# 11 - I Refuse to Lose!
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***SIGN*** All-Japan Flying Circus
Fall Tournament
West Kyushu Qualifiers
**[00:02] Ho**
It's time for the All-Japan
Flying Circus Fall Tournament!
**[00:08] Ho**
We're at the West Kyushu qualifiers,
**[00:10] Ho**
where Mashiro Udon's poster
girl, Arisaka Mashiro,
***SIGN*** Arisaka Mashiro
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 1st Year
***SIGN*** Ichinose Rika
***SIGN*** Takafuji Academy 1st Year
**[00:14] Ho**
is currently facing Takafuji Academy's
hottest prospect, Ichinose Rika!
**[00:19] Ho**
The two first-years, having
won their first-round matches,
**[00:22] Ho**
are now facing off in an A Block
second-round matchup.
**[00:25] Ho**
Which of these two will
progress to the third round?
**[00:30] Ri**
See you later!
**[00:33] G**
Point to Ichinose!
**[00:34] Ri**
The first point is mine!
**[00:47] Ir**
They're getting so excited
about a run-of-the-mill match.
**[00:50] Ir**
On the other hand, our FC is sure
to elicit pin-drop silence.
**[00:55] Ir**
If we win two tournaments in a row,
**[00:59] Ir**
the FC community will be forced to admit...
**[01:02] Sa**
That what we created is superior.
**[01:05] Ir**
That our beautiful, perfect FC is superior.
***SIGN*** Episode Eleven: "I Refuse to Lose!"
**[02:42] Ho**
In the A Block second-round
speeder-versus-speeder matchup,
**[02:44] Ho**
Ichinose has drawn first blood!
**[02:49] Mas**
She's going to pull away!
**[02:51] A**
Remember, M-Mashiro-chan!
It's all about spirit!
**[02:53] Mi**
Why are you so nervous?
**[02:55] H**
Step on it, Mashiro!
**[02:58] H**
*And put your gameplan into motion!*
**[03:00] H**
*Got it?*
**[03:00] Mas**
Y-Yeah!
**[03:05] (Flashback) Ri**
Mashiro.
**[03:07] (Flashback) Ri**
Let's both do our best in our match today.
**[03:09] (Flashback) Mas**
Yeah! I'm coming for you
with everything I have!
**[03:14] (Flashback) Mas**
Thank you, Rika.
**[03:16] (Flashback) Mas**
It's all thanks to you that I managed
to find my own style of FC...
**[03:21] (Flashback) Mas**
That I managed to get this far.
**[03:23] (Flashback) Ri**
I didn't do anything.
**[03:25] (Flashback) Ri**
You're the one who put in the
effort to make it this far.
**[03:27] (Flashback) Mas**
Compared to how much effort you put
in, I've still got a ways to go.
**[03:31] (Flashback) Mas**
But I refuse to lose!
**[03:33] (Flashback) Mas**
I'll beat you this time for sure.
**[03:35] (Flashback) Ri**
Good.
**[03:36] (Flashback) Ri**
Bring it on.
**[03:43] A**
Mashiro-chan's making her move.
**[03:45] Mi**
Yeah.
**[03:47] G**
Point to Ichinose! 0-2!
**[03:50] Ho**
Ichinose now has a two-point lead!
**[03:53] Ho**
Can Arisaka come back from this?
**[03:55] Ri**
Where's Mashiro? I thought
she took a shortcut.
**[03:57] R**
*Above you!*
**[04:00] Ri**
Mashiro?!
**[04:00] Mas**
I call this the Pickle Stone Tactic!
**[04:03] Mas**
And I'm putting it in play!
**[04:05] Mi**
"Pickle Stone"? Come on.
**[04:07] H**
She'll put her opponent under pressure
by taking up position above her,
**[04:09] H**
and then go for either her
back or the next buoy.
**[04:11] A**
This is just like Inui-san's tactic!
**[04:15] R**
Smart move, I must admit.
**[04:17] Ari**
Goddammit! I wanted to face her!
**[04:19] G**
Mind your language, young lady.
**[04:21] Ari**
I-I'm sorry, milady!
**[04:24] Aoi**
She got a good read on Ichinose's
movements and got above her.
**[04:29] Mas**
Here I come!
**[04:38] Mas**
Got you!
**[04:40] G**
Point to Arisaka! 1-2!
**[04:44] G**
Point to Arisaka!
**[04:46] Ho**
We're all tied up!
**[04:47] Ho**
Arisaka scored two straight
points to level the score!
**[04:52] Sh**
That's the way, Arisaka!
**[04:54] Sh**
As a fellow speeder, I'll share
some of my spirit with you!
**[04:54] Mad**
Only team members are allowed back here, Bro.
**[04:58] R**
* Take a shortcut to the fourth*
* line at once, Ichinose-san!*
**[05:01] Ri**
Okay!
**[05:03] Ri**
I'm not letting you past!
**[05:04] R**
You must stop her, no matter what.
**[05:06] R**
Don't let her get away.
**[05:07] Ri**
Got it!
**[05:12] Mad**
A back punch?!
**[05:13] Mi**
Nicely done.
**[05:18] Ri**
Got your back!
**[05:21] G**
Point to Ichinose! 2-3!
**[05:31] Mas**
Ultimate Move: Mashiro Punch!
**[05:35] G**
Point to Arisaka! 3-3!
**[05:38] Mi**
Way to go, Mashiro!
**[05:39] A**
This match is too close to call!
**[05:40] Mas**
I haven't been taking on Misaki-senpai
or Asuka-senpai for show, you know.
**[05:44] Mas**
I'll beat you this time for sure!
**[05:46] R**
I want to win, too!
**[05:48] Mi**
Ichinose-chan has gotten a lot
better at dogfighting since summer.
**[05:52] Mad**
She must've practiced really
hard after losing to you.
**[05:55] A**
They're both awesome!
**[05:57] Sh**
Guess I should've learned more
lessons from my defeat, too.
**[06:00] Mad**
Oh, come on, Bro.
**[06:03] Mi**
We'll have to do our best
so they don't outshine us.
**[06:05] A**
Yeah.
**[06:11] Ho**
*Time's running out!*
**[06:12] Ho**
*Who will triumph in this one?*
**[06:14] ---**
*Takafuji's Ichinose, or Kunahama's Arisaka?*
**[06:14] Ir**
That match is still going?
**[06:17] Sa**
Kunahama...
**[06:21] (Flashback) A**
But I'm practicing really
hard right now so I can have
**[06:24] (Flashback) A**
an exciting match with you next time.
**[06:26] (Flashback) A**
So look forward to the fall tournament—
**[06:28] (Flashback) Sa**
That's out of the question.
**[06:31] Ir**
What's wrong, Saki?
**[06:33] Ir**
Let's go.
**[06:38] H**
Make a beeline for the first buoy, Mashiro!
**[06:40] Mas**
Okay!
**[06:42] Ri**
Oh, no, you don't!
**[06:46] Mad**
Mashiro-cchi...
**[06:56] G**
Point to Arisaka!
**[06:58] G**
4-3!
**[07:00] G**
This match is over! Arisaka wins!
**[07:03] All**
Yay!
**[07:04] H**
All right!
**[07:05] Masmom**
Atta girl, Mashiro!
**[07:09] Ho**
Arisaka wins a hard-fought battle
to advance to the third round!
***SIGN*** Arisaka Mashiro
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 1st Year
***SIGN*** Ichinose Rika
***SIGN*** Takafuji Academy 1st Year
***SIGN*** Arisaka Mashiro
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 1st Year
**[07:14] Ri**
You were great, Mashiro!
**[07:17] Mas**
Rika...
**[07:20] Mas**
I—
**[07:21] Ri**
Congrats, Mashiro.
**[07:24] Ri**
But I'll be the one to win next time.
**[07:30] Mas**
That won't happen, Rika.
**[07:32] Mas**
I'll have the last laugh next time, too.
**[07:38] A**
Mashiro-chan played so well.
**[07:40] Mi**
All right! Time to break a leg myself!
**[07:43] Mi**
I'm gonna win, no matter what!
**[07:44] ---**
Right!
***SIGN*** Mashiro Udon
**[07:47] MasM**
Here's yer order!
**[07:49] MasM**
It's hot. Be careful
not to burn yer tongue.
**[07:53] All**
Let's eat!
**[07:58] Mi**
So, how does that celebratory udon taste?
**[08:00] Mas**
Delicious!
**[08:02] MasMo**
Aww, you bring a tear to my eye.
**[08:04] Mas**
I wasn't talking to you, Mom.
**[08:07] Ari**
Congrats, Mashiro.
**[08:09] Ari**
I'll allow you to treat
me to udon to celebrate.
**[08:11] Ga**
Stop that, Arika.
**[08:12] Ari**
I'm sorry.
**[08:13] MasMo**
Fine by me!
**[08:14] ---**
Everyone who rooted for Mashiro
gets to eat on the house!
**[08:18] Mas**
You're embarrassing me, Mom.
**[08:20] R**
We've come to sample the offerings as well.
**[08:23] Ri**
When I told them Mashiro Udon serves great
food, they wanted to try some.
**[08:27] Mi**
Shindo-san!
**[08:28] Mi**
I didn't know you were here to watch.
**[08:29] Kaz**
I am.
**[08:30] Kaz**
Partly to cheer my juniors on,
**[08:32] Kaz**
but also because I'm curious
about how Inui will play this time.
**[08:35] Kaz**
How are things, Hinata-kun?
**[08:37] H**
I think we're as ready as we could be.
**[08:40] R**
I'll be taking her on in the third round.
**[08:43] R**
I shall eat some udon and make
sure I play with maximum spirit!
**[08:46] MasMo**
I'll have yer bowls ready right away.
**[08:50] Mad**
A-Asuka-chan! You need to get
ready for the next match!
**[08:53] A**
R-Right! I'd better hurry!
**[08:55] Mi**
I'll eat some more and join you later.
**[08:56] MasMo**
They're such a lively bunch.
**[09:01] Haruki**
Stay on your toes, Aoi.
**[09:03] Aoi**
Where did that come from?
**[09:05] Har**
Kairyou Academy's Inui Saki and
her second, Irina Avalon...
**[09:09] Har**
Those two are no ordinary team.
**[09:12] Aoi**
Please.
**[09:13] Aoi**
We've known that since the summer tournament.
**[09:16] Har**
No, that's not all I'm talking about.
**[09:18] Har**
I bet they still have
something up their sleeves.
**[09:20] Har**
That Avalon brand bothers me.
**[09:23] Aoi**
Is this your instinct as an
experienced dealer talking?
**[09:28] Har**
There's something off about those Grav-Shoes.
**[09:32] Aoi**
I'll keep an eye out.
**[09:36] G**
Kurashina wins!
**[09:39] H**
Well played.
**[09:40] A**
Thanks!
**[09:41] Mas**
That flying fish-like barrel
roll was really pretty!
**[09:46] A**
Where's Misaki-chan?
**[09:47] Mad**
Over at B Block. Her next match begins soon.
**[09:50] Mas**
She was having an udon-eating
contest until just now, though.
**[09:53] Mad**
I hope she doesn't get an upset tummy.
**[09:55] Mas**
But Shindo-san was something else.
**[09:57] Mad**
I know, right?
**[09:58] Mad**
He gobbled those noodles up like a Cobra.
**[10:01] G**
This match is over!
**[10:03] G**
Inui wins 8-0!
**[10:08] Ho**
She's good! Way too good!
**[10:10] Ho**
Inui once again used the Birdcage,
which dethroned Shindo,
**[10:13] Ho**
to inflict a crushing defeat on Satouin!
**[10:17] Ir**
That was perfect, Saki. Keep it up.
**[10:19] Sa**
*Okay.*
**[10:24] Ho**
The first day of the fall
tournament comes to close,
**[10:25] Ho**
and all matches up to the third
round have been completed!
***SIGN*** Shitou Suisan 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Ganeko Mayu
**[10:29] Sign**
In the A Block semifinals, Ganeko,
one of the favorites for the title,
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Kurashina Asuka
**[10:32] Sign**
will face Kurashina, who pushed
Shindo all the way in summer!
***SIGN*** Kairyou Academy 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Inui Saki
**[10:37] Sign**
And in the other semifinal in B Block, Inui,
after her overwhelming victory over Satouin,
***SIGN*** Tobisawa Misaki
**[10:41] [SONG] ---**
Kunahama High 2nd Year
**[10:41] Sign**
takes on another rising star
from Kunahama, Tobisawa!
**[10:50] Mas**
Sorry I was the only one
to lose in the third round.
**[10:54] Mi**
Don't worry. You did great.
**[10:56] A**
She's right, Mashiro-chan.
**[10:58] Mad**
You put up a good fight against
Ganeko-san, who placed third in summer.
**[11:01] H**
Misaki, you're going up
against Inui tomorrow.
**[11:04] Mi**
I'm gonna show off the fruits of
all the training I've done and win!
**[11:08] Mi**
And then, I'll play Asuka in the final.
**[11:12] A**
Right!
**[11:12] A**
I'll do my best, too!
**[11:17] G**
Whoa!
**[11:19] G**
They're leaving on that?
**[11:23] Mad**
What's going on?
**[11:25] Mad**
That's—
**[11:28] Ir**
Oh, hello.
**[11:30] A**
Inui-san!
**[11:31] A**
Good work.
**[11:33] Ir**
Saki hasn't had to work at all.
**[11:36] Ir**
But I'm sure you're all exhausted,
**[11:38] Ir**
so please do get some rest.
**[11:40] Ir**
If not, Saki won't be able to
show the world a perfect victory.
**[11:46] Mad**
You're assuming you're gonna win?!
**[11:47] Ir**
Be seeing you, then.
**[11:48] Ir**
Let us do our best tomorrow.
***SIGN*** I <3 Misaki
***SIGN*** Tobisawa Misaki for Life
***SIGN*** Misaki Life
**[12:24] Mas**
Okay!
**[12:24] Mas**
I'm going to root for you with
all my heart, Misaki-senpai!
**[12:28] Mi**
This isn't some idol concert, you know.
**[12:30] A**
In Mashiro-chan's eyes,
**[12:31] A**
this might just be a
Flying Misaki-senpai Show.
**[12:35] Mas**
Allow me, Arisaka Mashiro, to
sing the official cheering song!
**[12:38] Mas**
Fly across the starry sky
with your unrivaled wings.
**[12:40] A**
Whoa, this is really firing me up!
**[12:43] Mi**
I can't focus like this, so when you root
for me, do it where I won't see you.
**[12:45] Mas**
Your answer is surely—
**[12:46] Mas**
What? You meanie!
**[12:49] Mas**
Don't you realize I'm doing
this out of love for you?!
**[12:51] Mi**
Yeah, yeah.
**[12:52] Ir**
You sure are full of energy
first thing in the morning.
**[12:55] Ir**
Hello.
**[12:57] A**
Inui-san!
**[12:59] Ir**
Make as much noise as you want,
while you still can.
**[13:01] Ir**
Because you will fall silent
once the match begins.
**[13:06] Mi**
I wouldn't be so sure of that.
**[13:09] Mi**
You never know how a match will go.
**[13:12] Ir**
Well, I can't wait to find out.
**[13:14] Ir**
See you.
***SIGN*** Shitou Suisan 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Ganeko Mayu
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Kurashina Asuka
**[13:21] Ho**
This is the second day
of the fall tournament!
**[13:24] Ho**
Kurashina is currently on top against Ganeko!
**[13:29] Ari**
Milady!
**[13:37] G**
Point to Kurashina! 2-5!
**[13:40] Mas**
Go, Asuka-senpai!
**[13:44] G**
You're too careless!
**[13:50] Kaz**
You seem full of spirit, Tobisawa-kun.
**[13:55] Mi**
Shindo-san...
**[13:57] Kaz**
I look forward to great
things from your zipzapping.
**[14:02] Mi**
Got it.
**[14:06] Mi**
But really, I wanted to beat you
at that udon-eating contest.
**[14:14] Kaz**
I'll take you on anytime.
**[14:16] Mi**
Then if I beat Inui-san,
I'll come for you next.
**[14:29] G**
Point to Kurashina!
**[14:34] G**
This match is over!
**[14:36] G**
Kurashina wins!
**[14:38] Ho**
In the A Block semifinal,
**[14:39] Ho**
Kurashina eliminates Ganeko,
who placed third last time around,
***SIGN*** Shitou Suisan 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Ganeko Mayu
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Kurashina Asuka
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Kurashina Asuka
**[14:43] Ho**
to progress to her first-ever final!
**[14:45] Ho**
Next up, we have the B Block semifinal!
**[14:49] Ho**
Who will face Kurashina in the final?
**[14:52] Ho**
Will be the Dominating Queen
of the Sky, Inui Saki,
**[14:54] Ho**
or will it be the Wildcat
Fighter, Tobisawa Misaki?
**[14:57] Mas**
Break a leg, Misaki-senpai!
**[15:00] Mas**
If you win, we'll let you
have free udon for a year!
**[15:02] Mad**
Settle down, Mashiro-cchi.
**[15:02] Mas**
Hooray, hooray, Misaki-senpai!
**[15:05] Mad**
Would you listen to me?
**[15:07] H**
Misaki.
**[15:10] H**
Scared?
**[15:13] Mi**
I guess.
**[15:14] Mi**
I mean, Inui-san destroyed Satouin-san.
**[15:19] Mi**
And I could lose the same way.
**[15:22] Mi**
I'll admit that I am pretty
scared of that prospect.
**[15:26] H**
Misaki...
**[15:28] Mi**
But it's because I lost that I could
take a long, hard look at myself.
**[15:34] Mi**
And it's because I lost that
I could dedicate myself to FC.
**[15:39] Mi**
Anyway, I'm gonna go on
the attack and stay there!
**[15:42] Mi**
That is my brand of FC!
**[15:46] H**
Yeah.
**[15:54] Mi**
Inui-san...
**[15:57] Mi**
I'm gonna break free of your Birdcage.
**[16:00] Mi**
You'd best be prepared to zipzap.
**[16:02] G**
On your marks...
**[16:14] G**
Set!
**[16:18] Ho**
Here we go!
**[16:20] Ho**
Inui's heading for the buoy,
**[16:21] Ho**
whereas Tobisawa immediately took a shortcut!
**[16:27] G**
Point to Inui!
**[16:36] A**
So it does come down to this after all.
**[16:39] Kaz**
Now, then.
**[16:40] Kaz**
What will you do, Tobisawa-kun?
**[16:44] H**
*Misaki.*
**[16:45] H**
Inui's looking to win all her matches
in this tournament with the Birdcage.
**[16:50] H**
So...
**[16:50] H**
* you should be able to get*
* close to her from below.*
**[16:52] Mi**
Roger.
**[16:53] Mi**
As always, I'm gonna look to get
down and dirty in a dogfight.
**[16:56] H**
*That's the way.*
**[16:57] H**
*Once you get close, stick to her like glue*
**[17:01] H**
*and break her down bit by bit!*
**[17:02] Mi**
The entire time?
**[17:03] Mi**
This is gonna be a pain in the tail.
**[17:06] Mi**
But quitting would be even worse!
**[17:10] Mi**
Okay...
**[17:12] Mi**
Here I go!
**[17:17] Ho**
Whoa! Tobisawa with an insane burst of speed!
**[17:26] Ho**
Come on, Inui-san. Let's zipzap.
**[17:30] H**
Don't let her get away, Misaki!
**[17:32] Mi**
I know!
**[17:35] Ir**
Sonic Boost, eh?
**[17:36] Ir**
She must've practiced a whole lot.
**[17:40] Ir**
But...
**[17:41] Ir**
*No change in plans, Saki.*
**[17:43] Ir**
*Push her down to the water.*
**[17:45] Sa**
Okay, Irina.
**[17:50] Sa**
Inui suddenly stopped in her
tracks and blew Tobisawa back,
**[17:52] ---**
and now Tobisawa's falling!
**[17:56] Mi**
I said, let's zip...
**[17:58] Mi**
zap!
**[18:02] Mi**
There's more!
**[18:08] Mi**
Once more!
**[18:19] Mi**
How's that? Did it fire you up some?
**[18:24] Ir**
Saki...
**[18:25] Ir**
Don't let her dictate the tempo.
**[18:26] Sa**
*I know.*
**[18:28] Mas**
This match is so like Misaki-senpai!
**[18:30] A**
Yeah.
**[18:31] Ho**
Oh, Tobisawa has been
forced down to the water!
**[18:42] Ri**
She made it out of the water!
**[18:44] S**
She isn't clear yet.
**[18:45] S**
She hasn't broken free of the Birdcage yet.
**[18:49] Ho**
Back and forth they go, trying to
secure an advantageous position above!
**[18:54] Kaz**
She's having trouble breaking free.
**[18:59] Sa**
Not looking to get above me anymore?
**[19:02] Mi**
H-Hey, you can't touch my back like this.
**[19:06] Aoi**
I see.
**[19:08] Aoi**
She's flying upside-down, huh?
**[19:09] H**
Yeah, with her back facing away, she
won't be at a disadvantage in a dogfight.
**[19:14] Kaz**
Well, I certainly hadn't thought of that one.
**[19:16] R**
But it should be difficult
to keep flying upside-down.
**[19:21] Kaz**
Yeah.
**[19:22] Kaz**
Which is why this could be the turning point.
**[19:24] A**
Misaki-chan!
**[19:26] Mi**
I'm not done yet!
**[19:29] H**
Nice, Misaki!
**[19:30] H**
*Stay on the attack!*
**[19:32] Mi**
Easy for you to say!
**[19:37] Ho**
Wow! Tobisawa is continuously attacking
Inui while flying upside-down!
**[19:44] Mi**
I'm gonna go on the attack and stay there!
**[19:49] Ir**
Saki?
**[19:56] Mad**
That's...
**[19:57] Kaz**
Oh?
**[20:02] G**
Point to Tobisawa! 1-1!
**[20:05] Mas**
You're the best, Misaki-senpai!
**[20:08] A**
She's evened the score!
**[20:09] Ho**
That was the Cobra!
**[20:10] Ho**
Tobisawa pulled off the Cobra from
an upside-down position to score!
**[20:15] Ir**
*Saki!*
**[20:16] Ir**
What do you think you're doing?
**[20:17] Ir**
There's no place for such
unsightly play in our FC!
**[20:20] Sa**
Yes, Irina.
**[20:23] Mi**
I'm fighting with everything I've got!
**[20:29] Mi**
What about you,
**[20:31] Mi**
Inui-san?!
**[20:33] Sa**
*Everything...*
**[20:43] Sa**
*What is this feeling?*
**[20:46] Sa**
*She refuses to run and keeps coming at me.*
**[20:50] Sa**
*My body's burning up.*
**[20:53] Sa**
*I want to beat her.*
**[20:57] Sa**
*I want to beat her in a dogfight.*
**[21:01] Sa**
*Sorry, Irina.*
**[21:09] G**
Point to Inui!
**[21:15] Mi**
*She's good at dogfighting, too!*
**[21:17] H**
Ten seconds left!
**[21:19] Mi**
*This is scary,*
**[21:20] ---**
*but...*
**[21:27] Mi**
*it's so much fun!*
**[21:32] G**
This match is over!
**[21:37] A**
*You're so cool, Misaki-chan!*
**[21:48] Mi**
I couldn't beat her.
**[21:53] H**
*Misaki...*
**[22:00] Ir**
* I've never tasted such a*
* repulsive victory before.*
***SIGN*** Kunahama High 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Kurashina Asuka
***SIGN*** Kairyou Academy 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Inui Saki
**[22:12] [SONG] Sign**
To Be Continued
***SIGN*** Preview
**[23:46] A**
Fly!
**[23:47] Sa**
Just a bit more...
**[23:48] Ir**
It is time for silence to descend upon us!
**[23:52] A**
Let's keep flying together!
***SIGN*** Episode Twelve: "Let's... Keep Flying!!"