12 - For Someone Else

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SIGN    Day of the Third
    Keika Title Match
[00:28] Yu
    Miwa-san!
[00:32] Miwa
    Guys...
[00:35] Yu
    Miwa-san, we'll go home and root
    for you over the livestream.
[00:39] Niko
    G-Good luck!
[00:40] Kazuki
    Win your remaining matches
    and defend the title with your life!
[00:45] Miwa
    Yeah.
[00:47] Three
    Good!
[00:52] Miwa
    But ya know what?
    I don't care about the title anymore!
[00:56] Both
    What?
[00:57] Niko
    Wh-What are you, nuts?
[00:59] Kazuki
    I concur! Don't even joke about that!
[01:03] Niko
    M-Miwa?
[01:04] Kazuki
    Why even continue with these matches, then?
[01:11] Miwa
    Not telling.
[01:17] Miwa
    See you later.
SIGN    Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
[01:29] Yu
    Just thinking about my mom—
[01:31] (Flashback) Yu
    how I could make someone's face
    light up just by cooking for them—
[01:34] (Flashback) Yu
    made me gradually get better and better.
[01:38] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono
    Well done, Miwa.
[01:40] (Flashback) Niko
    You're something else!
[01:41] (Flashback) Kazuki
    I'll admit I'm proud.
[01:47] Miwa
    I'm just like him.
[01:50] Miwa
    And if I win, Yu-kun will also...
[01:53] Yu
    Congratulations, Miwa-san!
[01:59] Miwa
    I wanna see them happy.
[02:04] Miwa
    No... I'll make them happy!
SIGN    home.12   For Someone Else
[02:10] Reporter A
    Right now, Ms. Yaotome leads
    with two wins and no losses.
[02:13] Reporter A
    If Ms. Mikadono loses this match,
    she'll surrender her title.
[02:18] Reporter B
    This must be the first real crisis
    for our prodigy, Miwa Mikadono.
[02:22] Miwa
    Glad we made it interestin'.
SIGN    Saika Newspaper Cup
    Keika Series
    Match Three
[02:45] Sakura
    That's her... That's the real Miwa Mikadono.
[02:48] Sakura
    The true-blue, genuine...
[02:51] Sakura
    prodigy.
[02:53] Sakura
    This is the same aura I felt
    when we first met.
[02:57] Sakura
    The aura... that was nothing like mine.
[03:10] (Flashback) Mother
    You don't want to play with her anymore?
[03:12] (Flashback) Girl
    Yeah, Sakura-chan's just bad at everything.
[03:28] (Flashback) Father
    Sakura...
[03:29] (Flashback) Father
    Let's go visit Grandpa.
[03:39] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Oh, those are some lovely giraffes.
[03:44] (Flashback) Sakura
    They're cats.
[03:46] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Oh, uh... l-let's see here...
[03:49] (Flashback) Grandpa
    I'll be back!
[03:54] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Sakura! How about we play some shogi?
[03:56] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Grandpa's sad because
    no one ever plays with him!
[04:04] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Sakura, you can't move that piece that way.
[04:09] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Each piece moves in a different way.
[04:13] (Flashback) Sakura
    Really? What a weird rule.
[04:18] (Flashback) Grandpa
    That there's a pawn, the weakest shogi piece.
[04:23] (Flashback) Grandpa
    They can't move more than one space, after all.
[04:27] (Flashback) Sakura
    Don't like them.
[04:30] (Flashback) Grandpa
    However, they always move forward,
    no matter what.
[04:34] (Flashback) Grandpa
    They never duck sideways,
    or retreat backward either.
[04:41] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Pawns are weak, little pieces, but they
    always move forward, one step at a time.
[04:50] (Flashback) Grandpa
    However!
SIGN    Pawn
SIGN    Directions
    it can move
SIGN    Prattle Prattle
[04:52] (Flashback) Grandpa
    If a pawn reaches the other end of the board,
    it turns into a very powerful piece!
SIGN    Promoted Pawn
[04:56] (Flashback) Grandpa
    It's just like a lowly grunt
    becoming a five-star general!
[04:59] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Doesn't that sound swell to you?
[05:01] (Flashback) Grandpa
    The game gets really exciting
    if you know the right moves...
[05:04] (Flashback) Grandma
    Honey, Sakura is still three years old.
[05:16] (Flashback) Sakura
    Grandpa, teach me how to play shogi.
[05:27] (Flashback) Kid
    Let's go play at the park!
[05:38] (Flashback) Grandpa
    I'm afraid you've gotten too good
    for your old gramps, Sakura.
[05:43] (Flashback) Grandpa
    I resign.
[05:45] (Flashback) Sakura
    Thank you for playing me.
SIGN    18th JSW Cup
    Children's Shogi Tournament
[05:50] Sakura
    With shogi... I could get better
    through tireless effort.
SIGN    18th JSW Cup
SIGN    Children's Shogi
    Tournament
[05:55] Sakura
    Just like a pawn, I could move
    forward slowly and achieve my goals.
[06:01] Sakura
    For a klutzy disaster like me,
    shogi was my one bright spot.
SIGN    49th Junior National Shogi Championship
    Sponsored by the National Shogi Association Youth Promotion League
[06:07] Sakura
    Until one fateful tournament...
[06:13] Sakura
    She's a prodigy!
[06:22] Sakura
    She crushed me while barely
    even using her allotted time.
[06:27] Sakura
    My defeat was so complete
    that it was almost inhumane.
[06:33] Sakura
    She was the youngest daughter of a family
    full of natural-born talents: Miwa Mikadono.
[06:41] Sakura
    We're both girls and the same age.
    So why were we so different?
[06:46] Sakura
    Why does she have everything I don't?
[06:49] Sakura
    For the first time in my life, I felt
    no amount of effort would ever be enough.
SIGN    Shogi Center
[07:00] (Flashback) Tanaka
    Huh? Twenty-eight percent?
[07:03] (Flashback) Tanaka
    Here, Yaotome-san.
[07:05] (Flashback) Sakura
    Th-Thanks.
[07:10] (Flashback) Tanaka
    Isn't she in middle school? 
    How's that her test score?
[07:14] (Flashback) Suzuki
    She may be pretty good at shogi,
[07:16] (Flashback) Suzuki
    but with that low intellect,
    she won't go far even if she tries.
[07:23] (Flashback) Miwa
    A. Tanaka, your record
    this season is zero wins, five losses.
[07:29] (Flashback) Miwa
    You blundered with that knight
    in your last match.
[07:33] (Flashback) Miwa
    And B. Suzuki, you're at one win, four losses.
[07:36] (Flashback) Miwa
    The match before last, moving your
    gold general to 8-8 was a massive fail.
[07:40] Suzuki
    She memorized all the moves from our matches?
[07:42] (Flashback) Tanaka
    I-I don't want to hear it!
[07:44] (Flashback) Miwa
    If ya got time to run your mouth,
    then use it to memorize my moves.
[07:49] (Flashback) Both
    W-We'll take our leave!
[07:53] (Flashback) Miwa
    And you! Don't just sit there!
    Stand up for yourself!
[08:03] (Flashback) Miwa
    Hey, stoppit! It'll look like I made ya cry!
[08:08] Sakura
    I felt pathetic.
[08:10] Sakura
    Not only was I a loser at shogi—the one
    thing I had—she was taking pity on me.
[08:16] Sakura
    She didn't see me as an adversary.
[08:22] (Flashback) Miwa
    R-Remember how ya countered with your pawns?
[08:25] (Flashback) Miwa
    I never woulda thought that'd work that well!
SIGN    Pawn
[08:31] (Flashback) Sakura
    My pawns?
[08:32] (Flashback) Grandpa
    The pawns are the weakest of all.
[08:36] (Flashback) Grandpa
    However, they never retreat.
[08:39] (Flashback) Grandpa
    They always move forward gradually,
    one step at a time,
[08:42] (Flashback) Grandpa
    until they turn into a powerful promoted piece.
[08:46] (Flashback) Miwa
    Ya don't mess around when using your pawns.
[08:49] (Flashback) Miwa
    There's practically no one else who's
    capable of that gameplay. So take pride!
[08:56] Sakura
    I get it...
[08:58] Sakura
    I'm a pawn.
[09:01] (Flashback) Sakura
    I'll show you that even a mere pawn
    can grab the spotlight!
[09:05] (Flashback) Miwa
    Wha?
[09:06] (Flashback) Sakura
    Miwa Mikadono! Starting today,
    I declare you my rival!
[09:10] (Flashback) Miwa
    The heck's her deal?
[09:13] (Flashback) Sakura
    Not to mention, the pawns outnumber
    everything else on the board!
[09:16] (Flashback) Miwa
    Wh-Why did I engage with this weirdo?
SIGN    Saika Newspaper Cup
    Keika Series
    Match Three
[09:24] Sakura
    From that day forward...
[09:27] Sakura
    I kept chasing you, even when you
    wouldn't give me a second look.
[09:33] Sakura
    But... here we are.
[09:38] Sakura
    You're finally looking at me.
[09:41] Sakura
    Me, of all people!
[10:05] Reporter
    What a counter!
[10:07] Reporter A
    So is anyone in the lead?
[10:09] Reporter B
    Beats me.
SIGN    Saika Newspaper Cup
    Keika Series
    Match Three
SIGN    Saika Newspaper Cup  Keika Series  Match Three
SIGN    Keika Title Holder
    
    
    
      Miwa Mikadono
SIGN    Second-Degree Professional
    
    
    
      Sakura Yaotome
[10:48] Grandpa
    The pawns are the weakest of all.
[10:51] (Flashback) Grandpa
    But they always move forward gradually,
    one step at a time.
[11:06] Reporter A
    There it is!
[11:07] Reporter A
    The Miwa Mikadono lick!
[11:23] Sakura
    I resign.
SIGN    Third Title Match
    Miwa Mikadono Wins
SIGN    Saika Newspaper Cup
    Keika Series
    Match Four
SIGN    Fourth Title Match
    Miwa Mikadono Wins Again
SIGN    Keika Series: Miwa Mikadono With Two Straight Wins
SIGN    Miwa Mikadono
    Keika Title Holder
SIGN    Fifth Match
SIGN    Sakura Yaotome
    Second-Degree Professional
[11:36] Announcer
    Here we are at the final Keika title match.
[11:39] Announcer
    At the series' outset, Miwa Mikadono
    incredibly lost the first two matches.
[11:43] Announcer
    However, she emerged victorious
    in the next two matches,
[11:46] Announcer
    which brings us to our fifth
    and final match today for the title.
[11:51] Kazuki
    The day has finally arrived.
[11:53] Niko
    They may be tied, but Miwa definitely
    has the momentum at her back.
[11:58] Niko
    I just wish we could watch
    the deciding match in person.
[12:02] (Flashback) Miwa
    You two have your own things to do,
    so don't you dare come!
[12:05] (Flashback) Miwa
    I'd just feel bad if you had
    to drop everything!
[12:09] Niko
    She's so pigheaded!
[12:11] Yu
    It'll be fine.
SIGN    Win for us Miwa!
SIGN    We Stan Miwa
SIGN    We Stan Miwa
SIGN    Must Win
[12:13] Yu
    I'll just cheer for her in your place!
[12:17] Niko
    You're really going to a
    shoji game in that gear?
[12:19] Yu
    Of course! I'll be rooting
    for her with all I got!
[12:22] Both
    Like hell you will!
SIGN    Must Win
[12:24] Yu
    S-Sorry.
[12:33] Sakura
    I'm putting everything
    I've worked for into this match.
[12:38] Miwa
    I'll win. But that's not all.
[12:42] Miwa
    I'll win and make sure I...
SIGN    Heart, Technique, Strength
[12:48] Buzzcut
    M-Man, she's so intense.
[12:51] Vice Captain
    She's even more of a monster than before.
[12:54] Niko
    Miwa's fighting her butt off out there.
    I can't fall behind!
[13:04] Yu
    Miwa-san...
[13:05] Yu
    I'm going to whip up
    a very special dinner for you.
[13:08] Yu
    Ouch!
SIGN    Tsukishiro Revue
[13:10] Kazuki
    My promise to you will never be broken.
[13:14] Kazuki
    Not until the day I die.
[13:18] Kazuki
    The only thing I can do for her
    is give the best performance of my life!
[13:29] Reporter
    There she is!
[13:35] Reporter
    Ms. Mikadono, you defended your title!
[13:38] Reporter
    You won three in a row after
    two losses. What a prodigy!
[13:41] Reporter
    Ms. Mikadono, look this way!
[13:45] Reporter A
    She overcame that pressure and won?
[13:48] Reporter B
    That's a next-level player for you.
[13:51] Reporter
    Any comment?
[13:52] Reporter
    We'd like to hear your thoughts
    on this occasion!
[13:54] Yu
    Miwa-san!
[13:56] Miwa
    Yu-kun!
[13:58] Miwa
    Yeah, um...
[13:59] Miwa
    Excuse me!
[14:01] Miwa
    Yu-kun!
[14:02] Reporter
    Ms. Mikadono?
[14:04] Reporter
    Hey! Come back!
[14:06] Reporter
    Ms. Mikadono!
[14:14] Miwa
    Yu-kun...
[14:18] Miwa
    What's wrong, Yu-kun?
[14:21] Miwa
    He's literally crying his eyes out!
[14:25] Miwa
    Yu-kun, don't cry! C'mon, take deep breaths!
[14:29] Yu
    O-Okay...
[14:34] Miwa
    Not those breaths, dude.
[14:38] Miwa
    I didn't even want to make him cry.
[14:41] Yu
    Miwa-san!
[14:42] Miwa
    What now?
[14:44] Yu
    Congratulations on defending your title!
[14:53] (Flashback) Yu
    Have a nice day!
[14:54] (Flashback) Yu
    I'm here as your festival conductor!
[14:57] (Flashback) Yu
    You should smile more!
    Like when you were kids!
[15:01] (Flashback) Yu
    Welcome home!
[15:05] (Flashback) Yu
    I'm not letting you go home
    just yet, Miwa-san.
[15:08] (Flashback) Yu
    It shows what a kind and caring person you are.
[15:18] Miwa
    That was the face... I wanted to see.
[15:26] Niko
    You fought back hard, Miwa!
[15:28] Kazuki
    I always knew you'd defend your title...
[15:45] Yu
    M-Miwa-san?
[15:47] Miwa
    Huh? What?
[15:50] Miwa
    Gosh, what was I doing?
[15:53] Miwa
    I-I slipped up and repeated
    what I did with his treat!
[15:57] Miwa
    Argh, I'm such an idiot!
[15:58] Miwa
    How can I be so stupid, stupid, stupid!
[16:02] Man
    Hey, Miwa!
[16:06] Miwa
    Oh! Long time no see!
[16:09] Man
    Great job just now! That was an amazing match.
[16:12] Miwa
    Thanks!
[16:14] Man
    How do you feel?
[16:15] Man
    Excited to be winning?
[16:15] Yu
    Whoa! That's fluent English!
[16:18] Niko
    Right, I almost forgot...
[16:20] Kazuki
    Miwa went on an exchange
    program in middle school.
[16:24] Miwa
    Oh, yeah! People kiss all the time overseas!
[16:28] Miwa
    I was just saying thanks for
    cheering me on all this time.
[16:33] Miwa
    Wait a minute... Did that little
    forehead kiss rattle you two that much?
[16:39] Yu
    Now I get it! It was just a greeting!
[16:43] Niko
    I know damn well she's bluffing.
[16:46] Kazuki
    But if Yu's convinced,
    we can leave it at that.
[16:48] Kazuki
    He's such a simpleton.
[16:51] Man
    Goodbye!
[16:52] Miwa
    Bye!
[16:56] Niko
    You really did great out there.
[16:58] Niko
    And you were just one loss away
    from losing your title, too.
[17:02] Kazuki
    Mm-hmm.
[17:05] Niko
    You really are something else, Miwa.
[17:07] Kazuki
    I'm proud to call you my sister.
[17:12] (Flashback) Kazuki
    I'll admit that I'm proud.
[17:14] (Flashback) Niko
    You're something else!
[17:17] Miwa
    Yup!
[17:21] Miwa
    Mwah!
[17:22] Miwa
    Mwah!
[17:24] Niko
    Wh-What the hell?
[17:26] Kazuki
    Leave us out of your international customs!
[17:30] Yu
    Guys, I'm ready to take a photo!
[17:33] Miwa
    Great idea!
[17:34] Miwa
    Be sure to capture this child prodigy
    surrounded by her fangirls!
[17:38] Niko
    Who're you calling a fangirl?
[17:40] Kazuki
    I won't let you outshine me in your kimono!
[17:48] Niko
    Hey!
[17:50] Kazuki
    Why'd you take that?!
[17:52] Sakura
    I still couldn't reach her.
[17:56] Sakura
    But...
[17:57] Sakura
    You saw me as someone.
[18:04] Sakura
    Yu Ayase...
[18:07] Sakura
    What's a mediocre guy like you doing there?
[18:12] Sakura
    That's right.
[18:15] Sakura
    Even a small, weak pawn
    will someday take the spotlight
[18:20] Sakura
    and play the leading role!
[18:31] Yu
    Seven in the morning.
[18:33] Yu
    The middle sister is splitting tiles.
[18:35] Miwa
    So that's what you're tryin' to pull?
[18:39] Miwa
    Y'know, this ain't like ya,
    not playing by the books!
[18:44] Yu
    The youngest is talking to an AI.
[18:47] Yu
    And the oldest...
[18:50] Yu
    Here you go, Kazuki-san!
[18:52] Kazuki
    This is the smoothie you thought up?
[18:54] Yu
    Yup! Get your nutrients from veggie power,
     not just supplements!
[19:03] Kazuki
    Too bitter.
[19:06] Yu
    Sorry! I forgot to make sure it tastes good.
[19:09] Kazuki
    You miserable failure! You try it!
[19:12] Yu
    Sure.
[19:18] Kazuki
    Is this an indirect...
[19:21] Kazuki
    Gimme that!
[19:26] Yu
    Niko-san?
[19:28] Yu
    You'll catch a cold with all that sweat.
[19:31] Niko
    Uh, thanks.
[19:37] Niko
    Yu, did you switch the fabric softener?
[19:39] Yu
    Yeah, I found one with
    the floral scent you like.
[19:45] Yu
    So incredibly cute...
[19:48] Yu
    The fragrance, I mean!
[19:51] Niko
    Th...
[19:52] Niko
    The... fragrance?
[19:55] Niko
    Wh-Who the hell calls a fragrance "cute"?
[19:58] Yu
    Sorry...
[20:00] Miwa
    Ya little sneak!
    But I knew you'd pull that move.
[20:05] Miwa
    Ah, I'm all out.
[20:07] Yu
    I made some special jelly
    to replenish blood sugar.
[20:10] Yu
    Here you go.
[20:12] Miwa
    Wow, so fancy!
[20:14] Miwa
    But I can't use a spoon
    in the middle of a game!
[20:22] Yu
    Here.
[20:23] Yu
    Say "ahh" for me.
[20:25] Miwa
    I-I can eat it myself!
[20:28] Three
    Unbelievable.
[20:31] Yu
    Guys, let's have breakfast!
[20:34] Yu
    Nothing important was going on.
[20:37] Yu
    But we all spoke to each other and smiled.
SIGN    Dear Yu,
SIGN    I wish for you to have a happy family.
SIGN    Love, Mom
[20:41] Yu
    Like a happy family.
[20:44] Yu
    Honestly, I'm still not sure
    if this was what she meant...
[20:48] Kazuki
    I'll be home at the usual time.
[20:50] Niko
    Me too.
[20:51] Miwa
    Me three!
[20:53] Yu
    Look at the time!
[21:09] Kazuki
    You're late.
[21:10] Niko
    What kept you?
[21:12] Miwa
    We'll be tardy.
[21:14] Yu
    Yeah, uh...
[21:16] Three
    See you later.
[21:27] Yu
    Have a nice day!
[21:30] Yu
    What did she really mean by a happy family?
[21:33] Yu
    I feel like I'll find the answer here someday.
[23:13] Miwa
    Huh?
[23:14] Miwa
    What're ya doing here, Yaotomecchi?
[23:17] Yu
    Actually, Yaotome-san asked me for a favor.
[23:20] Sakura
    S-Since I'm your rival, I need to know
    the secrets behind your skills.
[23:24] Sakura
    So I'm staying over tonight!
[23:27] Sakura
    Thank you for having me!
[23:30] All
    What?
[23:33] Miwa
    Where'd this come from?!
[23:37] [SONG] Credits
    Translation
    Gad Onyeneho
    
    Editing & Typesetting
    Geoff Mazzolini
    
    Subtitle Timing
    Krzysztof Kunc
    
    Quality Check
    S. Bilyeu
    
    Translation Check
    Sriram Gurunathan