E22 - Long Last We Meet

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SIGN    Ayase Chihaya
SIGN    Wakamiya Shinobu
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
SIGN    Episode 22
SIGN    Long
    Last
    We
    Meet
[01:36] Mura
    We will now begin the third round
    of the individual tournament.
[01:40] Mura
    Please place your cards.
[01:42] All
    Thank you very much.
[01:44] All
    Thank you very much.
[01:50] Sakura
    The quarterfinals of the Class
    A individual tournament.
[01:54] Sakura
    Of the eight remaining
    players, three are ours.
[01:58] Sakura
    Emuro-kun is up against
    Amakasu-kun from Hokuo.
[02:01] Sakura
    He has good game sense,
[02:02] Sakura
    and his reflexes allow him
    to take cards quickly.
[02:06] Sakura
    In terms of mental strength
    and overall balance,
[02:08] ---
    Emuro-kun has the advantage.
[02:11] Sakura
    Suzuki Manata must be upset about
    being taken out of the lineup yesterday,
[02:14] Sakura
    since he's playing better than usual today.
[02:17] Sakura
    His opponent is Wataya-kun from Fukui.
[02:19] Sakura
    I've been asking around
    the other societies,
[02:21] Sakura
    and I was only able
    to learn that he's the
[02:23] ---
    grandson of the Eternal Master Wataya.
[02:26] Sakura
    What kind of karuta does he play?
[02:29] Sakura
    Yamai-kun is up against Ousaka-san
    from First Akashi Girls'.
[02:33] Sakura
    While Yamai-kun relies on his power,
[02:36] Sakura
    Ousaka-san's weapons are
    her speed and grace.
[02:39] Sakura
    She's also been playing better
    than in the team tournament.
[02:42] Sakura
    This will be a battle of willpower.
[02:45] Sakura
    And there's the Queen,
    Wakamiya Shinobu.
[02:49] Sakura
    Her opponent is Ayase-san
    from Mizusawa.
[02:52] Sakura
    Her game sense was
    enough to defeat Rion,
[02:54] ---
    but how far will it take
    her against the Queen?
[03:07] Haya
    Coach...
[03:10] Sakura
    She's been using her left
    hand this whole time?
[03:12] Miya
    Ayase-san removed the bandages.
[03:14] Miya
    Is she going to use her right hand?
[03:19] Chi
    I don't know how much I can do against
    Shinobu-chan with this hand,
[03:23] Chi
    but I don't want any regrets.
[03:30] Chi
    Huh?
[03:33] Shi
    Lame T-shirt.
[03:36] Shi
    Lame T-shirt.
[03:47] Shi
    The super rare Mommy Bear tanktop!
[03:59] Shi
    It appears that you've
    injured your favored hand.
[04:03] Shi
    Shall I play with my right hand?
[04:09] Chi
    That's not something
    you should joke about!
[04:13] Chi
    Since I played Shinobu-chan last year,
[04:17] Chi
    not a day has gone by
[04:19] Chi
    that I haven't remembered
    her speed, her strength...
[04:23] [POEM] N
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[04:28] Chi
    My only goal has been to beat Shinobu-chan.
[04:31] [POEM] N
    Here comes spring,
    now the flower blooms
[04:36] Chi
    Show me your true strength.
[04:39] Chi
    The strength of the number one
    player in Japan, in the world.
[04:40] [POEM] N
    Here comes spring,
     now the flower blooms
[04:56] A
    Wow!
[04:57] B
    How is she so fast?
[04:58] C
    So fast...
[04:59] D
    The Queen's play is steady today.
[05:19] (Flashback) Chitose
    Hey, Chihaya! Enough already!
[05:22] (Flashback) Chitose
    The drama I was briefly
    in is about to start!
SIGN    This again?
[05:25] (Flashback) Chitose
    Haven't you gotten sick of
    watching that chubby girl yet?
[05:29] Chi
    I watched the Queen match so many times
[05:32] ---
    that my sister was disgusted with me.
[05:34] [POEM] N
    when I should have
    gone to sleep instead
[05:43] [POEM] N
    As my love first came...
[05:46] Chi
    I knew it.
[05:48] Chi
    It looks like she waits until
    the unique syllable to move,
[05:51] Chi
    but that's not the case.
[05:53] Chi
    She doesn't move her hand,
[05:55] ---
    but her body is moving in
    response to what's being read.
[05:58] Chi
    She's saving it up.
[06:00] [POEM] N
    word had already spread
[06:03] Chi
    So she can take the card as soon
    as the unique syllable is read,
[06:06] ---
    without any mistakes.
[06:11] Chi
    So...
[06:14] ---
    she can stab the border of the card
[06:17] Chi
    at the shortest distance.
[06:36] [POEM] N
    is that I have no way
    to tell you in person
[06:45] [POEM] N
    I feel as though I am...
[06:49] [POEM] N
    The storm blasts autumn leaves...
[06:52] [POEM] N
    In order for us...
[07:00] A
    Sh-She's strong.
[07:02] B
    How can she be this accurate?
[07:04] C
    And so fast, too!
[07:06] D
    It's like there's something connecting
    her fingers to the cards.
[07:09] D
    Not a sound...
[07:12] D
    That's how light and sharp
    her movements are.
[07:17] D
    She is truly the Queen.
[07:30] Chi
    I'll let the people watching talk
    about how strong and fast she is.
[07:35] [POEM] N
    the plum blossoms still smell the same
[07:45] [POEM] N
    For you, I would have given up my life
[07:53] Chi
    I-I got it!
[07:55] Miya
    She usually struggles with them,
    but she defended a multi-syllable card!
[08:01] Chi
    I only had 10 minutes to
    practice, but it worked.
[08:06] Chi
    It was a gamble,
[08:08] ---
    but I moved "For you, I would"
    from my usual position on
[08:13] ---
    the inside lower right
    to the inside lower left.
[08:18] Chi
    This was something I didn't realize
    until I tried playing with my left hand.
[08:22] ---
    There's a position for
    multi-syllable cards that's
[08:24] ---
    difficult for left-handed players to reach.
[08:41] Chi
    Forget about it.
    Forget about it.
[08:45] Chi
    If I hold back at all,
[08:46] ---
    I won't be able to take a
    single card against her.
[08:49] Chi
    There's only one thing for me to focus on.
[08:52] Chi
    How can I win?
[08:53] [POEM] N
    now together, I guard it dear
[09:03] Chi
    How can I win?
[09:07] Chi
    How can I win?
[09:10] Chi
    How?!
[09:14] Miya
    Ayase-san appears to be reacting quickly,
[09:18] ---
    but the Queen is taking all of the cards?
[09:25] Chi
    How?!
[09:27] [POEM] N
    In
[09:29] [POEM] N
    the sleepy spring sunlight,
[09:37] Chi
    I'm losing by a hair.
[09:40] Chi
    Shinobu-chan is beating
    me with her accuracy.
[09:43] Chi
    That was one of my best cards!
[10:11] Chi
    The gauze and tape are too heavy.
[10:16] Chi
    I've worked hard on my accuracy.
[10:28] Shi
    Why?
[10:31] Shi
    Aren't you the ace of the team that
    won the tournament yesterday?
[10:37] Shi
    You and your friends accomplished
    your goal, right?
[10:43] Shi
    So why?
[10:46] Shi
    Why are you so focused on
    me when you're injured?
[10:55] Shi
    So focused on karuta?
[10:59] [POEM] N
    ...I could not hide my love,
[11:04] E
    "Since I could not hide"?!
[11:07] E
    She took the Queen's best card!
[11:45] A
    Is something wrong?
[11:47] Chi
    I-I'm fine.
[11:57] Shi
    I lost "Since I could not hide."
[12:01] Chi
    I'm sending a card.
SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River
[12:12] (Flashback) All
    Please wait!
SIGN    the red that is the Tatsuta River
[12:31] [POEM] N
    people would always ask if
    I was pining for someone
[12:47] A
    Wow!
[12:48] B
    No mercy on an injured opponent.
[12:51] Miya
    Ayase-san...
[13:01] [POEM] N
    as helpless autumn leaves
    are caught against the flow
[13:33] (Flashback) Shi
    So many cute pictures!
[13:35] (Flashback) A
    If you like karuta, we can visit
    the nearby karuta society.
[13:43] (Flashback) Ise
    I understand.
[13:45] (Flashback) Ise
    Nice to meet you, Shinobu-chan.
[13:49] (Flashback) Ise
    Oh, there's a girl your age who just joined.
[13:55] (Flashback) Ise
    You can practice with her.
[13:57] (Flashback) Ise
    She's over there.
[14:19] [POEM] N
    now bloom inside the nine-fold palace
[14:29] [POEM] N
    Long last we meet...
[14:38] (Flashback) Sato
    The same time.
[14:40] (Flashback) Ise
    A card touched at the same time
    goes to the side it was on.
[14:43] (Flashback) Ise
    That goes to Shinobu-chan.
[14:46] (Flashback) Ise
    Better luck next time.
[14:50] (Flashback) Ise
    That's a poem written by Lady Murasaki
[14:53] (Flashback) ---
    about a reunion with an old friend.
[15:02] (Flashback) Sato
    Another close win for me!
[15:04] (Flashback) Sato
    Shinobu-chan, we're rivals!
[15:09] (Flashback) Ise
    Shinobu-chan, why don't you
    play Ryuusei-kun next?
[15:16] (Flashback) Ise
    He's much older than you are.
[15:18] (Flashback) Ise
    Give it your best shot.
[15:38] [POEM] N
    Impassionate gods
[15:45] [POEM] N
    have never seen
[15:56] Shi
    Thank you very much.
[15:59] Chi
    Thank you very much.
[16:02] Both
    Thank you very much.
[16:13] A
    Oh, Wakamiya-san. What was the score?
[16:16] Shi
    I won by 23 cards.
[16:18] A
    Impressive as always.
[16:20] A
    23 cards...
SIGN    Ayase Chihaya
[16:24] Miya
    Honestly, you shouldn't
    push yourself like this.
[16:28] Miya
    Look at the swelling.
[16:30] Miya
    You even took off the taping.
[16:32] Miya
    It must have hurt.
[16:34] Miya
    I'll go find an ice pack, so wait here.
[16:44] (Flashback) Shi
    How many cards should
    I have let her take?
[16:50] (Flashback) Ise
    We should keep Shinobu-chan
    away from children her age.
[16:58] (Flashback) Ise
    She'll learn to go easy on her opponents.
[17:04] Shi
    He's right.
[17:06] (Flashback) Ise
    The more isolated she is, the
    stronger she will become.
[17:11] Shi
    Coach Ise is always right.
[17:22] Chi
    Th-Thank you!
[17:24] Chi
    For not going easy on me!
[17:31] Chi
    Let's play karuta again!
[17:39] Shi
    When?
[17:43] Shi
    When will we play?
[17:50] Chi
    The Queen match!
[18:04] Shi
    What was her name?
[18:25] (Flashback) Shi
    Satoko-chan!
[18:38] A
    In any case, the Queen
    is as strong as ever.
[18:41] A
    It appears that there's no one
    her age who can challenge her.
[18:44] B
    I'm worried about her motivation.
[18:47] B
    If she stops participating in
    tournaments like Master Suo...
[18:54] Shi
    That was a sorry performance.
    What's wrong with me?
[18:58] Shi
    I only won by 23 cards.
[19:01] Shi
    I lost two. And she was injured.
[19:04] Shi
    I even lost "Since I could not hide."
[19:08] Shi
    Next time, I won't let
    her take a single card.
[19:18] Chi
    My match with Shinobu-chan is over.
[19:25] Chi
    It's over...
[19:31] Chi
    My summer is over.
[19:40] [POEM] N
    Nobody wishes to see...
[19:42] Sumi
    Over here!
[19:44] Both
    Thank you very much.
[19:46] Sumi
    I did it!
[19:48] Sumi
    I won!
[19:49] Sumi
    I won!
[19:50] Sumi
    I made it to the third round!
[19:52] Chi
    Full power!
[19:53] Sumi
    It was hard to tell since I'm always
    surrounded by karuta freaks,
[19:58] Sumi
    but I'm actually pretty good.
[20:00] Sumi
    I might be able to win
    the Class D tournament?!
[20:03] Tai
    That's amazing, Hanano-san.
[20:05] Tai
    I'm impressed.
[20:09] An
    Yes! On to the semifinals!
[20:13] Sumi
    Eliminated in the third round...
SIGN    Eliminated in the third round
[20:23] Tsu
    Hanano! Hanano!
[20:24] Tsu
    I made it to the semifinals!
[20:25] Tsu
    Take a picture so I can
    send it to my brothers!
[20:28] Sumi
    What?
[20:31] Tsu
    I have an e-mail from Ms. Miyauchi.
[20:32] Tsu
    Oh, Mashima-senpai and...
[20:35] Sumi
    Mashima-senpai is still in it!
[20:37] Sumi
    I'm going to go cheer for him!
[20:38] Tsu
    What?
[20:40] Tsu
    I'm still in it, too...
[20:57] Sumi
    Mashima-senpai!
[21:03] Sumi
    What's this atmosphere?
[21:10] Retro
    I can't lose... I can't lose...
[21:14] Retro
    I will win... I will win...
[21:18] Retro
    I'll beat Mashima
[21:20] Retro
    and make Class A!