E12 - 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!