E7 - The Troublesome Freshman

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[00:06] ---
    There, that must be it.
[00:08] ---
    Wow, it looks like Sora's
    family runs a barbershop.
[00:13] ---
    Excuse me!
[00:17] ---
    Oh for Pete's sake...
[00:20] ---
    Sorry, but the shop is
    already closed for today.
[00:22] ---
    G-good evening.
[00:24] ---
    Who might you be, missy?
[00:26] ---
    Um...
[00:28] ---
    I'm... here to make a delivery.
[00:48] ---
    Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
[00:50] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
[00:51] ---
    I wanna invite you to come along
[00:54] ---
    The pages of our story have started to turn
[01:01] ---
    If you lose your nerve then recycle it
[01:05] ---
    And let it push you past hesitation
[01:08] ---
    Give and go! With the flow
[01:15] ---
    Instincts that are buried deep
    will always rear their head again
[01:22] ---
    People can't just hide the
    dreams they once dreamed of
[01:29] ---
    Even if these wings can't fly
[01:32] ---
    We want to spread them
    wide and embrace the sky
[01:39] ---
    Becoming the people who we want to be
[01:42] ---
    You never know, the impossible
    could be possible tomorrow
[01:49] ---
    So let's keep up the struggle
[01:52] ---
    Happy go ducky!
[02:05] ---
    I do apologize for the trouble.
[02:07] ---
    The Troublesome Freshman
[02:08] ---
    This boy's such a heavy sleeper,
    nothing ever wakes him up.
[02:12] ---
    Playing himself to sleep... I swear,
    he must have basketballs for brains.
[02:17] ---
    Um, ma'am...
[02:19] ---
    You've got his feet poking
    out where his head should be.
[02:22] ---
    Oh, it's fine, it makes no
    big difference either way.
[02:25] ---
    Anyway missy, your bangs seem
    like they could use a little touch up.
[02:30] ---
    Huh?
[02:30] ---
    Since you brought my grandson home,
    I'll give you a quick trim.
[02:34] ---
    Go sit down.
[02:36] ---
    Um, but I...
[02:37] ---
    Enough fussin'.
[02:40] ---
    You're quite the lucky girl,
    I only do cuts when I'm in a good mood.
[02:45] ---
    They used to say I was a prodigy
    blessed by the gods, ya know.
[02:48] ---
    Your hands are shaking! Are
    you really sure about this?!
[02:56] ---
    You've got some really
    beautiful black hair, missy.
[02:59] ---
    Don't ever go dying it now, ya hear?
[03:04] ---
    Something the matter?
[03:05] ---
    That picture.
[03:06] ---
    Is she possibly...?
[03:07] ---
    Oh, that's just my daughter.
[03:10] ---
    She's also Sora's mother.
[03:13] ---
    Though she's dealing with a
    bit of an illness right now.
[03:15] ---
    She's in one of those big,
    fancy government hospitals.
[03:19] ---
    Is it a very serious illness?
[03:21] ---
    Huh?
[03:22] ---
    Uh, well, Sora mentioned to me before
    that he couldn't see his mother right now.
[03:29] ---
    It's not that he can't.
[03:31] ---
    It's that she won't.
[03:33] ---
    Huh?
[03:35] ---
    That boy used to live deep in the countryside
    of the Nagano Prefecture.
[03:39] ---
    It was really out in the middle of nowhere.
[03:42] ---
    A hospital in Kanagawa?
[03:43] ---
    Yes. She'll be moving there
    for treatment starting next month.
[03:48] ---
    Is her illness going to get
    better if she goes there?
[03:51] ---
    Of course. The facilities there
    are much better than ours,
[03:54] ---
    and they have many incredibly
    skilled doctors on staff.
[03:57] ---
    Oh really? Then I guess we'll
    be separated for a while.
[04:00] ---
    Yes, you will.
[04:02] ---
    Okay then, how about this?
[04:04] ---
    I'll apply for a school in Kanagawa!
[04:06] ---
    If I get into a school that's
    close to where the hospital is,
[04:09] ---
    then I can come see you whenever!
[04:11] ---
    It's best to have someone by your side
    in case there's ever trouble!
[04:14] ---
    Right?
[04:16] ---
    No.
[04:17] ---
    Huh?
[04:18] ---
    But why?
[04:21] ---
    I'm not going there for fun.
[04:24] ---
    I'm going to that hospital
    to battle my condition.
[04:27] ---
    And I won't be the only one.
[04:29] ---
    The doctors and nurses there will also
    be helping me to keep fighting against it.
[04:35] ---
    Letting kids like you hang out there all the time,
    will only cause trouble for them.
[04:40] ---
    That's why I don't need you to come, Sora.
[04:47] ---
    Are... you serious?
[04:51] ---
    You think I'm a problem just being there?
[04:53] ---
    Do you... not even want
    me to be around, mom?!
[04:57] ---
    Hey, listen Sora.
[04:58] ---
    Your mother just-
[04:59] ---
    Forget it.
[05:00] ---
    Sora?
[05:06] ---
    Sora! What do you think you're doing?!
[05:09] ---
    Then just go off to Kanagawa
    or wherever the hell you want!
[05:13] ---
    Even if you beg me...
[05:14] ---
    ...I'm never going to come to visit you!
[05:18] ---
    Wait! Sora!
[05:20] ---
    I can't believe him.
[05:25] ---
    You know, you're both two peas in a pod.
[05:31] ---
    You're both... really bad at lying.
[05:36] ---
    If Sora actually came with
    me all the way to Kanagawa,
[05:40] ---
    I know he would spend every minute he could
[05:42] ---
    at the hospital, both after
    school and on the weekends.
[05:46] ---
    And that would mean
    he couldn't practice basketball at all...
[05:50] ---
    I know.
[05:51] ---
    You don't have to say another word.
[05:54] ---
    I'm so sorry.
[05:57] ---
    I just don't want to become
    a burden in Sora's life.
[06:05] ---
    Okay then, take care of
    everything while I'm away.
[06:08] ---
    Don't worry about us.
[06:10] ---
    We're going to be just fine,
    so you stay focused on getting better.
[06:14] ---
    Great. Thank you.
[06:16] ---
    Last chance, Sora. Your mom's about to leave.
[06:20] ---
    Bye for now, Sora.
[06:21] ---
    Try to stop being such a picky eater
    and learn to clean your plate.
[06:25] ---
    And don't forget, you're
    finishing middle school soon.
[06:28] ---
    You can't just play basketball all the time,
    you have to study hard for your entrance exams.
[06:32] ---
    And also-
[06:33] ---
    When I get to high school...!
[06:34] ---
    When I get to high school,
    I'll join the basketball team right away!
[06:38] ---
    I'll become a way better player than I am now,
    and grow way taller!
[06:42] ---
    I'll get on the team's starting lineup!
[06:44] ---
    Then I'll make sure that we
    win our first big tournament!
[06:46] ---
    And after all that...!
[06:48] ---
    And after all that... when I'm the very best,
    with a perfect record...
[06:54] ---
    Then can I... take our winning trophy...
    and come to visit you?
[07:03] ---
    Yeah! I'll be waiting!
[07:08] ---
    I've never heard him be so cocky before.
[07:11] ---
    The first tournament that'll
    be held in high school...
[07:13] ---
    ...is the national inter-high.
[07:18] ---
    We'll never see each other again. Dummy.
[07:23] ---
    After that, he took the entrance exams
    for schools out here.
[07:26] ---
    And eventually came stumbling into my house.
[07:29] ---
    His dad thought this would
    be the best thing for him.
[07:32] ---
    Even though his mom told
    him not to come here?
[07:35] ---
    Yeah.
[07:36] ---
    He's keeping it all a big secret from her.
[07:38] ---
    So that he can go visit her the instant
    he wins that tournament.
[07:44] ---
    I see.
[07:45] ---
    Though I already let it slip
    the last time I saw her.
[07:48] ---
    That ruins the surprise!
[07:51] ---
    They really do love each other so much.
[07:53] ---
    That day, when I told her about it...
[07:57] ---
    ...she had the happiest
    look that I've ever seen.
[08:06] ---
    He's awake.
[08:09] ---
    Wait a second, Sora.
[08:10] ---
    Where are you going?
[08:13] ---
    To school.
[08:14] ---
    I still haven't done my
    1,000 shots for today.
[08:17] ---
    N-no way...
[08:20] ---
    Oh, hey.
[08:21] ---
    What are you doing at our place, Madoka?
[08:23] ---
    Huh?
[08:24] ---
    He doesn't remember anything?
[08:25] ---
    What a crazy coincidence!
[08:27] ---
    This is actually where I live!
[08:29] ---
    So, uh, does this mean... that match
    didn't wear you out enough to skip practice?
[08:35] ---
    I somehow slept a whole
    bunch, so I think I'm okay.
[08:38] ---
    That's because you were sleeping
    the whole time while I carried you here...
[08:42] ---
    But you know, it's already pretty late.
    You should just put it off.
[08:46] ---
    No, I can't.
[08:48] ---
    I can deal with losing a practice match,
    but I absolutely cannot lose at the inter-high.
[08:54] ---
    I have to practice as much as possible.
[08:57] ---
    Sora...
[09:00] ---
    That's right.
[09:01] ---
    You need to hurry and see your mother again.
[09:07] ---
    Okay, you're all done.
[09:09] ---
    Oh, great.
[09:10] ---
    Thanks a lo-
[09:10] ---
    That'll be 1,500 yen.
[09:12] ---
    Huh?
[09:13] ---
    For the cut. 1,500 yen.
[09:14] ---
    Oh wait, did I say this was a favor?
[09:17] ---
    Fine, I'll settle for 1,490 yen.
[09:19] ---
    Pay up.
[09:21] ---
    Okay.
[09:23] ---
    But wait...
[09:28] ---
    ...now my bangs are way too short.
[09:35] ---
    I guess I should probably
    get some sleep soon.
[09:37] ---
    I ended up staying up
    all night playing games.
[09:41] ---
    But whatever.
[09:42] ---
    Today is Sunday, anyway.
[09:50] ---
    Is that one of the elementary kids?
[09:52] ---
    I'm super impressed that they would
    get up this early just to practice dribbling.
[09:57] ---
    It's great to see such passion in the youth,
    things are looking bright for the future of Japan.
[10:05] ---
    Stop the presses. I know that spikey head.
[10:08] ---
    Oh jeez, I can't believe him!
[10:10] ---
    It's Sunday for Heaven's sake!
[10:13] ---
    Not to mention, it's 5:00 in the morning!
[10:16] ---
    And he just collapsed from
    exhaustion yesterday!
[10:21] ---
    While I'm at it...
[10:35] ---
    He's already made it that far? So quick!
[10:38] ---
    But wait, just how far is he planning to run?
[10:42] ---
    That's the Nikotama line...
[10:44] ---
    Then we've come as far as Setagaya...
[10:48] ---
    Oh come on, you can run more than that!
[10:51] ---
    I'm so done with this! I swear I'm never
    giving piggyback rides ever again!
[10:59] ---
    I had never really noticed this
    until Tokiwa pointed it out to me.
[11:03] ---
    But it's obvious that I score significantly fewer shots
    when I take them from the left side.
[11:07] ---
    Actually, that's not my only problem.
[11:11] ---
    His defense was so solid
    that I couldn't do anything to get around it.
[11:16] ---
    I have to perfect my drive.
[11:17] ---
    Make it faster! Make it smoother!
[11:19] ---
    If I can shake off the defense,
    then my odds of scoring will definitely improve!
[11:26] ---
    My two-handed shot still
    needs some work, but...
[11:29] ---
    ...if I can work out the kinks, then I can use it
    to overcome my weakness on the left side!
[11:35] ---
    I want more skills.
[11:36] ---
    I want to get even better!
[11:38] ---
    HEY!
[11:40] ---
    I'm sorry!
[11:42] ---
    Uh, M-Madoka...?
[11:44] ---
    What are you doing here?
[11:46] ---
    Even the best players in the world, don't go hard
    on practice the day after they play a game.
[11:53] ---
    If you keep practicing like this,
    you're going to put yourself in the hospital someday.
[11:57] ---
    Madoka's in her casual clothes.
[11:59] ---
    It's kind of exhilarating to see.
[12:01] ---
    Are you listening to me?
[12:02] ---
    I'm listening! I swear!
[12:04] ---
    Well shoot, it looks like somebody
    already beat us to the punch.
[12:09] ---
    It's Nabe and Chuckie!
[12:11] ---
    And Yasuhara is with them, too!
[12:13] ---
    Can you believe it?
[12:15] ---
    Yasu was so bummed about his ejection
    yesterday that he was like,
[12:17] ---
    "let's go do some secret training!"
[12:19] ---
    Don't put words in my mouth, dude!
[12:22] ---
    I just figured we could kill time
    playing some basketball, that's all.
[12:29] ---
    Great! Then let's all practice together!
[12:31] ---
    Oh jeez, give me a break already!
[12:34] ---
    If you want to practice, then you can just
    run yourselves ragged doing it tomorrow!
[12:40] ---
    Huh?
[12:41] ---
    We're not allowed to practice?
[12:42] ---
    Yep. You can't.
[12:44] ---
    Use of the court for practice is on a rotation
    between the girls' basketball team,
[12:49] ---
    the badminton team, and
    also the volleyball team.
[12:52] ---
    Hold up, what about us then?!
[12:54] ---
    We had no problem using
    it for practice last week!
[12:57] ---
    That's only because you came here before anyone else
    and laid claim to the court, right?
[13:03] ---
    No one had the nerve to say anything.
    They were too scared of you.
[13:09] ---
    Then, how about you just
    put us into that rotation?
[13:13] ---
    That's not an option.
[13:15] ---
    If you would like to participate
    as an official school team,
[13:18] ---
    then you'll need to find a proper advisor
    and also get permission from the principal.
[13:23] ---
    Until you do that, you have no right
    to be doing any sort of activities on this court.
[13:27] ---
    Are you picking a fight, old man?!
[13:28] ---
    Stop it, Yasu.
[13:30] ---
    Um... so it's okay as long as we
    don't use the court, right?
[13:34] ---
    Huh?
[13:45] ---
    Well, I get that this isn't
    technically the court but...
[13:48] ---
    Hey Nabe, keep your eyes straight ahead!
[13:50] ---
    Dude, I can't stand to look!
[13:53] ---
    Momoharu said he would talk the principal
    into getting us an advisor, so hopefully...
[13:58] ---
    That's assuming it all goes well.
[14:00] ---
    BOYS'
    BASKETBALL
    TEAM
[14:03] ---
    Yo! Welcome back, little bro.
[14:06] ---
    The hell are you doing in here, man?
[14:08] ---
    Isn't it cool? I found it lying around
    behind the supermarket.
[14:14] ---
    I paid the principal a visit.
[14:16] ---
    Oh yeah? How'd it go?
[14:19] ---
    He agreed to set us up with an advisor.
[14:22] ---
    But only on one condition.
[14:25] ---
    If we get into any fights, or cause any
[14:27] ---
    other sort of problem, the team
    gets disbanded immediately.
[14:31] ---
    I'll give it about a week, then.
[14:33] ---
    We'll see.
[14:35] ---
    Chiaki, be straight with me.
[14:37] ---
    Are you serious about basketball? For real?
[14:41] ---
    Hard to say.
[14:43] ---
    After having my passion for
    the game killed back then,
[14:46] ---
    I'm not sure it will ever come back.
[14:49] ---
    Don't pretend it's not your fault.
[14:51] ---
    You might have been the only
    one running on the court.
[14:54] ---
    But you're still the one who up
    and left the game at halftime.
[15:00] ---
    That's true.
[15:01] ---
    But I'm nearly there, all I
    need is a little incentive...
[15:05] ---
    ...then I think I could reignite my passion.
[15:07] ---
    I'm so close.
[15:09] ---
    Just one thing!
[15:10] ---
    Chiaki...
[15:13] ---
    S'cuse me!
[15:15] ---
    We are, like, totally hoping to be managers
    for the basketball team!
[15:19] ---
    Passion reignited. Let's do this.
[15:24] ---
    We were stuck on the stage
    for the entire practice session.
[15:28] ---
    There's not much we can do.
[15:30] ---
    We're still too new at this
    to be practicing how to shoot, anyway.
[15:33] ---
    We're not going to make much progress
    by practicing basketball without a basket, though.
[15:47] ---
    Holy shit!
[15:48] ---
    Even a newbie like me can tell...
[15:51] ---
    ...this guy is probably an expert!
[15:56] ---
    H-he's giving me goosebumps!
[16:00] ---
    Yo!
[16:00] ---
    Huh?
[16:03] ---
    You've got really sick basketball skills.
[16:05] ---
    Is this ball yours? It's really worn out.
[16:09] ---
    How'd you do that move?
[16:11] ---
    Could you show us again?
[16:14] ---
    We're members of the basketball team.
[16:16] ---
    But to be honest, we hardly even know
    how to dribble the ball.
[16:19] ---
    From what I just saw, you dribble like a pro.
[16:23] ---
    It was almost as if the ball
    was glued to your hand or something.
[16:26] ---
    So, do us a favor and show
    us those sick moves again.
[16:32] ---
    The gym isn't the only place with a basket!
[16:35] ---
    I can practice shooting if I do it over here!
[16:43] ---
    Yasuhara!
[16:44] ---
    What the hell do you think
    you're doing, punk?!
[16:47] ---
    I'm no "punk."
[16:49] ---
    The name's Kite.
[16:51] ---
    Do I need to teach you a lesson
    in proper manners? Well, senpai?
[16:57] ---
    I think this punk has a few screws loose.
[17:00] ---
    All right, then.
[17:02] ---
    Let's see what you can teach
    after I pound your face in!
[17:07] ---
    Chuckie!
[17:09] ---
    You're too slow. This
    won't even be a challenge.
[17:11] ---
    Cocky bastard! I'll knock you down a peg!
[17:19] ---
    Who even... is this guy?
[17:21] ---
    What're you lookin' at, shrimp?
[17:23] ---
    You want a lesson, too?
[17:25] ---
    I doubt you could even put up a fight.
[17:27] ---
    It'd be like me crushing an ant.
[17:30] ---
    Don't take me so lightly.
[17:32] ---
    You crossed the line.
[17:33] ---
    CALCIUM BAR
[17:34] ---
    And I'm gonna make you pay for it!
[17:36] ---
    As a 100th degree black belt in karate,
    I'll pound you into the dirt!
[17:41] ---
    Quit your bullshit!
[17:45] ---
    Why attack me, Yasuhara?
[17:47] ---
    You just stay out of this!
[17:49] ---
    That surprise attack was a cheap move, man.
[17:52] ---
    Just so you know, I'm a legit
    2nd degree black belt in karate.
[17:56] ---
    But I'm a little clumsy, so I'm not good
    at pulling my punches. Sorry in advance.
[18:02] ---
    Okay. Bring it on.
[18:06] ---
    That's enough!
[18:08] ---
    Momoharu!
[18:10] ---
    Don't lay a hand on him, Yasu.
[18:13] ---
    Why the hell not?!
[18:14] ---
    I'll explain things later.
[18:16] ---
    Just bear with it.
[18:19] ---
    This doesn't bode well for
    the future at all, dammit.
[18:22] ---
    Sorry man, we can't afford
    to be getting into any fights right now.
[18:26] ---
    So let's all just call
    it quits for today. Deal?
[18:29] ---
    Wait a damn minute.
[18:31] ---
    You can't just expect to
    turn tail and run from me.
[18:33] ---
    I don't give a shit about your problems.
[18:36] ---
    What are you trying to get at?
[18:38] ---
    I can tell from the look in your eyes.
[18:40] ---
    You're the boss of this group.
[18:43] ---
    Greased
    Lightning
[18:44] ---
    So fight me.
[18:46] ---
    He's got tattoos!
[18:48] ---
    Whatever the case,
    I've already decided to retire from fighting.
[18:52] ---
    I've got more important things to do
    than waste time dealing with idiots like-
[19:01] ---
    So fast!
[19:02] ---
    You're just as slow as them.
[19:07] ---
    Momoharu!
[19:14] ---
    Did he seriously just counter
    that kick with a headbutt?!
[19:17] ---
    Don't make me have to repeat myself, dammit.
[19:20] ---
    I can't fight you right now.
[19:24] ---
    Are you a member of the
    basketball team like them?
[19:27] ---
    Yep.
[19:29] ---
    That's just wonderful.
[19:31] ---
    Now I've got something to look forward to.
[19:35] ---
    Wh-what exactly happened between you guys?
[19:37] ---
    Hell if I know. He just came swinging at me
    out of nowhere.
[19:42] ---
    Is something wrong, Momoharu?
[19:45] ---
    Take a good look.
[19:47] ---
    Do you see the last spot
    that he was standing in?
[19:50] ---
    He was almost all the way back to where
    the three-point line would be.
[19:53] ---
    And what about it?
[19:55] ---
    You didn't notice?
[19:57] ---
    In the blink of an eye
    that jerk managed to...
[19:59] ---
    ...fly all the way to where I
    was with just a single bound.
[20:05] ---
    He must never skip leg day
    with explosive power like that...
[20:14] ---
    BOYS'
    BASKETBALL
    TEAM
[20:14] ---
    So we get disbanded if we
    cause any trouble at all?
[20:17] ---
    I see, that explains your attitude yesterday.
[20:19] ---
    Yep. Fights are out of the question.
[20:22] ---
    I asked around my class for some
    info and found out that guy
[20:25] ---
    had been suspended up until yesterday.
[20:28] ---
    He's totally bad news.
[20:30] ---
    But, you know, he was still
    really good at basketball.
[20:47] ---
    I know it's time for practice,
    but aren't we stuck on the stage again?
[20:50] ---
    Playing without a basket really sucks.
[20:53] ---
    I must be going crazy or something.
[20:55] ---
    I actually want to see how well
    that punk from yesterday can play.
[21:01] ---
    What's this?
[21:04] ---
    What's the matter?
[21:05] ---
    Did something happen?
[21:11] ---
    Outta my way, losers!
[21:13] ---
    That dumbass!
[21:14] ---
    Shit! Somebody stop him!
[21:16] ---
    Stop! Stop!
[21:19] ---
    We aren't allowed to use the court right n-
[21:27] ---
    Huh?
[21:35] ---
    Look out!
[21:44] ---
    Now he's done it!
[21:45] ---
    Are you all right, Yoshino?!
[21:47] ---
    Wait! We shouldn't move her around!
[21:50] ---
    Hang in there, Yoshino!
[21:52] ---
    Yoshino?
[21:54] ---
    Shit. This is a disaster.
[22:14] ---
    It didn't matter how long
    you stared up at the sky
[22:18] ---
    You always said that you
    would never be able to fly
[22:21] ---
    One night I cried wondering
    how long it would take
[22:24] ---
    Until I could finally reach you with my hands
[22:28] ---
    Eventually I got used to just running away
[22:31] ---
    Until the day I realized that was a weakness
[22:34] ---
    So let's start it all over, right now
[22:41] ---
    The things precious to us
    were always close at hand
[22:47] ---
    We are never completely alone
    at any time in our lives
[22:53] ---
    The truth is that you can
    fly, wherever you want
[22:57] ---
    Spreading your wings to go
    far higher than anyone else
[23:01] ---
    The more tears that you shed
[23:05] ---
    Then the stronger you become
[23:07] ---
    Let's use those wings
    to travel the world over
[23:10] ---
    And find a path to a future
    that no one knows about
[23:14] ---
    Always, always, always
[23:18] ---
    Walking onwards, all of us together
[23:30] ---
    Ahiru no Sora
    Next Time: The Duck
    and the Kite
[23:31] ---
    Next time: "The Duck and the Kite."