E12 - So the flower petals are scattered like the snow by the passing storm

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SIGN    Chihayafuru 3
SIGN    Chihayafuru 3
SIGN    Verse 12
SIGN    So the flower
     petals are
    scattered like
     the snow by
     the passing
     storm
[01:16] Chihaya
    The Master and Queen challenger playoffs
[01:19] Chihaya
    are a best-of-three, where whoever
    takes two matches is declared the winner.
[01:26] Chihaya
    The Queen playoff will be between
    Inokuma-san and Megumu-chan.
[01:29] Chihaya
    Two people I played recently
    will be going at it in the playoff.
SIGN    Stomach hurts
    out of regret
SIGN    Ugh
[01:36] Chihaya
    And the Master playoff...
[01:45] Rieko
    So much fidgeting...
    He's not used to the kimono.
[01:49] Rieko
    But the kimono certainly looks right at home.
[01:51] Rieko
    High schoolers are so slender...
[01:53] Guy
    A young boy like that is
    the West representative?
[01:56] Guy
    Dr. Harada still hasn't shown up.
[01:58] Guy
    Is he using the Miyamoto Musashi strategy?
[02:00] Guy
    A young talent versus a seasoned veteran...
[02:03] All
    Who's going to win?
[02:10] Chihaya
    I have mixed feelings about all this,
[02:12] Chihaya
    so it'll be hard to back anyone 100 percent.
[02:18] Chihaya
    I guess I've grown up.
[02:21] Chihaya
    If I were still in grade school...
[02:24] Chihaya
    Arata, you're amazing!
[02:25] Chihaya
    You're so close to the Master match!
[02:27] Chihaya
    You can totally do this! Keep it up!
[02:31] Chihaya
    Will it be Arata after all?
[02:34] Chihaya
    Will he be the first to reach the stage
    of the dream we talked about that day?
[02:40] Kitano
    Go get 'em, Wataya-kun!
[02:43] Kitano
    Knock that big bear right off his feet!
[02:45] Kitano
    It's simple, really.
[02:47] Kitano
    People only lose to him because they think
    he's an Asian black bear. It's pathetic.
[02:51] Kitano
    Think of him as a teddy bear instead!
[02:54] Chihaya
    Hey, Porky, why is Coach Kitano
    so hostile toward Dr. Harada?
[02:59] Nishida
    Not sure, but I heard something happened
    a long time ago that pissed him off.
SIGN    Dazaifu Karuta Society Certified Reader Makino Midori, Grade 6
[03:08] Kitano
    Midori-chan! You're reading today?
[03:11] Makino
    Kitano-san! It's been ages!
[03:13] Kitano
    Doing the first match?
[03:14] Makino
    I'm doing the third one today.
[03:16] Kitano
    Oh, that's too bad.
[03:19] Kitano
    I sure would love to hear you read,
[03:21] Kitano
    but I'm sure Wataya-kun will
    finish it in two matches.
[03:24] Makino
    Really? And I came all the way from Kyushu...
[03:28] Makino
    But...
[03:30] Makino
    I do hope you're right.
[03:32] Chihaya
    What did Dr. Harada do?!
[03:37] Girl
    Again?
[03:47] Chihaya
    It's already begun.
SIGN    Master and Queen Challenger Playoffs
    Sponsored by the National Karuta Association
[03:51] Guy
    We will now begin the first match
    of the Challenger Playoffs.
[03:56] All
    Thank you for the game.
[03:58] Chihaya
    It's so tense...
[04:02] Harada
    You know, I never thought
[04:04] Harada
    the day would come when I'd
    be playing you, Glasses.
[04:08] Harada
    When I was younger, I did play your grandpa,
[04:12] Harada
    Eternal Master Wataya Hajime, just once.
[04:16] Harada
    He was good.
[04:18] Harada
    It's a great memory.
[04:20] Harada
    You probably can't understand yet
    since you're still young,
[04:24] Harada
    but it brings me the greatest joy
    that I get to play you.
[04:29] Harada
    I'll be giving these matches all I've got.
[04:33] Haruka
    Good.
[04:34] Haruka
    I'm starting to remember what wearing a
    hakama and being in a match feels like.
[04:38] Haruka
    Now I just need to focus.
SIGN    Good Luck, Megumu
[04:44] Megumu
    All right.
SIGN    Ba dump
SIGN    Click Click Click Click
[04:45] All
    She usually wears it with the writing inside,
    but she's showing it off today!
SIGN    Good Luck, Megumu
[04:53] Haruka
    Good luck, Megumu...
[04:56] Haruka
    Good luck, Megumu...
[04:59] Haruka
    No! Every time I look up at her,
    I want to say "Good luck, Megumu"!
[05:02] Guy
    Time to begin.
[05:03] Haruka
    What? Already?!
SIGN    First Match Reader Serizawa Kyoji, Grade 6
[05:04] All
    Thank you for the game.
[05:07] All
    Thank you for the game.
[05:12] [POEM] Kyoji
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[05:14] Kanade
    Everyone loves Serizawa-san!
[05:16] Kanade
    His pitch is so precise!
[05:19] [POEM] Kyoji
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[05:20] Chihaya
    It's starting.
[05:26] Chihaya
    The first match.
[05:27] Harada
    Wait a moment, please.
[05:31] Harada
    I think the air conditioner is still on.
[05:34] Harada
    Could you turn it off?
[05:35] Guy
    O-Of course!
[05:37] Guy
    I'm sorry.
[05:39] Kitano
    Harada!
[05:41] Kitano
    Don't wait until the reading starts!
[05:43] Kitano
    Are you that determined to
    take control of this match?!
SIGN    Say that sooner!
[05:47] Guy
    Typical Dr. Harada.
[05:49] Girl
    Typical Dr. Harada.
SIGN    Saw that coming
[05:51] Hiroshi
    Typical Dr. Harada.
[05:53] Chihaya
    Was this a strategy, Hiroshi-san?
[05:55] Hiroshi
    Yeah.
[05:59] Hiroshi
    What worries me is that he might have
    done too much research on Wataya-kun.
SIGN    Unflappable
SIGN    Master and Queen Challenger Playoffs Sponsored by the National Karuta Association
[06:10] [POEM] Kyoji
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[06:17] [POEM] Kyoji
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[06:27] [POEM] Kyoji
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[06:36] [POEM] Kyoji
    The hazed field of reeds conceals
    clumps of bamboo shoots,
[06:38] Kuri
    He lunged that far on a dead card?!
[06:40] Tsukuba
    S-Scary!
SIGN    As if nothing even happened
[06:47] [POEM] Kyoji
    May the scarlet kadsuras...
SIGN    Dead card
SIGN    He's lunging with his whole body! Scary!
[06:50] [POEM] Kyoji
    Look for the sound...
SIGN    Dead card
[06:51] Kanade
    Scary!
[06:52] [POEM] Kyoji
    The sight of the lonely
    moon in the early morning
[06:53] Harada
    Yes! Gotcha!
[06:56] Girls
    There it is! Dr. Harada's "Yes! Gotcha!"
[06:59] Kuri
    He'd moved toward Arata-kun's
    lower right side,
[07:03] Kuri
    but smoothly changed course toward the left.
[07:09] (Flashback) Chihaya
    Arata's karuta...
[07:12] (Flashback) Chihaya
    is like flowing water.
[07:14] (Flashback) Chihaya
    Like, even though he's fast,
    his movements aren't excessive.
[07:17] (Flashback) Harada
    Flowing...
[07:22] (Flashback) Harada
    I'll just stop his flow, then.
[07:27] Harada
    Launch my entire upper body over to his side,
[07:30] Harada
    restraining my opponent...
[07:33] Harada
    and seizing aerial superiority!
[07:38] Murao
    He used a minimal amount of force...
[07:41] Kuri
    ...to take that from Arata-kun's right side!
[07:43] Dad
    As spirited as he is, he can
    still take cards lightly?
[07:48] Chihaya
    Dr. Harada took consecutive cards from Arata!
[07:53] Arata
    Wow.
[07:56] Arata
    He's so hard to play against.
[07:59] Arata
    I'm moving my cards.
[08:05] Harada
    He moved "Since the" and
    "When I" to the left?
[08:09] Harada
    He's changing his layout
    this early in the game?
[08:13] Harada
    I thought his karuta style
    was all about balance,
[08:16] Harada
    but he's weighed down his left side.
[08:19] [POEM] Kyoji
    When I must hide these burning feelings,
[08:22] Murao
    The card he moved was read immediately!
[08:24] Kuri
    It's looking good!
[08:32] [POEM] Kyoji
    ...on fire with Ibuki mugwort
[08:38] [POEM] Kyoji
    The hazed early dawn mist over the Kawagiri
SIGN    The hazed early dawn light The hazed early dawn mist The hazed field
[08:41] Taichi
    That's right! "The hazed field"
    was already read!
[08:45] Harada
    He got a multi-syllable card
    on the second syllable...
[08:48] Harada
    With a cross?
[08:50] Harada
    At that speed?
[08:53] Hiroshi
    Dr. Harada has studied Wataya-kun in depth.
[08:58] Hiroshi
    But he only studied the old Wataya-kun.
[09:02] Hiroshi
    How will he handle seeing a new side of him?
[09:11] Arata
    Dr. Harada...
[09:14] Harada
    You probably can't understand yet
    since you're still young...
[09:18] Arata
    Dr. Harada, you can't understand
    how I feel, either.
[09:27] Arata
    When I moved to Tokyo,
[09:28] Arata
    I didn't know if I'd be able to
    make friends or even play karuta.
[09:34] (Flashback) Harada
    You're welcome here!
[09:35] (Flashback) Harada
    I don't care what anyone else says!
    You're welcome here!
[09:39] Arata
    It was like being told that
    I could live life true to myself.
SIGN    You can do it!
[09:52] Lady
    He's so young,
    but his movements are so efficient.
[09:55] Guy
    He arranges his cards quickly, too.
[09:57] Lady
    He's also been going to pick up the cards
    that Dr. Harada sends flying.
[10:03] Guy
    It's definitely clear...
[10:05] Guy
    ...whether or not a player
    shows respect to his elders.
[10:12] Arata
    I'm moving my cards.
[10:17] Harada
    He moved "The hazed early dawn light"
    to his left, too...
[10:20] Harada
    Is this his response to the pressure
    I've been putting on his lower right side?
[10:24] Harada
    He's more flexible than I realized.
[10:28] Arata
    Dr. Harada plays true offensive karuta.
[10:33] Arata
    He positions himself slightly left of center
[10:36] Arata
    so he can reach straight
    for my lower right side.
[10:40] Arata
    He intends to take every single card.
[10:45] Arata
    In that case, I'll split them up more.
[10:49] Arata
    And then...
[10:54] [POEM] Kyoji
    All alone...
[10:57] All
    He...
[10:57] All
    He's fast!
[10:59] Lady
    Dr. Harada hasn't been paying
    attention to his own side...
[11:02] Hiroshi
    There it is!
[11:03] Taichi
    The incredible acceleration that none
    of us could reproduce in practice!
[11:10] Arata
    I'm happy.
[11:13] Arata
    I'm happy I get to play Dr. Harada.
[11:16] Arata
    I'm happy he's so strong.
[11:20] Arata
    But...
[11:23] Arata
    I'll be the one to win.
[11:30] [POEM] Kyoji
    When the misty bridge of magpie
    feathers comes into sight,
[11:35] Murao
    Dr. Harada's upper left side...
[11:37] Kuri
    You're playing a good,
    calm offense, Arata-kun.
[11:40] Taichi
    Dr. Harada attacked "When winds blow,"
    in Arata's upper right, on "When."
[11:45] Taichi
    Arata stayed calm and took "When the"
    only after hearing the unique syllable.
[11:50] Taichi
    He's making Dr. Harada target his right side
[11:53] Taichi
    while keeping his own focus
    on the other three areas.
[11:56] Taichi
    And since he keeps moving his cards,
    there aren't many left on his right side.
[12:02] Nishida
    And now he sends "When winds blow,"
    the one Dr. Harada was targeting!
[12:06] Taichi
    He's good.
[12:08] Taichi
    There's no doubt...
[12:11] Taichi
    The one who has the best shot
    to take down Suo Hisashi
[12:13] Taichi
    is Wataya Arata.
[12:17] Chihaya
    Dr. Harada's really sweating.
[12:20] Chihaya
    It's only the middle of the match...
[12:22] Kitano
    Very good! Very good!
[12:24] Kitano
    Attack him more, Wataya-kun!
    Don't let him take any!
[12:28] Kitano
    Stop that old fool right here and now!
[12:30] Makino
    Agreed. Agreed.
[12:33] Kitano
    I'll never forget it.
[12:36] Kitano
    It was at the Yoshino Tournament
     31 years ago...
[12:39] Chihaya
    31 years ago?!
SIGN    Me
[12:42] Kitano
    I was 26 years old.
[12:43] Chihaya
    Wait, what? We're going
    into a flashback now?!
[12:44] Kitano
    Harada and I had both won our way to the
    top with the force of a rising dragon.
SIGN    Harada
[12:49] Kitano
    Finally, we faced each other in the finals.
[12:52] Kitano
    And the original reader
[12:54] Kitano
    had something else come up, so he
    was replaced at the last minute
SIGN    I appreciate it. Thanks.
[12:58] Kitano
    by Kawai Midori-chan.
[13:00] Kitano
    Back then, she was my Madonna.
SIGN    Of course
[13:02] (Flashback) Kitano
    I swear I'll win!
[13:06] (Flashback) Harada
    I'm sorry. I yield the match.
[13:08] (Flashback) Kitano
    Huh?
[13:10] (Flashback) Kitano
    H-Hey!
[13:12] (Flashback) Kitano
    What's your deal, Harada? Play the—
[13:15] (Flashback) Harada
    I don't want Kawai-san's reading
    to throw me off-kilter.
[13:18] (Flashback) Harada
    Not with the Master qualifiers coming up.
[13:24] Kitano
    Midori-chan later married the man
    who had comforted her that day
[13:28] Kitano
    and moved to Kyushu.
[13:29] Kitano
    No!
[13:31] Kitano
    And Harada, after making it as far
    as the position of challenger,
[13:35] Kitano
    was soundly defeated in the Master match.
SIGN    Serves you right!!
[13:39] Kitano
    And Midori-chan, who was such a sweet girl,
[13:42] Kitano
    was driven by her bitterness toward him to
    train rigorously to become a certified reader.
[13:47] Kitano
    An egoist who can change someone's life
    that easily ought to lose here and now!
[13:52] Both
    Lose! Lose! Lose!
SIGN    Lose
SIGN    Lose Lose
[14:05] Chihaya
    It's clear from the way Arata's playing.
[14:10] Arata
    I'll be the one to win.
[14:14] [POEM] Kyoji
    Nobody wishes to see the
    beautiful cherry blossoms
[14:16] All
    Good luck, Megumu! Good luck,
    Megumu! Good luck, Megumu!
SIGN    Click Click Click Click Click Click
[14:19] Haruka
    Good luck, Megumu...
[14:22] Haruka
    No, no! I can't let her play her game!
[14:26] Haruka
    She doesn't forget many cards.
[14:28] Haruka
    Since she doesn't rely on game sense,
    she's well-balanced.
[14:32] Haruka
    And above all...
[14:33] Haruka
    Serizawa-san reads with the precision of
    a metronome, and her tempo matches his.
[14:40] Haruka
    It's not that Serizawa-san's reading
    is difficult for me,
[14:42] Haruka
    but it's a bit too robotic.
[14:46] Guy
    I thought Inokuma would have
    the advantage against a high schooler,
[14:49] Guy
    but I guess not.
[14:50] Lady
    She lost at the Yoshino Tournament, didn't she?
[14:52] Lady
    And a high schooler beat her then, too.
[14:57] Haruka
    A fault...
SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River
[15:06] Haruka
    She sent me "Impassionate"?
    Is she mocking me?
SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River
[15:11] Haruka
    No... She doesn't know
[15:14] Haruka
    that my maiden name is Chihara.
[15:19] Haruka
    Does that mean... my time has passed?
[15:23] Girls
    Go, go, Megumu! Go, go, Megumu!
[15:25] Guys
    Push, push, Megumu! Push, push, Megumu!
[15:30] Sakura
    Haruka-san lost several times when
    she came to practice with Fujisaki, too.
[15:36] Sakura
    Could it be that she's gotten used to losing?
[15:38] Sakura
    When she was once an invincible Queen?
[15:40] [POEM] Kyoji
    Long last we meet, only for
    me to leave hurriedly,
[15:42] Chihaya
    He instantly took a one-syllable
    on the other side!
[15:45] Kuri
    That's to be expected.
[15:47] Kuri
    Arata-kun's ultimate goal is Suo Hisashi.
[15:50] Kuri
    He'll be up against a guy who claims
    he has 27 or 28 one-syllable cards.
[15:56] Kuri
    He's been practicing to be able to
    take all the one-syllable cards.
[16:01] Kuri
    That speed is the result of that practice!
    You've got this, Arata-kun!
[16:08] Both
    Dr. Harada...
[16:10] Arata
    My body's moving well.
[16:13] Arata
    I reacted perfectly.
[16:15] Arata
    But still...
[16:17] Arata
    I just barely got it.
[16:21] Harada
    He sent one from his right side again...
[16:30] Arata
    Excuse me. I'm moving my cards.
[16:34] Chihaya
    He's moving them again because there
    aren't many left on the right?
[16:37] Chihaya
    He's so flexible!
[16:39] Chihaya
    If I did that, Dr. Harada
    would bite my head off.
[16:42] (Flashback) Harada
    Chihaya-chan!
[16:44] (Flashback) Harada
    Don't change your placements!
[16:46] (Flashback) Harada
    If you want to move your cards,
    it has to be for a reason!
[16:49] (Flashback) Harada
    You'll be able to take more of them
    if you don't move them.
[16:52] Chihaya
    It's the opposite for Arata.
[16:58] [POEM] Kyoji
    Nothing can be worse than
    living a moment longer
[17:03] Nishida
    That was good.
[17:04] Nishida
    He guarded against Wataya while going
    for the "None are" on Wataya's side,
[17:07] Nishida
    but went back to "Nothing."
[17:09] [POEM] Kyoji
    While the autumn leaves of Mount Ogura
    would never understand human emotion,
[17:13] Kitano
    His upper body reacted to "While it brings"
    on Wataya's lower right,
[17:16] Kitano
    but his hand smoothly reached
    for "While the" on his own side!
[17:21] [POEM] Kyoji
    The fall wind parts...
[17:23] Nishida
    Dr. Harada's defense on his
    own side is incredible, too!
[17:26] Kitano
    There's no doubt he's attacking
    his opponent's lower right side.
[17:31] Kitano
    But he's only leaning
    toward that right side,
[17:34] Kitano
    which makes it possible
    for him to change course.
[17:38] Kitano
    If his arm was also reaching for that side,
    he couldn't move that way.
[17:42] Kitano
    He's...
[17:44] Kitano
    moving his arm as little as possible
    to avoid building up inertia!
[17:49] Kitano
    So on the unique syllable...
[17:52] Kitano
    he can move freely!
[17:55] Harada
    Hup...
[17:57] Kitano
    It's a type of karuta that youngsters
    with active bodies can't play.
[18:05] Kitano
    Wataya-kun may have the momentum,
    but he can't pull far ahead.
[18:12] [POEM] Kyoji
    When winds blow oak leaves in the twilight,
[18:14] Harada
    He nailed "When winds blow,"
    the card he sent me.
[18:17] Harada
    He really is fast.
[18:20] Harada
    But even Glasses...
[18:23] Harada
    can't take every single card at that speed.
[18:30] Chihaya
    Dr. Harada...
[18:33] Chihaya
    Dr. Harada...
[18:35] Both
    Dr. Harada...
[18:37] Tsukuba
    Dr. Harada...
[18:41] Harada
    I've been a mentor for a long time.
[18:46] (Flashback) Harada
    You'll be able to take more of them
    if you don't move them.
[18:50] Harada
    I have a duty to prove that to you!
[18:53] Harada
    All right! I got in!
[19:01] Both
    Thank you very much.
[19:04] Both
    Thank you very much.
[19:07] Chihaya
    The first match goes to Dr. Harada!
[19:17] All
    Good luck, Megumu! Good luck, Megumu!
[19:20] All
    Good luck, Megumu! Good luck, Megumu!
[19:22] Haruka
    Good luck...
[19:25] Haruka
    Good luck, me!
[19:29] Guy
    Inokuma-san just barely won by two cards!
[19:31] Lady
    The veterans took both games!
[19:32] Guy
    Amazing!
[19:34] Harada
    Karuta is not about youth or momentum.
SIGN    Master and Queen Challenger Playoffs Sponsored by the National Karuta Association
[19:43] Guy
    The second match will begin at 12:30,
    after the lunch break.
[19:46] Guy
    Participants, please be in
    your seats by that time.
[19:51] Guy
    I knew Dr. Harada could do it.
[19:53] Guy
    It feels good to see a veteran
    showing his strength.
[19:57] Kitano
    I don't want to admit it,
[19:59] Kitano
    but there's no one else past age fifty
    with the will and stamina
[20:03] Kitano
    to go for the Master title.
[20:05] Kitano
    Not that I'm ever going to cheer for him.
[20:09] Harada
    Oh, excuse me.
[20:11] Harada
    I'd like to withdraw from the second match.
[20:14] All
    What?!
[20:16] Harada
    I'll be back for the third match.
[20:18] Harada
    Pardon me.
[20:32] Harada
    You're reading for the third match,
    right, Makino-san?
[20:36] Harada
    Right now, rather than Igarashi-san,
    who's doing the second match...
[20:41] Harada
    I much prefer your reading.
[20:49] Kitano
    I swear I will never cheer you on!
    Drop dead, Harada!
[20:55] Murao
    Withdrawing?
[20:57] Kuri
    Does that mean he gets a win
    without even doing anything?
[21:05] Kuri
    He's toying with you, Arata-kun!
[21:09] Chihaya
    Arata.