E5 - Be as dear now, those were the good old days

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SIGN    High School Championship Tokyo Regional Final Tournament Bracket
SIGN    Mizusawa High Homei High Hokuo Academy Shoyo High
[00:02] Ama
    The two remaining teams get
    to go to Nationals, right?
[00:06] Ama
    We don't need to try that hard, then.
[00:10] Retro
    How can you say that,
    President Amakasu?!
[00:12] Retro
    Have you forgotten how we
    were humiliated last year?!
[00:14] Retro
    We must defeat Mizusawa
    and reclaim our trophy!
[00:17] Ama
    What? That's too much effort.
[00:20] Ama
    Whatever.
[00:22] Ama
    We still have our Retrot cards.
[00:26] Ama
    Tell us Mizusawa's order so we can win
[00:28] ---
    with a minimal amount of effort.
[00:32] Ama
    We'll go after those three.
[00:34] A
    Mizusawa has one Class B
    and two Class C players.
[00:37] B
    If we know their order,
    we can guarantee three wins.
[00:40] C
    Retro's predictions have
    never been wrong before.
[00:45] Ama
    Well, we're counting on you.
SIGN    Retrot
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
SIGN    Verse 5
SIGN    Be as
    dear now,
    those were
     the good
    old days
[02:18] A
    Hey, why are you the only one with
    such a responsibility? Are they nuts?
[02:23] A
    Are you getting enough rest?
SIGN    Oe
    
    Desk
    
    Chihaya
    
    Porky
    
    Mashima
[02:25] A
    Well?
[02:30] Tai
    What order should we go with?
[02:31] Pork
    Not sure.
SIGN    It'll help if we can out-think Hokuo.
[02:37] Pork
    But it's great that we still go
     to Nationals, even if we lose.
[02:41] Pork
    Really takes a load off...
[02:42] Chi
    What are you talking about?
[02:44] Chi
    Our goal is to become
    number one in Japan!
[02:46] Chi
    To become number one in
    Japan, we can never lose!
[02:52] Chi
    Hokuo will give us their best shot.
[02:55] Retro
    We'll take it back next year!
[02:58] Chi
    We get to play a 100% serious match!
[03:03] Kana
    Well, it's a good idea to aim high.
[03:07] Pork
    I'm a little worried about the
    ultimate weapon Retro-kun mentioned.
[03:10] Yuka
    Here, drink this.
[03:12] Yuka
    Honestly, you can't do
    anything without me.
[03:17] Pork
    S-Sis?!
[03:20] (Flashback) Yuka
    I got a boyfriend recently
    who's totally hooked on me!
[03:24] Pork
    Retro-kun is her boyfriend?!
[03:27] Pork
    Is this the ultimate
    weapon he mentioned?!
[03:30] Sumi
    Excuse me.
[03:33] Sumi
    I went over to scout Hokuo
[03:36] ---
    during their semi-final match,
[03:38] Sumi
    and I heard their president
    talking, since he wasn't playing.
[03:41] Ama
    It'll be easy to win against Mizusawa.
[03:44] Ama
    I just have to beat Mashima.
[03:46] Ama
    We only need three wins.
[03:48] Ama
    Any one of our regular starters
[03:50] ---
    can beat glasses boy and boobie girl.
[03:53] Chi
    Huh? He ignored us?
[03:55] Chi
    No way!
[03:56] Chi
    They wouldn't be so conservative
    in the final match!
[03:58] Tai
    No, Chihaya.
[04:01] Tai
    This is how the strong schools play.
[04:03] Tai
    It makes sense to focus
    on securing wins.
[04:05] Tai
    If they can guess our order,
    they'll use that against us.
[04:09] Tai
    That's fine.
[04:12] All
    We just need one or two of
    us to pull off an upset!
[04:16] (Flashback) Ama
    I just have to beat Mashima.
[04:18] Tai
    I'm mad now!
[04:20] (Flashback) Ama
    Any one of our regular starters
[04:21] (Flashback) ---
    can beat glasses boy and boobie girl.
[04:23] Desk
    I'll make him regret that!
[04:25] Kana
    Boobie girl?!
[04:27] Tai
    Our captain wants us to
    become number one in Japan!
[04:30] Tai
    No trickery!
SIGN    Nishida Yusei
    Oe Kana
    Ayase Chihaya
    Komano Tsutomu
    Mashima Taichi
[04:32] Tai
    Here's the order we'll use!
[04:35] Tsu
    Oh, I'll turn in the order.
[04:37] Tai
    Yeah, thanks.
[04:43] Pork
    Hey! Not again!
SIGN    1 Nishida Yusei
    2 Tsukuba Akihiro
    3 Ayase Chihaya
    4 Komano Tsutomu
    5 Mashima Taichi
[04:44] Pork
    Why you...
[04:46] Tsu
    But Oe-senpai looks a little tired.
[04:50] Pork
    That doesn't make it okay
    to change anything!
[04:51] Pork
    You lost your match earlier!
[04:53] Tsu
    But I was getting better as I played.
[04:56] Tsu
    I think I can win my next match!
[04:57] Pork
    This is not the right way to do it!
[04:59] Tsu
    But! But!
[05:00] Tsu
    I'll be more useful than someone who's tired—
[05:01] Tai
    Enough!
[05:03] Tai
    Starting today, the boys in
    this club aren't allowed
[05:05] ---
    to start sentences with "but"!
[05:07] Both
    What?!
SIGN    Just the boys?!
[05:08] Tai
    We're sticking with a second-year order!
[05:09] Tai
    You're a spectator, Tsukuba!
SIGN    Good thing I'm a girl.
[05:11] Kana
    The president snapped...
[05:14] Chi
    Ta-Taichi...
[05:15] Chi
    Why are you telling
    them not to use "but"?
[05:18] Tai
    I've been following that
    rule since third grade.
[05:20] Chi
    Huh?
[05:22] Mom
    Men should never begin a
    sentence with the word "but"!
[05:26] Tai
    I didn't always agree with my mother,
[05:29] Tai
    but she taught me to pay attention
    to when I'm making excuses.
[05:33] Chi
    I'm a little scared of your mom...
[05:38] Chi
    but that's incredible.
[05:40] Chi
    Your mom helped you become strong.
SIGN    This year, Hokuo is lead by the third-year Class A Amakasu Nayuta.
SIGN    The first-year Shiroyama is also in Class A.
[05:52] Pork
    A first-year in Class A?
SIGN    The other players are in Class B.
[05:55] Pork
    Schools with actual coaches
    have so much more depth.
[05:59] Pork
    Our coach is a science and PE teacher.
[06:15] Mochi
    Okay, everyone!
     We've reached the final!
[06:17] Mochi
    Stay focused!
[06:19] Mochi
    To ensure that all the
    practice we put in after
[06:22] ---
    last year's loss will pay off,
    I have an ultimate weapon...
[06:25] Ama
    We lost last year because we
[06:27] ---
    correctly guessed their order,
     but failed to use that advantage.
[06:31] Ama
    That won't be an issue this year.
[06:33] Ama
    This will be easy.
SIGN    Retro's Projected Order Oe (C) - Shiroyama Ayase (A) - Kameda Mashima (B) - Amakasu Nishida (A) - Takuma Komano (C) - Kinashi <- Me
[06:35] Ama
    Even if we lose to Ayase and Nishida,
[06:37] ---
    we're sure to beat the other three.
[06:38] Ama
    After we win with a minimal amount of energy,
[06:40] Ama
    the coach will treat us to yakiniku!
[06:42] All
    Yeah!
[06:44] Yuka
    Fight!
[06:48] A
    I will now read the order
    for the final match.
[06:52] A
    Hokuo Academy, Shiroyama-kun.
[06:54] A
    Mizusawa High School, Nishida-kun.
[06:56] Pork
    Huh?
[06:57] All
    Huh?
[06:58] A
    Hokuo Academy, Kameda-kun.
[07:00] A
    Mizusawa High School, Oe-san.
[07:03] A
    Hokuo Academy, Amakasu-kun.
[07:05] A
    Mizusawa High School, Ayase-san.
[07:08] A
    Hokuo Academy, Takuma-kun.
[07:10] A
    Mizusawa High School, Komano-kun.
[07:13] A
    Hokuo Academy, Kinashi-kun.
[07:16] A
    Mizusawa High School, Mashima-kun.
[07:18] Tai
    What's going on?
[07:20] Tai
    They're playing us straight?
[07:23] Ama
    Hey, Retro!
[07:25] Ama
    What are you thinking?!
[07:27] Ama
    Your projected order was
    completely different!
[07:29] Mochi
    Amakasu-kun, calm down!
[07:30] Ama
    What are you trying to pull?!
[07:31] Mochi
    Predictions are gonna
    be wrong sometimes!
[07:33] Ama
    Was your prediction wrong?! Well?!
[07:39] Retro
    Why should we use minimal energy?
[07:41] Ama
    What?!
[07:42] Retro
    Aren't we supposed to be Hokuo Academy?
[07:46] Retro
    Our ace against their ace.
[07:48] Retro
    Our number two against
    their number two.
[07:50] Retro
    Isn't that how we should win?!
[07:54] Retro
    Hokuo Academy is the
    strongest school in Tokyo!
[07:57] Retro
    That's what I want to show everyone!
[08:05] Yuka
    H-He's so cool!
[08:07] Ama
    You're going to cost us this
    match because of your pride!
[08:10] Ama
    Being good doesn't mean you
    have to win straight up!
[08:13] Sudo
    Hokuo Academy is the
    strongest school in Tokyo?
[08:17] Sudo
    Isn't that common sense?
[08:21] Retro
    You're late, Sudo-senpai!
[08:23] Sudo
    I'm not late.
[08:25] Sudo
    I made it just in time.
[08:26] Sudo
    Though I would have left if
    you hadn't reached the finals.
[08:29] Ama
    E-Err, Sudo-senpai? Why are you here?
[08:32] Ama
    I didn't know you were
    coming to cheer for us.
[08:34] Sudo
    I'm not here to cheer for you.
[08:37] Sudo
    Mr. Mochida asked me to be
    the reader for the final.
[08:43] Chi
    Reader?
[08:45] Tsu
    Who is that?
[08:46] Kana
    The former Hokuo Academy ace, Sudo-san.
[08:49] Kana
    He was the runner-up in the individual
    tournament of the National Championship.
[08:53] Tsu
    Huh?
[08:53] Sumi
    Is someone like him allowed
     to be the reader?
[08:57] Sudo
    Get to your places.
[08:58] Sudo
    Hokuo players never dawdle!
[09:04] Ama
    How come Retro knew and
    I didn't, when I'm in charge,
[09:08] ---
    Mr. Mochida?
[09:10] Mochi
    Amakasu-kun, you're a good player,
[09:14] ---
    but you always want to relax.
[09:17] Mochi
    You've given up on becoming
    the best in Class A
[09:19] ---
    with all these monsters around.
SIGN    Sadist
SIGN    Monster
SIGN    Bear
[09:23] Ama
    This is tough... Very tough...
[09:27] Ama
    But...
[09:28] All
    If we lose, he'll kill us.
[09:32] Chi
    Their facial expressions have changed.
[09:34] Chi
    He's putting pressure on Hokuo, not us.
[09:39] Chi
    Their ultimate weapon...
[09:43] Chi
    Ms. Miyauchi?
[09:44] Miya
    Sorry to show up right when
    you're about to start.
[09:48] Miya
    I had the idea to make these yesterday,
[09:50] Miya
    and I just put on the finishing touches.
[09:52] Miya
    It should be easier for
    you to move around now.
[09:58] Chi
    Tasuki...
[09:58] Desk
    I can move now.
[10:02] Pork
    I don't feel as hot now.
[10:04] Rie
    You made it just in time.
[10:08] Chi
    Ms. Miyauchi...
[10:11] Chi
    You might be a science and PE teacher...
[10:14] Chi
    You might not know much about karuta...
[10:29] A
    Please begin placing your cards.
[10:32] All
    Good luck.
[10:36] Retro
    You look pretty sharp...
[10:37] Retro
    at least on the outside.
[10:40] Retro
    However, I'm going to win today.
[10:43] Retro
    I will win.
[10:47] Tai
    Retro...
[10:50] Retro
    ...he entered tournaments
    in Hiroshima and Kyoto,
[10:53] Retro
    and he's still Class B
    because he couldn't win.
SIGN    Hiroshima Tournament
[10:58] Tai
    It's him again!
SIGN    Ogura Hundred Poets Competitive Karuta Kyoto Tournament
[11:00] Tai
    Not again!
[11:04] Tai
    I get sick of his face,
[11:07] Tai
    but it was comforting at the same time.
[11:11] Tai
    He hasn't given up on himself yet.
[11:14] (Flashback) Chi
    Your mom helped you become strong.
[11:18] Tai
    Chihaya...
[11:20] Tai
    A lot of people have helped
    to make me who I am.
[11:23] Tai
    Aren't you the same way?
[11:29] Ama
    This sucks.
[11:30] Ama
    It's so exhausting to play
    someone who's intense.
[11:34] Ama
    Why can't they learn to take it easy?
[11:37] Ama
    This would be a lot easier
    if we still had Sudo-senpai,
[11:42] Ama
    but he's gone now.
[11:45] Ama
    He's gone...
SIGN    If you don't pull it together, I'll stab you
[11:48] Ama
    ...but he's still putting pressure on us.
[11:58] A
    Both teams have secured their
    places in the national championship.
[12:01] B
    They could end up wearing
    each other out.
[12:04] C
    So why...
[12:05] D
    is it so tense?
[12:09] [POEM] Sudo
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[12:12] Chi
    His voice is much stronger
    than I expected.
[12:16] [POEM] Sudo
    Here comes spring,
    now the flower blooms
[12:20] Chi
    The air conditioner above us is still off,
[12:23] Chi
    but it's not as hot now.
[12:26] Chi
    Thank you, Ms. Miyauchi.
[12:28] [POEM] Sudo
    Here comes spring,
    now the flower blooms
[12:31] Chi
    They can keep it off.
[12:34] Chi
    The only sound I need is...
[12:41] [POEM] N
    Waves creep closer...
[12:42] Sumi
    They're too fast!
    They're both way too fast!
[12:46] Sumi
    Who got that one?
[12:47] Sumi
    The little Hokuo guy?
[12:50] Hara
    Chihaya-chan was looking at the
    card on the opponent's side
[12:54] N
    that started with the same letter.
[12:56] ---
    She was being cautious since
    she doesn't know this reader.
[12:59] Chi
    I should have gotten that one.
[13:02] Chi
    I just need another 3 millimeters.
[13:06] Chi
    If my finger had been
    right on the corner...
[13:09] Chi
    There.
[13:10] Chi
    There.
[13:12] Chi
    Connect.
[13:14] Chi
    Connect.
[13:17] [POEM] N
    in my dreams, I creep closer to you
[13:25] [POEM] N
    When the misty bridge...
[13:29] Hara
    She's lost two of her
    best cards in a row.
[13:31] Hara
    That boy has good sense.
SIGN    Got it
[13:34] Hara
    Rather, I guess, he has good reflexes.
SIGN    Get back to your seat
SIGN    Awesome
[13:38] Hara
    A flexible upper body with
    a snappy and firm spring...
[13:43] Chi
    I need to be sharper.
[13:45] Chi
    Here.
[13:46] Chi
    Here.
[13:48] Chi
    This is the point.
[13:49] Chi
    The point I want to reach.
[13:51] Chi
    I need to be more accurate!
[13:52] Ama
    Are you trying to insult me?
[13:54] Ama
    Reviewing your mistakes between cards?
[13:56] Ama
    Is this a practice match?
[13:59] Hara
    Ah, he makes a good point.
SIGN    That's because he's my student
[14:03] Hara
    You should focus on the next card
[14:05] ---
    instead of the one you just lost.
[14:09] Hara
    But I've been telling Chihaya-chan
    that for a very long time.
SIGN    Because she's my student
[14:15] Chi
    Here.
[14:16] ---
    Here.
[14:18] Hara
    It's okay, Chihaya-chan. Carry on.
[14:21] Hara
    You should never dwell
    on the past in a match.
[14:25] Chi
    Connect...
[14:26] Chi
    Connect!
[14:28] [POEM] N
    The sound of birds crossing...
[14:32] Pork
    Who is this guy? He's weird.
[14:35] Pork
    He moves a little slow,
    which is throwing me off.
[14:40] Pork
    And...
[14:42] Pork
    That
[14:43] Pork
    hairpin is bugging me!
[14:46] [POEM] N
    Nobody wishes to...
[14:47] [POEM] N
    After I determined...
[14:51] Kame
    You're pretty good.
[14:53] Kame
    I thought the boobies
    would weigh you down.
[15:01] [POEM] N
    is that I have no way
    to tell you in person
[15:01] Kana
    1, 2, 3, 4.
[15:06] Kana
    1, 2, 3, 1.
[15:10] [POEM] N
    Said bed was cold as I lay awake
[15:18] [POEM] N
    for the night would drag on
    when I thought of my beloved
[15:22] Kana
    Sudo-san's voice dissipates into the air.
[15:27] [POEM] N
    As my love first came...
[15:28] Kana
    I can trust him!
[15:30] Kame
    Four in a row?
[15:36] Sudo
    Excuse me.
[15:37] Kana
    I take that back.
[15:39] Hara
    Sudo-kun is pretty good.
[15:42] Hara
    His rhythm is accurate and
    his enunciation is clear.
[15:45] Hara
    Did you have him read for his team?
[15:47] Hara
    I can't imagine that he was interested
    in reading during practice.
[15:51] Mochi
    Well, that was the case before
    he reached middle school.
[15:57] Sudo
    Mr. Mochida.
[15:59] Sudo
    I'm going to attend a class for readers.
[16:02] Sudo
    I believe that Master
    Suo has spent more time
[16:06] ---
    studying readers than he has
    studying cards or opponents.
[16:10] Mochi
    Sudo-kun's strength...
SIGN    I'll be the one who crushes the Master
[16:12] Mochi
    is drawn from his pride.
[16:15] Mochi
    It's odd, but the people
    who have the most pride
[16:19] ---
    are the ones who work the hardest.
[16:21] Mochi
    Looking up every step of the way.
[16:27] Ama
    I thought she was faster,
    but I guess I was wrong.
[16:30] Ama
    I'm already 7 cards up.
[16:32] Ama
    This should be a fairly easy win.
[16:38] Ama
    But what is she doing?
[16:40] Ama
    She's being really sensitive
    about her motion...
[16:42] Ama
    Focused on her accuracy...
[16:46] Ama
    Is she looking at Wakamiya Shinobu?
[16:49] Ama
    That's impossible!
[16:51] Ama
    I lost by 24 cards last year,
[16:53] Ama
    and you lost by 20 cards, too!
[16:56] Ama
    She's strong enough to
    give you nightmares!
[16:59] Ama
    She's out of our reach.
[17:03] Chi
    Connect... Connect...
[17:06] Chi
    Connect... One more millimeter...
[17:09] Ama
    You can keep your eyes
    focused on a distant goal,
[17:13] Ama
    while you lose the match you're in.
[17:15] [POEM] N
    My own sleeves are like...
[17:18] Mochi
    Good!
[17:19] Hara
    He was fast on that one.
[17:20] Hara
    He moved towards "My own home" before
    returning to "My own sleeves."
[17:23] Hara
    Hokuo's players are pulling ahead.
[17:27] Ama
    It was only six months ago that we were
[17:29] ---
    experiencing Sudo-san's pressure,
    glares, and voice every day.
[17:34] Ama
    We're on our home turf when
    Sudo-san is the reader!
[17:37] [POEM] N
    Feel sorrow wash...
[17:40] Tai
    Retro!
[17:41] ---
    Why do you always use strange motions?!
[17:43] Yuka
    That was cool!
[17:47] Tai
    Your fingers are injured and taped up,
[17:49] Tai
    but you insist on worming them in!
[17:52] Retro
    Win!
[17:53] Retro
    Win!
[17:54] Retro
    Win!
[17:56] [POEM] N
    The sky may hold the same moon
[17:58] Kame
    I'm in trouble. Boobie girl is good.
[18:05] Kana
    It's our fifth match, but I'm
    still able to move well.
[18:07] Kana
    Mom made sure that my
    sash was tied tight,
[18:10] Kana
    and I have the tasuki
    made by Ms. Miyauchi.
[18:13] Kana
    I tire less easily in a kimono.
[18:16] Kame
    Oh, crap.
[18:17] Kame
    I'll be in big trouble if
    I lose to boobie girl.
[18:20] Kana
    You probably wouldn't know,
[18:23] Kana
    but a kimono is designed perfectly
[18:25] ---
    for a boobie girl to move around!
[18:30] Miya
    The more I learn about
    competitive karuta,
[18:33] ---
    the more magical it seems.
[18:35] Miya
    Gender doesn't matter.
[18:38] Miya
    Size doesn't matter.
[18:40] Miya
    Intelligence and strength don't matter.
[18:43] Miya
    Age doesn't matter.
[18:46] [POEM] Sudo
    Would this old palace courtyard
    and the eaves strewn with weeds
[18:57] Miya
    Every poem read sends you
    back a thousand years.
[19:01] Miya
    How many sports are
    capable of such a feat?
[19:08] Both
    Thank you very much!
[19:10] Chi
    Huh?
[19:11] Shiro
    One win for Hokuo!
[19:13] Ama
    Yes!
[19:13] Kame
    Way to go, Shiroyama!
[19:14] Chi
    What?
[19:16] Chi
    Porky was crushed?!
SIGN    Lost by 13 cards
[19:21] Hara
    This is bad.
[19:23] Hara
    The first victory in a
    team match is critical.
[19:26] Hara
    The losing side feels
    a lot more pressure.
[19:31] Hara
    So even when you're losing,
[19:33] ---
    it's important to drag out the match...
[19:37] Hara
    Yet he lost this early!
[19:40] Pork
    But it's been so long since
    I played five matches in a row
[19:42] ---
    and my head's starting to spin.
[19:44] Pork
    Those circles kept bothering me.
[19:47] Pork
    I got distracted every time I saw Sis.
[19:49] Yuka
    You're so awesome, Retro-kun!
[19:51] Pork
    But...
[19:53] Pork
    Not allowed to start
    sentences with "But"...
[19:55] Tai
    I thought we could count on Nishida...
[19:57] Tai
    What about everyone else?
[19:59] Tai
    How are Oe-san and Komano doing?
[20:01] Tai
    They're in close matches.
[20:02] Tai
    What about Chihaya?
[20:03] Tai
    Huh?
[20:04] Tai
    Chihaya's losing by 5 cards?
[20:06] Tai
    Chi—
[20:15] Tai
    I'm in a close match myself.
[20:18] Tai
    If I speak, it shouldn't be
    to ask if she's okay.
[20:22] Tai
    It should be to announce
    a win for Mizusawa!
[20:26] Pork
    You're trying to copy
    Wakamiya Shinobu's style,
[20:29] Pork
    but you're closer to Suo
    Hisashi's style right now.
[20:34] Chi
    Porky, I've always wanted to become
    something I wasn't close to.
[20:39] Chi
    She can accurately and precisely
[20:41] ---
    touch an exact point
    with her fingertips...
[20:44] Chi
    She plays silent karuta...
[20:46] Chi
    However, I can't beat Amakasu-san
    with my accuracy right now.
[20:52] Chi
    It's not easy to be as
    good as Shinobu-chan.
[21:00] Desk
    You have twenty!
[21:02] Desk
    Twenty one-syllable cards!
[21:10] [POEM] N
    In the sleepy...
[21:16] Hara
    Chihaya-chan, are you...
[21:22] Hara
    ...trying to use both
    of their strengths?