# E37 - 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!
***SIGN*** Basketball Basics for Beginners
**[11:11] ---**
He was so excited about that match you played recently,
despite not being part of it himself.
***SIGN*** How to Manage Young Children | Sample Problems for Midterms | Handbook on Educational Research | Basketball Basics for Beginners | Statistics - Factor Analysis | Psychology - Research and Data | Entrance Exam Fundamentals
**[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
***SIGN*** Chicken
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!
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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
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that's taller than any of us can imagine.
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Earring
**[23:31] ---**
Next episode: "Earring."