9 - This Is How I Feel

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[00:00] Akari
    We, the members of the Uruma High
    School beach volleyball club,
[00:04] ---
    rang in the new year feeling
    completely refreshed.
[00:08] Akari
    Spring had arrived,
    and I became a second-year,
[00:12] Akari
    while Haruka-san and the
    others became third-years.
[00:16] Akari
    Finally,
[00:18] ---
    the Okinawa qualifiers for the national
    tournament are drawing closer.
[01:55] Emily
    Here!
[02:01] Haruka
    I did it!
[02:03] Claire
    She's getting the hang of blocking.
[02:08] Kanata
    Angle!
[02:14] Haruka
    All right!
[02:19] Claire
    She's also able to hit
    various types of spikes now.
[02:28] Claire
    Now we have to make up for your lack
    of experience in actual matches.
[02:32] Haruka
    I guess it would come back to that.
[02:33] Claire
    Don't worry. I know just the trick for that.
[02:36] Haruka
    What is it?
SIGN    Sanpin-cha
[02:39] Claire
    When you're lost, just charge.
[02:40] Haruka
    What?
[02:43] Claire
    Making your decisions as fast as possible
    will decide if you win or lose.
[02:50] Emily
    Where's Akari?
[02:51] Kanata
    She said she'd be here after
    getting the tournament chart, but...
[02:55] Emily
    She's taking a while.
SIGN    This Is How I Feel
[03:08] Akari
    Thinking back, that moment...
SIGN    Ginowan Shrine
SIGN    Middle Blessing Great Blessing Curse Great Blessing Middle Blessing
SIGN    Curse
SIGN    Kishimoto • Gushiken Oozora • Higa Aragaki • Aragaki
SIGN    Winner
SIGN    Okinawa Qualifier Tournament Chart
SIGN    Teruya • Takemi Chinen • Nakasone Matsuda • Kamiji Kaneshiro • Miyazato Thomas • Thomas
SIGN    Éclair x Harukana
    All-Out Battle
[03:28] Akari
    My precious beach volleyball club!
[03:32] Akari
    What should I do?
[03:34] Akari
    When the others find out...
SIGN    Withheld
[03:41] Ayasa
    And that's why you called me?
[03:44] Akari
    Yes...
[03:46] Ayasa
    Wait, why do you have my number, anyway?
[03:48] Akari
    I got it from Haruka-san the other day.
[03:51] Akari
    So...
[03:52] Akari
    What should I do?
[03:57] Ayasa
    I'm not sure there's anything you can do.
[04:00] Ayasa
    You'll just have to tell them the truth.
[04:02] Akari
    But...
[04:04] ---
    What if it tears the club apart?
[04:10] Ayasa
    I don't think you'll have
    to worry about that.
[04:13] Ayasa
    I mean, they were planning on facing each
    other in the nationals regardless, right?
[04:18] Akari
    Well... I guess so, but...
[04:23] Akari
    I'm scared.
[04:26] Akari
    I mean, they're all working so hard.
[04:28] Akari
    And this is their final
    tournament in high school.
[04:35] Narumi
    Ooshiro-san...
[04:36] Akari
    Yes?
[04:37] Akari
    Huh? Narumi-san?
[04:40] Narumi
    It's true that everyone
    might be working really hard,
[04:42] Narumi
    but that's exactly why
    it's called a competition.
[04:49] Ayasa
    The important thing is to tell
    them exactly how you feel,
[04:53] Ayasa
    whether it's through your actions or words.
[04:56] Akari
    Actions?
[04:57] Ayasa
    Basically, how are your feelings
    going to get through to them?
[05:02] Akari
    My... feelings?
[05:16] Akari
    I figured it out!
[05:18] Akari
    My own way of expressing my feelings!
[05:24] Haruka
    We're finally done!
[05:26] Kanata
    I wonder what happened to Akari-chan.
[05:29] Haruka
    Yeah...
SIGN    Are you done yet?
[05:31] Claire
    I'm trying to contact her, but...
[05:36] Emily
    Oh, Akari!
[05:39] Haruka
    What happened? You took a while getting here.
[05:42] Akari
    I'm sorry.
[05:44] Kanata
    Akari-chan?
[05:47] Akari
    They released the tournament chart
    for this year's Okinawa qualifiers.
[05:51] Claire
    What'd it look like?
[06:00] Akari
    Because there weren't enough teams
    to compete in the qualifiers,
[06:03] Akari
    they'll only allow one team from
    Okinawa to move on to nationals.
[06:12] Emily
    Which means...
[06:13] Akari
    Yes. If everything goes as planned,
[06:16] ---
    you will be facing each other
    in the qualifier's finals.
[06:19] Haruka
    I see... So there's only
    going to be one team.
[06:25] Akari
    I won't be able to just
    cheer for one or the other.
[06:30] Akari
    All of you are my dear friends.
[06:36] Akari
    And so...
[06:39] Akari
    This represents how I feel.
[06:46] Kanata
    These are sea hibiscus flowers.
[06:51] Akari
    I actually wanted to give you
    these when you graduated,
[06:55] ---
    so I've been working on them, but...
[06:59] Haruka
    Your hand...
[07:01] Akari
    Oh, sorry.
[07:03] Akari
    I finished them in a hurry,
    so they're a bit sloppy.
[07:07] Haruka
    Akari-chan...
[07:12] Akari
    I love this beach volleyball club.
[07:16] Akari
    Because this is a place to belong
     that all of you gave to me.
[07:25] Akari
    You can call me selfish...
[07:28] ---
    But I don't want us to be torn apart.
[07:41] Claire
    You dummy. You're worrying way too much.
[07:44] Akari
    But... But...
[07:48] Claire
    But thanks, Akari.
[07:52] Haruka
    Don't worry! We're all friends!
[07:55] Claire
    Haruka!
[08:13] Haruka
    Do you feel calmer now?
[08:14] Akari
    Yes.
[08:16] ---
    Um...
[08:18] Akari
    Once the qualifiers are over,
[08:20] ---
    why don't we all have a
    beach party here?
[08:23] Emily
    Okay.
[08:24] Claire
    Nice idea.
[08:26] Haruka
    A party? Heck yeah!
[08:28] Kanata
    Sure!
[08:29] Claire
    All right. Let's do this fair and square!
[08:32] ---
    Both the tournament and the party!
[08:34] Emily
    Yes, that's probably for the best.
[08:37] Haruka
    Yeah! Now that that's settled,
    let's form a circle.
[08:41] Kanata
    Right now?
[08:41] Haruka
    Right now!
[08:44] Hauka
    You, too, Akari-chan.
[08:49] Akari
    Okay.
[08:55] Haruka
    No matter what happens at the Okinawa
    qualifiers, let's all do our best!
[09:00] All
    Yeah!
[09:05] Haruka
    Hey, so what kind of flower
    is on this scrunchie again?
[09:08] Claire
    Oh, it's like a yellow hibiscus.
[09:10] Akari
    Sea hibiscus is one of its common names.
    Its scientific name is Hibiscus tiliaceus.
[09:10] Emily
    Kanata, we might end up
    facing off in the finals.
[09:15] Haruka
    Wow... does this flower mean anything?
[09:15] Kanata
    Yeah.
[09:17] ---
    But first, we'll have to
    make it to the finals.
[09:17] Akari
    Yes. It means "beautiful memories"...
[09:20] Akari
    B-B-But that's not why I
    picked it or anything...
[09:20] Emily
    Right. Let's all do our best.
[09:24] Claire
    You're making me cry, Akari.
[09:26] Haruka
    Thanks, Akari-chan!
[09:27] Akari
    I said that wasn't it!
[09:29] Claire
    I'm not sure how it'd work with
    your hair though, Haruka.
[09:34] Haruka
    Maybe she can make me another one.
[09:35] Akari
    Oh, come on!
[09:39] Akari
    Finally, the day of the Okinawa qualifiers
    for the national tournament had arrived!
SIGN    Changing Room
[09:45] Haruka
    Yeah.
[09:46] Haruka
    This is it!
[09:49] Haruka
    I've seen these on TV before!
[09:52] Claire
    I really get into it when I put this on.
[09:56] Emily
    You're usually just too carefree, Claire.
[09:59] Claire
    What?
[10:01] ---
    What do you mean by carefree?
[10:03] Emily
    I'm just saying the truth.
[10:05] ---
    Hey! What are you doing? Stop it!
[10:06] Claire
    I will not!
[10:07] Emily
    Ugh, you're so annoying!
[10:08] Haruka
    Kanata?
[10:13] Kanata
    I'm really going to be playing
    in this tournament.
[10:17] Haruka
    Yup.
[10:18] Claire
    Hey!
[10:20] Claire
    What are you getting all lost in thought for?
[10:25] Akari
    Girls, everyone else is already warming up.
[10:29] Claire
    Seriously?
[10:30] Haruka
    Let's hurry.
[10:36] Mai
    Hey, look. It's the giant.
[10:39] Haruka
    I know that hateful little voice!
[10:42] Haruka
    I knew it!
[10:44] Mai
    I recognized you immediately since
    you stand out like a totem pole.
[10:48] Ai
    Come on, Mai. Don't be rude.
[10:50] Ai
    It's been a while.
[10:52] Kanata
    Hello, Ai-san.
[10:54] Kanata
    Are you two playing, too?
[10:56] Ai
    No, no. I'm a college student, anyway.
[10:59] Ai
    My school was asked to help
    out with the refereeing.
[11:03] Kanata
    I see.
[11:05] Haruka
    Well, well...
[11:07] Haruka
    Ai-san, you look really different.
[11:10] Ai
    Huh?
[11:12] Ai
    Maybe a little... Do I look weird?
[11:15] Haruka
    No, you look lovely.
[11:17] Mai
    Of course she does!
[11:19] Mai
    This is Ai-senpai we're talking about!
[11:21] Akari
    Who are they again?
[11:23] Emily
    They're the pair that Haruka
    and Kanata faced off with
[11:25] ---
    at the junior tournament last year.
[11:27] Akari
    Oh...
[11:29] Mai
    We may have lost that match,
    but we're not losing next time!
[11:33] Mai
    Listen up, you two!
[11:35] Mai
    If you put on a pathetic match,
    I'll never forgive you!
[11:37] Kanata
    Leave it to us!
[11:39] Haruka
    Thanks for your support!
[11:40] Mai
    That wasn't support!
[11:44] Claire
    All right, let's get going.
[11:46] Emily
    Right.
[11:48] Haruka
    We should go, too.
[11:49] Kanata
    Yeah.
[12:11] Akari
    They all did amazingly in their first match.
[12:14] Akari
    Both pairs perfectly showed off
    the results of all their training
[12:17] Akari
    and moved on to the second round.
SIGN    Oozora • Higa Aragaki • Aragaki
[12:25] Akari
    Great job!
[12:27] Kanata
    Thanks.
[12:28] Haruka
    Let's see... Who are we up against next?
[12:32] Akari
    I think... it was the Aragaki...
[12:35] Kanna
    I finally found you, Claire Thomas!
[12:41] Claire
    Who are you again?
[12:43] Kanna
    We're here to get revenge
    for three years ago!
SIGN    Challenge
[12:47] Claire
    Three years ago?
[12:48] Emily
    You know... I think they're the girls
    we played against in middle school.
[12:52] Claire
    Oh! The Aragaki sisters!
[12:54] Haruka
    Who?
[12:56] Youna
    I'm sorry about that.
[12:58] Youna
    I'm a second-year at Yanbaru Minami
    High School, and my name is Aragaki Youna.
[13:02] Youna
    And this is my little sister,
    who's a first-year—
[13:04] Kanna
    The name's Aragaki Kanna!
[13:07] Kanata
    Are they who we're up against
    in the second round?
[13:11] Akari
    Yes.
[13:12] Haruka
    She just declared revenge
    on Claire, which means...
[13:15] Haruka
    They've already decided
    that we're going to lose?!
[13:20] Kanna
    We've trained diligently for the last
    three years in order to defeat you.
SIGN    Challenge
[13:24] Kanna
    We're definitely going to win this time!
[13:26] Claire
    Oh? Well, that sounds interesting.
[13:29] Claire
    We accept your challenge.
[13:31] Kanna
    I knew you'd say that!
[13:32] Haruka
    However!
[13:33] Haruka
    In order to even go up against Claire
    and Emily, you need to defeat us first!
[13:37] Kanna
    Of course!
[13:38] Haruka
    What?!
[13:40] Kanata
    Come on, Haruka.
[13:42] Youna
    I'm sorry about this.
[13:43] Kanata
    No, no. I apologize, too.
[13:46] Akari
    The match is finally about to begin.
[14:19] Youna
    Don't worry about it!
[14:20] Haruka
    Yes!
[14:21] Kanata
    Nice serve, Haruka!
[14:23] Kanna
    That was...
[14:26] Akari
    Yay! We got the first point.
[14:28] Mai
    Well, yeah. It's important
    to get that first point.
[14:31] Akari
    Jeez, can't you just be happy for them?
[14:44] Kanna
    That won't work again!
[14:48] Youna
    Kanna!
[15:00] Haruka
    All right!
[15:01] Kanna
    I knew it.
[15:02] Youna
    Kanna, she's...
[15:04] Kanna
    Yeah.
[15:05] Kanna
    She's just like Claire-san.
[15:09] Kanna
    Oozora Haruka...
[15:11] ---
    I can't lose to you, either!
[15:20] Kanna
    There!
[15:23] Kanata
    Nice, Haruka!
[15:35] Kanata
    I might've underestimated them.
[15:37] Youna
    What should we do, Kanna?
[15:40] Kanna
    Hey, Youna. Can we try that thing out?
[15:43] Kanna
    I know it might not be ready yet, but...
[15:46] Youna
    I'm sure it'll be fine.
[15:48] Youna
    I mean, we practiced so much.
[15:52] Kanna
    Thanks, Youna.
[16:05] Kanata
    Haruka, up front!
[16:13] Kanata
    Haruka!
[16:18] Kanna
    A cut shot?
[16:28] Kanata
    Nice, Haruka!
[16:29] Haruka
    Thanks.
[16:31] Haruka
    But that was...
[16:33] Mai
    That ball...
[16:35] Kanna
    Yes!
[16:36] Youna
    Right.
[16:56] Youna
    It's okay, Kanna.
[16:59] Mai
    I knew it.
[17:00] Akari
    Huh?
[17:01] Mai
    She's using topspin.
[17:03] Akari
    Topspin?
[17:04] Mai
    Yeah. By putting topspin on the
    ball when you hit it,
[17:08] Mai
    its speed increases, and its
    trajectory can drop.
[17:13] Akari
    So that's why that serve suddenly dropped.
[17:16] Mai
    But that's not the only thing...
[17:30] Haruka
    All right!
[17:31] Kanata
    Nice, Haruka!
[17:35] Mai
    There's a huge difference
    between the scores in this set.
[17:38] Akari
    Right. It's more like
[17:40] ---
    they're fighting against Haruka-san's blocks,
    rather than calling it an actual match.
[17:43] Mai
    Even if that causes them to lose a set?
[17:45] Akari
    Yes...
[17:47] Akari
    I think so, at least.
[17:49] Emily
    Claire!
[17:55] Claire
    All right!
SIGN    Oozora • Higa | Aragaki • Aragaki
[18:11] Ref
    Time out!
[18:22] Haruka
    Kanna-san's spike just
    keeps getting stronger.
[18:27] Kanata
    The wind is favoring them, too.
[18:30] Haruka
    I'm still able to stop them for now,
     but if it comes down to it...
[18:34] Kanata
    I know.
[18:36] Kanata
    When that happens...
[18:38] Haruka
    I'm counting on you.
[18:42] Kanna
    Sorry to make you go along with this.
[18:45] Youna
    Why are you bringing that up now?
[18:48] Youna
    You practiced using topspin really hard
[18:50] ---
    just so you could break
    through Claire-san's block.
[18:52] Kanna
    Yeah...
[19:00] Kanna
    The wind is in our favor.
[19:01] Kanna
    I think I've almost got it.
[19:04] Youna
    Yeah.
SIGN    Japanese National Girls' Beach Volleyball Championship
[19:12] Kanna
    We can't lose here!
[19:14] Youna
    That's right, Kanna!
[19:16] Haruka
    Let's take this set!
[19:18] Kanata
    Yeah!
[19:26] Haruka
    Kanata!
[19:28] Kanata
    Got it!
[19:31] Youna
    Kanna!
[19:44] Kanata
    Haruka!
[19:45] Haruka
    Got it!
[19:54] Akari
    We're finally at match point.
[19:57] Mai
    Yeah.
[20:05] Youna
    When it comes to beach volleyball...
[20:07] ---
    It's not like we were blessed with height.
[20:10] Youna
    Still, we've worked so hard
    for this day. Haven't we, Kanna?
[20:15] Youna
    So...
[20:17] Youna
    Kanna! I'm counting on you!
[20:37] Akari
    She got through!
[20:39] Haruka
    Whenever I think I can't do it alone,
[20:42] Haruka
    We both figure it out...
[20:48] Mai
    She got it!
[20:50] Haruka
    ...and find the answer together!
[20:54] Akari
    Haruka! Line!
[20:55] Haruka
    Because my partner's...
[20:58] ---
    ...on this court!
[21:07] Ref
    The winners are the Oozora and Higa pair!
[21:10] Haruka
    We won!
[21:11] Kanata
    Yeah!
[21:13] Both
    They did it!
[21:20] Youna
    Kanna...
[21:21] Kanna
    Yeah.
[21:23] Kanna
    I did what I could!
[21:24] Youna
    What are you talking about, Kanna?
[21:27] Youna
    Next year, we'll make it to nationals, win,
[21:31] Youna
    and surprise Claire-san's pair,
    Oozora-san's pair,
[21:33] Youna
    and everyone else!
[21:36] Kanna
    You got that right, Youna!
SIGN    Japanese National Girls' Beach Volleyball Championship Okinawa Qualifiers Winner
SIGN    Thomas • Thomas
SIGN    Oozora • Higa
SIGN    Matsuda • Kamiji
SIGN    Kaneshiro • Miyazato
SIGN    Thomas • Thomas
SIGN    Oozora • Higa
SIGN    Aragaki • Aragaki
SIGN    Shimoji • Nakamura