# 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!*