E50 - Bridge

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    Maternity Center
[00:04] ---
    Right.
[00:06] ---
    Uh-huh, yes.
[00:09] ---
    I see. I'm glad to hear that.
[00:12] ---
    Huh? Oh, yes!
[00:15] ---
    She went into labor not long
    after I arrived at the hospital.
[00:20] ---
    Yes. Thank you very much.
[00:23] ---
    So then...
[00:28] ---
    Oh... Mr. Principal.
[00:33] ---
    I know it might be impossible,
    but I have a request.
[00:37] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
[00:41] ---
    Bridge
[00:47] ---
    We nearly got drenched!
[00:49] ---
    All because you wanted to loiter around
    watching the rain!
[00:52] ---
    I'm sorry...
[00:53] ---
    Huh?
[00:54] ---
    Nice! I found an umbrella lying around!
[00:57] ---
    Lucky! We can use it to get out of here.
[01:00] ---
    Ugh, please no! It's gotta be all gross...
[01:04] ---
    Beggars can't be choosers, ya know.
[01:07] ---
    Uh oh... my legs are starting to feel numb.
[01:10] ---
    We'll have to walk for a while
    to get back to the Red Brick Warehouse.
[01:13] ---
    No, we don't have to. I'm sure
    the rain will let up soon.
[01:26] ---
    Hey, Madoka...
[01:29] ---
    Wanna go to a hotel?
[01:33] ---
    A h-h-hotel?!
[01:36] ---
    Yeah. There's one pretty close by.
[01:39] ---
    I've been there before.
[01:40] ---
    N-n-n-no, we can't!
[01:41] ---
    I mean, uh, I don't have enough money for that!
    P-plus, I'm in my school uniform right now!
[01:46] ---
    And er... um, ah....
[01:47] ---
    Huh?
[01:48] ---
    The first excuse that you could think of
    was about money?
[01:50] ---
    You should know that guys
    won't hesitate to cover the bill!
[01:54] ---
    Normally, girls just decline with,
    "That's not what I had in mind" or something.
[02:00] ---
    Th-that's not what I had in mind...
[02:05] ---
    You crack me up, Madoka.
    I'm falling for you more and more!
[02:10] ---
    There you go, joking with me again...
[02:12] ---
    I'm serious.
[02:16] ---
    These feelings are legit.
[02:19] ---
    Honestly, I think I'm in love... with you.
[02:23] ---
    But you're carrying some
    baggage. Isn't that right?
[02:29] ---
    I would like... to take some time
    and help you sort it all out.
[02:35] ---
    The rain... seeped right through my blouse.
[02:43] ---
    Deeper... and deeper...
[02:46] ---
    It soaked me to the bone.
[02:52] ---
    Jeez...
[02:54] ---
    It's raining cats and dogs today.
[02:57] ---
    This really is... hard to be happy about.
[03:04] ---
    The people who looked out for us, huh?
[03:13] ---
    I know that she was just
    looking out for me. No doubt.
[03:23] ---
    Lying was supposed to be
    something I hated to do...
[03:28] ---
    I need to go and apologize to her.
[03:33] ---
    What?
[03:36] ---
    Like I said...
[03:37] ---
    We're officially recognized now.
[03:40] ---
    They approved our new clique thing.
[03:44] ---
    Yeah, I figured. That's the
    kind of reaction I expected.
[03:48] ---
    So in other words, they took pity on us?
[03:51] ---
    Hard to swallow that.
[03:52] ---
    I don't think pride... should get in the way.
[03:57] ---
    Easier said than done...
[03:58] ---
    Yeah...
[03:59] ---
    So then, whaddya wanna do?
[04:01] ---
    Turn them down?
[04:02] ---
    We're the ones who asked for approval, guys.
[04:05] ---
    I'm gonna accept.
[04:08] ---
    I won't hesitate. Not for a second.
[04:12] ---
    I wanna play Yozan.
[04:15] ---
    I wanna win in a rematch against Taiei.
[04:19] ---
    GURL
[04:28] ---
    We're at rock bottom now,
    but that's also where the starting line is.
[04:34] ---
    The only question is, how far
    we can rise up in a year?
[04:40] ---
    Let's do it.
[04:42] ---
    All nine of us together.
[04:47] ---
    Wait, nine?
[04:48] ---
    Dumbass! How can you forget Nao?
[04:50] ---
    Hell yeah! Let's go all
    the way to the inter-high!
[04:53] ---
    We have to upgrade from a
    clique to a proper team first.
[04:58] ---
    Still a pretty janky squad.
[04:59] ---
    A'ight.
[05:01] ---
    Everybody get up for a team huddle!
[05:03] ---
    No way, dude. That's total cringe.
[05:06] ---
    Way too embarrassing for me.
[05:09] ---
    Whatever, we're doing it
    anyway! Get over here!
[05:11] ---
    Okay, fine...
[05:12] ---
    Do we really have to?
[05:13] ---
    So lame...
[05:14] ---
    Sometimes I seriously wish
    my life had been different.
[05:19] ---
    And that I... had been born as a boy.
[05:23] ---
    Starting right now, our new
    basketball clique is official!
[05:27] ---
    Yeah!
[05:31] ---
    Sorry to stick around so
    long, we're leaving now.
[05:34] ---
    Oh, okay! Thank you for coming today.
[05:36] ---
    Actually, my original plan was to make my team run
    all the way to the next school.
[05:41] ---
    But that's not happening with all this rain.
[05:43] ---
    It's good that it rained then... for them.
[05:48] ---
    Your #11...
[05:49] ---
    Did you make Natsume change positions
    expecting it would have that sort of impact?
[05:54] ---
    What do you mean?
[05:55] ---
    His playstyle has changed drastically
    from when I saw him at the prelims.
[05:59] ---
    He made great plays. I was shocked.
[06:04] ---
    No. None of that was me.
[06:08] ---
    I believe it's because...
    something changed Natsume.
[06:13] ---
    No... he changed himself.
[06:18] ---
    
    Kuzuryu Yokohama Taiei
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    Well, right now, our Fuwa
    is just another tool in the toolbox.
[06:23] ---
    To be brutally honest,
    we can get by perfectly fine without him.
[06:26] ---
    But your Natsume is different.
[06:27] ---
    He's pretty much the backbone of Kuzu High.
[06:31] ---
    Yokohama Taiei
[06:32] ---
    I imagine that without him,
    we hardly could have had a proper match today.
[06:36] ---
    That kind of responsibility
    is a heavy burden to have.
[06:38] ---
    And I had personally thought that weight
    was only going to hold Natsume back in the end.
[06:42] ---
    But it seems his sense of duty
    proved to be the stronger force.
[06:47] ---
    As for #4, he's going to have to work hard
    on improving his offensive abilities.
[06:50] ---
    Otherwise, I assure you that he won't be able
    to compete at the prefectural level.
[06:53] ---
    Your #12 should focus on becoming quicker.
    And of course, he'll have to majorly up his stamina.
[07:00] ---
    Your #5 also has a good sense for the game.
    If he trains hard, he'll become a valuable player.
[07:05] ---
    Moving #7 around to be an inside player
    was a very smart move.
[07:09] ---
    Was that your decision?
[07:10] ---
    Um, yes!
[07:12] ---
    Hm... you've certainly got sharp eyes.
[07:15] ---
    It's enough to make me want you on our side.
[07:17] ---
    If your guys run themselves
    ragged with practice
[07:19] ---
    for the next year, they'll
    definitely amount to something.
[07:22] ---
    This team will... grow strong.
[07:28] ---
    A streak of light, sharp and thin like a needle,
    began to pierce through the deep darkness.
[07:34] ---
    Line up!
[07:39] ---
    Now we can go... towards
    where only light shines.
[07:44] ---
    Thank you for the game!
[08:08] ---
    For us to play against Yokohama...
[08:10] ---
    we're gonna have to climb our
    way up the prelim bracket.
[08:14] ---
    And unless we can beat them...
[08:17] ---
    then our dream of making
    the inter-high will die.
[08:24] ---
    It's a total downpour.
[08:26] ---
    Well, if we can make it to the front entrance
    there must be a forgotten umbrella or two around.
[08:30] ---
    That's called stealing, you know.
[08:32] ---
    Oh, damn. I totally forgot to ask Hanazono
    where exactly he got those basketball shoes.
[08:38] ---
    Chiba.
[08:39] ---
    Huh?
[08:41] ---
    Are you really going to quit playing?
[08:46] ---
    I wouldn't say I'm quitting.
[08:49] ---
    But the fact remains I'm
    graduating this year.
[08:52] ---
    Even if you don't go to university,
[08:54] ---
    you still have the option of trying to get on
    a company team in the business world.
[08:58] ---
    You can definitely...
[08:59] ---
    Oh just shut yer damn trap already!
[09:01] ---
    Quit acting like this means I'm doomed
    to never play basketball again!
[09:05] ---
    You will be.
[09:08] ---
    The kind of intensity that
    people like us crave...
[09:11] ---
    can only be found in one place.
[09:14] ---
    If you retire now, you'll just be left
    with an itch you can't scratch.
[09:20] ---
    And that's why...
[09:22] ---
    I told you I ain't quitting.
[09:29] ---
    So...
[09:30] ---
    We wrap up today's big event in style...
[09:33] ---
    by cleaning up the place.
[09:36] ---
    Yo, Chiaki, why the hell are you
    only carrying one chair at a time?
[09:39] ---
    I was trying to keep it secret, but it turns out
    I busted some ribs during the match-
[09:43] ---
    Enough with your damn lies!
[09:44] ---
    Our future... still looks grim.
[09:47] ---
    Mokichi has no room to talk
    since he's also carrying just one chair...
[09:54] ---
    I'm really glad.
[09:59] ---
    This means... we can all
    play basketball here again!
[10:13] ---
    It ain't summer without a trip to the beach!
[10:16] ---
    It's too bad Mokichi didn't come with us.
[10:18] ---
    He said he doesn't fair well
    in the sun or whatever.
[10:20] ---
    What is he, Dracula?
[10:23] ---
    What's up? This your first time
    at the beach or something?
[10:26] ---
    A-as if! Don't be ridiculous!
    Today is my fourth time!
[10:30] ---
    It's not the beach that I'm excited about,
[10:32] ---
    but the fact that our summer
    vacation is a whole 40 days long!
[10:34] ---
    Huh?! You didn't have
    summer vacation in Nagano?
[10:37] ---
    Of course we did! Except
    it was only 3 weeks long...
[10:40] ---
    The kids over there need to organize
    a coup d'etat or something.
[10:43] ---
    Hey guys. Enough chat, let's go grab a spot.
[10:48] ---
    Whoo-hoo!
[10:52] ---
    Hey, Sora!
[10:54] ---
    What's wrong? Aren't you going to swim?
[10:56] ---
    Uh... well, I can't swi- I mean,
    I'm watching over everybody's stuff!
[11:01] ---
    Oh yeah?
[11:02] ---
    Then I think I'll join you.
[11:06] ---
    It's too bad about Nao. I feel really bad for her,
    missing out on today because of a cold.
[11:12] ---
    Uh, excuse me...
[11:14] ---
    Huh?
[11:15] ---
    S-sorry, but do you mind sitting
    a little further away from me?
[11:23] ---
    It sure sucks that you guys lost the match.
[11:26] ---
    Yeah.
[11:27] ---
    Oh, but it turns out we'll be able
    to form our new group anyway.
[11:31] ---
    Although we still don't know
    who our advisor is yet.
[11:34] ---
    It made me realize how inadequate I am.
[11:37] ---
    Both in basketball... and in other ways, too.
[11:40] ---
    I want to... get stronger...
    and stronger still.
[11:48] ---
    I just keep getting further away.
[11:50] ---
    And the thing that's creating
    all of that distance is...
[11:54] ---
    Madoka!
[11:58] ---
    Well, I'm off to swim for a bit!
[12:01] ---
    Oh, sure.
[12:03] ---
    Have fun!
[12:10] ---
    Madoka...
[12:12] ---
    She gets more beautiful each time I see her.
[12:20] ---
    What?
[12:21] ---
    The basketball team?
    You're going to be their advisor again?
[12:23] ---
    Yep. The school has decided to accept
    the new team that Hanazono and the others are forming.
[12:29] ---
    But why?! You should just refuse to do it!
[12:32] ---
    Besides, I thought the school
    had decided that you...
[12:34] ---
    Hold on. You've gotten the wrong idea.
[12:37] ---
    It was me. I personally requested
    to become their advisor.
[12:42] ---
    Huh?
[12:43] ---
    I know they may seem like hoodlums,
    but they're all very earnest.
[12:48] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[12:50] ---
    You always used to tell me something.
[12:53] ---
    About how people "don't change so easily."
[12:56] ---
    If they end up causing another incident
    like the last one, then...
[13:00] ---
    That's why I'm doing it.
[13:03] ---
    I want... to see them through to the end.
[13:07] ---
    No matter how brawny they look,
    those kids are still kids.
[13:12] ---
    They need an adult in their lives.
    One who will keep looking at them head-on.
[13:16] ---
    I'm not doing it because no one else will.
[13:18] ---
    I'm doing it because I'm
    the only one who can.
[13:25] ---
    Guess that means you'll be coming home late
    and taking fewer vacation days again.
[13:29] ---
    Uh, well, I'm sorry about that...
[13:32] ---
    But that's okay.
[13:34] ---
    Since I'm not going to be all alone anymore.
[13:37] ---
    Right?
[13:45] ---
    Hey there, ladies!
[13:48] ---
    Wow, two angels from Heaven!
[13:50] ---
    How you doin'?
[13:51] ---
    Partying by yourselves?
[13:52] ---
    U-uhh, we're actually not...
[13:55] ---
    W-we're here with a group of friends!
[13:56] ---
    C-c-c-c-could they be...?!
[13:59] ---
    Are they trying to hit on us?!
[14:00] ---
    So, you came with your boyfriends?
[14:02] ---
    Huh? Uh, no, that's not
    exactly what we meant...
[14:05] ---
    Let's bail, Madoka!
    These guys are kinda freaking me out!
[14:10] ---
    Whoa there! Don't run away on us!
[14:13] ---
    Yo.
[14:16] ---
    The hell do you think you're doing?
[14:18] ---
    Huh? What's your beef?
[14:21] ---
    You're still in high school, right?
[14:23] ---
    Better watch your mouth around adults, kid.
[14:25] ---
    You'll have to forgive me.
[14:27] ---
    These are my friends, you see.
[14:29] ---
    So? You're starting to piss me off, punk.
[14:32] ---
    Listen here.
[14:34] ---
    Quit acting like you're some badass.
[14:36] ---
    Wait! P-please, just stop!
[14:39] ---
    Sorry, ladies, we'll pick this up later.
[14:41] ---
    We need to teach this little
    monkey a lesson first.
[14:44] ---
    Hot damn, you girls sure are popular.
[14:47] ---
    And just who the hell are...?
[15:02] ---
    I, uh, just remembered. We
    came here to swim, right?
[15:05] ---
    Yeah, th-that's right!
[15:07] ---
    I sure do love the sea!
[15:07] ---
    Quit being so bubbly just
    cuz some guys hit on you.
[15:11] ---
    Wha-? We're not being bubbly
    about anything! Rude!
[15:14] ---
    Welp, I'm out of options.
    So I'll settle with you.
[15:17] ---
    Huh?
[15:18] ---
    I couldn't snag a single one of 'em.
    The ladies down here sure are picky!
[15:23] ---
    You're no different from all
    those guys who just left!
[15:25] ---
    I'm starving. C'mon, let's
    go find something to eat.
[15:28] ---
    Huh? Uh, wait a sec! I'll go grab my jacket!
[15:31] ---
    Don't bother, nobody's paying attention
    to those scrawny boobies of yours.
[15:33] ---
    Well, excuse me for not
    stuffing my top with melons!
[15:35] ---
    Yoko...? What about me...?
[15:40] ---
    Uh... so, hey.
[15:43] ---
    I'm sorry. About that one time.
[15:48] ---
    What time?
[15:50] ---
    When I got that suspension from school
    and you came to visit me.
[15:53] ---
    Remember?
[15:54] ---
    Oh, yeah...
[15:56] ---
    And like, I said some really
    shitty stuff to you.
[16:01] ---
    That's okay. It didn't bother me.
[16:04] ---
    I'm sorry! I really regret it!
[16:07] ---
    A lot was going on with me
    back then... and I just...
[16:10] ---
    It's water under the bridge.
    Don't worry about it!
[16:16] ---
    So I hear you're getting
    the basketball team back.
[16:19] ---
    Well, it's technically
    only a clique right now.
[16:24] ---
    All the tangles that were in the rope...
    are slowly coming undone.
[16:29] ---
    Congrats.
[16:35] ---
    Thanks.
[16:40] ---
    But one knot...
[16:42] ---
    still remains.
[16:55] ---
    Hey, Chiba... what's going on?
[16:58] ---
    I changed my mind about retiring.
[17:00] ---
    Huh?
[17:02] ---
    I haven't totally burned out just yet.
[17:06] ---
    There were some coals left smoldering...
[17:09] ---
    and they're too hot to ignore.
[17:12] ---
    I figured as much.
[17:13] ---
    And now training hell begins again...
[17:15] ---
    Life was fun while it lasted.
[17:19] ---
    A'ight!
[17:21] ---
    Time to get the lead out, boys!
[17:29] ---
    Uh, okay everybody. I know you're still eating,
    but lend me your ears for a moment.
[17:33] ---
    A new coach will be joining us
    after we start the winter season.
[17:37] ---
    Huh?
[17:38] ---
    What now, Gramps? Did you
    strain your back again?
[17:42] ---
    Well, that's not far from the truth.
[17:45] ---
    I turned 71 this year, you know.
[17:48] ---
    I have trouble even seeing the ball.
[17:50] ---
    Once I see you boys through
    the tournament next summer...
[17:53] ---
    I'm thinking I'll retire.
[17:59] ---
    Kato. You awake?
[18:02] ---
    Yeah.
[18:04] ---
    That old man, Koga... He's been coaching
    since before we were even born.
[18:08] ---
    Yeah.
[18:10] ---
    He told us that... it's been years
    since he went to the inter-high.
[18:16] ---
    Kato.
[18:18] ---
    We're going next year. For sure.
[18:20] ---
    Right.
[18:25] ---
    Hatori! Yasuda! Nagasawa!
[18:28] ---
    From the sophomores: Yakuma! Shiraishi!
[18:31] ---
    Shibasaki and Itoga!
[18:33] ---
    And also Yokoyama!
[18:34] ---
    Finally, from the freshmen: Fuwa.
[18:39] ---
    That's it!
[18:40] ---
    Those are the players we'll
    be using for the big match!
[18:42] ---
    I'm still... so far away...
[18:42] ---
    When we get to the actual venue next week,
    we'll tailor our strategy to our opponents.
[18:45] ---
    I have to be steadfast.
[18:47] ---
    Take one step at a time. With determination.
[18:50] ---
    C'mon!
[18:51] ---
    Pass!
[18:52] ---
    Over here!
[18:56] ---
    Oh, they're really going at it.
[18:58] ---
    Mr. Satsuki!
[19:00] ---
    Yo.
[19:03] ---
    Looks like you convinced the school to let you use
    the gym for practice over the break.
[19:06] ---
    Yes, for the time being.
[19:08] ---
    But we can only do it when
    there are teachers at school.
[19:11] ---
    Sucks that we can't play
    whenever we want to, though.
[19:14] ---
    Yeah.
[19:15] ---
    We can't demand too much,
    since we still don't have an advisor.
[19:19] ---
    I see.
[19:21] ---
    Well then...
[19:22] ---
    How about... I take on that responsibility?
[19:27] ---
    Meaning that I will be
    your advisor starting now.
[19:30] ---
    A-are you serious?!
[19:32] ---
    Totally.
[19:32] ---
    Aw hell yeah! Now we can start
    doing some real practice!
[19:36] ---
    Although it won't be official
    until school starts back up in September.
[19:39] ---
    Is that really okay?
[19:41] ---
    Yes.
[19:43] ---
    Hold on a minute!
[19:48] ---
    Momoharu...?
[19:51] ---
    Sorry, this is weird. I'm happy, but like...
[19:56] ---
    ...something feels wrong.
[19:58] ---
    We caused so many problems...
    and betrayed you...
[20:02] ---
    We couldn't even win the game.
[20:05] ---
    And plus, it feels like our new team
    was approved out of pity.
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    We still haven't... actually
    achieved anything.
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    And yet...
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    That's fine.
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    The reason I was removed as your advisor,
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    was because of my own failure
    to properly supervise you.
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    Back then... you expressed
    very similar feelings.
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    We may have been weak and pathetic,
    but I still liked the team we had.
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    Basketball gave us all a place to belong!
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    I can't let it end with me being
    the one responsible for everything falling apart!
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    And so, the reason I came back...
    was for my own peace of mind.
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    You're a grown man. Don't cry.
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    Looking back, I never thought
    too deeply about that
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    incident and the impact it must have had.
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    I'm sure it's impossible
    for me to really understand
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    just how much guilt that
    Momoharu and the others felt.
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    But even so, I think in this moment,
    they were freed from at least a little of that burden.
[21:30] ---
    I could feel it.
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    Thank you so much! Please look after us!
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    Rikukaikuu doko ni ikou
    Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
[21:56] ---
    Kimi o sasoitai na
    I wanna invite you to come along
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    Monogatari wa hajima tterunda
    The pages of our story have started to turn
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    Okubyou kaze mo recycle
    If you lose your nerve then recycle it
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    Mayotteru senaka oshite
    And let it push you past hesitation
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    Give and go! Isogou
    Give and go! With the flow
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    Mogutteita honou ga kaodashite
    Instincts that are buried deep will always rear their head again
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    Kakusenai no sa yume ni mita yume
    People can't just hide the dreams they once dreamed of
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    Tobenai tsubasa demo
    Even if these wings can't fly
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    Bokura wa habataite sora o kanjitai
    We want to spread them wide and embrace the sky
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    Naritai jibun ni naritai
    Becoming the people who we want to be
[22:46] ---
    Ima dekinai koto mo ashita wa wakannai ze
    You never know, the impossible could be possible tomorrow
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    Waru agaki shiyou
    So let's keep up the struggle
[22:56] ---
    Happy go ducky!
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    DRAGON BALL