# E7 - The Troublesome Freshman
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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...
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I'm... here to make a delivery.
**[00:48] ---**
Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
**[00:50] ---**
Ahiru no Sora
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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
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Even if these wings can't fly
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We want to spread them
wide and embrace the sky
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Becoming the people who we want to be
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You never know, the impossible
could be possible tomorrow
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So let's keep up the struggle
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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.
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It's that she won't.
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Huh?
**[03:35] ---**
That boy used to live deep in the countryside
of the Nagano Prefecture.
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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.
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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!
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If I get into a school that's
close to where the hospital is,
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then I can come see you whenever!
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It's best to have someone by your side
in case there's ever trouble!
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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.
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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?
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You think I'm a problem just being there?
**[04:53] ---**
Do you... not even want
me to be around, mom?!
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Hey, listen Sora.
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Your mother just-
**[04:59] ---**
Forget it.
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Sora?
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Sora! What do you think you're doing?!
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Then just go off to Kanagawa
or wherever the hell you want!
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Even if you beg me...
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...I'm never going to come to visit you!
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Wait! Sora!
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I can't believe him.
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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,
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I know he would spend every minute he could
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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.
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You can't just play basketball all the time,
you have to study hard for your entrance exams.
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And also-
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When I get to high school...!
**[06:34] ---**
When I get to high school,
I'll join the basketball team right away!
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I'll become a way better player than I am now,
and grow way taller!
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I'll get on the team's starting lineup!
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Then I'll make sure that we
win our first big tournament!
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And after all that...!
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And after all that... when I'm the very best,
with a perfect record...
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Then can I... take our winning trophy...
and come to visit you?
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Yeah! I'll be waiting!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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That ruins the surprise!
**[07:51] ---**
They really do love each other so much.
**[07:53] ---**
That day, when I told her about it...
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...she had the happiest
look that I've ever seen.
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He's awake.
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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.
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No, I can't.
**[08:48] ---**
I can deal with losing a practice match,
but I absolutely cannot lose at the inter-high.
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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...
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...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...
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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...
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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.
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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-
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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?
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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."