E19 - As the Years Pass

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[00:13] [POEM] Reader
    Gust of wind leaves fall leaves falling
[00:16] Taichi
    Got it!
[00:20] Taichi
    That was big!
[00:22] Taichi
    I moved so fast!
[00:24] Taichi
    Not as fast as Chihaya though.
[00:27] Taichi
    She's not even watching.
[00:32] Chihaya
    Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun are
[00:34] ---
    pretty even in terms of reflexes and speed.
[00:38] Chihaya
    But...
[00:39] ---
    one of them is pulling ahead.
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
SIGN    Verse 19
SIGN    As
    the
     Years
     Pass
[02:11] Chihaya
    Desktomu-kun has two faults.
[02:14] Chihaya
    Kana-chan has zero.
[02:17] Chihaya
    Those faults give Kana-chan
    a two card lead by default.
[02:22] Chihaya
    I've always believed that
    you can make up for faults,
[02:27] Chihaya
    but after playing Kanai Sakura-san,
    I realized something.
[02:31] Chihaya
    Faults can be fatal when you're playing
[02:33] ---
    an opponent who doesn't make mistakes.
[02:36] Chihaya
    You're giving up more than just a card.
[02:41] Chihaya
    You lose your cool.
[02:43] Tsutomu
    Two faults against Kana-chan...
[02:46] Tsutomu
    This is bad. Really bad.
[02:47] Tsutomu
    I need to make up those cards.
[02:50] Chihaya
    You lose your rhythm,
[02:52] Chihaya
    while allowing your opponent to relax.
[02:55] Chihaya
    His two faults have done more
    than cost him two cards.
[02:59] [POEM] Reader
    As this trip takes me away in haste,
[03:00] Tsutomu
    Good, I finally took a card
    from the opponent's side.
[03:04] Tsutomu
    A comeback!
[03:07] Tsutomu
    Time to stage a comeback!
[03:08] Chihaya
    Huh?
[03:13] Tsutomu
    Huh?
SIGN    for I could not recognize you, like the moon hidden behind the clouds
[03:15] Tsutomu
    This is a one-syllable card!
[03:17] Tsutomu
    I sent the wrong card!
[03:20] Tsutomu
    Why?
[03:21] Tsutomu
    I've never sent a
    one-syllable card before!
[03:25] Tsutomu
    First, I commit faults.
[03:26] Tsutomu
    Now, I'm sending the wrong cards.
[03:29] Tsutomu
    Why do I keep screwing up?
[03:32] Tsutomu
    It's like I'm playing against
[03:34] ---
    Kana-chan and myself at the same time.
[03:37] Chihaya
    I've seen him do this in practice.
[03:40] Chihaya
    When Desktomu-kun is losing
[03:42] ---
    near the end of a match,
    he tends to give up
[03:44] ---
    and look ahead to his next chance.
[03:46] Tsutomu
    The match is almost over
    and I'm down 8 cards...
[03:50] Tsutomu
    I don't have a chance.
[03:51] Tsutomu
    I'm down 8 cards. Down 8 cards...
[03:56] Chihaya
    This is the final.
[03:58] Chihaya
    There is no next chance, Desktomu-kun!
[04:18] Taichi
    We can train ourselves.
[04:20] Taichi
    So we can focus when we're tired.
[04:23] Taichi
    So we're able to play
    ten hours straight.
SIGN    Please wait!
SIGN    I'm going to move my cards.
[04:33] Kanade
    Huh?
[04:35] Chihaya
    Huh?
[04:40] Chihaya
    What?!
[04:41] Person A
    Is that allowed?
[04:43] Person B
    I've seen people move cards
[04:45] ---
    together when they only have four left,
[04:47] Person B
    but he still has ten cards.
[04:48] Person C
    That was a bold move.
[04:51] Tsutomu
    If she has two cards left
    and I have ten left,
[04:53] [POEM] Reader
    have only autumn leaves as an offering
    for the gods watching over me.
[04:54] Tsutomu
    there's a higher probability that one
[04:56] ---
    of my cards will be read.
[05:02] [POEM] Reader
    So spring ends...
[05:04] [POEM] Reader
    I know that my heart...
[05:07] Kanade
    He's hitting...
[05:10] Chihaya
    All of the cards on his side!
[05:15] Person A
    He's going to gamble on
    his cards being read?
[05:19] Person B
    That's reckless.
[05:22] Person B
    I'm cheering for the girl!
[05:23] Person B
    Attack his side!
[05:26] Kanade
    I have a six card lead.
[05:27] [POEM] Reader
    and by no fault of mine
[05:29] Kanade
    It's okay.
[05:30] Kanade
    When his cards are all grouped together,
[05:32] ---
    it's easier for me to attack.
[05:34] Kanade
    I'm in good shape!
[05:36] [POEM] Reader
    Long last we meet,
     only for me to leave hurriedly,
[05:41] Chihaya
    It's the one-syllable card he just sent!
[05:44] Chihaya
    Desktomu-kun was dead set
    on taking that card.
SIGN    for I could not recognize you, like the moon hidden behind the clouds
[05:51] Tsutomu
    I don't want to lose to Kana-chan,
[05:56] Tsutomu
    but I definitely
[05:58] ---
    don't want to lose to myself!
[06:02] Kanade
    I have a five card lead.
[06:07] Kanade
    Focus.
[06:08] Kanade
    Listen carefully.
[06:10] Kanade
    Desktomu-kun is hitting all of
    his cards at the same time,
[06:13] Kanade
    but I still have a chance.
[06:17] Kanade
    I just have to reach straight
    for the correct card.
[06:19] Kanade
    Straight and swift...
[06:22] Kanade
    Play on the edge, the way Chihaya-chan
[06:25] ---
    did against the Queen!
[06:27] [POEM] Reader
    I hear the beating of cloth...
[06:28] Kanade
    It's too hard without
    any preparation first!
[06:34] Kanade
    But!
[06:36] [POEM] Reader
    Impassionate gods have never seen
SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River are joined at river's end
[06:41] Chihaya
    Wow! Kana-chan was so
    fast on "Impassionate"!
[06:48] Kanade
    Desktomu-kun was
[06:49] ---
    looking at the "Impassioned"
    card on my side.
SIGN    until the day waves crash over Mount Suenomatsu covered by the smoky mountain fog
[06:53] Kanade
    It's just like how Desktomu-kun
SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River
[06:56] ---
    took "While it pains" from me.
[06:59] Kanade
    I've gotten better at the
    cards my friends are good at.
[07:05] Chihaya
    One more card.
[07:08] Kanade
    One more card.
[07:12] Tsutomu
    No.
[07:12] [POEM] Reader
    The storm will soon carry...
[07:14] Tsutomu
    No.
[07:16] [POEM] Reader
    A night spent waiting...
[07:16] Tsutomu
    No.
[07:18] Tsutomu
    I won't let you win!
[07:25] [POEM] Reader
    Nobody wishes to see...
SIGN    covered by the smoky mountain fog
[07:47] Both
    Thank you very much.
[07:54] Tsutomu
    Huh?
SIGN    Kana-chan, congratulations.
[08:24] (Flashback) Chihaya
    Kana-chan, your swing is too big!
[08:26] (Flashback) Chihaya
    You aren't using the form I taught you!
[08:29] (Flashback) Chihaya
    Desktomu-kun, you should use
    a thrust for that card!
[08:31] (Flashback) Chihaya
    Stay focused!
[08:43] Chihaya
    Kana-chan...
[08:45] ---
    Desktomu-kun...
[08:48] Chihaya
    You came in first. You came in second.
[08:52] Chihaya
    That's incredible...
[08:58] Nishida
    Yes!
[08:59] Chihaya
    Oh!
[09:08] Chihaya
    I completely forgot about them!
[09:12] Chihaya
    Retro-kun, Retro-kun.
[09:13] Chihaya
    Give me an update.
[09:15] Chihaya
    Huh?
SIGN    long as the nights I spend alone
[09:33] Chihaya
    Luck of the draw?
[09:37] Retro
    When each player only has one card left
[09:40] ---
    and they play defensively,
[09:42] Retro
    the match comes down to
    whose card is read first.
[09:45] ---
    Pure luck.
[09:49] Retro
    So the final ends in luck of the draw.
[09:52] Retro
    I was watching this match to
    see if I could learn anything,
[09:55] Retro
    but in terms of reflexes,
    speed, and memorization,
[09:58] Retro
    I'm clearly better than both of them!
[10:01] Retro
    There was nothing for me to learn!
[10:04] Retro
    But still...
[10:06] Retro
    After all they've been through,
[10:07] ---
    the winner will be determined by luck?
[10:09] Retro
    They worked so hard to get here...
[10:13] Nishida
    "The tail"...
[10:15] Nishida
    Give me "The tail."
[10:17] Nishida
    Give me "The tail"!
    Give it to me!
[10:19] Nishida
    I'm going to defend this card!
[10:24] Taichi
    Focus. Reassess the situation.
[10:28] Taichi
    I have "Swift waters"...
[10:30] Taichi
    A one-syllable card on "Swift."
[10:33] Taichi
    Nishida has "The tail,"
[10:35] Taichi
    and six dead cards
    haven't been read yet.
[10:39] Taichi
    "The sky may," "The sight
    of Mount," "Feel sorrow,"
[10:41] ---
    "For the," "Would this," and "My own sleeves."
[10:45] Taichi
    "The tail" can't be taken on
    the first syllable yet!
[10:49] [POEM] Reader
    The sky may hold the same moon
[10:55] Retro
    H-He went on the attack?
[10:57] Retro
    He's trying to
[10:58] ---
    take the opponent's card
    in a luck of the draw?!
[11:01] Kanade
    You're supposed to protect
    your own card, right?
SIGN    Yeah...
[11:07] Chihaya
    Why aren't there two of me?
[11:12] Chihaya
    Why didn't I watch this
    important match?!
[11:18] Taichi
    Luck of the draw?
[11:20] Taichi
    Screw that!
[11:22] Taichi
    I'm not leaving this match
[11:24] Taichi
    to luck!
SIGN    Toda Municipal Spor
[11:32] Chihaya
    Luck of the draw.
[11:35] Chihaya
    Each player only has one card left.
[11:38] Chihaya
    If both players try to
    defend their own card,
[11:40] ---
    they each have a 50% chance of winning.
[11:43] Chihaya
    But Taichi is trying to improve
    his chances of winning.
[11:48] Chihaya
    By attacking the opponent's side.
[11:50] Nishida
    When it comes to luck of the draw,
[11:52] ---
    it's normal to defend your own card.
[11:53] Nishida
    It's the golden rule.
[11:55] Nishida
    However, Mashima went on the attack.
[11:58] Nishida
    His card is "Swift," a one-syllable card.
[12:01] Nishida
    So the question is:
    are there any other
[12:03] ---
    "The" cards left besides "The tail."
[12:06] Nishida
    Think... Think...
[12:09] Nishida
    Were they all read?
[12:11] Nishida
    Are there a few left?
[12:12] Nishida
    Dammit!
[12:13] Nishida
    There are sixteen "The" cards in total...
[12:20] Nishida
    There are definitely other cards left!
[12:22] Nishida
    He's going to attack again!
[12:30] [POEM] Reader
    which shines over Mount Mikasa
[12:38] [POEM] Reader
    Feel sorrow wash over
    me when I see the moon,
[12:47] [POEM] Reader
    though autumn is not mine alone
[12:56] [POEM] Reader
    My own sleeves are like the sands
    at the edge of the ebbing tide,
[13:04] [POEM] Reader
    Would this old palace courtyard
    and the eaves strewn with weeds
[13:07] Kanade
    Another dead card.
[13:09] Tsutomu
    They're running out of cards...
[13:13] Retro
    The intensity when each card is read
[13:14] ---
    is similar to when sumo
    wrestlers face off.
[13:17] Retro
    Focus, then relax.
    Focus, then relax.
[13:20] Retro
    You haven't moved an inch,
    yet you feel completely drained.
[13:23] Retro
    I hate it when you get a bunch
    of dead cards in a row.
[13:26] Retro
    Just read one of the
    two remaining cards!
[13:38] Retro
    They aren't relaxing...
[13:44] Retro
    Because they care.
SIGN    are joined at river's end
[13:49] Retro
    Because they want to win!
[13:51] [POEM] Reader
    be as dear now,
    those were the good old days
[14:01] [POEM] Reader
    The sight of Mount Arima with the bamboo
    leaves fading across the plains
[14:04] Both
    Another dead card!
[14:06] Chihaya
    But "The sight of Mount" has been read!
[14:12] Nishida
    So there was still a "The" card!
[14:15] Nishida
    But that should be all of them!
[14:18] Nishida
    It comes down to whether
    "Swift" or "The" is read.
[14:21] Nishida
    A 50/50 battle!
[14:27] Nishida
    Wait, there's another one left?
[14:30] Taichi
    Chihaya...
[14:32] Taichi
    Would you able to hear the
[14:35] ---
    sound that comes before "The"?
[14:37] Taichi
    The sound that comes before "Swift"?
[14:39] [POEM] Reader
    makes me wonder how I ever
    let you fade from my mind
[14:41] Taichi
    Chihaya...
[14:43] Taichi
    What would you do?
[14:51] [POEM] Reader
    The tail feathers of...
[15:00] [POEM] Reader
    long as the nights I spend alone
[15:08] Taichi
    Thank you very much.
SIGN    Toda Municipal Sports Center
[15:34] Taichi
    Well, I'll be waiting in the lobby.
[15:36] Nishida
    Y-Yeah, sure.
[15:42] Taichi
    Nishida, did you know
    which cards were left?
[15:46] Nishida
    Uh, wasn't Swift the only card left?
SIGN    Swift and For the.
[15:51] Nishida
    Huh? Really?
SIGN    Isn't that right, Mashima?
[15:59] Taichi
    I guess you got lucky.
[16:02] Nishida
    Huh?
[16:14] Taichi
    There's no reason for me to blame him.
[16:18] Taichi
    I...
[16:20] Taichi
    I didn't lose because of luck.
[16:25] Taichi
    It's my fault for not winning
    before it got to that point.
[16:29] Taichi
    There were plenty of cards I should
    have gotten in the first half!
[16:33] Taichi
    Nishida was able to fend
    off my weak attacks.
[16:36] Taichi
    Nishida did a better job of protecting
    his multi-syllable cards.
[16:40] Taichi
    There was plenty of
    room for improvement!
[16:46] Taichi
    It hurts.
[16:48] Taichi
    I tried my best...
[16:51] Taichi
    But that's no excuse.
[17:09] Taichi
    Sorry.
[17:11] Chihaya
    Oh. Taichi. Porky.
[17:14] Nishida
    I'm glad you're president
    of the karuta club.
[17:18] Taichi
    What's this about?
[17:20] Taichi
    You're giving me the creeps.
[17:22] Nishida
    Well, I mean...
[17:23] Nishida
    compared to Ayase,
[17:25] Nishida
    who gives people weird nicknames
    like Porky and Desktomu,
[17:29] Nishida
    and she's such an airhead that
    we let her get away with it.
[17:41] Nishida
    You're the only one
    who calls me Nishida.
[17:46] Nishida
    I want to keep playing karuta with you.
[17:58] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan?
[18:00] Mom
    Okay, everyone.
[18:01] Mom
    Make sure you don't forget anything.
[18:03] Mom
    Let's get going.
[18:04] Kanade
    O-Okay.
[18:06] Nishida
    I'm starving.
[18:07] Taichi
    Wanna grab something to eat?
SIGN    Oe Traditional Clothing
SIGN    Thank you for driving us home.
[18:16] Mom
    Don't mention it.
[18:18] Mom
    Anyway, the Mizusawa
    Karuta Club did great!
[18:21] Mom
    Four of the five members placed,
[18:23] ---
    and three members advanced in rank.
SIGN    Huh? Really?
[18:28] Chihaya
    That's right!
[18:30] Chihaya
    The top three finalists in
    Class D advance to Class C,
[18:33] Chihaya
    so both Kana-chan and Desk-
[18:35] Chihaya
    Komano-kun get to advance.
SIGN    Komano-kun?
[18:38] Mom
    Everyone worked really hard.
[18:40] Kanade
    I still can't believe that I won.
[18:43] Chihaya
    You shouldn't say that.
[18:45] Chihaya
    I was really amazed today.
[18:46] Chihaya
    In your match against Desk- Komano-kun,
[18:50] Chihaya
    I could tell that you've
    really improved.
[18:54] Chihaya
    You were taking cards without making a sound,
    without using too much force.
[18:58] Chihaya
    I wish I could do that.
[19:00] Kanade
    What? You've done it
    before, Chihaya-chan.
[19:03] Chihaya
    Huh?
[19:03] Kanade
    The last card you took in
    the finals against Hokuo.
[19:07] Kanade
    I can still remember it.
[19:10] Chihaya
    I can't remember.
[19:11] Both
    What?!
[19:12] Kanade
    I don't believe it!
[19:14] Kanade
    It's so hard to be relaxed
    while taking a card!
[19:17] Both
    What a waste!
[19:19] Chihaya
    But...
[19:22] Kanade
    I feel that I was playing
    120% in the finals today,
[19:28] Kanade
    but that was because I was
    playing against Desktomu-kun.
SIGN    Huh?
[19:33] Kanade
    I wasn't so much worried
[19:35] ---
    about winning as I was focused
[19:37] ---
    on playing my style of karuta,
[19:39] Kanade
    so I didn't feel any pressure.
[19:44] Chihaya
    Pressure...
[19:46] Chihaya
    Pressure, huh?
[20:00] Chihaya
    Taichi and I are always under pressure.
[20:05] Chihaya
    I want to play a team match.
[20:10] Chihaya
    I want to play as a team again.
SIGN    Our team is a lot stronger now.
SIGN    Two Class A players, one Class B player, two Class C players.
[20:24] Kanade
    That's right!
[20:26] Chihaya
    Oh. That means I might run into Pork-
[20:30] ---
    Nishida-kun at the next tournament.
[20:32] Nishida
    Ayase, you've been acting weird.
SIGN    Yeah.
[20:36] Nishida
    Oh! You must have heard what I said!
[20:39] Chihaya
    Huh? Er, um...
[20:41] Nishida
    It's okay. You're supposed
    to be an airhead.
[20:43] Nishida
    Wouldn't feel right otherwise.
[20:44] Chihaya
    What?!
[20:45] Nishida
    You've helped me learn
    a valuable lesson.
[20:47] Nishida
    I have no expectations of you.
[20:48] Chihaya
    My team.
[20:50] Chihaya
    That's very important to me.
[20:51] Chihaya
    What? Why not?!
[20:58] Arata
    What's this?
[20:59] Kuri
    The results for the Saitama
    tournament last weekend.
[21:03] Kuri
    Our Murao-kun was there,
    and he placed third in Class A.
[21:06] Kuri
    The Kanto region is competitive.
[21:11] Kuri
    You said you wanted some
    more time to think it over,
[21:13] Kuri
    but have you made a decision?
[21:15] Arata
    Count me in,
SIGN    Class B Winner Nishida Yusei Runner-up Mashima Taichi
[21:18] Arata
    for the west Master qualifier.
[21:22] Arata
    I'm aiming to be the Western finalist.