1 - Incredible Talent! 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.) SIGN    Six Months Ago [00:45] ara     What have I been doing this for? [00:58] ara     What's the reason I've come this far? [01:20] (Flashback) ref     Out. SIGN    JOC Junior Olympics National Junior Badminton Players Tournament Chart SIGN    Hanesaki Ayano SIGN    Aragaki Nagisa [01:45] ara     I hit it and I hit it, but     it keeps coming back... [02:04] (Flashback) ri     It's in bounds! [02:09] ara     And in that moment, I... [02:20] (Flashback) ref     21-Love. [02:22] (Flashback) ref     Match won by Hanesaki. [02:35] ara     What am I playing badminton for? SIGN    The prodigy raised by the queen finally takes her crown SIGN    In a distant foreign country [02:50] (Flashback) aya     What am I...? [02:55] (Flashback) aya     What am I playing badminton for? SIGN    #1 Incredible Talent! [04:42] aya     Elena, I'm so glad we got      into the same school. [04:46] aya     You're actually pretty smart, Elena. [04:48] ele     What do you mean, "actually?" [04:53] ele     But I'm seriously lacking     in prospects here... [04:57] aya     Yeah... [04:58] ele     I thought you weren't     interested in boys, Ayano. [05:02] aya     I'm happy enough just     being in class with you. [05:07] ele     Sheesh. Now that we're in high school,     you need to be a little more independent— [05:10] nori     Excuse me. [05:11] nori     It was Fujisawa-san and     Hanesaki-san, wasn't it? [05:15] nori     My name is Miyura Noriko. [05:18] ele     Nice to meet you. [05:19] nori     Did you two come from the same middle school? [05:22] ele     I wish it was just that. We've been     in the same class since kindergarten. [05:25] ele     I'm sick to death of it. [05:26] aya     Hey, don't be like that... [05:29] nori     Have you chosen your club yet? [05:32] ele     I might not join a club. [05:34] ele     There's nothing I especially want to do. [05:36] aya     Same here. [05:37] nori     Why don't you join the tennis club? [05:40] ele     I've never played before. So it would     be a little weird to start now... [05:45] nori     Second-year in the boys' tennis     club, Saionji Akifumi. [05:49] nori     Not only did he represent the     prefecture as a first-year last year, [05:52] nori     but he's so attractive, he's already     signed with a big talent agency. [05:55] nori     And he's in the top 100 in     the national mock exams. [05:57] nori     What's the point of being female if     you can't land someone like that? [06:02] nori     Right? [06:04] ele     You're a lot more man-hungry     than you look... [06:07] nori     What do you think, Hanesaki-san? [06:09] aya     What about you, Elena? [06:11] ele     I keep saying, you should do     something that's more "you." [06:14] aya     But... [06:16] sign     Badminton Club     Let's get to nationals!!     We practice Monday     through Saturday!     Visit us in the gym!     Beginners welcome!     Tournaments and Events [06:16] sign     Boys: The few but mighty!!     Let's badminton together!!      Girls: Taking everyone,     experienced to beginners!     Our captain went     to the Inter-High! [06:17] aya     There's a badminton club, right? [06:21] nori     I'd advise against that. [06:24] ele     Why? [06:26] nori     They're apparently being terrorized... [06:29] ara     Hey, pick that up! [06:31] nori     ...by their team captain, Aragaki. [06:33] ara     Next! [06:37] ara     What the hell is wrong with you?! [06:39] ara     Get up! You can't improve     if you're laying on the floor. [06:48] ara     You're not especially talented, after all. [06:58] ha     She's as strict as ever. [07:01] ha     Gaku, let's play a rally. [07:05] yu     This is going too far. [07:08] yu     Don't you agree, Riko? [07:10] girl     Hey... [07:12] ri     Yes? [07:13] girl     I think we might check     out some other clubs... [07:16] ri     You don't want to watch a little longer? [07:18] ri     We're about to have a demonstration match. [07:20] girl     We just don't have much time. [07:22] girl     Same here. [07:23] girl     Thanks for having us, though! [07:29] boy     That scared the hell out of me! [07:33] bi     Aragaki-san is so desperate     to make the team better. [07:37] bi     I wish I could be a better advisor, [07:39] bi     but I'm such a coward, and I know     so little about badminton. [07:42] bi     Aragaki-san ends up shouldering     all the burden... [07:45] ri     No, I'm sure that's not all— [07:47] bi     But leave it all to me! [07:49] bi     I've employed a secret weapon! [07:51] ri     A secret weapon? [07:52] bi     Yep! Just you wait and see! [08:02] ri     Game and set to Saionji. [08:12] ri     Saionji-senpai! [08:14] ri     Have a towel. [08:16] ri     Have a drink. [08:17] ri     You did so great! [08:20] ele     He's like an idol. [08:21] nori     Isn't it exciting? [08:24] nori     Saionji-senpai! [08:27] boy     Our captain lost to a      second-year in a love game. [08:30] boy     Sucks to be him. [08:32] boy     But Saionji's just that much better. [08:35] boy     Makes me wonder why     I even bother with tennis. SIGN    We are the buddy-buddy Bad Club! [09:00] yu     Riko. [09:04] ri     Yes? [09:06] yu     What do you think? [09:09] riko     About what? [09:10] yu     About Nagisa, of course! [09:18] yu     That practice... She was just     taking her anger out on us. [09:24] ri     Don't be like that. [09:27] shi     Come on, guys! Calm down a little! [09:30] yu     You shut up. [09:31] shi     Sorry! [09:37] riko     I'll give it a little while longer. [09:40] riko     You know how Nagisa is feeling, don't you? [09:44] yu     Still, there's only so     much a person can take. [09:51] shi     Great job today! [09:53] ara     Sure. [09:57] yu     Let's go. SIGN    Welcome, New Students～! [10:34] riko     Nagisa. [10:36] riko     You've been a little too hard     on them lately, haven't you? [10:42] riko     We're not getting any new club members.     We might even lose the ones we have... [10:47] ara     Did someone say something? [10:51] ara     If we want to win, we have to practice. [10:54] ara     We're not natural talents. [10:56] ara     We have to put the effort in. [10:59] ri     I know, but... [11:00] ara     It's true! [11:03] ara     I'm going to beat her. [11:06] ara     If I can't, then what's the point? [11:17] ara     I'm going to string my racket. [11:27] aya     Sorry I'm late! [11:31] ele     Took you long enough. [11:33] aya     Sorry! [11:34] ele     I need you to stick with me all day. [11:37] ele     I've got a lot of places I need to go. [11:38] aya     Sure! [11:39] ele     Okay, let's go. [11:42] ri     Aren't you... [11:45] ri     Nothing. Sorry. [11:49] ele     You know her? [11:50] aya     Nah. [11:52] aya     Hey, are you really gonna     join the tennis club? [11:54] ele     Why not? There were plenty     of hotties there. [11:57] ele     Wanna come along? [11:58] aya     Hmm... [11:59] ele     Come on, let's do it! SIGN    New Message SIGN    To: Nagisa SIGN    On the way home, I saw the girl from the nationals who [12:28] bi     What's taking him so long? [12:50] ara     Remember, you're a third-year. [12:53] ara     What kind of example are you     setting for the underclassmen? [12:55] yu     Stop taking your anger out on me. [13:04] ara     What is that supposed to mean? [13:10] yu     I think you already know. [13:14] ri     Hey, wait a minute... [13:21] ara     If you don't care about getting better, [13:25] ara     just quit. [13:30] yu     I can't do this anymore. [13:32] ri     Yuka! Wait! [13:35] ha     Wow, they're not looking good at all. [13:38] shi     I know that! [13:42] ha     What's with her? [13:45] ha     Talk about taking your     anger out on someone... [13:56] riko     Nagisa, are you sure about this? [13:58] ara     Anyone who won't put      in the work should quit. [14:01] ara     If they're not cut out for badminton... [14:07] riko     We can't all do this like you can, Nagisa. [14:14] ara     Does that go for you, too? [14:16] ara     If that's how you feel, Riko... [14:20] ara     You should quit, too. [14:53] boy     Hey, looking good! [14:56] girl     Saionji-senpai! [14:58] girl     He's so super hot! [15:00] girl     The president can't even keep up! [15:03] girl     Hey! He can hear you! [15:03] girl     One more! You can do it! [15:05] man     Now that's a beautiful sight! [15:08] ele     Oh, sorry! [15:35] ref     30-Love. [15:37] sai     Can we be done yet? [15:40] cap     One more. [15:42] cap     You haven't gotten serious yet. [15:45] sai     Some people don't know when to quit. [15:52] aya     Hey, let's quit already... [15:55] ele     How come? It's fun! [15:59] ele     Wow, you're good at this. [16:02] aya     Elena... [16:03] ara     What's she doing here? [16:06] ara     Why is she playing tennis? [16:15] sai     If that's what you want, I'll get serious. [16:18] ele     Okay! [16:20] ele     Huh? [16:22] ele     Sorry about that. [16:23] ele     I'll get it. [16:28] nori     Elena-san! [16:37] ref     In. [16:43] (Flashback) ara     What am I playing badminton for? [16:58] ele     Th-Thanks. [16:59] boy     You! [17:04] man     This is... [17:06] ele     Don't you touch her! [17:08] ele     You freak! What the heck was that? [17:10] man     Y-You got the wrong idea! [17:13] man     A-Are you left-handed? [17:16] ele     What the hell kind of question is that? [17:17] ele     Some kind of new pick-up line? [17:19] man     No, please, hear me out. [17:21] ele     This is not appropriate     behavior for a teacher! [17:24] ele     I'll report you to the board of education! [17:25] man     I'm not a teacher, though! [17:28] ele     Then that's even worse! [17:30] ele     I'm calling the police, you big, weird perv! [17:31] man     It's not like that! [17:34] man     Could I convince you to     join the badminton club? [17:45] man     You used to play badminton, didn't you? [17:49] man     You have a healed-over blister on     the base of your left ring finger. [17:52] man     Hey! You! [17:57] ele     Ayano... [18:27] ara     When I lost that match, [18:29] ara     I felt like the world was rejecting me. [18:33] ara     That all the badminton I'd played... [18:37] ara     That all my efforts... [18:38] ara     They were all for nothing. [18:40] ara     And I didn't want to accept it. [18:43] ara     I thought I just needed to practice more. [18:47] ara     That's why I said all that     high-and-mighty stuff. [18:52] ara     But when I looked at that girl... [18:57] ara     I felt so scared... [19:05] ara     I'm the one who's not cut out for this. [19:11] ara     I... [19:13] riko     It's okay. [19:15] ara     I blame other people... [19:18] ara     ...for the things I can't do. [19:23] riko     It's okay, really. [19:52] all     Three, four, five, six! [19:55] all     Seven, eight, nine, ten! [19:56] ha     Not many of them left, are there? [19:58] gaku     Are you talking about us? [19:58] riko     One, two, three, four! [20:00] riko     Louder! [20:01] riko     Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! [20:07] riko     Now, quad stretches! [20:10] riko     One, two, three, four! [20:13] riko     Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! [20:17] bi     Okay, everyone! Come over here a minute! [20:21] bi     I'm about to introduce my secret weapon! [20:25] riko     Secret weapon? The one     you mentioned yesterday? [20:29] riko     Okay, come on in! [20:37] riko     The future criminal. [20:38] tachi     I am not! [20:41] tachi     I'm Tachibana Kentaro. Nice to meet you. [20:43] bi     Tachibana-kun here is a     badminton club alumnus! [20:47] bi     He's even played in the Olympics! [20:50] nagi     The Olympics? [20:52] gaku     I've never heard of you before, though. [20:54] tachi     To be precise, I didn't actually play. [20:57] tachi     I was selected to play, [20:59] tachi     but I blew out my knee and had to quit. [21:05] tachi     But I'm going to bounce back     from that failure by producing, [21:07] tachi     here at Kitakomachi High     School's badminton club, [21:11] tachi     a gold medalist! [21:15] nagi     A gold medalist in what? [21:18] tachi     What do you think? The Olympics! [21:21] ha     The Olympics? [21:22] tachi     Although I must admit,     your club looks pretty small... [21:25] aya     Stop it! [21:27] ele     Just come along! [21:29] ele     No! [21:32] ele     Come on! [21:34] ele     Hello there! [21:37] ele     Hurry up! You're doing this! [21:39] tachi     You're... [21:42] aya     Elena... Why? [21:45] ele     I really think you should     be playing badminton. [21:51] ele     I mean... [21:52] ele     You're crazy talented! [21:56] ele     If you keep running away,     you'll never move forward. [22:04] tachi     That's right. You have talent! [22:06] ele     The pervert! [22:08] tachi     I am not! I'm the coach here! [22:11] tachi     Anyway, the spring in your legs, [22:14] tachi     your kinetic vision, [22:16] tachi     the suppleness of your wrist, [22:18] tachi     and the fact that you're left-handed... [22:20] tachi     You have all the natural elements     that can't be won through effort. [22:23] tachi     You should definitely be playing badminton. [22:26] aya     Please stop. [22:29] aya     I'm not going to change my mind. [22:31] ele     Why don't we have a match, then? [22:33] aya     A match? [22:34] ele     You know, that thing they do! [22:36] ele     "If I lose, I'll give up on you. If I win,     you'll join the club!" Like that. [22:42] nagi     Like in a shonen manga? [22:44] ha     Yeah. [22:45] ele     So, who's the best person in the club? [22:51] ele     No one? [22:52] ele     You do seem like a small club...     Don't you want a new player? [22:57] ele     Oh? Are you afraid of losing? [23:01] ele     I mean, she is pretty good,     and she's only a first-year... [23:03] aya     Stop it! I don't want to play badminton! [23:07] aya     It's pointless! [23:09] tachi     Come on. [23:10] tachi     You have so much talent, you could     be world-class if you tried! [23:14] aya     But it's just a sport, right? [23:16] tachi     Hey, don't be like that... [23:19] aya     So playing badminton in a club is pointless. [23:26] riko     It's not pointless at all! [23:29] riko     It's not pointless... [23:34] riko     Working your fingers to the bone... [23:38] riko     Wanting so badly to win! [23:42] riko     It's not pointless at all... [23:45] aya     You don't have to get so mad... [23:46] ara     Let's play. [23:51] ara     You and me. [23:53] ara     Let's play!