E13 - Yet it is I who withers and wilts 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.) [00:00] Harada     Yes! Gotcha! [00:03] Haruka     Good luck, me! [00:05] Lady     The veterans took both games! [00:07] Harada     I'd like to withdraw from the second match. [00:10] Kuri     He's toying with you! [00:13] Chihaya     Arata. [00:37] Taichi     What did you tell him, Chihaya? [00:39] Chihaya     Just something I thought of     when I was watching him. [00:42] Taichi     Hey! [00:43] Taichi     The entire Shiranami Society was     all gung-ho about beating Arata! [00:47] Taichi     Do you want him to win now? SIGN    Master and Queen Challenger Playoffs Sponsored by the National Karuta Association [00:52] Chihaya     That's not it. [00:55] Chihaya     Only the one who gives their     all to win can reach the top. [00:57] Chihaya     Isn't that what the playoffs are about? SIGN    Chihayafuru 3 SIGN    Chihayafuru 3 SIGN    Verse 13 SIGN    Yet it is      I who      withers      and wilts [02:12] Lady     I can't believe what Harada-san did. [02:14] Guy     I've never seen anyone     withdraw during a playoff. [02:17] Guy     He's honestly unbelievable. [02:21] Guy     But depending on how you look at it,     this could be the ultimate strategy. [02:24] Guy     It doesn't change the fact that he     needs one more victory to win it all. [02:28] Guy     Rather than play consecutive     games against a young opponent, [02:30] Guy     he's taking a loss for a chance to recover     his strength for the third match. [02:35] Guy     If the next reader is one     favorable for him, [02:37] Guy     that makes his choice even better. [02:38] Kitano     Hey, you two! Don't defend what he's doing! [02:42] Kitano     He's just stringing everyone     along out of pure ego! [02:44] Guy     O-Of course... [02:47] Guy     I hope Igarashi-san, the next reader,     wasn't offended... SIGN    Tweet Tweet [02:51] [Messenger] ---     About to start reading for the second match      in the challenger playoffs. The joy of being     able to read just for Haruka-chan and     Megumu-chan in the Queen challenger      playoffs... Priceless! [02:55] [Messenger] ---     About to start reading for the second match      in the challenger playoffs. The joy of being     able to read just for Haruka-chan and     Megumu-chan in the Queen challenger      playoffs... Priceless! [02:55] Haruka     It's just us two in the second match. [03:00] Megumu     What the heck? What the heck?! [03:02] Megumu     I was wearing it like this the whole time?! SIGN    She figured it out [03:04] Megumu     You're kidding! [03:15] Aki     F-For you, queen! [03:21] Haruka     A-Aki... [03:23] Haruka     I'm not a queen yet. [03:46] Megumu     Let me borrow your headbands! [03:53] Guy     She tied them together! [04:00] Haruka     We're both so blessed, aren't we? [04:03] Guy     What's the deal with this year's playoffs? [04:06] Lady     This is a first in all kinds of ways... [04:08] Guy     None of the players are     concerned about how they look. [04:13] Chihaya     Lucky... They're so lucky... [04:18] Chihaya     You too, Taichi. [04:20] Chihaya     If you had won, you'd be playing here, too. [04:24] Chihaya     Wouldn't that be amazing?     I wish we could have played here. [04:28] Chihaya     Even if you don't care     about being the Master... [04:38] Guy     It's time to begin. [04:40] [POEM] Igarashi     Naniwa Bay, now the flower     blooms, but for winter [04:51] [POEM] Igarashi     Here comes spring, now the flower blooms [04:58] [POEM] Igarashi     The emotions experienced after     a long-awaited reunion [05:00] Lady     She's fast. [05:01] Lady     Even faster than last year. [05:04] Sakura     This is her second challenger playoff, [05:07] Sakura     and she only lost to Inokuma-san     by two cards in the first match. [05:12] Sakura     You don't want to take her     too lightly, Haruka-san. [05:17] Megumu     She has exams to study for, [05:19] Megumu     but Yu-chan still entered     the West Japan qualifiers with me. [05:23] Megumu     She even came all the way     out here to cheer me on. [05:26] Guy     You don't need to worry     about that, Megumu-tan! [05:30] Megumu     If I lose after putting these     things on, I'll be humiliated. [05:34] Guy     Yes! That's it! [05:37] Sakura     She's lunging more slowly. [05:40] Sakura     Did her fear of faulting dull her reflexes? [05:43] Sakura     This isn't like you, Haruka-san. [05:46] Sakura     You'll lose if you get rid     of your best weapon. [05:49] (Flashback) Haruka     You can just take cards after you hear them! [05:55] Haruka     Sakurazawa-san... [05:57] Haruka     That was such an arrogant     thing to say to you. [06:01] [POEM] Igarashi     Rain takes longer to dry... [06:04] Yuube     That was fast! [06:05] Yuube     "Rain" is a one-syllable card.     That's Inokuma-san for you. [06:09] Sakura     She heard the half-tone? No... SIGN    for I could not recognize you,      like the moon hidden     behind the clouds SIGN    leaving a hovering     mist above the     trees and grass [06:13] Sakura     She waited because "Long" is still in play, [06:16] Sakura     despite reacting instantly     to those sounds all this time... [06:19] Sakura     Is the girl who said she takes cards     once she hears them [06:21] Sakura     suddenly conscious of the sound that     comes before the unique syllable? [06:26] Haruka     I don't want to commit another     fault by acting on a gut feeling. [06:29] Haruka     I've lost that way too many times. [06:33] Haruka     And when I lost, I thought... [06:36] Haruka     I can be even better. [06:41] Haruka     If people never lose, they never change. [06:44] Haruka     They never grow stronger. [06:47] Haruka     By losing, you can change! [06:48] Haruka     You can become stronger! [06:52] Sakura     She always had naturally good game sense, [06:56] Sakura     and now she's even greedier for sound... [07:01] Sakura     and more careful. [07:07] Both     Thank you very much. [07:11] Guy     With two wins in a row, the challenger to     the Queen will be Inokuma Haruka, grade 6! [07:18] Taichi     W-Wow, Inokuma-san was really good. [07:21] Taichi     How did that compare to     when you played her? [07:25] Taichi     Chi... [07:26] Taichi     Chihaya? [07:30] Lady     Dr. Harada... [07:31] Lady     The second match is over. [07:33] Lady     Inokuma-san won, and the third     match is starting soon. [07:39] Harada     I'm starving... [07:41] Lady     Do you need to eat something? [07:42] Lady     I have some rice balls and chocolate... [07:44] Harada     No, that's all right. [07:46] Harada     I don't know how much I'll have. [07:49] Both     Huh? [07:50] Harada     I don't know how many calories     I'll have when I celebrate later. [07:55] Murao     Arata-kun, where'd you go? Arata-kun... [07:59] Mom     He said he was going for a little walk. [08:01] Dad     Did he get lost? [08:02] Mom     Arata! [08:04] Murao     Oh, here he comes. [08:21] Guy     Now Wataya-kun's the one who's late. [08:23] Guy     They both have one win and one loss. [08:27] Guy     They may both have one win and one loss, [08:29] Guy     but Wataya-kun's win came from a forfeit. [08:32] Guy     Harada-san's tactics are truly brutal. [08:37] Taichi     Come on, Chihaya! Where'd you go? [08:40] Kitano     One more win. [08:42] Kitano     Who's going to snatch it? SIGN    Third Match Reader Makino Midori, Grade 6 [09:18] Harada     I like the way Makino-san's     been reading lately. [09:22] Harada     The weird idiosyncrasies she had     when she was young are gone. [09:25] Harada     The length of her reverberation [09:26] Harada     and her speed leading up to     unique syllables has stabilized. [09:30] Harada     And above all... [09:33] [POEM] Makino     Naniwa Bay, now the flower     blooms, but for winter [09:41] [POEM] Makino     Here comes spring, now the flower blooms [09:47] Harada     Her nasal tone is beautiful. [09:50] [POEM] Makino     Here comes spring, now the flower blooms [09:59] [POEM] Makino     When winds send waves crashing     against the rocks in vain, [10:00] Harada     Yes! [10:01] Lady     Yes! [10:02] Taichi     Yes, Dr. Harada! [10:31] Chihaya     ...is like flowing water. [10:35] Arata     Hup... [10:39] Mom     That's... his grandpa's kimono... [10:45] Mom     And the way the metal fittings on the heel     of his sandal brush the floor as he walks... [10:55] (Flashback) Chihaya     Arata. [10:57] (Flashback) Chihaya     No matter how far we go, Dr. Harada     will always be a mentor to all of us. [11:03] (Flashback) Chihaya     You can't beat him as just Arata. [11:29] Suo     Want another one? SIGN    Kyoiku no Mori Park [11:33] Chihaya     Kyoiku no Mori Park in Bunkyo Ward [11:36] Chihaya     is a place not far from the karuta hall [11:38] Chihaya     where locals can relax among     the water and greenery. [11:42] Chihaya     Snowmaru dorayaki [11:44] Chihaya     began with a mascot from the Kinki     region that gained a following [11:47] Chihaya     and is now a huge hit in dorayaki form. [11:50] Chihaya     I thought it was about as     obscure as Daddy Bear, [11:54] Chihaya     but it's clearly starting     to leave him in the dust. [11:56] Chihaya     And it's so good, [11:58] Chihaya     with the tapioca in its red bean paste     that looks like snow! [12:03] Suo     Are you sure you should be out here     eating dorayaki, Class A girl? SIGN    Shock [12:12] Chihaya     Why am I not here as a participant?! [12:15] Chihaya     They're so lucky... [12:17] Chihaya     Inokuma-san and Megumu-chan are so lucky! [12:22] (Flashback) Chihaya     I came here to Kyoto for my class trip. [12:26] (Flashback) Chihaya     I'll never have a second chance. [12:28] Chihaya     It's fine. [12:30] Chihaya     I'll be in the Queen match next year. [12:36] Chihaya     I want to ask him... [12:39] Chihaya     U-Um, why do you always hand out pastries? [12:43] Chihaya     ...so many things. [12:44] Suo     Japanese pastries are full of vitamins. [12:47] Chihaya     Vitamins? That's unexpected! [12:51] Chihaya     Wh-Why do you always speak so quietly? [12:57] Suo     Is that all you want to ask me? [13:03] Chihaya     Suo-san! Do you— [13:06] Kid     I'm so sorry! [13:08] Chihaya     A-A-A-Are you okay?! [13:09] Kid     I'm sorry! [13:11] Kid     You should've ducked, man! [13:12] Chihaya     Don't just tell him to duck! [13:17] Suo     Thanks. [13:22] Chihaya     What I want to ask Suo-san... [13:27] Chihaya     is about his extraordinary game sense. [13:33] Chihaya     Suo-san... [13:35] Chihaya     Will you play a match with me sometime? [13:45] Suo     Isn't there something else? [13:51] Suo     I... [13:52] Suo     I don't have a girlfrie— [13:55] Chihaya     The time! It's already 2:00! [13:57] Chihaya     The third match is starting, Suo-san! [13:59] Chihaya     Hurry, Suo-san! Hurry! [14:03] Suo     I don't have a girlfrie— [14:04] Chihaya     Suo-san, hurry! [14:08] Suo     I don't have... a girlfriend. [14:10] Chihaya     The light's green! SIGN    Press button to activate at night [14:11] Suo     I... I don't... [14:13] Suo     Listen to me! I don't have a girlfriend! [14:15] Chihaya     Neither do I! [14:22] Chihaya     Suo-san, hurry! [14:25] Suo     My bride... [14:26] Chihaya     He's skipping?! [14:36] Harada     What is this atmosphere? [14:43] [POEM] Makino     I feel as though... [14:44] Harada     Yes! SIGN    burning brightly by night, yet extinguished by day [14:50] Hiroshi     With "I feel as" gone,     he sent "I feel that." [14:53] Hiroshi     That's in line with Dr. Harada's theory. [14:56] Hiroshi     Most people would put it     where "I feel as" was, SIGN    Wataya Arata's Preferred Layout [14:58] Hiroshi     but with Wataya Arata's preferred layout,     it'll be in the lower left row... [15:06] Harada     The center left row? [15:08] Arata     I'm moving my cards. [15:11] Harada     And he moved "So spring nights"     to the center right... [15:15] Harada     What is he thinking? [15:19] [POEM] Makino     Would the mountain cherry blossoms... [15:20] Lady     Dr. Harada got two in a row! [15:21] Lady     All right! [15:22] Lady     But unlike in the first match,     Wataya Arata's not picking up cards for him. SIGN    be as dear now, those were the good old days [15:30] Taichi     Dr. Harada took "Would the"     and sent "Would this." [15:33] Hiroshi     That card often comes down     to a contest of speed. [15:35] Hiroshi     Surely Wataya-kun will put     it in his preferred spot... SIGN    Would this [15:39] Hiroshi     The center right?! SIGN    So spring nights [15:41] Taichi     And he moved "So spring nights"     back to where it was before! [15:47] Harada     What is he thinking? SIGN    Sheesh [15:53] Harada     No matter how much the cards move,     I have to check them over carefully. [15:56] Harada     Make a note of every last point... SIGN    While it brings SIGN    While it may [16:00] Harada     Glasses has "While it brings" and     "While it may" side-by-side. [16:04] Harada     Is he thinking of aiming     for my "While it pains" [16:07] Harada     and being able to take them on the return? [16:10] Harada     I won't let him! [16:11] [POEM] Makino     While some dodge... [16:13] Taichi     He easily went for "While some" before     even reaching for "While it pains"? [16:17] Taichi     Dr. Harada had "While it brings" and     "While it may" marked, but he was too slow. [16:22] Kuri     I have no idea what he's thinking. [16:25] Murao     What is this awful, awful style of karuta? [16:31] [POEM] Makino     I feel that my love... [16:36] Kitano     "I feel as" ended up back     in its original position. [16:39] Hiroshi     Dr. Harada went so far as to memorize     Wataya-kun's preferred layout. [16:44] Hiroshi     It hurts when his guesses are off. [16:46] Hiroshi     How can a high school kid who's only     17 come up with such tactics? [16:52] Arata     Oh, thanks. [16:56] Arata     Wait... was that Taichi? [17:03] Arata     Grandpa... [17:06] Arata     What would you say if you'd been     watching me in the first match? [17:12] Arata     "You're trying, but you're     not there just yet." [17:15] Arata     "You're still young." [17:19] Arata     And what would he say to Dr. Harada? [17:24] Arata     "You're still young, too." [17:35] [POEM] Makino     My own sleeves are like... [17:41] Kitano     What is this? [17:44] Kitano     Even Harada's playing     is starting to look... [17:51] Harada     The only time I played     against Master Wataya... [17:55] Harada     It was an invitational tournament,     when I was 19. [18:00] Harada     He was 15 years older than me,     and already the Master. [18:03] Harada     The Alain Delon of the karuta world... [18:06] Harada     My role model! [18:14] Arata     I'm moving my cards. [18:18] Both     He put all the one-syllable     cards in the lower right! [18:22] Kuri     He's determined to make him aim there! [18:24] Murao     That's a trick Master Wataya often used     against offensive karuta players! [18:29] Harada     Master Wataya's play style... [18:35] Harada     I'll break through it! [18:36] Harada     I'll make you regret putting all your     one-syllable cards in your lower right! [18:43] Harada     No big deal! [18:44] Harada     Next time! [18:49] Kuri     From the way he handles his     cards to his expression... [18:53] Kuri     It's like I'm looking at Master Wataya. [18:55] (Flashback) Hajime     Envision your own victory. [18:58] Kuri     All the things Master Wataya was     always saying to Arata-kun [19:02] Kuri     are coming to life now, in this form... [19:07] Kuri     The one thing Arata-kun lacked was     experience on a major stage, [19:12] Kuri     and the image of Master Wataya     is filling that void. [19:15] [POEM] Makino     So spring ends... [19:17] Lady     Dr. Harada double faulted! [19:19] Harada     I was baited by the "So spring nights"     that he kept moving around! [19:23] Harada     Damn it! SIGN    Double Fault The player is sent two cards: one for the card taken from them, and one for the fault [19:36] Taichi     Arata has ten cards, [19:37] Taichi     and Dr. Harada has fifteen. [19:39] Taichi     The gap is growing. [19:42] Kitano     Harada looks like he's enjoying this... [19:48] Kitano     Harada... [19:51] Kitano     Isn't this enough already, Harada? [19:54] Kitano     He's such a promising talent, such a     treasure for the future of karuta. [20:01] Kitano     Just burn out already, Harada. [20:06] Harada     I'm so happy. [20:08] Harada     So happy... [20:12] Harada     I never thought I'd get to feel like     a teenager playing karuta again! [20:19] Harada     This is fun. [20:21] Harada     I have to give all I have. [20:24] Harada     And even if I lose after that... [20:31] Harada     My knee... [20:54] Chihaya     He's down seven to thirteen. [20:56] Chihaya     Dr. Harada! [20:58] Taichi     Is his knee hurting again? [21:00] Kitano     Don't push yourself, Harada! [21:02] Guy     Now his knee... [21:04] Guy     Wataya-kun has a clear advantage now. [21:11] Suo     Dr. Harada's great. [21:14] Suo     He's exciting. [21:18] Suo     If I... [21:21] Suo     could pick who I face in     the Master match, [21:24] Suo     I'd want it to be Dr. Harada.