E17 - Searching for the Answer

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[00:07] Student
    E-Excuse me.
SIGN    Club Application
[00:11] Student
    We saw your article
    in the paper and your website!
[00:13] Student
    You guys are the best! Please let us join you!
[00:16] Nico
    Oh, uh... You want to join the team?
[00:19] Nico
    Wait. Why are you asking me?
[00:21] Student
    Aren't you the coach?
[00:24] Nico
    What?
SIGN    Run with the Wind
[02:00] Yuki
    You can clear away all the ash you want,
[02:02] Yuki
    but the road to anti-aging is long. Right?
[02:06] Nico
    Shut up.
[02:08] Musa
    I appreciate their enthusiasm, though.
[02:11] Haiji
    I put up a note.
SIGN    To individuals wishing to join the Kansei University Long Distance Track and Field Team The Kansei University Long Distance Track and Field Team is not currently recruiting new members. Please accept our apologies. We appreciate your understanding.
[02:12] Haiji
    We'll continue rejecting applicants.
[02:15] Haiji
    Aotake is full right now,
[02:17] Haiji
    and I don't want to be influenced
    by any passing fads.
[02:20] Haiji
    I don't have time to look after new members,
[02:23] Haiji
    and I want to focus on the ten of us.
[02:25] Haiji
    If anyone approaches you at school,
    politely turn them down.
[02:28] All
    Okay.
[02:31] Shindo
    We're drowning in interview requests, too.
[02:34] Haiji
    Choose carefully from the offers
    and reject as many as you can.
[02:36] King
    What? But we could be famous.
[02:39] Nico
    Shouldn't you be looking for a job?
[02:42] Musa
    I can only assume he's
    trying not to think about it.
[02:45] Shindo
    What about Nippon TV?
[02:46] Haiji
    We'll continue doing whatever
    we started before the qualifier.
[02:49] Shindo
    Got it. Oh, right.
[02:51] Shindo
    Can we discuss water station
    staff and volunteers later?
[02:55] Haiji
    Of course.
[02:56] Haiji
    I'm also thinking about checking
    out the course next weekend.
[03:01] Haiji
    We can't run it, but it's
    worth just looking at it.
[03:05] Haiji
    Keep your schedules open.
[03:06] King
    Let's go to the hot springs on the way back.
[03:08] Yuki
    What?
[03:08] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Question.
[03:10] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We can't. We have plans that day.
[03:13] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We're playing soccer with
    some friends from language class.
[03:16] Haiji
    Cancel your plans.
[03:18] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    What? But they won't have enough players.
[03:20] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We'd be inconveniencing them.
[03:21] Haiji
    There's still time. Find some substitutes.
[03:24] Haiji
    Not even professionals
    can afford to run unprepared.
[03:28] Haiji
    Besides, soccer? What if you got injured?
[03:31] Haiji
    Hakone comes first. Don't forget that.
[03:34] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Hey, listen.
[03:35] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Is there any point in obsessing over it?
[03:42] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    You've been tricking us, haven't you?
[03:46] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    When you recruited us,
    you said we'd aim for the top!
[03:51] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    That's impossible!
[03:52] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Just look at our time! It's clear as day!
SIGN    Shinsei University 10:15:21 Kanagawa International University 10:16:03 Kansei University 10:16:43 Oka University 10:17:44 Yakuo University 10:19:52
[03:54] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    No matter how hard we try, we're not
    strong enough to beat the seeded teams!
[03:58] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It's impossible for us to win!
[04:01] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    You knew that and wheedled us
    anyway, didn't you?
[04:06] Haiji
    You're right that I said we'd aim for the top.
[04:10] Haiji
    But—
[04:10] Both
    See? See?
[04:13] Musa
    Wait. Calm down.
[04:15] Musa
    Is it really impossible for us to win
    no matter how hard we try?
[04:19] Yuki
    It's impossible.
[04:21] Yuki
    The twins are right. Our time proves it.
[04:24] Nico
    Especially in long distance,
    it's rare to see an upset.
[04:29] Yuki
    Even Rikudo's second team
    is way better than us.
[04:33] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    You guys knew.
[04:36] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    That's not fair!
[04:40] Prince
    But, depending on how
    you look at it, we're lucky.
[04:44] Prince
    No matter how fast you are, only a
    handful of runners get to run at Hakone.
[04:50] Prince
    But we made it through the qualifier.
[04:54] Prince
    We get to run at Hakone, just like we wanted.
[04:57] Prince
    There are plenty of people
    who'd be jealous of that alone.
[05:01] King
    You're not wrong, but...
[05:04] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    There's no point if we can't win!
[05:06] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah! There's no point in competing
    when you already know the outcome!
[05:12] Kakeru
    Then you shouldn't be playing soccer.
[05:14] Kakeru
    If you want to win, you should be training.
[05:17] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    You think you're so great.
[05:19] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We're saying we can't find
    the motivation to do that!
[05:21] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah! How can you say that after
    you couldn't respond the other day?
[05:26] Nico
    Enough, guys.
[05:29] Kakeru
    If you guys can't run because you can't win,
[05:33] Kakeru
    will you quit living
    because you'll die someday?
[05:37] Kakeru
    Is that how it is? It is, isn't it?
[05:39] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    What are you trying to say?
[05:41] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Here he goes again.
[05:43] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Kakeru's making ridiculous arguments again.
[05:46] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I'll never die. Never.
[05:49] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Quibble, quibble. Here comes the quibbler.
[05:52] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    To be or not to be? That's the question.
[05:55] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    But I'll never die.
[05:56] Kakeru
    Listen to me! What are you doing?
[05:59] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Kakeru the quibbler will never die.
[06:00] Yuki
    What are we doing right now?
[06:07] Haiji
    I thought you had a question for me.
[06:12] Haiji
    You're right that I mentioned the top,
    but I didn't mean we'd win.
[06:18] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    What did you mean, then?
[06:21] Haiji
    I'm searching for that answer, too.
[06:24] Haiji
    I'm searching for the destination.
[06:27] Haiji
    What it means to run.
[06:31] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    This is stupid.
[06:33] Musa
    Hey, wait.
[06:35] Yuki
    Kakeru, it's your turn to do the dishes.
[06:37] Kakeru
    Why?
[06:38] Nico
    Just because. Learn to keep your cool.
SIGN    Searching for the Answer
[06:57] Shindo
    Haiji.
SIGN    Chikusei-so
[06:59] Shindo
    The twins aren't here.
[07:01] King
    They actually blew us off.
[07:03] Kakeru
    I'm sorry.
[07:05] Kakeru
    It's because I couldn't answer them.
[07:08] Kakeru
    On the way home from the qualifier,
    they asked me why we're running.
[07:13] Yuki
    Yeah, but it's like not being able to tell
    someone what the meaning of life is.
[07:19] Nico
    Nice quibble.
[07:23] Kakeru
    We made it through the qualifier.
    We're running at Hakone together.
[07:27] Kakeru
    Maybe we've already achieved
    the first goal we set for ourselves.
[07:31] Kakeru
    But that wasn't the real top.
[07:35] Kakeru
    I knew that, too.
[07:37] Kakeru
    After all, I wanted to aim even
    higher with you guys.
[07:41] Kakeru
    But I hesitated to answer them.
[07:44] Musa
    Kakeru...
[08:01] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We haven't played soccer in forever.
[08:04] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah.
[08:05] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We've just been running this whole time.
[08:08] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah.
[08:12] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Do you regret it?
[08:14] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Choosing this.
[08:17] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Nah.
[08:18] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We made these plans first.
[08:21] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    You're right. We're running at Hakone.
[08:24] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Now we just have to practice
    enough that they won't complain.
[08:28] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Complain?
[08:29] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Huh?
[08:30] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    So who won't complain? Haiji?
[08:35] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    The guys who didn't qualify?
[08:38] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Oh...
[08:41] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I hope everyone shows up soon.
[08:43] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We got in the habit of waking up early.
[08:46] Kakeru
    Joji! Jota!
[08:50] Kakeru
    Let's go!
[08:52] Both
    Who is that?
[08:54] Kakeru
    Hakone!
[08:57] Kakeru
    Everyone's waiting!
[09:00] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    What's he doing?
[09:01] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Who crashes a soccer game?
[09:04] Kakeru
    Let's go to Hakone!
[09:07] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Crap! Let's run!
[09:09] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    But he's one of the best in the country!
[09:10] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    He's running at us while smiling!
[09:13] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Stay away!
[09:13] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It's no use! He's catching up!
[09:14] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Jota! Don't give up!
[09:33] Nico
    Nicely done.
[09:34] Yuki
    There's no way you were outrunning him.
[09:38] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I can't run anymore...
[09:41] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I don't consent to this...
SIGN    Section 1 Starting Line Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Office
[09:50] Haiji
    This is the starting line.
[09:52] Haiji
    The day of the race, the crowds
    on the sidewalk will be a hundred deep.
[09:55] Haiji
    They'll build a huge stage out front,
    and cameras will be pointed at the runners.
[09:58] Haiji
    It's a truly grand occasion.
[10:00] Nico
    Will we have time to think about that?
[10:03] Prince
    It's not for the sensitive.
[10:05] Musa
    The wind between the buildings is fierce.
[10:07] Shindo
    Our bodies will get cold quickly.
[10:09] Haiji
    Twenty-one runners will
    begin running amidst the crowd,
[10:12] Haiji
    thinking only of delivering their sash
    to their teammate waiting far ahead.
[10:25] Haiji
    Let's keep moving.
SIGN    Section 2 (Section 10) Tsurumi Relay Station
[10:31] King
    Don't they stop all the traffic here
    and turn this into part of the course?
[10:35] King
    That's amazing.
[10:36] Yuki
    It's way too much pageantry
    for a bunch of college students.
[10:39] Haiji
    It means it's worth just that much.
[10:41] Haiji
    Our running should be worthy of that.
[10:44] Shindo
    Got it.
[10:47] Prince
    Have you gotten better at driving?
[10:51] Yuki
    You're right.
[10:52] King
    I couldn't believe it, but you have, haven't you?
[10:56] Haiji
    It's not fair for me to only
    expect you guys to grow.
[10:59] Nico
    Hey, cut that out.
[11:00] Nico
    If you don't keep sucking at driving,
    we won't be able to make excuses anymore.
[11:06] Haiji
    By the way, last year in this section 2,
[11:08] Haiji
    Kofu's Iwanki and Rikudo's
    Fujioka put on a legendary sprint.
[11:15] King
    The Glorious Section 2, huh?
[11:16] Musa
    They call it the ace's section.
[11:18] Haiji
    Kakeru.
[11:21] Haiji
    Do you want to run it?
[11:26] Kakeru
    No matter the section,
[11:28] Kakeru
    as long as there's a road,
    I'll run as hard as I can.
[11:33] Yuki
    Did you hear that?
[11:35] Yuki
    He said as long as there's a road.
[11:39] Kakeru
    Was what I said really that weird? Huh?
[11:43] Yuki
    Oh, no. Your words were encouraging.
SIGN    Section 3 (Section 9) Totsuka Relay Station
SIGN    Shonan Bridge
[11:54] King
    Yeesh.
[11:56] King
    The sea breeze is strong.
[12:00] Musa
    It feels nice.
[12:02] Shindo
    Yeah.
SIGN    Section 4 (Section 8) Hiratsuka Relay Station
SIGN    Section 5 (Section 7) Odawara Relay Station
[12:09] King
    Hey!
[12:10] King
    We're finally here.
[12:23] Nico
    It's steeper than I imagined.
[12:26] Yuki
    Going up this will be hell,
[12:28] Yuki
    but this means the downhill
    is no joke, either, right?
[12:31] Haiji
    That's right.
[12:32] Haiji
    Naturally, the strength of your
    legs are important in this section,
[12:34] Haiji
    but your courage and
    intelligence matter, as well.
SIGN    National Route 1 Summit Level
[12:38] King
    Huh?
[12:40] King
    This is the highest point?
[12:42] King
    So the finish line isn't at the top.
[12:47] Haiji
    We're almost at the finish
    line of the first half.
[12:50] Haiji
    Let's enjoy the scenery while we can.
SIGN    First Half Finish Line (Section 6 Starting Line) Lake Ashi
[13:02] Musa
    Beautiful...
[13:07] Yuki
    This is awesome.
[13:09] Nico
    The air at Aotake doesn't compare to this.
[13:12] Yuki
    That was mostly your fault.
[13:16] Shindo
    I wonder what it'll be like
    the day of the race.
[13:19] King
    There will be screaming crowds, right?
[13:22] Prince
    Guys.
[13:27] Prince
    In the parking lot...
[13:30] Kosuke
    You're so eager. You're
    even previewing the course.
[13:34] Kosuke
    I'm sorry I called you plebs once.
[13:38] Haiji
    Should you be loafing around here?
[13:41] Kosuke
    I'm waiting for Group B to arrive.
[13:44] Kosuke
    I'm in Group A.
[13:45] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    He's a regular?
[13:47] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah.
[13:48] Kosuke
    Oh, yeah. That qualifier.
[13:50] Kosuke
    It's amazing that you were
    neck and neck with Iwanki.
[13:53] Kosuke
    I bet you could run the real thing right now.
[13:56] Kakeru
    That's not true.
[13:58] Kosuke
    So modest.
[14:00] Yuki
    What are you guys doing?
[14:03] Kosuke
    You're all here.
[14:05] Kosuke
    We were just talking...
[14:08] Kosuke
    ...about what I'd do if I were a Kansei runner.
[14:13] Kosuke
    I mean, no matter how much you
    practice, you only have ten runners.
[14:17] Kosuke
    If even one of you caught a cold...
[14:23] Kosuke
    And even if you run like crazy
    and finish in the top ten,
[14:29] Kosuke
    your oldest runners will graduate.
[14:33] Kosuke
    There's no point in earning a seed for
    next year if you don't have enough runners.
[14:39] Kosuke
    Don't you wonder what you're running for?
[14:45] Kosuke
    It must be hard to stay motivated.
[14:48] Student
    Hey, Sakaki!
[14:51] Student
    Group B is here!
[14:52] Kosuke
    Got it!
[14:55] Kosuke
    See you somewhere on the course.
[14:59] Yuki
    You sure you guys aren't
    connected by a red string of fate?
[15:02] Haiji
    In some ways, he's diligent.
[15:05] Haiji
    Don't mind him.
[15:06] Haiji
    Consider it progress that no one responded.
[15:12] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I can't!
[15:15] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I am bothered!
[15:16] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Why didn't you talk back to him?
[15:18] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Tell us why you run!
[15:22] Haiji
    I told you, I'm searching
    for that answer right now.
[15:32] Haiji
    Let's go somewhere else.
[15:39] Haiji
    Sakaki was probably trying to say
[15:42] Haiji
    that improving yourself by competing
    against strong runners from strong schools
[15:46] Haiji
    is how an athlete should be
    and is a reason to run.
[15:51] Haiji
    But is he right?
[15:53] Haiji
    Can you say what we're doing is wrong?
[15:58] Haiji
    It's true that we need every one of us.
    There's no arguing that.
[16:03] Haiji
    I don't know what will happen
    next year or the year after that.
[16:06] Haiji
    I'm sure those who empathize
    with us will follow.
[16:09] Haiji
    All I can do is believe in that
    and run as hard as I can right now.
[16:15] Haiji
    So there's no need to respond to him.
[16:18] Haiji
    All we can do is acknowledge his points
    and move forward despite them.
[16:24] Haiji
    Does that answer your question?
[16:30] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I don't know.
[16:31] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    But...
[16:33] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We like what you have to say.
[16:39] Nico
    Like, huh?
[16:41] Prince
    That feels like enough to me.
[16:43] Yuki
    Don't be swayed by your emotions.
[16:45] Yuki
    Debate until you're satisfied.
[16:46] King
    The twins aren't theorists like you.
[17:10] Hanako
    You had a fight?
[17:12] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I wouldn't call it a fight.
[17:14] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I understand what he's trying to say, but...
[17:16] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I want to accept what he's saying,
    but it feels like he tricked us.
[17:21] Hanako
    I know what you mean. Haiji is so calm.
[17:24] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah. We missed our opportunity
    to return to normal.
[17:29] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It's not like we were wrong, right?
[17:34] Hanako
    I think you should believe him.
[17:41] Hanako
    He's been patiently thinking for four years.
[17:44] Hanako
    I can believe him because he's come this far.
[17:49] Hanako
    Compared to all the time
    Haiji has spent on it,
[17:51] Hanako
    our next two months will fly by in a moment.
[17:57] Hanako
    And that moment could change your life,
[18:00] Hanako
    even if you don't understand
    anything right now.
[18:03] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    You're right.
[18:04] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    The last six months flew by, too.
[18:07] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    A lot has happened.
[18:08] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    The qualifier, the training camp,
    all the track meets.
[18:11] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    And we met Hana.
[18:14] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    She's been a huge help,
    like when Haiji collapsed.
[18:18] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Oh, yeah. I remember that.
[18:20] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    And she always comes to our practices.
[18:22] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah. She's a huge help.
[18:23] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Without Hana, we wouldn't have made it this far.
[18:25] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    And she's cute.
[18:31] Shindo
    Hey.
[18:32] Shindo
    Where did Haiji go?
[18:35] Prince
    Huh?
[18:36] Prince
    You're asking me?
[18:39] Shindo
    I wanted to discuss the roadside
    placement of our members.
[18:42] Shindo
    Oh, and the university's
    asking us to turn in our forms.
[18:46] Shindo
    Whatever. Sorry to have bothered you.
[18:50] Prince
    That was close.
[18:52] Prince
    I almost asked if he wanted my help.
[19:00] Musa
    It's shocking to know we can't win.
[19:06] Musa
    But I was saved by Haiji's words.
[19:10] Musa
    All we can do right now
    is run as hard as we can.
[19:12] Musa
    He's right.
SIGN    Congratulations Kansei University Long Distance Track and Field Team
[19:14] Musa
    My anxieties have been
    eliminated completely.
[19:18] Musa
    Is there still something bothering you?
[19:21] Kakeru
    No. I agree.
[19:23] Kakeru
    But it's frustrating.
[19:27] Kakeru
    Sakaki made Jota and Joji anxious,
[19:32] Kakeru
    but the only thing I can do is run.
[19:34] Musa
    You're hard on yourself.
[19:39] Musa
    Previewing the course made me realize
[19:43] Musa
    that not you or Haiji, but I have
    to finish some section of it.
[19:50] Musa
    I have to do what I can do.
[19:53] Musa
    There are things only you can do.
[19:57] Musa
    Believe in us and in yourself.
[20:03] Kakeru
    I will.
SIGN    Congratulations Kansei University Long Distance Track and Field Team
[20:05] Student
    Hey, it's Kansei's Ekiden guys.
[20:08] Student
    Oh, yeah. They were on the news.
[20:11] Student
    They've got an exchange student?
[20:14] Student
    I know. I wish they'd run an all-Japanese team.
[20:17] Student
    The school's probably paying
    for it to promote themselves.
[20:22] Musa
    What are you going to tell them?
[20:24] Musa
    I'm fine.
[20:26] Kakeru
    But... it's ridiculous!
[20:28] Kakeru
    We're all runners!
[20:31] Kazuma
    Kurahara.
[20:37] Kazuma
    It's been a while.
[20:41] Kakeru
    Fujioka?
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[20:50] Nurse
    Kiyose. Kiyose Haiji.
[20:57] Haiji
    Yes.
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