E17 - Gust of wind 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    High School National Ogura Hundred Poets Karuta Championship [00:03] Mura     We will begin now. [00:06] [POEM] N     Naniwa Bay, now the flower     blooms, but for winter [00:14] [POEM] N     Here comes spring, now     the flower blooms [00:23] [POEM] N     Here comes spring, now     the flower blooms [00:29] Chi     This is our grand finale! [00:32] [POEM] N     As this trip takes me away in haste, [00:44] [POEM] N     I have only autumn leaves as an offering     for the gods watching over me [00:53] [POEM] ---     While [00:54] [POEM] N     I sigh and lament how the one     I love does not feel the same, [00:58] Chi     Wh-What is this? [01:01] Chi     She's different. [01:02] Chi     Completely different. [01:04] Chi     Her reflexes... [01:05] Chi     Her sense... [01:08] Saku     Rion, the reader is your grandmother,     Yamashiro Kyoko, grade 7. [01:14] Saku     You should be able to play well. [01:17] Saku     By the time the other players     have also taken five cards, [01:23] Saku     Mizusawa [01:26] Saku     will realize their imminent defeat. SIGN    Chihaya Furu SIGN    Gust     of     wind SIGN    Episode 17 [02:48] (Flashback) Ara     Today is a day for teams. [02:51] Shi     Why, Arata? [02:54] Shi     This match looks boring. [02:54] [POEM] N     only tears can bring relief     in this cruel life [03:04] [POEM] N     The sound of people pitying... [03:07] Pork     H-His stance is so low! [03:09] Pork     His spider-like form is solid as a rock. [03:12] Desk     This guy acts sort of feminine, [03:17] Desk     but he plays like a man! [03:19] Desk     He's strong! [03:20] Mako     I'm not in love with Rion! [03:22] Mako     Not Rion! [03:24] Tsu     H-He's weird! [03:27] Tsu     Weird! [03:29] Ichi     Secret Technique: Thunder Fall! [03:33] Tsu     Very weird! [03:35] [POEM] N     descends from Mount Yoshino     upon my long-forgotten home [03:44] [POEM] N     Though I prayed to the god of mercy     that the one I love not shun me, [03:47] Tai     He covered on a two-syllable card? [03:50] Tai     It's possible to move     and stop so quickly? [04:00] Tai     They're physically strong.     Especially their upper bodies... [04:06] (Flashback) Ero     Coach Sakurazawa. [04:08] (Flashback) Saku     I've been playing competitive     karuta since I was six, [04:11] (Flashback) Saku     and the harder I played, the harder     it was for my knees and back. [04:15] (Flashback) Saku     So my goal is for all of you     to be able to play karuta [04:19] (Flashback) ---     for a very long time     without injuring yourself. [04:22] (Flashback) Saku     For that, the first thing you need is stamina. [04:24] (Flashback) Saku     Before and after practice, you     must stretch for thirty minutes. [04:28] (Flashback) Saku     Throw in thirty minutes of running     and three reps of weight training. SIGN    Groan [04:32] (Flashback) Saku     Whenever you play full matches as part     of practice, include the full regimen. [04:35] Ero     Whenever Coach Sakurazawa     said that word, [04:37] Saku     Stamina. [04:38] Ero     I was motivated to endure     whatever she put us through. [04:42] Ichi     There's nothing erotic about that word! [04:44] Mana     Damn you, Eromu! [04:45] Ero     With 50 club members, Fujisaki     is famous for always winning. [04:51] (Flashback) A     The karuta club made it     to the nationals again. [04:53] (Flashback) B     That's amazing. [04:54] Ero     There are no students in our school     who would belittle karuta. [04:58] (Flashback) Saku     First-years will work     on their memorization. [05:00] (Flashback) Saku     Second-years will work     on card placement. [05:02] (Flashback) Saku     Third-years will work on sending cards. [05:05] (Flashback) Saku     Take it one step at a time. [05:08] Ero     Coach Sakurazawa has been     karuta advisor for 12 years, [05:12] Ero     and the legacy she has built... [05:15] Ero     is the pride of the Fujisaki karuta club. [05:22] Sumi     Are our opponents really that good? [05:25] Sumi     We're already losing... [05:27] Sumi     Oe-senpa— [05:29] Oe     Chihaya-chan... [05:30] [POEM] N     I never asked to be treated colder     than the winds of Mount Hatsuse [05:39] [POEM] N     I wish I could show the     people how my sleeves [05:48] Mako     Stupid. [05:50] Mako     Coach Sakurazawa, why did you send     Rion out in the final match? [05:55] Mako     There are plenty of third-year     players who worked [05:58] ---     far harder than she did. [06:01] Mako     We don't need her hearing     and talent to win. [06:08] Mako     We can defend Fujisaki's     legacy without her. [06:12] Chi     Wh-Why? [06:14] Chi     Why did she move after hearing "I"? [06:17] Chi     I've lost a bunch of two-syllable     cards on the first syllable. [06:21] Chi     Twenty-eight one-syllable cards. [06:24] Chi     Is she a Suo-san type? [06:27] Chi     But she's reacting too fast. [06:29] Chi     What can she hear? [06:32] Chi     What is it? [06:35] Saku     Rion's matched against the Mizusawa     player with good game sense. [06:39] Saku     That's why she's going all out. [06:41] Saku     She wants to put this game away early. [06:46] Saku     Can you keep it up, Rion? [06:52] Shi     I'm so bored... [06:54] Shi     But... [06:55] [POEM] N     have been soaked red     with tears of blood [06:58] Shi     The reader is Yamashiro, grade 7. [07:04] [POEM] N     Since the dew atop the blades of grass     has been scattered by the winds, [07:06] Tsu     Dead card. [07:12] [POEM] N     it is as though pearls have been     strung across the autumn plain [07:21] [POEM] N     While autumn leaves crunch     under deer footsteps, [07:23] Pork     Dead card. [07:31] [POEM] N     the stag cries longingly for the doe [07:46] (Flashback) Kana     My favorite reader, Yamashiro-san,     has a multicolor voice. [07:51] (Flashback) Kana     Her voice, its resonance... [07:55] Chi     Multicolor... [08:01] (Flashback) Chi     The "Impassionate" card looks     bright red to you. [08:05] Chi     I also have cards [08:07] ---     whose images are so strong in     my mind, they appear in color. [08:10] Chi     But... [08:12] Chi     Can a reading also have color? [08:15] Chi     Can she hear colors? [08:18] Shi     There's too much information     communicated when Yamashiro-san reads. [08:23] Shi     I can beat Suo-san in most situations, [08:26] Shi     but if Yamashiro-san is the     reader, he can be a pain. [08:31] Shi     This girl could also be a pain. [08:37] Mura     She's in Class B? [08:39] Mura     Why? [08:44] N     Rion... [08:46] N     When she came to my karuta society     to practice as a little girl, [08:51] N     even setting aside my bias     toward her as family, [08:54] N     I had great hopes for her as     she was clearly a genius. [08:59] N     But... [09:01] (Flashback) N     Why do you stop trying     during a match, Rion? [09:05] (Flashback) N     The same thing happened     at the last tournament. [09:07] (Flashback) N     You have to keep trying     until the match is over. [09:12] (Flashback) Rion     The reading [09:15] (Flashback) Rion     wasn't pretty. [09:18] (Flashback) Rion     It was difficult to understand. [09:21] (Flashback) Rion     I like your reading better. [09:25] N     If there is such a thing as     perfect pitch in karuta, [09:29] N     that's what Rion seeks. [09:31] N     In tournaments, there are many     readers with unique styles. [09:36] N     If you lose a single match,     you can't win the tournament. [09:39] N     Rion has never won a tournament. [09:44] N     She cannot become the Queen. [09:47] N     So you should be grateful, Rion. SIGN    Victory for Fujisaki [09:50] N     Your team has given you [09:52] N     a chance to be a winning player. [09:56] Tai     Damn! [09:57] Pork     He's good! [09:59] Tsu     He's weird! [10:02] Chi     I-I'm already down six cards. [10:05] Chi     Stay calm. [10:07] Chi     I can't let her get any further ahead. [10:11] Chi     As the game progresses, [10:12] ---     when there are more one-syllable     cards on the field, [10:14] Chi     then I can... [10:23] (Flashback) Kana     Chihaya-chan. [10:26] (Flashback) Kana     Listen to the poems. [10:29] (Flashback) Kana     Listen [10:32] (Flashback) ---     to the poetry being read. [10:43] Chi     The rain has stopped. [10:45] Chi     The sun has set. [10:47] Chi     I smell sweat. [10:49] Chi     I smell tatami. [10:50] Chi     I smell the cards. [10:52] Chi     I hear the air conditioner. SIGN    as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay [10:58] Chi     Summer. SIGN    to set the Tatsuta River ablaze [11:01] Chi     Storm. SIGN    but instead you see a pale moon in the dawn sky [11:03] Chi     Sound. [11:05] Chi     Echo. SIGN    though autumn is not mine alone [11:07] Chi     Loneliness. SIGN    for there is no one else out here [11:09] Chi     Cherry blossoms. SIGN    Takasogo pines can never replace them [11:11] Chi     Friend. SIGN    as my concern this morning is as tangled as my black hair [11:13] Chi     Black. SIGN    burning brightly by night, yet extinguished by day [11:15] Chi     Torch. SIGN    as short-lived as the reeds of Naniwa Bay [11:17] Chi     The desire to be together... [11:22] [POEM] N     May the [11:24] [POEM] N     time spent... [11:32] Mura     "May the scarlet," "May the time we,"     and "May it" are all in play, [11:35] Mura     yet she covered on the     first syllable and [11:36] ---     took the card on the second syllable? [11:39] Mura     Is her game sense just as good? [11:43] Chi     Kana-chan... [11:45] Kana     "May the time we" is a dull green,     like that of withered grass in winter. [11:50] Kana     "May the time spent" is more of a young     green, like that of budding reeds. [11:55] Chi     I don't have many cards with a     color to connect to their sound. [12:00] ---     This is a risky way to play,     so I can't depend on it. [12:05] Chi     But... [12:09] Chi     This is how I can build     momentum, Dr. Harada. [12:13] [POEM] N     bring a life of everlasting love [12:21] [POEM] N     My only thought as [12:24] Rion     I don't think so! [12:29] [POEM] N     I am put out to sea is     to ask the fishermen [12:41] Tai     Chihaya?! [12:49] Tai     Chihaya? [12:50] Pork     No way! [12:51] Desk     Is she hurt? [12:52] Tai     Chihaya, too?! [12:53] Mura     Are you okay? [12:58] Chi     Yes, I'm okay. [13:01] Chi     That scared me. [13:03] Chi     I'm fine. [13:04] Mura     That's good. [13:09] Chi     Excuse me. [13:13] Mako     Multi-syllable cards require     experience and technique. [13:16] Mako     Rion relies on her hearing,     so her motion is sloppy. [13:21] Mako     She panicked. [13:23] Chi     I really wanted "My only thought as I." [13:26] Chi     Especially after I got     "May the time spent." [13:30] Chi     I'll have to change the momentum again. [13:33] Chi     One card... [13:34] Chi     One card at a time. [13:37] Chi     One card... [13:40] Chi     One card. [13:45] [POEM] N     May the scarlet kadsuras... [13:47] Tai     Crap! [13:48] Tai     A fault. [13:50] Tai     I was remembering the     placement from my last match. [13:52] Tai     Damn! [13:55] Desk     Be careful. [13:56] Desk     Emuro Ryoga doesn't commit faults. [14:00] Tai     Damn... [14:01] Tai     He looks so relaxed after     playing five matches. [14:04] Tai     Doesn't he get tired? [14:05] Tai     He doesn't make any mistakes? [14:08] Ero     That's because I'm in     Class A, unlike you. SIGN    I think I can hear my inner voice [14:12] Tai     This is bad. [14:13] Tai     Nobody can find their rhythm. [14:15] [POEM] N     A mountain stream dips [14:17] Tai     Not even Chihaya! [14:22] Chi     I should have gotten that one. [14:23] Chi     What was I doing? It was sitting at the     opponent's lower right, ripe for picking. [14:30] Chi     What's wrong? [14:32] Chi     Why does it hurt like this? [14:36] Chi     Didn't I just jam it? [14:39] Chi     What is this? [14:40] Chi     What's wrong? [14:42] Pork     Ayase... [14:44] Chi     Okay, we can still do this! [14:48] Kana     We should consider ourselves lucky! [14:50] Kana     It wasn't our ace who got hurt. [14:54] Kana     Luck is on our side. [14:56] Chi     I can't stop! [14:58] Chi     I can't break the luck that     started with Kana-chan! [15:01] A     Fujisaki is leading every game. [15:04] B     They're on a completely different level. [15:05] C     It looks like they'll dominate this match. [15:10] Shi     Excuse me. [15:12] Shi     I should probably leave. SIGN    Ugh... [15:16] A     Wakamiya-san, you came to watch? [15:19] A     You shouldn't stand back here. [15:20] A     Please come to the front. [15:22] Shi     What? [15:22] Shi     No, it's really not necessary. [15:24] A     Everyone will play harder     if the Queen is watching. [15:27] Saku     Huh? [15:28] Kana     Huh? [15:30] Shi     They keep saying the same thing... [15:32] Ara     Your presence will encourage     some of the players. [15:34] A     Everyone will play harder     if the Queen is watching. [15:37] B     It's the Queen. [15:41] Shi     That's absurd. [15:45] Shi     She looks familiar? [15:46] [POEM] N     As the first frost... [15:49] Shi     Must be my imagination. [15:52] Shi     Nobody [15:54] ---     in this room is interested in playing me. [16:00] [POEM] N     The sight of the lonely     moon in the early morning [16:08] Rion     Her reactions were quicker before... [16:16] Rion     Was she injured? [16:20] ---     When I hit her? [16:22] [POEM] N     reminds me of the lonely     dawns after we parted [16:32] [POEM] N     As I wait... [16:34] Chi     Good, I was able to defend it. [16:41] [POEM] N     When winds send waves... [16:45] Chi     "As I" and "When winds send" are easy cards [16:47] Chi     for players with good game sense. [16:51] Hara     Injuries are very bad. [16:52] Hara     Avoid them at all cost. [16:54] Hara     However, they can also     provide an opportunity. [17:00] Hara     Injury affects the one who caused     it more than the one injured. [17:05] Rion     What am I doing? [17:07] Rion     Listen carefully. [17:09] Rion     I have to win. [17:11] Rion     I have to win. [17:13] Rion     That's why I'm here. [17:16] A     Yamashiro-san, you only try     when we're playing off a CD. [17:19] B     It's obvious that you don't like it     when the older players read. [17:22] C     You're so stuck-up, it gets us in trouble, too. [17:24] B     Such a pain. [17:26] Rion     I don't fit in anywhere... [17:29] Rion     except here. [17:33] Rion     I have to win here! [17:35] Chi     I'm sending a card. SIGN    are joined at river's end [17:41] Mura     She sent the only one-syllable     card in the match. [17:45] Mura     It's risky to hope to attack it. [17:47] Mura     Is she giving it up? [17:53] Chi     My right index finger is     the one that's hurting. [18:00] Chi     However, I've been practicing to hit the [18:03] ---     green edge of the card with     my right middle finger. [18:08] [POEM] N     I recall how my own     efforts were in vain [18:17] [POEM] N     When the misty bridge... [18:20] [POEM] N     The storm will soon carry me... [18:22] Chi     Ow! [18:27] Chi     Focus! [18:29] Chi     Focus harder! [18:30] Chi     Focus! [18:33] Chi     Become a player who has [18:35] ---     nothing but her right middle     finger and her ears! [18:40] [POEM] N     so I wish for a memory     of you to take with me [18:51] [POEM] N     ...waters parted [18:56] Mura     That was fast! [18:58] Mura     I didn't think anyone besides     the Queen could be that fast! [19:02] Shi     I remember now! [19:04] Shi     She's the one who took a one-syllable     card from my lower left. [19:07] Shi     If I remember right, [19:09] Shi     it's Chihaya! [19:20] Chi     Yama... [19:22] Chi     Yamashiro... SIGN    Can't     remember     her first name [19:26] Chi     Yama-chan. SIGN    Gave up [19:28] Chi     This injury means nothing. [19:30] Chi     We're playing to the sound     of a certified reader. [19:34] Chi     We're competing to grasp     every little sound. [19:38] Chi     If you don't focus, you'll fall behind. [19:43] Shi     Stupid. [19:44] Shi     The bob cut girl is a fool. [19:48] Shi     It was a mistake to place the [19:49] ---     one-syllable card that was     sent at her lower right. [19:53] Shi     That makes it easier to target. [19:55] Shi     You're supposed to move it     over a little to be safe. [19:59] Shi     I wouldn't be that stupid. [20:02] Shi     If I were playing... [20:03] Saku     You're too far forward. [20:06] Desk     Ayase is on a roll! [20:07] Tsu     Four cards in a row! Awesome! [20:09] Tai     She's still down 6 cards,     but look at her face. [20:14] Pork     That face... [20:16] Pork     Ayase, you can't hide it from me. [20:19] Pork     I'm right next to you. [20:22] Pork     Two girls have gotten injured     playing their hearts out. [20:25] Pork     I keep losing when it counts, [20:27] Pork     and I'm behind Mr. Excavator right now. [20:30] Pork     When am I going to come through?! [20:32] Pork     It has to be now! [20:35] Pork     Excuse me. [20:52] Tai     The passion... [20:54] Tai     The passion always     comes from Chihaya, [21:00] Tai     but this feels different. [21:04] Tai     I can feel something burning     in my chest like magma. [21:16] Tai     I know what this is. [21:19] Tai     This is how it feels [21:22] ---     when five people refuse to give up!