're all on mop duty!
**[04:44] ---**
Oh, hey. Don't bother putting the board away.
**[04:47] ---**
Huh?
**[04:48] ---**
Because I'm gonna use it.
**[04:50] ---**
U-use it? But team practice
is over for today...
**[04:53] ---**
Shut your face, dummy.
Hurry and go home already.
**[04:56] ---**
Uh, okay...
**[04:57] ---**
Everybody makes him stay and work overtime.
That's how bad he sucks.
**[05:00] ---**
I practice late cuz I WANT to!
**[05:02] ---**
Um, then... would it be okay if I joined you?
**[05:08] ---**
Huh?
**[05:08] ---**
Sure, but only if you fetch me
a yakisoba sandwich. And pay for it.
**[05:12] ---**
O-okay! Right away!
**[05:14] ---**
Dude!
**[05:27] ---**
Jeez, you're outta shape.
**[05:29] ---**
I'm sorry...!
**[05:32] ---**
We run so much during team practice already...
but you still do this extra stuff every day?
**[05:37] ---**
Is basketball really a sport...
that requires all of this effort to play?
**[05:42] ---**
If you want to get good, yeah.
**[05:44] ---**
But it'll take even more
than this to get there.
**[05:47] ---**
If I put in more effort... do you think
I could become good, too?
**[05:51] ---**
Hell if I know, man.
**[05:53] ---**
Looking at you now, I'd say no.
**[06:07] ---**
You feelin' okay, Konitan?
**[06:11] ---**
Man, you look as stable on
your feet as a baby deer.
**[06:14] ---**
U-um... my house is over this
way, so please excuse me.
**[06:18] ---**
Sure. Bye-bye.
**[06:20] ---**
G-goodbye.
**[06:22] ---**
Hey!
**[06:23] ---**
Ah, yes?
**[06:27] ---**
See ya tomorrow, dude!
**[06:31] ---**
Okay.
**[06:36] ---**
When did I ever lie? I've
had enough of your bullshit!
**[06:40] ---**
You know that I hate lying,
and I hate being lied to even more!
**[06:45] ---**
He ignored my sign!
**[06:46] ---**
Go to the outside, Momoharu!
**[06:48] ---**
Momoharu?!
**[06:58] ---**
Nice block!
**[06:59] ---**
Konishi's totally got the
advantage on that guy!
**[07:03] ---**
Sweet! We got the ball!
**[07:04] ---**
We've totally stolen all the
momentum from Kuzu High!
**[07:07] ---**
That was a totally reckless move, Captain!
You should have jus-
**[07:10] ---**
Shut up!
**[07:13] ---**
They're gonna come at us from one side again!
**[07:15] ---**
Look out for any moves in low-post!
**[07:20] ---**
Senpai, have you really forgotten...
**[07:23] ---**
...what happened back then?
**[07:28] ---**
Kitaoka
Nakahara
**[07:29] ---**
Whoa, that comeback was nuts!
**[07:31] ---**
They actually beat Kitaoka Middle!
**[07:33] ---**
Dude, Hoshino was on fire out there!
**[07:35] ---**
Guys with talent like him
are on another level!
**[07:38] ---**
You can say that again! I'm totally jealous.
**[07:44] ---**
Hey, Momoharu! I learned how to pull off
a between-the-legs dribble!
**[07:48] ---**
See? Just watch this!
**[07:50] ---**
You dummy. Flashy moves like that
ain't gonna help you in a real game.
**[07:55] ---**
Uh, but, hey! The fact I did it has given me confidence
that I can improve even more.
**[08:00] ---**
So it makes me happy just the same!
**[08:02] ---**
It's been a year since I started
extra practice with you.
**[08:05] ---**
I'm honestly so glad that I
decided to do that, Senpai!
**[08:08] ---**
Where's this all coming from? I'm not gonna reward you
for sucking up to me, man.
**[08:12] ---**
Uh, no! That's not what I was trying to do...
**[08:17] ---**
Let's keep practicing more and more,
until we're some of the best players around!
**[08:29] ---**
Okay, well, I have to go this way.
**[08:31] ---**
Goodbye for today.
**[08:33] ---**
Konishi... listen, I...
**[08:35] ---**
Oh, that reminds me. Tomorrow's Monday,
which means we don't have any team practice.
**[08:40] ---**
But once class is over, I'll rush to get the gym keys
so we can practice alone!
**[08:46] ---**
Let's give it our best again tomorrow!
**[08:53] ---**
Sure. See ya tomorrow, dude.
**[08:56] ---**
Okay! I'm looking forward to it!
**[08:59] ---**
Thanks for all you did today!
**[09:05] ---**
But that was the end of it all,
because you never came back.
**[09:10] ---**
Even so, Momoharu, I...
**[09:16] ---**
...I kept going until I got good!
**[09:19] ---**
Rebound!
**[09:40] ---**
Ugh, that damn idiot!
**[09:44] ---**
Hell yeah! He made two in a row!
**[09:46] ---**
Konishi is on fire right now!
**[09:48] ---**
That #4 doesn't have enough
skills to stop him!
**[09:51] ---**
Alright! Let's keep pushing
into low-post to score!
**[09:53] ---**
You need to sub out, Momoharu.
**[09:55] ---**
If you've run out of fight,
you're only going to drag us down.
**[09:59] ---**
Nanao! Call a timeout!
**[10:01] ---**
Something weird is going on with the Captain!
Sub him out with Yashuhara for now!
**[10:07] ---**
Momoharu...
**[10:11] ---**
I get it.
**[10:13] ---**
Konishi never stopped... he
kept it up all by himself...
**[10:16] ---**
That's not enough... for
you to beat our team.
**[10:20] ---**
There's no way a loser like me can compete
with dedication like that...
**[10:23] ---**
Momoharu!
**[10:37] ---**
Hey, Momoharu!
**[10:47] ---**
Are you all right?! Do you have
a stomachache or something?
**[10:51] ---**
Did you eat anything weird
before the match started?!
**[10:54] ---**
Something is really wrong with your face!
**[10:56] ---**
Huh?!
**[10:56] ---**
Ah, no! I mean you look pale!
**[10:58] ---**
Oh, I know! This must be a side effect
from Madoka's cooking!
**[11:02] ---**
That was such a killer meal, literally!
**[11:04] ---**
Uh, yeah...
**[11:05] ---**
What the heck, Sora?!
**[11:06] ---**
Piss off, there's nothing wrong with me.
**[11:11] ---**
You heard him, Nanao! No substitution!
**[11:14] ---**
Dumbass! You don't call the shots around here!
If we don't do somethi-
**[11:17] ---**
Don't worry!
**[11:18] ---**
I know Momoharu won't lose
to anybody out on the court!
**[11:23] ---**
Are you nuts?! That's not the problem
we're talking about here!
**[11:26] ---**
Okay, Chiaki! Let's hurry
and pass the ball in!
**[11:29] ---**
Listen here!
**[11:32] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[11:37] ---**
Nice move, Katori!
**[11:38] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[11:40] ---**
Stupid shorty! This exactly why I said
we should sub him out!
**[11:45] ---**
Defensive foul, #11!
**[11:47] ---**
Awesome! Free-throws for us!
**[11:49] ---**
I was expecting him to dodge me.
Never thought he'd shoot it straight.
**[11:53] ---**
I guess he just totally outwitted me.
**[11:55] ---**
Oh, please, that was on purpose.
**[11:57] ---**
This jerk!
**[11:59] ---**
Is holding the team back all I know
how to do? Seriously?
**[12:03] ---**
Momoharu!
**[12:06] ---**
They've got two free-throws.
**[12:07] ---**
We're counting on you for any rebounds!
**[12:09] ---**
Show me one more time,
what it looks like to fly!
**[12:14] ---**
Okay, Momoharu!
**[12:16] ---**
Let's hurry over to the gym.
I want to see that move of yours one more time!
**[12:20] ---**
Because that kid...
**[12:22] ---**
...lacks the greatest asset that anybody
can possibly have in basketball: height.
**[12:34] ---**
Sweet! Another basket!
**[12:35] ---**
Don't miss the second shot, Katori!
**[12:41] ---**
I'm really sorry, Konishi.
**[12:44] ---**
I did you wrong.
**[12:46] ---**
I might not be able to compete
with your level of skill now, but...
**[12:50] ---**
...I still want to get serious
about basketball again!
**[12:54] ---**
This kid taught me a real lesson.
**[12:58] ---**
That no matter what happens,
you should NEVER give up!
**[13:02] ---**
The shot missed!
**[13:03] ---**
Rebound!
**[13:07] ---**
Yeah! He got it!
**[13:08] ---**
Nice rebound!
**[13:10] ---**
Quit screwing up, dammit!
**[13:19] ---**
Oh crap!
**[13:21] ---**
I've been waiting for this moment!
**[13:24] ---**
Awesome! He got open!
**[13:31] ---**
Hell yeah! A three!
**[13:35] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[13:35] ---**
Now we have a 9-point lead!
**[13:36] ---**
Keep it up, Konishi!
**[13:39] ---**
I love you, Nao!
**[13:46] ---**
Dammit.
**[13:48] ---**
Quit staring at the ground.
**[13:51] ---**
Let's go.
**[13:53] ---**
Right!
**[13:54] ---**
But actually, you were staring
at the ground earlier yourself!
**[13:57] ---**
Shut it.
**[14:00] ---**
Having a 9-point lead is total chump change!
**[14:03] ---**
We're gonna tie it right back up!
**[14:07] ---**
"I shouldn't have quit playing back then."
**[14:10] ---**
"I should have started
playing basketball earlier."
**[14:15] ---**
Drowning myself in thoughts like those
is just a waste of time.
**[14:18] ---**
Konishi... I am...
**[14:21] ---**
...going to improve alongside my teammates!
**[14:24] ---**
Huh?! A double screen?!
**[14:29] ---**
You brat!
**[14:30] ---**
I'm not letting you sink
another one of those!
**[14:33] ---**
It bounced off his hand!
**[14:43] ---**
Whoa!
**[14:44] ---**
What a jump!
**[14:47] ---**
Senpai...!
**[14:48] ---**
Jumping is the one thing that I'm better at
than everybody else.
**[14:52] ---**
Hell, even Jordan's got nothing on me.
**[14:54] ---**
O-oh really?
**[14:56] ---**
He never let anything hold him back.
**[14:59] ---**
Despite his shortcomings,
he was always full of confidence.
**[15:02] ---**
Momoharu... I...
**[15:05] ---**
...I wanted to become just like you!
**[15:09] ---**
HELL YEAH!
**[15:11] ---**
Whoa!
**[15:12] ---**
Momoharu found his groove!
**[15:13] ---**
Hmph. That numbskull.
**[15:15] ---**
All right! Time to get back in the game!
**[15:17] ---**
Let Momoharu handle all of the rebounds!
**[15:22] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science
Secondary Hospital
**[15:22] ---**
Are we clear? Only 10 minutes, okay?
**[15:26] ---**
I'm sorry to impose.
**[15:28] ---**
Honestly... if any word of
this got to my boss, then...
**[15:31] ---**
It sure can be scary to
deal with people like him!
**[15:33] ---**
Don't make it sound like you're off the hook!
**[15:37] ---**
Good grief.
**[15:40] ---**
It's surprising. I had no idea this area
was so rich with beautiful foliage.
**[15:46] ---**
Why does that come as a surprise?
**[15:48] ---**
Well, I didn't expect to find
much in the city like this.
**[15:51] ---**
This hospital is quite far
from downtown, though.
**[15:54] ---**
This area is filled with nature
spots like Ryokuchi Park.
**[15:57] ---**
Oh?
**[16:00] ---**
This feels great!
**[16:04] ---**
She looks so lively today.
**[16:06] ---**
Maybe bringing her out here
was a good idea after all.
**[16:21] ---**
Say, Ms. Yabuuchi?
**[16:22] ---**
Yes?
**[16:23] ---**
Do you mind... if we took a little trip
further outside the hospital?
**[16:28] ---**
Huh?!
**[16:32] ---**
#11 has it! Don't let him cut in!
**[16:42] ---**
He stopped trying to cut
in towards the basket!
**[16:46] ---**
Rebound!
**[16:48] ---**
Natsume...
**[16:50] ---**
Konishi! Nice rebound!
**[16:51] ---**
Yasuhara, it's time! You're up!
**[16:53] ---**
Huh? Wait, you know that I have 4 fouls
and just one more gets me ejected...
**[16:58] ---**
3 minutes! No, even just 2 minutes is fine!
**[17:04] ---**
Out of bounds! Throw-in with
Kuzu High in possession!
**[17:09] ---**
Player substitution for Kuzuryu High!
**[17:17] ---**
Be careful not to foul.
**[17:19] ---**
Right!
**[17:19] ---**
You can't go hitting or
running into anybody, okay?
**[17:26] ---**
Natsume?!
**[17:27] ---**
Y-yo, Kite! Are you okay?!
**[17:30] ---**
Don't freak out. I just tripped
and had a little fall.
**[17:35] ---**
This sucks!
**[17:37] ---**
My leg is all cramped up.
**[17:39] ---**
A'ight! Just you wait, Kite!
**[17:43] ---**
I swear I'm gonna turn
this game around for us!
**[17:46] ---**
Hmm, seems like #11 and #15
have finally hit their limit.
**[17:50] ---**
I doubt they have even the
tiniest shred of stamina left.
**[17:54] ---**
It's a shame since they had built good momentum,
**[17:56] ---**
but now their 2 strongest are all tapped out.
**[17:58] ---**
Not having a solid bench to rely on
is an unfortunate burden, indeed...
**[18:03] ---**
At this point, they no longer
have any hope of winning.
**[18:06] ---**
Well, I must say they still
did an incredible job.
**[18:13] ---**
Going against man-to-man this
late in the game is rough.
**[18:16] ---**
Hey Chiaki!
**[18:26] ---**
Offensive foul! Charging!
**[18:28] ---**
He anticipated the shorty's move
and was waiting to block him!
**[18:30] ---**
Taro is such an amazing player!
**[18:33] ---**
Nice, Taro.
**[18:34] ---**
Thanks.
**[18:35] ---**
Rack up another win for me.
**[18:37] ---**
It's time for you to pack it
up and go home, little boy.
**[18:41] ---**
All right, boys! Let's score another one!
**[18:44] ---**
Not yet!
**[18:45] ---**
We're capable of doing so much more!
**[18:50] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[19:03] ---**
Kuzuryu
Kitasumiyoshi
**[19:03] ---**
He took it right down the middle!
**[19:05] ---**
Nice drive, Tachibana!
**[19:07] ---**
Kitasumi! Kitasumi! Kitasumi!
**[19:10] ---**
I really want them to win this...
**[19:12] ---**
Um, Madoka?
**[19:15] ---**
Your phone's been going
off for a while now...
**[19:26] ---**
Sorry, I got open but I couldn't sink it...
**[19:28] ---**
Shake it off! Time for defense!
**[19:30] ---**
Let's shut them down!
**[19:32] ---**
This is the time when I should be scoring
some damn baskets... shit!
**[19:36] ---**
I wanna win this!
**[19:38] ---**
Oh jeez! I wouldn't have answered if I knew she was
gonna make me come out here,
**[19:42] ---**
I'm supposed to be ref!
**[19:44] ---**
Madoka!
**[19:46] ---**
Heya!
**[19:48] ---**
Don't give me that! Aren't you
supposed to be at work right now?
**[19:52] ---**
I'm here as part of my job!
**[19:54] ---**
Apparently Kuzu High is in the middle
of a basketball game,
**[19:57] ---**
so I figured you might be
able to help us take a peek.
**[20:00] ---**
"Take a peek"? Why would
you want to watch it, sis?
**[20:03] ---**
I'm the one who wanted to come.
**[20:14] ---**
Ms. Yuka Kurumatani...?!
**[20:19] ---**
We scored again!
**[20:20] ---**
They can't beat us now!
**[20:22] ---**
Dammit! They're ahead of
us now by double digits!
**[20:26] ---**
They're just getting further and further ahead!
Score some damn points, you guys!
**[20:30] ---**
Hey, Nao. Don't you have a
plan or something to help?
**[20:42] ---**
That last pass you made was pretty solid.
**[20:45] ---**
Huh?
**[20:46] ---**
Tell me, do you have any experience
being a point guard?
**[20:49] ---**
Well, to be honest, that
was the only position
**[20:51] ---**
I was allowed to play when I
was younger due to my height.
**[20:55] ---**
I see. That makes sense.
**[20:59] ---**
I have a proposition.
**[21:00] ---**
Do you think you can commit to being
our point guard for a bit?
**[21:03] ---**
Huh?
**[21:07] ---**
I'm going... to score us some points.
**[21:09] ---**
Huh? Wait...
**[21:11] ---**
You can actually shoot the ball, Chiaki?!
**[21:13] ---**
Dude, how rude can you get?!
**[21:15] ---**
Brace yourself for a Rock Chop later.
**[21:17] ---**
Wha-?! But I've never seen you
even try to shoot a basket!
**[21:20] ---**
I thought that you must be just
as bad at shooting as Momoharu,
**[21:23] ---**
since you're twins and all...
**[21:25] ---**
We're twins, not clones!
**[21:28] ---**
Um, so, the reason you've
never actually tried to score
**[21:32] ---**
is because you weren't playing seriously?
**[21:34] ---**
Don't be stupid. I always play seriously
whenever I'm on the court.
**[21:38] ---**
It's just... I can't multitask
and manage two things at once.
**[21:43] ---**
I'm a pretty clumsy guy at heart, you know.
**[21:50] ---**
Are you up for it?
**[21:51] ---**
I'll do whatever it takes.
**[21:54] ---**
No matter what... I'm not
letting us lose this game!
**[22:12] ---**
Hitori ja umaku ikanaku temo
**[22:18] ---**
Kikkake nante tanjun sa
**[22:23] ---**
Mienai deguchi ni hikaru ga sashite
**[22:29] ---**
Asu wa soko ni arunda
**[22:33] ---**
Hitori nanka ja nakatta
**[22:39] ---**
Kono me ni utsuru keshiki no naka ni
**[22:45] ---**
Kimi ga ireba doko made datte ikeru sa
**[22:51] ---**
Kitto genkai nante nainda
**[22:56] ---**
Kimi to ireba tsuyoku narunda
**[23:01] ---**
Nando demo tachiagatte susunde ikou
**[23:08] ---**
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh,
**[23:16] ---**
Saigo no ichibyou made
**[23:19] ---**
Akiramenaide busukatte
**[23:22] ---**
Kono michi no saki wa
kanarazu kagayaiteru kara
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Last Play
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Last Play."
# E20 - Last Play
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G679075NY/last-play)
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**[00:02] ---**
Listen up, squirt! You're not on anybody's radar!
**[00:05] ---**
The only winner here is me!
**[00:07] ---**
Senpai...
**[00:08] ---**
Huh?
**[00:10] ---**
Basketball isn't some merciful sport
that you can just crawl back to...
**[00:13] ---**
...after you made the choice to drop out.
**[00:17] ---**
Shit, was he always this good?!
**[00:26] ---**
Nice pass, Koney!
**[00:28] ---**
Just watch me, you damn pipsqueak!
**[00:30] ---**
I'm DEFINITELY going to leave you in the dust!
**[00:34] ---**
Acceleration Mode....on!
**[00:38] ---**
Taro?!
**[00:39] ---**
Huh?!
**[00:42] ---**
That shot is off!
**[00:44] ---**
It's going to come down near you, Momoharu!
**[00:45] ---**
Rebound!
**[00:46] ---**
I know already!
**[00:49] ---**
We've been at this for more than
20 minutes straight now... so how?!
**[00:53] ---**
All right, Kato! Gimme that ball!
**[00:57] ---**
I'm out?
**[00:59] ---**
This is... a direct order from your coach.
**[01:06] ---**
Goddammit...
**[01:08] ---**
Goddammit!
**[01:09] ---**
I can keep going!
**[01:11] ---**
I know I can still run!
**[01:17] ---**
I'm the top scorer here.
**[01:18] ---**
Just try and stop me if you can!
**[01:25] ---**
They've switched over to full-court D!
**[01:31] ---**
Hey Nanao.
**[01:33] ---**
Let's make a substitution.
**[01:36] ---**
Taro! Behind you! It's a screen!
**[01:39] ---**
Weak sauce. That won't work on me!
**[01:44] ---**
He just straight-up ignored my brilliant screen!
**[01:47] ---**
You're nothing but a crazy nutjob!
**[01:53] ---**
Huh?!
**[01:54] ---**
Goddamn! Could you have made that pass
any harder to catch?!
**[01:58] ---**
Go ask Chiaki to give you
some passing lessons, dumbass!
**[02:05] ---**
The pass went through!
**[02:06] ---**
This brat is nearly dead on his feet!
**[02:08] ---**
There's no way I'm letting him score one on us!
**[02:10] ---**
I will.
**[02:20] ---**
Rebound!
**[02:27] ---**
Ugh, that damn idiot!
**[02:29] ---**
Momoharu!
**[02:32] ---**
Show me one more time, what it looks like to fly!
**[02:39] ---**
Having a 9-point lead is total chump change!
**[02:41] ---**
We're gonna tie it right back up!
**[02:43] ---**
Whoa!
**[02:45] ---**
What a jump!
**[02:46] ---**
HELL YEAH!
**[02:49] ---**
I have a proposition.
**[02:50] ---**
Do you think you can commit
to being our point guard for a bit?
**[02:53] ---**
Huh?
**[02:57] ---**
I'm going... to score us some points.
**[03:00] ---**
Huh? Wait...
**[03:03] ---**
Are you up for it?
**[03:05] ---**
I'll do whatever it takes.
**[03:07] ---**
No matter what... I'm not letting us lose this game!
**[03:11] ---**
Kagami ni senaka mukete ayumu hodo ni toozakaru yume yo
**[03:19] ---**
Massugu kimi to mukiaitai
**[03:23] ---**
Dekinai jibun e to "never mind"
**[03:32] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[03:39] ---**
Nagare sagyou de waketeyuku yume
**[03:44] ---**
Muki? Fumuki? Iwaba rongai?
**[03:47] ---**
Koe mo naku kietetta koe
**[03:52] ---**
Tameiki sura denai
**[03:55] ---**
Hito no sei ni shitatte owarenai
**[04:01] ---**
Me no mae ni kiritatta ima
**[04:04] ---**
"Koetai" to kokoro ga sakenderu
**[04:08] ---**
Dekinai wake o sagasu nara daredemo dekiru sa
**[04:16] ---**
Agaki hashitta sono saki mada shiranai jibun to deau
**[04:24] ---**
Kabe ni kizamikonda rakugaki to "never mind"
**[04:30] ---**
Ima asu e to hazume
**[04:41] ---**
You want me... as point guard?
**[04:43] ---**
Last Play
**[04:45] ---**
Yeah.
**[04:46] ---**
I don't expect you to start doing it right away, though.
**[04:48] ---**
But, wait, then what's Chiaki going to do?
**[04:51] ---**
Well, I've been thinking about the balance of our team,
**[04:52] ---**
Hey Kite!
**[04:53] ---**
Huh?
**[04:54] ---**
and I came to the conclusion that it's a waste
to have Chiaki as point guard with all his height.
**[04:54] ---**
Come on! Let's do some Dribbling Sumo!
**[04:56] ---**
No way!
**[04:56] ---**
Sumo?
**[04:58] ---**
Given that our team is lacking players, it's important
to have the right person in the right position.
**[05:04] ---**
It's possible that Chiaki might be able
to go on the offensive instead.
**[05:08] ---**
Meanwhile, that means you can take control of the game,
**[05:11] ---**
and use your skills to dominate
from outside the three-point line.
**[05:15] ---**
I think that arrangement would make our team
a lot stronger than it is now!
**[05:20] ---**
Let's get back in the lead, one basket at a time!
**[05:24] ---**
Hm? #15 switched over to taking possession of the ball.
**[05:28] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[05:30] ---**
Their #7 is heading for low-post!
**[05:32] ---**
Katori! Change your man!
**[05:33] ---**
Watch out above you!
**[05:36] ---**
I get it! Because Chiaki is so tall, we can net
some easy points if he's close to the basket!
**[05:40] ---**
The situation isn't as simple as you think.
**[05:44] ---**
We're not going to be able to pass through their defense
as easily as we did before.
**[05:49] ---**
Good passing requires high precision
and height lends itself to that.
**[05:53] ---**
Being able to play basketball and being able to play
as point guard are two totally different things.
**[05:59] ---**
Going off the cuff like this might end poorly.
**[06:02] ---**
On top of that, there's one thing
I never explained to Kurumatani.
**[06:05] ---**
When a player like him switches over
to being point guard, they lose something important.
**[06:10] ---**
And what's that?
**[06:12] ---**
The ability to be assertive.
**[06:13] ---**
Switch!
**[06:15] ---**
Don't leave him open!
**[06:18] ---**
Chiaki!
**[06:20] ---**
Dammit!
**[06:22] ---**
Crap! He got himself trapped!
**[06:25] ---**
Don't you think Tinytown could've just gone
for a three there instead?
**[06:28] ---**
There's a whole 24 seconds on the shot clock.
**[06:30] ---**
The common approach for everybody on offense
is to use that time to its fullest and not rush.
**[06:35] ---**
Kite...
**[06:37] ---**
Missing a three in the first few seconds that results
in a turnover is absolutely something to avoid.
**[06:43] ---**
Plus...
**[06:44] ---**
The more focused you are on how to move the ball
around, the less inclined you are to try and score.
**[06:50] ---**
That's especially true for a shooter like him.
**[06:53] ---**
And now...
**[06:54] ---**
...he can't shoot three-pointers the same way anymore.
**[06:59] ---**
Bad pass!
**[07:01] ---**
You pushed it way too far inside!
**[07:03] ---**
Nabe! Get on #5! Don't let him run free!
**[07:10] ---**
Crap! I screwed that up!
**[07:13] ---**
Defensive foul on #8!
**[07:15] ---**
Sorry, guys.
**[07:16] ---**
Forget it.
**[07:16] ---**
Their fouls have started to pile up!
**[07:18] ---**
Just one more and they'll have five team fouls!
**[07:21] ---**
Don't cower away from them.
**[07:24] ---**
They'll steal chickenshit passes like that every time.
**[07:27] ---**
You can't help being small...
**[07:29] ---**
...so make bold moves instead.
**[07:33] ---**
Right!
**[07:40] ---**
Ms. Yuka Kurumatani...?!
**[07:46] ---**
I take it you must be Madoka.
**[07:48] ---**
Uh, yes!
**[07:49] ---**
My mother had a lot to say about you.
**[07:52] ---**
Oh, that lady...
**[07:55] ---**
I was surprised to learn you were
Ms. Yabuuchi's little sister. Such a small world!
**[07:59] ---**
I wouldn't have agreed to come here otherwise!
**[08:02] ---**
I hear that you've been doing a lot
for my little Sora. Thank you.
**[08:06] ---**
Not at all.
**[08:07] ---**
Wow... she's really beautiful!
**[08:13] ---**
That's the sound of Sora running.
**[08:15] ---**
You can tell?! That's amazing!
**[08:18] ---**
There's a distinctive tempo in how he slides.
**[08:21] ---**
He's got a number of quirks like that.
**[08:24] ---**
I guess he hasn't developed much as an athlete yet.
**[08:27] ---**
Um, how about we go take a look inside?
**[08:30] ---**
There's not much time left in the fourth quarte-
**[08:32] ---**
No. I'm content with staying here.
**[08:35] ---**
Huh? Um, but...
**[08:37] ---**
I just wanted to feel the excitement of the game in the air.
**[08:40] ---**
I didn't come here intending to do anything more.
**[08:43] ---**
Ms. Yabuuchi, I think that my 10 minutes are up.
Are we okay on time?
**[08:47] ---**
Your 10 minutes were up
before we even left the hospital!
**[08:49] ---**
But, um, maybe you could just...
**[08:53] ---**
...take a quick look from afar?
**[08:54] ---**
Madoka.
**[08:57] ---**
I'm afraid we can't take the time.
**[08:59] ---**
Since we snuck out of the hospital without permission.
**[09:08] ---**
Um, then...
**[09:10] ---**
Is there anything that you would like me to do?
**[09:13] ---**
Perhaps deliver a message?
**[09:15] ---**
Oh! I could send you some pictures of him
during practice from my phone!
**[09:18] ---**
I appreciate the thought, but that's not necessary.
**[09:22] ---**
But...
**[09:31] ---**
Actually... there is one thing that you could do for me.
**[09:36] ---**
Will you... make sure that Sora gets this?
**[09:40] ---**
A handmade charm...
**[09:43] ---**
Are you sure that's all you want me to do?
**[09:44] ---**
Yes. Oh, but please don't tell Sora
that this bracelet came from me.
**[09:49] ---**
Huh?
**[09:50] ---**
Would you be willing to just let him think
it's a gift from you?
**[09:53] ---**
I mean, as far as Sora knows, I'm still in the dark
about him coming to school here.
**[09:59] ---**
After that, he took the entrance exams
for schools out here.
**[10:02] ---**
And eventually came stumbling into my house.
**[10:05] ---**
His dad thought this would be the best thing for him.
**[10:07] ---**
Even though his mom told him not to come here?
**[10:10] ---**
Yeah.
**[10:11] ---**
He's keeping it all a big secret from her.
**[10:14] ---**
So that he can go visit her the instant
he wins that tournament.
**[10:18] ---**
Um, okay, but I really don't think
he'll accept a gift from me...
**[10:21] ---**
Don't worry, you're totally Sora's type.
I'm sure he'd be overjoyed!
**[10:25] ---**
Um, no way, I'm sure you're just exaggerating.
**[10:29] ---**
So you won't do it?
**[10:31] ---**
Uh, well, I think I can handle it.
**[10:34] ---**
Thank you.
**[10:41] ---**
Well then, please take good care of it.
**[10:44] ---**
Yes, of course.
**[10:45] ---**
I'll make sure that Sora gets it!
**[10:48] ---**
I'm so sorry for making you put up
with my selfishness, Ms. Yabuuchi.
**[10:52] ---**
Uh-huh, sure. It's fine, just forget about it.
**[10:55] ---**
See you later then, Madoka.
**[10:57] ---**
Oh, sure.
**[11:02] ---**
Tell me something, Madoka.
**[11:04] ---**
Yes?
**[11:06] ---**
Is my son...
**[11:10] ---**
...having a good time playing basketball?
**[11:16] ---**
Yes.
**[11:24] ---**
A steal!
**[11:26] ---**
He cut Taro off!
**[11:27] ---**
Unbelievable!
**[11:29] ---**
This brat... I thought he had run out of steam!
**[11:32] ---**
Switch back to defense! Don't let them into the center!
**[11:35] ---**
My body feels so light.
**[11:37] ---**
I thought I was too tapped out to run anymore.
**[11:42] ---**
But now I feel like... I have the wind at my back!
**[11:49] ---**
Look at that! He's totally free!
**[11:50] ---**
I see. This must be what having peace of mind is like.
**[11:55] ---**
I can feel Chiaki behind me...
he's encouraging me to fight on!
**[11:59] ---**
A two-handed shot?!
**[12:02] ---**
It's a three-pointer!
**[12:04] ---**
It's going to miss!
**[12:05] ---**
It'll bounce off!
**[12:15] ---**
An alley-oop?!
**[12:16] ---**
He intended for it to be a pass from the get-go.
**[12:20] ---**
Amazing! I've never seen one in person!
**[12:26] ---**
Your timing was a little off.
**[12:29] ---**
Right!
**[12:30] ---**
Only three minutes left.
**[12:32] ---**
We WILL turn this around.
**[12:47] ---**
There was a foul!
**[12:50] ---**
Oh crap!
**[12:52] ---**
Defensive foul! The basket counts!
**[12:54] ---**
All right!
**[12:55] ---**
Sick move.
**[12:56] ---**
Thanks!
**[12:58] ---**
No way...
**[12:59] ---**
That's the third basket #7 has made
since going on the offensive!
**[13:02] ---**
Kuzuryu Kitasumiyoshi
**[13:02] ---**
Yeah, and we haven't gotten any rebounds
since their #4 started to pull himself together.
**[13:07] ---**
But wait, if their #7 could score like this, then why did
he wait so long to actually shoot any baskets?!
**[13:13] ---**
The answer is simple,
it's because he wasn't capable of doing so.
**[13:16] ---**
Huh?
**[13:18] ---**
His passes and leadership are quite impressive,
but unfortunately, he's not fast on his feet.
**[13:24] ---**
I assume it's too difficult for him
to drive to the basket alone.
**[13:27] ---**
And of course, he probably can't shoot long-range.
**[13:30] ---**
Katori realized this early on and adjusted his defense
to assure #7 didn't make it into the paint.
**[13:37] ---**
For real?
**[13:43] ---**
Oh crap! I can't believe I screwed that up!
**[13:45] ---**
Rebound!
**[13:47] ---**
Damn, he stole the prime position!
**[13:51] ---**
Here we go!
**[13:54] ---**
Holy cow!
**[13:55] ---**
I threw my entire body weight at him
and he didn't even budge!
**[13:58] ---**
I can't believe he's powerful enough to do that!
**[14:02] ---**
Tachibana, get under the basket!
**[14:04] ---**
Don't let him shoot freely!
**[14:10] ---**
A pass?!
**[14:12] ---**
Somebody get on #15! Taro,
what the hell are you doing?!
**[14:16] ---**
I let my guard down!
**[14:17] ---**
Their #7 wasn't even looking this way
when he passed! How the hell?!
**[14:21] ---**
Shit!
**[14:24] ---**
And right in front of Nao, that bastard!
**[14:27] ---**
It's a three!
**[14:29] ---**
Go in!
**[14:33] ---**
It... it went in...
**[14:36] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[14:38] ---**
Kuzuryu Kitasumiyoshi
**[14:38] ---**
Only a 4-point difference!
**[14:40] ---**
We've nearly turned this around!
**[14:42] ---**
Th-this is insane...
**[14:43] ---**
I can't believe they caught up with us
in such a short amount of time!
**[14:46] ---**
That kid should be well beyond the peak
of his fatigue by now!
**[14:50] ---**
What is he made out of?!
**[14:57] ---**
Out of bounds!
**[14:59] ---**
Throw-in with Kitasumi in possession!
**[15:01] ---**
Oh man, Nabe! That was so close!
**[15:04] ---**
Player substitution for Kuzuryu High!
**[15:08] ---**
Hey, Nanao.
**[15:10] ---**
Where did you learn to do athletic taping like this?
**[15:12] ---**
Uh, why do you ask?
You know how my family runs a sports shop.
**[15:15] ---**
We have a lot of customers who are professional trainers,
**[15:18] ---**
so I learned some from them
and then I studied the rest myself.
**[15:21] ---**
I'm sorry. Did I put it on too tight or something?
**[15:24] ---**
No. Thank you, you saved my ass.
**[15:27] ---**
Now I can keep running without holding myself back.
**[15:30] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[15:32] ---**
There's hardly any time left in the game!
**[15:34] ---**
Do whatever you can to keep them from scoring!
**[15:36] ---**
Shore up under the basket!
And don't let #7 get free no matter what!
**[15:42] ---**
I'm so stupid!
**[15:43] ---**
Did I forget what I came here to do?!
**[15:46] ---**
Did I forget what drove me to join this team?!
**[15:50] ---**
I did it... to make sure these guys win, dammit!
**[15:54] ---**
It got knocked away!
**[15:55] ---**
Loose ball!
**[15:58] ---**
Whatever you do, don't let go!
**[15:58] ---**
Yasu!
**[16:00] ---**
Listen, shitheads... you'll have to kill me
before I let this ball go!
**[16:05] ---**
Held ball!
**[16:06] ---**
Throw-in with Kuzu High in possession!
**[16:08] ---**
All right!
**[16:12] ---**
Nice work, Yasuhara.
**[16:14] ---**
That whistle freaked me out, I thought I'd fouled again.
**[16:20] ---**
We gotta make this possession count.
**[16:22] ---**
If we can't score,
then kiss our chances of winning goodbye!
**[16:24] ---**
Hey, Yasuhara, if you get the ball,
then feel free to go for the shot.
**[16:27] ---**
Right!
**[16:30] ---**
Guys... we're gonna win this. No matter what!
**[16:33] ---**
That ball is going in the basket!
Watch out for fouls, guys!
**[16:37] ---**
Okay!
**[16:37] ---**
Shoot it in! Let's win! Shoot it in! Let's win!
**[16:41] ---**
Do your best out there... Sora!
**[16:46] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[16:49] ---**
Shoot it in! Let's win! Shoot it in! Let's win!
**[16:51] ---**
Here they come! Keep them out of the paint!
**[16:54] ---**
Right!
**[16:55] ---**
Shoot it in! Let's win!
**[17:01] ---**
That low?!
**[17:03] ---**
Konishi! They're coming from both sides!
**[17:05] ---**
Don't let them get into position!
**[17:09] ---**
You're not getting anything past me!
I'm holding you off right here!
**[17:13] ---**
Konishi!
**[17:15] ---**
Through the legs?!
**[17:20] ---**
Sweet!
Yeah!
**[17:22] ---**
Damn, I'm good.
**[17:23] ---**
No dude, that was all me.
**[17:25] ---**
It was MY pass that did it!
**[17:26] ---**
Kuzuryu Kitasumiyoshi
**[17:26] ---**
Only a 2-point lead now?!
**[17:28] ---**
No way... after all we did...!
**[17:30] ---**
What the hell are you blockheads doing?!
**[17:32] ---**
Listen here! Don't you dare let this game
go down to the wire!
**[17:36] ---**
Shut your face, stupid geezer!
**[17:38] ---**
We don't need you to tell us the obvious!
**[17:41] ---**
C'mon, Kuzu High! Fight!
**[17:44] ---**
The next basket is mine, no matter what it takes!
**[17:46] ---**
Like hell I'm letting that pipsqueak show me up again!
**[17:50] ---**
Kato! Pass it here!
**[17:54] ---**
Damn! They went for an easy pass over my head!
**[17:58] ---**
Don't panic, Sora!
**[17:59] ---**
Just let up your guard on him!
**[18:01] ---**
He's telling me to pull back and defend the inside!
**[18:04] ---**
Don't let anybody get past you!
**[18:06] ---**
This is it! We have to keep them from scoring!
**[18:08] ---**
Hey, is that the right call? Aren't we short on time?
**[18:11] ---**
Shouldn't they be going after the ball?
**[18:13] ---**
No, this is good.
**[18:14] ---**
If we want to win, we have to stop their shot
and then go sink our own.
**[18:18] ---**
We absolutely cannot afford anything else.
**[18:20] ---**
There's 30 seconds left with a 2-point difference.
**[18:23] ---**
This is a really tough situation, even for Kitasumi.
**[18:27] ---**
They should do whatever it takes
to assure they score on this possession.
**[18:30] ---**
They won't risk a shot from long-range!
**[18:33] ---**
If we have our defense focused on keeping them
out of the paint, our chance will come eventually.
**[18:39] ---**
A three-pointer?!
**[18:42] ---**
Miss! Miss, dammit! Miss!
**[18:47] ---**
It hit the rim!
**[18:48] ---**
Rebound!
**[18:49] ---**
Dammit!
**[18:50] ---**
It came up short!
**[18:52] ---**
That prick, he didn't even hesitate!
**[18:54] ---**
Momoharu! Screen them out!
**[18:57] ---**
Shit! He beat me to it!
**[19:01] ---**
I fucked up!
**[19:05] ---**
Yes!
**[19:06] ---**
We got the offensive rebound!
**[19:08] ---**
Konishi pass it back out! We need to regroup!
**[19:10] ---**
This is bad.
**[19:11] ---**
We're finished if they keep hold of the ball.
**[19:13] ---**
Huh? But why?
**[19:14] ---**
What about the 24-second violation?
**[19:16] ---**
The shot clock gets reset to 14 seconds
after a rebound on a shot that hits the rim.
**[19:22] ---**
Seriously?!
**[19:25] ---**
Yasu!
**[19:28] ---**
I'm done... my legs just can't keep going anymore...
**[19:30] ---**
I hadn't considered this.
**[19:32] ---**
They're going for an even bigger lead,
no matter how risky!
**[19:37] ---**
I got this!
**[19:42] ---**
Shit, he's better than I thought...
**[19:43] ---**
Go in!
**[19:48] ---**
Go in!
**[19:49] ---**
Miss!
**[19:52] ---**
It fell!
**[19:53] ---**
Get the rebound!
**[19:55] ---**
Please! We really need this!
**[19:58] ---**
Come on!
**[20:04] ---**
Shit! I couldn't get a hold!
**[20:08] ---**
You're such a waste of space!
**[20:10] ---**
It's headed out of bounds!
**[20:15] ---**
I'm not giving up!
**[20:16] ---**
I can't help but wonder why I'm sticking with this team.
**[20:19] ---**
Oh, there he is.
**[20:21] ---**
Yo, Kite! Teach me some more about how to dribble!
**[20:23] ---**
Not everybody plays the game
just to support somebody else.
**[20:26] ---**
Hey! You bums!
**[20:28] ---**
Get ready to train your asses off!
**[20:30] ---**
We may not be able to actually score any points, but...
**[20:32] ---**
...we'll do all the other stuff that only we can accomplish!
**[20:35] ---**
It would be great if you guys went to the inter-high.
**[20:38] ---**
I want to know what it feels like
to share the joy of victory with a team.
**[20:42] ---**
Until the very last second... none of us are giving up!
**[20:59] ---**
THIS ONE IS MINE!
**[21:04] ---**
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
**[21:06] ---**
Nice dive, bro!
**[21:07] ---**
Defend the basket!
**[21:09] ---**
Everybody go back!
**[21:10] ---**
Chiaki!
**[21:12] ---**
He kept it in!
**[21:14] ---**
Live ball!
**[21:24] ---**
Kite is totally open.
**[21:25] ---**
We can score 2 points for sure.
**[21:27] ---**
Do I pass?
**[21:29] ---**
No.
**[21:31] ---**
Our whole team is already running on empty!
**[21:33] ---**
If this goes into overtime, then we'll lose for sure!
**[21:36] ---**
The only way to win this...
**[21:38] ---**
...is by going all in... from here!
**[21:44] ---**
I couldn't reach it!
**[21:47] ---**
Son of a bitch!
**[21:51] ---**
A three!
**[21:59] ---**
GO IN!
**[22:13] ---**
Hitori ja umaku ikanaku temo
**[22:18] ---**
Kikkake nante tanjun sa
**[22:24] ---**
Mienai deguchi ni hikaru ga sashite
**[22:29] ---**
Asu wa soko ni arunda
**[22:33] ---**
Hitori nanka ja nakatta
**[22:40] ---**
Kono me ni utsuru keshiki no naka ni
**[22:45] ---**
Kimi ga ireba doko made datte ikeru sa
**[22:51] ---**
Kitto genkai nante nainda
**[22:56] ---**
Kimi to ireba tsuyoku narunda
**[23:01] ---**
Nando demo tachiagatte susunde ikou
**[23:08] ---**
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh,
**[23:16] ---**
Saigo no ichibyou made
**[23:19] ---**
Akiramenaide busukatte
**[23:22] ---**
Kono michi no saki wa kanarazu kagayaiteru kara
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Tears
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Tears."
# E21 - Tears
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY1X2087Y/tears)
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**[00:02] ---**
Until the very last second...
none of us are giving up!
**[00:14] ---**
THIS ONE IS MINE!
**[00:19] ---**
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
**[00:21] ---**
Nice dive, bro!
**[00:22] ---**
Defend the basket!
**[00:23] ---**
Everybody go back!
**[00:25] ---**
Chiaki!
**[00:28] ---**
He kept it in!
**[00:37] ---**
Kite is totally open.
**[00:38] ---**
We can score 2 points for sure.
**[00:40] ---**
Do I pass?
**[00:42] ---**
No.
**[00:44] ---**
Our whole team is already running on empty!
**[00:46] ---**
If this goes into overtime,
then we'll lose for sure!
**[00:49] ---**
The only way to win this...
**[00:51] ---**
...is by going all in... from here!
**[00:57] ---**
I couldn't reach it!
**[01:00] ---**
Son of a bitch!
**[01:09] ---**
GO IN!
**[01:20] ---**
He missed!
**[01:21] ---**
That damn bonehead!
**[01:22] ---**
It's coming down! Run for it!
**[01:26] ---**
It's not over yet! Don't give up!
**[01:30] ---**
If we can get it, then...
**[01:36] ---**
Time's up! The game is over!
**[01:50] ---**
Back to the mirror, my dream getting
farther with every step I take
**[01:58] ---**
I want to come face-to-face with you
**[02:03] ---**
Saying to the incapable version
of myself, "never mind"
**[02:11] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:18] ---**
A dream slowly dismantled
on the assembly line
**[02:24] ---**
(Suitable? Unsuitable?
Pretty much impossible?)
**[02:26] ---**
True feelings gone missing without a whisper
**[02:31] ---**
(Not even capable of a sigh)
**[02:34] ---**
None of it will end by
placing the blame on others
**[02:40] ---**
Right now, in the face of a steep slope
**[02:43] ---**
My heart cries out for me to "overcome it"
**[02:48] ---**
Finding excuses not to try is
something that anybody can do
**[02:55] ---**
Pushing myself to run beyond, I
went to meet a me I've never known
**[03:03] ---**
There's graffiti etched on the
wall that says "never mind"
**[03:09] ---**
Now, I bounce into tomorrow
**[03:20] ---**
Time's up! The game is over!
**[03:22] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[03:22] ---**
Kitasumiyoshi
**[03:23] ---**
With the score at 76 to 74,
**[03:23] ---**
Tears
**[03:25] ---**
the winner is Kitasumiyoshi High School!
**[03:29] ---**
We won!
**[03:38] ---**
Thanks for the game!
**[03:45] ---**
It's always like this...
**[03:47] ---**
I just end up hurting the person I love.
**[03:50] ---**
But no matter what...
my feelings for Nao will never change!
**[04:00] ---**
Looks like I won. It's over, Momoharu.
**[04:03] ---**
Let's be clear, you didn't beat me.
**[04:06] ---**
But Kuzu High did lose
and it's because I held the team back.
**[04:11] ---**
I'll concede that much.
**[04:17] ---**
Thank you for the game!
**[04:20] ---**
Sure.
**[04:22] ---**
See ya, dude.
**[04:27] ---**
Thanks for the game.
**[04:30] ---**
Thanks...
**[04:34] ---**
You made quite a big mistake
with that last three-pointer, eh?
**[04:38] ---**
Yes... I think so, too.
**[04:42] ---**
It was our last chance to make a comeback,
**[04:45] ---**
so I got scared of being blocked from behind.
**[04:47] ---**
It kept me from following
through on the shot.
**[04:50] ---**
It's all because I'm still so shor-
**[04:51] ---**
No, that's not what I'm talking about.
**[04:53] ---**
Huh?
**[04:53] ---**
I certainly agree that it
was a poorly made shot,
**[04:56] ---**
but the biggest mistake you
made was even before that.
**[04:59] ---**
Even before that?
**[05:00] ---**
You hesitated whether to pass
it or shoot it, didn't you?
**[05:05] ---**
While it's true that Taro was right on your heels,
you had a whole 4 seconds.
**[05:10] ---**
That's plenty of time to throw in a fake
and then take a breath for a moment.
**[05:15] ---**
Or if you had kept your cool,
you might have thought about drawing a foul.
**[05:18] ---**
Actually, that would have been the best option
to assure you made a comeback.
**[05:23] ---**
There's no doubt, the biggest mistake you made
in that last play...
**[05:26] ---**
...was not looking at the basket
the instant you got your hands on the ball.
**[05:31] ---**
After #7 saved the ball,
**[05:33] ---**
you should have noticed #11 ahead of you
**[05:35] ---**
and felt more at ease about everything.
**[05:37] ---**
Because a tie was possible,
even in the worst-case.
**[05:40] ---**
If this had happened in the first-half,
you would have gone straight for the shot.
**[05:45] ---**
Am I wrong?
**[05:46] ---**
Changing positions in the last quarter
ended up costing you, huh?
**[05:52] ---**
Thank you very much.
**[05:53] ---**
Oh, sure. Let's play again sometime soon.
**[05:56] ---**
I would really enjoy it.
**[06:01] ---**
In any case... out of 9 attempts
at three-pointers, he sank 7 of them.
**[06:07] ---**
Even with numbers like that,
**[06:09] ---**
it's not exactly surprising
that he missed the very last one.
**[06:12] ---**
Only 150 centimeters tall, eh?
**[06:15] ---**
If you ask me, players like him
**[06:17] ---**
are going to be...
indispensable to the future of basketball.
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[06:25] ---**
It was a close game, guys.
**[06:26] ---**
We nearly had it.
**[06:28] ---**
But damn, I'm exhausted.
**[06:30] ---**
Whoa, even my jersey is
totally soaked with sweat.
**[06:33] ---**
I can't get my body to move an inch...
**[06:35] ---**
Well, my dudes, I'm just glad nobody died
after all the training.
**[06:40] ---**
This was just a damn practice match...
and we still got our asses whooped!
**[06:44] ---**
This is the worst.
**[06:50] ---**
What's with him?
**[06:53] ---**
Kite...
**[06:56] ---**
Dammit!
**[06:59] ---**
Yo, seriously? Not you too, Momoharu.
**[07:02] ---**
Come on, guys. Isn't Kitasumi supposed to be
just as strong as Maru High?
**[07:06] ---**
We did pretty damn well to come so far
against Kitasumi if you consider that, right?
**[07:09] ---**
I mean, we only lost by 2 points!
**[07:11] ---**
We've only been a team for about a month,
which means we're making good prog-
**[07:14] ---**
You just don't get it.
**[07:16] ---**
Huh?
**[07:18] ---**
We lost by 2 points against a team
that wasn't even trying.
**[07:21] ---**
What do you mean by that?
**[07:23] ---**
They weren't using their best players.
**[07:26] ---**
Didn't you notice?
**[07:28] ---**
Kitasumi didn't have a #4 on the court,
even though that should be their captain.
**[07:32] ---**
N-now that you mention it...
**[07:34] ---**
And I'm betting that #10 and #14
are normally substitutes.
**[07:37] ---**
It's safe to assume they have
at least 3 other players who are even better.
**[07:40] ---**
On top of that, Kitasumi never made
any substitutions in this game.
**[07:43] ---**
They also only used one of their timeouts
at the very beginning.
**[07:46] ---**
Meanwhile, we had to use all 5 of ours.
**[07:49] ---**
That's crazy...
**[07:50] ---**
So, does this mean we suck...?
**[07:52] ---**
That's the reality of it,
just look at the facts.
**[08:05] ---**
We lost...
**[08:07] ---**
The difference between you and me is...
the fact I have wings and you don't.
**[08:15] ---**
The biggest mistake you
made in that last play...
**[08:17] ---**
...was not looking at the basket
the instant you got your hands on the ball.
**[08:24] ---**
We lost!
**[08:26] ---**
Goddammit!
**[08:34] ---**
Now's not the time... I
should just leave him be.
**[08:45] ---**
Thank you for coming today.
**[08:45] ---**
Hey! Wait a sec! Please!
Just let go of me, you guys!
**[08:49] ---**
Nao! NAO!
**[08:51] ---**
Sorry about this...
I'll call you!
**[08:52] ---**
Such a strange feeling.
**[08:54] ---**
I was only just a spectator...
but it's still frustrating.
**[09:00] ---**
This is all my fault.
**[09:02] ---**
Everyone... placed their
faith in me and my strategy.
**[09:06] ---**
Hey, Nao. Don't you have a
plan or something to help?
**[09:11] ---**
It was only for a second...
but I gave up on us winning.
**[09:14] ---**
And that's not the worst part,
even my game plan turned out flawed...
**[09:21] ---**
Next time. You can win then.
**[09:25] ---**
Right...
**[09:30] ---**
I'm the worst!
**[09:31] ---**
I couldn't even stay on my feet for the whole match!
**[09:34] ---**
Yet I spouted all that cocky shit about winning!
**[09:41] ---**
Natsume...
**[09:42] ---**
So fucking pathetic!
**[09:51] ---**
Nanao. Gather all of the boys together.
**[09:54] ---**
Huh?
**[09:56] ---**
Let's go out and have BBQ for dinner.
**[09:58] ---**
But that was only if we won the match...
**[10:05] ---**
I'll give you a reward in
advance... for your next victory.
**[10:13] ---**
So, to sum it up, we've got a school-wide
sports tournament coming up soon.
**[10:17] ---**
SELECTING PLAYERS FOR THE
SCHOOL-WIDE SPORTS TOURNEY
**[10:17] ---**
We're going to decide who will be representing
this class in each game.
**[10:20] ---**
My muscles are so sore, I can hardly move...
**[10:21] ---**
If you'd like to participate,
then please raise your hand.
**[10:23] ---**
We'll start with the boys.
Who wants to play softball?
**[10:24] ---**
I don't feel like doing anything today...
**[10:25] ---**
I just wanna go home...
**[10:28] ---**
Okay. Then the next sport is... basketball.
**[10:31] ---**
Um, anybody?
**[10:34] ---**
Freshman are allowed to play in any
sport, even if they're on the school team.
**[10:37] ---**
So please...
**[10:38] ---**
Count me out.
***SIGN*** Madoka So, the team doesn't have any practice today? Then let's walk home together (^0^)
**[10:39] ---**
Do we have anybody that's
on the basketball team?
**[10:41] ---**
No way, nobody wanted to join those guys.
**[10:43] ---**
No kidding. They're scary as shit.
***SIGN*** Madoka So, the team doesn't have any practice today? Then let's walk home together (^0^)
**[10:46] ---**
Oh, but wait, I thought
that Kurumatani was...
**[10:49] ---**
Huh?
**[10:51] ---**
I'm totally in! Let's play ball!
**[10:53] ---**
Come on, everybody! It'll be a ton of fun!
**[10:57] ---**
Dude, calm down!
**[11:01] ---**
Wait, Kurumatani!
**[11:02] ---**
Oh, hey, Nanao!
**[11:04] ---**
What's got you in such a rush?
**[11:06] ---**
Don't tell me that you're headed
to the gym for practice.
**[11:09] ---**
I thought I was clear, everybody is ordered
to recuperate today!
**[11:12] ---**
Uh, well...
**[11:14] ---**
Hold it right there!
**[11:15] ---**
Oh crap!
**[11:16] ---**
I am NOT letting you skip out
on cleaning duty ever again!
**[11:19] ---**
Sorry! But I've got something
super important to do today!
**[11:21] ---**
Come back here!
**[11:25] ---**
Something super important...?
**[11:29] ---**
I'm sorry, but uh...
**[11:31] ---**
...I don't think I'll be
headed home anytime soon.
**[11:35] ---**
Oh yeah?
**[11:36] ---**
No problem, I'll just wait
for you in my classroom.
**[11:39] ---**
Jeez. This is what he gets for
skipping out all the time.
**[11:47] ---**
Will you... make sure that Sora gets this?
**[11:51] ---**
I had no idea people's arms
could even get that thin...
**[11:54] ---**
It scared me to see that.
**[11:58] ---**
I wonder how serious her illness is?
**[12:02] ---**
Is it really okay if I hide the fact
this is a gift from his mother?
**[12:21] ---**
Crap! It's been 30 minutes already!
**[12:24] ---**
Madoka might have gone home by now!
**[12:28] ---**
I'm gonna have to find a new way
to escape from our class rep...
**[12:33] ---**
I'd like to talk to you
for a sec. Do you mind?
**[12:38] ---**
Look, I was just wondering
if you'd go out with me sometime...
**[12:43] ---**
Ever since we met last year...
I've been totally into you.
**[12:48] ---**
Oh... um, well...
**[12:50] ---**
Actually... I have feelings for someone else.
**[12:56] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[13:04] ---**
Damn... that must've hit hard.
**[13:08] ---**
You sneak.
**[13:13] ---**
Did you hear all that?
**[13:15] ---**
Hear what? I have no idea what you mean.
**[13:23] ---**
I guess Madoka must get a lot
of attention like that...
**[13:27] ---**
But wait, she said she
had feelings for someone.
**[13:30] ---**
Who is that?
**[13:31] ---**
Maybe I should ask...
**[13:32] ---**
Hey.
**[13:34] ---**
Tell me, Sora, is there anybody
you have the hots for?
**[13:36] ---**
Huh? WHAT?!
**[13:38] ---**
No! Um, well, there's... there's
nobody in particular who I-
**[13:43] ---**
Okay, then how about you
tell me who your type is.
**[13:45] ---**
What kind of people have
you fallen for in the past?
**[13:48] ---**
Wh-who I fell for in the past?
**[13:49] ---**
Um, well... first, my teacher from kindergarten,
**[13:53] ---**
then in 3rd grade, Micchan who was a year above me,
**[13:55] ---**
then in middle school, a senpai
who was two grades above me, and...
**[13:58] ---**
So basically, he likes them older.
**[14:00] ---**
But...
**[14:02] ---**
All of them were taller
than I was at the time...
**[14:05] ---**
...so I think that my feelings
were pretty far from actual love.
**[14:11] ---**
This is especially true out on the court,
**[14:13] ---**
but it's kinda painful for me
to only be seen from above.
**[14:22] ---**
All right, Sora. Close your eyes for me.
**[14:24] ---**
Huh?
**[14:25] ---**
Just do it.
**[14:26] ---**
Uh, okay!
**[14:28] ---**
For real?! She's just going for it?!
**[14:30] ---**
Keep those eyes shut real tight, all right?
**[14:36] ---**
Okay! Look over this way.
**[14:45] ---**
Is this better?
**[14:46] ---**
U-uh, no, well...
**[14:49] ---**
A gap in height isn't such a big deal,
in love or basketball.
**[14:53] ---**
Trust me.
**[14:54] ---**
Madoka...
**[14:59] ---**
The reason I asked you to come with me today is because
**[15:01] ---**
I have something to give you.
**[15:03] ---**
Huh?! For me?! Are you serious?!
**[15:06] ---**
Put your arm out.
**[15:08] ---**
S-sure!
**[15:14] ---**
Because... she's the only one who has ever
supported my passion for basketball.
**[15:19] ---**
He's keeping it all a big secret from her.
**[15:22] ---**
Is my son... having a good
time playing basketball?
**[15:36] ---**
Okay!
**[15:37] ---**
Isn't this... the wristband
that I always see you wearing in the gym?
**[15:42] ---**
Consider it a good luck charm
to help you win your next game! Okay?
**[15:45] ---**
You'll be playing for keeps soon.
**[15:47] ---**
So I don't want you to lose, no matter what!
**[15:50] ---**
Y-y-y-y-y-you can count on me!
**[15:52] ---**
I'll DEFINITELY win the next one for sure!
**[15:54] ---**
Great. I look forward to it.
**[15:56] ---**
All right!
**[15:57] ---**
Bring it on!
**[16:02] ---**
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Yuka.
I can't be the one who gives it to him.
**[16:07] ---**
If he ends up getting it from me, then...
**[16:09] ---**
...the true meaning behind
it will be lost for sure.
***SIGN*** Get ready for the
School-wide Sports Tourney
Much excite!
No graffiti!!
***SIGN*** Get hype!
Today!!!
Do it!
***SIGN*** Defeat Class 2!!!!
Yeah!
Cute!
**[16:43] ---**
Two outs!
**[16:45] ---**
You survived! Way to hold it together, man!
**[16:48] ---**
Hey, you guys! I think we're
gonna need a new catcher!
**[16:51] ---**
I smell another victory
on the horizon this year.
**[16:54] ---**
My popularity with the girls
is going to skyrocket!
**[16:56] ---**
Is that all you've guys got?
My class is bunch of spineless wimps.
**[17:02] ---**
I'll show you how to deal
with this fool's weak-ass pitches.
**[17:07] ---**
Prepare yourself, you're facing a man
who is destined for the major leagues!
**[17:11] ---**
But you're on the basketball team...
**[17:14] ---**
Well, Nabe. You're the first batter I've seen
with any balls today.
**[17:18] ---**
If you manage to hit a homerun off of me,
then I'll give you a 1,000 funbucks.
**[17:22] ---**
Don't be a cheapskate.
Make it 5,000 funbucks.
**[17:24] ---**
You're a greedy little punk.
**[17:26] ---**
Fine then.
**[17:28] ---**
The hell are "funbucks"?
**[17:29] ---**
You know, Nabe, we've been friends
since back in Elementary.
**[17:33] ---**
It's been a long road for us.
**[17:34] ---**
Yeah, it sure has.
**[17:36] ---**
What now? This is turning into
some kind of soap opera...
**[17:40] ---**
People would often confuse us as being twins just because
**[17:42] ---**
we both grew out manly facial hair.
**[17:44] ---**
Yeah, they sure did.
**[17:47] ---**
Did they really though?
**[17:48] ---**
But now!
**[17:50] ---**
I've cast aside all the sentiment
that I had for our past!
**[17:53] ---**
Let's do this!
**[17:54] ---**
Bring it!
**[17:55] ---**
What the?! Why'd the
weather suddenly change?!
**[18:03] ---**
F-flames?!
**[18:11] ---**
He hit it! He actual hit it!
**[18:15] ---**
You're the first man to
ever hit one of my pitches.
**[18:18] ---**
I can't send Chiaki's pitches flying
with a flimsy piece of shit like this!
**[18:23] ---**
Bring me a metal bat right now!
**[18:25] ---**
B-but you'll die, Nabeshima...
**[18:26] ---**
Shut it!
**[18:28] ---**
This right here is a deathmatch
with the pride of two men at stake!
**[18:32] ---**
The damn ball could gouge my heart out
and I still wouldn't go down!
**[18:35] ---**
And honestly, I kind of
want those 5,000 funbucks!
**[18:38] ---**
No seriously, what are "funbucks"?
**[18:43] ---**
There's no man on Earth capable
of hitting my pitches!
**[18:47] ---**
You're wrong, there is one man!
**[18:51] ---**
And his name is Ryuhei Nabeshima!
**[18:55] ---**
Huh...?
**[18:57] ---**
He hit it right out of the
park! It's a home run!
**[18:59] ---**
Nice, Nabe!
**[19:00] ---**
Class 2-1 is the winner this year!
**[19:02] ---**
Thanks, dudes! Thanks for cheering me on!
**[19:07] ---**
Touch.
**[19:08] ---**
Huh?
**[19:10] ---**
Dude, that's a different ball
that was just lying around.
**[19:13] ---**
Nope, I caught yours when no one was looking.
**[19:15] ---**
That's a load of bull!
**[19:17] ---**
There's no way you caught that ball!
**[19:19] ---**
You all saw it go flying, right?!
**[19:20] ---**
It went out of the park for sure!
**[19:22] ---**
We didn't see nothing...
**[19:24] ---**
Three outs! Change!
**[19:26] ---**
What the hell?! Why are you asswipes
pretending you didn't see anything?!
**[19:33] ---**
Do your best, Yoshihara!
**[19:36] ---**
Keep it up!
**[19:37] ---**
Move it, runt! Or else I'll send you flying!
**[19:40] ---**
Ugh, what a huge jerk...
**[19:42] ---**
C'mon, pissant!
**[19:43] ---**
Pass the ball here!
**[19:48] ---**
Wow! He's amazing!
**[19:49] ---**
So cool!
**[19:51] ---**
That punkass freshman!
**[19:52] ---**
Let's knock him down a peg!
**[19:53] ---**
Hold it, you little shit!
**[19:56] ---**
Get ready for a knuckle sandwich!
**[20:02] ---**
Eat shit, fool.
**[20:05] ---**
Game over!
**[20:06] ---**
With the score at 12 to 4,
class 1-3 is the winner!
**[20:12] ---**
Holy cow! The freshmen
totally trashed the seniors!
**[20:14] ---**
All the new students are
pretty damn good at sports!
**[20:17] ---**
Oh my gosh, isn't Natsume just the coolest?!
**[20:19] ---**
Although he's still a little scary.
**[20:21] ---**
He's totally awesome! Especially that move,
the double-whatever they call it!
**[20:24] ---**
I've seen it in a sports manga before!
**[20:26] ---**
Do you think he has a girlfriend yet?
**[20:28] ---**
Oh jeez, I don't believe it...
I'm totally going to ask for his number later!
**[20:30] ---**
...they're all fawning over him...
**[20:31] ---**
Our class is definitely going to win in basketball.
**[20:34] ---**
Nobody stands a chance against Natsume.
**[20:36] ---**
Totally! It's in the bag!
**[20:38] ---**
I'm not so sure it will be as simple as that.
**[20:40] ---**
Since there's an amazing player
in the class next to ours.
**[20:43] ---**
An amazing player?
**[20:44] ---**
Just look. Over on that court.
**[20:47] ---**
Hey Kida, move further inside!
**[20:50] ---**
Oh, uhhh... yeah, Kurumatani right?
**[20:53] ---**
The short kid everybody was talking about.
Is he the amazing player you mean?
**[20:57] ---**
Just watch. He'll definitely surprise you.
**[21:01] ---**
What a move!
**[21:02] ---**
Nice pass, Kurumatani!
**[21:04] ---**
Huh? A pass? But why?
**[21:10] ---**
So close!
**[21:12] ---**
Umm... sorry, Nao. I really don't get
what's so amazing about him.
**[21:17] ---**
Uh, well, that's okay.
**[21:19] ---**
Maybe he's... focused solely
on being point guard?
**[21:23] ---**
At 8 points to 6, the winner is class 1-4!
**[21:26] ---**
We did it!
**[21:29] ---**
Wow! The freshmen managed
to survive to the next game!
**[21:31] ---**
That means the next match is
between class 1-3 and 1-4.
**[21:34] ---**
The winner of that is probably
going to go all the way.
**[21:37] ---**
Oh man, Kudo! That last
shot you made was perfect!
**[21:39] ---**
Right? I'm totally awesome!
**[21:42] ---**
Hey, send me some passes too!
**[21:43] ---**
Sure, leave it to me!
**[21:46] ---**
We wouldn't have lost if you'd made solid passes
like that to me during OUR game.
**[21:50] ---**
Huh?
**[21:52] ---**
I have no plans to lose again,
**[21:53] ---**
no matter what team I have to go up against from now on.
**[21:57] ---**
That also includes you, shrimp.
**[22:12] ---**
Even if things aren't going well on my own
**[22:18] ---**
There's a simple way to turn it all around
**[22:24] ---**
A light falls down on an
exit previously unseen
**[22:29] ---**
That's where the path to tomorrow lies
**[22:33] ---**
I was never really alone to begin with
**[22:39] ---**
You were in the scenery reflected in my eyes
**[22:45] ---**
I can go anywhere so long as you stay there
**[22:51] ---**
There are no such things as limits
**[22:56] ---**
Just having you by my side makes me stronger
**[23:01] ---**
We'll pick ourselves up as
often as needed and keep moving
**[23:08] ---**
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh,
**[23:16] ---**
Until the very last second
**[23:19] ---**
Don't give up and keep fighting
**[23:22] ---**
A shining light is undoubtedly
waiting for us down this path
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Last Piece
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Last Piece."
# E22 - The Last Piece
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR3KQGXXR/the-last-piece)
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**[00:02] ---**
Looks like the seniors are
gonna win it all this year.
**[00:05] ---**
Maybe not, there are some
freshman teams left.
**[00:09] ---**
I hear class 1-3 is pretty tough to beat.
They've got that one kid with the cornrows.
**[00:15] ---**
We wouldn't have lost if you'd made
solid passes like that to me during OUR game.
**[00:20] ---**
There's no doubt, the biggest mistake
you made in that last play...
**[00:23] ---**
...was not looking at the basket
the instant you got your hands on the ball.
**[00:34] ---**
Crud...
**[00:36] ---**
Kagami ni senaka mukete ayumu
hodo ni toozakaru yume yo
**[00:44] ---**
Massugu kimi to mukiaitai
**[00:48] ---**
Dekinai jibun e to "never mind"
**[00:57] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:04] ---**
Nagare sagyou de waketeyuku yume
**[01:10] ---**
Muki? Fumuki? Iwaba rongai?
**[01:12] ---**
Koe mo naku kietetta koe
**[01:17] ---**
Tameiki sura denai
**[01:20] ---**
Hito no sei ni shitatte owarenai
**[01:26] ---**
Me no mae ni kiritatta ima
**[01:29] ---**
"Koetai" to kokoro ga sakenderu
**[01:34] ---**
Dekinai wake o sagasu nara daredemo dekiru sa
**[01:41] ---**
Agaki hashitta sono saki
mada shiranai jibun to deau
**[01:49] ---**
Kabe ni kizamikonda rakugaki to "never mind"
**[01:55] ---**
Ima asu e to hazume
**[02:07] ---**
Good job out there!
**[02:09] ---**
Oh, hi, Nanao.
**[02:09] ---**
The Last Piece
**[02:12] ---**
Hey! You put on your basketball
shoes! That's unfair!
**[02:14] ---**
Uh, well, my next match against Kite's class
is going to be rough.
**[02:18] ---**
I know I can't keep up with him
in the school's gym shoes...
**[02:23] ---**
In that last game, you didn't even try
for a single three-pointer.
**[02:28] ---**
Why is that?
**[02:29] ---**
Well, to be honest...
**[02:31] ---**
I'm sure that wasn't just by choice.
You can't shoot properly now, right?
**[02:37] ---**
Ouch!
**[02:37] ---**
Hello, Chiaki.
**[02:39] ---**
Sup?
**[02:40] ---**
Ow...
**[02:43] ---**
You've gotten too afraid of
missing to make any shots.
**[02:46] ---**
It's a mental block that newbies
often have to deal with.
**[02:49] ---**
Screwing up during practice is totally different
from doing it during a game.
**[02:53] ---**
There are many situations
where a single mistake can cost the whole game.
**[02:57] ---**
It's a traumatic experience for anybody.
**[02:59] ---**
But it's my lack of experience in actual games
that's the problem. Is that right?
**[03:04] ---**
No. My conclusion is that...
**[03:07] ---**
...I'm to blame for all of this.
**[03:09] ---**
Huh?
**[03:10] ---**
This all proves that you're not capable
of being a good point guard.
**[03:14] ---**
Directing the team's offense while
simultaneously trying to score yourself,
**[03:17] ---**
is something far easier said than done.
**[03:19] ---**
Not to mention, you're a three-point shooter.
**[03:23] ---**
What I should have done,
is just let you play to your strengths.
**[03:27] ---**
But instead I've pretty much killed your ability
to shoot anymore threes. Sorry, dude.
**[03:32] ---**
That was the least convincing
apology I've ever heard...
**[03:36] ---**
You really shouldn't think too hard about it.
**[03:39] ---**
You should just keep playing
in the same way that you have been.
**[03:44] ---**
But if I just stay the way I am...
**[03:46] ---**
...doesn't that doom me to fail again
in any similar situation?
**[03:51] ---**
I don't wanna let that happen no matter what!
**[03:53] ---**
Seriously?
**[03:55] ---**
He sounds like a kid having a fit!
**[03:57] ---**
It's not just an issue of
skill, but also personality!
**[04:00] ---**
She's right. Dummies like you
just can't handle being the point guard.
**[04:05] ---**
Fine then! I'll go out there and play point guard
while also shooting a bunch of threes!
**[04:10] ---**
I can handle that! I'll show all of you!
**[04:17] ---**
Nice! Looks like the semi-finals are going to be
match between Kite and lil' Sora's classes!
**[04:21] ---**
That means we're in for a real show!
**[04:25] ---**
I'm guessing everybody else
on these teams are amateurs.
**[04:29] ---**
That basically makes this
a one-on-one game between Kite and Sora.
**[04:32] ---**
You're so cool, Natsume!
**[04:34] ---**
You can do it!
**[04:35] ---**
Show them your moves!
**[04:37] ---**
Why are there so many girls here?!
**[04:39] ---**
None of them were watching
the softball matches!
**[04:42] ---**
I'm gonna play, too!
**[04:44] ---**
Everybody knows you're not a freshman!
**[04:46] ---**
I am, I just turned back time.
**[04:50] ---**
Hey, shrimp.
**[04:51] ---**
Tell me something...
**[04:54] ---**
At the end of the Kitasumi match...
**[04:55] ---**
...why didn't you pass me the ball?
**[04:58] ---**
That's because...
**[05:01] ---**
...our team didn't have any stamina left,
**[05:03] ---**
so I thought we would lose
if it went into overtime.
**[05:06] ---**
The only one who didn't have
any stamina left was you.
**[05:09] ---**
Who gave you the right to
throw away our last chance?
**[05:11] ---**
I could have kept playing!
**[05:15] ---**
Sweet, it's our ball! Pass it here!
**[05:24] ---**
He's gonna blow right past him.
**[05:26] ---**
Like he always does.
**[05:27] ---**
I'm NOT letting him get by me!
**[05:29] ---**
Dumbass.
**[05:47] ---**
Let's take it nice and slow, guys!
**[05:49] ---**
Right!
**[05:54] ---**
He's all over me.
**[05:56] ---**
Here, Kida!
**[05:59] ---**
He's not playing offensively.
**[06:01] ---**
I know he's outside of shooting range,
but this is far from his usual play style...
**[06:05] ---**
Move in! Head for the basket!
**[06:10] ---**
Dammit! It missed!
**[06:13] ---**
Whoa! What a lucky grab!
**[06:15] ---**
The basket is straight ahead!
**[06:16] ---**
I can sink one!
Time for a three!
**[06:20] ---**
But Tobita is open in low-post!
**[06:23] ---**
Too slow.
**[06:24] ---**
That idiot.
**[06:26] ---**
Guess he's no match for Kite.
**[06:33] ---**
Wow, 4 points in the blink of an eye.
**[06:35] ---**
They're way too good!
**[06:36] ---**
Class 1-3 is winning for sure.
**[06:38] ---**
Natsume is just way too cool!
**[06:41] ---**
I can't remember, have I always
been this bad at point guard?
**[06:46] ---**
I think even mom told me...
**[06:48] ---**
Listen, you're an attacker,
which makes you a bad fit for point guard.
**[06:56] ---**
I'd really... like to shoot a three.
**[07:03] ---**
It's a three!
**[07:05] ---**
Stupid fool! You haven't even
shaken off your defender!
**[07:08] ---**
You should just keep playing
in the same way that you have been.
**[07:14] ---**
That was slick.
**[07:16] ---**
He passed it!
**[07:19] ---**
Just playing the same way...
isn't an option for me!
**[07:23] ---**
Shoot it again!
**[07:24] ---**
Over here! Pass it back!
**[07:25] ---**
Let's back off and regroup!
**[07:27] ---**
That was a real surprise.
**[07:29] ---**
I never thought he'd go for a pass there.
**[07:32] ---**
Let's take our time and not rush!
**[07:33] ---**
I wanna win! I'm sick
of losing over and over!
**[07:36] ---**
Kurumatani, over here! Pass it to me!
**[07:39] ---**
This damn shrimp...
is he actually going to shoot a three now?
**[07:43] ---**
He got distracted!
**[07:52] ---**
Dammit!
**[07:53] ---**
He's off his game.
**[07:55] ---**
Both his timing and his form are sloppy.
**[07:57] ---**
Nah, he's got the right idea.
**[07:59] ---**
Huh?
**[07:59] ---**
Whether he's playing point
guard or some other position,
**[08:02] ---**
it doesn't change the fact
he needs to focus on scoring.
**[08:05] ---**
I'm curious, Chiaki.
**[08:07] ---**
Do you really believe that
Kurumatani has no potential...
**[08:10] ---**
...in becoming a good point guard?
**[08:12] ---**
At the end of the day, he's just a baby bird.
**[08:16] ---**
The moment he learns how to really fly...
is still in the future.
**[08:21] ---**
Don't worry about dribbling,
let's move the ball with passes!
**[08:24] ---**
Right!
**[08:26] ---**
A point guard who doubles as a shooter
isn't actually all that hard to find.
**[08:30] ---**
But guys who go straight for a three
from the front without a second thought
**[08:35] ---**
are just brainless fools
with no sense for the game.
**[08:38] ---**
This shrimp is no different.
**[08:40] ---**
I know better than to panic
when a totally ordinary player shoots an open three.
**[08:46] ---**
The fact remains that overall accuracy
of three-pointers is relatively low.
**[08:54] ---**
But he's another story...
**[08:59] ---**
Whoa!
**[09:00] ---**
He scored from so far away!
**[09:02] ---**
You can tell Natsume has started to hesitate
while playing defense.
**[09:05] ---**
That's only natural.
**[09:07] ---**
Passes are usually the biggest thing
you have to worry about when defending a point guard.
**[09:11] ---**
And pulling up tight to prevent shots
only increases the risk of getting shaken off by a drive.
**[09:16] ---**
The squirt's height actually works in his favor
in times like these.
**[09:20] ---**
Quit standing around like an idiot!
**[09:21] ---**
Hurry and pass the ball in!
**[09:23] ---**
Uh, right.
**[09:24] ---**
That stupid twerp! I'll
show him how to really-
**[09:28] ---**
Game over!
**[09:31] ---**
All right! Yahoo!
**[09:34] ---**
The winner is class 1-3!
**[09:36] ---**
What?! But why?!
**[09:38] ---**
The answer to that should be obvious.
It's because you boys didn't score enough points.
**[09:42] ---**
Why the hell are you celebrating
over a single three pointer?
**[09:45] ---**
You know that's hardly enough
to beat me, little monkey.
**[09:48] ---**
I lost again...
**[09:52] ---**
You've got it wrong,
passing and shooting aren't important.
**[09:55] ---**
Scoring points is.
**[09:58] ---**
You couldn't score enough points by the end,
and that's why you lost.
**[10:01] ---**
Fool.
**[10:04] ---**
The real problem is that 6 minutes
aren't enough to play a decent game!
**[10:10] ---**
Tell me something, Nanao.
**[10:11] ---**
Yes?
**[10:12] ---**
If you're planning on making
Sora our point guard,
**[10:14] ---**
does that mean you want Chiaki
to switch to shooting guard?
**[10:17] ---**
That's definitely one possible arrangement.
**[10:19] ---**
In terms of enhancing our
offensive capabilities,
**[10:21] ---**
it's absolutely fundamental for Kurumatani
to be the one who serves as the point guard.
**[10:26] ---**
If we find a way to make my ideal plan a reality,
then Kuzu High will become even stronger.
**[10:31] ---**
I gotta admit, this little
lady is really something else.
**[10:35] ---**
We don't have a lot of time
until the prelims start up.
**[10:38] ---**
We'll just have to do what we can.
**[10:40] ---**
But to put us in the most
ideal position possible,
**[10:43] ---**
we're going to need one more
player to join the team.
**[10:46] ---**
Huh?
**[10:47] ---**
Of course, the fact remains that we only have
7 players on the team right now.
**[10:50] ---**
So I'm trying to keep my
expectations realistic.
**[10:53] ---**
Okay, so, give me an example.
What kind of guy are we talking about?
**[10:57] ---**
Do we need another forward?
**[10:59] ---**
Well, I think...
**[11:09] ---**
Holy shit, that dude's a giant!
**[11:12] ---**
The sloping shoulders champ, for sure.
**[11:14] ---**
I'm pretty sure that guy has
at least 5 centimeters on you, Chiaki!
**[11:16] ---**
Nah, I'd win if I squished my
afro to give it more height.
**[11:24] ---**
Time for the semi-finals of B block!
**[11:26] ---**
Students from class 1-7 and 3-6, line up!
**[11:29] ---**
That kid is like skyscraper.
**[11:31] ---**
And so thin...
**[11:32] ---**
Whoa! What the hell? What kind of bean
did that stalk sprout from?!
**[11:35] ---**
Think he's got any experience shooting hoops?
**[11:37] ---**
Or maybe he was on a volleyball team?
**[11:39] ---**
His class managed to survive up to the semi-finals,
so he's gotta have some skills.
**[11:43] ---**
S-so huge!
**[11:45] ---**
Who is that?! How tall is
he?! What's he been eating?!
**[11:48] ---**
He's a freshman from class 7, uh,
I think they called him Mokichi?
**[11:52] ---**
Mokichi! He sounds like a samurai!
**[11:54] ---**
I bet he's nothing more than a giant oaf.
**[11:57] ---**
We're counting on you, Mokichi!
**[11:59] ---**
You're gonna be our wall that
defends the basket, okay?
**[12:10] ---**
He fell down again!
**[12:12] ---**
I hear he's anemic or something.
**[12:13] ---**
That's like the fifth time
he's hit the floor today.
**[12:17] ---**
The hell was that?
**[12:18] ---**
What did he even get on the court for?
**[12:20] ---**
I bet he'd make a good lackey.
**[12:23] ---**
For just a second, I envisioned
having the perfect team...
**[12:28] ---**
Scram!
**[12:29] ---**
Get out the way!
**[12:30] ---**
Prepare to get wasted!
**[12:31] ---**
Oh jeez, this is hopeless.
You gotta go defend the basket!
**[12:34] ---**
Don't be stupid, the
seniors are way too scary!
**[12:37] ---**
Man, and we made it all the
way to the semi-finals...
**[12:41] ---**
Hey, hurry and pass the ball in!
**[12:45] ---**
Oh, he woke up.
**[12:50] ---**
Is the match over?
**[12:52] ---**
Far from it! We actually just
got started a minute ago!
**[12:55] ---**
Hurry up and sub in! All you
gotta do is stand around!
**[12:59] ---**
Player substitution!
**[13:04] ---**
That dude is so huge!
**[13:06] ---**
His reach is unbelievable.
**[13:08] ---**
With height like that, even guarding
in high-post must be a piece of cake.
**[13:11] ---**
How the hell are you so tall?!
**[13:15] ---**
24 second violation! Senior's ball!
**[13:19] ---**
C'mon, man...
**[13:23] ---**
He's saying that you only
told him to "stand around."
**[13:26] ---**
Just speak normally!
**[13:28] ---**
How awesome! I wonder if he would consider
joining the basketball team?
**[13:32] ---**
Dumbass! Adding someone like him
to the team is pointless.
**[13:35] ---**
What good is having another
rank amateur going to do?
**[13:38] ---**
But having height like his
is a weapon of its own.
**[13:42] ---**
I despise teams that play
by relying on height.
**[13:45] ---**
Because I believe in using
speed and technique to win.
**[13:49] ---**
I thought that made us
two birds of a feather,
**[13:52] ---**
but I guess I had you pegged wrong.
**[13:56] ---**
He's not wrong, that's exactly
how I forged my path in basketball.
**[14:01] ---**
But the important thing isn't
how I play as an individual,
**[14:04] ---**
but how we play together as a team.
**[14:08] ---**
C'mon, freak! Hand over the damn ball!
**[14:11] ---**
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
when you push 'em!
**[14:18] ---**
Huh?
**[14:21] ---**
A hook shot!
**[14:27] ---**
What was that?!
**[14:28] ---**
He just chucked it and
somehow scored a basket...
**[14:38] ---**
I've never seen anyone make a hook shot
as clean as that one before!
**[14:43] ---**
So, his name's "Mokichi"?
**[14:46] ---**
The dude just made a lucky shot,
even I can do that sometimes.
**[14:50] ---**
You've never even come close, dude.
**[14:52] ---**
That's what we call a hook shot.
**[14:54] ---**
Huh?
**[14:54] ---**
Unlike the standard basketball shot,
**[14:57] ---**
you shoot it with your body turned
perpendicular to the basket.
**[14:57] ---**
Standard
**[15:00] ---**
It puts the ball father from the defender,
**[15:02] ---**
Hook
**[15:03] ---**
so it's hard for them to block
even with a height advantage.
**[15:07] ---**
Oh yeah? So if a tall guy like him shoots it,
then it's basically unstoppable.
**[15:11] ---**
That's right!
**[15:12] ---**
They shoved him off balance
before he even tried to shoot,
**[15:15] ---**
but it still sailed right into the hoop,
which means he's damn good.
**[15:19] ---**
I have my doubts about that.
**[15:21] ---**
It's not exactly rare for any type of shot,
hook shots included, to go in just by chance.
**[15:27] ---**
Chucky could be right, it
might have been pure luck.
**[15:31] ---**
That's true.
**[15:32] ---**
A single hook shot is only halfway towards
proving his potential skill.
**[15:36] ---**
"Halfway"? Whaddya mean?
**[15:40] ---**
Well...
**[15:41] ---**
Mokichi! Score another one!
**[15:43] ---**
Stupid lanky bastard!
**[15:45] ---**
I'm not gonna let you pull
that weird move again!
**[15:47] ---**
His defender came at the ball this time.
**[15:49] ---**
He can't shoot a hook like that.
**[16:02] ---**
Amazing...
**[16:03] ---**
His arm was raised even higher
than the rim on that shot!
**[16:06] ---**
Whoa, he shot it with
his left hand this time!
**[16:09] ---**
So he's ambidextrous? That's badass!
**[16:12] ---**
He's not ambidextrous.
**[16:14] ---**
Any good hook shooter trains
to do it with both hands.
**[16:17] ---**
There's no point to the move
if they can't shoot from either side.
**[16:21] ---**
But now, we know it wasn't just a fluke.
**[16:24] ---**
Yep.
**[16:26] ---**
He's the real deal.
**[16:31] ---**
Good to know the finals won't
be a complete bore for me.
**[16:35] ---**
At 8 points to 6, the winner is class 1-7!
**[16:39] ---**
Sweet! We made it to the finals!
**[16:41] ---**
Nice, Mokichi!
**[16:43] ---**
Keep it up, dude!
**[16:44] ---**
C'mon! C'mon! C'mon! Down here!
Down here! High-five! High-five!
**[16:48] ---**
Yay!
**[16:50] ---**
Awesome! You're so cool! Nice moves!
**[16:54] ---**
Thanks...
**[16:56] ---**
Wait. Who are you?
**[16:58] ---**
I'm Sora Kurumatani from class 1-4!
Nice to meet you guys!
**[17:03] ---**
So hey, Mokichi. Did you
used to play basketball?
**[17:06] ---**
A little.
**[17:07] ---**
I knew it!
**[17:09] ---**
Mind if I ask how tall you are?
**[17:11] ---**
198 centimeters...
**[17:12] ---**
A-are you kidding me?!
**[17:14] ---**
I'm barely 165 centimeters myself!
**[17:18] ---**
Sorry, that was a bit of a
lie. I'm actually just 160...
**[17:22] ---**
Actually 149 centimeters tall
**[17:25] ---**
It must be hard... to play
on the basketball team at your height.
**[17:28] ---**
Uh, well, it can be.
**[17:31] ---**
But it's no problem! I don't
consider it a handicap at all!
**[17:34] ---**
I can play just fine, shortness be damned!
**[17:37] ---**
That's impressive.
**[17:40] ---**
Although, to be perfectly honest...
**[17:43] ---**
there are times I kinda wish I had
grown at least 10 more centimeters.
**[17:49] ---**
When I see tall people like you,
I can't help but feel jealous.
**[17:57] ---**
Well, I am... jealous of you.
**[18:00] ---**
Huh?
**[18:10] ---**
WHAAAAAT?!
**[18:12] ---**
While his technique seems solid,
Crap! Mokichi went down again!
**[18:14] ---**
Agh! We're about to play in the finals!
**[18:14] ---**
I'm not really sure he'd
be very useful to our team.
**[18:16] ---**
Yo! Somebody get a stretcher! Hurry!
**[18:17] ---**
Yeah.
**[18:21] ---**
Class 1 - 7
**[18:21] ---**
Oh, Mokichi?
**[18:23] ---**
Yeah. I wanted to make sure he recovered
after that nasty fall.
**[18:27] ---**
He's fine, don't worry. He
falls like that all the time.
**[18:30] ---**
It's why he's always staying home sick.
**[18:32] ---**
That explains why I've never
seen him around before.
**[18:35] ---**
If you want to talk to him,
you should check the chemistry lab.
**[18:39] ---**
Team practice should be starting about now,
so I need to make this quick.
**[18:43] ---**
Chemistry Club
**[18:45] ---**
YEOWCH!
**[18:47] ---**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[18:49] ---**
Watch where you're... ah!
**[18:51] ---**
Mokichi!
**[18:52] ---**
Are you okay?!
**[18:55] ---**
Yeah. I'm all right.
**[18:57] ---**
You don't look all right!
**[18:59] ---**
It's dissolving! Your coat is dissolving!
**[19:01] ---**
Chemistry Lab
**[19:02] ---**
He was carrying sulfuric acid...?
**[19:04] ---**
Holy crap, I nearly got soaked in that stuff!
**[19:10] ---**
What can I do for you?
**[19:12] ---**
Uh, nothing, I just...
**[19:15] ---**
...was curious what the chemistry club does.
**[19:17] ---**
We do experiments and stuff.
**[19:20] ---**
And you enjoy doing that?
**[19:22] ---**
Yeah.
**[19:26] ---**
Pencil lead is made from a solid carbon.
**[19:29] ---**
It conducts electricity, so a charge sent through
will make it heat up and glow.
**[19:32] ---**
Oh yeah?
**[19:34] ---**
Hey Kurumatani! Basketball practice
started a while ago, you're late!
**[19:39] ---**
Sorry, I got absorbed and
lost track of time...
**[19:41] ---**
Jeez! We need to practice as much as we can
before the prelims start!
**[19:44] ---**
Uh, I'm so sorry for butting
in on your club everyone!
**[19:52] ---**
Your name was... Mokichi, right?
**[19:54] ---**
Do you have any interest in
joining the basketball team?
**[19:57] ---**
I'm already in the chemistry club.
**[19:59] ---**
Yeah, that much was obvious to me.
**[20:02] ---**
It's totally fine with me
if you split your time between both.
**[20:05] ---**
I just don't want you to miss the opportunity,
since you seem like you can play well.
**[20:10] ---**
Of course, it all comes down
to how you feel about it personally.
**[20:14] ---**
But I know a hook shot isn't a skill
that players learn very easily,
**[20:17] ---**
so I figure you probably have some experience
playing back in middle school.
**[20:22] ---**
I'm just guessing, but I think you must share our
passion for the game.
**[20:29] ---**
The truth is... I don't have
much physical strength or stamina.
**[20:34] ---**
I wanted to find at least one skill
that I could use to my advantage.
**[20:39] ---**
So, I just focused on practicing hook shots
ever since I was in grade school.
**[20:46] ---**
Well, you don't have to give
me an answer right now.
**[20:48] ---**
Please just take some time to consider it.
**[20:51] ---**
Okay then.
**[20:54] ---**
See you later, Mokichi! Bye-bye!
**[20:57] ---**
My name isn't Mokichi.
**[21:00] ---**
It's Shigeyoshi. Kaname Shigeyoshi.
**[21:05] ---**
I think he has a ton of potential, you guys!
**[21:08] ---**
We should do whatever we can to get him
to join the basketball team!
**[21:11] ---**
I'm against that idea.
He seemed like a big waste of space to me.
**[21:15] ---**
Having him would cut our
chances of playing, too.
**[21:18] ---**
Totally.
**[21:19] ---**
Oh please, don't give me that!
**[21:21] ---**
This is the perfect chance to boost
our player pool and bench strength!
**[21:24] ---**
Don't you think so, Kurumatani?
**[21:29] ---**
So, I just focused on
practicing hook shots...
**[21:35] ---**
The three-pointer?
**[21:37] ---**
That's right.
**[21:38] ---**
Master that, and then even you can fly!
**[21:41] ---**
I honestly don't care if he
makes us stronger or better,
**[21:45] ---**
I just really want to play
some basketball with Mokichi!
**[22:12] ---**
Hitori ja umaku ikanaku temo
**[22:18] ---**
Kikkake nante tanjun sa
**[22:23] ---**
Mienai deguchi ni hikaru ga sashite
**[22:29] ---**
Asu wa soko ni arunda
**[22:33] ---**
Hitori nanka ja nakatta
**[22:39] ---**
Kono me ni utsuru keshiki no naka ni
**[22:45] ---**
Kimi ga ireba doko made datte ikeru sa
**[22:51] ---**
Kitto genkai nante nainda
**[22:56] ---**
Kimi to ireba tsuyoku narunda
**[23:01] ---**
Nando demo tachiagatte susunde ikou
**[23:08] ---**
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh,
**[23:16] ---**
Saigo no ichibyou made
**[23:19] ---**
Akiramenaide busukatte
**[23:22] ---**
Kono michi no saki wa
kanarazu kagayaiteru kara
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Moon and the Hoop
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Moon and the Hoop."
# E23 - The Moon and the Hoop
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**[00:06] ---**
KUZURYU HIGH SCHOOL
**[00:18] ---**
Chemistry Club
**[00:31] ---**
Sweet
Tea
**[00:39] ---**
Hm? From the gym?
**[00:44] ---**
This early in the morning?
**[00:51] ---**
Oh crap! Mokichi!
**[00:56] ---**
Back to the mirror, my dream getting
farther with every step I take
**[01:04] ---**
I want to come face-to-face with you
**[01:09] ---**
Saying to the incapable version
of myself, "never mind"
**[01:17] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:24] ---**
A dream slowly dismantled
on the assembly line
**[01:30] ---**
(Suitable? Unsuitable?
Pretty much impossible?)
**[01:32] ---**
True feelings gone missing without a whisper
**[01:37] ---**
(Not even capable of a sigh)
**[01:40] ---**
None of it will end by
placing the blame on others
**[01:46] ---**
Right now, in the face of a steep slope
**[01:49] ---**
My heart cries out for me to "overcome it"
**[01:54] ---**
Finding excuses not to try is
something that anybody can do
**[02:01] ---**
Pushing myself to run beyond, I
went to meet a me I've never known
**[02:09] ---**
There's graffiti etched on the
wall that says "never mind"
**[02:15] ---**
Now, I bounce into tomorrow
**[02:26] ---**
A-a-are you okay?!
**[02:29] ---**
Morning practice?
**[02:30] ---**
The Moon and the Hoop
**[02:31] ---**
Yeah, since the prelims are coming up fast.
**[02:33] ---**
Did you get hurt at all, dude?
**[02:34] ---**
Oh, let me introduce you.
This is Momoharu, our team captain.
**[02:39] ---**
Oh... um...
**[02:44] ---**
He said "Good morning, sir."
**[02:47] ---**
Uh, yeah, same to you.
**[02:50] ---**
So, I hear you used to shoot hoops?
**[02:53] ---**
Well, feel free to join us.
**[02:55] ---**
No... I didn't come here
to play with you guys or anything.
**[02:58] ---**
Huh?
**[02:59] ---**
I just always come to school
around this time in the morning.
**[03:02] ---**
What? Every day?
**[03:04] ---**
Yeah.
**[03:05] ---**
Let him do what he wants.
**[03:07] ---**
Two of our usual clowns are sleeping in,
so we're down players anyway.
**[03:10] ---**
We can play 3-on-3 if he's in.
**[03:12] ---**
Let's play together, Mokichi!
**[03:14] ---**
Since it's so early in the morning,
we can use the whole court to our heart's content!
**[03:22] ---**
I've already quit... playing basketball.
**[03:25] ---**
Huh? But why?
**[03:27] ---**
You're really good at it!
**[03:28] ---**
No doubt about that.
**[03:30] ---**
The fact he can get the ball in the basket
already makes him better than Momoharu.
**[03:33] ---**
Totally.
**[03:34] ---**
Asswipes...
**[03:35] ---**
My doctor told me... that I shouldn't play.
**[03:37] ---**
Kuzuryu High School Boys' Basketball Team
**[03:38] ---**
I've always had a frail constitution
and I don't handle physical exercise very well.
**[03:43] ---**
So that's why...
**[03:44] ---**
Huh? But wait, didn't you tell me
that you've played basketball since grade school?
**[03:48] ---**
I did, to try and help me build some stamina.
**[03:51] ---**
I'm guessing that didn't work.
**[03:53] ---**
Not even in the slightest...
**[03:55] ---**
I can't live up to your
expectations. I'm sorry.
**[04:00] ---**
Playing high school basketball...
isn't a possibility for me.
**[04:07] ---**
Man, what a bummer...
**[04:08] ---**
I was really looking forward
to shooting hoops with Mokichi.
**[04:12] ---**
Not everybody's fit for the court.
**[04:13] ---**
Actually, when we met in the gym yesterday,
Mokichi said that he was jealous of me.
**[04:20] ---**
Just imagine all the practice he went through
to get good at hook shots.
**[04:24] ---**
I have no doubt... he must love basketball.
**[04:27] ---**
Seriously?! They're mine?!
**[04:29] ---**
Awesome!
**[04:31] ---**
That's okay. Because I...
**[04:33] ---**
...don't need to wear them anymore.
**[04:37] ---**
Loving a sport but being unable to play it...
**[04:41] ---**
...I know how he feels.
**[04:43] ---**
How's that? Somebody you know
have a similar problem?
**[04:47] ---**
Huh? Uh, not at all!
**[04:49] ---**
I was just imagining what it must be like.
**[04:51] ---**
Happens all the time.
**[04:53] ---**
Lots of players have to retire due to illness
or back and knee injuries.
**[04:57] ---**
Loving a sport ain't
enough to keep you in it.
**[05:02] ---**
Now that I think about it,
mom hasn't been sending me many replies lately.
**[05:07] ---**
Does that mean she hasn't been feeling well?
**[05:09] ---**
Wow. This is a surprise.
**[05:12] ---**
What inspired you two to start playing shogi?
**[05:15] ---**
We're betting our lunch on it.
**[05:17] ---**
I already won, though.
**[05:18] ---**
What the-?!
**[05:20] ---**
Sorry, I didn't mean to just
steal your seat, Nanao.
**[05:23] ---**
Oh, don't worry about it. Anyways...
**[05:25] ---**
I just picked this up from Mr.
Satsuki a few minutes ago.
**[05:32] ---**
The tournament bracket is out!
**[05:35] ---**
Prelims! Prelims! Prelims!
**[05:36] ---**
Shut up!
**[05:38] ---**
Our first opponent will be...
***SIGN*** Shinmaruko Shinjotowa Kuzuryu
***SIGN*** Shinmaruko Shinjotowa Kuzuryu
**[05:43] ---**
Maru High is in the same block that we are...
**[05:47] ---**
Wh-wh-what about Kitasumi?!
**[05:50] ---**
Yes! They're in another block!
**[05:52] ---**
We're safe from dealing with
any of them for a while then!
**[05:54] ---**
You can't avoid the inevitable, guys.
**[05:56] ---**
What kind of team are we
facing in the first round?
**[05:59] ---**
Don't you have data on them or something?
**[06:00] ---**
Uh, well, Shinjotowa is a team that...
has 3 players in the 190 cm range.
**[06:07] ---**
I know that one of them is 196 cm tall.
**[06:09] ---**
The average height of
their sophomore players is 184 cm.
**[06:13] ---**
So, we're dealing with a team of giants.
**[06:15] ---**
Too many kids going through
ridiculous growth spurts these days.
**[06:18] ---**
You're one to talk.
**[06:21] ---**
All right. Let's get to practicing!
**[06:24] ---**
Hold up. I don't see Kite anywhere.
**[06:26] ---**
Kite's busy right now.
He got stuck with extra lessons today.
**[06:29] ---**
Hah! Guess he's an idiot
outside of basketball.
**[06:31] ---**
You guys should consider following his example.
Mid-terms are next week, you know?
**[06:36] ---**
Are you serious?!
**[06:45] ---**
Hey, Chucky! You're defending too high!
**[06:48] ---**
Pay more attention to the
distance you're leaving!
**[06:51] ---**
Hiyah!
**[06:52] ---**
Yasuhara, that's your 7th foul today!
**[06:54] ---**
Drop and give me 20 more push-ups right now!
**[06:58] ---**
Next! 2-on-2!
**[06:59] ---**
Rotate positions!
**[07:03] ---**
There's pretty much no time
left before the prelims.
**[07:06] ---**
What do you think, do we stand a shot?
**[07:07] ---**
To be perfectly frank, it
will be an uphill battle.
**[07:10] ---**
Right... you really cut to the point.
**[07:13] ---**
I think the biggest obstacle at this point
is our lack of height.
**[07:16] ---**
We only have 3 players on the team
who come in at over 180 centimeters.
**[07:20] ---**
We were able to go up against Kitasumi
on pretty even terms in that regard,
**[07:24] ---**
but the only reason that worked out
is because Kitasumi is on the short side overall.
**[07:28] ---**
Our first match in the prelims
is going to be completely different.
**[07:32] ---**
Especially under the basket.
**[07:34] ---**
If that's the case, then we really need somebody with height,
**[07:38] ---**
even if it's not that Mokichi guy.
**[07:41] ---**
You're right.
**[07:45] ---**
Well, we shouldn't waste time
worrying about what we don't have.
**[07:48] ---**
So let's work hard to overcome
any challenges on our own.
**[07:51] ---**
Considering how high you can jump, it's pretty much
**[07:54] ---**
like having two players for the price of one.
**[07:56] ---**
Trust me.
**[07:57] ---**
Oh-ho?
**[07:58] ---**
That's some high praise coming from you.
**[08:00] ---**
But your lack of scoring ability practically
puts us down a player,
**[08:03] ---**
so we come out even in the end.
**[08:05] ---**
Ouch...
**[08:07] ---**
Extra Lessons
**[08:09] ---**
You have a good head on your shoulders.
**[08:11] ---**
'Course, I do.
**[08:12] ---**
Listen up.
**[08:13] ---**
You were suspended for two weeks
immediately after school started.
**[08:17] ---**
If you don't put some effort into studying,
you'll get left behind quickly.
**[08:21] ---**
And don't forget... I'm holding you
to your promise of not getting into any fights.
**[08:26] ---**
I haven't forgotten.
**[08:28] ---**
The prelims are about to start,
I'm not gonna throw it all away for a fight.
**[08:36] ---**
A'ight, time to head for the gy-
**[08:37] ---**
Wow!
**[08:38] ---**
I didn't know that!
**[08:39] ---**
Take this and then put it over
in this one, and it's done.
**[08:44] ---**
It's the beanstalk...
**[08:47] ---**
Incredible! You really did it!
**[08:49] ---**
You've got a real knack for this, Mokichi!
**[08:51] ---**
Most definitely, everybody around here
considers you the ace of the chem club!
**[08:54] ---**
"Ace"?
**[08:56] ---**
Can a chemistry club even have an "ace"...?
**[08:58] ---**
This reminds me, Mokichi.
**[09:00] ---**
I hear that you turned down
the basketball team on their offer yesterday.
**[09:03] ---**
I was really surprised.
**[09:05] ---**
I had no idea that your physical condition
was bad enough
**[09:07] ---**
that the doctor made you stop playing...
**[09:09] ---**
Oh, but hey, you're safe with us!
**[09:11] ---**
We'll never make you do anything
too strenuous around here, Mokichi.
**[09:14] ---**
That was a lie.
**[09:15] ---**
Huh?
**[09:18] ---**
I lied. About the doctor.
**[09:22] ---**
You lied? But why would you do that?
**[09:27] ---**
Because teams always quit trying to recruit me
after I tell them that.
**[09:32] ---**
Quit trying?
**[09:35] ---**
Well isn't that an interesting story?
Start 'splaining it to me.
**[09:40] ---**
Wh-who are you and why are you here?
**[09:43] ---**
I'm just here to chat with the beanstalk.
**[09:46] ---**
Why the hell would you lie to us?
**[09:48] ---**
If you didn't want to play,
then you could've just told us that straight up.
**[09:51] ---**
It's really... none of your business.
**[09:58] ---**
You're right about that.
**[10:00] ---**
I don't give a single shit
about you or your problems.
**[10:03] ---**
But some of us believed in you
and really took that lie to heart, jackass!
**[10:09] ---**
What's going on?! What was that noise?!
**[10:11] ---**
S-Sir! Please do something about him!
**[10:14] ---**
Oh shit, this is bad...
**[10:16] ---**
Ugh! What is that smell?!
**[10:18] ---**
I'm very sorry.
**[10:20] ---**
I was clumsy and accidentally
spilt ammonia solution on him.
**[10:26] ---**
Please forgive me.
**[10:28] ---**
Forget it. No big deal.
**[10:31] ---**
Dammit.
**[10:32] ---**
Why the hell am I getting all bent out of shape
on behalf of the shrimp?
**[10:39] ---**
Sorry to bother you, Nanao.
**[10:41] ---**
Can you pass them to me from further away?
**[10:43] ---**
Sure. I can do that.
**[10:47] ---**
Kurumatani is different today.
**[10:49] ---**
He's incredibly focused...
**[10:53] ---**
...don't need to wear them anymore.
**[10:55] ---**
My doctor told me... that I shouldn't play.
**[11:08] ---**
Hard to believe he can sink
threes like that at his height.
**[11:12] ---**
His skills are really... impressive.
**[11:17] ---**
Whoa, check him out.
**[11:19] ---**
He's gotta be at least 2 meters tall, yeah?
**[11:21] ---**
Wish we had somebody like him
on our school's volleyball team.
**[11:24] ---**
What am I, chopped liver?
**[11:26] ---**
Must be nice to reap all
the benefits of being tall.
**[11:30] ---**
So annoying...
**[11:32] ---**
Huh? Hey, asshole! What did you just say?!
**[11:35] ---**
He's, like, kind of creepy.
**[11:38] ---**
You want me to kick your
ass to the curb, punk?
**[11:40] ---**
Uh, no, I...
**[11:46] ---**
Not again...!
**[11:47] ---**
C'mon, shithead. Answer my damn question.
**[11:49] ---**
Ew, gross. What's his problem?
**[11:51] ---**
Enough bullshit, hurry up and say something!
**[11:54] ---**
Ugh, just forget this loser
and let's get out of here.
**[11:56] ---**
Freaks like this make me wanna puke.
**[11:58] ---**
Could say the same about you.
**[12:00] ---**
Total barf bags!
**[12:02] ---**
Huh...?
**[12:03] ---**
Sweet, that was worth the trip.
**[12:06] ---**
I thought for sure her
panties would be black.
**[12:08] ---**
Yo! What the hell are you doing to my woman?!
**[12:10] ---**
Who the hell decided that she was YOUR woman?
**[12:13] ---**
Wh-who do you think...?
**[12:17] ---**
See? I told you we shouldn't bother.
**[12:19] ---**
Guys like us just aren't cut
out for this hero stuff.
**[12:22] ---**
We got a peek at some panties,
so I consider it a win.
**[12:25] ---**
Man, I missed tonight's
"Kumagoro Animal Nation"...
**[12:28] ---**
Please turn... right...
**[12:30] ---**
Dude, you better not just
be faking it. I'll drop you!
**[12:35] ---**
This is my house...
**[12:39] ---**
Hot damn, are you one of those
super rich kids or what?
**[12:44] ---**
I could smell piles of cash
coming from this guy a mile away.
**[12:47] ---**
Good evening.
**[12:48] ---**
For real?!
**[12:49] ---**
Let's claim a little
reward. For our good deed.
**[12:54] ---**
Holy shit! A private court?!
**[12:57] ---**
We're still in Japan, right?
**[13:00] ---**
Dudes, let's try out our
footwork on this thing!
**[13:02] ---**
We just finished doing all that at practice!
**[13:04] ---**
No way, this can't be real.
**[13:07] ---**
Just how much money does his family have?!
**[13:10] ---**
Who's there?!
**[13:13] ---**
Oh my, are all you boys from Kaname's school?
**[13:17] ---**
Yes, ma'am! We're his good friends!
**[13:19] ---**
Oh no! He collapsed at school again?!
**[13:21] ---**
Yes. And we're the ones
who made sure he got home safely!
**[13:25] ---**
Dear madam, allow me to offer my assistance.
**[13:28] ---**
You cheat! I'm the one who carried him all t-
**[13:30] ---**
No, it was me who did!
**[13:31] ---**
Quit lying!
**[13:32] ---**
You're the liar!
**[13:32] ---**
Th-thank you, boys...
**[13:33] ---**
You!
**[13:34] ---**
Excuse my bluntness, but
may I have your name?
**[13:36] ---**
I'm Kaname's older sister, my name is Sayuri.
**[13:38] ---**
A beautiful name.
**[13:43] ---**
Um, so is this court like...
part of your house?
**[13:47] ---**
That's right.
**[13:48] ---**
Kaname was still just an elementary student.
**[13:51] ---**
It was an outrageous request, but our father did it for him.
**[13:54] ---**
How is a private basketball court "outrageous"
instead of just plain "impossible"...?
**[13:58] ---**
After that, he would play around out there every day,
from morning until night.
**[14:03] ---**
Wow.
**[14:04] ---**
And in middle school,
**[14:06] ---**
he went to this place
called Saijo known for their tough basketball team.
**[14:09] ---**
Seriously?! This guy went to Saijo?!
**[14:12] ---**
Even in 6th grade, he was already
upwards of 180 centimeters tall.
**[14:13] ---**
So delicious! Delectable!
**[14:16] ---**
So in middle school, he was
made a starter right away.
**[14:19] ---**
He was a shining star, with the hopes
of the team and school riding on him.
**[14:23] ---**
I also thought...
**[14:24] ---**
Stop it!
**[14:27] ---**
Kaname!
**[14:29] ---**
Hearing that stuff... really aggravates me.
**[14:33] ---**
Nobody gave any thought to how I felt,
**[14:35] ---**
nor how hard it was to deal with everyone's expectations.
**[14:38] ---**
All I ever wanted to do... was
just play some basketball.
**[14:42] ---**
Seijo
Miyasakae
**[14:42] ---**
And yet...!
**[14:44] ---**
He can't run worth a shit.
**[14:46] ---**
All he's got is height.
**[14:48] ---**
People kept expecting so much of me
and then were disappointed all on their own!
**[14:54] ---**
Kaname...
**[14:56] ---**
That sounds pretty nice, man.
**[15:00] ---**
Nobody even bothers...
to expect anything from guys like us.
**[15:07] ---**
That's for damn sure.
**[15:09] ---**
We're basically just a
pimple on society's ass.
**[15:12] ---**
But that doesn't stop us from
trying to win the inter-high.
**[15:15] ---**
It's almost funny, eh?
**[15:17] ---**
The inter-high...
**[15:19] ---**
Yo, let us get in on some of the fun.
**[15:19] ---**
What do they mean by that?
**[15:20] ---**
Sure.
**[15:21] ---**
You wanna put 5,000 funbucks down on this?
**[15:21] ---**
I thought that Kuzu High
didn't have a boys' basketball team.
**[15:23] ---**
Bring it. I'll bet all the funbucks you want.
**[15:24] ---**
I thought that's why you applied there.
**[15:24] ---**
Don't underestimate the
power of funbucks, Momoharu.
**[15:26] ---**
To give up on ever playing basketball again.
**[15:29] ---**
Yeah, but...
**[15:34] ---**
...it turns out there
is... a basketball team.
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[15:40] ---**
He lied?
**[15:41] ---**
All that stuff about the doctor was BS.
**[15:43] ---**
That stupid beanstalk really pisses me off.
**[15:45] ---**
Why would he even bother
to lie to us like that?
**[15:48] ---**
Cuz he's a 2-meter-tall freshman.
**[15:50] ---**
Any high school would kill to have him.
**[15:52] ---**
Just putting him on a team
would help motivate the other members.
**[15:55] ---**
With a ton of expectations piled up like that,
anybody would snap from the pressure.
**[16:01] ---**
Just like that.
**[16:07] ---**
It doesn't matter whether he's sick or not.
**[16:09] ---**
If he's not interested in joining,
then there's nothing we can do.
**[16:12] ---**
Hey, Kite.
**[16:13] ---**
Did Mokichi really say all that stuff?
**[16:15] ---**
Why the hell would I lie
to you about what he said?
**[16:18] ---**
C'mon dude, just forget that beanstalk.
**[16:23] ---**
Only 4 seconds left... only
one chance left to score!
**[16:29] ---**
I gotta block!
**[16:36] ---**
Yeah!
**[16:37] ---**
We did it!
**[16:54] ---**
Just a dream...?
**[16:57] ---**
Oh yeah... I took the day
off from school today...
**[17:04] ---**
Nobody even bothers...
to expect anything from guys like us.
**[17:08] ---**
But that doesn't stop us from
trying to win the inter-high.
**[17:11] ---**
It's almost funny, eh?
**[17:14] ---**
I wonder... are they serious...?
**[17:19] ---**
Welcome.
**[17:21] ---**
Basketball shoes these days...
seem kind of futuristic.
**[17:25] ---**
I can get your size, if
you'd like to try them on.
**[17:27] ---**
I bet you must be about a 30?
**[17:29] ---**
Uh, no thanks.
**[17:31] ---**
I'm just looking.
**[17:33] ---**
I don't play basketball anymore.
**[17:35] ---**
Oh, is that so? That's a
shame, since you're so tall.
**[17:40] ---**
Sorry to bother you.
**[17:42] ---**
Ah! These ones! These are
the shoes our Senpai has!
**[17:46] ---**
Is that you, Shigeyoshi?
**[17:50] ---**
Tsu-Tsukishima?!
**[17:52] ---**
Wow! It's been, like, forever!
**[17:55] ---**
I'm so surprised to see you!
What are you doing out here?
**[17:58] ---**
Who's this? An old classmate of yours, Kyoko?
**[18:00] ---**
That's right! From back in middle school!
**[18:02] ---**
C'mon, say hello!
**[18:03] ---**
Uh, my name is Kanam-
**[18:05] ---**
Speak up!
**[18:07] ---**
You haven't changed. Your eyebrows
are as thick as ever, Senpai.
**[18:10] ---**
Shut it!
**[18:13] ---**
Are you sure, about leaving
your friend behind?
**[18:15] ---**
Oh, she's fine, don't worry.
**[18:17] ---**
I've got other plans today, anyways.
**[18:19] ---**
But hey, I wanna know!
You were looking at basketball shoes earlier, right?
**[18:23] ---**
Does this mean that you
started playing again?!
**[18:26] ---**
No, uh, it's just a habit that I've had
ever since I was young...
**[18:29] ---**
...hanging out in shoe stores like that
helps calm me down.
**[18:32] ---**
Boo!
**[18:33] ---**
Don't get my hopes up like that!
**[18:36] ---**
I had such big expectations for you.
**[18:38] ---**
Now I'm just super disappointed.
**[18:42] ---**
So I'm curious, do you remember?
**[18:44] ---**
Our summer vacation in 2nd year?
**[18:46] ---**
There was this big rumor that spread through the whole
**[18:49] ---**
girls' team about how you had a huge crush on me.
**[18:53] ---**
Th-th-th-th-th-that was just gossip, I swear.
**[18:56] ---**
Huh? So you didn't?!
**[18:58] ---**
Th... That's right...
**[19:04] ---**
Darn, that's too bad.
**[19:11] ---**
Then... how about right now?
**[19:14] ---**
Huh?
**[19:15] ---**
Uh, no, actually, well... honestly,
**[19:17] ---**
I don't feel any different about you now as I did back then.
**[19:20] ---**
That's totally not what
I was asking you about!
**[19:25] ---**
I meant sports!
**[19:26] ---**
Are you playing on any other teams right now?
**[19:29] ---**
Uhhh... well... the chemistry club.
**[19:35] ---**
Is that fun for you?
**[19:38] ---**
Yes. It's something... I enjoy.
**[19:42] ---**
Oh?
**[19:45] ---**
More than basketball?
**[19:59] ---**
It's fun... even more than basketball.
**[20:03] ---**
I see.
**[20:05] ---**
Then I'm happy for you!
**[20:14] ---**
No... actually...!
**[20:16] ---**
Kyoko!
**[20:18] ---**
What're you doing? The library's gonna close.
**[20:20] ---**
Oh shoot! I totally spaced!
**[20:22] ---**
Gotta study for the test!
**[20:23] ---**
Give me a break already, jeez.
**[20:26] ---**
You're the one who asked
me to help you study.
**[20:29] ---**
You remember him, right, Shigeyoshi?
**[20:30] ---**
This is Fujita, another
senior from middle school.
**[20:32] ---**
Uh, nice to see you.
**[20:34] ---**
Actually, we've been dating
each other recently.
**[20:40] ---**
See you later, Shigeyoshi!
**[20:41] ---**
Uh, sure.
**[20:45] ---**
Who was that?
**[20:46] ---**
He was a freshman
at our school, remember? Shigeyoshi!
**[20:48] ---**
Oh, right. You mean Mokichi, the one who...
**[20:52] ---**
That's not his name!
**[21:01] ---**
Kaname?
**[21:05] ---**
He's 180 cm tall, dude!
**[21:07] ---**
That's nuts!
**[21:10] ---**
The size of the court and length of games
is a step up from junior basketball.
**[21:14] ---**
You'll get used to it.
**[21:15] ---**
Just work on building up your stamina, man.
**[21:21] ---**
Dammit, right when we needed him!
**[21:23] ---**
Don't be like that.
**[21:24] ---**
It's what we get for relying on a freshman.
**[21:28] ---**
Again, really?
**[21:29] ---**
It's fine. Just go home today.
**[21:32] ---**
He hasn't improved at all this year, I swear.
**[21:35] ---**
Doesn't he understand that he's
on the verge of being left behind?
**[21:46] ---**
I am... such an idiot.
**[21:50] ---**
The one person who I disappointed
the most... was myself.
**[21:56] ---**
I've gotta get back there... one more time.
No matter what!
**[22:13] ---**
Even if things aren't going well on my own
**[22:18] ---**
There's a simple way to turn it all around
**[22:24] ---**
A light falls down on an
exit previously unseen
**[22:29] ---**
That's where the path to tomorrow lies
**[22:34] ---**
I was never really alone to begin with
**[22:40] ---**
You were in the scenery reflected in my eyes
**[22:45] ---**
I can go anywhere so long as you stay there
**[22:51] ---**
There are no such things as limits
**[22:56] ---**
Just having you by my side makes me stronger
**[23:01] ---**
We'll pick ourselves up as
often as needed and keep moving
**[23:08] ---**
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh,
**[23:16] ---**
Until the very last second
**[23:20] ---**
Don't give up and keep fighting
**[23:22] ---**
A shining light is undoubtedly
waiting for us down this path
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Light
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Light."
# E24 - Light
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR0XPJGWY/light)
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**[00:02] ---**
We've only got a week left
until the prelims start.
**[00:05] ---**
But nothing we can do right now.
**[00:08] ---**
Why don't we just practice
in the hallway again?
**[00:10] ---**
We got in trouble for that last time.
**[00:12] ---**
They bitched at us for all the
squeaky noise our shoes were making.
**[00:14] ---**
Doesn't this school have a
training room or something?
**[00:16] ---**
Kuzu High isn't some prestigious school
with fancy shit like that.
**[00:20] ---**
We wait until either the volleyball team
finishes using the court.
**[00:23] ---**
Or the rain lets up.
**[00:25] ---**
What a waste of a precious Saturday.
**[00:29] ---**
Okay!
**[00:30] ---**
Memorize these!
**[00:31] ---**
Uh, let's see, Nanao has a 4.
**[00:34] ---**
Yasuhara has an 11, no wait, a 14 I think?
**[00:37] ---**
And, uh, Chucky has a...
**[00:41] ---**
A woman.
**[00:42] ---**
Wow.
**[00:43] ---**
How on Earth could you know that
when your back is facing us?!
**[00:45] ---**
It's gotta be a trick of
some kind, I just know it!
**[00:48] ---**
You always fail 'cuz you try
to memorize them one-by-one.
**[00:50] ---**
You'll never be a good point guard
unless you learn to look at the bigger picture.
**[00:55] ---**
Just imagine you had to pick
your favorite girl out of 100 of them,
**[00:59] ---**
you gotta be able to decide at just a glance
or they won't be impressed.
**[01:02] ---**
You don't have to worry about that happening,
because it's a complete fantasy!
**[01:06] ---**
Besides, I'm not a horse.
**[01:07] ---**
I don't have monocular vision
that lets me see both front and back!
**[01:09] ---**
Dude, did you seriously
just compare me to a horse?
**[01:12] ---**
Brace yourself for my
patented Rock Chop later!
**[01:14] ---**
"Patented"? That's just
a plain old punch, man.
**[01:17] ---**
But damn, the rain just won't let up today.
**[01:19] ---**
That's fine by me.
We need a break from practice sometimes.
**[01:23] ---**
I guess this is the best a
regular high school can offer.
**[01:27] ---**
Does this team really stand
any chance... at winning?
**[01:32] ---**
Um, hey.
**[01:34] ---**
Huh?
**[01:35] ---**
We're going to wrap up
our practice for today.
**[01:37] ---**
Here are the keys for the gym.
**[01:40] ---**
Are you sure? You've only been using it
for about an hour...
**[01:43] ---**
The rain ruined everything.
**[01:44] ---**
Most of our members didn't even show up.
**[01:46] ---**
And we've got midterm
tests next week, anyway.
**[01:48] ---**
The badminton team also
started packing up early.
**[01:52] ---**
I guess we do get lucky sometimes!
**[01:55] ---**
This means we can use the
whole court all we want!
**[01:58] ---**
Uh, that's great, but shouldn't some of you
**[02:00] ---**
be studying for the upcoming tests, too?
**[02:02] ---**
Ain't nothing to worry about!
**[02:04] ---**
Oh really? I guess you guys
must be pretty smart, then.
**[02:07] ---**
Haha! That's a laugh!
**[02:09] ---**
I'm gonna bomb all the tests
just like I always do!
**[02:12] ---**
That's not something to be proud of!
**[02:20] ---**
It's Shigeyoshi...
**[02:23] ---**
Kagami ni senaka mukete ayumu
hodo ni toozakaru yume yo
**[02:31] ---**
Massugu kimi to mukiaitai
**[02:36] ---**
Dekinai jibun e to "never mind"
**[02:44] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:51] ---**
Nagare sagyou de waketeyuku yume
**[02:57] ---**
Muki? Fumuki? Iwaba rongai?
**[02:59] ---**
Koe mo naku kietetta koe
**[03:04] ---**
Tameiki sura denai
**[03:07] ---**
Hito no sei ni shitatte owarenai
**[03:13] ---**
Me no mae ni kiritatta ima
**[03:17] ---**
"Koetai" to kokoro ga sakenderu
**[03:21] ---**
Dekinai wake o sagasu nara daredemo dekiru sa
**[03:28] ---**
Agaki hashitta sono saki
mada shiranai jibun to deau
**[03:36] ---**
Kabe ni kizamikonda rakugaki to "never mind"
**[03:42] ---**
Ima asu e to hazume
**[03:53] ---**
Light
**[03:54] ---**
Nobody was here, so I thought
you canceled practice.
**[03:57] ---**
Ah, no.
**[03:58] ---**
We take turns using the
gym with the other teams.
**[04:00] ---**
Lemme help you out!
**[04:02] ---**
Uh, thank you.
**[04:03] ---**
We have free reign of the gym for once.
**[04:06] ---**
Let's lower the glass boards in the middle.
**[04:07] ---**
Sure, we'll rock-paper-scissors
for who does the hard work.
**[04:10] ---**
Here we go!
**[04:11] ---**
Rock, paper, scissors...!
**[04:13] ---**
Shoot!
**[04:14] ---**
Please allow me to join the basketball team.
**[04:21] ---**
I would like to apologize
for lying to all of you.
**[04:24] ---**
Shigeyoshi...
**[04:26] ---**
I'm sorry. Please forgive me.
**[04:29] ---**
But, the truth is...
**[04:32] ---**
...I want to get serious about
playing basketball again.
**[04:36] ---**
Please let me join.
**[04:37] ---**
Hold up.
**[04:39] ---**
We've already seen your true colors.
**[04:41] ---**
You can't expect to just
smooth talk your way in now.
**[04:43] ---**
Kite.
**[04:44] ---**
Despite how our team looks,
we're working really damn hard to reach the top.
**[04:48] ---**
Your half-assed passion for the game
is just gonna drag us down.
**[04:52] ---**
Go back to playing chemist, fool.
**[04:53] ---**
Hey! Be nice, Natsume!
You don't have to act so rude all the-
**[04:56] ---**
We're wasting precious time.
Let's get to practicing.
**[04:58] ---**
R-right...
**[05:06] ---**
The reason I came here...
is because I have true passion for the game.
**[05:13] ---**
I'm serious. I want to play basketball.
**[05:18] ---**
But what about the chemistry club?
**[05:20] ---**
I just finished turning in
my formal resignation to the club advisor.
**[05:25] ---**
There's nowhere else for me to go now.
**[05:28] ---**
Please allow me to stay with you.
**[05:29] ---**
You're not an orphan, jeez.
**[05:31] ---**
Since he's this insistent about it,
I don't see any reason to say no.
**[05:34] ---**
It's just fine by me, personally.
**[05:37] ---**
I don't agree.
**[05:40] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[05:42] ---**
I can't bring myself to believe him
when he claims to be "serious."
**[05:47] ---**
Color me surprised.
**[05:48] ---**
Tinytown is totally picking a fight, guys.
**[05:51] ---**
Then how can I convince you?
**[05:56] ---**
Come out on the court.
**[05:59] ---**
Is this for real?
**[06:02] ---**
Okay. I get it.
**[06:09] ---**
He's fast!
**[06:13] ---**
Whoa! A double frappé!
**[06:15] ---**
It's a double clutch, dude.
**[06:18] ---**
That's one basket for me.
**[06:22] ---**
I see... blocks are inevitable for him,
**[06:25] ---**
so his playstyle is all
about dealing with them.
**[06:29] ---**
This is like watching an adult play a kid.
**[06:31] ---**
It doesn't matter how good
Kurumatani is on the court,
**[06:33] ---**
he won't be able to stop Shigeyoshi's shots.
**[06:36] ---**
There's just too much of a gap in height.
**[06:38] ---**
It doesn't matter.
Their skills will be what decide this match.
**[06:44] ---**
Whoa, that was a smooth move!
**[06:49] ---**
And now, we're even.
**[06:54] ---**
Is it just me, or is Kurumatani acting
a little strange today?
**[06:57] ---**
He was the one most excited about the idea
of Shigeyoshi joining us.
**[07:01] ---**
Did he just get really upset
at being lied to, or what?
**[07:09] ---**
You should be... guarding me more closely.
**[07:12] ---**
Huh?
**[07:19] ---**
I'm not missing a single shot today.
**[07:23] ---**
He scored from long-range
on me in a one-on-one...
**[07:27] ---**
Dammit!
**[07:31] ---**
There it is!
**[07:42] ---**
What's the matter?
**[07:43] ---**
We've barely been at it for 10 minutes.
**[07:46] ---**
Is this really how you play
when you're "serious"?
**[07:50] ---**
A'ight! That's enough!
**[07:52] ---**
We can't waste any more time.
Get ready to start practice!
**[07:56] ---**
Hey! I think this guy
is at his limit already.
**[07:58] ---**
What? No...
**[08:00] ---**
Hit the bench and rest up.
**[08:02] ---**
But I...
**[08:03] ---**
You're in the way!
**[08:04] ---**
Sekiya! Sub out with him!
**[08:06] ---**
Hold it right there!
**[08:08] ---**
Ow!
**[08:09] ---**
Whoa! The girls are invading our turf!
**[08:11] ---**
Why are you guys bullying
the new guy like that?
**[08:13] ---**
Don't the freshman have
their own training schedule to follow?
**[08:16] ---**
Jerks.
**[08:17] ---**
Yeah, well, this guy doesn't
even look like a freshman.
**[08:21] ---**
Speak up for yourself when you need a break.
**[08:24] ---**
Don't let anybody else determine
what your limits are.
**[08:28] ---**
Senpai...
**[08:34] ---**
I'm not done yet.
**[08:37] ---**
I can still keep playing.
**[08:52] ---**
Oh my gosh... that was
high enough to be a dunk!
**[08:56] ---**
And now, we're even once again.
**[08:58] ---**
That was definitely a foul. Just now.
**[09:01] ---**
No way, that's typical contact
for under the basket.
**[09:08] ---**
They've been at it for 30 minutes already.
**[09:10] ---**
That Mokichi guy is pretty
decent for hanging on so long.
**[09:13] ---**
Yeah.
**[09:14] ---**
He's just trying to skip
out on actual practice.
**[09:17] ---**
I knew a guy like that back in middle school.
**[09:20] ---**
It definitely doesn't seem
that way to me, though.
**[09:23] ---**
Huh?
**[09:24] ---**
That guy has gone... well beyond his limit.
**[09:29] ---**
A crossover!
**[09:46] ---**
Not yet. Let's keep going.
**[09:55] ---**
I'm sick and tired... of shouldering
people's expectations.
**[09:59] ---**
And I'm already used...
to people being disappointed in me.
**[10:04] ---**
But... the truth is...
**[10:08] ---**
none of that ever really
mattered to me at all.
**[10:13] ---**
All of the seniors... on the day
of our very last tournament together...
**[10:20] ---**
I've gotta block!
**[10:32] ---**
Saijo
Kozu
**[11:13] ---**
Tsukishima...
**[11:17] ---**
What I feared more than anything...
**[11:20] ---**
was losing the light you brought.
**[11:33] ---**
Holy shit, check that dunk! Badass!
**[11:37] ---**
He plays pretty rough
despite looking so timid.
**[11:40] ---**
He's showing off too damn much.
**[11:44] ---**
Looks like... I win.
**[11:47] ---**
He just smiled!
**[11:49] ---**
I didn't think that was possible for him!
**[11:50] ---**
What the hell gave you that impression?
**[11:52] ---**
Shigeyoshi...
**[11:56] ---**
Smug jerk...
**[11:59] ---**
I looked up the word "regret"...
**[12:04] ---**
...in the dictionary.
**[12:08] ---**
I realized... I was an idiot.
**[12:12] ---**
See ya.
**[12:13] ---**
Bye.
**[12:25] ---**
Wait, isn't this your friend, Kyoko?
**[12:26] ---**
How terrible, don't you have an umbrella?
**[12:30] ---**
I forgot mine... back at school.
**[12:33] ---**
Even though it's raining so hard?
**[12:35] ---**
Quick, find a towel!
**[12:39] ---**
The truth is... that I did like
you back then, Tsukishima.
**[12:45] ---**
Yeah. I know.
**[12:48] ---**
And... I still do now.
**[12:53] ---**
I know that, too.
**[13:02] ---**
Goodbye.
**[13:02] ---**
Wait, Kyoko!
**[13:04] ---**
What's with you?
**[13:05] ---**
I don't know what's going on,
but you're being way too hard on him.
**[13:09] ---**
You should at least listen
to what he has to say.
**[13:13] ---**
Senpai... I've decided
to start playing basketball once again.
**[13:18] ---**
If things go well,
**[13:20] ---**
my team will go up against
the one from your school in the second round.
**[13:25] ---**
A huge mistake... that I'll
never be able to undo.
**[13:29] ---**
That is the burden... with
which I must live with.
**[13:39] ---**
That was so mean of you, Kurumatani.
**[13:42] ---**
Shigeyoshi actually came to us
without needing any convincing.
**[13:45] ---**
Don't you want to play on
the same team with him?
**[13:49] ---**
I think... there really are
people in the world too sick
**[13:52] ---**
to play basketball even though they want to.
**[13:55] ---**
That's why... it was impossible for me
to just forgive Mokichi for lying about that.
**[14:00] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[14:02] ---**
But...
**[14:04] ---**
...I'm glad it wasn't true.
**[14:07] ---**
In the end, I still really do want to play basketball...
together with Mokichi.
**[14:15] ---**
We have a new member I
need to introduce to you.
**[14:19] ---**
Or at least, I wanted to, but...
**[14:21] ---**
...he's apparently out
sick with a cold today.
**[14:24] ---**
You gotta be kidding!
**[14:25] ---**
So now, I'll just skip
to today's announcements.
**[14:28] ---**
As you all know, the midterm
tests will begin tomorrow.
**[14:32] ---**
Generally speaking, all teams are on break
during the testing period...
**[14:35] ---**
What?!
**[14:36] ---**
Wha-?! Hold on a damn second!
**[14:38] ---**
We only have 6 days left
until the prelims start!
**[14:41] ---**
And I still haven't been able
to get my shots to go in!
**[14:44] ---**
If we stop practicing this
week then we're doomed!
**[14:46] ---**
Ban the tests instead!
**[14:48] ---**
I'm fully aware. Relax,
I'm not a complete tyrant.
**[14:52] ---**
For the following four days that
the tests are being held...
**[14:54] ---**
...you boys are free to make use
of the empty gym in whatever way you see fit.
**[14:58] ---**
Oh sweet, that's an awesome deal.
**[15:00] ---**
This is perfect.
**[15:01] ---**
Especially since school gets out at noon
during test week!
**[15:04] ---**
It'll be like a mini training camp!
**[15:06] ---**
That means we'll be able to
pack our schedule totally full.
**[15:08] ---**
For sure!
**[15:10] ---**
Midterms! For the win! Yes!
**[15:13] ---**
Uh, just one more thing.
**[15:15] ---**
If any of you end up with a failing grade
on the midterm tests,
**[15:18] ---**
I'll pull you from the prelims.
**[15:22] ---**
Seriously...?
**[15:23] ---**
Dead serious.
**[15:25] ---**
WHAAAAT?!
**[15:27] ---**
Okay, that's a big problem.
**[15:30] ---**
For now, just raise your hand
if you expect to fail a test.
**[15:33] ---**
Okay!
**[15:34] ---**
That's basically the entire team!
**[15:36] ---**
What about that Mokichi guy who just joined?
**[15:39] ---**
Maybe we can drop him
before he ruins it for us.
**[15:42] ---**
Worry about yourselves first!
**[15:44] ---**
Shigeyoshi went to THE Saijo Middle School,
**[15:46] ---**
so he must be plenty smart and talented!
**[15:48] ---**
For real?!
**[15:49] ---**
Jeez, what a damn glory hound!
**[15:52] ---**
Anyways, I think our best
bet is to focus on just
**[15:54] ---**
the key subjects and study
in groups split by grade.
**[15:58] ---**
What tests are tomorrow?
**[15:59] ---**
Do you all know what to expect?
Have you been taking notes in class?
**[16:02] ---**
Nope.
**[16:03] ---**
Beats me.
**[16:04] ---**
Who uses notebooks?
**[16:05] ---**
You can memorize info by
eating textbooks, you know.
**[16:08] ---**
P-please give me a few pages!
I'll top them with some mayo!
**[16:11] ---**
So hey, "Kings of the Animal Jungle" is on tonight.
Can I go home early?
**[16:16] ---**
Okay, I've had it up to HERE with you guys!
**[16:19] ---**
Starting right now, NOBODY can leave the gym
without my express permission!
**[16:23] ---**
HUH?!
***SIGN*** First Semester Midterm Schedule
***SIGN*** Day 4
***SIGN*** Day 3
***SIGN*** Day 2
***SIGN*** Day 1
***SIGN***
Freshmen
***SIGN*** Sophomores
***SIGN*** Seniors
***SIGN*** English
***SIGN*** Modern Lit.
***SIGN*** History
***SIGN*** Math
***SIGN*** Physics
***SIGN*** Classic Lit.
***SIGN*** Science
***SIGN*** World
History
***SIGN*** Reading
***SIGN*** Social
Studies
***SIGN*** Classic Lit.
***SIGN*** Modern Lit.
***SIGN*** Geography
***SIGN*** Math
***SIGN*** Chemistry
***SIGN*** Japanese
***SIGN*** English
***SIGN*** Economics
***SIGN*** Reading
***SIGN*** Midterm Tests
***SIGN*** Modern Lit.
***SIGN*** Physics
***SIGN*** Days left until tourney prelims: 4
***SIGN*** Screen Practice Formation Practice
**[17:41] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science
Secondary Hospital
**[17:43] ---**
Excuse me.
**[17:44] ---**
Is Nurse Yabuuchi from
the Internal Medicine department available?
**[17:47] ---**
I'm her younger sister.
**[17:49] ---**
Uh, let's see. Does anyone know
where Ms. Yabuuchi is right now?
**[17:52] ---**
In room 305, doing her check
up on Mrs. Kurumatani.
**[17:55] ---**
Oh, then I'll just head directly over
to that room, if that's okay.
**[17:59] ---**
These flowers I brought are
actually for that patient.
**[18:01] ---**
Oh, how nice.
**[18:02] ---**
Yuka Kurumatani
**[18:05] ---**
Good afternoon.
**[18:09] ---**
Oh my.
**[18:10] ---**
Madoka?!
**[18:12] ---**
Um, I'm... s-s-sorry....!
**[18:15] ---**
You should at least knock
before you come in, jeez!
**[18:17] ---**
It's all right, I don't mind.
**[18:19] ---**
I'm so sorry.
**[18:20] ---**
I've still got some nice curves on me, huh?
**[18:23] ---**
Mrs. Kurumatani!
**[18:26] ---**
Prairie gentian flowers, right?
Such a wonderful aroma.
**[18:29] ---**
Thank you.
**[18:30] ---**
Oh, it's nothing.
**[18:32] ---**
So why aren't you at school right now?
**[18:33] ---**
Don't tell me you're skipping class again!
**[18:35] ---**
We're out early because it's test week!
**[18:37] ---**
Oh wow, and you came all the
way out here to visit me?
**[18:41] ---**
You should have come after
test week was over, then!
**[18:44] ---**
Don't make Mrs. Kurumatani feel bad
for interrupting your study time!
**[18:47] ---**
Please, it's okay.
**[18:50] ---**
I had to... come and return this.
**[18:54] ---**
Hold on, isn't that the
bracelet she asked you to...?
**[18:57] ---**
You didn't go through with it, then?
**[18:59] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[19:00] ---**
I'm so relieved!
**[19:02] ---**
Huh?
**[19:04] ---**
That boy is bright enough
to recognize who made it.
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I think he would have
figured it out right away.
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So I regretted asking you to give it to him.
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Mrs. Kurumatani...
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I'm so glad he didn't end up getting it!
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Thank you so much, Madoka.
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Don't mention it.
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So, would you mind staying
to chat with me for a little while?
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You came right when I
was feeling a bit bored.
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Oh, sure! My pleasure.
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Recommended Sunset
Tourist Spots
**[19:50] ---**
Wow! That was so much fun!
**[19:52] ---**
She even gave me this tasty-looking apple.
**[19:54] ---**
Mrs. Yuka really is so charming.
**[19:57] ---**
Oh please, have a little more respect.
**[20:00] ---**
She was so considerate after
you barged in like that.
**[20:02] ---**
You should have followed through and come up
**[20:04] ---**
with some way to give
Sora that bracelet, jeez.
**[20:08] ---**
What a nice aroma...
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Hey, Sis?
**[20:14] ---**
Hm?
**[20:15] ---**
Did Mrs. Yuka... undergo surgery?
**[20:18] ---**
What?
**[20:20] ---**
I noticed earlier... that
she had a scar on her chest.
**[20:24] ---**
Oh, that's from not too long ago.
**[20:26] ---**
You have some sharp eyes, Madoka.
**[20:28] ---**
Is she all right now?
**[20:30] ---**
Well, it certainly wasn't
a very difficult surgery.
**[20:33] ---**
They just cut her open and
then sewed her back up.
**[20:36] ---**
What does that mean?
**[20:37] ---**
I've never heard of a
surgery like that before.
**[20:41] ---**
It's true.
**[20:44] ---**
They went in and then stopped.
**[20:51] ---**
Do you... understand what that means?
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Whoa, another one?!
**[21:06] ---**
You're on fire, Tinytown!
**[21:08] ---**
You haven't missed a single shot all day!
**[21:10] ---**
I haven't even had a chance
to touch the ball, dammit!
**[21:12] ---**
Well, get used to it!
**[21:14] ---**
This shrimp is truly something else.
**[21:17] ---**
I'm more impressed by how
he gets open to shoot,
**[21:19] ---**
rather than his accuracy rate.
**[21:23] ---**
I can only imagine
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One more time!
**[21:25] ---**
how many difficult trials he's overcome
with that small frame of his...
**[21:30] ---**
My excitement is growing
with every day that we get closer to our first game.
**[21:38] ---**
We've assembled... some serious firepower!
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Hitori ja umaku ikanaku temo
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Kikkake nante tanjun sa
**[22:08] ---**
Mienai deguchi ni hikaru ga sashite
**[22:13] ---**
Asu wa soko ni arunda
**[22:17] ---**
Hitori nanka ja nakatta
**[22:23] ---**
Kono me ni utsuru keshiki no naka ni
**[22:29] ---**
Kimi ga ireba doko made datte ikeru sa
**[22:35] ---**
Kitto genkai nante nainda
**[22:40] ---**
Kimi to ireba tsuyoku narunda
**[22:45] ---**
Nando demo tachiagatte susunde ikou
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Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh,
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Saigo no ichibyou made
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Akiramenaide busukatte
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Kono michi no saki wa
kanarazu kagayaiteru kara
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I went and bruised it... right
after she gave it to me.
**[23:22] ---**
I need to focus. I have tests tomorrow.
**[23:28] ---**
I feel sick...
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Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Undiscovered Talent
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Undiscovered Talent."
# E25 - Undiscovered Talent
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYEX2J8Q6/undiscovered-talent)
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BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
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Wrong... correct... wrong...
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ANSWER
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And wrong.
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I've finished grading all of the tests.
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And the results?
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It's unfortunate, but...
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Every single one of you...
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...actually got a passing grade!
**[00:20] ---**
What the hell is "unfortunate" about that?!
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Oops, sorry about that. What I meant to say was,
"It's my pleasure to announce!"
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That being said, please don't get too relaxed
about the midterms.
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All I did was check them to give us an idea.
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My grading might be 2 or 3 points off
from the actual results.
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That's hardly gonna make any difference.
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It will because you guys are
just barely passing as it is!
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Well... I'll acknowledge that
they've put in the effort.
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After all, this lot has only managed
single-digit grades up until now.
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With all their progress recently,
it would be nice to see a win tomorrow.
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Of course! We've totally got this in the bag!
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Everybody here is in it to win it.
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I hope our reward is sushi this time.
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Sushi, hell yeah!
**[01:05] ---**
Quit begging for a free
meal after every damn game!
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All right! This is our last practice sesh!
Let's throw everything we've got into it!
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Right!
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Ahiru no Sora
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Undiscovered Talent
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Did you see the tourney bracket?
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Our first opponent is gonna be Kuzu High!
**[02:49] ---**
What? Does Kuzu High even
have a basketball team?
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They're new this year, aren't they?
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Ugh. Isn't that the school with
a team full of delinquents?
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Well, at least we know they
probably suck at the game.
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Guess that means we're gonna
glide through the first round!
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The big problem for us are the teams who come after.
**[03:05] ---**
Both Saijo and Shinmaruko are in our bracket, right?
**[03:07] ---**
Oh yeah, isn't Shinmaruko the team
from the Kanto tourney that- Ow!
**[03:11] ---**
It's impossible to know
the outcome of a match beforehand.
**[03:14] ---**
Quit belittling our opponents
before we even play them.
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Oh. Sorry, Captain Takahashi!
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W-we won't do it again!
***SIGN*** Required Training For All
Running - 5 Minutes
Stretching
Slides - Full Court 5 Times
Squats - Full Court 5 Times
Sprints - x 100
No Slacking
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Have you done your warmups?
**[03:22] ---**
N-not yet!
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Get them done fast.
**[03:25] ---**
Huh? Senpai, isn't that popsicle...?
**[03:28] ---**
This? I found it in the freezer.
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Because it's mine, I put it there!
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Oh, my bad. I'll pay you back 50 yen later.
**[03:35] ---**
But it cost me 100 yen!
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There he goes again.
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Just when I think he's doing a solid job as leader,
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he goes and acts all aloof like that.
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Doesn't even look nervous.
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But that's a good thing.
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It's part of what makes
our Captain who he is.
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'Sup?!
**[03:54] ---**
Good arf-ternoon, dawgs.
**[03:56] ---**
Hey, Kojima!
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Is your leg injury doing better now?
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It's doing just purr-fect.
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Don't bother trying to fool us,
we know that you tore a ligament.
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If I miss out on this tournament,
then my High School basketball career is over.
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I don't want to have any regrets.
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Noooo!
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You're on the bench for now.
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But no need to worry,
I'll get us through at least the first 3 games.
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What a wimp! Can't even go all the way!
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Oh yeah?! Take this!
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Hey, did you know?
**[04:30] ---**
When Takahashi and Kojima joined
the basketball team here,
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they were the only 2 members.
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Huh?!
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They spent every day
of their freshman year playing 1-on-1.
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Then in their sophomore year,
some others finally joined,
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but that only brought them up to 5 members.
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So apparently they lost
every match they played.
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Seriously? That's crazy, considering how awesome
Takahashi is on the court...
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Well, you gotta remember we're in
the same region as Saijo and Kitasumi.
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Ever since we joined the team this year,
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it was like everything had finally come together,
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but then in our last game,
Kojima ended up injuring his leg...
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Hey, you freshmen.
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Uh, yessir!
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Who was in charge of mopping the court today?
**[05:10] ---**
Th-that would be us, sir!
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Do it again!
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Man, Kashiwagi really terrifies me!
**[05:18] ---**
Yeah, he's seriously the only
senior I just can't deal with!
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I don't think I've ever seen him
actually mop the court even once!
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But Takashi and the other
seniors do it all the time!
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Just imagine this team if he wasn't around...
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Shut up! He'll hear you!
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We're starting! Hurry it up!
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Yessir!
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Freshmen! I expect louder cheering today.
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Yessir!
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Tanaka, get your foot off the line.
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Shinjo...!
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FIGHT!
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Uh, hello? Nanao?
**[06:04] ---**
I just wanted to confirm
some details about tomorrow.
**[06:07] ---**
First, could you tell me what
I need to bring with me?
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Right, okay. So then,
you'll bring our uniforms.
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Yep. I think you've got all you need.
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You're more of a worrywart
than I would have expected, Kurumatani.
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Uh, yeah. It's cuz I somehow
always manage to forget stuff.
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Tomorrow is finally the
big day. Are you nervous?
**[06:27] ---**
Huh? No! Not at all!
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Make sure you go to bed
as early as possible tonight, okay?
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Right.
**[06:33] ---**
Uh, so we're meeting at
8:00 am tomorrow, right?
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I just told you that a minute ago.
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Let's give it our all.
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Yeah.
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Okay, goodnight.
**[06:46] ---**
Yeah, nighty night.
**[06:59] ---**
I better check just one more time!
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Hello? Kite?
**[07:04] ---**
I just wanna confirm about tomorrow...
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Why are you calling THIS late, dumbass?!
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I thought your game didn't start 'til noon.
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Aren't you leaving just a tad too early?
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I'm leaving early so I can go to school
and get some practice in.
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You'll wear yourself out
before the game even starts, then!
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It'll be okay!
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I'm off!
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I tried, but I couldn't sleep a wink!
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This is the first time in my life...
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...that I've ever been so hyped up!
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The sun is so bright this morning.
**[07:49] ---**
How beautiful...
**[08:03] ---**
That... threw me for a loop!
**[08:11] ---**
That's right, today is...
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You've really grown so much
in the time I haven't seen you.
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Do your best out there... Sora!
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What the-?
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Oh... hey, Tinytown.
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What are all of you guys doing here?!
**[08:32] ---**
Don't tell me that you never
actually left yesterday...
**[08:35] ---**
Nah, we went home for a bit,
but... we just couldn't sleep at all.
**[08:40] ---**
So we decided to try and do some extra practice on our shots...
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but then all of a sudden it was morning.
**[08:46] ---**
I'm dead tired...
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Yeah, you said it...
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The world is turning white...
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This is an absolute disaster!
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You see? I told you they'd be here.
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I don't believe this.
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Chiaki?! Did something happen to you?!
It's 6:00 in the morning!
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When it comes to trips or events,
I'm always up bright and early.
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Don't tell me that both of you also...
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We were up playing games all night.
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That means our team is in the
worst condition right now!
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You can go in before me, beanstalk.
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Huh?
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I don't want them thinking we're all buddy-buddy by
**[09:21] ---**
showing up at the exact same time.
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Thanks. Good to know you care so much.
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Wha-?
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Ouch...
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I... I'm so sorry...
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You brainless moron!
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We'd be screwed if you went and injured me right before our match!
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I kinda wish she had.
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Just you wait, Mom.
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I'm definitely coming to see you soon!
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FIGHT WITH
ALL YOUR MIGHT
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Whoa, teams are already practicing.
**[10:14] ---**
Must be the ones competing first today.
**[10:17] ---**
Ow! Watch it, punk!
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Oh... sorry about that.
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NAKANE
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Well, those guys are clearly
good at basketball...
**[10:25] ---**
Yeah and based just on looks,
we're leaving the exact opposite impression...
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Yahoo!
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WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!
**[10:43] ---**
I, uh, I'm really sorry!
**[10:45] ---**
I honestly dunno what's
gotten into me right now.
**[10:48] ---**
Yeah, man. I feel ya.
**[10:52] ---**
What's wrong with you, Mokichi?
**[10:53] ---**
It's my anemia... I'm gonna pass out...
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Then go home, stupid!
**[11:00] ---**
You guys are as lively as ever.
**[11:02] ---**
Yo.
**[11:03] ---**
Hey, it's Tokiwa! And the
other guys from Maru High!
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Sheesh, the first round of a tournament
isn't anything to jump for joy over.
**[11:10] ---**
Just watching you is
already making me cringe.
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Win 2 and you get to play us.
**[11:14] ---**
We're expecting to see you there.
**[11:17] ---**
Count on it!
**[11:19] ---**
That reminds me, Chiba.
How are you guys fairing in the Kanto Tournament?
**[11:23] ---**
If I remember right, it's held alongside
the inter-high prelims, yeah?
**[11:26] ---**
That's right. We just played
a game earlier this week.
**[11:30] ---**
But we lost in the quarterfinals.
**[11:33] ---**
It's unbelievable, we can't even get ourselves
in the top 5. Just pathetic.
**[11:37] ---**
Except, the opposing team was
a well-known inter-high favorite.
**[11:41] ---**
I'd say we just had bad luck.
**[11:43] ---**
That doesn't make them unbeatable.
**[11:45] ---**
We'll get our revenge the next time around.
**[11:48] ---**
We're scheduled to play the very last game today,
**[11:50] ---**
so we'll be having fun watching your match in the meantime.
**[11:52] ---**
Shoo! Git!
**[11:54] ---**
So even Maru High couldn't
be the prefectural reps.
**[11:56] ---**
We've got a long road to the top.
**[11:58] ---**
Those guys are just small
fries, if you ask me.
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Long time no see... my friends.
**[12:07] ---**
Oh, it's just Farto Kabachi.
**[12:09] ---**
My name is TARO Kabachi!
**[12:11] ---**
C'mon, let's get warmed up.
**[12:13] ---**
Hey! Don't just ignore me!
**[12:15] ---**
Actually, thinking about it,
Kitasumi isn't even playing here...
**[12:18] ---**
Huh?
**[12:20] ---**
Yeah, well, you see...
**[12:22] ---**
I wanted to come and make sure
that Nao didn't forget about me.
**[12:25] ---**
So, you're gonna die soon?
**[12:26] ---**
Bye-bye.
**[12:27] ---**
Nobody is dying, dammit!
**[12:30] ---**
Our game is getting ready to start!
Where the hell are you?!
**[12:34] ---**
I'm gonna make you guys
regret this! Stupid jerks!
**[12:42] ---**
From what I hear, Kuzu High
just barely formed their basketball team.
**[12:46] ---**
According to our coach, a number
of their players are complete amateurs.
**[12:51] ---**
I kinda feel an affinity
for them, knowing that.
**[12:53] ---**
It's starting to push my excitement level
through the woof!
**[12:57] ---**
Well, since we're both bottom
tier teams I hope this'll be-
**[12:59] ---**
Don't be stupid, we're more experienced.
**[13:02] ---**
We kept pushing for those 3 years,
just so that we could get to this tournament.
**[13:06] ---**
Bottom tier or not, anybody playing high school
**[13:09] ---**
basketball has dreams of going to the inter-high.
**[13:16] ---**
And I...
**[13:18] ---**
...want to blaze a trail for this team.
**[13:25] ---**
Don't start laughing at me, freshmen.
**[13:27] ---**
W-we would never think of it!
**[13:28] ---**
I have dreams just like you said!
Please take us to the inter-high!
**[13:32] ---**
We're counting on you!
**[13:35] ---**
You guys...
**[13:38] ---**
Don't phrase it like that, be more positive and say,
"Let's all get there together."
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You guys are gonna be playing out there, too.
**[13:45] ---**
We've got high hopes for all of you.
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Y-yessir!
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Okay! Let's do this!
**[13:52] ---**
Everything starts by winning the first game.
**[13:54] ---**
Don't let your guard down just because they seem weak!
**[13:58] ---**
Let's get out there and win this thing!
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Yeah!
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KUZURYU
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I'm so glad I made it back in time.
**[14:12] ---**
I can't believe I forgot the jerseys after I
**[14:14] ---**
brought them all the way to school this morning!
**[14:16] ---**
These are sick!
**[14:17] ---**
You've got it on backwards, dummy!
**[14:20] ---**
And these are your new
t-shirts for practice, look!
**[14:22] ---**
Momoharu even came up
with a really cool design for the backside!
**[14:25] ---**
Don't you guys think they
all turned out really good?
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DRAGON BALL
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Oh, it says "Ryu Kyu." I get it.
You took the "Ryu" from Kuzuryu.
**[14:34] ---**
Huh? You've got it totally wrong, you idiot.
**[14:37] ---**
This is what "basket ball" looks like
when you write it with proper kanji.
**[14:41] ---**
I think the word you actually
wanted was "Rou Kyu."
**[14:41] ---**
BASKET BALL
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That's the kanji for basket
that I remember... yeah.
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DRAGON BALL
**[14:49] ---**
That's fine! It's all
good if we understand it!
**[14:52] ---**
Everyone will figure out that it's meant to be
the Ryu from Kuzuryu!
**[14:58] ---**
That's the end of the 2nd quarter!
**[15:00] ---**
Sweet, let's get moving!
**[15:02] ---**
The teams playing in the next game
get to practice on the court during halftime.
**[15:06] ---**
Shinjo...!
**[15:08] ---**
Fight! Yeah!
**[15:15] ---**
Wow... those guys are really pumped up.
**[15:18] ---**
Any team giving off energy like that
has got to be tough to beat...
**[15:21] ---**
We sure as hell aren't gonna win
if you let them psych you out now.
**[15:24] ---**
I know you guys have more guts than that.
**[15:28] ---**
He's right.
**[15:29] ---**
A'ight, boys! Time for us to get out there
and make some noise!
**[15:32] ---**
Raise the roof!
**[15:37] ---**
Did the lead up time to a match
always make me this nervous?
**[15:41] ---**
Dammit! I'm a real sad sack of shit.
**[15:47] ---**
What's up with that tiny kid?
**[15:49] ---**
Did they accidentally let an
elementary schooler in here?
**[15:53] ---**
There's no way that kid even
reaches 160 centimeters.
**[15:55] ---**
Totally, he's gotta be a sub or something.
**[15:58] ---**
Though... is it just me
or has he not missed a single shot?
**[16:02] ---**
What's going on?
**[16:03] ---**
They're saying there's an
amazing shooter down there.
**[16:05] ---**
Oh sweet, Shinjo's playing next!
**[16:07] ---**
They've got some solid players on their team.
**[16:09] ---**
An afro and a pompadour?
**[16:11] ---**
What's up with that team of weirdos?
**[16:13] ---**
Looks like it'll be an entertaining matchup.
**[16:15] ---**
Let's go check it out for a bit!
**[16:16] ---**
Dammit...
**[16:18] ---**
You better not be thinking
about playing today.
**[16:23] ---**
Give me a break.
**[16:25] ---**
You don't have to harp on me
every chance you get, dude!
**[16:27] ---**
I get it! Order received, Captain!
**[16:29] ---**
I'm just gonna
sit here and watch quietly from the bench!
**[16:31] ---**
Okay! Fine!
**[16:34] ---**
But one condition...
**[16:35] ---**
I get to beat the shit
outta you if we lose this.
**[16:39] ---**
Sure. Feel free.
**[16:43] ---**
That's the end of the game!
**[16:44] ---**
Alright!
**[16:47] ---**
Okay so, Chiaki, Kurumatani,
Natsume, Yasuhara, and Momoharu.
**[16:53] ---**
The five of you will be our starting lineup.
**[16:55] ---**
We're not going to be sloppy
and wait it out like we did before.
**[16:58] ---**
We're putting our best foot
forward right from the start.
**[17:01] ---**
Chiaki, I want you to be as aggressive as possible
by getting under the basket.
**[17:04] ---**
If the flow of the game dictates it,
feel free to change positions with Kurumatani.
**[17:08] ---**
Sure, leave it to me.
**[17:09] ---**
This is our first battle. Let's
tear it up out there, Yasuhara.
**[17:12] ---**
You got it!
**[17:15] ---**
Attention. The second match on court A,
**[17:18] ---**
Kuzuryu High School vs. Shinjotowa Academy
will now begin.
**[17:34] ---**
SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO!
**[17:38] ---**
It's all you, Yukio.
**[17:39] ---**
Okay.
**[17:44] ---**
This guy is like a damn skyscraper!
**[17:47] ---**
Why are all the guys I
go up against so huge?!
**[17:50] ---**
Well, this guy isn't that
imposing compared to Chiba.
**[17:53] ---**
A difference of 7 or 8 centimeters
sure as hell ain't gonna stop me!
**[17:58] ---**
I gotta get my nerves under control!
**[18:00] ---**
This a tournament, which means we're out
if we lose even once!
**[18:07] ---**
Yo, Yasuhara! You're facing the wrong way!
**[18:10] ---**
This is bad. Everyone's a nervous wreck!
**[18:12] ---**
I bet scoring the first basket
would snap them out of it.
**[18:17] ---**
But I can't expect that to happen
with our Captain like that.
**[18:20] ---**
It's a damn shame, since they're all usually
really smooth on the court.
**[18:28] ---**
Shit! I screwed up the timing!
**[18:33] ---**
Pass it here!
**[18:34] ---**
C'mon! Let's make this first one count!
**[18:36] ---**
We're playing man-to-man defense!
**[18:38] ---**
Get moving, Yasuhara! Don't
forget who you're guarding!
**[18:41] ---**
It's #7!
**[18:44] ---**
Don't get yourself in a panic, Yanagihara.
**[18:47] ---**
Just do it like we practiced.
**[18:49] ---**
I've taken the court during
plenty of games, so I'm okay!
**[18:52] ---**
Please rest assured and let
me take over for Kojima!
**[18:56] ---**
Remind me, aren't you friends
with that #4 down there, Chiba?
**[18:59] ---**
Yep. We were on the same
junior basketball team together.
**[19:02] ---**
Back then, we both got
assigned to be point guard.
**[19:05] ---**
It's because of Takahashi
that I hardly ever got put in a real game.
**[19:10] ---**
Oh?
**[19:11] ---**
Make sure you watch closely, Tokiwa.
**[19:13] ---**
There's more undiscovered talent in this world
than you can shake a stick at.
**[19:17] ---**
Not every player out there is
just plain lucky like we are.
**[19:23] ---**
He got by!
**[19:24] ---**
So fast... despite being so tall?!
**[19:27] ---**
Dammit! His good looks pissed
me off enough already!
**[19:29] ---**
Right down the middle! He's like a flash!
**[19:32] ---**
He's just trying to pull defenders off
and pass to the big guy!
**[19:34] ---**
It's so obvious!
**[19:36] ---**
Right on the mark!
**[19:37] ---**
Nice! It's all mine! It'll be a turnover!
**[19:42] ---**
He stopped?! In the middle of it?!
**[19:47] ---**
Screen!
**[19:48] ---**
Switch, Yasu!
**[19:54] ---**
The first basket!
**[19:55] ---**
They're so awesome!
**[19:56] ---**
That was smooth...
**[19:57] ---**
I'm starting to think this
team might be really good...
**[20:00] ---**
Amazing.
**[20:01] ---**
They were all so calm and
recovered really fast.
**[20:05] ---**
This is a team that's really in control!
**[20:07] ---**
Hey, bro.
**[20:09] ---**
Nice job, Yanagihara!
**[20:11] ---**
All right! Let's keep this up!
**[20:12] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[20:15] ---**
What is happening?
**[20:16] ---**
We just barely started...
but I can hardly breathe...
**[20:20] ---**
That doesn't look good.
**[20:21] ---**
They got overwhelmed.
**[20:23] ---**
The other team will run away with it.
**[20:25] ---**
Okay, time for defense!
**[20:27] ---**
Right!
**[20:28] ---**
We'll shut them dow-
**[20:31] ---**
What the-? Was that a gust of wind?
**[20:48] ---**
Hey, Ref.
**[20:51] ---**
He hit me just now.
**[20:54] ---**
Th-the basket counts! One free-throw!
**[20:57] ---**
Huh? What just happened?
**[20:59] ---**
He took it all the way alone.
**[21:01] ---**
Well damn, this is a shocker.
**[21:05] ---**
Another trove of undiscovered talent...
**[21:10] ---**
...was waiting to be found
right there, of all places.
**[21:15] ---**
That... was totally nuts.
**[21:17] ---**
I'm so glad he's on OUR team...
**[21:19] ---**
I've seen any number of players
who could be considered good...
**[21:24] ---**
But... this guy is...
**[21:27] ---**
...way beyond even that level.
**[21:30] ---**
I'll give you two minutes.
**[21:33] ---**
Take that time to shake off your nerves.
**[21:36] ---**
You better start getting used to this,
or you'll waste precious stamina.
**[21:40] ---**
That's Kite for you.
**[21:41] ---**
He's always there to step up
at the most crucial times.
**[21:44] ---**
It's incredible.
**[21:46] ---**
Smug jackass. But damn if he ain't reliable!
**[21:49] ---**
Hey. I'm totally fine, just so you know.
**[21:52] ---**
I wasn't talking about you, bro.
**[21:55] ---**
Here they come!
**[21:56] ---**
A'ight! We're on defense!
**[21:58] ---**
Let's stop 'em cold!
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Rush and Rush."
# E26 - RUSH AND RUSH
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY1X2GZKY/rush-and-rush)
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**[00:05] ---**
9... 8... 7... 6... 5...!
**[00:14] ---**
Defensive foul! 2 free-throws!
**[00:16] ---**
Yoko! Way to go, Yoko!
You're my savior right now!
**[00:20] ---**
Please don't start crying!
**[00:22] ---**
This game is super close....
**[00:23] ---**
Kuzu High is really hanging in there!
**[00:26] ---**
Even though they usually always
lose in the first round.
**[00:28] ---**
They're 2 points behind with 4 seconds left.
**[00:30] ---**
But they've got 2 free throws coming up,
which means it's possible...
**[00:41] ---**
She nailed it!
**[00:43] ---**
Now it's a 1-point game!
**[00:44] ---**
Just one basket away...
**[00:46] ---**
It's down to the wire.
**[00:47] ---**
Kuzu High isn't very good at getting rebounds,
and a tie would mean overtime.
**[00:51] ---**
It's going to be really
rough for them, either way.
**[00:57] ---**
Please... just go in!
**[01:00] ---**
Go in! Go in!
**[01:04] ---**
Go in! Go in!
**[01:07] ---**
She missed!
**[01:08] ---**
Rebound!
**[01:09] ---**
Uh, it's coming right
at me...! What do I do?!
**[01:16] ---**
What the...?
**[01:17] ---**
Sh-she did it...
**[01:18] ---**
Surround her! Do everything
you can to prevent a shot!
**[01:21] ---**
Senpai! Save me!
**[01:23] ---**
3...!
**[01:26] ---**
2...!
**[01:28] ---**
1...!
**[01:39] ---**
Time's up!
**[01:46] ---**
I'm so sorry... it's my fault...
**[01:49] ---**
I screwed up our last chance!
**[01:51] ---**
Me, too... because I missed
that second free throw!
**[01:54] ---**
Right, but that's okay.
Don't beat yourselves up.
**[01:58] ---**
We had a ton of fun playing out there
with you girls to the end.
**[02:01] ---**
Thanks a bunch.
**[02:06] ---**
Nooo! Please don't quit!
**[02:08] ---**
Cut it out! You know we have to start studying
for college entrance exams!
**[02:13] ---**
Let go of me, you big crybabies!
**[02:17] ---**
Don't get all mopey on us.
**[02:19] ---**
We're leaving the team in your hands now.
So toughen up...
**[02:21] ---**
I really...
**[02:28] ---**
I really wanted...
**[02:31] ---**
I so wanted us to win this...!
**[02:36] ---**
There, there.
**[02:41] ---**
Senpai...
**[03:13] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[04:18] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:19] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:21] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[04:22] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[04:24] ---**
Rebound!
**[04:29] ---**
Shinjo's going for zone defense, eh?
**[04:32] ---**
Well, they've got two 190 centimeter giants.
**[04:35] ---**
Yeah, not even Kuzu High's
#11 can slip by them easily.
**[04:39] ---**
C'mon!
**[04:40] ---**
Oh, looks like they've
changed up their formation.
**[04:42] ---**
It's the first time we've seen
their #7 play in the post.
**[04:49] ---**
A spin!
**[04:52] ---**
That was smooth.
**[04:55] ---**
A return pass?!
**[05:07] ---**
Timeout by Shinjotowa Academy!
**[05:10] ---**
That was sick! Their #7 has some real skills.
**[05:12] ---**
Kuzu High might be tough to beat!
**[05:14] ---**
Shinjo's defense is solid, though.
**[05:16] ---**
Except that first basket,
Kuzu's only been scoring from mid-range.
**[05:19] ---**
This is gonna be a close game for sure.
**[05:21] ---**
Nice, nice! We're off to a good start!
**[05:23] ---**
I know, right? I've already got them
begging for mercy out there!
**[05:26] ---**
As if. You haven't done
much of anything yet, dude.
**[05:29] ---**
Things have gone well and
put us in a solid position.
**[05:32] ---**
We've been quick to switchover to defense,
and there've been no problems so far.
**[05:35] ---**
Keep that praise coming!
**[05:37] ---**
I heard they had 3 tall
players in the 190 cm range,
**[05:41] ---**
but it seems one of them
is out with an injury.
**[05:44] ---**
We were quite fortunate the freshman
**[05:46] ---**
that they replaced him with is barely
10 cm taller than Kurumatani.
**[05:50] ---**
So one of their big guns
is down and out, huh?
**[05:52] ---**
Talk about lucky!
**[05:53] ---**
Totally!
**[05:54] ---**
Don't celebrate the other
team's injuries, you asswipes!
**[05:57] ---**
But I do have to admit,
**[05:59] ---**
dealing with 3 of those 190 cm titans
would've been an absolute nightmare.
**[06:03] ---**
This is good, we just need
to keep scoring from outside the paint
**[06:06] ---**
and eventually they'll be forced
to switch their defense.
**[06:09] ---**
And then, if they start
playing man-to-man instead,
**[06:12] ---**
we can take advantage of matchups
against their #8 and #7.
**[06:15] ---**
The guys Momoharu and I guard?
**[06:18] ---**
So that must mean the two
of us are better than them.
**[06:20] ---**
It's about time I got the spotlight!
**[06:22] ---**
I'm gonna score all the baskets!
**[06:24] ---**
That's not what I meant.
**[06:26] ---**
If my guess is correct, those two
only started playing basketball in high school.
**[06:30] ---**
Are you serious?!
**[06:31] ---**
So then, like, they only have
about a year of experience?
**[06:35] ---**
That much is obvious just based
on how they move on the court.
**[06:38] ---**
Although there's a slight
gap in overall strength...
**[06:41] ---**
...we can basically consider all of the things
that we struggled with up until now
**[06:44] ---**
to also be the exact weaknesses
that our opponents suffer from.
**[06:49] ---**
When going man-to-man in matches like this,
its the difference in individual skill that counts.
**[06:54] ---**
To make up for that, their
#4 and other players
**[06:56] ---**
have been focused on providing
the necessary backup.
**[06:59] ---**
It's the exact same playstyle
that we've been practicing this whole time.
**[07:03] ---**
When it comes to individual skills,
our team definitely has the advantage.
**[07:06] ---**
Let's drive them right into a corner!
**[07:09] ---**
A'ight, boys! We're gonna trash 'em!
**[07:11] ---**
Yeah!
**[07:13] ---**
They've really changed.
**[07:15] ---**
They actually look like a
normal basketball team now.
**[07:18] ---**
Their team balance still needs some work,
but I'd say the odds favor Kuzu High at 60/40.
**[07:23] ---**
You think so?
**[07:24] ---**
I'd say they've actually
got upwards of 70/30.
**[07:26] ---**
You both know the world of
basketball isn't that simple.
**[07:29] ---**
Numbers don't mean squat.
**[07:33] ---**
I finally remembered.
**[07:34] ---**
Huh?
**[07:35] ---**
Back in middle school,
there were twins on the team at Nakahara.
**[07:39] ---**
That #7 out there was one of them.
**[07:42] ---**
At Nakahara...?
**[07:45] ---**
Right, I forgot. You're not
good with this kinda stuff.
**[07:50] ---**
But I remember him really
well, from that one game...
**[07:54] ---**
He threw a bunch of incomplete passes
and then got benched at halftime for it.
**[07:57] ---**
However, he wasn't really the problem.
**[08:01] ---**
He was passing the ball about half a step
ahead of his teammates,
**[08:03] ---**
but sadly none of them
could keep up with his excellent timing.
**[08:07] ---**
Instead of waiting to pass when they got open,
his passes led them to being open.
**[08:11] ---**
That's the ideal point guard
you always talk about, yeah?
**[08:14] ---**
And that's exactly who we're competing
against right now.
**[08:18] ---**
The timing of his passes hasn't changed a bit,
in fact, they're even faster now.
**[08:26] ---**
Yanagihara, you're defending #15.
**[08:28] ---**
It might be tough, but I need
you to stick to him like glue.
**[08:31] ---**
R-right!
**[08:32] ---**
#11 is all yours, Roku.
**[08:33] ---**
Got it.
**[08:35] ---**
Thank you, Koji. I know
just where to attack now.
**[08:40] ---**
I'm gonna create our...
window of opportunity.
**[08:45] ---**
Smooth as silk, Roku!
**[08:46] ---**
Don't embarrass me, dude!
Enough with the compliments!
**[08:49] ---**
Seems this guy doesn't
miss much from the middle.
**[08:52] ---**
We should probably watch out
for any threes from him.
**[08:53] ---**
Defense!
**[09:06] ---**
Shinjo suddenly changed up their defense!
**[09:08] ---**
Man-to-man, huh?
**[09:10] ---**
Perfect!
**[09:10] ---**
Now we can start letting
Natsume and Kurumatani
**[09:12] ---**
drive our offense by
going at them one-on-one.
**[09:16] ---**
Hey, Nanao...
**[09:17] ---**
...I'm worried about one thing.
**[09:21] ---**
I hate to say it, but...
**[09:22] ---**
Not everyone on our team wins
when it comes down to individual skill.
**[09:28] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[09:32] ---**
Completely switching from zone was a mistake.
**[09:34] ---**
They should've shutout the
shrimp with a box and 1.
**[09:37] ---**
I thought so, too.
**[09:38] ---**
I highly doubt that #6 is gonna be able
to stop Kuzu High's #11 at all.
**[09:43] ---**
I would've focused on defending inside the paint,
even if that weakened the outside.
**[09:49] ---**
You think it's gonna be easy
to take me one-on-one, then?
**[10:01] ---**
Show him who's the boss, Chiaki!
**[10:09] ---**
All right!
**[10:10] ---**
Captain...
**[10:11] ---**
Don't sweat it. He just took the bait.
**[10:15] ---**
Roku, let me fill you in.
**[10:18] ---**
While you're defending #11,
keep your eyes entirely on him.
**[10:25] ---**
Nao was right... this guy isn't
all that good at basketball.
**[10:30] ---**
I might actually be better than he is!
**[10:33] ---**
Quit shooting your mouth off!
**[10:40] ---**
Gotta stick to him like glue!
Gotta get up in his face!
**[10:47] ---**
He's way too quick!
**[10:51] ---**
Too close for comfort!
**[10:52] ---**
You gotta do better, Yanagihara!
**[10:56] ---**
That had to catch them by surprise.
**[10:58] ---**
Even without scoring, his shots
definitely throw the defense off their game.
**[11:02] ---**
Looks like the momentum isn't
gonna shift anytime soon.
**[11:34] ---**
An interception!
**[11:36] ---**
Oh no, Chiaki's pass!
**[11:37] ---**
Goddammit.
**[11:38] ---**
Nice work, Yukio! Keep it up!
**[11:41] ---**
Not again! The ball isn't getting passed around to me
when I stay in one place!
**[11:45] ---**
But this guy's defense is making it hard for me
to cut in anywhere!
**[11:48] ---**
He's constantly just watching my eyes
and hardly ever pays attention to the ball!
**[11:53] ---**
This is exactly the time when we need
those crazy passes of yours!
**[11:56] ---**
What exactly is the problem, bro?!
**[12:08] ---**
Ugh, he got shutdown again.
**[12:11] ---**
Kuzu High really isn't good
at making fast breaks.
**[12:13] ---**
Even though they're so fundamental.
**[12:15] ---**
Nah, Shinjo's response time
on defense is just that good.
**[12:18] ---**
Although, I imagine that's because
they would lose quick otherwise.
**[12:22] ---**
On the other hand, Kuzu High hasn't been able
to score any points recently...
**[12:26] ---**
...except on those shitty fast breaks.
**[12:32] ---**
He's driving to the basket!
**[12:41] ---**
There are no openings for
me... to pass through!
**[12:45] ---**
They stopped him!
**[12:48] ---**
Kuzuryu ball!
**[12:49] ---**
What is going on with Chiaki right now?
**[12:54] ---**
Hey, Yasuhara! You gotta force your way inside
or you'll never get a pass!
**[12:58] ---**
Did you forget what I
taught you about cutting?
**[12:59] ---**
O-okay!
**[13:03] ---**
Have you noticed it, Tokiwa?
**[13:06] ---**
Of course.
**[13:07] ---**
Though it's hard to see
because of how subtle their movements are.
**[13:11] ---**
By arranging their defense
to focus on one side,
**[13:13] ---**
they cut the space the point
guard can work with in half.
**[13:16] ---**
This traps the ball-handler, since the
**[13:18] ---**
direction they can drive in
and the direction they can
**[13:20] ---**
pass to are both limited as a result.
**[13:23] ---**
If the defenders in the open space
focus on closing any pass windows,
**[13:26] ---**
the only thing the ball-handler
can do is go for the basket himself.
**[13:29] ---**
The smartest thing they did
was assuring the dead side of
**[13:32] ---**
the court is the one that #11 is on.
**[13:34] ---**
It's an extreme move that only
**[13:35] ---**
works because Takahashi
trusts #6 to provide a solid enough defense.
**[13:40] ---**
Letting #7 get free for that first basket
was also a good call.
**[13:44] ---**
Thanks to that, he basically dropped his guard
and didn't notice what happened.
**[13:47] ---**
Takahashi's really incredible.
**[13:49] ---**
He's definitely not the type of guy
that'll go down quietly in the prelims.
**[13:52] ---**
That's for sure.
**[13:55] ---**
A steal!
**[14:00] ---**
He's totally alone!
**[14:11] ---**
The tide is turning!
**[14:13] ---**
You're really fast on your feet.
**[14:16] ---**
I didn't think anybody would catch up to me.
**[14:19] ---**
Even though I caught up... I
couldn't do a single thing!
**[14:23] ---**
The problem isn't with Afro-senpai.
**[14:26] ---**
It's the fact that #4 is just too good.
**[14:28] ---**
A big gap in skill between point guards...
can prove fatal in the end.
**[14:34] ---**
Excuse me! We'd like a timeout...
**[14:38] ---**
It was a bad pass!
**[14:39] ---**
What's going on with Chiaki?!
**[14:41] ---**
Why the hell do you think we spent
so long practicing screens?!
**[14:44] ---**
You gotta keep it together and lead us!
**[14:46] ---**
I know that!
**[14:47] ---**
Looks like they're having
trouble getting coordinated.
**[14:50] ---**
This is when the difference in teamwork
starts to really show.
**[14:56] ---**
Time to do your stuff, Momoharu!
**[14:58] ---**
I'm all over it!
**[15:04] ---**
Oh shit! I can't believe I
fell for something so simple!
**[15:06] ---**
Nice move, Tamo!
**[15:09] ---**
Leave this one to me!
**[15:13] ---**
What was that Tamo?!
**[15:14] ---**
Keep it together!
**[15:16] ---**
Well then, this big oaf isn't so good
at sinking his shots, eh?
**[15:19] ---**
I guess that makes us birds of a feather!
**[15:21] ---**
Rebound!
**[15:28] ---**
H-he came from above me?!
**[15:30] ---**
That was wicked cool!
**[15:31] ---**
You're the best, Takahashi!
**[15:35] ---**
Offensive foul! Charging! No count!
**[15:37] ---**
So close!
**[15:38] ---**
Obviously that wasn't gonna count.
**[15:40] ---**
He just used him like a stepladder.
**[15:42] ---**
That had to be a flagrant
foul just now. No doubt.
**[15:46] ---**
It did keep the momentum
in their favor, though.
**[15:49] ---**
This is gonna be a major pain in their ass.
**[15:52] ---**
So, Kuzu High... how are you gonna react?
**[15:56] ---**
Are you taking a timeout?
**[15:57] ---**
Oh! Uh... Ummm...
**[16:02] ---**
Get the lead out!
**[16:04] ---**
Hey, Chiaki! Let's change up our positions.
**[16:06] ---**
That will help us throw off
the other team's rhythm.
**[16:08] ---**
Forget it! I want you to focus
on pushing your way into the middle!
**[16:11] ---**
Take advantage of screens from Momoharu.
Keep your eye out for the signs!
**[16:18] ---**
Never mind, it's nothing. I'm sorry.
**[16:21] ---**
She changed her mind on the timeout.
**[16:24] ---**
Are they seriously just gonna truck it through
the remaining 2 minutes?!
**[16:28] ---**
It's true that the momentum of the game
is shifting in our favor.
**[16:30] ---**
But we've been pushing ourselves to play
at a higher pace than usual from the get-go.
**[16:33] ---**
Our team isn't one that specializes
in making fast breaks.
**[16:36] ---**
So if they took a timeout, it would actually
take some of the strain off us, but...
**[16:41] ---**
I can't imagine that she's actually reading
that deep into it.
**[16:50] ---**
It's a fast break!
**[16:54] ---**
He got open!
**[16:57] ---**
Stop right there, dammit!
**[17:00] ---**
No way I'm just gonna let you drop it in!
**[17:03] ---**
Hiyah!
**[17:06] ---**
A karate chop? No, I must be seeing things...
**[17:09] ---**
Man, that pompadour guy can hustle!
**[17:11] ---**
He caught up from way back
there and stopped the shot!
**[17:13] ---**
Yeah, but with a blatant foul.
**[17:15] ---**
That hurts!
**[17:16] ---**
Sorry 'bout that, man.
It's a bad habit of mine.
**[17:20] ---**
I'll shank you, asshole.
**[17:23] ---**
Huh?! Try saying that again, bitch.
**[17:27] ---**
Two free-throws!
**[17:38] ---**
Tch. Start doing your job
under the basket, dammit.
**[17:41] ---**
Uh, right, I'm sorry.
**[17:43] ---**
You have no room to talk, dude!
**[17:47] ---**
That foul was a nice move. Props, Yasuhara.
**[17:49] ---**
Thanks to that, we managed
to knock some of the wind out of their sails!
**[17:53] ---**
Never thought I'd get praised for fouling!
**[17:56] ---**
A'ight! Let's keep them on their toes!
**[17:58] ---**
Can do! Just leave everything to me!
**[18:01] ---**
Dammit!
**[18:12] ---**
Switch!
**[18:16] ---**
Amazing!
**[18:25] ---**
Whoa, what a pass!
**[18:32] ---**
Uh oh...
**[18:33] ---**
There was nobody there...
**[18:35] ---**
Shinjo ball!
**[18:36] ---**
Seriously? Is that guy an amateur or what?
**[18:40] ---**
Now I'm pissed!
**[18:41] ---**
That was some very precise passing.
**[18:43] ---**
You almost got us.
**[18:46] ---**
But unfortunately this little
guy didn't get in the clear.
**[18:49] ---**
With everybody clustered in the middle,
it opened up a weak side.
**[18:53] ---**
Takahashi and that shorty both foresaw
a pass coming that direction.
**[18:57] ---**
But Takahashi expertly stopped
their #15 from getting there.
**[19:03] ---**
Recognizing our opponent's
skills is the first step.
**[19:06] ---**
The real game starts after that.
**[19:08] ---**
The members of that team all have good sense.
**[19:10] ---**
Both passer and receiver know where the ball
**[19:12] ---**
needs to move for them to score points.
**[19:14] ---**
Unfortunately, that's just not
a skill that our team has.
**[19:17] ---**
Captain...
**[19:19] ---**
However, we can still win this.
**[19:23] ---**
Geniuses are actually...
surprisingly fragile.
**[19:28] ---**
Taking a timeout would be best...
**[19:31] ---**
I think this is an instance
where we need to gamble.
**[19:34] ---**
It's true that we're being
pushed into a corner,
**[19:36] ---**
but it looks to me like Shinjo's players
are pushing themselves to move quickly.
**[19:40] ---**
If we let them take a breather now,
**[19:42] ---**
it might backfire and build
up their momentum even more.
**[19:47] ---**
But just look at what's
happening in the meantime!
**[19:49] ---**
Not happening, Sideburns!
**[19:55] ---**
All right!
**[19:56] ---**
We're on fire right now!
**[19:58] ---**
Just one minute left.
**[20:00] ---**
It'll hurt if Shinjo makes a comeback
just before this quarter ends.
**[20:02] ---**
Especially considering Kuzu High
had the advantage for most of it.
**[20:05] ---**
It'll definitely bring their spirits down.
**[20:07] ---**
More importantly, Chiba...
**[20:09] ---**
Have you noticed something
strange with Shinjo's #7?
**[20:12] ---**
His defense and shooting
ability are lackluster,
**[20:15] ---**
but his drives are really
clean and effective.
**[20:18] ---**
Aside from that earlier foul,
he hasn't missed a single layup.
**[20:22] ---**
Now that you mention it,
**[20:23] ---**
he does have a playstyle
that seems vaguely similar to Takahashi's.
**[20:29] ---**
I let him slip by! Damn!
**[20:37] ---**
His pass timing is way off!
**[20:38] ---**
What's wrong with you, Chiaki?!
**[20:42] ---**
That was nuts!
**[20:43] ---**
I can't believe he made that work!
**[20:46] ---**
This is really throwing me off my game!
**[20:52] ---**
He couldn't get it all the way in!
**[20:56] ---**
It's gonna come back down!
**[20:57] ---**
Box them out!
**[20:59] ---**
Chiaki's in trouble!
**[21:01] ---**
Am I crazy or is this just
getting worse and worse for us?!
**[21:04] ---**
The worst part is that
**[21:05] ---**
Chiaki has been thrown off
both offensively and defensively,
**[21:07] ---**
which affects the rhythm of the entire team!
**[21:10] ---**
We need this basket... no matter what!
**[21:12] ---**
Rebound!
**[21:21] ---**
Gotta be gentle, just a light tap!
**[21:22] ---**
We need to score here or
else we're in real trouble!
**[21:32] ---**
He tipped it in!
**[21:36] ---**
I think that's the first time
I've ever seen him score a basket.
**[21:39] ---**
How does a guy like that end up as center?
**[21:41] ---**
Well, with this basket and
the earlier foul from #5,
**[21:44] ---**
I think they put a stop to Shinjo's run.
**[21:47] ---**
What's the deal, Chiaki?
This ain't like you, man.
**[21:50] ---**
Huh?
**[21:51] ---**
Do you wanna go watch this game
from the bench, or what?!
**[21:55] ---**
Easy for you to say, pea-brain.
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "The Hard Play."
# E27 - THE HARD PLAY
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR9V75W16/the-hard-play)
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**[00:02] ---**
Defense!
**[00:15] ---**
Shinjo suddenly changed up their defense!
**[00:17] ---**
Man-to-man, huh?
**[00:18] ---**
Hey, Nanao... I'm worried about one thing.
**[00:23] ---**
I hate to say it, but...
**[00:25] ---**
Not everyone on our team wins
when it comes down to individual skill.
**[00:29] ---**
You think it's gonna be easy
to take me one-on-one, then?
**[00:40] ---**
Captain...
**[00:41] ---**
Don't sweat it. He just took the bait.
**[00:44] ---**
Roku, let me fill you in.
**[00:49] ---**
He's driving to the basket!
**[00:59] ---**
There are no openings for
me... to pass through!
**[01:01] ---**
Have you noticed it, Tokiwa?
**[01:04] ---**
Of course.
**[01:06] ---**
By arranging their defense
to focus on one side,
**[01:08] ---**
they cut the space the point
guard can work with in half.
**[01:11] ---**
It's a fast break!
**[01:16] ---**
Stop right there, dammit!
**[01:20] ---**
No way I'm just gonna let you drop it in!
**[01:22] ---**
Hiyah!
**[01:37] ---**
However, we can still win this.
**[01:41] ---**
Geniuses are actually...
surprisingly fragile.
**[01:54] ---**
His pass timing is way off!
**[01:56] ---**
What's wrong with you, Chiaki?!
**[02:00] ---**
This is really throwing me off my game!
**[02:09] ---**
The worst part is that Chiaki has
**[02:11] ---**
been thrown off
both offensively and defensively,
**[02:13] ---**
which affects the rhythm of the entire team!
**[02:15] ---**
We need this basket... no matter what!
**[02:28] ---**
What's the deal, Chiaki?
This ain't like you, man.
**[02:31] ---**
Huh?
**[02:32] ---**
Do you wanna go watch this game
from the bench, or what?!
**[02:36] ---**
Easy for you to say, pea-brain.
**[03:08] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[04:12] ---**
Shinjotowa / Kuzuryu
**[04:16] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:17] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:19] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[04:20] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[04:22] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:23] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:25] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[04:26] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[04:28] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:29] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[04:35] ---**
Whoa, look at that #4 go!
**[04:37] ---**
Wait, damn you!
**[04:42] ---**
Pushing! White #7!
**[04:47] ---**
I hadn't even actually pushed yet!
**[04:49] ---**
Come on, Chiaki! That's your second foul,
please be more careful!
**[04:53] ---**
Don't bother chasing him.
You're not quick enough.
**[04:56] ---**
We'll jump in to help,
so have some more faith in your backup.
**[05:05] ---**
He drove it in!
**[05:06] ---**
Awesome moves, Tamo!
**[05:08] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[05:08] ---**
They're catching up! Only 4 points now!
**[05:10] ---**
They managed to hold on to the lead
for the first quarter...
**[05:14] ---**
...but they're still slowly being cornered.
**[05:16] ---**
That's 'cuz Shinjo is totally controlling
the pace of this game.
**[05:20] ---**
It's only a matter of
time until they catch up.
**[05:23] ---**
Let's score some points this time!
**[05:25] ---**
Wow, Kuzu High really knows how to hustle!
**[05:28] ---**
They're just as fast as Shinjo!
**[05:34] ---**
No, not quite.
**[05:35] ---**
Shinjo made it back quicker!
**[05:42] ---**
So low!
**[05:45] ---**
He's taking their center head on!
**[05:47] ---**
But that height gap is ridiculous!
**[05:52] ---**
No way... he's taking a shot?!
**[05:59] ---**
I got this!
**[06:03] ---**
Counter!
**[06:05] ---**
Crap!
**[06:11] ---**
Shinjotowa
**[06:11] ---**
He nailed it!
**[06:12] ---**
Now we're just one basket away!
**[06:14] ---**
Nice, Captain!
**[06:15] ---**
Shinjotowa has a really solid team.
**[06:18] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:23] ---**
I thought their main offensive strategy
would be to play in the paint...
**[06:26] ---**
...but so far it's been
mostly just run and gun.
**[06:29] ---**
With all of their plays coming at us so fast,
there's no time to consider defense,
**[06:32] ---**
since everyone is just focused
on getting back up the floor.
**[06:36] ---**
All the stamina that we lose now,
is going to hurt us badly in the endgame.
**[06:43] ---**
Traveling!
**[06:44] ---**
Huh?!
**[06:44] ---**
Damn!
**[06:45] ---**
Yasu!
**[06:47] ---**
Just piss off. Piece of shit.
**[06:52] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[06:53] ---**
Only down by 2 now.
**[06:56] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[06:57] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[06:59] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[07:00] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[07:01] ---**
One more basket! Let's play it safe!
**[07:02] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[07:03] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[07:05] ---**
They're slowing down.
**[07:07] ---**
Finally...
**[07:08] ---**
Guess this means they want to
tie it up here no matter what.
**[07:11] ---**
Takahashi...
**[07:17] ---**
It's not gonna happen. I'm
not gonna let you do it!
**[07:26] ---**
A three-pointer!
**[07:34] ---**
It went in!
**[07:37] ---**
Shinjotowa
**[07:37] ---**
It's a comeback!
**[07:38] ---**
And they made it look so easy, too!
**[07:40] ---**
Sly dog.
**[07:43] ---**
How was that "playing it safe"?
**[07:45] ---**
It's just another one of
Takahashi's signature moves.
**[07:48] ---**
He's always been good at faking people out
for as long as I can remember.
**[07:50] ---**
Let's go! Let's go! Takahashi!
You rock! You rock! Takahashi!
**[07:57] ---**
Incredible...
**[07:58] ---**
An all-rounder that's 190 centimeters tall.
**[08:01] ---**
This guy is literally the
ideal basketball player.
**[08:04] ---**
Defense!
**[08:06] ---**
I want to get out there...
and play against him.
**[08:10] ---**
We're taking the lead back!
**[08:17] ---**
Whoa! They're not backing down!
**[08:18] ---**
They're charging at them like bulls!
**[08:34] ---**
Don't let him past you, Yukio!
**[08:39] ---**
What the-?!
**[08:40] ---**
Did you just see that?!
**[08:42] ---**
How does that #11 do it?!
All his moves seem superhuman!
**[08:53] ---**
Shit! This guy jumps a lot
higher than his looks lead on.
**[08:57] ---**
It got blocked!
**[09:00] ---**
Sweet! We got the ball!
**[09:02] ---**
Hey, Chiaki!
**[09:03] ---**
A pass?!
**[09:05] ---**
No!
**[09:06] ---**
He's going straight for it!
**[09:16] ---**
Charging! White #7!
**[09:25] ---**
That's his third...
**[09:26] ---**
It's still only the first half,
but their playmaker is having foul trouble!
**[09:35] ---**
Timeout! White team!
**[09:37] ---**
Hey.
**[09:40] ---**
You sly dog.
**[09:44] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[10:04] ---**
Everything is in Shinjo's favor now.
**[10:07] ---**
You were amazing out there, Takahashi!
**[10:09] ---**
We can totally win this!
**[10:10] ---**
They're getting too damn
smug over taking the lead.
**[10:13] ---**
It's still just a one point difference!
**[10:17] ---**
That's not what's hurting us.
**[10:18] ---**
Huh?
**[10:19] ---**
The real issue is... the fact
that Chiaki has three fouls.
**[10:23] ---**
Especially so early into the game.
**[10:25] ---**
I thought it took 5 fouls to get ejected.
That means he's still got two left!
**[10:28] ---**
You're looking at it the wrong way.
**[10:30] ---**
He's ONLY got two left.
**[10:32] ---**
Just think about what happens
if he gets one more foul after this.
**[10:35] ---**
He'll end up playing conservatively
simply due to the high risk of ejection.
**[10:41] ---**
So really, it's your fourth
foul that knocks you out.
**[10:45] ---**
Normally, this is where we'd just pull him out
and save him for the second half.
**[10:49] ---**
But we might end up screwing ourselves over
**[10:51] ---**
with only one point guard out on the court.
**[10:53] ---**
Not to mention we'd be losing
one of our taller players.
**[10:55] ---**
Even if we did let the shrimp
take over in his place,
**[10:57] ---**
a zone defense would give us major trouble.
**[11:00] ---**
I guess it's still too much for
Sora to handle right now...
**[11:04] ---**
It's risky as hell,
but we're just gonna have to keep Chiaki in.
**[11:08] ---**
They've really brought him to his knees...
I've never seen Chiaki like this before.
**[11:14] ---**
Come on!
**[11:15] ---**
It's time to launch our rescue operation
to save that poor bra!
**[11:18] ---**
Great. Then I shall take the first peek!
**[11:22] ---**
The Chiaki that I know
is always brimming with confidence.
**[11:25] ---**
Dude, we've been through so much.
You could've picked better scenes.
**[11:28] ---**
Let's stay calm for now.
**[11:31] ---**
Like Nabe said earlier, Chiaki has
**[11:32] ---**
two fouls left before he actually
gets ejected from the game.
**[11:36] ---**
We're not at an impasse just yet.
**[11:40] ---**
Hey, man, what's an "impasse"?
**[11:42] ---**
It's like a "dead end." She
means we still have a chance.
**[11:45] ---**
That being said, I want to avoid having
one of our main players foul out.
**[11:49] ---**
So I'm going to bench
both Chiaki and Yasuhara for the time being.
**[11:52] ---**
Me, too?
**[11:54] ---**
Kurumatani will be point guard.
**[11:56] ---**
I want Chucky to go out
as our shooting guard and
**[11:59] ---**
focus on providing support for Kurumatani.
**[12:02] ---**
S-sure.
**[12:03] ---**
And then...
**[12:04] ---**
Shigeyoshi will play center.
**[12:07] ---**
Making Momoharu our power forward.
**[12:09] ---**
You're in charge of the inside
for both offense and defense.
**[12:13] ---**
Natsume, in addition to your
usual dribble penetration
**[12:16] ---**
I want you to start shooting from long-range.
**[12:17] ---**
Ideally, I want you to draw
**[12:19] ---**
enough attention
to get our opponents to double team you.
**[12:22] ---**
Even if you miss, you can trust the guys
under the basket to back you up, right?
**[12:26] ---**
Well... yeah.
**[12:31] ---**
What kinda look is that?
**[12:33] ---**
As for you, Kurumatani...
**[12:35] ---**
Listen close.
**[12:36] ---**
If benching Chiaki is enough
to let our opponents run away with the game,
**[12:39] ---**
then this team has no future
no matter what we do.
**[12:44] ---**
Can you fill the hole that
Chiaki is leaving behind?
**[12:57] ---**
Without a doubt.
**[13:00] ---**
Let's do this!
**[13:03] ---**
Shinjo ball!
**[13:04] ---**
Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo!
Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo!
**[13:10] ---**
I lied.
**[13:13] ---**
It already seems hopeless
without Chiaki and I
**[13:15] ---**
didn't want to give them
any more reasons to worry.
**[13:18] ---**
The truth is that I'm full
of nothing but doubts.
**[13:22] ---**
But even so, I've gotta do this!
**[13:26] ---**
I've gotta become a player like Chiaki...
one who everyone can rely on!
**[13:32] ---**
Looks like Kuzu High
changed up their defense.
**[13:35] ---**
A 3-2 zone, eh?
**[13:37] ---**
Dude, that #12 is downright huge!
**[13:39] ---**
He's got to be taller than
even Shinjo's #8, for sure!
**[13:44] ---**
So that's how they're playing it.
**[13:47] ---**
Roku, switch with me.
**[13:49] ---**
Huh?
**[13:50] ---**
So, #4 moved to the low post.
**[13:53] ---**
Is he planning to take on the big guy?
**[14:00] ---**
Shit! They passed it above him so easily!
**[14:04] ---**
Those overhead passes are
just gonna keep coming
**[14:06] ---**
so long as that shorty
is playing point guard.
**[14:08] ---**
It's all gonna come down
to their strength under the basket.
**[14:11] ---**
He's forcing his way in.
He'll get fouled for charging like that!
**[14:16] ---**
Okay!
**[14:21] ---**
So slick!
**[14:24] ---**
You saw me coming, huh?
**[14:34] ---**
The streak continues!
**[14:36] ---**
I guess just adding in that
super tall dude wasn't enough!
**[14:41] ---**
Yeah, I get it! It's MY fault
for letting him get past me!
**[14:44] ---**
Jeez, I didn't realize you
could be such a jackass!
**[14:46] ---**
Dammit!
**[14:48] ---**
Everyone on the team...
knows how you must feel.
**[14:52] ---**
So I think...
**[14:54] ---**
...that's exactly why Nanao decided
to ask you that question... in front of all of us.
**[14:59] ---**
And in that moment, you answered clearly.
**[15:03] ---**
It psyched me up. Seeing your bravery.
**[15:07] ---**
Mokichi...
**[15:13] ---**
Let's do our best.
**[15:14] ---**
Y-yeah.
**[15:17] ---**
Let's do it! This one's going in the basket!
**[15:21] ---**
Don't react! Stay in position!
**[15:24] ---**
Shinjo switched to zone, too!
**[15:26] ---**
It's a showdown in the paint!
**[15:28] ---**
With Chiaki on the bench,
we can't afford to let them pull way ahead!
**[15:34] ---**
Kuzu High's big guy has to be
around 2 meters tall at least.
**[15:38] ---**
Seems like Shinjo has slightly
more skill overall, though.
**[15:42] ---**
Yo, check that out.
**[15:44] ---**
Huh?
**[15:45] ---**
Those are players from Saijo.
**[15:47] ---**
But their team doesn't play today...
**[15:55] ---**
Hey, Chucky! Make sure you take up
a defensive safety position!
**[15:58] ---**
If there's a pass, don't
just stay where you are!
**[16:01] ---**
Please remember all of the things
that we worked on in practice!
**[16:05] ---**
Kurumatani! Keep your eyes on the shot clock!
**[16:08] ---**
I can't just repeatedly try
to shoot a bunch of threes.
**[16:10] ---**
I'm not doing my job unless we score
by breaking their zone-D apart.
**[16:13] ---**
But time is running short...
**[16:15] ---**
Stay calm. Stay calm.
**[16:17] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[16:23] ---**
This one... he's up to something!
**[16:26] ---**
He definitely doesn't look like the type
to try to bulldoze his way through, but...
**[16:29] ---**
...he's positioned himself
way too far from the basket!
**[16:33] ---**
What the hell is he thinking?
**[16:38] ---**
Once they move in closer to the basket,
that guy seems even more like a giant!
**[16:41] ---**
His reach is insane!
He's gotta be more than 2 meters tall!
**[16:44] ---**
So tall!
**[16:46] ---**
Nobody stands out more than him!
**[16:48] ---**
What a relief! I'm glad
Mokichi is on our side!
**[16:53] ---**
Now #11 is making his way in!
**[16:55] ---**
They've got a chance!
**[16:58] ---**
Slowpoke! Hurry and throw it at me!
**[17:11] ---**
It's a hook!
**[17:12] ---**
From way high!
**[17:25] ---**
I can't believe he stopped
a shot from that high!
**[17:29] ---**
All right! I got the ball!
**[17:31] ---**
Huh?!
**[17:32] ---**
Out of bounds! Shinjo ball!
**[17:34] ---**
Holy cow, #4 is awesome!
I've never seen anybody get that much air!
**[17:38] ---**
No way...
**[17:40] ---**
Even though Mokichi is more than 5 cm taller,
he still got blocked...
**[17:46] ---**
What's up?
**[17:47] ---**
They're discussing something.
**[17:51] ---**
Before the out of bounds call,
there was a different violation from Shinjo.
**[17:54] ---**
As a result, Kuzuryu will receive 2 points.
**[17:55] ---**
What?! Why?!
**[17:58] ---**
Must have been goaltending.
**[18:00] ---**
Seriously? In a high school game like this?
**[18:02] ---**
Goal what now?
**[18:04] ---**
What'd they say?
**[18:05] ---**
"Goaltending."
**[18:07] ---**
After the ball is shot and
starts falling from its apex,
**[18:11] ---**
nobody can touch it until it hits the rim.
**[18:13] ---**
The shot that Shigeyoshi just made
started with the ball well above the rim.
**[18:18] ---**
In other words, it began falling
from its apex the moment he let go.
**[18:21] ---**
So, if I get this right,
you're saying that he was shooting downwards?
**[18:25] ---**
That's pretty much the gist of it.
**[18:28] ---**
As far as the rules are concerned,
the hook shot that he makes is impossible to block.
**[18:32] ---**
You can consider that a warning.
**[18:36] ---**
My hook isn't something... that you can stop.
**[18:41] ---**
That punk... He intentionally provoked me
to make sure I went for the block.
**[18:47] ---**
He's one crafty fox.
Way more vicious than he looks on the outside.
**[18:51] ---**
Actually get the ball in before
you start talkin' shit.
**[18:54] ---**
That's our Mokichi!
**[19:02] ---**
Get past this!
**[19:08] ---**
Shinjotowa
**[19:09] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[19:11] ---**
It's okay. Don't sweat it, Chucky!
Let's score one of our own!
**[19:14] ---**
Sure thing!
**[19:15] ---**
I can't waste the momentum
that Mokichi helped us start building.
**[19:19] ---**
I gotta score. I gotta score!
**[19:22] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[19:26] ---**
Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo! Shi-n-jo!
**[19:33] ---**
This ain't good! Can that shorty
really hold it together?
**[19:35] ---**
He looks like he's starting to choke!
**[19:38] ---**
White team ball! Throw in!
**[19:43] ---**
Don't get so freaked out.
**[19:45] ---**
It'll be okay.
**[19:48] ---**
All you have to do... is focus on scoring.
**[19:52] ---**
You're not fighting out here all by yourself.
**[19:56] ---**
You've got it wrong,
passing and shooting aren't important.
**[19:59] ---**
Scoring points is.
**[20:01] ---**
You couldn't score enough points by the end,
and that's why you lost.
**[20:05] ---**
Fool.
**[20:09] ---**
Whether it's man-to-man or zone.
The basics don't change.
**[20:17] ---**
Right.
**[20:19] ---**
Thank you.
**[20:23] ---**
I'm gonna break apart their
zone with some passes!
**[20:25] ---**
Let's make sure we fill
up any gaps they leave!
**[20:27] ---**
Get your hands up real high!
**[20:29] ---**
Watch out for passes that come in low!
**[20:31] ---**
Let's make this one count!
**[20:33] ---**
A hook shot is totally worthless
unless you're close enough to the basket.
**[20:36] ---**
And I'm definitely not letting you
shoot anything from that area!
**[20:45] ---**
A three pointer?!
**[20:46] ---**
Just like Takahashi did earlier!
**[20:48] ---**
That damn shrimp!
**[20:51] ---**
He missed!
**[20:53] ---**
Very close.
**[20:56] ---**
Great! We'll rebou-
**[21:01] ---**
He knew!
**[21:02] ---**
He expected #15 to shoot from long-range!
**[21:08] ---**
Chucky!
**[21:13] ---**
He's wide open!
**[21:15] ---**
Th... This is my first shot!
**[21:26] ---**
Nope! Can't do it!
**[21:28] ---**
Nice fake!
**[21:29] ---**
Yeah right...
**[21:32] ---**
There's only one defender in front of him!
**[21:33] ---**
But he's at a height disadvantage!
**[21:36] ---**
He stopped?! For a jumper?!
**[21:40] ---**
He went backwards at that speed?!
**[21:42] ---**
A fadeaway!
**[21:44] ---**
Shinjotowa
**[21:45] ---**
They followed through! It's down to 1 point!
**[21:48] ---**
You've gotten pretty damn good, Chucky!
**[21:50] ---**
You better believe it!
**[21:51] ---**
Yeah! All right!
That's the way!
That was a nice really move, Chucky!
**[21:54] ---**
That's right! I'm not alone!
**[21:57] ---**
I've got a whole team!
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Vow
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Vow."
# E28 - Vow
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRKE0J2ER/vow)
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**[00:01] ---**
Dammit!
**[00:02] ---**
Everyone on the team...
knows how you must feel.
**[00:07] ---**
So I think...
**[00:08] ---**
...that's exactly why Nanao decided
to ask you that question... in front of all of us.
**[00:14] ---**
And in that moment, you answered clearly.
**[00:17] ---**
It psyched me up. Seeing your bravery.
**[00:24] ---**
Y-yeah.
**[00:55] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:57] ---**
Nice, Chucky!
**[01:57] ---**
VOW
**[02:00] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[02:07] ---**
Shit, they just won't let up.
**[02:10] ---**
Only 3 more minutes...
**[02:12] ---**
We're not losing the lead now!
Keep your heads in the game!
**[02:16] ---**
The first match of the day
is turning out to be a real spectacle.
**[02:19] ---**
If memory serves, neither of these schools
even entered the tourney last year.
**[02:24] ---**
What a shame! They've both
got such amazing players.
**[02:28] ---**
I hope this is a sign
that more high schoolers
**[02:30] ---**
are taking an interest in
the game of basketball.
**[02:35] ---**
He's boxing me out!
**[02:40] ---**
Koji and I were the only
members in our freshmen year.
**[02:44] ---**
Playing in a game like this was a pipe dream.
**[02:46] ---**
Basketball
Team
**[02:47] ---**
The year after that, we still
couldn't get up to 5 members.
**[02:48] ---**
Basketball
Team
**[02:52] ---**
And now our first go at the inter-high tourney...
is also our last!
**[02:56] ---**
Did he foul...?
**[02:58] ---**
No, they're not calling it.
**[03:00] ---**
I let him get by!
**[03:02] ---**
We can't afford to waste all our stamina
in this very first game!
**[03:06] ---**
Not on my watch!
**[03:12] ---**
Loose ball!
**[03:16] ---**
A three-pointer!
**[03:18] ---**
Rebound!
**[03:20] ---**
It went in!
**[03:21] ---**
Now we're ahead by 4!
**[03:23] ---**
Simply wonderful, Roku!
**[03:25] ---**
Thanks.
**[03:27] ---**
Okay, just a bit more!
**[03:29] ---**
Let's go into the second
half with a solid lead!
**[03:31] ---**
Right!
**[03:33] ---**
We WILL win this!
**[03:37] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[03:39] ---**
The first half is just about to end.
**[03:41] ---**
We have to avoid letting them
get a huge lead here at the very least.
**[03:45] ---**
That means no screw ups.
**[03:47] ---**
We have to keep up with them no matter what!
**[03:49] ---**
Until Chiaki comes back into the game!
**[03:52] ---**
The qualities that a good
point guard needs most?
**[03:55] ---**
That's simple, a manly attitude
and chiseled good looks.
**[03:59] ---**
But Chiaki... you don't have any of that.
**[04:04] ---**
If I have to be real,
then an eye for opportunity is essential.
**[04:07] ---**
Particularly when it comes to hot babes.
**[04:11] ---**
You always fail 'cuz you try
to memorize them one-by-one.
**[04:14] ---**
You'll never be a good point guard
unless you learn to look at the bigger picture.
**[04:19] ---**
Channel your five senses.
Your whole team is aiming for the basket.
**[04:32] ---**
Nice pass!
**[04:34] ---**
That pass got them into a good spot!
**[04:36] ---**
That guy has some smooth moves!
**[04:39] ---**
It's a hook! Get on the
side with the ball, Yukio!
**[04:44] ---**
LIGHT
**[04:47] ---**
I guess he really does know his shit.
**[04:48] ---**
GREASED
LIGHTNING
**[04:55] ---**
Pretty good. Is this how
Kuzu High always plays?
**[04:58] ---**
Dunno. This is the first year
they've ever participated.
**[05:01] ---**
It's a good thing we came to check them out.
**[05:03] ---**
Nice assist!
**[05:05] ---**
Right back at you. Great pass, Kurumatani.
**[05:07] ---**
You missed me making a cut
for the basket three times.
**[05:10] ---**
You gotta pay more attention.
**[05:12] ---**
Sorry.
**[05:14] ---**
He sure likes to gets on everybody's case,
**[05:15] ---**
but I have to admit he plays the game well.
**[05:20] ---**
But honestly, the more I look at it,
the weirder his hair gets.
**[05:24] ---**
Huh? Did you say something?
**[05:26] ---**
That's our freshmen trio.
**[05:28] ---**
They're pretty damn impressive.
**[05:30] ---**
All right! Time to totally shut them down!
**[05:33] ---**
Bring the pain!
**[05:42] ---**
I screwed up...!
**[05:44] ---**
Holding! White #6!
**[05:50] ---**
That damn attention whore.
I'll make him pay for this.
**[05:55] ---**
He made me look like a complete fool
in front of everyone.
**[06:01] ---**
And the worst part is...
**[06:03] ---**
...Nao saw every second of it!
**[06:05] ---**
He missed the second one!
**[06:09] ---**
Whoa! Nice rebound!
**[06:11] ---**
We're pretty much invincible under the basket
now thanks to Momoharu and Mokichi!
**[06:14] ---**
I think we're really starting
to turn this around!
**[06:17] ---**
We can probably hold our own
for a while even without Chiaki!
**[06:20] ---**
Don't ya think so, Nao?
**[06:21] ---**
Huh? Oh, I suppose so.
**[06:23] ---**
Sweet! I'm getting psyched up now!
**[06:27] ---**
Damn. It won't go in!
**[06:29] ---**
Counter!
**[06:36] ---**
That one's gonna hurt bad.
**[06:37] ---**
Right after things started going their way.
**[06:44] ---**
Hey, Mokichi.
**[06:46] ---**
You okay?
**[06:47] ---**
Oh, yeah. I'm fine.
**[06:50] ---**
I see... I hadn't noticed until now,
**[06:53] ---**
but since they have to run between
the very ends of the court
**[06:55] ---**
the center has the most strenuous job of all.
**[06:58] ---**
I've gotta switch up the
rhythm of our offense,
**[07:00] ---**
and spread out the burden
among us more equally.
**[07:03] ---**
We've been playing almost exclusively
in the post for a while now.
**[07:16] ---**
Is that little idiot trying to kill me?!
**[07:23] ---**
Holy cow! Did you see that pass just now?
**[07:26] ---**
He chucked it from behind
the half court line!
**[07:28] ---**
Our resident shorty is
starting to find his groove!
**[07:31] ---**
Ain't that right, Chiaki?
**[07:32] ---**
Huh?
**[07:33] ---**
Chiaki...?
**[07:40] ---**
That's the end of the first half!
**[07:41] ---**
It's down to a 2 point game.
Shinjo worked hard to defend their lead.
**[07:45] ---**
That last pass was really incredible though.
**[07:47] ---**
Man, this game is super high
level. Both teams are good.
**[07:51] ---**
It seems they were evenly matched
for the entire first half.
**[07:54] ---**
Well, I'm not surprised.
**[07:56] ---**
The second half will test
more than skill, the team
**[07:58] ---**
with the better stamina and
concentration will cinch it.
**[08:01] ---**
This is where they're going to have
to set themselves apart.
**[08:05] ---**
Alrighty then. It's about time for us
to start warming up. Let's move!
**[08:09] ---**
Roger that.
**[08:14] ---**
He's nothing at all like
when we played before.
**[08:17] ---**
I can tell that he really
practiced his ass off.
**[08:19] ---**
I'm looking forward to our rematch.
**[08:24] ---**
Huh? Where'd Chiaki and Nanao go?
**[08:27] ---**
Yeah, about that... Chiaki just up and vanished
a couple of minutes ago.
**[08:31] ---**
So Nao had to leave to go and check on him.
**[08:35] ---**
Where do you think he got off to?
**[08:37] ---**
Dunno.
**[08:38] ---**
Must be taking a shit or something.
**[08:40] ---**
I'm sure he'll be back soon.
**[08:42] ---**
We have more important things
to focus on right now.
**[08:45] ---**
Everybody needs to rest up and recover
what stamina they can before the second half starts.
**[08:49] ---**
Goddammit... I totally spaced
on how rotten his attitude can get!
**[08:55] ---**
The hell are you doing, man?!
We're still in the middle of a game!
**[08:58] ---**
I mean, there's no point if we can't win.
**[09:01] ---**
I don't wanna keep playing
when we look so uncool.
**[09:05] ---**
Don't tell me... that bastard did it again?!
**[09:08] ---**
What's the matter, Captain?
You look like you're gonna puke.
**[09:12] ---**
HURRY!
**[09:13] ---**
Get the lead out, Kato! We gotta speed it up!
**[09:17] ---**
I'm telling you, we don't have to rush
because it's only halftime!
**[09:18] ---**
Hurry!
**[09:21] ---**
But I... want to spend as much time
in Nao's presence as possible.
**[09:25] ---**
Hold up a sec!
**[09:26] ---**
Wait, don't pull!
**[09:28] ---**
WHAT THE HELL, MAN?!
**[09:29] ---**
Look... over there.
**[09:30] ---**
Huh?
**[09:39] ---**
That's gotta be somebody else.
There's no way he'd be here.
**[09:42] ---**
But he's wearing the
uniform and everything...
**[09:45] ---**
He's coming this way!
**[09:49] ---**
Why is he chasing us?!
**[09:50] ---**
And why the hell is the
cashier following after him?!
**[09:53] ---**
Premium Popsicle Soda Flavor
Total: 5 Items
Yen
**[09:54] ---**
Th-that'll be 324 yen, please.
**[09:57] ---**
Don't eat popsicles you that can't pay for, dammit!
Especially not FIVE of them!
**[10:00] ---**
And this, too.
**[10:01] ---**
Just put the magazine back!
**[10:04] ---**
3 fouls in the first half?
**[10:06] ---**
Damn, that's gotta be rough.
**[10:08] ---**
I actually got 4 in our game today,
so it's a big problem for me, too.
**[10:12] ---**
I don't care about the peanut gallery,
**[10:14] ---**
but Nao is the one person I
never want to see me as uncool.
**[10:17] ---**
Huh?
**[10:19] ---**
MIYUKI OVERPASS
**[10:19] ---**
Did Nao actually say that to you?
**[10:22] ---**
That you were "uncool"?
**[10:27] ---**
I figured. She's not the type
to look down on people like that.
**[10:33] ---**
Back when I first started
and absolutely sucked,
**[10:36] ---**
and even when our team got wrecked
by stronger schools...
**[10:40] ---**
...Nao would always cheer
me on with a big smile.
**[10:44] ---**
To her, I always looked cool on the court.
She's never said anything different.
**[10:52] ---**
So don't you dare...
disrespect Nao like that!
**[10:59] ---**
Taro...
**[11:01] ---**
I guess this Suzuki dude is a
pretty decent guy after all.
**[11:03] ---**
Huh?
**[11:04] ---**
Just who the hell is Suzuki?!
**[11:06] ---**
Huh? Wasn't that your name?
**[11:09] ---**
In any case, you should
really get back there.
**[11:11] ---**
It's not unheard of to get a
technical foul for ditching.
**[11:14] ---**
Seriously?
**[11:15] ---**
Not to mention, any team
will struggle to play
**[11:17] ---**
without their point guard,
three fouls or not.
**[11:22] ---**
We can probably hold our own for a while
even without Chiaki!
**[11:25] ---**
Huh? Oh, I suppose so.
**[11:27] ---**
No... I'm not...
**[11:31] ---**
Chiaki!
**[11:36] ---**
Nao...
**[11:39] ---**
Hey, Nao! You came all this way to meet me?
**[11:43] ---**
My angel!
**[11:44] ---**
Huh? What are you doing out here Taro?!
**[11:47] ---**
Hey, Nao, you've got some
blood on your knee...
**[11:49] ---**
Oh... I tripped and fell a minute ago.
**[11:53] ---**
I've been worried about you.
What on Earth made you disappear like that?
**[11:56] ---**
She came... all the way out here to find me?
**[12:00] ---**
She ran herself ragged just for me?
**[12:02] ---**
What a relief. I had no idea
what I was going to do if I couldn't find you.
**[12:07] ---**
Shit. I look... drastically uncool right now.
**[12:12] ---**
Now listen here!
Whenever you get benched from now on...
**[12:15] ---**
I'm begging you, Nao. Just
please don't look at me...
**[12:20] ---**
Here, take this!
**[12:24] ---**
Use it to wipe off your sweat.
**[12:25] ---**
Make sure you keep your
body from getting too cold.
**[12:29] ---**
Everybody worked real hard out there
to make sure you wouldn't come back to a big mess.
**[12:34] ---**
So be sure to show your
appreciation later, okay?
**[12:36] ---**
Oh, I get it...
**[12:40] ---**
Nao's already seen it,
she's always watched us struggle to improve...
**[12:46] ---**
Okay! I need to get back right away
to have a meeting with the others.
**[12:50] ---**
But I want you to walk back slowly
so you don't get tired, Chiaki.
**[12:54] ---**
There's still plenty of time left!
**[12:59] ---**
It's just like seaweed head said...
**[13:03] ---**
All right!
**[13:04] ---**
We gotta get going too, Kato!
**[13:06] ---**
Wait!
**[13:07] ---**
What? What do you want this time?
**[13:09] ---**
You're going down, seaweed head.
I'll become the most important person to Nao.
**[13:14] ---**
Huh?! What the hell?!
**[13:16] ---**
In other words, I'm going to become
the best basketball player in Japan.
**[13:21] ---**
Huh?
**[13:22] ---**
I will... never lose to anyone!
**[13:34] ---**
Juri? What's up with this text?
How'd she get her hands on a phone?
**[13:38] ---**
bought a celly
r u playing now?
**[13:39] ---**
Jeez, she ain't even using full sentences.
**[13:41] ---**
was gonna come see u play
2day 4 real
was saving my monies for it
**[13:42] ---**
was gonna come see u play
2day 4 real
was saving my monies for it
**[13:43] ---**
I was gonna come see you play today for real.
I was saving my money for it.
**[13:48] ---**
but couldn't w8 and
bought a celly yesterday
**[13:49] ---**
But I couldn't wait and bought
a cellphone yesterday.
**[13:52] ---**
but couldn't w8
and bought a celly yesterday
so can't now.
**[13:53] ---**
So I can't now.
**[13:54] ---**
Oh great. So I'm playing second fiddle
to the fancy new cellphone.
**[13:58] ---**
but couldn't w8
and bought a celly yesterday
so can't now.
***SIGN*** pls be a gr8 player and listen to ur coach don't cause any problems 4 ppl.
**[13:59] ---**
Please be a great player
and listen to your coach.
**[14:01] ---**
Don't cause any problems for people.
**[14:04] ---**
She sounds like our mom...
**[14:08] ---**
do ur best.
**[14:09] ---**
Do your best!
**[14:14] ---**
Yeah. I'll do my best.
**[14:22] ---**
I guess this is what I get...
for quitting basketball once.
**[14:26] ---**
Just 5 minutes and I'm exhausted...
**[14:29] ---**
Hey Manager, you're in charge of drinks.
**[14:31] ---**
SAIJO
**[14:31] ---**
The water for icing injuries is in the cooler box.
So get that ready, too.
**[14:53] ---**
I'm beat...
**[14:56] ---**
We managed to stop the other team
from taking a huge lead.
**[14:59] ---**
But I had no idea all the anxiety and pressure
would wipe me out this much...
**[15:03] ---**
Please Chiaki, hurry and get back!
**[15:09] ---**
You hanging in there?
**[15:11] ---**
Madoka...?
**[15:12] ---**
Hey Yabuuchi.
**[15:15] ---**
What the hell are you doing out here?
**[15:17] ---**
Hey! Have a little more respect!
We came all the way here to cheer you guys on!
**[15:21] ---**
It's only natural for us to
come see how things pan out,
**[15:24] ---**
especially after all that time
we spent helping you practice.
**[15:27] ---**
That's for sure. If they're gonna go out,
I hope it's with a bang!
**[15:30] ---**
Please stop making it sound like
they're doomed to lose this match!
**[15:33] ---**
If you're just gonna be a
nuisance, then go the hell home.
**[15:35] ---**
Oh? Only 2 points behind!
You guys are putting up a fight!
**[15:39] ---**
Um, how about the girls' team?
**[15:42] ---**
We lost our game.
**[15:43] ---**
But it was soooo close!
**[15:45] ---**
Seriously, you won't believe it!
**[15:47] ---**
We had it down to a 1 point
game at the very end!
**[15:48] ---**
I can't concentrate with all
this screeching going on!
**[15:49] ---**
We had a chance!
**[15:51] ---**
It was totally down to the wire!
**[15:52] ---**
Here. You can have this.
**[15:53] ---**
We put literally everything we had into it!
**[15:54] ---**
For sure!
**[15:55] ---**
What's this supposed to be?
**[15:56] ---**
Brown sugar candies for a calorie boost.
**[15:59] ---**
You guys didn't prepare
anything like this, did you?
**[16:01] ---**
Oh, thank you.
**[16:02] ---**
Here. You all should have some.
**[16:05] ---**
Thanks grandma...
**[16:08] ---**
Too damn sweet!
**[16:10] ---**
You need the boost.
**[16:11] ---**
I hear you scored 24
points in the first half alone?
**[16:14] ---**
You're on fire.
**[16:17] ---**
You know, your face is all
sorts of beautiful, girl.
**[16:20] ---**
You should wear your hair up.
Don't let it go to waste.
**[16:23] ---**
Huh? You... you really think so?
**[16:27] ---**
What a god!
**[16:29] ---**
Do you enjoy eating sweet
candies, Shigeyoshi?
**[16:31] ---**
Yeah... I, uh, love them.
**[16:34] ---**
Great. Then I'll give you a bonus piece.
**[16:37] ---**
Here, Momoharu. You need one, too.
**[16:39] ---**
Great, thanks.
**[16:42] ---**
Ice Pack
**[16:42] ---**
I'll give you this in return.
**[16:44] ---**
Huh?
**[16:45] ---**
'Cuz your eyes are all puffy.
**[16:47] ---**
Oh crap! He noticed!
**[16:49] ---**
I knew I should've put on a pair of glasses!
**[16:52] ---**
Although, you should know
I was keeping it in my underwear.
**[16:54] ---**
Ugh! Then keep it to yourself!
**[16:56] ---**
Man, these candies are super tasty.
**[16:59] ---**
He's really got sharp eyes.
**[17:02] ---**
Got one for you, Sora. Here.
**[17:09] ---**
They went in and then stopped.
**[17:13] ---**
Do you... understand what that means?
**[17:47] ---**
We can do this! We will win!
**[17:49] ---**
All that energy they have
will definitely drop off in the second half!
**[17:52] ---**
When it comes to hidden reserves,
we have the advantage!
**[17:54] ---**
Don't any of you dare give up!
**[17:56] ---**
Think back on all of the
training that we've done!
**[17:59] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[18:00] ---**
Koji, did you notice anything we could
improve upon while you were watching?
**[18:04] ---**
Nope. Do you think we're struggling
'cuz our team is weak...
**[18:08] ---**
...or 'cuz Kuzu High is just that strong?
**[18:12] ---**
I was sure that we could
compete on an even level,
**[18:14] ---**
whether we went up against
Saijo or Shinmaruko.
**[18:17] ---**
And I'm not just being an arrogant jackass.
**[18:20] ---**
This is a damn good matchup.
**[18:22] ---**
I think we can get our 3 years worth of fun
right from the start.
**[18:26] ---**
Very true. That's a good point.
**[18:29] ---**
This is what we always wanted.
**[18:31] ---**
Ever since we were freshmen.
**[18:33] ---**
A match? But there's only 2 of you...
**[18:36] ---**
We roughed it out for 2 years
playing against middle schoolers
**[18:39] ---**
and training absolute novices.
**[18:42] ---**
We've been waiting to taste
the thrill of a close game,
**[18:46] ---**
where we have to fight for every point.
**[18:49] ---**
And right now... I am
definitely living that dream!
**[18:53] ---**
Kazushi. Yukio.
**[18:56] ---**
Did you think our practice
sessions were too hardcore?
**[18:58] ---**
Huh?
**[18:59] ---**
Why are you asking out of the blue?
**[19:01] ---**
They were way too hardcore! I
wanted to quit all the time.
**[19:05] ---**
But you weren't one of the noobs!
**[19:07] ---**
You guys are amazing to make it this far.
Thanks for hanging in there.
**[19:13] ---**
Captain, you're supposed to
save that for after the game.
**[19:16] ---**
Yeah, exactly! After we win it all!
**[19:18] ---**
Buzz off.
**[19:20] ---**
What a jerk!
**[19:21] ---**
C'mon dude, it's not like everybody
is playing for your sake.
**[19:25] ---**
Yeah, I know that.
**[19:26] ---**
I just... wanted to try saying it.
**[19:30] ---**
Ain't that a coincidence.
**[19:33] ---**
I was thinking about doing
the exact same thing.
**[19:37] ---**
I'm so sorry for getting back late!
**[19:39] ---**
Hey, Nanao! What about Chiaki?
**[19:43] ---**
He's okay.
**[19:44] ---**
Huh?
**[19:45] ---**
Anyways, I'm really sorry.
We don't have time for a proper meeting now.
**[19:49] ---**
Don't worry about it. It's not
gonna be a problem for us.
**[19:54] ---**
Only 3 minutes left...
**[19:56] ---**
Pay attention. I need all
of you to listen closely.
**[20:00] ---**
It's true that we were
unable to make a comeback
**[20:02] ---**
in the last 5 minutes of the first half.
**[20:04] ---**
However, there is no doubt
that we were in control of the game for that time.
**[20:08] ---**
So in order to keep our momentum strong,
**[20:10] ---**
we're going all in right from
the start of the second half.
**[20:14] ---**
Shigeyoshi, I want to keep you
out on the court. Is that okay?
**[20:18] ---**
Yeah. Of course.
**[20:20] ---**
If Kurumatani decides to make a fast break,
don't force yourself to keep up.
**[20:24] ---**
Momoharu will dash at full speed
to provide support instead.
**[20:27] ---**
Right.
**[20:28] ---**
Shigeyoshi can prepare for the event
we get a second chance.
**[20:30] ---**
Understood.
**[20:31] ---**
Hold up a sec! What about Chiaki?
**[20:34] ---**
He's on the bench until
the fourth quarter, dude.
**[20:36] ---**
Even if we put bro back on
the court, he couldn't do mu-
**[20:39] ---**
DEATH!
**[20:41] ---**
Oh crap! Kite!
**[20:42] ---**
I think you boys have been screwing around
a little too much lately.
**[20:45] ---**
And just where the hell
have you been, jackass?!
**[20:47] ---**
You better not have gone to stuff your face
with a damn popsicle again!
**[20:51] ---**
Nature called!
**[20:54] ---**
You can drop the scary face with me, dude.
**[20:59] ---**
Miss Nao.
**[21:00] ---**
Uh, yes?
**[21:01] ---**
I want off the bench. So,
please put me back in.
**[21:05] ---**
To assure our victory.
**[21:09] ---**
And... to kindle our love.
**[21:12] ---**
What the hell are you talking about, dumbass?
**[21:14] ---**
You've got three fouls, remember?!
**[21:15] ---**
We sure as hell can't afford to let you
get ejected in the third quart-
**[21:18] ---**
That's fine with me.
**[21:19] ---**
Huh?!
**[21:20] ---**
However, I'm benching you
the instant you get a fourth foul.
**[21:24] ---**
And then I'm not letting you back in
until the final 3 minutes.
**[21:28] ---**
I like what you said earlier.
I'm going to borrow it.
**[21:34] ---**
Shinjoooooo! Fight!
**[21:37] ---**
We're gonna climb our way to the top!
Don't let anything stop us!
**[21:40] ---**
Right!
**[21:42] ---**
Let's get out there. And assure our victory!
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Bonds
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Bonds."
# E29 - Bonds
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR4P573ZY/bonds)
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**[00:01] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science
Secondary Hospital
**[00:05] ---**
That boy must be in the middle
of his match about now.
**[00:08] ---**
Though, I'd bet his team'll
lose pretty darn quick.
**[00:12] ---**
Mom...
**[00:16] ---**
Sora's basketball game... I'd love to see it.
**[00:22] ---**
I want to see... my son.
**[00:31] ---**
It's not wrong
**[00:34] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[00:37] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[00:43] ---**
It's not wrong
**[00:47] ---**
So the world you blindly
jumped into must be right
**[00:54] ---**
The plans I held for the
future when I was greedy
**[00:56] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:01] ---**
Was soiled by my days of
attentiveness to others
**[01:07] ---**
Those that sought the
same dream have long ago
**[01:10] ---**
Started on new paths
**[01:13] ---**
Sighs color the sky a dark gray
**[01:19] ---**
But it's not the end yet
**[01:25] ---**
Today must be the day, so I pray as I sing
**[01:34] ---**
It's not wrong
**[01:37] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[01:40] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[01:46] ---**
It's not wrong
**[01:49] ---**
The world you blindly
jumped into must be right
**[01:58] ---**
SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO!
**[01:58] ---**
BONDS
**[02:01] ---**
KU-ZU HIGH! KU-ZU HIGH!
KU-ZU HIGH! KU-ZU HIGH!
**[02:18] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[02:21] ---**
Whoa... both teams are going
all in under the basket!
**[02:25] ---**
They'll come from high to low!
Don't let #12 get into position!
**[02:36] ---**
His arms are unbelievably long.
**[02:38] ---**
Even though we're nearly the same height...
his reach is way longer than mine!
**[02:45] ---**
They saw him coming!
**[02:57] ---**
It went in... that guy can
shoot from long-range, too?!
**[03:00] ---**
SHINJOTOWA
**[03:00] ---**
They took the lead! Kuzu High
is starting the second half really strong!
**[03:03] ---**
You saw I was totally
open for a shot just now!
**[03:06] ---**
So why did you throw it back outside?!
Don't make me whoop your ass, dammit!
**[03:10] ---**
Sorry, it was instinctive.
**[03:12] ---**
Nice assist.
**[03:14] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[03:17] ---**
My first order of business
is to shut this guy down.
**[03:21] ---**
It's this foppish jerk who has been propping up the other team...
**[03:25] ---**
both offensively and defensively!
**[03:28] ---**
So heavy...!
**[03:30] ---**
This guy is packing more
pounds than even Yukio does!
**[03:33] ---**
Feels like I just got insulted somehow.
**[03:35] ---**
Huh?
**[03:37] ---**
Rebound!
**[03:42] ---**
All mine!
**[03:44] ---**
They're tough. Especially under the basket.
**[03:46] ---**
Yeah.
**[03:49] ---**
The one with the afro seems
like top tier material,
**[03:51] ---**
but he's only 4th or 5th tier
when someone else is playing point guard.
**[03:57] ---**
In other words, if he was playing the position he was meant for,
**[04:01] ---**
they wouldn't be struggling this much.
**[04:04] ---**
So, the points they've scored so far
don't actually show their full potential.
**[04:08] ---**
Although, I don't think that Mokichi
will hold out for the entire game.
**[04:12] ---**
But in either case, it's unlikely Takahashi and that #8
**[04:16] ---**
can stop Kuzu High's inside game by themselves.
**[04:19] ---**
NURSES STATION
**[04:21] ---**
Permission to leave?
**[04:23] ---**
Apparently Mrs. Kurumatani
wants to go watch her son play sports.
**[04:26] ---**
But Dr. Hayashi isn't even on duty today,
if I remember right.
**[04:29] ---**
Yes, as far as I know he's not here.
**[04:33] ---**
If you had told us ahead of time
then we could have been prepared.
**[04:36] ---**
There's not much we can
do on such short notice.
**[04:38] ---**
We nurses don't have the authority
to allow a patient to leave the hospital.
**[04:42] ---**
I know, but... she just brought
it up today out of the blue.
**[04:46] ---**
She's never breached the subject herself before,
this is the very first time.
**[04:53] ---**
I'm sure she must be
preparing for the worst...
**[04:56] ---**
Yes... yes.
**[05:00] ---**
Is that so?
**[05:01] ---**
Ms. Yabuuchi, apparently Dr. Hayashi
is actually here today.
**[05:05] ---**
They're putting him on the line now.
**[05:10] ---**
Hello, this is Yabuuchi speaking.
**[05:14] ---**
Yes, Mrs. Kurumatani's son is...
**[05:17] ---**
Right. Yes, that's correct.
Apparently it's happening right now.
**[05:22] ---**
From what I understand
the venue is close by...
**[05:26] ---**
Really? Sure. Of course, thank you very much!
**[05:32] ---**
Mrs. Kurumatani! The doctor is coming to chaperone.
**[05:36] ---**
I'll call a taxi now, so please get ready.
**[05:44] ---**
Way to go, Sora!
**[05:57] ---**
What a high arc!
**[05:58] ---**
That's not the same hook he did before!
**[06:01] ---**
Basket counts! One free-throw!
**[06:10] ---**
They can't be stopped! Kuzu High
is totally dominating the second half!
**[06:14] ---**
They've rushed to the basket relentlessly!
The point gap is about to be double digits!
**[06:18] ---**
What's up? You're not
shooting anymore skyhooks?
**[06:22] ---**
It's true those can't be stopped, but the angle needed to get them
**[06:25] ---**
in is too tight for me to pull off.
**[06:30] ---**
I only used it as a bluff earlier.
**[06:32] ---**
Besides, jumping so high
every time wears me out.
**[06:34] ---**
This damn punk...
**[06:36] ---**
Th-they're so strong.
**[06:38] ---**
I'm starting to think this team
is even better than Saijo...
**[06:42] ---**
Don't let your nerves start showing.
**[06:46] ---**
We've still got time left!
**[06:48] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[06:48] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:51] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em, Shinjo!
**[06:57] ---**
SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO!
**[07:01] ---**
On the defensive again!
Shinjo can't even manage to score!
**[07:10] ---**
Watch #7! He's going for high post!
**[07:30] ---**
Did that really just happen? An elbow pass?!
**[07:33] ---**
It must've been fluke, dude.
**[07:35] ---**
These fools!
**[07:36] ---**
That pass went through at close-range,
and in just a fraction of a second!
**[07:39] ---**
Two flukes can't happen
at the same damn time!
**[07:42] ---**
Both passer and receiver can only
make that happen with pure, unadulterated skill!
**[07:46] ---**
You should really let me know ahead of time
to expect a pass like that...
**[07:49] ---**
Whatever, you caught it just fine!
**[07:53] ---**
They planned that ahead... right?
**[07:56] ---**
Fascinating. It seems our next opponent
is going to be Kuzu High.
**[08:01] ---**
It's not over! Just stay
calm and let's score one!
**[08:04] ---**
Spread yourselves around the inside!
**[08:06] ---**
Right!
**[08:07] ---**
They're 5 minutes into the second half.
**[08:09] ---**
Even Shinjo and their two 190
cm players are struggling
**[08:12] ---**
to cut through the defense in the paint
that's centered around Mokichi.
**[08:19] ---**
Fast break!
**[08:23] ---**
They're quick!
**[08:25] ---**
Stay on #11! They'll definitely pass to him!
Don't let him score no matter what!
**[08:37] ---**
He got past me!
**[08:45] ---**
He smashed right through!
**[08:47] ---**
That tiny guy is totally putting
all these 190 cm giants to shame!
**[08:51] ---**
Now they have a 16 point lead!
**[08:53] ---**
That basket just now really
hit where it counts!
**[08:56] ---**
Too tough...
**[08:57] ---**
How can they be this strong?
**[08:58] ---**
They've never participated
in any tournaments until this one!
**[09:02] ---**
Damn showoff!
**[09:04] ---**
Hey, Chiaki.
**[09:07] ---**
Let's win this thing.
**[09:11] ---**
You know it.
**[09:14] ---**
Timeout! Shinjotowa Academy!
**[09:20] ---**
So crazy! This game is the real deal!
**[09:23] ---**
And apparently the winner
is gonna face Saijo next.
**[09:25] ---**
This tournament is totally
gonna make the news!
**[09:28] ---**
Tanabe, it's your turn to keep score.
Kawamoto, get the athletic tape ready.
**[09:34] ---**
Get moving!
**[09:35] ---**
Wait, Kojima, you aren't thinking about...?
**[09:38] ---**
You bet your ass I'm gonna play!
**[09:40] ---**
I'm sure as hell not sitting
on the bench like an idiot!
**[09:44] ---**
Koji...
**[09:49] ---**
Huh? There isn't a basketball
team here at all?
**[09:52] ---**
Well, that's not exactly true.
**[09:55] ---**
We have a team, but there are 0 members after last year's graduates left.
**[09:59] ---**
To be honest, this school is mainly for those
focused on going to college,
**[10:02] ---**
so club activities aren't really
taken seriously in the first place.
**[10:06] ---**
You two are a rarity.
Wanting to keep it up through high school...
**[10:11] ---**
Goddamn, what a disaster.
**[10:14] ---**
If I had know this was my future, I would've
**[10:16] ---**
studied more
and tried to get into Saijo instead!
**[10:18] ---**
I could've made it there with ease, you know.
**[10:20] ---**
What?! Hey, man. You aren't
seriously blaming me for this, are you?!
**[10:23] ---**
But I'd hate to play basketball
with a bunch of smug elites, anyway.
**[10:28] ---**
This is much more my speed.
**[10:32] ---**
Is that your attempt to try and cheer me up?
**[10:34] ---**
Huh?
**[10:39] ---**
I swear, this guy has absolutely
zero social awareness.
**[10:43] ---**
Takahashi has always been smart,
for as long as I've known him.
***SIGN*** Do you dream of becoming popular? Be a part of the basketball team!
**[10:48] ---**
Join the boys' basketball team!
**[10:49] ---**
Let's live it up together, c'mon!
**[10:51] ---**
Anybody interested in playing basketball?
***SIGN*** Be a part of the basketball team! Basketball Team
**[10:52] ---**
Are they for real? So lame.
**[10:53] ---**
Forget them, did we manage
to score any ladies?
**[10:55] ---**
Shimamoto said he's bringing 4 of them later.
**[11:11] ---**
Good! Keep your eyes forward. Only 50 more!
**[11:20] ---**
Oh, hey, Koji!
**[11:23] ---**
Dude, who the hell are these kids?!
**[11:25] ---**
Our advisor asked if we could coach some middle schoolers,
**[11:28] ---**
and so I'm seeing what they can do.
**[11:30] ---**
That's great, but every other team is off at
the inter-high tourney!
**[11:33] ---**
Why are we stuck babysitting?!
**[11:35] ---**
All of these kids are in their first
or second year of middle school.
**[11:39] ---**
I know what you're thinking,
**[11:41] ---**
but the older ones will actually be freshmen here by the time we're seniors.
**[11:46] ---**
Hey, you guys are planning
to come to Shinjo right?
**[11:49] ---**
Yeah!
**[11:50] ---**
I'D FOLLOW YOU FOR LIFE!
**[11:51] ---**
Are you going to give us
more popsicles again today?
**[11:53] ---**
Today I've got a smorgasbord of snacks!
**[11:58] ---**
You and I are the only members
of this team right now.
**[12:02] ---**
Which means, we have to do whatever it takes
to recruit some fresh blood next year.
**[12:06] ---**
But even then, I don't think we'll have enough time
to enter the inter-high prelims.
**[12:11] ---**
So with next year's newbies and then
all of these kids the year after that...
**[12:16] ---**
...then we can put together a full team
that even Kitasumi and Saijo won't be able to stop!
**[12:22] ---**
It should be a piece of
cake... for the two of us.
**[12:26] ---**
Despite all your talk, you
still sound like a wimp.
**[12:29] ---**
You gotta at least say
"let's dominate the inter-high," man.
**[12:33] ---**
Fair enough.
**[12:35] ---**
Hand it over.
**[12:36] ---**
But Kojima...
**[12:39] ---**
I'm playing. I refuse to just watch our dream
come to an end from the bench.
**[12:45] ---**
Listen up. Our plan for the inside...
**[12:48] ---**
Don't ignore me, dammit!
**[12:51] ---**
Don't make me repeat myself.
I said you're benched today.
**[12:55] ---**
Takahashi... you of all
people should know already.
**[12:59] ---**
Being this far behind this late in a game
is never a good sign.
**[13:03] ---**
You can't beat the other
team with your smooth talk.
**[13:06] ---**
Just trust me. We will win this.
**[13:13] ---**
Just put yourself in my
shoes for a damn second!
**[13:16] ---**
Do you seriously think you'd be satisfied
after hearing that? Huh?!
**[13:21] ---**
What's up? Are they fighting?
**[13:24] ---**
Senpai...!
**[13:28] ---**
Can you even run?
**[13:32] ---**
You know full well how terrifying
a knee injury like yours can be to basketball career.
**[13:40] ---**
Can you really go out on that leg
and put up a fight against them?
**[13:44] ---**
Damaged?
**[13:46] ---**
You were lucky that nothing was broken instead.
**[13:48] ---**
This should heal up in about a month, I'd say.
**[13:52] ---**
Ligament injuries are pretty much inevitable
for people who play sports.
**[13:55] ---**
You got off with a relatively light one,
all things considered.
**[13:59] ---**
Wait a damn second.
**[14:01] ---**
"A month"?
**[14:03] ---**
"Light"?
**[14:04] ---**
"Lucky"?!
**[14:12] ---**
I can't get it to bend at all!
**[14:23] ---**
KOBAYAKAWA CLINIC
**[14:27] ---**
This leg pain is nothing compared to the agony
of just idling around while we lose.
**[14:33] ---**
Even with the cast on, I never went a day
without doing shooting practice.
**[14:38] ---**
I even went as far as forcing
my stiff knee to bend again.
**[14:43] ---**
I'm begging you, Takahashi.
Take me off the bench.
**[14:48] ---**
Please let me stake my basketball career...
right here on this very game!
**[14:56] ---**
Kojima...!
**[14:58] ---**
But... what if your injury
only gets worse out there?
**[15:02] ---**
You should just let him play.
**[15:05] ---**
Even if his leg gets busted,
it ain't gonna kill him.
**[15:08] ---**
Don't joke around about that!
**[15:11] ---**
Cool your jets.
**[15:12] ---**
But, Roku...!
**[15:13] ---**
Captain, I have to agree
with Kazushi on this one.
**[15:17] ---**
Just like the special bond that you
both share with the freshmen,
**[15:19] ---**
we sophomores feel equally
as close to you seniors.
**[15:23] ---**
If we're gonna win this, then
we wanna do it together.
**[15:26] ---**
We'll provide any backup,
as much as you need.
**[15:31] ---**
The timeout is over!
**[15:36] ---**
Kawamoto! Wrap his leg with the athletic tape!
Get it done fast!
**[15:40] ---**
Y-yes, sir!
**[15:49] ---**
Koji, I need you to promise
me just one thing.
**[15:55] ---**
We have a lot of games to win.
Don't wreck yourself in this one.
**[15:59] ---**
Just who the hell do you
think you're talking to?
**[16:02] ---**
Let's make our way to the top together!
**[16:04] ---**
The promise that we made back as kids
still lives on to this day.
**[16:08] ---**
And it's not gonna come to an end here.
**[16:10] ---**
We're still climbing our way up the ladder!
**[16:13] ---**
Throw-in with Shinjo in possession!
**[16:22] ---**
Got it!
**[16:23] ---**
Nice rebound!
**[16:25] ---**
Shinjo can't score!
**[16:26] ---**
Kuzu High totally dominates under the basket!
**[16:30] ---**
If only you knew how to shoot a basket...
**[16:32] ---**
Stuff it!
**[16:33] ---**
He really is incredible.
I jumped before him, but he still got the ball.
**[16:38] ---**
I don't think there's gonna be a comeback
with only 1 quarter left.
**[16:40] ---**
I mean, they're 16 behind!
**[16:42] ---**
Yeah, I think Kuzu High has it in the bag.
**[16:45] ---**
Don't worry about it, Captain!
**[16:48] ---**
Time for defense! Let's
focus on stopping them here!
**[16:50] ---**
Okay! Forget all about the scoreboard!
**[16:53] ---**
Just keep cool and play like we always do!
**[16:55] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[16:58] ---**
Something... has suddenly got them fired up.
**[17:02] ---**
It's probably... because of him.
**[17:06] ---**
We're gonna stop them this time!
Watch out for any threes!
**[17:14] ---**
Look, Shinjo is gonna make
a player substitution.
**[17:17] ---**
Uh, I thought he was injured or something?
**[17:19] ---**
Yeah, at least he was supposed to be.
**[17:27] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[17:35] ---**
Shinjo's bench is really going at it.
**[17:37] ---**
Kinda weird since they're so far behind.
**[17:41] ---**
Is a comeback possible?
**[17:45] ---**
Out of bounds! Blue team's ball!
**[17:48] ---**
Dammit.
**[17:49] ---**
Nice defense, Kashiwagi!
**[17:59] ---**
Showtime.
**[18:03] ---**
Shinjo is putting in their own giant now!
**[18:05] ---**
Neither side is backing
down until the very end!
**[18:09] ---**
Don't let them push you
past your limit out there.
**[18:10] ---**
Relax, I won't let them take meowt.
**[18:13] ---**
Throw-in with Shinjo in possession!
**[18:19] ---**
All right, 3 minutes left!
Let's drop the gap to single digits!
**[18:22] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[18:23] ---**
Fo' sho!
**[18:25] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[18:27] ---**
Let's go, let's go! Shinjo!
**[18:28] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[18:30] ---**
Crush 'em, crush 'em! Shinjo!
**[18:32] ---**
I can't get on the inside!
**[18:34] ---**
That #12 really nails the more subtle moves.
**[18:37] ---**
Compared to him, Shinjo's players
totally suck at getting into a good spot.
**[18:40] ---**
It's a shame, since they're all so tall.
**[18:43] ---**
Yukio!
**[18:45] ---**
Quit posting up in such a shitty position!
**[18:48] ---**
I don't remember training
you to play like a pussy!
**[18:52] ---**
What part of the court does
the real fight happen?! Remember!
**[18:56] ---**
Listen up! The real fight
happens under the basket!
**[18:59] ---**
If you just wait off to the side,
**[19:01] ---**
they'll have forced you out by the time the ball shows up!
**[19:04] ---**
You have to fight for a spot
right under the basket!
**[19:06] ---**
Unless you can do that,
then we stand no chance of winning!
**[19:09] ---**
So shove your legs and arms out,
and then plant your ass right on their knees!
**[19:13] ---**
That's right! You have way
more power than any of them!
**[19:17] ---**
As long as you get into a solid position,
Takahashi will pass you the ball!
**[19:23] ---**
He got it!
**[19:27] ---**
I won't let anybody score with an assist
from that damn pretty boy!
**[19:36] ---**
You picked the wrong team to fuck with.
**[19:38] ---**
I don't pull any punches for
the weak or the injured!
**[19:41] ---**
That's just the kind of
lowlife I've always been!
**[19:45] ---**
I gotta admit, that makes you manly as hell.
**[19:52] ---**
Out of bounds! Blue team's ball!
**[19:54] ---**
We did it! It's our ball!
**[19:57] ---**
Just bumping up against this guy
was enough for me to tell.
**[20:00] ---**
He's really goddamn good at this!
**[20:02] ---**
Nice try.
**[20:03] ---**
YOU'RE the one who let the ball get this far!
**[20:06] ---**
Are you okay, Koji?
**[20:08] ---**
I pissed myself a bit.
**[20:14] ---**
But... I'm good now.
**[20:17] ---**
Koji...
**[20:19] ---**
Damn that pompadour bastard!
**[20:21] ---**
He smashed against my knee without a second thought!
**[20:24] ---**
Don't let it bother you.
**[20:25] ---**
We'll lose if you're distracted.
**[20:26] ---**
It's not distracting me at all!
**[20:29] ---**
Let's get the ball moving!
**[20:31] ---**
I'm such a dumbass! This ain't
pain I can just suck up!
**[20:35] ---**
But... this is only the
first match of the prelims.
**[20:39] ---**
We've still got a long way to the top.
**[20:42] ---**
I can't let this be all
it takes to knock me out!
**[20:50] ---**
Run for it!
**[20:58] ---**
Switch back to defense!
**[21:02] ---**
It's going straight in!
**[21:08] ---**
Not gonna happen.
**[21:11] ---**
A double-clutch!
**[21:15] ---**
Nice block!
**[21:17] ---**
They actually stopped that #11!
**[21:20] ---**
Thank you, Takahashi. You saved our asses.
**[21:22] ---**
Stop a basket and then score a basket.
**[21:24] ---**
That's the only way we're gonna turn the tide.
**[21:26] ---**
Nobody give up!
**[21:28] ---**
We WILL make a comeback!
**[21:30] ---**
No signs of that 16 point gap closing yet.
**[21:33] ---**
It's impressive, truly a spectacular match.
**[21:35] ---**
But it will be quite difficult
to catch up at this point.
**[21:38] ---**
Even if they have a whole
quarter left to work with.
**[21:41] ---**
What do you think, Mr. Sakamaki?
**[21:43] ---**
There's still a fire in their eyes.
**[21:46] ---**
Back when I was a student myself,
**[21:48] ---**
our team once managed a 20 point comeback
in the final 10 minutes.
**[21:52] ---**
You never know what can happen in a game,
**[21:55] ---**
until the clock has completely run out.
**[22:01] ---**
I want to convey them to you
**[22:04] ---**
Lay all of my feelings bare
**[22:07] ---**
Whether I have to lie or sin,
I just want you to smile
**[22:14] ---**
By using these wings that you gave me
**[22:17] ---**
And embracing the "promise"
that ties us together
**[22:19] ---**
I'll stretch up to the sky!
**[22:23] ---**
Towards where only light shines
**[22:28] ---**
I was suffocating myself
**[22:34] ---**
In the empty corner of a cage
**[22:38] ---**
Yeah... it was as if
**[22:40] ---**
"I'm just like a bird that can't fly"
**[22:43] ---**
I nearly locked myself
in with all the excuses
**[22:49] ---**
I want to change
**[22:51] ---**
I cannot change
**[22:52] ---**
Even if I become stained in lies
**[22:55] ---**
I want to fall apart
**[22:56] ---**
I cannot fall apart
**[22:58] ---**
Now... I set flight
**[23:00] ---**
Sailing into the open sky
**[23:03] ---**
On these ugly wings
**[23:06] ---**
To assure I never go through
the same pain again
**[23:13] ---**
Still so very fragile and ephemeral
**[23:16] ---**
But no matter how dirty or pathetic
**[23:19] ---**
I'll fight! I'll rise!
**[23:22] ---**
Towards where there is a tiny glimmer
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Reason for Living
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Reason for Living."
# E30 - Reason for Living
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYG5QK87Y/reason-for-living)
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**[00:04] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[00:07] ---**
Kyou norikitta ippo wa
**[00:10] ---**
Sanzen to kagayaku ashioto nanda
**[00:16] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[00:20] ---**
Muchuu de tobikonda sekai wa seikai da
**[00:27] ---**
Yokubari datta anokoro egaiteita miraizu wa
**[00:29] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:34] ---**
Kikubari no mainichi de yogoretetta
**[00:40] ---**
Onaji yume mita yatsura wa tokku ni
**[00:43] ---**
Atarashii michi o aruiteru
**[00:46] ---**
Tameiki wa sora o nibiiro ni someru
**[00:52] ---**
Dakedo mada owari janai
**[00:58] ---**
Ashita koso wa to negai utau
**[01:07] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[01:10] ---**
Kyou norikitta ippo wa
**[01:13] ---**
Sanzen to kagayaku ashioto nanda
**[01:19] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[01:22] ---**
Muchuu de tobikonda sekai wa seikai da
**[01:31] ---**
REASON FOR LIVING
**[01:38] ---**
Since Shinjo put in their #5, there's no longer
a big difference in height.
**[01:42] ---**
It's an even match.
**[01:44] ---**
No, Kuzu High is actually at
a bit of a disadvantage now.
**[01:52] ---**
#6 is playing in high post!
**[01:53] ---**
He's gonna put his height advantage to use!
**[01:55] ---**
There's not much that #15
can even do on defense now.
**[02:01] ---**
Give him cover, Mokichi!
**[02:08] ---**
He's quick!
**[02:12] ---**
Kojima!
**[02:20] ---**
Whoa! A fadeaway!
**[02:24] ---**
Just go in, dammit!
**[02:25] ---**
He shot from that position?!
**[02:29] ---**
Now's our chance! Get running!
**[02:36] ---**
Shinjo got back fast!
**[02:37] ---**
I can't believe they can hustle like that
so late in the game!
**[02:40] ---**
Kuzu High can't rush through!
**[02:42] ---**
Sorry 'bout that.
**[02:43] ---**
No prob!
**[02:45] ---**
Koji, go back to the bench
if you can't deliver.
**[02:48] ---**
What did you even come out on the court for?
**[02:51] ---**
I thought you were putting your basketball career
on the line for this, man.
**[02:54] ---**
It didn't take you very
long to change your tune.
**[02:57] ---**
Huh?
**[02:58] ---**
Dude, you made me promise not to wreck myself
just a couple of minutes ago!
**[03:01] ---**
Did I really?
**[03:02] ---**
Good grief. But you know, this is exactly why
I'm glad I stuck with you.
**[03:08] ---**
C'mon! Time for defense!
**[03:10] ---**
I'll rip the ass hairs right
off anybody who screws up!
**[03:14] ---**
I get it. I'm worthless out on the court
if all I do is stand around.
**[03:20] ---**
This is a warzone!
**[03:22] ---**
And out here, scoring
points means everything.
**[03:26] ---**
That's the value of a player!
**[03:28] ---**
I can't get him to budge!
**[03:29] ---**
Too much weight... no! He's
just really damn tenacious!
**[03:36] ---**
What?!
**[03:38] ---**
There it is! A chance for a fast break!
**[03:42] ---**
I've gotta stop him!
**[03:45] ---**
Letting a one-man fast break happen now
would give them a huge boost!
**[03:52] ---**
He slipped through like it was nothing!
**[03:55] ---**
Fat chance!
**[04:00] ---**
All it takes is a single
squeak from your sneakers...
**[04:04] ---**
...for me to tell exactly where you are!
**[04:06] ---**
Kojima!
**[04:08] ---**
Chill, I got this.
**[04:12] ---**
My plays out on the court...
**[04:14] ---**
...will prove my worth.
**[04:18] ---**
And show everyone what exactly...
**[04:22] ---**
...my reason for living is!
**[04:27] ---**
It went in!
**[04:29] ---**
A three-pointer!
**[04:31] ---**
This is gonna leave an impact!
**[04:33] ---**
Koji!
**[04:34] ---**
Yeah!
**[04:38] ---**
Shinjo is really hitting their stride again!
**[04:41] ---**
And they're still quick
to switch back to defense!
**[04:43] ---**
But it looks like Kuzu High
is starting to struggle!
**[04:45] ---**
All the strain from the first half
is starting to take its toll!
**[04:48] ---**
We really can do this!
**[04:49] ---**
That three-pointer is gonna rally us
towards making a comeback!
**[04:53] ---**
We can start the last quarter
with a single digit difference!
**[04:59] ---**
A three-pointer?!
**[05:00] ---**
What?!
**[05:09] ---**
He sunk it!
**[05:11] ---**
An eye for an eye!
**[05:14] ---**
Damn, for real?
**[05:15] ---**
He didn't even watch his shot
and just went back to defense.
**[05:18] ---**
Such confidence.
**[05:20] ---**
He's really amazing!
**[05:22] ---**
Never let your opponents
think they stand a chance.
**[05:25] ---**
That's a fundamental rule in any sport,
**[05:28] ---**
but its impact is most evident
in the game of basketball.
**[05:31] ---**
He's really something if that
was his goal with that shot.
**[05:34] ---**
It cost us blood, sweat, and tears to get those points
and he just took them away...
**[05:38] ---**
H-he's a demon!
**[05:42] ---**
Good job, man.
**[05:45] ---**
Thanks!
**[05:46] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science
Secondary Hospital
**[05:48] ---**
What? Are you sure?
**[05:50] ---**
Apparently Dr. Hayashi is off-duty today,
so he's free to accompany you
**[05:53] ---**
while you're outside the hospital.
**[05:55] ---**
Hooray!
**[05:57] ---**
Just how old do you think you are?!
Don't go jumping around like some little kid!
**[06:01] ---**
I can't help it, I'm so happy!
**[06:03] ---**
Oh! I've got to put some makeup on!
**[06:08] ---**
Huh? Where's Mrs. Kurumatani?
**[06:10] ---**
Bathroom. Needs makeup, apparently.
**[06:14] ---**
More importantly, I'm
concerned she won't be able
**[06:16] ---**
to find a spot to watch
the game at the arena.
**[06:18] ---**
Oh, that's a good point.
**[06:25] ---**
Hello, is that you, Sis? What's up?
**[06:27] ---**
Madoka, where are you right now?
**[06:30] ---**
Where do you think? At the
arena, watching Sora's game.
**[06:32] ---**
Bingo!
**[06:34] ---**
We're about to head over there right now
with Mrs. Kurumatani.
**[06:37] ---**
What?!
**[06:38] ---**
We need you to secure a place
where she can sit and watch the game from.
**[06:42] ---**
I'm sure you know, but it needs to be...
**[06:43] ---**
A spot where Sora won't see her?
**[06:45] ---**
Exactly.
**[06:47] ---**
Uh, then I think the second floor
by the girls' court will work.
**[06:51] ---**
Great! We'll be there
in about 5 to 6 minutes.
**[06:53] ---**
Wait... 5 or 6 minutes?
The last quarter is already about to start!
**[07:14] ---**
In goes another one!
**[07:17] ---**
We can't catch up at all!
They just keep hitting us right back!
**[07:21] ---**
We're gonna speed things up!
**[07:22] ---**
It's hopeless, we can never
win the game like this!
**[07:26] ---**
What? Don't start with the doom and gloom!
**[07:27] ---**
He's right! We still have a chance!
**[07:29] ---**
Pulling off a comeback at this
point would take a miracle!
**[07:35] ---**
Pass it here!
**[07:37] ---**
We're not done by a long
shot, you pipsqueaks!
**[07:39] ---**
You have no idea how many years
we've endured through just to play this match!
**[07:45] ---**
Fighting against odds like
these is a walk in the park!
**[07:51] ---**
They're doubling down!
**[07:53] ---**
Shinjo hasn't given up just yet!
**[08:00] ---**
A turnaround jumper, seriously?
**[08:02] ---**
That can't be good for his knee at all.
**[08:04] ---**
Hustle and get your asses on defense!
**[08:06] ---**
Roku, get on #15! Don't
let him shoot any threes!
**[08:09] ---**
They're moving to shut down the little guy!
**[08:11] ---**
It's box and 1!
**[08:17] ---**
Bonehead! You're not tall enough to...
**[08:20] ---**
It's a screen!
**[08:23] ---**
Thanks to that, it's a lot
easier to get into the paint.
**[08:38] ---**
A scoop shot that went above the block...
**[08:44] ---**
Oh-ho, listen to that crowd!
**[08:47] ---**
Surprising to have such a thrilling first round.
Must be nice to be young.
**[08:59] ---**
Is that you, Horie?
**[09:01] ---**
Sorry, you're Kurmatani
now. Old habits die hard.
**[09:05] ---**
Sakamaki...?
**[09:07] ---**
A friend of yours?
**[09:08] ---**
Uh, yeah. From back in college...
**[09:11] ---**
Yohito Sakamaki, 39 years old.
**[09:13] ---**
I'm a teacher and coach of the basketball
team at Yokohama Taiei High School.
**[09:17] ---**
Are you cosplaying a nurse,
Miss? It's quite stunning.
**[09:20] ---**
Huh?
**[09:21] ---**
Don't be rude, Sakamaki!
**[09:26] ---**
Oh, right... I had forgotten. My apologies.
**[09:33] ---**
Hey, Sis!
**[09:35] ---**
Madoka!
**[09:37] ---**
Hello there, Ms. Yuka!
**[09:38] ---**
Oh, you've got makeup on today!
**[09:40] ---**
Good afternoon. Sorry
to budge in on your fun.
**[09:44] ---**
Not at all. Anyway, we should hurry!
The last quarter just got started!
**[09:49] ---**
I see. So that shorty must be...
**[09:52] ---**
I had them set up a chair on
the second floor for you...
**[09:54] ---**
oh, but there are stairs to climb.
**[09:57] ---**
I can handle stairs just fine.
**[09:58] ---**
You should just have Dr.
Hayashi carry you up, dear.
**[10:01] ---**
Huh?
**[10:02] ---**
I'll be okay, just trust me.
**[10:04] ---**
I really don't want to draw any attention.
It would ruin everyone's focus on the game.
**[10:09] ---**
I've got you.
**[10:11] ---**
Huh?
**[10:14] ---**
Quit it, Sakamaki! You're
turning this into a big show!
**[10:18] ---**
You're just as tiny as you used to be.
**[10:20] ---**
Now everybody's looking at us!
Just put me down already!
**[10:23] ---**
C'mon, please!
**[10:25] ---**
Let me help with this.
**[10:27] ---**
Back when we all heard
about you falling ill...
**[10:30] ---**
it hurt that there wasn't
a thing we could help with.
**[10:35] ---**
How is everybody doing?
**[10:37] ---**
They're all living it up.
**[10:38] ---**
If they knew this is where you were,
they'd fly out in an instant.
**[10:44] ---**
How's this? Can you see?
**[10:46] ---**
Yeah. My eyesight's been the
only thing that's held up.
**[10:56] ---**
Ah... this atmosphere really
brings so much back to me...
**[11:02] ---**
KUZURYU
**[11:14] ---**
Timeout for the blue team!
**[11:18] ---**
A-are you okay, Mokichi?!
**[11:20] ---**
Yeah, well, not really...
**[11:22] ---**
Let's bench you for now.
**[11:24] ---**
Okay, Yasuhara. You're going in for him.
**[11:27] ---**
What a waste of talent.
He can't even run for half the game!
**[11:31] ---**
But I'll admit, our team
has some serious firepower
**[11:33] ---**
when the 5 of us are out at the same time.
**[11:37] ---**
7 minutes left now...
**[11:38] ---**
Provided nothing disastrous happens,
**[11:41] ---**
it should be nearly impossible
for them to catch up.
**[11:44] ---**
So, there's a 15 point lead right now.
**[11:46] ---**
What?!
**[11:47] ---**
15 whole points? Turning it around
at this point would be really tough.
**[11:51] ---**
But a lot can be done with 7 minutes!
**[11:53] ---**
Um, actually Ms. Yuka, the team
with the lead right now is Sora's team.
**[11:57] ---**
Huh? Really?!
**[11:59] ---**
Well, that's downright amazing!
Sora's really doing it!
**[12:02] ---**
Why'd she assume they were losing?
**[12:05] ---**
I didn't pick up on the fact
that the shorty was your boy.
**[12:08] ---**
So, his name is Sora?
**[12:10] ---**
Now that I think about it,
he must have inherited
**[12:12] ---**
that excellent shooting sense from you.
**[12:15] ---**
But honestly, it's going to be hard for him
to keep playing high school basketball.
**[12:18] ---**
From what I hear, aside from
the 5 that were just playing,
**[12:21] ---**
the rest of his team are all amateurs.
**[12:23] ---**
Even if Sora had ended up
attending a different school,
**[12:26] ---**
I highly doubt he'd ever
make the starting lineup.
**[12:28] ---**
I know this is kind of hard to
hear, but it's just the reality.
**[12:34] ---**
Never once...
**[12:35] ---**
...have I forced Sora to play
basketball in his entire life.
**[12:39] ---**
He got his hands on a ball
before I even knew it
**[12:42] ---**
and somehow got good all on his own.
**[12:45] ---**
Of course, I did teach him
a few things on occasion.
**[12:48] ---**
But none of that ever happened
when I was an active player.
**[12:51] ---**
Well, what I'm trying to say is-
**[12:54] ---**
I already know.
**[12:56] ---**
But this was Sora's choice to make.
**[12:58] ---**
Down the road, no matter what outcome
lies in store for him,
**[13:02] ---**
I believe that he'll have no regrets.
**[13:05] ---**
The timeout is now over!
**[13:07] ---**
A'ight! You boys better
keep your shit together!
**[13:12] ---**
He's out of gas, eh? For Shigeyoshi,
that was a long stint.
**[13:17] ---**
Okay, take it slow and relax
and just leave the rest to us!
**[13:20] ---**
Though, there's no way we're
going to lose this one!
**[13:23] ---**
No... it's not over yet...
**[13:31] ---**
Turnover!
**[13:33] ---**
Hurry and switch over to defen-!
**[13:35] ---**
There he goes!
**[13:36] ---**
I dropped my guard!
**[13:38] ---**
Shit, these guys haven't slowed
down even a little bit!
**[13:41] ---**
We put it back! Our counterattack begins!
**[13:44] ---**
As I figured... this is about when
the difference really starts to show.
**[13:48] ---**
Our weakest quality right now is stamina.
**[13:52] ---**
It doesn't matter how hard we've continued to train,
it's still only been a month.
**[13:57] ---**
Compared to that, although Shinjo
has some rookies on their team,
**[14:01] ---**
they've at least been practicing
for upwards of a year.
**[14:04] ---**
The difference between those who weathered
through that experience or not...
**[14:08] ---**
is incredibly vast.
**[14:13] ---**
There he goes!
**[14:13] ---**
Chance! Chance!
**[14:16] ---**
Now Natsume is...!
**[14:21] ---**
Nice assist out there, Takahashi!
**[14:24] ---**
Nabe, it's time for you to go in.
**[14:26] ---**
I'm ready!
**[14:28] ---**
Having to run so excessively
in the first half
**[14:30] ---**
and then having to put
Shigeyoshi in so early...
**[14:32] ---**
...I didn't expect any of it!
**[14:37] ---**
This time for sure!
**[14:40] ---**
Hiyah!
**[14:43] ---**
D-damn, I'm awesome!
**[14:45] ---**
So this is the power of basketball...
are you watching, Mom?
**[14:54] ---**
If you're gonna get that much air
then just dunk it, you dunce!
**[14:57] ---**
Our only saving grace right now...
**[14:59] ---**
...is that those two are
still in tip-top shape!
**[15:03] ---**
Screen!
**[15:06] ---**
So fast!
**[15:12] ---**
It went in!
**[15:15] ---**
That #15 is wicked cool!
**[15:21] ---**
Shit... shit, shit!
**[15:24] ---**
Captain, give me the ball.
**[15:27] ---**
Kazushi...
**[15:28] ---**
Don't get hasty, things will
definitely shift in our favor.
**[15:31] ---**
With their #12 on the
bench, this is our chance.
**[15:34] ---**
Koji, I want you to shoot
as many threes as you can!
**[15:36] ---**
Okay.
**[15:37] ---**
That afro guy is big,
but it doesn't seem like he can jump much.
**[15:42] ---**
Huh?!
**[15:44] ---**
What the hell are you doing, Kazushi?!
**[15:45] ---**
Wha...?
**[15:46] ---**
Kashiwagi?!
**[15:48] ---**
Heh. My time to shine already, eh?
**[15:50] ---**
Nabe Defens-!
**[15:54] ---**
Dumbass! Your stupid poses
aren't going to scare him away!
**[16:08] ---**
Sweet, he took the charge!
**[16:10] ---**
Technical foul! White team, #7!
**[16:14] ---**
Huh?
**[16:16] ---**
Why the hell was that a technical foul?!
Ain't that just a bad call?!
**[16:20] ---**
It was an offensive charge
no matter how you look at it!
**[16:25] ---**
Kuzu High's #7 must have
made himself fall back
**[16:28] ---**
before Shinjo actually went for the shot.
**[16:31] ---**
They've got a huge lead.
There's no need to try and draw a foul like that.
**[16:37] ---**
It didn't look like the big guy
was trying to draw any fouls to me...
**[16:42] ---**
It's hard to explain. I think
he just froze up for a second.
**[16:46] ---**
I've seen the same thing happen often
with smaller players who try to go for a block.
**[16:51] ---**
I get it. He didn't draw back on purpose
to make it look like he took the charge.
**[16:57] ---**
He got scared and pulled back
after seeing the opponent coming at him.
**[17:01] ---**
Chiaki...
**[17:02] ---**
Oh, I'm fine. Don't worry about it.
**[17:05] ---**
Don't worry about it?
You realize this is your fourth foul, right?
**[17:09] ---**
Really? I fouled?
**[17:11] ---**
What the-? Has he lost his mind?
**[17:14] ---**
We can't afford to let
Chiaki get ejected now.
**[17:17] ---**
Let's buy time while
we've still got the lead.
**[17:20] ---**
Use up all 24 seconds on the shot clock.
**[17:23] ---**
This is bad.
**[17:24] ---**
I never imagined that he'd get a technical
at such a critical point of the game!
**[17:32] ---**
What the hell is happening?
What's wrong with me?
**[17:37] ---**
Those eyes... I've seen them before.
**[17:41] ---**
Please stop taking things
into your own hands!
**[17:42] ---**
It worked out in the end
since the other team got a technical,
**[17:45] ---**
but rough play like that...
it just doesn't sit well with me at all!
**[17:49] ---**
Things were finally going our way!
**[17:51] ---**
Do you understand the position
we're in right now?!
**[17:54] ---**
Cut it out.
**[17:55] ---**
Please let us have our say!
**[17:56] ---**
Honestly, Kashiwagi is always
just a selfish jerk during
**[17:59] ---**
practice and he never even
helps mop up the court!
**[18:02] ---**
Stop, that's enough.
**[18:04] ---**
I've kept my mouth shut for so long, but...
**[18:07] ---**
...this might be the last match
that Takahashi and Kojim-!
**[18:08] ---**
I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!
**[18:14] ---**
If you really think that Kazushi
was just being rough on that last play...
**[18:19] ---**
...then none of you should
be playing basketball!
**[18:22] ---**
Shooter, come to the line!
**[18:23] ---**
Uh-oh, he's really feline angry now.
**[18:26] ---**
Kojima...
**[18:27] ---**
You guys are lucky you started early.
**[18:29] ---**
The truth is, it's a real challenge
to start playing basketball in high school.
**[18:33] ---**
Because there's only 3 years
to learn all the stuff
**[18:36] ---**
the rest of us have practiced
since grade school.
**[18:39] ---**
That's rough on anybody.
**[18:42] ---**
Did you guys know? When you're off
playing at the arcade after practice,
**[18:46] ---**
the lights in the gym stay on the whole time.
**[18:50] ---**
And did you know somebody
wakes up extra early to
**[18:52] ---**
mop the gym floor before
any of us even gets there?
**[18:56] ---**
He's a guy who admires a certain
phenomenal player on his team
**[18:59] ---**
and spends every day hopelessly
working his ass off to try and catch up to him.
**[19:03] ---**
I know who that idiot is.
**[19:08] ---**
So you tell me. Who on this team
is working the hardest to assure that we win?
**[19:14] ---**
Throw-in with blue team in possession!
**[19:17] ---**
Don't get hasty, things will
definitely shift in our favor.
**[19:21] ---**
"We ain't got time to wait for that."
**[19:23] ---**
I know exactly what you wanted
to say to me, Kazushi.
**[19:26] ---**
And you were totally right.
**[19:28] ---**
This is not the time to screw ourselves over
by waiting around.
**[19:31] ---**
That last play you made
undoubtedly tilted the momentum in our favor.
**[19:35] ---**
And if we want to gain
complete control over it,
**[19:37] ---**
then we HAVE to score this next basket!
**[19:40] ---**
No, just sinking a shot isn't going to be enough!
Put yourself in the opponent's shoes!
**[19:45] ---**
What are they afraid of the most right now?
**[19:48] ---**
The only answer is having their lead
cut as short as it can possibly go!
**[19:59] ---**
He nailed it!
**[20:01] ---**
Now it's a 9 point gap!
Down to single digits!
**[20:04] ---**
They went from setting up that free-throw
to sinking a three...
**[20:07] ---**
that's 4 points in just a few seconds!
**[20:10] ---**
That was a risky move just now.
**[20:12] ---**
If he missed, it would have totally ruined
their one-in-a-million chance at a comeback.
**[20:16] ---**
But as a result, the momentum
has totally shifted in Shinjo's direction.
**[20:19] ---**
Thanks a lot, Kazushi.
**[20:22] ---**
I ain't losing in our first damn game.
**[20:28] ---**
That's right, I remember...
**[20:39] ---**
Chiaki!
**[20:45] ---**
What the hell do you think you're doing?
That dog is mine!
**[20:48] ---**
Make your peace already, Momoharu.
You know we can't keep pets at home.
**[20:54] ---**
Stray dogs are totally germ-ridden.
For all we know, this one might be sick already.
**[21:00] ---**
If that led to problems with any patients
at our parent's clinic, th-
**[21:05] ---**
I know you want to keep
it just as bad as I do!
**[21:08] ---**
Why do you always puss out
at the most important times?!
**[21:10] ---**
You promised to help me convince
them to let us keep it!
**[21:14] ---**
You damn liar!
**[21:15] ---**
Whatever! I'm NOT going to give up!
**[21:18] ---**
Those eyes belong to...
**[21:20] ---**
...people with something precious to protect.
**[21:23] ---**
Pure and resolute eyes.
**[21:27] ---**
They're the one thing on Earth
that I just can't deal with.
**[21:47] ---**
Without Chiaki or Mokichi,
our defense under the basket is totally hollow!
**[21:51] ---**
We're in real deep shit here, Nanao!
**[21:53] ---**
Just a little longer. If we
can just keep holding out...!
**[22:01] ---**
Tsutaetai anata e
**[22:04] ---**
Sarakedasu omoi o
**[22:07] ---**
Uso demo tsumi demo waratteite hoshikute
**[22:14] ---**
Anata ga kureta kono tsubasa de
**[22:17] ---**
Tsunagu "yakusoku" o dakishimete
**[22:19] ---**
Sora e nobase yo!
**[22:23] ---**
Tada hikari sasu hou e
**[22:28] ---**
Iki o koroshite itanda
**[22:34] ---**
Kago no naka no katasumi de
**[22:37] ---**
Aa... maru de
**[22:39] ---**
"Habatakenai tori no you da"
**[22:43] ---**
Iiwake bakari tozashite shimai sou de
**[22:49] ---**
Kawaritai
**[22:50] ---**
Kawarenai
**[22:52] ---**
Uso ni mamiretemo
**[22:55] ---**
Kowaretai
**[22:56] ---**
Kowasanai
**[22:58] ---**
Ima... tobidase
**[23:00] ---**
Oozora e hirogeta
**[23:03] ---**
Minikui tsubasa de
**[23:06] ---**
Mou nitodo to itami o kurikaesanai you ni
**[23:13] ---**
Konna ni mo moroku hakanakute
**[23:16] ---**
Donna ni mo kegare buzama demo
**[23:19] ---**
Agake! Agareyo!
**[23:22] ---**
Wazukani kagayaku hou e
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: What Must Be Protected
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "What Must Be Protected."
# E31 - What Must Be Protected
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6W47G4MR/what-must-be-protected)
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**[00:05] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[00:13] ---**
We're doin' a player substitution.
**[00:14] ---**
Natsume?
**[00:16] ---**
It's been long enough. I'm good.
**[00:19] ---**
Me, too... I'm ready.
**[00:21] ---**
Shigeyoshi...
**[00:24] ---**
Just stay put!
**[00:26] ---**
If our lead is still shrinking
after 3 minutes from now,
**[00:29] ---**
then go ahead and put
Bro or the beanstalk in.
**[00:32] ---**
But until then, I'll find a way
to hold the other team off.
**[00:36] ---**
Shot-clock violation!
**[00:37] ---**
Huh? Already?!
**[00:40] ---**
Player substitution! Kuzuryu High School!
**[00:47] ---**
Just "hold them off"?
**[00:49] ---**
Not "stretch out our lead even further"?
**[00:56] ---**
It's not wrong
**[00:59] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[01:02] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[01:08] ---**
It's not wrong
**[01:12] ---**
So the world you blindly
jumped into must be right
**[01:19] ---**
The plans I held for the
future when I was greedy
**[01:21] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:25] ---**
Was soiled by my days of
attentiveness to others
**[01:32] ---**
Those that sought the
same dream have long ago
**[01:35] ---**
Started on new paths
**[01:38] ---**
Sighs color the sky a dark gray
**[01:44] ---**
But it's not the end yet
**[01:50] ---**
Today must be the day, so I pray as I sing
**[01:59] ---**
It's not wrong
**[02:02] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[02:05] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[02:11] ---**
It's not wrong
**[02:14] ---**
The world you blindly
jumped into must be right
**[02:23] ---**
What Must Be Protected
**[02:25] ---**
It's a real shame.
**[02:27] ---**
You've got so much amazing talent,
**[02:29] ---**
but not enough stamina to
run for 40 minutes, huh?
**[02:33] ---**
Wait, let me guess!
**[02:34] ---**
Back in middle school, you
skipped out on practice thinking
**[02:36] ---**
you were too good for it.
**[02:38] ---**
Just buzz off.
**[02:40] ---**
I'm really purr-ceptive!
**[02:42] ---**
Well, considering that you've been the one
scoring on us the most,
**[02:45] ---**
it really helps to have you
get all tuckered out now.
**[02:48] ---**
Uh-oh, better keep your eyes on the prize!
**[02:58] ---**
Going above my head again... dammit!
**[03:03] ---**
Get outta my way, ya big lump!
**[03:05] ---**
Don't you dare, sideburns!
**[03:08] ---**
He's wide open!
**[03:12] ---**
Nobody gets a free shot
as long as I'm on the court, dammit!
**[03:16] ---**
They stopped it!
**[03:18] ---**
Defensive foul! #4!
**[03:20] ---**
Shit, he got free-throws?
**[03:22] ---**
That was a nice block, Momoharu.
**[03:24] ---**
Thanks.
**[03:26] ---**
I'll run like hell if the second shot misses,
**[03:28] ---**
so chuck the ball as hard as you can.
**[03:30] ---**
Every point counts,
Kazushi. Don't miss these.
**[03:36] ---**
Two free-throws!
**[03:44] ---**
You talking about Kashiwagi?
He's bad news, for sure.
**[03:47] ---**
Did you hear? He caused a big brawl.
**[03:49] ---**
What a thug...
**[03:51] ---**
I hate being stuck in the same class as him.
**[04:00] ---**
Oh?
**[04:01] ---**
What's up? You hoping to join the team?
**[04:04] ---**
Wait! You can't let that guy in!
**[04:07] ---**
His name is Kashiwagi and he's done nothing
but cause trouble lately.
**[04:10] ---**
Whatever, that's nothing a bit
of old fashion discipline won't cure.
**[04:13] ---**
I guarantee that won't work on him!
**[04:15] ---**
He totally beat the snot out of 3 guys
from West High the other day.
**[04:18] ---**
Ouch!
**[04:19] ---**
Oops, sorry.
**[04:21] ---**
That hurt, asswipe!
**[04:23] ---**
Sorry, my bad. But you should
watch where you're going, too.
**[04:27] ---**
Huh?
**[04:32] ---**
If you're interested in playing,
then why not come join us?
**[04:34] ---**
Huh?
**[04:36] ---**
I know the feeling. I got into basketball
because of that same manga!
**[04:46] ---**
He missed the first shot!
**[04:48] ---**
Aw, man, they needed that!
**[04:50] ---**
Stay calm, Kazushi!
**[04:51] ---**
Take deep breaths and shoot
carefully. You'll be fine!
**[04:58] ---**
Back on that fateful day,
if you hadn't reached out to me like you did...
**[05:04] ---**
...then I'm sure my high school life
would've been the pits.
**[05:12] ---**
Even a hopeless punk like me
can find something to be passionate about!
**[05:16] ---**
He missed the second one, too!
**[05:18] ---**
Rebound it! We have to hold them off!
**[05:21] ---**
Dammit!
**[05:24] ---**
Shit, it's a fast break!
Don't let him pass it!
**[05:33] ---**
Yukio!
**[05:34] ---**
Oh no, Tamo!
**[05:35] ---**
Out of bounds! White team's ball!
**[05:38] ---**
He took Momoharu's full-force
throw right to the face...
**[05:40] ---**
That's the 10th guy I've seen him
put out of commission like that.
**[05:43] ---**
For real?!
**[05:45] ---**
Don't die on us, Yukio!
**[05:47] ---**
Say something, Yukio!
**[05:49] ---**
I'm all right. I know how
to roll with the punches.
**[05:53] ---**
If they scored with a fast break now,
**[05:55] ---**
it would totally kill all the
momentum that Kazushi built for us.
**[06:01] ---**
How adorable, he's so shy.
**[06:07] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:11] ---**
A'ight! We're gonna crush their streak!
Keep your voices and spirits high!
**[06:16] ---**
We WILL catch up! Nobody call it quits now!
**[06:19] ---**
What is the thing that
I'm supposed to protect?
**[06:23] ---**
I already abandoned
basketball once, didn't I?
**[06:26] ---**
Yasuhara, you gotta get further inside!
**[06:28] ---**
So why exactly am I here right now?
**[06:31] ---**
You're going down.
**[06:34] ---**
A three!
**[06:36] ---**
No way!
**[06:41] ---**
It went in!
**[06:42] ---**
A 10 point lead! Now they're
back in the double digits!
**[06:48] ---**
Eat shit.
**[06:50] ---**
That smug bastard!
**[06:52] ---**
I didn't skip out on practice
because I was lazy. It's just...
**[06:57] ---**
...there was a time I almost
let go of the precious
**[07:00] ---**
little hand that I was
supposed to hold tight.
**[07:03] ---**
I won't lose her! Never again!
**[07:06] ---**
There's only 3 minutes left,
guys! Stay confident and-
**[07:08] ---**
Everybody move up!
**[07:10] ---**
We can't just keep the same defense!
We gotta lay on more pressure!
**[07:13] ---**
Hey Chucky! Yasuhara! We're
doing man-to-man now!
**[07:16] ---**
Roger that!
**[07:21] ---**
Kuzu High is going all out!
**[07:22] ---**
They're in the endgame now!
**[07:24] ---**
Oh jeez, that's way too reckless.
Especially when they have the lead.
**[07:27] ---**
With the players who are on the court now,
**[07:29] ---**
there's hardly any difference
between zone and man-to-man.
**[07:32] ---**
Well, I suppose this allows
them to suppress Kojima
**[07:34] ---**
and hope his knee puts him on the bench soon.
**[07:37] ---**
But of course, that's only if
they have enough stamina left to run at this point.
**[07:42] ---**
Hey, Madoka?
**[07:44] ---**
Uh, yes?
**[07:45] ---**
The one who shot that last three...
**[07:47] ---**
What's the name of that boy
who has his hair all braided up?
**[07:50] ---**
Oh, uh, that's Kenji Natsume.
Everyone calls him "Kite," though.
**[07:56] ---**
He's in the same grade as Sora.
**[07:58] ---**
Is he really just a
freshman? He's so skilled!
**[08:02] ---**
There was a lot of trouble
leading up to him joining the team, though.
**[08:05] ---**
What about that other one?
The boy who made the amazing block.
**[08:08] ---**
Momoharu Hanazono. He's the
team captain and center.
**[08:11] ---**
He's actually twins with the afro boy
who's sitting on the bench now.
**[08:15] ---**
That one's name is Chiaki Hanazono,
he's the point guard.
**[08:19] ---**
They don't look very similar...
**[08:20] ---**
And then, the really tall boy
is Kaname Shigeyoshi. He's also a freshman.
**[08:26] ---**
Wow!
**[08:27] ---**
That's all of 'em!
**[08:32] ---**
Uh-oh, they got by Sora!
**[08:34] ---**
My legs...!
**[08:36] ---**
Another basket for us!
**[08:38] ---**
I said we should switch our defense,
but then I let them get right by me.
**[08:42] ---**
Kite's gonna be so pissed...
**[08:44] ---**
Don't sweat it.
**[08:46] ---**
I wouldn't be surprised if they came at us
with a full-court press anytime now.
**[08:50] ---**
These final 3 minutes are when you gotta show them
what a point guard can really do.
**[08:54] ---**
Throw me some good passes.
**[08:56] ---**
Right!
**[08:58] ---**
So, Kite and Shigeyoshi.
**[09:00] ---**
Momoharu and Chiaki.
**[09:02] ---**
And then Yasuhara, Nabeshima, and Saki.
**[09:06] ---**
Finally, little Nao.
**[09:07] ---**
Okay, I'll remember them!
**[09:09] ---**
Ms. Yuka, are you doing all right?
You're starting to look sweaty...
**[09:13] ---**
Well, all the excitement
is making it hot in here.
**[09:19] ---**
We need to start laying on defensive pressure,
or else it'll be too late.
**[09:23] ---**
But... it's not realistic for us to do
a full-court press with Koji's leg.
**[09:27] ---**
We have to find another way to...
**[09:30] ---**
No skin off my bones!
**[09:32] ---**
Koji?
**[09:33] ---**
Just take a good look at their faces.
**[09:36] ---**
We had them running their
asses off in the first half,
**[09:38] ---**
so there's no way they'll
last the full 40 minutes.
**[09:40] ---**
A lion with a busted leg or
a bunch of weak-ass rabbits.
**[09:43] ---**
Who do you think is gonna get eaten?
**[09:46] ---**
They both seem helpless to me.
**[09:48] ---**
And rabbits are herbivores, anyway.
**[09:50] ---**
Either way, it's all over
for us if we lose here.
**[09:54] ---**
Save the complaining for
after we win this damn thing.
**[09:58] ---**
Regrets and sacrifices. I've dealt with
enough of those to hate both of them.
**[10:03] ---**
Maybe the only thing that
we get out of winning...
**[10:06] ---**
is small and cheap in the long run.
**[10:10] ---**
But even so, all we can do
is keep striving for it.
**[10:13] ---**
Not good!
**[10:14] ---**
Miss, miss, miss!
**[10:17] ---**
Go in!
**[10:17] ---**
Go in, go in, go in!
**[10:19] ---**
Miss!
**[10:20] ---**
Go in!
**[10:27] ---**
Counterattack!
**[10:29] ---**
Never missing a shot! Being
the fastest man on the court!
**[10:33] ---**
For a small player like myself...
**[10:37] ---**
...that's the only way to stay alive!
**[10:40] ---**
I want to be useful to the team!
**[10:45] ---**
Reach, reach!
**[10:47] ---**
REACH!
**[10:54] ---**
A 6-point gap!
**[10:56] ---**
We're almost there!
**[10:57] ---**
Ka-Kashiwagi!
**[11:08] ---**
Kurumatani!
**[11:11] ---**
Uh-oh...
**[11:13] ---**
They've closed the gap even further now.
We have to widen it back up.
**[11:16] ---**
10 points... no, is it 8 points now?
**[11:20] ---**
I've gotta protect our lead...
how many minutes left?
**[11:24] ---**
Huh? Someone is... calling my name...
**[11:27] ---**
What's wrong with me? Everything
feels... so far away...
**[11:31] ---**
Have to protect it... have to protect it...
**[11:37] ---**
You did well out there. Leave the rest to me.
**[11:41] ---**
Chiaki...
**[11:47] ---**
That #7 with 4 fouls is coming back in.
**[11:50] ---**
And now, there's no way of telling
how this match will play out.
**[11:53] ---**
Feh, pathetic!
**[11:55] ---**
They've only got 3 subs on the bench.
**[11:57] ---**
This situation was unavoidable for them.
**[11:59] ---**
There's less than 3 minutes left now,
**[12:02] ---**
but that's still too much time to
defend a 6 point lead to the end.
**[12:05] ---**
And even if they do manage to win,
this is still just the first round.
**[12:09] ---**
Let me tell you something.
These guys don't have a future.
**[12:14] ---**
There's no way a team like this
can make it anywhere near the top.
**[12:19] ---**
She must be worried about Sora.
It doesn't look like he got injured, though.
**[12:24] ---**
Um, I'm going down to have a closer look.
**[12:27] ---**
I'll check and see if Sora's
okay. I won't be gone long!
**[12:30] ---**
Stupid...
**[12:31] ---**
Huh?
**[12:32] ---**
That stupid blockhead!
**[12:34] ---**
Huh?!
**[12:35] ---**
Can't even last for 40 minutes...!
**[12:38] ---**
He should know better, I always
said that practicing for
**[12:40] ---**
lengthy runs is absolutely
vital in basketball!
**[12:43] ---**
Studying for school entrance exams
must have made him slack off!
**[12:46] ---**
I think that's pretty
ordinary for every kid...
**[12:51] ---**
He can't afford to be ordinary.
**[12:53] ---**
Huh?
**[12:54] ---**
It's just like Sakam... ahem,
Mr. Sakamaki was saying earlier.
**[12:58] ---**
It would basically take a
miracle for Sora to get on the
**[13:01] ---**
starting lineup of most any team.
**[13:02] ---**
And it's not just him,
**[13:04] ---**
every shorter player inevitably
comes up against that same hurdle.
**[13:08] ---**
If Sora wants to secure his
own place on the court,
**[13:12] ---**
then he can't just do
the same things everyone else does.
**[13:15] ---**
Although, I know fully well
that he won't discover
**[13:19] ---**
what he should do all by himself.
**[13:23] ---**
Then you should focus on getting better,
**[13:26] ---**
so you can come to Kuzu High and
become their coach, Ms. Yuka.
**[13:29] ---**
Huh?
**[13:30] ---**
Both our boys' and girls' basketball teams
don't have a proper coach.
**[13:34] ---**
Our advisors are just math
and history teachers.
**[13:37] ---**
The boys' team has Nao serving
as both manager and coach, but...
**[13:41] ---**
There's a limit to what she can do on her own
**[13:43] ---**
and she's been very frank about her concerns.
**[13:47] ---**
If Sora and his team are serious
about aiming for the top,
**[13:50] ---**
then they need a good coach to lead them.
**[13:53] ---**
If you could come to our school
and do that, Ms. Yuka...
**[13:55] ---**
Uh, well... the girls' team
would love to learn from you, too!
**[14:00] ---**
So please, do everything you
can to start feeling better!
**[14:05] ---**
Me? A coach?
**[14:08] ---**
I think it's a great idea.
You should take them up on it.
**[14:12] ---**
But I...
**[14:16] ---**
The future is built on hope.
**[14:19] ---**
And hope is born from life.
**[14:22] ---**
As long as you strive for a dream,
then tomorrow will come.
**[14:29] ---**
The job given to us adults
is to protect the future of all the kids.
**[14:36] ---**
Listen up, boys.
**[14:40] ---**
We've all lost sight of hope
once in our lives already.
**[14:44] ---**
We had no place to belong,
**[14:46] ---**
and spent a year without
knowing what we wanted to do.
**[14:50] ---**
To be real with you,
**[14:52] ---**
there's no guarantee that winning this
match will change anything for us.
**[14:57] ---**
However!
**[14:59] ---**
We know for sure nothing
will change unless we win.
**[15:03] ---**
Take this to heart. The lead we have now
represents our future!
**[15:08] ---**
Defend it with your very lives!
**[15:38] ---**
Hey, Bro! Be careful with those fouls.
**[15:40] ---**
You think the threat of ejection
is enough to scare me?
**[15:43] ---**
He's a damn good guard.
**[15:45] ---**
Now I'm getting pumped!
**[15:47] ---**
They've rallied up some morale.
**[15:49] ---**
Their team must trust that #7 wholeheartedly.
**[15:52] ---**
And that #15, too. I gotta admit,
they're a real solid team.
**[15:59] ---**
Okay, let's do this! Time
for the final battle!
**[16:02] ---**
Excuse me, Fujita? The girls' team
is about to start their game.
**[16:06] ---**
All right, let's go.
**[16:07] ---**
What? Aren't we gonna watch the end?
**[16:09] ---**
Regardless of which team wins,
it doesn't change what we must do.
**[16:14] ---**
Good point.
**[16:20] ---**
Say, Mokichi. How big is our lead?
**[16:24] ---**
8 points.
**[16:26] ---**
And now, it's down to 6 points.
**[16:29] ---**
Do you think we'll win?
**[16:31] ---**
Yeah... well, I'm not so sure.
**[16:35] ---**
It really kills me.
**[16:37] ---**
If only I could move as fast as Kite does...
**[16:40] ---**
If only I could jump as
high as Momoharu does...
**[16:43] ---**
If only I could pass as
well as Chiaki does...
**[16:48] ---**
If only I could grow as
tall as you are, Mokichi...
**[16:53] ---**
Hey, Kurumatani.
**[16:55] ---**
Do you remember the conversation we had...
when we first met?
**[17:00] ---**
You said you were jealous of me.
**[17:03] ---**
And then I replied by saying
I was jealous of you.
**[17:08] ---**
Ever since the day I first started basketball,
I've always played center.
**[17:13] ---**
I was never allowed to experiment
with other positions, even if I wanted to.
**[17:17] ---**
But what I've always dreamed of...
**[17:20] ---**
...was to become an all-rounder,
like that guy is.
**[17:25] ---**
Mokichi...
**[17:26] ---**
From now on, as you keep growing taller,
**[17:29] ---**
you'll find yourself able to
play a variety of positions.
**[17:33] ---**
And then, you'll eventually reach it.
**[17:35] ---**
The peak of what a basketball player can be.
**[17:39] ---**
You are full of nothing but potential.
**[17:42] ---**
And that... is what I'm jealous of.
**[17:46] ---**
But it's okay. I'm not giving up.
**[17:50] ---**
"Potential"...
**[17:55] ---**
Defensive foul! #6!
**[17:56] ---**
Sweet!
**[17:57] ---**
Time for free-throws!
**[18:01] ---**
S-sorry, you guys!
**[18:03] ---**
It happens. Shake it off!
**[18:05] ---**
Nice, Roku!
**[18:06] ---**
Thanks.
**[18:09] ---**
Player substitution, Kuzuryu High School!
**[18:11] ---**
Shigeyoshi!
**[18:12] ---**
Right. I know.
**[18:18] ---**
Just 1 minute left! Here
comes the giant once again!
**[18:22] ---**
I dragged us down out there.
And at such a crucial time...
**[18:25] ---**
If we end up losing now, it's
basically gonna be my fault!
**[18:29] ---**
Senpai.
**[18:30] ---**
Huh?
**[18:30] ---**
Your defense... was solid.
**[18:36] ---**
You can drop the act!
**[18:38] ---**
I can't dribble and I can't shoot,
so I know I'm not worth shit out there!
**[18:42] ---**
I get it...
**[18:43] ---**
He wasn't being sarcastic.
**[18:45] ---**
Our team doesn't have
anybody who would be at a time like this!
**[18:49] ---**
Goddammit!
**[18:51] ---**
Don't be so impatient, Chucky.
**[18:53] ---**
What lies beyond this line is
like a holy ground of sorts.
**[18:56] ---**
It's a battlefield where only those
**[18:58] ---**
who've spent years
of intense training are allowed to fight.
**[19:03] ---**
That's more or less how I see it.
**[19:06] ---**
Half-assed guys like us could never compete
on the same level as them.
**[19:13] ---**
Well, that's what the old me
would say and then give up.
**[19:16] ---**
But after watching how Chiaki and Kite
played in this game, I felt motivated.
**[19:21] ---**
Nabe...
**[19:23] ---**
I wanna pull off sick
moves just like they do.
**[19:25] ---**
Then turn around and have them say to me...
**[19:28] ---**
"Nice job, Nabe!" and get
showered with their praise.
**[19:29] ---**
You're the best, Nabe!
**[19:31] ---**
Way to go, dude.
**[19:32] ---**
Not half-bad.
**[19:33] ---**
You've got skills!
**[19:34] ---**
I've been bested.
**[19:35] ---**
I'm in love...
**[19:37] ---**
Totally.
**[19:40] ---**
It'd be nice to actually be
of some use someday, huh?
**[19:43] ---**
Yeah.
**[19:46] ---**
He sunk it!
**[19:47] ---**
Now we're only 5 points behind!
**[19:49] ---**
Don't miss this.
**[19:50] ---**
Sink it or get an ass whoopin'!
**[19:53] ---**
When I found out this team only
had 2 members at the start,
**[19:55] ---**
I thought they were out of their minds.
**[19:59] ---**
But now, I can't help but feel driven...
to keep playing with them!
**[20:06] ---**
Go in! Please go in!
**[20:15] ---**
OMG, I'm totally starting to cry right now!
**[20:18] ---**
Me, too!
**[20:19] ---**
This match is so crazy...
it's rare to ever see two teams go at it like this!
**[21:06] ---**
Are you sure? You don't
want to see how it ends?
**[21:10] ---**
I was already cheating by
going in the first place.
**[21:13] ---**
"Cheating"?
**[21:13] ---**
Even though I went, I still want to hear my son
tell me the results himself.
**[21:18] ---**
In any case, I'm surprised you went
without seeing him for so long.
**[21:22] ---**
I'm sorry that we had to
impose on you like this.
**[21:24] ---**
It's okay.
**[21:28] ---**
Doctor...
**[21:31] ---**
At the arena, my old college friend...
he gave me the same advice you once did.
**[21:38] ---**
That having hope and dreams
breathes life into us.
**[21:42] ---**
That the importance of life is found
in the precious things we protect.
**[21:49] ---**
Doctor... I did it...
**[21:54] ---**
I found a dream that... I want to pursue.
**[22:01] ---**
I want to convey them to you
**[22:04] ---**
Lay all of my feelings bare
**[22:07] ---**
Whether I have to lie or sin,
I just want you to smile
**[22:14] ---**
By using these wings that you gave me
**[22:17] ---**
And embracing the "promise"
that ties us together
**[22:19] ---**
I'll stretch up to the sky!
**[22:23] ---**
Towards where only light shines
**[22:28] ---**
I was suffocating myself
**[22:34] ---**
In the empty corner of a cage
**[22:38] ---**
Yeah... it was as if
**[22:39] ---**
"I'm just like a bird that can't fly"
**[22:43] ---**
I nearly locked myself
in with all the excuses
**[22:49] ---**
I want to change
**[22:51] ---**
I cannot change
**[22:52] ---**
Even if I become stained in lies
**[22:55] ---**
I want to fall apart
**[22:56] ---**
I cannot fall apart
**[22:58] ---**
Now... I set flight
**[23:01] ---**
Sailing into the open sky
**[23:03] ---**
On these ugly wings
**[23:06] ---**
To assure I never go through
the same pain again
**[23:13] ---**
Still so very fragile and ephemeral
**[23:16] ---**
But no matter how dirty or pathetic
**[23:19] ---**
I'll fight! I'll rise!
**[23:22] ---**
Towards where there is a tiny glimmer
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Time limit."
# E32 - TIME LIMIT
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G68D92V96/time-limit)
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**[00:01] ---**
This match is so crazy...
it's rare to ever see two teams go at it like this!
**[00:33] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[00:36] ---**
Kyou norikitta ippo wa
**[00:39] ---**
Sanzen to kagayaku ashioto nanda
**[00:45] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[00:49] ---**
Muchuu de tobikonda sekai wa seikai da
**[00:56] ---**
Yokubari datta anokoro egaiteita miraizu wa
**[00:58] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:03] ---**
Kikubari no mainichi de yogoretetta
**[01:09] ---**
Onaji yume mita yatsura wa tokku ni
**[01:12] ---**
Atarashii michi o aruiteru
**[01:15] ---**
Tameiki wa sora o nibiiro ni someru
**[01:21] ---**
Dakedo mada owari janai
**[01:27] ---**
Ashita koso wa to negai utau
**[01:36] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[01:39] ---**
Kyou norikitta ippo wa
**[01:42] ---**
Sanzen to kagayaku ashioto nanda
**[01:48] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[01:51] ---**
Muchuu de tobikonda sekai wa seikai da
**[02:07] ---**
The first shot missed!
**[02:09] ---**
Shit! This isn't the time for screw-ups!
**[02:13] ---**
There's a sliver of hope left for us yet.
**[02:15] ---**
There can only be 2 more plays
given how much time is left.
**[02:19] ---**
Shinjo's in real trouble
if this shot goes in.
**[02:22] ---**
You got this, just stay calm!
**[02:24] ---**
That's right! The ball WILL go in!
**[02:26] ---**
Relax! Relax!
**[02:28] ---**
You guys are already in the
lead, so don't get flustered!
**[02:32] ---**
This shot... if I can
just nail this one shot!
**[02:35] ---**
Don't get so worked up.
**[02:37] ---**
You'll never get it in, anyway.
**[02:41] ---**
It'd be nice if you could at
least hit the rim, though...
**[02:45] ---**
Even if the other team goes to counter us,
Kite and Yasu have our backs.
**[02:48] ---**
They'll handle it.
**[02:51] ---**
It's true that I HATE when people lie to me.
**[02:54] ---**
But being told the blunt
truth still pisses me off!
**[02:58] ---**
I'm the team captain!
**[03:00] ---**
Even if I make this #4 jersey look lame,
**[03:02] ---**
I wanna live up to the
trust everybody puts in me!
**[03:08] ---**
Great!
**[03:09] ---**
Miss! Miss!
**[03:13] ---**
It's going in?!
**[03:18] ---**
Sweet! We took the best position!
**[03:20] ---**
Hang in there, Mokichi!
**[03:25] ---**
Seems like he's mustering
the very last of his strength for this.
**[03:28] ---**
But it's not enough!
**[03:31] ---**
Huh? Where'd he go?!
**[03:37] ---**
Go, Mokichi!
**[03:39] ---**
I can't believe how stupid I was.
**[03:41] ---**
If only I hadn't quit playing
back then, it's possible that...
**[03:45] ---**
...I could have competed with
these guys on even terms.
**[03:51] ---**
I'm so sick of having regrets!
**[03:54] ---**
Tsukishima...
**[03:56] ---**
...I'm staying right here!
**[04:00] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[04:01] ---**
He got it!
**[04:02] ---**
Victory is ours!
**[04:05] ---**
Wha...?!
**[04:06] ---**
Roku!
**[04:11] ---**
Shit... that damn moron!
**[04:19] ---**
There's no way you can run half the court
on that messed up leg!
**[04:22] ---**
We have to score twice if we want to win.
**[04:24] ---**
There's no time to hang
back and play it safe.
**[04:27] ---**
Can I do it?
**[04:29] ---**
Can I get by this guy?
**[04:31] ---**
Hand it over!
**[04:51] ---**
They scored!
**[04:54] ---**
Now it's a 2-point game!
**[04:57] ---**
Timeout! White team!
**[05:01] ---**
Koji! Did your knee give out?!
**[05:04] ---**
No... it's fine! Nothing I can't handle!
**[05:07] ---**
You know how this needs to play out, right?
**[05:09] ---**
There are 28 seconds left
and it's Kuzu High's ball.
**[05:12] ---**
We only have one chance!
**[05:14] ---**
Sorry, but I'm gonna need to sub out now.
**[05:16] ---**
Keeping me in would put a hole in
our defense that we can't afford.
**[05:20] ---**
Koji...
**[05:26] ---**
Shinjotowa
Kuzuryu
**[05:29] ---**
A counterattack after 2 missed free-throws...
**[05:31] ---**
And now, they've taken their final timeout.
**[05:34] ---**
They'll lose for sure if
this goes into overtime.
**[05:37] ---**
Hey! That's rude, Wakamori!
**[05:39] ---**
Don't be silly, just think
about it for a second.
**[05:42] ---**
Our boys have only been seriously training
for about a month now, right?
**[05:46] ---**
Going 10 more minutes is nothing to Shinjo.
**[05:48] ---**
In fact, I bet their team
could keep running for a whole
**[05:51] ---**
extra 20 minutes if they had to.
**[05:53] ---**
Compared to that, our team
hardly has the stamina left
**[05:56] ---**
to last the rest of the final quarter.
**[05:59] ---**
Worse than that,
**[06:01] ---**
it's very possible they could lose
the lead during that remaining time.
**[06:05] ---**
If you ask me, our team doesn't have
what it takes to stop Shinjo right now.
**[06:10] ---**
Well, a loss here would be a good learning experience
for them,
**[06:14] ---**
since they've still got a shot next year.
**[06:16] ---**
Ugh, can't the two of you
just hope that the boys win?!
**[06:21] ---**
I do hope they win.
**[06:23] ---**
I'm rooting for them, but...
**[06:25] ---**
Just think, for 3 whole years...
well, the amount of time varies for each player,
**[06:32] ---**
but everyone in this tourney
has unique motivations to keep playing.
**[06:36] ---**
Putting strength and weakness aside,
**[06:38] ---**
I think they all take the game
seriously and work hard at it.
**[06:43] ---**
Of course, practice can be rough sometimes,
**[06:45] ---**
so we slack off and ditch
to go on dates or whatever.
**[06:48] ---**
Huh? Senpai! Are you saying
that's something you did?!
**[06:51] ---**
Uh, that's not cool.
**[06:53] ---**
Anyways, I think building up experience
has a huge impact.
**[06:58] ---**
It not only makes better players,
but it strengthens the team bond.
**[07:02] ---**
I can tell just by looking at them
**[07:04] ---**
what kind of intense practice
Shinjo's team has been doing.
**[07:08] ---**
So to be honest, seeing a team
like that outclassed by a
**[07:12] ---**
few talented guys who just barely started...
**[07:15] ---**
...it's frustrating.
**[07:17] ---**
Especially from our perspective,
since we never won a single game.
**[07:24] ---**
With so little time, there's no question
that Shinjo will lay on the pressure.
**[07:28] ---**
So Kato, what would you do in this situation?
**[07:31] ---**
You're the ace that our team relies on.
**[07:33] ---**
I'm confident you could force your way
through a full-court press.
**[07:36] ---**
Heh, damn straight!
**[07:39] ---**
Even I'm certain I could
get by at least 2 of them.
**[07:42] ---**
But Kuzu High doesn't have anybody
who can lead a charge like that.
**[07:47] ---**
An 8-second violation or a steal
near the basket will end it for them.
**[07:54] ---**
Well, Kurumatani?
**[07:56] ---**
Right. I'm all rested and ready to go.
**[08:00] ---**
I can move my body a lot easier than before.
**[08:02] ---**
That's only because fatigue is sapping
**[08:05] ---**
all the strength
that you normally put into it, dude.
**[08:08] ---**
In other words, it's an illusion.
**[08:14] ---**
I know that.
**[08:15] ---**
But, I'm totally okay!
**[08:18] ---**
There're no buts about it, man.
**[08:20] ---**
Idiots can't process exhaustion, huh?
**[08:22] ---**
Hm? Hm?!
**[08:26] ---**
The timeout is over!
**[08:28] ---**
Takahashi!
**[08:31] ---**
Win this! You have to win no matter what!
**[08:34] ---**
Right!
**[08:35] ---**
SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO!
**[08:42] ---**
Can they do it?
**[08:44] ---**
If those dimwits make Nao cry,
I'll pound their faces in!
**[08:55] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[08:58] ---**
You can do it!
**[08:59] ---**
Hang in there! Hang in there!
**[09:02] ---**
Uh oh!
**[09:03] ---**
Don't let them stop you there!
**[09:04] ---**
Hurry, Tinytown! Our 8 seconds
are going to run out!
**[09:07] ---**
Hold them off! Don't you dare
let them past that line!
**[09:12] ---**
Pass it! Over here!
**[09:20] ---**
Out of bounds! White team's ball!
**[09:22] ---**
Oh, man...
**[09:23] ---**
That was close!
**[09:24] ---**
But the 8 seconds don't get reset
when the ball goes out bounds, do they?
**[09:28] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[09:28] ---**
That only leaves us with 3 seconds!
**[09:42] ---**
Screen!
**[09:54] ---**
Nice pass!
**[09:55] ---**
Hurry up!
**[10:07] ---**
They made it to front court!
**[10:10] ---**
Don't stop! Keep running!
**[10:15] ---**
If I can score here... it'll all be over!
**[10:21] ---**
And If we win...
**[10:26] ---**
...I'll send her a text right away!
**[10:30] ---**
I really want... to see her smiling face!
**[10:39] ---**
Expertly done!
**[10:42] ---**
Don't let him shoot!
**[10:53] ---**
Miss! Please miss!
**[11:00] ---**
Go in! Go in!
**[11:03] ---**
It bounced off!
**[11:05] ---**
Rebound! Don't let them have it!
**[11:08] ---**
This rebound is our last chance to win!
**[11:15] ---**
It bounced!
**[11:16] ---**
Go, Momoharu!
**[11:19] ---**
Bring it on!
**[11:23] ---**
Pass it, Momoharu! We just
need to keep it and we win!
**[11:26] ---**
Mokichi!
**[11:43] ---**
They fumbled!
**[11:45] ---**
Give it to me!
**[11:48] ---**
Not good! He will... definitely score!
**[11:51] ---**
What should I do?
**[11:54] ---**
No, I don't have time to think it over!
**[12:03] ---**
A 5th team foul!
**[12:05] ---**
So he decided to foul on purpose.
**[12:08] ---**
They pretty much didn't
have any other choice.
**[12:11] ---**
That's 2 free-throws for Shinjo!
**[12:13] ---**
And 5 fouls for that #7, too!
**[12:16] ---**
He's ejected!
**[12:19] ---**
Tanabe, call a timeout!
**[12:20] ---**
Right!
**[12:23] ---**
Timeout for the blue team!
**[12:25] ---**
Only 3 seconds left!
**[12:26] ---**
Kuzu High is on the brink of defeat!
**[12:28] ---**
A 2 point difference with
3 seconds on the clock,
**[12:30] ---**
plus Shinjo has free-throws.
**[12:33] ---**
This match ended up just like
the one we played earlier.
**[12:35] ---**
The roles are reversed though...
**[12:37] ---**
Ugh, please no! I don't want to remember it!
**[12:41] ---**
I didn't realize this during our game,
**[12:43] ---**
but the pressure mainly falls
on the team defending the lead.
**[12:47] ---**
The pressure of defending the lead, huh?
**[12:50] ---**
We never experienced that feeling once.
**[12:53] ---**
I think it's just his usual anemia,
but he seems like he's gonna pass out soon.
**[12:58] ---**
Then we gotta bench him.
**[13:00] ---**
He really screwed things up for us
at the most critical moment.
**[13:05] ---**
We wouldn't be in this
mess if you hadn't missed!
**[13:07] ---**
Why'd you shoot it anyway?
**[13:09] ---**
Couldn't we have won if we
just ran the clock down?
**[13:11] ---**
My shot only missed 'cuz of a fluke.
**[13:13] ---**
Huh?!
**[13:14] ---**
Cut it out.
**[13:16] ---**
There's only 3 seconds left.
**[13:18] ---**
Nothing will change by squabbling like that.
**[13:21] ---**
That's right.
**[13:22] ---**
Chiaki sacrificed himself to make sure
**[13:25] ---**
that the game wouldn't go into overtime.
**[13:28] ---**
We absolutely have to find
a way to get through this!
**[13:31] ---**
The other team must be
feeling the pressure, too.
**[13:33] ---**
If they just miss 1 of those
2 free-throws, then...
**[13:37] ---**
Hey, Nanao!
**[13:41] ---**
In the event that we miss a free-throw,
**[13:43] ---**
then Yukio and I will
absolutely get the rebound.
**[13:46] ---**
We're counting on you, Tamo!
**[13:48] ---**
It looks like the other team
is benching #12 in addition to #7.
**[13:51] ---**
Which means we have the
advantage under the basket.
**[13:54] ---**
The only problem is whether
we'll have a chance
**[13:56] ---**
to shoot after we get the rebound.
**[13:58] ---**
Tough with just 3 seconds...
if they surround us, it's over.
**[14:04] ---**
Yanagihara, I want you to swap out with Koji.
**[14:08] ---**
Captain?
**[14:09] ---**
This might be the last chance we get to play.
**[14:11] ---**
I'm sorry, but let the 5 of us handle it.
**[14:13] ---**
Hold up! Just so we're clear,
I can't do squat out there!
**[14:17] ---**
It takes all I have just
to stay standing, man.
**[14:19] ---**
That's fine.
**[14:20] ---**
Huh?!
**[14:21] ---**
All you have to do is stand there.
**[14:26] ---**
2 free-throws!
**[14:28] ---**
It'll be okay! Takahashi will
totally nail these free-throws!
**[14:33] ---**
Takahashi, that sly dog... is he serious?
**[14:48] ---**
He missed!
**[14:51] ---**
Wh-what a relief...
**[14:54] ---**
Score the next one and press 'em,
or miss it and rebound.
**[14:57] ---**
I think he'll go for the miss.
**[15:00] ---**
Yasu, get ready to rebound.
**[15:02] ---**
Right, I'm all over it!
**[15:04] ---**
Takahashi.
**[15:06] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[15:11] ---**
Kazushi!
**[15:13] ---**
I get it, shut up already.
**[15:15] ---**
Looks like they're gonna pass it outside
after the rebound, shrimp.
**[15:19] ---**
Sinking a 3 would end the game instantly.
**[15:21] ---**
I know, I won't let any passes through!
**[15:25] ---**
Us getting a rebound here without Chiaki
or Mokichi is pretty much hopeless.
**[15:29] ---**
But even so, we can still win this
if we just stop them from taking a shot.
**[15:34] ---**
Yeah... all we have to do is prevent that!
**[15:49] ---**
Rebound!
**[15:56] ---**
Hey, Nanao!
**[15:59] ---**
If you were the coach of
Shinjo's team right now,
**[16:02] ---**
who would you let take the last shot?
**[16:04] ---**
Good question. There's only so much
that they can do with 3 seconds left.
**[16:09] ---**
That's not enough time to make multiple passes
after the rebound.
**[16:13] ---**
And it's nearly impossible
to score directly off
**[16:15] ---**
a rebound
with the mess of players under the basket.
**[16:17] ---**
In which case...
**[16:19] ---**
the best method is make one pass
outside and let someone shoot it.
**[16:25] ---**
So, is that why they put #5 back in?
Their #6 is a good long-range shooter, too.
**[16:34] ---**
Not them!
**[16:36] ---**
Look at #7!
**[16:37] ---**
He's wide open!
**[16:39] ---**
To Kazushi? So I'm just bait, then?
**[16:41] ---**
Kazushi has missed all of his free-throws.
**[16:44] ---**
There's no way they'd think
we'd let him take the shot.
**[16:47] ---**
If I were Shinjo's coach, I would let #7 shoot it.
Straight from the outside!
**[16:53] ---**
She was right!
**[17:11] ---**
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
**[17:21] ---**
Damn traffic jam! And at
the worst possible time...
**[17:26] ---**
Incoming Call
**[17:27] ---**
Hello? What's up, Sis?
**[17:29] ---**
Is the advisor for the basketball
team there right now?
**[17:32] ---**
Hello, what can I do for you?
This is the boys' advisor Satsuki speaking.
**[17:36] ---**
This is regarding the mother
of one of your players, Sora Kurumatani...
**[17:41] ---**
Great! It finally got moving.
**[17:44] ---**
Um, it's faster if you turn down that way.
**[17:47] ---**
Oh, okay.
**[17:50] ---**
URGENT CARE
**[17:52] ---**
I'm Satsuki from Kuzuryu High
School, we spoke earlier.
**[17:56] ---**
I'm sorry, I know you must be busy.
**[17:58] ---**
We're here now, Sora.
**[18:01] ---**
Hey, Sora?
**[18:03] ---**
Oh, yeah. I'm sorry...
**[18:06] ---**
Are you okay?
**[18:13] ---**
What the...?
**[18:14] ---**
Directory
**[18:14] ---**
Huh? Hey, what's wrong, Sora?
**[18:17] ---**
Here, lean on me.
**[18:18] ---**
Thanks....
**[18:20] ---**
Sorry about this, I couldn't think of anyone else
to contact but you.
**[18:24] ---**
Th-that's okay, I don't mind at all.
**[18:28] ---**
But why? She seemed to be
doing just fine earlier...
**[18:33] ---**
Because that's how she made it look.
**[18:36] ---**
What does that mean?
**[18:38] ---**
Seriously, not too long ago she was
watching Sora's game with a smile!
**[18:42] ---**
Ms. Yuka seemed totally okay!
**[18:44] ---**
So how did this happen?
**[18:46] ---**
Are you sure this isn't some kind of mistake?
**[18:49] ---**
Please, Sis! Help me understand this!
**[18:52] ---**
You just stay in the waiting room for now.
**[18:54] ---**
You're not related, after all.
**[18:56] ---**
That doesn't mean I'm not invested!
**[19:00] ---**
Ms. Yabuuchi!
**[19:01] ---**
Mrs. Kurumatani has just
regained consciousness.
**[19:04] ---**
Can she speak?
**[19:05] ---**
Yes, the head nurse is with her now.
**[19:07] ---**
Thanks, I'll go over there right away.
**[19:11] ---**
I'm so glad...
**[19:12] ---**
'Scuse me?
**[19:14] ---**
Is that lady... in trouble?
**[19:17] ---**
Oh dear. Saho,
**[19:19] ---**
I told you that you shouldn't go
walking out on your own like this.
**[19:21] ---**
But I'm fine!
**[19:23] ---**
Be a good girl and let's
go back to your room, okay?
**[19:26] ---**
Are you friends with Ms. Yuka?
**[19:28] ---**
Yeah! She gave me an autograph.
**[19:31] ---**
An autograph?
**[19:32] ---**
She's a famous actress right?
**[19:34] ---**
Ms. Yuka is?
**[19:35] ---**
Yeah! That's what she told me.
**[19:39] ---**
Even today, she was practicing her acting
in the bathroom.
**[19:45] ---**
At first, I thought she
musta had a really big owie.
**[19:49] ---**
But when I asked her if she was all right...
**[19:53] ---**
Did I scare you? I'm sorry about that!
**[19:56] ---**
Actually, I'm practicing
to be in a performance.
**[19:59] ---**
A performance?
**[20:00] ---**
Yes, a performance. Do you know what that is?
**[20:03] ---**
Like a TV drama or a movie?
**[20:05] ---**
Right, I've been in a few of those.
**[20:08] ---**
Will you keep this a secret
from everyone else?
**[20:12] ---**
Yeah!
**[20:15] ---**
Then, you just broke your
promise, didn't you?
**[20:17] ---**
Ah! Please don't tell anybody
else what I told you!
**[20:20] ---**
Right, of course. We'll keep it between us,
so go back to your room.
**[20:24] ---**
Okay.
**[20:27] ---**
Since when... has she been like that?
**[20:29] ---**
Don't tell me... this whole
time, even before today?
**[20:34] ---**
If that's true, then why didn't
you do anything for her?!
**[20:37] ---**
Can't you give her medicine
or use something to relieve the pain?
**[20:41] ---**
There is a drug that could
be used to stop the pain.
**[20:44] ---**
But at the same time, using
it comes with a lot of risk
**[20:48] ---**
to someone in Mrs. Kurumatani's condition.
**[20:50] ---**
Risk?
**[20:53] ---**
It makes her lose consciousness.
**[20:56] ---**
Do you think she would have
been able to watch Sora's match
**[20:58] ---**
if she had taken it?
**[21:01] ---**
She has already... gone well
beyond the normal limit.
**[21:07] ---**
Despite all that intense pain, she wanted to
**[21:09] ---**
create memories of her son to hold on to.
**[21:14] ---**
She put on all that makeup to hide
the fact her face was terribly pale.
**[21:17] ---**
And smiled like she was just fine.
**[21:21] ---**
No way...
**[21:23] ---**
The grandmother...
**[21:25] ---**
she's known the truth about Mrs.
Kurumatani's declining health for a while now.
**[21:31] ---**
Please, no...!
**[21:33] ---**
And I think... Sora probably knew, too.
**[21:50] ---**
Hey, Mom...
**[21:55] ---**
Hey... long time no see.
**[22:01] ---**
Tsutaetai anata e
**[22:04] ---**
Sarakedasu omoi o
**[22:07] ---**
Uso demo tsumi demo waratteite hoshikute
**[22:14] ---**
Anata ga kureta kono tsubasa de
**[22:17] ---**
Tsunagu "yakusoku" o dakishimete
**[22:19] ---**
Sora e nobase yo!
**[22:23] ---**
Tada hikari sasu hou e
**[22:28] ---**
Iki o koroshite itanda
**[22:34] ---**
Kago no naka no katasumi de
**[22:38] ---**
Aa... maru de
**[22:40] ---**
"Habatakenai tori no you da"
**[22:43] ---**
Iiwake bakari tozashite shimai sou de
**[22:50] ---**
Kawaritai
**[22:51] ---**
Kawarenai
**[22:52] ---**
Uso ni mamiretemo
**[22:55] ---**
Kowaretai
**[22:57] ---**
Kowasanai
**[22:58] ---**
Ima... tobidase
**[23:01] ---**
Oozora e hirogeta
**[23:04] ---**
Minikui tsubasa de
**[23:06] ---**
Mou nitodo to itami o kurikaesanai you ni
**[23:13] ---**
Konna ni mo moroku hakanakute
**[23:16] ---**
Donna ni mo kegare buzama demo
**[23:19] ---**
Agake! Agareyo!
**[23:22] ---**
Wazukani kagayaku hou e
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Life."
# E33 - LIFE
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR3K24VNR/life)
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**[00:04] ---**
It's not wrong
**[00:07] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[00:10] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[00:16] ---**
It's not wrong
**[00:20] ---**
So the world you blindly
jumped into must be right
**[00:27] ---**
The plans I held for the
future when I was greedy
**[00:29] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:34] ---**
Was soiled by my days of
attentiveness to others
**[00:39] ---**
Those that sought the
same dream have long ago
**[00:43] ---**
Started on new paths
**[00:46] ---**
Sighs color the sky a dark gray
**[00:52] ---**
But it's not the end yet
**[00:58] ---**
Today must be the day, so I pray as I sing
**[01:07] ---**
It's not wrong
**[01:10] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[01:13] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[01:19] ---**
It's not wrong
**[01:22] ---**
The world you blindly
jumped into must be right
**[01:44] ---**
Hey, Mom...
**[01:45] ---**
Hey... long time no see.
**[01:51] ---**
Are you... doing okay?
**[01:54] ---**
Huh? Oh, I'm totally fine.
**[01:59] ---**
Everyone's making a big deal over nothing.
**[02:11] ---**
Anyway, I'm glad you came.
It must've been a long ride.
**[02:18] ---**
What about Dad?
**[02:20] ---**
He's on his way here right now.
**[02:26] ---**
What are you standing
around for? Take a seat.
**[02:34] ---**
What is it? Are you nervous?
**[02:37] ---**
I first came to this hospital
around the end of October,
**[02:41] ---**
so it's been almost exactly half a year.
**[02:45] ---**
Have you gotten a little taller?
**[02:47] ---**
Of course, by like 30 centimeters.
**[02:51] ---**
Are you making sure to eat properly?
**[02:53] ---**
Yeah.
**[02:54] ---**
You haven't gotten any cavities?
**[02:56] ---**
Nope.
**[02:57] ---**
Your hair has gotten too long.
**[02:59] ---**
Have Granny cut it for you.
**[03:01] ---**
I don't wanna.
**[03:06] ---**
So, I see you've got on a uniform.
**[03:10] ---**
Your team had a game today, right?
**[03:13] ---**
Did you get to play?
**[03:14] ---**
C'mon, Mom! Don't make it sound like
I'm always a sub on the bench.
**[03:18] ---**
Of course I played! Right from the start.
**[03:21] ---**
Wow, that's very impressive!
**[03:23] ---**
The first jersey number I was given
on my team was 15, too.
**[03:27] ---**
Really?
**[03:30] ---**
Seeing it takes me back.
**[03:33] ---**
So tell me, how did the match turn out?
**[03:37] ---**
Well...
**[03:54] ---**
We...
**[03:56] ---**
We won, obviously!
**[04:01] ---**
Congratulations.
**[04:03] ---**
You finally did it!
**[04:05] ---**
But you know, it's just one win,
so we can't celebrate too much yet.
**[04:10] ---**
Jeez, you're always such a party pooper.
**[04:13] ---**
So what exactly happened?
Fill me in on the details.
**[04:17] ---**
Um, so...
**[04:26] ---**
You're still using those?
Surely they're too small for you by now.
**[04:30] ---**
No, my feet haven't grown at all...
**[04:34] ---**
You really are stuck being short, huh?
**[04:39] ---**
Hey, Sora?
**[04:40] ---**
What?
**[04:41] ---**
Please look at me straight.
**[04:50] ---**
The truth is... I've always wanted
to apologize to you about something.
**[04:57] ---**
About what?
**[05:09] ---**
I'm sorry I couldn't bring you into this world
with a bigger body.
**[05:22] ---**
Forgive me...
**[05:25] ---**
Huh? Don't be silly, Mom.
**[05:34] ---**
Just listen, you won't believe this!
**[05:36] ---**
In the game today, the other team had 3 guys
who were 190 centimeters tall!
**[05:40] ---**
Isn't that crazy?
**[05:42] ---**
They really were a handful, for sure!
**[05:47] ---**
But... I held my own.
**[05:50] ---**
I dodged around all the big guys
and drove right past them.
**[05:53] ---**
I even scored my own baskets.
**[05:56] ---**
Although, I wasn't able
to do as much on defense,
**[05:58] ---**
but I ran like hell to make up for it.
**[06:01] ---**
It's true they all looked down on me at first,
but I kept at it,
**[06:04] ---**
and it felt good when my moves
changed the looks on their faces.
**[06:08] ---**
I told you before, yeah?
**[06:10] ---**
About Momoharu, Chiaki, and the rest.
**[06:13] ---**
They're amazing, right? We're
all good teammates now!
**[06:17] ---**
That's not all, I also got to play against
many people who I came to respect.
**[06:21] ---**
I think it's because I'm so short that I've gotten
a lot of attention from other players.
**[06:25] ---**
And it's definitely my shortness
that pushed me to keep playing.
**[06:29] ---**
So really... I'm being honest here...
**[06:37] ---**
I've always... wanted to thank you
for everything that you've done, Mom!
**[06:46] ---**
Did you catch the match between
Kuzu High and Shinjo earlier today?
**[06:49] ---**
Yeah, I did!
**[06:50] ---**
That was so crazy, right? What a game...
***SIGN*** Matsukura | Shinmaruko | Shinjotowa | Kuzuryu | Saijo
**[06:55] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[07:00] ---**
LOVE & LUST
**[07:05] ---**
Ah! Shit!
**[07:07] ---**
Gah... and I was so close!
**[07:11] ---**
Quit being so mopey, guys.
**[07:13] ---**
Nothing is gonna change
the fact that we lost.
**[07:16] ---**
Nabe! Let's get a game going. C'mon!
**[07:18] ---**
Sorry, I ain't in the
mood for games right now.
**[07:21] ---**
It hurts thinking about all
that practice we did...
**[07:24] ---**
For real, I never imagined
we'd lose in our first game...
**[07:27] ---**
"All that practice"? But
how much was it, really?
**[07:30] ---**
One month is still just one month.
**[07:32] ---**
You didn't do any more or any less than that.
**[07:34] ---**
If you ask me, that kind of attitude
is the biggest reason we lost.
**[07:38] ---**
Okay then, smartass.
**[07:40] ---**
Tell me what good loafing around
**[07:41] ---**
and playing games
is gonna do after a loss like this?
**[07:44] ---**
You're not getting my point.
**[07:46] ---**
I'm saying that no good comes from tormenting
**[07:48] ---**
ourselves over what's already been done.
**[07:50] ---**
Seriously, man... this is the part of you
that pisses me off the most.
**[07:54] ---**
DRAGON BALL
**[07:54] ---**
It's like you've just totally
forgotten that you were the one
**[07:57] ---**
who got ejected with 5 fouls!
**[08:00] ---**
You're too damn easy-going, dude!
**[08:01] ---**
Whoa, now. That's enough, you two.
**[08:05] ---**
I think what Chiaki's saying
makes sense and all, but-
**[08:08] ---**
But what, exactly?
**[08:10] ---**
Nothing...
**[08:12] ---**
But logic doesn't overcome feelings.
**[08:15] ---**
Even if it was only a month,
**[08:17] ---**
we poured our hearts into
practice and not having
**[08:19] ---**
anything to show for it really hurts, man.
**[08:22] ---**
This is the first time in our lives
we've dedicated ourselves to something so much.
**[08:26] ---**
If we'd nailed at least one shot or made a slick drive,
then it wouldn't be so bad.
**[08:32] ---**
I feel you. All I really did was cause the mess
that led to Chiaki getting a technical.
**[08:37] ---**
DRAGON BALL
**[08:37] ---**
And let's be real, we might have won
if that hadn't happened.
**[08:44] ---**
Sorry. I shouldn't have snapped like that.
**[09:05] ---**
Thanks for the game!
**[09:06] ---**
Thanks!
**[09:07] ---**
Thank you!
**[09:08] ---**
Yo! You were really incredible, dude!
**[09:11] ---**
To be honest, I was on the verge
of giving up until you got ejected.
**[09:16] ---**
Actually, your team is full of
great players I've never seen.
**[09:19] ---**
What've you been doing all this time?
**[09:22] ---**
Feels like a waste, but I understand.
**[09:24] ---**
It's hard to compete with a team
of just freshmen and sophomores.
**[09:27] ---**
Anyways, awesome game. Thanks!
**[09:29] ---**
You're welcome...
**[09:32] ---**
The game on A court that went
into overtime has now ended.
**[09:36] ---**
The winner was Shinjotowa Academy.
**[09:40] ---**
What've you been doing all this time?
**[09:49] ---**
Kaname! Kaname?
**[09:51] ---**
I'm home.
**[09:53] ---**
What's going on?
**[09:55] ---**
I guess his team lost their match today
**[09:57] ---**
and he's been sulking about it ever since.
**[10:00] ---**
Okay, so why not just leave him be?
**[10:02] ---**
Huh?
**[10:03] ---**
Basketball isn't the type
of sport that players can
**[10:06] ---**
expect to win by relying
on outdated skills, right?
**[10:09] ---**
If Kaname is actually serious
about taking it up again,
**[10:13] ---**
then no matter what happens on the court...
**[10:17] ---**
They fumbled!
**[10:21] ---**
...he's going to have to overcome those problems
with his own hands.
**[10:29] ---**
We were basically even in terms of skill...
**[10:31] ---**
No, actually, I'd say
we were a little better.
**[10:35] ---**
The only thing we really lacked was stamina,
**[10:38] ---**
but we knew that from the outset.
**[10:42] ---**
I wasn't able to control
the team well, and let them
**[10:45] ---**
get caught up in our
opponent's demanding pace.
**[10:48] ---**
Even though there should have been
a way to deal with that...
**[10:51] ---**
I'm a failure of a coach, for sure.
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[10:57] ---**
Well, we ended up wasting our time playing mahjong.
**[10:59] ---**
We really are a pathetic bunch, huh?
**[11:01] ---**
Yep.
**[11:02] ---**
Anyway, I'm totally starving.
**[11:04] ---**
Is there anything to eat around here?
**[11:07] ---**
Doesn't Chiaki have a stash of snacks
in one of those lockers?
**[11:13] ---**
Whoa! Yep, jackpot!
**[11:15] ---**
DRAGON BALL
**[11:15] ---**
Isn't he gonna get pissed at us later?
**[11:17] ---**
He's got so many, he won't notice
if 2 or 3 of them go missing, dude.
**[11:21] ---**
Hey, that reminds me.
**[11:23] ---**
One time he thought I ate his pudding
and the police had to get involved.
**[11:27] ---**
Yeah, he broke like 6 of my ribs over it...
**[11:31] ---**
Dumbass! Put 'em back,
put 'em back right now!
**[11:34] ---**
It's your turn, dude. Hurry up and discard.
**[11:37] ---**
Yeah, I'm comin'.
**[11:43] ---**
Sweet, I found some of the ol' smokey sticks.
**[11:46] ---**
Oh, nice!
**[11:48] ---**
No way. Forget it, guys.
**[11:50] ---**
Oh c'mon, let's just cut loose for today.
**[11:52] ---**
Huh? Hold up, we don't have a lighter.
**[11:54] ---**
Aw, damn.
**[11:56] ---**
That reminds me, where'd Kite head off to?
**[11:59] ---**
Haven't seen him at all since the game ended.
***SIGN*** Yohito Sakamaki Boys' Basketball Team Coach Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Taiei High School
**[12:16] ---**
H-hey, Kite...
**[12:20] ---**
Sorry.
***SIGN*** JURI is ur game over? hurry and tell me if u won (^-^)
**[12:32] ---**
Oh, there you are.
**[12:34] ---**
You're Natsume from Kuzu High, right?
**[12:37] ---**
Already going home? You're so impatient.
**[12:40] ---**
Do you mind chatting with me for a minute?
**[12:44] ---**
Who're you, pops?
**[12:45] ---**
Well, I think we're kindred
spirits. Where're you from?
**[12:48] ---**
Hiroshima.
**[12:49] ---**
Great, same as me.
**[12:51] ---**
But boy, that match of yours was real close.
**[12:54] ---**
I was 90% sure that Kuzu High
was gonna walk away the winner.
**[12:57] ---**
That is... until a certain someone
missed one shot at the end.
**[13:02] ---**
Think about it, there was
hardly any time left.
**[13:05] ---**
If you'd just kept the
ball and passed it around,
**[13:07] ---**
things would've played out very differently.
**[13:10] ---**
If a player on my team ever did what you did,
then I'd give 'em a swift kick in the ass.
**[13:15] ---**
I'd say your teammates have every right
to give you shit for it, too.
**[13:18] ---**
Then piss off.
**[13:20] ---**
Save your bullshit speeches
for your own damn team.
**[13:22] ---**
You're a rude little punk.
**[13:24] ---**
Just to be clear, I'm
praising your skills here.
**[13:29] ---**
I know it seems backwards, but...
**[13:31] ---**
The truth is there aren't many players
with the balls to charge ahead like you did.
**[13:35] ---**
You had a 2-point lead and
only a few seconds left,
**[13:38] ---**
but despite all of that,
you didn't hesitate to go for the shot.
**[13:42] ---**
Why is that?
**[13:44] ---**
Because I thought I could score.
**[13:48] ---**
That's fantastic!
**[13:50] ---**
You know, I totally adore guys like you.
**[13:53] ---**
When ordinary players get too concerned
**[13:55] ---**
with winning, they try to process
more information than usual.
**[13:58] ---**
The arrangement of the defense,
**[13:59] ---**
the time left on the clock,
the signs from the coach, etc.
**[14:02] ---**
But you... what exactly were you focused on
in that moment?
**[14:09] ---**
They're rare, but sometimes
I find players just like you.
**[14:12] ---**
Real boneheads who can only
think about scoring a basket
**[14:15] ---**
when the ball is in their hands.
**[14:17] ---**
The hell are you trying to-?
**[14:18] ---**
I want you on my team.
**[14:20] ---**
Huh?
**[14:22] ---**
Come to Yokohama Taiei High School.
***SIGN*** Yohito Sakamaki Boys' Basketball Team Coach Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Taiei High School
**[14:24] ---**
It's just a public school, but we've gone
**[14:26] ---**
to the inter-high for the
past 2 years straight.
**[14:29] ---**
My name's Sakamaki
and I'm the coach of the team there.
**[14:33] ---**
I've been doing it for 5 years now.
**[14:35] ---**
He turned them into an inter-high
competitor in just 3 years...?
**[14:38] ---**
I know that any freshmen with
a play style like yours must
**[14:41] ---**
have been through some pretty rough times.
**[14:45] ---**
I'm sure that you butted
heads with your teammates
**[14:48] ---**
and coach more than a few times.
**[14:50] ---**
It seems all the members of your team
rely on you heavily,
**[14:53] ---**
but responsibility like that can also be
a huge burden on a player.
***SIGN*** Yohito Sakamaki Boys' Basketball Team Coach Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Taiei High School
**[14:57] ---**
As it stands, you can't harness
the full extent of your abilities.
**[15:01] ---**
But if you join my team,
I can put you to good use.
**[15:05] ---**
Out of that whole team,
you're the only one playing at a high level.
**[15:09] ---**
I guess it's possible that giant #12
is somewhat useful, but I wouldn't recruit him.
**[15:15] ---**
The rest are worthless.
**[15:18] ---**
All this flattery is confusing, pops.
**[15:21] ---**
Didn't you just say you'd kick
a player like me in the ass?
**[15:24] ---**
Yeah, but only 'cause you missed.
**[15:27] ---**
If you'd made that shot,
then I'd have nothing to complain about.
**[15:31] ---**
Well, to get to the point, I'm saying
that you're still pretty sucky overall.
**[15:37] ---**
I don't need you to give
me a reply right away.
**[15:40] ---**
Transferring schools isn't
an easy thing to do, I know.
**[15:43] ---**
But listen, you should
think it over carefully.
**[15:46] ---**
Come rise to the top with my team...
**[15:50] ---**
...or waste 3 years of
your life with that one.
**[15:56] ---**
JURI
MESSAGE
REMIND ME
**[15:58] ---**
JURI
9 MISSED CALLS
**[16:00] ---**
And that's what he said.
**[16:01] ---**
That is SO hilarious!
**[16:10] ---**
What the hell am I thinking?
This shouldn't even be a damn question!
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[16:17] ---**
My man, Nabe! Did you get the goods?
**[16:20] ---**
Heh, you bet your ass I did.
**[16:24] ---**
A 100-yen lighter!
**[16:26] ---**
Stop. Seriously, don't do this, guys.
**[16:29] ---**
Relax, just a few puffs. No biggie.
**[16:31] ---**
I know we kind of told him off earlier,
**[16:33] ---**
but I think Chiaki actually
had the right idea.
**[16:36] ---**
Just for today, let's do whatever we need
**[16:38] ---**
to forget all the bad shit that happened.
**[16:40] ---**
Well, I guess that's a good idea.
**[16:42] ---**
A'ight. Starting with you, Captain.
**[16:49] ---**
This is a surprise. You boys are still here?
**[16:55] ---**
Hm? What's wrong?
**[16:56] ---**
NOTHING AT ALL!
**[16:59] ---**
Your pity party has gone on long enough,
it's time to go home.
**[17:02] ---**
Don't call it that...
**[17:04] ---**
Oh, that's not all.
**[17:06] ---**
There's something else
I need to tell you all.
**[17:09] ---**
What is it?
**[17:12] ---**
We just got word that
Kurumatani's mother... passed away.
**[17:19] ---**
The truth is, she was told that
**[17:21] ---**
she likely wouldn't make
it through the summer.
**[17:24] ---**
Our hospital has all the right facilities,
**[17:26] ---**
so there was a ray of hope
that she might last longer.
**[17:30] ---**
But in the end, there were
a mountain of things wrong
**[17:33] ---**
that we just couldn't fix.
**[17:35] ---**
Through the summer...
**[17:37] ---**
I see... that's why the
inter-high was so important...
**[17:42] ---**
You don't seem very phased by this, Sis.
**[17:44] ---**
Hm? Well, this is my job.
**[17:47] ---**
I can't let myself waste time breaking down
**[17:50] ---**
over ever single patient who passes away.
**[18:00] ---**
Sorry... I should have chosen
my words more carefully.
**[18:04] ---**
To be honest, I also want to cry my eyes out.
**[18:07] ---**
But just think...
**[18:10] ---**
...about the other people who are dealing
with a much deeper sadness than us.
**[18:14] ---**
You can't just let yourself start sobbing,
**[18:17] ---**
while that boy is desperately
holding back his own tears.
**[18:22] ---**
Okay, be careful on your own.
**[18:24] ---**
There's been a lot of weird incidents lately.
**[18:27] ---**
I will. Thanks.
**[18:29] ---**
And remember, you can't let
it get you down too much.
**[18:37] ---**
Will you... make sure that Sora gets this?
**[18:46] ---**
I wonder... why wasn't I able
to give it to Sora back then?
**[18:55] ---**
Poor little thing. Who hurt you, girlie?
**[18:58] ---**
Did your boyfriend send you packin'?
**[19:00] ---**
Shut up, morons.
**[19:02] ---**
Huh?
**[19:03] ---**
What's your beef, bitch?
**[19:08] ---**
Oooh, so scary!
**[19:10] ---**
So mad over a breakup!
**[19:15] ---**
Wow! They're white!
**[19:17] ---**
Show us more!
**[19:18] ---**
Dammit! This is the worst time for this!
**[19:22] ---**
Show me what you've got first.
**[19:27] ---**
Wha-?
**[19:28] ---**
I told you to show me what you've got,
you sick bastards.
**[19:37] ---**
You should just ignore assholes like that.
**[19:39] ---**
Nothing good comes from
picking a fight yourself.
**[19:43] ---**
Weird, he seems different
from usual somehow...
**[19:47] ---**
That game... it sucks you guys lost.
**[19:50] ---**
Yeah.
**[19:52] ---**
You're not going to quit, are you?
**[19:58] ---**
This isn't going to make the
whole team fall apart... right?
**[20:05] ---**
You're overthinking it.
**[20:07] ---**
There'll be plenty of other games
for us to play in the future.
**[20:11] ---**
Right... I guess.
**[20:13] ---**
You don't sound very convinced.
**[20:15] ---**
What's wrong?
**[20:19] ---**
It's... about Sora...
**[20:21] ---**
Huh?
**[20:24] ---**
What is it?
**[20:26] ---**
Over there. That looks like
it might be near the school.
**[20:31] ---**
Take this!
**[20:33] ---**
Okay! Bring the next one!
**[20:35] ---**
I'm starting to think Momoharu is totally helpless
when it comes to athletics.
**[20:40] ---**
A funeral, huh?
**[20:43] ---**
Man, I'm not good with that kinda stuff.
I'm gonna be a blubbering mess.
**[20:46] ---**
Oh, damn. I don't even have funeral attire.
**[20:49] ---**
Just wear your school uniform, dumbass.
**[20:53] ---**
I can't believe that his mom
was sick the whole time.
**[20:56] ---**
He never said one word about it to us at all.
**[20:59] ---**
Even if he had said something,
there's nothing we could've done about it.
**[21:03] ---**
But you know, I heard lil' Sora came to this school
so that he could be closer to his mom.
**[21:11] ---**
So then, now that she's dead,
is he gonna go back to his hometown?
**[21:17] ---**
Sora... must have wanted to
win that match so badly...
**[21:21] ---**
I didn't actually get to play
in any real games back in middle school,
**[21:24] ---**
so even when my team lost,
it just felt like somebody else's problem.
**[21:28] ---**
That reminds me, Chiaki
mentioned something once.
**[21:31] ---**
He said the reason those guys on the team
just gave up halfway through
**[21:34] ---**
was 'cuz they never cared
about winning or losing in the first place.
**[21:38] ---**
I guess now, I can kind of understand why
he ran out on that one game.
**[21:42] ---**
I had no idea... that losing a game
could be this damn terrifying!
**[21:47] ---**
HOME RUN
**[21:49] ---**
Whoa! You're a boss, Nabe!
**[21:51] ---**
And that was even a 130 kph fastball!
**[21:52] ---**
I want to convey them to you
**[21:53] ---**
Damn, you really are a pro at baseball!
**[21:55] ---**
Lay all of my feelings bare
**[21:58] ---**
Huh? Momomharu! You headed home?
**[21:58] ---**
Whether I have to lie or sin,
I just want you to smile
**[22:05] ---**
By using these wings that you gave me
**[22:06] ---**
Hello?
**[22:08] ---**
Where are you right now?!
**[22:08] ---**
And embracing the "promise"
that ties us together
**[22:09] ---**
Why do you care? At the
Tamagawa batting center.
**[22:11] ---**
I'll stretch up to the sky!
**[22:12] ---**
You need to come to the school ASAP!
**[22:13] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[22:14] ---**
The locker rooms are in serious trouble!
**[22:14] ---**
Towards where only light shines
**[22:20] ---**
I was suffocating myself
**[22:25] ---**
In the empty corner of a cage
**[22:25] ---**
Hullo?
**[22:27] ---**
What the hell, pops? Did
you get drunk or something?
**[22:29] ---**
Yeah... it was as if
**[22:30] ---**
Are you really a teacher?
**[22:31] ---**
"I'm just like a bird that can't fly"
**[22:31] ---**
Huh? You numbskull!
**[22:34] ---**
I nearly locked myself
in with all the excuses
**[22:34] ---**
Even teachers partake in a
bottle of alcohol on occasion.
**[22:37] ---**
Anyway, you got back me to fast.
**[22:40] ---**
I don't like being wishy-washy.
**[22:41] ---**
I want to change
**[22:42] ---**
I cannot change
**[22:43] ---**
That's a good quality to have.
**[22:44] ---**
Even if I become stained in lies
**[22:45] ---**
So, are you ready to come here?
**[22:46] ---**
I want to fall apart
**[22:47] ---**
Before I answer that, I wanna
ask you just one thing.
**[22:48] ---**
I cannot fall apart
**[22:49] ---**
Now... I set flight
**[22:50] ---**
Coming from the perspective
of a coach who raised a team
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Sailing into the open sky
**[22:53] ---**
to get to the inter-high in just 3 years,
**[22:55] ---**
On these ugly wings
**[22:55] ---**
do you think our team has a future?
**[22:57] ---**
To assure I never go through
the same pain again
**[22:58] ---**
None at all. I'm 99% certain of it.
**[23:03] ---**
Really now? A'ight then.
**[23:04] ---**
Still so very fragile and ephemeral
**[23:06] ---**
Just like you said, I have a lot
of responsibility on my shoulders.
**[23:07] ---**
But no matter how dirty or pathetic
**[23:10] ---**
I'll fight! I'll rise!
**[23:11] ---**
But it don't matter if that's
a burden on me or not,
**[23:14] ---**
'cuz I made a promise that I have to keep.
**[23:14] ---**
Towards where there is a tiny glimmer
**[23:16] ---**
If you're saying that our
team has a 1% chance,
**[23:19] ---**
then I'm gonna bet on that.
**[23:23] ---**
Just watch...
**[23:25] ---**
...I'll rise to the top with them!
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next episode: Light Trails
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Light Trails."
# E34 - Light Trails
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYVD09NQY/light-trails)
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***SIGN*** SHINMARUKO | SHINJOTOWA | KUZURYU | SAIJO | SHUWA GRADUATE SCHOOL
**[00:06] ---**
The second day of the tournament...
**[00:10] ---**
SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO! SHI-N-JO!
**[00:18] ---**
Shinjotowa
Saijo
**[00:21] ---**
I expected the match
would turn out like this,
**[00:24] ---**
but it's hard to believe that
Shinjo only scored 50 points.
**[00:27] ---**
Even with Kojima in such bad shape,
this large of a point gap is just insane.
**[00:33] ---**
The difference in skill is clear as day.
**[00:37] ---**
I imagine it would have been the same
if we'd played them...
**[00:40] ---**
No, the end result might
have been even worse.
**[00:44] ---**
They aren't the kind of team
that can be beat without years of practice.
**[00:56] ---**
C-congratulations on a good
start to the new year.
**[00:59] ---**
It's already May, you know.
**[01:02] ---**
No, what I meant was...
**[01:03] ---**
congratulations on getting to the
third round of the tournament.
**[01:06] ---**
Yeah, thanks. So I guess
you guys lost your match.
**[01:11] ---**
Yes.
**[01:12] ---**
Kyoko!
**[01:14] ---**
Congrats!
**[01:17] ---**
I'm glad you guys won!
**[01:19] ---**
Well, goodbye then.
**[01:25] ---**
Hey, Shigeyoshi!
**[01:29] ---**
Don't worry. This isn't
going to be... the end.
**[01:35] ---**
I'll come back here again next year.
**[01:39] ---**
Oh, there she is!
**[01:41] ---**
Kyoko! We came to help cheer the team on.
**[01:44] ---**
Were Fujita and the others
playing out there just now?
**[01:47] ---**
They're, like, super good!
**[01:48] ---**
Huh? I think I remember that guy...
**[01:51] ---**
Kyoko?
**[01:53] ---**
Are you crying?
**[01:59] ---**
It's too late now... you dummy.
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Light Trails
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[02:13] ---**
Staff Room
**[02:14] ---**
We're not going to know
what caused it until they
**[02:16] ---**
complete a thorough investigation.
**[02:17] ---**
I don't want to assume the worst,
**[02:19] ---**
but you boys weren't smoking
in the locker rooms or anything, were you?
**[02:22] ---**
Wh-what kind of question is that?
**[02:25] ---**
You know there's no way they'd
do something so stupid.
**[02:27] ---**
Right?
**[02:28] ---**
F-for sure, we would never!
**[02:30] ---**
I don't remember where
those cigs went, though....
**[02:33] ---**
My game... my beautiful game is...
**[02:36] ---**
Hanazono.
**[02:41] ---**
Nobody... was smoking.
**[02:46] ---**
But I was on the verge of it.
**[02:48] ---**
I dunno if that's what
caused the fire or not,
**[02:51] ---**
but the fact is I was about to smoke.
**[02:53] ---**
Momoharu...
**[02:54] ---**
So much for that secret...
**[02:58] ---**
I knew you guys were punks,
**[03:00] ---**
so I thought I was prepared
for whatever shit you pulled.
**[03:03] ---**
But this is a whole new level of low.
**[03:06] ---**
Hold up just a second, Kite!
Don't get the wrong idea!
**[03:09] ---**
It's true that we had a pack of cigs,
but we didn't have a lighter...
**[03:13] ---**
Don't touch me.
**[03:18] ---**
The hell, man?
**[03:19] ---**
That's a natural response.
**[03:22] ---**
Do you boys know what society calls the act
that you've just committed?
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They call it "betrayal."
**[03:30] ---**
To be honest, I found myself fairly impressed
by all of you for the past month or so.
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Academic shortcomings aside,
**[03:37] ---**
I could tell that you were dedicated
to the sport of basketball wholeheartedly.
**[03:40] ---**
Even I started to feel passionate about it
at yesterday's game.
**[03:45] ---**
But that was just one loss!
**[03:47] ---**
Is this really the kind of behavior you boys think
is acceptable after losing once?!
**[03:54] ---**
Just to be clear, I was the
only one who tried to smoke.
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I'll take responsibility for it all.
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[04:19] ---**
Staff Room
**[04:20] ---**
The phrase "take responsibility"
is not something you should use so carelessly.
**[04:25] ---**
And as minors, you can't
be held responsible anyway.
**[04:30] ---**
You can leave now. We have
nothing more to discuss.
**[04:34] ---**
Please excuse us.
**[04:38] ---**
This is seriously bad news.
**[04:40] ---**
I can't believe the locker
rooms went up in flames...
**[04:42] ---**
But wait, are we even sure
those cigs are what caused it?
**[04:45] ---**
Nothing else could've lit that fire, dude.
**[04:47] ---**
Was all of that true?
**[04:50] ---**
Did you really try to
smoke in the locker rooms?
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It's true.
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I'm really disappointed.
**[05:10] ---**
Wh-what the hell were
you jerk-offs thinking?!
**[05:12] ---**
Now she's gonna hate all of us!
**[05:14] ---**
Y-yeah well, YOU got reported
to the fuzz for picking
**[05:16] ---**
a fight off school-grounds, Chiaki!
**[05:18] ---**
That was totally self-defense!
**[05:19] ---**
Diff shomefhing hahpen?
**[05:22] ---**
Who the hell are you?
**[05:26] ---**
Is that so? That doesn't sound good.
**[05:29] ---**
Great, now one of us gets busted
for being a peeping tom...
**[05:31] ---**
You've got some balls, man.
**[05:33] ---**
I only thought we were moving to a new room.
**[05:35] ---**
Even though it's our own damn fault,
**[05:36] ---**
this really is the worst
mess we've ever been in.
**[05:38] ---**
At this point, it might just be the end
for the whole basketball team.
**[05:42] ---**
Even I started to feel passionate about it
at yesterday's game.
**[05:46] ---**
I'm really disappointed.
**[05:48] ---**
Let's just pin all the blame
on somebody else. Like Kite.
**[05:51] ---**
That's not gonna do jack shit, man.
**[05:53] ---**
We're just gonna have to leave it up to fate.
**[05:57] ---**
Momoharu...
**[06:06] ---**
What a shit show...
**[06:08] ---**
I would've been better
off accepting that offer
**[06:10] ---**
from the old guy with the beard!
**[06:12] ---**
I made a mistake. I was so stupid
for even trusting those guys once.
**[06:22] ---**
Yeah, hello. Is that you, Juri?
**[06:25] ---**
Sorry, there's just been
a lot going on lately.
**[06:28] ---**
As for the match... we ended up losing.
**[06:31] ---**
So, I'm not gonna be able to keep my promise.
**[06:34] ---**
I'm sorry...
**[06:37] ---**
It's always like this!
**[06:40] ---**
The instant I find a little light in my life,
it gets shut right out.
**[06:48] ---**
Madoka? Something wrong?
**[06:50] ---**
Huh? Oh, nothing.
**[06:52] ---**
Somehow, they managed to turn this
into a huge disaster.
**[06:54] ---**
Those guys are such idiots, I swear.
**[06:59] ---**
Whatever. I don't wanna talk about them.
**[07:06] ---**
Thank you! This is a huge help.
**[07:09] ---**
Make sure you give it back to me.
**[07:11] ---**
Hi there, Tama. What're you up to?
**[07:13] ---**
Whoa, don't sneak up on me!
Jeez, that's so not cool, Madoka.
**[07:17] ---**
Was that Kosaka, just now?
The school heartthrob?
**[07:20] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:21] ---**
Is it just me, or were you
two really getting along?
**[07:24] ---**
Don't tell me that... he's your...!
**[07:27] ---**
Wh-when did this happen?!
**[07:29] ---**
Pretty recently, we went out
to karaoke with everyone.
**[07:31] ---**
And things kinda took off from there.
**[07:33] ---**
Ugh, now I feel totally left in the dust.
**[07:36] ---**
Well, I actually thought about inviting you
to come with us Madoka.
**[07:39] ---**
But like, you know,
you're so busy with basketball and all.
**[07:42] ---**
You seemed super dedicated to it,
**[07:44] ---**
so I was hesitant about inviting
you to stuff recently.
**[07:46] ---**
Oh, you played in a big match last week,
didn't you? How'd that go?
**[07:50] ---**
We lost.
**[07:52] ---**
Shoot. That's too bad, especially given
how much you practiced for it.
**[07:56] ---**
Oh! Hey, Kimura!
**[07:58] ---**
Huh? Yo, what's up?
**[08:01] ---**
This totally sucks.
**[08:03] ---**
I feel like I've lost touch
with everybody somehow.
**[08:07] ---**
Oh jeez, is the track and
field team still at it?
**[08:10] ---**
It's pouring out there.
**[08:11] ---**
I think it's 'cuz they have
a prelim meet this week.
**[08:14] ---**
That's a laugh. They've never
won any before, you know.
**[08:14] ---**
Jump higher! You're starting to slow down!
**[08:19] ---**
Putting in months and years of effort,
**[08:21] ---**
but not getting anything from it in the end.
**[08:23] ---**
Is there really any point
to working that hard for anything?
**[08:27] ---**
Staff Room
**[08:27] ---**
So then, you're admitting that members
**[08:29] ---**
of the team were in possession of cigarettes?
**[08:32] ---**
I suppose you could say that,
**[08:34] ---**
but the cigarettes were already in
one of the lockers to begin with....
**[08:36] ---**
Which doesn't change the fact
they possessed them, right?
**[08:38] ---**
You can't just argue your way
out of this with semantics!
**[08:40] ---**
I don't meant to point fingers,
**[08:41] ---**
but the lock on the door was broken,
**[08:44] ---**
and other teams have been
known to pass through there.
**[08:46] ---**
Even recently, I've seen both Ono and Yamaguchi
from the soccer team
**[08:50] ---**
loitering in that area.
**[08:52] ---**
And if I'm not mistaken, you're the advisor
for the soccer team, Mr. Oshio.
**[08:56] ---**
Are you trying to say that I'm responsible?!
**[08:58] ---**
I'm not saying anything of the sort.
**[09:00] ---**
I'm simply trying to state
there is more than one possibility here.
**[09:04] ---**
I've heard more than enough, Mr. Satsuki.
**[09:07] ---**
We know the fire started due to a cigarette
someone left behind.
**[09:09] ---**
There is no disputing this fact.
**[09:12] ---**
Whether they actually smoked or not is irrelevant,
since we still must punish
**[09:15] ---**
their clear intent to do so.
**[09:18] ---**
Am I wrong?
**[09:20] ---**
No.
**[09:22] ---**
You know, it would have been best to deal
**[09:24] ---**
with them before something
like this even happened.
**[09:27] ---**
From what I understand, although they
have been practicing earnestly of late,
**[09:30] ---**
they still lost anyway, yes?
**[09:32] ---**
Not to mention, all their big talk
about going to the inter-high.
**[09:36] ---**
One role of a teacher is
finding the right moment
**[09:38] ---**
to convince students to quit instead of letting them
waste effort on something pointless.
**[09:42] ---**
Sorry, I need to excuse myself now.
**[09:47] ---**
"Waste effort on something pointless"?
**[09:50] ---**
I have here the full results of the midterm tests
that they took last week.
***SIGN*** First Semester Midterm Exams (Boys' Basketball 2nd Years)
***SIGN*** Physics | World History A | Classic
Lit B | Math A | English II
**[09:55] ---**
Although it's a stretch to
call these "good" scores,
**[09:57] ---**
the fact is, every member
of the basketball team
**[09:59] ---**
performed better than on the previous tests.
**[10:02] ---**
Under my instruction, they
proved capable of balancing
**[10:04] ---**
study and sports with considerable success.
**[10:08] ---**
Are you saying that by just working
harder they'll get better
**[10:11] ---**
grades AND make it to the inter-high?
**[10:13] ---**
Do I have that right?
**[10:15] ---**
Not at all.
**[10:19] ---**
About the only thing in this
world that guarantees results
**[10:21] ---**
in exchange for effort are school exams.
**[10:24] ---**
But what those boys are trying to accomplish
**[10:26] ---**
makes "effort" like that
seem lazy in comparison.
**[10:28] ---**
For 3 whole years, be it spring,
summer, fall or winter,
**[10:31] ---**
they will focus on practicing
the exact same thing day in and day out.
**[10:35] ---**
That's the kind of effort
we're talking about.
**[10:38] ---**
And even with that, there's no guarantee
they'll get results.
**[10:41] ---**
I mean, the inter-high is a vicious tournament
that only a handful of people
**[10:44] ---**
can actually compete in.
**[10:47] ---**
But isn't that a reflection of life itself?
**[10:50] ---**
Isn't that the exact way
our whole society works?!
**[10:53] ---**
That's the kind of place those boys
are striving so hard to reach!
**[10:57] ---**
A single defeat or failure
is inevitable for anyone.
**[10:59] ---**
Yet that's all it takes for you to throw away
their efforts as "worthless"?!
**[11:03] ---**
The fact they made a mistake
is all the more reason to support them!
**[11:06] ---**
It would be negligent of
us to let them quit whil-
**[11:07] ---**
Mr. Satsuki.
**[11:10] ---**
I will admit that you make
a very reasonable argument.
**[11:15] ---**
However, they are not the words of a teacher.
**[11:17] ---**
Their punishment will stand.
**[11:19] ---**
Momoharu Hanazono and the other 3
are suspended indefinitely.
**[11:23] ---**
And from this moment forward
the boys' basketball team is disbanded.
**[11:29] ---**
Yes, that's right. Yes, I'm very sorry.
**[11:34] ---**
What was that about?
**[11:35] ---**
Oh, just a repeat of what happened earlier.
**[11:38] ---**
Another request for a practice match
with our boys' basketball team.
**[11:43] ---**
That's the fourth one we've gotten so far.
**[11:48] ---**
I askedo... goingu lasto...
**[11:52] ---**
He saido... cruisingu for...
**[11:54] ---**
You really need to work
on your pronunciation.
**[11:56] ---**
Oh relly? Ando his o...
**[12:00] ---**
If you're looking for Kurumatani,
he's absent again today.
**[12:03] ---**
They said the funeral is
being held in his hometown.
**[12:05] ---**
So it sounds like he'll be out
for the rest of this week.
**[12:07] ---**
I see.
**[12:09] ---**
Oh, I guess that means he doesn't know anything
about what happened here, huh?
**[12:14] ---**
I wonder if I should try and contact him...
but what would I even say?
**[12:19] ---**
Pay attention, Nanao!
**[12:20] ---**
Uh, yes, sir!
**[12:21] ---**
No fiddling around with
your phone during class!
**[12:23] ---**
As punishment, you have to translate this!
**[12:25] ---**
S-sorry, sir!
**[12:26] ---**
Ouch!
**[12:32] ---**
How are you feeling, Kurumatani?
**[12:36] ---**
What are you doing right now?
**[12:39] ---**
I hope to see you again soon.
**[12:55] ---**
It's been decided that the basketball team
will be disbanded.
**[12:59] ---**
I imagine that as your advisor,
I'll also be facing some sort of punishment.
**[13:03] ---**
Why?!
**[13:04] ---**
Because that's what it means
to take responsibility.
**[13:08] ---**
That's all. I no longer have
anything to do with you boys.
**[13:18] ---**
Huh?
**[13:19] ---**
I can't even scrounge up some change.
How pathetic am I?
**[13:23] ---**
Will 10 yen be enough?
**[13:25] ---**
I could sure go for some orange soda!
**[13:28] ---**
The hell are you doing?!
**[13:29] ---**
It's just 10 yen, but I expect
you to pay me back later.
**[13:32] ---**
That's not what I'm talking about!
**[13:34] ---**
Why the hell aren't you at school?!
**[13:36] ---**
I'm skipping class.
**[13:37] ---**
Since when do you skip class...?
**[13:39] ---**
C'mon, lets go to the Tama River!
**[13:44] ---**
It's so hot! Summer's already here, huh?
**[13:50] ---**
Wow! Your dog is so energetic!
**[13:54] ---**
So tell me, does your dog have a name?
**[13:56] ---**
Mika.
**[13:57] ---**
Oh, so she's a girl then.
**[13:59] ---**
A boy, actually.
**[14:00] ---**
Are you for real? How weird.
**[14:03] ---**
Wish I had a fan.
**[14:09] ---**
Hey, did you hear the latest?
**[14:10] ---**
Apparently, Tama started going out
with Kosaka from class 1.
**[14:14] ---**
Oh, really?
**[14:15] ---**
But you know, it's so unfair!
**[14:18] ---**
She and I promised each other not to spend time
on boys until our senior year!
**[14:22] ---**
It sucks because I thought friendship
between girls was, like,
**[14:24] ---**
I dunno, just stronger and more like
one of those sisterhoods, you know?
**[14:26] ---**
Tell me, what exactly did you come here for?
**[14:30] ---**
Nothing. Just wondered what you were doing
with your free time.
**[14:33] ---**
Yeah, well, the teachers graciously assigned me
a shit ton of homework to do.
**[14:37] ---**
So I don't get the luxury of free time.
**[14:39] ---**
Well, it looks like you've
got plenty of it to me.
**[14:41] ---**
Buzz off.
**[14:42] ---**
Even if I did... I'm not really in the mood
for fun and games right now.
**[14:50] ---**
Stressing about it won't
change anything, you know?
**[14:52] ---**
I mean, what's already done is done.
**[14:55] ---**
No matter what you do now,
it's impossible to go back.
**[15:02] ---**
So hey, why don't we go to Shibuya together?
**[15:04] ---**
The girls' team is done with their match
so I feel, like, totally free!
**[15:08] ---**
Besides, there's no more
practice happening now.
**[15:10] ---**
So let's go and have fun
like everybody else does!
**[15:12] ---**
Going out on dates and stuff.
That kinda seems like fun, yeah?
**[15:17] ---**
I'd like to...
**[15:17] ---**
Shut the hell up!
**[15:19] ---**
Huh?
**[15:20] ---**
You can't be serious.
**[15:22] ---**
Where do you get off telling
ME how to feel about it?!
**[15:24] ---**
I'm not some screwed up asshole
**[15:26] ---**
who can just ignore all the pain
I caused with this goddamn mess!
**[15:29] ---**
If that's the kind of shit you want to do,
then invite some other guy to go with you!
**[15:33] ---**
Hate to break it to you, but I don't have
any special feelings for you whatsoever.
**[15:41] ---**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[15:43] ---**
I never said a word...
about my feelings for you.
**[15:49] ---**
Not yet... I haven't even had
a chance to say I like you!
**[15:59] ---**
Won't it ever stop? Lordy!
**[16:02] ---**
I can't take anymore of
this terrible weather!
**[16:14] ---**
Here ya go, a nice cup of hot tea. Drink up.
**[16:17] ---**
Th-thank you very much.
**[16:20] ---**
Wow. I thought Sora's clothes
might be a bit tight on you,
**[16:22] ---**
but they're a surprisingly good fit.
**[16:24] ---**
Oh, but... they're lacking a
little in the length department.
**[16:28] ---**
Anyways, I'm sorry about this.
**[16:30] ---**
Not only did you let me take cover from the rain,
but you're even lending me clothes...
**[16:34] ---**
Nothing to fret about. Hurry and drink up
before it gets cold.
**[16:38] ---**
But I'm confused, Granny.
Didn't everybody in your family go to Nagano?
**[16:41] ---**
Huh?
**[16:42] ---**
I heard that Ms. Yuka's funeral
was going to be held in her hometown.
**[16:45] ---**
Yup, we were all up there yesterday.
**[16:48] ---**
And you've already decided
to reopen your shop?
**[16:50] ---**
I sure did.
**[16:52] ---**
I know my daughter wouldn't want us
moping around like a bunch of ninnies.
**[16:56] ---**
Well, yeah... that's true.
**[17:00] ---**
Now you want me to feed you?
You sure are a demanding girl, missy!
**[17:07] ---**
I'm sorry to keep bothering you.
**[17:10] ---**
It don't bother me. In fact,
I haven't eaten yet myself.
**[17:13] ---**
Um... how is Sora doing?
**[17:16] ---**
I hope he's not wallowing
in despair too much.
**[17:19] ---**
Yeah, well, the whole experience
was a real shock to his system.
**[17:23] ---**
Since that day you last
saw him at the hospital,
**[17:26] ---**
he honestly hasn't said a single word.
**[17:28] ---**
I'm sure he'd be crying if he was sad,
and yelling if he was frustrated.
**[17:33] ---**
But frankly, I haven't seen any real emotion
come across his face.
**[17:37] ---**
Though when the funeral
came to end, he finally...
**[17:40] ---**
Sora, are you feeling hungry at all?
**[17:43] ---**
Do you want to go out and
find something good to eat?
**[17:47] ---**
You know, at times like these,
it's okay to be as selfish as you want.
**[17:56] ---**
Dad.
**[17:58] ---**
Actually, there is something that I want.
**[18:02] ---**
And from now, I won't expect an allowance
or anything, so...
**[18:07] ---**
After that, they went and
bought something together,
**[18:10] ---**
but I don't know what it was.
**[18:13] ---**
So is Sora... not planning
on coming back here again?
**[18:17] ---**
Yeah, I imagine so.
**[18:20] ---**
He grew up in Nagano
**[18:22] ---**
and there's no reason for him
to stay here in Kawasaki anymore.
**[18:25] ---**
Not to mention, that's where his mother
will always be...
**[18:28] ---**
whenever he wants to see her...
**[18:31] ---**
That's true.
**[18:34] ---**
I also think things are better off this way.
**[18:37] ---**
But I bet that means you're going
to end up feeling lonely, Granny.
**[18:40] ---**
Not even a little!
**[18:42] ---**
Having that boy around eats up my food budget,
doubles all my laundry loads
**[18:46] ---**
and I can't even watch
the TV shows that I like.
**[18:49] ---**
Being by myself is a lot more enjoyable.
**[18:56] ---**
You must still be freezing in that getup!
**[18:58] ---**
Go up to Sora's room
and find something to wrap yourself in.
**[19:07] ---**
Pardon me...
**[19:17] ---**
Going into a boy's room without his permission
is actually kind of exhilarating.
**[19:23] ---**
His bed is so tiny!
**[19:28] ---**
It smells just like Sora does...
**[19:59] ---**
Bravo! Can you perform a solo?
**[20:01] ---**
I'm afraid not.
**[20:03] ---**
That's all right. I think you sound
good enough to rock with us.
**[20:06] ---**
This is great! I'm glad you got freed up.
**[20:08] ---**
We've been looking for
someone to play the guitar.
**[20:11] ---**
Well, I didn't exactly free
up my schedule by choice.
**[20:13] ---**
If you don't have anywhere else to go,
then join us in the light music club!
**[20:17] ---**
To be honest with you,
the basketball team has a bad rep.
**[20:21] ---**
Anyway, we should totally form a band
and play at the school's culture festival!
**[20:28] ---**
I'm surprised. It's not nearly as bad
as I thought it would be.
**[20:37] ---**
Oh, good timing. Help me out, Nanao.
**[20:40] ---**
I got caught on one of the electric cables...
**[20:42] ---**
Well it looked like something
way worse happened!
**[20:46] ---**
I was working on covering the roof
to stop the rain from getting in.
**[20:49] ---**
But why?
**[20:51] ---**
Shigeyoshi
Construction
**[20:51] ---**
I mean, the team was...
**[20:53] ---**
Yeah, I realize that.
**[20:55] ---**
But at the same time, it's not like
I personally did anything wrong.
**[20:58] ---**
Ah... Shigeyoshi is totally
the matter-of-fact type.
**[21:02] ---**
This is just a setback,
it's no reason to quit.
**[21:06] ---**
The basketball team will come back.
**[21:08] ---**
But... how exactly?
**[21:13] ---**
I'm still not sure how.
**[21:14] ---**
The fact is, I haven't known
any of the older guys for very long,
**[21:18] ---**
so I don't have much concern
or compassion for them.
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[21:21] ---**
I just don't want to lose the place
where Kurumatani can come back to.
**[21:25] ---**
After all, he's the one
who started this basketball team, right?
**[21:29] ---**
That's why, I know he needs it.
**[21:32] ---**
It might not do much, but maybe
gathering signatures on a petition for now will...
**[21:40] ---**
It's not just you, I don't want
to lose this place either!
**[21:44] ---**
The reason I was so disappointed...
**[21:46] ---**
I want to stay with everyone...
and keep being involved in basketball!
**[21:50] ---**
...was because I loved that place.
**[21:55] ---**
And because I loved...
everyone who was in it!
**[22:01] ---**
Tsutaetai anata e
**[22:04] ---**
Sarakedasu omoi o
**[22:07] ---**
Uso demo tsumi demo waratteite hoshikute
**[22:14] ---**
Anata ga kureta kono tsubasa de
**[22:17] ---**
Tsunagu "yakusoku" o dakishimete
**[22:19] ---**
Sora e nobase yo!
**[22:23] ---**
Tada hikari sasu hou e
**[22:28] ---**
Iki o koroshite itanda
**[22:34] ---**
Kago no naka no katasumi de
**[22:38] ---**
Aa... maru de
**[22:40] ---**
"Habatakenai tori no you da"
**[22:43] ---**
Iiwake bakari tozashite shimai sou de
**[22:50] ---**
Kawaritai
**[22:51] ---**
Kawarenai
**[22:52] ---**
Uso ni mamiretemo
**[22:55] ---**
Kowaretai
**[22:57] ---**
Kowasanai
**[22:58] ---**
Ima... tobidase
**[23:01] ---**
Oozora e hirogeta
**[23:04] ---**
Minikui tsubasa de
**[23:06] ---**
Mou nitodo to itami o kurikaesanai you ni
**[23:13] ---**
Konna ni mo moroku hakanakute
**[23:16] ---**
Donna ni mo kegare buzama demo
**[23:19] ---**
Agake! Agareyo!
**[23:22] ---**
Wazukani kagayaku hou e
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Stand."
# E35 - STAND
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**[00:04] ---**
It's not wrong
**[00:07] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[00:10] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[00:16] ---**
It's not wrong
**[00:20] ---**
So the world you blindly
jumped into must be right
**[00:27] ---**
The plans I held for the
future when I was greedy
**[00:29] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:33] ---**
Was soiled by my days of
attentiveness to others
**[00:39] ---**
Those that sought the
same dream have long ago
**[00:43] ---**
Started on new paths
**[00:46] ---**
Sighs color the sky a dark gray
**[00:52] ---**
But it's not the end yet
**[00:58] ---**
Today must be the day, so I pray as I sing
**[01:07] ---**
It's not wrong
**[01:10] ---**
So that one step you took
and endured today is
**[01:13] ---**
The sound of a footstep
that radiates brilliantly
**[01:19] ---**
It's not wrong
**[01:22] ---**
The world you blindly
jumped into must be right
***SIGN*** Hanazono Clinic Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Closed on Sundays
**[01:34] ---**
I'm home.
**[01:38] ---**
Huh? Chiaki?!
**[01:40] ---**
How many times do I have to tell you not to strip
while walking through the clinic!
**[01:44] ---**
Mrs. Kawahara, where's Momoharu at right now?
**[01:47] ---**
He should be up in his room as far as I know.
**[01:57] ---**
Dude, we're not kids anymore.
At least knock before you barge in.
**[02:02] ---**
Is that all the homework you got stuck with?
**[02:03] ---**
Yep.
**[02:04] ---**
Are you actually doing it properly?
**[02:06] ---**
As best I can.
**[02:08] ---**
Great! Then let's wrestle!
**[02:10] ---**
Huh?
**[02:11] ---**
We used to do it all the time, remember?
C'mon, let's wrestle.
**[02:14] ---**
Why the hell should I waste my
time on silly shit like that?
**[02:18] ---**
Wrestling! Wrestling! Wrestling!
**[02:21] ---**
Shut up!
**[02:22] ---**
C'mon, hurry and get up here!
Otherwise it'll be a ring out!
**[02:26] ---**
I'm not playing along with you, man.
**[02:28] ---**
The count starts! 4, 3, 2...
**[02:32] ---**
Just cut it out alrea-!
**[02:38] ---**
Shut up and let's wrestle.
**[02:43] ---**
Oh Doctor, it's terrible!
**[02:45] ---**
Both of those boys are raising hell again!
**[02:47] ---**
Another fight, yeah? Just leave 'em be.
**[02:50] ---**
More importantly... what's
on the dinner menu tonight?
**[02:54] ---**
Huh?
**[02:57] ---**
Well now, this one seems serious.
**[03:01] ---**
It's been a long time since that's happened.
**[03:06] ---**
You've turned into such a wussy.
**[03:08] ---**
Makes me sad to be your brother.
**[03:11] ---**
Shut your damn mouth!
**[03:12] ---**
Why can't anybody leave me the hell alone?!
**[03:16] ---**
Nothing is gonna change the past!
So what the hell do you want from me?!
**[03:21] ---**
You're just... stealing the
same line I always use.
**[03:27] ---**
I'm not telling you to apologize,
**[03:28] ---**
or take responsibility,
**[03:31] ---**
or lend me money or anything like that.
**[03:34] ---**
Just quit letting people see you...
turn your back like a coward.
**[03:38] ---**
That's the same line
that you've always used on me, isn't it?
**[03:45] ---**
Don't pretend! I know that you're
totally fed up with my bullshit!
**[03:49] ---**
I don't need you trying to put on
some shitty intervention for me!
**[03:52] ---**
You're a real dumbass.
**[03:54] ---**
I've forgiven every stupid prank you've pulled
in your whole life.
**[03:59] ---**
Are you just gonna...
**[04:01] ---**
...do what you always do
and wait for forgiveness?
***SIGN*** INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMPETITION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
**[04:20] ---**
SAIJO
SHINMARUKO
***SIGN*** SHINMARUKO SHINMARUKO SAIJO
**[04:32] ---**
All the teams are so strong this year!
**[04:34] ---**
Yeah, Kitasumi is in top shape.
**[04:36] ---**
The next round is gonna be intense!
**[04:39] ---**
It would've been nice if Kuzu
High had made it this far.
**[04:41] ---**
I totally missed that match.
Was it really that amazing?
**[04:47] ---**
Hey, Tokiwa!
**[04:49] ---**
Looks like it's finally
time to settle our rivalry.
**[04:52] ---**
I'll show everyone who the real star
of Kanagawa is at the prefectural prelims!
**[04:57] ---**
TOKIWA
**[04:58] ---**
Will that do?
**[04:58] ---**
Jesus...
**[04:59] ---**
Thank you so much!
**[05:00] ---**
Do me next!
**[05:01] ---**
Hold up, are you guys even good enough
to make the prelims?
**[05:04] ---**
Of course we are! You stupid gorilla!
**[05:07] ---**
Hey, let's both do our best
to keep hanging in there.
**[05:10] ---**
Anyways, have you heard the news?
The Kuzu High team caused a fire.
**[05:14] ---**
What a bunch of idiots.
**[05:15] ---**
It's too bad ‘cuz I thought
they had a lot of potential.
**[05:18] ---**
Huh?
**[05:19] ---**
I apologize. I'm sorry for
calling you a gorilla.
**[05:20] ---**
Well, there's already enough scary faces
with just our team.
**[05:22] ---**
My bad.
**[05:23] ---**
Frankly, I never thought that Kuzu High
would make it very far.
**[05:29] ---**
But I have to admit, I was looking forward
to seeing a player like him shake things up.
**[05:35] ---**
Don't fall apart. Not
over something like this.
**[05:47] ---**
We get a rare day off school
and none of the other teams are even practicing.
**[05:51] ---**
Though, I guess that's normal.
**[05:54] ---**
Nobody wins by being normal, though.
***SIGN*** Yohito Sakamaki Boys' Basketball Team Coach Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Taiei High School
**[05:59] ---**
Come rise to the top with my team...
**[06:02] ---**
...or waste 3 years of
your life with that one.
**[06:05] ---**
What on Earth?
**[06:07] ---**
There ain't nobody here!
**[06:10] ---**
This blows. I came all the way for nothing.
**[06:14] ---**
This dude's hair is orange...
**[06:18] ---**
Hey, you! Can I bother you for a sec?
**[06:21] ---**
He's a moron. Definitely a moron.
**[06:23] ---**
Maybe you can give me the lowdown.
**[06:26] ---**
Is the basketball team not
having any practice today?
**[06:34] ---**
I know you.
**[06:35] ---**
Kenji Natsume... right?
**[06:38] ---**
Who the hell is askin'?
**[06:39] ---**
There's the rude mouth!
Just like the rumors say!
**[06:41] ---**
I'm a genius!
**[06:43] ---**
Though, I guess the only guy
with hair like that around here WOULD be you.
**[06:47] ---**
Speak for yourself, cheeto-head!
**[06:50] ---**
Whaddya come here for?
**[06:51] ---**
I came 'cuz I have some major beef with you!
**[06:53] ---**
Just kidding!
**[06:55] ---**
Nah, actually, I've been
hearing rumors of a kid from
**[06:58] ---**
Hiroshima with weird hair
who's good at basketball.
**[07:04] ---**
So I thought I'd come and
test his skill for myself.
**[07:07] ---**
Or something like that.
**[07:10] ---**
Get lost.
**[07:11] ---**
NOOOO!
**[07:13] ---**
Look, I dunno who you are.
**[07:16] ---**
But I ain't in the mood to
be screwing around right now.
**[07:19] ---**
Oh yeah, I guess that makes sense.
**[07:22] ---**
Why bother playing a guy when you don't know
if he's any good.
**[07:26] ---**
Okay then,
**[07:27] ---**
I'll give you a little sneak peek.
**[07:36] ---**
From the half-court line?
**[07:42] ---**
There's no way that'd go in!
It's pretty much near impossible, ya know!
**[07:46] ---**
I was just hamming it up! Putting
on a little show for you!
**[07:50] ---**
Whoops, did I make you mad?
Sorry about that, really!
**[07:54] ---**
I swear I didn't pull that
stunt to be mean or nothing!
**[07:56] ---**
C'mon, don't just leave me here!
**[07:59] ---**
Who said anything about leaving?
**[07:59] ---**
That shot was enough for me to tell
that you're pretty damn good.
**[08:06] ---**
And honestly, I've been wanting
to vent some stress. I'll play you.
**[08:11] ---**
That's exactly what I was hoping you'd say.
**[08:20] ---**
Orange hair and a pair of Air Bakins, really?
**[08:22] ---**
That's some bizarre sense of style!
**[08:25] ---**
Though...
**[08:27] ---**
...he definitely seems like
he's got the skills to throw down.
**[08:31] ---**
The jumper is a basketball shot that requires
a lot of technique to pull off properly.
**[08:36] ---**
How you use your knees, how
you turn your wrists...
**[08:38] ---**
it's not something mastered in one day.
**[08:41] ---**
It's something that you can only obtain
after building up experience and practice.
**[08:46] ---**
So that's why I can tell just from his shooting
form that this guy is the real deal.
**[08:53] ---**
Alrighty! I'm all set now.
**[08:55] ---**
Okay, you ready to do this?
**[08:59] ---**
Don't hold back on me.
**[09:10] ---**
What the hell is with this guy?
**[09:19] ---**
Are you sure it's okay to
just leave the burnt parts?
**[09:21] ---**
I thought that might help
give it a rustic feel.
**[09:25] ---**
Is that really necessary?
**[09:26] ---**
Um... if you're free then would you help m-?
**[09:29] ---**
No way! Too much effort, man.
**[09:37] ---**
I'm curious, why did you first
start playing basketball?
**[09:41] ---**
What is this, the dating game?
I'm a Capricorn, by the way!
**[09:44] ---**
Just forget I said anything.
**[09:47] ---**
Momoharu was the one who started first.
**[09:51] ---**
I just tagged along with him out of curiosity,
but then I joined in before too long.
**[09:57] ---**
And yet, you're the better player than he is.
**[10:00] ---**
Only because he's hopeless
when it comes to sports in general.
**[10:04] ---**
Don't you think that gives
him an inferiority complex?
**[10:07] ---**
Hell if I know what other people are feeling!
**[10:11] ---**
But what I can tell you,
is that he always overthinks everything.
**[10:15] ---**
Perhaps its you who just
doesn't think enough.
**[10:26] ---**
I'm sorry, Shigeyoshi. I'm later than I...
**[10:29] ---**
Chiaki?
**[10:31] ---**
Hello, Nao!
**[10:33] ---**
Did you come to help rebuild, too?
**[10:35] ---**
Yep! I did all of the work over on this side.
**[10:39] ---**
You're hurt, how did that
happen? It looks swollen!
**[10:44] ---**
Did you... get into another fight?
**[10:46] ---**
Uh, no, this happened because
I was wrestling with Momoharu.
**[10:55] ---**
Sheesh. Promise me you won't
get into any more fights, okay?
**[11:01] ---**
My darling Nao!
**[11:03] ---**
You made a lot of progress.
**[11:05] ---**
Uh, yeah.
**[11:06] ---**
But are you sure about this?
Can we really use all these supplies?
**[11:09] ---**
It's okay because we have a surplus of them
at my house.
**[11:12] ---**
That's great. We're lucky
your family runs a construction company.
**[11:20] ---**
This orange punk!
**[11:22] ---**
Cut!
**[11:26] ---**
What's up? You already wiped out?
**[11:29] ---**
What is this guy made of?
**[11:33] ---**
How can there be someone
THIS good at our school?
**[11:36] ---**
No, how can there be someone this good
in HIGH SCHOOL?!
**[11:49] ---**
I didn't think that would
actually knock you on your ass!
**[11:52] ---**
Did you know?
**[11:53] ---**
When really skilled dribblers manage
to throw defenders off their feet
**[11:57] ---**
like that it's called an "ankle breaker."
**[12:05] ---**
There's nothing for you to brag about.
We haven't finished this yet!
**[12:08] ---**
Nah, I'm throwing in the towel!
**[12:10] ---**
I've got a long trek back home,
so I can't wear myself out here.
**[12:13] ---**
Wait, he's not from this school?
**[12:16] ---**
Hold up, who are you?
**[12:18] ---**
Oh! I guess I forgot to
introduce myself, huh?
**[12:22] ---**
I'm a freshman at Yokohama Taiei High School.
**[12:25] ---**
The name's Hyou Fuwa.
**[12:27] ---**
Our coach was telling us that there's a player here
who plays a lot like I do,
**[12:31] ---**
and that got me curious enough
to come take a look-see.
**[12:34] ---**
But I'm relieved to know you're
not actually all that good.
**[12:40] ---**
Thanks for the game.
I imagine we'll never play each other again, though.
**[12:51] ---**
Damn, check this shorty!
***SIGN*** KANAGAWA PREFECTURE KUZURYU HIGH SCHOOL
**[12:53] ---**
What middle school are you from?
**[12:54] ---**
This here is a high school, you know.
**[12:57] ---**
Hey! Sorry to make you
come all this way with me.
**[13:00] ---**
What's this?
**[13:02] ---**
Hey fellas, bullying isn't very nice.
**[13:04] ---**
ELEPHANT IN THE SKY
BY SAWAKI KOTARO
**[13:05] ---**
N-nobody's bullying anyone.
Let's get outta here, dudes.
**[13:09] ---**
Musashi-Kosugi Station
**[13:11] ---**
You know, it's okay to
feel a little pissed off.
**[13:14] ---**
Why?
**[13:15] ---**
I'd blow my top if people
kept calling me short all the time.
**[13:18] ---**
I don't mind. I mean, they're
really just stating a fact.
**[13:23] ---**
Suit yourself.
**[13:27] ---**
In fact, my height is something
I take a lot of pride in.
**[13:29] ---**
Huh?
**[13:31] ---**
Because I'm going to use it
to flip the basketball world
**[13:33] ---**
and its standards totally upside-down.
**[13:36] ---**
I honestly hope that during
the next 3 years...
**[13:41] ---**
....no players who are shorter than me
show up on the scene.
**[13:55] ---**
It's a lot hotter back here.
**[13:59] ---**
What in blue blazes is going on?
**[14:00] ---**
I thought lil' Sora had gone
back over there for good!
**[14:03] ---**
Imagine my surprise when he shows up here
all of a sudden!
**[14:06] ---**
Well, to be honest, it was my
intention that he stay here.
**[14:10] ---**
But according to him, he never intended
to stay in Nagano in the first place.
**[14:14] ---**
Huh?!
**[14:15] ---**
He must have found something over there
that's more important than his mother.
**[14:19] ---**
As long as you don't have a
problem with it, Mom, then...
**[14:21] ---**
What grandmother would have any problem
looking after their own grandson?!
**[14:24] ---**
Don't you assume any less of me!
**[14:26] ---**
That's not at all why I called.
**[14:29] ---**
What I want to know is
if you're okay with this.
**[14:32] ---**
Well, let me tell you...
**[14:35] ---**
...Sora left his basketball shoes here.
**[14:38] ---**
You understand what that means, don't you?
**[14:46] ---**
I'm so beat....
**[14:50] ---**
I thought about dropping by the school for a bit,
but I'm too tired now.
**[14:54] ---**
It's only 7:00, but I'm gonna get some sleep.
**[15:00] ---**
Weird...
**[15:01] ---**
Something smells nice.
**[15:05] ---**
I wonder what it is. It
seems kind of familiar.
**[15:09] ---**
It really... puts me at ease...
**[15:29] ---**
Was... that Madoka?
**[15:33] ---**
Huh?
**[15:33] ---**
It's morning? Already?!
But when did that happen?
**[15:41] ---**
INVASION OF THE HAIR SNATCHERS!
**[15:45] ---**
Granny!
**[15:46] ---**
Well, don't you look charming.
**[15:48] ---**
Granny... you know I'm
gonna curse you for life.
**[15:53] ---**
You have to do something about
this! Attach it back on!
**[15:55] ---**
If I could work miracles like that,
then I'd be a billionaire by now!
**[16:00] ---**
One more thing.
**[16:04] ---**
Did you let anybody use
my bed while I was away?
**[16:09] ---**
Yeah, I took a nice nap in it.
**[16:17] ---**
I'm not sure which is the main dish
and which are the sides...
**[16:21] ---**
Just eat whatever you want!
**[16:23] ---**
Here! I've got a serving of sushi too!
**[16:27] ---**
Did you win the lottery or something?
You seem super cheerful this morning.
**[16:32] ---**
I'm my same old crabby self!
**[16:34] ---**
Eat up and hurry along to school!
**[16:36] ---**
But today's Sunday.
**[17:19] ---**
What the-?
**[17:20] ---**
They installed a new door!
And it's even got a fresh coat of paint!
**[17:26] ---**
Oh, I get it!
**[17:27] ---**
This must be because the school acknowledged
**[17:29] ---**
our skills in that match
and, even though we lost,
**[17:32] ---**
they gave us a huge budget to work with!
**[17:34] ---**
Hell yeah! This rules!
**[17:36] ---**
The inside looks amazingly clean now!
**[17:39] ---**
And just look at all the pretty...
**[17:48] ---**
Oh no, Kurumatani!
**[17:50] ---**
N-Nanao, what is going on...?
**[17:53] ---**
I'm sorry! There's a lot I
have to explain to you...
**[17:57] ---**
Kurumatani!
**[17:59] ---**
The truth is...
**[18:01] ---**
A fire?
**[18:02] ---**
Wait, what happened to
Momoharu and the guys?!
**[18:04] ---**
They're suspended right now.
**[18:06] ---**
We at least thought we could get
the locker rooms back to normal,
**[18:10] ---**
but the instant we finished repairs,
**[18:13] ---**
the cheerleading club took them over.
**[18:19] ---**
I didn't even get a chance to
put up a fight against them.
**[18:22] ---**
Apparently the teachers all got together
and decided they would get the room.
**[18:26] ---**
Jerks. Leeching off our free labor.
**[18:29] ---**
I'm so sorry, Kurumatani.
**[18:31] ---**
Everything fell apart
and at such a difficult time for you...
**[18:35] ---**
We got disbanded, huh?
**[18:41] ---**
Well, you know, I'm just glad
they didn't ban us from the sport or anything.
**[18:45] ---**
Seriously...?!
**[18:48] ---**
Actually, Kurumatani... that's
not really the point...
**[18:51] ---**
Huh? Did I say something weird?
**[18:54] ---**
Disbanding just means that none
of us are on a team anymore,
**[18:58] ---**
but we're still free to
play basketball, right?
**[19:02] ---**
If you ask me, it would've been
way worse if they banned us from
**[19:06] ---**
playing for a whole year or something.
**[19:08] ---**
Well, uh, that's not really
the problem we're facing right now...
**[19:11] ---**
Jeez, man. You're such a bonehead.
**[19:13] ---**
We can't really play
without a team, you know.
**[19:16] ---**
Hold on just a minute, Nanao.
**[19:18] ---**
I think Kurumatani may have
the right idea about all this.
**[19:22] ---**
At this point, there's
no realistic way for us
**[19:25] ---**
to get back exactly what we had before.
**[19:29] ---**
I see... I think I get what you mean!
**[19:35] ---**
Light Music
**[19:39] ---**
Hello? Do you have a sec, Rin?
**[19:40] ---**
Nao? What's up?
**[19:42] ---**
On Call
**[19:42] ---**
Well, do you remember how you said
**[19:44] ---**
that our school didn't have
a light music club last year?
**[19:46] ---**
Can you tell me how it came about?
**[19:48] ---**
What do you mean?
**[19:50] ---**
We just went and got, like, an application
from our homeroom teacher.
**[19:53] ---**
As long as we have 5 or more members,
**[19:55] ---**
students can apply to make
a clique or whatever.
**[19:58] ---**
Then after while, if your activities
don't cause any problems,
**[20:01] ---**
you'll get acknowledged as an official club.
**[20:03] ---**
And then, like, the school
gives you funding and other stuff.
**[20:06] ---**
It was a real struggle for us at first!
**[20:09] ---**
We had to pay for supplies
and such out of our own pocket.
**[20:11] ---**
Uh, hey? Nao?
**[20:14] ---**
5 members...
**[20:15] ---**
1, 2, 3, 4...
**[20:18] ---**
Where's Kite?
**[20:19] ---**
Forget it.
**[20:21] ---**
Out of all of us, he was the most pissed off
about what happened.
**[20:24] ---**
There's no way he's going to waste time with us
trying to form some clique.
**[20:28] ---**
But then...
**[20:31] ---**
I'm in.
**[20:33] ---**
Natsume... are you sure?
**[20:36] ---**
However, on one condition.
**[20:39] ---**
You have to promise me,
**[20:41] ---**
that we'll be strong enough
to challenge the inter-high next year!
**[20:48] ---**
I promise.
**[20:50] ---**
Then count me in.
**[20:51] ---**
We're literally at rock bottom now.
**[20:53] ---**
But I think we've got what
it takes to rise back up.
**[20:57] ---**
Just wait and see, you stupid fool.
**[21:00] ---**
I'm gonna come and crush your whole team!
**[21:04] ---**
Look, nobody's even here!
**[21:06] ---**
It's such a waste!
**[21:08] ---**
Not a revival, but a fresh start instead, eh?
**[21:11] ---**
I gotta admit, idiots come up
with some incredible ideas.
**[21:14] ---**
Now we just need... Momoharu and the others.
**[21:18] ---**
You know, thinking real hard about it,
**[21:20] ---**
I just realized I haven't
touched a ball in a whole week!
**[21:24] ---**
I'm so glad. Kurumatani
seems like his usual self.
**[21:28] ---**
Huh? Hey, Kurumatani.
**[21:30] ---**
Did you get a new pair of shoes?
**[21:39] ---**
From here on out...
**[21:41] ---**
...I'm going to stand on the court by myself.
**[21:46] ---**
All by himself, huh?
**[21:49] ---**
He went and became an adult
without either of us realizing it.
**[21:56] ---**
Right, Yuka?
**[22:01] ---**
I want to convey them to you
**[22:04] ---**
Lay all of my feelings bare
**[22:07] ---**
Whether I have to lie or sin,
I just want you to smile
**[22:14] ---**
By using these wings that you gave me
**[22:16] ---**
And embracing the "promise"
that ties us together
**[22:19] ---**
I'll stretch up to the sky!
**[22:23] ---**
Towards where only light shines
**[22:28] ---**
I was suffocating myself
**[22:34] ---**
In the empty corner of a cage
**[22:38] ---**
Yeah... it was as if
**[22:39] ---**
"I'm just like a bird that can't fly"
**[22:43] ---**
I nearly locked myself
in with all the excuses
**[22:49] ---**
I want to change
**[22:51] ---**
I cannot change
**[22:52] ---**
Even if I become stained in lies
**[22:55] ---**
I want to fall apart
**[22:56] ---**
I cannot fall apart
**[22:58] ---**
Now... I set flight
**[23:01] ---**
Sailing into the open sky
**[23:03] ---**
On these ugly wings
**[23:06] ---**
To assure I never go through
the same pain again
**[23:13] ---**
Still so very fragile and ephemeral
**[23:16] ---**
But no matter how dirty or pathetic
**[23:19] ---**
I'll fight! I'll rise!
**[23:22] ---**
Towards where there is a tiny glimmer
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Kids Are Allright."
# E36 - KIDS ARE ALLRIGHT
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**[00:05] ---**
Hey, Shinichi! If you're up early,
then come help me stock the shelves.
**[00:08] ---**
YASUHARA FRUITS & VEGGIES
**[00:09] ---**
I didn't get up early just to
help you do your job, Pops.
**[00:13] ---**
Huh?
**[00:13] ---**
Then whaddya do it for?
**[00:15] ---**
What does it matter? Get off my case.
**[00:19] ---**
See ya. I'm going out for a bit.
**[00:24] ---**
Ever since I got suspended from school,
**[00:26] ---**
I've been running nearly 10
kilometers every morning.
**[00:29] ---**
Nobody told me to do it.
**[00:31] ---**
My body just can't stay still.
**[00:34] ---**
I guess I'm punishing myself
for being such a screw up.
**[00:38] ---**
Nah, that makes me sound more badass
than I actually am.
**[00:41] ---**
The truth is...
**[00:43] ---**
...I can't bring myself to give up yet!
**[00:54] ---**
Nabe! Chucky!
**[00:56] ---**
Yasu...?
**[00:58] ---**
What the hell are you guys doing?
**[00:59] ---**
Are you blind or what? We're
playing basketball, man.
**[01:02] ---**
Just felt the urge to get our
hands on a ball, ya know?
**[01:07] ---**
Going through Nao's training
regiment was pure hell...
**[01:10] ---**
but now our lives are
kinda desolate without it.
**[01:13] ---**
Yeah, I totally feel you on that.
**[01:15] ---**
I never imagined that deep down
I was a super masochist.
**[01:18] ---**
Oh please! Somebody hurry and tie me up!
**[01:21] ---**
Sorry, dude. Now you've totally lost me.
**[01:24] ---**
Chucky and I have been
talking it over together.
**[01:26] ---**
Once our suspension is over, we're gonna
go straight to Mr. S and plead with him.
**[01:30] ---**
See if we can't convince him
to let us play basketball again.
**[01:34] ---**
Not only do we owe it to the rest of the guys,
but we've got our own regrets.
**[01:39] ---**
I know some of them might be
upset to hear this, but...
**[01:42] ---**
to be honest, I'm a little relieved
we lost the match against Shinjo.
**[01:46] ---**
Because if we'd won and then went on
to face even tougher opponents,
**[01:50] ---**
the two of us would've been
even more useless, ya know?
**[01:53] ---**
So now, we want to get better
and then play in a game
**[01:58] ---**
for real at next year's inter-high.
**[02:00] ---**
Right?
**[02:01] ---**
Right!
**[02:07] ---**
Damn, you guys really
are a pair of dumbasses.
**[02:12] ---**
But that sounds like...
**[02:14] ---**
...some stupid shit that I
want to get in on myself!
**[02:21] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[02:24] ---**
Kyou norikitta ippo wa
**[02:27] ---**
Sanzen to kagayaku ashioto nanda
**[02:33] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[02:37] ---**
Muchuu de tobikonda sekai wa seikai da
**[02:44] ---**
Yokubari datta anokoro egaiteita miraizu wa
**[02:46] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:50] ---**
Kikubari no mainichi de yogoretetta
**[02:56] ---**
Onaji yume mita yatsura wa tokku ni
**[03:00] ---**
Atarashii michi o aruiteru
**[03:03] ---**
Tameiki wa sora o nibiiro ni someru
**[03:09] ---**
Dakedo mada owari janai
**[03:15] ---**
Ashita koso wa to negai utau
**[03:24] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[03:27] ---**
Kyou norikitta ippo wa
**[03:30] ---**
Sanzen to kagayaku ashioto nanda
**[03:36] ---**
Machigacchai nai kara
**[03:39] ---**
Muchuu de tobikonda sekai wa seikai da
**[03:48] ---**
Nope, this won't do at all.
**[03:50] ---**
Wait, but why?!
**[03:52] ---**
We were told we just needed 5 members!
**[03:54] ---**
That's not the problem.
**[03:56] ---**
Look here. You need the signature and stamp
**[03:59] ---**
of a teacher that's willing
to be your advisor.
**[04:01] ---**
Even small cliques like yours
need a proper advisor. That's the rule.
**[04:05] ---**
So, can you do it?
**[04:07] ---**
No way!
**[04:07] ---**
They're forming a new
basketball group, apparently.
**[04:10] ---**
After that huge mess they caused?
**[04:12] ---**
What on Earth are they thinking?
**[04:15] ---**
There's no chance of any teacher
agreeing to be their advisor.
**[04:19] ---**
Hey! What's the deal, Rin?
**[04:20] ---**
Why didn't you tell us about
needing an advisor for the application?
**[04:22] ---**
Sorry, sorry! I totally spaced about that.
**[04:25] ---**
Ugh!
**[04:27] ---**
Maybe we can try asking Mr. Satsuki
to do it for us again?
**[04:30] ---**
That's out of the question.
**[04:32] ---**
The fact is, Mr. S was the last person
to look through the locker room before the fire.
**[04:36] ---**
At this point, he's likely facing some
severe punishment that we haven't heard about.
**[04:41] ---**
Speaking of, our Math class
was entirely self-study today...
**[04:45] ---**
You don't think... he got fired?
**[04:47] ---**
It's definitely not impossible.
**[04:50] ---**
If that's really the case, then I doubt Momoharu
will ever play basketball again.
**[04:55] ---**
Because he has an...
**[04:57] ---**
...oddly strong sense of duty.
**[04:59] ---**
Don't call him "odd," dude.
**[05:02] ---**
Anyway, this is one time
that nobody should bail them out.
**[05:04] ---**
Whether they crawl back out of their holes
has to be entirely up to them.
**[05:14] ---**
They say it takes 3 days to make up
for even 1 day of missed practice,
**[05:19] ---**
but it's been easy for me.
**[05:21] ---**
Maybe, I'm... a genius?!
**[05:25] ---**
Huh?
**[05:28] ---**
Hey, Kurumatani! Quit screwing around.
**[05:32] ---**
Let's hurry and get to the school store!
**[05:34] ---**
Here we go! Rock, paper, scissors... shoot!
**[05:38] ---**
Aw, crap!
Sweet! Winner winner, chicken dinner!
**[05:42] ---**
What worries me most is,
**[05:44] ---**
that Kurumatani has just
kept quiet about his
**[05:46] ---**
feelings towards Momoharu and the others.
**[05:49] ---**
I can't tell if he's angry
or just fed up with them...
**[05:52] ---**
Probably both.
**[05:54] ---**
It's exactly how I feel.
**[05:56] ---**
Hard to place any faith in them
after everything, ya know?
**[06:01] ---**
Deep down, I already know what will happen.
**[06:03] ---**
Even if we succeed in starting
a new basketball team,
**[06:07] ---**
I'm certain there's going
to be a big hole left in it.
**[06:11] ---**
It'll be totally different
from the team we had before,
**[06:14] ---**
and that will always feel awkward.
**[06:23] ---**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[06:25] ---**
Oh... Sora!
**[06:30] ---**
It's Madoka!
**[06:32] ---**
S-sorry about that!
**[06:34] ---**
Oh, no worries. I was
kind of zoned out there.
**[06:37] ---**
It's the real Madoka!
**[06:39] ---**
You aren't hurt, I hope.
**[06:41] ---**
Yeah, I'm fine.
**[06:43] ---**
Her boobs felt so soft...
**[06:45] ---**
Looks like you got a haircut.
**[06:48] ---**
Yeah, well, it's more like
my hair was stolen from me.
**[06:52] ---**
What a nice smell.
**[06:53] ---**
And her hair looks silky smooth.
**[06:57] ---**
She's so beautiful.
**[06:59] ---**
Welcome back!
**[07:04] ---**
I knew it.
**[07:09] ---**
Was everything okay back home in Nagano?
**[07:11] ---**
Oh, yeah! Just peachy!
**[07:14] ---**
My dad told me to make sure that I conveyed
our gratitude to you, Madoka.
**[07:17] ---**
Here! This is a Nagano specialty.
**[07:19] ---**
Thanks for all you did to help us.
**[07:21] ---**
Ah, no, I didn't do much...
***SIGN*** SHINSHU SOBA NOODLES
**[07:23] ---**
Thanks.
**[07:27] ---**
So I guess you already heard
about the basketball team?
**[07:30] ---**
Yep. I came to school yesterday.
**[07:33] ---**
Chiaki and the others told me all about it.
**[07:35] ---**
Are you angry? Because of
what Momoharu's group did?
**[07:39] ---**
No, I knew they were troublemakers from the start.
So I can't say I was surprised.
**[07:45] ---**
I mean, I know we'll have
some conflicts to resolve.
**[07:48] ---**
But...
**[07:51] ---**
I think right now, they must be the ones
suffering the most from all of this.
**[07:58] ---**
But Kite's been really pissed off,
so it's been hard to talk about.
**[08:04] ---**
That's not right.
**[08:06] ---**
The one suffering the most
right now is definitely you.
**[08:10] ---**
I wanna get back to playing
basketball soon...
**[08:19] ---**
Sorry.
**[08:26] ---**
Madoka...?
**[08:40] ---**
Sorry, could you get the door, honey?
**[08:43] ---**
Of course.
**[08:45] ---**
Yes?
**[08:47] ---**
Hanazono?
**[08:49] ---**
There's something I want
to talk with you about... if that's okay.
**[08:55] ---**
Where did you get all those bruises?
**[08:57] ---**
Well, Chiaki and I had a bit of a brawl...
**[09:00] ---**
You were supposed to remain
confined at home, weren't you?
**[09:03] ---**
After all that's happened,
you can't even follow that simple rule?
**[09:08] ---**
Let's just start with what
you want to talk about.
**[09:12] ---**
Chiaki told me...
**[09:13] ---**
...that you haven't been
coming to school lately.
**[09:17] ---**
So I was worried that you might have gotten fired
after everything that happened.
**[09:22] ---**
Something that trivial
made you come all the way to my house?
**[09:25] ---**
That's strange for you...
**[09:26] ---**
That's not how I see it at all!
**[09:28] ---**
To me, this isn't something "trivial"!
**[09:37] ---**
I've garnered enough respect at school
**[09:38] ---**
that an incident like this
wouldn't be cause to fire me.
**[09:41] ---**
Her delivery date is close.
**[09:43] ---**
I took time off to accompany
my wife to her checkups.
**[09:45] ---**
O-oh yeah? Well that's good to hear.
**[09:48] ---**
Though, I do expect deductions
to my remuneration for the next few months.
**[09:54] ---**
Sorry, but what exactly does all that mean?
**[09:58] ---**
Maternal Health
Handbook
**[09:58] ---**
It means that I'll be getting a pay cut.
**[10:02] ---**
But isn't that...
**[10:04] ---**
...happening at the worst
possible time for him?
**[10:08] ---**
So, is that all you came here for?
**[10:10] ---**
Uh, no...
**[10:13] ---**
I caused a lot of trouble
for both you and the team,
**[10:17] ---**
so I know a selfish request
is totally out of line...
**[10:21] ---**
...but I don't want to quit
playing basketball yet!
**[10:27] ---**
I once abandoned basketball
because of my stupid pride.
**[10:30] ---**
It made me turn my back on something
that I shouldn't have.
**[10:34] ---**
And I never want to go through
that experience again!
**[10:39] ---**
I finally had gotten back on track...
**[10:42] ---**
We may have been weak and pathetic,
but I still liked the team we had.
**[10:47] ---**
Basketball gave us all a place to belong!
**[10:50] ---**
And now...
**[10:52] ---**
I can't let it end with me being the one responsible
for everything falling apart!
**[10:56] ---**
So I'm begging you!
Please let us play basketball one more time!
**[11:04] ---**
You weren't kidding, that's
a very selfish request.
**[11:07] ---**
Hey...
**[11:08] ---**
Hanazono, was it?
**[11:11] ---**
Did you know?
**[11:12] ---**
The teachers who serve as advisors
**[11:13] ---**
only get a few hundred yen
for all the extra work.
**[11:16] ---**
Those details aren't for
the students to know...
**[11:19] ---**
Just be quiet and let me speak.
**[11:21] ---**
My husband should be spending more time
with his family but,
**[11:23] ---**
he sacrifices his weekends and holidays
just to work with you boys.
**[11:28] ---**
That's on top of all the time
he already spends working
**[11:31] ---**
at home every day to prepare
tests and assign grades.
**[11:34] ---**
The truth is that for most teachers,
**[11:37] ---**
especially those at schools where
sports aren't taken seriously,
**[11:40] ---**
being the advisor to a team
is just a load of pointless work.
**[11:43] ---**
Back when this started, all you would do
was complain about it, remember?
**[11:47] ---**
You said, "Why do I have to waste my time
advising the basketball team?"
**[11:50] ---**
Well, that was...
**[11:52] ---**
And yet recently, he stopped
**[11:54] ---**
being so grumpy and started proudly
saying "it's for the students."
**[11:58] ---**
If you can believe it, the first thing he did
after coming home was talk about you boys.
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**[12:03] ---**
He was so excited about that
**[12:05] ---**
match you played recently,
despite not being part of it himself.
**[12:08] ---**
But look at how it all turned out.
**[12:11] ---**
You boys aren't the only ones who feel
emotionally drained over this.
**[12:15] ---**
I want you to take all of that into account
and then answer me.
**[12:18] ---**
Do you really have any right to come here
asking for another chance to play basketball?
**[12:32] ---**
Thanks, I'm sorry to have bothered you.
**[12:34] ---**
Sure. Be safe on your way home.
**[12:40] ---**
There was really no need for
you to tell him all that.
**[12:42] ---**
Oh? But it was all true, wasn't it?
**[12:45] ---**
Or are you saying...
**[12:47] ---**
...that you were actually considering
offering them a helping hand again?
**[12:52] ---**
No.
**[12:55] ---**
Glad to hear it.
**[12:57] ---**
Okay, come inside and keep warm.
**[12:59] ---**
Right.
**[13:06] ---**
Do you really have any right to come here
asking for another chance to play basketball?
**[13:11] ---**
Are you just gonna...
**[13:13] ---**
...do what you always do
and wait for forgiveness?
**[13:16] ---**
Then what the hell else am I supposed to do?!
**[13:23] ---**
Damn drunkards. So disgusting.
**[13:27] ---**
Oh God, it's Mokichi.
**[13:31] ---**
What do I do? Pretend I don't know him?
**[13:36] ---**
Okay!
**[13:38] ---**
Just pretend not to know him.
**[13:40] ---**
Eek! Th-this guy's dead!
**[13:42] ---**
H-hello, police? There's been a murder!
**[13:47] ---**
Are you sure everything's okay?
**[13:49] ---**
Yeah, he's always like this.
**[13:53] ---**
Ah... I feel alive again.
**[13:54] ---**
Jesus. What the hell are
you doing out here, man?
**[13:57] ---**
Just doing... a little running.
**[14:00] ---**
Huh?
**[14:01] ---**
I got this from Nanao.
***SIGN*** Start every session by stretching first!
Stamina Training
20 minute jog - 3 sets
30 meter run x 10
400 meter run x 10
50 meter progression run x 10
***SIGN*** Weight Training
Bench press 30 times x 3
Pull-ups - 30 times x 3
Squats - 100 times x 3
Push-ups
Sit-ups
Superman rows
All of them 30 times x 3
Make sure to cool down at the end!!
**[14:06] ---**
It's my personal training regiment.
**[14:08] ---**
Training...? But what for?
**[14:14] ---**
Nanao is working hard on our behalf,
**[14:16] ---**
to try and establish a new
basketball team right now.
**[14:20] ---**
And until that happens,
we're supposed to keep training ourselves.
**[14:24] ---**
It was Nanao's idea to
make sure that we don't
***SIGN*** Mr. Omura (Soccer Team) Mr. Arino (Free)
**[14:28] ---**
waste any time until the new team is formed.
**[14:31] ---**
Honestly, I wish I could focus
on helping out Nanao instead.
**[14:34] ---**
A brand new... basketball team?
**[14:37] ---**
Our team had really only existed
for about a month, anyway.
**[14:41] ---**
There wasn't very much for us
to lose in the first place.
**[14:46] ---**
I would say this is actually
where the real starting line is.
**[14:49] ---**
So, you're not pissed off at us?
**[14:52] ---**
For the shit we pulled?
**[14:56] ---**
Well, our school has that
kind of bad reputation.
**[14:59] ---**
I blame myself for deciding to
go there in the first place.
**[15:04] ---**
However...
**[15:06] ---**
I don't really know how Kurumatani
or Natsume feel about all of it.
**[15:11] ---**
Natsume is especially hard to read.
**[15:15] ---**
I'll be frank with you, it
doesn't really matter to me
**[15:18] ---**
whether you all decide to
come back to the team or not.
**[15:23] ---**
Although... I think it will
be lonely under the basket.
**[15:31] ---**
But I'm only talking about...
**[15:33] ---**
...the structure of the team.
**[15:36] ---**
This wiseass...
***SIGN*** JONAN UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM
**[15:48] ---**
Hey, did you hear the rumor
that's been circulating?
**[15:50] ---**
Apparently there's a guy going around
challenging teams to duels.
**[15:54] ---**
You've gotta be kidding!
This isn't the middle ages.
**[15:56] ---**
I'm dead serious! Mitsuhashi down at KAIT
got beaten by him the other day!
**[16:02] ---**
Ouch!
**[16:02] ---**
S-sorry! My bad!
**[16:03] ---**
He got beaten? Like in a fight?
**[16:06] ---**
Nah. The guy came in demanding
a one-on-one match and then....
**[16:12] ---**
Who's the ace of this team?
**[16:20] ---**
Seriously?
**[16:21] ---**
He's just a kid.
**[16:23] ---**
So, I hear you beat Mitsuhashi?
**[16:26] ---**
Hard to say exactly who our "ace" is,
**[16:29] ---**
but I'm Karasawa and I'm
the captain of this team.
**[16:33] ---**
What's your name?
**[16:34] ---**
It's Kite.
**[16:36] ---**
He's so thin. It looks like
he hardly even trains.
**[16:40] ---**
I can't believe this year's most talked about
college rookie got beat by this punk.
**[16:45] ---**
So tell me, why are you doing this?
**[16:47] ---**
To hone my skills.
**[16:49] ---**
At the very least, I have to be strong enough
to beat every player in high school.
**[16:54] ---**
Seriously? And you're doing it
by going around beating college players?
**[16:59] ---**
Is this kid stupid or what?
**[17:01] ---**
Enough.
**[17:03] ---**
Listen, Kite.
**[17:04] ---**
I don't hate guys with
big ambitions like you.
**[17:07] ---**
But we started training at 3 today
and went pretty hard at it, so we're exhausted.
**[17:12] ---**
I know there's a physical
disparity between us,
**[17:14] ---**
but isn't it a little unfair for you
to come target us when we're tired?
**[17:21] ---**
Well, I just came back from
finishing this routine.
***SIGN*** Stretching - 20 minutes
STAMINA TRAINING
Timed jog - 10 minute x 3 sets
Uphill dash - 50 meters x 10 x 2 sets
Stair climbing dash - 10 x 2 sets
**[17:23] ---**
INTERVAL TRAINING
30 meter dash x 20 (15 seconds)
50 meter dash x 20 (30 seconds)
***SIGN*** WEIGHT TRAINING Side bridge Front bridge - 1 minute x 15 sets Shoulder press Bent-over rows - 15 times x 5 sets Bench press - 30 times x 3 sets
***SIGN*** Pull-ups - 30 times x 3 sets Push-ups - 50 times Sit-ups - 50 times x 3 sets each Superman rows - 50 times Squats - 100 times x 3 sets Stretching for 20 minutes + (don't forget)
**[17:26] ---**
For real?
**[17:29] ---**
Okay. I'll play you.
**[17:32] ---**
Need a warm up?
**[17:34] ---**
Nope.
**[17:35] ---**
Next year?
**[17:38] ---**
Yeah! Do you know where
the inter-high is gonna be next year?
**[17:41] ---**
Not sure. It'll either be in Kanto or Tohoku.
**[17:45] ---**
Okay, in that case, I'll save
up my allowance until then
**[17:48] ---**
so I can go to next year's
inter-high and cheer you on.
**[17:51] ---**
Do your best, Big Bro!
**[17:53] ---**
Aren't you mad at me? For
breaking my promise...
**[17:56] ---**
No way! I know the inter-high isn't so easy
that you can just go in your first year.
**[18:02] ---**
Oh and by the way, I started
playing basketball, too!
**[18:06] ---**
For real?
**[18:06] ---**
Yeah!
**[18:08] ---**
Have you been practicing dribbling?
**[18:09] ---**
Yeah, I dribble all the time!
**[18:13] ---**
I want you to teach me more
about basketball when we meet up!
**[18:17] ---**
I'm done hesitating.
**[18:20] ---**
I WILL climb my way to the top,
no matter how close to the bottom I am!
**[18:35] ---**
Got it!
**[18:42] ---**
I'm impressed you got your hands on that one.
I actually screwed up the pass.
**[18:46] ---**
Then say something!
**[18:47] ---**
What exactly... are you doing here?
**[18:51] ---**
Does it look like we're
playing tag or something?
**[18:54] ---**
I meant, what are you doing
at my house without permission?
**[18:58] ---**
Hey, Mokichi! We're good buds, right?
**[19:01] ---**
Y-yeah.
**[19:02] ---**
Then is it okay if I come over every day?!
**[19:04] ---**
I'd prefer you not...
**[19:05] ---**
It's your own fault for
getting back so damn late.
**[19:09] ---**
Your training regiment isn't even half
of what we do, but it still took you longer.
**[19:12] ---**
I don't see what that has
to do with you being here...
**[19:16] ---**
In any case, we decided this is where
we'll be practicing from now on.
**[19:20] ---**
You don't have any right to
be complaining to us about it!
**[19:23] ---**
But... this is my house...
**[19:29] ---**
So, what number were we on again?
**[19:31] ---**
Huh?! I thought you were keep
tracking of that, Chiaki!
**[19:35] ---**
Fine, we'll just have
to take it from the top!
**[19:44] ---**
These two are doing this on top of the training
that Nanao already assigned them.
**[19:50] ---**
And I can't believe, just how
many shots he can sink...
**[19:54] ---**
...in this darkness.
**[19:57] ---**
9... the last one!
**[20:06] ---**
Whoa! That was awesome!
**[20:10] ---**
Okay, time to start over again.
**[20:15] ---**
I had considered this during
our match against Shinjo,
**[20:18] ---**
but Chiaki's optimal position on the team
isn't as point guard.
**[20:22] ---**
So maybe, the ideal team that Nanao
was talking about is actually...
**[20:27] ---**
Hey guys, there's something
I want to check with you.
**[20:34] ---**
Why are you eating... at my house?
**[20:37] ---**
Seconds, please!
**[20:38] ---**
Sure...
**[20:39] ---**
Well, that's easy to explain.
**[20:42] ---**
It's because we're hungry.
**[20:44] ---**
I should never have let
him go to that school...
**[20:47] ---**
D-don't worry, Mom!
They're way more harmless than they look!
**[20:53] ---**
I really don't think it
will be easy for us to form
**[20:55] ---**
a new official team after
everything that's happened.
**[21:00] ---**
We can't afford to come off
as half-hearted anymore.
**[21:02] ---**
From this point on, we have
to show a shared determination.
**[21:06] ---**
And by that you mean...
**[21:09] ---**
...our team aiming to win
the inter-high, right?
**[21:14] ---**
Exactly. I think this team is good enough
to get close to that goal.
**[21:19] ---**
Well, that's gonna be a problem.
**[21:22] ---**
I intend to be the very best in all of Japan,
my minions have to be
**[21:25] ---**
better than "good enough."
**[21:29] ---**
Nobody ever said a word
about becoming your minion.
**[21:33] ---**
And then, I'll win Nao's heart...!
**[21:39] ---**
So, it's settled.
**[21:41] ---**
We need to have all the other guys...
get back as soon as possible!
**[21:52] ---**
I can't even imagine a Kuzu High basketball team
without Momoharu on it!
**[22:01] ---**
Tsutaetai anata e
**[22:04] ---**
Sarakedasu omoi o
**[22:07] ---**
Uso demo tsumi demo waratteite hoshikute
**[22:14] ---**
Anata ga kureta kono tsubasa de
**[22:16] ---**
Tsunagu "yakusoku" o dakishimete
**[22:19] ---**
Sora e nobase yo!
**[22:23] ---**
Tada hikari sasu hou e
**[22:28] ---**
Iki o koroshite itanda
**[22:34] ---**
Kago no naka no katasumi de
**[22:38] ---**
Aa... maru de
**[22:39] ---**
"Habatakenai tori no you da"
**[22:43] ---**
Iiwake bakari tozashite shimai sou de
**[22:49] ---**
Kawaritai
**[22:51] ---**
Kawarenai
**[22:52] ---**
Uso ni mamiretemo
**[22:55] ---**
Kowaretai
**[22:56] ---**
Kowasanai
**[22:58] ---**
Ima... tobidase
**[23:01] ---**
Oozora e hirogeta
**[23:03] ---**
Minikui tsubasa de
**[23:06] ---**
Mou nitodo to itami o kurikaesanai you ni
**[23:13] ---**
Konna ni mo moroku hakanakute
**[23:16] ---**
Donna ni mo kegare buzama demo
**[23:19] ---**
Agake! Agareyo!
**[23:22] ---**
Wazukani kagayaku hou e
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Tender."
# E37 - TENDER
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYDK10K96/tender)
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**[00:17] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:39] ---**
H-have you started going bald, Momoharu?!
**[01:42] ---**
That's the first thing
you have to say to me?!
**[01:45] ---**
Momoharu and the guys were
finally allowed to return
**[01:47] ---**
from suspension once the rainy season hit.
**[01:51] ---**
Why didn't you assholes get buzz cuts?!
I thought we all agreed on this!
**[01:55] ---**
Enough. No more yelling.
**[01:59] ---**
We're sorry for all the trouble we caused.
**[02:02] ---**
Sink your heads lower!
**[02:03] ---**
Ouch!
**[02:05] ---**
Okay. Please write your names
and class numbers on here.
**[02:09] ---**
It's the list of members for our new clique.
**[02:12] ---**
Huh?
**[02:13] ---**
Nanao, did you find an advisor?
**[02:15] ---**
Not yet. Actually, it's
looking pretty hopeless.
**[02:18] ---**
Mr. Satsuki
**[02:19] ---**
Mr. Satsuki is the only
real possibility left.
**[02:23] ---**
In that case, you'd better not.
**[02:24] ---**
Our only hope for survival
is by assuring that we allow
**[02:28] ---**
no members who actually caused the fire.
**[02:31] ---**
And so...
**[02:32] ---**
Actually, we need them.
**[02:34] ---**
This may not seem convincing coming from me,
**[02:36] ---**
but there's no point trying to gain approval
without having the exact same members.
**[02:40] ---**
Isn't that right, Nao?
**[02:41] ---**
Yes. I totally agree.
**[02:43] ---**
So then...
**[02:49] ---**
Natsume...?
**[02:50] ---**
I'm not against it.
**[02:52] ---**
But... it still grinds my gears.
**[02:57] ---**
I thought he would object to it for sure.
**[03:11] ---**
Let me tell you one thing.
**[03:13] ---**
Your plan of being stronger than everyone
in high school is flat out unrealistic.
**[03:17] ---**
Since the reality is that high school matches
are never fought one-on-one.
**[03:22] ---**
Just because you're an ace
doesn't mean your team is gonna be successful.
**[03:25] ---**
The only way to make it to the top as a team
is by having strong teammates.
**[03:26] ---**
Greased
Lightning
**[03:32] ---**
I already know all about that!
**[03:34] ---**
It's something that I've struggled
with my entire life...
**[03:38] ---**
There's nothing more I want
than teammates who I can rely on!
**[03:43] ---**
I'll figure out a way
to convince Mr. Satsuki.
**[03:47] ---**
Please, I really need you
to let me handle that part.
**[03:52] ---**
I wanna... own up to my failures.
**[03:55] ---**
I let you down in more
ways than one. I'm sorry.
**[04:04] ---**
Wha... what the hell, man?
**[04:06] ---**
I figured I shouldn't let you apologize
without getting in my fair share of payback.
**[04:11] ---**
But looking back,
**[04:13] ---**
I actually wouldn't have been able
to play basketball without you, Momoharu.
**[04:16] ---**
So you can consider us even now!
**[04:20] ---**
You dumbass. That's what I'm supposed to say.
**[04:24] ---**
I think a buzz cut would've suited you
a lot better, though!
**[04:27] ---**
Well, I do have one big
bald spot in the back.
**[04:32] ---**
It was all thanks to you.
**[04:36] ---**
How does it feel... to actually fly?
**[04:40] ---**
I swear to you.
**[04:42] ---**
I'll stake the remainder
of my high school life...
**[04:45] ---**
...entirely on basketball.
**[04:51] ---**
Kite still seemed pretty pissed,
**[04:54] ---**
but I bet even HE has approved
of Momoharu at this point.
**[04:58] ---**
Because we're gonna need everyone's help.
**[05:01] ---**
Let's go.
**[05:02] ---**
To the inter-high!
**[05:06] ---**
The promise I made on
that day still lives on.
**[05:11] ---**
Oh! Hey, Madoka!
**[05:14] ---**
Check this out! It's a rare case
of going bald from a young age!
**[05:18] ---**
I ain't going bald!
**[05:19] ---**
Besides, you've got a weird
short haircut of your own!
**[05:23] ---**
Y-yo.
**[05:34] ---**
H-huh?
**[05:36] ---**
Sorry...
**[05:42] ---**
Did something happen between
you and Madoka recently?
**[05:46] ---**
Not really.
**[05:48] ---**
Nothing at all...
**[05:49] ---**
Okay! Now it's time to start
doing turn-about runs!
**[05:52] ---**
Noooo!
**[05:53] ---**
I don't wanna!
**[05:54] ---**
Speak up for yourself. You can do it.
**[05:56] ---**
Okay.
**[05:57] ---**
Hey, what's going on?
Practice has already started, you know.
**[06:01] ---**
Uh, hey, Madoka...
**[06:03] ---**
Sasaki just told us that
she wants to quit the team.
**[06:10] ---**
She was absent from practice
quite a lot, right?
**[06:13] ---**
This isn't a surprise.
**[06:14] ---**
Right...
**[06:15] ---**
You know how our school is.
**[06:18] ---**
Every student has to join a
team just for the sake of it.
**[06:20] ---**
But who knows how many of them
are actually taking it seriously.
**[06:26] ---**
It's weird, the gym seems
a lot bigger lately.
**[06:30] ---**
Those guys were troublemakers,
but they were serious about the sport.
**[06:33] ---**
It feels lonely without them.
**[06:39] ---**
Yeah...
**[06:49] ---**
S-still not yet, Nanao?
**[06:51] ---**
Nope, not even close.
**[06:54] ---**
The first part of everyone's
training regimen: timed runs.
***SIGN*** Stretching
STAMINA TRAINING
Timed jog - 10 minute - x 4 sets
Uphill dash 50 meters - x 10 x 2 sets
Stair climbing dash - 10 - x 2 sets
***SIGN*** INTERVAL TRAINING
30 meter dash x 20
50 meter dash x 20
100 meter dash x 20
***SIGN*** Did you do it all?
**[06:57] ---**
The running they do to build stamina
is recorded by time rather than distance.
**[07:00] ---**
For Kurumatani, it's 4
sets of 10 minutes each.
**[07:05] ---**
Running for only 10 minutes may
seem like a short amount of time,
**[07:08] ---**
but it amounts to 3 km for faster people.
**[07:12] ---**
Not only is there no finish line for him to cross,
but I don't let him see the time either.
**[07:16] ---**
So it works to build his stamina
while also making him mentally tougher.
**[07:21] ---**
G-gotta be... getting close now!
**[07:24] ---**
He still has 5 whole minutes.
**[07:27] ---**
I'm worried about Momoharu.
I hope he'll be okay.
**[07:31] ---**
He told us to let him do all
the talking with Mr. Satsuki,
**[07:35] ---**
but it might have been better
if I was the one who asked him...
**[07:38] ---**
Don't worry, Momoharu knows what he's doing.
**[07:42] ---**
Apologies and haircuts aren't enough
to make the guilt he feels go away.
**[07:46] ---**
That's why I think Momoharu is so driven
to do whatever he possibly can.
**[07:53] ---**
He really is good at reading
what goes on in Momoharu's head.
**[07:57] ---**
Anyways, Nanao, there's
something I wanted to ask you.
**[08:00] ---**
What?
**[08:01] ---**
My weight training regimen is lacking
**[08:03] ---**
compared to Chiaki and the
others, don't you think?
**[08:05] ---**
Well, that's because...
**[08:07] ---**
I really want to build muscle
and fill out my body as much as I can.
**[08:11] ---**
You've got it backwards.
**[08:12] ---**
Huh?
**[08:13] ---**
When you build extra muscle
during your growth period,
**[08:16] ---**
it actually prevents you from getting taller.
**[08:19] ---**
So, that means...
**[08:21] ---**
And also, I've been meaning
to say this for a while,
**[08:24] ---**
but you know those calcium bars
you're always snacking on?
**[08:28] ---**
You should give those up, too.
**[08:31] ---**
We get taller when we're young because
**[08:32] ---**
all our joints have areas of
cartilage called growth plates
**[08:35] ---**
and we stop growing when those areas
harden into bone.
**[08:40] ---**
Taking extra calcium supplements could cause
**[08:42] ---**
that cartilage to harden
before you grow fully,
**[08:45] ---**
so it's important to balance your diet.
**[08:49] ---**
Oh, and by the way, protein is what
supplements cartilage growth.
**[08:53] ---**
Oh... I didn't know that...
**[08:55] ---**
Okay, I'm going to check on Chiaki now.
**[08:57] ---**
If it starts raining any harder,
I want you to come inside.
**[09:00] ---**
It wouldn't be good if you caught a cold.
**[09:02] ---**
Uh, okay.
**[09:03] ---**
Your face looks really pale, are you okay?
**[09:06] ---**
Uh, yeah, I'm fine.
**[09:08] ---**
Don't push yourself too hard, okay?
**[09:10] ---**
Call me when you're finished.
I'll help you do your calisthenics.
**[09:13] ---**
Sure, thank you.
**[09:17] ---**
I see... taking too much calcium
is actually a bad thing...
**[09:25] ---**
Then what the hell have I
been doing this whole time?!
**[09:29] ---**
I'll never recover from this...
**[09:32] ---**
Oh no! A young child just passed out!
**[09:34] ---**
Hang in there, little guy!
**[09:39] ---**
What in blue blazes happened to you?!
**[09:41] ---**
Just don't ask...!
**[09:48] ---**
I'm begging you!
**[09:49] ---**
Please be our advisor again,
so that we can reform the basketball team!
**[09:58] ---**
Do you really have any right to come here
asking for another chance to play basketball?
**[10:05] ---**
I know that I have come to grips
with everything that your wife said to me.
**[10:10] ---**
But none of it changes the fact
I don't know what else to do!
**[10:13] ---**
I'm not very smart. Getting down on my knees
was the only idea I could come up with.
**[10:19] ---**
What's up with him?
**[10:20] ---**
Gotta be related to the basketball team.
**[10:23] ---**
Please do it, Teach!
**[10:26] ---**
Don't let what my wife said bother you.
**[10:30] ---**
Your haircut and attitude show me
that you're being sincere.
**[10:34] ---**
I'm sure you're feeling a great
deal of remorse over this.
**[10:37] ---**
However, there is nothing
that I can do for you.
**[10:41] ---**
I want you to imagine how you
would feel about this situation
**[10:44] ---**
if you were another student or teacher.
**[10:49] ---**
I truly want to lend you a helping hand,
but my position makes that impossible.
**[10:59] ---**
If you want to play, then you'll
have to ask another teach-
**[11:01] ---**
You're the only option for us!
**[11:04] ---**
And it's not because none of
the other teachers would do it!
**[11:07] ---**
It's because we want YOU, Mr. Satsuki!
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**[11:11] ---**
He was so excited about that match you played recently,
despite not being part of it himself.
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**[11:17] ---**
Then... you'll just have to give up.
**[11:25] ---**
But why?! Dammit!
**[11:29] ---**
Quite the stubborn group of boys, eh?
**[11:35] ---**
Mr. Principal...
**[11:37] ---**
KITSUEN
BAR:
**[11:38] ---**
The reason I made it mandatory
for students to join teams at this school,
**[11:41] ---**
is because my ideology
aligns quite closely with yours, Mr. Satsuki.
**[11:46] ---**
You know, what you said the other day...
about "reality" and all that.
**[11:50] ---**
Sorry, I'm embarrassed
by how out of line I was.
**[11:52] ---**
Actually, back when I was a student,
I was part of the baseball team.
**[11:56] ---**
We were so pitiful, that
we never did win any games,
**[11:59] ---**
but I kept at it, and to this day
I treasure all of the thrills
**[12:03] ---**
that I shared with my fellow teammates.
**[12:07] ---**
I wanted the students of this generation
to experience that.
***SIGN*** Fatty
Pork
500 Yen
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Wings
500 Yen
**[12:11] ---**
However, the mandatory enrollment rule
really backfired on me.
**[12:15] ---**
Many just treat it as a leisure activity.
**[12:17] ---**
These days, there are very
few students who take
**[12:20] ---**
the role of sports in their lives seriously.
**[12:24] ---**
That boy, Natsume, was it?
The one with the braided hair.
**[12:27] ---**
Ah, yes. Kenji Natsume.
**[12:30] ---**
I suppose he was the reason why.
**[12:32] ---**
I'll take the Kuzu High basketball team...
all the way to the national inter-high.
**[12:36] ---**
Despite my old age, hearing his words
instilled some exhilaration back in my heart.
**[12:42] ---**
Although the incident those boys caused
was most unfortunate,
**[12:46] ---**
I want to acknowledge all the genuine effort
they put in until now.
**[12:50] ---**
This must be what it feels
like to be a doting parent.
**[12:53] ---**
KITSUEN
BAR:
**[12:54] ---**
They accepted and took the punishment
we handed to them.
**[12:57] ---**
And I see no reason for that
punishment to go on further.
**[13:01] ---**
When children get lost on the path of life,
**[13:03] ---**
it is our solemn duty as teachers and adults
to become the light that guides them.
**[13:10] ---**
What do you think?
**[13:11] ---**
Perhaps we can offer them
just one chance to turn things around.
**[13:17] ---**
Screw this.
**[13:19] ---**
The teachers should be the ones
cleaning up their own damn staff room.
**[13:22] ---**
And just where the hell
did Momoharu get off to?
**[13:25] ---**
Oh! I found a game console.
Did they confiscate this or what?
**[13:29] ---**
Wonder if the manga they
took from us is around here.
**[13:31] ---**
Dude, just stop.
**[13:34] ---**
Hello, you've reached Kuzu High School.
**[13:36] ---**
Wait, dude! Who the hell said
you could pick up the phone?!
**[13:40] ---**
What's that?
**[13:41] ---**
A practice game with the basketball team...?
**[13:47] ---**
A game? What exactly do you mean?
**[13:51] ---**
I've heard all about how you boys
are trying to start a
**[13:54] ---**
new basketball team from scratch.
**[13:56] ---**
However, not a single teacher has agreed
to serve as your advisor.
**[14:00] ---**
Of course, that really shouldn't
come as any surprise.
**[14:04] ---**
Considering that you made
your locker rooms go up in flames.
**[14:08] ---**
Your reputation as delinquents is well known,
**[14:11] ---**
and the reason I disbanded
your team was because
**[14:13] ---**
I believed that none of
you had matured at all
**[14:16] ---**
despite your dedication to basketball.
**[14:19] ---**
However, it seems I was mistaken about that.
**[14:22] ---**
Yasuhara, you'll be pleased
to hear that the school
**[14:25] ---**
was contacted by your probation officer.
**[14:28] ---**
They strongly requested that we allow you
to continue playing basketball.
**[14:31] ---**
As for Nabeshima and Saki,
**[14:33] ---**
they spent time going out
to collect signatures
**[14:35] ---**
from a variety of people in
support of forming a new team.
**[14:38] ---**
And then there's Hanazono.
**[14:41] ---**
Mr. Satsuki has told me a lot about
the strong sense of responsibility that you have.
**[14:47] ---**
Getting down on your knees
in the rain to make a
**[14:50] ---**
formal apology is not
something done very easily.
**[14:54] ---**
Others of you made repairs
to the locker rooms with your own hands,
**[14:58] ---**
and others stayed late after school every day
**[15:01] ---**
to search for a teacher to serve as advisor.
**[15:03] ---**
And one of you even went as far as to train
by challenging college players.
**[15:08] ---**
All of you are looking towards the future.
That has been made crystal clear to me.
**[15:13] ---**
Although this may be unrelated,
**[15:16] ---**
one member of your team lost his
mother on the day of that match.
**[15:20] ---**
Despite that, I'm certain that
he isn't looking back on the past either.
**[15:25] ---**
Sometimes it is the flowers wilted
by the rain that move our hearts the most.
**[15:33] ---**
What exactly is this geezer
blabbing about now?
**[15:36] ---**
Shut it. You're supposed to
bite your tongue at this part.
**[15:39] ---**
That being said, the other teachers on our staff
do not feel that way.
**[15:42] ---**
You all are going to have to make them understand
your passion for basketball.
**[15:46] ---**
That's way easier said
than done, though... yeah?
**[15:49] ---**
Are you telling us to have a match
in front of all the teachers?
**[15:53] ---**
Indeed, that would be the
easiest way to do it.
**[15:57] ---**
Unfortunately, Mr. Satsuki is no longer
in a position to serve as your advisor.
**[16:01] ---**
The school has also determined it best
that he remain unassociated.
**[16:05] ---**
But none of the other teachers...
**[16:08] ---**
Which is why you must play.
**[16:10] ---**
Or are you telling me you
don't have any confidence?
**[16:13] ---**
Confidence for what?
**[16:14] ---**
I've had enough beating around the bush.
**[16:17] ---**
You're saying that if we play
then we've gotta win, right?
**[16:25] ---**
Please let us play the match!
We will definitely walk away as winners!
**[16:31] ---**
Are you okay with this, Mr. Satsuki?
**[16:34] ---**
Yes.
**[16:35] ---**
Very well, I'll start contacting my colleagues
at other schools.
**[16:38] ---**
Excuse me...
**[16:39] ---**
Yes, what is it?
**[16:40] ---**
I, uh, kinda already accepted a match for us.
**[16:45] ---**
Seriously, Nabe?!
**[16:46] ---**
What the hell were you thinking?!
**[16:48] ---**
You're one crafty fox, man!
**[16:50] ---**
W-well, that's okay. It's certainly true
there were multiple offers made to us.
**[16:54] ---**
What is the name of the school
that you'll be facing?
**[16:57] ---**
What was it...?
**[16:58] ---**
Use your head!
**[17:00] ---**
Oh, that's right! It was Yokohama Tie-ay
or something like that.
**[17:06] ---**
P-please no...
**[17:09] ---**
So are they, like, super tough?
**[17:26] ---**
Defensive foul! White #14!
**[17:29] ---**
Basket counts! One free-throw!
**[17:32] ---**
He sunk it even after I tried
to throw off his balance...
**[17:41] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[17:41] ---**
Kitasumiyoshi
**[17:42] ---**
Let's go, let's go! SHI-RA-ISHI!
Let's go, let's go! SHI-RA-ISHI!
**[17:47] ---**
Shiraishi really is one of
the best, he's just amazing!
**[17:50] ---**
Winning will put us in the
finals for this block!
**[17:52] ---**
Stuck on the bench again. How boring.
**[17:57] ---**
Shit! Goddamn! Panna Cotta!
**[17:59] ---**
We had their lead down to just 6 points, but now...
Aholehole! Phoque!
**[18:02] ---**
Calm down, Taro. The match
isn't over just yet.
**[18:06] ---**
I definitely see why these guys dominated
in the Kanto tournament.
**[18:10] ---**
I can't think of any other team that became
a top competitor as quickly as Yokohama Taiei.
**[18:15] ---**
And amongst them all, that #10...
**[18:17] ---**
...the one named Shiraishi
has outstanding skills.
**[18:20] ---**
I don't think there are many players in Kanto
who can compete with him.
**[18:24] ---**
But it's not all bad news, Taro.
**[18:27] ---**
Huh?
**[18:27] ---**
From my perspective,
your skills aren't that far behind his.
**[18:31] ---**
The only major difference between you
is about a head of height.
**[18:35] ---**
Are you going to let that be why you lose?
**[18:38] ---**
Like hell I am!
**[18:39] ---**
Listen up! For the last 10 minutes we're going
on the offensive with Taro leading the charge!
**[18:43] ---**
We WILL pull this around! Got it?!
**[18:45] ---**
Yeah!
**[18:47] ---**
You finish warming up, Hyou?
**[18:51] ---**
I was gettin' sick of waiting.
**[18:54] ---**
You know what to do.
**[18:56] ---**
Go widen our lead.
**[18:58] ---**
Alrighty, let's do this!
**[19:02] ---**
The interval is now over!
**[19:06] ---**
Huh?!
**[19:08] ---**
Looks like Taiei is benching their ace.
**[19:11] ---**
Guess this match is too easy for them.
**[19:12] ---**
Th-they're not taking us seriously...
**[19:16] ---**
And they replaced him with a freshman?!
**[19:17] ---**
What is up with that hair?
**[19:20] ---**
Does he think this is a joke?!
**[19:22] ---**
Oh, looks like Fuwa is finally
getting some play time.
**[19:25] ---**
Is he somebody you know?
**[19:27] ---**
I reported on his middle school career.
**[19:29] ---**
That kid lived in America
up through the 5th grade.
**[19:38] ---**
Apparently, returning and enrolling
in a Japanese school caused him a huge shock.
**[19:43] ---**
Since Japan's basketball scene
was just too low-level for him.
**[19:57] ---**
That was awesome...
**[19:58] ---**
How did he pull that off?
**[20:01] ---**
I'm jealous.
**[20:02] ---**
Ah, this feels great!
**[20:06] ---**
Hiratsuka Station
**[20:18] ---**
He nailed it!
**[20:20] ---**
Holy shit! That #7 has
scored 4 baskets in a row!
**[20:25] ---**
I won't lose!
**[20:26] ---**
I REFUSE to lose!
**[20:28] ---**
Taro!
**[20:30] ---**
A behind-the-back pass!
**[20:42] ---**
I hope the game hasn't ended yet!
**[20:46] ---**
You're really slick, man.
**[20:48] ---**
Huh?
**[20:49] ---**
You sent chills down my spine.
**[20:51] ---**
I'm grateful we got to play each other.
**[20:54] ---**
Bye-bye now.
**[21:11] ---**
What was that?!
**[21:13] ---**
He took it all the way alone!
**[21:31] ---**
So close...
**[21:33] ---**
We had almost caught up!
**[21:36] ---**
Son of a bitch!
**[21:48] ---**
Don't do it.
**[21:50] ---**
There aren't any words that
can comfort the losers.
**[21:55] ---**
The road to nationals is
blocked by a thick wall
**[21:57] ---**
that's taller than any of us can imagine.
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Earring
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Earring."
# E38 - Earring
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRXJXV85Y/earring)
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**[00:03] ---**
Shout louder, freshmen!
**[00:05] ---**
Okay!
**[00:06] ---**
Here goes another one!
**[00:07] ---**
Nice shot!
**[00:09] ---**
Keep it up!
**[00:12] ---**
S-sorry about that!
**[00:13] ---**
It's cool.
**[00:15] ---**
Okay, last round!
***SIGN*** GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[00:19] ---**
So did something happened to you?
**[00:21] ---**
Wh-what do you mean?
**[00:23] ---**
I've noticed that you've
been off your game lately.
**[00:26] ---**
Oh... yeah, sorry.
**[00:28] ---**
It's fine. You don't have to
apologize for it or anything.
***SIGN*** These past 3 years have been a blast thanks to you gals!
**[00:31] ---**
And it's not just you,
it's actually everybody.
**[00:34] ---**
MATSUJUN
M SENPAI x KANAKO
**[00:35] ---**
Our team has become pretty sloppy
ever since the seniors left.
**[00:39] ---**
I guess even slackers like them
leave some impact behind.
**[00:42] ---**
Yoko has started ragging on the seniors.
**[00:48] ---**
Look, I'm not going to try
and stick my nose in your business.
**[00:52] ---**
Just know I'm always here
if you need someone to talk to.
**[00:55] ---**
Right. I appreciate that.
**[00:59] ---**
Sorry.
***SIGN*** GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[01:01] ---**
Yoko has always been good at basketball
and totally serious about practice.
**[01:08] ---**
Want to hit a cafe or something?
**[01:09] ---**
Sorry! I already have plans
with Tama later today.
**[01:13] ---**
People like her exude such a bright light around me
that it's been really painful...
**[01:19] ---**
...seeing it cast my own shadow lately.
**[01:39] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[02:53] ---**
KARAOKE
**[02:54] ---**
Earring
**[02:54] ---**
This is too far!
**[02:55] ---**
There are karaoke places way
closer to school, y'know!
**[02:58] ---**
I hate having to bump into
creeps at the crowded station.
**[03:00] ---**
Oh, just relax.
**[03:02] ---**
Put that one song on.
**[03:03] ---**
You know, the one you always sing, Tama!
**[03:04] ---**
Oh, I love that one!
**[03:07] ---**
Anyways, Madoka, give me the deets.
**[03:10] ---**
Hm?
**[03:11] ---**
You got dumped by a guy, yeah?
**[03:13] ---**
Huh?! Wha-wha-wha-wha...?
**[03:15] ---**
I did NOT get dumped!
**[03:17] ---**
Oh? But you DO have your eyes on someone!
**[03:19] ---**
Uh-oh, she walked right into that one.
**[03:23] ---**
Help me, Tama!
**[03:24] ---**
There, there, just let it out.
**[03:28] ---**
That's actually the whole reason
I invited you to come today!
**[03:31] ---**
They should be here soon.
**[03:32] ---**
Huh?
**[03:33] ---**
Hey, this way! Over here!
**[03:35] ---**
Wassup!
**[03:36] ---**
You're late!
**[03:37] ---**
Sorry, my bad. Practice
ran pretty late today.
**[03:40] ---**
I didn't even know you were on a team.
**[03:42] ---**
Despite how I look, I'm
actually a serious sportsman.
**[03:47] ---**
Hold up, Tama!
**[03:49] ---**
Huh?
**[03:50] ---**
I didn't hear anything about this!
**[03:52] ---**
'Cuz I kept it secret. Not
even my boyfriend knows.
**[03:55] ---**
Hey, Tsukasa, what do you want to drink?
**[03:56] ---**
Oolong tea for me.
**[03:57] ---**
Who's this? We haven't met before.
**[03:59] ---**
Huh?
**[03:59] ---**
So many cuties here! Are
you all from Kuzu High?
**[04:03] ---**
Got a boyfriend? Your ponytail is adorable.
**[04:05] ---**
What's your name?
**[04:05] ---**
No... well... um...
**[04:06] ---**
All you ladies look like you could be models.
**[04:08] ---**
Sorry! I'm gonna have to pass and go home!
**[04:11] ---**
Huh? What'd you say?
**[04:11] ---**
Comin' through! Scoot in, scoot in!
**[04:15] ---**
Sorry to interrupt.
**[04:16] ---**
Huh?
**[04:17] ---**
Oh, hey, I know a good song.
**[04:18] ---**
Put in 6167-01.
**[04:20] ---**
Are you sure that's the one?
**[04:21] ---**
Fo' sho!
**[04:26] ---**
C'mon, you need to lighten up.
At least give them your number or something!
**[04:32] ---**
Sorry, I just don't handle
guys like that very well.
**[04:35] ---**
You know, acting like playboys
and getting all flirty and such.
**[04:39] ---**
Right... sorry. Later.
**[04:47] ---**
Doing stuff like that always
leaves me feeling drained.
**[04:51] ---**
And it's not like I want to
go get a boyfriend right away.
**[04:56] ---**
If that's the kind of shit you want to do,
then invite some other guy to go with you!
**[05:01] ---**
Ugh, no, just stop!
**[05:03] ---**
I can't let myself get
all depressed about it!
**[05:05] ---**
From now on, the team is gonna be my life!
**[05:07] ---**
I'm the vice-captain, after all.
**[05:09] ---**
It's fine, the ball and my sneakers
are the only lovers I need!
**[05:12] ---**
Love is just... ah!
**[05:17] ---**
Oh no!
**[05:21] ---**
My earring... I dropped it somewhere!
**[05:24] ---**
KARAOKE
**[05:24] ---**
An earring? Hm... I don't recall seeing one.
**[05:28] ---**
We thoroughly clean every
room after they get used.
**[05:32] ---**
I think it would have been
found if it was here.
**[05:36] ---**
Did you consider you might have
dropped it before coming here?
**[05:40] ---**
Actually, if you'd like...
**[05:42] ---**
...perhaps I could buy a new pair for you.
**[05:45] ---**
Sorry, but no thanks! Goodbye
and I appreciate the help!
**[05:55] ---**
What do I do? How can I find it?
**[06:04] ---**
Hey there, Madoka!
**[06:06] ---**
Oh, you're from earlier, uh...
**[06:09] ---**
Wait, did you already forget my name? Ouch!
**[06:13] ---**
I, uh... I'm sorry.
**[06:15] ---**
Well, you did leave in a big hurry.
**[06:18] ---**
It seems like you're looking
for something. What's wrong?
**[06:21] ---**
Uh... well, it's my earring.
I dropped it around here somewhere.
**[06:25] ---**
Really? What brand is it?
**[06:28] ---**
Oh, just show me your other one.
**[06:29] ---**
Uh, well, they're not like
expensive or anything...
**[06:32] ---**
Hey! I've got a part-time job to get to!
**[06:34] ---**
Sorry to bother you. Um,
I'll be okay on my own.
**[06:39] ---**
Are you sure? Be honest.
**[06:41] ---**
Yes. Don't worry.
**[06:43] ---**
Okay, see ya.
**[06:56] ---**
This is hopeless. It's too
dark for me to find it.
**[07:00] ---**
Oh! I want this!
**[07:02] ---**
Hands off! That was super expensive!
**[07:05] ---**
Then, give me this bag!
**[07:07] ---**
Not happening. Save up your allowance
and buy one yourself.
**[07:11] ---**
Cheapskate.
**[07:16] ---**
Are you really... getting married?
**[07:21] ---**
Why would I lie to my family about that?
**[07:25] ---**
But you...
**[07:27] ---**
You're still just 23, Sis.
**[07:30] ---**
It's too early.
**[07:33] ---**
What? Are you feeling lonely?
**[07:35] ---**
Th-that's not what I'm saying!
**[07:37] ---**
Actually, it'll be a breath of
fresh air! I'll get more space!
**[07:41] ---**
Then everything works out just fine.
What are you complaining about?
**[07:46] ---**
But... I will be a little sad.
**[07:53] ---**
I'll do you a favor, then.
**[07:58] ---**
Here. You can borrow these
from me indefinitely.
**[08:01] ---**
"Indefinitely"?
**[08:02] ---**
You've been wearing them whenever
I wasn't around, right? I know all about it.
**[08:09] ---**
These are a treasure of mine
that I bought with my first measly paycheck.
**[08:12] ---**
You'll have to give them back to me someday.
**[08:16] ---**
No way.
**[08:17] ---**
I'm keeping them forever.
**[08:29] ---**
It feels like lately...
nothing has gone right.
**[08:35] ---**
I should just give up.
**[08:38] ---**
Oh, there she is!
**[08:41] ---**
Wow, you look way better with your hair down!
**[08:47] ---**
There's no way you'll find a tiny earring
in the dark like this.
**[08:51] ---**
So we brought you some light.
**[08:53] ---**
But why?
**[08:55] ---**
We all would've gone home if it was just
some fancy brand name thing
**[08:58] ---**
you were worried about.
**[09:00] ---**
But it's more precious than that, right?
**[09:02] ---**
Do you have a rough idea
of where you dropped it?
**[09:05] ---**
Uh... yeah. When I went to the bathroom
at the station I know I still had it.
**[09:09] ---**
That means anywhere from
there to the karaoke place.
**[09:12] ---**
Hello? Yeah, I'm sending you a pic,
so if you see a match... yep, that's right.
**[09:19] ---**
Th-thanks for your help, um...
**[09:21] ---**
Oh, no need for thanks until
we actually find the thing.
**[09:25] ---**
Huh?
**[09:26] ---**
Tell me something, did a guy
give you those earrings?
**[09:30] ---**
That's personal.
**[09:32] ---**
Oh really? Well, that's a pity.
**[09:57] ---**
They found it!
**[09:58] ---**
At the station ticket gate!
There was someone who found it along with the clip.
**[10:15] ---**
Check it out. It stopped raining!
**[10:17] ---**
Thinking about it, shouldn't she have started
with the station? Is she dumb?
**[10:21] ---**
Dude, don't say that!
**[10:22] ---**
Yeah, is this the manager?
Sorry, I'm about to g-
**[10:25] ---**
Just quit now, you little shit!
**[10:29] ---**
I'm sorry! It's all my fault!
**[10:31] ---**
Oh, don't sweat it. This
happens all the time.
**[10:35] ---**
All the time, really?
**[10:39] ---**
My shirt is soakin' wet.
Lend me your towel, man.
**[10:42] ---**
Nuh-uh.
**[10:44] ---**
They're actually a really decent group of guys.
But I judged them just on looks...
**[10:48] ---**
So hey, I don't mean to rush this.
**[10:52] ---**
But could you tell me your number now?
**[10:54] ---**
Huh?
**[10:55] ---**
You gotta give us something!
**[10:57] ---**
We don't just do work without
some kind of reward!
**[11:01] ---**
A-are you always going around
seducing girls like this?
**[11:05] ---**
You might say, I sacrifice my life for them!
**[11:08] ---**
Alrighty! I'll hit you up soon,
maybe even sometime tonight.
**[11:11] ---**
Do want us to walk you home?
**[11:12] ---**
Uh, no. I'd rather you not.
**[11:17] ---**
See you around, then!
**[11:18] ---**
Oh, hey!
**[11:19] ---**
Huh?
**[11:20] ---**
Th-thanks so much.
**[11:23] ---**
Let's have fun again soon!
**[11:29] ---**
They were some pretty amusing guys.
**[11:36] ---**
Bunch of weirdos.
**[11:42] ---**
Rock, paper, scissors... shoot!
**[11:48] ---**
NOOOO!
**[11:50] ---**
Orange juice for me.
**[11:51] ---**
Same here!
**[11:52] ---**
Orange juice, cola and a sports drink!
**[11:54] ---**
What the hell are you guys doing?!
**[11:55] ---**
I'll have orange juice, too.
**[11:56] ---**
But you didn't even play rock,
paper, scissors with us!
**[11:59] ---**
Keep in mind, I'll be collecting
150 yen from you all later.
**[12:02] ---**
What?! But why?!
**[12:04] ---**
Because we're practicing
at the city owned gym today and it costs a fee.
**[12:08] ---**
Does the city gym really
charge its own damn citizens?
**[12:12] ---**
That's unfair!
**[12:13] ---**
Anyways, I'm impressed that
you found out about this.
**[12:16] ---**
I didn't realize the gym had a rental period.
**[12:18] ---**
Yep.
**[12:19] ---**
Since the school is finally letting us have a match,
we really need to practice.
**[12:23] ---**
We don't want a repeat
of our performance at the prelims.
**[12:26] ---**
Being able to use a court is worth it,
even if we have to pay for it.
**[12:30] ---**
It's my job to figure this
sort of thing out, though.
**[12:33] ---**
Knock it off. I've gotta
do at least this much,
**[12:36] ---**
or else I couldn't look you guys in the eyes.
**[12:41] ---**
Then pay for me, bro.
**[12:43] ---**
I'm broke!
**[12:44] ---**
Broke!
**[12:45] ---**
Quit your bullshit!
**[12:56] ---**
Things have started looking
up since we got disbanded
**[12:58] ---**
and now thanks to the principal,
**[13:00] ---**
we're going to play in a practice match.
**[13:03] ---**
The goal is to play in
front of all the teachers
**[13:06] ---**
and make them see how much
we all care about basketball.
**[13:10] ---**
However... there's just one problem.
**[13:13] ---**
Yokohama Taiei?!
**[13:15] ---**
You're one crafty fox, man!
**[13:17] ---**
So are they, like, super tough?
**[13:20] ---**
Nabe accepted an offer from another school
without consulting anyone.
**[13:24] ---**
It's a team that has gone
to the inter-high twice.
**[13:27] ---**
And they even made it into the top 16.
**[13:29] ---**
They're one of the top
competitors in our region
**[13:31] ---**
who dominated this year's Kanto tourney
and are a shoe-in for the inter-high.
**[13:37] ---**
Do we really stand any
chance at beating them?
**[13:39] ---**
W-well, the main point is to get the teachers
to notice our honest effort.
**[13:44] ---**
So really, winning shouldn't matter...
**[13:46] ---**
That doesn't sound very convincing at all!
**[13:48] ---**
We already said we were gonna win!
**[13:50] ---**
Th-that's 27 seconds, run it again!
**[13:55] ---**
The match is still pretty far out,
**[13:57] ---**
so we're lucky that we have time
to prepare at the very least.
**[14:02] ---**
But... it's very strange.
**[14:04] ---**
Yokohama Taiei should be getting
ready for the inter-high,
**[14:06] ---**
so why bother facing a team like ours?
**[14:08] ---**
You've got a good head,
but you're still stupid.
**[14:11] ---**
Huh?
**[14:12] ---**
There's very little chance of them
putting their best players in.
**[14:15] ---**
Yeah, that would make sense.
**[14:18] ---**
But... even if they decide to use
their second or third string players,
**[14:22] ---**
it's still safe to say they're at a level
much higher than we are.
**[14:27] ---**
Then let's just forget about winning!
**[14:30] ---**
I agree... with that idea.
**[14:32] ---**
Quit saying all this stuff
that will psych us out before we even play!
**[14:36] ---**
Last one!
**[14:38] ---**
Putting aside how strong our
opponents are going to be,
**[14:41] ---**
our team's current situation
is much more worrisome.
**[14:44] ---**
Can we still not go inside?
**[14:46] ---**
They said open rental time
doesn't start until 7:00 pm.
**[14:49] ---**
Right now, everybody should be focused
on achieving one common goal, but...
**[15:00] ---**
...it still feels like our
team is in pieces somehow.
**[15:08] ---**
There's a lot of people here.
**[15:09] ---**
Can we really practice in
the middle of all this?
**[15:12] ---**
Just being able to run around
in our basketball shoes is helpful enough.
**[15:15] ---**
Doing shuttle runs on a court versus outside
makes a huge difference.
**[15:20] ---**
That's true.
**[15:21] ---**
Feels like forever since I
last wore my basketball shoes!
**[15:23] ---**
Everybody here seems really good.
**[15:25] ---**
I'm kind of shy practicing
in front of so many people.
**[15:28] ---**
Oh, look at lil' Sora already
getting his shoes on.
**[15:31] ---**
He's really pumped.
**[15:38] ---**
These... are so awesome!
**[15:41] ---**
They've hardly been broken in
and the soles are still hard.
**[15:45] ---**
My new basketball shoes!
**[15:47] ---**
They have that new shoe smell,
**[15:49] ---**
and make a really clean squeak.
**[15:52] ---**
I can also feel... this thrill inside of me
that had started to fade away.
**[15:59] ---**
I have to be standing on
the court in these shoes,
**[16:01] ---**
to even remember it anymore.
**[16:05] ---**
I want to...
**[16:07] ---**
...play a game soon.
**[16:14] ---**
Sorry I ended up late!
**[16:16] ---**
Did you wait long?
**[16:18] ---**
Nope, not at all! I actually just got there
a minute before you.
**[16:21] ---**
But wait, why are you in your uniform?
**[16:23] ---**
Oh crap! Don't tell me that we can't get in
without our uniforms?!
**[16:27] ---**
Ah, no! It has nothing to do with that.
**[16:31] ---**
It's just... I didn't want it to seem
like we're going on a date.
**[16:34] ---**
Though, I did spent 3 hours debating about
**[16:37] ---**
what to wear before settling on my uniform.
**[16:40] ---**
Is the Hiratsuka General
Gym very far from here?
**[16:44] ---**
I think it will take about
2 hours for us to get there.
**[16:47] ---**
But we'll arrive with plenty
of time before the game.
**[16:50] ---**
Speaking of, Kanagawa gets two teams to serve
as representatives at the inter-high, right?
**[16:54] ---**
Yeah, and I think one of them
has already been decided.
**[16:57] ---**
Today's match is between the remaining...
**[16:59] ---**
Wow, what a nice smell. I
wonder if it's her shampoo?
**[17:05] ---**
Something wrong?
**[17:06] ---**
Huh? Uh, it's nothing! Just, um...
**[17:09] ---**
Just thinking that your
hair has gotten longer.
**[17:11] ---**
Oh, this?
**[17:14] ---**
Actually, it's because I
made a promise with myself.
**[17:17] ---**
A promise?
**[17:18] ---**
Yeah.
**[17:20] ---**
I swore not to cut it until...
our team gets its first victory.
**[17:26] ---**
O-oh, I see.
**[17:29] ---**
But long hair doesn't really
suit me because I'm so short.
**[17:32] ---**
So I actually want to get it cut kinda soon.
**[17:35] ---**
Sorry, I'll do my best! We'll win next time!
**[17:39] ---**
Oh no! I didn't mean it that way!
**[17:42] ---**
Hey, look over there.
**[17:44] ---**
Maybe middle schoolers? They're so adorable!
**[17:48] ---**
S-so, hey!
**[17:50] ---**
S-sorry, what is it?
**[17:52] ---**
Huh? Um, nothing. You go first.
**[17:57] ---**
Oh, Kurumatani! We have to
switch at the next stop!
**[18:00] ---**
Huh? Oh!
**[18:06] ---**
Well, looky here.
**[18:08] ---**
I thought you seemed familiar.
You're the tiny shooter from Kuzu High, yeah?
**[18:14] ---**
You're from Shinjotowa...
Takahashi and Kojima!
**[18:17] ---**
Yo.
**[18:18] ---**
What's up? You two out
on a date or something?
**[18:20] ---**
You've totally got the wrong idea!
**[18:22] ---**
Don't be so shy.
**[18:24] ---**
If you two are switching trains here,
then does that mean you're heading for Hiratsuka?
**[18:28] ---**
Yeah. We're on our way
to offer some support from the stands.
**[18:32] ---**
An old teammate of mine is playing today.
**[18:44] ---**
Wow! The final four doesn't disappoint.
**[18:46] ---**
The scale of everything is totally
different from the prelims.
**[18:49] ---**
It's awesome! I really wanted
to play in a place like this just once.
**[18:53] ---**
So the finals today are
between Shinmaruko and Taiei?
**[18:56] ---**
Yeah.
**[18:57] ---**
But look, Maru High has
already lost two matches.
**[19:00] ---**
Maru High did?!
**[19:01] ---**
Then I guess they can't
go to the inter-high...
**[19:03] ---**
They can. Since Sho Academy
has already clinched one of the inter-high spots,
**[19:07] ---**
Shinmaruko
**[19:07] ---**
if Maru High can beat Taiei here,
**[19:09] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[19:09] ---**
they'll be tied at 1 win & 2 losses
with the remaining teams.
**[19:13] ---**
That means there's a
chance they could advance
**[19:14] ---**
based on who has the higher point average.
**[19:17] ---**
That kind of thing can really happen?
**[19:18] ---**
Wait, that means Taiei
has lost a game already.
**[19:21] ---**
Not surprising considering
how disjointed that team is.
**[19:24] ---**
Hey, Chiba!
**[19:34] ---**
Hoo boy.
**[19:35] ---**
That's not good, he looks nervous as hell.
**[19:37] ---**
Well, his life is pretty much
hanging by a thread right now.
**[19:50] ---**
Stay calm.
**[19:51] ---**
There's still a chance!
**[19:54] ---**
We've finally made it this far.
**[19:55] ---**
And I sure as hell won't leave here
without at least one win!
**[20:00] ---**
Why'd I wash my hands first?!
**[20:02] ---**
Shit. I'm way too nervous right now.
**[20:10] ---**
It's okay. We'll definitely pull it o-
**[20:12] ---**
It sure is smaller than I expected.
**[20:20] ---**
Where the hell do you think
you're looking, asswipe?!
**[20:22] ---**
No, that's not what I meant.
**[20:24] ---**
You've been the one pulling our team
along this entire time, Chiba.
**[20:28] ---**
Don't start wimping out
on us right at the end.
**[20:31] ---**
He's right. It's too early
for you to retire, big man.
**[20:34] ---**
I don't need you guys acting
like dorks to cheer me up.
**[20:38] ---**
Jeez...
**[20:39] ---**
Shinmaruko High School
Changing Room
**[20:41] ---**
Listen up!
**[20:43] ---**
Victory is the only way forward for us now!
**[20:45] ---**
We've already crawled way up from the bottom!
**[20:47] ---**
Let's show 'em what an
underdog school is made of!
**[20:49] ---**
YEAH!
**[20:52] ---**
Um...
**[20:53] ---**
Whaddya want, shrimp?
**[20:55] ---**
This ain't a place for runts
like you to just waltz into.
**[20:58] ---**
Well, I just...
**[21:00] ---**
All right! Let's go!
**[21:01] ---**
Yeah!
**[21:07] ---**
9 whole years.
**[21:11] ---**
The first time I ever touched the ball
was back in 3rd grade.
**[21:16] ---**
My body is built pretty tough,
**[21:18] ---**
so I've never had to miss out
on a single day of practice.
**[21:22] ---**
Watch and learn! I'll show
you how I rock the court.
**[21:27] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[21:29] ---**
Back in the day,
**[21:32] ---**
I was a small player, myself.
**[21:36] ---**
Hey! Please do your best out there!
**[21:41] ---**
Attention please.
**[21:43] ---**
Welcome to the basketball playoffs
**[21:45] ---**
for the National High School
Championship in Athletics,
**[21:48] ---**
Kanagawa Prefecture preliminaries.
**[21:51] ---**
The male division finals:
**[21:53] ---**
Yokohama Taiei High School versus
**[21:56] ---**
Shinmaruko High School is about to begin.
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Fight For Rock For Life."
# E39 - FIGHT FOR ROCK FOR LIFE
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRQWV8Z9R/fight-for-rock-for-life)
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**[00:17] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:35] ---**
Yo, Mokichi!
**[01:41] ---**
What's up?
**[01:42] ---**
How should I put this...
I, uh, need your advice on something.
**[01:47] ---**
Your role on the team?
**[01:50] ---**
Yasu's kind of left me in the dust lately
with how good he's gotten.
**[01:53] ---**
And in the last match Chucky managed
to get 2 of those assist things... or whatever.
**[01:59] ---**
So I'm at a loss.
**[02:01] ---**
I have no idea what it is that
I can bring to the table.
**[02:04] ---**
Right now, I just wanna find a way
to become useful to the team. Ya know?
**[02:09] ---**
What do you think? Is there any position left
that Kuzu High still needs to be filled?
**[02:18] ---**
This is just my selfish opinion...
but speaking as the team's center...
**[02:24] ---**
I would like for us to have
one more outside player.
**[02:31] ---**
So, uh, what kinda player is that?
**[02:40] ---**
Sawa's made two baskets in a row now!
**[02:41] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
Shinmaruko
**[02:42] ---**
Since all of Shinmaruko's players
seem like muscleheads,
**[02:45] ---**
I figured they were just a brute force team,
but they've actually got a solid long-range game.
**[02:50] ---**
Indeed. Although the school
itself isn't well-known,
**[02:52] ---**
their team definitely has the potential
to compete on the national level.
**[02:56] ---**
They've gotten more decisive on offense
since I saw them at the Kanto tourney prelims.
**[03:01] ---**
I guess they really practiced hard to build up
this new wealth of confidence.
**[03:04] ---**
It comes as no surprise,
**[03:06] ---**
but it's easy to tell that
both teams are very good.
**[03:08] ---**
Yeah, especially when compared
to regional prelim flunkies like us.
**[03:12] ---**
I just can't figure it out.
**[03:15] ---**
Why would a team as strong as Yokohama Taiei
request to have a practice match with us?
**[03:18] ---**
You're going to play them?
**[03:20] ---**
Yes, but I'm sure they're only going to use
their freshmen players against us.
**[03:24] ---**
Oh really?
**[03:25] ---**
Then I guess that means
all the rumors were true.
**[03:28] ---**
What rumors?
**[03:30] ---**
Apparently that team always aims to complete
300 games in the span of a year.
**[03:33] ---**
W-wait, 300?!
**[03:35] ---**
And I bet you, they don't half-ass any of them
by simply sending out their rookies.
**[03:42] ---**
Just how strong is this guy?!
**[03:47] ---**
Time out! Yokohama Taiei High School!
**[03:51] ---**
We're totally off rhythm!
**[03:53] ---**
So I'm rethinking our defensive matchups.
**[03:55] ---**
Yakku, I want you on #4.
**[03:57] ---**
I need you to hold him off.
**[03:59] ---**
Wait, that's not fair!
**[04:01] ---**
That gorilla has a whole 10
centimeters of height on me!
**[04:06] ---**
Fine, you wanna get benched?
**[04:08] ---**
I shouldn't have to keep telling you this.
**[04:10] ---**
Basketball isn't about
what you can or can't do.
**[04:13] ---**
It's about what you're WILLING to do.
**[04:16] ---**
B-based on your experience, Takahashi...
does Taiei really seem that formidable?
***SIGN*** Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival
**[04:21] ---**
Huh? You're asking me?
**[04:23] ---**
Um, yes.
**[04:24] ---**
Well, let's see...
**[04:26] ---**
If you're asking whether their players
are good or not, I'd have to say they are.
**[04:30] ---**
But Taiei's strength is what
I would describe as "explosive."
**[04:34] ---**
"Explosive," meaning what?
**[04:36] ---**
Meaning that their skills as an actual "team"
are pretty piss poor.
**[04:39] ---**
Then, does that mean
we actually have a chance at beating them?!
**[04:42] ---**
Only in your dreams, kid!
**[04:46] ---**
That being said, as a fellow
player of the sport...
**[04:50] ---**
...I wanna believe that
nothing is impossible.
**[04:54] ---**
At the very least, the explosive power
that your team used against us
**[04:58] ---**
was enough to totally
scare the shit outta me.
**[05:03] ---**
They just won't let us keep the lead, huh?
**[05:06] ---**
Yeah, well, no team ever won a game
by making themselves easy to beat.
**[05:10] ---**
You can play however you want, Tokiwa.
I'm leaving it up to you.
**[05:20] ---**
If I remember right, this
guy can also shoot threes.
**[05:23] ---**
I can't let him slip too far away from me.
**[05:25] ---**
Totally rock solid.
**[05:26] ---**
This guy really knows how to play defense.
**[05:29] ---**
Hey!
**[05:35] ---**
Now we're talking!
**[05:38] ---**
That pass flew right below the basket!
**[05:40] ---**
What a fastball!
**[05:41] ---**
Okay, time for defense! Let's hold them off!
**[05:44] ---**
I heard his name is Tokiwa!
Isn't he, like, super cool?
**[05:47] ---**
He's right up my alley for sure!
**[06:05] ---**
It went in!
**[06:06] ---**
Ouch...
**[06:07] ---**
Nice one.
**[06:11] ---**
I was so close.
**[06:12] ---**
Huh?
**[06:13] ---**
I though for sure I could draw a foul.
**[06:15] ---**
An ace point guard, huh?
**[06:17] ---**
Even with all of their players
in the 2 meter range,
**[06:20] ---**
I doubt Maru High would have advanced this far
without him in their ranks.
**[06:25] ---**
But inversely, this is the
only year that he and Chiba
**[06:27] ---**
can both be on the team, which
makes it their last chance.
**[06:32] ---**
He got totally free!
**[06:35] ---**
Somebody caught up!
**[06:39] ---**
When the hell did that old
fart get right behind me?!
**[06:43] ---**
There it is! The first dunk of the game!
**[06:48] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[06:51] ---**
Player substitution!
Yokohama Taiei High School!
**[06:55] ---**
To be honest, there's a player here today
who I wanted Chiaki to get a look at.
**[07:01] ---**
Must be him, right?
**[07:03] ---**
Sei Shiraishi.
**[07:06] ---**
He plays small forward at 183 centimeters tall
and a weight of 71 kilograms.
**[07:10] ---**
Small forward? But then why Chiaki?
**[07:14] ---**
Because from now on, I'm thinking about...
**[07:18] ---**
...having Chiaki play the exact same position
as that #10 out there.
**[07:24] ---**
Quit rocking the boat
and just play point guard, ya bastard!
**[07:32] ---**
Nice pass.
**[07:36] ---**
They payed them back with a dunk!
**[07:38] ---**
Shiraishi is a point forward.
**[07:41] ---**
It's exactly like it sounds: he's a forward
who takes on the job of the point guard.
**[07:46] ---**
To put it more simply, he's a point guard
who does all of his work close to the basket.
**[07:50] ---**
Plus, he's an all-rounder who can score all the points
that a forward is expected to deliver.
**[08:01] ---**
Shiraishi... despite only
being in his 2nd year,
**[08:04] ---**
his skills are already on par
with those at the national level.
**[08:07] ---**
I've been a coach at both middle
and high school for a long time,
**[08:11] ---**
but I've never met another player
who is as stoic as Shiraishi.
**[08:16] ---**
Okay next, I want all of you to set
a future goal for yourselves.
**[08:19] ---**
For example, becoming a
certain type of player,
**[08:22] ---**
or anything else that's directly
related to basketball.
**[08:25] ---**
You're first, Yamamoto.
**[08:27] ---**
Uh, yes, sir!
**[08:29] ---**
I'd like to, um, well... get
better at handling the ball!
**[08:34] ---**
Is that all you've got?
**[08:36] ---**
That's nothing to write home about!
**[08:38] ---**
I'm going to get into Sho Academy
and become champion of the inter-high!
**[08:44] ---**
You're so cool, Yamada!
Always aiming for the top!
**[08:47] ---**
And how about you?
**[08:49] ---**
Shiraishi?
**[08:52] ---**
Personally...
**[08:54] ---**
I would like...
**[08:57] ---**
...to become an NBA player.
**[09:02] ---**
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
**[09:03] ---**
Nice, Shiraishi!
**[09:04] ---**
That puts us in the lead!
**[09:09] ---**
The idea of a point guard who also serves
as forward sounds great in theory,
**[09:13] ---**
but it's not accomplished
so easily in reality.
**[09:16] ---**
The most fundamental skill
is perfect decision making,
**[09:19] ---**
that's the kind of power that
leads a team to victory.
**[09:22] ---**
So you're saying... Chiaki could be
that kind of point forward?!
**[09:26] ---**
That one's named Shiraishi!
**[09:28] ---**
Oh my, but it's so hard to pass up on Tokiwa!
**[09:31] ---**
Then go for them both!
**[09:33] ---**
Like, OMG! Why's it so dark?
Is that you Takashi? Stop teasing me!
**[09:38] ---**
So, this is Yokohama Taiei.
**[09:42] ---**
I'd say the one who holds
the key to victory... is me.
**[09:48] ---**
You want to come to this high school?
**[09:50] ---**
Well, I'd be happy to have you, but...
**[09:53] ---**
...we don't do child's play.
**[09:55] ---**
Our training regimen doesn't even compare
to other schools.
**[09:58] ---**
And we've had a large number of members
outright quit the team.
**[10:02] ---**
It's not some happy-go-lucky club
like you have in middle school.
**[10:05] ---**
That's what I want.
**[10:07] ---**
I don't play basketball just
to show off and screw around.
**[10:11] ---**
I want to climb...
**[10:13] ---**
...straight to the top
as quickly as possible.
**[10:16] ---**
In goes another one!
**[10:18] ---**
The game's momentum has completely shifted
ever since Shiraishi came onto the court.
**[10:22] ---**
That guy is still just a sophomore, yeah?
**[10:23] ---**
And I hear he played point
guard back in middle school.
**[10:26] ---**
Really?
**[10:27] ---**
So during that one year period...
**[10:29] ---**
...what kind of trial did he
overcome to get this good?
**[10:33] ---**
Shiraishi has developed his skills
at an insane rate during the past year.
**[10:37] ---**
What exactly did you teach
him to make that happen?
**[10:39] ---**
I haven't taught Shiraishi a single thing.
**[10:41] ---**
Huh?
**[10:42] ---**
He's always had a ton
of competitive drive pent up inside.
**[10:46] ---**
And all it took was one sentence
to make him let it loose.
**[10:50] ---**
"If you wanna win, then go
score the points yourself."
**[10:56] ---**
Oh, looks like they've
changed their matchups.
**[10:58] ---**
Now it's a totally legit battle between aces.
**[11:12] ---**
Is he gonna pass or go for a jumper?
**[11:20] ---**
Defensive foul! Black #11!
**[11:23] ---**
I only touched the ball, you know?
**[11:32] ---**
He scored both of them!
**[11:35] ---**
Listen Chiba, you just need to pretend
like you're coming to help me.
**[11:38] ---**
Only follow through when he
actually drives to the inside.
**[11:41] ---**
I swear I'll put a stop to him!
**[11:44] ---**
Let's score one!
**[11:45] ---**
Make this possession count!
**[11:46] ---**
I swear, this guy never ceases to amaze me.
**[11:49] ---**
Tanabata
Hiratsuka
Shonan
**[11:52] ---**
He's persistent!
**[11:56] ---**
C'mon, Tokiwa...
**[11:57] ---**
Has he always been that
good at playing defense?
**[12:03] ---**
A steal!
**[12:07] ---**
A double team!
**[12:09] ---**
Talent, huh?
**[12:12] ---**
Some say that talent and height
are one in the same in basketball.
**[12:16] ---**
But coming all the way here
makes it clear to me once again...
**[12:19] ---**
...just how ordinary I really am!
**[12:26] ---**
Defensive foul! Basket counts! 1 free-throw!
**[12:30] ---**
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
**[12:33] ---**
Sweet move, Chiba!
**[12:34] ---**
Damn straight!
**[12:35] ---**
I may be ordinary, but I crawled my way up
this far through teamwork!
**[12:39] ---**
I won't let this be the end of us!
**[12:42] ---**
Got it?
**[12:43] ---**
The last 5 minutes is where
we'll drop ‘em dead!
**[12:46] ---**
I don't need any shitty
passes from you right now!
**[12:48] ---**
All I want is you to score!
**[12:50] ---**
Okay! Get out there!
**[12:52] ---**
Hoo boy! I LOVE that sort of encouragement.
**[13:18] ---**
He went from behind the basket!
**[13:22] ---**
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
**[13:25] ---**
It's like the ball got sucked in by the net!
**[13:28] ---**
How'd he do that?! And what's with the hair?
**[13:31] ---**
It says #15 is named Hyou Fuwa.
**[13:33] ---**
He's apparently still just a freshman!
**[13:36] ---**
A freshman? He's seriously
the same age as me?
**[13:39] ---**
A player of that caliber is unprecedented,
even for the likes of Taiei.
**[13:48] ---**
He slipped past!
**[13:50] ---**
It's 2-on-1 now!
**[13:51] ---**
That punk, he ain't the type to pass.
**[14:01] ---**
It may look like he's just
recklessly swinging his body weight around,
**[14:04] ---**
but he's actually putting his tough muscles
and flexible body to good use.
**[14:09] ---**
The fact is, nobody makes
it this far on talent alone.
**[14:15] ---**
That one was Chiba's 4th foul.
**[14:17] ---**
And that also puts them at 4 team fouls!
**[14:19] ---**
Checkmate. I guess.
**[14:21] ---**
Only 4 minutes left now.
**[14:23] ---**
If they just benched him for a little while,
**[14:26] ---**
we could use that time to totally run away with it.
**[14:29] ---**
Hey, Chiba!
**[14:29] ---**
I know.
**[14:31] ---**
Don't sweat it, we continue as-is.
**[14:34] ---**
Coach!
**[14:34] ---**
No, we can't afford a substitution.
**[14:37] ---**
Taking Chiba out now
would only play into the other team's hand.
**[14:39] ---**
He knows that perfectly well, himself.
**[14:42] ---**
Since he's the captain of this team.
**[14:45] ---**
I'm leaving everything up to him!
**[14:47] ---**
Listen up, this is it! This
the real end of it all!
**[14:52] ---**
Don't any of you dare give up
until the very last millisecond!
**[14:56] ---**
If you let your feet stop for even a second,
I'll bowl you over!
**[14:58] ---**
Right!
**[15:00] ---**
Chiba...
**[15:01] ---**
This is something that only people
who've experienced it can really understand, but...
**[15:05] ---**
Wearing the #4 on a jersey
is the heaviest burden
**[15:08] ---**
that a player can have in the
entire sport of basketball.
**[15:12] ---**
They have to lead the
team with their skills,
**[15:13] ---**
and become the pillar that holds
everyone together mentally.
**[15:17] ---**
Despite being behind and
with 4 fouls right now,
**[15:20] ---**
no one on that team is showing
any signs of anxiety.
**[15:22] ---**
Because the entire team's trust
is riding on that tiny little number on his back.
**[15:28] ---**
Taking the position of captain...
**[15:29] ---**
...comes with that kind of responsibility.
**[15:32] ---**
Chiba...
**[15:37] ---**
It's a 9-point game now!
**[15:37] ---**
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
**[15:43] ---**
Even at a third-rate school
full of ugly mugs like me,
**[15:46] ---**
there was an excellent coach and teammates
who I could trust.
**[15:49] ---**
Finding that much alone was a real miracle.
**[15:53] ---**
But despite that, I'm still trying
to wrestle my way into the inter-high.
**[15:58] ---**
I don't bat an eye when people give it to me straight
and say that it's a pipe dream.
**[16:04] ---**
But all I really want, is the right
to keep playing on the court for a few months longer!
**[16:10] ---**
Go, Chiba!
**[16:16] ---**
It's not over yet.
**[16:20] ---**
I refuse to let everything
come to an end here!
**[16:22] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[17:05] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
Shinmaruko
**[17:07] ---**
Maru High... they lost.
**[17:15] ---**
National High School Athletics Championship
**[17:15] ---**
Shit... and just like that...
**[17:19] ---**
It's all over.... for real.
**[17:32] ---**
Quit looking like somebody just died!
**[17:36] ---**
We did every damn thing we
could! I've got no regrets!
**[17:39] ---**
Or are you telling me that somebody here
is regretting their performance today?
**[17:44] ---**
Uh... no.
**[17:46] ---**
Then hold your heads high.
**[17:48] ---**
We're the #4 team in all
of Kanagawa Prefecture.
**[17:54] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[17:58] ---**
Everybody always tells themselves
the exact same thing.
**[18:02] ---**
"It was a good match."
**[18:04] ---**
"We put everything we had into it."
**[18:07] ---**
"We have absolutely nothing to regret."
**[18:10] ---**
But all that bravado gets left behind,
the instant that they step off the court!
**[18:23] ---**
Yo.
**[18:28] ---**
Why did you go to some
no-name school like Shinmaruko?
**[18:32] ---**
Someone with your skills could've made it in
to a way better school for sure.
**[18:36] ---**
Because I never planned
on playing basketball in high school.
**[18:40] ---**
The reason I found myself standing back
on the court again,
**[18:42] ---**
was because our captain
was really persistent about recruiting me.
**[18:47] ---**
But now, a fire has been lit inside of me.
**[18:50] ---**
And so I just can't bring
myself to stop here.
**[18:55] ---**
We're gonna eat you alive next time!
**[19:09] ---**
Although it's just a practice match,
I didn't expect to be playing him again so soon.
**[19:18] ---**
I swear I'm gonna wipe
the floor with your ass!
**[19:24] ---**
Shit! Taiei is really damn strong!
**[19:26] ---**
Nabe, you bastard!
**[19:28] ---**
Make sure you don't forget anything.
**[19:30] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[19:32] ---**
Yo, Chib-
**[19:33] ---**
Hello, Chiba!
**[19:36] ---**
My name is Wada and I'm the basketball coach
at Johoku University.
**[19:39] ---**
I'd like to talk with you for a bit.
**[19:42] ---**
Are you... scouting me?
**[19:45] ---**
For real?
**[19:47] ---**
Sorry, but he respectfully
declines your offer.
**[19:49] ---**
Why the hell should I?!
**[19:50] ---**
Takahashi! Kojima!
**[19:52] ---**
Where do you get off deciding MY future?
**[19:55] ---**
Takahashi and I are prepurring
to go to Seishu University.
**[19:58] ---**
Huh?
**[19:59] ---**
We want you to come, man.
Let's play together!
**[20:04] ---**
But Seishu doesn't even
have a basketball team.
**[20:07] ---**
We know. That's exactly why we're going.
**[20:10] ---**
That's just totally asinine! Who does that?!
**[20:12] ---**
Besides, why the hell should
I play with you two clowns?!
**[20:15] ---**
What? You know them's fighting words.
**[20:17] ---**
Don't tell me...
**[20:19] ---**
Are you still upset about
what happened with Micchan?
**[20:23] ---**
Well now, who is Micchan?
**[20:25] ---**
The girl that Chiba liked
back in elementary school.
**[20:28] ---**
But it turns out that she
already had a crush on me.
**[20:30] ---**
JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!
**[20:33] ---**
We need you with us, Chiba. Seriously.
**[20:36] ---**
Let's go start a revolution together!
**[20:45] ---**
Let's get going, Nanao.
**[20:46] ---**
Huh? Don't you want to talk to them?
**[20:48] ---**
Nah.
**[20:50] ---**
They may have have lost the match,
**[20:52] ---**
but just like he told me, I got to see
the unique way that Chiba "rocked" the court.
**[20:57] ---**
It really inspired me to want to become
more of a player like him and the others someday.
**[21:03] ---**
Thank you very much!
**[21:05] ---**
Just so you know, I'm definitely not smart enough
to get into any college.
**[21:09] ---**
But... I was thinking about
continuing to play basketball somewhere.
**[21:14] ---**
Anyways, I'll consider it.
**[21:17] ---**
Chiba, will you also give
some thought to my offer?
**[21:20] ---**
Yes, thank you.
**[21:23] ---**
Being trusted, huh? I'm jealous of him.
**[21:30] ---**
Okay then, time to go home and...
**[21:32] ---**
It was an amazing game, huh, Kurumatani?
**[21:34] ---**
Tell me, what did you think
after seeing Taiei play?
**[21:37] ---**
They came here to watch, too?
**[21:39] ---**
Well...
**[21:40] ---**
I'm relieved since they seem pretty normal.
**[21:43] ---**
Whaaaaaat?!
**[21:45] ---**
Really, Kurumatani?
**[21:47] ---**
Yeah, like, literally.
**[21:49] ---**
Because I seriously thought
they were a team full of aliens or something.
**[21:52] ---**
Huh?
**[21:53] ---**
At the very least we have Mokichi, which means
our team has some advantage on the inside.
**[21:58] ---**
And while that #10 on Taiei
is a really amazing player,
**[22:02] ---**
I think his skills as a point guard
are actually inferior to Chiaki's.
**[22:06] ---**
Even when it comes to playing defense,
we have experience
**[22:10] ---**
dealing with guys far more
incredible than that.
**[22:13] ---**
Nothing I saw today compares to something
like Taro's pull-up jumper.
**[22:18] ---**
W-well, I dunno about that.
**[22:20] ---**
I could say the same for that
guy with the orange hair.
**[22:23] ---**
I mean, I can't deny he surprised me
in more ways than one.
**[22:26] ---**
But our team has a way more
impressive forward than him, yeah?
**[22:30] ---**
Everything I saw today pales in
comparison to the shock I had from
**[22:33] ---**
watching Kite play for the first time.
**[22:35] ---**
Even his hairstyle leaves a stronger impact!
**[22:38] ---**
I won't hesitate to take my own shots.
**[22:41] ---**
Even if I miss or even if they block me...
**[22:43] ---**
I'll just keep shooting endlessly!
**[22:47] ---**
Because as long as Momoharu is under the basket,
then there's nothing to fear!
**[22:52] ---**
We won't lose. The basketball team
will be revived no matter what!
**[23:02] ---**
Sure is tough when people expect
so much from me like that.
**[23:07] ---**
Kite... you came, too?
**[23:09] ---**
If Taiei were that easy to beat,
then we wouldn't have so many problems.
**[23:14] ---**
And I'm not sure I agree
with his assessment of you.
**[23:17] ---**
I really hope you can keep
your shit together... Captain.
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Stop & Go."
# E40 - STOP & GO
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRME9M0WY/stop--go)
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**[00:04] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[00:11] ---**
I can't hear you, freshmen!
**[00:14] ---**
Yokohama Taiei High School.
**[00:17] ---**
Within 3 years after Yohito
Sakamaki became coach,
***SIGN*** Congratulations
volleyball team
for getting to nationals
***SIGN*** Congratulations basketball team for getting to nationals
**[00:19] ---**
the basketball team grew strong enough
to dominate the Kanagawa championships.
**[00:23] ---**
This year also marks the team's 3rd trip
to the national inter-high.
**[00:27] ---**
All right! Last 10 laps!
**[00:32] ---**
What are you doing, Mineta?! Keep moving!
**[00:34] ---**
You okay? C'mon, get yourself together.
**[00:37] ---**
O-okay.
**[00:38] ---**
Yakku, let him do it on his own!
**[00:40] ---**
Roger!
**[00:42] ---**
Hey, where did that little snot get off to?
**[00:44] ---**
Who?
**[00:46] ---**
You know who I mean!
**[00:47] ---**
I'm gonna die... I'm gonna die...
**[00:48] ---**
The only one with hair that stands out enough
to notice when he's gone.
**[00:51] ---**
Fuwa!
**[00:53] ---**
Don't think you can just keep
skipping out like this! Get out here!
**[01:03] ---**
The practice regimen here
is unbelievably brutal.
**[01:05] ---**
There's never an end
to the number of students who try and escape.
**[01:09] ---**
Seal! Seal!
**[01:10] ---**
You gotta put on more pressure!
**[01:12] ---**
The other side is wide open!
**[01:13] ---**
The center has to hustle! Get moving!
**[01:19] ---**
So cool!
**[01:22] ---**
He's just like a swan.
**[01:25] ---**
I haven't had a chance to talk with him yet.
**[01:29] ---**
I gotta work harder to earn his attention.
**[01:36] ---**
Practice is intense, the rules are harsh,
and the seniors terrifying.
**[01:41] ---**
Man, Japanese high schools are crazy!
**[01:43] ---**
Then just leave if you don't like it.
**[01:45] ---**
Nobody will bother to stop your sorry ass.
**[01:48] ---**
What? I dare you to say that again!
**[01:50] ---**
Hey, quit it.
**[01:52] ---**
Huh? That reminds me, where's Yozan?
**[01:55] ---**
Oh, that's easy. The usual place.
**[01:58] ---**
Doing extra practice.
**[02:03] ---**
Gotta hand it to him, he's determined.
**[02:05] ---**
He's never missed even one practice session.
**[02:07] ---**
But he's so short, it's kinda pointless...
**[02:12] ---**
Do not put
basketball shoes in
**[02:15] ---**
Detergent
**[02:17] ---**
Ugh, my body feels totally shattered.
**[02:20] ---**
I just wanna drop dead!
**[02:22] ---**
Yokohama West
**[02:22] ---**
I was like a hero back in middle school.
**[02:25] ---**
But here, I'm at the very
bottom of the totem pole.
**[02:29] ---**
I really wanna get out on the court
and play with Shiraishi.
***SIGN*** Don't leave stuff on top of
the washing machines!
It may fall!
***SIGN*** Do NOT put
too much
detergent in!!
***SIGN*** Trash goes in the
garbage can only
**[02:34] ---**
Well, just practicing with a team like Taiei
will make me good no matter what!
**[02:42] ---**
Oh, hello!
**[02:44] ---**
Um, I can take care of that...
**[02:45] ---**
If just being here was enough to make us good,
then nobody would struggle.
**[02:53] ---**
Go to your room and pack up your things.
**[02:56] ---**
Detergent
**[02:58] ---**
You can't hack it. Just quit right now.
**[03:02] ---**
*Detergent*
**[03:04] ---**
By the way, Mr. Sakamaki.
**[03:06] ---**
I see there are practice matches
scheduled for the 19th and 20th.
**[03:11] ---**
But the seniors have guidance counseling
on the afternoon of the 19th, no?
**[03:14] ---**
GREEN
TEA
**[03:14] ---**
Over half of them won't be able
to participate in the game.
**[03:17] ---**
Dried
squid
**[03:18] ---**
Yep, I'm aware.
**[03:20] ---**
There's a little something I'm
interested in testing out.
**[03:23] ---**
Oh?
**[03:25] ---**
For the game against Kuzu High,
we'll use a team of only freshmen and sophomores.
**[03:29] ---**
Really? But wait, I'm pretty sure
that Kuzu High's center is 2 meters tall.
**[03:34] ---**
It'd be a waste not to take
advantage of that opportunity!
**[03:36] ---**
We're not playing against Kuzu High
because of their height.
**[03:40] ---**
Huh...? What does that mean?
**[03:42] ---**
But why?!
**[03:44] ---**
Hey, what happened?
**[03:46] ---**
Why are you quitting?
**[03:47] ---**
Mineta!
**[03:50] ---**
Whatever, I'm done.
**[03:52] ---**
I already felt like I was at my limit.
**[03:55] ---**
I'm leaving my basketball shoes behind,
so anybody can feel free to use them.
**[03:59] ---**
What's your deal? We came
all this way together, man.
**[04:02] ---**
At least give us a reason! Mineta!
**[04:04] ---**
I wondered what all the fuss
could be at this late hour.
**[04:08] ---**
Yohito.
**[04:09] ---**
A voluntary resignation.
That's what this is, right?
**[04:13] ---**
Mineta.
**[04:17] ---**
Okay. Well it's too dark now,
so wait until tomorrow to head home.
**[04:21] ---**
Hold on! You at least have
to hear what his reason is!
**[04:24] ---**
That's just a waste of time.
**[04:27] ---**
Because I keep close tabs
on everyone individually during practice.
**[04:31] ---**
And that includes you, Mineta.
**[04:34] ---**
You've found where your
limit is. Isn't that right?
**[04:41] ---**
Dude, we gotta stop him before it's too late!
**[04:44] ---**
Then you go do it!
**[04:45] ---**
Just let him quit.
**[04:47] ---**
Nothing better than less
rivals to compete with.
**[04:50] ---**
What?
**[04:52] ---**
Yozan...
**[04:54] ---**
If you've got something to
say, then let's hear it.
**[04:59] ---**
Like you can talk, you're not even
on anybody's radar as a rival.
**[05:04] ---**
What can you even do
in this game with your short stature?
**[05:08] ---**
That's what I want to say to him,
but I can't manage to open my mouth.
**[05:16] ---**
The sheer tenacity I feel coming off him
is enough to shut down any words...
**[05:39] ---**
The time is currently 6:40 A.M.
**[05:41] ---**
Now we'll take a moment
to check today's forecast.
**[05:46] ---**
What the-?
**[05:47] ---**
You're skipping AGAIN?
**[05:48] ---**
No, it's not like that! I've just had
a killer stomachache all morning and... owowowow!
**[05:53] ---**
And what's your excuse, Mineta?
**[05:55] ---**
Oh, well...
**[05:58] ---**
I've decided to quit the basketball team.
**[06:02] ---**
No way. That's a total waste!
**[06:05] ---**
You've got the height, so don't quit!
**[06:07] ---**
I'm happy to hear you say that.
**[06:10] ---**
You're amazing, Fuwa.
**[06:12] ---**
Even though you skip out on practice,
you still get a uniform.
**[06:15] ---**
Yeah, well, that's 'cuz
I'm a genius and stuff.
**[06:20] ---**
I don't need to bother with any practice.
**[06:22] ---**
Shiraishi really gave it to me straight.
**[06:25] ---**
He said I couldn't hack it.
**[06:27] ---**
I was shocked, but thinking about it logically,
he might be right.
**[06:32] ---**
It takes everything I have just to keep up.
And I always feel like I'm stuck at my limit.
**[06:37] ---**
You don't gotta bother keeping
up with anybody, dude.
**[06:40] ---**
Huh?
**[06:41] ---**
I can't speak for anybody else.
**[06:44] ---**
But to me, skill means everything.
**[06:47] ---**
And I've got zero interest in players
that only know how to thrive in a team like this.
**[06:53] ---**
Because Taiei ain't my final destination.
**[07:01] ---**
I think... that I made the right decision.
**[07:05] ---**
They all live in an entirely different world from me.
We're too far apart.
**[07:10] ---**
Thank you for everything.
**[07:13] ---**
I'm just an ordinary guy.
**[07:15] ---**
See ya.
**[07:16] ---**
Bye-bye.
**[07:18] ---**
No one is trying to stop me...
**[07:20] ---**
Hey, wait a second.
**[07:25] ---**
These are a waste of
space, so take them home.
**[07:28] ---**
You "cherished" them, didn't you?
**[07:38] ---**
Mineta really did quit
in the end. It's a shame.
**[07:41] ---**
You actually had some expectations
for him, didn't you?
**[07:44] ---**
Freshmen at his height are
pretty indispensable, I'd say.
**[07:47] ---**
It wouldn't be too late to go and stop him.
**[07:50] ---**
If he was the type to stay just because
someone told him to,
**[07:53] ---**
then I'd have even less use for him.
**[07:57] ---**
Okay, I'm in.
**[08:02] ---**
Shit, I can't back down
after that humiliation!
**[08:06] ---**
I was such a dumbass
for ever looking up to someone like him!
**[08:09] ---**
You've sure got some nice sneakers.
Too bad you SUCK at basketball.
**[08:12] ---**
A product of Mineta's imagination
**[08:15] ---**
He's just one of those
dishonest snobs who is so
**[08:17] ---**
full of himself that he
became a HUGE asshole!
**[08:20] ---**
The most vicious hate is born
from the greatest admiration!
**[08:22] ---**
I'm gonna drop the hammer of vengeance
right on top of him!
**[08:26] ---**
I'll stuff these straight to the
tips of his basketball shoes!
**[08:33] ---**
The hell are those? They reek!
**[08:35] ---**
Worn out basketball shoes?
**[08:37] ---**
Bunch of cheapskates.
Why would anybody hold on to them for so long?
**[08:43] ---**
Wait a second.
**[08:45] ---**
Thinking about it, they
can't be that old, right?
**[08:50] ---**
These... and these, too...
**[08:53] ---**
They're all models that just recently
got introduced on the market.
**[08:57] ---**
Can basketball shoes really get
THIS beat up in just a few months time?!
**[09:08] ---**
Yeah, well, that's 'cuz
I'm a genius and stuff.
**[09:12] ---**
Nothing better than less
rivals to compete with.
**[09:15] ---**
These are a waste of
space, so take them home.
**[09:18] ---**
You "cherished" them, didn't you?
**[09:23] ---**
What the hell am I doing?
**[09:29] ---**
What the hell was I thinking?!
**[09:35] ---**
Whenever people come up against a wall
**[09:37] ---**
like this, aspirations and ideals
don't really help at all.
**[09:40] ---**
Although everybody has to move past it,
everybody does so by going around it.
**[09:45] ---**
Yozan, keep your head up!
**[09:50] ---**
No disparity actually exists
between those who leave and those who stay.
**[09:57] ---**
E-excuse me!
**[10:00] ---**
I've changed my mind about quitting!
**[10:03] ---**
Mineta?
**[10:04] ---**
His head is so pointy...
**[10:11] ---**
All right, starting today the freshmen will join in
the same practice as everyone else!
**[10:15] ---**
Anybody too tired will get left behind!
**[10:17] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[10:19] ---**
Stop or keep on going.
It's as simple as that!
**[10:26] ---**
C'mon, you've been sleeping for long enough!
**[10:29] ---**
Wha...? did I seriously pass out?!
**[10:32] ---**
God, I am so lame. Did I come back
just to embarrass myself?
**[10:37] ---**
It's... cold!
**[10:42] ---**
So you do know how to hustle.
**[10:44] ---**
Huh?
**[10:49] ---**
You should've just been serious
about it from the start.
**[10:52] ---**
Conehead.
**[10:53] ---**
Huh?
**[10:56] ---**
Wait, so then, he's been watching me...
**[10:58] ---**
...this entire time?
**[11:01] ---**
Th-thank you very much!
**[11:07] ---**
Yozan!
**[11:13] ---**
Damn.
**[11:14] ---**
"Damn"?
**[11:15] ---**
Son of a bitch!
**[11:16] ---**
You seem really ticked off
today, Yakku. What's wrong?
**[11:19] ---**
Some smartass shoved bananas
down my basketball shoes.
**[11:22] ---**
I'm gonna find 'em and
rip their damn head off!
**[11:25] ---**
I got the wrong shoes.
**[11:36] ---**
Hey, Madorin.
**[11:39] ---**
We've got another mixer
planned after exams are over.
**[11:42] ---**
No thank you.
**[11:44] ---**
I've kinda decided that I'm
really not cut out for those.
**[11:47] ---**
Why's that?
**[11:48] ---**
Tsukasa and those other guys
were awfully kind, weren't they?
**[11:51] ---**
Yeah, they were good guys.
**[11:53] ---**
But the girls' basketball team
is about to get really busy.
**[11:56] ---**
Boo.
**[11:58] ---**
The truth is I may actually have wanted
to see them again.
**[12:02] ---**
But a part of me didn't want to admit that,
**[12:05] ---**
and deep down I was relieved by the fact
that I never got any messages from them.
**[12:32] ---**
We're so sorry!
**[12:33] ---**
What are you apologizing for?!
**[12:36] ---**
Because we're just totally
ordinary high schoolers!
**[12:39] ---**
We couldn't even put up a fight
against Maru High, Kitasumi or Shinjo.
**[12:42] ---**
So there's no way we're gonna
be able to win this one.
**[12:45] ---**
I don't wanna hear any of that kind of talk
before we even try!
**[12:48] ---**
Yes. There's still a chance for us.
**[12:51] ---**
I'm going to have you play
totally different positions from the Shinjo match.
**[13:03] ---**
You want Kite to play shooting guard?
**[13:06] ---**
I think you know what that means, Natsume.
**[13:08] ---**
The selfish playstyle that you always use
isn't going to work at all against Taiei.
**[13:17] ---**
You make it sound easy.
If I could change it up then I already would have.
**[13:22] ---**
In any case, the moves
that you make on the court
**[13:25] ---**
and how we put those moves to use
will be very critical factors in this match.
**[13:29] ---**
In addition to that,
**[13:30] ---**
Chiaki's innate passing sense
and wide field of vision.
**[13:33] ---**
We need to utilize those to enhance
our game near the basket.
**[13:36] ---**
With Kurumatani serving
as point guard, he'll need
**[13:39] ---**
to exert as much control
over the game as he can.
**[13:42] ---**
And because stamina
is our greatest weakness right now,
**[13:44] ---**
we'll have to rely on Nabe
and the others to fill in when needed.
**[13:48] ---**
Finally, Momoharu will have to prove
**[13:50] ---**
that he's capable of uniting
and sustaining the team as its captain.
**[13:54] ---**
The odds of us winning are slim.
**[13:57] ---**
But they are definitely greater than zero.
**[14:00] ---**
I'm certain that we can pull off a miracle!
**[14:11] ---**
That's weird.
**[14:12] ---**
I thought for sure I could do it
by using my usual shooting style.
**[14:16] ---**
Maybe it's because I'm not fully killing
the momentum when I come off the drive.
**[14:20] ---**
This is a crucial move for
shorter players like me.
**[14:23] ---**
I absolutely have to make
it part of my repertoire!
**[14:26] ---**
Even if it doesn't change much...
**[14:29] ---**
...I have to be as useful
to the team as possible!
**[14:35] ---**
I can get the ball in if I take it slow,
**[14:37] ---**
but that totally defeats the purpose!
**[14:40] ---**
Taro is always so absurdly quick out on the court.
How exactly does he shoot this?
**[14:52] ---**
Pardon the intrusion!
**[14:57] ---**
Please, Taro. I need you to
teach me one of your skills!
**[15:01] ---**
Maybe when pigs fly, sure.
**[15:03] ---**
Please, I'm begging you!
**[15:05] ---**
Quit it! You're so annoying!
**[15:07] ---**
Are you brain dead?
**[15:08] ---**
There's not a ramen shop owner on Earth
that would share the secrets of their own broth!
**[15:12] ---**
Well, I don't own a ramen shop,
so I wouldn't know anything about that...
**[15:16] ---**
Ugh, just kill me!
**[15:17] ---**
I absolutely HATE dealing
with hardheads like you!
**[15:20] ---**
What a surprise. You're Kurumatani
from Kuzuryu High School, if I remember right.
**[15:24] ---**
Yeah, thanks for having me.
**[15:26] ---**
It must've been a long trip.
**[15:27] ---**
Nobody invited you to come!
**[15:29] ---**
You must want Taro
to teach you his pull-up jumper, yes?
**[15:33] ---**
Um, that's right.
**[15:35] ---**
But how'd you know?
**[15:37] ---**
Considering your playstyle,
that's really the only move of Taro's
**[15:41] ---**
that would make sense for you to learn.
**[15:42] ---**
Oh...
**[15:43] ---**
Although even if he was willing to teach it,
**[15:46] ---**
it's not something you can
pick up in just a day.
**[15:49] ---**
Our next match is one that
we absolutely cannot lose.
**[15:52] ---**
So I want to do everything I possibly can.
**[15:59] ---**
Please instruct me, Master Taro!
**[16:03] ---**
Meh.
**[16:04] ---**
Not happening.
**[16:07] ---**
My skills belong entirely to me.
**[16:09] ---**
Only I can pull them off.
**[16:12] ---**
Get that through your head and get lost.
**[16:14] ---**
Well, I do sympathize with the
**[16:16] ---**
fact that you don't have a
proper coach down at Kuzu High.
**[16:19] ---**
But Taro actually makes a fair point.
**[16:21] ---**
Show no mercy to the enemy.
**[16:23] ---**
In other words, that means Taro views
all of you as his rivals.
**[16:28] ---**
Head on home. We're done
with practice for today.
**[16:33] ---**
Thanks. Sorry to have bothered you.
**[16:34] ---**
Sure. Be safe on your way home.
**[16:38] ---**
What the heck was I even thinking?
**[16:40] ---**
It's only natural for him to say no.
**[16:42] ---**
I gotta stop being so naiv-
**[16:43] ---**
Alrighty then! Guess I'll
just do some free practice!
**[16:46] ---**
Okay! All you freshmen gotta stay longer!
**[16:48] ---**
What?!
**[16:56] ---**
Check this!
**[17:04] ---**
Taking a closer look,
I really appreciate how amazing that move is.
**[17:08] ---**
How high he jumps and his timing
on letting go of the ball...
**[17:11] ---**
none of it is consistent at all!
**[17:14] ---**
And yet...
**[17:15] ---**
...the shots go in.
**[17:19] ---**
He intentionally avoids making full use
of his innate jump skill
**[17:22] ---**
to pour everything he has
into shooting quickly!
**[17:25] ---**
Taro fully understands
how his own shortness affects the game.
**[17:29] ---**
And there's strength in that.
**[17:42] ---**
He came back again.
He really doesn't know when to quit.
**[17:45] ---**
How many times has he shown up now?
**[17:48] ---**
Listen, Kite. I'll admit you have
a great sense for the game.
**[17:52] ---**
But that's the only thing you've got.
**[17:55] ---**
Too much confidence and
not enough real skill.
**[17:58] ---**
Guys like you never learn how to improve.
**[18:00] ---**
Plus, you've lost way too much weight.
**[18:02] ---**
It makes you easy to push around.
**[18:04] ---**
Weighing less doesn't actually
make you faster, dude.
**[18:07] ---**
Not to mention...
**[18:08] ---**
Greased
Lightning
**[18:10] ---**
Despite everything I said,
he actually terrified me.
**[18:14] ---**
Let's continue. One more shot.
**[18:17] ---**
How can someone so undeveloped
get to this level at such an early age?!
**[18:23] ---**
We're at a different school
every damn day to use a court.
**[18:26] ---**
It's like we've become a
traveling circus or somethin'.
**[18:29] ---**
That's enough! I don't
want to hear complaints!
**[18:53] ---**
Regarding our team practice...
**[18:56] ---**
I think it's about time that you came
and joined the rest of us.
**[19:01] ---**
The problem is that right now,
I'm facing a wall that I need to overcome.
**[19:05] ---**
So when are you finally going to overcome it?
**[19:08] ---**
We're all waiting, so hurry it up.
**[19:12] ---**
Quit harping on me!
**[19:14] ---**
I think we all have to achieve
the same goal right now.
**[19:19] ---**
Becoming better... than we were yesterday.
**[19:40] ---**
You want to shoot three-pointers?
**[19:43] ---**
Is that something I can manage, ya think?
**[19:45] ---**
Uh, well, I'm not really
sure one way or the other...
**[19:49] ---**
Back when we played Shinjo,
**[19:51] ---**
there were 2 times
that I got left totally open by my defender.
**[19:54] ---**
But I couldn't do a single damn thing.
**[19:58] ---**
I imagined myself snapping up
a pass someone made to me,
**[20:01] ---**
then pumping a good fake
before shaking the defense with a drive.
**[20:04] ---**
And then nailing my own shot!
**[20:07] ---**
I've been playing out scenarios like that
in my head ever since.
**[20:10] ---**
And even just imagining that is enough
to make my hands sweaty.
**[20:15] ---**
I'm a total weirdo, huh?
**[20:17] ---**
Nabe...
**[20:18] ---**
You're not alone, I do that all the time.
**[20:23] ---**
Let's go for it, Nabe!
**[20:25] ---**
It's okay! I guarantee you'll
learn how to nail a three!
**[20:28] ---**
Oh, great!
**[20:41] ---**
Make it look like you're going for a drive,
but then doing a roll into a fadeaway.
**[20:45] ---**
That's the first time you've
tried a mixup like that.
**[20:48] ---**
After all the times you couldn't even score,
**[20:50] ---**
your desperation finally gave you
a flash of inspiration, eh?
**[20:53] ---**
But you know, that's also
a perfectly fine strategy.
**[20:57] ---**
I don't get why you're so obsessed
with trying to blow past your opponent.
**[21:00] ---**
Because scoring points is
what matters most in the end.
**[21:02] ---**
Considering you couldn't
even score on me before,
**[21:05] ---**
I'd say this one basket
alone makes you the winner.
**[21:09] ---**
So don't come back again.
**[21:12] ---**
You handled that well.
**[21:13] ---**
He's the most persistent kid I've ever seen.
**[21:16] ---**
Although it was from the outside,
he actually did manage to score a shot on Karasawa.
**[21:20] ---**
"That's also perfectly fine," huh?
**[21:23] ---**
Thinking back on everything...
**[21:25] ---**
It was actually ME who promised
to take THEM to the inter-high.
**[21:31] ---**
And the whole reason I couldn't live up to that
was 'cuz I'm still green.
**[21:36] ---**
Becoming better... than we were yesterday.
**[21:44] ---**
Hey, Mr. Karasawa.
**[21:47] ---**
I know my body still has
the muscle memory for it.
**[21:50] ---**
My skills belong entirely to me.
**[21:53] ---**
Only I can pull them off.
**[21:55] ---**
Something that only I can pull off...
**[21:57] ---**
...must exist on the court!
**[22:17] ---**
Egaita yume tsukamu no wa
**[22:22] ---**
Kantan janaitte wakatteru kedo
**[22:27] ---**
Saisho kara muri datte dakyou shiteru
**[22:32] ---**
Hito no me hikari wa mienai
**[22:38] ---**
Miageru sora no kousei tachi wa
**[22:43] ---**
Itsumo inochi o moyashite hikatteru
**[22:48] ---**
Boku ni datte
**[22:50] ---**
Taiyou runner kokoro o kanzen nenshou
**[22:55] ---**
Goal e kakumei no hikari hanatsu yo
**[23:01] ---**
Last rei byou sore made
kekka nante wakaranai sa
**[23:07] ---**
Akireru hodo onore o
koete hashiritsuzukeru yo
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Shouri o mark shite
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Image wakasete
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Tada zenryoku de penerate
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Challenger
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Challenger."
# E41 - Challenger
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6ZJN51XY/challenger)
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**[00:02] ---**
Oh! I hit the rim!
**[00:03] ---**
But that was still a bad shot.
**[00:05] ---**
Seriously?
**[00:06] ---**
You have to be loose, like this,
and aim straight for the hoop.
**[00:11] ---**
Okay fine, but why do I
have to keep shooting with both hands?
**[00:14] ---**
I wanna shoot it in the cool one-hand way
like everybody else, ya know?
**[00:18] ---**
Your shots probably won't reach the basket
if you did it that way.
**[00:22] ---**
Really?
**[00:23] ---**
You have to get the proper
shooting form down first.
**[00:26] ---**
And besides, using both hands
provides more stability.
**[00:29] ---**
You have nothing to be embarrassed about.
**[00:31] ---**
I started out by doing the exact same thing!
**[00:33] ---**
But you're talking about
back in elementary school, right?!
**[00:35] ---**
I'm a high school student!
**[00:38] ---**
No more whining!
**[00:40] ---**
You're gonna keep shooting
until you get one in.
**[00:41] ---**
O-okay.
**[00:43] ---**
I'm gonna get it this time.
**[00:47] ---**
Takes me back...
**[00:48] ---**
I remember being embarrassed
at first and complaining
**[00:50] ---**
almost every day while my mom taught me.
**[01:12] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:17] ---**
The morning yields a rainbow of seven colors
**[01:20] ---**
The birds all spread their wings wide
**[01:23] ---**
There are no answers to be found anywhere
**[01:27] ---**
So let's go and create them
**[01:30] ---**
Feel it
**[01:33] ---**
Feel it
**[01:38] ---**
You have beautiful wings of your own
**[01:41] ---**
And you will use them to fly up to the sun
**[01:45] ---**
For that one sparkling moment
**[01:49] ---**
Believe that you can change
even the world itself
**[01:53] ---**
We were surely born with transparent hearts
**[02:00] ---**
Using our dirty shoes we will take flight
**[02:05] ---**
Drawing an arch in the air
**[02:07] ---**
Before the sky of tomorrow
disappears completely
**[02:14] ---**
Pass through a night of sorrow and be reborn
**[02:26] ---**
Challenger
**[02:28] ---**
Heeeeeey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
**[02:34] ---**
I'm open in back!
**[02:40] ---**
Okay, that's enough!
**[02:44] ---**
I have to say, you've become
a really solid defender, Chucky!
**[02:48] ---**
O-oh yeah? Is that your impression
from watching me play, Nao?
**[02:51] ---**
Yes!
**[02:53] ---**
It's really rare to see Kurumatani look that frustrated
when someone is defending him.
**[02:58] ---**
Actually, Mokichi gave me
some advice a while back.
**[03:01] ---**
He explained that playing defense isn't about
guarding the basket, but making it harder to attack.
**[03:06] ---**
So I started thinking real
hard about what he meant.
**[03:09] ---**
It's kind of difficult to understand
just through words alone.
**[03:11] ---**
This whole time us noobs have been focused entirely
on defending the basket that's behind us.
**[03:17] ---**
But after talking to Mokichi, I started thinking
more about how to interfere with the offense.
**[03:21] ---**
And oddly enough, that got me focused on watching
how the opponent in front of me moves.
**[03:26] ---**
Like, "Oh crap, it'd be bad
if I let them pass here."
**[03:29] ---**
Or, "They've gotta be paranoid
about steals being in that spot."
**[03:31] ---**
"Okay, this is my chance to
lay on pressure!" and stuff.
**[03:34] ---**
My focus is the only thing
that's changed, though.
**[03:36] ---**
You've made great progress as a result.
**[03:38] ---**
For real? It makes me real happy
to hear that from you, Nao!
**[03:42] ---**
With only a few months of practice,
I didn't think we'd improve too drastically.
**[03:46] ---**
But they've actually developed
in some surprising ways.
**[03:50] ---**
Our achilles heel is a lack of stamina,
**[03:51] ---**
but we should be able to deal
with that thanks to these three.
**[03:56] ---**
All that's left now is Natsume...
**[04:01] ---**
Holy shit...
**[04:12] ---**
Gather up!
**[04:14] ---**
That's enough. We're done
with regular practice for today.
**[04:17] ---**
Huh? Isn't that taking it a little too easy?
**[04:19] ---**
We can't risk any fatigue
going into tomorrow's match.
**[04:22] ---**
Please make sure you do
all of your stretches.
**[04:25] ---**
We've already done everything
that we can to prepare.
**[04:28] ---**
Well, that's not entirely true, but the rest of it
mainly comes down to motivation and focus.
**[04:34] ---**
Please think back. I want you to remember
how exactly we ended up in this situation.
**[04:39] ---**
We lost in the prelims.
**[04:40] ---**
BOYS'
BASKETBALL
TEAM
**[04:41] ---**
And caused a bad accident.
**[04:42] ---**
Mr. Satsuki
**[04:43] ---**
We tried to form a clique,
which became our only hope.
**[04:46] ---**
But then we ran into a roadblock
at the very last step.
**[04:50] ---**
Whether or not you'll all be able
to continue playing basketball
**[04:53] ---**
is riding entirely on the
outcome of tomorrow's match.
**[04:56] ---**
To make sure that we never
make the same mistake again...
**[05:01] ---**
We'll summon every ounce of strength
that our young and clumsy bodies can muster...
**[05:07] ---**
1, 2, 3...!
**[05:09] ---**
Go team!
**[05:11] ---**
...and lay it all out on the court!
**[05:14] ---**
KUZURYU HIGH SCHOOL
**[05:19] ---**
Staff Room
**[05:19] ---**
Please keep in mind, as I
announced the other day,
**[05:23] ---**
we will be holding a boys' basketball match
in the gym at 2:00 PM this afternoon.
**[05:27] ---**
Oh, I didn't think you
were serious about that.
**[05:30] ---**
I'm sorry, I have to prepare for
the senior's guidance counseling that's coming up.
**[05:34] ---**
I have zero interest, to be honest.
**[05:37] ---**
I'm afraid I don't really know
anything about basketball...
**[05:40] ---**
Same here.
**[05:42] ---**
What I'd like you to pay attention
to is not the sport itself.
**[05:45] ---**
This is going to be a display
of genuine human effort.
**[05:48] ---**
And it's rare to be able to
experience that in person.
**[05:51] ---**
It's not about winning or losing.
**[05:53] ---**
Please go and see for yourself.
**[05:56] ---**
Chemistry Lab
**[05:58] ---**
Um, hey, Teach?
**[06:01] ---**
Would it be okay if we went to watch, too?
**[06:05] ---**
What do you need, Mr. Osho?
**[06:06] ---**
Could you go and round up
the soccer team for me?
**[06:17] ---**
Sora!
**[06:19] ---**
Hi, Madoka!
**[06:20] ---**
Hey! It's rare for a freshman to have the guts
to call your senpai to the roof like this.
**[06:24] ---**
Uh, don't get me wrong!
I swear I don't have any ulterior motives!
**[06:28] ---**
Relax, I'm just pulling your leg.
**[06:31] ---**
So, what's up? Did something happen?
**[06:33] ---**
Well... um...
**[06:36] ---**
There's actually something
I wanted to apologize to you about.
**[06:40] ---**
I had to leave a lot of things
up in the air while I dealt with
**[06:43] ---**
what happened to my mom
and the basketball team...
**[06:46] ---**
And since we got disbanded
**[06:47] ---**
I hardly see you or any other
students outside of my own class...
**[06:51] ---**
So I know it's way too late for this,
but I still feel obligated to say it anyway.
**[06:56] ---**
I'm very sorry I couldn't keep...
the promise that we made back then!
**[07:04] ---**
It's no big deal.
**[07:05] ---**
But the last time that we, uh...
**[07:08] ---**
Sorry.
**[07:10] ---**
The last time that we were
up here I saw you crying.
**[07:16] ---**
A lot has happened and, uh...
**[07:18] ---**
I realized that you were showing
a lot of concern for me.
**[07:22] ---**
Wow, so I've been on his
mind... ever since that day.
**[07:27] ---**
Okay then.
**[07:29] ---**
Your apology is fully accepted!
**[07:30] ---**
Oh, that's great!
**[07:33] ---**
But actually, the reason I cried back then
had nothing to do with that.
**[07:37] ---**
S-so then why were you crying?
**[07:41] ---**
Uh! Forget I said anything!
**[07:44] ---**
It's a secret.
**[07:49] ---**
This is great. She's back to her usual self.
**[07:53] ---**
Oh, one more thing!
We're about to have a match starting soon!
**[07:56] ---**
Yeah, I heard.
**[07:58] ---**
I really hope one of the teachers
is inspired to be your advisor.
**[08:01] ---**
Um, please come watch if you have time!
**[08:03] ---**
I swear to you we're gonna
win this one for sure!
**[08:06] ---**
Though actually... our opponent
is one of the hardest teams to beat around here.
**[08:10] ---**
Tsukasa
**[08:16] ---**
Sorry. I already have some plans after this.
**[08:21] ---**
Good luck though!
**[08:34] ---**
So hot...
**[08:35] ---**
Can't the damn sun just take a break today?
**[08:38] ---**
Apparently, it's gonna be
the hottest day of the year.
**[08:41] ---**
C'mon! This heat is nothing,
so no more complaints!
**[08:45] ---**
Roger!
**[08:46] ---**
The inter-high is in a
place way hotter than this!
**[08:49] ---**
Let's get moving!
**[08:50] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[09:19] ---**
I'm Sakamaki, the coach at Yokohama Taiei.
Nice to meet you.
**[09:22] ---**
We really appreciate you having us today.
**[09:26] ---**
You're covered in sweat.
**[09:28] ---**
Don't tell me you had your
team run all the way here?
**[09:31] ---**
Nah, we just came out on the
wrong side of the station.
**[09:34] ---**
I'm Satsuki, the advisor
for the boys' team here.
**[09:37] ---**
That's only for today, though...
**[09:40] ---**
Well, I know we're here
to have a practice match,
**[09:42] ---**
but I tend to consider them more
like joint practice sessions.
**[09:46] ---**
I hope that by playing each other today,
**[09:48] ---**
both teams will benefit and learn
something that will help them grow.
**[09:51] ---**
I'm certain our team will learn a lot,
**[09:54] ---**
but I'm not sure there's much
merit in it for your team.
**[09:58] ---**
You've got it wrong. It's quite the opposite.
**[10:00] ---**
Our team is far too busy to play
against teams that we can't gain anything from.
**[10:04] ---**
Your team has plenty to offer.
That's why we chose to play them.
**[10:08] ---**
W-we appreciate that.
**[10:11] ---**
Um, I'm not seeing any of the seniors
you usually have on your starting lineup.
**[10:15] ---**
Yeah. That's because I built today's team
around our sophomores instead.
**[10:20] ---**
Wh-what a relief.
**[10:21] ---**
Hopefully that means we won't lose too badly.
**[10:24] ---**
Is that supposed to mean
you lowered yourselves to our level?
**[10:28] ---**
Let me tell you, Nanao...
**[10:31] ---**
I've been a basketball coach for many years
at a number of different schools.
**[10:35] ---**
And no matter what sort of team I've faced...
**[10:38] ---**
...I've never pulled my punches
or belittled any of them like that.
**[10:41] ---**
So, you're saying...
**[10:43] ---**
Yep.
**[10:44] ---**
I organized our roster with the full intent
of winning against Kuzu High.
**[10:50] ---**
Okano from our team will
serve as the referee.
**[10:53] ---**
And our freshmen can fill
the other official roles.
**[10:56] ---**
Then students from our
school will be on mop duty.
**[10:58] ---**
It's hot today, so get them to cover
as much of the court as you can.
**[11:03] ---**
Excuse me.
**[11:04] ---**
Uh, I have one request I'd like to make.
**[11:11] ---**
I'm roasting...
**[11:13] ---**
Are they still not ready to start?
**[11:16] ---**
It's so hot!
**[11:18] ---**
It will begin shortly. We teachers need
to endure longer than the students at least.
**[11:22] ---**
That's a lot easier said than done, honestly.
**[11:26] ---**
It's not like we came to
watch because wanted to.
**[11:29] ---**
In the end, not even half of the teaching staff
showed up to watch the match...
**[11:35] ---**
Can we at least get those curtains open?
**[11:38] ---**
We can't feel the wind otherwise.
**[11:40] ---**
Opening the curtains lets in light
that would reflect harshly off the court.
**[11:44] ---**
Please just bear with it.
**[11:46] ---**
Sitting here is gonna give me heat strok-
**[11:58] ---**
Th-they're really going at it.
**[12:01] ---**
It's pretty intimidating.
**[12:06] ---**
Our boys are playing THEM?
**[12:12] ---**
I'm starting to feel nervous now.
**[12:14] ---**
Actually, why isn't our team out here yet?
**[12:23] ---**
Wh-what are you guys doing here?!
Taiei's already starting their warm-ups!
**[12:27] ---**
It's fine. We already finished
doing our warm-ups, but...
**[12:30] ---**
Kite hasn't shown up yet. And
we can't get a hold of him.
**[12:34] ---**
What a pain.
**[12:37] ---**
Did he...
**[12:39] ---**
...attend school today?
**[12:40] ---**
He said he wouldn't since there's no class.
**[12:43] ---**
But I'm positive that he
knows the match is today!
**[12:46] ---**
And I swear I repeatedly
texted him the starting time!
**[12:48] ---**
But...
**[12:49] ---**
He never did join us for practice...
**[12:52] ---**
That damn punk.
**[12:54] ---**
He better not skip.
**[12:56] ---**
Don't worry. This is Kite
we're talking about.
**[12:59] ---**
I know he'll show up for sure.
**[13:00] ---**
Sora, my man, you're a real inspiration!
**[13:03] ---**
I'm so ashamed for not having faith!
**[13:06] ---**
Forget Kite, I'm sad about Madoka!
**[13:08] ---**
I wanted her to come!
**[13:11] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[13:13] ---**
Wh-whether he comes or not,
the game is about to start!
**[13:16] ---**
So, Chucky, I want you to play
in Natsume's place for now.
**[13:18] ---**
Huh? Me?!
**[13:20] ---**
Dude! That makes you a starter!
**[13:23] ---**
Shigeyoshi will stay on the bench for now.
**[13:25] ---**
Which means Chiaki will be our center.
**[13:27] ---**
Okay. Sounds good.
**[13:30] ---**
We didn't really get a chance
to practice doing any formations,
**[13:33] ---**
so a lot of the burden is
going to fall on you, Chiaki.
**[13:37] ---**
Not a problem.
**[13:39] ---**
Because I'm a genius.
**[13:43] ---**
We're counting on you!
**[13:48] ---**
All I've really done up until now
is cause trouble and drag the whole team down.
**[13:55] ---**
But... I swear I'll make
up for that on the court!
**[14:00] ---**
A'ight. Let's get out there.
**[14:02] ---**
W-wait!
**[14:03] ---**
Please get changed in here!
**[14:05] ---**
Huh? We're already in uniform.
**[14:07] ---**
I misspoke. What I meant is
I need you to change again. Please.
**[14:12] ---**
I've already worked it
out with Taiei's coach.
**[14:16] ---**
Generally speaking, the home team is
**[14:18] ---**
supposed to wear light colored
jerseys when they play.
**[14:21] ---**
So, you're telling us to play
in our away jerseys instead?
**[14:28] ---**
I'm not a fan of black.
**[14:31] ---**
Black, huh? Looks sick!
**[14:37] ---**
I think this color suits me better.
**[14:40] ---**
We're the challengers here.
**[14:42] ---**
Okay! Let's get going!
**[14:49] ---**
All right, boys. I've got
something to tell you.
**[14:52] ---**
Including this match with Kuzu High today,
**[14:55] ---**
we only have four games scheduled
before the inter-high begins.
**[14:58] ---**
Looking ahead to that,
**[15:00] ---**
I intend to promote any player
who proves useful, even among the freshmen.
**[15:04] ---**
Which ultimately means, some of you
are gonna get demoted to the bench.
**[15:08] ---**
I expect those of you who I grant the chance
**[15:10] ---**
to play to throw literally
everything you have into it.
**[15:14] ---**
If you don't want any regrets,
then you better show me what you can do on the court.
**[15:18] ---**
You hear me?
**[15:19] ---**
Opportunity doesn't come knocking
at just anybody's door.
**[15:23] ---**
So if you see a thread of hope get dangled
in front of you, grab tight and don't let go!
**[15:29] ---**
That... is what this match is all about!
**[15:44] ---**
Attention everyone, the practice match
between Yokohama Taiei High School
**[15:47] ---**
and Kuzuryu High School will now begin!
**[15:56] ---**
Chiba!
**[15:58] ---**
Yo!
**[15:59] ---**
Takahashi?
**[16:00] ---**
What's the deal?
**[16:01] ---**
Are you wearing those training sweats
out of habit or making a fashion statement?
**[16:03] ---**
Oh shut up!
**[16:05] ---**
What do you want from me?
**[16:06] ---**
I almost forgot.
**[16:07] ---**
Did you decide on a college yet?
**[16:11] ---**
I heard from somebody you
declined Johoku's invitation.
**[16:13] ---**
Yeah...
**[16:14] ---**
It's far away and costs too much money.
**[16:17] ---**
Plus it's not really my scene, you know?
**[16:20] ---**
Then, are you gonna be joining us at Seishu?
**[16:22] ---**
No.
**[16:24] ---**
I decided to go ahead and
start job hunting instead.
**[16:28] ---**
My youngest brother is going to start
elementary school next year.
**[16:32] ---**
I wanna be able to buy him
one of those fancy backpacks.
**[16:35] ---**
I see.
**[16:36] ---**
Sorry to let you down
after you extended that invite to me.
**[16:40] ---**
You have six siblings, yeah?
**[16:42] ---**
Seven, actually.
**[16:43] ---**
That must make for a rowdy house.
**[16:46] ---**
Koji will be sad without you around.
**[16:48] ---**
And what about you?
**[16:50] ---**
Not at all.
**[16:52] ---**
Oh shit! It's hot! It's
hot! Shit! Hot! Hot! Shit!
**[16:57] ---**
That kid's on the Taiei team.
**[17:04] ---**
I'm burning up...
**[17:05] ---**
Dammit. How the hell
did we get stuck on stupid mop duty?
**[17:09] ---**
Somebody's gotta keep the court clean.
**[17:11] ---**
That's not the point!
**[17:13] ---**
I wanna know why our soccer team
is being forced to help the basketball team!
**[17:17] ---**
My apologies, Mr. Osho.
Sorry to make your team help out.
**[17:21] ---**
It's fine, we're not really doing it
to help the basketball team.
**[17:25] ---**
The soccer team has had problems
lately, a cigarette butt
**[17:28] ---**
was also found in our locker rooms.
**[17:30] ---**
Although I never found who was responsible...
**[17:33] ---**
Well, this is basically
serving as their punishment.
**[17:36] ---**
Anyway, tell your team to give it their all.
**[17:40] ---**
We don't need that many of
you acting as officials!
**[17:42] ---**
The rest of you go watch from upstairs!
**[17:43] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[17:46] ---**
He must be about 150 cm tall.
**[17:49] ---**
#15... so he's good enough
to be on the bench.
**[17:53] ---**
No, it looks like they
don't have enough players.
**[17:56] ---**
Which probably means they had no choice.
**[17:59] ---**
Excuse me! Sorry I'm late!
**[18:06] ---**
Sorry, please give us just a minute.
**[18:16] ---**
We're wearing our white uniforms today.
Hurry and go get changed.
**[18:21] ---**
I made you a starter, Hyou.
**[18:26] ---**
Fuwa. We're gonna have a little
chat when this is over.
**[18:29] ---**
Uh... okay.
**[18:31] ---**
Hurry and get ready.
**[18:34] ---**
The coach said he wanted
to test some things in this match.
**[18:36] ---**
I'm pretty sure this is one of them.
**[18:39] ---**
To see if Fuwa can last
for a full 40 minutes,
**[18:42] ---**
and have him play a different position.
**[18:44] ---**
Alright! Time to get started!
**[18:46] ---**
Go out there and put your backs into it!
**[18:49] ---**
Taiei's starting lineup is...
**[18:52] ---**
#16, point guard. Hiroshi Usami.
**[18:55] ---**
#11, center. Shigenobu Yakuma.
**[18:59] ---**
#15, shooting guard. Hyou Fuwa.
**[19:03] ---**
#13, power forward. Tetsuya Shibasaki.
**[19:07] ---**
#10, small forward. Sei Shiraishi.
**[19:11] ---**
Huh? They look different
from the guys we saw play before...
**[19:14] ---**
Isn't that dude with the orange hair
one of their freshmen?
**[19:18] ---**
Taiei formed their team mainly
with sophomores for today's match.
**[19:21] ---**
For real?!
**[19:22] ---**
Whoa! I see a glimmering
ray of hope shining above!
**[19:25] ---**
This is just like back at the Shinjo game,
we have some crazy good luck!
**[19:28] ---**
Although we did lose that one.
**[19:29] ---**
Grow a spine, you guys.
**[19:31] ---**
We might actually stand a chance
playing against their sophomores!
**[19:35] ---**
Let's do this!
**[19:36] ---**
I'm not so sure about that.
**[19:39] ---**
It seems ridiculous... but I'm afraid Taiei
might actually be a stronger team like this.
**[19:44] ---**
It doesn't make a lick of difference
whether we play against
**[19:46] ---**
their sophomores or their seniors.
**[19:48] ---**
Because no matter the circumstance we can't
**[19:50] ---**
become anything more than
what we already are.
**[19:52] ---**
G-good point! We shouldn't
let our guard down!
**[19:55] ---**
I'm gonna stay sharp as a needle!
**[19:56] ---**
Way to keep them focused. He's so reliable!
**[20:00] ---**
A'ight! It's go time!
**[20:02] ---**
Yeah!
**[20:18] ---**
What's with him?
**[20:19] ---**
Is he really a starter?
**[20:21] ---**
He looks even shorter than Yozan.
**[20:23] ---**
Hold up, they've only got
2 players on the bench?
**[20:29] ---**
Quit smiling like a damn
clown. It's creepy, man.
**[20:32] ---**
Well, I guess this is our first match after that
emotional rollercoaster we all went through.
**[20:37] ---**
So I suppose I can understand
why you're so excited about it.
**[20:39] ---**
Chiaki...
**[20:41] ---**
You're going to be our playmaker today.
**[20:43] ---**
Don't get so hyped you lose focus.
**[20:45] ---**
Chiaki seems like he's pretty giddy himself.
**[20:48] ---**
But there's more than one
reason why I'm excited.
**[20:51] ---**
I noticed that even at a
tough school like Taiei,
**[20:53] ---**
there's a short player just like me
who must be striving real hard!
**[20:58] ---**
So I really don't want to lose!
**[21:03] ---**
Phew... looks like I made it in time.
**[21:07] ---**
I'm sorry! Please give us just a moment!
**[21:09] ---**
What the hell were you doing?!
**[21:11] ---**
Sorry, my bad.
**[21:13] ---**
I wanted to really psyche myself up for this,
but it took me a little longer than expected.
**[21:18] ---**
Psyche yourself up? Are you serious?
**[21:20] ---**
So I see you picked Chucky to be a starter.
**[21:22] ---**
I'm ready to swap with him anytime.
**[21:23] ---**
Anytime? But what about warming up?
**[21:26] ---**
No need.
**[21:28] ---**
I've been ready to throw
down since yesterday.
**[21:43] ---**
I'll be out there in a flash. Just you wait.
**[21:56] ---**
Let's all have a fair game!
**[22:17] ---**
I know that realizing dreams
**[22:22] ---**
Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
**[22:27] ---**
Those who say it's impossible
from the beginning
**[22:32] ---**
Can't see light with their eyes
**[22:38] ---**
Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
**[22:43] ---**
That always shine bright with life
**[22:48] ---**
I can, too
**[22:51] ---**
Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
**[22:55] ---**
Radiating the light of
revolution towards the goal
**[23:01] ---**
Nobody can know the outcome
until the very last second
**[23:07] ---**
I'll keep on running and improving
until I don't recognize myself
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Focus on winning
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Imagine the future
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: War Declaration
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "War Declaration."
# E42 - War Declaration
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**[00:17] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:21] ---**
Nanairo no niji ga umareta asa
**[00:25] ---**
Tori tachi wa hane o hirogete yuku
**[00:29] ---**
Kotae nante doko ni mo nai kara sa
**[00:32] ---**
Sore o egaki ni yukou
**[00:35] ---**
Feel it
**[00:38] ---**
Feel it
**[00:43] ---**
Utsukushiki hane o motsu kimi wa
**[00:46] ---**
Taiyou o mezashi tobu no darou
**[00:50] ---**
Matataki no sono shunkan ni sekai o
**[00:54] ---**
Kaeru koto mo dekiru to shinjite
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Bokura wa toumei na kokoro de umareta hazu sa
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Yogoreta kutsu de habatakunda
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Arch o egaku youni
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Ashita no sora ga kieteshimau sono mae ni
**[01:19] ---**
Kanashimi no yoru o koete umarekawarunda
**[01:31] ---**
War Declaration
**[01:43] ---**
So, that's their tallest guy.
**[01:45] ---**
Compared to the likes of Maru High and Shinjo,
this team is absolutely puny.
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I'm Yakuma, nice to meet ya.
Everybody calls me Yakku.
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Jump ball!
**[02:16] ---**
They're even?
***SIGN*** BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[02:22] ---**
I'm a... real piece of shit!
**[02:32] ---**
But I'm gonna make up for it!
**[02:34] ---**
Yasuhara!
**[02:35] ---**
Whoa! He's wide open!
**[02:45] ---**
He just scored!
**[02:46] ---**
We got the first basket!
**[02:50] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[02:55] ---**
Um... so, Yasuhara...
**[02:57] ---**
That was actually the other team's basket.
**[03:01] ---**
G-goddammit...
**[03:06] ---**
What exactly just happened with that shot?
**[03:09] ---**
They scored on themselves.
**[03:10] ---**
Okay, sorry, I've got
to get back to work now.
**[03:13] ---**
I've heard plenty of jokes
about this sort of thing...
**[03:16] ---**
but it's the first time I've
seen anyone actually do it.
**[03:18] ---**
Yakku.
**[03:20] ---**
Do you know what I'm about to say to you?
**[03:22] ---**
Shut your face.
**[03:24] ---**
I didn't go easy on them.
**[03:26] ---**
Just... shake it off, man!
These things happen all the time!
**[03:30] ---**
As if.
**[03:30] ---**
B-but his shot really did go in the basket!
**[03:33] ---**
Just laugh at me and be done with it.
**[03:36] ---**
Don't laugh, dammit!
**[03:38] ---**
Shit!
**[03:39] ---**
But...
**[03:41] ---**
In that moment, I felt something
that I haven't before.
**[03:43] ---**
My body reacted on its own.
**[03:47] ---**
It's getting engrained in me!
**[03:55] ---**
Yasuhara's gotten pretty damn good.
**[03:58] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[04:06] ---**
Don't get overwhelmed.
**[04:08] ---**
I nearly forgot, this is your first time
playing point guard right from the start, huh?
**[04:13] ---**
Play it however you want.
It's all in your hands.
**[04:19] ---**
No surprise that his position is point guard.
**[04:22] ---**
I wonder what kind of plays he'll make.
**[04:24] ---**
Seems like he's fairly quick on his feet.
**[04:26] ---**
And knows how to keep control of the ball.
**[04:30] ---**
What am I getting my hopes up for?
**[04:32] ---**
He's a nobody on a totally amateur team.
**[04:35] ---**
Relax and stay cool!
**[04:37] ---**
Oddly enough, I don't feel any of the anxiety
that I had at the prelims.
**[04:41] ---**
As long as Momoharu is under the basket,
then there's nothing to fear!
**[04:46] ---**
On that day, I truly meant every single word
that I said to Nanao.
**[04:51] ---**
I have complete faith in the skills
of Momoharu, Chiaki, and everybody else.
**[04:54] ---**
I honestly think we stand a
real chance at beating Taiei.
**[04:58] ---**
But before that... there's
one thing that I have to do.
**[05:11] ---**
A three?!
**[05:12] ---**
Yes!
**[05:14] ---**
Seriously? He can shoot
long-range at his height?!
**[05:32] ---**
A three-pointer...
**[05:33] ---**
Again?!
**[05:34] ---**
No way.
**[05:42] ---**
That's two in a row!
**[05:44] ---**
It hasn't even been a minute since this started
and he's already 2 for 2?!
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You're doing great.
**[05:50] ---**
Usami.
**[05:51] ---**
I know. I was just a little
surprised, that's all.
**[05:56] ---**
His motions are so quick.
**[05:58] ---**
And his shortness actually makes it
hard to figure out the right timing to move in.
**[06:02] ---**
If I don't approach carefully,
it could easily end up being a foul.
**[06:06] ---**
Hey!
**[06:07] ---**
Wha-? Oh shit!
**[06:09] ---**
White team's ball!
**[06:11] ---**
Amazing! That was some
awesome defense, Chucky!
**[06:14] ---**
You're doing an excellent
job right off the bat!
**[06:19] ---**
Earth to Hyou Poohwa.
**[06:21] ---**
Is your head in the game
or still asleep? Well?
**[06:24] ---**
S-sorry about that.
**[06:25] ---**
The hell is up with that guy's defense?
**[06:28] ---**
His technique is utter shit, but...
**[06:31] ---**
Hey! Hey, hey, hey!
**[06:33] ---**
Hey! Hey!
...it totally creeps me out!
**[06:38] ---**
Nice shot!
**[06:40] ---**
I'm going for one more three.
So, I need you to screen, okay?
**[06:46] ---**
We practiced the same simple
things, day in and day out.
**[06:50] ---**
If somebody asked whether that was fun,
well, I'd say that it was dull as shit.
**[06:55] ---**
So why didn't I quit back
when I had the chance?
**[07:01] ---**
Ouch!
**[07:03] ---**
Switch, Hyou! You can't let #15 get away!
**[07:06] ---**
Don't stand there like an idiot!
**[07:10] ---**
I see what he's up to.
**[07:12] ---**
Holy shit, 3 in a row?!
**[07:14] ---**
He didn't hesitate in the slightest.
**[07:17] ---**
He missed the third one!
**[07:19] ---**
Rebound!
**[07:23] ---**
Good job! Throw it here, Momoharu!
**[07:27] ---**
You dumbass! It'll go out of bounds!
**[07:36] ---**
This punk!
**[07:39] ---**
The ball is gone!
**[07:41] ---**
When the hell did he...?!
**[07:43] ---**
They're gonna keep going for threes!
**[07:45] ---**
He backed off?!
**[07:47] ---**
To even further behind the three point line?!
**[07:53] ---**
Expecting people to just cover for others
is the wrong way to do it.
**[07:56] ---**
Inspire them to have faith in you
before you put faith in them.
**[07:59] ---**
My skills belong entirely to me.
**[08:02] ---**
Only I can pull them off.
**[08:04] ---**
Right now, what I know I can do is...
**[08:09] ---**
...pour the very essence of my heart and soul
into every shot!
**[08:15] ---**
That's three in a row...
**[08:16] ---**
This can't be real.
**[08:20] ---**
You stupid little booger!
**[08:23] ---**
I told you to play it however you want,
but I didn't say you could hog the spotlight!
**[08:26] ---**
O-okay...
**[08:28] ---**
What kind of playstyle is that?
They aren't even passing the ball around or anything.
**[08:31] ---**
It's absolutely insane.
**[08:32] ---**
No, it's not.
**[08:34] ---**
Those consecutive three-pointers
had a meaning behind them:
**[08:37] ---**
"Don't misjudge me just because
I'm on the short side."
**[08:40] ---**
I'd love if we had a player like that.
One that really knows how to break the mold.
**[08:46] ---**
Short, but incredibly assertive.
He inherited that from his mother.
**[08:56] ---**
Nice.
**[08:57] ---**
Thanks!
**[08:58] ---**
Ow, ow, ow! Don't pinch me!
**[09:02] ---**
It looks like those 3 consecutive three-pointers
didn't discourage the other team very much.
**[09:07] ---**
They're just as unshakable
as I figured they'd be.
**[09:10] ---**
Which means that now...
it's my time to shine.
**[09:13] ---**
C'mon!
**[09:15] ---**
Oh! So he's playing center this time around.
**[09:17] ---**
I actually was thinking about
that during the prelims.
**[09:19] ---**
He seems more suited to being an inside player
than anywhere else on the court.
**[09:24] ---**
I've also had something on my mind
for a long time now...
**[09:30] ---**
Those basketball shoes he
has... aren't those mine?
**[09:42] ---**
I screwed up!
**[09:46] ---**
He's so fast!
**[09:52] ---**
Way to go, Hyou!
**[09:54] ---**
Nice shot!
**[09:56] ---**
Listen, man...
**[09:58] ---**
It's okay. Just shake it off.
**[10:00] ---**
We're supposed to say that to you!
**[10:01] ---**
What the heck are they doing out there?
**[10:04] ---**
Nah, those can't be my shoes. I'm sure.
**[10:06] ---**
The fastest and most effective method
of scoring points in this game
**[10:10] ---**
is to form pairs who can deliver
the ball to the basket.
**[10:13] ---**
Don't you think #15 and #7
have good synergy in that sense?
**[10:19] ---**
Relax! Just relax!
**[10:21] ---**
Let's take this nice and easy!
**[10:23] ---**
I figured as much, but we're
definitely facing a team that'll
**[10:26] ---**
take full advantage of our every mistake.
**[10:28] ---**
It feels like all of Taiei's
players are on edge.
**[10:30] ---**
They were so quick to score on us.
**[10:32] ---**
The crowd on our side is pretty on edge, too.
**[10:35] ---**
Nobody seems able to chill out.
**[10:37] ---**
Oops! Gotta stay focused!
**[10:42] ---**
He's right in front of the basket! Stop him!
**[10:45] ---**
Shithead!
**[10:46] ---**
Yasu!
**[10:48] ---**
Hiyah!
**[10:51] ---**
Not on my watch!
**[10:55] ---**
Defensive foul! Two free-throws!
**[10:57] ---**
If you're gonna stop him then
do it without screwing up!
**[10:59] ---**
We need to avoid fouls as much as possible
because we don't have a bench to rely on!
**[11:03] ---**
Well... that was Yasu's fault.
**[11:05] ---**
No, lil' Sora should take the blame
for losing the ball in the first place.
**[11:08] ---**
Uh, well, Chucky was...
**[11:10] ---**
Huh? It's my fault?!
**[11:12] ---**
Do they not get along?
**[11:14] ---**
There's no doubt about it now.
**[11:15] ---**
That #4 can jump even higher than I can.
**[11:18] ---**
Yeah.
**[11:19] ---**
Pretty rare to come across a guy like that.
**[11:24] ---**
He nailed both free-throws!
**[11:27] ---**
I don't know much about basketball,
but it looks to me like our team is quite good at it.
**[11:31] ---**
This is still only the start of the game.
**[11:34] ---**
It's hard to say how
things will go from here.
**[11:36] ---**
More importantly, I really hope
Mr. Satsuki is okay with this.
**[11:40] ---**
If I remember right, wasn't
his wife's due date today?
**[11:46] ---**
Stupid mop head. He's built thin,
but has strength that's on par with Momoharu.
**[11:50] ---**
Plus, he smells kinda good.
**[11:53] ---**
I really hate having to do
things that require effort.
**[12:00] ---**
As long as I pass the ball around,
then somebody else scores the points.
**[12:03] ---**
Get that juice for me.
**[12:05] ---**
You called me all the way over
from the next room just for THAT?!
**[12:09] ---**
Shift it 6 degrees to the right.
**[12:11] ---**
But then they'll notice it!
We're gonna get found out!
**[12:16] ---**
I enjoy making use of other people.
**[12:20] ---**
That's why I always played as point guard.
**[12:25] ---**
KUZURYU
**[12:25] ---**
But that's yet another thing
I'm moving on from today.
**[12:28] ---**
From now on, I'm going
to score my own points.
**[12:31] ---**
I hope you're watching me, Nao!
**[12:34] ---**
He's got damn good footwork for a fatass.
**[12:37] ---**
My ears are burning.
**[12:38] ---**
What's going on with you, Chiaki?!
**[12:40] ---**
It's time for defense, c'mon!
**[12:43] ---**
You're putting in too much effort
for the first quarter, Chiaki.
**[12:45] ---**
Don't blame me if you collapse later.
**[12:48] ---**
We have an audience watching us today.
**[12:50] ---**
So we need to put on a show.
**[12:53] ---**
Wow, that's Hananzono from class 4.
**[12:55] ---**
I'm surprised, I had no idea
he was so good at basketball.
**[12:59] ---**
I can't believe Chiaki put
that much thought into this.
**[13:03] ---**
He always seems like
he's thinking about absolutely nothing!
**[13:06] ---**
Huh?
**[13:07] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[13:12] ---**
This is a total drag.
**[13:20] ---**
Right-handed? Then he must be able
to freely switch his pivot foot.
**[13:25] ---**
It's not going in!
**[13:26] ---**
Rebound!
**[13:30] ---**
Nice rebound!
**[13:32] ---**
Shake it off, Fuwa!
**[13:33] ---**
The other team is good enough
to participate in the inter-high, right?
**[13:37] ---**
I thought this match would
be more one-sided for sure.
**[13:40] ---**
But our boys are doing pretty good!
**[13:43] ---**
Okay! Pass it here!
**[13:48] ---**
Those are some damn slick moves
for someone who just quit being a point guard.
**[13:52] ---**
Is he actually a genius?
**[13:55] ---**
Nice shot!
**[13:57] ---**
You're killing it, Chiaki!
**[13:59] ---**
He's turning out to be an amazing center!
**[14:01] ---**
It was such a great idea
to switch his position!
**[14:04] ---**
You really are smart, Nao!
**[14:07] ---**
It's true he's doing well, but the real
reason I had Chiaki fill the role of
**[14:10] ---**
center is for more than just that.
**[14:14] ---**
Nice shot!
**[14:15] ---**
Gah! They scored again!
**[14:18] ---**
Charging! White #13!
**[14:20] ---**
Sweet! No points for them!
**[14:22] ---**
Damn.
**[14:23] ---**
Don't sweat it.
**[14:24] ---**
Am I imagining things? Feels like
we're kicking more ass than anybody expected.
**[14:28] ---**
Despite being a top team,
Taiei's sophomores are still diamonds in the rough.
**[14:32] ---**
I don't think they have very
much explosive power yet.
**[14:36] ---**
That can't be true.
**[14:37] ---**
Kitasumi and Maru High couldn't beat
**[14:39] ---**
Taiei in the end, even with players
like Taro and Chiba on their side.
**[14:43] ---**
Taiei has 3 players on the court right now
who were in that match we saw them play.
**[14:47] ---**
I don't think we're doing
as well as we think we are.
**[14:49] ---**
Which means there must be
something going on with the other team.
**[14:53] ---**
One of the things I wanted
to verify in this match...
**[14:57] ---**
is whether Hyou was suitable to be a starter.
**[15:00] ---**
And see how he dealt with
the limitation of being a shooting guard.
**[15:04] ---**
Hyou normally plays small forward,
so by restricting his ability to go on the offensive
**[15:08] ---**
I hoped it would widen his perspective
and allow him to see the overall flow of the game.
**[15:13] ---**
But because he's an offensive player down to the bone,
**[15:15] ---**
I guess it only had a negative effect on him.
**[15:19] ---**
There's no excitement in any of this!
**[15:22] ---**
He drove it in alone!
**[15:26] ---**
I can tell that he's getting extra frustrated
because the other team is so mediocre.
**[15:31] ---**
Sometimes all it takes is one
player in a slump like that
**[15:34] ---**
to cause friction in the entire team.
**[15:37] ---**
Fuwa.
**[15:39] ---**
There are a lot of other guys on the team
that want to be out here wearing your jersey.
**[15:43] ---**
Let them have it.
**[15:46] ---**
When it comes to sports, the
fewer players that are on a
**[15:49] ---**
team the more intense that friction becomes.
**[15:51] ---**
Yokoyama. I'm putting you in for Fuwa.
**[15:54] ---**
Go show him how it's done.
**[16:00] ---**
Player substitution! Yokohama Taiei!
**[16:04] ---**
I guess even you can fall into a slump, huh?
**[16:07] ---**
That's a relief to know.
**[16:09] ---**
Senpai...!
**[16:10] ---**
Look, it's Yokoyama.
**[16:11] ---**
He's one of my favorites!
**[16:12] ---**
Same here.
**[16:12] ---**
He always says hi in the morning.
**[16:12] ---**
Definitely the nicest of all the seniors.
**[16:17] ---**
What's the problem, Hyou?
**[16:19] ---**
Can you only get yourself motivated
when the opponent is tough or the chips are down?
**[16:24] ---**
Just so we're clear, I have no intention
of leaving you as a sixth man forever! Hyou!
**[16:29] ---**
You understand what that means, right?
**[16:32] ---**
Whoa, did you hear all that?
**[16:33] ---**
Yeah. I never imagined he
was that invested in Fuwa.
**[16:36] ---**
It's incredible... and he's
a freshman just like us.
**[16:42] ---**
Natsume, can you start
getting ready to sub in?
**[16:47] ---**
I have... a bad feeling about this.
**[16:52] ---**
Charging! Black #5!
**[16:54] ---**
Goddammit.
**[16:55] ---**
I literally just got done telling everybody
to avoid fouls, dude!
**[16:59] ---**
No worries!
**[17:00] ---**
One basket. I WILL score at least one!
**[17:06] ---**
This guy's been pretty much
playing full court defense.
**[17:09] ---**
But they hardly have a bench,
so how is he gonna last?
**[17:18] ---**
Chucky!
**[17:19] ---**
A pick and roll!
**[17:21] ---**
O-on it!
**[17:22] ---**
They haven't even crossed
the half court line yet!
**[17:28] ---**
He blew past them!
**[17:30] ---**
Atsushi!
**[17:47] ---**
The instant the ball left his hands,
I could see its trajectory to the basket clearly...
**[17:51] ---**
...just like a line in the air.
**[17:53] ---**
It's the first time I've met
a person who could do that.
**[17:56] ---**
How many more players like him
do they have on the bench...?
**[17:59] ---**
Don't ask me.
**[18:01] ---**
I won't complain since it went in, but...
**[18:03] ---**
Don't worry. I was just saying hello.
**[18:13] ---**
Gah! So close!
**[18:15] ---**
You're being too impatient, Yasu.
**[18:17] ---**
Make sure to check the shot
clock before you shoot!
**[18:19] ---**
Uh, right! Sorry!
**[18:20] ---**
Shit. That three-pointer
they made really hurt us.
**[18:24] ---**
It seems like the other team is
starting to find their stride.
**[18:27] ---**
Especially that #13 of theirs!
**[18:30] ---**
He's more reserved than the others,
but his skills are sharp where they count!
**[18:34] ---**
Chucky! Be wary of #20 on the outside!
**[18:36] ---**
Defend close enough
that you can reach out and touch him!
**[18:39] ---**
I don't care if he drives past you!
Just focus on not letting him get in any threes!
**[18:43] ---**
Roger!
**[18:45] ---**
Don't just let him go!
**[18:48] ---**
Nice one, Yokoyama!
**[18:50] ---**
Get a grip, dude.
**[18:52] ---**
My bad.
**[18:56] ---**
Stay sharp, guys!
**[18:57] ---**
Of course! Let's nail a basket of our own!
**[19:00] ---**
Wha-?!
**[19:09] ---**
That's nuts... he's so quick!
**[19:11] ---**
Totally sick shot, Usami!
**[19:14] ---**
Usami and Yokoyama are getting
a lot of steals out there.
**[19:17] ---**
Exactly the type of player
you need to change the tide of a match.
**[19:22] ---**
Crap!
**[19:23] ---**
Momoharu!
**[19:25] ---**
Again?!
**[19:26] ---**
That steal from earlier psyched them out!
**[19:28] ---**
The other team seems way off rhythm!
**[19:31] ---**
The reason we can't get into a good rhythm
is because of more than just the steals.
**[19:40] ---**
Help!
**[19:47] ---**
Shoot, he missed!
**[19:48] ---**
Great!
**[19:53] ---**
Yakku!
**[19:57] ---**
Like hell that's happening!
**[20:14] ---**
Son of a bitch!
**[20:21] ---**
Timeout! Kuzuryu High School!
**[20:22] ---**
The other team got really
far ahead all of a sudden...
**[20:26] ---**
We fell down by 12 points in less
than a minute of game time.
**[20:29] ---**
What a relief. I'm glad it
didn't get any worse than that.
**[20:33] ---**
Let's calm ourselves down a little.
**[20:35] ---**
We're still just at the
beginning of this match.
**[20:37] ---**
Kurumatani, you need to
rein yourself in a little.
**[20:39] ---**
Drop the pace and take
full advantage of each possession.
**[20:43] ---**
If we're not securing offensive rebounds,
**[20:45] ---**
then scrambling to score points
isn't going to help us win.
**[20:48] ---**
I want Chucky to sub out with Natsume.
**[20:51] ---**
Huh? W-wait just a sec.
**[20:53] ---**
What?
**[20:54] ---**
Oh, uh, well...
**[20:58] ---**
Nevermind, it's nothing.
**[21:00] ---**
We don't want a repeat of the prelims.
**[21:02] ---**
Do everything that you can to avoid fouling.
**[21:05] ---**
The anger I held towards my teammates...
**[21:08] ---**
My foolishness and silly quirks...
**[21:10] ---**
...I've cast them all aside.
**[21:13] ---**
And now, I'm going to redeem
myself in this match.
**[21:17] ---**
Oh! They're putting him in.
**[21:19] ---**
Hyou! Did I tell you anything about this guy?
**[21:22] ---**
In the prelims-
**[21:23] ---**
I know.
**[21:25] ---**
And I couldn't care less.
**[21:30] ---**
Listen, Natsume. I told you once before,
**[21:32] ---**
but you're not allowed to
make any one-man plays.
**[21:34] ---**
Work with Kurumatani
and keep control of the game together.
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Sure, if I feel like it.
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I can't count on you?!
**[21:41] ---**
I was joking, dumbass.
**[21:43] ---**
Anyway, watch out for them
pulling a pick and roll near the half court line.
**[21:48] ---**
If they catch you with that,
it'll give them a ton of leeway.
**[21:52] ---**
We'll have it tied back up in 3 minutes.
**[21:56] ---**
Let's move.
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Yeah!
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Egaita yume tsukamu no wa
**[22:22] ---**
Kantan janaitte wakatteru kedo
**[22:27] ---**
Saisho kara muri datte dakyou shiteru
**[22:32] ---**
Hito no me hikari wa mienai
**[22:38] ---**
Miageru sora no kousei tachi wa
**[22:43] ---**
Itsumo inochi o moyashite hikatteru
**[22:48] ---**
Boku ni datte
**[22:50] ---**
Taiyou runner kokoro o kanzen nenshou
**[22:55] ---**
Goal e kakumei no hikari hanatsu yo
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Last rei byou sore made
kekka nante wakaranai sa
**[23:07] ---**
Akireru hodo onore o
koete hashiritsuzukeru yo
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Shouri o mark shite
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Step 2! Image wakasete
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Tada zenryoku de penerate
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Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Best Lineup
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Best Lineup."
# E43 - The Best Lineup
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Ahiru no Sora
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The morning yields a rainbow of seven colors
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The birds all spread their wings wide
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There are no answers to be found anywhere
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So let's go and create them
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Feel it
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Feel it
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You have beautiful wings of your own
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And you will use them to fly up to the sun
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For that one sparkling moment
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Believe that you can change
even the world itself
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We were surely born with transparent hearts
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Using our dirty shoes we will take flight
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Drawing an arch in the air
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Before the sky of tomorrow
disappears completely
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Pass through a night of sorrow and be reborn
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The Best Lineup
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Let's move.
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Yeah!
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Let's score one!
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Okay!
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Oh look, Tetsuo's out there now.
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Even he's getting playtime today.
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Man, I wanna get out there too!
I wish they'd give us a chance.
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He's shorter than the last guy.
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It's such a huge relief knowing that
Taiei isn't a team of behemoths!
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Did you just laugh at me, punk?
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Huh? No, I wasn't laughing at all.
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Tell me, how tall are you?
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160 centimeters.
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You liar!
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Cheeky bastard.
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Now you've gone and pissed me off.
Get ready to suffer the consequences, fool!
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I get the feeling he's
not actually that good...
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And I can't imagine he's faster
than that #16 from earlier.
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Watch this! My special...!
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Huh?
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Traveling!
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We're making a substitution!
**[02:29] ---**
The hell was that?
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I guess Taiei has their own resident idiot.
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Remember, Kite!
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Patience is a virtue!
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We need to take this slow and steady!
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Yeah, yeah. Just pass the ball in already.
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Stay alert for any threes coming from #15.
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Okay.
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The champions of the Kanto tournament.
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And one of the teams going to the inter-high.
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This reminds me of an old movie I saw once.
**[02:53] ---**
Huh?
**[02:54] ---**
It had Ken carrying a young girl on his back.
**[02:57] ---**
Who's Ken?
**[02:58] ---**
Ken Takakura, the actor.
**[03:00] ---**
There's a scene where he charges in to
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fight a platoon of soldiers and
tanks armed with only a pistol.
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Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
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Keep going, keep going!
What happens after that?
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Calm yourself down, dude.
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I have no idea.
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Cuz that's where the movie ended.
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This punk!
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Wait, Kite!
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He never listens to anything we say!
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Damn him!
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Defensive foul! White #11! Two free-throws!
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Man, he hasn't changed at all.
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Old habits die hard...
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Whoa, this guy is legit.
And he's just a freshman...
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What the hell, Kite?
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What the hell, Kite?!
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Did you even hear a word Nanao said?
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I'mma miss the second shot.
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Huh?
**[04:03] ---**
You'll miss it? Are you telling
him to get the rebound?
**[04:07] ---**
Having him get our rebounds
is kinda pointless, if you ask me.
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What did you just say?!
**[04:11] ---**
That was uncalled for.
**[04:14] ---**
Despite how he looks, Momoharu
is exceptionally good at laundry and cleaning.
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Thanks to him, my room is
always clean as a whistle!
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That's totally unrelated to basketball!
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This ain't the time to be
throwing around wimpy passes.
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We're facing Yokohama Taiei.
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They'll chew us up and spit us out
unless we stay on the offensive.
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He sunk the first one!
**[04:38] ---**
Kite is dead serious about
missing the second shot.
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Yeah, I know.
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That jackass...
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He should know that rebounding free-throws
isn't so damn easy!
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Nice rebound!
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Keep it up, Shibasaki!
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Nice shot!
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Pass it here!
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I think they're getting a
little too antsy right now.
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Especially that #11, he's trying to do
too much on his own.
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Even with his skills, that's a totally reckless move
against a team like Taiei.
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Go in! Go in!
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Aw, crap!
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He can't manage to get
any of his shots in now!
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What happened to that energy
he had at the start?
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Kurumatani, you need to take control!
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There's about 2 minutes left.
Get everybody focused on defense!
**[05:43] ---**
You could've rebounded that one, too.
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Shut it!
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Make space before taking any shots and then-
**[05:50] ---**
Hold up!
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I want to let Kite handle things
for the remaining 2 minutes.
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Sorry for being selfish like this!
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Kurumatani...
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Yokohama Taiei
Kuzuryu
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Two defenders?
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Charging! Black #7!
**[06:12] ---**
Dammit.
**[06:14] ---**
They haven't had much luck
passing the ball around since #11 came in.
**[06:17] ---**
So he's just a show off, how pathetic.
**[06:19] ---**
Having someone like him as shooting guard
is the absolute worst.
**[06:22] ---**
He can't read the flow of the game.
**[06:25] ---**
It looks the opposite of that to me.
**[06:27] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:29] ---**
The best play here is to pass the ball around
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and create an opening that
guarantees some points.
**[06:34] ---**
During that last timeout, I bet their manager
probably gave them similar instructions.
**[06:40] ---**
However...
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If Kuzu High has faith in their man
under the basket, then that changes everything.
**[06:45] ---**
That movie I saw may have ended there.
**[06:48] ---**
But my story... hasn't ended yet!
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There was a moment where I tried
to wager everything I had on this team.
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Please... prove to me
that I didn't make the wrong decision!
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If my team was playing in this situation..
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...we would never back down!
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Out of bounds! White team's ball!
**[07:14] ---**
Gah! That was so close!
**[07:15] ---**
Shit... Taiei ended up with the ball.
**[07:18] ---**
Shiba, be really careful around that #4.
**[07:21] ---**
Not only can he jump crazy high,
but he can bounce back in a flash.
**[07:25] ---**
If you get sloppy around him,
he'll draw a foul off you for sure.
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If there's one advantage that
Kuzu High has over Taiei,
**[07:32] ---**
it's gotta be all those rebounds
the younger Hanazono gets.
**[07:35] ---**
But putting it another way, getting rebounds
is the one thing they can't afford to concede.
**[07:39] ---**
This match will be over
the instant that he snaps under the pressure.
**[07:47] ---**
Kite, that asshole...
**[07:48] ---**
He just does whatever he wants
the instant he gets on the court!
**[07:53] ---**
Only 2 minutes left.
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I hope they're not planning
to just shoot a bunch of threes.
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Oh c'mon, you can't be serious.
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Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
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You damn prick!
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He moves so fast, it was all a blur to me!
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Nice pass!
**[08:28] ---**
Nice block!
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Black #11!
**[08:32] ---**
That hurt like hell, asswipe!
**[08:34] ---**
The first quarter hasn't ended
and we've already got 4 players with fouls...
**[08:38] ---**
Th-this is bad for my heart...
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Uh, are you okay?
**[08:44] ---**
Goddammit.
**[08:46] ---**
I can't shoot for shit and
I even suck on defense!
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Son of a bitch!
**[08:50] ---**
Yasuhara, I've got some bad news for you.
**[08:53] ---**
Huh?
**[08:54] ---**
You and that #10 are on
totally different levels.
**[08:58] ---**
It's impossible for you to get past him
and impossible for you to stop him.
**[09:03] ---**
Dude, what's wrong?
**[09:05] ---**
Seems like he's been hit with a hard truth
he didn't want to face.
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Th-then what the hell am I supposed to do?!
**[09:12] ---**
Don't get me wrong. I'm not expecting you
to do anything against him.
**[09:17] ---**
What I'm saying is that our guys
are surprisingly reliable in times like these.
**[09:22] ---**
What does that mean...?
**[09:24] ---**
Wait.
**[09:29] ---**
Thinking about it, Kite and I haven't
talked like that in a while.
**[09:33] ---**
Ever since that mess happened.
**[09:42] ---**
He missed the second shot!
**[09:44] ---**
Hell yeah! Nice, Momoharu!
**[09:48] ---**
Our guys are reliable?
Is he telling me to just let him handle it?
**[09:53] ---**
I mean, I get that I'm not
helping at all right now!
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Okay, pass it!
**[09:58] ---**
And then charge right in!
**[10:03] ---**
Chiaki's telling me to make a flash cut
to the space in low-post!
**[10:08] ---**
There's a ton of sweat pouring out of me
right now and it's not 'cuz of the heat.
**[10:18] ---**
This is the first time since I started playing
that I've understood just how amazing Chiaki is.
**[10:22] ---**
My hands are trembling so
much, I might fumble it!
**[10:26] ---**
Please! Let me make this one shot!
**[10:32] ---**
Good.
**[10:46] ---**
A three!
**[10:47] ---**
We managed to get back on the scoreboard!
**[10:50] ---**
A'ight! Switch to defense
and let's stop 'em dead!
**[11:09] ---**
Whoa! Nice steal AND nice shot!
**[11:12] ---**
Payback for that last one.
**[11:16] ---**
That little brat.
**[11:18] ---**
Their whole team is full
of irritating jackasses.
**[11:21] ---**
Good job, good job! I'll
give you some candy later!
**[11:26] ---**
This is rock bottom.
**[11:28] ---**
You should think it over carefully.
**[11:30] ---**
Come rise to the top with my team...
**[11:33] ---**
or waste 3 years of your life with that one.
**[11:39] ---**
All right! We finally found our rhythm!
**[11:42] ---**
Keep going until we take the lead!
**[11:44] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[11:49] ---**
This guy has a really strong presence...
**[11:52] ---**
I can tell he's gonna try and slip by.
**[11:54] ---**
No wait... it's a three!
**[12:00] ---**
I can't possibly go any lower than this.
**[12:03] ---**
Which means the only place
for me to look is up.
**[12:07] ---**
Defensive foul! White #20!
**[12:10] ---**
Basket counts! One free-throw!
**[12:13] ---**
I'm gonna take this team...
all the way to the top!
**[12:17] ---**
Hot damn! A 4-point play!
**[12:19] ---**
He hasn't made the free throw yet.
**[12:37] ---**
The wind has started to find its way inside.
**[12:39] ---**
It's gotten a little cooler now.
**[12:41] ---**
Is this some sort of break?
**[12:44] ---**
Well, the first quarter is over and they managed
to score a whole 27 points against Taiei.
**[12:49] ---**
I'd like to give them some
props for that, but...
**[12:52] ---**
the shorty's consecutive three-pointers
at the start were kind of a surprise attack.
**[12:55] ---**
So I can't credit that to
their skills as a team.
**[12:58] ---**
They scored 27 points,
but only 8 of those were from in the paint.
**[13:04] ---**
Not to mention that all of those baskets
were scored by the older Hanazono.
**[13:08] ---**
On the other hand, nearly all of Taiei's points
have been scored in the paint
**[13:11] ---**
aside from that one three-pointer by #20.
**[13:14] ---**
It just goes to show that their
defense is full of holes.
**[13:17] ---**
Anybody can see that there's
a clear gap in skill between them.
**[13:20] ---**
Kuzu High still doesn't have
their best lineup out, though.
**[13:23] ---**
Huh?
**[13:24] ---**
You know, that #12.
**[13:26] ---**
Depending on how they use him and his height,
**[13:28] ---**
the tide could shift pretty
drastically in their favor.
**[13:32] ---**
Y-you're letting them score too much.
**[13:34] ---**
W-we're very sorry.
**[13:38] ---**
They racked up 35 points in
the span of 10 minutes...
**[13:40] ---**
how does that happen
after we practiced defense so much?
**[13:43] ---**
We're sorry.
**[13:45] ---**
On top of all that, you even
ignored my instructions.
**[13:48] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[13:49] ---**
Not to mention we had someone show up late
just before the match started.
**[13:52] ---**
That's got nothing to do with it.
**[13:59] ---**
It's all going just as I expected!
**[14:00] ---**
HUH?!
**[14:02] ---**
Actually, I'm relieved that we didn't fall
any further behind than this.
**[14:05] ---**
Shigeyoshi, get yourself ready.
**[14:07] ---**
Oh? Is he subbing in?!
**[14:09] ---**
Are you sure? Do we really
want to use him this early?
**[14:12] ---**
It's just for the start
of the second quarter.
**[14:15] ---**
Plus, I really want to see
how Taiei will react to it.
**[14:19] ---**
In any case, I plan to keep him on the court
when we need him this time,
**[14:22] ---**
even if he gets exhausted partway through.
**[14:27] ---**
We're gonna switch our
matchups under the basket.
**[14:30] ---**
Shibasaki, you're out.
**[14:31] ---**
You let them get too many rebounds.
**[14:35] ---**
Ah, here he comes.
**[14:37] ---**
Okay! Show me what you've got!
**[14:40] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[14:44] ---**
What's up, Mineta?
**[14:45] ---**
Oh, uh, it's nothing.
**[14:49] ---**
He went to Saijo middle...
**[14:53] ---**
Good to play with you again, Mokichi!
**[14:55] ---**
Yeah, it's been awhile.
**[14:57] ---**
I'm really glad we found our
way back onto the court.
**[15:03] ---**
I'm gonna really get the ball moving
between everybody, so let's make a comeback!
**[15:06] ---**
Sure. Don't go overboard.
**[15:09] ---**
Ah... it's so hot...
**[15:12] ---**
Jeez, you're huge. How tall are you?
**[15:15] ---**
196 centimeters.
**[15:17] ---**
I gave him a conservative estimate.
**[15:21] ---**
His shoulders seem pretty thin. I can't imagine
he's the type that'll use force to push through.
**[15:26] ---**
Anyways, why'd they decide to use him
in the second quarter?
**[15:30] ---**
It's scorching in here...
**[15:31] ---**
None of the usual seniors are playing today,
**[15:34] ---**
which means I'm free to stretch
my wings as far as I want.
**[15:36] ---**
Oh. They made a substitution, too.
**[15:39] ---**
#19, Masaomi Itoga.
**[15:41] ---**
They must plan to swap as much as they want,
since they've got the numbers.
**[15:45] ---**
But we've only got a total
of 8. It sucks, huh Yasu?
**[15:50] ---**
You okay, Yasu?
**[15:52] ---**
Huh? Yeah...
**[15:54] ---**
I played for 10 minutes
and couldn't do a single damn thing.
**[15:58] ---**
Being worthless I can deal with,
but I can't stand dragging everybody else down!
**[16:02] ---**
Son of bitch.
**[16:09] ---**
Yo. Long time no see.
**[16:14] ---**
Are you gonna help me get
some adrenaline pumping?
**[16:17] ---**
'Cuz this game has been a snoozefest.
**[16:19] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[16:21] ---**
Oh, it looks like they decided
to toughen up in the paint.
**[16:24] ---**
They've gotta do something, or else this
**[16:26] ---**
game is gonna end before it
even reaches the second half.
**[16:29] ---**
But just because he's tall doesn't mean
he's gonna be effective against Taiei.
**[16:33] ---**
Even we couldn't beat them in the end.
**[16:35] ---**
Kuzu High better realize it'll
take more than this to win.
**[16:39] ---**
Alrighty then! You're gonna
have to deal with me.
**[16:42] ---**
I kind of screwed the pooch earlier,
but I'm not letting you get the better of me this time.
**[16:46] ---**
Letting a runt like you
make fun of my height
**[16:48] ---**
would be the shame of my family
for generations, dammit!
**[16:52] ---**
When did I do that?
**[16:59] ---**
Wow, I'm impressed you reacted to that!
**[17:02] ---**
He's really getting on my nerves!
**[17:04] ---**
Seriously? You can't shake him?
**[17:06] ---**
They've got 3 giants
perched under the basket,
**[17:09] ---**
so what's the best way to break through them?
**[17:11] ---**
Going above them is impossible, no, wait...
**[17:14] ---**
How about this?!
**[17:16] ---**
An alley-oop!
**[17:17] ---**
Stupid Tinytetsu! You can't
get it through that easily!
**[17:24] ---**
Wha-?!
**[17:26] ---**
He's got more than height...
there's also his arm length!
**[17:29] ---**
Just how much range does he have?!
**[17:35] ---**
Okay, that's one down.
**[17:37] ---**
Mokichi! That was awesome!
**[17:39] ---**
Don't get too full of yourself!
**[17:41] ---**
I would've loved a chance to play
against their best lineup at least once.
**[17:45] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[17:48] ---**
Hey.
**[17:50] ---**
We can hardly hear you!
**[17:52] ---**
There are heaps of players who are taller
than 2 meters at the inter-high.
**[17:57] ---**
Anyone scared of someone at his height
simply isn't fit to compete on a national level.
**[18:06] ---**
Weird, he's not putting any strength into it.
**[18:08] ---**
Is he just that weak? Or wait...
**[18:10] ---**
Is he not going to come any closer?
**[18:14] ---**
A hook shooter?!
**[18:17] ---**
This bastard!
**[18:19] ---**
Blow 'em away, Mokichi!
**[18:21] ---**
Our center is all about finesse!
**[18:23] ---**
Nice, Mokichi!
**[18:25] ---**
Thanks.
**[18:26] ---**
So he must be their real center.
**[18:29] ---**
Okay then, this is where
the real showdown begins.
**[18:32] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[18:37] ---**
Box and 1, huh?
**[18:39] ---**
The little guy is covering Tetsuo man-to-man.
**[18:42] ---**
Must be hard for them to find good ways
to use a short player like that.
**[18:44] ---**
Yeah, but we've got the
same problem with Tetsuo.
**[18:47] ---**
But honestly, Tetsuo isn't
even really that good anyway.
**[18:52] ---**
That feeling I got from him earlier.
**[18:54] ---**
It was similar to Kite and Taro.
**[18:57] ---**
No...
**[18:59] ---**
Maybe I was just imagining it.
**[19:04] ---**
Stop him, Momoharu!
**[19:08] ---**
So tall!
**[19:10] ---**
Sei!
**[19:13] ---**
Nice cut, Kite!
**[19:16] ---**
Out of bounds! White team's ball!
**[19:19] ---**
Are you a freshman? You're pretty slick.
**[19:21] ---**
Thanks.
**[19:23] ---**
Shiraishi, was it?
**[19:26] ---**
He hasn't done much yet,
but I get the feeling that we should watch out for him.
**[19:30] ---**
Our goal for the second quarter is simple:
focus on shoring up our defense in the paint.
**[19:34] ---**
It seems like their #15
isn't at his best today,
**[19:37] ---**
which means we can definitely turn this around
if we keep up our guard on the outside!
**[19:41] ---**
Most of our sophomores
are on the smaller side.
**[19:44] ---**
I never once thought
about making this a battle of height.
**[19:47] ---**
Our goal for this match is figure out
how to make the most of our shorter players.
**[19:54] ---**
He came from behind the board!
**[19:57] ---**
What was that?!
**[19:59] ---**
It was like the ball got
sucked into the hoop!
**[20:01] ---**
Are you a magician?!
**[20:03] ---**
Dumbass. Even Chiaki can
pull off a move like that.
**[20:06] ---**
W-without a doubt!
**[20:08] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
Kuzuryu
**[20:08] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[20:10] ---**
If we can stop them here,
the momentum will shift!
**[20:13] ---**
Hold them off no matter what!
**[20:15] ---**
Tetsuo!
**[20:21] ---**
There was one more thing
I wanted to test with this game...
**[20:26] ---**
What?
**[20:27] ---**
Yo, that dude just went
straight for the corner.
**[20:30] ---**
Is that "isolation" strategy or whatever?
**[20:32] ---**
No, it's not. That's a zone offense.
**[20:35] ---**
What does that mean?
**[20:36] ---**
Well, that point guard probably isn't going
to participate in any of the offensive.
**[20:40] ---**
Which means, it's 4-on-4 right now.
**[20:43] ---**
This is pretty much like saying
#23 is irrelevant to the game.
**[20:47] ---**
It may be what the coach ordered,
but that's way too harsh.
**[20:49] ---**
That wasn't an order.
**[20:51] ---**
Huh?
**[20:52] ---**
The point guard is responsible for making
their own call in each situation.
**[20:55] ---**
That's how Taiei plays.
**[20:59] ---**
I hate to admit it, but I can't do
any of the tricky moves that Sei can.
**[21:03] ---**
By doing this, I can at least open up some space
near the three-point line.
**[21:07] ---**
It should be easier to penetrate to the basket
now than in a normal 5-on-5 situation!
**[21:11] ---**
And on top of that...
**[21:14] ---**
...our shooting guard and small forward
are ruthless masters of driving!
**[21:18] ---**
He got left in the dust!
**[21:19] ---**
At that point in the game,
I had made two very critical mistakes...
**[21:26] ---**
The first was not giving
instructions to Kurumatani
**[21:29] ---**
the instant the other team started using
a zone attack formation.
**[21:36] ---**
He stopped it!
**[21:39] ---**
Nice block, Mokichi!
**[21:40] ---**
It's so crazy how he does that!
**[21:42] ---**
With Mokichi on our side,
we totally own the paint!
**[21:46] ---**
And the second was...
**[21:49] ---**
Losing track of the right time to sub
Shigeyoshi out of the game.
**[21:55] ---**
Those were the starting point...
for the vicious chain of disasters that followed.
**[22:17] ---**
I know that realizing dreams
**[22:22] ---**
Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
**[22:27] ---**
Those who say it's impossible
from the beginning
**[22:32] ---**
Can't see light with their eyes
**[22:37] ---**
Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
**[22:43] ---**
That always shine bright with life
**[22:48] ---**
I can, too
**[22:51] ---**
Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
**[22:55] ---**
Radiating the light of
revolution towards the goal
**[23:01] ---**
Nobody can know the outcome
until the very last second
**[23:07] ---**
I'll keep on running and improving
until I don't recognize myself
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Focus on winning
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Imagine the future
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Fuse
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Fuse."
# E44 - Fuse
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR3K2J8QR/fuse)
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**[00:17] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:22] ---**
Nanairo no niji ga umareta asa
**[00:25] ---**
Tori tachi wa hane o hirogete yuku
**[00:29] ---**
Kotae nante doko ni mo nai kara sa
**[00:32] ---**
Sore o egaki ni yukou
**[00:35] ---**
Feel it
**[00:39] ---**
Feel it
**[00:43] ---**
Utsukushiki hane o motsu kimi wa
**[00:46] ---**
Taiyou o mezashi tobu no darou
**[00:50] ---**
Matataki no sono shunkan ni sekai o
**[00:54] ---**
Kaeru koto mo dekiru to shinjite
**[00:58] ---**
Bokura wa toumei na kokoro de umareta hazu sa
**[01:05] ---**
Yogoreta kutsu de habatakunda
**[01:10] ---**
Arch o egaku youni
**[01:12] ---**
Ashita no sora ga kieteshimau sono mae ni
**[01:20] ---**
Kanashimi no yoru o koete umarekawarunda
**[01:31] ---**
Fuse
**[01:33] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
Kuzuryu
**[01:36] ---**
Is that Shigeyoshi from class 7 out there?
**[01:39] ---**
Yes, he apparently played basketball in middle school.
**[01:43] ---**
Ah, that would explain it.
**[01:45] ---**
It's surprising, I had no idea that Hanazono
and those other boys could play this well.
**[01:49] ---**
What do you think? Their performance thus far
must have changed your opinion of them, no?
**[01:54] ---**
Well, that's true. I honestly didn't think
this would ever end up being a respectable match.
**[01:59] ---**
Watching them has made it pretty clear to me
they're serious about playing basketball.
**[02:04] ---**
However...
**[02:05] ---**
that really doesn't have much impact
on the issue of serving as their advisor.
**[02:09] ---**
Yes, of course. That's perfectly understandable.
**[02:18] ---**
Excellent! That was a great pass!
**[02:23] ---**
Hey! Where did you come flying in from?!
**[02:27] ---**
There we go! Nice block!
**[02:30] ---**
Counter!
**[02:32] ---**
Little brat! He just never stops getting in the way!
**[02:36] ---**
Hello.
**[02:37] ---**
I ain't letting you get by, dumbass.
**[02:39] ---**
Fuwa!
**[02:44] ---**
Why did you stop?
**[02:45] ---**
Just on reflex...
**[02:48] ---**
Fuwa, listen up.
**[02:51] ---**
I want you to totally shut down #11
and prevent him from scoring at all this quarter.
**[02:58] ---**
I... I'm exhausted...
**[03:01] ---**
The last guy was bad and this hedgehog head is worse.
**[03:03] ---**
All of Taiei's players just won't stop running...
**[03:07] ---**
How?
**[03:08] ---**
What kind of training do they do every day?
**[03:11] ---**
Say dude, you're pretty dang good.
**[03:14] ---**
Let me guess. You focused on mastering three-pointers
'cuz you're so short, right?
**[03:18] ---**
Yeah.
**[03:19] ---**
I knew it.
**[03:20] ---**
Shorter players always need an extra
something aside from speed and good driving skills.
**[03:21] ---**
* GAME IS ONGOING
**[03:25] ---**
But to be real with you, I'm not so good
at shooting from long-range.
**[03:29] ---**
Because we already have tons of guys
who can nail threes with accuracy like yours.
**[03:33] ---**
For real?!
**[03:35] ---**
Keep this a secret from everybody else,
but I tend to get the jitters when I'm out here.
**[03:39] ---**
I had that figured out from the moment
we first got matched up...
**[03:43] ---**
Somehow I always get super nervous
at the most critical times.
**[03:46] ---**
Though you look like you've got some real guts.
**[03:48] ---**
I'm surprised there are players like him on Taiei's team.
**[03:51] ---**
Feels like a kindred spirit.
**[03:53] ---**
But even so...
**[03:55] ---**
Kurumatani! Cover!
**[04:05] ---**
But even so, I'm one of the few
who gets to wear the Taiei jersey.
**[04:10] ---**
And if I miss this shot, I might not get to wear it again!
**[04:13] ---**
Every day at Taiei, it's survival of the fittest!
**[04:20] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[04:22] ---**
I have no doubt he was being honest
about his lack of confidence.
**[04:25] ---**
But he's this good in spite of that!
**[04:27] ---**
Taiei really is an amazing team!
**[04:29] ---**
Kuzuryu
Yokohama Taiei
**[04:29] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[04:31] ---**
Go Mokichi! You can do it!
**[04:37] ---**
He's not falling for any of my feints!
**[04:39] ---**
His sense for the game is more impressive
than his brute strength!
**[04:46] ---**
Go, Kite! We've been waiting for this!
**[04:54] ---**
He tipped the ball! It's gonna miss!
**[04:59] ---**
We're deadlocked again?!
**[05:02] ---**
Nice rebound!
**[05:05] ---**
We just can't seem to get any rebounds.
**[05:07] ---**
It's not that we can't, it's that the other team won't let us.
**[05:12] ---**
Getting into deadlocks over and over is making me
**[05:14] ---**
look bad and that's really stressing me out.
**[05:18] ---**
Smooth move, Shiraishi! Always the sharp eye.
**[05:25] ---**
Amazing!
**[05:26] ---**
You rule, Itoga! That was awesome!
**[05:37] ---**
But I'm relieved to know you're not actually all that good.
**[05:41] ---**
Thanks for the game. I imagine
we'll never play each other again, though.
**[05:47] ---**
We've crossed paths again a lot sooner than expected,
**[05:49] ---**
I didn't even have a chance to get tired of waiting.
**[05:51] ---**
Oh-ho! Now that's a good matchup.
**[05:54] ---**
Who do you wanna bet on? I'm pretty partial
to Kuzu High, so I'd put my money on #11.
**[06:00] ---**
I've played against Natsume once before.
**[06:03] ---**
So I know full well he's not your run-of-the-mill player.
**[06:09] ---**
That being said, I get the feeling
Fuwa is still a step above him.
**[06:13] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:21] ---**
Nice try, man.
**[06:25] ---**
He chickened out. How lame.
**[06:28] ---**
When all's said and done they're still only just freshmen.
**[06:31] ---**
What's the deal?! Ain't you here to beat me?
Then bring it on!
**[06:35] ---**
What a brat.
**[06:37] ---**
No need to rush, we still got
plenty of time left in this match to throw down.
**[06:42] ---**
Natsume's playstyle seems oddly reserved today.
**[06:46] ---**
Perhaps that's just his way of adapting
to the shooting guard position?
**[06:50] ---**
Well, I hope it doesn't blow up in his face
by the end of this.
**[06:54] ---**
Although it's true we're making them
do the exact same things,
**[06:57] ---**
they're in entirely different situations, Nanao.
**[07:05] ---**
The shot clock is almost up, lil' Sora!
**[07:10] ---**
I can't already be out of breath!
We've only just gotten started!
**[07:15] ---**
Only 2 seconds left!
**[07:22] ---**
Gah! So close!
**[07:24] ---**
It's started to get really tough for us to score any points.
**[07:27] ---**
Points aren't the only thing we're having trouble with...
**[07:32] ---**
Who the hell shoves in through there?!
**[07:39] ---**
Nice pass!
**[07:47] ---**
I've been waiting for a situation... just like this!
**[07:56] ---**
Slam dunk!
**[07:58] ---**
Unbelievable, he's hardly any taller than Kite is!
**[08:02] ---**
It seems the difference
between the two teams is crystal clear now.
**[08:15] ---**
Time out! Kuzuryu High School!
**[08:20] ---**
Where are you going Yozan?
**[08:23] ---**
There's only 5 minutes left until halftime,
so I'm just going to wait downstairs.
**[08:28] ---**
Kuzuryu
Yokohama Taiei
**[08:30] ---**
Three-pointers, alley-oops, and jump shots
coming off dribble penetration.
**[08:35] ---**
They've come at us and scored
by using all the tactics that zone defense is weak to.
**[08:39] ---**
Changing our zone formation
or switching to man-to-man...
**[08:43] ---**
In either case, we have to do something
to turn this around.
**[08:45] ---**
I'd really like to swap Mokichi out
and give him a breather,
**[08:48] ---**
but I feel like taking him out now would doom us.
**[08:50] ---**
I'm okay.
**[08:52] ---**
I won't get stuck. I'm done repeating the same mistakes.
**[08:56] ---**
Good, that's the spirit!
**[08:59] ---**
Their #12 has terrible footwork,
**[09:01] ---**
which means they're stuck with zone defense as long as he's out there.
**[09:04] ---**
Will they sub him out and opt for man-to-man?
**[09:06] ---**
No, they're already panicked enough right now,
**[09:09] ---**
so they won't risk dropping their guard in the paint.
**[09:12] ---**
Which means we can expect either
a 3-2 or a 2-1-2 formation.
**[09:15] ---**
We're gonna solidify our defense on the outside.
**[09:18] ---**
Fuwa and Yokoyama, listen close.
**[09:20] ---**
Your long-range shots are only for support.
**[09:22] ---**
The best way to crush a zone is by pulling the rug
out from under them in the paint!
**[09:26] ---**
That's it for me, then.
**[09:27] ---**
Tetsuo!
**[09:28] ---**
Yeah... I already know...
**[09:30] ---**
Starting from this point on,
you're going to be at the center of our offense!
**[09:33] ---**
Huh?
**[09:34] ---**
You and your 164 centimeters of height are...
gonna break their zone apart.
**[09:44] ---**
Tetsuo is gonna lead our offense to break their zone?
**[09:48] ---**
Seriously?
**[09:49] ---**
Don't you think Tetsuo's getting used a little too much?
**[09:52] ---**
I mean, I know we don't have many point guards...
**[09:55] ---**
True, but I gotta admit he does practice hard,
**[09:57] ---**
eats a ton of food and really puts in a lot of effort.
**[10:01] ---**
That's nothing remarkable.
**[10:03] ---**
Our team has no room for players
who don't put in effort like that.
**[10:07] ---**
He's a damn tower!
**[10:09] ---**
Sweet! Nice block!
**[10:11] ---**
Whoa there! No counterattacks allowed!
**[10:18] ---**
That #11 is lightning fast!
**[10:29] ---**
He stopped it!
**[10:31] ---**
That orange fluffhead is just too good!
**[10:34] ---**
That was too reckless, stupid!
**[10:35] ---**
Sorry...
**[10:36] ---**
Hey!
**[10:38] ---**
Want me to tell you something useful?
**[10:46] ---**
Seems like Fuwa is doing a lot better out there now
than he was in the first quarter.
**[10:50] ---**
Must be having fun playing against a guy
cut from the same cloth.
**[10:55] ---**
Doesn't look like the same can be said
for the other side, though.
**[10:58] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[11:02] ---**
Looks like 2-1-2. But isn't the front out too far?
**[11:05] ---**
Must be too hard to fit all 3 under the basket
given their big size.
**[11:09] ---**
I wonder what Tetsuo is gonna do.
**[11:12] ---**
We might be in for some threes!
Don't take your eyes off #20!
**[11:16] ---**
You and your 164 centimeters of height are...
gonna break their zone apart.
**[11:24] ---**
Tetsuo is headed straight for low-post?!
**[11:28] ---**
He's no threat, forget him! Don't open up space inside!
**[11:30] ---**
You can't let him go free!
**[11:39] ---**
Mokichi!
**[11:43] ---**
That #12 is their weak spot.
**[11:46] ---**
Once you get the ball in, cut right for the short corner.
**[11:50] ---**
If their defense feels shallow,
you can even go into low-post.
**[11:53] ---**
After that, it's all you.
**[11:55] ---**
You can do whatever you want
as long as you mind our score.
**[12:06] ---**
He smashed right through their 2 meter wall!
**[12:09] ---**
Shorter players have a bad tendency
to rely on their techniques,
**[12:12] ---**
which is true for both their #15 and our Yozan.
**[12:16] ---**
They can hone their three-pointers
and passing skills all they like,
**[12:19] ---**
but those are really only complementary in the end.
**[12:23] ---**
Because a short player's greatest weapon
will always be their drive.
**[12:26] ---**
And it's also the greatest threat to a good defense.
**[12:29] ---**
Whoa, there goes Tetsuo again!
**[12:34] ---**
I never imagined they would send that point guard
to face off with Shigeyoshi...
**[12:41] ---**
I'll admit they've got a lot of height,
**[12:43] ---**
but their balance between inside and outside is way out of whack.
**[12:55] ---**
Kuzuryu
Yokohama Taiei
**[13:00] ---**
Pushing! Black #12!
**[13:03] ---**
Sweet, easy points for us.
**[13:07] ---**
Mokichi is just getting wasted out there.
**[13:11] ---**
Is this all we can do even with our best lineup out there?
**[13:15] ---**
Do you really think there's even a chance
of us winning this?
**[13:26] ---**
He sunk the second one, too!
**[13:28] ---**
Is it common for just one team
to score points so quickly like this in basketball?
**[13:33] ---**
They were off their game at the start,
**[13:35] ---**
but since the second quarter they haven't made a single mistake!
**[13:38] ---**
Seriously, not even one slip up!
**[13:41] ---**
Nailing every one of the free-throws they get does a lot more
**[13:44] ---**
overall damage than any fancy play.
**[13:47] ---**
That Yakuma dude is a year younger than us,
but I remember him really well.
**[13:51] ---**
As I recall, he was the only freshmen
to get picked for the all-star team last year.
**[13:55] ---**
He has a thin body, but enough strength
to go on par with even you, Chiba.
**[14:01] ---**
For starters, we have to break their momentum.
**[14:04] ---**
Which means we either have
to stop a shot or make our own.
**[14:07] ---**
This is exactly the kind of situation
that calls for my skills as a point guard!
**[14:12] ---**
It's no good, I can't force my way in even a little bit!
**[14:15] ---**
I bet this guy has played as center for his whole life.
**[14:18] ---**
All his moves are typical of a center with nothing else.
**[14:20] ---**
Mokichi!
**[14:23] ---**
Switch!
**[14:24] ---**
Wow, this one's pretty bold!
**[14:27] ---**
I can do it!
**[14:29] ---**
So quick!
**[14:38] ---**
You sure are easy to read.
**[14:40] ---**
Dammit!
**[14:44] ---**
This is it! Focus on stopping them here no matter what!
**[14:47] ---**
Hm? Did they go back to man-to-man?
**[14:49] ---**
Smart move. In fact, they should have done it sooner.
**[14:52] ---**
That manager made a big mistake.
**[14:54] ---**
She should have had them switch the moment
**[14:57] ---**
that Taiei's point guard started to change things up.
**[15:05] ---**
Mokichi!
**[15:07] ---**
Their center took up his position way over there?!
**[15:09] ---**
What's the matter?
**[15:11] ---**
No, I can't plant my feet here.
**[15:14] ---**
This guy is probably getting ready to make a drive...!
**[15:20] ---**
Don't underestimate me!
**[15:24] ---**
Their center just...
**[15:26] ---**
...shot a three-pointer?!
**[15:30] ---**
If you could shoot like that,
you'd have made it to nationals.
**[15:34] ---**
Just shut up.
**[15:36] ---**
What are you so surprised by?
**[15:39] ---**
Centers like that who can shoot long-range
must have been the standard at your old school.
**[15:44] ---**
In other words...
**[15:45] ---**
we're not going to rise to the top unless we have
**[15:47] ---**
the power and skill needed to oppose that kind of player.
**[15:55] ---**
Want me to tell you something useful?
**[15:58] ---**
Stay calm, don't let him provoke you.
**[16:07] ---**
They missed!
**[16:14] ---**
Kurumatani! Don't let them make a fast break!
**[16:16] ---**
Oh crap!
**[16:20] ---**
Bastard!
**[16:32] ---**
Losing this game is nothing to be ashamed of.
**[16:36] ---**
Because the team you're playing right now,
**[16:38] ---**
is destined to become the #1 in all of Japan someday.
**[16:42] ---**
I guess it's time to head back.
I can't really stand watching much more of this.
**[16:46] ---**
Yeah, same here.
**[16:49] ---**
No, wait...
**[16:53] ---**
Huh?
**[16:57] ---**
P-please wait just a moment!
**[16:58] ---**
The game is only halfway over!
You have to see it through to the end!
**[17:01] ---**
I don't see much point in staying that long.
**[17:04] ---**
The way it's going, those kids
will only feel worse if we stay to watch.
**[17:07] ---**
But we can't be certain they're going to lose, right?
**[17:11] ---**
Excuse me. What's going on?
**[17:13] ---**
Oh! Mr. Satsuki!
**[17:15] ---**
Um, I don't want there to be any misunderstandings here.
**[17:18] ---**
All of the teachers are fully aware of the reason
that you encouraged us to come watch.
**[17:23] ---**
There are many of us on the staff
**[17:25] ---**
who were members of sports teams when we were students, after all.
**[17:29] ---**
Based only on how I feel right now,
**[17:31] ---**
I honestly wouldn't mind taking on the role of advisor for their team.
**[17:36] ---**
Th-then, are you saying...?
**[17:38] ---**
However, there's a lot more to it than that, right?
**[17:42] ---**
The place they are striving so hard
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to reach is where that other team is currently standing, correct?
**[17:46] ---**
Do you honestly believe that their strength alone
will be enough for them to make it that far?
**[17:56] ---**
Damn you!
**[18:01] ---**
Blow him away, Momoharu!
**[18:10] ---**
Just one!
**[18:11] ---**
Nail just one shot!
**[18:23] ---**
The second quarter is over! Halftime starts now!
**[18:29] ---**
In 10 minutes... we only scored two shots...
**[18:32] ---**
B-but things were worse back when
we played against Maru High, weren't they?
**[18:37] ---**
You dumbass, we didn't even have anybody
who could score us points back then.
**[18:41] ---**
Today we have Kite and Mokichi,
but we still can't score much.
**[18:44] ---**
Kuzuryu
Yokohama Taiei
**[18:47] ---**
In the first half... no, in just the second quarter alone,
they pulled away by 20 points.
**[18:55] ---**
I'd want to quit watching if I were a teacher, too.
**[18:57] ---**
Hey! You've still got a second half to play!
**[19:02] ---**
Kurumatani... Sora, is that right?
**[19:05] ---**
I'm Sakamaki, nice to meet ya.
**[19:07] ---**
Oh, same here.
**[19:09] ---**
Huh? Why does he know my name?
**[19:14] ---**
Have we met somewhere before?
**[19:17] ---**
So, is this your first time
playing the point guard position on this team?
**[19:21] ---**
No, I did once before.
**[19:23] ---**
Earlier, during that play of yours that Yakuma stopped...
**[19:26] ---**
you planned to pass it right from the start, right?
**[19:29] ---**
Any player not serious about taking a shot
gives it away in their eyes.
**[19:33] ---**
When your opponent pulls ahead and your team is stressing out,
**[19:37] ---**
that's the time for a point guard to shine.
**[19:40] ---**
It's totally fine if you miss shots.
**[19:43] ---**
Because you've got to constantly show your teammates
what being bold looks like.
**[19:46] ---**
Use your actions to say: "I'm gonna fight tooth and nail,
so you guys better do the same!"
**[19:50] ---**
You'd be the bee's knees if you could do that!
**[19:52] ---**
The bee's knees, huh?
**[19:55] ---**
But actually, uh, aren't you coaching an enemy?
**[19:58] ---**
Oops, I got carried away!
**[19:59] ---**
Keep this a secret from everybody else for me.
**[20:02] ---**
A secret...?
**[20:07] ---**
I just remembered... who this guy is...
**[20:12] ---**
From back then...
**[20:15] ---**
Um, excuse me.
**[20:17] ---**
You knew my m-mother...
**[20:20] ---**
You're still a long ways off from her.
**[20:22] ---**
Huh?
**[20:24] ---**
That first three-pointer you made was great,
**[20:27] ---**
but the rest seemed like you
just felt them out on instinct alone.
**[20:31] ---**
You should thank your DNA for that.
**[20:35] ---**
I'm sorry, you guys.
**[20:37] ---**
This whole mess is my fault for going
and accepting a match against a team like Taiei.
**[20:44] ---**
If we had gone up against another team, then...
**[20:46] ---**
Stop! Quit talking like we've already lost!
**[20:50] ---**
Who do you think you're talking to?!
**[20:52] ---**
I'm guilty of it, too,
**[20:54] ---**
but all this snapping at others
for your own shortcomings needs to stop.
**[20:58] ---**
And besides...
**[20:59] ---**
Right now, Nao is the one
taking the biggest hit from all this.
**[21:06] ---**
It's too early to be giving up.
**[21:09] ---**
We ain't going down like this, not without a fight!
**[21:20] ---**
Maybe because we play together
with amazing guys like Kite and Mokichi,
**[21:23] ---**
we were just getting full of ourselves
thinking we had a pretty strong team.
**[21:29] ---**
I can't believe there's so much
of the basketball world we still don't know.
**[21:33] ---**
You should thank your DNA for that.
**[21:36] ---**
So the only reason I nailed those shots
is because of my mom?
**[21:40] ---**
Dammit!
**[22:17] ---**
Egaita yume tsukamu no wa
**[22:22] ---**
Kantan janaitte wakatteru kedo
**[22:27] ---**
Saisho kara muri datte dakyou shiteru
**[22:32] ---**
Hito no me hikari wa mienai
**[22:38] ---**
Miageru sora no kousei tachi wa
**[22:43] ---**
Itsumo inochi o moyashite hikatteru
**[22:48] ---**
Boku ni datte
**[22:51] ---**
Taiyou runner kokoro o kanzen nenshou
**[22:55] ---**
Goal e kakumei no hikari hanatsu yo
**[23:01] ---**
Last rei byou sore made kekka nante wakaranai sa
**[23:07] ---**
Akireru hodo onore o koete hashiritsuzukeru yo
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Shouri o mark shite
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Image wakasete
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Tada zenryoku de penerate
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Break
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Break."
# E45 - Break
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Ahiru no Sora
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The morning yields a rainbow of seven colors
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The birds all spread their wings wide
**[00:29] ---**
There are no answers to be found anywhere
**[00:32] ---**
So let's go and create them
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Feel it
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Feel it
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You have beautiful wings of your own
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And you will use them to fly up to the sun
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For that one sparkling moment
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Believe that you can change
even the world itself
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We were surely born with transparent hearts
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Using our dirty shoes we will take flight
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Drawing an arch in the air
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Before the sky of tomorrow
disappears completely
**[01:19] ---**
Pass through a night of sorrow and be reborn
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Break
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Hey...
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If you're just gonna throw it away,
could I have some of that ice?
**[02:06] ---**
Fine by me.
**[02:10] ---**
I feel alive again!
**[02:11] ---**
He's eating it...
**[02:13] ---**
Even though everybody put their hands in it.
**[02:16] ---**
You're a freshman, isn't that right?
**[02:18] ---**
Are you not gonna play today?
**[02:21] ---**
The freshmen are assigned
only to errands and cheering.
**[02:23] ---**
We won't be allowed to play in games
until fall at the earliest.
**[02:26] ---**
Huh? But I heard that #15
on your team was a freshman.
**[02:32] ---**
You know, the one with the carrot hair.
**[02:36] ---**
That's because... Hyou is one
of Yohito's prized players.
**[02:39] ---**
Yohito?
**[02:40] ---**
Oh, that's our coach.
**[02:43] ---**
Everybody on the team calls
him by his first name.
**[02:45] ---**
Really? He doesn't get mad about that?
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He said its one of his principles.
**[02:50] ---**
Principles?
**[02:52] ---**
Back at the freshman welcome ceremony...
**[02:54] ---**
None of you need to bother calling me "Coach"
until this team becomes the #1 in all of Japan.
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Let's rise to the top together.
**[03:04] ---**
He's a weird guy, but everyone trusts him.
**[03:08] ---**
Wow, that's amazing.
**[03:09] ---**
You think?
**[03:11] ---**
It's easy to tell that their level of resolve
is totally different from ours.
**[03:16] ---**
I'm starting to think all we've
really done is talk tough...
**[03:22] ---**
Shouldn't you hurry back?
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Oh, uh, yeah. I'm going now.
**[03:26] ---**
Bye.
**[03:29] ---**
Did you feel confident about
that first three-pointer you shot today?
**[03:34] ---**
It looked like you were
being pretty careless to me.
**[03:38] ---**
Yeah, I felt confident.
**[03:41] ---**
That's the one thing
I never want to be bested at by anyone.
**[03:45] ---**
It might be really difficult for us to catch up at this point...
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Kuzuryu
**[03:47] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[03:49] ---**
but that's not enough to make me give up!
**[03:52] ---**
After all, it only takes 10 three-pointers
to get the 30 points we need to tie it up again!
**[03:59] ---**
Is he stupid or what?
**[04:01] ---**
It's so obvious that he's just a poor loser.
**[04:04] ---**
Scoring 10 three-pointers is ridiculous.
He must be downright crazy.
**[04:09] ---**
Oh, that's right.
**[04:10] ---**
I haven't had a chance to ask your name.
**[04:15] ---**
Yozan... Kamiki.
**[04:19] ---**
"Yohzawn"? That's a weird name.
**[04:22] ---**
Ugh. Okay, I hate this guy.
**[04:26] ---**
I'm Sora Kurumatani.
**[04:29] ---**
So, I guess that means we'll have a chance
to face each other sometime next year.
**[04:34] ---**
I'm looking forwa-
**[04:34] ---**
Hold on a second.
**[04:36] ---**
Did you just say "Kurumatani"?
**[04:39] ---**
Yeah. My last name is Kurumatani.
**[04:41] ---**
Why?
**[04:43] ---**
Oh, it's nothing. It's a rare name,
so I thought you might be related.
**[04:52] ---**
The person who taught me how to play basketball...
was also named Kurumatani.
**[04:57] ---**
What?
**[05:02] ---**
I got here way too early.
**[05:05] ---**
Now what? I guess I'll
go look around somewhere.
**[05:11] ---**
Seriously, what's wrong with me lately?
**[05:14] ---**
Um, please come watch if you have time!
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I swear to you we're gonna
win this one for sure!
**[05:19] ---**
It's probably about halftime now.
**[05:23] ---**
Hi there, Madoka!
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Aren't you way early?
**[05:28] ---**
My rule is always to be the first to arrive
so I never keep any girls waiting, you know.
**[05:31] ---**
What are you drinking?
**[05:33] ---**
Um, peach tea.
**[05:36] ---**
Oh crap...
**[05:37] ---**
Now it looks like I'm super
into this whole thing!
**[05:40] ---**
Actually, it's strange to wear your uniform on a date.
Didn't you stop by your house first?
**[05:45] ---**
Oh, yeah. I did go home, but...
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Forget it, I'm actually glad
you decided to wear it.
**[05:51] ---**
I've totally got a school uniform fetish.
**[05:54] ---**
Thanks for coming today.
**[05:56] ---**
To be honest I didn't think
you were gonna show up.
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Say, Tsukasa. I bet you use that line
on all the girls you meet up with, don't you?
**[06:05] ---**
Yep, I sure do. Why?
**[06:08] ---**
C'mon, do you even need to ask?
**[06:10] ---**
But I'm only being honest.
**[06:11] ---**
Y-you're good.
**[06:13] ---**
You think?
**[06:14] ---**
Oh by the way, remember
back when we first met...
**[06:17] ---**
I guess I must be pretty gifted.
**[06:21] ---**
Here I am carrying on a conversation
while thinking about something totally different.
**[06:26] ---**
All the background noise
that's usually so loud seems oddly quiet.
**[06:31] ---**
There's no way I should be able to,
but I can hear the distant echo of Sora dribbling the ball.
**[06:38] ---**
I really hope they win.
**[06:49] ---**
Seeing him up close
makes him seem even shorter somehow.
**[06:53] ---**
It's amazing how he can nail shots
one after the other like that.
**[06:59] ---**
You learned basketball from her?
**[07:01] ---**
F-from my mother?
**[07:04] ---**
Can you make it all the
way to the final eight?
**[07:08] ---**
Most likely our team will be
seeded in next year's tourney,
**[07:11] ---**
meaning that if we're
going to face each other
**[07:13] ---**
the earliest chance would be
after the semi-finals of the regional prelims.
**[07:18] ---**
But there's no guarantee
you'd even play in that match, Yozan!
**[07:23] ---**
I will. For sure.
**[07:29] ---**
Then same here. I'll make
it that far for sure.
**[07:33] ---**
You should thank your DNA for that.
**[07:36] ---**
Yeah... I am thankful.
**[07:39] ---**
But I'm aiming far beyond just
being in the final eight.
**[07:45] ---**
I'm gonna be the greatest
and shortest player in all of Japan!
**[07:49] ---**
I'm glad that you're a
little taller than I am.
**[07:52] ---**
I honestly hope that during
the next 3 years...
**[07:55] ---**
....no players who are shorter than me
show up on the scene.
**[08:04] ---**
Hey, you!
**[08:06] ---**
Yeah, I'm talking to you!
**[08:08] ---**
Do you remember who I am?!
**[08:20] ---**
I have no idea.
**[08:21] ---**
Are you kidding?! Hey! Hey! Damn you!
**[08:23] ---**
What's your problem, Mineta? Calm down!
**[08:26] ---**
It's clear to me now that I let myself get too distracted
by complicated tactics for the first half.
**[08:31] ---**
I was both overly eager and nervous
because we were facing a tough team like Taiei.
**[08:35] ---**
It prevented me from coming up
with a good response to each situation we faced.
**[08:38] ---**
I also made our strategy way too specialized
and I have to own up to that.
**[08:43] ---**
I believe all of that is what
led to us falling so far behind.
**[08:47] ---**
Nanao...
**[08:49] ---**
Half of the reason is simply because
the other team is too good.
**[08:51] ---**
It's got nothing to do with you.
Don't get full of yourself.
**[08:56] ---**
So then, what's the other half of it?
**[08:58] ---**
The fact that we're not
good enough, obviously.
**[09:01] ---**
Why'd you have to go and say it?
**[09:03] ---**
But now, things are a lot more simple for us.
**[09:05] ---**
Trying to keep track of so much stuff
while running around just isn't my style.
**[09:10] ---**
We're doing man-to-man for
the entire second half.
**[09:12] ---**
It's time to butt some heads!
**[09:14] ---**
Get it done, guys!
**[09:15] ---**
Go out there and make a crazy comeback!
**[09:24] ---**
Over half of the teachers
who were watching just up and bailed.
**[09:28] ---**
Should've seen that coming.
**[09:29] ---**
It's actually better for us this way.
**[09:32] ---**
Huh?
**[09:33] ---**
The ones who left were probably
just watching the game casually.
**[09:36] ---**
But the teachers who stayed for the rest
are the ones we know will really watch closely.
**[09:42] ---**
So now, we don't have to pay
any mind to the crowd, right?
**[09:44] ---**
He's got some real smarts
despite his stupid face!
**[09:47] ---**
Most of the teachers left
are the ones who teach gym, though...
**[09:51] ---**
God, I hope we don't get the mohawk guy!
I just know he'll kill us!
**[09:57] ---**
Is something the matter?
We're about to start, Mr. S.
**[10:00] ---**
Ah, right. It's nothing.
**[10:03] ---**
Okay. This is where the real battle begins!
**[10:07] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[10:13] ---**
You want to change our matchups?
**[10:15] ---**
So, you're going to put Momoharu
up against that Yakuma guy?
**[10:18] ---**
Yes.
**[10:19] ---**
Huh? Why me?!
**[10:20] ---**
I thought Chiaki was supposed to be our center
whenever Mokichi was outta the game.
**[10:24] ---**
It's the process of elimination.
**[10:26] ---**
The only person on this team with enough resilience to compete
**[10:28] ---**
against that guy is you, Momoharu.
**[10:31] ---**
Only when it comes to resilience, though.
**[10:33] ---**
That's all he's got.
**[10:34] ---**
That and nothing else.
**[10:35] ---**
Shut your faces!
**[10:38] ---**
Dammit...
**[10:40] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[10:55] ---**
Against a team like Taiei,
it doesn't matter who I get matched up with!
**[11:11] ---**
Nice shot!
**[11:12] ---**
Good job, Fuwa!
**[11:13] ---**
Man, that orange fluffhead is hella good.
**[11:16] ---**
Is that tongue thing he does just a bad habit?
It's creeping me out.
**[11:20] ---**
Actually...
**[11:23] ---**
...there's a reason behind that.
**[11:25] ---**
For example, when you have to shift your body
in the opposite direction...
**[11:29] ---**
you reach a point where you
can't turn it any further,
**[11:31] ---**
but sticking your tongue out relaxes your body
and allows for greater movement.
**[11:35] ---**
It's a technique that allows him
to push to make full use of his body's physical limits.
**[11:43] ---**
I don't think we can beat these guys...
**[11:45] ---**
Let's score a basket, guys!
**[11:45] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[11:48] ---**
A 30 point differential... we'll never make up for it
by using the slow and steady approach.
**[11:55] ---**
We're playing the winner of the Kanto tourney
and a participant at the inter-high.
**[12:00] ---**
Meanwhile, we don't even know if this match
will be enough to let us form an official team.
**[12:06] ---**
It all seems so far away...
**[12:12] ---**
Thanks, sucker!
**[12:18] ---**
Incredible!
**[12:19] ---**
Not good!
**[12:23] ---**
For any shorter player, it's incredibly rare
to be able to make a clear shot
**[12:26] ---**
without some sort of wall
standing in the way.
**[12:30] ---**
How we make a difference...
is by taking advantage of those rare moments.
**[12:35] ---**
If that thread of hope is in front of me,
I have to grab tight and not let go!
**[12:41] ---**
He nailed it!
**[12:42] ---**
Our first basket in the second half!
**[12:47] ---**
That was amazing.
**[12:49] ---**
My posture totally fell apart there...
but I was still able to get off a shot that felt solid.
**[12:54] ---**
Well, you know, I'm just glad
they didn't ban us from the sport or anything.
**[12:59] ---**
I was so childish back then,
when I felt satisfied with
**[13:01] ---**
anything as long as I could
keep playing basketball.
**[13:05] ---**
But as of today, I'm putting
all of that behind me!
**[13:08] ---**
I'm gonna crawl my way up no matter what!
**[13:34] ---**
A three-pointer!
**[13:37] ---**
Crap!
**[13:38] ---**
And just after lil' Sora put some wind in our sails
with his own three!
**[13:41] ---**
The split in skill level
is just getting worse and worse over time...
**[13:45] ---**
Sorry to rain on your parade.
**[13:48] ---**
Amazing, and to think he's
a freshman just like me...
**[13:55] ---**
What's wrong, Kite?! Are
you tapped out already?
**[14:03] ---**
It's not over! You still have a chance!
**[14:05] ---**
That's right! When the chips are down,
that's your time to shine!
**[14:08] ---**
Kite!
**[14:11] ---**
I've got to stockpile it... even more...
**[14:14] ---**
The way you play basketball
is totally dominated by hatred.
**[14:18] ---**
What?
**[14:19] ---**
It's just like I said.
**[14:21] ---**
All of your plays are rough and wild.
**[14:24] ---**
Does it really piss you off THAT much
to find someone your own age who's better than you?
**[14:29] ---**
Not really. I don't got time
to worry about that kinda shit.
**[14:32] ---**
Besides, our showdown never really ended.
**[14:34] ---**
Well from everything that you've told me,
**[14:36] ---**
this Taiei guy is in a
completely different league.
**[14:40] ---**
I mean, he sounds like a total monster.
**[14:43] ---**
See, that's the face I'm talking about.
**[14:48] ---**
The truth is that it's okay for
you to feel frustrated by him.
**[14:52] ---**
Your problem is that you don't know
how to vent the resulting stress.
**[14:57] ---**
The energy that bursts forth
whenever you get pissed off at somebody...
**[15:01] ---**
you've gotta stockpile it.
**[15:04] ---**
Just let it come and then
build it up more and more.
**[15:07] ---**
Eventually, it'll turn into a
substance inside of your body.
**[15:11] ---**
"Substance"?
**[15:15] ---**
It's a drug.
**[15:18] ---**
Hey, Kite!
**[15:19] ---**
I'm surprised, that's some real good defense
coming from Fuwa.
**[15:22] ---**
It seems like he's really starting
to hit his stride out there.
**[15:33] ---**
Sweet! He got by him!
**[15:37] ---**
Rebound!
**[15:39] ---**
He reacts so fast!
**[15:41] ---**
How the hell did Mokichi deal
with this dude earlier?!
**[15:44] ---**
Yakku!
**[15:49] ---**
You're not getting by me!
**[15:59] ---**
There he goes!
**[16:04] ---**
Another basket for us!
**[16:06] ---**
You're so awesome, Shiraishi!
**[16:09] ---**
This makes it a 36-point lead!
**[16:11] ---**
Who the hell shoots like
that on a fast break?
**[16:13] ---**
Seriously? Is he getting bored with this match?!
And on top of that he actually sunk it!
**[16:16] ---**
Hey, you punk! Yeah, you little bastard!
**[16:21] ---**
What's your problem?
**[16:23] ---**
Wh-what's MY problem?!
**[16:26] ---**
You're no different from that #5.
**[16:27] ---**
It seems like all your team can do
is pair me against shitty players.
**[16:30] ---**
It makes the game dull.
**[16:36] ---**
May I please just... wring his stupid neck?
**[16:40] ---**
I'm gonna murder you!
Then revive you so I can do it again!
**[16:43] ---**
Please stay focused!
**[16:45] ---**
We just need one thing...
just for one of our guys...
**[16:49] ---**
...to find or make an opening!
**[16:54] ---**
That's it.
**[16:56] ---**
I just have to be able to pull
off that exact same thing!
**[16:59] ---**
That guy earlier helped...
**[17:02] ---**
...shed a little light
of hope for me to find!
**[17:05] ---**
Back here!
**[17:11] ---**
Yeah! Go, Sora!
**[17:27] ---**
Pushing! White, #23!
**[17:30] ---**
Damn!
**[17:32] ---**
Two-handed, eh?
**[17:35] ---**
Two free-throws!
**[17:41] ---**
What the hell kind of shot was that just now?
I jumped thinking it was gonna be an alley-oop.
**[17:46] ---**
It looked to me like he made that shot out of desperation.
Getting it in would've been a fluke.
**[17:51] ---**
No, he was aiming for it. From the start.
**[17:54] ---**
I'm betting that he was trying to pull off
the same move that Shiraishi did just before.
**[17:58] ---**
He's a player with a lot of confidence
in his three-pointers and drives.
**[18:02] ---**
Nothing could be more difficult for our defense to stop
than him starting to shoot pull-up jumpers.
**[18:12] ---**
That's two in the bag!
**[18:14] ---**
Way to go, lil' Sora!
**[18:16] ---**
We've gotta shift the momentum.
**[18:18] ---**
Even the smallest little thing helps!
**[18:21] ---**
I WILL find a way to break through them!
**[18:26] ---**
But why did he shoot with both hands?
**[18:29] ---**
Yeah. He should be more
comfortable just using one.
**[18:33] ---**
When it comes to Kurumatani,
his greatest weakness is his short stature.
**[18:38] ---**
Of course, even we know that much.
**[18:41] ---**
Plus, the fact that all his moves leading up to a shot
have to be exaggerated.
**[18:45] ---**
In order to launch the ball
far away with his small frame,
**[18:49] ---**
he has to make big moves
that produce enough kickback.
**[18:53] ---**
Oh yeah. He always bends his knees
really far when he goes to make a shot.
**[18:56] ---**
I've noticed that, too.
**[18:57] ---**
The more exaggerated his moves are,
the more time he loses by making them.
**[19:02] ---**
Say for example that Kurumatani
manages to shake his defender with a good drive,
**[19:05] ---**
it would only take a second
for another defender
**[19:07] ---**
to help by stepping into
the path of his shot.
**[19:09] ---**
That's exactly why he is so fixated on mastering
the pull-up jumper, no matter what it takes.
**[19:19] ---**
Again?! Should I go?
Should I step in to help?
**[19:22] ---**
He was defending too high.
**[19:23] ---**
I CAN FLY!
**[19:28] ---**
It's not a shot?!
**[19:29] ---**
How does he even think about
passing in that situation?!
**[19:34] ---**
I'm not just gonna roll over
and let you keep screwing us like that!
**[19:38] ---**
TAKE THIS!
**[19:40] ---**
Okay!
**[19:41] ---**
NOOOOO!
**[19:45] ---**
That was killer teamwork!
**[19:46] ---**
Nice assist!
**[19:48] ---**
Is jumping all you think about, dumbass?!
There are other ways to play the game than that!
**[19:53] ---**
I thought I was gonna be totally free to nail that shot.
He made me panic for a sec.
**[19:59] ---**
I knew it.
**[20:01] ---**
Momoharu definitely has faster reflexes
than that other guy.
**[20:05] ---**
The little brother is named Momoharu, right?
He's got a good sense for the game, but...
**[20:10] ---**
He's racked up some experience,
but it's not nearly enough to compare.
**[20:14] ---**
If he seriously wants to
go toe-to-toe with Yakuma,
**[20:16] ---**
then he's gotta be determined enough
to keep at this game for the rest of his life.
**[20:22] ---**
Even though we've started to make baskets again,
it hasn't done anything to cut their lead.
**[20:27] ---**
We have to do something big here.
**[20:29] ---**
Pass it here.
**[20:37] ---**
Is he smiling?
**[20:39] ---**
Or am I imagining things?
Well, in either case...
**[20:42] ---**
It's strange. He looks so
composed from back here.
**[20:49] ---**
Move! You're in my way!
**[20:54] ---**
Black team's ball!
**[20:55] ---**
That was some nice defense, Fuwa!
**[20:56] ---**
That number #11 on the other
team is really impressive.
**[20:59] ---**
He didn't slow down even a little bit
against Itoga's show defense.
**[21:03] ---**
And it's even more impressive
that Fuwa managed to stop him.
**[21:06] ---**
That's just how desperate they've gotten.
**[21:09] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[21:12] ---**
Jeez, what the hell is even happening now?
**[21:15] ---**
Seriously, there's not a single damn thing
I can do out here.
**[21:18] ---**
The other team is way outta our league
and it's nearly impossible for me to even keep up.
**[21:22] ---**
What was I thinking, saying that I could
make up for my wrongs out on the court?
**[21:27] ---**
I look so goddamn pathetic right now...
**[21:30] ---**
Yasuhara!
**[21:35] ---**
Pass it, Yasu!
**[21:44] ---**
Don't touch me.
**[21:50] ---**
He just blew past Shiraishi...
**[21:57] ---**
KITE!
**[22:17] ---**
I know that realizing dreams
**[22:22] ---**
Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
**[22:27] ---**
Those who say it's impossible
from the beginning
**[22:32] ---**
Can't see light with their eyes
**[22:38] ---**
Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
**[22:43] ---**
That always shine bright with life
**[22:48] ---**
I can, too
**[22:51] ---**
Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
**[22:55] ---**
Radiating the light of
revolution towards the goal
**[23:01] ---**
Nobody can know the outcome
until the very last second
**[23:07] ---**
I'll keep on running and improving
until I don't recognize myself
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Focus on winning
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Imagine the future
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Certain Proof
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Certain Proof."
# E46 - Certain Proof
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY79EWN4R/certain-proof)
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**[00:17] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:21] ---**
Nanairo no niji ga umareta asa
**[00:25] ---**
Tori tachi wa hane o hirogete yuku
**[00:28] ---**
Kotae nante doko ni mo nai kara sa
**[00:32] ---**
Sore o egaki ni yukou
**[00:35] ---**
Feel it
**[00:38] ---**
Feel it
**[00:43] ---**
Utsukushiki hane o motsu kimi wa
**[00:46] ---**
Taiyou o mezashi tobu no darou
**[00:50] ---**
Matataki no sono shunkan ni sekai o
**[00:53] ---**
Kaeru koto mo dekiru to shinjite
**[00:58] ---**
Bokura wa toumei na kokoro de umareta hazu sa
**[01:05] ---**
Yogoreta kutsu de habatakunda
**[01:09] ---**
Arch o egaku youni
**[01:12] ---**
Ashita no sora ga kieteshimau sono mae ni
**[01:19] ---**
Kanashimi no yoru o koete umarekawarunda
**[01:31] ---**
Yasuhara!
**[01:33] ---**
Certain Proof
**[01:36] ---**
Pass it, Yasu!
**[01:47] ---**
He just blew past Shiraishi...
**[01:52] ---**
KITE!
**[02:08] ---**
Pushing! White #15!
**[02:11] ---**
The basket counts! One free-throw!
**[02:13] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[02:15] ---**
That was wicked sick, yo!
**[02:17] ---**
Holy shit...
**[02:18] ---**
Well done. That's my apprentice for you.
**[02:21] ---**
He cut right through Taiei's defense
and went to the basket...
**[02:25] ---**
Don't go yelling my name in the middle
of a play like that, it's embarrassing.
**[02:29] ---**
Huh?
**[02:30] ---**
When you're in that kind of situation,
you gotta at least put in a fake before you pass.
**[02:34] ---**
I taught you that before.
**[02:37] ---**
Aren't you playing to help
revive the basketball team?
**[02:39] ---**
It's too early to give up, dude.
**[02:43] ---**
Yay!
**[02:44] ---**
It's quite extraordinary.
**[02:46] ---**
Mrs. Totsuka...
**[02:48] ---**
I don't know very much about basketball,
but that play gave me goosebumps.
**[02:55] ---**
It's like I physically felt
the exact moment the tide changed.
**[03:01] ---**
Awesome. That was nice, very nice!
This is the kind of fight I wanna have!
**[03:09] ---**
Keep it up! We're gaining some momentum!
**[03:12] ---**
I think things are finally
turning in our favor!
**[03:14] ---**
Alright! Let's shut down their next play!
**[03:16] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[03:20] ---**
Thanks to that play Kite made,
it feels like we've made a tiny crack in their armor.
**[03:24] ---**
Now all we need is to shatter it apart here!
**[03:27] ---**
Screen!
**[03:30] ---**
Yasu, switch!
**[03:34] ---**
Damn you!
**[03:37] ---**
Smooth!
**[03:38] ---**
Nice pass!
**[03:43] ---**
You braindead idiot!
**[03:45] ---**
It was abundantly clear
where that screen was coming from!
**[03:47] ---**
You let yourself get distracted!
It's your fault they scored!
**[03:50] ---**
Wah! I'm sorry...
**[03:53] ---**
So it wasn't my fault?
**[03:55] ---**
I was being too naive.
**[03:57] ---**
There's no way we can
shatter a team like this apart so easily!
**[04:00] ---**
Actually being able to stop plays like those
is crucial to success. More so than skill.
**[04:05] ---**
Well, I wouldn't be here right now
if Taiei could be stopped by guys like them.
**[04:10] ---**
Just when it seemed like they had found
some momentum. They came close on that last play.
**[04:14] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[04:19] ---**
He's smiling again.
**[04:22] ---**
So, what was that "drug"
you were telling him about?
**[04:26] ---**
Isn't that obvious? It's gotta be like adrenaline,
endorphins, hemoglobin or whatever.
**[04:30] ---**
Uh, I think you're getting
one of those confused.
**[04:33] ---**
Anyways, it's gotta be a chemical secreted
in our bodies that acts like a stimulant.
**[04:37] ---**
Am I right, Karasawa?
**[04:39] ---**
Nope, it doesn't actually exist.
**[04:41] ---**
Huh?
**[04:43] ---**
I just said that to plant
an idea in his head.
**[04:45] ---**
An idea?
**[04:46] ---**
His biggest problem is that
he lacks the ability to control himself.
**[04:49] ---**
He's the type that always lashes out
when he gets angry, with no restraint.
**[04:53] ---**
That's true.
**[04:55] ---**
Nobody can make good plays
when their mind is out of focus.
**[04:58] ---**
I'm sure he's been dragged down
a lot as a result of that.
**[05:01] ---**
But if he learns how to keep his emotions under control,
then he can focus on making good plays.
**[05:06] ---**
Having that type of concentration
will give a real edge to his moves.
**[05:10] ---**
That's all there is to it.
**[05:12] ---**
But isn't that one of the
hardest things to do...?
**[05:15] ---**
I intentionally phrased it that way,
**[05:17] ---**
because I believe he has the potential
to go even further beyond that.
**[05:21] ---**
Even further beyond... really?
**[05:24] ---**
There's a phenomenon where players get in tune
with the game and foresee their opponent's moves,
**[05:27] ---**
and start nailing three-pointers consistently
for an extended period.
**[05:31] ---**
In the game of basketball...
**[05:33] ---**
people call that going into "the zone."
**[05:37] ---**
Did he finally get past?!
**[05:45] ---**
Defensive foul! Two free-throws!
**[05:46] ---**
They stopped him!
**[05:47] ---**
Nice defense!
**[05:49] ---**
His skills are developing so quickly...
**[05:52] ---**
It's getting to the point now where I
can't really tell who's more amazing,
**[05:55] ---**
Taiei's players or Kite!
**[06:01] ---**
Not only am I running on no sleep,
but my fatigue is at its peak.
**[06:05] ---**
Plus it's hot as shit today.
**[06:07] ---**
So yeah, I think my body
is starting to break down on me.
**[06:11] ---**
But you know, it still feels hella sharp.
**[06:14] ---**
It's really weird. I've
honestly never felt better.
**[06:19] ---**
Nice shot!
**[06:27] ---**
Rebound!
**[06:28] ---**
He missed one. Damn, we could've used that!
**[06:31] ---**
It looked like it was a good shot, too.
**[06:34] ---**
We have to do something here,
or else we'll get stuck in the same situation as before!
**[06:38] ---**
There's got to be a way!
**[06:39] ---**
Hey, what's the problem?!
**[06:41] ---**
Get your heads in the game!
**[06:44] ---**
I thought you were here to
get yourselves an advisor!
**[06:47] ---**
Mr. Osho...
**[06:49] ---**
Is this really all the passion
you have for the game? Huh?
**[06:53] ---**
Thanks for the encouragement!
We'll do our best!
**[06:59] ---**
The hell? What's old man Osho
getting so pumped up about?
**[07:01] ---**
I just wanna go home already.
**[07:04] ---**
Let's take a timeout, Nanao.
**[07:07] ---**
Wh-why would we do that?!
**[07:09] ---**
We're actually putting on
some pressure right now!
**[07:11] ---**
Do you want to kill our momentum?
**[07:13] ---**
If we're going to change this match,
then this is the only moment.
**[07:20] ---**
Sweet, they got the ball in deep!
**[07:22] ---**
This won't work. We haven't
created any space.
**[07:25] ---**
I don't have an open pass window
and I don't have room to stop and shoot.
**[07:29] ---**
Fine, I'll just have to
do it while I'm moving!
**[07:32] ---**
I gotta regulate my breathing.
**[07:34] ---**
I missed the first time I tried this,
but I can't afford to do it again!
**[07:38] ---**
I'm not gonna play the rest of this game
by leaving it all up to Kite!
**[07:41] ---**
He didn't even stop before he shot.
**[07:43] ---**
There's no way that's going in.
**[07:49] ---**
It went in!
**[07:51] ---**
Awesome! Way to nail it, lil' Sora!
**[07:54] ---**
That was outstanding, even for you!
**[07:56] ---**
Nice! Now to really throw them off guard!
**[07:58] ---**
Keep pushing your way inside!
**[08:00] ---**
Right!
**[08:03] ---**
Excuse me, Mr. Osho.
You're pretty familiar with how basketball works, yes?
**[08:07] ---**
More or less.
**[08:09] ---**
They're 30 points behind right now,
**[08:11] ---**
is that something they can make a comeback
from in the remaining 13 minutes?
**[08:16] ---**
Well, that's nigh impossible.
**[08:19] ---**
Basketball is a game all about accumulation.
There's no one move or strategy to turn the tables.
**[08:24] ---**
And it's not impacted at all by the weather.
**[08:27] ---**
This is one sport where
miracles simply do not occur.
**[08:30] ---**
Attack them in the paint?
**[08:31] ---**
Yes.
**[08:33] ---**
Taiei's defense has started to be
very cautious with Natsume,
**[08:37] ---**
and Kurumatani just gave
them a really nice scare.
**[08:40] ---**
If we assault them in the paint right now
and manage to score on them repeatedly,
**[08:44] ---**
then they're going to
focus less and worry more.
**[08:47] ---**
And I think that will definitely lead
to some sort of opening we can take advantage of.
**[08:50] ---**
Score repeatedly? That's not
gonna be easy, you know.
**[08:54] ---**
Don't be silly! Have you forgotten
that it's OUR team that has the height advantage?
**[08:59] ---**
Shigeyoshi will be subbing in for Yasuhara.
**[09:02] ---**
Wait just a second, Nao!
**[09:04] ---**
Please give me a little more time out there!
**[09:05] ---**
Yasu...
**[09:06] ---**
Even just one more minute would be enough!
**[09:08] ---**
Uh, well... time isn't the problem here...
**[09:11] ---**
Please, I'm begging you Nao!
**[09:13] ---**
Okay, we're counting on you.
**[09:15] ---**
Hold on, Shigeyoshi!
**[09:18] ---**
Oh no! Our time!
**[09:22] ---**
The timeout is over. Let's move.
**[09:24] ---**
Wh-what's our plan?!
**[09:25] ---**
Don't worry. I'm way more useful
than the Scrawny Giant over there.
**[09:30] ---**
S-sorry about this, Mokichi.
**[09:32] ---**
Oh, Senpai...
**[09:35] ---**
Be careful not to foul out there.
**[09:37] ---**
Sure thing!
**[09:40] ---**
I was actually being sarcastic...
**[09:43] ---**
You gotta stop that, dude.
**[09:44] ---**
What did we even take that timeout for?
**[09:48] ---**
I don't get it. You're the one who said
we should attack them in the paint, Shigeyoshi.
**[09:53] ---**
Give me a pass. I swear I'll
score this time for sure!
**[09:54] ---**
I still... have every intention
of winning this game.
**[09:55] ---**
You need 100 years more practice.
**[09:57] ---**
Everyone feels that way, you know!
**[10:01] ---**
But Yasuhara is motivated by
a stronger feeling than that.
**[10:04] ---**
He wants to change this game with his own strength,
and not borrow anybody else's.
**[10:10] ---**
Yep.
**[10:11] ---**
True that.
**[10:13] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[10:16] ---**
Of course Yasu feels that way about it.
**[10:19] ---**
The ones getting beat up the most in this game
against Taiei are Sora, Kite, Chiaki and Mokichi...
**[10:26] ---**
They're the same ones who suffered
as a result of that accident!
**[10:28] ---**
That's why the rest of us
have to do something, dammit!
**[10:31] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[10:33] ---**
Offense! Offense!
**[10:37] ---**
A'ight, I got this!
**[10:44] ---**
Nice block!
**[10:50] ---**
White team's ball!
**[10:51] ---**
We stopped 'em!
**[10:52] ---**
Nice Kite!
**[10:57] ---**
You know, I'm feeling really damn lucky
I didn't take up that offer from your hairy old coach.
**[11:07] ---**
He missed!
**[11:08] ---**
This is our chance! Let's sink this one!
**[11:12] ---**
Sorry, no fast breaks allowed!
**[11:16] ---**
Yasuhara is running in a good spot!
**[11:20] ---**
Wow, nice pass!
**[11:25] ---**
Keep going and take it all the way!
**[11:30] ---**
Yasuhara!
**[11:33] ---**
I should be able to just reach out
and touch the damn thing.
**[11:36] ---**
So why does it feel like
I'm still so far away?!
**[11:46] ---**
Sweet, it's mine now!
**[11:58] ---**
It doesn't matter if
winning seems impossible.
**[11:59] ---**
Time for defense! Get back! Get back!
**[12:03] ---**
There's something important
that we need to restore.
**[12:06] ---**
And it's right here on this court!
**[12:09] ---**
Like hell they're gonna stop us!
**[12:12] ---**
Wow, they've got some real clutch players.
**[12:14] ---**
Guys who can pull off stunts like that
are rare even at a national level.
**[12:18] ---**
And they say this team lost
in the first round of the prelims?
**[12:20] ---**
I don't believe it.
**[12:21] ---**
Itoga, sorry to bug you but I want you
to switch marks with me.
**[12:24] ---**
Huh?
**[12:26] ---**
I'm gonna be the one who shuts that guy down.
**[12:29] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[12:31] ---**
We're stopping this one!
**[12:33] ---**
Yasu! Whatever you do,
don't let them shoot any open threes!
**[12:36] ---**
We've got you covered back
here if they drive past you!
**[12:38] ---**
Roger!
**[12:39] ---**
Whoa, Momoharu seems
pretty reliable for once.
**[12:43] ---**
Momoharu...
**[12:44] ---**
About time he started making
plays fitting of a captain.
**[12:47] ---**
Yeah, that was a great move.
**[12:50] ---**
Turning the game around from here is an uphill battle,
but I guess it's too early to give up yet.
**[12:55] ---**
They'll never give up. Not those guys.
**[13:00] ---**
This reminds me of the time
I played against Chiba!
**[13:04] ---**
I've never seen Yakku unable
to push his way in...
**[13:06] ---**
This guy is a full-on power type.
I swear, their team has the worst balance ever!
**[13:12] ---**
A baby hook!
**[13:15] ---**
Hiyah!
**[13:18] ---**
Yasu!
**[13:21] ---**
That bastard...!
**[13:22] ---**
Rebou-
**[13:25] ---**
So quick!
**[13:26] ---**
Nice rebound!
**[13:27] ---**
Yes! I'm feeling the wind
of change blowing now!
**[13:29] ---**
They finally managed to
fully stop Taiei's offense.
**[13:32] ---**
It's too early to get
excited about it just yet.
**[13:35] ---**
The situation will change pretty drastically
depending on whether or not we score this next basket.
**[13:40] ---**
Both tactically... and mentally.
**[13:43] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[13:46] ---**
I've been curious about something for a while.
Chiaki's always been playing as point guard, right?
**[13:50] ---**
Is center really a position that he can play well
after just a little bit of practice?
**[13:55] ---**
Well, you know that he's a genius.
**[13:57] ---**
Guys like us can't compare.
**[13:59] ---**
Even geniuses have to put in real effort.
**[14:03] ---**
It's true that he's always goofing around,
**[14:05] ---**
but I have to admit that seeing him recently
has made me think a little better of Chiaki.
**[14:11] ---**
I'm home.
**[14:13] ---**
Welcome home.
**[14:15] ---**
You're here again?
**[14:17] ---**
Yesh agwain.
**[14:19] ---**
Okay, now that my stomach
is filled to capacity...
**[14:23] ---**
I suppose we should get started.
**[14:27] ---**
H-he came to your place every day?!
**[14:30] ---**
Yes, every day.
**[14:33] ---**
I think our loss at the prelims
must have caused him quite a lot of frustration.
**[14:39] ---**
Amazing! He's a lot more
flexible than he looks!
**[14:41] ---**
Once we find the "spark"
that sets us alight...
**[14:45] ---**
the flames will smolder
on forever without dying.
**[14:48] ---**
Is just leaving my dream to someone else
really enough to satisfy me?
**[15:06] ---**
They scored consecutively!
**[15:07] ---**
Taiei's defense is getting
totally brushed aside!
**[15:10] ---**
He's so incredible!
**[15:11] ---**
You're killing it, dude!
**[15:12] ---**
And now... we're down by 26 points.
**[15:15] ---**
Saying it out loud only makes it seem worse,
so just don't mention it!
**[15:20] ---**
Not yet... we should be capable
of even more than this...
**[15:22] ---**
It's 1-on-1 now, Momoharu!
**[15:25] ---**
Right!
**[15:31] ---**
Is he stupid?
**[15:33] ---**
Nice shot!
**[15:34] ---**
Crap! Their lead went up again!
**[15:38] ---**
I can't believe you.
Do you have the brains of a baby or what?
**[15:42] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[15:43] ---**
Shake it off! And let's go score another one!
**[15:45] ---**
R-right.
**[15:47] ---**
Dude, please quit it with all those plays
that kill our momentum.
**[15:51] ---**
Just relax, we'll catch
up with them in no time.
**[15:55] ---**
It'd be really nice if you could give
us another dunk like that last one,
**[15:57] ---**
but I know that was just a fluke.
**[16:00] ---**
Shut your face!
**[16:01] ---**
We're not done yet! We can still keep going!
**[16:08] ---**
Keep it up, Chiaki!
**[16:10] ---**
Score another one for us!
**[16:13] ---**
A lot of voices fly around
during all of the melee.
**[16:17] ---**
Even if somebody yells out "screen!"
**[16:20] ---**
it's hard to tell exactly
who said it and where.
**[16:23] ---**
But because we're brothers by blood...
**[16:26] ---**
I somehow always know exactly
how he's going to move.
**[16:31] ---**
That's why, I have faith
in what I cannot see.
**[16:40] ---**
The trajectory of the pass is very low...
**[16:42] ---**
so the position that he's in after
catching it inevitably cuts back
**[16:46] ---**
on the motions necessary to make a shot.
**[16:49] ---**
All he has to do is jump... really high...
**[16:54] ---**
Fly.
**[17:05] ---**
Th-that was a three!
**[17:09] ---**
Are you serious?!
**[17:10] ---**
Now it's down to a 25-point lead...
**[17:12] ---**
We're seeing the gap get
closed little by little!
**[17:15] ---**
Let's stop 'em!
**[17:17] ---**
I've made countless shots in my life
where I instantly knew that the ball would go in
**[17:19] ---**
based on the timing of my release
and the steadiness of my breathing.
**[17:26] ---**
But just now I experienced
something totally different.
**[17:29] ---**
It's like the ball itself was helping me
make the shot! That's how it felt!
**[17:35] ---**
Stick close, stick close!
He'll shoot from the outside!
**[17:43] ---**
Hiyah!
**[17:49] ---**
Nice block! Your karate
experience is coming in handy!
**[17:52] ---**
Damn, so close!
**[17:56] ---**
It's just like I figured,
**[17:57] ---**
our most vital weakness
in the entire team is Kurumatani's lack of height.
**[18:05] ---**
Huh?! ME?!
**[18:06] ---**
Why the hell are you looking at us?!
**[18:08] ---**
You made 7 shots in the Kitasumi match
and 6 in the Shinjotowa match.
**[18:12] ---**
All of them were shots where
the defender wasn't staying
**[18:15] ---**
close enough, or you had
totally shaken them off.
**[18:17] ---**
It's certainly true that those kind of numbers
for three-pointers is really impressive.
**[18:22] ---**
But the fact remains that the number of times
you've been blocked is far higher.
**[18:26] ---**
That's for sure.
**[18:28] ---**
Three-pointers don't get blocked
very often, generally speaking.
**[18:31] ---**
Actually, I'm a little surprised
he hasn't been making more of them.
**[18:34] ---**
That's hardly very many overall.
**[18:36] ---**
What are you saying?!
They're worth three points! Multiply them by three!
**[18:40] ---**
I know that if we convert you
into being a point guard,
**[18:42] ---**
then there will be even fewer
chances for you to shoot.
**[18:45] ---**
That's why I want us to
focus on making more plays
**[18:48] ---**
that can take advantage of
your ability to make threes.
**[18:51] ---**
So what you're saying is,
screens are going to be fundamental part of our game.
**[18:54] ---**
Oh? That's our time to shine,
right? Leave it to us!
**[18:58] ---**
Okay, let me explain the various patterns
that we're going to use...
**[19:10] ---**
The problem goes beyond
just my lack of height.
**[19:13] ---**
Really, what I need to do is learn how
to be super quick like Taro is.
**[19:18] ---**
In terms of reducing the
scale and timing of my shots,
**[19:20] ---**
shooting with both hands is
the best move I can think of.
**[19:23] ---**
But I've practiced one-handed
for pretty much my entire life,
**[19:26] ---**
so it will probably affect my success rate.
**[19:28] ---**
Plus, any shots that I make on reflex
I'll almost definitely end up doing with one-hand.
**[19:33] ---**
So really, all I can do is learn
how to master plain old quickness...
**[19:37] ---**
Hey, Nanao.
**[19:40] ---**
We've gotta hurry and go return the key soon.
**[19:42] ---**
I'm sorry, please wait a little longer.
**[19:44] ---**
Is what we just talked about bothering you?
**[19:49] ---**
I was thinking that maybe
I should have phrased it differently...
**[19:53] ---**
That's a waste of time.
**[19:54] ---**
No matter how you break it to him,
it's still a reality that he has to live with.
**[19:58] ---**
The best way for us to win
is by tearing down any walls we face.
**[20:20] ---**
This isn't working! I can't get a single shot in
because my mind keeps going elsewhere.
**[20:24] ---**
If I can't maintain my high accuracy
then I lose everything as a...
**[20:31] ---**
Wh-wh-wh-what the hell are you doing
in a place like that?!
**[20:34] ---**
To scare you! Consider yourself punk'd.
**[20:36] ---**
Anyone would be shocked to find out
that you've been hiding there the whole time!
**[20:40] ---**
I call it the "Chiaki Illusion"!
**[20:43] ---**
Jeez...
**[20:45] ---**
I'm trying to solve some
serious problems over here.
**[20:48] ---**
You should be overjoyed.
**[20:52] ---**
About what, exactly?
**[20:53] ---**
That you enrolled here at Kuzu High.
**[20:56] ---**
Because you joined our basketball team...
***SIGN*** Winner 1 Free Popsicle
**[20:59] ---**
and had the fortune of meeting me.
**[21:03] ---**
I'm the one... who will
unlock your potential.
**[21:08] ---**
I never fully understood the true meaning...
**[21:13] ---**
...behind the words that
Chiaki said on that day.
**[21:20] ---**
And the same goes for the true reason
that Nanao made him a point forward on our team.
**[21:25] ---**
The ball veered right towards him!
**[21:28] ---**
Dumbass! You haven't shaken me off just yet!
**[21:31] ---**
"Go for a three-pointer!"
**[21:34] ---**
That's what the ball is saying to me!
**[21:37] ---**
He got around the block!
**[21:39] ---**
Is that person I see off in the distance me?
**[21:43] ---**
Or is it someone else?
**[21:50] ---**
Consecutive threes!
**[21:50] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[21:51] ---**
The lead is down to 22 points now!
**[21:53] ---**
Chiaki!
**[21:54] ---**
Not yet!
**[21:56] ---**
One more shot! We're going
to shrink their lead to 19 points!
**[22:17] ---**
Egaita yume tsukamu no wa
**[22:22] ---**
Kantan janaitte wakatteru kedo
**[22:27] ---**
Saisho kara muri datte dakyou shiteru
**[22:32] ---**
Hito no me hikari wa mienai
**[22:37] ---**
Miageru sora no kousei tachi wa
**[22:43] ---**
Itsumo inochi o moyashite hikatteru
**[22:48] ---**
Boku ni datte
**[22:50] ---**
Taiyou runner kokoro o kanzen nenshou
**[22:55] ---**
Goal e kakumei no hikari hanatsu yo
**[23:01] ---**
Last rei byou sore made
kekka nante wakaranai sa
**[23:07] ---**
Akireru hodo onore o
koete hashiritsuzukeru yo
**[23:13] ---**
Step 1! Shouri o mark shite
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Image wakasete
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Tada zenryoku de penerate
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Sora the Duck
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Sora the Duck."
# E47 - Sora the Duck
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**[00:02] ---**
...and the true reason
that Nanao made him our point forward.
**[00:05] ---**
The ball veered right towards him!
**[00:09] ---**
Dumbass! You haven't shaken me off just yet!
**[00:12] ---**
"Go for a three-pointer!"
**[00:14] ---**
That's what the ball is saying to me!
**[00:17] ---**
Is that person I see off in the distance me?
**[00:19] ---**
Or is it someone else?
**[00:27] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[00:27] ---**
Consecutive threes!
**[00:28] ---**
The lead is down to 22 points now!
**[00:29] ---**
Chiaki!
**[00:30] ---**
Not yet!
**[00:32] ---**
One more shot! We're going
to shrink their lead to 19 points!
**[00:52] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:56] ---**
The morning yields a rainbow of seven colors
**[01:00] ---**
The birds all spread their wings wide
**[01:03] ---**
There are no answers to be found anywhere
**[01:07] ---**
So let's go and create them
**[01:10] ---**
Feel it
**[01:13] ---**
Feel it
**[01:18] ---**
You have beautiful wings of your own
**[01:21] ---**
And you will use them to fly up to the sun
**[01:25] ---**
For that one sparkling moment
**[01:28] ---**
Believe that you can change
even the world itself
**[01:33] ---**
We were surely born with transparent hearts
**[01:40] ---**
Using our dirty shoes we will take flight
**[01:44] ---**
Drawing an arch in the air
**[01:47] ---**
Before the sky of tomorrow
disappears completely
**[01:54] ---**
Pass through a night of sorrow and be reborn
**[02:06] ---**
Deeeeeeefense!
**[02:06] ---**
Sora the Duck
**[02:09] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[02:12] ---**
We'll suffer another setback
if you don't stop them here!
**[02:15] ---**
Show them how fierce you can be, boys!
**[02:17] ---**
It's 76 to 54 with forty
seconds left in the quarter.
**[02:20] ---**
The momentum is definitely
in our favor right now.
**[02:23] ---**
Before they decide to just hold the ball,
we should aim for a steal and...
**[02:33] ---**
We hit 'em with our own three!
**[02:36] ---**
Damn it. A three, seriously?
**[02:39] ---**
That was a good shot right there.
Taiei doesn't pull any punches.
**[02:42] ---**
Too bad about all that
momentum Kuzu built up...
**[02:45] ---**
Chiaki!
**[02:48] ---**
There's still 30 seconds
left, let's go for one more!
**[02:52] ---**
He's still smiling a time like this?
**[02:54] ---**
He's definitely fit to be a point
guard with that personality.
**[02:57] ---**
It's easy for the point guard
to perceive all of the action
**[03:00] ---**
on the court because they
constantly face forward.
**[03:04] ---**
On the other hand, players
on the inside have to
**[03:06] ---**
turn around and leave their
backs facing the basket.
**[03:08] ---**
Which means they have to depend on the point guard
to guide them to some extent.
**[03:11] ---**
But that's only for normal players.
**[03:15] ---**
I'm honestly surprised.
**[03:17] ---**
By how... comfortable I feel here.
**[03:22] ---**
Screen!
**[03:25] ---**
Switch!
**[03:28] ---**
It's as if he can see exactly
how #5 and #15 are moving.
**[03:31] ---**
Does he have eyes in the
back of his head or what?!
**[03:41] ---**
It's #11... he's on the other side!
**[03:43] ---**
Wait just a damn second.
**[03:45] ---**
I couldn't react to that pass at all.
So how the hell were YOU able to?!
**[03:51] ---**
I figured it would be coming soon.
**[03:54] ---**
That was a totally different pass
from the one he made to Kurumatani.
**[03:58] ---**
The hand it landed in, the
height, the speed, the timing...
**[04:01] ---**
It was a pass meant just
for Natsume to shoot!
**[04:06] ---**
Enabling our 2 outside players to make their own shots,
while also aiming for the basket himself...
**[04:12] ---**
I just knew that putting Chiaki
in this position would allow him
**[04:15] ---**
to use his abilities to their full potential!
**[04:20] ---**
#15!
**[04:23] ---**
Only 5 seconds left, huh? Then
I'll return the favor with...
**[04:28] ---**
We're doing full court D, fool.
**[04:30] ---**
Kite!
**[04:32] ---**
Fuwa! I'm gonna knock you
into next week, dammit!
**[04:41] ---**
It's #15! He's wide open!
**[04:53] ---**
Boom goes the dynamite!
Four consecutive threes!
**[05:01] ---**
Hmm?
**[05:02] ---**
Huh?
**[05:11] ---**
The hell?
**[05:12] ---**
Is he a ninja?
**[05:13] ---**
Wha-?
**[05:15] ---**
Kamiki...?
**[05:18] ---**
H-hey kid, that was dangerous.
**[05:20] ---**
Hey, Yozan...
**[05:26] ---**
Yozan?
**[05:27] ---**
What are you doing? The
match is still ongoing.
**[05:32] ---**
I have a request. Please put me in the game.
**[05:37] ---**
That's not funny, punk!
**[05:39] ---**
Stop it!
**[05:40] ---**
Sei, I'm putting you in charge for the 2 minute break.
Give everybody your orders.
**[05:45] ---**
It's good practice for when I might have to be
elsewhere during actual games.
**[05:49] ---**
Now, as for you Yozan.
**[05:51] ---**
Just now, you pissed me
off in 3 different ways.
**[05:55] ---**
One, you stepped on the court during a match
despite not even being on the bench.
**[05:59] ---**
Two, you acted like you're a useful player
by requesting to be put in the game.
**[06:03] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[06:03] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[06:04] ---**
Do you honestly think that you play better
out on the court than Tetsuo does?
**[06:08] ---**
Not at all, sir.
**[06:10] ---**
Did you watch Kuzu High creep back up on us
and think we were careless and weak?
**[06:14] ---**
Not at all, sir.
**[06:16] ---**
Let me be crystal clear. I have absolutely
no intent or desire to put you in the game.
**[06:21] ---**
Start by getting yourself on the bench first.
**[06:24] ---**
You're not the only one here
who wants to play in a match.
**[06:33] ---**
I am a duck.
**[06:36] ---**
That was the word you used
to describe me when we first met.
**[06:41] ---**
I always thought my inability
to fly was a curse.
**[06:46] ---**
I thought I was unlucky
because of what I lacked.
**[06:50] ---**
You're a duck. So try all you
want; you ain't gonna fly.
**[06:54] ---**
As I was just staring longingly at the court
from a distance, that's what you said to me.
**[07:00] ---**
But you're still alive. And
you've gotta live that life.
**[07:04] ---**
Unless you start moving,
then all you're gonna do is rot away here.
**[07:10] ---**
If I don't start moving now,
then when the hell should I?!
**[07:21] ---**
I gotta admit, I'm a sucker
for fiery passion like that.
**[07:25] ---**
But, now's not the time.
**[07:27] ---**
This may be a practice match,
but there are still rules.
**[07:30] ---**
Your name isn't on our roster of bench players,
which means I can't put you in the game.
**[07:35] ---**
I appreciate that you had the guts
to make your request while fully aware of that fact.
**[07:39] ---**
But right now, you need to back off.
**[07:42] ---**
Don't make this any more embarrassing for me.
**[07:46] ---**
Yozan...
**[07:49] ---**
I'm very sor-
**[07:49] ---**
Please wait just a moment!
**[07:58] ---**
Let's do it. I want to go
head-to-head with Yozan!
**[08:04] ---**
No can do.
**[08:06] ---**
Huh?! B-but why's that?!
**[08:08] ---**
We haven't done any prep work with our freshmen
to put them in an actual game.
**[08:12] ---**
Plus, doing that would be rude to your team.
**[08:17] ---**
Oh, I get it!
**[08:19] ---**
We're proving to be the
superior team right now so
**[08:21] ---**
you don't want make yourselves
even weaker with Yozan!
**[08:25] ---**
We're in the middle of game, keep your cool.
**[08:27] ---**
That little twerp has some real balls...
**[08:30] ---**
You're real good at provoking people.
**[08:32] ---**
That's a good skill to have. But...
**[08:34] ---**
If our opponents don't have a problem with it,
then why not let him play?
**[08:37] ---**
Tetsuo...
**[08:38] ---**
If I was in Kamiki's shoes, then I probably
would have said the exact same thing.
**[08:43] ---**
Only shorties can really know
how other shorties feel.
**[08:47] ---**
Tetsuo...
**[08:49] ---**
Kamiki.
**[08:52] ---**
You've got some guts.
**[08:53] ---**
But, you might not stand on the court
for 3 whole years if this goes poorly.
**[09:00] ---**
I haven't said a damn thing about
actually putting him in yet.
**[09:04] ---**
For crying out loud...
**[09:05] ---**
I'm sorry about all this,
Mr. Satsuki and Nanao.
**[09:09] ---**
If you don't have any objection
to it, then I suppose...
**[09:11] ---**
No, none at all.
**[09:12] ---**
Our team is totally okay with it.
**[09:17] ---**
Go get yourself ready.
**[09:19] ---**
You're going in at the
top of the 4th quarter.
**[09:23] ---**
For real?!
**[09:23] ---**
M-me, too! Let me play!
**[09:29] ---**
I feel sorry for that guy.
Please also let him play...
**[09:34] ---**
Christ!
**[09:36] ---**
Nobody's ever pulled this
kind of crazy stunt!
**[09:38] ---**
What was the last one?
**[09:39] ---**
Huh?
**[09:40] ---**
The third thing that Kamiki did to piss you off.
You only said two of them earlier, right?
**[09:45] ---**
Oh...
**[09:47] ---**
Because a real sportsman
would never put themselves in danger
**[09:51] ---**
by jumping down from the second floor
of the gym like that.
**[09:54] ---**
Thank you for what you said, Tetsuo.
**[09:56] ---**
O-oh, sure. Don't mention it.
**[09:59] ---**
Though I'm the one who
had to sub out for you...
**[10:01] ---**
You need to express your
gratitude to him, too.
**[10:04] ---**
Without that #15 being the same
as you, I know for a fact
**[10:07] ---**
Yohito would have never allowed you in.
**[10:10] ---**
Damn... I guess I did end up owing him one.
**[10:17] ---**
The Air Penny series? Those are pretty old.
**[10:20] ---**
I heard that he's been using
them since he was really small.
**[10:24] ---**
Although, he's still small even now.
**[10:26] ---**
But seriously, where does he get off?
**[10:28] ---**
For a second, I wanted to shout "me too!"
**[10:31] ---**
Totally.
**[10:32] ---**
But considering what happened last quarter...
**[10:34] ---**
I don't have the courage
to jump into this match.
**[10:37] ---**
What about Mineta?
**[10:38] ---**
I bet he just said it without thinking.
**[10:41] ---**
There are tons of guys in basketball
who are confident they can do anything.
**[10:44] ---**
Because it's the players with that kind of personality
who often meet with the most success.
**[10:50] ---**
Although putting in freshmen like this
is an irregular case...
**[10:53] ---**
they'll set themselves apart from the rest if they
prove capable of jumping into this match right now.
**[10:57] ---**
Hey, Kamiki.
**[11:01] ---**
What is it, Shiraishi?
**[11:02] ---**
This was Yohito's decision,
so I have nothing to complain about.
**[11:06] ---**
Just be sure to keep in mind
what Yakku said to you earlier.
**[11:10] ---**
You might not stand on the court
for 3 whole years if this goes poorly.
**[11:17] ---**
Right. I understand.
**[11:20] ---**
This sucks! We nearly had them
on the ropes and now they're insulting us!
**[11:24] ---**
That's not what's happening at all.
**[11:26] ---**
Oh come on, they're putting
in a newbie freshman.
**[11:29] ---**
That coach is definitely not the
type to intentionally put in
**[11:32] ---**
a player who would drag
the rest of his team down.
**[11:35] ---**
Hey! I've been waiting.
**[11:39] ---**
It's time to drag these Kuzu
punks through the dirt.
**[11:44] ---**
I'm countin' on your help!
**[11:47] ---**
Kamiki doesn't get along with anybody else,
**[11:50] ---**
but he seems close to Fuwa for some reason.
**[11:52] ---**
Did they go to the same middle school?
**[11:54] ---**
Nope.
**[11:56] ---**
It's because Yozan sees
Fuwa like a trailblazer.
**[11:59] ---**
Age and personality don't matter.
**[12:02] ---**
Anybody can rise up so long
as they've got the skill.
**[12:07] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[12:15] ---**
Real talk, it's gonna be tough for us
to make a comeback here.
**[12:20] ---**
Although it's not impossible
given the current score.
**[12:23] ---**
But even if we do pull off a miracle win,
**[12:25] ---**
we might not get an advisor
considering all that's happened.
**[12:29] ---**
So, what are we playing
these next 10 minutes for?
**[12:34] ---**
You don't have to waste
time making this difficult.
**[12:37] ---**
We gotta keep charging straight ahead
if we want things to change.
**[12:41] ---**
That's all there is to it!
**[12:52] ---**
He scored!
**[12:53] ---**
Nice pass!
**[12:54] ---**
He must've been watching
Fuwa's moves like a hawk.
**[12:57] ---**
It's really difficult to nail the timing
on a pass like that one.
**[13:00] ---**
Despite his size, Yozan may prove valuable
as a point guard who can make the best of Fuwa.
**[13:06] ---**
Pass was a little slow,
dude! What's the deal?
**[13:08] ---**
You nervous or what?
**[13:11] ---**
I'm risking the next 3 years
of my life on this one game.
**[13:15] ---**
Anybody would get nervous from that!
**[13:18] ---**
He's so light on his feet,
just like when he jumped down earlier...
**[13:21] ---**
His drives are really smooth
and that poker face makes him impossible to read.
**[13:26] ---**
Not to mention...
**[13:27] ---**
The person who taught me
how to play basketball...
**[13:30] ---**
was also named Kurumatani.
**[13:33] ---**
Yeah, I knew it.
**[13:35] ---**
This is what... the
perfected form looks like!
**[13:42] ---**
A two-handed shot...
**[13:46] ---**
He really does resemble her a lot.
**[13:49] ---**
It's impressive he made it this far
without ever losing heart.
**[13:54] ---**
He nailed a three!
**[13:56] ---**
A keen sense for passing,
quickness, and three-pointers.
**[14:01] ---**
Man, I really don't want to lose to him!
**[14:04] ---**
And now we're back to a 24-point lead!
**[14:07] ---**
Hey, Kamiki!
**[14:09] ---**
I'm sure it's hard for you to suddenly
get in sync with other players who aren't Fuwa.
**[14:13] ---**
But I'm not gonna let you
use that as an excuse.
**[14:16] ---**
If we needed three-pointers, then Atsushi
or Tetsuo could sink plenty of them.
**[14:20] ---**
This is your last chance to turn back.
**[14:23] ---**
What can YOU bring to the court?
**[14:30] ---**
Today Mrs. Kurumatani has joined us,
so why don't we all go outside?
**[14:35] ---**
SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL
OAK GARDENS
**[14:36] ---**
Good afternoon!
**[14:37] ---**
Good afternoon!
**[14:39] ---**
Oh? I see some new faces joining us today.
**[14:43] ---**
So, would you mind introducing yourselves?
**[14:46] ---**
Let's start with the little girl over there.
**[14:49] ---**
Excuse me! But that's Kamiki
and he's not a girl!
**[14:53] ---**
Huh? That's a little boy?!
**[14:55] ---**
I'm Yozan Kamiki.
**[14:58] ---**
I'm sorry! That's a very
manly name you have there.
**[15:03] ---**
Let's play tag!
**[15:04] ---**
It's time for some dodgeball!
**[15:05] ---**
Yeah!
**[15:07] ---**
Aren't you going to go
play with everyone else?
**[15:10] ---**
I don't really like to.
**[15:11] ---**
Then what do you like? Video games?
**[15:14] ---**
I've never played one.
**[15:16] ---**
How about sports? Maybe baseball or soccer?
**[15:19] ---**
I've never tried. Since I already know
I'm not gonna be good at them...
**[15:24] ---**
And why is that?
**[15:26] ---**
Because I'm too weak, too short,
and nobody will ever play with me.
**[15:31] ---**
Reminds me of a certain someone.
**[15:34] ---**
Come with me for a bit.
**[15:35] ---**
Huh?
**[15:36] ---**
Don't worry, just follow me.
**[15:39] ---**
So high...
**[15:42] ---**
Do you know about basketball?
**[15:44] ---**
Yeah, I do.
**[15:45] ---**
Despite what you may think from my looks,
I'm actually a basketball player myself!
**[15:49] ---**
Generally speaking, basketball is a sport
that is played by people who are big and tall.
**[15:54] ---**
The size of your body does have
an impact on how you play,
**[15:56] ---**
but there aren't any restrictions
or ranking systems.
**[15:59] ---**
Even in the women's league, it's not uncommon
for the average player
**[16:02] ---**
to be over 180 centimeters tall!
**[16:06] ---**
Do you want to know how tall I am?
**[16:09] ---**
I'm 159 centimeters!
**[16:12] ---**
Although, I'm officially listed
as being 165 centimeters.
**[16:15] ---**
Just like how celebrities fib.
**[16:19] ---**
Here, this is your ball.
**[16:25] ---**
Try and shoot it!
**[16:28] ---**
Throw it up high and straight,
aiming for the center of that basket.
**[16:33] ---**
It's heavy...
**[16:35] ---**
Hold on! You won't be able
to get it in like that.
**[16:39] ---**
Make a triangle using both of your hands.
**[16:41] ---**
Exactly. Now loosen up a bit.
**[16:44] ---**
Don't just use your chest muscles.
**[16:46] ---**
You have to focus your entire body
from the tips of your toes to the ends of your fingers.
**[17:07] ---**
You got it in on the first try!
**[17:09] ---**
I hardly had to teach you anything!
**[17:14] ---**
You don't need to worry
about strength or height.
**[17:17] ---**
That small body of yours is
a talent in and of itself.
**[17:21] ---**
Listen, you've got instinct.
**[17:23] ---**
You can become a skilled player!
**[17:27] ---**
Everybody always says
that I chose the wrong sport to get into.
**[17:31] ---**
Sometimes I feel like breaking down.
Like totally falling apart.
**[17:35] ---**
Whenever that happens...
**[17:36] ---**
those words that Yohito said
roar through my head like thunder.
**[17:41] ---**
Check out that kid!
**[17:43] ---**
He's like a super pro or something!
**[17:45] ---**
But he's really short!
**[17:47] ---**
They said he pulled off a dunk
by getting over a 170 centimeter block!
**[17:51] ---**
Can nobody stop him?
**[17:55] ---**
I've already started to sprint forward.
**[17:58] ---**
I can't stop now. I have to keep moving.
**[18:04] ---**
Dammit!
**[18:07] ---**
Don't let him make any passes!
**[18:17] ---**
Amazing!
That was nuts...
**[18:19] ---**
This shrimp... he's got
some real firepower to him!
**[18:23] ---**
That was an awesome shot, Yakuma!
**[18:25] ---**
That was a long pass from
behind the half court line!
**[18:29] ---**
Is that okay? Can he do that?
**[18:30] ---**
Does basketball have an off-sides rule?
**[18:34] ---**
Maybe... it's just a hunch,
but I think this is a type of point guard
**[18:38] ---**
who plays differently from
all the others we've seen.
**[18:41] ---**
I just hope that Chiaki and Kurumatani
can figure out something about his style.
**[18:47] ---**
This is bad.
**[18:50] ---**
He's good.
**[18:53] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[18:56] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[18:56] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[19:00] ---**
Crap... those plays that
Yozan made really rattled me.
**[19:04] ---**
Gotta stay calm. Gotta stay calm.
**[19:06] ---**
Hey!
**[19:14] ---**
In terms of overall skill,
Hyou has a slight advantage.
**[19:18] ---**
But Natsume has started to get a firm grasp
on the type of plays that Hyou makes.
**[19:22] ---**
Damn, I panicked!
**[19:24] ---**
Dumbass... you shot way too fast, Kite!
**[19:27] ---**
Oh? He actually estimated
where the ball was going to fall, huh?
**[19:31] ---**
So there's more to him than
just jumping like a monkey!
**[19:34] ---**
If he can't get our rebounds,
then what else is he good for?
**[19:39] ---**
Time for defense! Go back!
**[19:45] ---**
Run faster! Run faster!
**[19:46] ---**
Th-they're so quick! Don't they get tired?!
**[19:49] ---**
We're all running for nothing
if that last pass of Yozan's was just a fluke.
**[19:52] ---**
Sweet, looks like things are
starting to speed up now!
**[19:56] ---**
C'mon, don't let yourselves
get strung along by a freshman!
**[19:59] ---**
Watch out for any long passes, shrimp!
Don't let him get by you!
**[20:02] ---**
There's no way I'm letting him past me!
I won't let this become a fast break!
**[20:08] ---**
He stopped?! Wait, is he
gonna shoot from there...?!
**[20:14] ---**
He stopped and paused everything for a second.
**[20:17] ---**
He must have seen that I
had breached to the inside.
**[20:20] ---**
Nice shot!
**[20:22] ---**
Way to go! Way to go! Itoga!
**[20:25] ---**
Way to go! Way to go! Itoga!
**[20:26] ---**
So quick! They still had a whole
15 seconds left on the shot clock!
**[20:30] ---**
They're picking up the pace
this late in the game?!
**[20:32] ---**
It's all because of that #24.
**[20:35] ---**
Once they know a good pass might come their way,
everyone naturally starts gunning for the basket.
**[20:41] ---**
And as a team, mobility has always been
our big selling point.
**[20:45] ---**
It seems like Yozan makes the best of his talents
in transition games like these,
**[20:49] ---**
rather than in half-court practice.
**[20:52] ---**
Considering this heat and
the time that's left,
**[20:55] ---**
it's going to be pretty tough
for Kuzu High to adapt.
**[20:58] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[21:01] ---**
White team's ball!
**[21:03] ---**
I didn't have any reason to think
that Yozan was lying to me.
**[21:06] ---**
But after seeing that series of plays,
**[21:08] ---**
I'm absolutely certain that he learned
a variety of techniques from my mom.
**[21:13] ---**
You should thank your DNA for that.
**[21:16] ---**
Speaking of which,
although I learned some stuff from her,
**[21:19] ---**
I don't think I ever talked
with mom about the fundamentals...
**[21:23] ---**
Damn... this is frustrating!
**[21:28] ---**
I guess I should thank you
for what you did earlier.
**[21:30] ---**
It was because of you
that I got to play in this game. Thanks.
**[21:34] ---**
You're welcome.
**[21:36] ---**
He's gonna drive past me...
**[21:38] ---**
I've had nothing but appreciation
for your mother my whole life.
**[21:42] ---**
I'm still proud of every little
thing that I learned from her.
**[21:47] ---**
I promise you. I will make my way
up to a place on Taiei's bench.
**[21:54] ---**
So next summer...
**[21:56] ---**
let's fight again with the
inter-high on the line.
**[22:17] ---**
I know that realizing dreams
**[22:22] ---**
Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
**[22:27] ---**
Those who say it's impossible
from the beginning
**[22:32] ---**
Can't see light with their eyes
**[22:38] ---**
Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
**[22:43] ---**
That always shine bright with life
**[22:48] ---**
I can, too
**[22:51] ---**
Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
**[22:55] ---**
Radiating the light of
revolution towards the goal
**[23:01] ---**
Nobody can know the outcome
until the very last second
**[23:07] ---**
I'll keep on running and improving
until I don't recognize myself
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Focus on winning
**[23:17] ---**
Step 2! Imagine the future
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Straight Story
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "The Straight Story."
# E48 - The Straight Story
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY243N9KR/the-straight-story)
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**[00:01] ---**
If you want me to teach you how,
then just be honest and say so.
**[00:05] ---**
No way!
**[00:06] ---**
What's going on?
**[00:08] ---**
Apparently, he couldn't get
a single shot to go in during practice today.
**[00:12] ---**
It's because he's trying to look cool
and only shoot with one hand.
**[00:14] ---**
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
**[00:17] ---**
Not sure why, but he says it's embarrassing
to have his mom teach him anything.
**[00:21] ---**
Miho told me that I was laaaaame!
**[00:30] ---**
That's the way! Look at you, getting it done!
**[00:34] ---**
I'm home!
**[00:36] ---**
Hey, guess what?
Today I only missed 4 shots at practice!
**[00:40] ---**
Everybody was so shocked!
**[00:42] ---**
So Mom, once we finish dinner can you-
**[00:46] ---**
What happened?
**[00:48] ---**
Sora! Hurry upstairs and find something warm
we can wrap your mom in.
**[00:51] ---**
We're going to the hospital right now.
**[01:05] ---**
Way to go!
**[01:08] ---**
He scored!
**[01:27] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[01:31] ---**
Nanairo no niji ga umareta asa
**[01:35] ---**
Tori tachi wa hane o hirogete yuku
**[01:38] ---**
Kotae nante doko ni mo nai kara sa
**[01:42] ---**
Sore o egaki ni yukou
**[01:45] ---**
Feel it
**[01:48] ---**
Feel it
**[01:53] ---**
Utsukushiki hane o motsu kimi wa
**[01:56] ---**
Taiyou o mezashi tobu no darou
**[02:00] ---**
Matataki no sono shunkan ni sekai o
**[02:03] ---**
Kaeru koto mo dekiru to shinjite
**[02:08] ---**
Bokura wa toumei na kokoro de umareta hazu sa
**[02:15] ---**
Yogoreta kutsu de habatakunda
**[02:19] ---**
Arch o egaku youni
**[02:22] ---**
Ashita no sora ga kieteshimau sono mae ni
**[02:29] ---**
Kanashimi no yoru o koete umarekawarunda
**[02:41] ---**
The Straight Story
**[02:48] ---**
Something bothering you?
**[02:49] ---**
Yeah.
**[02:51] ---**
Off in the distance...
the clouds seem to be getting darker.
**[02:54] ---**
Oh.
**[02:55] ---**
Yeah, looks like it might rain.
**[02:57] ---**
Summer came so fast! It's crazy
because it feels like the prelims just ended yesterday.
**[03:02] ---**
I was so surprised. I had no idea
you were on a basketball team, too, Tsukasa.
**[03:06] ---**
You don't really look
like much of a sportsman.
**[03:09] ---**
I get that a lot.
**[03:11] ---**
And the fact that you're
here right now means...
**[03:13] ---**
Yep, my team lost in the very first round.
**[03:16] ---**
It's a repeat of what happened last year.
**[03:19] ---**
Despite what you may think,
we're all pretty dedicated to the sport.
**[03:22] ---**
Our opponents were just too good.
**[03:24] ---**
What team did you have to face?
**[03:26] ---**
Kitasumi. They're absolute monsters
on the court, you know.
**[03:30] ---**
But actually, even Kitasumi
ended up losing later on.
**[03:33] ---**
The ones going to the inter-high
are Sho Academy and...
**[03:36] ---**
Yokohama Taiei.
**[03:38] ---**
Oh yeah! That's the place.
**[03:40] ---**
Don't you ever feel, like, they're different from us?
The people who strive for that sort of thing.
**[03:48] ---**
It honestly makes me think that our idea
of "dedication"... is way off somehow.
**[03:59] ---**
Yeah... I know exactly what you mean.
**[04:08] ---**
There's a long, straight road
that just stretches on and on.
**[04:12] ---**
The finish line is out of sight.
In fact, it might not even exist.
**[04:15] ---**
Some people sprint onwards at top speed.
**[04:17] ---**
Some people walk at a leisurely pace.
Some people come to a stop.
**[04:21] ---**
Some people never even start.
**[04:24] ---**
I'm certain that until very recently,
I was one of those people who were running.
**[04:28] ---**
But then I lost my way.
I started to feel insecure about it all.
**[04:35] ---**
Maybe the reason the sky feels so small to me now
isn't just because of the buildings.
**[04:42] ---**
Heeeere... we go!
**[04:45] ---**
Sweet, an open shot!
**[04:46] ---**
Two-handed?
**[04:52] ---**
Uh, time for defense!
**[04:53] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[04:54] ---**
That was close! So close, Nabe!
**[04:56] ---**
It was the exact opposite of close.
**[05:00] ---**
I can't blame my fatigue on that one.
**[05:03] ---**
I KNEW that he was going to drive by me.
**[05:07] ---**
But I couldn't see it.
He just slipped by me like it was nothing.
**[05:11] ---**
It would make sense if I had
been facing Kite or Taro...
**[05:14] ---**
No, that's besides the point.
**[05:18] ---**
It was conceited of me to think that we were
on an equal level just because we're the same size.
**[05:23] ---**
Defensive foul! Black #7!
**[05:25] ---**
That #7 is on his third foul now.
**[05:27] ---**
Gah, that stupid runt!
**[05:32] ---**
So next summer...
**[05:33] ---**
let's fight again with the
inter-high on the line.
**[05:38] ---**
In other words, he was saying
that we're not ready for a real fight yet.
**[05:45] ---**
We've got a long road ahead of us.
It feels so far... so very far...
**[05:52] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
Kuzuryu
**[05:53] ---**
There's 8 minutes left and we need 28 points.
That's nearing the realm of impossible.
**[05:57] ---**
This is the time to either put up or shut up.
**[06:00] ---**
Hey, bro!
**[06:00] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[06:01] ---**
Give me more passes just like that last one.
**[06:04] ---**
Send the ball my way as much as you can.
**[06:09] ---**
Man, this team is just full of screwballs.
And I can't think of anyone more reliable!
**[06:14] ---**
A'ight!
**[06:17] ---**
They threw it from inside
to the outside again!
**[06:18] ---**
Kite...
**[06:21] ---**
Using that same pattern
ain't gonna do you any good.
**[06:24] ---**
There's no way I'm letting
you get open for a shot!
**[06:30] ---**
Hyou!
**[06:34] ---**
So fast!
**[06:35] ---**
No, Hyou's just too slow.
**[06:40] ---**
That kid must've dropped his knees.
**[06:44] ---**
It's in! The shot counts!
**[06:46] ---**
"Dropped his knees"?
**[06:47] ---**
It's an old martial arts technique.
**[06:50] ---**
Instead of bending your knees to build strength
for a jump, you go loose and let your body drop.
**[06:55] ---**
The motion starts and ends in a split second,
so it can seem like you're just hesitating.
**[06:59] ---**
I bet Hyou didn't even realize
when that kid started to actually make his shot.
**[07:04] ---**
There's no way he had somebody teach him that
technique, and it's not something pulled off so easily.
**[07:10] ---**
So it's either something he did
by accident under pressure, or else...
**[07:14] ---**
he just has an innate sense for it.
**[07:18] ---**
Amazing.
**[07:19] ---**
I can't believe there's someone aside
from Hyou who can make a shot like that.
**[07:25] ---**
Excuse me, Nanao.
**[07:27] ---**
We need as much advantage in the paint
as we can get right now. I'm going in.
**[07:31] ---**
Shigeyoshi...
**[07:33] ---**
We can keep doing man-to-man for our defense.
**[07:35] ---**
But...
**[07:36] ---**
It's okay. I've taken a long enough break.
**[07:38] ---**
I can last for the remaining 7 minutes.
**[07:40] ---**
Hey, Mokichi.
**[07:43] ---**
Go show 'em that you can be a man.
**[07:46] ---**
You know... my gender is male.
**[07:51] ---**
Gotta admit, you scared
me with that last one.
**[07:53] ---**
Huh?
**[07:55] ---**
You were using the exact same technique
that Yohito taught to me.
**[07:59] ---**
What the hell are you blabbing about, Fuwa?!
Pass the ball!
**[08:07] ---**
Does it really piss you off THAT much
to find someone your own age who's better than you?
**[08:12] ---**
I don't wanna admit it.
But reality is staring me in the face right now.
**[08:17] ---**
Embrace it.
**[08:18] ---**
If I just embrace it and move on, then all that's left for me
is to charge ahead on that straight road.
**[08:27] ---**
Damn this smug little freshman!
**[08:29] ---**
I'm through letting you
sink anymore shots, punk!
**[08:33] ---**
He stopped it! What a badass block!
**[08:36] ---**
There's more to me than just rebounds!
**[08:38] ---**
Just watch and I'll show you
the reason I live on the court!
**[08:42] ---**
Black #4! Two free-throws!
**[08:44] ---**
A FOUL, SERIOUSLY?!
**[08:47] ---**
Ah, here comes the backup.
**[08:49] ---**
Man, I did a whole lot of nothing again...
**[08:52] ---**
Yo, beanstalk.
**[08:54] ---**
You're not very useful to us judging by
those 4 points you scored in the first quarter.
**[08:58] ---**
If you're here to drag us down,
then stay on the damn bench.
**[09:02] ---**
Oops, sorry.
**[09:04] ---**
I already know. I don't need you
to make it any more clearer to me.
**[09:10] ---**
Okay! Nice shot!
**[09:12] ---**
Way to go, Fuwa!
**[09:15] ---**
I know fully well!
**[09:20] ---**
We've got a chance! Grab it!
**[09:25] ---**
Shit, this can't be happening right now!
**[09:27] ---**
Captain!
**[09:30] ---**
Nice rebound!
**[09:32] ---**
What the hell? What is this guy made out of?!
**[09:37] ---**
You should've dunked that, you bonehead!
**[09:40] ---**
Uh oh!
**[09:42] ---**
Not good... I let my guard down!
**[09:44] ---**
That was a nice block.
**[09:46] ---**
It's because our guy was too busy
goofing around! That big idiot!
**[09:49] ---**
I got it!
**[09:50] ---**
Good, pass it here!
**[09:54] ---**
Man, how slow on the uptake
can he be? Damn turtle.
**[09:58] ---**
We got a good chance at a fast break,
but there's nobody to lead the charge.
**[10:03] ---**
It's tough out here without
the shrimp around.
**[10:06] ---**
Makes me wanna cry.
**[10:11] ---**
What was that?
**[10:13] ---**
Huh? Is he just giving up?
**[10:15] ---**
No, it's going in.
**[10:19] ---**
It went in! It's a three!
**[10:24] ---**
Timeout! Yokohama Taiei High School!
**[10:27] ---**
If you think we've got this in the bag
then you're wrong. Quit slacking off out there!
**[10:31] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[10:33] ---**
Slow it down.
**[10:34] ---**
Rather than making this a game of speed,
we need to focus on hitting them in the paint.
**[10:38] ---**
Shift to half-court offense.
Make it work, Yozan.
**[10:42] ---**
I'm putting in one of our centers.
**[10:51] ---**
Awesome...
**[10:52] ---**
I never thought I'd get my chance so quickly.
**[10:56] ---**
Listen up. Just go out there
and stick to the stuff you normally do.
**[11:00] ---**
I don't expect you to be capable
of doing everything right from the start.
**[11:02] ---**
You and Yakku are going to attack them
right under the basket together.
**[11:06] ---**
Yakku, cover him as best you can.
**[11:07] ---**
Roger.
**[11:09] ---**
What are you getting so
nervous for, you little turd?
**[11:11] ---**
Hurry up and get out there already!
**[11:14] ---**
If the other team catches up
and makes fools of us 'cuz of you,
**[11:17] ---**
then I'm gonna turn all the freshmen
into coneheads like you.
**[11:21] ---**
Get up here, Mineta! It's
not too late to back out!
**[11:24] ---**
We can't trust you with our futures at stake!
**[11:27] ---**
Shut your faces!
**[11:30] ---**
I'm wearing the Taiei uniform
that I've admired for so long...
**[11:33] ---**
I grabbed it! The thread of hope!
**[11:36] ---**
YOKOHAMA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
**[11:36] ---**
Please take this, Mineta.
I want you to read it!
**[11:46] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[11:53] ---**
Go Mineta!
**[11:54] ---**
Get on defense! We're gonna stop 'em!
**[11:55] ---**
YOKOHAMA WEST
**[12:05] ---**
Wasn't that Shirai from class 4?
**[12:07] ---**
Huh? You turned her down? What a waste.
**[12:10] ---**
Someone already stole my heart.
**[12:15] ---**
Akiyoshi!
**[12:19] ---**
I heard the news!
You made the prefectural tourney? Congrats.
**[12:23] ---**
Um, yeah. Thank you. Good
luck to the girls' team.
**[12:26] ---**
Oh, sure. We'll try hard!
**[12:29] ---**
Um, so, Akiyoshi. Are you gonna keep
playing basketball in high school?
**[12:33] ---**
Huh? Well, gosh... I dunno.
**[12:37] ---**
I'm not very good.
**[12:39] ---**
That's not true at all! You're
plenty good, Akiyoshi!
**[12:42] ---**
I guarantee it.
**[12:44] ---**
Thank you!
**[12:46] ---**
My heart was aflutter.
**[12:50] ---**
She was my very first love.
**[12:54] ---**
Shigeyoshi...
**[12:56] ---**
You and I have already fought once before.
**[12:59] ---**
Back in middle school!
**[13:01] ---**
Rebou-
**[13:03] ---**
He scored! Nice shot!
**[13:05] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
Kuzuryu
**[13:08] ---**
Looks like you know how to make
some pretty clever shots!
**[13:11] ---**
Did you honestly think I'd say that?
**[13:13] ---**
Don't you dare make any more
chickenshit shots, punk.
**[13:16] ---**
Right! I'll go face him head on!
**[13:23] ---**
This reminds me, I noticed you had actually put Mineta's
name on the practice match roster once before.
**[13:29] ---**
Although, I guess you took him off
after that incident where he briefly quit.
**[13:34] ---**
He's not the type of center
that I like to see on the court, but...
**[13:37] ---**
with a player like Yakuma on our team,
there are uses for more tricky players like Mineta.
**[13:46] ---**
Nice defense!
**[13:48] ---**
Shit! I'm not letting you go!
**[13:50] ---**
Yozan!
**[14:08] ---**
All right!
**[14:09] ---**
That was a really good pass just now.
**[14:12] ---**
You rarely ever see those sorts of plays
in high school basketball.
**[14:16] ---**
I get the feeling the triple threat of Kamiki,
Fuwa and Mineta is gonna be pretty useful in the future.
**[14:24] ---**
Shigeyoshi!
**[14:27] ---**
Huh? There's someone you're interested in?
**[14:30] ---**
Yeah... although I haven't
actually spoken to him yet.
**[14:33] ---**
His name is Shigeyoshi from Saijo Middle.
**[14:37] ---**
He's on the team that you guys
are playing against today, Mineta.
**[14:42] ---**
Son of a bitch! Dammit! Dammit!
**[14:45] ---**
Just watch! I'm gonna crush him into dust!
**[14:50] ---**
Saijo
Yokohama West
**[14:52] ---**
We got crushed into dust...
**[14:54] ---**
The game is over!
**[14:56] ---**
It wasn't even a contest.
I barely scored 8 points.
**[15:00] ---**
It was a total shut out.
**[15:04] ---**
But what frustrated me the most...
wasn't the thing with Akiyoshi.
**[15:07] ---**
Shigeyoshi, what the hell
was that out there?!
**[15:10] ---**
That guy put up an incredible defense
that I could only break through 4 times.
**[15:14] ---**
Yet somehow his seniors and coach
were all getting mad at him?!
**[15:23] ---**
You've got some slick moves
for being a munchkin!
**[15:25] ---**
Shut up.
**[15:26] ---**
Take that!
**[15:28] ---**
Whoa! Go, Mineta!
**[15:33] ---**
I'm gonna pay you back in full...
for the humiliation I felt!
**[15:37] ---**
Foul! White #29!
**[15:39] ---**
Right...
**[15:40] ---**
That was a close one, Mineta!
**[15:42] ---**
Nice moves! Nice effort!
**[15:45] ---**
Another freshman. He relies more on tact
than power and he seems pretty speedy.
**[15:51] ---**
This guy has a lot of skill.
**[15:53] ---**
When did I play him? And where?
**[15:57] ---**
A player of his caliber is definitely someone
that I would remember.
**[16:01] ---**
Ever since then, I've practiced like hell!
**[16:05] ---**
"Since then"?
***SIGN*** MIDDLE SCHOOL PREFECTURAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
**[16:07] ---**
The first match of last
year's prefectural tourney.
***SIGN*** MIDDLE SCHOOL PREFECTURAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
**[16:09] ---**
Saijo
Yokohama West
**[16:10] ---**
It was like God had blessed me
with a bit of luck. No, it was fate.
**[16:15] ---**
I knew this was my chance
to reclaim the honor I lost to you before.
**[16:19] ---**
But then... you weren't even there!
**[16:24] ---**
What the hell were you doing, dammit?!
**[16:27] ---**
Oh, I see.
**[16:30] ---**
This is yet another guy who
just charged straight down the path.
**[16:34] ---**
It's another example of the gap being filled
while I had stopped...
**[16:41] ---**
Charging! Black #12!
**[16:43] ---**
That's their fourth.
One more and they'll have five team fouls!
**[16:51] ---**
Player substitution for
Yokohama Taiei High School!
**[16:56] ---**
And here I thought this was finally my chance
to play together with him...
**[17:00] ---**
What do you think, Sei? How's the other team?
**[17:02] ---**
Nothing special. They lost
in the first round of the prelims, right?
**[17:06] ---**
They don't seem any better or worse
than the average team.
**[17:10] ---**
I won't deny that they have
something resembling potential,
**[17:13] ---**
but they have horrible
balance as an overall team.
**[17:15] ---**
This is just what their
advisor Mr. Satsuki told me,
**[17:18] ---**
but they're apparently dead set
on winning the inter-high next year.
**[17:22] ---**
Okay.
**[17:23] ---**
Nothing else to say?
**[17:24] ---**
They're free to try, if they want.
**[17:28] ---**
What do you think their odds are, Yohito?
**[17:31] ---**
I'd like to say it's not outside the realm of possibility,
but frankly that's just not realistic.
**[17:36] ---**
However...
**[17:38] ---**
If I were the coach of Kuzu High's team,
**[17:40] ---**
I'm confident that I could have them ready
to face a team like ours in under a year for sure.
**[17:48] ---**
Defensive foul!
**[17:49] ---**
Crap!
**[17:50] ---**
That was Momoharu's fourth foul!
**[17:54] ---**
Five team fouls...
**[17:55] ---**
Sorry.
**[17:57] ---**
Shake it off. There's 3 minutes left.
**[17:59] ---**
You have to hold out for that long.
**[18:01] ---**
If we have to take you off the court,
then we are 100% screwed.
**[18:05] ---**
Shit.
**[18:06] ---**
Oh. This means free-throws, right?
**[18:08] ---**
Yes. From now on, it'll be free-throws
for them whenever we foul.
**[18:13] ---**
Hanazono...
**[18:17] ---**
He scored both of them!
**[18:20] ---**
Now we're up to a 29-point lead!
**[18:22] ---**
Looks like the only time they gave Taiei
a swift kick in the ass was the end of the third quarter.
**[18:27] ---**
Taiei didn't use any senior players,
but Kuzu still managed to score 70 points against them.
**[18:30] ---**
You've gotta give 'em credit for that.
**[18:32] ---**
Kuzu doesn't have any seniors. So the question now
is how much they can catch up with a year of practice.
**[18:40] ---**
Looks like it's physically impossible
for Kuzu to catch up to Taiei at this point...
**[18:55] ---**
A three!
**[18:57] ---**
Tetsuo! Get ready to sub in.
**[19:01] ---**
He's gotten enough time.
**[19:04] ---**
Player substitution for Yokohama Taiei!
**[19:07] ---**
You did a pretty solid job.
**[19:09] ---**
My opinion of you has changed a bit.
**[19:10] ---**
Damn... I know I could do even more.
**[19:17] ---**
Excuse me, Mr. Principal. Was the agreement that
they could form a new team only if they won this match?
**[19:22] ---**
No, it actually isn't a problem if they lose, so long as a
teacher steps up who is willing to serve as their advisor.
**[19:29] ---**
But given this situation...
**[19:31] ---**
I believe it might cause some internal conflict
in the team if that were to happen.
**[19:34] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[19:34] ---**
Kuzuryu
**[19:35] ---**
For better or worse, the
other team proved too strong.
**[19:39] ---**
There's a little under 3 minutes
left. We can't catch up.
**[19:43] ---**
You all are going to have to make them
understand your passion for basketball.
**[19:48] ---**
Miracles don't happen in basketball.
**[19:51] ---**
This whole mess is my fault for going
and accepting a match against a team like Taiei.
**[19:54] ---**
No...
**[19:55] ---**
It's not about winning or losing.
**[19:57] ---**
All of the guys have done their absolute best. I believe
there MUST be a teacher who has acknowledged them.
**[20:02] ---**
But what worries me is that the players might have
a different impression from those of us off the court.
**[20:07] ---**
Even if one of the teachers is willing to step up,
I'm not so sure the guys will accept that they deserve it...
**[20:12] ---**
Right, Kurumatani?
**[20:16] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[20:20] ---**
Yo.
**[20:21] ---**
There's 3 whole minutes left.
Don't you dare start taking it easy.
**[20:26] ---**
That's just what I was
about to say to you, dude!
**[20:31] ---**
They can struggle,
but there's no comeback on the horizon now.
**[20:35] ---**
Which means he can use the remaining time
to play as freely as he wants.
**[20:38] ---**
At least, that's what I'd do.
**[20:43] ---**
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[20:46] ---**
He's totally raring for a fight.
**[20:49] ---**
It's weird but I know his moves
like I know the back of my hand.
**[20:53] ---**
It's almost like I'm watching
myself back in middle school.
**[21:00] ---**
Okay!
**[21:02] ---**
Hold up. That's not the kind
of player you are, is it?!
**[21:09] ---**
That idiot.
**[21:10] ---**
A three!
**[21:12] ---**
He's got a one-track mind that only thinks about
scoring points when the ball is in his hands, eh?
**[21:16] ---**
But to be frank, that's
not entirely a bad thing.
**[21:20] ---**
So long as those shots that he makes aren't for himself,
but rather for the team as a whole.
**[21:26] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[21:31] ---**
Have you noticed it yet, Hyou?
**[21:32] ---**
You're not there yet.
**[21:34] ---**
The team known as Taiei
still isn't riding upon your shoulders!
**[21:39] ---**
Hey.
**[21:41] ---**
You can't just rest on
the bench forever, fool.
**[21:44] ---**
That other shrimp got the better of you,
but quit pretending like that means everything is over.
**[21:48] ---**
I can't do anything out here
by myself. Give me a hand.
**[21:52] ---**
Kite...
**[21:54] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[22:17] ---**
Egaita yume tsukamu no wa
**[22:22] ---**
Kantan janaitte wakatteru kedo
**[22:27] ---**
Saisho kara muri datte dakyou shiteru
**[22:32] ---**
Hito no me hikari wa mienai
**[22:37] ---**
Miageru sora no kousei tachi wa
**[22:43] ---**
Itsumo inochi o moyashite hikatteru
**[22:48] ---**
Boku ni datte
**[22:50] ---**
Taiyou runner kokoro o kanzen nenshou
**[22:55] ---**
Goal e kakumei no hikari hanatsu yo
**[23:01] ---**
Last rei byou sore made
kekka nante wakaranai sa
**[23:07] ---**
Akireru hodo onore o
koete hashiritsuzukeru yo
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Shouri o mark shite
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Image wakasete
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Tada zenryoku de penerate
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: The Last Period
# E49 - The Last Period
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**[00:09] ---**
Nice defense!
**[00:11] ---**
Shit! I'm not letting you go!
**[00:14] ---**
Yozan!
**[00:28] ---**
All right!
**[00:41] ---**
A three!
**[00:43] ---**
Tetsuo! Get ready to sub in.
**[00:45] ---**
You did a pretty solid job.
**[00:47] ---**
My opinion of you has changed a bit.
**[00:49] ---**
Damn... I know I could do even more.
**[00:56] ---**
Yo.
**[00:58] ---**
There's 3 whole minutes left.
Don't you dare start taking it easy.
**[01:02] ---**
That's just what I was
about to say to you, dude!
**[01:09] ---**
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[01:12] ---**
He's totally raring for a fight.
**[01:15] ---**
It's weird but I know his moves
like I know the back of my hand.
**[01:19] ---**
It's almost like I'm watching
myself back in middle school.
**[01:26] ---**
Okay!
**[01:27] ---**
Hold up. That's not the kind
of player you are, is it?!
**[01:34] ---**
That idiot.
**[01:35] ---**
A three!
**[01:37] ---**
He's got a one-track mind that only thinks
about scoring points when the ball is in his hands, eh?
**[01:41] ---**
But to be frank, that's
not entirely a bad thing.
**[01:45] ---**
So long as those shots that he makes aren't for himself,
but rather for the team as a whole.
**[01:51] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[01:56] ---**
Have you noticed it yet, Hyou?
**[01:57] ---**
You're not there yet.
**[01:59] ---**
The team known as Taiei
still isn't riding upon your shoulders!
**[02:05] ---**
Hey.
**[02:06] ---**
You can't just rest on
the bench forever, fool.
**[02:09] ---**
That other shrimp got the better of you,
**[02:11] ---**
but quit pretending like that
means everything is over.
**[02:14] ---**
I can't do anything out here
by myself. Give me a hand.
**[02:18] ---**
Kite...
**[02:19] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[02:34] ---**
We're gonna look way too pathetic
if they break 100 points in this game!
**[02:39] ---**
Nice block!
**[02:42] ---**
That's more like it. I'm
feeling the heat now!
**[02:48] ---**
Shigeyoshi!
**[02:53] ---**
I'm the winner this time!
**[02:58] ---**
Defensive foul!
**[03:00] ---**
Nice play!
**[03:02] ---**
You're killing it, Mineta!
**[03:03] ---**
It's all you.
**[03:05] ---**
One free-throw!
**[03:07] ---**
I don't feel nervous at all now.
**[03:11] ---**
I know that even against this
guy who I lost to before...
**[03:14] ---**
I can go toe-to-toe!
**[03:18] ---**
I'm so glad... that I didn't
give up on that day.
**[03:27] ---**
I didn't make a mistake
by choosing to continue down this road!
**[03:30] ---**
Alright!
**[03:31] ---**
Time to really tear it up!
**[03:33] ---**
You're subbing out. That's long enough.
**[03:35] ---**
HUH?!
**[03:40] ---**
With 3 freshmen out there I honestly thought
we would get backed into a corner...
**[03:44] ---**
but they played surprisingly well.
**[03:47] ---**
Although, our opponents are obviously
running low on stamina.
**[03:51] ---**
Hey, this game isn't over just yet.
**[03:55] ---**
I wanna show them we can close the gap,
even if just a little.
**[03:59] ---**
So I'm counting on your help, Mokichi.
**[04:02] ---**
Kurumatani...
**[04:20] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[04:24] ---**
The morning yields a rainbow of seven colors
**[04:28] ---**
The birds all spread their wings wide
**[04:31] ---**
There are no answers to be found anywhere
**[04:35] ---**
So let's go and create them
**[04:38] ---**
Feel it
**[04:41] ---**
Feel it
**[04:46] ---**
You have beautiful wings of your own
**[04:49] ---**
And you will use them to fly up to the sun
**[04:53] ---**
For that one sparkling moment
**[04:56] ---**
Believe that you can change
even the world itself
**[05:01] ---**
We were surely born with transparent hearts
**[05:08] ---**
Using our dirty shoes we will take flight
**[05:12] ---**
Drawing an arch in the air
**[05:15] ---**
Before the sky of tomorrow
disappears completely
**[05:22] ---**
Pass through a night of sorrow and be reborn
**[05:34] ---**
The Last Period
**[05:34] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[05:38] ---**
I'm assuming... that a comeback
is unrealistic now, huh?
**[05:42] ---**
Just one offensive play in basketball
can go up to 24 seconds.
**[05:45] ---**
And there's less than 2 minutes left now.
**[05:48] ---**
Since our opponents also
use time for offense,
**[05:50] ---**
the idea of us scoring 30 points is...
**[05:53] ---**
...already physically impossible.
**[05:55] ---**
We can still make it happen!
I thought that's what three-pointers were for!
**[05:59] ---**
We'll do a full court press on them!
And steal the ball over and over!
**[06:03] ---**
That'll get us up 30 points
in no time, you'll see!
**[06:05] ---**
Nabe!
**[06:06] ---**
This ain't baseball.
**[06:08] ---**
We can't just do a walk-off grand slam here.
**[06:12] ---**
I know that, man...
**[06:15] ---**
Mr. Satsuki. It's okay
if you want to leave now.
**[06:18] ---**
Momoharu told me all about it.
**[06:20] ---**
You're having a baby.
Today's your wife's delivery date, right?
**[06:25] ---**
Huh? It's today?!
**[06:27] ---**
Wait, are you for real? Then
you should go right away!
**[06:30] ---**
I'm staying here until the very end.
**[06:33] ---**
That's the responsibility I bear.
**[06:39] ---**
"Responsibility"?
**[06:41] ---**
Why would I say that?
**[06:43] ---**
I'm not reluctant to be here at all.
**[06:47] ---**
How can anybody expect these kids
to redeem themselves more than they already have?!
**[06:54] ---**
Get outta here!
**[06:56] ---**
He shut it down!
**[06:57] ---**
Nice block!
**[06:59] ---**
Black team's ball!
**[07:01] ---**
Kurumatani.
**[07:02] ---**
No worries! Let's keep up the offensive!
**[07:05] ---**
We're way behind with very little time left.
**[07:08] ---**
Even if we want to speed things up,
we just don't have enough stamina for that.
**[07:13] ---**
It wouldn't be unreasonable for any normal player
to have just given up by now.
**[07:17] ---**
But you have an unwavering drive.
**[07:20] ---**
Where does that even come from?
**[07:24] ---**
You should thank your DNA for that.
**[07:26] ---**
He saw right through me.
**[07:29] ---**
Somewhere deep down I was still clinging to
and relying on my mom.
**[07:33] ---**
I even ended up feeling jealous of Yozan.
**[07:36] ---**
I'm sorry I couldn't bring you
into this world with a bigger body.
**[07:41] ---**
On that day,
**[07:42] ---**
I made a promise that from now on...
**[07:44] ---**
I would stand on the court by myself!
**[07:53] ---**
It's a double screen!
**[08:01] ---**
That punk!
**[08:03] ---**
It's another three!
**[08:12] ---**
Did you know?
**[08:14] ---**
When really skilled dribblers manage
to throw defenders off their feet like that,
**[08:18] ---**
it's called an "ankle breaker."
**[08:24] ---**
Kite!
**[08:31] ---**
It's up to you now, beanstalk!
**[08:35] ---**
They did it!
**[08:37] ---**
We finally scored one in the paint!
**[08:39] ---**
Basket counts! One free-throw!
**[08:42] ---**
Player substitution for Yokohama Taiei!
**[08:47] ---**
Time to sub out, Fuwa.
**[08:49] ---**
Wait a damn second.
**[08:50] ---**
Huh?
**[08:51] ---**
Uh, p-please wait a moment!
**[08:53] ---**
You've already got 4 fouls.
**[08:54] ---**
Even if you keep playing,
you'll just end up fouling out almost immediately.
**[08:59] ---**
Face it. You don't have what
it takes to stop that #11.
**[09:05] ---**
Do you get it now?
**[09:07] ---**
There's a limit to what you
can do with that playstyle.
**[09:10] ---**
This is a team sport.
**[09:12] ---**
No matter how ambitious you may be,
**[09:16] ---**
you can't win when it's 5-on-1.
**[09:18] ---**
Nice shot!
**[09:19] ---**
You just gonna wait for Kamiki
to get a spot on the bench? Well?
**[09:25] ---**
I'm countin' on your help!
**[09:28] ---**
Relying upon others is a sign of a weakness.
**[09:31] ---**
And being relied upon
is nothing but a burden.
**[09:34] ---**
I wanna... become strong
enough to stand alone!
**[09:37] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[09:40] ---**
This guy AGAIN?!
**[09:42] ---**
Yo. So I hear you're aiming
for the inter-high.
**[09:47] ---**
For the remaining minute...
**[09:49] ---**
I'll show you guys exactly where
you fit in the big picture.
**[09:53] ---**
Huh? What does that mean?
**[09:58] ---**
He slipped past him!
**[10:00] ---**
Considering that Chiaki has a flexible body,
quick reaction times,
**[10:03] ---**
and really sharp instincts...
**[10:06] ---**
his proficiency at playing defense should go
above and beyond most other players in the game.
**[10:11] ---**
And yet...
**[10:12] ---**
Block it!
**[10:14] ---**
What a jump!
**[10:18] ---**
Nothing but net!
**[10:19] ---**
And over a block, too!
**[10:20] ---**
Holy shit, did you see that?!
**[10:23] ---**
He was facing a block way taller than him,
but he arched his shot right over it!
**[10:27] ---**
Not to mention that he was still
pretty far from the basket!
**[10:29] ---**
I know he's one of our guys,
but I hope I never have to play against him!
**[10:36] ---**
You dumbass! What the hell was that?!
**[10:41] ---**
Another one!
**[10:43] ---**
A three right off a steal!
**[10:46] ---**
What is happening?
**[10:48] ---**
What is this guy trying to do?
**[10:50] ---**
I'll show you guys exactly where
you fit in the big picture.
**[10:55] ---**
"The big picture"?
**[10:57] ---**
Screw that. You don't have any
right to show us jack shi-!
**[11:01] ---**
Nice cut!
**[11:05] ---**
Foul!
**[11:14] ---**
Defensive foul!
**[11:15] ---**
The basket counts! One free-throw!
**[11:18] ---**
What the hell is this guy made of?!
**[11:23] ---**
He sunk the bonus free-throw!
**[11:25] ---**
We have a 37-point lead now!
**[11:27] ---**
Unbelievable...
**[11:29] ---**
This guy is incredible!
**[11:31] ---**
You're Natsume, yeah?
**[11:31] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[11:33] ---**
I'll be sure to remember your name.
**[11:35] ---**
We consider ourselves lucky
that someone knocked Fuwa down a peg.
**[11:39] ---**
Because now he can take the next step.
**[11:45] ---**
Oh crap! Kite!
**[11:47] ---**
Out of bounds! White team's ball!
**[11:50] ---**
Hey, Nabe! I need you ready to sub in!
**[11:53] ---**
R-right!
**[11:54] ---**
Nice defense, Yokoyama!
**[11:56] ---**
What "next step"?
**[12:00] ---**
The hell does that mean?
**[12:02] ---**
You provoked him into awakening it.
**[12:04] ---**
His true potential.
**[12:07] ---**
Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
**[12:17] ---**
Oh man, we are getting bulldozed.
**[12:20] ---**
Even though there's less than
a minute left on the clock.
**[12:22] ---**
Please... just let this end already!
**[12:29] ---**
This sucks.
**[12:31] ---**
It really did start raining on us.
**[12:34] ---**
I guess we should've bought
an umbrella earlier, huh?
**[12:36] ---**
I'm totally not a fan of the rain.
**[12:39] ---**
Whaddya wanna do? Go inside somewhere?
**[12:43] ---**
Nah. I'm good.
**[12:46] ---**
I want to stay here and watch the rain.
**[12:50] ---**
I've always sort of enjoyed
days when it rains.
**[12:54] ---**
The sound of water falling...
**[12:56] ---**
The raindrops that look just like marbles...
**[12:59] ---**
The dimly lit classroom...
**[13:02] ---**
The glimmering streaks on the windows...
**[13:04] ---**
A truck causing a big splash
somewhere in the distance...
**[13:08] ---**
The totally empty gym...
**[13:10] ---**
The dusty smell that
drifts through the air...
**[13:13] ---**
It all felt comfortable to me.
**[13:16] ---**
And yet now,
**[13:17] ---**
all the rain does...
**[13:19] ---**
is sting.
**[13:27] ---**
Pushing! Black #7!
**[13:29] ---**
Basket counts! One free-throw!
**[13:31] ---**
He scored again!
**[13:32] ---**
That's his fifth basket in a row!
**[13:33] ---**
Again?
**[13:35] ---**
Just how many points has
that #10 scored on us now?
**[13:39] ---**
Since our opponents also
use time for offense,
**[13:41] ---**
the idea of us scoring 30 points is...
**[13:43] ---**
...already physically impossible.
**[13:47] ---**
In the span of about 30 seconds,
that guy has scored 12 points by himself?!
**[13:56] ---**
You're a nasty piece of work, dude.
**[13:57] ---**
I can't believe you went
easy on us this whole time.
**[14:01] ---**
Is that supposed to be a joke?
**[14:02] ---**
I'd never take it easy on anyone,
even if I was playing preschoolers.
**[14:06] ---**
The king of cold blood...
**[14:08] ---**
I was just doing the same
as a certain someone...
**[14:10] ---**
and taking an opportunity
to play however I felt like.
**[14:18] ---**
This is whack. That prick needs to learn
a lesson about not hoarding the ball.
**[14:22] ---**
Huh?
**[14:22] ---**
Fake going for a block and give him an elbow.
**[14:25] ---**
Got it? Elbow.
**[14:27] ---**
Do you hate him or what?
**[14:31] ---**
You really are coming close.
**[14:32] ---**
Out of all the teams we've played of late,
you guys are definitely in the ballpark.
**[14:35] ---**
Props.
**[14:37] ---**
Next year... rise up and face us again. Okay?
**[14:45] ---**
I thought that winning this
would change something.
**[14:47] ---**
Momoharu!
**[14:49] ---**
And even if we didn't win, I still thought
that some kind of change would happen.
**[14:53] ---**
It bounced off!
**[14:55] ---**
But it's not.
**[14:57] ---**
I have to change myself first...
**[15:00] ---**
before I can change anything else!
**[15:05] ---**
A three!
**[15:07] ---**
That's his sixth consecutive basket!
**[15:08] ---**
Whoa...
**[15:09] ---**
Insane.
**[15:11] ---**
Now THAT'S what I call a monster.
**[15:15] ---**
Son of a bitch...
**[15:19] ---**
Don't get sloppy! The game isn't over yet!
**[15:27] ---**
This isn't the end.
**[15:29] ---**
I'm not gonna let it end.
**[15:34] ---**
Nothing... has even started for us yet!
**[15:40] ---**
There's no way in hell that
I'm letting this end...
**[15:42] ---**
without doing something!
**[15:46] ---**
Nabe!
**[15:47] ---**
Go, Nabe!
**[15:49] ---**
Leave this one to me!
**[15:51] ---**
Here we...
**[15:54] ---**
...go!
**[15:56] ---**
Time's up!
**[16:01] ---**
That's the end of the match!
**[16:25] ---**
Thank you for coming to play us today.
I know it was a long trip.
**[16:29] ---**
Oh no, I should be thanking you.
**[16:30] ---**
We had that rude interruption in the middle
of the match. I'm really sorry about that.
**[16:35] ---**
I understand why your team
made it to the inter-high.
**[16:38] ---**
This match made me realize
that we live in entirely different worlds.
**[16:42] ---**
Not at all. My team still
needs a lot of improvement.
**[16:45] ---**
It would be nice for us to meet again
at an official match sometime.
**[16:49] ---**
Yes.
**[16:50] ---**
Ah, actually... I'm sorry to say,
that might be impossible on our end.
**[16:58] ---**
Say, Mr. Satsuki.
**[17:00] ---**
Yes?
**[17:02] ---**
Just a moment ago, you said our teams
are in "different worlds."
**[17:06] ---**
But... they're all kids
in high school, you know.
**[17:10] ---**
Most of them even in the same grade.
**[17:12] ---**
The only difference is one team is active
and the other is not.
**[17:15] ---**
That's it.
**[17:19] ---**
I've heard the details about what happened.
**[17:21] ---**
And well, I realize that you
and the school must have a lot to consider.
**[17:25] ---**
But the punishments that we adults
dole out tend to be different
**[17:29] ---**
from what kids inflict upon
themselves out of guilt.
**[17:33] ---**
And most importantly,
there is one thing you can be certain of.
**[17:37] ---**
Those kids are truly
motivated to play the game.
**[17:41] ---**
Without a place to exert that driving force,
it'll fade away. There won't be another chance.
**[17:47] ---**
Look, it's started raining.
**[17:49] ---**
Really?
**[17:50] ---**
That's what the forecast said this morning.
**[17:53] ---**
But my mom didn't listen when I told her
not to put the jeans out to dry.
**[17:56] ---**
I'm totally parched.
Somebody go get me juice and ice cream.
**[18:00] ---**
Go and do it yourself.
**[18:02] ---**
When I find the energy to stand up
I'm gonna smash your face in.
**[18:05] ---**
There's some milk here if you want.
**[18:07] ---**
I think that's... probably already gone bad.
**[18:10] ---**
Don't be stupid. It's
not bad, just fermented.
**[18:16] ---**
Unbelievable, those Taiei guys
are still going at it out there.
**[18:20] ---**
Apparently they're gonna go
meet up with the seniors,
**[18:22] ---**
and play a practice match
with another school.
**[18:26] ---**
Absolute monsters.
**[18:29] ---**
My stomach hurts...
**[18:30] ---**
Did you drink it?! Did you
actually drink the milk?!
**[18:33] ---**
I tried to tell you...
that it had gone bad...
**[18:40] ---**
I wonder what's gonna
happen... with our team.
**[18:43] ---**
We got totally crushed in that match.
**[18:45] ---**
And most of the teachers
didn't even stay to watch...
**[18:50] ---**
Is this it? Are we never gonna play
basketball here again?
**[18:56] ---**
Speaking of... where's
the Captain gone off to?
**[19:00] ---**
Momoharu got called
to the principal's office not too long ago.
**[19:02] ---**
Principal's Office
**[19:06] ---**
Good work today. It was
a very impressive match.
**[19:11] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[19:14] ---**
The other team is representing
Kanagawa at nationals.
**[19:16] ---**
You losing to them was, well,
not entirely unexpected.
**[19:21] ---**
However, results do not mean everything.
**[19:25] ---**
You boys more than managed
to make your feelings clear...
**[19:28] ---**
to me at least.
**[19:31] ---**
Application to form
New Club or Clique
**[19:32] ---**
In regards to an advisor for your new clique,
all I can say is that the outlook is not good.
**[19:37] ---**
In any case, it's not something that we can expect
to hear an immediate answer on.
**[19:41] ---**
It's certainly possible that one of the teachers
may come around to the idea given time.
**[19:45] ---**
It wouldn't do any harm to
just wait patiently for now.
**[19:49] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[19:50] ---**
Listen, Hanazono...
**[19:52] ---**
Yes?
**[19:54] ---**
I feel the exact same way
that the principal does.
**[20:00] ---**
Most of the sports teams at our school,
including the baseball team,
**[20:02] ---**
haven't made any significant
accomplishments over the years.
**[20:06] ---**
In light of that, I must say that today's match provided
me with some real excitement,
**[20:11] ---**
despite knowing little of basketball.
**[20:13] ---**
To get right to the point,
**[20:15] ---**
I am willing to serve as
their advisor, provided my
**[20:17] ---**
position as vice principal
doesn't get in the way.
**[20:20] ---**
Mrs. Totsuka...
**[20:22] ---**
However,
**[20:23] ---**
I know that all of you boys declared
to the principal that you would win this match.
**[20:28] ---**
So tell me,
**[20:29] ---**
are you willing to accept this solution
**[20:31] ---**
to your original problem despite
the fact that you lost the game?
**[20:39] ---**
No, I can't accept that.
**[20:42] ---**
But only personally.
**[20:44] ---**
What do you mean?
**[20:48] ---**
I'm not alone.
**[20:50] ---**
The friends who I caused
stupid problems with...
**[20:53] ---**
and the friends who I dragged
into those problems...
**[20:57] ---**
they're all people I cherish.
**[21:00] ---**
My own personal pride is hardly worth shit.
**[21:03] ---**
I know accepting this makes us look pathetic.
**[21:06] ---**
But I don't care.
**[21:09] ---**
What I want more than anything...
is to be able to keep playing basketball with them!
**[21:13] ---**
Please become our advisor! We need you!
**[21:18] ---**
There is one thing that
I need you to understand.
**[21:21] ---**
The problems you boys have caused...
**[21:24] ---**
Each and every one of those
transgressions will never disappear,
**[21:27] ---**
no matter how you try to atone for them.
**[21:30] ---**
They are something that you
must learn to live with.
**[21:35] ---**
What "redemption" really means
is not something you do for yourself.
**[21:38] ---**
It means going to the people who love you,
and the people who looked out for you,
**[21:43] ---**
and paying back the debt of
gratitude you owe to them.
**[21:46] ---**
You must never forget that.
**[21:48] ---**
As the school's officials,
we will assign you a new advisor.
**[21:52] ---**
Your new team is officially
recognized as of now.
**[22:17] ---**
I know that realizing dreams
**[22:22] ---**
Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
**[22:27] ---**
Those who say it's impossible
from the beginning
**[22:32] ---**
Can't see light with their eyes
**[22:37] ---**
Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
**[22:43] ---**
That always shine bright with life
**[22:48] ---**
I can, too
**[22:51] ---**
Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
**[22:55] ---**
Radiating the light of
revolution towards the goal
**[23:01] ---**
Nobody can know the outcome
until the very last second
**[23:07] ---**
I'll keep on running and improving
until I don't recognize myself
**[23:14] ---**
Step 1! Focus on winning
**[23:16] ---**
Step 2! Imagine the future
**[23:19] ---**
Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
**[23:31] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Bridge
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Bridge."
# E50 - Bridge
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYZJN5ZXR/bridge)
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**[00:04] ---**
Maternity Center
**[00:04] ---**
Right.
**[00:06] ---**
Uh-huh, yes.
**[00:09] ---**
I see. I'm glad to hear that.
**[00:12] ---**
Huh? Oh, yes!
**[00:15] ---**
She went into labor not long
after I arrived at the hospital.
**[00:20] ---**
Yes. Thank you very much.
**[00:23] ---**
So then...
**[00:28] ---**
Oh... Mr. Principal.
**[00:33] ---**
I know it might be impossible,
but I have a request.
**[00:37] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
**[00:41] ---**
Bridge
**[00:47] ---**
We nearly got drenched!
**[00:49] ---**
All because you wanted to loiter around
watching the rain!
**[00:52] ---**
I'm sorry...
**[00:53] ---**
Huh?
**[00:54] ---**
Nice! I found an umbrella lying around!
**[00:57] ---**
Lucky! We can use it to get out of here.
**[01:00] ---**
Ugh, please no! It's gotta be all gross...
**[01:04] ---**
Beggars can't be choosers, ya know.
**[01:07] ---**
Uh oh... my legs are starting to feel numb.
**[01:10] ---**
We'll have to walk for a while
to get back to the Red Brick Warehouse.
**[01:13] ---**
No, we don't have to. I'm sure
the rain will let up soon.
**[01:26] ---**
Hey, Madoka...
**[01:29] ---**
Wanna go to a hotel?
**[01:33] ---**
A h-h-hotel?!
**[01:36] ---**
Yeah. There's one pretty close by.
**[01:39] ---**
I've been there before.
**[01:40] ---**
N-n-n-no, we can't!
**[01:41] ---**
I mean, uh, I don't have enough money for that!
P-plus, I'm in my school uniform right now!
**[01:46] ---**
And er... um, ah....
**[01:47] ---**
Huh?
**[01:48] ---**
The first excuse that you could think of
was about money?
**[01:50] ---**
You should know that guys
won't hesitate to cover the bill!
**[01:54] ---**
Normally, girls just decline with,
"That's not what I had in mind" or something.
**[02:00] ---**
Th-that's not what I had in mind...
**[02:05] ---**
You crack me up, Madoka.
I'm falling for you more and more!
**[02:10] ---**
There you go, joking with me again...
**[02:12] ---**
I'm serious.
**[02:16] ---**
These feelings are legit.
**[02:19] ---**
Honestly, I think I'm in love... with you.
**[02:23] ---**
But you're carrying some
baggage. Isn't that right?
**[02:29] ---**
I would like... to take some time
and help you sort it all out.
**[02:35] ---**
The rain... seeped right through my blouse.
**[02:43] ---**
Deeper... and deeper...
**[02:46] ---**
It soaked me to the bone.
**[02:52] ---**
Jeez...
**[02:54] ---**
It's raining cats and dogs today.
**[02:57] ---**
This really is... hard to be happy about.
**[03:04] ---**
The people who looked out for us, huh?
**[03:13] ---**
I know that she was just
looking out for me. No doubt.
**[03:23] ---**
Lying was supposed to be
something I hated to do...
**[03:28] ---**
I need to go and apologize to her.
**[03:33] ---**
What?
**[03:36] ---**
Like I said...
**[03:37] ---**
We're officially recognized now.
**[03:40] ---**
They approved our new clique thing.
**[03:44] ---**
Yeah, I figured. That's the
kind of reaction I expected.
**[03:48] ---**
So in other words, they took pity on us?
**[03:51] ---**
Hard to swallow that.
**[03:52] ---**
I don't think pride... should get in the way.
**[03:57] ---**
Easier said than done...
**[03:58] ---**
Yeah...
**[03:59] ---**
So then, whaddya wanna do?
**[04:01] ---**
Turn them down?
**[04:02] ---**
We're the ones who asked for approval, guys.
**[04:05] ---**
I'm gonna accept.
**[04:08] ---**
I won't hesitate. Not for a second.
**[04:12] ---**
I wanna play Yozan.
**[04:15] ---**
I wanna win in a rematch against Taiei.
**[04:19] ---**
GURL
**[04:28] ---**
We're at rock bottom now,
but that's also where the starting line is.
**[04:34] ---**
The only question is, how far
we can rise up in a year?
**[04:40] ---**
Let's do it.
**[04:42] ---**
All nine of us together.
**[04:47] ---**
Wait, nine?
**[04:48] ---**
Dumbass! How can you forget Nao?
**[04:50] ---**
Hell yeah! Let's go all
the way to the inter-high!
**[04:53] ---**
We have to upgrade from a
clique to a proper team first.
**[04:58] ---**
Still a pretty janky squad.
**[04:59] ---**
A'ight.
**[05:01] ---**
Everybody get up for a team huddle!
**[05:03] ---**
No way, dude. That's total cringe.
**[05:06] ---**
Way too embarrassing for me.
**[05:09] ---**
Whatever, we're doing it
anyway! Get over here!
**[05:11] ---**
Okay, fine...
**[05:12] ---**
Do we really have to?
**[05:13] ---**
So lame...
**[05:14] ---**
Sometimes I seriously wish
my life had been different.
**[05:19] ---**
And that I... had been born as a boy.
**[05:23] ---**
Starting right now, our new
basketball clique is official!
**[05:27] ---**
Yeah!
**[05:31] ---**
Sorry to stick around so
long, we're leaving now.
**[05:34] ---**
Oh, okay! Thank you for coming today.
**[05:36] ---**
Actually, my original plan was to make my team run
all the way to the next school.
**[05:41] ---**
But that's not happening with all this rain.
**[05:43] ---**
It's good that it rained then... for them.
**[05:48] ---**
Your #11...
**[05:49] ---**
Did you make Natsume change positions
expecting it would have that sort of impact?
**[05:54] ---**
What do you mean?
**[05:55] ---**
His playstyle has changed drastically
from when I saw him at the prelims.
**[05:59] ---**
He made great plays. I was shocked.
**[06:04] ---**
No. None of that was me.
**[06:08] ---**
I believe it's because...
something changed Natsume.
**[06:13] ---**
No... he changed himself.
**[06:18] ---**
Kuzuryu Yokohama Taiei
**[06:18] ---**
Well, right now, our Fuwa
is just another tool in the toolbox.
**[06:23] ---**
To be brutally honest,
we can get by perfectly fine without him.
**[06:26] ---**
But your Natsume is different.
**[06:27] ---**
He's pretty much the backbone of Kuzu High.
**[06:31] ---**
Yokohama Taiei
**[06:32] ---**
I imagine that without him,
we hardly could have had a proper match today.
**[06:36] ---**
That kind of responsibility
is a heavy burden to have.
**[06:38] ---**
And I had personally thought that weight
was only going to hold Natsume back in the end.
**[06:42] ---**
But it seems his sense of duty
proved to be the stronger force.
**[06:47] ---**
As for #4, he's going to have to work hard
on improving his offensive abilities.
**[06:50] ---**
Otherwise, I assure you that he won't be able
to compete at the prefectural level.
**[06:53] ---**
Your #12 should focus on becoming quicker.
And of course, he'll have to majorly up his stamina.
**[07:00] ---**
Your #5 also has a good sense for the game.
If he trains hard, he'll become a valuable player.
**[07:05] ---**
Moving #7 around to be an inside player
was a very smart move.
**[07:09] ---**
Was that your decision?
**[07:10] ---**
Um, yes!
**[07:12] ---**
Hm... you've certainly got sharp eyes.
**[07:15] ---**
It's enough to make me want you on our side.
**[07:17] ---**
If your guys run themselves
ragged with practice
**[07:19] ---**
for the next year, they'll
definitely amount to something.
**[07:22] ---**
This team will... grow strong.
**[07:28] ---**
A streak of light, sharp and thin like a needle,
began to pierce through the deep darkness.
**[07:34] ---**
Line up!
**[07:39] ---**
Now we can go... towards
where only light shines.
**[07:44] ---**
Thank you for the game!
**[08:08] ---**
For us to play against Yokohama...
**[08:10] ---**
we're gonna have to climb our
way up the prelim bracket.
**[08:14] ---**
And unless we can beat them...
**[08:17] ---**
then our dream of making
the inter-high will die.
**[08:24] ---**
It's a total downpour.
**[08:26] ---**
Well, if we can make it to the front entrance
there must be a forgotten umbrella or two around.
**[08:30] ---**
That's called stealing, you know.
**[08:32] ---**
Oh, damn. I totally forgot to ask Hanazono
where exactly he got those basketball shoes.
**[08:38] ---**
Chiba.
**[08:39] ---**
Huh?
**[08:41] ---**
Are you really going to quit playing?
**[08:46] ---**
I wouldn't say I'm quitting.
**[08:49] ---**
But the fact remains I'm
graduating this year.
**[08:52] ---**
Even if you don't go to university,
**[08:54] ---**
you still have the option of trying to get on
a company team in the business world.
**[08:58] ---**
You can definitely...
**[08:59] ---**
Oh just shut yer damn trap already!
**[09:01] ---**
Quit acting like this means I'm doomed
to never play basketball again!
**[09:05] ---**
You will be.
**[09:08] ---**
The kind of intensity that
people like us crave...
**[09:11] ---**
can only be found in one place.
**[09:14] ---**
If you retire now, you'll just be left
with an itch you can't scratch.
**[09:20] ---**
And that's why...
**[09:22] ---**
I told you I ain't quitting.
**[09:29] ---**
So...
**[09:30] ---**
We wrap up today's big event in style...
**[09:33] ---**
by cleaning up the place.
**[09:36] ---**
Yo, Chiaki, why the hell are you
only carrying one chair at a time?
**[09:39] ---**
I was trying to keep it secret, but it turns out
I busted some ribs during the match-
**[09:43] ---**
Enough with your damn lies!
**[09:44] ---**
Our future... still looks grim.
**[09:47] ---**
Mokichi has no room to talk
since he's also carrying just one chair...
**[09:54] ---**
I'm really glad.
**[09:59] ---**
This means... we can all
play basketball here again!
**[10:13] ---**
It ain't summer without a trip to the beach!
**[10:16] ---**
It's too bad Mokichi didn't come with us.
**[10:18] ---**
He said he doesn't fair well
in the sun or whatever.
**[10:20] ---**
What is he, Dracula?
**[10:23] ---**
What's up? This your first time
at the beach or something?
**[10:26] ---**
A-as if! Don't be ridiculous!
Today is my fourth time!
**[10:30] ---**
It's not the beach that I'm excited about,
**[10:32] ---**
but the fact that our summer
vacation is a whole 40 days long!
**[10:34] ---**
Huh?! You didn't have
summer vacation in Nagano?
**[10:37] ---**
Of course we did! Except
it was only 3 weeks long...
**[10:40] ---**
The kids over there need to organize
a coup d'etat or something.
**[10:43] ---**
Hey guys. Enough chat, let's go grab a spot.
**[10:48] ---**
Whoo-hoo!
**[10:52] ---**
Hey, Sora!
**[10:54] ---**
What's wrong? Aren't you going to swim?
**[10:56] ---**
Uh... well, I can't swi- I mean,
I'm watching over everybody's stuff!
**[11:01] ---**
Oh yeah?
**[11:02] ---**
Then I think I'll join you.
**[11:06] ---**
It's too bad about Nao. I feel really bad for her,
missing out on today because of a cold.
**[11:12] ---**
Uh, excuse me...
**[11:14] ---**
Huh?
**[11:15] ---**
S-sorry, but do you mind sitting
a little further away from me?
**[11:23] ---**
It sure sucks that you guys lost the match.
**[11:26] ---**
Yeah.
**[11:27] ---**
Oh, but it turns out we'll be able
to form our new group anyway.
**[11:31] ---**
Although we still don't know
who our advisor is yet.
**[11:34] ---**
It made me realize how inadequate I am.
**[11:37] ---**
Both in basketball... and in other ways, too.
**[11:40] ---**
I want to... get stronger...
and stronger still.
**[11:48] ---**
I just keep getting further away.
**[11:50] ---**
And the thing that's creating
all of that distance is...
**[11:54] ---**
Madoka!
**[11:58] ---**
Well, I'm off to swim for a bit!
**[12:01] ---**
Oh, sure.
**[12:03] ---**
Have fun!
**[12:10] ---**
Madoka...
**[12:12] ---**
She gets more beautiful each time I see her.
**[12:20] ---**
What?
**[12:21] ---**
The basketball team?
You're going to be their advisor again?
**[12:23] ---**
Yep. The school has decided to accept
the new team that Hanazono and the others are forming.
**[12:29] ---**
But why?! You should just refuse to do it!
**[12:32] ---**
Besides, I thought the school
had decided that you...
**[12:34] ---**
Hold on. You've gotten the wrong idea.
**[12:37] ---**
It was me. I personally requested
to become their advisor.
**[12:42] ---**
Huh?
**[12:43] ---**
I know they may seem like hoodlums,
but they're all very earnest.
**[12:48] ---**
Are you sure about this?
**[12:50] ---**
You always used to tell me something.
**[12:53] ---**
About how people "don't change so easily."
**[12:56] ---**
If they end up causing another incident
like the last one, then...
**[13:00] ---**
That's why I'm doing it.
**[13:03] ---**
I want... to see them through to the end.
**[13:07] ---**
No matter how brawny they look,
those kids are still kids.
**[13:12] ---**
They need an adult in their lives.
One who will keep looking at them head-on.
**[13:16] ---**
I'm not doing it because no one else will.
**[13:18] ---**
I'm doing it because I'm
the only one who can.
**[13:25] ---**
Guess that means you'll be coming home late
and taking fewer vacation days again.
**[13:29] ---**
Uh, well, I'm sorry about that...
**[13:32] ---**
But that's okay.
**[13:34] ---**
Since I'm not going to be all alone anymore.
**[13:37] ---**
Right?
**[13:45] ---**
Hey there, ladies!
**[13:48] ---**
Wow, two angels from Heaven!
**[13:50] ---**
How you doin'?
**[13:51] ---**
Partying by yourselves?
**[13:52] ---**
U-uhh, we're actually not...
**[13:55] ---**
W-we're here with a group of friends!
**[13:56] ---**
C-c-c-c-could they be...?!
**[13:59] ---**
Are they trying to hit on us?!
**[14:00] ---**
So, you came with your boyfriends?
**[14:02] ---**
Huh? Uh, no, that's not
exactly what we meant...
**[14:05] ---**
Let's bail, Madoka!
These guys are kinda freaking me out!
**[14:10] ---**
Whoa there! Don't run away on us!
**[14:13] ---**
Yo.
**[14:16] ---**
The hell do you think you're doing?
**[14:18] ---**
Huh? What's your beef?
**[14:21] ---**
You're still in high school, right?
**[14:23] ---**
Better watch your mouth around adults, kid.
**[14:25] ---**
You'll have to forgive me.
**[14:27] ---**
These are my friends, you see.
**[14:29] ---**
So? You're starting to piss me off, punk.
**[14:32] ---**
Listen here.
**[14:34] ---**
Quit acting like you're some badass.
**[14:36] ---**
Wait! P-please, just stop!
**[14:39] ---**
Sorry, ladies, we'll pick this up later.
**[14:41] ---**
We need to teach this little
monkey a lesson first.
**[14:44] ---**
Hot damn, you girls sure are popular.
**[14:47] ---**
And just who the hell are...?
**[15:02] ---**
I, uh, just remembered. We
came here to swim, right?
**[15:05] ---**
Yeah, th-that's right!
**[15:07] ---**
I sure do love the sea!
**[15:07] ---**
Quit being so bubbly just
cuz some guys hit on you.
**[15:11] ---**
Wha-? We're not being bubbly
about anything! Rude!
**[15:14] ---**
Welp, I'm out of options.
So I'll settle with you.
**[15:17] ---**
Huh?
**[15:18] ---**
I couldn't snag a single one of 'em.
The ladies down here sure are picky!
**[15:23] ---**
You're no different from all
those guys who just left!
**[15:25] ---**
I'm starving. C'mon, let's
go find something to eat.
**[15:28] ---**
Huh? Uh, wait a sec! I'll go grab my jacket!
**[15:31] ---**
Don't bother, nobody's paying attention
to those scrawny boobies of yours.
**[15:33] ---**
Well, excuse me for not
stuffing my top with melons!
**[15:35] ---**
Yoko...? What about me...?
**[15:40] ---**
Uh... so, hey.
**[15:43] ---**
I'm sorry. About that one time.
**[15:48] ---**
What time?
**[15:50] ---**
When I got that suspension from school
and you came to visit me.
**[15:53] ---**
Remember?
**[15:54] ---**
Oh, yeah...
**[15:56] ---**
And like, I said some really
shitty stuff to you.
**[16:01] ---**
That's okay. It didn't bother me.
**[16:04] ---**
I'm sorry! I really regret it!
**[16:07] ---**
A lot was going on with me
back then... and I just...
**[16:10] ---**
It's water under the bridge.
Don't worry about it!
**[16:16] ---**
So I hear you're getting
the basketball team back.
**[16:19] ---**
Well, it's technically
only a clique right now.
**[16:24] ---**
All the tangles that were in the rope...
are slowly coming undone.
**[16:29] ---**
Congrats.
**[16:35] ---**
Thanks.
**[16:40] ---**
But one knot...
**[16:42] ---**
still remains.
**[16:55] ---**
Hey, Chiba... what's going on?
**[16:58] ---**
I changed my mind about retiring.
**[17:00] ---**
Huh?
**[17:02] ---**
I haven't totally burned out just yet.
**[17:06] ---**
There were some coals left smoldering...
**[17:09] ---**
and they're too hot to ignore.
**[17:12] ---**
I figured as much.
**[17:13] ---**
And now training hell begins again...
**[17:15] ---**
Life was fun while it lasted.
**[17:19] ---**
A'ight!
**[17:21] ---**
Time to get the lead out, boys!
**[17:29] ---**
Uh, okay everybody. I know you're still eating,
but lend me your ears for a moment.
**[17:33] ---**
A new coach will be joining us
after we start the winter season.
**[17:37] ---**
Huh?
**[17:38] ---**
What now, Gramps? Did you
strain your back again?
**[17:42] ---**
Well, that's not far from the truth.
**[17:45] ---**
I turned 71 this year, you know.
**[17:48] ---**
I have trouble even seeing the ball.
**[17:50] ---**
Once I see you boys through
the tournament next summer...
**[17:53] ---**
I'm thinking I'll retire.
**[17:59] ---**
Kato. You awake?
**[18:02] ---**
Yeah.
**[18:04] ---**
That old man, Koga... He's been coaching
since before we were even born.
**[18:08] ---**
Yeah.
**[18:10] ---**
He told us that... it's been years
since he went to the inter-high.
**[18:16] ---**
Kato.
**[18:18] ---**
We're going next year. For sure.
**[18:20] ---**
Right.
**[18:25] ---**
Hatori! Yasuda! Nagasawa!
**[18:28] ---**
From the sophomores: Yakuma! Shiraishi!
**[18:31] ---**
Shibasaki and Itoga!
**[18:33] ---**
And also Yokoyama!
**[18:34] ---**
Finally, from the freshmen: Fuwa.
**[18:39] ---**
That's it!
**[18:40] ---**
Those are the players we'll
be using for the big match!
**[18:42] ---**
I'm still... so far away...
**[18:42] ---**
When we get to the actual venue next week,
we'll tailor our strategy to our opponents.
**[18:45] ---**
I have to be steadfast.
**[18:47] ---**
Take one step at a time. With determination.
**[18:50] ---**
C'mon!
**[18:51] ---**
Pass!
**[18:52] ---**
Over here!
**[18:56] ---**
Oh, they're really going at it.
**[18:58] ---**
Mr. Satsuki!
**[19:00] ---**
Yo.
**[19:03] ---**
Looks like you convinced the school to let you use
the gym for practice over the break.
**[19:06] ---**
Yes, for the time being.
**[19:08] ---**
But we can only do it when
there are teachers at school.
**[19:11] ---**
Sucks that we can't play
whenever we want to, though.
**[19:14] ---**
Yeah.
**[19:15] ---**
We can't demand too much,
since we still don't have an advisor.
**[19:19] ---**
I see.
**[19:21] ---**
Well then...
**[19:22] ---**
How about... I take on that responsibility?
**[19:27] ---**
Meaning that I will be
your advisor starting now.
**[19:30] ---**
A-are you serious?!
**[19:32] ---**
Totally.
**[19:32] ---**
Aw hell yeah! Now we can start
doing some real practice!
**[19:36] ---**
Although it won't be official
until school starts back up in September.
**[19:39] ---**
Is that really okay?
**[19:41] ---**
Yes.
**[19:43] ---**
Hold on a minute!
**[19:48] ---**
Momoharu...?
**[19:51] ---**
Sorry, this is weird. I'm happy, but like...
**[19:56] ---**
...something feels wrong.
**[19:58] ---**
We caused so many problems...
and betrayed you...
**[20:02] ---**
We couldn't even win the game.
**[20:05] ---**
And plus, it feels like our new team
was approved out of pity.
**[20:08] ---**
We still haven't... actually
achieved anything.
**[20:13] ---**
And yet...
**[20:13] ---**
That's fine.
**[20:15] ---**
The reason I was removed as your advisor,
**[20:18] ---**
was because of my own failure
to properly supervise you.
**[20:22] ---**
Back then... you expressed
very similar feelings.
**[20:26] ---**
We may have been weak and pathetic,
but I still liked the team we had.
**[20:31] ---**
Basketball gave us all a place to belong!
**[20:35] ---**
I can't let it end with me being
the one responsible for everything falling apart!
**[20:44] ---**
And so, the reason I came back...
was for my own peace of mind.
**[20:58] ---**
You're a grown man. Don't cry.
**[21:08] ---**
Looking back, I never thought
too deeply about that
**[21:12] ---**
incident and the impact it must have had.
**[21:15] ---**
I'm sure it's impossible
for me to really understand
**[21:18] ---**
just how much guilt that
Momoharu and the others felt.
**[21:22] ---**
But even so, I think in this moment,
they were freed from at least a little of that burden.
**[21:30] ---**
I could feel it.
**[21:34] ---**
Thank you so much! Please look after us!
**[21:52] ---**
Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[21:56] ---**
Kimi o sasoitai na
I wanna invite you to come along
**[21:59] ---**
Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[22:06] ---**
Okubyou kaze mo recycle
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
**[22:09] ---**
Mayotteru senaka oshite
And let it push you past hesitation
**[22:12] ---**
Give and go! Isogou
Give and go! With the flow
**[22:20] ---**
Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
Instincts that are buried deep will always rear their head again
**[22:26] ---**
Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
People can't just hide the dreams they once dreamed of
**[22:33] ---**
Tobenai tsubasa demo
Even if these wings can't fly
**[22:36] ---**
Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
We want to spread them wide and embrace the sky
**[22:43] ---**
Naritai jibun ni naritai
Becoming the people who we want to be
**[22:46] ---**
Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
You never know, the impossible could be possible tomorrow
**[22:53] ---**
Waru agaki shiyou
So let's keep up the struggle
**[22:56] ---**
Happy go ducky!
**[23:15] ---**
DRAGON BALL