9 - The Answer is Up in the Sky!

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
[00:22] Mas
    How come you're taking
    Asuka-senpai's handouts to her?
[00:27] Mi
    What does it matter?
[00:29] Mi
    You don't have practice
    because of the rain, right?
[00:31] Mi
    Come with me, girl.
[00:34] Mas
    You're asking me to be your girl?
[00:37] Mi
    Let's get going.
[00:38] Mas
    Misaki-senpai, my answer is obviously "yes"!
[00:43] A
    Your answer is surely up in the sky!
[00:48] Mas
    This voice...
[00:49] A
    Break through the darkness
    and the endless world...
[00:50] Mi
    Asuka?
[00:52] Mas
    She's singing.
[00:55] A
    May your wishes shine eternal,
[00:59] A
    Master of the Heavens, Zephyrion!
SIGN    Episode Nine:
     The Answer is Up in the Sky!
[02:38] Mi
    I feel like I wasted my time.
[02:39] Mas
    That was the Zephyrion theme song.
[02:42] Mi
    What's Zephyrion?
[02:43] Mas
    A mecha anime that aired when we were kids.
[02:46] Mas
    The weak, no-good
    protagonist—wait for it—
[02:49] Mi
    What?
[02:49] Mas
    becomes invincible when he pilots Zephyrion!
[02:53] Mi
    It's from Asuka.
[02:54] Mi
    "Thanks for bringing me the handouts.
[02:57] Mi
    My mother passed them on to me.
[02:59] Mi
    Sorry for not noticing you came by."
[03:01] Mas
    Could I borrow that for a second?
[03:03] Mi
    Why?
[03:04] Mas
    "You were singing Zephyrion's
    theme song just now, weren't you?"
[03:08] Mas
    Let's Zephyr it sometime.
[03:13] Mas
    She replied.
[03:14] Sign
    "Sure! Zeph, zeph!"
[03:16] Mi
    "Zeph, zeph"? Seriously, what?
[03:19] Mas
    I think she's saying, "Yes, yes."
[03:20] Mi
    That's not what I mean. I guess
    I had nothing to worry about.
[03:27] A
    Good morning!
[03:29] Mad
    Oh, morning.
[03:30] Mad
    You seem fine. Thank goodness.
[03:33] A
    I am. Sorry for making you worry.
[03:36] A
    Misaki-chan, thank you for yesterday.
[03:39] Mi
    No problem. Morning.
[03:44] A
    Sorry I couldn't make it to
    practice yesterday, New Captain.
[03:48] Mad
    Don't be. It was rained out, anyway.
[03:50] Mad
    And could you drop the "new" already?
[03:53] H
    Morning.
[03:54] A
    Good morning, Coach.
[03:56] H
    Are you all right, Asuka?
[03:58] A
    Yes. Sorry to have worried you.
[04:01] Mad
    Think you can practice today?
[04:02] A
    Yeah, I'm totally good.
[04:03] A
    Bring it on, I say!
[04:05] Mad
    You don't have to get that worked up.
[04:05] Mi
    Asuka really is different.
[04:07] A
    No! Bring it on, I say!
[04:08] Mi
    Compared to me.
[04:10] Mad
    You just recovered, so take it easy.
[04:11] H
    You think?
[04:12] A
    No, no!
[04:13] A
    I don't think I'll last five hours without
    falling asleep if I don't get worked up!
[04:16] Mad
    Sounds like you, all right.
[04:23] Mas
    A-Asuka-senpai?
[04:28] A
    S-Sorry. I can't fly too well.
[04:32] H
    Fix your posture and try to fly straight.
[04:35] A
    O-Okay!
[04:39] H
    Uh, try a high yo-yo next.
[04:41] A
    Okay!
[04:47] H
    Try a low yo-yo next, then.
[04:49] A
    O-Okay!
[04:55] H
    Asuka?!
[05:00] Mad
    I wonder what's wrong with her.
[05:02] H
    Come here, Asuka.
[05:04] A
    Coming!
[05:08] Mad
    Asuka-chan.
[05:13] A
    Sorry. I'm no good at all.
[05:16] Mas
    Seriously. It's like you've
    lost your save data.
[05:21] A
    Yeah...
[05:24] A
    I wonder why.
[05:27] H
    Just do some stretches and call it a day.
[05:29] A
    Coach...
[05:31] H
    Try doing some image
    training once you get home.
[05:34] H
    Picture yourself flying correctly.
[05:37] H
    And give it another shot tomorrow.
[05:41] A
    Got it.
[05:43] All
    Good-bye!
[05:48] A
    I'm sorry.
[05:50] Mad
    Well, they say even the best
    athletes go through slumps.
[06:01] A
    Even when I try to light
    a fire and stand up again,
[06:11] A
    I'm only reminded of my weakness.
[06:30] (Flashback) H
    Hey.
[06:34] (Flashback) H
    What are you doing?
[06:36] (Flashback) A
    Huh?
[06:38] (Flashback) A
    Zephyrion?
[06:40] (Flashback) H
    Where are you from? Are you lost?
[06:43] (Flashback) A
    I'm...
[06:44] (Flashback) A
    I'm not lost.
[06:47] (Flashback) H
    Then what?
[06:48] (Flashback) A
    I'm a crying, sulking, weak, and no-good girl.
[06:52] (Flashback) H
    Isn't that line from Zephyrion?
[06:56] (Flashback) H
    Let's play together, then.
[07:00] (Flashback) H
    Come on, let's go.
[07:02] (Flashback) A
    Right...
[07:28] (Flashback) H
    You're leaving already?
[07:29] (Flashback) A
    Yeah.
[07:30] (Flashback) A
    But we'd just become friends...
[07:37] (Flashback) H
    You can have this.
[07:40] (Flashback) A
    But...
[07:41] (Flashback) H
    Just take it!
[07:45] (Flashback) A
    Thanks!
[07:52] (Flashback) H
    Relax. That part was already broken.
[08:03] Mi
    Whatcha doing?
[08:09] Mi
    I heard you couldn't fly,
    but you got here just fine.
[08:13] A
    Misaki-chan...
[08:15] Mi
    Hup.
[08:16] Mi
    Here, your lunch. You
    left it in the classroom.
[08:19] A
    Th-Thank you.
[08:22] Mi
    You're welcome.
[08:29] Mi
    You're not wearing it, huh?
[08:32] Mi
    That hairpin.
[08:34] A
    For some reason,
[08:36] ---
    I felt like I shouldn't.
[08:39] A
    My wings might not have been my own.
[08:43] A
    I've wanted to fly ever
    since I was a little child.
[08:47] A
    I wanted to change the weak,
    no-good girl that I was.
[08:49] A
    So when I came to this island and
    got to fly for the first time,
[08:53] ---
    I was really happy.
[08:56] A
    I picked up FC, practiced with all I had,
[08:59] A
    and met a lot of amazing people.
[09:02] A
    I had so much fun.
[09:06] A
    I found Inui-san's FC incredible, too.
[09:11] A
    The fact that someone was
    capable of doing that
[09:14] A
    made me feel I could soar even higher.
[09:21] A
    But I was just getting
    carried away, wasn't I?
[09:26] A
    I couldn't do a thing in
    my match against Inui-san.
[09:31] A
    I hadn't changed at all. I was still
    the weak, no good girl I'd always been.
[09:36] A
    The wings that gave me flight until now,
    I'd just borrowed from you and Coach.
[09:42] A
    So I got scared of my weakness...
[09:46] Mi
    ...and you couldn't fly anymore, huh?
[09:49] Mi
    I see.
[09:57] Mas
    Practicing by myself feels so pointless.
[10:01] Mad
    What can ya do? Asuka-chan said
    she wanted to keep image training.
SIGN    Notice of Absence Kurashina Asuka
SIGN    Mashiro Asuka-senpai is taking time off from the team! (>口<;)
SIGN    Mashiro Her mother phoned and said she wasn't home yet!
[10:25] Mi
    Asuka...
SIGN    To Asuka Where are you now? Please respond! Misaki
SIGN    Tobisawa
[11:02] A
    Uh...
[11:04] A
    What am I doing here?
[11:06] Mi
    What're you talking about?
[11:07] Mi
    You were the one standing outside my
    house with a blank look on your face.
[11:11] A
    Well...
[11:13] A
    I wanted to reply to your
    message, but my battery ran out.
[11:17] A
    I didn't know what to do,
    and before I realized...
[11:19] Mas
    It's just like you to show
    up to respond in person.
[11:25] Mi
    Y'know...
[11:26] Mi
    Why are you even here, Mashiro?
[11:28] Mas
    That's because you told me
    Asuka-senpai was at your place.
[11:33] Mas
    So I rushed here as soon as I could.
[11:35] Mas
    I most definitely am not here to
    take advantage of the situation
[11:39] Mas
    to sample your home cooking!
[11:42] A
    Sorry to have worried you.
[11:44] Mi
    Let's just eat.
[11:46] Mas
    Yeah, let's eat!
[11:48] All
    Let's eat.
[11:50] Mi
    I tried making gyoza tonight.
[11:52] Mi
    With flying fish dumplings
    and lots of flyer stock.
[11:56] Mas
    It's great!
[11:58] Mas
    Your flying fish gyoza made
    with love is just divine!
[12:00] Mi
    There was no love involved.
[12:01] A
    Th-This is...
[12:03] J
    ...delicious, right?
[12:07] A
    It's really good.
[12:11] Mi
    Asuka.
[12:12] A
    Y-Yes?
[12:14] Mi
    Stay the night.
[12:17] Mas
    "S-Stay"...
[12:20] (Flashback) Mas
    Misaki-senpai...
[12:23] (Flashback) Mas
    I'll gladly be your personal hug Mashillow.
[12:29] Mi
    Could you hurry up and eat?
[12:32] ---
    I need to clean up.
[12:32] Mas
    Got it!
[12:36] Mas
    Wait, Senpai!
[12:38] Mas
    No, you can't!
[12:40] Mas
    Please...
[12:44] Mi
    Sheesh.
[12:46] A
    Listen, I'm sorry.
[12:48] A
    I ended up causing you trouble.
[12:51] Mi
    No problem, I guess.
[12:58] Mi
    Why?
[13:00] Mi
    Why are you taking time off?
[13:02] A
    Well...
[13:05] A
    What about you?
[13:07] Mi
    Me?
[13:09] Mi
    I...
[13:12] Mas
    A total stud, no matter how
    many times I look at it!
[13:17] Mi
    Get lost, Mashiro.
[13:19] Mas
    What? Am I not welcome here?
[13:22] Mas
    I feel like an abandoned cat right now.
[13:26] Mi
    Yeah, I'm abandoning you.
[13:27] Mas
    Ack!
[13:29] Mas
    Fine. Since I'm such a bother,
    I'll get out of your way now.
[13:29] Mi
    Shoo, shoo.
[13:32] Mas
    You two feel free to flirt
    to your hearts' content.
[13:37] Mi
    Where did she even pull
    these pictures out from?
[13:40] A
    I wanna see, too!
[13:42] Mi
    Hey, wait.
[13:46] A
    Who is this boy?
[13:48] Mi
    Me.
[13:50] A
    I'm sorry.
[13:52] Mi
    I often got mistaken for
    a boy, so I'm used to it.
[13:56] A
    Grav-Shoes?
[13:57] Mi
    I got them as a birthday gift.
[13:59] Mi
    I was so happy, I kept
    flying around by myself.
[14:01] Mi
    After a point, that couldn't
    satisfy me anymore,
[14:03] Mi
    so I challenged random people to matches.
[14:06] A
    You look like you were having fun.
[14:08] Mi
    But I get bored easily, you see.
[14:11] Mi
    Before I knew it, I stopped
    caring about Flying Circus.
[14:16] Mi
    After you showed up, I started
    playing again on a whim.
[14:24] Mi
    But this time,
[14:26] Mi
    I ran away.
[14:29] Mi
    I thought I'd put up a good
    fight against Shindo-san,
[14:32] Mi
    but I really hadn't.
[14:34] Mi
    He got serious against you, though.
[14:38] Mi
    I was so upset.
[14:39] Mi
    I couldn't understand why.
[14:42] Mi
    And then he lost the match against Inui-san.
[14:45] Mi
    I didn't want to believe it.
[14:48] Mi
    "What does that make me?" I wondered.
     And I got scared.
[14:53] Mi
    But you...
[14:56] Mi
    You said it was incredible.
[15:00] Mi
    I couldn't understand you.
[15:02] Mi
    I felt like you were out of my league.
[15:06] Mi
    And even after losing so badly, Shindo-san
    hadn't let it get to him at all.
[15:11] Mi
    In fact, it'd only made him more motivated.
[15:13] (Flashback) Kaz
    Because the fear of losing something
    shows that you enjoy it.
[15:17] Mi
    I can't enjoy that sort of thing.
[15:20] Mi
    That's why
[15:22] ---
    I decided to quit.
[15:24] A
    Misaki-chan...
[15:29] Mi
    What can you even say?
[15:32] Mi
    I'm so pathetic.
[15:34] A
    That's not true!
[15:36] A
    You're awesome!
[15:40] A
    Sorry.
[15:42] Mi
    Asuka?
[15:43] A
    I mean,
[15:45] ---
    you're the one who took me
    to the world in the sky.
[15:50] A
    Looking at your pretty flying form made
    me wish I could fly like that, too.
[15:57] Mi
    Th-Thanks.
[15:59] A
    Oh, no need.
[16:04] Mi
    You'll be fine.
[16:05] Mi
    I know you're flying with your own wings.
[16:08] Mi
    Not that I have proof, though.
[16:09] A
    You don't?
[16:15] Mi
    Wow, it's really late.
[16:16] Mi
    Shall we turn in?
[16:18] A
    Yes.
[16:20] Mas
    I'm Mashiro, the abandoned cat.
[16:22] Mas
    I guess they're not coming to pick me up.
[16:25] Mas
    Jeez.
[16:27] Mas
    Not that I blame them.
[16:33] (Flashback) Mas
    Fly across the starry sky
    with your unrivaled wings.
[16:40] (Flashback) Mas
    Your answer is surely up in the sky.
[16:47] (Flashback) Mas
    Break through the darkness
    and the endless world.
[16:54] (Flashback) Mas
    May your wishes shine eternal,
    Master of the Heavens, Zephyrion!
[17:08] Mas
    You two forgot about my
    existence, didn't you?
[17:11] Mas
    Oh, is that so?
[17:12] Mas
    You were in your own little world, huh?
[17:14] Mas
    Gee, sorry for being the fifth
    wheel—Are you even listening to me?
[17:17] A
    Sorry, Mashiro-chan.
[17:20] Mas
    Well, it's fine.
[17:39] Mas
    Step on it, or we'll be late!
[17:42] Mi
    I know!
[17:43] A
    H-Hey!
[17:44] Mas
    What is it? Less talking, more sprinting!
[17:46] A
    Misaki-chan!
[17:48] Mi
    Wh-What?
[17:50] A
    Take me on...
[17:53] A
    in a match!
[17:56] Mas
    Asuka-senpai?
[17:59] A
    The answer is up in the sky!
[18:07] Mas
    Wait, that was just a leave letter?
[18:10] A
    Yes. I wanted to take a day off.
[18:17] H
    And you, Misaki?
[18:18] Mi
    I'm gonna play Asuka in a match now.
[18:21] Mi
    If I lose, I'll come back.
[18:25] Mi
    "The answer is up in the sky"?
    You're too naïve, Asuka.
[18:28] Mi
    The only things that are up
    there are victory and defeat.
[18:31] Mi
    And I'm gonna win, no matter what.
[18:33] A
    I'll give it all I've got.
[18:40] Mi
    To be honest, I'm a bit
    scared of taking Asuka on.
[18:44] A
    If I win, Misaki-chan will
    come back to the team.
[18:47] A
    I can't lose here.
[18:49] Mas
    On your marks...
[18:50] Mas
    Set!
[18:56] Mad
    She can fly again!
[18:58] H
    She must've remembered her way of flying.
[19:02] Mas
    Point to Asuka-senpai!
[19:07] A
    Here I go!
[19:11] Mi
    You're not getting past me!
[19:13] Mi
    What?!
[19:15] A
    Let's zipzap, Misaki-chan!
[19:17] Mi
    Asuka, that's my catchphrase!
[19:23] Mas
    Point to Misaki-senpai 1—
[19:26] Mas
    1-2!
[19:35] Mi
    That won't get it done!
[19:37] Mas
    Point to Misaki-senpai. 1-3.
[19:41] A
    Misaki-chan really is amazing.
[19:43] A
    But I won't be
[19:46] ---
    outdone!
[19:48] Mas
    Point to Asuka-senpai!
[19:51] Mi
    Let's roll, Asuka!
[19:54] A
    Okay!
[20:03] Mad
    They're so high up.
[20:13] H
    Is that Delta Force?!
[20:16] H
    Did Asuka use it on the spur of the moment?!
[20:34] Mi
    You know, I've realized something.
[20:37] Mi
    I was scared because I'd found
    something to take seriously—
[20:41] Mi
    something to dedicate myself
    to—for the first time.
[20:45] Mi
    And I think I'm still a little scared.
[20:49] Mi
    You?
[20:49] A
    The only thing on my mind...
[20:53] A
    is to look up and fly.
[20:56] A
    I really do think the
    answer is up in the sky.
[21:00] Mi
    It may well be.
[21:03] Mas
    Misaki-senpai...
[21:05] Mas
    You won. What are you going to do with this?
SIGN    Notice of Withdrawal
[21:09] Mi
    Got a pen?
[21:10] Mad
    Here.
[21:11] Mi
    Thanks.
[21:14] Mi
    That should do it.
SIGN    Notice of Withdrawal
     Registration
[21:18] Mi
    I'm not "coming back."
     I'm rejoining.
[21:21] Mad
    Ah.
[21:23] Mas
    So you're our newest member!
[21:25] Mi
    Oh, I guess.
[21:26] Mas
    Call me "Mashiro-senpai" from now on.
[21:28] Mi
    In your dreams.
[21:31] Phone
    Fly across the starry sky
    with your unrivaled wings
[21:36] Mi
    Oh, so this is Jephyrion?
[21:38] Phone
    Your answer is surely up in the sky
[21:38] Mas
    You're not pronouncing it right,
    Senpai. You can't Zephyr like that.
[21:43] Mi
    So that wing of yours was Jephyrion's, Asuka?
[21:44] Phone
    Break through the darkness
    and the endless world
[21:46] Mas
    You're still not pronouncing it right.
[21:48] A
    A boy from this island gave
    it to me when I was a child.
[21:50] Phone
    May your wishes shine eternal,
    Master of the Heavens, Zephyrion!
[21:51] Mi
    A boy from this island?
[21:52] Mas
    Who could it be?
[21:54] A
    Like a female version of Coach.
[21:57] Mi
    Gross!
[21:58] Mas
    Well, it was a long time ago.
[22:01] Mi
    Wait, I think I once played a
    similar kid in an FC match.
[22:06] Mas
    Maybe it was the same person?
[22:10] A
    Who knows?
[22:11] [SONG] Sign
    To Be Continued
[22:12] Mi
    And who cares?
SIGN    Preview
[23:46] Ir
    Our FC is beautiful.
[23:48] Mi
    6 AM? Seriously?
[23:50] A
    Coach?!
[23:51] Mi
    Is that for FC, too?
SIGN    Episode Ten: Is That For FC, Too?