2 - Meat's the Best After a Workout!

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[00:11] mi
    She's returning each one.
[00:14] mi
    Izumi-san, this Hanesaki girl...
    Do you think...
[00:17] ri
    Yes, she's the one who beat Nagisa
    during last year's junior nationals.
[00:21] ri
    In a shutout.
[00:22] mi
    Oh, I knew it!
[00:24] tachi
    A shutout?
[00:25] riko
    She was still in middle school then.
[00:38] ara
    If placement won't work, then I'llー
[00:46] shi
    8-3.
[00:50] shi
    Her defense is amazing.
[00:54] ara
    To the corners, to the body...
[00:56] ara
    No matter where I aim,
    my smashes don't get through.
[00:59] mi
    Aragaki-san! Come on, get in there!
[01:02] mi
    You gotta get Hanesaki-san in the club!
[01:05] mi
    She'd be so good for the team!
[01:07] tachi
    Yes. Her reflexes, her wrist flexibility...
[01:11] tachi
    It's all exceptional.
[01:28] (Flashback) aya
    Mom...
[01:35] nagi
    Service over!
[01:36] nagi
    4-8!
[01:38] ele
    Ayano...
[01:41] ara
    What's your problem?
[01:44] aya
    I've had enough.
[01:47] ara
    What do you mean, you've had enough?!
[01:51] mi
    Are you not feeling well?
[01:54] mi
    I'm Ms. Taromaru, the club advisor.
[01:56] mi
    Will you join the badminton club?
[01:59] aya
    No.
[02:01] aya
    I told you, I don't want to!
[02:05] aya
    Elena, let's go.
[02:09] el
    I'll be the team manager!
[02:15] el
    I mean, I wish it'd been
    full of hot guys, but...
[02:19] el
    What can you do?
[02:22] aya
    Come on, Elena...
SIGN    #2 "Meat's the Best After a Workout!"
[04:17] hay
    So much practice...
[04:19] hay
    You've worn them out.
[04:21] sen
    But you keep them in perfect
    condition, right, Hayama-senpai?
[04:24] hay
    What's that supposed to mean?
[04:28] hay
    So, how many is that now?
[04:32] shi
    That's the fifth, I think?
[04:34] ri
    Last one!
[04:38] ri
    Great job.
[04:40] ri
    You've even got me tired out.
[04:43] ara
    One more set, please.
[04:47] ri
    You should probably lay off...
[04:49] ara
    I...
[04:53] ara
    I need more practice.
[04:55] ara
    I need to get better if I want to...
[04:58] tachi
    Heya!
[05:01] all
    Welcome!
[05:05] [SONG] sign
    Today's schedule:
    Running
    Dashes
    Footwork
    Basic Shots
    Smashes
[05:06] tachi
    How far have you gotten?
[05:08] ara
    We're about to start practice matches.
[05:11] tachi
    Okay, on court A, let's have
    the elder Isehara and Hayama.
[05:15] tachi
    On court B... Aragaki and Hanesaki.
[05:19] tachi
    Okay. And the rest of you...
[05:21] aya
    I'll pass.
[05:23] aya
    Since I only just joined...
[05:29] tachi
    Why did you quit?
[05:32] tachi
    Why did you quit playing badminton?
[05:38] tachi
    You have naturally flexible wrists.
[05:41] tachi
    You're left-handed, which
    is an enormous advantage.
[05:44] tachi
    You have real talent!
[05:46] tachi
    We'll crush the Inter-High.
[05:48] tachi
    We'll crush the nationals.
[05:51] tachi
    We'll dominate the world tournament!
[05:53] tachi
    And then...
[05:55] tachi
    And then, the Olympics—
[05:58] ele
    I told you not to touch her!
[06:01] aya
    Elena!
[06:04] el
    But you still need to play badminton.
[06:08] aya
    How come?
[06:10] el
    Because you're talented.
[06:14] aya
    No, I'm not...
[06:15] aya
    I don't even want to do it.
[06:17] ---
    Ow...
[06:20] tachi
    Izumi.
[06:21] ri
    Yes?
[06:22] tachi
    For today, you can play Aragaki.
[06:25] ara
    This is so stupid.
[06:27] ara
    Let's get started.
[06:29] ara
    Okay.
[06:45] sora
    21-15.
[06:47] sora
    Match won by Isehara.
[07:14] ara
    Yu!
[07:16] ara
    Don't get distracted!
[07:17] yu
    S-Sorry!
[07:19] ara
    Wrong one!
[07:23] mi
    I think losing to Hanesaki-san at the junior
    nationals really threw Aragaki-san off.
[07:43] ara
    Everything I've done hasn't been in vain.
[07:46] ara
    I have my smash.
[07:49] ara
    I need to use my smash to...
[07:53] ri
    I've got it!
[07:54] ri
    I can...
[07:57] shi
    21-19!
[07:59] shi
    Match won by Aragaki-senpai!
[08:02] riko
    Darn. I got so close to
    beating you, Nagisa...
[08:21] tachi
    This is going to be tricky.
[08:25] yu
    Sora-chan, why do you think that
    Ayano girl is so unenthusiastic?
[08:30] sora
    I dunno... But she's really good
    at it, even if she's doesn't care.
[08:35] sora
    It must be nice to be talented.
[08:37] yu
    You and your brother are talented, too...
[08:41] sora
    We're really not.
[08:43] sora
    Well, bye.
[08:45] yu
    See you tomorrow!
[08:50] tomo
    Yu!
[08:59] yu
    Down the hatch!
[09:02] tomo
    Look at you, packing it in...
[09:05] yu
    I always get hungry around this time!
[09:08] yu
    Meat's the best after a workout!
[09:17] yuka
    So, how's it going?
[09:20] yuka
    Is she still on a rampage?
[09:23] ---
    
[09:25] megu
    You must be having a pretty
    awful time, either way.
[09:28] yu
    I wouldn't say that.
[09:29] yu
    But her own slump seems
    to be... getting worse?
[09:34] megu
    Serves her right.
[09:36] tomo
    It's what she deserves for taking
    her anger out on you guys.
[09:43] yu
    I can have it?
[09:45] yuka
    It's not as if I've had a workout today.
[09:47] yuka
    Let's go.
[09:50] megu
    Bye-bye!
[09:51] tomo
    See you, Yu.
[09:53] shi
    See you around...
[10:15] aya
    Ow!
[10:18] tachi
    Come on, back on your feet.
[10:23] ha
    The unstoppable force Aragaki and
    the immovable object Hanesaki.
[10:27] ha
    They should complement each
    other perfectly, but...
[10:30] ---
    Here it comes.
[10:31] tachi
    They're just both so different...
[10:44] yu
    Nice, Ayano-chan!
[10:46] aya
    I can match her!
[10:49] aya
    Here it comes!
[10:50] aya
    I need to get this one... I need to!
[10:53] aya
    Ow!
[10:55] ri
    Are you okay?
[10:56] ara
    What the hell is your problem?!
[10:58] ara
    I was going to smash it!
    Why'd you get in my way?!
[11:02] aya
    You're the one who crashed into me.
[11:04] ara
    What?!
[11:05] tachi
    Izumi, step in.
[11:09] tachi
    No, Aragaki.
[11:10] tachi
    You're the one switching out.
[11:12] ara
    Why should I?
[11:13] tachi
    You're not looking around.
[11:15] tachi
    And you're too fixated on your smashes.
[11:19] tachi
    Step out and watch.
[11:38] ri
    Take it!
[11:44] tachi
    You see that, Aragaki?
[11:47] tachi
    What you're lacking is the judgment
    that Izumi showed just now.
[11:53] ara
    Yeah, sounds about right.
[11:55] ara
    In other words, I need to make
    your favorite look good.
[11:59] ara
    Right, Tachibana-san?
[12:01] ara
    The only thing people without
    talent are good for...
[12:04] ara
    ...is making people with talent look good.
[12:13] (Flashback) ref
    21-10. Match won by Aragaki.
[12:21] (Flashback) gir
    Wow! You even beat Takashi!
[12:24] (Flashback) gir
    That jump smash was so cool!
[12:28] (Flashback) boy
    That beanpole...
[12:30] (Flashback) boy
    Don't worry about it, Takashi.
[12:32] (Flashback) boy
    She's basically a guy anyway.
[12:34] (Flashback) girl
    They're just jealous.
[12:35] (Flashback) girl
    Yeah. Don't let it bug you.
[12:40] (Flashback) girl
    But Nagisa-chan doesn't
    really play fair, does she?
[12:43] (Flashback) girl
    Yeah, she's so tall.
    Of course she's gonna win.
[12:48] ara
    No matter how good I get, they just say,
    "She wins because she's tall."
[12:54] ara
    Even though I... I practice so much...
[13:02] aya
    I'm heading out.
[13:04] ri
    Thanks for coming!
[13:16] ri
    You shouldn't take it so hard.
[13:19] ri
    It was just luck that my doubles
    match with Ayano-chan went well.
[13:23] ri
    I mean, you're so much better than I am.
[13:29] ara
    You took it easy on me, didn't you?
[13:32] ara
    During our practice match.
[13:37] ara
    I don't see you denying it.
[13:41] ri
    Go on ahead. I'll return the key.
[13:44] yu
    Okay. Thanks a lot.
[13:49] yu
    See you tomorrow!
[14:01] yu
    Crud, it's become an addiction.
[14:10] yu
    After a workout, you just gotta have meat.
[14:18] yu
    I hope I can learn to do a great smash
    like you some day, Senpai.
[14:26] yu
    You're just out of your groove right now.
[14:29] yu
    You're tall, and you're
    way stronger than I am.
[14:34] yu
    Once you're back in the groove,
    Ayano-chan won't stand a chance!
[14:39] (Flashback) girl
    But Nagisa-chan doesn't
    really play fair, does she?
[14:42] (Flashback) girl
    Yeah, she's so tall...
    Of course she's gonna win!
[14:46] yu
    Aragaki-senpai, you're just so
    much more talented than I―
[14:49] ara
    Shut up!
[14:51] ara
    I don't rely on talent.
[14:54] ara
    I...
[15:01] ara
    Yuka...
[15:02] yu
    Taking your anger out on the
    underclassmen is an awful thing to do.
[15:07] yu
    What are you even complaining about?
[15:10] yu
    Quit whining already, and get back to work.
[15:13] ara
    I don't want to hear that from a quitter.
[15:17] tomo
    Y-Yuka...
[15:22] yu
    Not good. This is so not good...
[15:26] yu
    I envied you.
[15:30] ara
    Look, I keep saying, I'm not talented—
[15:32] yu
    I don't care about that.
[15:35] yu
    What I envied...
[15:38] yu
    ...was your wholehearted love of badminton.
[15:51] tachi
    Let's end with laps and stretches.
[15:53] all
    Okay!
[15:58] tachi
    Aragaki.
[16:00] tachi
    Get on the court.
[16:02] tachi
    Let's have a match, first to 21.
[16:06] ara
    Why should I play someone like you—
[16:08] tachi
    Afraid?
[16:10] tachi
    You don't want to play
    someone who can beat you.
[16:14] ara
    You think I can't beat you?
[16:16] tachi
    I don't really know.
[16:19] tachi
    That's what we'll find out.
[16:22] ara
    Don't underestimate me because I'm a girl.
[16:27] ara
    It stretched out more than I expected...
[16:34] ara
    This guy's damn good...
[16:38] tachi
    7-Love.
[16:40] tachi
    Oh, right... I heard you
    got shut out last autumn.
[16:45] tachi
    By a girl in middle school.
[16:47] ara
    Shut up and serve already!
[16:52] ara
    Will it come short?
[16:54] ara
    Or long?
[16:57] ara
    A long serve!
[16:59] ara
    A smash!
[17:00] ara
    The best return would be
    a cross-court drive...
[17:04] ara
    It went to the middle...
[17:06] ara
    But I made him return it underhanded.
[17:08] ara
    I can attack from here!
[17:09] tachi
    She failed to hit it cross-court...
[17:11] tachi
    ...because she was worried about hitting
    the net, and that slowed her judgment.
[17:15] tachi
    That's a weak angle, too.
[17:19] tachi
    She's too concerned with control.
[17:21] tachi
    She's not following through all the way.
[17:24] tachi
    I'm starting to see where
    her slump's coming from...
[17:28] ara
    He returned it again.
[17:30] ara
    I need to place my shots.
[17:31] ara
    Think about angles...
[17:33] ara
    Why won't my smashes make it through?!
[17:41] ara
    Damn!
[17:44] ara
    He's intentionally...
[18:04] tachi
    I'm tall, too, so I get it.
[18:07] tachi
    You think a jump smash from a high
    vantage point is your greatest weapon.
[18:13] tachi
    You've thought that ever
    since you were a kid.
[18:16] tachi
    I bet everyone around you said,
     "She's only good because she's tall," right?
[18:22] tachi
    But being tall makes you heavy,
[18:26] tachi
    so you need to work out
    your legs all the more,
[18:28] tachi
    or you won't make contact.
[18:36] tachi
    The reason you win is because
    you work hard, right?
[18:43] tachi
    It's okay if you hit the net.
[18:45] tachi
    It's okay if your placement isn't perfect.
[18:48] tachi
    Your smashes are really damn hard to return!
[18:52] tachi
    It's okay to put faith in your smash.
[18:58] tachi
    You love the hell out of
    badminton, don't you?
[19:03] tachi
    Come on. Let's keep going.
[19:08] ara
    What was I so unsure about?
[19:12] ara
    I've trained more than anyone.
[19:14] ara
    If they don't know that, I do!
[19:28] tachi
    Nice smash.
[19:49] ara
    Everyone... I'm sorry!
[19:51] ara
    A captain shouldn't be
    thinking only about herself.
[19:55] ara
    I really am sorry.
[19:58] ri
    The Inter-High prelims are coming up, right?
[20:01] ri
    I love this club, and I want to play
    badminton with you as long as I can.
[20:08] ri
    This'll be our last summer together!
[20:10] ri
    Wouldn't it be awesome if we won?
[20:17] ere
    Ah, the beauty of youth!
[20:23] ara
    Let's see this through. No regrets!
[20:26] ---
    Yeah.
[20:35] ele
    Go on!
[20:46] ara
    Let's go!
[20:48] ara
    Kitakomachi... fight!
[20:50] all
    Yeah!
[20:54] ara
    Hanesaki.
[20:56] ara
    I am going to beat you.
[21:05] nagi
    I just can't stop myself.
[21:08] tomo
    Yu!
[21:14] tomo
    Hey, there. Practice went late today, huh?
[21:17] yu
    Yeah, things got a little crazy...
[21:20] yu
    What are you guys...
[21:22] tomo
    Look, we weren't just out playing around!
[21:26] tomo
    We were at cram school!
[21:29] yu
    That's a first!
[21:31] tomo
    You thought we were just slackers, huh?
[21:38] yu
    To be honest, there's nothing
    I can devote myself to right now...
[21:42] yu
    But...
[21:49] yu
    Meat tastes best right after
    a mental workout, right?
[21:54] yu
    Yeah.
[21:55] yu
    Nice!
[22:18] kao
    I love myself!
[22:26] kao
    If I want to win, it's now or never!