# E38 - Earring
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRXJXV85Y/earring)
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Shout louder, freshmen!
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Okay!
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Here goes another one!
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Nice shot!
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Keep it up!
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S-sorry about that!
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It's cool.
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Okay, last round!
***SIGN*** GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM
**[00:19] ---**
So did something happened to you?
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Wh-what do you mean?
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I've noticed that you've
been off your game lately.
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Oh... yeah, sorry.
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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!
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And it's not just you,
it's actually everybody.
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MATSUJUN
M SENPAI x KANAKO
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Our team has become pretty sloppy
ever since the seniors left.
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I guess even slackers like them
leave some impact behind.
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Yoko has started ragging on the seniors.
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Look, I'm not going to try
and stick my nose in your business.
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Just know I'm always here
if you need someone to talk to.
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Right. I appreciate that.
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Sorry.
***SIGN*** GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM
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Yoko has always been good at basketball
and totally serious about practice.
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Want to hit a cafe or something?
**[01:09] ---**
Sorry! I already have plans
with Tama later today.
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People like her exude such a bright light around me
that it's been really painful...
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...seeing it cast my own shadow lately.
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Ahiru no Sora
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KARAOKE
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Earring
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This is too far!
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There are karaoke places way
closer to school, y'know!
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I hate having to bump into
creeps at the crowded station.
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Oh, just relax.
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Put that one song on.
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You know, the one you always sing, Tama!
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Oh, I love that one!
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Anyways, Madoka, give me the deets.
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Hm?
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You got dumped by a guy, yeah?
**[03:13] ---**
Huh?! Wha-wha-wha-wha...?
**[03:15] ---**
I did NOT get dumped!
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Oh? But you DO have your eyes on someone!
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Uh-oh, she walked right into that one.
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Help me, Tama!
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There, there, just let it out.
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That's actually the whole reason
I invited you to come today!
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They should be here soon.
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Huh?
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Hey, this way! Over here!
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Wassup!
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You're late!
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Sorry, my bad. Practice
ran pretty late today.
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I didn't even know you were on a team.
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Despite how I look, I'm
actually a serious sportsman.
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Hold up, Tama!
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Huh?
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I didn't hear anything about this!
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'Cuz I kept it secret. Not
even my boyfriend knows.
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Hey, Tsukasa, what do you want to drink?
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Oolong tea for me.
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Who's this? We haven't met before.
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Huh?
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So many cuties here! Are
you all from Kuzu High?
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Got a boyfriend? Your ponytail is adorable.
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What's your name?
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No... well... um...
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All you ladies look like you could be models.
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Sorry! I'm gonna have to pass and go home!
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Huh? What'd you say?
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Comin' through! Scoot in, scoot in!
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Sorry to interrupt.
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Huh?
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Oh, hey, I know a good song.
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Put in 6167-01.
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Are you sure that's the one?
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Fo' sho!
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C'mon, you need to lighten up.
At least give them your number or something!
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Sorry, I just don't handle
guys like that very well.
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You know, acting like playboys
and getting all flirty and such.
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Right... sorry. Later.
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Doing stuff like that always
leaves me feeling drained.
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And it's not like I want to
go get a boyfriend right away.
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If that's the kind of shit you want to do,
then invite some other guy to go with you!
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Ugh, no, just stop!
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I can't let myself get
all depressed about it!
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From now on, the team is gonna be my life!
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I'm the vice-captain, after all.
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It's fine, the ball and my sneakers
are the only lovers I need!
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Love is just... ah!
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Oh no!
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My earring... I dropped it somewhere!
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KARAOKE
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An earring? Hm... I don't recall seeing one.
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We thoroughly clean every
room after they get used.
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I think it would have been
found if it was here.
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Did you consider you might have
dropped it before coming here?
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Actually, if you'd like...
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...perhaps I could buy a new pair for you.
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Sorry, but no thanks! Goodbye
and I appreciate the help!
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What do I do? How can I find it?
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Hey there, Madoka!
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Oh, you're from earlier, uh...
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Wait, did you already forget my name? Ouch!
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I, uh... I'm sorry.
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Well, you did leave in a big hurry.
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It seems like you're looking
for something. What's wrong?
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Uh... well, it's my earring.
I dropped it around here somewhere.
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Really? What brand is it?
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Oh, just show me your other one.
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Uh, well, they're not like
expensive or anything...
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Hey! I've got a part-time job to get to!
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Sorry to bother you. Um,
I'll be okay on my own.
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Are you sure? Be honest.
**[06:41] ---**
Yes. Don't worry.
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Okay, see ya.
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This is hopeless. It's too
dark for me to find it.
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Oh! I want this!
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Hands off! That was super expensive!
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Then, give me this bag!
**[07:07] ---**
Not happening. Save up your allowance
and buy one yourself.
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Cheapskate.
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Are you really... getting married?
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Why would I lie to my family about that?
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But you...
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You're still just 23, Sis.
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It's too early.
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What? Are you feeling lonely?
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Th-that's not what I'm saying!
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Actually, it'll be a breath of
fresh air! I'll get more space!
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Then everything works out just fine.
What are you complaining about?
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But... I will be a little sad.
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I'll do you a favor, then.
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Here. You can borrow these
from me indefinitely.
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"Indefinitely"?
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You've been wearing them whenever
I wasn't around, right? I know all about it.
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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.
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No way.
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I'm keeping them forever.
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It feels like lately...
nothing has gone right.
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I should just give up.
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Oh, there she is!
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Wow, you look way better with your hair down!
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There's no way you'll find a tiny earring
in the dark like this.
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So we brought you some light.
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But why?
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We all would've gone home if it was just
some fancy brand name thing
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you were worried about.
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But it's more precious than that, right?
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Do you have a rough idea
of where you dropped it?
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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.
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Hello? Yeah, I'm sending you a pic,
so if you see a match... yep, that's right.
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Th-thanks for your help, um...
**[09:21] ---**
Oh, no need for thanks until
we actually find the thing.
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Huh?
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Tell me something, did a guy
give you those earrings?
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That's personal.
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Oh really? Well, that's a pity.
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They found it!
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At the station ticket gate!
There was someone who found it along with the clip.
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Check it out. It stopped raining!
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Thinking about it, shouldn't she have started
with the station? Is she dumb?
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Dude, don't say that!
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Yeah, is this the manager?
Sorry, I'm about to g-
**[10:25] ---**
Just quit now, you little shit!
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I'm sorry! It's all my fault!
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Oh, don't sweat it. This
happens all the time.
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All the time, really?
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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...
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So hey, I don't mean to rush this.
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But could you tell me your number now?
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Huh?
**[10:55] ---**
You gotta give us something!
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We don't just do work without
some kind of reward!
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A-are you always going around
seducing girls like this?
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You might say, I sacrifice my life for them!
**[11:08] ---**
Alrighty! I'll hit you up soon,
maybe even sometime tonight.
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Do want us to walk you home?
**[11:12] ---**
Uh, no. I'd rather you not.
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See you around, then!
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Oh, hey!
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Huh?
**[11:20] ---**
Th-thanks so much.
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Let's have fun again soon!
**[11:29] ---**
They were some pretty amusing guys.
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Bunch of weirdos.
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Rock, paper, scissors... shoot!
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NOOOO!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Knock it off. I've gotta
do at least this much,
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or else I couldn't look you guys in the eyes.
**[12:41] ---**
Then pay for me, bro.
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I'm broke!
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Broke!
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Quit your bullshit!
**[12:56] ---**
Things have started looking
up since we got disbanded
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and now thanks to the principal,
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we're going to play in a practice match.
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The goal is to play in
front of all the teachers
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and make them see how much
we all care about basketball.
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However... there's just one problem.
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Yokohama Taiei?!
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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.
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It's a team that has gone
to the inter-high twice.
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And they even made it into the top 16.
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They're one of the top
competitors in our region
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who dominated this year's Kanto tourney
and are a shoe-in for the inter-high.
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Do we really stand any
chance at beating them?
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W-well, the main point is to get the teachers
to notice our honest effort.
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So really, winning shouldn't matter...
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That doesn't sound very convincing at all!
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We already said we were gonna win!
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Th-that's 27 seconds, run it again!
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The match is still pretty far out,
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so we're lucky that we have time
to prepare at the very least.
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But... it's very strange.
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Yokohama Taiei should be getting
ready for the inter-high,
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so why bother facing a team like ours?
**[14:08] ---**
You've got a good head,
but you're still stupid.
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Huh?
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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,
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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!
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Last one!
**[14:38] ---**
Putting aside how strong our
opponents are going to be,
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our team's current situation
is much more worrisome.
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Can we still not go inside?
**[14:46] ---**
They said open rental time
doesn't start until 7:00 pm.
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Right now, everybody should be focused
on achieving one common goal, but...
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...it still feels like our
team is in pieces somehow.
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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.
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Feels like forever since I
last wore my basketball shoes!
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Everybody here seems really good.
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I'm kind of shy practicing
in front of so many people.
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Oh, look at lil' Sora already
getting his shoes on.
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He's really pumped.
**[15:38] ---**
These... are so awesome!
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They've hardly been broken in
and the soles are still hard.
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My new basketball shoes!
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They have that new shoe smell,
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and make a really clean squeak.
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I can also feel... this thrill inside of me
that had started to fade away.
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I have to be standing on
the court in these shoes,
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to even remember it anymore.
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I want to...
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...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.
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Though, I did spent 3 hours debating about
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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."