# Burning Kabaddi
Yoigoshi Tatsuya was a star soccer player known as "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable," but when he entered high school, he severed all involvement with sports. Now, he has been invited to a certain sports team. In these matches, victory is achieved through teammates working together to catch and defeat the opponents invading their territory... You could call it a sort of running combat sport. And the name of this game is...Kabaddi.
# Season 1
# E1 - What Is Kabaddi?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XU050X2/what-is-kabaddi)
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**[00:04] narrator**
In this game, the only
thing used is the body.
**[00:07] narrator**
Working together with your teammates,
**[00:09] narrator**
you capture the "raider"
invading your territory.
**[00:11] narrator**
Dragging them down and forcing
them out leads to victory.
**[00:15] narrator**
If you had to describe the way it looks,
it might be a "running combat sport."
**[00:19] narrator**
The name of this game is...
**[00:21] narrator**
kabaddi!
***SIGN*** What Is
Kabaddi?
**[01:55] Yoigoshi**
*I took entering high school as my opportunity*
**[01:57] Yoigoshi**
* to live a life as far away*
* from sports as possible.*
***SIGN*** Noukin High School, First-year
Yoigoshi Tatsuya
**[02:04] Yoigoshi**
*I hate all sports.*
**[02:07] Yoigoshi**
* Coaches that get spitting mad*
* at the slightest mistakes...*
***SIGN*** Under 15
Yoigoshi the Unstoppable
Rising Youth Kicker
**[02:10] Yoigoshi**
* The sports media that get rattled by a*
* middle schooler's choice of schools...*
**[02:15] teammate 1**
Always hogging all the attention.
**[02:17] teammate 2**
He needs to quit acting so
full of himself. I could...
**[02:18] Yoigoshi**
* Teammates wallowing in jealousy*
* and malicious gossip, all of it...*
**[02:22] teammate 1**
That's gotta be it.
**[02:23] Yoigoishi**
*I hate all of it.*
**[02:26] soccer player 1**
Yoigoshi! I know you're in there! Come out!
**[02:29] soccer player 2**
Come on! Join the team, even
just as a provisional member!
**[02:33] soccer player 2**
Yoigoshi!
**[02:35] Yoigoshi**
Sports are stupid.
**[02:37] Yoigoshi**
Go away!
**[02:38] soccer player 1**
You're just a first-year kid. What makes you
think you can talk to us like that—
**[02:41] soccer player 2**
It's fine! He can talk down
to us or whatever he wants!
**[02:43] soccer player 2**
Just, please, let's play soccer together—
**[02:50] Yoigoshi**
"Together"?
**[02:51] Yoigoshi**
I hate hanging around sportsmen.
**[02:56] soccer player 2**
Th-That was scary...
**[02:58] soccer player 1**
He's not right in the head.
**[03:02] Yoigoshi**
* I know a much smarter,*
* much cooler way to communicate.*
**[03:11] Yoigoshi**
*That's right.*
**[03:13] Yoigoshi**
*Micomico Livestreaming!*
***SIGN*** Micomico Douga
**[03:15] computer**
*Micomico Douga!*
**[03:18] Yoiogoshi**
Now, then...
***SIGN*** No livestreams scheduled.
***SIGN*** New Community Members
***SIGN*** New Members (6 people)
**[03:20] Yoigoshi**
The community membership is increasing!
**[03:24] Yoigoshi**
It's moving in a pretty good direction.
**[03:29] Yoigoshi**
A troll, huh? Better report it.
**[03:32] Yoigoshi**
A world where I can erase those
I don't like with a single finger.
**[03:36] Yoigoshi**
This is the best!
**[03:37] Yoigoshi**
Now, it is time.
**[03:39] Yoigoshi**
Let's begin.
**[03:40] Yoigoshi**
The livestream of the Night's End!
**[03:43] Yoigoshi**
We're just chatting today.
Ask me whatever questions you want.
***SIGN*** Comment
***SIGN*** Comment
***SIGN*** Hey, there
***SIGN*** He's here
***SIGN*** Night's End, you're
**[03:47] commenter**
*Night's End, you're a student, right?*
**[03:49] Yoigoshi**
Yes. I am a student, but I do not
wish to talk about my private life.
**[03:54] Yoigoshi**
* I want to keep my online and real lives*
* separate. It'd be a pain otherwise.*
***SIGN*** Comment
***SIGN*** Comment
***SIGN*** Hey, there
***SIGN*** He's here
***SIGN*** Night's End, you're
***SIGN*** What a shame. Why
**[03:59] commenter**
* What a shame. Why don't you*
* join a club or something?*
***SIGN*** You got invited right?
**[04:02] commenter**
*You got invited right? To the soccer team.*
***SIGN*** You might get invited again.
**[04:04] commenter**
*You might get invited again.*
**[04:08] Yoigoshi**
I-I-Invitation?
**[04:09] Yoigoshi**
What's going on here?
**[04:11] Yoigoshi**
*Is this someone I know?*
**[04:12] Yoigoshi**
* Was I naïve in thinking a mask would*
* be enough to hide my identity?*
**[04:19] Yoigoshi**
*Who is that, in this moment of crisis?*
**[04:22] Yoigoshi**
*Those soccer players from earlier?*
**[04:26] Azemichi**
'Sup?!
**[04:28] Azemichi**
Is there a guy named "Yoigoshi" here?
**[04:31] Yoigoshi**
Who are you?
**[04:33] Azemichi**
Oh, are you alone? I thought
I heard you talking to someone...
**[04:37] Yoigoshi**
O-Oh, yeah...
**[04:39] Yoigoshi**
I was on the phone.
**[04:43] Yoigoshi**
More importantly, what did you want?
**[04:46] Azemichi**
Oh! So, you're Yoigoshi, huh?
**[04:51] Azemichi**
Sir!
***SIGN*** Noukin High School
Azemichi Soma
**[04:53] Azemichi**
I'm first-year Azemichi Soma!
**[04:55] Azemichi**
I came to invite you to
join the kabaddi team!
**[04:58] Yoigoshi**
K-Kabaddi?
**[05:00] Yoigoshi**
* I've know the name, but I didn't*
* know we had a team here.*
**[05:04] Yoigoshi**
*It's got nothing to do with me, though.*
**[05:07] Yoigoshi**
It takes some guts for a first-year
to invite me into a club,
**[05:11] Yoigoshi**
but go away.
**[05:12] Yoigoshi**
I have no intention of playing
sports in high school.
**[05:14] Azemichi**
J-Just hold on a sec!
**[05:17] Azemichi**
"Go bring us that Yoigoshi
who's famous for soccer,"
**[05:20] Azemichi**
that's what my senpai asked me to do.
**[05:22] Yoigoshi**
Hey! What're you doing? Let go!
**[05:24] Azemichi**
I'm begging you!
**[05:26] Azemichi**
Just provisionally, no, even if
you just come as an observer!
**[05:29] Yoigoshi**
Let go of me!
**[05:32] Yoigoshi**
*What? I can't move him!*
**[05:34] Yoigoshi**
* That's not possible!*
* He's so much smaller than I am!*
**[05:41] Yoigoshi**
How's that? Learned your lesson?
**[05:46] Azemichi**
Just come and watch...
**[05:48] Yoigoshi**
*He's not gonna leave, huh?*
**[05:50] Yoigoshi**
* This is different from the*
* other invites I've received.*
**[05:52] Yoigoshi**
*This one's trouble.*
**[05:54] Yoigoshi**
* As long as he's here,*
* I can't restart my livestream.*
**[05:57] Yoigoshi**
*I've got no choice. I don't want to, but...*
**[05:59] Yoigoshi**
I just need to go watch?
**[06:01] Azemichi**
Huh? Oh. Yeah, probably.
**[06:03] Yoigoshi**
Okay. I'll get ready to go.
**[06:05] Azemichi**
Really? All right!
**[06:07] Yoigoshi**
*If I'm going to sever this relationship,*
**[06:09] Yoigoshi**
* instead of trying with*
* this stubborn errand boy,*
**[06:12] Yoigoshi**
* it seems like it would be faster to*
* talk to these upperclassmen of his.*
***SIGN*** Noukin High School
**[06:17] Azemichi**
Yoigoshi, thanks for being
so quick to understand.
**[06:21] Yoimichi**
* I'm not interested in joining*
* the team, but thinking about it,*
**[06:23] Yoimichi**
* kabaddi will probably make*
* a good topic for a chat.*
**[06:26] Yoimichi**
*I am the very epitome of livestream hosts.*
**[06:28] Azemichi**
Oh, yeah. Are you sure you
didn't want to change clothes?
**[06:30] Yoiomichi**
Huh? Oh, yes. I'm only
planning to watch, after all.
**[06:33] Azemichi**
Oh, come on. It'd be better if you tried it.
**[06:36] Yoigoshi**
Why would I do that?
**[06:37] Yoigoshi**
Chanting "kabaddi" while you run.
**[06:39] Yoigoshi**
There are a lot of gags about
that ridiculous sport, aren't there?
**[06:41] Azemichi**
It's not ridiculous!
**[06:44] Azemichi**
Kabaddi is a sport unlike any other!
A team sport with no equipment!
**[06:49] Azemichi**
You fight using just your and your
teammates bodies. It's an intense sport!
**[06:53] Yoigoshi**
* Why's he getting all worked up?*
* It's so suffocating.*
**[06:56] Yoigoshi**
*But a team sport with no equipment, huh?*
**[06:59] Yoigoshi**
*I've never heard of that before.*
**[07:00] Azemichi**
Senpai! Yoigoshi's here!
***SIGN*** Gymnasium 1
**[07:04] Yoigoshi**
*They're using the old gym?*
**[07:07] Yoigoshi**
* Well, it is just a colorful*
* little sport, after all.*
**[07:18] Misumi**
Hey! It's Yoigoshi!
**[07:21] Yoigoshi**
* What was that?*
* This is the kabaddi team, right?*
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team Second-year
Misumi Kyohei
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team Second-year
Date Shinji
**[07:24] Date**
He's tall. About 185 centimeters?
**[07:27] Misumi**
Wow. You're even cooler than your
soccer photos make you look.
**[07:30] Yoigoshi**
*Do guys with builds like that play it?*
**[07:33] Date**
He doesn't have much muscle.
About 75 kilos, maybe?
**[07:36] Yoigoshi**
Hey!
**[07:37] Misumi**
Well, he did play soccer.
**[07:38] Azemichi**
His kicking was amazing!
**[07:41] Yoigoshi**
Stay away from me, you musclebound morons!
**[07:43] Misumi**
Aw, come on. Let's be friends.
**[07:47] Misumi**
We're gonna be on this team together, right?
**[07:49] Yoigoshi**
No! I'm not here because I want to be—
**[07:50] Iura**
Hey!
**[07:51] Iura**
It's rude to go in so suddenly, guys.
**[07:54] Iura**
Sorry about that, Yoigoshi-kun.
**[07:56] Iura**
Everyone's just excited
about meeting someone famous.
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team Third-year
Iura Kei
**[07:59] Iura**
I'm the kabaddi team's vice-captain, Iura.
Nice to meet you.
**[08:03] Yoigoshi**
Vice-captain?
**[08:04] Iura**
Sorry to send a first-year
after you like that.
**[08:08] Iura**
It should have been me,
**[08:09] Iura**
but since the captain's hospitalized,
I've been so busy.
**[08:12] Yoigoshi**
* So it was the vice-captain*
* who sent baldy after me?*
**[08:15] Yoigoshi**
*But that's a relief.*
**[08:16] Yoigoshi**
* He seems the most likely to listen*
* to reason here. A nice type of guy.*
***SIGN*** Heave-ho
***SIGN*** Heave-ho
**[08:19] Yoigoshi**
* Because I'd really hate getting forced*
* to participate in practice or something.*
**[08:20] background**
Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
**[08:25] Iura**
Allow me to introduce you.
Those two are second-years—
**[08:28] Yoigoshi**
I don't need introductions.
I need to talk to you.
**[08:30] Iura**
What's wrong? That's a scary expression.
**[08:32] Yoigoshi**
I was pretty much dragged here against
my will. I'm not joining the team!
**[08:36] Iura**
Don't say that. Won't you wait and
make a decision after you've tried it?
**[08:39] Yoigoshi**
If you're short on members, you
can try someone else, can't you?
**[08:42] Iura**
Someone else, huh?
Well, we are short on members, but...
**[08:46] Iura**
It's you the kabaddi team wants, Yoigoshi.
***SIGN*** "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable" Unprecedented Forward, Plays Dirty
**[08:49] Iura**
"Yoigoshi the Unstoppable."
**[08:50] Iura**
Soccer's a sport with a lot of contact,
and he's never been taken down.
***SIGN*** "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable"
**[08:54] Iura**
We've been looking for someone who
specializes in that kind of running.
**[08:57] Yoigoshi**
I just hated other people
touching me, that's all.
**[09:00] Yoigoshi**
More importantly, I'm so busy,
I can't join a team.
***SIGN*** Night's End
**[09:03] Yoigoshi**
* I have to livestream on a regular*
* schedule or my fans will leave me.*
**[09:08] Iura**
So, livestreaming keeps you that busy?
**[09:10] Yoigoshi**
Yeah.
**[09:12] Yoigoshi**
What?!
**[09:13] Yoigoshi**
*This guy... He knows?*
**[09:16] Iura**
I just love Yoigo—Night's End's
livestreams so much, I record them!
**[09:21] Iura**
I wish everyone in the school could see them!
**[09:25] Iura**
I'm all ready to send it to everyone, see?
**[09:28] Yoigoshi**
You evil... Is this a threat?
**[09:30] Iura**
Far from it! As a fan, I simply
want to spread the word!
**[09:34] Iura**
More importantly, I'll say this again...
**[09:37] Iura**
Won't you try it out, just for today?
**[09:41] Azemichi**
What're you guys talking about,
bringing out your computer like that?
**[09:44] Iura**
Well, the thing is...
**[09:46] Yoigoshi**
Wait! All right! If it's just for today!
**[09:50] Yoigoshi**
*He was not a nice type of guy!*
**[09:55] Iura**
Since we have a beginner,
we'll start with the basics.
**[09:58] team**
Sir!
**[10:00] Yoigoshi**
It's rough enough that they
need to lay down these mats?
**[10:03] Yoigoshi**
And they seem to have a scoreboard up.
**[10:05] Yoigoshi**
But what kind of sport is kabaddi anyway?
**[10:09] Azemichi**
It's an intense sport!
**[10:11] Misumi**
A cool sport!
**[10:12] Date**
Where muscles clash!
**[10:14] Yoigoshi**
I don't get it, and quit crowding me!
**[10:17] Iura**
Put simply, kabaddi is like tag.
**[10:20] Iura**
It's a sport where two teams
try to tag each other on the court.
**[10:24] Yoigoshi**
Like tag?
**[10:26] Iura**
Okay, guys. Let's try a little match.
**[10:29] team**
Sir!
**[10:34] Azemichi**
I'll be attacking!
**[10:38] Azemichi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi,
**[10:41] Azemichi**
kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[10:47] Iura**
In kabaddi, you have raiders and defenders.
**[10:50] Iura**
Who's raiding and who's defending
is clearly defined through turns.
**[10:53] Iura**
If you think of it like tag,
the raider is "it."
**[10:55] Iura**
He goes alone to try to tag the opponents.
***SIGN*** Raider (It) Azemichi Soma
**[10:58] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
***SIGN*** Defense (Runners)
Second-years
**[11:01] Misumi**
Still got a ways to go!
***SIGN*** Azemichi's Territory
***SIGN*** Second-years' Territory
**[11:03] Iura**
The defense has multiple players
**[11:05] Iura**
and they try to run from the
raider without getting tagged.
**[11:08] Iura**
They can run anywhere within
their half of the court.
**[11:10] Iura**
The territories are defined by the mid-line.
**[11:12] Yoigoshi**
How are they supposed to keep
running in that tiny space?
**[11:15] Iura**
That is why there are restrictions, of course.
**[11:18] Iura**
The raider can only cross the
mid-line and go after opponents
**[11:21] Iura**
for the amount of time they can say
"kabaddi" without taking a breath.
**[11:25] Yoigoshi**
* So that's why they're always*
* saying "kabaddi, kabaddi."*
**[11:28] Azemichi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:28] Iura**
A tag counts anywhere on the body.
**[11:31] Azemichi**
Kabaddi!
**[11:32] Iura**
The slightest graze against the clothes,
or even a single hair, counts as a tag.
**[11:36] Yoigoshi**
A single hair?
**[11:39] Yoigoshi**
So, the tags are what gets you points?
**[11:41] Iura**
Well... close.
**[11:43] Iura**
After contact is made, you get
what's called the "struggle."
**[11:45] Iura**
It's the state right before you get points,
when you have them in your hand.
**[11:49] Yoigoshi**
Struggle?
**[11:51] Iura**
The raider only gets the points once
he returns to his own territory.
**[11:58] narrator**
Struggle!
**[12:01] Misumi**
We're in the struggle.
**[12:03] Date**
Come on, now.
**[12:04] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[12:06] Yoigoshi**
"Return to his territory"?
Can't he just go back?
**[12:07] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[12:10] Azemichi**
Kabaddi... I can't make it back...
***SIGN*** Raid Failed
**[12:13] Misumi**
That was close!
**[12:15] Date**
You... You just wanted to show Yoigoshi,
and let yourself get tagged, didn't you?
**[12:22] Iura**
If the defense can capture the raider,
**[12:23] Iura**
preventing him from returning,
then they get a point.
**[12:26] Iura**
Alternating this attack and defense
pattern gives you kabaddi.
**[12:29] Iura**
That's a simplistic explanation, anyway.
**[12:32] Iura**
Why don't you give it a try?
**[12:34] Yoigoshi**
That?
**[12:36] Iura**
You'll be fine!
**[12:38] Iura**
Well then, I'll be the raider,
just to test things out.
**[12:41] Iura**
No catching—that is, no tackling.
**[12:44] Iura**
We'll just be playing a simple
game of tag within the court.
**[12:47] Iura**
You two, use your heads and run away, okay?
**[12:51] Azemichi**
Yes, sir!
**[12:53] Iura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[12:56] Yoigoshi**
*"Use your heads and run away"?*
**[12:59] Yoigoshi**
*Who needs brains in a game of tag?*
**[13:01] Yoigoshi**
*This way's no good!*
**[13:04] narrator**
Struggle!
**[13:09] Iura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:12] narrator**
Struggle!
**[13:15] Iura**
Right! With the two of you,
that's two points.
**[13:18] Azemichi**
You're too fast, Iura-senpai.
**[13:21] Iura**
Now, the two of you try it.
**[13:23] Iura**
I'll watch from the outside and collect data.
**[13:27] Iura**
And, one thing...
**[13:29] Iura**
The way you ran just now was odd.
**[13:32] Iura**
You changed direction suddenly, didn't you?
**[13:34] Iura**
Why?
**[13:35] Yoigoshi**
Huh? That's obvious, isn't it?
**[13:39] Yoigoshi**
You were trying to herd me and baldy
in the same direction, weren't you?
**[13:43] Yoigoshi**
We both ended up getting tagged,
so it didn't end up mattering, but—
**[13:47] Azemichi**
Kabaddi!
**[13:48] Azemichi**
You should never let your
guard down, Yoigoshi!
**[13:51] Azemichi**
Don't underestimate kabaddi!
**[13:56] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi...
**[13:58] Yoigoshi**
It is, indeed, an idiotic
sport played by idiots.
**[14:02] Yoigoshi**
However...
**[14:03] Yoigoshi**
getting dissed by idiots grinds my gears!
**[14:09] Azemichi**
What's this?
**[14:10] Azemichi**
I don't hear you saying "kabaddi"!
**[14:14] Yoigoshi**
K-kabaddi... Kabaddi...
**[14:15] Misumi**
He seems embarrassed to do the chant.
**[14:17] Iura**
But he's an interesting guy. He saw
what I was trying for right away.
**[14:20] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi... kabaddi... kabaddi...
**[14:22] Iura**
I thought he only had height
and good reflexes,
**[14:25] Iura**
but he's got good judgment and he's proud.
***SIGN*** Raider
Attacker
**[14:28] Iura**
He's a raider-type.
**[14:31] narrator**
Struggle!
**[14:34] Misumi**
He's the opposite type to
the little guy, Azemichi.
**[14:37] Misumi**
He's more suited to being an anti.
***SIGN*** Anti
Defense
**[14:41] Yoigoshi**
What's wrong? I'm a rookie here, you know.
**[14:45] Yoigoshi**
Is this a plan to let me
win to make me feel good?
**[14:48] Date**
If this were just tag,
he'd be in a bad position.
**[14:51] Iura**
Well...
**[14:52] Iura**
I don't know about that...
**[14:55] Misumi**
Don't you think the people who are
good at raiding are a little twisted?
***SIGN*** Raider-type
**[15:00] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[15:05] Yoigoshi**
This kabaddi or whatever
isn't anything special.
**[15:08] Yoigoshi**
You can't touch me at all.
**[15:11] Azemichi**
Blast it! I'm not done yet!
**[15:14] Yoigoshi**
It's already eight. It's about time I...
**[15:16] Iura**
Gather up! That's the end of practice.
**[15:19] Yoigoshi**
Finally.
**[15:20] Iura**
Sorry for threatening you.
***SIGN*** Deleted
**[15:23] Iura**
All the recordings and the messages. See?
**[15:26] Yoigoshi**
You did that pretty easily.
**[15:28] Iura**
And there's a little thank you.
**[15:29] Yoigoshi**
A "thank you"?
***SIGN*** Micomi
Community
***SIGN*** Night's End-san's Community
**[15:31] Yoigoshi**
My community page?
***SIGN*** New Community Members
***SIGN*** New Members (107 people)
***SIGN*** Glasses Girl
***SIGN*** Hiro
***SIGN*** Guest
**[15:34] Yoigoshi**
Wh-What is all this?
**[15:36] Yoigoshi**
My membership has increased
by over a hundred people?
**[15:39] Iura**
The thing is, I know a lot of different
people on the net, you see.
**[15:43] Iura**
I promoted you a bit.
**[15:45] Iura**
I've lost count of how many godly
livecasters I've created this way.
**[15:49] Iura**
They're all dummy accounts, but people
do gather where there are people, right?
**[15:53] Yoigoshi**
*"Godly livecasters"?*
**[15:55] Iura**
If you joined the team, I could increase
your membership by several thousand...
**[15:59] Yoigoshi**
But, joining the team is a little—
**[16:01] Iura**
You feel the need to think when
things happen suddenly, right?
**[16:03] Iura**
Then, how about a game?
**[16:05] Iura**
One-on-one kabaddi with Azemichi.
If you lose, you join the team,
**[16:09] Iura**
but if you win, I'll increase
your community memberships.
**[16:11] Iura**
And, of course, you won't
have to join the team.
**[16:14] Yoigoshi**
Compete against him?
**[16:16] Yoigoshi**
In practice, he couldn't even touch me.
**[16:19] Iura**
But this time, you'll be playing
closer to the official rules.
**[16:23] Iura**
The defenders are allowed to tackle.
**[16:24] Iura**
If the raider is taken down in the defense's
territory, the defense gets a point.
**[16:30] Iura**
What do you think?
**[16:31] Yoigoshi**
*So, takedowns are possible.*
**[16:33] Yoigoshi**
* Even up against all the players on the*
* field in soccer, no one took me down.*
**[16:36] Yoigoshi**
*And in terms of speed, I have this guy beat.*
**[16:38] Yoigoshi**
*This is a contest I'm certain to win.*
**[16:41] Yoigoshi**
Sounds like fun. I'll take that challenge.
***SIGN*** Azemichi
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi
**[16:47] Iura**
Playing to two points!
**[16:48] Iura**
Yoigoshi on offense. Begin!
**[16:51] Azemichi**
I'm not losing again! Bring it on, Yoigo—
**[16:54] Azemichi**
*H-He's super-focused.*
**[16:57] Yoigoshi**
*Godly livestreamer.*
**[16:59] Yoigoshi**
* Just two points, and I have*
* a chance at that throne.*
**[17:00] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[17:02] Yoigoshi**
*I cannot let this opportunity pass me by.*
**[17:05] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi.
**[17:06] Misumi**
He doesn't seem embarrassed anymore.
**[17:07] Iura**
It just shows how desperate
he must be feeling.
**[17:10] Misumi**
But that was a nice move there.
**[17:12] Misumi**
Getting him to let down
his guard by playing tag.
**[17:14] Misumi**
Then, in a serious match with
joining the team on the line,
**[17:15] Misumi**
setting him up against that Azemichi?
**[17:18] Iura**
I'm sure he'll notice along the way.
**[17:19] Iura**
Kabaddi...
**[17:21] Iura**
is a combat sport.
**[17:23] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[17:24] narrator**
Struggle!
**[17:26] team**
Huh?
**[17:28] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
***SIGN*** Azemichi
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi
**[17:31] Iura**
True, this does seem like the kind
of thing that gets a point, but...
**[17:35] Yoigoshi**
All right! That's one point!
**[17:36] Date**
Don't give me, "all right"!
**[17:38] Date**
Punching's against the rules!
**[17:39] Yoigoshi**
A touch is a touch!
**[17:41] Misumi**
Just how desperate are you?!
**[17:43] Yoigoshi**
Besides, I didn't know that!
**[17:45] Azemichi**
It's fine. He can have the point.
**[17:47] Azemichi**
With his hand in a fist,
his reach was shorter.
**[17:51] Azemichi**
It's my fault for letting my guard down.
**[17:53] Yoigoshi**
Reach?
**[17:55] Yoigoshi**
*I see.*
**[17:56] Yoigoshi**
* He's right. I shouldn't make*
* a fist if I don't need to.*
***SIGN*** Raider Azemichi
***SIGN*** Azemichi
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi
**[18:00] Iura**
Next, Azemichi will be on offense.
**[18:02] Yoigoshi**
* It's similar to tag, but in this game,*
* kabaddi, played on this small court...*
**[18:07] Yoigoshi**
*reach is everything!*
**[18:08] Yoigoshi**
* Of course, increasing the area in*
* which you can tag is a given,*
**[18:11] Yoigoshi**
*but even if you get tackled by the defense,*
***SIGN*** Safe
Area
**[18:12] Yoigoshi**
*you can fall onto your own territory.*
**[18:15] Yoigoshi**
* Which means that as long as I don't get*
* taken down deep in the court, I'll be fine!*
**[18:15] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[18:20] Yoigoshi**
*But it's different for the shrimp.*
**[18:22] Yoigoshi**
* If I tackle him at this distance,*
* he can't get back!*
**[18:25] Azemichi**
Kabaddi?
**[18:26] Misumi**
He went for a tackle!
**[18:28] Yoigoshi**
It's over! This is my second point!
**[18:28] Azemichi**
Kabaddi.
**[18:30] Azemichi**
Ka...bad...di!
**[18:35] Yoigoshi**
*H-He's not going down?!*
**[18:38] Azemichi**
Kabaddi!
**[18:41] Azemichi**
Thanks for coming in to make
contact yourself. That helped.
**[18:44] Azemichi**
Trying to tag you is crazy hard.
**[18:47] Yoigoshi**
*He let me catch him on purpose?!*
***SIGN*** Azemichi
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi
**[18:50] Iura**
Azemichi, raid successful! One point!
**[18:54] Iura**
You were tricked by his size, right?
**[18:55] Iura**
He surprises everyone.
**[18:58] Iura**
Azemichi's from a potter's family
high up in the mountains.
**[19:01] Iura**
According to him, his everyday life
was like constant weight training.
**[19:05] Yoigoshi**
*His everyday life was all weight training?*
**[19:07] Iura**
One more point! Take him down, Azemichi!
**[19:10] Azemichi**
Sir!
**[19:11] Yoigoshi**
*I should have stuck to running.*
***SIGN*** Raider Yoigoshi
***SIGN*** Azemichi
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi
**[19:13] Yoigoshi**
*But now, I'm the raider.*
**[19:15] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[19:16] Yoigoshi**
* When attacking, reach and*
* speed determine everything.*
**[19:19] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[19:20] Iura**
Now, what will you do, Yoigoshi?
**[19:22] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[19:26] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[19:27] Misumi**
He seems to have figured out at what
distance he's guaranteed to make it back.
**[19:30] Date**
That's a surprise. It's hard to do that.
**[19:30] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[19:35] Yoigoshi**
* To win, you have to get*
* close to your opponent.*
**[19:35] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[19:37] Yoigoshi**
* But if you get close, the risk*
* of being caught increases.*
**[19:41] Yoigoshi**
* In most contact sports,*
* you want to evade your opponents,*
**[19:45] Yoigoshi**
*but in kabaddi...*
**[19:46] ---**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[19:47] Yoigoshi**
* to win, what you want is to face*
* off against your opponents,*
**[19:49] Yoigoshi**
*just like in combat sports!*
**[19:54] Iura**
Azemichi! You're too focused!
**[20:00] Yoigoshi**
* And, because it's so similar to combat sports,*
* it makes a certain thing necessary.*
**[20:04] Yoigoshi**
*A ranking system.*
**[20:06] Yoigoshi**
* That's how big a handicap*
* height and weight can become!*
**[20:11] narrator**
Struggle!
**[20:14] Yoigoshi**
*Now, all I need to do is take one step back.*
**[20:16] Yoigoshi**
*This is farewell!*
**[20:18] Yoigoshi**
*When I become a godly livecaster,*
**[20:20] Yoigoshi**
* I'll tell people that kabaddi*
* isn't just a sport for gags.*
**[20:23] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi—
**[20:27] Azemichi**
Being tall means you have
more area to grab!
**[20:31] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi?
**[20:33] Azemichi**
When I dragged you here...
**[20:37] Azemichi**
I felt sort of bad about it.
**[20:40] Azemichi**
But now I'm glad.
**[20:41] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi...
**[20:43] Azemichi**
Yoigoshi, while we've been competing...
**[20:45] Azemichi**
your face has said that you're having fun!
**[20:48] Yoigoshi**
*Having fun? Playing kabaddi?*
**[20:51] Yoigoshi**
*That's not possible—*
**[20:54] Yoigoshi**
*I can do this! It's just one step!*
**[20:54] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi...
**[20:56] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi...
**[20:56] Yoigoshi**
*If I reach, I can make it!*
**[20:57] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi... Kabaddi...
**[20:59] Yoigoshi**
*Just a few centimeters!*
**[21:00] Yoigoshi**
*Make it... Make it...*
**[21:01] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[21:03] Yoigoshi**
*Make it!*
**[21:06] Azemichi**
Yoigoshi, starting now, we're teammates!
**[21:09] Azemichi**
I'm counting on you!
***SIGN*** Azemichi
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi
**[21:14] Iura**
Yoigoshi, raid failed.
**[21:16] Iura**
One point to Azemichi on defense.
**[21:19] Iura**
End of match!
**[21:21] Iura**
With 2 to 1, Azemichi wins!
**[21:28] Azemichi**
Year 1, Class 1, Azemichi Soma!
**[21:31] Azemichi**
I have played kabaddi for one month.
The thing I love most is kabaddi!
**[21:36] Misumi**
Second-year, Misumi Kyohei.
**[21:38] Misumi**
I've been playing kabaddi for
one year and one month.
**[21:40] Misumi**
What I love is cool stuff!
**[21:41] Date**
Same year, Date Shinji!
**[21:43] Date**
I've played kabaddi for six months!
**[21:45] Date**
What I love is muscles!
**[21:47] Yoigoshi**
Don't introduce yourselves...
**[21:51] Iura**
Third-year, Iura Kei.
**[21:54] Iura**
I've been playing kabaddi for six years.
**[21:55] Iura**
What I love is the internet. What I hate...
**[21:59] Iura**
is people who don't keep their promises.
***SIGN*** Club Registration
**[22:03] team**
Welcome to the kabaddi team!
**[22:07] Yoigoshi**
*And thus I was dragged into the kabaddi team.*
**[22:11] Yoigoshi**
* No matter how much I hate sports*
* and groups reeking of sweat,*
**[22:14] Yoigoshi**
* there's no way to send a report*
* or flag in regular life.*
***SIGN*** Captain (Cap)
***SIGN*** Meisei Hospital
**[22:25] Ojo**
Hello, Kei?
**[22:27] Ojo**
Yeah. They said I'll probably
be discharged next month.
**[22:31] Ojo**
*Did anyone else join?*
**[22:34] Iura**
Yes, someone joined. Someone interesting.
***SIGN*** Next Time "Men Who Connect"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
Next time!
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
"Men Who Connect."
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E2 - Men Who Connect
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G8WUN2N32/men-who-connect)
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***SIGN*** Noukin High School Student Dorms
**[00:06] Takenaka**
In his Junior Youth era, up against
all the powerhouse teams,
***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:10] Takenaka**
he was never taken down once.
A master of evasion.
**[00:13] Takenaka**
"Yoigoshi the Unstoppable."
***SIGN*** Under 15
Yoigoshi the Unstoppable
Rising Youth Kicker
***SIGN*** How to get on the starting lineup
**[00:17] Takenaka**
Yoigoshi-kun! Perfect timing!
**[00:20] Takenaka**
I'm the coach for the soccer team, Takenaka.
Can we talk for a minute?
**[00:25] Yoigoshi**
Is this an invite?
***SIGN*** Noukin High School, First-year
Yoigoshi Tatsuya
**[00:27] Yoigoshi**
Sorry, but I've already been forced
to decide on a team.
**[00:30] Takenaka**
W-Wait, please!
**[00:31] Takenaka**
Our soccer team absolutely needs
"Yoigoshi the Unstoppable"!
**[00:35] ---**
"Yoigoshi the Unstoppable"
**[00:36] Yoigoshi**
"Unstoppable," huh?
**[00:38] Yoigoshi**
When was that?
**[00:42] guys**
Yay!
**[02:19] Yoigoshi**
*The kabaddi team.*
***SIGN*** Men
Who Connect
**[02:20] Yoigoshi**
*I have been forced to become a member.*
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team First-Year
Azemichi Soma
**[02:24] Azemichi**
Yeah! Stopped the raid again!
**[02:26] Yoigoshi**
Damn it! You musclebound morons!
**[02:29] Date**
No, I am still far from true muscularity.
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team Second-Year
Date Shinji
**[02:32] Misumi**
Iura-san, why don't you let him
practice some defense, too?
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team Second-Year
Misumi Kyohei
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team Third-Year
Iura Kei
**[02:37] Iura**
Yes, well, I have been telling him
he should work on some defense, but...
**[02:41] Yoigoshi**
I refuse to do defense.
**[02:43] Misumi**
Right, then!
**[02:45] Misumi**
We're on defense one more time!
**[02:47] Date**
Yeah!
**[02:48] Iura**
Azemichi, you watch the mid-line!
**[02:51] Yoigoshi**
* The offense in kabaddi,*
* just like football and rugby,*
**[02:54] Yoigoshi**
* gets targeted for tackles*
* by a large number of players.*
**[02:57] Yoigoshi**
* Even so, there is a reason*
* I do not want to play defense.*
**[03:00] Yoigoshi**
*And the reason is... this!*
**[03:03] Yoigoshi**
* This incomprehensible formation*
* where the defense hold hands!*
**[03:07] Yoigoshi**
* I never, ever want to*
* hold hands with other guys!*
**[03:10] Misumi**
What? You have some kind
of aversion to holding hands?
**[03:13] Date**
They're rugged and hard,
**[03:14] Date**
but once you summon the courage
and take hold, you'll soon get used to it.
**[03:17] Yoigoshi**
Stop talking about it that way!
**[03:19] Iura**
Holding hands, or making a chain,
is common practice in kabaddi defense.
**[03:23] Iura**
To counter a solo raider,
you have a "pack" defense.
**[03:26] Iura**
When capturing a single, agile raider,
**[03:29] Iura**
you need a "chain" to block
their path or surround them.
**[03:34] Yoigoshi**
Chains, huh?
**[03:36] Yoigoshi**
Sounds oppressive.
**[03:38] Yoigoshi**
*Ridiculous.*
**[03:40] Yoigoshi**
* Connections with people should*
* be light, like on the net.*
***SIGN*** Raider
Yoigoshi Tatsuya
**[03:44] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi.
**[03:45] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[03:45] Yoigoshi**
*The basic rules of kabaddi are simple.*
**[03:48] Yoigoshi**
* The offense chants "kabaddi"*
* while entering the opponents' court.*
**[03:52] Yoigoshi**
* If they can touch an opposing player*
* and return to their side of the court,*
**[03:55] Yoigoshi**
*they gain points.*
**[03:57] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[03:57] Yoigoshi**
* But in actual practice,*
* it can be surprisingly complex.*
***SIGN*** Defense
Iura Date Misumi
**[04:00] Yoigoshi**
* The raider is alone and*
* the defense works as a pack...*
**[04:03] Yoigoshi**
* It would be better to say*
* that they're one giant animal.*
**[04:05] Yoigoshi**
*After a touch, trying to return*
**[04:07] Yoigoshi**
* to your territory down*
* the middle is a fool's plan...*
**[04:10] Yoigoshi**
*You'll end up surrounded on both sides.*
**[04:13] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[04:14] Yoigoshi**
*Which means...*
**[04:15] Yoigoshi**
* the one I should try to tag*
* is the jerk with the perm!*
**[04:18] Yoigoshi**
* I'll narrow down the chances*
* for a tackle to the left side!*
**[04:21] Yoigoshi**
* Even if the lightweight*
* with the narrow eyes grabs me,*
**[04:22] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[04:23] Yoigoshi**
* there is little danger*
* of being taken down.*
**[04:24] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi!
**[04:25] Yoigoshi**
*This should work.*
**[04:27] Iura**
It was a good plan, but...
**[04:29] Iura**
it was so good, it was easy to read.
**[04:31] Yoigoshi**
*He's so fast!*
**[04:33] Yoigoshi**
* But for a raider,*
* this is the same as a touch!*
**[04:36] Yoigoshi**
* If I can make it back to my*
* territory, that's one point!*
**[04:38] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi...
**[04:39] Misumi**
You're not getting back!
**[04:40] Date**
We're not giving you a point!
**[04:42] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi...
**[04:46] Yoigoshi**
*Oh! This... isn't good!*
**[04:52] Iura**
This just shows that lighter guys
can serve to slow you down.
**[04:56] Iura**
Next, we'll have Azemichi practice raiding.
**[04:58] Azemichi**
Sir!
***SIGN*** Raider
Azemichi Soma
**[05:02] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[05:04] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[05:05] Yoigoshi**
*Idiot. Shouting like that.*
**[05:08] Yoigoshi**
* You only get to attack for as long*
* as one breath lasts, you know?*
**[05:11] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[05:11] Yoigoshi**
* You're wasting oxygen.*
* Get taken down like the fool you are.*
**[05:15] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[05:16] Yoigoshi**
That'll never work.
**[05:17] Yoigoshi**
I couldn't even touch them, so you...
**[05:20] Yoigoshi**
What?
**[05:21] narrator**
Struggle!
**[05:23] Iura**
We're in the struggle!
**[05:24] Misumi**
Stop him!
**[05:25] Date**
Don't let him get back!
**[05:26] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi—
**[05:29] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi...
**[05:30] Iura**
He's not stopping.
***SIGN*** 2nd-3rd-Years
***SIGN*** Azemichi
**[05:34] Azemichi**
Raid successful!
**[05:36] Azemichi**
And the struggle was with two people,
so I get two points!
**[05:38] Azemichi**
All right!
**[05:40] Yoigoshi**
*How is this possible?!*
**[05:41] Azemichi**
Were you watching the line, Yoigoshi?
**[05:43] Yoigoshi**
Oh, uh, I have something in my eye...
**[05:45] Azemichi**
Liar!
**[05:47] Head teacher**
This is it. The kabaddi team.
***SIGN*** Gymnasium 1
**[05:49] Takenaka**
I wish you, as head teacher,
would try to persuade him, too.
**[05:51] Takenaka**
He should be playing soccer!
**[05:53] head teacher**
That's true.
**[05:55] head teacher**
As you say, coach, for the
sake of our school, he is-
**[05:57] Azemichi**
It went in, I tell you! The tip!
**[06:00] Yoigoshi**
Yeah, but after getting
forced to the ground.
**[06:02] Azemichi**
Even if you're not upright,
as long as it's in, it's in!
**[06:04] Azemichi**
You are seriously such a tightass!
**[06:07] Yoigoshi**
What?
**[06:07] Yoigoshi**
You're the one who's satisfied
with just the tip of one finger!
**[06:10] Yoigoshi**
What kind of man are you?
**[06:12] Misumi**
Now, now. Yoigoshi, you try
being the attacker again.
**[06:15] Date**
Or would you rather come
and hold hands with us?
**[06:17] Yoigoshi**
I would not!
**[06:19] head teacher**
Shall we try another day?
**[06:21] Takenaka**
Yes, let's.
**[06:26] Azemichi**
I only managed a successful raid twice.
**[06:29] Misumi**
Yoigoshi, you didn't succeed
even once, did you?
**[06:32] Date**
Don't worry about it.
**[06:35] Iura**
Since you're exhaling the whole time,
raiding is tough, right?
**[06:38] Yoigoshi**
Y-Yeah.
**[06:40] Yoigoshi**
After doing all that useless shouting,
he should be more tired, but
**[06:43] Yoigoshi**
he's succeeding at raids.
**[06:46] Yoigoshi**
Are you sure you're not
taking it easy on him?
**[06:50] Iura**
With Azemichi, he's doing
so many unnecessary things,
**[06:53] Iura**
it makes it harder for us.
**[06:54] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[06:55] Yoigoshi**
* His being inefficient*
* makes it harder to play him?*
**[06:58] Yoigoshi**
*What is he talking about?*
**[06:59] Yoigoshi**
* Now that I think about it,*
* what did I used to do in soccer?*
**[07:03] Yoigoshi**
* The basic method of evading*
* opponents is the feint.*
**[07:06] Yoigoshi**
*And to win,*
**[07:08] Yoigoshi**
* you need to carefully observe*
* the guys you can't stand.*
**[07:12] Yoigoshi**
*The musclehead, Date.*
**[07:14] Yoigoshi**
* He doesn't have speed,*
* but he does have the most power.*
**[07:17] Yoigoshi**
* If he catches me, even alone,*
* it's a certain take-down.*
**[07:20] Yoigoshi**
*I should try to avoid confronting him.*
**[07:23] Yoigoshi**
*The jerk with the perm, Misumi.*
**[07:24] Yoigoshi**
* He doesn't have the power Date does,*
* but his reach is slightly longer.*
**[07:28] Yoigoshi**
* He's the type that wants*
* to go for the tackle.*
**[07:30] Yoigoshi**
* It's a risk, but he's easier*
* to mark for a touch.*
**[07:32] Yoigoshi**
*And then...*
**[07:34] Yoigoshi**
*the problem is the narrow-eyed guy, Iura.*
**[07:37] Yoigoshi**
*He's got less speed and power than me, but*
**[07:39] Yoigoshi**
* he can read movements, get ahead,*
* and slow me down.*
**[07:42] Yoigoshi**
*A real nuisance.*
**[07:44] Yoigoshi**
*Think! How can I attack this?*
**[07:47] Iura**
He's doing so many unnecessary things,
it makes it harder for us.
**[07:50] Yoigoshi**
*That's it! I can see it!*
**[07:52] Yoigoshi**
*A way to evade the chains!*
**[07:54] Azemichi**
You look like you're thinking
pretty hard there, Yoigoshi!
**[07:57] Azemichi**
Quit being such a stranger!
You can ask me about anything!
**[08:00] Azemichi**
I mean, I am your senior
in kabaddi, after all!
**[08:04] Yoigoshi**
I have nothing to ask an idiot.
**[08:06] Azemichi**
I'm sorry! I got a little cocky there.
**[08:09] Azemichi**
Instead of talking about idiots and stuff,
**[08:11] Azemichi**
we could, you know, talk about kabaddi—
**[08:12] Yoigoshi**
But there was something
to be learned from an idiot.
**[08:15] Yoigoshi**
I won't lose this time.
**[08:18] Azemichi**
Did you find some surefire way to win?
**[08:20] Azemichi**
Tell me! Tell me!
**[08:22] Yoigoshi**
An idiot wouldn't be able to do it.
**[08:24] Azemichi**
An idio— I won't know until I try!
**[08:29] Iura**
Okay! Break's over!
**[08:32] Iura**
We'll split into defense and offense.
Yoigoshi is raiding first.
**[08:35] Iura**
Azemichi, you be referee, okay?
**[08:37] Azemichi**
Sir!
**[08:41] Iura**
Keep your guard up.
**[08:42] Iura**
It seems Yoigoshi has
some kind of secret plan.
**[08:47] Yoigoshi**
That's right.
**[08:49] Yoigoshi**
Let me show you my hat trick!
**[08:53] guys**
Hat trick?
**[08:55] Azemichi**
What's a "hat trick"?
**[08:58] Iura**
In soccer, it's when a single player
scores three goals in one game.
**[09:02] Iura**
*This is a bluff.*
**[09:04] Iura**
* The risks of touching all*
* three of us are too high.*
**[09:08] Iura**
* To get three points, he'd have to*
* lure us in, let himself get caught,*
**[09:12] Iura**
* and, in that moment,*
* return to his territory.*
**[09:14] Iura**
*Touching us each individually is too risky,*
**[09:17] Iura**
* and his breath wouldn't*
* last long enough anyway.*
**[09:20] Iura**
*No, wait...*
**[09:22] Iura**
* With that bluff, we'd all be careful*
* not to get lured too close together.*
***SIGN*** Raider
Yoigoshi Tatsuya
**[09:26] Iura**
*That could be what Yoigoshi is aiming for.*
**[09:29] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:31] Iura**
* A sort of feint to keep himself*
* from being easily tackled.*
**[09:34] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[09:36] Yoigoshi**
*Good!*
**[09:37] Yoigoshi**
* Even when I step in some,*
* they aren't coming to grab me.*
**[09:39] Yoigoshi**
*The diversion is working!*
**[09:42] Iura**
I don't dislike a cunning plan.
**[09:42] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:45] Iura**
I'll keep it to myself, though.
**[09:47] Yoigoshi**
* This guy... Has he noticed*
* the trap I've set?*
**[09:50] Yoigoshi**
* But, I noticed something, too.*
* The reason I lose...*
**[09:54] Yoigoshi**
*The difference between Azemichi and myself.*
**[09:56] Azemichi**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi!
**[09:59] Yoigoshi**
*The cant. Repeating "kabaddi" over and over.*
**[09:59] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[10:01] Yoigoshi**
If it stops, the raid fails.
**[10:04] Yoigoshi**
* It's more important to keep a*
* constant volume than to be loud, but...*
**[10:09] Yoigoshi**
* my voice only gets louder*
* when I go in for a touch.*
**[10:13] ---**
Kabaddi!
**[10:15] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[10:15] Yoigoshi**
* Which means they were using*
* my cant to read my movements*
**[10:17] Yoigoshi**
*and get ahead of me!*
**[10:20] Yoigoshi**
*Keep the cant steady.*
**[10:21] Yoigoshi**
* That alone will help to keep them*
* from reading me,*
**[10:23] Yoigoshi**
* but I'm going to deliberately*
* make my cant unsteady...*
**[10:27] Yoigoshi**
*and use it as a feint!*
**[10:34] Yoigoshi**
*Did he read me?*
**[10:37] Iura**
*Targeting me was your mistake.*
**[10:39] Iura**
* The cant should hold steady naturally,*
* like breathing in yoga.*
**[10:44] Iura**
* Realizing that and deliberately*
* going for the opposite...*
**[10:46] Iura**
* That kind of twisted thinking...*
* is something I do, too.*
**[10:50] Iura**
It was fun... your two-layered trap.
**[10:54] Iura**
But that isn't enough to escape the chain—
**[10:56] Azemichi**
You're in the struggle!
**[10:58] Iura**
*What? I haven't touched him yet—*
**[11:01] narrator**
Struggle!
**[11:04] Iura**
*His foot?*
**[11:05] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:06] Iura**
*He was targeting Date from the start?*
**[11:08] Yoigoshi**
* It isn't a two-layered trap.*
* I told you, didn't I?*
**[11:11] Yoigoshi**
*This will break through the chain...*
**[11:15] Yoigoshi**
*a triple-layer trap, the hat trick!*
**[11:18] Misumi**
Stop him!
**[11:18] Yoigoshi**
* I kicked him with my return leg.*
* There's no way you're catching me!*
**[11:25] Yoigoshi**
*Did you see that? My first win!*
**[11:28] Yoigoshi**
Kaba—
**[11:29] Yoigoshi**
*You can't be serious!*
**[11:32] Azemichi**
Yoigoshi!
**[11:33] Misumi**
You okay? That was a huge noise.
**[11:38] Yoigoshi**
*Oh, no!*
**[11:40] Yoigoshi**
* I stopped my cant, but I haven't*
* made it back to my territory yet!*
**[11:48] Misumi**
Be more careful about your shoelaces.
**[11:52] Yoigoshi**
Yeah. It won't be a problem.
**[11:53] Yoigoshi**
It's been a while since I tripped
on my own. I was surprised is all.
**[11:57] Date**
But, who'd have thought you'd go
for a touch with your feet.
**[12:01] Iura**
Did you really make it back
to your territory? I couldn't tell.
**[12:06] Yoigoshi**
O-Of course I did!
**[12:08] Yoigoshi**
I definitely—
**[12:09] Azemichi**
You were in.
**[12:12] Azemichi**
Finally, right? Little by little...
he made it in.
**[12:17] Misumi**
What's with the weird phrasing?
**[12:20] Iura**
If that's the ref's call,
there's nothing else to say.
**[12:23] Iura**
But, it looks like you need
to get some proper shoes.
**[12:27] Iura**
Let's see... Tomorrow, after school.
**[12:31] Iura**
We'll all go together to buy
kabaddi shoes for Yoigoshi.
**[12:35] Iura**
It will serve well both for safety
and to deepen our friendship, right?
**[12:39] Iura**
We can call it "The Kabaddi
Team Friendship Shopping Plan"!
**[12:43] Date**
Nice!
**[12:44] Misumi**
The name of the plan is very literal.
**[12:47] Azemichi**
I'm super looking forward to it!
**[12:49] Yoigoshi**
Shopping... with these guys?
**[13:01] Yoigoshi**
Okay.
**[13:02] (Flashback) guys**
So, tomorrow, after school,
we'll come get you.
**[13:07] Yoigoshi**
*I'll go home before they get here.*
**[13:09] Yoigoshi**
* I don't want to go shopping*
* with guys like them.*
**[13:15] Misumi**
Let's go!
**[13:21] teacher**
Careful on your way home!
**[13:22] Iura**
Yes, sir.
**[13:23] Yoigoshi**
So you play the nice guy out here, huh?
**[13:26] Iura**
It's not a bad thing, is it?
**[13:28] Iura**
Besides, there are a lot
of powerhouse sports teams here,
**[13:32] Iura**
so we need to make
as many friends as we can.
**[13:34] Iura**
Otherwise, our team budget
and position will be in danger.
**[13:37] Yoigoshi**
Well, we don't have many members,
and we are playing kabaddi, after all.
**[13:42] Yoigoshi**
*A team bag?*
**[13:43] Yoigoshi**
*It's so ugly.*
**[13:46] Misumi**
Don't worry! We'll make one
for you, too, Yoigoshi!
**[13:49] Azemichi**
S-Sorry for making a show
of them in front of you.
**[13:51] Yoigoshi**
It's not like I want one!
**[13:53] Azemichi**
But, they make you really feel like
we're friends! Aren't they great?
**[13:56] Azemichi**
It's proof we're a team!
**[14:00] Yoigoshi**
Even with the same bag and uniform,
sometimes you aren't a team.
**[14:04] Azemichi**
Huh?
**[14:05] Yoigoshi**
At any rate, I hate all this
"trying to get along" stuff.
**[14:08] Yoigoshi**
It's irritating.
**[14:10] Iura**
You say that, but you're very diligent
about coming to practice, aren't you?
**[14:14] Iura**
Speaking of which, Yoigoshi,
you haven't done any livestreams lately.
**[14:17] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[14:18] Yoigoshi**
If I weren't stuck with you guys,
I'd do one in a flash.
**[14:21] Iura**
Even though livestreamers get flamed a lot?
**[14:24] Yoigoshi**
If you tried it, you'd see why it's fun.
**[14:27] Iura**
"If you tried it," huh?
**[14:29] Yoigoshi**
What?
**[14:32] Iura**
I was just thinking
that kabaddi is the same way.
**[14:41] Yoigoshi**
They're selling more kinds than I expected.
**[14:43] Iura**
We'll use the team budget to buy them,
so make sure to choose well.
**[14:45] Misumi**
They're playing footage from a tournament!
**[14:48] Azemichi**
Wow!
**[14:49] Yoigoshi**
This shape is like those other ones...
**[14:51] Iura**
You see them in combat sports, right?
**[14:53] Iura**
Kabaddi has the same form as a combat sport.
**[14:55] Iura**
The closest is wrestling.
**[14:58] Iura**
So, a thin sole and tall ankle
is probably the most common design.
**[15:03] Yoigoshi**
Enough people play
that they can hold tournaments?
**[15:06] Yoigoshi**
I thought of it as a bit
of gag sport, but...
**[15:09] Date**
Well, it doesn't compare to the
major sports. It's pretty small-scale.
**[15:13] Misumi**
It makes guys like our senpais
who have played forever very happy.
**[15:17] Yoigoshi**
Senpais... plural?
**[15:19] Misumi**
We have one more third-year.
**[15:21] Yoigoshi**
Oh...
**[15:23] Yoigoshi**
I see. It's a tough world, huh?
**[15:26] Misumi**
Huh?
**[15:31] Yoigoshi**
Because it's a minor sport,
there aren't as many opportunities,
**[15:34] Yoigoshi**
so there are a ton of
desperate players, right?
**[15:36] Yoigoshi**
It wasn't the same field, but I fought a bunch
of different kinds of guys at nationals.
**[15:41] Yoigoshi**
Whether it was a powerhouse or a weak team,
**[15:44] Yoigoshi**
the most difficult ones to play
were the desperate ones.
**[15:49] Misumi**
That hurts to hear. I mean,
I underestimated them, at first, right?
**[15:53] Date**
And we always lose in the first round.
**[15:56] Iura**
*The "desperate ones," huh?*
**[15:59] Iura**
* Now I think about it,*
* no matter how much he complains,*
**[16:01] Iura**
*I've never seen Yoigoshi slack off.*
**[16:04] Misumi**
But, it seems like a real waste.
**[16:06] Misumi**
Quitting when you're at the national level.
**[16:09] Date**
Why did you quit soccer?
**[16:12] Yoigoshi**
Why?
**[16:13] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Why don't you pass to me?
**[16:15] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
I'm running out in front!
**[16:19] (Flashback) teammate**
You're always racing ahead on your own,
**[16:22] (Flashback) teammate**
at a speed where we can't catch up.
**[16:30] Misumi**
Yoigoshi?
**[16:33] Yoigoshi**
I already told you.
I've always hated sports.
**[16:39] Azemichi**
Yoigoshi. Are you gonna
buy those shoes?
**[16:41] Yoigoshi**
Huh? What're you grinning about?
**[16:44] Azemichi**
Well, it's just that those
are the same as the ones I bought!
**[16:48] Azemichi**
Why are you putting them back?!
**[16:52] Yoigoshi**
*Okay. I guess I'll get these.*
**[16:56] Yoigoshi**
*Where did Iura run off to?*
**[16:59] basketball 2**
Hold on! One more time!
**[17:02] basketball 2**
Come on, one hundred fifty kilos!
**[17:06] Yoigoshi**
*They're from our basketball team?*
**[17:11] basketball 1**
Huh? Hey, if it isn't Yoigoshi!
**[17:13] basketball 2**
What's this? Shopping?
**[17:15] Yoigoshi**
*Who's this? Acting all familiar.*
**[17:17] basketball 1**
So the rumors are true, huh?
**[17:20] Yoigoshi**
Rumors?
**[17:21] basketball 2**
They say the soccer genius
has joined some weird team.
**[17:25] basketball 1**
I don't really know much, but it's "kabaddi."
That hilarious one, right?
**[17:31] basketball 1**
Is kabaddi actually an impressive
sport or something?
**[17:33] basketball 2**
Hey, look at that! Look!
**[17:35] basketball 2**
See the bag?
**[17:36] basketball 2**
That little cueball must be
in the kabaddi club, too!
**[17:38] basketball 2**
He's tiny! What a total joke!
**[17:44] Yoigoshi**
Hey, Azemichi. Come here a minute.
**[17:46] Yoigoshi**
Let's have a match. I found something fun.
**[17:49] Azemichi**
Sure.
**[17:51] Yoigoshi**
This measures the strength of your back.
**[17:53] Yoigoshi**
It says the average
for a high school first-year is...
**[17:55] Yoigoshi**
about one hundred forty kilos.
**[17:57] Azemichi**
I just pull, right?
**[18:01] basketball 1**
What? You're going to
go up against him with this?
**[18:03] basketball 1**
You shouldn't pick on the weak, you know—
**[18:08] basketball 2**
T-Two hundred?!
**[18:09] basketball 1**
Are you a pro wrestler or something?
**[18:12] Yoigoshi**
You want to have a go, too?
**[18:14] basketball 2**
N-No, thank you. We're fine.
**[18:20] Yoigoshi**
Don't diss.
**[18:24] Azemichi**
It says I got two hundred fourteen
kilos! Your turn, Yoigoshi!
**[18:28] Yoigoshi**
Huh? We're done with that.
I feel all refreshed.
**[18:31] Azemichi**
You said we were having a match!
**[18:33] Azemichi**
If you don't do it, I'll look
like an idiot all on my own!
**[18:43] Yoigoshi**
You are an idiot.
**[18:44] Azemichi**
I am not an idiot!
**[18:47] basketball 1**
The kabaddi team's insane.
**[18:49] Iura**
You there, can I have a moment?
**[18:53] basketball 2**
Huh? Who are you?
**[18:59] Yoigoshi**
Hey.
**[19:00] Iura**
Yes?
**[19:00] Yoigoshi**
Those basketball guys were being
super polite when we left.
**[19:04] Yoigoshi**
What did you do?
**[19:05] (Flashback) basketball**
Thank you for all your hard work!
**[19:07] Iura**
Oh, nothing.
**[19:09] Iura**
I just told them a little secret, that's all.
**[19:12] Iura**
Like when we talked about livestreaming.
**[19:13] Yoigoshi**
*This guy...*
**[19:15] Iura**
They said they'd help us look
for new members!
**[19:18] Misumi**
We need seven members.
**[19:21] Date**
When you don't have
enough people on defense,
**[19:23] Date**
it makes it hard to train on offense.
**[19:25] Misumi**
If only Yoigoshi could play defense.
**[19:28] Yoigoshi**
If I don't have to hold hands,
I don't mind doing it.
**[19:31] Misumi**
Right?
**[19:32] Misumi**
You're kidding! What happened to you?
**[19:34] Date**
Should we call an ambulance?
**[19:35] Yoigoshi**
I'm not sick or hurt or anything!
**[19:38] Yoigoshi**
It's just...
**[19:41] Yoigoshi**
I can't stand getting beaten
by that guy all the time.
**[19:44] Yoigoshi**
Until I can win, I'll get
a little more serious about this.
**[19:51] Misumi**
You really are a sore loser, aren't you?
**[19:56] Azemichi**
It's a text from a girl in my class.
**[19:59] Azemichi**
"Will you introduce me to Yoigoshi-kun?"
is what she wrote.
**[20:02] Date**
This is the first time I've seen one of these.
**[20:04] Misumi**
Oh, you little lady-killer!
**[20:07] Misumi**
Oh, yeah. Yoigoshi, you got a girlfriend?
**[20:11] Yoigoshi**
They only get in the way.
**[20:13] Iura**
We've got so many bachelors here, it's sad.
**[20:16] Date**
Misumi broke up recently, right?
**[20:18] Misumi**
Boring. So, the only one
with a girlfriend is...
**[20:23] Misumi**
you, huh, Azemichi?
**[20:26] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[20:27] Misumi**
A girl out in the countryside, right?
**[20:29] Misumi**
You may be far apart, but make sure
you treasure your girlfriend, okay?
**[20:32] Azemichi**
Sir! I'll do my best!
**[20:34] Yoigoshi**
*N-No... It's not like...*
**[20:37] Yoigoshi**
*It's not unnatural, or anything.*
**[20:39] Yoigoshi**
*For Azemichi to have a girlfriend, that's...*
**[20:41] Yoigoshi**
*Having a girlfriend, I mean, that's...*
**[20:43] Yoigoshi**
* I've never had one, but if I wanted one,*
* I could have one right away anyway.*
**[20:46] Yoigoshi**
*I'm not upset about this at all!*
**[20:49] Yoigoshi**
*It's not at all like he's passed me up,*
**[20:51] Yoigoshi**
* but I should check and see*
* if he really does have a girlfriend.*
**[20:54] Yoigoshi**
*That's only right!*
**[20:56] Yoigoshi**
D-Do you have a picture
of your girlfriend?
**[20:59] Azemichi**
I do, but...
**[21:01] Azemichi**
It's sort of embarrassing.
**[21:03] Yoigoshi**
I will kill you.
**[21:05] Azemichi**
What are you angry about?
**[21:06] Yoigoshi**
Just show me.
**[21:09] Azemichi**
Here. This is her.
**[21:11] Yoigoshi**
*It's not important.*
**[21:14] Yoigoshi**
* It's the kind of girl who would*
* date a guy like him.*
**[21:17] Yoigoshi**
*She's probably a cow reeking of potato—*
**[21:23] Yoigoshi**
Die!
**[21:26] Azemichi**
Why?!
**[21:27] narrator**
Struggle!
**[21:28] Misumi**
Calm down, Yoigoshi!
**[21:30] Misumi**
I was shocked at first, too, but...
**[21:31] Yoigoshi**
Don't try to stop me!
**[21:33] Yoigoshi**
For the sake of all men,
I will kill him here and now!
**[21:37] Date**
What kind of sense of duty is that?
**[21:41] player 1**
Coach, are you serious?
**[21:44] Takenaka**
You're both handsome. And you're tall!
**[21:47] Takenaka**
You'll be fine!
**[21:48] player 1**
Fine with what, Coach?
**[21:50] Yoigoshi**
You! You!
**[21:51] Azemichi**
What are you so angry about?
**[21:52] Takenaka**
They're here. Go!
**[21:54] Yoigoshi**
I'm talking about breaking up!
**[21:55] Yoigoshi**
Long-distance relationships never work!
**[21:57] Yoigoshi**
And with that height,
I'm a better match anyway, right?
**[22:00] Azemichi**
I'm not breaking up with her!
Size has nothing to do with anything!
**[22:04] Yoigoshi**
Size matters!
**[22:04] player 1**
A l-lovers' quarrel!
**[22:07] Takenaka**
I see. So, that's his type.
**[22:10] Takenaka**
I'll have to try again.
**[22:12] Narrator**
And so, the curtain closed on
"The Kabaddi Team Friendship Shopping Plan."
***SIGN*** Next Time| "Into the Burning World"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:49] Yoigoshi**
Next time...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
"Into the Burning World"!
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E3 - Into the Burning World
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GZ7UVPVQX/into-the-burning-world)
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***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:07] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[00:13] narrator**
Struggle!
**[00:15] Misumi**
Kabaddi...
**[00:16] Misumi**
Okay, that's two points!
**[00:18] Yoigoshi**
Hey!
**[00:19] Yoigoshi**
Couldn't you see I was going for the tackle?
**[00:21] Azemichi**
You were in the back, Yoigoshi!
Shouldn't you have moved?
**[00:24] Misumi**
Quit fighting in the middle of practice.
**[00:27] Yoigoshi**
Isn't there some kind of secret
to defense? Some trick?
**[00:30] Misumi**
Well...
**[00:32] Misumi**
With defense, you want
to picture "fish herding."
**[00:36] Yoigoshi**
Fish herding?
**[00:37] Misumi**
For example, if you came for me,
**[00:40] Misumi**
someone would come from
behind, and "wham!"
**[00:42] Yoigoshi**
Hold on! What's "wham" supposed to mean?
**[00:45] Date**
At any rate, if you can catch them,
you can take them down.
**[00:48] Yoigoshi**
I'm not like you!
**[00:51] Iura**
Well, until things start shaping up,
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
**[00:54] Iura**
let's keep practicing two-on-two like this.
**[00:56] Azemichi**
"Shaping up"?
**[00:58] Iura**
First-years versus second-years.
**[00:59] Iura**
Losers clean the mat and tidy up.
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
***SIGN*** Into the
Burning World
**[02:44] Yoigoshi**
We got thrashed.
**[02:46] Iura**
Look, do you guys know why you lost?
**[02:51] Yoigoshi**
Because he keeps getting in my way!
**[02:53] Azemichi**
I-Isn't it because Yoigoshi's
defense keeps failing?
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
**[02:56] Iura**
Kabaddi is a sport played empty-handed.
**[02:59] Iura**
The rules are simple. The gap in experience
between you is only about a year.
**[03:03] Iura**
Plus, you two are probably faster than them.
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
**[03:05] Iura**
So, why...
**[03:07] Iura**
did you get so overwhelmingly trounced?
**[03:09] Misumi**
Is it really okay for us to leave first?
**[03:12] Iura**
Yup! Good work today!
**[03:13] Iura**
Oh, but before you go, just one thing...
**[03:16] Iura**
Say something to provoke them.
***SIGN*** Uhh...
**[03:21] Misumi**
M-Man, you're nothing special.
**[03:23] Misumi**
At this rate, I'd be better off
playing against a scarecrow.
**[03:26] Date**
Y-You don't have enough muscle.
***SIGN*** Conserve
Water
**[03:31] Yoigoshi**
Damn it...
**[03:33] Azemichi**
Yeah... Being told you're worse
than a scarecrow is a shock.
**[03:36] Yoigoshi**
It's obvious that Iura made them say that!
**[03:40] Azemichi**
Really?
**[03:41] Yoigoshi**
The thing I'm angry about
**[03:43] Yoigoshi**
is that the only reason
I can think of for that rout
**[03:46] Yoigoshi**
is a lack of teamwork!
**[03:51] Azemichi**
Why does that make you angry?
**[03:53] Yoigoshi**
Because it means that, to win,
I need to work together with you!
**[03:58] Yoigoshi**
You attack solo. Even if you fail,
you only concede one point.
**[04:02] Yoigoshi**
But defense is different.
**[04:04] Yoigoshi**
Not being able to score is one thing,
**[04:06] Yoigoshi**
but if things go badly, a lot
of points can be taken at once.
**[04:09] Yoigoshi**
We can't keep running into each
other and going off alone to tackle.
**[04:13] Yoigoshi**
We have to think of a way to
understand each others' movements.
**[04:17] Azemichi**
For example, if we want to dodge right,
**[04:19] Azemichi**
we can say, "I'm dodging right!"
Then we'd know!
**[04:22] Azemichi**
I mean, the defense can talk, so...
**[04:24] Azemichi**
Oh! No, that wouldn't work!
The other team would hear, right?
**[04:29] Yoigoshi**
That's it!
**[04:31] Azemichi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
**[04:39] Misumi**
Kabaddi... Kabaddi!
**[04:41] Yoigoshi**
One!
**[04:42] Yoigoshi**
Three!
**[04:46] Azemichi**
Sorry, Yoigoshi!
**[04:47] Yoigoshi**
Listen better, idiot!
**[04:49] Iura**
*Those numbers...*
**[04:52] Iura**
*I see.*
**[04:58] Date; Misumi**
We'll head out first!
**[05:00] Yoigoshi**
Dang it.
**[05:01] Azemichi**
Thank you!
**[05:05] Date**
What they were doing today...
Those were signs, weren't they?
**[05:07] Misumi**
Seemed like it.
**[05:10] Yoigoshi**
Okay.
**[05:12] Yoigoshi**
Let's go.
***SIGN*** Gymnasium 1
**[05:13] Azemichi**
You're too fast! Hold up a minute!
**[05:16] Iura**
Are you off to practice your signs?
**[05:19] Azemichi**
You could tell we were doing signs?
**[05:22] Azemichi**
Keep it a secret from the others.
**[05:25] Iura**
A secret? When they're used right in
front of you, you can't help but notice.
**[05:29] Yoigoshi**
They were a suggestion
from Yoigoshi, I take it?
**[05:30] Azemichi**
Huh? Oh. We thought it up together.
**[05:33] Iura**
I see. It's not bad.
**[05:36] Iura**
At the very least, you're doing
better than in the beginning.
**[05:39] (Flashback) Azemichi**
Signs?
**[05:40] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Yeah. For three things.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Dodge right. Dodge left. Go for the tackle.
**[05:47] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
I'll use numbers to issue these three orders.
**[05:51] (Flashback) Azemichi**
Numbers, huh?
**[05:55] Iura**
When it comes to strategy and evasion methods,
Yoigoishi is first-rate, after all.
**[06:00] Azemichi**
I only noticed recently, but the
thing Yoigoshi is the most amazing at
**[06:05] Azemichi**
is in a totally different place!
**[06:08] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
...is how it will go.
**[06:10] (Flashback) Azemichi**
You're really amazing.
**[06:11] (Flashback) Azemichi**
Going this far in a practice
match within the team.
**[06:14] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
That's got nothing to do with it.
**[06:16] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Regardless of who the opponents may be,
**[06:18] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
you're expected to give your
utmost in every match.
**[06:24] Iura**
Huh?
**[06:31] Azemichi**
Hey!
**[06:33] Yoigoshi**
What took you so long?
**[06:38] Azemichi**
It's crowded again today.
**[06:41] Yoigoshi**
It's a shortcut to my usual bento place.
**[06:43] Yoigoshi**
And the path is narrow, so it's perfect
for practicing evading people.
**[06:47] Yoigoshi**
Rule 1: Do not come into contact with anyone.
**[06:50] Yoigoshi**
Two is about speed.
**[06:52] Yoigoshi**
The half-priced bento will sell out quickly.
***SIGN*** Mega Portion
***SIGN*** Great
Value
***SIGN*** Half-Price
**[06:54] Azemichi**
It's not healthy to only eat stuff like that.
**[06:58] Yoigoshi**
Just follow me.
**[06:59] Yoigoshi**
Don't forget the signs
I taught you yesterday!
**[07:02] Azemichi**
Got it!
**[07:03] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi is fought in close combat.
**[07:05] Yoigoshi**
What we want is a hair's-breadth evasion,
**[07:08] Yoigoshi**
and to maintain a stance
that allows for a quick tackle.
**[07:11] Yoigoshi**
How many times did you run
into someone yesterday?
**[07:13] Azemichi**
I grazed someone four times!
**[07:15] Yoigoshi**
After you dodge, imagine yourself tackling!
**[07:17] Azemichi**
I know!
**[07:21] Azemichi**
Sorry! I made a mis—
**[07:22] Yoigoshi**
Stay focused!
**[07:26] Yoigoshi**
We made it with no "struggle."
**[07:28] Yoigoshi**
You should at least finish with style.
**[07:33] Iura**
After the break, we'll have a match.
**[07:36] Misumi**
Hey, Shin!
**[07:37] Iura**
You played baseball through
middle school, right?
**[07:41] Misumi**
What kind of guys did you have
as your juniors on the team?
**[07:43] Date**
Mostly, there were those who
were earnest and idolized you,
**[07:46] Date**
or those who saw you as the
competition. One of the two.
**[07:48] Misumi**
Really...
**[07:50] Misumi**
I like the guys who see you
as the competition. They're fun.
**[07:54] Date**
I feel the same.
**[07:58] Misumi**
Man... We have some good junior
members here, don't we?
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
**[08:01] Iura**
Second-years on offense. Commence play!
**[08:04] Misumi**
Now, my little juniors.
**[08:07] Misumi**
What will you do for me today?
***SIGN*** Raider
Misumi Kyohei
**[08:10] Yoigoshi**
Don't forget what we each have to do!
***SIGN*** Defense First-Years
**[08:12] Azemichi**
G-Got it!
**[08:13] Yoigoshi**
*While one defenseman draws off the raider,*
**[08:16] Yoigoshi**
* the other cuts off the*
* raider's line of escape.*
***SIGN*** Line of Escape
**[08:20] Yoigoshi**
* First, I'll act as a decoy*
* and lure the raider!*
**[08:24] Azemichi**
I know he's working to lure him, but...
**[08:26] Azemichi**
isn't that too close?
**[08:28] Misumi**
Kabaddi!
**[08:29] Misumi**
*He can evade even at this close a range?*
**[08:32] Yoigoshi**
*Come on. Target me.*
**[08:32] Misumi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[08:34] Yoigoshi**
* I'll chip away at your oxygen and*
* keep you from scoring any points!*
**[08:37] Iura**
* A normal decoy wouldn't*
* be able to be that close.*
**[08:41] Iura**
*That's a feat only a monster can pull off.*
**[08:43] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[08:45] Yoigoshi**
Five!
**[08:46] Azemichi**
Got it!
**[08:48] Misumi**
*Man, those signs! Azemichi can dodge, too?*
**[08:52] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[08:53] Azemichi**
All right!
**[08:54] Misumi**
*The evasion expert...*
**[08:56] Misumi**
* Yoigoishi's instincts are being*
* transmitted perfectly to Azemichi.*
**[08:58] Misumi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:00] Misumi**
*Guess there's no helping it.*
**[09:02] Misumi**
* I'll just have to make use*
* of my defense experience...*
**[09:04] Misumi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:06] Misumi**
*This is how a raider herds fish into a net!*
**[09:09] Misumi**
* I'll run both of you into*
* the side of the court!*
**[09:11] Misumi; background**
Kabaddi!
**[09:12] Yoigoshi**
Four!
**[09:14] Misumi**
* Th-They aren't running into each other*
* anymore! In just these few days?*
**[09:17] Misumi**
Kabaddi...
**[09:20] Azemichi**
That's the first time we got away!
**[09:22] Yoigoshi**
Without a tackle, we don't get points.
**[09:27] Yoigoshi**
We're just getting started!
**[09:32] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:34] Misumi**
Yoigoshi, you're a sharp one.
**[09:37] Misumi**
Haven't you figured out
**[09:39] Misumi**
the best way to work in sync?
**[09:42] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:43] Yoigoshi**
* You're telling me my signs*
* are inferior to a chain?*
**[09:46] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:46] Yoigoshi**
Our evasions are succeeding.
**[09:51] Yoigoshi**
*The chains...*
**[09:53] Yoigoshi**
*are broken?*
**[09:54] Yoigoshi**
*He's coming for the tackle solo!*
**[09:56] Yoigoshi**
* But if he's alone, I can*
* deflect him with my hand.*
**[09:58] Misumi**
*Here's a question for you, Yoigoshi.*
**[10:00] Misumi**
*When one defender, me, has both hands free...*
**[10:04] Misumi**
*what should the other defender be doing?*
**[10:09] Yoigoshi**
* Letting go of his hand was a*
* sign to go for a tackle?*
**[10:14] Azemichi**
Oh, man...
***SIGN*** 1st-Year Team Yoigoshi
Raid Failed 1 Point Conceded
**[10:20] Azemichi**
Don't worry about it, Yoigoshi!
**[10:22] Yoigoshi**
We'll get it back on defense!
**[10:25] Date**
I'll go.
**[10:26] Date**
What is wrong with your raid?
**[10:28] Date**
With that performance,
they'll never see the flaw in their signs.
***SIGN*** 2nd-Year Team
Raider/Date
**[10:34] Date; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[10:36] Yoigoshi**
*Date, huh?*
**[10:37] Yoigoshi**
*He's slow, so he's easier to catch, but...*
**[10:40] Yoigoshi**
* if he isn't taken down completely,*
* he'll drag you all the way to his territory.*
**[10:44] Yoigoshi**
* To get him, we need to lure*
* him to the edge of the court.*
**[10:48] Yoigoshi**
Fifty-five!
**[10:49] Azemichi**
Got it!
**[10:50] Yoigoshi**
Here we go! The two of us
will simultaneously tackle—
**[10:54] narrator**
Struggle!
**[10:58] Date**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:01] Date**
kabaddi...
***SIGN*** 2nd-Year Team Date
Raid Successful 2 Points
**[11:05] Misumi**
So their timing really is off
when they go in to tackle?
**[11:08] Date**
It's pretty much simultaneous,
**[11:09] Date**
but you can shake them off
when they come one at a time.
**[11:13] Yoigoshi**
Time to attack!
**[11:15] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:15] Iura**
*Those signs.*
**[11:17] Iura**
*They are absolutely working for evasion.*
**[11:20] Iura**
*Yoigoshi's instincts are saving Azemichi.*
**[11:25] narrator**
Struggle!
**[11:27] Iura**
*And his raids are starting to look good.*
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
**[11:29] Iura**
* But he's never had to*
* "take someone down" before.*
**[11:34] Yoigoshi**
You're too slow!
**[11:35] Iura**
* On this small court, the split second it*
* takes to confirm a sign will prove deadly.*
**[11:41] Azemichi**
You okay?
**[11:43] Azemichi**
You've been calling all through
both attack and defense.
**[11:45] Yoigoshi**
Shut up.
**[11:46] Yoigoshi**
All you need to do is follow my orders.
**[11:50] Yoigoshi**
* Damn it, this is why I hate having*
* to coordinate plays with others.*
**[11:55] Yoigoshi**
* No one shows up in the place*
* I want to receive my pass...*
**[11:59] Yoigoshi**
* and a pass never comes to*
* me when I want it, either.*
**[12:02] Yoigoshi**
*Not like that. You're too slow.*
**[12:04] Yoigoshi**
*That's not enough. This isn't working.*
**[12:08] Yoigoshi**
*That's why coordinating plays is stupid.*
***SIGN*** 2nd-Year Team
Raider/Date
**[12:12] Date**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[12:13] Yoigoshi**
Four!
**[12:15] Yoigoshi**
*Oh, no!*
**[12:18] narrator**
Struggle!
**[12:21] Misumi**
That was a mistake in
Yoigoshi's orders, right?
**[12:24] Date**
Did you figure out their signs?
**[12:26] Yoigoshi**
Blast it! I'll get it back—
**[12:28] Azemichi**
Next, I'll raid, okay?
**[12:30] Yoigoshi**
You... What do you think you're doing?
**[12:32] Azemichi**
I mean, you've been getting
to do all the raids.
**[12:36] Yoigoshi**
That's because I'm faster!
**[12:38] Yoigoshi**
Follow the plan!
**[12:41] Azemichi**
I'm not some machine made just for you.
**[12:43] Yoigoshi**
What?
**[12:45] Azemichi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[12:46] Iura**
Calm down, Yoigoshi.
**[12:48] Yoigoshi**
Iura...
**[12:48] Azemichi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[12:49] Iura**
It's your weakness!
**[12:51] Iura**
Your logic and abilities are above average.
**[12:53] Iura**
And, up until now, you've managed to get
by on your own. That's your weakness!
**[12:57] Azemichi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[12:57] Yoigoshi**
What's wrong with that?
**[12:59] Iura**
I never said there was
anything wrong with it.
**[13:02] Iura**
But it is unmistakably a weakness.
**[13:04] Azemichi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[13:05] Iura**
You haven't really watched your teammate
fight your opponents, have you?
**[13:09] Yoigoshi**
Somehow, the defense's stance...
**[13:12] Yoigoshi**
is it lower than when I went?
**[13:15] Azemichi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[13:17] Misumi**
He got me!
**[13:18] narrator**
Struggle!
**[13:19] Azemichi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi!
***SIGN*** 1st Year Team Azemichi
Raid Successful 2 points
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
**[13:26] Azemichi**
We got two points back!
**[13:29] Azemichi**
Did you see that, Yoigoshi?
**[13:31] Yoigoshi**
To think I've learned something
else from an idiot...
**[13:34] Azemichi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** 2nd Year Team
Raider/Misumi
**[13:37] Yoigoshi**
We'll stop them this time!
**[13:40] Date**
Misumi...
**[13:42] (Flashback) Misumi**
I'm not sure, but those signs...
**[13:44] (Flashback) Misumi**
I think I understand all the movement
patterns the numbers indicate.
**[13:48] (Flashback) Misumi**
Even numbers. Odd numbers. Double digits.
**[13:51] (Flashback) Misumi**
He's giving orders for three patterns.
**[13:53] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:55] Misumi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[13:58] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[14:00] Yoigoshi**
Four!
**[14:02] Misumi**
That's the sign for "right"!
**[14:07] Misumi**
*Huh? The opposite?*
**[14:10] Yoigoshi**
*He got tricked by the fake sign!*
**[14:11] Yoigoshi**
* I thought they'd have them*
* figured out around now!*
**[14:14] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
I'll use numbers to issue these three orders.
**[14:17] (Flashback) Azemichi**
Numbers, huh?
**[14:21] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
At least, that's how we'll make it look,
and we'll use different signs.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
The numbers are a fake
to hide the real signs.
**[14:28] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
I'll use my fingers to give
you the signs. Watch closely.
**[14:32] Iura**
So, the fingers were the
real signs after all.
**[14:34] Yoigoshi**
* And the thing you must take hold of*
* after a hair's-breadth evasion is...*
**[14:37] Yoigoshi**
* the pivot leg holding all*
* the person's body weight!*
**[14:39] Yoigoshi**
* Until now, we've been aiming for*
* the body since it's easier to grab,*
**[14:43] Yoigoshi**
* but to stop a raid,*
* you should take a lower stance...*
**[14:46] Yoigoshi**
*because grabbing the legs is best!*
**[14:48] Yoigoshi**
* If I can grab his leg,*
* Azemichi can tackle him!*
**[14:53] Yoigoshi**
*Oh, no! I forgot to give him a sign!*
***SIGN*** 2nd-Year Team Misumi
Raid Failed 1 Point Conceded
**[15:15] Yoigoshi**
How did you...
**[15:17] Azemichi**
I'm not some machine.
**[15:19] Azemichi**
I can't move exactly according to orders,
**[15:22] Azemichi**
but I watch my teammates closely and I think.
**[15:27] Azemichi**
Earlier, you said you
"learned something," right?
**[15:29] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[15:32] Azemichi**
The last time you said that,
you pulled off something insane.
**[15:35] Azemichi**
That's why, for me it sounded like...
**[15:37] Azemichi**
"I'm gonna do something crazy. Follow me!"
**[15:40] Azemichi**
That's what I heard, loud and clear!
**[15:44] Yoigoshi**
*I didn't say that...*
**[15:45] Yoigoshi**
*I never said anything...*
**[15:50] Yoigoshi**
*What is this?*
**[15:52] Yoigoshi**
*What is it?*
**[15:54] Yoigoshi**
*What is this feeling?*
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
**[15:58] Misumi**
Yeah.
**[15:59] Misumi**
That feeling gives you goosebumps, right?
**[16:06] Misumi**
We've known that feeling for a long time now.
**[16:11] Misumi**
And what's beyond that, too!
**[16:13] Yoigoshi**
Beyond this...
***SIGN*** 1st Year Team
Raider/Yoigoshi
**[16:18] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[16:21] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[16:22] narrator**
Struggle!
***SIGN*** 1st Year Team Yoigoshi
Raid Successful 2 Points
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
**[16:30] Azemichi**
Three points down.
**[16:31] Azemichi**
We can do this, Yoigoshi!
**[16:33] Yoigoshi**
Yeah.
**[16:33] Azemichi**
Not just "yeah!" Come on! High five! Right here!
**[16:38] Yoigoshi**
Hurry up. We're on defense.
**[16:40] Misumi**
Why can't you just be honest with yourself?
**[16:43] Misumi**
If getting fired up freaks you out...
**[16:46] Misumi**
you'll never win.
***SIGN*** 2nd-Year Team
Raider/Misumi
**[16:50] Yoigoshi**
He looks like a beast.
**[16:53] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[16:56] Iura**
* I've used a lot of metaphors*
* to explain kabaddi.*
**[16:56] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[16:59] Iura**
* Tag and combat sports...*
* Neither of those are wrong.*
**[17:00] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:03] Iura**
*A team sport played empty-handed, kabaddi.*
**[17:07] Iura**
*Its origins lie in hunting.*
**[17:10] Iura**
* The skills an unarmed human*
* needs to capture a wild beast*
**[17:13] Iura**
* matured and developed into*
* this, or so they say.*
**[17:15] Iura**
*Which means that kabaddi*
**[17:17] Iura**
* goes back to the origins*
* of living creatures...*
**[17:20] Iura**
*It's a sport that awakens primal instincts!*
**[17:23] Iura**
You can't lie.
**[17:26] Iura**
It's written all over your face.
**[17:28] Misumi**
Kabaddi!
**[17:30] Yoigoshi**
Two!
**[17:32] Yoigoshi**
*My breath... I can't shout anymore...*
**[17:36] Yoigoshi**
*Maybe just the hand signs will be enough?*
**[17:38] Yoigoshi**
*No. Even just giving signs is tough.*
**[17:41] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:41] Yoigoshi**
*Why am I trying so hard at this anyway?*
**[17:45] Yoigoshi**
*I hate sports.*
***SIGN*** 1st Half
***SIGN*** 2nd Half
***SIGN*** Overtime
1st Half 2nd Half
***SIGN*** Total
**[17:48] Yoigoshi**
*Is that really true?*
**[17:51] Yoigoshi**
* When I played soccer,*
* all that stuff happened.*
**[17:54] Yoigoshi**
* Then why isn't it "I hate soccer"*
* instead of "I hate sports"?*
**[17:58] Yoigoshi**
*Because I fought with my teammates, right?*
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi the Unstoppable, Scores 4 Goals in Bad Weather
***SIGN*** Is promotion to the Youth league near?! We're closing in on the details!
**[18:00] Yoigoshi**
*There may have been some problems,*
**[18:03] Yoigoshi**
* but as long as we produced results,*
* all that could be ignored.*
**[18:06] Yoigoshi**
* Just like my teammates said,*
* as long as we got results,*
**[18:09] Yoigoshi**
*there was no need to try hard.*
**[18:12] Yoigoshi**
* As soon as I thought of that as the*
* correct path, sports felt boring.*
**[18:17] Yoigoshi**
* Everyone around me reeked*
* of lies. I hated it.*
**[18:21] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:22] Yoigoshi**
*Hold on!*
**[18:23] Yoigoshi**
* That makes it seem like what*
* I wanted was friends!*
**[18:25] Misumi**
Kabaddi!
**[18:28] Azemichi**
Don't space out on me, Yoigoshi!
**[18:31] Azemichi**
You're expected to give your
utmost in every match, right?
**[18:35] Azemichi**
You weren't lying, right?
**[18:38] Yoigoshi**
That's right.
**[18:38] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:39] Yoigoshi**
*It's no lie!*
**[18:41] Yoigoshi**
* When you include the time for*
* switching offense and defense,*
**[18:44] Yoigoshi**
* we probably only have*
* once chance left to raid.*
**[18:44] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:47] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:47] Yoigoshi**
*We need to gain points on defense!*
**[18:50] Yoigoshi**
Azemichi!
**[18:52] Misumi**
*What's with this formation?*
**[18:52] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:54] Misumi**
*It's obvious they don't want me getting back.*
**[18:56] Misumi**
*I'll look for an opening and touch Yoigoshi.*
**[18:58] Misumi**
* On the way back, I'll tag*
* Azemichi for the second point.*
**[19:02] Misumi**
* So you are coming in,*
* you super-aggressive decoy!*
**[19:05] Misumi**
* But really... You're underestimating*
* me a little too much!*
**[19:07] ---**
Kabaddi!
**[19:09] Misumi**
* If Azemichi gets close, then I can*
* escape to the right. No problem.*
**[19:13] Misumi**
* Giving those orders and doing all*
* the raiding has exhausted you.*
**[19:17] Misumi**
*Can you really keep dodging at this distance?*
**[19:22] Yoigoshi**
Thanks for not running, Senpai.
**[19:26] Date**
Misumi!
**[19:29] Misumi**
*Oh, no! I took my eyes off him for a second!*
**[19:31] Misumi**
*But, just like I thought, if I go right...*
**[19:33] Yoigoshi**
*Too bad.*
**[19:35] Yoigoshi**
*This is a dead end, too!*
**[19:48] Misumi**
Kabaddi...
**[19:50] Yoigoshi**
*He's going over? This can't be happening!*
**[19:53] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[19:56] Yoigoshi**
*No one...*
**[19:57] Yoigoshi**
*Not even Azemichi expected that chain...*
**[20:00] Yoigoshi**
*Even then... Even with that...*
**[20:05] Yoigoshi**
*We still couldn't stop him?*
***SIGN*** 2nd-Year Team Misumi
Raid Successful 2 Points
***SIGN*** 1st-Years
***SIGN*** 2nd-Years
**[20:11] Misumi**
A team-up made overnight
isn't gonna work on me.
**[20:17] Yoigoshi**
*He got me.*
**[20:19] Yoigoshi**
*What should I do?*
**[20:20] Yoigoshi**
* Do I just need to work on getting*
* tougher like all of you?*
**[20:21] Date**
**[20:24] Yoigoshi**
*Or, should I learn to be more like Iura?*
**[20:26] Yoigoshi**
*I don't know.*
**[20:28] Yoigoshi**
I'll go raid.
**[20:31] Azemichi**
Y-You sure you're good to go, Yoigoshi?
**[20:34] Yoigoshi**
We've got one more turn on defense.
**[20:36] Yoigoshi**
Make sure you've got some stamina left.
**[20:37] Yoigoshi**
We need your strength for defense.
**[20:41] Yoigoshi**
* Man... What I went and said*
* just now isn't like me at all.*
**[20:45] Yoigoshi**
* It's been a long time since*
* I was this close to my limits...*
**[20:49] Yoigoshi**
* That's right. When you're short on*
* oxygen, your vision gets blurry.*
**[20:54] Yoigoshi**
*I'd forgotten.*
**[20:57] Yoigoshi**
*This world...*
**[21:00] Yoigoshi**
*This burning world...*
**[21:03] Yoigoshi**
*It feels so good!*
**[21:06] Misumi**
All right! Let's stop him, Shin!
**[21:08] Date**
Yeah!
**[21:14] Iura**
End of match!
**[21:16] Iura**
With a score of 22 to 18,
the second-years win!
**[21:20] Misumi**
Water!
**[21:21] Date**
A four-point gap, huh?
**[21:23] Yoigoshi**
Damn it!
**[21:24] Azemichi**
Even though you got a point
back at the end, Yoigoshi...
**[21:27] Yoigoshi**
No. Before thinking about
that, our defense is still—
**[21:32] Yoigoshi**
What are you trying to do?!
**[21:34] Iura**
Make sure your body doesn't get cold.
**[21:36] Yoigoshi**
Huh? This isn't my jacket—
**[21:39] Iura**
Nope. It's yours.
**[21:43] Iura**
Hey, Yoigoshi.
**[21:45] Iura**
Kabaddi is fun, isn't it?
**[21:50] Yoigoshi**
It's boring.
**[21:53] Yoigoshi**
If I can't win, it's boring!
**[21:56] Yoigoshi**
Just one more step.
**[21:58] Yoigoshi**
Always, over and over.
**[22:00] Yoigoshi**
I'm going to get past that "one more step."
**[22:02] Yoigoshi**
If this coordinating with teammates
thing is necessary to win,
**[22:05] Yoigoshi**
then I guess I have no choice.
**[22:07] Yoigoshi**
I'll be your teammate.
**[22:09] Iura**
In that case, Yoigoshi-kun,
allow me to formally say...
**[22:14] Iura**
welcome to the kabaddi team.
***SIGN*** Next Time "The Strongest Raider"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
Next time, "The Strongest Raider!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E4 - The Strongest Raider
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GD9UV2V9D/the-strongest-raider)
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***SIGN*** Meisei Hospital
***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:07] Ojo**
*Good. No problems with my legs.*
**[00:13] Ojo**
*I want to hurry back...*
**[00:15] Ojo**
*to that dangerous, magnificent world.*
**[01:49] teacher**
I'm passing back the results
of your physical fitness exams.
**[01:52] teacher**
And I'll be passing back your
quizzes from last week, too.
***SIGN*** The Strongest
Raider
**[01:56] Mom**
*Tatsuya, are you doing well?*
***SIGN*** Mom
***SIGN*** To Tatsuya
***SIGN*** Tatsuya, are you doing well?
***SIGN*** I'll always be rooting for you.
***SIGN*** Make sure you work hard in both athletics and studies, okay?
**[01:59] Mom**
*I'll always be rooting for you.*
**[02:02] teacher**
Yoigoshi!
**[02:04] Yoigoshi**
My mom worries too much.
**[02:06] teacher**
Hang in there.
**[02:07] Mom**
* Make sure you work hard in both*
* athletics and studies, okay?*
**[02:12] boy 1**
Yoigoshi-kun!
**[02:13] boy 2**
We heard you're still doing amazing things
even in a new club! That kabaddi thing.
**[02:17] boy 1**
Your reflexes are so insane
it's no problem for you, right?
**[02:21] Yoigoshi**
No, empty-handed team sport
isn't as easy as you'd think.
**[02:26] boy 1**
Really... So, kabaddi's a team sport.
**[02:29] boy 2**
How many players do you need for a game?
**[02:33] Yoigoshi**
How... many?
**[02:35] Azemichi**
Huh?
**[02:36] Azemichi**
I don't really know, either.
**[02:38] Yoigoshi**
You'd care, normally, wouldn't you?
**[02:40] Yoigoshi**
About the number of regulars or
players on the starting lineup...
**[02:42] Azemichi**
I'm new at this, too, you know?
**[02:44] Azemichi**
Just remembering the rules
is as much as I can handle.
**[02:47] Azemichi**
And I haven't really played many sports.
**[02:50] Yoigoshi**
You must have had sports
teams in middle school.
**[02:52] Azemichi**
Huh? We didn't have teams.
**[02:55] Yoigoshi**
You didn't have teams?
**[02:57] Azemichi**
Out in the countryside where I lived,
there weren't many people.
**[02:59] Azemichi**
The only exercise we could get was
running on the mountain, or fishing...
**[03:03] Azemichi**
All we could do was challenge nature.
**[03:06] Azemichi**
After coming to Tokyo, I could challenge people
like you and our senpai for the first time.
**[03:10] Azemichi**
It's been so much fun, I haven't
had time to give it much thought...
**[03:16] Yoigoshi**
All right.
**[03:18] Yoigoshi**
I won't ask you any more.
**[03:19] Azemichi**
Wha— Why not?
**[03:21] Iura**
Didn't I say?
**[03:23] Iura**
Usually, games are played seven-on-seven.
**[03:25] Yoigoshi**
Seven players?
**[03:26] Yoigoshi**
Then we don't have enough people, do we?
**[03:30] Iura**
No, as long as we have five people,
we can have matches.
**[03:32] Yoigoshi**
You just said seven-on-seven!
**[03:35] Iura**
I did say "usually," didn't I?
**[03:38] Iura**
Think about it.
**[03:39] Iura**
Up to this point, we were able to play
one-on-one and two-on-two, weren't we?
**[03:44] Iura**
Even at other schools,
**[03:45] Iura**
there are lots of teams that
don't have many members
**[03:47] Iura**
who will have five-on-five games with us.
**[03:50] Yoigoshi**
*Why is it all so sloppy?*
**[03:52] Iura**
Kabaddi is a sport where the numbers
on the court fluctuate anyway.
**[03:57] Yoigoshi**
Fluctuate?
**[03:59] Iura**
It's like dodgeball.
**[04:01] Iura**
Whether on offense or defense,
**[04:02] Iura**
players who have a point taken have
to leave the court. It's a rule.
**[04:06] Iura**
If their teammates score, they can come back.
**[04:09] Yoigoshi**
Th-Then...
**[04:11] Yoigoshi**
sometimes the defense will
have seven players...
**[04:13] Yoigoshi**
and sometimes there will be only one?
**[04:15] Iura**
That's right.
**[04:16] Iura**
Though, it doesn't matter much for training,
so we don't worry about it for practice.
**[04:21] Iura**
These are things that come after
members know all the rules,
**[04:24] Iura**
so you only need to think about what
you can do right now, Yoigoshi.
**[04:28] Yoigoshi**
*What I can do right now...*
**[04:30] Yoigoshi**
* It's been about a month*
* since I started kabaddi.*
**[04:33] Yoigoshi**
* I've learned a lot, but what*
* is it that's needed to win?*
**[04:37] Misumi**
Good work, guys!
**[04:39] Yoigoshi**
Date...senpai...
**[04:42] Date; Misumi**
What?!
**[04:44] Yoigoshi**
Do you have a minute?
**[04:48] Date**
Found it.
***SIGN*** Sit Ups 10
Sit and Reach 8
Side Step 6
1500m Run 7
50m Run 6
Standing Long Jump 7
Ball Throw 10
***SIGN*** 1500m
***SIGN*** 50m
***SIGN*** Standing
Long Jump
***SIGN*** Ball Throw
***SIGN*** Grip Strength
***SIGN*** Sit Ups
***SIGN*** Sit and
Reach
**[04:49] Date**
Those are the results from my fitness test.
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi Tatsuya
***SIGN*** Physical Fitness Test
Personal Chart
***SIGN*** Date Shinji
***SIGN*** Noukin High School
***SIGN*** Year 1
***SIGN*** Male
***SIGN*** Kabaddi Team
**[04:52] Yoigoshi**
I'm lacking in physical strength, in power.
**[04:56] Yoigoshi**
Iura said it, right?
**[04:57] Yoigoshi**
The number of players on
the court will fluctuate.
**[05:00] Yoigoshi**
If I'm ever on defense alone, I won't
be able to take down a powerful raider.
**[05:05] Yoigoshi**
So, I'm here asking you
for ways to get stronger.
**[05:08] Yoigoshi**
Come in for a minute.
**[05:13] Yoigoshi**
Baseball?
**[05:16] Date**
I'm from a baseball family.
**[05:17] Date**
I played from before I can
remember through middle school.
**[05:20] Date**
I guess it'd be like you and soccer.
**[05:23] Date**
So, I know a lot about how to bulk up, but...
**[05:27] Date**
for kabaddi, your physique is
already more than good enough.
**[05:32] Yoigoshi**
Don't be stupid. I'm tall, but...
**[05:35] Date**
You should put on a little more muscle,
but you might go over the limit.
***SIGN*** Name: Date Shinji
Height: 174.2 cm
Blood Type: B
Weight: 79.9 kg
**[05:39] Date**
Eighty kilos.
**[05:40] Date**
In kabaddi tournaments,
that's the set weight limit.
**[05:45] Yoigoshi**
Weight limit?
**[05:47] Date**
For someone over 185cm tall with
long arms and legs like you,
***SIGN*** Physical Fitness Test Personal Chart
Noukin High School Year 1
Kabaddi Team Male
***SIGN*** Name: Yoigoshi Tatsuya
Height: 187.5 cm
Blood Type: A
Weight: 75.2 kg
**[05:52] Date**
even if you get the same
physical strength as me,
**[05:54] Date**
your sense of balance, which is
so important in kabaddi, will suffer.
**[05:58] Date**
And, more than anything else,
you'll kill that speed you're so proud of.
**[06:02] Date**
You have power. That's good, and you
should work on developing it, but...
**[06:06] Date**
It isn't me you should try to be like.
**[06:08] Date**
You're unstoppable, right, Yoigoshi?
**[06:11] Yoigoshi**
Weight limit, huh?
**[06:14] Yoigoshi**
* I'm only five kilos shy of the limit.*
* I can't afford to put on excess muscle.*
**[06:20] Yoigoshi**
*Again?*
***SIGN*** Mom
***SIGN*** To Tatsuya
***SIGN*** You joined a team?
***SIGN*** Make sure you're respectful toward your senpai,
***SIGN*** and learn as much as you can from them.
**[06:21] Mom**
*You joined a team?*
**[06:23] Mom**
* Make sure you're respectful*
* toward your senpai,*
**[06:25] Mom**
*and learn as much as you can from them.*
**[06:28] Yoigoshi**
*They won't teach me the important stuff.*
**[06:32] team**
We're ready!
**[06:34] Iura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:36] Yoigoshi**
*Our best raider is Iura,*
**[06:38] Iura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:40] Yoigoshi**
* but his lack of power makes him the only*
* one I have a chance of taking down solo.*
**[06:44] Misumi**
He's going off on his own again!
**[06:46] Iura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:47] Iura**
* His expression says he wants*
* to take someone, anyone, down.*
**[06:50] Iura**
*But, are you aware?*
**[06:51] Iura**
* In kabaddi, the raider has an*
* overwhelming advantage one-on-one.*
**[06:52] Iura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:55] Iura**
*Where the anti has to tackle,*
**[06:58] Iura**
* the raider only has to touch.*
* The difference in difficulty is clear.*
**[07:00] Iura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi... Kabaddi!
**[07:04] Misumi**
I'm amazed he dodged that!
**[07:07] Yoigoshi**
*What does this guy see?*
**[07:09] Iura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:11] Yoigoshi**
Hey, wait! Don't head back!
**[07:13] Iura**
Huh?
**[07:15] Yoigoshi**
In defense practice,
you're the only guy I can take down.
**[07:19] Iura**
So you say, but I can't keep up the cant.
**[07:22] Yoigoshi**
I want to get the hang of how a
tackle feels, in order to win.
**[07:25] Iura**
Yoigoshi.
**[07:27] Iura**
When I told you to think
about what you can do now,
**[07:30] Iura**
what I meant was that I wanted you to
develop the skills you already have.
**[07:33] Yoigoshi**
Skills? On defense, the only thing
I can do is dodge a touch...
**[07:38] Iura**
Can you dodge even at this distance?
**[07:40] Yoigoshi**
Of course I can. Anyone could—
**[07:45] Iura**
How do you usually dodge?
**[07:47] Yoigoshi**
W-Well, I watch my opponent carefully...
**[07:50] Yoigoshi**
and somehow it just sort of happens...
**[07:51] Iura**
You can't say, can you?
**[07:53] Iura**
It's difficult to explain
an innate talent to others.
**[07:56] Iura**
In your case, Yoigoshi, you have
an eye for evasion, speed,
**[08:00] Iura**
and, most importantly, reach.
**[08:02] Iura**
That's why you will become Noukin's
Beast, the strongest raider.
**[08:08] Iura**
There's no need to push
yourself on solo defense.
**[08:10] Iura**
It's on offense where I'm counting
on you to get us points.
**[08:17] Yoigoshi**
It's not much, but wearing a mask helps
recreate the breathlessness of the cant.
**[08:20] Yoigoshi**
I'll work up a sweat before practice.
**[08:22] Yoigoshi**
My heightened awareness is different
from that of the ordinary people.
**[08:27] Yoigoshi**
Whoa!
**[08:29] Yoigoshi**
*I didn't sense him at all!*
**[08:31] Ojo**
Whoops...
**[08:32] Yoigoshi**
S-Sorry! Are you okay?
**[08:34] Ojo**
I'm fine.
**[08:37] Yoigoshi**
*He's so light!*
**[08:38] Ojo**
I'm the one who should apologize.
**[08:40] Ojo**
You're not hurt, are you?
**[08:43] Yoigoshi**
Uh, no...
**[08:45] Yoigoshi**
* He's so gaunt, he looks like*
* he's on the brink of death.*
**[08:49] Ojo**
That's a relief.
**[08:50] Yoigoshi**
* Especially compared to the burly types*
* I've been hanging out with lately.*
**[08:54] Ojo**
Well, I have somewhere to go.
If you'll excuse me.
**[08:59] Yoigoshi**
H-Hold on there!
***SIGN*** Uesuna
Park
**[09:03] Yoigoshi**
Here.
**[09:04] Ojo**
I'm so sorry. I really am fine.
**[09:08] Ojo**
I'm always like this, so...
**[09:10] Yoigoshi**
You wobble around like this all the time?
**[09:12] Ojo**
I am part of a team at my
high school, a sports team,
**[09:16] Ojo**
but I just don't seem to get any stronger.
**[09:19] Yoigoshi**
I-I see. A team.
**[09:23] Ojo**
I'm finally going back.
**[09:25] Ojo**
Hearing we have an amazing
new member made me anxious.
**[09:28] Ojo**
I only ran a little and
I ended up getting dizzy...
**[09:32] Yoigoshi**
*He seems like he's having a rough time.*
**[09:35] Ojo**
Our new member is famous in
a different sport, you see.
**[09:39] Yoigoshi**
* Is this a thing where I should*
* try to encourage him?*
**[09:42] Yoigoshi**
I-I know a guy like that.
**[09:46] Yoigoshi**
He was completely trashed by
the guys with experience.
***SIGN*** Not encouraging
**[09:49] Yoigoshi**
S-So, I'm sure you'll be fine, right?
**[09:52] Ojo**
Do you think so?
**[09:53] Ojo**
Now that I think about it,
you were running, too...
**[09:55] Misumi; background**
We're getting pretty excited, too, right?
**[09:57] Yoigoshi**
Oh, I was...
**[09:58] Date; background**
Oh. That's unexpected. It sticks.
**[09:59] Yoigoshi**
What are those guys doing?
**[10:01] Date; Misumi**
Ack!
**[10:02] Date**
Yoigoshi's found out about his welcome party!
**[10:05] Misumi**
Man. And we wanted to surprise him—
**[10:10] Date; Misumi**
Hello, sir!
**[10:11] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[10:12] Ojo**
Oh! Is that Kyohei and Shinji?
**[10:14] Date; Misumi**
Welcome back, Captain!
**[10:17] Yoigoshi**
C-Captain?!
***SIGN*** Noukin High School Third-Year Kabaddi Team Captain
Ojo Masato
**[10:19] Misumi**
Yoigoshi! Why are you with him?
**[10:22] Ojo**
Yo....
**[10:23] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun?!
**[10:24] Misumi**
What's going on?
**[10:30] Yoigoshi**
*This is the team leader?*
**[10:32] Yoigoshi**
* The leader that manages these musclebound*
* morons and that fiendish four-eyes?*
**[10:35] Yoigoshi**
* I don't understand.*
* How could a guy like this...*
**[10:38] Azemichi**
Welcome back!
**[10:39] Azemichi**
Thank you for your hard work
in fulfilling your obligations!
**[10:41] Iura**
Was he serving time?
**[10:42] Ojo**
It's been a while, hasn't it, Soma?
**[10:45] Yoigoshi**
You've met each other?
**[10:47] Iura**
Last winter.
**[10:49] Iura**
Cap is the one who scouted Azemichi.
**[10:52] Yoigoshi**
Why is that guy the captain?
**[10:54] Iura**
Why do you ask?
**[10:56] Yoigoshi**
I mean, he seems really weak...
**[10:59] Yoigoshi**
What can he do with a body like that?
**[11:03] Iura**
Ask him yourself. This is the
perfect chance, isn't it?
**[11:06] team**
Cheers!
**[11:08] Azemichi**
Let's play cards, Captain!
**[11:11] Misumi**
But not with Iura-san.
**[11:12] Iura**
Why?
**[11:13] Misumi**
Because you never lose, Iura-san.
**[11:16] Ojo**
I'm not very good at cards.
**[11:18] Yoigoshi**
* So, he's not super smart*
* or anything either, huh?*
**[11:22] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun, you should come play, too!
**[11:24] Yoigoshi**
I'm fine. Once we start a game,
there'll be no end to it.
**[11:28] Misumi**
This guy really, really hates losing.
**[11:31] Misumi**
It's one thing if it's only a test of abilities,
**[11:33] Misumi**
but when luck is involved,
he'll just keep playing until he wins.
**[11:37] Ojo**
Really?
**[11:38] Azemichi**
If it's a test of abilities,
there's one I want to try!
**[11:42] Azemichi**
Arm wrestling!
**[11:44] Iura**
In that case, we'll leave
Date and Misumi out.
**[11:46] Misumi**
Uh oh. He's holding a grudge about earlier.
**[11:48] Date**
And he dragged me into it, too.
**[11:57] Ojo**
Though imperfect... being captain allows
you to begin to see many things.
**[12:02] Ojo**
Like how the team looks up to me,
**[12:04] Ojo**
or conversely, a wariness...
**[12:05] Ojo**
like when my worth is being tested.
**[12:09] Ojo**
I heard that "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable"
had grown to hate sports...
**[12:13] Ojo**
Seeing you so serious
about this makes me happy.
**[12:16] Ojo**
So, I'll show you a little
of why I'm captain.
**[12:23] Iura**
Well, then. Ready...
**[12:25] Iura**
Go!
**[12:28] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[12:29] Azemichi**
Captain!
**[12:30] Date**
The captain has only just been discharged
from the hospital, Yoigoshi!
**[12:34] Yoigoshi**
* There was no weight to him.*
* I couldn't feel any power at all!*
**[12:38] Yoigoshi**
*Has my own strength drastically improved?*
**[12:41] Yoigoshi**
Azemichi!
**[12:47] Yoigoshi**
*Th-That doesn't seem to be the case.*
**[12:53] Yoigoshi**
* He's at a level where he*
* can compete with Iura?*
**[12:55] Ojo**
Darn it.
**[12:56] Yoigoshi**
Hey. This is too much work,
so I'm just going to ask flat-out.
**[12:59] Yoigoshi**
Why are you the captain?
**[13:01] Yoigoshi**
You're clearly weak, and you can't
possibly be cut out for kabaddi.
**[13:04] Misumi**
Hey, Yoigoshi!
**[13:06] Ojo**
That's true. My body isn't
really built for kabaddi.
**[13:09] Ojo**
But the reason I'm captain...
**[13:12] Ojo**
is because I'm the strongest.
**[13:16] Yoigoshi**
*What?*
**[13:21] Iura**
Even if I try to stop you,
you won't listen, right?
**[13:24] Ojo**
Yeah. I'll only do a little.
**[13:26] Iura**
Don't get reckless.
**[13:28] Yoigoshi**
After those arm wrestling results,
he's gonna do kabaddi?
**[13:32] Ojo**
They say you're fast on your feet, right?
**[13:34] Ojo**
A fast rookie playing
the same position as me.
**[13:37] Ojo**
It'd make you anxious, right?
**[13:40] Ojo**
There hasn't been
anyone like that up to now.
**[13:44] Ojo**
I've been so anxious to play...
**[13:48] Yoigoshi**
So, it wasn't that you were freaking out?
**[13:50] Ojo**
Let's hurry up and play a game, okay?
**[13:53] Ojo**
Hurry up...
**[13:55] Ojo**
Let's do this!
**[14:00] Ojo**
No, no.
**[14:02] Iura**
Cap, I don't want you to strain yourself.
**[14:04] Iura**
Will you be able to do introductions
in a one-turn game?
**[14:07] Ojo**
Yes.
**[14:12] Ojo**
It's been a while, hasn't it?
**[14:15] Ojo**
I'm a raider, so would
someone play defense for me?
**[14:19] Yoigoshi**
Of course, I'll be the one doing it.
**[14:21] Yoigoshi**
I'm curious to see what
you can do, after all.
**[14:23] Azemichi**
I want to, too!
**[14:24] Ojo**
Thank you. Anyone else?
**[14:26] Misumi**
We're not wearing clothes
we can move in, so...
**[14:29] Iura**
I'll referee, so please
go ahead with two-on-one.
**[14:32] Yoigoshi**
*What's with them?*
**[14:34] Yoigoshi**
* They're not interested*
* in the challenge at all?*
**[14:36] Yoigoshi**
*Well, he is just out of the hospital...*
**[14:39] Yoigoshi**
*and with such a slender build...*
**[14:41] Yoigoshi**
You were saying something about being
the strongest, but I don't believe you.
**[14:45] Yoigoshi**
I've got reach and speed.
***SIGN*** Defense
First-Years
**[14:47] Yoigoshi**
And this guy's little, but he's got power.
***SIGN*** Raider
Ojo Masato
**[14:51] Ojo**
Does it look like I have nothing?
**[14:54] Ojo**
For now... Let's give it a try.
**[14:58] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:00] Yoigoshi**
*I don't sense anything.*
**[15:02] Yoigoshi**
*He's "scentless."*
**[15:03] Ojo; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:04] Yoigoshi**
* People who possess something exceptional*
* have a particular air to them, a scent.*
**[15:09] Yoigoshi**
* There isn't anything at*
* all emanating from this guy.*
**[15:15] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[15:19] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:21] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[15:24] Yoigoshi**
*Huh? Just now...*
**[15:27] Yoigoshi**
*Did he touch me?*
**[15:30] Yoigoshi**
W-Wait! That one didn't count!
**[15:32] Yoigoshi**
I let my guard down! Let's go one more time!
**[15:34] Ojo**
I thought so.
**[15:35] Ojo**
Kei! Can we go again?
**[15:37] Iura**
I suppose you'll have to.
**[15:38] Ojo**
Yay!
**[15:40] Azemichi**
So, the captain's skill
works on you, too, Yoigoshi?
**[15:43] Azemichi**
Skill?
**[15:45] Azemichi**
I first met the captain
when I was fishing, and...
**[15:50] (Flashback) Azemichi**
No good, huh?
**[15:59] (Flashback) Azemichi**
Wow!
**[16:01] Azemichi**
Fishing in the winter is really hard.
**[16:04] Azemichi**
I asked how he caught so many.
**[16:06] Azemichi**
He said, "Offset your
breathing and your timing."
**[16:09] Azemichi**
"If you do that, living things
won't be able to react."
**[16:12] Yoigoshi**
Am I some kind of fish?
**[16:14] Azemichi**
The reality is, you weren't
able to do anything, right?
**[16:18] Yoigoshi**
I wasn't on my guard earlier.
**[16:22] Ojo**
Then, this time, let's get serious.
**[16:25] Ojo; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[16:26] Yoigoshi**
*This time, I'll watch closely.*
**[16:29] Yoigoshi**
* A low stance, balanced for*
* both attack and evasion...*
**[16:33] Yoigoshi**
*A smooth, difficult to read, steady cant.*
**[16:37] Yoigoshi**
* And he's very likely keeping me and*
* Azemichi at the edges of his vision.*
**[16:42] Yoigoshi**
*An obscure line of sight.*
**[16:44] Yoigoshi**
*Huh?*
**[16:46] Yoigoshi**
* That means I don't know*
* anything about anything.*
**[16:48] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[16:53] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[16:58] Yoigoshi**
*From the side?*
**[16:59] Yoigoshi**
*I thought he was in front of me!*
**[17:01] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:03] Yoigoshi**
He's pursuing hard!
**[17:05] Azemichi**
Leave it to me!
**[17:10] Yoi/Aze**
*He didn't come in?!*
**[17:12] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[17:14] Azemichi**
*No way. I thought I was in his blind spot.*
**[17:17] Ojo; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:17] Yoigoshi**
*He read us completely.*
**[17:22] Yoigoshi**
It isn't just speed, is it?
**[17:24] Yoigoshi**
When I think you won't come, you do.
**[17:26] Yoigoshi**
When I think you're coming, you don't.
**[17:27] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:28] Yoigoshi**
Is your specialty the feint?
**[17:31] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** I'm doing the cant right now...
***SIGN*** I'm doing the cant right now...
**[17:33] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:34] Yoigoshi**
You can stop your cant!
**[17:35] Yoigoshi**
The next one will be the real one.
**[17:38] Ojo**
Asking a question in the middle
of a match. That's interesting.
**[17:42] Ojo**
But you're a little off.
**[17:43] Ojo**
My skill isn't quite as civilized as a feint.
**[17:46] Ojo**
I won't tell you any more yet.
**[17:48] Yoigoshi**
Well, that's petty of you.
**[17:49] Yoigoshi**
Then, how about my next question?
**[17:51] Ojo**
Hm?
**[17:52] Yoigoshi**
If I can stop you,
would you say I'm strong?
**[17:58] Ojo**
Yes. Undoubtedly so.
**[18:02] Iura**
*He's starting to sense something.*
**[18:03] Iura**
* That's Yoigoshi for you.*
* His instincts are good.*
**[18:06] Iura**
Okay. This time really is the last time.
**[18:08] Azemichi**
Sir!
**[18:10] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:12] Yoigoshi**
* Under normal circumstances,*
* human movement is mostly predictable.*
**[18:15] Yoigoshi**
* The placement of the center of gravity,*
* areas of tension, line of sight.*
**[18:15] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:20] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:21] Yoigoshi**
*But I don't feel anything from this guy.*
**[18:23] Yoigoshi**
* If I can't read him, then all I can*
* do is use my reflexes to evade...*
**[18:26] Yoigoshi**
*so that I can't be read either...*
**[18:26] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:28] Yoigoshi**
*Just like him...*
**[18:30] Ojo**
Kabaddi...
**[18:37] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[18:40] Iura**
*He's copying the captain?!*
**[18:43] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[18:45] Yoigoshi**
Blast! I let him get away!
**[18:48] Azemichi**
Yoigoshi! What did you just do?
**[18:50] Yoigoshi**
Huh? Nothing. I just spaced out!
**[18:52] Misumi**
You're kidding me. What was that?
**[18:54] Date**
I don't know.
**[18:55] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:58] Ojo**
Kabaddi...
**[18:59] narrator**
The unconscious copying of a
man who excels at learning.
**[19:03] narrator**
The "scent of the exceptional"
they had spoken of began to rise.
**[19:08] narrator**
However, there was one more
beast giving off that scent.
**[19:14] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[19:17] Yoigoshi**
*Is he angry? No... He's smiling.*
**[19:20] Yoigoshi**
*Either way, this scent...*
**[19:26] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[19:27] Yoigoshi**
*Clear motions of attack! It's a feint.*
**[19:32] narrator**
Struggle!
**[19:33] Yoigoshi**
*It wasn't! It was just what it looked like!*
**[19:35] Ojo**
Kabaddi...
**[19:36] Yoigoshi**
* I can't anticipate him! His movements*
* are totally different from before!*
**[19:43] narrator**
In general, the raider's arm
is unsuitable for a take down.
**[19:46] narrator**
Impulsively grabbing it means
**[19:47] narrator**
you either believe you can
win through strength,
**[19:50] narrator**
or that you are, quite simply, afraid.
**[20:00] Yoigoshi**
*Why...*
**[20:03] Yoigoshi**
*Why am I on the ground?*
**[20:06] Yoigoshi**
*Was I taken down? By him?*
**[20:11] Ojo**
Kabaddi...
**[20:13] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:20] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:23] Iura**
He made it back!
**[20:26] Ojo**
Yay! Two points!
**[20:35] Ojo**
This really is fun.
**[20:37] Iura**
Too much fun.
**[20:39] Iura**
You completely switched on
at the end there, didn't you?
**[20:42] Iura**
You'll hurt yourself again.
**[20:43] Ojo**
That was the first time
anyone has ever copied me.
**[20:47] Ojo**
I was just so happy.
**[20:48] Yoigoshi**
Copying you wasn't something
I did out of logic.
**[20:51] Yoigoshi**
More importantly, how did
you take me down at the end?
**[20:53] Ojo**
It was a type of counter.
**[20:56] Ojo**
It's used in boxing and stuff.
**[20:58] Yoigoshi**
A counter?
**[20:59] Yoigoshi**
Even though I hadn't attacked?
**[21:01] Ojo**
Even so, you breathe, don't you?
**[21:04] Ojo**
Sudden actions...
**[21:06] Ojo**
When people go to use their strength,
they always either stop breathing or exhale.
**[21:12] Ojo**
Thinking about it in reverse, when you
inhale, you are very nearly unguarded.
**[21:16] Ojo**
If I match my max to that moment,
**[21:19] Ojo**
both touching and tackling become simple.
**[21:21] Ojo**
I'm not good in a
"ready, go" situation, though.
**[21:25] Yoigoshi**
*I couldn't sense anything from this guy.*
**[21:28] Yoigoshi**
* He didn't let me sense anything,*
* and then, a counter...*
**[21:31] Yoigoshi**
*No wonder he's a pain to deal with.*
**[21:33] Yoigoshi**
*On top of that, this guy is...*
**[21:37] Yoigoshi**
*still hiding something from me!*
**[21:41] Iura**
Our captain's been playing kabaddi
as a raider for over ten years!
**[21:44] Yoigoshi**
Ten years?
**[21:45] Yoigoshi**
You little... How could you tell me
to go be "the strongest raider"?!
**[21:49] Iura**
What's this? Yoigoshi, are you giving up?
**[21:54] Yoigoshi**
Don't be stupid.
**[21:56] Yoigoshi**
I've only just seen the way ahead.
**[21:58] Yoigoshi**
I'll do it.
**[22:01] Ojo**
Oh, that's right!
**[22:02] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun, there's something
important I forgot to tell you.
**[22:06] Ojo**
My name. Now that I think about it,
I haven't told you yet, have I?
**[22:12] Yoigoshi**
It's fine.
**[22:13] Ojo**
Huh?
**[22:15] Yoigoshi**
I can just call you "Captain," right?
***SIGN*** Next Time "The Match Begins!!!"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
Next time, "The Match Begins!!!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E5 - The Match Begins!!!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GQJUGEGNP/the-match-begins)
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**[00:06] Ojo**
Well... That wasn't any
good at all, Yoigoshi-kun.
***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:11] Iura**
Yoigoshi's raid success rate is about
70% when he's returning with one point.
**[00:16] Iura**
With two points, it's 30%, and he's almost
never returned with three or more points.
**[00:21] Ojo**
If you can't get points as an anti,
**[00:23] Ojo**
you need to get a whole bunch of points
on raids to increase that success rate.
**[00:26] Azemichi**
Captain, what about me?
**[00:28] Ojo**
Oh... Soma, you're...
**[00:31] Ojo**
You're doing okay.
Just keep working hard like this.
**[00:33] Azemichi**
Huh?
**[00:35] Misumi**
Hear that?
**[00:36] Ojo**
And you, Kyohei...
**[00:38] Ojo**
you focus too much on the catch
and become a target for a touch.
**[00:41] Ojo**
On the other hand, Shinji, you're too
cautious. It makes you slow on the catch.
**[00:46] Ojo**
You both need to watch each
other carefully as you move.
**[00:48] Date; Misumi**
Yes, sir!
**[00:51] Date**
I'll follow your lead next time.
**[00:53] Misumi; dialogue fades away**
Okay. Why don't we try...
**[00:54] Iura**
I think Azemichi is still pretty
rough around the edges, too.
**[00:57] Ojo**
Yeah. But that's fine.
**[01:01] Ojo**
Right now, he's good just
having fun playing kabaddi.
**[01:03] Misumi; background**
Why do you space out like that?
**[01:04] Ojo**
Kyohei and Shinji learned what it's
like to lose at the winter tournament.
**[01:05] Yoigoshi; background**
Sorry.
**[01:08] Ojo**
And Yoigoshi-kun has likely experienced
that on a much higher level.
**[01:08] Misumi; background**
Is it really that hard?
**[01:10] Yoigoshi; background**
When it happens,
I can't seem to recover well.
**[01:13] Iura**
There are things only people who know the
pain of losing can understand.
**[01:18] Iura**
I'm sorry, but I have no intention of
deliberately setting Azemichi up to lose.
**[01:21] Ojo**
I feel the same. If you can win,
that's the best anyway.
**[01:25] Iura**
Then, why don't you help me win, too?
**[01:27] Iura**
It's been six years since
you scouted me, you know?
**[01:30] Ojo**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** The Match
Begins!!!
**[03:05] Yoigoshi**
He's fast and he can take down raiders.
**[03:08] Yoigoshi**
Somehow, I just can't see myself
catching up to the captain.
**[03:14] Yoigoshi**
If you're here to invite me
to a team, I refuse the offer.
**[03:16] Ojo**
Hello.
**[03:18] Yoigoshi**
C-Captain?
**[03:19] Ojo**
I thought I'd share some of
my nikujaga stew with you.
**[03:27] Yoigoshi**
*What's up with this situation?*
**[03:29] Ojo**
How is it? I'm pretty proud
of how it turned out.
**[03:32] Yoigoshi**
It's good.
**[03:34] Ojo**
I'm so glad.
**[03:36] Yoigoshi**
But, I mean, it really is good.
**[03:40] Ojo**
About nationals... What kind of
people get to go to that world?
**[03:46] Ojo**
I've never won a single game.
Maybe it's presumptuous of me to ask...
**[03:51] Yoigoshi**
The people who get to go to nationals...
**[03:55] Yoigoshi**
are the people who seriously give
everything they've got to get there.
**[04:00] Yoigoshi**
That's the kind of thing
people usually say, anyway.
**[04:03] Ojo**
Huh?
**[04:04] Yoigoshi**
The reality is, I think only a
handful of geniuses make it there.
***SIGN*** "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable" Advances to the Final 4!
**[04:08] Yoigoshi**
And...
**[04:09] Yoigoshi**
in spite of everyone making a big
deal out of me being "unstoppable,"
**[04:11] Yoigoshi**
I only made it to the final four.
**[04:14] Yoigoshi**
When did you start playing kabaddi, Captain?
**[04:16] Ojo**
It was so long ago, I don't remember now.
**[04:20] Yoigoshi**
Same here.
**[04:21] Ojo**
In middle school, a kabaddi
association reached out to me,
**[04:25] Ojo**
and I went overseas a number of times.
**[04:27] Yoigoshi**
Overseas?
**[04:29] Ojo**
It's nowhere close to the
same scale as soccer.
**[04:31] Ojo**
It was an Asia-only tournament.
**[04:33] Yoigoshi**
* But that still pretty much makes*
* him a representative of Japan!*
**[04:37] Ojo**
We got annihilated.
**[04:39] Ojo**
And we'd been pretty confident, too.
**[04:42] Ojo**
There's always someone better.
**[04:44] Ojo**
That's something you come to understand
completely if you play sports.
**[04:48] Ojo**
But you keep playing anyway.
**[04:50] Yoigoshi**
It's no fun if you don't win, is it?
**[04:52] Ojo**
Well, yeah. No one thinks losing is fun.
**[04:56] Ojo**
Everyone wants to stand at
the very top, if they can.
**[05:00] Ojo**
As kabaddi slowly spreads through Japan,
**[05:03] Ojo**
I'll win my way to the top with the
teammates I practiced alongside...
**[05:06] Ojo**
That's the goal that I have
held within me all this time.
**[05:13] Ojo**
Let's do it through kabaddi.
**[05:15] Ojo**
You wanted it, too, didn't you, Yoigoshi?
**[05:18] Ojo**
Number one in Japan.
**[05:21] Yoigoshi**
I couldn't even beat you.
**[05:23] Ojo**
Was losing the match frustrating?
**[05:26] Yoigoshi**
Of course it was!
**[05:28] Ojo**
I'm the one who's frustrated.
**[05:30] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[05:31] Ojo**
It's nothing. Sorry for staying so late.
**[05:34] Ojo**
I'll head off now.
**[05:36] Yoigoshi**
Huh? Okay. Thanks for the food.
**[05:39] Ojo**
Not at all.
**[05:45] Iura**
Hey!
**[05:47] Iura**
I was running and I happened to see you.
**[05:49] Ojo**
If you train too much,
you'll wreck your body, you know?
**[05:52] Iura**
I'm not you.
**[05:55] Iura**
What did you and Yoigoshi talk about?
**[05:57] Ojo**
Hm? Our dreams and soccer and things...
**[06:02] Iura**
Didn't I mention it? He said he
fought with his teammates and quit.
**[06:06] Ojo**
Something like that.
**[06:08] Iura**
Getting him to wear a jersey
was a major struggle.
**[06:12] Iura**
He said teammates were annoying.
**[06:14] Ojo**
A long time ago, you said
the same thing, Kei.
**[06:20] Ojo**
I'd like to have him play in a match once.
**[06:22] Iura**
A practice match?
**[06:24] Ojo**
Yeah.
**[06:25] Iura**
Our opponents would have to be...
**[06:27] Iura**
a school that would play us five-on-five,
a team without many players.
**[06:32] Ojo**
How about Souwa? They're close to us, right?
**[06:34] Iura**
They're a powerhouse school that made
the Kanto region final four last year.
**[06:37] Iura**
They won't...
**[06:39] Iura**
Wait.
**[06:40] Iura**
This year, *that* guy is captain, isn't he?
**[06:44] (Flashback) 2nd string A**
So, the guys on the first string
are headed overseas, huh?
**[06:47] (Flashback) 2nd string A**
The world team is on a different level.
**[06:49] (Flashback) 2nd string B**
Next time, I'll be going, too.
**[06:52] (Flashback) Rokugen**
Ojo!
**[06:53] (Flashback) Rokugen**
Hurry up!
**[06:54] (Flashback) Ojo**
I'm going now, Kei.
**[06:56] (Flashback) Iura**
Yeah. Go take your beating and come back!
**[06:59] (Flashback) Rokudan**
Was that a friend of yours, Ojo?
**[07:02] (Flashback) Ojo**
Yeah. We've been friends
since elementary school.
**[07:05] (Flashback) Rokugen**
A guy from the second string, huh?
**[07:08] Ojo**
Kei? Kei!
**[07:10] Iura**
What is it?
**[07:11] Ojo**
It's unusual for you to space out like that.
**[07:13] Iura**
I was thinking about the training schedule.
**[07:16] Ojo**
Your lies don't work on me, Kei.
**[07:19] Ojo**
They're a powerhouse school.
**[07:20] Ojo**
And it's not like we don't know them.
I know it'll make you self-conscious.
**[07:24] Iura**
That goes for both of us.
**[07:25] Iura**
Masato isn't someone you can
lower your guard around, is he?
**[07:28] Ojo**
I suppose so...
**[07:30] Ojo**
I sent him a text just now.
**[07:34] Ojo**
Being on the world team comes in handy, huh?
**[07:36] Ojo**
We split up so we could fight each other.
**[07:40] Ojo**
He will absolutely accept the invitation.
***SIGN*** Maybe 5-on-5...
***SIGN*** I couldn't ask for more.
**[07:43] Rokugen**
*I couldn't ask for more.*
***SIGN*** Souwa High School
**[07:51] Rokugen**
Make your cant louder!
**[07:53] members**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Souwa High School Kabaddi Team Captain
Rokugen Ayumu
**[07:54] Rokugen**
First-years, the tape marking the
court is starting to come up.
**[07:57] Rokugen**
Kabaddi is a sport that carries great risks.
**[07:59] Rokugen**
Do not neglect proper maintenance!
**[08:01] first years**
Sir!
**[08:02] Rokugen**
Second- and third-years run sprints. Let's go!
**[08:03] 2nd; 3rd years**
Sir!
**[08:10] 1st year A**
Ow!
***SIGN*** Souwa High School Kabaddi Team Second-Year
Takaya Ren
**[08:13] Takaya**
Oh, that was a nice sound.
**[08:15] 1st year B**
T-Takaya-senpai!
**[08:18] Takaya**
I'll help! Because I'm
a nice senpai, you see.
**[08:23] Rokugen**
Second-years are running sprints, too.
Don't slip off on your own.
**[08:26] Rokugen**
Let me hear you!
**[08:27] members**
Yes, sir!
**[08:30] Takaya**
Yeah...
**[08:31] 1st year A**
He may be like that, but he is our
ace after all... that Takaya-senpai.
**[08:35] Rokugen**
You start slacking off as soon
as I take my eyes off you.
**[08:38] Takaya**
Well, I mean, running dashes
is super boring, you know?
**[08:41] Takaya**
And I'm always the fastest anyway.
**[08:48] Takaya**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[08:54] narrator**
Struggle!
**[08:56] Kisaki**
His reach is insane!
**[08:58] Murotani**
When Takaya is raiding, you have to give up
the bonus line and fall back, or else...
**[09:02] Takaya**
Nope, not doing this.
**[09:03] Kisaki**
Huh?
**[09:04] Takaya**
Rokugen-san, please, get in here.
**[09:07] Takaya**
When they're this slow,
it messes with my rhythm!
**[09:10] Kisaki**
You little...
**[09:11] Takaya**
Since I can cant for three times as long
as most people, it's already super easy.
**[09:15] ---**
Kabaddi...
**[09:16] Rokugen**
We have a set rotation.
**[09:18] Takaya**
This isn't any fun.
**[09:21] Takaya**
And I mean, the thing is...
**[09:22] Takaya**
I came up on land with the excitement
of a water creature evolving, you know?
**[09:27] Rokugen**
This isn't like when you were a swimmer.
**[09:30] Rokugen**
This involves teamwork.
**[09:33] Takaya**
But from the sounds you're making,
Rokugen-san, I can tell you're excited.
**[09:38] Rokugen**
My self-control fails me.
**[09:40] Takaya**
That's natural. I mean, facing off against
a powerful opponent is fun, isn't it?
**[09:45] Takaya**
It's boring when your opponent is weak.
**[09:48] Eikura**
I'll switch out.
**[09:49] Eikura**
I hate to say it, but he's the
real thing in kabaddi, too.
**[09:56] Takaya**
Here it comes.
**[09:58] Takaya**
Guess I'd better dive in for real.
**[10:06] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[10:07] Ojo**
This says he took first
at nationals in swimming.
***SIGN*** National Middle School Championship
Consecutive Wins
***SIGN*** Takaya Ren
***SIGN*** Comments on Winning
**[10:10] Ojo**
He's a lot like Yoigoshi-kun.
**[10:12] Ojo**
The way he's tall and came
from a different sport...
**[10:16] Iura**
I like Yoigoshi better.
**[10:18] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[10:18] Ojo**
I don't know why he quit swimming
and chose kabaddi, but...
**[10:22] Ojo**
Maybe he was looking for opponents?
**[10:25] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[10:26] ---**
Kabaddi...
**[10:26] Ojo**
You and me, Kei.
**[10:27] Ojo**
Let's compete to see who can accomplish
the most in this next match.
**[10:30] Iura**
Compete?
**[10:32] Ojo**
That's right.
**[10:33] Ojo**
Competing with you to see who can help
our little juniors grow the most, Kei...
**[10:37] Ojo**
It's fun.
**[10:40] Iura**
You really are annoying.
**[10:42] Ojo**
There you go again.
**[10:42] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[10:43] Iura**
Let me just say, no one beats me
when it comes to training people.
**[10:48] Yoigoshi**
Blast it! One point again?
**[10:51] Azemichi**
Man, he got me.
**[10:53] Iura**
Azemichi! Come here a sec.
**[10:55] Azemichi**
Sir!
**[10:58] Ojo**
Well, I guess I'll go make
something of Yoigoshi-kun.
**[11:04] Iura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:05] Yoigoshi**
A practice match?
**[11:06] Yoigoshi**
When?
**[11:07] Ojo**
This weekend.
**[11:09] Ojo**
We're playing one of the Kanto
region's top four, Souwa High School.
**[11:12] Ojo**
It'll be five-on-five.
**[11:13] Yoigoshi**
Kanto top four right off the bat, huh?
Nice work getting that set up.
**[11:16] Ojo**
I know their captain, you see.
**[11:20] Iura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:21] Yoigoshi**
Are they strong?
***SIGN*** Strong and Steady
**[11:23] Ojo**
Strong enough that when you think of
kabaddi in Tokyo, you think of them.
**[11:27] Ojo**
They've had a kabaddi team since before
the tournament was established.
**[11:30] Ojo**
They have a lot of members and many of
them have fully developed physiques.
**[11:34] Ojo**
They'd been in a bit of a slump lately,
**[11:36] Ojo**
but since Rokugen from the world team
joined, they've gotten stronger again.
**[11:40] Ojo**
They made it to the final four last year
after their ace raider joined.
**[11:44] Ojo**
It may be a practice match, but those
two will definitely be playing.
**[11:54] Takaya**
It really is totally different!
**[11:55] Takaya**
It really is fun!
**[11:57] Takaya**
Hey, Rokugen-san!
**[11:59] Takaya**
Between me and this Ojo,
which one is stronger?
**[12:03] Rokugen**
Ojo.
**[12:04] Takaya**
No hesitation.
**[12:07] Takaya**
I'm eager to face him.
**[12:10] Rokugen**
He's just gotten out of the hospital,
so he'll probably be on the bench.
**[12:13] Rokugen**
If he does play, it'll probably
only be in the final stages.
**[12:15] Takaya**
Huh? But...
**[12:17] Takaya**
If we get forty points in the first half,
he might come out earlier, right?
**[12:23] Takaya**
Okay, time for practice!
Everyone, get on the court!
**[12:25] Takaya**
What're you taking a break for?
**[12:27] Kisaki**
You told us to get out!
**[12:29] Takaya**
You're better than nothing.
**[12:30] Kisaki**
Okay. You're dead!
**[12:33] Rokugen**
* He's inconsistent, but our*
* beast isn't just talk.*
**[12:35] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[12:42] narrator**
Struggle!
**[12:44] narrator**
Struggle!
**[12:47] Rokugen**
I'm planning to wolf down your team, Ojo.
**[12:51] Rokugen**
Do you have someone?
**[12:53] Rokugen**
A beast who can take us on?
**[12:58] Yoigoshi**
Special training, huh?
Our opponents must be pretty crazy.
**[13:02] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun, you're going to wrestle with
their ace raider, Takaya, and beat him.
**[13:06] Ojo**
On top of having the same kind
of reach and speed as you,
**[13:08] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:09] Ojo**
he can keep up the cant for an unusually
long time, giving him more time to raid.
**[13:13] Ojo**
According to the data, it can be
as much as a minute and a half.
**[13:16] Yoigoshi**
It's only one breath!
**[13:17] Yoigoshi**
Usually, the cant only goes for
about thirty seconds, right?
**[13:20] Ojo**
He'll be calm and take his time to attack.
**[13:24] Ojo**
Getting only one point
per raid makes him antsy.
**[13:28] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun, I'm going to teach you a
whole bunch of techniques for scoring.
**[13:32] Ojo**
Watch closely... and learn.
**[13:36] Yoigoshi**
Yes, sir!
**[13:41] Ojo**
We're the Noukin High School kabaddi team!
**[13:44] Noukin**
Thank you for having us!
**[13:46] Souwa**
Sure thing!
**[13:48] Souwa 1st year A**
I'll show you to the locker rooms!
**[13:50] Souwa D**
They only have six members?
**[13:52] Souwa E**
But, one of them was on the
world team with Captain Rokugen.
**[13:55] Souwa D**
Is that Ojo? He's so skinny.
**[13:57] Souwa F**
What's with the bald guy?
**[13:59] Souwa F**
And they've got a really huge guy, too!
**[14:01] Souwa G**
That's the soccer guy.
"Unstoppable," they called him.
**[14:03] Souwa F**
Unstoppable?
**[14:04] Souwa G**
He's famous!
**[14:06] Misumi**
You really are amazing, you know that?
**[14:11] Rokugen**
So, you've come, my friend.
**[14:14] Ojo**
It's been a while, Rokugen!
**[14:18] Yoigoshi**
Is that Souwa's captain? They seem
like they get along pretty well.
**[14:21] Iura**
Is that how it looks?
**[14:23] Ojo**
Thanks for having us today.
**[14:27] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[14:28] Rokugen**
Taking a break because
of an injury? Pathetic.
**[14:31] Rokugen**
With a captain who can't even look after
himself, I feel sorry for your team.
**[14:36] Ojo**
We've got a lot of really capable
guys on our team, you see.
**[14:39] Ojo**
Even if I'm not standing around arrogantly
issuing commands, they won't slack off.
**[14:43] Date**
The air is crackling over there.
**[14:45] Rokugen**
But my juniors' game sense is...
**[14:47] Ojo**
If we're talking about that, then mine are...
**[14:49] Yoigoshi**
Stop bragging about your juniors.
**[14:55] Rokugen**
I'm sorry, but we'll be winning this.
**[14:57] Ojo**
That'll be us.
**[15:00] Rokugen**
I'm glad to see you, too, Ojo's friend.
**[15:06] Iura**
*"Ojo's friend," is it?*
***SIGN*** Noukin Locker Room
**[15:11] Souwa 1st year A**
This is your locker room.
**[15:15] Takaya**
Welcome!
**[15:17] Souwa 1st year A**
T-Takaya-senpai?!
**[15:19] Takaya**
I'm here to pay my respects.
**[15:22] Yoigoshi**
*This is the guy?*
**[15:23] Takaya**
Please, come in!
**[15:29] Takaya**
You. You're the only one who's different.
**[15:33] Takaya**
Are you a rookie?
**[15:38] Takaya**
And you with the shiny head, you are,
too, right? You seem pretty hyped.
**[15:41] Takaya**
Oh, what a nice sound.
**[15:42] Azemichi**
What're you doing?
**[15:44] Takaya**
And, the man in question is...
**[15:47] Takaya**
Huh? Oh!
**[15:49] Takaya**
Are you Ojo-san?
**[15:50] Ojo**
Yes.
**[15:53] Takaya**
Nice to meet you!
**[15:54] Takaya**
I was so excited to play you,
I woke up extra early!
**[15:57] Ojo**
I'm sorry, but today I won't be...
**[15:59] Takaya**
Don't worry.
**[16:02] Takaya**
I'll get us a huge point gap in
the first half and drag you out.
***SIGN*** Takaya Ren ♥
***SIGN*** Takaya Ren Fan Club
***SIGN*** Kabaddi for Beginners
**[16:15] soccer player 1**
Coach, you can't have called off
voluntary practice today because of...
**[16:20] Takenaka**
I'm sorry. We're doing this to
try to get Yoigoshi-kun to join!
**[16:22] soccer player 2**
What? Again?
**[16:25] Rokugen**
Do not cause trouble for our opponents.
**[16:27] Takaya**
I was just saying hello.
**[16:32] Misumi**
He's an interesting one.
**[16:34] Misumi**
Would you usually say that stuff
right in front of your opponents?
**[16:36] Date**
He's either really stupid, or it's
a foregone conclusion for him.
**[16:41] referee**
Everyone, please line up.
**[16:47] Azemichi**
Th-The captain isn't lining up?
**[16:50] Yoigoshi**
It's only the members
playing that do it, right?
**[16:54] Takaya**
He's a rookie, isn't he?
**[16:56] Takaya**
He seems the most relaxed.
**[16:59] Rokugen**
Apparently, he's a fierce player who made
it to the national final four in soccer.
**[17:01] Takaya**
Huh? Why's he playing kabaddi?
**[17:04] Yoigoshi**
I should be asking you that.
**[17:06] Takaya**
Huh?
**[17:07] Takaya**
I made it to number one in swimming,
so I figured I was done.
**[17:11] Eikura**
Stop it.
**[17:12] Takaya**
But you didn't make it to
number one, so why'd you quit?
**[17:18] referee**
We're ready to start.
**[17:20] referee**
The first half will be twenty minutes.
**[17:22] referee**
Crossing the bonus line
**[17:24] referee**
when there are five or more defensemen
will result in one point.
**[17:27] referee**
Starting, we have white...
**[17:29] referee**
Souwa will start the match!
**[17:31] everyone**
Let's have a good game!
***SIGN*** Kabaddi for Beginners
**[17:33] soccer player 1**
Coach! What are the rules?
**[17:35] Takenaka**
I'm looking them up right now!
**[17:37] soccer player 2**
They're starting! And it looks
like they're holding hands!
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 5 Players
**[17:40] Iura**
Yoigoshi, when we have
an odd number on defense,
**[17:42] Iura**
you don't need to be part of the chain.
**[17:43] Iura**
Stay nimble and dodge them.
**[17:45] Yoigoshi**
Got it!
***SIGN*** Raider
Souwa / Takaya
**[17:47] Takaya**
I'm gonna nail it right off the bat, okay?
**[17:50] Rokugen**
Don't let your guard down. They have
a guy who's clearly well-built.
**[17:54] Yoigoshi**
*Are you coming for me, ace raider?*
**[17:56] Yoigoshi**
*He's about the same height as me, but...*
**[17:59] Takaya; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:00] Yoigoshi**
*he feels a lot bigger.*
**[18:03] Yoigoshi**
* Guys, is this how you*
* felt going up against me?*
**[18:06] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:10] Azemichi**
What is that pose?
**[18:12] Takaya**
Kabaddi...
**[18:15] narrator**
Struggle!
**[18:18] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[18:22] Yoigoshi**
*Hey, you're pretty fast!*
**[18:25] Takaya**
Kabaddi.
**[18:32] narrator**
Struggle!
**[18:36] Date**
Misumi got taken down?
**[18:37] Iura**
Bonus line!
**[18:39] Iura**
He'll take the point!
**[18:41] soccer player 1**
Bonus line?
**[18:43] Takenaka**
It seems that if he crosses that line
in the back, he gets another point.
**[18:47] soccer player 1**
Really...
**[18:49] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:55] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:58] Iura**
He hasn't stopped the cant!
**[19:00] Iura**
Misumi! Go stop his raid!
***SIGN*** Souwa
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Souwa
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[19:05] Takaya**
Oh, dear. Just two points?
**[19:08] referee**
Red numbers 3 and 5, out!
***SIGN*** Noukin OUT
Misumi, Azemichi
**[19:12] Azemichi**
Sorry.
**[19:13] Yoigoshi**
Why'd he push him back just now?
**[19:13] Misumi**
We'll get the next one.
**[19:15] Iura**
When the opponent tries to continue the raid,
the guys who got touched push him out.
***SIGN*** Souwa
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[19:20] Iura**
It's so that their teammates who haven't
been touched don't get targeted.
**[19:23] Souwa F**
They still seem to be talking basics.
**[19:26] Souwa G**
What's with him?
He's huge, but he's a rookie?
**[19:29] Takenaka**
I see. So, the two who were
touched leave the court.
**[19:34] Yoigoshi**
I'll go raid. You guys are so stiff,
you won't be any match for them.
**[19:38] Misumi**
Who are you talking about?
**[19:40] Yoigoshi**
If I get two points,
you guys can come back, right?
**[19:45] Yoigoshi**
Sorry your break's gonna be so short.
**[19:47] Takaya**
He's so cool!
**[19:49] Ojo**
It's too early for *that* yet, Yoigoshi-kun.
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Yoigoshi
**[19:53] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[19:56] Rokugen**
Fall back!
***SIGN*** Defense
Souwa 5 Players
**[19:57] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[19:58] Rokugen**
Don't force a tackle!
**[19:59] players**
Sir!
**[20:01] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:02] Takenaka**
You can say this about most sports,
**[20:04] Takenaka**
but the thing you need most
in a game is momentum.
**[20:07] Takenaka**
If you can gain momentum,
**[20:09] Takenaka**
it's easier to achieve miracles
that exceed your abilities.
**[20:13] Takenaka**
Of course, you do risk failure,
**[20:15] Takenaka**
but he's always been a player who's
good at creating momentum.
**[20:19] Kisaki**
He comes in pretty hard, but I
don't feel like I can get him.
**[20:19] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:22] Murotani**
Is it just a bluff so he can aim
for the point from the bonus line?
**[20:27] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi...
**[20:28] Kisaki; Murotani**
We won't let you!
**[20:29] Takenaka**
No matter the sport...
**[20:32] Takenaka**
the importance of momentum doesn't change.
**[20:35] Takenaka**
Right?
**[20:47] narrator**
Struggle!
**[20:48] Takenaka**
Yoigoshi the Unstoppable.
**[20:52] Yoigoshi**
*I got three of them!*
**[20:56] Kisaki**
A roll kick?
**[20:57] Murotani**
He was aiming for the defense
to gather in one place!
**[20:59] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[21:04] Yoigoshi**
*Come on. Push me out.*
**[21:04] ---**
Kabaddi... Kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Strong and Steady
***SIGN*** Souwa
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[21:09] Ojo**
* That was amazing. He made it*
* seem like it was only natural.*
**[21:13] Ojo**
* But he only succeeded at that*
* about once in ten times.*
**[21:16] Yoigoshi**
Come on back, you scaredy cats.
**[21:17] Misumi**
Can't you just let me praise
you for once, you numskull?
**[21:22] Iura**
Things have gotten quite a bit easier.
**[21:25] Yoigoshi**
You'd better show some gratitude.
**[21:26] Iura**
That's right. If you work
hard, things change.
**[21:29] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[21:30] Iura**
It's not a bluff anymore, right?
**[21:34] Iura**
Your hat trick.
**[21:38] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Let me show you my hat trick!
***SIGN*** Souwa
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[21:43] narrator**
A mere minute into the game...
**[21:46] Souwa A**
Is Noukin really a weak school?
**[21:49] Souwa B**
He got three points without grabbing anyone!
**[21:52] narrator**
opinions all around had clearly changed.
**[21:55] narrator**
Some had begun to see opponents
as true challengers...
**[21:57] narrator**
Some had made unforeseen mistakes,
**[21:59] narrator**
and felt pressured by the
achievements of their peers...
**[22:02] narrator**
Every gaze in the venue was
focused on a single rookie...
**[22:08] Ojo**
He doesn't waver at all.
**[22:10] narrator**
...except for one.
**[22:13] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Next Time "Chase X Counterattack"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:49] Yoigoshi**
Next time... "Chase X Counterattack!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E6 - Chase X Counterattack
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZEZK9/chase-x-counterattack)
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**[00:05] narrator**
There, in that world, he listened
to the sound of bubbles being born,
***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:08] narrator**
he heard the sound of water splitting open...
**[00:12] narrator**
and, in the end, he heard voices cheering.
**[00:15] narrator**
That was how Takaya Ren, who knew what
it was to be number one, spent his days.
**[00:20] girls**
Ren-kun!
***SIGN*** Raider
Souwa Takaya
***SIGN*** Souwa Noukin
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 5 players
**[00:27] Takaya**
Kabaddi.
**[00:29] Iura**
If we can stop him here, it'll be huge!
**[00:31] team**
Yeah!
**[02:03] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Chase X
Counterattack
**[02:05] Yoigoshi**
*We haven't built up momentum yet.*
**[02:07] Yoigoshi**
* First, we need to crush*
* the cat-eyed jerk.*
**[02:09] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:13] Yoigoshi**
*He really is fast!*
**[02:15] Yoigoshi**
*But...*
**[02:15] Yoigoshi**
*not as fast as our captain!*
**[02:16] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:20] Yoigoshi**
*Where do you think you're looking?!*
**[02:22] Misumi**
Idiot! That's way too
close to enemy territory!
**[02:24] Iura**
No. He hasn't noticed!
**[02:29] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[02:30] narrator**
Struggle!
**[02:33] Yoigoshi**
*This is bad!*
**[02:34] Yoigoshi**
*He can make it back!*
**[02:35] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:37] Yoigoshi**
*Why is he headed deeper?*
**[02:38] Iura**
Stop him, Yoigoshi!
***SIGN*** Bonus Line
**[02:40] Iura**
We have five on defense right now!
**[02:42] Iura**
He's trying to get another point
by crossing the bonus line!
**[02:44] narrator**
Bonus!
**[02:46] Yoigoshi**
So that's what it was!
**[02:48] Takaya**
Kabaddi...
**[02:49] Misumi**
We're gonna make you drop all
the points you're holding!
**[02:54] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[02:54] narrator**
Struggle!
**[02:57] Misumi**
*If we take him down, this won't matter!*
**[02:59] Misumi**
*Huh?*
**[03:01] Misumi**
*What?*
**[03:02] Yoigoshi**
*He went outside the court?*
***SIGN*** Souwa Noukin
**[03:16] Yoigoshi**
You left the court!
**[03:18] Iura**
He only touched the ground
within his territory.
**[03:20] Iura**
The points count.
**[03:22] Takenaka**
One point for crossing the bonus line.
Three points by touching.
**[03:26] Takenaka**
That's four points total!
**[03:28] Takaya**
I'm tired of hearing it.
**[03:31] Takaya**
I'm tired of hearing the complaints of
losers and the cheers of the crowd.
**[03:35] Yoigoshi**
*Losers?*
**[03:37] Takaya**
This is how you use long arms and legs.
**[03:41] Takaya**
You shouldn't be satisfied
with just three points.
***SIGN*** OUT: Yoigoshi, Misumi, Iura
**[03:45] Iura**
We're out. We need to
leave the court, Yoigoshi.
**[03:49] Yoigoshi**
The way he looks down on us! We need
to get points on the raid again!
**[03:54] Yoigoshi**
Wait, we don't have a raider
on the court right now!
**[03:58] Date**
I'll go.
**[04:00] Azemichi**
What?
**[04:00] Date**
It's normal to be nervous your first match.
**[04:03] Date**
He's the weird one.
***SIGN*** Defense
Souwa 5 players
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Date
**[04:09] Date**
Kabaddi.
**[04:11] Kisaki**
That guy's got a good build.
**[04:12] Rokugen**
Don't be intimidated.
We've got five on defense here.
**[04:16] Takaya**
Yeah. Those are the footsteps
of someone with no speed.
**[04:19] Date**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[04:19] Takaya**
*I'll stop him.*
**[04:21] Takaya**
*And I'll leave the rest to you!*
**[04:24] Date**
Kabaddi!
**[04:25] Takaya**
Seriously?
**[04:27] Kisaki**
Whoa!
**[04:28] Misumi**
He's flailing all over the place.
There's no way to get close to that.
**[04:31] Takaya**
Come on! Somebody, hurry up!
**[04:34] Rokugen**
Yes.
**[04:35] Rokugen**
Leave it to me!
**[04:42] crowd 1**
Wow! That looked so easy!
**[04:44] Souwa team member**
Nice anti, Captain Rokugen!
**[04:46] Misumi**
He got Shin... with just one hand?
**[04:49] referee**
Number four, out!
***SIGN*** Souwa Noukin
***SIGN*** Raid Failed: Date OUT
Souwa: 1 point Gained
**[04:52] Iura**
*This is bad.*
**[04:54] Iura**
*Failing to get Takaya out was bad,*
**[04:57] Iura**
* but to have our strongest power player*
* taken down with one hand...*
**[05:00] Iura**
*that's rough, psychologically.*
**[05:02] Iura**
*Is this what you were aiming for, Rokugen?*
**[05:05] Rokugen**
Still, you have quite an impressive physique.
**[05:08] Rokugen**
You must have put yourself through
an immense amount of training.
**[05:10] Date**
Thank you.
**[05:12] Iura**
*I guess he's not really the type.*
**[05:14] Rokugen**
The only shame is that it isn't
a physique built for kabaddi yet.
**[05:19] Rokugen**
You cannot win with brute strength alone.
**[05:23] Rokugen**
I know that from experience.
**[05:27] Yoigoshi**
Every single one of them is just...
**[05:29] Iura**
Calm down. We need to do this rationally.
**[05:32] Iura**
You, too, Azemichi! You're alone
out there, but stay calm!
**[05:34] Azemichi**
S-Sir!
**[05:36] Yoigoshi**
What happens if everyone is out? Do we lose?
**[05:39] Iura**
We don't lose, but it's called a "lona,"
***SIGN*** "Lona"
**[05:42] Iura**
and in exchange for everyone returning to
the court, the other team gets two points.
**[05:47] Yoigoshi**
They get another two points?
***SIGN*** Raider
Souwa / Takaya
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin / Azemichi
**[05:48] Yoigoshi**
Make sure you stop him,
Azemichi!
**[05:51] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[05:53] Misumi**
He's completely tensed up.
**[05:54] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[05:56] Iura**
It's because it's his first match.
**[05:58] Date**
And just playing one-on-one
in itself is rough.
**[06:01] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:05] Azemichi**
* Am I going to be able to take*
* this guy down one-on-one?*
**[06:08] Azemichi**
*A guy so big and so fast...*
**[06:12] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[06:15] Azemichi**
*What?*
**[06:17] Azemichi**
*This is just the same as usual!*
**[06:19] Iura**
Looks like he's back.
**[06:20] Iura**
He's moving well, don't you think?
**[06:22] Iura**
When you're short, having a shorter
reach is a disadvantage,
**[06:25] Iura**
but since your center of gravity is stable,
there's strength in even the small movements.
**[06:29] Iura**
Most importantly,
**[06:29] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:30] Iura**
when you're in a low position, it isn't easy
for a raider to go in for a touch.
**[06:32] Takaya**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:33] Iura**
They run the risk that their legs,
their lifeline, will be caught.
**[06:37] Yoigoshi**
So, even though Azemichi's on his own,
if he can grab Takaya's legs...
**[06:39] Iura**
That's right. He can take him down.
**[06:41] Iura**
Plus, they're playing one-on-one.
There's only one target.
**[06:41] Takaya**
Kabaddi, Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[06:45] Iura**
Takaya will fight deep in the court.
**[06:48] narrator**
If we were to show this situation
another way, it would be... iai!
**[06:51] narrator**
Each is trying to finish the
other with a single killer blow.
**[06:53] narrator**
No help is coming.
**[06:55] Iura**
This scenario is one I've already thought of.
**[06:58] Iura**
A leg-tackle from a low position.
**[07:00] Iura**
I had Azemichi practice that exhaustively.
**[07:03] Iura**
Even as he slammed his head into my knees,
he did it over and over again.
**[07:07] Takaya**
Kabaddi.
**[07:11] narrator**
Struggle!
**[07:15] Azemichi**
*He's mine!*
**[07:18] Azemichi**
*His weight disappeared?*
**[07:19] Azemichi**
*It can't be!*
**[07:25] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[07:27] Yoigoshi**
*He shook him off?!*
**[07:29] Takaya**
Kabaddi.
**[07:31] referee**
Souwa, raid successful!
**[07:35] Takaya**
And I'll take the
two-point lona, too, thanks!
***SIGN*** "Lona"
Noukin High School Wiped Out
**[07:39] Narrator**
Noukin High School, lona.
***SIGN*** Souwa: Takaya Raid Successful
Touch 1 pt + Lona 2 pts
3 pts Gained
**[07:46] Azemichi**
H-His reaction was insane...
**[07:49] Azemichi**
You predicted that was coming, didn't you?
**[07:53] Takaya**
'Course I did! That catch was so sharp,
I figured you must've practiced a ton.
**[07:58] Takaya**
That's why I dove deeper
instead of dodging. Okay?
**[08:03] Azemichi**
Yeah.
**[08:04] Takaya**
It wasn't bad,
**[08:05] Takaya**
but anyone who gets taken down
by that is still second-rate.
***SIGN*** Previously taken down by that
**[08:13] Ojo**
*Takaya Ren. He's definitely first-rate.*
**[08:16] Ojo**
* Deliberately crushing our strong points*
* to show the difference in ability...*
**[08:21] Takenaka**
The momentum Yoigoshi created
has completely disappeared.
**[08:25] Narrator**
After that, the point
spread continued to grow.
**[08:29] Iura**
This isn't good.
**[08:30] Yoigoshi**
A ten-point spread. Is that bad?
**[08:32] Iura**
Having lots of points taken at once is bad.
**[08:34] Iura**
We've lost antis, so we're still
at a disadvantage in numbers.
**[08:37] Iura**
When fewer players on defense,
you can't stop raids you normally could.
**[08:42] Iura**
First, let's get our stances solid.
**[08:44] Iura**
Yoigoshi, your match with
Takaya will have to—
**[08:46] Yoigoshi**
I know!
**[08:47] Yoigoshi**
There's no point if we lose the match.
**[08:49] Yoigoshi**
I'll be back.
**[08:51] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[08:52] Rokugen**
Will he target Takaya again?
**[08:54] Takaya**
Look at him, all fired up.
**[08:56] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[08:58] Rokugen**
*He's fast!*
**[08:59] Rokugen**
* But rashly traveling deep*
* into the court is reckless.*
**[09:01] Rokugen**
* A five-man defense can easily cut*
* off a raider's lines of escape!*
**[09:05] Takaya**
*And we're done here.*
**[09:06] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:07] Takaya**
*Your retreat has been blocked off.*
**[09:09] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[09:11] Murotani**
Wasn't he gunning for Takaya?
**[09:12] Yoigoshi**
* If a single blow isn't enough*
* to create momentum for us,*
**[09:14] Yoigoshi**
*then first, I'll reduce their defense!*
**[09:17] Murotani**
There's nowhere to run!
**[09:18] Kisaki**
No, he's got reach! Watch the outside!
**[09:21] Yoigoshi**
*The outside, you say?*
**[09:22] Yoigoshi**
*For me...*
**[09:24] Yoigoshi**
*there's this!*
**[09:26] narrator**
Struggle!
**[09:28] Takenaka**
That's something we're used to seeing.
**[09:29] soccer team 1**
A feint, huh?
**[09:30] soccer team 1**
Without a ball, he's even faster!
**[09:33] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:33] Yoigoshi**
*Okay. That's two out.*
**[09:35] Yoigoshi**
*We'll have all our members on defense.*
**[09:37] Yoigoshi**
*We can start over from here.*
**[09:39] Yoigoshi**
*Just watch, Takaya.*
**[09:41] Yoigoshi**
*Where'd he go?*
***SIGN*** Souwa Noukin
**[09:43] ---**
Kabaddi...
**[09:43] Yoigoshi**
At any rate, that's two points!
**[09:45] Iura**
Hurry up and come back, Yoigoshi!
**[09:47] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[09:48] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[09:49] narrator**
Struggle!
**[09:51] Iura**
As soon as you came back,
it was their turn to raid!
**[09:54] Yoigoshi**
Wha—?!
**[09:55] Yoigoshi**
*He...*
**[09:56] Yoigoshi**
*He was right behind me?!*
**[09:59] Yoigoshi**
*This is bad.*
**[10:00] Yoigoshi**
* At this rate, it's the same*
* as playing four-on-one!*
**[10:03] Yoigoshi**
* Plus, Misumi and Azemichi*
* only just came back!*
**[10:05] narrator**
Struggle!
**[10:06] Yoigoshi**
*Our defense is all over the place!*
**[10:09] Takaya**
Kabaddi...
**[10:13] Yoigoshi**
*What is this?*
***SIGN*** Souwa Noukin
***SIGN*** Souwa: Takaya Raid Successful
Touch 3 pts Gained
***SIGN*** OUT: Yoigoshi, Iura, Date
**[10:17] Souwa team 1**
That's three points!
**[10:18] Souwa team 2**
Noukin's only got two
players left until a lona!
**[10:21] Souwa team**
Nice chase!
**[10:23] Yoigoshi**
"Chase"?
**[10:25] Iura**
An attack strategy where, as soon
as we returned to our territory,
**[10:27] Iura**
they attacked with no time gap.
**[10:29] Yoigoshi**
Is that allowed?
**[10:31] Iura**
As long as the raider hasn't been tackled
when returning to home territory,
**[10:33] Iura**
there's no rule against it.
**[10:35] Iura**
You have to get close to the raider as they
head back, so there's risk to it, too.
**[10:40] Yoigoshi**
I see!
**[10:42] Yoigoshi**
If I'd been more guarded about my rear,
**[10:43] Takaya; background**
Yikes!
**[10:43] Yoigoshi**
it might have been possible for me
to touch him right before returning!
**[10:47] Yoigoshi**
Damn it!
**[10:48] Iura**
I'm sorry. I should have
taught you about that.
**[10:52] Iura**
* He timed his attack for the*
* moment we were trying to start over.*
**[10:55] Iura**
*He really is a nasty one.*
**[10:57] Iura**
* And the ones he touched were our*
* raider-types, me and Yoigoshi.*
**[11:00] Iura**
*Plus, Date, who raided once.*
***SIGN*** Defense
Souwa 5 Players
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Misumi
**[11:03] Iura**
*He's killed our offense.*
**[11:05] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:09] Misumi**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi!
**[11:11] Misumi**
*All of them are pretty well built!*
**[11:13] Misumi**
* And the second I take my eye*
* off them, they circle around!*
**[11:16] Misumi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi!
***SIGN*** Misumi Returns: No Points
**[11:17] Misumi**
Blast! Their defense is too tight!
**[11:20] Iura**
*He wasn't able to score, huh?*
**[11:22] Iura**
Just don't get caught! See the defense
through with just the two of you!
**[11:26] Misumi**
Sir!
**[11:28] Misumi**
Defense is our domain!
**[11:30] Misumi**
We're stopping them,
even if we're up against Takaya!
**[11:32] Azemichi**
Sir!
**[11:37] Iura**
*Rokugen is... the raider?!*
**[11:41] Misumi**
This guy can raid, too?
**[11:43] Rokugen**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:44] Azemichi**
They're keeping Takaya-san in reserve?
**[11:46] Misumi**
This guy's got power, Azemichi!
**[11:49] Azemichi**
Sir!
**[11:50] Rokugen**
Kabaddi!
**[11:52] Azemichi**
*Stop his legs! That's all I can think about!*
**[11:56] Rokugen**
Kabaddi...
**[11:57] Azemichi**
*He's coming.*
**[11:59] Yoigoshi**
*He dodged?*
**[12:02] Ojo**
Rokugen.
**[12:03] Azemichi**
Damn it...
**[12:04] Rokugen**
Kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[12:05] Misumi**
* He can dodge Azemichi's catch*
* with that huge build?*
**[12:09] Misumi**
*His cant and his movements are steady.*
**[12:11] Rokugen**
Kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[12:17] Yoigoshi**
Azemichi!
**[12:20] Rokugen**
Kabaddi...
**[12:22] Noukin**
He grabbed him!
**[12:23] Rokugen**
*This guy...*
**[12:25] Azemichi**
*It doesn't matter how many times you dodge!*
**[12:27] Azemichi**
*I'll stop your legs! That's all!*
**[12:31] Rokugen**
Kabaddi!
**[12:33] Rokugen**
*Letting them catch me. Pathetic.*
**[12:35] Rokugen**
* If I had the same build as Ojo,*
* they would have taken me down.*
**[12:39] Rokugen**
*Still lacking...*
**[12:40] Rokugen**
*I'm still sorely lacking!*
**[12:43] Azemichi**
*Even though I've got his leg...*
**[12:45] Misumi**
*Even though there's two of us on him!*
**[12:47] Rokugen**
Kabaddi.
**[12:49] referee**
Two points! Noukin, lona!
**[12:52] referre**
Two additional points to Souwa!
***SIGN*** Souwa: Rokugen Raid Successful
***SIGN*** Touch 2 pts + Lona 2 pts
= 4 pts Gained
**[12:59] Misumi**
That's our second...
**[13:01] Azemichi**
...lona.
**[13:03] Yoigoshi**
A fifteen-point spread.
We have to get those back, or else...
**[13:08] Takaya**
Splash.
**[13:10] narrator**
Noukin.
**[13:11] narrator**
Facing their second lona of the day,
their mental state has taken a deep plunge.
**[13:17] Ojo**
Referee, time out!
**[13:19] Ojo**
We're switching players.
**[13:24] Azemichi**
I-I'm fine! This'll stop in no time!
**[13:27] Azemichi**
I can still—
**[13:28] Ojo**
Soma.
**[13:29] Ojo**
Injuries are just as terrifying as defeat.
**[13:33] Ojo**
Make sure you get that treated properly.
**[13:36] referee**
Noukin, member change!
**[13:38] Misumi**
Azemichi...
**[13:39] Azemichi**
I'm fine! The cut I got from
practice opened up, that's all.
**[13:44] Ojo**
Thank you. I'm ready to play.
**[13:46] referee**
We'll resume play with Noukin raiding!
**[13:50] Souwa team 1**
That guy is...
**[13:51] Souwa team 2**
Noukin's captain and...
**[13:54] Takaya**
He's here! He's here, Rokugen-san!
**[13:57] Rokugen**
Watch.
**[13:58] Takaya**
Huh?
**[13:59] Rokugen**
I said don't take your eyes off him!
**[14:02] Takaya**
*Don't worry. I'm making sure to listen, so—*
**[14:05] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[14:13] Takaya**
*Huh?*
**[14:14] Takaya**
*The sound... I mean...*
**[14:18] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[14:26] referee**
F-Four points to Noukin.
**[14:30] Ojo**
Huh? I thought I had crossed the bonus line.
**[14:35] Ref**
You did!
**[14:36] Ojo**
I thought so.
**[14:37] Ojo**
I wouldn't be satisfied
with just four points.
***SIGN*** Noukin: Ojo Raid Successful
Bonus 1 pt + Touch 4 pts
5 pts Gained
**[14:42] Yoigoshi**
Five points! And on top of that...
**[14:45] Yoigoshi**
he sent Takaya out!
**[14:48] Takenaka**
H-He got five points?!
**[14:53] Souwa team 1**
Takaya-san...
**[14:55] Souwa team 1**
This is the first time he's
been outside the court!
**[14:58] Murotani**
It's like he appeared out of nowhere...
**[15:00] Kisaki**
You thought so, too?
**[15:03] Takaya**
That was a fun raid.
**[15:06] Ojo**
Well, shall we get on defense?
**[15:09] Noukin**
Captain!
**[15:10] Ojo**
It's too early to be happy.
**[15:12] Ojo**
Let's crush Rokugen and get a lona.
**[15:15] Noukin**
Yeah!
**[15:16] Rokugen**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:20] Yoigoshi**
*Is he smiling?*
**[15:21] Yoigoshi**
*If he gets taken down, it's a lona.*
**[15:23] Yoigoshi**
* I should have the advantage in speed.*
* I'll draw him deep into the court.*
**[15:24] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:27] Rokugen**
Kabaddi.
**[15:29] Yoigoshi**
*The same as the captain?*
**[15:31] Yoigoshi**
*That was close!*
**[15:32] Rokugen**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:33] Yoigoshi**
* I can't sense anything.*
* It's hard to read him!*
**[15:37] Rokugen**
Kabaddi!
**[15:39] Ojo**
Rokugen, you've changed.
**[15:41] Ojo**
You're no longer all about power.
**[15:43] Eikura**
He's good at circling around!
**[15:45] Kisaki**
He's built so slim,
and he goes in that boldly?
**[15:48] Ojo**
I'll draw him in.
**[15:49] Ojo**
If three, no, four of us don't go in at once,
tackling will be too dangerous.
**[15:53] Yoigoshi**
Four of us?
**[15:54] Rokugen**
*There is no need for that.*
**[15:55] Rokugen**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi.
**[16:00] Date**
H-He went back?
**[16:02] Misumi**
We're not in the struggle, right?
**[16:05] referee**
Souwa, bonus point gained!
**[16:08] Yoigoshi**
Blast! He'd crossed the bonus line?
**[16:10] Yoigoshi**
Huh? Wait... When it's
just the bonus, then...
**[16:14] Iura**
They get one point, that's all.
**[16:15] Iura**
No one is out, and none of
their players come back.
**[16:19] Yoigoshi**
Why'd he do that? Did he just get
tired of attacking and head back?
**[16:22] Ojo**
Rokugen, that wasn't good, as a captain.
**[16:25] Ojo**
Do you really want to play
me one-on-one that badly?
**[16:29] Rokugen**
This is the only opportunity.
**[16:31] Rokugen**
The players outside the court will come
back in the order they were tagged out.
**[16:35] Rokugen**
If I send a single player out, my chance
to play you one-on-one disappears.
**[16:40] Rokugen**
It's been about three years now...
**[16:41] Rokugen**
Ever since we parted ways,
**[16:44] Rokugen**
catching you, and defeating you,
has been my number one goal!
**[16:48] Rokugen**
Though they may call me
the head of this team,
**[16:50] Rokugen**
I am an anti, just a simple hunter.
**[16:54] Rokugen**
I will drive out the beast
known as Ojo Masato!
**[16:58] Rokugen**
I am just a hunter!
***SIGN*** Defense
Souwa / Rokugen
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Ojo
**[17:04] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:06] Iura**
Learn all you can.
**[17:07] Iura**
To the best of my knowledge,
they are the strongest anti and raider.
**[17:12] Iura**
It will happen in a flash.
Burn it into your memory.
**[17:15] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:18] Ojo**
* I've kept you waiting quite*
* a while, haven't I...*
**[17:20] Rokugen**
*It's because you picked a place like Noukin.*
**[17:22] Rokugen**
* Until I became captain, I couldn't*
* set up any practice matches.*
**[17:28] Ojo**
* You chose a powerhouse school.*
* Did anything change?*
**[17:34] Rokugen**
* That would be a touch,*
* if I were who I used to be...*
**[17:38] Rokugen**
* No, the powerhouse team*
* had nothing to do with it!*
**[17:42] Rokugen**
*I have changed because of you, Ojo!*
***SIGN*** Summer, Five Years Earlier
National Middle School Kabaddi Team Selection Practice Venue
**[17:50] Rokugen**
*I was born with the right build...*
**[17:52] Rokugen**
* Among the selection candidates,*
* I stood out conspicuously.*
**[17:56] Rokugen**
* But in this power-based sport, kabaddi,*
* there was one more man who stood out.*
**[18:03] (Flashback) Rokugen**
Why can't I beat you?
**[18:05] (Flashback) Rokugen**
If I could catch just one finger,
I could take you down!
**[18:07] (Flashback) Ojo**
Rokugen, it's because you think like that.
**[18:10] (Flashback) Ojo**
You rely too much on your strength.
**[18:12] (Flashback) Ojo**
The most important thing is to make
sure your movements can't be read.
**[18:16] (Flashback) Ojo**
Natural, stable movements come from
steadily building a foundation.
**[18:22] Rokugen**
* The man who had been*
* born with the slightest build*
**[18:25] Rokugen**
* continued to hone the weapons*
* that remained to him.*
**[18:29] Rokugen**
* The frustration of losing was far*
* outweighed by my admiration for him.*
**[18:33] Rokugen**
* He fought against the weak*
* body he'd been given,*
**[18:35] Rokugen**
* and gained strength.*
* If I could beat him, then...*
**[18:38] Rokugen**
* I felt I'd receive something even greater*
* than a medal celebrating a win...*
**[18:43] Rokugen**
* The rough, mud-stained*
* medal of a hard worker!*
**[18:47] Rokugen**
*I've got him!*
**[18:49] Rokugen**
*He dodged?*
**[18:50] Rokugen**
*No! He left his foot there to draw me in?*
**[18:53] Date**
Still no struggle.
**[18:55] Misumi**
There aren't any openings!
**[18:57] Yoigoshi**
Is his cant gonna hold up?
**[18:58] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[18:59] Rokugen**
* Returning without a touch...*
* He wouldn't do that.*
**[19:02] Rokugen**
* Or could it be that his legs*
* aren't in their best condition?*
**[19:05] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[19:05] Murotani**
Captain Rokugen isn't losing
out in terms of agility, either!
**[19:08] Kisaki**
No, the other guy is really something else!
**[19:11] Kiseki**
He injured his legs, didn't he?
**[19:13] Takaya**
How did he hurt his legs anyway?
**[19:16] Rokugen**
*Injured?*
**[19:18] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[19:20] Rokugen**
*Focus! Stay focused!*
**[19:23] Eikura**
If you play kabaddi,
you're gonna get injured.
**[19:25] Takaya**
He's not the kind of guy who'd let
himself get hurt, though, right?
**[19:28] Takaya**
I can't imagine anyone took him down.
**[19:31] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[19:31] Rokugen**
*Ojo...*
**[19:32] Rokugen**
* How much have you practiced*
* these last three years?*
**[19:36] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[19:38] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[19:38] Rokugen**
*You... It can't be that your legs...*
**[19:41] Rokugen**
*that you're the one who...*
**[19:44] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[19:47] narrator**
Struggle!
**[19:49] Rokugen**
*He came in while I was distracted!*
**[19:53] Rokugen**
*I will stop you!*
**[19:55] Rokugen**
*The moment he touches down, the hunt is over!*
**[19:57] Rokugen**
*H-He's so fast!*
**[19:59] Rokugen**
*The speed at which he can spin around...*
**[20:07] Ojo**
For me, kabaddi is like a beautiful
woman high up on a pedestal.
**[20:12] Ojo**
If you don't train yourself
harder than anyone else,
**[20:15] Ojo**
she'll never turn to look at you.
**[20:17] Ojo**
You may be chasing me, but you've
still got a long ways to go.
**[20:21] Ojo**
The difference between you and me, Rokugen...
**[20:24] Ojo**
is the difference in our love for kabaddi.
**[20:28] Rokugen**
*Love?*
***SIGN*** Noukin: Ojo Raid Successful
Touch 1 pt + Lona 2 pts
3 pts Gained
**[20:32] Referee**
Noukin gains three points!
**[20:35] Yoigoshi**
He did it. They're wiped out...
**[20:37] Misumi**
That's a lona!
**[20:39] Murotani**
D-Don't let it bother you, Rokugen-san.
**[20:43] Rokugen**
What was that?
**[20:44] Rokugen**
"That's not good, as a captain," huh?
**[20:46] Rokugen**
How does a guy who wrecked his legs through
overwork have the right to say that?
**[20:51] Takaya**
So, he is that type after all, huh?
**[20:53] Takaya**
Rokugen-san, you lost,
but you look pretty happy.
**[20:56] Rokugen**
I'm sorry.
**[20:57] Takaya**
I like that type, too.
**[21:00] Takaya**
And I like sinking them even more.
**[21:04] Misumi**
Nice raid, Captain!
**[21:07] Ojo**
This is just the start!
**[21:08] Yoigoshi**
*He wiped them out in just two raids.*
**[21:11] Yoigoshi**
*The atmosphere is better, too.*
**[21:13] Yoigoshi**
*But what is this I'm feeling?*
**[21:15] Yoigoshi**
*I'm so frustrated!*
**[21:18] Misumi**
Don't space out, Yoigoshi!
**[21:20] Misumi**
They're all back on the court over there!
**[21:22] Misumi**
Takaya's coming!
**[21:24] Yoigoshi**
Right!
**[21:25] Iura**
No, there's no need to worry about that.
**[21:27] Iura**
Adjustments have been made.
**[21:29] Yoigoshi**
Adjustments?
**[21:30] referee**
That's the end of the first half! Half-time!
**[21:33] Takaya**
What? Now?
**[21:34] Rokugen**
*This isn't good!*
***SIGN*** Souwa
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[21:36] Iura**
An eight point spread in the first half.
**[21:38] Iura**
Though it feels like they took
a lot more points from us.
**[21:40] Ojo**
If we take the bonus like we did just now,
and get a lona, we'll be tied.
**[21:44] Ojo**
That seems doable, right?
**[21:48] Rpkugen**
* The timing of the end of the*
* first half works for them...*
**[21:51] Rokugen**
*Did Ojo deliberately aim for that?*
**[21:53] Rokugen**
* He didn't have that sort of*
* meticulous nature before.*
**[21:56] Iura**
It's possible to build momentum this way, too.
**[21:58] Ojo**
Now, let's head to the bench.
**[22:00] Ojo**
Oh, and make sure you all
look like Yoigoshi...
**[22:04] Ojo**
like you're sure this
is gonna be an easy win.
**[22:08] Rokugen**
Those are some nasty expressions.
**[22:10] Takaya**
Those guys are still losing right now, right?
**[22:12] narrator**
It's the end of the first half.
Souwa has an eight-point lead, 23 to 15.
***SIGN*** Next Time "STRUGGLE"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
Next time...
**[23:51] Yoigoshi**
"STRUGGLE"!
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E7 - STRUGGLE
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GWDU8P8VX/struggle)
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***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Souwa
**[00:06] soccer team 1**
They managed to close
the gap to eight points.
**[00:08] Takenaka**
It's hard to tell which
way this game will go.
**[00:12] ref**
Change courts! Souwa raiding!
**[00:14] ref**
The game will resume with the second half!
**[00:17] Rokugen**
Watch yourself, Takaya.
**[00:19] Takaya**
Will do.
**[00:21] Takaya**
*Things are simple from here on out.*
**[00:24] Takaya**
* We attack each other and*
* the strongest beast wins.*
**[00:27] Takaya**
*I'm going to sink you, Ojo-san.*
**[01:55] Takaya**
Kabaddi.
**[01:56] Iura**
If you see an opening, go for a catch!
**[01:58] Ojo**
Yeah.
**[01:58] Takaya**
Kabaddi... Kabaddi!
**[02:02] Takaya**
* Well, I guess I wouldn't be able*
* to touch him with a frontal attack.*
**[02:05] Takaya**
*And this guy, more than being super-fast,*
**[02:08] Takaya**
* seems like he can totally read all*
* my moves and counters in advance.*
**[02:11] Takaya; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:12] Takaya**
* If there's one advantage I have over*
* Ojo-san, it's probably that I'm stronger.*
**[02:15] Takaya**
*Should I let him catch me and shake him off?*
**[02:19] Takaya**
*Come on. Here's some bait.*
**[02:20] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:21] Takaya**
*He's not coming? Maybe he's being wary.*
**[02:24] Takaya**
*Then, another half-step.*
**[02:28] Takaya**
* He matched the timing*
* of my foot moving forward...*
**[02:30] Takaya**
*As soon as he grabs me, I'll shake him off!*
**[02:35] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[02:37] Narrator**
Struggle!
**[02:40] Misumi**
He can reach all the way over here?
**[02:43] Takaya; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:43] Takaya**
*If he'd caught me, he'd have taken me down.*
***SIGN*** Noukin Souwa
**[02:46] Takaya**
*I won't be taken off guard.*
**[02:48] Takaya**
*I'll start by sinking everyone around him.*
***SIGN*** Takaya Ren
***SIGN*** Takaya Ren Fan Club
**[02:49] Fan club**
Ren-kun, two points!
**[02:52] Takaya**
Okay, time for defense!
**[02:54] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[02:56] Takaya**
*He chased me?*
**[02:58] Takaya**
You little...!
**[02:59] Ojo**
*You were able to dodge that, huh?*
**[03:02] narrator**
Bonus!
**[03:03] Rokugen**
He got the bonus point!
**[03:05] Eikura**
He's coming in hungry!
**[03:06] Kisaki; Eikura**
We're not letting you get back!
**[03:08] Kisaki**
*If we can't read his movement, then...*
**[03:10] Muroya**
*we'll block all routes of escape!*
**[03:14] Takaya**
*Okay! And I've got the outside covered.*
**[03:17] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[03:17] narrator**
Struggle!
**[03:20] Takaya**
*He forced an opening?*
**[03:21] Takaya**
*Through guys who are stronger than him?*
**[03:23] Rokugen**
Move, Takaya!
**[03:25] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Noukin Souwa
***SIGN*** Noukin: Ojo, Raid Successful
Bonus 1 pt + Touch 2 pts
3 pts Gained
**[03:29] Muroya**
What was that just now?
**[03:31] Kisaki**
He was trying to get a touch on Takaya, too!
**[03:34] Rokugen**
He didn't have skills like that before.
**[03:37] Ojo**
Did you think you'd whittle
away at our defense?
**[03:42] Ojo**
That won't be possible.
***SIGN*** BACK: Misumi, Yoigoshi
**[03:44] Misumi; Yoigoshi**
*That's scary...*
**[03:47] Takaya**
There were people like this in swimming, too.
**[03:49] Takaya**
People whose personalities and
movements changed during a match.
**[03:52] Takaya**
I'm feeling nostalgic.
**[03:54] Takaya**
I sank all of those guys
and became number one.
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 5 Players
***SIGN*** Raid
Souwa / Takaya
**[04:01] Takaya; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[04:03] Iura**
*So, he's going after Masato again? But...*
**[04:07] Iura**
*How is he planning to get away?*
**[04:11] Ojo**
*I can't read his line of sight.*
**[04:15] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[04:16] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[04:20] Takaya**
Kabaddi!
**[04:23] Takaya**
*Just one more centimeter.*
**[04:24] Yoigoshi**
Don't go forgetting me!
**[04:28] Takaya**
Wha?!
**[04:30] Takaya**
This is the good part! Quit interfering!
**[04:37] narrator**
After that, the two raiders
fought to take heads.
**[04:41] narrator**
They each targeted the other team's ace.
***SIGN*** Noukin Souwa
**[04:44] narrator**
However, the difference between them
has slowly become apparent.
**[04:48] soccer team 1**
They're down to a four-point gap!
**[04:50] Takenaka**
But how? There isn't much difference
in the number of touches.
**[04:54] Rokugen**
*The issue is the success rate in bonuses.*
**[04:57] Rokugen**
* In terms of having a feel for the size of*
* the court, Ojo's understanding is superior.*
**[05:01] Rokugen**
* The amount of sweat they've shed on the*
* court is as different as night and day.*
**[05:05] Rokugen**
Referee! Time out!
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Souwa
**[05:08] referee**
Souwa, thirty-second time out!
**[05:14] Rokugen**
Do not give Ojo any more points!
**[05:16] Rokugen**
Our defense will be absolute!
**[05:17] Eikura; Kisaki; Muroya**
Sir!
**[05:20] Rokugen**
What is it, Takaya?
**[05:21] Takaya**
Nothing. It just seems like they're...
**[05:24] Ojo**
What do you mean?
**[05:27] Ojo**
I am asking you why I can't
go out on the next raid, Kei.
**[05:32] Iura**
It's very simple.
**[05:34] Iura**
They're starting to get used to your movements,
and they're wearing down your stamina.
**[05:38] Iura**
The price for coming into the game
early is demanding to be paid now.
**[05:41] Ojo**
But, in the time we have left...
**[05:44] Iura**
Yes. By rights, this is when you,
our ace, should be on the court.
**[05:48] Iura**
That is, if our ace had the kind
of strong body that wouldn't break.
**[05:53] Iura**
Raiders are constantly haunted by the
possibility of a tackle from a blind spot.
**[05:57] Iura**
Normally, you would be able to dodge,
or you'd be able to fall safely.
**[05:59] Iura**
But, not when you're fatigued.
**[06:03] Ojo**
The fact that kabaddi is dangerous
is just how things are.
**[06:07] Ojo**
If you're afraid, you can't win.
**[06:09] Iura**
Masato.
**[06:10] Iura**
I'm not telling you to be
afraid of being injured.
**[06:14] Iura**
If they break you now,
that's the end of the tournament, too.
**[06:18] Iura**
Your dream! Our goals! All of that will end!
**[06:22] Iura**
That is what I'm telling you to be afraid of!
**[06:27] Ojo**
Kei...
**[06:28] Misumi**
Senpai!
**[06:30] Iura**
Sorry.
**[06:31] Ojo**
It's fine.
**[06:34] Ojo**
*I just...*
**[06:36] (Flashback) Iura**
Then, why don't you help me win, too?
**[06:39] (Flashback) Iura**
It's been six years since
you scouted me, you know?
**[06:44] Ojo**
I'm sorry. I understand now. But, I...
**[06:48] Iura**
You were thinking that you needed to get
Takaya out on this next raid, right?
**[06:52] Ojo**
Yeah.
**[06:53] Ojo**
We need to get him out this next turn,
**[06:56] Ojo**
we'll run out of time and lose.
**[06:58] Ojo**
And Takaya-kun isn't someone an
average raider can take down.
**[07:04] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun.
**[07:06] Ojo**
You're going in my place.
**[07:09] Ojo**
You're the one...
**[07:12] Ojo**
who can take out Takaya Ren.
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Yoigoshi
***SIGN*** Defense
Souwa 5 Players
**[07:16] referee**
End of time out!
**[07:18] referee**
We will resume with Noukin raiding!
**[07:21] Rokugen**
It's... not Ojo?
**[07:24] soccer team 1**
Oh! Here comes Yoigoshi!
**[07:27] Takenaka**
I've never seen Yoigoshi
with that expression before.
**[07:29] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:32] (Flashback) Iura**
Your dream! Our goals! All of that will end!
**[07:37] (Flashback) Ojo**
You're the one...
**[07:39] (Flashback) Ojo**
who can take out Takaya Ren.
**[07:41] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:42] Yoigoshi**
*As long as I win, that's enough.*
**[07:44] Yoigoshi**
*That's what I thought, but...*
**[07:47] Takaya**
*The wildness is gone. Or rather...*
**[07:52] Takaya**
*it's more like it's burning inside him.*
**[07:55] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[07:57] Takaya**
*Coming for me, huh? Way too obvious.*
**[08:00] Takenaka**
He's transforming.
**[08:02] soccer team 2**
Huh?
**[08:03] Takenaka**
This is probably the first time
Yoigoshi has experienced this...
**[08:06] Takenaka**
Going out in place of the ace.
**[08:08] Takenaka**
A rookie has been entrusted
with an important role.
**[08:11] Takenaka**
For the person with experience,
there is nothing more frustrating.
**[08:14] Takenaka**
Yoigoshi understands that.
**[08:17] Takenaka**
That's why, as a rookie,
**[08:19] Takenaka**
the only thing he can think
about is helping the team win.
**[08:23] Takaya**
The more desperate you get, the easier
it is to read your movements.
**[08:26] Takaya**
Why don't we just have some fun with this?
**[08:28] Yoigoshi**
Shut up.
**[08:32] Yoigoshi**
*Sports have always been stupid.*
**[08:35] Yoigoshi**
* Everyone wracks their brains like idiots,*
* practices hard like idiots...*
**[08:40] Yoigoshi**
* all so that they can win*
* and celebrate like idiots!*
**[08:45] Yoigoshi**
*That is why I...*
**[08:46] Yoigoshi**
* will pull out every last thing*
* I've learned from that idiot!*
**[08:49] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[08:50] Kisaki**
*He's come pretty deep.*
**[08:51] Muroya**
*You think we might be able to get behind him?*
**[08:53] Takaya**
*Wait.*
**[08:54] Takaya**
*He's planning to do a roll kick.*
**[08:57] Takaya**
*Be ready to dodge it before you come in.*
**[08:59] Takaya**
*His eyes are focused your way.*
**[09:01] Kisaki**
*That was close!*
**[09:02] Muroya**
*He switched his target?*
**[09:05] Takaya**
* With a four-point gap, you want*
* to score a lot of points, right?*
**[09:08] Takaya**
*But if you miss, you'll be wide open.*
**[09:11] Takaya**
*Lure him over.*
**[09:13] Yoigoshi**
* The thing I can do is take*
* everything I've done so far and...*
**[09:13] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:19] Kisaki; Muroya**
*He's coming!*
**[09:24] narrator**
Struggle!
**[09:27] Takaya**
Wha?!
**[09:28] Takaya**
*I'm his target?*
**[09:29] Takaya**
*His line of sight was a feint!*
**[09:31] Takaya**
*I'll stop you!*
**[09:34] Yoigoshi**
*I dodged it! I can get back!*
**[09:37] Takaya**
You're not getting back!
**[09:39] Yoigoshi**
*He reached out to form a chain?*
**[09:42] Takaya**
Nice, Ei-chan!
**[09:43] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[09:44] Eikura**
Rokugen-san, finish him!
**[09:45] Rokugen**
Leave it to me!
**[09:47] Yoigoshi**
*I always gave it my very best...*
**[09:50] Yoigoshi**
*but I lost over and over.*
**[09:52] Yoigoshi**
*That's why I...*
**[09:54] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[09:59] Yoigoshi**
*I will surpass my best!*
**[10:02] Yoigoshi**
*Just a little further!*
**[10:10] Takenaka**
He got knocked completely into the air!
**[10:13] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[10:15] Takaya**
*He's still keeping up the cant?*
**[10:18] Takaya**
*I've sunk him so many times.*
**[10:20] Takaya**
* I've shown him the difference*
* in our strength over and over.*
**[10:22] Takaya**
*Normally, he should have given up by now.*
**[10:25] Takaya**
*But he's...*
**[10:27] Takaya**
*What is this burning determination?!*
**[10:31] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[10:33] Takaya**
Give up! You're already outside the court!
**[10:41] (Flashback) Takaya**
This is how you use long arms and legs.
**[10:50] Yoigoshi**
Hey.
**[10:52] Yoigoshi**
As a rookie, I've learned
quite a lot from you.
**[11:00] Yoigoshi**
I made sure to get Takaya out.
**[11:03] Yoigoshi**
Let's win this, Senpai.
**[11:05] Iura; Ojo**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Noukin: Yoigoshi Raid Successful
Touch 2 pts Gained
**[11:07] referee**
Two points to Noukin!
**[11:09] Azemichi**
A t-two-point gap!
**[11:13] Takenaka**
That man really is unbelievable.
**[11:16] Takenaka**
The way he learns...
His hunger is different!
**[11:18] Takenaka**
He's an amateur who's only been
playing kabaddi for a month, right?
**[11:21] Takenaka**
Surely, even Souwa's carefree
number three will...
**[11:25] Takaya**
Learned, huh?
***SIGN*** OUT: Takaya, Eikura
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Souwa
**[11:32] narrator**
Fifty-two seconds remain.
Souwa has a two-point lead.
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 5 players
***SIGN*** Raider
Souwa / Rokugen
**[11:36] narrator**
And so, Souwa's raid begins.
**[11:39] Iura**
* If Rokugen scores even one point,*
* Takaya will come back.*
**[11:43] Iura**
* For the sake of our final raid,*
* we can't let him return.*
**[11:46] Rokugen**
* There isn't much time.*
* We need additional points.*
**[11:49] Rokugen**
* There is still the possibility*
* that Ojo will raid.*
**[11:52] Rokugen**
* I must touch at least two people and*
* return our defense to five players!*
**[11:57] Rokugen**
Kabaddi.
**[11:59] soccer team 2**
This tension is insane.
**[12:01] Takenaka**
The chances left are few,
**[12:03] Takenaka**
but they do exist and his will
to make good on them is strong.
**[12:05] Takenaka**
Who will he target?
**[12:10] Rokugen**
Kabaddi.
**[12:12] Rokugen**
*Ojo's legs still have life in them.*
**[12:14] Rokugen**
* In that case, Noukin's last raider,*
* thinking in terms of attack power,*
**[12:18] Rokugen**
*will be one of those two.*
**[12:20] Rokugen**
* That means that those two are unlikely*
* to risk coming in for a catch!*
**[12:23] Rokugen**
*I will smack down any half-hearted tackles.*
**[12:25] Rokugen**
* If they lose their nerve and fall back,*
* I will take the bonus!*
**[12:29] Rokugen**
*What will you do, Noukin?*
**[12:31] Yoiogoshi**
*He's way too focused on the captain!*
**[12:34] Rokugen**
* Will you come to capture me,*
* you frail raider?*
**[12:38] Yoigoshi**
*He's not showing any sign of running...*
**[12:39] Misumi**
That jerk!
**[12:40] Rokugen**
Kabaddi.
**[12:42] Yoigoshi**
*He's choosing who he's dodging!*
**[12:44] Misumi**
*We need to take him down fast!*
**[12:46] Iura**
Don't panic!
**[12:47] Iura**
* Even if we only have one second left,*
* once we start raiding,*
**[12:51] Iura**
*the game continues until our raid is over.*
**[12:53] Iura**
Don't let Rokugen score! That's all
you need to think about right now!
**[12:56] Rokugen**
Kabaddi.
**[12:57] ---**
*Here he comes.*
**[13:01] Iura**
*Hey.*
**[13:02] Iura**
*I wasn't even looking at you.*
**[13:06] Iura**
*You're not worried about me at all?*
**[13:09] Iura**
* Rokugen, you were the same*
* the first time we met.*
**[13:14] (Flashback) Rokugen**
Starting today, I'll be joining
the selection practices.
**[13:16] (Flashback) Rokugen**
I'm Rokugen Ayumu. I'm looking
forward to training with you.
**[13:20] (Flashback) coach**
He's a middle school first-year
and just started kabaddi this spring.
**[13:24] (Flashback) coach**
For now, we'll have him mix
in with the second string.
**[13:27] Iura**
* I was the one with more*
* experience in kabaddi.*
**[13:31] Iura**
*A big guy had started playing on a whim...*
**[13:34] Iura**
*That's what I thought.*
**[13:36] Iura**
* And the truth was he knew*
* next to nothing about kabaddi.*
**[13:40] backgrouond**
Kabaddi! Kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[13:40] (Flashback) Rokugen**
What's a "raid failed" decision?
**[13:42] (Flashback) Iura**
It's when a referee determines that it's
impossible for the raider to return.
**[13:46] (Flashback) Iura**
The word "struggle" originally meant
just that, a struggle to get back.
**[13:50] (Flashback) Iura**
Even if you're caught, as long as you
keep fighting to get back to home ground,
**[13:54] (Flashback) Iura**
the raid isn't over.
**[13:56] Iura**
* There was a reason Rokugen didn't have*
* a deep understanding of the rules.*
**[14:01] Iura**
* Up until that point, as soon as the*
* opponent got caught, it was over.*
**[14:04] Iura**
* He had never allowed anyone*
* to struggle to get back.*
**[14:07] Iura**
* That was the last day Rokugen*
* practiced with the second string.*
**[14:14] (Flashback) second string 1**
Those guys on the first string
really are on a different level.
**[14:17] Iura**
* There's such a clear, visible*
* difference between us...*
**[14:21] Iura**
*What should I do?*
**[14:24] Rokugen**
Kabaddi!
**[14:25] Rokugen**
* As I thought, Ojo isn't*
* coming in to catch me!*
**[14:29] Date**
That's our raider!
**[14:30] Misumi**
Don't touch him!
**[14:31] Rokugen**
*The antis' containment maneuvers are good.*
**[14:33] Rokugen; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[14:33] Rokugen**
* At the winter tournament, they felt like a*
* one-man team with a bunch of helpers.*
**[14:38] Rokugen**
*I see you've helped them grow, Ojo!*
**[14:41] Ojo**
*It wasn't me, Rokugen.*
**[14:44] Ojo**
*The one who helped our team grow wasn't me.*
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Souwa
**[14:49] Iura**
* It's already been more than thirty*
* seconds since he started his cant!*
**[14:51] Iura**
*The next touch...*
**[14:53] Iura**
*will be his real aim!*
**[14:56] Rokugen**
Kabaddi!
**[15:00] narrator**
Struggle!
**[15:02] Misumi**
*What?!*
**[15:03] Date**
*He wasn't aiming for the raiders?*
**[15:06] Takenaka**
Two of them got touched!
**[15:08] Rokugen**
* If I targeted the raiders, I knew*
* it would draw in the defense!*
**[15:12] Rokugen**
* If I get two points here,*
* then even if Ojo raids next,*
**[15:15] Rokugen**
* we'll be able to push him back,*
* though we'll pay a price for it.*
**[15:18] Rokugen**
*Those two will not be able to catch up to me!*
**[15:21] Ojo**
We can catch up to you.
**[15:24] Yoigoshi; Ojo**
We will stop you!
**[15:28] Rokugen**
*Wh-Why are the raiders...*
**[15:31] Rokugen**
* I thought that, for the sake of the*
* last raid, they would avoid risk!*
**[15:36] Rokugen**
Kabaddi...
**[15:39] Rokugen**
* If I don't persevere now,*
* how can I call myself captain?*
**[15:41] Rokugen; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:42] Rokugen**
*I am finished with my selfishness.*
**[15:44] Rokugen**
*I will return... to my teammates!*
**[15:47] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:48] Yoigoshi**
It's useless! It's exactly like the plan.
We can't stop him!
**[15:52] Yoigoshi**
Iura!
**[15:53] Rokugen**
*All the raiders?*
**[15:57] Iura**
*I've thought it over for years...*
**[16:01] Iura**
*How can I catch up to him?*
**[16:03] Iura**
* The methods I arrived at were*
* to analyze the enemy's thinking,*
**[16:06] Iura**
*and to take action in unexpected ways.*
**[16:09] Iura**
* The only thing that can make up*
* for a difference in ability...*
**[16:12] Iura**
*is strategy!*
**[16:14] Misumi**
We'll finish him!
**[16:17] Rokugen**
Kabaddi...
**[16:18] Rokugen**
*I will return...*
**[16:20] Rokugen**
* As long as my heart... As long*
* as my heart doesn't waver!*
**[16:23] Rokugen**
* As long as the struggle continues,*
* the raid isn't over!*
**[16:29] Rokugen**
*My arm!*
**[16:29] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[16:31] Rokugen**
*How far ahead has this man read?*
**[16:34] Rokugen**
*Let go!*
**[16:36] Iura**
* I'm giving everything I've got*
* against just one of your arms.*
**[16:40] Iura**
*It hardly seems worth it, right?*
**[16:42] Iura**
*This is cruel.*
**[16:44] Iura**
* In the end, I feel keenly the*
* difference in our abilities.*
**[16:48] Iura**
*Still, the reason I can keep fighting...*
**[16:54] Iura**
* It must be because,*
* despite all the painful things,*
**[16:58] Iura**
*the fun of kabaddi outweighs them, right?*
**[17:02] Yoigoshi**
Iura!
**[17:03] Ojo**
Kei!
**[17:04] Misumi**
Iura-san!
**[17:05] Rokugen**
Kabaddi... Kabaddi...
**[17:07] Rokugen**
*I can't hear anything...*
**[17:10] Rokugen**
*"Ojo's friend."*
**[17:10] Rokguen; background**
Kabaddi... Kabaddi...
**[17:12] Rokugen**
*I'll ask him myself. I must ask him.*
**[17:17] Rokugen**
* I must ask the name of the powerful*
* opponent who defeated me.*
**[17:23] Takenaka**
Th-They stopped him.
**[17:25] Ojo**
The raid.
**[17:26] Yoigoshi**
Let's go!
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Souwa
**[17:28] ref**
Souwa, raid failed!
**[17:30] ref**
One point to Noukin!
**[17:32] ref**
And time is up!
**[17:34] ref**
End of match!
**[17:36] Yoigoshi**
The game... is over?
**[17:39] crowd**
Yeah! Yay! All right!
**[17:42] Yoigoshi**
We had fifty seconds left!
**[17:44] Yoigoshi**
There's no way his cant
could have lasted that long!
**[17:46] Ojo**
Stop, Yoigoshi-kun.
A fifty-second cant isn't impossible.
**[17:50] Ojo**
It was a mistake on our part.
**[17:52] Rokugen**
* No matter how strong the opponent,*
* they cannot beat time.*
**[17:55] Rokugen**
* Noukin, you timed the Souwa lona for*
* the end of the first half, didn't you?*
**[18:00] Rokugen**
*I employed your use of time as a reference.*
**[18:05] Yoigoshi**
This is where it was supposed to start.
We'd defeated Takaya and Rokugen.
**[18:10] Yoigoshi**
When is it?
**[18:11] Ojo**
Huh?
**[18:12] Yoigoshi**
When is the tournament?
**[18:14] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun...
**[18:19] Takenaka**
Take a good look.
**[18:21] Takenaka**
The strong, and those who will become
strong, their hearts are different.
**[18:25] Takenaka**
They keep anger and conflict deep inside,
and keep their eyes focused ahead.
**[18:29] Takenaka**
It isn't easy, but they know that if
they don't, they won't be able to win.
**[18:34] Takenaka**
They continue to suffer until
they stand at the summit,
**[18:37] Takenaka**
like people who have been cursed.
**[18:41] Iura**
The tournament is in August.
**[18:42] Yoigoshi**
August... Three months from now, then.
**[18:46] Ojo**
For us third-years, it's our last tournament.
**[18:49] Ojo**
We can't afford to lose.
We must claw our way up.
**[18:53] ref**
With a score of 32 to 31, Souwa wins! Bow!
**[18:57] players**
Thank you for the game!
**[19:04] Iura**
Aren't you offering your
handshake to the wrong person?
**[19:07] Rokugen**
This is no mistake.
**[19:09] Rokugen**
My formidable opponent,
I did not know you had such strength.
**[19:13] Rokugen**
Please, tell me your name!
**[19:15] Iura**
* The fact he doesn't have any*
* ill-intent is infuriating.*
**[19:18] Iura**
I'm "Ojo's friend."
Make sure you remember it.
**[19:22] Rokugen**
Huh? That's not a name, is it?
**[19:25] Ojo**
My name is Iura Kei. Nice to meet you.
**[19:28] Iura**
What do you think you're doing?!
**[19:29] Rokugen**
Iura, is it?
**[19:30] Ojo**
Iura Kei is shy.
**[19:33] Yoiogoshi**
Getting all chummy with the enemy.
**[19:37] Yoigoshi**
Takaya...
**[19:39] Takaya**
Don't make such a scary face. Here.
**[19:43] Yoigoshi**
There's no need.
**[19:43] Takaya**
Really?
**[19:44] Takaya**
You're a cocky one, aren't you?
**[19:47] Takaya**
Do you want to beat me?
**[19:49] Yoigoshi**
Of course I do!
**[19:50] Takaya**
What'll you do if you beat me?
**[19:52] Takaya**
Some other strong opponent
will probably show up.
**[19:54] Takaya**
You'll beat him, and it'll just repeat.
**[19:57] Yoigoshi**
I'll think about that
after I become number one!
**[20:01] Takaya**
Then come and chase me with
everything you've got.
**[20:04] Takaya**
I've got someone I'm chasing, too.
**[20:06] Takaya**
Here's hoping this isn't the
last time you get touched by me.
**[20:09] Takaya**
So you've got no intention of
catching me when you're on defense?
**[20:11] Takeya**
You say some dumb things, Rookie-kun.
**[20:15] Yoigoshi**
It's not "Rookie-kun."
The name's Yoigoshi Tatsuya.
**[20:17] Yoigoshi**
You should at least remember the
name of the next person to beat you!
**[20:20] Takaya**
Well, you're free to say
whatever you want, right?
**[20:23] Takaya**
Tattsun.
**[20:24] Yoigoshi**
Cut it out! That makes it
sound like I'm a little kid!
***SIGN*** Takaya Ren
**[20:26] Takaya**
That's fine, isn't it?
**[20:27] Yoigoshi**
It is not fine!
**[20:28] Takaya**
Tattsun!
**[20:32] Yoigoshi**
*Takaya scored 27 points.*
**[20:35] Yoigoshi**
*The captain scored 23 points.*
**[20:38] Yoigoshi**
*I only scored seven points.*
**[20:41] Yoigoshi**
* On days I lose, I never*
* feel like I can sleep.*
**[20:44] Yoigoshi**
* Saying that the weak tried their*
* hardest is just pretty words.*
**[20:47] Yoigoshi**
*A loss is a loss.*
**[20:48] Yoigoshi**
* If this were a tournament,*
* it would be the end!*
**[20:51] Yoigoshi**
Damn it!
**[21:01] Yoigoshi**
What are you doing?
**[21:03] Azemichi**
I practiced a ton,
but I couldn't do anything.
**[21:07] Azemichi**
When our team was catching up,
when you were accomplishing so much,
**[21:12] Azemichi**
I just couldn't be fully happy.
**[21:14] Yoigoshi**
Are you stupid?
**[21:16] Yoigoshi**
Not being able to execute what you
practiced during a real match is common.
**[21:20] Yoigoshi**
You might be able to use a
third of your strength. Or not.
**[21:24] Yoigoshi**
Since you don't know any other sports, your
awareness in this area is undeveloped.
**[21:28] Yoigoshi**
Losing just means the other guys did more.
**[21:32] Azemichi**
You really are amazing...
**[21:34] Yoigoshi**
Of course I am.
**[21:36] Yoigoshi**
I was once a child prodigy,
a genius, unstoppable...
**[21:39] Yoigoshi**
an elite called by many different names.
**[21:42] Yoigoshi**
Why is a person like me playing kabaddi?
**[21:46] Azemichi**
Why?
**[21:49] Yoigoshi**
Who do you think the first person
to stop the "Unstoppable" was?
**[21:59] Yoigoshi**
If you lose, you bring my name down, too.
**[22:01] Yoigoshi**
If you have time to be depressed,
then you should practice.
**[22:05] Azemichi**
I really am glad I started kabaddi.
**[22:10] Azemichi**
Starting now...
Azemichi Soma won't lose anymore!
**[22:14] Azemichi**
Come on, let's run, Yoigoshi!
**[22:21] Yoigoshi**
You little...
**[22:22] Azemichi**
I-It wasn't on purpose!
**[22:24] Yoigoshi**
You fall in, too!
**[22:27] narrator**
In the new team's first practice
match, a match against Souwa,
**[22:30] narrator**
they lost by one point.
**[22:33] narrator**
But, little by little...
they are moving forward.
***SIGN*** Next Time "Team Applicants"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
Next time, "Team Applicants!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E8 - Team Applicants
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***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:16] Azemichi**
Oh! So this is where you were, Yoigoshi!
**[00:19] Yoigoshi**
Azemichi.
**[00:20] Azemichi**
I went and borrowed the key from Senpai.
**[00:22] Azemichi**
Let's get to the gym early
and start practicing!
**[00:26] Yoigoshi**
I've got no problems with that, but...
**[00:29] Yoigoshi**
Is that guy a friend of yours?
***SIGN*** Membership Application
***SIGN*** Team
Applicants
***SIGN*** Membership Application
**[02:14] Azemichi**
His name's Ban Nobutaka!
He says he wants to join the team!
**[02:21] Azemichi**
Once you talk to him,
turns out he's a pretty good guy!
**[02:23] Yoigoshi**
It's true we're looking for members, but...
**[02:26] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** I want to give it a try, too!
**[02:31] Yoigoshi**
His voice is so quiet!
**[02:33] Yoigoshi**
We can't let a guy like him join!
**[02:35] Azemichi**
But he says he wants to.
**[02:37] Yoigoshi**
He's so scary, it'll make it
hard for anyone else to join.
**[02:40] Yoigoshi**
We should put him on hold
until we gather more members.
***SIGN*** After School
**[02:47] Seki; Hitomi**
Excuse us!
**[02:49] Yoigoshi; Azemichi**
Huh?
**[02:51] Seki**
Huh? This is the kabaddi team, isn't it?
**[02:53] Hitomi**
We'd like to join, you see.
Ban-kun told us about it.
**[02:58] Yoigoshi**
You threatened them, didn't you?!
***SIGN*** I didn't threaten them.
**[03:02] Yoigoshi**
Talk louder!
**[03:04] Azemichi**
He said he didn't threaten them.
**[03:06] Yoigoshi**
How can you hear him?
**[03:07] Seki**
Um, you see, it was Ban who invited us.
**[03:11] Seki**
That's how we ended up going
to watch your practice match.
**[03:14] Hitomi**
As we watched, we got so fired up.
**[03:17] Hitomi**
We thought it looked like a lot of fun.
**[03:20] Hitomi**
And that's why...
**[03:21] Hitomi**
I'm a first-year. My name's Hitomi.
I hope you'll let me join!
**[03:24] Yoigoshi**
No, no, no, no, no...
**[03:25] Yoigoshi**
We don't have enough
members to need a manager.
**[03:31] Yoiogoshi**
There's nothing!
**[03:33] Hitomi**
I'm a boy.
**[03:35] Hitomi**
I thought I might be able to
become a little more manly here.
**[03:38] Yoigoshi**
M-Maybe you should try cutting
your hair shorter or something.
**[03:42] Hitomi**
My hair is like this due
to family circumstances...
**[03:46] Azemichi**
"A man doesn't change through appearance,
but through what's inside."
**[03:50] Azemichi**
Is what he said. I feel the same way.
**[03:52] Yoigoshi**
Seriously, what is up with the two of you?
**[03:54] Yoigoshi**
And you there...
**[03:56] Seki**
First-year, Class 6. My name is Seki.
**[03:58] Yoigoshi**
How much do you weigh?
**[04:00] Seki**
85 kilos.
**[04:02] Yoigoshi**
You can't participate in tournaments
if you're over 80 kilos.
**[04:05] Azemichi**
Come on. He's saying he wants to do it.
**[04:08] Yoigoshi**
He'll be the one getting hurt
and crying if we lose, too.
**[04:14] Hitomi**
He's just the kind of person
Ban-kun said he was.
**[04:17] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[04:18] Seki**
I was wondering, do you remember Ban?
**[04:20] Yoigoshi**
I don't know him.
**[04:23] Yoigoshi**
I guess it's fine. I'll check all
of you out before our senpai arrive.
**[04:28] Yoigoshi**
I'll raid. You guys defend.
**[04:32] Azemichi**
You have to run so Yoigoshi
can't touch you. Okay?
**[04:36] Seki**
Yes, sir!
**[04:37] Yoigoshi**
If you're hopeless, our senpai
aren't going to want you!
**[04:40] Yoigoshi**
It's dangerous, so you just watch once!
**[04:42] Hitomi**
Yes, sir!
**[04:43] Azemichi**
And you've gotta be careful he
doesn't cross the bonus line.
**[04:46] Seki**
Understood.
**[04:47] Azemichi**
And if you see your chance,
you've gotta go for it!
***SIGN*** He's completely forgotten...
**[04:50] Seki**
Roger!
**[04:54] Yoigoshi**
* I feel like he's got it*
* in for me for some reason.*
**[04:58] Yoigoshi**
Okay, here I come!
**[04:59] guys**
Okay!
**[05:02] Ban**
*So, he doesn't remember.*
**[05:05] Ban**
* We met during summer vacation*
* in second grade.*
**[05:09] (Flashback) boy A**
That looks great on you, Ban!
**[05:11] (Flashback) boy B**
We've got a soccer game later,
so you should come to the school.
**[05:14] (Flashback) boy A**
The other team's definitely gonna freak out!
**[05:16] (Flashback) boy B**
For being such a coward,
Ban's sure got a scary face!
**[05:21] (Flashback) boys**
Later!
**[05:34] Ban**
* All the people who pushed me around got*
* pushed around themselves by one lone man.*
**[05:43] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
What? Is this all you've got?
**[05:47] Ban**
*I remember that it was a very hot day.*
**[05:51] Ban**
* Without even thinking,*
* I spoke to him before I left.*
**[05:55] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Whoa! Your hair's insane!
**[05:57] (Flashback) Ban**
Oh. They forced me to...
**[05:59] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
It stands out. I'm jealous!
**[06:01] (Flashback) Ban**
Huh? Stands out?
**[06:03] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
There's this player who stands out for
having a ponytail even though he's a guy.
**[06:06] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Standing out means a ton
more pressure, right?
**[06:09] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
But he makes awesome plays and gets
results in spite of it. He's so cool!
**[06:13] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
I truly admire him!
**[06:16] Ban**
* From that day on,*
* Yoigoshi-san became the one I admired.*
**[06:21] Ban**
*I started playing soccer.*
**[06:24] Ban**
* Whenever time allowed, I'd follow*
* Yoigoshi-san's games and practices.*
**[06:30] Ban**
*He started to speak less and less.*
**[06:32] Ban**
* Even as Yoigoshi-san stopped smiling*
* as he played, I followed him.*
**[06:37] Ban**
* And kept following until I heard*
* he'd quit sports entirely.*
**[06:43] Ban**
*But... I...*
**[06:53] Ban**
*I always believed...*
**[07:00] announcer**
Struggle!
**[07:01] Ban**
*Welcome back.*
**[07:04] Ban**
*Even if it's only a little...*
**[07:06] Ban**
*I want to get closer to you!*
**[07:09] Yoigoshi**
*This guy!*
**[07:10] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi?!
**[07:10] Yoigoshi**
*What's with those eyes?*
**[07:12] Azemichi**
You're wide open!
**[07:15] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[07:18] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:18] Yoigoshi**
* No way I'm letting a gang*
* of rookies take me out!*
***SIGN*** Only just started
***SIGN*** A Rookie
**[07:21] narrator**
A rookie who has only just started.
**[07:23] Azemichi**
*I have to show these beginners how it's done!*
***SIGN*** Joined team 2 months ago
***SIGN*** A Beginner
**[07:26] narrator**
A beginner who joined
the team two months ago.
**[07:32] Seki**
This does, indeed, seem
to be a dangerous sport.
**[07:35] Seki**
It would probably be best
for me to remove my glasses.
**[07:39] Azemichi**
Have you played sports before?
**[07:41] Seki**
Ah! I was on the sumo team
through middle school.
**[07:45] Azemichi**
Really?
**[07:46] ---**
Huh?
**[07:47] narrator**
Struggle!
**[07:48] Yoigoshi**
What do you think you're doing?
**[07:50] Ban**
He wanted to touch you, Yoigoshi-san.
**[07:52] Hitomi**
Oh, me, too!
**[07:54] Yoigoshi**
What?
**[07:55] Hitomi**
I really admire muscles.
**[07:58] Hitomi**
Would you mind if I touched them?
**[08:01] Yoigoshi**
Uh, well... I wouldn't mind... exactly...
**[08:04] Azemichi**
I've never seen Yoigoshi like this before.
**[08:07] Yoigoshi**
No one asked you!
**[08:08] Yoigoshi**
Anyway! These guys are—
**[08:10] Misumi**
Looks like we've got quite
a wide reach, senpai!
**[08:14] Date**
They're team applicants. Nice to meet you.
**[08:17] Ojo**
Kei! A round one! There's a round one!
**[08:21] Iura**
If you get taken down in a three-on-one
with beginners, then...
**[08:24] Ojo**
I'm the captain, Ojo! Are you hoping to join?
**[08:27] Seki**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[08:29] Ojo**
Glad to have you!
**[08:30] narrator**
And thus, new friends
joined the kabaddi team.
**[08:37] Iura**
There are only three months left
until the tournament in August.
**[08:40] Ojo**
First, let's build a team that
can win the first round, okay?
**[08:44] team**
Sir!
***SIGN*** Sir!
**[08:47] Yoigoshi**
But, to think you've always
lost the first round.
**[08:50] Misumi**
That's because...
**[08:52] Misumi**
Iura-senpai's luck at the
draw is beyond terrible.
**[08:55] Iura**
So, today we will decide your positions!
**[08:57] Yoigoshi**
*He glossed over it!*
***SIGN*** Def.
***SIGN*** Raider
**[08:59] Iura**
In the tournament, we'll play seven-on-seven.
**[09:02] Iura**
The defensive positions are
groups of two, three, and two.
***SIGN*** Def.
***SIGN*** Raider
**[09:06] Iura**
Usually, these three groups each
form chains and move independently.
**[09:10] Yoigoshi**
* So, this is like announcing*
* the starting lineup.*
**[09:12] Iura**
We'll start in positions that
make it easy to attack the raider.
***SIGN*** Def.
**[09:15] Iura**
Left Corner, Yoigoshi.
**[09:18] Iura**
Right Corner, Cap.
**[09:21] Ojo**
You'll have the same role
as me. I'll teach you.
**[09:24] Yoigoshi**
Sir.
**[09:25] Iura**
Next, the center three.
**[09:27] Iura**
Left Cover, Misumi.
**[09:29] Misumi**
Sure thing!
**[09:30] Iura**
Center Man, Date.
**[09:31] Date**
Yes, sir!
**[09:32] Iura**
Right Cover, Ban.
**[09:35] Hitomi**
That's amazing, Ban-kun!
**[09:37] Iura**
Ban's 180 cm tall and
he has soccer experience.
**[09:41] Iura**
The data indicates he has
decent athletic ability.
**[09:43] Hitomi**
Wh-Where did you get that kind of data?
**[09:47] Iura**
For now, it seems we have no choice but
to ask Hitomi to use his head to fight.
**[09:50] Hitomi**
I'll do everything I can.
**[09:52] Iura**
Next to Cap, the Right In will be me.
**[09:55] Iura**
Azemichi will be Left, next to Yoigoshi.
**[09:59] Azemichi**
Yes, sir!
**[10:00] Iura**
Since Seki has experience in sumo,
he's got speed and power.
**[10:05] Iura**
And his height's about
the same as Azemichi's.
**[10:08] Seki**
N-No, it's much too early for me to...
**[10:11] Azemichi**
Then, you'll have to try switching in for me!
**[10:14] Azemichi**
Having strong members is best,
after all, right?
**[10:16] Seki**
Yes.
**[10:20] Yoigoshi**
*He's as softhearted as always.*
***SIGN*** Kabaddi... Kabaddi...
**[10:45] team**
Thanks for letting us leave before you!
**[10:49] Yoigoshi**
I'm going, then.
**[10:50] Ojo**
See you later.
**[10:52] Hitomi**
My bottom hurts. Does it look swollen?
**[10:55] Misumi**
Don't worry about it. You just need
to put on more muscle, Hitomi-chan.
**[11:00] Ojo**
Yeah. Seems like everyone's
going to work out well for us.
**[11:03] Iura**
Players with sports experience
tend to do well.
**[11:06] Iura**
For now, we've got to teach
them what we can.
**[11:09] Azemichi**
Senpai!
**[11:11] Azemichi**
Would you be willing to train with me?
**[11:15] Ojo**
You've been staying late every day,
but you don't have to push so hard.
**[11:19] Ojo**
In terms of ability, you'll end up
on the starting lineup, Soma.
**[11:23] Azemichi**
In a real match, you can't even exhibit a
third of what you've achieved in training.
**[11:27] Azemichi**
That's why I'll do three times, no...
**[11:31] Azemichi**
I want to do even more than that.
**[11:36] Ojo**
All right.
**[11:39] (Flashback) Azemichi**
Captain, what about me?
**[11:40] (Flashback) Ojo**
Oh... Soma, you're...
**[11:43] (Flashback) Ojo**
You're doing okay. Just keep
working hard like this.
**[11:51] narrator**
Struggle!
**[11:59] Ojo**
That was terrible, Soma.
**[12:02] Azemichi**
One more time!
**[12:13] Iura**
There are two roles in defense!
**[12:15] Iura**
There are those who stop the raider,
vanguards in an elite attacking role, Strikers,
**[12:19] Iura**
and those who finish the downed
raider in a support role, Backup.
**[12:23] Iura**
Let me hear you as we play!
**[12:25] team**
Sir!
**[12:27] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[12:28] Ojo**
Here he comes! Everyone keep to your roles!
**[12:31] Ojo; Ban; Misumi; Hitomi**
Strikers!
**[12:32] Iura; Date; Azemichi**
Backup!
**[12:35] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[12:38] Yoigoshi**
Too slow!
**[12:39] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[12:40] narrator**
Struggle!
**[12:45] Yoigoshi**
*He covered for him?*
**[12:47] Yoigoshi**
*That's not the way to be kind, Azemichi.*
**[12:51] Azemichi**
You really are ruthless, but that's
the kind of role you've got, right?
**[12:55] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[12:56] Azemichi**
But I can't just set things aside.
**[13:00] Azemichi**
If my friends are weak,
I'm going to go save them!
**[13:02] Azemichi**
If I'm weak, I'm going to
ask my friends to teach me!
**[13:06] Azemichi**
That's the kind of strength I'm aiming for!
**[13:09] Yoigoshi**
*This guy...*
**[13:11] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi—
**[13:11] Misumi; Date; Ban; Iura**
Backup!
**[13:13] Yoigoshi**
*Backup?*
**[13:15] Yoigoshi**
Kaba—
**[13:21] Yoigoshi**
You're doing it all yourself!
***SIGN*** Date
***SIGN*** Misumi
***SIGN*** Team Misumi
***SIGN*** Team Date
**[13:30] Ojo**
For the next few turns,
I'll be raiding each team in turn.
**[13:34] Ojo**
The team that loses the fewest points wins.
**[13:36] Ojo**
Hitomi-kun and Kei will defend for both teams.
**[13:40] Azemichi**
This is a weird kind of intra-squad game.
**[13:43] Yoigoshi**
*No, this isn't an intra-squad game.*
**[13:47] Ojo**
Everyone, give it everything you've got...
**[13:49] Ojo**
and stop me!
**[13:54] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[14:07] narrator**
Struggle!
**[14:11] Iura**
That's enough for today!
**[14:13] Iura**
Everyone, check to see
how many points you lost!
***SIGN*** Misumi Team
Score
Misumi
Azemichi
Ban
***SIGN*** Date Team
Score
Date
Yoigoshi
Seki
***SIGN*** Date
***SIGN*** Misumi
**[14:15] everyone**
Sir!
**[14:17] Yoigoshi**
We lost by five points!
**[14:19] Hitomi**
Thank you!
**[14:22] Yoigoshi**
*That Hitomi...*
***SIGN*** Misumi Team
Score
Misumi 4
Azemichi 7
Ban 9
Hitomi 13
Iura 2
***SIGN*** Date Team
Score
Date 6
Yoigoshi 4
Seki 11
Hitomi 18
Iura 1
**[14:24] Yoigoshi**
On the other team,
he lost thirteen points,
**[14:27] Yoigoshi**
but on our side,
he lost eighteen points.
**[14:30] Ojo**
Are you wondering about
the points Hitomi-kun lost?
**[14:33] Ojo**
Do you think he might
be slacking off or something?
**[14:35] Yoigoshi**
Oh, uh, no!
**[14:37] Hitomi**
I don't think I'm doing that, but...
**[14:39] Ojo**
If you don't know the reason for the
five-point difference in Hitomi-kun's scores,
**[14:43] Ojo**
that means you don't
understand each other yet.
**[14:48] Ojo**
Why don't you try hanging out with everyone?
**[14:51] Yoigoshi**
Hang out? What am I supposed to do?
**[14:53] narrator**
A person who has only ever played soccer.
***SIGN*** A person who has
only ever played soccer.
**[14:56] Azemichi**
Hang out, huh? It's not like there are
any mountains nearby, right?
**[15:00] narrator**
A person who didn't have
many places to hang out.
***SIGN*** A person who didn't have
many places to hang out.
**[15:03] Seki**
If no one minds...
**[15:04] Seki**
May I decide what we do?
**[15:07] Yoigoshi**
*This guy is good!*
**[15:14] Yoigoshi**
Bowling, huh?
**[15:17] Azemichi**
There's wind coming out
of this weird rack thing!
**[15:21] Yoigoshi**
It feels like throwing this
would train your core.
**[15:23] Hitomi**
* He doesn't know what*
* "hanging out" means!*
**[15:26] Azemichi**
Yoigoshi! Let's have a match!
**[15:29] Yoigoshi**
You think you'll be able to beat me?
**[15:32] Hitomi**
*He gets serious super fast!*
**[15:34] Azemichi**
It'll be a team match.
**[15:35] Seki**
Are we all right with using
the teams we used in practice?
**[15:38] Azemichi**
The losers buy drinks for everyone!
**[15:40] Hitomi**
That vending machine sells ice cream!
**[15:45] Seki**
He's a little too serious about it,
but this might work out.
**[15:48] Hitomi**
And you can't help wondering how
Yoigoshi would do at bowling, right?
***SIGN*** Gutter
***SIGN*** Strike
**[16:02] Azemichi**
All right! I knocked them all down!
**[16:04] Yoigoshi**
Why can't I knock them down?
**[16:06] Seki**
Azemichi-kun is better?
**[16:08] Hitomi**
Oh, Ban-kun!
**[16:10] Hitomi**
It might be better to go a little easy on...
**[16:13] Hitomi**
There's no need for that?
**[16:20] Hitomi**
Somehow...
**[16:23] Hitomi**
the more he throws...
**[16:29] Yoigoshi**
Yeah!
**[16:31] Seki**
He's amazing!
***SIGN*** Today's games have ended.
Thank you for your patronage.
Please press "Enter".
**[16:49] Azemichi**
We won!
**[16:52] Yoigoshi**
B-Blast them!
**[16:53] Seki**
It's okay. Don't let it bother you.
**[16:55] Yoigoshi**
Damn it. If I'd just knocked
down one more pin that time...
**[16:59] Hitomi**
But you knocked down quite
a lot, Yoigoshi-kun.
**[17:02] Yoigoshi**
To make up for the shortcomings of my allies,
I should have worked myself harder.
**[17:07] Azemichi**
But, man, Yoigoshi, you really learn fast.
**[17:10] Azemichi**
Maybe it's because there's no
weird habits in your movement?
**[17:13] Azemichi**
Getting Ban and Hitomi acclimated
took a lot of work!
**[17:16] Hitomi**
Thanks to Azemichi-kun
correcting me point by point,
**[17:18] Hitomi**
I got a good score for the first time!
**[17:21] Yoigoshi**
A good score?
***SIGN*** Azemichi Team
Total | Player Name
118 Hitomi
152 Azemichi
131 Ban
***SIGN*** Yoigoshi Team
Total | Player Name
98 Hitomi
177 Yoigoshi
**[17:26] Yoigoshi**
* Now that I look, it happened again.*
* Hitomi's scores are...*
**[17:33] Azemichi**
We'll be going, then!
**[17:35] Hitomi**
Okay!
**[17:37] Hitomi**
What should we do?
**[17:39] Seki**
I'm hungry, so let's get something to eat.
**[17:44] Yoigoshi**
W-W...
**[17:45] Yoigoshi**
Want to grab some food with me?
**[17:57] Yoigoshi**
What is it about me that doesn't work?
**[17:59] Hitomi**
Huh? Where'd this come from?
**[18:02] Seki**
*They sound like a couple, don't they?*
**[18:08] Seki**
Maybe the ball you used had
something wrong with it.
**[18:10] Yoigoshi**
I'm not talking about bowling!
**[18:12] Yoigoshi**
Back in practice, it seems like you
were able to do well with Azemichi.
**[18:16] Hitomi**
Oh! He covered for me
and gave me directions.
**[18:20] Hitomi**
Though, Azemichi-kun lost more
points because he did that.
**[18:28] Yoigoshi**
* That way of doing things*
* really is softhearted.*
**[18:31] Seki**
I was thinking...
**[18:33] Seki**
You're too nice, Yoigoshi-kun.
**[18:36] Yoigoshi**
What?
**[18:37] Seki**
You take everything on yourself,
like earlier, right?
**[18:41] Yoigoshi**
That was...
**[18:42] Seki**
Azemichi-kun makes a lot more demands.
**[18:46] Hitomi**
The way Yoigoshi-kun doesn't rely
on anyone is really amazing, right?
**[18:50] Hitomi**
Right?
**[18:50] Yoigoshi**
*It's not like that...*
**[18:52] Yoigoshi**
*I... just didn't trust you, that's all.*
**[18:57] Yoigoshi**
* I know that watching strong*
* people leads to strength.*
**[19:02] Yoigoshi**
*That's why I watched closely and learned.*
**[19:05] Yoigoshi**
* But looking at it another way,*
* I haven't done anything else.*
**[19:11] Yoigoshi**
* If you don't look, there's no*
* way you'll understand, right?*
**[19:15] Hitomi**
Then, we'll see you later!
**[19:17] Yoigoshi**
*Yeah.*
**[19:20] Yoigoshi**
*I thought that as long as I kept growing,*
**[19:22] Yoigoshi**
* I could make up for the*
* shortfalls of my allies.*
**[19:24] Yoigoshi**
*That in itself isn't a mistake.*
**[19:29] Yoigoshi**
*The only one I worked to develop was myself.*
**[19:33] Yoigoshi**
Everyone around me, huh?
**[19:36] Yoigoshi**
* That's way harder than just*
* focusing on one person.*
***SIGN*** A Few Days Later
**[19:44] Yoigoshi**
I'll act as a lure, like usual.
**[19:48] Ojo**
*No changes?*
**[19:51] Ban**
I would have liked to go with Yoigoshi-san...
**[19:52] Azemichi**
Ban says he wishes he'd
gotten to go eat with you!
**[19:54] Yoigoshi**
I can't hear you!
**[19:56] Ojo**
Let's get started!
**[19:57] everyone**
Sir!
**[19:58] Iura**
Then, we'll start with the group
that lost last time, Date's team.
**[20:02] Date; Yoigoshi; Seki; Hitomi**
Yes, sir!
**[20:06] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[20:08] Ojo**
*Everything's going as usual so far.*
**[20:12] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[20:15] Ojo**
*He's gotten used to the way I move.*
**[20:17] Ojo**
*Though you can't win just by dodging.*
**[20:21] Ojo**
* They don't come in at the*
* beginning of the raid!*
**[20:23] Ojo**
*Something's different.*
**[20:26] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
We need to do the unexpected.
**[20:28] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Seki, you've got, you know...
good explosive power.
**[20:32] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Make speed your priority
and go for the captain.
**[20:35] (Flashback) Seki**
You think that'll work out okay?
**[20:38] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[20:39] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
You'll get hit with a counter.
**[20:41] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
But after the counter, he'll be
just a little bit off the ground.
**[20:45] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
There will be a moment when
he can't make any big moves.
**[20:50] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[20:52] narrator**
Struggle!
**[20:54] Ojo**
* You have the ability to clearly see*
* your enemies and those above you.*
**[20:58] Ojo**
*I know that.*
**[21:00] Ojo**
*But, what's beyond that?*
**[21:02] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
Hitomi is much slower than we are.
**[21:05] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
So, if he goes for a catch
with the same timing as us,
**[21:09] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
he'll end up grabbing the
captain with different timing.
**[21:14] Hitomi**
* This is the first time I've*
* been the one touching!*
**[21:17] Ojo**
Kabaddi... Kaba—
**[21:18] Date; Iura**
Backup!
**[21:23] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[21:24] Yoigoshi**
He used him as a shield?!
**[21:30] Date**
Sorry!
**[21:30] Hitomi**
Huh? Oh, no, I'm fine.
**[21:33] Seki**
Yoigoshi-kun...
**[21:35] Hitomi**
I... I'm really sorry.
After you took the trouble to...
**[21:39] Yoigoshi**
If it's possible...
**[21:41] Yoigoshi**
go for the legs, not the hips.
**[21:43] Yoigoshi**
And Seki, don't close your eyes.
**[21:46] Yoigoshi**
It's after the catch that you
need to use your strength.
**[21:49] Yoigoshi**
And...
***SIGN*** that wasn't bad.
**[21:52] Hitomi**
Huh? What was that?
**[21:55] Misumi**
Are you Ban or something?
**[21:57] Date**
It's not fair to try to stop
the cant by making us laugh.
**[22:01] Ojo**
Kei. Did you give them orders?
**[22:03] Iura**
No. I'm in a neutral position right now.
**[22:08] Ojo**
As captain, I'm happy, but...
**[22:12] Ojo**
for the first time in a long time...
**[22:14] Ojo**
I feel like I might get taken down.
***SIGN*** Next Time "A Battle of Wills"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
Next time, "A Battle of Wills!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E9 - A Battle of Wills
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUN9NG8/a-battle-of-wills)
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***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:07] Misumi**
*How many points did he just take from us?*
**[00:11] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[00:11] Misumi**
*This is no time to worry about that!*
**[00:13] Misumi**
*I have to look for an opening and strike!*
**[00:17] Misumi**
* If I can stop him for even a split second,*
* then, just like always, he'll...*
**[00:22] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[00:23] narrator**
Struggle!
***SIGN*** Date
***SIGN*** Misumi
**[00:26] Misumi**
Damn it!
**[00:28] Iura**
Okay, time for a break!
**[00:31] narrator**
Ojo has been raiding during the team's
defense practice game since last week.
**[00:37] narrator**
The first-years have a good handle
on how to develop themselves.
**[00:41] narrator**
However, Misumi, who has been paired
on defense with Date all this time,
**[00:46] narrator**
is unsure how to move as
an anti in this new lineup.
**[00:53] Misumi**
*What did I used to do...*
**[00:56] Misumi**
*before this guy was around?*
***SIGN*** April, one year earlier
**[02:29] (Flashback) Misumi's mom**
Thank you.
***SIGN*** A Battle
of Wills
**[02:33] (Flashback) Misumi's mom**
You'll be living in a dorm, so you're
going to have to look after yourself.
**[02:37] (Flashback) Misumi's mom**
And if you cause any trouble,
you're not getting off easy.
**[02:39] (Flashback) Misumi**
I get it already, Mom.
**[02:42] (Flashback) Misumi's mom**
But don't go hanging out
with any snooty dweebs.
**[02:45] (Flashback) Misumi**
You sure have a lot of demands.
Quit worrying about me!
***SIGN*** Noukin High School
**[02:50] (Flashback) Misumi**
Middle school was the end
of my wild days, okay?
**[02:53] (Flashback) Misumi's mom**
I'll leave you to it, then.
**[02:57] (Flashback) Misumi**
Sure thing. I'll spend my
high school days happily.
**[03:05] (Flashback) Misumi**
Then how about you give me your number...
**[03:06] (Flashback) Iura**
You're Misumi Kyohei-kun, right?
**[03:09] (Flashback) Misumi**
Huh?
**[03:11] Misumi**
*My happy days ended quickly.*
**[03:17] Misumi**
*What?*
**[03:19] Misumi**
*I'll kill you!*
**[03:21] (Flashback) Iura**
What truly splendid defensive moves!
**[03:24] (Flashback) Iura**
So splendid, I want to show
them to all kinds of people!
**[03:27] (Flashback) Misumi**
Wh-What do you want here?
**[03:34] (Flashback) Iura**
Have you heard of kabaddi?
**[03:40] Misumi**
*Two senpai from the year above me, and...*
**[03:43] Misumi**
* sometimes a few extra players from*
* outside the club, that was the team.*
**[03:47] Misumi**
*All right! I took him down!*
**[03:49] Misumi**
*How was that? Good?*
**[03:51] Misumi**
* My brain stung from having to constantly*
* strategize from second to second,*
**[03:56] Misumi**
* which suited my thrill-seeking*
* personality very well.*
**[04:00] Misumi**
*In terms of power, I'm the best.*
**[04:04] Iura**
Here he comes!
**[04:05] (Flashback) Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[04:09] (Flashback) Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[04:10] Misumi**
Strikers!
**[04:13] (Flashback) Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[04:14] narrator**
Struggle!
**[04:18] Misumi**
* Even without him,*
* I wasn't afraid of anything.*
**[04:23] Iura**
Don't just attack directly.
Use feints, too.
**[04:26] Misumi**
Sir!
**[04:30] Azemichi**
We're losing fewer points, but we still
haven't taken the captain down even once.
**[04:34] Misumi**
Yeah, that's true.
**[04:37] Misumi**
The way kabaddi is, if the defense is
no good, there's no way to catch up.
**[04:44] Misumi**
*In our first competition...*
**[04:46] Misumi**
*we got matched up with a team of monsters.*
**[04:49] Misumi**
* Our side was mostly players*
* from outside the team,*
**[04:52] Misumi**
*and I was an absolute sitting duck.*
**[04:56] Misumi**
*I was sent off the court over and over.*
**[05:01] Misumi**
* And every time, the captain managed*
* to bring me back, scoring on raids.*
**[05:08] Misumi**
*Over and over again...*
**[05:12] Misumi**
It was like I went back just
to have points taken from me.
**[05:16] Misumi**
* I started thinking that it would*
* be better if I wasn't there.*
**[05:25] Misumi**
* After the tournament, the players who*
* weren't part of the team disappeared.*
**[05:28] Misumi**
* Scraping together a mishmash*
* of players won't be enough.*
**[05:31] Misumi**
* We need a person with strong defensive*
* capabilities who won't give up points.*
**[05:35] Misumi**
* I don't ever want to feel*
* that miserable again!*
**[05:39] Misumi**
*It's time to go scouting.*
**[05:42] Misumi**
*I already knew who I wanted to target.*
**[05:48] (Flashback) Misumi**
H-Hey, Date.
**[05:50] (Flashback) Misumi**
What is it you're always
doing with that thing?
**[05:54] (Flashback) Date**
Rehab for my tendons.
**[05:56] (Flashback) Date**
They're already healed,
but it's become a habit.
**[05:59] Misumi**
* It's hard to make an opening*
* gambit from "rehab."*
**[06:02] (Flashback) Misumi**
Are you in a club or on a team?
**[06:05] (Flashback) Date**
I was.
**[06:06] (Flashback) Date**
Baseball. I was a pitcher.
**[06:08] (Flashback) Date**
But I can't move precisely
enough anymore, so...
**[06:11] Misumi**
*That's heavy!*
**[06:13] (Flashback) Date**
I'm thinking about what I want to do.
**[06:15] Misumi**
* This is the second term!*
* That's too much thinking!*
**[06:18] (Flashback) Misumi**
You know...
**[06:20] (Flashback) Misumi**
if you haven't decided
what you want to do yet...
**[06:25] (Flashback) Iura**
Come on!
**[06:27] (Flashback) Iura**
You'll be slow on the catch! Don't get scared!
**[06:30] (Flashback) Date**
Yes, sir!
**[06:31] Misumi**
*That guy... All he's got is the build, huh?*
**[06:34] Misumi**
* And he's the clumsy type that*
* can't put anything into practice.*
**[06:40] (Flashback) Misumi's mom**
But don't go hanging out
with any snooty dweebs.
**[06:44] Misumi**
*You don't need to tell me.*
**[06:46] Misumi**
*I'd be better off making moves on my own.*
***SIGN*** Winter Kabaddi Tournament
High School Division
**[06:53] Misumi**
*At our second competition...*
**[06:57] Misumi**
*I made exactly the same mistakes.*
**[07:04] Misumi**
* All that happened was we*
* had more sitting ducks.*
***SIGN*** Winter High School
Kabaddi Tournament
← Venue
***SIGN*** Gymnasium
**[07:08] (Flashback) Misumi**
Do you feel like quitting?
**[07:10] (Flashback) Date**
A little.
**[07:12] (Flashback) Misumi**
Really?
**[07:13] (Flashback) Misumi**
If you quit now, it'd be the
same as baseball, wouldn't it?
**[07:16] (Flashback) Date**
The reason I quit baseball was—
**[07:18] (Flashback) Misumi**
Because you got injured, right?
**[07:20] (Flashback) Misumi**
But if you could have played a
different position if you wanted.
**[07:24] (Flashback) Date**
Don't say it like it's so easy!
You are a flippant, foolish man!
**[07:27] (Flashback) Date**
Have you ever seriously
devoted yourself to anything?!
**[07:31] (Flashback) Misumi**
No, I haven't. What of it?
**[07:33] (Flashback) Date**
That's why you can say it like it's nothing!
**[07:36] (Flashback) Iura**
Hey! Stop it, you two!
**[07:38] (Flashback) Date**
Let go of me!
**[07:41] (Flashback) Misumi**
Oh, there was something.
**[07:43] (Flashback) Misumi**
Something I really threw myself into...
**[07:48] (Flashback) Misumi**
Brawling!
**[07:51] (Flashback) Date**
I figured you might be that kind of person!
**[07:53] (Flashback) Misumi**
Our experiences are different,
you snooty dweeb!
**[07:57] Misumi**
*He's got so much power!*
**[08:02] (Flashback) Misumi**
I'll beat you to death!
**[08:12] (Flashback) Ojo**
A fighting spirit is important in kabaddi,
**[08:15] (Flashback) Ojo**
but punching is against the rules.
**[08:17] (Flashback) Ojo**
We're all sharing in this frustration,
**[08:20] (Flashback) Ojo**
aren't we?
**[08:26] Misumi**
*This isn't something I can tell the new guys.*
**[08:29] Azemichi**
Misumi-senpai?
**[08:30] Azemichi**
What's wrong? You stopped talking.
**[08:32] Misumi**
Huh? Oh.
**[08:35] Misumi**
Should we try to come up with some kind
of strategy to take down the captain?
**[08:38] Azemichi**
Sir!
**[08:47] Date**
Hey, Misumi.
**[08:50] Misumi**
Huh? You out running, too?
**[08:52] Date**
Yeah.
**[08:54] Misumi**
Hey, Shin...
**[08:55] Misumi**
The captain's arms are really
scrawny, aren't they?
**[08:58] Date**
What is this all of a sudden?
**[09:00] Misumi**
You remember that time we stopped
fighting before we realized it?
**[09:03] Date**
Ah, you mean that time, huh?
**[09:05] Date**
It's embarrassing, so I don't
really want to remember.
**[09:09] Misumi**
But you know, after that, we started
being able to work together for real.
**[09:13] Misumi**
While we were out goofing around,
**[09:15] Misumi**
we ended up becoming buddies
without even realizing it.
**[09:18] Misumi**
Let's forget that for a while.
**[09:21] Misumi**
I'll end up connecting with
you again eventually, Shin.
**[09:25] Misumi**
Right now, growing and assisting the captain
is the coolest thing we can do, right?
**[09:30] Date**
That's true.
**[09:32] Misumi**
So, who will be the first
to take down the captain?
**[09:36] Date**
Are we competing?
**[09:37] Misumi**
Huh? No.
**[09:40] Misumi**
I'm saying we should go back
to how we were way back then.
**[09:43] Date**
Huh?
**[09:44] Misumi**
What I'm saying is...
**[09:46] Misumi**
this is a brawl.
**[09:50] Date**
I see.
**[09:59] Date**
Hey, Hitomi. Come here a sec.
**[10:02] Iura**
They seem to have changed quite
a bit over the last few days.
**[10:05] Ojo**
They do.
**[10:07] Ojo**
Yoigoshi seems to be consciously making
plays that help those around him shine.
**[10:12] Iura**
And that cautious Date
**[10:13] Iura**
has started moving decisively,
without worrying about how he looks.
**[10:18] Ojo**
It's not just those two, either.
**[10:20] Misumi**
Captain!
**[10:22] Misumi**
If you would!
**[10:25] Ojo**
Sure!
**[10:25] Ojo**
Team Kyohei, I'm coming to raid.
**[10:30] Azemichi; Misumi**
Thank you for your help!
**[10:37] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[10:41] Iura**
* Both Azemichi and Misumi have*
* always had a high skill level,*
**[10:44] Iura**
* but there's something that's*
* overwhelmingly lacking.*
**[10:48] Iura**
*That is...*
**[10:50] Iura**
*the ability to strategize.*
**[10:53] Ojo**
*He's coming!*
**[10:56] Iura**
*"I'm coming in for a tackle now."*
**[10:59] Iura**
* They unconsciously send*
* the enemy those signals.*
**[11:02] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:03] Iura**
*Through continuous threats,*
**[11:05] Iura**
* they could divert attention*
* from their real catch attempt.*
**[11:08] Ojo**
Kabaddi... Kabaddi!
**[11:09] Iura**
*But...*
**[11:14] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[11:15] narrator**
Struggle!
**[11:18] Ojo**
* Experience allows one to see*
* through a moment's inattention.*
**[11:22] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:22] Misumi**
Blast it!
**[11:28] Ojo**
Okay, next, Shinji's team!
**[11:30] team**
Sir!
**[11:32] Iura**
*This team has a long history in sports.*
**[11:35] Iura**
* They can make plans and*
* move together, but...*
**[11:38] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[11:41] Iura**
You're letting him rest!
Go put some pressure on him!
**[11:44] Iura**
* They understand how to set up traps for*
* their opponents, but, conversely...*
**[11:47] Yoigoshi**
Is he retreating?
**[11:50] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[11:51] Iura**
* They're not good at*
* confronting the unexpected.*
**[11:54] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[11:54] narrator**
Struggle!
**[11:55] Iura**
*Staying calm and rational isn't enough.*
**[11:58] Iura**
*Being bold and dauntless isn't enough, either.*
**[12:01] Iura**
* A combination of wildness and*
* rationality is the ideal in kabaddi.*
**[12:06] Iura**
*Everyone has their own disposition.*
**[12:08] Iura**
* It isn't something that can*
* be achieved with words alone.*
**[12:12] Yoigoshi**
I'm not letting you get back!
**[12:13] Iura**
*The one closest to the ideal is Yoigoshi.*
**[12:16] Iura**
*The perfect ideal is...*
**[12:18] Iura**
*Masato...*
**[12:23] Iura**
* I'm not sure we have any members*
* who can reach Masato's level.*
**[12:28] Iura**
Hitomi, step out for a minute.
**[12:31] Mitomi**
Oh. Yes, sir.
**[12:35] Ojo**
Okay.
**[12:37] Ojo**
Team Kyohei...
**[12:39] Date**
He's taking breaks in between, but...
**[12:42] Misumi**
...the captain doesn't look tired at all.
**[12:45] Misumi**
What do you think, Azemichi?
**[12:47] Azemichi**
It's working. That face.
**[12:49] Azemichi**
We've been using it to
intimidate him this whole time.
**[12:52] Azemichi**
I'm exhausted.
**[12:54] Misumi**
I guess I really just don't get it.
**[12:58] Misumi**
It doesn't show on his face.
**[13:00] Misumi**
*Since forever ago,*
**[13:02] Misumi**
* you've charged toward the enemy*
* with a nonchalant expression*
**[13:06] Misumi**
*and saved us countless times.*
**[13:09] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:12] Misumi**
*There's no way it was so easy, right?*
**[13:15] Misumi**
* You were desperate because our*
* defense was so weak, right?*
**[13:18] Ojo**
*Another threat?*
**[13:20] Ojo**
*His center of gravity is forward.*
**[13:22] Ojo**
*He's really coming in for a catch—*
**[13:26] Ojo**
*Kyohei was a decoy!*
**[13:27] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:33] Ojo**
* He came in at the same time*
* as Soma and Ban-kun.*
**[13:37] Ojo**
*If Kyohei wasn't meant to be a decoy, then...*
**[13:40] Ojo**
*they used him as a decoy at the last minute.*
**[13:43] Ojo**
*Did they do it on instinct?*
**[13:46] Azemichi**
Sorry. I knew it was coming, but...
**[13:49] Misumi**
That was more than enough.
You managed to surprise him. That's amazing!
**[13:52] Misumi**
*Now we just have to do what we planned.*
**[13:55] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:59] Azemichi**
He's coming!
**[14:01] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[14:11] Ojo**
*It seems Soma really can read my movements.*
**[14:14] Ojo**
* That's good teamwork.*
* I've got nowhere to run.*
**[14:19] Ojo**
* First, I'll use a counter*
* to put Kyohei behind me.*
**[14:24] Ojo**
*He stopped?!*
**[14:26] Ojo**
Kabaddi...
**[14:27] Azemichi**
Take the lead and grab his leg,
**[14:29] Azemichi**
right, Misumi-senpai?
**[14:34] Iura**
*Those guys...*
**[14:36] Iura**
*are strategizing?*
**[14:40] Azemichi**
*He used a counter!*
**[14:44] Misumi**
*Maybe... if I weren't here...*
**[14:48] Misumi**
*everything would be better...*
**[14:56] Misumi**
* I'm sorry for putting up*
* such a pathetic defense!*
**[14:59] Misumi**
*From now on...*
**[15:01] Misumi**
*I'll be able to take you down...*
**[15:03] Misumi**
*with this strength!*
**[15:10] Misumi**
*I will repay my debt to you.*
**[15:14] Misumi**
*The opponent's territory! It's so close!*
**[15:15] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[15:16] Misumi**
*I won't let you reach it!*
**[15:17] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[15:18] Misumi**
*If I let him make it back,*
**[15:19] Misumi**
* then I'll still be my pathetic self*
* who's always saved by the captain!*
**[15:24] Misumi**
*I will become a strength for the captain!*
**[15:27] Misumi**
*A strong man!*
**[15:29] Misumi**
*A cool man! That's what I will become!*
**[15:32] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[15:39] Azemichi**
He made it back.
**[15:43] Ojo**
Kyohei.
**[15:44] Misumi**
Yeah?
**[15:49] Ojo**
I didn't think you'd force me
into a battle of wills.
**[15:57] Misumi**
* It wasn't just skills*
* I lack in... but will, too?*
**[16:01] Misumi**
Damn it! I am so uncool!
**[16:04] Date**
Uncool?
**[16:06] Date**
He's on the ground.
**[16:08] Date**
That's a man that neither of us
could do anything against before.
**[16:13] Date**
You pushed him all the way
into a battle of wills.
**[16:17] Date**
Isn't that what you'd call cool?
**[16:23] Misumi**
No one asked you.
**[16:24] Misumi**
Quit saying stuff like that.
**[16:30] Misumi**
I told you, this is a brawl.
**[16:33] Date**
I'm not cut out for such a thing.
**[16:37] Ojo**
Let's stop doing this kind of practice.
**[16:40] Yoigoshi**
What?
**[16:41] Ojo**
There's no weight to my raids.
**[16:44] Ojo**
If you get too used to me, you'll have
a hard time with other types of raiders.
**[16:48] Ojo**
Time for the next step.
**[16:51] Ojo**
When you're in a group,
your individual quirks stand out.
**[16:54] Ojo**
Based on the quirks I've seen,
I'll give each of you a technique.
**[17:02] Yoigoshi**
*Techniques, huh?*
**[17:05] Ojo**
You want something more stimulating?
**[17:07] Iura**
Something overwhelmingly electrifying.
**[17:09] Iura**
A practice match.
**[17:11] Ojo**
But...
**[17:12] Ojo**
We already played Souwa earlier, so...
**[17:15] Ojo**
there isn't anywhere else that would play us.
**[17:18] Iura**
There's somewhere we could try.
**[17:19] Ojo**
You're kidding!
**[17:20] Iura**
I'm sure you must be wanting
to see them by now.
**[17:24] Ojo**
Oh! Do you mean...
**[17:28] (Flashback) Uto**
Thanks for everything you've done for us.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Ojo**
Sakura-kun! We'll be waiting
for you in high school!
**[17:34] (Flashback) Sakura**
Yes, sir.
**[17:36] (Flashback) Sakura**
I will become a raider that can
be a strength for you, Ojo-san,
**[17:40] (Flashback) Sakura**
then I will come see you.
**[17:43] Ojo**
Our plans have changed
quite a bit from back then.
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**[18:02] Azemichi**
We're here!
**[18:04] Yoigoshi**
Are there strong players
in a place like this?
**[18:06] Iura**
Yeah. At a place called
Saitama Kouyou High School.
**[18:10] Yoigoshi**
Never heard of it.
**[18:11] Misumi**
Saitama Kouyou?!
**[18:13] Misumi**
They were quarterfinalists in the
Kanto Winter Tournament last year!
**[18:17] Yoigoshi**
Souwa placed fourth,
making them better, right?
**[18:19] Date**
In terms of placing, yes, but...
**[18:22] Date**
They started their team last year,
and their oldest members are second-years.
**[18:26] Date**
When they made the quarterfinals
last year, they were all first-years.
**[18:31] Iura**
And two of them are our juniors
from the national selections.
**[18:35] Ojo**
We used those connections again for today.
**[18:37] Misumi**
No wonder they're so strong.
**[18:40] Iura**
Here they are.
**[18:45] Uto; Sakura**
Welcome to everyone from Noukin High School!
***SIGN*** Saitama Kouyou High School Second-Year
Sakura Manabu
***SIGN*** Saitama Kouyou High School Second-Year, Captain
Uto Hiromoto
**[18:49] Uto; Sakura**
We're from Saitama Kouyou!
**[18:51] Uto; Sakura**
We're pleased to have you!
**[18:54] Ojo**
We're from Noukin High School.
Thank you for having us!
**[18:58] Noukin**
Thank you!
**[19:02] Sakura**
Hey, Hiro...
**[19:03] Uto**
D-Did you hear that, Sakura?
**[19:06] Uto**
Masato-san and Kei-san used
polite language with us!
**[19:11] Iura**
We're from different schools!
What else did you expect?
**[19:13] Sakura**
Ojo-san.
***SIGN*** Health and Long Life
**[19:19] Sakura**
I made a promise to become a
raider who would be a strength for you,
**[19:23] Sakura**
but I couldn't keep it...
**[19:24] Sakura**
I'm very sorry.
**[19:26] Ojo**
I feel like I only ever see you bowing to me.
**[19:32] Ojo**
Don't worry about it.
**[19:33] Ojo**
You had to deal with a lot concerning
your grandma, too, right?
**[19:35] Ojo**
I'm just glad you came back.
**[19:39] Ojo**
And I've been raising up some other raiders.
**[19:42] Sakura**
Him, you mean?
**[19:49] Sakura**
I know it's strange for me to say this
when I'm from another school, but...
**[19:54] Sakura**
please work hard so that you
will be a strength for Ojo-san.
**[19:58] Sakura**
I'll leave it to you.
**[20:00] Yoigoshi**
Huh? Uh, sure.
**[20:04] Iura**
Sakura is a raider, just like you are.
**[20:07] Iura**
He'll be an interesting opponent.
**[20:09] Yoigoshi**
An interesting opponent?
**[20:11] Ban**
Iura-senpai's strategy makes sense.
**[20:14] Ban**
By omitting any detailed
explanations for us rookies,
**[20:17] Ban**
he applies a moderate sense
of anxiety and tension.
**[20:20] Ban**
He is a person who has done that endlessly...
**[20:23] Ban**
For Yoigoshi-san, going up against another
raider will create a sense of tension...
**[20:24] Seki**
We should brace ourselves. too.
**[20:26] Hitomi**
Yeah.
**[20:34] Seki**
We finally...
**[20:36] Hitomi**
...made it!
***SIGN*** Ojo
**[20:37] Azemichi**
Whoa! It sure is huge.
**[20:40] Yoigoshi**
Why is it so deep in the mountains?
**[20:43] Uto**
This place is used for elementary and
middle school field trips and nature camps.
**[20:47] Uto**
It's a nature park.
**[20:48] Uto**
And there's a gym. We use it all the time.
**[20:52] Uto**
If we're going to have our
practice match in the afternoon,
**[20:55] Uto**
then we can have a
group practice first, right?
**[20:58] Iura**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Keep the
Locker Rooms
Clean!!
**[21:02] Yoigoshi**
I wonder what kind of training those guys do.
**[21:05] Iura**
Who knows?
**[21:06] Misumi**
You saw them climb the mountain paths like
it was nothing, like Azemichi, right?
**[21:11] Date**
If they can gain that kind of stamina,
they'll do pretty well.
**[21:14] Yoigoshi**
Does that mean everyone
around here's like Azemichi?
**[21:19] Yoigoshi**
Is that what you meant earlier when you
said he'd be an interesting opponent?
**[21:22] Iura**
Well, there is that, but...
**[21:24] Iura**
Sakura really admired one particular raider
and learned most of his skills from him.
**[21:30] Iura**
Just like you, he learned from Ojo Masato.
**[21:38] Iura**
You guys are sort of like fellow apprentices.
**[21:40] Iura**
It'll make for a good match, right?
**[21:44] Yoigoshi**
He suddenly sounds like a much
more troublesome player to me.
**[21:53] Ojo**
We'll start with defense training.
**[21:55] Ojo**
Is there anyone willing to be the raider?
**[21:59] Sakura**
I'd like to.
**[22:13] Sakura**
Kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Next Time "Because He's the Ace"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:50] Yoigoshi**
Next time, "Because He's the Ace!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E10 - Because He's the Ace
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZ8ZJN/because-hes-the-ace)
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***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:05] Sakura**
Kabaddi...
**[00:14] Yoigoshi**
*A low stance...*
**[00:16] Yoigoshi**
* A difficult to read center*
* of gravity and cant...*
**[00:18] Yoigoshi**
*An obscured line of sight...*
**[00:20] Misumi**
He's just like the captain!
**[00:23] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[00:26] Yoigoshi**
*He's started!*
**[00:28] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[00:30] Iura**
He's quick to decide to evade.
**[00:31] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[00:34] narrator**
Struggle!
**[00:38] Misumi**
It was a feint?!
**[00:39] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[00:39] Yoigoshi**
Makes sense. In that situation,
the captain would have done the same.
**[00:44] Yoigoshi**
He's traced his style perfectly.
**[00:45] Yoigoshi**
And...
**[00:47] Yoigoshi**
his expression says he's
having way too much fun!
**[00:48] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[00:52] Yoigoshi**
What? He's not going back to his territory?
**[00:54] Iura**
*That's reckless.*
**[00:57] Iura**
* With this lineup, Sakura's*
* got the advantage in build.*
**[01:00] Iura**
* Even if he goes a little wild,*
* he might manage to make it back.*
**[01:03] Iura**
*But...*
**[01:04] Iura**
* Masato's counters work*
* even when he's on defense.*
**[01:07] team**
All right!
**[01:09] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[01:11] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[01:13] Yoigoshi**
What?!
**[01:15] Iura**
Kouyou, raid successful!
Two points gained by touches.
**[01:21] Uto**
Hey!
**[01:23] Uto**
That was dangerous, Sakura!
**[01:25] Sakura**
S-Sorry, Hiro.
**[01:27] Sakura**
I thought he might push for
the impossible a little,
**[01:30] Sakura**
given we're talking about Ojo-san.
**[01:33] Ojo**
You were right on the mark.
**[01:35] Ojo**
You really got me.
**[01:36] Sakura**
I was lucky, that's all.
**[01:40] Iura**
*Masato...*
**[01:42] Iura**
*What just happened isn't good.*
**[01:44] Iura**
* This sense of anxiety from having*
* the unbeatable ace sent out...*
**[01:48] Iura**
*If this were a tournament, then...*
**[01:53] Ojo**
Yoigoshi-kun?
**[01:55] Yoigoshi**
When you headed back to your territory,
you used a spin, right?
**[01:58] Yoigoshi**
You can use it for stuff
other than touches, huh?
**[02:01] Sakura**
It was a little different, but spins can
be used outside of attacking for evasion.
**[02:06] Sakura**
I've built on the things Ojo-san taught me.
**[02:10] Yoigoshi**
That counter...
**[02:12] Yoigoshi**
When the captain caught you,
had you already factored that in?
**[02:17] Sakura**
No.
**[02:18] Sakura**
It's just that I'm always...
**[02:21] Sakura**
trying to think two or three steps
ahead of my opponents' predictions.
**[02:26] Sakura**
That's all.
**[02:28] Sakura**
The time I spent away from kabaddi makes
me want to practice all the harder.
**[02:33] Yoigoshi**
You left kabaddi?!
**[02:34] Sakura**
Yes.
**[02:35] Sakura**
Until the winter of last year.
**[02:37] Yoigoshi**
* Someone with the skills to fight*
* head-to-head with the captain...*
**[02:40] Yoigoshi**
Were there some kind of
special circumstances?
**[02:43] Uto**
It's not something for casual conversation.
**[02:47] Yoigoshi**
Then, how about if I win the game,
you tell me about it?
**[02:53] Sakura**
Fine with me. But...
**[02:55] Sakura**
I don't intend to lose.
***SIGN*** Health
and
Long
Life
***SIGN*** Because
He's the Ace
**[04:40] Ref**
Now, we will begin the game
between Noukin and Kouyou!
**[04:44] teams**
Thank you!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[04:46] Ref**
The raid goes to Kouyou!
***SIGN*** Raider
Kouyou / Sakura
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 7 Players
**[04:49] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[04:50] Uto**
* Both of our teams have a first-class raider,*
* but our defenses are still unskilled.*
**[04:55] Uto**
* Looks like this will be a fight*
* over points during the raids.*
**[04:58] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[04:59] Ojo**
*His legs?*
**[05:02] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[05:04] Yoigoshi**
* He's moving wildly!*
* He's didn't do that in practice!*
**[05:07] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[05:10] Misumi**
*He's the complete opposite of the captain!*
**[05:12] Misumi**
* He swings big, even if it leaves him*
* wide open, aiming to get lots of points.*
**[05:15] Misumi**
* Since he's so strong, we can't just*
* rush in for the tackle.*
**[05:19] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[05:20] Sakura**
*I'll run wild.*
**[05:24] Sakura**
*How? Did he read me?*
**[05:26] Seki**
He went in for a catch!
**[05:27] Hitomi**
Both legs?
**[05:28] Iura**
*You've still have that habit of Masato's!*
**[05:32] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[05:33] Sakura**
*In a contest of power...*
**[05:35] Sakura**
*I can win!*
**[05:36] Sakura**
* I can carry Iura's weight all*
* the way back to my territory!*
**[05:41] Uto**
*His follow-up was fast!*
**[05:43] Sakura**
*I deliberately showed you different plays before,*
**[05:46] Sakura**
*but you won't be intimidated, huh?*
**[05:47] Sakura**
*In that case...*
**[05:51] Seki; Hitomi**
That's amazing!
**[05:53] Uto**
* Sakura's spins work as a technique*
* to shake off the defense, too!*
**[05:58] Sakura**
*My gaze goes from the floor to the wall,*
**[06:00] Sakura**
*from the wall to the ceiling,*
**[06:02] Sakura**
*then from the ceiling to...*
**[06:13] (Flashback) Iura**
We lack defensive strength.
**[06:15] (Flashback) Misumi; Date**
Blast it.
**[06:17] (Flashback) Misumi; Date**
Blast it.
**[06:19] (Flashback) Misumi; Date**
Blast it!
**[06:24] Sakura**
*Those eyes...*
**[06:25] Sakura**
*These are people who have put in the work!*
**[06:34] ref**
K-Kouyou, raid failed!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[06:39] Misumi; Date**
All right!
**[06:46] Iura**
You underestimated our defense, didn't you?
**[06:49] Iura**
Not being wary of Date
and Misumi was a mistake.
**[06:54] Sakura**
You read me?
**[06:55] Iura**
In sports, the more irritating the opponent,
the more data you want to gather.
**[07:00] Iura**
The people who irritate me are people
who don't keep their promises, and...
**[07:05] Iura**
geniuses.
**[07:07] Iura**
Date! Misumi! Nice work as antis!
**[07:10] Date; Misumi**
Sir!
**[07:11] Iura**
Your abilities took him down.
**[07:14] Iura**
Do the thing.
**[07:18] Misumi**
At this rate, we'd be better off
playing against scarecrows!
**[07:22] Date**
You lack muscles!
**[07:29] Seki**
Sakura-san was taken out in the first raid.
**[07:31] Sakura**
That must be tough for him.
***SIGN*** Health
and
Long
Life
**[07:37] Uto**
Let's get back into it!
We're still in the early stages!
**[07:39] Ishida**
R-Right!
**[07:41] Iura**
* It's because it's still early that he*
* shouldn't have been taken out, though.*
**[07:45] Iura**
*We'll keep the momentum here.*
**[07:47] Ojo**
Hey.
**[07:55] Iura**
*What a conflicted expression!*
**[07:57] Date**
*Does he want to go raid?*
**[07:59] Misumi**
* But, he knows that having*
* the captain go is better.*
**[08:05] Ojo**
If the raid fails, Sakura-kun will come back.
**[08:09] Yoigoshi**
So, I can't go?
**[08:13] Ojo**
That one point...
**[08:14] Ojo**
It wasn't me who sent Sakura-kun out.
**[08:23] Iura**
Even if they take you out,
we'll get you back.
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin Yoigoshi
***SIGN*** Defense
Kouyou 6 Players
**[08:32] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[08:34] Uto**
Here he comes!
**[08:36] Uto**
*Not Ojo-san, huh?*
**[08:38] Uto**
*But the way this guy moves...*
**[08:40] Uto**
* I've been wondering about*
* him since before the game!*
**[08:43] Uto**
* He seems reckless, but there's this*
* ominous sense that he's honing something.*
**[08:48] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[08:51] Sakura**
The timing of their catches
is all over the place!
**[08:53] Seki**
It looks like it'd be hard to do anything.
**[08:55] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[08:57] Yoigoshi**
*It's like they're attacking in waves.*
**[08:59] Yoigoshi**
* It would be easy for a raider*
* who relies on power,*
**[09:02] Yoigoshi**
*but for the captain or me, it's trouble.*
**[09:05] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:05] Uto**
*But, man, this guy really is...*
**[09:08] Uto**
*huge and fast!*
**[09:09] Uto**
*It's no fair!*
***SIGN*** Technique
***SIGN*** Reach
***SIGN*** Power
***SIGN*** Stamina
***SIGN*** Speed
**[09:11] Uto**
* Masato-san's exceptional,*
* so this guy didn't stand out,*
**[09:14] Uto**
*but it's like he's totally cheating the system!*
***SIGN*** Technique
***SIGN*** Reach
***SIGN*** Power
***SIGN*** Stamina
***SIGN*** Speed
**[09:17] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:19] Iura**
*With Sakura out, this is the perfect chance.*
**[09:22] Iura**
* Succeeding or failing in this situation*
* will make a huge difference.*
**[09:23] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:28] Hitomi**
Huh? He's coming back?
**[09:29] Seki**
No. He has to cross the baulk line
or else there's a one point penalty.
**[09:29] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:33] Seki**
He must have something in mind.
**[09:35] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[09:36] Uto**
*What is this guy planning?*
**[09:39] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi.
**[09:40] Yoigoshi**
*I'm going to test a technique.*
**[09:42] Yoigoshi**
* Will the move I've spent so much*
* time practicing work on these guys?*
**[09:42] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi.
**[09:47] Yoigoshi**
* A weapon that will allow me to*
* challenge strong opponents...*
**[09:50] Yoigoshi**
*Remember how it felt...*
**[09:51] Yoigoshi**
*and apply it to kabaddi!*
**[09:54] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[09:54] ---**
Kabaddi.
**[09:55] Uto**
*What's he trying to do?*
**[09:59] Uto**
*A straight-ahead dash?*
**[10:04] ---**
Kabaddi.
**[10:06] Seki**
They've closed off his rear!
**[10:08] Hitomi**
Fall back!
**[10:08] ---**
Kabaddi...
**[10:09] Uto**
*He's not slowing down!*
**[10:20] Uto**
He made a right-angle turn
at full speed?!
**[10:23] narrator**
Struggle!
**[10:26] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi.
**[10:29] ref**
Noukin touches! Two points gained!
**[10:33] Noukin**
Two!
**[10:35] Ojo**
It looks like there's no need for me yet.
**[10:39] Iura**
*That was a sharp turn, a cut.*
**[10:43] Iura**
* Was that the technique*
* Yoigoshi's been practicing?*
**[10:47] Uto**
What the heck was that?
**[10:50] Azemichi**
Hey, that was amazing!
**[10:52] Misumi**
You should look happier!
**[10:55] Yoigoshi**
*More than happy... I'm surprised.*
**[11:00] Yoigoshi**
*No one's noticed, but...*
**[11:02] Yoigoshi**
* what I did just now wasn't*
* the perfected form.*
**[11:04] Yoigoshi**
*There's still one more step beyond that.*
**[11:08] Ojo**
*He just keeps growing. It's almost scary.*
**[11:13] Sakura**
* For Ojo-san to let him raid...*
* That must mean he acknowledges his skill.*
**[11:18] Sakura**
*For me, there was just the one person...*
**[11:22] Sakura**
* And it wasn't acknowledgment I wanted,*
* but rather peace of mind...*
**[11:27] Sakura**
*for my beloved grandma.*
**[11:30] (Flashback) Ojo**
So, you want to become strong?
**[11:33] (Flashback) Sakura**
Yes.
**[11:34] (Flashback) Sakura**
My grandmother lives with us,
and she worries about me.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Sakura**
Because I'm timid,
she asks if I'm being bullied.
**[11:40] (Flashback) Ojo**
People around me are always
worrying about me, too.
**[11:45] (Flashback) Ojo**
But you shouldn't let it bother you.
**[11:47] (Flashback) Ojo**
One day, you'll be strong enough
that no one will worry about you.
**[11:56] Sakura**
* Now I have this... I can tell her I'm*
* strong and she doesn't have to worry!*
**[12:01] (Flashback) Sakura**
Grandma, look!
I'm a representative for Japan—
**[12:06] (Flashback) Grandma**
Who... are you?
***SIGN*** Uto
***SIGN*** Today
***SIGN*** Sorry for deciding this on my own.
***SIGN*** I'm quitting kabaddi.
***SIGN*** Read
***SIGN*** Sorry for deciding this on my own.
***SIGN*** I'm quitting kabaddi.
***SIGN*** Read
**[12:30] Uto**
Hey!
**[12:33] Uto**
Don't worry! I'll bring you back soon enough.
**[12:38] Iura**
Keep it up and take them
all the way to a lona!
**[12:40] team**
Sir!
***SIGN*** Raider
Kouyou / Uto
**[12:42] Uto**
*It will be difficult to press in deep.*
**[12:43] Uto**
Kabaddi...
**[12:45] Uto**
* In that case, I'll start*
* by targeting Masato-san!*
**[12:45] Uto; backgrouond**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[12:48] Uto**
*We'll flip things in one go!*
**[12:49] Uto; backgrouond**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[12:50] Uto**
*I'll aim for Yoigoshi!*
**[12:52] Yoigoshi**
*It's so easy to tell!*
**[12:54] Uto; backgrouond**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[12:58] Iura**
* Yoigoshi's starting to understand*
* the theory of the game.*
**[13:01] Iura**
*Hiro isn't outstanding in any area.*
**[13:01] Uto; backgrouond**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:03] Iura**
* His strongest area would*
* probably be strategy, but...*
**[13:07] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:09] Uto**
*They've made a chain, huh?*
**[13:11] (Flashback) Ojo**
It's more difficult to stop
a moving person than you think,
**[13:14] (Flashback) Ojo**
so it's best to make a chain.
**[13:17] (Flashback) Iura**
And you have to be careful they
don't jump over the chain, too.
**[13:19] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:20] Uto**
*He taught me that, too!*
**[13:24] (Flashback) Uto**
Practices with the selection
candidates were always fun.
**[13:28] (Flashback) Uto**
And among them, the one I'd known the
longest was the most amazing.
***SIGN*** Sakura
***SIGN*** Sorry for deciding this on my own.
***SIGN*** I'm quitting kabaddi.
**[13:36] Uto**
*I'm going to study kabaddi a ton!*
**[13:40] Uto**
*All for the day when Sakura comes back!*
**[13:44] Uto; backgrouond**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[13:45] Uto**
*I will bring Sakura back.*
**[13:47] Uto**
*And what I can do to make that happen is...*
**[13:52] Yoigoshi; Azemichi**
We've got him!
**[13:53] Uto**
Kabaddi.
**[13:54] Yoigoshi**
He's going over!
**[13:59] Ojo**
He's going under!
**[14:02] narrator**
Struggle!
**[14:04] Uto**
*You've never seen this play before, have you?*
**[14:04] Uto; backgrouond**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[14:12] ref**
Two points to Kouyou!
**[14:16] Misumi**
What was that?
**[14:18] Ojo**
That technique is called a Dubki.
**[14:20] Ojo**
When I was overseas, I saw tall
players get taken out by that.
**[14:25] Ojo**
The depth of his knowledge
is Hiro's greatest weapon.
**[14:29] Sakura**
Thank you, Hiro. You saved me again.
**[14:32] Uto**
Sure. Feel free to worship
me with all your might.
**[14:36] Sakura**
And you always poke fun like that right away.
**[14:39] Iura**
*So, Kouyou's ace is back.*
**[14:42] Iura**
*There aren't many of them,*
**[14:44] Iura**
* but he's a man with the deep knowledge*
* and adaptability that comes from talent.*
**[14:49] Uto**
Sakura, you do realize that we can't afford
to be considerate of these opponents, right?
**[14:53] Sakura**
Yes. I know that better than anyone.
**[14:58] Sakura**
*I will surpass my master!*
**[15:06] Iura**
*Kouyou will probably come at us*
**[15:07] Iura**
* with a plan designed to prevent*
* a huge loss of points.*
**[15:11] Sakura**
Focus... Focus...
**[15:15] Sakura**
Go deeper.
***SIGN*** Health
and
Long
Life
**[15:20] Uto**
Hey, Sakura...
**[15:23] Sakura**
If I don't leave it all outside the court,
**[15:26] Sakura**
I can't make any good plays.
**[15:28] Sakura**
It's not enough yet. I need to go deeper.
**[15:32] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Ojo
***SIGN*** Defense
Kouyou 6 Players
**[15:36] Ojo**
Kabaddi...
**[15:36] Uto**
*That was close!*
**[15:39] Ojo**
* That's Hiro for you. He can*
* react to a certain extent.*
**[15:43] Ojo; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:43] Uto**
Don't worry about the bonus line!
Just dodge the touches!
**[15:46] Ojo**
*Then, I suppose I'll go take it.*
**[15:50] Misumi**
So that's it!
They're using the bonus as bait!
**[15:53] Ojo; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[15:53] Sakura**
*I guess he would be wary of that.*
**[15:57] Sakura**
*A feint?!*
**[15:58] Noukin**
He can make it!
**[16:03] Yoigoshi**
This time they used Sakura as bait?
**[16:05] Azemichi**
But when they catch him, he can counter!
**[16:07] Ojo**
*A counter...*
**[16:10] Ojo**
*It doesn't work?*
**[16:12] Uto**
* Masato-san's counters... They're close*
* to what you'd find in martial arts.*
**[16:16] Uto**
* They're techniques that use*
* our strength against us.*
**[16:19] Uto**
*That's why you can't push or pull here.*
**[16:21] Uto**
*I'm not letting go before backup arrives!*
**[16:25] Uto**
*I pulled without thinking!*
**[16:35] Ojo**
Kabaddi.
**[16:35] narrator**
Struggle!
**[16:38] Uto**
*But he was in the air!*
**[16:40] Iura**
He used the opponents coming toward him
in place of the ground to push off.
**[16:47] Misumi**
Sakura!
**[16:48] Date**
He got around him!
**[16:49] Sakura**
*Ojo-san always exceeds expectations!*
**[16:53] Sakura**
*That's why I will do the same!*
**[16:55] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[16:56] narrator**
Struggle!
**[16:59] Sakura**
*He dodged?*
***SIGN*** Health
and
Long
Life
**[17:03] Ojo**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:05] Yoigoshi**
How do they manage to catch him?
**[17:07] Ojo**
*Too late! I can make it back!*
**[17:16] Yoigoshi**
Did he make it back with that?
**[17:19] Sakura**
*From this position, I can tell!*
**[17:22] Sakura**
*Ojo-san's reach did not make it.*
**[17:27] ref**
Noukin, raid successful!
Four points gained by touches!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[17:35] Sakura**
You couldn't have made it.
**[17:37] Ojo**
You understand very well.
**[17:40] Ojo**
The normal me wouldn't have made it.
**[17:42] Ojo**
But if I don't look at the line,
and use my shoulder, too...
**[17:46] Ojo**
my reach goes a little further.
**[17:49] Ojo**
It may be cunning, but I'll
do everything I can...
**[17:53] Ojo**
Don't go thinking it will
be easy to surpass me.
**[18:05] Iura**
Masato! You...
**[18:06] Iura**
Get a chair! And a first aid kit!
**[18:09] ref**
We're taking an official time out!
Please, stop the clock!
**[18:15] Ojo**
How is it?
**[18:16] Iura**
It's a slight cut.
**[18:17] Iura**
It isn't deep, so it should
close quickly, but...
**[18:20] ref**
Regardless, until the bleeding stops,
we can't allow you in the game.
**[18:25] Iura**
Stay strong. Let's go.
**[18:27] Seki**
S-Sir!
**[18:29] Iura**
* It's unexpected, but the timing*
* isn't bad for putting Seki in.*
**[18:33] Iura**
*He got the troublesome players out for us.*
**[18:35] Iura**
*There are two opponents left.*
**[18:37] Iura**
* We need to use as much time as*
* possible and increase our lead.*
**[18:41] ref**
Game play resumes! Raid goes to Kouyou!
**[18:44] Uto**
Referee! Kouyou will take a lona!
**[18:48] Azemichi**
What did he just say?
**[18:50] Iura**
*Blast! That strategy was available...*
**[18:52] Date**
Take a lona?
**[18:54] Yoigoshi**
You guys don't know what this is, either?
**[18:56] Misumi**
No idea.
**[18:58] Iura**
That's not surprising. It's a
right that's hardly ever used.
**[19:01] Iura**
When two or fewer players
remain on the court,
**[19:04] Iura**
you can declare that you will voluntarily
take a lona, to have all your players out.
***SIGN*** (All-out)
Lona
**[19:08] Iura**
The other team gains the points
from the players that remained,
***SIGN*** Back in Play
**[19:12] Iura**
and you concede an additional two points
as a penalty for getting wiped out.
**[19:15] Misumi**
Then there's basically
no merit to it, is there?
**[19:17] Misumi**
On defense, things'll get easier
because there'll be more players,
**[19:20] Misumi**
but Kouyou is raiding next.
**[19:22] Iura**
That's right. There is
only one point of merit.
**[19:25] Iura**
They can immediately send
Sakura to raid. That's all.
**[19:31] Uto**
*Eleven to two. We're down by nine.*
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[19:37] Sakura**
*What am I doing?*
**[19:39] Sakura**
*I've injured someone I respect.*
**[19:41] Sakura**
*And I didn't even manage to stop him!*
**[19:44] Uto**
I went to the trouble of taking a lona
and you haven't shaken it off yet?
**[19:48] Ishida**
The way Sakura is right now,
I might be a better choice.
**[19:51] Mimura**
Nope. Me. Should I head out
and get us back four points?
**[19:55] Sakura**
No, it isn't that easy!
**[19:59] Uto**
So, you do understand.
**[20:00] Uto**
You know that you're the
strongest of all of us.
**[20:04] Uto**
Why can't you think that
about other teams, too?
**[20:07] Uto**
"I'm going to surpass my master!"
**[20:10] Uto**
This is the time to make that boast.
**[20:13] ref**
Kouyou has the raid!
**[20:15] Sakura**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[20:17] Sakura**
* I ended up going out for the*
* raid like it was only natural.*
**[20:19] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:22] Sakura**
*Even back when I quit kabaddi...*
***SIGN*** Health
and
Long
Life
**[20:29] (Flashback) Sakura**
I'm not going to Noukin.
I'm going somewhere close to home.
**[20:34] (Flashback) Sakura**
I want to be able to visit her every day.
**[20:39] (Flashback) Uto**
I see.
***SIGN*** Saitama Kouyou
High School
Entrance Ceremony
**[20:44] Sakura**
*Hiro wasn't going to come to Kouyou.*
**[20:48] (Flashback) student 1**
That Hiro, I heard he's
going to start a new club.
**[20:52] (Flashback) student 1**
What's he thinking?
**[21:00] Sakura**
* If you were going to go to the*
* trouble of forming a kabaddi team...*
**[21:03] Sakura**
* shouldn't you have just*
* gone to Noukin instead?*
**[21:06] (Flashback) Sakura**
I was finally managing to forget!
**[21:09] (Flashback) Uto**
Well, that's a lie.
**[21:11] (Flashback) Uto**
No one forgets the matches
they've been a part of.
**[21:16] (Flashback) Sakura**
Going this far...
**[21:18] (Flashback) Sakura**
There's something wrong with you, Hiro.
**[21:21] (Flashback) Uto**
There's nothing wrong with me.
**[21:22] (Flashback) Uto**
When an amazing athlete wants something,
then you've gotta put in the effort, right?
**[21:27] (Flashback) Uto**
For me, you're that athlete. That's all.
**[21:35] Sakura**
*If I return as my feelings compel me to,*
**[21:38] Sakura**
* I will be shackled by that*
* weight known as "expectations."*
**[21:41] Sakura**
*But...*
**[21:41] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi.
**[21:43] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[21:45] Yoigoshi**
*A nine-point lead.*
**[21:47] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[21:48] Yoigoshi**
*The situation is grim for Kouyou.*
**[21:50] Yoigoshi**
*But... I'm getting a bad feeling about this.*
**[21:54] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[21:56] Sakura**
*They're heavy, but not painful.*
**[21:59] Sakura**
* These expectations support me*
* when I worry and waver...*
**[22:03] Sakura**
*They're an anchor!*
**[22:06] Uto**
So slow. Every single time.
**[22:11] Sakura**
*Watch me.*
**[22:12] Sakura**
*Because I am... the ace!*
***SIGN*** Next Time
"The Direction We're Aiming"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:49] Yoigoshi**
Next time, "The Direction We're Aiming!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E11 - The Direction We're Aiming
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4W4PM/the-direction-were-aiming)
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***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
**[00:10] Sakura**
*Those eyes...*
**[00:12] Sakura**
*These are people who have put in the work!*
**[00:14] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[00:20] Uto**
He turned a right angle
without hitting the brakes?!
**[00:23] narrator**
Struggle!
**[00:25] Ojo**
He's going under!
**[00:26] narrator**
Struggle!
**[00:30] Sakura**
*A feint?!*
**[00:32] Sakura**
*That's why I will do the same!*
**[00:35] Ojo**
Kabaddi!
**[00:36] narrator**
Struggle!
**[00:43] Sakura**
*Watch me.*
**[00:44] Sakura**
*Because I am... the ace!*
***SIGN*** The Direction
We're Aiming
**[02:22] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Anti
***SIGN*** Anti
**[02:26] narrator**
In general, antis do not imagine
themselves getting touched.
**[02:30] narrator**
Their aim is always one of two
things—either dodge or catch.
**[02:35] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:36] narrator**
However...
**[02:37] narrator**
as Sakura approaches all of them, he has
added in a slight touching movement.
**[02:43] narrator**
And that movement suggests
to the imagination that...
**[02:46] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:46] Ojo**
They fell back!
**[02:49] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:55] Ojo**
I'm counting on you, guys.
**[02:55] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 7 Players
**[02:58] Iura**
He's coming!
***SIGN*** Raider
Kouyou / Sakura
**[03:00] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[03:04] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[03:04] narrator**
Struggle!
**[03:07] Seki**
*I can't react at all!*
**[03:09] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[03:09] Iura**
Push him back, Seki!
**[03:11] Seki**
Blast it!
**[03:15] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[03:16] Noukin**
*He's coming deeper?!*
**[03:19] Ojo**
He's aiming to get a huge number of points!
**[03:27] Iura**
* I'm not letting you take the*
* bonus that easily, Sakura!*
**[03:30] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[03:40] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[03:40] narrator**
Struggle!
**[03:42] Iura**
*This is...!*
**[03:45] Seki**
Senpai!
**[03:49] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[03:50] narrator**
Struggle!
**[03:51] Misumi**
Through the defense?
**[03:53] Date**
Three people in an instant?!
**[03:55] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[03:56] Misumi**
No! We can't let him get back!
**[04:01] Misumi**
Sakura is strong, even after he makes a touch!
**[04:04] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[04:05] Misumi**
A straight-ahead power battle?!
**[04:10] Misumi; Date**
He's going over!
**[04:10] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[04:12] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[04:13] narrator**
Struggle!
**[04:18] Sakura**
*Thank you.*
**[04:21] Sakura**
*You gave me a reason to seek to be stronger.*
**[04:24] Sakura**
*To live up to your expectations,*
**[04:27] Sakura**
*I've polished my skills and trained my body.*
**[04:31] Sakura**
*Every person I come into contact with...*
**[04:34] Sakura**
*is...*
**[04:37] Sakura**
*my strength!*
**[04:41] Azemichi**
*If I go, I'll get touched!*
**[04:43] Misumi**
*Damn it! All we can do is shove him back!*
**[04:48] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[04:48] Sakura**
*It isn't enough yet!*
**[04:52] narrator**
Struggle!
**[04:53] Azemichi**
*Huh?*
**[04:55] Sakura**
*Right...*
**[04:57] Sakura**
*Hiro?*
**[05:00] (Flashback) Hiro**
When the time comes that
you really want to win...
**[05:06] (Flashback) Hiro**
you won't lose to anyone.
**[05:09] (Flashback) Hiro**
That's what I think, anyway.
**[05:13] ref**
K-Kouyou, one point from the
bonus, and from touches...
**[05:17] ref**
Six points!
**[05:18] Kouyou**
All right! Yeah!
**[05:21] Mimura**
That's seven points!
**[05:23] Ishida**
I've never seen anything like that!
**[05:32] Uto**
That greed, at the end there, wasn't like you.
**[05:35] Sakura**
Yeah. I have this terrible friend, you see.
**[05:39] Sakura**
He's always saying to me...
**[05:41] Sakura**
"You're the most amazing athlete
out there. You can do more."
**[05:47] Uto**
What an irresponsible guy!
**[05:51] Sakura**
Right?
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[05:56] narrator**
The monster that gained
seven points in one turn
**[06:00] narrator**
didn't make a pose of triumph.
**[06:03] narrator**
He didn't smile.
**[06:06] narrator**
Instead, he bowed deeply
**[06:09] narrator**
in a posture of profound gratitude.
**[06:15] Iura**
Seven points in a single raid?
**[06:19] Date**
After this, even in the future,
we may never see anything like it again.
**[06:23] Azemichi**
That was not a normal play.
**[06:26] Seki**
Yoigoshi-kun...
**[06:28] Seki**
Mentally, this must be rough on him.
**[06:31] Sakura**
* That's right. He was the*
* only one I couldn't reel in.*
**[06:35] Uto**
* If this made him shrink back a bit,*
* that would be ideal, but...*
**[06:39] Uto**
*he is "Yoigoshi the Unstoppable," after all.*
**[06:43] Yoigoshi**
*Gratitude, huh? What a nuisance.*
**[06:48] Yoigoshi**
*He did a stupid amount of training,*
**[06:50] Yoigoshi**
* and made it through in the*
* spirit of repaying a kindness.*
**[06:54] Yoigoshi**
*That's a way of thinking I don't possess.*
**[06:57] Yoigoshi**
*It isn't logical, but...*
**[06:59] Yoigoshi**
*if you've got game sense, it's different.*
**[07:01] Yoigoshi**
* What looks like pointless*
* training at first glance,*
**[07:03] Yoigoshi**
*can become something meaningful.*
**[07:07] Yoigoshi**
*He really is a nuisance.*
**[07:09] Yoigoshi**
*And for precisely that reason...*
**[07:11] Yoigoshi**
*I have to crush him!*
***SIGN*** Defense
Kouyou 7 Players
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Yoigoshi
**[07:15] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:19] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[07:20] Uto**
Damn it. That freakin' berserker!
**[07:22] Kido; Ishida**
*We're not letting you take out Sakura!*
**[07:24] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:26] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[07:27] Misumi**
He's targeting Sakura again!
**[07:30] Misumi**
I get why he's all worked up,
since they're both raiders, but...
**[07:34] Iura**
If we want to get back on our feet here,
the only option is to drive Sakura out.
**[07:38] Iura**
Besides, something about Sakura seems off.
**[07:42] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[07:46] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:49] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:49] Yoigoshi**
*He isn't moving badly, but...*
**[07:51] Yoigoshi**
* he's only thinking about evading.*
* He's not in position for a catch!*
**[07:55] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[07:55] Yoigoshi**
*This is my chance to drive Sakura out!*
**[08:03] narrator**
Struggle!
**[08:07] Uto**
All the way in the back?!
**[08:09] Ojo**
That technique is...
**[08:10] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[08:14] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[08:17] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[08:20] Yoigoshi**
*That was close!*
**[08:22] Yoigoshi**
*What?!*
**[08:23] Yoigoshi**
*Sakura!*
**[08:27] Sakura**
*I must give thanks once more.*
**[08:40] ref**
Noukin, raid failed! Lona!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[08:42] ref**
Kouyou gains three points!
**[08:45] Ishida**
That means...
**[08:46] Kouyou**
We made a comeback!
**[08:49] Ishida**
Yay!
**[08:51] Sakura**
Thank you!
**[08:52] Ishida**
What are you talking about?
**[08:53] Kido**
That was your strength, right,
Sakura? The seven-point man.
**[08:59] Sakura**
Yeah.
**[09:01] Uto**
Let's win this!
**[09:04] Sakura**
Leave it to me.
**[09:08] Yoigoshi**
I'm... very sorry.
**[09:14] Azemichi**
Y-Yoigoshi?
**[09:18] narrator**
Noukin starts again with a seven-man defense.
**[09:22] narrator**
Wary of Sakura, they try to prevent
another high scoring round.
**[09:28] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[09:30] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[09:30] narrator**
Struggle!
**[09:32] Kouyou**
Nice one, Sakura!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[09:41] ref**
End of the first half! Halftime!
**[09:46] Yoigoshi**
We're four points... behind.
**[09:53] Hitomi**
Yoigoshi-kun, your drink.
**[09:55] Yoigoshi**
I'm fine.
**[10:03] Yoigoshi**
It's hot.
**[10:06] Yoigoshi**
That's cold!
**[10:07] Yoigoshi**
Captain?!
**[10:08] Ojo**
I froze the bottles.
**[10:11] Ojo**
You need to rehydrate.
There's still the second half, after all.
**[10:16] Yoigoshi**
The second half...
**[10:19] Ojo**
Failing a raid is something
that happens a lot.
**[10:22] Ojo**
If you let it get to you,
there'll be no end to it.
**[10:25] Yoigoshi**
I know that.
**[10:27] Yoigoshi**
But this time was different.
The direction was...
**[10:31] Ojo**
The direction?
**[10:33] Yoigoshi**
Everybody practices for the
purpose of winning games.
**[10:36] Yoigoshi**
The time spent on teams looks
pretty much the same everywhere.
**[10:40] Yoigoshi**
The way people grow depends on talent,
**[10:42] Yoigoshi**
but the thing that makes the most
difference is... the nature of the effort.
**[10:48] Yoigoshi**
It's important to know if the
direction you're aiming is right or not.
**[10:52] Yoigoshi**
If all you're doing is sweating,
anyone can do that.
**[10:55] Ojo**
You think like a coach.
**[10:59] Yoigoshi**
All this time...
**[11:01] Yoigoshi**
I've been practicing that.
**[11:06] Yoigoshi**
The direction I'm aiming...
**[11:09] Yoigoshi**
Maybe I went wrong somewhere.
**[11:13] Yoigoshi**
It's fine, though.
**[11:16] Yoigoshi**
I'm not that weak.
**[11:17] Yoigoshi**
I just wasted some time, that's all.
**[11:20] Yoigoshi**
I can get it back.
**[11:22] Ojo**
Your legs... Is there
anything wrong with them?
**[11:25] Yoigoshi**
My legs?
**[11:26] Yoigoshi**
Nothing's wrong.
**[11:28] Ojo**
Changing directions puts more strain
on them than you realize.
**[11:33] Ojo**
In kabaddi, you have to change
directions quickly on a small court.
**[11:38] Ojo**
As long as your territory's behind you,
if you can do a quick back,
**[11:41] Ojo**
it will become a supreme raiding technique.
**[11:45] Yoigoshi**
What are you trying to say?
**[11:47] Ojo**
I thought the same, a long time ago.
**[11:49] Ojo**
The skill you used, Back,
it's something I was aiming for, too.
**[11:55] Yoigoshi**
Why... Why didn't you tell me sooner?
**[11:58] Yoigoshi**
If I'd started practicing it sooner,
it would have been closer to complete!
**[12:02] Ojo**
I already told you. It inflicts
a huge amount of strain.
**[12:05] Yoigoshi**
W-Was the reason you were hospitalized...
**[12:08] Ojo**
That's right.
**[12:09] Ojo**
I never thought I'd go down first.
**[12:12] Ojo**
You have an inherent knack for shifting
your weight, adjusting your stride,
**[12:16] Ojo**
and national-level feinting skills.
**[12:19] Ojo**
Plus, intuition honed through soccer.
**[12:23] Ojo**
You probably won't break so easily.
**[12:27] Ojo**
But a failure is a failure.
**[12:29] Ojo**
I have no intention of saying
"you're so close" to comfort you.
**[12:32] Ojo**
You wouldn't accept it anyway, right?
**[12:35] Ojo**
So...
**[12:37] Ojo**
all I can say is this...
**[12:40] Ojo**
Hey, Yoigoshi-kun.
**[12:43] Ojo**
Was I wrong in aiming to acquire that skill?
**[12:52] Yoigoshi**
You weren't wrong.
**[12:55] Ojo**
Right?
**[12:57] Ojo**
That's all.
**[12:58] Ojo**
Well, I'll head back.
**[13:03] Yoigoshi**
*The direction I'm aiming...*
**[13:06] Yoigoshi**
*Ever since that day...*
**[13:08] Yoigoshi**
*the direction I've been aiming is...*
**[13:15] Yoigoshi**
I see.
**[13:16] Yoigoshi**
I did have...
**[13:28] Sakura**
That's true.
**[13:29] Sakura**
In soccer, he was recognized as
an athlete at the national level.
**[13:33] Sakura**
Still, I...
**[13:35] Sakura**
won't be beaten.
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[13:43] ref**
This starts the second half!
The raid goes to Noukin!
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Yoigoshi
**[13:48] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 7 Players
**[13:51] Uto**
Stop him! We're going to
keep this up and pull away!
**[13:53] Kouyou**
Sir!
**[13:54] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[14:01] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi.
**[14:03] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[14:04] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi.
**[14:08] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[14:09] Uto**
*Which will he use?*
**[14:11] Uto**
*That super-sharp Cut?*
**[14:14] Uto**
*Or a Back?*
**[14:16] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[14:18] Iura**
*He just failed at using the Back.*
**[14:21] Iura**
*This isn't his only chance to try it again.*
**[14:25] Ojo**
It'll be the Back.
**[14:28] Ishida**
*Will it be the Cut?*
**[14:31] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[14:33] Uto**
*How will he come at us?*
**[14:34] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi!
**[14:40] Yoigoshi**
*I...*
**[14:42] Iura**
They're flanking him!
**[14:43] Miusmi**
They're anticipating a Cut!
**[14:44] Yoigoshi**
*The direction I'm aiming...*
**[14:49] narrator**
Struggle!
**[14:53] Noukin**
It was a Back!
**[14:55] Ojo**
Yeah.
**[14:58] Yoigoshi**
*What?!*
**[15:00] Iura**
It can't be!
**[15:01] Misumi**
They caught up?!
**[15:02] Uto**
*Flanking was just the run-up!*
**[15:04] Uto**
* If we started at the same time*
* as you we'll never catch up!*
**[15:08] narrator**
Struggle!
**[15:15] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[15:21] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[15:23] narrator**
Struggle!
**[15:31] Misumi**
He blasted through the
defense and made it back!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[15:35] ref**
Noukin, three points by touch!
**[15:39] Azemichi**
He got those back in a flash!
**[15:42] Uto**
Man! Even when we predict right,
this is how it turns out?
**[15:49] Misumi**
That was great! You succeeded!
**[15:52] Yoigoshi**
That was a failure.
**[15:55] Misumi**
Huh? Why?
**[15:56] Misumi**
You made it back, right?
**[15:59] Yoigoshi**
No. It was only by chance that I was
in a position to knock out the enemy.
**[16:04] Ojo**
* Back isn't a skill used to*
* get a huge number of points.*
**[16:08] Ojo**
* Barely making contact with the*
* enemy is the merit of the skill,*
**[16:10] Ojo**
*and what determines its success.*
**[16:14] Yoigoshi**
*I can see why the captain*
**[16:16] Yoigoshi**
* with his lack of physical strength*
* tried to learn this skill,*
**[16:20] Yoigoshi**
* but I have the speed and*
* weight to repel the enemy.*
**[16:26] narrator**
The skill itself was unfinished
and as yet unsuccessful,
**[16:31] narrator**
but a slim possibility had been
uncovered just by chance.
**[16:34] narrator**
And, there was a sense of growth
he'd felt many times in the past.
**[16:40] Yoigoshi**
*With this skill...*
**[16:42] Yoigoshi**
*I will surpass the captain!*
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 7 Players
**[16:49] Iura**
Let's keep up the momentum!
**[16:50] Noukin**
Sir!
***SIGN*** Raider
Kouyou / Sakura
**[16:53] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[16:58] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[16:58] Uto**
*The defense has fallen back?*
**[17:00] Uto**
*Are they prioritizing evasion?*
**[17:02] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:06] Misumi**
* Everyone's just supposed*
* to be menacing him...*
**[17:08] Misumi**
*but I'm going in to challenge him!*
**[17:10] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:10] Misumi**
*The second he shows me an opening!*
**[17:16] narrator**
Struggle!
**[17:21] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[17:23] ref**
Kouyou, two points gained!
**[17:26] Misumi**
*You can't be serious!*
**[17:28] Misumi**
*I couldn't even challenge him!*
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[17:33] narrator**
And so the match continued.
**[17:36] narrator**
Yoigoshi fought bravely,
**[17:39] narrator**
but the point gap did not close.
**[17:42] narrator**
As both teams...
**[17:44] narrator**
approached their peak fatigue...
**[17:47] narrator**
they could no longer move well
enough to execute their plans.
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[18:00] ref**
Noukin, time out!
**[18:04] narrator**
They could not defend against
Sakura's fierce attacks,
**[18:07] narrator**
and it ate away not just
at their physical strength,
**[18:08] narrator**
but their mental strength, as well.
**[18:11] Iura**
Seki, you're switching out.
**[18:16] Ojo**
Thank you. You bought enough time
for my bleeding to stop.
**[18:20] Seki**
No. I'm very sorry.
**[18:22] Seki**
All I did out there was get touched.
**[18:24] Ojo**
It's your first match.
Don't let it bother you.
**[18:27] Seki**
But, after entering and exiting
the court over and over...
**[18:32] Seki**
I started thinking it might
be better if I wasn't there.
**[18:37] (Flashback) Misumi**
Over and over again...
**[18:40] (Flashback) Misumi**
It was like I went back just
to have points taken from me.
**[18:44] (Flashback) Misumi**
I started thinking that it would
be better if I wasn't there.
**[18:50] Misumi**
Hey!
**[18:53] Seki**
Huh?
**[18:53] Date**
Misumi!
**[18:54] Misumi**
Oh. Sorry.
**[18:57] Ojo**
Kyohei...
**[19:02] Misumi**
* You can tell Sakura's an amazing*
* player just by looking at him.*
**[19:05] Misumi**
* I don't even know how many*
* times he's gotten me.*
**[19:08] Misumi**
*But I won't ever accept it!*
**[19:11] Misumi**
* "It'd be better if I wasn't here."*
* I'll never say anything so uncool!*
**[19:18] Misumi**
I am #3, a striker! A Noukin anti!
**[19:23] Ojo**
I'm #1, a striker! And a raider!
**[19:26] Iura**
Masato?!
**[19:27] Date**
That's no fair!
**[19:28] Date**
"Striker" feels better than "Backup,"
like a nice ground ball.
**[19:31] Azemichi**
I'm both, though...
**[19:33] Yoigoshi**
Nobody cares!
**[19:38] Iura**
*The tension is gone.*
**[19:42] ref**
Play resumes!
***SIGN*** Defense
Noukin 6 Players
**[19:45] Noukin**
*We'll win this!*
***SIGN*** Raider
Kouyou / Sakura
**[19:47] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[19:50] Kouyou**
*We won't let you beat us!*
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[19:53] Misumi**
*A minute and a half left...*
**[19:56] Misumi**
*We're trailing by two points...*
**[19:58] Misumi**
* and I still haven't been able*
* to put up a decent fight!*
**[20:02] (Flashback) Iura**
In the second half,
**[20:03] (Flashback) Iura**
we'll continue to feign focusing on
a catch and aim to wear Sakura out.
**[20:07] (Flashback) Iura**
Because he has explosive
powers of concentration,
**[20:09] (Flashback) Iura**
the fatigue must be just as extreme.
**[20:12] Misumi**
* Sakura will target the captain until he*
* sees an opening among the rest of us.*
**[20:17] Sakura**
Kabaddi...
**[20:19] Sakura**
Kabaddi...
**[20:21] Sakura**
Kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:25] Misumi**
* I don't know anything about this sense of*
* rivalry towards a master teacher,*
**[20:26] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:29] Misumi**
*but I'll use that to challenge him on this turn.*
**[20:33] Iura**
*Don't rush things, Misumi.*
**[20:35] Iura**
*Wait until Sakura comes deeper.*
**[20:36] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:38] Iura**
*That's why we've all fallen back!*
**[20:41] Misumi**
* Coupled with the fact that*
* I never went for a catch,*
**[20:44] Misumi**
* he must have the impression*
* that we're focused on evasion.*
**[20:47] Misumi**
* The only time I'll actually be able*
* to catch him is when he's wide open.*
**[20:47] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[20:52] Misumi**
*Find it... the perfect timing...*
**[20:55] Misumi**
*the opening...*
**[20:59] Misumi**
*And with everything I've got...*
**[21:00] Misumi**
*And with everything I've got...*
**[21:06] narrator**
A difference in experience.
**[21:08] narrator**
To target when one appears
not to be targeting.
**[21:12] narrator**
In kabaddi, this is an everyday occurrence.
**[21:15] narrator**
In short,
**[21:17] narrator**
there wasn't a trace of an opening to
take advantage of in the first place.
**[21:21] Ban**
The captain!
**[21:23] narrator**
Struggle!
**[21:27] Ojo**
Not good!
**[21:29] Ojo**
I've got nowhere to run!
**[21:32] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[21:34] narrator**
Struggle!
**[21:43] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[21:45] Misumi**
You've gotta be kidding me!
**[21:47] Misumi**
*Stop right there, you jerk!*
**[21:49] Misumi**
*I will be useful to the captain, to the team!*
**[21:53] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[22:06] ref**
Kouyou, three points gained!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Next Time
"After Giving Every Last Drop"
**[23:49] background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[23:49] Yoigoshi**
Next time, "After Giving Every Last Drop!"
**[23:52] background**
Kabaddi!
# E12 - After Giving Every Last Drop
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DUEDEZM/after-giving-every-last-drop)
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**[00:05] Misumi**
*I will be useful to the captain, to the team!*
***SIGN*** This story is a work of fiction. All persons and organizations are imagined.
The kabaddi and game rules which appear in this anime are drawn from the original work.
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[00:26] ref**
Kouyou, three points gained!
***SIGN*** After Giving
Every Last Drop
**[02:01] Seki**
One minute left. A five-point gap.
**[02:03] Hitomi**
And the captain is out...
***SIGN*** OUT: Misumi, Ban, Ojo
**[02:13] Sakura**
Now... it's time for defense.
**[02:17] Iura**
*As Sakura is now, he has no openings.*
**[02:19] Iura**
* With the remaining time,*
* we'll get at most two more raids.*
**[02:22] Iura**
*If I count defense, we have three turns.*
**[02:25] Misumi**
* Damn it. I can't bring myself*
* to look the others in the eyes.*
**[02:29] Misumi**
*What am I doing?*
**[02:32] Date**
*Misumi...*
**[02:34] Date**
* If I gave you some casual encouragement,*
* would it help you get back on your feet?*
**[02:41] Yoigoshi**
Number 6, Striker and Raider, heading out.
***SIGN*** Defense
Kouyou 7 Players
***SIGN*** Raider
Noukin / Yoigoshi
**[02:48] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[02:51] Uto**
Let's take him down!
**[02:52] Kouyou**
Sir!
**[02:54] Uto**
* Just kidding! We've got enough of*
* a lead that we don't need to worry.*
**[02:57] Uto**
* We'll sacrifice one player*
* and send Yoigoshi back!*
**[03:00] Uto**
* What we need to do right*
* now is use up the time!*
**[03:00] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[03:03] Uto**
* If we do that, this match*
* will end with Sakura's turn.*
**[03:06] Uto**
*Stay wary and bring it on, Yoigoshi!*
**[03:11] narrator**
He comes from a world where every
point carries tremendous weight.
**[03:14] narrator**
The fact that running the clock and
killing time was a valid strategy
**[03:18] narrator**
was something he'd learned
through painful experiences.
**[03:21] ---**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[03:22] Yoigoshi**
*You think I'll let you do that?!*
**[03:24] Seki**
He rushed in!
**[03:25] Hitomi**
It's a seven-man defense!
**[03:26] Uto**
* Our current defense isn't*
* set up for a takedown!*
**[03:29] Uto**
*At this rate, we risk losing a lot of points!*
**[03:32] Uto**
Forget the time! Send him back now!
**[03:34] narrator**
Struggle!
**[03:39] Yoigoshi**
* It isn't enough yet! Sakura's still in.*
* I have to get more points!*
**[03:45] Uto**
All right! Push him out!
**[03:54] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[03:56] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi.
**[03:57] Mimura**
Dodge!
**[03:58] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi.
**[03:59] narrator**
Struggle!
**[04:00] Kaji**
*His leg!*
**[04:01] Uto**
*That's two...*
**[04:03] Yoigoshi**
*Not good! I'm off balance!*
**[04:05] Mimura**
*I can take him down!*
**[04:06] Yoigoshi**
*This is bad! They'll come for a catch!*
**[04:08] Yoigoshi; background**
Kaba...ddi!
**[04:11] Yoigoshi**
*Don't panic!*
**[04:12] Yoigoshi**
*Pick off more of them and make it back!*
**[04:16] Yoigoshi; background**
Kabaddi...
**[04:16] Yoigoshi**
*More...*
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[04:23] ref**
Noukin, two points gained!
**[04:26] Seki**
Okay! A three-point spread!
**[04:28] Hitomi**
You're amazing, Yoigoshi-kun!
**[04:36] Uto**
You wanted another two points, didn't you?
**[04:39] Kouyou**
Huh?
***SIGN*** BACK: Iura, Misumi
**[04:43] Iura**
*It seems like Yoigoshi and Hiro know.*
**[04:45] Iura**
* For us to make a comeback, we needed*
* to gain a lot of points there.*
**[04:49] Iura**
* Considering the time that's left,*
* we only have one more chance to raid.*
**[04:54] Iura**
* There won't be another chance*
* for Masato to raid in this match.*
**[05:06] Misumi**
*Yoigoshi?*
**[05:09] Uto**
*Yoigoshi did good work.*
**[05:12] Uto**
* It's just that he's up*
* against the wrong opponent.*
**[05:21] Sakura**
Kabaddi. Kabaddi.
**[05:24] Ban**
*This atmosphere is intense...*
**[05:24] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[05:27] Seki**
* If we don't stop Sakura,*
* the match is pretty much over!*
**[05:31] Sakura; background**
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi...
**[05:33] Sakura**
*There is no "next time."*
**[05:35] Sakura**
*I will end it here!*
**[05:37] ---**
Kabaddi...
**[05:38] Azemichi**
*Stop him!*
**[05:38] Azemichi**
* The captain isn't here!*
* I will protect Yoigoshi!*
**[05:41] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[05:43] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[05:46] Azemichi**
* His moves are getting*
* sharper and sharper!*
**[05:48] Azemichi**
*What's with this guy?!*
**[05:52] Yoigoshi**
Azemichi!
**[05:55] Yoigoshi**
*Huh?*
**[05:57] Azemichi**
*Huh?*
**[05:58] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[05:59] narrator**
Struggle!
**[06:03] Yoigoshi**
*Time's running out! I have to do the next raid!*
**[06:07] Azemichi**
*Both of us at once... A five-point lead...*
**[06:11] Yoigoshi; Azemichi**
*We'll lose!*
**[06:13] ---**
Kabaddi...
**[06:14] narrator**
With even a single point gained,
defeat is very likely.
**[06:18] narrator**
A high-speed catch in the
final stages of the game.
**[06:21] narrator**
Willpower can cast aside fatigue.
**[06:26] narrator**
However, it was the same for Sakura.
**[06:32] Sakura**
*I can't lose.*
**[06:34] Sakura**
*I won't lose!*
**[06:36] Sakura**
* Through this match,*
* I've realized how weak I am.*
**[06:38] Sakura**
*I remembered what I must do!*
**[06:42] Sakura**
*I am the ace.*
**[06:44] Sakura**
* With my strength, I take*
* my team... to the win!*
**[06:48] Sakura**
Kabaddi.
**[06:49] Uto**
*There's an anti!*
**[06:52] Sakura**
*His catch is weak. What is he aiming for?*
**[06:55] Misumi**
*I don't have to take him down.*
**[06:58] Misumi**
*Give your utmost best for the win.*
**[07:00] Misumi**
*Right, Yoigoshi?!*
**[07:05] Hanai**
Blocking?
**[07:05] Ishida**
*Number 3 was just buying time!*
**[07:08] Misumi**
*I'm no match for him! Not alone!*
**[07:12] (Flashback) delinquent 1**
You're amazing, Kyo-chan!
**[07:15] Misumi**
*Nothing scared me.*
**[07:17] Misumi**
* I had guys with me, but even*
* alone, I was unbeatable.*
**[07:22] Misumi**
* Man, they're really working hard.*
* How is that fun?*
**[07:26] Misumi**
*I just don't get it.*
**[07:30] Misumi**
*Alone... I can't stop him!*
**[07:36] Azemichi**
*Make it in time!*
**[07:38] Date**
*Taking him down is the only path left to us!*
**[07:43] Yoigoshi**
*I reached him!*
**[07:46] Sakura**
Kabaddi...
**[07:48] Sakura**
*I've learned during this match.*
**[07:50] Sakura**
*In a melee, what I need to be most wary of...*
**[07:52] Sakura**
*is number 4's power.*
**[07:57] Ojo**
* He's using the players*
* coming for him as a shield!*
**[08:00] Yoigoshi**
*I see! Without Date...*
**[08:02] Yoigoshi**
*that spin will...!*
**[08:08] Sakura**
*This guy...*
**[08:09] Sakura**
*He's not folding!*
**[08:11] Sakura**
* Rough and unrefined,*
* yet still he comes for me!*
**[08:14] Sakura**
*I will stand and face him! I am not afraid!*
**[08:17] Sakura**
*I'll put everything I have into this spin...*
**[08:19] Sakura**
*and shake off the likes of you!*
**[08:22] Sakura**
Kabaddi!
**[08:28] Sakura**
*He's not coming?*
**[08:34] (Flashback) Ojo**
You okay?
**[08:36] (Flashback) Iura**
It isn't time for a break yet.
**[08:41] Misumi**
* People who've been doing this*
* since forever are amazing.*
**[08:47] (Flashback) delinquent 1**
You're amazing, Kyo-chan!
**[08:48] (Flashback) Misumi**
How?
**[08:51] (Flashback) Date**
Have you ever seriously
devoted yourself to anything?
**[08:54] (Flashback) Misumi**
Nope.
**[08:56] (Flashback) Misumi**
I've never done any sports.
**[08:59] Misumi**
*I have to do more... practice more, or else...*
**[09:04] Misumi**
* If someone like me could*
* predict Sakura's spin,*
**[09:09] Misumi**
*it means I can take Sakura down.*
**[09:11] Misumi**
*And this situation is the result of...*
**[09:15] Misumi**
*Well, it wasn't just some fluke...*
**[09:18] Misumi**
*I can believe that, right?*
**[09:28] Sakura**
*I am...*
**[09:31] Sakura**
*Kouyou's...*
**[09:38] Misumi**
*I know that, Ace!*
**[09:56] ref**
Kouyou, raid failed!
**[09:58] ref**
Noukin, one point gained!
**[10:00] Azemichi**
Y-You stopped him!
**[10:06] Misumi**
Yeah!
**[10:08] Misumi**
Did you see that, all you sportsmen?!
**[10:11] Hanai**
He offset the timing of his catch?
**[10:14] Uto**
He sensed the danger and dealt
with it in that instant.
**[10:17] Uto**
Without experience and training,
you could never pull off that defense.
**[10:21] Misumi**
Don't you ever look down on me!
**[10:24] Ojo**
*Kyohei.*
**[10:25] Ojo**
* There's no need for you to intimidate*
* everyone in the gym like that.*
**[10:29] (Flashback) Iura**
This is a new member, Misumi Kyohei-kun.
**[10:35] Ojo**
*You're already one of us.*
**[10:43] Yoigoshi**
*You really went and did it, Senpai.*
**[10:47] Yoigoshi**
*This time, it's my turn.*
**[10:54] ---**
Let's go!
**[10:55] ref**
Kouyou, time out!
**[10:57] Seki**
Fifteen seconds remaining
and a two-point gap!
**[11:00] Hitomi**
He sent Sakura-san out!
**[11:06] Sakura**
At this critical moment...
**[11:09] Sakura**
Blast it. Blast!
**[11:11] Uto**
You did more than enough.
**[11:14] Uto**
You did it.
**[11:16] Uto**
The moment you sent Masato-san out,
you'd already done your job.
**[11:20] Uto**
Get it, Ace? Leave the rest to us.
**[11:28] Uto**
It's our turn now.
**[11:30] Uto**
Do you remember what
everyone around us said
**[11:32] Uto**
when we made it to Kanto's top eight?
**[11:35] Hanai**
S-Sakura carried us as a one-man team.
**[11:37] Uto**
And what I thought then...
was that they were completely correct!
**[11:40] Ishida**
Hey...
**[11:42] Uto**
What's wrong with that?
**[11:43] Uto**
Every day, we pit ourselves
against that monster.
**[11:47] Uto**
When Sakura's on the court,
we prioritize protecting him.
**[11:51] Uto**
But the next defense will be different.
**[11:54] Uto**
We've had a ton of practice
against a monster.
**[11:57] Uto**
We can show them what our
defense is truly made of.
**[12:01] Uto**
We will win, as Kouyou.
**[12:04] Kouyou**
Sir!
**[12:08] Ojo**
Honestly, you've all played so well.
**[12:10] Ojo**
While I wasn't able to be there...
**[12:12] Misumi**
What are you talking about?
**[12:14] Misumi**
We could only do this because you're here.
**[12:17] Ojo**
For you to say that redeems me.
***SIGN*** Noukin
***SIGN*** Kouyou
**[12:20] Iura**
*But a comeback still seems difficult.*
**[12:23] Iura**
*We'd need to score three points...*
**[12:27] Iura**
*Every time this happens...*
**[12:29] Iura**
*I find myself at a loss as to what to say.*
**[12:32] Iura**
*The raider holds the key to a win or a loss.*
**[12:34] Iura**
*The rest of us can only watch.*
**[12:36] Yoigoshi**
If it were the captain,
**[12:38] Yoigoshi**
would he be able to make a
comeback on the next raid?
**[12:41] Iura**
Yoigoshi—
**[12:42] Yoigoshi**
I'm not losing my nerve here.
**[12:44] Yoigoshi**
It's the opposite.
**[12:46] Yoigoshi**
You're the one who said it, right?
"The Beast of Noukin."
**[12:49] Yoigoshi**
"Go become the strongest raider."
**[12:53] Yoigoshi**
I've never once thought that was a joke.
**[12:57] Iura**
I'll tell you the plan.
**[13:00] ref**
End of timeout!
**[13:01] ref**
Raid goes to Noukin!
***SIGN*** Kouyou
***SIGN*** Noukin
**[13:07] Hitomi**
Noukin's final raid... is starting.
**[13:12] narrator**
Normally, a little over ten
seconds is nothing of note,
**[13:15] narrator**
but here it transforms into unending time.
**[13:21] narrator**
In this incredibly volatile world...
**[13:24] narrator**
a beast has stepped forward.
**[13:28] Azemichi**
They're going in to push him out!
**[13:30] Ishida**
*A single point is allowable.*
**[13:31] Ishida**
*I'll make a play that helps us win!*
**[13:34] Ishida**
*This guy... isn't running?*
**[13:37] narrator**
For Yoigoshi, the battle began...
**[13:41] narrator**
Struggle!
**[13:42] narrator**
in this moment!
**[13:47] narrator**
The zones running along the side
of the court known as lobbies,
**[13:49] narrator**
become playable areas after
the raider enters a struggle.
**[13:52] narrator**
In this moment, a meter on
either side of the court,
**[13:56] narrator**
two meters in total, have been unlocked.
**[13:59] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[14:00] Yoigoshi**
*Now, I'll be able to use distance!*
**[14:03] Yoigoshi**
*The targets are far away...*
**[14:04] Yoigoshi**
*The defense has spread out.*
**[14:07] Yoigoshi**
*But I expected them to do this.*
**[14:08] Yoigoshi**
*I've crushed their teamwork!*
**[14:13] (Flashback) Uto**
There's no helping a lack
of experience at this point.
**[14:15] (Flashback) Uto**
If that's the case, hone yourselves now!
**[14:17] Hanai**
* As novices, though we may feel isolated,*
* we'll devote everything we've got...*
**[14:21] Kido**
*We'll each dodge with everything we have!*
**[14:23] Ishida**
* We'll each go to take him*
* down with everything we have!*
**[14:26] (Flashback) Uto**
And, one day, those things
will become Kouyou's...
**[14:29] (Flashback) Uto**
our team's, strength!
**[14:33] Iura**
He's been blocked in!
**[14:35] narrator**
Struggle!
**[14:39] Ishida**
*A Back?! Why now?*
**[14:42] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[14:44] (Flashback) Iura**
I'll tell you the plan.
**[14:47] (Flashback) Iura**
In order to prevent a huge point gain,
**[14:49] (Flashback) Iura**
it's likely they'll spread out their defense.
**[14:51] (Flashback) Iura**
And when you go in for a catch,
**[14:53] (Flashback) Iura**
they'll block the course for a
Back or a Cut. That's certain.
**[14:57] (Flashback) Iura**
So, you should use their positioning,
**[15:00] (Flashback) Iura**
and create a trajectory targeting
the remaining opponents.
**[15:02] (Flashback) Iura**
Using a skill you haven't mastered
in a match carries high risks, but...
**[15:07] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
It's like a penalty shoot-out.
**[15:10] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
No matter what the outcome may be,
**[15:12] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
you never imagine yourself
missing in a crucial moment.
**[15:15] Yoigoshi**
* Ever since I was a kid,*
* I've always... always...*
**[15:22] Yoigoshi**
*done things this way!*
**[15:25] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi!
**[15:27] narrator**
Struggle!
**[15:30] Azemichi**
That's three!
**[15:31] Iura**
*He really clinched it!*
**[15:34] Yoigoshi**
Kabaddi...
**[15:35] ---**
Now!
**[15:36] Hanai**
*We will win with our strength!*
**[15:39] Kido**
*We won't lose! If we lose now...*
**[15:42] Kouyou**
*...then we won't be able to look Sakura,*
**[15:45] Kouyou**
*the guy who did all that for us, in the eye!*
**[15:49] Kouyou**
*He turned!*
**[16:00] Uto**
*There was always a genius beside me.*
**[16:03] Uto**
* I kept working hard so that*
* I wouldn't get left behind!*
**[16:07] Uto**
* Brains, brawn...*
* After giving every last drop...*
**[16:13] Uto**
* that's where you'll find*
* the greatest of plays!*
**[16:18] Sakura**
Go, Hiro!
**[16:26] Uto**
*A spin?!*
**[16:29] Misumi; Date**
*That's Sakura's—*
**[16:33] Uto**
*That's right... it isn't just me!*
**[16:36] Uto**
*Every single one of these guys...*
**[16:38] Uto**
*Everyone is burning themselves to ash!*
**[16:51] Uto**
Don't you underestimate me!
**[16:59] Yoigoshi**
*Just one more step.*
**[17:02] Yoigoshi**
*Always. Always!*
**[17:06] Yoigoshi**
*I will overcome this "one more step"!*
**[17:10] Yoigoshi**
*Overcoming everything...*
**[17:13] Yoigoshi**
*is what I've decided to do!*
**[17:43] ref**
Four points by touch! Two points by lona!
**[17:45] ref**
End of match!
**[17:52] Yoigoshi**
All right!
**[18:00] Yoigoshi**
Yeah! Did you see that? That was my—
**[18:13] Iura**
What's with that face you're making?
**[18:15] Ojo**
I'm happy, but...
**[18:17] Ojo**
there's a part of my heart...
**[18:19] Ojo**
that's saying "he really got me,"
and I hate that part of me.
**[18:22] Iura**
That's how raiders should be.
**[18:25] Iura**
Besides, it's the end that
decides a battle, right?
**[18:30] Iura**
I'm counting on you for the tournament.
**[18:32] Ojo**
Yeah.
**[18:38] Uto**
*If only I'd stopped him...*
**[18:41] Uto**
Sakura...
**[18:42] Sakura**
The thing is,
**[18:44] Sakura**
back when I joined the team,
**[18:46] Sakura**
more than winning, I thought this team
seemed like it would be fun to join.
**[18:51] Sakura**
But now, it's different.
**[18:54] Sakura**
I want to win with this team.
**[18:57] Sakura**
Please, lend me your strength.
**[19:01] Uto**
We'll get our revenge at the tournament!
**[19:03] Kouyou**
Yeah!
**[19:15] Iura**
"I wasn't able to do anything." Is that it?
**[19:19] Iura**
Starting now, I'll drill everything into you.
**[19:22] Iura**
Leave the judgment as to whether or not you could do anything for after that.
**[19:27] Hitomi; Seki; Ban**
Yes, sir!
**[19:29] Sakura**
Ojo-san! Thank you very much.
**[19:31] Ojo**
We should be the ones thanking you!
**[19:33] Ojo**
That's one win, one loss, right, Sakura-kun?
**[19:36] Sakura**
What?
**[19:36] Ojo**
Our match.
**[19:38] Ojo**
Thanks to you, I was able
to realize a lot of things.
**[19:42] Ojo**
The form might be a little different,
**[19:44] Ojo**
but make sure you keep our promise, okay?
**[19:47] Sakura**
*Our promise...*
**[19:49] (Flashback) Sakura**
I will become a raider that can
be a strength for you, Ojo-san...
**[19:54] Sakura**
Will it really count as keeping the promise?
**[19:57] Ojo**
It will totally count!
**[19:59] Sakura**
* I'm really no match for*
* him when he's like this...*
**[20:03] Sakura**
Let's settle this at the tournament.
**[20:05] Ojo**
Yeah.
**[20:07] Sakura**
And I'll have to keep my
promise to Yoigoshi-kun, too.
**[20:11] Yoigoshi**
Huh?
**[20:12] Sakura**
I said that if I lost, I'd have
to tell you why I quit kabaddi...
**[20:15] Yoigoshi**
Oh... It's fine.
**[20:18] Yoigoshi**
If it made someone as strong as you quit,
it had to be something big, right?
**[20:23] Sakura**
Thank you.
**[20:25] Uto**
Hey, Yoigoshi! How's the injury?
**[20:27] Yoigoshi**
Hey. It's fine.
**[20:29] Uto**
This is the second time in my life a
junior player's taken a lona from me.
**[20:32] Uto**
You're truly incredible.
**[20:34] Yoigoshi**
Who was it?
**[20:35] Uto**
Huh?
**[20:36] Yoigoshi**
Who was the first junior to
take a lona from you?
**[20:43] Uto**
If you both win your way through the
tournament, you'll end up facing him.
**[20:48] Uto**
He's from the world team.
**[20:50] Yoigoshi**
The world team?
**[20:52] Yoigoshi**
I see.
***SIGN*** Akagakubo Station
**[21:03] Misumi**
That Sakura shook my hand
with freakin' crazy strength.
**[21:07] Misumi**
That's an apprentice of
the captain's for you.
**[21:09] Date**
That's great, isn't it? He considers you a rival.
**[21:12] Date**
He's the ace of a Kanto top-eight team!
**[21:15] Yoigoshi**
There's still people better than him, right?
**[21:17] Azemichi**
There goes Yoigoshi,
saying stuff like that again.
**[21:20] Misumi**
It's our first win! And you're
the one who clinched it!
**[21:23] Misumi**
Be happier! Show us how you feel!
**[21:25] Date**
We need a toast! A toast!
**[21:26] Yoigoshi**
It was just a practice match.
**[21:28] Yoigoshi**
Why are they so excited?
**[21:30] Iura**
Hey, Yoigoshi...
**[21:32] Iura**
Kabaddi is fun, isn't it?
**[21:37] (Flashback) Yoigoshi**
If I can't win, it's boring!
**[21:41] Yoigoshi**
That's a dirty move, you know...
**[21:44] Iura**
Which means, in short...
**[21:47] Misumi**
What did you mean by that?
**[21:49] Yoigoshi**
Oh, look. The train's here.
**[21:51] Ojo**
What's going on?
***SIGN*** Aim for
Number 1 in Japan!