E25 - Moonlight, Clear and Bright

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[00:03] [POEM] Reader
    When I must hide these burning feelings,
[00:11] Person A
    Did you see that?
[00:13] Person A
    He began moving towards
    the two-syllable card
[00:14] ---
    "When I" on the first syllable.
[00:16] Person A
    For most players, there are only
[00:18] ---
    seven one-syllable cards: "Waves,
    Gust, Long, All, Swift, Look, Rain."
[00:21] Person A
    But in our interview, the
    Master had this to say.
[00:25] Person A
    There are 28 one-syllable cards for him.
[00:32] Chihaya
    28 one-syllable cards?!
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
SIGN    Moonlight,
     Clear
     and
    Bright
SIGN    Verse 25
[01:47] Person A
    In other words, there
    are 21 additional cards
[01:52] ---
    that Master Suo can recognize
    on the first syllable?
[01:56] Person A
    For example, he can hear
    the difference between the
[01:59] ---
    "When" in "When I must hide"
[02:01] ---
    and the "When" in "When the misty bridge",
    by the following syllable.
[02:04] Person A
    In the world of karuta,
    we describe this ability
[02:07] ---
    as having excellent game sense.
[02:09] Person A
    It would be safe to
    assume that Master Suo
[02:12] ---
    has the best sense of
    all current players.
[02:16] All
    But his sense is so lame.
[02:18] [POEM] Reader
    I feel as though my body is
    on fire with Ibuki mugwort
[02:31] [POEM] Reader
    (While) some dodge the famous waves of
    Takashi shore to avoid getting wet,
[02:36] Suo
    I love you, Kyoko-tan.
[02:39] Suo
    Of all the certified readers,
[02:42] ---
    Kyoko-tan is the one who loves
    the Japanese language the most.
[02:45] Suo
    The "Like" in "Like a boatsman".
[02:47] Suo
    The "Like" in "Like the sound".
[02:49] Suo
    They're the same word,
[02:51] Suo
    but Kyoko-tan sees different
    images when she reads the cards.
[02:55] [POEM] Reader
    Like the sound...
[02:57] Suo
    Even though I may be the only one
[02:59] ---
    who can tell the difference.
[03:04] Taichi
    He's on a completely different level.
[03:06] Taichi
    What are we supposed to do against him?
[03:08] Nishida
    He must be a psychic.
[03:10] Nishida
    He moved as soon as she
    opened her mouth...
[03:12] Kanade
    Still, aren't they exaggerating about
[03:14] ---
    having 28 one-syllable cards?
[03:16] Kanade
    The human ear isn't capable
    of differentiating
[03:18] ---
    between those sounds.
[03:19] Kanade
    Right, Chihaya-chan?
[03:29] [POEM] Reader
    Since the dew atop the blades of grass
    has been scattered by the winds,
[03:30] Ken
    Ooh.
[03:31] Yuu
    Wow.
[03:33] Yuu
    The Master's so good, Bro.
[03:35] Ken
    He's so good that it's boring.
[03:37] Ken
    There's no point in watching.
[03:39] Yuu
    It's the opponent's
    fault for being weak.
[03:42] Ken
    Bro was pretty weak when he lost.
[03:45] Yuu
    B-But Bro put up more of a fight!
[03:47] Ken
    Really?
[03:48] Yuu
    Yeah!
[03:49] Ken
    Hey, stop sucking up, Yuuta!
[03:51] Yuu
    You should stop yapping, Kenta!
[03:52] Murao
    Hey, stop it!
[03:54] Murao
    Nobody wins in a fight between twins!
[03:59] Murao
    I didn't put up a fight.
[04:01] Murao
    It's our fault for leaving
    him alone out there.
[04:08] Murao
    Alone...
[04:10] [POEM] Reader
    The storm will soon carry
    me to the afterlife,
[04:11] Person A
    Oh, no! Takemura, grade 6,
[04:13] ---
    commits a fault by
    touching "The storm blasts"
[04:14] ---
    in his lower left row.
[04:14] Arata
    You can't gamble like that...
[04:18] Arata
    If you look at the Master's positioning,
[04:20] ---
    he's sacrificing his
    multiple-syllable cards.
[04:22] ---
    They can be taken for sure.
[04:24] Arata
    I have to treat "As the years" and
[04:25] ---
    "As the first" as two-syllable cards.
[04:27] Arata
    "Would the" and "Would this"
[04:30] ---
    have to be split like one-syllable cards.
[04:33] Arata
    How should I...
[04:35] Arata
    No, the real one-syllable
    cards are the key.
[04:38] Arata
    I can't afford to lose those.
[04:40] Arata
    "Long" and "Look" will come
    down to the "L" sound.
[04:43] (Flashback) Grandma
    The Master has an
[04:45] (Flashback) ---
    overwhelming advantage
    in the Master match.
[04:48] (Flashback) Grandma
    The first opponent for a new challenger
[04:50] (Flashback) ---
    is the pressure of sitting on that stage.
[04:56] Arata
    I know.
[04:58] Arata
    So I have to visualize...
[05:03] Arata
    I can do it.
[05:09] Arata
    I can do it.
[05:11] Arata
    I can do it...
[05:14] Arata
    I can do it, but...
[05:20] Both
    Thank you very much.
[05:22] Person A
    It's over!
[05:23] Both
    Thank you very much.
[05:23] Person A
    Master Suo was never behind
[05:25] ---
    as he won his fourth
    straight Master title.
[05:26] Both
    Thank you very much.
[05:28] Person A
    His strengths are simple,
    but consistent.
[05:30] Person A
    How long will his streak continue?
[05:36] Arata
    Grandpa, visualizing only goes so far.
[05:40] Arata
    I have to practice or my body
    won't know how to move...
[05:43] Arata
    Against a strong opponent!
[05:51] Person A
    Suo-kun.
[05:53] Person A
    Congratulations on your fourth victory.
[05:55] Person B
    Please try to graduate
    from college next year.
[05:57] Suo
    Yeah.
[05:58] Person A
    A little more confidence, please.
[06:00] Suo
    Yeah.
[06:01] Ise
    Congratulations, Shinobu-chan.
[06:04] Shinobu
    Thank you, Coach Ise.
[06:07] Ise
    Could you come practice
[06:09] ---
    with the Kyoto Myojo society,
    when you get a chance?
[06:12] Ise
    The other members would
    be thrilled to have you.
[06:14] Shinobu
    Oh, that would be an honor.
[06:17] Shinobu
    Once I've gotten a little
    stronger, I'll stop by.
[06:21] Ise
    I see...
[06:23] Person A
    Stronger? Than she already is?
[06:25] Person B
    She's telling him that she won't go.
[06:28] Person B
    Kyoto women are all the same.
[06:30] Kita
    I suppose I may be biased, as a coach...
[06:34] (Flashback) Yumi
    Please show me the way.
[06:36] Kita
    but those were the most beautiful
    words I'll ever hear.
[06:41] Kita
    I don't know if it's
    coincidence or fate,
[06:42] Person A
    Excuse me. Can I take a picture?
[06:43] Kita
    but the current Master and Queen
[06:45] Person A
    Then can you and the Master
     stand next to each other.
[06:46] ---
    have no teacher figures.
[06:50] Kita
    What a waste...
[06:52] Kita
    A person who never had a teacher
[06:55] Kita
    can't become a teacher.
[07:04] Mom
    Oh, my, everyone?
[07:05] Mom
    Why does everyone look so sad?
[07:07] Mom
    Oh, dear. It's already six.
[07:09] Mom
    I'm sure your parents
    are getting worried.
[07:12] Chihaya
    Not good enough...
[07:23] Chihaya
    Not good enough.
[07:25] Chihaya
    Not good enough.
[07:27] Chihaya
    Not good enough, not good enough.
[07:29] Chihaya
    Not good enough.
[07:39] Kanade
    Well, Chihaya-chan, see you later.
[07:41] Nishida
    Catch you at practice.
[07:42] Chihaya
    Uh-huh, bye.
[07:44] Kanade
    Desktomu-kun, watch where you're going.
SIGN    Ayase!
SIGN    20 cards!
SIGN    You have 20!
[08:00] Ayase
    20 what?
SIGN    20 what?
SIGN    20 one-syllable cards!
[08:20] Taichi
    How am I supposed to stay motivated?
[08:24] Taichi
    What should I do?
[08:31] [Messenger] [SIGN]
    Incoming Call
    Taichi
[08:34] Arata
    Ta-Taichi!
[08:35] Arata
    Happy New Year!
[08:37] Taichi
    It's a little late for that.
[08:39] Arata
    Well, it doesn't hurt.
[08:42] Taichi
    Did you watch the Master match today?
[08:45] Arata
    Yeah, I did.
[08:47] Arata
    I've actually been doing some thinking.
[08:49] Taichi
    Thinking?
[08:50] Arata
    Yeah, about the Master's
    card positioning.
[08:53] Arata
    I asked some Nagumo society members,
[08:55] ---
    who were there in person, to fill me in
[08:56] ---
    on the games that weren't broadcast,
[08:58] Arata
    so I could line up the cards.
[09:00] Arata
    It helps me understand
    the Master better.
[09:09] Murao
    Playing with cards by yourself
    in Master Wataya's room?
[09:13] Murao
    You haven't grown up, huh?
[09:18] Murao
    Well, let's play.
[09:22] Taichi
    Arata? Arata?
[09:26] Arata
    I have to give it a shot!
SIGN    Like I said!
SIGN    I have notes from your practice games
SIGN    and your games in official tournaments.
SIGN    After reviewing them,
[09:40] ---
    I determined that there are about 20 cards.
SIGN    Of course, it depends on the reader and your condition,
SIGN    but "Since the", "Since I",
     "Like the", "Like a",
SIGN    "When I", "When the", "Impassionate",
SIGN    "Would the", "Would this", "In the", "For the",
SIGN    "Though I", and "Though my"
[09:58] ---
    are all cards you take on
    the first syllable, I think.
SIGN    You must have noticed this?
[10:05] Chihaya
    I-I kind of did...
[10:08] Chihaya
    Only kind of...
[10:11] Chihaya
    Do I really recognize them
    on the...
SIGN    Trust my data!
[10:15] Chihaya
    Sorry!
SIGN    You and Master Suo aren't the only ones who can do this.
SIGN    Most people with good game sense will have a few cards
SIGN    where they can anticipate the next sound.
SIGN    I wish I could do that.
SIGN    What?! I don't want this.
SIGN    Uh, hey!
[10:54] Chihaya
    I-I'll find something better
    to give you in return!
SIGN    What?
[11:09] Person A
    Oh, it's Ayase-san!
[11:11] Person B
    Gotta admit that she's cute.
[11:12] Person A
    She's so fine.
[11:15] Person A
    No, I take it back.
[11:16] Person A
    She's muttering some kind of curse.
[11:18] Person B
    Yeah, not her.
[11:19] Person A
    Scary! Let's go around.
[11:21] Person B
    Out of the question.
[11:22] Kanade
    Chi-Chihaya-chan!
SIGN    Since the, Since I, Like the, Like a, When I, When the, Impassionate, Would the, Would this, In the, For the, Though I, Though my
[11:24] [POEM] Chihaya
    Since the dew...
[11:27] [POEM] Chihaya
    Since I could not...
[11:29] [POEM] Chihaya
    Like a boatsman...
[11:32] [POEM] Chihaya
    Like the sound...
[11:34] [POEM] Chihaya
    When I must hide...
[11:37] [POEM] Chihaya
    When the misty bridge...
[11:39] (Flashback) Tsutomu
    You have 20!
[11:43] [POEM] Chihaya
    Impassionate gods...
[11:46] Chihaya
    The number isn't important.
[11:48] Chihaya
    What matters is that...
[11:50] (Flashback) Tsutomu
    Trust me!
[11:52] Chihaya
    Desktomu-kun figured it out for me.
[11:55] Chihaya
    He was able to tell me
    what I was hearing.
[11:58] (Flashback) Tsutomu
    I wish I could do that.
[12:01] [POEM] Chihaya
    Though I prayed...
[12:02] [POEM] Chihaya
    Though my hatred...
[12:04] [POEM] Chihaya
    For the cold nights...
[12:06] [POEM] Chihaya
    Would the mountain cherry blossoms...
[12:09] [POEM] Chihaya
    Would this old palace courtyard...
[12:10] Chihaya
    I hope I'm able to return
    the favor some day.
[12:11] [POEM] Chihaya
    In the sleepy...
[12:12] [POEM] Chihaya
    Since the dew...
[12:14] [POEM] Chihaya
    Since I could not...
[12:16] [POEM] Chihaya
    Like a boatsman...
[12:18] [POEM] Chihaya
    Like the sound...
[12:20] [POEM] Chihaya
    When I must hide...
[12:22] [POEM] Chihaya
    When the misty bridge...
[12:24] [POEM] Chihaya
    Impassionate gods...
[12:27] [POEM] Chihaya
    Though I prayed...
[12:28] [POEM] Chihaya
    Though my hatred...
[12:31] [POEM] Chihaya
    For the cold nights...
[12:33] [POEM] Chihaya
    Would the mountain cherry blossoms...
[12:35] [POEM] Chihaya
    Would this old palace courtyard...
[12:37] [POEM] Chihaya
    In the sleepy...
[12:39] [POEM] Chihaya
    Since the dew...
[12:41] Kanade
    I believe it was
    Ki no Tsurayuki who said
[12:41] [POEM] Chihaya
    Since I could not...
[12:44] Kanade
    that the poetification of words
[12:46] ---
    was as natural as birds
    and animals crying out.
[12:51] Kanade
    As long as the emotion is there,
[12:53] ---
    a short phrase can sound like a poem.
[12:59] Chihaya
    Whoa!
[13:00] Chihaya
    You scared me, Kana-chan!
[13:01] Kanade
    Yeah, it's all wasted once she moves.
[13:01] Chihaya
    Out of nowhere! How long
    have you been there?!
[13:04] Chihaya
    Ah! You saw me acting weird!
[13:06] Kanade
    So she realizes that it's weird.
[13:07] Chihaya
    What should I do?!
[13:09] Kanade
    Chihaya-chan.
[13:11] Chihaya
    Huh?
[13:11] Kanade
    I actually have a dream now.
[13:14] Kanade
    I'm very interested in reading cards.
[13:16] Kanade
    I-I want to become a certified reader.
[13:20] Kanade
    I want to become a certified reader...
[13:22] Kanade
    and read for your Queen match.
[13:28] Chihaya
    Ka-Kana-chan, are you serious?!
[13:29] Chihaya
    Dead serious?!
[13:30] Kanade
    Y-Yes.
[13:32] Kanade
    I don't know how difficult
    it will be yet...
[13:34] Chihaya
    That's great! Do your best, Kana-chan!
[13:36] Kanade
    I will...
[13:37] Chihaya
    I mean, you have to be...
[13:38] Chihaya
    a Class A player to
    become a certified reader!
[13:41] Kanade
    Huh?
[13:42] Chihaya
    You have to be a Class A player
    to become a certified reader!
[13:44] Chihaya
    You have to be a Class A player
    to become a certified reader!
[13:46] Chihaya
    You have to be a Class A player
    to become a certified reader!
[13:48] Chihaya
    ...certified reader!
[13:54] Taichi
    Okay, you have 15 minutes
    of memorization time.
[13:56] Taichi
    We'll start when the minute hand hits six.
[13:58] All
    Okay!
[14:06] Kanade
    I didn't realize it was so difficult
    to become a certified reader.
SIGN    At least a Grade 4 (Class A) player
    Five years of experience as an official Class A reader
    (Multiple requirements for becoming an official Class A reader)
[14:12] Kanade
    I'll have to devote my entire life.
[14:13] Kanade
    And even that... that
    might not be enough.
[14:15] Kanade
    The president is working so hard
[14:17] ---
    and he still can't make Class A.
[14:20] Kanade
    It's impossible... Impossible...
[14:22] Kanade
    Impossible, impossible, impossible...
[14:22] Taichi
    Two more minutes of memorization time.
[14:24] Nishida
    Okay.
[14:45] Nishida
    You never practice swinging
[14:47] ---
    because you think it's embarrassing, right?
[14:51] (Flashback) Arata
    It helps me understand
    the Master better.
[14:56] (Flashback) Arata
    My grandpa always used to tell me...
[15:00] (Flashback) Taichi
    Tell you what?
[15:01] (Flashback) Arata
    You don't need game
    sense to play karuta.
[15:05] (Flashback) Taichi
    Huh?
[15:06] (Flashback) Arata
    You just have to take cards
    faster than your opponent.
[15:10] (Flashback) Arata
    It's difficult to achieve a
    similar level of game sense,
[15:14] (Flashback) Arata
    but there are plenty of other
    ways to take cards faster.
[15:21] (Flashback) Arata
    Well, I have to train with my mentor.
[15:24] (Flashback) Arata
    Talk to you later.
[15:25] (Flashback) Arata
    Call me again.
[15:30] Taichi
    Arata.
[15:34] Chihaya
    That's unusual...
[15:35] Chihaya
    Taichi is practicing his swing.
[15:39] Taichi
    It's difficult to achieve a
    similar level of game sense,
[15:44] Taichi
    but there are plenty of other
    ways to take cards faster.
[15:49] Taichi
    If I win this game today,
[15:51] Taichi
    I'll burn all the Daddy
    Bears at your house.
[15:54] Chihaya
    What?!
[15:55] Chihaya
    Wh-Why?! Why?!
[15:56] Chihaya
    Why would you burn them?!
[15:57] Taichi
    There goes 10% of her concentration.
[15:58] Chihaya
    Why?! Why would you do that?!
[16:00] Taichi
    So this is why Sudo acts like a sadist...
SIGN    I see now...
[16:05] Taichi
    Arata...
[16:07] Taichi
    In your world, there's no
    such thing as a genius.
[16:11] Arata
    Call me again.
[16:16] Taichi
    I really hope
[16:18] Taichi
    I don't have to burn your Daddy Bears.
[16:21] Kanade
    I-It's time.
[16:24] Kanade
    The president is turning into a sadist.
[16:37] [POEM] Reader
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[16:45] [POEM] Reader
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[16:50] Kanade
    When reading cards,
[16:52] ---
    the second verse should
    take four seconds,
[16:54] [POEM] Reader
    Here comes spring, now the flower blooms
[16:55] Kanade
    with three seconds of fade out.
[16:56] Kanade
    Then you pause for one second,
[16:59] Kanade
    before reading the first verse of
    the next poem in five seconds.
[17:02] Kanade
    One.
[17:03] [POEM] Kanade
    Note that though we may
    be apart, if I am to hear
[17:04] Kanade
    Ah, I was late.
[17:07] Kanade
    It's difficult...
[17:09] Kanade
    The players spend that second focused
[17:12] ---
    on the next sound to come...
[17:14] [POEM] Kanade
    May the time we spend apart...
[17:16] Kanade
    Ah, my voice jumped.
[17:18] [POEM] Kanade
    The hazy field of reeds...
[17:19] Kanade
    Now I'm too loud.
[17:22] Kanade
    It's hard...
[17:22] [POEM] Kanade
    but I cannot hide the love I
    feel for one who is so dear
[17:24] Kanade
    The reader must stay completely
    focused for an entire hour,
[17:27] ---
    and that's not an easy task.
[17:30] Kanade
    But...
[17:31] [POEM] Kanade
    Since I could not hide my love,
[17:33] ---
    while it may be difficult now,
[17:35] Kanade
    the president will make Class A one day.
[17:41] Kanade
    Nobody wants to give up their dream.
SIGN    Club Advisor Meeting Budget Room Space Scheduling
[17:46] Miya
    What?
[17:47] ---
    You want to assign the Karuta
    Club's room to the Concert Band?
[17:51] Miya
    That's nonsense!
[17:53] Person A
    However, the room is too
    big for an arts club
[17:57] ---
    that only has five members.
[17:59] Person A
    The Concert Band has forty members,
[18:01] ---
    so they need the space.
[18:03] Person A
    The Karuta Club could simply
    use an empty classroom.
[18:05] Miya
    I beg to differ.
[18:07] Miya
    Karuta requires a
    soundproof environment.
[18:12] Miya
    The location can't have students
[18:15] ---
    walking through the hallways
    or athletes practicing nearby.
[18:17] Person B
    However, Ms. Miyauchi!
[18:19] Miya
    The Karuta Club advanced
[18:20] ---
    to the national championship
     in their first year.
[18:24] Miya
    The members also placed first and
    second in sanctioned tournaments!
[18:27] Miya
    I'm sure there will be many
    new members this year!
[18:31] Miya
    You will see excellent results!
[18:34] Person A
    Could you at least
[18:36] ---
    let the Concert Band use the second floor?
[18:39] Miya
    I just said that karuta requires
    a soundproof environment.
[18:44] Person A
    Right...
SIGN    You certainly did.
SIGN    Anything else?
[18:45] All
    The empress...
[18:50] Person A
    Ms. Miyauchi cares about
    the Karuta Club very much.
SIGN    Tissues?
[18:58] Miya
    Mr. Fukasaku, the classical
    literature teacher.
[19:01] Miya
    The professor's the only person
    the empress can't overwhelm.
[19:05] Person A
    How does this sound?
[19:07] Person A
    If there are five new members next year,
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    we'll leave everything as it is.
[19:15] Person A
    Karuta is a wonderful art.
[19:18] Person A
    I'm sure that it will be easy
    to recruit five members.
[19:22] Miya
    Of course.
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    If we can't recruit five members,
    we will return the room!
[19:28] Person A
    That's what I wanted to hear!
[19:32] Miya
    Five members...
[19:35] Miya
    Recruit five members to that
    incredibly niche club?
[19:42] Chihaya
    Huh?
[19:44] Chihaya
    I just heard something.
[19:46] Chihaya
    From the door.
SIGN    Notice:
    
    If the Karuta Club does not recruit
    five new members next year,
    you will have to return the clubroom.
    Good luck. ( ; △ ; )
    
     I was able to increase the
    club's budget to 30,000 yen.
    
    Miyauchi
[20:09] Nishida
    Huh? Five people?
[20:10] Nishida
    Isn't that impossible?
SIGN    A-An emoticon? And it's handwritten...
[20:16] Kanade
    Thirty thousand yen budget!
[20:18] Nishida
    That's what you care about, Kana-chan?
[20:25] Person A
    Hey, have you heard?
[20:26] Person A
    The younger sister of
[20:27] ---
    the model Ayase Chitose
    is a second-year here!
[20:29] Person B
    No way! I'm a fan!
[20:31] Person C
    Okay, let's go check her out!
[20:36] Person A
    Oh, there she is!
[20:45] Chihaya
    1, 2, 3, 4!
SIGN    Please come see Ayase Chihaya in class 2-9!!
    Let's start a competitive karuta club!
[20:47] Person A
    Karuta?
[20:49] Person B
    Track pants?
[20:50] Person C
    And look at the belt.
[20:52] Miya
    Ayase-san!
[20:54] Miya
    You're an upperclassman now,
[20:56] ---
    yet you're still embarrassing yourself!
[20:58] Person A
    Right, everyone was saying
    how she's pretty,
[21:00] Miya
    That's right. You ended up
    failing your final exams!
[21:03] Person A
    but it's wasted as soon as
    she talks or does something.
[21:03] Miya
    After you were able to ever so slightly
    improve your grades last year!
[21:06] Person A
    Beauty in vain...
[22:24] Person A
    And Ayase-san.
[22:27] Person A
    Put another one up there!
[22:32] Chihaya
    Hey, let's play karuta!
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