7 - The Crouching Start of Vindication!

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[00:19] Rin
    Sousuke...
[00:21] Rin
    We need to hurry, before the bus leaves.
[00:24] Rin
    We still have day two of
    the tournament tomorrow.
[00:26] Rin
    We should get back so we
    can go over today's results.
[00:28] Sousuke
    Right, sorry.
[00:30] Rin
    What were you looking at?
[00:33] Sousuke
    Phantoms of the past.
[00:39] Sousuke
    Or something.
[02:17] Gou
    That should do it.
[02:21] Makoto
    Gou-chan!
[02:23] Gou
    Coming!
SIGN    The Crouching Start of Vindication!
[02:25] Ama-chan
    You all swam at full strength
    today, so you must be hungry.
[02:28] Rei
    This is quite a selection
    of carb-heavy foods...
[02:31] Gou
    I made it!
[02:33] Gou
    Carbs are great when you have
    a competition the next day!
[02:36] Nagisa
    Protein powder again? Is it strawberry flavor?
[02:39] Gou
    Not today.
[02:41] Gou
    But if you want to add some on top...
[02:42] Makoto
    Seriously, don't!
[02:43] Ama-chan
    All of you are truly amazing!
[02:46] Ama-chan
    To think, everyone qualified for regionals!
[02:48] Sasabe
    It's because of my great coaching!
[02:50] Nagisa
    Huh? But Goro-chan, you've
    been so busy with SC Returns,
[02:54] ---
    you've hardly shown up at all this year.
[02:57] Sasabe
    It's the quality of my coaching,
    not the quantity, that counts!
[03:00] Sasabe
    Though, more than anything, it's your talent
    and hard work that got you here.
[03:04] Nagisa
    Yep, yep! We can do anything
    we set our minds to!
[03:08] Rei
    Nagisa-kun, you're letting
    our wins go to your head!
[03:11] Rei
    But Haruka-senpai, you really
    were outstanding today.
[03:14] Rei
    Impressive as always!
[03:16] Haruka
    Not really.
[03:17] Rei
    No, it truly was impressive!
[03:19] Rei
    You don't often see a time like that!
[03:22] Sasabe
    So all that's left is tomorrow's medley relay?
[03:24] Sasabe
    If you keep up today's momentum,
    I bet you'll beat Samezuka again!
[03:30] Rei
    We're finally going to race Rin-san's
    team in an official match.
[03:34] Haruka
    Rei, it'll be okay.
[03:37] Haruka
    You don't swim a relay alone.
    It takes a team of four.
[03:41] Haruka
    And with these four,
     we could go as far as we want.
[03:44] Rei
    Haruka-senpai!
[03:48] Rei
    Let's go all the way to nationals!
[03:52] Nagisa
    Nationals, huh?
[03:53] Makoto
    We might really stand a chance
    of getting to the nationals!
[03:58] Nagisa
    Yeah!
[04:00] Gou
    According to the information I have,
    Samezuka's relay team members are...
[04:04] Gou
    In backstroke, second-year Uozumi Takuya.
[04:07] Gou
    In breaststroke, second-year Iwashimizu Toru.
[04:09] Nagisa
    So Ai-chan isn't doing breaststroke...
[04:11] Gou
    In butterfly, third-year Yamazaki Sousuke.
[04:14] Gou
    And of course, in freestyle,
    third-year Matsuoka Rin!
[04:20] Gou
    But the backstroke swimmer, Uozumi,
    didn't do very well in today's individual event.
[04:25] Gou
    So he may be replaced by their
    team's registered alternate.
[04:30] Makoto
    Their alternate?
[04:31] Gou
    I think it's the first-year,
    Mikoshiba... Kintarou-kun?
[04:35] Nagisa
    The Kin-chan who raced in
    the backstroke with Mako-chan!
[04:38] Rei
    Uh, that's not his name.
[04:40] Ama-chan
    That's right! It's Urashima-kun!
[04:42] Rei
    That's not it, either!
SIGN    First Swimmer
SIGN    Category
SIGN    Competitor's Name
[04:48] Sousuke
    What's wrong? Everyone's waiting for you.
[04:52] Rin
    I know.
[04:54] Sousuke
    You can't decide?
[04:56] Sousuke
    Based on the individual events today,
[04:58] ---
    it's clear that Mikoshiba's
    a better pick than Uozumi.
[05:04] Rin
    I know.
[05:06] Rin
    Uozumi...
[05:06] Uozumi
    Yes!
[05:07] Rin
    Momo...
[05:08] Momo
    Yes!
[05:09] Rin
    Both of you have equally strong
    feelings about the relay.
[05:14] ---
    In that respect, neither
    of you surpasses the other.
[05:16] Rin
    But if we consider the results
    from today's individual events,
[05:18] ---
    there's only one choice we can
    make for the good of the team.
[05:22] Rin
    Momo.
[05:24] Rin
    Do you want to try swimming the relay?
[05:31] Uozumi
    Momo...
[05:32] Momo
    Y-Yes?
[05:33] Uozumi
    I won't tolerate you losing.
[05:35] ---
    You have to win, for me, too!
[05:39] Momo
    Right! Leave it to me, Uocchi-senpai!
[05:42] Uozumi
    Who are you calling Uocchi?
[05:44] Momo
    Ow, ow, ow, ow!
[05:45] Uozumi
    You're just a brat!
[05:46] Momo
    That hurts!
[05:47] Rin
    For tomorrow's medley relay,
[05:48] Rin
    Momo, Iwashimizu, Sousuke, and I will compete.
[05:53] All
    Yeah!
[05:53] Sousuke
    Right.
[05:54] Rin
    Okay, that's it for today's meeting.
[05:56] Rin
    Everyone get plenty of rest
    to be ready for tomorrow.
[05:59] Rin
    Dismissed.
[06:00] All
    Yes, sir!
[06:10] Sousuke
    Outta the way.
[06:12] Nitori
    S-Sorry...
[06:26] Nitori
    I've
[06:28] ---
    been surpassed by a younger member.
[06:32] Sousuke
    Do you want to swim in the relay that badly?
[06:35] Nitori
    That's obvious!
[06:37] Sousuke
    How so?
[06:39] Nitori
    Well, because...
[06:41] Nitori
    Rin-senpai is everything I aspire to be.
[06:45] Nitori
    When I first started swimming,
[06:47] ---
    I thought a relay was simply
    four swimmers swimming in a row.
[06:52] Nitori
    But I've come to realize
    it's something else entirely.
[06:56] Nitori
    For the past year, I've seen firsthand
    how much the relay means to Rin-senpai.
[07:01] Nitori
    So I wanted to be a part of it, too.
[07:09] Nitori
    And this summer is the last chance I'll have
[07:13] Nitori
    to swim with him.
[07:17] Sousuke
    Who says this summer is the last
    chance you'll have to swim with him?
[07:21] Sousuke
    If you're serious about swimming,
    you'll swim with him again someday.
[07:24] Sousuke
    Don't crush your own potential
    before you even try.
[07:29] Sousuke
    That's probably what Rin would say.
[07:36] Nitori
    Right.
[07:40] Nitori
    Okay!
[07:44] Nitori
    He's already asleep.
[07:46] Nitori
    You went to bed too early, Momo-kun!
[07:49] Nitori
    Here I go!
[07:56] Nitori
    Momotarou! You absolutely have
    to win and make it to regionals!
[08:00] Nitori
    Because I'll definitely swim in that one!
[08:16] Makoto
    Then, see you tomorrow!
[08:17] ---
    Yep!
[08:18] Sasabe
    Be sure to get lots of sleep tonight!
[08:20] Nagisa
    Bye-bye, everyone!
[08:26] Makoto
    You were amazing today, Haru.
[08:29] Makoto
    I bet scouts from all over the
    country will start contacting you.
[08:37] Makoto
    If you do get scouted, what will you do?
[08:45] Haruka
    Nothing, probably.
[08:47] Makoto
    So you'd decline?
[08:49] Haruka
    It doesn't matter whether
    they contact me or not.
[08:54] Haruka
    I swim because I want to.
[08:59] Haruka
    What?
[09:00] Makoto
    It's nothing.
[09:02] Makoto
    Goodnight, Haru.
[09:21] Rin
    I haven't swum a relay with you
    in a tournament since back then.
[09:26] Sousuke
    Yeah...
[09:31] Rin
    This time, let's win.
[09:34] Sousuke
    Yeah.
[09:35] Sousuke
    Since we're doing this, let's win it.
[09:41] Momo
    Nitori-senpai!
[09:42] Nitori
    What is it? Forgot something?
[09:44] Momo
    Um, I...
[09:45] Momo
    I'm gonna try really hard today!
[09:49] Momo
    Later!
[09:52] Announcer
    The men's 400m medley relay will now begin.
[10:04] Rin
    But...
[10:05] Rin
    I was saved. By Haru and
    the guys. By my friends.
[10:09] Sousuke
    Even so, I won't acknowledge you.
[10:15] Rin
    Whoever wins, there'll be no hard feelings.
[10:18] Rin
    But whoever wins has to
    win at regionals, too.
[10:21] Haruka
    I don't need you to tell me that.
[10:25] Rin
    I let you win yesterday's freestyle,
    but that's not gonna happen today.
[10:30] Ama-chan
    I know our boys will be okay.
[10:32] Ama-chan
    I'm sure they'll pull it off.
[10:34] Ama-chan
    There's a famous saying that goes,
[10:35] Ama-chan
    "It isn't the strong who win.
    It is the winners who are strong!"
[10:42] Announcer
    Get set...
[10:46] Announcer
    On your marks...
[10:48] Announcer
    Get set...
[10:51] All
    Go!
[10:53] Gou
    His reaction time was off!
[10:55] Ama-chan
    It's okay! Tachibana-kun can make up for it!
[10:58] Iwashimizu
    You're doing great, Momo!
[10:59] Uozumi
    He's in the lead and keeping
    the other schools at bay!
[11:01] Uozumi
    And swim!
[11:03] Samezuka
    Swim!
[11:07] Sasabe
    Makoto's catching up!
[11:13] Makoto
    Go, Nagisa!
[11:26] Makoto
    Nagisa always extends himself in the
    second half, but it's not working this time!
[11:33] Gou
    Samezuka's still in the
    lead at the exchange!
[11:37] Gou
    Rei-kun is swimming his hardest to catch up!
[11:40] Gou
    But Sousuke-kun is just too fast!
[11:43] Nitori
    Yamazaki-senpai is gradually
    increasing his lead over the others!
[11:46] Nitori
    Amazing!
[12:06] Momo
    Rin-senpai!
[12:07] Iwashimizu
    Go!
[12:09] Makoto
    Haru!
[12:10] Nagisa
    Haru-chan!
[12:12] Rei
    Rin-san got to the turn first!
SIGN    1st Samezuka Academy 2nd Iwatobi High School
[12:36] Rin
    Yes!
[12:39] Samezuka
    Awesome! Awesome! Samezuka! Yeah!
[12:41] Ama-chan
    We lost...
[12:44] Sasabe
    But at least we made it past the prelims.
[12:46] ---
    We're through to regionals!
[12:49] Makoto
    Great job.
[12:50] Momo
    We got first place, Senpai!
[12:52] Rin
    Yeah!
[12:52] Momo
    All right!
[12:55] Momo
    But why couldn't Nii-chan
    have come to watch us today?!
[13:00] Rin
    We did it, Sousuke.
[13:02] Sousuke
    Yeah...
SIGN    Congrats on Making Regionals, Swim Club!
[13:11] Nagisa
    They made a real banner for us this year.
[13:13] Makoto
    Yeah, last year, they just
    reused the judo club's banner.
[13:17] Nagisa
    But why do I still not feel right?
[13:20] Rei
    Obviously, it's because we lost to Samezuka!
[13:24] Rei
    Makoto-senpai, Nagisa-kun,
    don't you feel frustrated about it?
[13:27] Rei
    I'm immensely frustrated!
[13:31] Rei
    Even if we're moving on to regionals,
    we lost to Samezuka in the relay!
[13:40] Haruka
    Let's go to practice.
[13:42] Nagi/Mako
    Yeah!
[13:42] Rei
    Right.
[13:43] Gou
    Take a look at this!
[13:45] Gou
    Makoto-senpai, Rei-kun, and Nagisa-kun,
[13:48] ---
    you all qualified for regionals
    in your individual events,
[13:52] Gou
    but your times just barely made the cut!
SIGN    4 Samezuka Academy
[13:54] Gou
    The top ranks of every event are
    filled with Samezuka swimmers.
SIGN    3 Samezuka Academy
SIGN    1 Samezuka Academy
[13:57] Makoto
    I guess in terms of times,
    we still fall short of Samezuka.
[14:00] Gou
    The only event that we beat them
    in was Haruka-senpai's freestyle.
[14:05] Gou
    This means that Iwatobi still isn't
    a real match for Samezuka.
[14:10] Gou
    Everyone, our results from this
    tournament are nothing to be proud of!
[14:14] Gou
    This means even more intense traini—
[14:15] Ama-chan
    Big news! We've got big news!
[14:17] Makoto
    What's the matter, Miss Ama-chan?
[14:20] Ama-chan
    We just got a call from a scout, for Nanase-kun!
[14:28] Ama-chan
    He said he saw your 100m freestyle
     the day before yesterday!
[14:32] Haruka
    Oh, really?
[14:33] Nagisa
    Haru-chan, that's great!
[14:35] Ama-chan
    This makes it easier to imagine what
    you'll do after graduation, doesn't it?
[14:38] Ama-chan
    There's a famous saying that goes,
[14:40] Ama-chan
    "Tomorrow's wind will blow tomorrow.
[14:43] ---
    But whether one rides on
    that wind or not is up to..."
[14:48] Makoto
    Haru...
[14:55] Rei
    What does Haruka-senpai want to do?
[14:58] Nagisa
    That reminds me.
[14:59] ---
    All Haru-chan wrote on his career
    path survey was the word "free."
[15:02] Rei
    "Free?" What's that supposed to mean?
[15:04] Rei
    He doesn't mean a part-timer
    freeloading on society, does he?
[15:08] Nagisa
    I don't think so.
[15:10] Rei
    Then, a freelance swimmer?
[15:12] ---
    I don't think that's it, either.
[15:15] ---
    Then what is it?
[15:19] Nagisa
    I don't know exactly.
[15:21] Nagisa
    But to Haru-chan, "free" means "free."
[15:25] Rei
    I don't get it.
[15:29] Rei
    But it does seem very like Haruka-senpai.
[15:32] Nitori
    I heard the news, Rin-senpai!
[15:34] Nitori
    About how you were scouted!
[15:36] ---
    I heard you got a ton of calls!
[15:38] Nitori
    Congratulations!
[15:40] Rin
    Yeah, thanks.
[15:41] Nitori
    Anyone who'd seen that race
    would certainly contact you.
[15:45] ---
    It was incredible!
[15:47] Rin
    If scouts are contacting me,
    they must be contacting Haru, too.
[15:50] Rin
    I can't lose to him again.
[15:51] ---
    I'll definitely win next time!
[15:54] Rin
    That reminds me.
[15:56] ---
    The university you're going
    to reached out to me, too.
[15:59] Rin
    It depends on their offer,
    of course, but who knows?
[16:02] Rin
    We may be swimming on the same
    team even after we graduate!
[16:06] Sousuke
    Yeah, that'd be nice.
[16:11] Rin
    Is something wrong?
[16:13] Sousuke
    Nothing's wrong.
[16:15] Rin
    Something's been off about
    you since yesterday.
[16:18] Rin
    During the race, I noticed you
    lost momentum for a second.
[16:21] Rin
    Are you not feeling well?
[16:25] Rin
    Why aren't you saying anything? Spit it out!
[16:28] Nitori
    Rin-senpai! Please don't fight!
[16:30] Rin
    I know. This isn't a fight.
[16:33] Rin
    Sousuke...
[16:36] Rin
    Let's head somewhere else.
[16:40] Sousuke
    I told you, nothing's wrong.
[16:44] Rin
    Then let me ask you. Now that you've
    raced the relay, how do you feel?
[16:48] Rin
    Remember what you told me?
[16:52] Sousuke
    I get the sense that if I swam the relay
    with you, I'd understand something.
[16:56] Sousuke
    I don't know myself what that something is...
[16:59] Sousuke
    But I want to try to find it...
    That something...
[17:02] Rin
    Did you find it?
[17:04] Sousuke
    I don't know.
[17:07] Rin
    What?!
[17:09] Sousuke
    I said,
[17:12] ---
    I don't know if I found it!
[17:19] Rin
    And I know I told you,
[17:21] Rin
    I wanted to swim a serious relay!
[17:23] Rin
    And I only wanted people who were
    really serious about it on my team!
[17:27] Rin
    And now you tell me you "don't know"?
[17:30] Rin
    Sousuke, are you saying you
    weren't taking it seriously?
[17:35] Sousuke
    You think swimming with you is something
    I'd ever not take seriously?
[17:39] Rin
    Then why?
[17:41] Sousuke
    It's because it's so serious to me
[17:43] Sousuke
    that I can't just pretend I understand now!
[17:53] Sousuke
    But there's one thing I do know.
[17:57] Sousuke
    I want to swim more.
[18:02] Sousuke
    This isn't enough.
[18:08] Rin
    Then swim.
[18:11] Rin
    Swim as much as it takes,
    until you find the answer.
[18:19] Sousuke
    Right.
[18:21] Ama-chan
    Another scouting call came in today, but...
[18:24] Ama-chan
    Nanase-kun wasn't interested, as usual.
[18:26] Gou
    Quite a few came in for my brother, too.
[18:29] Gou
    So I'm sure Haruka-senpai will be fine.
[18:32] Gou
    He'll find his drive soon enough.
[18:35] Makoto
    I wonder if that's what
    Haru really wants, though.
[18:37] Gou
    Huh?
[18:38] Makoto
    Oh, nothing!
[18:40] Gou
    That reminds me, have you decided what
    to do after graduation, Makoto-senpai?
[18:45] Makoto
    I haven't decided completely, but I'll
    probably apply for the local university.
[18:50] Gou
    Oh, really?
SIGN    Great Luck
[19:00] Nagisa
    Mako-chan, you got the Great Luck fortune!
[19:03] Gou
    "The person you wait for will come.
    You will win any competition."
[19:05] ---
    "If you start a journey,
    all will go your way."
[19:07] Gou
    "Lucky directions are north and east."
[19:10] Rei
    What did you get, Haruka-senpai?
[19:12] Haruka
    I got Great Luck, too.
[19:13] Rei
    I got Half Luck.
[19:15] Rei
    They say that there are generally
    fewer Half Luck fortunes
[19:18] ---
    than Bad Luck ones at any given shrine.
[19:21] Rei
    So if you look at it in terms of probability,
[19:23] ---
    you could say pulling one of these
    is even luckier than Great Luck!
[19:31] Rei
    I guess it's really true that,
    no matter what anyone says,
[19:34] ---
    I really love the way
    you swim, Haruka-senpai.
[19:37] Rei
    It has nothing to do with
    theory or calculations.
[19:38] ---
    It just makes me feel
    something very powerful.
[19:41] Rei
    It made me want to be able
    to swim that way, too.
[19:45] Rei
    Freely.
[19:46] Haruka
    Rei...
[19:47] Rei
    That's why I think it's fine for
    you to always remain "free."
[19:52] Rei
    Being free can mean many different things.
[19:54] Rei
    But I think its truest meaning
    is having a free heart
[19:58] Rei
    that can't be bound by anything.
[20:01] Rei
    So no matter what choice you make,
[20:04] Rei
    as long as you remain who you are,
[20:08] Rei
    you will forever be free!
[20:13] Rei
    I'm sorry!
[20:14] Rei
    I didn't mean to sound patronizing...
SIGN    Great Luck
[20:29] Nagisa
    You made this training regimen, Haru-chan?
[20:31] Haruka
    I just modified Gou's regimen a little bit.
[20:34] Makoto
    You added relay exchange training?
[20:37] Rei
    You're saying that perfecting
[20:39] ---
    our exchange timing could
    help make up time we lose
[20:42] ---
    due to differences in speed, correct?
[20:44] Haruka
    Yes.
[20:45] Rei
    With the strong teamwork
    the four of us have,
[20:47] ---
    we could even surpass
    Samezuka's current time!
[20:52] Haruka
    I want to swim with you guys.
[20:55] Haruka
    Right now, what I want to
    do is treasure that feeling.
[20:59] Rei
    Haruka-senpai!
[21:01] Rei
    Let's go, the four of us!
[21:03] Rei
    We'll beat Samezuka next
    time, and go to nationals!
[21:06] Haruka
    Yeah.
[21:12] Rin
    Hey, where are you going?
[21:14] Sousuke
    Just stepping out.
[21:15] Rin
    What about practice?
[21:17] Sousuke
    Sorry, but will you let me take today off?
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[21:28] Gou
    Sousuke-kun?
[23:11] Rei
    Nagisa-kun, can you translate
    "kiss me" into Japanese?
[23:14] Nagisa
    Isn't it just "kiss me"?
[23:16] Rei
    That's what I thought.
[23:17] Rei
    I overheard Makoto-senpai
    saying "kiss me" just now.
[23:20] Nagisa
    Huh?! Who did Mako-chan say "kiss me" to?
[23:22] Rin
    Both of you, your pronunciation
    is horrible! It's "kiss me."
[23:25] Rei
    Rin-san!
[23:26] Nagisa
    Next episode, "The Locomotive of a Twist!
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[23:28] Rei
    Kiss me.
[23:33] Rin
    Perfect body.
[23:34] Rei
    Perfect body.