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