# E6 - To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
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**[00:04] Both**
Thank you very much!
**[00:06] Chi**
*What?*
**[00:07] Chi**
*Porky was crushed?!*
***SIGN*** Lost by 13 cards
**[00:13] Tai**
* If I speak, it shouldn't be*
* to ask if she's okay.*
**[00:17] Tai**
* It should be to announce*
* a win for Mizusawa!*
**[00:20] [POEM] N**
may the wind bring clouds
to extend their stay.
**[00:31] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy...
**[00:37] Hara**
*Chihaya-chan, are you...*
**[00:42] Hara**
* ...trying to use both*
* of their strengths?*
***SIGN*** Chihaya Furu
***SIGN*** Verse 6
***SIGN*** To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
**[01:58] [POEM] N**
In the sleepy spring sunlight,
**[02:05] Ama**
*What?*
**[02:07] Ama**
*"In order to restore" hasn't been read yet.*
**[02:10] Ama**
* "In the sleepy" isn't a*
* one-syllable card yet.*
***SIGN*** In the
***SIGN*** sleepy
***SIGN*** In order
***SIGN*** to restore
**[02:13] Ama**
*So why?*
**[02:14] Ama**
* Was it because she was*
* camping that card?*
**[02:18] Ama**
* I think she moved before*
* I even heard "In" spoken.*
**[02:23] Ama**
*That's impossible!*
**[02:25] Ama**
*No human is capable of that.*
**[02:28] Ama**
*She just happened to guess right!*
**[02:31] Sudo**
*Focus, Amakasu!*
**[02:34] Sudo**
*She's not guessing cards!*
**[02:37] Sudo**
*Ayase Chihaya can hear.*
**[02:41] Sudo**
*She can hear!*
**[02:45] Sudo**
* I don't know what it is in*
* my voice that she can hear,*
**[02:48] Sudo**
*but there's a difference between*
**[02:50] ---**
*the "In" in "In the" and the "In" in "In order."*
**[02:53] Sudo**
* I want to know what*
* it is I'm telling her.*
**[03:00] Sudo**
*My voice isn't*
**[03:03] Sudo**
*telling her anything...*
**[03:04] [POEM] N**
a whirlwind of flower petals descends.
**[03:12] Sudo**
*She's taking control of my voice...*
**[03:14] [POEM] N**
Nothing can be worse...
**[03:18] Ama**
*Again?*
**[03:20] Ama**
* "No more" is still in play,*
* but she moved on "No."*
**[03:24] Ama**
* There are other players who*
* can move fast or react fast,*
**[03:28] Ama**
*but that's not what she's doing here...*
**[03:38] Ama**
*Huh?*
**[03:45] (Flashback) Hara**
Nine months have passed...
**[03:47] (Flashback) Hara**
Stop taking cards with your speed.
**[03:50] Hara**
*It must have been hard, Chihaya-chan,*
**[03:53] Hara**
*but you've made incredible progress.*
**[03:57] Hara**
* You concentrated on your*
* accuracy the first half,*
**[04:01] Hara**
* and now you're taking risks to*
* take cards with your speed.*
**[04:07] Hara**
*You're giving yourself more weapons!*
**[04:10] (Flashback) A**
There are 28 one-syllable cards for him.
**[04:15] (Flashback) Desk**
You have 20!
**[04:26] Chi**
*This is what I wanted...*
**[04:28] Chi**
*What I could never explain...*
**[04:31] Chi**
* The sound that comes*
* before a sound forms...*
**[04:33] Chi**
*I'm finally able to say I can hear it, too!*
**[04:39] [POEM] N**
when I cannot bear growing any
weaker than I already have.
**[04:48] [POEM] Ama**
A mountain stream...
***SIGN*** when people and grass grow scarce
**[04:49] Ama**
*Crap! A fault!*
**[04:52] Ama**
*Damn!*
**[04:54] Ama**
*This is bad.*
**[04:56] Ama**
*A fault this late in the match...*
**[04:58] Ama**
*I'm in trouble!*
**[05:01] Sudo**
*Amakasu! Say something!*
**[05:03] Sudo**
*Don't let your opponent focus!*
**[05:05] Sudo**
* Say that she's encroaching*
* on the playing field*
**[05:07] ---**
* or that there's a hair*
* sticking out of her nose!*
**[05:10] Sudo**
* Now I know how it*
* feels to be a reader!*
**[05:15] Sudo**
*I don't want to interfere!*
**[05:17] [POEM] N**
as helpless autumn leaves are
caught against the flow.
**[05:25] [POEM] N**
While autumn leaves...
**[05:27] Sudo**
*Not when she's this focused!*
**[05:32] Tsu**
* His five-card lead is*
* gone, just like that.*
**[05:40] Ama**
* Damn, why do I have to*
* play such a tough match?*
**[05:43] Ama**
*This is all Retro's fault!*
**[05:53] Ama**
*Retro's losing his own match!*
**[05:56] Retro**
*Our ace against their ace.*
**[05:59] Retro**
* Our number two against*
* their number two.*
**[06:01] Retro**
*Isn't that how we should win?!*
**[06:04] Retro**
* Hokuo Academy is the*
* strongest school in Tokyo!*
**[06:07] Retro**
*That's what I want to show everyone!*
**[06:18] Ama**
*Sudo-san is gone.*
**[06:20] Ama**
*I'm the Hokuo ace now.*
**[06:23] Ama**
*In every other sport I tried,*
**[06:25] ---**
* I was told that I could*
* never be a starter,*
**[06:28] Ama**
*but in my last summer here,*
**[06:30] ---**
*the members voted for me to lead them.*
**[06:33] [POEM] N**
Said world grants no change, I pray,
**[06:38] Hara**
* "Said world grants no change"*
* is a five-syllable card.*
**[06:40] Hara**
* Chihaya-chan covered the*
* "Said world grants no escape" card*
**[06:44] ---**
* on her side before attacking*
* the opponent's side.*
**[06:47] Ama**
*My body may be small,*
**[06:49] Ama**
* but I can still cover my*
* own cards against a girl.*
**[06:53] Ama**
*I don't need a big lead.*
**[06:55] Ama**
*One card is all it takes.*
**[06:57] Ama**
*I'll still win in the end...*
**[06:59] Ama**
*by playing karuta the Hokuo way.*
**[07:02] Mochi**
*Amakasu-kun is working hard.*
**[07:05] Mochi**
*I want him to be able to relax...*
**[07:07] Mochi**
*Why haven't Takuma and Kameda won yet?*
**[07:14] Desk**
* I can tell my teammates*
* are trying their best.*
**[07:18] Desk**
* I can see that my*
* opponent is worn down.*
**[07:21] Taku**
*Why can't I pull ahead? What's wrong?*
**[07:25] Taku**
*He was a weak amateur last year!*
**[07:28] Taku**
*I need to finish this match quickly!*
**[07:31] Desk**
* I lost to Takuma-kun*
* by 15 cards, last year.*
**[07:35] [POEM] N**
when the fisherman who casts
his nets can seem dear.
**[07:36] Desk**
* All he remembers is*
* that he crushed me.*
**[07:39] Desk**
*He's not taking me seriously,*
**[07:40] ---**
* so he's placed all his*
* cards to the lower right.*
**[07:44] [POEM] N**
Impassionate gods...
**[07:46] Sumi**
*Yes!*
**[07:47] Sumi**
*All four of them got it!*
**[07:48] Taku**
W-Wait!
**[07:50] Taku**
"*Impassioned vows*" is still in play,
so I was able to cover in time!
***SIGN*** I touched the card first.
***SIGN*** I moved around your hand to tap it from the side.
**[08:00] Taku**
* It's easier to bypass a right-handed*
* cover with your left hand.*
**[08:04] Taku**
*Was that his goal?!*
**[08:07] Desk**
* Of course, Takuma-kun has played*
* karuta much longer than I have.*
**[08:11] Desk**
* However, in the year*
* since I lost to him,*
**[08:16] Desk**
* I've had more fun playing*
* karuta than he has.*
**[08:20] Desk**
*I just know it!*
**[08:23] [POEM] N**
are joined at river's end.
**[08:26] Kana**
*Two cards left...*
**[08:32] [POEM] N**
May the time spent in our one night together
**[08:37] Pork**
*Kana-chan has one card left.*
**[08:39] Pork**
* Mashima, Ayase, and Desktomu-kun*
* have two cards left.*
**[08:43] Pork**
*Crazy...*
**[08:45] Pork**
* I've never seen a match where*
* four games were all this close.*
**[08:48] Pork**
*All four may possibly come down to luck-of-the-draw.*
**[08:52] Tsu**
The finals are incredible.
**[08:55] Hara**
All four games are down
to three cards total.
**[08:58] Hara**
It's possible that we could see...
**[09:01] Pork**
*Crap!*
**[09:02] Pork**
*Crap! Crap! Crap!*
**[09:05] Pork**
*Mashima! Ayase! Desktomu-kun! Kana-chan!*
**[09:07] Pork**
*Pay attention!*
**[09:08] Pork**
*If all four of you are put in*
**[09:09] ---**
* luck-of-the-draw situations*
* without realizing it, we'll lose!*
**[09:12] Pork**
*We're guaranteed to lose!*
**[09:14] [POEM] N**
bring a life of everlasting love.
**[09:23] [POEM] N**
I know that my heart...
**[09:24] Pork**
*N-No way!*
**[09:27] Sumi**
Huh?! What?!
**[09:28] Sumi**
They moved so fast that I
couldn't tell what happened.
**[09:30] Tsu**
Ayase-senpai, Mashima-senpai, and
Komano-senpai won their cards.
**[09:35] Pork**
*I've never seen this happen before...*
**[09:38] Pork**
*Four simultaneous luck-of-the-draws!*
**[09:45] Taku**
Uh, I'm moving "*The hazed early*" left.
**[09:51] Desk**
* Is he doing this because*
* I'm left-handed?*
**[09:53] Retro**
I'm moving "*The fall paddy*" left.
**[09:56] Retro**
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
**[09:58] Tai**
* No, that's not what*
* they're trying to do!*
**[10:01] Pork**
*Ayase! Please!*
**[10:03] Pork**
*Look around you!*
***SIGN*** Thinking about which card to send
**[10:04] Pork**
* Don't look at the cards!*
* Look around you!*
**[10:07] Pork**
*Wait until Kana-chan has received hers!*
**[10:09] Pork**
*Don't send your card yet!*
***SIGN*** but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
**[10:14] Kame**
I'm sending "*The hazed early*."
**[10:21] Desk**
*They got us.*
**[10:28] Pork**
*Hokuo...*
**[10:31] Pork**
*...successfully split their cards.*
**[10:35] Pork**
* In a luck-of-the-draw, the rule*
* is to protect your own card.*
**[10:39] Pork**
*Whoever's card is read, wins.*
**[10:41] Pork**
*It's a 50-50 contest.*
**[10:43] Pork**
*But in this situation...*
**[10:46] Tsu**
Hokuo is good.
**[10:48] Tsu**
You can tell they're
used to team matches.
**[10:50] Tsu**
They were able to split their cards.
**[10:53] Hara**
*Splitting your cards*
**[10:55] ---**
* is a strategy employed towards*
* the end of a team match.*
**[10:58] Hara**
* In a 5 vs. 5 team match, you*
* only need three wins to win.*
**[11:03] Hara**
* In other words, the team*
* that already has one win*
**[11:06] ---**
* only needs two wins out*
* of the luck-of-the-draw.*
**[11:09] Hara**
*So to ensure victory, they made sure*
**[11:12] ---**
* that they have two of each*
* of the remaining cards.*
**[11:16] Hara**
*After "I know that my heart" was read,*
***SIGN*** Amakasu vs. Ayase
***SIGN*** Takuma vs. Komano
***SIGN*** Kinashi vs. Mashima Kameda vs. Oe
**[11:19] Hara**
* they casually told their*
* teammates what their card was.*
**[11:24] (Flashback) Taku**
Uh, I'm moving "The hazed early" left.
**[11:32] (Flashback) Retro**
I'm moving "The fall paddy" left.
**[11:34] (Flashback) Retro**
Oh, sorry. I think I'll move it back.
**[11:40] (Flashback) Hara**
They waited until they saw
which card Chihaya-chan sent,
***SIGN*** but from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
**[11:49] (Flashback) Kame**
I'm sending "The hazed early."
**[11:51] Hara**
* before setting everything up*
* by sending the final card.*
***SIGN*** The hazed early The hazed early
dawn light dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy The fall paddy
**[11:58] Hara**
*Now their cards are split.*
**[12:02] Hara**
As a team, they have two of each card,
**[12:06] ---**
so regardless of which card is read,
**[12:08] ---**
as long as they protect their
own cards, they'll win.
**[12:11] Tsu**
It's a strategy that's
borderline against the rules.
**[12:13] Mochi**
Oh, I should ask Tashiro-kun
to provide a ruling.
**[12:18] Hara**
* Mizusawa should have tried*
* for a 3 to 1 split.*
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon
**[12:25] Hara**
*Then, it would have come down to luck.*
**[12:28] Hara**
* They would have had a*
* 50% chance of winning.*
***SIGN*** Hokuo wins
***SIGN*** The fall paddy shacks have rough thatching
***SIGN*** Mizusawa wins
**[12:34] Hara**
* Now, they can only win if*
* they take an opponent's card.*
**[12:39] Tai**
*Crap...*
**[12:41] Tai**
* It's basically impossible*
* for us to win now!*
**[12:44] Caption**
*Only looking at her own cards Can't see the cards that are further away*
**[12:46] Tai**
*We were unprepared...*
**[12:48] Tai**
*I never thought this might happen.*
**[12:51] Tai**
* Our lack of experience in*
* team matches is showing!*
**[12:53] Tai**
* This is the worst time for Hokuo's*
* karuta experience to pay off!*
**[13:01] Chi**
*Huh?*
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy
***SIGN*** The hazed early dawn light
***SIGN*** The fall paddy
**[13:03] Chi**
*Does this mean...*
**[13:05] Chi**
* ...it's really hard for*
* us to score three wins?*
**[13:08] Chi**
*No way! What do we do? What do we do?*
**[13:19] Pork**
*What am I doing...*
**[13:21] Pork**
* I told our first-year*
* that I'd make him strong,*
**[13:25] Pork**
*then I alone lost early on....*
**[13:28] Pork**
*I'm pathetic!*
**[13:29] Pork**
* They're all fighting!*
* Giving their all!*
**[13:34] Pork**
*This is all my fault!*
**[13:44] Ama**
*Practicing swings that reach my side?*
**[13:47] Pork**
* Is Ayase planning to attack*
* her opponent's side?!*
**[13:58] Sumi**
Mashima-senpai...
**[14:00] Tai**
* "The hazed early dawn light" and*
* "The fall paddy" are on the field.*
**[14:03] Tai**
* The dead cards that*
* haven't been read are*
**[14:06] Tai**
* "Long," "Impassioned Vows," "Like the,"*
* "The hazed field," "The fall wind"...*
**[14:13] Tai**
*We can't move on "The hazed" or "The fall."*
**[14:16] Tai**
* It all comes down to*
* the third syllable!*
**[14:19] Tai**
* If "The hazed early" is read,*
* Chihaya will take the opponent's card!*
**[14:24] Tai**
* If "The fall paddy" is read,*
* I'll take the opponent's card!*
**[14:29] Tai**
*We're not giving up!*
**[14:31] Tai**
*Mizusawa will take three wins!*
**[14:33] Tai**
*We'll be the champions!*
**[14:36] [POEM] N**
Long last we meet...
**[14:38] [POEM] N**
Like the sound of someone
knocking on my door,
**[14:42] A**
* They're really trying to*
* take the opponent's cards?*
**[14:45] B**
*Mizusawa is serious about attacking...*
**[14:48] Retro**
*This isn't a typical luck-of-the-draw.*
**[14:51] Retro**
* Unlike Mizusawa, none of us need*
* to attack the opponent's side.*
**[14:56] Retro**
* We just have to focus on*
* protecting our own cards.*
**[14:59] Retro**
* It's impossible to penetrate*
* that kind of defense!*
**[15:03] Retro**
*Mashima must know that!*
**[15:05] Tai**
*I'm taking it!*
**[15:07] Retro**
*He has to!*
**[15:08] Tai**
*I'm taking it!*
**[15:09] [POEM] N**
...blown by the autumn wind.
**[15:14] [POEM] N**
The fall wind parts the wispy clouds
**[15:22] Retro**
*A fault...*
**[15:27] Tai**
One win for Mizusawa!
**[15:38] Hara**
* That wasn't just a simple*
* mistake by Retro-kun.*
**[15:41] Hara**
* Eyelashes' focus and*
* unwavering persistence*
**[15:45] Hara**
*pushed Retro-kun into that error.*
**[15:49] Hara**
*Luck-of-the-draw isn't about luck.*
**[15:52] Hara**
*Luck doesn't decide a match!*
**[15:57] Hara**
*Each school has one win.*
**[16:00] Hara**
*It's an even match now.*
**[16:04] Ama**
*What the hell, Retro?!*
**[16:07] Ama**
* First, you lied about*
* your retrot cards.*
**[16:10] Ama**
* Now, you made a mistake that*
* ruined our perfect split!*
**[16:14] Ama**
*What if we lose?!*
**[16:16] Ama**
*How are you going to make up for this?!*
**[16:19] Ama**
*I'll sock him.*
**[16:20] (Flashback) Ama**
The two remaining teams get
to go to Nationals, right?
**[16:23] (Flashback) Ama**
We don't need to try that hard, then.
**[16:27] Ama**
*I'll sock him.*
**[16:29] Ama**
*I'll win...*
**[16:31] Ama**
*I'll win and sock Retro hard!*
**[16:37] A**
* The Hokuo ace is also*
* practicing offensive swings.*
**[16:39] B**
*He's going to attack.*
**[16:44] Mochi**
Amakasu-kun...
**[16:46] Ama**
*Cover my card on "The."*
**[16:48] Ama**
*If the next syllable is "fall," I attack.*
**[16:51] Ama**
*If it's "The hazed field," I cover,*
**[16:53] Ama**
* and if it's "The hazed*
* early," I clamp down.*
**[16:55] Ama**
* There's no such thing*
* as a throw-away match!*
**[16:58] Ama**
*We're Hokuo!*
**[17:00] Ama**
*Hokuo wins!*
**[17:01] Sudo**
*Amakasu...*
**[17:04] Sudo**
*Be careful, Amakasu!*
**[17:06] Sudo**
*There are people...*
**[17:08] [POEM] N**
to reveal moonlight, clear and bright.
**[17:13] Sudo**
* capable of clearing their*
* minds in this situation.*
**[17:17] [POEM] N**
The hazed early dawn light
comes not from the moon
**[17:24] Sumi**
Who got it?! Who got the card?!
**[17:27] Tsu**
I can't tell! They moved too fast!
**[17:29] Mochi**
Who got it?!
**[17:29] Hara**
Who moved faster?!
**[17:31] Ama**
It's mine! I moved faster!
**[17:33] Chi**
No.
**[17:33] Ama**
I touched it first!
**[17:35] Chi**
No.
**[17:35] Ama**
Ref!
**[17:38] Chi**
No.
**[17:42] Chi**
It was
**[17:45] Chi**
at the same time.
**[17:46] Ama**
Huh?
**[17:49] Tashiro**
In that case, it goes to
the side the card was on.
**[17:51] Tashiro**
Amakasu-kun wins.
**[17:54] Chi**
Thank you very much.
**[17:58] Mochi**
Hokuo Academy wins the Tokyo regional
**[18:02] ---**
over Mizusawa High School 3-2!
**[18:05] All**
Thank you very much.
**[18:08] A**
Wow, that was an incredible final.
**[18:10] B**
That was exciting.
**[18:11] C**
That was a once-in-a-decade
kind of match.
**[18:13] Sudo**
Amakasu.
**[18:16] Sudo**
Is Hokuo the strongest team in Tokyo?
**[18:22] Ama**
No.
**[18:24] Ama**
On the last card, I only moved
because I felt Ayase move.
**[18:28] Ama**
If it had been "The hazed field,"
I would have committed a fault.
**[18:30] Ama**
I couldn't hear a thing.
**[18:34] Ama**
After that match, I can't say that
Hokuo is the strongest team.
**[18:38] Sudo**
Lame.
**[18:40] Sudo**
If you can't be the
strongest team in Tokyo,
**[18:43] Sudo**
show me that you're the
strongest team in Japan.
**[18:46] Ama**
Sudo-san...
**[18:47] Sudo**
I'll be coming to watch on your budget.
***SIGN*** Shouldn't we wake up Ayase?
**[18:56] Kana**
Yes, the closing ceremony's
about to begin.
**[18:59] Pork**
E-Everyone! I'm sorry!
**[19:01] Pork**
It's all because I screwed up!
**[19:03] Pork**
Because I lost first!
**[19:07] Tai**
Chihaya...
**[19:10] Chi**
Th-That was fun!
**[19:14] Chi**
That was the most fun we've had!
**[19:23] Tai**
Five matches is really difficult.
**[19:27] Tai**
Huh? Where's Tsukuba?
***SIGN*** He said he was going somewhere with his brothers.
**[19:31] Kana**
They're really close.
**[19:33] Chi**
Guys! We start practicing
for Nationals tomorrow!
**[19:36] Tai**
Chihaya!
**[19:38] Tai**
Let everyone rest for a day.
**[19:39] Chi**
What?!
**[19:43] Tai**
Huh? Aren't you going
this way, Hanano-san?
**[19:47] Sumi**
Sorry, I have something to do.
**[19:56] Hara**
What?! You want to join
the Shiranami society!
**[19:59] Hara**
All four of you?!
**[20:00] Hara**
Really?!
**[20:01] Tsu**
Yes, please accept us.
**[20:03] D**
What's a karuta society?
**[20:05] C**
Can we become strong?
**[20:06] B**
I'm gonna become a Master.
**[20:13] Hara**
Oh, we meet again.
**[20:17] Hara**
Will you be number five?
**[20:22] Chi**
Bye!
**[20:23] Chi**
We start practicing for
Nationals in two days!
**[20:39] Chi**
Oh, it's Arata!
**[20:41] Chi**
An e-mail from Arata!
**[20:48] [Messenger] Caption**
Did you have fun at the
high school regional final?
**[21:00] (Flashback) Arata**
Why are you crying?
**[21:02] (Flashback) Arata**
It was really fun.
**[21:13] Chi**
*Arata.*
**[21:15] Chi**
* That match was the most*
* fun I've ever had,*
**[21:21] Chi**
* and it was the most*
* difficult loss I've ever had.*