# Season 2
# E1 - So The Flower Has Wilted
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYNQVK18Y/so-the-flower-has-wilted)
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***SIGN*** Chi
***SIGN*** ha
***SIGN*** ya
***SIGN*** fu
***SIGN*** ru
**[00:09] [POEM] Kanade**
...to reveal moonlight, clear and bright.
**[00:17] [POEM] Kanade**
So the flower has...
**[00:22] [POEM] Taichi**
Feel love, nobody, feel sorrow...
**[00:34] [POEM] Kanade**
...years in this world.
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club!
Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
**[00:39] [POEM] Kanade**
*Impassionate gods have never seen...*
**[00:49] Kanade**
Hey.
**[00:51] Kanade**
I don't think we should hold
a karuta demo tomorrow.
**[00:55] Chihaya**
What? Why not?
**[00:57] Kanade**
We'll scare away all the first-years.
**[00:59] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[01:00] Taichi**
True.
**[01:01] Chihaya**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Kana-chan's right.
**[01:03] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[01:03] Nishida**
They'll run for the hills.
**[01:04] Chihaya**
But...
**[01:06] Kanade**
Don't worry!
**[01:07] Kanade**
Let me handle this!
**[01:09] Chihaya**
Okay...
**[01:23] Chihaya**
Taichi.
**[01:26] Chihaya**
Will any new students come?
**[01:28] Taichi**
It's hard to say.
**[01:32] Chihaya**
I hope they fall in love with karuta.
**[01:38] Taichi**
Yeah.
**[01:46] Chihaya**
The way we did...
***SIGN*** to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 1
***SIGN*** So
The
Flower
Has
Wilted
**[03:16] Background**
Good morning.
**[03:18] Person A**
Have you heard?
**[03:18] Person A**
The younger sister of the model
**[03:20] ---**
Ayase Chitose is in
the class above ours!
**[03:21] Person B**
No way! I'm a fan!
**[03:23] Person C**
Let's go check her out!
**[03:27] [Messenger] Captain**
From: Kazuki
Subject: (none)
First day of school for us both.
I'm so tired. Feel lousy.
Time for a new start, though,
so why don't we both
look for new partners?
What I mean is, let's break up.
**[03:28] Sumire**
*Impossible...*
**[03:31] Sumire**
*Impossible...*
**[03:33] Sumire**
*I was dumped...*
**[03:40] Sumire**
*I need to find a new boyfriend!*
**[03:42] Sumire**
*The hottest guy in this school!*
***SIGN*** Available Clubs for New Students
**[03:44] Person A**
That's a cute strap!
**[03:45] Guy**
The tennis team's goal this
year is to win Nationals.
**[03:45] Person B**
Where'd you get it?
**[03:46] Person C**
These pink student IDs are so cute!
**[03:48] Person D**
Our badges are cute, too!
**[03:49] Sumire**
*We love everything cute.*
**[03:52] Person A**
Um... Hanano-san, right?
**[03:54] Person A**
I'm Hinako.
**[03:55] Person A**
What's your first name?
**[03:57] Person A**
That's a lot of mascara.
**[03:57] Sumire**
*We love how cute we are.*
**[04:00] Sumire**
Hanano Sumire.
**[04:02] Sumire**
* We search for someone who*
* loves how cute we are.*
**[04:06] Person A**
Wh-What are you doing?
**[04:08] Sumire**
I'm searching!
**[04:10] Sumire**
Oh! There's a nice one in class 1!
**[04:13] Sumire**
*I'm going to make him regret dumping me*
**[04:14] Reader**
Next, we have the competitive
Hundred Poets Karuta Club.
**[04:15] ---**
* because we went to*
* different high schools*
**[04:18] Sumire**
*by finding a super hot guy!*
**[04:21] Taichi**
I'm the president, Mashima Taichi.
**[04:24] Chihaya**
I-I'm the captain, Ayase Chihaya.
**[04:27] Person A**
Dude!
**[04:28] Person B**
He's gorgeous!
**[04:29] Person C**
They're wearing kimonos!
**[04:31] Person D**
She's so cute!
**[04:31] Kanade**
*We have their attention now!*
***SIGN*** Recruitment Strategist
Kana-chan
**[04:32] Person A**
"Karuta club? What's that?"
**[04:34] Person B**
"Sounds minor."
**[04:34] Person C**
"Not interested."
**[04:35] Kanade**
* Before the typical*
* reactions can kick in,*
***SIGN*** Was told
to keep
quiet
**[04:37] Taichi**
The karuta club plays a competitive
one-on-one card game
**[04:38] Kanade**
* we send out Chihaya-chan*
* and the president in hakamas*
**[04:40] ---**
*to make our club look important*
**[04:41] ---**
based on the Ogura Hundred Poets.
**[04:42] Kanade**
* and grab the hearts of the*
* first-years like an eagle's talons!*
**[04:45] Person A**
Hey, Hanano-san!
**[04:45] Taichi**
While the game is meant to be
competitive, there is also a cultural aspect...
**[04:47] Person A**
Isn't he hot?!
**[04:48] Person A**
Hana—
**[04:52] Person A**
*Eagle?*
**[04:53] Taichi**
Please drop by, if you're interested.
**[04:55] Taichi**
Finally, our captain would
like to say a few words.
**[04:57] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[05:02] Chihaya**
Um... Er...
**[05:06] Chihaya**
I-I don't...
**[05:08] Chihaya**
...have many ordinary friends,
**[05:11] Chihaya**
but my goal is to become friends
with all one hundred cards,
**[05:14] Chihaya**
so I want one hundred junior members!
**[05:19] Person A**
A hundred members?!
**[05:20] Person B**
You're too greedy!
**[05:22] Person C**
She wants to be friends with cards!
**[05:23] Sumire**
*Cute and clueless?*
**[05:25] Sumire**
*Annoying.*
**[05:33] Person A**
She's so cute!
**[05:34] Sumire**
*But...*
**[05:36] Sumire**
*I found my man!*
**[05:39] Chihaya**
Are any new members going to come?!
***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
**[05:41] Nishida**
We'll be in trouble if no one comes.
**[05:44] Kanade**
The reaction to our
introduction was promising.
**[05:46] Chihaya**
Really?!
**[05:47] Kanade**
Yes.
**[05:47] Taichi**
But we don't want too many.
**[05:51] Taichi**
Well, if we get some
first-years to join,
**[05:55] Taichi**
we'll have to figure out
who's going to teach them.
**[05:59] All**
What?!
**[05:59] Taichi**
Why?!
**[06:01] Chihaya**
Me! Me! Me!
**[06:01] Taichi**
Why are you volunteering when you're
the worst possible candidate?!
**[06:03] Nishida**
Don't you need to practice?!
**[06:04] Chihaya**
Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
**[06:10] Chihaya**
*How many first-years are going to come?*
**[06:18] Chihaya**
* We were able to buy new cards*
* with the extra budget.*
**[06:23] Chihaya**
*I hope they learn to love karuta.*
**[06:26] Chihaya**
*And then...*
**[06:34] All**
Hello!
**[06:39] Person A**
What's wrong, Senpai?
**[06:41] Person B**
Are you okay?
**[06:42] Chihaya**
I-I'm okay...
**[06:46] Person A**
This is my application.
**[06:47] Person B**
Here's mine.
**[06:48] Person C**
I can't wait to get started!
**[06:50] Chihaya**
Really? You're all going to join?
**[06:52] Person D**
I can't wait!
**[06:53] Chihaya**
Thank you! Thank you!
**[06:57] Sumire**
Glad to be here.
**[07:00] Chihaya**
Ni-Nira?
**[07:02] Chihaya**
Nira-chan?
***SIGN*** Nira-chan
**[07:03] Sumire**
*She can't even read my name right?!*
**[07:05] Taichi**
Stupid! Chihaya, it's Sumire!
**[07:07] Taichi**
Sumire!
**[07:08] Chihaya**
Su-Sumire-chan!
**[07:09] Sumire**
*She's definitely an enemy.*
**[07:12] Sumire**
*Pretty, clueless, and dumb.*
**[07:14] Sumire**
*She's every girl's enemy!*
**[07:17] Sumire**
* I couldn't tell when she*
* was wearing a hakama,*
**[07:21] Sumire**
*but she's got an amazing figure.*
**[07:23] Sumire**
*They look good together.*
**[07:28] Chihaya**
Um, let's start by introducing
the second-years.
**[07:32] Chihaya**
From the far end...
**[07:33] Sumire**
Excuse me, can I ask a question?
**[07:35] Sumire**
Does President Mashima
have a girlfriend?
**[07:38] Person A**
Excellent question!
**[07:39] Person B**
Way to go, Hanano-san!
**[07:44] Kanade**
Your upperclassman is talking!
**[07:46] Kanade**
It's not your turn to speak!
**[07:50] Sumire**
*Small figure with huge boobs!*
**[07:52] Sumire**
*Enemy!*
**[07:53] Miya**
*I need to take care of the tennis team.*
**[07:56] Miya**
*I'm counting on you.*
**[07:59] Chihaya**
Um, have any of you played
competitive karuta before?
**[08:05] Chihaya**
Who's memorized all of the
Hundred Poets poems?
**[08:10] Chihaya**
It's okay!
**[08:11] Chihaya**
We were all beginners at one point!
**[08:13] Chihaya**
I made printouts of the poems with
their unique syllables and meanings.
**[08:17] Chihaya**
Please start by memorizing
all one hundred.
**[08:20] Person A**
What? Memorize?
**[08:22] Person B**
Why?
**[08:23] Person C**
How many pages are there?
**[08:23] Person D**
This looks hard.
**[08:24] Person E**
I can't do this.
**[08:25] Person F**
Just skim it.
**[08:28] Kanade**
There will be a test in one week.
**[08:29] Kanade**
If you haven't memorized
all of the poems, you fail.
**[08:31] Kanade**
There will be a retest offered.
**[08:33] Person A**
What? A test?
**[08:34] Chihaya**
Kana-chan, a week isn't long enough.
**[08:34] Person B**
We have to memorize all of them?
**[08:37] Kanade**
They're in high school now!
**[08:39] Kanade**
They can do this.
**[08:40] Chihaya**
But...
**[08:41] Kanade**
We have to make them do this!
**[08:44] Chihaya**
Um, we'll explain the rules next.
**[08:46] Nishida**
Me?
**[08:48] Chihaya**
Matches are played between two people.
**[08:50] Chihaya**
You take 50 of the Hundred Poets cards
**[08:53] Chihaya**
and put the remainder back in the box.
**[08:54] Chihaya**
Each person places 25 cards, with
a 3 centimeter gap in between.
**[08:57] Nishida**
Here's your 3 centimeters.
**[09:00] Chihaya**
This is the basic layout.
**[09:01] Chihaya**
You win if you reduce the 25 cards
on your side to zero first.
**[09:06] Chihaya**
First, you have 15 minutes to
memorize the positioning of
**[09:09] ---**
the 50 cards on the field.
**[09:11] Chihaya**
This is just a tutorial, so we'll
only use three minutes.
**[09:13] Nishida**
One minute's enough.
**[09:15] Kanade**
The first poem read
is the opening poem,
**[09:18] Kanade**
which isn't part of the Hundred Poets.
**[09:21] Kanade**
The poem of Naniwa Bay, said to be known
**[09:23] ---**
universally during the Heian period,
**[09:25] Kanade**
was chosen as...
***SIGN*** Kana-chan.
**[09:29] [POEM] Kanade**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[09:38] [POEM] Kanade**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[09:46] [POEM] Kanade**
I feel that my love...
**[09:48] [POEM] Kanade**
As my love first came...
**[09:49] Sumire**
*Huh?*
**[09:50] Sumire**
*What?*
**[09:52] Sumire**
*What are they doing?*
**[10:01] Chihaya**
Um, so there you go.
**[10:03] Chihaya**
Once you learn the poems,
the unique syllables,
**[10:06] Chihaya**
and how to position, you'll be
able to quickly take cards.
**[10:09] Chihaya**
Let's work together to make it
to the National Championship.
**[10:15] Sumire**
Um...
**[10:16] Sumire**
We're not interested in
this complicated stuff.
**[10:19] Sumire**
Can we play bozu mekuri
with the cards in a corner?
**[10:23] Person A**
You're too frank, Hanano-san.
**[10:25] Person B**
No kidding.
**[10:26] Person C**
But I like the idea of
playing bozu mekuri.
**[10:27] Person D**
I don't know how to play that, either.
**[10:29] Person F**
We'll start by learning
the Hundred Poets poems.
**[10:32] Person B**
See you again next week.
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
**[10:36] Person D**
You're a riot, Hanano-san.
**[10:41] Chihaya**
W-Well, that's how it goes at first.
**[10:46] Chihaya**
Since we have twenty
people who want to join,
**[10:49] Chihaya**
we should do what we can to
help them understand karuta.
**[10:52] Chihaya**
Right?
**[10:54] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[10:58] Taichi**
Chihaya.
**[11:02] Taichi**
You don't have time to teach first-years
who aren't particularly interested.
**[11:07] Taichi**
If you're serious about playing
in the Master and Queen match,
**[11:10] Taichi**
shouldn't you skip club practice and go
to the Shiranami Society instead?
**[11:14] Nishida**
What are you talking about, Mashima?
**[11:16] Nishida**
The high school tournament comes first.
**[11:18] Nishida**
It's been a year since we
last played as a team!
**[11:21] Nishida**
Are you saying that the individual
tournament is more important?
**[11:23] Nishida**
Sure, you're probably worried because
you still haven't made Class A...
**[11:27] Kanade**
Porky!
**[11:36] Kanade**
I'll take responsibility
for teaching them.
**[11:38] Kanade**
We don't need twenty new members.
**[11:40] Kanade**
I'll only let the ones who can keep up remain.
**[11:43] Chihaya**
What? You can't do that, Kana-chan!
***SIGN*** I think it's a good idea.
***SIGN*** The five of us will be playing in the high school tournament.
***SIGN*** The first-years aren't important.
***SIGN*** They can play bozu mekuri in the corner if they want.
**[11:57] Chihaya**
Wh-Why would you all say that?
**[11:59] Chihaya**
We need to train new members!
**[12:01] Chihaya**
Or else the karuta club
won't last very long!
**[12:06] Nishida**
Ayase, what are you expecting
from the first-years?
**[12:12] Nishida**
We're the ones who will
be winning matches.
**[12:22] Chihaya**
* I never knew, until*
* the first-years came,*
**[12:26] Chihaya**
*that we all cared about*
**[12:29] Chihaya**
*different things.*
**[12:39] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
From: Nami
Subject: Heya
Sumire!
Heard the news!
You broke up with Kazuki?
And in spring! Too sad!
**[12:41] Sumire**
*That's not true!*
**[12:42] Sumire**
* I've already found my*
* next potential boyfriend!*
**[12:44] Sumire**
* He's a second-year and*
* he's handsome and tall!*
**[12:45] [Messenger] ---**
...and tall and the class prodigy!
I joined his club too,
so I'm totally gonna date him.
Want his picture?
I took it when he wasn't looking!
**[12:52] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
From: Nami
Subject: Re: Re: Heya
Whoa!
He's out of your league.
Good luck!
I don't see you landing that hunk.
**[12:54] Sumire**
*She doesn't get it.*
**[12:56] Sumire**
*My slightly above average looks*
**[13:00] Sumire**
* make me your typical shojo*
* manga main character!*
***SIGN*** I want to be popular!
**[13:02] Sumire**
*Plus, there's a beautiful
rival for me to defeat!*
***SIGN*** Literature Class 2-9 Fukasaku Tokiji
**[13:07] Person A**
On page 12, you'll find...
**[13:10] Nishida**
*We're the ones who will
be winning matches.*
**[13:10] Person A**
Akutagawa Ryunosuke's Rashomon.
**[13:14] ---**
One of Akutagawa Ryunosuke's...
***SIGN*** There might be a first-year who
loves karuta and is really good!
**[13:20] Person A**
...more touching stories is...
***SIGN*** We only have two months until
the high school tournament prelims.
There's no time to train them now.
We can wait two months.
**[13:23] Person A**
...about a lesson he taught his
young child who was at play...
***SIGN*** If we wait two months,
they'll all leave!!
***SIGN*** I don't see a problem?
**[13:32] Person A**
Never step over a book.
**[13:35] Person B**
Wait, that's it?!
**[13:37] Chihaya**
*We're all so different...*
***SIGN*** Science Class 2-1 Miyauchi Taeko
**[13:41] Miya**
There will be a quiz at the
beginning of every class.
**[13:44] Miya**
As second-years, you need to begin
counting down to college exams.
**[13:48] Miya**
Prepare by identifying the
schools you wish to attend...
**[13:49] Chihaya**
*I'll teach them.*
**[13:51] Taichi**
* She doesn't understand how*
* precious time is right now.*
**[13:57] Taichi**
* She's the one dreaming*
* about becoming Queen.*
**[13:59] Taichi**
* She's the one who cries*
* when she loses.*
**[14:03] Chihaya**
Didn't we say that we would
have a meeting during lunch?
**[14:05] Nishida**
But I ate my lunch during class, so
I need to go buy some melon bread.
**[14:09] Chihaya**
I'll give you half of mine.
**[14:10] Nishida**
That's not enough.
**[14:12] Nishida**
Oh, Kana-chan!
**[14:13] Nishida**
You're early.
**[14:15] Kanade**
Class 5 is the closest to this room.
***SIGN*** Oh, everyone's here.
***SIGN*** Class 1's too far away.
**[14:22] Taichi**
So, on the topic of the first-years...
**[14:25] Chihaya**
Me!
**[14:27] Taichi**
Chihaya...
**[14:29] Taichi**
What do you care the most about?!
***SIGN*** Priority:
Master and Queen Match
**[14:31] Taichi**
You're not going to defeat
Wakamiya Shinobu like this!
***SIGN*** Priority:
Proper Etiquette
**[14:34] Kanade**
I'll teach the first-years!
**[14:37] Kanade**
Some may quit, but we need
to teach them how to behave!
***SIGN*** Priority:
The Practice Environment
***SIGN*** If we can just keep this room
**[14:42] ---**
and have some fun with the
first-years, we're in good shape.
**[14:45] Nishida**
We can't focus on practicing
with 20 kids babbling!
***SIGN*** Priority:
High School Championship
**[14:49] Nishida**
The preliminaries are in June!
**[14:53] Taichi**
Chihaya?
**[15:00] Chihaya**
Right now, I care the most
**[15:02] Chihaya**
about Taichi making Class A.
**[15:06] Taichi**
Wait... Chihaya?
**[15:07] Taichi**
I'm the most important...
**[15:10] Chihaya**
My goal is
**[15:12] Chihaya**
to win the team High
School Championship,
**[15:14] Chihaya**
as well as the individual High School
Championships in each class,
**[15:19] Chihaya**
while training the first-years,
**[15:21] Chihaya**
so we can become a strong karuta
school like Hokuo Academy!
**[15:27] Chihaya**
Huh? Wait, what's wrong?
**[15:30] Nishida**
*Sh—*
**[15:31] Nishida**
*She's so greedy!*
**[15:33] Nishida**
* I've never seen anyone*
* this greedy before!*
**[15:36] Chihaya**
Are you okay?
**[15:37] Taichi**
Chihaya...
**[15:40] Taichi**
Ignoring your other goals for now,
**[15:41] Taichi**
how are we going to become a
strong karuta school like Hokuo?
**[15:45] Taichi**
We need a proper coach
for that to work.
**[15:47] Chihaya**
Well...
**[15:49] Chihaya**
If we recruit enough new members,
**[15:50] Chihaya**
I'll come back to teach them
karuta after I graduate.
**[15:58] Taichi**
*I've never seen anyone so greedy.*
**[16:03] Taichi**
*Or anyone who loves karuta so much.*
**[16:09] Sumire**
Huh? Mashima-senpai isn't
going to be teaching us?
**[16:13] Chihaya**
The other second-years are practicing
for the tournament in June.
**[16:17] Chihaya**
Once you've learned the basics,
you'll be able to practice with us.
**[16:21] Person C**
Don't you need to
practice, Ayase-senpai?
**[16:23] Person B**
Are you teaching us because
you won't be playing?
**[16:25] Person A**
Benched?
**[16:27] Person B**
Is that how it works?
**[16:31] Chihaya**
I'm the ace!
**[16:32] Chihaya**
Ace... Ace... Ace... Ace...
***SIGN*** We'll use the tape today.
**[16:37] Kanade**
Yes.
**[16:38] Nishida**
Are we starting now?
**[16:39] ---**
Yes.
***SIGN*** Uh, I'll play Kana-chan while Mashima plays Porky.
**[16:46] Taichi**
Say...
**[16:48] Taichi**
Can I go practice at
the Shiranami Society?
**[16:52] Taichi**
Just on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
**[16:55] Nishida**
Why are you bothering to ask?
**[16:57] Nishida**
Get going!
**[16:58] Nishida**
You can practice with
Dr. Harada and Tsuboguchi-san!
**[17:04] Chihaya**
*Right now, I care the most*
**[17:06] Chihaya**
*about Taichi making Class A.*
***SIGN*** I think that Ayase's changed a bit.
**[17:15] Nishida**
She's changed?
***SIGN*** It's hard to say...
***SIGN*** But I mean, Ayase's words
***SIGN*** inspired Mashima to think about himself, for once.
**[17:29] Sumire**
*I'm tired...*
**[17:30] Chihaya**
You can memorize poems
in their entirety,
**[17:30] Sumire**
* Memorization? Is this a*
* classical literature class?*
**[17:32] Chihaya**
or you can use shortcuts.
**[17:34] Sumire**
*Huh? I don't remember any boys.*
**[17:37] Sumire**
*Whatever.*
**[17:40] [Messenger] ---**
09 So the flower has wilted during the long spring rains,
just as my beauty has faded
during my forlorn years in this world
**[17:42] Chihaya**
For "Though I prayed,"
**[17:44] Chihaya**
the second verse begins
with "I never asked,"
**[17:46] Chihaya**
so think "pray, never ask."
**[17:47] Chihaya**
Hmm?
**[17:51] Chihaya**
Sumire-chan!
**[17:52] Chihaya**
What's wrong?!
**[17:53] Chihaya**
Did you see something?!
A ghost?! A bug?
**[17:56] Sumire**
This poem is absolutely correct...
**[18:08] Sumire**
*Youth and beauty...*
**[18:11] Sumire**
*...soon fade.*
**[18:18] Sumire**
*So I must live for love!*
**[18:21] Sumire**
Senpai, I'm so sad
**[18:23] Sumire**
that I need to go home!
**[18:25] Chihaya**
Huh?
**[18:29] Chihaya**
*She's so sensitive!*
**[18:42] Sumire**
Mashima-senpai!
**[18:45] Taichi**
Huh? Aren't you...
**[18:46] Sumire**
What a pleasant surprise.
**[18:48] Sumire**
I have a headache, so I left early.
**[18:52] Taichi**
Um... Sumire-chan, right?
**[18:54] Sumire**
*He called me Sumire-chan!*
**[18:56] Taichi**
What's your last name?
**[18:57] Sumire**
Hanano.
**[18:59] Taichi**
Do you think you can handle
the karuta club, Hanano-san?
**[19:01] Sumire**
Of course!
**[19:03] Taichi**
Really? That's good!
***SIGN*** Call me Sumire...
**[19:06] Sumire**
*Even his voice is perfect!*
**[19:08] Sumire**
* I'm so lucky that we take*
* the same train to school!*
**[19:13] Sumire**
*This is working out pretty well, right?*
**[19:15] Sumire**
*I think my chances are looking good!*
**[19:18] Taichi**
There's an open seat.
**[19:19] Taichi**
Why don't you sit down?
**[19:20] Sumire**
No, I can't sit down
while you're standing.
**[19:22] Sumire**
There might be other
people who need to sit more,
**[19:27] Sumire**
so I would rather leave the seats open.
**[19:32] Sumire**
* I just have to play the*
* sweet little girl.*
**[19:36] Taichi**
Don't worry about it.
**[19:38] Taichi**
You're not feeling well, right?
**[19:45] Person A**
Look at him.
**[19:46] Person B**
Isn't he handsome?
**[19:59] Sumire**
Y-You must be popular, Mashima-senpai.
**[20:04] Taichi**
I wouldn't know.
**[20:05] Sumire**
You must be.
**[20:07] Sumire**
I bet girls ask you out all the time.
**[20:09] Sumire**
You don't have to worry about
looking for a girlfriend.
**[20:12] Taichi**
I'm not really sure about that lately.
**[20:17] Taichi**
It doesn't seem right to
let a girl choose me.
**[20:21] Taichi**
I would rather choose the
girl I devote myself to.
**[20:37] Reader**
Bubaigawara. Bubaigawara.
**[20:40] Taichi**
You're pretty cute, so I bet a
lot of boys would choose you.
**[20:44] Taichi**
Bye.
**[20:51] Sumire**
*That really stung...*
**[20:56] Sumire**
*Mashima-senpai will never choose me.*
**[21:03] Sumire**
*I won't accept it!*
**[21:06] Sumire**
*I want to have a choice, too!*
**[21:08] Sumire**
*I...*
**[21:10] Sumire**
* ...don't want to write*
* poems about regret!*
**[21:15] Kanade**
* While the story is taking a*
* romantic twist for some members,*
***SIGN*** during my forlorn years in this world
**[21:20] Kanade**
*our captain is bullying the new members*
**[21:22] ---**
* by taking all 100 cards*
* in a Genpei match.*
# E2 - As My Love First Came
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6MGEN136/as-my-love-first-came)
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***SIGN*** Bubaigawara Station
**[00:07] Sumire**
*Where is Mashima-senpai going?*
**[00:11] Sumire**
*Cram school? Part-time job?*
**[00:13] Sumire**
*Is he meeting with someone?*
**[00:20] Sumire**
*I want to know everything...*
***SIGN*** Cultural Center
***SIGN*** Shiranami Karuta Society Practice Room
**[00:34] Sumire**
*More karuta...*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 2
***SIGN*** As My
Love
First
Came
**[01:48] Person A**
Oh?
**[01:49] Person A**
We never see you here on weekdays.
**[01:51] Taichi**
Yes, I guess.
**[01:52] Person A**
Then you'll be playing...
**[01:55] Taichi**
Uh, can I play Tsuboguchi-san?
**[01:59] Tsuboguchi**
It's fraud!
**[02:01] Tsuboguchi**
Total fraud!
**[02:02] Tsuboguchi**
Public schools are supposed to be co-ed,
**[02:06] Tsuboguchi**
but they added classes aimed at boys
and now it's almost a boys' school!
**[02:08] Person A**
Tsuboguchi-kun got a job
as a high school teacher,
**[02:13] Person A**
but there are only eight
girls in his grade.
**[02:16] Tsuboguchi**
I should have stayed in
school another year...
**[02:23] Taichi**
You don't want to stay
in school too long.
**[02:25] Taichi**
That's the one area where
you can beat Master Suo.
**[02:28] Tsuboguchi**
Bastard!
**[02:28] Taichi**
Please be my opponent
for the first round.
**[02:41] Sumire**
*What are they doing?*
**[02:45] (Flashback) Chihaya**
You have 15 minutes to
memorize the positioning
**[02:47] (Flashback) ---**
of the 50 cards on the field.
**[02:48] Sumire**
* Are they really memorizing*
* the positions?!*
**[02:51] Sumire**
*No, no way!*
**[02:53] Sumire**
*There aren't any pictures, just words!*
**[02:56] Sumire**
* Plus, the cards on the other*
* side are upside-down!*
**[02:59] Person A**
Let's begin.
**[03:02] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
**[03:12] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
**[03:20] [POEM] Reader**
As my love first came to realization,
**[03:23] Sumire**
*How do they move so fast?!*
**[03:25] Sumire**
* Right, she said something*
* about unique syllables.*
**[03:28] Sumire**
* Wait, we have to memorize the*
* poems and their unique syllables?*
**[03:32] [POEM] Reader**
The night breaks to day,
and day turns to night,
**[03:38] Sumire**
*I don't get it.*
**[03:40] Sumire**
*I don't get it.*
**[03:41] Sumire**
*Why is someone like him...*
**[03:43] Sumire**
*playing karuta?*
**[03:51] Taichi**
*He's good.*
**[03:52] Taichi**
*He's making a totally one-sided attack.*
**[03:55] Taichi**
*And he's aggressive about sending cards.*
**[03:57] Tsuboguchi**
I'm moving a card.
**[03:59] Taichi**
*I have to memorize the positions again!*
**[04:00] Tsuboguchi**
I'm moving another card.
**[04:05] Taichi**
*I want to be stronger!*
**[04:07] [POEM] Reader**
A house left...
**[04:09] Taichi**
*I want to make every second count!*
**[04:16] Harada**
What's the matter?
**[04:18] Harada**
Are you watching them play?
**[04:20] Harada**
Perhaps you're interested in joining.
**[04:22] Sumire**
No, um...
**[04:22] Harada**
We don't want to distract the
players, so let's talk over there.
**[04:26] Sumire**
No, th-that's not it!
**[04:28] Sumire**
W-Wait!
**[04:30] Sumire**
Wh-What's so fun about karuta?
**[04:34] Harada**
Huh?
**[04:36] Harada**
That's something you can't
know until you've tried it.
***SIGN*** Obviously
**[04:40] Harada**
And you still won't
understand after you play.
**[04:43] Harada**
I've been playing for 45 years
and I still don't understand.
**[04:46] Sumire**
Huh?
**[04:47] Harada**
I've never been able to figure it out.
**[04:52] Harada**
That's why I keep playing.
**[04:58] Sumire**
*No way.*
**[05:01] Mom**
Chihaya, help me clear the table.
**[05:04] Chihaya**
Okay!
**[05:06] Mom**
Say, what are you working on over there?
**[05:09] Chihaya**
Look.
**[05:10] Chihaya**
Isn't it nice?
**[05:11] Mom**
Huh? Oh...
**[05:12] Chitose**
I'm home!
**[05:13] Chihaya**
Oh, Sis is back!
**[05:15] Chihaya**
Hey, look at this!
**[05:17] Chihaya**
Isn't it nice?
**[05:19] Chitose**
That's awful.
**[05:28] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan?
**[05:30] Kanade**
You're early.
**[05:31] Kanade**
What are you doing?
**[05:33] Chihaya**
Oh, you always come early to
clean up the room, right?
**[05:38] Chihaya**
I thought I should help out.
**[05:40] Chihaya**
Sorry about not noticing sooner.
**[05:44] Kanade**
It's okay, Chihaya-chan!
**[05:47] Kanade**
I only clean when I notice it's needed.
**[05:49] Chihaya**
Well, I just realized that I've only
done quick, easy cleanups...
**[05:53] Kanade**
It's okay. It's okay.
**[05:58] Kanade**
Use dry paper towels
to wipe tatami mats!
**[06:00] Kanade**
Or a rag that's been wrung dry!
**[06:03] Kanade**
Never underestimate the
damage water can do!
**[06:04] Chihaya**
Y-Yes, ma'am!
**[06:05] Kanade**
If you want to help clean,
I'll teach you the basics!
**[06:08] Chihaya**
Okay.
**[06:09] Kanade**
We're out of time.
**[06:10] Kanade**
The first-years are arriving!
**[06:11] Chihaya**
Yes, ma'am!
**[06:12] Kanade**
Take care of your own
responsibilities, first!
**[06:14] Chihaya**
I'm going!
***SIGN*** New T-Shirts Victory or Bust Mizusawa Power
***SIGN*** National Number One World Number One
**[06:30] Chihaya**
*Shock!*
**[06:32] Chihaya**
*We lost so many!*
**[06:34] Chihaya**
* Is it because I got carried away and took*
* all 100 cards during the Genpei match?*
**[06:37] Person A**
Everyone wants to use this
one week trial period
**[06:41] ---**
to check out the other clubs.
**[06:42] Person B**
Yep, yep.
**[06:44] Chihaya**
*It's so hard...*
**[06:46] Chihaya**
* I want them to know*
* how fun karuta is,*
**[06:50] Chihaya**
*but it's so hard...*
**[06:54] Person A**
Hanano-san? What's wrong?
**[06:57] Person B**
What? Are you thinking
about the karuta club?
**[06:59] Sumire**
Oh. Nah.
**[07:01] Person A**
Of course not.
**[07:03] Person A**
Mashima-senpai won't be there today.
**[07:05] Person B**
I'm moving on to another target.
**[07:07] Person A**
Tajima-kun in class 2 is pretty cool.
**[07:09] Sumire**
So you weren't that serious
about Mashima-senpai?
**[07:13] Person B**
We were just going with the flow.
**[07:14] Person A**
He's cute, but...
**[07:16] Person A**
I didn't think karuta would be so intense.
**[07:18] Person A**
I don't want to work that hard.
**[07:20] Sumire**
Yeah, no kidding.
**[07:27] Sumire**
*We've only been friends a few days,*
**[07:30] Sumire**
* and we're already out of*
* things to talk about.*
**[07:33] Sumire**
* Is this what high school will*
* be like if I don't join a club?*
**[07:37] Sumire**
*Scary...*
**[07:38] Sumire**
*I need to find a new boyfriend fast.*
**[07:41] Sumire**
* I can't waste time worrying about*
* finding the hottest guy in school.*
**[07:51] [POEM] Sumire**
So the flower has wilted...
**[07:53] Person A**
Huh? What?
**[07:54] Sumire**
No, it's nothing.
**[07:59] [Messenger] [SIGN]**
From: Kazuki
Subject: (none)
Yo! How you doing?
Wanna meet up if you're free?
**[08:02] Sumire**
*What's wrong with this guy?!*
**[08:04] Sumire**
*He's the one who dumped me,*
**[08:06] Sumire**
* and now he's asking me out*
* without a single apology?!*
**[08:08] Sumire**
*I understand your true nature now!*
**[08:11] Harada**
*I've never been able to figure it out.*
**[08:15] Taichi**
* I would rather choose the*
* girl I devote myself to.*
**[08:23] Sumire**
*I want to understand...*
**[08:26] Chihaya**
Shock!
**[08:27] Kanade**
What? There was only one left?
**[08:32] Chihaya**
This is the last new member, um...
**[08:36] Tsuboguchi**
I'm Tsukuba from class 1-10.
**[08:38] Chihaya**
Right, Tsukuba-kun.
**[08:40] Chihaya**
He was the only one left,
so I brought him here.
**[08:44] Nishida**
I-It's not your fault.
**[08:46] Nishida**
This is what happens when you take
Mashima out of the equation.
**[08:49] Chihaya**
Sorry, guys...
**[08:50] Kanade**
I'm sure it would have been the
same if any of us taught them.
**[08:53] Chihaya**
I'm sorry...
**[08:55] Chihaya**
We were going to make our
school a karuta powerhouse...
**[08:58] All**
* It's okay. None of us were*
* dreaming that big.*
**[09:06] Taichi**
* This is why I didn't want*
* to let Chihaya teach them.*
**[09:12] Chihaya**
*I feel so bad for the cards.*
**[09:17] Chihaya**
*They don't get to make more friends.*
**[09:24] Sumire**
Um, nobody was in the classroom...
**[09:27] Sumire**
Are we in here today?
**[09:31] Taichi**
Thank you for coming, Hanano-san!
**[09:36] Taichi**
Thank you!
**[09:42] Taichi**
*This is terrific!*
**[09:45] ---**
*Terrific!*
**[09:50] Taichi**
Well, you first-years are probably
still learning the ropes,
**[09:53] Taichi**
but would you be up for a casual match?
**[09:56] Nishida**
Sounds like a good idea.
**[09:57] Kanade**
Hanano-san.
**[09:59] Kanade**
Your nails are a little long.
**[10:01] Kanade**
I have clippers here.
**[10:02] Sumire**
Huh?
**[10:03] Sumire**
I'm not gonna clip my nails.
**[10:04] Sumire**
I work hard to keep them nice.
**[10:07] Kanade**
But you could injure your
opponent if you hit their hand.
**[10:09] Sumire**
It's okay.
**[10:10] Sumire**
I won't be trying that hard.
**[10:14] Nishida**
W-Well, they won't be moving
that fast, at first.
**[10:18] Chihaya**
Just give it a shot for now.
***SIGN*** Yeah.
**[10:21] [POEM] Tsutomu**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter...
**[10:28] [POEM] Tsutomu**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms.
**[10:29] Sumire**
Oh, no!
**[10:30] Sumire**
Hold on!
**[10:32] Sumire**
I think I might have panda eyes!
**[10:34] Sumire**
Yikes!
**[10:36] Kanade**
Come with me, Hanano-san!
**[10:38] Chihaya**
Ka-Kana-chan?!
***SIGN*** Are the girls going to be okay?
**[10:46] Taichi**
Just let them be.
**[10:47] Taichi**
It's never a good idea
for guys to butt in.
**[10:51] Nishida**
They can be scary.
**[10:54] Nishida**
U-Uh... Tsukuba-kun, is it?
**[10:57] Nishida**
Sorry about all these hiccups.
***SIGN*** Have you learned the cards yet?
**[11:01] Tsuboguchi**
Uh... I only know twenty or so.
**[11:04] Nishida**
Oh, really?
**[11:05] Nishida**
You can take your time.
**[11:08] Tsuboguchi**
Still...
**[11:11] Tsuboguchi**
I'm good.
**[11:14] Kanade**
What's wrong with you, Hanano-san?!
**[11:16] Sumire**
What do you mean?
**[11:17] Sumire**
I'm making sure I look good.
**[11:20] Kanade**
*A woman must always move with grace.*
**[11:25] Kanade**
I can see that—
**[11:26] Sumire**
Why shouldn't I make myself pretty?
**[11:27] Kanade**
Hanano-san—
**[11:28] Sumire**
I need to look nice if I want a boyfriend.
**[11:30] Kanade**
It's vulgar and foolish to spend
all your time thinking about love!
**[11:38] Sumire**
What?
**[11:39] Sumire**
Isn't Hundred Poets just
a bunch of love poems?
**[11:43] Sumire**
Humans have always spent
a lot of time on love.
**[11:49] Sumire**
I'm not too interested in karuta,
**[11:53] Sumire**
but I'm willing to work hard for love.
**[11:56] Sumire**
Just so you know, I'm
after Mashima-senpai!
**[12:02] Kanade**
*Th-This won't work...*
**[12:04] Kanade**
*She's seriously crazy about love.*
***SIGN*** Crazy
about
karuta
**[12:14] Kanade**
Hanano-san, you haven't
finished changing yet?
**[12:17] Kanade**
We're supposed to start practice soon.
**[12:19] Sumire**
Sorry.
**[12:22] Kanade**
You don't need makeup when
you're only in high school—
**[12:25] Sumire**
Please, this is just a little mascara.
**[12:28] Sumire**
It's part of my identity now.
**[12:30] Kanade**
She'd fix her mascara
**[12:30] Kanade**
even in a fire
**[12:31] Kanade**
*She'd fix her mascara even in a fire...*
**[12:36] Tsuboguchi**
These are the Hokkaido cards
I mentioned yesterday.
**[12:40] Taichi**
These are cards?
**[12:40] Tsuboguchi**
Oh, I was in Hokkaido through middle school.
***SIGN*** They're real wood...
**[12:44] Tsuboguchi**
This is known as "Second Verse Karuta."
**[12:46] Nishida**
Oh, I've heard of that before.
**[12:49] Nishida**
It's where the reader skips
straight to the second verse.
***SIGN*** Huh? Really?
**[12:54] Tsuboguchi**
That's right.
**[12:55] Tsuboguchi**
So I've only memorized
the second verses.
**[13:00] Tsuboguchi**
Second Verse Karuta is usually
**[13:01] ---**
played in the form of
three-on-three team matches.
**[13:04] Tsuboguchi**
When I was in Hokkaido, I played all
the time with my three brothers.
**[13:08] Tsuboguchi**
My team was undefeated
in local tournaments.
**[13:12] Tsuboguchi**
I heard that everyone on the mainland
plays First Verse Karuta,
**[13:15] Tsuboguchi**
so I wanted to become
good at that, too.
**[13:19] Tsuboguchi**
Like a Master, I think?
**[13:22] Tsuboguchi**
That's how good I'll be.
**[13:26] All**
*These first-years are a pain.*
***SIGN*** I-I understand.
***SIGN*** You might have been good at Second Verse Karuta,
***SIGN*** but the rules for competitive karuta are completely different.
***SIGN*** I'll give you a thorough lecture, so take some notes.
**[13:40] Tsuboguchi**
Komano-senpai, what's
your rank or grade?
***SIGN*** I'm a first grade in Class C.
**[13:46] Tsuboguchi**
No thanks then.
**[13:48] Tsuboguchi**
Wh-What about Mashima-senpai?
**[13:50] Taichi**
Huh? I'm in Class B.
**[13:52] Tsuboguchi**
Then I want Mashima-senpai to teach me.
**[13:54] Sumire**
Oh, me too!
**[13:57] Nishida**
Forget it.
**[13:58] Nishida**
Let's start practicing.
**[14:00] Nishida**
The first-years can play each other.
**[14:02] Chihaya**
But he's experienced, so all the more
reason to start with the basics...
**[14:04] Nishida**
Ayase!
**[14:06] Nishida**
You're not being realistic!
**[14:07] Nishida**
We can't afford to waste
too much energy when
**[14:10] ---**
the prelims are coming up!
**[14:15] [POEM] Chihaya**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter...
**[14:20] Tsuboguchi**
*I'm going to work really, really hard,*
**[14:23] Tsuboguchi**
*so I get good fast.*
**[14:23] [POEM] Chihaya**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
**[14:24] Sumire**
*I hope this doesn't take long,*
**[14:26] Sumire**
* since I get to be with*
* Mashima-senpai on the way home.*
**[14:29] Taichi**
*The same problems keep cropping up...*
**[14:31] [POEM] Taichi**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms.
**[14:32] Kanade**
*The mood is terrible.*
**[14:34] Tsutomu**
*Why is Ayase...*
**[14:35] Nishida**
*...so focused on the first-years?*
**[14:38] [POEM] Chihaya**
The storm will soon carry
me to the afterlife,
**[14:42] Sumire**
*Um. Um.*
**[14:43] Sumire**
*Which one was that?*
**[14:44] [POEM] Chihaya**
so I wish...
**[14:45] Chihaya**
*Huh? Tsukuba-kun's left-handed?*
**[14:50] [POEM] Chihaya**
None are left who know me
**[14:53] [POEM] Chihaya**
Takasogo pines...
**[14:57] Chihaya**
*Wait! He's using both hands!*
**[14:59] Chihaya**
*And he's using his left hand to guard!*
**[15:01] Tsuboguchi**
Yes!
**[15:02] Tsuboguchi**
The next one will be mine, too!
**[15:03] Tsuboguchi**
Let's go!
**[15:05] Chihaya**
* He's slamming the floor to*
* intimidate his opponent.*
***SIGN*** Forbidden
**[15:08] Chihaya**
*What should I do?*
**[15:09] Chihaya**
* Second Verse Karuta is*
* completely different...*
**[15:10] [POEM] Chihaya**
I know that my heart is all aflutter
**[15:15] [POEM] Chihaya**
and by no fault of mine
**[15:21] Chihaya**
*His hand moved straight to the card...*
**[15:24] Chihaya**
*He has strong fingers...*
**[15:27] [POEM] Chihaya**
...are wet with dew
**[15:33] [POEM] Chihaya**
So the flower has wilted during the long
spring rains, just as my beauty has faded
**[15:35] Sumire**
I know this one!
**[15:46] Chihaya**
Sumire-chan.
**[15:47] Sumire**
Huh?
**[15:48] Chihaya**
Trim your nails.
**[15:50] Sumire**
What?
**[15:50] Sumire**
Why?
**[15:52] Chihaya**
Did you see how strong
Tsukuba-kun's fingers are?
**[15:54] Chihaya**
If you hit him, you'll tear off your nail.
**[15:57] Sumire**
Tear it off?!
**[15:59] Sumire**
Please, I'm not going to
try that hard at karuta—
**[16:02] Chihaya**
You will.
**[16:04] Chihaya**
You were happy about taking
your first card, right?
**[16:07] Chihaya**
You'll start moving faster and
faster to take cards, Sumire-chan.
**[16:12] Chihaya**
O-Okay, how about your right hand?
**[16:14] Chihaya**
Just trim your right hand.
**[16:15] Sumire**
Wait!
**[16:16] Sumire**
Stop this!
**[16:17] Sumire**
I already said that I joined this
club to be with Mashima-senpai,
**[16:21] ---**
not to play karuta!
**[16:23] Sumire**
*Oh...*
**[16:25] Sumire**
*Oh gosh...*
**[16:27] Sumire**
I've had enough!
**[16:28] Chihaya**
Wait!
**[16:29] Chihaya**
Sumire-chan!
**[16:30] Nishida**
Ayase!
**[16:31] Nishida**
Forget it.
**[16:33] Nishida**
She's made it clear that she
doesn't want to play karuta.
**[16:35] Nishida**
Just ignore her.
**[16:38] Chihaya**
Ever since I collapsed and had to forfeit
last year during the national championship,
**[16:43] Chihaya**
I've spent every day wondering
what would have happened
**[16:46] Chihaya**
if we had one more member.
**[16:52] Chihaya**
We finally have new members...
**[16:54] Chihaya**
Two of them stayed.
**[16:59] Chihaya**
I can't ignore them!
**[17:02] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan...
**[17:08] Kanade**
Chihaya-chan!
**[17:11] Kanade**
I-I'll go get her!
***SIGN*** Ayase...
***SIGN*** You need to calm down.
***SIGN*** You can launch yourself like a catapult.
**[17:21] Chihaya**
* Did you see how strong*
* Tsukuba-kun's fingers are?*
**[17:24] Tsuboguchi**
*Ayase-senpai complimented me.*
**[17:28] Nishida**
Tsukuba-kun.
**[17:31] Nishida**
I'm in Class A, and I have
the most experience.
**[17:35] Nishida**
Is it okay if I teach you?
**[17:37] Tsuboguchi**
Eh...
***SIGN*** Only
likes
attractive
people
**[17:38] Nishida**
Don't groan!
**[17:39] Nishida**
You should thank me!
**[17:40] Tsuboguchi**
Eh...
**[17:41] Nishida**
Thank you very much!
**[17:43] Tsuboguchi**
Thank you very much...
**[17:45] Nishida**
Let's start with the basics, then.
**[17:48] Nishida**
You're only allowed to use one
hand in competitive karuta.
**[17:50] Nishida**
It's against the rules
to use both hands.
**[17:52] Nishida**
Are you right-handed?
**[17:53] Nishida**
I'll show you the proper
right-handed form, so copy me.
**[17:55] Nishida**
Answer me!
**[17:56] Tsuboguchi**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[17:57] Nishida**
Move your right leg back.
**[17:59] Nishida**
Bend over a little.
**[18:01] Nishida**
Your head's crossing the line.
**[18:03] Nishida**
Back up.
**[18:06] Nishida**
*None of us blamed Ayase*
**[18:09] ---**
* for what happened at the*
* tournament last year,*
**[18:12] Nishida**
* because we all knew that she*
* was the one who hurt the most.*
**[18:16] Nishida**
You want to become as good as you were
**[18:18] ---**
at Second Verse Karuta, right?!
**[18:19] Tsuboguchi**
I want to become a good player.
**[18:23] Nishida**
Okay, I'll make you good!
**[18:28] Chihaya**
*We finally have new members...*
**[18:30] Chihaya**
*Two of them stayed.*
**[18:33] Chihaya**
*I can't ignore them!*
**[18:38] Kanade**
Hanano-san!
**[18:46] Kanade**
Hanano-san, let's go back.
**[18:48] Kanade**
It's okay, so come with me.
**[18:50] Sumire**
No!
**[18:51] Sumire**
I'm so embarrassed.
**[18:53] Sumire**
He knows now...
**[18:55] Sumire**
Mashima-senpai knows how I feel now.
**[18:59] Sumire**
You're probably laughing at me!
**[19:02] Sumire**
You think love is foolish!
**[19:03] Sumire**
If you're here to mock me, go away!
**[19:11] Kanade**
Yesterday, when you said
**[19:14] ---**
that Hundred Poets was
a bunch of love poems,
**[19:16] Kanade**
I had to admit you were right.
**[19:19] Kanade**
We share the same feelings
that they did in the past.
**[19:24] Kanade**
However, Hundred Poets
is an anthology of poetry.
**[19:28] Kanade**
Their poems are still known
a thousand years later,
**[19:31] Kanade**
because they expressed their
feelings and techniques
**[19:33] ---**
in adherence to the 31 syllables rule.
**[19:37] Kanade**
The feelings expressed are
dependent on the rules!
**[19:41] Kanade**
Do you really think that
the president knows your
**[19:44] ---**
true feelings after hearing
that little outburst?
**[19:48] Sumire**
But...
**[19:49] Kanade**
It's okay!
**[19:51] Kanade**
It's okay, so let's go back.
**[19:54] Kanade**
Come with me.
**[19:57] Sumire**
You make it sound so easy...
**[20:06] Kanade**
Hanano-san.
**[20:10] Kanade**
Can you teach me how to put on mascara?
**[20:14] Kanade**
Since I only have three eyelashes...
**[20:18] Kanade**
Also...
**[20:20] Kanade**
I think crying in embarrassment
**[20:23] Kanade**
is a sign of a beautiful soul.
***SIGN*** Hey, she's back.
**[20:35] Taichi**
Is everything okay?
**[20:39] Chihaya**
We still have some time left.
**[20:40] Chihaya**
Up for a match?
**[20:44] Sumire**
Um... Is it okay if...
**[20:48] Sumire**
I do some studying instead
of playing a match?
**[20:51] Sumire**
I haven't memorized
all of the poems yet!
**[21:06] Sumire**
* The feelings expressed are*
* dependent on the rules.*
# E3 - Feel Love Deepen
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G63VK5GZY/feel-love-deepen)
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**[00:02] [POEM] Reader**
but there is only desolation
under an autumn sunset.
**[00:11] [POEM] Reader**
Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks
**[00:15] Person A**
The Fukui Class A champion is
**[00:17] ---**
Murao Shinichi-kun from
the Fukui Nagumo Society.
**[00:20] Person A**
The runner-up is Wataya Arata-kun
from the Fukui Nagumo Society.
**[00:24] Person B**
The Nagumo Society is impressive.
**[00:26] Person B**
They placed first and second
in the Fukui tournament,
**[00:29] ---**
which features over 100 Class A players.
**[00:30] Person C**
The final match was excellent.
**[00:33] Person C**
Players from the same
society showing no mercy.
**[00:35] Person D**
Murao-kun managed to
outlast his opponent.
***SIGN*** Runner-up Wataya Arata
**[00:42] Kuri**
Congratulations.
**[00:44] Kuri**
You're strong, when you're
serious about playing.
**[00:46] Person C**
I can't wait to see you play
in the Master match this fall.
***SIGN*** National Karuta Tournament
Fukui Champions
***SIGN*** Wataya Hajime Wataya Hajime Wataya Hajime Wataya Hajime
**[00:53] Yoshi**
Wataya-kun, Wataya-kun.
**[00:54] Arata**
Oh, Mr. Yoshioka.
**[00:57] Yoshi**
Congratulations on second place.
**[00:59] Yoshi**
You came so close,
**[01:00] ---**
but at least you have
everyone's attention now.
**[01:02] Yoshi**
Both you and Murao-kun are
considered possible favorites
**[01:07] ---**
for the Master match this fall.
**[01:08] Yoshi**
You've begun to prepare for the
tournament this fall—
**[01:10] Arata**
No, Mr. Yoshioka.
**[01:14] Arata**
My current goal is the
high school championship.
**[01:20] Arata**
There's someone I really want to play.
**[01:27] Chihaya**
*It's that time of year again.*
**[01:33] Chihaya**
*June.*
***SIGN*** 33rd Champion Mizusawa High School
**[01:35] Chihaya**
* Time for the National High*
* School Karuta Championship:*
**[01:39] Chihaya**
*Tokyo Regional.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 3
***SIGN*** Feel
Love
Deepen
**[02:56] Mom**
Mashima-kun!
**[02:58] Mom**
I've missed you so much!
**[02:59] Taichi**
It's been a while, Oe-san's mother...
**[03:02] Taichi**
Ri-Rieko-san...
**[03:04] Mom**
Yep, it's Rieko!
**[03:06] Mom**
You're looking even more handsome!
**[03:08] Sumire**
*Who is that woman?*
**[03:09] Sumire**
*She's all over him!*
**[03:11] Kanade**
Hanano-san!
**[03:12] Kanade**
Why are you just standing there?
**[03:14] Kanade**
I'll help you get dressed,
so move to the other room.
**[03:16] Sumire**
Huh? But I'm not playing.
**[03:18] Kanade**
What do you mean?
**[03:20] Kanade**
You're a member of the
Mizusawa Karuta Club.
**[03:22] Kanade**
All of our members wear hakama!
**[03:26] Sumire**
I've never worn a hakama before.
**[03:34] Sumire**
It's beautiful...
**[03:37] Sumire**
I'm so happy!
**[03:40] Kanade**
* At first, I didn't think*
* this was going to work,*
**[03:44] Kanade**
When you raise your arm,
**[03:45] ---**
you should hold your sleeve
up, so it doesn't roll back.
**[03:48] Kanade**
* but now it feels like we finally*
* have our second female member!*
***SIGN*** Counts as a male member
***SIGN*** Group A Preliminaries
***SIGN*** Mizusawa Shuryukan West High Togu
**[03:53] Tsutomu**
*This year, there are a total of fourteen schools,*
**[03:55] ---**
*split into four groups.*
**[03:57] Tsutomu**
* We're in Group A, with*
* Shuryukan and West High.*
**[04:01] Tsutomu**
* Perfect! I can use the*
* data from last year.*
***SIGN*** Say, Ayase, about the order we're going to use...
**[04:09] Chihaya**
Wh-What?!
**[04:11] Chihaya**
Huh?! Fission?! Cloning?!
**[04:14] Tsukuba**
Oh, sorry if my brothers are bothering you.
**[04:16] All**
Hey, it's Big Bro!
**[04:18] Tsukuba**
In our family, we're taught
to run into pretty people.
**[04:21] Chihaya**
Tr-Triplets?!
***SIGN*** Seriously?
**[04:23] Tsukuba**
No, they're each a year apart.
***SIGN*** Ages 9 - 10 - 11
**[04:24] All**
We're here to cheer for Big Bro!
**[04:26] Person A**
You look cool!
**[04:28] Person B**
You're rockin' that kimono!
**[04:30] Person D**
Do that one thing!
**[04:31] Tsukuba**
That one thing?
**[04:33] Person A**
That's so cute!
**[04:34] Person D**
You look just like Peko-chan!
**[04:36] Chihaya**
Oh, he does!
***SIGN*** He doesn't!
**[04:39] Person A**
Are you going to play
in the tournament?
**[04:40] Person B**
Of course he is.
**[04:41] Person B**
We were Second Verse Karuta champions.
**[04:44] Person B**
Big Bro was an ace attacker!
**[04:46] Person C**
You're also good at
mainland karuta, right?
**[04:48] Tsukuba**
Y-You bet.
**[04:50] Tsukuba**
Your brother will dominate
with the power built
**[04:52] ---**
from practicing with wooden cards!
***SIGN*** My Hero
**[04:56] Tsutomu**
*How can he say that?*
**[04:58] Tsutomu**
* He hasn't beaten any of the*
* second-years in a single practice match,*
**[05:01] Tsutomu**
*so he won't get to play.*
**[05:03] Nishida**
What?! Tokyo gets to send two schools
to the national championship this year?!
**[05:07] Taichi**
If there are more than
ten schools in a region,
**[05:10] ---**
two get to advance...
**[05:11] Nishida**
We're so lucky!
**[05:13] Nishida**
That makes it a lot easier!
**[05:17] Retro**
Doesn't matter if one advances
**[05:19] Retro**
or two advance!
**[05:22] Retro**
Hokuo Academy will win in the end!
**[05:27] Nishida**
I've been thinking that our Tsukuba
and Retro-kun are similar,
**[05:31] Nishida**
but Retro-kun is way weirder.
**[05:33] Retro**
I can hear you!
**[05:34] Taichi**
You should apologize to Tsukuba-kun.
**[05:36] Retro**
I can hear you guys!
**[05:40] Retro**
Porky.
**[05:42] Retro**
You're too nice.
**[05:44] Retro**
Why let Eyelashes, who's stuck
in Class B even though
**[05:48] Retro**
he tops you all in skill, be your president?
**[05:52] Retro**
He's probably kept this
a secret from you guys,
**[05:54] Retro**
but he entered tournaments
in Hiroshima and Kyoto,
**[05:58] Retro**
and he's still Class B
because he couldn't win.
**[06:01] Taichi**
You're in the same boat!
**[06:03] Taichi**
I ran into you in Hiroshima,
Kyoto, everywhere I went!
**[06:05] Taichi**
Neither of us have made it to Class A!
**[06:10] Retro**
Well, team matches are
a different animal.
**[06:12] Retro**
We'll be winning.
**[06:14] Taichi**
That's bull!
**[06:16] Taichi**
Honestly, Hokuo doesn't scare us
now that Sudo-san's graduated!
**[06:20] Retro**
You won't be able to say that
after seeing our ultimate weapon.
**[06:24] Taichi**
Ultimate weapon?
**[06:28] Retro**
See you in the finals!
**[06:30] Person A**
Last year's champions will
now return the trophy.
**[06:38] Chihaya**
* This was the first trophy*
* we worked together to win.*
**[06:43] Chihaya**
*We fought so hard.*
**[06:45] Chihaya**
*We were completely focused on our goal.*
**[06:48] Chihaya**
*A year has passed.*
**[06:50] Chihaya**
*We have to win again*
**[06:52] Chihaya**
*and make it to Nationals.*
**[06:55] Chihaya**
* Our next dream is to be*
* number one in Japan!*
***SIGN*** Group A Round 1 Mizusawa High School
***SIGN*** Nishida Yusei
Oe Kana
Ayase Chihaya
Komachi Tsutomu
Mashima Taichi
**[07:00] Taichi**
Yeah, we want to get off
to a running start.
**[07:04] Taichi**
Let's use the order
Komano came up with.
**[07:06] Nishida**
Sounds good.
**[07:07] Kanade**
I think it's fine.
**[07:09] Tsukuba**
Oh, then I'll go turn this in.
**[07:12] Taichi**
Huh? Oh, thanks.
**[07:22] Nishida**
Tsukuba-kun?
***SIGN*** Komano Tsutomu [Removed] Tsukuba Akihiro [Replacement]
**[07:25] Nishida**
What do you think you're doing?!
**[07:27] Nishida**
How could you change the order?!
**[07:29] Nishida**
If you've got a problem, say something!
**[07:32] Tsukuba**
B-But!
**[07:34] Tsukuba**
I came within three cards of
beating Komano-senpai once!
**[07:37] Tsukuba**
I've almost caught up
in terms of skill!
**[07:39] Tsukuba**
I'm...
**[07:44] Taichi**
Cool down.
**[07:46] Taichi**
If you can't, go home.
**[07:51] Person D**
Is he playing soon?
Is he playing soon?
**[07:53] Person C**
Keep it down or they'll yell at you.
***SIGN*** Let's switch up the order.
***SIGN*** For our first match against Shuryukan,
***SIGN*** let's switch me out
***SIGN*** for Hanano Sumire.
**[08:07] Sumire**
Huh?
**[08:07] All**
Huh?
***SIGN*** For our second match against West High,
***SIGN*** we'll switch out Kana-chan
***SIGN*** for Tsukuba Akihiro.
***SIGN*** I just checked and Shuryukan is pretty much
**[08:18] ---**
fielding the same lineup as last year.
***SIGN*** Going off my data from last year, they're strong against boys
***SIGN*** and really weak against girls.
***SIGN*** So it makes sense to go with three girls.
**[08:30] Kanade**
I think you're right.
***SIGN*** The West High team is still mainly female.
***SIGN*** I'm guessing that they still favor a focused style
**[08:37] ---**
with vocal encouragement.
***SIGN*** Tsukuba-kun.
***SIGN*** Open your eyes for a moment.
**[08:43] Tsukuba**
L-Like this?
***SIGN*** You don't need to lick your lips!
***SIGN*** If you keep that look on your face the whole match, you'll definitely win!
***SIGN*** Your loud voice can also be used as a weapon!
***SIGN*** The remaining three players will have to play every game.
***SIGN*** Mashima, Porky, Ayase...
***SIGN*** It's on you.
**[09:12] Chihaya**
*Let's go, Mizusawa High School.*
**[09:17] [POEM] Reader**
for there is no one else out here
**[09:26] [POEM] Reader**
Rain takes longer...
**[09:28] [POEM] Reader**
The night breaks to day...
**[09:30] [POEM] Reader**
May I live to see...
**[09:31] [POEM] Reader**
In the sleepy...
**[09:32] Tsukuba**
*She's so cool!*
**[09:34] All**
*She's so cool!*
**[09:38] Tsukuba**
Uh...
**[09:39] Tsukuba**
Why are you giving me a chance?
***SIGN*** Shh. You're too loud.
**[09:45] Tsukuba**
I said a lot of rude things.
**[09:51] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Can I go home now?
**[09:54] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
I'm only here because
you need five people
**[09:56] (Flashback) ---**
to make it to the national tournament!
**[09:57] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Anyone could take my spot!
**[09:59] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Sorry, everyone!
***SIGN*** I've been in your shoes.
***SIGN*** I was also given a chance.
***SIGN*** There's no rush. You'll get better very soon.
***SIGN*** It's okay.
***SIGN*** You have the passion and talent.
***SIGN*** It's okay.
**[10:28] Tsukuba**
*He's so cool...*
**[10:32] Sumire**
*Why am I playing in a match?*
**[10:34] Sumire**
*Nobody told me this would happen!*
**[10:36] Sumire**
*I just wanted to watch!*
**[10:37] [POEM] Reader**
Nothing can be worse than
living a moment longer
**[10:39] Sumire**
*Which card is it? Which card is it?*
**[10:41] Sumire**
Um... Um...
**[10:44] Sumire**
*Oh, found it!*
***SIGN*** I'm glad you got a card
**[10:50] [POEM] Reader**
So the flower has wilted...
**[10:52] Sumire**
*I know this one!*
***SIGN*** Hehe
***SIGN*** Our hands touched
**[10:54] Person A**
*Our hands touched!*
**[10:59] Sumire**
*That's Ayase-senpai's opponent...*
**[11:11] Person A**
She won by 25 cards.
A perfect score.
**[11:15] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[11:18] Person A**
Damn!
**[11:19] Sumire**
* She never let her opponent*
* touch her hand.*
**[11:22] Sumire**
*She wasn't belittled for being a girl.*
**[11:27] Sumire**
*Memorize! Memorize!*
**[11:30] Sumire**
*I know all of the first verses!*
**[11:32] Sumire**
*Focus. Focus...*
**[11:35] Sumire**
*so I can react!*
**[11:37] Sumire**
*Faster!*
**[11:39] Sumire**
* I can feel the blood flowing through*
* the brain cells I've neglected to use!*
**[11:44] Sumire**
*I'll move faster next time!*
**[11:48] (Flashback) Chihaya**
You'll start moving faster and
faster to take cards, Sumire-chan.
**[11:53] Sumire**
*I hate to admit it, but she's right!*
**[11:58] Both**
Thank you very much.
***SIGN*** But
I
still
lost
**[12:03] Chihaya**
Yes! One victory down!
**[12:13] Person A**
Oh, Ms. Miyauchi.
**[12:15] Person A**
Doesn't the tennis team
have a match today?
**[12:17] Miya**
Our tennis team will be
just as good this year.
**[12:21] Miya**
It didn't take them long to win,
**[12:23] ---**
so I'll be heading over
to the karuta regional.
**[12:26] Person A**
Ah, I see.
**[12:29] Person A**
Oh, that's right.
**[12:30] Person A**
New members.
**[12:32] Person A**
Did the karuta club recruit
five new members?
**[12:37] Miya**
Of course!
**[12:38] Miya**
Look at the 20 applications
I have here!
**[12:41] Person A**
Oh, that's wonderful!
**[12:43] Person A**
You always deliver, Ms. Miyauchi.
**[12:46] Miya**
*Though 18 of them quit.*
**[12:48] Person A**
Speaking of the karuta club...
**[12:53] Person A**
Ayase-san turned in a blank
career plan again this year.
**[12:58] Person A**
What are we going to do about her?
**[13:03] Miya**
Some time...
**[13:07] Miya**
Please give her some time.
**[13:09] Miya**
She may act like she never
thinks, but she does...
**[13:16] Miya**
I think.
**[13:21] [POEM] Reader**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[13:27] Person A**
Victory for West High!
**[13:28] All**
Yes!
**[13:29] Taichi**
Mi! Zu! Sa! Wa!
**[13:31] Tsukuba**
Pight!
**[13:34] Nishida**
Pight?
**[13:36] Sumire**
Honestly, Tsukuba just had to blow it.
**[13:38] Kanade**
He must be very nervous.
**[13:39] [POEM] Reader**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[13:40] Tsukuba**
*It's okay. It's okay.*
**[13:43] Tsukuba**
*My brothers are watching me.*
**[13:45] Tsukuba**
*I have to be the hero!*
**[13:48] [POEM] Reader**
As friends and strangers come...
**[13:50] Nawano**
First card on the board!
**[13:51] Person A**
Nice one, Nawano-senpai!
**[13:54] Nawano**
Let's keep it going!
**[13:55] All**
Yes!
**[14:00] [POEM] Reader**
So the flower petals...
**[14:02] [POEM] Reader**
I hear the beating...
**[14:06] [POEM] Reader**
Since I could not hide...
**[14:10] Tsukuba**
*I screwed up!*
***SIGN*** people would always ask
if I was pining for someone
***SIGN*** Since I...
***SIGN*** when I cannot bear
growing any weaker
than I already have.
***SIGN*** Nothing...
**[14:12] Tsukuba**
*I made the worst possible mistake!*
**[14:14] Tsukuba**
* When I get flustered, I forget I'm*
* not playing Second Verse Karuta!*
**[14:18] Nawano**
* He went for the card that*
* started the same way.*
**[14:22] Nawano**
*He's a total amateur.*
**[14:23] Nawano**
*Lucky me.*
**[14:27] Taichi**
* Tsukuba is up against*
* West High's captain.*
**[14:30] Taichi**
* She's the only Class A*
* player on their team.*
**[14:32] Taichi**
*I guess we're fortunate that*
**[14:33] ---**
* we're not wasting one of*
* our Class A players on her,*
**[14:37] Taichi**
*but this is tough for Tsukuba.*
**[14:40] Tsukuba**
* I embarrassed myself to*
* play in this match...*
**[14:48] Tsukuba**
*I was so confident...*
**[14:51] Tsukuba**
* Karuta was the one thing*
* I was confident about.*
**[14:57] Chihaya**
You're so lucky, Tsukuba-kun.
**[14:59] Chihaya**
You get to play a Class A
player in an official match.
**[15:03] Chihaya**
You're lucky!
**[15:04] Tsukuba**
Huh?
**[15:05] Taichi**
*That's true.*
**[15:07] Taichi**
* You rarely get to play people*
* outside your class in tournaments.*
**[15:10] Taichi**
* This is a chance that only*
* comes in team tournaments.*
**[15:13] Kanade**
* That's our captain!*
* Way to give him a boost!*
**[15:15] Sumire**
What? He's lucky?
**[15:19] Taichi**
*That's not it...*
***SIGN*** Lucky him
***SIGN*** I wanted to play her
**[15:21] Taichi**
*She's just jealous!*
**[15:24] Tsukuba**
*How am I lucky?!*
**[15:26] Tsukuba**
*I want to win!*
**[15:27] Tsukuba**
*I want to play someone I can beat!*
**[15:30] Tsukuba**
*I can't afford to lose my confidence!*
**[15:33] Tsukuba**
*I can't afford to...*
**[15:36] [POEM] Reader**
Since the dew...
**[15:38] Tsukuba**
*It's not working!*
**[15:39] Tsukuba**
*Damn...*
**[15:40] Tsukuba**
*I was so close...*
**[15:44] Tsukuba**
*I was so close?*
**[15:46] Tsukuba**
*She's a Class A player?*
**[15:49] [POEM] Reader**
Impassionate gods...
**[15:53] Tsukuba**
*Ayase-senpai is way faster.*
**[15:56] Tsukuba**
*Nishida-senpai is way stronger.*
***SIGN*** Kitano Town Children's Center
**[16:09] (Flashback) Person B**
Big Bro is here!
**[16:11] (Flashback) Person B**
It's Big Akihiro!
**[16:12] (Flashback) Person D**
Big Bro! Help us with karuta!
**[16:15] (Flashback) Tsukuba**
Were they bullying you again?
**[16:18] (Flashback) Tsukuba**
Your brother's here to save the day.
**[16:23] Tsukuba**
*It's okay.*
**[16:28] Tsukuba**
*It's okay!*
**[16:34] Nawano**
*This will be a cinch.*
**[16:38] Nawano**
*Wh-What?!*
**[16:40] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
If you keep that look on your face the
whole match, you'll definitely win!
**[16:44] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Your loud voice can also
be used as a weapon!
**[16:47] Tsukuba**
T-Time to take some cards!
**[16:48] Tsukuba**
It's on now!
**[16:54] (Flashback) Nishida**
I'll make you good!
**[16:58] (Flashback) Nishida**
There are two cards you
absolutely have to master.
**[17:03] (Flashback) Tsukuba**
"Feel love deepen" and "Feel sorrow wash"?
**[17:06] (Flashback) Nishida**
You need to make these cards your own.
**[17:09] (Flashback) Nishida**
Since your name is Tsukuba-kun.
**[17:13] (Flashback) Tsukuba**
But my name's Akihiro,
**[17:15] (Flashback) ---**
so I was really good at
the eight cards with
**[17:16] (Flashback) ---**
second verses that started like my name.
**[17:18] (Flashback) Nishida**
You always have something
to complain about!
**[17:20] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
There are sixteen cards with first
verses that start like your name.
**[17:25] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Few people can say that they
specialize in the "The" cards.
**[17:28] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
You're really lucky.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Start with the two "Feel" cards.
**[17:33] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
Then you have the sixteen "The" cards.
**[17:38] (Flashback) Tsutomu**
It'll take time, but you
can master those cards.
**[17:44] [POEM] Reader**
Feel love deepen...
**[17:47] Tsukuba**
*Start with the "Feel" cards!*
**[17:48] [POEM] Reader**
widening into a river as it
descends Mount Tsukuba.
***SIGN*** The emotions experienced after a long-awaited reunion banish any lingering memories of the past
**[17:51] Tsukuba**
*Then I move onto the "The" cards!*
**[17:57] [POEM] Reader**
The emotions experienced...
**[17:58] Tsukuba**
*Ah, that won't work!*
**[18:00] Tsukuba**
* There are too many "The"*
* cards all over the place!*
**[18:09] Tsukuba**
*My brothers are watching me.*
**[18:12] Tsukuba**
*But...*
**[18:14] Tsukuba**
*My teammates are with me!*
**[18:20] Kanade**
*She's so good!*
**[18:22] Kanade**
*Another 25-card perfect game!*
**[18:24] Kanade**
*Her opponent is clearly weaker,*
**[18:26] Kanade**
*but Chihaya-chan has been flawless!*
**[18:32] Sumire**
This is impressive.
**[18:35] Tsutomu**
*Mashima, Porky, Ayase...*
**[18:39] Tsutomu**
*It's on you.*
**[18:41] Chihaya**
One win for Mizusawa!
**[18:42] All**
Yeah!
**[18:44] Tsukuba**
Y-Yeah!
**[18:46] Kanade**
* We wouldn't be this strong,*
* if the first-years weren't here.*
**[18:51] Taichi**
Two wins for Mizusawa!
**[18:53] Kanade**
*Not President Mashima...*
**[18:54] Nishida**
Okay! Three wins for Mizusawa!
**[18:56] Kanade**
*Not Porky...*
**[19:01] Tsukuba**
* They're so dependable*
* that it makes me sick!*
**[19:09] Tsukuba**
*Sorry...*
**[19:11] Tsukuba**
*I can't be the hero.*
**[19:14] Tsukuba**
*I'm acting like a loser,*
**[19:16] Tsukuba**
*but right now, I just want one card!*
**[19:19] Tsukuba**
*One card!*
**[19:20] Tsukuba**
*One card!*
***SIGN*** Tsukuba X - O Nawano
(13 card differential)
**[19:25] Both**
Thank you very much.
***SIGN*** Komano X - O Suda
(2 card differential)
**[19:28] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[19:30] Chihaya**
You were so close, Desktomu-kun!
***SIGN*** I almost caught up.
**[19:34] Nishida**
You did a good job against
a Class B opponent.
**[19:43] Person B**
You were so cool, lady!
**[19:45] Person C**
You're pretty and strong!
**[19:46] Person B**
Really strong!
**[19:47] Person D**
Awesome! Awesome!
**[19:48] Chihaya**
Th-Thank you...
**[19:50] Person B**
But Big Bro will catch up in no time!
**[19:53] Person C**
We only played with
wooden cards at home,
**[19:55] Person C**
but we'll start practicing
with the paper cards you use!
**[19:58] Person B**
Big Bro will get better then!
**[20:01] Person D**
Big Bro's super awesome!
**[20:08] Chihaya**
Then you should all come to the
Shiranami Society next week!
**[20:11] All**
Shiranami Society?
**[20:12] Nishida**
Hey! That's no fair!
**[20:13] Chihaya**
I got us some new members, Dr. Harada!
**[20:23] Shinobu**
It's been a long time.
**[20:26] Shinobu**
Yes, that's right.
**[20:30] Shinobu**
I'm looking forward to it, Mr. Ise.
**[20:34] Ise**
*I'll get you registered.*
**[20:36] Ise**
* I can't wait to watch the*
* tournament this year.*
**[20:38] Ise**
* You'll probably dominate the*
* individual bracket though.*
**[20:42] Shinobu**
I still have much to improve.
**[20:45] Ise**
* If you need a practice partner,*
* drop by the Myojo Society.*
**[20:49] Shinobu**
Thank you very much.
**[20:51] Ise**
* Oh, there's one more thing*
* to look forward to.*
**[20:54] Ise**
* The grandson of Eternal Master*
* Wataya is coming from Fukui*
**[20:57] ---**
*to participate in the individual bracket.*
**[21:00] Ise**
*Everybody's been talking about it.*
**[21:03] Ise**
* How many years has it been since*
* he's played in an official match?*
**[21:05] Ise**
*Even I can't wait.*
**[21:09] Shinobu**
Arata?
# E4 - To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR2P4QW9R/to-tell-the-people-in-the-capital-that-i-make-for-the-islands)
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**[00:05] A**
Time has really flown.
Has it already been three years?
***SIGN*** Wataya Family Grave
**[00:08] B**
I can still hear Master
Wataya's voice sometimes.
**[00:14] Dada**
Arata, it's getting hot,
so let's head back.
**[00:17] Mom**
W-Wait!
**[00:18] Mom**
I just put those sandwiches
there as an offering.
**[00:21] Ara**
I can understand why Grandpa
and Dad never got along.
**[00:24] Dad**
Your grandpa didn't like me
**[00:26] ---**
because I wasn't interested in karuta!
**[00:28] Mom**
Your quarrels were the reason you took
**[00:30] ---**
a job in Tokyo and forced
Arata to switch schools.
**[00:34] Dad**
B-But!
**[00:36] Dad**
It was a good experience, right?
**[00:37] Dad**
You made friends in Tokyo.
**[00:44] Mom**
That's right.
**[00:45] Mom**
The Tokyo High School
Regional is today.
**[00:48] Mom**
Are your friends doing well?
**[00:50] Mom**
You exchange e-mails, right?
**[00:51] Ara**
No, not as often as before.
**[00:53] Dad**
You need to send more e-mails
**[00:56] ---**
or your friends in Tokyo
will forget about you.
**[00:59] Ara**
Really? I doubt that would happen.
**[01:03] (Flashback) Chi**
Cell phones are incredible!
**[01:05] (Flashback) Chi**
Like the misty bridge!
**[01:12] Ara**
*Chihaya...*
**[01:15] Ara**
*In my mind, our misty bridge...*
**[01:17] Ara**
*is not a cell phone, but something else.*
**[01:21] Ara**
Mom, Dad.
**[01:24] Ara**
If I win the National High
School Championship,
**[01:28] Ara**
I want you to grant my request.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 4
***SIGN*** To tell the
people in
the capital
that I make
for the
islands
**[02:41] Hara**
Man, I'm so excited.
**[02:43] Hara**
I hope we don't miss the finals.
**[02:46] Hara**
They should have made it
past the prelim stage, easy.
**[02:49] A**
Yes, yes, Doctor.
**[02:51] A**
Mashima-kun hasn't sent any
e-mails about them losing yet.
**[02:54] Hara**
Eyelashes...
**[02:57] Hara**
I wonder what his problem is.
**[03:00] Hara**
Based on his play during practice,
he should be a Class A player now.
**[03:05] Hara**
He's put in so much effort,
so why can't he win a tournament?
**[03:10] A**
Doctor, I ran into
**[03:12] ---**
Mashima-kun at the Kyoto
and Hiroshima tournaments
**[03:15] A**
and watched him play.
**[03:17] A**
It seems like...
**[03:19] A**
...he just has terrible luck.
**[03:22] A**
He can never catch a lucky break
when he needs it the most.
**[03:27] Sumi**
Mashima-senpai!
***SIGN*** I made them myself <3
**[03:29] Sumi**
Please, have some!
**[03:31] Tai**
Sorry, I try to avoid eating
anything solid before a match.
**[03:36] Pork**
Wait. Mashima, you're
copying Dr. Harada?
**[03:38] Pork**
I'm gonna eat up.
**[03:40] Pork**
If we win our next match,
we're in the Nationals!
**[03:43] Pork**
You can have some, boys.
**[03:44] All**
Yay!
**[03:47] Tai**
*Don't think too much.*
**[03:50] Tai**
* If I lose after doing everything*
* I can, I can accept that.*
***SIGN*** Group C Preliminary
**[03:53] Tai**
*What's important is that I do my best.*
**[03:57] Hara**
Oh, there they are!
**[03:58] Chi**
Dr. Harada!
**[03:59] Hara**
Sounds like you're doing well.
**[04:01] Hara**
I'm glad to hear that.
**[04:02] Tai**
Thanks for coming to cheer us—
**[04:09] Hara**
I'm certainly here to cheer you on,
**[04:12] Hara**
but that's not the only
reason I'm here this year.
**[04:14] Hara**
It's twice as exciting for me,
but also quite distressing.
**[04:17] Chi**
Huh?
**[04:18] Hara**
Oh? Haven't you heard?
**[04:21] Tsu**
Let's go, guys!
***SIGN*** Homei
**[04:23] ---**
Yes!
**[04:23] Tsu**
The team to defeat last year's
dark horse, Mizusawa,
**[04:26] Tsu**
will be this year's dark horse, Homei!
**[04:29] All**
Yes!
**[04:30] Tai**
*Tsuboguchi-san?*
***SIGN*** High School Championship Tokyo Regional Final Tournament Bracket
***SIGN*** Mizusawa High Homei High Hokuo Academy Shoyo High
**[04:32] Pork**
This could be dangerous.
***SIGN*** Yeah, they were completely off my radar.
**[04:36] Pork**
The data from last year won't help.
**[04:37] Tsu**
What's the problem?
**[04:40] Kana**
Homei's advisor, Tsuboguchi-san,
**[04:42] Kana**
was the East Representative for
the Master match last year,
**[04:45] Kana**
and he's the ace of the Shiranami society
Chihaya-chan and the president are in.
**[04:49] Tai**
Did you know, Chihaya?
**[04:53] Tai**
* I don't understand what*
* gets you excited...*
**[04:58] Tsu**
Everyone's worked hard
to make it this far!
**[05:00] Tsu**
You're playing much better than two
months of practice can account for!
***SIGN*** Every Card Counts
**[05:03] Take**
Your advice was spot on, Coach!
**[05:05] Toda**
After changing my form,
my swing is much smoother!
**[05:09] Nana**
Me, too!
**[05:10] Mori**
I followed your instructions
for sending cards
**[05:12] ---**
and my opponent made four mistakes!
**[05:14] Sasa**
Lost that one, lost that
one, lost that one...
**[05:17] Sasa**
"I hear," "As this," "Note that,"
"The storm blasts," "May it"...
**[05:20] Take**
Sasa, you need to learn to let go!
**[05:20] Sasa**
"My fear is not," "The autumn wind," "Like the"...
**[05:25] Tsu**
Mizusawa is strong,
**[05:26] Tsu**
but the practice and hard work you've
put in since spring will pay off.
**[05:33] Tsu**
Will you take me to Omi Jingu?
**[05:36] All**
Yes!
**[05:38] All**
*Th-That's youthful spirit...*
**[05:43] Tai**
*They changed orders every match.*
**[05:45] Tai**
*It's hard to see any patterns.*
**[05:48] Tsu**
Go easy on us, reigning champions.
**[05:55] Tai**
* I've known Tsuboguchi-san*
* since I was a kid.*
**[06:00] Tai**
*He wants to win.*
**[06:02] Tai**
*What order will they use?*
**[06:04] Tai**
*Who's their strongest player?*
**[06:06] Tai**
* What order do we use to*
* guarantee three victories?*
***SIGN*** Good Luck
**[06:08] A**
Taichi-kun! Taichi-kun!
**[06:11] A**
Good luck! I bought this for you!
**[06:12] A**
A lucky charm!
**[06:14] B**
I bought one, too! Take it!
**[06:15] A**
All you're missing is the luck!
**[06:17] A**
You have the skill!
**[06:19] Tai**
Sorry, I need to come
up with our order!
**[06:22] N**
Will the semifinalists please
turn in their orders?
**[06:26] Tai**
*Damn, there's no time.*
**[06:32] Hara**
Eyelashes...
**[06:33] Hara**
An individual match is a team match.
**[06:36] Hara**
A team match is an individual match.
**[06:41] N**
Homei High School, Takei-kun.
**[06:44] N**
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
**[06:44] Tai**
*What did he mean?*
**[06:46] Tai**
Homei High School, Toda-san.
**[06:46] Tai**
* Team matches and individual*
* matches are different things.*
**[06:49] ---**
*Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.*
**[06:51] Tai**
* The side that does better*
* as a team will win!*
**[06:52] ---**
Homei High School, Sasa-san.
**[06:55] N**
Please begin placing your cards.
**[06:57] N**
After a fifteen minute memorization
period, the match will begin.
**[07:01] Chi**
*Amazing...*
**[07:03] Chi**
* Group C had strong schools like Kase*
* High and Eiko University High.*
**[07:08] Chi**
* They must have improved a lot*
* with Tsuboguchi-san's teaching.*
**[07:10] Take**
I knew it!
**[07:12] Take**
You're totally my type!
**[07:14] Take**
Give me your number after the match!
**[07:17] Chi**
Wh-What?!
**[07:18] Tsu**
*Good!*
**[07:19] Tsu**
* Chihaya-chan isn't used*
* to romantic stuff,*
**[07:22] Tsu**
*so we can use that.*
**[07:23] Tsu**
*Still, I know that she'll go back*
**[07:25] ---**
* to being crazy about karuta*
* once the match starts,*
**[07:27] Tsu**
* so we're only pretending*
* to go after her.*
**[07:30] Take**
So how about it?
**[07:31] Take**
It's a promise.
**[07:33] Chi**
What do I do? What do I do?
**[07:35] Tai**
*That's dirty!*
**[07:36] Tai**
* You're taking advantage*
* of Chihaya's personality!*
**[07:38] Tai**
* I know what you're up*
* to, Tsuboguchi-san!*
**[07:42] Tsu**
* In reality, we're throwing*
* Eyelashes off his game.*
**[07:44] Tsu**
*Chihaya-chan may be Mizusawa's ace,*
**[07:46] Tsu**
*but Eyelashes is their mental leader.*
**[07:50] Tsu**
* You pay too much attention*
* to your surroundings.*
**[07:52] Tsu**
* Are you sure that you*
* should be glaring at me?*
**[07:56] Mochi**
Dr. Harada.
**[07:57] Hara**
Oh, Mochida-kun.
**[07:58] Hara**
It looks like Hokuo is
winning their games.
**[08:01] Mochi**
Yes, thank you.
**[08:03] Mochi**
By the way, did you notice, Doctor?
**[08:06] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[08:06] Mochi**
They're switching readers
every round this year.
**[08:09] Mochi**
It must have been difficult
to find five readers.
**[08:11] Hara**
Oh, that's impressive.
**[08:13] Mochi**
I know.
**[08:13] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[08:25] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
**[08:42] [POEM] N**
My life means nothing...
**[08:43] Hara**
What was that pause about?!
**[08:45] Hara**
Mochida-kun, is he an amateur?!
**[08:47] Mochi**
No, Tashiro-kun is certified!
**[08:49] [POEM] N**
...to see you again
**[08:54] [POEM] N**
I wish I could show the...
**[08:55] Hara**
*He didn't wait long enough this time!*
**[08:57] Mochi**
*Tashiro-kun's nervous because he was*
**[08:59] ---**
*just certified as a Class B reader!*
**[09:00] Mochi**
*He's not following the correct rhythm!*
**[09:03] A**
*Mizusawa's at a disadvantage!*
**[09:05] A**
* The strange rhythm will affect*
* experienced players more!*
**[09:08] B**
*Taichi-kun's luck is so terrible!*
**[09:11] Kana**
*Karuta is similar to dance.*
***SIGN*** Irritated
Irritated
Irritated
Irritated
**[09:15] Kana**
* You can't dance if the*
* music is off beat.*
**[09:19] Tai**
Oe-san.
**[09:21] Tai**
Focus on the first card.
**[09:22] Tai**
Make your own rhythm.
**[09:26] Kana**
Yes.
**[09:27] [POEM] N**
...with tears of blood
**[09:33] [POEM] N**
A mountain village grows...
**[09:37] Tai**
*Chihaya and Nishida are fine.*
**[09:39] Tai**
*What about Komano?*
**[09:40] Tai**
Komano, attack the next card!
***SIGN*** Yeah!
**[09:45] Chi**
* My opponent's card*
* placement is very familiar,*
**[09:47] ---**
*since their coach is Tsuboguchi-san,*
**[09:49] Chi**
* and he's playing the Shiranami*
* offensive karuta style.*
**[09:51] Chi**
*Offensive is my style, too...*
**[09:53] Take**
I'd love a girlfriend
who's good at karuta.
**[09:56] Take**
You're perfe—
**[09:58] Chi**
* Focus on the opponent's*
* bottom right side!*
**[10:00] [POEM] N**
I feel that my love...
**[10:04] Tsu**
*Chihaya-chan's gotten better.*
**[10:07] Tsu**
* I never expected to defeat the*
* two Class A Mizusawa players.*
**[10:13] Tsu**
*But...*
**[10:15] Take**
Yes! I took one from
my opponent's side!
**[10:17] Nana**
Same here!
**[10:17] Mori**
Good, keep it up!
**[10:21] Chi**
* He's taking all the*
* cards I'm not watching,*
**[10:24] Chi**
* while sending all the cards*
* I've been targeting.*
**[10:26] Tai**
* Tsuboguchi-san's taught*
* them all the nasty tricks.*
**[10:30] [POEM] N**
A mountain stream dips...
**[10:34] Tai**
*Crap, I was too late.*
**[10:36] Tai**
*I need to focus.*
**[10:39] Sasa**
Come on! Come on! Come on!
**[10:45] Tai**
*I'm pretty sure I want to ignore that.*
**[10:48] [POEM] N**
Nobody wishes to see...
**[10:49] Sasa**
I knew it would come!
**[10:53] Sasa**
Come on! Come on! Come on!
**[10:55] Tai**
*Some kind of curse?*
**[10:57] Tai**
*What's with her?*
**[10:59] Tai**
*She's the only one acting so strange.*
**[11:02] Sasa**
* I've dreamed about becoming the karuta*
* queen since I was a little girl.*
**[11:06] Sasa**
* However, I didn't have the courage*
* to enter a karuta society,*
**[11:09] Sasa**
* so I had to practice and work*
* on my positioning by myself.*
**[11:13] Sasa**
*Our high school had a karuta club,*
**[11:15] ---**
*but they just sat around chatting.*
**[11:17] Sasa**
*That was when my savior arrived.*
**[11:22] (Flashback) Tsu**
Everyone, karuta is fun!
**[11:24] (Flashback) All**
Huh?
**[11:26] (Flashback) Tsu**
I guess it's not karuta that's fun...
**[11:31] (Flashback) Tsu**
It's the act of trying
your hardest that's fun!
**[11:35] Sasa**
*I was shocked.*
**[11:38] Sasa**
* I wasn't the only one*
* who wanted to try hard.*
**[11:44] Sasa**
*I was shocked...*
**[11:48] [POEM] N**
The sky may hold...
**[11:49] Sasa**
It came!
**[11:50] Tai**
*She guessed two cards in a row?!*
**[11:52] B**
* He's trying to attack, but*
* he's not getting any chances!*
**[11:54] A**
*Horrible luck!*
**[11:56] [POEM] N**
So spring ends...
**[11:56] Sasa**
That's it!
**[12:01] Hara**
* Eyelashes doesn't believe*
* that he just needs luck.*
**[12:05] Hara**
* He continues to believe*
* that he lacks the skill.*
**[12:10] Tai**
*Why?*
**[12:12] Tai**
* She can guess cards this*
* well after two months*
**[12:14] ---**
*of instruction from Tsuboguchi-san?*
**[12:17] Tai**
*I've been working my ass off for years.*
**[12:19] Hara**
* But when he tells himself that*
* it's skill that he lacks...*
**[12:26] Tai**
*Her sense is better than mine?*
**[12:29] Hara**
*he falls victim*
**[12:31] Hara**
* to the belief that he*
* doesn't have the talent.*
**[12:40] Tai**
*Is it because of the reader's rhythm?*
**[12:42] Tai**
* We aren't leading the way*
* we were in the prelims.*
**[12:45] Tai**
*What about Nishida?*
**[12:46] Tai**
*He's up by ten cards?*
**[12:48] Tai**
*Impressive.*
**[12:49] (Flashback) Retro**
Porky.
**[12:50] (Flashback) Retro**
You're too nice.
**[12:52] (Flashback) Retro**
Why let Mashima, who's stuck
in Class B even though
**[12:55] (Flashback) Retro**
he tops you all in skill, be your president?
**[12:58] Tai**
*Stuck in Class B...*
**[13:03] Tai**
*Which card is she aiming for?*
**[13:05] Tai**
*Check the card she just sent.*
**[13:07] Tai**
*Talent...*
**[13:09] Tai**
*She's watching "When the,"*
**[13:10] Tai**
* but being careful since the dead card*
* "When I" hasn't been read yet.*
**[13:13] Tai**
*Talent...*
**[13:14] Tai**
* "When winds blow" and "When winds*
* send" are still out there.*
**[13:16] Tai**
*Talent...*
**[13:19] Tai**
*This won't work!*
**[13:21] Tai**
*Focus!*
**[13:23] Tai**
*Refresh my memory! Check everything!*
**[13:26] A**
Huh?
**[13:28] A**
The air conditioner above
Taichi-kun isn't working.
**[13:30] B**
*Why now?! Why that one?!*
**[13:33] A**
*Horrible luck!*
**[13:34] Tai**
*It's so hot... I need a towel...*
**[13:41] Tai**
*My memorization... My hard work...*
**[13:43] [POEM] N**
The emotions experienced...
**[13:43] Sasa**
There it is!
**[13:46] Tai**
*Aren't doing anything for me!*
**[13:49] Hara**
This is a good match.
**[13:51] Hara**
Eyelashes is up against
a strong opponent.
**[13:53] Tsu**
Well, she's hooked on your teachings.
**[13:58] Tsu**
"Play like you can guess
what card's coming next."
**[14:01] Tsu**
"If you end up taking a different card,
**[14:02] ---**
talk like it was the
one you were expecting."
**[14:07] [POEM] N**
The sound of birds crossing...
**[14:09] Sasa**
*I don't care about that card.*
**[14:11] Tsu**
It's a simple strategy,
but it's not easy to pull off.
**[14:14] Tsu**
If she can convince him that the flow
**[14:16] Tsu**
is on her side, and not on his,
**[14:19] ---**
she might be able to overwhelm him while
he's worried about leading the team.
**[14:24] Hara**
You're pretty passionate about this,
**[14:26] Hara**
considering that you're the biggest
Class A slacker in our society.
**[14:32] Tsu**
I had to ignore my own problems...
**[14:35] Tsu**
* It's the act of trying*
* your hardest that's fun!*
**[14:38] Tsu**
...to inspire them.
**[14:41] Tsu**
I didn't try my hardest,
**[14:44] Tsu**
so I was left with regrets.
**[14:53] Tsu**
Every match is close, and it's so hot...
**[14:57] Sumi**
What do I have to do to become
Mashima-senpai's girlfriend?
**[15:00] Tsu**
Huh?! What are you talking about?!
**[15:03] Sumi**
There's nothing else for me to
do right now besides think.
***SIGN*** She's
really
crazy
about
love...
**[15:07] Sumi**
* After watching him for two*
* months, it's become very clear.*
**[15:10] Sumi**
* Mashima-senpai is in*
* love with Ayase-senpai.*
**[15:14] Sumi**
*Why?*
**[15:15] Sumi**
* Ayase-senpai doesn't pay any*
* attention to Mashima-senpai.*
**[15:21] A**
Yes, that's right.
**[15:22] A**
The air conditioner in the very back.
**[15:23] B**
Can I start after this match is over?
**[15:32] Miya**
*It's a sauna!*
**[15:33] Miya**
*Plus, it's only affecting my kids!*
**[15:35] Tai**
*This sweat feels gross...*
**[15:38] Tai**
* I don't want to wipe it off*
* with a loaner kimono,*
**[15:41] Tai**
*but I don't have a towel...*
**[15:42] [POEM] N**
As I wait for...
**[15:44] Sasa**
Yes, got it!
**[15:45] Sasa**
Go on the attack!
**[15:46] All**
Yes!
**[15:52] Tai**
E-Excuse me!
**[15:54] Tai**
Can I have a towel?
**[16:23] Tai**
Thank you very much.
**[16:26] Tai**
*I always try to play it cool.*
**[16:29] Tai**
*I feel embarrassed about losing,*
**[16:31] Tai**
* so I run off to tournaments*
* far away in secret.*
**[16:36] Tai**
*I know that I'm not alone...*
**[16:40] Tai**
*But...*
**[16:44] Tai**
*I want to be strong, even when I'm alone.*
**[16:47] [POEM] N**
my body burns like the seaweed
drying on the shores of Matsuho
**[16:56] [POEM] N**
The storm will soon carry...
**[17:01] Tai**
Yes, that's one card!
**[17:03] Tsu**
* He's keeping his eyes on*
* the cards while speaking.*
**[17:07] Tsu**
* He's not turning to look*
* at his teammates.*
**[17:09] Tsu**
*That's right, Eyelashes.*
**[17:12] Tsu**
*A team match is an individual match.*
**[17:14] Tsu**
* You must trust in your teammates*
* while playing by yourself.*
**[17:21] Tsu**
Huh? Where are you going?
**[17:23] Sumi**
To watch the other match.
**[17:25] Sumi**
I can scout out our
opponent in the finals.
**[17:30] Sumi**
* "There's nothing else to do*
* right now besides think"?*
**[17:32] Sumi**
*There has to be something else!*
**[17:36] Sumi**
*I'm a member of this team!*
**[17:39] Sumi**
*A member of the Mizusawa karuta club!*
**[17:43] [POEM] N**
No matter where I stand
on the shores of Tago,
**[17:51] Rieko**
He caught up!
**[17:57] [POEM] N**
I can look up and see the
snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
**[18:06] [POEM] N**
When winds blow oak leaves...
**[18:08] [POEM] N**
None are left...
**[18:12] [POEM] N**
I feel as though...
**[18:16] [POEM] N**
Look for the sound...
**[18:19] [POEM] N**
The hazy early morning
light comes not from...
**[18:23] Tsu**
*He's built a lead in no time.*
**[18:26] Tsu**
* She was able to make her sense*
* work in the first half,*
**[18:29] Tsu**
*but in the second half...*
**[18:30] Sasa**
I'm moving my cards.
**[18:33] Sasa**
* I'll bring them together*
* and hit them all together.*
**[18:36] [POEM] N**
Waves creep closer...
**[18:38] [POEM] N**
Feel sorrow wash over me...
**[18:39] Sasa**
*I'm not giving up yet!*
**[18:41] Sasa**
*I want to win!*
**[18:43] Miya**
1 to 4.
**[18:45] B**
He just needs one more card, but the cards
have all been on his opponent's side!
**[18:48] A**
His luck is still horrible!
**[18:52] Tai**
* "My life," "I wish," "A mountain*
* village," "May it," "The sky is,"*
**[18:54] Tai**
*"The tail," "Though my," "Gust," "Impassioned was," "I feel that,"*
**[18:55] Tai**
*"Feel love," "The autumn paddy," "While it pains," "Impassioned vows,"*
**[18:57] Tai**
* "A mountain stream," "Nobody,"*
* "The sky may," "So spring ends,"*
**[18:58] Tai**
* "While autumn," "May the*
* time we," "Said bed,"*
**[19:00] Tai**
* "The emotions," "Swift," "Since the,"*
* "The sound of birds," "As this," "As the years,"*
**[19:02] Tai**
* "May the time spent," "The night,"*
* "While it may," "Rain," "My only thought as I,"*
**[19:04] Tai**
* "After many," "Would the,"*
* "As my," "The storm will"...*
**[19:06] [POEM] N**
though autumn is not mine alone
**[19:11] Tai**
* "No matter," "When winds blow,"*
* "None are," "I feel as,"*
**[19:12] Tai**
* "Look," "The hazy early morning light,"*
* "Waves," "Feel sorrow"...*
**[19:18] [POEM] N**
The...
**[19:22] [POEM] N**
...sight of Mount Arima...
**[19:31] Tai**
Thank you very much.
**[19:33] Sasa**
Thank you very much...
**[19:44] Tai**
*Did everyone win?*
**[19:46] Tai**
*What's the score?*
**[19:49] Tai**
*Man...*
**[19:50] Tai**
* I'm a failure as the president*
* if I don't know that.*
**[19:54] All**
Thank you very much.
**[19:57] Tsu**
Hey, Sasa.
**[19:59] Sasa**
I-I'm sorry, Coach!
**[20:01] Sasa**
My dedication wasn't strong enough!
**[20:05] Tsu**
Eyelashes, how many cards were left?
**[20:08] Tai**
95 cards were read,
**[20:10] Tai**
so there were only 5 cards left.
**[20:12] Tai**
None of them were dead cards.
***SIGN*** What?! He knew that?!
***SIGN*** What?! He knew that?!
**[20:15] Tsu**
The last card had become
a first-syllable card,
**[20:18] ---**
but you didn't move fast enough,
**[20:21] Tsu**
because you thought there might
be other *The* cards left.
**[20:24] Tsu**
You lost your lead in the second
half because your opponent
**[20:26] ---**
was more aware of how
many cards were left.
**[20:28] Tsu**
Isn't it creepy when someone
can memorize cards like that?
**[20:31] Tsu**
He practices like crazy every day,
**[20:34] Tsu**
but I'm inspired by the
effort he puts in.
**[20:39] Tai**
Thank you very much, everyone.
**[20:41] Tai**
I'll wash these towels
before returning them.
**[20:43] Rieko**
It's okay, Taichi-kun!
**[20:45] Rieko**
It's because the air
conditioning wasn't working!
**[20:46] A**
You can have all the towels you need.
**[20:48] B**
Good luck in your next match.
**[20:51] All**
* Does it really matter if he's good*
* at karuta when he's so popular?*
**[20:55] Tai**
Thank you too, Hanano-san.
**[20:57] Sumi**
Oh, it was nothing.
**[21:00] Sumi**
*I have to be on my guard!*
**[21:02] Sumi**
* Ayase-senpai is watching*
* Mashima-senpai!*
**[21:07] Sumi**
*Though, I can't be entirely sure.*
***SIGN*** Mizusawa High Homei High Hokuo Academy Shoyo High
**[21:16] Chi**
* Our next match is against the*
* strongest school in Tokyo, Hokuo.*
**[21:22] Chi**
*They'll give us their best shot!*
**[21:24] Chi**
*We have to play to win!*
# E5 - Be as dear now, those were the good old days
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRZXJ1QMY/be-as-dear-now-those-were-the-good-old-days)
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***SIGN*** High School Championship Tokyo Regional Final Tournament Bracket
***SIGN*** Mizusawa High Homei High Hokuo Academy Shoyo High
**[00:02] Ama**
The two remaining teams get
to go to Nationals, right?
**[00:06] Ama**
We don't need to try that hard, then.
**[00:10] Retro**
How can you say that,
President Amakasu?!
**[00:12] Retro**
Have you forgotten how we
were humiliated last year?!
**[00:14] Retro**
We must defeat Mizusawa
and reclaim our trophy!
**[00:17] Ama**
What? That's too much effort.
**[00:20] Ama**
Whatever.
**[00:22] Ama**
We still have our Retrot cards.
**[00:26] Ama**
Tell us Mizusawa's order so we can win
**[00:28] ---**
with a minimal amount of effort.
**[00:32] Ama**
We'll go after those three.
**[00:34] A**
Mizusawa has one Class B
and two Class C players.
**[00:37] B**
If we know their order,
we can guarantee three wins.
**[00:40] C**
Retro's predictions have
never been wrong before.
**[00:45] Ama**
Well, we're counting on you.
***SIGN*** Retrot
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 5
***SIGN*** Be as
dear now,
those were
the good
old days
**[02:18] A**
Hey, why are you the only one with
such a responsibility? Are they nuts?
**[02:23] A**
Are you getting enough rest?
***SIGN*** Oe
Desk
Chihaya
Porky
Mashima
**[02:25] A**
Well?
**[02:30] Tai**
What order should we go with?
**[02:31] Pork**
Not sure.
***SIGN*** It'll help if we can out-think Hokuo.
**[02:37] Pork**
But it's great that we still go
to Nationals, even if we lose.
**[02:41] Pork**
Really takes a load off...
**[02:42] Chi**
What are you talking about?
**[02:44] Chi**
Our goal is to become
number one in Japan!
**[02:46] Chi**
To become number one in
Japan, we can never lose!
**[02:52] Chi**
*Hokuo will give us their best shot.*
**[02:55] Retro**
*We'll take it back next year!*
**[02:58] Chi**
*We get to play a 100% serious match!*
**[03:03] Kana**
Well, it's a good idea to aim high.
**[03:07] Pork**
I'm a little worried about the
ultimate weapon Retro-kun mentioned.
**[03:10] Yuka**
Here, drink this.
**[03:12] Yuka**
Honestly, you can't do
anything without me.
**[03:17] Pork**
S-Sis?!
**[03:20] (Flashback) Yuka**
I got a boyfriend recently
who's totally hooked on me!
**[03:24] Pork**
*Retro-kun is her boyfriend?!*
**[03:27] Pork**
* Is this the ultimate*
* weapon he mentioned?!*
**[03:30] Sumi**
Excuse me.
**[03:33] Sumi**
I went over to scout Hokuo
**[03:36] ---**
during their semi-final match,
**[03:38] Sumi**
and I heard their president
talking, since he wasn't playing.
**[03:41] Ama**
*It'll be easy to win against Mizusawa.*
**[03:44] Ama**
*I just have to beat Mashima.*
**[03:46] Ama**
*We only need three wins.*
**[03:48] Ama**
*Any one of our regular starters*
**[03:50] ---**
*can beat glasses boy and boobie girl.*
**[03:53] Chi**
Huh? He ignored us?
**[03:55] Chi**
No way!
**[03:56] Chi**
They wouldn't be so conservative
in the final match!
**[03:58] Tai**
No, Chihaya.
**[04:01] Tai**
This is how the strong schools play.
**[04:03] Tai**
It makes sense to focus
on securing wins.
**[04:05] Tai**
If they can guess our order,
they'll use that against us.
**[04:09] Tai**
That's fine.
**[04:12] All**
We just need one or two of
us to pull off an upset!
**[04:16] (Flashback) Ama**
I just have to beat Mashima.
**[04:18] Tai**
*I'm mad now!*
**[04:20] (Flashback) Ama**
Any one of our regular starters
**[04:21] (Flashback) ---**
can beat glasses boy and boobie girl.
**[04:23] Desk**
*I'll make him regret that!*
**[04:25] Kana**
*Boobie girl?!*
**[04:27] Tai**
* Our captain wants us to*
* become number one in Japan!*
**[04:30] Tai**
No trickery!
***SIGN*** Nishida Yusei
Oe Kana
Ayase Chihaya
Komano Tsutomu
Mashima Taichi
**[04:32] Tai**
Here's the order we'll use!
**[04:35] Tsu**
Oh, I'll turn in the order.
**[04:37] Tai**
Yeah, thanks.
**[04:43] Pork**
Hey! Not again!
***SIGN*** 1 Nishida Yusei
2 Tsukuba Akihiro
3 Ayase Chihaya
4 Komano Tsutomu
5 Mashima Taichi
**[04:44] Pork**
Why you...
**[04:46] Tsu**
But Oe-senpai looks a little tired.
**[04:50] Pork**
That doesn't make it okay
to change anything!
**[04:51] Pork**
You lost your match earlier!
**[04:53] Tsu**
But I was getting better as I played.
**[04:56] Tsu**
I think I can win my next match!
**[04:57] Pork**
This is not the right way to do it!
**[04:59] Tsu**
But! But!
**[05:00] Tsu**
I'll be more useful than someone who's tired—
**[05:01] Tai**
Enough!
**[05:03] Tai**
Starting today, the boys in
this club aren't allowed
**[05:05] ---**
to start sentences with "but"!
**[05:07] Both**
What?!
***SIGN*** Just the boys?!
**[05:08] Tai**
We're sticking with a second-year order!
**[05:09] Tai**
You're a spectator, Tsukuba!
***SIGN*** Good thing I'm a girl.
**[05:11] Kana**
*The president snapped...*
**[05:14] Chi**
Ta-Taichi...
**[05:15] Chi**
Why are you telling
them not to use "but"?
**[05:18] Tai**
I've been following that
rule since third grade.
**[05:20] Chi**
Huh?
**[05:22] Mom**
Men should never begin a
sentence with the word "but"!
**[05:26] Tai**
I didn't always agree with my mother,
**[05:29] Tai**
but she taught me to pay attention
to when I'm making excuses.
**[05:33] Chi**
I'm a little scared of your mom...
**[05:38] Chi**
but that's incredible.
**[05:40] Chi**
Your mom helped you become strong.
***SIGN*** This year, Hokuo is lead by the third-year Class A Amakasu Nayuta.
***SIGN*** The first-year Shiroyama is also in Class A.
**[05:52] Pork**
A first-year in Class A?
***SIGN*** The other players are in Class B.
**[05:55] Pork**
Schools with actual coaches
have so much more depth.
**[05:59] Pork**
Our coach is a science and PE teacher.
**[06:15] Mochi**
Okay, everyone!
We've reached the final!
**[06:17] Mochi**
Stay focused!
**[06:19] Mochi**
To ensure that all the
practice we put in after
**[06:22] ---**
last year's loss will pay off,
I have an ultimate weapon...
**[06:25] Ama**
We lost last year because we
**[06:27] ---**
correctly guessed their order,
but failed to use that advantage.
**[06:31] Ama**
That won't be an issue this year.
**[06:33] Ama**
This will be easy.
***SIGN*** Retro's Projected Order Oe (C) - Shiroyama Ayase (A) - Kameda Mashima (B) - Amakasu Nishida (A) - Takuma Komano (C) - Kinashi <- Me
**[06:35] Ama**
Even if we lose to Ayase and Nishida,
**[06:37] ---**
we're sure to beat the other three.
**[06:38] Ama**
After we win with a minimal amount of energy,
**[06:40] Ama**
the coach will treat us to yakiniku!
**[06:42] All**
Yeah!
**[06:44] Yuka**
Fight!
**[06:48] A**
I will now read the order
for the final match.
**[06:52] A**
Hokuo Academy, Shiroyama-kun.
**[06:54] A**
Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
**[06:56] Pork**
Huh?
**[06:57] All**
Huh?
**[06:58] A**
Hokuo Academy, Kameda-kun.
**[07:00] A**
Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
**[07:03] A**
Hokuo Academy, Amakasu-kun.
**[07:05] A**
Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
**[07:08] A**
Hokuo Academy, Takuma-kun.
**[07:10] A**
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
**[07:13] A**
Hokuo Academy, Kinashi-kun.
**[07:16] A**
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
**[07:18] Tai**
*What's going on?*
**[07:20] Tai**
*They're playing us straight?*
**[07:23] Ama**
Hey, Retro!
**[07:25] Ama**
What are you thinking?!
**[07:27] Ama**
Your projected order was
completely different!
**[07:29] Mochi**
Amakasu-kun, calm down!
**[07:30] Ama**
What are you trying to pull?!
**[07:31] Mochi**
Predictions are gonna
be wrong sometimes!
**[07:33] Ama**
Was your prediction wrong?! Well?!
**[07:39] Retro**
Why should we use minimal energy?
**[07:41] Ama**
What?!
**[07:42] Retro**
Aren't we supposed to be Hokuo Academy?
**[07:46] Retro**
Our ace against their ace.
**[07:48] Retro**
Our number two against
their number two.
**[07:50] Retro**
Isn't that how we should win?!
**[07:54] Retro**
Hokuo Academy is the
strongest school in Tokyo!
**[07:57] Retro**
That's what I want to show everyone!
**[08:05] Yuka**
*H-He's so cool!*
**[08:07] Ama**
You're going to cost us this
match because of your pride!
**[08:10] Ama**
Being good doesn't mean you
have to win straight up!
**[08:13] Sudo**
Hokuo Academy is the
strongest school in Tokyo?
**[08:17] Sudo**
Isn't that common sense?
**[08:21] Retro**
You're late, Sudo-senpai!
**[08:23] Sudo**
I'm not late.
**[08:25] Sudo**
I made it just in time.
**[08:26] Sudo**
Though I would have left if
you hadn't reached the finals.
**[08:29] Ama**
E-Err, Sudo-senpai? Why are you here?
**[08:32] Ama**
I didn't know you were
coming to cheer for us.
**[08:34] Sudo**
I'm not here to cheer for you.
**[08:37] Sudo**
Mr. Mochida asked me to be
the reader for the final.
**[08:43] Chi**
*Reader?*
**[08:45] Tsu**
Who is that?
**[08:46] Kana**
The former Hokuo Academy ace, Sudo-san.
**[08:49] Kana**
He was the runner-up in the individual
tournament of the National Championship.
**[08:53] Tsu**
Huh?
**[08:53] Sumi**
Is someone like him allowed
to be the reader?
**[08:57] Sudo**
Get to your places.
**[08:58] Sudo**
Hokuo players never dawdle!
**[09:04] Ama**
* How come Retro knew and*
* I didn't, when I'm in charge,*
**[09:08] ---**
*Mr. Mochida?*
**[09:10] Mochi**
*Amakasu-kun, you're a good player,*
**[09:14] ---**
*but you always want to relax.*
**[09:17] Mochi**
* You've given up on becoming*
* the best in Class A*
**[09:19] ---**
*with all these monsters around.*
***SIGN*** Sadist
***SIGN*** Monster
***SIGN*** Bear
**[09:23] Ama**
*This is tough... Very tough...*
**[09:27] Ama**
*But...*
**[09:28] All**
*If we lose, he'll kill us.*
**[09:32] Chi**
*Their facial expressions have changed.*
**[09:34] Chi**
*He's putting pressure on Hokuo, not us.*
**[09:39] Chi**
*Their ultimate weapon...*
**[09:43] Chi**
Ms. Miyauchi?
**[09:44] Miya**
Sorry to show up right when
you're about to start.
**[09:48] Miya**
I had the idea to make these yesterday,
**[09:50] Miya**
and I just put on the finishing touches.
**[09:52] Miya**
It should be easier for
you to move around now.
**[09:58] Chi**
*Tasuki...*
**[09:58] Desk**
*I can move now.*
**[10:02] Pork**
*I don't feel as hot now.*
**[10:04] Rie**
You made it just in time.
**[10:08] Chi**
*Ms. Miyauchi...*
**[10:11] Chi**
*You might be a science and PE teacher...*
**[10:14] Chi**
*You might not know much about karuta...*
**[10:29] A**
Please begin placing your cards.
**[10:32] All**
Good luck.
**[10:36] Retro**
You look pretty sharp...
**[10:37] Retro**
at least on the outside.
**[10:40] Retro**
However, I'm going to win today.
**[10:43] Retro**
I will win.
**[10:47] Tai**
*Retro...*
**[10:50] Retro**
* ...he entered tournaments*
* in Hiroshima and Kyoto,*
**[10:53] Retro**
* and he's still Class B*
* because he couldn't win.*
***SIGN*** Hiroshima Tournament
**[10:58] Tai**
*It's him again!*
***SIGN*** Ogura Hundred Poets Competitive Karuta Kyoto Tournament
**[11:00] Tai**
*Not again!*
**[11:04] Tai**
*I get sick of his face,*
**[11:07] Tai**
*but it was comforting at the same time.*
**[11:11] Tai**
*He hasn't given up on himself yet.*
**[11:14] (Flashback) Chi**
Your mom helped you become strong.
**[11:18] Tai**
*Chihaya...*
**[11:20] Tai**
* A lot of people have helped*
* to make me who I am.*
**[11:23] Tai**
*Aren't you the same way?*
**[11:29] Ama**
*This sucks.*
**[11:30] Ama**
* It's so exhausting to play*
* someone who's intense.*
**[11:34] Ama**
*Why can't they learn to take it easy?*
**[11:37] Ama**
* This would be a lot easier*
* if we still had Sudo-senpai,*
**[11:42] Ama**
*but he's gone now.*
**[11:45] Ama**
*He's gone...*
***SIGN*** If you don't pull it together, I'll stab you
**[11:48] Ama**
*...but he's still putting pressure on us.*
**[11:58] A**
* Both teams have secured their*
* places in the national championship.*
**[12:01] B**
* They could end up wearing*
* each other out.*
**[12:04] C**
*So why...*
**[12:05] D**
*is it so tense?*
**[12:09] [POEM] Sudo**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[12:12] Chi**
* His voice is much stronger*
* than I expected.*
**[12:16] [POEM] Sudo**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[12:20] Chi**
*The air conditioner above us is still off,*
**[12:23] Chi**
*but it's not as hot now.*
**[12:26] Chi**
*Thank you, Ms. Miyauchi.*
**[12:28] [POEM] Sudo**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[12:31] Chi**
*They can keep it off.*
**[12:34] Chi**
*The only sound I need is...*
**[12:41] [POEM] N**
Waves creep closer...
**[12:42] Sumi**
* They're too fast!*
* They're both way too fast!*
**[12:46] Sumi**
*Who got that one?*
**[12:47] Sumi**
*The little Hokuo guy?*
**[12:50] Hara**
* Chihaya-chan was looking at the*
* card on the opponent's side*
**[12:54] N**
*that started with the same letter.*
**[12:56] ---**
* She was being cautious since*
* she doesn't know this reader.*
**[12:59] Chi**
*I should have gotten that one.*
**[13:02] Chi**
*I just need another 3 millimeters.*
**[13:06] Chi**
* If my finger had been*
* right on the corner...*
**[13:09] Chi**
*There.*
**[13:10] Chi**
*There.*
**[13:12] Chi**
*Connect.*
**[13:14] Chi**
*Connect.*
**[13:17] [POEM] N**
in my dreams, I creep closer to you
**[13:25] [POEM] N**
When the misty bridge...
**[13:29] Hara**
* She's lost two of her*
* best cards in a row.*
**[13:31] Hara**
*That boy has good sense.*
***SIGN*** Got it
**[13:34] Hara**
*Rather, I guess, he has good reflexes.*
***SIGN*** Get back to your seat
***SIGN*** Awesome
**[13:38] Hara**
* A flexible upper body with*
* a snappy and firm spring...*
**[13:43] Chi**
*I need to be sharper.*
**[13:45] Chi**
*Here.*
**[13:46] Chi**
*Here.*
**[13:48] Chi**
*This is the point.*
**[13:49] Chi**
*The point I want to reach.*
**[13:51] Chi**
*I need to be more accurate!*
**[13:52] Ama**
Are you trying to insult me?
**[13:54] Ama**
Reviewing your mistakes between cards?
**[13:56] Ama**
Is this a practice match?
**[13:59] Hara**
*Ah, he makes a good point.*
***SIGN*** That's because he's my student
**[14:03] Hara**
*You should focus on the next card*
**[14:05] ---**
*instead of the one you just lost.*
**[14:09] Hara**
* But I've been telling Chihaya-chan*
* that for a very long time.*
***SIGN*** Because she's my student
**[14:15] Chi**
*Here.*
**[14:16] ---**
*Here.*
**[14:18] Hara**
*It's okay, Chihaya-chan. Carry on.*
**[14:21] Hara**
* You should never dwell*
* on the past in a match.*
**[14:25] Chi**
*Connect...*
**[14:26] Chi**
*Connect!*
**[14:28] [POEM] N**
The sound of birds crossing...
**[14:32] Pork**
*Who is this guy? He's weird.*
**[14:35] Pork**
* He moves a little slow,*
* which is throwing me off.*
**[14:40] Pork**
*And...*
**[14:42] Pork**
*That*
**[14:43] Pork**
*hairpin is bugging me!*
**[14:46] [POEM] N**
Nobody wishes to...
**[14:47] [POEM] N**
After I determined...
**[14:51] Kame**
You're pretty good.
**[14:53] Kame**
I thought the boobies
would weigh you down.
**[15:01] [POEM] N**
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
**[15:01] Kana**
*1, 2, 3, 4.*
**[15:06] Kana**
*1, 2, 3, 1.*
**[15:10] [POEM] N**
Said bed was cold as I lay awake
**[15:18] [POEM] N**
for the night would drag on
when I thought of my beloved
**[15:22] Kana**
*Sudo-san's voice dissipates into the air.*
**[15:27] [POEM] N**
As my love first came...
**[15:28] Kana**
*I can trust him!*
**[15:30] Kame**
*Four in a row?*
**[15:36] Sudo**
Excuse me.
**[15:37] Kana**
*I take that back.*
**[15:39] Hara**
Sudo-kun is pretty good.
**[15:42] Hara**
His rhythm is accurate and
his enunciation is clear.
**[15:45] Hara**
Did you have him read for his team?
**[15:47] Hara**
I can't imagine that he was interested
in reading during practice.
**[15:51] Mochi**
Well, that was the case before
he reached middle school.
**[15:57] Sudo**
*Mr. Mochida.*
**[15:59] Sudo**
*I'm going to attend a class for readers.*
**[16:02] Sudo**
* I believe that Master*
* Suo has spent more time*
**[16:06] ---**
* studying readers than he has*
* studying cards or opponents.*
**[16:10] Mochi**
*Sudo-kun's strength...*
***SIGN*** I'll be the one who crushes the Master
**[16:12] Mochi**
*is drawn from his pride.*
**[16:15] Mochi**
* It's odd, but the people*
* who have the most pride*
**[16:19] ---**
*are the ones who work the hardest.*
**[16:21] Mochi**
*Looking up every step of the way.*
**[16:27] Ama**
* I thought she was faster,*
* but I guess I was wrong.*
**[16:30] Ama**
*I'm already 7 cards up.*
**[16:32] Ama**
*This should be a fairly easy win.*
**[16:38] Ama**
*But what is she doing?*
**[16:40] Ama**
* She's being really sensitive*
* about her motion...*
**[16:42] Ama**
*Focused on her accuracy...*
**[16:46] Ama**
*Is she looking at Wakamiya Shinobu?*
**[16:49] Ama**
*That's impossible!*
**[16:51] Ama**
*I lost by 24 cards last year,*
**[16:53] Ama**
*and you lost by 20 cards, too!*
**[16:56] Ama**
* She's strong enough to*
* give you nightmares!*
**[16:59] Ama**
*She's out of our reach.*
**[17:03] Chi**
*Connect... Connect...*
**[17:06] Chi**
*Connect... One more millimeter...*
**[17:09] Ama**
* You can keep your eyes*
* focused on a distant goal,*
**[17:13] Ama**
*while you lose the match you're in.*
**[17:15] [POEM] N**
My own sleeves are like...
**[17:18] Mochi**
*Good!*
**[17:19] Hara**
*He was fast on that one.*
**[17:20] Hara**
* He moved towards "My own home" before*
* returning to "My own sleeves."*
**[17:23] Hara**
*Hokuo's players are pulling ahead.*
**[17:27] Ama**
*It was only six months ago that we were*
**[17:29] ---**
* experiencing Sudo-san's pressure,*
* glares, and voice every day.*
**[17:34] Ama**
* We're on our home turf when*
* Sudo-san is the reader!*
**[17:37] [POEM] N**
Feel sorrow wash...
**[17:40] Tai**
*Retro!*
**[17:41] ---**
*Why do you always use strange motions?!*
**[17:43] Yuka**
That was cool!
**[17:47] Tai**
*Your fingers are injured and taped up,*
**[17:49] Tai**
*but you insist on worming them in!*
**[17:52] Retro**
*Win!*
**[17:53] Retro**
*Win!*
**[17:54] Retro**
*Win!*
**[17:56] [POEM] N**
The sky may hold the same moon
**[17:58] Kame**
*I'm in trouble. Boobie girl is good.*
**[18:05] Kana**
* It's our fifth match, but I'm*
* still able to move well.*
**[18:07] Kana**
* Mom made sure that my*
* sash was tied tight,*
**[18:10] Kana**
* and I have the tasuki*
* made by Ms. Miyauchi.*
**[18:13] Kana**
*I tire less easily in a kimono.*
**[18:16] Kame**
*Oh, crap.*
**[18:17] Kame**
* I'll be in big trouble if*
* I lose to boobie girl.*
**[18:20] Kana**
*You probably wouldn't know,*
**[18:23] Kana**
*but a kimono is designed perfectly*
**[18:25] ---**
*for a boobie girl to move around!*
**[18:30] Miya**
* The more I learn about*
* competitive karuta,*
**[18:33] ---**
*the more magical it seems.*
**[18:35] Miya**
*Gender doesn't matter.*
**[18:38] Miya**
*Size doesn't matter.*
**[18:40] Miya**
*Intelligence and strength don't matter.*
**[18:43] Miya**
*Age doesn't matter.*
**[18:46] [POEM] Sudo**
Would this old palace courtyard
and the eaves strewn with weeds
**[18:57] Miya**
* Every poem read sends you*
* back a thousand years.*
**[19:01] Miya**
* How many sports are*
* capable of such a feat?*
**[19:08] Both**
Thank you very much!
**[19:10] Chi**
Huh?
**[19:11] Shiro**
One win for Hokuo!
**[19:13] Ama**
Yes!
**[19:13] Kame**
Way to go, Shiroyama!
**[19:14] Chi**
*What?*
**[19:16] Chi**
*Porky was crushed?!*
***SIGN*** Lost by 13 cards
**[19:21] Hara**
*This is bad.*
**[19:23] Hara**
* The first victory in a*
* team match is critical.*
**[19:26] Hara**
* The losing side feels*
* a lot more pressure.*
**[19:31] Hara**
*So even when you're losing,*
**[19:33] ---**
*it's important to drag out the match...*
**[19:37] Hara**
*Yet he lost this early!*
**[19:40] Pork**
* But it's been so long since*
* I played five matches in a row*
**[19:42] ---**
*and my head's starting to spin.*
**[19:44] Pork**
*Those circles kept bothering me.*
**[19:47] Pork**
*I got distracted every time I saw Sis.*
**[19:49] Yuka**
You're so awesome, Retro-kun!
**[19:51] Pork**
*But...*
**[19:53] Pork**
* Not allowed to start*
* sentences with "But"...*
**[19:55] Tai**
*I thought we could count on Nishida...*
**[19:57] Tai**
*What about everyone else?*
**[19:59] Tai**
*How are Oe-san and Komano doing?*
**[20:01] Tai**
*They're in close matches.*
**[20:02] Tai**
*What about Chihaya?*
**[20:03] Tai**
*Huh?*
**[20:04] Tai**
*Chihaya's losing by 5 cards?*
**[20:06] Tai**
Chi—
**[20:15] Tai**
*I'm in a close match myself.*
**[20:18] Tai**
* If I speak, it shouldn't be*
* to ask if she's okay.*
**[20:22] Tai**
* It should be to announce*
* a win for Mizusawa!*
**[20:26] Pork**
* You're trying to copy*
* Wakamiya Shinobu's style,*
**[20:29] Pork**
* but you're closer to Suo*
* Hisashi's style right now.*
**[20:34] Chi**
* Porky, I've always wanted to become*
* something I wasn't close to.*
**[20:39] Chi**
*She can accurately and precisely*
**[20:41] ---**
* touch an exact point*
* with her fingertips...*
**[20:44] Chi**
*She plays silent karuta...*
**[20:46] Chi**
* However, I can't beat Amakasu-san*
* with my accuracy right now.*
**[20:52] Chi**
* It's not easy to be as*
* good as Shinobu-chan.*
**[21:00] Desk**
*You have twenty!*
**[21:02] Desk**
*Twenty one-syllable cards!*
**[21:10] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy...
**[21:16] Hara**
*Chihaya-chan, are you...*
**[21:22] Hara**
* ...trying to use both*
* of their strengths?*
# E6 - To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6Q4W5M7R/to-set-the-tatsuta-river-ablaze)
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**[00:04] Both**
Thank you very much!
**[00:06] Chi**
*What?*
**[00:07] Chi**
*Porky was crushed?!*
***SIGN*** Lost by 13 cards
**[00:13] Tai**
* If I speak, it shouldn't be*
* to ask if she's okay.*
**[00:17] Tai**
* It should be to announce*
* a win for Mizusawa!*
**[00:20] [POEM] N**
may the wind bring clouds
to extend their stay.
**[00:31] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy...
**[00:37] Hara**
*Chihaya-chan, are you...*
**[00:42] Hara**
* ...trying to use both*
* of their strengths?*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 6
***SIGN*** To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[01:58] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy spring sunlight,
**[02:05] Ama**
*What?*
**[02:07] Ama**
*"In order to restore" hasn't been read yet.*
**[02:10] Ama**
* "In the sleepy" isn't a*
* one-syllable card yet.*
***SIGN*** In the
***SIGN*** sleepy
***SIGN*** In order
***SIGN*** to restore
**[02:13] Ama**
*So why?*
**[02:14] Ama**
* Was it because she was*
* camping that card?*
**[02:18] Ama**
* I think she moved before*
* I even heard "In" spoken.*
**[02:23] Ama**
*That's impossible!*
**[02:25] Ama**
*No human is capable of that.*
**[02:28] Ama**
*She just happened to guess right!*
**[02:31] Sudo**
*Focus, Amakasu!*
**[02:34] Sudo**
*She's not guessing cards!*
**[02:37] Sudo**
*Ayase Chihaya can hear.*
**[02:41] Sudo**
*She can hear!*
**[02:45] Sudo**
* I don't know what it is in*
* my voice that she can hear,*
**[02:48] Sudo**
*but there's a difference between*
**[02:50] ---**
*the "In" in "In the" and the "In" in "In order."*
**[02:53] Sudo**
* I want to know what*
* it is I'm telling her.*
**[03:00] Sudo**
*My voice isn't*
**[03:03] Sudo**
*telling her anything...*
**[03:04] [POEM] N**
a whirlwind of flower petals descends.
**[03:12] Sudo**
*She's taking control of my voice...*
**[03:14] [POEM] N**
Nothing can be worse...
**[03:18] Ama**
*Again?*
**[03:20] Ama**
* "No more" is still in play,*
* but she moved on "No."*
**[03:24] Ama**
* There are other players who*
* can move fast or react fast,*
**[03:28] Ama**
*but that's not what she's doing here...*
**[03:38] Ama**
*Huh?*
**[03:45] (Flashback) Hara**
Nine months have passed...
**[03:47] (Flashback) Hara**
Stop taking cards with your speed.
**[03:50] Hara**
*It must have been hard, Chihaya-chan,*
**[03:53] Hara**
*but you've made incredible progress.*
**[03:57] Hara**
* You concentrated on your*
* accuracy the first half,*
**[04:01] Hara**
* and now you're taking risks to*
* take cards with your speed.*
**[04:07] Hara**
*You're giving yourself more weapons!*
**[04:10] (Flashback) A**
There are 28 one-syllable cards for him.
**[04:15] (Flashback) Desk**
You have 20!
**[04:26] Chi**
*This is what I wanted...*
**[04:28] Chi**
*What I could never explain...*
**[04:31] Chi**
* The sound that comes*
* before a sound forms...*
**[04:33] Chi**
*I'm finally able to say I can hear it, too!*
**[04:39] [POEM] N**
when I cannot bear growing any
weaker than I already have.
**[04:48] [POEM] Ama**
A mountain stream...
***SIGN*** when people and grass grow scarce
**[04:49] Ama**
*Crap! A fault!*
**[04:52] Ama**
*Damn!*
**[04:54] Ama**
*This is bad.*
**[04:56] Ama**
*A fault this late in the match...*
**[04:58] Ama**
*I'm in trouble!*
**[05:01] Sudo**
*Amakasu! Say something!*
**[05:03] Sudo**
*Don't let your opponent focus!*
**[05:05] Sudo**
* Say that she's encroaching*
* on the playing field*
**[05:07] ---**
* or that there's a hair*
* sticking out of her nose!*
**[05:10] Sudo**
* Now I know how it*
* feels to be a reader!*
**[05:15] Sudo**
*I don't want to interfere!*
**[05:17] [POEM] N**
as helpless autumn leaves are
caught against the flow.
**[05:25] [POEM] N**
While autumn leaves...
**[05:27] Sudo**
*Not when she's this focused!*
**[05:32] Tsu**
* His five-card lead is*
* gone, just like that.*
**[05:40] Ama**
* Damn, why do I have to*
* play such a tough match?*
**[05:43] Ama**
*This is all Retro's fault!*
**[05:53] Ama**
*Retro's losing his own match!*
**[05:56] Retro**
*Our ace against their ace.*
**[05:59] Retro**
* Our number two against*
* their number two.*
**[06:01] Retro**
*Isn't that how we should win?!*
**[06:04] Retro**
* Hokuo Academy is the*
* strongest school in Tokyo!*
**[06:07] Retro**
*That's what I want to show everyone!*
**[06:18] Ama**
*Sudo-san is gone.*
**[06:20] Ama**
*I'm the Hokuo ace now.*
**[06:23] Ama**
*In every other sport I tried,*
**[06:25] ---**
* I was told that I could*
* never be a starter,*
**[06:28] Ama**
*but in my last summer here,*
**[06:30] ---**
*the members voted for me to lead them.*
**[06:33] [POEM] N**
Said world grants no change, I pray,
**[06:38] Hara**
* "Said world grants no change"*
* is a five-syllable card.*
**[06:40] Hara**
* Chihaya-chan covered the*
* "Said world grants no escape" card*
**[06:44] ---**
* on her side before attacking*
* the opponent's side.*
**[06:47] Ama**
*My body may be small,*
**[06:49] Ama**
* but I can still cover my*
* own cards against a girl.*
**[06:53] Ama**
*I don't need a big lead.*
**[06:55] Ama**
*One card is all it takes.*
**[06:57] Ama**
*I'll still win in the end...*
**[06:59] Ama**
*by playing karuta the Hokuo way.*
**[07:02] Mochi**
*Amakasu-kun is working hard.*
**[07:05] Mochi**
*I want him to be able to relax...*
**[07:07] Mochi**
*Why haven't Takuma and Kameda won yet?*
**[07:14] Desk**
* I can tell my teammates*
* are trying their best.*
**[07:18] Desk**
* I can see that my*
* opponent is worn down.*
**[07:21] Taku**
*Why can't I pull ahead? What's wrong?*
**[07:25] Taku**
*He was a weak amateur last year!*
**[07:28] Taku**
*I need to finish this match quickly!*
**[07:31] Desk**
* I lost to Takuma-kun*
* by 15 cards, last year.*
**[07:35] [POEM] N**
when the fisherman who casts
his nets can seem dear.
**[07:36] Desk**
* All he remembers is*
* that he crushed me.*
**[07:39] Desk**
*He's not taking me seriously,*
**[07:40] ---**
* so he's placed all his*
* cards to the lower right.*
**[07:44] [POEM] N**
Impassionate gods...
**[07:46] Sumi**
*Yes!*
**[07:47] Sumi**
*All four of them got it!*
**[07:48] Taku**
W-Wait!
**[07:50] Taku**
"*Impassioned vows*" is still in play,
so I was able to cover in time!
***SIGN*** I touched the card first.
***SIGN*** I moved around your hand to tap it from the side.
**[08:00] Taku**
* It's easier to bypass a right-handed*
* cover with your left hand.*
**[08:04] Taku**
*Was that his goal?!*
**[08:07] Desk**
* Of course, Takuma-kun has played*
* karuta much longer than I have.*
**[08:11] Desk**
* However, in the year*
* since I lost to him,*
**[08:16] Desk**
* I've had more fun playing*
* karuta than he has.*
**[08:20] Desk**
*I just know it!*
**[08:23] [POEM] N**
are joined at river's end.
**[08:26] Kana**
*Two cards left...*
**[08:32] [POEM] N**
May the time spent in our one night together
**[08:37] Pork**
*Kana-chan has one card left.*
**[08:39] Pork**
* Mashima, Ayase, and Desktomu-kun*
* have two cards left.*
**[08:43] Pork**
*Crazy...*
**[08:45] Pork**
* I've never seen a match where*
* four games were all this close.*
**[08:48] Pork**
*All four may possibly come down to luck-of-the-draw.*
**[08:52] Tsu**
The finals are incredible.
**[08:55] Hara**
All four games are down
to three cards total.
**[08:58] Hara**
It's possible that we could see...
**[09:01] Pork**
*Crap!*
**[09:02] Pork**
*Crap! Crap! Crap!*
**[09:05] Pork**
*Mashima! Ayase! Desktomu-kun! Kana-chan!*
**[09:07] Pork**
*Pay attention!*
**[09:08] Pork**
*If all four of you are put in*
**[09:09] ---**
* luck-of-the-draw situations*
* without realizing it, we'll lose!*
**[09:12] Pork**
*We're guaranteed to lose!*
**[09:14] [POEM] N**
bring a life of everlasting love.
**[09:23] [POEM] N**
I know that my heart...
**[09:24] Pork**
*N-No way!*
**[09:27] Sumi**
Huh?! What?!
**[09:28] Sumi**
They moved so fast that I
couldn't tell what happened.
**[09:30] Tsu**
Ayase-senpai, Mashima-senpai, and
Komano-senpai won their cards.
**[09:35] Pork**
*I've never seen this happen before...*
**[09:38] Pork**
*Four simultaneous luck-of-the-draws!*
**[09:45] Taku**
Uh, I'm moving "*The hazed early*" left.
**[09:51] Desk**
* Is he doing this because*
* I'm left-handed?*
**[09:53] Retro**
I'm moving "*The fall paddy*" left.
**[09:56] Retro**
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
**[09:58] Tai**
* No, that's not what*
* they're trying to do!*
**[10:01] Pork**
*Ayase! Please!*
**[10:03] Pork**
*Look around you!*
***SIGN*** Thinking about which card to send
**[10:04] Pork**
* Don't look at the cards!*
* Look around you!*
**[10:07] Pork**
*Wait until Kana-chan has received hers!*
**[10:09] Pork**
*Don't send your card yet!*
***SIGN*** but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
**[10:14] Kame**
I'm sending "*The hazed early*."
**[10:21] Desk**
*They got us.*
**[10:28] Pork**
*Hokuo...*
**[10:31] Pork**
*...successfully split their cards.*
**[10:35] Pork**
* In a luck-of-the-draw, the rule*
* is to protect your own card.*
**[10:39] Pork**
*Whoever's card is read, wins.*
**[10:41] Pork**
*It's a 50-50 contest.*
**[10:43] Pork**
*But in this situation...*
**[10:46] Tsu**
Hokuo is good.
**[10:48] Tsu**
You can tell they're
used to team matches.
**[10:50] Tsu**
They were able to split their cards.
**[10:53] Hara**
*Splitting your cards*
**[10:55] ---**
* is a strategy employed towards*
* the end of a team match.*
**[10:58] Hara**
* In a 5 vs. 5 team match, you*
* only need three wins to win.*
**[11:03] Hara**
* In other words, the team*
* that already has one win*
**[11:06] ---**
* only needs two wins out*
* of the luck-of-the-draw.*
**[11:09] Hara**
*So to ensure victory, they made sure*
**[11:12] ---**
* that they have two of each*
* of the remaining cards.*
**[11:16] Hara**
*After "I know that my heart" was read,*
***SIGN*** Amakasu vs. Ayase
***SIGN*** Takuma vs. Komano
***SIGN*** Kinashi vs. Mashima Kameda vs. Oe
**[11:19] Hara**
* they casually told their*
* teammates what their card was.*
**[11:24] (Flashback) Taku**
Uh, I'm moving "The hazed early" left.
**[11:32] (Flashback) Retro**
I'm moving "The fall paddy" left.
**[11:34] (Flashback) Retro**
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
**[11:40] (Flashback) Hara**
They waited until they saw
which card Chihaya-chan sent,
***SIGN*** but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
**[11:49] (Flashback) Kame**
I'm sending "The hazed early."
**[11:51] Hara**
* before setting everything up*
* by sending the final card.*
***SIGN*** The hazed early The hazed early
dawn light dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy The fall paddy
**[11:58] Hara**
*Now their cards are split.*
**[12:02] Hara**
As a team, they have two of each card,
**[12:06] ---**
so regardless of which card is read,
**[12:08] ---**
as long as they protect their
own cards, they'll win.
**[12:11] Tsu**
It's a strategy that's
borderline against the rules.
**[12:13] Mochi**
Oh, I should ask Tashiro-kun
to provide a ruling.
**[12:18] Hara**
* Mizusawa should have tried*
* for a 3 to 1 split.*
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon
**[12:25] Hara**
*Then, it would have come down to luck.*
**[12:28] Hara**
* They would have had a*
* 50% chance of winning.*
***SIGN*** Hokuo wins
***SIGN*** The fall paddy shacks have rough thatching
***SIGN*** Mizusawa wins
**[12:34] Hara**
* Now, they can only win if*
* they take an opponent's card.*
**[12:39] Tai**
*Crap...*
**[12:41] Tai**
* It's basically impossible*
* for us to win now!*
**[12:44] Caption**
*Only looking at her own cards Can't see the cards that are further away*
**[12:46] Tai**
*We were unprepared...*
**[12:48] Tai**
*I never thought this might happen.*
**[12:51] Tai**
* Our lack of experience in*
* team matches is showing!*
**[12:53] Tai**
* This is the worst time for Hokuo's*
* karuta experience to pay off!*
**[13:01] Chi**
*Huh?*
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy
**[13:03] Chi**
*Does this mean...*
**[13:05] Chi**
* ...it's really hard for*
* us to score three wins?*
**[13:08] Chi**
*No way! What do we do? What do we do?*
**[13:19] Pork**
*What am I doing...*
**[13:21] Pork**
* I told our first-year*
* that I'd make him strong,*
**[13:25] Pork**
*then I alone lost early on....*
**[13:28] Pork**
*I'm pathetic!*
**[13:29] Pork**
* They're all fighting!*
* Giving their all!*
**[13:34] Pork**
*This is all my fault!*
**[13:44] Ama**
*Practicing swings that reach my side?*
**[13:47] Pork**
* Is Ayase planning to attack*
* her opponent's side?!*
**[13:58] Sumi**
Mashima-senpai...
**[14:00] Tai**
* "The hazed early dawn light" and*
* "The fall paddy" are on the field.*
**[14:03] Tai**
* The dead cards that*
* haven't been read are*
**[14:06] Tai**
* "Long," "Impassioned Vows," "Like the,"*
* "The hazed field," "The fall wind"...*
**[14:13] Tai**
*We can't move on "The hazed" or "The fall."*
**[14:16] Tai**
* It all comes down to*
* the third syllable!*
**[14:19] Tai**
* If "The hazed early" is read,*
* Chihaya will take the opponent's card!*
**[14:24] Tai**
* If "The fall paddy" is read,*
* I'll take the opponent's card!*
**[14:29] Tai**
*We're not giving up!*
**[14:31] Tai**
*Mizusawa will take three wins!*
**[14:33] Tai**
*We'll be the champions!*
**[14:36] [POEM] N**
Long last we meet...
**[14:38] [POEM] N**
Like the sound of someone
knocking on my door,
**[14:42] A**
* They're really trying to*
* take the opponent's cards?*
**[14:45] B**
*Mizusawa is serious about attacking...*
**[14:48] Retro**
*This isn't a typical luck-of-the-draw.*
**[14:51] Retro**
* Unlike Mizusawa, none of us need*
* to attack the opponent's side.*
**[14:56] Retro**
* We just have to focus on*
* protecting our own cards.*
**[14:59] Retro**
* It's impossible to penetrate*
* that kind of defense!*
**[15:03] Retro**
*Mashima must know that!*
**[15:05] Tai**
*I'm taking it!*
**[15:07] Retro**
*He has to!*
**[15:08] Tai**
*I'm taking it!*
**[15:09] [POEM] N**
...blown by the autumn wind.
**[15:14] [POEM] N**
The fall wind parts the wispy clouds
**[15:22] Retro**
*A fault...*
**[15:27] Tai**
One win for Mizusawa!
**[15:38] Hara**
* That wasn't just a simple*
* mistake by Retro-kun.*
**[15:41] Hara**
* Eyelashes' focus and*
* unwavering persistence*
**[15:45] Hara**
*pushed Retro-kun into that error.*
**[15:49] Hara**
*Luck-of-the-draw isn't about luck.*
**[15:52] Hara**
*Luck doesn't decide a match!*
**[15:57] Hara**
*Each school has one win.*
**[16:00] Hara**
*It's an even match now.*
**[16:04] Ama**
*What the hell, Retro?!*
**[16:07] Ama**
* First, you lied about*
* your retrot cards.*
**[16:10] Ama**
* Now, you made a mistake that*
* ruined our perfect split!*
**[16:14] Ama**
*What if we lose?!*
**[16:16] Ama**
*How are you going to make up for this?!*
**[16:19] Ama**
*I'll sock him.*
**[16:20] (Flashback) Ama**
The two remaining teams get
to go to Nationals, right?
**[16:23] (Flashback) Ama**
We don't need to try that hard, then.
**[16:27] Ama**
*I'll sock him.*
**[16:29] Ama**
*I'll win...*
**[16:31] Ama**
*I'll win and sock Retro hard!*
**[16:37] A**
* The Hokuo ace is also*
* practicing offensive swings.*
**[16:39] B**
*He's going to attack.*
**[16:44] Mochi**
Amakasu-kun...
**[16:46] Ama**
*Cover my card on "The."*
**[16:48] Ama**
*If the next syllable is "fall," I attack.*
**[16:51] Ama**
*If it's "The hazed field," I cover,*
**[16:53] Ama**
* and if it's "The hazed*
* early," I clamp down.*
**[16:55] Ama**
* There's no such thing*
* as a throw-away match!*
**[16:58] Ama**
*We're Hokuo!*
**[17:00] Ama**
*Hokuo wins!*
**[17:01] Sudo**
*Amakasu...*
**[17:04] Sudo**
*Be careful, Amakasu!*
**[17:06] Sudo**
*There are people...*
**[17:08] [POEM] N**
to reveal moonlight, clear and bright.
**[17:13] Sudo**
* capable of clearing their*
* minds in this situation.*
**[17:17] [POEM] N**
The hazed early dawn light
comes not from the moon
**[17:24] Sumi**
Who got it?! Who got the card?!
**[17:27] Tsu**
I can't tell! They moved too fast!
**[17:29] Mochi**
Who got it?!
**[17:29] Hara**
Who moved faster?!
**[17:31] Ama**
It's mine! I moved faster!
**[17:33] Chi**
No.
**[17:33] Ama**
I touched it first!
**[17:35] Chi**
No.
**[17:35] Ama**
Ref!
**[17:38] Chi**
No.
**[17:42] Chi**
It was
**[17:45] Chi**
at the same time.
**[17:46] Ama**
Huh?
**[17:49] Tashiro**
In that case, it goes to
the side the card was on.
**[17:51] Tashiro**
Amakasu-kun wins.
**[17:54] Chi**
Thank you very much.
**[17:58] Mochi**
Hokuo Academy wins the Tokyo regional
**[18:02] ---**
over Mizusawa High School 3-2!
**[18:05] All**
Thank you very much.
**[18:08] A**
Wow, that was an incredible final.
**[18:10] B**
That was exciting.
**[18:11] C**
That was a once-in-a-decade
kind of match.
**[18:13] Sudo**
Amakasu.
**[18:16] Sudo**
Is Hokuo the strongest team in Tokyo?
**[18:22] Ama**
No.
**[18:24] Ama**
On the last card, I only moved
because I felt Ayase move.
**[18:28] Ama**
If it had been "The hazed field,"
I would have committed a fault.
**[18:30] Ama**
I couldn't hear a thing.
**[18:34] Ama**
After that match, I can't say that
Hokuo is the strongest team.
**[18:38] Sudo**
Lame.
**[18:40] Sudo**
If you can't be the
strongest team in Tokyo,
**[18:43] Sudo**
show me that you're the
strongest team in Japan.
**[18:46] Ama**
Sudo-san...
**[18:47] Sudo**
I'll be coming to watch on your budget.
***SIGN*** Shouldn't we wake up Ayase?
**[18:56] Kana**
Yes, the closing ceremony's
about to begin.
**[18:59] Pork**
E-Everyone! I'm sorry!
**[19:01] Pork**
It's all because I screwed up!
**[19:03] Pork**
Because I lost first!
**[19:07] Tai**
Chihaya...
**[19:10] Chi**
Th-That was fun!
**[19:14] Chi**
That was the most fun we've had!
**[19:23] Tai**
Five matches is really difficult.
**[19:27] Tai**
Huh? Where's Tsukuba?
***SIGN*** He said he was going somewhere with his brothers.
**[19:31] Kana**
They're really close.
**[19:33] Chi**
Guys! We start practicing
for Nationals tomorrow!
**[19:36] Tai**
Chihaya!
**[19:38] Tai**
Let everyone rest for a day.
**[19:39] Chi**
What?!
**[19:43] Tai**
Huh? Aren't you going
this way, Hanano-san?
**[19:47] Sumi**
Sorry, I have something to do.
**[19:56] Hara**
What?! You want to join
the Shiranami society!
**[19:59] Hara**
All four of you?!
**[20:00] Hara**
Really?!
**[20:01] Tsu**
Yes, please accept us.
**[20:03] D**
What's a karuta society?
**[20:05] C**
Can we become strong?
**[20:06] B**
I'm gonna become a Master.
**[20:13] Hara**
Oh, we meet again.
**[20:17] Hara**
Will you be number five?
**[20:22] Chi**
Bye!
**[20:23] Chi**
We start practicing for
Nationals in two days!
**[20:39] Chi**
Oh, it's Arata!
**[20:41] Chi**
An e-mail from Arata!
**[20:48] [Messenger] Caption**
Did you have fun at the
high school regional final?
**[21:00] (Flashback) Arata**
Why are you crying?
**[21:02] (Flashback) Arata**
It was really fun.
**[21:13] Chi**
*Arata.*
**[21:15] Chi**
* That match was the most*
* fun I've ever had,*
**[21:21] Chi**
* and it was the most*
* difficult loss I've ever had.*
# E7 - They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
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**[00:03] [Messenger] ---**
Daikon!!
She should really quit dramas.
She should just be a model.
Getting too old for teen mags?
She's not tall enough to model either (lol)
That drama was just bad, though.
**[00:03] [Messenger] ---**
What's your honest opinion of Ayase Chitose?
**[00:03] [Messenger] ---**
She should really quit dramas.
She should just be a model.
Getting too old for teen mags?
She's not tall enough to model either (lol)
That drama was just bad, though.
I couldn't cry over her acting.
Was she really taking in the scene?
Even if she was, her acting sucks.
She hasn't even been in quiz shows lately.
Is she getting less work?
Are they realizing they can't use her?
What'll she do now?
She should study hard and get a job.
**[00:05] [Messenger] ---**
Even if she was, her acting sucks.
She hasn't even been in quiz shows lately.
Is she getting less work?
Are they realizing they can't use her?
What'll she do now?
She should study hard and get a job.
Maybe she's even too dumb to study (lol)
Guess just looking good isn't enough.
She should have tried to be good
at other things, not just looks.
If she keeps this up, she'll just
be half-assed at everything.
What'll she do? What'll she do?
**[00:10] Sis**
Mom, what's wrong with Chihaya?
**[00:14] Mom**
Oh, they didn't win the
karuta regional yesterday.
**[00:19] Sis**
Karuta again?
**[00:21] Mom**
But they still qualified for
Nationals by placing second.
**[00:24] Sis**
Then what does it matter?
**[00:28] Sis**
How can she get so upset over karuta?
**[00:30] N**
*The Queen wins the best of three...*
**[00:33] Sis**
Wh-What is it?
**[00:35] Sis**
You've been watching that DVD
with the chubby girl every day.
**[00:38] Sis**
If you don't want to watch it,
take it out of the player.
**[00:49] Sis**
Besides, if you can't produce results
after working hard every day,
**[00:53] Sis**
you probably don't have any talent.
**[00:54] Mom**
Chitose.
**[00:59] Sis**
Mom, I'm going to cut
back on work this summer
**[01:02] ---**
and focus on studying for entrance exams.
**[01:06] Sis**
I should probably go to college.
**[01:09] Mom**
Huh?
**[01:11] Sis**
Since it seems I don't have
the talent to be an actress.
**[01:20] Chi**
*I watched her every day...*
**[01:23] Chi**
* I wanted to learn how to be*
* as precise as Shinobu-chan.*
**[01:27] (Flashback) Chi**
Precision... Precision...
**[01:31] Chi**
* I wanted to see if it would*
* work against a good player.*
**[01:35] Chi**
* That was a team match,*
* not an individual match.*
**[01:39] Chi**
*My loss meant our loss.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
**[02:57] T**
So, the Contemporary
Literature final will cover
***SIGN*** Verse 7
***SIGN*** They all
exchange
hellos and
goodbyes at
the famous
gates of
Afusaka
**[03:00] ---**
up through Natsume Soseki on page 102.
**[03:04] T**
Classical Literature covers
everything through page 89.
**[03:10] T**
If anyone scores under 70,
**[03:15] T**
they'll be required to write 20
short poems over summer break.
**[03:20] A**
What?
**[03:20] B**
A 70?!
**[03:21] C**
Poems?
**[03:22] Chi**
70... That's impossible...
**[03:24] T**
Speaking of poems...
**[03:26] T**
Karuta club captain.
**[03:27] ---**
Gulp!
**[03:28] T**
I heard that only two of your
**[03:32] ---**
twenty new members are still around.
**[03:34] ---**
Yipe!
**[03:35] T**
Were you aware that
the concert band would
**[03:38] ---**
be given your clubroom if you
didn't recruit five new members?
**[03:41] Pork**
Fight back!
**[03:43] Pork**
Tell him that we recruited
twenty, if only for a moment!
**[03:48] Chi**
I-I'm sorry...
**[03:51] Chi**
But Nationals are coming up!
**[03:54] Chi**
Please let us stay in
the clubroom until then!
**[03:57] Chi**
We only held on to two new members,
**[03:59] Chi**
but they're worth five!
**[04:00] Chi**
I beg you! I beg you!
**[04:04] T**
Speaking of Natsume Soseki, he
had some famous words of wisdom.
**[04:09] T**
"Charm is reserved for
**[04:10] ---**
dealings with people with
more power than you."
**[04:13] A**
Teach, you always quote other people.
**[04:15] T**
Use the remaining class time to study.
***SIGN*** That was a close call.
***SIGN*** You're too honest, Ayase.
**[04:23] Pork**
I know.
***SIGN*** But it's not like the concert band doesn't have their own room, right?
**[04:28] Pork**
Yeah, but...
**[04:30] Pork**
Look.
**[04:31] Pork**
They added a bunch of
new members this year,
**[04:33] ---**
and they have to place
instruments in the hallway
**[04:35] ---**
because there's no room inside.
**[04:38] Yama**
Can you grab the two euphoniums?
**[04:39] A**
Yes.
**[04:41] B**
I wish our advisor had as much
influence as the Empress.
**[04:45] Yama**
Hey, don't just stand around!
**[04:47] Yama**
Prelims are next week.
**[04:49] Yama**
This is the year we
make it to Nationals!
**[04:57] Miya**
You want to let the concert
band use the second floor?
**[04:59] Miya**
Why would you do that?
**[05:02] Miya**
You practice with the windows
closed and no air conditioning
**[05:05] ---**
in the middle of summer because
you don't want any noise.
**[05:09] Miya**
You won't be able to practice if the
concert band is on the second floor.
**[05:12] Chi**
That's true,
**[05:15] Chi**
but we could let them use the
space for storage at least.
**[05:19] Miya**
Still, you shouldn't do this just because
**[05:21] ---**
the karuta club didn't
recruit five new members.
***SIGN*** Concert band advisor
**[05:24] Miya**
There isn't anyone
putting pressure on you.
***SIGN*** Because we can't
**[05:28] Chi**
But...
**[05:31] Chi**
The concert band is having a hard time,
**[05:33] Chi**
and it'd be selfish to only think
about the karuta club's interests.
**[05:38] Miya**
*Ayase-san is being considerate!*
**[05:42] Miya**
This is my most glorious
day as a teacher!
**[05:45] Chi**
Actually, I thought of
something during our match...
**[05:49] Chi**
We're playing karuta to win, right?
**[05:53] Chi**
I'm not sure how to explain this,
**[05:56] Chi**
but we'll definitely run into situations,
**[05:58] ---**
like the finals, where luck is important.
**[06:01] Kana**
*This is...*
**[06:03] Chi**
That's why...
**[06:04] Tai**
*The extent of our captain's greed...*
**[06:06] Chi**
If we're nice to other clubs,
**[06:08] Chi**
we might get something in return.
***SIGN*** Karuta
**[06:10] All**
*It always comes back to karuta!*
**[06:15] Miya**
I-I understand.
**[06:17] Chi**
Thank you.
**[06:21] T**
Yes, Ayase-san is a fascinating girl.
**[06:25] Miya**
I can't tell if she's
innocent or calculating.
**[06:28] T**
Personally, I think she's
a gambler at heart.
**[06:32] Miya**
That's absurd.
**[06:34] T**
It's not easy to admit that in the end,
**[06:40] T**
you can't always influence
the result of a match.
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
***SIGN*** Karuta Club Finals Preparation HQ
**[06:50] Chi**
70 in both Contemporary and
Classical Literature...
**[06:53] Chi**
That's impossible.
***SIGN*** There's a lot of noise coming from the second floor.
**[06:58] Kana**
Now, now. It'll get better
once they've settled in.
**[07:03] Chi**
Desktomu-kun! I don't get it! Teach me!
**[07:07] Chi**
I'm home.
**[07:09] Mom**
Welcome home, Chihaya.
**[07:11] Ken**
Welcome home. You were in
the newspaper yesterday.
***SIGN*** Summer of Karuta Hokuo Academy successfully...
**[07:18] Ken**
Huh? What?
**[07:32] Mom**
Chihaya.
**[07:34] Mom**
Are you going to practice
karuta tomorrow?
**[07:37] Chi**
Huh? Why?
***SIGN*** Shiranami Karuta Society Practice Area
**[07:40] [POEM] N**
My own home is a retreat lying southeast...
**[07:43] Sumi**
*I can win!*
***SIGN*** 9 years old
**[07:44] Sumi**
*I can beat the two younger brothers!*
***SIGN*** 10 years old
**[07:47] Sumi**
*I can hold my own against the oldest!*
***SIGN*** 11 years old
***SIGN*** 16 years old
**[07:50] Sumi**
*But I can't do anything against Tsukuba!*
**[07:52] B**
You're awesome, Bro!
**[07:54] B**
Sumire's too easy for you!
**[07:55] C**
It won't be long before
I can beat Sumire!
**[07:58] D**
Yeah!
**[07:58] Sumi**
Show some respect for your elders!
**[08:00] C**
Sumire looks mad.
**[08:02] B**
What's wrong, Sumire?
**[08:03] D**
Sumire has a short temper.
**[08:05] Tai**
I never dreamed that you would
**[08:06] ---**
join our karuta society, Hanano-san.
**[08:09] Sumi**
It's because karuta is so much fun!
**[08:17] Tsu**
I know, right? Karuta's so much fun.
**[08:21] Tsu**
I was inspired after watching
the second-years play.
**[08:24] Tsu**
I want to get better!
**[08:26] Sumi**
Huh? How is karuta fun?
**[08:30] Sumi**
It's hot, tough, and exhausting!
**[08:32] Sumi**
Plus, it sucks that I can't win.
**[08:34] Sumi**
I only said that because
Mashima-senpai was around.
**[08:36] Tsu**
What? You were trying to score points?
**[08:38] Sumi**
Yeah.
**[08:39] (Flashback) Kana**
The feelings expressed are
dependent on the rules!
**[08:43] Sumi**
* The rule in this love is*
* to be serious about karuta.*
**[08:48] Sumi**
* Mashima-senpai is following the same*
* rule with his eye on Ayase-senpai.*
**[08:53] Sumi**
*He's waiting until she notices his feelings!*
**[08:55] A**
Next, we have Hanano-san
against Dr. Harada.
**[09:00] Hara**
Let's have fun.
**[09:02] Sumi**
No! He'll kill me! He'll eat me!
**[09:04] ---**
Let me play someone weak!
**[09:06] Hara**
Don't worry. I'll start
with 40 cards as a handicap.
**[09:10] Sumi**
Just let me play Mashima-senpai!
**[09:11] All**
Good luck, Sumire!
**[09:13] Hara**
Why? Eyelashes is really good.
**[09:13] Tsu**
*Hanano is such an open book.*
**[09:15] Tsu**
*But...*
**[09:16] (Flashback) Sumi**
It's hot, tough, and exhausting!
**[09:18] (Flashback) Sumi**
Plus, it sucks that I can't win.
**[09:21] Tsu**
*You've already gotten hooked on karuta.*
**[09:29] Chi**
Mom, I'm not in the mood for shopping.
**[09:34] Mom**
Just follow me.
**[09:36] Chi**
There's nothing I want...
**[09:40] Mom**
Here we are.
***SIGN*** Oe Traditional Clothing
**[09:51] Rie**
Welcome.
**[09:52] Chi**
Oh, it's Kana-chan's mom.
**[09:55] Mom**
Don't be so rude.
**[09:57] Mom**
Sorry about dropping in
on such short notice.
**[10:00] Mom**
This is a small token
of our appreciation.
**[10:02] Rie**
You didn't need to go to such trouble.
**[10:05] Rie**
You were kind enough to send
presents for New Year's and Obon.
**[10:07] Mom**
Think nothing of it.
You've helped my daughter so much.
**[10:10] Chi**
Mom, you sent gifts for
New Year's and Obon?!
**[10:13] Chi**
When did you do that?!
Wow! You're so grown-up!
**[10:15] Mom**
It's common sense!
**[10:17] Mom**
Do you realize how generous Oe-san
**[10:19] ---**
has been to lend you
those wonderful kimonos?
***SIGN*** I'm a grown-up!
**[10:23] Rie**
Please, it's no big deal.
**[10:24] Rie**
Chihaya-chan has helped us
by modeling for our catalog.
**[10:29] Rie**
Our sales have shot up ever
since Mizusawa's karuta club
**[10:34] ---**
started wearing hakamas
in their matches.
**[10:38] Rie**
Please come inside and have some tea.
**[10:41] Mom**
No, we're here today...
**[10:44] Mom**
...because I was thinking that
Chihaya should have her own hakama.
**[10:53] Kana**
Huh?
**[10:54] Chi**
Oh, Kana-chan.
**[10:55] Mom**
W-Wait! I wasn't planning
on anything fancy!
**[10:59] Mom**
A premade one will be fine!
**[11:01] Rie**
Now, now.
**[11:03] Rie**
It won't hurt to have a look.
***SIGN*** Slick salesperson
**[11:05] Chi**
Mom, you don't have to buy one for me.
**[11:09] Mom**
You plan to continue
playing karuta, right?
**[11:11] Mom**
You'll need a hakama
every time you play, right?
**[11:14] Mom**
It's our job as your parents to provide.
**[11:24] Rie**
Oh, that one's finished.
**[11:27] Rie**
Would you like to try it on?
**[11:28] Mom**
What? You know how to put one on?
**[11:32] Chi**
First, put on the kimono.
**[11:34] Chi**
Then, for the hakama...
**[11:36] Chi**
Um, do the narrow strings go in front?
**[11:39] Kana**
That's right.
**[11:40] Chi**
Then pull it on and...
**[11:43] Chi**
Um...
**[11:45] ---**
Um...
**[11:47] Kana**
You're doing it right, Chihaya-chan.
**[11:48] Mom**
When did she learn to do this?
**[11:52] Chi**
Then I tie a knot...
**[11:55] Chi**
Okay.
**[12:00] Mom**
I'm embarrassed to admit that
I know nothing about karuta.
**[12:04] Mom**
I've only gone to see a
handful of her matches.
**[12:08] Mom**
The first time I watched her play, I knew.
**[12:12] Mom**
She was going to be fine.
**[12:14] Mom**
Chihaya would do just fine as
long as she was playing karuta.
**[12:19] Mom**
Even if she had the fifth
lowest grades in her class...
**[12:24] Mom**
Even if her room was decorated
with strange bears...
**[12:27] Mom**
Even if she didn't give any
thought to her future...
**[12:29] Chi**
*She knows...*
***SIGN*** About my grades and career survey
**[12:30] Mom**
She would do just fine.
**[12:30] Kana**
*She knows...*
**[12:36] Mom**
I'm more worried about
her older sister,
**[12:39] ---**
since she's chosen an
unstable line of work.
**[12:42] Mom**
It's taken me this long
to buy her a hakama...
**[12:44] Mom**
I felt bad about ignoring
her all this time.
**[12:50] Chi**
Mom.
**[12:52] Chi**
You weren't ignoring me.
**[12:56] ---**
You believed in karuta.
**[13:02] Kana**
Chihaya-chan, would you
like to look at the juban?
**[13:05] Kana**
We received one today in a lovely color.
**[13:07] Kana**
And you always want a pair of tabi.
**[13:10] Chi**
Ooh, I've never worn tabi before!
**[13:12] Kana**
This way.
**[13:17] Rie**
I think that's perfectly fine.
**[13:19] Mom**
Huh?
**[13:20] Rie**
I've discovered while
raising my daughter,
**[13:24] Rie**
that it's very difficult and important
to give children space to grow.
**[13:34] Chi**
You didn't have to do this, Mom.
**[13:36] Chi**
There were hakamas that cost less.
**[13:38] Mom**
It's not a problem, since
she set up a payment plan.
**[13:41] Chi**
But...
**[13:42] Mom**
That was the one you looked best in.
**[13:45] Chi**
But this is for karuta matches,
so a plain one would work.
**[13:49] Mom**
But Chihaya, what if...
**[13:59] Chi**
But Mom...
**[14:01] Chi**
You might have forgotten,
**[14:03] Chi**
but we have to pay for travel and
lodging when I go to Nationals.
**[14:07] Chi**
This isn't the best time
to be buying a hakama...
**[14:09] Mom**
I-It'll be fine!
**[14:11] Mom**
There's enough money saved up...
**[14:13] Mom**
...by your dad.
**[14:14] Chi**
By Dad?
**[14:16] Mom**
*She'll do just fine.*
**[14:18] Mom**
* Chihaya will do fine as long*
* as she's playing karuta.*
**[14:24] N**
* The Queen wins the best of*
* three in two straight matches.*
**[14:28] Sis**
I'm home.
**[14:28] [POEM] N**
Since I could not...
**[14:30] N**
Incredible! The fastest card taken today
was her best card, *"Since I could not"*!
**[14:35] [POEM] N**
Rain takes longer...
**[14:36] Chi**
*Precision!*
**[14:38] Chi**
*Precision!*
**[14:39] Chi**
*Pinpoint precision!*
**[14:41] Chi**
*I won't waste that loss!*
**[14:44] Chi**
*I'm going to surpass Shinobu-chan!*
**[14:47] Sis**
*She's back to her usual self.*
**[14:51] Sis**
You must be a fool to
try so hard at karuta.
***SIGN*** Harusaki Entrance Exam Seminar Summer's Not Too Late to Start
**[14:59] Sis**
Oh, Kondo-san?
**[15:01] Sis**
About the audition this summer...
**[15:03] Chi**
*I have to become stronger!*
**[15:05] Chi**
*My victory will mean our victory!*
**[15:08] Mom**
You don't have a secret stash?!
***SIGN*** Secret stash!
***SIGN*** No such thing
**[15:09] Dad**
No such thing.
***SIGN*** Let's start a competitive karuta club! Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!
**[15:11] Chi**
70... 70... 70... 70...
***SIGN*** Again?
**[15:20] Kana**
They're playing?
**[15:24] Pork**
Why? That's not the deal we made.
**[15:27] Tsu**
And they suck.
**[15:29] Kana**
Oh, dear. They sound more
frenzied than impassionate.
**[15:33] Chi**
What do you mean?
**[15:35] Kana**
What? I'm talking about
impassionate versus frenzied.
**[15:40] Chi**
Impassionate means that
you're intense, right?
**[15:43] Chi**
What about frenzied?
**[15:47] Kana**
*We're in the second season and*
**[15:50] ---**
* she still doesn't know*
* what the title means?!*
**[15:53] Kana**
*This is my fault!*
**[15:55] Sumi**
I don't get it either.
**[15:56] Pork**
I thought decorative words
didn't have any meaning.
**[16:00] Kana**
Pay attention now.
**[16:02] Kana**
There are many different definitions and
**[16:04] ---**
theories surrounding
the word impassionate,
**[16:07] Kana**
but I believe the easiest explanation
***SIGN*** "Impassionate"
**[16:10] ---**
is to compare impassionate and frenzied.
***SIGN*** "Frenzied"
**[16:14] Pork**
I've heard people talk
about frenzied gods.
**[16:17] Kana**
Both words are used in reference
to the power of gods.
**[16:21] Kana**
Frenzied refers to power used for wrong,
**[16:23] Kana**
while impassionate refers
to power used for right.
**[16:27] Kana**
Both words are used to describe intensity,
**[16:30] ---**
but their contexts are completely different.
**[16:33] Kana**
Frenzied would be used to
describe a shaky, spinning top,
**[16:38] Kana**
while impassionate would refer to a
top that spins perfectly smoothly.
**[16:43] Kana**
Strong enough to repel
anything that makes contact,
**[16:46] Kana**
while projecting stability...
**[16:48] Kana**
It almost looks like it's completely still,
**[16:51] Kana**
focusing its power in perfect balance,
with no lean in any direction.
**[16:57] Chi**
*Impassionate...*
**[17:03] Chi**
Huh? What?
**[17:05] A**
School anthem!
**[17:07] A**
Best of luck to the Mizusawa High
School Karuta Club at Nationals!
**[17:43] Pork**
*They're doing the second verse?!*
**[17:45] Tai**
*And the third verse?*
**[17:47] Desk**
*Are they going to do the fourth verse?*
**[17:53] A**
Thank you for letting
us use the second floor!
**[17:56] All**
Thank you!
**[17:57] B**
We'll try to keep the noise down!
**[17:58] C**
It's awesome that you made it to Nationals!
**[17:59] D**
Good luck!
**[18:00] B**
Win it all!
**[18:02] E**
Bye!
**[18:04] F**
Thank you!
**[18:10] Sumi**
That came out of nowhere!
***SIGN*** Four verses of the school anthem!
**[18:13] Tai**
Mr. Matoba was crying!
**[18:15] Pork**
It's the first time the Empress has
listened to one of his requests.
**[18:18] Chi**
Wow! Wow!
**[18:19] ---**
That was like how they send off
the baseball team to Nationals!
**[18:20] Pork**
I've never received support
**[18:22] ---**
from anyone who wasn't
involved in karuta.
**[18:24] Kana**
No kidding.
**[18:30] Kana**
They sent us a good wave,
**[18:32] Kana**
and their rendition of the school
anthem was very impassionate.
**[18:39] Chi**
* We'll ride the wave*
* they've pushed us on...*
**[18:42] T**
So close, Ayase-san!
***SIGN*** That wasn't close—
***SIGN*** Sorry
**[18:44] Mom**
What?! You're not taking your hakama
because you fainted last year?!
***SIGN*** You should have said something sooner
**[18:48] Chi**
*...and win.*
**[18:50] Chi**
*This time, we won't lose a single match*
**[18:52] Chi**
* on our way to become*
* number one in Japan!*
**[18:58] Kana**
Hanano-san, that's cute.
**[19:01] Kana**
I know. I brought all
kinds of underwear,
**[19:04] Kana**
since you never know what might happen.
**[19:06] Miya**
Hanano-san, are you going to
sleep with your makeup on?
**[19:10] Sumi**
Yes, since you never
know what might happen.
**[19:14] Miya**
Nothing's going to happen!
**[19:15] ---**
Sniff...
**[19:18] Miya**
Good grief...
***SIGN*** Struggle Kick
**[19:20] Sumi**
We're on a trip!
***SIGN*** I only get to take a bath, sleep, & play karuta?
**[19:22] Sumi**
Why shouldn't something
exciting happen?!
**[19:28] Sumi**
I've been wanting to ask you.
**[19:31] Sumi**
Is there anyone you like, Ayase-senpai?
***SIGN*** Straight up!!
**[19:35] Sumi**
Is there anyone you think about
when you're alone at night,
**[19:38] ---**
wishing you could see them and
wondering what they're doing?
**[19:43] Chi**
Well, I don't know Shinobu-chan's
phone number...
**[19:46] Both**
Rivals don't count!
**[19:51] Chi**
*I wonder what he's doing.*
**[19:53] Chi**
*I want to see him.*
**[20:00] Chi**
Arata?
**[20:02] Chi**
Yep, that's right.
**[20:04] Chi**
We're staying at an inn by Lake Biwa.
**[20:07] Chi**
Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
**[20:10] Chi**
What? Just the individual
tournament in two days?!
**[20:13] Chi**
Oh, your school doesn't
have a karuta club.
**[20:18] Chi**
Right...
**[20:28] Chi**
Arata.
**[20:29] Ara**
Huh?
**[20:30] Chi**
You should have started a karuta club.
**[20:33] Chi**
You should have started a team.
**[20:38] Ara**
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
**[20:41] Ara**
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
**[20:47] Chi**
I-I plan to win the
individual tournament, too!
**[20:50] Ara**
It won't be easy to
win both tournaments.
**[20:53] Ara**
Wakamiya Shinobu's going to be there.
**[20:55] Chi**
I'll beat Shinobu-chan!
**[20:57] Ara**
I heard that she lost a lot of weight.
**[20:59] Chi**
What?! Shinobu-chan is an enigma!
**[21:03] Chi**
I'll still win!
**[21:17] Chi**
* The High School National Ogura Hundred*
* Poets Karuta Championship begins.*
# E8 - Which shines over Mount Mikasa
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**[00:11] Chi**
* The High School National Ogura Hundred*
* Poets Karuta Championship begins.*
**[00:19] Chi**
*We'll win every match*
**[00:20] Chi**
*and become number one in Japan!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 8
***SIGN*** Which
shines
over
Mount
Mikasa
**[01:43] Chi**
Wh-Why am I dressed like this?
**[01:46] Kana**
You're asking why?
**[01:47] Kana**
Did you forget what happened last year?
***SIGN*** Right, right
**[01:50] Kana**
When you suddenly collapsed last year,
**[01:53] Kana**
it was because you were overwhelmed
by the heat and your nerves.
**[01:56] Kana**
So this year, we'll make sure
the heat isn't an issue.
**[02:00] Chi**
It's okay.
**[02:02] Chi**
I'm not wearing a hakama this year.
**[02:04] Kana**
But...
**[02:05] Chi**
Plus, this is my second time at Omi Jingu.
**[02:10] Chi**
*We're back.*
**[02:13] Chi**
*This is our second national championship.*
**[02:16] Chi**
*What kinds of matches will we play?*
**[02:19] Chi**
*How strong are the other teams?*
**[02:23] Sumi**
Hey, Tsukuba!
**[02:24] Sumi**
Stop sneaking pictures of girls!
**[02:27] Sumi**
They'll arrest you!
**[02:28] Tsu**
Don't insult me!
**[02:30] Tsu**
I'm taking pictures of
the pretty Akita ladies
**[02:31] Tsu**
*while* taking pictures of the karuta
holy land, the Omi Learning Center!
**[02:34] Sumi**
Y-You're not supposed to admit it...
**[02:37] Tsu**
Ooh, I've seen this area
in pictures before!
**[02:41] Tsu**
The Master match takes
place up here every year!
**[02:44] Tsu**
Where do they put the TV cameras?!
**[02:46] Sumi**
Cut it out already!
**[02:49] Chi**
* This is the first national championship*
* for our first-years.*
**[02:52] Pork**
Okay, let's all get changed...
**[02:55] Pork**
Into the new T-shirts my sister made!
***SIGN*** Winners
***SIGN*** Winners
**[03:00] Sumi**
Wow!
***SIGN*** It's got punch!
**[03:02] Chi**
So cool!
**[03:03] Kana**
That's a lovely blue.
***SIGN*** Huh? Wait...
***SIGN*** I can see something in the dots...
***SIGN*** Second Place
***SIGN*** Second place...
**[03:12] All**
Second place winners?!
**[03:13] Pork**
Huh?
**[03:17] Yukari**
*What did you expect?*
**[03:19] Yukari**
* The champions will be*
* Retro-kun's Hokuo.*
**[03:24] Pork**
Sorry, everyone.
**[03:25] Pork**
Let's wear our regular T-shirts.
**[03:30] Chi**
All ready.
**[03:31] Pork**
Sorry. We ended up having
to wear our usual T-shirts.
**[03:35] Chi**
That's okay. We can focus better
when we're in familiar gear.
**[03:38] Tsu**
Hey, Hanano! Take a picture!
**[03:40] Sumi**
Geez, what now?
**[03:42] Tsu**
My brothers are waiting at home!
**[03:50] Sumi**
"I'm a starter for the national
championship, of course!"
**[03:54] Sumi**
"Your bro's gonna knock them out!"
**[03:56] Sumi**
You're lying again!
**[03:58] Sumi**
Why would you be a starting member?
**[04:00] Pork**
We're heading down!
**[04:01] Sumi**
Oh, okay.
**[04:07] Tsu**
*I want to be a starter!*
**[04:09] Tsu**
*I've given up Second Verse Karuta*
**[04:11] ---**
* to focus on mainstream*
* karuta since spring!*
**[04:14] Tsu**
* I've learned a lot at*
* the Shiranami society!*
**[04:17] Tsu**
* This time, I'll successfully change the order,*
* show my true skill, and become a regular!*
**[04:23] Sumi**
Tsukuba!
**[04:25] Sumi**
The lineups for the first round are up.
**[04:28] Tsu**
What? They already chose
the starting members?
**[04:34] Tsu**
Huh?
***SIGN*** 1 Nishida Yusei 2 Oe Kana 3 Ayase Chihaya 4 Mashima Taichi 5 Tsukuba Akihiro
**[04:35] Sumi**
What?! Tsukuba's really a starter!
**[04:38] Sumi**
That's amazing!
**[04:40] Tsu**
Starter...
**[04:42] Tai**
The group stage match-ups
were drawn yesterday,
**[04:44] ---**
so Komano and I already came up
with the order for the first round.
**[04:47] Tsu**
Why me? Isn't Komano-senpai a starter?
***SIGN*** For the National Tournament
***SIGN*** A month has passed since the Tokyo regional.
***SIGN*** You've worked very hard.
***SIGN*** In terms of skill, you're even with me.
***SIGN*** Don't forget that our goal is to become number one in Japan!
***SIGN*** While the two rounds in the group stage are taking place,
**[05:06] ---**
I'll be scouting the other top schools
***SIGN*** to prepare for the championship bracket!
***SIGN*** The five of you have to get us there!
**[05:16] Pork**
Does that mean you're not
playing in the group stage?!
**[05:19] Pork**
Are you really okay with that?!
***SIGN*** Yeah.
***SIGN*** I'll need Hanano to help me scout.
**[05:24] Sumi**
What?
***SIGN*** Check groups H and I for us.
**[05:27] Sumi**
Geez...
**[05:29] Sumi**
Fine.
***SIGN*** I'm impressed.
***SIGN*** You brought your own notepad.
**[05:34] Sumi**
I-It's no big deal...
***SIGN*** Then I'll show you which room you'll be in.
**[05:37] Sumi**
O-Okay.
**[05:42] Tsu**
He's so cool...
**[05:44] Chi**
* Desktomu-kun worked just*
* as hard as the rest of us.*
**[05:47] Chi**
*Could I do what he did?*
**[05:50] Chi**
*After putting in so much hard work,*
**[05:54] Chi**
* could I accept that someone*
* who started later*
**[05:57] ---**
*had caught up to me?*
**[06:01] (Flashback) Desk**
If Ayase's serious about her dream for
us to become number one in Japan,
**[06:04] (Flashback) Desk**
we can't flounder around like usual.
**[06:06] (Flashback) Desk**
There has to be someone
in a support role.
**[06:32] Retro**
Yo, Eyelashes!
**[06:34] Retro**
Should you really be so worked up?
**[06:36] Retro**
Isn't tomorrow's individual tournament
**[06:38] ---**
and your chance to make
Class A more important?
**[06:42] Tai**
It doesn't matter if I lose
my first match tomorrow.
**[06:47] Tai**
We'll win every match today.
**[06:50] Tai**
*I want to win...*
**[06:52] Tai**
*together.*
**[06:53] Pork**
Our opponent's order isn't up yet.
**[06:56] Kan**
I believe we were matched up
with a school from Chiba.
**[07:00] Tai**
*It's a strange feeling.*
**[07:02] Tai**
* Have I been infected*
* by Chihaya's greed?*
**[07:06] Tai**
* I want us to become number*
* one in Japan together.*
**[07:12] Pork**
There it is!
**[07:18] Chi**
Is this...
**[07:19] Pork**
Don't tell me that...
**[07:20] Tsu**
No way...
**[07:21] Tai**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Chiba International School of Information Sciences Napa Payakaroon Rachel Port Anthony Sorb Bak Gyeong-Seo Matt Rowan
**[07:35] Sumi**
*Um...*
**[07:36] Sumi**
* In group C, I need to*
* pay attention to...*
**[07:39] Sumi**
*the First Akashi Girls' School from Hyogo.*
**[07:42] (Flashback) Desk**
Make sure you pay extra close attention
to the third-year Ousaka Megumu!
**[07:45] Sumi**
*Is she really that special?*
**[07:48] Desk**
* She was the west representative*
* in last year's Queen match.*
**[07:51] Desk**
*She lost a close match to Yumin,*
***SIGN*** Yumin?
**[07:53] ---**
* but she's still the strongest*
* girl in west Japan.*
**[07:56] Sumi**
*Okay...*
**[07:59] Sumi**
*But how can I tell who's who?*
**[08:02] Sumi**
* For now, I'll put that they're*
* all ordinary-looking.*
**[08:09] Megu**
Oh, excuse me.
**[08:12] Sumi**
Sorry!
**[08:15] Megu**
I got the quick energy boost you wanted.
**[08:17] Nana**
Thanks, Megumu.
**[08:18] Sumi**
*Megumu?*
**[08:19] Nana**
I'm so thirsty.
**[08:21] Megu**
Here.
**[08:24] Nana**
Energy boost...
**[08:26] Megu**
Did something run out of power?
**[08:28] Nana**
Y-Yeah... Thanks...
**[08:30] Sumi**
* Ousaka Megumu is ordinary-looking*
* and an airhead.*
**[08:34] A**
Megumu-tan! You're adorable as always!
**[08:36] Sumi**
*Megumu-tan?!*
**[08:38] A**
I've got the best seat in the house!
**[08:41] B**
Hey, is that a new model?!
**[08:44] A**
This guarantees that I'll capture
Megu-tan's beautiful karuta!
**[08:47] Sumi**
* She's ordinary-looking,*
* an airhead, and popular?!*
***SIGN*** I'm a little
shocked...
**[08:49] Sumi**
* Moreover, she's popular*
* with old-school freaks!*
**[08:51] Nana**
The three cameramen with
glasses are back again.
**[08:55] Haya**
We only recently got them to silence
the shutter sound during matches.
**[08:59] Nana**
They're a pain.
**[09:01] Megu**
I know. I wish we could dump
them in an incinerator.
**[09:04] All**
Swoon!
**[09:05] Sumi**
* She's ordinary-looking, an airhead,*
* popular, and sharp-tongued?!*
**[09:15] All**
Swoon! Swoon!
**[09:17] Megu**
Okay, let's do the best we can.
**[09:20] All**
Yes!
**[09:21] Sumi**
*I'm so confused,*
**[09:23] ---**
* but there's a lot more to female*
* karuta players than meets the eye.*
**[09:29] Desk**
* Groups E and F are in the*
* hall by the main office.*
**[09:32] Desk**
*The team that we must watch carefully...*
**[09:42] Desk**
*The team we must watch...*
**[09:45] Desk**
* is last year's champion,*
* Fujisaki High School.*
**[09:49] Desk**
*They've won the championship 13 times.*
**[09:52] Desk**
*With over 50 members and a long tradition,*
**[09:54] ---**
* they're the greatest*
* obstacle in our path.*
**[09:57] Desk**
* I have to collect as*
* much data as I can.*
**[10:03] Desk**
* The first match for group*
* B is about to start.*
**[10:06] Desk**
*Will they be okay?*
***SIGN*** Mizusawa
High
***SIGN*** Chiba
International
High School
of Information
Sciences
**[10:09] Desk**
*Their first opponent,*
**[10:11] ---**
* Chiba International High School of*
* Information Sciences, is new to karuta,*
**[10:15] Desk**
*so I couldn't find any data.*
**[10:18] Desk**
*Karuta's never been big in Chiba,*
**[10:22] Desk**
*so it should be easy for them to win.*
**[10:28] Tsu**
*Wh-What should I do?!*
**[10:30] Tsu**
* I've never been so close*
* to a foreigner before!*
**[10:33] Tsu**
*What should I do?*
**[10:35] Pork**
* Are we really playing*
* against these guys?!*
**[10:36] Pork**
*Can they play karuta?!*
**[10:38] Pork**
*Can they understand Japanese?!*
**[10:40] Kana**
*The foreigners are wearing hakama,*
**[10:42] Kana**
*while we're wearing T-shirts...*
**[10:44] Kana**
*I'm so ashamed!*
**[10:47] Tai**
*What do I do?*
**[10:48] Tai**
*Everyone's thrown off...*
**[10:50] Tai**
*But...*
**[10:53] Tai**
* The biggest question*
* is why you're crying!*
**[10:57] Matt**
It's impressive that there are
so many people playing karuta.
**[11:01] Pak**
No one wears hakama except us,
**[11:05] Pak**
but it's lucky to be notable.
**[11:07] Anth**
Without hakama, we are the most noticeable.
**[11:10] Rach**
That's right!
**[11:11] Napa**
Let's make a bet the most card!
**[11:14] Chi**
* Karuta has become a global*
* game like poker and Othello!*
**[11:22] Tai**
* Ignoring Chihaya for now,*
* I need to calm the others down.*
**[11:27] Tai**
Forgive me,
**[11:29] Tai**
but your pronunciation is not correct...
**[11:32] Tai**
Maybe you can more easily speak
Japanese than English, can't you?
**[11:37] Matt**
I'm so embarrassed now!
**[11:39] Matt**
They caught us!
**[11:40] Pak**
Who said that we could put pressure
on them by acting like foreigners?!
**[11:43] Pak**
I barely know middle school English!
**[11:45] Anth**
It's not my fault!
**[11:47] Anth**
I've never left Japan before!
**[11:48] Pak**
Was it you?!
**[11:49] Rach**
Just so we're clear,
my English is better than yours!
**[11:53] Pak**
Listen to yourself!
**[11:55] Pak**
You've never left Chiba before!
**[11:56] Rach**
I study hard!
**[11:57] Matt**
I study hard, too!
**[11:59] Anth**
But your intonation is totally wrong!
**[12:00] N**
Quiet down!
**[12:02] N**
Please place your cards!
**[12:06] Anth**
We grew up in Japan
**[12:08] Anth**
and fell in love with karuta.
**[12:12] Anth**
Please...
**[12:14] All**
Let's have a good match.
**[12:26] N**
Two more minutes of memorization time!
**[12:31] A**
The media is here?
**[12:33] B**
Yes, it's from a local station in Chiba.
**[12:36] A**
Ah, The Chiba International High
School of Information Sciences.
**[12:39] A**
They're attracting a lot of attention,
**[12:41] A**
since we have foreign high school
students wearing hakama.
**[12:43] C**
Hopefully, it'll be good publicity
for the tournament.
**[12:47] D**
Man, why is their first match
against a Tokyo school?
**[12:51] D**
Those guys are probably strong.
**[12:52] D**
The hosts should have put
more thought into the brackets.
**[12:55] D**
I wanted to do a feature like,
"The blond samurai
**[12:57] ---**
forges ahead with karuta!"
***SIGN*** Finish them
**[13:05] Kana**
*It's really bugging me...*
**[13:07] Kana**
* It's really bugging me that she's*
* wearing her kimono backwards...*
**[13:12] Chi**
*His card placement*
**[13:14] ---**
* is exactly like what I used*
* when I first started!*
**[13:19] Chi**
* The cards are lined up in alphabetical*
* order by unique syllable!*
**[13:22] Tai**
*My opponent's even better!*
**[13:25] Tai**
* They're lined up in alphabetical*
* order by second verse!*
**[13:27] Tai**
* It's so unusual, it's actually*
* hard to memorize!*
**[13:29] N**
Time's up!
**[13:33] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[13:35] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[13:38] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[13:47] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[13:56] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[14:04] [POEM] N**
Like the sound...
**[14:06] Matt**
Yes! I got it!
**[14:08] Tsu**
*He's big... I-I'm scared...*
**[14:11] Tsu**
* There weren't any black*
* people in Hokkaido...*
***SIGN*** He's lying
**[14:14] Tsu**
*I can't beat him...*
**[14:19] Pork**
*Is he from Vietnam? Thailand? Laos?*
**[14:23] Pork**
*In any case,*
**[14:25] ---**
*his card placement is very methodical.*
***SIGN*** Hundred Poets Competitive Karuta
**[14:34] Pork**
Guys, just do what we always do.
**[14:38] Pork**
They're just a bunch of karuta lovers.
**[14:45] Tsu**
*That's impossible!*
**[14:46] Tsu**
*Karuta's difficult and complicated!*
**[14:50] Tsu**
*How could foreigners ever love karuta?!*
**[14:52] Tsu**
* I mean, Japanese people*
* don't like it, either...*
**[15:00] (Flashback) Anth**
We grew up in Japan
**[15:02] (Flashback) Anth**
and fell in love with karuta.
**[15:05] Chi**
*Fell in love...*
**[15:06] [POEM] N**
the thistle and brush are
blown by the autumn wind
**[15:15] [POEM] N**
Though I prayed...
**[15:20] Anth**
*She's fast... Really fast.*
**[15:24] Anth**
*So fast that it's scary...*
**[15:26] Anth**
*This is competitive karuta.*
**[15:30] Anth**
* At first, I was willing*
* to try anything.*
**[15:33] Anth**
* Tea ceremony, Asian calligraphy,*
* flower arrangement...*
**[15:38] Anth**
* Since my physical appearance*
* was that of a foreigner,*
**[15:42] Anth**
*I thought I might be able to make*
**[15:43] ---**
* friends if I did something*
* really Japanese.*
**[15:47] Anth**
* I first encountered*
* karuta in high school.*
**[15:50] (Flashback) Anth**
You memorize a hundred cards and
try to take them from each other?
**[15:53] (Flashback) Anth**
That sounds so intellectual! So fun!
**[15:58] Anth**
* But as I became more engrossed*
* in competitive karuta...*
**[16:01] (Flashback) A**
Eh, not interested.
**[16:03] (Flashback) B**
No, thanks.
**[16:04] (Flashback) C**
He's just a foreigner.
**[16:06] Anth**
*My Japanese friends grew distant.*
**[16:14] Anth**
*It's okay...*
**[16:16] Anth**
* I know that everyone*
* thinks we're strange,*
**[16:21] Anth**
*but it's okay!*
**[16:24] [POEM] N**
I never asked to be treated colder
than the winds of Mount Hatsuse
**[16:33] [POEM] N**
Swift waters parted by the jagged rocks
**[16:35] Rach**
Yes! I got the card!
**[16:37] Rach**
This is my favorite poem!
**[16:41] Kana**
I'm also a fan of this poem.
**[16:42] Rach**
No way!
**[16:43] Rach**
I also like this one,
this one, and this one!
**[16:46] Kana**
"*Feel love deepen*," "*The storm will soon*,"
"*The hazed field of*"...
**[16:50] Kana**
They're all love poems.
**[16:51] Rach**
You're not taking them from me!
**[16:53] [POEM] N**
are joined at river's end
**[17:03] [POEM] N**
My own sleeves are like...
**[17:16] [POEM] N**
None are left...
**[17:17] [POEM] N**
All alone, I step...
**[17:19] Pork**
*He's got good sense.*
**[17:21] Pork**
* So there are people with good*
* karuta sense who aren't Japanese.*
**[17:27] Pork**
* But then there are cards where*
* he doesn't move an inch.*
**[17:30] Pork**
* He's a simple player who only*
* takes the cards he recognizes.*
**[17:34] Pork**
*His hearing is superb.*
**[17:37] Pork**
* If he learned more about how*
* to send and place cards...*
**[17:41] Pork**
*They're free.*
**[17:44] Pork**
* They're showing us how our playing*
* style is dictated by competitive karuta.*
**[17:48] Pork**
* They don't adhere to certain*
* theories when placing cards.*
**[17:50] Pork**
* They pay extra attention*
* to the poems they like.*
**[17:53] Pork**
*They use whatever form they want.*
**[17:55] Pork**
* They're all playing Hundred*
* Poets in their own way.*
**[18:03] Chi**
One card...
**[18:06] Chi**
One card at a time, Mizusawa!
**[18:08] All**
Yeah!
**[18:15] D**
*Don't get too excited.*
**[18:17] D**
*Let the Chiba kids have their glory.*
**[18:20] [POEM] N**
After many, many years...
**[18:26] [POEM] N**
A house left to the weeds...
**[18:31] D**
Amazing...
**[18:32] A**
#36!
**[18:34] B**
One moment please!
**[18:34] D**
This is beautiful...
**[18:35] C**
#17 is over here!
**[18:38] D**
They're moving so fast,
**[18:40] D**
yet they're moving in unison...
**[18:45] Chi**
*This is our love for karuta.*
**[18:50] Chi**
*This is the product*
**[18:53] ---**
*of the hard work we put in*
**[18:56] ---**
*every day!*
**[19:11] Anth**
*The best karuta is beautiful to watch.*
**[19:20] D**
Unfortunately for the Chiba International
School of Information Sciences,
**[19:25] ---**
this tournament ended with the first match...
**[19:29] D**
Any comments?
**[19:33] D**
U-Uh, any comments?
**[19:37] Anth**
I suppose...
**[19:39] Anth**
We were put in our place.
***SIGN*** Er, that's what you want to say?
**[19:41] A**
What are you doing?
**[19:44] A**
Wait, don't erase that!
**[19:45] Tsu**
Sorry, we'll fix it once we're done!
**[19:47] A**
Stop!
**[20:01] Anth**
Karuta is fun,
**[20:03] Anth**
but competitive karuta is amazing.
**[20:07] Anth**
We were shown how a good team
can play competitive karuta.
**[20:13] Anth**
We'll do our best to promote karuta
at our school, improve ourselves,
**[20:17] Anth**
and return a better team next year.
**[20:35] A**
Bye, Arata.
**[20:37] A**
Let me know when you're done
watching your friends play.
**[20:40] Ara**
Thanks, Uncle Motoki!
**[20:45] Ara**
*I'm a little late.*
**[20:46] Ara**
*Is their first match over?*
**[20:49] (Flashback) Chi**
Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
**[20:52] (Flashback) Chi**
What? Just the individual
tournament in two days?!
**[20:55] Ara**
*I was lying.*
**[20:58] Ara**
* After I pay my respects, I'll*
* go watch Chihaya and Taichi.*
# E9 - My Only Thought
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR759DM5Y/my-only-thought)
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**[00:03] A**
Bye, Arata.
**[00:04] A**
Let me know when you're done
watching your friends play.
**[00:07] Ara**
Thanks, Uncle Motoki!
**[00:12] Ara**
*I'm a little late.*
**[00:14] Ara**
*Is their first match over?*
**[00:17] (Flashback) Chi**
Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
**[00:20] (Flashback) Chi**
What? Just the individual
tournament in two days?!
**[00:23] Ara**
*I was lying.*
**[00:26] Ara**
* After I pay my respects,*
* I'll go watch Chihaya and Taichi.*
**[01:05] Ara**
Wh-Who are you?
**[01:10] Ara**
Oh, that mole!
**[01:11] Ara**
Are you Shinobu-chan?
**[01:13] Ara**
I didn't recognize you because you
looked completely different on TV.
**[01:16] Ara**
What are you doing to put on
and lose weight so quickly?
**[01:23] Ara**
Huh? What's wrong?
**[01:25] Ara**
You don't need to cry, Shinobu-chan.
**[01:27] Ara**
Aren't you the invincible Queen?
**[01:36] Shi**
It's been four years since I last lost,
**[01:40] Shi**
but I still have much
room for improvement,
**[01:44] Shi**
so I might end up losing to you,
despite your long absence.
**[01:50] Ara**
*This is the pride of a Queen*
**[01:53] Ara**
*and the temper of a Kyoto woman.*
**[01:56] (Flashback) Shi**
Since you quit karuta, you're
never beating me again, fool.
**[02:03] Ara**
What are you doing here, Shinobu-chan?
**[02:05] Ara**
Isn't the individual
tournament tomorrow?
**[02:07] Ara**
Kyoto's not that far away.
**[02:09] Shi**
Are you daft?
**[02:11] Shi**
Every year on this day, I visit the shrine
**[02:14] ---**
before watching the Lake Biwa Birdman Rally.
**[02:21] Ara**
You came all the way
out here and you're not
**[02:22] ---**
going to watch the team tournament?
**[02:24] Shi**
Team tournament?
**[02:27] Shi**
That's for players who
don't love karuta.
**[02:31] Shi**
That's why you aren't
playing in it, right?
**[02:38] (Flashback) Ara**
It's strange.
**[02:41] (Flashback) Ara**
Why do I keep getting matched
against her in the first round?
**[02:44] (Flashback) Ara**
In fourth and fifth grade, too.
**[02:47] (Flashback) Gra**
Arata, Shinobu-chan will
surely be a future Queen.
**[02:54] (Flashback) Gra**
Go beat her again.
**[03:02] (Flashback) Chi**
You should have started a karuta club.
**[03:06] (Flashback) Shi**
Team tournament?
**[03:07] (Flashback) Shi**
That's for players who
don't love karuta.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 9
***SIGN*** My
Only
Thought
**[04:29] Tai**
We won our first match.
**[04:31] Tai**
How did it go
**[04:32] Tai**
*on your side?*
**[04:34] Tai**
*How does Fujisaki look this year?*
**[04:38] Tai**
*What's wrong?*
***SIGN*** Mashima...
**[04:44] Tai**
Five of their eight registered
members are Class A?
**[04:46] Desk**
* And they sent out all five*
* of them in the first round.*
**[04:52] Tai**
Five Class A members...
***SIGN*** I'll be watching their second match, as well.
**[04:57] A**
Hey, what should we do for lunch?
**[04:59] B**
How about the soba place
inside the temple?
**[04:59] ---**
Sorry.
**[05:00] Tai**
*What's wrong, Komano?*
**[05:02] B**
Who's that? A scout?
**[05:04] A**
He was taking a bunch of
notes during the match.
**[05:11] Mako**
Hey, if you're spying on us,
then write this down.
**[05:13] Mako**
In Fujisaki, the girls are
scarier than the guys.
**[05:20] Desk**
*Wait...*
**[05:21] Desk**
*Aren't you a guy?*
***SIGN*** Flat
**[05:24] Mako**
But the truly scariest of all
are the beautiful, right?
**[05:29] B**
There it is!
**[05:30] ---**
Makoto-senpai's trick of holding
matches on his eyelashes!
**[05:32] A**
Wow! He's got three of them today!
**[05:34] B**
That's a good sign, senpai!
**[05:36] A**
Wonderful!
**[05:36] Desk**
*I-I've known this for a while,*
**[05:37] Both**
Go, go, Fujisaki!
**[05:38] Desk**
*but the best karuta players*
**[05:40] Desk**
*are all weirdos!*
**[05:44] Kana**
Stop that, Chihaya-chan.
**[05:45] Chi**
Huh?
**[05:46] Kana**
A girl shouldn't gulp water
standing up like that.
**[05:49] Chi**
I'm trying to fire myself up.
**[05:51] Kana**
Is something wrong, Prez?
**[05:57] Tai**
No, it's nothing.
**[05:58] Retro**
You people like to talk a lot.
**[06:01] Retro**
Hokuo will be breezing
through the group stages.
**[06:05] Retro**
How's it looking for Mizusawa,
number two in Tokyo?
**[06:08] Retro**
Try not to drop out too early.
**[06:10] Chi**
We won't!
**[06:12] Retro**
We'll be waiting for you in the final!
**[06:14] Chi**
That's fine!
**[06:15] Chi**
We'll get you back for Tokyo!
**[06:17] Retro**
We'll take you down!
**[06:19] Mura**
Arata.
**[06:20] Ara**
Oh, Murao-san.
**[06:27] Tai**
What is it, Chihaya?
**[06:28] Chi**
Did you hear Arata's voice?
**[06:30] Tai**
Huh?
**[06:35] Tai**
What are you talking about?
**[06:37] Tai**
He said that he was only playing
in the individual tournament.
**[06:40] Chi**
Yeah, but he might be here.
**[06:43] Chi**
I just heard him...
**[06:44] Tai**
Chihaya!
**[06:46] Tai**
Whether he's here or not,
our second match is coming up.
**[06:49] Tai**
Focus on the tournament.
**[06:50] Chi**
S-Sorry.
**[06:54] Tai**
Yamaguchi Mioka, our second opponent,
**[06:56] Tai**
*Fujisaki has five Class A players.*
**[06:57] ---**
is fielding a bunch of boys
without much experience.
**[07:00] Tai**
*How do we deal with that?*
**[07:02] Tai**
* Then there's Hokuo and*
* First Akashi Girls'...*
**[07:06] Tai**
* There are many strong*
* schools at Nationals.*
**[07:08] Tai**
* We don't have time to*
* think about Arata.*
**[07:12] Tai**
*But what if...*
**[07:16] Tai**
*...he really is here?*
**[07:18] Tai**
*What if Arata comes to watch us?*
**[07:23] Mura**
Wh-What's this about, Arata?
**[07:25] Mura**
Why are we hiding?
**[07:26] Ara**
S-Sorry. Come this way.
**[07:31] Ara**
Murao-san, you're on the
tournament committee this year?
**[07:34] Mura**
Yeah, and there are other Nagumo
society members helping out.
**[07:38] Mura**
I had to wake up at five.
**[07:39] Ara**
Sounds like hard work.
**[07:41] Mura**
I don't mind.
**[07:42] Mura**
There were other people doing
this work when I was a student.
**[07:47] Mura**
This is my way of paying them back.
**[07:48] Mura**
We should keep the tradition going.
**[07:52] Mura**
What about you, Arata?
**[07:54] Mura**
You're only registered for the
individual tournament, right?
**[07:57] Ara**
Oh, I wanted to watch my friends play.
**[08:00] Mura**
Oh, you mean Fujioka West from Fukui?
**[08:04] Mura**
You have friends there?
**[08:05] Ara**
Oh, no...
**[08:07] Mura**
Fujioka West is having a hard time.
**[08:09] Mura**
They've fought hard in the group stages
with their three registered members,
**[08:12] Mura**
but how long will they last?
**[08:14] A**
Murao-san!
**[08:15] Mura**
Oh, sorry.
**[08:18] Mura**
The team tournament means
more in high school karuta,
**[08:21] Mura**
but the individual tournament is
where you'll witness true skill.
**[08:25] Mura**
You should go home and
rest up for tomorrow.
***SIGN*** Fukui
***SIGN*** Fujioka
**[08:30] Sho**
Oh, he finally picked up!
**[08:32] Sho**
Coach, where are you?!
**[08:34] Sho**
Isn't Tajiri with you?!
**[08:36] Sho**
We were placed in a
group with three teams,
**[08:38] ---**
so we didn't play the first round,
**[08:39] Sho**
but we'll be up soon!
**[08:46] A**
An accident caused a traffic jam and they're
only at the edge of Kyoto Prefecture.
**[08:49] A**
It'll be at least an hour
before they get here...
**[08:52] A**
I'm sorry, Masaki!
**[08:53] A**
You're the one who went through
LASIK surgery for this tournament!
**[08:58] Ara**
Shoji?
**[09:01] Ara**
Are you Shoji?
**[09:03] Ara**
I'm Arata.
**[09:04] Ara**
We went to the same middle school.
**[09:08] (Flashback) Shoji**
Wataya!
**[09:09] (Flashback) Shoji**
You were lucky to have a
Master for a grandfather,
**[09:11] (Flashback) Shoji**
but now it's the opposite!
**[09:13] (Flashback) Shoji**
He's the reason you don't
have time to practice!
**[09:18] Shoji**
Wa-Wataya Arata?
**[09:20] Ara**
Yeah.
**[09:21] Shoji**
Arata?
**[09:22] Ara**
You ended up going to Fujioka West?
**[09:26] Shoji**
The super karuta player Wataya
Arata who went to Fujioka East?!
**[09:29] Ara**
Huh?
**[09:31] A**
Hey, does Fujioka West
only have three players?
**[09:35] A**
I thought that Fukui was big on karuta.
**[09:39] A**
Only three schools showed
up for their preliminary.
**[09:42] B**
I've heard that the players all spend
their time at karuta societies instead.
**[09:45] A**
Oh, like the Fukui Nagumo society.
**[09:47] A**
It's famous for being really good.
**[09:50] A**
Wait, doesn't that mean that their
three players could be really strong?
**[09:57] Ara**
*What is this?*
**[09:58] Ara**
*What am I doing?*
**[10:01] Ara**
*Why am I here?*
**[10:03] Kuri**
Okay, we will now begin the second
round for groups H and I.
**[10:08] Kuri**
Please place your cards.
**[10:10] Ara**
Shoji! This won't work!
**[10:11] Ara**
It's going to fail!
**[10:12] Sho**
What's wrong, Tajiri-kun?
**[10:13] Ara**
They're gonna find out!
**[10:15] Ara**
Director Kuriyama from our
karuta society is up there!
**[10:19] Sho**
Don't worry.
**[10:20] Sho**
An Arata without glasses is no Arata.
**[10:22] Sho**
You're Tajiri-kun.
**[10:24] Kuri**
We will now begin fifteen
minutes of memorization time.
**[10:28] Kuri**
You have until that minute hand hits 6.
**[10:30] Ara**
*Why is this happening?*
**[10:33] (Flashback) Ara**
That won't work.
**[10:35] (Flashback) Ara**
I go to a different high school.
**[10:37] (Flashback) Sho**
Our schools are right next to each other!
**[10:40] (Flashback) Ara**
That's not the point!
**[10:42] (Flashback) Sho**
Arata.
**[10:44] (Flashback) Sho**
I'm not expecting you to win or anything.
**[10:47] (Flashback) Sho**
You just have to sit down with us!
**[10:49] (Flashback) Sho**
It took effort to convince Masaki
and Tajiri to start a karuta club!
**[10:52] (Flashback) Sho**
We worked hard the past 18 months
to make it to Nationals!
**[10:56] (Flashback) Sho**
I don't want to go home without
playing a single match!
**[11:04] Ara**
*But if I take off my glasses,*
**[11:07] ---**
* I won't be able to do*
* anything besides sit around.*
**[11:10] Ara**
*I somehow managed to place my cards.*
**[11:14] Ara**
* We're up against Jinnan*
* Academy from Kochi.*
**[11:17] Ara**
* The two players who win by default*
* are staying seated to support their team.*
**[11:22] Ara**
* They're serious about this.*
* My opponent is too.*
**[11:28] Kuri**
Time is up. Let's begin.
**[11:31] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[11:33] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[11:38] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[11:41] Ara**
* I just came here to watch*
* Chihaya and Taichi play...*
**[11:45] Ara**
* Please, at least, don't let me*
* get caught and disqualified!*
**[11:46] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[11:54] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[12:25] Tai**
*I told Chihaya to focus,*
**[12:27] Tai**
* but I'm the one who can't*
* stop thinking about him.*
**[12:30] Chi**
Taichi.
**[12:31] Tai**
Huh? What?
**[12:33] Chi**
Stay focused.
***SIGN*** Coming from you?
**[12:36] Chi**
If Arata comes to watch us,
**[12:38] Chi**
I want to show off my team,
and how strong we are.
**[12:47] Tsu**
*I don't understand,*
**[12:50] Tsu**
* but I like the idea of*
* Ayase-senpai showing me off.*
**[12:53] Chi**
* This is the second round*
* of the group stage...*
**[12:56] Chi**
*Watch us, Arata.*
***SIGN*** Not possible
**[13:03] Ara**
*I can't win...*
**[13:04] Ara**
* I can't influence the*
* other two players...*
**[13:08] [POEM] N**
As my love first came to realization,
**[13:10] Ara**
*But that's...*
**[13:12] [POEM] ---**
For the cold nights when crickets are chirping,
**[13:14] Ara**
*More tiring than playing normally.*
**[13:18] A**
*What's wrong with this guy?*
**[13:20] A**
*Is he even trying?*
**[13:21] A**
*I'm playing my heart out here.*
**[13:23] Ara**
*I'm sorry.*
**[13:26] Ara**
*I can feel his frustration...*
**[13:28] Ara**
*After making it to Nationals,*
**[13:31] ---**
* you want to play as many*
* games as you can...*
**[13:33] Ara**
* You want to play strong opponents*
* who will make you better.*
**[13:41] [POEM] N**
Look for the sound of the cuckoo
**[13:42] Kuri**
*He's fast.*
**[13:44] Ara**
*Crap!*
**[13:46] Ara**
*I need to be careful...*
**[13:47] Ara**
* My body moves when a one-syllable*
* card on my side is read.*
**[13:49] Ara**
*Even when I can't see the cards...*
**[13:53] Ara**
*Didn't this happen before?*
**[13:56] Ara**
*When I took cards without my glasses?*
**[13:59] [POEM] N**
My fear is that you will forget
your promise to never forget me,
**[14:01] Arata**
*Where is it?*
**[14:05] Tai**
*Found it!*
**[14:11] Tai**
*Don't tell Chihaya...*
**[14:15] Arata**
*I wanted to play as a team.*
**[14:17] [POEM] N**
Impassionate gods...
**[14:29] Arata**
*Why are you crying?*
**[14:33] Sho**
Masaki!
**[14:35] Sho**
You're doing good! Keep on the attack!
**[14:36] Sho**
You can give us our first win!
**[14:40] Sho**
*I made it to Class A before you did,*
**[14:43] Sho**
* but I couldn't win a single match*
* in any of the tournaments.*
**[14:47] Sho**
* Still, when I looked around,*
* there were other people like me.*
**[14:52] Sho**
* Strangely enough, once the three of*
* us were together, we started to win.*
**[14:55] Masa**
*Yep, yep.*
**[14:57] Sho**
*We aren't aspiring to become the Master,*
**[14:58] Sho**
*and we don't even have five players,*
**[15:00] Sho**
*but we can still have fun playing karuta.*
**[15:07] Shi**
*Team tournament?*
**[15:08] Shi**
* That's for players who*
* don't love karuta.*
**[15:12] Mura**
* But the individual tournament is*
* where you'll witness true skill.*
**[15:19] [POEM] N**
but from the crystal
white snow of Yoshino
**[15:27] [POEM] N**
Note that...
**[15:35] Kuri**
* The Fukui team needs all*
* three members to win,*
**[15:38] Kuri**
*but Kochi is leading all three games.*
**[15:41] A**
Here.
**[15:43] C**
*Man, they're too weak.*
**[15:47] Ara**
*It hurts...*
**[15:49] Ara**
*It hurts...*
**[15:51] Ara**
*I'm no use here.*
**[15:54] Ara**
*I can't help them out*
**[15:55] [POEM] N**
that you pine for me as the Inaba
mountain pines, I shall return to you
**[15:56] Ara**
*because this isn't my team.*
**[16:03] [POEM] N**
Like a boatsman...
**[16:07] E**
Yes! That's one win for Jinnan!
**[16:09] D**
We're in the playoffs!
**[16:11] A**
Quiet. The match isn't over yet.
**[16:14] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[16:26] (Flashback) Ara**
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
**[16:30] (Flashback) Ara**
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
**[16:37] (Flashback) Shi**
Team tournament?
**[16:38] (Flashback) Shi**
That's for players who don't love karuta.
**[16:46] (Flashback) Mura**
But the individual tournament is
where you'll witness true skill.
**[16:50] (Flashback) Chi**
I wanted to play more karuta together!
**[17:03] Ara**
*Murao-san...*
**[17:07] Ara**
*What does it mean*
**[17:10] ---**
*to be good at karuta?*
**[17:25] [POEM] N**
I do not know where
this love will take me
**[17:34] [POEM] N**
A mountain village...
**[17:36] Sho**
He got it!
**[17:39] Kuri**
*That player has a beautiful swing.*
**[17:41] Kuri**
*Maybe as beautiful as Arata-kun.*
**[17:44] [POEM] N**
when people and grass grow scarce
**[17:53] [POEM] N**
Said world grants no change, I pray,
**[17:55] Kuri**
*His cover was clean, too.*
**[17:57] Kuri**
*Reminds me of Arata-kun.*
**[17:59] Kuri**
* But it'll be hard to make*
* up a 15 card lead...*
**[18:03] Kuri**
* He chose the perfect time to be*
* aggressive when sending cards.*
**[18:06] Kuri**
*Just like Arata-kun!*
**[18:16] Kuri**
*It's him!*
**[18:20] A**
*So fast...*
**[18:21] A**
*Who is he?*
**[18:23] B**
* He's going to come back*
* from a 15 card deficit?*
**[18:28] Ara**
*Fujioka West's defeat is sealed.*
**[18:31] Ara**
*But...*
**[18:32] Ara**
*I want to show respect for my opponent.*
**[18:36] Ara**
* I want to tell my teammate*
* that it's not over!*
**[18:39] Ara**
*I want to do something!*
**[18:41] Ara**
*I want to let them know!*
**[18:44] Ara**
*With all my strength!*
**[18:50] Sho**
*Masaki's also coming back!*
**[18:52] Sho**
*Amazing!*
**[18:55] Sho**
*His power is completely different...*
**[18:59] Sho**
*This is...*
**[19:02] Sho**
* This is a karuta player who*
* wants to become the Master!*
**[19:12] Ara**
Thank you very much.
**[19:14] A**
Thank you very much.
**[19:18] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[19:26] A**
Jinnan Academy defeats
Fujioka West 3-2.
**[19:32] All**
Thank you very much.
**[19:34] All**
Thank you very much.
**[19:41] Sho**
Arata...
**[19:43] Sho**
Thank you...
**[19:51] Sho**
Thank you, Arata...
**[20:02] Ara**
Mr. Kuriyama...
**[20:04] Kuri**
What are you doing, Arata-kun?!
**[20:06] Kuri**
Come with me!
**[20:08] Kuri**
You're not a student at Fujioka West!
**[20:12] Kuri**
You aren't a registered
member of their team!
**[20:14] Ara**
I'm sorry...
**[20:16] Kuri**
What is the meaning of this?!
**[20:18] Ara**
Well...
**[20:19] Sho**
It's not Arata's fault!
**[20:21] Sho**
We begged him to play!
**[20:23] Kuri**
It's against the rules to
use substitute players!
**[20:42] Kuri**
S-Since I caught you in the
act, I can't let this slide.
**[20:48] Kuri**
Fujioka West will receive
a severe reprimand,
**[20:51] Kuri**
and Arata-kun,
**[20:54] Kuri**
you may be barred from playing
in the tournament tomorrow.
**[21:00] N**
Due to worsening weather conditions,
**[21:04] ---**
today's birdman rally racing and gliding
events will be postponed to tomorrow.
**[21:11] N**
I repeat.
**[21:12] N**
Due to worsening...
**[21:18] Kuri**
* You may be barred from playing*
* in the tournament tomorrow.*
# E10 - Rain takes longer to dry
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**[00:04] Chi**
Taichi.
**[00:05] Tai**
Huh? What?
**[00:07] Chi**
Stay focused.
**[00:09] Chi**
If Arata comes to watch us,
**[00:11] Chi**
I want to show off my team,
and how strong we are.
**[00:21] Chi**
*Watch us play, Arata.*
**[00:23] Chi**
* This is the second round*
* of the group stage...*
**[00:25] Chi**
* We're up against Yamaguchi*
* Mioka High School.*
**[00:29] Miya**
*Mioka...*
**[00:30] Miya**
*Yamaguchi Mioka?!*
**[00:32] Miya**
*Yamaguchi Mioka is the*
**[00:34] ---**
* public school with the most students*
* accepted to Tokyo University!*
**[00:38] Miya**
*The star of public high schools...*
**[00:42] Pork**
*They're all wearing glasses.*
**[00:44] Kana**
*Desktomu-kun times five...*
**[00:48] Chi**
*Huh?*
**[00:50] Chi**
* He started placing the cards from*
* the left after shuffling them?*
**[00:55] Chi**
*They all used that method?!*
**[00:57] Pork**
* So there's no pattern*
* to their placement?!*
**[00:59] Kana**
* They're that confident in*
* their memorization skills?*
**[01:01] Tai**
* Wait, that's not what we*
* should be worrying about...*
**[01:05] Tai**
*The three guys over there*
**[01:07] ---**
* won the All Japan High*
* School Quiz Championship!*
**[01:11] Tai**
*Why are they playing karuta?*
**[01:14] Tai**
* Why do we keep getting matched*
* against weird opponents?*
**[01:26] (Flashback) Desk**
The five of you have to get us there!
**[01:31] Tai**
*We absolutely have to win!*
**[01:35] Tai**
* It doesn't matter how*
* distinguished their school is.*
**[01:37] Tai**
* It doesn't matter if*
* they're quiz champions.*
**[01:39] Tai**
* We've spent so much time*
* on competitive karuta!*
**[01:43] Tai**
*We can do this, guys!*
**[01:48] Tai**
*Hey, Captain!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 10
***SIGN*** Rain
takes
longer
to dry
**[03:01] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[03:12] (Flashback) Kuri**
You may be barred from playing
in the tournament tomorrow.
***SIGN*** No unauthorized personnel allowed
**[03:17] A**
What do we do?
**[03:19] A**
There's never been an incident
with substituting before.
**[03:22] B**
I could ask a friend of
mine who coaches baseball.
**[03:25] C**
Wait, baseball is tough on violations.
**[03:29] C**
We should look towards a
sport that isn't as harsh.
**[03:31] D**
Letting this slide won't teach
our students anything.
***SIGN*** Committee
Member
Masuoka
Masato
(Grade 6)
**[03:35] D**
If his purpose here is to participate
in the individual tournament,
**[03:38] D**
it is our duty as educators to
punish him by taking that away.
**[03:42] B**
B-But, you must realize...
***SIGN*** They're close acquaintances
***SIGN*** So they can't say anything
**[03:45] B**
Wataya Arata-kun is special.
**[03:47] D**
Because he's the grandson
of an Eternal Master?
**[03:50] B**
No, that's not why.
**[03:53] B**
He's a truly marvelous karuta player.
***SIGN*** Hello
**[03:57] B**
I dare say that Master Suo can
**[03:59] ---**
only be defeated if Wataya-kun
continues to mature.
***SIGN*** Sunglasses aren't allowed?
**[04:03] B**
I can't deny that Master Suo is strong.
***SIGN*** Why not?
**[04:06] B**
But his strange behavior
makes it difficult to use
**[04:09] ---**
him as a role model for children.
**[04:11] B**
I truly believe that it is our duty
to nurture Wataya-kun's growth!
**[04:18] Kuri**
*So much pressure on Arata-kun!*
**[04:19] Mura**
*So much hate for Master Suo.*
***SIGN*** I don't know if I'll graduate this year.
**[04:22] D**
*He's right...*
**[04:23] D**
* Master Suo is the biggest headache*
* the karuta world has ever seen.*
**[04:27] D**
* Honestly, I want to see him*
* lose as soon as possible,*
***SIGN*** I don't know when
I will graduate.
**[04:30] D**
*but that doesn't make this right...*
**[04:32] Sho**
Excuse me!
**[04:33] Sho**
It wasn't Arata's fault!
**[04:36] Sho**
I asked him to sit down with us!
**[04:38] Sho**
He helped make this tournament
memorable for us!
**[04:41] Sho**
We weren't trying to cheat
our way to victory!
**[04:43] Sho**
We just wanted to be able to play a match!
**[04:44] Ara**
Shoji!
**[04:45] Sho**
Please let Arata play in
the individual tournament!
**[04:47] Ara**
Shoji!
**[04:48] Sho**
I beg you! I beg you!
**[04:51] D**
Is that so?
**[04:52] B**
In that case...
**[04:53] Ara**
They can't do that!
**[04:56] Ara**
I have to accept my punishment.
**[04:58] Sho**
Arata...
**[04:59] Sho**
But...
**[05:11] Ara**
* I'm focused on winning the*
* individual tournament.*
**[05:15] Ara**
*I'm not interested in team tournaments.*
**[05:16] (Flashback) Sho**
Thank you...
**[05:18] (Flashback) Sho**
Thank you, Arata.
**[05:21] (Flashback) Chi**
You should have started a team.
**[05:25] Ara**
*I was just jealous.*
**[05:29] Ara**
* Jealous that Taichi and Chihaya*
* had their own team.*
***SIGN*** Next time, we'll meet in a match.
Arata
**[05:34] Ara**
*Sorry...*
**[05:38] Ara**
*I'm sorry...*
***SIGN*** Yamaguchi Mioka High School Karuta Advisor
Oikawa Tomonari (38)
**[05:43] Miya**
Excuse me...
**[05:44] Miya**
Are you the coach for Yamaguchi
Mioka High School?
**[05:48] Miya**
I'm Miyauchi, the advisor for Mizusawa.
**[05:51] Oi**
Oh, hello.
**[05:52] Miya**
I'm very surprised.
**[05:54] Miya**
Your members are all third-years.
**[05:57] Miya**
They chose to participate in
this tournament when they're
**[05:59] ---**
probably busy studying
for college exams?
**[06:01] Oi**
Yes, karuta is very useful in
studying for college exams.
**[06:04] Miya**
Oh, is that so?
**[06:07] Oi**
It lets students train their concentration
and memorization through a game.
**[06:10] Oi**
A convenient tool.
**[06:12] Oi**
I'm not too interested in winning,
**[06:15] Oi**
but it's funny how we're
beating schools that spend
**[06:18] ---**
all their time practicing
competitive karuta.
**[06:21] Miya**
My, that's terrifying.
**[06:23] Miya**
*Beat the crap out of them.*
***SIGN*** Spends all
her time
practicing
karuta
**[06:26] Miya**
*Especially you, Ayase-san!*
**[06:28] [POEM] N**
My life means nothing...
**[06:30] [POEM] N**
The storm will soon carry...
**[06:36] Chi**
*What now?*
**[06:37] Chi**
* My style is big on attacking*
* the opponent's side,*
**[06:41] Chi**
* but I've never seen cards placed*
* evenly in the middle like this!*
**[06:46] Chi**
*This makes it easier for me to make mistakes!*
**[06:48] Chi**
*I need to memorize!*
**[06:50] Naka**
I'm moving my cards.
**[06:51] Chi**
*Huh?!*
**[06:59] Chi**
*He...*
**[07:00] Chi**
*He moved all of them!*
**[07:02] [POEM] N**
so I wish for a memory
of you to take with me
**[07:03] Chi**
*Stay calm!*
**[07:04] Chi**
* If I focus, I can memorize*
* their positions!*
**[07:10] [POEM] N**
None are left...
**[07:12] Chi**
*A dead card!*
**[07:13] Chi**
*I moved because he did!*
**[07:16] Tai**
*Chihaya, be careful.*
**[07:19] Tai**
*I was thinking that they were*
**[07:20] ---**
* a bunch of intellectuals who*
* were giving karuta a try,*
**[07:24] Tai**
*but they understand karuta.*
**[07:26] Tai**
*They're good.*
**[07:29] Naka**
* She typically places "None are"*
* towards the upper left.*
***SIGN*** Yamaguchi Mioka High School Quiz Society President and Karuta Club Vice-President Nakayama Manabu (Third-year) Specializes in astronomy
**[07:33] Naka**
*Such mistakes can arise when you stick*
**[07:35] ---**
*to certain placements.*
***SIGN*** Nicknamed Poseidon
**[07:37] Naka**
*Karuta is very fascinating.*
**[07:41] Naka**
*My first encounter was a year ago.*
**[07:42] Naka**
* When Sasaki from the karuta club*
* came to see me for advice.*
**[07:46] (Flashback) Naka**
You want us to practice with you?
**[07:48] (Flashback) Sasa**
You can draw parallels between
buzzer pressing and karuta,
**[07:51] (Flashback) ---**
so it might help.
**[07:53] Naka**
* It all began when I watched the DVD*
* with the Master and Queen matches.*
**[07:58] (Flashback) Naka**
This is...
**[08:01] (Flashback) Naka**
Exactly like buzzing in
early and the lag effect!
**[08:06] (Flashback) Naka**
Buzzing in early is when:
**[08:08] (Flashback) N**
Question: The Winter Triangle
is formed by Procyon, Si—
**[08:13] (Flashback) Naka**
At that point,
**[08:14] (Flashback) ---**
you can guess the rest is "Sirius, and what?"
**[08:18] (Flashback) All**
Betelgeuse!
**[08:21] (Flashback) Naka**
It's exactly like unique syllables
in competitive karuta.
**[08:24] (Flashback) Naka**
The lag effect is when:
**[08:27] [POEM] Caption**
As this trip takes me away...
**[08:29] (Flashback) Naka**
Humans aren't machines.
**[08:32] (Flashback) Naka**
If I buzz in after hearing "The Winter
Triangle is formed by Procyon,"
**[08:36] (Flashback) Naka**
the moderator will still say
part of the next word.
**[08:40] (Flashback) N**
The Winter Triangle
is formed by Procy—
**[08:43] (Flashback) N**
—on, Si—
***SIGN*** Oops
**[08:46] Naka**
*If I can catch that extra syllable,*
**[08:50] Naka**
* I have what they call*
* "game sense" in karuta.*
**[08:54] Chi**
*He knew which card to go for after "As"?*
**[08:56] Chi**
*No way...*
**[08:57] Naka**
I'm moving my cards.
**[08:58] Chi**
What?!
**[08:59] Chi**
* I have to memorize*
* their positions again!*
**[09:03] Naka**
* I don't have any game*
* sense to speak of.*
**[09:06] Naka**
*I just have decision-making skills!*
**[09:10] [POEM] N**
Gust of wind...
**[09:12] Chi**
*I'm losing my sense.*
**[09:16] Naka**
I'm moving my cards.
**[09:17] Chi**
Huh?!
**[09:22] Oi**
*Nakayama...*
**[09:24] Oi**
* I'm his teacher, and I'd have*
* to describe his intelligence*
**[09:27] ---**
*and memory as freakish.*
**[09:29] [POEM] N**
hence the name fall leaves
**[09:29] Naka**
* You have to press the button*
* before you can answer.*
**[09:34] Naka**
*Inspiration...*
**[09:36] Naka**
* You have to trust in that*
* moment of inspiration*
**[09:38] Naka**
*and attack!*
**[09:39] Oi**
*Above all, he has guts.*
**[09:41] [POEM] N**
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
**[09:42] Chi**
*A multi-syllable card! Got it!*
**[09:47] Chi**
* I'm relieved that I was*
* able to keep my own card?*
**[09:50] Chi**
*This is how I play karuta?*
**[09:53] Chi**
*Really?*
**[09:54] [POEM] N**
May the time we spend...
**[09:57] Chi**
*How many cards did I hit?!*
**[09:59] Chi**
* I took a card from the opponent's*
* side, but I was just forcing it!*
**[10:28] A**
What was that?
**[10:29] B**
Scary...
**[10:30] C**
Wasn't that the Queen?
**[10:31] D**
So she really did lose weight.
**[10:36] Chi**
* Shinobu-chan's back to the weight*
* she was at when we played.*
**[10:43] Chi**
*Have I grown at all?*
**[10:52] Ara**
What are you doing, Shinobu-chan?
You're soaked.
**[10:55] Ara**
What happened to the Birdman rally?
**[11:00] Ara**
Uh, what? Again?
**[11:04] Ara**
Shinobu-chan, I won't be able to
play in the individual tournament.
**[11:08] Ara**
I broke one of the rules.
**[11:10] Ara**
Good luck tomorrow.
**[11:15] Shi**
Mr. Masuoka.
**[11:17] Shi**
If Wataya Arata isn't playing, I forfeit.
**[11:20] Both**
What?!
**[11:21] Masu**
What are you talking
about, Wakamiya-san?!
**[11:23] Masu**
The Queen can't drop
out of the tournament!
**[11:25] Ara**
Yeah, you shouldn't joke around...
**[11:28] Shi**
I don't know what you did,
**[11:30] Shi**
but stop acting cool
and lower your head!
**[11:33] Shi**
Beg them to let you play!
**[11:35] Shi**
I'm also asking you to let him play.
**[11:38] Ara**
Wh-Why are you doing
this, Shinobu-chan?
**[11:41] Shi**
I didn't get to watch the
Birdman rally, and now...
**[11:46] Shi**
Can you not disappoint me any further?
**[11:49] Shi**
Do you not want to play against me?
**[12:01] Chi**
* What will Shinobu-chan and*
* Arata see when they watch me?*
**[12:07] Chi**
* I'm no longer the high*
* school first-year me...*
**[12:10] Chi**
*No longer the sixth grade me...*
***SIGN*** Omi Learning Center
**[12:16] A**
We finally made it!
**[12:18] B**
I'm completely drenched!
**[12:20] Sumi**
What do I do now?
**[12:21] Sumi**
I can't go watch the match
by the main office.
**[12:25] Sumi**
Everyone else is running around,
**[12:27] Sumi**
but that person with glasses
is taking it easy...
**[12:31] A**
I really appreciate it!
**[12:32] B**
Thanks.
***SIGN*** Hanano-san?
**[12:35] Hana**
You actually thought to bring an umbrella?
**[12:37] Hana**
The forecast said the chance of rain was low.
***SIGN*** Well, the JMA and the websites I checked said it would be sunny,
***SIGN*** but the Japan Weather Association
**[12:44] ---**
said that there was
a chance for showers.
**[12:46] Sumi**
O-Oh...
***SIGN*** How was the Akashi Girls' match?
**[12:52] Sumi**
Here are the notes I took.
**[12:54] Sumi**
How do you think our match went?
**[12:56] Sumi**
There are a lot of people
so it's not easy to get in.
***SIGN*** First Akashi Girls' all look ordinary Girl in front (with long hair) Pink checkered handbag (Ponita) white hand towel pink macaroon phone strap
**[13:00] Sumi**
I was too far away to see the cards,
***SIGN*** Girl with glasses (ordinary, sharp-tongued, popular) black handbag with a charm attached white plain towel... cell
**[13:03] Sumi**
but I wouldn't have understood
what was going on anyway.
***SIGN*** Thanks, Hanano-san!
***SIGN*** Even the color
of their socks...
***SIGN*** This is more than enough information.
**[13:11] Sumi**
I was so relieved
**[13:13] ---**
when you didn't suddenly tell me
to play in a match this time!
**[13:16] Sumi**
That was a big shock at the Tokyo regional!
**[13:19] Sumi**
Just to be clear, I'm not interested in
playing in the national championship!
**[13:22] Sumi**
I'm fine with scouting other teams!
**[13:24] Sumi**
Unlike everyone else, I don't have
the fighting spirit to be a player!
***SIGN*** I'll try to consolidate these notes,
***SIGN*** so grab some lunch when you have a chance.
**[13:38] Sumi**
O-Okay...
**[13:42] Sumi**
* I thought that everyone else in our*
* club was itching to play in matches,*
**[13:49] Sumi**
*but Komano-senpai might be different.*
**[13:53] Sumi**
*Makes sense to me.*
**[13:54] Sumi**
* The world of karuta is too competitive*
* and intense. Who wants that?*
**[14:00] Oi**
This is turning out to be a good match.
**[14:04] Oi**
* Nakayama, your drive to challenge*
* yourself has always impressed me.*
**[14:10] Oi**
* To think that you would*
* work so hard at karuta*
**[14:11] ---**
* for the sake of doing well*
* in the quiz championship.*
**[14:15] Naka**
* That's probably what the*
* coach is thinking...*
**[14:17] Naka**
*However, in reality...*
**[14:20] Naka**
* I work hard at the quiz championship*
* for the sake of karuta.*
***SIGN*** Huh? Really?
**[14:24] Naka**
*I love this atmosphere.*
***SIGN*** He's a freak...
**[14:29] Naka**
*The tension before a card is read.*
**[14:31] Naka**
*So silent, you can hear people breathe.*
**[14:42] Naka**
*Wow, she has crazy lung capacity.*
**[14:45] Tai**
* Chihaya, you can win*
* if you just breathe.*
**[14:52] Chi**
Excuse me...
**[15:04] Chi**
*I can feel it rushing in.*
**[15:09] Chi**
*I can see it.*
**[15:12] Naka**
*She's kinda pretty.*
**[15:15] Naka**
*Star-wise, she's a Vega.*
**[15:18] Naka**
*Orihime...*
**[15:20] Naka**
* I don't mind it when she*
* looks down on me.*
**[15:22] Chi**
Sorry about that.
**[15:24] Naka**
* Oops, I'm wasting my brainpower*
* on unnecessary thoughts!*
**[15:27] Naka**
*How's everyone else doing?*
***SIGN*** In the back
**[15:29] Naka**
* We're losing the other three*
* except the one in the back?!*
**[15:33] A**
I'm moving my cards.
**[15:34] Pork**
What? Again?
**[15:37] Pork**
*Doesn't really matter.*
**[15:39] Pork**
*I don't know why he doesn't get it.*
**[15:42] Pork**
* Our Suihoku society teaches*
* defensive karuta.*
**[15:46] Pork**
* The opponent can change his placement*
* around as much as he wants.*
**[15:48] Pork**
* My goal is to prevent him from taking*
* any of the 25 cards on my side.*
**[15:51] Pork**
*By making that my priority,*
**[15:55] Pork**
* I'm somehow able to take the*
* opponent's cards, as well.*
**[15:57] [POEM] N**
...wet with dew
**[16:02] [POEM] N**
As friends and strangers come
and go from the capital,
**[16:03] Kana**
*A dead card.*
**[16:05] Kana**
*A poem by the blind monk Semimaru.*
**[16:09] Kana**
*Check...*
**[16:13] Kana**
* There are six poems by*
* monks on the field...*
**[16:16] [POEM] N**
My fear is not of being forgotten,
**[16:17] Kana**
*Got it!*
**[16:18] Kana**
* This poem was written by Ukon about*
* her attachment to a man who left her.*
**[16:23] Kana**
* There are four poems*
* by women on the field.*
**[16:26] A**
I'm moving my cards.
**[16:28] A**
*This girl is impressive.*
**[16:30] A**
* I keep shuffling my cards around*
* and it doesn't faze her.*
**[16:32] Kana**
*If he's randomly placing his cards,*
**[16:35] Kana**
* then I won't bother remembering*
* them by position.*
**[16:40] Tai**
*I'll admit that it's impressive.*
**[16:42] Tai**
*Their style has no fixed card placement*
**[16:44] ---**
*and frequently moves the cards around.*
**[16:47] Tai**
* But in karuta, you're only*
* allowed to move your arm.*
**[16:50] Tai**
* Against opponents who aren't*
* great at memorization,*
**[16:52] ---**
*his swing is fast enough.*
**[16:55] Tai**
*But I'm good at memorization.*
**[16:57] Tai**
*I can understand.*
**[16:59] Tai**
* Their emphasis is on*
* memorization and accuracy.*
**[17:03] Tai**
*That's how I play karuta.*
**[17:06] Pork**
* You need mental and physical*
* strength to play karuta!*
**[17:09] Pork**
*I only memorize about half the cards.*
**[17:13] Tai**
*Nishida was trying to teach me that*
**[17:16] Tai**
*your body is important too!*
**[17:18] Tai**
*It takes both mind and body...*
**[17:21] Naka**
*I can't let her get into a groove.*
**[17:23] Naka**
I'm moving my cards.
**[17:24] Tai**
*And heart...*
**[17:28] Chi**
*Again?! How many times is that?!*
**[17:30] Chi**
*Wow! Can he really memorize them?!*
**[17:32] Chi**
*Kill! Kill!*
**[17:32] Chi**
*That's impossible for me.*
**[17:33] Chi**
*I could never do that.*
**[17:35] Chi**
*Yes, that's me...*
***SIGN*** Can memorize
***SIGN*** Can't memorize
**[17:37] Chi**
* I belong to the group that*
* can't memorize too well!*
**[17:41] Chi**
* Once I realized that,*
* I felt a lot better.*
**[17:44] [POEM] N**
While I sigh and lament...
**[17:45] Chi**
*Stay calm.*
**[17:46] [POEM] N**
When the misty bridge...
**[17:47] Naka**
I'm moving my cards.
**[17:49] Chi**
* This is the first time I've faced*
* someone who keeps moving his cards.*
**[17:53] Chi**
*Stay calm.*
**[17:55] Chi**
*If I stick it out long enough...*
**[17:57] Chi**
* There, they're almost all*
* one-syllable cards now.*
**[18:01] Naka**
I'm moving my cards.
**[18:04] Chi**
*He's moving them back now,*
**[18:04] [POEM] N**
...that this love has
also sullied my name
**[18:06] Chi**
*and he moved them to a strange spot.*
**[18:12] Chi**
*It's go time.*
**[18:14] [POEM] N**
Note that though...
**[18:17] Naka**
*She moved the instant the reader spoke.*
**[18:19] Naka**
*She moved faster than sound!*
**[18:21] [POEM] N**
...I shall return to you
**[18:26] [POEM] N**
When I must hide...
**[18:28] Naka**
*I don't even get a chance to move.*
**[18:30] Naka**
*I trust my inspiration and attack.*
**[18:32] Naka**
* My inspiration travels*
* through my brain...*
**[18:35] Naka**
*But in her case...*
**[18:41] Naka**
* It goes straight from*
* her ear to her finger!*
**[18:44] Naka**
*She's no Orihime.*
**[18:47] Naka**
*She's as sharp as...*
**[18:50] Naka**
*...Bellatrix of the constellation Orion!*
**[18:53] Naka**
*The Amazon Star!*
***SIGN*** Yamaguchi Mioka High School
Nakayama Manabu X
Hayashi Sosuke X
Toyota Hiroichi O
Sasaki Makoto X
Tokoro Daisuke O
**[18:57] Tai**
Chihaya, don't fall asleep
while standing up!
***SIGN*** Mizusawa High School
Ayase Chihaya O
Mashima Taichi O
Oe Kana X
Nishida Yusei O
Tsukuba Akihiro X
**[19:01] Tai**
Wake up, Chihaya!
**[19:01] Pork**
You were so close, Kana-chan!
You lost by two cards!
**[19:04] Tsu**
I was close, too!
**[19:04] Tai**
Come on, Chihaya!
**[19:05] Pork**
You lost by 12 cards!
**[19:06] Oi**
You all did well.
**[19:09] Oi**
It hurts to lose in the group stage,
**[19:11] Oi**
but this experience will
help in the future.
**[19:13] Oi**
I'm sure it'll help in
the Quiz Championship!
**[19:16] Naka**
It won't help...
**[19:19] Naka**
It doesn't have to help!
**[19:21] Naka**
This loss was a loss in karuta...
**[19:24] Naka**
I'll avenge it by playing karuta!
**[19:30] Oi**
*You guys are so smart*
**[19:34] Oi**
*and so dumb.*
***SIGN*** Good work, everyone!
***SIGN*** Congratulations on advancing to the playoffs!
**[19:45] Sumi**
I brought some homemade cookies!
***SIGN*** I won't have any
**[19:47] Tai**
How did the other schools do?
**[19:49] Tai**
Was it rough moving around
in the rain, Komano?
***SIGN*** It was no problem!
**[19:52] Sumi**
Oh, speaking of which, the
Queen was completely drenched.
**[19:56] Chi**
Oh, I saw that!
***SIGN*** It was scary!!
**[19:58] Chi**
She walked in dripping wet,
**[19:59] Chi**
then she helped this person
in a Fukui T-shirt and begged
**[20:02] ---**
them to let him play in
the individual tournament.
**[20:04] Chi**
Because she wanted to play him.
**[20:06] Chi**
So the Queen has a rival.
**[20:12] Chi**
*It's Arata.*
**[20:14] Chi**
*Arata and Shinobu-chan...*
**[20:18] Chi**
*Because she wants to play him...*
**[20:20] Chi**
Sumire-chan, can you tell me what—
**[20:22] Tai**
We don't have time for that right now!
**[20:24] Chi**
Taichi.
**[20:26] Tai**
Let's come up with the
order for our next match.
**[20:29] Tai**
*Stop it.*
**[20:31] Tai**
*Queen and Arata.*
**[20:33] Tai**
*Those words will distract Chihaya.*
**[20:36] Tai**
* I need her to focus*
* on the team match.*
**[20:41] Tai**
*So Arata is...*
**[20:43] ---**
*here.*
**[20:44] Tsu**
Uh...
**[20:46] Tsu**
I believe that Komano-senpai should
**[20:48] ---**
be a starting member for the playoffs.
**[20:51] Sumi**
What's that?
**[20:52] ---**
You're tired, so you
want to switch out?!
**[20:54] Tsu**
Bingo!
**[20:54] Sumi**
So you must not want
to play that badly.
**[20:56] Tsu**
You're wrong!
**[20:57] Tsu**
Komano-senpai will know better how
to use all the data he's collected!
**[21:00] Kana**
That's right.
**[21:02] Kana**
Either Tsukuba-kun or I can drop out.
**[21:06] Kana**
What do you think, Desktomu-kun?
***SIGN*** Yes... I'd say...
**[21:12] Pork**
Wait.
**[21:15] Pork**
I think we should use the
**[21:16] ---**
same members we've been
using for the next match.
**[21:19] Chi**
Huh?
**[21:21] Pork**
I think we should go without Desktomu-kun.
# E11 - I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY19XPV0R/i-feel-as-though-my-body-is-on-fire-with-ibuki-mugwort)
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**[00:01] Pork**
I think we should use the same members
we've been using for the next match.
**[00:05] Pork**
I think we should go without Desktomu-kun.
**[00:13] Chi**
Huh? Why's that, Porky?
**[00:15] Kana**
Why?! Why would you say that now?!
**[00:18] Kana**
It only makes sense for Desktomu-kun
to play in the playoffs!
**[00:22] Kana**
He'll be much more useful than
an exhausted Tsukuba-kun!
***SIGN*** Bingo
**[00:26] Kana**
Why would you say that?
***SIGN*** Wait, Kana-chan.
***SIGN*** I'm okay with that.
***SIGN*** Our next opponent is Shoyo High School from Kyoto.
***SIGN*** I was watching Fujisaki's match,
**[00:37] ---**
so I don't have much
information on them.
***SIGN*** Oh, here we go.
***SIGN*** I talked to the team they beat and found out that...
**[00:46] Pork**
Why...
**[00:47] Pork**
Why won't you speak up?
**[00:49] Pork**
Why aren't you asking to be a starter?!
**[00:54] Pork**
We've worked so hard together!
**[00:56] Pork**
Why are you letting a new
member take your spot?!
**[01:01] Pork**
I'll admit that the first-years have
taken some of the pressure off of us,
**[01:05] Pork**
but that's wrong!
**[01:08] Pork**
You can't stop fighting to play.
**[01:15] Pork**
Once you've lost that drive,
**[01:18] Pork**
you'll start to lose your edge!
**[01:25] Pork**
I'll take Tsukuba any day when he's
**[01:27] ---**
willing to rewrite the
order so he can play!
**[01:29] Tsu**
Huh?
**[01:30] Pork**
I'll let the Prez decide.
**[01:35] Kana**
Porky!
**[01:43] Tai**
*What order do I go with?*
**[01:46] Tai**
*Who do I play and who do I sit out?*
**[01:49] Tai**
* I can understand where*
* Nishida was coming from,*
**[01:51] Tai**
* but this isn't the mood we*
* want before the playoffs.*
**[01:56] Tai**
*What do I do?*
**[01:58] Chi**
Taichi, give me that.
**[02:00] Chi**
Um, Shoyo from Kyoto...
**[02:03] Chi**
There we go.
**[02:05] Chi**
Sano, Ooka, Kawabe, Tashiro, Sanada...
**[02:07] Chi**
They're all right-handed.
**[02:08] Chi**
Two girls and three boys...
**[02:09] Miya**
Everyone!
**[02:10] Miya**
You should have lunch now
if you haven't eaten yet.
**[02:13] Miya**
We only have thirty minutes left.
**[02:15] Miya**
There aren't any vending
machines, so here.
**[02:16] Miya**
* I need to be more proactive*
* as their advisor.*
**[02:19] Miya**
* The advisor is supposed to*
* decide on what order to use.*
**[02:22] Miya**
*Especially when the going gets tough...*
**[02:26] Miya**
* Ayase-san can only be counted*
* on to play in matches.*
**[02:30] Miya**
*There's too much pressure on Mashima-kun.*
**[02:34] Chi**
Okay, I got it.
**[02:37] Chi**
We'll rest Desktomu-kun and use
**[02:38] ---**
the same five from the group stage.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 11
***SIGN*** I feel as
though
my body
is on fire
with Ibuki
mugwort
**[03:56] Pork**
*What now? What now?! What now?!*
***SIGN*** Curry Rice
**[03:59] Pork**
* Why did I have to say that*
* right before the playoffs?!*
**[04:03] Pork**
Another one!
**[04:04] Gran**
Back again?!
**[04:05] Gran**
Don't you have a match coming up?
**[04:07] Gran**
Sure you won't regret this?
**[04:09] Pork**
*I don't regret it...*
**[04:12] Pork**
*If I didn't say something now,*
**[04:14] Pork**
* Desktomu-kun would drift*
* into a supporting role.*
**[04:19] Pork**
* He wouldn't be one of*
* the players anymore.*
**[04:22] Gran**
Hang in there!
**[04:23] Gran**
Finish the whole plate!
**[04:25] Pork**
*But what now?*
**[04:28] Pork**
* If nobody does anything and he's*
* removed from the lineup...*
**[04:34] Pork**
* And if that familiar-looking person*
* over there really is my sister...*
**[04:41] Chi**
Porky!
**[04:43] Chi**
What are you doing?!
We've been looking for you!
**[04:45] Chi**
The match is about to begin! Hurry!
**[04:48] Chi**
There's no time for us to talk strategy now.
**[04:52] Chi**
Why were you in the cafeteria?
**[04:54] Chi**
We bought three lunches.
**[04:56] Chi**
Oh, we'll be going with the same
lineup we used in the group stage.
**[05:02] A**
Playoff teams, please head inside.
**[05:05] Pork**
*Really?*
**[05:07] Pork**
*So you don't want to play?*
***SIGN*** Porky!
***SIGN*** If you're matched up against Kawabe, try to stay calm!
**[05:13] Pork**
*I don't need your help.*
***SIGN*** He's just guessing!
**[05:20] A**
Hurry up.
***SIGN*** No, I'm not...
**[05:26] Pork**
*Don't need your help...*
***SIGN*** Shoyo High School Mizusawa High School
**[05:28] Chi**
*The playoffs...*
**[05:31] Chi**
* Featuring the eight schools*
* that won their groups.*
**[05:35] Chi**
*One loss, and the team is out.*
**[05:39] Chi**
* Our opponent is Shoyo High*
* School, representing Kyoto.*
**[05:44] Chi**
*Show you...*
**[05:46] Tsu**
*Shoyo...*
**[05:47] Pork**
*Shoyo...*
**[05:49] Tai**
*A pun?!*
**[05:51] Tai**
*Is it a coincidence that all their faces*
**[05:53] ---**
*resemble ancient officials in textbooks?*
**[05:55] A**
Two minutes left.
**[05:56] Kawa**
Let's do this, Shoyo!
**[05:57] All**
Yeah!
**[06:00] Pork**
*Kyoto:*
**[06:01] Pork**
*where Wakamiya Shinobu is from.*
**[06:06] Pork**
*They look very imposing.*
**[06:10] Miya**
Komano-kun?
**[06:12] Miya**
What are you doing?
**[06:13] Miya**
Didn't we tell you to get some rest?
**[06:15] Miya**
You should grab something to eat, too.
***SIGN*** Yes...
***SIGN*** Thank you very much.
**[06:25] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[06:34] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[06:43] [POEM] N**
Though I prayed to the god of mercy
that the one I love not shun me,
**[06:46] Pork**
*He's fast!*
**[06:47] Pork**
*Seriously?*
**[06:49] Pork**
*Is everyone from Kyoto this fast?*
**[06:55] Pork**
*Like Wakamiya Shinobu?*
**[06:58] Pork**
*One loss in this tournament...*
**[07:02] Pork**
*and our team is out.*
**[07:06] [POEM] N**
May it be that I...
**[07:11] Pork**
*This is bad. Very bad.*
***SIGN*** Empress'
jacket
of love
**[07:24] Miya**
We should let him sleep.
**[07:27] Miya**
I'll go see how the match is going.
**[07:29] Miya**
Can you watch Komano-kun?
**[07:32] Sumi**
But I want to watch the match...
**[07:34] Miya**
You also need to get some rest.
**[07:37] Sumi**
Okay...
**[07:38] [POEM] N**
...summer night fully breaks
**[07:44] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy spring sunlight,
**[07:48] Chi**
*He took another one.*
**[07:49] Chi**
*He's really fast.*
**[07:53] Chi**
*I have to stay calm.*
**[08:06] (Flashback) Chi**
We'll rest Desktomu-kun and use
the same five from the group stage.
**[08:09] (Flashback) All**
Huh?
**[08:10] (Flashback) Chi**
Dr. Harada once taught me
**[08:13] (Flashback) Chi**
that you shouldn't
concentrate on watching
**[08:16] (Flashback) ---**
other people play before
your own match begins.
**[08:18] (Flashback) Chi**
It's more tiring to closely watch
a match than to play a match.
**[08:24] (Flashback) Chi**
After seeing this, I understand.
**[08:27] (Flashback) Chi**
Desktomu-kun is much more
tired than the rest of us,
**[08:30] (Flashback) Chi**
so I'm leaving him out.
**[08:35] [POEM] N**
The storm blasts...
**[08:38] Pork**
*This is bad...*
**[08:40] Pork**
* I can't keep up with his*
* sporadic bursts of speed.*
**[08:43] Pork**
*My arm won't move.*
**[08:44] Pork**
*This Kawabe guy is really good...*
**[08:48] Pork**
*Kawabe?*
**[08:50] (Flashback) Desk**
If you're matched up against
Kawabe, try to stay calm!
**[08:53] (Flashback) Desk**
He's just guessing!
**[08:58] [POEM] N**
to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[09:07] [POEM] N**
After many, many years...
**[09:09] Pork**
*Is this speed he's using the real thing?*
**[09:11] Pork**
* Normally, I would have no trouble*
* protecting the "After many" at my lower left,*
**[09:14] Pork**
*but he took it before I heard the "many."*
**[09:18] Pork**
*Does he have good game sense?*
**[09:21] Pork**
*No.*
**[09:24] Pork**
* He's gambling that his*
* card will be read.*
**[09:31] [POEM] N**
now bloom inside the nine-fold palace
**[09:40] [POEM] N**
As I wait for someone...
**[09:42] Kawa**
*A fault!*
**[09:44] Pork**
*A person with good game sense*
**[09:47] ---**
* wouldn't let me goad*
* them into that fault.*
**[09:50] Pork**
*He's just guessing...*
**[09:55] Pork**
*Desktomu-kun...*
**[09:57] Pork**
*Desktomu-kun!*
**[10:02] [POEM] N**
A mountain village grows
lonesome every winter
**[10:07] Kana**
*According to Desktomu-kun's notes...*
**[10:11] Ta**
Excuse me.
**[10:13] Desk**
*Tashiro-kun likes to stand up a lot.*
**[10:16] Desk**
* He does this frequently*
* to get into a rhythm.*
**[10:20] Kana**
*So I should put an early stop to that.*
***SIGN*** Pout
**[10:22] Kana**
*What? You're standing up again?*
**[10:26] Ta**
O-Oh, sorry about that.
**[10:30] Kana**
* That makes it harder for*
* Tashiro-kun to stand up.*
**[10:32] Kana**
*I'm throwing him off his rhythm early on.*
**[10:35] Ta**
*I should stand up again soon.*
**[10:37] Tsu**
What?
**[10:38] Ooka**
That card was mine.
**[10:40] Ooka**
It wouldn't have flown in that
direction if I hadn't hit it.
**[10:42] Tsu**
What?!
**[10:43] Tsu**
I definitely got that one!
**[10:45] Desk**
*Ooka will contest cards that she*
**[10:48] ---**
*obviously lost so she can cool down.*
**[10:52] Tsu**
You and I both know
that I won that card.
**[10:55] Tsu**
I'm sending this card.
**[10:59] Chi**
* I always thought that skill*
* was everything in karuta.*
**[11:03] Chi**
* I never thought that data*
* could be so important.*
**[11:07] Chi**
*But...*
**[11:11] Desk**
*Sanada-san is a whacker.*
**[11:13] Chi**
* He whacks the tatami when*
* he practices his swing,*
**[11:17] Chi**
*but it doesn't scare me.*
**[11:20] Desk**
*It means his motions are rough and sloppy.*
**[11:23] Chi**
*I can't imagine how hard it was*
**[11:25] ---**
* for him to gather this*
* information from a team*
**[11:28] ---**
*that just lost their match.*
**[11:36] Desk**
*Please help us!*
**[11:37] A**
* Why do we have to talk*
* to you about Shoyo?*
**[11:40] Desk**
*I'm begging you!*
**[11:42] B**
* You should know how it feels to*
* want the team who beat you*
**[11:44] ---**
*to win the whole thing.*
**[11:46] B**
*Let's get going.*
**[11:48] Desk**
*I want...*
**[11:50] Desk**
* I want to do whatever I can*
* to support my teammates!*
**[11:55] Desk**
*I'm sure you know how that feels!*
**[11:57] Desk**
*So please!*
**[12:11] Chi**
*Desktomu-kun has the drive.*
**[12:15] Chi**
* That notebook is his way of*
* saying that he wants Mizusawa*
**[12:19] ---**
*to be first in Japan.*
***SIGN*** Please...
***SIGN*** Huh? I fell asleep?
**[12:28] Sumi**
You scared me, senpai!
**[12:30] Sumi**
I can't tell if you're awake or
asleep because of your glasses!
***SIGN*** Sorry for that
***SIGN*** What about the match?
**[12:34] Sumi**
It's still going on.
***SIGN*** Oh...
**[12:42] Sumi**
I think it's perfectly okay.
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[12:46] Sumi**
You're so good at gathering data
**[12:48] ---**
that it doesn't matter if you don't play!
***SIGN*** It's hard to play in a match.
***SIGN*** I know!
***SIGN*** It's hard and scary...
***SIGN*** I got nervous when Porky called me out.
**[13:05] Pork**
We won! Mizusawa won!
**[13:14] Pork**
You're playing in the
next match, right?
**[13:18] Pork**
You're playing in the
next match, right?!
**[13:20] Pork**
You're going to join us, right?!
**[13:21] Pork**
Desktomu-kun!
**[13:46] Pork**
*We worked so hard to get here.*
**[13:50] Pork**
*We want you with us as a player.*
**[14:01] Pork**
*You should always be a player with us.*
**[14:10] Sho**
Arata! I'm so sorry!
**[14:13] Sho**
It's my fault you have
to write this essay!
**[14:16] Ara**
No, I should apologize.
**[14:18] Ara**
I can't return this T-shirt yet,
**[14:20] Ara**
since I had to lend mine
to the drenched Queen.
***SIGN*** And those pants
**[14:21] [Messenger] Caption**
And
that
phone
**[14:23] Sho**
That's no big deal!
**[14:25] Sho**
You can keep it if you want!
**[14:27] Sho**
Oh, unless you don't want it...
**[14:30] A**
* Wataya-kun, what was*
* your objective today?*
**[14:34] Ara**
*Huh?*
**[14:35] Ara**
* I came here to cheer for*
* my friends from Tokyo.*
**[14:39] A**
* Then you're no longer*
* allowed to do that.*
**[14:42] A**
* Go to the room in the back*
* and write an essay of apology.*
**[14:45] A**
* Tomorrow, you will play*
* in the individual tournament.*
**[14:50] Ara**
*Taichi... Chihaya...*
**[14:53] Ara**
*Are you working hard?*
**[14:57] Sho**
One page should be enough, right?
**[14:57] Shi**
So there won't be any more events today...
**[14:58] Sho**
Quality over quantity.
***SIGN*** Can't they push the individual
tournament back a day?
**[15:00] Ara**
*Why is it?*
**[15:01] Ara**
* It seems I only ever run*
* into them during matches.*
***SIGN*** Our opponent in the semifinals will be First Akashi Girls'.
***SIGN*** I'm sure that everybody already knows this,
***SIGN*** but our biggest obstacle is the third-year Ousaka Megumu.
**[15:17] Chi**
Who's that?
**[15:17] All**
Idiot!
**[15:19] Tai**
Do you have the mind of an infant?!
**[15:21] Kana**
She was the West representative
in last year's Queen match!
**[15:23] Pork**
Didn't you watch Yumin's match with us?!
**[15:27] Chi**
* The girl who lost a close back-and-forth*
* game to Yamamoto Yumi-san...*
**[15:30] Chi**
*the strongest girl in western Japan!*
**[15:34] Chi**
*I wanna play her!*
***SIGN*** Their match was in a different area, so I didn't get to watch them,
***SIGN*** but Hanano-san helped scout them out.
**[15:41] Pork**
That's where these notes about
bags and straps came from?
***SIGN*** First Akashi Girls' all look ordinary Girl in front (with long hair) Pink checkered handbag (Ponita) white hand towel pink macaroon phone strap Girl with glasses (ordinary, sharp-tongued, popular) black handbag
**[15:44] Pork**
This has nothing to do with karuta.
**[15:46] Pork**
It's useless...
**[15:47] Sumi**
I-It's not my fault!
**[15:49] Sumi**
I couldn't see the cards
from my position!
**[15:51] Sumi**
Plus, I don't really understand
how karuta works...
***SIGN*** It's okay.
***SIGN*** You were very observant.
***SIGN*** We can tell from these notes that, aside from Ousaka Megumu,
**[16:02] ---**
the others are ordinary girls who didn't
start playing karuta until high school.
***SIGN*** They probably place more emphasis on the meanings,
***SIGN*** so they're probably good at love poems.
***SIGN*** Yuube-san is a little boyish with simple taste.
***SIGN*** She might place more emphasis on sound.
***SIGN*** There's also their names. Make sure you check their names.
**[16:18] Kana**
Names?
***SIGN*** In Ousaka Megumu's case,
***SIGN*** she's probably good at "While it pains," "While it may," "While it brings," and "Long,"
**[16:24] ---**
the cards with the starting sounds of her name.
***SIGN*** As for their order,
***SIGN*** the Class A players Ousaka-san and Yuube-san
***SIGN*** 1. Yuube (Third-year) Class A 2. Hayasaka (Second-year) Class B 3. Ousaka (Third-year) Class A 4. Nanase (Third-year) Class B 5. Tanimura (Third-year) Class B
***SIGN*** have been in these positions every match,
***SIGN*** so it's likely that won't change.
***SIGN*** In that case, the best scenario for us would be
**[16:40] ---**
to avoid matching Ayase, Mashima,
**[16:43] ---**
and Porky against their Class A players.
**[16:48] Tai**
*But our ace is aggressive.*
**[16:51] Tai**
*She wants to play strong opponents.*
**[16:58] Chi**
Then...
**[16:59] Chi**
Put me in the s-second position...
**[17:04] Chi**
I've been in either the first
or third position every game,
**[17:09] Chi**
so I'll probably end up
against a Class B player
**[17:13] ---**
in the second position.
**[17:15] Tai**
*Chihaya's thinking of our best chance to win.*
**[17:19] Tai**
*We only need two more victories...*
**[17:21] Tai**
*She's focused on being best in Japan!*
**[17:25] Tai**
Okay, we'll go with that.
**[17:28] Pork**
Ayase,
**[17:30] Pork**
If you really want to win,
here's my advice.
**[17:33] Pork**
I've been meaning to talk
to you about this...
**[17:36] Pork**
At the end of our match against Hokuo,
**[17:37] Pork**
you surrendered a card because you
both touched it at the same time.
**[17:41] Pork**
You can't give up when it's close.
**[17:44] Pork**
If you want to win,
you have to fight for every card.
**[17:52] Retro**
Mashima!
**[17:55] Retro**
Win!
**[17:57] Retro**
We'll have a repeat of the
Tokyo regional finals!
**[18:00] A**
Will the semifinalist
teams please enter.
**[18:09] Chi**
*The semifinals:*
**[18:10] Chi**
* Mizusawa High School against*
* First Akashi Girls' High School.*
**[18:15] Chi**
* Fujisaki High School*
* against Hokuo Academy.*
***SIGN*** Victory for Fujisaki
**[18:18] Miya**
I know that Fujisaki's famous, but
their supporters really stand out.
**[18:23] Kame**
There are so many of them.
**[18:25] Yuri**
Excuse me for a moment.
**[18:26] Yuri**
Could you hold the other side for me?
**[18:28] A**
I'm here to support Fujisaki...
**[18:31] Yuri**
Oh, dear.
**[18:32] Yuri**
What about you?
**[18:33] Yuri**
No good?
**[18:34] Sudo**
I'll hold it.
**[18:35] Yuri**
Oh, thank you!
***SIGN*** Hokuo Victory!
**[18:43] Miya**
*Sudo-san...*
**[18:44] Kame**
*And all those alumni...*
**[18:57] Chi**
*The Omi Jingu Learning Center.*
**[18:59] Chi**
*The Urayasu room.*
**[19:01] Chi**
* A new Master and Queen*
* are crowned here every year.*
**[19:06] Chi**
* Where I played against*
* Shinobu-chan last summer...*
**[19:15] Sumi**
*I saw the Queen!*
**[19:16] Sumi**
*She was with someone from Fukui.*
**[19:26] Tai**
Listen up, everyone.
**[19:29] Tai**
I'm putting Chihaya in the
number three position.
**[19:30] All**
Huh?
**[19:32] Tai**
In the regional final,
**[19:33] ---**
Hokuo went with even
match-ups across the board.
**[19:36] Tai**
Do we really want to
dodge our opponents?
**[19:40] Tai**
Chihaya, you just have to win.
**[19:43] Tai**
Bring home the win!
**[19:45] Tai**
Victory for Mizusawa!
**[19:46] All**
Yeah!
**[19:54] Desk**
*But...*
***SIGN*** 1. Yuube (Third-year) Class A
2. Hayasaka (Second-year) Class B
3. Ousaka (Third-year) Class A
4. Nanase (Third-year) Class B
5. Tanimura (Third-year) Class B
**[19:55] Desk**
* Akashi Girls might*
* change up their order.*
**[19:59] Desk**
*I didn't mention this...*
**[20:01] Tai**
*I didn't mention this...*
**[20:03] Both**
*But...*
**[20:05] Tai**
* They probably went with the*
* same order every match*
**[20:09] Tai**
* as preparation for the strong*
* teams they'll face from here on.*
**[20:13] Desk**
* They'll switch it up once they*
* face a strong team.*
**[20:17] Both**
* So the question is whether Akashi*
* thinks we're good enough.*
**[20:20] Mura**
I will begin reading the order for
**[20:23] ---**
Mizusawa High School versus
First Akashi Girls' High School.
**[20:27] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
**[20:29] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Yuube-san.
**[20:32] Pork**
*Good, all according to plan!*
**[20:34] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
**[20:36] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Hayasaka-san.
**[20:39] Kana**
*All according to plan!*
**[20:41] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
**[20:43] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Ousaka-san.
**[20:46] Chi**
*All according to plan!*
**[20:48] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
**[20:50] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Nanase-san.
**[20:54] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
**[20:57] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Tanimura-san.
**[20:59] Desk**
*It's so exactly according to our plan,*
**[21:02] Desk**
*it's kind of sad...*
**[21:04] Desk**
*Are they looking ahead to the finals?*
**[21:07] Desk**
*They don't respect us?*
**[21:12] Desk**
*Or perhaps...*
**[21:20] Desk**
* they have absolute faith*
* that their ace will win?*
# E12 - The only sign of summer
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYQ4W5PP6/the-only-sign-of-summer)
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**[00:04] Tai**
Listen up, everyone.
**[00:07] Tai**
I'm putting Chihaya in the
number three position.
**[00:08] All**
Huh?
**[00:10] Tai**
In the regional final,
**[00:11] ---**
Hokuo went with even
match-ups across the board.
**[00:14] Tai**
Do we really want to
dodge our opponents?
**[00:18] Tai**
Chihaya, you just have to win.
**[00:21] Tai**
Bring home the win!
**[00:23] Tai**
Victory for Mizusawa!
**[00:24] All**
Yeah!
**[00:32] Desk**
*But...*
***SIGN*** 1. Yuube (Third-year) Class A
2. Hayasaka (Second-year) Class B
3. Ousaka (Third-year) Class A
4. Nanase (Third-year) Class B
5. Tanimura (Third-year) Class B
**[00:33] Desk**
* Akashi Girls might*
* change up their order.*
**[00:37] Desk**
*I didn't mention this...*
**[00:39] Tai**
*I didn't mention this...*
**[00:41] Both**
*But...*
**[00:43] Tai**
* They probably went with the*
* same order every match*
**[00:47] Tai**
* as preparation for the strong*
* teams they'll face from here on.*
**[00:51] Desk**
* They'll switch it up once they*
* face a strong team.*
**[00:55] Both**
* So the question is whether Akashi*
* thinks we're good enough.*
**[00:58] Mura**
I will begin reading the order for
**[01:01] ---**
Mizusawa High School versus
First Akashi Girls' High School.
**[01:04] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
**[01:07] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Yuube-san.
**[01:10] Pork**
*Good, all according to plan!*
**[01:12] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
**[01:14] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Hayasaka-san.
**[01:17] Kana**
*All according to plan!*
**[01:19] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
**[01:21] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Ousaka-san.
**[01:24] Chi**
*All according to plan!*
**[01:26] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
**[01:28] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Nanase-san.
**[01:32] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
**[01:35] Mura**
First Akashi Girls', Tanimura-san.
**[01:38] Desk**
*It's so exactly according to our plan,*
**[01:40] Desk**
*it's kind of sad...*
**[01:43] Desk**
*Are they looking ahead to the finals?*
**[01:45] Desk**
*They don't respect us?*
**[01:51] Desk**
*Or perhaps...*
**[01:59] Desk**
* they have absolute faith*
* that their ace will win?*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** The
only
sign
of
summer
***SIGN*** Verse 12
**[03:36] Yu**
Hold on, Megumu.
**[03:38] Yu**
We're not playing Fujisaki.
**[03:40] Yu**
Over here.
**[03:42] Megu**
What?
**[03:43] Megu**
Oh, sorry about that.
***SIGN*** Swoon!
**[03:48] Megu**
Oh, this is still the semifinal.
**[03:52] Yu**
Megumu, how could you screw that up
**[03:54] ---**
after they read the order?
**[03:56] Megu**
What? But...
**[03:58] Megu**
They should just let us play the final now.
**[04:04] All**
*Swoon! Swoon! Swoon!*
**[04:07] Sumi**
* She really is ordinary and*
* sharp-tongued, yet popular!*
**[04:11] All**
*Megumu-tan is our bitter and sweet idol...*
**[04:16] All**
*We first met her early last summer,*
**[04:19] All**
* during the brilliant First*
* Akashi Girls' cultural festival.*
**[04:23] Sumi**
Wait, we're going to cut
to your flashback now?!
**[04:28] All**
* We belong to the photography club*
* at the neighboring boys' school...*
**[04:35] (Flashback) A**
What's this? Taking pictures
without permission?
**[04:38] (Flashback) A**
Get lost!
**[04:39] (Flashback) B**
Teacher, there are perverts here!
**[04:42] All**
*Our intentions were pure,*
**[04:44] All**
* yet they called us perverts*
* for taking a few pictures.*
**[04:49] All**
*That was when...*
**[04:51] (Flashback) Megu**
That's mean.
**[04:54] (Flashback) Megu**
Would you like to take pictures of
the demonstration our club's doing?
**[04:58] (Flashback) Megu**
I'm from the competitive karuta club.
**[05:02] All**
* Megumu-tan was so kind*
* and lovely that day.*
**[05:13] (Flashback) Megu**
Hey, hey.
**[05:14] (Flashback) Megu**
How did the pictures turn out?
**[05:16] (Flashback) Megu**
Let me see.
**[05:17] (Flashback) All**
Oh...
**[05:19] (Flashback) Megu**
Wow, very nice.
***SIGN*** Delete all pictures?
***SIGN*** Deleting...
***SIGN*** No data
**[05:26] (Flashback) Megu**
Feel free to come take more pictures.
**[05:28] (Flashback) Megu**
I'll delete them when you're done.
***SIGN*** Swoon!
**[05:35] Me**
* Ever since, we've been taking*
* pictures for Megumu-tan to delete.*
**[05:40] Sumi**
*What?!*
**[05:48] Haya**
What is it, Mori?
**[05:50] Haya**
That picture!
**[05:52] Ki**
It's from Megumu-tan's
tournament last year!
**[05:55] Ki**
You were able to salvage it?!
**[05:57] Haya**
Bastard!
**[05:58] Ki**
You've betrayed Megumu-tan!
**[06:00] Mori**
We can't allow the chronicle of
Megumu-tan, the next Queen,
**[06:03] ---**
to be completely erased.
**[06:06] Mori**
Anyway, haven't you noticed?
**[06:10] Mori**
Megumu-tan has changed...
**[06:22] A**
Is that Ousaka Megumu?
**[06:24] B**
Which one?
**[06:25] A**
If she was the West representative,
she must be strong.
**[06:28] D**
She lost to a veteran in
the challenger final,
**[06:32] D**
but she may be the one who
faces Wakamiya Shinobu
**[06:35] ---**
in the Queen match this year.
**[06:36] ---**
Is she really that strong?
**[06:36] C**
That's amazing.
**[06:37] ---**
The one in glasses?
**[06:38] B**
Which one is she?!
**[06:39] C**
There. The one putting on a headband.
**[06:41] E**
She must be fast, then.
**[06:43] F**
I doubt she'll lose to
anyone in her age group.
**[06:46] G**
Sounds like she's strong.
**[06:48] C**
Oh, but her opponent's really pretty.
**[06:55] Chi**
*When I watched Ousaka-san last fall,*
**[06:57] ---**
* she was more focused on adapting*
* to her opponent than being fast.*
**[07:03] Chi**
*I need to be careful and accurate.*
**[07:07] Chi**
*Everybody helped to give me this chance.*
**[07:14] Chi**
*Oh, that's right.*
**[07:17] Chi**
* No matter how hard I worked,*
* I couldn't have made it here alone.*
**[07:21] Chi**
*This*
**[07:23] ---**
*Omi Jingu tatami is for five.*
**[07:32] (Flashback) Megu**
They should just let
us play the final now.
**[07:37] Chi**
*You shouldn't say such a thing.*
**[07:43] All**
We will begin now.
**[07:45] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[07:47] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[07:51] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[08:00] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
***SIGN*** Creepy
**[08:10] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[08:19] [POEM] N**
The sound of birds crossing
from Awaji Island
**[08:27] All**
*Megumu-tan is faster now.*
**[08:34] All**
*She's way faster now than when she was in*
**[08:37] All**
*last year's Queen match.*
**[08:40] Megu**
I got it.
**[08:41] Megu**
Okay, one card at a time, guys.
**[08:43] All**
Yes!
**[08:51] A**
*Akashi Girls' has this match in the bag.*
**[08:54] B**
* Mizusawa placed second*
* in the Tokyo regional,*
**[08:56] ---**
* and Group B didn't have*
* any strong opponents.*
**[08:58] C**
* Akashi Girls has them beat in*
* both history and current lineup.*
**[09:03] C**
*The match to watch is definitely*
***SIGN*** Creepy
**[09:06] C**
*Hokuo against Fujisaki.*
**[09:08] C**
*The real final.*
**[09:15] (Flashback) A**
Wataya-kun, what was
your objective today?
**[09:19] (Flashback) Ara**
Huh?
**[09:21] (Flashback) Ara**
I came here to cheer for
my friends from Tokyo.
**[09:25] (Flashback) A**
Then you're no longer
allowed to do that.
**[09:30] A**
*So he's cheering for Hokuo...*
***SIGN*** Creepy
**[09:37] Mochi**
* Last year, Mizusawa prevented us*
* from making it to Nationals.*
**[09:42] Mochi**
* Amakasu and Takuma are the only*
* ones with experience at Nationals.*
**[09:46] Mochi**
* This year, we were able to bring*
* some first and second-years.*
**[09:49] Mochi**
*Fujisaki is fielding five third-years.*
**[09:51] Mochi**
* If we beat them here, they*
* won't be a threat next year.*
**[09:55] Mochi**
*You can do this, everyone!*
**[09:57] Mochi**
*However, I'm...*
***SIGN*** Fujisaki High School
Karuta Advisor
Sakurazawa Midori (39)
**[10:00] Mochi**
* ...really scared of Coach*
* Sakurazawa from Fujisaki!*
**[10:04] Saku**
The players from Akashi Girls'
are playing well, Coach Minami.
**[10:09] Saku**
Ousaka-san is a strong weapon.
**[10:12] Mina**
Naturally, Coach Sakurazawa!
***SIGN*** First Akashi Girls'
Karuta Advisor
Minami Daigoro
**[10:14] Mina**
Everybody's in a groove!
**[10:15] Mina**
I'm looking forward to an exciting final,
**[10:18] ---**
whether it's against Hokuo or Fujisaki!
**[10:25] A**
Please keep it down.
**[10:27] Saku**
Understood?
**[10:29] Rion**
Yes.
**[10:35] Chi**
* When I watched Ousaka-san last*
* fall, she didn't seem that fast,*
**[10:39] Chi**
* but she attacked that*
* card at full speed.*
**[10:43] Chi**
* Being too aggressive with*
* "The sound of birds" is risky.*
**[10:45] Chi**
*Was she camping that card?*
***SIGN*** when I should have gone to sleep instead
**[10:50] Chi**
* She passed me the only*
* "A" card on the field.*
**[10:53] Chi**
*She'll be targeting it.*
**[10:57] Suo**
Here.
**[10:59] A**
Oh...
***SIGN*** Older alumni
***SIGN*** Older alumni
***SIGN*** Older alumni
**[11:03] A**
Wait, why am I holding this?
**[11:04] [POEM] N**
awakens the guards of
Suma Gate at night
**[11:13] [POEM] N**
While the autumn leaves of
Mount Ogura would never...
**[11:15] Suo**
*Tough luck.*
**[11:17] Suo**
*She shielded the "While autumn" on her right,*
**[11:19] Suo**
*but "While the autumn" was read instead.*
**[11:21] Chi**
* Couldn't have done*
* anything about that one.*
**[11:23] Chi**
*No need to worry.*
**[11:24] Chi**
*It's still early.*
**[11:26] Chi**
*I need my first card.*
**[11:27] Chi**
*One card at a time...*
**[11:28] Megu**
I'm sending this card.
***SIGN*** people would always ask if I was pining for someone
**[11:33] Chi**
*The only "Since" card on the field...*
**[11:37] Suo**
* Heh, she plays a tougher game*
* than her appearance lets on.*
**[11:42] Suo**
*"A night" and "Since I"*
**[11:44] ---**
* are cards that Ayase likes to*
* attack on the opponent's side.*
**[11:47] Suo**
* Now that they're on her side, she'll*
* feel like she has to protect them.*
**[11:52] Megu**
Okay.
**[11:53] Megu**
One card at a time...
**[12:00] Suo**
*She'll feel like she's on the defensive.*
**[12:09] Miya**
* The opposing team is made*
* up of slender girls,*
**[12:11] Miya**
*yet they look so strong.*
**[12:13] Miya**
*They're moving in tandem.*
**[12:15] Miya**
*Oh! Could it be?*
**[12:18] Miya**
*Are the headbands the key?!*
**[12:20] Miya**
*Next time, I should make headbands!*
**[12:24] Tsu**
Your brother can easily win if he tries.
**[12:28] Sumi**
Hey, Tsukuba!
**[12:29] Sumi**
How can you fall asleep?!
**[12:30] Sumi**
Wake up!
**[12:32] Tsu**
But I played three matches in a row!
**[12:34] Sumi**
No ifs or buts!
**[12:36] Tsu**
You wouldn't understand how tough it is!
**[12:40] Tsu**
* We're talking three to four*
* serious matches in one day.*
**[12:45] Tsu**
* I'm a man and I'm about ready*
* to fall asleep on my feet.*
**[12:48] Tsu**
*Oe-senpai...*
**[12:51] Tsu**
*This being her fourth match today,*
**[12:52] ---**
* Oe-senpai is the one most likely*
* to be running low on stamina.*
**[12:56] Tsu**
*Especially since she lost her second*
***SIGN*** Lost by 2 cards
***SIGN*** Lost by 2 cards
**[12:58] ---**
*and third games by 2 cards each...*
***SIGN*** Lost by a lot
**[13:01] Tsu**
* It really hurts when you fight hard,*
* only to lose at the very end.*
**[13:07] Tsu**
* If you're gonna lose*
* anyway, you might as well*
**[13:09] ---**
* let yourself be blown out*
* so you can get some rest.*
***SIGN*** Blown out of all his games
**[13:13] Tsu**
* Oe-senpai isn't the only*
* one I'm worried about.*
**[13:17] Tsu**
* Komano-senpai's first game*
* today comes in the semifinal.*
**[13:21] Tsu**
* Ayase-senpai is up against*
* the opponent's ace*
**[13:23] ---**
*and just lost two cards in a row.*
**[13:26] Tsu**
* It's usually up to the*
* ace to set the tone...*
**[13:30] [Messenger] Caption**
Outbox
To: Mom
Re: Nationals
Your brother the ace has
led the team to the
semifinals!
The championship is
within sight!
**[13:31] A**
"Your brother the ace has led
the team to the semifinals!"
***SIGN*** That's our Bro So cool
**[13:35] A**
"The championship is within sight!"
**[13:37] [Messenger] Caption**
Inbox
From: Mom
Re: Re: Nationals
That's our Bro!
Good luck!
Take a picture
when you win!
**[13:42] Tsu**
* I can always say that*
* I jammed my finger.*
**[13:47] Chi**
*Do I attack?*
**[13:49] Chi**
*Defend?*
**[13:51] Chi**
*Don't doubt myself.*
**[13:53] Chi**
*Don't doubt myself.*
**[13:55] Chi**
*Don't doubt myself.*
**[13:57] (Flashback) Hara**
Chihaya-chan, when in
trouble, go lower right!
**[14:00] (Flashback) Hara**
Always go to the lower right!
**[14:03] (Flashback) Desk**
Make sure you check their names.
**[14:06] (Flashback) Desk**
In Ousaka Megumu's case,
**[14:07] (Flashback) Desk**
she's probably good at "While it pains,"
"While it may," "While it brings," and "Long,"
**[14:10] (Flashback) ---**
the cards with the starting sounds of her name.
***SIGN*** Me (Long)
**[14:15] Chi**
*Her best card is at her lower right.*
**[14:17] [POEM] N**
I beseech them to wait for the
Emperor's return before falling
**[14:26] [POEM] N**
Long last we meet, only for
me to leave hurriedly,
**[14:36] Desk**
* She knew to pay extra attention*
* to "Long last we meet"...*
**[14:38] Pork**
*She couldn't get it.*
**[14:41] Tani**
*No need to look.*
**[14:42] Haya**
*Megumu-senpai would never lose "Long."*
**[14:48] Chi**
* My opponent's card in the lower right was*
* read right when I set my eye on it.*
**[14:53] Chi**
*This is the West representative.*
**[14:59] Chi**
*No...*
**[15:01] Chi**
*She's much faster than she was that day.*
**[15:05] Chi**
*She has the potential to become Queen.*
**[15:07] Ama**
Hey,
**[15:09] ---**
that's mine.
**[15:11] Taku**
You got mine, too.
**[15:12] Taku**
Why are you holding
three of the same card?
**[15:15] Megu**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Swoon!
**[15:19] Megu**
Okay, one more card.
**[15:21] All**
Yes!
**[15:28] Mina**
* There's a saying that*
* boys grow up very fast,*
**[15:33] Mina**
*but the same applies to girls.*
**[15:36] (Flashback) Mina**
You should all get
serious about karuta!
**[15:38] (Flashback) Mina**
The Kyoto tournament is in May!
**[15:41] (Flashback) Mina**
Any application fees will
be paid by the club!
**[15:43] (Flashback) Yu**
You're such a pain, Daigoro!
**[15:45] (Flashback) Tani**
Use your energy on the volleyball team.
**[15:48] Mina**
*The karuta club had plenty of history,*
**[15:51] Mina**
*but it wasn't particularly strong.*
**[15:54] Mina**
* Ousaka practiced all the*
* time at her karuta society,*
**[15:57] Mina**
* but she never tried very*
* hard during club practice.*
**[16:00] Mina**
* Everything changed after the Queen*
* challenger final in October.*
**[16:07] (Flashback) A**
The West representative
is Ousaka Megumu from
**[16:10] (Flashback) ---**
the Akashi Karuta Society!
**[16:13] Mina**
* She'd always had the talent,*
* but this time she was also lucky.*
**[16:17] Tani**
*That was great, Megumu!*
**[16:18] Nana**
*Next up is the challenger final?!*
**[16:19] Yu**
*If you win that, you get to play the Queen?!*
**[16:22] Mina**
*Her classmates and friends...*
***SIGN*** Good luck, Megumu
**[16:28] Mina**
*...believed...*
**[16:35] Mina**
*...she could become Queen.*
**[16:42] (Flashback) A**
It's too bad for Ousaka-san.
**[16:45] (Flashback) B**
She made it this far
on beginner's luck,
**[16:48] (Flashback) B**
but that's not enough
to face the Queen.
**[16:51] (Flashback) B**
Yamamoto Yumi-san had more
dedication and motivation.
**[16:58] (Flashback) Yu**
Megumu, are you upset?
**[17:01] (Flashback) Megu**
No, not really...
**[17:03] (Flashback) Megu**
I definitely wasn't as good as she was.
**[17:08] (Flashback) Yu**
We'll help you.
**[17:10] (Flashback) Megu**
Huh?
**[17:11] (Flashback) Yu**
We'll help, so let's practice until you're
invested enough to get upset.
**[17:16] (Flashback) Yu**
Let's make you Queen.
**[17:20] Mina**
* Everyone is working together to*
* make Ousaka Megumu the Queen.*
**[17:26] Mina**
*I tear up when I think*
**[17:28] ---**
* of how hard they've*
* been working ever since.*
**[17:32] Mina**
*And I'm a grown man!*
**[17:35] Mina**
*She got used to all the attention*
***SIGN*** Ignoring...
**[17:37] ---**
*she draws as the last West Representative.*
**[17:42] Mina**
* This proves that circumstances*
* can change a person!*
**[17:47] (Flashback) Yu**
The ace usually plays
in the third position.
**[17:50] (Flashback) Yu**
We'll put Megumu in the
third position every match.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Yu**
Our goal is to get Megumu
more experience, not win!
**[17:56] [POEM] N**
...like the moon hidden
behind the clouds
**[18:04] [POEM] N**
Said night was young when
the false rooster's crow,
**[18:08] Chi**
*I hadn't marked that one.*
**[18:10] Chi**
*This is no good.*
**[18:11] Chi**
*She's taken four cards in a row.*
**[18:13] Chi**
*I need my first card.*
**[18:15] Chi**
*My first card...*
***SIGN*** banish any lingering memories of the past
**[18:20] [POEM] N**
but the gates of Afusaka remained shut
**[18:30] [POEM] N**
When winds blow oak leaves in the twilight,
**[18:32] N**
There!
**[18:35] Chi**
*I finally got a card.*
**[18:36] Chi**
*This is just the beginning!*
**[18:37] Chi**
*I can catch up!*
**[18:39] Chi**
*Attack...*
**[18:42] Chi**
*Attack...*
**[18:44] Chi**
*Attack!*
**[18:53] Kana**
"When winds blow," Chihaya-chan.
**[19:13] Chi**
*The rain...*
**[19:16] [POEM] Kana**
When winds blow oak
leaves in the twilight,
**[19:22] [POEM] Kana**
the only sign of summer is the
ritual purification in the waters
**[19:27] Chi**
*Stopped...*
**[19:33] (Flashback) Kana**
This poem by Junii Ietaka
**[19:37] (Flashback) Kana**
describes a comfortable
last day of summer.
**[19:45] Kana**
*This day will define our entire summer.*
**[19:55] Tsu**
*Oe-senpai is leading by 4 cards!*
**[19:59] Tsu**
*She's probably tired! Exhausted, even!*
**[20:06] Kana**
* That card is more than*
* "When wind blows"...*
**[20:10] Kana**
*More than three syllables...*
**[20:13] Kana**
* Chihaya-chan, when this poem*
* was written 800 years ago,*
**[20:19] ---**
*they must have felt very refreshed.*
**[20:29] [POEM] N**
the only sign of summer is the
ritual purification in the waters
**[20:33] Kana**
*They could*
**[20:37] ---**
*probably hear the wind blow.*
**[20:40] [POEM] N**
Silent waves creep closer to the
Suminoe shore, and when night falls,
**[20:44] Tai**
*Got it!*
**[20:47] Yu**
*What?!*
**[20:47] Tani**
*Megumu?!*
**[20:52] Chi**
*Kana-chan,*
**[20:54] ---**
*I remember.*
**[20:57] Kana**
* Speaking of dreams,*
* there's "Silent waves"!*
***SIGN*** in my dreams, I creep closer to you
**[21:13] Chi**
*Megumu-chan...*
**[21:16] Chi**
*Let's...*
**[21:18] ---**
*have a good match!*
# E13 - In my dreams, I creep closer to you
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRWE490KR/in-my-dreams-i-creep-closer-to-you)
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**[00:05] Kana**
"When winds blow," Chihaya-chan.
**[00:24] Kana**
* Chihaya-chan, when this poem*
* was written 800 years ago,*
**[00:30] ---**
*they must have felt very refreshed.*
**[00:39] [POEM] N**
the only sign of summer is the
ritual purification in the waters
**[00:43] Kana**
*They could*
**[00:47] ---**
*probably hear the wind blow...*
**[00:49] [POEM] N**
Silent waves creep closer to the
Suminoe shore, and when night falls,
**[00:54] Tai**
*Got it!*
**[00:56] Chi**
*Kana-chan,*
**[00:58] ---**
*I remember.*
**[01:00] Kana**
* Speaking of dreams,*
* there's "Silent waves"!*
***SIGN*** in my dreams, I creep closer to you
**[01:14] Chi**
*Megumu-chan...*
**[01:18] Chi**
*Let's...*
**[01:20] Chi**
*have a good match!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 13
***SIGN*** In
my
dreams,
I creep
closer
to
you
**[02:45] Chi**
*I couldn't take the one-syllable card on*
**[02:47] Chi**
* my opponent's lower right last*
* time, but I got it this time.*
**[02:55] Su**
* The opponent's lower right one-syllable*
* cards are always special.*
**[03:00] Su**
* You're taking a card from*
* right under their nose.*
**[03:02] Su**
*It's so fun!*
**[03:04] Su**
*Ayase's got the momentum now.*
**[03:07] Naka**
*That speed confirmed it.*
**[03:10] Naka**
* The neural signal goes straight from*
* Bellatrix's ears to her fingers.*
**[03:14] Naka**
* That's the only way*
* to explain her speed.*
**[03:18] Naka**
*And another one-syllable "S" card,*
**[03:20] ---**
*"Swift," was on the opponent's lower left,*
**[03:23] Naka**
*but she went straight for "Silent."*
**[03:25] Naka**
*That takes guts!*
**[03:30] Chi**
*That felt very clean.*
**[03:33] Chi**
*I hit the corner.*
**[03:36] Chi**
* I was never able to take*
* a card that way before...*
**[03:39] Kana**
Chihaya-chan, that was a nice attack.
**[03:40] Chi**
Yep!
**[03:43] Kana**
* The moment you celebrate,*
* you lose your focus...*
**[03:47] [POEM] ---**
My own home is...
**[03:48] [POEM] ---**
As the years pass...
**[03:50] Chi**
*No...*
**[03:52] Suo**
*What a waste.*
**[03:56] Naka**
*That was a waste.*
**[03:59] Tani**
*As always...*
**[04:00] Yu**
* Good, Megumu isn't*
* letting it get to her.*
**[04:05] A**
* She didn't let the loss*
* of a one-syllable card*
**[04:08] ---**
*from her own side influence her play.*
**[04:10] Naka**
* I can see why she was the*
* West representative.*
**[04:12] Mura**
*Akashi Girls' ace and moodmaker...*
**[04:15] Suo**
* The match will be decided by*
* Ousaka Megumu's performance.*
**[04:19] Megu**
One more card. Keep it going.
**[04:21] All**
Yes!
**[04:25] Chi**
* I've never played anyone*
* so calm before.*
**[04:28] [POEM] N**
the sight of a midnight moon
**[04:35] Chi**
*I can't remember how to catch momentum.*
**[04:38] [POEM] N**
So spring nights are short...
**[04:41] Chi**
*S-Same time...*
**[04:43] Pork**
*Don't back down!*
**[04:44] Pork**
*Fight for it!*
**[04:47] Chi**
I-I think I got that card...
**[04:50] Megu**
Huh?
**[04:52] Pork**
* I'm not telling you to force*
* her to give you the card.*
**[04:56] Pork**
* Even if you end up losing it, the point*
* is to make her feel uncomfortable.*
**[05:01] Pork**
*Throw her off her game.*
**[05:03] Chi**
*I'm sorry!*
**[05:04] Chi**
* We touched it at the same time,*
* so it should go to Megumu-chan...*
**[05:07] Chi**
*I'm sorry!*
**[05:08] Megu**
Really? You can have it then.
**[05:11] Chi**
*What?!*
**[05:13] Chi**
*She really gave it to me!*
**[05:15] Chi**
*Oh, no! Oh, no! What do I do?!*
**[05:17] [POEM] N**
So spring ends...
**[05:18] Pork**
*That was a failure.*
**[05:20] Kana**
* She was the one who was*
* thrown off her game.*
**[05:23] Tai**
*She's not made to contest cards...*
**[05:26] Pork**
*I need to step up.*
**[05:28] Tai**
*I have to step up!*
**[05:30] Kana**
*I must step up!*
**[05:33] Desk**
*I have to...*
**[05:36] Desk**
* The atmosphere and audience make*
* it difficult for me to move.*
**[05:42] [POEM] N**
A mountain stream...
**[05:43] Desk**
*A dead card!*
**[05:45] Desk**
*That was close...*
**[05:51] Desk**
*Hanano...*
**[05:56] Desk**
*According to Hanano's notes,*
**[05:57] ---**
* the girl with a ponytail had a*
* towel from an Aoi Ryuji tour.*
**[06:03] Desk**
* Is that the towel she*
* was talking about?*
**[06:06] Desk**
*She actually recognized it?*
**[06:09] Desk**
* Aoi Ryuji is a singer who's*
* known for his sappy love songs.*
**[06:13] Desk**
*Most of them are about broken hearts.*
**[06:17] Desk**
*Which means...*
**[06:19] Desk**
*These are the cards...*
**[06:22] [POEM] ---**
I know that my heart...
**[06:23] Desk**
*I have to take!*
**[06:24] Tani**
*I wanted that card.*
**[06:26] Tani**
*I heard that this person is Class C,*
**[06:28] Tani**
*but he's tough!*
**[06:30] Desk**
* I'm going to find my momentum*
* in my first match today!*
***SIGN*** I defended that card!
***SIGN*** Let's take the next one, Mizusawa!
**[06:36] ---**
Yes!
**[06:40] Desk**
*Hanano-san, you're very observant.*
**[06:42] Desk**
*Thanks.*
**[06:46] [POEM] N**
While it brings me no joy, the
road beyond Mount Oe is too long
**[06:49] ---**
*They did it!*
**[06:51] Kana**
*Everyone got my "While it brings" card!*
**[06:53] Kana**
*The momentum is shifting this time!*
**[06:56] Chi**
*Momentum is when...*
**[06:59] Chi**
*Momentum is when...*
**[07:01] Chi**
*...you take consecutive cards!*
***SIGN*** Simple-minded
**[07:04] [POEM] N**
After I heard...
**[07:10] Chi**
*She's so stable...*
**[07:13] Pork**
I got it!
**[07:15] Megu**
Don't worry. Just start with one card.
**[07:18] Megu**
Aim for that one card.
**[07:19] ---**
Yeah. Sorry, Megumu.
**[07:23] Yu**
*She's so composed, even on this stage.*
**[07:25] Yu**
*Megumu is amazing.*
**[07:27] Yu**
* But I've been with her*
* for a such a long time*
**[07:29] ---**
* and I still don't understand*
* what she's thinking.*
**[07:32] Yu**
* I got everyone excited*
* about making her Queen,*
**[07:35] Yu**
*but how does she really feel about it?*
**[07:38] Yu**
*Does she want to become Queen?*
**[07:41] Tai**
* Chihaya isn't able to*
* take consecutive cards.*
**[07:44] Tai**
*Her deficit is growing steadily.*
**[07:48] Tai**
*Chihaya, you just have to win.*
**[07:51] Tai**
*Bring home the win!*
**[07:53] Tai**
*Did I say the wrong thing again?*
**[07:57] Tai**
*This is different from last year.*
**[08:02] Tai**
*A year has passed...*
**[08:05] Tai**
*A whole year.*
**[08:20] [POEM] N**
on a long September night,
and then I saw a dawn moon
**[08:29] [POEM] N**
The sky is the road home
for the holy maidens,
**[08:31] A**
*A dead card.*
**[08:33] B**
* She moved immediately, but she*
* was still able to pull back.*
**[08:35] C**
*Impressive...*
**[08:39] Rion**
*She didn't fall for Ousaka-san's quick reach.*
**[08:51] Megu**
Oh, excuse me.
***SIGN*** Good Luck Megumu
**[08:58] Mina**
*She's savoring the moment!*
**[08:59] Mina**
*This is the glory of youth!*
**[09:04] Mina**
* That headband is now an*
* Ousaka Megumu trademark!*
**[09:08] Mina**
* She used to be the only*
* one who wore one...*
**[09:11] (Flashback) Megu**
I made these for Nationals.
**[09:14] (Flashback) Megu**
Let's all wear them.
**[09:15] (Flashback) Yu**
Huh?
**[09:16] (Flashback) Megu**
This is to thank you for
the one you made me.
**[09:18] (Flashback) Haya**
Megumu-senpai...
**[09:20] Mina**
*A beautiful display of friendship!*
**[09:22] Mina**
*I'm so glad to be a karuta advisor!*
**[09:27] All**
*The reason we worship Megumu-tan*
**[09:29] All**
*is because of the gap in her behavior.*
**[09:33] ---**
*Our lenses know the truth.*
**[09:36] Mina**
* Whew, I'd look pretty dumb*
* wearing a headband by myself.*
**[09:40] Mina**
* It was a good idea to have*
* everyone else join in.*
***SIGN*** Swoon!
**[09:48] [POEM] N**
may the wind bring clouds
to extend their stay
**[09:57] [POEM] N**
The storm will soon carry...
**[10:02] Megu**
*She went below my hand.*
**[10:04] Megu**
*She took it.*
**[10:06] Suo**
*She'd been losing all of the "The" cards,*
**[10:09] Suo**
*but that was a clean win.*
**[10:12] Suo**
*Has she figured out something?*
**[10:17] Megu**
*That was...*
**[10:24] Megu**
Okay, on to the next card.
**[10:26] Megu**
One card at a time.
**[10:27] All**
Yes!
**[10:31] Megu**
*This is a team match,*
**[10:33] Megu**
*so why am I the only one saying anything?*
**[10:37] Megu**
*Queen?*
**[10:39] Megu**
*Not interested.*
**[10:46] Chi**
I'm sending a card.
***SIGN*** fades to reveal fishing nets in the shallows
**[10:52] A**
*What? "The hazed early dawn mist"?*
**[10:55] B**
*That's a long multi-syllable card.*
**[10:56] B**
*Why?*
**[10:57] C**
*Normally, no one would send that.*
**[11:03] Suo**
* Multi-syllable cards are supposed*
* to be a weakness for her.*
**[11:06] Suo**
*Is she sacrificing that card?*
**[11:07] [POEM] N**
so I wish for a memory
of you to take with me
**[11:16] [POEM] N**
For you, I would have given up my life
**[11:17] Suo**
*A different multi-syllable card!*
**[11:29] Yu**
*Megumu?*
**[11:33] Megu**
* The speed when she took*
* that one-syllable card...*
**[11:36] Megu**
*The way she broke my cover...*
**[11:39] Megu**
*I can feel her screaming:*
**[11:44] Megu**
*"I will become Queen!"*
**[11:54] Megu**
*I'm not interested in becoming Queen,*
**[11:57] Megu**
*but I have to beat her now.*
***SIGN*** Swoon!
**[12:16] Suo**
*She broke her opponent's cover.*
**[12:18] Suo**
*There are plenty of players who can*
**[12:20] ---**
*take certain cards really fast.*
**[12:21] Suo**
*To win, you have to overcome*
**[12:24] ---**
* your weaknesses instead of*
* relying on your strengths.*
**[12:27] Suo**
*How much time has she spent practicing?*
**[12:31] Pork**
* My point is that you're too sloppy*
* about covering your cards.*
**[12:35] Pork**
*Like this!*
**[12:35] Pork**
* How many times do I*
* have to repeat myself?*
**[12:41] Pork**
* You'll never become Queen if you*
* can't conquer your weaknesses!*
***SIGN*** now together, I guard it dear
**[12:47] Chi**
*I did it...*
**[12:49] Desk**
* You'll do better if you listen*
* carefully before moving.*
**[12:52] Desk**
*I'll help you.*
**[12:59] Chi**
*I did it,*
**[13:01] ---**
*everyone.*
**[13:04] Chi**
*I did it.*
**[13:07] Megu**
*I have to beat her.*
**[13:13] Naka**
*The momentum...*
**[13:15] Suo**
*...is shifting...*
***SIGN*** Snap Snap
***SIGN*** Taking multiple pictures in silent mode
***SIGN*** Snap Snap
***SIGN*** Taking multiple pictures in silent mode
**[13:21] [POEM] N**
I hear the beating of cloth...
**[13:24] Tai**
Got it!
**[13:25] Kana**
I protected mine!
**[13:26] Pork**
Same here!
***SIGN*** Ditto!
**[13:32] Megu**
All right!
**[13:35] Tai**
*A-Again...*
**[13:37] Kana**
*She couldn't take three in a row.*
**[13:42] All**
*Megumu-tan celebrated...*
**[13:47] All**
* Megumu-tan isn't telling her team*
* to focus on the next card.*
**[13:52] Mura**
*Interesting...*
**[13:54] A**
* This is a high level,*
* back and forth game.*
**[13:57] A**
*I'm pleasantly surprised.*
**[13:58] Chi**
*She's got good game sense,*
**[13:59] ---**
*and a broad field of vision to boot.*
**[14:01] Chi**
*She's watching every card.*
**[14:03] Chi**
* No matter what I do,*
* she's always perfectly calm.*
**[14:05] Megu**
I'm sending a card.
***SIGN*** fades to reveal fishing nets in the shallows
**[14:10] A**
*She's returning that multi-syllable card.*
**[14:14] All**
*Th-This is getting good.*
**[14:17] Suo**
*That girl's gotta be a sadist.*
**[14:24] [POEM] N**
The hazed early dawn mist
over the Kawagiri River
**[14:25] Chi**
*The card she just sent?!*
**[14:27] Chi**
* She was able to set up a*
* low cover on my side.*
**[14:30] Chi**
*That was bad.*
**[14:34] Megu**
* I know how to keep people*
* from breaking my cover.*
**[14:38] Megu**
* I've been practicing with*
* everyone to beat the Queen.*
**[14:43] Megu**
* I'm not interested in*
* becoming Queen though.*
**[14:46] Megu**
* But I have to win to*
* make everyone happy.*
**[14:50] Megu**
*I have to beat you now.*
**[14:54] Chi**
*Is she mad?*
**[14:58] Chi**
*She's strong.*
**[15:00] Chi**
* I still have work to do on*
* multi-syllable cards...*
**[15:02] Chi**
*It's tough.*
**[15:05] Chi**
* However, I've realized*
* something, Dr. Harada...*
**[15:17] Sumi**
* It seems like there are more*
* people watching our match now.*
**[15:25] Pork**
*Akashi Girls'...*
**[15:26] Pork**
* I thought that Ousaka Megumu was*
* the only threat they had.*
**[15:30] Pork**
* I was a little excited about my first*
* match against an all-girls school.*
**[15:34] [POEM] N**
May I see you never forget...
**[15:36] Pork**
*She's strong!*
**[15:37] Pork**
*As strong as a boy!*
**[15:41] Mina**
*Ousaka is our engine,*
**[15:43] Mina**
*but the other girls have also improved.*
**[15:47] Mina**
* After all, they've been practicing*
* with Ousaka to help make her Queen.*
**[15:53] Mina**
* It's possible to become this*
* good if you're motivated.*
**[15:56] Mina**
* Akashi Girls' is now a team that's*
* improving themselves for Ousaka's sake.*
**[16:02] Mina**
*Youth... It brings a tear to my eye...*
**[16:10] Yu**
*Megumu stopped providing vocal support.*
**[16:13] Yu**
*Is her opponent that good?*
**[16:20] [POEM] N**
The storm blasts...
**[16:23] Chi**
*I was a moment late.*
**[16:24] Chi**
* I need to do better...*
* I need to do better...*
**[16:29] Chi**
*One millimeter...*
**[16:32] Chi**
*One spot...*
**[16:34] Chi**
*The green border...*
**[16:40] [POEM] N**
Feel sorrow wash...
**[16:49] Suo**
* I don't remember her having*
* such a fast motion.*
**[16:54] Suo**
* Ousaka moved before she did,*
* but she still took it.*
**[16:59] Suo**
*That reminded me of...*
**[17:04] Chi**
*Megumu-chan...*
**[17:06] Chi**
*Megumu-chan is me.*
**[17:09] (Flashback) Hara**
Stop taking cards with your speed.
**[17:15] Chi**
* She's who I'd be if someone*
* hadn't taught me better.*
**[17:30] [POEM] N**
though autumn is not mine alone
**[17:48] [POEM] N**
A night spent waiting...
**[17:50] [POEM] N**
The emotions experienced...
**[17:52] Rion**
*She finally took three consecutive cards.*
**[17:54] Suo**
*There's nothing flashy about her swing,*
**[17:56] Suo**
*but it's accurate.*
**[17:58] Megu**
*My lead...*
**[18:03] Megu**
*My lead is almost gone!*
**[18:10] Yu**
Okay!
**[18:11] Yu**
One card!
**[18:12] Yu**
One card at a time!
**[18:21] Yu**
*I was too loud!*
**[18:23] Yu**
*I'm not used to this kind of thing.*
**[18:27] Megu**
*Yu-chan...*
**[18:33] [POEM] N**
The sight of the lonely moon...
**[18:35] Pork**
*She swung that hard on a dead card?*
**[18:38] Pork**
*She might as well be a guy...*
***SIGN*** Too manly!
**[18:40] Yu**
*Megumu,*
**[18:42] ---**
*I don't know what you're thinking.*
**[18:44] Yu**
* It's possible that you don't*
* care about becoming Queen,*
**[18:47] Yu**
* and you just wanted to*
* have fun with everyone,*
**[18:50] Yu**
*but...*
**[18:52] Yu**
Megumu, I'll secure our first win,
**[18:56] Yu**
so you can take it easy.
**[18:59] Yu**
* I still don't know what*
* Megumu is thinking.*
**[19:02] Yu**
*Queen...*
***SIGN*** Scary...
***SIGN*** Tough...
***SIGN*** Bad...
**[19:06] Yu**
* I'll be playing in the Queen*
* match qualifier this year.*
**[19:10] Yu**
*After all...*
**[19:12] Yu**
* After all, how can you not*
* enjoy becoming stronger?*
**[19:16] All**
*Megumu-tan, you're a very gentle girl.*
**[19:21] All**
*You want to make everyone happy.*
**[19:22] All**
*You want to fulfill their expectations.*
**[19:25] All**
* We know that you're working*
* hard for those reasons.*
**[19:31] All**
*But honestly,*
**[19:34] All**
* we want to see you succumb*
* to your own desires.*
**[19:40] [POEM] N**
As I wait...
**[19:42] Chi**
*We touched it at the same time!*
**[19:43] Chi**
*But it was on my side, so I get it!*
**[19:45] Both**
All right!
***SIGN*** Trit-Trot
**[19:48] Chi**
That was mine...
**[19:49] Megu**
It was mine.
**[19:50] Megu**
I won that card.
***SIGN*** Trit-Trot
**[19:53] Chi**
But we touched it at the same
time, and it was on my side...
**[19:56] Megu**
I was faster.
**[19:58] Megu**
I could tell.
**[19:59] Chi**
What? But...
**[20:01] Megu**
No, I won that.
**[20:02] Yu**
*Megumu...*
**[20:03] Megu**
I was slightly faster!
**[20:07] Yu**
*...is contesting a card!*
**[20:12] Chi**
You can take it then.
**[20:14] Pork**
* She doesn't know how to*
* contest a card, period!*
***SIGN*** I knew it
**[20:17] Megu**
*Don't be ridiculous, Yu-chan.*
**[20:20] Megu**
*The leader of this team is me.*
**[20:22] Megu**
* The person who can make*
* everyone happy is me.*
**[20:25] Megu**
*The one who will challenge the Queen*
**[20:28] Megu**
is me!
**[20:30] Chi**
*What?*
**[20:31] Yu**
*What?*
**[20:37] Yu**
* I've never seen Megumu*
* like this before...*
**[20:41] Chi**
*I gave up the card she contested,*
**[20:43] Chi**
*but that makes up for the earlier one.*
**[20:47] Desk**
*It's fine, Ayase.*
**[20:50] Tai**
*Just be your usual self.*
**[20:56] Tai**
Okay...
**[20:58] Tai**
Time to attack!
**[20:59] Tai**
Mizusawa!
**[21:00] All**
Yeah!
**[21:01] Yu**
Okay, one card!
**[21:02] Megu**
One card!
**[21:03] Megu**
One card at a time!
**[21:05] All**
Y-Yes!
**[21:10] Sumi**
*Everyone's watching our match.*
**[21:13] A**
*The two teams are even.*
**[21:18] Rion**
*The tension...*
**[21:21] Rion**
*The pressure between the two teams is clashing.*
# E14 - People would always ask if I was pining for someone
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G609XZM26/people-would-always-ask-if-i-was-pining-for-someone)
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**[00:01] [POEM] ---**
As I wait...
**[00:04] Chi**
*We touched it at the same time!*
**[00:05] Chi**
*But it was on my side, so I get it!*
**[00:07] Both**
All right!
***SIGN*** Trit-Trot
**[00:09] Chi**
That was mine...
**[00:10] Megu**
It was mine.
**[00:11] Megu**
I was faster.
***SIGN*** Trit-Trot
**[00:13] Megu**
I could tell.
**[00:15] Chi**
What? But...
**[00:15] Yu**
*Megumu...*
**[00:16] Megu**
I was slightly faster!
**[00:19] Yu**
*...is contesting a card!*
**[00:21] Megu**
*Don't be ridiculous, Yu-chan.*
**[00:24] Megu**
*The leader of this team is me.*
**[00:26] Megu**
* The person who can make*
* everyone happy is me.*
**[00:28] Megu**
*The one who will challenge the Queen*
**[00:31] Megu**
is me!
**[00:34] Chi**
*I gave up the card she contested,*
**[00:35] Chi**
*but that makes up for the earlier one.*
**[00:40] Desk**
*It's fine, Ayase.*
**[00:43] Tai**
*Just be your usual self.*
**[00:48] Tai**
Okay...
**[00:49] Tai**
Time to attack!
**[00:51] Tai**
Mizusawa!
**[00:52] All**
Yeah!
**[00:53] Yu**
Okay, one card!
**[00:54] Megu**
One card!
**[00:55] Megu**
One card at a time!
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 14
***SIGN*** People
would
always ask
if I was
pining for
someone
***SIGN*** "The emotions," "All," "May my lonely," "My fear is not," "As my," "So spring ends," "Feel love," "Long," "While the," "I feel that," "My fear is that," "May it," "The fall wind," "The hazed...light,"
***SIGN*** "Rain," "Feel sorrow," "As I," "So spring nights," "A night," "Nobody," "I feel as,"
"No more," "While it brings," "Impassioned vows," "My only...the," "Note that,"
***SIGN*** "My life," "The hazed...mist," "A house," "I hear," "No matter," "Silent,"
"The sound of birds," "When I," "Nothing," "When the," "Look," "As this,"
"As friends," "While autumn," "May I live," "Swift," "While it may," "In order to,"
***SIGN*** "When winds blow," "Since I," "Would this," "A mountain stream," "While I,"
"Said bed," "May the time we," "The night," "For the," "My own home,"
"A mountain village," "The tail," "After many," "May my sighs," "Since the,"
**[02:26] Masa**
Sh-Sho-chan, she hasn't
taken a breath.
**[02:30] Masa**
She isn't breathing...
***SIGN*** "The sky is," "Though I," "So the flower petals," "Impassioned was," "The storm will," "I wish"...
**[02:33] Sho**
Arata, this is no simple
letter of remorse!
**[02:36] Sho**
It's a work of literature!
**[02:37] Sho**
It deserves to be published!
**[02:39] Ara**
Stop reading it.
**[02:40] Sho**
This is better than Kawabata
Yasunari and Natsume Soseki!
**[02:42] Ara**
You're exaggerating.
**[02:46] Shi**
Aren't you leaving, Arata?
**[02:48] Ara**
I'm staying here as
part of my punishment.
**[02:51] Ara**
I won't leave until the
tournament's over.
**[02:53] Shi**
You ooze integrity.
**[02:55] Shi**
Brings tears to my eyes.
**[02:57] Shi**
Once my uniform is dry, I'll be leaving.
**[03:02] Nog**
Oh, sorry I'm late!
**[03:04] Sho**
Coach! Tajiri! You're late!
**[03:06] Sho**
Way too late!
**[03:07] Nog**
Sorry about that.
**[03:08] Nog**
The engine stalled just when we got
close, and we had to call JAF.
**[03:11] Taj**
Since we knew we were disqualified,
**[03:13] ---**
we stopped for gyudon on the way.
**[03:14] Sho**
What?!
**[03:15] Taj**
Wait, is that Queen Wakamiya?
**[03:18] Taj**
It's really her!
**[03:20] Taj**
Why are you skinny now?
**[03:22] Taj**
What diet did you use?
**[03:22] Nog**
Tajiri!
**[03:23] Nog**
I saw the results downstairs.
**[03:26] Nog**
It looks like Shoyo from Kyoto is out.
**[03:29] Nog**
They lost to Mizusawa from Tokyo.
**[03:31] Shi**
Oh, that's too bad.
**[03:33] Shi**
I should have been
there for their match.
**[03:35] Ara**
Mizusawa?!
**[03:36] Ara**
Mizusawa won?!
**[03:39] Ara**
Are they still in?!
**[03:42] Nog**
Mizusawa beat Shoyo to
make the top four,
**[03:45] Nog**
and now they're playing First Akashi Girls'
from Hyogo in the semi-finals.
**[03:49] Nog**
An impressive run for an unknown school.
**[03:52] Ara**
*They're winning.*
**[03:54] Ara**
*They're playing hard.*
**[03:57] Ara**
*Taichi... Chihaya...*
**[04:02] Shi**
Team matches are so nice.
**[04:06] Shi**
Like a fun type of recreation.
**[04:08] Shi**
It's fun to do things together,
karuta or otherwise.
**[04:13] Shi**
I find it relaxing to watch.
**[04:15] Sho**
*How can she relax?!*
***SIGN*** "All," "As this," "Like the," "I feel that," "Impassionate," "Since the," "May my lonely," "Impassioned vows," "Like a," "The emotions," "The hazed...light," "I know," "As the first," "As my," "When I," "The fall paddy," "Silent," "My fear is that,"
***SIGN*** "After I heard," "When winds blow," "No more," "Would the," "Long," "The sound of birds," "The sight of Mount," "Though my," "As the years," "While I," "When the,"
**[04:27] Shi**
*Team tournament?*
**[04:28] Shi**
*That's for players who don't love karuta.*
***SIGN*** "While the," "My life," "Would this," "A mountain village," "Said night," "My only...I"...
**[04:37] Shi**
Arata, I might not present
much of a challenge,
**[04:42] Shi**
but why don't we play a match now?
**[04:47] Shi**
We can kill some time.
**[04:49] Sho**
*She's looking to kill more than time!*
**[04:53] Ara**
I can't play.
**[04:55] Shi**
Why not?
**[04:56] Ara**
Today is a day for teams.
**[05:04] Shi**
Forgive me then.
**[05:11] Ara**
* Shinobu-chan considers matches*
* a way to kill time.*
**[05:17] Ara**
*Because she's too strong...*
**[05:31] Sumi**
*Wh-Why?*
**[05:34] Sumi**
*Everybody's watching this match.*
**[05:38] Sumi**
*Is the other match too one-sided?*
**[05:41] Sumi**
*Hokuo already dropped three games?!*
**[05:47] Suo**
*What's that?!*
**[05:50] A**
*They're good...*
**[05:52] A**
* This year's Fujisaki team is*
* better than their reputation!*
**[05:56] A**
* Still, I didn't expect the First*
* Akashi Girls' vs. Mizusawa match*
**[05:59] ---**
* to be more exciting than the*
* Hokuo vs. Fujisaki match.*
**[06:04] A**
*Mizusawa came out of nowhere.*
**[06:07] A**
* They don't have any*
* experienced supervision,*
**[06:10] A**
* yet those kids are able*
* to play this well.*
**[06:14] Ara**
* I came here to cheer for*
* my friends from Tokyo.*
**[06:18] A**
* If Wataya Arata-kun came*
* here to watch Mizusawa...*
**[06:23] A**
*It's too late. Their match is almost over.*
**[06:30] Pork**
*She's good...*
**[06:32] Pork**
*More strong than good, actually.*
**[06:34] Pork**
* When I try to contest cards, she gives*
* me a scary look, so I back down.*
**[06:37] Pork**
*I don't like to argue with girls in the first place...*
**[06:41] Yu**
Excuse me.
**[06:46] Yu**
*Megumu made these headbands for us.*
**[06:49] Yu**
*But if I want to become Queen,*
**[06:54] Yu**
*Megumu's my rival now!*
**[06:56] Yu**
Sorry about that.
**[06:59] Pork**
*Forget it.*
**[07:00] Pork**
*I'm treating you like a boy!*
**[07:05] Yu**
*You're weaker than Megumu!*
**[07:08] Yu**
Okay, I won!
**[07:10] Yu**
One win for First Akashi Girls'!
**[07:13] Pork**
*N-Not again...*
**[07:16] Pork**
*Not in such an important match!*
**[07:19] Sumi**
*What are you doing, Nishida-senpai?!*
**[07:21] Sumi**
* I'm calling you Porky-senpai*
* from now on!*
**[07:22] Sumi**
*It's settled!*
**[07:24] Tani**
*Yes!*
**[07:24] Haya**
*Yuube-senpai got us a win!*
**[07:27] Megu**
*Yuu-chan took the first win from me!*
***SIGN*** Swoon!
**[07:32] A**
*Akashi is the first team on the board.*
**[07:35] A**
*Can they pull out the win,*
**[07:36] A**
*or will Mizusawa hold them off?*
**[07:40] A**
*Only seven cards remain...*
**[07:43] [POEM] N**
I can look up and see the
snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
**[07:52] [POEM] N**
Rain takes longer...
**[07:54] Yu**
*No way!*
**[07:56] Yu**
*Megumu even lost her "Rain" card?!*
**[07:58] A**
* Who is this girl, to do that*
* to the West representative?!*
**[08:03] (Flashback) Yu**
Ousaka Megumu...
**[08:08] (Flashback) Yu**
That name is perfect for a karuta player.
**[08:11] (Flashback) Megu**
What are you talking about, Yu-chan?
**[08:13] (Flashback) Yu**
All the syllables in both Ousaka and Megumu
correspond to single-syllable words.
**[08:17] (Flashback) Yu**
"Long," "Rain," and "Silent."
**[08:19] (Flashback) Megu**
Why "Silent waves"?
**[08:21] (Flashback) Yu**
Because the "mu" in Megumu is for
dream, like in the second verse.
***SIGN*** Because the "mu"
means dream
**[08:27] (Flashback) Megu**
In that case, those are cards
I can't lose, not even to the Queen.
**[08:34] Yu**
*Megumu...*
**[08:46] Kana**
One win for Pizusawa!
**[08:47] Tai**
*Pizusawa?*
**[08:48] Desk**
*She slipped up!*
**[08:49] Kana**
*But...*
**[08:50] Chi**
Kana-chan!
**[08:51] Kana**
*That's one win!*
**[08:53] Tsu**
*Oe-senpai held on to win! Amazing!*
**[08:57] Rion**
* A win immediately after*
* losing the first game...*
**[08:59] Rion**
*That was perfect timing.*
**[09:02] Rion**
*That's big...*
**[09:04] Rion**
* It eases the pressure*
* from the first loss.*
**[09:11] Mura**
*Mizusawa is a good team.*
**[09:15] Tai**
*Six cards...*
**[09:17] Tai**
* That's the number of cards*
* remaining on the field,*
**[09:19] Tai**
*but there are more to worry about.*
**[09:21] Tai**
*Does she know that?*
**[09:23] Tai**
* "Though my," "Like a," "After I determined,"*
* "Impassioned vows," "For the,"*
**[09:26] Tai**
* "So the flower petals," "A house," "A mountain*
* village," "Said world grants no escape,"*
**[09:28] Tai**
* "When winds send," "I wish,"*
* "I feel as," "Nothing," "As the first,"*
**[09:30] Tai**
* "My fear is that," "While I,"*
* "The sound of people," "The fall paddy."*
**[09:33] Tai**
*There are still 18 dead cards!*
**[09:35] ---**
*The fall paddy...*
**[09:37] Nana**
*Ah, a fault!*
**[09:39] Tai**
*Good!*
**[09:41] A**
*A dead card.*
**[09:43] A**
*Six cards remain on the field.*
**[09:45] A**
*The match could go either way now.*
**[09:47] A**
* The West representative,*
* Ousaka-san, could even lose!*
**[09:51] A**
* I never knew there was such*
* a strong player out there.*
**[09:57] Megu**
*I lost "Silent" and "Rain."*
**[10:01] Megu**
*Her speed is real.*
**[10:04] Megu**
*This girl...*
**[10:06] Megu**
*Ayase Chihaya...*
**[10:09] [POEM] N**
as my sleeves are wet with dew
**[10:18] [POEM] N**
Impassioned gods...
***SIGN*** Got it!
**[10:21] Tai**
Two wins for Mizusawa!
**[10:22] Kana**
*Yes! Our best card!*
**[10:31] Tai**
*Did Chihaya*
**[10:33] Tai**
*lose "Impassioned"?*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[10:38] Megu**
*This is payback for "Silent" and "Rain."*
**[10:41] All**
*Megumu-tan held a grudge!*
**[10:44] Naka**
*Amazing!*
**[10:46] Naka**
* "Impassioned vows" and "Impassioned*
* was" haven't been read yet,*
**[10:49] Naka**
*so even Bellatrix was playing it safe!*
**[10:53] Naka**
* This time, the girl in*
* glasses went aggressive.*
**[10:57] Naka**
* This is a match between two*
* girls seeking to become Queen!*
**[11:01] A**
*Mizusawa now leads 2-1.*
**[11:04] A**
* If they win one more game,*
* they'll advance to the finals.*
**[11:11] Suo**
*Hokuo lost 1-4...*
**[11:15] Suo**
*That's pathetic!*
**[11:22] A**
Mori! Is that a video?!
**[11:25] B**
Have you forgotten you're
in the photography club?!
**[11:27] Mori**
You can't capture her speed,
even with continuous shots.
**[11:31] Mori**
*Th-They're so fast.*
**[11:34] B**
*She barely beat her opponent.*
**[11:36] All**
*Megumu-tan is getting faster.*
**[11:40] All**
*Because of her opponent.*
**[11:44] All**
*We want to watch*
**[11:47] All**
*as you battle with strong friends,*
**[11:50] All**
*encounter strong enemies,*
**[11:53] All**
*and realize your true potential!*
**[12:02] [POEM] N**
I feel as though I am like
the Izumi river split,
**[12:12] Chi**
*Megumu-chan...*
**[12:15] Chi**
*Let's work hard...*
**[12:17] Chi**
*Let's work hard!*
**[12:19] Chi**
*We can't let*
**[12:24] Chi**
*Shinobu-chan be alone forever!*
**[12:33] Ara**
What is it?
***SIGN*** people would always ask if I was pining for someone
**[12:38] Shi**
I thought I heard
**[12:43] ---**
"Since I could" being read.
**[12:56] (Flashback) Hara**
Chihaya-chan...
**[12:58] (Flashback) Hara**
No matter how much it may hurt,
**[13:00] (Flashback) Hara**
you must show your respect.
**[13:12] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[13:19] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[13:21] Yu**
*She won!*
**[13:24] Tai**
*She lost.*
**[13:47] Chi**
*First Akashi Girls' has 2 wins...*
**[13:50] Chi**
*Mizusawa has 2 wins...*
**[13:54] Chi**
*Desktomu-kun!*
**[14:00] Tai**
*His opponent has "The sight of Mount,"*
**[14:01] Tai**
* while Komano has "May my lonely"*
* in a luck of the draw.*
**[14:05] Tai**
*There are four more dead cards...*
**[14:10] Sumi**
*Everyone's watching!*
**[14:12] [POEM] N**
people would always ask if
I was pining for someone
**[14:15] Sumi**
*I can't stand this!*
**[14:17] Sumi**
* I can't bear the fact that our*
* team's fate is on the line!*
**[14:22] Sumi**
*I can't bear to watch!*
**[14:23] [POEM] N**
Though my hatred has waned...
**[14:26] [POEM] N**
So the flower petals...
**[14:28] [POEM] N**
I wish I could show the
people how my sleeves
**[14:30] Sumi**
*It's not over yet?!*
***SIGN*** Excuse me.
**[14:47] (Flashback) Desk**
Karuta is hard and scary.
**[14:51] (Flashback) Desk**
I got nervous when
Porky called me out...
**[14:56] Desk**
*It's scary.*
**[14:58] Desk**
*This is the last game...*
**[15:00] Desk**
*to decide the match!*
**[15:02] [POEM] N**
Said world grants no escape
**[15:06] Tai**
*Komano, have you noticed?*
**[15:09] Tai**
*There aren't any more dead cards!*
**[15:12] Tai**
*The next card will decide*
**[15:14] ---**
*the game!*
**[15:17] Desk**
*It's scary...*
**[15:20] Desk**
*But...*
**[15:21] [POEM] N**
I hide in the mountains, only to
hear the haunting cry of a deer
**[15:29] Desk**
*I'll always have...*
**[15:32] [POEM] N**
The sight of Mount Arima...
**[15:39] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[15:41] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[15:50] Chi**
*Desktomu-kun...*
**[15:52] Chi**
*Desktomu-kun!*
**[15:54] Murao**
Mizusawa High School defeats
First Akashi Girls' 3-2.
**[16:02] All**
Thank you very much.
**[16:04] All**
Thank you very much.
**[16:06] Mura**
The final will be between Fujisaki
High School and Mizusawa High School.
**[16:10] Mura**
Please return to your
seats in 15 minutes.
**[16:13] Miya**
That was incredible.
**[16:16] Miya**
The second-years really gave it their all.
**[16:29] Mori**
*Megumu-tan... Will we get it?*
**[16:32] Mori**
*Will we get it?*
**[16:34] Mori**
* Will we finally get a rare*
* shot of Megumu-tan's tears?!*
**[16:42] All**
*Here it comes!*
**[16:43] All**
*Memory wipe time!*
***SIGN*** She was quick today
**[16:45] Megu**
Can you give me this data?
**[16:48] Megu**
You were taking pictures during
the whole match, right?
**[16:51] Megu**
Give them all to me.
**[16:52] Megu**
Let me see them.
**[16:57] All**
*Megumu-tan...*
***SIGN*** Megumu-tan...
**[16:58] A**
Wait! Those are the battery
packs, not the SD cards!
**[17:05] Megu**
That was my last time
playing karuta on this team.
**[17:10] Tani**
Megumu?
**[17:12] Megu**
It's all over.
**[17:15] Megu**
* I always thought that I*
* would stop playing karuta*
**[17:19] ---**
*once I could no longer play with all of them.*
**[17:23] (Flashback) Yu**
We'll help, so let's practice until
you're invested enough to get upset.
***SIGN*** Good Luck Megumu
**[17:29] Megu**
*I'm so stupid.*
**[17:34] Megu**
*I'm upset after winning.*
**[17:37] Megu**
*I can't stop...*
***SIGN*** Okay, it's finally time to face Fujisaki!
***SIGN*** Pay attention to the following points.
**[17:46] Chi**
Desktomu-kun...
**[17:47] Chi**
You're incredible, Desktomu-kun!
**[17:49] Chi**
Incredible!
**[17:50] Chi**
Why did you go after "The sight
of Mount" in that luck of the draw?
**[17:52] Chi**
Did you hear it?
***SIGN*** Of course not.
***SIGN*** I was gambling.
***SIGN*** Going from the data from the matches I've watched,
***SIGN*** there's a slightly higher chance of a "The" card
**[18:04] ---**
being read in a luck of the draw.
***SIGN*** That's all it was.
***SIGN*** Anyway, for the final lineup,
**[18:11] ---**
I think we should stick
with the second-years.
**[18:13] Tai**
* Statistically, he had a 50%*
* chance of guessing right,*
**[18:17] Tai**
*but I've heard people say...*
**[18:19] Pork**
*I've heard Master mention that before...*
**[18:23] (Flashback) Kita**
There are all kinds of superstitions
when it comes to luck of the draw.
**[18:26] (Flashback) Kita**
Some only go for three-syllable cards
that have become one-syllable cards.
**[18:29] (Flashback) Kita**
Or they believe that a
"The" card will be read.
**[18:31] Pork**
*Superstitions...*
**[18:34] Pork**
* Desktomu-kun has only been playing*
* karuta for 15 months,*
**[18:39] Pork**
* but he's already formed*
* his own superstitions.*
**[18:44] Pork**
*Desktomu-kun is learning...*
**[18:50] Desk**
*I'll always have my data to help me,*
**[18:55] Desk**
*and I'm sure it'll help everyone else.*
**[19:01] Chi**
*The grand final...*
**[19:05] Chi**
*Our team won, but I lost...*
**[19:09] Chi**
*Why?*
**[19:12] Chi**
* When the score was 2-2,*
* Megumu-chan took "May my sighs,"*
**[19:14] ---**
*then sent "Since I."*
**[19:18] Chi**
* It's one of my better cards,*
* but I lost it at the very end.*
**[19:24] Chi**
*What could I have done better?*
**[19:26] Chi**
* I was able to identify*
* Megumu-chan's weaknesses.*
**[19:30] Chi**
*I was able to conquer my own.*
**[19:33] Chi**
*What could I have done better?*
**[19:36] Chi**
*What could I have done better?*
**[19:51] Chi**
*Nail marks...*
**[19:54] Chi**
*I was using that much strength?*
**[20:02] Chi**
*Relax...*
**[20:05] Chi**
*Relax...*
**[20:08] Chi**
*This is the final.*
**[20:13] Miya**
A voice mail from Mr. Matoba?
**[20:17] Miya**
The Mizusawa concert band?!
**[20:21] Miya**
They lost their competition
in the regional preliminary.
**[20:25] Pork**
No boost for us this time.
**[20:29] Miya**
What is it, Tsukuba-kun?
**[20:31] Tsu**
I have a request, Ms. Miyauchi.
**[20:33] Tsu**
Order them to replace
Oe-senpai with me.
**[20:37] Tsu**
Use your authority as the advisor!
**[20:39] Miya**
There you go again.
**[20:41] Miya**
If you just want attention, stop it.
**[20:43] Tsu**
That's not it!
**[20:44] Tsu**
I'm not doing this for attention!
**[20:46] Tsu**
But I'm here!
**[20:48] Tsu**
I'm scared about going up
against Fujisaki in the final,
**[20:50] ---**
but I'm still a member of the team!
**[20:53] Kana**
Please, Tsukuba-kun...
**[20:57] Kana**
Do I look that tired?
**[21:00] Tsu**
Huh?
**[21:01] Kana**
I'm just fine.
I can play another match.
**[21:16] Kana**
That was a lie.
**[21:19] Kana**
That was a lie.
**[21:21] Kana**
Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.
# E15 - No matter where I stand
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6759DMNR/no-matter-where-i-stand)
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**[00:04] Kana**
Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.
**[00:10] Chi**
Kana-chan?!
**[00:14] Chi**
Did this happen during the last match?
***SIGN*** It's really swollen.
**[00:19] Kana**
Good thing it was me.
**[00:21] Kana**
Good thing it wasn't Chihaya-chan
jamming her finger.
**[00:24] Chi**
What are you talking about, Kana-chan?!
**[00:26] Kana**
We should consider ourselves lucky!
**[00:28] Kana**
It wasn't our ace who got hurt.
**[00:30] Kana**
We have first-years to sub in!
**[00:32] Kana**
Luck is on our side.
**[00:34] Kana**
Mizusawa is set up to win.
**[00:41] Sumi**
Did you notice that Oe-senpai
was injured, Tsukuba?
**[00:45] Tsu**
O-Of course!
**[00:46] Tsu**
I was watching Oe-senpai the whole time!
**[00:48] Sumi**
Yeah, you're lying.
**[00:49] Sumi**
You always lie.
**[00:51] Tsu**
*I was worried about her stamina,*
**[00:54] Tsu**
*and I never noticed her injury.*
**[00:57] (Flashback) Kana**
That was a lie.
**[00:58] (Flashback) Kana**
Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.
**[01:02] Tsu**
*Her lie was completely different from mine.*
**[01:06] Miya**
I'm amazed you were able
to win your game like this.
**[01:08] Miya**
It may be sprained.
**[01:10] Miya**
The swelling could get worse.
**[01:12] Kana**
It's okay.
**[01:18] Miya**
*Her hand is so small...*
**[01:21] Miya**
* Yet Oe-san and Komano-kun*
* are able to lead the others?*
**[01:28] Miya**
*But...*
**[01:34] Miya**
*In the process, they're also providing a push.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 15
***SIGN*** No
matter
where I
stand
**[02:53] Retro**
We're sorry...
We're sorry... We're sorry...
**[02:57] Retro**
We're sorry, Sudo-san!
**[02:59] Retro**
Please don't spank us!
***SIGN*** Spank?
**[03:00] A**
What?
**[03:01] Ama**
Oh, one of the hosts...
**[03:03] A**
Members of Hokuo,
too bad about that match.
**[03:09] Retro**
Do you need something?
**[03:10] A**
Uh, do you know who
Wataya Arata-kun is?
**[03:14] A**
From Fukui...
**[03:15] Retro**
Wataya Arata?!
**[03:16] Retro**
He is my eternal rival!
**[03:19] Retro**
Back in the winter of sixth grade,
**[03:21] Retro**
when we were almost equals,
we had a fateful encounter in Tokyo!
**[03:25] A**
Oh, I just wanted to know
if you were acquainted.
**[03:29] A**
Wataya-kun came here to cheer for you,
**[03:33] A**
but due to a mishap, he
wasn't able to watch in person.
**[03:36] A**
Once the third place match is
over, you should go see him.
**[03:40] A**
He's in the room at the
end of the second floor.
**[03:43] Retro**
*Wataya Arata came to cheer for us?*
**[03:48] Retro**
*Doesn't matter.*
**[03:50] Retro**
* I don't have time to worry*
* about another school.*
**[03:53] Retro**
*Because...*
**[03:56] Sudo**
Bastards...
**[03:59] Sudo**
Are you ready to bunny hop down
the Tokaido on the way home?
**[04:06] Sudo**
Just kidding. I was a fool.
**[04:10] Sudo**
I was convinced that you
would make the final,
**[04:12] Sudo**
so I wasn't watching the last match.
**[04:15] Sudo**
I was convinced that you
would make the final,
**[04:17] Sudo**
so I wasn't focused.
**[04:20] Sudo**
This time, I'll be watching...
**[04:21] Ama**
Huh?
**[04:27] Sudo**
Hokuo must end the
tournament with a win!
**[04:30] A**
The third-years are so good.
**[04:32] B**
I want to know what lineup
we'll use for the final.
**[04:34] C**
There's no reason to change lineups.
**[04:36] C**
They're our best players.
**[04:37] B**
Stupid. Don't you know
Coach Sakurazawa's style?
**[04:40] B**
She always switches in a
younger player for the final!
**[04:46] Mako**
*Who will be dropped?*
**[04:49] Ichi**
* Will it be me for being the*
* single loss against Hokuo?*
**[04:53] Both**
*This is the best lineup we have, Coach.*
**[05:01] Saku**
Suzuki Manata.
**[05:04] Saku**
You're out.
**[05:06] A**
Wow, she's breaking up
Fujisaki's Mana-Kana,
**[05:08] A**
Manata-senpai and Kanata-senpai!
**[05:10] B**
They're even, ability-wise,
**[05:12] B**
but she only removed
one from the lineup.
**[05:13] C**
Evil!
**[05:15] Mana**
C-Coach, why me?!
**[05:18] Saku**
Your knees.
**[05:20] Saku**
You've put a lot of strain
on those knee supports.
**[05:22] Saku**
Thank you.
**[05:23] Saku**
We wouldn't have made it to the
finals without your hard work.
**[05:27] Saku**
Yamashiro Rion, you're in.
**[05:32] Rion**
Yes.
**[05:32] D**
A second-year in the lineup...
**[05:34] E**
I knew it'd be Yamashiro.
**[05:36] E**
She's confirmed to be the
next core of this team.
**[05:38] F**
I've heard rumors that the
reader for the next match is—
**[05:40] Saku**
Stop chattering.
**[05:43] Saku**
The finals are the best opportunity to learn.
**[05:45] Saku**
Watch carefully and consider
the meaning of each card.
**[05:47] All**
Yes!
**[05:54] Mako**
*Yamashiro Rion.*
**[05:56] Mako**
*I figured she would be chosen.*
**[05:58] Mako**
*Frightening...*
**[05:59] Mako**
*The third-years are all in love with her.*
**[06:04] Mako**
*Frightening...*
**[06:05] Mako**
*Plus, she's copying my hairstyle.*
**[06:08] Mako**
*Frightening...*
**[06:09] Rion**
Makoto-senpai.
**[06:11] Rion**
I was watching Mizusawa's match,
**[06:13] Rion**
so I'm familiar with each player's—
**[06:14] Mako**
You think you can give advice
to the third-years?!
**[06:17] Mako**
And why did you agree
to enter the lineup?!
**[06:19] Mako**
You must know how hard
Manata worked to get here!
**[06:22] Mako**
You should have refused to play!
**[06:23] Ichi**
Hey, Makoto.
**[06:24] Mako**
We don't need you to win!
**[06:26] Ero**
Stop it, Makoto!
**[06:28] Mako**
Why are you all so soft on Rion?
**[06:30] Mako**
Don't you find it creepy how
she never shows any emotion?!
**[06:34] Rion**
But if I play, we can win for sure.
**[06:37] Rion**
Also, I wasn't the one who took
Manata-senpai out of the lineup.
**[06:44] Mako**
I know that, you iron mask!
**[06:48] Mako**
*I know that...*
**[06:50] Mako**
*The scariest person in Fujisaki is...*
**[06:54] Saku**
*We will be fine this year.*
**[06:56] Saku**
*The problem is the year after next.*
**[06:58] Saku**
*The third-years we have now are so good*
**[07:00] ---**
*that our team is no longer balanced.*
**[07:02] Saku**
* There are only a few first-years*
* who show any promise.*
**[07:06] Saku**
* I suppose I could have taken out*
* another third-year to let a first-year play.*
**[07:10] Mochi**
Ms. Sakurazawa.
**[07:13] Saku**
Mr. Mochida.
**[07:14] Mochi**
Congratulations on advancing to the finals.
**[07:16] Mochi**
I was very impressed.
**[07:18] Mochi**
I just saw that you took out one
of your third-years for the final.
**[07:22] Mochi**
He was the player who defeated
our Kameda very quickly.
**[07:26] G**
Coach Sakurazawa is really something.
**[07:28] G**
Most people would never take out
a third-year for the final.
**[07:31] F**
I know, but you have to
admire Manata-senpai.
**[07:34] F**
He's not hiding the fact that he's upset.
**[07:38] Kana**
Manata, your knees aren't
bothering you that much, right?
**[07:42] Kana**
We can go appeal to Coach.
**[07:44] Mana**
Kanata...
**[07:50] Kana**
Ma-Manata?!
**[07:53] Mana**
I-It's okay...
**[07:54] Mana**
I was just remembering all the
grueling practice we went through.
**[07:58] Saku**
Yes, Suzuki Manata is
an excellent player.
**[08:02] Saku**
I expect him to perform well in the
individual tournament tomorrow.
**[08:05] Mochi**
*It's my fault that Hokuo lost.*
**[08:09] Mochi**
*I'm not as strong as she is.*
**[08:11] Mochi**
* I don't have her kind of*
* strength and conviction,*
**[08:17] Mochi**
* to utilize the hopes of the*
* third-years to win the final.*
**[08:25] Ama**
Retro, pay attention!
**[08:27] Retro**
Yes!
**[08:29] Ama**
Give it everything you got left.
**[08:32] Ama**
The senpais, who hated how
our red T-shirts stand out
**[08:34] ---**
and swore to never wear them again,
**[08:36] Ama**
are wearing them now
as they watch us play.
**[08:39] Taku**
One of those isn't a senpai...
**[08:42] Ama**
Forget it! Don't mention that!
***SIGN*** Self- made replica
**[08:43] Ama**
She's still here to support us.
**[08:45] Ama**
We're not alone here!
**[08:51] [POEM] Kana**
May my sighs be blamed upon the moon,
**[08:56] [POEM] Kana**
or do my tears come from
the feelings it invokes?
**[09:00] Miya**
Oe-san?
**[09:01] Kana**
How did the Monk Saigyo feel
when he looked up at the moon?!
**[09:05] Miya**
I-I'm glad to see that
you're doing okay.
***SIGN*** Listen up, everyone.
***SIGN*** I'm confident that I can guess our opponent's lineup with 100% accuracy.
**[09:18] All**
What?!
***SIGN*** Fujisaki has multiple players who are highly skilled.
***SIGN*** Think of it as playing against five of Hokuo's Sudo-san.
**[09:24] Chi**
What?!
**[09:25] Pork**
He said that like it's nothing!
***SIGN*** None of the players stand out for individual performance,
***SIGN*** 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain)
***SIGN*** but they have a vague order that may be based on their personalities.
***SIGN*** 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain) 2. Ichimura Mitsuki
***SIGN*** 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain) 2. Ichimura Mitsuki 3. Suzuki Manata\Kanata
***SIGN*** 1. Emuro Ryoga (Captain) 2. Ichimura Mitsuki 3./4. Suzuki Manata\Kanata ?. Yamai Makoto
**[09:33] Pork**
Why do you have a question mark here?
***SIGN*** I'm not sure where to put him.
***SIGN*** They'll be changing the lineup for the final, anyway.
***SIGN*** One of the twins will be dropped for a younger player.
**[09:44] Pork**
Wait, a third-year Class A
player's getting dropped?!
***SIGN*** Yep, and he'll probably be replaced by a girl.
**[09:49] Chi**
How do you know that?!
**[09:51] (Flashback) Mako**
In Fujisaki, the girls are
scarier than the guys.
***SIGN*** I watched three of their matches.
***SIGN*** Also...
**[09:59] Tai**
*He reminds me of Arata.*
**[10:02] Tai**
* He's about the same build*
* and wearing glasses.*
**[10:05] Tai**
*Huh?*
**[10:07] Tai**
*I'd forgotten Arata until now.*
**[10:10] Tai**
*He kept popping up before...*
**[10:13] Tai**
*Was it because I was concentrating*
**[10:16] Tai**
*on the team match?*
**[10:17] A**
Time's up.
**[10:19] A**
Will the players please enter the room?
***SIGN*** Nationals edition
**[10:22] Desk**
*I've done all I can.*
**[10:25] Desk**
*I doubt I'll be able to win my game.*
**[10:30] Desk**
*But...*
**[10:32] ---**
*But...*
**[10:35] O**
Nakayama! We'll barely make the
train if we watch this match!
**[10:37] O**
Can we make it? Can we make it?
**[10:40] Sumi**
Did you really want to play that badly?
**[10:42] Kana**
Of course I did!
**[10:44] Kana**
If I'd known about this, I would
have insisted on playing!
**[10:46] Sumi**
Huh?
**[10:47] A**
*I'm so glad that she agreed to come.*
**[10:49] A**
* This is a wonderful present*
* for the high school students.*
**[10:52] Kana**
* The certified reader,*
* Yamashiro Kyoko, grade 7.*
**[10:56] Kana**
* We're so lucky to have her*
* read for a high school match!*
**[11:00] Kana**
*She's one of the best readers out there!*
**[11:02] Sumi**
* The world of karuta is too*
* deep for me to understand.*
**[11:06] Kana**
*This really is the final...*
**[11:08] Kana**
* In Omi Jingu, on the ultimate stage,*
* with the ultimate reader.*
**[11:14] Both**
*I wanted to play!*
**[11:17] Chi**
I'm actually a greedy person.
***SIGN*** Huh? We know.
**[11:21] Chi**
Compared to becoming Queen, becoming
the strongest woman in Japan,
**[11:25] Chi**
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
**[11:38] Tai**
Let's do this!
**[11:39] Pork**
Mi!
**[11:39] Tsu**
Zu!
***SIGN*** Sa!
**[11:40] Chi**
Wa!
**[11:41] All**
Fight!
**[11:44] Mura**
I will now read the order
for the final match.
**[11:47] Mura**
Fujisaki High School, Yamashiro Rion.
**[11:49] Kana**
*What? Yamashiro?*
**[11:52] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Ayase Chihaya.
**[11:54] A**
They took out a third-year
Class A player.
**[11:56] B**
The first game is between
two second-year girls.
**[11:58] Z**
* Wait, isn't that certified reader*
* Yamashiro's granddaughter?*
**[12:02] Z**
*She's a student at Fujisaki?*
**[12:05] Z**
*Is that why she agreed to come?*
**[12:07] Mako**
You'll have a lot to answer for
if you lose in the number one seat.
**[12:13] Desk**
*I don't know which girl they'll put in,*
**[12:16] Desk**
* but your goal is to become the*
* strongest girl in Japan, right?*
**[12:21] Mura**
Fujisaki High School, Suzuki Kanata.
**[12:23] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Nishida Yusei.
**[12:26] Kana**
*I'll avenge Manata's anguish!*
**[12:28] Pork**
*I'll avenge my anguish!*
**[12:31] Mura**
Fujisaki High School, Emuro Ryoga.
**[12:34] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Mashima Taichi.
**[12:36] I**
The two leaders are against each other!
**[12:38] J**
That's how a final should be!
**[12:39] Desk**
*This was the biggest surprise.*
**[12:41] (Flashback) Tai**
I'll play their captain.
**[12:44] Desk**
* That Mashima, not Ayase, was the*
* one who took the challenge.*
**[12:48] Tai**
*I won't run away.*
**[12:50] Tai**
*If it's a team match,*
**[12:53] Tai**
*not even Arata can scare me!*
**[12:55] Mura**
Fujisaki High School, Ichimura Mitsuki.
**[12:58] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Tsukuba Akihiro.
**[13:00] Tsu**
*If I win here, I'll look so good!*
**[13:02] Tsu**
*I'll be a true hero!*
**[13:05] Ichi**
Fox-eyed creature?
**[13:06] Tsu**
Huh? What?
**[13:08] Tsu**
Is that a nickname?
**[13:08] Tsu**
Wait, you've got fox eyes, too!
**[13:11] Mura**
Fujisaki High School, Yamai Makoto.
**[13:14] Mura**
Mizusawa High School, Komano Tsutomu.
**[13:16] Mako**
Oh? You actually made it
to the final, Mr. Spy?
**[13:19] Mako**
That's impressive,
**[13:20] Mako**
but you shouldn't expect to win.
**[13:22] Mako**
That goes for your whole team...
***SIGN*** You should stop blowing at your bangs when you're in trouble.
**[13:29] Mura**
Next, we have the third place match.
**[13:32] Mura**
First Akashi Girls' vs. Hokuo Academy.
**[13:34] Taku**
Huh? Where's Retro?
**[13:37] Shi**
It should be dry by now.
**[13:40] Sho**
Stop it!
***SIGN*** Why are you facing us?!
**[13:41] Sho**
Don't change in front of us!
**[13:42] Sho**
Give us a warning first!
**[13:47] Sho**
What?!
**[13:48] Sho**
What are you?! Who are you?!
**[13:49] Sho**
Strangers should stay out!
**[13:51] Ara**
Retro-kun?
**[13:54] Ara**
*Hokuo...*
**[13:56] Ara**
*The first place team from Tokyo.*
**[13:58] Ara**
*Retro-kun's still playing karuta?*
**[14:04] (Flashback) Tai**
It doesn't matter if I lose
my first match tomorrow...
**[14:07] (Flashback) Tai**
...as long as we win every match today.
**[14:09] Retro**
*Mashima's so stupid...*
**[14:12] Retro**
* Working hard to win team matches*
* won't get you anywhere.*
**[14:15] Retro**
* You want to make Class A*
* more than anyone else...*
**[14:17] Retro**
*Maybe even more than I do.*
**[14:22] Retro**
Wataya-kun...
**[14:24] Retro**
Aren't you going to cheer them on?
**[14:26] Retro**
Mashima and Chihaya are playing
to become the best in Japan.
**[14:37] Shi**
He's talking about becoming first in Japan
**[14:39] ---**
when it's a match between
high school students.
**[14:41] Shi**
I'm very impressed.
**[14:42] Shi**
They must all be very good.
**[14:45] Shi**
Don't you think so, Arata?
**[14:59] Shi**
You're still not going?
**[15:01] Ara**
If I go, I won't be able to play
in the individual tournament.
**[15:05] Shi**
Oh, so you care more about
the individual tournament.
**[15:08] Sho**
Arata, don't worry.
**[15:10] Sho**
The room's so packed that
no one will notice you.
**[15:12] Sho**
Go on.
**[15:13] Sho**
Isn't that why you came today?
**[15:15] Ara**
If I don't accept my punishment
after breaking the rules,
**[15:17] Ara**
I'll be incurring the
wrath of the gods, Shoji!
**[15:23] (Flashback) Retro**
Mashima and Chihaya are playing
to become the best in Japan.
**[15:31] Sho**
Not your pants!
**[15:34] Shi**
I wish I could be as relaxed as you are.
**[15:37] Shi**
I'm so nervous about the
tournament tomorrow.
**[15:41] Shi**
I need to go home.
**[15:42] Shi**
Goodbye then.
**[15:45] Ara**
Shinobu-chan.
**[15:47] Ara**
Won't you watch some of the team match?
**[15:50] Ara**
Your presence will encourage
some of the players.
**[15:55] Shi**
You must be joking.
**[16:07] Desk**
*This is...*
**[16:08] Tsu**
*U-Ugly!*
**[16:11] Mako**
*So many three-syllable cards...*
**[16:13] Pork**
* There's only one one-syllable*
* card on the field.*
**[16:16] Tai**
*No "Impassion—" cards.*
**[16:17] Tai**
*This will be a tough match for Chihaya.*
**[16:26] All**
Excuse us.
**[16:31] A**
*They're leaving after placing their cards?*
**[16:33] B**
* Did they already finish*
* memorizing the cards?*
**[16:35] B**
*That's crazy!*
**[16:37] Ama**
*That's how Fujisaki plays.*
**[16:39] Ama**
*This way, they always set their own pace.*
**[16:42] Ama**
*Don't panic, Mizusawa.*
**[16:49] Tai**
*It's no big deal.*
**[16:51] Desk**
* We had to play five matches*
* to reach the final.*
**[16:53] Desk**
*The third-years on Fujisaki are also tired.*
**[16:56] Desk**
* I think they'll leave their seats*
* to avoid memorization overload.*
**[17:00] Desk**
* The girl who hasn't played yet*
* will probably remain.*
**[17:03] Chi**
*Master Komano, you're incredible.*
**[17:07] Chi**
* Karuta is about memorizing and*
* forgetting over and over...*
**[17:12] Chi**
*Memorize and forget...*
**[17:14] Chi**
*Memorize and forget...*
**[17:17] Chi**
*Forget...*
**[17:19] Chi**
*Forget everything...*
**[17:24] Chi**
*If I don't forget everything,*
**[17:28] Chi**
* I won't be able to defeat a fresh*
* player in her first match.*
**[17:32] Mako**
Where's Rion?
**[17:34] Ero**
She's memorizing.
**[17:35] Mako**
What? Is that okay?
**[17:36] Mako**
She's not very strong to begin with,
yet she's not going to stretch?
**[17:39] Ero**
This is optional.
**[17:41] Mako**
You guys are too soft on Rion.
**[17:43] Mako**
True, she has incredible talent,
**[17:45] Mako**
but isn't it creepy how she
never shows any emotion?
**[17:48] Mako**
Why is she so popular?
**[17:49] Mako**
Plus, she's still stuck in Class B.
**[17:52] Mako**
Sure, she's kinda cute.
**[17:54] Ichi**
Hey, Makoto. I have a girlfriend, you know.
**[17:57] Mako**
Huh?
**[17:57] Kana**
Me, too.
**[17:58] Mako**
Seriously?!
***SIGN*** Good luck, Senpai
**[17:59] Kana**
I've been dating the first-year
Mano Misaki since spring.
**[18:02] Ichi**
I've been with Shining Rainbow-chan
since the spring season.
***SIGN*** Anime character
**[18:05] Mako**
No way!
**[18:06] Mako**
What about Eromu?!
**[18:06] Mako**
You're in love with Rion, right?!
**[18:10] Ero**
Rion has the breasts of an infant.
**[18:14] Ero**
I need an E-cup at least.
**[18:14] Mako**
*Emuro... I forgot...*
***SIGN*** Stop it with the hands
**[18:16] Ero**
The bigger the better.
**[18:16] ---**
* You're called "Eromu" because*
* of your erotic nature...*
**[18:17] Ero**
The ass is also important.
**[18:19] Kana**
I've been thinking.
**[18:21] Kana**
Isn't it because you're in love with Rion?
***SIGN*** Thump
**[18:25] Mako**
Huh?! Huh?! Wh-What's that?!
**[18:26] Mako**
Th-That's disgusting, Kanata!
**[18:29] Mako**
Who would love that poker face?!
**[18:30] Kana**
Well...
**[18:31] Mako**
That girl who just has sharp ears
and no sense of teamwork!
**[18:37] Mako**
Who was that?
I didn't hear any footsteps.
**[18:39] Mako**
Scary...
**[18:41] Shi**
* So this is the extent of the*
* ears of the best team players.*
**[18:46] Shi**
* They have fun fooling around together,*
* so far away from the cards.*
**[18:51] (Flashback) Ara**
Today is a day for teams.
**[18:54] Shi**
*Arata...*
**[18:57] Shi**
*Why, Arata?*
**[19:01] ---**
*Like cards... Check for like cards...*
**[19:02] ---**
*"May the time we," "May the time spent"...*
**[19:14] Ero**
Excuse us.
**[19:17] Tai**
*Even his motions remind me of Arata.*
**[19:22] Tai**
*Do all karuta players end up like this?*
**[19:27] Tai**
*The grand finale of the team tournament.*
**[19:30] Tai**
*I'm up against Fujisaki's Class A captain.*
**[19:33] Tai**
*I chose to play against him.*
**[19:36] Tai**
*If I beat him, maybe things will change...*
**[19:40] Ero**
I remember you.
**[19:42] Ero**
You played against one of our
alumni last year in the Class B final.
**[19:46] Ero**
I remember you.
**[19:48] Ero**
*So...*
**[19:50] Ero**
*You're still in Class B?*
**[19:53] Tai**
*He drew a line.*
**[19:58] Tai**
*He gauged my skill.*
**[20:01] Ero**
*Yes, it's such a pity.*
**[20:04] Ero**
* I was hoping to see those H-cup*
* jugs bounce before me,*
**[20:09] Ero**
*but it's not meant to be.*
**[20:10] Ero**
*Then I'll go with pattern A, where I fantasize*
**[20:12] ---**
* about Coach Sakurazawa letting me*
* feel her F-cup boobies if I win.*
**[20:17] Mako**
* Kanata actually thinks*
* I'm in love with Rion?!*
**[20:21] Mako**
*I'm in love with Rion?!*
**[20:22] Mako**
*With Rion?!*
**[20:24] Kana**
*Manata...*
**[20:25] Kana**
*Watch me play, Manata!*
**[20:27] Ichi**
*Which one should I use next?*
**[20:29] Ichi**
*Saint?*
**[20:30] Ichi**
*Rider?*
**[20:31] Ichi**
*Fighter?*
**[20:35] Kana**
*What's going on?*
**[20:37] Kana**
*Why is Fujisaki so relaxed?*
**[20:40] Mura**
We will begin now.
**[20:42] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[20:44] All**
Thank you for the game.
**[20:50] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[20:59] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[21:03] Chi**
*It's completely different.*
**[21:06] Chi**
* This is the sound of*
* a certified reader.*
**[21:09] Chi**
*This is the final.*
**[21:12] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[21:22] Chi**
*This is our grand finale!*
# E16 - Wait for the Emperor's Return
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYX0JDENR/wait-for-the-emperors-return)
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***SIGN*** Not Enough Money
***SIGN*** Will I get to
make an appearance
this time around?
***SIGN*** °nervous°
***SIGN*** Poor guy
***SIGN*** Grr
**[00:05] Chito**
They cut down on the extra
mini-segments because there isn't enough money?!
**[00:07] Chito**
Put together a two-hour
Saturday 8 o'clock special!
**[00:09] Chito**
Write a 500 page script!
**[00:11] Chito**
Don't spend the whole time
talking about Chihaya!
***SIGN*** Pissed
**[00:14] Retro**
What?! I thought you were finally
going to show my Road to Class A!
**[00:17] Retro**
Stop toying with me!
**[00:18] Retro**
Considering my skill, it's obvious that
I'll make Class A before Mashima does!
**[00:22] Sis**
I didn't get any screen
time the first season,
**[00:25] Sis**
so I'll be the main character
this time around, yes?
***SIGN*** What? I'm not?
**[00:27] Sis**
My story about giving up on love
to pursue my dream of designing—
**[00:30] Sis**
Wait! Who is this Johnny
Depp look-alike?!
***SIGN*** Lock on
**[00:31] Sis**
He's so hot!
**[00:33] BG**
Good morning.
**[00:36] Sumi**
*Impossible...*
**[00:38] Sumi**
*I was dumped...*
**[00:45] Sumi**
*I need to find a new boyfriend!*
**[00:47] Sumi**
*The hottest guy in this school!*
**[00:56] Chi**
This is the last new member, um...
**[01:00] Tsu**
I'm Tsukuba from class 1-10.
**[01:05] Sumi**
Um, nobody was in the classroom...
**[01:08] Sumi**
Are we in here today?
**[01:12] Tai**
Thank you for coming, Hanano-san!
**[01:17] Tai**
Thank you!
**[01:23] [POEM] Chi**
...are wet with dew
**[01:28] [POEM] Chi**
So the flower has wilted during the long
spring rains, just as my beauty has faded
**[01:30] Sumi**
I know this one!
**[01:37] Chi**
You were happy about taking
your first card, right?
**[01:41] Chi**
You'll start moving faster and
faster to take cards, Sumire-chan.
**[01:45] Chi**
O-Okay, how about your right hand?
**[01:47] Chi**
Just trim your right hand.
**[01:48] Sumi**
Wait!
**[01:49] Sumi**
Stop this!
**[01:50] Sumi**
I already said that I joined this
club to be with Mashima-senpai,
**[01:55] ---**
not to play karuta!
**[01:56] Sumi**
*Oh...*
**[01:58] Sumi**
*Oh gosh...*
**[01:59] Sumi**
I've had enough!
**[02:01] Chi**
Wait!
**[02:02] Chi**
Sumire-chan!
**[02:03] Pork**
Ayase!
**[02:04] Pork**
Forget it.
**[02:05] Pork**
She's made it clear that she
doesn't want to play karuta.
**[02:08] Pork**
Just ignore her.
**[02:11] Chi**
Ever since I collapsed and had to forfeit
last year during the national championship,
**[02:16] Chi**
I've spent every day wondering
what would have happened
**[02:18] Chi**
if we had one more member.
**[02:23] Chi**
We finally have new members...
**[02:25] Chi**
Two of them stayed.
**[02:30] Chi**
I can't ignore them!
**[02:32] Kana**
Yesterday, when you said
**[02:35] ---**
that Hundred Poets was
a bunch of love poems,
**[02:37] Kana**
I had to admit you were right.
**[02:40] Kana**
We share the same feelings
that they did in the past.
**[02:45] Kana**
However, Hundred Poets
is an anthology of poetry.
**[02:49] Kana**
Their poems are still known
a thousand years later,
**[02:52] Kana**
because they expressed their
feelings and techniques
**[02:54] ---**
in adherence to the 31 syllables rule.
**[02:58] Kana**
The feelings expressed are
dependent on the rules!
**[03:02] Kana**
Do you really think that
the president knows your
**[03:05] ---**
true feelings after hearing
that little outburst?
**[03:11] Kana**
Hanano-san.
**[03:14] Kana**
Can you teach me how to put on mascara?
**[03:19] Kana**
Since I only have three eyelashes...
**[03:21] Sumi**
There's no such thing as a human
with only three eyelashes!
**[03:24] Sumi**
Let me see!
***SIGN*** This is my
eighth year
in college now
***SIGN*** Adding
Eyelashes
***SIGN*** I'll have some wagashi to celebrate
**[03:32] Sumi**
Three...
**[03:35] Kana**
Sorry, the mascara doesn't change the
fact that I only have three eyelashes.
***SIGN*** Why do I feel defeated...
**[03:38] Sumi**
I can no longer call myself
the Mascara Shogun!
***SIGN*** Kana-chan, for the next school club committee meeting...
**[03:44] Kana**
Yes?
**[03:46] Sumi**
*I had to resort to fake ones!*
***SIGN*** Everybody will be used to it by the last episode
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Boarding for @@ Line
***SIGN*** Love Hunter
**[05:08] Sis**
That hurt!
**[05:09] Sis**
Hey! Looking like Johnny Depp
**[05:11] ---**
doesn't mean you shouldn't
watch where you're going!
***SIGN*** Sent him flying
**[05:14] Sis**
Don't exaggerate. I just bumped into you.
**[05:15] Sis**
Pull yourself together.
***SIGN*** It may be broken...
**[05:17] Sis**
Well, I guess I'll have
to take you home then.
***SIGN*** Good-bye, Desktomu-kun
**[05:21] Sis**
Where do you live?
**[05:22] Sis**
Wanna stop by the hospital?
**[05:23] Sis**
You're awfully skinny, you know.
**[05:25] Sis**
Wanna grab something to eat?
***SIGN*** Episode 16
***SIGN*** Wait
for
the
Emperor's
return
**[05:27] A**
Last year's champions will
now return the trophy.
**[05:34] Chi**
* This was the first trophy*
* we worked together to win.*
**[05:38] Chi**
*We have to win again*
**[05:40] Chi**
*and make it to Nationals.*
**[05:43] Chi**
* Our next dream is to be*
* number one in Japan!*
***SIGN*** Group A Round 1 Mizusawa High School
***SIGN*** Nishida Yusei
Oe Kana
Ayase Chihaya
Komachi Tsutomu
Mashima Taichi
**[05:47] Tai**
Yeah, we want to get off
to a running start.
**[05:50] Tai**
Let's use the order
Komano came up with.
**[05:53] Pork**
Sounds good.
**[05:54] Kana**
I think it's fine.
**[05:55] Tsu**
Oh, then I'll go turn this in.
**[05:58] Tai**
Huh? Oh, thanks.
**[06:08] Pork**
Tsukuba-kun?
***SIGN*** Komano Tsutomu [Removed] Tsukuba Akihiro [Replacement]
**[06:11] Pork**
What do you think you're doing?!
**[06:14] Pork**
How could you change the order?!
**[06:16] Pork**
If you've got a problem, say something!
**[06:19] Tsu**
B-But!
**[06:21] Tsu**
I came within three cards of
beating Komano-senpai once!
**[06:24] Tsu**
I've almost caught up
in terms of skill!
**[06:26] Tsu**
I'm...
**[06:31] Tai**
Cool down.
**[06:33] Tai**
If you can't, go home.
***SIGN*** Let's switch up the order.
***SIGN*** For our first match against Shuryukan,
***SIGN*** let's switch me out
***SIGN*** for Hanano Sumire.
**[06:47] Sumi**
Huh?
**[06:48] All**
Huh?
***SIGN*** For our second match against West High,
***SIGN*** we'll switch out Kana-chan
***SIGN*** for Tsukuba Akihiro.
***SIGN*** The remaining three players will have to play every game.
***SIGN*** Mashima, Porky, Ayase...
***SIGN*** It's on you.
**[07:10] Chi**
*Let's go, Mizusawa High School.*
**[07:13] [POEM] N**
The night breaks to day...
**[07:14] [POEM] N**
May I live to see...
**[07:15] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy...
**[07:17] Tsu**
Uh...
**[07:19] Tsu**
Why are you giving me a chance?
***SIGN*** Shh. You're too loud.
**[07:24] Tsu**
I said a lot of rude things.
***SIGN*** I've been in your shoes.
***SIGN*** I was also given a chance.
**[07:38] Chi**
One win for Mizusawa!
**[07:40] Tai**
Two wins for Mizusawa!
**[07:41] Kana**
*Not President Mashima...*
**[07:42] Pork**
Okay! Three wins for Mizusawa!
**[07:45] Kana**
*Not Porky...*
**[07:47] Kana**
* We wouldn't be this strong,*
* if the first-years weren't here.*
**[07:54] Ama**
Hey, Retro!
**[07:57] Ama**
What are you thinking?!
**[07:58] Ama**
Your projected order was
completely different!
**[08:00] Mochi**
Amakasu-kun, calm down!
**[08:01] Ama**
What are you trying to pull?!
**[08:02] Mochi**
Predictions are gonna
be wrong sometimes!
**[08:04] Ama**
Was your prediction wrong?! Well?!
**[08:10] Retro**
Why should we use minimal energy?
**[08:12] Ama**
What?!
**[08:13] Retro**
Aren't we supposed to be Hokuo Academy?
**[08:17] Retro**
Our ace against their ace.
**[08:19] Retro**
Our number two against
their number two.
**[08:22] Retro**
Isn't that how we should win?!
**[08:25] Retro**
Hokuo Academy is the
strongest school in Tokyo!
**[08:28] Retro**
That's what I want to show everyone!
**[08:33] Chi**
Ms. Miyauchi?
**[08:34] Miya**
Sorry to show up right when
you're about to start.
**[08:37] Miya**
I had the idea to make these yesterday,
**[08:40] Miya**
and I just put on the finishing touches.
**[08:42] Miya**
It should be easier for
you to move around now.
**[08:47] Chi**
*Tasuki...*
**[08:48] Desk**
*I can move now.*
**[08:51] Pork**
*I don't feel as hot now.*
**[09:08] [POEM] N**
Waves creep closer...
**[09:09] [POEM] N**
When the misty bridge...
**[09:13] Hara**
* She's lost two of her*
* best cards in a row.*
**[09:15] Hara**
*That boy has good sense.*
**[09:17] [POEM] N**
Feel sorrow wash...
**[09:19] Tai**
*Retro!*
**[09:20] ---**
*Why do you always use strange motions?!*
**[09:24] [POEM] N**
Impassionate gods...
**[09:26] Sumi**
*Yes!*
**[09:27] Sumi**
*All four of them got it!*
**[09:28] Taku**
W-Wait!
**[09:30] Taku**
"*Impassioned vows*" is still in play,
so I was able to cover in time!
***SIGN*** I touched the card first.
***SIGN*** I moved around your hand to tap it from the side.
**[09:38] Shiro**
One win for Hokuo!
**[09:40] Chi**
*What?*
**[09:41] Chi**
*Porky was crushed?!*
***SIGN*** Lost by 13 cards
**[09:46] [POEM] N**
I know that my heart...
**[09:52] Taku**
Uh, I'm moving "*The hazed early*" left.
**[09:58] Desk**
* Is he doing this because*
* I'm left-handed?*
**[10:00] Retro**
I'm moving "*The fall paddy*" left.
**[10:03] Retro**
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
**[10:05] Tai**
* No, that's not what*
* they're trying to do!*
**[10:08] Pork**
*Wait until Kana-chan has received hers!*
**[10:09] Pork**
*Don't send your card yet!*
**[10:15] Kame**
I'm sending "*The hazed early*."
**[10:19] Desk**
*They got us.*
**[10:22] Pork**
*Hokuo...*
**[10:25] Pork**
*...successfully split their cards.*
**[10:29] Chi**
*Huh?*
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy
**[10:31] Chi**
*Does this mean...*
**[10:33] Chi**
* ...it's really hard for*
* us to score three wins?*
**[10:36] Chi**
*No way! What do we do? What do we do?*
**[10:46] Pork**
*What am I doing...*
**[10:49] Tai**
* If "The hazed early" is read,*
* Chihaya will take the opponent's card!*
**[10:53] Tai**
* If "The fall paddy" is read,*
* I'll take the opponent's card!*
**[10:58] Tai**
*We're not giving up!*
**[11:01] Tai**
*Mizusawa will take three wins!*
**[11:03] Tai**
*We'll be the champions!*
**[11:05] [POEM] N**
The fall wind parts the wispy clouds
**[11:13] Retro**
*A fault...*
**[11:17] Tai**
One win for Mizusawa!
**[11:24] Sudo**
*Amakasu...*
**[11:26] Sudo**
*Be careful, Amakasu!*
**[11:29] Sudo**
*There are people...*
**[11:30] [POEM] N**
to reveal moonlight, clear and bright.
**[11:36] Sudo**
* capable of clearing their*
* minds in this situation.*
**[11:40] [POEM] N**
The hazed early dawn light
comes not from the moon
***SIGN*** Shouldn't we wake up Ayase?
**[11:52] Kana**
Yes, the closing ceremony's
about to begin.
**[11:55] Pork**
E-Everyone! I'm sorry!
**[11:58] Pork**
It's all because I screwed up!
**[11:59] Pork**
Because I lost first!
**[12:03] Tai**
Chihaya...
**[12:06] Chi**
Th-That was fun!
**[12:11] Chi**
That was the most fun we've had!
***SIGN*** Karuta
Club
Secrets
***SIGN*** Treasure
**[12:23] ---**
We've run into a serious problem in the
second season that affects all of us.
**[12:27] Pork**
The fact that my sister
***SIGN*** Aw, you're sweating so much
**[12:29] ---**
and Retro-kun are the only people
we know who are dating someone!
***SIGN*** We can't be positive that they're the only ones.
**[12:36] Sudo**
Girlfriend? I've got plenty of those.
***SIGN*** A whole bunch
They give me candy
***SIGN*** Naturally
**[12:38] Mura**
I-I have a bunch...
**[12:39] Pork**
We can't trust their claims!
**[12:41] Shi**
I have...
**[12:41] Pork**
We already know what
you're gonna say, Queen!
**[12:44] Pork**
Besides, we spend too much
time playing karuta!
**[12:47] Pork**
Mashima probably has girls
confessing to him all the time!
**[12:50] Pork**
Why don't you go out with them?!
***SIGN*** I'll start calling you Piggy instead of Porky
**[12:52] Sumi**
* How can he treat something*
* so important so lightly?!*
**[12:55] Sumi**
*Look at how heavy he is!*
**[12:57] Tai**
Yeah, but,
**[12:58] Tai**
relationships aren't all sunshine and rainbows.
***SIGN*** Insurmountable Wall
***SIGN*** Yes, I know what you mean
**[13:02] All**
You can tell they're experienced!
**[13:03] Tai**
Wait, I'm grouped with Retro?
**[13:05] Chi**
I want to go out with
someone who's good at karuta.
**[13:09] Kana**
I want to go out with someone who
knows how to put on a kimono.
***SIGN*** Just
kidding
<3
***SIGN*** Well, I guess we'll be the best
couple for the time being
***SIGN*** Cough
***SIGN*** I hope the second season
has more romance
**[13:15] Tai**
Tsukuba! Let's practice!
**[13:16] Tsu**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Oe Traditional Clothing offers lessons for putting on kimono, right?
**[13:19] Pork**
Desktomu-kun, let's go together!
**[13:21] Tsu**
Huh?
***SIGN*** 1 Nishida Yusei 2 Oe Kana 3 Ayase Chihaya 4 Mashima Taichi 5 Tsukuba Akihiro
**[13:22] Sumi**
What?! Tsukuba's really a starter!
**[13:25] Sumi**
That's amazing!
**[13:27] Tsu**
Starter...
**[13:28] Tai**
The group stage match-ups
were drawn yesterday,
**[13:30] ---**
so Komano and I already came up
with the order for the first round.
**[13:34] Tsu**
Why me? Isn't Komano-senpai a starter?
***SIGN*** For the National Tournament
***SIGN*** A month has passed since the Tokyo regional.
***SIGN*** You've worked very hard.
***SIGN*** In terms of skill, you're even with me.
***SIGN*** Don't forget that our goal is to become number one in Japan!
***SIGN*** While the two rounds in the group stage are taking place,
**[13:53] ---**
I'll be scouting the other top schools
***SIGN*** to prepare for the championship bracket!
***SIGN*** The five of you have to get us there!
**[14:02] Pork**
Does that mean you're not
playing in the group stage?!
**[14:05] Pork**
Are you really okay with that?!
***SIGN*** Yeah.
**[14:07] [POEM] N**
Though I prayed...
**[14:13] Chi**
Porky!
**[14:15] Chi**
What are you doing?!
We've been looking for you!
**[14:17] Chi**
The match is about to begin! Hurry!
**[14:20] Chi**
There's no time for us to talk strategy now.
**[14:24] Chi**
Why were you in the cafeteria?
**[14:26] Chi**
We bought three lunches.
**[14:28] Chi**
Oh, we'll be going with the same
lineup we used in the group stage.
**[14:34] A**
Playoff teams, please head inside.
**[14:37] Pork**
*Really?*
**[14:38] Pork**
*So you don't want to play?*
***SIGN*** Porky!
***SIGN*** If you're matched up against Kawabe, try to stay calm!
**[14:45] Pork**
*I don't need your help.*
***SIGN*** He's just guessing!
**[14:52] A**
Hurry up.
***SIGN*** No, I'm not...
**[14:57] Pork**
*Don't need your help...*
**[15:00] [POEM] N**
May it be that I...
**[15:03] Pork**
*This is bad...*
**[15:04] Pork**
* I can't keep up with his*
* sporadic bursts of speed.*
**[15:07] Pork**
*My arm won't move.*
**[15:09] Pork**
*This Kawabe guy is really good...*
**[15:13] Pork**
*Kawabe?*
**[15:14] (Flashback) Desk**
He's just guessing!
**[15:18] Pork**
We won! Mizusawa won!
**[15:23] Pork**
You're playing in the
next match, right?
**[15:26] Pork**
You're playing in the
next match, right?!
**[15:28] Pork**
You're going to join us, right?!
**[15:29] Pork**
Desktomu-kun!
**[15:33] [POEM] N**
Long last we meet, only for
me to leave hurriedly,
**[15:42] Desk**
* She knew to pay extra attention*
* to "Long last we meet"...*
**[15:44] Pork**
*She couldn't get it.*
**[15:46] Chi**
*This is the West representative.*
**[15:50] Chi**
*No...*
**[15:52] Chi**
*She's much faster than she was that day.*
**[15:56] Chi**
*She has the potential to become Queen.*
**[15:59] [POEM] N**
Silent waves creep closer...
**[16:01] [POEM] N**
The storm will soon carry...
**[16:03] [POEM] N**
For you, I would have given up my life
**[16:09] Yu**
*Megumu?*
**[16:11] Megu**
*I have to beat her.*
**[16:13] Megu**
* But I have to win to*
* make everyone happy.*
**[16:17] Megu**
*I have to beat you now.*
**[16:20] [POEM] N**
Feel sorrow wash...
**[16:24] Suo**
* I don't remember her having*
* such a fast motion.*
**[16:30] Chi**
*Megumu-chan...*
**[16:32] Chi**
*Megumu-chan is me.*
**[16:35] (Flashback) Hara**
Stop taking cards with your speed.
**[16:40] Chi**
* She's who I'd be if someone*
* hadn't taught me better.*
**[16:43] Yu**
Megumu, I'll secure our first win,
**[16:46] Yu**
so you can take it easy.
**[16:49] Tai**
Okay...
**[16:51] Tai**
Time to attack!
**[16:53] Tai**
Mizusawa!
**[16:53] All**
Yeah!
**[16:55] Yu**
Okay, one card!
**[16:56] Megu**
One card!
**[16:57] Megu**
One card at a time!
**[16:58] All**
Y-Yes!
**[17:03] Pork**
*I'm treating you like a boy!*
**[17:08] Yu**
*You're weaker than Megumu!*
**[17:11] Yu**
Okay, I won!
**[17:12] Yu**
One win for First Akashi Girls'!
**[17:16] [POEM] N**
Rain takes longer...
**[17:18] Yu**
*No way!*
**[17:20] Yu**
*Megumu even lost her "Rain" card?!*
**[17:22] Kana**
One win for Pizusawa!
**[17:26] Megu**
*I lost "Silent" and "Rain."*
**[17:29] Megu**
*Her speed is real.*
**[17:33] Megu**
*This girl...*
**[17:35] Megu**
*Ayase Chihaya...*
**[17:38] [POEM] N**
Impassioned gods...
***SIGN*** Got it!
**[17:41] Tai**
Two wins for Mizusawa!
**[17:45] Chi**
*First Akashi Girls' has 2 wins...*
**[17:47] Chi**
*Mizusawa has 2 wins...*
**[17:52] Chi**
*Desktomu-kun!*
**[17:57] Tai**
*His opponent has "The sight of Mount,"*
**[17:59] Tai**
* while Komano has "May my lonely"*
* in a luck of the draw.*
**[18:03] Tai**
*There are four more dead cards...*
**[18:06] [POEM] N**
Though my hatred has waned...
**[18:08] [POEM] N**
So the flower petals...
**[18:11] [POEM] N**
I wish I could show the
people how my sleeves
**[18:12] Sumi**
*It's not over yet?!*
***SIGN*** Excuse me.
**[18:22] Desk**
*It's scary.*
**[18:23] Desk**
*This is the last game...*
**[18:25] Desk**
*to decide the match!*
**[18:28] [POEM] N**
Said world grants no escape
**[18:32] Tai**
*Komano, have you noticed?*
**[18:35] Tai**
*There aren't any more dead cards!*
**[18:37] Tai**
*The next card will decide*
**[18:40] ---**
*the game!*
**[18:43] Desk**
*It's scary...*
**[18:46] Desk**
*But...*
**[18:47] [POEM] N**
I hide in the mountains, only to
hear the haunting cry of a deer
**[18:55] Desk**
*I'll always have...*
**[18:58] [POEM] N**
The sight of Mount Arima...
**[19:06] Chi**
*Desktomu-kun...*
**[19:08] Chi**
*Desktomu-kun!*
**[19:10] Murao**
Mizusawa High School defeats
First Akashi Girls' 3-2.
**[19:17] Ara**
Retro-kun?
**[19:20] Retro**
Wataya-kun...
**[19:22] Retro**
Aren't you going to cheer them on?
**[19:24] Retro**
Mashima and Chihaya are playing
to become the best in Japan.
**[19:29] Shi**
Goodbye then.
**[19:32] Ara**
Shinobu-chan.
**[19:33] Ara**
Won't you watch some of the team match?
**[19:36] Ara**
Your presence will encourage
some of the players.
**[19:39] Chi**
I'm actually a greedy person.
***SIGN*** Huh? We know.
**[19:43] Chi**
Compared to becoming Queen, becoming
the strongest woman in Japan,
**[19:47] Chi**
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
**[19:59] Tai**
Let's do this!
**[20:00] Pork**
Mi!
**[20:01] Tsu**
Zu!
***SIGN*** Sa!
**[20:02] Chi**
Wa!
**[20:02] All**
Fight!
**[20:07] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[20:15] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[20:20] Chi**
*It's completely different.*
**[20:23] Chi**
* This is the sound of*
* a certified reader.*
**[20:25] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[20:33] Chi**
*This is our grand finale!*
***SIGN*** Coach Sakurazawa's
Be Grateful Speech
***SIGN*** They might as well make a live action movie Then I would be...
**[22:06] ---**
It seems you all don't understand, so I'll tell you.
**[22:10] ---**
Over the two days, a total of 1000 students
participate in the High School Championship,
**[22:15] ---**
but there are about 100 people
who put the entire thing on.
**[22:18] ---**
Staff of the National Karuta Association, as well
as members of the local karuta societies
**[22:23] ---**
and Kansai's college karuta societies
**[22:26] ---**
work hard on the reading, judging,
setting up the tatami mats,
**[22:29] ---**
and preparing the cards, just for you.
**[22:32] ---**
What you mustn't forget is that these people
are mostly Class A or High Class A players.
**[22:37] ---**
The top people are Grade 10,
or even former Masters or Queens.
**[22:42] ---**
Meaning?
**[22:42] ---**
Put simply, if this were the
High School baseball championship...
***SIGN*** The unsung heroes are all stars
***SIGN*** Third Base Ump. Ichi**
***SIGN*** Home Plate Ump. Sada**** Oh
***SIGN*** Second Base Ump. Shige* Nagashima
***SIGN*** First Base Ump. Yu Darvi**
***SIGN*** See you next week!
***SIGN*** Next time I'll have screen time
# E17 - Gust of wind
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR19XPV16/gust-of-wind)
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***SIGN*** High School National Ogura Hundred Poets Karuta Championship
**[00:03] Mura**
We will begin now.
**[00:06] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[00:14] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
**[00:23] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
**[00:29] Chi**
*This is our grand finale!*
**[00:32] [POEM] N**
As this trip takes me away in haste,
**[00:44] [POEM] N**
I have only autumn leaves as an offering
for the gods watching over me
**[00:53] [POEM] ---**
While
**[00:54] [POEM] N**
I sigh and lament how the one
I love does not feel the same,
**[00:58] Chi**
*Wh-What is this?*
**[01:01] Chi**
*She's different.*
**[01:02] Chi**
*Completely different.*
**[01:04] Chi**
*Her reflexes...*
**[01:05] Chi**
*Her sense...*
**[01:08] Saku**
* Rion, the reader is your grandmother,*
* Yamashiro Kyoko, grade 7.*
**[01:14] Saku**
*You should be able to play well.*
**[01:17] Saku**
* By the time the other players*
* have also taken five cards,*
**[01:23] Saku**
*Mizusawa*
**[01:26] Saku**
*will realize their imminent defeat.*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Gust
of
wind
***SIGN*** Episode 17
**[02:48] (Flashback) Ara**
Today is a day for teams.
**[02:51] Shi**
*Why, Arata?*
**[02:54] Shi**
*This match looks boring.*
**[02:54] [POEM] N**
only tears can bring relief
in this cruel life
**[03:04] [POEM] N**
The sound of people pitying...
**[03:07] Pork**
*H-His stance is so low!*
**[03:09] Pork**
*His spider-like form is solid as a rock.*
**[03:12] Desk**
*This guy acts sort of feminine,*
**[03:17] Desk**
*but he plays like a man!*
**[03:19] Desk**
*He's strong!*
**[03:20] Mako**
*I'm not in love with Rion!*
**[03:22] Mako**
*Not Rion!*
**[03:24] Tsu**
*H-He's weird!*
**[03:27] Tsu**
*Weird!*
**[03:29] Ichi**
*Secret Technique: Thunder Fall!*
**[03:33] Tsu**
*Very weird!*
**[03:35] [POEM] N**
descends from Mount Yoshino
upon my long-forgotten home
**[03:44] [POEM] N**
Though I prayed to the god of mercy
that the one I love not shun me,
**[03:47] Tai**
*He covered on a two-syllable card?*
**[03:50] Tai**
* It's possible to move*
* and stop so quickly?*
**[04:00] Tai**
* They're physically strong.*
* Especially their upper bodies...*
**[04:06] (Flashback) Ero**
Coach Sakurazawa.
**[04:08] (Flashback) Saku**
I've been playing competitive
karuta since I was six,
**[04:11] (Flashback) Saku**
and the harder I played, the harder
it was for my knees and back.
**[04:15] (Flashback) Saku**
So my goal is for all of you
to be able to play karuta
**[04:19] (Flashback) ---**
for a very long time
without injuring yourself.
**[04:22] (Flashback) Saku**
For that, the first thing you need is stamina.
**[04:24] (Flashback) Saku**
Before and after practice, you
must stretch for thirty minutes.
**[04:28] (Flashback) Saku**
Throw in thirty minutes of running
and three reps of weight training.
***SIGN*** Groan
**[04:32] (Flashback) Saku**
Whenever you play full matches as part
of practice, include the full regimen.
**[04:35] Ero**
* Whenever Coach Sakurazawa*
* said that word,*
**[04:37] Saku**
*Stamina.*
**[04:38] Ero**
* I was motivated to endure*
* whatever she put us through.*
**[04:42] Ichi**
*There's nothing erotic about that word!*
**[04:44] Mana**
*Damn you, Eromu!*
**[04:45] Ero**
* With 50 club members, Fujisaki*
* is famous for always winning.*
**[04:51] (Flashback) A**
The karuta club made it
to the nationals again.
**[04:53] (Flashback) B**
That's amazing.
**[04:54] Ero**
* There are no students in our school*
* who would belittle karuta.*
**[04:58] (Flashback) Saku**
First-years will work
on their memorization.
**[05:00] (Flashback) Saku**
Second-years will work
on card placement.
**[05:02] (Flashback) Saku**
Third-years will work on sending cards.
**[05:05] (Flashback) Saku**
Take it one step at a time.
**[05:08] Ero**
* Coach Sakurazawa has been*
* karuta advisor for 12 years,*
**[05:12] Ero**
*and the legacy she has built...*
**[05:15] Ero**
*is the pride of the Fujisaki karuta club.*
**[05:22] Sumi**
Are our opponents really that good?
**[05:25] Sumi**
We're already losing...
**[05:27] Sumi**
Oe-senpa—
**[05:29] Oe**
*Chihaya-chan...*
**[05:30] [POEM] N**
I never asked to be treated colder
than the winds of Mount Hatsuse
**[05:39] [POEM] N**
I wish I could show the
people how my sleeves
**[05:48] Mako**
*Stupid.*
**[05:50] Mako**
* Coach Sakurazawa, why did you send*
* Rion out in the final match?*
**[05:55] Mako**
* There are plenty of third-year*
* players who worked*
**[05:58] ---**
*far harder than she did.*
**[06:01] Mako**
* We don't need her hearing*
* and talent to win.*
**[06:08] Mako**
* We can defend Fujisaki's*
* legacy without her.*
**[06:12] Chi**
*Wh-Why?*
**[06:14] Chi**
*Why did she move after hearing "I"?*
**[06:17] Chi**
* I've lost a bunch of two-syllable*
* cards on the first syllable.*
**[06:21] Chi**
*Twenty-eight one-syllable cards.*
**[06:24] Chi**
*Is she a Suo-san type?*
**[06:27] Chi**
*But she's reacting too fast.*
**[06:29] Chi**
*What can she hear?*
**[06:32] Chi**
*What is it?*
**[06:35] Saku**
* Rion's matched against the Mizusawa*
* player with good game sense.*
**[06:39] Saku**
*That's why she's going all out.*
**[06:41] Saku**
*She wants to put this game away early.*
**[06:46] Saku**
*Can you keep it up, Rion?*
**[06:52] Shi**
*I'm so bored...*
**[06:54] Shi**
*But...*
**[06:55] [POEM] N**
have been soaked red
with tears of blood
**[06:58] Shi**
*The reader is Yamashiro, grade 7.*
**[07:04] [POEM] N**
Since the dew atop the blades of grass
has been scattered by the winds,
**[07:06] Tsu**
*Dead card.*
**[07:12] [POEM] N**
it is as though pearls have been
strung across the autumn plain
**[07:21] [POEM] N**
While autumn leaves crunch
under deer footsteps,
**[07:23] Pork**
*Dead card.*
**[07:31] [POEM] N**
the stag cries longingly for the doe
**[07:46] (Flashback) Kana**
My favorite reader, Yamashiro-san,
has a multicolor voice.
**[07:51] (Flashback) Kana**
Her voice, its resonance...
**[07:55] Chi**
*Multicolor...*
**[08:01] (Flashback) Chi**
The "Impassionate" card looks
bright red to you.
**[08:05] Chi**
*I also have cards*
**[08:07] ---**
* whose images are so strong in*
* my mind, they appear in color.*
**[08:10] Chi**
*But...*
**[08:12] Chi**
*Can a reading also have color?*
**[08:15] Chi**
*Can she hear colors?*
**[08:18] Shi**
* There's too much information*
* communicated when Yamashiro-san reads.*
**[08:23] Shi**
*I can beat Suo-san in most situations,*
**[08:26] Shi**
* but if Yamashiro-san is the*
* reader, he can be a pain.*
**[08:31] Shi**
*This girl could also be a pain.*
**[08:37] Mura**
*She's in Class B?*
**[08:39] Mura**
*Why?*
**[08:44] N**
*Rion...*
**[08:46] N**
* When she came to my karuta society*
* to practice as a little girl,*
**[08:51] N**
* even setting aside my bias*
* toward her as family,*
**[08:54] N**
* I had great hopes for her as*
* she was clearly a genius.*
**[08:59] N**
*But...*
**[09:01] (Flashback) N**
Why do you stop trying
during a match, Rion?
**[09:05] (Flashback) N**
The same thing happened
at the last tournament.
**[09:07] (Flashback) N**
You have to keep trying
until the match is over.
**[09:12] (Flashback) Rion**
The reading
**[09:15] (Flashback) Rion**
wasn't pretty.
**[09:18] (Flashback) Rion**
It was difficult to understand.
**[09:21] (Flashback) Rion**
I like your reading better.
**[09:25] N**
* If there is such a thing as*
* perfect pitch in karuta,*
**[09:29] N**
*that's what Rion seeks.*
**[09:31] N**
* In tournaments, there are many*
* readers with unique styles.*
**[09:36] N**
* If you lose a single match,*
* you can't win the tournament.*
**[09:39] N**
*Rion has never won a tournament.*
**[09:44] N**
*She cannot become the Queen.*
**[09:47] N**
*So you should be grateful, Rion.*
***SIGN*** Victory for Fujisaki
**[09:50] N**
*Your team has given you*
**[09:52] N**
*a chance to be a winning player.*
**[09:56] Tai**
*Damn!*
**[09:57] Pork**
*He's good!*
**[09:59] Tsu**
*He's weird!*
**[10:02] Chi**
*I-I'm already down six cards.*
**[10:05] Chi**
*Stay calm.*
**[10:07] Chi**
*I can't let her get any further ahead.*
**[10:11] Chi**
*As the game progresses,*
**[10:12] ---**
* when there are more one-syllable*
* cards on the field,*
**[10:14] Chi**
*then I can...*
**[10:23] (Flashback) Kana**
Chihaya-chan.
**[10:26] (Flashback) Kana**
Listen to the poems.
**[10:29] (Flashback) Kana**
Listen
**[10:32] (Flashback) ---**
to the poetry being read.
**[10:43] Chi**
*The rain has stopped.*
**[10:45] Chi**
*The sun has set.*
**[10:47] Chi**
*I smell sweat.*
**[10:49] Chi**
*I smell tatami.*
**[10:50] Chi**
*I smell the cards.*
**[10:52] Chi**
*I hear the air conditioner.*
***SIGN*** as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
**[10:58] Chi**
*Summer.*
***SIGN*** to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[11:01] Chi**
*Storm.*
***SIGN*** but instead you see a pale moon in the dawn sky
**[11:03] Chi**
*Sound.*
**[11:05] Chi**
*Echo.*
***SIGN*** though autumn is not mine alone
**[11:07] Chi**
*Loneliness.*
***SIGN*** for there is no one else out here
**[11:09] Chi**
*Cherry blossoms.*
***SIGN*** Takasogo pines can never replace them
**[11:11] Chi**
*Friend.*
***SIGN*** as my concern this morning is as tangled as my black hair
**[11:13] Chi**
*Black.*
***SIGN*** burning brightly by night, yet extinguished by day
**[11:15] Chi**
*Torch.*
***SIGN*** as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
**[11:17] Chi**
*The desire to be together...*
**[11:22] [POEM] N**
May the
**[11:24] [POEM] N**
time spent...
**[11:32] Mura**
* "May the scarlet," "May the time we,"*
* and "May it" are all in play,*
**[11:35] Mura**
* yet she covered on the*
* first syllable and*
**[11:36] ---**
*took the card on the second syllable?*
**[11:39] Mura**
*Is her game sense just as good?*
**[11:43] Chi**
*Kana-chan...*
**[11:45] Kana**
* "May the time we" is a dull green,*
* like that of withered grass in winter.*
**[11:50] Kana**
* "May the time spent" is more of a young*
* green, like that of budding reeds.*
**[11:55] Chi**
* I don't have many cards with a*
* color to connect to their sound.*
**[12:00] ---**
* This is a risky way to play,*
* so I can't depend on it.*
**[12:05] Chi**
*But...*
**[12:09] Chi**
* This is how I can build*
* momentum, Dr. Harada.*
**[12:13] [POEM] N**
bring a life of everlasting love
**[12:21] [POEM] N**
My only thought as
**[12:24] Rion**
*I don't think so!*
**[12:29] [POEM] N**
I am put out to sea is
to ask the fishermen
**[12:41] Tai**
*Chihaya?!*
**[12:49] Tai**
*Chihaya?*
**[12:50] Pork**
*No way!*
**[12:51] Desk**
*Is she hurt?*
**[12:52] Tai**
*Chihaya, too?!*
**[12:53] Mura**
Are you okay?
**[12:58] Chi**
Yes, I'm okay.
**[13:01] Chi**
That scared me.
**[13:03] Chi**
I'm fine.
**[13:04] Mura**
That's good.
**[13:09] Chi**
Excuse me.
**[13:13] Mako**
* Multi-syllable cards require*
* experience and technique.*
**[13:16] Mako**
* Rion relies on her hearing,*
* so her motion is sloppy.*
**[13:21] Mako**
*She panicked.*
**[13:23] Chi**
*I really wanted "My only thought as I."*
**[13:26] Chi**
* Especially after I got*
* "May the time spent."*
**[13:30] Chi**
*I'll have to change the momentum again.*
**[13:33] Chi**
*One card...*
**[13:34] Chi**
*One card at a time.*
**[13:37] Chi**
*One card...*
**[13:40] Chi**
*One card.*
**[13:45] [POEM] N**
May the scarlet kadsuras...
**[13:47] Tai**
*Crap!*
**[13:48] Tai**
*A fault.*
**[13:50] Tai**
* I was remembering the*
* placement from my last match.*
**[13:52] Tai**
*Damn!*
**[13:55] Desk**
*Be careful.*
**[13:56] Desk**
*Emuro Ryoga doesn't commit faults.*
**[14:00] Tai**
*Damn...*
**[14:01] Tai**
* He looks so relaxed after*
* playing five matches.*
**[14:04] Tai**
*Doesn't he get tired?*
**[14:05] Tai**
*He doesn't make any mistakes?*
**[14:08] Ero**
* That's because I'm in*
* Class A, unlike you.*
***SIGN*** I think I can hear my inner voice
**[14:12] Tai**
*This is bad.*
**[14:13] Tai**
*Nobody can find their rhythm.*
**[14:15] [POEM] N**
A mountain stream dips
**[14:17] Tai**
*Not even Chihaya!*
**[14:22] Chi**
*I should have gotten that one.*
**[14:23] Chi**
* What was I doing? It was sitting at the*
* opponent's lower right, ripe for picking.*
**[14:30] Chi**
*What's wrong?*
**[14:32] Chi**
*Why does it hurt like this?*
**[14:36] Chi**
*Didn't I just jam it?*
**[14:39] Chi**
*What is this?*
**[14:40] Chi**
*What's wrong?*
**[14:42] Pork**
*Ayase...*
**[14:44] Chi**
Okay, we can still do this!
**[14:48] Kana**
*We should consider ourselves lucky!*
**[14:50] Kana**
*It wasn't our ace who got hurt.*
**[14:54] Kana**
*Luck is on our side.*
**[14:56] Chi**
*I can't stop!*
**[14:58] Chi**
* I can't break the luck that*
* started with Kana-chan!*
**[15:01] A**
*Fujisaki is leading every game.*
**[15:04] B**
*They're on a completely different level.*
**[15:05] C**
*It looks like they'll dominate this match.*
**[15:10] Shi**
Excuse me.
**[15:12] Shi**
*I should probably leave.*
***SIGN*** Ugh...
**[15:16] A**
Wakamiya-san, you came to watch?
**[15:19] A**
You shouldn't stand back here.
**[15:20] A**
Please come to the front.
**[15:22] Shi**
What?
**[15:22] Shi**
No, it's really not necessary.
**[15:24] A**
Everyone will play harder
if the Queen is watching.
**[15:27] Saku**
Huh?
**[15:28] Kana**
Huh?
**[15:30] Shi**
*They keep saying the same thing...*
**[15:32] Ara**
* Your presence will encourage*
* some of the players.*
**[15:34] A**
* Everyone will play harder*
* if the Queen is watching.*
**[15:37] B**
*It's the Queen.*
**[15:41] Shi**
*That's absurd.*
**[15:45] Shi**
*She looks familiar?*
**[15:46] [POEM] N**
As the first frost...
**[15:49] Shi**
*Must be my imagination.*
**[15:52] Shi**
*Nobody*
**[15:54] ---**
*in this room is interested in playing me.*
**[16:00] [POEM] N**
The sight of the lonely
moon in the early morning
**[16:08] Rion**
*Her reactions were quicker before...*
**[16:16] Rion**
*Was she injured?*
**[16:20] ---**
*When I hit her?*
**[16:22] [POEM] N**
reminds me of the lonely
dawns after we parted
**[16:32] [POEM] N**
As I wait...
**[16:34] Chi**
*Good, I was able to defend it.*
**[16:41] [POEM] N**
When winds send waves...
**[16:45] Chi**
*"As I" and "When winds send" are easy cards*
**[16:47] Chi**
*for players with good game sense.*
**[16:51] Hara**
*Injuries are very bad.*
**[16:52] Hara**
*Avoid them at all cost.*
**[16:54] Hara**
* However, they can also*
* provide an opportunity.*
**[17:00] Hara**
* Injury affects the one who caused*
* it more than the one injured.*
**[17:05] Rion**
*What am I doing?*
**[17:07] Rion**
*Listen carefully.*
**[17:09] Rion**
*I have to win.*
**[17:11] Rion**
*I have to win.*
**[17:13] Rion**
*That's why I'm here.*
**[17:16] A**
* Yamashiro-san, you only try*
* when we're playing off a CD.*
**[17:19] B**
* It's obvious that you don't like it*
* when the older players read.*
**[17:22] C**
*You're so stuck-up, it gets us in trouble, too.*
**[17:24] B**
*Such a pain.*
**[17:26] Rion**
*I don't fit in anywhere...*
**[17:29] Rion**
*except here.*
**[17:33] Rion**
*I have to win here!*
**[17:35] Chi**
*I'm sending a card.*
***SIGN*** are joined at river's end
**[17:41] Mura**
* She sent the only one-syllable*
* card in the match.*
**[17:45] Mura**
*It's risky to hope to attack it.*
**[17:47] Mura**
*Is she giving it up?*
**[17:53] Chi**
* My right index finger is*
* the one that's hurting.*
**[18:00] Chi**
*However, I've been practicing to hit the*
**[18:03] ---**
* green edge of the card with*
* my right middle finger.*
**[18:08] [POEM] N**
I recall how my own
efforts were in vain
**[18:17] [POEM] N**
When the misty bridge...
**[18:20] [POEM] N**
The storm will soon carry me...
**[18:22] Chi**
*Ow!*
**[18:27] Chi**
*Focus!*
**[18:29] Chi**
*Focus harder!*
**[18:30] Chi**
*Focus!*
**[18:33] Chi**
*Become a player who has*
**[18:35] ---**
* nothing but her right middle*
* finger and her ears!*
**[18:40] [POEM] N**
so I wish for a memory
of you to take with me
**[18:51] [POEM] N**
...waters parted
**[18:56] Mura**
*That was fast!*
**[18:58] Mura**
* I didn't think anyone besides*
* the Queen could be that fast!*
**[19:02] Shi**
*I remember now!*
**[19:04] Shi**
* She's the one who took a one-syllable*
* card from my lower left.*
**[19:07] Shi**
*If I remember right,*
**[19:09] Shi**
*it's Chihaya!*
**[19:20] Chi**
*Yama...*
**[19:22] Chi**
*Yamashiro...*
***SIGN*** Can't
remember
her first name
**[19:26] Chi**
*Yama-chan.*
***SIGN*** Gave up
**[19:28] Chi**
*This injury means nothing.*
**[19:30] Chi**
* We're playing to the sound*
* of a certified reader.*
**[19:34] Chi**
* We're competing to grasp*
* every little sound.*
**[19:38] Chi**
*If you don't focus, you'll fall behind.*
**[19:43] Shi**
*Stupid.*
**[19:44] Shi**
*The bob cut girl is a fool.*
**[19:48] Shi**
*It was a mistake to place the*
**[19:49] ---**
* one-syllable card that was*
* sent at her lower right.*
**[19:53] Shi**
*That makes it easier to target.*
**[19:55] Shi**
* You're supposed to move it*
* over a little to be safe.*
**[19:59] Shi**
*I wouldn't be that stupid.*
**[20:02] Shi**
*If I were playing...*
**[20:03] Saku**
You're too far forward.
**[20:06] Desk**
*Ayase is on a roll!*
**[20:07] Tsu**
*Four cards in a row! Awesome!*
**[20:09] Tai**
* She's still down 6 cards,*
* but look at her face.*
**[20:14] Pork**
*That face...*
**[20:16] Pork**
*Ayase, you can't hide it from me.*
**[20:19] Pork**
*I'm right next to you.*
**[20:22] Pork**
* Two girls have gotten injured*
* playing their hearts out.*
**[20:25] Pork**
*I keep losing when it counts,*
**[20:27] Pork**
*and I'm behind Mr. Excavator right now.*
**[20:30] Pork**
*When am I going to come through?!*
**[20:32] Pork**
*It has to be now!*
**[20:35] Pork**
Excuse me.
**[20:52] Tai**
*The passion...*
**[20:54] Tai**
* The passion always*
* comes from Chihaya,*
**[21:00] Tai**
*but this feels different.*
**[21:04] Tai**
* I can feel something burning*
* in my chest like magma.*
**[21:16] Tai**
*I know what this is.*
**[21:19] Tai**
*This is how it feels*
**[21:22] ---**
*when five people refuse to give up!*
# E18 - My fear is that you will forget
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYNQVK89Y/my-fear-is-that-you-will-forget)
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**[00:02] [POEM] N**
My only thought as
**[00:04] Rion**
*I don't think so!*
**[00:07] [POEM] N**
I am put out to sea is
to ask the fishermen
**[00:17] Desk**
*Is she hurt?*
**[00:20] Tai**
*Chihaya, too?!*
**[00:20] Mura**
Are you okay?
**[00:25] Chi**
Yes, I'm okay.
**[00:31] Chi**
*What's wrong?*
**[00:32] Chi**
*Why does it hurt like this?*
**[00:36] Chi**
*Didn't I just jam it?*
**[00:39] Chi**
*What is this?*
**[00:40] Chi**
*What's wrong?*
**[00:42] Pork**
*Ayase...*
**[00:44] Pork**
*Ayase, you can't hide it from me.*
**[00:47] Pork**
*I'm right next to you.*
**[00:50] Pork**
* Two girls have gotten injured*
* playing their hearts out.*
**[00:53] Pork**
*I keep losing when it counts,*
**[00:55] Pork**
*and I'm behind Mr. Excavator right now.*
**[00:58] Pork**
*When am I going to come through?!*
**[01:00] Pork**
*It has to be now!*
**[01:03] Pork**
Excuse me.
**[01:20] Tai**
*The passion...*
**[01:22] Tai**
* The passion always*
* comes from Chihaya,*
**[01:27] Tai**
*but this feels different.*
**[01:32] Tai**
* I can feel something burning*
* in my chest like magma.*
**[01:44] Tai**
*I know what this is.*
**[01:47] Tai**
*This is how it feels*
**[01:49] ---**
*when five people refuse to give up!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Episode 18
***SIGN*** My
fear
is
that
you
will
forget
**[03:08] Kana**
*Chihaya-chan is down six cards.*
**[03:10] Kana**
*Porky is down three cards.*
**[03:12] Kana**
*President Mashima is down four cards.*
**[03:14] Kana**
* Tsukuba-kun and Desktomu-kun*
* are both down seven cards.*
**[03:18] Kana**
*Everyone's losing,*
**[03:20] Kana**
*but I can feel*
**[03:24] Kana**
*their refusal to give up!*
**[03:29] Saku**
*It's time for you to learn*
**[03:31] Saku**
* that there are times when spirit*
* isn't enough to cut it.*
**[03:34] [POEM] N**
A mountain village grows...
**[03:40] Tai**
*He's good,*
**[03:42] Tai**
*but he's not as good as Arata.*
**[03:46] Tai**
*Why do I feel that way?*
***SIGN*** What's with
his hands...
**[03:50] Tai**
*Arata's definitely better than he is!*
**[03:55] Tai**
*Arata...*
**[03:57] Tai**
*I'm happy when I forget you,*
**[03:59] Tai**
* but then I feel encouraged*
* when I remember you.*
**[04:02] Tai**
*I'm no good.*
**[04:04] Tai**
*I'm a bad forgetter.*
**[04:07] Ero**
*Coach Sakurazawa's F-cup boobies...*
**[04:09] Ero**
*Coach Sakurazawa's F-cup boobies...*
**[04:10] Tai**
Excuse me.
**[04:13] Ero**
*Again?*
**[04:17] Tai**
*17 cards to 12 cards.*
**[04:20] Tai**
*I'm down by five.*
**[04:22] (Flashback) Hara**
Let's get started.
**[04:25] (Flashback) Hara**
You've improved, Eyelashes.
**[04:28] (Flashback) Hara**
I'll spot you a 5 card handicap starting today.
**[04:31] Tai**
* Dr. Harada started with*
* five more cards than I did*
**[04:34] Tai**
*on the first practice match of the day.*
**[04:37] Tai**
* The memorization left over from*
* the prior four matches today*
**[04:39] Tai**
*and the card movements during this match*
**[04:41] Tai**
*will go away!*
**[04:48] Tai**
Excuse me.
**[04:50] Tai**
I'll spot you...
**[04:52] [POEM] N**
when people and grass grow scarce
**[05:00] Hara**
*I'll spot you...*
**[05:02] Both**
*...a 5 card handicap!*
**[05:05] Kana**
* That's the best swing I've seen*
* from the Prez this match!*
**[05:10] Tai**
*Now...*
**[05:12] Tai**
*Let's get started.*
**[05:21] Desk**
*H-He's good.*
**[05:23] Desk**
*I can't do anything against him.*
**[05:26] Desk**
*I doubt I'll be able to win my game.*
**[05:29] Desk**
*It won't be that easy.*
**[05:31] Desk**
*I want to overcome...*
**[05:33] Desk**
*I want to overcome my own analysis.*
**[05:37] Pork**
*"So spring nights," "So spring ends."*
**[05:39] Pork**
*"So the flower has," "So the flower petals."*
**[05:41] Pork**
*Plenty of similar cards remaining.*
**[05:44] Pork**
*Extend and retract.*
**[05:46] Pork**
*Extend and retract.*
**[05:49] Pork**
*"Feel sorrow."*
**[05:50] Pork**
* "Feel love" is a dead card,*
* so I want to be careful.*
**[05:53] Pork**
*If I hear "sorrow," I have to attack.*
**[05:56] Pork**
*I have to take it.*
**[05:58] Pork**
* Repeatedly check the card so my*
* body remembers the path to take.*
**[06:01] Pork**
*Take it.*
**[06:03] Pork**
*Take the card, Tsukuba.*
**[06:06] Ichi**
*The Zodiac series is magnificent.*
**[06:08] Ichi**
*If that card's read, I'll go Virgo.*
**[06:10] Ichi**
*If it's that card, I'll go Libra.*
**[06:12] Tsu**
*He's weird.*
**[06:13] Tsu**
* He's weird and he's not*
* taking me seriously.*
**[06:18] Tsu**
* He's using those pointless*
* poses to scare me*
**[06:21] Tsu**
*while taking my cards!*
**[06:23] Tsu**
*I can't become a hero like this!*
**[06:28] (Flashback) Pork**
There are two cards you
absolutely have to be good at.
**[06:33] (Flashback) Tsu**
"Feel love deepen" and "Feel sorrow wash"?
**[06:36] (Flashback) Chi**
I'm good at both of those.
**[06:38] (Flashback) Tai**
Same here.
**[06:38] (Flashback) Desk**
Ditto.
**[06:39] (Flashback) Kana**
I won't lose those cards, either.
**[06:41] (Flashback) Kana**
"Feel sorrow" was a poem by Oe no
Chisato about pale moonlight.
**[06:47] (Flashback) Kana**
When looking at the moon, you
will be overcome by sorrow,
**[06:51] (Flashback) Kana**
as you realize that autumn belongs to...
**[06:53] Tsu**
*I don't really understand how you can*
**[06:56] ---**
* get sentimental about*
* looking at the moon,*
**[06:59] Tsu**
*but...*
**[07:00] [POEM] N**
Feel sorrow wash...
**[07:06] Tsu**
* When I see a card that I've practiced*
* constantly on the tatami,*
**[07:10] Tsu**
*I get a confidence boost!*
**[07:12] Miya**
*He got it!*
**[07:13] Sumi**
*He did it!*
**[07:14] ---**
*Now things are going our way!*
**[07:23] Kana**
*Chihaya-chan.*
**[07:24] Kana**
*Seven cards in a row!*
**[07:26] Kana**
*She's cut the deficit down to three!*
**[07:29] N**
*Amazing...*
**[07:31] Saku**
*Lacking experience playing under pressure.*
**[07:35] Saku**
*Rion...*
**[07:36] Rion**
*She's getting faster.*
**[07:39] Rion**
*What about her injury?*
**[07:40] Rion**
*Is she not really hurt?*
**[07:43] Chi**
* It's not often that you get to play an*
* opponent with such amazing game sense.*
**[07:47] Chi**
*Yama-chan, give me the best you've got.*
**[07:51] Chi**
*That's what I'm doing.*
**[07:55] [POEM] N**
My fear is that you will forget...
**[07:57] Mako**
*What is Rion doing?!*
**[07:59] Mako**
* She guaranteed that she*
* would win her game!*
***SIGN*** Uh, have you chosen a card to send?
**[08:07] Mako**
Doesn't matter!
**[08:08] Mako**
Take this one!
**[08:15] Mako**
*I love everything that is beautiful.*
***SIGN*** No to outdoors
**[08:19] Mako**
* That's why I chose not to participate*
* in sports that would get me dirty.*
***SIGN*** No to getting sweaty
***SIGN*** Stretching?
**[08:23] Mako**
* I didn't know that karuta was*
* just as intense until after*
***SIGN*** Jogging?
***SIGN*** It'll help
keep you
beautiful
**[08:25] ---**
*I was already hooked.*
**[08:28] Mako**
*But...*
**[08:33] Mako**
* While most players slap*
* away at the cards,*
**[08:37] Mako**
*Rion was special.*
**[08:39] Mako**
*She was beautiful.*
**[08:44] Mako**
*Win, Rion!*
**[08:46] Mako**
* If you can't win in such*
* favorable circumstances,*
**[08:49] ---**
*you'll get picked on again!*
**[08:51] Mako**
*By me!*
**[08:58] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[09:00] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[09:02] Mako**
One win for Fujisaki!
**[09:05] Mako**
Focus, Rion!
**[09:12] Desk**
* He doesn't blow at his bangs*
* when he's in trouble.*
**[09:17] Desk**
*It's a signal that he's about to get serious.*
**[09:19] Desk**
*My analysis was incomplete.*
**[09:22] Desk**
*I wasn't up to the task...*
**[09:25] Desk**
*This is the strength of a Fujisaki third-year!*
**[09:35] N**
*You're very fortunate, Rion.*
**[09:37] N**
* I was worried that it would be unfair*
* for me to participate as a reader,*
**[09:44] N**
*but your opponent's game sense rivals yours.*
**[09:47] N**
* I thought he was the only one*
* out there capable of that.*
**[09:52] (Flashback) Suo**
Kyo...
**[09:53] (Flashback) Suo**
Yamashiro Kyoko-san...
**[09:56] (Flashback) Suo**
Please allow me to record your reading.
**[10:03] [POEM] N**
but instead you see a pale
moon in the dawn sky
**[10:12] [POEM] N**
Said world...
**[10:15] (Flashback) Kana**
Chihaya-chan, "Said
world grants no escape"
**[10:18] (Flashback) ---**
and "Said world grants no change" are
the same up to the fourth syllable,
**[10:20] (Flashback) Kana**
but they have completely different meanings.
**[10:23] (Flashback) Kana**
You could say they're different
as light and dark.
**[10:27] [POEM] Kana**
Said world grants no escape,
I hide in the mountains,
**[10:30] [POEM] Kana**
only to hear the haunting cry of a deer
**[10:32] (Flashback) Kana**
It invokes the image of a dead end.
**[10:36] [POEM] Kana**
Said world grants no change, I pray,
**[10:39] [POEM] Kana**
when the fisherman who casts
his nets can seem dear
**[10:42] (Flashback) Kana**
You can feel a longing for the eternal.
**[10:46] [POEM] N**
Said world
**[10:50] [POEM] N**
grants no change, I pray,
**[10:52] Mura**
*No way!*
**[10:53] Mura**
* They both moved before the*
* unique syllable was read!*
**[10:55] Mura**
*"Said world grants no escape" is still in play!*
**[10:57] Mura**
*Were they gambling?*
**[10:59] Mura**
*That's the only possible explanation.*
**[11:02] Chi**
*Same time.*
**[11:03] Chi**
*So close.*
**[11:04] Chi**
*It was on Yama-chan's side, so she gets it.*
**[11:08] Chi**
* There's something very*
* wrong about this pain.*
**[11:11] Chi**
*Ignore it!*
**[11:13] Chi**
*But it hurts!*
**[11:14] Chi**
*It hurts...*
**[11:16] Chi**
*Ignore it!*
**[11:30] Chi**
*Why...*
**[11:33] Chi**
* Why do I think it was Arata who*
* brought Shinobu-chan here?*
**[11:38] (Flashback) Ara**
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
**[11:42] (Flashback) Ara**
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
**[11:46] Chi**
* I might not be able to play in*
* the individual tournament.*
**[11:50] Chi**
* I might not get to play*
* Arata or Shinobu-chan.*
**[11:55] Chi**
*But!*
**[12:15] Tai**
*We all feel the same way.*
**[12:21] Tai**
*In this team match,*
**[12:22] Tai**
*we're only focused on winning!*
**[12:28] Sho**
Like I was saying!
**[12:29] Sho**
We lost because we didn't
have enough members.
**[12:33] Sho**
Adult tournaments are
dominated by Fukui,
**[12:36] Sho**
so there should be plenty
of experienced players.
**[12:38] A**
I guess.
**[12:40] Ara**
Can I go to the restroom?
**[12:42] Sho**
Yeah, sure.
**[12:43] Sho**
Go ahead.
**[12:45] A**
How many experienced players
are in our high school?
**[12:49] Sho**
I'll do some research
when next term starts.
**[13:05] Ara**
*I can feel the air grow thinner*
**[13:08] Ara**
* as the number of cards on the*
* tatami dwindles towards the end.*
**[13:15] Ara**
*Who will it be?*
**[13:18] Ara**
*Who will it be?*
**[13:22] Ara**
*Who will be the next to win*
**[13:23] Ara**
*and take a breath?*
**[13:28] A**
*The championship match is intense,*
**[13:30] A**
* but all five games in the third-place*
* match are within three cards.*
**[13:33] A**
*This is big!*
**[13:35] A**
*They aren't backing down.*
**[13:37] A**
* Both schools came here*
* to win the tournament.*
**[13:41] A**
*They can no longer accomplish that goal,*
**[13:42] ---**
*yet their spirits haven't broken?*
***SIGN*** Feels the presence of a serpent
**[13:57] A**
*It's the same with everything.*
**[13:59] A**
* The main reason people continue*
* to fight after losing...*
**[14:02] [POEM] N**
After I determined to abandon...
**[14:04] A**
* is because other people*
* are still watching.*
**[14:07] B**
Defended!
**[14:08] Megu**
Same here!
**[14:09] C**
Nice job, Megumu!
**[14:11] Megu**
Take the next one, team!
**[14:13] Shi**
*I feel sick.*
**[14:15] Retro**
I took one!
**[14:16] B**
Keep attacking, Shiroyama!
**[14:17] Ama**
Stay focused!
**[14:19] Ama**
Hokuo will win!
**[14:20] All**
Yeah!
**[14:21] Shi**
*I feel sick.*
**[14:24] Shi**
*I should have left...*
**[14:28] (Flashback) C**
I won another close game.
**[14:30] (Flashback) C**
Shinobu-chan, that makes us rivals.
**[14:34] (Flashback) A**
Shinobu-chan, play against
Ryuusei-kun next.
**[14:41] (Flashback) A**
We should keep Shinobu-chan
away from children her age.
**[14:45] (Flashback) A**
She'll learn to go easy on her opponents.
**[14:48] (Flashback) A**
The more alone she is,
the stronger she'll become.
**[14:54] Shi**
*Why am I remembering this now?*
**[15:00] Shi**
*I should have left.*
**[15:03] Shi**
*But...*
**[15:04] [POEM] N**
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
**[15:14] [POEM] N**
While it may be beyond...
**[15:16] Mura**
*Who won that one?*
**[15:18] Mura**
*Was it the Fujisaki player?*
**[15:21] Mura**
* I'm standing right next to*
* them and it's still hard...*
**[15:25] Mura**
I will make the call on that last play.
**[15:28] Chi**
Thank you very much.
**[15:30] Mura**
*Neither of them are contesting the card,*
**[15:32] ---**
* so this isn't the typical time*
* for a referee to step in,*
**[15:34] Mura**
*but I want to let them focus.*
**[15:37] Mura**
* It's rare for two players*
* with such amazing game sense*
**[15:39] ---**
*to play one another.*
**[15:45] Miya**
You need to move back.
**[15:48] Kana**
*Rion's having a hard time!*
**[15:51] Kana**
*I should have played instead.*
**[15:53] Kana**
*The coach made the wrong decision!*
**[15:57] Saku**
*The match started off with plenty of*
**[15:59] ---**
* three-syllable cards and*
* very few one-syllable cards.*
**[16:03] Saku**
*Rion had the advantage,*
**[16:05] ---**
* given her familiarity with the*
* voice of Yamashiro, rank 7.*
**[16:08] Saku**
*At least in the early game.*
**[16:10] Saku**
* She should have pressed that advantage*
* to seal the game away early.*
**[16:14] Saku**
*What will you do now, Rion?*
**[16:16] Saku**
*There are one-syllable cards everywhere.*
**[16:19] [POEM] N**
So the flower has wilted...
**[16:21] Rion**
* I've never lost a match with*
* Grandma as the reader.*
**[16:25] Rion**
*I was convinced*
**[16:27] ---**
* that I could defeat the Queen*
* if Grandma was reading.*
**[16:31] (Flashback) Mako**
You'll have a lot to answer for if
you lose in the number one seat.
**[16:35] Rion**
*No...*
**[16:37] Rion**
*I don't want to lose!*
**[16:39] Rion**
*I don't want to lose!*
**[16:42] (Flashback) Ara**
Shinobu-chan...
**[16:45] (Flashback) Ara**
We don't belong to teams,
**[16:48] (Flashback) ---**
so we can only focus on
making ourselves stronger.
**[16:51] (Flashback) Ara**
Our love for karuta is real,
**[16:54] (Flashback) Ara**
but think about it:
**[16:57] (Flashback) Ara**
Our beloved world of karuta can only grow
**[17:01] (Flashback) Ara**
through the recruiting,
**[17:03] (Flashback) Ara**
teaching,
**[17:05] (Flashback) Ara**
and encouraging of new players.
**[17:07] (Flashback) Ara**
It's team players who keep this game alive.
**[17:11] (Flashback) Shi**
Doesn't matter.
**[17:13] (Flashback) Shi**
It's got nothing to do with me.
**[17:17] (Flashback) Shi**
Nobody will ever take me seriously.
**[17:21] (Flashback) Shi**
Nobody...
**[17:22] (Flashback) All**
Please wait!
**[17:56] Miya**
*Ayase-san,*
**[17:58] Miya**
* Nishida-kun, and Tsukuba-kun*
* are all doing their best...*
**[18:01] Miya**
*against Fujisaki!*
**[18:10] Miya**
*Mashima-kun is still down by 5 cards!*
**[18:12] Miya**
*He can't catch up!*
**[18:15] Kana**
*That early mistake is making a difference.*
**[18:16] Kana**
* He stabilized midway through the*
* game and made some good plays,*
**[18:21] Kana**
*but his luck is still terrible!*
**[18:24] Kana**
* He wants to attack, but the last five*
* cards have all been on his side!*
**[18:31] Tai**
*I can see why this guy is their captain.*
**[18:36] Tai**
*He doesn't over-memorize.*
**[18:39] Tai**
*It's something I'm too scared to try.*
**[18:42] Tai**
* He wasn't targeting the*
* two cards I just lost.*
**[18:47] Tai**
*He moved his body halfway*
**[18:49] ---**
*across the field before making his move,*
**[18:51] Tai**
*and I still lost.*
**[18:53] Tai**
*He covers on two-syllable cards.*
**[18:55] Tai**
* If I press the issue,*
* he manages to block me.*
**[18:57] Tai**
*He doesn't commit faults.*
**[19:00] Tai**
* He's got confidence and the*
* stamina to back it up.*
**[19:04] Tai**
*Damn...*
**[19:05] Tai**
*We're both on our fifth match.*
**[19:10] Tai**
* The last five cards*
* have been on my side.*
**[19:13] Tai**
* Should I focus on defending*
* the seven cards on my side*
**[19:17] ---**
* instead of attacking the*
* two on the opponent's side?*
***SIGN*** Living Ghost
**[19:24] Tai**
*I don't need you, Dr. Harada.*
**[19:27] Hara**
*What?!*
**[19:30] Tai**
*When in trouble...*
**[19:32] [POEM] N**
As the years pass...
**[19:33] Tai**
*Go lower right!*
**[19:35] Tai**
*Yes!*
**[19:37] Sumi**
*He got it!*
**[19:39] Kana**
* He wasn't blindly attacking*
* the lower right!*
**[19:41] Kana**
* "As my" is still in play, so he*
* covered before taking it!*
**[19:44] Kana**
*He was able to block his opponent!*
**[19:46] Kana**
*Amazing!*
**[19:49] Kana**
*Tsukuba-kun...*
**[19:53] Ichi**
Thank you very much.
**[19:54] Tsu**
Thank you very much.
**[19:58] Tsu**
*Damn it. Damn it.*
**[20:01] Tsu**
*So you know how to use proper technique.*
***SIGN*** Shining Rainbow
**[20:04] Tsu**
*You were just toying with me.*
**[20:10] Ichi**
*You're pretty good.*
**[20:13] Ichi**
*You forced me to use*
**[20:16] Ichi**
*my Second Gear!*
***SIGN*** Not happy
**[20:22] Kana**
*Tsukuba-kun, please win for me.*
**[20:28] A**
Two wins for Fujisaki!
**[20:29] B**
Good!
**[20:30] C**
One more win!
**[20:31] D**
One more win for the championship!
**[20:32] All**
Yeah!
**[20:33] Desk**
*Mizusawa's down 0 to 2.*
**[20:37] A**
*This is tough.*
**[20:38] B**
*Fujisaki's got this in the bag.*
**[20:41] C**
*It's impressive that they*
**[20:42] ---**
* came out of nowhere to*
* make the grand finale.*
**[20:45] D**
*They're strong.*
**[20:47] D**
*That makes it a five-peat for Fujisaki.*
**[20:50] Tai**
I'm sending a card.
***SIGN*** the cresting waves almost look like clouds in the skies
**[20:55] Ero**
*A multi-syllable card?*
**[20:58] Ero**
*"My only thought as I" was already read,*
**[21:00] Ero**
*so this is now a two-syllable card.*
**[21:03] Ero**
*You won't be able to surprise me.*
**[21:05] Ero**
*I'm sticking to my usual playing style.*
**[21:07] A**
*This is painful.*
**[21:08] A**
* It would be most gratifying*
* if Mizusawa was able*
**[21:11] ---**
* to secure a single win from*
* the dominating Fujisaki.*
**[21:14] Tai**
Three wins.
**[21:17] Tai**
We're getting three wins, guys.
# E19 - I do not know where this love will take me
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6MGENM46/i-do-not-know-where-this-love-will-take-me)
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**[00:10] Miya**
*Mashima-kun is still down by 5 cards!*
**[00:13] Miya**
*He can't catch up!*
**[00:15] Kana**
*That early mistake is making a difference.*
**[00:17] Kana**
* He stabilized midway through the*
* game and made some good plays,*
**[00:21] Kana**
*but his luck is still terrible!*
**[00:25] Tai**
* The last five cards*
* have been on my side.*
**[00:28] Tai**
* Should I focus on defending*
* the seven cards on my side*
**[00:32] ---**
* instead of attacking the*
* two on the opponent's side?*
***SIGN*** Living Ghost
**[00:39] Tai**
*I don't need you, Dr. Harada.*
**[00:45] Tai**
*When in trouble...*
**[00:47] [POEM] N**
As the years pass...
**[00:49] Tai**
*Go lower right!*
**[00:50] Tai**
*Yes!*
**[00:53] Ichi**
Thank you very much.
**[00:54] Tsu**
Thank you very much.
**[00:57] A**
Two wins for Fujisaki!
**[00:59] B**
Good!
**[00:59] C**
One more win!
**[01:00] D**
One more win for the championship!
**[01:02] All**
Yeah!
**[01:03] Desk**
*Mizusawa's down 0 to 2.*
**[01:07] D**
*They're strong.*
**[01:09] D**
*That makes it a five-peat for Fujisaki.*
**[01:11] Tai**
I'm sending a card.
***SIGN*** the cresting waves almost look like clouds in the skies
**[01:17] Ero**
*A multi-syllable card?*
**[01:19] Ero**
*"My only thought as I" was already read,*
**[01:21] Ero**
*so this is now a two-syllable card.*
**[01:24] Ero**
*You won't be able to surprise me.*
**[01:27] Ero**
*I'm sticking to my usual playing style.*
**[01:29] A**
*This is painful.*
**[01:30] A**
* It would be most gratifying*
* if Mizusawa was able*
**[01:32] ---**
* to secure a single win from*
* the dominating Fujisaki.*
**[01:35] Tai**
Three wins.
**[01:39] Tai**
We're getting three wins, guys.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Episode 19
***SIGN*** I do not
know
where
this love
will take
me
**[03:00] Tai**
We're getting three wins.
**[03:06] Mako**
*Don't bother bluffing.*
**[03:08] Mako**
*It's possible you won't even get a single win.*
**[03:11] Desk**
*Mashima...*
**[03:12] Desk**
*Mashima went there.*
**[03:14] Desk**
*Three wins, when we're cornered like this...*
**[03:18] Desk**
*He's always let his actions speak for him.*
**[03:20] Desk**
*He's careful and has a lot of pride.*
**[03:22] Desk**
* He's always thinking about*
* what happens when he loses.*
**[03:25] Desk**
* Even when he volunteered*
* to play their captain...*
**[03:28] (Flashback) Tai**
I'll play their captain.
**[03:31] Desk**
*Mashima...*
**[03:34] Desk**
*is trying to change!*
**[03:36] Tai**
Excuse me.
**[03:41] Ero**
*Again?*
**[03:43] Ero**
*He keeps wasting time.*
**[03:46] Tai**
*I have six cards.*
**[03:48] ---**
*My opponent has two.*
**[03:50] Tai**
*There are plenty of dead cards left.*
**[03:53] Tai**
* "After many," "The emotions,"*
* "The hazed early dawn mist,"*
**[03:56] Tai**
* "The sight," "May it," "My life,"*
* "When I," "Nothing," "Silent,"*
**[04:00] Tai**
* "Gust," "I feel," "As my,"*
* "Since I," "For you I head."*
**[04:05] Tai**
* My opponent won't make*
* any memorization errors.*
**[04:08] Tai**
*He's aware of the changing unique syllables.*
**[04:12] Tai**
Excuse me.
**[04:19] Tai**
*I don't need you.*
***SIGN*** What?
**[04:22] Tai**
*You're the only coach I've ever had.*
**[04:25] Tai**
*When in trouble,*
**[04:27] Tai**
*go lower right!*
***SIGN*** *the cresting waves almost look like clouds in the skies*
**[04:29] Tai**
*Come on!*
**[04:29] Tai**
*Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!*
**[04:32] Tai**
*Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it!*
**[04:34] Tai**
*Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it!*
**[04:36] Tai**
*Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!*
**[04:40] [POEM] N**
My only thought as the boat
takes me out to sea is that
**[04:47] Tai**
*It was read...*
**[04:49] Tai**
*It was read.*
**[04:50] All**
*It was read!*
**[04:54] (Flashback) Desk**
Mashima sent the multi-syllable
card to give himself a chance.
**[04:59] (Flashback) Desk**
The Fujisaki captain is
very good at covering,
**[05:02] (Flashback) Desk**
so he has a habit of covering
multi-syllable cards.
**[05:04] (Flashback) Tai**
Even when it's not necessary?
**[05:06] (Flashback) Tai**
He's open to attack then.
**[05:08] Desk**
*He's using my data!*
**[05:12] Kana**
*He's only down three now!*
**[05:25] Tsu**
*Huh? What?*
**[05:29] Tsu**
*He was on a roll...*
**[05:32] Tsu**
* It is hard to decide what card*
* to send towards the end,*
**[05:34] Tsu**
*but this isn't the time to stress over it.*
**[05:50] Tai**
I'm sending a card.
***SIGN*** which shines over Mount Mikasa
**[05:57] [POEM] N**
the cresting waves almost look
like clouds in the skies
**[06:06] [POEM] N**
The storm blasts autumn...
***SIGN*** to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
***SIGN*** which shines over Mount Mikasa
**[06:12] Mako**
* Eromu went for the "The sky*
* may" on his own side?!*
**[06:14] Sumi**
*A fault!*
**[06:16] Kana**
*Even better!*
**[06:17] Ero**
*Double fault!*
**[06:19] A**
Eromu-senpai committed a double fault?
**[06:20] B**
First time I've seen that happen.
**[06:22] C**
He rarely commits faults,
let alone a double...
**[06:27] Ero**
*I needed to refresh my memory.*
**[06:35] Ero**
*Wait...*
**[06:37] Ero**
* He knew exactly which card*
* he was going to send.*
**[06:40] Ero**
*He pretended to take a long time,*
**[06:43] Ero**
* so he could reinforce what the*
* field would look like in his mind.*
**[06:49] Tai**
*This is the first fault he's made.*
**[06:52] Tai**
*I know you have to be tired.*
**[06:55] Tai**
*Five matches lasting over nine hours.*
**[06:58] Tai**
*And also, the Tokyo regional champions,*
**[07:00] Tai**
*Hokuo,*
**[07:02] Tai**
*would have made you work for your win.*
**[07:05] Tai**
*I guarantee it!*
**[07:10] Kana**
*With that double fault,*
**[07:12] Kana**
* the Prez removes one card from*
* his side and sends another...*
***SIGN*** the plum blossoms still smell the same
**[07:17] Kana**
*It's 3 to 3.*
**[07:19] Kana**
*He's caught up!*
**[07:21] Tai**
*I'm sending "In order for."*
**[07:28] Ero**
*Amusing.*
**[07:31] Kuri**
*The battle in the middle is getting fierce.*
**[07:38] Kuri**
*It's 5 to 1...*
**[07:40] Kuri**
* The Mizusawa player*
* only has one card left.*
**[07:43] Kuri**
*When did that happen?*
**[07:48] Mura**
* Yamashiro-san panicked*
* and committed a fault.*
**[07:53] Mura**
* Neither of them are using*
* any sort of strategy.*
**[07:56] Mura**
*This is a battle of sound and reflex.*
**[08:00] Mura**
* The difference between*
* them is barely perceivable,*
**[08:03] Mura**
*but it exists.*
**[08:06] Mura**
* Enough of a difference for*
* one to emerge victorious.*
**[08:12] Chi**
*Hang in there. Hang in there.*
**[08:15] Chi**
*Where am I?*
**[08:17] Chi**
* The Urayasu room in the Omi*
* Jingu Learning Center.*
**[08:20] [POEM] N**
to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[08:23] Chi**
*Right next to the reader.*
**[08:29] Chi**
*In the seat that assures victory!*
**[08:38] Mako**
*Rion!*
**[09:06] Chi**
Thank you very much.
**[09:13] Mura**
Is something wrong?
**[09:15] Pork**
Oh, it's okay.
**[09:17] Pork**
Try not to disturb her.
**[09:18] Mura**
Huh?
***SIGN*** She's asleep...
**[09:21] Mura**
What about you?
**[09:30] Tai**
* No call to announce*
* Mizusawa's first win...*
**[09:40] Pork**
I'm sending "No more."
**[09:43] Mana**
*What are you doing, Kanata?*
**[09:45] Mana**
* He's clawing his way back*
* from the early deficit.*
**[09:48] Kana**
*What's going on?*
**[09:50] Kana**
* As the game drags on, his guesses*
* have been more accurate.*
**[09:53] Pork**
* It takes experience to be able*
* to feel the flow of the game.*
**[09:58] Pork**
*I've been playing karuta since I was five.*
**[10:00] Pork**
* I've been playing longer*
* than anyone else here!*
**[10:07] (Flashback) Chi**
Compared to becoming Queen,
**[10:09] (Flashback) Chi**
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
**[10:14] Tai**
*Chihaya's right.*
**[10:18] [POEM] N**
and by no fault of mine
**[10:26] [POEM] N**
Said world grants no escape
**[10:29] A**
Eromu-senpai got it!
**[10:31] B**
He's so fast!
**[10:37] Tai**
* He's quick when it comes to cards*
* that are now one-syllable.*
**[10:44] Tai**
*Still, I can't lose here!*
**[10:49] Tai**
*Chihaya...*
**[10:51] Tai**
* We'll have plenty of chances to*
* try to become Master and Queen,*
**[10:58] Tai**
I'm moving "Like a."
**[11:01] Tai**
*but we only get to play as a team*
**[11:05] ---**
*during our three years in high school.*
**[11:08] [POEM] N**
The sky may hold...
**[11:11] Ero**
*Damn! He defended it!*
**[11:16] Tai**
I'm moving my card.
**[11:22] Kana**
*It's down to luck-of-the-draw.*
**[11:24] Tsu**
*In both games...*
**[11:27] Saku**
*I don't believe this.*
**[11:29] Saku**
* Both of them are in*
* luck-of-the draw situations.*
***SIGN*** I do not know where this love will take me
***SIGN*** I do not know where this love will take me
**[11:42] Saku**
*Mizusawa synchronized their cards!*
**[11:46] Tai**
* There's no guarantee that we'll make*
* it back to the finals next year.*
**[11:52] Tai**
* We'll probably never get*
* another chance like this!*
***SIGN*** I do not know where this love will take me
**[12:02] Kana**
*The famous Sone no Yoshitada poem...*
***SIGN*** Like a boatsman adrift at the mouth of the Yura, I do not know where this love will take me
**[12:05] Kana**
* Of all cards, this is the*
* one the Prez gets...*
***SIGN*** No more can we hear the sounds of the waterfall, but its legacy continues to spread
**[12:10] Kana**
*The opposing captain has "No more."*
**[12:13] Kana**
* I like these poems much more than*
* the ones that are more technical.*
**[12:21] Kana**
* The mouth of the Yura is*
* where river meets ocean.*
**[12:27] Kana**
*There, love lost its oar in the waters,*
**[12:30] Kana**
*left with no idea where it will go...*
**[12:34] Tai**
*Chihaya,*
**[12:37] ---**
*wake up...*
**[12:39] Tai**
*I want you to watch*
**[12:42] Tai**
*my fate.*
**[12:47] Saku**
*It's over if "Like a" is read.*
**[12:50] Saku**
* I didn't expect Mizusawa to*
* synchronize their cards.*
**[12:54] Saku**
*Surely they didn't...*
**[12:55] Saku**
*It must be coincidence.*
**[12:57] Saku**
*I wasn't expecting a luck-of-the-draw,*
**[13:00] Saku**
*but Emuro-kun has strong luck.*
**[13:02] Saku**
*This match will end 4 to 1.*
**[13:06] Ero**
*This was no coincidence.*
**[13:08] Ero**
*They were setting this up.*
**[13:11] (Flashback) Tai**
I'm sending "In order for."
**[13:13] (Flashback) Pork**
I'm sending "No more."
**[13:15] (Flashback) Tai**
I'm moving "Like a."
**[13:18] Ero**
* They understand how*
* to play team matches.*
**[13:21] Retro**
*What?*
**[13:22] Retro**
* Two of their games are*
* down to luck-of-the-draw?*
**[13:25] Retro**
*They synced their cards!*
**[13:28] Retro**
*They pulled it off!*
**[13:38] Kana**
*It's 50/50.*
**[13:39] Desk**
*We have a 50% chance of winning...*
**[13:42] Desk**
*A 50% chance of our cards being read.*
**[13:46] Desk**
*But...*
**[13:47] Kana**
*I've never seen...*
**[13:49] Desk**
* Mashima have his card read*
* in a luck-of-the-draw.*
**[13:57] Mako**
* How long has it been since*
* Eromu's last luck-of-the-draw?*
**[14:01] Ichi**
* Did Eromu relax because he was*
* up against a Class B player?*
**[14:04] A**
It's still okay!
**[14:06] B**
Eromu-senpai's card will be read.
**[14:08] Ero**
*I can visualize my "No more" being read.*
**[14:14] Ero**
*Sealing Fujisaki's five-peat!*
**[14:23] Tai**
*I don't think my card will be read,*
**[14:27] Tai**
*but I doubt I can take the last card*
**[14:29] ---**
* from a player who's*
* such a good defender.*
**[14:39] Tai**
*Remember to breathe.*
**[14:40] Tai**
*I can't give up yet!*
***SIGN*** I do not know where this love will take me
**[14:43] Tai**
*"Like" is a one-syllable card now,*
**[14:46] Tai**
*but "Nothing" hasn't been read,*
***SIGN*** but its legacy continues to spread
**[14:48] Tai**
* so he can't take "No more"*
* on the first syllable.*
**[14:51] Tai**
*Do I attack?*
**[14:54] Tai**
*It won't work?*
**[14:56] Tai**
*But if I don't attack...*
**[14:57] [POEM] N**
which shines over Mount Mikasa
**[15:07] [POEM] N**
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
**[15:15] Tai**
*Nishida also went on the attack.*
**[15:19] Ero**
* They intend to attack the opponent's*
* side in a luck-of-the-draw?*
**[15:23] [POEM] N**
Since I could not hide...
**[15:27] Tai**
*Still nothing.*
**[15:28] Tai**
*His guard is so low.*
**[15:30] Tai**
*There's no opening to attack.*
**[15:34] Tai**
*Damn...*
**[15:36] Tai**
*Damn!*
**[15:41] Sumi**
*It's too much!*
**[15:42] Sumi**
*I'm too scared!*
**[15:44] Sumi**
*I can't take this!*
**[15:49] Sumi**
*Mashima-senpai!*
**[15:51] Sumi**
*Mashima-senpai!*
**[15:57] Tai**
*The one card I need won't be read.*
**[16:00] ---**
*It never is.*
**[16:02] Tai**
*Is that how my life will go?*
**[16:05] Tai**
*Is everything I do futile?*
**[16:10] Tai**
*Six more dead cards.*
**[16:12] Tai**
* "After many," "May it," "My life,"*
* "Nothing," "Silent," "Gust"...*
**[16:20] Tai**
*Is it futile to keep remembering these?*
**[16:31] Tai**
*Still... God...*
**[16:35] Tai**
*I beg you...*
**[16:38] Tai**
* I don't care if my card is never*
* read in a luck-of-the-draw again.*
**[16:43] Tai**
*So please...*
**[16:45] Tai**
*Just today...*
**[16:48] Tai**
*This one time...*
**[16:53] ---**
*Just this once...*
**[16:55] [POEM] N**
Like a boatsman adrift...
***SIGN*** W-We did it...
**[17:11] Tsu**
We did it! We did it!
***SIGN*** We did it!
**[17:13] Sumi**
Yes! We did it!
**[17:15] Kana**
Quiet.
**[17:19] Kana**
The match isn't over
**[17:22] Kana**
until the second verse has been read.
**[17:30] [POEM] N**
...adrift at the mouth of the Yura,
**[17:36] [POEM] N**
I do not know where
this love will take me
**[17:51] Tai**
Hey.
**[17:54] Tai**
You've got tatami marks.
**[18:10] Mura**
The winner of the team
championship is Mizusawa,
**[18:13] ---**
by a score of 3 to 2.
**[18:15] All**
Thank you very much.
**[18:18] All**
Thank you very much.
**[18:21] A**
*We lost.*
**[18:22] Ero**
*Second place.*
**[18:25] Mako**
*We came in second.*
**[18:29] Saku**
This loss is my fault.
**[18:32] Saku**
If I were the god of karuta,
**[18:34] Saku**
I would have sided with Mizusawa
for their valiant display.
**[18:39] Saku**
It's my fault for building a
team solely based on strength.
**[18:43] Ero**
* I looked down on my opponent*
* for spending an entire year*
**[18:47] ---**
*kicking around Class B.*
**[18:49] Ero**
*That was my mistake.*
**[18:52] Ero**
*That guy's on his way up.*
**[18:58] Mako**
*Ri-Rion?!*
**[18:59] Mako**
*You're not supposed to show emotion!*
**[19:02] Mako**
*Wait...*
**[19:05] Saku**
Rion, listen to me.
**[19:08] Saku**
None of our players are capable
of defeating Ayase-san.
**[19:12] Saku**
It's not your fault that you couldn't win,
**[19:15] Saku**
but you need to realize that you
lost despite having the advantage.
**[19:22] Saku**
Learn some humility.
**[19:25] Saku**
It's on you to make sure that we don't
lose a single match next summer.
**[19:31] A**
The ceremony will be on the
first floor in 10 minutes.
**[19:33] A**
Please prepare as necessary
and proceed there.
**[19:36] B**
Don't forget anything.
**[19:38] C**
We had some excellent matches this year.
**[19:41] D**
So Mizusawa is our champion.
**[19:50] (Flashback) Ara**
If you become the best player in Japan,
**[19:52] (Flashback) Ara**
you'll be the best in the world.
**[19:55] (Flashback) Ara**
I'm not interested in team tournaments.
**[19:59] (Flashback) Ara**
I'm focused on winning the
individual tournament.
**[20:04] Miya**
Well, let's head downstairs, Ayase-san.
**[20:25] Chi**
D-Did you watch?
**[20:27] Ara**
Huh?
**[20:28] Chi**
Were you watching?
**[20:35] Chi**
My team is the best in Japan.
**[20:38] Chi**
I became the best in Japan
without becoming Queen.
**[20:45] Chi**
It's because we were playing together.
**[20:47] Chi**
Don't say that you're not
interested in teams!
**[20:52] (Flashback) Chi**
And then there's the
"Impassionate gods" card!
**[20:55] (Flashback) Chi**
Wataya-kun said that the card
has the same name as me!
**[20:58] (Flashback) Tai**
The three of us will
win together, right?
**[21:09] ---**
Yeah.
**[21:16] ---**
Yeah.
# E20 - The fall paddy shacks
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G63VK5JVY/the-fall-paddy-shacks)
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**[00:06] N**
Your High School National Ogura Hundred
Poets Karuta Team champions:
**[00:13] N**
Mizusawa High School from Tokyo!
**[00:20] A**
Congratulations.
***SIGN*** Champions
1st: Fujisaki High School
2nd: Fujisaki High School
3rd: Fujisaki High School
4th: Fujisaki High School
5th: Fujisaki High School
**[00:35] Kana**
Chihaya-chan.
***SIGN*** Go on
**[00:50] A**
It's heavy. Be careful.
**[00:59] (Flashback) Chi**
My goal is
**[01:01] (Flashback) Chi**
to win the team High
School Championship...
**[01:05] (Flashback) Chi**
We finally have new members...
**[01:06] (Flashback) Chi**
Two of them stayed.
**[01:09] (Flashback) Chi**
Compared to becoming Queen, becoming
the strongest woman in Japan,
**[01:12] (Flashback) Chi**
it's much harder for us to
become best in Japan together!
**[01:15] [POEM] N**
*Like a boatsman adrift...*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Episode 20
***SIGN*** The
fall
paddy
shacks
**[02:57] Tai**
Everybody have everything?
**[02:59] Kana**
We're good.
**[03:00] Miya**
I'll have the trophy and other
awards sent back to the school,
**[03:03] ---**
so place everything here.
**[03:04] Miya**
Oh, I need to write out an invoice.
**[03:06] Miya**
How many are there in all?
**[03:09] Chi**
Ms. Miyauchi?
**[03:10] Miya**
What is it, Ayase-san?
**[03:12] Chi**
Um, is there a hospital still open nearby?
**[03:16] Miya**
Huh?
**[03:19] Miya**
Wait, it's swollen!
**[03:22] Miya**
Why didn't you say something sooner?
**[03:25] Miya**
I know of an emergency clinic.
**[03:26] Miya**
We went there last year.
**[03:27] Pork**
Oh, yeah...
**[03:29] Kana**
Oe-san, should we get you
looked at too, just in case?
**[03:31] Kana**
The swelling's gone down.
**[03:34] Miya**
You're okay, then?
**[03:35] Miya**
Mashima-kun, can you take over here?
**[03:38] Miya**
Let's get going.
**[03:42] Kana**
Will Chihaya-chan be okay?
**[03:45] Kana**
The individual tournament is tomorrow.
**[03:47] Pork**
Well, let's start packing the awards.
**[03:49] Pork**
Should we put the medals inside, too?
***SIGN*** Probably.
**[03:52] Kana**
We'll need something
to serve as a cushion.
**[03:55] Sumi**
How about a towel?
**[03:57] Ara**
Taichi.
**[03:58] Ara**
I forgot.
**[04:00] Ara**
Here's a gift.
***SIGN*** Famous Sake Manju
***SIGN*** Fukui's famous sake manju...
**[04:04] Ara**
What happened to Chihaya?
**[04:09] Tai**
Arata, are you walking to the station, too?
**[04:11] Ara**
No, my uncle's coming in
his car to pick me up.
**[04:15] Tai**
Oh.
**[04:16] Sudo**
Hokuo!
**[04:18] All**
Fight! Fight!
***SIGN*** Third Place
Tokyo Hokuo Academy
**[04:19] Sudo**
We're sprinting to the station, wimps!
**[04:25] Yu**
Boys' schools are full of idiots.
***SIGN*** Fourth Place
Hyogo Prefecture First Akashi Girls' High School
**[04:27] Haya**
I'm dying for a bath.
**[04:27] Yu**
Did you call for a taxi, Coach?
**[04:29] Nana**
I'm starving.
**[04:29] Yu**
We need to save our energy for the
individual tournament tomorrow.
**[04:35] Sumi**
What?!
**[04:36] Sumi**
Wataya-san, Mashima-senpai, and
Ayase-senpai are childhood friends?!
**[04:40] ---**
Well... Yeah.
**[04:43] Pork**
When you put it that way,
**[04:43] Sumi**
*No way! What kind of balance is that?!*
**[04:44] ---**
I'm childhood friends
with Retro from Hokuo...
**[04:45] Sumi**
*I smell a love triangle in the air!*
***SIGN*** Childhood
***SIGN*** Friends
**[04:46] Pork**
She's not listening.
**[04:48] Sumi**
Is your school co-ed, Wataya-san?!
**[04:50] Sumi**
What's your type?!
**[04:51] Sumi**
Do you have a girlfriend?!
**[04:53] Sumi**
But! But! This is very important!
**[04:55] Kana**
Show some restraint!
**[04:57] Sumi**
But! But! But!
**[04:57] Pork**
We're going on ahead.
**[04:58] Sumi**
I understand how you feel! I do!
***SIGN*** I'm hungry.
**[04:59] Tsu**
What's for dinner?
**[04:59] Kana**
I wanna know! I wanna know!
**[05:02] Ara**
That's amazing, Taichi.
**[05:04] Ara**
That girl also plays karuta?
**[05:06] Tai**
She's a beginner.
**[05:07] Tai**
Chihaya worked hard to recruit them.
**[05:11] Ara**
Really...
**[05:15] Ara**
Team...
**[05:18] Ara**
Taichi, in my mind,
**[05:23] Ara**
the only team for me is the one
I had with you and Chihaya.
**[05:36] Ara**
I sound pretty creepy.
**[05:39] Ara**
Especially since I was
looking up at the moon.
**[05:41] Ara**
Oh, never mind.
**[05:43] Ara**
On a different subject,
***SIGN*** Tokyo
**[05:46] Ara**
I'm planning on going to college in Tokyo.
**[05:48] ---**
What?
**[05:49] Tai**
Wh-Which college?
**[05:52] Ara**
Any place I can get a scholarship.
**[05:55] Ara**
I'll win the individual tournament tomorrow
**[05:58] Ara**
and go to Tokyo.
**[06:02] Tai**
*Tokyo...*
**[06:04] Tai**
*Arata's...*
**[06:07] Tai**
*coming to Tokyo.*
**[06:09] Ara**
Oh, that's my uncle's car.
**[06:12] Ara**
Bye, Taichi.
**[06:13] Ara**
See you tomorrow.
**[06:16] Tai**
*Arata...*
**[06:18] Tai**
* Chihaya wants to be on*
* a team with you again,*
**[06:23] Tai**
*but I don't.*
**[06:26] Tai**
You're my enemy.
**[06:29] Ara**
Did you say something?
**[06:31] Tai**
No.
**[06:33] Tai**
See you tomorrow.
**[06:47] Doc**
What is this?
**[06:49] Chi**
Huh?! What do you mean, Doctor?!
**[06:52] Doc**
It doesn't look like
any bones were broken,
**[06:56] Doc**
but there appears to be a chip fracture.
**[06:58] Miya**
Chip fracture?!
**[07:01] Doc**
But a fracture would hurt more,
**[07:05] Doc**
and the swelling isn't that bad.
**[07:07] Doc**
I'll write up a referral,
**[07:08] ---**
so you should go to a bigger
hospital for a second opinion.
**[07:10] Chi**
What?!
**[07:11] Miya**
She has a competitive
karuta tournament tomorrow.
**[07:15] Miya**
Can she participate?
**[07:16] Doc**
Karuta?
***SIGN*** Wow, you're good
***SIGN*** Got it
**[07:18] Doc**
If you mean this, it should be okay.
**[07:21] Miya**
It's a little more intense.
**[07:23] Doc**
She should refrain from
any intense activity.
**[07:26] Doc**
The bone has been weakened.
**[07:29] Doc**
And it'll be painful if you hit it.
**[07:31] Doc**
I would recommend that you give up.
**[07:39] Kana**
Oh, Chihaya-chan.
**[07:40] Kana**
How did it go?
**[07:42] Chi**
Oh...
**[07:43] Miya**
Um, are you about to take a bath?
**[07:46] Sumi**
Yes.
**[07:47] Miya**
Go on, then.
**[07:48] Miya**
We can talk about Ayase-san later.
**[07:50] Sumi**
Oh, Ms. Miyauchi.
**[07:52] Sumi**
If you talk to the inn staff,
they'll serve dinner.
**[07:55] Miya**
Okay, I'll go ask them.
**[07:57] Miya**
Thank you.
**[07:58] Miya**
Go take your bath, now.
**[08:01] Sumi**
Let's go, Senpai.
**[08:22] Chi**
Oops! Boys' room!
**[09:00] (Flashback) Chi**
We'll win every match
**[09:01] (Flashback) Chi**
and become number one in Japan!
**[09:03] [POEM] N**
Though I prayed...
**[09:06] [POEM] N**
Note that though...
**[09:09] (Flashback) Naka**
She moved the instant the reader spoke.
**[09:11] (Flashback) Naka**
She moved faster than sound.
**[09:13] [POEM] N**
The sound of birds...
**[09:15] (Flashback) Megu**
Okay.
**[09:16] (Flashback) Megu**
One card at a time.
**[09:23] (Flashback) Yu**
Okay, I won!
**[09:25] (Flashback) Yu**
One win for First Akashi Girls'!
**[09:26] (Flashback) Kana**
One win for Pizusawa!
**[09:28] (Flashback) Tsu**
Oe-senpai held on to win! Amazing!
**[09:32] (Flashback) Tai**
Two wins for Mizusawa!
**[09:49] (Flashback) Both**
Thank you very much.
**[09:53] (Flashback) Tai**
His opponent has "The sight of Mount,"
**[09:54] (Flashback) Tai**
while Komano has "May my lonely"
in a luck of the draw.
**[09:58] (Flashback) Tai**
There are four more dead cards...
**[10:01] (Flashback) Desk**
I'll always have...
**[10:04] [POEM] ---**
The sight of Mount Arima...
**[10:11] (Flashback) Kana**
Good thing it wasn't Chihaya-chan
jamming her finger.
**[10:14] (Flashback) Chi**
What are you talking about, Kana-chan?!
**[10:16] (Flashback) Kana**
We should consider ourselves lucky!
**[10:17] (Flashback) Kana**
It wasn't our ace who got hurt.
**[10:20] (Flashback) Kana**
We have first-years to sub in!
**[10:22] (Flashback) Kana**
Luck is on our side.
**[10:24] (Flashback) Kana**
Mizusawa is set up to win.
**[10:32] [POEM] N**
While
**[10:33] [POEM] N**
I sigh and lament how the one
I love does not feel the same,
**[10:37] (Flashback) Chi**
Wh-What is this?
**[10:40] (Flashback) Chi**
She's different.
**[10:41] (Flashback) Chi**
Completely different.
**[10:43] (Flashback) Chi**
Her reflexes...
**[10:44] (Flashback) Chi**
Her sense...
**[10:45] [POEM] N**
My only thought as
**[10:48] (Flashback) Rion**
I don't think so!
**[11:01] (Flashback) Tai**
Chihaya?!
**[11:03] (Flashback) Desk**
Is she hurt?
**[11:05] (Flashback) Mura**
Are you okay?
**[11:09] (Flashback) Chi**
Yes, I'm okay.
**[11:12] (Flashback) Pork**
Ayase, you can't hide it from me.
**[11:15] (Flashback) Pork**
I'm right next to you.
**[11:17] (Flashback) Pork**
Excuse me.
**[11:28] (Flashback) Mako**
Win, Rion!
**[11:33] (Flashback) Both**
Thank you very much.
**[11:36] (Flashback) Kana**
Tsukuba-kun...
**[11:40] (Flashback) Ichi**
Thank you very much.
**[11:41] (Flashback) Tsu**
Thank you very much...
**[11:43] (Flashback) A**
Two wins for Fujisaki!
**[11:45] (Flashback) Desk**
Mizusawa's down 0 to 2.
**[11:48] (Flashback) B**
Fujisaki's got this in the bag.
**[11:51] (Flashback) D**
They're strong.
**[11:53] (Flashback) D**
That makes it a five-peat for Fujisaki.
**[11:56] (Flashback) Tai**
Three wins.
**[11:59] (Flashback) Tai**
We're getting three wins, guys.
**[12:21] (Flashback) Chi**
Thank you very much.
**[12:27] (Flashback) Kana**
It's down to luck-of-the-draw.
**[12:29] (Flashback) Tsu**
In both games...
**[12:33] (Flashback) Tai**
I beg you...
**[12:35] (Flashback) Tai**
I don't care if my card is never
read in a luck-of-the-draw again.
**[12:40] (Flashback) Tai**
So please...
**[12:43] (Flashback) Tai**
Just today...
**[12:45] (Flashback) Tai**
Just this once...
**[12:50] (Flashback) Tai**
This one time...
**[12:53] [POEM] N**
Like a boatsman adrift...
**[13:05] (Flashback) Tai**
Hey.
**[13:08] (Flashback) Tai**
You've got tatami marks.
**[13:18] Chi**
*Thank you.*
**[13:22] Chi**
*Thank you!*
**[13:25] Pork**
The doctor wasn't sure what's
wrong, but told you not to play?!
***SIGN*** Metal guard underneath
**[13:31] Kana**
It was more than a jammed finger?!
**[13:33] Tai**
Why didn't you say something yesterday?
**[13:36] Chi**
I was hoping it might be
healed when I woke up.
**[13:41] Pork**
You can't play like that.
**[13:42] Sumi**
That's right.
**[13:43] Tsu**
You should forfeit, Ayase-senpai.
**[13:45] Pork**
It'll hurt even more if you hit it again.
**[13:50] Miya**
Ayase-san,
**[13:52] ---**
I understand how you feel.
**[13:54] Miya**
But...
**[13:56] Miya**
You won the team tournament.
**[13:58] Miya**
You've done very well.
**[14:01] Miya**
Get some rest.
**[14:11] Pork**
Huh? Sis?
**[14:20] Pork**
Man, what's with her?
***SIGN*** Congratulations Winners
**[14:29] Chi**
I wanna play.
**[14:33] Chi**
I wanna wear this and play.
**[14:36] Sudo**
Hilarious.
**[14:38] Sudo**
You got hurt yesterday?
**[14:40] Sudo**
Wild animals are slower
when they're injured.
**[14:45] Sudo**
However, if you force the
issue and play poorly,
***SIGN*** The S in Sudo stands for sadistic!
**[14:49] Sudo**
they'll say that the team
champions are weak individually.
**[15:01] Chi**
I haven't forgotten.
**[15:04] Chi**
My goal is
**[15:06] Chi**
to win the individual High School
Championships in each class.
***SIGN*** gulp
**[15:09] Chi**
As the team high school champions,
**[15:11] Chi**
we'll do all we can to make it happen.
***SIGN*** Class A
**[15:17] Both**
*Our goal is*
***SIGN*** Class C
**[15:19] Both**
* to win the individual*
* tournament in each class.*
***SIGN*** Class D
**[15:21] Sumi**
What? We count?
***SIGN*** Class B
**[15:26] Tai**
*Win.*
***SIGN*** Class A
**[15:28] Saku**
Today is the day we show
Fujisaki's true power.
**[15:31] Saku**
We will dominate the rankings.
**[15:33] All**
Yes!
**[15:33] All**
Yes!
***SIGN*** Class B
**[15:40] Sudo**
If you lose, I'll throw you in Lake Biwa!
***SIGN*** Class B Class B Class B Class A Class A
**[15:43] Sudo**
If you don't want that to happen, win!
**[15:44] All**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Class B Class A Class B Class B Class A
**[15:47] Megu**
We have to avenge our loss, girls!
**[15:49] All**
Yes!
**[15:51] A**
Well, the team tournament
**[15:54] ---**
was exciting as a new
school emerged triumphant.
**[15:57] A**
I expect this to give the
karuta world a jolt, Chairman.
**[16:01] Ma**
No, in the team tournament, players
rely on strength to take cards.
***SIGN*** All Japan Karuta Association Chairman
Mashita Yoshiaki, grade 10
**[16:06] Ma**
The matches are very messy to watch.
**[16:10] Ma**
However, in the individual tournament,
**[16:12] ---**
we can expect battles of wit and strategy.
***SIGN*** Super Class A
**[16:22] Pork**
It'll hurt if you hit something.
**[16:25] Pork**
How are you gonna play like that?
**[16:36] Chi**
I-I'll use my left hand...
**[16:38] Pork**
Huh?
**[16:39] Chi**
I'll do what I can with my left hand.
**[16:42] Pork**
What?!
**[16:45] Chi**
*We're all playing to win.*
**[16:48] Chi**
* The individual tournament*
* is about to start.*
***SIGN*** Class A
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
***SIGN*** Yuube Keiko
**[17:07] Pork**
You don't have a chance!
**[17:08] Pork**
She's aggressive enough to blow you
away, even using your right hand!
**[17:10] Pork**
What are you going to
do with your left hand?!
**[17:12] Chi**
But! But, but, but!
***SIGN*** What's with that scarf?
***SIGN*** Stare...
**[17:14] A**
Why is the Queen so interested?
**[17:17] A**
The first round should be a cinch for her.
**[17:18] B**
They should just seed her, for our sake.
**[17:21] C**
How did she lose all that weight?
**[17:24] Chi**
It's probably because they stopped
selling Snowmaru daifuku.
***SIGN*** You know the reason?
**[17:27] Chi**
It's so sad...
***SIGN*** Wataya Arata
***SIGN*** Kawauchi Shoji
***SIGN*** Wait,
I'm
playing
him?!
**[17:34] Chi**
Oh, Arata.
**[17:35] Shi**
I lucked out.
**[17:37] Shi**
It's a good thing I didn't get paired
against Arata in the first round.
**[17:41] Shi**
I would've had a taste of how
much stronger you've gotten
**[17:44] ---**
over the past few years.
**[17:54] Shi**
*It's not just Arata.*
**[17:58] Shi**
*Everybody here.*
**[18:00] Shi**
* I'll make them admit that the team*
* tournament is nothing serious.*
**[18:05] Shi**
*I'll crush them all.*
**[18:08] A**
The Queen looked so lame.
**[18:10] B**
Was that a cooling scarf around her neck?
**[18:12] Ara**
Oh, Chihaya.
**[18:15] A**
Will the players please step inside?
**[18:17] A**
The first round will soon begin.
**[18:19] A**
Class A will be on the second floor.
**[18:22] A**
Will the players please step inside?
**[18:28] Ara**
Chihaya, aren't you coming?
**[18:30] Chi**
Oh, I'm coming.
**[18:34] Chi**
*It's Arata.*
**[18:36] Chi**
*Arata's here.*
**[18:42] Chi**
* Arata and I are standing*
* on the same tatami floor.*
**[18:51] Retro**
Today is the day...
Today is the day...
**[18:53] Retro**
Today is the day I win it all
and start the Legend of Retro!
***SIGN*** Kinashi Hiro's Road to Master Project
Classified
***SIGN*** Retro
**[18:59] Retro**
What's wrong, Mashima?
**[19:01] Retro**
Today is the day I win!
**[19:03] Tai**
Retro...
**[19:05] Tai**
Why am I here?
**[19:08] Retro**
* I-Is he burned out from*
* the team tournament?*
**[19:12] Retro**
*That's not like him.*
**[19:13] Retro**
* It's not like him, but that*
* means my greatest rival is out!*
**[19:18] Retro**
*My victory is assured!*
**[19:30] Miya**
* The two first-years in Class D*
* are in a separate hall.*
**[19:32] Miya**
* Komano-kun and Oe-san in*
* Class C are in the office.*
**[19:35] Miya**
* Mashima-kun will be playing the Class B*
* first round on the first floor.*
**[19:40] Miya**
* On the second floor is Class A,*
* Nishida-kun and Ayase-san.*
**[19:45] Miya**
* You can tell this is the*
* national tournament.*
**[19:47] Miya**
* The parents are here*
* to support the players.*
***SIGN*** Arata's dad
***SIGN*** Arata's mom
**[19:57] Miya**
*Ayase-san...*
**[20:08] A**
It's time.
**[20:12] A**
We will now begin the first round of
the Class A individual tournament.
**[20:16] All**
Thank you very much.
**[20:18] All**
Thank you very much.
**[20:21] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[20:32] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[20:34] Chi**
*Here we go.*
**[20:43] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
**[20:51] [POEM] N**
Gust of wind...
**[20:52] Yu**
Yes!
**[20:56] Yu**
*I won't lose.*
**[20:58] Yu**
*Not until I get to play Megumu.*
**[21:00] [POEM] N**
...fall leaves
**[21:07] [POEM] N**
The sound of birds crossing...
**[21:12] Chi**
*What do I do?*
**[21:15] Chi**
*I can hear everything.*
**[21:18] Chi**
*I can hear the sound,*
**[21:20] Chi**
*but my body, my left hand won't...*
# E21 - But its legacy continues to spread
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**[00:03] [POEM] N**
Gust of wind...
**[00:04] Yu**
Yes!
**[00:07] [POEM] N**
The sound of birds crossing...
**[00:13] Chi**
*What do I do?*
**[00:15] Chi**
*I can hear everything.*
**[00:17] Chi**
*I can hear the sound,*
**[00:20] Chi**
*but my body, my left hand won't...*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Episode 21
***SIGN*** But
its
legacy
continues
to
spread
**[01:34] [POEM] N**
awakens the guards of
Suma Gate at night
**[01:44] [POEM] N**
My life means nothing...
**[01:46] Chi**
*She's swinging at multiple cards?*
**[01:48] [POEM] N**
In order to restore...
**[01:50] Chi**
*She hit seven cards there.*
***SIGN*** She counts as a man
**[01:53] Chi**
*Porky was right.*
***SIGN*** Strong swing!
**[01:55] Chi**
*She's powerful!*
**[01:57] Chi**
*Calm down.*
**[01:59] Chi**
*The match has just begun.*
**[02:08] Chi**
* My reach and pivot point*
* are completely different.*
**[02:16] Yu**
*I feel bad about her injury,*
**[02:19] Yu**
*but she thinks she'll win with her left hand?*
**[02:20] Yu**
*That's absurd.*
**[02:23] Yu**
*This is my chance*
**[02:26] Yu**
*to avenge our loss yesterday!*
**[02:29] Chi**
*My stance is towards the other side.*
**[02:30] Chi**
*My center of gravity is on the other side.*
**[02:32] Chi**
*I usually put my weight on my left knee,*
**[02:34] Chi**
*but now it's on the right.*
**[02:38] Chi**
*I can't think too much about it!*
**[02:42] Chi**
*Use a natural stance.*
**[02:43] [POEM] N**
After many, many years...
**[02:45] Chi**
*My hand will reach.*
**[02:47] Chi**
*I just have to swing!*
**[02:53] [POEM] N**
now bloom inside the nine-fold palace
**[03:03] [POEM] N**
For you, I head out to the fields...
**[03:05] Yu**
*Yes! Yes! Yes!*
**[03:06] Chi**
*It won't work...*
**[03:07] Chi**
* I've never practiced covering*
* with my left hand...*
**[03:11] Miya**
* Those girls are very similar.*
* They're both easy to read.*
**[03:13] [POEM] N**
while snow falls upon my sleeves
**[03:22] [POEM] N**
The hazed early dawn
**[03:23] Chi**
* A multi-syllable card*
* on the opponent's side!*
**[03:24] Chi**
*She covered!*
**[03:25] [POEM] N**
mist over the Kawagiri River
**[03:27] Chi**
*Huh?*
**[03:27] Chi**
*Wait, I touched it?*
***SIGN*** Who got it?!
**[03:29] Chi**
*Was Yuube-san faster?*
**[03:32] Yu**
You won that card!
***SIGN*** Honest
**[03:37] Chi**
* I've never thought about*
* how to use my left hand,*
**[03:40] ---**
*or how to approach the card with it.*
**[03:44] Chi**
* How do left-handed players*
* see a right-handed cover?*
**[03:50] Chi**
* Yuube-san just lost "The hazed*
* early dawn mist" on the outside,*
**[03:54] Chi**
* but she has another multi-syllable*
* card, "My only thought as I,"*
**[03:56] ---**
*at her lower right.*
**[03:58] Chi**
*Right-handed players only know*
**[04:00] ---**
* how to play against other*
* right-handed players.*
**[04:02] [POEM] N**
...nets in the shallows
**[04:03] Chi**
*But for a left-handed player...*
**[04:08] [POEM] N**
My only thought as I am put out
to sea is to ask the fishermen
**[04:10] Chi**
*It's open to take!*
**[04:12] Yu**
*I lost two cards the same way...*
**[04:15] Miya**
*Ayase-san's doing a wonderful job.*
***SIGN*** Is she actually left-handed?
**[04:17] Miya**
* She's winning multi-syllable*
* cards she's struggled with.*
**[04:19] Chi**
*I can do this.*
**[04:21] Chi**
*I can do this!*
**[04:24] Yu**
*I can come back.*
**[04:26] [POEM] N**
So spring ends...
**[04:26] Yu**
*Attack to come back!*
**[04:28] Chi**
*Huh?*
**[04:29] [POEM] N**
Would the mountain cherry blossoms...
**[04:32] Chi**
*What?*
**[04:33] [POEM] N**
When winds send waves...
**[04:36] Chi**
* I have no problem taking*
* cards on the opponent's side.*
**[04:39] Chi**
*So why*
**[04:41] Chi**
*doesn't my body move when it's on my side?*
**[04:46] Chi**
*What's going on?*
**[04:48] Chi**
* It feels like riding a bike with*
* the brakes held down halfway.*
**[04:52] Ara**
Thank you very much.
**[04:54] Ara**
Thank you very much.
**[04:56] Mako**
*Their match is already over?!*
**[04:57] Ama**
*How?!*
**[04:58] Ama**
*There haven't been 25 cards read yet.*
**[05:02] Ama**
*He won by 27 cards?!*
**[05:04] Ama**
* He was perfect, plus he got his*
* opponent to commit two faults?!*
**[05:08] A**
*What the hell?*
**[05:09] A**
*How does that even work?*
**[05:13] [POEM] N**
May the scarlet kadsuras...
**[05:17] B**
*The Queen is next to finish.*
**[05:19] C**
*She won by a perfect 25-0 score.*
**[05:23] Ara**
*What about Chihaya?*
**[05:26] Ara**
*What kind of karuta does Chihaya play?*
**[05:31] Ara**
*How does Chihaya*
**[05:33] Ara**
*play karuta now?*
**[05:36] Ara**
*Huh?*
**[05:38] Ara**
*Her right hand's injured?*
**[05:39] Ara**
*She's using her left hand?!*
**[05:41] [POEM] N**
Impassioned was your promise...
**[05:43] [POEM] N**
My own sleeves are like...
**[05:46] Chi**
*Why?*
**[05:47] Chi**
*I can take cards on the opponent's side,*
**[05:49] ---**
*so why can't I take them from my own side?*
**[05:51] Chi**
* If I were using my right hand,*
* I could take these without thinking.*
**[05:54] Chi**
*Why is a brake holding me back?*
**[05:57] Ara**
*That's crazy, Chihaya.*
**[05:58] Ara**
*Karuta isn't that simple.*
**[06:01] [POEM] N**
Said bed was cold as I lay awake
**[06:05] Ara**
* You've gotten used to taking*
* cards from your own side*
**[06:07] ---**
*without any thought.*
**[06:10] Ara**
* Your cards are placed for*
* a right-handed player.*
**[06:14] Yu**
*I'm 10 cards up now.*
**[06:16] Yu**
*She'll probably give up soon.*
**[06:19] Yu**
* Most players would give up after*
* injuring their right hand.*
**[06:22] Yu**
*You worked hard to get here.*
**[06:25] Yu**
* You put on a performance worthy of*
* the captain of the team champions.*
**[06:29] Chi**
* I should have just played*
* with my right hand.*
**[06:32] Chi**
* I would have been able to*
* last one match at least.*
**[06:37] Chi**
*No.*
**[06:39] Chi**
* If I only get one match*
* to use my right hand,*
**[06:42] Chi**
*I should save it for Arata!*
**[06:42] [POEM] N**
for the night would drag on
when I thought of my beloved
**[06:52] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy spring sunlight,
**[06:54] Ara**
*She attacks the opponent's side quickly!*
**[07:10] Chi**
Um, excuse me.
**[07:11] Chi**
Can I move my cards?
**[07:13] Yu**
Uh, sure...
**[07:19] Yu**
*Sh-She moved all of them?*
**[07:27] Ara**
*She flipped her cards around?*
**[07:31] Ara**
*I've never seen this before.*
**[07:34] Chi**
*I have to win until I play Arata!*
**[07:37] A**
Wait.
**[07:38] A**
It's bad manners to move
so many cards at one time.
**[07:42] Chi**
Of course. I'm sorry.
**[07:45] Yu**
It's fine. Leave them.
**[07:47] Chi**
Huh?
**[07:49] Yu**
Leave them in that order.
**[07:51] Yu**
* She's playing with the handicap*
* of having to use her left hand.*
**[07:54] Yu**
* Compared to that, shuffling*
* her cards around is nothing.*
**[07:57] Chi**
*She's so manly!*
**[08:00] Chi**
Thank you very much!
**[08:02] Yu**
*But I have no idea how this helps.*
***SIGN*** Redo my memorization...
**[08:06] Yu**
* If she's trying to confuse me,*
* she'll end up hurting herself.*
**[08:09] Yu**
* It's suicidal to mess around*
* with your card positioning.*
**[08:17] Chi**
*This is a gamble.*
**[08:19] Chi**
*Don't think.*
**[08:23] Chi**
*Do what I usually do,*
**[08:25] Chi**
*only with my left hand.*
**[08:28] [POEM] N**
a whirlwind of flower petals descends
**[08:41] [POEM] N**
Rain takes longer...
**[08:44] Chi**
*I did it! Just like normal!*
**[08:48] Chi**
*Everything's normal, just flipped!*
**[08:53] [POEM] N**
The storm blasts...
**[08:55] [POEM] N**
Note that though we may be...
**[08:57] Yu**
*Why is she suddenly so much faster?*
**[08:59] Yu**
*Why?*
**[09:00] Ara**
*I see.*
**[09:02] Ara**
* Instead of taking cards from this*
* direction to that direction,*
**[09:06] Ara**
* she's taking them from that*
* direction to this direction.*
**[09:10] Ara**
* It's less confusing if you just*
* mirror your normal motions.*
**[09:15] Ara**
* The flow has changed since*
* she moved her cards.*
**[09:17] Ara**
*This will be tough for her opponent.*
**[09:19] Miya**
*Amazing, Ayase-san!*
**[09:24] Yu**
Please wait.
**[09:47] Yu**
Excuse me.
**[09:49] Yu**
*I can't lose to her.*
**[09:51] Yu**
*No matter who my opponent is.*
**[09:53] [POEM] N**
The sky may hold the same moon
**[09:57] Miya**
*She sent Ayase-san's hand flying!*
**[09:59] Ara**
*The headband girl recovered.*
**[10:03] Ara**
*She has a powerful swing.*
**[10:05] Ara**
* She goes for the card in front*
* as well as the one that's read.*
**[10:09] Ara**
* She even knocks away her*
* opponent's hand at times.*
**[10:12] Miya**
*That's playing rough!*
**[10:14] Chi**
*Yuube-san didn't hit my hand away.*
**[10:17] Chi**
* She passed through the*
* opening I left her.*
**[10:20] Chi**
*Amazing...*
**[10:22] Yu**
*Don't panic. Stay calm.*
**[10:25] Yu**
* This fall, I'll be aiming to*
* become Queen with Megumu!*
**[10:38] Chi**
*I can't win with weak attacks.*
**[10:40] Chi**
*If I hesitate, I'll lose the card.*
**[10:42] Chi**
*Focus.*
**[10:46] Chi**
*Focus.*
**[10:48] Ara**
*Chihaya...*
**[10:51] Ara**
*She's playing hard with her left hand.*
**[10:54] Ara**
*Having fun...*
**[10:57] Ara**
*Now that I think about it,*
**[10:59] Ara**
* Chihaya took her first card*
* from me with her left hand.*
**[11:05] Ara**
*Must be fun...*
**[11:07] Ara**
*Playing karuta with Chihaya must be fun.*
**[11:14] Both**
Thank you very much.
***SIGN*** Shock
**[11:16] Chi**
*Yes, I eked out a win.*
**[11:19] Chi**
Ayase: won by 2 cards.
**[11:21] A**
Okay.
**[11:22] Yu**
Don't get the wrong idea!
**[11:24] Yu**
I didn't lose to you!
**[11:26] Yu**
I lost because my memorization
wasn't good enough!
**[11:29] Yu**
I'll work on my memorization
by studying for college exams,
**[11:31] Yu**
so I'll be back!
**[11:35] Chi**
* She even treats college exam prep*
* as preparation for karuta!*
***SIGN*** Marvelous...
**[11:39] Ara**
Chihaya.
**[11:41] Ara**
That was incredible, Chihaya.
**[11:43] Ara**
You won with your left hand.
**[11:44] Ara**
That was incredible!
**[11:49] (Flashback) Arata**
I believe that you have
the talent for Karuta.
**[12:09] A**
We will now announce the
pairings for the second round.
**[12:11] A**
Please check the chart and sit
at your assigned position.
**[12:15] Pork**
Hey, Ayase.
**[12:17] Pork**
You survived the first round?
**[12:19] ChiI**
Yep, you too?
**[12:20] Pork**
Oh, yeah!
**[12:22] Pork**
I avenged Tsukuba!
**[12:24] Pork**
Ayase, I feel like I can't lose today.
***SIGN*** Nishida Yusei
vs.
Wataya Arata
***SIGN*** Shock
***SIGN*** Kaneko Natsumi vs. Ayase Chihaya
**[12:33] Chi**
*Kaneko-san from Akita.*
**[12:36] Chi**
*I didn't get paired against Arata again.*
**[12:38] Ara**
Chihaya, see you later.
**[12:40] ---**
S-Sure.
**[12:49] Chi**
*Can I reach him?*
**[12:52] Chi**
*Or is he still out of reach?*
**[12:56] Chi**
*I want to know.*
**[13:01] Pork**
* I'm not crazy about karuta*
* the way Ayase is.*
**[13:04] Pork**
* I prefer to avoid playing*
* stronger players.*
**[13:08] Pork**
*I'll take all the easy wins I can get.*
**[13:12] Pork**
*But...*
**[13:22] Pork**
*But...*
**[13:31] Pork**
* I have to go back to being*
* crazy about karuta.*
**[13:33] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[13:34] Pork**
*When I'm up against you...*
**[13:40] Miya**
* Komano-kun and Oe-san won*
* their first round matches.*
**[13:42] Miya**
*Tsukuba-kun won with a bye.*
**[13:48] Miya**
*Hanano-san won?! Amazing!*
**[13:50] Miya**
*Everyone's doing great!*
**[13:53] [POEM] N**
to tell the people in the capital
that I make for the islands
***SIGN*** You're not supposed to make any sound when a card is being read.
**[14:02] [POEM] N**
May my sighs be blamed upon the moon,
**[14:10] Miya**
*They're so into the match.*
**[14:12] Miya**
* These parents must care*
* very much about their child.*
**[14:15] Mom**
*Arata!*
**[14:17] (Flashback) Ara**
Mom, Dad...
**[14:19] (Flashback) Ara**
If I win the high school tournament,
I have a favor to ask.
**[14:25] (Flashback) Ara**
I want you to let me attend
a university in Tokyo.
**[14:30] Dad**
*Arata...*
**[14:31] Dad**
* Most scholarship offers will*
* come from private schools.*
**[14:34] Dad**
*It would take 4,000,000 yen in the*
**[14:35] ---**
* first year to cover registration,*
* tuition, and living expenses!*
**[14:38] Mom**
* You're smart enough to attend*
* a local public university!*
**[14:41] Both**
*Lose your match!*
**[14:42] Both**
*Lose your match!*
**[14:45] [POEM] N**
May I see you never forget...
**[14:49] Both**
*Hang in there, chubby kid!*
**[14:55] Pork**
*I'm no longer the kid I used to be.*
**[14:58] Kita**
* Yusei, you should work on game*
* awareness instead of game sense.*
**[15:03] Kita**
* With your mastery of*
* the basics, you can do it.*
**[15:06] Kita**
* Make assumptions about the places*
* where cards will be read earlier.*
**[15:10] Kita**
*I'll teach you how it works.*
**[15:12] Kita**
* You'll learn how to take*
* control of any match!*
**[15:17] Dad**
*You rock, chubby kid!*
**[15:19] Mom**
*Way to go!*
**[15:21] Ara**
*Amazing...*
**[15:23] Ara**
*He's following a methodology.*
**[15:25] Ara**
*I can see his training in his playing style.*
**[15:28] Ara**
*The presence of his coach in his play...*
**[15:30] Ara**
*Chihaya's high school is really special.*
**[15:34] Ara**
* They have different types*
* of karuta players.*
**[15:39] Ara**
*That's amazing.*
**[15:43] [POEM] N**
When the misty bridge...
**[15:48] A**
He's fast!
**[15:49] B**
What was that?
**[15:51] [POEM] N**
...is nearly past
**[15:57] [POEM] N**
So the flower petals are scattered...
**[15:59] Pork**
* He went from his own lower*
* right to his own upper left.*
**[16:05] [POEM] N**
...withers and wilts
**[16:10] [POEM] N**
Nothing can be worse...
**[16:13] Pork**
* He crossed again!*
* Three different points this time!*
**[16:21] Mom**
* Arata, why are you participating in*
* the high school tournament this year?*
**[16:24] Mom**
* Couldn't you wait until next year*
* when you're a third-year?*
**[16:28] Ara**
*Why this year?*
**[16:29] Ara**
* If I get into a school early by recommendation,*
* it'll be easier for me to focus.*
**[16:36] (Flashback) Ara**
On the Master Challenger
tournament in the fall
**[16:38] (Flashback) Ara**
and the Master match in the winter.
**[16:41] Pork**
*Why?*
**[16:44] Pork**
*Why is he so much better than me?*
**[16:50] Pork**
*I've played karuta since I was little.*
**[16:54] Pork**
*I've practiced hard the whole time.*
**[16:57] Pork**
*What's the difference?*
**[17:01] Pork**
*Ayase...*
**[17:03] Pork**
* If I injured my favored*
* hand, I would forfeit.*
**[17:08] Pork**
* It must have hurt when she was*
* playing in the final yesterday,*
**[17:13] Pork**
* but all she cared about was*
* winning the team championship.*
**[17:21] Pork**
* Desktomu-kun and Hanano worked hard*
* to collect data on the other teams.*
**[17:28] (Flashback) Kana**
One win for Pizusawa!
**[17:30] Pork**
*Kana-chan secured a victory*
**[17:32] ---**
* right after my loss in the*
* semifinal to ease the pressure.*
**[17:37] (Flashback) Tsu**
I'm not doing this for attention!
**[17:39] (Flashback) Tsu**
But I'm here!
**[17:41] Pork**
* Tsukuba kept appealing to*
* us for a chance to play.*
**[17:47] (Flashback) Tai**
Three wins.
**[17:49] (Flashback) Tai**
We're getting three wins, guys.
**[17:52] Pork**
*Mashima never gave up.*
**[17:55] Pork**
*That's why we were able to win.*
**[18:04] Pork**
*What did I do?*
**[18:14] Pork**
*I can at least...*
**[18:17] Pork**
*I can at least refuse to give up!*
**[18:30] Pork**
*Don't give up!*
**[18:32] Pork**
*Don't give up!*
**[18:33] Pork**
*Don't give up!*
**[18:46] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[19:02] Ara**
Are all the players at Mizusawa like this?
**[19:05] Ara**
You played five matches yesterday,
**[19:07] Ara**
yet you're still playing your heart out.
**[19:12] Pork**
You bet.
**[19:15] Pork**
I don't play anywhere as
hard as the other members.
**[19:19] Pork**
Mashima, Desktomu-kun, Kana-chan,
Ayase, and the first-years
**[19:23] ---**
are all playing harder!
**[19:29] Pork**
*Damn...*
**[19:39] Pork**
* Don't forget how he swung from*
* his lower left to his upper right.*
**[19:45] Pork**
*Damn! Damn!*
**[19:48] Pork**
* Don't forget how he attacked*
* from his opponent's upper left*
**[19:52] ---**
*to his opponent's lower right in a line.*
**[19:54] Pork**
*This is why I hate strong players!*
**[19:59] Pork**
*They make me want to beat them!*
**[20:03] Pork**
*They make me want to work harder!*
**[20:05] Miya**
* Ayase-san did it! She's*
* through the second round!*
**[20:09] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[20:12] Chi**
*I did it. I made it to the Top 8.*
***SIGN*** Snore
**[20:24] Chi**
* This takes a lot more*
* concentration than normal,*
**[20:29] Chi**
*but I have to do this.*
**[20:31] A**
We will now announce the
pairings for the third round.
**[20:34] Chi**
*I have to use my left hand*
**[20:37] ---**
*until I get to play Arata.*
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
# E22 - Long Last We Meet
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***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
***SIGN*** Wakamiya Shinobu
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Episode 22
***SIGN*** Long
Last
We
Meet
**[01:36] Mura**
We will now begin the third round
of the individual tournament.
**[01:40] Mura**
Please place your cards.
**[01:42] All**
Thank you very much.
**[01:44] All**
Thank you very much.
**[01:50] Sakura**
* The quarterfinals of the Class*
* A individual tournament.*
**[01:54] Sakura**
* Of the eight remaining*
* players, three are ours.*
**[01:58] Sakura**
* Emuro-kun is up against*
* Amakasu-kun from Hokuo.*
**[02:01] Sakura**
*He has good game sense,*
**[02:02] Sakura**
* and his reflexes allow him*
* to take cards quickly.*
**[02:06] Sakura**
* In terms of mental strength*
* and overall balance,*
**[02:08] ---**
*Emuro-kun has the advantage.*
**[02:11] Sakura**
* Suzuki Manata must be upset about*
* being taken out of the lineup yesterday,*
**[02:14] Sakura**
*since he's playing better than usual today.*
**[02:17] Sakura**
*His opponent is Wataya-kun from Fukui.*
**[02:19] Sakura**
* I've been asking around*
* the other societies,*
**[02:21] Sakura**
* and I was only able*
* to learn that he's the*
**[02:23] ---**
*grandson of the Eternal Master Wataya.*
**[02:26] Sakura**
*What kind of karuta does he play?*
**[02:29] Sakura**
* Yamai-kun is up against Ousaka-san*
* from First Akashi Girls'.*
**[02:33] Sakura**
*While Yamai-kun relies on his power,*
**[02:36] Sakura**
* Ousaka-san's weapons are*
* her speed and grace.*
**[02:39] Sakura**
* She's also been playing better*
* than in the team tournament.*
**[02:42] Sakura**
*This will be a battle of willpower.*
**[02:45] Sakura**
* And there's the Queen,*
* Wakamiya Shinobu.*
**[02:49] Sakura**
* Her opponent is Ayase-san*
* from Mizusawa.*
**[02:52] Sakura**
* Her game sense was*
* enough to defeat Rion,*
**[02:54] ---**
* but how far will it take*
* her against the Queen?*
**[03:07] Haya**
Coach...
**[03:10] Sakura**
* She's been using her left*
* hand this whole time?*
**[03:12] Miya**
*Ayase-san removed the bandages.*
**[03:14] Miya**
*Is she going to use her right hand?*
**[03:19] Chi**
* I don't know how much I can do against*
* Shinobu-chan with this hand,*
**[03:23] Chi**
*but I don't want any regrets.*
**[03:30] Chi**
*Huh?*
**[03:33] Shi**
*Lame T-shirt.*
**[03:36] Shi**
*Lame T-shirt.*
**[03:47] Shi**
*The super rare Mommy Bear tanktop!*
**[03:59] Shi**
It appears that you've
injured your favored hand.
**[04:03] Shi**
Shall I play with my right hand?
**[04:09] Chi**
That's not something
you should joke about!
**[04:13] Chi**
*Since I played Shinobu-chan last year,*
**[04:17] Chi**
*not a day has gone by*
**[04:19] Chi**
* that I haven't remembered*
* her speed, her strength...*
**[04:23] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[04:28] Chi**
*My only goal has been to beat Shinobu-chan.*
**[04:31] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[04:36] Chi**
*Show me your true strength.*
**[04:39] Chi**
* The strength of the number one*
* player in Japan, in the world.*
**[04:40] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring,
now the flower blooms
**[04:56] A**
*Wow!*
**[04:57] B**
*How is she so fast?*
**[04:58] C**
*So fast...*
**[04:59] D**
*The Queen's play is steady today.*
**[05:19] (Flashback) Chitose**
Hey, Chihaya! Enough already!
**[05:22] (Flashback) Chitose**
The drama I was briefly
in is about to start!
***SIGN*** This again?
**[05:25] (Flashback) Chitose**
Haven't you gotten sick of
watching that chubby girl yet?
**[05:29] Chi**
*I watched the Queen match so many times*
**[05:32] ---**
*that my sister was disgusted with me.*
**[05:34] [POEM] N**
when I should have
gone to sleep instead
**[05:43] [POEM] N**
As my love first came...
**[05:46] Chi**
*I knew it.*
**[05:48] Chi**
* It looks like she waits until*
* the unique syllable to move,*
**[05:51] Chi**
*but that's not the case.*
**[05:53] Chi**
*She doesn't move her hand,*
**[05:55] ---**
* but her body is moving in*
* response to what's being read.*
**[05:58] Chi**
*She's saving it up.*
**[06:00] [POEM] N**
word had already spread
**[06:03] Chi**
* So she can take the card as soon*
* as the unique syllable is read,*
**[06:06] ---**
*without any mistakes.*
**[06:11] Chi**
*So...*
**[06:14] ---**
*she can stab the border of the card*
**[06:17] Chi**
*at the shortest distance.*
**[06:36] [POEM] N**
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
**[06:45] [POEM] N**
I feel as though I am...
**[06:49] [POEM] N**
The storm blasts autumn leaves...
**[06:52] [POEM] N**
In order for us...
**[07:00] A**
*Sh-She's strong.*
**[07:02] B**
*How can she be this accurate?*
**[07:04] C**
*And so fast, too!*
**[07:06] D**
* It's like there's something connecting*
* her fingers to the cards.*
**[07:09] D**
*Not a sound...*
**[07:12] D**
* That's how light and sharp*
* her movements are.*
**[07:17] D**
*She is truly the Queen.*
**[07:30] Chi**
* I'll let the people watching talk*
* about how strong and fast she is.*
**[07:35] [POEM] N**
the plum blossoms still smell the same
**[07:45] [POEM] N**
For you, I would have given up my life
**[07:53] Chi**
*I-I got it!*
**[07:55] Miya**
* She usually struggles with them,*
* but she defended a multi-syllable card!*
**[08:01] Chi**
* I only had 10 minutes to*
* practice, but it worked.*
**[08:06] Chi**
*It was a gamble,*
**[08:08] ---**
* but I moved "For you, I would"*
* from my usual position on*
**[08:13] ---**
* the inside lower right*
* to the inside lower left.*
**[08:18] Chi**
* This was something I didn't realize*
* until I tried playing with my left hand.*
**[08:22] ---**
* There's a position for*
* multi-syllable cards that's*
**[08:24] ---**
*difficult for left-handed players to reach.*
**[08:41] Chi**
* Forget about it.*
* Forget about it.*
**[08:45] Chi**
*If I hold back at all,*
**[08:46] ---**
* I won't be able to take a*
* single card against her.*
**[08:49] Chi**
*There's only one thing for me to focus on.*
**[08:52] Chi**
*How can I win?*
**[08:53] [POEM] N**
now together, I guard it dear
**[09:03] Chi**
*How can I win?*
**[09:07] Chi**
*How can I win?*
**[09:10] Chi**
*How?!*
**[09:14] Miya**
*Ayase-san appears to be reacting quickly,*
**[09:18] ---**
*but the Queen is taking all of the cards?*
**[09:25] Chi**
*How?!*
**[09:27] [POEM] N**
In
**[09:29] [POEM] N**
the sleepy spring sunlight,
**[09:37] Chi**
*I'm losing by a hair.*
**[09:40] Chi**
* Shinobu-chan is beating*
* me with her accuracy.*
**[09:43] Chi**
*That was one of my best cards!*
**[10:11] Chi**
*The gauze and tape are too heavy.*
**[10:16] Chi**
*I've worked hard on my accuracy.*
**[10:28] Shi**
*Why?*
**[10:31] Shi**
* Aren't you the ace of the team that*
* won the tournament yesterday?*
**[10:37] Shi**
* You and your friends accomplished*
* your goal, right?*
**[10:43] Shi**
*So why?*
**[10:46] Shi**
* Why are you so focused on*
* me when you're injured?*
**[10:55] Shi**
*So focused on karuta?*
**[10:59] [POEM] N**
...I could not hide my love,
**[11:04] E**
*"Since I could not hide"?!*
**[11:07] E**
*She took the Queen's best card!*
**[11:45] A**
Is something wrong?
**[11:47] Chi**
I-I'm fine.
**[11:57] Shi**
*I lost "Since I could not hide."*
**[12:01] Chi**
I'm sending a card.
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[12:12] (Flashback) All**
Please wait!
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[12:31] [POEM] N**
people would always ask if
I was pining for someone
**[12:47] A**
Wow!
**[12:48] B**
No mercy on an injured opponent.
**[12:51] Miya**
*Ayase-san...*
**[13:01] [POEM] N**
as helpless autumn leaves
are caught against the flow
**[13:33] (Flashback) Shi**
So many cute pictures!
**[13:35] (Flashback) A**
If you like karuta, we can visit
the nearby karuta society.
**[13:43] (Flashback) Ise**
I understand.
**[13:45] (Flashback) Ise**
Nice to meet you, Shinobu-chan.
**[13:49] (Flashback) Ise**
Oh, there's a girl your age who just joined.
**[13:55] (Flashback) Ise**
You can practice with her.
**[13:57] (Flashback) Ise**
She's over there.
**[14:19] [POEM] N**
now bloom inside the nine-fold palace
**[14:29] [POEM] N**
Long last we meet...
**[14:38] (Flashback) Sato**
The same time.
**[14:40] (Flashback) Ise**
A card touched at the same time
goes to the side it was on.
**[14:43] (Flashback) Ise**
That goes to Shinobu-chan.
**[14:46] (Flashback) Ise**
Better luck next time.
**[14:50] (Flashback) Ise**
That's a poem written by Lady Murasaki
**[14:53] (Flashback) ---**
about a reunion with an old friend.
**[15:02] (Flashback) Sato**
Another close win for me!
**[15:04] (Flashback) Sato**
Shinobu-chan, we're rivals!
**[15:09] (Flashback) Ise**
Shinobu-chan, why don't you
play Ryuusei-kun next?
**[15:16] (Flashback) Ise**
He's much older than you are.
**[15:18] (Flashback) Ise**
Give it your best shot.
**[15:38] [POEM] N**
Impassionate gods
**[15:45] [POEM] N**
have never seen
**[15:56] Shi**
Thank you very much.
**[15:59] Chi**
Thank you very much.
**[16:02] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[16:13] A**
Oh, Wakamiya-san. What was the score?
**[16:16] Shi**
I won by 23 cards.
**[16:18] A**
Impressive as always.
**[16:20] A**
23 cards...
***SIGN*** Ayase Chihaya
**[16:24] Miya**
Honestly, you shouldn't
push yourself like this.
**[16:28] Miya**
Look at the swelling.
**[16:30] Miya**
You even took off the taping.
**[16:32] Miya**
It must have hurt.
**[16:34] Miya**
I'll go find an ice pack, so wait here.
**[16:44] (Flashback) Shi**
How many cards should
I have let her take?
**[16:50] (Flashback) Ise**
We should keep Shinobu-chan
away from children her age.
**[16:58] (Flashback) Ise**
She'll learn to go easy on her opponents.
**[17:04] Shi**
*He's right.*
**[17:06] (Flashback) Ise**
The more isolated she is, the
stronger she will become.
**[17:11] Shi**
*Coach Ise is always right.*
**[17:22] Chi**
Th-Thank you!
**[17:24] Chi**
For not going easy on me!
**[17:31] Chi**
Let's play karuta again!
**[17:39] Shi**
When?
**[17:43] Shi**
When will we play?
**[17:50] Chi**
The Queen match!
**[18:04] Shi**
*What was her name?*
**[18:25] (Flashback) Shi**
Satoko-chan!
**[18:38] A**
In any case, the Queen
is as strong as ever.
**[18:41] A**
It appears that there's no one
her age who can challenge her.
**[18:44] B**
I'm worried about her motivation.
**[18:47] B**
If she stops participating in
tournaments like Master Suo...
**[18:54] Shi**
That was a sorry performance.
What's wrong with me?
**[18:58] Shi**
I only won by 23 cards.
**[19:01] Shi**
I lost two. And she was injured.
**[19:04] Shi**
I even lost "Since I could not hide."
**[19:08] Shi**
Next time, I won't let
her take a single card.
**[19:18] Chi**
*My match with Shinobu-chan is over.*
**[19:25] Chi**
*It's over...*
**[19:31] Chi**
*My summer is over.*
**[19:40] [POEM] N**
Nobody wishes to see...
**[19:42] Sumi**
*Over here!*
**[19:44] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[19:46] Sumi**
*I did it!*
**[19:48] Sumi**
*I won!*
**[19:49] Sumi**
*I won!*
**[19:50] Sumi**
*I made it to the third round!*
**[19:52] Chi**
*Full power!*
**[19:53] Sumi**
* It was hard to tell since I'm always*
* surrounded by karuta freaks,*
**[19:58] Sumi**
*but I'm actually pretty good.*
**[20:00] Sumi**
* I might be able to win*
* the Class D tournament?!*
**[20:03] Tai**
*That's amazing, Hanano-san.*
**[20:05] Tai**
*I'm impressed.*
**[20:09] An**
*Yes! On to the semifinals!*
**[20:13] Sumi**
*Eliminated in the third round...*
***SIGN*** Eliminated in the third round
**[20:23] Tsu**
Hanano! Hanano!
**[20:24] Tsu**
I made it to the semifinals!
**[20:25] Tsu**
Take a picture so I can
send it to my brothers!
**[20:28] Sumi**
What?
**[20:31] Tsu**
I have an e-mail from Ms. Miyauchi.
**[20:32] Tsu**
Oh, Mashima-senpai and...
**[20:35] Sumi**
Mashima-senpai is still in it!
**[20:37] Sumi**
I'm going to go cheer for him!
**[20:38] Tsu**
What?
**[20:40] Tsu**
I'm still in it, too...
**[20:57] Sumi**
*Mashima-senpai!*
**[21:03] Sumi**
*What's this atmosphere?*
**[21:10] Retro**
*I can't lose... I can't lose...*
**[21:14] Retro**
*I will win... I will win...*
**[21:18] Retro**
*I'll beat Mashima*
**[21:20] Retro**
*and make Class A!*
# E23 - To see the beautiful cherry blossoms
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**[00:16] Sumi**
*Mashima-senpai!*
**[00:21] Sumi**
*What's this atmosphere?*
**[00:29] Retro**
*I can't lose... I can't lose...*
**[00:32] Retro**
*I will win... I will win...*
**[00:36] Retro**
*I'll beat Mashima*
**[00:39] Retro**
*and make Class A!*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Episode 23
***SIGN*** To
see
the
beautiful
cherry
blossoms
**[02:03] [POEM] N**
In order to restore my faith in this world,
**[02:06] Ero**
*I-I can't find my rhythm...*
**[02:10] A**
*Emuro-senpai's being dominated.*
**[02:16] [POEM] N**
While it brings me no joy, the
road beyond Mount Oe is too long
**[02:20] Saku**
* The two of them are on a*
* completely different level.*
**[02:23] Ara**
I'm moving my cards.
**[02:29] Saku**
* He's confident that he can win*
* his cards after moving them.*
**[02:32] Saku**
* Against a strong opponent,*
* he constantly moves his cards,*
**[02:35] Saku**
*so Emuro-kun is unable to get in a groove.*
**[02:38] Ero**
*And his timing is always the worst.*
**[02:41] A**
* The Queen is so fast that you*
* have to wonder if she's psychic.*
**[02:46] Saku**
*No.*
**[02:48] Saku**
* Wakamiya Shinobu is bonded to the*
* cards by a very unique rule.*
**[02:53] Saku**
*What is that rule?*
**[02:57] Saku**
Hayashida-san, you are
recording everything, right?
**[03:00] A**
Yes.
**[03:01] Saku**
Machimura-kun, I need you to
capture the entire match.
**[03:03] B**
Yes, ma'am.
**[03:13] Mura**
Sakurazawa-san, are the
Class A matches almost over?
**[03:16] Saku**
It looks like our captain's going
**[03:18] ---**
to lose to Wataya-kun from
Fukui's Nagumo society.
**[03:21] Saku**
I'd love to know what
training you provided him.
**[03:24] A**
Please...
**[03:26] A**
You were a top player, and now
you're a top coach, Midori-chan.
**[03:32] A**
Were there any other notable
players this tournament?
**[03:36] Saku**
Yes...
**[03:51] Saku**
Excuse me.
**[03:52] Saku**
You shouldn't be sleeping here.
**[03:56] Chi**
S-Sorry...
**[04:00] Saku**
This injury happened when you were
playing our Yamashiro Rion, yes?
**[04:04] Saku**
Are you okay?
**[04:06] Saku**
I'll bring Yamashiro over to apologize later.
**[04:08] Chi**
Oh, no. It's okay.
**[04:10] Chi**
Don't let Yama-chan...
**[04:11] Saku**
*Yama-chan?*
**[04:12] Chi**
Don't let Yama-chan know about this.
**[04:15] Chi**
My coach said that, in most
cases, injuries are caused
**[04:19] ---**
by the player's own bad swing.
**[04:21] Chi**
I need to practice more.
**[04:27] Chi**
*Wait, it's already dark out?*
**[04:30] Chi**
*Where's everyone else?!*
**[04:38] Ara**
Wataya wins by 12 cards.
**[04:40] A**
Yes.
**[04:41] Shi**
Wakamiya by 14 cards.
**[04:43] A**
Yes.
**[04:46] Saku**
*As expected, the Class A final will be*
**[04:50] ---**
*Wataya Arata against Wakamiya Shinobu.*
**[04:53] Shi**
Oh, so we're the only ones left.
**[04:58] Shi**
The other players must be tired after
playing in the team tournament.
**[05:01] Shi**
I'm glad I was able to luck
my way into all those wins.
**[05:08] Shi**
I just need my luck to help
me through one more match.
**[05:18] Chi**
*Wh-Why?*
**[05:18] Ara**
Ten minutes until we start?
**[05:19] Mura**
No, hold on.
**[05:20] Chi**
*Why, Arata?*
**[05:20] Mura**
We're waiting for the other
Classes to finish up.
**[05:22] Chi**
* Why are you smiling about*
* playing the Queen?*
**[05:25] Chi**
*Why?*
**[05:28] Chi**
*I want to watch Arata play Shinobu-chan!*
**[05:31] Chi**
*I need to secure a good spot up front!*
**[05:34] Pork**
Ayase!
**[05:35] Kana**
Chihaya-chan!
**[05:37] Chi**
How did everyone do?
**[05:38] Pork**
Haven't you been checking your e-mail?
**[05:41] Kana**
I lost in the Class C semifinal.
**[05:44] Kana**
But Desktomu-kun made it to the final!
**[05:47] Chi**
That's great!
**[05:48] Kana**
And...
**[05:50] Kana**
President Mashima's in the Class B final!
**[05:52] Kana**
They'll both be playing on the first floor!
**[05:54] Kana**
Let's go!
**[05:59] Kana**
*They're playing in different places...*
**[06:06] Pork**
Wait...
**[06:07] Pork**
Is the Class A final between
Wataya Arata and the Queen?
**[06:11] Pork**
Seriously?
**[06:17] Pork**
Sorry, but I'm watching the Class A final.
**[06:20] Chi**
What?
**[06:21] Pork**
Aren't you going to do the same, Ayase?
**[06:22] Kana**
What? That's heartless, Porky!
**[06:25] Kana**
The Prez is in an important match!
**[06:27] Pork**
He's going to win.
**[06:29] Pork**
He doesn't need us there to support him.
**[06:33] Pork**
Desktomu-kun might need the help,
**[06:35] Pork**
but Mashima is a different person today.
**[06:37] Pork**
He doesn't need any support.
**[06:40] Pork**
He's the one who
**[06:42] ---**
wanted Ayase to focus on
practicing for the Queen match.
**[06:46] Pork**
He would tell you not to come see him.
**[06:51] Sudo**
Line up, boys.
**[06:53] Sudo**
Explain why none of the Hokuo
players made it past the Top 8!
**[06:57] Sudo**
A hundred flicks to each forehead!
***SIGN*** I'll be in it, you fools!
**[07:01] Ama**
Sudo-san, what about Retro?
**[07:07] Sudo**
He doesn't need it.
**[07:09] Sudo**
He lost to someone who he thought
was his rival by 18 cards.
**[07:12] Sudo**
He doesn't need the flicks.
**[07:14] Retro**
*Mashima...*
**[07:17] Retro**
*I've never seen him like this.*
**[07:18] Retro**
*He was completely different.*
**[07:21] Retro**
*Mashima was completely calm in a match.*
**[07:24] A**
Are all players here?
**[07:26] A**
The finals for each class will begin at 5:20.
**[07:30] Sumi**
Mashima-senpai,
**[07:32] ---**
you should get some
water now while you can.
**[07:34] Sumi**
You too, Komano-senpai.
**[07:36] Sumi**
The other club members are
really taking their time.
**[07:40] Sumi**
The match is about to begin.
**[07:42] Sumi**
Did Ayase-senpai fall asleep again?
**[07:44] Sumi**
Maybe she's not coming because
she's watching Wataya-san's match.
**[07:47] Tai**
She's not coming.
**[07:48] Sumi**
Huh?
**[07:50] Tai**
The Class A final is probably
between Arata and the Queen.
**[07:54] Tai**
She won't be watching this match.
**[07:57] Sumi**
B-But...
**[07:59] Sumi**
Your opponent for the final is...
**[08:03] A**
This sucks...
**[08:05] A**
Why do we have to cheer
for Yamashiro-san?
**[08:07] B**
This is such a drag.
**[08:09] C**
She's the reason we lost the team match.
**[08:13] D**
She guaranteed that we would win.
**[08:15] Mako**
Everyone hates Rion.
**[08:18] A**
It's because you're always
giving her a hard time.
**[08:20] B**
Oh, well. Nobody else is left to root for.
**[08:24] C**
This was a bad year.
***SIGN*** Who said that?
**[08:28] Rion**
Excuse me!
**[08:31] Rion**
Um... Um...
**[08:35] Rion**
I'll do my best to win Class B!
**[08:38] Rion**
Please cheer for me!
**[08:47] Rion**
*The Fujisaki karuta club is strong*
**[08:50] Rion**
*because we've delivered results every year.*
**[08:54] Rion**
*Once the third-years are gone,*
**[08:57] Mako**
*Ri-Rion?!*
**[08:59] Rion**
*we'll lose most of our Class A players.*
**[09:02] Rion**
*I have to win.*
**[09:04] (Flashback) Saku**
It's on you to make sure that we don't
lose a single match next summer.
**[09:08] Rion**
* I have to win all five matches*
* and bring home a victory!*
**[09:11] Rion**
*I have to become a champion!*
**[09:16] A**
It's now time to begin the
finals for each class.
**[09:20] All**
Good luck.
**[09:35] Rion**
*Huh?*
**[09:37] Rion**
*Why?*
**[09:38] Rion**
*This is the final...*
**[09:41] Tai**
*What am I doing here?*
**[09:45] Tai**
*Why haven't I been able*
**[09:50] Tai**
*to defeat five Class B players in a row?*
**[09:52] Rion**
* How can he be so calm*
* when we're in the final?*
**[10:02] Kana**
Excuse us.
**[10:04] Chi**
Excuse us.
**[10:07] Chi**
Can you let us through?
**[10:08] Kana**
Excuse us.
**[10:10] Tai**
*Wha—*
**[10:13] Tai**
*What are you doing?!*
**[10:16] Tai**
* I'm positive that the Class A final*
* is between Arata and the Queen!*
**[10:20] Tai**
*The two opponents you care most about!*
**[10:25] Chi**
*Right now, I care the most*
**[10:28] Chi**
*about Taichi making Class A.*
**[10:35] Tai**
*I-I seriously don't get Chihaya!*
**[10:42] Rion**
*His breath...*
**[10:44] Tai**
*She's such an idiot.*
**[10:50] Tai**
* I have to win this match*
* as quickly as possible.*
**[10:53] Tai**
*I need to take a huge lead*
**[10:55] ---**
* so Chihaya can watch*
* Arata and the Queen play!*
**[10:58] Retro**
*Mashima lost control!*
***SIGN*** Learning Center 2nd Floor Urayasu Room
**[11:05] A**
Wait, the room's already full?
**[11:07] B**
Can't they squeeze together more?
**[11:08] C**
We can't get in?
**[11:10] Mura**
* It's a good thing we only have the*
* Class A final in the Urayasu room,*
**[11:15] Mura**
* since the Class B final has a lot of*
* Fujisaki students in the audience.*
**[11:19] Mura**
* The Queen is certainly attracting*
* a lot of attention.*
**[11:24] Mura**
*But...*
**[11:25] Mura**
*The tournament's management is watching...*
**[11:28] A**
*Eternal Master Wataya Hajime.*
**[11:31] A**
*I used to play him all the time.*
**[11:35] A**
* How will his grandson*
* fare against the Queen?*
**[11:39] A**
* Is he capable of dethroning*
* Master Suo Hisashi?*
***SIGN*** That's me...
**[11:46] Ara**
*This brings back memories.*
**[11:49] Ara**
* Shinobu-chan has a somewhat unique card*
* placement and memorization method.*
**[11:54] Ara**
* She must have been playing with*
* these cards by herself all this time.*
**[12:03] Shi**
*Ah, there you are.*
**[12:08] Shi**
*I'll come get you.*
**[12:11] Mura**
Two more minutes of memorization time.
**[12:14] Shi**
Arata.
**[12:16] Shi**
The strongest karuta players are
those who faced the cards alone.
**[12:23] Shi**
Let's make it clear once and for all.
**[12:25] Shi**
Neither you nor I
**[12:27] Shi**
need any friends.
**[12:30] Ara**
Are you sure about that?
**[12:35] Pork**
*Ayase's an idiot.*
**[12:37] Pork**
*I can't believe she's not watching this.*
**[12:39] Mura**
Let's begin.
**[12:40] Both**
Good luck.
**[12:43] [POEM] N**
Naniwa Bay, now the flower
blooms, but for winter
**[12:48] Mura**
* How well can you do against*
* the unbeatable Queen, Arata?*
**[12:52] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
**[12:55] Mura**
* Wakamiya Shinobu has*
* the speed and accuracy*
**[12:58] ---**
*to take cards on the edge of her vision.*
**[13:01] [POEM] N**
Here comes spring, now
the flower blooms
**[13:11] [POEM] N**
Since the dew atop the blades...
**[13:14] A**
Who got that one?
**[13:16] B**
The Queen.
**[13:17] [POEM] N**
As my love first came...
**[13:18] C**
Who got it?
**[13:19] D**
The Queen again.
**[13:20] E**
So the Queen's dominating again?
**[13:28] A**
*Dominating?*
**[13:29] A**
*Don't be absurd.*
**[13:31] A**
*They hit both at the same time.*
**[13:37] Ara**
*Her incredible speed in every direction*
**[13:40] Ara**
*and her accuracy*
**[13:41] Ara**
*haven't changed a bit.*
**[13:43] Gran**
*Those are Shinobu-chan's strengths.*
**[13:47] Gran**
*Arata, remember this well.*
**[13:51] Gran**
* You break an opponent by*
* attacking their strengths.*
**[13:55] [POEM] N**
Though my hatred has waned and the
tears have dried from my sleeves,
**[14:00] A**
That was fast!
**[14:01] B**
What just happened?
**[14:02] C**
That was a perfect cross...
**[14:04] Pork**
*The Queen is so fast that*
**[14:05] ---**
* she can take "Though I" and*
* "Though my" on the first syllable,*
**[14:07] Pork**
*yet he moved before the first syllable!*
**[14:10] A**
* This reminds me of the nasty style*
* of karuta Master Wataya played.*
**[14:16] Mura**
* Against the Queen, he's lost two*
* cards that they hit at the same time,*
**[14:21] Mura**
* and now he's taken one of*
* her best cards with a cross.*
**[14:24] Mura**
* The Queen knows that she must*
* be careful against him.*
**[14:29] Mura**
*Defending every card is risky.*
**[14:33] Shi**
*I'm sorry, everyone.*
**[14:35] Shi**
* Today, I'll have to choose*
* which cards I can save*
**[14:38] ---**
*and which cards I can't.*
**[14:40] Ara**
*Shinobu-chan, I'm taking you down.*
***SIGN*** Learning Center 1st Floor Asahi Room
**[14:52] [POEM] N**
Said bed was cold...
**[14:53] Tai**
*Bah, a fault!*
**[14:54] [POEM] N**
May the time spent...
**[14:55] Rion**
*A fault!*
**[14:56] A**
*How many faults have they committed?*
**[14:58] B**
*This is a mess.*
**[15:00] Sumi**
*What?*
**[15:02] Sumi**
* Mashima-senpai wasn't like*
* this in the semifinals!*
**[15:05] Miya**
*It's like he's a different person.*
**[15:07] Miya**
* Actually, this is what always happens*
* when his matches go wrong.*
**[15:10] Tai**
*Damn.*
**[15:12] Tai**
*I need to win this match quickly,*
**[15:15] Tai**
*so Chihaya can watch Arata's match!*
**[15:19] Chi**
*Ta-Taichi...*
**[15:22] Kana**
Fortunately, his opponent,
Yamashiro-san, is also struggling.
**[15:29] Chi**
The reader isn't very consistent.
**[15:33] Chi**
I wonder why.
**[15:37] Kana**
*Three certified readers!*
**[15:40] Kana**
*Is this the reader's final exam?*
**[15:44] [POEM] N**
for there is no one else out here
**[15:55] N**
Excuse me.
**[15:58] Kana**
*H-He's definitely failed.*
**[16:10] All**
*Win!*
**[16:10] All**
*Win!*
**[16:12] All**
*Your victory is a victory for Fujisaki!*
**[16:18] Rion**
*Now that I think about it,*
**[16:20] Rion**
* I've only ever looked at*
* the reader during a match.*
**[16:24] Rion**
*He has no rhythm.*
**[16:25] [POEM] N**
for there is no one else out here
**[16:26] Rion**
*His tempo is uneven.*
**[16:29] Rion**
*But each syllable is very clean.*
**[16:34] [POEM] N**
—the misty bridge...
**[16:41] Tai**
*This is the speed Chihaya barely beat.*
**[16:45] (Flashback) Chi**
She was like Master Suo.
**[16:47] Tai**
*Yama-chan's game sense...*
**[16:50] Chi**
*Taichi...*
**[16:51] [POEM] N**
Gust of wind...
**[16:53] [POEM] N**
Would this old palace courtyard...
**[16:58] Tai**
*What is it that she's hearing?*
**[17:01] Tai**
*There are people who can hear*
**[17:03] ---**
* certain letters before the*
* sound is fully formed.*
**[17:07] Tai**
* How am I supposed to play*
* against this kind of talent?*
**[17:12] Chi**
* You can't let Yama-chan*
* get in a groove, Taichi!*
**[17:14] Chi**
*You'll lose control of the match!*
**[17:16] Chi**
* You'll start losing cards*
* you're supposed to win!*
**[17:20] Tai**
*What am I doing?*
**[17:23] Tai**
* I have to win quickly... I have to build*
* a lead before the Class A final ends.*
**[17:30] Tai**
* How am I supposed to beat*
* someone who has talent*
**[17:33] ---**
*rivaling Master Suo?*
**[17:40] Tai**
Excuse me.
**[17:43] Tai**
* I'm tensing up because I'm*
* comparing her to Master Suo.*
**[17:50] Tai**
*Compare her to Chihaya.*
**[17:52] Tai**
*Compare her to Chihaya.*
**[17:57] Tai**
Excuse me.
**[18:00] Tai**
I'm moving my cards.
**[18:07] Rion**
*He split all of the similar cards.*
**[18:09] Tai**
* I've never beaten Chihaya,*
* not even in a practice match.*
**[18:15] Tai**
*But...*
**[18:16] [POEM] N**
In order to restore...
**[18:18] Tai**
*But...*
**[18:19] [POEM] N**
After I heard you say...
**[18:21] Kana**
*The similar cards he split!*
**[18:22] Chi**
*He's winning three-syllable cards!*
**[18:24] Rion**
*He got it!*
**[18:27] [POEM] N**
—lent waves creep closer...
**[18:28] Kana**
*That was fast!*
**[18:35] [POEM] N**
The emotions experienced...
**[18:37] [POEM] N**
The fall paddy shacks...
**[18:38] Sumi**
* There's nothing flashy*
* about his playing style,*
**[18:41] Sumi**
* but he's taking cards against an*
* opponent with good game sense!*
**[18:44] Sumi**
* He's refusing to be drawn*
* into a battle of speed*
**[18:45] Sumi**
*and taking cards with accuracy.*
**[18:52] Tai**
* Only one "My" card and one*
* "As" card on the field.*
**[18:54] Tai**
*Go straight for them.*
**[18:55] Tai**
*I have five "The" cards on my side.*
**[18:57] Tai**
*I've split them up.*
**[18:59] Tai**
* Stay calm if she attacks*
* on the first syllable.*
**[19:02] Tai**
*Use the upper left.*
**[19:04] Tai**
*Draw my opponent's attention here.*
**[19:06] Tai**
*Keep my hand lower, lower.*
**[19:08] Tai**
* If I cover the multi-syllable card at*
* my lower right, she can't take it.*
**[19:12] Tai**
* When cards are split, go for*
* the opponent's side first.*
**[19:15] Tai**
*I have a fifty percent chance of taking it.*
**[19:17] Tai**
*Make sure my memorization is fresh.*
**[19:19] Tai**
*Double check every card that's moved.*
**[19:23] Tai**
* Unique syllables are*
* changing every moment.*
**[19:25] Tai**
* Keep building and confirming*
* my memorization.*
**[19:29] Tai**
*Give up on all of the one-syllable cards.*
**[19:32] Tai**
*Doesn't matter if I look lame.*
**[19:34] Hara**
* Eyelashes, karuta comes down*
* to talent and game sense.*
**[19:40] Hara**
*However, at the same time,*
**[19:43] Hara**
* karuta is about taking*
* 10 cards from your opponent.*
**[19:46] Tai**
*And keeping 15 of your own!*
**[19:51] Tai**
* Forget winning by a lot.*
* By just one card is fine.*
**[19:56] Tai**
*That one card is all I need.*
**[19:59] Tai**
*I want to beat Chihaya one day.*
**[20:03] [POEM] N**
Impassionate gods...
**[20:12] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[20:16] Rion**
*There's too much I'm lacking.*
**[20:20] Saku**
* Rion doesn't have the*
* necessary stamina.*
**[20:23] Saku**
*She's never won five matches in a row.*
**[20:27] Saku**
*Mizusawa's leader performed well.*
**[20:30] Saku**
*He's trained hard.*
**[20:32] Saku**
*He's prepared to battle against talent.*
**[20:38] Tai**
Mashima by 9 cards!
**[20:40] Tai**
*I won by 9 cards!*
**[20:46] Tai**
Don't just stand there!
**[20:47] Tai**
We're going to the second floor!
**[20:49] Tai**
The Class A final isn't over yet!
**[20:50] Tai**
The Queen and Arata are playing!
**[20:52] Tai**
We have to—
**[21:11] Chi**
You made it to Class A, Taichi.
**[21:20] Chi**
Congratulations.
# E24 - When I must hide...
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**[00:07] Chi**
You made it to Class A, Taichi.
**[00:11] (Flashback) Tai**
I was playing a third-year from Fujisaki.
**[00:13] (Flashback) Tai**
I only lost by three cards.
**[00:16] (Flashback) Tai**
Second place.
**[00:18] (Flashback) Tai**
I did good enough.
**[00:21] (Flashback) Tai**
Come on!
**[00:22] (Flashback) Tai**
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
**[00:24] (Flashback) Tai**
Read it! Read it! Read it! Read it!
**[00:26] (Flashback) Tai**
Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it! Give it!
***SIGN*** I do not know where this love will take me
**[00:28] (Flashback) Tai**
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
**[00:33] Chi**
You did it...
**[00:36] Chi**
You did it, Taichi.
**[00:39] Chi**
Congratulations!
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 24
***SIGN*** When
I
must
hide...
**[01:58] Chi**
Congratulations!
**[02:02] Tai**
Stop crying, Chihaya. Stand up.
**[02:04] Tai**
We need to get going
before their match ends!
**[02:08] Tai**
Come on...
**[02:11] Tai**
Stupid, stand still.
**[02:20] Chi**
*Taichi's Class A now.*
**[02:23] Chi**
*That means...*
**[02:26] Chi**
*he's a rival!*
**[02:38] Kana**
Y-You can go on.
**[02:40] Kana**
We'll stay to cheer for Desktomu-kun.
**[02:43] Chi**
No, I'm the captain.
**[02:46] Chi**
I have to support Mizusawa—
**[02:49] Tai**
Thanks.
**[02:50] Tai**
Let's go, Chihaya.
**[03:03] Kana**
Hanano-san.
**[03:05] Kana**
"When I must hide" is a beautiful poem, isn't it?
**[03:08] Sumi**
Huh? What poem is that?
**[03:09] Sumi**
Oh, they're starting. Be quiet.
**[03:13] Sumi**
*Oe-senpai is so strange.*
**[03:16] Sumi**
* She brings out poems like*
* they're candy or remedies.*
***SIGN*** When I must hide these burning
feelings, I feel as though my body
is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
**[03:23] Sumi**
*You know nothing about*
**[03:27] Sumi**
*these feelings of mine that burn as if on fire.*
**[03:33] Tsu**
Got it! Yeah!
**[03:36] Both**
Huh?
**[03:37] Tsu**
Yes! One more card!
**[03:39] Sumi**
*What?!*
**[03:40] Sumi**
*Tsukuba made it to the Class D finals?!*
***SIGN*** Only person who noticed
**[03:45] Sumi**
*I had no idea!*
**[03:53] [POEM] Sumi**
When I must hide these burning feelings,
**[03:59] [POEM] Sumi**
I feel as though my body is
on fire with Ibuki mugwort
**[04:04] Tai**
We didn't have many dead cards
**[04:05] ---**
in our match on the first floor,
**[04:07] Tai**
so the second floor should still be going.
**[04:10] Tai**
I hope we can get into the Urayasu room.
**[04:25] Tai**
What's wrong, Chihaya?
**[04:27] Chi**
I'm going back downstairs
to cheer for Desktomu-kun.
**[04:31] Tai**
Huh? What are you talking about?
**[04:33] Tai**
The Queen and Arata are playing!
**[04:35] Tai**
Don't you want to watch their match?!
**[04:40] Tai**
*Chihaya...*
**[04:44] Chi**
*Why?*
**[04:46] Chi**
*I wanted to watch their match so badly.*
**[04:49] Chi**
*Why?*
**[04:51] Chi**
*I'm scared.*
**[04:54] Kuri**
Oh, sorry.
**[04:55] Kuri**
There's no room inside with all the
people watching the Class A final.
**[05:00] Chi**
Oh, really...
**[05:02] Saku**
Mr. Kuriyama,
**[05:04] Saku**
is there really no room inside?
**[05:06] Kuri**
Midori-chan.
**[05:09] Saku**
Can you squeeze us in?
**[05:10] Kuri**
Oh, hold on.
**[05:18] Saku**
You two, come with us.
**[05:21] Saku**
What? You don't want to watch the match?
**[05:24] Chi**
U-Um...
**[05:29] Saku**
If you've chosen to take this path,
**[05:31] Saku**
there isn't anything you're
better off not knowing.
**[05:37] Kuri**
Midori-chan, there's no room in the back,
**[05:40] ---**
so you'll have to go in from the side.
**[05:42] Saku**
Thank you very much.
**[05:43] [POEM] N**
banish any lingering memories of the past
**[06:24] Saku**
Take a seat. Don't make any noise.
**[06:26] Chi**
Okay.
**[06:31] Chi**
*There's no water here.*
**[06:34] Chi**
*It looks just like a normal match.*
**[06:44] Chi**
*Yet...*
**[06:50] Chi**
*It's so painful.*
**[06:57] Chi**
*F-Five cards to eleven cards?*
**[07:00] Chi**
*Shinobu-chan's losing?*
**[07:03] Pork**
*Ayase! Mashima!*
**[07:05] Pork**
*They finally made it.*
**[07:06] Pork**
*Did Mashima win?*
**[07:09] Pork**
* I should have recorded*
* this match, like Fujisaki is.*
**[07:14] Pork**
* I wish I could show Ayase and*
* Mashima the entire match.*
**[07:18] Pork**
*Show them what's transpired...*
**[07:21] Pork**
*Show them their karuta...*
**[07:25] Pork**
* At the beginning, both Wataya*
* and the Queen split similar cards.*
**[07:32] Pork**
* The positioning benefited*
* Wataya's cross stroke.*
**[07:35] Pork**
* He could move before*
* unique syllables were read,*
**[07:37] ---**
*and the Queen couldn't do a thing.*
**[07:40] Pork**
*She stayed calm though.*
**[07:43] Pork**
*She targeted select cards*
**[07:46] Pork**
*and took them with her usual accuracy.*
**[07:50] Pork**
*But...*
**[07:53] Pork**
*The cards she targeted weren't being read.*
**[07:55] Pork**
*Wataya Arata had all the momentum.*
**[07:58] Pork**
*How?*
**[08:00] Pork**
*How does he summon cards this way?*
**[08:03] Pork**
*How?*
**[08:04] Ara**
I'm moving my cards.
**[08:09] A**
*His card sending is nasty.*
**[08:10] A**
*His card movement is nasty.*
**[08:12] Pork**
*He's as sadistic as Sudo-san.*
**[08:17] Pork**
*A perfect cross...*
**[08:19] Pork**
*A detailed game plan.*
**[08:23] Pork**
*That's not all.*
**[08:26] Shi**
*I just have to change the momentum.*
**[08:28] Shi**
*I'm only down a few cards.*
**[08:32] Shi**
*But...*
**[08:34] Shi**
*Why are things going so badly?*
**[08:40] (Flashback) Shi**
Today, I'll have to choose
which cards I can save
**[08:42] (Flashback) ---**
and which cards I can't.
**[08:46] Shi**
*I discriminated.*
**[08:48] Shi**
*I looked away from everyone.*
**[08:57] [POEM] N**
but for autumn's coming
**[09:08] [POEM] N**
The fall paddy shacks...
**[09:10] [POEM] N**
After I determined to abandon
my love, my only regret
**[09:15] A**
Wow, she's fast.
**[09:16] B**
Impressive.
**[09:17] C**
Amazing.
**[09:18] Chi**
* I-I've never heard Shinobu-chan*
* make any sound when taking a card!*
**[09:22] Chi**
* How many cards did she*
* hit with that swing?*
**[09:25] Chi**
*This isn't Shinobu-chan's usual style.*
**[09:28] Saku**
*She began moving after the first syllable.*
**[09:31] Saku**
*She's taking risks.*
**[09:38] Shi**
*Sorry, everyone.*
**[09:41] Shi**
*I'm coming for you.*
**[09:43] Shi**
*I'll take all of the remaining cards.*
**[09:46] A**
*The Queen looks so intense.*
**[09:48] B**
*The Queen has the advantage in speed.*
**[09:50] C**
* Technique becomes less viable*
* later in the game.*
**[09:54] Pork**
*No, it's not his technique.*
**[09:58] Pork**
*What really makes him special is...*
**[10:00] Ero**
* It's only noticeable if*
* you've played against him.*
**[10:02] [POEM] N**
is that I have no way
to tell you in person
**[10:02] Ero**
*Wataya Arata is special because...*
**[10:13] [POEM] N**
The
**[10:16] [POEM] N**
fall wind parts...
**[10:35] Ara**
Sorry.
**[10:39] A**
*Was that...*
**[10:40] B**
*Faster than Wakamiya Shinobu?*
**[10:44] Pork**
*The Queen reacted first.*
**[10:48] Pork**
*Her reaction and swing were very quick.*
**[10:51] Pork**
*However, despite that...*
**[10:54] Pork**
*He was able to catch up!*
**[10:56] Pork**
*With incredible acceleration!*
**[10:59] Ara**
Sorry, Taichi, Chihaya.
**[11:01] Tai**
Oh, it's okay.
**[11:03] Pork**
* But it's not Wataya Arata's acceleration*
* or his plethora of weapons that scares me.*
**[11:09] Pork**
*It's his relaxed demeanor that gets me.*
**[11:16] (Flashback) Kana**
Chihaya-chan, it would refer to a
top that spins perfectly smoothly.
**[11:25] Chi**
*It almost looks like it's completely still,*
**[11:28] Chi**
* focusing its power in perfect balance,*
* with no lean in any direction...*
**[11:33] Chi**
* Strong enough to repel*
* anything that makes contact,*
**[11:36] Chi**
*while projecting stability.*
**[11:40] Chi**
*A decorative word used for gods.*
**[11:45] Chi**
*"Impassionate."*
**[11:50] Tai**
Chihaya, you need to stay back.
**[11:58] A**
*This guy's for real.*
**[12:00] B**
*A high school second-year.*
***SIGN*** The Queen was our only hope!!
**[12:01] C**
*He just turned seventeen?*
**[12:03] A**
* I was expecting great things*
* from Master Wataya's grandson,*
**[12:07] A**
*but nothing like this!*
**[12:09] Mura**
* It's not like Arata was*
* born a good karuta player.*
**[12:19] (Flashback) A**
Arata-kun's making a lot of noise.
**[12:22] (Flashback) B**
He has no trouble with
players his own age,
**[12:24] (Flashback) B**
but he can't do anything
against Murao-kun.
**[12:27] (Flashback) C**
Remember how Coach Wataya always
**[12:29] (Flashback) ---**
warns you about your
swing being too wide.
**[12:31] (Flashback) C**
Hey, let's go visit him again...
**[12:38] (Flashback) Ara**
Visualize... Visualize...
**[12:42] (Flashback) Ara**
Visualize perfect karuta.
**[12:48] (Flashback) Gran**
Did you lose to Murao-kun again?
**[12:51] (Flashback) Gran**
At the last Kyoto tournament,
you lost because of a foolish error.
**[12:55] (Flashback) Gran**
Was your mind wandering because
I wasn't there to watch you?
**[12:59] (Flashback) Ara**
I was focused!
**[13:00] (Flashback) Ara**
I was visualizing my karuta with you
there watching, but it didn't work!
**[13:05] (Flashback) Ara**
I couldn't move!
**[13:10] (Flashback) Gran**
Are you playing karuta with
that scary look on your face?
**[13:16] (Flashback) Gran**
There's a lot more to visualization
than you realize.
**[13:21] (Flashback) Gran**
When do you find it easiest
to move around freely?
**[13:25] (Flashback) Gran**
When did you have the
most fun playing karuta?
**[13:34] (Flashback) Gran**
For now, I would start with
300 practice swings a day.
**[13:38] (Flashback) Ara**
What?!
**[13:41] Mura**
* Arata was on the rise when*
* Master Wataya passed away.*
**[13:44] Mura**
*Then he did nothing for a year and a half.*
**[13:47] Mura**
* I don't know what it was*
* that brought Arata back.*
**[13:52] Mura**
*All I know*
**[13:54] Mura**
*is that after Master Wataya died,*
**[13:56] Mura**
*Arata grew 20 centimeters,*
**[14:00] Mura**
* and he didn't go a single*
* day this past year*
**[14:04] Mura**
*without doing 500 practice swings.*
**[14:09] Mura**
*His body grew enough*
**[14:12] Mura**
*that he could play the way he visualized.*
**[14:16] Saku**
*Perhaps...*
**[14:17] A**
*Perhaps he will be*
***SIGN*** Wait, I'm the
bad guy?
**[14:19] A**
*the player who unseats Master Suo?*
**[14:24] Sudo**
*Forget about that.*
**[14:26] Sudo**
*The score is 4 to 9.*
**[14:29] Sudo**
*The Queen's about to go down.*
**[14:39] Shi**
*Too much noise...*
**[14:41] Shi**
*Why are there so many spectators?*
**[14:43] Shi**
*How stupid are they?*
**[14:47] Shi**
* Why am I paying so much*
* attention to my surroundings?*
**[14:58] Shi**
*I didn't want to have to*
**[15:00] ---**
*use my brand new Snowmaru fluffy towel.*
***SIGN*** Round
**[15:03] A**
The Queen is wiping off her sweat.
**[15:04] B**
I've never seen her do that before.
**[15:06] Shi**
*This is my fifth match!*
**[15:08] Shi**
*Of course I'm gonna sweat!*
**[15:12] Shi**
*My matches weren't easy, either.*
**[15:23] Shi**
*I didn't need to hold myself back today.*
***SIGN*** Shudder
**[15:29] [POEM] N**
to reveal moonlight, clear and bright
**[15:40] [POEM] N**
The storm blasts autumn
leaves off Mount Mimuro
**[15:42] Pork**
*A dead card.*
**[15:49] [POEM] N**
to set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[15:59] [POEM] N**
Like a boatsman adrift...
**[16:01] A**
Who got that one?
**[16:02] B**
Same time?
**[16:03] C**
I couldn't tell.
**[16:05] A**
The Queen was faster?
**[16:06] B**
She snatched it from the
opponent's lower right.
**[16:12] Chi**
* For a moment, I thought*
* that Arata was faster,*
**[16:17] Chi**
*but she slipped in under his hand.*
**[16:20] Chi**
*How was she able to reach so low?*
**[16:22] [POEM] N**
I do not know where
this love will take me
**[16:34] [POEM] N**
May my lonely nights in bed not be so long,
**[16:38] Sudo**
*What just happened?*
**[16:39] Saku**
*The cards flew in two different directions.*
**[16:42] Pork**
*How is that possible?*
**[16:44] Pork**
*Who got it?*
**[16:45] Mura**
*They both hit the card,*
**[16:47] Mura**
*but...*
**[16:48] Mura**
*the Queen won it.*
**[16:52] Tai**
*Was Chihaya able to see what happened?*
**[16:55] Chi**
*Incredible...*
**[16:58] Chi**
*"May my lonely" was just read.*
**[17:00] Chi**
*Shinobu-chan had "May my lonely"*
**[17:02] ---**
* and "May the time spent"*
* at her lower left,*
**[17:04] Chi**
* so Arata went for the*
* entire group of cards.*
**[17:07] Chi**
*But Shinobu-chan was able to pick out*
**[17:11] Chi**
*the one card she needed.*
**[17:16] Chi**
* Shinobu-chan was pulling*
* on the strings.*
**[17:21] Chi**
*How is she able to do that?*
**[17:26] Chi**
*Faster...*
**[17:29] ---**
*Lower...*
**[17:49] Shi**
* The one with the stronger*
* ties to the cards*
**[17:53] Shi**
*is me, Arata.*
**[18:02] Shi**
* That smiling four-eyes*
* really throws me off.*
**[18:06] Shi**
*I have to be careful.*
**[18:08] Shi**
*Concentrate. Concentrate.*
**[18:13] Pork**
*4 to 7.*
**[18:14] Pork**
*The Queen has cut down the lead.*
**[18:16] Pork**
*What now?*
**[18:18] Shi**
*Concentrate. Concentrate.*
**[18:21] Shi**
*I feel like crap.*
**[18:23] A**
*I can confidently say*
**[18:25] A**
*that this the highest level of high school—*
**[18:27] A**
*no, the highest level of Class A play.*
**[18:30] [POEM] N**
though you have never known that pain
**[18:32] Shi**
*I'm tired.*
**[18:34] Shi**
*Hot.*
**[18:38] Shi**
*But...*
**[18:45] Shi**
*I can still become stronger.*
**[18:49] Shi**
*I can strengthen my ties to the cards.*
**[18:52] Shi**
*Stronger!*
**[18:55] Shi**
*Stronger!*
**[18:57] Shi**
*Stronger!*
**[19:26] [POEM] N**
For you, I head out to the
fields to pick spring greens
**[19:35] [POEM] N**
while snow falls upon my sleeves
**[19:38] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[19:41] Both**
Thank you very much.
**[19:49] A**
*The Queen...*
**[19:50] B**
*The Queen...*
**[19:51] All**
*Lost!*
**[19:54] Mura**
Your High School Class A
champion, by two cards,
**[19:57] Mura**
is Wataya Arata-kun from Fukui.
**[20:01] Tai**
*Arata...*
**[20:03] Tai**
*He really did it.*
**[20:04] A**
*After years without a loss,*
**[20:07] A**
*the Queen has been upset.*
**[20:29] Ara**
You have a fever, Shinobu-chan.
**[20:32] Ara**
You were drenched in the rain yesterday,
**[20:37] Ara**
and you were wearing that
thing to keep you cool.
**[20:43] Ara**
I'm amazed you made
it through the match.
**[21:00] Shi**
*I've always wanted to play*
**[21:03] Shi**
* against opponents who*
* wanted to put up a fight.*
**[21:11] Shi**
Naturally.
**[21:14] Shi**
I'm the Queen.
# E25 - I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR09XZJ2R/i-can-look-up-and-see-the-snowy-cap-of-mt-fuji)
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**[00:01] A**
This guy's the real deal.
**[00:02] B**
I've never seen the Queen lose before.
**[00:04] C**
He's 4-0 lifetime against the Queen.
**[00:07] Ero**
He's no dark horse.
**[00:10] Ero**
He's a true thoroughbred.
**[00:14] Dad**
Wh-What do we do?
**[00:16] Dad**
How are we going to get
out of that promise?
**[00:19] Dad**
Well?
**[00:22] (Flashback) Ara**
I want you to let me attend
a university in Tokyo.
**[00:25] Dad**
I know!
**[00:27] Dad**
Let's tell him that he has
to win two years in a row!
**[00:31] Mom**
There's something I haven't told you.
***SIGN*** Arata knows about this...
**[00:34] Mom**
Grandpa took out an education
life insurance policy for Arata.
***SIGN*** I was left
out again?
**[00:38] Dad**
Huh? What's that?
**[00:40] Dad**
B-But aren't you going to
miss having him around?
**[00:43] Dad**
Plus, housing in Tokyo can be
ridiculously expensive...
**[00:46] Mom**
I don't look forward to being
alone in the house with you...
**[00:49] Dad**
What?
**[00:50] Mom**
But...
**[00:53] Mom**
Who's going to stop him?
**[00:56] Mom**
He's doing what he loves
**[00:58] Mom**
and shining at it, all on his own.
**[01:03] Tai**
*Incredible.*
**[01:06] Tai**
*Incredible.*
**[01:08] (Flashback) Ara**
I'll win the individual
tournament tomorrow
**[01:11] (Flashback) Ara**
and go to Tokyo.
**[01:13] Tai**
*He even beat the Queen.*
**[01:15] Tai**
*He's really going to...*
**[01:22] Ara**
Huh?
**[01:24] Ara**
Aren't you supposed to
high-five when you win?
**[01:26] Tai**
Huh?
**[01:27] Ara**
You also won your match, right, Taichi?
**[01:31] Ara**
Congrats!
**[01:39] Ara**
Chihaya?
**[01:41] Chi**
Congratulations on your victory.
**[01:45] Ara**
O-Oh, thanks.
**[01:49] Chi**
How...
**[01:52] Chi**
How are you always smiling?
**[01:56] Chi**
How are you so calm
when you play karuta,
**[01:59] Chi**
even when you're up against someone
as strong as Shinobu-chan?
**[02:03] Chi**
How do you do it?
**[02:07] Chi**
*I'm always so intense when I play.*
**[02:12] (Flashback) Ara**
Sorry.
**[02:15] Chi**
*Impassionate...*
**[02:18] Chi**
*How does he play karuta that way?*
**[02:27] Ara**
I—
**[02:27] Mura**
It's time.
**[02:30] Mura**
We need all the champions to
assemble on the first floor.
**[02:34] Mura**
Please start moving.
**[02:36] Ara**
Sorry, I'll catch you later.
**[02:46] Chi**
*I'm working hard.*
**[02:49] Chi**
*I've worked very hard.*
**[02:51] Chi**
*But...*
**[02:53] Chi**
*Something isn't right.*
**[02:56] Chi**
*What is it?*
**[02:59] Chi**
*What's wrong?*
**[03:01] Chi**
*I don't know what the problem is,*
**[03:04] Chi**
*but something's wrong.*
***SIGN*** Ayase.
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 25
***SIGN*** I can
look up
and see
the snowy
cap of
Mt. Fuji
***SIGN*** Class A Champion Wataya Arata (2nd Year)
***SIGN*** Class B Champion Mashima Taichi (2nd Year)
***SIGN*** Class C Champion Komano Tsutomu (2nd Year) plus 1 other
***SIGN*** Class D Champion Tsukuba Akihiro (1st Year) plus 3 others
**[04:40] Chi**
Amazing!
**[04:41] Miya**
Everyone did a wonderful job!
**[04:44] Pork**
I figured Ayase's goal of winning
every class was crazy...
**[04:49] A**
Mizusawa's really good.
**[04:50] A**
They won Classes B, C, and D.
**[04:52] B**
Should've expected it after they
won the team tournament.
**[04:57] Chi**
*But...*
***SIGN*** Win every class
**[04:59] Chi**
*It was supposed to go like this!*
**[05:04] Chi**
*I couldn't do it.*
**[05:07] Chi**
*Everyone else did their best.*
**[05:12] Chi**
*I couldn't do it.*
**[05:15] Sis**
I'll carry your stuff.
**[05:17] Miya**
Everyone have everything?
**[05:19] Miya**
Let's get going then.
**[05:21] Saku**
Ayase-san.
**[05:23] Chi**
Coach Sakurazawa...
**[05:26] Saku**
Would you like video of the Class A final?
**[05:30] Chi**
You have video?!
**[05:31] Chi**
Yes, please!
**[05:32] Saku**
Okay...
**[05:33] Saku**
This is my e-mail address.
**[05:36] Chi**
O-Okay.
**[05:38] Saku**
Give me your contact information.
**[05:41] Tai**
Chihaya! We're leaving!
**[05:44] Chi**
Thank you very much!
**[05:44] Ero**
Curses!
**[05:46] Ero**
Even I don't have her e-mail address!
**[05:46] Chi**
Goodbye!
***SIGN*** It's dangerous to give Eromu
that kind of information
**[05:54] Saku**
*Has anyone else noticed?*
**[05:58] Saku**
*Only two players went through the entire*
**[06:00] ---**
*high school tournament without a loss.*
**[06:03] Saku**
*Wataya Arata from Fukui*
**[06:06] Saku**
*and Mashima Taichi from Mizusawa.*
***SIGN*** Surgical Hospital
**[06:16] A**
What is this?
**[06:18] Chi**
The same reaction?
**[06:20] A**
I can't tell what's wrong, so you'll
need to visit a bigger hospital.
**[06:22] Chi**
What?!
***SIGN*** First General Hospital
**[06:26] A**
What is this?
**[06:27] Mom**
Not again?
**[06:29] A**
I think we need an MRI.
**[06:32] Chi**
What?!
**[06:33] A**
Don't move.
**[06:38] All**
E-Enchondromatosis?!
***SIGN*** Wh-What does that scary name mean?!
**[06:43] Pork**
A-Are you okay, Ayase?
**[06:45] Sumi**
Are your bones going to
turn to mush or something?
**[06:50] Chi**
They ran some tests,
**[06:52] Chi**
and luckily it's only the third
bone in my right index finger
**[06:56] ---**
where the bone is softening.
***SIGN*** Only here
**[06:59] Chi**
This is a really rare disorder,
**[07:01] Chi**
and most people go through their entire
lives without knowing they have it.
**[07:06] Kana**
So...
**[07:07] Tai**
What are you going to do, Chihaya?
**[07:09] Chi**
I-I'm thinking about having an operation.
**[07:12] All**
An operation?!
**[07:14] Chi**
Most people can just ignore it,
**[07:17] Chi**
but it's recommended that athletes
and people who use their hands a lot
**[07:21] Chi**
have an operation to put some
firm material inside the bone.
**[07:25] Chi**
It calls for full anesthesia and
I'll be hospitalized for a week.
**[07:28] Pork**
Full anesthesia and hospital time?!
**[07:30] Tsu**
Isn't it just your finger?!
***SIGN*** You can't leave the same day?
**[07:33] Chi**
I'm scared...
**[07:35] Chi**
B-But I want to be able to play
karuta without having to worry.
**[07:42] Tai**
*Even injured...*
**[07:43] Kana**
*...she only cares about karuta.*
**[07:47] Mom**
Well, at least it's summer vacation.
**[07:50] Mom**
I need to get going. You'll be okay?
**[07:52] Chitose**
Take good care of my laptop.
**[07:55] Chi**
Uh-huh.
**[07:56] Mom**
We'll come back tomorrow
before your operation.
***SIGN*** Final Match
Wataya vs. Wakamiya
**[08:08] A**
Young folks have high tech
ways to kill time now.
**[08:12] B**
Isn't that Hundred Poets
karuta, Toko-san?
**[08:20] A**
Why does she look like that?
**[08:22] B**
It's just karuta...
***SIGN*** Ayase Chitose
Second Photo Collection
**[08:33] Ara**
Oh, the Millennium is
taken from Chitose.
***SIGN*** Chitose --> 1000 Years --> Millennium
**[08:35] A**
Arata-kun, are you a fan of her?
**[08:38] A**
I prefer girls with bigger boobs.
**[08:41] A**
Like, big enough to close you in between them.
**[08:42] [Messenger] A**
Ayase Chihaya
**[08:45] Ara**
Yes, hello?
**[08:47] Chi**
Oh, you answered.
**[08:48] Ara**
What's that?
**[08:50] Chi**
You actually answer your phone, Arata.
**[08:52] Chi**
My sister always ignores me.
**[08:56] Ara**
Oh...
**[09:02] Ara**
What's up?
**[09:08] Pork**
She's not really a flower kind of person.
**[09:10] Sumi**
Flowers are a must when
visiting someone in the hospital!
**[09:13] Sumi**
If I were in her shoes, I would
want flowers as a present!
**[09:17] Pork**
Wouldn't food also work?
**[09:19] Pork**
She'd probably like chocolate more.
**[09:21] Pork**
Or ice cream!
***SIGN*** I say we go with a book.
***SIGN*** This is the perfect opportunity for her to do some reading.
**[09:26] Kana**
Honestly, just buy whatever you want.
**[09:29] Pork**
Yes! Ice cream time!
**[09:31] Sumi**
Wait! Ice cream is a bad idea!
**[09:33] A**
Excuse me.
**[09:34] Tai**
Huh?
**[09:35] A**
Do you want any flowers?
**[09:39] Tai**
Can I get some flowers that
are a cheerful color?
**[09:43] Tai**
*She's probably feeling down.*
**[09:47] Chi**
Simply put, I want to
get better at karuta!
**[09:51] Ara**
That's simple, all right.
**[09:54] Chi**
That's all I can think about.
**[09:56] Chi**
I've been working really
hard for a long time.
**[10:03] Ara**
* We aren't even playing,*
* and you're already fired up.*
**[10:14] Chi**
*It hurts...*
**[10:20] Chi**
*It hurts...*
**[10:23] Chi**
*The cicadas are loud.*
**[10:26] Chi**
*I feel like we're in different countries.*
**[10:30] Chi**
*Even though we can talk over the phone,*
**[10:33] Chi**
*he's so far away.*
**[10:45] Ara**
You know, whether it's an official
match or a practice match,
**[10:49] Ara**
I always go back to that
room when I'm playing.
**[10:56] Chi**
That room?
**[11:02] (Flashback) Gran**
When did you have the
most fun playing karuta?
**[11:06] Ara**
Where I was never scared,
no matter who came in...
**[11:10] Ara**
Where I was always happy, having fun,
**[11:14] Ara**
and wishing it'd never end...
**[11:17] Ara**
Back when you and I played karuta
in that old apartment...
**[11:36] Chi**
*Back in that old*
**[11:39] ---**
*apartment...*
**[11:41] (Flashback) Chi**
Wow, this place is falling apart.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Ara**
L-Let's play!
**[11:45] (Flashback) Ara**
If you become the best player in Japan,
**[11:47] (Flashback) Ara**
you'll be the best in the world.
**[11:50] Chi**
* The time we spent playing there*
* is making Arata stronger?*
**[11:54] Pork**
This hospital is huge.
**[11:56] Tsu**
Whew, it's so cool inside.
**[11:57] Kana**
Sorry, Chihaya-chan.
**[11:58] Kana**
We ran late.
***SIGN*** It's too hot outside today.
**[12:01] Pork**
The chocolate's melting.
**[12:07] Chi**
*I don't understand.*
**[12:10] Chi**
*I don't understand these feelings...*
**[12:14] Chi**
*But...*
**[12:16] Chi**
*For the rest of my life,*
**[12:19] Chi**
*I'll always love karuta,*
***SIGN*** the red that is the Tatsuta River
**[12:22] chi**
*and I'll always love Arata.*
**[12:28] A**
The operation was a success,
**[12:30] A**
so you just have the
pain to worry about.
**[12:32] A**
We'll keep an eye on it and,
if everything looks okay,
**[12:34] A**
you'll be discharged
in a week as planned.
**[12:37] B**
What are you doing?!
***SIGN*** Nervous
**[12:39] A**
No practice swings until the cast is off.
**[12:44] Chitose**
Is this going to leave a scar?
**[12:46] Chitose**
Yikes...
**[12:47] Mom**
Stop that, Chitose.
**[12:47] Chitose**
And your summer vacation is ruined...
**[12:49] Mom**
We're going home.
**[12:50] Chitose**
Okay.
**[12:51] Chitose**
Try to finish your homework.
**[12:57] Chitose**
Oh, this is a present.
**[13:02] A**
Doing homework?
**[13:04] Chi**
Oh, yes.
**[13:05] A**
That's very responsible of you.
**[13:06] A**
Don't push yourself too hard.
***SIGN*** Year 2 Classical Literature
Special Assignment
Compose 20 poems
**[13:11] (Flashback) Kana**
Chihaya-chan...
**[13:13] (Flashback) Kana**
It's not difficult to compose poetry.
**[13:18] (Flashback) Kana**
You just have to translate
your feelings into meter.
**[13:25] (Flashback) Kana**
But...
**[13:27] (Flashback) Kana**
You must be able to read poetry
before you can compose poetry!
***SIGN*** Compose
***SIGN*** Compose Read
**[13:31] (Flashback) Kana**
I believe that amateurs can only
understand 50% of verbal poems.
**[13:38] (Flashback) Kana**
When written out in modern
language, it goes down to 30%.
**[13:41] (Flashback) ---**
If the poem is written in classical language,
**[13:43] (Flashback) ---**
only 10% of the meaning is understood!
**[13:46] (Flashback) Kana**
You must accept that
you don't understand
**[13:47] (Flashback) Chi**
V-Verbal? Cl-Classical?
**[13:48] (Flashback) ---**
what you think you understand!
**[13:49] (Flashback) Kana**
I recommend you start
by reading these books!
**[13:52] (Flashback) Chi**
N-Not happening...
**[13:54] Chi**
* I managed to compose five poems*
* in a rush before July ended.*
**[14:11] Chi**
I want to play karuta.
**[14:14] (Flashback) Ara**
I always go back to that
room when I'm playing.
**[14:26] (Flashback) Ara**
If you become the best player in Japan,
**[14:29] (Flashback) Ara**
you'll be the best in the world.
**[14:36] Chi**
*Ever since meeting Arata,*
**[14:39] Chi**
*my life has been all about karuta.*
**[14:45] Chi**
*Always striving to become stronger*
**[14:49] ---**
*and stronger*
**[14:52] Chi**
*so I can be able*
**[14:55] ---**
*to receive his passion.*
***SIGN*** Nurse Station
***SIGN*** Reception
**[14:59] A**
Please return these to the
receptionist when you leave.
**[15:02] Kana**
Understood.
***SIGN*** Visitor 32
Visitor 33
**[15:05] Kana**
Here you are, Prez.
**[15:11] Kana**
Chihaya-chan.
**[15:14] Kana**
You're working hard.
**[15:15] Kana**
Is that your summer homework?
**[15:17] Chi**
Uh-huh.
**[15:18] Tai**
Is it okay for you to be moving around?
**[15:21] Tai**
You can hold off on the twenty poems.
**[15:25] Tai**
In the sweltering summer sunlight,
**[15:28] Tai**
I feast upon a whirlwind of ice cream.
**[15:31] Kana**
Since I could not stop
thinking of Shinobu-chan,
**[15:35] Kana**
I wonder if she is
practicing right now.
**[15:38] Chi**
Yeah...
**[15:39] Tai**
Were you actually trying?
**[15:41] Tai**
Your grade will drop for every
one of these you turn in.
**[15:43] Chi**
What? Really?
***SIGN*** Pardon?
***SIGN*** 6 Inside a room isolated from the summer heat, I feel bliss upon hearing your words.
**[15:47] ---**
* Inside a room isolated*
* from the summer heat,*
**[15:52] ---**
*I feel bliss upon hearing your words.*
**[15:59] Tai**
How's your finger?
**[16:00] Chi**
It's fine.
**[16:01] ---**
I don't remember a thing
after I was knocked out,
**[16:03] Chi**
but I needed four stitches.
***SIGN*** 7 Will I ever turn the corner and find you? I can only wait for a dream or a miracle.
**[16:07] Chi**
*Will I ever turn the corner and find you?*
**[16:12] Chi**
*I can only wait for a dream or a miracle.*
**[16:28] Tai**
She's doing better than I expected.
**[16:32] Tai**
It looks like the operation
was a success, too.
**[16:35] Tai**
She should recover in time
for the fall tournament.
**[16:46] Tai**
What is it, Oe-san?
**[16:50] Kana**
You have to try harder, Prez!
**[16:58] Kana**
You don't have to invite me along
when you visit her in the hospital.
**[17:04] Kana**
You can't expect Chihaya-chan
**[17:05] ---**
to be clueless for the rest of her life!
**[17:19] Tai**
I know.
**[17:39] A**
Ayase-san! No practice swings!
**[17:41] A**
Absolutely not!
**[17:42] Ara**
Sorry.
**[17:45] A**
Honestly...
**[17:54] A**
Goodbye, Coach.
**[17:56] Saku**
Be careful on your way home.
**[17:57] Ero**
Coach, it's getting dark,
so I'll walk you home.
**[18:01] Saku**
No, thanks.
**[18:03] Saku**
If I'm around you too much, I'm
afraid I'll have dreams about you.
**[18:05] Ero**
I'd want that!
**[18:07] Saku**
And why are you here when
you've already left the club?
**[18:09] Saku**
Yes, hello?
**[18:11] Chi**
Coach Sakurazawa?
**[18:13] Saku**
Oh, Ayase-san?
**[18:14] Chi**
Thank you very much for sending
the DVD of the high school final!
**[18:19] Saku**
Was it useful?
**[18:21] Chi**
Yes, I've been watching it every day.
**[18:23] Chi**
I'm so glad I got to see what happened
**[18:25] ---**
at the start of the match.
**[18:28] Chi**
Both players were incredible.
**[18:29] Chi**
I saw Arata—
**[18:31] Chi**
I saw Wataya-kun play for the
first time, thanks to you.
**[18:35] Saku**
I see.
**[18:37] Chi**
What were your thoughts on
that match, Coach Sakurazawa?
**[18:42] Saku**
Well...
**[18:44] Saku**
Wataya-kun had a very
balanced play style.
**[18:49] Saku**
There's nothing special
about his game sense,
**[18:51] Saku**
but he was consistent and caught
every partial syllable.
**[18:54] Saku**
I would guess he's a right
brain memorizer,
**[18:57] Saku**
but he also uses his left brain, so
fatigue isn't as much of a factor.
**[19:01] Saku**
The Queen is also special.
**[19:04] Saku**
I'd love to know how she
connects to the cards.
**[19:07] Saku**
She appears to be apologizing
when she moves cards.
**[19:12] Saku**
Her connection to the cards is very deep.
**[19:15] Saku**
Plus, she isn't afraid of committing faults.
**[19:17] Saku**
Her playing style reflects her
trust in her own karuta.
**[19:21] Saku**
Oh, sorry about that.
**[19:22] Saku**
I got carried away.
**[19:24] Chi**
No, that was very educational!
**[19:26] Chi**
It helps a lot!
**[19:28] Saku**
Good.
**[19:32] Saku**
Ayase-san, would you be interested in
**[19:35] ---**
participating in a Fujisaki
two-day karuta camp?
**[19:37] Saku**
Along with the president and
other players from Mizusawa.
**[19:43] Chi**
I'll come!
**[19:44] Chi**
I just had an operation on my
right hand, but I'll come!
**[19:47] Saku**
Operation?
**[19:53] Chi**
H-Here we are...
**[19:56] Tai**
Let's go.
**[20:00] Chi**
I wish the other players
could have joined us.
**[20:04] Chi**
I guess it can't be helped that the Suihoku
society has its camp at the same time.
**[20:08] Chi**
Sumire-chan and Tsukuba-kun
are also busy...
**[20:13] Kana**
*Prez, I'll deal with the first-years.*
**[20:18] Kana**
* It has to be the two of you*
* going to Shizuoka alone!*
**[20:23] Tai**
Anyway, are you sure
about this, Chihaya?
**[20:27] Tai**
You were told not to do any
physical activity for a month.
**[20:30] Chi**
Yeah,
**[20:33] Chi**
but I've never gone such a long
time without playing karuta.
**[20:38] Chi**
It's hard when I can't
think of anything else.
**[20:51] Tai**
Forward.
**[20:56] Tai**
We can only move forward.
**[21:01] ---**
Yes.
**[22:30] A**
Huh? Tokyo?
**[22:31] Ara**
Yes.
**[22:33] ---**
I'm hoping to get a karuta scholarship.
**[22:36] Ara**
After winning the high
school championship,
**[22:38] ---**
I have permission from my parents.
**[22:40] A**
Wait, Arata-kun!
**[22:42] A**
Don't quit!
**[22:43] A**
What am I supposed to do without you?!
**[22:46] Ara**
I'm not quitting right away.
**[22:47] A**
Don't leave me!
**[22:49] Ara**
I'm not quitting yet!