E5 - Be as dear now, those were the good old days Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) 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?