# E50 - Bridge
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Maternity Center
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Right.
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Uh-huh, yes.
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I see. I'm glad to hear that.
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Huh? Oh, yes!
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She went into labor not long
after I arrived at the hospital.
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Yes. Thank you very much.
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So then...
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Oh... Mr. Principal.
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I know it might be impossible,
but I have a request.
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Ahiru no Sora
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Bridge
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We nearly got drenched!
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All because you wanted to loiter around
watching the rain!
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I'm sorry...
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Huh?
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Nice! I found an umbrella lying around!
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Lucky! We can use it to get out of here.
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Ugh, please no! It's gotta be all gross...
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Beggars can't be choosers, ya know.
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Uh oh... my legs are starting to feel numb.
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We'll have to walk for a while
to get back to the Red Brick Warehouse.
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No, we don't have to. I'm sure
the rain will let up soon.
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Hey, Madoka...
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Wanna go to a hotel?
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A h-h-hotel?!
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Yeah. There's one pretty close by.
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I've been there before.
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N-n-n-no, we can't!
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I mean, uh, I don't have enough money for that!
P-plus, I'm in my school uniform right now!
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And er... um, ah....
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Huh?
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The first excuse that you could think of
was about money?
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You should know that guys
won't hesitate to cover the bill!
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Normally, girls just decline with,
"That's not what I had in mind" or something.
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Th-that's not what I had in mind...
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You crack me up, Madoka.
I'm falling for you more and more!
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There you go, joking with me again...
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I'm serious.
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These feelings are legit.
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Honestly, I think I'm in love... with you.
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But you're carrying some
baggage. Isn't that right?
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I would like... to take some time
and help you sort it all out.
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The rain... seeped right through my blouse.
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Deeper... and deeper...
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It soaked me to the bone.
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Jeez...
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It's raining cats and dogs today.
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This really is... hard to be happy about.
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The people who looked out for us, huh?
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I know that she was just
looking out for me. No doubt.
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Lying was supposed to be
something I hated to do...
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I need to go and apologize to her.
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What?
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Like I said...
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We're officially recognized now.
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They approved our new clique thing.
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Yeah, I figured. That's the
kind of reaction I expected.
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So in other words, they took pity on us?
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Hard to swallow that.
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I don't think pride... should get in the way.
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Easier said than done...
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Yeah...
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So then, whaddya wanna do?
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Turn them down?
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We're the ones who asked for approval, guys.
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I'm gonna accept.
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I won't hesitate. Not for a second.
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I wanna play Yozan.
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I wanna win in a rematch against Taiei.
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GURL
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We're at rock bottom now,
but that's also where the starting line is.
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The only question is, how far
we can rise up in a year?
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Let's do it.
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All nine of us together.
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Wait, nine?
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Dumbass! How can you forget Nao?
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Hell yeah! Let's go all
the way to the inter-high!
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We have to upgrade from a
clique to a proper team first.
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Still a pretty janky squad.
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A'ight.
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Everybody get up for a team huddle!
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No way, dude. That's total cringe.
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Way too embarrassing for me.
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Whatever, we're doing it
anyway! Get over here!
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Okay, fine...
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Do we really have to?
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So lame...
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Sometimes I seriously wish
my life had been different.
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And that I... had been born as a boy.
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Starting right now, our new
basketball clique is official!
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Yeah!
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Sorry to stick around so
long, we're leaving now.
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Oh, okay! Thank you for coming today.
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Actually, my original plan was to make my team run
all the way to the next school.
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But that's not happening with all this rain.
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It's good that it rained then... for them.
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Your #11...
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Did you make Natsume change positions
expecting it would have that sort of impact?
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What do you mean?
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His playstyle has changed drastically
from when I saw him at the prelims.
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He made great plays. I was shocked.
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No. None of that was me.
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I believe it's because...
something changed Natsume.
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No... he changed himself.
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Kuzuryu Yokohama Taiei
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Well, right now, our Fuwa
is just another tool in the toolbox.
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To be brutally honest,
we can get by perfectly fine without him.
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But your Natsume is different.
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He's pretty much the backbone of Kuzu High.
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Yokohama Taiei
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I imagine that without him,
we hardly could have had a proper match today.
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That kind of responsibility
is a heavy burden to have.
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And I had personally thought that weight
was only going to hold Natsume back in the end.
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But it seems his sense of duty
proved to be the stronger force.
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As for #4, he's going to have to work hard
on improving his offensive abilities.
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Otherwise, I assure you that he won't be able
to compete at the prefectural level.
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Your #12 should focus on becoming quicker.
And of course, he'll have to majorly up his stamina.
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Your #5 also has a good sense for the game.
If he trains hard, he'll become a valuable player.
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Moving #7 around to be an inside player
was a very smart move.
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Was that your decision?
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Um, yes!
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Hm... you've certainly got sharp eyes.
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It's enough to make me want you on our side.
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If your guys run themselves
ragged with practice
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for the next year, they'll
definitely amount to something.
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This team will... grow strong.
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A streak of light, sharp and thin like a needle,
began to pierce through the deep darkness.
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Line up!
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Now we can go... towards
where only light shines.
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Thank you for the game!
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For us to play against Yokohama...
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we're gonna have to climb our
way up the prelim bracket.
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And unless we can beat them...
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then our dream of making
the inter-high will die.
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It's a total downpour.
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Well, if we can make it to the front entrance
there must be a forgotten umbrella or two around.
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That's called stealing, you know.
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Oh, damn. I totally forgot to ask Hanazono
where exactly he got those basketball shoes.
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Chiba.
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Huh?
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Are you really going to quit playing?
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I wouldn't say I'm quitting.
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But the fact remains I'm
graduating this year.
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Even if you don't go to university,
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you still have the option of trying to get on
a company team in the business world.
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You can definitely...
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Oh just shut yer damn trap already!
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Quit acting like this means I'm doomed
to never play basketball again!
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You will be.
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The kind of intensity that
people like us crave...
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can only be found in one place.
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If you retire now, you'll just be left
with an itch you can't scratch.
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And that's why...
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I told you I ain't quitting.
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So...
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We wrap up today's big event in style...
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by cleaning up the place.
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Yo, Chiaki, why the hell are you
only carrying one chair at a time?
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I was trying to keep it secret, but it turns out
I busted some ribs during the match-
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Enough with your damn lies!
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Our future... still looks grim.
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Mokichi has no room to talk
since he's also carrying just one chair...
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I'm really glad.
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This means... we can all
play basketball here again!
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It ain't summer without a trip to the beach!
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It's too bad Mokichi didn't come with us.
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He said he doesn't fair well
in the sun or whatever.
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What is he, Dracula?
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What's up? This your first time
at the beach or something?
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A-as if! Don't be ridiculous!
Today is my fourth time!
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It's not the beach that I'm excited about,
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but the fact that our summer
vacation is a whole 40 days long!
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Huh?! You didn't have
summer vacation in Nagano?
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Of course we did! Except
it was only 3 weeks long...
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The kids over there need to organize
a coup d'etat or something.
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Hey guys. Enough chat, let's go grab a spot.
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Whoo-hoo!
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Hey, Sora!
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What's wrong? Aren't you going to swim?
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Uh... well, I can't swi- I mean,
I'm watching over everybody's stuff!
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Oh yeah?
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Then I think I'll join you.
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It's too bad about Nao. I feel really bad for her,
missing out on today because of a cold.
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Uh, excuse me...
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Huh?
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S-sorry, but do you mind sitting
a little further away from me?
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It sure sucks that you guys lost the match.
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Yeah.
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Oh, but it turns out we'll be able
to form our new group anyway.
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Although we still don't know
who our advisor is yet.
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It made me realize how inadequate I am.
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Both in basketball... and in other ways, too.
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I want to... get stronger...
and stronger still.
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I just keep getting further away.
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And the thing that's creating
all of that distance is...
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Madoka!
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Well, I'm off to swim for a bit!
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Oh, sure.
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Have fun!
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Madoka...
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She gets more beautiful each time I see her.
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What?
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The basketball team?
You're going to be their advisor again?
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Yep. The school has decided to accept
the new team that Hanazono and the others are forming.
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But why?! You should just refuse to do it!
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Besides, I thought the school
had decided that you...
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Hold on. You've gotten the wrong idea.
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It was me. I personally requested
to become their advisor.
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Huh?
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I know they may seem like hoodlums,
but they're all very earnest.
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Are you sure about this?
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You always used to tell me something.
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About how people "don't change so easily."
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If they end up causing another incident
like the last one, then...
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That's why I'm doing it.
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I want... to see them through to the end.
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No matter how brawny they look,
those kids are still kids.
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They need an adult in their lives.
One who will keep looking at them head-on.
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I'm not doing it because no one else will.
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I'm doing it because I'm
the only one who can.
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Guess that means you'll be coming home late
and taking fewer vacation days again.
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Uh, well, I'm sorry about that...
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But that's okay.
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Since I'm not going to be all alone anymore.
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Right?
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Hey there, ladies!
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Wow, two angels from Heaven!
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How you doin'?
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Partying by yourselves?
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U-uhh, we're actually not...
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W-we're here with a group of friends!
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C-c-c-c-could they be...?!
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Are they trying to hit on us?!
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So, you came with your boyfriends?
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Huh? Uh, no, that's not
exactly what we meant...
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Let's bail, Madoka!
These guys are kinda freaking me out!
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Whoa there! Don't run away on us!
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Yo.
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The hell do you think you're doing?
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Huh? What's your beef?
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You're still in high school, right?
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Better watch your mouth around adults, kid.
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You'll have to forgive me.
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These are my friends, you see.
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So? You're starting to piss me off, punk.
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Listen here.
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Quit acting like you're some badass.
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Wait! P-please, just stop!
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Sorry, ladies, we'll pick this up later.
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We need to teach this little
monkey a lesson first.
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Hot damn, you girls sure are popular.
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And just who the hell are...?
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I, uh, just remembered. We
came here to swim, right?
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Yeah, th-that's right!
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I sure do love the sea!
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Quit being so bubbly just
cuz some guys hit on you.
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Wha-? We're not being bubbly
about anything! Rude!
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Welp, I'm out of options.
So I'll settle with you.
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Huh?
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I couldn't snag a single one of 'em.
The ladies down here sure are picky!
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You're no different from all
those guys who just left!
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I'm starving. C'mon, let's
go find something to eat.
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Huh? Uh, wait a sec! I'll go grab my jacket!
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Don't bother, nobody's paying attention
to those scrawny boobies of yours.
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Well, excuse me for not
stuffing my top with melons!
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Yoko...? What about me...?
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Uh... so, hey.
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I'm sorry. About that one time.
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What time?
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When I got that suspension from school
and you came to visit me.
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Remember?
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Oh, yeah...
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And like, I said some really
shitty stuff to you.
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That's okay. It didn't bother me.
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I'm sorry! I really regret it!
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A lot was going on with me
back then... and I just...
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It's water under the bridge.
Don't worry about it!
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So I hear you're getting
the basketball team back.
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Well, it's technically
only a clique right now.
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All the tangles that were in the rope...
are slowly coming undone.
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Congrats.
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Thanks.
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But one knot...
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still remains.
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Hey, Chiba... what's going on?
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I changed my mind about retiring.
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Huh?
**[17:02] ---**
I haven't totally burned out just yet.
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There were some coals left smoldering...
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and they're too hot to ignore.
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I figured as much.
**[17:13] ---**
And now training hell begins again...
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Life was fun while it lasted.
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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.
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A new coach will be joining us
after we start the winter season.
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Huh?
**[17:38] ---**
What now, Gramps? Did you
strain your back again?
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Well, that's not far from the truth.
**[17:45] ---**
I turned 71 this year, you know.
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I have trouble even seeing the ball.
**[17:50] ---**
Once I see you boys through
the tournament next summer...
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I'm thinking I'll retire.
**[17:59] ---**
Kato. You awake?
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Yeah.
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That old man, Koga... He's been coaching
since before we were even born.
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Yeah.
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He told us that... it's been years
since he went to the inter-high.
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Kato.
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We're going next year. For sure.
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Right.
**[18:25] ---**
Hatori! Yasuda! Nagasawa!
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From the sophomores: Yakuma! Shiraishi!
**[18:31] ---**
Shibasaki and Itoga!
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And also Yokoyama!
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Finally, from the freshmen: Fuwa.
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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...
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When we get to the actual venue next week,
we'll tailor our strategy to our opponents.
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I have to be steadfast.
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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!
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Yo.
**[19:03] ---**
Looks like you convinced the school to let you use
the gym for practice over the break.
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Yes, for the time being.
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But we can only do it when
there are teachers at school.
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Sucks that we can't play
whenever we want to, though.
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Yeah.
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We can't demand too much,
since we still don't have an advisor.
**[19:19] ---**
I see.
**[19:21] ---**
Well then...
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How about... I take on that responsibility?
**[19:27] ---**
Meaning that I will be
your advisor starting now.
**[19:30] ---**
A-are you serious?!
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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...
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We couldn't even win the game.
**[20:05] ---**
And plus, it feels like our new team
was approved out of pity.
**[20:08] ---**
We still haven't... actually
achieved anything.
**[20:13] ---**
And yet...
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That's fine.
**[20:15] ---**
The reason I was removed as your advisor,
**[20:18] ---**
was because of my own failure
to properly supervise you.
**[20:22] ---**
Back then... you expressed
very similar feelings.
**[20:26] ---**
We may have been weak and pathetic,
but I still liked the team we had.
**[20:31] ---**
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.
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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?
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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
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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
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Happy go ducky!
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DRAGON BALL