11 - At This Point, We're Basically Playing Head-to-Head

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SIGN    Kishimoto • Gushiken Oozora • Higa Aragaki • Aragaki Shimoji • Nakamura
[00:00] Akari
    The Oozora and Higa pair ended up
    facing off with the Thomas pair
SIGN    Teruya • Takemi Chinen • Nakasone Matsuda • Kamiji Kaneshiro • Miyazato Thomas • Thomas
SIGN    Japanese National Girls' Beach Volleyball Championship Okinawa Qualifiers Winners
[00:05] ---
    in the Okinawa qualifier finals for nationals.
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[00:08] Akari
    The ones who took the first set
[00:11] Akari
    were the pair that showed off why
    they placed second in the nationals before,
[00:13] Akari
    Claire-san and Emily-san.
[00:18] Akari
    And now,
[00:20] Akari
    we're currently in the
    middle of the second set.
[00:25] Akari
    Good luck, everyone!
SIGN    At This Point, We're Basically Playing Head-to-Head
[02:14] Claire
    That's right. Those are the eyes.
[02:16] Claire
    The one I wanted to fight...
[02:19] Claire
    ...was the Kanata with those eyes.
[02:29] Claire
    That was the first day
[02:31] Claire
    I ever lost a match.
[02:35] (Flashback) Marissa
    That must've been really frustrating.
[02:38] (Flashback) Claire
    W-Well...
[02:41] (Flashback) Marissa
    But you see... This is a
    big chance for both of you.
[02:45] (Flashback) Claire
    Huh?
[02:47] (Flashback) Marissa
    Because starting today, you two have rivals.
[02:54] (Flashback) Marissa
    I'm sure those two will make you stronger.
[03:00] (Flashback) Claire
    Mom...
[03:02] (Flashback) Marissa
    So now that you know that...
[03:05] (Flashback) Marissa
    Are you good?
[03:08] (Flashback) Claire
    Hey.
[03:12] (Flashback) Claire
    Next time, we're definitely going to win.
[03:18] (Flashback) Kanata
    Bring it on!
[03:26] Claire
    Ever since then, we've always been together.
[03:31] Claire
    We practiced together,
    entered tournaments together,
[03:37] Claire
    and my goal was to surpass Kanata and Narumi.
[03:42] Claire
    But...
SIGN    Okinawa Prefecture Middle School Beach Volleyball Tournament
[03:52] (Flashback) Ref
    That ends the match.
    The winners are the Thomas pair!
[03:56] (Flashback) Emily
    We did it, Claire!
[04:00] (Flashback) Claire
    No...
[04:01] (Flashback) Emily
    Huh?
[04:02] (Flashback) Claire
    This isn't the Kanata I wanted to beat.
[04:12] Claire
    The Kanata I'd known was gone,
[04:16] Claire
    and my goal had eventually faded away.
[04:21] Claire
    That's what I thought...
[04:27] Claire
    ...until that day.
[04:36] (Flashback) Kanata
    Got it, Haruka?
[04:38] (Flashback) Haruka
    Okay, Kanata!
[04:46] Claire
    My heart was beating so fast.
[04:48] Claire
    I thought that maybe the old Kanata was back.
[04:54] Claire
    Because of that, I did everything
    I could for those two.
[05:00] Claire
    Those two grew faster
    than I had ever imagined.
[05:06] Claire
    And now, they're standing before
    us as our ultimate rivals.
[05:13] Claire
    I have been waiting for
    this moment all my life.
[05:16] Claire
    We'll defeat Kanata here and then
    defeat Narumi at nationals.
[05:21] Claire
    Then we will finally be the best in Japan.
[05:27] Claire
    We're... not going to lose.
[05:32] Claire
    Bring it!
[05:57] Haruka
    Here!
[06:08] Mai
    When one side scores a point,
    the other side quickly scores one back.
[06:13] Ai
    This is definitely a see-saw game.
[06:15] Akari
    Yes.
[06:16] ---
    Haruka-san and Kanata-san
    can't lose this set.
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[06:43] Akari
    Wow... Haruka-san and
    Kanata-san are at set point.
[06:59] Claire
    Emily!
[07:01] Emily
    Leave it to me!
[07:02] Emily
    Line!
[07:14] Kanata
    Haruka!
[07:16] Haruka
    We can do this!
[07:29] Claire
    Emily! Nobody!
[07:31] Kanata
    It's faster than before!
[07:38] Haruka
    Not yet!
[07:48] Ref
    The Oozora and Higa pair win the second set.
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[07:58] Kanata
    Nice block, Haruka!
[08:00] Haruka
    Thanks, Kanata.
[08:06] Mai
    I didn't know if I was going
    to be able to breathe again.
[08:08] Ai
    Seriously...
[08:10] Mai
    Looks like the giant's gotten much better.
[08:13] Akari
    Yes. They all practiced
    with an amazing coach.
[08:17] Mai
    An amazing coach?
[08:29] Marissa
    You're all working pretty hard.
[08:52] Ayasa
    Good job, Narumi.
[08:54] Narumi
    Thanks. The wind caused
    a little trouble, but...
[08:58] Ayasa
    Yeah, we need to be careful.
[09:01] Ayasa
    All right, one more match!
[09:08] Ayasa
    Are you worried?
[09:10] Narumi
    Yeah.
[09:13] Ayasa
    Well, we're just going to have
    to wait to hear from Ooshiro-san.
[09:18] Narumi
    Yeah.
[09:26] Haruka
    Hey, Kanata...
[09:28] Kanata
    Yes?
[09:29] Haruka
    I thought about this earlier, too,
[09:31] ---
    but when it's harder for me to stop
    Kanna-san or Claire's spikes,
[09:36] ---
    is it because...
[09:38] Kanata
    Yes. It's because we were on
    the downwind side of the court.
[09:54] Haruka
    So if I work on my topspin, like Kanna-san...
[10:00] Haruka
    I mean, we won't have any
    time to practice, but...
[10:03] Kanata
    Yeah.
[10:18] Emily
    At this point, we're basically
    playing head-to-head.
[10:21] Claire
    Yeah. We don't have time to hesitate.
[10:39] Claire
    Heads.
[10:40] Haruka
    Tails.
[10:43] Ref
    The Oozora and Higa pair will get to decide.
[10:47] Haruka
    We'll choose the court sides.
[10:51] Ref
    The third set will be a 15-point match.
[10:54] Akari
    Looks like they decided to choose which side
    of the court they're going to start on.
[10:57] Mai
    Yeah.
[10:58] Ai
    Is there a reason for that?
[11:00] Akari
    Yes... I think.
[11:05] Haruka
    We're going to win, Kanata.
[11:08] Kanata
    Yeah.
[11:20] Claire
    We're going to win, Emily.
[11:28] Haruka
    Kanata!
[11:39] Emily
    Claire!
[11:43] Claire
    I'm counting on you!
[11:49] Emily
    Claire!
[11:50] Claire
    Got it!
[11:54] Claire
    Chance ball!
[11:59] Haruka
    We're not going to lose!
[12:01] Claire
    Neither are we!
[12:13] Haruka
    Nice recovery, Kanata!
[12:24] Claire
    What?!
[12:36] Haruka
    All right!
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[12:53] ---
    Haruka...
[12:54] Haruka
    Got it.
[13:04] Haruka
    I thought about this earlier, too,
[13:07] ---
    but when it's harder for me to stop
    Kanna-san or Claire's spikes,
[13:11] ---
    is it because...
[13:18] Kanata
    Yes. It's because we were on
    the downwind side of the court.
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[13:35] Kanata
    Nice serve, Haruka!
[13:37] Haruka
    Thanks, Kanata.
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[14:08] Akari
    Could it be that Haruka-san...
[14:10] Mai
    Yeah, she's using topspin.
[14:13] Mai
    But that's not all.
[14:15] Ai
    What are you talking about?
[14:17] Mai
    In their last match, one of their opponents
    kept using spikes with topspin.
[14:23] Mai
    I think those two got the idea to try
    it out themselves after seeing that.
[14:28] Ai
    I see. So that's why for this set
[14:30] ---
    they chose the side of the
    court that was upwind.
[14:44] Claire
    I'll get it this time.
[14:51] Claire
    Got it!
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[15:18] Haruka
    We got stopped at three points.
[15:21] Haruka
    We knew this, but Claire and
    Emily are tough opponents.
[15:24] Kanata
    Yeah... This might not work on them anymore.
[15:28] Kanata
    But let's keep taking advantage of this
     chance while we're on the upwind side.
[15:32] Haruka
    Of course.
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[16:21] Emily
    Here!
[16:38] Mai
    Looks like both pairs are pretty exhausted.
[16:41] Ai
    I think they're just fighting with
    sheer willpower at this point.
[16:45] Akari
    Right.
[16:46] Akari
    They all know everything
    about each other, so...
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[17:12] Kanata
    Haruka!
[17:19] Emily
    Claire!
[17:24] Claire
    A block feint?!
[17:31] Haruka
    Kanata!
[17:33] Kanata
    This is our chance!
[17:36] Kanata
    Line!
[17:40] Claire
    Don't think so!
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[18:03] Kanata
    Haruka!
[18:12] Haruka
    Kanata!
[18:45] Kanata
    Haruka!
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[19:06] Mai
    What are they doing?!
    Now they're at match point!
[19:09] Akari
    Haruka-san, Kanata-san!
[19:11] ---
    You've still got this!
[19:13] Akari
    Claire-san, Emily-san, just one more push!
[19:16] Akari
    Fight!
[19:17] Sora
    You can do it!
[19:36] Emily
    Are you okay?
[19:39] Emily
    Claire?
[19:40] Claire
    I was just thinking...
[19:42] Emily
    About what?
[19:43] Claire
    That it'd be great if we could
    keep playing this match forever.
[19:54] Claire
    But...
[20:00] Claire
    We're going to end this by winning!
[20:05] Emily
    Right.
[20:10] Haruka
    Are you okay, Kanata?
[20:18] Kanata
    Just who do you think I am?
[20:21] Kanata
    Are you okay, Haruka?
[20:24] Haruka
    Of course I am!
[20:35] Haruka
    Sorry...
[20:38] Haruka
    I lied just a little bit.
[20:44] Kanata
    Me, too.
[20:50] Haruka
    They're at match point.
[20:53] Kanata
    Haruka...
[20:54] Haruka
    I messed up at the worst time.
[21:00] Kanata
    We're not done yet.
[21:01] Haruka
    Huh?
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[21:08] Kanata
    We're not going to let it end here.
[21:11] Haruka
    Kanata...
[21:12] Kanata
    Leave it to me.
[21:16] Haruka
    Okay!
[21:41] Kanata
    Each side has given everything it has.
[21:46] Kanata
    How many blocks did Haruka do today?
[21:49] Kanata
    How many jump serves did she do?
[21:52] Kanata
    It's not just Haruka...
[21:55] Kanata
    Claire and Emily hit their
    limits a long time ago.
[22:03] Kanata
    But I...
[22:04] Kanata
    can still move!
[22:20] Kanata
    Yes!
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[22:33] Claire
    Emily!
[22:42] Haruka
    Kanata!
[23:07] Akari
    They caught up! It's a deuce!
SIGN    Oozora Haruka Higa Kanata
SIGN    Claire Thomas Emily Thomas
[23:19] Both
    We did it!