# E9 - Kite, His Ball, and the Team's Pain
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G63K0M5V6/kite-his-ball-and-the-teams-pain)
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We brought along the guys\nthat got beat up by him yesterday.
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They'll tell you what happened,\nand I think it'll make you reconsider his punishment.
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You guys...
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Come on. Hurry and cough it up, fellas.
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W-well, Nishiwaki gathered up\na whole group of us yesterday.
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He told us to lay the pressure on this\ncocky freshman punk and get him to join our clique.
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Yo. Why the hell are you in here playing basketball?
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Don't you know that the Kuzu High basketball team\nis just a bunch of trash?
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I'm Nishiwaki, a senior here.
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Nice to meetcha.
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You're a freshman, right Natsume?
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I'm gonna give you two options.
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Agree to be one of my followers now,
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or we beat the shit out of you until you do.
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Not interested.
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Get lost, dumbass.
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Don't play stupid with me.
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I told you to pick one, dammit.
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I don't need your bullshit!
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Do you get it now? Huh?
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After that, he totally snapped and we got flattened.
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Along with Nishiwaki and the rest.
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Where to go? The land, sea or sky?
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Ahiru no Sora
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I wanna invite you to come along
**[01:34] ---**
The pages of our story have started to turn
**[01:41] ---**
If you lose your nerve then recycle it
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And let it push you past hesitation
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Give and go! With the flow
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Instincts that are buried deep will always rear their head again
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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!
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So if the other guys started the whole fight,
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Kite, His Ball, and the Team's Pain
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that means it was self-defense! Right, teach?
**[02:50] ---**
Natsume being expelled was based on the fact\nthat students were injured as a result of his actions.
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Even if it was in self-defense,\nnot all violent actions can be overlooked.
**[02:59] ---**
Are you saying he should've just sat there and taken it?!
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Would you really do the same thing\nin that situation, teach?!
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Some pain in life must be borne with. Remember that.
**[03:10] ---**
Seriously?
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This is why I hate dealing with authority.
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We always get the short end of the damn stick.
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You guys are free to go now.
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Hold up.
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Tell that punk Nishiwaki when you get back...
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...that if he pulls this shit again,\nthen I'm gonna smash his face in personally.
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What's your deal?
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I never asked for or wanted any of your help.
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Keep your nose out of this.
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Look, I didn't come here trying to help you.
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I just wanted to wipe the slate clean.
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What?
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Your ball... I'm sorry that I kicked it.
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It's special to you, yeah?
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The hell does that mean?
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Quit making all this shit up.
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What was all that about, Yasuhara?
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Well, when we first met him, I picked up his ball\nand kicked it without thinking.
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And his fight with Nishiwaki's group\nwas triggered by the same thing.
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Plus, when he accidentally hurt that girl,\nit was only because he was so absorbed in basketball.
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It didn't take me long to figure it out.
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He's not a punk, just a dumbass\nthat loves playing basketball.
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AH! I JUST REMEMBERED!
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He promised to play basketball with us\nif I managed to take the ball from him earlier!
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It's special to you, yeah?
**[04:43] ---**
Hey, Kenji!
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What's this? You playin' basketball again?
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Hey! You!
**[04:55] ---**
Y-you talking to me?
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Yeah, help me out!
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If you got any spare paper, I could really use it.
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Oh God, this dude is taking a shit...
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Boy, you really saved my ass!
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I called my little brother,\nbut it was already getting crusty down there!
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You, uh, can just keep them.
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It was a free pack of tissues, anyway.
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Oh yeah? I really appreciate it, man.
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By the way, that ball you have caught my eye earlier.
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Are you basketball player?
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I'm not so sure. I used to be, but maybe not anymore.
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The school I just entered is kind of a dump.
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There's not really a basketball team to speak of.
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Plus, I just got expelled anyway.
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I don't think I'll be playing much anymore.
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I've got... a lot of regrets.
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If you feel that way, then don't be a quitter\nand just keep playing.
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Momoharu!
**[05:48] ---**
Did you get a job as a toilet paper salesman or what?
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You're the one who told me\nto go and buy some, dammit!
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You stupid shithead!
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This guy is his... little brother?
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"Kite" was your name, yeah?
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Have you already decided to quit going to school?
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That's none of your business.
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I know our basketball team is pretty shitty.
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All the skilled players hoping to join\nalways leave after taking a look at us.
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But you know, there was just one guy who didn't.
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How could you ever understand how I feel?
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Because I was in a similar spot until recently.
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Though, I don't know jack shit\nabout your personal problems.
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But you gave up before even starting,\nso doesn't that make you the loser?
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Payphone
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Okay! I'm waiting!
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That's right... I am the loser.
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Come on, teach! Cut the guy some slack!
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I've heard enough from you.
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Natsume's punishment is final. Just give it up.
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That's why I'm here! I'm asking you\nto please do something about it!
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I've never met someone this hard to get through to.
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Expelled students\nneed love, too
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Please and thank you!
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I'm beggin' you, Teach!
**[07:14] ---**
I find this hard to understand.
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You and Natsume aren't even\non very good terms, are you?
**[07:19] ---**
Why go so far to cover for him?
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I will admit that I don't really like the guy.
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He's way too violent.
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And his haircut makes him look like melon bread.
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But...
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I absolutely adore his basketball skills.
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That's why...
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Quit being a creep, dummy.
**[07:41] ---**
I've been looking for you, Mr. Satsuki.
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Please, Teach. I want you to reverse\nthe decision to expel me.
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What did you say?
**[07:50] ---**
Don't be absurd.
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It's too late to change your punishment.
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I don't expect it for free.
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I'll make this school famous.
**[07:57] ---**
And as our advisor, you'll get to reap plenty of benefits.
**[08:01] ---**
What?
**[08:03] ---**
I'll take the Kuzu High basketball team...\nall the way to the inter-high nationals.
**[08:07] ---**
Huh?
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I thought you didn't want to be associated\nwith the basketball team.
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What caused you to change your mind?
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I guess I spent too much time around these idiots\nand caught a case of the stupid.
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I know I'm making a selfish request.
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But I can't just turn tail and give up on everything now.
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Please! Just give me one more chance!
**[08:32] ---**
You're being ridiculous.
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And it's pointless to even bring this up\nwith me in the first place.
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Because I have no authority in your case.
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You need to accept the facts and gi-
**[08:43] ---**
Very well, then allow me to decide.
**[08:46] ---**
The Kuzu High team going to the inter-high nationals?
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That's quite the promising prospect, if you ask me.
**[08:52] ---**
Who's that?
**[08:54] ---**
Mr. Principal!
**[08:57] ---**
So without further ado,
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I'll be introducing the newest member of the team.
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Natsume Kenj-
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I'm Kite.
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I look forward to playing with you.
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Everything worked out, but only because\nthe Principal made a special exception in your case.
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But do not forget that the conditions\non which the team can play remain the same.
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None of this means that I've got any personal faith in you.
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I get it.
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I'm done. No more fights.
**[09:18] ---**
All right! Time for practice.
**[09:28] ---**
Your dribbling is still amazing\nno matter how many times I see it.
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How the hell do you hold the ball\nto move it around so freely like that?
**[09:35] ---**
Nah, you don't hold it. You stick to it.
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You said it yourself, remember?
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It was almost as if the ball\nwas glued to your hand or something.
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You can't just force the ball down,\nyou also have to lead it as it comes back up.
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Of course, the ball won't actually stick to you\neven if you're pulling it along.
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The important thing is simply to maintain that image of it.
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Cool. I think I get it.
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When you get the hang of it, switch to your left hand.
**[10:01] ---**
And once you can do that,\nthen you use both hands. Two balls at once.
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Mom.
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Both hands?! That's gotta be impossible.
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There are just so many amazing people in the world!
**[10:06] ---**
It's possible. Just watch this.
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He made me realize that I've barely even\nscratched the surface of the world of basketball!
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Holy shit! You're amazing, dude.
**[10:13] ---**
Kanagawa School of Medical Science\nSecondary Hospital
**[10:13] ---**
I was a little worried that we might get disbanded.
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But now our team has an awesome lineup of members!
**[10:19] ---**
The cherry blossoms...
**[10:20] ---**
have already wilted away this year.
**[10:22] ---**
Well, April went by pretty quickly.
**[10:27] ---**
Oh, I can smell rain!
**[10:30] ---**
It doesn't seem like a storm is coming to me.
**[10:32] ---**
It will. Really soon.
**[10:38] ---**
Rain, huh? I hate when it rains.\nI always end up slipping on the court.
**[10:42] ---**
But we can't even use the court today,\nwhich means practice is outside.
**[10:45] ---**
That makes me hate the rain even more.
**[10:47] ---**
Although, it's not like our team\nhas even had proper training to begin with.
**[10:50] ---**
Which means days like this would be the prefect chance\nto spend time building muscle instead.
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And Mr. Satsuki doesn't really know anything\nabout basketball, anyway.
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What we need now is someone who can figure out\na training schedule for us to keep...
**[11:07] ---**
Today I'm pulling out all the stops to make sure\nyou get the beating that you deserve.
**[11:11] ---**
Brace yourself.
**[11:13] ---**
Now get up, dammit!
**[11:15] ---**
What's the deal? You're not putting up\nmuch of a fight this time.
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And here I went out of my way to gather up\nall these extra guys.
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At least let us have a little fun-
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My ball...
**[11:24] ---**
Don't touch... my ball...
**[11:27] ---**
Don't fuck with me, punk!
**[11:32] ---**
Y'know, I hear the basketball team\nhas gotten serious about playing lately.
**[11:35] ---**
Apparently, they got permission\non the condition that they don't cause any trouble.
**[11:39] ---**
Huh? Is that what's holding this little idiot back?
**[11:42] ---**
Well that sounds all sorts of fun.
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If we get this guy to snap,\nthen the basketball team is finished.
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And they've all been getting\non my nerves for a while now.
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Especially those damn twins.
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Come on, do it.
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I'll let you take a totally free swing at me.
**[11:56] ---**
So just let the basketball team rot and die, okay?
**[11:59] ---**
No skin off our bones, Kite. Let him have it.
**[12:02] ---**
I'll even help if you want.
**[12:04] ---**
Y-Yasuhara, you little bitch!
**[12:06] ---**
We can avoid being disbanded if we just get rid\nof the evidence after we beat the snot out of you turds!
**[12:10] ---**
That's right.
**[12:11] ---**
We can sweep it all under the rug after the fact.
**[12:14] ---**
But first, I wanna know which of you jerks\nsent this ball raining down on me!
**[12:18] ---**
Uh... why don't you just go home and watch TV\nwith an afternoon snack or somethin'. Okay?
**[12:22] ---**
Why should I do that?! I can hold my own!\nI'll take 'em to the cleaners!
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I'll piledrive whoever threw this ball right into the dirt!
**[12:29] ---**
I don't need any help.
**[12:31] ---**
Just shut up and watch.
**[12:34] ---**
I don't even need to use my hands\nto deal with losers like you.
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Come on, do your worst.
**[12:39] ---**
You cheeky punk! I'll make you regret that!
**[12:47] ---**
Stupid freshman like you don't get to talk back!
**[12:49] ---**
Eat shit and die!
**[12:51] ---**
Hold on, Kite!
**[12:52] ---**
Stay out of it.
**[12:55] ---**
He's doing exactly what Satsuki told us we'd have to.
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For real.
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Some pain in life must be borne with. Remember that.
**[13:02] ---**
Right now, he's bearing all the pain\nso that the basketball team can survive.
**[13:06] ---**
Kite...
**[13:07] ---**
That dumbass!
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And it's our responsibility...
**[13:11] ---**
...to bear the pain of having\nto watch him get beat up like this!
**[13:15] ---**
What are you boys doing?!
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Shit, it's Satsuki!
**[13:18] ---**
Run for it!
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Hold it! Stop right there!
**[13:24] ---**
Is fighting all those boys know how to do?!
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For God's sake.
**[13:28] ---**
That goes for all of you, too!
**[13:30] ---**
As if you didn't cause enough trouble\nwith everything yesterday!
**[13:33] ---**
Listen up. The basketball team will now be-
**[13:35] ---**
Except we didn't cause any problems.
**[13:37] ---**
At least not this time.
**[13:39] ---**
Oh really?
**[13:42] ---**
Hey, Teach.
**[13:44] ---**
I thought maybe I could figure out...\nthe meaning of what you said yesterday, Mr. Satsuki.
**[13:50] ---**
But honestly...
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...I don't think this whole "bear the pain"\nthing is such a good fit for me.
**[13:56] ---**
Same here. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack.
**[13:59] ---**
You said it.
**[14:00] ---**
Yeah, screw that noise.
**[14:02] ---**
W-wait a moment!
**[14:05] ---**
What now?
**[14:10] ---**
I can't say no to eyes like those. Good grief.
**[14:14] ---**
From what I understand, the volleyball team\nwill be taking a break from practice today.
**[14:17] ---**
If you wish to use the court,\nthen you can have free reign of it.
**[14:20] ---**
Huh?
**[14:21] ---**
Sweet!
**[14:22] ---**
We can have a real practice session in the gym! Yahoo!
**[14:25] ---**
Yo.\nWe can have a real practice session in the gym! Yahoo!
**[14:26] ---**
Need a hand?
**[14:29] ---**
I can't believe this.
**[14:31] ---**
Your adorable new teammate was getting beat on,\nand you all just stood there like rocks.
**[14:34] ---**
You were the one who told us to shut up and watch!
**[14:37] ---**
That was a figure of speech.
**[14:41] ---**
It finally stopped raining.
**[14:43] ---**
Okay, boys. Time to get pumped and start practicin'!
**[14:49] ---**
Whoa, Kite! What's up with your face?!
**[14:51] ---**
Don't tell me you got into another fight!
**[14:52] ---**
Wasn't a fight.
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Not at all.
**[14:54] ---**
Probably.
**[14:55] ---**
But who can say for sure?
**[14:57] ---**
Does it really even matter?
**[15:00] ---**
So, hey.
**[15:02] ---**
I've been curious this whole time.
**[15:04] ---**
Why exactly do you go by "Kite"?
**[15:07] ---**
Isn't your name "Kenji Natsume"?
**[15:10] ---**
Cuz my dad was like a black kite,\nup in the scaffolds at his job.
**[15:14] ---**
He "was"?
**[15:16] ---**
He's dead now.
**[15:18] ---**
He was working one day, when a sudden gust of wind\nblew away the scaffolding he was on.
**[15:23] ---**
It was a headlong dive down 10 stories.
**[15:26] ---**
Dad...
**[15:28] ---**
Hey, Ken, we found this.
**[15:30] ---**
It was mixed in with all your dad's other stuff.
**[15:38] ---**
I want a legit basketball!
**[15:39] ---**
One of those fancy ones made from real leather!
**[15:42] ---**
Our family doesn't have that kind of money! Ya dummy!
**[15:47] ---**
It happened just three days before my birthday.
**[15:51] ---**
He was a cheapskate that drank a ton of booze,
**[15:53] ---**
but he was always a good father to me.
**[15:56] ---**
I never saw eye-to-eye with my new dad who\ncame along, and we just ended up fighting all the time.
**[16:00] ---**
I see now.
**[16:01] ---**
That's why he treasures that ball so much.
**[16:05] ---**
Yo. I'm glad you're getting along with us and all.
**[16:07] ---**
But I think there's one more\nimportant thing you've still gotta do.
**[16:11] ---**
Go and apologize to Yoshino on the volleyball team.
**[16:14] ---**
You owe her that.
**[16:16] ---**
No worries.
**[16:19] ---**
We're real close friends now.
**[16:21] ---**
In body and soul.
**[16:22] ---**
Oh my gosh! Don't embarrass me, Kite!
**[16:25] ---**
I made you lunch today!
**[16:28] ---**
Oh, hey, Bro!
**[16:30] ---**
You know, this means war.
**[16:33] ---**
Huh?
**[16:34] ---**
Because Yoshino was number 8 on my list of girls\nwho I most wanted to start dating!
**[16:39] ---**
FACE MY DIVINE WRATH!
**[16:49] ---**
So fast!
**[16:51] ---**
I'm honestly surprised he's keeping up with my speed.
**[16:54] ---**
This shrimp is pretty good.
**[16:57] ---**
Okay, this is the last run!
**[16:58] ---**
Pass it over to me!
**[17:04] ---**
Hey, Tinytown. Wait a damn minute!
**[17:08] ---**
Have you lost your mind?
**[17:09] ---**
Who stops during a 2-man drill\nto take a shot in the middle like that?
**[17:13] ---**
You don't have to worry about me!
**[17:15] ---**
I promise I won't miss any of my shots!
**[17:18] ---**
That's not the problem here.
**[17:20] ---**
Damn this little shrimp.
**[17:21] ---**
The level of accuracy his shots have is unbelievable...
**[17:24] ---**
Still, our practice sessions have only been\nthe same thing over and over.
**[17:27] ---**
Don't you have anything else that we can do, Captain?
**[17:29] ---**
You want some other drills?
**[17:31] ---**
Yo, Teach.
**[17:32] ---**
Quit staring and try actually coaching us for once.
**[17:35] ---**
You're our advisor, right?
**[17:36] ---**
That's true.
**[17:38] ---**
Then... how about you do some running?
**[17:44] ---**
Dammit, Momoharu. You and your big fat mouth.
**[17:47] ---**
Um, Momoharu?
**[17:49] ---**
I think we really need someone to help research\nand plan a training schedule for us.
**[17:54] ---**
You're right. I'll think about it.
**[17:57] ---**
Okay, that's enough for today.
**[18:00] ---**
He must be trying to kill us, making us run 500 laps...
**[18:03] ---**
Oh, I nearly forgot.
**[18:04] ---**
This really doesn't pertain to any of you,\nbut the match schedule for the first semester is out.
**[18:08] ---**
Here's a copy of it for reference.
**[18:11] ---**
Crap, do the inter-high prelims\nreally start at the end of May?
**[18:14] ---**
We barely have a month left to practice, then!
**[18:16] ---**
Wow! There's also a tournament\njust for the Kanto region!
**[18:20] ---**
That would be fun, I hope we can participate!
**[18:22] ---**
We're too late to have any hope of entering that.
**[18:24] ---**
The second round of games starts tomorrow.
**[18:26] ---**
Gah, you're right...
**[18:28] ---**
That sucks.
**[18:31] ---**
Oh!
**[18:32] ---**
Then let's go watch it! Together!
**[18:34] ---**
No way. That's too much effort, man.
**[18:37] ---**
I wanna go! Let's go!
**[18:43] ---**
Jeez! I can't believe how late you guys are!
**[18:46] ---**
I said we would meet up at 10 this morning,\nbut you kept me waiting for 4 hours!
**[18:50] ---**
Now we'll be lucky to even catch\nthe last quarter of the final game of the day!
**[18:54] ---**
Don't sweat it.
**[18:56] ---**
Ugh... I should have just gone with Kite\nwhen he left earlier.
**[19:00] ---**
Seeing the final game of this round is more than enough.
**[19:02] ---**
Just look, I did some research online yesterday.
**[19:06] ---**
This is today's matchup.
**[19:09] ---**
This must be some kind of fate.
**[19:11] ---**
ABSOLUTE VICTORY
**[19:12] ---**
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense...!
**[19:20] ---**
A steal...
**[19:21] ---**
Dammit!
**[19:25] ---**
Eirin\nShinmaruko
**[19:25] ---**
Blocking! #4 on Defense!
**[19:28] ---**
Maru High is losing... by 9 points even...
**[19:32] ---**
Whoa! According to this,\ntheir opponents right now are a seeded team.
**[19:32] ---**
Charged timeout! Shinmaruko!
**[19:36] ---**
They were ranked in the top 8\nof last year's Kanto region tournament!
**[19:39] ---**
We thought Maru High was tough as nails,\nbut even they're getting trashed out there.
**[19:43] ---**
Do you guys really think we can compete\nin matches like these?
**[19:44] ---**
MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO...!
**[19:50] ---**
Hang in there, Maruko!
**[19:51] ---**
You can do it!
**[19:57] ---**
This game...
**[19:59] ---**
...they still have a chance to turn it around.
**[20:00] ---**
Huh?
**[20:02] ---**
They ain't dead yet.
**[20:04] ---**
Listen up, Choji! I want you to stick to their #10 like glue!
**[20:08] ---**
Got it!
**[20:09] ---**
Sawa! If you get the ball and have an open shot,\nalways go for the three!
**[20:12] ---**
Even if you miss, I will DEFINITELY get the rebound!
**[20:15] ---**
Just leave everything that happens\ninside the paint to me!
**[20:17] ---**
It's Chiba!
**[20:18] ---**
He's as passionate as ever. Totally on fire.
**[20:24] ---**
They're facing a full court press!
**[20:25] ---**
The other team doesn't want\nMaru High scoring any points!
**[20:30] ---**
Tokiwa!
**[20:35] ---**
He's quick.
**[20:37] ---**
Here he comes!
**[20:38] ---**
Cover him!
**[20:46] ---**
Holy crap! He dunked it!
**[20:48] ---**
I've never seen a dunk in a high school game before!
**[20:50] ---**
That #4 is so cool!
**[20:51] ---**
Nice, Chiba!
**[20:56] ---**
This isn't good, he looks totally wiped.
**[20:58] ---**
He didn't even need a dunk to score on that play.
**[21:01] ---**
Yeah, that dude really only has\nto raise his hand to reach the basket.
**[21:05] ---**
It looks like he's just wasting precious stamina to me.
**[21:07] ---**
He knows what he's doing.
**[21:09] ---**
There's no denying that the other team\nis slightly better than they are.
**[21:13] ---**
But that only matters if they were playing\non completely even terms.
**[21:17] ---**
What do you mean?
**[21:18] ---**
Take a look.
**[21:20] ---**
Just a few more points to take the lead!
**[21:20] ---**
MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO! MA-RU-KO...!
**[21:22] ---**
Don't give up!
**[21:25] ---**
Even if he pushed his stamina to its absolute limit,
**[21:28] ---**
that's a cheap price to pay\nfor turning the momentum in their favor.
**[21:32] ---**
In moments like these, it becomes very clear\nwhich team the crowd favors.
**[21:37] ---**
And that is exactly when comebacks\nare most likely to happen.
**[21:41] ---**
That #4 down there, he really knows\nhow to play the game of basketball.
**[21:45] ---**
There's no doubt his team is strong.
**[21:47] ---**
Shinmaruko\nEirin
**[21:47] ---**
The game is over!
**[21:49] ---**
Insane! A total unknown managed\nto beat a seeded team!
**[21:52] ---**
H-hot damn...
**[21:54] ---**
Those were some really sick moves.
**[21:56] ---**
I wanna be able to dominate the court just like them!
**[22:02] ---**
Yo! You were watching?
**[22:03] ---**
It didn't matter how long you stared up at the sky
**[22:05] ---**
That was kind of an embarrassing game for us.
**[22:06] ---**
You always said that you would never be able to fly
**[22:08] ---**
If we're struggling this much against a team\nthat hardly made the top 8 in Kanto,
**[22:09] ---**
One night I cried wondering how long it would take
**[22:11] ---**
it doesn't really bode well for our future.
**[22:13] ---**
Until I could finally reach you with my hands
**[22:14] ---**
As you can see, Kanagawa has the most intense\nblock of competition in the entire country.
**[22:16] ---**
Eventually I got used to just running away
**[22:18] ---**
Are you guys ready to get in on this?
**[22:19] ---**
Until the day I realized that was a weakness
**[22:21] ---**
For the time being, we're going to get a head start\non you by claiming the throne of Kanto.
**[22:23] ---**
So let's start it all over, right now
**[22:26] ---**
If you waste too much time, we'll leave you in the dust.
**[22:29] ---**
We'll be right on your heels. Don't worry.
**[22:29] ---**
The things precious to us were always close at hand
**[22:33] ---**
If our school is also in the Kanagawa block,
**[22:35] ---**
that means we can't reach the prefectural\nprelims without beating Maru High.
**[22:35] ---**
We are never completely alone at any time in our lives
**[22:39] ---**
What do you think, Chiaki?
**[22:41] ---**
I say the bigger the challenge, the greater the reward.
**[22:42] ---**
The truth is that you can fly, wherever you want
**[22:45] ---**
Damn straight.
**[22:45] ---**
Spreading your wings to go far higher than anyone else
**[22:47] ---**
You sure sent me to one hell of a place.
**[22:49] ---**
The more tears that you shed
**[22:50] ---**
I'm cursing you, Dad.
**[22:51] ---**
I swear... this might kill me.
**[22:53] ---**
Then the stronger you become
**[22:55] ---**
Let's use those wings to travel the world over
**[22:56] ---**
It really sucks to admit, but we can't even stand\non equal ground with Maru High as we are now.
**[22:58] ---**
And find a path to a future that no one knows about
**[23:02] ---**
I'm gonna need way more practice.
**[23:02] ---**
Always, always, always
**[23:04] ---**
I ain't quitting until my shots\nstart going in the damn basket!
**[23:07] ---**
Walking onwards, all of us together
**[23:07] ---**
I'd kill for some ice cream...
**[23:10] ---**
Faster, stronger...
**[23:12] ---**
We gotta keep getting better!
**[23:16] ---**
Uh, so where exactly are we right now?
**[23:19] ---**
Sorry. I put us on the wrong train.
**[23:23] ---**
What do we do now?!
**[23:23] ---**
ENOSHIMA BRIDGE
**[23:25] ---**
I don't have anymore money left!
**[23:27] ---**
Okay boys, we're running home.
**[23:28] ---**
Are you serious?!
**[23:30] ---**
Ahiru no Sora\nNext Time: Manager
**[23:31] ---**
Next time: "Manager."