1 - The Forbidden Freestyle Marathon

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[01:30] Narr
    Do you know that there are stinking rich tycoons living in Japan?
[01:38] Narr
    And do you know that, completely by accident, a young butler is up to his neck in debt...
[01:44] Narr
    and is now in the service of an heiress to one of these tycoons?
[01:53] Maria
    When we're done here, let's go and clean the second floor too, Hayate-kun.
[01:57] Hayate
    Yes, let's do that, Maria-san.
SIGN    16 years old Birthday: November 11th Blood Type A The Protagonist in Debt Hayate Ayasaki
[02:00] narr
    His name is Hayate Ayasaki.
[02:04] narr
    His parents saddled him with a debt of 150 million yen.
SIGN    Hayate-kun, please take care of this for us!
[02:09] Narr
    On a sudden impulse to kidnap Nagi Sanzenin, he accosted her...
[02:14] Narr
    which she took as a romantic confession and promptly fell in love with him.
SIGN    13 years old Birthday: December 3rd Blood Type AB The Epitome of a Highborn Lady Nagi Sanzenin
[02:19] Narr
    However, because Nagi was stinking rich, she was kidnapped for real, and when Hayate rescued her,
[02:24] Narr
    she fell even deeper in love with him.
[02:27] Narr
    Hayate had no place to stay, so he begged Nagi to employ him as her butler,
[02:32] Narr
    and subsequently, she gave him a forty-year no-interest, no-collateral loan to pay off his debt,
[02:37] Narr
    and after that, he started attending Nagi's school and met lots of new people,
[02:42] Narr
    and became acquainted with their talking pet tiger...
[02:45] tama
    What?
[02:47] narr
    Anyway, Hayate gives all he has, day and night, to become the ultimate butler...
[02:50] narr
    so that he can repay Nagi for all she has done for him.
SIGN    17 years old Birthday: December 24th Blood Type O The Model Maid of the Sanzenin Family Maria
[02:55] Maria
    Do you think anyone will understand that plot summary?
[02:59] narr
    Probably...
[03:02] narr
    So, without further ado, here's the first episode of Hayate the Combat Butler: Second Season!
SIGN    The Forbidden Freestyle Marathon!
SIGN    January 29th
SIGN    What are you reading, Ojou-sama?
SIGN    Hakuou Gakuin Long Distance Running Competition February 1st (Tue)
SIGN    Ah, there's a long distance running competition on the first of February, is there?
[03:28] nagi
    Right, I've made up my mind!
[03:30] nagi
    The first of February is my day off!
[03:32] Maria
    Why are you up to no good this morning?
[03:36] nagi
    Wh-What are you saying, Maria?!
[03:38] nagi
    You're not actually suggesting that I take part in that murderous stampede, are you?!
[03:44] Maria
    You're so melodramatic...
[03:45] Haya
    But even though Ojou-sama is in high school, she's still only thirteen years old.
[03:50] Haya
    She'd probably find it pretty hard to run the same distance as everyone else.
[03:53] Haya
    Yeah, exactly!
[03:54] Maria
    You don't have to worry about that. You can choose what distance you want to run.
[04:00] Maria
    Please make sure you actually pick a distance though.
[04:06] nagi
    So, you're saying I should practice for the competition?
[04:09] haya
    Yes. Running without proper preparation is bad for your body.
[04:14] nagi
    I think it's worse for my body to be in clothes like these when it's this damn cold.
[04:20] nagi
    But, more importantly...
[04:21] nagi
    Why are these guys here?!
[04:24] wata
    Yo!
SIGN    13 years old Birthday: August 30th Blood Type AB Video Rental Store Owner Wataru Tachibana
[04:29] saki
    Good morning.
SIGN    20 years old Birthday: June 17th Blood Type B Wataru's Maid Saki Kijima
[04:34] izumi
    We came to watch.
SIGN    13 years old Birthday: September 24th Blood Type O The Second Highborn Lady: The Priestess of Light Isumi Saginomiya
[04:39] saku
    Make sure you're the funny guy!
SIGN    13 years old Birthday: April 3rd Blood Type AB The Third Highborn Lady: The Kansai Comedy Connection Sakuya Aizawa
[04:44] haya
    Wataru-kun, Saki-san, Isumi-san and Sakuya-san have all come to cheer you on because they were worried about you.
[04:51] haya
    Isn't that nice of them?
[04:52] saku
    Actually, I think it's a waste of effort.
[04:55] wata
    Yeah, Nagi can't run long distances.
[04:58] nagi
    How can you call that cheering me on?!
[05:00] haya
    Now, now...
[05:03] nagi
    I'll do some practice runs because you want me to, but I'm not entering the competition!
[05:08] haya
    Gotcha. Shall we get started then?
[05:12] nagi
    Ah, what a pain.
[05:20] wata
    Do you really expect her to do this?
[05:22] wata
    Her hatred for exercise is quite something.
[05:24] haya
    She'll be fine!
SIGN    Start
[05:26] haya
    As soon as she realizes how much fun sports are, I'm sure even Nagi will...
SIGN    5 Minutes Later...
[05:39] nagi
    I... can't... go... on...
[05:43] haya
    Wait, you've only done...
SIGN    About 50 meters...
[05:48] wata
    See? Told you.
[05:50] saku
    That's too cliché for the funny guy.
[05:52] haya
    Ojou-sama, perhaps you're just not feeling well?
[05:57] nagi
    Don't be stupid! The human body simply isn't meant for running!
[06:02] nagi
    Running such long distances all of a sudden will undoubtedly lead me to certain death!
[06:07] haya
    She thinks long distance means fifty meters...
[06:09] saku
    Well, considering it's Nagi, she did pretty well.
[06:12] wata
    I thought she'd collapse after three meters.
[06:15] nagi
    Shut it!
[06:16] nagi
    Anyway, that's all I'm doing today.
[06:18] haya
    Ojou-sama!
[06:19] klaus
    Boy, that display of butlering was most inadequate.
[06:24] haya
    Klaus-san...
SIGN    58 years old Birthday: April 18th Blood Type A Head Butler of the Sanzenin Family Klaus
[06:25] klaus
    It's been a whole month since you arrived at this household.
[06:29] klaus
    I've been keeping my eye on you and, as Head Butler, I have to say that...
[06:33] klaus
    you have been corrupting your mistress instead of guiding her!
[06:37] klaus
    You!
[06:39] nagi
    Who did you say was being corrupted?
[06:42] klaus
    Ojou-sama, you're so full of life.
[06:44] nagi
    Hayate's doing a fine job as a butler.
[06:47] nagi
    He's always protecting me!
[06:49] klaus
    If protecting you was all that mattered, we'd employ an ordinary bodyguard!
[06:51] klaus
    If you can't guide your mistress in the right direction, you'll never become a first-class butler!
[06:56] nagi
    Then, I'll win the long distance competition,
[06:59] nagi
    to prove to you that Hayate IS a first-class butler!
[07:02] klasu
    Are you sure you want to say that?
[07:04] klasu
    If you don't win, I'll make sure he quits his job as butler.
[07:07] nagi
    I-I can do it. Isn't that right, Hayate?
[07:11] klaus
    Then, it's agreed. I look forward to the competition.
[07:19] klaus
    You've made a whopper of a promise there.
[07:22] wata
    If you want to win...
[07:24] nagi
    I know. It's not just the others I have to beat - I have to beat her too.
SIGN    Her
[07:36] hina
    The long distance competition?
SIGN    15 years old Birthday: March 3rd Blood Type O President of Hakuou Gakuin Student Council Hinagiku Katsura
[07:41] haya
    Yes. As President of the Student Council, you must be pretty busy with all the preparations.
[07:47] hina
    I guess I am. But I'm planning to participate too.
[07:52] nagi
    If I race against Hinagiku, I've got no chance.
[07:55] nagi
    Find out what distance she's not running.
[07:59] haya
    So, what distance will you be running?
[08:04] hina
    I'm running all of them.
[08:06] haya
    I see...
[08:07] hina
    I assume you're asking because you want to find out what distances I won't be running...
[08:13] hina
    so that you can help Nagi win somehow by choosing that one.
[08:22] hina
    But it looks like Nagi's starting to change if she's made up her mind to join an event like this.
[08:30] hina
    So, with that in mind, you can have this one.
[08:35] Hayate
    What's this?
[08:35] haya
    The Freestyle Marathon?
[08:38] hina
    The Chairman has decided to revisit five sports events which are part of Hakuou Gakuin tradition this year.
[08:45] hina
    This is one of them, but I don't know any details about it.
[08:48] haya
    I see.
[08:50] hina
    Incidentally, each event has a monetary prize for the winner.
[08:54] hina
    The total amount is apparently 150 million yen.
[08:58] haya
    150 million...
[08:59] yuki
    What did ya say?!
[09:01] haya
    Whoa, Katsura-sensei!
[09:02] yuki
    Are they really offering 150 million yen as the prize?!
SIGN    28 years old Birthday: November 10th Blood Type B World History Teacher at Hakuou Gakuin. Hinagiku's Sister Yukiji Katsura
[09:05] yuki
    Can teachers take part too?!
[09:06] hina
    Y-Yeah. It's a pairs race and anyone can join, but...
[09:11] yuki
    I see.
[09:13] yuki
    If I had that much money...
[09:14] yuki
    I could buy all the booze I'd ever want!
[09:20] haya
    Do you think Katsura-sensei is serious?
[09:22] hina
    It's hard to believe she's actually my sister...
[09:26] haya
    The Freestyle Marathon. A pairs race with a prize of 150 million yen...
[09:32] haya
    If I had that much money, I could pay back my loan.
[09:38] narr
    The much-anticipated competition is only two days away...
SIGN    January 30th
[09:51] maria
    You don't actually have any stamina, do you? You're always taking breaks...
[09:55] nagi
    That's not true. Hayate's just training me too hard!
[09:59] maria
    But you made a deal with Klaus-san, didn't you? If you don't win the race, Hayate-kun will...
[10:05] maria
    Hayate-kun, are you okay with a wager like that?
[10:07] maria
    I've heard that the Freestyle Marathon is one of the toughest of the five traditional Hakuou Gakuin events.
[10:15] haya
    It'll be fine.
[10:17] haya
    I have faith that she'll win the race no matter how tough it is!
[10:22] haya
    It'll be fine, won't it, Ojou-sama?
[10:24] nagi
    Y-Yeah.
[10:26] haya
    Shall we continue our training then?
[10:30] nagi
    Already?
[10:39] haya
    So on that note, you're very flexible.
[10:44] nagi
    I-I am?
[10:46] haya
    Yes.
[10:46] haya
    It's pretty easy to stretch this far.
[10:49] haya
    Wow, that's really good!
[10:51] haya
    You've never done any training, but you can still bend that far.
[10:53] haya
    I think you have a talent for sports!
[10:56] nagi
    Y-You think so?
[11:00] nagi
    Maybe I should try a bit harder then?
[11:03] haya
    That's a great idea! I bet you're a real sporting genius!
[11:06] nagi
    Okay! I'll give it a go!
[11:10] maria
    Impressive. He has helped her overcome her hatred of exercising...
[11:13] maria
    and she's now ready to train under her own steam.
[11:30] Narr
    And so...
[11:33] Narr
    The afternoon of the Long Distance Competition has arrived.
[11:42] yuki
    The total prize is 150 million yen...
[11:45] yuki
    If I had that much money, I could literally drown myself in my beloved Dom Perignon!
[11:49] yuki
    I'm going to win! I'm going to do it!
[11:52] miki
    What was that all about?
SIGN    16 years old Birthday: September 9th Blood Type AB Vice Chairman Blue Miki Hanabishi
[11:58] izumi
    Katsura-chan looks so energetic today, too, doesn't she?
SIGN    16 years old
    Birthday: June 21st
    Blood Type A
    Chairman Red
    Izumi Segawa
[12:02] miki
    How can they even do this whole long distance thing?
[12:05] izu
    Oh yeah, you don't like sports, do you?
[12:08] izu
    I took part in the 500m with Risa-chin.
[12:11] miki
    Why doesn't everyone just make up some kind of excuse?
[12:13] miki
    Especially that Freestyle Marathon. I don't get why anyone would want to run in it.
[12:16] hina
    Oh, there you are.
SIGN    16 years old Birthday: July 13th Blood Type O 'Friend or Foe Public' Morals Officer Black Risa Asakaze
[12:26] miki
    Oh, it's Miss President of the Student Council...
[12:30] miki
    who's won every single race in the first-year women's bracket so far.
[12:32] izu
    Congrats, Hina-chan!
[12:33] hina
    Thank you.
[12:34] miki
    If you win the freestyle, you'll have won the whole lot.
[12:38] miki
    So, good luck.
[12:40] hina
    What are you talking about? You're running too.
[12:43] miki
    What?
[12:45] hina
    You're the only person who hasn't run at all yet.
[12:49] hina
    So you should at least participate in the last race.
[12:51] hina
    I'll make sure you get to the finish line.
[12:55] miki
    You guys knew, didn't you?!
[12:57] risa
    The Freestyle Marathon is one whole lap of the Hakuou Gakuin campus,
[13:00] risa
    so it's quite a distance.
[13:02] izu
    Don't give up! Good luck!
[13:05] miki
    No!
[13:08] ann
    The last event is about to begin.
[13:10] ann
    Could all runners please make their way to the start line.
[13:13] haya
    Oh wow, there are a lot more people here than I thought there would be.
[13:17] haya
    Ojou-sama, this might be harder than-
[13:20] nagi
    If I lose, Hayate will be fired. I have to win this!
[13:27] haya
    You've done well in your training.
[13:30] haya
    We're a team, so I'll make up for your inadequacies if necessary.
[13:34] haya
    Let's reach the finish line together!
[13:36] nagi
    Hayate...
[13:41] man
    Excuse me...
[13:43] Hayate
    Yes?
[13:44] man
    Before you think about reaching the finish line, you should probably cross the starting line first.
[13:49] haya
    When did they-
[13:52] nagi
    Never mind that! Let's go, Hayate!
[13:53] Hayate
    Right!
[13:57] maria
    I wonder if Hayate-kun will be okay...
[14:01] izu
    The Freestyle Marathon has finally begun.
[14:04] izu
    Who will conquer this mountain of tradition and claim the prize money?
[14:07] izu
    Commentary today is brought to you by the Student Council Broadcasting Department along with some guests.
[14:12] izu
    Our first guest is Saki Kijima. Thanks for coming!
[14:16] saki
    Th-Thank you.
[14:18] saki
    I'm only here to bring the young master his lunch...
[14:20] saki
    How did I end up here?
[14:22] izu
    And what about you? Who do you think is going to win this?
[14:26] saki
    What?!
[14:27] saki
    G-Good question...
[14:29] saki
    I-I think the person who crosses the line first will win!
[14:36] izu
    Then, the person who finishes after that will be in second, right?
[14:40] izu
    That was Saki, Wataru Tachibana's maid. Thank you for being here today!
[14:44] wata
    Saki, you...
[14:47] yuki
    If I cross the line first, I'll win!
[14:49] yuki
    Strength equals power!
[14:53] kaoru
    Hey, Katsura! You're going too fast! You'll wear yourself out!
[14:57] kaoru
    Geez, why do I have to partner with you?
SIGN    28 years old Birthday: January 9th Blood type A PE Teacher at Hakuou Gakuin Kyonosuke Kaoru
[15:02] yuki
    It's lonely at the front!
[15:10] ayu
    A long distance competition...
SIGN    16 years old Birthday: May 15th Blood type A Classmate of Hayate at his previous school Ayumu Nishizawa
[15:13] ayu
    I wonder if Hayate-kun is participating in it.
SIGN    13 years old Birthday: June 16th Blood Type A Ayumu's Brother Kazuki Nishizawa
[15:18] kazu
    I wonder if Nagi-san is participating, too.
[15:35] haya
    It looks like we're lagging a bit behind the lead group.
[15:39] haya
    Can you still run, Ojou-sama?
[15:43] haya
    That was a silly question, wasn't it?
[15:46] haya
    Time to put our plan into action!
[15:48] nagi
    O-Our plan?
[15:50] haya
    Apparently, all you have to do is finish one lap and you're allowed to take shortcuts.
[15:55] haya
    So, all I have to do is carry you straight to the finish line.
[15:59] nagi
    H-Hold on a minute, you idiot!
[16:01] haya
    It'll be fine.
[16:02] haya
    It's not an official route, so there may be some obstacles...
[16:06] nagi
    That's not it.
[16:08] nagi
    You said you'd carry me, but my clothes are all really sweaty from running...
[16:16] haya
    I don't mind that at all.
[16:18] haya
    But I do!
[16:19] haya
    You can't win if you keep worrying about every little thing.
[16:23] nagi
    You idiot!
[16:27] miki
    I know we're allowed to take shortcuts,
[16:29] miki
    but is this really safe?
[16:32] hina
    We'll be fine. We're still on campus and there are two of us.
[16:38] hina
    Even if one of us gets lost, the other can go and get help.
[16:40] miki
    That's not what I call safe!
[16:42] miki
    Besides, you don't think about others!
[16:44] miki
    You assume that everyone else can do what you can.
[16:47] miki
    I'm fragile. If we stumbled into danger...
[16:50] hina
    Don't worry.
[16:53] hina
    If anything happens, I'll protect you.
[16:58] miki
    You play dirty...
[17:02] haya
    It looks like our plan's a success!
[17:05] haya
    What's the matter, Ojou-sama?
[17:07] nagi
    Just kill me.
[17:09] haya
    What are you talking about?
[17:11] haya
    We're going for gold.
[17:12] mv
    I wouldn't be so sure about that.
[17:17] mv
    Who did that?
SIGN    17 years old Birthday: July 4th Blood Type O Strongest First-Class Butler of the Ookouchi Family Himuro Saeki
SIGN    10 years old Birthday: September 29th Blood Type B Heir to the Ookouchi Family Taiga Ookouchi
[17:30] haya
    You're participating in the race, too?
[17:32] himu
    Yeah. And I must win,
[17:36] himu
    because I love money.
[17:39] haya
    Quite the eloquent, worldly delivery, I see...
[17:43] himu
    I'm pure.
[17:45] himu
    That's why I'm going to eliminate my biggest threats here and now!
[17:57] himu
    You won't escape so easily.
[18:00] tai
    Himuro!
[18:04] himu
    This is the end of the line.
[18:07] maria
    Hold it right there!
[18:11] maria
    We protect the weak and crush the strong!
[18:13] maria
    We are the Defenders of Justice:
[18:15] maria
    Maid Black Max Heart!
[18:17] saki
    Maid White Max Heart!
[18:21] both
    M-Max Heart...
[18:25] maria
    Hey wait, where are you going?
[18:27] Haya
    Excuse us, but we're in a rush, too.
[18:33] maria
    S-So, it actually turned out all right, didn't it?
[18:38] saki
    I suppose...
[18:42] haya
    Nonohara-san.
[18:44] nono
    We're going for the gold as well.
SIGN    18 years old Birthday: August 12th Blood Type A Top First-Class Butler of the Azumamiya Family Kaede Nonohara
[18:49] nono
    So, I'm going to stop you right here.
[18:52] azu
    Yeah, that's right!
SIGN    18 years old Birthday: June 24th Blood Type A Pathetic Heir to the Azumamiya Family Kotaro Azumamiya
[18:54] azu
    A stupid piece of crap like you is only good for being beaten up by Nonohara.
[18:57] azu
    He'll make you squeal like a pig!
[19:01] nono
    Master.
[19:04] nono
    I keep telling you that men must always behave like gentlemen and yet you continue...
[19:06] nono
    to use such bad language!
[19:08] azu
    I'm... sorry...
[19:12] haya
    Anyway, if we reach the finish line, we should be first.
[19:16] hina
    Not so fast, Hayate-kun,
[19:19] hina
    I won't let you go any further.
[19:24] saki
    Hina... I can't run any further...
[19:27] hina
    Oh, here's some water.
[19:31] hina
    So, as you can see, I can't let you get ahead of us.
[19:34] haya
    I think she picked the wrong person to partner with.
[19:36] hina
    Have you been carrying Nagi for the whole race?
[19:41] haya
    Huh? Well, most of it, I guess.
[19:44] hina
    Tell me this then, Nagi: why did you even enter this race?
[19:51] nagi
    P-People who can't run just can't run. Not everyone can run as well as you can!
[19:58] hina
    But still, through all the pain and the suffering and thinking that you might actually die...
[20:05] hina
    true happiness awaits you; a feeling you wouldn't trade for anything else.
[20:09] haya
    Ojou-sama, the finish line is straight ahead. It's not far, so please, run on ahead.
[20:19] haya
    I'll stall Hinagiku-san.
[20:22] hina
    I see. But knowing Nagi's stamina, will she be able to make it to the finish line?
[20:28] haya
    She'll be fine. I trained her myself.
[20:33] nagi
    Hayate...
[20:41] hina
    I guess I should make a move on, too. A big one.
[20:45] hina
    Here I come, Hayate-kun!
[20:47] haya
    Let's go! Charge at me all you want.
[20:51] haya
    However!
[20:52] haya
    We're on a suspension bridge.
SIGN    Hinagiku Katsura Things she doesn't like: Heights
[21:03] haya
    Maybe I should try shaking it.
[21:05] hina
    No, you jerk! Don't move!
[21:07] hina
    Creep! Meanie!
[21:09] haya
    I'm a butler, so I will do anything and everything for my mistress.
[21:14] hina
    You jerk!
[21:17] haya
    Now it's up to you, Ojou-sama...
[21:24] izu
    The freestyle marathon is drawing to a close.
[21:27] izu
    The first runner has finally entered the stadium!
[21:30] izu
    What's this? In first place, it's Nagi Sanzenin!
[21:32] izu
    The finish line's in sight!
[21:35] nagi
    This is strange.
[21:36] nagi
    Just a moment ago, I was suffering.
[21:39] nagi
    But now, it's easier to breathe.
[21:42] nagi
    My feet feel light, too.
[21:44] hina
    Through all the pain, true happiness awaits you.
[21:49] nagi
    So, this is what Hinagiku was talking about.
[21:52] nagi
    I get it now. Maybe sports aren't so bad after all.
[21:58] izu
    She's almost at the finish line!
[22:06] nagi
    Now Hayate won't be fired...
[22:19] yuki
    First place!
[22:23] yuki
    Hurray, I won!
[22:28] haya
    In that one moment, I went from being a butler in debt to being a pathetic bum in debt...
[24:06] nagi
    Hayate! It's finally started!
[24:08] Haya
    Yes, the second season's here.
[24:09] Haya
    I think they call it Season Two in English.
[24:12] nagi
    But why did it have to start with a marathon?
[24:15] nagi
    What if I have to go to hospital because I've strained all my muscles?
[24:18] haya
    You're exaggerating again.
[24:19] haya
    Maybe it was the best way to introduce all the main characters in one go?
[24:24] nagi
    Wow, Hayate, you're pretty sharp.
[24:26] haya
    Yes, I am your butler, after all!
[24:29] haya
    Anyway, the next episode of Hayate the Combat Butler is entitled Money's Tiger.
[24:33] nagi
    Hayate, it's the eye of the tiger!