E11 - The Direction We're 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!