7 - The True Reason Is...

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[00:08] Yu
    I get why Miwa-san's so relaxed,
    but what about you, Kazuki-san?
[00:12] Kazuki
    There's no refinement in cramming
    last-minute on test days.
[00:16] Miwa
    Niko-chan here has terrible grades, too.
[00:20] Niko
    Shove it.
[00:21] Niko
    I put all my energy into sports.
[00:24] Yu
    Niko-san, let's compare notes.
[00:26] Niko
    S-Sure.
[00:28] Niko
    You guys in gen ed are also
    testing up to lesson 2, right?
[00:30] Yu
    Yup.
[00:31] Yu
    Oh, you made a spelling mistake here.
[00:33] Niko
    Seriously? Oh, you mean this?
[00:36] Yu
    Good thing I was here to check.
[00:40] Niko
    Y-You're close and annoying.
[00:43] Kazuki
    When you're in the same grade...
[00:45] Miwa
    You get to have those conversations too, huh?
[00:48] Yu
    In English, the word "suddenly" means...
[00:51] Niko
    Wh-What the hell?
[00:54] Woman
    He took my handbag!
[00:55] Miwa
    A thief!
[00:57] Yu
    You picked the wrong day, buddy.
[01:00] Yu
    Stop right there!
[01:02] Thief
    Who's this kid?
[01:04] Thief
    He's so slow.
[01:07] Niko
    A block?
[01:08] Thief
    I used to do martial arts in my day!
[01:11] Niko
    This dude's tough!
[01:14] Yu
    Niko-san!
[01:15] Yu
    She's taking on that big guy!
[01:17] Kazuki
    You can relax, Yu.
    Don't underestimate our sister.
[01:32] Niko
    You're an embarrassment to martial arts.
[01:36] Man
    Th-That was so cool!
[01:37] Man
    Isn't that Niko Mikadono, the karate master?
[01:40] Man
    Yeah, talk about bad luck for him.
[01:43] Woman
    Thank you so much!
[01:45] Man
    You okay, miss?
[01:47] Woman
    Um, yes.
[01:48] Man
    You hurt?
[01:49] Woman
    No, I'm fine.
[01:52] Yu
    Niko-san!
[01:53] Yu
    You're hurt! You're actually bleeding!
[01:57] Yu
    I-I'll get a bandage!
[01:59] Niko
    You're overreacting!
[02:01] Niko
    I'm a trained fighter, you know!
[02:03] Niko
    This is only a scratch.
[02:05] Yu
    Don't say that.
[02:06] Yu
    It may be a scratch, but scratches still hurt.
[02:12] Yu
    And strong people...
[02:14] Yu
    still get scared.
[02:18] Niko
    You dweeb.
[02:19] Niko
    Being fussed over isn't my style.
[02:24] Thief
    They're getting mushy on me.
[02:26] Thief
    Now's my chance!
[02:27] Yu
    He's up again!
[02:32] Thief
    Outta the way! Move it!
[02:41] Yu
    Instant knockout?
[02:43] Niko
    Is that...?
[02:44] Man
    Hey, it's that boy.
[02:46] Man
    Hayato Tatsumi from Iwayama High!
[02:49] Man
    Iwayama? The perennial high school
    national champs in karate?
[02:53] Man
    And that's their ace and captain,
    the karate prodigy Hayato Tatsumi!
[02:59] Yu
    A k-karate prodigy?
[03:01] Yu
    And he's good-looking?!
[03:02] Kazuki
    I remember. He used to come
    to our house a lot, right?
[03:05] Miwa
    Yeah, no wonder he looks familiar.
[03:08] Niko
    What brings you here, Tatsumi-senpai?
[03:12] Hayato
    Hey, Niko.
[03:14] Yu
    H-Huh? First-name basis?
[03:16] Hayato
    Niko, I've come to get you.
SIGN    Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
SIGN    home.07 The True Reason Is...
[04:57] Hayato
    And there you have it.
[04:58] Hayato
    The Iwayama karate team will spend
    a week practicing with Saika's team.
[05:05] Hayato
    We're happy to be here.
[05:06] Iwayama
    Thank you!
[05:11] Vice Captain
    Why are you here, Ayase?
    You're not part of our team!
[05:14] Yu
    Yeah, but does it really matter?
[05:17] Vice Captain
    It does!
[05:20] Hayato
    Niko.
[05:21] Hayato
    Niko, I've come to get you.
[05:23] Yu
    Wh-What did he mean by that?
[05:26] Yu
    That aside, Niko-san obviously
    respects her senpai a lot,
[05:30] Yu
    meaning he must be really tough to beat.
[05:33] Vice Captain
    Yeah, but it's not just that.
[05:35] Vice Captain
    Those two started out in the same dojo.
    So outsiders shouldn't pry too much.
[05:40] Vice Captain
    I sure wish we could, though.
[05:42] Vice Captain
    That Hayato Tatsumi is bad news!
[05:45] Girl
    You're so hot in person, Tatsumi-san!
SIGN    Iwayama
[05:48] Girl
    Way hotter than all the dorks on our team!
[05:51] Buzzcut
    That guy really pisses me off!
[05:54] Niko
    Tatsumi-senpai.
[05:57] Niko
    Let's spar, for old times' sake.
[06:00] Hayato
    Sorry, Niko, but it wouldn't be fair
    for me to fight a girl at this poi—
[06:04] Niko
    Senpai!
[06:05] Niko
    Please spar!
[06:08] Hayato
    You never did take no for an answer, did you?
[06:11] Yu
    Niko-san...
[06:13] Buzzcut
    Captain! Pound him into the mat for us!
[06:16] Vice Captain
    Take him down!
[06:20] Judge
    Match!
[06:21] Vice Captain
    Is this real?
[06:23] Vice Captain
    Did our captain...
[06:25] Buzzcut
    ...just lose?
[06:26] Niko
    Senpai really is on a whole other level.
[06:30] Niko
    Let's go again!
[06:31] Yu
    Stop!
[06:32] Niko
    Yu?
[06:33] Yu
    You can't! You're a mess!
[06:36] Yu
    And you should take it easy on your junior!
[06:39] Hayato
    Yeah, I thought I was.
[06:41] Hayato
    Who are you?
[06:44] Niko
    Lose the hostility.
[06:46] Yu
    I can't.
[06:48] Niko
    To me, he's my hero.
[06:52] Niko
    When my dad took me to my first dojo,
[06:55] Niko
    I routed all the older boys.
[07:00] Niko
    Of course, anyone beaten by a short,
    new girl would get pissed.
[07:03] Niko
    They later tried to gang up on me.
[07:15] Niko
    But Tatsumi-senpai showed up
    to save me, just in time.
[07:21] Niko
    Senpai had to move away
    when he went to middle school.
[07:25] Niko
    But we're able to meet during nationals.
[07:28] Niko
    He's been my source of strength.
[07:31] Yu
    I've always thought of her
    as fiercely independent,
[07:34] Yu
    but Niko-san also looks up to someone.
[07:39] Hayato
    I was able to witness
    your skills up close, Niko.
[07:42] Hayato
    Now I'm convinced
    I should take you with me.
[07:46] Yu
    What are you talking about?
[07:48] Hayato
    You heard what I said.
[07:49] Hayato
    The Iwayama karate team is taking Niko.
[07:53] Vice Captain
    Are you nuts? You're an all-boys school.
[07:56] Hayato
    No, we switched to co-ed this year.
[08:00] Hayato
    I've also spoken with your father, Niko.
[08:04] Hayato
    If you want to be even stronger,
    then come to me.
[08:08] Hayato
    You're already the best martial
    artist in Saika, aren't you?
[08:11] Hayato
    What's the point of only training
    with people weaker than you?
[08:16] Vice Captain
    W-We're not weak!
[08:18] Vice Captain
    We're one of the top schools in the nation!
[08:20] Buzzcut
    Captain helps us train every day!
[08:23] Hayato
    Then who among you helps Niko train?
[08:26] Vice Captain
    Uh, um...
[08:28] Buzzcut
    We, well...
[08:30] Hayato
    Niko remaining here
    doesn't help her in the least.
[08:34] Vice Captain
    Captain's been carrying us this whole time?
[08:38] Girl
    And we're just holding her back?
[08:40] Niko
    Please don't badmouth my teammates.
[08:43] Niko
    Coaching them is good training for me.
[08:45] Vice Captain
    No, Captain.
[08:48] Vice Captain
    He... Tatsumi-senpai is absolutely right.
[08:52] Buzzcut
    This isn't fair to you at all.
[08:55] Niko
    Guys?
[08:56] Hayato
    See? Even you all admit it.
[09:01] Hayato
    Let's be the best in martial
    arts together, Niko.
[09:05] Niko
    Um, well...
[09:15] Yu
    Niko-san!
[09:19] Niko
    You haven't gone home yet?
[09:22] Yu
    Let's walk together.
[09:25] Yu
    You're really amazing. I can't believe
    the top karate school is recruiting you.
[09:30] Niko
    I guess.
[09:31] Niko
    Look, we don't have to bring that up again.
[09:34] Yu
    Maybe not.
[09:36] Yu
    But I kind of feel like I've been left hanging.
[09:39] Niko
    Dude, this has nothing to do with you.
[09:42] Yu
    But...
[09:44] Yu
    I don't know how you feel about it.
[09:50] Niko
    Who cares how I feel? It's an honor.
SIGN    Iwayama
    Dorms
[09:54] Niko
    Iwayama High is a boarding school.
[09:57] Niko
    And they hire pros to manage
    their diet and living conditions.
[10:01] Niko
    That school's a perfect fit
    for me in every single way.
[10:05] Yu
    It sounds amazing.
[10:07] Yu
    But... a boarding school?
[10:11] Yu
    I see... A boarding school...
[10:16] Niko
    The old me would've jumped at the opportunity.
[10:21] Niko
    But now...
SIGN    MIKADONO
[10:38] Niko
    Can I say something totally out of character?
[10:43] Niko
    Yu... I...
[10:46] Niko
    I want us... to be together.
[10:54] Vice Captain
    Me too!
SIGN    MIKADONO
[10:59] Buzzcut
    We feel the exact same way, Captain!
[11:02] Girl
    We want us all to be together!
[11:04] Vice Captain
    But we want you to grow your talents,
    so it's best if that rat bastard—
[11:08] Vice Captain
    I mean, if Tatsumi-senpai
    takes you to his school!
[11:12] Girl
    We'll be fine without you!
    You can go without worrying about us!
[11:18] Vice Captain
    That's all we came to tell you!
[11:21] Buzzcut; Girl
    That's all!
[11:25] Niko
    They came to ambush me? What are they, stupid?
[11:30] Yu
    Niko-san.
[11:31] Yu
    You can see how your teammates
    feel the same way you do.
[11:36] Yu
    They want to be together with you.
[11:40] Yu
    It's incredible how people
    are so devoted to you!
[11:42] Niko
    Uh, yeah...
[11:44] Yu
    The other two must be home already.
[11:47] Yu
    I'll go make dinner.
[11:59] Kazuki
    Niko.
[12:01] Kazuki
    You're free to use my shampoo,
    plus my conditioner.
[12:05] Niko
    The ones that cost 10,000 yen a bottle?
[12:07] Kazuki
    Indeed.
[12:09] Niko
    The one time I used one by mistake,
    she totally snapped at me!
[12:13] Miwa
    Niko-chan.
[12:15] Miwa
    You can have some of my sashimi.
[12:18] Niko
    Sh-She never shares her favorite food,
    even under pain of torture!
[12:27] Niko
    That dinner was extra unnerving.
[12:30] Niko
    Those two were almost too nice.
[12:33] Yu
    Everyone in our school knows
    about you being recruited.
[12:39] Yu
    It looks like it's not just your teammates.
[12:43] Yu
    Everyone wants to be with you.
[12:54] Niko
    Even Kazuki and Miwa?
[13:11] Niko
    Yu, what do you feel about all this?
[13:16] Niko
    All you do is ask about my feelings.
[13:20] Niko
    I do want us to be together.
[13:30] Buzzcut
    Those Iwayama guys are as good as they say.
[13:33] Vice Captain
    We're about to lose our captain.
    We better toughen up.
[13:40] Niko
    Tatsumi-senpai.
[13:42] Niko
    About that recruitment offer...
[13:44] Hayato
    Oh?
[13:45] Niko
    I'm not going.
[13:47] Hayato
    What?
[13:48] Niko
    Senpai, I'm not going to your school!
[13:54] Vice Captain
    Captain?
[13:55] Buzzcut
    Do you mean it?
[13:56] Hayato
    I won't accept this, Niko.
[13:58] Hayato
    We offer a better environment
    for karate practitioners than Saika.
[14:01] Hayato
    I'll also be your coach.
[14:04] Hayato
    Don't act like you're some unambitious nobody.
[14:07] Hayato
    You and I will perfect
    ourselves in martial arts.
[14:11] Niko
    I know, but...
[14:13] Niko
    That can't be the only choice in front of me.
[14:20] Hayato
    This isn't the Niko I know.
[14:22] Hayato
    What's making you so reluctant?
[14:25] Niko
    It's because...
[14:32] Niko
    Um, I mean...
[14:36] Hayato
    Anyway, come to our school
    once this joint practice wraps up.
[14:41] Hayato
    You won't prioritize your talent?
[14:44] Hayato
    I thought you were more
    than just a normal girl.
[14:48] Niko
    But... I'm...
SIGN    Clatter Clatter Clatter
[14:58] Niko
    What the...?
[14:59] Yu
    I heard everything you told him, Niko-san.
[15:02] Niko
    Y-Yu?
[15:03] Vice Captain
    You were in there the whole time?
[15:05] Buzzcut
    Freaky!
[15:07] Yu
    I've made up my mind as well.
[15:09] Yu
    According to your logic, Tatsumi-senpai,
    Niko-san can stay at this school
[15:13] Yu
    if she's with someone whose skills
    are superior enough for you.
[15:19] Yu
    Do I have that right?
[15:22] Hayato
    I guess.
[15:23] Hayato
    But there's no one that strong at Saika—
SIGN    Challenge
[15:27] Hayato
    Huh? What's this?
[15:29] Yu
    I'm going to defeat you!
[15:31] Yu
    That'll mean I'm stronger than you!
[15:33] Hayato
    Defeat me? Why?
[15:37] Yu
    I also want to be together with Niko-san!
[15:41] Yu
    And to do that, I'll win, no matter what!
[15:46] Niko
    Yu...
[15:48] Vice Captain
    Ayase...
[15:50] All
    Wait.
SIGN    Challenge
[15:52] All
    There's no way this guy
    can beat Tatsumi-senpai.
[15:56] Teammate
    Tatsumi-senpai is the top karate
    practitioner in the nation.
[15:58] Teammate
    He won three individual titles in a row.
[16:00] Teammate
    And look at the size difference.
[16:02] Vice Captain
    Hold on! This kid is the son
    of the Subaru Ayase!
[16:06] Buzzcut
    Th-That's right!
[16:07] Girl
    He might have a chance after training!
[16:09] Hayato
    Oh? The star actress who did her
    own action stunts is his mother?
[16:14] Hayato
    Saika Academy really does attract prodigies.
[16:17] Hayato
    This kid's amazing.
[16:18] Niko
    Uh, yeah...
[16:20] Hayato
    But sorry, Ayase-kun.
SIGN    Challenge
[16:24] Hayato
    By any measure, Niko is meant to be with me.
[16:29] Niko
    S-Senpai?
[16:31] Niko
    Yu, I appreciate the thought,
[16:34] Niko
    but it's impossible for you
    to beat Tatsumi-sen—
[16:36] Yu
    I'll win!
[16:38] Yu
    I'm the one who'll be with you, Niko-san!
[16:40] Vice Captain
    Well said, Ayase!
[16:45] Hayato
    Niko?
[16:46] Yu
    Niko-san!
[16:47] Niko
    Huh? What? Wait a minute!
[16:51] Niko
    No one's stopping you.
SIGN    Challenge
[16:55] Hayato
    I'll accept.
[16:57] Hayato
    Running from you would
     make me look bad, anyway.
[17:00] Hayato
    We'll have a match on the
    last day of joint practice.
[17:03] Hayato
    However...
[17:04] Hayato
    If you lose, Niko's mine.
[17:07] Yu
    Yessir!
[17:11] Niko
    "Yessir," my ass!
[17:13] Niko
    Why'd you have to make that stupid promise?
[17:15] Yu
    Well, I did. So please coach me, Niko-san.
[17:19] Niko
    Of course I will!
[17:20] Niko
    My very future's riding on you now.
[17:23] Niko
    You need to get better by match day!
[17:27] Yu
    Yes'm!
[17:28] Niko
    First, some light sparring.
[17:30] Niko
    Start stepping so you can move fast.
[17:32] Yu
    Got it!
SIGN    stomp
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[17:35] Niko
    What a creepy rhythm.
SIGN    tap
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[17:37] Niko
    Sure, go with that.
[17:39] Niko
    Tatsumi-senpai's greatest weapon
    is the long reach of his kicks.
[17:42] Niko
    You can't win if you don't get in close.
[17:45] Yu
    Get in close...
[17:47] Yu
    Like this?
[17:48] Niko
    Yikes!
[17:51] Niko
    H-He'll counter with a punch, so watch out!
[17:55] Yu
    Right...
[17:56] Niko
    You're such a dumbass.
[17:59] Niko
    You're like an ant taking on an elephant.
[18:02] Niko
    Here, ice it.
[18:04] Yu
    Thanks.
[18:06] Yu
    But yeah, compared to a prodigy like your
    senpai, a mediocrity like me is nothing.
[18:12] Yu
    Still... I won't let the difference in skill
    between us stop me from trying.
[18:19] Yu
    Yes, I said what I said that time
    in the heat of the moment.
[18:24] Yu
    But I do want to be together.
[18:28] Niko
    U-Uh... Yu?
[18:30] Yu
    With you and your sisters.
[18:34] Niko
    You sure act entitled for a freeloader.
[18:38] Yu
    Yes, I know I'm presuming a lot
    when I say that.
[18:41] Yu
    But...
[18:49] Yu
    I've grown to like seeing you three off
    from home every morning.
[18:57] Niko
    Oh...
[18:59] Yu
    There, I've gotten everything off my chest.
[19:02] Yu
    It's now your turn to tell me everything.
[19:05] Niko
    Huh?
[19:06] Niko
    What?
[19:07] Yu
    You have to tell me why you're turning down
    a sweet recruitment offer just to stay here!
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[19:12] Yu
    I'm putting my very body on the line for you!
[19:14] Niko
    Th-This was all your idea!
[19:18] Yu
    I'm fighting him for you, Niko-san!
[19:22] Yu
    So tell me.
[19:26] Niko
    I-It's gonna sound really stupid.
[19:29] Yu
    If it's why you want to stay at home,
[19:32] Yu
    no reason could possibly be stupid.
[19:36] Niko
    I wanna be with my teammates.
    That's part of it, but...
[19:41] Niko
    I also don't wanna leave home because...
[19:44] Niko
    Because...
[19:48] Niko
    I've grown to like your "Have a nice day"s too!
[19:53] Yu
    N-Niko-san?
[19:56] Niko
    Plus, Kazuki and Miwa
    work their butts off every day!
[19:59] Niko
    Seeing them work hard motivates me too.
[20:03] Niko
    There, you happy? I'm not gonna say it again!
[20:06] Yu
    Oh, uh, we're good.
[20:11] Yu
    Kazuki-san! Miwa-san! You heard that too?
[20:14] Kazuki
    W-Well, no.
[20:15] Miwa
    We just got here.
[20:17] Niko
    It's obvious you were there the whole time!
[20:21] Kazuki
    It appears that you two have a tough
    match ahead. I'll lend a hand as well.
[20:25] Miwa
    I-I'll be rooting for ya!
[20:27] Niko
    Huh? Uh, thanks.
[20:32] Yu
    Thanks! I'll give it my all!
[22:06] Niko
    C'mon, Yu! You're throwing
    a thousand kicks next!
[22:10] Yu
    Coming...
[22:12] Niko
    You've only got five days till the match!
[22:14] Niko
    We're whipping you into shape!
[22:16] Yu
    How does she still have this much
    energy after we ran 10 kilometers?
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[22:19] Yu
    Man, prodigies are unbelievable.
SIGN    Gasp
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[22:23] Niko
    Yu, if you give up now,
    you're never gonna win.
[22:27] Yu
    It'll be fine, Niko-san.
[22:31] Yu
    I've already got us covered.
[22:34] Yu
    My challenge to Mr. Hayato Tatsumi:
[22:37] Yu
    I wish to settle things
    with you by karate match.
[22:39] Yu
    If I win, please give up
    on recruiting Niko-san.
[22:43] Yu
    P.S. You are also forbidden from
    using your dominant hand or foot.
[22:47] Yu
    Sincerely, Yu Ayase.
[22:48] Teammate
    He's banning the use
    of your right hand and foot?
[22:51] Teammate
    That shrimp!
[22:53] Teammate
    He's playing foul.
[22:55] Hayato
    I'll never let a scheming rat
     like him have Niko!
SIGN    He still doesn't know
    that Yu is a failure.
[23:01] Niko
    Is the word "pride" even in your dictionary?
SIGN    Heh
[23:04] Yu
    I already flushed my pride
    down the toilet long ago.
[23:07] Niko
    Well, there's no taking back your words now.
[23:10] Niko
    Now that we know he'll be fighting one-handed,
    it narrows down what we need to train for.
[23:15] Niko
    You're practicing right-side blocks,
     kicks, and punches till dark!
[23:20] Yu
    Sure thing!
[23:21] Yu
    I won't let him have you, Niko-san!
[23:23] Niko
    What?!
[23:24] Niko
    I-I don't belong to you in the first place!
[23:28] Yu
    Sorry.
[23:29] Yu
    Then... I won't let you go, Niko-san!
[23:32] Niko
    Th-That's the exact same thing!
[23:35] Yu
    I swear I'll protect you!
[23:36] Niko
    Jeez, just stop!