# E2 - 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!