E12 - The Neko-Karasu Reunion

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SIGN    May, Five years ago
SIGN    Karasuno Sports Park Gymnasium
[00:07] (Flashback) Ukai
    I'll see you at this year's
    national tournament.
[00:10] (Flashback) Nekomata
    But you say that every year.
[00:13] (Flashback) Ukai
    Shut up. This year for sure.
[00:16] (Flashback) Audience
    We're looking forward to the
    "Battle of the Garbage Dump"
[00:20] (Flashback) ---
    at this year's nationals!
[00:22] Takeda
    Unfortunately, both schools were eliminated
[00:25] ---
    at the Inter-High preliminaries in June.
[00:29] Takeda
    In March of the following year,
[00:31] Takeda
    Karasuno High School of Miyagi
[00:34] ---
    and Nekoma High School as
    second to represent Tokyo
[00:37] Takeda
    attended the Spring High School
    Volleyball Nationals, but...
[00:41] Takeda
    Karasuno was defeated in the third round,
[00:44] ---
    and Nekoma was eliminated
    in the quarterfinals.
[00:47] Takeda
    Though both teams repeatedly played
    each other in practice matches,
[00:51] Takeda
    they never battled each
    other in a public arena.
[00:54] Takeda
    Eventually, both coaches retired.
[00:57] Takeda
    Subsequently, both teams plunged
    into a period of steady decline.
SIGN    Karasuno High School Volleyball Club
[01:08] Takeda
    But now...
[01:14] Hinata
    Ah!
[01:17] Takeda
    The rematch of destiny is about to begin!
SIGN    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Episode 12: The Neko-Karasu Reunion
[02:54] Hinata
    Kenma.
[02:57] Hinata
    Hey, you're with N-N-Nekoma?
[02:59] Kozume
    Oh. Yeah.
[03:00] Hinata
    Why didn't you tell me?
[03:03] Kozume
    Because you didn't ask...
[03:07] Hinata
    But you said, "See you soon."
[03:10] ---
    You must've known something.
[03:12] Kozume
    Your T-shirt said
    "Karasuno High School."
[03:16] Yamamoto
    Hey, hey, hey.
[03:18] Yamamoto
    What business might you
    have with our setter?
[03:23] Kozume
    It's fine.
[03:24] Hinata
    S-Sorry...
[03:26] Tanaka
    You, too...
[03:28] Tanaka
    What business might you have
    with our first-year?
[03:32] Yamamoto
    Is there a problem?
[03:33] Tanaka
    Wanna fight, city boy?
[03:36] Suga
    We're going to "fight."
    That's why we're here to play the match.
[03:40] Suga
    And stop the "city boy" thing.
     It's embarrassing.
[03:44] Yaku
    Yamamoto, you're always quick
    to pick a fight. Stop it.
[03:47] Yaku
    It makes you look stupid.
[03:49] Yaku
    I'm sorry about that.
    He's an embarrassment.
[03:53] Suga
    I'm sorry, too.
    I'm embarrassed.
[04:05] Yamamoto
    A lady... manager... beauty...
[04:08] Inuoka/Shibayama
    Score!
[04:09] Inuoka/Shibayama
    A lady manager.
[04:10] ---
    We win yakisoba bread.
[04:12] Yamamoto
    I'll make you regret this!
[04:15] Inu
    Taketora-san, you can't escape.
[04:18] Kage
    How come you know that guy?
[04:21] Hinata
    I met him coincidentally
    while I was on a jog.
[04:23] Hinata
    He said he's Nekoma's setter.
[04:25] Kage
    Setter...
[04:28] Fukunaga
    We're looking forward to our match today.
[04:31] Sawa
    We're look forward to it, as well.
[04:33] Hinata
    Wow, the ceiling's so high!
[04:36] Kage
    This is normal.
[04:37] Kuro/Sawa
    This guy is the crafty type.
[04:40] Naoi
    It's been eight years.
    What's with the hair, Ukai?
[04:43] Kei
    Shut up, Naoi. You haven't changed a bit.
[04:50] Nekomata
    Hey, Keishin.
[04:53] Kei
    It has been a long time, Nekomata-sensei.
[04:56] Nekomata
    You look just like your geezer of a granddad.
[05:00] Takeda
    I'm Takeda. We spoke on the phone.
[05:02] Takeda
    Thank you very much for engaging us today.
[05:05] Nekomata
    You barraged me with calls
     until I had no choice.
[05:10] Takeda
    I-I'm sorry.
[05:11] Nekomata
    I'm just kidding. Just kidding.
[05:13] Neko
    We've had good practice matches
    these last three days.
[05:17] Neko
    We're looking forward to today's match.
[05:19] Takeda
    Yes. We are as well.
[05:22] Neko
    Even though my opponent
     isn't that geezer Ukai,
[05:25] Neko
    I'll show no mercy.
[05:32] Sawa
    Let me be frank.
[05:34] ---
    We've all just met.
[05:36] Sawa
    We're awkward and fragmented.
[05:39] Sawa
    But regardless, we're facing our first match.
[05:42] Sawa
    We know nothing about Nekoma's team,
    nor the kind of walls we'll hit.
[05:47] Sawa
    But when we find a wall,
[05:49] Sawa
    that's our chance to jump over it.
[05:53] Kuro-O
    We're like the blood in our veins.
[05:55] Kuro
    We need to keep flowing without stopping.
[05:58] Kuro
    Keep the oxygen moving
[05:59] Kuro
    and your mind working.
[06:03] Kuro
    Let's do this.
[06:04] All
    Yeah.
[06:05] Kozume
    Kuro, can you stop giving those speeches?
[06:08] ---
    They're embarrassing.
[06:09] Yamamoto
    Who cares? They help set the mood.
[06:12] Kai
    They're supposed to be thought-provoking.
[06:14] Kuro
    And that's that.
[06:19] Taki
    We're on time.
[06:20] Shima
    It's been so long...
[06:22] Shima
    since the last Battle of the Garbage Dump.
[06:24] Naoi
    We now begin the practice match of
[06:27] ---
    Nekoma High School versus
    Karasuno High School.
[06:31] All
    Let's play.
[06:33] Sawa
    You're not nervous today, right?
[06:35] Hinata
    Right.
[06:38] Inu
    Wow.
[06:39] Inu
    You're so tiny.
[06:40] Hinata
    D-Don't underestimate me!
[06:42] Inu
    I'm not underestimating you at all.
[06:44] Hinata
    Really?
[06:45] Inu
    Yeah.
[06:47] Kage
    Underestimate him at least
    a little, you bastard.
[06:51] Kozume
    Shoyo.
[06:52] Kozume
    I told you I thought we're a strong team,
[06:57] Kozume
    but it's not me that's strong.
[06:59] ---
    It's everyone together.
[07:05] Kuro
    Kenma, nice serve.
[07:06] Nishi
    Asahi-san.
[07:07] Asahi
    Got it!
[07:08] Asahi
    Sorry, it's a little short.
[07:10] Nishi
    That's what you get for
    ditching a month, Asahi-san!
[07:12] Asahi
    I'm sorry.
[07:14] Sawa
    Kageyama, cover.
[07:14] Kage
    Right!
[07:27] Inu
    He's so fast... What the?
[07:29] Yaku
    A quick attack from a place like that?
[07:32] Nekomata
    What the heck was that?
[07:33] ---
    He wasn't watching the toss.
[07:37] Kozu
    That was amazing.
[07:39] Kozu
    I'm shocked.
[07:41] Nishi
    Nice, Shoyo.
[07:42] Hinata
    Thanks.
[07:44] Tanaka
    Here goes.
[07:47] Yaku
    Fukunaga.
[07:48] Yamamoto
    All right.
[07:51] Kage
    Nice receive.
[07:53] Inu
    Another quick attack.
[08:02] Neko
    That one was inevitable.
[08:05] Nishi
    We're counting on you.
[08:09] Inu
    We're counting on you.
[08:10] Yaku
    Yeah.
[08:11] Suga
    Good job.
[08:12] Nishi
    Thanks.
[08:15] Nishi
    Their libero is trouble.
[08:17] Suga
    Huh?
[08:18] Nishi
    He's never seen Asahi-san's spike,
    yet the ball hit his hand.
[08:23] Hinata
    I'm sorry.
[08:24] Nishi
    Excuse me. Please take this.
[08:25] Suga
    Oh, yeah.
[08:27] Nishi
    Don't worry, don't worry.
[08:29] Takeda
    Nishinoya-kun switches in and out so fast.
[08:32] Suga
    Yes, liberos specialize in defense,
[08:34] ---
    so they can go in and out of the court often.
SIGN    Net
SIGN    Vanguard
SIGN    Rear guard
[08:37] Suga
    In our team, the middle blockers,
    Hinata and Tsukishima,
[08:39] ---
    rotate to rear guard to hit serves,
[08:41] Suga
    and when one rally is finished,
    Nishinoya makes the switch.
[08:45] Tanaka
    My turn.
[08:55] Neko
    This is ridiculous.
[08:58] Shima
    Forced to time out.
[09:01] Neko
    Their libero and spikers are good.
[09:04] Neko
    The most ridiculous of all is that setter.
[09:08] Neko
    He's a monster.
[09:10] Neko
    He tosses with incredible speed
    to the highest spiking point.
[09:13] Neko
    His control is as if he's threading a needle.
[09:17] Neko
    So he's a genius. We can't help that.
[09:19] Neko
    But, a genius in their midst
    doesn't guarantee their victory.
[09:28] Kozume
    If Shoyo is the heart of their offense...
[09:30] Kozume
    all we need to do is stop Shoyo.
[09:32] Yamamoto
    Shoyo?
[09:33] Kuro
    That speedy #10.
[09:35] Neko
    That #9 and #10 are,
    in a manner of speaking...
[09:39] Neko
    an oni and his iron club.
[09:42] Neko
    For starters, we steal the oni's iron club.
SIGN    Nekoma Karasuno
[09:47] Takeda
    Amazing. We're doing well.
[09:50] Kei
    I'm getting the creeps.
[09:52] Takeda
    Huh?
[09:53] Kei
    Like we're being watched, and analyzed...
[10:00] Inu
    Damn it.
SIGN    Nekoma Karasuno
[10:01] Yamamoto
    It's all good.
[10:03] ---
    That was close.
[10:04] Inu
    Sorry.
[10:04] Kage
    Their #7... he's following Hinata.
[10:08] Taki
    Nekoma moved the blockers to the side.
[10:10] Shima
    Yeah.
[10:11] Shima
    They're stack blocking.
[10:14] Kage
    Those blockers aren't there to mark the ace.
[10:18] ---
    Maybe...
[10:19] Kei
    ...they're trying to pin down Hinata?
[10:22] (Flashback) Kozume
    We can't let Shoyo move around so much.
[10:27] (Flashback) Kozume
    From what I've seen,
[10:29] (Flashback) ---
    Shoyo simply dashes to where
    there are no blockers.
[10:33] (Flashback) Kozume
    So if the blockers move to one side,
[10:35] (Flashback) ---
    he'll move to the opposite side.
[10:38] (Flashback) Kozume
    Then all we have to do is chase him.
[10:39] (Flashback) Inu
    Got it!
[10:41] (Flashback) Kozume
    I think anyone would be shocked
    the first time they see that attack.
[10:47] (Flashback) Kozume
    But even a game that seems
    impossible to beat at first...
[10:50] (Flashback) Kozume
    If you keep playing it
[10:53] (Flashback) Kozume
    you get used to it.
[10:55] Inu
    Chase #10. Chase #10.
[11:01] Kage
    He touched it again.
[11:05] Hinata
    A quick attack's coming.
[11:10] Nishi
    Damn.
[11:11] Sawa
    Don't worry about it!
[11:12] Takeda
    That was a dump.
[11:14] Kage
    Hey, don't get too overt.
[11:17] Kage
    They can detect even the tiniest fault.
[11:21] Sawa
    In front!
[11:23] Tanaka
    Sorry, Noya-san! Cover for me.
[11:25] Nishi
    I got this.
[11:26] Kage
    Right!
[11:27] Hinata
    What? Kageyama called for a toss?
[11:30] Nishi
    Kageyama, get the last!
[11:38] Kage
    Hey, that's called line shot.
    It goes straight along the sideline.
[11:41] Kage
    Make sure you can tell them apart!
[11:45] Kage
    This guy's so good, it's irritating...
[11:48] Suga
    Totally.
SIGN    Nekoma Karasuno
[11:53] Sawa
    Nice one-touch, Tsukishima.
[11:55] Kozume
    This guy is intelligent.
[11:57] Kozume
    He observes and thinks carefully.
[12:00] ---
    The complete opposite of Shoyo.
[12:03] Tanaka
    Nice serve.
[12:04] Kuro
    Yamamoto.
[12:05] Yamamoto
    All right.
[12:06] Yaku
    Nice receive.
[12:08] Kozume
    Who should I toss to?
[12:10] Tsuki
    To the right?
[12:12] Kozume
    To the left.
[12:14] Kozume
    I knew it. He's watching me.
[12:16] ---
    He also responds quickly...
[12:19] All
    All right.
[12:22] Kage
    His glance just then... was a feint.
[12:25] Neko
    He's not good with people,
[12:27] ---
    so he's concerned about what other's think.
[12:29] Neko
    Hence he's good at observing people.
[12:32] Neko
    He comes up with good theories.
[12:34] Neko
    Theories like, "I bet this guy moves like this."
[12:39] Neko
    But that alone is not
    the strength of our team.
[13:00] Kozume
    I've never made many friends.
[13:05] Kozume
    I'm not good with people,
    and I don't want to interact with them.
[13:08] Kozume
    But I'm worried about what they think of me.
[13:11] Kozume
    My nerves were always on edge,
    because I didn't want to be noticed.
[13:14] Kozume
    My only buddy was Kuro,
    who's close to my age and lives nearby.
[13:19] Kozume
    I don't particularly like sports,
[13:22] ---
    but I've played volleyball for a long time.
[13:25] Kozume
    I reluctantly let Kuro talk me into
     joining the junior high volleyball club.
[13:30] Kozume
    It was sort of fun.
[13:32] Kozume
    I continued doing it in high school,
     just because.
[13:36] Kozume
    The school was strong until
    shortly before I joined.
[13:39] Kozume
    There were many people.
[13:41] Kozume
    I didn't think I could handle it.
[13:43] (Flashback) Senpai
    First-year, you're a slow cleaner.
[13:45] (Flashback) ---
    We can't go home!
[13:46] Kozume
    Why are my senpai so bossy,
[13:48] ---
    just because they were born
    a year or two before me?
[13:56] (Flashback) Kuro
    Don't quit.
[13:58] (Flashback) ---
    You have sharp observation skills,
    and give directions perfectly.
[14:02] (Flashback) Kuro
    The first and second-years
    know you're awesome.
[14:07] (Flashback) Kuro
    You will definitely make our team strong.
[14:14] Takeda
    He doesn't stand out.
[14:15] Kei
    Huh?
[14:16] Takeda
    Even a beginner can sense
    Kageyama-kun's amazing presence.
[14:22] Takeda
    Nekoma's setter
[14:23] ---
    might be doing amazing things,
    but you can't really tell.
[14:29] Kei
    It's because of their stable receiving.
[14:32] Kei
    In developing a diverse offensive,
    the most important thing
[14:36] Kei
    are the receives that cleanly return
    above the setter's head.
[14:40] Kei
    Their setter can utilize his talents
    because of those receives.
[14:45] Kei
    For Karasuno, setter Kageyama
    unifies our awkward team
[14:48] ---
    with his overwhelming talent.
[14:50] Kei
    In Nekoma, setter Kozume is supported
    by the entire team's receiving power.
[14:56] Kuro
    We're like the blood in our veins.
[14:58] Kuro
    We need to keep flowing without stopping.
[15:00] Kuro
    Keep the oxygen moving
[15:03] Kuro
    to keep our brains working properly!
[15:10] Inu
    One touch!
[15:11] Yamamoto
    Nice cover, Yaku-san.
[15:13] Neko
    Even if we don't have a superhuman ace,
[15:16] Neko
    we just have to modestly, carefully,
    keep scoring one point at a time.
SIGN    Nekoma Karasuno
[15:23] All
    All right.
[15:25] Hinata
    Kageyama, I'll slam
    the next one, so set to me.
[15:29] Kage
    It's their set point.
     If you miss, we'll lose the set.
[15:34] Hinata
    I know. I'll score.
[15:38] Tanaka
    Nice receive.
[15:40] Kozume
    But even a game that seems
    impossible to beat at first...
[15:43] Kozume
    If you keep playing it
[15:51] Kozume
    you get used to it.
SIGN    Nekoma Karasuno
[16:00] Inu
    I got you, at last.
[16:02] All
    All right.
[16:06] Kage
    Hey, we can't afford to get discouraged.
[16:08] ---
    We'll take back the next set.
[16:10] Kei
    There's no such thing as
    an unstoppable spike.
[16:13] ---
    Don't think otherwise.
[16:14] Tanaka
    You'll score next time, Hinata.
[16:15] Nishi
    Like, wham!
[16:18] Hinata
    Right!
[16:22] Shima
    Yikes, again...
[16:23] Inu
    All right.
[16:24] Yamamoto
    Nice block, Inuoka!
[16:25] Kei
    It's not dumb luck.
[16:27] ---
    Their #7's getting used
    to Hinata's moves.
SIGN    Karasuno Nekoma
[16:38] Nishi
    Daichi-san, nice cover.
[16:39] Tanaka
    Left.
[16:40] Kage
    Tanaka-san.
[16:40] Kei
    You're wondering why I don't
    switch Hinata out, aren't you?
[16:44] Tsuki
    Not really.
[16:45] Kei
    If this were an official match, I might.
[16:49] Kei
    But this is my chance to find a solution.
[16:52] Kei
    However, if Hinata starts
    to lose his will to fight,
[16:56] Kei
    it might be better to let him sit one out.
[17:01] Kage
    He lost him?
[17:05] Tanaka
    Damn.
[17:06] Takeda
    It didn't work.
[17:07] All
    All right.
[17:11] Suga
    He was completely shut out of his
    first and last match in junior high.
[17:16] Suga
    And in high school, he couldn't
    overcome Tsukishima's height at all.
[17:20] Suga
    Regardless, he finally acquired a
[17:22] ---
    method to fight against opponents
    much taller than him.
[17:25] Suga
    It's Hinata's unique and strongest attack...
[17:29] Suga
    but it was stopped by a single blocker.
[17:33] Neko
    The "human wall" that breaks the will.
[17:35] Neko
    The more you run into it,
    the more discouraged you feel.
[17:48] Neko
    He's smiling.
[17:51] Kage
    Hey.
[17:52] Hinata
    Something's different.
[17:56] Hinata
    Different from the time when I couldn't see
    the "other side" because of blockers.
[17:59] Hinata
    I was at a complete loss for what to do.
[18:04] Hinata
    But now it's different.
[18:06] Hinata
    I can tell they're matching me
    by the skin of their teeth.
[18:09] Hinata
    I used to be afraid of blocks.
     I hated them.
[18:13] Hinata
    But when that guy's in front
    of me, I feel excitement.
[18:17] Hinata
    With your toss, and with
    some kind of strategy,
[18:20] Hinata
    I'm sure we can break through this wall.
[18:24] Hinata
    So just one more time...
[18:26] Hinata
    I need you to set to me!
[18:30] Kage
    That goes without saying.
SIGN    Karasuno Nekoma
[18:33] Yamamoto
    Nice serve.
[18:49] Suga
    That toss, did Hinata just...
[18:51] Yama
    He saw it.
[18:52] Suga
    He trusted Kageyama
     with the ball all this time!
[18:56] ---
    All he ever did was give it a full swing...
[18:57] Kei
    T-Time out!
[19:03] Hinata
    I-It's not that I didn't
    trust your toss! I just...
[19:06] Hinata
    I dunno.
[19:07] Hinata
    What are you panicking about?
[19:09] Kei
    Kageyama.
[19:10] ---
    Give Hinata a softer toss than usual.
[19:14] Kei
    Not the usual direct delivery.
[19:17] Kei
    An indirect delivery?
[19:19] Hinata
    In...
[19:20] Kei
    Instead of the usual fast toss
    on a straight trajectory,
[19:23] Kei
    it's a slightly floating kind of toss.
[19:26] Kei
    I realize it might be hard to
    suddenly change tack, but...
[19:31] Kage
    I'll do it.
[19:33] Takeda
    Why are you changing the toss?
[19:36] Kei
    To give Hinata an advantage in the air.
[19:39] Kei
    I saw Hinata trying to thwart
    the block while in mid-air.
[19:42] Takeda
    Huh?
[19:43] Kei
    He probably saw Kageyama's technique
[19:45] ---
    to thwart a block, and tried to copy it.
[19:48] Kei
    He just failed miserably.
[19:57] Hinata
    I've been spiking without
    thinking all this time...
[20:00] Hinata
    Now that I have to coordinate with
    the ball on my own, I don't know how.
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[20:03] Kei
    Time out, once more.
[20:06] Kei
    Hinata, I want you to relax.
[20:07] Hinata
    Okay.
[20:08] Hinata
    I'm s-sorry. I've missed so many.
[20:12] Tanaka
    What are you saying?
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    It's because of you I get to freely spike.
[20:16] Tanaka
    It's okay to have matches in which
    I look cooler than you.
[20:20] Nishi
    Although Asahi-san's scoring more.
[20:23] Tanaka
    Shut up. Anyway, it's fine.
    Right, Asahi-san?
[20:26] Asahi
    Huh? Oh, right, right.
[20:28] Asahi
    We'll make up for lost points.
[20:31] Tsuki
    Although you might get swapped out,
    if you keep blowing it.
[20:34] Tanaka
    Tsukishima.
[20:37] Sawa
    If you feel like you're almost there,
    then give it all you've got.
[20:39] Sawa
    You're alone when you jump,
[20:42] Sawa
    but remember that we're all behind you.
[20:46] Sawa
    Besides, the ace says he'll
    make up for lost points.
[20:50] Saga
    Daichi, don't put pressure on Asahi.
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    What if he gets hurt?
[20:54] Nishi
    That's right. His heart is made of glass.
[20:57] Tanaka
    Please stop ganging up on him.
[21:02] Nishi
    Asahi-san.
[21:03] Asahi
    Left.
[21:05] Yamaguchi
    Go.
[21:07] Enno
    Good eye!
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[21:11] Takeda
    Again, all he can do is hit returns.
[21:15] Takeda
    What can we do to help him improve?
[21:17] Kei
    It's only natural he can't do
    a play he's never done before.
[21:21] Hinata
    Bring it on.
[21:21] Kei
    But everything you learn,
    you learn by doing.
[21:26] Kei
    Remember Karasuno's Little Giant?
[21:29] Takeda
    The ace Hinata-kun idolizes?
[21:31] Kei
    He lived up to his name.
    He was only 170 cm tall.
[21:35] Kei
    In the beginning, he was constantly blocked.
[21:38] Kei
    But in the latter half of his second year,
[21:40] Kei
    he was peerless when it
    came to battling mid-air.
[21:44] Kei
    He couldn't overcome the blockers' height,
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    so he aimed at spaces in between them.
[21:48] Kei
    He'd make the ball touch the
    blockers' fingertips on purpose,
[21:50] Kei
    and make it ricochet.
[21:52] Kei
    That's how he conceived his own
    style of battle as a short player.
[21:57] Kei
    I'm just repeating the story
     my granddad told me.
[22:00] Takeda
    Former Coach Ukai?
[22:02] Kei
    Yeah. I remember everything my
    granddad told me really well.
[22:08] (Flashback) Ukei
    Because people don't have wings...
[22:10] (Flashback) Ukei
    We look for ways to fly.
[22:30] Takeda
    Shucks, that was out.
[22:33] Inu
    That was awesome.
[22:35] Inu
    That was awesome, Shoyo.
[22:40] Hinata
    One more.
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[24:13] Kuro
    That little shrimp of
    yours, Hinata-kun, was it?
[24:16] Kuro
    He's pretty amazing!
    Though his last spike was out.
[24:18] Sawa
    No, no. Your Inuoka-kun
    was even more amazing.
[24:21] Sawa
    Though he seemed pretty
    impressed by the enemy.
[24:23] Kozume
    Uh, you guys are scaring me.
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[24:26] Voice
    Next time on Haikyu!!: "Rival."
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