8 - You Will Win No Matter What

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[00:01] Yu
    I-I'm home.
[00:11] Kazuki
    Welcome back, Yu.
[00:13] Miwa
    Yu-kun, good goin' today.
[00:17] Niko
    Wha?
[00:18] Niko
    What in the actual hell are you wearing?!
[00:21] Kazuki
    I believe we said we'd support him.
[00:24] Miwa
    So we decided to dress in aprons just like him!
[00:26] Niko
    Say what?
[00:27] Yu
    How nice of you!
[00:29] Yu
    You were so bad at housework
    before I came here, too!
[00:38] Kazuki
    I'm afraid... dinner will
    take longer than usual.
[00:42] Miwa
    Y-You can take a shower if ya want.
[00:45] Niko
    Why're you so committed to making
    this home-cooked disaster?
[00:48] Kazuki
    Hah!
[00:49] Kazuki
    I'd never stoop to serving
    takeout or instant meals!
[00:52] Miwa
    Me neither! Me neither!
[00:54] Yu
    You two made this for me?
[00:59] Yu
    This tastes amazing!
[01:04] Niko
    Hold on...
[01:05] Niko
    Did you just assume
    everything would go your way?
SIGN    Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
SIGN    home.08 You Will Win No Matter What
[02:44] Niko
    Now they're sulking.
[02:46] Yu
    Um...
[02:47] Yu
    Kazuki-san, Miwa-san.
[02:49] Yu
    If you want, I'll teach you how to cook.
[02:53] Kazuki
    You presume to teach me?
[02:55] Miwa
    Stay in your lane.
[02:56] Yu
    But I don't want all your effort
    to go to waste. Right, Niko-san?
[03:01] Niko
    Huh? Y-Yeah, sure.
[03:04] Niko
    I probably won't get another
    opportunity to taste their cooking.
[03:08] Yu
    Even Niko-san is excited!
[03:10] Niko
    I didn't put it that way!
[03:16] Kazuki
    We boil it for three minutes?
[03:18] Yu
    Yup.
[03:19] Yu
    If you memorize the recipe,
    there'll be less room for mistakes.
[03:24] Yu
    Way to go, Kazuki-san! After learning all
    those scripts, you're a pro at memorizing!
[03:28] Kazuki
    O-Of course I am.
[03:31] Yu
    Miwa-san.
[03:32] Yu
    It's easier to peel if you move
    the vegetable against the knife blade.
[03:38] Miwa
    Yes, sir.
[03:44] Miwa
    Sheesh, I only say "sir" to my shogi master!
[03:48] Yu
    You're extra polite with your master?
[03:50] Miwa
    I'd never speak casually to him!
[03:55] Yu
    Even prodigies work hard
    at things they're not good at.
[04:02] Yu
    I can't give up either!
SIGN    Pad Krapow with Ground Chicken and Multigrain Rice
[04:08] All
    It's done!
[04:11] Niko
    My favorite dish...
[04:14] Niko
    Did those two really try making this for me?
[04:19] Niko
    Too bad the first attempt
    was burned beyond recognition.
[04:22] Kazuki
    Here.
[04:24] Kazuki
    Eat up before it gets cold.
[04:32] Niko
    This is good!
[04:35] Yu
    Thanks for the meal.
[04:39] Yu
    Huh?
[04:41] Yu
    Uh...
[04:43] Yu
    S-Sorry!
[04:45] Yu
    My arm's given out from too much training.
[04:49] Miwa
    You're such a klutz. Here.
[04:54] Yu
    M-Miwa-san?
[04:55] Miwa
    Here! Go on!
[05:02] Yu
    This tastes great!
[05:10] Kazuki
    Yu.
[05:16] Kazuki
    Here.
[05:20] Yu
    Y-You too, Kazuki-san?
[05:27] Yu
    Thank you.
[05:31] Kazuki
    We're usually the ones...
[05:33] Miwa
    ...who have things given to us.
[05:36] Kazuki
    But being the giver...
[05:38] Miwa
    ...feels kinda nice.
SIGN    They've Awakened to Something
[05:42] Niko
    I-I've never seen them like this before!
[05:46] Yu
    I'm flattered, but this is a bit embarrassing.
SIGN    Three Days Until The Match
[05:52] Kazuki
    Good work today.
[05:54] Kazuki
    Yu. Here's a towel.
[05:57] Miwa
    Workin' hard, Yu-kun?
[05:59] Miwa
    Here are some lemon slices
    in honey for your fatigue.
[06:02] Yu
    Thanks a lot, Kazuki-san, Miwa-san.
[06:06] Niko
    They're still going at it.
[06:06] Kazuki overlap
    You're pretty stiff here.
[06:08] Miwa overlap
    Open wide!
[06:08] Niki
    I'm losing my mind.
[06:10] Niko
    Yu!
[06:12] Niko
    It's getting real late.
    We should call it a day.
[06:15] Yu
    No, Niko-san. I can keep going!
[06:19] Niko
    Oh, in that case, I'll join you a while longer.
SIGN    Two Days Until the Match
[06:30] Hayato
    Niko.
[06:31] Hayato
    I hope you grow stronger the next time we meet.
[06:35] (Flashback) Niko
    Of course I will, Tatsumi-senpai.
[06:38] (Flashback) Niko
    Being strong is everything to me.
[06:41] (Flashback) Niko
    Senpai, I'm not going to your school!
[06:50] Niko
    Hi, Senpai.
[06:53] Hayato
    Niko, you...
[06:56] Hayato
    You've become weak.
[06:58] Niko
    S-Sorry. I promise to train more.
[07:01] Hayato
    It's not that.
[07:02] Hayato
    It's not about karate.
    I'm talking about your spirit.
[07:06] Hayato
    You're relying on someone else's
    strength to make a choice.
[07:09] Hayato
    It's pathetic.
[07:12] Hayato
    You're not this weak, Niko.
[07:21] Hayato
    In two days,
[07:23] Hayato
    I'll defeat Ayase-kun and beat you
    back into shape at my school.
[07:36] Niko
    I see you're actually punching harder.
[07:39] Yu
    Thanks!
[07:42] (Flashback) Hayato
    You're relying on someone else's strength.
[07:44] (Flashback) Hayato
    It's pathetic.
[07:48] Niko
    Sorry, Yu.
[07:51] Niko
    You're going through all this grief
    because I said something out of character.
[07:56] Yu
    Out of character?
[07:57] Niko
    Yeah.
[07:59] Niko
    I'm the one who's supposed to be stronger.
[08:03] (Flashback) Hayato
    Niko! Let's be the best
    in martial arts together.
[08:08] (Flashback) Mr. Mikadono
    Focus only on being strong, Niko.
[08:12] Niko
    People have always wanted me to be strong,
    because strength is my talent.
[08:18] (Flashback) Buzzcut
    We're counting on you, Captain!
[08:20] (Flashback) Ponytail
    We know you can do it, Captain!
[08:23] Niko
    Everyone sees me as someone
    they can pin their hopes on.
[08:28] Niko
    Yes, I do want to be strong.
[08:32] Niko
    But... That's not all that I am.
[08:38] Niko
    I do get scared taking on huge guys.
[08:41] Niko
    I do get tempted by cute stuff.
[08:44] Hayato
    You're not this weak, Niko.
[08:47] Mr. Mikadono
    You don't need to be feminine.
[08:49] Mr. Mikadono
    You're far too strong for that.
[08:52] Niko
    So I ended up...
[08:55] Niko
    being someone too indecisive
    to go either way.
[08:59] Niko
    "Niko Mikadono isn't feminine.
    That's not the real me."
[09:04] Niko
    That's what I always told myself.
[09:09] Niko
    Sorry for getting you mixed up in this, Yu.
[09:12] Yu
    No, I was the one who
    challenged Tatsumi-senpai.
[09:17] Yu
    But putting that aside...
[09:20] Yu
    You're "out of character"
    far more often than you realize.
[09:27] Niko
    D-Dumbass!
[09:30] Niko
    You know that's not true.
[09:31] Yu
    Is that what you think?
[09:34] Yu
    When I first met you,
[09:36] Yu
    I thought you were a real live monster.
[09:41] Yu
    But you turned out to be prim and proper.
[09:43] Yu
    And you were curious about beauty and fashion.
[09:57] Niko
    Cut that out now!
[09:59] Niko
    I never asked you to watch me like a hawk!
[10:02] Yu
    Sorry, those things just caught my eye.
[10:04] Yu
    You're so strong, so it was
    like seeing a new side of you.
[10:09] Niko
    A new side... of me?
[10:13] Niko
    That's the last thing I'd want you to see.
[10:16] Niko
    It'd be too weird.
[10:18] Yu
    I never thought it was weird. Not even once.
[10:23] Yu
    All your sides contribute
    to making you what you are.
[10:27] Yu
    There's no wrong or right side to you.
[10:30] Yu
    Right?
[10:32] Yu
    You're strong but sometimes vulnerable.
    That's the real Niko-san.
[10:40] Niko
    You jackass!
[10:46] Niko
    You're...
[10:49] Niko
    You're the only one...
    who would say that about me.
[10:56] Niko
    I wanna make my own choices
    about my own life.
[11:00] Niko
    At the same time, I want you to help me, too.
[11:04] Niko
    Honestly...
[11:06] Niko
    I'm so indecisive.
[11:13] Yu
    You got it, Niko-san!
[11:16] Yu
    If that's what you want...
[11:20] Yu
    Then the two of us will fight him.
[11:27] Niko
    W-We can't, Yu! That's completely unfair!
[11:32] Yu
    Leave everything to me.
SIGN    Rehearsal in Progress
[11:35] Actor
    What's wrong with Kazuki-sama?
[11:38] Actor
    She's unusually nervous, but why?
[11:42] Kazuki
    Niko...
[11:47] Commentator
    Is it just me, or is Mikadono
    rushing her match?
[11:51] Miwa
    Yu-kun...
[11:53] Miwa
    Once this is over...
[11:54] Kazuki
    I'm going straight to your match!
[11:54] Miwa
    I'm going straight to your match!
SIGN    Good luck!
SIGN    Go get him!
SIGN    Mikadono-san!
[12:02] Hayato
    What's the meaning of this, Niko?
[12:05] Vice Captain
    Why is Captain Mikadono
    standing beside Ayase?
[12:08] Buzzcut
    I thought he was supposed
    to fight Tatsumi-senpai alone.
[12:12] Hayato
    What? You want another handicap, Ayase-kun?
[12:15] Yu
    That's right!
[12:17] Yu
    We want two matches, Tatsumi-senpai.
[12:21] Yu
    You want Niko-san to come to your
    school to become stronger, correct?
[12:26] Hayato
    Yeah.
[12:27] Yu
    But if Niko-san wins against you,
    then you don't need to recruit her.
[12:30] Yu
    Therefore, she gets to stay
    if either of us beat you!
[12:36] Vice Captain
    He's cheap.
[12:37] Buzzcut
    Way too underhanded.
[12:41] Hayato
    Fine.
[12:43] Hayato
    Niko, I'll take you on too.
[12:46] Yu
    Thank you very much!
SIGN    Recording
[12:48] Yu
    Good, got that on tape.
[12:51] Student A
    That kid...
[12:53] Student B
    He made it a two-on-one fight after
    banning his opponent's right hand and foot?
[12:57] Student A
    He's so crooked.
[12:59] Niko
    Hey, you're turning into the villain.
[13:02] Yu
    A villain? Fine by me.
[13:06] Yu
    This is all part of my plan
    to protect you, Niko-san.
[13:11] Niko
    All you do is take cheap shots.
[13:12] Yu
    Tatsumi-senpai is the top athlete
    in high school karate.
[13:16] Yu
    I'll go first and hurt him enough
    to give you an advantage.
[13:21] Niko
    But that just means
    you're the sacrificial lamb.
[13:26] Yu
    That way, you'll win
    no matter what, Niko-san!
[13:29] Judge
    Starting the first match.
[13:31] Yu
    Coming!
[13:45] Vice Captain
    C-Captain?
[13:50] Niko
    Don't be scared!
[13:54] Crowd
    What gives?
[13:55] Crowd
    What's keeping him?
[13:57] Niko
    Are you leaving or not?
[13:59] Yu
    Sorry. I thought you were going
    to say one more thing.
[14:03] Niko
    That was it!
[14:06] Niko
    Now get out there!
[14:10] Niko
    And good luck.
[14:12] Yu
    Thanks!
[14:18] Hayato
    I swear I will take Niko with me, you rat.
[14:22] Yu
    Call me whatever you want.
[14:25] Yu
    I'll show you the fruits
    of training for a whole week
[14:28] Yu
    with Niko-san!
[14:30] Judge
    Begin!
[14:35] Vice Captain
    Yeah...
[14:36] Buzzcut
    I don't know what I expected.
[14:37] Ponytail
    He only trained for a week, after all.
[14:40] Yu
    Sorry, Niko-san, for losing so horribly.
[14:43] Niko
    You definitely made the
    right choice bringing me too.
[14:48] Niko
    For what it's worth, he did
    do his best for that one week.
[14:53] Niko
    Fine. I'll get us out of this mess.
[14:56] Yu
    Thanks.
[14:59] Niko
    Not that I can talk.
[15:02] Niko
    It was only a week ago that Senpai
    completely trounced me, too.
[15:07] Niko
    If I lose to him again this time...
[15:18] Yu
    Niko-san.
[15:20] Yu
    I'll see you later!
[15:42] Judge
    We will now hold the match between
    Hayato Tatsumi and Niko Mikadono!
[15:47] Judge
    Begin!
[15:52] Vice Captain
    Captain Mikadono lands the first hit!
[15:54] Buzzcut
    She's fast!
[15:56] Niko
    His greatest advantage
    is the long reach of his kicks.
[16:00] Niko
    I have to keep getting close and pound him!
[16:07] Vice Captain
    Look!
[16:08] Vice Captain
    Tatsumi-senpai's completely on the defensive!
[16:10] Vice Captain
    No boy can match Captain's speed!
[16:13] Buzzcut
    She may be short,
[16:14] Buzzcut
    but she combines speed and precision
    with conventional karate techniques.
[16:17] Buzzcut
    That's why we call her
    the Thunderbolt of Saika!
[16:20] Vice Captain
    Who calls her that?
[16:23] Niko
    What's going on?
[16:24] Niko
    Why isn't he trying to attack me?
[16:27] Niko
    Instead, he's blocking all my hits.
[16:31] Niko
    It's like he's telling me he knows
    every move I'll hit him with.
[16:38] Vice Captain
    Captain Mikadono!
[16:39] Ponytail
    A middle punch!
[16:40] Buzzcut
    Tatsumi-senpai scores a point!
[16:44] Hayato
    Niko. I've watched you fight
    ever since we were kids.
[16:49] Hayato
    Yes, your speed is overwhelming,
[16:52] Hayato
    and your style of karate is dazzling—
    a textbook example of how to fight.
[16:57] Hayato
    But that is why I know your offensive
    patterns like the back of my hand.
[17:03] Teammate
    Get him!
[17:04] Teammate
    Captain!
[17:05] Niko
    I'm still in it!
[17:06] Hayato
    You never think to stray from convention.
[17:14] All
    Captain!
[17:17] Hayato
    Niko, you really are honest to a fault.
[17:28] Judge
    Middle punch! One point!
[17:30] Ponytail
    If he scores one more point,
    our captain loses!
[17:33] Vice Captain
    There's nothing she can do.
[17:35] Buzzcut
    Is Tatsumi-senpai really this tough to beat?
[17:38] Niko
    My karate's useless against him.
[17:42] Hayato
    Niko.
[17:44] Hayato
    Surely this is enough. Just come with me.
[17:47] Hayato
    I can't stand seeing you this weak.
[17:53] Niko
    Senpai's right.
[17:56] Niko
    I can't look like this much of a loser.
[18:00] Niko
    If I want to be strong, I have no choice
    but to go to Senpai's...
[18:05] Yu
    Niko-san!
[18:07] Yu
    All together, guys!
[18:10] Yu
    Niko-san!
SIGN    Must Win
SIGN    Hold Your Head High
SIGN    Hold Your Head High
[18:11] Yu
    Don't give up!
[18:14] Vice Captain
    Why're you making us do this?
[18:16] Yu
    Do you want Niko-san to lose?
[18:18] Buzzcut
    This'll help her win?
[18:20] Yu
    Niko-san, you got this!
[18:22] Niko
    Damn it, Yu! You're embarrassing both of us!
[18:23] Yu overlap
    Let's go, Niko-san!
[18:26] Yu overlap
    Go get him!
[18:27] Niko
    Actually...
SIGN    Gasp Gasp
SIGN    Tremble
SIGN    Hop Hop
[18:29] Niko
    He was always this weird
    during our training sessions.
[18:36] Niko
    It's not like me to laugh
    during a match, either.
[18:39] (Flashback) Yu
    You're strong but sometimes vulnerable.
    That's the real Niko-san.
[18:47] Niko
    He's right.
[18:50] Niko
    My real self...
[18:53] Niko
    isn't just one side or the other!
[18:56] Hayato
    Did something just change about her?
[19:04] Hayato
    From the right?
[19:06] Hayato
    You're so easy to read—
[19:10] Vice Captain
    An upper kick?
[19:12] Buzzcut
    Captain!
[19:13] Hayato
    A feint? From Niko?!
[19:17] Hayato
    This time...
[19:19] Hayato
    she's going for a straight torso jab!
[19:21] Hayato
    A straightforward hit I can block!
[19:28] Both
    A backhanded blow!
[19:30] Hayato
    Niko?
[19:33] Yu
    What a power move!
    That's the Niko-san we know!
[19:36] Vice Captain
    No, it's not!
[19:38] Vice Captain
    I've never seen her do those
    tricky moves before in a match!
[19:42] Vice Captain
    She's so conventional,
    she practically wrote the textbook.
[19:45] Buzzcut
    She used to obsess over
    sticking to form during matches.
[19:50] Yu
    Niko-san...
[19:52] Yu
    You're smiling.
[19:55] Judge
    Captain Mikadono, two points!
[19:58] Hayato
    I can't tell what she'll do next.
[20:00] Hayato
    She's definitely changed.
[20:06] Kazuki
    Niko...
[20:07] Miwa
    Niko-chan!
[20:11] Hayato
    What's going on, Niko?
[20:13] Hayato
    This isn't like you at all!
[20:16] Niko
    This isn't like the me you know?
[20:27] Niko
    Well, this side of me is me, too!
[20:45] Judge
    Full points!
[20:47] Judge
    Winner, Captain Mikadono!
[20:50] Buzzcut
    A-An upper kick!
[20:52] Vice Captain
    Captain Mikadono won!
[20:55] Vice Captain
    She was one hit away from losing!
SIGN    Fight!
SIGN    My Precious
    Fave
SIGN    Victory
SIGN    Captain
    Forever
[20:57] Buzzcut
    You're amazing, Captain!
[21:00] Iwayama member
    C-Captain Tatsumi, the top
    high school player... just lost?
[21:07] Niko
    I won...
[21:08] Yu
    Niko-san!
[21:10] Buzzcut
    Captain!
[21:15] Niko
    Yu...
[21:20] Niko
    Thank heavens.
[21:22] Yu
    Niko-san!
[21:23] Vice Captain
    Captain?
[21:29] Yu
    Glad you're here.
[21:32] Niko
    Yu...
[21:37] Niko
    G-Glad to be back.
[21:47] Niko
    What am I doing? This isn't like me!
[21:51] Yu
    Niko-san?
[21:52] Niko
    Can it.
[21:55] Niko
    I'm allowed to cry after a win...
    once in a while.
[22:01] Yu
    Sure.
[22:14] [SONG] Credits
    Translation
    Gad Onyeneho
    
    
    Editing & Typesetting
    Geoff Mazzolini
[22:17] [SONG] Credits
    Subtitle Timing
    Krzysztof Kunc
    
    Quality Check
    S. Bilyeu
    
    Translation Check
    Sriram Gurunathan