# 8 - Sing a Sonic
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6DQM178R/hand-shakers)
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**[00:53] Gu**
Damn it...
**[00:55] Gi**
The 28th American President,
Thomas Woodrow Wilson,
**[01:01] Gi**
once said, "There are
no coincidences in fate.
**[01:04] Gi**
Before humans encounter a particular fate,
**[01:06] Gi**
they make it for themselves."
**[01:09] Gi**
In other words,
you lost because I was too strong.
**[01:14] Gi**
Was it carved into your soul?
**[01:18] Gu**
Great work!
**[01:20] Gu**
Nice job, Kodama-chan.
**[01:23] Gu**
Here, have a moist towel. Good work.
**[01:27] Gi**
Hibiki-san.
**[01:28] Gi**
Disinfectant.
**[01:30] Gu**
Sure, Kodama-chan!
**[01:32] Gu**
An idol's handshakes are only for her fans!
**[01:35] Gu**
The way you always
remember the little things...
**[01:38] Gu**
That's just what I expect from you, Kodama-chan.
**[01:40] Gu**
It was carved into my soul.
**[01:42] Gi**
There's no point carving it into my manager.
**[01:44] Gu**
Also, Kodama-chan, I hate to say
this when you're busy, but...
**[01:49] Gu**
We've already got our next gig lined up.
**[01:54] Gi**
I'm leaving the scheduling to you, Hibiki-san.
**[01:57] Gi**
Napoleon Bonaparte,
the Emperor of France, once said,
**[02:01] Gi**
"Happiness is having a job that
matches your wishes and abilities."
**[02:07] Gi**
In other words, keep getting me work.
**[02:11] Gu**
That's just what I wanted
to hear, Kodama-chan!
**[02:13] Gu**
So deep!
**[02:14] Gu**
I wish your fans could have heard that!
**[02:18] Gi**
Yeah.
**[02:20] Gi**
Maybe we should invite
our eighth opponents
**[02:24] Gi**
to a special concert where they can
have Awaza Kodama all to themselves.
**[02:28] Gu**
That's our next offer.
**[04:08] Gi**
So you managed to make it
through the first song.
**[04:12] Gi**
You know the difference in our strengths
and keep fighting instead of giving up.
**[04:15] Gi**
I love it when people do that,
Takatsuki Tazuna-kun.
**[04:19] Gi**
Akutagawa Koyori-chan.
**[04:21] T**
This attack wasn't a coincidence after all.
**[04:24] Gi**
But the English poet Geoffrey
Chaucer once said,
**[04:28] Gi**
"He who knows himself is a sage."
**[04:31] Gi**
In other words, if you try to
be a sage, you can't beat me.
**[04:37] Gi**
I think you need the courage
to admit that, too.
**[04:44] T**
Hide once I give the signal.
**[04:47] T**
I'll look for a chance to charge.
**[04:49] Gi**
The concert's back on.
**[04:52] Gi**
*English poet John Dryden once said,*
**[04:55] Gi**
*"Be slow in deciding, but fast in execution!"*
**[04:58] Gi**
*That quick decision was amazing!*
**[05:04] T**
She's not like the other Hand Shakers.
**[05:09] Gi**
The song I'm about to sing is just for you.
**[05:13] Gi**
Awaza Kodama, singing for just two people.
**[05:17] Gi**
It's a very valuable opportunity.
**[05:19] T**
Awaza Kodama... I've heard
that name somewhere.
**[05:22] T**
Wait... She just gave me her true name!
**[05:24] Gu**
Wait, you don't know Kodama-chan?
**[05:31] T**
When did he get up there?
**[05:32] Gu**
Wait, Kodama-chan!
**[05:34] Gu**
These two don't know how
impossible what they're seeing is.
**[05:39] Gu**
Poor things!
**[05:40] Gu**
Poor, ignorant things!
**[05:42] T**
*He's taking pity on us.*
**[05:44] Gi**
Hibiki-san, that's a bad habit of yours.
**[05:47] Gi**
French philosopher Blaise Pascal once said,
**[05:51] Gi**
"Do not fear ignorance.
Fear false knowledge."
**[05:56] Gi**
It's not a sin for them to be ignorant,
**[05:59] Gi**
because that ignorance means innocence.
**[06:02] Gi**
They have pure souls as white as lilies,
**[06:05] Gi**
and I'm about to carve the name
**[06:08] Gi**
Awaza Kodama into them.
**[06:11] Gi**
And carve it deep!
**[06:13] Gu**
A super idol!
**[06:14] Gu**
How wonderful, Kodama-chan!
**[06:15] Gu**
It was carved into me!
**[06:16] Gu**
Excuse me.
**[06:17] Gu**
Good work!
**[06:19] Gu**
I'm terribly sorry about earlier.
**[06:21] Gu**
I am Moriyama Hibiki from Echo Productions.
**[06:25] Gi**
Hibiki-san!
**[06:27] Gu**
I wasn't on the job!
**[06:29] Gu**
That was just reflex. I'm really sorry.
**[06:31] Gu**
Really sorry!
**[06:32] T**
No...
**[06:33] Gu**
Sorry for bothering you.
**[06:36] T**
If you want a handshake, sure.
**[06:39] T**
An idol's singing voice exists for her fans,
**[06:41] T**
and so does her palm.
**[06:44] T**
I disinfect with alcohol after
touching my manager's hand,
**[06:47] T**
so he doesn't count.
**[06:49] T**
Now, let's get back to it!
**[06:51] T**
Let it resound within you!
**[06:53] T**
Carve it into your soul!
**[06:56] T**
Sonic Sword!
**[07:10] T**
*It doesn't mesh...*
**[07:12] T**
*How did things end up like this...*
**[07:16] T**
*How did this happen, again?*
**[07:18] Gu**
Go shopping with these.
**[07:21] Gu**
The two of you.
**[07:22] Gu**
Have fun.
**[07:25] Gu**
Actually, you know,
**[07:27] Gu**
I don't know what to buy for girl's clothes.
**[07:31] T**
Neither do I...
**[07:37] T**
It's getting late, we need
to decide what we're buying.
**[07:42] T**
Sorry, Koyori, I made you waste
time walking to a bunch of places.
**[07:46] T**
Makihara-sensei shouldn't have
just put me in charge of this.
**[07:49] T**
I don't know how this works!
**[07:53] T**
You want me to choose?
**[07:56] T**
Oh, I know.
**[07:57] T**
I can ask President Lily!
**[08:00] T**
You swapped contact info a while ago.
**[08:04] T**
You want me to choose?
**[08:12] T**
I guess I'll do my best.
**[08:14] T**
*That's right. I went shopping with a girl...*
**[08:17] ---**
*with Koyori... for the first time.*
**[08:20] T**
* It was the first time I'd eaten ice*
* cream on the street with a girl.*
**[08:25] T**
* It was the first time I'd*
* chosen a girl's clothes.*
**[08:29] T**
*I never thought*
**[08:30] ---**
*that would be a part of my life.*
**[08:33] T**
*It was fun.*
**[08:35] T**
*If I could go somewhere else with Koyori...*
**[08:38] T**
*This time, I won't let go.*
**[08:51] Gi**
Takatsuki Tazuna-kun and
Akutagawa Koyori-chan, right?
**[08:55] H**
She knows us?
**[08:59] H**
*I was having fun, but...*
**[09:09] H**
What is this power?
**[09:11] H**
There are no openings in it!
**[09:13] H**
Which means...
**[09:14] H**
I can't see the other one.
**[09:17] H**
But at this rate, I can push through!
**[09:20] H**
I'll have to do it!
**[09:25] Gi**
Russian author Maxim Gorky once said,
**[09:29] Gi**
"Talent is believing in yourself,
and your own power!"
**[09:34] T**
Single Gear is being pushed back so easily!
**[09:43] Gi**
I believe in my power more than anybody.
**[09:47] Gi**
The power of Awaza Kodama!
**[09:50] T**
What is this strength?
**[09:53] T**
The power of her Nimrod is too different!
**[10:04] T**
She let us go.
**[10:06] Gu**
Okay, Kodama-chan!
**[10:08] Gu**
Okay! That's an okay!
**[10:10] T**
A trap?
**[10:11] Gu**
Excuse me, excuse me.
**[10:13] Gu**
This is the end!
**[10:14] Gu**
Hold still a moment.
**[10:20] Gu**
Okay, thank you for forming a line.
**[10:25] Gi**
The concert's not over yet.
**[10:27] Gi**
You're in such a hurry.
**[10:29] Gi**
Time can be gold or lead,
depending on how you use it.
**[10:34] Gi**
Those are the words of Antoine Prévost.
**[10:38] Gi**
The concerts of Awaza Kodama
are definitely gold, right?
**[10:43] T**
Koyori, hang on tight!
**[10:52] T**
This is a true combo attack!
**[11:00] T**
Hibiki-san amplifies my shock waves!
**[11:09] Gi**
The 28th American President,
Thomas Woodrow Wilson,
**[11:14] Gi**
once said, "There are
no coincidences in fate.
**[11:17] Gi**
Before humans encounter a particular fate,
**[11:19] Gi**
they make it for themselves."
**[11:22] Gi**
Now, what is the fate that
you've made for yourself?
**[11:26] Gi**
To fight? To run?
**[11:31] Gi**
I'll be waiting for the encore.
**[11:46] Gi**
If you don't block this
with everything you've got,
**[11:48] Gi**
you really will die.
**[12:11] Gu**
Good work, Kodama-chan.
**[12:14] Gu**
Another easy victory.
**[12:15] Gu**
It was carved into my soul.
**[12:19] Gu**
Kodama-chan?
**[12:23] Gi**
In the end, they got us.
**[12:26] Gi**
Looks like they want to see my concert again.
**[12:29] Gi**
For an idol, that's a great honor.
**[12:41] Gu**
*Koyori-kun!*
**[12:42] Gu**
*Koyori-kun, what's wrong?*
**[12:44] Gu**
*What happened?*
**[12:45] Gu**
*Where's Tazuna-kun?*
***SIGN*** Makihara-sensei
***SIGN*** Help
**[13:03] T**
I should've lost there...
**[13:09] T**
I just got lucky.
***SIGN*** Water-Free Ethanol
**[13:31] Gu**
So you managed to escape the battle zone?
**[13:34] Gu**
Smart move.
**[13:36] T**
Their strength was literally insane.
**[13:40] T**
It meshed...
**[13:41] T**
And it was like their Nimrod
was infecting the Ziggurat...
**[13:47] T**
Until now, the place we've
been in has changed, but....
**[13:50] Gu**
The Nimrods have various
effects on the Ziggurat.
**[13:55] Gu**
But, if their Nimrod is infecting
the Ziggurat itself,
**[14:00] Gu**
it's probably a Hand Shaker
who's getting closer to God.
**[14:04] Gu**
The Hand Shakers gain the
powers of those they defeat.
**[14:08] Gu**
If you take out several opponents,
**[14:10] ---**
your Nimrod starts to infect the Ziggurat.
**[14:13] Gu**
I saw it a long time ago, just once.
**[14:16] Gu**
Really, you did well to even escape.
**[14:22] T**
I wasn't strong enough...
**[14:25] T**
I have to think... and think... and win.
**[14:31] T**
If I don't win, Koyori will...
**[14:34] Gu**
They're tough opponents,
though, those Hand Shakers.
**[14:39] Gu**
You can't beat them right now.
**[14:42] T**
But I have to fight anyway!
**[14:47] Gu**
It's obvious they were
coming after you directly.
**[14:51] Gu**
They should know that you escaped, too.
**[14:54] T**
Next time I won't be able to run.
**[14:57] T**
Don't worry.
**[14:58] T**
I'll be fine.
**[15:11] Gi**
I've never let one escape before...
**[15:13] Gi**
I fought yesterday and I've got
a concert today. It's rough!
**[15:17] Gi**
That's what makes it worth doing, though.
**[15:19] Gi**
Well, it's always best to be busy.
**[15:21] Gu**
I'm back.
**[15:24] Gu**
Oh, Kodama-chan,
**[15:25] Gu**
I got the water you asked for.
**[15:28] Gi**
Thanks.
**[15:28] Gu**
I also got pudding you didn't ask for!
**[15:32] Gi**
Thanks for that, too!
**[15:33] Gu**
Are you tired?
**[15:36] Gu**
Being both an idol and a Hand Shaker.
**[15:38] Gu**
Should I adjust our schedule?
**[15:41] Gi**
It's nothing!
**[15:44] Gi**
American theologist Edward Young said,
**[15:48] ---**
"Wasting time means having
time stolen from you."
**[15:51] Gi**
An idol who's so busy it could kill her
**[15:53] Gi**
doesn't have time to waste
with time thieves, right?
**[15:57] Gu**
That's my Kodama-chan!
**[15:59] Gu**
Then my job is to make your
scheduling work, isn't it?
**[16:04] Gi**
Don't you push yourself too hard either.
**[16:06] Gu**
Kodama-chan, you're so nice!
**[16:10] Gu**
Such a great song is being
carved into my soul!
**[16:12] Gi**
No, answer it.
**[16:13] Gu**
Yes, hello.
**[16:15] Gu**
This is Moriyama with Echo Productions.
**[16:18] Gu**
Yes.
**[16:18] ---**
Yes. Yes.
**[16:20] Gu**
No, not at all!
**[16:22] Gu**
Is there anything you can do?
**[16:24] Gu**
Yes...
**[16:26] Gu**
All right.
**[16:27] Gu**
Thank you so much.
**[16:31] Gi**
What's wrong?
**[16:33] Gi**
A problem, right?
**[16:34] Gu**
N-Not at all!
**[16:36] Gu**
Nothing at a—
**[16:37] Gu**
Yes...
**[16:38] Gi**
Tell me.
**[16:41] Gu**
It's about our next concert.
**[16:43] Gu**
They want to cancel it.
**[16:46] Gu**
President Nabeta got involved again.
**[16:50] Gu**
I'm sorry.
**[16:51] Gi**
Yeah, thanks.
**[16:54] Gi**
But it's not your fault.
**[16:58] Gi**
It's his fault for being angry
at us when he's in the wrong.
**[17:00] Gi**
He was the one who was inconsiderate.
**[17:04] Gi**
But I'm not worried at all.
**[17:07] Gi**
Oh, Teshirogi-kun again?
**[17:10] Gi**
He's really working hard, huh?
**[17:14] Gi**
These hands are for my fans.
**[17:16] Gi**
My voice is for my fans,
**[17:18] Gi**
and my smiles are for my fans.
**[17:20] Gi**
It's all for all of my fans.
**[17:23] Gi**
And, because of that,
**[17:24] ---**
I don't have time to get sad over
interference from my pathetic president.
**[17:28] Gi**
But is my talented manager
getting sad over it?
**[17:32] Gu**
You're right...
**[17:34] Gu**
You're right!
**[17:35] Gu**
That's my Kodama-chan!
**[17:37] Gu**
I'm so moved I could cry!
**[17:40] Gu**
It's carved into my soul!
**[17:43] Gi**
Don't cry.
**[17:47] Gi**
I'm busy with my Hand Shaker job, too...
**[17:51] Gi**
Next concert, I need to carve it
**[17:53] ---**
into the souls of Takatsuki
Tazuna-kun and Akutagawa Koyori-chan!
**[17:57] Gi**
I need to carve my songs into their souls.
**[18:01] Gi**
Okay, get me that schedule!
**[18:04] Gi**
Right, Kodama-chan.
**[18:05] Gi**
They say "idol" used to be a religious term.
**[18:09] Gi**
If idols are made in the image of God,
**[18:12] Gi**
it's natural for an idol to become a god.
**[18:15] Gi**
It's inevitable.
**[18:16] Gi**
I'm going to win.
**[18:18] Gi**
As an idol, and a Hand Shaker.
**[18:21] Gi**
Let's aim for God!
**[18:23] Gu**
Yup!
**[18:24] GI**
For the sake of our fans, too!
**[18:25] Gu**
Right, Kodama-chan!
**[18:51] Gu**
Huh?
**[18:53] Gu**
It's from Koyori-chan.
**[18:54] Gu**
She wants to talk to me?
**[18:56] Gu**
What is it?
**[18:57] Gu**
Of course, that's fine.
**[18:59] [Messenger] ---**
This is Koyori.
Sorry to contact you so late.
Good evening.
What's the matter?
Tazuna got hurt in a
Hand Shaker fight.
I'm worried he might
push himself too far.
**[19:00] Gu**
Tazuna-kun was hurt in a Hand Shaker fight?
**[19:05] Gu**
If I knew about Koyori-chan's body,
**[19:08] Gu**
would I not have fought?
**[19:11] Gu**
I see.
**[19:13] Gu**
She's upset that she doesn't
have a Nimrod, huh?
**[19:16] Gu**
That's right.
**[19:18] Gu**
If I was Koyori-chan...
**[19:22] Gu**
I didn't like how Masaru was
hurt for my sake in the battle.
**[19:27] Gu**
I couldn't stand having
my beloved brother hurt.
**[19:32] Gu**
I didn't want him to just keep protecting me.
**[19:34] Gu**
But my Nimrod was weak...
**[19:38] Gu**
All I could do was help Masaru.
**[19:41] Gu**
I lost to the two of them,
**[19:44] Gu**
but I learned what I could do for Masaru,
**[19:46] Gu**
and what Masaru was doing for me.
**[19:49] Gu**
We were able to understand each other.
**[19:51] Gu**
That's why I'm sure there's something
you can do for Tazuna-kun, too.
**[19:57] Gu**
He needs to notice himself.
**[19:59] Gu**
He needs to believe in you more.
**[20:02] Gu**
Masaru and I were able to do it.
**[20:05] M**
Sis?
**[20:08] M**
You were saying all that out loud...
**[20:10] M**
It was embarrassing to hear.
**[20:12] L**
I-It's not like that!
**[20:15] L**
That was, um...
**[20:19] M**
And why are you spending
so much time in my room?
**[20:23] L**
Because...
**[20:24] L**
I wanted to be with you.
**[23:10] L**
*You were with me when I woke up.*
**[23:14] L**
*You protected me when I knew nothing,*
**[23:17] L**
*and you guided me.*
**[23:19] L**
*You don't have to suffer alone anymore.*
**[23:21] L**
*You don't need to feel pain.*
**[23:23] L**
*If you can't fight,*
**[23:25] L**
*I will...*
**[23:27] L**
*And we will, together!*
**[23:28] ---**
* Next time on Hand Shakers,*
* Episode 9: Finally Fairy.*
**[23:33] ---**
*I want you to accept me for who I am.*
**[23:36] ---**
*Forever. And everywhere.*