E23 - The Moon and the Hoop
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KUZURYU HIGH SCHOOL
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Chemistry Club
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Sweet
Tea
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Hm? From the gym?
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This early in the morning?
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Oh crap! Mokichi!
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Back to the mirror, my dream getting
farther with every step I take
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I want to come face-to-face with you
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Saying to the incapable version
of myself, "never mind"
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Ahiru no Sora
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A dream slowly dismantled
on the assembly line
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(Suitable? Unsuitable?
Pretty much impossible?)
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True feelings gone missing without a whisper
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(Not even capable of a sigh)
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None of it will end by
placing the blame on others
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Right now, in the face of a steep slope
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My heart cries out for me to "overcome it"
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Finding excuses not to try is
something that anybody can do
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Pushing myself to run beyond, I
went to meet a me I've never known
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There's graffiti etched on the
wall that says "never mind"
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Now, I bounce into tomorrow
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A-a-are you okay?!
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Morning practice?
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The Moon and the Hoop
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Yeah, since the prelims are coming up fast.
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Did you get hurt at all, dude?
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Oh, let me introduce you.
This is Momoharu, our team captain.
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Oh... um...
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He said "Good morning, sir."
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Uh, yeah, same to you.
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So, I hear you used to shoot hoops?
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Well, feel free to join us.
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No... I didn't come here
to play with you guys or anything.
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Huh?
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I just always come to school
around this time in the morning.
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What? Every day?
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Yeah.
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Let him do what he wants.
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Two of our usual clowns are sleeping in,
so we're down players anyway.
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We can play 3-on-3 if he's in.
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Let's play together, Mokichi!
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Since it's so early in the morning,
we can use the whole court to our heart's content!
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I've already quit... playing basketball.
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Huh? But why?
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You're really good at it!
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No doubt about that.
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The fact he can get the ball in the basket
already makes him better than Momoharu.
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Totally.
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Asswipes...
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My doctor told me... that I shouldn't play.
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Kuzuryu High School Boys' Basketball Team
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I've always had a frail constitution
and I don't handle physical exercise very well.
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So that's why...
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Huh? But wait, didn't you tell me
that you've played basketball since grade school?
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I did, to try and help me build some stamina.
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I'm guessing that didn't work.
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Not even in the slightest...
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I can't live up to your
expectations. I'm sorry.
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Playing high school basketball...
isn't a possibility for me.
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Man, what a bummer...
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I was really looking forward
to shooting hoops with Mokichi.
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Not everybody's fit for the court.
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Actually, when we met in the gym yesterday,
Mokichi said that he was jealous of me.
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Just imagine all the practice he went through
to get good at hook shots.
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I have no doubt... he must love basketball.
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Seriously?! They're mine?!
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Awesome!
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That's okay. Because I...
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...don't need to wear them anymore.
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Loving a sport but being unable to play it...
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...I know how he feels.
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How's that? Somebody you know
have a similar problem?
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Huh? Uh, not at all!
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I was just imagining what it must be like.
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Happens all the time.
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Lots of players have to retire due to illness
or back and knee injuries.
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Loving a sport ain't
enough to keep you in it.
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Now that I think about it,
mom hasn't been sending me many replies lately.
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Does that mean she hasn't been feeling well?
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Wow. This is a surprise.
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What inspired you two to start playing shogi?
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We're betting our lunch on it.
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I already won, though.
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What the-?!
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Sorry, I didn't mean to just
steal your seat, Nanao.
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Oh, don't worry about it. Anyways...
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I just picked this up from Mr.
Satsuki a few minutes ago.
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The tournament bracket is out!
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Prelims! Prelims! Prelims!
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Shut up!
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Our first opponent will be...
SIGN Shinmaruko Shinjotowa Kuzuryu
SIGN Shinmaruko Shinjotowa Kuzuryu
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Maru High is in the same block that we are...
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Wh-wh-what about Kitasumi?!
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Yes! They're in another block!
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We're safe from dealing with
any of them for a while then!
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You can't avoid the inevitable, guys.
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What kind of team are we
facing in the first round?
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Don't you have data on them or something?
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Uh, well, Shinjotowa is a team that...
has 3 players in the 190 cm range.
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I know that one of them is 196 cm tall.
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The average height of
their sophomore players is 184 cm.
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So, we're dealing with a team of giants.
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Too many kids going through
ridiculous growth spurts these days.
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You're one to talk.
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All right. Let's get to practicing!
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Hold up. I don't see Kite anywhere.
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Kite's busy right now.
He got stuck with extra lessons today.
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Hah! Guess he's an idiot
outside of basketball.
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You guys should consider following his example.
Mid-terms are next week, you know?
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Are you serious?!
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Hey, Chucky! You're defending too high!
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Pay more attention to the
distance you're leaving!
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Hiyah!
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Yasuhara, that's your 7th foul today!
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Drop and give me 20 more push-ups right now!
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Next! 2-on-2!
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Rotate positions!
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There's pretty much no time
left before the prelims.
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What do you think, do we stand a shot?
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To be perfectly frank, it
will be an uphill battle.
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Right... you really cut to the point.
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I think the biggest obstacle at this point
is our lack of height.
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We only have 3 players on the team
who come in at over 180 centimeters.
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We were able to go up against Kitasumi
on pretty even terms in that regard,
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but the only reason that worked out
is because Kitasumi is on the short side overall.
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Our first match in the prelims
is going to be completely different.
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Especially under the basket.
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If that's the case, then we really need somebody with height,
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even if it's not that Mokichi guy.
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You're right.
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Well, we shouldn't waste time
worrying about what we don't have.
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So let's work hard to overcome
any challenges on our own.
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Considering how high you can jump, it's pretty much
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like having two players for the price of one.
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Trust me.
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Oh-ho?
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That's some high praise coming from you.
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But your lack of scoring ability practically
puts us down a player,
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so we come out even in the end.
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Ouch...
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Extra Lessons
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You have a good head on your shoulders.
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'Course, I do.
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Listen up.
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You were suspended for two weeks
immediately after school started.
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If you don't put some effort into studying,
you'll get left behind quickly.
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And don't forget... I'm holding you
to your promise of not getting into any fights.
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I haven't forgotten.
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The prelims are about to start,
I'm not gonna throw it all away for a fight.
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A'ight, time to head for the gy-
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Wow!
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I didn't know that!
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Take this and then put it over
in this one, and it's done.
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It's the beanstalk...
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Incredible! You really did it!
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You've got a real knack for this, Mokichi!
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Most definitely, everybody around here
considers you the ace of the chem club!
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"Ace"?
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Can a chemistry club even have an "ace"...?
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This reminds me, Mokichi.
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I hear that you turned down
the basketball team on their offer yesterday.
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I was really surprised.
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I had no idea that your physical condition
was bad enough
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that the doctor made you stop playing...
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Oh, but hey, you're safe with us!
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We'll never make you do anything
too strenuous around here, Mokichi.
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That was a lie.
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Huh?
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I lied. About the doctor.
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You lied? But why would you do that?
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Because teams always quit trying to recruit me
after I tell them that.
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Quit trying?
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Well isn't that an interesting story?
Start 'splaining it to me.
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Wh-who are you and why are you here?
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I'm just here to chat with the beanstalk.
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Why the hell would you lie to us?
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If you didn't want to play,
then you could've just told us that straight up.
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It's really... none of your business.
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You're right about that.
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I don't give a single shit
about you or your problems.
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But some of us believed in you
and really took that lie to heart, jackass!
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What's going on?! What was that noise?!
[10:11] ---
S-Sir! Please do something about him!
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Oh shit, this is bad...
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Ugh! What is that smell?!
[10:18] ---
I'm very sorry.
[10:20] ---
I was clumsy and accidentally
spilt ammonia solution on him.
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Please forgive me.
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Forget it. No big deal.
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Dammit.
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Why the hell am I getting all bent out of shape
on behalf of the shrimp?
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Sorry to bother you, Nanao.
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Can you pass them to me from further away?
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Sure. I can do that.
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Kurumatani is different today.
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He's incredibly focused...
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...don't need to wear them anymore.
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My doctor told me... that I shouldn't play.
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Hard to believe he can sink
threes like that at his height.
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His skills are really... impressive.
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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.
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What am I, chopped liver?
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Must be nice to reap all
the benefits of being tall.
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So annoying...
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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...
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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.
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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?!
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Who the hell decided that she was YOUR woman?
[12:13] ---
Wh-who do you think...?
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See? I told you we shouldn't bother.
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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"...
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Please turn... right...
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Dude, you better not just
be faking it. I'll drop you!
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This is my house...
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Hot damn, are you one of those
super rich kids or what?
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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?!
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We're still in Japan, right?
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Dudes, let's try out our
footwork on this thing!
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We just finished doing all that at practice!
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No way, this can't be real.
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Just how much money does his family have?!
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Who's there?!
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Oh my, are all you boys from Kaname's school?
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Yes, ma'am! We're his good friends!
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Oh no! He collapsed at school again?!
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Yes. And we're the ones
who made sure he got home safely!
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Dear madam, allow me to offer my assistance.
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You cheat! I'm the one who carried him all t-
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No, it was me who did!
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Quit lying!
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You're the liar!
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Th-thank you, boys...
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You!
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Excuse my bluntness, but
may I have your name?
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I'm Kaname's older sister, my name is Sayuri.
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A beautiful name.
[13:43] ---
Um, so is this court like...
part of your house?
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That's right.
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Kaname was still just an elementary student.
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It was an outrageous request, but our father did it for him.
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How is a private basketball court "outrageous"
instead of just plain "impossible"...?
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After that, he would play around out there every day,
from morning until night.
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Wow.
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And in middle school,
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he went to this place
called Saijo known for their tough basketball team.
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Seriously?! This guy went to Saijo?!
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Even in 6th grade, he was already
upwards of 180 centimeters tall.
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So delicious! Delectable!
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So in middle school, he was
made a starter right away.
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He was a shining star, with the hopes
of the team and school riding on him.
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I also thought...
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Stop it!
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Kaname!
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Hearing that stuff... really aggravates me.
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Nobody gave any thought to how I felt,
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nor how hard it was to deal with everyone's expectations.
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All I ever wanted to do... was
just play some basketball.
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Seijo
Miyasakae
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And yet...!
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He can't run worth a shit.
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All he's got is height.
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People kept expecting so much of me
and then were disappointed all on their own!
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Kaname...
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That sounds pretty nice, man.
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Nobody even bothers...
to expect anything from guys like us.
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That's for damn sure.
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We're basically just a
pimple on society's ass.
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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...
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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.
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To give up on ever playing basketball again.
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Yeah, but...
[15:34] ---
...it turns out there
is... a basketball team.
SIGN BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM
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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?
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Cuz he's a 2-meter-tall freshman.
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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.
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Just like that.
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It doesn't matter whether he's sick or not.
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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-
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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...
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...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...
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Darn, that's too bad.
[19:11] ---
Then... how about right now?
[19:14] ---
Huh?
[19:15] ---
Uh, no, actually, well... honestly,
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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."
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