E18 - Trap

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SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[00:01] Ann
    And Sarukawa gets a break point!
[00:04] Ann
    They've taken the lead for the first time
    halfway through the second set.
[00:08] Guy
    It's annoying how they hit
    the ball where it's hard to receive.
[00:13] Coach
    Even in situations where they
    might score if they go all-out,
[00:17] Coach
    they're holding back on purpose.
[00:19] Coach
    They've been skillfully weaving
    that strategy into this game.
[00:23] Coach
    When you actually stand on the court and
    are facing your opponents' attacks,
[00:27] Coach
    things might not go as you
    planned on the whiteboard.
[00:32] Coach
    But they have the resilience
    to pull it off,
[00:35] ---
    as well as the smarts and calm
    to look at the game as a whole.
[00:42] Coach
    You've got some great players there,
[00:44] Coach
    Aritaka.
[00:49] Coach
    Crush him...
[00:51] Coach
    Crush him...
[00:54] Coach
    That setter's been babied by having
    all the passes go right to him.
[00:59] Team
    Crush him...
[01:03] Coach
    Crush him!
[01:17] ---
    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Episode 18: Trap
[02:36] All
    Nice receive!
[02:39] Guy
    It's not that nice.
[02:51] All
    Nice kill!
[02:53] Fuku
    That was a bit low.
[02:54] Kenma
    Sorry.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[02:56] Ann
    Nekoma High's center line,
[02:57] Ann
    #4 Yamamoto-kun, #1 Kuroo-kun,
    and #11 Haiba-kun,
[03:02] ---
    are all incredibly strong.
[03:08] Ann
    I'm sure that Sarukawa's blockers were
    on their guard here with Haiba-kun,
[03:13] Ann
    and that's how Fukunaga-kun
    on the left got that point.
[03:14] Haiba
    Kenma-san, you look super tired!
[03:16] Kenma
    Shut up.
[03:18] Mika
    Um... the setter? If you guys
    knew that he was so weak,
[03:21] ---
    couldn't you guys have
    just ganged up on him, too?
[03:24] Guy
    Ah, well, even if we were
    going to gang up on him,
[03:27] Guy
    the setter usually touches the ball second.
[03:31] Guy
    Ganging up on anyone else is
    a pretty good strategy.
[03:37] Guy
    You need a lot of guts and
    persistence to put that much
[03:41] ---
    direct pressure on someone for that long.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[04:16] Ann
    Did the setter, Kozume,
    trip over his own feet?
[04:23] Cheer
    Lucky, lucky, Sarukawa!
SIGN    Keep Standing Back Up
[04:25] Cheer
    Lucky, lucky, Sarukawa!
[04:26] Ann
    You do move around quite
    a bit as the center.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[04:30] Ann
    That position is a lot harder than it looks.
[04:36] Coach
    Even if it may look like a
    repetition of simple points,
[04:39] (Flashback) Coach
    they are still stacking up gradually.
[04:44] (Flashback) Coach
    Five one-touches instead of the one-kill block.
[04:47] (Flashback) Coach
    Ten pressures.
[04:49] (Flashback) Coach
    Five B-passes you get up rather
    than one perfect A-pass.
[04:54] (Flashback) Coach
    Or ten C-passes.
[04:57] (Flashback) Coach
    The stronger our opponent,
[05:00] (Flashback) ---
    the more we have to look at the
    flow of the game as a whole.
[05:04] (Flashback) Coach
    Stack up the 100 shots that
    don't stand out at the end,
[05:09] (Flashback) ---
    rather than the perfect point.
[05:11] (Flashback) All
    Right!
[05:17] Yama
    You good?
[05:18] Kenma
    Ugh, how lame...
[05:22] Kenma
    We've only played two sets so far.
[05:25] Kenma
    My hands are melting.
[05:27] Kuro
    No one ever looks cool
    when they're desperate.
[05:30] Kenma
    Seriously. Could you not
    look so happy about it?
[05:34] Guy
    Sarukawa definitely has
    the upper hand this set,
[05:37] Guy
    so letting Kozume rest
     until the next set is an option.
[05:42] Guy
    And look.
[05:44] Guy
    Speak of the devil...
[05:50] Guy
    All right, just one more push.
[05:58] Fuku
    Out...
[06:02] Guy
    It's all good. Let's keep this up.
[06:04] Ann
    Man, that was close! They were
    aiming for a great spot, though.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[06:08] Guy
    We still have control of the flow.
[06:10] Guy
    Now's the time to keep pushing through.
[06:16] Coach
    Don't rush it!
[06:19] Guy
    One-touch!
[06:20] Guy
    Follow through! Follow through!
[06:22] Guy
    Zawa!
[06:30] Mika
    Nice receive!
[06:32] Guy
    It's short.
[06:34] Ann
    Sarukawa Tech is calmly
    aiming for all the holes.
[06:36] Ann
    Nekoma's being thrown off their game!
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[06:50] Ann
    Nekoma's catching up at the end of the set!
[06:52] Ann
    They tied it up!
[06:54] Ann
    They were thrown off balance,
[06:56] ---
    but they got the ball to the right,
    where the blockers weren't as deep.
[07:01] Guy
    They're starting to get used to us.
[07:03] Guy
    But they're not perfect.
[07:04] Guy
    Don't rush it.
[07:05] Both
    Right!
[07:12] Tora
    Sorry about that!
[07:13] Guy
    Don't worry about it!
[07:16] Guy
    Nice serve, Kura!
[07:19] Kuro
    Front! Front!
[07:19] Ann
    That serve heads casually to the front.
[07:19] Guy
    Yaku!
[07:20] Yaku
    Got it!
[07:21] Ann
    Did Nekoma's receive veer
    too far to the side?
[07:27] Guy
    Hey, come on, now.
    Get that ball up properly.
[07:36] Kenma
    Over here.
[07:43] Guy
    Wait.
[07:44] Guy
    They did that on purpose to lure
    our blockers away from the left...
[07:49] Guy
    Stay there!
[07:50] Kenma
    You figured it out?
[07:52] Kenma
    Okay. Guess we're going to the right, then.
[07:57] Kuro
    Yeah!
[07:59] Ann
    Kai Nobuyuki scores from the right!
SIGN    Connect
    Nekoma High School Boys' Volleyball Club PTA
[08:01] Ann
    They're going after the right,
    even though it's narrow.
[08:01] Cheer
    Nice, nice, Nekoma!
    Push it, push it, Nekoma!
[08:05] Ann
    Sarukawa's blockers look a bit shocked, too.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[08:08] Ann
    Kozume-kun is a setter who
     doesn't stand out very much,
[08:12] Ann
    but he may be the one everyone
    needs to keep an eye out for.
[08:12] Kenma
    It was short. I'm sorry.
[08:14] Kai
    It's okay.
[08:16] Guy
    They might've messed up
    that receive on purpose.
[08:20] Guy
    To lure away the blockers.
[08:22] Guy
    Hey, wait... Then that means...
[08:29] Guy
    When did this start?
SIGN    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Connect
[08:49] (Flashback) Kuro
    Looks like their team is trying
    to get Kenma to run around.
SIGN    Tokyo
    Nekoma
[08:53] (Flashback) Yaku
    Yeah.
[08:54] (Flashback) Haiba
    Huh? What? What's that mean?
[08:57] (Flashback) Kuro
    Inuoka...
[08:58] (Flashback) Inuoka
    Well...
[09:00] (Flashback) Inu
    You know what an A-pass is, right?
[09:02] (Flashback) Haiba
    Yeah.
[09:03] (Flashback) Inu
    The receive goes back to the
    setter with an A-pass.
[09:04] (Flashback) Kenma
    Can we come up with some strategy where
    we win without me getting tired?
[09:07] (Flashback) Haiba
    Yeah.
[09:07] (Flashback) Inu
    But then the setter has to move to
    where the ball is going to fall.
[09:10] (Flashback) Kuro
    Yeah, right.
[09:11] (Flashback) Tora
    Are you really Kenma?
    That was a dumb thing to say.
[09:12] (Flashback) Haiba
    Right.
[09:13] (Flashback) Inu
    The longer the rally is, the more
    they can make the receives sloppy,
[09:14] (Flashback) Coach
    In order to get past our opponents'
    guts and perseverance,
[09:15] (Flashback) ---
    which can exhaust the setter, too.
[09:18] (Flashback) Haiba
    Yeah.
[09:18] (Flashback) Inu
    That's what they're trying to do.
[09:18] (Flashback) Coach
    we're gonna have to be just as resilient.
[09:20] (Flashback) Haiba
    What?! Is that what they're trying to do?!
[09:23] (Flashback) Inu
    They sure are. It's pretty amazing.
[09:26] (Flashback) Kuro
    We'll get used to it.
[09:28] (Flashback) Kuro
    The receivers will, that is!
[09:32] (Flashback) Yaku
    Yeah! We take care of our
    pampered little prince.
[09:34] (Flashback) Yaku
    Nekoma knows how to keep our
    setter from moving much.
[09:38] (Flashback) Kenma
    But...
[09:40] (Flashback) Kenma
    Just seeing who can hold out
    longer isn't that much fun.
[09:45] (Flashback) Haiba
    Huh?
[09:46] (Flashback) Haiba
    You mean you want us to do sloppy receives?
[09:49] (Flashback) Guy
    I mean, we use that strategy
    sometimes, but...
[09:52] (Flashback) Kenma
    Not every time, okay?
    Just at the opportune times.
[09:56] (Flashback) Yaku
    I mean, we can get the ball
    up wherever you need it,
[10:00] (Flashback) Yaku
    but you're pretty exhausted already.
     Are you gonna make it?
[10:03] (Flashback) Kenma
    I can move a little bit.
[10:07] (Flashback) Kenma
    I mean, I don't want to keep running to
    the end line and back every time, but...
[10:11] (Flashback) Kenma
    You guys will have it harder than me.
[10:14] (Flashback) Kenma
    Because I'm telling you to get
    me the ball where I ask you to
[10:16] (Flashback) ---
    while getting used to Sarukawa's attacks.
[10:22] (Flashback) Kenma
    But we can do it.
[10:25] (Flashback) Kenma
    Because you're all so
    determined to begin with.
[10:30] (Flashback) Yaku
    So, any other requests?
[10:33] (Flashback) Kenma
    Get the ball up high.
[10:36] (Flashback) All
    You got it!
[10:36] (Flashback) Yaku
    Got it!
[10:45] (Flashback) Kenma
    Those guys are probably watching out for
    the center line with Kuro and Lev.
[10:49] (Flashback) Kenma
    That means their blockers will
    try to head toward the center.
[10:53] (Flashback) Kenma
    And since their whole plan
    is to try to crush me,
[10:58] (Flashback) Kenma
    they're totally going to fall for it.
[11:01] (Flashback) Kenma
    That these receives are just extra sloppy.
[11:05] (Flashback) Kenma
    Lure the blockers one way with
    the ball and our middle blockers,
[11:10] (Flashback) Kenma
    then I'll set the ball on
    the exact opposite side.
[11:13] (Flashback) Kenma
    And once they realize what's going on...
[11:14] (Flashback) Guy
    Stay there!
[11:17] (Flashback) Kenma
    That's when we aim for the other side.
[11:22] (Flashback) Ann
    Kai Nobuyuki scores from the right!
SIGN    Connect
    Nekoma High School Boys' Volleyball Club PTA
[11:25] (Flashback) Cheer
    Nice, nice, Kai!
    Nice, nice, Kai! One more time!
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[11:32] Guy
    When did this start?
[11:40] Guy
    This might've just been a coincidence.
[11:42] Guy
    Don't let this throw you off.
[11:44] Guy
    Just think about winning this set.
[11:47] Guy
    Right.
[11:51] Guy
    Were they planning this from the start?
[11:53] Guy
    We thought we were manipulating them,
    but they were the ones manipulated us?
[11:56] Guy
    They brought out the reserve setter,
    but they don't seem to be switching him out.
[12:00] Guy
    Was that to get our guard down?
[12:03] Guy
    Maybe Nekoma's setter wasn't as
    exhausted as we thought he was...
[12:07] Coach
    You've got some great players, Aritaka.
[12:11] Coach
    But as usual,
[12:12] ---
    things don't always go as they
    were planned on the whiteboard.
[12:17] Guy
    Now doubt begets doubt.
[12:21] Coach
    Well, isn't that some great timing.
SIGN    Ishikawa
    Sarukawa
[12:25] Coach
    You guys didn't make a mistake.
[12:28] Coach
    All that pressure you applied is working,
[12:30] Coach
    and the Nekoma setter is
    definitely exhausted.
[12:33] Coach
    We're up against a powerhouse,
     so everything won't go according to plan,
[12:36] Coach
    but we're hanging in there.
[12:39] Coach
    Let's give them another push.
[12:41] All
    Right!
[12:45] Guy
    If Nekoma was doing sloppy
    receives on purpose,
[12:50] Guy
    that means they realized their
    opponents' plan to wear Kozume down,
[12:52] Guy
    and then they tired him out
    further to make this work.
[12:56] Guy
    Are they friggin' sadists?
[12:58] Guy
    There's no easy victory here.
[13:02] Mika
    Hey, I know what this is. It's a deuce.
[13:04] Guy
    Uh, yeah...
[13:06] Mika
    This is, uh, that... really tough thing.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[13:09] Guy
    Yeah.
[13:18] Some
    Nice receive!
[13:19] Guy
    You're the ones who'll suffer
    the longer this game goes on.
[13:27] Kuro
    Their plan was to gradually crush Kenma...
[13:32] Kuro
    Too bad we're Nekoma.
[13:36] Kuro
    We'll just get used to it.
[13:39] All
    Nice receive!
[13:41] Kenma
    Everything will be decided at
    the end of the second set.
[13:44] Kenma
    Everyone's used
    to what's going on.
[13:48] Guy
    Don't rush it!
[13:49] Kenma
    Meaning, the moment Sarukawa
    rushes to try to win,
[13:53] Kenma
    we're going to get the break
    point and win the game.
[13:56] Kenma
    At least, that was the plan, and everything
    was going well up until now...
[14:04] Kenma
    You're so damn stubborn!
[14:12] Guy
    Would you just...
[14:13] Guy
    Let the ball drop!
[14:15] Cheer
    Go, go, let's go, Sarukawa!
SIGN    Keep Standing Back Up
[14:16] Some
    We're not going to lose...
[14:18] Some
    ...at persistence!
SIGN    Connect
    Nekoma High School Boys' Volleyball Club PTA
[14:18] Crowd
    Nice, nice, Nekoma!
    Push it, push it, Nekoma!
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[14:24] Add
    Both teams are masters of defense
    and unwilling to back down.
[14:27] Add
    We can feel the tension from
    the court all the way up here!
[14:34] Kenma
    I should've told them I'd work
    extra hard the third set,
[14:37] ---
    so they'd let me sit out the second set.
[14:40] Kenma
    Why is gravity a thing in this world?
    Gravity pisses me off.
[14:44] Kenma
    If gravity didn't exist, the ball
    wouldn't fall into our court.
[14:47] Kenma
    Gravity is what causes
    the ball to fall and...
[14:49] Kuro
    Kenma, concentrate.
[14:52] Kenma
    Curse you, gravity. Why do you exist,
    gravity? Gravity... Gravity...
[14:52] Kuro
    Concentration's is the one trait
    Kenma has more than anyone else,
[14:55] ---
    and he's starting to lose it.
[14:56] Kuro
    He's reaching his limit.
[14:59] Coach
    Tamahiko, warm back up.
[15:02] Guy
    Right!
[15:06] (Flashback) Tora
    Then what about you, huh?!
[15:08] (Flashback) Tora
    I don't wanna hear about guts
    from a gutless brat like you!
[15:12] Kenma
    Ever since Tora said that to me,
    I wondered what guts really were.
[15:18] Kenma
    Guts...
[15:19] ---
    I've always despised that word.
[15:22] Kenma
    I'm pretty sure society hates
    that word lately, too.
[15:27] Kenma
    They make it sound
    like it just comes to you.
[15:33] Kenma
    But lately, I've been thinking...
[15:35] Kenma
    Whether you love or hate
    how that word sounds,
[15:39] Kenma
    it's actually a lot harder to show your
    guts than you'd think.
[15:46] Kenma
    Guts are probably a final move.
[15:49] Kenma
    Only those who have trained their
    bodies and souls can pull it off.
[15:58] Kenma
    Meaning, that's an ultimate
    move that I can't use.
[16:01] Mika
    All of these rallies have been super long.
[16:06] Kuro
    One touch!
[16:06] Guy
    Front!
[16:08] Yaku
    Get to the ball a half-step quicker.
[16:12] Yaku
    That half-step will allow
    you to control the ball.
[16:17] Guy
    Their fatigue has definitely built up.
[16:20] Guy
    And yet, all of their plays are so careful.
[16:27] Kenma
    The fact that we might be baiting them...
[16:29] ---
    The fact that we might
    attack from either side...
[16:31] Kenma
    They're being super careful
    about all of that.
[16:33] Kenma
    And at times like this, you just simply...
[16:35] Kenma
    Go down the middle of the court.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[16:39] Ann
    And there's the break point!
[16:41] Ann
    It was Nekoma that finally broke
    through their opponent's defense!
[16:43] Cheer
    Nice, nice, Kuro! Nice, nice Kuro!
[16:47] (Flashback) Kenma
    You guys use guts or whatever.
[16:51] Tora
    I'm pretty sure you somehow
    think that you can't.
[16:55] Tora
    It's true that you always want to give up,
[16:58] ---
    and try to find the easy way out.
[17:01] Tora
    But...
[17:03] Tora
    It didn't matter if you were last
    or how much you complained.
[17:06] Tora
    Whether or not our senpais
    or teachers were watching...
[17:10] Tora
    You always saw it through until the end.
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[17:25] Tora
    Sorry!
[17:26] Tora
    Someone cover!
[17:28] Kenma
    Right now...
[17:30] Kenma
    Fukunaga's on the left.
[17:32] Kenma
    Fukunaga's good, so even if there're blockers,
    he'll still be able to make that point.
[17:38] (Flashback) Hina
    Huh... Then, hey. Is your team good?
[17:42] (Flashback) Kenma
    But it's not me that's good.
[17:49] (Flashback) Kenma
    It's everyone together.
[18:06] Guy
    He only uses that pass
    after he's gotten an A-pass...
[18:09] Guy
    Minimal movement...
[18:12] Guy
    into a perfect set!
[18:18] Fuku
    Oh...
SIGN    Sarukawa Tech Nekoma
[18:32] Ann
    And there it is!
[18:34] Ann
    The one to finally break through
    the opponent's defense...
[18:37] Ann
    was Nekoma High!
[18:41] Ann
    Well played, Kozume-kun.
[18:43] Ann
    He didn't give the blockers a chance to
    read him at all. What an excellent set!
[18:47] Ann
    He really gave it his all.
[18:50] Fuku
    Nice toss, boss.
SIGN    Keep Standing Back Up
[19:00] All
    Thank you very much!
SIGN    Nekoma High School
[19:05] All
    Thank you very much!
[19:09] Coach
    We'll have to try harder next time.
[19:11] Coach
    The masters of defense, Nekoma...
[19:13] Coach
    Compared to the past teams, or rather...
[19:15] Coach
    This team was far more aggressive
    than I could've imagined.
[19:19] Coach
    Sometimes they're even more aggressive
    than I could imagine.
[19:26] Coach
    But...
[19:28] Coach
    You were worthy opponents.
[19:30] Coach
    Sarukawa Tech.
[19:41] Yaku
    You actually put in some
    effort today, Kenma.
[19:45] Kuro
    Who would've thought you'd come up with
    a plan to exhaust yourself even more?
[19:49] Kenma
    I just pushed myself so we wouldn't
    have to play a third set.
[19:53] Kenma
    I never would've survived a third
    set under those conditions.
[19:56] Kenma
    Sarukawa would've crushed me completely.
[19:59] Haiba
    So, hey, Kenma-san. When you fell earlier,
     was that all an act?
[20:03] Kenma
    Do you really think I could fake that?
[20:06] Haiba
    R-Right...
[20:08] Tora
    You finally showed some guts, Kenma!
[20:11] Kenma
    That's not it.
[20:13] Kenma
    I'm not at the level where
    I could use guts.
[20:15] Tora
    Wha?
[20:17] Kenma
    How do I put this? I don't...
[20:19] Kenma
    I felt a sense of duty...
[20:21] Kenma
    Everyone was working so hard
    to get the ball back up.
[20:25] Kenma
    So I felt like I had to try, too...
[20:28] Tora
    And I'm trying to tell you,
    that's what guts mean—
[20:30] Kenma
    Seriously, do you have to give
    someone's effort a name?
[20:34] Kenma
    Is it that weird that I actually tried?!
[20:35] Tora
    Why are you so angry?!
[20:37] Kai
    I think I heard you getting mad
    at the air during our match.
[20:40] Tora
    Your personality changes way
    too much when you're angry.
[20:44] Kuro
    You must be low on carbs. Have a banana.
[20:50] Kenma
    Is it so weird that I worked
    hard for my friends?!
[20:54] Kenma
    Is it that weird for me to do that, huh?!
[20:58] Tora
    K-Kyanma!
[21:01] Kenma
    The hell?!
[21:03] Tora
    Kyanma! My dear friend!
[21:03] Yaku
    You're so extra, Yamamoto.
[21:04] Kenma
    You're freaking me out!
[21:05] Kuro
    Nah... It's pretty rare for Kenma to
    actually call a stranger a friend.
[21:13] Tora
    Come get some!
[21:14] Kenma
    Back off!
[21:16] Kenma
    Fukunaga, don't jump in on this.
[21:16] Haiba
    Ooh, bananas.
[21:18] Haiba
    I'm just gonna take one.
[21:19] Yaku
    Now if only Kenma could be half
    as aggressive in volleyball
[21:24] Yaku
    as he gets when he's playing video games.
[21:27] Kuro
    Could you not try to narrate
    my thoughts? Thanks.
[21:30] Kenma
    Yeah... I hate guts.
[21:33] Kenma
    They're way too hard for me.
[21:38] Kenma
    But...
[21:39] Kenma
    I definitely leveled up for this.
[21:42] Kenma
    If we're gonna do this, I wanna
    play against a strong boss.
[21:54] Kuro
    I guess there's one guy Kenma
    actually gets aggressive against.
[21:58] Hina
    Heck yeah!
[22:00] Kai
    Looks like Karasuno's up
    against the Miya Twins.
[22:02] Yaku
    Oh, hey! It looks like they already
    took the first set, though!
[22:07] Kuro
    Hey, Karasuno.
SIGN    Nekoma (Tokyo)
[22:10] Kuro
    We're here.
SIGN    Karasuno (Miyagi)
[22:19] Kuro
    We made it this far.
SIGN    Episode 19: The Ultimate Challengers
[23:53] Some
    Next time, "The Ultimate Challengers."