8 - The Badminton I Want to Play
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[00:03] (Flashback) ump
21-17.
[00:05] (Flashback) ump
Game set. Nagisa wins!
[00:07] (Flashback) nag
Yes!
[00:09] (Flashback) girl
You're amazing, Nagisa.
[00:11] (Flashback) girl
Most people can't hit that angle.
[00:14] (Flashback) girl
It's gotta be talent.
[00:16] (Flashback) girl
She practices a ton, too!
[00:21] (Flashback) riko
That was really close, Nozomi.
[00:24] (Flashback) riko
I could barely even follow the shuttle.
[00:28] (Flashback) riko
You almost had that last smash, too...
[00:36] (Flashback) ishi
I just can't beat Nagisa, I guess.
[00:46] ishi
I've got it!
[00:47] kura
Ishizawa!
[00:48] kura
Pattern B!
[00:50] kura
Lob!
[00:51] kura
Hurry, hurry!
[00:56] kura
Okay!
[00:58] kura
Nice! Nice cut, Ishizawa!
[01:01] kura
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[01:03] kura
Keep it going! Just like that!
[01:03] yu
What a loudmouth of a coach.
[01:05] kura
Great!
[01:07] riko
If it keeps up like this, the
semifinals will be Nozomi and...
[01:12] nagi
I'm gonna warm up a little.
[01:26] ishi
Another!
SIGN #8 "The Badminton I Want to Play"
[03:01] ump
Your signature.
[03:04] girl
Good luck in the semis.
[03:08] play
Though I wish it didn't
have to end yet for me.
SIGN Ishizawa
[03:32] miya
Aragaki-san seems really
worked up about this.
[03:36] riko
Ishizawa Nozomi, the girl from
Zushi Sogo she's facing in the semifinals,
[03:40] riko
went to the same middle
school as the two of us.
[03:43] miya
Old rivals meet again, huh?
[03:46] miya
Doesn't it get your heart racing?
[03:49] riko
Rivals?
[03:51] riko
I suppose you could call them that.
[03:53] miya
Am I wrong?
[03:57] riko
In middle school, Nagisa had been favored
to receive a scholarship to Zushi Sogo.
[04:03] riko
But...
[04:05] (Flashback) coach
Ishizawa!
[04:10] riko
Nozomi was chosen instead.
[04:13] riko
Nozomi was so well-rounded as a player.
[04:16] riko
I couldn't compete with her.
[04:19] riko
But to be honest...
[04:22] riko
Even from a distance,
[04:24] riko
I could tell that Nagisa
was the better player.
[04:29] riko
Nozomi knew that, too.
[04:39] riko
I think it hurt Nagisa to see
Nozomi accepted over her.
[04:44] riko
And Nozomi also...
[04:47] tachi
What's wrong?
[04:49] tachi
Nervous?
[04:50] nag
Not particularly.
[04:52] tachi
Whoever wins the semifinals
goes to nationals.
[04:57] tachi
It hurts, doesn't it?
[05:02] nagi
I told you, I'm fine.
[05:04] nagi
An athlete's career rides on their knees.
[05:07] nagi
If I decide you're through,
[05:09] nagi
I'm stopping you right away.
[05:19] girl
Tough break, huh?
[05:20] girl
You almost made it to the top four...
[05:23] girl
Ishizawa really is good, huh?
[05:26] girl
But she goes to Zushi Sogo,
so of course she is.
[05:29] girl
But all she does is follow
her coach's orders.
[05:37] girl
The ability to follow directions
is pretty amazing, too.
[05:40] girl
You may be right,
[05:42] girl
but badminton with a backseat
driver can't be much fun.
[05:48] kura
Got it? Side to side.
[05:51] kura
Focus on scattered combinations...
[05:53] kura
...to C2 through C4 to make
Aragaki run side to side.
[05:57] kura
She'll wear out her knee sooner or later.
[06:01] kura
Got it?
[06:03] ishi
Yes, sir.
[06:04] kura
Put continuous pressure where
your opponent is weakest.
[06:08] kura
That's what strategy is.
[06:11] ishi
Yes, sir.
[06:14] kura
Why have you come this far?
[06:19] kura
Win and show me.
[06:21] ishi
Yes, sir.
[06:29] riko
Ayano-chan is just amazing...
[06:32] nagi
Riko. Next.
[06:34] riko
Oh, sorry...
[06:47] ump
Play is suspended.
[06:50] coach
You pulled it?
[06:51] coach
Yes...
[06:53] coach
Is there anything else? Can you still play?
[06:55] coach
Yes...
[06:55] aya
You need my signature, right?
[06:57] ump
No, the game's still...
[07:00] aya
You're through, aren't you?
[07:02] girl
I'm fine! I can play!
[07:04] aya
Is there really a point to it, though?
[07:07] aya
You can't possibly win.
[07:18] ele
Ayano?
[07:23] ele
What was that all about?
[07:26] aya
What do you mean? I won.
[07:28] aya
I'd have liked to go longer,
but she forfeited, so...
[07:33] ele
Why are you acting this way?
[07:35] aya
This again?
[07:38] ele
Lately, when you're playing badminton...
[07:42] ele
You seem so cold.
[07:45] ele
You're kind of...
[07:46] ele
...scary.
[07:49] aya
That's a selfish thing to say.
[07:53] aya
You're the one who brought me here, Elena.
[07:57] ele
I've never played badminton before.
[07:59] ele
I don't know much about sports, either.
[08:03] ele
But I think you need to consider
your opponent's feelings.
[08:08] aya
Well, I'm not playing
badminton to make friends.
[08:12] ele
But the team's important, right?
[08:14] aya
Look, there's no point in
doing it if you're not good.
[08:19] ele
Then what are you getting good for?
[08:33] nagi
It's been a while.
[08:37] nagi
Let's both leave here with no regrets.
[08:52] ishi
Oh, please. You don't even see me.
[08:58] riko
What's wrong, Elena-chan?
[09:01] ele
Oh? Um... Well...
[09:04] ele
I'm a little hungry, I guess!
[09:08] kura
Go! Go, go, go, Ishizawa!
[09:11] kura
C! C!
[09:12] kura
Focus on C!
[09:13] kura
Make her run! Rotate, C1 through C6!
[09:16] kura
Wear her down! Wear down her stamina!
[09:18] kura
Go!
[09:19] kura
Go, Ishizawa!
[09:20] nagi
I knew that's what they'd be after.
[09:24] nagi
But...
[09:32] riko
It's not over yet! Keep it going!
[09:39] tachi
Aragaki...
SIGN Kanagawa Zushi Sogo High School
[09:52] kura
Great one, Ishizawa!
[09:53] kura
Shake her! Shake her!
[09:55] kura
Focus on placement! Placement!
[09:57] yu
Great job out there, Ayanon!
[09:58] aya
Bunch of nonsense... Honestly, who cares?
[09:59] yu
There's a seat next to me if you want to...
[10:03] aya
Boy, Nagisa-chan is dumb!
[10:07] aya
Returning all those shots is pointless.
[10:09] aya
She's getting beaten anyway.
[10:14] ump
9-7!
[10:15] aya
See?
[10:17] kura
Hey, hey, hey!
[10:18] kura
Focus on C!
[10:19] kura
Rotate, C1 to C6!
[10:21] kura
Make her run!
[10:23] kura
Make her run more!
[10:25] ump
10-7!
[10:27] riko
Nagisa... She's acting a
little strange, isn't she?
[10:30] kura
That's the way! More!
[10:33] kura
Make her run more!
[10:37] (Flashback) kura
Aragaki is finished.
[10:40] (Flashback) kura
To be frank, she's at risk of
ending her athletic career.
[10:47] (Flashback) kura
Despite her height and build,
[10:50] (Flashback) kura
Aragaki throws herself at every shuttle
over the net, no matter how difficult.
[10:56] (Flashback) kura
There are two potential reasons for this.
[10:59] (Flashback) kura
One is a bad eye for what's
in and what's out.
[11:02] (Flashback) kura
The other is...
[11:04] riko
It's out!
[11:08] (Flashback) kura
Personality, perhaps?
[11:12] (Flashback) kura
Either way, the strain Aragaki puts on her
legs is much greater than yours.
[11:19] ishi
This nonsense...
[11:22] kura
Great one! Hang in there, hang in there!
[11:24] ishi
Even if I don't play that way...
[11:26] ishi
I can still...
[11:33] ump
11-8. Interval.
[11:42] kura
Why didn't you make her run?
[11:46] kura
Are you going to follow
my instructions or not?
[11:52] kura
If you don't reply, I won't
know if you heard me!
[11:59] kura
Reply!
[12:09] kura
Ishizawa.
[12:11] kura
Reply.
[12:13] ishi
Y-Yes, sir...
[12:15] kura
Listen. C2 to C4.
[12:19] kura
If you want to win, do as you're told.
[12:21] ishi
Yes, sir.
[12:22] riko
Nagisa.
[12:24] riko
Are you having any pain?
[12:26] nagi
Not especially.
[12:28] riko
The reason that coach
wants to make you run...
[12:32] riko
Is it possible he's not just trying
to wear down your stamina?
[12:35] nagi
Dunno.
[12:36] tachi
You don't have to return those cut smashes.
[12:39] nagi
Yes, I do!
[12:40] tachi
Dummy.
[12:42] tachi
Aragaki, they're trying
to blow out your knee.
[12:47] nagi
I know that, but...
[12:53] nagi
I just...
[13:04] tachi
Go after the cuts if you want,
[13:07] tachi
but don't force yourself to run.
[13:09] tachi
Focus on one or two rallies before.
[13:12] tachi
Compensate for it in your own
way to alleviate the burden.
[13:16] nagi
Compensate for it? How?
[13:19] ump
One minute over. Please return to the court.
[13:23] nagi
What a load of crap...
[13:26] riko
I hope she'll be okay.
[13:29] ump
11-8. Play.
[13:34] ishi
I have to win.
[13:38] ishi
If I lose, I...
[13:41] nagi
Think.
[13:42] nagi
What will she send at me?
[13:44] nagi
One or two rallies before...
[13:46] kura
Ishizawa! Pattern E! Cross it over!
[13:49] nagi
Imagine scoring a point,
and work back from that.
[13:52] kura
Yes, good! Just like that!
[13:52] nagi
Get her moving the way I want...
[13:54] ri
She's anticipating everything.
[13:56] nagi
Then I'll bring the match up to the net!
[13:59] aya
Uh-oh.
[14:01] aya
Bad choice, Nagisa-chan.
[14:05] kura
Perfect!
[14:07] ele
So annoying...
[14:08] riko
Her attack patterns,
her racket work, her net play...
[14:13] riko
It's all flawless.
[14:15] ele
Hey.
[14:16] ele
Coach, why don't you give Nagisa-senpai
a few instructions yourself?
[14:20] riko
Hey, Elena-chan...
[14:21] ele
But it's not fair if they
do it and we don't!
[14:25] tachi
Even if I instructed her now,
[14:27] tachi
I can't make Aragaki perform
any better than she makes herself.
[14:31] ele
Oh, come on...
[14:33] tachi
In fact, it would just confuse her.
[14:36] riko
But at this rate, Nagisa's going to...
[14:38] ele
That's right! She'll lose!
[14:42] nagi
Damn it.
[14:43] nagi
I'm still getting run around the court...
[14:45] nagi
What's "one or two rallies before"
supposed to mean?
[14:48] nagi
Thinking about that crap...
[14:50] nagi
...isn't making this easier!
[14:53] ishi
A backhand to the body?
[14:55] nagi
She doesn't have full control...
[14:58] kura
Ishizawa! Control!
[15:00] kura
A2! A2!
[15:02] ishi
How can a drive have so much power?
[15:05] nagi
I can torpedo her plan...
[15:09] nagi
...with power like mine!
[15:11] ishi
Too close to the shaft!
[15:12] nagi
Got it!
[15:13] kura
Get back! Back court, Ishizawa!
[15:19] ump
Out!
[15:20] ele
Yes!
[15:21] riko
She broke through!
[15:24] tachi
She finally got things going her way.
[15:27] riko
Um, what does "one or two
rallies before" mean?
[15:32] tachi
It means arranging your shots in a
way that lets you take initiative.
[15:37] riko
Well, of course, but...
[15:39] tachi
She's compensated by using
brute force, of course.
[15:41] tachi
But, well, I'm not sure if she's
thinking that hard about it.
[15:56] kura
Tempo! Tempo!
[15:57] kura
Placement! C'mon!
SIGN Invincible - Kanagawa Zushi Sogo High School
[15:59] kura
B! B!
[16:01] kura
Cut!
[16:02] kura
Control! Control!
[16:07] yu
Yes! Six straight points!
[16:09] sora
She's taken a solid lead.
[16:12] hay
Think she's won it?
[16:14] hay
That Zushi Sogo girl seems pretty rattled.
[16:19] kura
What are you doing, idiot?!
[16:21] kura
You're supposed to be using pattern A now!
[16:23] kura
Control!
[16:25] kura
Get it right!
[16:26] yu
One more point!
[16:29] sora
I feel sorry for her.
[16:41] kura
At least return a damned serve!
[16:45] ishi
If I... lose...
[16:49] ishi
I...
[16:52] ishi
What will I have been...
[16:54] ishi
...working...
[16:57] ishi
...enduring...
[17:00] ishi
...bearing it all for?
[17:02] (Flashback) girl
I'm Tomoda Mai from Ishii Middle School.
[17:07] (Flashback) ishi
I'm from Totsuka Middle.
My name is Ishizawa Nozomi.
[17:12] (Flashback) girl
Totsuka Middle School?
Wasn't that Aragaki's school?
[17:15] (Flashback) girl
Is she better than Aragaki?
[17:18] (Flashback) girl
If she got here on a recommendation,
I guess she must be good.
[17:25] (Flashback) kura
You can't put that much
angle on your kills.
[17:29] (Flashback) kura
Get it?
[17:30] (Flashback) kura
It's impossible.
[17:32] (Flashback) kura
You're not Aragaki!
[17:35] (Flashback) ishi
Yes, sir.
[17:37] (Flashback) kura
Lower your center of gravity!
[17:39] (Flashback) kura
If you want to win, do as I tell you!
[18:05] nagi
Nozomi!
[18:06] nagi
Come at me with all you've got!
[18:11] nagi
Like hell I don't see you.
[18:13] nagi
I'm bringing all I have to beat you, Nozomi.
[18:20] nagi
Putting nationals on the line!
[18:32] ishi
Putting nationals... on the line...
[18:55] ishi
Yes!
[18:59] kura
What are you doing, Ishizawa?!
[19:01] kura
C! C!
[19:02] kura
Wear her down!
[19:03] kura
Make her run side to side!
[19:09] nagi
Hell yeah!
[19:10] ump
21-17. Aragaki.
[19:16] kura
What the hell is your problem?!
[19:17] kura
How many times do I have to tell you?!
[19:19] kura
Focus on combos from C2 to C4—
[19:21] ishi
I've...
[19:23] ishi
I've always blamed everything on you, Coach.
[19:27] ishi
Thinking, "This isn't the
badminton I want to play."
[19:31] ishi
But...
[19:33] ishi
The badminton I wanted to play...
[19:36] ishi
When I tried to do it, there was less
substance to it than I thought.
[19:43] ishi
So...
[19:45] ishi
I'm going to work to find it now.
[19:52] ump
Second game, love-all! Play!
[20:25] ump
Game! Match won by Aragaki!
[20:28] ump
21-17!
[20:30] ump
21-23!
[20:33] ump
21-9!
[20:57] ishi
Nagisa.
[20:59] ishi
That was fun.
[21:10] riko
Congratulations, Nagisa!
[21:12] riko
You're going to nationals!
[21:15] nagi
We still have finals to play.
[21:21] aya
Nagisa-chan's gotten pretty good.
[21:32] kura
I lost.
[21:34] tachi
Thank you very much.
[21:37] kura
It wasn't Ishizawa who lost.
[21:40] kura
It was me.
[21:42] kura
I see now.
[21:45] kura
When you're dealing with
children, theory is just...
[21:49] tachi
I think I understand.
[21:53] kura
I was too focused on winning, I guess.
[21:57] kura
This might sound a little
strange coming from me,
[22:00] kura
but will Aragaki play her next match?
[22:04] tachi
Well, it's the finals.
[22:06] kura
There's nothing wrong with
respecting your players,
[22:09] kura
but don't forget to do the right thing,
even if they hate you for it.
[22:17] con
I'm on my way, Big Sister!
[22:20] con
I'm coming to see you!
[22:23] ann
Doors for the 2nd line train
to Kawagoe are now closing.
[22:23] yu
Connie! Our train's this one.