E11 - The Sky is the Road Home Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] Harada     Come on! Hurry up! [00:05] Harada     That was pathetic. [00:07] Harada     You didn't even make the top eight, Hiroshi-kun. [00:10] Tsuboguchi     Now, now, Dr. Harada. [00:12] Tsuboguchi     This means we can cheer for     Chihaya-chan and her friends. [00:15] Tsuboguchi     Oh, but if they've already lost,     we're wasting our time. [00:17] Harada     Hiroshi-kun! Don't jinx them! [00:24] Harada     They lost? [00:26] Taichi     The question is: what order     do we use for the finals. [00:29] Taichi     I'm guessing one of Hokuo     Academy's two Class A players [00:32] Taichi     is the guy with thin eyes. [00:34] Nishida     The other Class A player is that little guy. [00:37] Taichi     You know him, Nishida? [00:39] Nishida     I ran into him when I was     practicing as a kid. [00:42] Nishida     He's one year older than me. [00:43] Kanade     But we don't know what order     they're going to use. [00:48] Taichi     That's true, but if we guess correctly, [00:48] Chihaya     If I don't want to play against a Class A player... [00:51] ---     that increases our chances of scoring three wins. [00:51] Chihaya     Um... Um... Um... [00:57] Chihaya     Forget it! Let's use this! [00:59] Taichi     Chihaya, don't just write     down a random order. [01:01] Taichi     And you're not supposed to use nicknames. [01:02] Chihaya     This isn't a random order. [01:04] Chihaya     I realized something when we     were playing Tomihara West. [01:08] Chihaya     The player in the center needs to     be someone with an active voice [01:10] ---     who can keep an eye on everyone else. [01:12] Chihaya     On our team, that would be Taichi. [01:14] Chihaya     The players on the ends should be [01:16] ---     focused on their own matches      and scoring a quick win. [01:18] Chihaya     That's Porky and me. [01:20] Nishida     Yeah... SIGN    Monitor the situation Work hard Chihaya | Desktomu | Taichi | Kana-chan | Porky Work super hard [01:21] Chihaya     Then, we put Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun [01:23] ---     between the three of us to give them a boost! [01:26] Chihaya     Instead of worrying about     our opponent's order, [01:28] Chihaya     we should go with an order      that brings out the best in us! [01:35] Chihaya     It doesn't matter who we play!      We're gonna win! SIGN    Chihaya Furu SIGN    Verse 11 SIGN    The Sky      Is The      Road      Home [02:56] Taichi     Here is Mizusawa High School's lineup. [02:59] Person A     Thank you. [03:00] Harada     Eyebrows! Eyebrows! [03:02] Taichi     Dr. Harada. [03:03] Harada     I heard you made it to the finals! [03:07] Harada     I'm so glad to hear that. [03:09] Harada     Chihaya-chan must be on a roll. [03:12] Taichi     Doctor, I never knew that Chihaya     could succumb to pressure. [03:18] Harada     Huh? Chihaya-chan? [03:21] Taichi     I chose the wrong words when     I tried to stimulate her. [03:26] Taichi     I didn't think she would fall apart... [03:30] Taichi     So I need to accept that I     don't even understand Chihaya, [03:36] Taichi     since I'm the president of this club. [03:38] Taichi     I'll be going then. [03:42] Harada     This is why I can never stop watching... [03:46] (Flashback) Taichi     I could spend my entire youth on karuta [03:48] (Flashback) Taichi     without ever becoming better than Arata. [03:53] Taichi     Remember all the time you     spent practicing your swing. [03:53] (Flashback) Harada     You've already become a different person. [03:55] Taichi     You'll be fine.     You can do this! [03:58] Tsuboguchi     Dr. Harada. [04:00] Tsuboguchi     I see that kid hasn't changed. [04:05] Harada     Hmm? [04:08] Retro     Retrot answer! SIGN    Mashima Nishida Chihaya Komano Oe [04:19] Retro     This will be their order! [04:22] Person A     So they're switching it up? [04:24] Amakasu     You know, does this even matter? [04:27] Amakasu     They're not that strong. [04:29] Sudo     Anyway, I'm playing #5. SIGN    Chihaya [04:32] Retro     Ooh, ooh, ooh! [04:34] Retro     I'll take on #3, Mashima! [04:36] Person A     Huh? Why's that, Retro-kun? [04:37] Retro     We were in the same karuta     society back in grade school. [04:40] Retro     He's never beaten me. [04:42] Retro     He'll have a mental block when he faces me. SIGN    Guaranteed SIGN    R-Really... [04:49] Amakasu     Then I'll assign the rest randomly. [04:51] Amakasu     Let's just get these regionals     over with already. [04:54] Amakasu     This is the year we get our revenge     against Fujisaki from Shizuoka! [04:57] Person A     We'll win every match and     the national championship! [04:59] Person B     Naturally! [05:00] Retro     Yeah! [05:01] Mochida     E-Everyone, if you look too     far ahead, you'll stumble. [05:04] Amakasu     Yeah, yeah. [05:06] Amakasu     Submit our order for us, Teach. [05:08] Amakasu     I'm sure you're already sick of the place, [05:10] Amakasu     but we'll be taking you to Omi Jingu again. [05:16] Reader     I will now read the     lineup for the finals. [05:20] Reader     Hokuo Academy, Amakasu-kun. [05:22] Amakasu     Oh, that's me. [05:24] Reader     Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun. [05:27] Reader     Hokuo Academy, Ryugasaki-kun. [05:30] Reader     Mizusawa High School, Oe-san. [05:35] Reader     Hokuo Academy, Kinashi-kun. [05:37] Retro     Yes! [05:37] Taichi     Huh? [05:37] Reader     Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun. [05:40] Reader     Hokuo Academy, Takuma-kun. [05:43] Reader     Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun. [05:46] Reader     Hokuo Academy, Sudo-kun. [05:49] Reader     Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san. [05:53] Mochida     Dead on... [05:55] Mochida     Retrot cards are scary! [06:04] Sudo     Good luck. [06:06] Chihaya     G-Good luck. [06:09] Chihaya     Oh! Sorry! [06:13] Sudo     Say, "Please forgive me." [06:14] Chihaya     Huh? [06:15] Takuma     There he goes again. [06:16] Sudo     Where's my apology? [06:18] Chihaya     I said I was sorry... [06:21] Sudo     The only apology I'll accept     is a "Please forgive me." [06:23] Chihaya     Huh? [06:24] Reader     Please place your cards. [06:26] Reader     Memorization time will begin now. [06:28] Chihaya     Wh-What's wrong with this guy? SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River [06:37] Chihaya     Why did he put that there? [06:43] Harada     Stay calm. [06:44] Harada     He's trying to get in your head     by using your favorite card. [06:50] Harada     Why, if it isn't Mochida-kun. [06:51] Mochida     Oh, Harada-san! [06:53] Harada     Oh, so you're the coach for Hokuo Academy. [06:56] Mochida     I'm just a fan who's not very good. [06:59] Mochida     All I can do is pray... [07:01] Harada     The boy on the end is placing     his cards in a peculiar manner. [07:04] Mochida     Gosh, Sudo-kun is such a strange boy. [07:07] Mochida     He always rubs people the wrong way. [07:11] Mochida     But if it weren't for that, [07:13] ---     he would certainly have the     potential to become a Master. [07:16] Harada     But he might lose to one of my pupils. [07:21] Mochida     Please. [07:22] Mochida     That girl's only a first-year. [07:25] Harada     No, I truly believe... [07:29] Harada     That she will be a Queen in the future. SIGN    Katsugi Books [07:44] Arata     Welcome. [07:55] Arata     Manager, can I use the computer? [07:59] Manager     Don't start looking at porn. [08:01] Arata     I'm just checking my e-mail. [08:03] Arata     My computer's been acting up. [08:05] Arata     Not that I spend much time on e-mail. SIGN    Logging In SIGN    49 New Messages [08:10] [Messenger] [SIGN]     Subject: Thanks!     Subject: This is Chihaya     Subject: It's getting warmer     Subject: It's starting to rain     Subject: Rain was leaking into our clubroom     Subject: This is our clubroom.     Subject: I got in trouble with Dr. Harada     Subject: How do I cut down on faults?     Subject: This is Chihaya     Subject: Karuta players are...     Subject: About hakama     Subject: Guess what happened today     Subject: Notice for the     Tokyo regional tournament [08:12] Reader     What?! Is it spam?! SIGN    49 New Messages [08:14] [Messenger] [SIGN]     Subject: Thanks!     Subject: This is Chihaya     Subject: It's getting warmer     Subject: It's starting to rain [08:17] [Messenger] [SIGN]     This is Chihaya.      Thank you for sending a birthday message.      I didn't think you actually remembered my birthday. [08:23] [Messenger] [SIGN]     Notice for the Tokyo regional tournament          Yay! We have five members now, so we can     enter the tournament! Today, we received... [08:26] [Messenger] [SIGN]     Mizusawa High School's first victory!          We won!!      Taichi and Porky both did well. [08:27] [Messenger] [SIGN]     We made it out of the group stage!          We won group B 3-0! [08:31] [Messenger] [SIGN]     We've made it to the finals!          I'm off to win. - Chihaya [08:43] Reader     Memorization time is over. [08:46] Reader     Let's begin then. [08:50] [POEM] Reader     Naniwa Bay, now the flower blooms, but for winter [08:53] Sudo     Hokuo! Five wins for a sweep! [08:54] [POEM] Reader     Here comes spring, now the flower blooms [08:55] All     Yeah! [08:56] Nishida     Mi! [08:57] Kanade     Zu! [08:58] Taichi     Sa! SIGN    Wa! [08:59] Chihaya     Fight! [09:01] [POEM] Reader     Here comes spring, now the flower blooms [09:01] Person A     I don't remember Mizusawa having a cheer. [09:05] Person B     They must have just come up with it. [09:08] Chihaya     Don't let the Chihaya card distract me. [09:11] Chihaya     Stick to my usual style. [09:13] Chihaya     Go on the attack. [09:15] [POEM] Reader     Note that though... [09:19] Harada     He was covering the "Nothing" card on [09:21] ---     Chihaya's side before     he took her "Note" card... [09:24] Harada     His style is also offensive. [09:26] Mochida     The S in Sudo stands for striker. [09:29] Mochida     Excellent. [09:31] Retro     I held mine! [09:32] Amakasu     I took the card! [09:33] Takuma     Got it! [09:34] Ryu     What about Sudo? [09:36] Sudo     I scored the first card, naturally. [09:41] Chihaya     Everyone lost that card? [09:44] Taichi     We're just getting started! [09:45] Taichi     Attack, Mizusawa! [09:51] (Flashback) Taichi     Attack. [09:52] (Flashback) Taichi     It doesn't matter if you're wrong sometimes. [09:54] (Flashback) Taichi     Stay active! [09:56] (Flashback) Taichi     Pressure your opponent's side of the field! [10:00] Retro     Why are you getting so excited, Mashima? [10:02] [POEM] Reader     that you pine for me as the Inaba mountain pines, [10:03] Retro     I don't remember you being a hothead. [10:05] [POEM] Reader     I shall return to you [10:06] ---     Attack! [10:10] [POEM] Reader     When the wind sends waves... [10:12] Sudo     Here. [10:13] [POEM] Reader     After I determined to... [10:15] Chihaya     I want to go on the attack,     but I'm having no luck. [10:17] Chihaya     She keeps reading cards on my side. [10:20] Sudo     Here. [10:21] Harada     Offensive karuta is meant to     weaken your opponent's psyche, [10:27] Harada     but it also provides more opportunities [10:29] ---     for sending cards to put     yourself in a better position. [10:32] Harada     Chihaya-chan is losing     control of the game. [10:37] Chihaya     Stay calm... [10:38] Chihaya     Check the cards. [10:42] Chihaya     The "Chihaya" card keeps getting in my way. [10:46] [POEM] Reader     Feel the love... [10:49] Chihaya     She finally read a card     on the opponent's side! [10:55] Sudo     That's what you get for not apologizing. SIGN    Got it! SIGN    I got it! I took a card! SIGN    Yes! SIGN    Ayase! I took a card from the opponent's side! SIGN    You have to do the same! [11:08] Nishida     I got the card, too! [11:09] Taichi     I held onto mine! [11:11] Kanade     I'm gonna take the next card! [11:14] Chihaya     In an individual match, [11:16] Chihaya     one card is one card, nothing more. [11:20] Chihaya     But now... [11:24] [POEM] Reader     like a stream widening into a river [11:29] Chihaya     Every card I take is a card for our team! [11:32] [POEM] Reader     Though I prayed to... [11:35] Chihaya     Got it! Two in a row! [11:36] All     Chihaya! [11:36] All     Ayase! [11:36] All     Chihaya-chan! [11:38] Sudo     Wait! That wasn't two in a row! [11:40] Sudo     But that speed... [11:42] Sudo     She was moving after "Though", [11:44] Sudo     even though "Though my" is still on the field. [11:46] Sudo     Was she gambling? [11:48] Chihaya     Let's take the next one, everyone! [11:50] All     Yeah! [11:52] Harada     Mochida-kun. [11:53] Harada     How many readers are here today? [11:55] Mochida     Oh, this is just a high school regional     tournament, so she's the only one. [11:59] Chihaya     Focus! [12:00] All     Yeah! [12:00] Harada     So this is her fifth match? [12:03] [POEM] Reader     I never asked to be treated colder     than the winds of Mount Hatsuse [12:06] Harada     Chihaya-chan... [12:07] Harada     Your ears already recognize this reader's quirks. [12:12] [POEM] Reader     While it brings me no joy... [12:15] Tsuboguchi     Hey! Now she really took two in a row! [12:16] Tsutomu     Yes! [12:17] Taichi     Chihaya took two in a row! [12:19] Nishida     Right on! [12:19] Kanade     Chihaya-chan is finding her rhythm! [12:23] Chihaya     I can feel everyone else relax. [12:26] Chihaya     Every card I take is worth     more than one card. [12:31] Chihaya     Let's go for three in a row! [12:32] All     Yeah! [12:37] Harada     Chihaya-chan may recognize     the reader's quirks, [12:40] ---     but it's more than just that. [12:41] Harada     Sometimes, she gets in a zone. [12:43] Harada     But that leads... [12:46] [POEM] Reader     The tail feathers of... [12:48] Harada     To mistakes. [12:49] Sudo     Double fault. [12:50] Chihaya     Lucky! [12:50] [SFX]     Smirk [12:52] Retro     Su-Sudo-senpai?! [12:54] Sudo     Excuse me. [12:59] Harada     He's trying to disrupt their onslaught. [13:02] ---     Excellent timing. [13:09] Sudo     I feel so much better when     I'm looking down on people. [13:15] Sudo     Hokuo! One card at a time! [13:17] All     Yeah! [13:18] [POEM] Reader     long as the nights I spend alone [13:20] Sudo     She certainly has quick reflexes. [13:23] Sudo     But... [13:27] [POEM] Reader     My only thought as the boat     takes me out to sea is that [13:31] Sudo     Karuta is about more than speed. [13:38] Sudo     What's this? [13:39] Sudo     Did I just steal her heart? [13:43] Chihaya     Covering cards on the opponent's side... [13:46] Chihaya     That was one of Arata's best techniques. [13:49] Chihaya     Are Arata's hands this big now? [13:54] Sudo     I'm moving a card. [13:55] Chihaya     Huh? [13:57] Chihaya     There?! [13:59] Chihaya     Damnit! [14:02] Chihaya     But this is fun. SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River [14:05] Chihaya     I'll stop thinking about it too much. [14:08] Chihaya     That's my special card. [14:11] Chihaya     My hand is drawn to it,     no matter where it is. [14:14] Chihaya     Like a magnet. [14:17] [POEM] Reader     My fear is not of... [14:19] [POEM] Reader     Since the dew atop the blades... [14:20] [POEM] Reader     I feel that my love is... [14:26] Taichi     Chihaya's pushing hard! [14:28] Taichi     What's the score? [14:29] Taichi     They're both at 13? [14:31] Nishida     Ayase's catching up to Hokuo's ace! [14:35] Nishida     Wow! [14:36] Amakasu     Porky. [14:37] Nishida     What?! [14:38] Amakasu     Wow, that's really your nickname. [14:41] Amakasu     You're Nishida-kun from the     Suihoku karuta society, right? [14:44] Amakasu     I thought you quit karuta, [14:46] Amakasu     since you stopped going to tournaments. [14:48] [POEM] Reader     burning brightly by night,     yet extinguished by day [14:49] Amakasu     You used to be so strong. [14:57] [POEM] Reader     As this trip takes me... [14:58] Amakasu     Yes! [15:00] Nishida     Amakasu Nayuta... [15:04] Nishida     When we practiced together, [15:06] Nishida     he was just a beginner. [15:09] Nishida     He was older, but he couldn't     do anything against me. [15:12] (Flashback) Person A     You're a hard worker, Yusei. [15:15] (Flashback) Person A     You'll make Class A in no time! [15:20] Nishida     Now he's Class A. [15:25] Nishida     What have I been doing? [15:28] Nishida     I haven't seen my master in ages. [15:30] Nishida     Why did I... [15:32] [POEM] Reader     The sound of birds crossing... [15:34] Kanade     Oh. A dead card?! [15:36] Kanade     I'm sorry! I'm sorry! [15:40] [POEM] Reader     When I must hide... [15:43] Nishida     I thought I had that one... SIGN    Wait, wait, wait! SIGN    I was faster on that one! [15:48] Takuma     No, you weren't! SIGN    Look! See how my pinky is lower? SIGN    Like this! And this! SIGN    Your hand was higher than my pinky! [15:56] Takuma     You don't know when to give up! SIGN    Because I took that card! [16:00] Reader     Now, now. [16:01] Reader     We'll give this card to the side it was on. SIGN    What?! No way! SIGN    Listen to me! SIGN    I'm telling the truth! [16:10] Nishida     Yeah, that's right... [16:13] Nishida     I gave up. [16:14] [POEM] Reader     I feel as though my body is     on fire with Ibuki mugwort [16:21] [POEM] Reader     I hear the beating of cloth... [16:26] Person A     Whoa, he did a barrel roll! [16:27] Person B     What's with him?! [16:28] Person C     That was too strong! [16:31] Taichi     Nice job, Nishida! [16:32] Chihaya     Porky! [16:37] Chihaya     Let's do this! [16:38] [POEM] Reader     descends from Mount Yoshino     upon my long-forgotten home [16:45] Chihaya     I'm going to win... [16:47] Chihaya     by playing my offensive karuta! [16:53] Both     Thank you very much. [16:56] Both     Thank you very much. [16:59] Mochida     Hokuo has two wins. [17:02] Sudo     One more... [17:03] Amakasu     We just need one more win. [17:06] Retro     Sudo-senpai and Amakasu-senpai     are having more trouble [17:09] ---     than I was expecting. [17:10] Retro     Which means it's my turn to save them! [17:13] Retro     But... [17:15] Retro     Why is this guy so tough?! [17:20] Taichi     There are four "A" cards in total. [17:23] Taichi     "A house" and "A mountain     village" have been read, SIGN    A night A mountain stream [17:25] Taichi     so I can go for both of the "A" cards     on my side at the same time. [17:29] Taichi     For the "Said" cards, the two "Said     world" cards have been read, [17:32] Taichi     but that leaves "Said bed" and "Said night", [17:35] Taichi     so I can't move on "Said." [17:37] Taichi     "Impassioned was" has been read, [17:39] Taichi     so I can take both "Impassionate" and [17:41] ---     "Impassioned vows" at the same time on "Im—". [17:43] Taichi     There are eight "May" cards. [17:44] Taichi     "May I live, May I see,     May the scarlet, May it", [17:47] ---     and "May the time we" have been read, [17:49] Taichi     so that only leaves "May my"     and "May the time spent." [17:52] Taichi     I have to be careful if the dead     card "May my lonely" is read. [17:56] Taichi     Listen carefully. [17:58] Taichi     Don't let yourself be tricked. [18:01] Taichi     I don't have Chihaya's instincts, [18:04] Taichi     and I don't have Nishida's     ability to feel the match... [18:07] [POEM] Reader     May my lonely nights... [18:10] Retro     What?! [18:11] Retro     Didn't she already read that card?! [18:16] Taichi     The one thing I do have is my memory     of which cards have been read. [18:19] Taichi     I can become the backbone of this team! [18:22] [POEM] Reader     though you have never known that pain [18:25] Taichi     I won't make a mistake! [18:29] Taichi     I can win one card at a time! [18:31] [POEM] Reader     Said bed was cold... [18:38] Taichi     Thank you very much. [18:40] Taichi     One win for Mizusawa! [18:48] Sudo     Excuse me. [18:53] Sudo     Six more cards. [18:58] Sudo     I didn't expect this match to be so close. [19:00] Sudo     I can't let her take one of my cards. [19:04] [POEM] Reader     May the time spent in... [19:06] Harada     He was protecting his own card. [19:09] Mochida     Attack! [19:12] Mochida     Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! SIGN    My dream is to become a Master [19:16] Sudo     Mr. Mochida... [19:18] Sudo     You were the one who taught me [19:21] Sudo     that karuta is fun [19:26] Sudo     whether the match is going well or poorly. [19:30] Nishida     Got it! [19:32] Nishida     I got it! [19:33] Nishida     Two wins for Mizusawa! [19:35] Taichi     Great, Nishida! [19:44] Sudo     I want to take Mr. Mochida- [19:45] Sudo     Take everyone to the national tournament! [19:50] Sudo     I want to win! [20:08] [POEM] Reader     Impassionate gods... [20:20] Sudo     Thank you very much. [20:22] Taichi     Chihaya! SIGN    We did it! [20:26] Nishida     You scared me! [20:27] Nishida     "Impassioned vows" was still on the field! [20:29] Taichi     Whoa! She's already asleep! [20:31] Kanade     Chihaya-chan! SIGN    This is great! [20:34] Sudo     How was she still able to take that card? [20:39] Sudo     When her eyes no longer burned     with the desire to win. [20:45] Taichi     We did it, Chihaya! [21:00] Manager     Arata-kun, I thought you didn't     spend much time on e-mail. SIGN    Inbox [21:07] [Messenger] [SIGN]     We're going to nationals! [21:15] [Messenger] [SIGN]     Look, Arata. These are my teammates.     Come watch us at Omi Jingu! -Chihaya [21:16] Chihaya     Look, Arata! [21:17] Chihaya     These are my teammates! [21:21] Chihaya     Come watch us at Omi Jingu!