6 - The Mermaid of the Abyss!

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[00:18] (Flashback) Tomo
    Hey.
[00:20] (Flashback) Tomo
    Who are you?
[00:21] (Flashback) Tomo
    Where do you live?
[00:24] (Flashback) Boy
    Um...
[00:26] (Flashback) Tomo
    I asked you a question!
[00:28] (Flashback) Girl
    Tomo-chan!
[00:29] (Flashback) Girl
    Let's play house!
[00:31] (Flashback) Tomo
    Okay.
[00:33] Hiyori
    When I was a kid,
[00:36] Hiyori
    I always found myself alone.
[00:38] (Flashback) MomA
    Oh, Hiyo-chan, are you by yourself?
[00:41] (Flashback) MomB
    Both your parents work, don't they?
[00:44] (Flashback) MomC
    Look at you, waiting for them by yourself!
[00:46] (Flashback) Moms
    What a big boy!
[00:49] Hiyori
    The truth was that I hated being alone,
[00:52] Hiyori
    but I always wore a smile.
[00:54] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm so sorry.
[00:56] (Flashback) Mom
    Your dad and I both have to work this Sunday.
[01:00] (Flashback) Mom
    Hiyori...
[01:02] (Flashback) Hiyori
    It's okay.
[01:04] Hiyori
    I had to keep smiling.
[01:07] Hiyori
    I wanted to be the kind of kid
    that grown-ups would like.
[01:12] Hiyori
    So I acted the way I felt
    was necessary to do that.
SIGN    The Little Mermaid
[01:18] Hiyori
    Being with others made me forget the
    role I was supposed to be playing.
[01:23] Hiyori
    But when I was in the water,
[01:26] Hiyori
    I could feel who I really was
    in a way I couldn't elsewhere.
[01:33] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Hey!
[01:37] Hiyori
    That was where I met Ikuya...
[01:39] (Flashback) Ikuya
    You're really good at swimming.
[01:42] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Oh... Um...
[01:46] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Let's swim together!
[01:52] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Okay.
[01:54] Hiyori
    And that was the day I
    learned how to smile again.
SIGN    Episode 6: The Mermaid of the Abyss!
[03:33] Ikuya
    Was my time worse?
[03:37] Ikuya
    My freestyle's lousy today.
[03:46] Terashima
    Kirishima, you up for karaoke?
[03:48] Terashima
    You haven't heard me sing yet, right?
[03:50] Sagae
    He does a dance while yodeling, you know.
[03:53] Sagae
    He's like, "Yodelay-hee-hoo!"
[03:56] Terashima
    I sing it while I'm swimming, too.
[03:58] Sagae
    No way!
[03:59] Sagae
    So c'mon, join us.
[04:02] Ikuya
    Sorry. I can't today.
[04:06] Hiyori
    Ik—
[04:06] Hoshikawa
    Hey, Toono.
[04:08] Hoshikawa
    I see you're not all about the backstroke.
[04:09] ---
    Your 50m freestyle has improved, too.
[04:12] Hoshikawa
    So for the freestyle relay
    in the next tournament—
[04:13] Hiyori
    I'm sorry. I need some
    time to think about it.
[04:17] Hiyori
    Ikuya, wait!
[04:23] Ikuya
    It's dumb to get like this just
    because my time's a bit worse, right?
[04:27] Ikuya
    I can't let this weakness show.
[04:30] Ikuya
    I have to get stronger.
[04:33] Hiyori
    He's still on your mind that much?
[04:36] Hiyori
    And freestyle... You're struggling
    in freestyle because...
[04:45] Ikuya
    I told you about it before.
[04:47] Ikuya
    In middle school, there was
    an accident during practice,
[04:51] Ikuya
    and it was Haru who saved me.
[04:54] Ikuya
    But after that, Haru quit the swim club,
[04:58] Ikuya
    and the team split up.
[05:01] Ikuya
    I decided to continue swimming,
[05:04] Ikuya
    because I just couldn't stand still.
[05:07] Ikuya
    I believed Haru would come back one day.
[05:12] Ikuya
    Then I went to America,
[05:14] Ikuya
    but I hit a wall
[05:15] Ikuya
    and pushed myself too hard in practice.
[05:18] Ikuya
    As I sank through the water alone, I thought,
[05:22] Ikuya
    "Haru really is gone."
[05:26] Ikuya
    And not just Haru.
[05:29] Ikuya
    I realized that I was weak
    because I relied on my brother
[05:31] Ikuya
    and teammates all the time.
[05:34] Ikuya
    That only I can make myself stronger.
[05:40] Ikuya
    I felt I had to do it all on my own.
[05:43] Ikuya
    But when I saw Haru again,
[05:47] Ikuya
    the weakness I thought I had left
    behind started to come back to me.
[05:52] Ikuya
    I can't allow myself to
    be that weak right now.
[05:58] Ikuya
    Sorry. I'm heading home.
[06:03] Hiyori
    Ikuya...
[06:05] Hiyori
    Damn it!
[06:12] Hiyori
    What can I do for him?
[06:25] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Nice swimming.
[06:26] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Oh, um...
[06:28] (Flashback) ---
    Thank you—
[06:30] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Wait, you speak Japanese?!
[06:41] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Hey!
[06:45] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Toono Hiyori.
[06:49] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Kirishima Ikuya.
[06:52] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Are you here for swim training, too?
[06:54] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Nah, I moved here because
    of my parents' work.
[06:58] (Flashback) Ikuya
    I see.
[07:00] (Flashback) Hiyori
    I lived in Iwatobi up through
    grade school, though...
[07:05] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Really? Same here!
[07:06] (Flashback) Ikuya
    I lived in Iwatobi through kindergarten!
[07:11] (Flashback) Ikuya
    It's possible...
[07:14] (Flashback) Ikuya
    we've met somewhere before, huh?
[07:19] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Yeah, maybe.
[07:23] (Flashback) Natsuya
    Ikuya.
[07:24] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Oh, hey, bro.
[07:27] (Flashback) Ikuya
    He's my big brother.
[07:33] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Ikuya!
[07:42] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Ikuya! Ikuya!
[07:46] (Flashback) Hiyori
    I really liked these.
[07:50] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Sorry...
[07:52] (Flashback) Ikuya
    I don't read many books.
[07:54] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Oh, sorry...
[07:56] (Flashback) Ikuya
    You must be pretty amazing, though.
[07:58] (Flashback) Ikuya
    These look really difficult.
[08:00] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Um... Yeah.
[08:02] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Oh, there is one book I like, though.
[08:06] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Really? Which one?
[08:08] (Flashback) Ikuya
    The Little Mermaid.
[08:14] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Hey!
[08:15] (Flashback) Ikuya
    You're creeped out, aren't you?
[08:16] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Huh?
[08:17] (Flashback) Ikuya
    You think that's too girly!
[08:19] (Flashback) Hiyori
    I wasn't thinking that! Honest!
[08:23] (Flashback) Ikuya
    It's fine. You don't have to worry about it.
[08:32] (Flashback) Natsuya
    Hey, sounds like you're having fun.
[08:34] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Bro.
[08:36] (Flashback) Natsuya
    You're here again, I see. Thanks.
[08:39] (Flashback) Hiyori
    It's okay.
[08:40] (Flashback) Natsuya
    And for saving Ikuya, too—
[08:41] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Oh!
[08:42] (Flashback) Hiyori
    I should really be going.
[08:45] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Bye.
[08:47] (Flashback) Ikuya
    Thanks.
[08:48] (Flashback) Hiyori
    Sure.
[08:50] Hiyori
    What can I...
[08:51] Hiyori
    do for Ikuya?
[08:53] Girl
    Hey, Mom, read me the rest.
[08:56] Mom
    Where did we leave off?
SIGN    The Little Mermaid
[08:59] Girl
    Where the Little Mermaid saves the prince
[09:01] Girl
    and washes up on the beach!
[09:05] Mom
    "Having saved the prince, the little
    mermaid laid him upon the sand.
[09:10] Mom
    Then along came a young girl.
[09:14] Mom
    The little mermaid quickly concealed herself.
[09:19] Mom
    When the prince awoke, he believed
    the young girl had saved him,
[09:24] Mom
    so he offered her his thanks.
[09:27] Mom
    He did not even realize that the
    little mermaid had saved him.
[09:31] Mom
    Instead, the young girl..."
[09:37] Hiyori
    That's right.
[09:39] Hiyori
    The prince still has no idea...
[09:44] Makoto
    I never expected to see you here, Nao-senpai.
[09:48] Nao
    How long have you been coaching here?
[09:50] Makoto
    I started today.
[09:52] Makoto
    I met that boy there over spring break,
    when I went to see Haru's apartment.
[09:57] Makoto
    That's how it started.
[09:59] Makoto
    I wanted to teach swimming to
    kids who were trying their best.
[10:03] Nao
    Is Haruka at this school too, then?
[10:05] Makoto
    Yeah, he's at Taka U.
[10:07] Makoto
    Asahi is, too.
[10:09] Nao
    Oh, really? So you're all together again.
[10:11] Nao
    You're all still swimming, huh?
[10:15] Makoto
    Actually, I'm in the sports
    education department,
[10:19] Makoto
    so I'm not a swimmer.
[10:20] Nao
    I see.
[10:21] Nao
    I'm in college studying
    sports medicine, myself.
[10:25] Nao
    I'm hoping I can support
    swimmers as a trainer someday.
[10:34] [SONG] Text
    Coffee Shop Marron
[10:36] Nao
    It's been so long! You
    guys really have grown up!
[10:40] Nao
    You look a lot tougher now.
[10:42] Nao
    Have you been well?
[10:44] Haru
    Pretty much.
[10:45] Akane
    I heard you knew Asahi in middle school.
[10:49] Akane
    I bet he was constantly making trouble, huh?
[10:51] Asahi
    Sis! I'm not a kid anymore!
[10:54] Nao
    You don't get so depressed anymore, then?
[10:57] Asahi
    Just forget about that already!
[11:00] Nao
    What's Ikuya up to?
[11:02] Nao
    Have you kept in touch with him?
[11:06] Nao
    Natsuya told me that Ikuya's
    going to college in Tokyo, too.
[11:10] Makoto
    Yes, he's at Shimogami University.
[11:13] Makoto
    We saw him at a college newcomer tournament
    recently for the first time in years.
[11:18] Nao
    Oh, really?
[11:22] Nao
    What's wrong?
[11:23] Makoto
    It seemed like Ikuya hasn't
    been doing so well lately.
[11:27] Nao
    Did something happen?
[11:31] Haru
    It's my fault.
[11:35] Haru
    Ikuya's teammate told me
[11:38] Haru
    that everyone who swims
    with me ends up suffering.
[11:43] Asahi
    Come on, that's not true!
[11:44] Asahi
    Makoto and I haven't suffered at all!
[11:49] Makoto
    We're trying to figure out what to do, but...
[11:55] Nao
    You can't just go talk to him?
[11:57] Makoto
    Toono-kun...
[11:59] Makoto
    Ikuya's teammate...
[12:01] ---
    He doesn't seem to want Ikuya seeing Haru.
[12:04] Nao
    I see...
[12:05] Nao
    Okay, then.
[12:07] ---
    I'll try asking Natsuya.
[12:09] Nao
    But after hearing what you've told me,
[12:12] Nao
    I feel like there's still
    more you guys can do.
[12:18] Nao
    Speaking as your former Iwatobi
    Middle School teammate, you know?
[12:25] Three
    Right.
[12:27] Hiyori
    Look. I found a great café.
[12:31] Ikuya
    Nice color.
[12:32] Hiyori
    Let's go on the way home.
[12:35] Ikuya
    Sorry.
[12:36] ---
    I'm not in the mood today.
[12:39] Hiyori
    Okay. Whenever you feel up to it, then.
[12:44] Ikuya
    Sure.
[12:46] Hiyori
    Didn't the little mermaid...
    turn into foam at the end?
[12:53] Hiyori
    In the book you once said you liked.
[12:58] Hiyori
    I'm actually not that fond of it.
[13:04] Hiyori
    The little mermaid was by the
    prince's side all along, and yet...
[13:11] Ikuya
    Something wrong?
[13:14] Hiyori
    Nah... Nothing's wrong.
[13:20] Asahi
    Mm, that's good!
[13:23] Asahi
    Aren't you gonna eat?
[13:25] Asahi
    Is this National No Mackerel Day?
[13:26] Haruka
    That doesn't exist.
[13:28] Higashi
    Didn't I tell you that I hate mackerel?
[13:31] Higashi
    Listen up.
[13:32] Higashi
    What I recommend here is the tanuki soba.
[13:35] Asahi
    There's that guy again.
[13:37] Asahi
    You think you're some kinda cafeteria critic?
[13:39] Higashi
    Well, I do have a blog.
SIGN    Handed over the meal ticket. It took less than a minute. Tanuki soba is here! I was instantly captivated. The golden tag team of bonito and seaweed entwining around my tongue...
SIGN    Tanuki soba is here!
[13:42] Asahi
    Uh, for real?
[13:44] Higashi
    Yo, I asked you before if you
    really only swim free, didn't I?
[13:51] Higashi
    Do you have an answer yet?
[13:56] Higashi
    Unless you find it yourself, your
    potential will stay locked up forever.
[14:03] Haruka
    Who are you, anyway?
[14:05] Asahi
    You're not just some cafeteria critic.
[14:08] Higashi
    Right now, all I want to do
    is get my blog ranked higher.
SIGN    ...the aroma of the stock. Exquisite. #cafeteriasoba #hidakauniversity #tanukisoba #sobarules
SIGN    Approve! Comment
[14:11] Higashi
    Be sure to click the "Approve!" button, okay?
SIGN    Approve!
[14:16] Asahi
    I'm not gonna "approve" anything!
[14:19] Kon
    Hey, Asahi-kun.
[14:21] Asahi
    Oh, Kon-niichan!
[14:23] Asahi
    This is my sister's husband, the
    sports writer I told you about.
[14:27] Kon
    I'm Kurimiya Kon.
[14:30] Asahi
    Working?
[14:31] Kon
    Yeah, sorta...
[14:34] Kon
    Asahi-kun, you know Ryuuji-san?
[14:37] Asahi
    Ryuuji? Who's that?
[14:39] Asahi
    Oh! You mean that weird old dude?
[14:41] Kon
    Actually, he's...
[14:43] Mikhail
    I hear Japan has all kinds of great proverbs.
[14:47] Mikhail
    Like, "Time is muscle!"
[14:49] Mikhail
    And "Don't expect your parents and
    your muscles to be there forever."
[14:53] Mikhail
    And "Muscle is the key that opens all doors."
[14:56] Mikhail
    Which is your favorite, Rin-kun?
[14:58] Rin
    Uh, I'm not particular...
[14:59] Mikhail
    Rin-kun!
[15:01] Mikhail
    "Those who laugh at muscle
    will cry over muscle."
[15:09] Rin
    Is that...
[15:10] Mikhail
    Oh, that's a video of a tournament
    I swam in when I was in high school.
[15:15] Rin
    Wow...
[15:17] Mikhail
    Oh, Rin-kun?
[15:18] Mikhail
    Could it be you're intrigued by
    the muscles I had in my prime?
[15:22] Rin
    Such incredibly bold strokes...
[15:25] Mikhail
    That guy there was more
    powerful than me, though.
[15:28] Kon
    Ryuuji-san. He was actually called
    "Fully Built Ryuuji" back in the day.
[15:33] Kon
    He was a very promising competitive
    swimmer on the global level.
[15:37] Asahi
    That old dude?
[15:39] Kon
    But for whatever reason, he suddenly
    quit swimming competitively.
[15:43] Kon
    I heard he'd been working as a
    coach overseas since he retired.
[15:47] Kon
    All the swimmers he coaches
    pile on tons of strength,
[15:51] Kon
    so now, they call him Pile-It-On Ryuuji.
[15:55] Kon
    I had heard that he was back in Japan...
[15:58] Kon
    I wonder if he plans to be a coach here, too.
[16:03] Natsuya
    Hey, it's been a while.
SIGN    Kirishima
[16:05] Natsuya
    I'm actually back in Japan now.
[16:08] Hiyori
    Oh, I see...
[16:12] Natsuya
    How's Ikuya doing?
[16:14] Hiyori
    Huh?
[16:15] Natsuya
    I've tried to call, but I
    can't seem to get through.
SIGN    Sports Nutrition
[16:18] Hiyori
    He's... a bit worried that
    his time isn't improving.
[16:22] Natsuya
    Has it been long?
[16:23] Hiyori
    Oh... But knowing him,
    I'm sure he'll be fine.
[16:28] Hiyori
    He probably missed your calls
[16:30] Hiyori
    because he's busy focusing
    on the next competition.
[16:34] Natsuya
    Oh, yeah. He's always had a habit of
    forgetting what's going on around him.
[16:39] Natsuya
    But, Hiyori, just... make sure
    he doesn't push himself too hard.
[16:45] Natsuya
    I don't want to go through that again.
[16:48] Hiyori
    Sure.
[16:51] Misaki
    Wow, this looks so good!
[16:53] ---
    College must be awesome!
[16:55] Makoto
    So that weird guy wasn't a cafeteria critic,
[16:58] Makoto
    but a former competitive swimmer?
[17:03] Makoto
    Haru?
[17:05] Haru
    He asked me why I only swim free,
    and I've been thinking about it.
[17:11] Haru
    I still can't find the answer.
[17:15] Makoto
    The answer...
[17:18] Misaki
    You should just swim something besides free.
[17:25] Misaki
    Was I wrong?
[17:30] Hiyori
    His butterfly and backstroke, and even the
    breast, his best stroke, have gotten worse.
[17:37] Hiyori
    But
[17:39] ---
    especially his freestyle...
[17:43] Kon
    I wonder why Ryuuji-san was
    roaming around Taka U...
[17:47] Akane
    He's a coach, right?
[17:49] Akane
    Maybe he found a good athlete there.
[17:54] Akane
    Welcome.
[17:58] Kon
    Well, speak of the devil.
[18:18] Hiyori
    Ikuya.
[18:20] Hiyori
    What's wrong?
[18:24] Ikuya
    I can't see the stars.
[18:30] Ikuya
    I could see them back then.
[18:36] IKuya
    The day we made that promise...
[18:39] Ikuya
    That day,
[18:41] Ikuya
    both in the sky and in the pool,
[18:45] Ikuya
    and right over my and Haru's heads,
[18:48] Ikuya
    so many stars were raining down.
[18:52] Ikuya
    I felt like all my wishes would come true,
[18:55] Ikuya
    like I had been set free.
[18:59] Ikuya
    But I was wrong.
[19:02] Ikuya
    I was still as weak as ever.
[19:05] Hiyori
    You're strong, Ikuya.
[19:08] Ikuya
    Even if I sink, no one's
    going to save me anymore.
[19:12] Ikuya
    So I have to get stronger on my own.
[19:15] Ikuya
    That's why I practiced so hard...
[19:18] Hiyori
    You could aim for the global level.
[19:20] Hiyori
    You could compete globally.
[19:24] Ikuya
    But I couldn't get stronger.
[19:27] Hiyori
    That's not true!
[19:28] Hiyori
    You've gotten a lot stronger!
[19:31] Hiyori
    You can become who you want to be!
[19:35] Hiyori
    You don't have to wish on stars
    to make dreams come true!
[19:42] Ikuya
    In exchange for her voice,
[19:45] Ikuya
    the little mermaid gained human
    legs and excruciating pain.
[19:49] Ikuya
    I gave up my heart in order to get stronger.
[19:52] Ikuya
    Or I thought I did,
[19:55] ---
    but...
[19:57] Ikuya
    I couldn't become human.
[20:00] Hiyori
    You're wrong!
[20:02] Hiyori
    You're not the little mermaid!
[20:04] Ikuya
    I can't be strong like Haru.
[20:23] Hiyori
    Can't you just forget about Nanase already?
[20:26] Hiyori
    I can't stand to see you suffering
    because of him any longer.
[20:31] Ikuya
    I'll think about myself, for myself.
[20:34] Hiyori
    You could aim for the global level.
[20:37] Hiyori
    I know you can do it.
[20:39] Hiyori
    You can become a new you!
[20:42] Hiyori
    If that'll bring you happiness—
[20:44] IKuya
    You don't...
[20:45] Ikuya
    You don't understand anything!
[20:47] Ikuya
    Don't talk like you do!
[20:57] Hiyori
    You're not the normal Ikuya right now.
[20:59] Hiyori
    Ever since you saw Nanase...
[21:03] Hiyori
    Just forget about him.
[21:06] Hiyori
    Ikuya...
[21:09] Hiyori
    Why don't you get it?!
[21:11] Hiyori
    That would be the best
    thing for you right now!
[21:16] Ikuya
    It's not your concern, Hiyori!
[21:31] Ikuya
    Sorry.
[21:40] Hiyori
    Ikuya...
[21:47] Kon
    There. That's him.
[22:04] Rei
    We pursue strength to protect ourselves.
[22:07] Nagisa
    At times, that strength becomes weakness.
[22:08] Rei
    Next time: "A Solitary Medley!"
SIGN    A Solitary Medley!
[22:10] Nagisa
    It's finally tournament time!
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