# Season 1
# E1 - Now the Flower Blooms
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYE5X01VR/now-the-flower-blooms)
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**[00:02] [POEM] Chihaya**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower blooms, but for winter.
**[00:07] [POEM] Chihaya**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms.
**[00:17] Person A**
Did you watch last night's episode?
**[00:18] Person B**
Uh-huh, you bet!
**[00:21] Person A**
Have you heard?
**[00:22] Person A**
One of the new students
**[00:23] ---**
is the younger sister of the model Ayase Chitose!
**[00:25] Person B**
No way! I'm a huge fan!
**[00:27] Person C**
She must be super cute!
**[00:29] Person A**
Yeah!
**[00:29] Person B**
Really? Let's go check her out!
**[00:31] Person C**
Which class?!
**[00:32] Person A**
Class 2!
**[00:32] Person A**
But she's usually in the lobby during lunch!
**[00:39] Person A**
What?
***SIGN*** Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 1-2!!
**[00:43] Person A**
Ayase Chihaya...?
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club!
**[00:46] ---**
A competitive karuta club?
**[00:48] Chihaya**
Excuse me.
**[00:59] Person A**
E-Err...
**[01:03] Chihaya**
1, 2, 3, 4!
**[01:06] Person B**
The hell?
**[01:07] Person A**
Track pants?
**[01:08] Person C**
Look at the belt.
**[01:10] Teacher**
Ayase-san!
**[01:12] Teacher**
Just look at yourself!
**[01:14] Teacher**
Have you no shame?!
**[01:16] Chihaya**
What?
**[01:17] Chihaya**
You're the one who told me that
I shouldn't do this with a skirt on.
**[01:19] Teacher**
If you're going to wear track pants,
take off the skirt!
**[01:22] Teacher**
Also, you're only allowed to
put one flyer on the board.
**[01:25] Teacher**
Don't take it off here!
**[01:28] Teacher**
You keep trying to start a karuta club,
**[01:28] Person A**
Right, everyone was saying how she's pretty,
**[01:31] Teacher**
but you always fall asleep during classical literature!
**[01:32] Person A**
but it's wasted as soon as she talks or does something.
**[01:35] Person A**
Beauty in vain...
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 1
***SIGN*** Now
The
Flower
Blooms
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club!
**[02:55] Chihaya**
Nobody's come to see me.
**[02:59] Horikawa**
Chi-chan.
**[03:00] Horikawa**
Forget about karuta.
**[03:02] Horikawa**
Do track with me again.
**[03:04] Horikawa**
It'd be a waste to just quit
**[03:06] ---**
after qualifying for the
city meet in short distance.
**[03:07] Person A**
Is karuta that idiom card game?
**[03:10] Chihaya**
It's not.
**[03:13] Chihaya**
Track was just a way for me to meet people.
**[03:17] Horikawa**
Meet people?
**[03:18] Horikawa**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[03:19] Person A**
Hey, we need to hurry to practice,
**[03:21] Person A**
or the seniors will yell at us again.
**[03:22] Horikawa**
Uh-huh. See you later, Chi-chan.
**[03:25] Horikawa**
Wait up!
**[03:26] Person A**
Faster!
**[03:27] Horikawa**
Sorry.
**[03:28] Person A**
That one senior is so scary!
**[03:33] Chihaya**
*It must be nice to have teammates.*
**[03:41] Chihaya**
*I figured that high school was where I could*
**[03:43] ---**
*find other players and focus 100% on karuta.*
**[03:56] (Flashback) Shin**
That makes you the Queen, Ayase-san.
**[04:00] [POEM] Voice**
None are left who know me
**[04:02] Chihaya**
*Back when I really enjoyed karuta...*
**[04:04] [POEM] Voice**
Takasago pines...
**[04:09] Taichi**
They call you "beauty in vain"
**[04:11] ---**
because you just plop yourself on the ground.
**[04:12] [POEM] Voice**
*...can never replace them.*
**[04:15] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[04:20] Chihaya**
Taichi?!
**[04:23] Chihaya**
That's awesome!
**[04:24] Chihaya**
I never thought you'd come to this high school.
**[04:26] Chihaya**
I figured you would stay at
that fancy academy for high school with the free ride.
**[04:31] Taichi**
And spend three more years commuting
**[04:33] ---**
an hour and a half each way?
**[04:35] Taichi**
By the way, that hurt.
**[04:37] Taichi**
Anyway, I think it's more surprising
**[04:39] ---**
that you made it into a good public school.
**[04:46] Chihaya**
Taichi, you've grown taller.
**[04:49] Taichi**
But we're practically the same height!
**[04:51] Taichi**
Don't get too cocky!
**[04:52] Taichi**
I'm still gonna grow!
**[04:53] Chihaya**
As am I.
**[04:55] Taichi**
You can stop!
**[04:58] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[05:00] Taichi**
What?
**[05:01] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[05:03] Chihaya**
Taichi! Taichi! Taichi!
**[05:06] Taichi**
What's wrong with you?
**[05:07] Taichi**
Chihaya, you probably aren't
very popular with the guys.
**[05:22] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[05:23] Chihaya**
Hmm?
**[05:25] Taichi**
Say...
**[05:30] Chihaya**
Excuse me for a second.
**[05:33] Taichi**
Yeah, it's me.
**[05:34] Taichi**
Right now?
**[05:35] Taichi**
I'm at the station.
**[05:38] Taichi**
Yeah, not yet.
**[05:41] Taichi**
Huh? You're waiting at Bubaigawara?
**[05:44] Taichi**
Fine, fine.
**[05:45] Taichi**
I'm hanging up.
**[05:51] Chihaya**
Your girlfriend?!
**[05:52] Chihaya**
You have a girlfriend?!
**[05:55] Taichi**
Am I not allowed to have one?
**[05:57] Chihaya**
Oh.
**[06:00] Chihaya**
Oh...
**[06:01] Taichi**
Wh-What's wrong?
**[06:03] Taichi**
Was it that big of a shock?
**[06:05] Chihaya**
Uh-huh.
**[06:05] Taichi**
W-Well, I'm only with her
because she asked me out.
**[06:09] Taichi**
I'm not really attached to her or anything...
**[06:11] Chihaya**
Maybe Arata's found something more important to him than karuta.
**[06:17] Taichi**
Huh?
**[06:21] Taichi**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[06:24] Chihaya**
Taichi?
**[06:28] Taichi**
Have you been in touch with Arata?
**[06:31] Chihaya**
No, I didn't get a New Year's card from him.
**[06:35] Chihaya**
Arata wasn't in last year's national tournament.
**[06:41] Chihaya**
I was on the track team in middle school,
**[06:43] Chihaya**
so I've never been to the Omi Jingu tournament.
**[06:47] Taichi**
Nothing wrong with track.
**[06:49] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[06:50] Taichi**
I'm planning on doing
something else in high school.
**[06:53] Taichi**
Karuta was just a hobby.
**[06:54] Chihaya**
What? You're not gonna play karuta?!
**[06:57] Chihaya**
We're even in the same high school!
**[06:59] Taichi**
I spent most of my time in
middle school playing soccer.
**[07:02] Taichi**
We're not gonna play karuta forever.
**[07:07] [POEM] Chihaya**
None are left who know me.
**[07:11] Chihaya**
*This poem was about losing old friends.*
**[07:17] (Flashback) Chihaya**
As long as we keep playing,
we'll see each other again!
**[07:20] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I just know it!
**[07:30] Person A**
Chi-chan! Hurry up!
**[07:33] Chihaya**
Wait for me!
**[07:39] Chihaya**
*Three years ago, in Tokyo,*
**[07:43] Chihaya**
*before I found my passion...*
**[07:47] Person B**
Hey, hey.
**[07:48] Person B**
How did your sister do in the beauty pageant?
**[07:50] Chihaya**
Oh, she made it to the final round,
**[07:55] Chihaya**
and her picture will be in the newspaper tomorrow!
**[07:58] Person C**
Really? That's amazing!
**[08:00] Person D**
I wanna see!
**[08:01] Taichi**
Chihaya's sister is really pretty.
**[08:04] Chihaya**
Yep. Don't you agree, Taichi?
**[08:06] Taichi**
Sure. She's the opposite of you.
**[08:10] Person A**
Hilarious!
**[08:12] Taichi**
Aw, man.
**[08:14] Taichi**
Reflexes are the one area you can match me.
**[08:16] Chihaya**
Don't forget height.
**[08:17] Taichi**
Hey! You wanna make something of it, Chihaya?
**[08:19] Chihaya**
Yeah!
**[08:26] Chihaya**
Oh, sorry.
**[08:32] Taichi**
That transfer student never talks.
**[08:35] Chihaya**
Really?
**[08:36] Taichi**
It seems he doesn't have any friends, either.
**[08:38] Person A**
You should probably stay away from him.
**[08:41] Person B**
I've heard that he snacks on bugs.
**[08:43] Taichi**
What? For real?
**[08:44] Person B**
Someone from Class 2 saw it!
**[08:46] Person C**
He has holes in his socks, too.
**[08:47] Person A**
We don't need him in our class.
**[08:50] Person B**
Hey, Chi-chan.
**[08:51] Chihaya**
Hmm?
**[08:51] Person B**
Look at this.
**[08:52] Person B**
We've been taking notes on
Wataya-kun's Fukui dialect.
***SIGN*** Wataya Lexicon Hay, hay -> Hey, hey Yah, yah -> Yeah, yeah Stick it -> No idea Lez -> Let's Canker -> ??
**[08:55] Person C**
But he doesn't talk much these days.
**[08:58] Person C**
We can't add to the list.
**[08:59] Person C**
He doesn't wanna share.
**[09:01] Person B**
I know...
**[09:02] Person A**
Then, the other day...
**[09:03] Chihaya**
If I were in Wataya-kun's shoes,
**[09:06] Chihaya**
I wouldn't want to talk to people who kept
**[09:08] ---**
taking notes just so they could laugh at me.
**[09:13] Person A**
That wasn't our intention.
**[09:16] Person B**
I know.
**[09:17] Chihaya**
Oh, really? Sorry.
**[09:18] Person A**
Nah, it's okay.
**[09:20] Chihaya**
Really?
**[09:36] Man**
Hey, you forgot your directions.
**[09:39] Man**
You'll need this.
**[09:40] Arata**
I memorized it.
**[09:41] Man**
You memorized it?
**[09:43] Man**
This is your first day!
**[09:44] Man**
Hey, wait!
**[09:45] Man**
You have 200 stops!
**[09:47] Man**
Don't make any mistakes!
**[09:51] Arata**
*Area 2, District 5.*
**[09:52] Arata**
*Fujiwara, plus five across the street.*
**[09:54] Arata**
*Osawa, Fujimiya, Yamamoto...*
**[09:57] Arata**
*Uchiyama's subscription was canceled.*
**[09:59] Arata**
*Yokota Cooperative.*
**[10:00] Arata**
*101, 103, 203, 204.*
**[10:09] Arata**
*Next is Ayase.*
**[10:22] Arata**
G-Good morning.
**[10:24] Chihaya**
Thank you!
**[10:35] Chihaya**
Sis! Sis!
**[10:36] Chihaya**
You're in the paper!
**[10:37] Chihaya**
Wake up!
***SIGN*** Japan Sports Paper
***SIGN*** Japan's Most Beautiful Girl Grand Prix
***SIGN*** 13 Years Old
**[10:40] Chihaya**
Look! There's your picture!
**[10:42] Chihaya**
Right here!
**[10:46] Chitose**
As a footnote.
**[10:48] Chihaya**
Why is that bad?
**[10:49] Chihaya**
It's amazing that you made it to the final fifteen!
**[10:52] Chihaya**
Can I have this picture?
**[10:54] Chitose**
Whatever.
**[10:57] Chihaya**
The winner has a better body, I guess.
**[11:03] Chitose**
You always say the first thing
that comes into your head!
**[11:06] Person A**
Chi-chan, I saw the paper!
**[11:08] Person B**
Your sister's amazing!
**[11:10] Chihaya**
Yep! She's amazing!
**[11:12] Taichi**
Wow, she's really in the paper.
**[11:14] Person A**
Your sister's so pretty.
**[11:15] Person B**
Wow...
**[11:16] Taichi**
Yeah, the two of you might be sisters,
**[11:18] Taichi**
but you still look like a boy.
**[11:25] Teacher**
Good morning.
**[11:27] Teacher**
Sit down.
***SIGN*** Hundred Poet Memorization Sheet
**[11:30] Teacher**
Did everyone fill out their Hundred Poet sheet with stickers?
**[11:33] Teacher**
If you memorize all one hundred poems,
you should take the test.
**[11:35] Teacher**
We'll have the students who've
**[11:35] Person A**
I don't think so. How many did you memorize?
**[11:37] ---**
learned their poems participate in the karuta tournament.
**[11:37] Person B**
Only ten. What about you?
**[11:40] Person A**
Fifteen.
**[11:40] Person B**
Same difference.
Don't be such a snob.
**[11:42] Taichi**
Chihaya, how many did you memorize?
**[11:44] Chihaya**
Only half, I think...
**[11:48] Chihaya**
Yeah, yeah.
You're a better student than I am.
**[11:51] Person A**
Mashima-kun, you've already
memorized all of them?
**[11:53] Person B**
That was quick.
**[11:54] Person B**
You can do anything.
**[11:55] Teacher**
Okay, quiet down!
**[11:57] Teacher**
Actually, Mashima-kun isn't the only person
**[12:00] ---**
in the class who memorized
all one hundred poems.
**[12:04] Teacher**
The other person is...
**[12:05] Teacher**
Wataya-kun!
**[12:07] Background**
No way!
**[12:09] Teacher**
Wataya-kun took the test
after school yesterday.
**[12:12] Teacher**
He got all 100 poems on the first try.
**[12:14] ---**
Amazing!
**[12:15] ---**
Round of applause!
**[12:16] ---**
Really? In one go?
**[12:18] Teacher**
Will you participate in the
karuta tournament next month?
**[12:21] Arata**
Uh... yes.
**[12:23] Chihaya**
Hmm?
**[12:27] Arata**
*Good morning.*
**[12:29] Chihaya**
The paper boy!
**[12:31] Chihaya**
I remember now!
**[12:32] Chihaya**
You delivered our paper this morning!
**[12:35] Chihaya**
That's amazing!
**[12:36] Person A**
Paper boy?
**[12:38] Person B**
Grade schoolers aren't
supposed to be working.
**[12:40] Teacher**
Um, Wataya-kun?
Is this true?
**[12:44] Arata**
I help out from time
to time when I'm asked.
**[12:48] Person A**
He must be poor.
**[12:50] Person B**
Doesn't he wear the same pants every day?
**[12:55] Chihaya**
Hey, Taichi. Isn't Wataya-kun amazing?
**[12:58] Chihaya**
He's delivering the newspaper!
**[13:01] Teacher**
Okay, quiet down.
**[13:02] Teacher**
Everybody should try their best to
memorize all one hundred poems.
**[13:21] Chihaya**
Wataya-kun!
**[13:29] Person A**
Bye, Mashima-kun.
**[13:30] Taichi**
Yeah!
**[13:41] Chihaya**
Um...
**[13:43] Chihaya**
Well, I...
**[13:49] Taichi**
Oh, oops! Sorry about
ruining your only pair of pants!
**[13:52] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[13:54] Taichi**
Don't have anything to wear tomorrow?
**[13:56] Taichi**
You can borrow your mom's skirt...
**[13:59] Chihaya**
I didn't think you were such a mean person!
**[14:04] Taichi**
Well, why do you keep taking his side?!
**[14:08] Taichi**
Everyone's gonna start ignoring you tomorrow!
**[14:11] Chihaya**
I don't care!
**[14:13] Taichi**
I'm gonna ignore you, too!
**[14:15] Taichi**
I mean it!
**[14:15] Chihaya**
I said that I don't care!
**[14:21] Taichi**
Don't come crying to me later!
**[14:23] Taichi**
You'll pay for this!
**[14:36] Chihaya**
Wow, this place is falling apart.
**[14:39] Chihaya**
Oh!
**[14:40] Chihaya**
Umm, sorry!
**[14:41] Chihaya**
I always say the first thing
that comes into my head!
**[14:44] Chihaya**
That's why my sister
kicked me this morning...
**[14:49] Chihaya**
U-Um...
**[14:51] Chihaya**
You know, you can talk.
**[14:53] Chihaya**
I'm not taking notes.
**[15:00] Chihaya**
It's freezing.
**[15:03] Arata**
Wh-Why...
**[15:07] Arata**
Why were you waiting for
the newspaper this morning?
**[15:12] Chihaya**
*He spoke!*
**[15:15] Chihaya**
My sister was in a beauty pageant,
**[15:17] Chihaya**
and I couldn't wait to see the article!
**[15:19] Chihaya**
Look, right here!
**[15:20] Chihaya**
My sister's in the back!
**[15:22] Arata**
Wow, that's really something.
**[15:24] Chihaya**
Isn't she pretty?
Isn't she awesome?
**[15:27] Chihaya**
My dream is to see my sister
become the top model in Japan!
**[15:33] Arata**
You can't call that a dream.
**[15:38] Arata**
Your dream should be about yourself.
**[15:42] Arata**
Don't take someone else's.
**[15:44] Arata**
That wouldn't be fair to your sister.
**[15:47] Chihaya**
Wh-What?!
**[15:49] Chihaya**
Do you have a dream, Wataya-kun?!
**[15:51] Chihaya**
Your own dream?!
**[16:04] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[16:05] Chihaya**
Isn't this Hundred Poets?
**[16:07] Arata**
Do you know how to play?
**[16:09] Chihaya**
Well, we have a karuta tournament
at our school every year.
**[16:14] Chihaya**
You know, the one the teacher mentioned.
**[16:15] Arata**
L-Lez play!
**[16:16] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[16:17] Chihaya**
What?
**[16:18] Chihaya**
Wait!
**[16:19] Chihaya**
I'll play, but we need someone to do the reading.
**[16:22] Arata**
I have a tape for that!
**[16:24] Chihaya**
*What?*
**[16:26] Chihaya**
*Why is he so excited?*
**[16:32] Chihaya**
*Um... How does this work?*
**[16:35] Chihaya**
*Line up 25 cards in 3 rows.*
**[16:39] Chihaya**
*When the first verse of a poem is read,*
**[16:41] Chihaya**
*you grab the card with the second verse.*
**[16:45] Chihaya**
*I've only memorized around 50 poems...*
**[16:49] Chihaya**
*Well, it's just a game.*
**[16:57] Chihaya**
*What was that look?*
**[17:00] Arata**
Shall we begin?
**[17:01] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:02] Chihaya**
S-Sure.
**[17:14] [POEM] Reader**
The storm...
**[17:16] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:18] Arata**
Oh, oops.
**[17:22] [POEM] Reader**
to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
***SIGN*** to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[17:30] Arata**
Another card got stuck.
**[17:36] [POEM] Reader**
May I live to see the day when
***SIGN*** when the fisherman who
casts his nets can seem dear
**[17:45] [POEM] Reader**
The world offers no change, I pray,
**[17:47] Chihaya**
H-Huh?!
**[17:48] Chihaya**
What's going on?!
**[17:52] Chihaya**
*Is this how you play karuta?*
**[17:57] Chihaya**
*He's fast!*
**[17:59] Chihaya**
*Fast!*
**[18:01] Chihaya**
*So fast!*
**[18:03] Chihaya**
*I'm mad.*
**[18:06] Chihaya**
*I'm really mad.*
**[18:10] Chihaya**
*I should at least be able to take one card...*
**[18:17] Chihaya**
*Oh.*
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[18:18] Chihaya**
*I know the first verse for that card.*
**[18:20] Chihaya**
*"Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks"*
**[18:24] Chihaya**
*One card.*
**[18:27] Chihaya**
*It's just one card.*
**[18:30] Chihaya**
*I have to get it!*
**[18:39] [POEM] Reader**
Swift...
**[18:44] [POEM] Reader**
...waters parted by the jagged rocks
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[18:53] Chihaya**
I did it! I got a card!
**[18:55] Chihaya**
I beat Wataya-kun to a card!
**[19:00] Arata**
Thank you very much.
**[19:02] Chihaya**
What happened?!
**[19:04] Chihaya**
You're too good!
**[19:05] Arata**
But you were able to take a card.
**[19:07] Chihaya**
Only one card!
**[19:11] Arata**
B-But, I had fun!
**[19:15] Arata**
In Fukui, everyone played karuta.
**[19:18] Arata**
That's not the case in Tokyo.
**[19:22] Arata**
I usually play by myself.
**[19:24] Chihaya**
By yourself?!
While listening to the tape?!
***SIGN*** the red that is
the Tatsuta River
**[19:29] Arata**
Karuta isn't very popular in other countries.
**[19:34] Arata**
Well, it's not an easy game.
**[19:36] Arata**
But that means...
**[19:41] Arata**
If you become the best player in Japan,
**[19:43] Arata**
you'll be the best in the world.
**[19:48] Chihaya**
*The best in the world?*
**[19:52] Arata**
My dream is to become
**[19:55] Arata**
a karuta master.
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[19:58] Chihaya**
*Master...*
**[20:02] Chihaya**
*Dream...*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[20:07] Arata**
Chihaya is a good name.
**[20:09] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[20:10] Arata**
Look, this is your card.
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[20:14] Arata**
The first verse for this card begins with Chihaya Furu (Impassionate).
**[20:18] Arata**
This is the card you pick up when you hear Chihaya,
**[20:20] Arata**
so in my mind, it's the Chihaya card.
**[20:24] Arata**
That's how I see it.
**[20:30] Mom**
I'm home!
**[20:31] Mom**
Oh?
**[20:32] Mom**
Arata, is this a friend?
**[20:34] Mom**
Oh, a girlfriend?!
**[20:36] Arata**
Mom...
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[20:37] Mom**
Arata's girlfriend, would you like some yams?!
**[20:39] Chihaya**
No, thank you.
**[20:46] [POEM] Chihaya**
Impassionate gods have never seen
**[20:53] Chihaya**
He was so fast.
**[21:01] Chihaya**
His dream...
**[21:04] [POEM] Chihaya**
the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[21:09] (Flashback) Chihaya**
On the day I first played karuta with Arata,
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[21:14] Chihaya**
*I learned about more than just karuta.*
**[21:19] Chihaya**
*I discovered Arata's passion!*
# E2 - The Red That Is
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR9PV93V6/the-red-that-is)
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**[00:00] Arata**
-
**[00:01] [POEM] Chihaya**
Note that though we may
be apart, if I am to hear
**[00:06] Person A**
Can I copy your homework?
**[00:06] Chihaya**
No good. What was the second verse?
**[00:07] Person B**
Again?
**[00:10] [POEM] Chihaya**
that you pine for me as the Inaba
mountain pines, I shall return to you.
**[00:15] (Flashback) Arata**
Chihaya is a good name.
**[00:20] (Flashback) Arata**
Look, this is your card.
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[00:24] (Flashback) Arata**
The first verse for this card
begins with Chihaya Furu.
**[00:27] (Flashback) Arata**
This is the card you pick
up when you hear Chihaya,
**[00:29] (Flashback) Arata**
so in my mind, it's the Chihaya card.
**[00:34] Chihaya**
Okay! I can do this!
**[00:37] Chihaya**
Good morning!
**[00:43] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[00:49] Chihaya**
Oh.
**[00:50] (Flashback) Taichi**
Everyone's gonna start
ignoring you tomorrow!
**[00:54] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I don't care!
**[00:55] (Flashback) Taichi**
I'm gonna ignore you, too!
**[00:57] (Flashback) Taichi**
I mean it!
**[00:58] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I said that I don't care!
**[01:08] Taichi**
If you stop talking to the outsider,
**[01:11] Taichi**
we'll stop ignoring you.
**[01:14] Chihaya**
I don't mind.
**[01:16] Chihaya**
You should stop ignoring
Wataya-kun instead.
**[01:20] Taichi**
Why do you keep taking his side?!
**[01:22] Chihaya**
Why are you so mean?!
**[01:25] Taichi**
There's nothing to like about
this puny and poor bumpkin!
**[01:26] Arata**
I-It's okay, Ayase-san.
**[01:28] Arata**
It's okay.
**[01:29] Chihaya**
There is!
**[01:30] Chihaya**
There is!
**[01:35] Chihaya**
Wataya-kun can beat
everyone here at karuta!
**[01:43] Chihaya**
Right?
**[01:48] Arata**
I-
**[01:49] ---**
I won't let anyone take
a single card from me.
**[01:58] Taichi**
I'll make you eat those words!
**[02:00] Taichi**
Let's have a showdown at the
upcoming karuta tournament!
**[02:02] Person A**
If anyone takes a card from you,
**[02:04] ---**
we're ignoring you until you graduate!
**[02:06] Person B**
Yeah!
**[02:07] Chihaya**
*It was a reckless bet,*
**[02:09] Chihaya**
*but it felt so right.*
**[02:12] Chihaya**
* Because I didn't have anything*
* where I could claim*
**[02:15] Chihaya**
*that no one else could ever beat me!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 2
***SIGN*** The Red
That Is
***SIGN*** East Osato
Elementary School
Karuta Tournament
**[03:31] [POEM] Reader**
*Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter.*
**[03:40] [POEM] Reader**
*Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.*
**[03:42] Person A**
Hey, why isn't anyone moving?
**[03:45] Person B**
This is just the opening poem.
**[03:47] Person A**
Opening poem?
**[03:48] Person B**
The contest begins with the reading
**[03:49] ---**
of a poem that isn't one of the Hundred.
**[03:51] Person B**
Then the match starts.
That's what the handout said.
**[03:54] Person A**
Oh...
***SIGN*** Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
**[03:58] [POEM] Reader**
The tail feathers of the
copper pheasant are long,
**[04:02] Taichi**
Uh...
**[04:08] Taichi**
There it is!
**[04:09] Person A**
Yeah!
**[04:10] Person A**
You got this, Taichi!
**[04:12] Person B**
Nice one, Taichi!
**[04:13] Taichi**
Too easy.
**[04:15] Person A**
You can win this!
**[04:17] Person B**
Keep it up!
**[04:21] [POEM] Reader**
long as the nights I spend alone.
**[04:27] Teacher**
Next will be the first round
matches for the second group.
***SIGN*** Mashima Taichi | Tanno Shouta | Umehara Asuka
**[04:30] Teacher**
Will the contestants please
step onto the tatami?
**[04:31] Person A**
You were awesome, Taichi!
**[04:33] Taichi**
Piece of cake.
**[04:35] Person B**
Your next match should be just as easy!
**[04:36] Person C**
I know, right?
**[04:47] Taichi**
Wouldn't it be lame if he
lost in the first round?
**[04:53] Chihaya**
You'll understand once
you've seen him play.
**[05:07] [POEM] Reader**
Like a boatsman...
**[05:31] Person A**
Wow.
**[05:33] Person B**
What was that?
**[05:36] Person C**
Hey, did you see Wataya's match?!
**[05:38] Person D**
Yeah, that was crazy.
**[05:40] Person E**
Does Taichi have a chance?
**[05:42] Person D**
He'll be fine.
He can do anything.
**[05:45] Person D**
Besides, his mom will be
on his case if he loses.
***SIGN*** Mashima Taichi Wataya Arata
**[05:48] Person A**
Yeah, he'll have to do
whatever it takes to win
**[05:51] ---**
if he doesn't want to get in trouble.
**[05:52] Person B**
You don't think he'll lose without
taking a single card, do you?
**[05:58] Chihaya**
You're amazing, Wataya-kun!
**[06:00] Chihaya**
At this rate, you'll
have a perfect victory!
**[06:03] Arata**
But you were able to
take a card from me.
**[06:07] Chihaya**
That was a fluke.
**[06:09] Arata**
You're wrong.
**[06:10] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[06:11] Arata**
You have the instinct
of a karuta player.
**[06:17] Chihaya**
The instinct of a karuta player?
**[06:20] Taichi**
Hey!
**[06:25] Taichi**
It's on me!
**[06:26] Taichi**
You should be grateful!
**[06:28] Chihaya**
Taichi?
**[06:31] Taichi**
What's wrong?
It's not poisoned or anything.
**[06:34] Arata**
Oh, that's not it...
**[06:36] Arata**
Thank you.
**[06:41] Chihaya**
Hey, Taichi!
**[06:42] Chihaya**
What do you think you're doing?!
**[06:44] Taichi**
That was his own fault!
**[06:50] Chihaya**
Man, what's Taichi even thinking?
**[06:55] Chihaya**
Sorry, I don't have a
handkerchief on me.
**[06:58] Chihaya**
You can wipe your face on here.
**[07:00] Arata**
No, it's okay.
**[07:01] Chihaya**
It's no big deal.
**[07:03] Chihaya**
Uh, then...
**[07:05] Chihaya**
How about here?
**[07:07] Arata**
It's really okay.
**[07:09] Chihaya**
What?
**[07:10] Chihaya**
What about here?
**[07:12] Arata**
I said it's okay.
**[07:14] Chihaya**
Over here then?
**[07:16] Arata**
I don't want to get your clothes wet.
**[07:18] Chihaya**
You don't have to worry about that!
**[07:20] Chihaya**
If I run really fast,
they'll dry in a flash!
**[07:27] Arata**
Huh? That's strange.
**[07:29] Chihaya**
What's wrong?
**[07:32] Arata**
My glasses...
**[07:34] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[07:42] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[07:43] Chihaya**
Have you seen Wataya-kun's glasses?
**[07:45] Taichi**
Nope.
Isn't that right?
**[07:48] Person A**
Hmm? Yeah.
**[07:49] Person B**
Right.
**[07:50] Chihaya**
Really...
***SIGN*** Eyesight without glasses 0.03
**[07:52] Taichi**
Ayase-san, I'm pretty sure that Mashima
**[07:55] ---**
was the one who hid my glasses.
**[07:57] Person A**
Huh?
**[07:57] Chihaya**
Taichi might be selfish,
but he's not mean!
**[08:02] Chihaya**
And that's not me.
**[08:04] Teacher**
We will now begin the final match!
**[08:08] Chihaya**
I'll go find your glasses!
**[08:11] Chihaya**
Hold on!
**[08:21] Taichi**
Do you really have to lean
that close to read them?
**[08:24] Taichi**
Are you making sure you'll
have an excuse when you lose?
**[08:28] Taichi**
J-Just so we're clear...
**[08:30] Taichi**
If I take a card from you, you lose!
**[08:44] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter.
**[08:53] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
**[09:09] [POEM] Reader**
A mountain stream...
**[09:14] Person A**
That was fast!
**[09:17] Person B**
That scared me.
**[09:23] Taichi**
*What's going on?*
**[09:25] Taichi**
*I thought he couldn't see.*
**[09:28] [POEM] Reader**
I wish...
**[09:30] Taichi**
*No way!*
**[09:31] [POEM] Reader**
Waves...
**[09:35] Taichi**
* He memorized the initial*
* position of every card?!*
**[09:38] [POEM] Reader**
My life means nothing after...
**[09:46] [POEM] Reader**
While some dodge...
**[09:49] Reader**
Oh, Wataya-kun.
**[09:50] Reader**
That's the wrong card.
***SIGN*** I have learned to both love and hate my fellow man
**[09:56] [POEM] Reader**
I deflect your artful words
to keep my sleeves dry
**[09:59] Taichi**
Got it!
**[10:02] Person A**
Nice job, Taichi!
**[10:03] Person B**
Time to start your comeback!
**[10:06] Arata**
*The cards have been moved?*
**[10:12] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is that you will forget
your promise to never forget me,
**[10:14] Arata**
*Where is it?*
**[10:18] Taichi**
Found it!
**[10:20] Person A**
Mashima got another card!
**[10:22] Person B**
Way to go, Mashima!
**[10:23] Person C**
Keep it up!
**[10:24] [POEM] Reader**
When the misty bridge of magpie
feathers comes into sight,
**[10:27] Taichi**
Awesome!
**[10:29] Person A**
He got it!
**[10:29] Person B**
That's it, Mashima!
**[10:31] Person C**
Don't lose to the outsider!
**[10:32] Person D**
Wataya's lame!
**[10:33] Person E**
That's what you get for bragging
about being good at karuta!
**[10:35] Person F**
Take him out, Mashima!
**[10:39] Person G**
Get him!
**[10:41] Person H**
Do it!
**[10:45] Person I**
That's it!
**[10:48] Chihaya**
Sensei!
**[10:52] Chihaya**
Can I take Wataya-kun's place?!
**[10:55] Arata**
Huh?
**[10:56] Taichi**
Huh?
**[11:04] Chihaya**
I'll take Wataya-kun's place!
**[11:06] Teacher**
What are you saying?
**[11:08] Teacher**
You shouldn't interrupt
a match, Ayase-san.
**[11:10] Chihaya**
But Sensei!
Wataya-kun lost his glasses!
**[11:13] Chihaya**
And um...
**[11:14] Chihaya**
I'm his number one pupil!
**[11:17] Teacher**
It's true that he doesn't
have his glasses.
**[11:20] Taichi**
I don't mind.
**[11:23] Taichi**
Chihaya is obviously weaker.
**[11:27] Chihaya**
Thank you!
**[11:32] Person A**
But Chi-chan only has a third
of the poems memorized.
**[11:35] Person B**
Is she going to be okay?
**[11:39] Chihaya**
* I'm going to win this*
* match for Wataya-kun!*
**[11:44] Chihaya**
*No...*
**[11:45] [POEM] Reader**
the night is nearly past
**[11:46] Chihaya**
*I'm not doing this for him.*
**[11:47] Chihaya**
*I'm...*
**[11:49] Chihaya**
*I'm the one who's going to defeat Taichi!*
**[11:56] [POEM] Reader**
May the scarlet kadsuras
of Mount Afusaka...
**[11:57] Chihaya**
*I know this one!*
**[12:01] Taichi**
Wh-What are you doing?!
**[12:04] Teacher**
You're not supposed to use both hands.
**[12:07] Chihaya**
Huh? What order were these in?
**[12:10] Taichi**
You're out of control.
**[12:13] Chihaya**
*When I was playing against Wataya-kun,*
***SIGN*** Emperor Sutoku
Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks
**[12:16] Chihaya**
*I was focused on jumping into action*
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[12:18] Chihaya**
* as soon as I heard the first*
* word of the first verse.*
**[12:20] Chihaya**
*In other words...*
**[12:22] Chihaya**
* I just have to keep cycling*
* through the first few words*
**[12:23] ---**
*of every first verse!*
**[12:25] Chihaya**
*It doesn't matter what the poem means!*
**[12:26] Chihaya**
* If she reads a card*
* I don't recognize...*
**[12:28] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew atop the blades of grass
**[12:32] Chihaya**
* I bat away the cards that are*
* in the area Taichi is looking!*
**[12:36] Taichi**
That's cheap, Chihaya!
**[12:38] Chihaya**
Am I allowed to do that, Sensei?
**[12:40] Teacher**
The rules allow it.
**[12:42] Teacher**
As long as the correct card is
removed from the area of play.
**[12:49] Person A**
This girl certainly has style.
**[12:53] [POEM] Reader**
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
**[12:54] Taichi**
*The second verse is "while snow falls upon..."*
**[12:57] Chihaya**
*I can't lose!*
**[12:58] Chihaya**
*Focus on Taichi's movements!*
**[13:00] Chihaya**
Got it!
**[13:02] Taichi**
*Why is she so serious?*
**[13:06] Taichi**
*Is she...*
**[13:08] Taichi**
*Is she doing it for him?*
**[13:10] Taichi**
*For that loser?*
**[13:15] Chihaya**
Got it!
**[13:16] Person A**
What's wrong, Taichi?!
**[13:18] Person B**
You better not lose!
**[13:19] Person C**
Pull it together!
**[13:21] Taichi**
*They're right!*
**[13:23] Taichi**
*Focus!*
**[13:25] [POEM] Reader**
For the...
**[13:34] [POEM] Reader**
May I find the...
**[13:38] Person A**
Chi-chan got the card!
**[13:44] Arata**
*Only one left!*
**[13:51] Taichi**
*Only one left.*
**[13:53] Chihaya**
*Only one left.*
**[13:54] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[13:56] Chihaya**
*No way!*
**[13:57] Chihaya**
* I don't recognize any*
* of the other cards!*
**[14:01] Chihaya**
*What do I do?*
**[14:07] Chihaya**
Oh!
**[14:08] (Flashback) Arata**
That's how I see it.
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[14:13] (Flashback) Arata**
Chihaya is a good name.
***SIGN*** Chihaya
**[14:25] Chihaya**
*Th-This is...*
**[14:28] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
**[14:35] Chihaya**
* This is how a karuta*
* player sees the world!*
**[14:42] Arata**
She did it!
**[14:46] Teacher**
Our sixth grade champion is
Ayase Chihaya-san from Class 1!
**[14:52] Taichi**
Man! What's going on?!
**[14:55] Taichi**
Who cares if I'm not good at karuta!
**[14:56] Chihaya**
That was a really fun match!
**[15:02] Chihaya**
Karuta is so much fun!
**[15:05] Chihaya**
But it would be a different story if
**[15:07] ---**
you were playing against Wataya-kun!
**[15:08] Chihaya**
He's going to become a master.
**[15:11] Shin**
That makes you the Queen, Ayase-san.
**[15:16] Chihaya**
Queen?
**[15:17] Arata**
It's the title given to the
strongest female player.
**[15:24] Chihaya**
Queen...
**[15:27] Chihaya**
The best player in Japan...
**[15:29] Chihaya**
is the best player in the world!
**[15:31] Arata**
I believe that you have
the talent for karuta.
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya This award certifies that you performed admirably in the 7th East Osato Elementary School Karuta Tournament
**[15:41] Chihaya**
Hello! Mom?
**[15:42] Chihaya**
There was a karuta tournament today!
**[15:45] Mom**
We don't have any time for that!
**[15:46] Mom**
There's a scout at our house
**[15:48] ---**
right now who's interested
in your sister.
**[15:49] Chihaya**
What?! Really?!
**[15:50] Chihaya**
That's amazing!
**[15:51] Mom**
He must have seen her
in the beauty pageant.
**[15:54] Mom**
Hurry home.
**[15:56] Mom**
I'll have a big dinner ready.
**[15:57] Mom**
We'll throw a party for your sister.
**[15:59] Chihaya**
U-Um, there was this karuta
tournament today and I...
**[16:02] Chitose**
Geez... Hurry up, Mom.
**[16:05] Chitose**
Chihaya?
**[16:06] Chihaya**
Oh, Sis?
**[16:07] Chihaya**
That's great news!
**[16:08] Chihaya**
And today, I was in
a karuta tournament!
**[16:11] Chitose**
Karuta?
**[16:12] Chitose**
Boring. And lame.
**[16:15] Chitose**
I'm gonna hang up.
**[16:21] Mom**
How could you lose to a girl?
**[16:23] Mom**
I was recording your matches.
**[16:25] Mom**
Now I can't show this to your father.
**[16:27] Taichi**
I-I'm sorry...
**[16:31] Mom**
It doesn't matter if you
can play karuta or not,
**[16:34] Mom**
but if you're going to lose,
**[16:36] ---**
you're no longer allowed
to play in tournaments.
**[16:37] Mom**
You're a good student
and a good athlete.
**[16:40] Mom**
Focus on contests that you can win.
**[16:53] Taichi**
What?
**[16:54] Taichi**
You beat me.
Why are you so upset?
**[16:56] Chihaya**
I'm not.
**[17:01] Chihaya**
What's that sound?
**[17:03] Taichi**
Huh?
**[17:04] Chihaya**
Didn't you hear that slam?
**[17:07] Chihaya**
Oh, there it is again.
**[17:09] Taichi**
Sound?
**[17:17] Taichi**
Oh, I can hear it.
**[17:18] Chihaya**
See?
**[17:19] Taichi**
How good is your hearing?
**[17:22] Chihaya**
I wish I was born with
a more useful talent.
**[17:25] Chihaya**
So I could be a good student
and athlete like you.
**[17:28] Taichi**
That's true.
I was born this good.
**[17:31] Chihaya**
But I know that you made flashcards
for learning the Hundred Poets.
**[17:36] Taichi**
Don't tell anyone.
**[17:37] Taichi**
They'll think I'm lame.
**[17:39] Taichi**
And then I lost to you.
**[17:41] Chihaya**
What's so lame about
losing in a fair fight?!
**[17:46] Chihaya**
At least, that's what I think.
**[17:49] Chihaya**
Though nobody's gonna praise
you for doing well at karuta.
**[18:22] Chihaya**
*He doesn't need his glasses...*
**[18:27] Chihaya**
*Or cards...*
**[18:33] Chihaya**
*He can see everything!*
**[18:42] Taichi**
What are you doing all alone here?
**[18:45] Taichi**
You like playing karuta that much?
**[18:50] Chihaya**
I'll go look for your glasses again!
**[18:53] Taichi**
H-Hey, Chihaya!
**[18:55] Chihaya**
There are a lot of crows around here,
**[18:56] Chihaya**
and one of them might have taken
the glasses since they're shiny!
**[18:59] Chihaya**
I'll go check the hill
behind the school!
**[19:01] Arata**
Ayase-san!
**[19:07] Arata**
Ayase-san, it's okay!
**[19:10] Arata**
It's okay!
**[19:15] Chihaya**
*I have to find them!*
**[19:16] Chihaya**
*I have to find Wataya-kun's glasses!*
**[19:19] Chihaya**
*I want to help Wataya-kun play karuta!*
**[19:24] Arata**
Ayase-san...
**[19:31] Taichi**
I...
**[19:34] ---**
found them in the hallway.
**[19:40] Taichi**
N-No.
**[19:43] Taichi**
I stole them.
**[19:51] Chihaya**
They're not here.
**[19:53] Chihaya**
Oh, sorry!
**[19:56] Taichi**
Don't tell Chihaya.
**[20:02] Taichi**
I don't want
**[20:04] ---**
her to hate me.
**[20:14] Arata**
Mashima, you're...
**[20:19] Arata**
a coward.
***SIGN*** A Coward
**[20:22] Taichi**
A-A coward?
**[20:24] Arata**
But...
**[20:27] Arata**
I understand how you feel.
**[20:31] Chihaya**
They're not here either!
**[20:32] Chihaya**
How many crow nests are there anyway?
**[20:37] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[20:39] Arata**
I found my glasses!
**[20:41] Taichi**
Hey! Where are you?!
**[20:42] Arata**
Ayase-san...
**[20:43] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[20:46] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[20:49] Arata**
Chi—
**[20:52] Arata**
Chihaya.
**[20:53] Both**
Chihaya!
**[20:56] Chihaya**
Here!
**[21:08] Chihaya**
*That was when I knew.*
**[21:13] Chihaya**
* I would discover many lifelong*
* treasures this winter.*
# E3 - From the Crystal White Snow
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR49PW116/from-the-crystal-white-snow)
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**[00:03] Chihaya**
This is the place, right?
**[00:04] Taichi**
Yep, I looked it up on the internet.
**[00:07] Arata**
So Mashima's also going to play karuta?
**[00:10] Taichi**
I actually have a life so I can't
spend all my time playing karuta,
**[00:13] Taichi**
but I'll be better than you in no time!
**[00:15] Chihaya**
Taichi's skipping soccer
practice today!
***SIGN*** Shut up, Chihaya!
***SIGN*** Recycle
for a
better
Japan
***SIGN*** Fuchu City Katamachi Cultural Center
**[00:19] Taichi**
Let's go.
**[00:22] [POEM] Reader**
as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
***SIGN*** Shiranami Karuta Society Practice
**[00:29] Chihaya**
Let's go inside!
**[00:30] Arata**
Wait! Not right now!
**[00:32] Chihaya**
Hello!
**[00:41] Arata**
Sorry!
**[00:43] Arata**
You're not supposed to move
when a card is being read.
**[00:46] Chihaya**
Oh...
**[00:48] Person A**
I'll start the tape again.
**[00:49] [POEM] Reader**
as my sleeves are wet with dew
**[00:57] [POEM] Reader**
For you, I would have given
**[01:01] Chihaya**
* I thought karuta was a card*
* game people played for fun.*
**[01:08] Chihaya**
*But it's not...*
**[01:09] Harada**
Dagnabbit!
***SIGN*** I recall how my own efforts were in vain
**[01:12] Chihaya**
*Karuta is a sport!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 3
***SIGN*** From
the
Crystal
White
Snow
**[02:26] All**
Thank you very much!
**[02:28] Harada**
Miyazaki-kun, why would
you place the card
**[02:30] ---**
I passed to you in this position?
**[02:32] Harada**
That's foolish.
**[02:33] Person A**
Doctor! Dr. Harada!
**[02:33] Harada**
And then...
**[02:34] Harada**
Give me a moment! We're reviewing his play!
**[02:37] Person A**
Sorry, Dr. Harada is in charge here,
**[02:40] Person A**
and he's really serious about karuta.
**[02:42] Chihaya**
Doctor?
**[02:43] Taichi**
The person who was yelling really loudly?
**[02:46] Harada**
You kids play karuta?
**[02:48] Taichi**
Uh?
**[02:48] Chihaya**
Ye—
**[02:49] Arata**
Yes!
**[02:50] Harada**
You're welcome here!
**[02:52] Harada**
I don't care what anyone else says!
You're welcome here!
**[02:54] Person A**
Please, Doctor...
**[02:55] Harada**
We hold two tournaments every year
**[02:59] ---**
and only manage to attract
one or two new players,
**[03:01] Harada**
yet here we have three at once!
**[03:04] Harada**
Hey, Hiro-kun! Kids!
**[03:06] Harada**
We have new friends!
**[03:09] Both**
Retro-kun?
**[03:10] Hiro**
It's Hiro!
**[03:11] Hiro**
Kinashi Hiro!
**[03:13] Hiro**
Anyway, what class are you?
**[03:15] Chihaya**
Oh, I've only learned
about half of the poems
**[03:17] ---**
that start with "the" and "may."
**[03:19] Taichi**
Chihaya, that's not it.
**[03:20] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:21] Hiro**
You came here before you
even learned the poems?
**[03:24] Hiro**
This place is for competitive practice.
**[03:27] Chihaya**
Why don't you play me before
you talk smack, Retro-kun!
**[03:29] Taichi**
Chihaya?!
**[03:30] Hiro**
It's Hiro!
**[03:32] Arata**
Then let's have a three-on-three Genpei match!
**[03:34] Taichi**
Wataya! We're just gonna lose!
**[03:36] Chihaya**
What are you talking about, Taichi?!
**[03:37] Chihaya**
We won't lose!
**[03:38] Taichi**
Huh?!
**[03:39] Arata**
Of course! We're playing to win!
**[03:40] Taichi**
What?!
**[03:44] Arata**
A Genpei match is a team match.
**[03:47] Arata**
Each team gets 50 cards.
**[03:49] Chihaya**
Oh...
**[03:50] Hiro**
Wait, you don't even know the rules?!
**[03:52] Chihaya**
Zip it, Retro-kun!
**[03:55] Arata**
Place this in front of you, Mashima.
**[03:58] Taichi**
So I'm responsible for these?
**[03:59] Arata**
These are yours, Chihaya.
**[04:01] Arata**
Line them up in three rows.
**[04:03] Chihaya**
I haven't learned some
of these cards...
**[04:06] Arata**
It's okay.
**[04:07] Person A**
Once the cards have been placed,
**[04:08] ---**
you have 15 minutes
of memorization time.
**[04:10] Chihaya**
Memorization time?
**[04:12] Arata**
You're given time to memorize
the positions of the cards.
**[04:15] Arata**
If you can't memorize the positions,
you don't stand a chance.
**[04:17] Arata**
Naturally, you'll need to memorize both
our cards and the other team's cards.
**[04:19] Chihaya**
Memorize?!
**[04:21] Chihaya**
Memorize the positions
for all 100 cards?!
**[04:24] Chihaya**
Um, this is...
**[04:28] Arata**
Chihaya, come here for a second.
**[04:30] Chihaya**
What?! I haven't memorized
any of them yet!
**[04:32] Arata**
We're allowed to go wherever we
want during these 15 minutes.
**[04:35] Arata**
Let's hold a meeting outside.
**[04:39] Arata**
First, Chihaya has all of
the "first syllable" cards.
**[04:42] Arata**
You go for these cards as soon as
**[04:44] ---**
you hear one of the first syllables,
such as "rain" or "waves."
**[04:48] Arata**
There are seven of these.
**[04:51] Arata**
The rest are "second-syllable"
cards that begin with "the."
**[04:53] Chihaya**
Uh-huh!
**[04:54] Arata**
Mashima has the "long shot" cards
**[04:57] ---**
that need more words to be identified.
**[04:59] Taichi**
Hmm?
**[05:00] Arata**
Such as "the hazy early
morning" and "for you, I."
**[05:03] Arata**
There are cards that begin with
the same string of words.
**[05:06] Arata**
They're called "long shot" cards because
**[05:07] ---**
you have to gamble on
which card to take.
**[05:10] Arata**
It'll be your call to make.
**[05:11] Arata**
Go for the cards as soon
as they're called.
**[05:14] Arata**
I gave you most of the cards
that need more words.
**[05:15] Taichi**
Go for them as soon as they're called?
**[05:17] Taichi**
What if I take the wrong card?
**[05:19] Arata**
You'll be fine!
**[05:20] Taichi**
*Why's he taking the lead?*
**[05:22] Chihaya**
Rain, waves, long, gust,
all, look, swift...
**[05:25] Chihaya**
Rain, waves, long, gust,
all, look, swift...
**[05:26] Taichi**
Why do we even need a strategy?
**[05:29] Taichi**
You should have just played
Retro-kun by yourself, Wataya.
**[05:33] Taichi**
Wouldn't it be easier without
us to hold you back?
**[05:38] Arata**
I wanted to play as a team.
**[05:44] Chihaya**
*We can be a team!*
**[05:48] [POEM] Reader**
Look for...
**[05:56] Chihaya**
That was a "one-word" card!
**[05:58] Chihaya**
Aren't those supposed to be mine?!
**[06:00] Arata**
But you were too slow.
**[06:03] [POEM] Reader**
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
**[06:04] Taichi**
One of mine!
***SIGN*** now together, I guard it dear
**[06:06] Taichi**
Darn, I guessed wrong.
**[06:09] Arata**
It's okay.
***SIGN*** while snow falls upon my sleeves
**[06:10] Arata**
I took the right card.
**[06:13] Arata**
But we touched the wrong card,
**[06:14] ---**
so they get to pass one of theirs to us.
**[06:16] Arata**
It's a wash.
**[06:18] Arata**
I'll help you on the "long shot" cards.
**[06:20] Arata**
Even if you take the wrong card,
we still won't fall behind.
**[06:23] Taichi**
* Th-This isn't called playing*
* as a team, you bastard!*
**[06:26] Chihaya**
*He doesn't trust us to do anything!*
**[06:33] Person A**
Doctor?!
**[06:35] Person B**
He's celebrating this
lucky pickup, right?
**[06:37] Person C**
The boy with the glasses
is more than just good.
***SIGN*** Rain takes longer to dry in the autumn time
**[06:42] Chihaya**
He took my card again!
**[06:44] Chihaya**
I'm so mad!
**[06:46] Chihaya**
I won't lose next time!
**[06:51] Taichi**
*Why?*
**[06:52] Taichi**
* There's no reason to be upset*
* when he's so much better.*
**[06:56] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[06:58] Taichi**
*There's no reason to try so hard.*
**[07:01] Taichi**
* Wataya said that he wanted*
* to play as a team,*
**[07:04] Taichi**
* but he wasn't expecting*
* anything from us.*
**[07:07] Taichi**
*He wasn't expecting anything.*
**[07:09] [POEM] Reader**
The hazy early morning mist
over the Kawagiri River
**[07:12] Taichi**
Awesome! I got the right card, Wataya!
**[07:15] [POEM] Reader**
but from the crystal
white snow of Yoshino
**[07:17] Taichi**
* That's the other "the hazy*
* early morning" card.*
**[07:22] Arata**
Nice job, Taichi!
**[07:24] Taichi**
Huh?
**[07:35] Chihaya**
*Listen.*
**[07:37] Chihaya**
*Listen.*
**[07:39] Chihaya**
*Listen.*
**[07:42] [POEM] Reader**
...of wind leaves fall leaves falling
***SIGN*** hence the name fall leaves
**[07:47] Chihaya**
I did it!
**[07:48] Chihaya**
I finally got a card!
**[07:50] Chihaya**
Sorry, Doctor! Did that hurt?!
**[07:50] Arata**
*Was that supposed to be "gust of wind"?*
**[07:52] Harada**
No...
**[07:53] Arata**
*I couldn't hear the "gust."*
**[07:56] Chihaya**
Doctor! This is the first
time I've ever taken
**[07:58] ---**
a card the way the real players do!
**[08:00] Chihaya**
My first card!
**[08:02] Harada**
*A room full of experienced adults,*
**[08:05] Harada**
*and she was the only one who moved.*
**[08:09] Chihaya**
*My first card.*
***SIGN*** hence the name fall leaves
**[08:12] Chihaya**
*Karuta feels so good!*
**[08:15] Arata**
*That's what happened last time.*
**[08:18] Arata**
*I didn't drop my guard or anything.*
**[08:20] Arata**
* I lose to Chihaya when it*
* comes to "first syllable" cards?*
**[08:29] Harada**
*Th-These kids are fun!*
***SIGN*** hence the name fall leaves
**[08:34] All**
Thank you very much!
**[08:36] Chihaya**
**I only took one card!**
**[08:39] Taichi**
Stop it, guys.
**[08:41] Hiro**
Only five cards...
**[08:43] Person A**
Retro-kun... Oh, sorry.
**[08:45] Person A**
Hiro-kun...
**[08:46] Harada**
Tell me your names.
**[08:47] Harada**
Are you going to join
the Karuta Society?
**[08:49] Arata**
I will!
**[08:50] Arata**
I'm Wataya Arata!
A sixth-grader!
**[08:52] Hiro**
Wataya Arata?!
**[08:54] Hiro**
He's won the national championship
for his grade the past five years!
**[08:59] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[09:00] Harada**
*That's not all.*
**[09:02] Harada**
*The name Wataya is...*
**[09:04] Harada**
* Is he the grandson of the*
* Eternal Master from Fukui,*
**[09:07] ---**
* Wataya Hajime, who won seven*
* straight years in the 80s?!*
**[09:11] Harada**
And what about you kids?
**[09:12] Taichi**
Uh... I'm, well...
**[09:14] Chihaya**
Doctor, Doctor!
**[09:16] Harada**
Hmm?
**[09:16] Chihaya**
I can't memorize the cards!
**[09:19] Chihaya**
I get more confused when
there are more cards!
**[09:21] Chihaya**
I can never memorize 100 of them!
**[09:25] Harada**
Really now?
**[09:26] Harada**
But I'm sure there are a few
you have perfectly memorized.
**[09:30] Chihaya**
There's the "gust of wind"
card I took today.
**[09:34] Chihaya**
And then there's the
"chihaya furu" card!
**[09:36] Chihaya**
Wataya-kun said that the card
has the same name as me!
**[09:40] Harada**
Uh-huh.
**[09:42] Harada**
You will learn to take
the cards you are
**[09:44] ---**
most attached to faster
than anyone else can.
**[09:47] Harada**
There are a total of 100
poems in Hundred Poets.
**[09:50] Harada**
Think of it as making 100 new friends.
**[09:55] Harada**
What about you, Eyebrows?
**[09:57] Taichi**
Uh, er... I have cram school...
**[10:02] Taichi**
But I'll come!
**[10:03] Taichi**
I'll come when I can!
**[10:04] Harada**
There's a tournament in March.
**[10:06] Harada**
You should practice for it.
**[10:09] Chihaya**
Tournament?
**[10:10] Harada**
It's for teams of three.
**[10:12] Harada**
It'll be the last tournament you
can participate in as 6th graders.
**[10:16] Chihaya**
I wanna participate!
**[10:17] Chihaya**
Right, Taichi?
**[10:19] Taichi**
The three of us will
win together, right?
**[10:21] Chihaya**
Yep!
**[10:23] Arata**
But in this tournament...
**[10:25] Arata**
We'll be playing individually
instead of together.
**[10:28] Arata**
Two of us have to win.
**[10:31] Arata**
I know I'll win,
**[10:32] Arata**
but can either of you win a match?
**[10:39] Arata**
We'll need to train!
**[10:41] Chihaya**
Train?
**[10:42] Taichi**
Train!
**[10:43] All**
Train!
**[10:46] Chihaya**
I'm home!
**[10:48] Chitose**
You're late!
**[10:51] Chitose**
I have an audition for
a commercial tomorrow,
**[10:53] ---**
so they bought me a bunch of clothes.
**[10:55] Chitose**
Isn't this nice?
**[10:56] Chihaya**
Nice!
**[10:57] Chitose**
I also like this outfit.
**[10:59] Chihaya**
Me too!
**[11:00] Mom**
Chihaya is her sister's number one fan.
**[11:04] Mom**
Is your dream still to see your
sister become the best in Japan?
**[11:10] Chitose**
Chihaya?
**[11:13] Chihaya**
Sorry, Sis.
**[11:15] Chihaya**
There's something else I want to do!
**[11:18] Mom**
Huh?
**[11:19] [POEM] Chihaya**
As I wait for someone,
**[11:20] [POEM] Chihaya**
my body burns like the seaweed...
**[11:20] Chitose**
What is she thinking?
**[11:23] Chihaya**
Waiting for burnt seaweed...
Waiting for burnt seaweed...
**[11:23] Mom**
I don't see a problem.
**[11:24] Mom**
At least she's found something
she's interested in.
**[11:27] Chihaya**
She has nothing to gain from it.
**[11:29] Mom**
What?
**[11:31] Chihaya**
Chihaya should just keep gushing
about how great I am.
**[11:40] [POEM] Arata**
A mountain stream...
**[11:44] Arata**
Your motion needs to
be sharp and straight.
**[11:46] Chihaya**
Waiting for burnt seaweed...
Waiting for burnt seaweed...
**[11:51] Arata**
Welcome home, Dad.
**[11:57] [POEM] Arata**
The world offers no change, I pray
**[11:58] Chihaya**
Um...
**[11:59] [POEM] Chihaya**
when the fisherman who casts
his nets can seem dear
**[12:01] Taichi**
You're too slow, Chihaya!
**[12:03] [POEM] Chihaya**
The sight of the lonely moon...
**[12:04] [POEM] Taichi**
reminds me of the lonely
dawns after we parted
**[12:06] [POEM] Taichi**
For you, I would...
**[12:09] Arata**
Chihaya!
**[12:15] Chihaya**
Hey, Wataya-kun...
**[12:16] Arata**
Arata.
**[12:19] Arata**
I'm Arata.
**[12:24] Taichi**
Then I'm also calling you Arata.
**[12:26] Taichi**
Okay?
**[12:30] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[12:31] Chihaya**
Arata!
**[12:32] Taichi**
What's with you, Chihaya?
**[12:34] Taichi**
Are you okay?
**[12:37] Chihaya**
Arata!
**[12:38] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[12:40] Chihaya**
Let's play karuta together forever!
**[12:53] [POEM] Chihaya**
So the flower petals...
So the flower petals...
**[12:55] [POEM] Chihaya**
So the flower petals are scattered...
**[12:56] Chihaya**
Scattered flower petals wilt!
**[12:57] [POEM] Chihaya**
yet it is I who withers and wilts
**[13:00] Person A**
Really?!
**[13:01] Person B**
Way to go!
**[13:02] Person C**
That's amazing, Mashima-kun!
**[13:04] Person D**
Kaimeisei is really good!
**[13:04] Chihaya**
What's going on?
**[13:05] Person A**
Mashima-kun was accepted into
Kaimeisei Middle School!
**[13:08] Person B**
That's amazing!
**[13:10] Chihaya**
But his first choice is Shusai
University Middle School, right?
**[13:13] Chihaya**
Since he can ride his bike there.
**[13:14] Person A**
Nobody's stupid enough to not go
to Kaimeisei after being accepted!
**[13:17] Person B**
Even if it's an
hour-and-a-half commute!
**[13:19] Chihaya**
Taichi, you're not going
to that school, right?
**[13:22] Chihaya**
You won't be able to play karuta
with us at the Doctor's place.
**[13:27] Taichi**
Wh-What are you talking about?
**[13:29] Taichi**
That's not going to stop me
from going to Kaimeisei.
**[13:33] Chihaya**
Tai—
**[13:41] Chihaya**
A-Arata...
**[13:43] Chihaya**
Taichi said that he doesn't care
**[13:44] ---**
if we can't play karuta
together anymore.
**[13:47] Chihaya**
He's such a joker.
**[13:48] Arata**
My grandpa's sick back in Fukui.
**[13:52] Arata**
Once I graduate,
I'm going back to Fukui.
**[13:56] Arata**
We can't play karuta together forever.
**[14:03] Taichi**
Is your grandpa okay?
**[14:05] Arata**
He had something called
a cerebral hemorrhage.
**[14:08] Arata**
He's still in the hospital.
**[14:11] Taichi**
That sounds rough.
**[14:14] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[14:16] Chihaya**
I'm not going.
**[14:19] Taichi**
Huh?
**[14:20] Chihaya**
I'm not...
**[14:21] Chihaya**
I'm not going to the tournament!
**[14:24] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[14:27] Harada**
Huh?
**[14:28] Harada**
Where's Chihaya-chan today?
**[14:30] Taichi**
It's my fault.
**[14:31] Arata**
No, it's my fault.
**[14:34] Taichi**
I said that it's my fault!
**[14:35] Arata**
It's because I'm going back to Fukui!
**[14:37] Taichi**
Freak! Don't get too full of yourself!
**[14:39] Chihaya**
I won't go to the karuta tournament!
**[14:42] Taichi**
I've known her longer!
**[14:44] Arata**
It's my fault!
**[14:47] Chihaya**
It's no fun to play karuta by myself!
***SIGN*** Harada Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
**[14:52] Harada**
Chihaya-chan...
**[14:53] Harada**
What's wrong?
***SIGN*** Ogura Hundred Poets
Poetry Karuta
**[14:55] Chihaya**
I remembered that I
needed to return this.
**[15:00] Harada**
Well, I'm impressed by Eyebrows.
**[15:03] Harada**
He was accepted to Kaimeisei.
**[15:08] Harada**
Most kids wouldn't be
able to manage that feat
**[15:10] ---**
while spending time at a
karuta society every week.
**[15:16] Harada**
Oh, a shooting star!
**[15:17] Chihaya**
Huh?! Where?! Where?!
**[15:19] Harada**
You didn't see it?
**[15:20] Harada**
That won't do.
**[15:21] Chihaya**
Now I'm mad!
**[15:23] Harada**
And Glasses's grandfather is an
**[15:26] ---**
Eternal Master who's famous
in the karuta world.
**[15:29] Chihaya**
A Master?!
**[15:30] Harada**
When I saw Glasses play,
**[15:32] ---**
I immediately knew that his
grandfather had taught him the game.
**[15:37] Harada**
He must be worried sick to know that
his grandfather is in the hospital.
**[15:42] Harada**
Oh, another shooting star!
**[15:43] Chihaya**
What?!
**[15:44] Harada**
Just kidding.
**[15:44] Chihaya**
What?!
**[15:46] Chihaya**
That's mean, Doctor!
**[15:47] Chihaya**
Meanie! Meanie!
**[15:50] Harada**
I'll be sad if you also quit.
***SIGN*** Fuchu City Katamachi Cultural Center
***SIGN*** Grade School
Karuta Tournament
**[15:55] Taichi**
This is just a temporary truce.
**[15:57] Taichi**
I put up the money,
and you wrote the message.
**[16:01] Arata**
I know.
**[16:03] Taichi**
Chihaya isn't here.
**[16:05] Taichi**
Are you okay?
**[16:07] Taichi**
Well, this little tournament
should be a breeze for you.
**[16:11] Arata**
No...
**[16:12] Arata**
The round boy we're
facing in the first round
**[16:14] Arata**
was runner-up in the
national tournament.
**[16:17] Arata**
I'm not sure if I can handle him right now.
***SIGN*** Reception
**[16:20] Person A**
We will start the first round now!
**[16:26] Mom**
Chihaya?
**[16:28] Mom**
Oh, there you are.
**[16:30] Mom**
Here you are.
**[16:31] Chihaya**
What's this?
**[16:32] Mom**
Mashima-kun was here this morning
with a boy wearing glasses.
***SIGN*** Team Chihaya Furu
**[16:37] Mom**
That's right. Didn't you say
you were going out today?
**[16:41] Mom**
Wait!
**[16:42] Mom**
Chihaya?
**[16:43] Harada**
Chihaya-chan isn't here yet?
**[16:46] Hiro**
They're playing individual matches,
so they'll be fine if both of them win.
**[16:51] Nishida**
I was planning on defeating
Wataya-kun today.
**[16:55] Nishida**
So, did your teammate get scared
of losing and run away?
**[17:00] Taichi**
Shut your mouth, fatty!
**[17:02] Taichi**
Chihaya's running late!
**[17:03] Nishida**
But she isn't here.
**[17:04] Taichi**
I said that she's coming!
**[17:06] Nishida**
I'll go buy some pork buns.
**[17:08] Chihaya**
You can buy your pork
buns after I beat you!
**[17:11] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[17:13] Harada**
Chihaya-chan!
**[17:14] Taichi**
You're late, Chihaya!
**[17:16] Chihaya**
That's because I was stuck at a
railway crossing for twenty minutes!
**[17:19] Chihaya**
I'm still mad at you guys!
**[17:21] Chihaya**
You're both leaving me behind!
**[17:25] Chihaya**
But I'm not the only one
who feels lonely, right?
**[17:34] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[17:41] [POEM] Reader**
Note that though we may be...
**[17:45] [POEM] Reader**
May the time we spend
apart from one another be
**[17:53] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[17:57] Harada**
Yes!
**[17:58] Chihaya**
*There aren't as many cards left.*
**[18:01] Chihaya**
*There are only 100 cards.*
**[18:04] Chihaya**
*I don't want this to end.*
**[18:07] Chihaya**
*I don't want this to end.*
**[18:10] Chihaya**
*I don't want this to end!*
**[18:16] Taichi**
Hey, are you okay?
**[18:18] Taichi**
Here, wear this.
**[18:21] Arata**
Taichi...
**[18:23] Arata**
I wanted to win Chihaya that trophy.
**[18:28] Taichi**
Sorry! If only I had won my match!
**[18:30] Arata**
Taichi!
**[18:31] Taichi**
Sorry!
**[18:32] Arata**
Chihaya, say something to him.
**[18:39] Chihaya**
I wanted...
**[18:42] Chihaya**
I wanted to play more karuta together!
**[18:48] Arata**
Why are you crying?
**[18:50] Arata**
It was really fun.
**[18:58] Person A**
Let's take a picture, Chi-chan!
***SIGN*** East Osato Elementary School Graduation
**[19:00] Person B**
Here goes!
**[19:01] All**
Yay!
**[19:02] Person A**
You get to wear blazer
jackets at Kaimeisei?
**[19:04] Person C**
Chi-chan, take one with us!
**[19:06] Chihaya**
Let's take one with everyone!
**[19:08] Mom**
Arata, I'm going to say
goodbye to the landlord.
**[19:12] Mom**
Can you go home and start packing?
**[19:14] Mom**
We're leaving tomorrow, so you
need to put everything away.
***SIGN*** Team Chihaya Furu
**[19:23] Chihaya**
Arata!
**[19:25] Taichi**
Why did you go home by yourself?!
**[19:27] Chihaya**
Play karuta with me, Arata!
**[19:29] Chihaya**
In a serious match!
**[19:31] Chihaya**
Oh, are you busy packing?
**[19:36] Arata**
I wouldn't show mercy if I
was playing a 5-year-old.
**[19:40] [POEM] Taichi**
Naniwa Bay...
**[19:42] Chihaya**
Taichi, you suck!
**[19:44] Taichi**
Shut up!
**[19:45] Shin**
You're supposed to follow
a 4-3-1-5 pattern.
**[19:48] Taichi**
I know that!
**[19:49] Taichi**
I'm supposed to pause
in certain places.
**[19:53] [POEM] Taichi**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[19:59] [POEM] Taichi**
After many, many years...
**[20:02] [POEM] Taichi**
My fear is not of...
**[20:04] [POEM] Taichi**
When the wind sends...
**[20:07] Shin**
Like I said,
**[20:10] Shin**
I will win.
**[20:13] (Flashback) Arata**
Let's play!
**[20:14] (Flashback) Arata**
I have a tape for that!
**[20:15] (Flashback) Arata**
My dream is to become
**[20:17] (Flashback) Arata**
a karuta master.
**[20:18] Chihaya**
I won't lose!
**[20:19] Chihaya**
After all,
**[20:20] Chihaya**
thanks to you, I love karuta now!
**[20:29] [POEM] Taichi**
Impassionate gods...
**[20:31] Chihaya**
The same time!
**[20:32] Chihaya**
When both players take the
card at the same time,
**[20:33] Chihaya**
it goes to the side the card is on!
That's what the doctor said!
**[20:36] Chihaya**
I win!
**[20:37] Chihaya**
Let it go!
**[20:39] Chihaya**
This is my Chihaya!
**[20:49] Arata**
Th-Thank you...
**[20:51] Arata**
Thank you for playing karuta with me!
**[20:56] Arata**
Chihaya, Taichi...
**[20:58] Arata**
I doubt we'll ever
see each other again.
**[21:04] Chihaya**
Why?
**[21:07] Chihaya**
As long as we have karuta,
**[21:09] Chihaya**
we'll see each other again, right?
**[21:17] Chihaya**
As long as we keep playing,
we'll see each other again!
**[21:19] Chihaya**
I just know it!
# E4 - A Whirlwind of Flower Petals Descends
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRJQ04V2Y/a-whirlwind-of-flower-petals-descends)
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**[00:03] Dad**
Okay!
**[00:04] Dad**
That should be all of the large boxes!
**[00:06] Mom**
Let's go say "goodbye" to the landlord.
**[00:08] Dad**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Team Chihaya Furu
**[00:19] Chihaya**
The next time we meet will
be at the nationals!
**[00:24] Arata**
Yeah.
**[00:25] Chihaya**
Watch me become a Class A player!
**[00:28] Chihaya**
You won't beat me next time!
**[00:29] Arata**
Yeah.
**[00:30] Taichi**
I'm going to become a Master.
**[00:33] Chihaya**
I'll be the Queen!
**[00:42] Arata**
Guess this is it.
**[00:44] Chihaya**
Promise!
**[00:45] Chihaya**
We'll meet again when we
become Class A players!
**[00:50] Arata**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** A Whirlwind
of Flower
Petals
Descends
***SIGN*** Verse 4
**[02:35] Taichi**
Chihaya, this is our stop!
**[02:51] Taichi**
Were you daydreaming or something?
**[02:55] Chihaya**
Hey, have you been in touch with Arata?
**[02:59] Taichi**
No.
**[03:01] Chihaya**
I see.
**[03:04] Chihaya**
Arata must be incredibly strong now, right?
**[03:09] Chihaya**
Do you think we'll see him at this
year's Omi Jingu tournament?
**[03:12] Taichi**
What do you mean?
**[03:13] Taichi**
You want to play against Arata
in the national tournament?
**[03:18] Chihaya**
Uh-huh.
**[03:20] Taichi**
What class are you right now, anyway?
**[03:23] Chihaya**
I made Class B in the
tournament during spring break.
**[03:26] Taichi**
At this rate, it'll take you another
three years to make Class A.
**[03:30] Taichi**
Why don't you just stick with track?
**[03:32] Taichi**
Instead of hanging around in
Class B for three more years...
**[03:37] Taichi**
What was that for?!
**[03:40] Taichi**
You're just as violent
as you used to be.
**[03:44] Girl**
Ta-kun!
**[03:47] Girl**
You're late!
**[03:49] Girl**
I came all the way here
to show you my uniform!
**[03:51] Taichi**
Sorry.
***SIGN*** She calls him Ta-kun?
**[03:53] Chihaya**
Ta-kun?
**[03:54] Girl**
Wanna go somewhere?
**[04:00] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[04:03] Chihaya**
If I win the tournament on
Sunday and make Class A,
**[04:07] Chihaya**
you have to help me
start a karuta club!
**[04:09] Taichi**
Wh-What are you talking about?
**[04:12] Taichi**
Do you have any idea how hard it
is to make Class A in Tokyo?
**[04:14] Chihaya**
Promise!
**[04:15] Taichi**
Hey, wait!
**[04:15] Girl**
Umm, who is she, Ta-kun?
**[04:18] Taichi**
Hey!
**[04:24] Chihaya**
I'll make him pay for getting
himself a girlfriend!
**[04:29] Chihaya**
I need to tell somebody! Anybody!
**[04:31] Chihaya**
She was calling Taichi "Ta-kun"!
**[04:35] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Wataya Arata - Home in Fukui
**[04:41] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Wataya Arata - Home in Fukui
***SIGN*** Bunkyo City
Otsuka Karuta Memorial Hall
**[04:56] Taichi**
*And here I am.*
**[04:58] Taichi**
*I couldn't forget.*
**[05:08] Harada**
Eye! Eye! Eye!
**[05:10] Harada**
Eyebrows!
**[05:11] Taichi**
Dr. Harada, I can't believe
you actually recognized me.
**[05:14] Harada**
You've grown so big!
**[05:16] Harada**
Are your armpits and
pubes all bushy now?
**[05:19] Harada**
But not as bushy as your eyebrows?
**[05:22] Person A**
Excuse me.
**[05:24] Person A**
Could you be quiet while
they're memorizing the cards.
**[05:26] Harada**
Oh, my bad.
**[05:27] Harada**
You already started.
**[05:30] Harada**
I see. You're here to
cheer for Chihaya-chan.
**[05:33] Taichi**
Yeah, I guess.
**[05:39] Taichi**
Looks pretty tense in there.
**[05:42] Taichi**
They have to win if they want
to advance to the next class.
**[05:45] Harada**
Yes, it's especially hard
on the Class B players.
**[05:48] Harada**
There are many strong players
who spend years in Class B
**[05:50] ---**
because they can't rack up enough wins.
**[05:54] Harada**
Everyone's trying as hard as they
can to reach the next level.
**[05:57] (Flashback) Chihaya**
If I win the tournament
and make Class A,
**[06:00] (Flashback) Chihaya**
you have to help me
start a karuta club!
**[06:02] Taichi**
* It's gonna take you a*
* while to make Class A.*
**[06:13] Harada**
Eyebrows, I heard that you're in the
same high school as Chihaya-chan?
**[06:17] Taichi**
Yes.
**[06:19] Harada**
There isn't a karuta club, is there?
**[06:22] Harada**
You should come practice
with the Shiranami Society.
**[06:25] Taichi**
No...
**[06:25] Taichi**
Well, I'm thinking about
joining the soccer team.
***SIGN*** Please be quiet during matches
**[06:29] Harada**
Eyebrows!
**[06:31] Harada**
You don't want to turn into
a two-timing bastard
**[06:33] Harada**
or you'll never become a Master!
**[06:37] Taichi**
Stop it.
**[06:39] Taichi**
That's not my goal.
**[06:44] Taichi**
Doctor...
**[06:46] Taichi**
I played karuta in middle school.
**[06:49] Taichi**
It was just a small club, though.
**[06:51] Taichi**
I practiced and became
better little by little,
**[06:56] Taichi**
but I always knew, deep down,
**[07:01] Taichi**
that I could spend my
entire youth on karuta
**[07:05] Taichi**
without ever becoming
better than Arata.
**[07:09] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[07:15] Harada**
They're starting.
**[07:16] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[07:24] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[07:31] [POEM] Reader**
So spring ends...
**[07:36] Harada**
Yes!
**[07:37] Taichi**
Why is she yelling?
**[07:39] Taichi**
Did you teach her to do that?
**[07:41] Harada**
Not under normal circumstances,
**[07:43] Harada**
but I gave her a few tips since
she wanted to win so badly.
**[07:47] Harada**
If someone challenges her,
she's supposed to complain
**[07:51] ---**
loud enough that everyone in the room can hear.
**[07:53] [POEM] Reader**
The hazy early morning light comes not from the moon
**[07:55] Harada**
The point is to overwhelm her opponent.
**[07:58] Taichi**
Is she really so obsessed with winning?
**[08:02] Harada**
When Chihaya-chan entered middle school...
**[08:22] (Flashback) Harada**
Why track?
**[08:25] (Flashback) ---**
There a reason for choosing that.
**[08:31] (Flashback) Chihaya**
You know how you're supposed to start
running when you hear the starter pistol fire?
**[08:34] (Flashback) Chihaya**
It reminds me of karuta.
**[08:36] (Flashback) Harada**
Huh?
**[08:38] (Flashback) Chihaya**
It'll also help me get in shape.
**[08:40] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Everything is for karuta.
**[08:46] Harada**
"Spend your entire youth
without becoming stronger"?
**[08:51] Harada**
Eyebrows,
**[08:53] Harada**
hold that thought for now.
**[08:58] [POEM] Reader**
The night was young...
**[09:01] Harada**
Yes!
**[09:02] Harada**
She's made it past the third round!
**[09:04] Chihaya**
Thank you very much.
**[09:08] Person A**
Thank you very much.
**[09:10] Chihaya**
I apologize for raising my
voice during the match.
**[09:23] Taichi**
What?
**[09:24] Taichi**
An okay sign?
**[09:25] Harada**
That's the chocolate sign.
**[09:27] Taichi**
Chocolate sign?
**[09:28] Harada**
Eyebrows, run down to
the convenience store
**[09:30] ---**
and buy some chocolate!
**[09:31] Taichi**
Huh? What?
**[09:32] Harada**
Hurry! Go!
***SIGN*** Temporarily Closed
Sorry!!
**[09:42] Taichi**
I don't believe this.
**[09:44] Taichi**
"Convenience" my foot!
**[09:46] Taichi**
Are there any other shops around here?
**[09:51] Taichi**
Go-Godi—
***SIGN*** Temporarily Closed
Sorry!!
***SIGN*** Temporarily Closed
Sorry!!
**[10:04] Person A**
Welcome!
**[10:12] Taichi**
Hey!
**[10:13] Taichi**
Savor them, will you?!
**[10:14] Taichi**
Don't eat three of them at once!
**[10:17] Chihaya**
These are good, Taichi.
**[10:19] Chihaya**
So many different flavors!
**[10:23] Harada**
Karuta tournaments are
long and grueling.
**[10:26] Harada**
You have to memorize the
positions of fifty cards,
**[10:28] ---**
then forget them.
**[10:30] Harada**
Memorize, then forget.
**[10:33] Harada**
The longest tournaments require
you to play seven matches,
**[10:36] ---**
from morning till night,
before there can be a winner.
**[10:40] Harada**
Your brain will burn through
the sugar in your body,
**[10:42] Harada**
and you can lose up to three kilograms.
**[10:45] Harada**
So players eat chocolate
to recharge themselves.
**[10:48] Harada**
Right, Chihaya-chan?
**[10:51] Taichi**
Anyway, you've gotten a lot better.
**[10:54] Taichi**
I was actually surprised.
**[10:57] Taichi**
Huh?
**[10:58] Taichi**
She's already asleep?!
**[11:01] Harada**
What's scary is that Chihaya-chan
sleeps with her eyes open,
***SIGN*** Open
**[11:06] Harada**
but that's what I like about her.
**[11:20] Chihaya**
You're so kind, Taichi.
**[11:23] Taichi**
I-I'm just making sure that nobody
has to see your ugly mug.
**[11:26] Harada**
You're so kind...
**[11:37] Chihaya**
Taichi.
**[11:38] Taichi**
Hmm?
**[11:40] Chihaya**
Sorry about forcing you into
making a karuta club with me.
**[11:45] Chihaya**
But watch.
**[11:47] Chihaya**
I'm going to win, so watch me.
**[11:54] Harada**
Eyebrows, we're allowed to
watch the final match inside.
**[11:58] Taichi**
I'll pass.
I can't do anything if I'm inside.
**[12:02] Harada**
Then I'll join you outside.
**[12:06] Harada**
I'm already sick of looking at
her opponent, Yasuda-kun's face.
**[12:10] Harada**
However, he will be a formidable foe.
**[12:12] Harada**
He has the ability, but he's been
stuck in Class B for three years.
**[12:16] Harada**
He's fired up this time.
**[12:18] Harada**
I dare say that his card
positioning is perfect.
**[12:21] Person A**
Yasuda-san's gonna win this.
**[12:23] Person B**
I don't see him losing to some
random high school girl.
**[12:26] Person C**
Just look at the way he's
spreading out the cards
**[12:28] ---**
that start with the same syllables.
**[12:30] Person D**
How many cards will he beat her by?
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
***SIGN*** Team Chihayafuru
**[12:41] Chihaya**
*Please be there for me.*
**[12:46] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[12:53] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[12:58] Chihaya**
*Okay.*
**[12:59] Chihaya**
*Let's do this.*
**[13:01] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[13:08] [POEM] Reader**
In order to restore...
**[13:13] [POEM] Reader**
The emotions experienced
after a long-awaited reunion
**[13:22] [POEM] Reader**
Im—
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[13:26] [POEM] Reader**
—passioned vows exchanged
over many a tear shed to last
***SIGN*** until the day waves crash over Mount Suenomatsu
**[13:40] Taichi**
As soon as he heard "Im,"
he went for the
**[13:42] ---**
"Impassionate gods" card
on the opposite side.
**[13:44] Taichi**
Once he heard it was "Impassioned vows",
**[13:46] ---**
he switched to the correct
card on his own side.
**[13:49] Harada**
Yasuda-kun is known for
his precise aggression.
**[13:52] Harada**
He's putting pressure on Chihaya-chan,
since she usually starts slow.
**[13:57] Taichi**
*Chihaya.*
**[14:00] Yasuda**
*I know you well, Ayase Chihaya-chan.*
**[14:04] Yasuda**
*"Impassionate" is your best card.*
**[14:08] Yasuda**
* Once I've taken away*
* your favorite card,*
**[14:11] Yasuda**
* it will be easy to break*
* your 15-year-old spirit.*
**[14:14] [POEM] Reader**
until the day waves crash
over Mount Suenomatsu
**[14:16] Yasuda**
*But I don't want to look her in the eyes.*
**[14:22] [POEM] Reader**
Since I could not hide...
**[14:25] Taichi**
Yes! She took a card from
the opponent's side!
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[14:40] Taichi**
Doctor, she gave him
the "Chihaya" card.
**[14:43] Harada**
It makes perfect sense, Eyebrows.
**[14:45] Taichi**
Huh?
**[14:46] Harada**
I teach aggressive karuta.
**[14:49] Harada**
The objective is to take cards
from the opponent's side.
**[14:53] Taichi**
But isn't it risky to give
a strong opponent her best card?
**[14:57] Harada**
That's the one card Chihaya-chan
will always win.
**[15:05] Chihaya**
* I'm going to win,*
* so watch over me,*
**[15:07] Chihaya**
*Taichi,*
**[15:08] Chihaya**
*Arata!*
**[15:09] [POEM] Reader**
All alone...
**[15:11] Person A**
That was fast!
**[15:12] Person B**
Wow.
**[15:16] [POEM] Reader**
Would the mountain...
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[15:22] Chihaya**
*He passed it back!*
**[15:28] [POEM] Reader**
As the first frost...
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[15:33] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is that you...
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[15:49] Taichi**
They keep passing around
the "Chihaya" card.
**[15:53] Harada**
Yasuda-kun is being really stubborn.
**[15:56] Harada**
I guess he doesn't want to let
Chihaya-chan have an advantage.
**[15:59] [POEM] Reader**
The sight of the lonely...
**[16:01] Person A**
Such intensity!
**[16:03] Person B**
That girl is holding her
own against Yasuda-san!
**[16:12] [POEM] Reader**
While autumn leaves...
**[16:15] [POEM] Reader**
I feel that my...
**[16:17] Taichi**
He took another card!
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[16:23] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[16:31] Taichi**
Huh?
**[16:33] Chihaya**
*He's good.*
**[16:34] Chihaya**
*And that's not all...*
**[16:37] Chihaya**
*He truly loves karuta!*
**[16:42] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew atop...
**[16:45] [POEM] Reader**
For you, I would have given...
**[16:50] [POEM] Reader**
A mountain village...
**[16:59] Taichi**
*It looks fun.*
**[17:01] Taichi**
* It looks like you're*
* having fun, Chihaya.*
**[17:06] Taichi**
* Is it because you're*
* the one who's playing?*
**[17:10] Taichi**
* Was it fun because we were the*
* ones you were playing with?*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[17:32] [POEM] Reader**
are joined at river's end
**[17:42] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[18:06] Taichi**
She beat him!
**[18:12] Chihaya**
Thank you very much!
**[18:14] Yasuda**
Thank you very much.
**[18:30] Chihaya**
Let's play!
**[18:32] Chihaya**
Let's play karuta, Taichi!
**[18:34] Chihaya**
Let's play!
**[18:37] Chihaya**
We can improve together!
**[18:42] Chihaya**
If we have each other,
we can become strong!
**[18:56] Chihaya**
Okay. Stay right here, Taichi.
**[18:58] Taichi**
Huh?
**[19:04] Chihaya**
It's okay for me to
call Arata now, right?
**[19:07] Taichi**
Huh?
**[19:09] Chihaya**
I have to tell him that I made Class A.
**[19:19] Chihaya**
*Arata...*
**[19:27] Chihaya**
*Arata, guess what?*
**[19:29] Chihaya**
*I...*
**[19:33] Chihaya**
*Listen up, Arata.*
**[19:35] Chihaya**
*I...*
**[19:40] Arata**
Hello, this is Wataya.
**[19:42] Chihaya**
Arata?!
**[19:43] Chihaya**
It's me, Chihaya!
**[19:45] Chihaya**
Ayase Chihaya!
**[19:46] Chihaya**
Taichi's also here!
**[19:47] Chihaya**
I made Class A today!
**[19:50] Chihaya**
I worked so hard!
**[19:52] Chihaya**
*There are so many things...*
**[19:54] Chihaya**
Taichi and I are at
the same high school!
**[19:56] Chihaya**
He got himself a girlfriend
who calls him Ta-kun!
**[19:59] Chihaya**
Can you believe it?
**[20:00] Chihaya**
Oh, Dr. Harada's doing great!
**[20:03] Chihaya**
*...I have to tell you, Arata.*
**[20:09] Chihaya**
Hey, Arata...
**[20:12] Chihaya**
How strong are you now?
**[20:20] Arata**
Could you stop?
**[20:25] Arata**
Sorry, but don't call me again.
**[20:28] Arata**
I stopped playing karuta.
**[20:32] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[20:38] Taichi**
What did Arata say?
**[20:42] Taichi**
Hey, Chihaya?
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[20:45] (Flashback) Arata**
My dream is to become
**[20:48] (Flashback) Arata**
a karuta Master.
**[20:50] (Flashback) Arata**
I-I won't let anyone take
a single card off me.
**[20:54] (Flashback) Arata**
I wouldn't show mercy if I
were playing a 5-year-old.
**[20:57] (Flashback) Arata**
Thank you for playing karuta with me!
**[21:00] (Flashback) Arata**
Chihaya, Taichi...
**[21:03] (Flashback) Arata**
I stopped playing karuta.
**[21:11] Chihaya**
* I always thought that the three*
* of us would be reunited.*
**[21:17] Chihaya**
*I thought that we would never change.*
# E5 - The Sight of a Midnight Moon
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRK5E13M6/the-sight-of-a-midnight-moon)
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**[00:02] (Flashback) Arata**
Sorry, but don't call me again.
**[00:06] (Flashback) Arata**
I stopped playing karuta.
**[00:12] Chihaya**
Hurry up!
**[00:19] Taichi**
You're the one who showed up late!
**[00:23] Chihaya**
It's not my fault!
**[00:24] Chihaya**
I couldn't fall asleep last night.
**[00:26] Taichi**
Man, you're like a little kid on
the night before a field trip.
**[00:30] Taichi**
You owe me juice.
**[00:31] Chihaya**
What?
**[00:34] Chihaya**
This.
**[00:35] Chihaya**
Can I get this and also the manju?
**[00:37] Taichi**
Hmm?
**[00:37] Taichi**
I already bought a gift for him.
**[00:41] Chihaya**
I'm going to eat these.
**[00:43] Person A**
Thank you very much.
**[00:45] Taichi**
I don't think it was
**[00:47] ---**
worth borrowing money from
your sister to make this trip.
**[00:53] Taichi**
Are you really that worried?
**[00:58] (Flashback) Arata**
Sorry, but don't call me again.
**[01:01] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Huh?
**[01:02] (Flashback) Arata**
I stopped playing karuta.
**[01:08] Chihaya**
*An unfamiliar deep voice...*
**[01:11] Chihaya**
*with a Fukui accent.*
**[01:14] Chihaya**
*If I don't go see him now,*
**[01:16] Chihaya**
*I'll never see him again.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 5
***SIGN*** The Sight
of a
Midnight
Moon
**[02:34] Taichi**
Hey, Chihaya!
**[02:35] Taichi**
It's Mt. Fuji!
**[02:37] Taichi**
Sure is beautiful.
**[02:41] Chihaya**
Ow!
**[02:42] Chihaya**
What was that for, Taichi?!
**[02:43] Taichi**
Sorry, my legs are too long!
**[02:46] Chihaya**
Mine are even longer!
**[02:48] Taichi**
We're on a trip!
Why don't you take in the scenery?
**[02:53] Taichi**
Arata probably found a different hobby.
***SIGN*** Ginza Superstar Sablé
**[02:56] Taichi**
That's normal.
**[02:58] Taichi**
It's not a reason to go see him.
**[02:59] Chihaya**
Y-You heartless bastard!
**[03:01] Taichi**
Men don't get touchy-feely
with each other.
**[03:07] Taichi**
So, Chihaya...
**[03:09] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:10] Taichi**
Is there someone you like?
**[03:14] Chihaya**
Dr. Harada!
**[03:16] Taichi**
Hah?!
**[03:17] Chihaya**
I try to give him chocolate on
Valentine's every year, but...
**[03:19] Harada**
No, I have my wife!
**[03:21] Taichi**
You shouldn't be giving her
a serious reply, Dr. Harada.
**[03:26] Taichi**
That wouldn't be considered love!
**[03:29] Chihaya**
What would be love then?
**[03:31] Taichi**
Love is when...!
**[03:38] Taichi**
It isn't fun to be with that person.
**[03:41] Chihaya**
What?!
**[03:42] Chihaya**
You don't have fun when you're
with your girlfriend?!
**[03:45] Taichi**
I have fun.
**[03:47] Taichi**
She listens to me, and she's sweet.
**[03:49] Chihaya**
So you just wanted to brag?
**[03:51] Chihaya**
You should have taken
her on a date then.
**[03:53] Chihaya**
Instead of wasting a day
off on a trip to Fukui.
**[03:57] Chihaya**
What?!
**[03:59] Taichi**
*She's ticking me off.*
**[04:01] Taichi**
You can't even buy a train
ticket by yourself!
**[04:04] Chihaya**
Oh! I forgot about that!
**[04:09] Taichi**
* It's when nothing goes*
* the way you want.*
**[04:11] Chihaya**
Hurry up!
**[04:12] Taichi**
There's no need to run!
***SIGN*** Shirasaki
***SIGN*** Kanezawa
**[04:18] Taichi**
*You're not having fun...*
**[04:20] Chihaya**
I wanted the window seat!
**[04:21] Taichi**
Pipe down! What's the difference?!
**[04:30] Taichi**
*And yet...*
**[04:33] Taichi**
*You still want to be with her.*
**[04:43] Taichi**
We're here!
**[04:49] Taichi**
If Arata's still living at the same address
**[04:50] Taichi**
that was on his New Year's
card from two years ago,
**[04:52] Taichi**
it shouldn't be that far-
**[04:54] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[04:55] Chihaya**
Huh? What?
**[04:57] Taichi**
Let's find a taxi.
**[05:11] Chihaya**
*This is Fukui.*
**[05:14] Chihaya**
*This is where Arata lives.*
**[05:19] Chihaya**
*Arata.*
**[05:26] Chihaya**
*We're finally here.*
***SIGN*** Wataya
**[05:29] Taichi**
G-Go on, Chihaya.
**[05:31] Chihaya**
Y-You go first.
**[05:33] Taichi**
You're seriously starting
to piss me off!
**[05:36] Taichi**
Why are you so quiet now?!
**[05:38] Chihaya**
You said that men don't get
touchy-feely with each other!
**[05:39] Taichi**
I-I'm still nervous!
**[05:42] Chihaya**
Huh?! Why?!
**[05:44] (Flashback) Arata**
Mashima, you're...
**[05:47] (Flashback) Arata**
...a coward.
***SIGN*** Coward
**[05:49] Arata**
A little girl wouldn't understand.
**[05:51] Chihaya**
What's that?
**[05:52] Chihaya**
Stop trying to act all tough!
**[05:53] Kids**
She looks like a supermodel.
**[05:56] Yuu**
Excuse me!
**[06:00] Yuu**
Is something wrong?
**[06:02] Yuu**
I live next door.
**[06:04] Chihaya**
W-We're from Tokyo!
**[06:06] Yuu**
Arata?! Are you Arata's friends?!
**[06:09] Chihaya**
Yes! We were friends when
Arata lived in Tokyo!
**[06:12] Yuu**
Arata works at the bookstore by
the station during this time of day.
**[06:16] Chihaya**
The station!
**[06:17] Chihaya**
Let's go, Taichi!
**[06:19] Chihaya**
Back the way we came!
**[06:20] Chihaya**
The station wasn't that far away!
**[06:21] Chihaya**
Let's run!
**[06:22] Taichi**
I guess it's faster than
calling for another taxi.
**[06:25] Taichi**
And we have to save money
for the train ride home...
**[06:28] Chihaya**
Oh, I'm Chihaya.
**[06:30] Chihaya**
Thank you for telling us where he is.
**[06:32] Chihaya**
Okay, Taichi.
Let's go!
**[06:34] Taichi**
Hey, Chihaya!
**[06:36] Taichi**
Thanks.
**[06:44] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[06:46] Taichi**
There's no need to run!
**[06:50] Chihaya**
But we have to hurry!
**[06:51] Taichi**
You're just gonna stand
outside the store anyway!
**[07:05] Taichi**
Anyway, Fukui's really something.
**[07:07] Taichi**
April's almost over, but the
cherry's are still blossoming.
**[07:22] Chihaya**
Do I want to see Arata?
**[07:27] Chihaya**
Or do I not want to see Arata?
**[07:39] Taichi**
I don't really care either way.
**[07:41] Taichi**
We can go home right now.
**[07:43] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[08:08] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[08:31] Taichi**
Are you okay, Chihaya?!
**[08:38] Arata**
Chihaya?
**[08:41] Chihaya**
I've missed you!
**[08:43] Chihaya**
I've missed you!
**[08:49] Chihaya**
I've missed you...
**[09:00] Yuu**
I'll leave a change of clothes here.
**[09:03] Chihaya**
Oh, okay.
**[09:12] Taichi**
*What am I supposed to do with this?*
**[09:17] Yuu**
Arata?
**[09:20] Yuu**
I'll be going home now.
**[09:21] Arata**
Okay.
**[09:23] Arata**
Sorry about this, Yuu.
**[09:26] Taichi**
U-Uh...
**[09:29] Taichi**
Uh, this is a Tokyo specialty.
**[09:34] Taichi**
Please take some.
**[09:36] Yuu**
Thank you...
**[09:39] Yuu**
Bye.
**[09:44] Taichi**
You've grown quite a bit.
**[09:46] Taichi**
How tall are you?
**[09:48] Arata**
173.
**[09:49] Taichi**
*I lost by a centimeter!*
**[09:50] Taichi**
O-Oh, what a coincidence.
**[09:53] Taichi**
I'm also 173.
**[09:57] Arata**
Sure you aren't rounding?
**[09:59] Arata**
You were always a coward.
**[10:04] Chihaya**
Th-Thank you for letting
me use your bath.
**[10:07] Taichi**
Huh?
**[10:08] Taichi**
Why did you wash your hair?!
**[10:11] Chihaya**
The back of my head
was covered in dirt!
**[10:13] Chihaya**
But my panties were okay!
**[10:14] Taichi**
Don't mention your panties!
**[10:16] Taichi**
Are you still in grade school?!
**[10:16] Chihaya**
Huh? What's wrong?
**[10:18] Chihaya**
They're my panties!
**[10:19] Taichi**
My point is...
**[10:19] Arata**
You can wear those clothes home.
**[10:23] Arata**
Once your hair dries, leave.
**[10:24] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[10:34] Taichi**
Chihaya, let's go.
**[10:37] Chihaya**
Wait!
**[10:38] Chihaya**
I wrote a letter for Arata!
**[10:40] Taichi**
A letter?
**[10:42] Taichi**
When we came all the way up here?
**[10:44] Chihaya**
Well, I figured that I
wouldn't know what to say,
**[10:46] Chihaya**
so it would be easier if I had
something to read off of!
**[10:48] Chihaya**
Here it is!
**[10:55] Chihaya**
Let's play karuta together
with the three of us!
**[11:01] Chihaya**
Can we use this room?
**[11:05] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[11:07] Chihaya**
My favorite moment when playing karuta
**[11:10] Chihaya**
comes right before 25 cards are given
to each player and they're revealed.
**[11:16] Chihaya**
I get so excited when I picture
the good things to come.
**[11:20] Chihaya**
I picture myself winning.
**[11:23] Chihaya**
Isn't it the same for you?
**[11:26] Chihaya**
We were split up when we
started middle school,
**[11:30] Chihaya**
but I'm sure that you still
played karuta by yourself.
**[11:34] Chihaya**
You were getting better every day.
**[11:36] Chihaya**
I always believed-
**[11:42] Arata**
Don't you understand Japanese?
**[11:49] Arata**
I stopped playing karuta.
**[11:52] Arata**
I can't play.
**[11:54] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[12:03] (Flashback) Harada**
Glasses's grandfather
is an Eternal Master
**[12:06] (Flashback) ---**
who's famous in the karuta world.
**[12:08] (Flashback) Harada**
I immediately knew that his
grandfather had taught him the game.
**[12:14] Chihaya**
*Arata...*
**[12:14] Taichi**
That's a load of crap!
**[12:19] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[12:20] Taichi**
Let's leave!
**[12:23] Taichi**
There's no point in
trying to talk to him.
**[12:25] Taichi**
This isn't the Arata we knew.
**[12:28] Chihaya**
That's not true!
**[12:29] Chihaya**
He must have a reason!
**[12:31] Chihaya**
I believe him!
**[12:33] Taichi**
If you believe him,
don't press the issue!
**[12:39] Taichi**
We didn't come here to see
you kick karuta cards!
**[12:42] Taichi**
We won't come back!
**[12:52] Chihaya**
Wait!
**[12:54] Chihaya**
Wait up, Taichi!
**[12:55] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[12:59] Taichi**
Chihaya! Hey!
**[13:09] Yuu**
Don't leave these behind!
**[13:13] Yuu**
Take them with you!
**[13:28] Chihaya**
I was never good at anything.
I never had any dreams...
**[13:35] Chihaya**
But Arata told me that if I become
the best karuta player in Japan,
**[13:41] Chihaya**
I would be the best in the world.
**[13:45] Chihaya**
If I can be the best in
the world at something,
**[13:49] Chihaya**
I think it's worth a shot.
**[13:54] Chihaya**
Why...
***SIGN*** as my sleeves are wet with dew
**[13:56] Chihaya**
Why did Arata stop playing karuta?
**[14:00] Chihaya**
Did he really quit?!
**[14:03] Chihaya**
What happened?!
**[14:04] Chihaya**
Tell me!
**[14:20] Yuu**
Arata's grandfather, Mr. Wataya,
was an Eternal Karuta Master,
**[14:26] Yuu**
and he was the one who taught
Arata to play karuta.
**[14:31] Yuu**
Arata loved his grandfather so much.
**[14:34] Yuu**
Then, four years ago,
**[14:37] Yuu**
his grandfather had a stroke.
**[14:41] Yuu**
Arata was there to take
care of his grandfather.
**[14:44] Yuu**
He worked hard to help
with rehabilitation.
**[14:49] Yuu**
But one day, when Arata
was supposed to be home,
**[14:53] Yuu**
his grandfather suffered a relapse.
**[14:59] Person A**
Wataya-kun!
**[15:00] Person A**
Hurry home!
**[15:03] Person A**
Your grandfather suffered an attack!
**[15:15] Arata**
Grandpa...
***SIGN*** Champion Wataya Arata
**[15:17] Yuu**
Arata had gone to a tournament
to reach Class A!
**[15:27] Yuu**
Arata hasn't touched a card since.
**[15:32] Yuu**
He can't do it.
**[15:43] (Flashback) Arata**
Hey, Grandpa.
**[15:45] (Flashback) Arata**
How come you can take cards so fast?
**[15:50] (Flashback) Arata**
You move for the
"Would the" and "Would this"
**[15:52] (Flashback) ---**
cards after hearing "would"?
**[15:54] (Flashback) Arata**
Why?
**[15:55] (Flashback) Arata**
Come on, how can you tell?
**[15:58] (Flashback) Grandma**
Well, I suppose it's thanks
to the karuta god.
**[16:04] (Flashback) Arata**
The karuta god?
**[16:07] (Flashback) Grandma**
If you love karuta and
play it every day,
**[16:12] (Flashback) Grandma**
the karuta god will sometimes whisper
the next syllable in your ear.
**[16:19] (Flashback) Grandma**
You see, my love of karuta is still
**[16:22] (Flashback) Grandma**
just as strong as yours.
**[16:27] Arata**
*If there truly is a karuta god,*
**[16:33] Arata**
*he would look just like Grandpa.*
**[16:45] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Wait!
**[16:46] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I wrote a letter for Arata!
***SIGN*** If Arata has a cell phone, get his number!! Important!
***SIGN*** Ask if he received my New Year's card this year... The one I screwed up
**[17:05] Chihaya**
* Ask if he received my New*
* Year's card this year.*
***SIGN*** Dr. Harada wants me to send
him a picture of Arata.
**[17:09] Chihaya**
* Dr. Harada wants me to send*
* him a picture of Arata.*
**[17:13] Chihaya**
* Will I be able to meet Arata*
* at a Kyoto tournament?*
**[17:17] Chihaya**
*My sister's going to be on a quiz show.*
**[17:19] Chihaya**
*But only mention this if I
have nothing else to say.*
**[17:26] Arata**
This is the letter?
**[17:31] Chihaya**
* I believe that Arata*
* is like a karuta god.*
**[17:37] Chihaya**
* The longer we're apart,*
* the more you seem like a god.*
**[17:46] Arata**
*I'm no god.*
**[17:51] Arata**
*I'm nothing special.*
**[18:09] Arata**
I'm no god.
***SIGN*** Dr. Harada wants me to send
him a picture of Arata.
***SIGN*** Will I be able to meet Arata
at a Kyoto tournament?
**[18:12] Arata**
But I want to be your friend.
**[18:28] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[18:29] Taichi**
Trains are considered public places.
**[18:31] Taichi**
Can you act like a human being?
**[18:36] Chihaya**
I shouldn't have come.
**[18:47] Chihaya**
Sorry, Taichi.
**[18:49] Chihaya**
We shouldn't have come to see him!
**[19:06] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[19:13] Arata**
Chihaya!
**[19:15] Arata**
Taichi!
**[19:18] Chihaya**
Arata! Arata!
**[19:20] Taichi**
Arata!
**[19:22] Taichi**
We can't open this?!
**[19:28] Arata**
*I didn't want you to come see me...*
**[19:32] Arata**
* I didn't want you to*
* see what I've become!*
**[19:54] Arata**
*But...*
**[19:55] Arata**
*I really missed you.*
**[20:10] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[20:14] Chihaya**
I'm so glad...
**[20:16] Taichi**
Huh?
**[20:18] Chihaya**
He doesn't hate it!
**[20:21] Chihaya**
It's not that Arata hates karuta now!
**[20:29] Taichi**
Don't sit down on the floor.
**[20:32] Taichi**
And stop babbling Arata.
**[20:35] Chihaya**
But...
**[20:36] Taichi**
And don't get snot everywhere!
Suck it up.
**[20:43] Taichi**
*Could you hear Arata's voice?*
**[20:47] (Flashback) Chihaya**
If I can be the best in
the world at something,
**[20:50] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I think it's worth a shot.
**[20:57] Taichi**
I'll help you start a karuta club.
**[21:00] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[21:02] Taichi**
If Arata's coming back,
**[21:04] Taichi**
we'll need to make the best
karuta club in Japan,
**[21:08] Taichi**
and wait for his return.
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club!
***SIGN*** Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 1-2!!
# E6 - Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYVND7346/now-bloom-inside-the-nine-fold-palace)
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**[00:13] Person A**
What's that?
**[00:14] Person B**
A tatami?
**[00:16] Person A**
Isn't that Ayase Chihaya?
**[00:18] Person B**
Ayase?
**[00:19] Person A**
You know?
**[00:20] ---**
The one who was putting up
that karuta club poster.
**[00:22] Person C**
Oh, "Beauty in vain."
**[00:24] Person D**
Isn't that Mashima from
Class 1 with her?
**[00:27] Person E**
Mashima, as in the one who had
**[00:29] ---**
the top score in our grade on the last test?
**[00:30] Person A**
Huh? A karuta club?
**[00:32] Person B**
When they're both so famous...
**[00:34] Person C**
All in vain...
**[00:35] Person C**
Club in vain...
**[00:38] Taichi**
Chihaya, we're attracting
too much attention.
**[00:40] Person A**
Hey, where's Oe-san?
**[00:42] Person B**
She was here a moment ago...
**[00:45] Person C**
Is she skipping practice again?
**[00:46] Person C**
The captain will have a fit.
**[00:55] [POEM] Kana**
So spring ends and summer comes
**[01:01] [POEM] Kana**
now white robes hang to
dry on Mount Amanokagu
**[01:05] Person A**
Oe-san! Where did you go?
**[01:08] Person B**
Oe-san!
**[01:10] Person C**
The upperclassmen are throwing a fit!
**[01:12] Kana**
*I-I'm sorry!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 6
***SIGN*** Now
Bloom
Inside
the
Ninefold
Palace
**[02:35] Chihaya**
This is it.
**[02:36] Taichi**
Huh?
**[02:55] Chihaya**
We finally made it!
**[02:57] Taichi**
This is our clubroom?
**[02:59] Chihaya**
Yeah.
**[03:00] ---**
I kept begging the Empress and
she finally gave it to us.
**[03:03] Taichi**
It's a storage room.
**[03:05] Taichi**
There's dust everywhere.
**[03:06] Chihaya**
Don't complain!
**[03:08] Chihaya**
It's quiet.
Perfect for playing karuta!
**[03:11] Chihaya**
Okay, back we go!
**[03:12] Chihaya**
We need three more!
**[03:14] Taichi**
What? This is enough...
**[03:17] Chihaya**
How can you say that,
**[03:18] Chihaya**
after the nice man agreed
to share these with us?!
**[03:22] Chihaya**
Once we have five members,
we'll be recognized as an official club,
**[03:24] ---**
and they'll even assign us a teacher!
**[03:27] Taichi**
Can we even find three more people?
**[03:29] Chihaya**
We can!
**[03:30] Chihaya**
We absolutely can!
**[03:32] Taichi**
Now look, Chihaya.
**[03:34] Chihaya**
Hmm?
**[03:35] Taichi**
Do we really need more members?
**[03:39] Taichi**
I was pretty surprised.
**[03:41] Taichi**
I never knew that was how you felt.
**[03:44] (Flashback) Chihaya**
If I can be the best in
the world at something,
**[03:48] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I think it's worth a shot.
**[03:52] Taichi**
Your goal is to become the Queen, right?
**[03:53] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:55] Chihaya**
Y-Yeah...
**[03:57] Taichi**
You're not serious about
this at all, are you?!
**[03:59] Taichi**
You were just following Arata's lead!
**[04:09] Chihaya**
Anyway!
**[04:10] Chihaya**
We have to carry three
more tatami mats over!
**[04:12] Chihaya**
Then we practice!
**[04:14] Taichi**
Right. Yeah, yeah.
**[04:20] Captain**
What's Oe-san like?
***SIGN*** Archery Club
**[04:22] Person A**
No idea. She's always
reading old books by herself.
**[04:25] Person B**
She was born in the wrong era.
**[04:29] Kana**
*I'm sorry,*
**[04:31] Kana**
*but I can't do it!*
**[04:33] Kana**
*Why must I run in a hakama?*
**[04:36] Kana**
*That would be so embarrassing!*
**[04:39] Kana**
* And I'll never be able to*
* hit a target with an arrow!*
**[04:43] Kana**
* I just want to wear*
* traditional clothes!*
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 1-2!!
**[04:58] Kana**
*Ayase Chihaya-san in class 1-2...*
**[05:03] Kana**
* The lovely girl who*
* turns heads everywhere*
**[05:07] Kana**
* is looking for people who know*
* the poems of the Hundred Poets.*
**[05:13] Chihaya**
* Oh, dear. You took*
* another card off me.*
**[05:18] Kana**
*You're still very strong, Lady Chihaya.*
**[05:21] Kana**
* I should have knocked*
* on this door instead!*
**[05:34] Kana**
* I thought that Ms. Miyauchi was*
* using the old student council room.*
**[05:40] Kana**
*Oh, no...*
**[05:41] Kana**
* What if they already*
* have too many members?*
**[05:43] [POEM] Reader**
when people and grass grow scarce
**[05:54] [POEM] Reader**
Rain takes...
***SIGN*** leaving a hovering mist above the trees and grass
**[06:01] Kana**
Huh?!
**[06:03] Taichi**
You're too good at
first-syllable cards.
**[06:07] Kana**
Huh? Huh?
**[06:09] [POEM] Reader**
The storm blasts...
**[06:12] Kana**
*Wait... What...*
**[06:13] [POEM] Reader**
I wish I could show...
**[06:15] Kana**
*What is this?*
**[06:16] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is not of...
**[06:23] Kana**
*Don't tell me that...*
**[06:25] Kana**
*...this is karuta?!*
**[06:29] Both**
Thank you very much!
**[06:32] Chihaya**
I won!
**[06:33] Chihaya**
But you're actually pretty good.
**[06:36] Chihaya**
You took a bunch of cards
in the first half.
**[06:38] Taichi**
I think I've figured out
why you always start slow.
**[06:42] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[06:43] Taichi**
You rely on the advantage
of your ears so much
**[06:45] Taichi**
that you haven't learned how
to memorize card positions.
**[06:47] Taichi**
You still can't memorize
where the cards are.
**[06:49] Chihaya**
That's not true.
**[06:50] Chihaya**
Today was just a fluke.
**[06:52] Chihaya**
I have no trouble in the first
half at the Shiranami Society.
**[06:54] Taichi**
You've only been practicing at
the Shiranami Society, right?
**[06:58] Taichi**
People who train together tend to use the
same positioning techniques, so it's easier.
**[07:01] Taichi**
Against me, you kept
touching the wrong cards.
**[07:04] Taichi**
So in other words,
**[07:06] Taichi**
you're an idiot.
**[07:08] Chihaya**
Yet you lost to that idiot!
**[07:10] Chihaya**
Idiot!
**[07:10] Taichi**
You even talk like an idiot, idiot.
**[07:14] Chihaya**
Oh?
**[07:15] Kana**
Huh?
**[07:17] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[07:18] Chihaya**
Welcome!
**[07:22] Chihaya**
Wait!
**[07:30] Kana**
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[07:31] Chihaya**
Why are you running away?!
**[07:33] Chihaya**
Are you here because you're
interested in karuta?!
**[07:35] Chihaya**
Do you like karuta?!
**[07:38] Kana**
Y-Yes, I guess...
**[07:46] Kana**
As you already know,
**[07:48] ---**
the Ogura Hundred Poets lived
during the Kamakura period.
**[07:51] Kana**
Fujiwara no Teika
**[07:52] Kana**
compiled them by taking one poem
each from 100 of the best poets,
**[07:54] Kana**
in chronological order from
Emperor Tenji to the Retired Emperor Juntoku
**[07:59] Kana**
to decorate the sliding doors
at the Ogura mountain villa,
**[08:04] Kana**
the summer home of the general
and poet Utsunomiya Yoritsuna.
**[08:08] Kana**
I love the backstory.
**[08:10] Kana**
Many of the selected poems
were ornamental in nature,
**[08:14] Kana**
because they were meant
to be used as decoration.
**[08:17] Kana**
His judgment was wonderful!
**[08:19] Kana**
Seventy-nine male poets!
**[08:21] Kana**
Twenty-one female poets!
**[08:23] Kana**
I paid particular attention
to the poems by the women!
**[08:27] Kana**
You can feel the seasons
and modesty in a way
**[08:30] ---**
that can't be found in modern poetry!
**[08:34] Kana**
The beauty in each word
**[08:35] ---**
is just as fresh as it
was a thousand years ago!
**[08:40] Kana**
I still haven't found the words
**[08:42] ---**
to express the rush of
emotion they bring me!
**[08:43] Chihaya**
R-Right!
**[08:44] Chihaya**
So!
**[08:45] Chihaya**
Do you like competitive karuta?
**[08:50] Kana**
Do you wear hakama?
**[08:52] Chihaya**
Hakama?
**[08:54] Chihaya**
I've never worn one before.
**[08:56] Chihaya**
You haven't either, Taichi?
**[08:57] Taichi**
Huh? Yeah...
**[09:00] Taichi**
Most people don't wear them.
**[09:02] Kana**
Why?!
**[09:05] Kana**
Only members of the imperial
court dabble in poetry!
**[09:07] Kana**
I wouldn't expect you
to wear junihitoe,
**[09:08] Kana**
but you should at least wear a hakama!
**[09:10] Kana**
The kendo club and
archery club require hakama!
**[09:14] Chihaya**
Wh—
**[09:16] Chihaya**
Why don't we wear them?
**[09:17] Chihaya**
Because they're expensive?
**[09:20] Taichi**
It's a lot of effort to wear one.
**[09:30] Kana**
My family has owned a traditional
clothing shop for many generations.
**[09:34] Kana**
I love kimono.
**[09:36] ---**
I want everyone to understand
how wonderful they are,
**[09:39] Kana**
but we can only sell cheap yukatas...
**[09:41] Kana**
Our business is so bad that
**[09:43] Kana**
we can't even afford a model
for next year's catalog!
**[09:59] Kana**
If I won't be able to wear a hakama,
**[10:02] ---**
I might as well stay
in the archery club.
**[10:05] Kana**
I apologize for interrupting you.
**[10:11] Taichi**
Her love of karuta is
completely different.
**[10:15] Taichi**
We don't even pay any attention
to the poems anymore.
**[10:18] Taichi**
You probably don't know the
meaning of most of them.
**[10:22] Taichi**
She isn't cut out to play
competitive karuta.
**[10:38] Person A**
She's so adorable.
**[10:40] Person B**
Hey, look.
**[10:40] Person C**
There she is!
**[10:43] Chihaya**
Wow, you read really hard books.
**[10:45] Kana**
A-Ayase-san!
**[10:51] Chihaya**
I asked one of the girls
in the archery club.
**[10:53] Chihaya**
Your name is Oe Kanade, right?
**[10:56] Chihaya**
So you're Kana.
**[10:58] Chihaya**
You like karuta, right?
**[11:01] Chihaya**
Let's play karuta together.
***SIGN*** Yamamori Masao Higashiyama Culture and Modern Japan
**[11:03] Kana**
My love for karuta is fundamentally
different from yours.
**[11:07] Kana**
I'm not interested in a
sport with no emotion.
**[11:10] Chihaya**
But Kana-chan, I'm also...
**[11:13] Kana**
If you'll excuse me...
**[11:14] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[11:15] Chihaya**
Kana-chan?
**[11:26] Teacher**
The first collection of laws,
**[11:28] ---**
the Omi code, was created at
the order of Emperor Tenji.
**[11:32] Teacher**
In 670, there was a national
census released as the Kogo...
**[11:40] Chihaya**
Kana-chan!
**[11:43] Chihaya**
Hey, why don't you come watch us play?
**[11:45] Kana**
I have archery practice.
**[11:47] Chihaya**
Wait, Kana-chan!
**[11:49] Chihaya**
Taichi...
**[11:50] Taichi**
There's no point in pestering
someone who doesn't want to join.
**[11:54] Chihaya**
But she loves karuta so much...
**[11:57] Taichi**
Like I said yesterday,
**[11:59] Taichi**
she's not cut out for it.
***SIGN*** Oe Traditional Clothing
**[12:32] Mom**
Kanade, I'm going to a
neighborhood meeting,
**[12:36] ---**
so watch the store for me.
**[12:37] Kana**
Okay!
***SIGN*** Explanation for Ogura Hundred Poets
**[12:44] [POEM] Kana**
Would the mountain cherry
blossoms return my affection,
**[12:50] [POEM] Kana**
for there is no one else out here
**[13:19] Kana**
Ayase-san.
**[13:21] Chihaya**
It's beautiful.
**[13:23] Chihaya**
I'm starting to understand
why you like kimono.
**[13:28] Kana**
Is this about the karuta club again?
**[13:30] Chihaya**
Hmm?
**[13:32] Chihaya**
Well, you seem to like karuta.
**[13:34] Kana**
As I said earlier,
**[13:36] Kana**
my love is fundamentally
different from yours.
**[13:40] Chihaya**
But I also have a poem I really love.
**[13:45] Chihaya**
*Impassionate gods have never seen*
**[13:49] Chihaya**
*the red that is the Tatsuta River*
**[13:52] Chihaya**
I even know what it means.
**[13:54] Chihaya**
It's talking about how the
Tatsuta River is so beautiful
**[13:56] ---**
when it's completely red.
**[13:59] Chihaya**
I read it in a book.
**[14:01] Chihaya**
It must look something like this.
**[14:12] Kana**
Classic poetry becomes fascinating when
**[14:14] ---**
you know the history behind each poem.
**[14:16] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[14:17] Kana**
I believe that this poem
is about passionate love.
**[14:22] Chihaya**
Huh? Love?
**[14:24] Chihaya**
It's not about scenery?!
**[14:26] Kana**
That would be the universal
interpretation,
**[14:29] Kana**
but did you know that
Nijo no Kisaki was in love
**[14:31] ---**
with Ariwara no Narihira
before she married the emperor?
***SIGN*** This is a very
famous
story.
**[14:36] Chihaya**
N-No...
**[14:41] Kana**
This poem was displayed on a
folding screen in the palace.
**[14:46] Kana**
Some accounts say that Nijo no Kisaki
was the one who requested the poem.
**[14:50] Kana**
I like how Narihira concealed his
passion for her in a scenic rendering
**[14:55] Kana**
since he wasn't able
to forget about her.
**[15:00] Kana**
"Impassionate" is a decorative word
for gods that implies great force.
**[15:12] Kana**
The red river can be interpreted
as an autumn scene or a suicide,
**[15:18] Kana**
but I believe that the crimson leaves
represent a love that never faded.
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[15:25] Kana**
When you look at it that way,
the card with its black letters
**[15:29] ---**
becomes deep red,
don't you think?
**[15:42] Chihaya**
Incredible...
**[15:44] Kana**
Huh?
**[15:45] Chihaya**
Incredible!
**[15:45] Chihaya**
Incredible!
**[15:46] Chihaya**
Incredible! Incredible! Incredible!
**[15:48] Chihaya**
Teach me more, Kana-chan!
**[15:50] Kana**
Huh?
**[15:52] Chihaya**
Starting from *The Autumn Paddy*!
**[15:53] Kana**
Huh?
**[15:54] Kana**
All one hundred poems?
**[15:56] Chihaya**
Uh-huh!
**[16:01] Kana**
This poem is supposed to have
been written by Emperor Tenji.
**[16:04] Chihaya**
Huh? It wasn't?
**[16:06] Kana**
Yes, it's believed that this was
**[16:09] ---**
edited from an anonymous poem
**[16:11] ---**
in the Collection of
Ten Thousand Leaves.
**[16:14] Chihaya**
Oh...
**[16:15] Kana**
Fujiwara no Teika, the person
who compiled the Hundred Poets,
**[16:19] ---**
would have known that...
**[16:21] [POEM] Kana**
The autumn paddy shacks
have rough thatching
**[16:27] [POEM] Kana**
as my sleeves are wet with dew
**[16:31] Kana**
A "paddy shack" is a small
cabin for farmers.
**[16:33] Kana**
When the farmers rest under the
rough roof of sedge and straw,
**[16:36] Kana**
they wake up to discover that
their sleeves are wet with dew.
**[16:39] Kana**
So Fujiwara no Teika may
have started with this poem
**[16:42] ---**
to convey the idea of an ideal emperor
**[16:45] ---**
who understood the hard
work of the farmers.
**[16:49] Chihaya**
Oh...
**[16:51] Chihaya**
Next one!
**[16:52] Chihaya**
*So spring ends* please!
**[16:54] Kana**
In the past, when people
unpacked their winter clothes,
**[16:57] ---**
they would hang their
summer clothes out to dry.
**[17:00] Kana**
The green mountains
and white clothes...
**[17:01] Kana**
There is only a brief pause
between the verses...
**[17:05] Kana**
As the slightest breeze will make
the slender bamboo shake...
**[17:09] Kana**
Mugwort was used for moxibustion.
**[17:14] Chihaya**
Oh! Hence the burning feelings part!
***SIGN*** When I must hide
mugwort = moxibustion
**[17:18] Chihaya**
*I never knew...*
**[17:19] Kana**
The *false rooster's crow*
is an expression from
**[17:21] Chihaya**
*I never knew!*
**[17:22] ---**
the Records of the Grand Historian.
**[17:24] Kana**
Here, shadow actually means light. So the moonlight is...
**[17:25] Chihaya**
*There is a rich and colorful world behind each card!*
**[17:29] Kana**
Here, the autumn scenery
is green instead of red,
**[17:32] ---**
which means these are evergreens...
**[17:40] Chihaya**
*I never knew!*
**[17:44] Chihaya**
*I had no idea!*
***SIGN*** Yamamori Masao
Higashiyama Culture and Modern Japan
***SIGN*** Yamamori Masao
Higashiyama Culture and Modern Japan
**[18:01] (Flashback) Person A**
She's always reading
old books by herself.
**[18:04] (Flashback) Person B**
A classical literature geek?
**[18:06] (Flashback) Person B**
She was born in the wrong age.
***SIGN*** Explanation for Ogura Hundred Poets
**[18:10] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Teach me, Kana-chan!
**[18:13] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Teach me more!
**[18:15] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[18:24] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[18:33] [POEM] Reader**
Like the sound of someone
knocking on my door...
**[18:38] [POEM] Reader**
The night was young...
**[18:40] [POEM] Reader**
Though I prayed
**[18:42] Chihaya**
* Before, I only recognized*
* the cards by sound...*
**[18:47] Chihaya**
* but you can also recognize*
* them by their meaning!*
**[18:51] Chihaya**
*Look!*
**[18:53] ---**
*Every card is a different color!*
**[18:58] Chihaya**
I win!
**[19:00] Taichi**
Oh, man...
**[19:01] Taichi**
You're on a roll today.
**[19:03] Taichi**
Have you been doing
drills or something?
**[19:13] Chihaya**
Kana-chan.
**[19:20] Chihaya**
The person who taught me karuta
**[19:22] ---**
said that I should become
friends with the cards.
**[19:28] Chihaya**
You're already friends with
all one hundred cards.
**[19:31] Chihaya**
You can become strong.
**[19:35] Kana**
O-On one condition...
**[19:38] Person A**
Okay! Relax and smile!
**[19:44] Chihaya**
P-Promise?
**[19:47] Chihaya**
Promise that you'll
join the karuta club?
**[19:51] Chihaya**
No changing your mind!
**[19:55] Kana**
And during matches,
we all have to wear hakama.
**[19:58] Chihaya**
Wh-What if we don't have one?
**[20:00] Kana**
We can rent them.
**[20:02] Chihaya**
Wait, stop!
**[20:06] Kana**
But why were you trying
so hard to recruit me?
**[20:10] Kana**
You don't need other
people to play karuta.
**[20:16] Taichi**
Well, I guess we can practice.
**[20:18] Taichi**
We can start with how
to place the cards...
**[20:20] Kana**
First, can we do
something about this room?
**[20:22] Taichi**
Huh?
**[20:27] [POEM] Kana**
A house left to the weeds...
**[20:31] Kana**
As I said the other day,
**[20:33] ---**
only members of the imperial
court dabble in poetry.
**[20:36] Kana**
This dusty room is not
appropriate for-
**[20:37] Chihaya**
Okay, let's!
**[20:39] Taichi**
Can't we just keep the
tatami mats clean?
**[20:41] Chihaya**
Okay, let's go borrow
the cleaning stuff.
**[20:44] Kana**
Yes!
**[20:45] Chihaya**
Come on!
Hurry up, Taichi!
**[20:47] Taichi**
Yeah, yeah...
**[20:51] Chihaya**
* I want to play karuta*
* with Arata again.*
**[20:55] Chihaya**
* I want him to know*
* that karuta is fun...*
**[20:58] Chihaya**
*That it's fun when you're with friends.*
**[21:08] Taichi**
Then we'll start with
how to place the cards.
**[21:11] Kana**
Yes!
**[21:13] Chihaya**
* Our new friend, Kana-chan*
* taught me something new.*
**[21:18] Chihaya**
* Chihaya furu is a poem*
* about deep red love!*
# E7 - But for Autumn's Coming
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRP85QD9R/but-for-autumns-coming)
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**[00:03] [POEM] Reader**
In order to restore my faith in this world,
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club!
Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 1-2!!
**[00:19] [POEM] Reader**
I have learned to both love
and hate my fellow man
**[00:28] [POEM] Reader**
Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks
**[00:32] [POEM] Reader**
are joined at river's end
**[00:49] [POEM] Reader**
Waves creep closer to the Suminoe shore...
**[00:59] [POEM] Reader**
in my dreams, I creep closer to you
**[01:06] [POEM] Reader**
Like the sound...
**[01:13] [POEM] Reader**
After many, many years...
**[01:18] [POEM] Reader**
Look for the sound...
**[01:24] Taichi**
* I can't beat Chihaya to the*
* first-syllable cards.*
**[01:29] Taichi**
*Reassess the situation...*
**[01:31] Taichi**
* "Would this" was already read so*
* I can take "Would the" on the "Would."*
**[01:34] Taichi**
* "My only thought as I" and "My only thought as the"*
* are both still in play, so I'll have to be careful there.*
**[01:39] Taichi**
* "So the flower petals" was already read,*
* so I can take "So the flower has" after "flower."*
**[01:43] Taichi**
* "Though my" was already read,*
* so I can take "Though I" after "Though."*
**[01:45] Taichi**
* For "While it pains", "While it may" was read,*
* but "While it brings" wasn't, so I'll have to pay attention.*
**[01:50] Taichi**
* For "The hazy early morning light",*
* "The hazy early morning mist" was already read,*
**[01:55] Taichi**
* so on "The hazy", I'll move towards*
* "The hazy field" on the opponent's side.*
**[01:57] Taichi**
*"In the" and "In order to" have already been read,*
**[01:59] Taichi**
*so I can take "In order for" on "In."*
**[02:02] [POEM] Reader**
but instead you see a pale
moon in the dawn sky
**[02:08] [POEM] Reader**
In order for us to find our way home,
***SIGN*** the plum blossoms still smell the same
would I rather never seen her again?
**[02:18] Taichi**
* Chihaya doesn't know how to make adjustments*
* based on which cards have been taken.*
**[02:22] Taichi**
*I reacted first...*
**[02:25] Taichi**
*But...*
**[02:26] Taichi**
*I couldn't take the card...*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 7
***SIGN*** But for
Autumn's
Coming
**[03:42] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[03:51] Kanade**
You're so good, Chihaya-chan!
**[03:52] Chihaya**
I see...
**[03:53] Chihaya**
I should have passed you the "I know" card,
**[03:55] Chihaya**
and then I should have waited before-
**[03:57] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan?!
**[03:59] Taichi**
Oh, don't worry.
**[04:00] Taichi**
She just fell asleep.
**[04:01] Kanade**
J-Just like that?
**[04:07] Taichi**
She just bulls her way through a match
by relying on her fast reflex time,
**[04:10] Taichi**
and I still can't beat her.
**[04:12] Kanade**
What does that mean?
**[04:15] Taichi**
In karuta, it refers to the speed
**[04:17] ---**
at which someone reacts to a card being read.
**[04:20] Taichi**
Some people say it's
**[04:21] ---**
the most important quality
a karuta player can have.
**[04:24] Taichi**
She was born with it.
**[04:26] Taichi**
Chihaya's karuta is driven
by that innate ability.
**[04:30] Taichi**
Unfortunately, I don't have
anything like that.
**[04:33] Kanade**
Amazing!
**[04:34] Kanade**
Then it's actually possible
for Chihaya-chan to play in
**[04:36] ---**
the Queen match wearing
a hakama from our store!
**[04:39] Kanade**
On national TV!
**[04:42] Kanade**
What do you think about this one?
**[04:43] Kanade**
Or would the violet one be better?
**[04:44] Taichi**
Uh, wait...
**[04:45] Taichi**
There are plenty of
better players in Class A.
**[04:47] Kanade**
This one looks better,
but I should choose this one
**[04:50] Kanade**
if I want people to understand
how wonderful kimono are.
**[04:52] Kanade**
Wait, this...
**[04:52] Taichi**
*Chihaya and I are on completely different skill levels.*
**[04:56] Taichi**
* I have no interest in becoming a Master,*
* so I don't mind losing.*
**[05:01] Taichi**
*But...*
**[05:03] Taichi**
*If he were here...*
**[05:11] Taichi**
* If Chihaya were to practice*
* with Arata instead of me,*
**[05:18] Taichi**
*would she become a better player?*
**[05:27] Chihaya**
I forgot!
**[05:29] Chihaya**
I'm gonna go do some scouting!
**[05:32] Kanade**
Scouting? For a fourth member?
**[05:35] Taichi**
You have someone in mind?
**[05:37] Chihaya**
The second-smartest person in our
grade, after Mashima Taichi,
**[05:40] Chihaya**
Desktomu-kun, who happens to be in my class!
**[05:42] Both**
Huh?
**[05:44] Chihaya**
You two can practice!
**[05:48] Kanade**
Oh.
**[05:50] Kanade**
We need five members before we
can become an official club.
**[06:02] (Flashback) Teacher**
If you don't have enough members,
you can't be a club!
**[06:08] Chihaya**
*Two more to go!*
**[06:10] Person A**
I'm heading out then!
**[06:11] Person B**
Sure, thanks!
**[06:13] Person A**
Bye-bye!
**[06:22] Person A**
Doesn't he creep you out?
**[06:23] Person A**
School's over and he's still studying.
**[06:25] Person A**
Look at that Tsutomu-kun...
**[06:26] Person A**
I mean Desktomu-kun.
**[06:28] Person B**
He only leaves his desk
to go to the restroom.
**[06:31] Person B**
Doesn't he look like a jelly bean?
**[06:41] Tsutomu**
*I don't like school.*
**[06:44] Tsutomu**
*There are too many judgmental fools.*
**[06:48] Tsutomu**
*Okay, solved that problem.*
**[06:51] Tsutomu**
*However, I like to study.*
**[06:54] Tsutomu**
* The harder I work, the higher*
* our class's average scores are.*
**[06:57] Tsutomu**
*I'm willing to help out those fools.*
**[07:05] Person A**
But it's kinda sad when he's
**[07:07] ---**
glued to his desk all day and
only second in our grade.
**[07:10] Person B**
I know.
**[07:11] Person B**
When you put it that way,
**[07:12] ---**
Mashima-kun from Class 1 is really something.
**[07:15] Person B**
He doesn't study much,
yet he's top of the class!
**[07:18] Person C**
I wish we could arrange a trade.
**[07:20] Person B**
I'd rather have a number one stud
than number two Desktomu-kun.
**[07:23] Person C**
I know, right?
**[07:25] Person D**
Is he upset?
**[07:26] Person C**
Nah, no way...
**[07:27] Person D**
Really?
**[07:31] Chihaya**
Heya! I'm Ayase Chihaya!
**[07:33] Chihaya**
I'm here to scout you!
**[07:35] Chihaya**
Let's play karuta together
in the karuta club!
**[07:40] Chihaya**
Consider this a bribe.
**[07:48] Chihaya**
Hey, Komano-kun. You're the second-smartest
person in our grade, right?!
**[07:53] Chihaya**
I've heard that karuta is a
great sport for smart people!
**[07:56] Chihaya**
If you join, we'll have four members
**[07:58] ---**
and be one member closer to
becoming an official club!
**[08:00] Chihaya**
It doesn't matter if you
don't have any experience!
***SIGN*** I don't understand.
**[08:07] Chihaya**
Oh, karuta as in Hundred Poets.
***SIGN*** Is there any point to playing karuta?
***SIGN*** Can you become number one by playing karuta?
**[08:17] Chihaya**
Um...
***SIGN*** There's no such thing as professional karuta, is there?
***SIGN*** It's just a game, right?
***SIGN*** Why should I play this game?
***SIGN*** Will it help me with my studies?
***SIGN*** Is there any benefit for me?
**[08:31] Chihaya**
I don't care about your excuses!
**[08:33] Chihaya**
Stop griping and play a game!
***SIGN*** Jam Bread
**[08:44] Taichi**
The field of play is supposed
to be 87 centimeters wide.
**[08:47] Taichi**
You can use your elbow plus or minus
a number of cards as a reference,
**[08:53] Taichi**
so remember how many cards
it takes to get you to 87.
***SIGN*** Hey! This is embarrassing!
**[08:58] Chihaya**
Shut up! Just come inside!
**[09:01] Kanade**
Huh?
**[09:04] Chihaya**
Hey, guys!
**[09:06] Chihaya**
Let's teach him how fun karuta can be!
**[09:10] Taichi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Don't be ridiculous!
***SIGN*** You dragged me all the way here by force!
**[09:18] Chihaya**
But!
***SIGN*** I understand.
***SIGN*** The karuta club is short on members, yes?
***SIGN*** So you just need to bolster head count.
***SIGN*** Look elsewhere, if you don't care who joins.
**[09:30] Chihaya**
You've got it wrong.
**[09:31] Chihaya**
I do care who joins!
***SIGN*** Liar.
**[09:35] Chihaya**
I'm telling the truth!
**[09:36] Chihaya**
Just play a game!
**[09:38] Chihaya**
I promise that you'll be hooked!
***SIGN*** I'm busy!
***SIGN*** If I had time to play karuta, I would be studying instead!
**[09:44] Chihaya**
Komano-kun, you want to
become smarter, right?
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[09:48] Chihaya**
Karuta is a mental game.
**[09:51] Chihaya**
First, you have to memorize
the positions of the cards.
**[09:53] Chihaya**
The fastest people can memorize all
of them in five- no, three minutes!
**[09:57] Chihaya**
Stronger memorization skills will
help you with your studies!
***SIGN*** Memorize the positions? Of every card?
**[10:04] Chihaya**
Uh-huh.
***SIGN*** Liar!
**[10:06] Chihaya**
I'm not lying!
**[10:07] Chihaya**
This is the most basic step!
**[10:09] Kanade**
No grace...
**[10:12] Chihaya**
I'll show you right now!
***SIGN*** Wait!
***SIGN*** Hey, wait!
***SIGN*** Why me?
**[10:19] Chihaya**
Taichi, let's play!
**[10:20] Taichi**
Wait, what?
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[10:23] Chihaya**
Hurry up!
**[10:25] Taichi**
Fine then.
**[10:33] Tsutomu**
*Mashima Taichi...*
**[10:35] Tsutomu**
* He's had the top score*
* on every monthly test.*
**[10:39] Chihaya**
The players get memorization
time, so hold on.
**[10:43] Chihaya**
The match will begin in 15 minutes.
***SIGN*** W-Wait...
**[10:47] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Memorization is the most basic step, right?
***SIGN*** If karuta players all have excellent memory,
***SIGN*** you should be able to play with the cards flipped over!
**[11:00] Chihaya**
What?!
**[11:02] Chihaya**
This isn't Concentration!
**[11:04] Chihaya**
Plus, the cards get moved around.
**[11:05] Chihaya**
It's impossible!
***SIGN*** I knew it.
***SIGN*** So you're given memorization time, and you still can't do it.
***SIGN*** Nothing impressive about that.
***SIGN*** Goodbye.
**[11:15] Chihaya**
Wait! Don't leave!
**[11:17] Chihaya**
We'll give it a try, so wait!
**[11:19] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[11:20] Taichi**
Who is this annoying brat?
**[11:23] Chihaya**
You're the one who said that we
should look for someone smart!
**[11:26] Tsutomu**
*Someone smart?*
**[11:28] Taichi**
But I've never played karuta
with the cards flipped over.
**[11:32] Chihaya**
Same here!
**[11:34] Chihaya**
But I can't back down now!
***SIGN*** Mizusawa
**[11:37] Kanade**
Very well.
**[11:38] Kanade**
I will play in your stead!
**[11:40] Taichi**
It's okay, Oe-san.
**[11:44] Taichi**
Chihaya, let's give it a try.
**[11:47] Chihaya**
Huh? Is it okay, Taichi?
**[11:49] Taichi**
We won't know where the cards are
if you send them all flying,
**[11:52] ---**
so control yourself.
**[11:55] Chihaya**
Uh-huh.
**[12:04] Chihaya**
Would the, May you, A night,
**[12:06] Chihaya**
As friends, My only thought as the,
Impassionate,
**[12:08] Chihaya**
In order for, My own home, The emotions,
**[12:11] Chihaya**
A mountain stream, So spring nights,
The storm will,
**[12:13] Chihaya**
As the first, Impassioned was, As my
**[12:15] Chihaya**
The autumn paddy, I know, The sight,
**[12:17] Chihaya**
No more, So the flower petals, A house,
**[12:19] Kanade**
Memorization time is over.
**[12:19] Chihaya**
While some, May the scarlet, Since I...
**[12:22] Kanade**
Please flip the cards over.
**[12:29] Tsutomu**
*They won't be able to play flipped karuta.*
**[12:33] Tsutomu**
*It's impossible to memorize the positions*
**[12:36] ---**
*for all of those cards in 15 minutes.*
***SIGN*** Impossible...
**[12:43] Kanade**
Let's begin.
**[12:51] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower blooms,
but for winter
**[13:00] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[13:09] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[13:20] [POEM] Reader**
May the time spent in our one night together
**[13:24] Kanade**
"Bring a life..."
**[13:26] Kanade**
It's the right card!
**[13:28] [POEM] Reader**
While some dodge the famous waves of
Takashi shore to avoid getting wet,
**[13:31] Kanade**
"I deflect your..."
**[13:32] Kanade**
It's right!
**[13:36] Taichi**
*Our memory is still fresh at the beginning.*
**[13:40] Taichi**
* The cards may be flipped over,*
* but we should be able to find most of them.*
**[13:43] Taichi**
* The problem is later when the cards*
* start getting passed around.*
**[13:47] Taichi**
*It all comes down to concentration.*
**[13:51] [POEM] Reader**
I deflect your artful words
to keep my sleeves dry
**[14:00] [POEM] Reader**
My own home is a retreat lying
southeast of the capital
**[14:06] Kanade**
That's the right card.
**[14:08] Chihaya**
Now I'm mad.
**[14:11] Chihaya**
I memorized that card.
**[14:15] [POEM] Taichi**
Chihaya doesn't have her usual edge.
**[14:19] [POEM] Taichi**
She's not as confident.
**[14:21] [POEM] Taichi**
It's because her memorization skills are still lacking.
**[14:27] Taichi**
*I-I can beat Chihaya...*
**[14:33] Chihaya**
*Um, that one is "So spring ends"...*
**[14:37] Chihaya**
* Then it's "No more, As friends,*
* While it brings, As my, None are."*
**[14:42] Taichi**
I'm going to move a card.
**[14:44] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[14:44] Chihaya**
What?!
**[14:45] Chihaya**
Hold on! Hold on!
**[14:48] Chihaya**
What was that card?!
**[14:57] [POEM] Reader**
where I can hide from the
troubles of this world
**[15:08] [POEM] Reader**
A mountain village grows...
**[15:10] [POEM] Reader**
Swift waters parted...
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[15:20] Chihaya**
* This isn't the Taichi I'm*
* used to practicing against.*
**[15:42] [POEM] Reader**
are joined at river's end
**[15:52] [POEM] Reader**
May you never forget your...
**[15:55] [POEM] Reader**
Impassioned was your promise of salvation
**[15:58] Chihaya**
*He was guarding both cards!*
**[15:59] Chihaya**
* We're over halfway through and he can still*
* remember the positions of the cards!*
**[16:03] [POEM] Reader**
May the time we spend
apart from one another be
**[16:08] Kanade**
I-It's right!
**[16:10] [POEM] Reader**
as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
**[16:17] (Flashback) Taichi**
I have no interest in becoming a Master,
so I don't mind losing...
**[16:23] (Flashback) Taichi**
I don't mind losing...
**[16:25] [POEM] Reader**
*As the first frost has fallen,*
**[16:30] Taichi**
*I definitely hate to lose!*
**[16:38] (Flashback) Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[16:43] Taichi**
* I'm the one sitting across*
* from you right now!*
**[16:55] Kanade**
He did it!
**[17:00] Taichi**
Thank you very much.
**[17:03] Chihaya**
Thank you very much.
**[17:12] Chihaya**
I'm so mad...
**[17:25] Taichi**
I win.
**[17:41] Taichi**
Wait.
**[17:45] Taichi**
You're just going to leave without
a word after that match?
**[17:50] Taichi**
Oh, er...
**[17:52] Taichi**
What's your name?
**[17:55] Tsutomu**
*Why...*
**[17:57] ---**
*do people like him exist?*
**[18:02] Taichi**
Ah, hey!
**[18:04] Tsutomu**
*He has friends, talent...*
**[18:08] (Flashback) Person A**
Whose are those? Desktomu-kun's?
**[18:10] (Flashback) Person B**
They're perfect!
**[18:12] (Flashback) Person C**
Lemme see!
**[18:13] (Flashback) Person D**
Me too!
**[18:15] (Flashback) Person A**
Thanks, Desktomu-kun!
**[18:18] (Flashback) Person A**
Make sure you get the top
score on the next test.
**[18:23] Tsutomu**
*The top score...*
**[18:26] Tsutomu**
*Become number one...*
**[18:29] Tsutomu**
*Win...*
**[18:33] Tsutomu**
*But I know...*
**[18:36] Tsutomu**
*Even if I do become number one,*
**[18:38] Tsutomu**
*they'll never let me in their circle.*
**[18:47] Taichi**
Hey, if you're a little interested now,
why not join the karuta club?
***SIGN*** I can't play karuta...
***SIGN*** I don't have the talent!
***SIGN*** I'm not like you!
***SIGN*** All I can do is study!
***SIGN*** I belong behind my desk!
**[19:20] (Flashback) Mom**
Focus on contests that you can win.
**[19:22] (Flashback) Taichi**
I could spend my entire youth on karuta
**[19:25] (Flashback) Taichi**
without ever becoming better than Arata.
**[19:46] Taichi**
I don't have any talent for karuta either.
**[19:51] Taichi**
It's tough, but I still play!
**[19:53] Taichi**
I keep losing, but I still play!
**[19:56] Taichi**
Because when I win...
**[20:00] Taichi**
I feel so happy!
**[20:06] Taichi**
Okay, that was lame.
**[20:12] Taichi**
But...
**[20:14] Taichi**
Instead of a karuta genius,
I would rather have our new member
**[20:17] ---**
be someone who puts
in effort on the tatami.
***SIGN*** Wh-What are you talking about?
***SIGN*** Tatami? Karuta? That doesn't make any sense at all!
***SIGN*** Man, look at my desk...
**[20:38] Taichi**
I see.
**[20:40] ---**
Sorry about that.
**[20:52] (Flashback) Taichi**
It's tough, but I still play!
**[20:56] (Flashback) Taichi**
I keep losing, but I still play!
# E8 - The Sounds of the Waterfall
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G68VD7176/the-sounds-of-the-waterfall)
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**[00:01] Person A**
Good morning.
**[00:02] Chihaya**
The karuta club is looking for more members!
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 1-2!!
**[00:05] Chihaya**
Let's play competitive karuta together!
**[00:08] Kanade**
Good morning.
We're the karuta club.
**[00:10] Taichi**
Would you like to join the karuta club?
***SIGN*** Please hear us out.
**[00:14] Kanade**
We're the karuta club.
**[00:16] Chihaya**
Please give us a try.
**[00:18] Kanade**
Oh, that person...
**[00:20] Kanade**
would look wonderful in a hakama!
**[00:22] Chihaya**
Really?
**[00:24] Chihaya**
Hold on!
**[00:26] Chihaya**
Um, would you like to play karuta with us?
**[00:28] Chihaya**
You would look great in a hakama!
**[00:30] Person A**
N-No, thanks...
**[00:31] Person A**
New Year's is enough for me.
**[00:33] Taichi**
Hey, are you interested in karuta?
**[00:35] Taichi**
It's a pretty intense sport.
**[00:37] Person B**
You must be joking.
**[00:38] Taichi**
You'll understand if you give it a shot.
***SIGN*** We need one more member
**[00:48] ---**
before we can become an official club.
**[00:50] Kanade**
I didn't think that everyone
would ignore us...
**[00:56] Chihaya**
It'll be fine!
**[00:57] ---**
We'll find someone perfect!
**[01:00] Miya**
This problem is looking at molecular mass.
**[01:05] Miya**
When there are an equal number of
protons, electrons, and neutrons...
**[01:10] Miya**
Hmm?
**[01:23] Miya**
We'll pick up here next week.
**[01:26] Miya**
Make sure you review the
material we covered.
**[01:32] Horikawa**
Chi-chan, the Empress was
giving you the death stare.
**[01:34] Chihaya**
Huh? Really?
**[01:35] Horikawa**
You were sound asleep.
**[01:37] Horikawa**
What's going on?
**[01:39] Chihaya**
I woke up early to recruit
members for the karuta club,
**[01:42] Chihaya**
so I didn't eat breakfast...
**[01:43] Horikawa**
Oh, it must be hard for you and Komano-kun.
**[01:48] Tsutomu**
* First, you flip the cards*
* over and shuffle them.*
**[01:52] Tsutomu**
*Next, each player takes 25 cards*
**[01:53] ---**
*and places them on their side of the field.*
***SIGN*** Hundred Poets Competitive Karuta
**[01:55] Tsutomu**
*The remaining 50 cards will not be used.*
**[01:58] Tsutomu**
* The player's field is 87 centimeters*
* long and three rows deep.*
**[02:02] Chihaya**
You're really enthusiastic
about this, Desktomu-kun.
***SIGN*** I have to make up for lost time.
**[02:05] Chihaya**
That's right.
**[02:06] Chihaya**
We'll start practicing today.
***SIGN*** Ayase, you should eat lunch.
**[02:14] Chihaya**
Y-You could hear that?
***SIGN*** The whole class could.
**[02:20] Person A**
You're out of korokke sandwiches?
**[02:22] Person B**
Can I get coffee milk?
**[02:24] Lady**
Sure thing.
**[02:25] Person B**
Thanks.
**[02:25] Chihaya**
They're out of yakisoba sandwiches.
**[02:25] Lady**
Here you go.
**[02:30] Person A**
Ma'am, can I get two anpan?
**[02:32] Lady**
Here you are.
***SIGN*** Anpan
**[02:40] Nishida**
Huh?
**[02:41] Chihaya**
It's Porky!
**[02:43] Nishida**
Porky?
**[02:45] (Flashback) Chihaya**
You can buy your pork buns after I beat you!
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 8
***SIGN*** The
Sounds
of the
Waterfall
**[04:02] Taichi**
So basically, the player
who takes cards faster
**[04:05] ---**
and reduces the number of cards
on their side to zero, wins.
***SIGN*** I understand what happens when you take a card on your own side,
***SIGN*** but what happens when you take from the opponent's side?
**[04:13] Taichi**
When that happens, you can choose
one of the cards on your side
**[04:16] Taichi**
and send it to the opponent's side.
**[04:19] Kanade**
It's called "sending cards," right?
**[04:21] Taichi**
Right, sending cards is
**[04:23] ---**
a critical part of the game that
can turn the tide in a match.
**[04:27] Taichi**
You're also allowed to send cards
if your opponent commits a fault.
**[04:30] Taichi**
If you touch a card while the second
verse is being read, it's a fault.
**[04:34] Taichi**
If you touch a card on the opponent's side
**[04:35] ---**
when the correct card is
on your side, it's a fault.
**[04:39] Taichi**
The same goes for when you
touch a card on your side
**[04:41] ---**
when the correct card is
on the opponent's side.
**[04:44] Taichi**
However, if you touch the wrong
card on the correct side,
**[04:49] ---**
it's not a fault.
***SIGN*** Huh? Really?
**[04:52] Taichi**
Yep. For example...
**[04:54] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[04:55] Chihaya**
Pork!
**[04:55] Chihaya**
I found pork!
**[04:58] All**
Pork?
**[05:04] Chihaya**
Look!
**[05:05] Taichi**
You're right!
**[05:07] Taichi**
He's a student at our high school...
**[05:09] Taichi**
Wait, that getup...
**[05:12] Taichi**
He's on the tennis team?
**[05:13] Chihaya**
Looks like it.
**[05:14] Taichi**
So? Why are we hiding?
**[05:18] Chihaya**
Oh, just because.
**[05:20] Chihaya**
I asked him to join the karuta club earlier,
**[05:22] Chihaya**
and he ran away.
**[05:24] Chihaya**
But this time...
**[05:27] Taichi**
Hey!
**[05:29] Chihaya**
If you have experience,
you should join the karuta club!
**[05:36] Chihaya**
Join!
**[05:37] Chihaya**
If you have experience,
you should join the karuta club!
**[05:39] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[05:41] Nishida**
What's wrong with you?
**[05:44] Nishida**
Huh?
**[05:45] Taichi**
Hey, long time no see.
**[05:47] Taichi**
Shut your mouth, fatty!
**[05:48] Taichi**
Chihaya's running late!
**[05:50] Nishida**
Oh! You're...
**[05:53] Chihaya**
Taichi's in the karuta club with me!
**[05:56] Chihaya**
I really want you to join us, Porky!
**[05:58] Nishida**
My name is Nishida!
**[05:59] Nishida**
I already told you that I'm not
going to join the karuta club!
**[06:02] Taichi**
Nishida, did you quit playing karuta?
**[06:04] Taichi**
You were really good.
**[06:06] Nishida**
Being good at karuta doesn't mean anything.
**[06:09] Nishida**
Plus, it's lame.
**[06:10] Chihaya**
That's not true!
**[06:11] Nishida**
I played tennis in middle school.
**[06:14] Nishida**
I plan on continuing in high school.
**[06:17] Taichi**
You look good.
**[06:18] Nishida**
I know.
**[06:19] Nishida**
Besides, if I wanted to play karuta,
I'd go to the Karuta Society.
**[06:22] Nishida**
There's no reason to join a club at school.
**[06:24] Chihaya**
Please!
**[06:25] Chihaya**
If Porky joins, our karuta
club can be really strong!
**[06:30] Chihaya**
I'm sure you can also become really strong!
**[06:32] Nishida**
Won't happen.
I'm not interested.
**[06:34] Chihaya**
You still refuse?
**[06:36] Nishida**
I need to go to practice.
**[06:38] Nishida**
And my name isn't Porky. It's Nishida!
**[06:42] Nishida**
Bye.
**[06:43] Chihaya**
Hey, wait a moment!
**[06:44] Taichi**
Just forget about him.
**[06:48] Taichi**
Let's go back to the clubroom.
**[06:50] Chihaya**
Taichi...
**[07:17] Person A**
Nice!
**[07:18] Person B**
Way to go, Nishida!
**[07:19] Person B**
Keep it up!
**[07:20] Nishida**
Yes!
**[07:22] Person A**
Yamakawa, don't hold back on your serve.
**[07:24] Yamakawa**
Understood!
**[07:28] Chihaya**
Wow...
**[07:29] Chihaya**
Porky is really athletic!
**[07:33] Nishida**
*Easy!*
**[07:35] Nishida**
*This is easy!*
**[07:37] Nishida**
*Nothing like...*
**[07:39] Nishida**
*Nothing like what happened back then!*
**[07:57] [POEM] Nishida**
My only thought as the!
**[07:59] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[08:00] [POEM] Nishida**
My only thought as I!
**[08:06] Chihaya**
*Is this...*
**[08:07] [POEM] Nishida**
The hazy early morning mist!
**[08:11] Chihaya**
* Karuta? The timing for*
* multi-syllable cards?*
**[08:16] Person A**
One more volley!
**[08:17] Nishida**
Yes, please!
**[08:19] [POEM] Chihaya**
The world offers no escape!
**[08:20] Nishida**
Huh?
**[08:26] Person A**
Okay, switch!
**[08:27] Person A**
Go get the ball!
**[08:28] Nishida**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[08:35] [POEM] Chihaya**
I hide in the mountains,
only to hear the haunting cry of a deer.
**[08:38] Chihaya**
Porky, you should play karuta!
**[08:41] Nishida**
Don't you know when to give up?!
**[08:43] Chihaya**
But you're using tennis as
a substitute for karuta!
**[08:46] Chihaya**
That's not fair to tennis!
**[08:48] Nishida**
Th-That's none of your business!
**[08:51] Nishida**
Stop bugging me!
**[08:52] Chihaya**
We'll be waiting for you in the clubroom!
**[09:06] Person A**
Nishida!
**[09:07] Person A**
Your legs are slowing down!
**[09:09] Person A**
Keep your eyes on the ball!
**[09:11] Person A**
You're too slow!
**[09:23] Person A**
What's wrong, Nishida?
**[09:25] Person A**
Are you okay?
**[09:27] Nishida**
I'm sorry.
**[09:29] Nishida**
I need to go home now.
**[09:31] Person A**
Oh, I see.
**[09:34] Person A**
The second-years are next!
**[09:43] Taichi**
Like I was saying earlier,
it isn't a fault
**[09:46] Taichi**
when you touch the wrong card but it's
**[09:49] ---**
on the same side as the correct card.
***SIGN*** Yes.
**[09:52] Taichi**
So now...
**[09:54] Taichi**
Take these two cards which start the same.
**[09:56] Taichi**
"The world offers no change" and
"The world offers no escape."
**[09:59] Taichi**
They're called "like cards."
**[10:01] Taichi**
You have to wait until the fifth word
**[10:03] ---**
before you know which card to take.
**[10:06] Taichi**
However, if both cards are on the same side,
**[10:10] Taichi**
as soon as you hear "The world,"
**[10:14] Taichi**
you can take either one.
***SIGN*** I see...
**[10:18] Taichi**
However, this also makes it
easier for your opponent.
**[10:22] Taichi**
When the like cards are on your side,
**[10:24] Taichi**
it might be a good idea
**[10:27] ---**
to send one of them
to the opponent's side.
**[10:29] Kanade**
Excuse me.
**[10:32] Chihaya**
Porky!
**[10:33] Nishida**
It's Nishida!
**[10:36] Nishida**
Don't get the wrong idea!
**[10:37] Nishida**
I'm not here to join!
**[10:39] Chihaya**
What?!
**[10:40] Nishida**
I wanted to see what you're doing here,
**[10:43] Nishida**
but it looks like you're
at a grade school level.
**[10:45] Taichi**
These two are beginners.
**[10:47] Taichi**
They have to start somewhere.
**[10:48] Chihaya**
If you join,
our club will be much stronger!
**[10:51] Nishida**
No way!
**[10:52] Nishida**
It's pointless if I'm the
only one who's any good!
**[10:55] Kanade**
Is he really so special?
**[10:58] Taichi**
Number two in the country.
**[11:00] Taichi**
This was back when we were in grade school.
***SIGN*** Oh.
**[11:03] Nishida**
Karuta is about talent!
**[11:05] Nishida**
It doesn't matter how hard we practice!
**[11:07] Nishida**
We can never beat Wataya Arata!
**[11:13] Nishida**
Well, give it your best shot.
**[11:15] Nishida**
I'll be giving tennis my best shot.
**[11:17] Nishida**
Bye.
**[11:18] Taichi**
Wait.
**[11:19] Nishida**
What is it?
**[11:22] Taichi**
Chihaya, play a match against Nishida.
**[11:24] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[11:25] Nishida**
I refuse!
**[11:26] Nishida**
It's a waste of time.
**[11:28] Taichi**
You're gonna run away?
**[11:30] Taichi**
Chihaya never gave up on karuta.
**[11:33] Taichi**
Why don't you see for yourself
how strong someone can become
**[11:37] ---**
when they put in the effort?
**[11:41] Taichi**
Or are you scared of losing?
**[11:45] Taichi**
Come to think of it,
you struggled against
**[11:46] ---**
Chihaya when she was just a
beginner back in grade school.
**[11:49] Taichi**
Hard to say who would win now.
**[11:51] Nishida**
Hell no!
**[11:53] Chihaya**
Porky, let's play karuta!
**[12:01] Nishida**
Promise me this...
**[12:04] Nishida**
If I win the match,
**[12:07] Nishida**
you'll never bother me again!
**[12:09] Nishida**
Plus, you'll have to buy me
pork buns for a month!
**[12:13] Chihaya**
Bring it!
**[12:40] Taichi**
Memorization time is over.
**[12:43] Both**
Thank you for this match.
**[12:47] Both**
Thank you for this match.
**[12:52] [POEM] Taichi**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
***SIGN*** What is this?
**[12:58] [POEM] Taichi**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[12:58] Kanade**
The introduction.
**[12:59] Kanade**
The match begins once he finishes reading this poem.
**[13:03] [POEM] Taichi**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[13:11] [POEM] Taichi**
Feel the sorrow...
**[13:14] [POEM] Taichi**
Though I prayed...
**[13:17] [POEM] Taichi**
My only thought as I am put out to sea...
***SIGN*** Amazing!
**[13:21] Kanade**
He's taken three straight
cards off Chihaya-chan.
**[13:29] Nishida**
* I was worried that I might*
* have lost my touch,*
**[13:31] Nishida**
*but my body feels so light.*
**[13:33] Nishida**
*I guess all that tennis helped.*
**[13:36] Taichi**
*Come on, Chihaya...*
**[13:38] Taichi**
*You don't have time to be smiling.*
**[13:43] Nishida**
*That's right...*
**[13:44] Nishida**
*Whenever I won, people would praise me.*
**[13:46] [POEM] Taichi**
to tell the people in the capital
that I make for the islands
**[13:53] [POEM] Reader**
Long last we meet,
only for me to leave hurriedly,
***SIGN*** for I could not recognize you, like the moon hidden behind the clouds
***SIGN*** for I could not recognize you, like the moon hidden behind the clouds
**[14:00] (Flashback) Kitano**
Good job, Yusei!
**[14:02] (Flashback) Kitano**
You'll make it to class A in no time!
**[14:05] (Flashback) Kitano**
First, you'll need to win
the national tournament.
**[14:09] Nishida**
*I started playing karuta because it was fun.*
***SIGN*** Big Helping
**[14:12] Nishida**
*But at some point, I started playing to win.*
***SIGN*** National Champion or Bust
**[14:19] Nishida**
*And then...*
**[14:35] Nishida**
*He showed me what a difference talent made.*
**[14:43] Nishida**
*That's why I ran away.*
**[14:46] Nishida**
*Ran away from karuta...*
**[14:51] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan took another card!
***SIGN*** Nishida-kun has 17 cards left.
***SIGN*** Ayase has 15 left.
**[14:57] Nishida**
*When did I fall two cards behind?*
**[14:59] [POEM] Taichi**
burning brightly by night, yet extinguished by day
**[15:00] Nishida**
*No, I need to focus!*
**[15:02] Nishida**
*Turn the tide!*
**[15:06] [POEM] Taichi**
Since I could not hide...
**[15:10] Taichi**
*He's good.*
**[15:13] Taichi**
* He targeted a card on the opponent's*
* side to turn things around.*
**[15:17] Taichi**
*Now, which card will he send?*
***SIGN*** He's going to send a card.
**[15:28] Kanade**
Yes.
***SIGN*** is that I have no way to tell you in person
***SIGN*** is that I have no way to tell you in person
After I determined
**[15:35] Nishida**
*She's worried about the like cards?*
***SIGN*** on a long September night, and then I saw a dawn moon
***SIGN*** on a long September night, and then I saw a dawn moon After I heard
**[15:40] Nishida**
*Okay!*
***SIGN*** on a long September night,
and then I saw a dawn moon
**[15:43] Taichi**
*Chihaya is too obvious.*
**[15:46] Kanade**
He read her like a book.
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[15:48] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan was ready to take the like cards
**[15:52] ---**
"After I determined" and
"After I heard" together.
***SIGN*** Oh, I see.
***SIGN*** The technique he just showed us.
**[15:58] [POEM] Taichi**
people would always ask if
I was pining for someone
**[16:05] [POEM] Taichi**
Though my hatred...
**[16:08] [POEM] Taichi**
Since the dew atop...
**[16:12] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan...
***SIGN*** Nishida-kun is making a comeback.
***SIGN*** He's up one card.
**[16:17] Taichi**
* Chihaya is usually better towards*
* the end of a match,*
**[16:19] ---**
*and she's still losing.*
**[16:23] Nishida**
*I'm starting to remember how this works.*
**[16:25] Nishida**
*Everything feels so familiar.*
**[16:27] Chihaya**
I'm so glad!
**[16:30] Chihaya**
You don't hate karuta!
**[16:34] Nishida**
Don't forget your promise!
**[16:36] Chihaya**
Uh-huh!
**[16:37] Chihaya**
So I'm not going to lose!
**[16:44] [POEM] Taichi**
it is as though pearls have been
strung across the autumn plain
**[16:53] [POEM] Taichi**
Look—
**[16:55] [POEM] Taichi**
—for the sound...
**[17:00] [POEM] Taichi**
Impassioned was your...
**[17:03] Nishida**
She's fast!
***SIGN*** Incredible!
**[17:05] [POEM] Taichi**
In th—
**[17:06] [POEM] Taichi**
—e sleepy spring sunlight,
**[17:10] Nishida**
Isn't that a two-syllable card?!
**[17:13] Nishida**
Were you camping it?!
**[17:14] Taichi**
She wasn't.
**[17:15] Nishida**
Then how did she move so fast?!
**[17:17] Taichi**
There are cards where Chihaya
can hear the next syllable.
**[17:21] Taichi**
She has incredible senses.
**[17:24] Nishida**
Hear the next syllable?
**[17:29] Nishida**
*Five cards left on my side.*
**[17:32] Nishida**
*Four cards left on the opponent's side.*
**[17:34] Nishida**
* Those "After I" cards I split*
* should be read soon...*
***SIGN*** is that I have no way to tell you in person
After I determined
**[17:38] Nishida**
*One on the opponent's side.*
***SIGN*** on a long September night, and then I saw a dawn moon
After I heard
**[17:40] Nishida**
*One on my side.*
**[17:43] Nishida**
*Time to get pumped!*
**[17:45] Nishida**
*Read the one on my side!*
**[17:46] Nishida**
* Read the one on my side!*
* The one on my side!*
**[17:51] [POEM] Taichi**
After I determined to abandon...
**[17:52] Nishida**
That's it!
**[17:57] Nishida**
What?!
**[18:01] Both**
She got it!
**[18:12] Nishida**
*I was camping the card,*
**[18:14] Nishida**
*and I still couldn't take it.*
**[18:16] Nishida**
Damn.
**[18:17] Nishida**
*She's this much better than me now?*
**[18:20] Nishida**
*She just happens to really like karuta...*
**[18:28] Nishida**
*Was this how I used to play karuta?*
**[18:34] Nishida**
*Were my eyes so focused?*
**[18:45] Person A**
Good practice!
**[18:47] Miya**
Yes. Good practice, everyone.
**[18:51] Both**
Thank you very much!
**[18:53] Kanade**
That was an incredible match!
***SIGN*** I learned a lot!
**[18:57] Chihaya**
You're so good, Porky!
**[18:59] Nishida**
Bye.
**[19:00] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[19:02] Taichi**
Nishida.
**[19:05] Taichi**
Hey, why don't you join our karuta club?
**[19:09] Taichi**
To be honest, I'm not good enough
to practice with Chihaya.
**[19:13] Taichi**
We need someone as strong as you.
**[19:17] Taichi**
Hey!
**[19:18] Chihaya**
Taichi, it's okay.
**[19:26] Chihaya**
Sorry, Porky.
**[19:29] Chihaya**
I'll stop pestering you about joining.
**[19:31] Chihaya**
But this was a lot of fun!
**[19:33] Chihaya**
Thanks for playing karuta with me!
**[19:37] Miya**
Nishida-kun!
**[19:39] Nishida**
Huh?
**[19:40] Miya**
I thought you went home?
**[19:43] Miya**
What are you doing here?
**[19:45] Miya**
Don't tell me that you
were skipping practice?
**[19:49] Chihaya**
Uh-oh.
**[19:50] Miya**
Nishida-kun, explain yourself.
**[19:59] Nishida**
Coach, I'm...
**[20:01] ---**
quitting the tennis team.
**[20:03] Both**
Huh?
**[20:03] Miya**
You're quitting?
**[20:05] Nishida**
I want to play karuta!
**[20:07] Chihaya**
Porky...
**[20:09] Miya**
Nishida-kun, are you serious?
**[20:12] Nishida**
Yes.
**[20:13] Nishida**
These guys are telling me that
they need me to start the club.
**[20:17] Nishida**
And karuta is still...
**[20:21] Nishida**
Tennis can never replace karuta!
**[20:28] Miya**
I understand.
**[20:30] Miya**
I expect you to submit
your resignation shortly.
**[20:35] Kanade**
We finally have our last member!
**[20:38] Taichi**
Thank you, Nishida!
**[20:41] Nishida**
But in return for joining, Mashima...
**[20:45] Nishida**
Make her stop calling me "Porky"!
**[20:48] Chihaya**
Huh? Why do you want me to stop, Porky?
**[20:50] Nishida**
Stop calling me "Porky"!
**[20:52] Chihaya**
Fine, Porky.
**[20:54] Chihaya**
Let's play another match!
**[20:56] Nishida**
Bring it!
**[20:56] Nishida**
I'm gonna get revenge!
**[20:58] Nishida**
Wait! Stop calling me "Porky"!
**[22:17] Chihaya**
*Okay.*
**[22:20] Chihaya**
*The karuta club...*
**[22:23] Chihaya**
*My fellow players...*
***SIGN*** Ms. Miyauchi, We have 5 Karuta Club Members!! President 1-2 Ayase Chihaya Vice President 1-1 Mashima Taichi Secretary 1-2 Komachi Tsutomu Equipment Manager 1-8 Nishida Yusei Treasurer 1-6 Oe Kanade
**[22:27] Chihaya**
I'm...
**[22:30] Chihaya**
...no longer alone!
**[22:31] ---**
# E9 - But I Cannot Hide
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYDQKGD36/but-i-cannot-hide)
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***SIGN*** Ms. Miyauchi,
We have 5 Karuta Club Members!! (Introductions)
President 1-2 Ayase Chihaya (I'm going to become a Queen!)
Vice President 1-1 Mashima Taichi (Class B jack of all trades.)
Secretary 1-2 Komachi Tsutomu (A very smart rookie.)
Equipment Manager 1-8 Nishida Yusei (The roundest player in Class B.)
Treasurer 1-6 Oe Kanade (A very reliable fan of classical poetry.)
Thank you very much!
**[00:06] Miya**
You have five members, so you want me
**[00:07] ---**
to officially sanction the Karuta Club.
**[00:11] Chihaya**
Yes! Please!
**[00:14] Miya**
Hmm...
**[00:25] Miya**
Very well.
**[00:26] Chihaya**
Yay!
**[00:28] Miya**
However, change the president
to someone other than Ayase-san.
**[00:32] Chihaya**
Huh?!
**[00:33] Miya**
I'll serve as the advisor for now.
**[00:35] Miya**
Okay, dismissed.
**[00:39] Chihaya**
Why can't I be the club president?
***SIGN*** Well, I think she made a wise decision.
**[00:44] Kanade**
Speaking of which,
who *should* be the club president?
**[00:47] Nishida**
Let Mashima do it.
**[00:49] Taichi**
Huh? Me?
**[00:50] Kanade**
That makes sense.
***SIGN*** I'm okay with it.
**[00:54] Taichi**
Then that makes Chihaya...
**[00:55] Chihaya**
Okay! I'll be the captain!
**[00:59] All**
Captain?
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Treasurer Notes
**[02:13] Kanade**
Our budget is 3,000 yen?
**[02:15] Kanade**
There won't be anything
left after we buy cards.
**[02:22] Taichi**
Any suggestions about
how we should practice?
**[02:26] Nishida**
Mashima and I can take
turns playing with Ayase.
**[02:30] Nishida**
The person who isn't playing
**[02:32] ---**
can teach Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun.
***SIGN*** My name is Tsutomu, Porky.
**[02:37] Nishida**
Desktomu.
***SIGN*** Porky.
**[02:39] Nishida**
Desktomu.
***SIGN*** Porky.
**[02:40] Taichi**
That should be fine.
**[02:42] Taichi**
Chihaya is Class A,
so she'll be on a different regimen.
**[02:46] Kanade**
Um, is Class A really so special?
**[02:50] Taichi**
It certainly is.
**[02:52] Taichi**
Players start in Class E.
**[02:54] Taichi**
You have to win tournaments
and work your way up.
**[02:57] Taichi**
By the way, Nishida and I are Class B.
**[02:59] Nishida**
It depends on which society you belong to,
**[03:02] Nishida**
but to reach Class A,
you need to place
**[03:05] ---**
first or second in two tournaments.
**[03:07] Kanade**
Oh? Really?
**[03:10] Chihaya**
Okay!
**[03:11] Chihaya**
Today, I get Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun!
**[03:16] Taichi**
You want to play against Komano and Oe-san?
**[03:19] Chihaya**
Yep!
**[03:20] Taichi**
Are you crazy?
**[03:21] Taichi**
Beginners aren't going to learn anything
by playing someone in class A!
**[03:25] Chihaya**
But we're gonna play!
**[03:26] Kanade**
Huh?
**[03:26] Taichi**
It won't be any fun for them!
**[03:28] Chihaya**
But we're gonna play!
**[03:29] Taichi**
There's no point!
**[03:31] Chihaya**
Does the president or the
captain have more say?!
**[03:34] All**
Uh, good question...
***SIGN*** Verse 9
***SIGN*** But I
Cannot
Hide
**[03:39] [POEM] Taichi**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[03:49] [POEM] Taichi**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[03:57] [POEM] Taichi**
While some dodge the famous waves...
**[04:00] [POEM] Taichi**
Like the sound of...
***SIGN*** She's fast!
**[04:03] Nishida**
Wait, she's not gonna go easy on her?
**[04:05] [POEM] Taichi**
the thistle and brush are
blown by the autumn wind
**[04:12] [POEM] Taichi**
All alone, I step...
**[04:25] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan, this won't work.
**[04:29] Kanade**
The gap between us is too big.
**[04:34] Chihaya**
Kana-chan.
**[04:36] Chihaya**
When I played karuta for
the very first time,
**[04:39] Chihaya**
my opponent was someone who
was incredibly strong.
**[04:43] Chihaya**
If he had gone easy on me,
**[04:46] Chihaya**
I wouldn't love karuta the way I do now.
**[04:51] Chihaya**
So, I'm not going to go easy on you.
**[04:53] Chihaya**
I'm going to try my hardest,
**[04:55] Chihaya**
because I need you guys to become stronger.
**[04:58] Chihaya**
This summer,
the five of us will
**[05:00] ---**
participate as a team in
the national tournament!
**[05:09] Nishida**
Omi Jingu?
***SIGN*** What's that?
**[05:14] Nishida**
Every July, there's a tournament
at the Omi Jingu shrine
**[05:17] ---**
in the Shiga Prefecture
**[05:19] ---**
to determine the best high
school karuta players in Japan.
**[05:22] Nishida**
It's considered the Koshien of karuta.
**[05:25] Chihaya**
First, we need to win the Tokyo regionals!
**[05:27] Chihaya**
After that, we'll be in
the national tournament!
***SIGN*** Win... National tournament...
**[05:33] Kanade**
Um, how many schools will be
participating in the Tokyo regionals?
**[05:38] Chihaya**
A whole bunch.
**[05:39] Chihaya**
Tokyo is a competitive region!
***SIGN*** W-We can't make nationals.
***SIGN*** We just started playing.
**[05:48] Chihaya**
It'll be fine!
**[05:50] Chihaya**
I'm going to play real matches
**[05:51] ---**
against Desktomu-kun and Kana-chan every day!
**[05:54] Chihaya**
You better get ready!
**[06:00] Taichi**
Are you sure about this, Chihaya?
**[06:02] Chihaya**
Huh? What do you mean?
**[06:04] Taichi**
The tournament.
**[06:06] Taichi**
If you're playing Komano
and Oe-san every day,
**[06:09] Taichi**
you won't have any time
for serious practice.
**[06:10] Chihaya**
Oh, that.
**[06:12] Chihaya**
I'll be fine in that department.
**[06:14] Taichi**
How will you be fine?
**[06:16] Taichi**
Don't you want to win the
individual tournament?
**[06:19] Chihaya**
Yeah.
**[06:20] Taichi**
Don't worry about the club.
**[06:21] Taichi**
You should be practicing
at the Shiranami Society.
**[06:24] Taichi**
Nishida and I will take
care of the two rookies.
**[06:29] Chihaya**
Taichi.
**[06:31] Taichi**
Huh?
**[06:32] Chihaya**
Do you remember when
the two of us and Arata
***SIGN*** Team Chihaya Furu
**[06:41] ---**
played in a team match for the first time?
**[06:49] Taichi**
I get it.
**[06:56] Taichi**
Positioning is key.
***SIGN*** Positioning?
**[06:59] Taichi**
Yes, when you're placing the
cards on your side of the field.
**[07:03] Nishida**
It's impossible to memorize the position
**[07:05] ---**
of every card perfectly every match, right?
***SIGN*** If my name were sullied by such a brief tryst
**[07:07] Kanade**
I already came up with a
method for placing cards.
**[07:10] Kanade**
I'll put my favorite cards
to the lower right.
**[07:14] Taichi**
But, while putting the "So spring ends" and
**[07:18] ---**
"So spring nights" cards together
makes it easier for you,
**[07:21] Taichi**
you're also making it
easier for your opponent.
**[07:24] Taichi**
Oh, I'm not saying that this is a bad thing.
**[07:26] Taichi**
It's fine if you have faster
reflexes than your opponent.
**[07:30] Taichi**
The idea is to keep practicing
until you've learned
**[07:34] ---**
the positions that are easiest.
**[07:39] Chihaya**
The most important thing is experience!
**[07:40] Chihaya**
Let's play a match!
***SIGN*** Wait.
**[07:42] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** I'm left-handed, so I should place my favorite cards to my left?
***SIGN*** Isn't that too simple?
***SIGN*** Are there any theories about how to position the long shot cards?
***SIGN*** There are sixteen cards which begin with "The"...
**[07:54] Kanade**
Please teach me more
about how to place my cards well!
**[07:58] Kanade**
I don't want to lose to
someone who joined after me!
**[08:03] [POEM] Nishida**
be as dear now,
those were the good old days
**[08:11] [POEM] Nishida**
So the flower petals are...
**[08:14] [POEM] Nishida**
Since the dew atop...
**[08:17] [POEM] Nishida**
After many, many years...
**[08:20] [POEM] Nishida**
My own home is...
**[08:23] [POEM] Nishida**
I hear the beating of cloth...
***SIGN*** Huh? A dead card?
***SIGN*** Sorry...
**[08:31] Chihaya**
You don't need to apologize.
**[08:33] Chihaya**
Failure is part of the experience!
**[08:37] [POEM] Nishida**
While it brings me no joy...
**[08:42] Kanade**
I-I took a card...
***SIGN*** and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate or read my mother's letters
**[08:46] Kanade**
My first card.
**[08:49] Chihaya**
That was great, Kana-chan!
**[08:50] Nishida**
Nice job!
**[08:51] Kanade**
I'm so happy!
**[08:53] Kanade**
I promised myself that
I would take this card today!
**[08:59] Nishida**
That's great!
**[09:02] Chihaya**
*Arata, I have people to play with now.*
**[09:07] Chihaya**
*I'm not alone.*
**[09:10] Chihaya**
* I'm helping to pass on*
* what you passed to me.*
**[09:19] Miya**
The school is already closed!
**[09:21] Miya**
Go home already!
**[09:24] Nishida**
Man, we don't have enough time to practice.
***SIGN*** There's only enough time for two matches after classes end?
**[09:30] Kanade**
I need more time!
**[09:32] Nishida**
You won't be able to
build up any stamina, either.
**[09:34] Nishida**
In tournaments, you sometimes have
to play at least four matches in one day.
**[09:39] Chihaya**
The Shiranami Society
held a two-day camp
**[09:40] ---**
at Lake Kawaguchi over the summer.
**[09:44] Chihaya**
That was to help us build stamina.
**[09:48] All**
Camp?
**[09:51] Chihaya**
Yes, a camp.
***SIGN*** I like the sound of that!
***SIGN*** Let's hold one!
**[09:55] Kanade**
We have a long weekend coming
up because of Founder's Day!
**[09:58] Nishida**
That's great!
**[09:59] Chihaya**
But where do we go?
***SIGN*** We need a place where we can stay overnight and play karuta.
**[10:06] Nishida**
There are only three weeks until the tournament.
**[10:08] Nishida**
It makes more sense to just practice
**[10:09] ---**
instead of wasting time looking
for a good place for a camp.
**[10:12] Taichi**
We can try to use lunch and nights
to make up the difference.
**[10:17] Chihaya**
That's true.
**[10:18] Chihaya**
I can't think of a place nearby where
everybody could stay overnight.
**[10:24] Chihaya**
Oh!
**[10:26] Taichi**
Hmm?
**[10:30] Chihaya**
It was a stroke of luck that Taichi's
parents are in Kobe for a wedding.
**[10:35] Chihaya**
With Founder's Day,
we can play karuta all weekend!
**[10:40] Taichi**
There's an empty room and extra futons,
**[10:43] Taichi**
but are you seriously going
to spend the night here?
**[10:46] Chihaya**
Of course. I'm the captain.
**[10:51] Chihaya**
That's right!
**[10:52] Chihaya**
Show me your room
before everyone gets here!
**[10:55] Taichi**
Huh?
**[10:56] Chihaya**
We used to play games there.
**[10:59] Chihaya**
Do you have a new big TV or something?
**[11:02] Chihaya**
Let me see!
**[11:05] Taichi**
Now look here...
**[11:10] Taichi**
You shouldn't be running
to a guy's room like that.
**[11:14] Taichi**
I'm not gonna let you in.
**[11:37] Nishida**
Mashima...
**[11:39] Nishida**
For the first time in my life,
I feel like we live in a class society.
**[11:43] Taichi**
What are you talking about?
**[11:45] Taichi**
Anyway, did you buy it?
**[11:48] Nishida**
You bet.
**[11:51] Kanade**
I'm really excited about this camp.
**[11:54] Nishida**
What are we having for dinner?
***SIGN*** How about a test of courage?
**[11:57] Nishida**
I like the sound of that!
**[11:58] Nishida**
Is there a graveyard nearby?
***SIGN*** These are all Mashima's?
**[12:04] Chihaya**
Yep!
**[12:05] Kanade**
Eiken Grade Pre-1, violin,
horse riding, skiing...
**[12:10] Kanade**
That's amazing.
**[12:12] Taichi**
Oh, my parents made me
take all kinds of lessons.
**[12:16] Taichi**
Man, why did Chihaya have
to show them those?
**[12:20] Nishida**
Oh, is this your mom?
**[12:22] Kanade**
She's beautiful.
**[12:24] Chihaya**
Uh-huh, but I don't really
like Taichi's mom.
**[12:29] Kanade**
Huh?
**[12:30] Chihaya**
She gets mad when he doesn't win.
**[12:32] Chihaya**
I called her "Mrs. Pressure."
**[12:38] Taichi**
Aren't you here to practice?!
**[12:43] Chihaya**
I have an announcement to make.
**[12:45] Chihaya**
The goal of the first Mizusawa High
School Karuta Club camp is...
**[12:50] Chihaya**
to play 15 matches today and tomorrow!
**[12:54] Nishida**
F-Fifteen?!
***SIGN*** Match Schedule (Day One) Reader: Taichi Desktomu-kun vs Kana-chan Chihaya vs Porky Reader: Porky Desktomu-kun vs Chihaya Taichi vs Kana-chan Reader: Chihaya Desktomu-kun vs Taichi Porky vs Kana-chan Reader: Taichi Desktomu-kun vs Porky Kana-chan vs Chihaya Reader: Porky Chihaya vs Taichi Desktomu-kun vs Kana-chan Reader: Chihaya Desktomu-kun vs Porky Kana-chan vs Taichi
**[12:55] Chihaya**
I made a schedule!
**[12:58] Kanade**
Ch-Chihaya-chan, um...
**[13:00] Kanade**
Desktomu-kun and I don't get any breaks...
**[13:03] Chihaya**
Yup. The most important thing
right now is to play matches.
**[13:07] Chihaya**
Stay focused in every match!
**[13:11] Chihaya**
Kana-chan, your swing is too big!
**[13:15] Chihaya**
You aren't using the form I taught you!
**[13:18] Chihaya**
Desktomu-kun, you should use
a thrust for that card!
**[13:20] Chihaya**
Stay focused!
**[13:23] Chihaya**
*I want you to become better!*
**[13:26] Chihaya**
*I want to help you win!*
**[13:30] Chihaya**
*I want you to win!*
***SIGN*** Match Schedule (Day One)
Reader: Taichi Desktomu-kun vs Kana-chan Chihaya vs Porky
Reader: Porky Desktomu-kun vs Chihaya Taichi vs Kana-chan
Reader: Chihaya Desktomu-kun vs Taichi Porky vs Kana-chan
Reader: Taichi Desktomu-kun vs Porky Kana-chan vs Chihaya
Reader: Porky Chihaya vs Taichi Desktomu-kun vs Kana-chan
Reader: Chihaya Desktomu-kun vs Porky Kana-chan vs Taichi
**[13:33] Chihaya**
*For now, we have to practice!*
**[13:42] Chihaya**
Um, next is Desktomu-kun vs
Porky and Kana-chan vs...
**[13:46] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[13:47] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[13:48] Taichi**
Let's call it a day.
**[13:49] Chihaya**
Why? We've only played five matches!
**[13:53] Taichi**
Look.
**[13:56] [POEM] Kanade**
May I live to see the day when
**[14:04] [POEM] Kanade**
I long for the agony I feel now
**[14:11] Taichi**
They're both spent.
**[14:13] Chihaya**
But it'll be just as hard in a tournament.
**[14:17] Chihaya**
That's why we have to keep practicing!
**[14:18] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[14:19] Taichi**
Do you want to break people
who are trying their best?
**[14:25] Taichi**
That's enough for today.
**[14:35] Nishida**
That hit the spot!
**[14:37] Nishida**
I'm so glad that Mashima is the president!
**[14:44] Nishida**
Huh? You guys aren't eating?
***SIGN*** I have no appetite.
**[14:50] Kanade**
Same here.
**[14:52] Kanade**
Although, we have to eat
something or we won't last!
**[14:57] Kanade**
Desktomu-kun!
**[14:59] Kanade**
Let's do our best to eat something!
**[15:01] Kanade**
We have to practice more tomorrow!
**[15:04] Kanade**
Desktomu-kun!
**[15:08] Chihaya**
Kana-chan, we have to escape!
**[15:09] Kanade**
Huh?
**[15:10] Chihaya**
Just hide!
**[15:17] Taichi**
M-M—
**[15:19] Taichi**
Mom?
**[15:20] Mom**
Oh, Taichi. You're having friends over?
**[15:23] Taichi**
I thought you were staying overnight!
**[15:26] Mom**
Rika suddenly said that
she wanted to go home.
**[15:29] Rika**
No point in me staying if
we weren't going to USJ!
**[15:33] Mom**
Rika is so fickle.
**[15:34] Chihaya**
Whew, that was close...
**[15:36] Chihaya**
Let's grab our shoes and go to my house.
**[15:39] Chihaya**
Mrs. Pressure would never
let girls stay overnight.
**[15:45] Chihaya**
Kana-chan?
**[16:07] Taichi**
* Do you want to break people*
* who are trying their best?*
**[16:15] Chihaya**
* Now that I think about it,*
* people always used to tell me...*
**[16:19] Chihaya**
* that I was blind to*
* everything but karuta.*
**[16:26] Chihaya**
*I'm no good.*
**[16:31] Chihaya**
*No good at all.*
**[16:35] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[16:38] Chihaya**
Wh-What?!
**[16:42] Kanade**
Come with me, Chihaya-chan!
**[16:43] Kanade**
Huh?
**[16:44] Kanade**
Hurry!
**[16:46] Chihaya**
W-Wait, Kana-chan?!
**[16:51] Chihaya**
What is it, Kana-chan?!
**[16:53] Chihaya**
Where are we going in the
middle of the night?!
**[16:57] Chihaya**
Hey, Kana-chan!
**[17:01] Chihaya**
Wait, how far are we going?!
**[17:03] Nishida**
Hey!
**[17:05] All**
Hey, over here!
**[17:09] Chihaya**
Taichi? And everyone else!
**[17:14] Nishida**
Sorry about calling you out here so late,
**[17:18] Nishida**
but we had something to tell you, Captain.
**[17:24] Chihaya**
Wait! Let me go first!
**[17:27] Chihaya**
Sorry about today!
**[17:28] Nishida**
Huh?
**[17:31] Chihaya**
I needed to pay more attention.
**[17:34] Chihaya**
Everyone was trying their best,
but I kept pushing you too hard.
**[17:39] Chihaya**
I'm really sorry!
**[17:44] Nishida**
I don't see any problem
with what you were doing.
**[17:48] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:49] Nishida**
You just happen to be a pushy person.
**[17:52] Nishida**
Doesn't hurt to have one of those around.
**[17:56] Chihaya**
Porky...
**[17:57] Kanade**
That's right!
**[17:59] Kanade**
We have to work hard because
you're so earnest about karuta!
**[18:05] Chihaya**
Kana-chan...
***SIGN*** I feel the same way!
***SIGN*** I still have much to learn,
***SIGN*** but I have a feeling that I'll grow to love karuta.
**[18:14] Chihaya**
Desktomu-kun...
**[18:18] Chihaya**
Anyway...
***SIGN*** Chihaya
**[18:25] All**
Happy birthday!
**[18:31] Nishida**
Now eat this quick,
**[18:32] Nishida**
before Mashima's mom finishes her bath!
**[18:35] Taichi**
Crap! I forgot to bring a knife!
***SIGN*** Oh, these are spoons!
**[18:39] Nishida**
Man, just eat it whole!
**[18:41] Kanade**
That's bad manners!
**[18:42] Nishida**
Oh, this is mine!
**[18:44] Taichi**
Oh! Chihaya, here's the nameplate!
***SIGN*** Hurry up!
**[18:47] Nishida**
Delicious! What's this yellow stuff?!
***SIGN*** That's mine!
**[18:51] Kanade**
Hurry and eat, Chihaya-chan.
**[19:04] Taichi**
Chihaya, as long as you
have a smile on your face,
**[19:07] ---**
karuta will always be fun.
**[19:10] Taichi**
That's the truth, Captain.
**[19:19] Chihaya**
I really like the tart crust.
**[19:21] Chihaya**
Can I peel off the edge?
**[19:24] Kanade**
Sure.
**[19:25] Both**
What?!
**[19:26] Kanade**
It's her birthday,
so she can do what she wants!
**[19:29] Chihaya**
Yay! I'll help myself then!
**[19:34] Chihaya**
It's so good!
**[19:36] Nishida**
Anyway, Mashima's mom is a little scary.
**[19:39] Nishida**
Somebody should go lock her in the bathroom.
***SIGN*** Not me.
**[19:43] Chihaya**
Not me.
**[19:44] Kanade**
Me either.
**[19:53] Taichi**
From an unknown number?
**[20:07] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[20:11] Chihaya**
I'll give you the last bit of crust!
**[20:13] Chihaya**
Just kidding! It's all mine!
**[20:22] Nishida**
Seriously, Mashima's mom really scared me.
**[20:37] Taichi**
There was a message.
**[20:40] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[20:41] Chihaya**
Ow!
**[20:45] Kanade**
Oh, a shooting star!
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[20:48] Nishida**
Where?!
**[20:49] Kanade**
I've never seen one before!
**[20:57] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Taichi, sorry about before.
Tell Chihaya happy birthday for me.
Wataya Arata
**[20:58] Chihaya**
*Sweet sixteen...*
**[21:04] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Wataya Arata
**[21:11] Chihaya**
*Today is the best birthday ever!*
**[21:17] Kanade**
Oh, look! Another one!
***SIGN*** What?!
**[21:19] Nishida**
Where is it?!
**[21:21] Kanade**
Oh, it was so pretty.
***SIGN*** I missed it again!
# E10 - Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR5VPGK7R/exchange-hellos-and-goodbyes)
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**[00:07] Person A**
What's that?
**[00:09] Person B**
Is this for some kind of
advertising campaign?
**[00:10] Chihaya**
One, two, three, four!
**[00:13] Person A**
Isn't she that really pretty
girl from Mizusawa High?
**[00:17] Person B**
Is she going to play karuta in a hakama?
**[00:17] Chihaya**
Five, six, seven, eight!
**[00:25] Chihaya**
*June. The middle of the rainy season.*
**[00:29] Chihaya**
* The Tokyo regionals for the National*
* High School Karuta Championship!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 10
***SIGN*** Exchange
Hellos
And
Goodbyes
***SIGN*** Dressing Room
Please take turns
**[01:49] Kanade**
Players wear hakama for the
Master and Queen matches.
**[01:54] Kanade**
You should get used to it now!
**[01:55] Nishida**
No way!
**[01:57] Nishida**
I'm not trying to become a Master!
***SIGN*** None of the other high schools are wearing them!
**[02:02] Kanade**
What are you saying?!
**[02:04] Kanade**
Both of you look much better now
**[02:06] Kanade**
than when you were wearing
your school or gym uniforms.
**[02:09] Kanade**
You would fit in perfectly on a theater stage
or at a children's festival!
**[02:12] Both**
What?!
***SIGN*** Traditional Clothing by Oe
***SIGN*** 120
Years
of
Serving
the
Community
**[02:21] Taichi**
* Oe-san's business sense...*
* is really something.*
**[02:32] Taichi**
Chihaya, why are you just standing there?
**[02:34] Taichi**
The opening ceremony's about to start.
**[02:36] Chihaya**
Isn't this amazing, Taichi?
**[02:38] Chihaya**
Everybody here plays karuta!
**[02:40] Chihaya**
Everybody here is bonkers for karuta!
**[02:42] Taichi**
Wait, you're being rude.
**[02:45] Chihaya**
Okay! I need to text Arata!
**[02:48] Taichi**
You've been texting Arata
a lot since your birthday.
**[02:52] Taichi**
Does he reply?
**[02:53] Chihaya**
It's shocking how he never replies!
**[02:55] Taichi**
Huh?
**[02:55] Chihaya**
I'm sending messages just in case.
**[02:57] Chihaya**
But why did he text you instead of me?
**[03:01] Chihaya**
I always put my number
on my notes and letters,
**[03:04] Chihaya**
so he should know it.
**[03:07] Taichi**
*I can understand.*
**[03:09] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Taichi, sorry about before.
Tell Chihaya happy birthday for me.
Wataya Arata
**[03:10] Taichi**
*We both feel that Chihaya...*
**[03:14] Taichi**
What?
**[03:15] Taichi**
Sorry, don't take pictures.
**[03:17] Person C**
Sorry.
**[03:20] Taichi**
*...belongs to both of us.*
**[03:26] Chihaya**
*Taichi's been acting strange lately.*
**[03:29] Retro**
You always manage to stand out.
**[03:33] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:34] Retro**
I didn't expect to see you in
the team tournament, Chihaya.
***SIGN*** Hokuo
**[03:42] Chihaya**
Oh! It's Retro-kun!
**[03:43] Retro**
Er, wait! You forgot about
me for a moment there!
**[03:45] Chihaya**
I forgot, but then I remembered!
Long time no see!
**[03:48] Retro**
What are you saying?!
**[03:49] Chihaya**
Your high school is in this tournament?
**[03:51] Chihaya**
That makes us rivals!
**[03:53] Hiro**
Rivals?
**[03:54] Hiro**
Don't you realize that you're
just a new karuta club?
**[03:57] Hiro**
Our Hokuo Academy is a karuta powerhouse
**[03:59] ---**
that's made the national
tournament five years in a row.
**[04:03] Hiro**
Two of the eight members
on the team are Class A.
**[04:06] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[04:06] Hiro**
Our team is incredible!
**[04:08] Chihaya**
*Two members in Class A?*
**[04:08] Hiro**
And I might add that I'm performing
very well for a first-year...
**[04:13] Chihaya**
My team is just as amazing!
**[04:15] Chihaya**
We'll blow you out of the water!
**[04:18] Hiro**
What are you saying?!
**[04:21] Chihaya**
*What do we do?*
**[04:22] Chihaya**
*I knew this would be difficult.*
**[04:24] Chihaya**
*Only one team will make it to Omi Jingu!*
**[04:28] Kanade**
Oh, Chihaya-chan!
**[04:31] Chihaya**
Kana-chan!
**[04:33] Kanade**
That won't do, Chihaya-chan!
**[04:35] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[04:37] Kanade**
A woman must always move with grace,
**[04:40] ---**
whether you're wiping a
table or drying sheets.
**[04:45] Kanade**
Or in the fight of your life.
**[04:55] Chihaya**
*Twelve schools are participating.*
**[04:56] Chihaya**
* There's a group stage,*
* followed by the tournament.*
**[05:00] Taichi**
* At least we weren't placed*
* in the same group as Hokuo.*
**[05:03] Nishida**
* We just need three people to win*
* their matches for a victory.*
**[05:07] Tsutomu**
*I was able to survive that brutal camp,*
**[05:09] Tsutomu**
*and I was up late last night practicing.*
**[05:11] Tsutomu**
*I know that I've improved!*
**[05:14] Kanade**
* My love of classical poetry is*
* greater than anyone else here!*
**[05:19] Chihaya**
*I want to win!*
**[05:21] Chihaya**
*Win and go to the national tournament...*
**[05:24] Chihaya**
*With this team!*
**[05:31] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[05:38] Person C**
Isn't that school a little too into this?
**[05:38] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[05:41] Person D**
I heard one of them say,
**[05:42] ---**
"players wear hakama for the Master and Queen matches,
**[05:44] ---**
so you should get used to it now."
**[05:45] Person E**
Wait, that's impossible.
**[05:46] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[05:47] Person E**
They wouldn't say that if they knew
**[05:49] Person E**
how strong the current Queen is.
**[05:54] [POEM] Reader**
The sky is the road home
for the holy maidens,
**[05:59] Background**
Nice!
**[06:03] Background**
Keep it up!
**[06:04] Background**
Okay!
**[06:06] Chihaya**
Oops. I need to be graceful.
**[06:09] [POEM] Reader**
may the wind bring clouds
to extend their stay
**[06:17] [POEM] Reader**
The hazy early morning mist over the Kawagiri River
***SIGN*** but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
**[06:20] Tsutomu**
*Shoot! This is the wrong card!*
**[06:23] Tsutomu**
*I knew coming in that "The" cards were*
**[06:26] ---**
*the ones people usually mix up.*
**[06:27] [POEM] Reader**
No matter where I stand on the shores of Tago,
**[06:30] Tsutomu**
*Calm down.*
**[06:31] Tsutomu**
*The match has just started.*
**[06:33] [POEM] Reader**
My own home is a retreat lying
southeast of the capital
**[06:41] Tsutomu**
*I spent all that time practicing,*
**[06:44] Tsutomu**
*but I can't take any cards!*
***SIGN*** Group B Preliminaries
***SIGN*** Eikou University High School Mizusawa High School Shuryukan Hanasaki Academy
**[06:48] Nishida**
Yes! That's one win!
***SIGN*** Gloom
**[06:52] Taichi**
I'm guessing that Komano was up
against Eikou's strongest player.
**[06:57] Taichi**
Bad luck on your part.
***SIGN*** Oh? Really?
**[07:00] Nishida**
Luck of the draw,
more or less.
**[07:05] Nishida**
Anyway, Mashima.
**[07:07] Nishida**
I don't mind putting Ayase
in the middle for now,
**[07:11] Nishida**
but won't we need to rethink our order
**[07:12] ---**
when we face stronger schools?
**[07:14] Taichi**
Yeah.
**[07:16] Taichi**
Will Hokuo use a standard order?
**[07:19] Taichi**
Who are the two Class A Hokuo players?
**[07:21] Nishida**
We just need you, me, and Ayase to win.
**[07:24] Nishida**
So we should try to
**[07:25] ---**
match Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun
against the Class A players.
**[07:28] Taichi**
That would be...
**[07:30] Kanade**
That's right.
Where's Chihaya-chan?
**[07:32] Nishida**
She's over there sending a text.
**[07:35] Kanade**
Again?
**[07:36] Kanade**
She's been sending a lot of texts recently.
**[07:38] Nishida**
It must be him, you know?
**[07:39] Nishida**
Wataya Arata.
**[07:40] Kanade**
Who's that?
**[07:43] Nishida**
The person who taught Ayase karuta.
**[07:45] Nishida**
He's ridiculously good.
**[07:47] Nishida**
He's in Fukui right now,
**[07:49] Nishida**
so Ayase must have started a karuta club
**[07:52] ---**
so she could see him at nationals.
**[07:55] [POEM] Kanade**
Swift!
**[07:56] [POEM] Kanade**
Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks!
**[08:01] Nishida**
Well, she's obsessed with karuta,
**[08:03] Nishida**
so I'm pretty sure she just
wants to play strong opponents.
**[08:06] Taichi**
Let's get going.
**[08:07] Taichi**
It's time for our second match.
**[08:10] Kanade**
Is our next opponent, Shuryukan, strong?
**[08:14] Nishida**
They're pretty serious about karuta.
**[08:17] Nishida**
But you can take it easy, Kana-chan.
**[08:19] Kanade**
Oh, okay!
**[08:33] [POEM] Reader**
now the flower blooms
**[08:38] [POEM] Reader**
No more can we hear the
sounds of the waterfall
**[08:40] Person A**
Got it!
**[08:42] Chihaya**
Sorry about that.
**[08:43] Chihaya**
I swung too hard.
**[08:47] [POEM] Reader**
My life means nothing after all
the agonizing I have endured,
**[08:53] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[08:57] Chihaya**
Kana-chan won!
**[08:59] Nishida**
Nice job! It's your first victory!
**[09:02] Kanade**
Yes!
**[09:04] Chihaya**
You can do it, Desktomu-kun!
**[09:09] [POEM] Reader**
I feel as though my body is
on fire with Ibuki mugwort
**[09:17] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is that you will forget
your promise to never forget me,
**[09:22] Person A**
Thank you very much!
**[09:30] Kanade**
That was my first win!
**[09:33] Chihaya**
That's great, Kana-chan! Congrats!
**[09:35] Kanade**
Thank you so much!
**[09:37] Nishida**
Shuryukan must have something against men.
**[09:40] Taichi**
Yeah.
**[09:41] Nishida**
I almost lost 'cause my
opponent had a scary face.
***SIGN*** Group B Preliminaries
***SIGN*** Eikou University High School Mizusawa High School Shuryukan Hanasaki Academy
**[09:50] Kanade**
Today was the first time I've ever
felt like I was the one attacking.
**[09:54] Kanade**
It feels so good when you take
a card from the bottom right side
**[09:57] ---**
of the opponent's field!
**[09:58] Chihaya**
I know what you mean!
**[09:59] Nishida**
We've made it out of the group stage.
**[10:01] Nishida**
We just have to win two more
matches to win the tournament.
**[10:04] Nishida**
I think we have a shot.
**[10:05] Taichi**
But if we lose once, it's over.
**[10:08] Nishida**
That's why I think we
should change the order
**[10:11] ---**
so the three of us can't lose!
**[10:13] Chihaya**
Our next opponent,
Tomihara West High School,
**[10:14] ---**
has one really strong player!
**[10:16] Nishida**
Then we should match Desktomu-kun
against that player!
**[10:19] Chihaya**
We don't know what order
they're going to use.
**[10:21] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
***SIGN*** Um, excuse me.
***SIGN*** Can I go home now?
**[10:30] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[10:32] Kanade**
What are you saying, Desktomu-kun?!
**[10:34] Nishida**
Stupid, you can't leave now.
***SIGN*** But you'll have enough wins without me,
***SIGN*** and I can't beat anyone.
**[10:44] Kanade**
Y-You don't need to worry about that.
***SIGN*** Don't get all cocky because you lucked into a win!
**[10:48] Kanade**
Huh?
**[10:49] Nishida**
What's wrong with you?!
***SIGN*** I'm only here because you need five people
**[10:52] ---**
to make it to the national tournament!
***SIGN*** Anyone could take my spot!
***SIGN*** You don't need Oe-san or me!
**[10:58] Chihaya**
That's not true, Desktomu-kun!
***SIGN*** It is!
***SIGN*** Your goal is to reach the national tournament
***SIGN*** because there's someone you want to meet!
**[11:06] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** That's all you care about!
***SIGN*** Anyway, I'm going home.
***SIGN*** There's a test coming up,
***SIGN*** and I didn't get any sleep last night.
**[11:19] Taichi**
Komano.
**[11:23] Taichi**
I'll let you skip the semi-finals,
**[11:25] Taichi**
but you'll be playing in the finals.
**[11:28] Taichi**
That's an order.
**[11:31] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[11:32] Chihaya**
He can't take any cards with that mindset.
**[11:34] Nishida**
That's right!
**[11:36] Nishida**
Just forget about him.
**[11:37] Taichi**
It's not his fault!
**[11:39] Taichi**
We're still playing karuta individually.
**[11:44] Taichi**
We aren't a team yet...
**[11:47] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[11:53] Taichi**
Anyway, we have to win
and make it to the finals.
**[11:57] Taichi**
The four of us need to score three wins.
**[12:01] Taichi**
So we can play with Komano again.
**[12:06] Person A**
I will now read Mizusawa
High School's order.
**[12:15] Taichi**
Chihaya, you definitely can't lose.
**[12:18] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[12:20] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
I'm only here because you
need five people to make
**[12:21] (Flashback) ---**
it to the national tournament!
**[12:24] Chihaya**
*Oh, no...*
**[12:25] Chihaya**
* I never realized that*
* Desktomu-kun felt that way.*
**[12:28] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[12:29] Sano**
Tomihara West High! Victory!
**[12:31] All**
Yeah!
**[12:35] [POEM] Reader**
The sight of the lonely
moon in the early morning
**[12:38] Person A**
Got it!
**[12:39] Sano**
Nice job, E-chan!
**[12:40] Sano**
I was able to hold onto mine.
**[12:41] Person B**
Way to go, Sano-senpai!
**[12:43] Sano**
That's the spirit!
**[12:44] Sano**
Keep it up, team!
**[12:45] All**
Yes!
**[12:45] Chihaya**
*Huh? Everyone on their team won that card?*
**[12:48] Chihaya**
*No... Taichi and Porky took theirs,*
**[12:52] Chihaya**
*so we're actually even in score.*
**[12:54] Sano**
Make it two in a row!
**[12:55] Person A**
Yeah!
**[12:55] Person B**
Take the next one!
**[12:56] Person B**
One at a time!
**[12:57] Chihaya**
*Focus... Focus...*
**[12:58] Sano**
Keep it up, team!
**[12:59] All**
Yeah!
**[13:01] Chihaya**
*Focus!*
**[13:02] (Flashback) Taichi**
Anyway, we have to win and
make it to the finals.
**[13:06] Chihaya**
*If we lose here...*
**[13:08] (Flashback) Taichi**
So we can play with Komano again.
**[13:11] Chihaya**
*It will have all been for nothing.*
**[13:14] (Flashback) Taichi**
You definitely can't lose.
**[13:19] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate—
**[13:22] Nishida**
Yes!
**[13:23] Taichi**
Can't lose this card!
**[13:24] Kanade**
Got it!
**[13:25] Taichi**
Yes! We all-
**[13:26] Sano**
Held onto the "Impassionate" card!
**[13:29] Person A**
Nice job, Sano-senpai!
**[13:30] Person B**
All right!
**[13:31] Nishida**
Ayase...
**[13:32] Taichi**
...lost the Chihaya card?!
**[13:35] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
**[13:36] [POEM] Reader**
the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[13:40] Chihaya**
The sound is...
**[13:43] Chihaya**
so far away.
**[13:45] Sano**
Right! We're on a roll!
**[13:47] All**
Yes!
**[13:49] Sudo**
*Tomihara West is always so loud.*
**[13:50] Sudo**
*They're actually not that strong,*
**[13:53] Sudo**
* but the yelling makes*
* their movements crisper,*
**[13:56] Sudo**
*and it helps to intimidate their opponents.*
**[13:59] Sudo**
* There isn't a team that's stronger*
* when they keep your mouths shut.*
**[14:04] Retro**
1 retro, 2 retro, 3 retro, 4, 5...
**[14:06] Sudo**
Retro?
**[14:08] Sudo**
Retro, are you sitting out this round?
**[14:10] Retro**
Sudo-senpai.
**[14:13] Sudo**
What are you doing?
**[14:16] Retro**
These are like tarot cards,
but they're retrot cards.
**[14:20] Retro**
I'm going to use these to
divine our opponent's order.
**[14:24] Sudo**
What's scary is that you're
right 80% of the time.
**[14:28] Retro**
It looks like we'll be facing
Tomihara West in the finals,
**[14:31] Retro**
so the order won't even matter.
**[14:34] Sudo**
If Mizusawa wins, I want to face
the girl with the long hair.
**[14:39] Retro**
Chihaya?
**[14:41] Retro**
She has good instincts,
but she's not that impressive otherwise.
**[14:44] Retro**
She's no match for you.
**[14:46] Sudo**
I like to toy with pretty girls.
**[14:50] Retro**
The S in Sudo stands for "sadist"!
**[15:02] Person C**
How are the semi-finals going?
**[15:04] Person D**
Mizusawa's getting dominated.
**[15:05] Person D**
Tomihara West is probably in the finals.
**[15:08] Person C**
What about the cute girl from Mizusawa?
**[15:10] Person D**
She's not doing as well as
she was in the group stage.
**[15:13] Person D**
Her opponent's got her number.
**[15:16] Person C**
Something must have happened during lunch.
**[15:18] Person D**
Did their team have an argument?
**[15:20] Person D**
This is their first year as a team.
**[15:22] Person D**
I guess they don't respect karuta.
***SIGN*** Ayase won't lose!
***SIGN*** She's just getting started!
**[15:35] Person C**
What's with him?
**[15:40] Taichi**
Chihaya, one card at a time!
**[15:42] Taichi**
Pull yourself together!
**[15:44] Chihaya**
Uh, yeah.
**[15:46] Taichi**
*It's no good.*
**[15:47] Taichi**
*She's not her normal self.*
**[15:52] Taichi**
*If I'm going to order people around,*
**[15:57] Taichi**
*I need to pull myself together!*
**[15:59] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is that you will forget
your promise to never forget me,
**[16:03] Person A**
Right on!
**[16:03] Person B**
Nice job, Sano-senpai!
**[16:05] Sano**
Six cards up!
**[16:06] Person A**
We can do this!
**[16:09] Chihaya**
*What do I do?*
**[16:11] Chihaya**
*How do I usually take cards?*
**[16:15] Chihaya**
*I can't remember!*
**[16:16] [POEM] Reader**
May the scarlet kadsuras of Mount
Afusaka live up to their name
**[16:27] Taichi**
Excuse me.
**[16:45] Taichi**
Nishida, win your match first.
**[16:48] Nishida**
Huh?
**[16:49] Taichi**
That'll make it easier on the rest of us.
**[16:53] Taichi**
Oe-san's hanging in there!
**[16:55] Taichi**
I've never seen you play so well!
**[16:57] Taichi**
You can win!
**[16:59] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[17:00] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:03] Taichi**
You can win if you just breathe.
**[17:07] Chihaya**
*Breathe?*
**[17:21] Chihaya**
*So this is what my opponent looks like.*
**[17:26] Chihaya**
*She's been yelling the most.*
**[17:28] Chihaya**
*Look at her sweat...*
**[17:32] Chihaya**
*I have eight cards left.*
**[17:34] Chihaya**
*She has two cards.*
**[17:36] Chihaya**
*I'm losing pretty badly.*
**[17:50] Person A**
Third! Heads up!
**[18:01] [POEM] Reader**
and allow us this secret rendezvous
**[18:05] Chihaya**
*I can hear!*
**[18:09] [POEM] Reader**
When I must hide these burning feelings,
**[18:12] Chihaya**
Yes!
**[18:15] Taichi**
Yeah!
**[18:15] Nishida**
Nice!
**[18:16] Kanade**
All right!
**[18:19] [POEM] Reader**
Though I prayed to...
**[18:21] Tsutomu**
*Four cards down.*
**[18:22] Sudo**
* She's on the attack since there*
* isn't much risk of a fault.*
**[18:26] Sudo**
*All of a sudden, she's incredibly good.*
**[18:28] Sudo**
*She must be a sadist.*
**[18:31] Tsutomu**
*Three cards down.*
**[18:32] [POEM] Reader**
Gust of wind leaves fall leaves falling
**[18:35] Nishida**
Victory! Mizusawa's up one!
**[18:37] Taichi**
I also won! Mizusawa's up two!
**[18:39] Chihaya**
*Two cards down.*
**[18:40] [POEM] Reader**
Since I could not hide my love,
**[18:43] Person A**
Tomihara West has two wins!
***SIGN*** She's still down a card.
**[18:48] Sudo**
*She made up...*
***SIGN*** may the wind bring clouds to extend their stay
**[18:53] ---**
*a six card deficit!*
***SIGN*** You can do it, Ayase!
**[19:11] Reader**
Mizusawa High School, three wins.
**[19:13] Reader**
Tomihara West High School, two wins.
**[19:15] Reader**
Mizusawa High School wins the match.
**[19:17] All**
Thank you very much!
**[19:22] Nishida**
She's asleep.
**[19:23] Taichi**
Again?
**[19:24] Nishida**
Oh! Kana-chan?!
**[19:27] Kanade**
Desktomu-kun!
**[19:31] Kanade**
I won't let you run away, Desktomu-kun!
**[19:35] Kanade**
Why did you loosen your obi?
**[19:38] Kanade**
I'll fix it for you, so stand up straight!
**[19:47] Kanade**
Have you noticed?
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[19:50] Kanade**
Look at everyone's feet.
**[19:53] Kanade**
They all have calluses.
**[19:57] Kanade**
Because they've been kneeling
on tatami mats for many years.
**[20:03] Kanade**
It only makes sense that we can't beat them.
**[20:10] Kanade**
We'll have to keep practicing until
we also have calluses on our feet!
***SIGN*** Kana-chan...
**[20:19] Kanade**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Congratulations on your first victory!
**[20:28] Taichi**
Komano!
**[20:34] Tsutomu**
*I would rather be on a team*
**[20:38] Tsutomu**
* with someone who puts in*
* effort on the tatami.*
***SIGN*** Sorry!
***SIGN*** Sorry, everyone!
***SIGN*** Give me another chance!
**[21:01] Nishida**
Stupid.
**[21:02] Nishida**
The five of us are a team.
**[21:04] Taichi**
The finals are next.
**[21:06] Taichi**
We need you to stand a chance.
**[21:09] Chihaya**
Mizusawa fight!
# E11 - The Sky is the Road Home
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6GG57436/the-sky-is-the-road-home)
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**[00:02] Harada**
Come on! Hurry up!
**[00:05] Harada**
That was pathetic.
**[00:07] Harada**
You didn't even make the top eight, Hiroshi-kun.
**[00:10] Tsuboguchi**
Now, now, Dr. Harada.
**[00:12] Tsuboguchi**
This means we can cheer for
Chihaya-chan and her friends.
**[00:15] Tsuboguchi**
Oh, but if they've already lost,
we're wasting our time.
**[00:17] Harada**
Hiroshi-kun! Don't jinx them!
**[00:24] Harada**
They lost?
**[00:26] Taichi**
The question is: what order
do we use for the finals.
**[00:29] Taichi**
I'm guessing one of Hokuo
Academy's two Class A players
**[00:32] Taichi**
is the guy with thin eyes.
**[00:34] Nishida**
The other Class A player is that little guy.
**[00:37] Taichi**
You know him, Nishida?
**[00:39] Nishida**
I ran into him when I was
practicing as a kid.
**[00:42] Nishida**
He's one year older than me.
**[00:43] Kanade**
But we don't know what order
they're going to use.
**[00:48] Taichi**
That's true, but if we guess correctly,
**[00:48] Chihaya**
If I don't want to play against a Class A player...
**[00:51] ---**
that increases our chances of scoring three wins.
**[00:51] Chihaya**
Um... Um... Um...
**[00:57] Chihaya**
Forget it! Let's use this!
**[00:59] Taichi**
Chihaya, don't just write
down a random order.
**[01:01] Taichi**
And you're not supposed to use nicknames.
**[01:02] Chihaya**
This isn't a random order.
**[01:04] Chihaya**
I realized something when we
were playing Tomihara West.
**[01:08] Chihaya**
The player in the center needs to
be someone with an active voice
**[01:10] ---**
who can keep an eye on everyone else.
**[01:12] Chihaya**
On our team, that would be Taichi.
**[01:14] Chihaya**
The players on the ends should be
**[01:16] ---**
focused on their own matches
and scoring a quick win.
**[01:18] Chihaya**
That's Porky and me.
**[01:20] Nishida**
Yeah...
***SIGN*** Monitor the situation Work hard Chihaya | Desktomu | Taichi | Kana-chan | Porky Work super hard
**[01:21] Chihaya**
Then, we put Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun
**[01:23] ---**
between the three of us to give them a boost!
**[01:26] Chihaya**
Instead of worrying about
our opponent's order,
**[01:28] Chihaya**
we should go with an order
that brings out the best in us!
**[01:35] Chihaya**
It doesn't matter who we play!
We're gonna win!
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 11
***SIGN*** The Sky
Is The
Road
Home
**[02:56] Taichi**
Here is Mizusawa High School's lineup.
**[02:59] Person A**
Thank you.
**[03:00] Harada**
Eyebrows! Eyebrows!
**[03:02] Taichi**
Dr. Harada.
**[03:03] Harada**
I heard you made it to the finals!
**[03:07] Harada**
I'm so glad to hear that.
**[03:09] Harada**
Chihaya-chan must be on a roll.
**[03:12] Taichi**
Doctor, I never knew that Chihaya
could succumb to pressure.
**[03:18] Harada**
Huh? Chihaya-chan?
**[03:21] Taichi**
I chose the wrong words when
I tried to stimulate her.
**[03:26] Taichi**
I didn't think she would fall apart...
**[03:30] Taichi**
So I need to accept that I
don't even understand Chihaya,
**[03:36] Taichi**
since I'm the president of this club.
**[03:38] Taichi**
I'll be going then.
**[03:42] Harada**
*This is why I can never stop watching...*
**[03:46] (Flashback) Taichi**
I could spend my entire youth on karuta
**[03:48] (Flashback) Taichi**
without ever becoming better than Arata.
**[03:53] Taichi**
Remember all the time you
spent practicing your swing.
**[03:53] (Flashback) Harada**
You've already become a different person.
**[03:55] Taichi**
You'll be fine.
You can do this!
**[03:58] Tsuboguchi**
Dr. Harada.
**[04:00] Tsuboguchi**
I see that kid hasn't changed.
**[04:05] Harada**
Hmm?
**[04:08] Retro**
Retrot answer!
***SIGN*** Mashima Nishida Chihaya Komano Oe
**[04:19] Retro**
This will be their order!
**[04:22] Person A**
So they're switching it up?
**[04:24] Amakasu**
You know, does this even matter?
**[04:27] Amakasu**
They're not that strong.
**[04:29] Sudo**
Anyway, I'm playing #5.
***SIGN*** Chihaya
**[04:32] Retro**
Ooh, ooh, ooh!
**[04:34] Retro**
I'll take on #3, Mashima!
**[04:36] Person A**
Huh? Why's that, Retro-kun?
**[04:37] Retro**
We were in the same karuta
society back in grade school.
**[04:40] Retro**
He's never beaten me.
**[04:42] Retro**
He'll have a mental block when he faces me.
***SIGN*** Guaranteed
***SIGN*** R-Really...
**[04:49] Amakasu**
Then I'll assign the rest randomly.
**[04:51] Amakasu**
Let's just get these regionals
over with already.
**[04:54] Amakasu**
This is the year we get our revenge
against Fujisaki from Shizuoka!
**[04:57] Person A**
We'll win every match and
the national championship!
**[04:59] Person B**
Naturally!
**[05:00] Retro**
Yeah!
**[05:01] Mochida**
E-Everyone, if you look too
far ahead, you'll stumble.
**[05:04] Amakasu**
Yeah, yeah.
**[05:06] Amakasu**
Submit our order for us, Teach.
**[05:08] Amakasu**
I'm sure you're already sick of the place,
**[05:10] Amakasu**
but we'll be taking you to Omi Jingu again.
**[05:16] Reader**
I will now read the
lineup for the finals.
**[05:20] Reader**
Hokuo Academy, Amakasu-kun.
**[05:22] Amakasu**
Oh, that's me.
**[05:24] Reader**
Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
**[05:27] Reader**
Hokuo Academy, Ryugasaki-kun.
**[05:30] Reader**
Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
**[05:35] Reader**
Hokuo Academy, Kinashi-kun.
**[05:37] Retro**
Yes!
**[05:37] Taichi**
Huh?
**[05:37] Reader**
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
**[05:40] Reader**
Hokuo Academy, Takuma-kun.
**[05:43] Reader**
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
**[05:46] Reader**
Hokuo Academy, Sudo-kun.
**[05:49] Reader**
Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
**[05:53] Mochida**
Dead on...
**[05:55] Mochida**
Retrot cards are scary!
**[06:04] Sudo**
Good luck.
**[06:06] Chihaya**
G-Good luck.
**[06:09] Chihaya**
Oh! Sorry!
**[06:13] Sudo**
Say, "Please forgive me."
**[06:14] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[06:15] Takuma**
There he goes again.
**[06:16] Sudo**
Where's my apology?
**[06:18] Chihaya**
I said I was sorry...
**[06:21] Sudo**
The only apology I'll accept
is a "Please forgive me."
**[06:23] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[06:24] Reader**
Please place your cards.
**[06:26] Reader**
Memorization time will begin now.
**[06:28] Chihaya**
*Wh-What's wrong with this guy?*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[06:37] Chihaya**
*Why did he put that there?*
**[06:43] Harada**
*Stay calm.*
**[06:44] Harada**
* He's trying to get in your head*
* by using your favorite card.*
**[06:50] Harada**
Why, if it isn't Mochida-kun.
**[06:51] Mochida**
Oh, Harada-san!
**[06:53] Harada**
Oh, so you're the coach for Hokuo Academy.
**[06:56] Mochida**
I'm just a fan who's not very good.
**[06:59] Mochida**
All I can do is pray...
**[07:01] Harada**
The boy on the end is placing
his cards in a peculiar manner.
**[07:04] Mochida**
Gosh, Sudo-kun is such a strange boy.
**[07:07] Mochida**
He always rubs people the wrong way.
**[07:11] Mochida**
But if it weren't for that,
**[07:13] ---**
he would certainly have the
potential to become a Master.
**[07:16] Harada**
But he might lose to one of my pupils.
**[07:21] Mochida**
Please.
**[07:22] Mochida**
That girl's only a first-year.
**[07:25] Harada**
No, I truly believe...
**[07:29] Harada**
That she will be a Queen in the future.
***SIGN*** Katsugi Books
**[07:44] Arata**
Welcome.
**[07:55] Arata**
Manager, can I use the computer?
**[07:59] Manager**
Don't start looking at porn.
**[08:01] Arata**
I'm just checking my e-mail.
**[08:03] Arata**
My computer's been acting up.
**[08:05] Arata**
Not that I spend much time on e-mail.
***SIGN*** Logging In
***SIGN*** 49 New Messages
**[08:10] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Subject: Thanks!
Subject: This is Chihaya
Subject: It's getting warmer
Subject: It's starting to rain
Subject: Rain was leaking into our clubroom
Subject: This is our clubroom.
Subject: I got in trouble with Dr. Harada
Subject: How do I cut down on faults?
Subject: This is Chihaya
Subject: Karuta players are...
Subject: About hakama
Subject: Guess what happened today
Subject: Notice for the
Tokyo regional tournament
**[08:12] Reader**
What?! Is it spam?!
***SIGN*** 49 New Messages
**[08:14] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Subject: Thanks!
Subject: This is Chihaya
Subject: It's getting warmer
Subject: It's starting to rain
**[08:17] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
This is Chihaya.
Thank you for sending a birthday message.
I didn't think you actually remembered my birthday.
**[08:23] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Notice for the Tokyo regional tournament
Yay! We have five members now, so we can
enter the tournament! Today, we received...
**[08:26] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Mizusawa High School's first victory!
We won!!
Taichi and Porky both did well.
**[08:27] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
We made it out of the group stage!
We won group B 3-0!
**[08:31] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
We've made it to the finals!
I'm off to win. - Chihaya
**[08:43] Reader**
Memorization time is over.
**[08:46] Reader**
Let's begin then.
**[08:50] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower blooms, but for winter
**[08:53] Sudo**
Hokuo! Five wins for a sweep!
**[08:54] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[08:55] All**
Yeah!
**[08:56] Nishida**
Mi!
**[08:57] Kanade**
Zu!
**[08:58] Taichi**
Sa!
***SIGN*** Wa!
**[08:59] Chihaya**
Fight!
**[09:01] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[09:01] Person A**
I don't remember Mizusawa having a cheer.
**[09:05] Person B**
They must have just come up with it.
**[09:08] Chihaya**
*Don't let the Chihaya card distract me.*
**[09:11] Chihaya**
*Stick to my usual style.*
**[09:13] Chihaya**
*Go on the attack.*
**[09:15] [POEM] Reader**
Note that though...
**[09:19] Harada**
*He was covering the "Nothing" card on*
**[09:21] ---**
* Chihaya's side before*
* he took her "Note" card...*
**[09:24] Harada**
*His style is also offensive.*
**[09:26] Mochida**
*The S in Sudo stands for striker.*
**[09:29] Mochida**
*Excellent.*
**[09:31] Retro**
I held mine!
**[09:32] Amakasu**
I took the card!
**[09:33] Takuma**
Got it!
**[09:34] Ryu**
What about Sudo?
**[09:36] Sudo**
I scored the first card, naturally.
**[09:41] Chihaya**
*Everyone lost that card?*
**[09:44] Taichi**
We're just getting started!
**[09:45] Taichi**
Attack, Mizusawa!
**[09:51] (Flashback) Taichi**
Attack.
**[09:52] (Flashback) Taichi**
It doesn't matter if you're wrong sometimes.
**[09:54] (Flashback) Taichi**
Stay active!
**[09:56] (Flashback) Taichi**
Pressure your opponent's side of the field!
**[10:00] Retro**
Why are you getting so excited, Mashima?
**[10:02] [POEM] Reader**
that you pine for me as the Inaba mountain pines,
**[10:03] Retro**
I don't remember you being a hothead.
**[10:05] [POEM] Reader**
I shall return to you
**[10:06] ---**
*Attack!*
**[10:10] [POEM] Reader**
When the wind sends waves...
**[10:12] Sudo**
Here.
**[10:13] [POEM] Reader**
After I determined to...
**[10:15] Chihaya**
* I want to go on the attack,*
* but I'm having no luck.*
**[10:17] Chihaya**
*She keeps reading cards on my side.*
**[10:20] Sudo**
Here.
**[10:21] Harada**
* Offensive karuta is meant to*
* weaken your opponent's psyche,*
**[10:27] Harada**
*but it also provides more opportunities*
**[10:29] ---**
* for sending cards to put*
* yourself in a better position.*
**[10:32] Harada**
* Chihaya-chan is losing*
* control of the game.*
**[10:37] Chihaya**
*Stay calm...*
**[10:38] Chihaya**
*Check the cards.*
**[10:42] Chihaya**
*The "Chihaya" card keeps getting in my way.*
**[10:46] [POEM] Reader**
Feel the love...
**[10:49] Chihaya**
* She finally read a card*
* on the opponent's side!*
**[10:55] Sudo**
That's what you get for not apologizing.
***SIGN*** Got it!
***SIGN*** I got it! I took a card!
***SIGN*** Yes!
***SIGN*** Ayase! I took a card from the opponent's side!
***SIGN*** You have to do the same!
**[11:08] Nishida**
I got the card, too!
**[11:09] Taichi**
I held onto mine!
**[11:11] Kanade**
I'm gonna take the next card!
**[11:14] Chihaya**
*In an individual match,*
**[11:16] Chihaya**
*one card is one card, nothing more.*
**[11:20] Chihaya**
*But now...*
**[11:24] [POEM] Reader**
like a stream widening into a river
**[11:29] Chihaya**
*Every card I take is a card for our team!*
**[11:32] [POEM] Reader**
Though I prayed to...
**[11:35] Chihaya**
Got it! Two in a row!
**[11:36] All**
Chihaya!
**[11:36] All**
Ayase!
**[11:36] All**
Chihaya-chan!
**[11:38] Sudo**
*Wait! That wasn't two in a row!*
**[11:40] Sudo**
*But that speed...*
**[11:42] Sudo**
*She was moving after "Though",*
**[11:44] Sudo**
*even though "Though my" is still on the field.*
**[11:46] Sudo**
*Was she gambling?*
**[11:48] Chihaya**
Let's take the next one, everyone!
**[11:50] All**
Yeah!
**[11:52] Harada**
Mochida-kun.
**[11:53] Harada**
How many readers are here today?
**[11:55] Mochida**
Oh, this is just a high school regional
tournament, so she's the only one.
**[11:59] Chihaya**
Focus!
**[12:00] All**
Yeah!
**[12:00] Harada**
So this is her fifth match?
**[12:03] [POEM] Reader**
I never asked to be treated colder
than the winds of Mount Hatsuse
**[12:06] Harada**
*Chihaya-chan...*
**[12:07] Harada**
*Your ears already recognize this reader's quirks.*
**[12:12] [POEM] Reader**
While it brings me no joy...
**[12:15] Tsuboguchi**
Hey! Now she really took two in a row!
**[12:16] Tsutomu**
*Yes!*
**[12:17] Taichi**
*Chihaya took two in a row!*
**[12:19] Nishida**
*Right on!*
**[12:19] Kanade**
*Chihaya-chan is finding her rhythm!*
**[12:23] Chihaya**
*I can feel everyone else relax.*
**[12:26] Chihaya**
* Every card I take is worth*
* more than one card.*
**[12:31] Chihaya**
Let's go for three in a row!
**[12:32] All**
Yeah!
**[12:37] Harada**
* Chihaya-chan may recognize*
* the reader's quirks,*
**[12:40] ---**
*but it's more than just that.*
**[12:41] Harada**
*Sometimes, she gets in a zone.*
**[12:43] Harada**
*But that leads...*
**[12:46] [POEM] Reader**
The tail feathers of...
**[12:48] Harada**
*To mistakes.*
**[12:49] Sudo**
*Double fault.*
**[12:50] Chihaya**
*Lucky!*
**[12:50] [SFX]**
Smirk
**[12:52] Retro**
Su-Sudo-senpai?!
**[12:54] Sudo**
Excuse me.
**[12:59] Harada**
*He's trying to disrupt their onslaught.*
**[13:02] ---**
*Excellent timing.*
**[13:09] Sudo**
* I feel so much better when*
* I'm looking down on people.*
**[13:15] Sudo**
Hokuo! One card at a time!
**[13:17] All**
Yeah!
**[13:18] [POEM] Reader**
long as the nights I spend alone
**[13:20] Sudo**
*She certainly has quick reflexes.*
**[13:23] Sudo**
*But...*
**[13:27] [POEM] Reader**
My only thought as the boat
takes me out to sea is that
**[13:31] Sudo**
*Karuta is about more than speed.*
**[13:38] Sudo**
*What's this?*
**[13:39] Sudo**
*Did I just steal her heart?*
**[13:43] Chihaya**
*Covering cards on the opponent's side...*
**[13:46] Chihaya**
*That was one of Arata's best techniques.*
**[13:49] Chihaya**
*Are Arata's hands this big now?*
**[13:54] Sudo**
I'm moving a card.
**[13:55] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[13:57] Chihaya**
*There?!*
**[13:59] Chihaya**
*Damnit!*
**[14:02] Chihaya**
*But this is fun.*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[14:05] Chihaya**
*I'll stop thinking about it too much.*
**[14:08] Chihaya**
*That's my special card.*
**[14:11] Chihaya**
* My hand is drawn to it,*
* no matter where it is.*
**[14:14] Chihaya**
*Like a magnet.*
**[14:17] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is not of...
**[14:19] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew atop the blades...
**[14:20] [POEM] Reader**
I feel that my love is...
**[14:26] Taichi**
*Chihaya's pushing hard!*
**[14:28] Taichi**
*What's the score?*
**[14:29] Taichi**
*They're both at 13?*
**[14:31] Nishida**
*Ayase's catching up to Hokuo's ace!*
**[14:35] Nishida**
*Wow!*
**[14:36] Amakasu**
Porky.
**[14:37] Nishida**
What?!
**[14:38] Amakasu**
Wow, that's really your nickname.
**[14:41] Amakasu**
You're Nishida-kun from the
Suihoku karuta society, right?
**[14:44] Amakasu**
I thought you quit karuta,
**[14:46] Amakasu**
since you stopped going to tournaments.
**[14:48] [POEM] Reader**
burning brightly by night,
yet extinguished by day
**[14:49] Amakasu**
You used to be so strong.
**[14:57] [POEM] Reader**
As this trip takes me...
**[14:58] Amakasu**
Yes!
**[15:00] Nishida**
*Amakasu Nayuta...*
**[15:04] Nishida**
*When we practiced together,*
**[15:06] Nishida**
*he was just a beginner.*
**[15:09] Nishida**
* He was older, but he couldn't*
* do anything against me.*
**[15:12] (Flashback) Person A**
You're a hard worker, Yusei.
**[15:15] (Flashback) Person A**
You'll make Class A in no time!
**[15:20] Nishida**
*Now he's Class A.*
**[15:25] Nishida**
*What have I been doing?*
**[15:28] Nishida**
*I haven't seen my master in ages.*
**[15:30] Nishida**
*Why did I...*
**[15:32] [POEM] Reader**
The sound of birds crossing...
**[15:34] Kanade**
Oh. A dead card?!
**[15:36] Kanade**
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[15:40] [POEM] Reader**
When I must hide...
**[15:43] Nishida**
*I thought I had that one...*
***SIGN*** Wait, wait, wait!
***SIGN*** I was faster on that one!
**[15:48] Takuma**
No, you weren't!
***SIGN*** Look! See how my pinky is lower?
***SIGN*** Like this! And this!
***SIGN*** Your hand was higher than my pinky!
**[15:56] Takuma**
You don't know when to give up!
***SIGN*** Because I took that card!
**[16:00] Reader**
Now, now.
**[16:01] Reader**
We'll give this card to the side it was on.
***SIGN*** What?! No way!
***SIGN*** Listen to me!
***SIGN*** I'm telling the truth!
**[16:10] Nishida**
*Yeah, that's right...*
**[16:13] Nishida**
*I gave up.*
**[16:14] [POEM] Reader**
I feel as though my body is
on fire with Ibuki mugwort
**[16:21] [POEM] Reader**
I hear the beating of cloth...
**[16:26] Person A**
Whoa, he did a barrel roll!
**[16:27] Person B**
What's with him?!
**[16:28] Person C**
That was too strong!
**[16:31] Taichi**
Nice job, Nishida!
**[16:32] Chihaya**
Porky!
**[16:37] Chihaya**
Let's do this!
**[16:38] [POEM] Reader**
descends from Mount Yoshino
upon my long-forgotten home
**[16:45] Chihaya**
*I'm going to win...*
**[16:47] Chihaya**
*by playing my offensive karuta!*
**[16:53] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[16:56] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[16:59] Mochida**
Hokuo has two wins.
**[17:02] Sudo**
*One more...*
**[17:03] Amakasu**
*We just need one more win.*
**[17:06] Retro**
* Sudo-senpai and Amakasu-senpai*
* are having more trouble*
**[17:09] ---**
*than I was expecting.*
**[17:10] Retro**
*Which means it's my turn to save them!*
**[17:13] Retro**
*But...*
**[17:15] Retro**
*Why is this guy so tough?!*
**[17:20] Taichi**
*There are four "A" cards in total.*
**[17:23] Taichi**
* "A house" and "A mountain*
* village" have been read,*
***SIGN*** A night A mountain stream
**[17:25] Taichi**
* so I can go for both of the "A" cards*
* on my side at the same time.*
**[17:29] Taichi**
* For the "Said" cards, the two "Said*
* world" cards have been read,*
**[17:32] Taichi**
*but that leaves "Said bed" and "Said night",*
**[17:35] Taichi**
*so I can't move on "Said."*
**[17:37] Taichi**
*"Impassioned was" has been read,*
**[17:39] Taichi**
*so I can take both "Impassionate" and*
**[17:41] ---**
*"Impassioned vows" at the same time on "Im—".*
**[17:43] Taichi**
*There are eight "May" cards.*
**[17:44] Taichi**
* "May I live, May I see,*
* May the scarlet, May it",*
**[17:47] ---**
*and "May the time we" have been read,*
**[17:49] Taichi**
* so that only leaves "May my"*
* and "May the time spent."*
**[17:52] Taichi**
* I have to be careful if the dead*
* card "May my lonely" is read.*
**[17:56] Taichi**
*Listen carefully.*
**[17:58] Taichi**
*Don't let yourself be tricked.*
**[18:01] Taichi**
*I don't have Chihaya's instincts,*
**[18:04] Taichi**
* and I don't have Nishida's*
* ability to feel the match...*
**[18:07] [POEM] Reader**
May my lonely nights...
**[18:10] Retro**
*What?!*
**[18:11] Retro**
*Didn't she already read that card?!*
**[18:16] Taichi**
* The one thing I do have is my memory*
* of which cards have been read.*
**[18:19] Taichi**
*I can become the backbone of this team!*
**[18:22] [POEM] Reader**
though you have never known that pain
**[18:25] Taichi**
*I won't make a mistake!*
**[18:29] Taichi**
*I can win one card at a time!*
**[18:31] [POEM] Reader**
Said bed was cold...
**[18:38] Taichi**
Thank you very much.
**[18:40] Taichi**
One win for Mizusawa!
**[18:48] Sudo**
Excuse me.
**[18:53] Sudo**
*Six more cards.*
**[18:58] Sudo**
*I didn't expect this match to be so close.*
**[19:00] Sudo**
*I can't let her take one of my cards.*
**[19:04] [POEM] Reader**
May the time spent in...
**[19:06] Harada**
*He was protecting his own card.*
**[19:09] Mochida**
Attack!
**[19:12] Mochida**
Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
***SIGN*** My dream is to become a Master
**[19:16] Sudo**
*Mr. Mochida...*
**[19:18] Sudo**
*You were the one who taught me*
**[19:21] Sudo**
*that karuta is fun*
**[19:26] Sudo**
*whether the match is going well or poorly.*
**[19:30] Nishida**
Got it!
**[19:32] Nishida**
I got it!
**[19:33] Nishida**
Two wins for Mizusawa!
**[19:35] Taichi**
Great, Nishida!
**[19:44] Sudo**
*I want to take Mr. Mochida-*
**[19:45] Sudo**
*Take everyone to the national tournament!*
**[19:50] Sudo**
*I want to win!*
**[20:08] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
**[20:20] Sudo**
Thank you very much.
**[20:22] Taichi**
Chihaya!
***SIGN*** We did it!
**[20:26] Nishida**
You scared me!
**[20:27] Nishida**
"Impassioned vows" was still on the field!
**[20:29] Taichi**
Whoa! She's already asleep!
**[20:31] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
***SIGN*** This is great!
**[20:34] Sudo**
*How was she still able to take that card?*
**[20:39] Sudo**
* When her eyes no longer burned*
* with the desire to win.*
**[20:45] Taichi**
We did it, Chihaya!
**[21:00] Manager**
Arata-kun, I thought you didn't
spend much time on e-mail.
***SIGN*** Inbox
**[21:07] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
We're going to nationals!
**[21:15] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Look, Arata. These are my teammates.
Come watch us at Omi Jingu! -Chihaya
**[21:16] Chihaya**
Look, Arata!
**[21:17] Chihaya**
These are my teammates!
**[21:21] Chihaya**
Come watch us at Omi Jingu!
# E12 - Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6E5X0KVY/sets-these-forbidden-fields-aglow)
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**[00:02] Reader**
The National High School Karuta
Championship Tokyo Regional winner
**[00:06] ---**
is Mizusawa High School!
**[00:10] Reader**
Congratulations.
**[00:11] Chihaya**
Thank you very much.
***SIGN*** 33rd Champion Mizusawa High School
**[00:28] Chihaya**
*This is a trophy...*
**[00:30] Chihaya**
*The first trophy we earned together.*
**[00:34] Chihaya**
*We won.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 12
***SIGN*** Sets
These
Forbidden
Fields
Aglow
**[01:49] Reader**
Mizusawa High School, we look forward
**[01:52] ---**
to seeing how you do at
the National Tournament.
**[02:00] All**
We did it!
***SIGN*** We took first in our first tournament!
**[02:04] Kanade**
Was it really okay for us to win?!
**[02:06] Nishida**
What are you talking about, Kana-chan?!
**[02:08] Nishida**
We earned the right to represent Tokyo!
**[02:10] Taichi**
Yeah!
**[02:16] Kanade**
Wh-What?!
**[02:18] Chihaya**
Retro-kun?
**[02:20] Nishida**
Scary...
**[02:22] Chihaya**
What are you doing?!
**[02:23] Chihaya**
That trophy is-
**[02:24] Hiro**
This has...
**[02:26] Hiro**
This has been
**[02:27] ---**
in the clubroom since I entered
Hokuo's middle school.
**[02:32] Hiro**
I saw it every day!
**[02:36] Hiro**
We'll take it back next year!
**[02:45] Sudo**
Let's go, Retro.
**[03:01] Sudo**
You better not disgrace
Tokyo with your playing.
**[03:08] Takuma**
Senpai, we're sorry!
**[03:10] Sudo**
Don't apologize.
**[03:12] Amakasu**
But Senpai,
**[03:13] ---**
this was your last tournament!
**[03:15] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:19] Chihaya**
* This trophy carries the*
* weight of Tokyo with it.*
**[03:29] Chihaya**
I'm home!
**[03:30] Mom**
Welcome home, Chihaya.
**[03:31] Dad**
Welcome home.
**[03:33] Chihaya**
Um, Dad.
**[03:35] Chihaya**
There was a karuta tournament today-
**[03:36] Chitose**
I'm home!
**[03:38] Mom**
Oh. Welcome home, Chitose.
**[03:40] Dad**
Hey, welcome home...
**[03:41] Chihaya**
Hey, Dad?!
**[03:42] Chihaya**
Why isn't the TV on?!
**[03:44] Dad**
Huh? What's on?
**[03:46] Chitose**
I told you that I was going
to be on a quiz show!
**[03:48] Chihaya**
What?! It's today?!
**[03:49] Mom**
Oh, dear. I thought it was next week?
**[03:50] Chitose**
I set the machine to record it.
**[03:52] Reader**
The model, Ayase Chitose-san!
***SIGN*** Yamamoto Goro | Hiroyuki
Ayase Chitose
**[03:52] Chihaya**
Oh, there you are!
**[03:53] Chitose**
Quiet, Chihaya!
**[03:55] Chitose**
Good evening. I hope to have a great time.
**[03:57] Chihaya**
You look so cute!
**[03:58] Reader**
These four members will make up one team!
**[03:59] Person A**
Hold on!
**[04:01] Taichi**
Hmm?
**[04:04] Taichi**
Retro-kun?
**[04:06] Taichi**
What's up?
**[04:12] Reader**
Correct!
**[04:14] Reader**
To the celebrity team!
**[04:15] Reader**
What question are we on?
**[04:17] Person A**
The second question!
**[04:18] Person B**
The team that answers the
next question correctly
**[04:19] ---**
will receive five hundred million points!
**[04:21] All**
Wait!
**[04:21] Reader**
See you next week!
**[04:26] Dad**
You have to buzz in on
**[04:28] ---**
a quiz show if you want
the camera to move to you.
**[04:32] Chitose**
Man, I'm not cut out to be an entertainer.
**[04:36] Chihaya**
But you were the prettiest person on stage!
**[04:39] Mom**
I agree!
**[04:41] Chitose**
I'll keep on trying until
I make a Taiga drama.
**[04:45] Chitose**
So bear with me.
**[04:49] Chitose**
Then I can pay off the
mortgage on this house.
**[04:52] Dad**
What are you talking about, Chitose?!
**[04:54] Dad**
You just have to stand there and shine!
**[04:56] Mom**
That's right!
**[04:58] Mom**
Your father's purpose in life
is to pay off that mortgage!
**[04:59] Dad**
Exactly!
**[05:00] Dad**
And to collect clippings of my daughters!
**[05:05] Dad**
I'm already on the seventh
volume for Chitose!
**[05:08] Dad**
Oh, right! You have a
photo shoot in Saipan!
***SIGN*** Chitose
**[05:10] Mom**
Amazing! We'll need to make copies!
**[05:15] Chihaya**
* I'm on my way to the*
* National Karuta Championship.*
**[05:20] Chihaya**
*I'll be representing Tokyo.*
***SIGN*** Search Results Messages 0
***SIGN*** The Mizusawa High School Drama Club is in the national competition
***SIGN*** The Mizusawa Tennis Team is in the national tournament
**[05:33] Miya**
I heard from Mashima-kun that you won.
**[05:36] Miya**
Congratulations.
**[05:38] Miya**
So, only four schools participated?
**[05:42] Chihaya**
There were twelve!
**[05:43] Chihaya**
It was really tough!
**[05:45] Miya**
Oh, sorry.
**[05:47] Miya**
The tennis team was playing
at the same time.
**[05:50] Miya**
So the national tournament is in
July at Omi Jingu in Shiga, right?
**[05:55] Chihaya**
Yes! It's like the Koshien for karuta!
**[05:58] Chihaya**
Please come with us!
**[06:00] Miya**
Oh...
**[06:02] Miya**
I won't be able to make it.
**[06:04] Miya**
The tennis team has a camp then,
**[06:05] Miya**
since they made it to nationals!
**[06:09] Miya**
Have you heard about the miraculous
comeback in the finals?
**[06:13] Miya**
If not, I'll tell you the story.
***SIGN*** No, thank you.
**[06:17] Miya**
The team's gotten better since
I became the coach this year!
**[06:22] Miya**
Oh, but you needed an adult.
**[06:24] Miya**
Mr. Shibata.
**[06:26] Shibata**
Yes?
**[06:27] Miya**
I talked to Mr. Shibata and he agreed
to accompany the karuta club.
**[06:31] Shibata**
Looking forward to it!
**[06:32] Chihaya**
Oh...
***SIGN*** Thank you very much.
**[06:35] Miya**
Be careful.
**[06:38] Chihaya**
Yes...
**[06:42] Miya**
Komano-kun, you didn't do
too well on the last test.
**[06:48] Miya**
Don't spend too much time on the club.
***SIGN*** Yes, ma'am.
***SIGN*** If you'll excuse us.
**[06:57] Shibata**
I didn't know there was a
national tournament for karuta.
**[07:02] Miya**
It's probably like a festival
at some local shrine.
**[07:07] Miya**
If you're interested, you can
take over as their advisor.
**[07:10] Shiba**
No, thank you!
**[07:11] Shiba**
I'm just interested in the Lake Biwa
Birdman Rally on the same day.
**[07:15] Miya**
Huh?
**[07:16] Shiba**
I hope there's another brilliant
performance in the distance category!
**[07:20] Chihaya**
The Empress should care about karuta
the way she cares about tennis!
**[07:27] Chihaya**
She probably thinks that
we're just playing around.
**[07:31] Chihaya**
At least we got a
teacher to accompany us.
**[07:36] Chihaya**
Don't quit, Desktomu-kun!
**[07:38] Chihaya**
I'm so sorry!
**[07:39] Chihaya**
We practiced four days a week,
**[07:40] Chihaya**
and even weekends the past few weeks!
**[07:42] Chihaya**
But it's just for now!
**[07:43] Chihaya**
This won't last forever!
***SIGN*** What's this about? I'm not going to quit.
**[07:48] Chihaya**
But your grades went down
because of karuta...
***SIGN*** Well, yeah. But I still placed fifth.
**[07:53] Chihaya**
Huh? Fifth?
**[07:55] Chihaya**
I was like fifth from the bottom.
***SIGN*** I'm not so concerned about my grades these days.
***SIGN*** But you should be concerned, Ayase.
***SIGN*** Fifth from the bottom?
***SIGN*** Mizusawa Karuta Club Advances To the
National Tournament In Their Striking Hakama
**[08:14] Nishida**
Look! It's a small article,
but we're in the newspaper!
**[08:16] Kanade**
"Mizusawa Karuta Club advances
to the national tournament
**[08:20] Kanade**
in their striking hakama!"
***SIGN*** Champion Mizusawa | Champion Hokuo
Champion Hokuo | Champion Hokuo | Champion Hokuo
***SIGN*** I've never been in the newspaper before!
**[08:26] Chihaya**
Hey, everyone!
**[08:28] Chihaya**
Would you be up for practicing
at the Shiranami Society?
**[08:31] Nishida**
Huh?
**[08:32] Chihaya**
There's only one month
left before nationals!
**[08:34] Chihaya**
If we want to improve in
this short amount of time,
**[08:36] ---**
we need to practice against strong players!
**[08:39] Nishida**
Um, we won't.
**[08:41] Chihaya**
Huh? Why?
**[08:43] Chihaya**
We're representing Tokyo!
**[08:45] Chihaya**
We need to do whatever it takes!
**[08:47] Kanade**
No, that's not it...
**[08:49] Nishida**
We'll be practicing at the Suihoku Society.
**[08:52] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[08:53] Nishida**
My old coach is a really good teacher.
**[08:57] All**
So long!
**[09:00] Taichi**
Impressive.
**[09:02] Taichi**
They understand what they
need to improve on.
**[09:05] Chihaya**
We should get going!
***SIGN*** Recycle for a
better Japan
**[09:07] Harada**
Oh. I'm glad to see you,
Chihaya-chan. Eyebrows.
**[09:07] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Fuchu City Katamachi Cultural Center
**[09:10] Harada**
I have so much to teach you!
**[09:13] Harada**
Eyebrows, you don't make many
faults, but you lack fire!
**[09:18] Harada**
Your goal should be to intimidate
**[09:20] ---**
the reader into reading the card you want!
**[09:22] Harada**
Also, your body needs to be off
the ground when you swing.
**[09:26] Harada**
Cut your nails shorter!
**[09:29] Harada**
Chihaya-chan, your play is unstable
because of your emotions.
**[09:31] Harada**
Focus on the cards.
**[09:34] Harada**
Your swing is too wide.
**[09:36] Harada**
Also, you had issues when you were
sending cards in the finals!
**[09:38] Harada**
Move straight to the card!
**[09:40] Harada**
Why didn't you separate
those like cards sooner?
**[09:42] Harada**
Follow a straight line!
**[09:44] Harada**
Wait until you've heard a unique
syllable before moving.
**[09:47] Harada**
Okay!
**[09:48] Harada**
Let's start playing!
**[09:50] Harada**
Eyebrows, you'll be playing Hiroshi-kun.
**[09:53] Harada**
He wins the second most of all
the players here, so he's strong!
**[09:55] Tsuboguchi**
Heya!
**[09:56] Taichi**
H-Heya.
**[09:58] Harada**
Chihaya-chan will be playing me.
**[10:01] Harada**
Give me your best shot.
**[10:03] Chihaya**
*Dr. Harada!*
**[10:05] Chihaya**
*I've never beaten him before.*
**[10:08] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower blooms,
but for winter
**[10:12] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[10:15] Sudo**
* You better not disgrace*
* Tokyo with your play.*
**[10:18] Hiro**
*We'll take it back next year!*
**[10:28] Taichi**
Hiroshi-san is strong.
**[10:30] Taichi**
He's in college and he
still plays all the time.
**[10:33] Taichi**
He'll be playing in the Master
tournament this year.
**[10:35] Taichi**
How did your match with Dr. Harada go?
**[10:39] Taichi**
Huh?
**[10:42] Taichi**
What's wrong, Chihaya?
**[10:46] Chihaya**
*Why?*
**[10:48] Chihaya**
* Why can't I move straight to the*
* right card the way the Doctor does?*
**[10:51] Chihaya**
*Why did I lose by fifteen cards?*
**[10:54] Chihaya**
*Why do I send the wrong cards?*
**[10:57] Chihaya**
* Why haven't I learned how to*
* wait for multi-syllable cards?*
**[11:01] Chihaya**
* Why do I get "Note that" and*
* "None are" mixed up?*
**[11:03] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[11:04] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[11:05] Taichi**
What's wrong?
**[11:06] Chihaya**
N-Nothing...
**[11:08] Taichi**
Don't lie to me.
**[11:09] Taichi**
You don't know how to hide your feelings.
**[11:13] Taichi**
Tell me the truth!
**[11:17] Chihaya**
Taichi, I think...
**[11:19] Chihaya**
I'm scared of nationals.
**[11:21] Taichi**
Huh?
**[11:34] Chihaya**
What if we lose miserably?
**[11:37] Chihaya**
What if the Hokuo people say
that they should have gone
**[11:41] Chihaya**
instead of us?
**[11:51] Chihaya**
What was that for, Taichi?!
***SIGN*** Strategy for Nationals
Secret
**[11:54] Taichi**
This is data that's been compiled
by Hokuo over the years.
**[11:57] Taichi**
Retro-kun gave it to me yesterday.
**[11:59] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[12:01] Taichi**
It includes the play styles
of the usual contenders,
**[12:03] ---**
and a guide for the Omi Jingu building.
**[12:05] Taichi**
They even put the name of
the inn Hokuo usually uses.
**[12:08] Taichi**
This helps a lot.
**[12:11] Taichi**
But look at you.
**[12:12] Taichi**
Why are you letting a team
we beat get you down!
**[12:16] Taichi**
That's just stupid!
**[12:17] Taichi**
There's no reason to feel ashamed!
**[12:19] Taichi**
We beat them fair and square!
**[12:24] Taichi**
You can still feel it inside, right?
**[12:31] Taichi**
We're taking Hokuo and the other
schools with us to Omi Jingu.
**[12:34] Taichi**
They're our closest allies.
***SIGN*** We took your sister to Narita.
We'll be back around ten. Microwave your dinner. -Mom
**[12:45] Chihaya**
Oh, right. Sis is going to Saipan.
**[12:54] Chihaya**
I qualified for the Karuta
National Championship.
**[12:57] Chihaya**
I'll be going to Omi Jingu in Shiga.
**[12:59] Chihaya**
So I need money for travel and lodging!
**[13:03] Chihaya**
But I don't want to ask them for money...
**[13:06] Chihaya**
There's still a mortgage to pay off...
***SIGN*** Search Results Messages 0
**[13:11] Chihaya**
Arata, what should I do?
**[13:28] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Chitose
***SIGN*** Chihaya
***SIGN*** from the Daily Morning
***SIGN*** So close!
***SIGN*** Mizusawa Karuta Club Advances To the National Tournament In Their Striking Hakama
***SIGN*** from the Daily Morning
***SIGN*** Chihaya's great!
***SIGN*** from the Daily Morning
**[13:50] (Flashback) Dad**
And to collect clippings of my daughters!
**[13:56] Mom**
We're home.
***SIGN*** My First Win
-Komano Tsutomu
***SIGN*** Hakama Domination
-Oe Kana
***SIGN*** Total Victory
-Mashima Taichi
***SIGN*** Victory and Omi Beef
-Nishida Yusei
***SIGN*** Champion
-Ayase Chihaya
**[14:11] Chihaya**
Everyone, let's start
yelling when we practice!
***SIGN*** Huh? You mean like Mizusawa fight?
**[14:16] Nishida**
Yeah! That's it!
**[14:18] Nishida**
Mizusawa fight!
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[14:20] Chihaya**
Ooh! That was good, Porky!
**[14:22] Taichi**
Nishida's fired up.
**[14:25] Taichi**
He's been practicing at his local
karuta society every weekend.
**[14:29] Taichi**
Plus, he's the only one who
has experience at Omi Jingu.
**[14:32] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[14:34] Chihaya**
Why do you look so upset, Kana-chan?
***SIGN*** I can no longer tell which chrysanthemums to pluck
***SIGN*** As the first
**[14:38] Chihaya**
Is there something wrong with that card?
**[14:39] Nishida**
Oh, that.
**[14:40] Nishida**
It's a beginner's card.
**[14:42] Nishida**
Since Kana-chan hasn't learned
all the unique syllables yet.
**[14:46] Kanade**
I've learned them!
**[14:47] Kanade**
I'm upset because it's inconsiderate
to draw over a card like this.
**[14:54] Nishida**
Kana-chan's positioning
has gotten a little...
**[14:59] All**
What?!
**[15:00] Taichi**
What is this?!
**[15:02] Chihaya**
I've never seen anything like it!
**[15:04] Miya**
Representing Tokyo, huh?
**[15:08] Kanade**
Spring poems.
**[15:10] Kanade**
Summer poems.
**[15:11] Kanade**
Autumn poems.
**[15:13] Kanade**
Winter poems.
**[15:15] Kanade**
The ones that fall under any
season go in the center.
**[15:18] Chihaya**
Why?
**[15:19] Chihaya**
Haven't you been using the
placement Porky helped you with?
**[15:23] Kanade**
I wanted to try something on my own...
**[15:27] Kanade**
It's easier for me to
memorize them this way.
**[15:29] Nishida**
Maybe, but seasons don't mean
anything in competitive karuta.
**[15:32] Taichi**
Nishida.
**[15:34] Nishida**
The schools at nationals
are all incredibly strong!
**[15:37] Nishida**
Omi Jingu can be overwhelming.
**[15:39] Nishida**
We have to prepare or we'll lose.
**[15:42] Nishida**
So we need to start with the basics.
**[15:44] Nishida**
One-syllable cards go on
the row closest to you.
**[15:46] Nishida**
Keep like cards separate.
**[15:49] Nishida**
For example, "While autumn," "While some,"
"While I," and "While the" should be...
**[15:52] Kanade**
Porky.
**[15:53] Nishida**
Huh?
**[15:54] Kanade**
Recite the "While some" poem.
**[15:57] Nishida**
"While some" is followed by "I deflect".
**[15:59] Nishida**
I don't remember the entire poem.
**[16:01] Kanade**
Snap!
**[16:02] Kanade**
Outrageous!
**[16:03] Chihaya**
Ka-Kana-chan!
**[16:04] [POEM] Kanade**
While some dodge the famous waves of
Takashi shore to avoid getting wet,
**[16:08] [POEM] Kanade**
I deflect your artful words
to keep my sleeves dry
**[16:11] Kanade**
This is a poem about how a woman was
**[16:14] ---**
able to successfully ward
off a playboy's advances!
**[16:18] Chihaya**
Kana-chan, nobody said that the meaning
of the poem wasn't important.
**[16:23] Chihaya**
But we have to become better
at competitive karuta.
**[16:27] Chihaya**
We have to become stronger so we
can properly represent Tokyo,
**[16:31] Chihaya**
for the sake of the other schools who
were at the regional tournament.
**[16:38] All**
Good practice!
**[16:51] Miya**
Honestly...
**[16:53] Miya**
It's almost time to leave.
**[17:02] [POEM] Kanade**
Waves creep closer to...
**[17:08] Chihaya**
Desktomu-kun!
You need to swing with more power!
***SIGN*** You're swinging too wide!
**[17:12] Taichi**
Nishida, you should have been
able to take that card!
**[17:14] Taichi**
Move faster!
**[17:15] Nishida**
You need to start attacking
cards on the opponent's side!
**[17:17] Kanade**
Ahem.
**[17:19] [POEM] Kanade**
it is as though pearls have been
strung across the autumn plain
**[17:27] [POEM] Kanade**
My own sleeves...
**[17:32] Chihaya**
Who put this up here?!
**[17:33] Taichi**
You did.
**[17:35] Chihaya**
Um...
**[17:36] Chihaya**
Er...
**[17:38] Chihaya**
Hmm...
**[17:39] Taichi**
Hey, Captain.
**[17:40] Taichi**
I understand that this is important
to you, but hurry it up.
***SIGN*** It's getting dark.
***SIGN*** I'll turn on the lights.
**[17:47] [POEM] Kanade**
The crimson sunset
**[17:50] [POEM] Kanade**
sets these forbidden fields aglow
**[17:54] [POEM] Kanade**
Wave not, for the guards may find us
**[18:01] Kanade**
This is my favorite poem.
**[18:04] Chihaya**
It's not from Hundred Poets?
**[18:07] Kanade**
It's from Ten Thousand Leaves.
**[18:08] Kanade**
The poem was written by Emperor
Tenji's wife, Princess Nukata.
**[18:13] Kanade**
It tells the story of when her
former husband, Prince Oama,
**[18:17] ---**
snuck into her husband's
lands and waved to her.
**[18:20] Kanade**
Princess Nukata was so happy to see him.
**[18:22] Kanade**
But she worried that someone
might see them together.
**[18:27] Kanade**
The human heart never changes...
**[18:33] Kanade**
Ah, sorry!
**[18:34] Kanade**
I was babbling again!
**[18:36] Chihaya**
You know so much, Kana-chan.
**[18:41] Kanade**
I'm used to calling the
poems "The autumn paddy"
**[18:44] ---**
and "The sight of" now.
**[18:46] Kanade**
I really want to win at Omi Jingu,
**[18:52] Kanade**
but I don't want to lose sight of the
fact that these cards are poetry.
**[19:02] Miya**
What are you doing?!
**[19:04] Miya**
It's almost time to leave school!
**[19:05] Nishida**
The Empress!
**[19:06] Nishida**
Ms. Miyauchi!
**[19:07] Miya**
Clean up and get changed.
**[19:10] All**
Y-Yes, ma'am!
**[19:13] Chihaya**
Wh-What are you doing, Ms. Miyauchi?!
**[19:15] Miya**
Just give it to me.
**[19:17] Chihaya**
But this is important to us!
**[19:19] Miya**
That's why I'm taking it
to the principal's office!
**[19:21] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[19:23] Miya**
I'll put it in the center of the trophy
case in front of the principal's office.
**[19:28] Miya**
After all, this is a very important trophy.
**[19:30] Taichi**
Huh?
**[19:32] Miya**
Don't just stand there!
Clean everything up!
**[19:35] All**
Y-Yes, ma'am!
***SIGN*** The World of Hundred Poets
**[19:37] Person A**
Is this what you needed?
**[19:39] Miya**
Thank you.
**[19:41] Miya**
I'll need to borrow it for a while.
**[19:42] Person A**
Go ahead.
**[19:45] Miya**
Mr. Shibata.
**[19:47] Shiba**
Oh, yes?
**[19:49] Miya**
I'll be going to Omi Jingu.
**[19:52] Miya**
You'll have to watch the
Birdman Rally on TV.
**[19:55] Shiba**
What?!
**[19:57] Nishida**
Don't get any ideas.
These are all mine.
**[19:59] Taichi**
No.
**[20:00] Nishida**
All mine!
**[20:01] Taichi**
No.
**[20:02] Nishida**
You can buy your own food!
**[20:09] Chihaya**
Oh! Mt. Fuji!
**[20:10] Taichi**
Looks the same as it does in the pictures.
***SIGN*** Mt. Fuji!
**[20:18] [POEM] Chihaya**
The crimson sunset
**[20:20] [POEM] Chihaya**
sets these forbidden fields aglow
**[20:25] [POEM] Chihaya**
Wave not, for the guards may find us
**[20:33] Chihaya**
Kana-chan...
**[20:35] Chihaya**
Ever since you taught me the meaning,
**[20:38] ---**
the "Impassionate gods" card
has been red for me.
**[20:42] Chihaya**
A bright red marker
**[20:45] Chihaya**
in a field of cards...
**[20:49] Chihaya**
Arata! What's Omi Jingu like?
**[20:53] Chihaya**
They hold a bunch of big karuta
tournaments there, right?
**[20:57] Chihaya**
You've been there a whole
bunch of times, right?
**[21:00] Chihaya**
What's it like?
**[21:13] Arata**
It's bright red.
# E13 - For You, I Head Out
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY9PV9MVR/for-you-i-head-out)
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***SIGN*** This is Omi Jingu...
**[00:06] Kanade**
The mecca of karuta!
**[00:09] Miya**
Listen to me.
**[00:10] Miya**
When visiting a shrine,
you bow twice, clap twice, bow once.
**[00:16] Miya**
You may find these customs tedious,
**[00:18] Miya**
but the gods are not always so forgiving.
**[00:24] Miya**
Follow the proper procedures
when making a wish.
**[00:32] Chihaya**
*Dear God,*
**[00:34] Chihaya**
*I don't need any miracles.*
**[00:38] Chihaya**
*Please keep us safe from any accidents,*
**[00:43] Chihaya**
*so we're able to play.*
**[00:51] Miya**
The actual matches are played
somewhere else right?
**[00:52] Taichi**
Hey, Chihaya. We're leaving.
**[00:54] Chihaya**
Oh, okay.
**[00:54] Kanade**
Yes, it's in the Learning Center next door.
**[00:57] Taichi**
There's going to be a ceremony
for all of the participants.
***SIGN*** Huh? Everybody's going to come back here?
**[01:04] Chihaya**
*Arata,*
**[01:06] ---**
*I finally made it to Omi Jingu.*
**[01:09] Chihaya**
*My dream hasn't changed.*
**[01:14] Arata**
*That makes you the Queen, Ayase-san.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 13
***SIGN*** For
You,
I
Head
Out
***SIGN*** Omi Learning Center
***SIGN*** High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Championship
**[02:55] Nishida**
Hot!
**[02:57] Nishida**
It's so hot, Kana-chan!
**[02:59] Nishida**
Let's skip the hakama!
**[03:01] Kanade**
We should dress properly for
our first national tournament!
**[03:04] Nishida**
But seriously...
***SIGN*** I believe that the hall has air conditioning.
**[03:07] Mom**
Kanade!
**[03:09] Mom**
I'll take care of Mashima-kun!
**[03:11] Kanade**
Mom... What about Chihaya-chan?
**[03:14] Mom**
I finished hers.
**[03:22] Miya**
* She looks like a beautiful girl*
* because she isn't moving or talking.*
**[03:27] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[03:29] Taichi**
Are you okay?
**[03:31] Taichi**
You nervous?
**[03:32] Chihaya**
Hmm? Nope.
**[03:34] Chihaya**
I'm just fine.
**[03:35] Taichi**
Really?
**[03:37] Nishida**
We're in Group E?
**[03:39] Nishida**
Awesome!
**[03:40] Nishida**
None of the super schools are in our group!
**[03:42] Kanade**
Really?!
**[03:43] Nishida**
According to Retro-kun's notes,
**[03:45] Nishida**
we need to watch out for Fujisaki,
***SIGN*** Where are they?
**[03:48] ---**
from Shizuoka, and the local Zentokuji.
***SIGN*** Who are they?
***SIGN*** And there's also Kunimi High School from Fukui.
***SIGN*** They beat Hokuo in the group stage last year.
**[03:57] Nishida**
Wataya Arata isn't registered for
the individual tournament tomorrow.
**[04:06] Person A**
Is that the team who won the Tokyo regional?
**[04:08] Person B**
Yeah, they defeated Hokuo.
**[04:10] Person A**
Which one beat Sudo?
**[04:12] Person B**
No way! Sudo-kun lost?
**[04:13] Person C**
Did they really start this
club three months ago?
**[04:16] Person D**
They must be damn strong.
***SIGN*** Saga Regional - Takechi High School:
The karuta club is eight years old. Last year was their first appearance at nationals. They made it out of the group stage, but lost in the first round. They have no other achievements of note. Be careful of the two Class B players, Inoue Ryuhei and Tanaka Ayako. They have no other players of note.
Main Lineup:
Third-year - Inoue Ryuhei: Class B Important
Second-year - Tanaka Ayako: Class B Important
Third-year - Gokura Miyuki: Class D
Second-year - Yamashiro Kazue
First-year - ...
**[04:27] Taichi**
We'll be facing Takechi High School, from Saga.
***SIGN*** A-Are they strong? Are they a strong team?
**[04:32] Nishida**
Uh...
**[04:34] Nishida**
They have two Class B players,
and the rest are unranked.
**[04:37] Taichi**
What order should we use?
**[04:39] Taichi**
Should we use the same one
we used against Hokuo?
**[04:41] Chihaya**
Yeah, that would be best.
***SIGN*** Wait!
***SIGN*** I can be a sacrificial pawn!
***SIGN*** Match me against their strongest player!
**[04:47] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[04:48] Chihaya**
What are you talking about?! That's...
***SIGN*** It's okay!
***SIGN*** It doesn't matter if I lose as long as the four of you win!
***SIGN*** I'll do whatever it takes to increase our chances of winning!
***SIGN*** We're going to win!
***SIGN*** We're representing Tokyo here!
**[05:00] Chihaya**
Desktomu-kun...
**[05:02] Taichi**
Got it.
**[05:04] Nishida**
Most teams place their top players
in the middle or on the ends.
**[05:07] Taichi**
Okay, then we'll put Komano first, Oe-san second...
**[05:09] Chihaya**
I couldn't have made it here
without everyone else.
**[05:11] Kanade**
Yes!
**[05:13] Nishida**
Mi!
**[05:14] Kanade**
Zu!
**[05:14] Taichi**
Sa!
***SIGN*** Wa!
**[05:15] Chihaya**
Fight!
**[05:17] Chihaya**
We're going to win together!
**[05:24] Taichi**
We guessed wrong...
**[05:26] Reader**
Now, please place your cards on the field!
***SIGN*** have been soaked red with tears of blood
**[05:34] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** have been soaked red with tears of blood
***SIGN*** have been soaked red with tears of blood
***SIGN*** High School National Ogura Hundred Poets Karuta Championship
**[05:50] Reader**
Time is up!
**[05:51] All**
Good luck.
**[05:52] All**
Good luck.
**[05:57] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower blooms,
but for winter
**[06:06] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[06:10] Mom**
*There are so many cute boys!*
**[06:13] Mom**
*I need to take notes!*
**[06:14] Miya**
*I wonder how strong they are.*
**[06:16] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[06:17] Miya**
*Oh, dear. I'm starting to get nervous.*
**[06:27] [POEM] Reader**
The night breaks to day...
**[06:29] Taichi**
*Damn!*
**[06:31] Taichi**
*Everyone's so stiff.*
**[06:33] [POEM] Reader**
No more can we hear...
**[06:35] Taichi**
*Shoot!*
**[06:38] Taichi**
*I need to help them relax!*
**[06:41] Taichi**
Everyone!
**[06:43] Taichi**
One card at a time!
**[06:45] All**
Yeah!
**[06:48] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[06:54] Chihaya**
*It's hot.*
**[06:56] Chihaya**
*This hakama is so hot.*
**[06:59] Chihaya**
*There's too much noise.*
**[07:01] Chihaya**
*Too many people.*
**[07:03] Chihaya**
*Noisy...*
**[07:05] Chihaya**
*Hot...*
**[07:07] Chihaya**
*No, now I'm cold.*
**[07:10] Chihaya**
*Why would you do this, God?*
**[07:12] Chihaya**
*Didn't I ask you*
**[07:15] Chihaya**
*to keep us safe from any accidents?*
**[07:21] Chihaya**
*I wasn't asking for a miracle.*
**[07:29] Arata**
*I went the wrong way.*
**[07:31] Arata**
*I've been here so many times, too.*
**[07:34] Arata**
*Oh, I always came by car.*
**[07:44] Arata**
Paralyzed?
**[07:46] Mom**
Yes, he has trouble moving
the right side of his body.
**[07:51] Mom**
You might be in for a shock, Arata.
**[07:54] Arata**
Why? Grandpa's still Grandpa, right?
**[07:58] Mom**
Grandpa, Arata is here.
**[08:06] Grandma**
Oh, Arata...
**[08:12] Arata**
*Grandpa's still Grandpa!*
**[08:17] Grandma**
Arata, I have a new placement for you!
**[08:21] Arata**
Huh?
**[08:22] Grandma**
Bring paper quick!
**[08:23] Grandma**
The cards are about to slide off!
**[08:31] Grandma**
Arata.
**[08:32] Arata**
Huh?
**[08:33] Grandma**
Your grandpa isn't giving up yet.
**[08:35] Grandma**
I'll learn to take cards with my left hand.
**[08:39] Arata**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Ogura Hundred Poets Karuta
Master and Queen Final
**[08:41] Reader**
We are bringing you another
**[08:43] ---**
live broadcast from Omi Jingu in Shiga.
**[08:45] Reader**
The three-time reigning champion, Master Miki,
**[08:47] Arata**
Hey, Grandpa. What's the Master final like?
**[08:48] ---**
will be facing the challenger Suo Hisashi.
**[08:49] Person A**
Suo-san is currently attending college.
**[08:51] Arata**
Were you nervous?
**[08:53] Grandma**
Not at all.
**[08:55] Grandma**
They would make me pose for
pictures before the match.
**[08:59] Grandma**
I felt like a superstar.
**[09:01] Arata**
Oh...
**[09:04] Grandma**
Arata, picture yourself on that stage.
**[09:11] Grandma**
Sweating under the spotlights,
**[09:14] Grandma**
with everyone's eyes on you...
**[09:18] Grandma**
Across from you will be the strongest
karuta player in the world.
**[09:20] Grandma**
The only sound in Omi Learning Center
**[09:23] ---**
will be when hands strike the tatami mat.
**[09:25] Grandma**
Now picture yourself winning...
**[09:46] Arata**
I need to hurry home!
**[09:47] ---**
Grandpa's waiting for me!
**[09:58] Arata**
Grandpa?!
***SIGN*** Wataya Hajime
**[10:01] Mom**
It was just a slight relapse.
**[10:03] Mom**
Your grandpa's heart is weak.
**[10:05] Mom**
The doctors are going to monitor him tonight
**[10:07] ---**
and he should be released tomorrow.
**[10:08] Arata**
I see. I'm glad.
**[10:11] Arata**
Grandpa, you gave me a real scare.
**[10:13] ---**
When I saw the ambulance...
**[10:18] Grandma**
Who might you be?
**[10:22] Doctor**
His brain is shrinking.
**[10:25] Doctor**
He appears to be suffering
early stage dementia.
**[10:28] Arata**
*No way...*
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[10:30] Arata**
Grandpa, do you recognize this?
**[10:37] Arata**
What about this one?
**[10:39] Grandma**
Oh, what is that?
**[10:45] Grandma**
What is that?
**[10:56] Arata**
*This can't be real.*
**[10:58] Arata**
*Grandpa...*
**[11:00] Arata**
*This can't be real.*
**[11:02] Arata**
*Grandpa!*
**[11:06] Yu**
Arata! Arata!
**[11:07] Yu**
Shoji won the tournament
yesterday and made Class A!
**[11:11] Arata**
Huh?
**[11:11] Yu**
I was so sure that you would be the first!
**[11:14] Yu**
Oh, but you haven't been practicing
or playing in any tournaments.
**[11:18] Yu**
I guess it's couldn't be helped.
**[11:18] Shoji**
Wataya!
**[11:20] Yu**
Wait, Shoji!
**[11:20] Shoji**
You were lucky to have a Master for a grandfather,
**[11:22] Shoji**
but now it's the other way around!
**[11:24] Shoji**
He's the reason you don't
have time to practice!
**[11:27] Yu**
That was fast!
**[11:29] Yu**
Teacher!
**[11:33] Arata**
Oh!
**[11:35] Arata**
She made Class C.
**[11:37] Arata**
She's still working hard,
even though she joined the track team.
***SIGN*** I'm sure that you're working hard.
I hope to meet you in a match.
-Chihaya
**[11:46] Mom**
Arata?
**[11:48] Mom**
I have a class reunion this Sunday.
**[11:51] Mom**
Can you look after your grandpa?
**[11:53] Arata**
Yeah, sure.
**[11:54] Mom**
Great! I'll try to be home as soon as I can!
**[11:59] Arata**
*Mom's hair is starting to turn gray.*
***SIGN*** Fukui Tournament
**[12:04] Arata**
*Guess I can't make it.*
**[12:07] Arata**
Oh, Grandpa.
**[12:09] Arata**
Careful, you're going to spill it.
**[12:11] Arata**
Set that down.
***SIGN*** Fukui Tournament
**[12:21] Grandma**
Hakama.
**[12:22] Arata**
Huh?
**[12:23] Grandma**
Pull out your hakama!
**[12:24] Grandma**
You need to go to the Fukui Tournament!
**[12:26] Arata**
Gr-Grandpa, I'm not going this year!
**[12:30] Grandma**
Really?
**[12:31] Arata**
Yeah.
**[12:34] Grandma**
Why aren't you going?
**[12:36] Arata**
Huh? Well...
**[12:38] Arata**
*Grandpa's back to normal?*
**[12:40] Grandma**
Don't mumble! Why would
you skip a tournament?!
**[12:44] Grandma**
Get going!
**[12:46] Arata**
*I want to go.*
**[12:49] Arata**
*But Grandpa is...*
**[12:51] Arata**
*No, Dad should be back by noon.*
**[12:56] Arata**
*I want to go!*
**[12:59] Arata**
*I don't want to be left behind!*
**[13:01] Arata**
*I want to make Class A!*
**[13:04] Grandma**
Arata!
**[13:07] Grandma**
Picture in your mind...
**[13:10] Arata**
Yeah!
**[13:28] Arata**
*It hurts.*
**[13:32] Arata**
*The pain. The fear.*
**[13:51] Chihaya**
*It hurts.*
**[13:54] Chihaya**
*My ears are ringing.*
**[13:57] Chihaya**
*I'm about to faint.*
**[14:00] Chihaya**
*But...*
**[14:24] Arata**
*Taichi.*
**[14:26] Arata**
*Chihaya.*
**[14:34] Chihaya**
*I can't lose...*
**[14:36] Chihaya**
*Attack.*
**[14:38] Chihaya**
*Attack.*
**[14:41] Chihaya**
*It's not over yet!*
**[14:48] Taichi**
Please wait!
**[14:52] Taichi**
Ayase forfeits.
**[14:54] Nishida**
Huh?!
**[14:57] Taichi**
Excuse me!
Please clear a path!
**[14:59] Taichi**
Excuse me, please let me through!
**[15:01] Taichi**
Excuse me!
**[15:01] Arata**
Taichi!
**[15:03] Arata**
Excuse me!
**[15:05] Arata**
Taichi! What's wrong with Chihaya?!
**[15:12] Taichi**
Arata, take care of her.
**[15:16] Taichi**
The four of us can still win this match.
**[15:22] Miya**
Ayase-san!
**[15:23] Miya**
Are you a friend of Ayase-san?
**[15:26] Arata**
I-I'm...
**[15:27] Mom**
Take her to the waiting room! Quick!
**[15:35] Chihaya**
*I can't lose.*
**[15:37] Chihaya**
*I can't lose.*
**[15:39] Chihaya**
*Attack.*
**[15:41] Chihaya**
*Attack.*
**[15:44] Chihaya**
*It's not over yet!*
**[16:07] Chihaya**
I-I'm in the middle of a match.
**[16:10] Chihaya**
I need to go!
**[16:11] Arata**
Chihaya! You need to lie down!
**[16:13] Arata**
You forfeited the match.
**[16:15] Chihaya**
Forfeited?
**[16:19] Arata**
Chihaya, stop!
**[16:20] Arata**
Stay still!
**[16:21] Chihaya**
No! Let me go!
**[16:23] Arata**
There's no point in going back!
They won't let you play!
**[16:25] Chihaya**
No! No!
**[16:27] Chihaya**
We worked so hard.
**[16:34] Chihaya**
We promised to win together.
**[16:59] Arata**
* Chihaya, you're just as*
* determined as you used to be.*
**[17:04] Arata**
*I've been doing a lot of thinking.*
**[17:10] Arata**
*About karuta...*
**[17:12] Arata**
*About karuta and Grandpa...*
**[17:22] Arata**
*About myself...*
**[17:27] Miya**
We'll take her to the emergency room.
**[17:30] Miya**
I'll let Mashima-kun and
the other members know.
**[17:37] Yoshi**
She seemed unwell the entire match.
**[17:41] Yoshi**
I hope she's okay.
**[17:43] Yoshi**
Huh?
**[17:44] Yoshi**
Aren't you Wataya-kun?
**[17:46] Arata**
Oh, Mr. Yoshioka from the Karuta Federation.
**[17:49] Yoshi**
Oh, you actually remember me!
**[17:52] Yoshi**
I've been so worried about you!
**[17:54] Yoshi**
You haven't been in any
tournaments since last year!
**[17:57] Yoshi**
But you're participating in this one.
**[17:59] Arata**
No, I'm...
**[17:59] Yoshi**
I can't wait to watch you.
**[18:01] Yoshi**
I'll be able to see Master Wataya again.
**[18:07] Yoshi**
Because your karuta is
just like Master Wataya's.
**[18:12] Yoshi**
Oh, the match is almost over.
**[18:15] Yoshi**
I'll catch you later.
**[18:30] Arata**
*Grandpa...*
**[18:32] Arata**
*Grandpa, I...*
**[18:36] Arata**
*still love karuta.*
**[18:57] Sudo**
I don't believe it.
**[18:59] Sudo**
I can't believe it.
**[19:01] Sudo**
How could this have happened?!
**[19:05] Chihaya**
No! Why is a Hokuo person here?!
**[19:09] Sudo**
I'm participating in the
individual tournament tomorrow!
**[19:11] Sudo**
Anyway, you forfeited because
you weren't feeling well?!
**[19:15] Sudo**
You were supposed to be representing Tokyo!
**[19:17] Sudo**
Don't give me that.
**[19:19] Sudo**
You think a few tears are
going to get you off the hook?
**[19:21] Sudo**
What if the other players
look down on Tokyo!
**[19:24] Taichi**
What are you doing?
**[19:27] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan, shouldn't you be lying down?
**[19:32] Chihaya**
I-I'm sorry, everyone.
**[19:35] Chihaya**
I'm sorry.
**[19:36] Kanade**
What are you doing, Chihaya-chan?!
**[19:38] Kanade**
You don't need to apologize.
***SIGN*** Ayase! I got my first win today!
**[19:42] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[19:43] Kanade**
That's right!
**[19:44] Kanade**
He actually won two games in a row!
***SIGN*** I can still remember when the score was 7-7, I guessed right
**[19:49] ---**
and took the "Since the" card!
***SIGN*** That card won me the match!
**[19:55] Nishida**
But we lost to Fujisaki in the playoffs.
**[19:57] Nishida**
I wanted to play more!
**[19:59] Kanade**
Me too!
***SIGN*** You need time to recover, right?
***SIGN*** Maybe you should take the bullet train home tomorrow morning?
***SIGN*** I'm still shaking with excitement!
**[20:09] Chihaya**
I'm going to recover!
**[20:11] Chihaya**
I'll be in perfect health for the
individual tournament tomorrow!
**[20:16] Taichi**
How are you feeling?
**[20:17] Chihaya**
I'm okay.
**[20:18] Chihaya**
I'm feeling better.
**[20:21] Taichi**
Think you can play tomorrow?
**[20:22] Chihaya**
I can!
**[20:24] Chihaya**
Since I didn't do anything today...
**[20:27] Chihaya**
Do you think Arata was disappointed?
**[20:30] Chihaya**
He came to watch us.
**[20:33] Chihaya**
I wanted to show him
how much better I've gotten.
**[20:37] Taichi**
Well, you were pretty heavy.
**[20:39] Chihaya**
What? No way!
**[20:41] Taichi**
I thought you'd be pretty light,
but you were really heavy.
**[20:47] Taichi**
Oh, that's right.
**[20:49] Taichi**
Arata left this with Mr. Yoshioka,
**[20:50] ---**
one of the tournament staff members, for us.
**[20:53] Taichi**
I think it's from Fukui.
***SIGN*** Next time, we'll meet in a match.
-Arata
**[21:07] Chihaya**
*He heard us.*
***SIGN*** Next time, we'll meet in a match. -Arata
**[21:15] Chihaya**
*Our feelings...*
**[21:19] Chihaya**
*reached Arata.*
# E14 - For There Is No One Else out Here
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY49PWM1R/for-there-is-no-one-else-out-here)
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***SIGN*** Looks like another hot day.
**[00:04] Nishida**
Good thing Kana-chan said we
don't have to wear hakama.
***SIGN*** Yeah, I would die if I had to wear that thing.
**[00:12] Taichi**
Are you okay, Chihaya?
**[00:15] Chihaya**
I'm okay.
**[00:19] Miya**
Well, let's get going.
**[00:21] Miya**
Nobody forgot anything, right?
**[00:23] All**
No!
**[00:25] Miya**
Listen up, everyone.
**[00:27] Miya**
There is no preliminary round
for the individual tournament,
**[00:30] Miya**
so there will be over 400 competitors.
**[00:33] Miya**
Ayase-san is in Class A.
**[00:35] Miya**
Mashima-kun and Nishida-kun are in Class B.
**[00:37] Miya**
Komano-kun and Oe-san are in Class D.
**[00:39] Miya**
You'll be playing in different rooms,
**[00:42] Miya**
but I want you to play your very best
**[00:44] ---**
against your rivals from
all over the country.
**[00:46] All**
Yes, ma'am!
**[00:47] Kanade**
That makes us enemies today, Desktomu-kun!
***SIGN*** I won't lose!
**[00:51] Nishida**
I'm aiming to win Class B!
**[00:54] Taichi**
Y-Yeah...
**[00:56] Nishida**
What's wrong with you, Mashima?
**[00:57] Nishida**
Show some fire.
**[00:59] Taichi**
Nishida.
**[01:02] Taichi**
Class B players...
**[01:04] ---**
only get matched against
other Class B players, right?
**[01:06] Nishida**
Of course.
***SIGN*** Next time, we'll meet in a match.
-Arata
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 14
***SIGN*** For There
Is No
One
Else
Out
Here
**[02:33] Reader**
Please sit down in your assigned seat
**[02:35] ---**
once you've checked who your opponent is.
**[02:40] Chihaya**
Um...
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
**[02:43] Chihaya**
*Oh, there I am.*
***SIGN*** Hanamoto Ruri
**[02:45] Chihaya**
*I'm playing Hanamoto-san from Kagoshima.*
**[02:48] Chihaya**
*I wonder what she's like.*
**[02:49] Sudo**
Ayase.
**[02:51] Chihaya**
Whoa! Sudo-san!
**[02:53] Sudo**
The Queen is here.
**[02:54] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[02:55] Sudo**
Look. She's playing our
Amakasu in the first round.
***SIGN*** Amakasu Nayuta
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
**[03:01] Chihaya**
Wakamiya...
**[03:02] Sudo**
Wakamiya Shinobu.
**[03:04] Sudo**
She made Class A when she
was in fourth grade.
**[03:08] Sudo**
She's a first-year high
school student in Kyoto.
**[03:12] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:15] Sudo**
The youngest Queen in history.
**[03:19] Chihaya**
*Oh, it's her.*
**[03:21] Chihaya**
*The girl I saw at Omi Jingu yesterday.*
**[03:27] Person A**
*She's wearing another lame T-shirt!*
**[03:29] Person B**
*And it's tucked in!*
**[03:30] Person C**
*Always the...*
**[03:31] Person D**
*Why a snowman?*
**[03:33] Person E**
*She's cute, but she has the
fashion sense of a rock.*
**[03:41] Shinobu**
Oh? You came to play, Sudo-san?
**[03:44] Sudo**
Hello, Queen.
**[03:45] Shinobu**
Please don't call me that.
**[03:48] Shinobu**
I was so relieved when
I found out that I'm not
**[03:51] ---**
playing you in the first round.
**[03:53] Shinobu**
But...
**[03:54] Shinobu**
You came all the way out here to
play in the individual tournament
**[03:56] ---**
after failing to make the team tournament?
**[03:59] Shinobu**
You must really love karuta.
**[04:02] Shinobu**
Well, please go easy on me if we end up
**[04:04] ---**
playing each other.
**[04:10] Sudo**
I'm gonna kill her!
**[04:11] Chihaya**
Huh?!
**[04:12] Sudo**
She's rubbing it in my face!
**[04:15] Sudo**
I'm gonna crush you, too!
**[04:17] Sudo**
Payback for regionals!
**[04:23] Chihaya**
*The Queen:*
**[04:25] Chihaya**
*the top female karuta player in Japan.*
**[04:30] Chihaya**
*My goal...*
***SIGN*** High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Championship
**[04:34] Chihaya**
*I wonder how she plays karuta.*
**[04:37] Chihaya**
*I wonder how strong she is.*
**[04:40] All**
Good luck.
**[04:42] Both**
Good luck.
**[04:45] Chihaya**
* I need to win fast so I*
* can watch the Queen play.*
**[04:49] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[04:57] [POEM] Reader**
No more can we hear...
**[04:59] Chihaya**
*Yes!*
**[05:01] [POEM] Reader**
As my love first came...
**[05:02] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[05:03] [POEM] Reader**
The tail feathers of...
**[05:11] Chihaya**
* It was silly of me to*
* think I could win fast.*
**[05:13] Chihaya**
*Every player here is Class A!*
**[05:18] Shinobu**
Thank you very much.
**[05:19] Amakasu**
Thank you very much...
**[05:21] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[05:23] Chihaya**
*They're already finished?*
**[05:26] Chihaya**
*No. Concentrate.*
**[05:29] Chihaya**
*Remember the positions of the cards.*
**[05:31] Chihaya**
*Double check.*
**[05:32] Chihaya**
*Play this one card at a time.*
**[05:34] [POEM] Reader**
May it be...
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
**[05:40] Person A**
She beat Amakasu from Hokuo by 24 cards?
**[05:44] Person A**
Does that mean he only took one card?
**[05:47] Person B**
She's good.
**[05:48] Person B**
No wonder she's the Queen.
**[05:51] Person C**
She brought her own cup.
**[05:53] Person D**
Hot tea...
**[05:59] Reader**
We will now post the
pairings for the second round.
**[06:03] Chihaya**
*I want to play the Queen.*
**[06:07] Chihaya**
*I don't want to play the Queen.*
**[06:10] Sudo**
*I'm gonna take her down!*
**[06:12] Person A**
*Anyone but the Queen!*
**[06:13] Person B**
*I'm too scared to face her!*
**[06:15] Person C**
*I can't do it!*
**[06:20] Chihaya**
*I want to play her...*
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
**[06:24] Chihaya**
*I don't want to play her...*
**[06:28] Chihaya**
*I want to play her!*
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
**[06:41] Miya**
Oh, Ayase-san.
**[06:44] Miya**
I borrowed a camcorder from Oe-san's mother.
**[06:47] Miya**
I'll be recording everyone's matches today-
**[06:56] Reader**
Memorization time is over!
**[06:58] Shinobu**
Good luck.
**[07:01] Chihaya**
Good luck.
**[07:03] All**
Good luck.
**[07:08] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower blooms,
but for winter
**[07:10] Chihaya**
*We're right next to the reader.*
**[07:13] Chihaya**
*Close enough to hear her breathe...*
**[07:16] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[07:25] Chihaya**
*Hear her exhale...*
**[07:26] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[07:30] Chihaya**
*Listen for the first syllable!*
**[07:35] [POEM] Reader**
Loo—
**[07:39] [POEM] Reader**
—k for the sound...
**[07:41] Miya**
What was that?!
**[07:46] [POEM] Reader**
but instead you see a pale
moon in the dawn sky
**[07:46] Miya**
Her hand is still a blur in slow motion!
**[07:54] [POEM] Reader**
I feel as—
**[07:57] Chihaya**
*I can't see her move.*
**[07:59] [POEM] Reader**
—though I am like...
**[08:02] [POEM] Reader**
The hazy field...
**[08:03] Chihaya**
* Her hand slices through*
* the air, like a needle.*
**[08:07] Chihaya**
*Silent karuta!*
**[08:12] Reader**
The second round for Class B
is about to begin.
**[08:14] Reader**
Please sit down in your assigned seat
**[08:16] ---**
once you've checked who your opponent is.
**[08:17] Taichi**
Oh, I win by default.
**[08:19] Nishida**
No fair, Mashima!
**[08:20] Nishida**
You're going to cheer for
Kana-chan in her Class D match!
**[08:23] Taichi**
Why do you think I'm going to watch Oe-san?
**[08:25] Nishida**
I told Kana-chan to come cheer
me on if her match ended early.
**[08:30] Nishida**
So if you're going to watch Class D,
**[08:32] ---**
tell Kana-chan that I'm rooting for her.
**[08:36] Nishida**
Hey!
**[08:42] Taichi**
Let's see...
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
**[08:46] Taichi**
*Wakamiya Shinobu?*
**[08:51] Taichi**
*Chihaya's playing against the Queen!*
**[08:57] Miya**
* She's moving so fast that I*
* can't tell what's happening.*
**[09:01] Miya**
*But one thing is clear,*
**[09:03] Miya**
* Ayase-san's field has the same*
* number of cards as before.*
***SIGN*** Please remain quiet during matches.
**[09:08] [POEM] Reader**
hear the beating of cloth,
as a chilly autumn breeze
**[09:16] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[09:19] [POEM] Reader**
descends from Mount Yoshino
upon my long-forgotten home
**[09:27] [POEM] Reader**
While it brings me no joy...
**[09:30] Taichi**
Sh-She's fast!
What was that?!
**[09:32] Miya**
*She's so fast.*
**[09:33] Miya**
*She's so fast that I can't see a thing!*
**[09:35] Taichi**
Ms. Miyauchi,
**[09:37] ---**
can I have a look?
**[09:39] Miya**
Y-Yes...
**[09:42] Taichi**
*Chihaya reacted first.*
**[09:44] Taichi**
*As soon as she heard "While it",*
**[09:47] ---**
* she moved towards the "While it may"*
* card on the opponent's side.*
**[09:51] Taichi**
*She was positioned perfectly to come back*
**[09:53] ---**
*for the "While it brings" card on her own side.*
**[09:55] Taichi**
* But the Queen didn't move until*
* she heard the third syllable...*
**[10:00] Taichi**
*She's so fast that she can afford to wait?*
**[10:05] [POEM] Reader**
So the flower pe—
**[10:08] [POEM] Reader**
—tals are scattered like the
snow by the passing storm,
**[10:13] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[10:14] Person A**
Here we go again.
**[10:16] Person B**
She's already up by ten cards?
**[10:17] Person C**
Wakamiya Shinobu's on a
whole different level.
**[10:20] Person D**
I feel bad for the girl playing her.
**[10:21] Person E**
She's probably ready to throw in the towel.
**[10:25] Taichi**
*Chihaya is just as fast as the Queen*
**[10:27] ---**
*when she's focused on one card.*
**[10:30] Taichi**
*But there are dozens of cards on the field.*
**[10:33] Taichi**
* She can't focus on that many*
* cards at the same time.*
**[10:36] Taichi**
*But the Queen can do it?*
**[10:43] Chihaya**
*Stay calm...*
**[10:44] Chihaya**
*The Queen must be vulnerable somewhere.*
**[10:47] Chihaya**
* She left the "May the time spent" and*
* "May the time we" cards next to each other,*
**[10:50] Chihaya**
* even though "May the scarlet" has been read, so*
* I could just hit both cards after hearing "May the".*
**[10:53] Harada**
*I am stunned!*
**[10:55] Harada**
*Why wouldn't you separate those cards?!*
**[10:56] ---**
*It baffles me!*
**[10:58] Chihaya**
*She's asking for it...*
**[11:00] Chihaya**
*Go!*
**[11:02] Chihaya**
*Hit both cards at the same time!*
**[11:05] Taichi**
*Chihaya, it's so obvious what you're doing!*
**[11:08] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is no...
**[11:10] [POEM] Reader**
The sight of Mount Arima...
**[11:12] Taichi**
*See?*
**[11:13] Taichi**
* This is what happens when*
* you focus on one card!*
**[11:15] Taichi**
*But that first card is always big.*
**[11:20] Taichi**
*You haven't given up yet, right?*
**[11:23] Taichi**
* Chihaya, show everyone your*
* ability to go on the attack!*
**[11:28] [POEM] Reader**
May the—
**[11:28] Chihaya**
*There it is!*
**[11:31] [POEM] Reader**
—time we spend apart from one another be
**[11:32] Taichi**
*What?!*
**[11:34] Miya**
Mashima-kun, who took that card?
**[11:37] Miya**
It was hard to tell.
**[11:40] Taichi**
Yes...
**[11:41] Miya**
What happens when neither player
is sure who took the card?
**[11:45] Miya**
They can ask the judge or
discuss it between themselves.
**[11:49] Miya**
However, the best players always know.
**[11:55] Chihaya**
*I was aiming to hit both cards,*
**[12:01] Chihaya**
* but the Queen was aiming for*
* a single point on the field.*
**[12:10] Chihaya**
*What am I supposed to do...*
**[12:14] Chihaya**
*What am I supposed to do?*
**[12:20] Chihaya**
*What am I supposed to do?*
**[12:22] Harada**
*Chihaya-chan, go on the attack.*
**[12:26] Harada**
*Your primary focus should always be*
**[12:28] ---**
*to push the opponent's side.*
**[12:32] Chihaya**
*I'm on the attack.*
**[12:34] ---**
*I don't know how to do anything else!*
**[12:36] Shinobu**
Daddy Bear?!
**[12:37] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[12:40] Shinobu**
Excuse me.
**[12:41] Chihaya**
*Huh? What?!*
**[12:43] Chihaya**
*Is she talking about my T-shirt?!*
**[12:46] Chihaya**
*The Queen is wearing a Snowmaru T-shirt!*
**[12:49] Chihaya**
*Snowmaru only has an official shop in Osaka*
**[12:50] ---**
*so you have to order everything online!*
**[12:53] Chihaya**
*He's a super cute character with a topknot*
**[12:55] ---**
*when he takes the bucket off his head!*
**[12:56] Snow**
*It's my most attractive feature.*
**[13:02] Chihaya**
*No, concentrate on the match.*
**[13:05] Chihaya**
*Right.*
**[13:07] Chihaya**
* The Queen is a 16-year-old girl,*
* just like me.*
**[13:10] Chihaya**
*I can beat her.*
**[13:11] [POEM] Reader**
as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
**[13:12] Shinobu**
*That was bad.*
**[13:14] Shinobu**
*Stay focused.*
**[13:20] [POEM] Reader**
Said world offers no change...
**[13:24] Person A**
Did you see that?!
**[13:26] Person B**
Wow...
**[13:27] Miya**
Grr.
**[13:28] Miya**
What was that about?!
**[13:30] Miya**
She made a weird move.
**[13:31] Taichi**
Yes, she was covering her own card.
**[13:33] Miya**
Covering?
**[13:35] Taichi**
"Said world offers no change"
was on Chihaya's side.
**[13:37] Taichi**
"Said world offers no escape"
was on the Queen's side.
**[13:40] Taichi**
These are multi-syllable cards,
**[13:42] Taichi**
and you have to wait to hear
**[13:44] ---**
the next syllable after the "no",
**[13:46] Taichi**
so players cover their own cards
**[13:49] ---**
to prevent them from being taken.
**[13:50] Miya**
You can do that?
**[13:53] Taichi**
Both players were covering their own cards,
**[13:55] ---**
then the card on Chihaya's side was read.
**[13:59] Taichi**
All she had to do was
press down on the card.
**[14:02] Taichi**
But before Chihaya was able to do that,
**[14:05] ---**
the Queen slipped her hand underneath.
**[14:12] Chihaya**
*I can't do it.*
**[14:16] Chihaya**
*I don't see how*
**[14:19] ---**
*I can win.*
**[14:24] Person A**
I feel so bad for her.
**[14:25] Person B**
This is like a public execution.
**[14:29] Person C**
I really hope I don't have to play her.
**[14:30] Person D**
At this rate, she'll lose before
she can take a single card.
**[14:35] Taichi**
*If you fall too far behind,*
**[14:36] [POEM] Reader**
when the fisherman who casts
his nets can seem dear
**[14:36] ---**
*it becomes difficult to go on the attack.*
**[14:38] Taichi**
*Since there's a higher chance*
**[14:40] ---**
*that a card on your own side will be read.*
**[14:43] Taichi**
* You unconsciously shift*
* to a defensive posture.*
**[14:45] [POEM] Reader**
My own home is...
**[14:47] Taichi**
* Plus, she has total control*
* over her own side.*
**[14:49] Taichi**
*The Queen is playing defensive karuta.*
**[14:51] Taichi**
*You can't break through,*
**[14:53] Taichi**
*but Chihaya doesn't have a choice.*
**[14:55] Taichi**
*Hang in there, Chihaya!*
**[14:56] [POEM] Reader**
While it may be...
**[14:59] Taichi**
*What was that, Chihaya?*
**[15:01] Taichi**
*Why didn't you attack that card?*
**[15:06] Shinobu**
*Oh, not again.*
**[15:09] Shinobu**
* My opponents are always fired*
* up when the match starts.*
**[15:13] (Flashback) Amakasu**
I get to play the Queen!
**[15:14] (Flashback) ---**
Time to make myself look good!
**[15:16] Shinobu**
*But...*
**[15:18] Shinobu**
* Soon enough, it's like I'm back to playing*
* karuta by myself again.*
**[15:23] Shinobu**
*Well, I don't really mind.*
**[15:27] Shinobu**
*Let's make this quick.*
**[15:33] Person A**
She's up by 15 cards?
**[15:35] Person B**
Yeah.
**[15:38] Person C**
Huh? What?
**[15:39] Person D**
What happened?!
**[15:42] Person B**
Sorry! I'm sorry!
**[15:50] Chihaya**
*Taichi... Ms. Miyauchi...*
**[15:53] Taichi**
*You can do this, Chihaya!*
**[15:55] Miya**
*Keep trying, Ayase-san!*
**[15:58] Chihaya**
*But I don't know what I should do.*
**[16:02] Chihaya**
* I can't take a single card off*
* her if I play my usual karuta.*
**[16:08] Chihaya**
*This has never happened before.*
**[16:15] (Flashback) Arata**
I never show mercy.
**[16:20] Chihaya**
*I'm mad.*
**[16:21] Chihaya**
*I want to take a card.*
**[16:23] Chihaya**
*I should at least be able to take one card!*
**[16:33] Chihaya**
Excuse me.
**[16:37] Chihaya**
* Whenever Sudo was in a bad*
* position, he would stand up*
**[16:41] Chihaya**
*and act all arrogant.*
**[16:43] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[16:45] Chihaya**
*Is the Queen left-handed?*
**[16:48] Chihaya**
*Ugh, I just now realized this?*
**[16:51] Chihaya**
*I'm really out of it!*
**[16:56] Chihaya**
Sorry about that.
**[16:59] Chihaya**
* I can't be mentally weaker now*
* than I was when I was 12!*
**[17:05] Shinobu**
*Oh?*
**[17:07] ---**
*She's back?*
**[17:10] Shinobu**
*Hmm...*
**[17:12] Shinobu**
*I wonder how long she'll last this time.*
**[17:14] [POEM] Reader**
I volunteer to shield the
people with my dark sleeves
**[17:24] [POEM] Reader**
When winds send waves...
**[17:26] Taichi**
*She attacked before coming back!*
**[17:28] Taichi**
*It's close!*
**[17:29] Taichi**
*Who was first?*
**[17:36] Chihaya**
* The Queen was faster*
* because she went straight*
**[17:38] ---**
* for the attack while*
* I attacked before coming back.*
**[17:43] Chihaya**
*But this is how I learned to play karuta!*
**[17:47] Harada**
*Chihaya-chan, think about it.*
**[17:50] Harada**
* If you can take a card from*
* the far row of a player*
**[17:53] ---**
*who's big on defense,*
**[17:54] Harada**
*you'll give them a big shock!*
**[17:58] Chihaya**
*This is how I get back in the game!*
**[18:01] [POEM] Reader**
I recall how my own efforts were in vain
**[18:10] [POEM] Reader**
May the time spent in our...
**[18:15] Shinobu**
*She hit my hand?*
**[18:17] Shinobu**
*So it was close?*
**[18:19] Shinobu**
*Oh, impressive.*
**[18:23] Taichi**
*You did it, Chihaya!*
**[18:24] Miya**
*It's your first card!*
**[18:26] Chihaya**
No, we touched it at the same time,
**[18:28] ---**
and the card was on your side.
**[18:30] Taichi**
*Why?! Take the card, Chihaya!*
**[18:32] Taichi**
*Nobody turns down a card!*
**[18:35] Shinobu**
Oh.
**[18:36] Chihaya**
*Ah! Oops!*
**[18:38] Harada**
*Every card on the field is yours.*
**[18:41] Harada**
*Contest every card that you can.*
**[18:43] Chihaya**
* I just broke one of Dr. Harada's*
* cardinal rules of karuta...*
**[18:48] Chihaya**
*But this is the Omi Learning Center.*
**[18:53] Chihaya**
* The Master and Queen matches are*
* played on this tatami floor.*
**[18:57] Chihaya**
*I don't want any flukes.*
**[19:02] Chihaya**
*The first card I take from her...*
**[19:05] Chihaya**
*...will lead me to that January final.*
***SIGN*** Ogura Hundred Poets Karuta
Master & Queen Finals
**[19:20] Shinobu**
*Such a strange girl...*
**[19:24] [POEM] Reader**
bring a life of everlasting love
**[19:39] [POEM] Reader**
—ust of wind leaves fall leaves falling
**[19:42] Taichi**
* She took a one-syllable card*
* from the Queen's favored side!*
**[19:48] Person A**
Whoa, I've never seen the Queen
lose a one-syllable card before!
**[19:52] Person B**
Didn't she start moving
while "Gust" was being read?
**[19:57] Taichi**
*The "G"...*
**[20:00] Taichi**
*This is what Dr. Harada meant.*
**[20:02] Taichi**
* Chihaya can hear "Gust"*
* before it's actually spoken.*
**[20:07] Taichi**
*Her ears pick up that hard "G"...*
**[20:13] Taichi**
*"Gust of wind" is one of Chihaya's best cards.*
***SIGN*** hence the name fall leaves
**[20:18] Chihaya**
*My first card...*
**[20:20] Chihaya**
*This is my first card again.*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[20:36] Taichi**
*Chihaya!*
**[20:43] [POEM] Reader**
hence the name fall leaves
**[20:55] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
**[20:57] Miya**
She got it!
**[20:57] ---**
*Chihaya!*
**[20:58] Taichi**
She converted on the card she sent!
**[20:59] Person A**
Two in a row!
**[21:13] Chihaya**
*This card...*
**[21:17] Chihaya**
*will lead me to the Queen title!*
# E15 - As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across the Autumn Plain
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYJQ04126/as-though-pearls-have-been-strung-across-the-autumn-plain)
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**[00:00] ---**
***SIGN*** hence the name fall leaves
**[00:04] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
**[00:06] Taichi**
*She did it!*
**[00:11] Taichi**
*Chihaya went from being helpless against*
**[00:14] ---**
*the queen to taking two cards in a row.*
**[00:16] Taichi**
*She's staying on the attack.*
**[00:18] Taichi**
*Hitting her groove...*
**[00:20] Person A**
She converted on the card she just sent.
**[00:21] ---**
That was sheer willpower.
**[00:22] Person B**
But look at the score.
**[00:24] Person B**
The Queen has 7 cards left.
**[00:25] Person B**
Her opponent has 23 cards left.
**[00:27] Person B**
That barely changed anything.
**[00:29] Person A**
The Queen is just a first year high schooler.
**[00:32] Person A**
She must have a breaking point.
**[00:34] Person C**
What's big is that her opponent
still hasn't given up.
**[00:40] Person D**
Hasn't given up?
**[00:43] All**
She's playing to win!
**[00:46] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[00:47] Taichi**
*Why are you always so obvious?*
**[00:50] Person A**
It's too late.
She's down 16 cards.
**[00:53] Person B**
The Queen just has to play
normally and she'll easily win.
**[00:55] Person B**
With that trademark smile on her face.
**[01:11] [POEM] Reader**
the red that is the Tatsuta River
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 15
***SIGN*** As Though
Pearls
Have
Been
Strung
Across
the
Autumn
Plain
**[02:36] [POEM] Reader**
the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[02:44] [POEM] Reader**
For you, I head out to the fields to pick spring greens
**[02:50] [POEM] Reader**
The hazy early morning light
comes not from the moon
**[02:54] Chihaya**
*Another multi-syllable card!*
**[03:03] Person A**
*Her smile's back...*
**[03:05] Person B**
*Scary.*
**[03:07] Taichi**
*No luck...*
**[03:09] Taichi**
*She finally got into a groove,*
**[03:12] Taichi**
* but, since then, it's been*
* multi-syllable cards: her weakness.*
**[03:15] [POEM] Reader**
but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
**[03:16] Taichi**
*Still, there are less than thirty cards left!*
**[03:22] Taichi**
*Go!*
**[03:23] Taichi**
*Chihaya!*
**[03:24] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew...
**[03:28] Taichi**
*Chihaya can't handle fifty cards,*
**[03:30] Taichi**
*but when only thirty are left,*
**[03:33] ---**
* it's easier for her to*
* pinpoint the card she wants.*
**[03:35] Taichi**
* Since that reduces the number*
* of syllables before a unique one,*
**[03:38] Taichi**
*there are more one-syllable and two-syllable*
**[03:40] ---**
*cards where Chihaya shines!*
**[03:44] Chihaya**
*My third card...*
**[03:48] Person A**
Here is #20!
**[03:50] Person B**
#77 "Since the"!
**[03:52] Chihaya**
*Oh!*
**[03:54] Chihaya**
*Okay...*
**[03:58] Chihaya**
*The Queen was taking every card,*
**[04:01] Chihaya**
* so I never had a chance to*
* stand up and retrieve cards.*
**[04:08] Chihaya**
*My body's starting to loosen up again...*
**[04:19] Chihaya**
*I want to become faster...*
**[04:21] Chihaya**
*To become freer...*
**[04:24] Chihaya**
*During a match...*
**[04:30] Chihaya**
*So when I'm playing an opponent*
**[04:31] ---**
*who's so strong that I'm scared stiff,*
**[04:34] Chihaya**
*I can move freely.*
**[04:38] Chihaya**
*Move freely!*
**[04:41] Chihaya**
*Free!*
**[04:46] Chihaya**
*I still don't understand,*
**[04:48] Chihaya**
* but is that what it means*
* to be a strong player?*
**[05:13] Shinobu**
Thank you very much.
**[05:16] Chihaya**
Thank you very much.
**[05:24] [POEM] Reader**
May I see you never forget
your promise to always love me
**[05:32] Chihaya**
*I was only able to take five cards.*
**[05:37] Chihaya**
*The Queen is still...*
**[05:41] Chihaya**
*...twenty cards better.*
**[05:44] [POEM] Reader**
I can look up and see the
snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
**[05:53] [POEM] Reader**
Since I could not hide my love,
**[05:56] Person A**
Oh, Wakamiya-san.
**[05:58] Person A**
You're already done?
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
***SIGN*** Mizusawa High School Ayase Chihaya
**[06:03] Shinobu**
*Tokyo's Mizusawa High School...*
**[06:06] Shinobu**
*Ayase Chihaya.*
**[06:08] Person A**
Impressive. What was the final score?
**[06:16] Shinobu**
*Mizusawa High School, Ayase Chihaya...*
**[06:21] Shinobu**
*Ayase Chihaya...*
**[06:23] Shinobu**
*Chihaya. Chihaya!*
**[06:26] Shinobu**
* Next time, I won't let*
* you take a single card!*
**[06:43] Chihaya**
O-Oh, um...
**[06:46] Chihaya**
Your Snowmaru T-shirt is really cute.
**[06:53] Person A**
*That snowman actually has a name?*
**[06:55] Person B**
*Other people can recognize it?*
**[07:02] Taichi**
Chihaya...
**[07:04] [POEM] Reader**
have been soaked red with tears of blood
**[07:05] Taichi**
Oops...
**[07:13] [POEM] Reader**
As the first frost has fallen,
**[07:17] Taichi**
*What's wrong with me?*
**[07:19] Taichi**
*I'm more upset than she is.*
**[07:22] Taichi**
*Chihaya lost by twenty cards.*
**[07:27] Taichi**
*The Queen's that much better than her...*
**[07:31] Taichi**
*Is Chihaya okay?*
**[07:33] [POEM] Reader**
Rain takes longer to dry in the autumn time
**[07:36] Taichi**
*Nah. Knowing her, she's probably already asleep.*
**[07:40] Taichi**
*Yikes, she really is asleep-*
**[07:45] Chihaya**
A straight line.
**[07:47] Chihaya**
Straight...
**[07:49] Chihaya**
Straight and swift as an arrow.
**[07:52] Chihaya**
My memorization has to be
better for this to work.
**[07:55] Chihaya**
Memorize... Memorize...
**[07:59] Chihaya**
Straight! Swift!
**[08:02] Chihaya**
Straighter! Swifter!
**[08:06] Chihaya**
Listen hard...
**[08:08] Chihaya**
Harder... Harder...
**[08:14] Chihaya**
*What do I have to do to beat her?*
**[08:17] Chihaya**
*What will it take?*
**[08:21] Taichi**
*Today is the day.*
**[08:26] Taichi**
*The day Chihaya's dream became real.*
***SIGN*** Next time, we'll meet in a match.
-Arata
**[08:37] Taichi**
*Dream...*
**[08:40] Reader**
The Class B third round is about to begin.
**[08:42] Reader**
Please sit down in your assigned seat,
**[08:44] ---**
once you've checked who your opponent is.
**[08:56] [POEM] Reader**
I hear the beating of cloth,
as a chilly autumn breeze
**[09:00] Person A**
It's over! Wakamiya-san wins!
**[09:05] [POEM] Reader**
descends from Mount Yoshino
upon my long-forgotten home
**[09:15] Both**
Thank you very much.
***SIGN*** High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Championship
**[09:18] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[09:25] Sudo**
This is my last year,
**[09:27] ---**
so I thought you might let me win this.
**[09:32] Shinobu**
You're good, so I was scared I might lose.
**[09:38] Sudo**
*You beat me by 12 cards...*
**[09:40] Person A**
Man, Wakamiya Shinobu is the champion again?
**[09:44] Person B**
She's the real deal.
**[09:46] Person C**
She never joined a karuta society, right?
**[09:48] Person B**
Seriously?
**[09:49] Chihaya**
Straight as a line...
**[09:50] Chihaya**
Straighter... Swifter...
**[09:51] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan.
**[09:52] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
**[09:54] Chihaya**
Straight as a line...
**[09:54] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
**[09:57] Chihaya**
Kana-chan. How'd it go?
**[09:59] Kanade**
I lost in the third round.
So did Desktomu-kun.
**[10:02] Chihaya**
I see...
**[10:04] Kanade**
That's because you were
**[10:05] ---**
watching Class A matches the entire time.
**[10:06] Chihaya**
Right! I haven't had anything to eat!
**[10:09] Chihaya**
The Learning Center curry!
**[10:10] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
**[10:11] Kanade**
That doesn't matter right now!
**[10:12] ---**
Mashima-kun is in the Class B final!
**[10:16] Kanade**
Let's go cheer him on!
**[10:19] [POEM] Reader**
Rain takes longer to dry in the autumn time
**[10:29] Chihaya**
*Taichi is in the final!*
**[10:32] [POEM] Reader**
leaving a hovering mist
above the trees and grass
**[10:42] [POEM] Reader**
While some dodge...
**[10:44] [POEM] Reader**
Said night was young...
**[10:46] [POEM] Reader**
When winds send waves...
**[10:49] (Flashback) Taichi**
I could spend my entire youth on karuta
**[10:52] (Flashback) Taichi**
without ever becoming better than Arata.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Harada**
Save that for after you've actually tried.
**[10:58] Taichi**
*Dr. Harada...*
**[11:00] Taichi**
*Can I really do it?*
**[11:02] Taichi**
*Lose...*
**[11:04] ---**
*Cry...*
**[11:06] Taichi**
*But continue to advance...*
**[11:10] Taichi**
*to catch up to Arata.*
***SIGN*** I recall how my own efforts were in vain
**[11:21] [POEM] Taichi**
So the flower petals,
Would the, Feel sorrow,
**[11:24] [POEM] Taichi**
In the, In order for, I feel
as, I feel though, I know...
**[11:26] Chihaya**
*Taichi...*
**[11:27] Nishida**
Hey, Ayase!
**[11:30] Nishida**
You're late!
**[11:31] Nishida**
Where have you been?
**[11:32] Nishida**
Get over here! We saved a seat for you!
**[11:38] [POEM] Reader**
I recall how my own efforts were in vain
**[11:47] [POEM] Reader**
May the time we spend
apart from one another be
***SIGN*** A fault.
**[11:51] Kanade**
That never happens.
**[11:52] Kanade**
He went for a completely different card.
**[11:54] Nishida**
He still has the positions from
his previous match in his head.
**[11:57] Nishida**
When you're tired, forgetting
is harder than remembering.
**[12:01] Nishida**
Mashima's on his sixth match.
**[12:04] Nishida**
At that point, you can have perfect
concentration and still make mistakes.
**[12:08] Chihaya**
*Taichi...*
**[12:10] Taichi**
*Dammit.*
**[12:17] Taichi**
*It's okay.*
**[12:19] Taichi**
*Review the cards again.*
**[12:21] Taichi**
*It's okay.*
**[12:23] Taichi**
*Review.*
**[12:25] Taichi**
* "So the flower has" was read, so I can take*
* "So the flower petals" on "So the flower."*
**[12:29] Taichi**
* "Would the" hasn't been read so I*
* have to be careful on "Would this".*
**[12:33] Taichi**
* "Feel love" has been read, so I*
* can take "Feel sorrow" on "Feel."*
**[12:37] Taichi**
* "In order to" hasn't been read, so I don't*
* want to fault on "In the" or "In order for."*
**[12:41] Taichi**
* "I feel as" and "I feel that" are both*
* in play so I want to attack those.*
**[12:45] Taichi**
* The "I know" card and the "I wish" card on the*
* opponent's left side should come soon.*
**[12:52] Taichi**
* "Said world offers no change" and the like*
* card "Said world offers no escape" are both left,*
**[12:55] Taichi**
* so I need to cover mine*
* and watch the other one.*
**[12:57] Taichi**
*I can take both of them!*
**[12:59] Taichi**
* "While it brings" and "While it may" have been read,*
* so I can attack "While it pains" after "While it"*
**[13:03] Taichi**
* and hit the "While I" on the opponent's*
* left side at the same time.*
**[13:08] Taichi**
* "For the" is now a single-syllable card because*
* "For you, I head" and "For you, I would" have been read.*
**[13:15] Taichi**
*I have to take "Swift."*
**[13:17] Taichi**
*Can't let him defend that one.*
**[13:19] Taichi**
*"May I see" and "May the time we" have been read,*
**[13:21] Taichi**
* so I can attack "May it" on the opponent's side*
* before coming back to "May the time spent" on my side.*
**[14:02] Taichi**
* My mind's so numb that I can only*
* see what's in front of me...*
**[14:20] Taichi**
*That's all I need to see.*
**[14:24] [POEM] Reader**
as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
**[14:33] [POEM] Reader**
Feel sorrow wash over me...
**[14:40] Taichi**
* I want to move faster,*
* but my arm can't keep up.*
**[14:47] Taichi**
*Pick it up!*
**[14:49] Taichi**
*My mind is doing fine!*
**[14:52] Taichi**
*Faster!*
**[14:55] Taichi**
*Faster!*
**[14:57] Taichi**
*Move faster!*
***SIGN*** Victory for Fujisaki
**[15:13] Person A**
Yes! He won!
**[15:14] Person B**
Toda-senpai!
**[15:16] Toda**
Thank you very much.
**[15:18] Taichi**
Thank you very much.
**[15:21] Person A**
Congratulations!
**[15:23] Person B**
You did it, Senpai!
**[15:28] Taichi**
*I was playing a third-year from Fujisaki...*
**[15:31] Taichi**
*I only lost by three cards.*
**[15:33] Taichi**
*Second place.*
**[15:37] Taichi**
*I did good enough.*
**[15:55] Taichi**
* That's like the textbook*
* display of disappointment.*
**[16:08] Nishida**
I-It hurts...
**[16:10] Taichi**
Huh?
**[16:12] Nishida**
It must hurt...
**[16:15] Nishida**
Second place hurts the most.
**[16:34] Taichi**
I can't cry -
**[16:37] Taichi**
not when I haven't put in the time -
**[16:44] Taichi**
but it still hurts.
***SIGN*** High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Championship
**[17:00] Miya**
*It's always difficult to accept defeat,*
**[17:02] ---**
*even after you're an adult.*
**[17:05] Miya**
*Yet...*
**[17:06] ---**
* they aren't trying to*
* console each other either.*
***SIGN*** Omi Learning Center
**[17:17] Miya**
We'll need to hurry if
we're going to make our train.
**[17:20] Miya**
Make sure you haven't forgotten anything.
**[18:04] Shibata**
Oh, there are already students here.
**[18:06] Shibata**
Running this early in the morning?
**[18:08] Shibata**
Is it the track team?
**[18:12] Shibata**
Th-The karuta club?!
**[18:14] Miya**
Are you interested?
**[18:16] Shibata**
No...
**[18:17] Miya**
Figured as much.
**[18:24] Taichi**
*I'm sure everybody identified a few issues*
**[18:27] ---**
*with their play during the tournament,*
**[18:29] Taichi**
* but the one problem we all*
* share is a lack of stamina.*
**[18:33] Taichi**
*You can't focus if you're tired.*
**[18:35] Taichi**
*We can use summer break to train ourselves*
**[18:38] ---**
*to be able to play ten hours straight.*
**[18:43] Nishida**
* In terms of actual skill,*
* I'm not worse than Mashima.*
**[18:48] Nishida**
*I'm aiming to win Class B!*
**[18:52] Nishida**
*But...*
**[19:00] Nishida**
*Don't fall behind!*
**[19:02] Nishida**
*Step for step!*
**[19:05] Taichi**
*We're rivals!*
**[19:06] Chihaya**
*We're rivals!*
**[19:24] Kanade**
Oh, she's awake.
**[19:26] Chihaya**
Did I fall asleep?
**[19:28] Kanade**
Yes, for ten minutes.
**[19:31] Chihaya**
Oh, it's because Porky chased me down.
**[19:36] Chihaya**
I've been dreaming about
Shinobu-chan a lot, daily.
***SIGN*** Snowmaru, too...
**[19:40] Kanade**
Is Shinobu-chan the current Queen?
**[19:43] Chihaya**
Uh-huh.
**[19:44] Kanade**
I watched the video.
She's so good, it's scary.
**[19:48] Chihaya**
That's why I call her Shinobu-chan.
**[19:54] Chihaya**
I met Arata at Nationals,
**[20:00] Chihaya**
but he doesn't show up in my dreams.
**[20:07] Chihaya**
* I want to meet him,*
* and not in my dreams.*
**[20:20] Kuri**
Yes, who is it?
**[20:28] Kuri**
Oh, you've finally come.
**[20:35] Arata**
Mr. Kuriyama, I wish to join
the Fukui Nagumo Society.
**[20:44] Chihaya**
*Until we meet again.*
**[20:46] [POEM] Reader**
for I could not recognize you,
like the moon hidden behind the clouds
**[20:57] [POEM] Reader**
So spring nights are...
**[20:59] [POEM] Reader**
Nobody wishes to see...
**[21:01] [POEM] Reader**
As this trip takes me away...
***SIGN*** I have only autumn leaves as an offering for the gods watching over me.
**[21:18] Chihaya**
*It's the second term:*
**[21:19] Chihaya**
*Fall, the season of karuta...*
# E16 - The Autumn Leaves of Mount Ogura
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYK5E1XMR/the-autumn-leaves-of-mount-ogura)
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***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
**[00:02] Chihaya**
Since my sister never
gets any screen time,
**[00:04] ---**
she's taken over with a
story from six years ago.
***SIGN*** Chitose Furu
**[00:08] Chitose**
Got a problem with it?
***SIGN*** New Year's Money - Part 1
**[00:13] Person A**
Chitose-chan, here's
your New Year's money.
***SIGN*** For Chitose-chan
For Chihaya-chan
**[00:15] Person A**
Give Chihaya-chan hers for me.
**[00:17] Chitose**
Yay! Thank you so much!
**[00:20] Chitose**
Chihaya, you probably haven't heard,
**[00:22] ---**
but kids over ten no longer
get New Year's money.
**[00:25] Chihaya**
Huh?!
**[00:26] Chitose**
It's a new law.
**[00:31] Mom**
Chitose! How could you?!
**[00:32] Chitose**
I can pool our money to
buy expensive clothes,
**[00:35] ---**
and Chihaya will benefit in two years.
***SIGN*** Man, I don't get New Year's money anymore.
***SIGN*** 100% of Chihaya's clothes are hand-me-downs
***SIGN*** New Year's Money - Part 2
**[00:41] Chihaya**
Oh! A photo shoot!
**[00:43] Chitose**
Models have it all.
**[00:45] Chitose**
They always get to wear the latest name brand clothes.
**[00:47] Chihaya**
What?
**[00:49] Chihaya**
But you're still prettier than them.
**[00:55] Chihaya**
Can I really have this?
**[00:57] Chihaya**
You just bought it.
**[00:58] Chitose**
It's fine.
**[00:59] ---**
I can ask them to buy me another one.
**[01:00] Mom**
Huh?
***SIGN*** My sister is pretty *and* nice!
***SIGN*** Bought using the New Year's money stolen from Chihaya
***SIGN*** New Year's Money - Part 3
**[01:07] Person A**
Hey, how much money did
you get for New Year's?
**[01:09] Person B**
You probably got loads!
**[01:11] Taichi**
How much did you get, Wataya?
**[01:13] Arata**
What do you mean?
**[01:14] Arata**
It's against the law to
receive Christmas presents
**[01:17] ---**
and New Year's money after you're ten.
***SIGN*** That's what my mom said.
**[01:19] Taichi**
Huh? Are you stupid?
**[01:20] Taichi**
That's not...
**[01:21] Chihaya**
Yeah, Taichi.
**[01:22] Chihaya**
We're not allowed to receive
money after we're ten.
**[01:24] Taichi**
Huh?!
**[01:24] Both**
Lawbreaker!
***SIGN*** Lawbreaker
**[01:27] Taichi**
What?!
**[01:29] Taichi**
That's impossible!
**[01:30] Taichi**
Everyone else got money!
**[01:32] Person A**
Like me.
**[01:33] Person B**
Me too.
**[01:34] Person A**
So how much did you get?
**[01:36] Person B**
Yeah, tell us.
**[01:37] Taichi**
Huh? 115,000 yen.
**[01:43] All**
Lawbreaker!
***SIGN*** Lawbreaker
**[01:44] Person A**
Criminal!
***SIGN*** Criminal
***SIGN*** Oh, he couldn't have received that much. That would be like Dad's bonus.
***SIGN*** Ah—
**[01:48] Arata**
He couldn't have received that much.
**[01:49] Arata**
That would be like Dad's bonus.
***SIGN*** New Year's Money The End
***SIGN*** Verse 16
***SIGN*** The
Autumn
Leaves
of
Mt. Ogura
**[02:00] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[02:01] Chihaya**
Isn't this Hundred Poets?
**[02:03] Arata**
Do you know how to play?
**[02:05] Chihaya**
Well, we have a karuta tournament
at our school every year.
**[02:09] Arata**
L-Lez play!
**[02:10] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[02:11] Chihaya**
What?
**[02:11] Chihaya**
Wait!
**[02:12] Chihaya**
I'll play, but we need
someone to do the reading.
**[02:15] Arata**
I have a tape for that!
**[02:19] Chihaya**
*Um... How does this work?*
**[02:22] Chihaya**
*Line up 25 cards in 3 rows.*
**[02:26] Chihaya**
*When the first verse of a poem is read,*
**[02:28] Chihaya**
*you grab the card with the second verse.*
**[02:32] Chihaya**
*Well, it's just a game.*
**[02:39] Chihaya**
*What was that look?*
**[02:42] Arata**
Shall we begin?
**[02:44] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[02:45] Chihaya**
S-Sure.
**[02:52] [POEM] Reader**
The storm...
**[02:55] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[02:57] Chihaya**
*Is this how you play karuta?*
**[03:01] Chihaya**
* I should at least be*
* able to take one card...*
**[03:05] Chihaya**
*Oh.*
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[03:07] Chihaya**
*I know the first verse for that card.*
**[03:09] Chihaya**
*"Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks"*
**[03:13] Chihaya**
*It's just one card.*
**[03:16] Chihaya**
*I have to get it!*
**[03:21] [POEM] Reader**
Swift...
**[03:27] Chihaya**
Sensei!
**[03:31] Chihaya**
Can I take Wataya-kun's place?!
**[03:35] Taichi**
I don't mind.
**[03:37] Taichi**
Chihaya is obviously weaker.
**[03:40] Chihaya**
* I'm going to win this*
* match for Wataya-kun!*
**[03:45] Chihaya**
*No...*
**[03:46] [POEM] Reader**
the night is nearly past
**[03:47] Chihaya**
*I'm not doing this for him.*
**[03:49] Chihaya**
*I'm...*
**[03:51] Chihaya**
*I'm the one who's going to defeat Taichi!*
**[03:59] Chihaya**
That was a really fun match!
**[04:04] Chihaya**
Karuta is so much fun!
**[04:07] Chihaya**
But it would be a different story if
**[04:09] ---**
you were playing against Wataya-kun!
**[04:10] Chihaya**
He's going to become a master.
**[04:13] Shin**
That makes you the Queen, Ayase-san.
**[04:17] Chihaya**
Queen?
**[04:19] Arata**
It's the title given to the
strongest female player.
**[04:26] Chihaya**
Queen...
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Use
Japanese
idioms to
describe
your
friends.
***SIGN*** He sneaks a peek
when the manager
isn't around.
**[05:44] Chihaya**
Use Japanese idioms to
describe your friends!
***SIGN*** All work and no play
***SIGN*** I already knew that, Arata-kun.
**[05:52] Taichi**
"Not a care in the world."
***SIGN*** Not A Care In The World
**[05:53] Chihaya**
Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
**[05:55] Chihaya**
Then Porky is...
**[05:57] Chihaya**
"barbeque pork"!
***SIGN*** Barbeque Pork (Extra Large)
**[05:58] Nishida**
Hey!
**[05:59] Nishida**
Komano can be described as...
***SIGN*** Data Miner
***SIGN*** Come on!
**[06:00] Nishida**
"data miner."
***SIGN*** You're doing it wrong!
***SIGN*** Those aren't idioms!
***SIGN*** For Kana-chan, I would use "wax poetic."
***SIGN*** Wax Poetic
***SIGN*** Oh—
***SIGN*** What's
that
mean?
**[06:07] Kanade**
What? That's beautiful.
**[06:09] Kanade**
I'm so happy.
**[06:10] Kanade**
Oh, the president?
**[06:13] Kanade**
Um...
**[06:16] Kanade**
"J-Jack of all trades, master of none"?
***SIGN*** Jack Of All Trades,
Master Of None
***SIGN*** Jack Of All Trades,
Master Of None
**[06:23] Kanade**
You've got it wrong, Prez!
**[06:25] Kanade**
We just needed a punch line!
***SIGN*** Jack Of All Trades,
Master Of None
***SIGN*** It fits you perfectly, Taichi.
***SIGN*** Like rubbing salt in his wounds...
***SIGN*** Not a care in the world!
**[06:27] Chihaya**
What? That fits you perfectly, Taichi!
**[06:29] Taichi**
"Master of none"...
**[06:34] Chihaya**
We finally made it!
**[06:37] Taichi**
This is our clubroom?
**[06:39] Chihaya**
Yeah.
**[06:40] ---**
I kept begging the Empress and
she finally gave it to us.
**[06:42] Taichi**
It's a storage room.
**[06:45] Taichi**
There's dust everywhere.
**[06:46] Chihaya**
Don't complain!
**[06:48] Chihaya**
Once we have five members,
**[06:49] ---**
we'll be recognized as an official club,
**[06:51] ---**
and they'll even assign us a teacher!
**[06:53] Taichi**
Can we even find three more people?
**[06:55] Chihaya**
We can!
**[06:56] Chihaya**
We absolutely can!
**[06:59] [POEM] Reader**
Rain takes...
***SIGN*** leaving a hovering mist
above the trees and grass
**[07:06] Kanade**
Huh?!
**[07:07] Kanade**
*What is this?*
**[07:09] Kanade**
*Don't tell me that...*
**[07:10] Kanade**
*...this is karuta?!*
***SIGN*** I can't play karuta...
***SIGN*** I don't have the talent!
***SIGN*** I'm not like you!
***SIGN*** All I can do is study!
***SIGN*** I belong behind my desk!
**[07:44] Taichi**
But...
**[07:46] Taichi**
Instead of a karuta genius,
I would rather have our new member
**[07:49] ---**
be someone who puts
in effort on the tatami.
**[07:53] Chihaya**
If you have experience,
you should join the karuta club!
**[07:57] Chihaya**
Join!
**[07:58] Chihaya**
If you have experience,
you should join the karuta club!
***SIGN*** Ms. Miyauchi,
We have 5 Karuta Club Members!! (Introductions)
President 1-2 Ayase Chihaya (I'm going to become a Queen!)
Vice President 1-1 Mashima Taichi (Class B jack of all trades.)
Secretary 1-2 Komachi Tsutomu (A very smart rookie.)
Equipment Manager 1-8 Nishida Yusei (The roundest player in Class B.)
Treasurer 1-6 Oe Kanade (A very reliable fan of classical poetry.)
Thank you very much!
**[08:02] Miya**
You have five members, so you want me
**[08:05] ---**
to officially sanction the Karuta Club.
**[08:10] Miya**
Hmm...
**[08:12] Miya**
Very well.
**[08:13] Chihaya**
Yay!
**[08:15] Miya**
However, change the president
to someone other than Ayase-san.
**[08:19] Chihaya**
Huh?!
**[08:20] Miya**
I'll serve as the advisor for now.
**[08:23] Miya**
Okay, dismissed.
**[08:25] [POEM] Taichi**
While some dodge the famous waves...
**[08:28] [POEM] Taichi**
Like the sound of...
***SIGN*** She's fast!
**[08:33] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan, this won't work.
**[08:36] Kanade**
The gap between us is too big.
**[08:39] Chihaya**
Kana-chan.
**[08:42] Chihaya**
When I played karuta for
the very first time,
**[08:44] Chihaya**
my opponent was someone who
was incredibly strong.
**[08:48] Chihaya**
If he had gone easy on me,
**[08:51] Chihaya**
I wouldn't love karuta the way I do now.
**[08:56] Chihaya**
So, I'm not going to go easy on you.
**[08:58] Chihaya**
I'm going to try my hardest,
**[09:00] Chihaya**
because I need you guys to become stronger.
**[09:03] Chihaya**
This summer,
the five of us will
**[09:05] ---**
participate as a team in
the national tournament!
***SIGN*** Porky's T-shirts Part 1
**[09:10] Nishida**
"Starved!"
***SIGN*** (HARAPEKO = Starved)
**[09:11] Both**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Porky's T-shirts Part 2
**[09:13] Nishida**
"Extra large!"
**[09:14] Both**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Porky's T-shirts Part 3
**[09:15] Nishida**
"Big helpings!"
**[09:16] Both**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Porky's T-shirts Part 4
**[09:17] Nishida**
"Super-size!"
***SIGN*** Where does Porky buy his T-shirts?
**[09:23] Kanade**
Good question.
**[09:25] Nishida**
My sister does screen printing as a hobby,
**[09:27] ---**
so she makes these for me.
**[09:29] Nishida**
I'll ask her to make T-shirts for you!
**[09:31] Both**
What?!
***SIGN*** Mega-size
***SIGN*** Please stop!
**[09:33] Kanade**
Porky, you don't have to!
***SIGN*** It's okay! Not necessary!
**[09:34] Kanade**
We can wear normal T-shirts!
***SIGN*** I appreciate the thought!
***SIGN*** Manyou
***SIGN*** Oe Traditional Clothing
***SIGN*** I LOVE poetry
***SIGN*** Victory for Tsutomu
***SIGN*** Three years on the tatami
**[09:44] Sister**
I don't make these T-shirts
because I want to!
**[09:48] Sister**
He begs me to make them!
**[09:50] Sister**
But let me know when you
want team shirts made.
**[09:52] Taichi**
Tsundere?!
**[09:53] Taichi**
M-Miss Piggy?!
***SIGN*** You need team shirts, right? I made some, so use them.
***SIGN*** Thanks, Sis!!
**[10:00] Taichi**
H-Hold on, Nishida!
**[10:03] Taichi**
Didn't you explain how team karuta works?
**[10:07] Taichi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Men's small Women's Large Men's Large Men's Medium Women's Small
**[10:07] Taichi**
With these shirts,
**[10:08] Taichi**
we can only use one lineup!
**[10:13] Chihaya**
And why did she use this order?
**[10:14] Nishida**
It's based on how much she liked our looks.
**[10:17] All**
Oh...
**[10:20] Chihaya**
Wait, I'm last?!
**[10:21] Taichi**
I'm second-to-last?!
**[10:22] Taichi**
"Master of none"...
***SIGN*** Oh! I'm first?!
***SIGN*** I can feel someone looking at me...
***SIGN*** Badump Badump
***SIGN*** Lock-on
***SIGN*** I can feel someone looking at me...
**[10:30] Sister**
Lock-on.
***SIGN*** Man Talk
Part 1
**[10:34] Nishida**
Between Ayase and Kana-chan,
**[10:36] ---**
who would you rather have as a girlfriend?
**[10:38] Nishida**
I take Kana-chan!
***SIGN*** Kana-chan...
**[10:41] Nishida**
Hey, Mashima! That's no fair!
**[10:43] Nishida**
Spit it out!
**[10:44] Nishida**
Don't be shy!
**[10:45] ---**
We all know you prefer Kana-chan!
**[10:47] Nishida**
Ayase is out of the question!
***SIGN*** Out Of The Question
***SIGN*** Who would you rather have as a girlfriend?
***SIGN*** Out of the question
***SIGN*** Kana-chan Ayase
***SIGN*** 2 votes
**[10:51] Taichi**
Depressing...
***SIGN*** Man Talk
Part 2
-Taichi
Strikes
Back-
**[10:56] Taichi**
You guys...
**[10:59] Taichi**
like boobs.
**[11:01] Taichi**
You're only interested in her tits.
***SIGN*** What?!
**[11:02] Nishida**
Ah! You weren't supposed to say that!
***SIGN*** Y-You're wrong!
***SIGN*** Kana-chan is cute!
***SIGN*** And she's sweet!
***SIGN*** I can see myself on a date with her!
***SIGN*** But!
***SIGN*** I can't see myself on a date with Ayase!
***SIGN*** We'd end up practicing karuta!
**[11:16] Nishida**
That's right!
***SIGN*** Ayase is totally out of the question!
**[11:18] Nishida**
We like boobies!
***SIGN*** Karuta fanatic
***SIGN*** Kana-chan Ayase
***SIGN*** Who would you rather have as a girlfriend?
**[11:21] Taichi**
Depressed...
***SIGN*** 3 votes?
**[11:23] Taichi**
They're right.
***SIGN*** Please present this to the receptionist. Match: Finals Team: Mizusawa High School Order| Name 1 Nishida 2 Oe 3 Mashima 4 Komano 5 Ayase
**[11:26] Taichi**
Here is Mizusawa High School's lineup.
**[11:28] Person A**
Thank you.
**[11:29] Harada**
Eyebrows! Eyebrows!
**[11:31] Taichi**
Dr. Harada.
**[11:33] Harada**
I heard you made it to the finals!
**[11:36] Harada**
I'm so glad to hear that.
**[11:38] Harada**
Chihaya-chan must be on a roll.
**[11:42] Taichi**
Doctor, I never knew that Chihaya
could succumb to pressure.
**[11:47] Harada**
Huh? Chihaya-chan?
**[11:50] Taichi**
I chose the wrong words when
I tried to stimulate her.
**[11:55] Taichi**
I didn't think she would fall apart...
**[11:59] Taichi**
So I need to accept that I
don't even understand Chihaya,
**[12:05] Taichi**
since I'm the president of this club.
**[12:07] Taichi**
I'll be going then.
**[12:12] Harada**
*This is why I can never stop watching...*
**[12:15] (Flashback) Taichi**
I could spend my entire youth on karuta
**[12:17] (Flashback) Taichi**
without ever becoming better than Arata.
**[12:22] Taichi**
Remember all the time you
spent practicing your swing.
**[12:23] (Flashback) Harada**
You've already become a different person.
**[12:25] Taichi**
You'll be fine.
You can do this!
**[12:27] [POEM] Reader**
When the wind sends waves...
**[12:29] Sudo**
Here.
**[12:30] [POEM] Reader**
After I determined to...
**[12:33] Sudo**
Here.
**[12:34] ---**
Feel the love...
**[12:42] Sudo**
That's what you get for not apologizing.
***SIGN*** Got it!
***SIGN*** I got it! I took a card!
***SIGN*** Yes!
***SIGN*** Ayase! I took a card from the opponent's side!
***SIGN*** You have to do the same!
**[12:54] Nishida**
I got the card, too!
**[12:56] Taichi**
I held onto mine!
**[12:57] Kanade**
I'm gonna take the next card!
**[13:00] Chihaya**
*In an individual match,*
**[13:02] Chihaya**
*one card is one card, nothing more.*
**[13:06] Chihaya**
*But now...*
**[13:10] [POEM] Reader**
like a stream widening into a river
**[13:15] Chihaya**
*Every card I take is a card for our team!*
**[13:18] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is not of...
**[13:19] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew atop the blades...
**[13:20] [POEM] Reader**
I feel that my love is...
**[13:22] [POEM] Reader**
I hear the beating of cloth...
**[13:25] Taichi**
Nice job, Nishida!
**[13:28] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[13:30] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[13:34] Taichi**
* The one thing I do have is my memory*
* of which cards have been read.*
**[13:38] Taichi**
*I can become the backbone of this team!*
**[13:41] [POEM] Reader**
though you have never known that pain
**[13:44] Taichi**
*I won't make a mistake!*
**[13:48] Taichi**
*I can win one card at a time!*
**[13:50] [POEM] Reader**
Said bed was cold...
**[13:57] Taichi**
Thank you very much.
**[13:59] Taichi**
One win for Mizusawa!
**[14:03] Nishida**
Got it!
**[14:05] Nishida**
I got it!
**[14:06] Nishida**
Two wins for Mizusawa!
**[14:21] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
**[14:28] Taichi**
Chihaya!
***SIGN*** We did it!
***SIGN*** Omi Learning Center
***SIGN*** High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Championship
**[14:36] Taichi**
Everyone!
**[14:38] Taichi**
One card at a time!
**[14:41] All**
Yeah!
**[14:44] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[14:56] Taichi**
Please wait!
**[15:00] Taichi**
Ayase forfeits.
**[15:07] Chihaya**
*I can't lose.*
**[15:09] Chihaya**
*Attack.*
**[15:11] Chihaya**
*Attack.*
**[15:14] Chihaya**
*It's not over yet!*
**[15:32] Chihaya**
I-I'm in the middle of a match.
**[15:35] Chihaya**
I need to go!
**[15:36] Arata**
Chihaya! You need to lie down!
**[15:38] Arata**
You forfeited the match.
**[15:41] Chihaya**
Forfeited?
**[15:44] Arata**
Chihaya, stop!
**[15:46] Arata**
Stay still!
**[15:47] Chihaya**
No! Let me go!
**[15:48] Arata**
There's no point in going back!
They won't let you play!
**[15:51] Chihaya**
We worked so hard.
**[15:54] Chihaya**
We promised to win together.
**[16:09] Chihaya**
I-I'm sorry, everyone.
**[16:12] Chihaya**
I'm sorry.
**[16:13] Kanade**
What are you doing, Chihaya-chan?!
**[16:15] Kanade**
You don't need to apologize.
***SIGN*** Ayase! I got my first win today!
**[16:19] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[16:20] Kanade**
That's right!
**[16:22] Kanade**
He actually won two games in a row!
**[16:23] Nishida**
But we lost to Fujisaki in the playoffs.
**[16:25] Nishida**
I wanted to play more!
**[16:27] Kanade**
Me too!
***SIGN*** You need time to recover, right?
***SIGN*** Maybe you should take the bullet train home tomorrow morning?
***SIGN*** I'm still shaking with excitement!
**[16:37] Chihaya**
I'm going to recover!
**[16:39] Chihaya**
I'll be in perfect health for the
individual tournament tomorrow!
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
**[16:42] Sudo**
Wakamiya Shinobu.
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
**[16:44] Sudo**
The youngest Queen in history.
**[16:49] [POEM] Reader**
So the flower pe—
**[16:52] [POEM] Reader**
—tals are scattered like the
snow by the passing storm,
**[16:57] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[16:58] Person A**
Here we go again.
**[17:00] Person B**
She's already up by ten cards?
**[17:02] Person C**
Wakamiya Shinobu's on a
whole different level.
**[17:04] Person E**
She's probably ready to throw in the towel.
**[17:07] Taichi**
*Chihaya is just as fast as the Queen*
**[17:09] ---**
*when she's focused on one card.*
**[17:13] Taichi**
*But there are dozens of cards on the field.*
**[17:15] Taichi**
* She can't focus on that many*
* cards at the same time.*
**[17:18] Taichi**
*But the Queen can do it?*
**[17:24] Chihaya**
*I can't do it.*
**[17:28] Chihaya**
*I don't see how*
**[17:31] ---**
*I can win.*
**[17:34] Chihaya**
*This has never happened before.*
**[17:36] (Flashback) Arata**
I never show mercy.
**[17:43] Chihaya**
*I should at least be able to take one card!*
**[17:47] Chihaya**
* I can't be mentally weaker now*
* than I was when I was 12!*
**[17:52] [POEM] Reader**
May the time spent in our...
**[17:56] Shinobu**
*She hit my hand?*
**[17:58] Shinobu**
*So it was close?*
**[18:01] Shinobu**
*Oh, impressive.*
**[18:03] [POEM] Reader**
—ust of wind...
**[18:08] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
**[18:09] Miya**
She got it!
**[18:10] ---**
*Chihaya!*
**[18:11] Person A**
Here is #20!
**[18:14] Chihaya**
*My body's starting to loosen up again...*
**[18:25] Chihaya**
*I want to become faster...*
**[18:27] Chihaya**
*To become freer...*
**[18:30] Chihaya**
*During a match...*
**[18:36] Chihaya**
*So when I'm playing an opponent*
**[18:37] ---**
*who's so strong that I'm scared stiff,*
**[18:40] Chihaya**
*I can move freely.*
**[18:44] Chihaya**
*I still don't understand,*
**[18:46] Chihaya**
* but is that what it means*
* to be a strong player?*
**[18:53] Shinobu**
Thank you very much.
**[18:56] Chihaya**
*I was only able to take five cards.*
**[19:02] Chihaya**
*The Queen is still...*
**[19:05] Chihaya**
*...twenty cards better.*
**[19:08] Chihaya**
A straight line.
**[19:10] Chihaya**
Straight...
**[19:11] Chihaya**
Straight and swift as an arrow.
**[19:15] Chihaya**
My memorization has to be
better for this to work.
**[19:18] Chihaya**
Memorize... Memorize...
**[19:21] Chihaya**
Straight! Swift!
**[19:24] Chihaya**
Straighter! Swifter!
**[19:27] Chihaya**
Listen hard...
**[19:29] Chihaya**
Harder... Harder...
**[19:34] Chihaya**
*What do I have to do to beat her?*
**[19:37] Chihaya**
*What will it take?*
**[19:42] Taichi**
*Today is the day.*
**[19:44] Taichi**
*The day Chihaya's dream became real.*
***SIGN*** Girl Talk
Part 1
***SIGN*** Michiru-chan
A Classmate
**[19:53] Michiru**
Chi-chan, Kana-chan.
**[19:55] ---**
Which karuta club member
**[19:56] ---**
would you want to go out with?
**[19:57] Michiru**
Well, there's only one possible answer.
**[20:02] Chihaya**
Kana-chan.
**[20:02] Kanade**
Huh?!
***SIGN*** A perfect victory!
***SIGN*** Kana-chan Ayase Mashima Porky Desktomu
***SIGN*** Congrats
Kana-chan
**[20:03] All**
Congrats, Kana-chan.
***SIGN*** Girl Talk
Part 2
***SIGN*** Michiru
wants to
talk about
love
**[20:07] Michiru**
That's not what I meant!
**[20:08] Michiru**
The boy!
**[20:09] Michiru**
Which of the boys would
you want to go out with?!
**[20:10] Michiru**
You don't have to limit yourself
to the karuta club members!
**[20:16] Chihaya**
Do you want a serious answer?
**[20:19] Michiru**
No! Wait!
**[20:21] Michiru**
Don't say anything that
will spoil the story!
***SIGN*** It's not over yet.
***SIGN*** Use Japanese
idioms to
describe
your friends
***SIGN*** Again
***SIGN*** I'm a man who doesn't care,
even if he doesn't get to
appear in this corner.
**[21:39] Chihaya**
Use Japanese idioms to
describe your friends again!
***SIGN*** Heart
And
Soul
**[21:45] Nishida**
Don't be stupid this time.
**[21:48] Chihaya**
Gotcha!
**[21:49] Nishida**
Komano is a "smart cookie"?
***SIGN*** Smart Cookie
***SIGN*** Kana-chan has "brains and beauty."
***SIGN*** Brains And Beauty
**[21:56] Kanade**
Komano-kun...
**[21:58] Kanade**
The president is, um...
**[22:02] Kanade**
"Easy on the eyes."
***SIGN*** Easy on the eyes
**[22:05] Taichi**
"Fools rush in."
***SIGN*** Fools Rush In
**[22:07] Taichi**
That describes Chihaya perfectly.
**[22:09] Chihaya**
What?
***SIGN*** Yep, yep
**[22:09] All**
Yep, yep.
**[22:11] Chihaya**
Porky is, um...
***SIGN*** Pork Dressed As Lamb
**[22:15] Chihaya**
"Pork dressed as lamb."
***SIGN*** You mean "mutton dressed as lamb."
***SIGN*** Mutton Dressed As Lamb
**[22:19] Kanade**
But why would you choose that idiom?
**[22:21] Taichi**
She probably couldn't
remember any other ones.
**[22:23] Nishida**
Wait, Ayase! You're calling me a pig—
**[22:26] Chihaya**
That's all. Please keep
watching this year!
***SIGN*** People who haven't memorized Hundred Poets are bugs.
***SIGN*** See you next week!
# E17 - World Offers No Escape
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6VND7E4R/world-offers-no-escape)
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**[00:00] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Mizusawa High School Athletic Festival
**[00:03] Reader**
It's time for the main event in the
**[00:04] ---**
second half of the Mizusawa
High School Athletic Festival!
**[00:06] Reader**
The finals for the club relay!
**[00:09] Reader**
We have six teams who won their
way through the prelims,
**[00:11] Reader**
including the favorite, the track team,
**[00:13] ---**
as well as the speedy
baseball and soccer teams!
**[00:16] Reader**
Our Nationals-bound tennis team
**[00:19] ---**
has also shown their ability to run!
**[00:21] Reader**
You'll want to watch the basketball team
**[00:22] ---**
as they use a ball for their baton!
**[00:24] Reader**
However, all eyes will be on the
***SIGN*** Karuta Club
**[00:26] ---**
non-athletic Karuta club,
**[00:28] ---**
which has managed to sneak in to sixth!
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[00:32] Person A**
On your marks.
**[00:37] Person A**
Set.
**[00:46] Reader**
How can this be?!
**[00:47] Reader**
The Karuta club had the best start!
**[00:50] Reader**
They already have a considerable lead!
**[00:52] Reader**
But the track team is also fast!
**[00:55] Reader**
Taichi!
**[00:57] Reader**
Their second runners take over
at almost the exact same time!
**[01:00] Person A**
Mashima-kun!
**[01:02] Reader**
The second runner for the
Karuta club is just as fast!
**[01:04] Reader**
They're neck and neck
with the track team!
**[01:06] Reader**
What's this?
**[01:07] Reader**
The basketball team and soccer
team have dropped their batons!
**[01:09] Reader**
The tennis team and baseball
team are also having trouble!
**[01:11] Reader**
Meanwhile, the track team and Karuta club
**[01:13] ---**
are on their third runners!
**[01:17] Reader**
The cheers are deafening!
**[01:20] Reader**
Hang in there, Karuta club!
**[01:22] Reader**
Oh! But the fourth runner
is falling behind!
**[01:25] Reader**
The baseball team and soccer
team have caught up!
**[01:27] Reader**
And now each team turns to their anchor!
**[01:30] Reader**
He's fast! Surprisingly fast!
**[01:33] Reader**
Who said this team wasn't athletic?!
**[01:35] Reader**
They're clearly athletes!
**[01:39] Reader**
Oh, no!
**[01:40] Reader**
The track team lost their baton!
**[01:42] Reader**
Our favorite has fallen in the last leg!
**[01:45] Reader**
Nobody could have seen this coming!
**[01:47] Reader**
As our runners turn the final corner,
**[01:49] ---**
the baseball team and
Karuta club are in the lead!
**[01:51] Reader**
Can the Karuta club stage a comeback!
**[01:52] Reader**
Will the baseball team
hold onto its lead?!
**[01:54] Reader**
Who will be our winner?!
***SIGN*** Recruiting new members
**[02:00] Reader**
Incredible! The Karuta club has won!
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 17
***SIGN*** World
Offers
No
Escape
**[03:21] Chihaya**
Nobody's coming...
**[03:23] Chihaya**
We worked so hard to win.
**[03:25] Chihaya**
To get everyone's attention...
**[03:27] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan, a girl shouldn't
lie on the floor.
**[03:29] Chihaya**
But...
**[03:31] Kanade**
Some people came to watch us play,
**[03:34] Kanade**
but they left because
it looked too hard.
***SIGN*** We came in first, but it was mostly luck.
***SIGN*** I was slow.
**[03:44] Kanade**
What are you talking about?
**[03:46] Kanade**
You were fast!
**[03:48] Kanade**
Our summer training really helped!
***SIGN*** You think so?
**[03:53] Taichi**
Hey, guys.
We finished our research.
**[03:56] Taichi**
Looking at the tournaments near Tokyo,
**[03:59] Taichi**
we have the Saitama tournament
in late September
**[04:01] ---**
and the Kawaguchi tournament
in early October.
**[04:04] Taichi**
There's also the East
Master/Queen qualifier
**[04:09] ---**
for Class A and higher players in late October.
**[04:15] Chihaya**
*The Eastern qualifier...*
**[04:17] Chihaya**
* for deciding the East*
* representative to challenge*
**[04:20] ---**
*the Queen next January.*
**[04:23] Chihaya**
* The most important*
* tournament every year.*
**[04:26] Taichi**
Chihaya needs to play
**[04:27] ---**
more matches to get experience.
**[04:30] Taichi**
Nishida and I need to win
a Class B tournament
**[04:33] ---**
so we can make Class A.
**[04:35] Nishida**
Okay!
**[04:35] Taichi**
Oe-san and Komano,
you'll need some Class D wins,
**[04:39] ---**
so you can start moving up.
**[04:42] Taichi**
Then we should all focus
on our individual g-
**[04:46] Taichi**
Oh, excuse me for a second.
**[04:49] Taichi**
Yeah.
**[04:51] Taichi**
Yeah.
**[04:56] Taichi**
Okay, fine.
**[04:58] Taichi**
Let's break up.
**[05:02] Taichi**
Then we should all focus
on our individual goals!
**[05:04] All**
What?!
***SIGN*** No luck with girls
***SIGN*** Prez! What was that?!
***SIGN*** No luck
with guys
**[05:07] Chihaya**
Didn't even bat an eye!
***SIGN*** No luck with girls
**[05:09] Nishida**
It took him a second to dump her!
***SIGN*** No luck with guys
**[05:11] Kanade**
I never knew you had a girlfriend!
**[05:16] Taichi**
Let's practice.
**[05:19] Chihaya**
It was the girl who called him "Ta-kun"!
**[05:26] Taichi**
*Arata...*
**[05:29] Taichi**
*Will Arata...*
**[05:31] ---**
*be in the Western qualifier?*
**[05:36] [POEM] Kanade**
people would always ask if
I was pining for someone
**[05:45] [POEM] Kanade**
After I determined...
**[05:47] Taichi**
*I can make it in time!*
**[05:48] [POEM] Kanade**
In the sleepy...
**[05:51] Taichi**
*Make Class A before October...*
***SIGN*** a whirlwind of flower petals descends
**[05:55] Taichi**
*...so I can play in the Eastern qualifier!*
**[05:59] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[06:01] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[06:04] Taichi**
Okay, let's take a ten minute break
**[06:07] ---**
before we get one more match in today.
**[06:12] Tsutomu**
*The training we did over the summer*
**[06:15] Chihaya**
Mizusawa Fight!
**[06:15] Tsutomu**
*was hard, but fun.*
**[06:16] All**
On!
**[06:16] Chihaya**
Fight!
**[06:17] All**
On!
**[06:17] Chihaya**
Fight!
**[06:18] All**
On!
**[06:18] Chihaya**
Mizusawa!
**[06:20] Tsutomu**
* Especially compared to*
* last summer, when I spent*
**[06:22] ---**
*all my time studying alone.*
**[06:26] Tsutomu**
*But...*
**[06:28] Tsutomu**
* Even though I trained as*
* hard as everyone else,*
**[06:31] Tsutomu**
*I'm still small and can't build muscle.*
**[06:39] Chihaya**
Kana-chan.
**[06:41] Chihaya**
When you have time,
you should do sit-ups
**[06:43] ---**
and back extensions at home.
**[06:44] Kanade**
Huh?
**[06:45] Chihaya**
I noticed something
**[06:46] ---**
after watching all those
matches at nationals.
**[06:50] Chihaya**
When girls and thinner boys play Karuta,
**[06:51] ---**
they tend to sit back,
**[06:53] Chihaya**
so you end up only
using your upper body.
**[06:55] Chihaya**
It's probably because your muscles aren't
**[06:59] ---**
strong enough to support your weight.
**[07:02] Kanade**
I've been training at home,
**[07:05] ---**
but it hasn't really helped.
**[07:07] Chihaya**
Don't worry!
**[07:08] Chihaya**
You just have to keep working at it!
**[07:10] Chihaya**
I need to go to the restroom.
**[07:25] Kanade**
What is it, Desktomu-kun?
***SIGN*** Oh, you're working hard on your swing.
**[07:32] Kanade**
I've been thinking.
**[07:33] Kanade**
I can't beat Chihaya-chan and the other
**[07:36] ---**
members at cards that are farther away,
**[07:39] Kanade**
but I can win the cards that
are closer by bringing them in.
**[07:42] Kanade**
If I can move in a straight line
**[07:43] ---**
to the cards that are farther away,
**[07:45] Kanade**
I'll be in a position to take advantage
**[07:47] ---**
of my opponent's mistakes.
**[07:55] Kanade**
It won't matter if I'm
not athletic enough.
**[07:57] Kanade**
After the athletic festival,
**[07:59] ---**
everyone was saying
that Karuta was a sport,
**[08:01] Kanade**
but I consider Karuta an art.
**[08:04] Kanade**
Because men and women
can compete against
**[08:07] ---**
each other in Karuta.
**[08:12] Kanade**
I won't let you beat me, Desktomu-kun.
**[08:18] (Flashback) Person A**
This isn't happening!
**[08:19] (Flashback) Person B**
I don't get Karuta at all!
**[08:23] Tsutomu**
* I'm glad I chose to*
* give Karuta a chance.*
**[08:28] Tsutomu**
*I can change.*
**[08:30] ---**
*I know it.*
**[08:32] Tsutomu**
*And not just physically or mentally...*
**[08:47] Taichi**
Hey, is there a point to this exercise?
**[08:49] Chihaya**
I'm not sure, but don't stop!
**[08:50] Chihaya**
I need to hone my reflexes if I'm going
**[08:52] ---**
to put up a fight against
the Queen, I think...
**[08:58] Taichi**
Too slow!
**[09:02] Chihaya**
Straight to the card...
**[09:05] Chihaya**
How can I learn to do
what Shinobu-chan does?
**[09:07] Taichi**
Hey, I'm going to the tournament
**[09:09] ---**
in Kanazawa this weekend.
**[09:12] Taichi**
Wanna come along?
**[09:12] Chihaya**
Huh? Kanazawa?
**[09:14] Chihaya**
Wasn't it in Saitama?
**[09:15] Taichi**
The Saitama tournament is next weekend.
**[09:18] Taichi**
There's another tournament
**[09:19] ---**
before that one in Kanazawa,
for Class A and B players.
**[09:21] Chihaya**
I'm coming! I'm coming!
**[09:23] Chihaya**
Is Kanazawa really far away?
**[09:25] Chihaya**
How much will it cost?
**[09:27] Taichi**
It's 8,000 yen if you
take a one-way, overnight bus.
**[09:29] Taichi**
Add in the participation fee,
and it's around 20,000.
**[09:32] Taichi**
Well, I doubt anyone
else can afford it.
**[09:35] Taichi**
I'll go by myself.
**[09:36] Chihaya**
No fair!
**[09:37] Chihaya**
That's no fair, Taichi!
**[09:38] Taichi**
I'll buy you a souvenir.
**[09:41] Chihaya**
Lucky you. Kanazawa, huh?
**[09:46] Chihaya**
That's near Fukui...
**[10:16] Person A**
Mommy!
**[10:17] Mom**
Don't look.
**[10:19] Taichi**
Impressive.
**[10:23] Taichi**
*I hate myself for being so sneaky.*
**[10:28] ---**
*For doing whatever it takes*
**[10:32] Taichi**
* to become better at*
* Karuta before everyone else.*
**[10:36] Taichi**
* For trying to go on a*
* trip with Chihaya.*
**[10:44] Chihaya**
Chihaya.
**[10:46] Chihaya**
What?
**[10:48] Taichi**
I'm...
**[10:55] Taichi**
I'm going to make Class A.
**[11:04] Taichi**
Good luck.
**[11:05] Nishida**
Good luck.
**[11:07] Taichi**
Hmm?
**[11:08] Both**
Huh?
**[11:09] Both**
What?!
**[11:10] Taichi**
What are you doing, Nishida?!
**[11:11] Nishida**
What about you?!
**[11:12] ---**
You never said anything about this!
**[11:13] Person A**
Over there! Keep it down!
**[11:15] Taichi**
*There was someone else just as sneaky!*
**[11:18] Taichi**
Why are you here?
**[11:20] Nishida**
A senpai from my Karuta
society invited me,
**[11:22] ---**
so I have dibs.
**[11:23] Taichi**
Dibs? That's bull!
**[11:25] Nishida**
What about you?
**[11:27] Taichi**
Took a plane.
**[11:28] Nishida**
Stupid rich boy!
**[11:30] Nishida**
So you're trying to reach Class A first!
**[11:32] Taichi**
So are you!
**[11:34] Taichi**
*No, I need to focus on my match.*
**[11:37] Taichi**
*Concentrate...*
**[11:38] Person A**
We will now begin memorization time.
**[11:42] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[11:52] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[11:55] Taichi**
*Win.*
**[11:58] Taichi**
*I have to win!*
**[12:01] [POEM] Reader**
Like a boatsman adrift...
**[12:02] Taichi**
*H-He's fast!*
**[12:04] [POEM] Reader**
While autumn leaves crunch...
**[12:06] [POEM] Reader**
Since I could not hide...
**[12:08] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[12:19] Person A**
Chihaya-chan has really improved.
**[12:22] Person A**
Her match against the
Queen must have helped.
**[12:25] Person A**
You'll notice once you play against her.
**[12:26] Person A**
She's much faster now.
**[12:28] Person A**
Her opponents aren't even
close on her sweet cards.
**[12:30] Person A**
She can give the Queen a run
for her money on those.
**[12:36] Chihaya**
*I still see her in my dreams.*
**[12:40] Chihaya**
*I need to match her speed, her edge!*
**[12:44] [POEM] Reader**
Impassioned vows exchanged
over many a tear shed to last
***SIGN*** when I should have gone to sleep instead
**[12:45] Chihaya**
Oh! Oops!
**[12:48] Person A**
Ow, that's a fault.
**[12:50] Person A**
That's where the "Impassionate"
card was before.
**[12:52] Person A**
Chihaya-chan hasn't been able
to cut down on her mistakes.
**[12:55] Person A**
She's too concerned about
the "Impassion—" cards.
**[13:00] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[13:03] Chihaya**
I was doing okay for a while,
**[13:06] Chihaya**
but I ended up losing to you
in the end, Hiroshi-san.
**[13:09] Hiro**
You may be fast, Chihaya-chan,
**[13:11] ---**
but you don't scare me.
**[13:13] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[13:21] Harada**
Chihaya-chan, stop taking
cards with your speed.
***SIGN*** The 1st Career Survey
First Choice
Second Choice
***SIGN*** Queen
**[13:42] Miya**
The survey is due on Thursday.
**[13:45] Miya**
We have materials in the career
guidance office, so drop by.
**[13:49] Miya**
This is your own future,
so think very carefully!
**[13:52] All**
Yes, ma'am!
***SIGN*** Kana-chan, you'll be going
**[13:54] ---**
to a university that has
classical literature, right?
***SIGN*** Oe Traditional
Clothing
**[13:57] Kanade**
I know what I want to major in,
**[13:59] ---**
but I'm not sure which
university I want to go to.
**[14:02] Kanade**
Is Chihaya-chan acting like that
because of the survey?
***SIGN*** Beats me...
***SIGN*** What's wrong with them?
**[14:12] Kanade**
Beats me...
**[14:14] Nishida**
Brutal...
**[14:15] Nishida**
Qualifying for Class A is brutal!
**[14:18] Nishida**
Ayase! Get out of the
corner and play me!
**[14:20] Taichi**
Hey! That's no fair!
**[14:22] Taichi**
I have to play strong
opponents to get better!
**[14:25] Nishida**
Come on! Let's play!
**[14:27] Chihaya**
Uh-huh...
**[14:29] Nishida**
Huh?
**[14:30] Taichi**
What's wrong, Chihaya?
**[14:33] Nishida**
Did something happen?
**[14:35] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan?
**[14:38] (Flashback) Harada**
Chihaya-chan, stop taking
cards with your speed.
**[14:42] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Huh?
**[14:42] (Flashback) Chihaya**
What do you mean, Dr. Harada?
**[14:45] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I can't win without my speed.
**[14:47] (Flashback) Harada**
Chihaya-chan, what did you think
about the Queen's Karuta?
**[14:52] (Flashback) Chihaya**
She was super fast!
**[14:53] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I couldn't believe how fast she was!
**[14:55] (Flashback) Harada**
Anything else?
**[14:57] (Flashback) Chihaya**
She was accurate!
**[14:58] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Like she was always aiming for
a certain spot on the card!
**[15:00] (Flashback) Chihaya**
But she was still fast!
**[15:04] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Every player wishes they
could have her speed...
**[15:08] (Flashback) Harada**
You don't have to be fast.
**[15:12] (Flashback) Harada**
Chihaya-chan, how many
sweet cards do you have?
**[15:14] (Flashback) Harada**
Five? Ten?
**[15:17] (Flashback) Harada**
It doesn't matter if you can
take a few cards really fast.
**[15:20] (Flashback) Harada**
If you lose all of the other
cards, you lose the match.
**[15:24] (Flashback) Harada**
Stop concentrating on speed.
**[15:27] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Huh?
**[15:30] Taichi**
That's what Dr. Harada said?
**[15:32] Nishida**
What does Ayase have,
if you take away her speed?
**[15:36] Nishida**
She doesn't use any strategy.
**[15:38] Taichi**
So your sharp senses are
actually hurting you.
**[15:42] Taichi**
Hey, Chihaya.
**[15:47] Taichi**
* Is she actually trying*
* to think this through?*
**[15:49] Taichi**
* Usually, when she runs*
* into a difficult problem,*
**[15:53] Taichi**
*she gives up within ten seconds!*
**[15:55] Nishida**
I look too.
**[15:56] Chihaya**
I don't get it.
**[15:58] Chihaya**
Why shouldn't I take cards fast?
**[16:01] Chihaya**
What is he talking about?
***SIGN*** The next round is Nishida vs. Mashima
**[16:07] ---**
and Ayase vs. me, right?
**[16:09] ---**
Let's begin.
**[16:11] [POEM] Kanade**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[16:17] [POEM] Kanade**
Impassionate gods...
**[16:19] Nishida**
That's the problem!
**[16:20] Nishida**
He's talking about how
you move too fast!
**[16:22] Chihaya**
Oh, he means this?
**[16:23] Nishida**
Seriously, none of the
**[16:24] ---**
other *Impassion* cards have been read yet.
**[16:27] Chihaya**
My body kinda moves by itself...
**[16:29] Taichi**
Primal instinct.
**[16:31] Kanade**
Are you finished?
**[16:33] Kanade**
I'm going to read the next card.
**[16:35] [POEM] Kanade**
the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[16:43] [POEM] Kanade**
In order to restore my faith...
**[16:46] [POEM] Kanade**
My own sleeves are like...
**[16:51] [POEM] Kanade**
Look for the sound...
**[16:59] Chihaya**
A 15-card win! Good!
***SIGN*** Today, there were 6 B cards, 10 C cards.
***SIGN*** And 0 A and D cards.
**[17:07] Chihaya**
What's that?
***SIGN*** The distribution of the cards I've won against you
***SIGN*** over the course of the 28 matches
***SIGN*** Vs. Ayase
Ayase
Komano
1) The "Impassionate" card in my right middle row is taken by Ayase.
She sends "The sound of people" from her right lower row to my right lower row.
2) I take "In order to" from her right middle row.
"In order for" is on my side and Ayase was focused on taking that card from me.
I send "I feel as" from my right middle side to her right middle side.
**[17:13] ---**
we played in August and September.
***SIGN*** One percent of the cards I take come from region A on the opponent's side.
***SIGN*** Sixty-seven percent come from region B on the opponent side.
***SIGN*** Thirty-two percent come from region C on my side.
***SIGN*** Zero percent come from region D on my side.
**[17:27] Nishida**
What?!
**[17:28] Nishida**
You've been keeping track of all that?!
**[17:32] Chihaya**
That means I win almost all
of the cards in A and D!
***SIGN*** But that also means that
**[17:38] ---**
I'm able to take a considerable
**[17:40] ---**
number of cards from B and C.
***SIGN*** I can't take any one-syllable cards from you,
***SIGN*** but you have trouble with three-syllable cards.
***SIGN*** So I would place them in C, where you are weak,
**[17:52] ---**
and constantly attack your left side.
***SIGN*** I'm sure you come up against people
**[18:00] ---**
who use these strategies.
**[18:02] Nishida**
Hey, what about me?
Show me mine!
***SIGN*** Not for nothing.
**[18:06] Nishida**
You hog!
**[18:08] Harada**
* It doesn't matter if you can*
* take a few cards really fast.*
**[18:10] Harada**
* If you lose all of the other*
* cards, you lose the match.*
**[18:16] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan, you
commit a lot of faults.
**[18:18] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[18:20] Kanade**
You gamble because you want
to take a card faster.
**[18:24] Kanade**
For example, take *"May the time
spent" and "May the time we."*
**[18:27] Chihaya**
Oh, a lot of people have
trouble with those.
**[18:30] Chihaya**
Since the poems are also similar!
**[18:33] Kanade**
Silence!
**[18:35] Kanade**
*"May the time we"* is #19.
**[18:37] Kanade**
*"May the time spent"* is #88.
**[18:39] Kanade**
They're separated by two
hundred years of history!
**[18:42] All**
Years?!
**[18:50] [POEM] Kanade**
May the time we spend
apart from one another be
**[18:56] [POEM] Kanade**
as short-lived as the
reeds of Naniwa Bay
**[19:04] [POEM] Kanade**
May the time spent in
our one night together
**[19:09] [POEM] Kanade**
bring a life of everlasting love
**[19:13] Kanade**
Both poems were written by women,
**[19:15] ---**
and they describe similar situations.
**[19:17] Kanade**
I find it moving that
**[19:19] ---**
two women separated by 200 years
**[19:21] ---**
would express themselves in similar ways,
**[19:26] Kanade**
but that's not important right now.
**[19:29] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan.
**[19:31] Kanade**
You told me that the
**[19:32] ---**
*"Impassionate" card looks
bright red to you.*
**[19:36] Kanade**
*"May the time we,"*
from the 10th century,
**[19:39] ---**
refers to the withered green
reeds of Naniwa Bay in winter.
**[19:44] Kanade**
*"May the time spent,"*
from the 12th century,
**[19:47] ---**
refers to the new green reeds
of Naniwa Bay in spring.
**[19:50] Kanade**
That's how I picture it.
**[19:52] Kanade**
Or you could say that
**[19:53] ---**
the Naniwa Bay in #88 had
more prostitutes at the time,
**[20:00] Kanade**
so the card should be rich green.
**[20:03] Chihaya**
Kana-chan...
**[20:05] Chihaya**
You really love poetry.
**[20:09] Kanade**
In my mind, Karuta is about
the meanings of the poems.
**[20:15] Chihaya**
*I was sad,*
**[20:19] Chihaya**
* because, for me,*
* Karuta was about speed.*
**[20:33] Person A**
Goodbye, Ms. Miyauchi.
**[20:35] Miya**
Yes, goodbye.
**[20:40] Miya**
*What?*
**[20:42] Miya**
*Ayase-san is in the library?*
**[20:45] Miya**
*Do they keep manga in there?*
**[20:49] Miya**
Ayase-san, you haven't turned
in your career survey yet.
**[20:53] Miya**
Hurry up and...
***SIGN*** Interpretation of Hundred Poets
**[21:16] Chihaya**
*Speed isn't enough.*
**[21:19] Chihaya**
*I need to learn from Desktomu-kun.*
**[21:21] Chihaya**
*I need to learn from Kana-chan.*
# E18 - The Plum Blossoms Still Smell the Same
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYP85QX9Y/the-plum-blossoms-still-smell-the-same)
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**[00:00] [POEM] Reader**
during my forlorn years in this world
***SIGN*** Saitama Hundred Poets Tournament
**[00:09] Taichi**
We appreciate all your help, Mrs. Oe.
**[00:13] Mom**
Please! Call me Rieko!
**[00:16] Nishida**
Kana-chan, do we really have to
wear hakama for every tournament?
**[00:20] Kanade**
Of course!
**[00:22] Kanade**
It's a Mizusawa High School
Karuta Club tradition.
**[00:24] Nishida**
What?
***SIGN*** In that case,
**[00:27] ---**
I should probably learn how
to put one on by myself.
**[00:32] Both**
Desktomu-kun!
**[00:33] Kanade**
Oe Traditional Clothing
**[00:34] ---**
offers lessons for wearing hakama!
**[00:36] Mom**
Oe Traditional Clothing offers a new line
**[00:39] ---**
of cotton hakama for competitive karuta!
***SIGN*** Er, u-uh...
**[00:47] Chihaya**
* This will be my first official*
* match after making Class A*
**[00:50] ---**
*that isn't limited to high schoolers.*
**[00:54] Taichi**
First, you need to win!
**[00:55] Taichi**
After that, your goal is to win the
whole thing so you can advance in rank!
**[00:58] Taichi**
Let's get serious!
**[00:59] Nishida**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Mashima, you're fired up.
**[01:03] Kanade**
So am I.
**[01:04] Nishida**
Me too!
**[01:09] Kanade**
Are you nervous, Chihaya-chan?
**[01:11] Kanade**
Shouldn't you be used to
playing in tournaments?
**[01:13] Chihaya**
K-Kana-chan, I feel like
**[01:15] ---**
a rookie out of high school in
his first major league game!
**[01:18] Kanade**
Huh?
**[01:24] Chihaya**
* Class A is completely different*
* from the lower classes.*
**[01:29] Chihaya**
*This is what I've always wanted:*
**[01:33] Chihaya**
*to play in a Class A tournament.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 18
***SIGN*** The
Plum
Blossoms
Still
Smell
the
Same
**[02:57] Chihaya**
*My first Class A match...*
**[03:00] (Flashback) Harada**
Chihaya-chan, stop taking
cards with your speed.
**[03:05] Chihaya**
*This will lead me to the Queen...*
**[03:09] Chihaya**
*but I need to win my first match.*
**[03:10] Sakura**
Oh, that's a pretty hakama.
**[03:12] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:13] Sakura**
I love how colorful your hakama is.
**[03:16] Chihaya**
Thank you very much...
**[03:19] Sakura**
If I were a little younger,
**[03:22] ---**
I would love to wear a colorful hakama.
**[03:25] Chihaya**
Y-You look adorable!
**[03:27] Sakura**
I know.
**[03:29] Chihaya**
*She knows. Oh...*
**[03:32] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[03:36] Chihaya**
*My opponent in the first round.*
**[03:38] Chihaya**
*Kanai Sakura-san.*
**[03:41] Chihaya**
* I can't let my nerves*
* get the better of me.*
**[03:41] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[03:43] Chihaya**
*Stay calm.*
**[03:47] Chihaya**
*Today, my goal is to not move too fast*
**[03:51] ---**
*and not make faults.*
**[03:52] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[03:54] Chihaya**
* Play a balanced style*
* that allows me to take*
**[03:57] ---**
* cards from both sides*
* of the opponent's field.*
**[04:01] [POEM] Reader**
When I must hide these burning feelings,
**[04:09] Chihaya**
*I screwed up! I totally screwed up!*
**[04:11] Sakura**
Wow, you're so fast.
**[04:14] Sakura**
Young people have such
excellent reflexes.
**[04:17] Sakura**
I can't keep up.
**[04:24] [POEM] Reader**
I feel as though my body is
on fire with Ibuki mugwort
**[04:33] [POEM] Reader**
Though my hatred...
**[04:34] Chihaya**
*Ah! That's the wrong card! A fault!*
**[04:37] Sakura**
Wow,
**[04:39] ---**
you really have fast reflexes.
**[04:42] Sakura**
People with fast reflexes tend to mix up
**[04:46] ---**
similar-sounding first syllables.
**[04:48] Sakura**
Lucky me.
**[04:51] Chihaya**
*I see.*
**[04:52] ---**
*She's right.*
**[04:54] Chihaya**
* Fast reflexes and sharp ears*
* can be powerful tools,*
**[04:58] Chihaya**
*but they can also cause mistakes.*
**[05:01] (Flashback) Harada**
Stop concentrating on speed.
**[05:04] Chihaya**
*That's why Dr. Harada told me to stop.*
**[05:07] [POEM] Reader**
While it pains me...
**[05:08] Sakura**
Lucky me!
**[05:09] [POEM] Reader**
The tail feathers of...
**[05:10] Sakura**
Lucky me!
**[05:12] [POEM] Reader**
I wish I could show...
**[05:13] Sakura**
Lucky me!
**[05:14] Sakura**
You let me take another card.
***SIGN*** and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate or read my mother's letters
**[05:20] Chihaya**
*I'm having trouble attacking her...*
**[05:22] Chihaya**
*Why?*
**[05:26] Sakura**
Lucky me!
**[05:28] Sakura**
I get to play a girl who only has speed.
**[05:31] Chihaya**
*Why did she have to say that?*
**[05:34] Chihaya**
*My goal today was to not move too fast.*
**[05:36] [POEM] Reader**
have been soaked red with tears of blood
**[05:45] [POEM] Reader**
Would this old palace courtyard...
**[05:47] Chihaya**
*A dead card!*
**[05:53] [POEM] Reader**
be as dear now, those
were the good old days
**[06:02] [POEM] Reader**
Since I could not hide my love,
**[06:03] Chihaya**
*Dead card!*
**[06:08] [POEM] Reader**
Impassioned vows exchanged...
**[06:10] Chihaya**
*Again?*
**[06:11] [POEM] Reader**
Look for the sound...
**[06:11] Chihaya**
*Another dead card!*
**[06:13] [POEM] Reader**
I know that my heart...
**[06:17] Chihaya**
*Five dead cards in a row.*
**[06:19] [POEM] Reader**
and by no fault of mine
**[06:28] [POEM] Reader**
Nobody wishes to see the
beautiful cherry blossoms
**[06:34] Chihaya**
*The next card has to be one in play.*
**[06:39] Chihaya**
*The next card...*
**[06:42] Chihaya**
*The next card...*
**[06:43] Chihaya**
*I really want to move!*
**[06:43] [POEM] Reader**
covered by the smoky mountain fog
**[06:53] [POEM] Reader**
So the flower has wilted during
**[06:55] Chihaya**
*Seven dead cards in a row!*
**[06:55] ---**
the long spring rains, just
as my beauty has faded
**[06:57] Chihaya**
*A fault...*
**[06:59] Sakura**
You couldn't hold yourself back, huh?
**[07:01] Sakura**
Lucky me.
**[07:02] Sakura**
Then I'll send you
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[07:05] Sakura**
this card.
**[07:09] Chihaya**
*She sent me the "Impassionate gods" card...*
**[07:17] Chihaya**
*I can do this!*
**[07:18] Chihaya**
*I'm gonna take the next card.*
**[07:19] [POEM] Reader**
While it brings me no joy...
**[07:21] Chihaya**
*Take the next card!*
**[07:22] Chihaya**
*Take the next card!*
**[07:29] Sakura**
I'm in luck again.
**[07:35] Chihaya**
* I should have been able*
* to take that card.*
**[07:37] Chihaya**
*If I'd been ready to move back from*
**[07:39] ---**
*"While it may" to "While it brings"...*
**[07:41] Chihaya**
*I have faster reflexes!*
**[07:45] Chihaya**
*Stay calm...*
**[07:47] Chihaya**
*This may be my first Class A match,*
**[07:49] Chihaya**
*but I can't lose!*
**[07:53] Chihaya**
* If I'm not the strongest*
* female Class A player,*
**[07:55] ---**
*I don't even get to challenge the Queen!*
**[08:00] Chihaya**
* If I lose here, I can never*
* take on Shinobu-chan!*
**[08:05] Sakura**
This is no fun.
**[08:07] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[08:08] Sakura**
Ayase-san, it feels like you're
only playing against the cards.
***SIGN*** it is as though pearls have been strung across the autumn plain
**[08:17] Chihaya**
*She sent me "Since the," which is a*
**[08:19] ---**
*one-syllable card now because*
**[08:20] ---**
*"Since I could" not hide has been read.*
**[08:22] Chihaya**
* I was hoping to take*
* that card from her...*
**[08:26] Chihaya**
*She's so hard to play against...*
**[08:30] Chihaya**
* She's making it hard for*
* me to play against her?*
**[08:33] Chihaya**
*Right, she also sent "Impassionate."*
**[08:36] Chihaya**
* The opponent's right side*
* doesn't have many cards left.*
**[08:43] Chihaya**
* Her cards are positioned*
* to prevent me from*
**[08:44] ---**
*using my speed effectively.*
**[08:46] (Flashback) Sakura**
Wow, you really have fast reflexes.
**[08:48] (Flashback) Sakura**
Ayase-san, it feels like you're
only playing against the cards.
**[08:53] Chihaya**
*She addresses me by name*
**[08:55] ---**
*and watches how I play.*
***SIGN*** Vs. Ayase
Ayase
Komano
1) The "Impassionate" card in my right middle row is taken by Ayase.
She sends "The sound of people" from her right lower row to my right lower row.
2) I take "In order to" from her right middle row.
"In order for" is on my side and Ayase was focused on taking that card from me.
I send "I feel as" from my right middle side to her right middle side.
**[08:59] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
But you have trouble with
three-syllable cards,
**[09:01] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
so I would place those cards in
**[09:03] (Flashback) ---**
region B and constantly attack them.
**[09:07] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
I'm sure you'll come up against people
**[09:09] (Flashback) ---**
who use these strategies.
**[09:14] Chihaya**
Excuse me.
**[09:19] Chihaya**
*I have a habit of going for every card*
**[09:21] ---**
*as though it were a one-syllable card.*
**[09:24] Chihaya**
*That's why I end up using too much force.*
**[09:28] Chihaya**
* In that case, I should*
* move back my start line.*
**[09:32] Chihaya**
*Just a little bit.*
**[09:41] Chihaya**
*Find the position that*
**[09:42] ---**
*lets me take the lead at the goal line!*
**[09:48] Sakura**
*Oh, she moved back?*
**[09:49] Sakura**
* She was on the edge of*
* the boundary before.*
**[09:53] Sakura**
*Ten centimeters?*
**[09:54] Sakura**
*No, she moved back fifteen centimeters.*
**[09:58] Sakura**
*Can she still reach the cards?*
**[10:01] Sakura**
* She must have a plan.*
* I love it!*
**[10:04] Sakura**
*Youth is a wonderful thing!*
**[10:08] [POEM] Reader**
Said night was young when
the false rooster's crow
**[10:11] Chihaya**
*Whoa! A dead card!*
**[10:14] Chihaya**
*That was close.*
**[10:16] Chihaya**
* But I can reach the farthest*
* row on both sides.*
**[10:19] Sakura**
*Her arm is so long.*
**[10:20] Sakura**
* She can easily reach*
* any spot on the field.*
**[10:23] Sakura**
*If she finds her rhythm...*
**[10:27] Sakura**
I'm moving a card.
**[10:28] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[10:32] Chihaya**
*She moved "Said bed" as soon*
**[10:34] ---**
*as it became a one-syllable card!*
**[10:35] Sakura**
*Keep worrying your pretty little head.*
**[10:39] Sakura**
*So innocent and cute!*
**[10:41] [POEM] Reader**
I feel as though I am...
**[10:42] Sakura**
Lucky me.
**[10:44] [POEM] Reader**
The emotions experienced...
**[10:46] Sakura**
I have to take the cards
that are there for me.
**[10:50] Chihaya**
*The cards that are there for her?*
**[10:52] Chihaya**
*Is this all part of her plan?!*
***SIGN*** She finally noticed...
**[10:59] Chihaya**
*Her karuta has something that mine lacks.*
**[11:03] Chihaya**
*I need to watch her play.*
**[11:05] Chihaya**
* Figure out what Sakura-san*
* has that I don't.*
**[11:09] Chihaya**
*The way she's been watching me play.*
**[11:17] [POEM] Reader**
banish any lingering memories of the past
**[11:26] [POEM] Reader**
My fear is not of...
**[11:33] Sakura**
Oh.
**[11:35] Sakura**
We used the same three-syllable
timing to take the card,
**[11:40] Sakura**
But since we touched it at the same time,
**[11:42] Sakura**
it's mine.
**[11:47] Chihaya**
*Three-syllable timing...*
**[11:50] Chihaya**
*Timing...*
**[11:52] Chihaya**
*Timing!*
**[11:54] Chihaya**
*There's another way to play karuta!*
**[11:57] Chihaya**
*A way that doesn't rely on speed!*
**[12:00] Chihaya**
*The way Sakura-san plays!*
**[12:07] [POEM] Reader**
In order for us to find our way home,
**[12:14] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[12:19] Chihaya**
*I lost by six cards...*
**[12:26] Chihaya**
Kanai Sakura-san!
**[12:30] Chihaya**
Oh!
**[12:33] Sakura**
Yes?
**[12:34] Chihaya**
Th-They're adorable!
**[12:35] Sakura**
I know.
**[12:36] Chihaya**
*So she knows. Oh...*
**[12:41] Chihaya**
Thank you very much for your help today!
**[12:46] Chihaya**
I'll do my best to become a player
that doesn't rely on speed!
**[12:49] Chihaya**
I want to become Queen!
**[12:53] Sakura**
Oh, dear. So do I.
**[12:56] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[12:58] Sakura**
Does it sound strange coming from
**[12:59] ---**
an old lady who's been
playing karuta for 35 years?
**[13:01] Chihaya**
35 years?!
**[13:03] Sakura**
20 years ago, I was much cuter
**[13:06] ---**
and considered a karuta idol like you.
***SIGN*** Not a karuta idol
***SIGN*** Not a karuta idol
**[13:11] Sakura**
I've never won any major tournaments,
**[13:14] ---**
and no matter how hard I try,
**[13:16] ---**
I keep losing to younger players.
**[13:20] Sakura**
But I love karuta.
**[13:25] Sakura**
I still dream about becoming Queen.
**[13:29] Tsubaki**
What? Then I also want to become Queen!
**[13:32] Kaede**
Me too!
**[13:34] Sakura**
Oh? That makes us rivals then.
**[13:37] Sakura**
I'll see you at the East qualifier.
**[13:47] Chihaya**
* And so, I had just lost*
* my first Class A match,*
**[13:53] Chihaya**
*yet I had no idea that I was*
**[13:55] ---**
* about to experience the*
* worst moment of my life.*
**[14:02] Chihaya**
* The Class B final is*
* between Taichi and Porky!*
**[14:07] Chihaya**
*The Class D final is between*
**[14:08] ---**
*Desktomu-kun and Kana-chan!*
**[14:11] Chihaya**
* The other four members of*
* the Mizusawa karuta club*
**[14:14] ---**
* trumped their captain*
* by reaching the finals!*
**[14:16] Chihaya**
*Wh-Who do I...*
**[14:17] ---**
*Which match do I watch?!*
**[14:19] Chihaya**
*Who do I root for?!*
**[14:20] Chihaya**
*What should I do as their captain?!*
**[14:24] Chihaya**
Retro-kun!
**[14:25] Chihaya**
Y-You were in this tournament.
**[14:27] Chihaya**
How did you do?
**[14:28] Hiro**
I didn't do anything!
**[14:31] Hiro**
I ran into Mashima in the first round
**[14:33] ---**
and lost by three cards...
**[14:35] Hiro**
I had all the momentum!
**[14:37] Hiro**
This is what it means to win
the battle, but lose the war!
**[14:41] Chihaya**
What about the other Hokuo members?
**[14:43] Hiro**
Amakasu-senpai and the
others already left.
**[14:46] Amakasu**
I lost, so I'm leaving.
**[14:49] Hiro**
I'm going to take whatever
I can from the winners!
**[15:00] Nishida**
*Next month is the East Master qualifier.*
**[15:04] Nishida**
* This may be my last chance*
* to advance in rank.*
**[15:06] Nishida**
*I have to win here!*
**[15:10] Nishida**
* I bet that's what Mashima's*
* thinking right now.*
**[15:13] Nishida**
* I'm not too interested*
* in the Master final,*
**[15:16] Nishida**
*but I can't let Mashima beat me!*
**[15:22] Tsutomu**
*I admire Kana-chan.*
**[15:26] Tsutomu**
* Her elegant playing*
* style, her tenacity...*
**[15:30] Tsutomu**
*and she has the stats to show for it.*
**[15:33] Tsutomu**
*She averages 0.6 faults a match.*
**[15:35] Tsutomu**
* During practice, she comes*
* back to win 74% of the time.*
**[15:38] Tsutomu**
*Due to her size,*
**[15:40] ---**
*she rarely goes on the attack.*
**[15:43] Tsutomu**
* Her personality makes her*
* more defense-minded.*
**[15:46] Tsutomu**
*Gulp.*
**[15:48] Tsutomu**
*I know Kana-chan!*
**[15:50] Tsutomu**
*I can beat her!*
**[15:51] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[15:59] Chihaya**
*Everybody's playing against*
**[16:00] ---**
* each other for a chance*
* to advance in rank.*
**[16:01] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[16:02] Chihaya**
*This will never happen again.*
**[16:05] Chihaya**
*I have to serve as their witness!*
**[16:12] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[16:20] [POEM] Reader**
The emotions experienced...
**[16:22] Chihaya**
*Huh? What?*
**[16:23] [POEM] Reader**
My life means nothing...
**[16:25] Chihaya**
*What? What?!*
**[16:26] Chihaya**
*This is impossible!*
**[16:27] Chihaya**
I have no idea what's
going on in either match!
**[16:29] Chihaya**
Who got that card?!
Who got it?!
**[16:31] Hiro**
Can you calm down?
**[16:33] Chihaya**
I want to watch them play!
**[16:37] Chihaya**
*Huh? Kana-chan...*
**[16:40] Chihaya**
* She isn't sitting back the*
* way she does in practice.*
**[16:43] Chihaya**
*Has her exercise paid off?*
**[16:44] [POEM] Reader**
I will not cast myself into Naniwa Bay,
**[16:45] Chihaya**
*But she just started...*
**[16:48] Chihaya**
*Is it because of the hakama?!*
**[16:48] [POEM] ---**
but I will risk my life to see you again
**[16:53] [POEM] Reader**
As my love first came to realization,
**[17:09] Kanade**
Excuse me.
**[17:16] Chihaya**
Oh!
**[17:18] Chihaya**
*Now that I think about it,*
**[17:20] ---**
* this is the first time*
* I've watched Kana-chan*
**[17:22] ---**
*play in a hakama.*
**[17:23] Mom**
*When wearing a kimono,*
**[17:26] ---**
*you must maintain proper posture*
**[17:27] ---**
*and suck your stomach in,*
**[17:29] Mom**
* as though you have a board*
* running down your spine.*
**[17:33] Kanade**
*My obi helps to support me.*
**[17:37] [POEM] Reader**
All alone, I step outside
my house seeking comfort,
**[17:40] Kanade**
*It helps to strengthen my center!*
**[17:52] Person A**
How lovely.
**[17:53] Person B**
Kimonos are so beautiful.
**[17:55] Person C**
She's so pretty.
**[17:56] Mom**
*Chihaya-chan is very beautiful,*
**[17:59] Mom**
* but she's beautiful no*
* matter what she wears.*
**[18:01] Mom**
*Kanade isn't necessarily beautiful,*
**[18:04] ---**
*but she knows how to use a kimono.*
**[18:07] Mom**
* She is the true poster girl*
* for Oe Traditional Clothing!*
**[18:11] Tsutomu**
* Kana-chan attacks better when*
* she's wearing a hakama.*
**[18:14] Tsutomu**
* She can play 100% when*
* she's wearing a hakama.*
**[18:17] Tsutomu**
*I practice with her every day,*
**[18:20] Tsutomu**
*and I can still learn new things*
**[18:21] ---**
*about her in a real match.*
**[18:23] Tsutomu**
*Still, the normal Kana-chan is there.*
**[18:28] Tsutomu**
* There is one card that I can*
* always take against Kana-chan.*
**[18:32] [POEM] Reader**
While it brings me no joy...
**[18:38] Tsutomu**
*It's quite simple.*
**[18:39] Tsutomu**
*Ayase cares about the "Impassionate" card,*
**[18:42] Tsutomu**
*and similarly, Kana-chan believes that the*
**[18:43] ---**
*"While it brings" card belongs to her,*
**[18:45] [POEM] Reader**
and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate
or read my mother's letters
**[18:45] Tsutomu**
*because her name is Oe.*
**[18:48] Tsutomu**
*Plus...*
**[18:50] Tsutomu**
*Whenever "While it brings" is read,*
**[18:52] ---**
*her attention is drawn to "The storm will."*
**[18:54] [POEM] Reader**
The autumn paddy shacks...
**[18:57] Tsutomu**
* Which delays her response*
* to the other cards.*
**[19:01] Tsutomu**
* Because Lady Izumi Shikibu*
* and Koshikibu no Naishi*
***SIGN*** Daughter
***SIGN*** Koshikibu no Naishi
While it brings me no joy, the
road beyond Mount Oe is too long
and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate
or read my mother's letters
***SIGN*** Mother
***SIGN*** Lady Izumi Shikibu
The storm will soon carry
me to the afterlife,
so I wish for a memory
of you to take with me
**[19:03] ---**
*were mother and daughter.*
**[19:05] Chihaya**
*Desktomu-kun is really calm.*
**[19:07] Chihaya**
*He understands Kana-chan's karuta.*
**[19:10] Tsutomu**
* Kana-chan doesn't*
* recognize cards just by syllables*
**[19:13] ---**
*the way other players do.*
***SIGN*** Ariwara no Narihira
Impassionate gods have never seen
the red that is the Tatsuta River
***SIGN*** Brothers
***SIGN*** Ariwara no Yukihira
Note that though we may
be apart, if I am to hear
that you pine for me as the Inaba
mountain pines, I shall return to you
**[19:17] Tsutomu**
*When Ariwara no Narihira's card is read,*
**[19:19] ---**
*she looks for his brother, Yukihira.*
***SIGN*** Lady Sei Shonagon
Said night was young when
the false rooster's crow
but the gates of Afusaka remained shut
***SIGN*** Father and Daughter
**[19:21] Tsutomu**
*When Lady Sei Shonagon is read,*
***SIGN*** Kiyohara no Motosuke
Impassioned vows exchanged
over many a tear shed to last
until the day waves crash
over Mount Suenomatsu
***SIGN*** Rivals
**[19:23] ---**
*she looks for Kiyohara no Motosuke,*
***SIGN*** Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Long last we meet, only for
me to leave hurriedly,
for I could not recognize you, like
the moon hidden behind the clouds
***SIGN*** as well as Lady Murasaki Shibu.
**[19:27] Tsutomu**
*Kana-chan values the meaning*
**[19:28] ---**
*and history behind every card,*
**[19:31] Tsutomu**
* but the syllables are what*
* matter in competitive karuta.*
**[19:35] [POEM] Reader**
As I wait for someone...
**[19:38] Tsutomu**
*I screwed up!*
**[19:39] Tsutomu**
*A fault!*
**[19:40] Tsutomu**
* I have trouble differentiating*
* between "As I" and "As this".*
**[19:43] Tsutomu**
*My focus is on the syllables,*
**[19:45] ---**
*but my hearing isn't as good as Ayase's!*
**[19:47] Chihaya**
* Desktomu-kun reacted as*
* soon as "As" was read.*
**[19:53] Chihaya**
*Which card will Kana-chan send?*
**[19:59] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
***SIGN*** I can look up and see the
snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
**[20:01] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Kana-chan, why is "No matter" always
**[20:04] (Flashback) ---**
the first "No" card you send?
**[20:06] (Flashback) Chihaya**
I would send "Note that" first,
**[20:09] (Flashback) Chihaya**
since it sounds different
from the others.
**[20:11] (Flashback) Kanade**
My hearing isn't as good as yours,
**[20:14] (Flashback) Kanade**
so "Nobody", "No more", "No matter",
**[20:16] (Flashback) ---**
"Note that", "None are," and "Nothing"
**[20:18] (Flashback) ---**
are all difficult for me.
**[20:20] (Flashback) Kanade**
But the bigger something is,
the easier it is to notice.
**[20:26] [POEM] Chihaya**
*No matter where I stand
on the shores of Tago,*
**[20:31] [POEM] Chihaya**
*I can look up and see the
snowy cap of Mt. Fuji*
**[20:35] Chihaya**
*She's drawn to the image*
**[20:38] ---**
*of Mt. Fuji!*
**[20:39] [POEM] Reader**
*No matter where I stand
on the shores of Tago,*
**[20:46] Chihaya**
*I didn't hear a thing.*
**[20:49] Chihaya**
*Her motion was flawless.*
**[20:52] Chihaya**
*Straight as an arrow...*
**[20:56] Chihaya**
*I'm not here to cheer them on.*
**[20:58] Chihaya**
*I'm not here as their captain.*
**[21:01] Chihaya**
* I'm going to take whatever*
* I can from them!*
**[21:14] Chihaya**
* Meanwhile, there was another*
* intense match going on,*
**[21:18] Chihaya**
*but only Retro-kun was watching!*
# E19 - As the Years Pass
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR8VD7X7R/as-the-years-pass)
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**[00:13] [POEM] Reader**
Gust of wind leaves fall leaves falling
**[00:16] Taichi**
*Got it!*
**[00:20] Taichi**
*That was big!*
**[00:22] Taichi**
*I moved so fast!*
**[00:24] Taichi**
*Not as fast as Chihaya though.*
**[00:27] Taichi**
*She's not even watching.*
**[00:32] Chihaya**
*Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun are*
**[00:34] ---**
*pretty even in terms of reflexes and speed.*
**[00:38] Chihaya**
*But...*
**[00:39] ---**
*one of them is pulling ahead.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 19
***SIGN*** As
the
Years
Pass
**[02:11] Chihaya**
*Desktomu-kun has two faults.*
**[02:14] Chihaya**
*Kana-chan has zero.*
**[02:17] Chihaya**
* Those faults give Kana-chan*
* a two card lead by default.*
**[02:22] Chihaya**
* I've always believed that*
* you can make up for faults,*
**[02:27] Chihaya**
* but after playing Kanai Sakura-san,*
* I realized something.*
**[02:31] Chihaya**
*Faults can be fatal when you're playing*
**[02:33] ---**
*an opponent who doesn't make mistakes.*
**[02:36] Chihaya**
*You're giving up more than just a card.*
**[02:41] Chihaya**
*You lose your cool.*
**[02:43] Tsutomu**
*Two faults against Kana-chan...*
**[02:46] Tsutomu**
*This is bad. Really bad.*
**[02:47] Tsutomu**
*I need to make up those cards.*
**[02:50] Chihaya**
*You lose your rhythm,*
**[02:52] Chihaya**
*while allowing your opponent to relax.*
**[02:55] Chihaya**
* His two faults have done more*
* than cost him two cards.*
**[02:59] [POEM] Reader**
As this trip takes me away in haste,
**[03:00] Tsutomu**
* Good, I finally took a card*
* from the opponent's side.*
**[03:04] Tsutomu**
*A comeback!*
**[03:07] Tsutomu**
*Time to stage a comeback!*
**[03:08] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[03:13] Tsutomu**
*Huh?*
***SIGN*** for I could not recognize you, like the moon hidden behind the clouds
**[03:15] Tsutomu**
*This is a one-syllable card!*
**[03:17] Tsutomu**
*I sent the wrong card!*
**[03:20] Tsutomu**
*Why?*
**[03:21] Tsutomu**
* I've never sent a*
* one-syllable card before!*
**[03:25] Tsutomu**
*First, I commit faults.*
**[03:26] Tsutomu**
*Now, I'm sending the wrong cards.*
**[03:29] Tsutomu**
*Why do I keep screwing up?*
**[03:32] Tsutomu**
*It's like I'm playing against*
**[03:34] ---**
*Kana-chan and myself at the same time.*
**[03:37] Chihaya**
*I've seen him do this in practice.*
**[03:40] Chihaya**
*When Desktomu-kun is losing*
**[03:42] ---**
* near the end of a match,*
* he tends to give up*
**[03:44] ---**
*and look ahead to his next chance.*
**[03:46] Tsutomu**
* The match is almost over*
* and I'm down 8 cards...*
**[03:50] Tsutomu**
*I don't have a chance.*
**[03:51] Tsutomu**
*I'm down 8 cards. Down 8 cards...*
**[03:56] Chihaya**
*This is the final.*
**[03:58] Chihaya**
*There is no next chance, Desktomu-kun!*
**[04:18] Taichi**
*We can train ourselves.*
**[04:20] Taichi**
*So we can focus when we're tired.*
**[04:23] Taichi**
* So we're able to play*
* ten hours straight.*
***SIGN*** Please wait!
***SIGN*** I'm going to move my cards.
**[04:33] Kanade**
*Huh?*
**[04:35] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[04:40] Chihaya**
*What?!*
**[04:41] Person A**
Is that allowed?
**[04:43] Person B**
I've seen people move cards
**[04:45] ---**
together when they only have four left,
**[04:47] Person B**
but he still has ten cards.
**[04:48] Person C**
That was a bold move.
**[04:51] Tsutomu**
* If she has two cards left*
* and I have ten left,*
**[04:53] [POEM] Reader**
have only autumn leaves as an offering
for the gods watching over me.
**[04:54] Tsutomu**
*there's a higher probability that one*
**[04:56] ---**
*of my cards will be read.*
**[05:02] [POEM] Reader**
So spring ends...
**[05:04] [POEM] Reader**
I know that my heart...
**[05:07] Kanade**
*He's hitting...*
**[05:10] Chihaya**
*All of the cards on his side!*
**[05:15] Person A**
* He's going to gamble on*
* his cards being read?*
**[05:19] Person B**
*That's reckless.*
**[05:22] Person B**
*I'm cheering for the girl!*
**[05:23] Person B**
*Attack his side!*
**[05:26] Kanade**
*I have a six card lead.*
**[05:27] [POEM] Reader**
and by no fault of mine
**[05:29] Kanade**
*It's okay.*
**[05:30] Kanade**
*When his cards are all grouped together,*
**[05:32] ---**
*it's easier for me to attack.*
**[05:34] Kanade**
*I'm in good shape!*
**[05:36] [POEM] Reader**
Long last we meet,
only for me to leave hurriedly,
**[05:41] Chihaya**
*It's the one-syllable card he just sent!*
**[05:44] Chihaya**
* Desktomu-kun was dead set*
* on taking that card.*
***SIGN*** for I could not recognize you, like the moon hidden behind the clouds
**[05:51] Tsutomu**
*I don't want to lose to Kana-chan,*
**[05:56] Tsutomu**
*but I definitely*
**[05:58] ---**
*don't want to lose to myself!*
**[06:02] Kanade**
*I have a five card lead.*
**[06:07] Kanade**
*Focus.*
**[06:08] Kanade**
*Listen carefully.*
**[06:10] Kanade**
* Desktomu-kun is hitting all of*
* his cards at the same time,*
**[06:13] Kanade**
*but I still have a chance.*
**[06:17] Kanade**
* I just have to reach straight*
* for the correct card.*
**[06:19] Kanade**
*Straight and swift...*
**[06:22] Kanade**
*Play on the edge, the way Chihaya-chan*
**[06:25] ---**
*did against the Queen!*
**[06:27] [POEM] Reader**
I hear the beating of cloth...
**[06:28] Kanade**
* It's too hard without*
* any preparation first!*
**[06:34] Kanade**
*But!*
**[06:36] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods have never seen
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River are joined at river's end
**[06:41] Chihaya**
* Wow! Kana-chan was so*
* fast on "Impassionate"!*
**[06:48] Kanade**
*Desktomu-kun was*
**[06:49] ---**
* looking at the "Impassioned"*
* card on my side.*
***SIGN*** until the day waves crash over Mount Suenomatsu covered by the smoky mountain fog
**[06:53] Kanade**
*It's just like how Desktomu-kun*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[06:56] ---**
*took "While it pains" from me.*
**[06:59] Kanade**
* I've gotten better at the*
* cards my friends are good at.*
**[07:05] Chihaya**
*One more card.*
**[07:08] Kanade**
*One more card.*
**[07:12] Tsutomu**
*No.*
**[07:12] [POEM] Reader**
The storm will soon carry...
**[07:14] Tsutomu**
*No.*
**[07:16] [POEM] Reader**
A night spent waiting...
**[07:16] Tsutomu**
*No.*
**[07:18] Tsutomu**
*I won't let you win!*
**[07:25] [POEM] Reader**
Nobody wishes to see...
***SIGN*** covered by the smoky mountain fog
**[07:47] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[07:54] Tsutomu**
*Huh?*
***SIGN*** Kana-chan, congratulations.
**[08:24] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Kana-chan, your swing is too big!
**[08:26] (Flashback) Chihaya**
You aren't using the form I taught you!
**[08:29] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Desktomu-kun, you should use
a thrust for that card!
**[08:31] (Flashback) Chihaya**
Stay focused!
**[08:43] Chihaya**
*Kana-chan...*
**[08:45] ---**
*Desktomu-kun...*
**[08:48] Chihaya**
*You came in first. You came in second.*
**[08:52] Chihaya**
*That's incredible...*
**[08:58] Nishida**
Yes!
**[08:59] Chihaya**
Oh!
**[09:08] Chihaya**
*I completely forgot about them!*
**[09:12] Chihaya**
Retro-kun, Retro-kun.
**[09:13] Chihaya**
Give me an update.
**[09:15] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** long as the nights I spend alone
**[09:33] Chihaya**
*Luck of the draw?*
**[09:37] Retro**
*When each player only has one card left*
**[09:40] ---**
*and they play defensively,*
**[09:42] Retro**
* the match comes down to*
* whose card is read first.*
**[09:45] ---**
*Pure luck.*
**[09:49] Retro**
*So the final ends in luck of the draw.*
**[09:52] Retro**
* I was watching this match to*
* see if I could learn anything,*
**[09:55] Retro**
* but in terms of reflexes,*
* speed, and memorization,*
**[09:58] Retro**
*I'm clearly better than both of them!*
**[10:01] Retro**
*There was nothing for me to learn!*
**[10:04] Retro**
*But still...*
**[10:06] Retro**
*After all they've been through,*
**[10:07] ---**
*the winner will be determined by luck?*
**[10:09] Retro**
*They worked so hard to get here...*
**[10:13] Nishida**
*"The tail"...*
**[10:15] Nishida**
*Give me "The tail."*
**[10:17] Nishida**
* Give me "The tail"!*
* Give it to me!*
**[10:19] Nishida**
*I'm going to defend this card!*
**[10:24] Taichi**
*Focus. Reassess the situation.*
**[10:28] Taichi**
*I have "Swift waters"...*
**[10:30] Taichi**
*A one-syllable card on "Swift."*
**[10:33] Taichi**
*Nishida has "The tail,"*
**[10:35] Taichi**
* and six dead cards*
* haven't been read yet.*
**[10:39] Taichi**
* "The sky may," "The sight*
* of Mount," "Feel sorrow,"*
**[10:41] ---**
*"For the," "Would this," and "My own sleeves."*
**[10:45] Taichi**
* "The tail" can't be taken on*
* the first syllable yet!*
**[10:49] [POEM] Reader**
The sky may hold the same moon
**[10:55] Retro**
*H-He went on the attack?*
**[10:57] Retro**
*He's trying to*
**[10:58] ---**
* take the opponent's card*
* in a luck of the draw?!*
**[11:01] Kanade**
You're supposed to protect
your own card, right?
***SIGN*** Yeah...
**[11:07] Chihaya**
*Why aren't there two of me?*
**[11:12] Chihaya**
* Why didn't I watch this*
* important match?!*
**[11:18] Taichi**
*Luck of the draw?*
**[11:20] Taichi**
*Screw that!*
**[11:22] Taichi**
*I'm not leaving this match*
**[11:24] Taichi**
*to luck!*
***SIGN*** Toda Municipal Spor
**[11:32] Chihaya**
*Luck of the draw.*
**[11:35] Chihaya**
*Each player only has one card left.*
**[11:38] Chihaya**
* If both players try to*
* defend their own card,*
**[11:40] ---**
*they each have a 50% chance of winning.*
**[11:43] Chihaya**
* But Taichi is trying to improve*
* his chances of winning.*
**[11:48] Chihaya**
*By attacking the opponent's side.*
**[11:50] Nishida**
*When it comes to luck of the draw,*
**[11:52] ---**
*it's normal to defend your own card.*
**[11:53] Nishida**
*It's the golden rule.*
**[11:55] Nishida**
*However, Mashima went on the attack.*
**[11:58] Nishida**
*His card is "Swift," a one-syllable card.*
**[12:01] Nishida**
* So the question is:*
* are there any other*
**[12:03] ---**
*"The" cards left besides "The tail."*
**[12:06] Nishida**
*Think... Think...*
**[12:09] Nishida**
*Were they all read?*
**[12:11] Nishida**
*Are there a few left?*
**[12:12] Nishida**
*Dammit!*
**[12:13] Nishida**
*There are sixteen "The" cards in total...*
**[12:20] Nishida**
*There are definitely other cards left!*
**[12:22] Nishida**
*He's going to attack again!*
**[12:30] [POEM] Reader**
which shines over Mount Mikasa
**[12:38] [POEM] Reader**
Feel sorrow wash over
me when I see the moon,
**[12:47] [POEM] Reader**
though autumn is not mine alone
**[12:56] [POEM] Reader**
My own sleeves are like the sands
at the edge of the ebbing tide,
**[13:04] [POEM] Reader**
Would this old palace courtyard
and the eaves strewn with weeds
**[13:07] Kanade**
*Another dead card.*
**[13:09] Tsutomu**
*They're running out of cards...*
**[13:13] Retro**
*The intensity when each card is read*
**[13:14] ---**
* is similar to when sumo*
* wrestlers face off.*
**[13:17] Retro**
* Focus, then relax.*
* Focus, then relax.*
**[13:20] Retro**
* You haven't moved an inch,*
* yet you feel completely drained.*
**[13:23] Retro**
* I hate it when you get a bunch*
* of dead cards in a row.*
**[13:26] Retro**
* Just read one of the*
* two remaining cards!*
**[13:38] Retro**
*They aren't relaxing...*
**[13:44] Retro**
*Because they care.*
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[13:49] Retro**
*Because they want to win!*
**[13:51] [POEM] Reader**
be as dear now,
those were the good old days
**[14:01] [POEM] Reader**
The sight of Mount Arima with the bamboo
leaves fading across the plains
**[14:04] Both**
*Another dead card!*
**[14:06] Chihaya**
*But "The sight of Mount" has been read!*
**[14:12] Nishida**
*So there was still a "The" card!*
**[14:15] Nishida**
*But that should be all of them!*
**[14:18] Nishida**
* It comes down to whether*
* "Swift" or "The" is read.*
**[14:21] Nishida**
*A 50/50 battle!*
**[14:27] Nishida**
*Wait, there's another one left?*
**[14:30] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[14:32] Taichi**
*Would you able to hear the*
**[14:35] ---**
*sound that comes before "The"?*
**[14:37] Taichi**
*The sound that comes before "Swift"?*
**[14:39] [POEM] Reader**
makes me wonder how I ever
let you fade from my mind
**[14:41] Taichi**
*Chihaya...*
**[14:43] Taichi**
*What would you do?*
**[14:51] [POEM] Reader**
The tail feathers of...
**[15:00] [POEM] Reader**
long as the nights I spend alone
**[15:08] Taichi**
Thank you very much.
***SIGN*** Toda Municipal Sports Center
**[15:34] Taichi**
Well, I'll be waiting in the lobby.
**[15:36] Nishida**
Y-Yeah, sure.
**[15:42] Taichi**
Nishida, did you know
which cards were left?
**[15:46] Nishida**
Uh, wasn't *Swift* the only card left?
***SIGN*** *Swift* and *For the*.
**[15:51] Nishida**
Huh? Really?
***SIGN*** Isn't that right, Mashima?
**[15:59] Taichi**
I guess you got lucky.
**[16:02] Nishida**
Huh?
**[16:14] Taichi**
*There's no reason for me to blame him.*
**[16:18] Taichi**
*I...*
**[16:20] Taichi**
*I didn't lose because of luck.*
**[16:25] Taichi**
* It's my fault for not winning*
* before it got to that point.*
**[16:29] Taichi**
* There were plenty of cards I should*
* have gotten in the first half!*
**[16:33] Taichi**
* Nishida was able to fend*
* off my weak attacks.*
**[16:36] Taichi**
* Nishida did a better job of protecting*
* his multi-syllable cards.*
**[16:40] Taichi**
* There was plenty of*
* room for improvement!*
**[16:46] Taichi**
*It hurts.*
**[16:48] Taichi**
*I tried my best...*
**[16:51] Taichi**
*But that's no excuse.*
**[17:09] Taichi**
Sorry.
**[17:11] Chihaya**
Oh. Taichi. Porky.
**[17:14] Nishida**
I'm glad you're president
of the karuta club.
**[17:18] Taichi**
What's this about?
**[17:20] Taichi**
You're giving me the creeps.
**[17:22] Nishida**
Well, I mean...
**[17:23] Nishida**
compared to Ayase,
**[17:25] Nishida**
who gives people weird nicknames
like Porky and Desktomu,
**[17:29] Nishida**
and she's such an airhead that
we let her get away with it.
**[17:41] Nishida**
You're the only one
who calls me Nishida.
**[17:46] Nishida**
I want to keep playing karuta with you.
**[17:58] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan?
**[18:00] Mom**
Okay, everyone.
**[18:01] Mom**
Make sure you don't forget anything.
**[18:03] Mom**
Let's get going.
**[18:04] Kanade**
O-Okay.
**[18:06] Nishida**
I'm starving.
**[18:07] Taichi**
Wanna grab something to eat?
***SIGN*** Oe Traditional Clothing
***SIGN*** Thank you for driving us home.
**[18:16] Mom**
Don't mention it.
**[18:18] Mom**
Anyway, the Mizusawa
Karuta Club did great!
**[18:21] Mom**
Four of the five members placed,
**[18:23] ---**
and three members advanced in rank.
***SIGN*** Huh? Really?
**[18:28] Chihaya**
That's right!
**[18:30] Chihaya**
The top three finalists in
Class D advance to Class C,
**[18:33] Chihaya**
so both Kana-chan and Desk-
**[18:35] Chihaya**
Komano-kun get to advance.
***SIGN*** Komano-kun?
**[18:38] Mom**
Everyone worked really hard.
**[18:40] Kanade**
I still can't believe that I won.
**[18:43] Chihaya**
You shouldn't say that.
**[18:45] Chihaya**
I was really amazed today.
**[18:46] Chihaya**
In your match against Desk- Komano-kun,
**[18:50] Chihaya**
I could tell that you've
really improved.
**[18:54] Chihaya**
You were taking cards without making a sound,
without using too much force.
**[18:58] Chihaya**
I wish I could do that.
**[19:00] Kanade**
What? You've done it
before, Chihaya-chan.
**[19:03] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[19:03] Kanade**
The last card you took in
the finals against Hokuo.
**[19:07] Kanade**
I can still remember it.
**[19:10] Chihaya**
I can't remember.
**[19:11] Both**
What?!
**[19:12] Kanade**
I don't believe it!
**[19:14] Kanade**
It's so hard to be relaxed
while taking a card!
**[19:17] Both**
What a waste!
**[19:19] Chihaya**
But...
**[19:22] Kanade**
I feel that I was playing
120% in the finals today,
**[19:28] Kanade**
but that was because I was
playing against Desktomu-kun.
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[19:33] Kanade**
I wasn't so much worried
**[19:35] ---**
about winning as I was focused
**[19:37] ---**
on playing my style of karuta,
**[19:39] Kanade**
so I didn't feel any pressure.
**[19:44] Chihaya**
*Pressure...*
**[19:46] Chihaya**
*Pressure, huh?*
**[20:00] Chihaya**
*Taichi and I are always under pressure.*
**[20:05] Chihaya**
I want to play a team match.
**[20:10] Chihaya**
I want to play as a team again.
***SIGN*** Our team is a lot stronger now.
***SIGN*** Two Class A players, one Class B player, two Class C players.
**[20:24] Kanade**
That's right!
**[20:26] Chihaya**
Oh. That means I might run into Pork-
**[20:30] ---**
Nishida-kun at the next tournament.
**[20:32] Nishida**
Ayase, you've been acting weird.
***SIGN*** Yeah.
**[20:36] Nishida**
Oh! You must have heard what I said!
**[20:39] Chihaya**
Huh? Er, um...
**[20:41] Nishida**
It's okay. You're supposed
to be an airhead.
**[20:43] Nishida**
Wouldn't feel right otherwise.
**[20:44] Chihaya**
What?!
**[20:45] Nishida**
You've helped me learn
a valuable lesson.
**[20:47] Nishida**
I have no expectations of you.
**[20:48] Chihaya**
*My team.*
**[20:50] Chihaya**
*That's very important to me.*
**[20:51] Chihaya**
What? Why not?!
**[20:58] Arata**
What's this?
**[20:59] Kuri**
The results for the Saitama
tournament last weekend.
**[21:03] Kuri**
Our Murao-kun was there,
and he placed third in Class A.
**[21:06] Kuri**
The Kanto region is competitive.
**[21:11] Kuri**
You said you wanted some
more time to think it over,
**[21:13] Kuri**
but have you made a decision?
**[21:15] Arata**
Count me in,
***SIGN*** Class B Winner Nishida Yusei Runner-up Mashima Taichi
**[21:18] Arata**
for the west Master qualifier.
**[21:22] Arata**
I'm aiming to be the Western finalist.
# E20 - The Cresting Waves Almost Look Like Clouds in the Skies
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**[00:01] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[00:03] Taichi**
Okay. We'll take a fifteen minute break
before we start the second round.
**[00:08] Nishida**
Man, I'm starving.
**[00:10] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan, I'm heading to the fountain.
If anything comes up...
**[00:18] Chihaya**
* When I play against Kana-chan,*
* I can move back seven lines.*
**[00:22] Chihaya**
*Same when I play Desktomu-kun.*
**[00:24] Chihaya**
*Porky and Taichi are stronger now,*
**[00:27] Chihaya**
*but I don't want to rush myself,*
**[00:29] Chihaya**
*so I'll move back three lines.*
**[00:33] Chihaya**
* Three-syllable timing...*
* Four-syllable timing...*
**[00:37] [POEM] Chihaya**
So the flower pe—
**[00:38] [POEM] Chihaya**
So the flower has...
**[00:42] [POEM] Chihaya**
The storm blasts...
***SIGN*** to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[00:50] Chihaya**
*Timing is important,*
**[00:53] Chihaya**
*but you also need to have control.*
**[00:56] Chihaya**
*Still...*
**[01:01] Chihaya**
*How do I get rid of that left hand?*
**[01:06] Chihaya**
*What do I have besides my speed?*
***SIGN*** If she used 1/10 of that focus on studying,
***SIGN*** her grades wouldn't be fifth from the bottom in our grade.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 20
***SIGN*** The Cresting
Waves
Almost
Look Like
Clouds in
the Skies
**[02:46] Miya**
I heard that you'll be
participating in the tournament
**[02:48] ---**
on Sunday in Kawaguchi.
**[02:50] Chihaya**
Yes, I'll do my best!
**[02:51] Miya**
I cannot allow you to go.
**[02:54] Chihaya**
What?!
**[02:55] Chihaya**
Wh-Why not, Sensei?!
**[02:56] Chihaya**
The Yoshino Tournament is the
**[02:58] ---**
last major tournament before
the Master/Queen qualifiers!
**[03:00] Chihaya**
Everyone will be participating as-
**[03:01] Miya**
What day is the Monday
following the tournament?
**[03:06] Chihaya**
Marine Day?
**[03:06] Miya**
The first day of exams!
**[03:09] Miya**
At this rate, you're
going to be held back!
**[03:11] Chihaya**
What? Seriously? For real?
**[03:14] Miya**
I realize that you are
dedicated to karuta,
**[03:18] Miya**
but you need to start
thinking about your future.
**[03:24] Chihaya**
My future...
***SIGN*** Queen
***SIGN*** East Qualifier
***SIGN*** Shinobu-chan
***SIGN*** Yoshino Tournament
***SIGN*** What's recently been on her mind
***SIGN*** Food
***SIGN*** The new
Daddy Bear
***SIGN*** Future
***SIGN*** First appearance
**[03:28] Miya**
So I found a tutor for you.
**[03:33] Miya**
He'll go over every one of your courses
**[03:34] ---**
with you in the next two days.
**[03:37] Chihaya**
Don't do this, Desktomu-kun!
***SIGN*** Call me "Tutor".
**[03:40] Nishida**
T-Tutor...
**[03:42] Nishida**
Please teach me...
**[03:44] Nishida**
I'm on the verge of failing
English and Math...
**[03:46] Kanade**
What about the Yoshino
Tournament tomorrow?
**[03:50] Taichi**
I'll be going.
**[03:52] Taichi**
Yoshino only has brackets
for Class A and Class B,
**[03:55] ---**
so I'll go by myself.
**[03:57] Taichi**
If we aren't going to practice today,
**[03:59] ---**
I'll head over to the Shiranami Society.
**[04:01] Nishida**
Hey, Mashima.
**[04:02] Nishida**
You placed second at Nationals
**[04:05] ---**
and the Saitama tournament, right?
**[04:07] Nishida**
Normally, you're allowed to advance
**[04:08] ---**
to Class A if you've
placed second twice.
**[04:11] Nishida**
Have you asked the
Shiranami Society coach?
**[04:14] Taichi**
He said that I had to
win a tournament first.
**[04:17] Nishida**
You too? That's harsh.
**[04:20] Nishida**
Our society's the same.
**[04:23] Nishida**
So when I told everyone I won...
**[04:28] (Flashback) Person A**
It's awesome, Yusei!
**[04:30] (Flashback) Nishida**
It was all thanks to Coach and the
other players at this society.
**[04:31] (Flashback) ---**
Idiot!
**[04:33] (Flashback) Coach**
Don't make me mad, boy!
**[04:35] (Flashback) Coach**
Your friends are the reason the old you,
**[04:39] (Flashback) ---**
who hates to lose, is back!
**[04:41] (Flashback) Coach**
Isn't that right?!
**[04:46] Taichi**
I can only advance if I win,
so that's what I'll have to do.
**[04:49] Taichi**
I'm off then.
**[04:54] Nishida**
*Yoshino Tournament...*
**[04:56] Kanade**
* If he wants to play in this*
* year's Eastern qualifier...*
**[04:59] Tsutomu**
*If he wants to make Class A this year...*
**[05:01] Chihaya**
*This is his last chance!*
***SIGN*** It's too late to try to learn anything!
***SIGN*** So memorize! Memorize!
***SIGN*** Treat this like a match and memorize hard!
**[05:14] Nishida**
But I'll forget it
all before the test.
**[05:21] Taichi**
*I made it past the second round!*
**[05:25] Taichi**
*I'm on a roll today.*
**[05:28] Taichi**
*Okay...*
**[05:30] Taichi**
*Starting with the next round,*
**[05:31] ---**
*my matches will be in the same room*
**[05:32] ---**
*as the Class A matches.*
**[05:34] Harada**
Eyebrows.
**[05:36] Harada**
You're winning games.
**[05:38] Taichi**
How are you doing, Dr. Harada?
**[05:40] Harada**
I'm winning, of course.
**[05:42] Harada**
I'm playing the best karuta I can, today.
**[05:45] Harada**
The strongest Class A players all participate
**[05:48] ---**
in the Yoshino Tournament to
prepare for the Master Qualifiers.
**[05:51] Harada**
There are players from
Kansai and Kyushu here.
**[05:54] Harada**
It's an excellent chance to see how
you match up against the best.
**[05:58] Taichi**
* Everyone's preparing for*
* the Master qualifiers...*
**[06:01] Taichi**
*So am I.*
**[06:03] Harada**
That reminds me.
Have you run into him yet?
**[06:05] Taichi**
Huh?
**[06:15] Taichi**
*Huh?*
***SIGN*** Hey, hasn't Ayase been in the restroom a while?
**[06:30] Nishida**
Number two.
That or she fell asleep.
***SIGN*** Forgot to put my phone on vibrate.
**[06:38] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Sorry, Tutor.
I'm going to cheer for Taichi.
-Chihaya
***SIGN*** That fool!
**[06:40] Nishida**
Huh?
**[06:50] Harada**
Kuriyama-kun!
**[06:51] Kuri**
Harada-kun!
**[06:52] Harada**
It's been ages since the last
time you came to Kanto!
**[06:56] Kuri**
My knees have been killing me,
**[06:58] Kuri**
but I had to come along
**[07:00] ---**
since so many of our
players are participating.
**[07:01] Arata**
Mr. Kuriyama and Dr. Harada
**[07:03] Harada**
You need to get those knees patched up
**[07:03] ---**
have been rivals since they were young.
**[07:04] ---**
so you can play karuta again.
**[07:06] Taichi**
Mr. Kuriyama?
**[07:06] Kuri**
I know!
**[07:07] Harada**
We need to watch our health.
**[07:07] Arata**
He's the director of the Nagumo Society,
where I'm registered.
**[07:10] Kuri**
Absolutely.
**[07:11] Harada**
Once this is over...
**[07:14] Person A**
The third round for Class A
and Class B will begin soon.
**[07:17] Person A**
Please move to your assigned seats.
**[07:20] Arata**
Taichi, hold on.
**[07:24] Arata**
Here.
**[07:28] Arata**
I guess I was mistaken.
**[07:32] Arata**
I thought you would be in the
Class A tournament today.
**[07:38] Arata**
Pass that on to Chihaya,
if she needs it.
***SIGN*** Wataya Arata
**[07:50] Taichi**
*Arata...*
**[07:52] Taichi**
*Arata... is here.*
**[07:56] Chihaya**
Wait! Wait up!
**[07:58] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[08:08] Chihaya**
Made it.
**[08:11] Chihaya**
Wrong direction!
**[08:12] Chihaya**
Wait! Open up!
**[08:12] Chihaya**
This is the wrong way!
**[08:17] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Desktomu-kun
**[08:17] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
You realize that you're running
away from your responsibilities.
-From your tutor
**[08:20] Chihaya**
*He's so calm when he's angry!*
**[08:28] Chihaya**
*What am I doing?*
**[08:30] Chihaya**
* I'm getting nowhere with*
* studying or karuta.*
**[08:34] Chihaya**
*I don't know what I should do.*
**[08:39] Chihaya**
* Yet, what if Taichi is all*
* alone when he wins or loses?*
**[08:51] Chihaya**
*I can't let that happen!*
**[09:09] Chihaya**
Taichi!
**[09:11] Chihaya**
Well? Are you doing well?
**[09:12] Chihaya**
What round is it?
**[09:14] Taichi**
I lost in the third round.
**[09:19] Chihaya**
R-Really...
**[09:21] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[09:26] Taichi**
Arata is playing.
***SIGN*** for there is no one else out here
**[09:30] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[09:43] [POEM] Reader**
As I wait for someone
who will never come,
***SIGN*** Wataya Arata
**[09:54] [POEM] Reader**
my body burns like the seaweed
drying on the shores of Matsuho
**[10:04] [POEM] Reader**
Long last we meet...
**[10:13] Harada**
Mine!
**[10:15] Both**
Thank you very much!
**[10:17] Harada**
* I won my game by 11 cards to*
* make it to the semifinals.*
**[10:20] Harada**
*I'm feeling it today!*
**[10:23] Harada**
*Chihaya-chan is here?*
**[11:00] [POEM] Reader**
When I must hide...
**[11:01] [POEM] Reader**
Would the mountain cherry blossoms...
**[11:03] [POEM] Reader**
When the misty bridge...
**[11:06] [POEM] Reader**
When winds send waves...
**[11:24] Taichi**
*I lost in the third round.*
**[11:29] Taichi**
*It's not Arata's fault.*
**[11:33] Taichi**
*But...*
**[11:36] Taichi**
*But...*
**[11:52] Chihaya**
Taichi...
**[11:55] Chihaya**
It happened, Taichi!
**[11:58] Chihaya**
It happened!
**[12:04] Taichi**
*Arata's going to come back,*
**[12:07] Taichi**
* so we have to become stronger*
* and wait for his return.*
**[12:16] Chihaya**
Taichi...
**[12:17] Chihaya**
It happened!
**[12:20] Taichi**
*Part of me didn't want to see him here,*
**[12:24] Taichi**
*but deep down, I'm celebrating.*
**[12:33] Taichi**
*He's back.*
**[12:35] Taichi**
*Arata's back.*
**[12:44] Arata**
*He's good. Really good.*
**[12:48] Arata**
* Tsuboguchi Hiroshi-san,*
* from the Shiranami Society.*
**[12:53] Tsuboguchi**
* One more card!*
* One more card!*
**[12:57] Tsuboguchi**
*Give me "For the"!*
**[12:58] Tsuboguchi**
*"For the"!*
**[12:58] Tsuboguchi**
*It's gotta be "For the"!*
**[12:59] Tsuboguchi**
*"For the"! "For the"! "For the"! "For the"!*
**[13:03] Arata**
*I can sense Dr. Harada behind him.*
**[13:07] [POEM] Reader**
leaving a hovering mist
above the trees and grass
**[13:17] [POEM] Reader**
For the cold nights...
**[13:25] Arata**
Thank you very much.
**[13:27] Tsuboguchi**
Thank you very much.
**[13:29] Tsuboguchi**
*I got the card? Terrific.*
**[13:32] Tsuboguchi**
*But that was pure luck...*
**[13:35] Tsuboguchi**
* I chose a card and moved before*
* I heard the first syllable.*
**[13:37] Tsuboguchi**
*Yet he still almost got there first.*
**[13:40] Tsuboguchi**
* I would have lost if either of the*
* other two cards had been read.*
**[13:54] Reader**
The semifinals will
begin in ten minutes.
**[14:01] Taichi**
You're too slow.
**[14:04] Taichi**
Hiroshi-san is our ace.
**[14:07] Taichi**
He's not going to lose to someone who
hasn't played in eighteen months.
**[14:16] Taichi**
Chihaya, you need to-
**[14:18] Chihaya**
Why did he go for that card?
**[14:19] Chihaya**
How does he stay still when
a dead card is read?
**[14:21] Chihaya**
What is his thinking process
for sending cards?
**[14:24] Chihaya**
What? Why? How?
**[14:25] Taichi**
Hey, Chihaya.
**[14:30] Arata**
Huh? What?
**[14:31] Chihaya**
Sit down.
**[14:50] Arata**
Oh.
**[14:52] Arata**
We aren't even playing,
and you're already fired up.
**[15:10] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
**[15:12] Kanade**
What are you doing?
**[15:14] Chihaya**
Huh? Huh?
You came, Kana-chan?
**[15:15] Kanade**
We all wanted to cheer
for the president,
***SIGN*** A disguise?
**[15:18] Chihaya**
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[15:18] Kanade**
yet Desktomu-kun agreed
to help you study!
**[15:19] Kuri**
Arata-kun,
**[15:21] ---**
go grab your fourth place award.
**[15:22] Kanade**
Then you ran off by yourself!
**[15:23] Kuri**
We'll leave after that.
**[15:25] Arata**
Okay.
**[15:26] Arata**
You're leaving?
**[15:28] Arata**
Nobody from the Nagumo Society is left,
**[15:31] ---**
and we drove here.
**[15:33] Arata**
If we leave now,
**[15:34] ---**
it'll be the middle of the
night when we reach Fukui.
**[15:37] Taichi**
Then you can give this to her yourself.
**[15:40] Taichi**
Your cell phone number.
**[15:42] Taichi**
Don't make me decide
if she needs it or not.
**[15:48] Kanade**
We're going back to school now!
**[15:49] Chihaya**
What? Already?
**[15:50] Kanade**
Of course!
**[15:51] Chihaya**
Right away?! Really?!
**[15:53] Arata**
Well, I wasn't sure...
**[15:55] Taichi**
About what?
**[15:57] Arata**
I'm no longer here,
**[16:00] Arata**
so I didn't know if the two
of you were a couple now.
**[16:08] Taichi**
No, definitely not.
**[16:10] Arata**
Really?
**[16:11] Taichi**
You're actually pretty
sensitive about that stuff.
**[16:20] Arata**
*I'm no longer here...*
**[16:24] Kanade**
Hey, don't space out!
**[16:25] Kanade**
You can't afford to
waste a single second!
**[16:27] Kanade**
Read your textbook!
**[16:29] Kanade**
That's not on the test!
**[16:30] Kanade**
Start from page 92 for Classic Lit.!
***SIGN*** The Tale of Genji Lady Murasaki Shikibu
**[16:37] [POEM] Reader**
Long last we meet...
**[16:40] Chihaya**
*Long last we meet...*
**[16:42] Kanade**
You mean Lady Murasaki Shikibu?
**[16:47] Chihaya**
It seems to fit Arata.
**[16:49] Chihaya**
Whenever I get to meet him,
he has to leave right away.
**[16:52] Chihaya**
It sounds like a love poem,
**[16:55] Chihaya**
But this poem is about a girl who
was her childhood friend, right?
**[16:58] Chihaya**
It fits perfectly.
***SIGN*** Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Long last we meet,
only for me to leave hurriedly,
for I could not recognize you,
like the moon hidden behind the clouds
**[17:05] Kanade**
*It sounds like a love poem...*
**[17:15] Kanade**
No swinging on the train!
**[17:19] Chihaya**
*It was like water...*
**[17:22] Chihaya**
*flowing around me.*
**[17:25] Chihaya**
*Like I was gulping down soft water.*
**[17:38] Chihaya**
T-Tutor...
**[17:40] Chihaya**
Sorry about running off.
***SIGN*** Kana-chan sent a message to let us know how Mashima did.
**[17:52] Chihaya**
Oh, yeah.
He lost in the third round.
***SIGN*** Was he depressed?
**[17:57] Chihaya**
Um, er...
***SIGN*** Mashima spends most of his time on karuta,
***SIGN*** but he always has the top test scores in our grade.
***SIGN*** If he doesn't, he'll have to quit the karuta club.
***SIGN*** You have to do the things you don't want to do,
***SIGN*** before you can do the things you truly want to do.
**[18:21] Chihaya**
I'm very sorry!
I'm going to study hard now!
**[18:24] Nishida**
I've mastered English already.
**[18:26] Chihaya**
I can catch up!
**[18:29] Reader**
Excuse me, we close at 7.
**[18:34] Miya**
I'll lock up for you.
**[18:37] Reader**
Ms. Miyauchi...
**[18:40] Miya**
I'll keep an eye on them.
**[18:53] Harada**
I realize that I also lost,
but how could you lose
**[18:55] ---**
by 11 cards?!
**[18:57] Tsuboguchi**
Well, I felt so content after
my match with Wataya-kun.
**[19:00] Harada**
Aren't you mad?!
**[19:01] Tsuboguchi**
Well, I know my limits.
**[19:03] Taichi**
How was your match against Arata?
**[19:07] Tsuboguchi**
I hated it.
Really hated it.
**[19:10] Tsuboguchi**
He was clearly thinking
through every move,
**[19:12] ---**
but I couldn't tell what he was thinking.
**[19:15] Tsuboguchi**
Having said that,
**[19:18] Tsuboguchi**
Master Suo wouldn't bat
an eye against him.
**[19:22] Taichi**
*Master...*
**[19:24] Taichi**
*He mentioned the Master*
**[19:26] ---**
*while talking about a player in his*
**[19:29] ---**
*first year of high school who just made Class A.*
**[19:32] Tsuboguchi**
I'm going this way.
**[19:33] Tsuboguchi**
Bye.
**[19:34] Taichi**
* Hiroshi-san is looking ahead*
* to the Master qualifier.*
**[19:39] Taichi**
*I should have watched them play.*
**[19:44] Taichi**
* I should have watched from*
* the very beginning.*
**[19:50] Harada**
Eyebrows.
**[19:53] Taichi**
Yes?
**[19:55] Harada**
I've been thinking.
**[19:56] ---**
You placed second in two Class B
tournaments this summer, correct?
**[20:01] Harada**
If we go by the official standards,
**[20:03] ---**
you're qualified to be in Class A.
**[20:08] Harada**
This would break the
Shiranami Society rule,
**[20:11] ---**
but would you like me to promote you
**[20:12] ---**
to Class A so you can
play in the East qualifier?
**[20:16] Harada**
Chihaya-chan and Glasses are
waiting for you in Class A.
**[20:24] Taichi**
Promote?
**[20:25] Reader**
An empty train is passing
through platform 2.
**[20:27] Harada**
*Frustration will not last forever.*
**[20:31] Harada**
* Nobody can keep on going*
* without some measure*
**[20:35] Harada**
*of reward.*
**[20:41] Taichi**
Please don't do that, Doctor.
**[20:43] Taichi**
That's not like you.
**[20:45] Harada**
What?
**[20:46] Taichi**
Doctor, I'm not so much
focused on making Class A
**[20:53] Taichi**
as I'm focused on becoming
someone who doesn't run away.
**[21:02] Kuri**
Arata-kun's sound asleep.
**[21:07] Kuri**
He was nervous about
meeting his old friends,
**[21:11] Kuri**
but I guess it was worth the trip.
**[21:16] Chihaya**
*Drink...*
**[21:19] Chihaya**
*Gulp it all down.*
# E21 - As My Sleeves Are Wet With Dew
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY5VPGX7Y/as-my-sleeves-are-wet-with-dew)
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***SIGN*** Ah...
**[00:03] Miya**
Okay, time's up.
***SIGN*** Chemistry Exam
**[00:06] Miya**
Pass your tests forward.
**[00:13] Chihaya**
*Exams are over.*
**[00:16] Chihaya**
*Three days left until the Eastern qualifier!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
**[01:31] Nishida**
The English essay was a cinch this time!
**[01:34] Taichi**
Really? It was a trick question.
**[01:36] Nishida**
What?! A trick question?
***SIGN*** Verse 21
***SIGN*** While
Snow
Falls
Upon
My
Sleeves
**[01:38] Kanade**
It was written like you were
supposed to give the time,
**[01:40] ---**
but it was really asking for the speed.
**[01:41] Nishida**
What?!
**[01:42] Nishida**
Seriously?!
**[01:46] [POEM] Reader**
the thistle and brush are
blown by the autumn wind
**[01:46] Nishida**
Whoa, they're already at it.
**[01:48] Kanade**
You can't blame her.
**[01:50] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan never mentioned
karuta during exams.
**[01:54] Nishida**
Must have taken some
serious self-control...
**[01:57] [POEM] Reader**
My life means nothing after all
the agonizing I have endured,
**[01:59] Tsutomu**
*I got it! Yes!*
**[02:03] Tsutomu**
*Normally, when Ayase loses a card,*
**[02:05] ---**
*she starts shaking her head,*
**[02:08] Tsutomu**
*but she's just staring at the cards now.*
**[02:12] Chihaya**
*Like water...*
**[02:17] Chihaya**
*Flowing seamlessly...*
**[02:20] Chihaya**
*How can I achieve that sensation?*
**[02:25] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[02:28] Nishida**
That took forever!
**[02:29] Nishida**
Why did you start without us?!
**[02:31] Nishida**
Wake up, Ayase!
**[02:32] Nishida**
You're playing me next!
**[02:33] Chihaya**
Yes, let's play! Let's play!
**[02:35] Kanade**
Desktomu-kun, we're the other pair.
***SIGN*** Oh, wait a moment.
**[02:38] Taichi**
It's my turn to do the reading?
***SIGN*** Need a breather.
**[02:43] Chihaya**
*I love karuta.*
**[02:48] Chihaya**
*Karuta brought Arata back to us.*
**[02:53] Taichi**
*Since nationals last summer, Chihaya...*
**[02:57] ---**
* always seemed so frantic*
* during practice.*
**[03:02] Taichi**
*Is it because she saw Arata?*
**[03:06] Taichi**
*Man, why can't I get over it?*
**[03:09] Taichi**
*I can still change.*
**[03:13] [POEM] Taichi**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[03:23] [POEM] Taichi**
Note that though we may be apart...
**[03:27] [POEM] Taichi**
Like the sound of someone knocking...
**[03:34] [POEM] Taichi**
the thistle and brush are
blown by the autumn wind
**[03:44] [POEM] Reader**
Look for the sound of the cuckoo
**[03:53] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[03:56] Nishida**
Mashima!
**[03:57] Nishida**
You don't have to push yourself so hard!
**[03:59] Nishida**
Humans aren't supposed to be perfect!
**[04:02] Taichi**
Oh, did I make any mistakes?
**[04:04] Nishida**
You were perfect!
**[04:05] Chihaya**
Huh? What's up?
**[04:07] Kanade**
Didn't you notice, Chihaya-chan?
**[04:10] Kanade**
Mashima-kun was reading all
of the cards from memory!
**[04:13] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[04:13] Kanade**
He was randomly reading cards
without looking at anything!
**[04:16] Kanade**
All from his head!
**[04:17] Chihaya**
What?!
**[04:17] Taichi**
Well, I read that this helps
improve your memorization.
**[04:22] Chihaya**
* He randomly read all one hundred*
* poems without doubling up?!*
**[04:24] Nishida**
I've figured it out.
**[04:26] ---**
That's your strength and weakness.
**[04:28] Nishida**
You only see the words in your head.
**[04:30] Taichi**
Huh?
**[04:31] Nishida**
It's important to know what's been read,
**[04:34] Nishida**
but you have to feel
the cards on the field!
**[04:38] Nishida**
Use your eyes and treat them as images!
**[04:40] Nishida**
You never practice swinging because
you think it's embarrassing, right?
**[04:43] Nishida**
You need to learn the distance
between yourself and the cards!
**[04:46] Nishida**
You're playing karuta with
both your mind and your body!
**[04:49] Taichi**
*Mind and body...*
**[04:52] Taichi**
* I want to move faster,*
* but my arm can't keep up.*
**[04:57] Nishida**
*I want to get better with you.*
**[05:00] Nishida**
* I wanted to play in the*
* Eastern qualifier together.*
**[05:08] Nishida**
So what I'm saying is
**[05:09] ---**
you don't need to memorize everything.
**[05:12] Taichi**
Huh? How am I supposed to win then?
**[05:14] Nishida**
You need to find your groove.
**[05:16] Nishida**
I only memorize the initial positions
for about half the cards.
**[05:19] Taichi**
Uh, I'd be too scared of making a mistake.
**[05:22] Nishida**
That's why...
**[05:23] Miya**
Ayase-san!
**[05:26] Chihaya**
Empress...
**[05:27] Miya**
I talked to your teachers,
**[05:29] ---**
and you didn't fail any
of your exams this time!
**[05:33] Kanade**
She doesn't have to yell...
**[05:33] Miya**
That's marvelous!
**[05:36] Miya**
Good luck at the Queen qualifier!
**[05:54] Chihaya**
*I...*
**[05:56] Chihaya**
*...love karuta!*
**[05:59] Chihaya**
*Love it!*
**[06:08] Kanade**
Here you go, Chihaya-chan!
**[06:11] Kanade**
We prepared a new hakama for
today's Eastern qualifier!
**[06:15] Harada**
Forehead.
**[06:16] Kanade**
Forehead?
**[06:17] Harada**
Sorry, but the heat works
against us in this tournament.
**[06:20] Harada**
She won't be wearing a hakama.
**[06:22] Kanade**
Huh?
**[06:23] Harada**
Most tournaments take place
in air-conditioned rooms,
**[06:26] Harada**
but the windows here remain shut,
**[06:28] Harada**
and there are no fans,
let alone air conditioning.
**[06:31] Harada**
So it's ridiculously hot in there!
**[06:32] Kanade**
Wh-Why would they do that?
**[06:35] Harada**
Because every sound matters.
**[06:39] Taichi**
Where's Nishida?
**[06:40] Kanade**
I saw him with some
Suihoku society members.
**[06:46] Taichi**
You and Komano ended up
joining the Suihoku society?
**[06:50] Kanade**
Yes, they've been helping us a lot.
***SIGN*** Suihoku Karuta Society
***SIGN*** Shiranami Karuta Society
***SIGN*** Shiranami Karuta Society
***SIGN*** Suihoku Karuta Society
**[07:03] Taichi**
They must have some history.
**[07:19] Taichi**
*Chihaya's...*
**[07:21] Taichi**
*really focused.*
**[07:25] Taichi**
*That's a good sign.*
**[07:27] Taichi**
* Hopefully, she'll make*
* it past the first round.*
**[07:28] Sudo**
Oh.
**[07:30] Sudo**
It's the person who lost
to the Queen by 20 cards.
**[07:34] Chihaya**
S-Sudo-san!
**[07:35] Chihaya**
Aren't you a third-year?
Don't you need to study for college exams?
**[07:38] Sudo**
I'm studying.
**[07:39] ---**
Since my first choice is a
national-level public school.
**[07:42] Sudo**
Though I managed to place second
for the high school scholarship.
**[07:47] Chihaya**
High school scholarship?
**[07:48] Sudo**
You didn't know, stupid?
***SIGN*** Famous Universities
**[07:51] Sudo**
If you come in first or second at
the high school tournament,
**[07:54] Sudo**
you'll get scholarships
to famous universities.
**[07:56] Sudo**
I should also mention that the Queen
gets scholarships to good schools.
***SIGN*** Famous universities
***SIGN*** Queen
***SIGN*** Queen
***SIGN*** Karuta Karuta Karuta Karuta
***SIGN*** College
***SIGN*** Scholarship
***SIGN*** Daddy Bear
**[08:03] Taichi**
*Dammit!*
**[08:04] Taichi**
*He's got Chihaya...*
**[08:06] Tsutomu**
*...thinking about...*
**[08:07] Kanade**
*...unrelated topics!*
**[08:09] Taichi**
*That guy's evil!*
***SIGN*** Super Sadist
**[08:11] Sudo**
Well, it's not like you have a shot.
**[08:13] Sudo**
They say that Wakamiya Shinobu
**[08:15] ---**
might be a stronger player
than the current Master.
**[08:17] Sudo**
You can't see yourself beating her, right?
**[08:20] Chihaya**
B-But I beat you.
**[08:24] Sudo**
Then let's make a bet!
**[08:26] Sudo**
Whoever loses first today
has to shave their head!
**[08:29] Chihaya**
S-Sure!
**[08:30] All**
Ah...
**[08:33] Chihaya**
Ah.
**[08:34] Taichi**
Moron!
**[08:36] Taichi**
A girl shaving her head is
**[08:38] ---**
completely different from
a guy shaving his head,
**[08:39] Taichi**
and he's not going to take it back!
**[08:42] Chihaya**
I-It was an accident...
**[08:43] Kanade**
You just accidentally threw
away every girl's glory!
**[08:45] Reader**
The opening ceremony is about to begin.
**[08:45] Taichi**
* She was all focused,*
* but now it's been ruined.*
**[08:45] Chihaya**
*Accidentally...*
**[08:47] ---**
Will all of the players please assemble?
**[08:51] Reader**
Well, this is a beautiful day for karuta.
**[08:55] Reader**
The Western qualifier is currently
being played at Omi Jingu.
**[09:03] (Flashback) Arata**
If you become the best player in Japan,
**[09:05] (Flashback) Arata**
you'll be the best in the world.
**[09:08] (Flashback) Shin**
That makes you the Queen, Ayase-san.
**[09:11] Reader**
In November, the East
and West qualifier winners
**[09:14] ---**
will play each other in this building.
**[09:14] Chihaya**
*It's about to begin.*
**[09:17] Chihaya**
*It's about to begin!*
**[09:18] Reader**
Check the scorecard and sit
down at your assigned location.
**[09:21] Nishida**
I'm up against...
***SIGN*** Sudo Akito Nishida Yusei
**[09:24] Nishida**
Ack!
**[09:25] Sudo**
Burn.
**[09:27] Nishida**
A-Ayase.
**[09:28] Nishida**
I'll defend your hair.
**[09:30] Chihaya**
U-Uh-huh.
**[09:32] Nishida**
Good luck.
**[09:34] Nishida**
You're also up against a tough opponent.
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya Tachikawa Ririka
**[09:36] Chihaya**
A tough opponent?
What do you mean?
**[09:39] Nishida**
You have no clue, huh?
**[09:41] Nishida**
Look.
**[09:42] Person A**
Ririka-chan, can you pose for the camera?
**[09:42] Nishida**
Tachikawa Ririka.
**[09:44] Person B**
How are you feeling?
**[09:44] Nishida**
She's from Sendai,
**[09:45] Person B**
Fine.
**[09:45] ---**
and she made Class A as a fourth
grader, just like the Queen.
**[09:46] Person C**
No worries, huh?
**[09:48] Person C**
You also placed at the tournament
in Chiba last summer.
**[09:48] Nishida**
They're saying that she's
the next Wakamiya Shinobu.
**[09:52] Nishida**
The child prodigy Ririka.
**[09:54] Person A**
Ririka, your ribbon's loose.
**[09:55] Nishida**
The expectations for her are huge,
**[09:57] ---**
while most people don't
even know your name.
**[10:05] Nishida**
She's a speedy sixth grade star.
**[10:11] Ririka**
Um...
**[10:13] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[10:13] Ririka**
Um...
**[10:14] Ririka**
Someone told me that you're really fast.
**[10:18] Ririka**
I hope we have a good match today.
***SIGN*** Heartstrings
**[10:24] Chihaya**
Y-You're too kind!
I hope I don't disappoint you.
**[10:28] Person A**
Excuse me. There are so
many matches being played
**[10:30] ---**
that we need spectators to remain outside.
**[10:32] Mom**
Oh, I'm so sorry!
**[10:36] Mom**
Do your best, Ririka!
**[10:38] Mom**
I'll be watching!
**[10:39] Ririka**
Uh-huh.
**[10:48] Chihaya**
*The child prodigy Ririka...*
**[10:50] (Flashback) Nishida**
The expectations for her are huge,
**[10:51] (Flashback) ---**
while most people don't
even know your name.
**[10:54] Harada**
*I'm expecting a lot!*
**[10:57] Taichi**
Huh? Dr. Harada, shouldn't you be inside?
**[11:00] Harada**
I get a bye in the first round.
**[11:02] Tsuboguchi**
We get to save our energy.
**[11:04] Taichi**
Oh? You too, Hiroshi-san?
**[11:05] Tsuboguchi**
Yep.
**[11:07] Tsuboguchi**
Oh, Chihaya-chan's playing
Tachikawa Ririka?
***SIGN*** H-How do you think she'll do?
**[11:12] Kanade**
She won't lose to a grade schooler, right?
**[11:17] Tsuboguchi**
Doctor, you told
Chihaya-chan to stop using
**[11:20] ---**
her speed to take cards, right?
**[11:23] Tsuboguchi**
Wasn't it a little early to tell her that?
**[11:27] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[11:28] Tsuboguchi**
Chihaya-chan's strength will
also be her game sense.
**[11:32] Tsuboguchi**
She was making big strides,
**[11:34] Tsuboguchi**
but now you've taken away her best weapon.
**[11:37] Tsuboguchi**
Especially when you consider that
she's up against Tachikawa Ririka.
**[11:38] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[11:47] [POEM] Reader**
When I must hide these burning feelings,
**[11:53] Mom**
*Good, Ririka!*
**[11:55] [POEM] Reader**
As friends and strangers...
**[11:56] [POEM] Reader**
I know that my heart...
**[11:57] Chihaya**
*She's so light!*
**[11:58] [POEM] Reader**
Swift waters parted...
**[12:01] Chihaya**
*She's so light,*
**[12:02] Chihaya**
*even when she moves with her entire body.*
**[12:05] Chihaya**
*She's fast.*
**[12:06] Chihaya**
*She's not scared of committing faults,*
**[12:08] Chihaya**
*and her hearing is good.*
**[12:11] Mom**
*Ririka...*
**[12:13] Mom**
*Her ears are big like mine,*
**[12:16] (Flashback) Person A**
Show us your ears!
**[12:17] ---**
*so kids used to tease her.*
**[12:17] (Flashback) Ririka**
No!
**[12:19] (Flashback) Ririka**
Mom, do my hair!
**[12:22] (Flashback) Ririka**
The karuta coach said
that I have good hearing!
**[12:25] (Flashback) Ririka**
My ears are really sharp!
**[12:28] Mom**
*If karuta's what you need...*
**[12:32] Mom**
*Ririka!*
**[12:35] Taichi**
*Is it possible?*
**[12:37] Taichi**
*She's faster than Chihaya?*
**[12:43] Kanade**
Is something wrong?
**[12:45] Taichi**
Chihaya moved back.
**[12:49] [POEM] Reader**
I deflect your artful words
to keep my sleeves dry
**[12:57] [POEM] Reader**
After I determined to abandon
my love, my only regret
***SIGN*** is that I have no way to tell you in person
**[13:00] Chihaya**
*I did it!*
**[13:01] Chihaya**
*I matched the reader's timing!*
**[13:07] Ririka**
Huh?
**[13:07] [POEM] Reader**
is that I have no way to tell you in person
**[13:10] Chihaya**
*Focus on timing instead of speed...*
**[13:12] Chihaya**
*It's a simple task for some people,*
**[13:15] Chihaya**
*but not for me...*
**[13:17] [POEM] Reader**
So the flower petals are scattered
like the snow by the passing storm,
**[13:18] Chihaya**
*I'm making progress! Improving!*
**[13:23] Chihaya**
*Though it may seem mundane.*
**[13:28] Ririka**
She got the card, but she's slow.
**[13:31] Ririka**
She got the card, but she's slow.
**[13:33] Ririka**
She got the card, but she's slow.
**[13:37] [POEM] Reader**
yet it is I who withers and wilts
**[13:38] Chihaya**
*S-Sorry...*
**[13:42] Chihaya**
*She's just like I was,*
**[13:43] ---**
*so I can understand how she feels.*
**[13:46] [POEM] Reader**
The emotions experienced
after a long-awaited reunion
**[13:52] Chihaya**
* She's happy to be playing*
* against grown-ups,*
**[13:57] Chihaya**
* and it's fun when people*
* say that she's fast.*
**[14:00] [POEM] Reader**
banish any lingering memories of the past
**[14:09] [POEM] Reader**
While it may be beyond my ability,
***SIGN*** and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate or read my mother's letters
**[14:11] Ririka**
*I committed a fault on a dead card!*
**[14:14] Person A**
* It looks like Ririka-chan*
* is dominating the match,*
**[14:16] Person A**
*but she doesn't have much of a lead.*
**[14:18] Person B**
*Her opponent is reacting well.*
**[14:20] Person B**
*Which society is that girl from?*
**[14:26] Chihaya**
* Ririka-chan was definitely*
* targeting this card.*
***SIGN*** and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate or read my mother's letters
**[14:31] Chihaya**
*I'll send it and take it from her.*
**[14:33] Chihaya**
* I have to pick up every card*
* that Ririka-chan doesn't target.*
**[14:37] Chihaya**
*Stay calm.*
**[14:39] Chihaya**
*Take each card at the perfect time.*
**[14:41] (Flashback) Sakura**
Lucky me!
**[14:42] (Flashback) Sakura**
I get to play a girl who only has speed.
**[14:46] (Flashback) Harada**
Chihaya-chan, stop taking
cards with your speed.
**[14:52] Chihaya**
*I finally understand.*
**[14:55] Person A**
Isn't Ririka-chan in trouble?
**[14:57] Person B**
Her opponent doesn't seem that good.
**[15:01] Person B**
So much for being a prodigy.
**[15:04] Kanade**
*Chihaya-chan is setting a good pace.*
**[15:06] Taichi**
*If she's careful, she can pull this out!*
**[15:08] Nishida**
* If she takes her time, her*
* opponent will make mistakes!*
**[15:11] Kanade**
Huh?
**[15:11] Taichi**
Aren't you supposed to be playing?
**[15:12] Nishida**
Good luck, Ayase!
***SIGN*** You
***SIGN*** You can
***SIGN*** You can use
***SIGN*** You can use your
***SIGN*** You can use your speed
***SIGN*** You can use your speed now.
**[15:26] Chihaya**
*"You can use your speed now"?*
**[15:32] Chihaya**
*Huh? Should I trust Doctor Harada?*
**[15:44] [POEM] Reader**
I volunteer to shield the
people with my dark sleeves
**[15:55] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew atop the blades of grass
has been scattered by the winds,
**[16:03] Nishida**
That fool!
**[16:04] Nishida**
*Since I* hasn't been read yet!
**[16:07] Kanade**
But she moved so fast!
**[16:09] Person A**
Did you see that?
**[16:10] Person B**
She was faster than the child prodigy!
**[16:13] [POEM] Reader**
Feel love deepen...
**[16:15] [POEM] Reader**
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
**[16:20] [POEM] Reader**
The sight of the lonely moon...
***SIGN*** makes me wonder how I ever let you fade from my mind
**[16:22] Ririka**
*A fault!*
***SIGN*** covered by the smoky mountain fog
**[16:24] [POEM] Reader**
reminds me of the lonely
dawns after we parted
**[16:34] [POEM] Reader**
Impassioned was your promise of salvation
**[16:40] Mom**
*Ririka!*
**[16:43] Mom**
*You don't have to keep pushing yourself!*
**[16:46] [POEM] Reader**
Alas, another autumn has passed in vain
**[16:56] [POEM] Reader**
Rain takes longer to
dry in the autumn time
**[17:07] Mom**
*If karuta's what you need...*
**[17:10] Mom**
* I just want you to find*
* something you like.*
**[17:14] Mom**
* Something that will*
* help you like yourself.*
**[17:20] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[17:25] Mom**
*Her opponent's also holding back tears?*
**[17:28] Mom**
*Why?*
**[17:31] Taichi**
She made it past the first round.
**[17:32] Taichi**
That's a relief.
**[17:36] Harada**
Hiroshi-kun.
**[17:39] Harada**
I want to give Chihaya-chan
as many weapons as possible.
**[17:45] Harada**
She needs more than her game sense.
**[17:47] Harada**
She needs situational awareness,
timing, accuracy...
**[17:52] Harada**
The most important thing
in karuta is talent,
**[17:55] Harada**
but talent is never equal.
**[17:58] Harada**
She needs more than one weapon to use,
**[18:02] Harada**
so she doesn't find herself overwhelmed
**[18:05] Harada**
by prodigies, like the Queen
and the current Master.
**[18:09] Ririka**
Hey, Chihaya-chan!
Gimme your hand.
**[18:17] Ririka**
This is my lucky mark!
**[18:20] Ririka**
Good luck!
**[18:24] Person A**
Ririka-chan couldn't do it.
**[18:26] Person B**
They said she was the
next Wakamiya Shinobu,
**[18:29] Person B**
but she's not that talented.
**[18:31] Person A**
Well, the Queen is special.
**[18:34] Person A**
It's not fair to compare them.
**[18:35] Person B**
Well, that's true.
**[18:37] Chihaya**
Chocolate!
**[18:43] Ririka**
Mom!
**[18:46] Chihaya**
*I'm sure there was someone*
**[18:49] Chihaya**
*who first encouraged Ririka-chan.*
**[18:53] (Flashback) Arata**
I believe that you have
the talent for Karuta.
**[19:00] Chihaya**
*It's a memory I've always treasured.*
**[19:05] Chihaya**
*I won't let anyone ruin that.*
**[19:08] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Chihaya made it through the first round.
**[19:11] Person A**
Sudo-kun! I lost! I'm so upset!
**[19:12] Person A**
The first round was tough.
**[19:14] Person B**
Class A is completely different.
**[19:14] Sudo**
I thought you were just
participating for the experience.
**[19:17] Person A**
No!
**[19:18] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Chihaya made it through the first round.
Good luck to you, Arata.
**[19:18] Person A**
Since I'm in Class A, I want
to try to become Master!
**[19:25] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Chihaya made it through the first round.
Good luck to you, Arata.
**[19:25] Taichi**
*That's not what I want to say...*
**[19:28] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
**[19:30] Kanade**
You don't need to stuff your mouth!
**[19:32] Kanade**
There's plenty of chocolate left!
**[19:35] Kanade**
This? You want this, too?
**[19:37] Kanade**
Don't spill so much!
**[19:40] Kanade**
It's not ladylike!
**[19:45] Arata**
What? Murao-san lost?
**[19:47] Person A**
Yeah, to a freshman from Seijo University.
**[19:50] Kuri**
Nobody expected him to lose that match.
**[19:54] Kuri**
Murao-kun
**[19:55] ---**
made it to the final match against
the Master two years ago.
**[19:58] Person A**
He hasn't been practicing much, lately.
**[20:05] Murao**
Yo.
**[20:06] Murao**
You won your first match?
**[20:08] Murao**
Congrats.
**[20:14] Murao**
I'm glad you're back.
**[20:18] Murao**
The Nagumo society has a lot of members,
**[20:20] ---**
but there aren't many with the
potential to become Master.
**[20:23] Murao**
Everyone will be pinning
their hopes on you now.
**[20:26] Murao**
However, you'll never make it
past the role of challenger.
**[20:30] Murao**
The Master...
**[20:32] Murao**
Suo Hisashi can't be defeated.
**[20:38] Arata**
Murao-san, Murao-san!
**[20:39] Arata**
Play me next!
**[20:41] Murao**
Arata-kun, you've gotten really strong.
**[20:47] Murao**
I need to become Master
before you catch up to me!
**[21:02] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Chihaya made it through the first round.
My goal is to become the Eastern qualifier finalist,
so you better become the Western qualifier finalist.
**[21:08] Reader**
The second round is about to begin!
**[21:10] Reader**
Will the players please move
to their assigned seats?
# E22 - Just as My Beauty Has Faded
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRGG5793R/just-as-my-beauty-has-faded)
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**[00:03] Chihaya**
Doctor! Big news!
**[00:05] Harada**
What?! Yamamoto Yumi-san?!
**[00:07] Chihaya**
Yes! My next opponent
is Yamamoto Yumi-san!
**[00:11] Harada**
You're really playing against
Yamamoto Yumi-san?!
**[00:13] Harada**
From the Suihoku society?!
**[00:14] Chihaya**
Yes!
**[00:14] Chihaya**
Yamamoto Yumi-san!
**[00:16] Chihaya**
Doctor, what should I do?!
**[00:18] Harada**
Yamamoto Yumi-san...
**[00:20] Harada**
You've got bad luck, Chihaya-chan.
**[00:23] Harada**
Okay, let's try this.
**[00:24] Harada**
Yamamoto...
**[00:25] Taichi**
Excuse me, who is Yamamoto-san?
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
**[00:29] Harada**
Yamamoto Yumi.
***SIGN*** Yamamoto Yumi
**[00:31] Harada**
The previous Queen.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 22
***SIGN*** Just
As
My
Beauty
Has
Faded
**[01:52] Chihaya**
G-Good luck!
**[01:56] Yumi**
*Ayase Chihaya-san...*
**[01:58] Yumi**
*She's just as pretty as everyone said.*
**[02:01] Yumi**
* She's nothing like me,*
* with my plain looks and name.*
**[02:06] Yumi**
*I'm already sick of her.*
**[02:08] Yumi**
*Why are her eyes shining?*
**[02:11] Yumi**
*That just makes it harder.*
**[02:12] Reader**
We will now proceed with fifteen minutes
**[02:15] ---**
of memorization time for the second round.
**[02:16] Reader**
You have until 11:17 by that clock.
**[02:26] Yumi**
*Why did I enter this tournament again?*
**[02:32] Chihaya**
* I'm playing the previous*
* Queen, Yamamoto Yumi-san.*
**[02:35] Chihaya**
*Th-This is...*
**[02:40] Chihaya**
*Five one-syllable cards on her side?!*
**[02:42] Chihaya**
*Seven three-syllable cards!*
**[02:44] Chihaya**
*Everything else is a two-syllable card!*
**[02:46] Chihaya**
*I can attack like crazy!*
**[02:49] Chihaya**
*Luck is on my side!*
**[03:03] Chihaya**
*I missed the Queen match this year,*
**[03:06] (Flashback) Chihaya**
but I saw last year's at Dr. Harada's house.
**[03:09] (Flashback) Reader**
Miss Yamamoto, congratulations
on your first Queen title.
**[03:13] (Flashback) Reader**
Your moment of glory comes in
your last year of college.
**[03:15] (Flashback) Reader**
How do you feel right now?
**[03:20] (Flashback) Yumi**
Coach Kitano...
**[03:23] (Flashback) Harada**
I really hate Kitano, but he
has a model student here!
**[03:28] (Flashback) Harada**
When you kids become Master or Queen,
**[03:30] (Flashback) ---**
make sure you call my name!
**[03:33] Chihaya**
* I don't really remember*
* how the match went.*
**[03:37] Chihaya**
* Just that she absolutely*
* refused to give up.*
**[03:41] Chihaya**
*That she called her teacher's name.*
**[03:43] Chihaya**
*Her tears.*
**[03:46] Chihaya**
*A posture that took years to perfect.*
**[03:50] Chihaya**
*And the calluses to show for it.*
**[03:52] Chihaya**
* She worked hard to make*
* her dream come true.*
**[03:55] Harada**
*The previous Queen is strong,*
**[03:58] Harada**
* but you've learned when to*
* give yourself the go sign.*
**[04:02] Harada**
* You can control a match*
* against the previous queen.*
***SIGN*** Is that Ayase's opponent?
***SIGN*** I've seen her before at the Suihoku society,
***SIGN*** but I've never seen her practice.
**[04:20] Kanade**
She has an office job,
so we're on different schedules.
**[04:24] Taichi**
Nishida, you've been
in the Suihoku society
**[04:26] ---**
since you were little,
so you should know.
**[04:28] Taichi**
What's Yamamoto Yuri-san like?
**[04:32] Taichi**
Wait, what?!
**[04:33] Nishida**
102, 103, 104...
**[04:36] Nishida**
I was burned...
**[04:38] Nishida**
Lost by 20 cards...
**[04:40] Kanade**
He hasn't recovered from the shock
**[04:42] ---**
of losing to Sudo-san from Hokuo.
**[04:44] Taichi**
Hey, Nishida. You okay?
**[04:47] Nishida**
This was the first time
I ever met a real sadist.
**[04:52] Sudo**
It's too bad I don't get to eat you
**[04:54] ---**
after roasting you in a karuta match,
**[04:57] Sudo**
since it'd be bad for my health.
**[04:59] Nishida**
I can't believe Ayase actually beat him.
**[05:02] Nishida**
I'm scared. Class A is scary.
**[05:04] Nishida**
There are all these monsters
that I can't beat!
**[05:07] Taichi**
There, there.
**[05:08] Taichi**
By the way, what's Yamamoto
Yuri-san's karuta like?
**[05:11] Nishida**
Yamamoto Yumi! Yumin!
**[05:13] Taichi**
Huh? Sorry.
**[05:15] Taichi**
Wait, Yumin?
**[05:17] Nishida**
Yumin's playing style is
persistent and stubborn.
**[05:21] Nishida**
After she became Queen,
she settled down a bit,
**[05:26] Nishida**
but the real Yumin is...
**[05:28] Kita**
Idiot!
**[05:30] Kita**
Stop talking with that Shiranami
boy and come over here!
**[05:33] Kita**
Kana-chan and Komano-kun, too!
**[05:35] ---**
You're with us now!
**[05:36] Both**
Huh?
**[05:37] Kita**
Cheer for Yumin!
**[05:39] Kita**
Watch her reclaim the title of Queen!
**[05:43] Kita**
Cheer her on!
**[05:45] Nishida**
*Coach...*
**[05:47] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[05:55] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[05:56] Person A**
* It's starting to get warm*
* now that the sun is out.*
**[05:59] Person A**
* We'll need to take a*
* break to air out the room.*
**[06:01] Person A**
*The players won't last much longer.*
**[06:05] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[06:14] [POEM] Reader**
May the scarlet kadsuras of Mount
Afusaka live up to their name
**[06:22] Chihaya**
*Her swing is compact and measured.*
**[06:24] Chihaya**
*Her body knows how far away each card is.*
**[06:27] Chihaya**
*I'm impressed.*
**[06:33] Chihaya**
*Even the air feels too warm.*
**[06:36] (Flashback) Harada**
The heat works against
us in this tournament.
**[06:39] Chihaya**
*You're absolutely right, Doctor!*
**[06:41] Chihaya**
*But... I like it.*
**[06:45] Chihaya**
*Normal people can never join us here.*
**[06:47] Chihaya**
*The players are all in Class A.*
**[06:50] Chihaya**
*Every little sound matters.*
**[06:52] Chihaya**
*We all understand how important sound is.*
**[06:52] [POEM] Reader**
and allow us this secret rendezvous
**[06:55] Chihaya**
* Top-class readers are used for*
* the Master and Queen qualifiers,*
**[07:01] [POEM] Reader**
The hazy early morning light
comes not from the moon
**[07:04] Chihaya**
*and I'm playing against the previous Queen!*
**[07:08] Chihaya**
*This is fun!*
**[07:09] Taichi**
*She got it!*
**[07:10] Nishida**
Nice!
**[07:15] Chihaya**
*Stay on the attack!*
**[07:17] [POEM] Chihaya**
My fear is not...
**[07:18] Chihaya**
*Attack!*
**[07:19] [POEM] Reader**
After I determined...
**[07:20] Chihaya**
*Attack!*
***SIGN*** Three in a row!
**[07:22] Kanade**
She even managed to win
a three-syllable card!
**[07:24] Taichi**
*She hasn't committed any faults today.*
**[07:27] Taichi**
*She's on a roll!*
**[07:28] Nishida**
Huh?
**[07:32] Kita**
*You're still in good shape, Yumin!*
**[07:34] Kita**
*You can win!*
**[07:35] Kita**
*It's time to get stubborn!*
**[07:40] Yumi**
* This girl is in high school,*
* much like the Queen.*
**[07:44] Yumi**
*Young, beautiful, and talented at karuta.*
**[07:48] Yumi**
*God is so unfair.*
**[07:52] Yumi**
*All I have is karuta.*
**[07:59] Yumi**
* Karuta has been my life*
* since I was a child.*
**[08:03] Yumi**
*And yet...*
**[08:08] Yumi**
* After working ten years to*
* earn the title of Queen,*
**[08:11] Yumi**
* I lost that title to Wakamiya*
* Shinobu a year later.*
**[08:15] Yumi**
* A fifteen-year-old was able to*
* prevent me from playing my karuta.*
**[08:20] Yumi**
* She's probably forgotten*
* about me already.*
**[08:26] Yumi**
*That's how strong she was.*
**[08:31] Yumi**
* If I win here, I still have*
* to face her in the end...*
**[08:37] Yumi**
*I can't win...*
**[08:40] Person A**
*It's so hot... I'm dying...*
**[08:43] Person B**
*Hey, look at the condensation.*
**[08:45] Person C**
*How hot is it inside?*
**[08:50] Kita**
*Why does the window have to fog up?!*
**[08:53] Kita**
*Yumin won't be able to see us!*
**[08:56] Kita**
*You can still stage a comeback, Yumin!*
**[08:59] Kita**
*You can win!*
**[09:00] [POEM] Reader**
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
**[09:09] [POEM] Reader**
While I sigh and lament how the one
I love does not feel the same,
**[09:10] Nishida**
Four in a row for Ayase!
**[09:12] Nishida**
You were so close, Yumin!
**[09:22] Chihaya**
*Huh?*
**[09:28] Chihaya**
*Why did she smile?*
**[09:32] Chihaya**
*She's played karuta all her life,*
**[09:35] Chihaya**
*yet she's leaning back.*
**[09:37] Chihaya**
*She isn't following through on her swing.*
**[09:40] Chihaya**
*The previous Queen...*
**[09:41] Chihaya**
*Someone who achieved her dream...*
**[09:44] Chihaya**
*...is losing her passion?*
**[09:48] Person A**
What's wrong with Yumin?
**[09:49] Person A**
Will she be okay?
**[09:50] Kita**
Of course she will!
**[09:52] Kita**
Yumin's tenacity is about to kick in!
**[10:00] (Flashback) Kita**
It was an unfortunate ending.
**[10:02] (Flashback) Kita**
You haven't been practicing as
much because you have a job now.
**[10:07] (Flashback) Kita**
Yumin, you can avenge yourself
against Wakamiya next year.
**[10:10] (Flashback) Kita**
Eighth place in the national tournament?
**[10:13] (Flashback) ---**
That's a pity.
**[10:14] (Flashback) Kita**
I know you could have placed higher.
**[10:16] (Flashback) Kita**
What's wrong, Yumin?
**[10:17] (Flashback) Kita**
You lost in the second round
of the Kanezawa tournament?
**[10:20] (Flashback) Kita**
Yumin, it just wasn't your day!
**[10:23] (Flashback) Kita**
Don't worry.
**[10:24] (Flashback) Kita**
In terms of skill, you're number one!
**[10:27] (Flashback) Yumi**
Yes, I'll try my best.
**[10:35] Nishida**
*She's tired.*
**[10:37] Nishida**
*Not tired of losing.*
**[10:40] Nishida**
* She's tired of failing*
* to meet expectations.*
**[10:50] Chihaya**
*It's so hot in this room,*
**[10:52] Chihaya**
*but her soul is growing colder.*
**[10:57] (Flashback) Harada**
Chihaya-chan, you've learned when
to give yourself the go sign.
**[11:06] Chihaya**
*Dr. Harada...*
**[11:08] Chihaya**
* I won't let a person who's given*
* up take a single card off me!*
***SIGN*** The condensation's so bad that we can't see inside.
**[11:23] Kanade**
It must be really hot in there.
**[11:26] Kanade**
I wonder if Chihaya-chan is okay.
**[11:30] Taichi**
*Hang in there, Chihaya!*
**[11:32] Nishida**
Yumin...
**[11:38] Kita**
I can't see anything!
**[11:40] Kita**
The window's so fogged up
that I can't see a thing!
**[11:42] Person A**
Coach Kitano, you have to stay quiet!
**[11:46] Kita**
Idiot.
**[11:56] Yumi**
Huh?
**[11:57] [POEM] Reader**
Long last we meet...
**[11:59] Yumi**
*That was a dead card.*
**[12:00] [POEM] Reader**
When the misty bridge...
**[12:03] Yumi**
* Why is she swinging so*
* hard on a dead card?*
**[12:09] [POEM] Reader**
Gust of wind...
**[12:12] (Flashback) Nishida**
Five in a row for Ayase!
**[12:14] (Flashback) Nishida**
Yumin!
**[12:15] (Flashback) Yumi**
She's going hard after every card?
**[12:17] (Flashback) Yumi**
Why?
**[12:19] (Flashback) Yumi**
She was being careful before.
**[12:21] (Flashback) Yumi**
It's like she thinks she
can dominate this match.
**[12:28] (Flashback) Yumi**
Dominate?
**[12:32] Person A**
It's getting hard to see.
**[12:33] Person B**
Is it really that much hotter inside?
**[12:37] Person C**
Can we get someone to wipe
the windows from the inside?
***SIGN*** Class A matches are incredible.
**[12:45] Kanade**
Yes,
**[12:46] Kanade**
but I'm a little sad.
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[12:51] Kanade**
I mean...
**[12:53] Kanade**
Nobody is actually
listening to the poems.
***SIGN*** That...
***SIGN*** might be true.
**[13:00] Kanade**
But...
**[13:03] [POEM] Reader**
The emotions experienced
after a long-awaited reunion
**[13:10] [POEM] Reader**
banish any lingering memories of the past
**[13:17] Kanade**
*Her voice is so clear!*
**[13:20] Kanade**
* Like there isn't a glass*
* window between us.*
**[13:23] Kanade**
*Because she's reading poetry...*
**[13:25] Kanade**
*Poetry can transcend any barrier.*
***SIGN*** Readers are pretty amazing.
***SIGN*** They have ranks and exams.
***SIGN*** There are less than ten special readers
**[13:39] ---**
qualified for the Master match.
**[13:42] Kanade**
Special readers...
**[13:44] Kanade**
How hard is it to become one?
**[13:52] Kanade**
*Chihaya-chan...*
**[13:54] Kanade**
*Listen to the poems.*
**[13:56] Yumi**
*She thinks that her victory is in sight.*
**[13:59] Yumi**
* What's with them?*
* First, Wakamiya Shinobu, now, this girl...*
**[14:03] Yumi**
* They expect every player to*
* be oozing with confidence.*
**[14:06] Yumi**
*I lost my confidence a long time ago!*
**[14:09] Yumi**
*But that's why I understand now.*
**[14:12] Yumi**
*You can't let your passion take over.*
**[14:16] [POEM] Reader**
Impassioned was your...
**[14:20] Taichi**
She went for "Impassionate"
instead of "Impassioned was"!
**[14:23] Taichi**
Did Chihaya hear wrong?
***SIGN*** And she touched a card on the opponent's side
**[14:28] ---**
while the correct one was on her own!
***SIGN*** It's a double fault!
**[14:32] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan...
**[14:33] Kita**
I can't see!
I can't see a thing!
**[14:37] Chihaya**
*What am I doing?*
**[14:42] Yumi**
*She made a mistake.*
**[14:44] Yumi**
*Pathetic.*
**[14:46] Yumi**
* The previous Queen needs her*
* opponents to make mistakes.*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[14:51] Yumi**
*From a 7 card lead to a 4 card lead.*
**[14:54] Yumi**
* I've played hundreds*
* of matches, so I know.*
**[14:57] Yumi**
*The match will be determined here.*
**[15:00] Chihaya**
*What am I doing?*
**[15:02] Chihaya**
*How could I make a mistake now?*
**[15:04] Chihaya**
*How could I mess up "Impassionate"?*
**[15:06] Chihaya**
*Why?*
**[15:08] Yumi**
*I still have a chance.*
**[15:11] Yumi**
*I can do this.*
**[15:20] Person A**
Ki-Kitano-san!
**[15:22] Person A**
You can't open a window during the match!
**[15:24] Kita**
Fool!
**[15:25] Kita**
If it's too hot, they're
going to suffocate!
**[15:28] Kita**
You have to let some air in
**[15:30] Kita**
or the players will keep suffering!
**[15:32] Person A**
You're not supposed to do
anything without permission!
**[15:34] Kita**
I don't give a damn!
Wipe the windows!
**[15:37] Harada**
*Coach Kitano...*
**[15:39] Chihaya**
That feels so good.
**[15:41] Yumi**
You just helped my opponent recover.
**[15:45] Person A**
Come on, Kitano-san! That's enough!
**[15:48] Kita**
You're still in good shape!
**[15:50] Kita**
Play your own karuta!
**[15:54] Person A**
Enough already!
**[15:56] Person A**
I'm going to close the window.
**[15:58] Kita**
If you don't want me to
open the window again,
**[15:59] ---**
you better wipe it every ten minutes!
**[16:03] Yumi**
*Coach Kitano...*
**[16:05] Person A**
*My own karuta...*
**[16:06] Person B**
*Yes, my own karuta...*
**[16:08] Person C**
*My own karuta...*
**[16:09] Yumi**
* He just helped every simple-minded*
* player in the room.*
**[16:13] Chihaya**
*My own karuta...*
**[16:18] Yumi**
*My own karuta.*
**[16:21] (Flashback) Kita**
Next time, you can avenge
yourself against Wakamiya.
**[16:24] (Flashback) Kita**
You should be excited, Yumin.
**[16:27] (Flashback) Kita**
You get to be a challenger again!
**[16:33] Chihaya**
*My own karuta.*
**[16:41] Chihaya**
*My own...*
**[16:43] Chihaya**
* The karuta that comes from all the*
* practice I've done with everyone.*
**[16:47] Chihaya**
*I'm going to play...*
**[16:49] Yumi**
*My own karuta!*
**[16:50] [POEM] Reader**
Alas, another autumn has passed in vain
**[17:00] [POEM] Reader**
I know that my heart is all aflutter
**[17:01] Chihaya**
*Yes! Got it!*
**[17:02] Yumi**
What? Please wait.
**[17:05] Yumi**
I believe that card is mine.
**[17:07] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:10] Chihaya**
But I'm the one who hit it...
**[17:12] Yumi**
You may have knocked it away,
**[17:14] Yumi**
but my pinky touched it first.
**[17:18] Yumi**
Like this.
**[17:18] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:20] Yumi**
You just happened to knock it away.
**[17:23] Chihaya**
B-But...
**[17:25] Yumi**
Are you sure you touched it first?
**[17:28] Yumi**
I saw everything happen.
**[17:29] Yumi**
My pinky was on the edge of the card.
**[17:33] Chihaya**
But, um...
**[17:34] Chihaya**
I think I was first...
**[17:36] Yumi**
After that, you knocked
the card away from above.
**[17:40] Yumi**
Watch.
**[17:41] Yumi**
This is what happened.
**[17:42] Chihaya**
U-Um...
**[17:45] Chihaya**
Then you can take it...
**[17:49] Taichi**
What was that?
**[17:51] Nishida**
Sh-She's back!
**[17:53] Nishida**
The legendary Contest Yumi!
**[17:58] Taichi**
Contest Yumi?
**[17:59] Nishida**
Yeah.
**[18:01] Nishida**
She's known for contesting every close call
with absolute confidence.
***SIGN*** I touched it first. I'm positive!
**[18:08] Nishida**
While she's arguing, everyone
else has to stop playing,
**[18:12] Nishida**
so most people frown upon her habit.
**[18:15] Nishida**
She stopped because it was
unfitting for the Queen.
**[18:21] Yumi**
*That doesn't matter anymore.*
**[18:23] Yumi**
*I'm just a challenger now.*
**[18:25] Chihaya**
*Th-This makes it harder...*
**[18:29] Yumi**
Your right hand is on the playing field.
**[18:32] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[18:33] Chihaya**
Oh, I'm sorry!
**[18:35] Chihaya**
*She's making it harder.*
**[18:37] Chihaya**
*Focus... Focus!*
**[18:40] Chihaya**
* It might be harder, but I still have*
* to focus on taking the cards I can!*
**[18:44] Chihaya**
* There are plenty of my*
* sweet cards on the field!*
**[18:47] [POEM] Reader**
and by no fault of mine
**[18:56] [POEM] Reader**
Swift waters parted...
**[19:02] Kita**
Yes!
**[19:03] Nishida**
She did it!
**[19:04] Yumi**
*You seem to be confused.*
**[19:11] Yumi**
* I'm supposed to keep one-syllable*
* cards on my own side.*
**[19:18] Chihaya**
* "I won't let her take a*
* single card off me."*
**[19:21] Chihaya**
*Why would I think that?*
**[19:25] Chihaya**
*I'm playing against the previous queen!*
**[19:38] [POEM] Reader**
No matter where...
**[19:40] [POEM] Reader**
For the cold nights...
**[19:43] Taichi**
*Karuta is scary...*
**[19:46] Taichi**
*Chihaya has lost all of her confidence.*
**[19:50] Taichi**
*She's freezing up and making mistakes.*
**[19:52] Taichi**
* I didn't realize that mental*
* strength was so important.*
**[19:56] Taichi**
*Mental strength.*
**[20:00] Taichi**
*How badly you want it...*
**[20:05] Chihaya**
Yes!
**[20:05] Yumi**
Please wait.
**[20:07] Yumi**
I touched that card before you did.
**[20:09] Chihaya**
What?
**[20:10] Yumi**
Look, I hit it here.
**[20:12] Person A**
That pair keeps arguing.
**[20:14] Person B**
The match will never end.
**[20:17] Nishida**
*Don't worry about it, Yumin.*
**[20:19] Nishida**
* People will remember your*
* tendency to contest cards,*
**[20:22] Nishida**
* but your karuta happens to*
* be that much more refined,*
**[20:26] ---**
*that much more accurate.*
**[20:28] Nishida**
* Everyone here knows how difficult*
* it is to get to that point.*
**[20:36] [POEM] Reader**
I hide in the mountains, only to
hear the haunting cry of a deer
**[20:42] Nishida**
*You can do it!*
**[20:44] Kita**
*Yumin!*
**[20:47] [POEM] Reader**
None are left...
**[20:53] Kita**
You did it, Yumin!
**[21:00] Yumi**
Thank you very much.
**[21:06] Yumi**
Thank you very much.
# E23 - The Night is Nearly Past
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRE5X0PV6/the-night-is-nearly-past)
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**[00:01] [POEM] Reader**
None are left who know me
**[00:10] Yumi**
Thank you very much.
**[00:12] Yumi**
Thank you very much.
**[00:18] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 23
***SIGN*** The
Night
Is
Nearly
Past
**[01:37] Yumi**
Yamamoto Yumi: won by four cards.
**[01:39] Kita**
Yumin!
**[01:41] Kita**
You're well on your way to
reclaiming the title of Queen!
***SIGN*** Great Expectations
**[01:45] Kita**
Get plenty of rest!
**[01:47] Kita**
You'll have to play four more matches
before you reach the final!
**[01:50] Yumi**
*So much pressure...*
**[01:53] Yumi**
*But if there weren't any expectations,*
**[01:55] ---**
*I would have run away already.*
**[02:08] Taichi**
Chihaya!
**[02:11] Yumi**
*I won't run away.*
**[02:13] Taichi**
What are you doing? Get out of there!
**[02:17] Kanade**
Please come out, Chihaya-chan!
***SIGN*** Ayase, I have chocolate for you!
**[02:20] Nishida**
Sorry about cheering for
Yumin the whole time!
**[02:24] Sudo**
Cheer up.
**[02:26] Sudo**
I've heard that beautiful
girls look better bald.
**[02:30] Sudo**
I'll leave my e-mail address,
so send me an "after" picture.
**[02:35] Taichi**
Sudo-san...
**[02:36] Taichi**
We'll shave our heads, so spare Chihaya!
**[02:40] Sudo**
What?
**[02:41] Kanade**
I'm willing to cut my hair really short!
**[02:43] Nishida**
You stay out of it, Kana-chan!
**[02:45] Harada**
What's that?
**[02:48] Harada**
Whoever loses first has
to shave their head?
**[02:51] Harada**
Chihaya-chan's so stupid.
**[02:53] Nishida**
We know! Our captain is stupid!
**[02:56] Harada**
Then Sudo-kun, if I beat you,
the bet is off.
**[03:02] Sudo**
I don't believe that you're my
opponent in the third round.
**[03:07] Harada**
Are you planning on losing?
**[03:09] Harada**
If not, we'll run into
each other at some point.
**[03:13] Sudo**
You better not lose before we play.
**[03:15] Harada**
Worry more about yourself.
**[03:18] Kanade**
H-He's so cool!
**[03:20] Both**
What?!
**[03:22] Nishida**
No, I'll shave my head!
***SIGN*** Me, too!
**[03:23] Nishida**
I said it first!
***SIGN*** I probably look fine with a shaved head, so I'll do it!
**[03:27] Nishida**
I'll look better than you will!
**[03:30] Nishida**
I-Is she asleep?
**[03:33] Nishida**
Isn't that what normally happens?
**[03:35] Nishida**
It's been an hour.
***SIGN*** It's possible.
**[03:39] Taichi**
You can go back downstairs, Nishida.
**[03:42] Taichi**
You need to cheer for Yamamoto-san.
**[03:45] Taichi**
I'll stay here, so Oe-san
and Komano can also go.
**[03:48] Kanade**
We'll stay here with you-
**[04:04] Taichi**
*She isn't asleep.*
**[04:10] Taichi**
*She can't sleep now.*
**[04:25] Taichi**
Chihaya, Arata says he's won his
third round match.
**[04:31] Taichi**
I'm mail buddies with Arata now.
**[04:36] Taichi**
I was going to give you his address
once the qualifiers were over.
**[04:41] Taichi**
I'm not lying.
**[04:45] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Got through the third round.
How's Chihaya doing?
**[04:45] Taichi**
He's really amazing.
**[05:02] Kanade**
Dr. Harada and Sudo-san both won,
**[05:04] Kanade**
and they're playing each
other in the fourth round!
**[05:06] Kanade**
We have to go cheer for him!
**[05:12] Taichi**
Chihaya, come out.
**[05:15] Taichi**
Let's go cheer him on.
**[05:19] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[05:23] Taichi**
* I know how much it hurts to*
* lose after trying your best.*
**[05:27] Taichi**
*You don't want to face anyone.*
**[05:31] Taichi**
*I know how it feels,*
**[05:33] Taichi**
*but my words won't be able to reach her.*
**[05:37] Taichi**
*Only Arata can help her.*
**[05:48] Chihaya**
What are you doing?!
**[05:51] Chihaya**
You have to go watch
Dr. Harada and Sudo-san play!
**[05:56] Chihaya**
Next year, they'll be
your rivals in Class A!
**[05:59] Chihaya**
You have to go watch them
play, not cheer them on!
**[06:04] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan.
**[06:06] Kanade**
The prez stayed behind because
he was worried about you.
**[06:09] Chihaya**
Oh, that's right.
**[06:11] Chihaya**
Sorry.
**[06:14] Chihaya**
Sorry.
**[06:15] Chihaya**
Let's go, Taichi.
**[06:20] Taichi**
*Yeah, I'm hopeless...*
**[06:26] Taichi**
*Hopelessly in love.*
***SIGN*** Sudo Akita
***SIGN*** Harada Hidehiro
**[06:31] Harada**
Yes!
**[06:35] Kita**
He's so loud.
**[06:41] Sudo**
*His knees are starting to give.*
**[06:43] Sudo**
* I should go easy on him*
* since he's getting old.*
**[06:47] Sudo**
*Except, I'm not in a position to do that.*
**[06:54] Chihaya**
*I didn't want her to contest every card,*
**[06:56] ---**
* so I started moving*
* faster than I needed to.*
**[07:00] Chihaya**
*That was a tactic I never knew about.*
**[07:04] Taichi**
Aren't you cold?
**[07:05] Taichi**
Put this on.
**[07:06] Chihaya**
Huh? It's okay.
**[07:08] Taichi**
You look like you're cold, so put it on.
**[07:17] Chihaya**
Everyone was cheering
watching outside, right?
**[07:21] Chihaya**
Weren't you cold?
**[07:22] Kanade**
It was pretty warm during the day.
**[07:26] Chihaya**
* They were standing outside*
* the entire time.*
**[07:33] Chihaya**
Thank you.
**[07:35] Chihaya**
Sorry.
**[07:39] Chihaya**
* I lost because I was*
* too focused on myself.*
**[07:46] Kanade**
He did it!
**[07:47] Taichi**
Dr. Harada!
**[07:53] Sudo**
*I lost by three cards.*
**[07:55] Sudo**
*He's not human...*
**[07:57] Sudo**
*He's an intelligent bear.*
***SIGN*** Roar
**[08:00] Taichi**
Dr. Harada!
**[08:01] Nishida**
Thank you for saving Ayase's hair!
**[08:04] Harada**
Hmm? What are you talking about?
**[08:06] Nishida**
Huh?
**[08:08] Harada**
Oh!
**[08:10] Taichi**
*He only cared about his own victory.*
**[08:12] Taichi**
*He never changes.*
**[08:18] Harada**
Chihaya-chan, you didn't thank
your opponent after the match.
**[08:24] Harada**
That was wrong of you.
**[08:26] Harada**
No matter how upset you are,
**[08:28] ---**
you must thank your opponent.
**[08:32] Chihaya**
Yes, sir!
**[08:33] Person A**
The semi-finals will
begin in ten minutes.
**[08:35] Person A**
Will the players will please step inside.
**[08:37] Harada**
Oh, it's time.
**[08:40] Harada**
Only two more wins...
**[08:44] Harada**
Two more wins...
**[08:55] Chihaya**
* Dr. Harada lost a close*
* match in the semi-finals.*
**[09:00] Chihaya**
* The Eastern finalists this year*
* are Tsuboguchi Hiroshi*
**[09:03] Chihaya**
* from the Shiranami society*
* for the Master match,*
**[09:08] Chihaya**
* and Yamamoto Yumi from the Suihoku*
* society for the Queen match.*
**[09:13] Chihaya**
*In one month,*
**[09:14] ---**
* they'll be playing a*
* best-of-three match*
**[09:18] Chihaya**
*against the Western finalists*
**[09:20] ---**
* for the right to challenge*
* the Master and Queen in January.*
**[09:25] Chihaya**
Kanai-san...
**[09:28] Kanai**
See you next year, rival.
**[09:31] Chihaya**
*The long day is finally over,*
**[09:33] Chihaya**
* and the rest of us will spend*
* the next year as losers.*
**[09:44] Chihaya**
What?
**[09:46] Wata**
I see you every morning here,
**[09:49] Wata**
and you're seriously cute.
**[09:52] Wata**
Interested in going out with me?
**[09:56] Kanade**
You should turn him down!
**[09:57] Chihaya**
What? Just like that?
**[09:59] Kanade**
Of course.
**[10:00] Kanade**
It's a boy from a different school
who knows nothing about you.
**[10:03] Chihaya**
But, but!
**[10:04] Chihaya**
It's the first time anyone's
ever asked me out!
**[10:06] Chihaya**
If I let this chance slip away,
I might not get another one!
**[10:09] Nishida**
The first time?
**[10:11] Nishida**
That's beauty in vain.
***SIGN*** But after spending all this time with her,
**[10:15] ---**
she doesn't even seem
that beautiful anymore.
**[10:17] Kanade**
I'm pretty sure that the reason nobody
**[10:19] ---**
from our school approaches her
**[10:20] ---**
is because she's always with Mashima-kun.
**[10:23] Nishida**
Why?
**[10:25] Taichi**
Go ahead and give it a shot.
**[10:28] Chihaya**
Taichi?
**[10:29] Taichi**
You need to experience it for yourself.
**[10:32] Taichi**
It won't work.
**[10:34] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[10:35] Taichi**
You can't go out with a guy who
hasn't seen you play karuta.
**[10:41] Chihaya**
Oh...
**[10:43] Chihaya**
But I'm already getting a bunch
of e-mails and phone calls...
**[10:46] Kanade**
You gave him your number?!
**[10:52] Taichi**
I blocked his number.
**[10:53] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[10:54] Taichi**
Starting tomorrow,
**[10:56] ---**
wake up early and ride
the same train as me.
**[11:00] Kanade**
*In the Tentoku Imperial Court Poetry Contest*
***SIGN*** Mibu no Tadami
As my love first came to realization,
word had already spread
***SIGN*** Taira no Kanemori
Since I could not hide my love,
people would always ask if
I was pining for someone
**[11:02] ---**
*that was held by Emperor Murakami in 960,*
**[11:06] Kanade**
* there were two poems that*
* were especially beautiful.*
**[11:10] Kanade**
* As I watch the prez,*
* those poems come to mind.*
**[11:13] Kanade**
* Poems about a love that*
* cannot be concealed.*
**[11:17] Kanade**
* The nincompoops in our*
* club have no clue!*
***SIGN*** nin
***SIGN*** I've never blocked anyone before
***SIGN*** com
***SIGN*** Me either
***SIGN*** poop
***SIGN*** Goodbye, Watanabe-kun...
**[11:20] Kanade**
*But I understand, prez!*
**[11:23] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Wataya Arata - Cell
Wataya Arata - Fukui Home
**[11:26] Chihaya**
* I haven't been able to bring*
* myself to send him an e-mail.*
**[11:27] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Wataya Arata - Cell
Wataya Arata - Fukui Home
**[11:29] Chihaya**
*Taichi even gave me his address...*
**[11:34] Chihaya**
* Arata lost in the fourth*
* round of the Western qualifier.*
**[11:40] Chihaya**
*How does he feel right now?*
**[11:42] Chihaya**
*How upset is he?*
**[11:45] Chihaya**
* There are so many things I*
* want to talk to him about.*
**[11:50] Arata**
*I need more...*
**[11:51] Arata**
*More practice, more effort, more time!*
**[11:56] Arata**
*I was away for too long.*
**[11:58] Arata**
* I shouldn't have stopped playing*
* karuta for a single day!*
**[12:02] Arata**
Thank you very much.
**[12:04] Arata**
* Takemura-san, the Western finalist,*
* wasn't especially good,*
**[12:10] Arata**
* but he had the momentum of ranking*
* in four tournaments this year,*
**[12:13] Arata**
*plus the stamina to last six matches.*
**[12:16] Arata**
* The qualifiers are as*
* serious as it gets.*
**[12:19] Arata**
* I'll have to treat every practice*
* match like a real one.*
**[12:23] Person A**
Let's begin the third match.
**[12:27] Person A**
Oh, Daisuke-kun.
**[12:28] Person A**
You're playing Arata-kun next.
**[12:30] Daisuke**
What? I don't wanna
play him. He's scary.
**[12:34] Daisuke**
Scary!
**[12:36] Person A**
Coach, there isn't anyone
left for Wataya-kun to play.
**[12:40] Kuri**
And Murao-kun didn't show up again.
**[12:47] Murao**
What is it?
**[12:48] Murao**
You here to tell me to come practice?
**[12:51] Arata**
Yes.
**[12:52] Murao**
That's not like you.
**[12:55] Murao**
You never used to stick your
nose where it didn't belong.
**[12:58] Murao**
After all, you're the one who quit
karuta for a year and a half.
**[13:01] Murao**
Yet, now you're telling
me I need to practice?
**[13:06] Murao**
I know you want to get better,
**[13:09] ---**
but I can't help you practice.
**[13:11] Murao**
Say "hi" to everyone at the
Nagumo society for me.
**[13:14] Arata**
I...
**[13:18] Arata**
I regret it.
**[13:21] Arata**
I regret running away from karuta.
**[13:24] Arata**
You can't...
**[13:26] Arata**
You can't spend too much time
away from karuta, Murao-san!
**[13:29] Arata**
You'll lose your chance
to become Master!
**[13:33] Murao**
S-Scary...
***SIGN*** Shiver
**[13:36] Murao**
You really scare me.
**[13:38] Murao**
The point of karuta is to become Master?
**[13:44] Murao**
I can no longer play
karuta at that level.
**[13:48] Murao**
Let me know if you ever
want to play for fun.
**[13:52] Murao**
Good night.
**[14:01] Arata**
*It's not like me*
**[14:03] Arata**
*to stick my nose in...*
**[14:10] Arata**
*I'll be back.*
**[14:17] Chihaya**
Kana-chan, you look happy.
**[14:19] Kanade**
That's because there's finally
a match in formal dress!
**[14:27] Chihaya**
*The Tokyo Otsuka Karuta Memorial Hall.*
**[14:30] Chihaya**
* Where the Master and Queen*
* challenger matches are held*
**[14:33] ---**
*between the East and West finalists.*
**[14:36] Chihaya**
* The matches are best-of-three*
* and the players wear hakama.*
**[14:40] Chihaya**
*The first player to achieve two wins*
**[14:41] ---**
*earns the right to challenge*
**[14:43] ---**
*the Master or Queen at Omi Jingu in January.*
***SIGN*** Master/Queen Challenger Final
Hosted by the National Karuta Association
**[14:50] Chihaya**
*I can't help but think...*
**[14:54] Chihaya**
*If I hadn't lost my cool,*
**[14:57] ---**
*I would be sitting there right now.*
**[15:04] Tsuboguchi**
* I won the East qualifier*
* because Dr. Harada tired out*
**[15:09] ---**
*Kotegawa-kun in the semi-final for me.*
***SIGN*** Grunt
**[15:15] Tsuboguchi**
*Watch me play, Doctor.*
***SIGN*** Best of luck
**[15:32] Chihaya**
*Don't be too arrogant.*
**[15:35] Chihaya**
* Could I have been sitting there*
* if I tried a little harder?*
***SIGN*** Master/Queen Challenger Final
**[15:39] Chihaya**
* The players there represent*
* East and West Japan.*
**[15:42] Person A**
We will now begin!
**[15:44] Chihaya**
*They're representing us!*
**[15:46] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring...
**[16:09] Daisuke**
I'm scared!
**[16:11] Arata**
Thank you very much.
**[16:13] Daisuke**
Thank you very much.
**[16:17] Daisuke**
Arata-niichan.
**[16:19] Daisuke**
I'll become stronger!
**[16:23] Daisuke**
I'll do my best!
**[16:25] Daisuke**
I'll keep playing until I'm sick of it!
**[16:28] Daisuke**
Okay?
**[16:31] Kuri**
We have our challengers!
**[16:33] Kuri**
The challenger for Master
is Takemura-kun.
**[16:35] Kuri**
The challenger for Queen
is Yamamoto Yumi-san.
**[16:39] Tsuboguchi**
That was tough!
**[16:41] Tsuboguchi**
Seriously, three games
against the same opponent?
**[16:45] Tsuboguchi**
Takemura-san is
like an armored tank!
**[16:49] Tsuboguchi**
It's so hot.
**[16:50] Tsuboguchi**
Can I take this thing off yet?
**[16:52] Tsuboguchi**
It's completely soaked with sweat.
**[17:03] (Flashback) Tsuboguchi**
The Shiranami society dream
**[17:06] (Flashback) Tsuboguchi**
is to produce a Master one day!
**[17:29] Chihaya**
*It hurts!*
**[17:33] Chihaya**
*It hurts!*
**[17:35] Chihaya**
*I want to be able to look back one day*
**[17:38] ---**
*and say it was all worth it.*
**[17:43] Horikawa**
I'm worried about you, Chi-chan.
**[17:45] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:46] Chihaya**
I'll be fine, Michiru-chan!
**[17:48] Chihaya**
I placed 290th on the second term exam!
**[17:50] Horikawa**
I'm not talking about school.
**[17:52] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[17:53] Horikawa**
Chi-chan, you're spending
all of your time on karuta.
**[17:56] Horikawa**
Aren't there other
things you need to do?
**[17:59] Horikawa**
Like making friends?
**[18:01] Horikawa**
Anyway, take this.
***SIGN*** Class 1-2 End of Second Term PARTY
Time: 12/24 6:00 PM
At the "Italian Kitchen" next to Shinjuku Station
Entry Fee: 2,500 yen
Drink bar
Hosts: Horikawa and Matsuda
**[18:05] Chihaya**
A party on Christmas Eve?
**[18:08] Horikawa**
You don't have any plans, right?
**[18:10] Chihaya**
I do. I'll be practicing karuta.
**[18:12] Horikawa**
Okay, Ayase-san's coming!
**[18:14] Horikawa**
So is Komano-kun!
**[18:16] Taichi**
Oh, our class is also having a party.
**[18:18] Kanade**
Class 6 will be having a hot
pot party on Christmas.
**[18:20] Nishida**
Our class is going bowling.
**[18:24] Taichi**
Then we'll take December 24th off.
***SIGN*** Ooh
**[18:29] Person A**
Ayase-san, that outfit's so cute!
**[18:31] Person B**
What do you want to drink?
**[18:31] Person C**
Your sister's a model, right?
**[18:32] Person D**
I'm so glad I came!
Can I take a picture?
**[18:34] Person E**
She's so cute!
**[18:34] Person F**
Her legs are so long!
**[18:35] Person G**
Her face is tiny!
**[18:36] Person H**
Come on in!
**[18:38] Person A**
So, the karuta club is working hard.
**[18:41] Person B**
Oh, we're in the mountain climbing club.
**[18:44] Person B**
We're a boring club with
only a few members,
**[18:46] Person B**
but the karuta club inspires
us to do the best we can!
**[18:49] Person B**
We compete to see who can
put up tents faster!
**[18:53] Chihaya**
Oh, that sounds fun.
**[18:55] Person B**
When we practice in the courtyard,
**[18:56] ---**
people give us funny looks.
**[18:58] Person A**
Speaking of which,
**[18:59] ---**
Matsuda is the only male member
in the tea ceremony club.
**[19:02] Person C**
What's wrong with that?
I get free snacks.
**[19:07] Kanade**
There are important rules to
follow for a seafood hot pot.
***SIGN*** Turkey
**[19:13] Taichi**
I heard that this was a class party,
**[19:16] Taichi**
so why am I the only guy here?!
***SIGN*** Ayase!
***SIGN*** I got to talk to a bunch of girls!
***SIGN*** Though, they were just asking me about Mashima.
**[19:24] Chihaya**
Oh, that's great!
***SIGN*** You look like you're having fun.
**[19:28] Chihaya**
Yep, there were a bunch of classmates
**[19:31] ---**
I never really talked with before.
**[19:34] Chihaya**
Oh, but...
**[19:36] Chihaya**
I would be having more fun if the
other club members were here.
***SIGN*** I read in a book once...
***SIGN*** When you find yourself wishing that a certain person was also here,
***SIGN*** that person is like family to you.
***SIGN*** Regardless of how long or well you know them.
**[20:00] Chihaya**
* If you wish that someone*
* was also here...*
**[20:04] Person A**
Who's joining in the karaoke?!
**[20:05] Person B**
It's Christmas Eve, so the
bars will all be packed!
**[20:12] Arata**
Hello? This is Wataya.
**[20:17] Arata**
Who is it?
**[20:22] Arata**
Chihaya?
**[20:24] Arata**
Sorry, I'm at the Nagumo society
Christmas party right now.
**[20:28] Person A**
Coach Kuriyama is belly dancing!
**[20:31] Arata**
It's Chihaya, right?
**[20:33] Arata**
Chihaya?
**[20:36] (Flashback) Kanade**
The "misty bridge of magpie feathers"
**[20:39] (Flashback) ---**
spanned the river of stars which
separated Orihime and Hikoboshi,
**[20:44] (Flashback) Kanade**
so the bridge brought them together.
**[20:50] Chihaya**
Arata.
**[20:51] Horikawa**
Chi-chan, hurry up!
**[20:53] Chihaya**
Cell phones are incredible
**[20:57] Chihaya**
like the misty bridge!
**[21:00] Arata**
Huh?
**[21:01] Chihaya**
I'm glad I got to hear your voice!
**[21:03] Chihaya**
Bye!
**[21:08] Arata**
Bridge?
**[21:13] [POEM] Chihaya**
When the misty bridge of magpie
feathers comes into sight,
**[21:19] [POEM] Chihaya**
the night is nearly past
# E24 - Nobody Wishes to See the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G69PV9JVY/nobody-wishes-to-see-the-beautiful-cherry-blossoms)
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**[00:01] Taichi**
So why my house?
**[00:03] Chihaya**
Because you have a 60-inch TV!
***SIGN*** Master Match | Queen Match
**[00:07] Chihaya**
These are the Master and Queen matches!
**[00:08] Chihaya**
Master and Queen matches!
Master and Queen matches!
**[00:11] Chihaya**
We have to watch on a big screen!
**[00:13] Chihaya**
There was the option of going
to Dr. Harada's house,
**[00:15] Chihaya**
but the other three members
are in the Suihoku society,
**[00:18] Chihaya**
so Coach Kitano would be upset.
**[00:20] Chihaya**
Okay, I can understand that.
**[00:22] Chihaya**
But now is a bad time...
**[00:23] Mom**
Oh, Chihaya-chan.
**[00:27] Mom**
You've come to visit?
**[00:29] Mom**
It's been so long.
**[00:31] Mom**
It turns out that the play
**[00:32] ---**
I was going to attend this afternoon was
**[00:34] ---**
actually scheduled for tonight.
**[00:35] Mom**
But it worked out, since you're here.
**[00:37] Chihaya**
No, um, I'll leave right away.
**[00:39] Mom**
Why? Enjoy your stay.
**[00:43] Mom**
I want to thank you for making
**[00:44] ---**
Taichi feel at home in the karuta club.
**[00:52] Chihaya**
* She hates me. She hates me.*
* She hates me.*
**[00:55] Chihaya**
* She's looking at me. She's looking*
* at me. She's looking at me.*
**[01:00] Taichi**
Want to go up to my room?
**[01:02] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[01:03] Taichi**
There's a smaller TV in my room.
**[01:06] Taichi**
You can't concentrate on the match
if my mother's watching you.
**[01:09] Taichi**
I'll head on up then.
**[01:15] (Flashback) Taichi**
You shouldn't be running
to a guy's room like that.
**[01:18] (Flashback) Taichi**
I'm not gonna let you in.
**[01:22] Chihaya**
*Oh, this feels weird.*
**[01:25] Chihaya**
*I'm a little nervous.*
**[01:30] Chihaya**
*So very nervous.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 24
***SIGN*** Nobody
Wishes
To See The
Beautiful
Cherry
Blossoms
**[02:44] Chihaya**
Oh, you haven't rearranged anything.
**[02:46] Taichi**
Why would it change?
**[02:47] Chihaya**
I haven't been in here
since grade school.
**[02:49] Chihaya**
Your room always felt big,
but now it feels even bigger.
**[02:53] Taichi**
Really?
**[02:54] Taichi**
Even though you've gotten bigger?
**[02:55] Chihaya**
There were a bunch of plastic
models and toys lying around.
**[02:59] Chihaya**
What happened to that soccer poster?
**[03:01] Chihaya**
Your room's so bare now.
**[03:06] Chihaya**
What is it?
**[03:08] Taichi**
Nothing.
**[03:09] Chihaya**
What?
**[03:10] Taichi**
Nothing.
**[03:11] Chihaya**
What?
**[03:12] Taichi**
Nothing, just...
**[03:17] Taichi**
You're in my room.
**[03:19] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[03:20] Mom**
Taichi!
**[03:23] Mom**
You're supposed to leave the door open.
**[03:25] Mom**
Your other friends are here.
**[03:28] Taichi**
O-Okay...
**[03:33] Nishida**
I can't believe Mashima
called this a "small" TV.
***SIGN*** 42 inch...
**[03:36] Nishida**
It's at least double the size
of the TV at my house...
**[03:41] Mom**
The karuta club members
always look so plain.
**[03:46] Mom**
Taichi, aren't you pushing
yourself too hard?
**[03:50] Mom**
How long are you going
to keep playing karuta?
**[03:59] Person A**
We bring you another
**[04:00] ---**
live broadcast from Omi Jingu,
in Shiga Prefecture.
**[04:03] Person A**
The Ogura Hundred Poets
Competitive Karuta
**[04:05] ---**
Master Match and Queen Match.
**[04:07] Person B**
It's finally here.
**[04:14] Chihaya**
*The Queen match is about to begin...*
**[04:16] Chihaya**
*My dream...*
**[04:18] Chihaya**
* The ultimate match in*
* the world of karuta...*
**[04:21] Chihaya**
* Shinobu-chan will be playing*
* to defend her title!*
***SIGN*** Queen Match
***SIGN*** 58th Master Match
***SIGN*** 56th Queen Match
Wakamiya Shinobu, Queen X Yamamoto Yumi, Grade 6
**[04:26] Person A**
We will now switch to the camera inside.
**[04:33] All**
What?!
**[04:35] Chihaya**
Sh-Shinobu-chan?!
**[04:37] Chihaya**
Why?! How?!
**[04:37] Person A**
The Master match is a best of five.
**[04:38] Nishida**
Wait, the announcer
needs to say something!
**[04:38] ---**
The first person to three wins will be the Master.
**[04:40] Person A**
The Queen match is a best of three.
**[04:41] Nishida**
The Queen's put on way too much weight!
**[04:42] ---**
The first person to two wins will be the Queen.
***SIGN*** Her neck is gone.
**[04:45] Person A**
Once memorization time is over,
we will begin the second game.
**[04:49] Chihaya**
She was so thin last summer...
**[04:50] Kanade**
Why? How could she...?
**[04:54] Kanade**
She's playing this match in a
patterned crepe silk piece?!
**[04:57] Both**
Kana-chan, that's your only concern?!
**[04:58] Kanade**
The golden lining on top...
**[05:01] Kanade**
The flower patterns are very Kyoto.
**[05:04] Kanade**
Even the threading is
achingly masterful.
**[05:07] Kanade**
She's playing competitive
karuta in a kimono that's
**[05:10] ---**
worth at least one million yen!
**[05:14] Chihaya**
Oh!
**[05:15] Chihaya**
* The Snowmaru pouch and handkerchief*
* that were only available in Kansai!*
**[05:22] Nishida**
What are those creepy things?
**[05:24] Chihaya**
After collecting 25 winning
stickers from ice cream bars,
**[05:26] ---**
you get one submission!
**[05:27] Chihaya**
Those are super rare items
that never come up!
**[05:30] Chihaya**
She's so lucky!
***SIGN*** She was eating ice cream until she won those...
**[05:34] Taichi**
Wait.
**[05:36] Taichi**
Isn't the Queen in trouble?
**[05:38] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[05:39] Taichi**
She's put on over ten kilograms.
**[05:41] Taichi**
If she's used to playing
karuta with a light body,
**[05:44] Taichi**
her strongest weapon,
her speed, will suffer!
***SIGN*** Competitive Karuta Master Match 58th Master Match / 56th Queen Match
**[05:48] Person A**
The first game took place this morning,
**[05:50] Person A**
and Queen Wakamiya won by five cards.
***SIGN*** Wait, the first game's already over?
**[05:53] Nishida**
Yumin lost the first game?
**[05:56] Nishida**
But she only lost by five cards.
**[05:57] Nishida**
She's putting up a fight!
**[05:59] Chihaya**
Five cards...
**[06:01] Person A**
We'll now provide a
summary of the first game.
***SIGN*** First Game Digest
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Yamamoto
**[06:04] Person A**
Both players started off very even.
**[06:07] Person A**
Yamamoto, grade 6, did not allow
the Queen to play her game.
**[06:11] Person B**
She certainly played admirably.
**[06:14] Chihaya**
* She's not as sharp as she was*
* in the high school tournament.*
**[06:17] Chihaya**
*Is it because she's chubby now?*
**[06:19] ---**
*Shinobu-chan...*
**[06:20] Person A**
We'll now introduce our players.
**[06:22] Person A**
This year's challenger is
Yamamoto Yumi, grade 6.
**[06:26] Person A**
The former Queen has returned
***SIGN*** Yamamoto Yumi, Grade 6
**[06:28] ---**
to Omi Jingu to reclaim her title.
**[06:30] Person A**
During the day, she's a 24-year-old
**[06:32] ---**
in her second year as a working adult.
**[06:34] Person A**
While working at a large Tokyo bank,
**[06:36] Nishida**
Wow! They went to the
bank to interview her!
**[06:37] ---**
she's been making the best
of her limited practice time
**[06:39] ---**
to return to the Queen match!
**[06:42] Yumi**
* Until I got here, I was scared*
* of Wakamiya Shinobu...*
**[06:48] Yumi**
* I could still remember how*
* strong she was last year...*
**[06:52] Yumi**
*But look at her now.*
**[06:54] Yumi**
*She's so chubby.*
**[06:59] Yumi**
*I'm not scared.*
**[07:00] Yumi**
*She's still human.*
**[07:02] Yumi**
*A child who came to the Queen match*
**[07:05] ---**
*without paying any attention to her health.*
**[07:08] Shinobu**
*It's hot...*
**[07:10] Person A**
Her opponent is Wakamiya Shinobu,
**[07:12] ---**
the youngest Queen in history.
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu, Queen
**[07:14] Person A**
She currently attends a
high school in Kyoto.
**[07:17] Person A**
Her high school does not
have a karuta club,
**[07:19] Person A**
and she'd been practicing karuta
**[07:20] ---**
at Kyoto's Myojo society till sixth grade.
**[07:22] Person A**
With additional practice at home,
**[07:25] ---**
she was able to achieve
overwhelming speed.
**[07:27] Chihaya**
*Practice swings?*
**[07:31] Chihaya**
* She never did that during the*
* high school tournament...*
**[07:35] Person A**
This year too, the Queen is wearing
a very lovely kimono.
**[07:38] Person B**
Yes, it's beautiful.
**[07:40] Person A**
I believe that the kimono was
**[07:42] ---**
passed down from her grandmother,
**[07:44] ---**
who is a member of the prefectural board.
**[07:45] Person B**
Oh, my.
**[07:47] Shinobu**
*So heavy...*
**[07:48] Shinobu**
*And this isn't my style.*
**[07:50] Shinobu**
* It's not like Grandma's*
* watching me on TV.*
**[07:56] (Flashback) Grandma**
Well, well. This is quite
serious, Shiho-san.
**[08:01] (Flashback) Grandma**
You divorced your husband
and returned home?
**[08:06] (Flashback) Grandma**
If you plan on leaving that girl here,
**[08:07] (Flashback) ---**
I want her learning something.
**[08:13] (Flashback) Person A**
Her body is flexible,
**[08:15] (Flashback) Person A**
but she has trouble following along.
***SIGN*** Shinobu
**[08:20] (Flashback) Person A**
Her sense is good, but it's
a little too dynamic.
**[08:25] (Flashback) Person A**
Pass. Who's got all the Hearts?
**[08:26] (Flashback) Person A**
Your mother is very strict
about bringing up children.
**[08:27] (Flashback) Person B**
Not me.
**[08:30] (Flashback) Mom**
We haven't found anything
for her to do yet.
**[08:32] (Flashback) Mom**
Though she seems to enjoy playing cards.
**[08:34] (Flashback) Person A**
That won't work.
**[08:36] (Flashback) ---**
It needs to be something that
will help her in the future.
**[08:38] (Flashback) Shinobu**
This is cute...
**[08:51] (Flashback) Shinobu**
So many cute pictures!
**[08:55] (Flashback) Mom**
Shinobu! Enough already!
**[08:57] (Flashback) Mom**
If you don't learn a useful skill,
**[09:00] (Flashback) ---**
it'll be awkward for us to live here!
**[09:02] (Flashback) Mom**
Stop playing games that
won't help you in life!
**[09:09] (Flashback) Grandma**
If you like karuta, you can visit
the karuta society nearby.
**[09:16] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[09:24] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[09:34] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
***SIGN*** Yamamoto
***SIGN*** Wakamiya
**[09:44] Reader**
As the first frost...
**[09:46] Chihaya**
*A four-syllable card! Yumi-san got it!*
**[09:47] [POEM] Reader**
The hazy early morning light
comes not from the moon
**[09:50] Chihaya**
*She defended the multi-syllable card!*
**[09:51] Person A**
You can tell that Yamamoto,
grade 6, is a veteran.
**[09:54] Person A**
She's doing an excellent job of
protecting her multi-syllable cards.
**[09:56] Person B**
The Queen is very good at
breaking down defenses,
**[09:59] Person B**
but watch this.
**[10:00] Person B**
Her hand is so low that the
Queen cannot slip a finger in.
***SIGN*** Ooh! Slow motion replay
is really useful!
**[10:05] Nishida**
Watch carefully, Ayase!
**[10:06] Nishida**
Your defense is like Swiss
cheese compared to Yumin's!
***SIGN*** Cheese...
**[10:10] Chihaya**
*Shinobu-chan...*
**[10:11] Yumi**
Excuse me.
***SIGN*** She's standing up already?
**[10:19] Kita**
*Good. That's it, Yumin!*
**[10:21] Kita**
* After extensive research*
* by the Suihoku society,*
**[10:23] ---**
*we've determined that Wakamiya Shinobu*
**[10:25] ---**
*has limited experience with long matches!*
**[10:28] Kita**
* Do whatever you can to extend*
* the match and wear her down!*
**[10:31] Kita**
*We'll call this*
**[10:32] All**
* "Operation who gives a damn*
* about broadcast schedules!"*
**[10:36] Kita**
*The first game was very close.*
**[10:38] Kita**
* If you can win this game*
* and force a third one,*
**[10:41] ---**
*you have a chance, Yumin!*
**[10:45] Yumi**
Excuse me.
**[10:49] Shinobu**
*I'm sorry I wasn't able to take you.*
**[10:55] [POEM] Reader**
Look for the sound of the cuckoo
**[10:56] Nishida**
Fast!
***SIGN*** The Queen got that one!
**[10:58] Chihaya**
No...
**[10:58] All**
Huh?
**[10:59] Person A**
It appeared that the
Queen had won the card,
**[11:03] Person A**
but in slow motion, you can see
**[11:04] ---**
that she missed the card
by a few millimeters.
**[11:07] Person A**
Yamamoto, grade 6,
was there to clean up.
**[11:10] Chihaya**
*She missed?*
**[11:11] Taichi**
The additional weight is affecting her.
**[11:15] Taichi**
From what I've seen, the Queen
definitely has good sense,
**[11:19] Taichi**
but her main strength lies
in her body control.
**[11:21] Nishida**
Yumin's taking plenty of time
to decide on a card to send!
**[11:21] Taichi**
Her control is off now.
**[11:23] Nishida**
All according to the plan!
**[11:24] Kita**
You can do it! You can do it, Yumin!
**[11:28] Kanade**
But the Queen's swings
are sharp as a razor.
**[11:33] Nishida**
Please, Kana-chan.
Don't use that metaphor.
**[11:35] Nishida**
It's scary.
**[11:36] Kanade**
I'm sorry.
***SIGN*** But you're right.
**[11:42] Shinobu**
*Heavy...*
**[11:45] Shinobu**
*Oh, the kimono isn't heavy.*
**[11:48] Shinobu**
*It's my body.*
**[11:49] Shinobu**
*I ate too much ice cream.*
**[11:54] Shinobu**
*Sorry... Sorry...*
**[11:58] Shinobu**
*At this rate, they'll all hate me.*
**[12:04] Person A**
Wakamiya is really weird.
**[12:06] Person A**
She spends breaks staring at her cards.
**[12:08] Person B**
Is she memorizing them?
**[12:09] Person C**
She's already memorized them,
**[12:11] ---**
but she keeps staring at them. Creepy.
**[12:14] Person A**
Hey.
**[12:28] Person A**
Where did you hide them?
**[12:29] Person B**
All over the place.
**[12:31] Person B**
You boys are despicable.
**[12:32] Person C**
She's gonna cry.
**[12:33] All**
Huh?
**[12:41] Shinobu**
93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99...
**[12:56] Shinobu**
*I don't know why,*
***SIGN*** people would always ask if I was pining for someone
**[13:00] Shinobu**
*but just as I love karuta,*
**[13:03] Shinobu**
*the karuta also loves me.*
**[13:08] [POEM] Reader**
Since I could not...
**[13:12] Person A**
Fast! Her fastest swing
today comes on one
**[13:14] ---**
of her sweet cards,
"Since I could not hide"!
**[13:17] Person A**
Please watch the slow motion replay.
**[13:19] Person B**
A beautiful stroke that only
connects with a single card.
**[13:22] Person B**
This accuracy is the Queen's forte.
**[13:25] Chihaya**
*I always thought that*
**[13:27] ---**
* Shinobu-chan was aiming for*
* the corner of each card...*
**[13:32] Chihaya**
*But that's not it.*
**[13:34] Chihaya**
*Her swing isn't sharp as a razor.*
**[13:37] Chihaya**
* Her fingers are connected to*
* the edge of every single card*
**[13:43] Chihaya**
*by threads!*
**[13:50] Person A**
The second game began with
**[13:51] ---**
the challenger winning the first three cards.
**[13:53] Person A**
Yamamoto, grade 6, appeared to
be running away with the game,
**[13:56] Person A**
when the Queen showed off her speed
**[13:58] ---**
by taking six cards in a row.
**[14:00] Person A**
The Queen has turned the tables
and taken over this game!
**[14:06] [POEM] Reader**
While I sigh...
**[14:08] [POEM] Reader**
Swift waters parted...
**[14:09] [POEM] Reader**
Impassioned vows exchanged...
**[14:11] Nishida**
Incredible...
**[14:12] Nishida**
This is like iaido!
**[14:14] Chihaya**
No!
**[14:15] Nishida**
Huh?
**[14:15] Chihaya**
This isn't violent!
**[14:20] Chihaya**
She would never attack the cards.
**[14:25] Harada**
Think of it as making 100 new friends.
**[14:40] Nishida**
Why are you crying?
**[14:49] Taichi**
*She wants to practice...*
**[14:52] Taichi**
*She can't help herself.*
**[14:54] Taichi**
*She wants to practice this very second!*
**[14:57] Taichi**
*I guess I can help her...*
**[15:02] Taichi**
*No...*
**[15:03] Chihaya**
* Next year, they'll be*
* your rivals in Class A!*
**[15:06] Chihaya**
* You have to go watch them*
* play, not cheer them on!*
**[15:10] [POEM] Reader**
For you, I would have given up my life
**[15:12] Person A**
The Queen breaks through
her opponent's cover!
**[15:13] Person B**
Impressive.
**[15:14] Nishida**
What's wrong, Yumin?!
**[15:16] Nishida**
Hang in there!
**[15:17] Kita**
*Don't give up!*
**[15:19] Kita**
*The game has only just begun, Yumin!*
**[15:22] [POEM] Reader**
Rain takes longer...
**[15:25] [POEM] Reader**
In order to restore...
**[15:27] [POEM] Reader**
Would this old palace...
**[15:31] Person A**
The Queen has completely
taken over this game!
**[15:34] Person A**
Will Yamamoto, grade 6,
be able to stage a comeback?
**[15:37] Nishida**
Don't be stupid!
**[15:39] Nishida**
She's not going to roll
over and give up!
***SIGN*** Hearty
**[15:42] Nishida**
Do you have any idea how hard
Yumin practiced this year?!
**[15:46] Nishida**
Don't lose, Yumin!
**[15:48] Nishida**
The Queen is still human!
**[15:51] Person A**
Oh, it appeared that the
Queen had taken the card,
**[15:54] ---**
but she missed again.
**[15:56] Person A**
Oh, this is...
**[15:57] Person B**
Ah, a card from the Master
match hit the Queen's back.
**[16:02] Person A**
Yes, the Master match is being
played at the same time.
**[16:05] ---**
No way!
**[16:07] Chihaya**
* If Shinobu-chan was thrown off*
* by the card hitting her back,*
**[16:11] Chihaya**
* that means the person who hit that*
* card was faster than Shinobu-chan.*
**[16:14] Chihaya**
*There's someone faster?*
**[16:20] Shinobu**
*I can feel his presence...*
**[16:23] Shinobu**
*invading my concentration.*
**[16:29] Shinobu**
*A disturbance...*
**[16:33] Shinobu**
*A very strong presence.*
**[16:35] Person A**
That's it! She's done it!
**[16:37] Person A**
Wakamiya Shinobu is our Queen
for the second year in a row!
**[16:40] Person A**
She won the second game
by thirteen cards.
**[16:42] Person A**
A dominating performance
from this sixteen-year-old.
**[16:45] Person A**
Does she still have room to grow?
**[16:47] Shinobu**
Thank you very much.
**[16:50] Yumi**
Thank you very much...
***SIGN*** Waiting Room
**[17:00] Yumi**
* Twenty people came from*
* Tokyo to cheer me on...*
**[17:04] Yumi**
*They knew my chances were slim,*
**[17:06] ---**
* but they still believed*
* that I could win.*
**[17:10] Yumi**
* But it was obvious that*
* I stood no chance!*
**[17:14] Yumi**
*There was no way for me to defeat her!*
**[17:16] Yumi**
* She was so fast that I couldn't*
* even try to contest cards!*
**[17:20] Yumi**
*It didn't matter what I tried...*
**[17:46] Yumi**
Coach...
**[17:50] Yumi**
I want to make it back here again.
**[17:53] Yumi**
Please show me the way.
**[17:59] Person A**
Wakamiya-san, what is the
secret behind your strength?
**[18:02] Shinobu**
I'm not that strong.
**[18:04] ---**
I still have much to learn.
**[18:06] Person A**
This was your second match
against Yamamoto, grade 6.
**[18:10] Shinobu**
Second match?
**[18:12] Shinobu**
Oh, you're right.
**[18:13] Nishida**
She forgot that she
played Yumin last year!
**[18:16] Shinobu**
She is a skilled player.
**[18:18] ---**
I've learned that I
still need to improve.
**[18:21] Chihaya**
*This won't work...*
**[18:23] Chihaya**
*I'm not attached to the cards*
**[18:25] ---**
*the way Shinobu-chan and Kana-chan are...*
**[18:32] Chihaya**
Taichi, you have a set of cards, right?
**[18:34] Chihaya**
Can I start lining them up?
**[18:37] Chihaya**
Taichi?
**[18:39] Taichi**
*I can hear her...*
**[18:41] Taichi**
*but I can't dedicate myself to Chihaya!*
**[18:48] Nishida**
You blockhead!
**[18:50] Nishida**
You're done watching BS as soon
as the Queen match is over?!
**[18:54] Nishida**
That's absurd!
**[18:55] Nishida**
The real show's about
to begin for us men!
**[18:58] Nishida**
The Master match is next!
**[19:00] Nishida**
The Master match is our only
chance to watch the Master play!
**[19:02] Nishida**
Today is the only day we get
to watch Suo Hisashi play!
***SIGN*** Suo
***SIGN*** Takemura
**[19:13] Person A**
The first game of the Master
match was won by five cards.
**[19:16] Person A**
The second game was won
by thirteen cards.
**[19:18] Person A**
Master Suo is up two games to zero.
**[19:22] Person B**
Oh?
**[19:23] Person B**
Doesn't that match the score differential
**[19:26] ---**
for the Queen match games?
**[19:28] Person A**
Er, one moment please.
**[19:30] Person A**
Yes, you're right.
**[19:32] Shinobu**
He's such a nasty person.
**[19:35] Person A**
If Master Suo wins the third game,
**[19:37] Person A**
he will be Master for the
fourth year in a row.
**[19:41] Person A**
We will now introduce the players.
**[19:44] Person A**
The challenger is a member
**[19:45] ---**
of the Kotoku-in University
Karuta Society,
**[19:46] ---**
Takemura Keichi, grade 6.
**[19:48] Person A**
He works as a bodywork
therapist in Shikoku,
**[19:51] Person A**
while practicing karuta with
the university students.
**[19:54] Take**
*I can't take it anymore...*
**[19:56] Take**
*I worked so hard.*
**[19:58] Take**
*Worked so hard to achieve my dream.*
**[20:00] Take**
*I finally made it here...*
**[20:03] Take**
*but now I'm ready to hate karuta.*
**[20:06] Person A**
His opponent is the three-time
defending Master, Suo Hisashi.
**[20:10] Person A**
We interviewed him before the match,
**[20:12] Person A**
and he still hasn't graduated
from college yet.
**[20:15] Person B**
Oh, really?
***SIGN*** Suo Hisashi, Master
**[20:17] Chihaya**
Hasn't graduated?
**[20:19] Kanade**
The Master looks sharp,
but the narration ruined it.
**[20:24] Nishida**
Ayase.
**[20:26] Nishida**
We men need to watch
Master Suo carefully,
**[20:30] Nishida**
but I believe you also
need to pay attention.
**[20:32] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[20:34] Nishida**
You're trying to copy
Wakamiya Shinobu's style,
**[20:36] Nishida**
but you're closer to Suo
Hisashi's style right now.
**[20:37] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[20:46] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[20:55] [POEM] Reader**
When I must hide these burning feelings,
**[21:05] Person A**
Did you see that?
**[21:06] Person A**
He began moving towards
the two-syllable card
**[21:08] ---**
"When I" on the first syllable.
**[21:10] Person A**
For most players, there are only
**[21:12] ---**
seven one-syllable cards: "Waves,
Gust, Long, All, Swift, Look, Rain".
**[21:15] Person A**
But in our interview, the
Master had this to say.
**[21:20] Person A**
There are 28 one-syllable cards for him.
# E25 - Moonlight, Clear and Bright
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G649PW01Y/moonlight-clear-and-bright)
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**[00:03] [POEM] Reader**
When I must hide these burning feelings,
**[00:11] Person A**
Did you see that?
**[00:13] Person A**
He began moving towards
the two-syllable card
**[00:14] ---**
*"When I"* on the first syllable.
**[00:16] Person A**
For most players, there are only
**[00:18] ---**
seven one-syllable cards: *"Waves,
Gust, Long, All, Swift, Look, Rain."*
**[00:21] Person A**
But in our interview, the
Master had this to say.
**[00:25] Person A**
There are 28 one-syllable cards for him.
**[00:32] Chihaya**
*28 one-syllable cards?!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Moonlight,
Clear
and
Bright
***SIGN*** Verse 25
**[01:47] Person A**
In other words, there
are 21 additional cards
**[01:52] ---**
that Master Suo can recognize
on the first syllable?
**[01:56] Person A**
For example, he can hear
the difference between the
**[01:59] ---**
*"When"* in *"When I must hide"*
**[02:01] ---**
and the *"When"* in *"When the misty bridge"*,
by the following syllable.
**[02:04] Person A**
In the world of karuta,
we describe this ability
**[02:07] ---**
as having excellent game sense.
**[02:09] Person A**
It would be safe to
assume that Master Suo
**[02:12] ---**
has the best sense of
all current players.
**[02:16] All**
*But his sense is so lame.*
**[02:18] [POEM] Reader**
I feel as though my body is
on fire with Ibuki mugwort
**[02:31] [POEM] Reader**
(While) some dodge the famous waves of
Takashi shore to avoid getting wet,
**[02:36] Suo**
*I love you, Kyoko-tan.*
**[02:39] Suo**
*Of all the certified readers,*
**[02:42] ---**
* Kyoko-tan is the one who loves*
* the Japanese language the most.*
**[02:45] Suo**
*The "Like" in "Like a boatsman".*
**[02:47] Suo**
*The "Like" in "Like the sound".*
**[02:49] Suo**
*They're the same word,*
**[02:51] Suo**
* but Kyoko-tan sees different*
* images when she reads the cards.*
**[02:55] [POEM] Reader**
Like the sound...
**[02:57] Suo**
*Even though I may be the only one*
**[02:59] ---**
*who can tell the difference.*
**[03:04] Taichi**
*He's on a completely different level.*
**[03:06] Taichi**
*What are we supposed to do against him?*
**[03:08] Nishida**
He must be a psychic.
**[03:10] Nishida**
He moved as soon as she
opened her mouth...
**[03:12] Kanade**
Still, aren't they exaggerating about
**[03:14] ---**
having 28 one-syllable cards?
**[03:16] Kanade**
The human ear isn't capable
of differentiating
**[03:18] ---**
between those sounds.
**[03:19] Kanade**
Right, Chihaya-chan?
**[03:29] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew atop the blades of grass
has been scattered by the winds,
**[03:30] Ken**
Ooh.
**[03:31] Yuu**
Wow.
**[03:33] Yuu**
The Master's so good, Bro.
**[03:35] Ken**
He's so good that it's boring.
**[03:37] Ken**
There's no point in watching.
**[03:39] Yuu**
It's the opponent's
fault for being weak.
**[03:42] Ken**
Bro was pretty weak when he lost.
**[03:45] Yuu**
B-But Bro put up more of a fight!
**[03:47] Ken**
Really?
**[03:48] Yuu**
Yeah!
**[03:49] Ken**
Hey, stop sucking up, Yuuta!
**[03:51] Yuu**
You should stop yapping, Kenta!
**[03:52] Murao**
Hey, stop it!
**[03:54] Murao**
Nobody wins in a fight between twins!
**[03:59] Murao**
*I didn't put up a fight.*
**[04:01] Murao**
* It's our fault for leaving*
* him alone out there.*
**[04:08] Murao**
*Alone...*
**[04:10] [POEM] Reader**
The storm will soon carry
me to the afterlife,
**[04:11] Person A**
Oh, no! Takemura, grade 6,
**[04:13] ---**
commits a fault by
touching "*The storm blasts"*
**[04:14] ---**
in his lower left row.
**[04:14] Arata**
*You can't gamble like that...*
**[04:18] Arata**
*If you look at the Master's positioning,*
**[04:20] ---**
* he's sacrificing his*
* multiple-syllable cards.*
**[04:22] ---**
They can be taken for sure.
**[04:24] Arata**
*I have to treat "As the years" and*
**[04:25] ---**
*"As the first" as two-syllable cards.*
**[04:27] Arata**
*"Would the" and "Would this"*
**[04:30] ---**
*have to be split like one-syllable cards.*
**[04:33] Arata**
*How should I...*
**[04:35] Arata**
* No, the real one-syllable*
* cards are the key.*
**[04:38] Arata**
*I can't afford to lose those.*
**[04:40] Arata**
* "Long" and "Look" will come*
* down to the "L" sound.*
**[04:43] (Flashback) Grandma**
The Master has an
**[04:45] (Flashback) ---**
overwhelming advantage
in the Master match.
**[04:48] (Flashback) Grandma**
The first opponent for a new challenger
**[04:50] (Flashback) ---**
is the pressure of sitting on that stage.
**[04:56] Arata**
*I know.*
**[04:58] Arata**
*So I have to visualize...*
**[05:03] Arata**
*I can do it.*
**[05:09] Arata**
*I can do it.*
**[05:11] Arata**
*I can do it...*
**[05:14] Arata**
*I can do it, but...*
**[05:20] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[05:22] Person A**
It's over!
**[05:23] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[05:23] Person A**
Master Suo was never behind
**[05:25] ---**
as he won his fourth
straight Master title.
**[05:26] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[05:28] Person A**
His strengths are simple,
but consistent.
**[05:30] Person A**
How long will his streak continue?
**[05:36] Arata**
*Grandpa, visualizing only goes so far.*
**[05:40] Arata**
* I have to practice or my body*
* won't know how to move...*
**[05:43] Arata**
*Against a strong opponent!*
**[05:51] Person A**
Suo-kun.
**[05:53] Person A**
Congratulations on your fourth victory.
**[05:55] Person B**
Please try to graduate
from college next year.
**[05:57] Suo**
Yeah.
**[05:58] Person A**
A little more confidence, please.
**[06:00] Suo**
Yeah.
**[06:01] Ise**
Congratulations, Shinobu-chan.
**[06:04] Shinobu**
Thank you, Coach Ise.
**[06:07] Ise**
Could you come practice
**[06:09] ---**
with the Kyoto Myojo society,
when you get a chance?
**[06:12] Ise**
The other members would
be thrilled to have you.
**[06:14] Shinobu**
Oh, that would be an honor.
**[06:17] Shinobu**
Once I've gotten a little
stronger, I'll stop by.
**[06:21] Ise**
I see...
**[06:23] Person A**
Stronger? Than she already is?
**[06:25] Person B**
She's telling him that she won't go.
**[06:28] Person B**
Kyoto women are all the same.
**[06:30] Kita**
*I suppose I may be biased, as a coach...*
**[06:34] (Flashback) Yumi**
Please show me the way.
**[06:36] Kita**
* but those were the most beautiful*
* words I'll ever hear.*
**[06:41] Kita**
* I don't know if it's*
* coincidence or fate,*
**[06:42] Person A**
Excuse me. Can I take a picture?
**[06:43] Kita**
*but the current Master and Queen*
**[06:45] Person A**
Then can you and the Master
stand next to each other.
**[06:46] ---**
*have no teacher figures.*
**[06:50] Kita**
*What a waste...*
**[06:52] Kita**
*A person who never had a teacher*
**[06:55] Kita**
*can't become a teacher.*
**[07:04] Mom**
Oh, my, everyone?
**[07:05] Mom**
Why does everyone look so sad?
**[07:07] Mom**
Oh, dear. It's already six.
**[07:09] Mom**
I'm sure your parents
are getting worried.
**[07:12] Chihaya**
*Not good enough...*
**[07:23] Chihaya**
*Not good enough.*
**[07:25] Chihaya**
*Not good enough.*
**[07:27] Chihaya**
*Not good enough, not good enough.*
**[07:29] Chihaya**
*Not good enough.*
**[07:39] Kanade**
Well, Chihaya-chan, see you later.
**[07:41] Nishida**
Catch you at practice.
**[07:42] Chihaya**
Uh-huh, bye.
**[07:44] Kanade**
Desktomu-kun, watch where you're going.
***SIGN*** Ayase!
***SIGN*** 20 cards!
***SIGN*** You have 20!
**[08:00] Ayase**
20 what?
***SIGN*** 20 what?
***SIGN*** 20 one-syllable cards!
**[08:20] Taichi**
*How am I supposed to stay motivated?*
**[08:24] Taichi**
*What should I do?*
**[08:31] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
Incoming Call
Taichi
**[08:34] Arata**
Ta-Taichi!
**[08:35] Arata**
Happy New Year!
**[08:37] Taichi**
It's a little late for that.
**[08:39] Arata**
Well, it doesn't hurt.
**[08:42] Taichi**
Did you watch the Master match today?
**[08:45] Arata**
Yeah, I did.
**[08:47] Arata**
I've actually been doing some thinking.
**[08:49] Taichi**
Thinking?
**[08:50] Arata**
Yeah, about the Master's
card positioning.
**[08:53] Arata**
I asked some Nagumo society members,
**[08:55] ---**
who were there in person, to fill me in
**[08:56] ---**
on the games that weren't broadcast,
**[08:58] Arata**
so I could line up the cards.
**[09:00] Arata**
It helps me understand
the Master better.
**[09:09] Murao**
Playing with cards by yourself
in Master Wataya's room?
**[09:13] Murao**
You haven't grown up, huh?
**[09:18] Murao**
Well, let's play.
**[09:22] Taichi**
Arata? Arata?
**[09:26] Arata**
*I have to give it a shot!*
***SIGN*** Like I said!
***SIGN*** I have notes from your practice games
***SIGN*** and your games in official tournaments.
***SIGN*** After reviewing them,
**[09:40] ---**
I determined that there are about 20 cards.
***SIGN*** Of course, it depends on the reader and your condition,
***SIGN*** but *"Since the"*, *"Since I"*,
*"Like the*", *"Like a"*,
***SIGN*** *"When I"*, *"When the"*, *"Impassionate",*
***SIGN*** *"Would the"*, *"Would this"*, *"In the"*, *"For the"*,
***SIGN*** *"Though I"*, and *"Though my"*
**[09:58] ---**
are all cards you take on
the first syllable, I think.
***SIGN*** You must have noticed this?
**[10:05] Chihaya**
I-I kind of did...
**[10:08] Chihaya**
Only kind of...
**[10:11] Chihaya**
Do I really recognize them
on the...
***SIGN*** Trust my data!
**[10:15] Chihaya**
Sorry!
***SIGN*** You and Master Suo aren't the only ones who can do this.
***SIGN*** Most people with good game sense will have a few cards
***SIGN*** where they can anticipate the next sound.
***SIGN*** I wish I could do that.
***SIGN*** What?! I don't want this.
***SIGN*** Uh, hey!
**[10:54] Chihaya**
I-I'll find something better
to give you in return!
***SIGN*** What?
**[11:09] Person A**
Oh, it's Ayase-san!
**[11:11] Person B**
Gotta admit that she's cute.
**[11:12] Person A**
She's so fine.
**[11:15] Person A**
No, I take it back.
**[11:16] Person A**
She's muttering some kind of curse.
**[11:18] Person B**
Yeah, not her.
**[11:19] Person A**
Scary! Let's go around.
**[11:21] Person B**
Out of the question.
**[11:22] Kanade**
Chi-Chihaya-chan!
***SIGN*** Since the, Since I, Like the, Like a, When I, When the, Impassionate, Would the, Would this, In the, For the, Though I, Though my
**[11:24] [POEM] Chihaya**
Since the dew...
**[11:27] [POEM] Chihaya**
Since I could not...
**[11:29] [POEM] Chihaya**
Like a boatsman...
**[11:32] [POEM] Chihaya**
Like the sound...
**[11:34] [POEM] Chihaya**
When I must hide...
**[11:37] [POEM] Chihaya**
When the misty bridge...
**[11:39] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
You have 20!
**[11:43] [POEM] Chihaya**
Impassionate gods...
**[11:46] Chihaya**
*The number isn't important.*
**[11:48] Chihaya**
*What matters is that...*
**[11:50] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Trust me!
**[11:52] Chihaya**
*Desktomu-kun figured it out for me.*
**[11:55] Chihaya**
* He was able to tell me*
* what I was hearing.*
**[11:58] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
I wish I could do that.
**[12:01] [POEM] Chihaya**
Though I prayed...
**[12:02] [POEM] Chihaya**
Though my hatred...
**[12:04] [POEM] Chihaya**
For the cold nights...
**[12:06] [POEM] Chihaya**
Would the mountain cherry blossoms...
**[12:09] [POEM] Chihaya**
Would this old palace courtyard...
**[12:10] Chihaya**
* I hope I'm able to return*
* the favor some day.*
**[12:11] [POEM] Chihaya**
In the sleepy...
**[12:12] [POEM] Chihaya**
Since the dew...
**[12:14] [POEM] Chihaya**
Since I could not...
**[12:16] [POEM] Chihaya**
Like a boatsman...
**[12:18] [POEM] Chihaya**
Like the sound...
**[12:20] [POEM] Chihaya**
When I must hide...
**[12:22] [POEM] Chihaya**
When the misty bridge...
**[12:24] [POEM] Chihaya**
Impassionate gods...
**[12:27] [POEM] Chihaya**
Though I prayed...
**[12:28] [POEM] Chihaya**
Though my hatred...
**[12:31] [POEM] Chihaya**
For the cold nights...
**[12:33] [POEM] Chihaya**
Would the mountain cherry blossoms...
**[12:35] [POEM] Chihaya**
Would this old palace courtyard...
**[12:37] [POEM] Chihaya**
In the sleepy...
**[12:39] [POEM] Chihaya**
Since the dew...
**[12:41] Kanade**
* I believe it was*
* Ki no Tsurayuki who said*
**[12:41] [POEM] Chihaya**
Since I could not...
**[12:44] Kanade**
*that the poetification of words*
**[12:46] ---**
* was as natural as birds*
* and animals crying out.*
**[12:51] Kanade**
*As long as the emotion is there,*
**[12:53] ---**
*a short phrase can sound like a poem.*
**[12:59] Chihaya**
Whoa!
**[13:00] Chihaya**
You scared me, Kana-chan!
**[13:01] Kanade**
*Yeah, it's all wasted once she moves.*
**[13:01] Chihaya**
Out of nowhere! How long
have you been there?!
**[13:04] Chihaya**
Ah! You saw me acting weird!
**[13:06] Kanade**
*So she realizes that it's weird.*
**[13:07] Chihaya**
What should I do?!
**[13:09] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan.
**[13:11] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[13:11] Kanade**
I actually have a dream now.
**[13:14] Kanade**
I'm very interested in reading cards.
**[13:16] Kanade**
I-I want to become a certified reader.
**[13:20] Kanade**
I want to become a certified reader...
**[13:22] Kanade**
and read for your Queen match.
**[13:28] Chihaya**
Ka-Kana-chan, are you serious?!
**[13:29] Chihaya**
Dead serious?!
**[13:30] Kanade**
Y-Yes.
**[13:32] Kanade**
I don't know how difficult
it will be yet...
**[13:34] Chihaya**
That's great! Do your best, Kana-chan!
**[13:36] Kanade**
I will...
**[13:37] Chihaya**
I mean, you have to be...
**[13:38] Chihaya**
a Class A player to
become a certified reader!
**[13:41] Kanade**
Huh?
**[13:42] Chihaya**
You have to be a Class A player
to become a certified reader!
**[13:44] Chihaya**
You have to be a Class A player
to become a certified reader!
**[13:46] Chihaya**
You have to be a Class A player
to become a certified reader!
**[13:48] Chihaya**
*...certified reader!*
**[13:54] Taichi**
Okay, you have 15 minutes
of memorization time.
**[13:56] Taichi**
We'll start when the minute hand hits six.
**[13:58] All**
Okay!
**[14:06] Kanade**
* I didn't realize it was so difficult*
* to become a certified reader.*
***SIGN*** At least a Grade 4 (Class A) player
Five years of experience as an official Class A reader
(Multiple requirements for becoming an official Class A reader)
**[14:12] Kanade**
*I'll have to devote my entire life.*
**[14:13] Kanade**
* And even that... that*
* might not be enough.*
**[14:15] Kanade**
*The president is working so hard*
**[14:17] ---**
*and he still can't make Class A.*
**[14:20] Kanade**
*It's impossible... Impossible...*
**[14:22] Kanade**
*Impossible, impossible, impossible...*
**[14:22] Taichi**
Two more minutes of memorization time.
**[14:24] Nishida**
Okay.
**[14:45] Nishida**
*You never practice swinging*
**[14:47] ---**
*because you think it's embarrassing, right?*
**[14:51] (Flashback) Arata**
It helps me understand
the Master better.
**[14:56] (Flashback) Arata**
*My grandpa always used to tell me...*
**[15:00] (Flashback) Taichi**
Tell you what?
**[15:01] (Flashback) Arata**
You don't need game
sense to play karuta.
**[15:05] (Flashback) Taichi**
Huh?
**[15:06] (Flashback) Arata**
You just have to take cards
faster than your opponent.
**[15:10] (Flashback) Arata**
It's difficult to achieve a
similar level of game sense,
**[15:14] (Flashback) Arata**
but there are plenty of other
ways to take cards faster.
**[15:21] (Flashback) Arata**
Well, I have to train with my mentor.
**[15:24] (Flashback) Arata**
Talk to you later.
**[15:25] (Flashback) Arata**
Call me again.
**[15:30] Taichi**
*Arata.*
**[15:34] Chihaya**
*That's unusual...*
**[15:35] Chihaya**
*Taichi is practicing his swing.*
**[15:39] Taichi**
* It's difficult to achieve a*
* similar level of game sense,*
**[15:44] Taichi**
* but there are plenty of other*
* ways to take cards faster.*
**[15:49] Taichi**
If I win this game today,
**[15:51] Taichi**
I'll burn all the Daddy
Bears at your house.
**[15:54] Chihaya**
What?!
**[15:55] Chihaya**
Wh-Why?! Why?!
**[15:56] Chihaya**
Why would you burn them?!
**[15:57] Taichi**
*There goes 10% of her concentration.*
**[15:58] Chihaya**
Why?! Why would you do that?!
**[16:00] Taichi**
*So this is why Sudo acts like a sadist...*
***SIGN*** I see now...
**[16:05] Taichi**
*Arata...*
**[16:07] Taichi**
* In your world, there's no*
* such thing as a genius.*
**[16:11] Arata**
*Call me again.*
**[16:16] Taichi**
I really hope
**[16:18] Taichi**
I don't have to burn your Daddy Bears.
**[16:21] Kanade**
I-It's time.
**[16:24] Kanade**
*The president is turning into a sadist.*
**[16:37] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[16:45] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[16:50] Kanade**
*When reading cards,*
**[16:52] ---**
* the second verse should*
* take four seconds,*
**[16:54] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[16:55] Kanade**
*with three seconds of fade out.*
**[16:56] Kanade**
*Then you pause for one second,*
**[16:59] Kanade**
* before reading the first verse of*
* the next poem in five seconds.*
**[17:02] Kanade**
*One.*
**[17:03] [POEM] Kanade**
Note that though we may
be apart, if I am to hear
**[17:04] Kanade**
*Ah, I was late.*
**[17:07] Kanade**
*It's difficult...*
**[17:09] Kanade**
*The players spend that second focused*
**[17:12] ---**
*on the next sound to come...*
**[17:14] [POEM] Kanade**
May the time we spend apart...
**[17:16] Kanade**
*Ah, my voice jumped.*
**[17:18] [POEM] Kanade**
The hazy field of reeds...
**[17:19] Kanade**
*Now I'm too loud.*
**[17:22] Kanade**
*It's hard...*
**[17:22] [POEM] Kanade**
but I cannot hide the love I
feel for one who is so dear
**[17:24] Kanade**
* The reader must stay completely*
* focused for an entire hour,*
**[17:27] ---**
*and that's not an easy task.*
**[17:30] Kanade**
*But...*
**[17:31] [POEM] Kanade**
Since I could not hide my love,
**[17:33] ---**
*while it may be difficult now,*
**[17:35] Kanade**
*the president will make Class A one day.*
**[17:41] Kanade**
*Nobody wants to give up their dream.*
***SIGN*** Club Advisor Meeting Budget Room Space Scheduling
**[17:46] Miya**
What?
**[17:47] ---**
You want to assign the Karuta
Club's room to the Concert Band?
**[17:51] Miya**
That's nonsense!
**[17:53] Person A**
However, the room is too
big for an arts club
**[17:57] ---**
that only has five members.
**[17:59] Person A**
The Concert Band has forty members,
**[18:01] ---**
so they need the space.
**[18:03] Person A**
The Karuta Club could simply
use an empty classroom.
**[18:05] Miya**
I beg to differ.
**[18:07] Miya**
Karuta requires a
soundproof environment.
**[18:12] Miya**
The location can't have students
**[18:15] ---**
walking through the hallways
or athletes practicing nearby.
**[18:17] Person B**
However, Ms. Miyauchi!
**[18:19] Miya**
The Karuta Club advanced
**[18:20] ---**
to the national championship
in their first year.
**[18:24] Miya**
The members also placed first and
second in sanctioned tournaments!
**[18:27] Miya**
I'm sure there will be many
new members this year!
**[18:31] Miya**
You will see excellent results!
**[18:34] Person A**
Could you at least
**[18:36] ---**
let the Concert Band use the second floor?
**[18:39] Miya**
I just said that karuta requires
a soundproof environment.
**[18:44] Person A**
Right...
***SIGN*** You certainly did.
***SIGN*** Anything else?
**[18:45] All**
The empress...
**[18:50] Person A**
Ms. Miyauchi cares about
the Karuta Club very much.
***SIGN*** Tissues?
**[18:58] Miya**
* Mr. Fukasaku, the classical*
* literature teacher.*
**[19:01] Miya**
* The professor's the only person*
* the empress can't overwhelm.*
**[19:05] Person A**
How does this sound?
**[19:07] Person A**
If there are five new members next year,
**[19:11] ---**
we'll leave everything as it is.
**[19:15] Person A**
Karuta is a wonderful art.
**[19:18] Person A**
I'm sure that it will be easy
to recruit five members.
**[19:22] Miya**
Of course.
**[19:23] ---**
If we can't recruit five members,
we will return the room!
**[19:28] Person A**
That's what I wanted to hear!
**[19:32] Miya**
*Five members...*
**[19:35] Miya**
* Recruit five members to that*
* incredibly niche club?*
**[19:42] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[19:44] Chihaya**
I just heard something.
**[19:46] Chihaya**
From the door.
***SIGN*** Notice:
If the Karuta Club does not recruit
five new members next year,
you will have to return the clubroom.
Good luck. ( ; △ ; )
I was able to increase the
club's budget to 30,000 yen.
Miyauchi
**[20:09] Nishida**
Huh? Five people?
**[20:10] Nishida**
Isn't that impossible?
***SIGN*** A-An emoticon? And it's handwritten...
**[20:16] Kanade**
Thirty thousand yen budget!
**[20:18] Nishida**
That's what you care about, Kana-chan?
**[20:25] Person A**
Hey, have you heard?
**[20:26] Person A**
The younger sister of
**[20:27] ---**
the model Ayase Chitose
is a second-year here!
**[20:29] Person B**
No way! I'm a fan!
**[20:31] Person C**
Okay, let's go check her out!
**[20:36] Person A**
Oh, there she is!
**[20:45] Chihaya**
1, 2, 3, 4!
***SIGN*** Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!!
Let's start a competitive karuta club!
**[20:47] Person A**
Karuta?
**[20:49] Person B**
Track pants?
**[20:50] Person C**
And look at the belt.
**[20:52] Miya**
Ayase-san!
**[20:54] Miya**
You're an upperclassman now,
**[20:56] ---**
yet you're still embarrassing yourself!
**[20:58] Person A**
Right, everyone was saying
how she's pretty,
**[21:00] Miya**
That's right. You ended up
failing your final exams!
**[21:03] Person A**
but it's wasted as soon as
she talks or does something.
**[21:03] Miya**
After you were able to ever so slightly
improve your grades last year!
**[21:06] Person A**
Beauty in vain...
**[22:24] Person A**
And Ayase-san.
**[22:27] Person A**
Put another one up there!
**[22:32] Chihaya**
Hey, let's play karuta!
**[22:34] ---**