E21 - As My Sleeves Are Wet With Dew

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SIGN    Ah...
[00:03] Miya
    Okay, time's up.
SIGN    Chemistry Exam
[00:06] Miya
    Pass your tests forward.
[00:13] Chihaya
    Exams are over.
[00:16] Chihaya
    Three days left until the Eastern qualifier!
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
[01:31] Nishida
    The English essay was a cinch this time!
[01:34] Taichi
    Really? It was a trick question.
[01:36] Nishida
    What?! A trick question?
SIGN    Verse 21
SIGN    While
    Snow
    Falls
    Upon
    My
    Sleeves
[01:38] Kanade
    It was written like you were
    supposed to give the time,
[01:40] ---
    but it was really asking for the speed.
[01:41] Nishida
    What?!
[01:42] Nishida
    Seriously?!
[01:46] [POEM] Reader
    the thistle and brush are
    blown by the autumn wind
[01:46] Nishida
    Whoa, they're already at it.
[01:48] Kanade
    You can't blame her.
[01:50] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan never mentioned
    karuta during exams.
[01:54] Nishida
    Must have taken some
    serious self-control...
[01:57] [POEM] Reader
    My life means nothing after all
    the agonizing I have endured,
[01:59] Tsutomu
    I got it! Yes!
[02:03] Tsutomu
    Normally, when Ayase loses a card,
[02:05] ---
    she starts shaking her head,
[02:08] Tsutomu
    but she's just staring at the cards now.
[02:12] Chihaya
    Like water...
[02:17] Chihaya
    Flowing seamlessly...
[02:20] Chihaya
    How can I achieve that sensation?
[02:25] Both
    Thank you very much.
[02:28] Nishida
    That took forever!
[02:29] Nishida
    Why did you start without us?!
[02:31] Nishida
    Wake up, Ayase!
[02:32] Nishida
    You're playing me next!
[02:33] Chihaya
    Yes, let's play! Let's play!
[02:35] Kanade
    Desktomu-kun, we're the other pair.
SIGN    Oh, wait a moment.
[02:38] Taichi
    It's my turn to do the reading?
SIGN    Need a breather.
[02:43] Chihaya
    I love karuta.
[02:48] Chihaya
    Karuta brought Arata back to us.
[02:53] Taichi
    Since nationals last summer, Chihaya...
[02:57] ---
    always seemed so frantic
    during practice.
[03:02] Taichi
    Is it because she saw Arata?
[03:06] Taichi
    Man, why can't I get over it?
[03:09] Taichi
    I can still change.
[03:13] [POEM] Taichi
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[03:23] [POEM] Taichi
    Note that though we may be apart...
[03:27] [POEM] Taichi
    Like the sound of someone knocking...
[03:34] [POEM] Taichi
    the thistle and brush are
    blown by the autumn wind
[03:44] [POEM] Reader
    Look for the sound of the cuckoo
[03:53] Both
    Thank you very much.
[03:56] Nishida
    Mashima!
[03:57] Nishida
    You don't have to push yourself so hard!
[03:59] Nishida
    Humans aren't supposed to be perfect!
[04:02] Taichi
    Oh, did I make any mistakes?
[04:04] Nishida
    You were perfect!
[04:05] Chihaya
    Huh? What's up?
[04:07] Kanade
    Didn't you notice, Chihaya-chan?
[04:10] Kanade
    Mashima-kun was reading all
    of the cards from memory!
[04:13] Chihaya
    Huh?
[04:13] Kanade
    He was randomly reading cards
    without looking at anything!
[04:16] Kanade
    All from his head!
[04:17] Chihaya
    What?!
[04:17] Taichi
    Well, I read that this helps
    improve your memorization.
[04:22] Chihaya
    He randomly read all one hundred
    poems without doubling up?!
[04:24] Nishida
    I've figured it out.
[04:26] ---
    That's your strength and weakness.
[04:28] Nishida
    You only see the words in your head.
[04:30] Taichi
    Huh?
[04:31] Nishida
    It's important to know what's been read,
[04:34] Nishida
    but you have to feel
    the cards on the field!
[04:38] Nishida
    Use your eyes and treat them as images!
[04:40] Nishida
    You never practice swinging because
    you think it's embarrassing, right?
[04:43] Nishida
    You need to learn the distance
    between yourself and the cards!
[04:46] Nishida
    You're playing karuta with
    both your mind and your body!
[04:49] Taichi
    Mind and body...
[04:52] Taichi
    I want to move faster,
    but my arm can't keep up.
[04:57] Nishida
    I want to get better with you.
[05:00] Nishida
    I wanted to play in the
    Eastern qualifier together.
[05:08] Nishida
    So what I'm saying is
[05:09] ---
    you don't need to memorize everything.
[05:12] Taichi
    Huh? How am I supposed to win then?
[05:14] Nishida
    You need to find your groove.
[05:16] Nishida
    I only memorize the initial positions
    for about half the cards.
[05:19] Taichi
    Uh, I'd be too scared of making a mistake.
[05:22] Nishida
    That's why...
[05:23] Miya
    Ayase-san!
[05:26] Chihaya
    Empress...
[05:27] Miya
    I talked to your teachers,
[05:29] ---
    and you didn't fail any
    of your exams this time!
[05:33] Kanade
    She doesn't have to yell...
[05:33] Miya
    That's marvelous!
[05:36] Miya
    Good luck at the Queen qualifier!
[05:54] Chihaya
    I...
[05:56] Chihaya
    ...love karuta!
[05:59] Chihaya
    Love it!
[06:08] Kanade
    Here you go, Chihaya-chan!
[06:11] Kanade
    We prepared a new hakama for
    today's Eastern qualifier!
[06:15] Harada
    Forehead.
[06:16] Kanade
    Forehead?
[06:17] Harada
    Sorry, but the heat works
    against us in this tournament.
[06:20] Harada
    She won't be wearing a hakama.
[06:22] Kanade
    Huh?
[06:23] Harada
    Most tournaments take place
    in air-conditioned rooms,
[06:26] Harada
    but the windows here remain shut,
[06:28] Harada
    and there are no fans,
     let alone air conditioning.
[06:31] Harada
    So it's ridiculously hot in there!
[06:32] Kanade
    Wh-Why would they do that?
[06:35] Harada
    Because every sound matters.
[06:39] Taichi
    Where's Nishida?
[06:40] Kanade
    I saw him with some
    Suihoku society members.
[06:46] Taichi
    You and Komano ended up
    joining the Suihoku society?
[06:50] Kanade
    Yes, they've been helping us a lot.
SIGN    Suihoku Karuta Society
SIGN    Shiranami Karuta Society
SIGN    Shiranami Karuta Society
SIGN    Suihoku Karuta Society
[07:03] Taichi
    They must have some history.
[07:19] Taichi
    Chihaya's...
[07:21] Taichi
    really focused.
[07:25] Taichi
    That's a good sign.
[07:27] Taichi
    Hopefully, she'll make
    it past the first round.
[07:28] Sudo
    Oh.
[07:30] Sudo
    It's the person who lost
    to the Queen by 20 cards.
[07:34] Chihaya
    S-Sudo-san!
[07:35] Chihaya
    Aren't you a third-year?
    Don't you need to study for college exams?
[07:38] Sudo
    I'm studying.
[07:39] ---
    Since my first choice is a
    national-level public school.
[07:42] Sudo
    Though I managed to place second
    for the high school scholarship.
[07:47] Chihaya
    High school scholarship?
[07:48] Sudo
    You didn't know, stupid?
SIGN    Famous Universities
[07:51] Sudo
    If you come in first or second at
    the high school tournament,
[07:54] Sudo
    you'll get scholarships
    to famous universities.
[07:56] Sudo
    I should also mention that the Queen
    gets scholarships to good schools.
SIGN    Famous universities
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Karuta Karuta Karuta Karuta
SIGN    College
SIGN    Scholarship
SIGN    Daddy Bear
[08:03] Taichi
    Dammit!
[08:04] Taichi
    He's got Chihaya...
[08:06] Tsutomu
    ...thinking about...
[08:07] Kanade
    ...unrelated topics!
[08:09] Taichi
    That guy's evil!
SIGN    Super Sadist
[08:11] Sudo
    Well, it's not like you have a shot.
[08:13] Sudo
    They say that Wakamiya Shinobu
[08:15] ---
    might be a stronger player
    than the current Master.
[08:17] Sudo
    You can't see yourself beating her, right?
[08:20] Chihaya
    B-But I beat you.
[08:24] Sudo
    Then let's make a bet!
[08:26] Sudo
    Whoever loses first today
    has to shave their head!
[08:29] Chihaya
    S-Sure!
[08:30] All
    Ah...
[08:33] Chihaya
    Ah.
[08:34] Taichi
    Moron!
[08:36] Taichi
    A girl shaving her head is
[08:38] ---
    completely different from
    a guy shaving his head,
[08:39] Taichi
    and he's not going to take it back!
[08:42] Chihaya
    I-It was an accident...
[08:43] Kanade
    You just accidentally threw
    away every girl's glory!
[08:45] Reader
    The opening ceremony is about to begin.
[08:45] Taichi
    She was all focused,
    but now it's been ruined.
[08:45] Chihaya
    Accidentally...
[08:47] ---
    Will all of the players please assemble?
[08:51] Reader
    Well, this is a beautiful day for karuta.
[08:55] Reader
    The Western qualifier is currently
    being played at Omi Jingu.
[09:03] (Flashback) Arata
    If you become the best player in Japan,
[09:05] (Flashback) Arata
    you'll be the best in the world.
[09:08] (Flashback) Shin
    That makes you the Queen, Ayase-san.
[09:11] Reader
    In November, the East
     and West qualifier winners
[09:14] ---
    will play each other in this building.
[09:14] Chihaya
    It's about to begin.
[09:17] Chihaya
    It's about to begin!
[09:18] Reader
    Check the scorecard and sit
    down at your assigned location.
[09:21] Nishida
    I'm up against...
SIGN    Sudo Akito Nishida Yusei
[09:24] Nishida
    Ack!
[09:25] Sudo
    Burn.
[09:27] Nishida
    A-Ayase.
[09:28] Nishida
    I'll defend your hair.
[09:30] Chihaya
    U-Uh-huh.
[09:32] Nishida
    Good luck.
[09:34] Nishida
    You're also up against a tough opponent.
SIGN    Ayase Chihaya Tachikawa Ririka
[09:36] Chihaya
    A tough opponent?
     What do you mean?
[09:39] Nishida
    You have no clue, huh?
[09:41] Nishida
    Look.
[09:42] Person A
    Ririka-chan, can you pose for the camera?
[09:42] Nishida
    Tachikawa Ririka.
[09:44] Person B
    How are you feeling?
[09:44] Nishida
    She's from Sendai,
[09:45] Person B
    Fine.
[09:45] ---
    and she made Class A as a fourth
    grader, just like the Queen.
[09:46] Person C
    No worries, huh?
[09:48] Person C
    You also placed at the tournament
    in Chiba last summer.
[09:48] Nishida
    They're saying that she's
    the next Wakamiya Shinobu.
[09:52] Nishida
    The child prodigy Ririka.
[09:54] Person A
    Ririka, your ribbon's loose.
[09:55] Nishida
    The expectations for her are huge,
[09:57] ---
    while most people don't
    even know your name.
[10:05] Nishida
    She's a speedy sixth grade star.
[10:11] Ririka
    Um...
[10:13] Chihaya
    Huh?
[10:13] Ririka
    Um...
[10:14] Ririka
    Someone told me that you're really fast.
[10:18] Ririka
    I hope we have a good match today.
SIGN    Heartstrings
[10:24] Chihaya
    Y-You're too kind!
    I hope I don't disappoint you.
[10:28] Person A
    Excuse me. There are so
    many matches being played
[10:30] ---
    that we need spectators to remain outside.
[10:32] Mom
    Oh, I'm so sorry!
[10:36] Mom
    Do your best, Ririka!
[10:38] Mom
    I'll be watching!
[10:39] Ririka
    Uh-huh.
[10:48] Chihaya
    The child prodigy Ririka...
[10:50] (Flashback) Nishida
    The expectations for her are huge,
[10:51] (Flashback) ---
    while most people don't
    even know your name.
[10:54] Harada
    I'm expecting a lot!
[10:57] Taichi
    Huh? Dr. Harada, shouldn't you be inside?
[11:00] Harada
    I get a bye in the first round.
[11:02] Tsuboguchi
    We get to save our energy.
[11:04] Taichi
    Oh? You too, Hiroshi-san?
[11:05] Tsuboguchi
    Yep.
[11:07] Tsuboguchi
    Oh, Chihaya-chan's playing
    Tachikawa Ririka?
SIGN    H-How do you think she'll do?
[11:12] Kanade
    She won't lose to a grade schooler, right?
[11:17] Tsuboguchi
    Doctor, you told
     Chihaya-chan to stop using
[11:20] ---
    her speed to take cards, right?
[11:23] Tsuboguchi
    Wasn't it a little early to tell her that?
[11:27] [POEM] Reader
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[11:28] Tsuboguchi
    Chihaya-chan's strength will
    also be her game sense.
[11:32] Tsuboguchi
    She was making big strides,
[11:34] Tsuboguchi
    but now you've taken away her best weapon.
[11:37] Tsuboguchi
    Especially when you consider that
    she's up against Tachikawa Ririka.
[11:38] [POEM] Reader
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[11:47] [POEM] Reader
    When I must hide these burning feelings,
[11:53] Mom
    Good, Ririka!
[11:55] [POEM] Reader
    As friends and strangers...
[11:56] [POEM] Reader
    I know that my heart...
[11:57] Chihaya
    She's so light!
[11:58] [POEM] Reader
    Swift waters parted...
[12:01] Chihaya
    She's so light,
[12:02] Chihaya
    even when she moves with her entire body.
[12:05] Chihaya
    She's fast.
[12:06] Chihaya
    She's not scared of committing faults,
[12:08] Chihaya
    and her hearing is good.
[12:11] Mom
    Ririka...
[12:13] Mom
    Her ears are big like mine,
[12:16] (Flashback) Person A
    Show us your ears!
[12:17] ---
    so kids used to tease her.
[12:17] (Flashback) Ririka
    No!
[12:19] (Flashback) Ririka
    Mom, do my hair!
[12:22] (Flashback) Ririka
    The karuta coach said
    that I have good hearing!
[12:25] (Flashback) Ririka
    My ears are really sharp!
[12:28] Mom
    If karuta's what you need...
[12:32] Mom
    Ririka!
[12:35] Taichi
    Is it possible?
[12:37] Taichi
    She's faster than Chihaya?
[12:43] Kanade
    Is something wrong?
[12:45] Taichi
    Chihaya moved back.
[12:49] [POEM] Reader
    I deflect your artful words
    to keep my sleeves dry
[12:57] [POEM] Reader
    After I determined to abandon
    my love, my only regret
SIGN    is that I have no way to tell you in person
[13:00] Chihaya
    I did it!
[13:01] Chihaya
    I matched the reader's timing!
[13:07] Ririka
    Huh?
[13:07] [POEM] Reader
    is that I have no way to tell you in person
[13:10] Chihaya
    Focus on timing instead of speed...
[13:12] Chihaya
    It's a simple task for some people,
[13:15] Chihaya
    but not for me...
[13:17] [POEM] Reader
    So the flower petals are scattered
    like the snow by the passing storm,
[13:18] Chihaya
    I'm making progress! Improving!
[13:23] Chihaya
    Though it may seem mundane.
[13:28] Ririka
    She got the card, but she's slow.
[13:31] Ririka
    She got the card, but she's slow.
[13:33] Ririka
    She got the card, but she's slow.
[13:37] [POEM] Reader
    yet it is I who withers and wilts
[13:38] Chihaya
    S-Sorry...
[13:42] Chihaya
    She's just like I was,
[13:43] ---
    so I can understand how she feels.
[13:46] [POEM] Reader
    The emotions experienced
    after a long-awaited reunion
[13:52] Chihaya
    She's happy to be playing
    against grown-ups,
[13:57] Chihaya
    and it's fun when people
    say that she's fast.
[14:00] [POEM] Reader
    banish any lingering memories of the past
[14:09] [POEM] Reader
    While it may be beyond my ability,
SIGN    and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate or read my mother's letters
[14:11] Ririka
    I committed a fault on a dead card!
[14:14] Person A
    It looks like Ririka-chan
    is dominating the match,
[14:16] Person A
    but she doesn't have much of a lead.
[14:18] Person B
    Her opponent is reacting well.
[14:20] Person B
    Which society is that girl from?
[14:26] Chihaya
    Ririka-chan was definitely
    targeting this card.
SIGN    and I have yet to visit Amanohashidate or read my mother's letters
[14:31] Chihaya
    I'll send it and take it from her.
[14:33] Chihaya
    I have to pick up every card
    that Ririka-chan doesn't target.
[14:37] Chihaya
    Stay calm.
[14:39] Chihaya
    Take each card at the perfect time.
[14:41] (Flashback) Sakura
    Lucky me!
[14:42] (Flashback) Sakura
    I get to play a girl who only has speed.
[14:46] (Flashback) Harada
    Chihaya-chan, stop taking
    cards with your speed.
[14:52] Chihaya
    I finally understand.
[14:55] Person A
    Isn't Ririka-chan in trouble?
[14:57] Person B
    Her opponent doesn't seem that good.
[15:01] Person B
    So much for being a prodigy.
[15:04] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan is setting a good pace.
[15:06] Taichi
    If she's careful, she can pull this out!
[15:08] Nishida
    If she takes her time, her
    opponent will make mistakes!
[15:11] Kanade
    Huh?
[15:11] Taichi
    Aren't you supposed to be playing?
[15:12] Nishida
    Good luck, Ayase!
SIGN    You
SIGN    You can
SIGN    You can use
SIGN    You can use your
SIGN    You can use your speed
SIGN    You can use your speed now.
[15:26] Chihaya
    "You can use your speed now"?
[15:32] Chihaya
    Huh? Should I trust Doctor Harada?
[15:44] [POEM] Reader
    I volunteer to shield the
    people with my dark sleeves
[15:55] [POEM] Reader
    Since the dew atop the blades of grass
    has been scattered by the winds,
[16:03] Nishida
    That fool!
[16:04] Nishida
    Since I hasn't been read yet!
[16:07] Kanade
    But she moved so fast!
[16:09] Person A
    Did you see that?
[16:10] Person B
    She was faster than the child prodigy!
[16:13] [POEM] Reader
    Feel love deepen...
[16:15] [POEM] Reader
    For you, I head out to the
    fields to pick spring greens
[16:20] [POEM] Reader
    The sight of the lonely moon...
SIGN    makes me wonder how I ever let you fade from my mind
[16:22] Ririka
    A fault!
SIGN    covered by the smoky mountain fog
[16:24] [POEM] Reader
    reminds me of the lonely
    dawns after we parted
[16:34] [POEM] Reader
    Impassioned was your promise of salvation
[16:40] Mom
    Ririka!
[16:43] Mom
    You don't have to keep pushing yourself!
[16:46] [POEM] Reader
    Alas, another autumn has passed in vain
[16:56] [POEM] Reader
    Rain takes longer to
    dry in the autumn time
[17:07] Mom
    If karuta's what you need...
[17:10] Mom
    I just want you to find
    something you like.
[17:14] Mom
    Something that will
    help you like yourself.
[17:20] Both
    Thank you very much.
[17:25] Mom
    Her opponent's also holding back tears?
[17:28] Mom
    Why?
[17:31] Taichi
    She made it past the first round.
[17:32] Taichi
    That's a relief.
[17:36] Harada
    Hiroshi-kun.
[17:39] Harada
    I want to give Chihaya-chan
    as many weapons as possible.
[17:45] Harada
    She needs more than her game sense.
[17:47] Harada
    She needs situational awareness,
    timing, accuracy...
[17:52] Harada
    The most important thing
    in karuta is talent,
[17:55] Harada
    but talent is never equal.
[17:58] Harada
    She needs more than one weapon to use,
[18:02] Harada
    so she doesn't find herself overwhelmed
[18:05] Harada
    by prodigies, like the Queen
    and the current Master.
[18:09] Ririka
    Hey, Chihaya-chan!
    Gimme your hand.
[18:17] Ririka
    This is my lucky mark!
[18:20] Ririka
    Good luck!
[18:24] Person A
    Ririka-chan couldn't do it.
[18:26] Person B
    They said she was the
    next Wakamiya Shinobu,
[18:29] Person B
    but she's not that talented.
[18:31] Person A
    Well, the Queen is special.
[18:34] Person A
    It's not fair to compare them.
[18:35] Person B
    Well, that's true.
[18:37] Chihaya
    Chocolate!
[18:43] Ririka
    Mom!
[18:46] Chihaya
    I'm sure there was someone
[18:49] Chihaya
    who first encouraged Ririka-chan.
[18:53] (Flashback) Arata
    I believe that you have
    the talent for Karuta.
[19:00] Chihaya
    It's a memory I've always treasured.
[19:05] Chihaya
    I won't let anyone ruin that.
[19:08] [Messenger] [SIGN]
    Chihaya made it through the first round.
[19:11] Person A
    Sudo-kun! I lost! I'm so upset!
[19:12] Person A
    The first round was tough.
[19:14] Person B
    Class A is completely different.
[19:14] Sudo
    I thought you were just
    participating for the experience.
[19:17] Person A
    No!
[19:18] [Messenger] [SIGN]
    Chihaya made it through the first round.
     Good luck to you, Arata.
[19:18] Person A
    Since I'm in Class A, I want
    to try to become Master!
[19:25] [Messenger] [SIGN]
    Chihaya made it through the first round.
     Good luck to you, Arata.
[19:25] Taichi
    That's not what I want to say...
[19:28] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan!
[19:30] Kanade
    You don't need to stuff your mouth!
[19:32] Kanade
    There's plenty of chocolate left!
[19:35] Kanade
    This? You want this, too?
[19:37] Kanade
    Don't spill so much!
[19:40] Kanade
    It's not ladylike!
[19:45] Arata
    What? Murao-san lost?
[19:47] Person A
    Yeah, to a freshman from Seijo University.
[19:50] Kuri
    Nobody expected him to lose that match.
[19:54] Kuri
    Murao-kun
[19:55] ---
    made it to the final match against
    the Master two years ago.
[19:58] Person A
    He hasn't been practicing much, lately.
[20:05] Murao
    Yo.
[20:06] Murao
    You won your first match?
[20:08] Murao
    Congrats.
[20:14] Murao
    I'm glad you're back.
[20:18] Murao
    The Nagumo society has a lot of members,
[20:20] ---
    but there aren't many with the
    potential to become Master.
[20:23] Murao
    Everyone will be pinning
    their hopes on you now.
[20:26] Murao
    However, you'll never make it
    past the role of challenger.
[20:30] Murao
    The Master...
[20:32] Murao
    Suo Hisashi can't be defeated.
[20:38] Arata
    Murao-san, Murao-san!
[20:39] Arata
    Play me next!
[20:41] Murao
    Arata-kun, you've gotten really strong.
[20:47] Murao
    I need to become Master
    before you catch up to me!
[21:02] [Messenger] [SIGN]
    Chihaya made it through the first round.
    My goal is to become the Eastern qualifier finalist,
    so you better become the Western qualifier finalist.
[21:08] Reader
    The second round is about to begin!
[21:10] Reader
    Will the players please move
    to their assigned seats?