Skip to main content

21 - Amid the Glittering Particles

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
[00:01] ---
    Hey, Aina... What are you doing?
[00:06] ---
    I said what are you doing, Aina?!
[00:09] ---
    You must have the wrong person.
[00:11] ---
    Her name is Aila, not Aina.
[00:14] ---
    I don't care what her name is!
[00:16] ---
    Or that she hid being a fighter!
[00:19] ---
    But I'll tell you one thing.
[00:24] ---
    The way you fought back there...
[00:28] ---
    I'll never forgive you!
[00:30] ---
    We'll beat you!
[00:31] ---
    In our next battle,
    we'll beat you for sure!
[00:35] ---
    On the honor and pride
    of the Royal House of Arian!
[00:43] ---
    Arian...
[00:45] ---
    Just as I thought,
    that boy is the Prince of Arian!
[00:50] ---
    Aria von Reiji Asuna!
[00:54] ---
    I covered up my weakness by acting tough
    Tsuyogari no uragawa ni yowasa wo kakushiteta
[00:59] ---
    But I won't run away anymore
    Nigenai yo korekara wa
[01:02] ---
    Let's fly once again into the sky
    Mou ichido ano sora e
[01:06] ---
    I built, destroyed, and built again
    Tsukuriagetemo kowashite mata tsukutte
[01:09] ---
    Hundreds of times (Again and again!)
    Nanbyakukai mo (Again and again!)
[01:12] ---
    But I knew what it felt like to lose
    Demo makeru itami ni naresugiteta
[01:16] ---
    I wanted to be recognized, spinning my wheels
    Mitomeraretakute karamawatte
[01:20] ---
    Even if I was just acting tough
    Tsuyogari miseta tokoro de
[01:22] ---
    But that just made me feel empty, you know?
    Sore ja jibun ga munashikunaru dake ja nai?
[01:28] ---
    Uh, let's go! (It's time to wake up!)
    Uh ikouka (It’s time to wake up!)
[01:30] ---
    Open your eyes, your strength is clear!
    Me wo samashina tsuyosa wa meikaku
[01:33] ---
    Break through destiny (Fight for yourself!)
    Sadame nante kowase (Fight for yourself!)
[01:36] ---
    Don't look away (Fly again!)
    Me sorasuna (Fly again!)
[01:38] ---
    When you wish to become stronger,
    Tsuyoku naritai to negau koto de
[01:43] ---
    Your wings that once trembled...
    Furueteta hane wa
[01:45] ---
    ...will cut through the darkness
    Yami wo kirisaiteku
[01:49] ---
    I won't be afraid, with you by my side
    Kimi ga iru kara mo kowakunai yo
[01:56] ---
    I grasp your hand in mine
    Sono te nigitte
[01:59] ---
    Because you told me...
    Yowasa datte
[02:00] ---
    ...that my weakness is my strength
    Kimi no tsuyosa to oshiete kureta kara
[02:06] ---
    I was able to stand up again
    Boku wa mata tachiagareta
[02:10] ---
    For you, I'll overcome all pain
    Kimi no tame nara donna itami mo koete
[02:17] ---
    GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS
    For you, I'll overcome all pain
    Kimi no tame nara donna itami mo koete
[02:17] ---
    GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS
    Let's start now, and fly into the sky once again
    Koko kara mou ichido ano sora e
[02:19] ---
    Let's start now, and fly into the sky once again
    Koko kara mou ichido ano sora e
[02:24] ---
    So that really was Miss Aina.
[02:28] ---
    But why give us a fake name?
[02:31] ---
    Because she fights in such a cruel way,
[02:34] ---
    maybe she didn't want us to know.
[02:37] ---
    Yeah, the way she fought...
[02:40] ---
    I barely know her.
[02:42] ---
    But I can't believe that Miss Aina...
[02:44] ---
    No, Miss Aila, would do such a thing.
[02:49] ---
    Don't you agree, Class Rep?
[02:51] ---
    Yes.
[02:52] ---
    Maybe the suit she wears has
    some sort of special system.
[02:57] ---
    Like the Berserker System in G Gundam?
[03:01] ---
    No way.
[03:02] ---
    You'd be disqualified for
    violating the tournament rules.
[03:06] ---
    Then what other reason...
[03:09] ---
    The reason doesn't matter.
[03:12] ---
    She... That woman...
[03:15] ---
    She's a despicable Gunpla fighter
    who doesn't respect her opponent!
[03:22] ---
    Do you really think that?
[03:25] ---
    Are you okay with that, Reiji?
[03:28] ---
    I don't care about her.
[03:30] ---
    She's our enemy.
[03:32] ---
    We'll wipe her out in our next battle!
[03:35] ---
    That's all there is to it.
[03:40] ---
    Why did this happen?
[03:43] ---
    I think the one who's
    wondering that the most...
[03:47] ---
    ...must be Reiji himself.
[03:51] ---
    Episode 21
    Amid the Glittering Particles
[03:56] ---
    How is Aila?
[03:58] ---
    Brainwaves and pulse are both normal.
[04:01] ---
    Her body is perfectly healthy.
[04:03] ---
    Then why did Aila's Embody
    synch rate drop in the quarterfinals?
[04:09] ---
    It's probably a psychological thing.
[04:11] ---
    The reason isn't clear, but...
[04:13] ---
    ...she's subconsciously refusing
    to play Gunpla Battle.
[04:18] ---
    She doesn't want to fight?
[04:20] ---
    Is she affected by that boy Reiji?
[04:25] ---
    The Flana Institute's masterpiece
    is weakened by a little crush?
[04:41] ---
    She was right again!
[04:42] ---
    Wow, Aila!
[04:44] ---
    Like you said, the red Gunpla won.
[04:47] ---
    You guessed it right 47 times in a row!
[04:49] ---
    How do you know who'll win?
[04:51] ---
    I want to know that, too.
[04:55] ---
    Would you teach me?
[04:58] ---
    I feel it.
[05:00] ---
    I feel the glittering stuff
    flowing around that toy.
[05:04] ---
    From the flow,
    I can tell what it'll do next,
[05:08] ---
    and also which one is stronger.
[05:11] ---
    Sh-She can sense the movement
    of the Plavsky particles...?!
[05:17] ---
    Incredible. Instead of Gunpla
    building mastery or control skills...
[05:23] ---
    This is a third talent.
[05:28] ---
    The red one will move to the right.
[05:30] ---
    The blue one will
    move down, then back.
[05:33] ---
    Red will move forward,
    blue to the left, and then up.
[05:36] ---
    Her accuracy rate is 87.3 percent.
    Red will move forward,
    blue to the left, and then up.
[05:37] ---
    Her accuracy rate is 87.3 percent.
[05:39] ---
    It's unbelievable.
[05:41] ---
    We can use her.
[05:44] ---
    Make it 100 percent.
[05:46] ---
    We'll try.
[05:48] ---
    Particle visibility rate is 99.97 percent.
[05:52] ---
    Embody system is stable.
[05:55] ---
    Embody.
[05:57] ---
    It's a system that links
    with Aila's brainwaves...
[06:01] ---
    ...and visualizes the particles
    on a head-mounted display.
[06:04] ---
    It's like a supernatural
    precognitive ability.
[06:08] ---
    Nobody can hurt a girl
    who can see the future.
[06:13] ---
    Any possibility that Embody might be
    against the championship rules?
[06:17] ---
    It won't respond when
    anyone else wears it.
[06:21] ---
    As far as they can tell,
    it's just a cosplay outfit.
[06:25] ---
    It's finally complete.
[06:30] ---
    Aila,
[06:31] ---
    we've devoted time and money to you.
[06:35] ---
    We'll do whatever it takes,
[06:37] ---
    because we can't afford to lose.
[06:48] ---
    Reiji...
[07:00] ---
    Darn.
[07:01] ---
    How frustrating!
[07:05] ---
    You seem to be in a bad mood.
[07:10] ---
    Eh, Reiji?
[07:12] ---
    Fellini.
[07:15] ---
    Sorry about your battle today.
[07:17] ---
    Yeah, thanks.
[07:19] ---
    Leave the rest to us.
[07:21] ---
    Sei and I will avenge you.
[07:24] ---
    That rotten Gunpla fighter will...
[07:26] ---
    It's none of your business.
[07:28] ---
    Or are you unable to fight her
    without using me as an excuse?
[07:35] ---
    If you have to hate your opponent
    when you battle, then just quit now.
[07:40] ---
    So much for the Italian Dandy.
[07:42] ---
    To think, I fought to a draw
    with such a snot-nosed kid.
[07:45] ---
    Are you picking a fight?
[07:47] ---
    You only just figured that out?
[07:49] ---
    You're not very bright.
[07:52] ---
    Fellini!
[08:00] ---
    What are you doing, Aila?
    It's time for training.
[08:03] ---
    I'm quitting.
[08:05] ---
    What is this place?
[08:06] ---
    Training and testing, day in and out.
[08:11] ---
    I can't stand it.
[08:13] ---
    You're paid more than enough for it.
[08:15] ---
    If you're still unsatisfied,
    then go back home!
[08:20] ---
    Back to that life of poverty!
[08:23] ---
    O-Okay.
[08:27] ---
    And correct your vulgar tongue.
[08:30] ---
    I-I understand, Doctor.
[08:55] ---
    Wearing this suit makes my head numb.
[09:01] ---
    Why are they making me do this?
[09:06] ---
    Who cares about Gunpla Battle?
[09:09] ---
    It's ridiculous.
[09:11] ---
    So ridiculous.
[09:13] ---
    So ridiculous!
[09:17] ---
    I just want a normal...
[09:23] ---
    A normal...!
[09:31] ---
    We'll beat you!
[09:36] ---
    Does it hurt?
[09:41] ---
    If it hurts, close your eyes
    and cover your ears.
[09:45] ---
    If you close your eyes,
    you don't have to see his face.
[09:48] ---
    If you cover your ears,
    you don't have to hear him.
[09:52] ---
    This is business.
[09:54] ---
    Results are everything.
[09:56] ---
    Forget your emotions.
    Don't be sentimental.
[09:59] ---
    All you have to do is win.
[10:03] ---
    Win the next match,
    and the ones after that.
[10:11] ---
    Ouch, ouch.
[10:12] ---
    M-More gently...
[10:15] ---
    Fighting a kid? Really?
[10:17] ---
    Words weren't going to
    reach him. I had no choice.
[10:21] ---
    Especially since we're men.
[10:24] ---
    You're too kind.
[10:26] ---
    I did it to warn myself, too.
[10:29] ---
    Don't fight out of hatred.
[10:31] ---
    I want them to enjoy
    their battles, instead.
[10:37] ---
    Darn.
[10:41] ---
    That Fellini.
[10:43] ---
    What does he want me to do?
[10:46] ---
    What should I do...?
[10:55] ---
    What can I do?
[10:58] ---
    What is it that I can do
    for Reiji and Miss Aila?
[11:11] ---
    Miss Baker!
[11:12] ---
    It'll be okay this time, right? Right?!
[11:16] ---
    Of course, Chairman.
[11:18] ---
    There's no need for tricks anymore.
[11:20] ---
    Because their opponent
    is the undefeated legend,
[11:23] ---
    Aila Jyrkiäinen.
[11:29] ---
    Miss Aila!
[11:33] ---
    Good luck in today's battle!
[11:35] ---
    I'm cheering for you!
[11:37] ---
    This is a charm for you.
[11:40] ---
    Accept it.
[11:44] ---
    We've got to get to our match.
[11:46] ---
    Yes, sir. Thank you.
[11:49] ---
    Start learning how to please fans.
[11:52] ---
    Wear that on you.
[11:54] ---
    Yes, sir.
[12:00] ---
    We now begin match one
    of the semifinals.
[12:05] ---
    The time has come.
[12:07] ---
    Yeah.
[12:08] ---
    Sei and Reiji are coming.
[12:11] ---
    Is Reiji alright?
[12:14] ---
    He's pretty tough.
[12:17] ---
    You fought with him,
    so you know that, right?
[12:22] ---
    Yeah.
[12:47] ---
    Hey, Sei.
[12:48] ---
    What?
[12:49] ---
    I thought hard, but
    I couldn't find an answer at all.
[12:53] ---
    So...
[12:55] ---
    I've decided not to think.
[12:58] ---
    You don't mind, do you?
[13:02] ---
    Fine!
[13:03] ---
    Beginning Plavsky particle dispersal.
[13:09] ---
    Field 3, Forest.
[13:13] ---
    Sei Iori.
[13:14] ---
    Reiji.
[13:15] ---
    Star Build Strike.
[13:16] ---
    Here we come!
[13:30] ---
    Aina...
[13:32] ---
    Wait, or is it Aila?
[13:34] ---
    Whatever.
[13:36] ---
    Finish it quick.
[13:40] ---
    Let's get going!
[13:50] ---
    Fire the vulcans!
[13:59] ---
    He put special paint in the shells?
[14:03] ---
    That's our Mr. Sei!
[14:04] ---
    If I can see them, they're nothing!
[14:16] ---
    You're finished.
[14:25] ---
    The Embody numbers are...
[14:28] ---
    Fight, Aila!
[14:29] ---
    You want to go back to your old life?!
[14:35] ---
    Women are so hard to manage!
[14:54] ---
    It's just like when she fought Mr. Fellini!
[14:56] ---
    Bring it on!
[15:17] ---
    She foresaw that?
[15:37] ---
    Do it.
[15:52] ---
    Aila!
[16:05] ---
    I can't hit it!
[16:07] ---
    Of course not.
[16:08] ---
    Through the Embody,
    Aila can see the particle flow.
[16:13] ---
    Finish it off, Aila!
[16:17] ---
    No...
[16:33] ---
    Iori!
[16:38] ---
    Darn it!
[16:41] ---
    No...!
[16:47] ---
    What?
[16:48] ---
    Help me.
[16:49] ---
    This voice...
[16:52] ---
    What's this?!
[16:57] ---
    What's that light?!
[16:59] ---
    The Plavsky particles are increasing!
[17:02] ---
    Chairman, something is glowing!
[17:08] ---
    Arista is...!
[17:10] ---
    What's this phenomenon?!
[17:11] ---
    This light...
[17:13] ---
    Could it be the light of the heart?
[17:22] ---
    It hurts...
[17:25] ---
    My head hurts so bad.
[17:27] ---
    I don't want to fight anymore!
[17:31] ---
    You weren't doing it willingly?
[17:34] ---
    Then you should quit.
[17:36] ---
    I can't!
[17:37] ---
    I don't have any family or relatives.
[17:41] ---
    To survive, I have to fight.
[17:44] ---
    If I don't win, I'll have nowhere to live.
[17:48] ---
    You can live any place you want.
[17:55] ---
    I'm also a drifter here,
    but I'm surviving.
[17:59] ---
    I know!
[18:00] ---
    Come to Sei's house.
[18:02] ---
    I'm staying there, too.
[18:03] ---
    They won't mind an extra person.
[18:08] ---
    Are you serious?
[18:11] ---
    I'm always serious.
[18:38] ---
    Yeah.
[18:41] ---
    You're always...
[18:44] ---
    ...so foolishly serious.
[18:56] ---
    The Embody number is zero?!
[18:59] ---
    Why?
[19:01] ---
    Oh, man.
[19:03] ---
    If you were worried,
    why didn't you just say so?
[19:05] ---
    Why hide your identity?
[19:08] ---
    I mean...
[19:10] ---
    You love playing Gunpla Battle.
[19:14] ---
    But if you fight against me,
    I'll defeat you.
[19:17] ---
    If that happens, then we can't keep...
[19:20] ---
    What?!
[19:21] ---
    I'm the one who's gonna win.
[19:24] ---
    You fool!
[19:26] ---
    Wh... Who...
[19:27] ---
    Who are you calling a fool?!
[19:31] ---
    You're the fool!
[19:34] ---
    Say that again!
[19:36] ---
    Fool! Fool! Your punch is weak!
[19:39] ---
    Hah! You were crying just now!
[19:42] ---
    No, I wasn't!
    I absolutely was not!
[19:45] ---
    Yes you were!
[19:46] ---
    No, I was not!
[19:48] ---
    Is this a lover's spat?
[19:49] ---
    I told him to enjoy the battle,
    not flirt his way through it.
[19:53] ---
    I thought you wanted
    to quit Gunpla Battle.
[19:56] ---
    Never!
[19:57] ---
    Not until I smash you to pieces!
[20:00] ---
    Stop it, Aila!
[20:01] ---
    No! I won't listen to you anymore!
[20:04] ---
    Aila, what are you doing?!
[20:06] ---
    Shut up, old geezer!
[20:08] ---
    And you, kid! If you want to win
    at Gunpla Battle, play it yourself!
[20:12] ---
    Y-Yes, ma'am!
[20:15] ---
    Let's go, Reiji.
[20:16] ---
    I'll show you how strong I am
    when I'm battling in earnest.
[20:20] ---
    Watch me!
[20:22] ---
    That's the spirit!
[20:33] ---
    Sei, use the RG!
[20:35] ---
    Uh, right!
[20:44] ---
    Build...
[20:46] ---
    ...Knuckle!
[20:49] ---
    Useless.
[20:50] ---
    I can feel the particles.
    An attack like that will never hit me!
[20:56] ---
    What's this...?
[20:58] ---
    I can't dodge it!
[21:00] ---
    Take this,
[21:01] ---
    Aila!
[21:16] ---
    Battle ended.
[21:20] ---
    This is real Gunpla Battle.
[21:25] ---
    I see. I'm not special after all.
[21:45] ---
    I was nibbling potato chips and it hit me
    Poteto chippusu tabetetara futo omotta
[21:48] ---
    (Hold dear my days)
[21:51] ---
    How many years have I been eating the same thing?
    Nanjuunen onaji mon tabetsuzuketeirun darou
[21:55] ---
    (Fight your fears)
[21:57] ---
    People tell me I need to act my age
    Mou otona nandakara tte iu kedo
[22:00] ---
    (I go my way)
[22:03] ---
    But it's not like I can turn against something I love
    Suki na mono wo kirai ni nareru wake nado nainda
[22:07] ---
    (Normal life)
[22:08] ---
    I put all my energy into childish things
    Taai nai koto mo zenryoku toukyuu
[22:13] ---
    Doesn't matter if you're young or old,
    Muchuu ni nareru kodomo mo
[22:17] ---
    you can lose yourself in something
    Otona mo kankei nai
[22:20] ---
    Let's keep on walking at the same rhythm
    Kawaranai rizumu de arukitsuzukete yukou
[22:26] ---
    True, our stride is a little longer now
    Maa hohaba wa sukoshi dake ookiku natta keredo
[22:32] ---
    The sunset from back then colors our skies today
    Ano hi no yuuhi wa kyou mo sora wo someyuku
[22:38] ---
    I want to be a fool tomorrow,
    Nee ashita mo gojuunengo mo
[22:41] ---
    and even 50 years from now
    Baka yattetainda
[22:44] ---
    The short-pants spirit goes on
    Tsuzuite yuku hanpan supirit
[22:47] ---
    Let's whistle a tune and head home
    Kuchibue fuite kaerou
[22:52] ---
    The never-ending short-pants spirit
    Never-ending hanpan supirit
[22:55] ---
    Our childhood will go on forever
    Owaranai childhood
[23:03] ---
    Thanks for the silly errand, Class Rep.
[23:06] ---
    Not at all.
[23:07] ---
    That was all I could do for them.
    I wasn't sure if it would work.
[23:12] ---
    But I just hoped that...
[23:16] ---
    ...Miss Aila's wishes would reach Reiji.
[23:22] ---
    We won.
[23:24] ---
    Yeah, I lost... This time.
[23:27] ---
    Anyway, you'll keep
    your promise, right?
[23:31] ---
    Promise? What promise?
[23:34] ---
    You said if I had nowhere to go,
    I could come to Sei's house!
[23:38] ---
    Oh, that.
[23:40] ---
    W-Wait!
    You can't make a promise like that!
[23:44] ---
    It's okay, right?
[23:47] ---
    Thank you, Sei.
[23:48] ---
    Getting familiar already?!
[23:50] ---
    Misaki!
[23:52] ---
    Shut up!
[23:54] ---
    Next Episode
[23:55] ---
    The man they call Meijin...
[23:57] ---
    ...will fight another man
    closer to being a Meijin.
[24:00] ---
    Next episode, "Meijin vs Meijin."
[24:00] ---
    Next Episode
    Meijin vs Meijin
[24:00] ---
    Next episode, "Meijin vs Meijin."
[24:02] ---
    The two 'M's rise to their feet.
[24:04] ---