E15 - As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across the Autumn Plain

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[00:00] ---
    
SIGN    hence the name fall leaves
[00:04] [POEM] Reader
    Impassionate gods...
[00:06] Taichi
    She did it!
[00:11] Taichi
    Chihaya went from being helpless against
[00:14] ---
    the queen to taking two cards in a row.
[00:16] Taichi
    She's staying on the attack.
[00:18] Taichi
    Hitting her groove...
[00:20] Person A
    She converted on the card she just sent.
[00:21] ---
    That was sheer willpower.
[00:22] Person B
    But look at the score.
[00:24] Person B
    The Queen has 7 cards left.
[00:25] Person B
    Her opponent has 23 cards left.
[00:27] Person B
    That barely changed anything.
[00:29] Person A
    The Queen is just a first year high schooler.
[00:32] Person A
    She must have a breaking point.
[00:34] Person C
    What's big is that her opponent
    still hasn't given up.
[00:40] Person D
    Hasn't given up?
[00:43] All
    She's playing to win!
[00:46] Taichi
    Chihaya...
[00:47] Taichi
    Why are you always so obvious?
[00:50] Person A
    It's too late.
    She's down 16 cards.
[00:53] Person B
    The Queen just has to play
    normally and she'll easily win.
[00:55] Person B
    With that trademark smile on her face.
[01:11] [POEM] Reader
    the red that is the Tatsuta River
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
SIGN    Verse 15
SIGN    As Though
     Pearls
     Have
     Been
     Strung
     Across
     the
    Autumn
     Plain
[02:36] [POEM] Reader
    the red that is the Tatsuta River
[02:44] [POEM] Reader
    For you, I head out to the fields to pick spring greens
[02:50] [POEM] Reader
    The hazy early morning light
    comes not from the moon
[02:54] Chihaya
    Another multi-syllable card!
[03:03] Person A
    Her smile's back...
[03:05] Person B
    Scary.
[03:07] Taichi
    No luck...
[03:09] Taichi
    She finally got into a groove,
[03:12] Taichi
    but, since then, it's been
    multi-syllable cards: her weakness.
[03:15] [POEM] Reader
    but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
[03:16] Taichi
    Still, there are less than thirty cards left!
[03:22] Taichi
    Go!
[03:23] Taichi
    Chihaya!
[03:24] [POEM] Reader
    Since the dew...
[03:28] Taichi
    Chihaya can't handle fifty cards,
[03:30] Taichi
    but when only thirty are left,
[03:33] ---
    it's easier for her to
    pinpoint the card she wants.
[03:35] Taichi
    Since that reduces the number
    of syllables before a unique one,
[03:38] Taichi
    there are more one-syllable and two-syllable
[03:40] ---
    cards where Chihaya shines!
[03:44] Chihaya
    My third card...
[03:48] Person A
    Here is #20!
[03:50] Person B
    #77 "Since the"!
[03:52] Chihaya
    Oh!
[03:54] Chihaya
    Okay...
[03:58] Chihaya
    The Queen was taking every card,
[04:01] Chihaya
    so I never had a chance to
    stand up and retrieve cards.
[04:08] Chihaya
    My body's starting to loosen up again...
[04:19] Chihaya
    I want to become faster...
[04:21] Chihaya
    To become freer...
[04:24] Chihaya
    During a match...
[04:30] Chihaya
    So when I'm playing an opponent
[04:31] ---
    who's so strong that I'm scared stiff,
[04:34] Chihaya
    I can move freely.
[04:38] Chihaya
    Move freely!
[04:41] Chihaya
    Free!
[04:46] Chihaya
    I still don't understand,
[04:48] Chihaya
    but is that what it means
    to be a strong player?
[05:13] Shinobu
    Thank you very much.
[05:16] Chihaya
    Thank you very much.
[05:24] [POEM] Reader
    May I see you never forget
    your promise to always love me
[05:32] Chihaya
    I was only able to take five cards.
[05:37] Chihaya
    The Queen is still...
[05:41] Chihaya
    ...twenty cards better.
[05:44] [POEM] Reader
    I can look up and see the
    snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
[05:53] [POEM] Reader
    Since I could not hide my love,
[05:56] Person A
    Oh, Wakamiya-san.
[05:58] Person A
    You're already done?
SIGN    Wakamiya Shinobu
SIGN    Mizusawa High School Ayase Chihaya
[06:03] Shinobu
    Tokyo's Mizusawa High School...
[06:06] Shinobu
    Ayase Chihaya.
[06:08] Person A
    Impressive. What was the final score?
[06:16] Shinobu
    Mizusawa High School, Ayase Chihaya...
[06:21] Shinobu
    Ayase Chihaya...
[06:23] Shinobu
    Chihaya. Chihaya!
[06:26] Shinobu
    Next time, I won't let
    you take a single card!
[06:43] Chihaya
    O-Oh, um...
[06:46] Chihaya
    Your Snowmaru T-shirt is really cute.
[06:53] Person A
    That snowman actually has a name?
[06:55] Person B
    Other people can recognize it?
[07:02] Taichi
    Chihaya...
[07:04] [POEM] Reader
    have been soaked red with tears of blood
[07:05] Taichi
    Oops...
[07:13] [POEM] Reader
    As the first frost has fallen,
[07:17] Taichi
    What's wrong with me?
[07:19] Taichi
    I'm more upset than she is.
[07:22] Taichi
    Chihaya lost by twenty cards.
[07:27] Taichi
    The Queen's that much better than her...
[07:31] Taichi
    Is Chihaya okay?
[07:33] [POEM] Reader
    Rain takes longer to dry in the autumn time
[07:36] Taichi
    Nah. Knowing her, she's probably already asleep.
[07:40] Taichi
    Yikes, she really is asleep-
[07:45] Chihaya
    A straight line.
[07:47] Chihaya
    Straight...
[07:49] Chihaya
    Straight and swift as an arrow.
[07:52] Chihaya
    My memorization has to be
    better for this to work.
[07:55] Chihaya
    Memorize... Memorize...
[07:59] Chihaya
    Straight! Swift!
[08:02] Chihaya
    Straighter! Swifter!
[08:06] Chihaya
    Listen hard...
[08:08] Chihaya
    Harder... Harder...
[08:14] Chihaya
    What do I have to do to beat her?
[08:17] Chihaya
    What will it take?
[08:21] Taichi
    Today is the day.
[08:26] Taichi
    The day Chihaya's dream became real.
SIGN    Next time, we'll meet in a match.
    -Arata
[08:37] Taichi
    Dream...
[08:40] Reader
    The Class B third round is about to begin.
[08:42] Reader
    Please sit down in your assigned seat,
[08:44] ---
    once you've checked who your opponent is.
[08:56] [POEM] Reader
    I hear the beating of cloth,
    as a chilly autumn breeze
[09:00] Person A
    It's over! Wakamiya-san wins!
[09:05] [POEM] Reader
    descends from Mount Yoshino
    upon my long-forgotten home
[09:15] Both
    Thank you very much.
SIGN    High School National Ogura Hundred
    Poets Karuta Championship
[09:18] Both
    Thank you very much.
[09:25] Sudo
    This is my last year,
[09:27] ---
    so I thought you might let me win this.
[09:32] Shinobu
    You're good, so I was scared I might lose.
[09:38] Sudo
    You beat me by 12 cards...
[09:40] Person A
    Man, Wakamiya Shinobu is the champion again?
[09:44] Person B
    She's the real deal.
[09:46] Person C
    She never joined a karuta society, right?
[09:48] Person B
    Seriously?
[09:49] Chihaya
    Straight as a line...
[09:50] Chihaya
    Straighter... Swifter...
[09:51] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan.
[09:52] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan!
[09:54] Chihaya
    Straight as a line...
[09:54] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan!
[09:57] Chihaya
    Kana-chan. How'd it go?
[09:59] Kanade
    I lost in the third round.
    So did Desktomu-kun.
[10:02] Chihaya
    I see...
[10:04] Kanade
    That's because you were
[10:05] ---
    watching Class A matches the entire time.
[10:06] Chihaya
    Right! I haven't had anything to eat!
[10:09] Chihaya
    The Learning Center curry!
[10:10] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan!
[10:11] Kanade
    That doesn't matter right now!
[10:12] ---
    Mashima-kun is in the Class B final!
[10:16] Kanade
    Let's go cheer him on!
[10:19] [POEM] Reader
    Rain takes longer to dry in the autumn time
[10:29] Chihaya
    Taichi is in the final!
[10:32] [POEM] Reader
    leaving a hovering mist
    above the trees and grass
[10:42] [POEM] Reader
    While some dodge...
[10:44] [POEM] Reader
    Said night was young...
[10:46] [POEM] Reader
    When winds send waves...
[10:49] (Flashback) Taichi
    I could spend my entire youth on karuta
[10:52] (Flashback) Taichi
    without ever becoming better than Arata.
[10:54] (Flashback) Harada
    Save that for after you've actually tried.
[10:58] Taichi
    Dr. Harada...
[11:00] Taichi
    Can I really do it?
[11:02] Taichi
    Lose...
[11:04] ---
    Cry...
[11:06] Taichi
    But continue to advance...
[11:10] Taichi
    to catch up to Arata.
SIGN    I recall how my own efforts were in vain
[11:21] [POEM] Taichi
    So the flower petals,
    Would the, Feel sorrow,
[11:24] [POEM] Taichi
    In the, In order for, I feel
    as, I feel though, I know...
[11:26] Chihaya
    Taichi...
[11:27] Nishida
    Hey, Ayase!
[11:30] Nishida
    You're late!
[11:31] Nishida
    Where have you been?
[11:32] Nishida
    Get over here! We saved a seat for you!
[11:38] [POEM] Reader
    I recall how my own efforts were in vain
[11:47] [POEM] Reader
    May the time we spend
    apart from one another be
SIGN    A fault.
[11:51] Kanade
    That never happens.
[11:52] Kanade
    He went for a completely different card.
[11:54] Nishida
    He still has the positions from
    his previous match in his head.
[11:57] Nishida
    When you're tired, forgetting
    is harder than remembering.
[12:01] Nishida
    Mashima's on his sixth match.
[12:04] Nishida
    At that point, you can have perfect
    concentration and still make mistakes.
[12:08] Chihaya
    Taichi...
[12:10] Taichi
    Dammit.
[12:17] Taichi
    It's okay.
[12:19] Taichi
    Review the cards again.
[12:21] Taichi
    It's okay.
[12:23] Taichi
    Review.
[12:25] Taichi
    "So the flower has" was read, so I can take
    "So the flower petals" on "So the flower."
[12:29] Taichi
    "Would the" hasn't been read so I
    have to be careful on "Would this".
[12:33] Taichi
    "Feel love" has been read, so I
    can take "Feel sorrow" on "Feel."
[12:37] Taichi
    "In order to" hasn't been read, so I don't
    want to fault on "In the" or "In order for."
[12:41] Taichi
    "I feel as" and "I feel that" are both
    in play so I want to attack those.
[12:45] Taichi
    The "I know" card and the "I wish" card on the
    opponent's left side should come soon.
[12:52] Taichi
    "Said world offers no change" and the like
    card "Said world offers no escape" are both left,
[12:55] Taichi
    so I need to cover mine
    and watch the other one.
[12:57] Taichi
    I can take both of them!
[12:59] Taichi
    "While it brings" and "While it may" have been read,
    so I can attack "While it pains" after "While it"
[13:03] Taichi
    and hit the "While I" on the opponent's
    left side at the same time.
[13:08] Taichi
    "For the" is now a single-syllable card because
    "For you, I head" and "For you, I would" have been read.
[13:15] Taichi
    I have to take "Swift."
[13:17] Taichi
    Can't let him defend that one.
[13:19] Taichi
    "May I see" and "May the time we" have been read,
[13:21] Taichi
    so I can attack "May it" on the opponent's side
    before coming back to "May the time spent" on my side.
[14:02] Taichi
    My mind's so numb that I can only
    see what's in front of me...
[14:20] Taichi
    That's all I need to see.
[14:24] [POEM] Reader
    as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
[14:33] [POEM] Reader
    Feel sorrow wash over me...
[14:40] Taichi
    I want to move faster,
    but my arm can't keep up.
[14:47] Taichi
    Pick it up!
[14:49] Taichi
    My mind is doing fine!
[14:52] Taichi
    Faster!
[14:55] Taichi
    Faster!
[14:57] Taichi
    Move faster!
SIGN    Victory for Fujisaki
[15:13] Person A
    Yes! He won!
[15:14] Person B
    Toda-senpai!
[15:16] Toda
    Thank you very much.
[15:18] Taichi
    Thank you very much.
[15:21] Person A
    Congratulations!
[15:23] Person B
    You did it, Senpai!
[15:28] Taichi
    I was playing a third-year from Fujisaki...
[15:31] Taichi
    I only lost by three cards.
[15:33] Taichi
    Second place.
[15:37] Taichi
    I did good enough.
[15:55] Taichi
    That's like the textbook
    display of disappointment.
[16:08] Nishida
    I-It hurts...
[16:10] Taichi
    Huh?
[16:12] Nishida
    It must hurt...
[16:15] Nishida
    Second place hurts the most.
[16:34] Taichi
    I can't cry -
[16:37] Taichi
    not when I haven't put in the time -
[16:44] Taichi
    but it still hurts.
SIGN    High School National Ogura Hundred
    Poets Karuta Championship
[17:00] Miya
    It's always difficult to accept defeat,
[17:02] ---
    even after you're an adult.
[17:05] Miya
    Yet...
[17:06] ---
    they aren't trying to
    console each other either.
SIGN    Omi Learning Center
[17:17] Miya
    We'll need to hurry if
    we're going to make our train.
[17:20] Miya
    Make sure you haven't forgotten anything.
[18:04] Shibata
    Oh, there are already students here.
[18:06] Shibata
    Running this early in the morning?
[18:08] Shibata
    Is it the track team?
[18:12] Shibata
    Th-The karuta club?!
[18:14] Miya
    Are you interested?
[18:16] Shibata
    No...
[18:17] Miya
    Figured as much.
[18:24] Taichi
    I'm sure everybody identified a few issues
[18:27] ---
    with their play during the tournament,
[18:29] Taichi
    but the one problem we all
    share is a lack of stamina.
[18:33] Taichi
    You can't focus if you're tired.
[18:35] Taichi
    We can use summer break to train ourselves
[18:38] ---
    to be able to play ten hours straight.
[18:43] Nishida
    In terms of actual skill,
    I'm not worse than Mashima.
[18:48] Nishida
    I'm aiming to win Class B!
[18:52] Nishida
    But...
[19:00] Nishida
    Don't fall behind!
[19:02] Nishida
    Step for step!
[19:05] Taichi
    We're rivals!
[19:06] Chihaya
    We're rivals!
[19:24] Kanade
    Oh, she's awake.
[19:26] Chihaya
    Did I fall asleep?
[19:28] Kanade
    Yes, for ten minutes.
[19:31] Chihaya
    Oh, it's because Porky chased me down.
[19:36] Chihaya
    I've been dreaming about
    Shinobu-chan a lot, daily.
SIGN    Snowmaru, too...
[19:40] Kanade
    Is Shinobu-chan the current Queen?
[19:43] Chihaya
    Uh-huh.
[19:44] Kanade
    I watched the video.
    She's so good, it's scary.
[19:48] Chihaya
    That's why I call her Shinobu-chan.
[19:54] Chihaya
    I met Arata at Nationals,
[20:00] Chihaya
    but he doesn't show up in my dreams.
[20:07] Chihaya
    I want to meet him,
    and not in my dreams.
[20:20] Kuri
    Yes, who is it?
[20:28] Kuri
    Oh, you've finally come.
[20:35] Arata
    Mr. Kuriyama, I wish to join
    the Fukui Nagumo Society.
[20:44] Chihaya
    Until we meet again.
[20:46] [POEM] Reader
    for I could not recognize you,
    like the moon hidden behind the clouds
[20:57] [POEM] Reader
    So spring nights are...
[20:59] [POEM] Reader
    Nobody wishes to see...
[21:01] [POEM] Reader
    As this trip takes me away...
SIGN    I have only autumn leaves as an offering for the gods watching over me.
[21:18] Chihaya
    It's the second term:
[21:19] Chihaya
    Fall, the season of karuta...