11 - Because I Love Badminton 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.) [00:06] aya     What have I... [00:11] (Flashback) aya     Mom... [00:13] (Flashback) aya     Don't go... [00:15] aya     ...been playing badminton for? [00:26] nagi     What am I playing badminton for? SIGN    The prodigy raised by the queen finally takes her crown SIGN    In a distant foreign country [02:16] cho     You both have such healthy appetites. SIGN    #11 "Because I Love Badminton" [02:20] cho     But then, you're so active, and     you're in your growth spurt. [02:23] uchi     Oh, no. My growth has stopped! [02:26] cho     You'll always be a child to me, Uchika-shan. [02:31] aya     I'm done. [02:33] uchi     Oh, there's cake in the fridge! [02:38] cho     You two aren't speaking at all, are you? [02:42] uchi     No, but... [02:44] uchi     Well, she does have a match coming up. [02:47] uchi     Thank you for the meal! [02:54] uchi     Can I come in? [03:03] uchi     Before, you wanted my acknowledgment. [03:07] uchi     You wanted to be with me. [03:09] uchi     That's why you played badminton. [03:12] uchi     But now you can play badminton without me. [03:17] uchi     That's why I came back. [03:29] yu     She seems pretty on edge. [03:31] riko     Well, it's only three days to the finals. [03:34] yu     That's true. [03:36] yu     After all, she's playing... [03:39] yu     Ayanon's been spacing out      a lot these days... [03:43] ri     Yeah. I've seen her like that several times. [03:50] yu     What's she thinking about? [03:53] hay     'Sup! [03:55] yu     Hayama-senpai?! [03:56] hay     H-Hey... [03:58] yu     And Gaku-senpai! [04:01] yu     Don't you need to study for entrance exams? [04:04] hay     Well... Izumi would need to study, too! [04:07] riko     Well, that's true. [04:09] riko     I was just hoping I could help out [04:11] riko     as a practice partner or something. [04:13] hay     I guess that's sorta why we're here, too. [04:16] hay     Right? [04:17] riko     Well, Isehara's smart enough to be     in the class top ten anyway, so... [04:23] sora     What about Hayama-senpai? [04:25] riko     R-Right... [04:30] yu     Is he that bad? [04:32] riko     W-Well... [04:34] riko     You wouldn't be in the bottom ten, right? [04:36] hay     Of course not! [04:38] sora     Then, would you be in the bottom twenty? [04:46] hay     Shut up! [04:47] hay     I do it because I love it, okay? [04:49] aya     Hey! [04:51] aya     Would you play me? [04:53] hay     Me? [05:02] yu     Hayama-senpai seems more in-the-groove     than he was during his match. [05:06] sora     He does. [05:07] sora     But even more than that, Ayanon's defense... [05:11] riko     She was trained by Shindo Uchika, [05:14] riko     the ten-time-straight     national champion, after all. [05:28] sora     21-5. [05:35] aya     Huh? [05:36] aya     You don't want to play the second set? [05:39] nagi     You've done enough, Hanesaki. [05:43] aya     Aw, but he said he came     here to play badminton. [05:49] aya     Well, do you wanna play me      instead, Nagisa-chan? [05:54] nagi     Let's save it for the finals. [06:00] aya     You sound more relaxed about it. SIGN    Two days to the finals! [07:14] yu     Sora-chan! You always put     yours backward, huh? [07:23] riko     It's tomorrow already, huh? [07:25] riko     Both of you, get a lot of rest today, okay? [07:29] aya     'Kay! [07:31] aya     Though I doubt we're gonna     get to three sets, anyway... [07:35] nagi     See you. [07:44] riko     Hey! [07:45] riko     I told you to rest! [07:48] nagi     Riko? [07:49] taka     Boobs! [07:50] yu     So big! [07:52] kita     I want a piggy-back ride! [07:53] riko     Stop it, Masako! Takako! Kitaro! [07:53] kita     I want to ride! [07:58] riko     A grasshopper! [08:00] riko     It went that way! [08:02] riko     Catch it! [08:03] riko     Wait for me, guys! [08:10] riko     Almost time for the finals, huh? [08:15] riko     I'm rooting for you. Do your best. [08:18] nagi     Yeah. [08:18] yu     Big Sis! Hurry! [08:24] nagi     Listen, Riko... [08:27] nagi     I... [08:30] nagi     Never mind. [08:32] nagi     I'm off! [08:37] taka     Big Sis! [08:38] taka     Mako fell asleep! [08:45] ri     Let's go home. [09:13] aya     What have I... [09:27] aya     ...been playing badminton for? [09:34] uchi     We sure played a lot together, didn't we? [09:37] uchi     The rule was that when     it lands, it's over. [09:39] uchi     But you'd shout, "One more time!"     and start crying. [09:42] uchi     Takes you back, doesn't it? [09:43] aya     What have you been playing badminton for? [09:46] uchi     Me? [09:49] uchi     I play badminton because I love it. [09:54] aya     Ah. SIGN    VS Konan High School [10:04] ump     On my right, Hanesaki Ayano. [10:07] ump     On my left, Serigaya Kaoruko. [10:10] ump     Serigaya to serve. [10:12] ump     Love-all. Play! SIGN    2018 All Japan High School Athletics Tournament Kanagawa Prefecture Preliminaries Finals Badminton Girls Singles Venue [10:53] yu     There are more people here than I expected. [10:55] riko     The finals are the only thing left. [10:58] yuu     Riko. [10:59] ri     Yuka! [11:01] ri     You came! [11:03] yuu     They wouldn't stop nagging me      to come cheer her on. [11:06] tomo     Hey! That's not fair! [11:08] megu     Yeah! All we did was     mention the day and time! [11:15] yuu     By the way, I heard Nagisa's opponent     is a new student at our school. [11:20] ay     Heya! [11:21] yuu     Um... [11:23] aya     I'm Hanesaki Ayano, and I'll     be playing Nagisa-chan. [11:26] aya     Nice to meet you! [11:28] yuu     I don't know about calling     your club senpai "-chan." [11:32] yuu     Where is she, anyway? [11:57] miya     I really messed up! [12:00] miya     I should've gotten iced coffee instead. [12:02] miya     It's almost August, after all. [12:05] miya     Did you ever imagine a     finals pairing like this? [12:09] tachi     No. I genuinely didn't expect     Aragaki to come this far so easily. [12:16] miya     I really am glad I asked     you to coach, Kentaro-kun! [12:20] tachi     Well, it's not about me. [12:22] tachi     She's really worked hard. [12:25] tachi     In these three months, [12:27] tachi     she's gotten so much stronger     than I could have imagined. [12:30] miya     You mean, her game's gotten better? [12:33] tachi     That's part of it, but... [12:36] tachi     I mainly mean her mental state. [12:38] tachi     Lately, I feel how high her capacity is. [12:46] miya     What about Ayano-chan? [12:50] tachi     I had a feeling she'd make it this far. [12:53] tachi     And she's certainly throwing     herself into the game... [12:57] tachi     I guess she really does have a special gift. [13:02] miya     Kentaro-kun. [13:04] miya     You're always focused on     how you should work hard, [13:07] miya     but it's odd how you don't      do the same to others. [13:11] miya     You've coached Nagisa-chan with     that hard-work approach. [13:18] miya     But you need to coach     Ayano-chan the same way. [13:22] miya     No one's good at badminton from     the moment they pick up a racket. [13:27] miya     You can't draw such a hard line     between effort and talent. [13:33] miya     The Ayano-chan we see today has put in     the effort she needs, day after day, [13:38] miya     in order to do what she does. [13:41] miya     In that way, she's just like Nagisa-chan. [13:50] yu     Ayanon. [13:51] yu     Want to play me? [13:53] aya     No, thanks. [13:57] ri     Want to move on to smashes? [14:00] nagi     No, I'm done for now. [14:03] nagi     I don't want to show her too much. [14:10] riko     Both of you, do your best, okay? [14:12] nagi     Sure. [14:14] yu     You work hard, too, Ayanon! [14:16] aya     I don't need your concern. [14:17] yu     Um, I didn't really mean it like... [14:20] aya     It's not like encouragement     makes you play any better. [14:23] aya     Wait. Will encouragement     help cheer up Nagisa-chan? [14:28] aya     Then I guess you'd all better encourage her! [14:33] aya     At least then, she might give me a decent— [14:35] ele     Ayano, come here a minute. [14:44] ele     Why are you saying those things? [14:45] ele     They're trying to encourage you. [14:47] ele     Why can't you be gracious and accept it? [14:50] aya     I hate that stuff. [14:52] aya     The whole "we're all buddies" act. [14:56] ele     Are you having fun playing     badminton this way? [15:03] ele     Ayano, what are you fighting for? [15:07] aya     My mom's come home. [15:11] aya     She said the reason she abandoned     me was to make me better! [15:16] aya     Isn't that funny? [15:18] aya     I feel so silly about     withdrawing like I did. [15:21] aya     Now that I think of it, I'm so glad     I kept playing badminton! [15:25] aya     Because back then, Mom abandoned me, [15:29] aya     But this time, I can abandon Mom. [15:35] ele     It's my fault. [15:38] ele     Because I brought you to the badminton club. SIGN    Kanagawa Prefecture Preliminaries A summer of challenge in shining wind [16:03] riko     Nagisa? It's time. [16:05] nagi     I'm going to win. [16:08] nagi     I'm going to defeat myself. [16:18] riko     Nagisa... [16:20] riko     You're no longer the person     you were back then. [16:41] nagi     You had that same expression     back then, didn't you? [16:46] aya     Why do you play badminton, Nagisa-chan? [16:50] nagi     Because— [16:50] aya     Because you love badminton, right? [16:56] aya     You people, I swear... [17:01] ann     The Kanagawa Prefecture Girls'     Singles Finals will now commence. [17:06] ann     From Kitakomachi High School,     first-year Hanesaki Ayano-san. [17:10] ann     Also from Kitakomachi High School,     third-year Aragaki Nagisa-san. [17:16] nagi     Hanesaki. [17:19] nagi     Let's have some fun. [17:33] riko     Don't push it too hard, okay? [17:41] ump     Players to the court. [17:42] miya     Is something wrong? [17:43] ele     No. [17:45] ump     On my right, [17:46] ump     Hanesaki Ayano, Kitakomachi High School. [17:49] ump     On my left, [17:50] ump     Aragaki Nagisa, Kitakomachi High School. [17:53] ump     Hanesaki to serve. [18:03] nagi     Back then, it wasn't just     that you were strong. [18:08] nagi     I was too weak... [18:11] nagi     ...in spirit! [18:13] ump     Love-all. Play! [18:22] nagi     First, she'll make me     pick up some low shots, [18:24] nagi     reading the trajectory from     the angle of my racket. [18:27] kao     Hanesaki-san, the master of condescension,     is playing cautiously. [18:33] kao     She'll start by using lobs to send     her opponent to the rear court. [18:36] kao     That will even out the rally's initiative. [18:40] nagi     It's okay. I'm staying calm. [18:42] nagi     I see it. [18:44] nagi     The entire court... [18:45] nagi     I feel it! [18:51] ump     1-love. [18:54] hay     A really quiet start, huh? [18:57] gaku     But scoring that first point is     significant, psychologically. [19:01] kao     She'd grown uncertain. [19:03] kao     Hanesaki-san is the type who plans out     her match while observing her opponent. [19:08] kao     She was probably hoping for a game     against an aggressive Aragaki-san. [19:13] kao     But Aragaki-san realized that. [19:17] nagi     That should put the idea of     diagonal shots into her head. [19:22] nagi     I want to get as far as     I can without using smashes. [19:27] nagi     The minute her eyes adjust to my smashes, [19:31] nagi     the game is basically over. [19:33] nagi     So... [19:34] yu     A smash?! [19:37] sora     No. [19:37] yu     A cut?! [19:38] nagi     I'll use cuts and drops to     constantly keep her off-balance! [19:42] kao     She likely wants to keep     Hanesaki in the rear court. [19:47] nagi     She's on her guard... [19:49] nagi     ...for a smash at point-blank range. [19:52] nagi     The more she drives her opponent     back while she moves forward, [19:55] nagi     the more Hanesaki-san is in control. [19:57] nagi     The more they maintain a     back-and-forth from the midcourt, [20:01] nagi     the more Aragaki-san is in control. [20:03] nagi     From Hanesaki-san's point of view, [20:05] nagi     the main question is when to move forward. [20:08] nagi     A simple arrangement would     be a series of repeated shots [20:11] nagi     to the rear court to focus her     opponent's attention there, [20:14] nagi     then use a cut presented as a smash... [20:17] nagi     ...to catch her off guard, paralyzing her. [20:20] nagi     That would be ideal. [20:21] nagi     She would get perfectly good     ace shots that way, [20:24] nagi     and by making her opponent lift up low shots, [20:26] nagi     Hanesaki-san can create a     match where she's in control. [20:29] nagi     But you can't go with the     simple arrangement, can you? [20:32] nagi     Because you never know when     I'll throw in a smash. [20:36] nagi     So your mind has started     making the game complicated. [20:39] nagi     It's filling up with more     options than you need! [20:43] aya     A smash! [20:45] aya     She threw me off... [20:46] nagi     And what's producing all those options... [20:49] nagi     ...is your uncertainty! [20:50] aya     A smash? [20:51] aya     A cut? [20:58] nagi     Yes! [21:01] ump     2-love. [21:02] hay     That was completely unexpected. [21:04] gaku     Yeah. [21:33] ele     It's been a while. [21:35] uchi     Um... [21:36] ele     I'm Fujisawa Elena. [21:38] ele     I've been Ayano's friend since kindergarten. [21:41] uchi     Oh! [21:43] uchi     Elena-chan, it has been a while! [21:49] ele     Um... It might seem a little weird,     me coming to you now... [22:00] ele     I want to talk to you about Ayano. [22:09] nagi     That went great. [22:10] nagi     But those first two had     the element of surprise. [22:13] nagi     The real trouble is yet to come. [22:18] aya     I didn't expect such sneaky     badminton from you, Nagisa-chan. [22:25] aya     You don't want me to see your smash?