E9 - My Only Thought

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[00:03] A
    Bye, Arata.
[00:04] A
    Let me know when you're done
    watching your friends play.
[00:07] Ara
    Thanks, Uncle Motoki!
[00:12] Ara
    I'm a little late.
[00:14] Ara
    Is their first match over?
[00:17] (Flashback) Chi
    Are you going to come tomorrow, Arata?
[00:20] (Flashback) Chi
    What? Just the individual
    tournament in two days?!
[00:23] Ara
    I was lying.
[00:26] Ara
    After I pay my respects,
    I'll go watch Chihaya and Taichi.
[01:05] Ara
    Wh-Who are you?
[01:10] Ara
    Oh, that mole!
[01:11] Ara
    Are you Shinobu-chan?
[01:13] Ara
    I didn't recognize you because you
    looked completely different on TV.
[01:16] Ara
    What are you doing to put on
    and lose weight so quickly?
[01:23] Ara
    Huh? What's wrong?
[01:25] Ara
    You don't need to cry, Shinobu-chan.
[01:27] Ara
    Aren't you the invincible Queen?
[01:36] Shi
    It's been four years since I last lost,
[01:40] Shi
    but I still have much
    room for improvement,
[01:44] Shi
    so I might end up losing to you,
    despite your long absence.
[01:50] Ara
    This is the pride of a Queen
[01:53] Ara
    and the temper of a Kyoto woman.
[01:56] (Flashback) Shi
    Since you quit karuta, you're
    never beating me again, fool.
[02:03] Ara
    What are you doing here, Shinobu-chan?
[02:05] Ara
    Isn't the individual
    tournament tomorrow?
[02:07] Ara
    Kyoto's not that far away.
[02:09] Shi
    Are you daft?
[02:11] Shi
    Every year on this day, I visit the shrine
[02:14] ---
    before watching the Lake Biwa Birdman Rally.
[02:21] Ara
    You came all the way
    out here and you're not
[02:22] ---
    going to watch the team tournament?
[02:24] Shi
    Team tournament?
[02:27] Shi
    That's for players who
    don't love karuta.
[02:31] Shi
    That's why you aren't
    playing in it, right?
[02:38] (Flashback) Ara
    It's strange.
[02:41] (Flashback) Ara
    Why do I keep getting matched
    against her in the first round?
[02:44] (Flashback) Ara
    In fourth and fifth grade, too.
[02:47] (Flashback) Gra
    Arata, Shinobu-chan will
    surely be a future Queen.
[02:54] (Flashback) Gra
    Go beat her again.
[03:02] (Flashback) Chi
    You should have started a karuta club.
[03:06] (Flashback) Shi
    Team tournament?
[03:07] (Flashback) Shi
    That's for players who
    don't love karuta.
SIGN    Chihaya Furu
SIGN    Verse 9
SIGN    My
    Only
    Thought
[04:29] Tai
    We won our first match.
[04:31] Tai
    How did it go
[04:32] Tai
    on your side?
[04:34] Tai
    How does Fujisaki look this year?
[04:38] Tai
    What's wrong?
SIGN    Mashima...
[04:44] Tai
    Five of their eight registered
    members are Class A?
[04:46] Desk
    And they sent out all five
    of them in the first round.
[04:52] Tai
    Five Class A members...
SIGN    I'll be watching their second match, as well.
[04:57] A
    Hey, what should we do for lunch?
[04:59] B
    How about the soba place
    inside the temple?
[04:59] ---
    Sorry.
[05:00] Tai
    What's wrong, Komano?
[05:02] B
    Who's that? A scout?
[05:04] A
    He was taking a bunch of
    notes during the match.
[05:11] Mako
    Hey, if you're spying on us,
    then write this down.
[05:13] Mako
    In Fujisaki, the girls are
    scarier than the guys.
[05:20] Desk
    Wait...
[05:21] Desk
    Aren't you a guy?
SIGN    Flat
[05:24] Mako
    But the truly scariest of all
    are the beautiful, right?
[05:29] B
    There it is!
[05:30] ---
    Makoto-senpai's trick of holding
    matches on his eyelashes!
[05:32] A
    Wow! He's got three of them today!
[05:34] B
    That's a good sign, senpai!
[05:36] A
    Wonderful!
[05:36] Desk
    I-I've known this for a while,
[05:37] Both
    Go, go, Fujisaki!
[05:38] Desk
    but the best karuta players
[05:40] Desk
    are all weirdos!
[05:44] Kana
    Stop that, Chihaya-chan.
[05:45] Chi
    Huh?
[05:46] Kana
    A girl shouldn't gulp water
    standing up like that.
[05:49] Chi
    I'm trying to fire myself up.
[05:51] Kana
    Is something wrong, Prez?
[05:57] Tai
    No, it's nothing.
[05:58] Retro
    You people like to talk a lot.
[06:01] Retro
    Hokuo will be breezing
    through the group stages.
[06:05] Retro
    How's it looking for Mizusawa,
    number two in Tokyo?
[06:08] Retro
    Try not to drop out too early.
[06:10] Chi
    We won't!
[06:12] Retro
    We'll be waiting for you in the final!
[06:14] Chi
    That's fine!
[06:15] Chi
    We'll get you back for Tokyo!
[06:17] Retro
    We'll take you down!
[06:19] Mura
    Arata.
[06:20] Ara
    Oh, Murao-san.
[06:27] Tai
    What is it, Chihaya?
[06:28] Chi
    Did you hear Arata's voice?
[06:30] Tai
    Huh?
[06:35] Tai
    What are you talking about?
[06:37] Tai
    He said that he was only playing
    in the individual tournament.
[06:40] Chi
    Yeah, but he might be here.
[06:43] Chi
    I just heard him...
[06:44] Tai
    Chihaya!
[06:46] Tai
    Whether he's here or not,
    our second match is coming up.
[06:49] Tai
    Focus on the tournament.
[06:50] Chi
    S-Sorry.
[06:54] Tai
    Yamaguchi Mioka, our second opponent,
[06:56] Tai
    Fujisaki has five Class A players.
[06:57] ---
    is fielding a bunch of boys
    without much experience.
[07:00] Tai
    How do we deal with that?
[07:02] Tai
    Then there's Hokuo and
    First Akashi Girls'...
[07:06] Tai
    There are many strong
    schools at Nationals.
[07:08] Tai
    We don't have time to
    think about Arata.
[07:12] Tai
    But what if...
[07:16] Tai
    ...he really is here?
[07:18] Tai
    What if Arata comes to watch us?
[07:23] Mura
    Wh-What's this about, Arata?
[07:25] Mura
    Why are we hiding?
[07:26] Ara
    S-Sorry. Come this way.
[07:31] Ara
    Murao-san, you're on the
    tournament committee this year?
[07:34] Mura
    Yeah, and there are other Nagumo
    society members helping out.
[07:38] Mura
    I had to wake up at five.
[07:39] Ara
    Sounds like hard work.
[07:41] Mura
    I don't mind.
[07:42] Mura
    There were other people doing
    this work when I was a student.
[07:47] Mura
    This is my way of paying them back.
[07:48] Mura
    We should keep the tradition going.
[07:52] Mura
    What about you, Arata?
[07:54] Mura
    You're only registered for the
    individual tournament, right?
[07:57] Ara
    Oh, I wanted to watch my friends play.
[08:00] Mura
    Oh, you mean Fujioka West from Fukui?
[08:04] Mura
    You have friends there?
[08:05] Ara
    Oh, no...
[08:07] Mura
    Fujioka West is having a hard time.
[08:09] Mura
    They've fought hard in the group stages
    with their three registered members,
[08:12] Mura
    but how long will they last?
[08:14] A
    Murao-san!
[08:15] Mura
    Oh, sorry.
[08:18] Mura
    The team tournament means
    more in high school karuta,
[08:21] Mura
    but the individual tournament is
    where you'll witness true skill.
[08:25] Mura
    You should go home and
    rest up for tomorrow.
SIGN    Fukui
SIGN    Fujioka
[08:30] Sho
    Oh, he finally picked up!
[08:32] Sho
    Coach, where are you?!
[08:34] Sho
    Isn't Tajiri with you?!
[08:36] Sho
    We were placed in a
    group with three teams,
[08:38] ---
    so we didn't play the first round,
[08:39] Sho
    but we'll be up soon!
[08:46] A
    An accident caused a traffic jam and they're
    only at the edge of Kyoto Prefecture.
[08:49] A
    It'll be at least an hour
    before they get here...
[08:52] A
    I'm sorry, Masaki!
[08:53] A
    You're the one who went through
    LASIK surgery for this tournament!
[08:58] Ara
    Shoji?
[09:01] Ara
    Are you Shoji?
[09:03] Ara
    I'm Arata.
[09:04] Ara
    We went to the same middle school.
[09:08] (Flashback) Shoji
    Wataya!
[09:09] (Flashback) Shoji
    You were lucky to have a
    Master for a grandfather,
[09:11] (Flashback) Shoji
    but now it's the opposite!
[09:13] (Flashback) Shoji
    He's the reason you don't
    have time to practice!
[09:18] Shoji
    Wa-Wataya Arata?
[09:20] Ara
    Yeah.
[09:21] Shoji
    Arata?
[09:22] Ara
    You ended up going to Fujioka West?
[09:26] Shoji
    The super karuta player Wataya
    Arata who went to Fujioka East?!
[09:29] Ara
    Huh?
[09:31] A
    Hey, does Fujioka West
    only have three players?
[09:35] A
    I thought that Fukui was big on karuta.
[09:39] A
    Only three schools showed
    up for their preliminary.
[09:42] B
    I've heard that the players all spend
    their time at karuta societies instead.
[09:45] A
    Oh, like the Fukui Nagumo society.
[09:47] A
    It's famous for being really good.
[09:50] A
    Wait, doesn't that mean that their
    three players could be really strong?
[09:57] Ara
    What is this?
[09:58] Ara
    What am I doing?
[10:01] Ara
    Why am I here?
[10:03] Kuri
    Okay, we will now begin the second
    round for groups H and I.
[10:08] Kuri
    Please place your cards.
[10:10] Ara
    Shoji! This won't work!
[10:11] Ara
    It's going to fail!
[10:12] Sho
    What's wrong, Tajiri-kun?
[10:13] Ara
    They're gonna find out!
[10:15] Ara
    Director Kuriyama from our
    karuta society is up there!
[10:19] Sho
    Don't worry.
[10:20] Sho
    An Arata without glasses is no Arata.
[10:22] Sho
    You're Tajiri-kun.
[10:24] Kuri
    We will now begin fifteen
    minutes of memorization time.
[10:28] Kuri
    You have until that minute hand hits 6.
[10:30] Ara
    Why is this happening?
[10:33] (Flashback) Ara
    That won't work.
[10:35] (Flashback) Ara
    I go to a different high school.
[10:37] (Flashback) Sho
    Our schools are right next to each other!
[10:40] (Flashback) Ara
    That's not the point!
[10:42] (Flashback) Sho
    Arata.
[10:44] (Flashback) Sho
    I'm not expecting you to win or anything.
[10:47] (Flashback) Sho
    You just have to sit down with us!
[10:49] (Flashback) Sho
    It took effort to convince Masaki
    and Tajiri to start a karuta club!
[10:52] (Flashback) Sho
    We worked hard the past 18 months
    to make it to Nationals!
[10:56] (Flashback) Sho
    I don't want to go home without
    playing a single match!
[11:04] Ara
    But if I take off my glasses,
[11:07] ---
    I won't be able to do
    anything besides sit around.
[11:10] Ara
    I somehow managed to place my cards.
[11:14] Ara
    We're up against Jinnan
    Academy from Kochi.
[11:17] Ara
    The two players who win by default
    are staying seated to support their team.
[11:22] Ara
    They're serious about this.
    My opponent is too.
[11:28] Kuri
    Time is up. Let's begin.
[11:31] All
    Thank you for the game.
[11:33] All
    Thank you for the game.
[11:38] [POEM] N
    Naniwa Bay, now the flower
    blooms, but for winter
[11:41] Ara
    I just came here to watch
    Chihaya and Taichi play...
[11:45] Ara
    Please, at least, don't let me
    get caught and disqualified!
[11:46] [POEM] N
    Here comes spring,
    now the flower blooms
[11:54] [POEM] N
    Here comes spring,
    now the flower blooms
[12:25] Tai
    I told Chihaya to focus,
[12:27] Tai
    but I'm the one who can't
    stop thinking about him.
[12:30] Chi
    Taichi.
[12:31] Tai
    Huh? What?
[12:33] Chi
    Stay focused.
SIGN    Coming from you?
[12:36] Chi
    If Arata comes to watch us,
[12:38] Chi
    I want to show off my team,
    and how strong we are.
[12:47] Tsu
    I don't understand,
[12:50] Tsu
    but I like the idea of
    Ayase-senpai showing me off.
[12:53] Chi
    This is the second round
    of the group stage...
[12:56] Chi
    Watch us, Arata.
SIGN    Not possible
[13:03] Ara
    I can't win...
[13:04] Ara
    I can't influence the
    other two players...
[13:08] [POEM] N
    As my love first came to realization,
[13:10] Ara
    But that's...
[13:12] [POEM] ---
    For the cold nights when crickets are chirping,
[13:14] Ara
    More tiring than playing normally.
[13:18] A
    What's wrong with this guy?
[13:20] A
    Is he even trying?
[13:21] A
    I'm playing my heart out here.
[13:23] Ara
    I'm sorry.
[13:26] Ara
    I can feel his frustration...
[13:28] Ara
    After making it to Nationals,
[13:31] ---
    you want to play as many
    games as you can...
[13:33] Ara
    You want to play strong opponents
    who will make you better.
[13:41] [POEM] N
    Look for the sound of the cuckoo
[13:42] Kuri
    He's fast.
[13:44] Ara
    Crap!
[13:46] Ara
    I need to be careful...
[13:47] Ara
    My body moves when a one-syllable
    card on my side is read.
[13:49] Ara
    Even when I can't see the cards...
[13:53] Ara
    Didn't this happen before?
[13:56] Ara
    When I took cards without my glasses?
[13:59] [POEM] N
    My fear is that you will forget
    your promise to never forget me,
[14:01] Arata
    Where is it?
[14:05] Tai
    Found it!
[14:11] Tai
    Don't tell Chihaya...
[14:15] Arata
    I wanted to play as a team.
[14:17] [POEM] N
    Impassionate gods...
[14:29] Arata
    Why are you crying?
[14:33] Sho
    Masaki!
[14:35] Sho
    You're doing good! Keep on the attack!
[14:36] Sho
    You can give us our first win!
[14:40] Sho
    I made it to Class A before you did,
[14:43] Sho
    but I couldn't win a single match
    in any of the tournaments.
[14:47] Sho
    Still, when I looked around,
    there were other people like me.
[14:52] Sho
    Strangely enough, once the three of
    us were together, we started to win.
[14:55] Masa
    Yep, yep.
[14:57] Sho
    We aren't aspiring to become the Master,
[14:58] Sho
    and we don't even have five players,
[15:00] Sho
    but we can still have fun playing karuta.
[15:07] Shi
    Team tournament?
[15:08] Shi
    That's for players who
    don't love karuta.
[15:12] Mura
    But the individual tournament is
    where you'll witness true skill.
[15:19] [POEM] N
    but from the crystal
    white snow of Yoshino
[15:27] [POEM] N
    Note that...
[15:35] Kuri
    The Fukui team needs all
    three members to win,
[15:38] Kuri
    but Kochi is leading all three games.
[15:41] A
    Here.
[15:43] C
    Man, they're too weak.
[15:47] Ara
    It hurts...
[15:49] Ara
    It hurts...
[15:51] Ara
    I'm no use here.
[15:54] Ara
    I can't help them out
[15:55] [POEM] N
    that you pine for me as the Inaba
    mountain pines, I shall return to you
[15:56] Ara
    because this isn't my team.
[16:03] [POEM] N
    Like a boatsman...
[16:07] E
    Yes! That's one win for Jinnan!
[16:09] D
    We're in the playoffs!
[16:11] A
    Quiet. The match isn't over yet.
[16:14] Both
    Thank you very much.
[16:26] (Flashback) Ara
    I'm not interested in team tournaments.
[16:30] (Flashback) Ara
    I'm focused on winning the
    individual tournament.
[16:37] (Flashback) Shi
    Team tournament?
[16:38] (Flashback) Shi
    That's for players who don't love karuta.
[16:46] (Flashback) Mura
    But the individual tournament is
    where you'll witness true skill.
[16:50] (Flashback) Chi
    I wanted to play more karuta together!
[17:03] Ara
    Murao-san...
[17:07] Ara
    What does it mean
[17:10] ---
    to be good at karuta?
[17:25] [POEM] N
    I do not know where
    this love will take me
[17:34] [POEM] N
    A mountain village...
[17:36] Sho
    He got it!
[17:39] Kuri
    That player has a beautiful swing.
[17:41] Kuri
    Maybe as beautiful as Arata-kun.
[17:44] [POEM] N
    when people and grass grow scarce
[17:53] [POEM] N
    Said world grants no change, I pray,
[17:55] Kuri
    His cover was clean, too.
[17:57] Kuri
    Reminds me of Arata-kun.
[17:59] Kuri
    But it'll be hard to make
    up a 15 card lead...
[18:03] Kuri
    He chose the perfect time to be
    aggressive when sending cards.
[18:06] Kuri
    Just like Arata-kun!
[18:16] Kuri
    It's him!
[18:20] A
    So fast...
[18:21] A
    Who is he?
[18:23] B
    He's going to come back
    from a 15 card deficit?
[18:28] Ara
    Fujioka West's defeat is sealed.
[18:31] Ara
    But...
[18:32] Ara
    I want to show respect for my opponent.
[18:36] Ara
    I want to tell my teammate
    that it's not over!
[18:39] Ara
    I want to do something!
[18:41] Ara
    I want to let them know!
[18:44] Ara
    With all my strength!
[18:50] Sho
    Masaki's also coming back!
[18:52] Sho
    Amazing!
[18:55] Sho
    His power is completely different...
[18:59] Sho
    This is...
[19:02] Sho
    This is a karuta player who
    wants to become the Master!
[19:12] Ara
    Thank you very much.
[19:14] A
    Thank you very much.
[19:18] Both
    Thank you very much.
[19:26] A
    Jinnan Academy defeats
    Fujioka West 3-2.
[19:32] All
    Thank you very much.
[19:34] All
    Thank you very much.
[19:41] Sho
    Arata...
[19:43] Sho
    Thank you...
[19:51] Sho
    Thank you, Arata...
[20:02] Ara
    Mr. Kuriyama...
[20:04] Kuri
    What are you doing, Arata-kun?!
[20:06] Kuri
    Come with me!
[20:08] Kuri
    You're not a student at Fujioka West!
[20:12] Kuri
    You aren't a registered
    member of their team!
[20:14] Ara
    I'm sorry...
[20:16] Kuri
    What is the meaning of this?!
[20:18] Ara
    Well...
[20:19] Sho
    It's not Arata's fault!
[20:21] Sho
    We begged him to play!
[20:23] Kuri
    It's against the rules to
    use substitute players!
[20:42] Kuri
    S-Since I caught you in the
    act, I can't let this slide.
[20:48] Kuri
    Fujioka West will receive
    a severe reprimand,
[20:51] Kuri
    and Arata-kun,
[20:54] Kuri
    you may be barred from playing
    in the tournament tomorrow.
[21:00] N
    Due to worsening weather conditions,
[21:04] ---
    today's birdman rally racing and gliding
    events will be postponed to tomorrow.
[21:11] N
    I repeat.
[21:12] N
    Due to worsening...
[21:18] Kuri
    You may be barred from playing
    in the tournament tomorrow.