# 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!*