E4 - The First Resounding Note

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[00:01] ---
    Morning!
[00:02] ---
    I don't have time for this!
    Stop being so stingy.
[00:04] ---
    You won't improve at all if I just tell you!
[00:07] ---
    What are you two both arguing
    about so early in the morning?
[00:10] ---
    Oh, four-eyes!
[00:12] ---
    My part has a section where I have
    to use my fingers to pluck, right?
[00:16] ---
    No matter how I play it, it always sounds dull.
[00:21] ---
    Hey, how can I get a clear
    sound using my fingers?
[00:25] ---
    You probably just haven't practiced enough.
[00:28] ---
    You don't have any other advice?!
[00:30] ---
    As I said, you're just not trying hard enough!
[00:32] ---
    What did you just say?!
[00:33] ---
    What?!
[00:34] ---
    I-I see...
[00:36] ---
    Um, the reason it's sounding dull
[00:40] ---
    might be because Kudo's fingers are still soft.
[00:43] ---
    Soft?
[00:44] ---
    If you practice more,
    your fingers will grow calluses
[00:48] ---
    and become harder than before.
[00:49] ---
    Little by little, you'll have
    your "playing fingers,"
[00:52] ---
    and you'll be able to make
    much clearer sounds.
[00:55] ---
    I think that's what Hozuki was trying to say...
[00:58] ---
    Makes sense...
[01:00] ---
    Wait, how was I supposed to know that?!
[01:02] ---
    You left out too much!
[01:04] ---
    Hozuki probably isn't suited for teaching,
[01:07] ---
    being so naturally talented.
[01:09] ---
    All right!
[01:10] ---
    From now on, so that she doesn't have
    to bear all the responsibility herself,
[01:12] ---
    I need to step up, too.
[01:16] ---
    Four-eyes!
[01:18] ---
    Wh-What is it?
[01:20] ---
    My fingers are softer...
[01:23] ---
    ...than both that girl's and that four-eyes...
[02:56] ---
    "#4 The First Resounding Note"
    So, you're tightening the strings?
[02:58] ---
    "#4 The First Resounding Note"
    Yeah...
[02:59] ---
    If I don't make them as close as I can to
    the real thing, my fingers won't toughen up.
[03:03] ---
    I can't take the real ones here home,
    or buy one either.
[03:07] ---
    Then why not borrow one from someone?
[03:09] ---
    Who would have them
[03:11] ---
    and let me practice with them--
[03:16] ---
    "Nishina Instruments"
    So...
[03:18] ---
    Please let the four of us practice here!
[03:21] ---
    I'm not you lot's grandmother!
[03:25] ---
    If I lent you instruments and
    gave you a place to practice,
[03:27] ---
    what exactly would be in it for me?
[03:29] ---
    I-I don't have money, but...
[03:31] ---
    "Shoulder Massage Ticket
    Exclusive Use for Granny
    Expiration: As long as I live
    Can be used like 10 times"
[03:34] ---
    Don't you underestimate adults!
[03:38] ---
    Then...
[03:39] ---
    In one month...
[03:40] ---
    ...we'll let you hear an amazing performance!
[03:45] ---
    It will be a good memory
    to take to the afterlife with you.
[03:50] ---
    Honestly...
[03:54] ---
    I see. So, you're Gen's grandson...
[03:57] ---
    You know my granddad?
[03:59] ---
    Of course I do.
    It's a small industry, after all.
[04:03] ---
    Gen, don't you have your
    grandson living with you?
[04:07] ---
    I heard he's quite a brat?
[04:09] ---
    Yeah, I guess.
[04:11] ---
    Shizu! Listen to this!
    You know my grandson?
[04:14] ---
    He played my koto!
[04:17] ---
    I only explained a little,
    and he was able to play it right away!
[04:20] ---
    I bet he has talent in him!
[04:24] ---
    In one month...
[04:25] ---
    ...we'll let you hear an amazing performance!
[04:30] ---
    Gen...
[04:31] ---
    I wish you could have heard those words...
[04:38] ---
    Men don't go back on their word, right?
[04:43] ---
    "Koto Club"
[04:45] ---
    Guys, it's almost eight, so let's start tidyi--
[04:48] ---
    Good work, guys!
[05:00] ---
    Shit...
[05:01] ---
    It still sounds dull...
[05:04] ---
    Plucking with my fingers hurts
    more than I expected, too...
[05:09] ---
    Those two...
[05:10] ---
    How long did they have to do this
    before they got fingers that hard?
[05:20] ---
    Yay!
[05:21] ---
    A-Amazing, you guys...
[05:24] ---
    You're able to play your parts
    with almost no mistakes now!
[05:29] ---
    Hozuki, why don't we all
    try playing together now?
[05:33] ---
    Very well.
[05:35] ---
    I haven't even seen you practice.
[05:38] ---
    You can actually play this, right?
[05:40] ---
    I don't want someone like you
    worrying about me.
[05:43] ---
    Okay, let's start!
[05:47] ---
    Three, and...
[05:49] ---
    "Aim for nationals!!"
[05:55] ---
    Beginning's good...
[05:56] ---
    From the fourth bar,
[05:58] ---
    Hozuki's 17-string comes in...
[06:11] ---
    Hey! Why did everyone stop?!
[06:14] ---
    S-Sorry! I-I was just so moved.
[06:18] ---
    Amazing!
[06:19] ---
    She only played for a second,
[06:21] ---
    but every note was extremely honed
[06:23] ---
    with a rich tone that only
    comes with experience.
[06:25] ---
    Shit... How can I make that sound?!
[06:29] ---
    Come on, one more time from the top!
[06:31] ---
    Right, well...
[06:33] ---
    Three, and...
[06:38] ---
    Beginning's good...
[06:43] ---
    Then Hozuki's 17-string comes in...
[06:48] ---
    We split up into parts!
[06:54] ---
    And we're not together at all...
[06:56] ---
    Hey! Quit making those awful noises, you idiots!
[07:00] ---
    Huh? I played it right, though!
[07:02] ---
    Me, too!
[07:03] ---
    Your playing is fine,
    but everyone's timing is off.
[07:06] ---
    Make sure you listen to the sounds around you!
[07:09] ---
    Um...
[07:11] ---
    What do you mean by listen
    to the sounds around you?
[07:14] ---
    Huh?
[07:15] ---
    If we start at the same time,
    won't we be in sync?
[07:19] ---
    They don't know how to listen
    to the sounds around them,
[07:21] ---
    or understand how to stay together?
[07:24] ---
    It's such an intuitive thing
    that I can't teach--
[07:27] ---
    Stop whining that you can't do it!
[07:30] ---
    When you're older,
[07:31] ---
    you will have to take
    responsibility for this school.
[07:34] ---
    I will not tolerate words like
    "I can't" or "I don't know."
[07:40] ---
    "Koto Club"
[07:41] ---
    "Koto Club"
    Wrong! You're one beat too fast!
[07:44] ---
    "Koto Club"
    Now you're too slow!
[07:46] ---
    "Koto Club"
[07:47] ---
    I-I'm done...
[07:49] ---
    My... My feet...
[07:51] ---
    It's like I'm understanding less...
[07:53] ---
    I feel sick...
[07:55] ---
    Why?
[07:56] ---
    We're even less together
    now than we were before...
[07:59] ---
    O-Once again from the top.
[08:01] ---
    Hozuki, it's closing time.
[08:03] ---
    We have to tidy up now.
[08:05] ---
    I didn't think playing in sync
    would be this hard...
[08:10] ---
    I'm the one that started
    Tokise High's koto club.
[08:13] ---
    Isn't that awesome?
[08:14] ---
    I don't care about that shit...
[08:17] ---
    I'll just play by myself.
[08:19] ---
    You don't get it, huh?
    It's completely different!
[08:22] ---
    The sound you get when you play
    with people you've spent time with
[08:26] ---
    you just can't produce on your own.
[08:30] ---
    It's nice.
[08:37] ---
    Hozuki probably doesn't
    know what to do either.
[08:43] ---
    What was it like when I first started?
[08:45] ---
    Takezo, after this, let's all go...
[08:49] ---
    Uh, hey...
[08:52] ---
    Would you like to go eat after this?
[08:55] ---
    W-With everyone!
[08:58] ---
    Sounds fun! Sounds fun!
[08:59] ---
    Let's go! What should we eat?
[09:01] ---
    I'll have to pass...
[09:06] ---
    You should come, too, once in a while!
[09:08] ---
    Huh?
[09:10] ---
    Come on, let's go!
[09:11] ---
    What?! Huh, wa--
[09:13] ---
    Yay, food, food!
[09:14] ---
    "Monja"
    Yay, food, food!
[09:18] ---
    Is this actually your first time eating monja?
[09:20] ---
    O-Of course not!
[09:22] ---
    So it is her first time...
[09:24] ---
    All right, sorry for the wait!
[09:25] ---
    Cheesy mochi and pollack roe monja
    and stamina monja, right?
[09:28] ---
    Woo-hoo!
[09:29] ---
    Huh? You're gonna cook it for us, Hozuki?
[09:32] ---
    --Huh?
    --Really?
[09:33] ---
    All right! Thank you!
[09:38] ---
    Huh? Sorry, you didn't want to?
[09:41] ---
    If you don't want to, we'll do it.
[09:46] ---
    If you can't do it, just say so.
[09:51] ---
    If you don't know something,
    just say you don't know.
[09:54] ---
    No one's gonna get mad.
[09:56] ---
    Um... Hozuki?
[09:59] ---
    That applies to the club as well, you know?
[10:02] ---
    You're really good and have
    lots of experience, but...
[10:05] ---
    There's no need for you to be perfect. I mean...
[10:07] ---
    I don't think I can be relied on,
[10:10] ---
    but if there's something
    you can't solve on your own,
[10:12] ---
    let's all think about it together!
[10:17] ---
    Oh, we can probably eat this soon.
[10:20] ---
    Huh? I-It's done?
[10:32] ---
    You eat it like this.
[10:41] ---
    It's delicious.
[10:43] ---
    Of course it is! I cooked it, after all.
[10:50] ---
    I-I...
[10:52] ---
    ...don't know how to teach you guys...
[10:57] ---
    ...how to play so that you're together...
[11:00] ---
    From a young age,
    it just came naturally to me...
[11:04] ---
    You always say one thing too many!
[11:08] ---
    Hey, hey, you two.
[11:10] ---
    Let's all talk about this together.
[11:15] ---
    How we can learn to play in sync, huh?
[11:17] ---
    I play guitar,
[11:19] ---
    but in a band there's a drummer,
    so gauging the tempo is pretty easy.
[11:22] ---
    Instead of trying to sync with everyone,
[11:23] ---
    syncing to someone might be easier.
[11:26] ---
    Oh, makes sense.
[11:28] ---
    Well then, you guys should try syncing to me!
[11:30] ---
    Why you?!
[11:31] ---
    If we're clapping, I could probably do it.
[11:33] ---
    Oh, then, to start,
[11:35] ---
    why don't we practice clapping
    to the same rhythm?
[11:39] ---
    You guys look like you're having fun.
[11:40] ---
    --This one's on the house!
[11:41] ---
    --Hurray! Hurray!
    --This one's on the house!
[11:46] ---
    "It's done..."
[11:49] ---
    "Koto Club"
    One, two, three, four.
[11:51] ---
    "Koto Club"
    Fourth and fifth koto rest.
[11:52] ---
    Yes, all together now.
[12:00] ---
    Okay. Let's stop here for now.
[12:02] ---
    So fast. It's so hard to keep up.
[12:05] ---
    But you know,
[12:06] ---
    it really is different with
    the clapping and Hozuki's cues.
[12:10] ---
    It's easier to stay together!
[12:11] ---
    But...
[12:12] ---
    ...it'd be a problem if we got
    in the habit of relying on them.
[12:15] ---
    Let's try once without the clapping.
[12:17] ---
    Huh? Have you memorized
    when to come in already, Chika?
[12:20] ---
    Yeah, sort of.
[12:21] ---
    I've sorta figured it out, too.
[12:24] ---
    I can probably do it, too!
[12:27] ---
    Mizuhara.
[12:28] ---
    Don't feel like you have to rush yourself.
[12:31] ---
    I'll try and play so that it's easier
    for the other parts to come in.
[12:34] ---
    O-Okay.
[12:36] ---
    Just relax, okay?
[12:37] ---
    Yeah.
[12:39] ---
    Okay, ready?
[12:40] ---
    Let's start.
[12:41] ---
    Three, and...
[12:43] ---
    One, two, three, four.
[12:45] ---
    One, two, three, four.
[12:47] ---
    One, two, three, four.
[12:50] ---
    One, two, three, four.
[12:52] ---
    One, two, three...
[12:55] ---
    Now!
[13:03] ---
    W-We were in sync!
[13:05] ---
    You idiots!
[13:06] ---
    We were finally together and you stop...
[13:10] ---
    Well, that said...
[13:11] ---
    It did sound really good.
[13:14] ---
    --Chika, praise me!
[13:15] ---
    --Um... guys... practice...
    --Chika, praise me!
[13:16] ---
    --Why me?
    --Um... guys... practice...
    --Chika, praise me!
[13:20] ---
    We did it! We did it!
[13:22] ---
    Let's hurry up and do the next part already!
[13:24] ---
    Okay!
[13:28] ---
    Aren't there more of you than before?
[13:30] ---
    Ah, you figured it out?
[13:31] ---
    Even if there's one or two more of you,
    it doesn't change anything.
[13:34] ---
    Do as you please.
[13:36] ---
    I had no idea Kudo and
    the others were practicing here.
[13:41] ---
    I'm a bad club president, aren't I?
[13:52] ---
    That's Chika's way of saying thanks.
[13:54] ---
    Even though he doesn't look it, he's grateful.
[13:55] ---
    "Strawberry Daifuku
    full of love and strawberries"
    Even though he doesn't look it, he's grateful.
[13:59] ---
    "Koto Club"
[14:00] ---
    "Koto Club"
    Stop. We're not together again.
[14:02] ---
    Even though we finally
    got the beginning down.
[14:05] ---
    --Crap.
[14:06] ---
    --This isn't good.
    --Crap.
[14:07] ---
    --The atmosphere's gone sour again...
    --Come on, let's try again!
[14:09] ---
    Hozuki, let's take a little break.
[14:12] ---
    Sakai, you can relax your legs for a bit.
[14:14] ---
    Thanks, club president four-eyes.
[14:16] ---
    Wah, I'm so sorry everyone.
[14:19] ---
    What are you saying?
[14:20] ---
    You and everyone else are doing great!
[14:23] ---
    It took me way longer to get
    to where you guys are now.
[14:28] ---
    So, um...
[14:30] ---
    So, we'll be fine!
[14:31] ---
    If we practice consistently
    without rushing ourselves,
[14:33] ---
    we'll definitely be able to do this!
[14:35] ---
    Oh, no!
[14:37] ---
    I sounded so arrogant right now...
[14:39] ---
    Ah, um, sorry. I just...
[14:42] ---
    No. Thank you for that.
[14:44] ---
    Huh?
[14:45] ---
    All right!
[14:46] ---
    Let's practice again from the top!
[14:48] ---
    Wai--! My feet are still...
[14:49] ---
    --You should go on a diet or something!
    --Why not have Mittsu use a koto stand?
[14:52] ---
    This atmosphere... is kind of nostalgic...
[14:57] ---
    "Nishina Instruments"
[14:59] ---
    So, from here it gets gradually more intense...
[15:02] ---
    And then after that it gets
    suddenly softer, right?
[15:04] ---
    It has more variation and
    should increase the impact.
[15:07] ---
    "Ryuuseigun"
    But just adding varying intensities
    is still not enough.
[15:11] ---
    "Ryuuseigun"
    From there, you have to
    work out the motif,
[15:13] ---
    play it over and over, and make it your own.
[15:15] ---
    Only then will it become a piece
    that can reach others...
[15:18] ---
    "Motif"?
[15:20] ---
    Like a piece's image or theme.
[15:22] ---
    You consider what a piece is trying to convey,
[15:25] ---
    and then, if you can put your own
    feelings into it, it's even better.
[15:29] ---
    Our feelings?
[15:31] ---
    So, first we have to understand the piece, huh?
[15:34] ---
    "Ryuu"...
[15:36] ---
    The koto is an awesome instrument
    made to resemble a dragon.
[15:42] ---
    Hey, the koto is modeled
    to look like a dragon, right?
[15:46] ---
    Kudo, you're well-informed, huh?
[15:48] ---
    What about it?
[15:50] ---
    Nothing really.
[15:51] ---
    The title replaces the "ryuu" in "meteor
    shower" with the kanji for "dragon."
[15:54] ---
    I thought there might be a reason for it.
[15:56] ---
    "Ryuuseigun"
[15:57] ---
    "Ryuuseigun"
    Why is the koto associated
    with dragons to begin with?
[16:01] ---
    This is my own way of explaining it, but...
[16:05] ---
    Dragons are said to connect heaven and earth,
[16:07] ---
    the world of the living and the dead,
[16:09] ---
    joining together two unconnected things.
[16:13] ---
    So kotos, which are created
    to resemble those same dragons,
[16:17] ---
    connect the hearts of
    the players and the audience.
[16:21] ---
    I believe it embodies this wish.
[16:27] ---
    Ah, so then...
[16:28] ---
    This "Ryuuseigun" piece is trying to say
[16:30] ---
    "please reach them!" with all its might, right?
[16:34] ---
    I mean it's a dragon meteor shower
    that connects hearts, right?
[16:37] ---
    Th-That's it!
[16:38] ---
    Through the sound of the dragon,
    let our feelings reach them!
[16:41] ---
    A piece that will pass on the feelings
    of us misunderstood guys!
[16:45] ---
    We may have been hindered
    by the vice-principal and stuff,
[16:48] ---
    but in the end, we'll become dragon
    meteors and reach everyone!
[16:52] ---
    This piece is surely meant for us!
[16:55] ---
    Right, Hozuki?
[16:59] ---
    You might be right.
[17:01] ---
    Sh-She smiled?!
[17:04] ---
    Hozuki, did you smile right now?!
[17:05] ---
    Wha--? I can smile, too, you know!
[17:07] ---
    No, but it wasn't an evil or devious smile!
[17:10] ---
    You guys are annoying!
[17:16] ---
    Kotos connect the hearts of
    the players and the audience.
[17:21] ---
    I believe it embodies this wish.
[17:28] ---
    Oh, Kudo!
[17:29] ---
    If you're gonna start
    practicing again, I'll joi--
[17:36] ---
    Oh, is someone already playin--
[17:40] ---
    This is the first koto part of "Ryuuseigun"...
[17:43] ---
    It's rough... but the core is there...
[17:47] ---
    Moreover, what is this tone?
[17:50] ---
    It's incredibly gentle and warm...
[17:54] ---
    Th-The first koto is... but it can't be...
[17:58] ---
    He can't produce this sound...
[18:07] ---
    What is this tone?
[18:09] ---
    Its core is strong, but gentle...
[18:12] ---
    You wouldn't believe it's Kudo that's playing...
[18:15] ---
    It draws you in...
[18:16] ---
    Ah, shit! I messed up...
[18:19] ---
    K-Kudo!
[18:21] ---
    How did you play that just now?!
[18:23] ---
    Huh? What are you on about?
[18:26] ---
    He isn't aware of it himself?
[18:30] ---
    You've played the koto in the past, right?
[18:33] ---
    Who taught you?
[18:35] ---
    My granddad.
[18:41] ---
    We practiced again after that,
[18:43] ---
    but in the end, he only made that sound once.
[18:46] ---
    Was it just a fluke?
[18:49] ---
    If only we had a proper teacher...
[18:52] ---
    I'm no help...
[18:54] ---
    Kurata!
[18:55] ---
    Our homeroom teacher said to stop
    by the staff room before you leave.
[18:57] ---
    Huh? Oh, got it.
[19:00] ---
    That aside, are you okay?
[19:03] ---
    What do you mean?
[19:04] ---
    I heard that you're being made to run errands
[19:07] ---
    by the first-year delinquents who've
    taken over the koto club's hangout.
[19:11] ---
    I see...
[19:12] ---
    So that's how it's still being seen
    by everyone on the outside...
[19:16] ---
    Everyone's practicing their hardest,
[19:18] ---
    but we don't even know if anyone
    in the school will listen to us perform.
[19:22] ---
    What if we don't reach anyone...?
[19:25] ---
    Sorry... oh...
[19:27] ---
    The hell? It's Nadeshiko again.
[19:30] ---
    Speaking of, I heard something about you.
[19:32] ---
    Aren't you involved with Kudo
    and his delinquent friends now?
[19:36] ---
    No, um...
[19:38] ---
    Kudo and his friends are members
    of the koto club, so...
[19:42] ---
    Could it be you don't even realize
    you're being pushed around by them?
[19:46] ---
    That's not...
[19:47] ---
    Everyone's actually serious about the koto...
[19:49] ---
    So that's how it is, huh?
[19:51] ---
    Being pushed around by first-years...
[19:53] ---
    It must be so embarrassing
    that you can't even admit it.
[19:56] ---
    Takezo, sir.
[19:59] ---
    Aren't you coming to the clubroom?
[20:01] ---
    We'll be starting soon.
[20:04] ---
    K-Kudo...
[20:07] ---
    Huh? What's with you guys?
[20:09] ---
    You got business with my club president?
[20:11] ---
    Huh? Uh, no...
[20:12] ---
    If you've got no business,
    then get lost already!
[20:16] ---
    What's with those guys?
[20:19] ---
    You not coming to the clubroom?
[20:21] ---
    Ah, I have to go to the staff room for a sec...
[20:24] ---
    Oh, I see. I'll head there first then.
[20:28] ---
    K-Kudo...
[20:33] ---
    Thank you!
[20:35] ---
    For what?
[20:41] ---
    "I'm a virgin~"
    "Koto Club (LOL)"
[20:42] ---
    If I have time to think about whether
    or not we can reach them,
[20:45] ---
    then I should be thinking about
    how we are gonna reach them.
[20:49] ---
    We will reach them.
[20:51] ---
    "Koto Club"
    So we can protect that place!
[20:57] ---
    Oh, Hozuki!
[20:59] ---
    This is unusual. Are you by yourself today?
[21:02] ---
    Yeah.
[21:03] ---
    I feel like I'm holding everyone back,
[21:05] ---
    so I thought I'd come here early
    and practice by myself!
[21:09] ---
    Why are you trying so hard?
[21:12] ---
    Because Chika is.
[21:14] ---
    Huh?
[21:15] ---
    The reason we're all trying hard
    is because Chika is.
[21:20] ---
    I'm not...
[21:22] ---
    ...really interested in why he's playing the koto.
[21:25] ---
    But...
[21:26] ---
    Is he playing the koto because of
    his grandfather's influence?
[21:30] ---
    Oh, what? So you knew about
    that already, Hozuki?
[21:33] ---
    Huh? Well, no...
[21:35] ---
    But, it was a surprise when I heard
    Chika had started playing.
[21:39] ---
    I thought the incident with
    his grandfather and the kotos
[21:41] ---
    would have been too
    traumatic for him for sure.
[21:43] ---
    Traumatic?
[21:45] ---
    I mean...
[21:53] ---
    Huh?
[23:37] ---
    Next time, "Let Our Sound Resound
    and Reach Them."
[23:41] ---
    "#5 Let Our Sound Resound and Reach Them"
    Next time, "Let Our Sound Resound
    and Reach Them."