# 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.
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It means going to the people who love you,
and the people who looked out for you,
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and paying back the debt of
gratitude you owe to them.
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You must never forget that.
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As the school's officials,
we will assign you a new advisor.
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Your new team is officially
recognized as of now.
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I know that realizing dreams
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Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
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Those who say it's impossible
from the beginning
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Can't see light with their eyes
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Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
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That always shine bright with life
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I can, too
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Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
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Radiating the light of
revolution towards the goal
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Nobody can know the outcome
until the very last second
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I'll keep on running and improving
until I don't recognize myself
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Step 1! Focus on winning
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Step 2! Imagine the future
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Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
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Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Bridge
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Next time: "Bridge."