# E4 - Conflict
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**[00:09] (Flashback) Azuma**
Hey, you.
**[00:11] (Flashback) Azuma**
Are you interested in badminton?
**[00:14] (Flashback) Azuma**
I'm on the badminton team.
**[00:18] (Flashback) Azuma**
Would you like to give it a try?
**[00:21] (Flashback) Azuma**
Shiratori-kun, have you played before?
**[00:23] (Flashback) Azuma**
Like at your previous school or something?
**[00:25] (Flashback) Mikoto**
No.
**[00:27] (Flashback) Azuma**
Why don't you join the badminton
team? Play doubles with me.
**[00:30] (Flashback) Mikoto**
Uh, I...
**[00:33] (Flashback) Azuma**
I'm Tachibana Azuma.
**[00:36] (Flashback) Mikoto**
Nice to meet you.
***SIGN*** Award
Boys' Doubles
1st Place
Shiratori Mikoto
***SIGN*** Award
Boys' Doubles
1st Place
Tachibana Azuma
**[01:06] (Flashback) Azuma**
Do you have plans after graduation, Mikoto?
**[01:08] (Flashback) Mikoto**
Yeah. If I wanna go someplace with a strong
badminton team, that's Toba High.
**[01:13] (Flashback) Azuma**
I see.
**[01:15] (Flashback) Mikoto**
Azuma, you'll come with me, right?
**[01:19] (Flashback) Azuma**
Of course.
**[01:22] (Flashback) Azuma**
After, all we're...
**[01:25] (Flashback) Both**
The best.
***SIGN*** Salaryman's Club
***SIGN*** #04: Conflict
***SIGN*** National Corporate Badminton Tournament
First Day
***SIGN*** Saeki Sota
***SIGN*** Kimura Kohei
Kumamoto Pharmaceuticals
**[03:09] Ref**
Game and match won by Saeki
Sota of Sunlight Beverage.
**[03:14] Toya**
Nice, bro!
**[03:16] Takeda**
We made it through the first round!
**[03:18] Ono**
Don't let your guard down just
'cause we won one match!
**[03:21] Ono**
We're aiming for the top!
**[03:23] All**
Yes, sir!
**[03:25] Player 1**
Jeez, their coach is scary.
**[03:27] Player 2**
Sunlight Beverage, huh?
They're looking strong this year.
**[03:31] Player 1**
Their game one doubles team swept, too.
**[03:35] Yata**
Hear that? Our team's
getting a lot of attention!
**[03:38] Amano**
Yeah.
**[03:40] Amano**
The powerful veteran Miyazumi and
intellectual new recruit Shiratori.
**[03:45] Amano**
They work so well together, it's hard to
believe they're a recently-formed team.
**[03:48] Amano**
It's still only the first round, though.
They've got a long road ahead of 'em.
**[03:53] Yata**
Roughly 200 corporate teams gather
at the corporate tournament.
***SIGN*** Men's Team Competition
**[03:57] Yata**
For Sunlight Beverage to
make it to the finals...
**[04:01] Yata**
We have to win seven times!
**[04:03] Amano**
And the first five rounds will be
played over the next three days.
***SIGN*** Tomari Transport
**[04:08] Amano**
Not only that, but if things go as expected,
**[04:10] Amano**
we'll face the powerful Tomari
Transport in the fifth round.
**[04:13] Amano**
It'll be pretty tough.
**[04:15] Yata**
Good luck, guys.
***SIGN*** Restaurant Isuzu
**[04:18] Takeda**
Cheers!
**[04:22] Takeda**
Though we're having non-alcoholic drinks
since we've got matches tomorrow.
**[04:25] Toya**
Oolong tea after a win hits the spot!
**[04:28] Sota**
Toya, you didn't play today.
**[04:30] Toya**
Because you and Mikoto's team
won round two for us, too.
**[04:35] Takeda**
You just watch. Tomorrow my
racket will be spitting fire!
**[04:41] Takeda**
You guys are awfully quiet today.
**[04:44] Toya**
It's the green onion ginger ale.
**[04:46] Takeda**
Oh, yeah. They're making a trial
product for their presentation, right?
**[04:50] Toya**
Apparently they've hit a wall.
***SIGN*** 1) How to best utilize green onion's
bitterness in a beverage
**[04:53] (Flashback) Planning Department**
Here's the data from the analysis team.
**[04:57] (Flashback) Planning Department**
In summary, the results show the harder
we pursue onion-like qualities,
***SIGN*** Green Onion Ginger Ale
**[05:01] (Flashback) Planning Department**
the farther away it takes us
from producing a tasty beverage.
**[05:05] (Flashback) Tatsuru**
I guess that makes sense.
**[05:08] (Flashback) Toya**
I knew that.
**[05:10] (Flashback) Usuyama**
If I may.
**[05:13] (Flashback) Usuyama**
The Quality Assurance Department
**[05:16] (Flashback) Usuyama**
believes ensuring that new products
meet all safety standards
**[05:19] (Flashback) Usuyama**
allows us to protect the
safety of our customers.
**[05:23] (Flashback) Usuyama**
Don't ignore that.
**[05:26] (Flashback) Toya**
Shouldn't flavor come first, though?
**[05:30] (Flashback) Planning Department**
Naturally, we're working to
ensure we meet standard values.
***SIGN*** Green Onion Ginger Ale
**[05:34] (Flashback) Planning Department**
But when it comes to producing
a green onion-flavored beverage...
**[05:39] (Flashback) Mikoto**
Please give us some more time!
**[05:41] (Flashback) Mikoto**
I know it'll taste good!
**[05:43] (Flashback) Planning Department**
I'm not sure I can trust your sense of taste.
***SIGN*** Favorite Drink: Natto Cola
**[05:49] Takeda**
Usuyama-san's in your meetings, huh?
**[05:52] Takeda**
He's strict when it comes to sales.
**[05:54] Toya**
Bro, don't you think your
boss is too inflexible?
**[05:57] Sota**
He never cuts corners on anything.
**[06:00] Mikoto**
It's good.
**[06:02] Mikoto**
How can we capture this flavor in a drink?
**[06:06] Tatsuru**
I wish we knew more about
Fukaya green onions.
**[06:10] Mikoto**
So good.
**[06:11] Manager**
Right? Our green onions come
directly from a farm in Fukaya.
**[06:17] Mikoto**
Could you tell us more about that?
***SIGN*** National Corporate Badminton Tournament
Day 2
**[06:28] Ref**
Game and match won by Takeda Koki
and Saeki Toya of Sunlight Beverage.
***SIGN*** Sato Nobuaki
Aoki Kenta
Art Saikyo
***SIGN*** Takeda Koki
Saeki Toya
**[06:34] Takeda**
All right!
**[06:37] Yata**
We did it. We made it through
the fourth round, too!
**[06:40] Amano**
We're playing Tomari tomorrow, huh?
**[06:43] Yata**
Tomari's a super-aggressive team
**[06:46] Yata**
specializing in smashes unleashed by back
muscles strengthened via transport work,
**[06:50] Yata**
and low-altitude drive rallies
that barely pass over the net.
**[06:56] Yata**
They're known as the Golden
Lions of the North!
**[07:00] Yata**
They're such rugged and
wild athletes... I dig it!
**[07:03] Amano**
Sunlight Beverage has never
beaten them as a team before.
**[07:09] Amano**
I wonder what'll happen this year.
***SIGN*** Message
***SIGN*** Ninosaka-san
New message from Ninosaka-san.
**[07:13] Yata**
It's Ninosaka-san.
**[07:14] Amano**
He didn't show up today, either.
***SIGN*** Today
***SIGN*** Enjoy working on your day off
**[07:18] Ninosaka**
*"Enjoy working on your day off."*
**[07:20] Yata**
That twerp.
**[07:22] Amano**
He sticks to his guns.
**[07:25] Amano**
Get plenty of rest for tomorrow.
**[07:28] All**
Good work today.
**[07:29] Tatsuru**
Shall we go?
**[07:31] Mikoto**
Yeah.
**[07:32] Tatsuru**
See you guys later.
**[07:34] Takeda**
What? Where are they going?
**[07:49] Tatsuru**
Sorry about the sudden visit.
**[07:51] Grandpa Shibusawa**
Not at all. I'm just glad you're
interested in my onions.
**[07:55] Grandpa Shibusawa**
Are you boys athletes?
**[07:58] Tatsuru**
Normally we work in sales
for a beverage manufacturer,
**[08:01] Tatsuru**
but we're also on our company's
corporate badminton team.
**[08:04] Grandpa Shibusawa**
So you wear two hats, eh? That's cool.
**[08:13] Tatsuru**
It's huge.
**[08:15] Grandpa Shibusawa**
This whole stretch of land is my farm.
**[08:18] Mikoto**
Wow.
**[08:19] Grandpa Shibusawa**
Fukaya is Japan's number
one green onion producer.
**[08:22] Tatsuru**
Whoa.
**[08:24] Grandpa Shibusawa**
The fertile soil from the Tone
River and dry winter winds
**[08:28] Grandpa Shibusawa**
make Fukaya green onions real sweet.
**[08:31] Grandpa Shibusawa**
Here.
**[08:32] Tatsuru**
Freshly harvested Fukaya green onions.
**[08:34] Mikoto**
Thank you.
**[08:43] Mikoto**
It's spicy...
**[08:44] Grandpa Shibusawa**
Well, it *is* raw, after all.
**[08:49] Haruki**
Grandpa!
**[08:51] Grandpa Shibusawa**
Ah, Haruki. You're here?
**[08:53] Haruki**
Hey, it's the grown-up grade-schooler.
**[08:57] Mikoto**
You're that kid.
**[08:58] (Flashback) Haruki**
What kind of adult comes to
an elementary school?
**[09:02] Tatsuru**
You know each other?
**[09:04] Mikoto**
He approached me near the gym.
**[09:07] Tatsuru**
Huh...
**[09:09] Tatsuru**
Nice to meet you, Haruki-kun.
**[09:11] Tatsuru**
I'm Tatsuru. This is Mikoto.
**[09:14] Tatsuru**
Nice to meet you.
**[09:16] Haruki**
Are you a grown-up grade-schooler, too?
**[09:19] Tatsuru**
Actually, we're Badarymans!
**[09:31] Grandma Shibusawa**
Here you go.
**[09:32] Grandpa Shibusawa**
Don't be shy. Eat as much as you'd like.
**[09:35] Both**
We will, thank you.
**[09:39] Mikoto**
It's good.
**[09:41] Tatsuru**
Fukaya green onions have a sweetness
other green onions don't.
**[09:45] Grandpa Shibusawa**
These are summer onions.
Winter onions are even sweeter.
**[09:49] Grandpa Shibusawa**
They have as much sugar content
as melons or tangerines.
**[09:52] Tatsuru**
Really? That's practically a fruit.
**[09:56] Haruki**
Green onions again? I want a Hamburg steak.
**[09:59] Mother**
Now, don't be self-centered.
**[10:03] Grandma Shibusawa**
That's just how young kids are.
**[10:05] Grandma Shibusawa**
It's not meat, but try some of this.
**[10:12] Haruki**
It's good!
**[10:14] Tatsuru**
Green onion and apple salad?
**[10:17] Grandma Shibusawa**
They go surprisingly well together.
**[10:19] Grandma Shibusawa**
They say apples remove the
strong smell of the onions.
**[10:24] Grandpa Shibusawa**
That smell is part of
what makes onions great.
**[10:26] Grandma Shibusawa**
Yes, yes.
**[10:30] Tatsuru**
Thank you.
**[10:32] Grandma Shibusawa**
You ate so much, it was
worth making all that food.
**[10:35] Grandma Shibusawa**
You certainly have the appetites of athletes.
**[10:37] Tatsuru**
This guy's stomach is beyond athlete level.
**[10:43] Grandma Shibusawa**
Make yourselves at home until
we're ready to send you off.
**[10:49] Tatsuru**
Thank you for everything.
**[10:54] Tatsuru**
Nice. Seems like Shibusawa-san will help
us develop our green onion ginger ale.
**[10:59] Mikoto**
I really hope our next trial
product goes over well.
**[11:02] Haruki**
Hey.
**[11:04] Haruki**
What's inside those big bags?
**[11:07] Mikoto**
This sport is called badminton.
**[11:10] Haruki**
I know badminton! It's popular at my school.
**[11:13] Haruki**
This isn't like the stuff we
have at school. It's so cool.
**[11:18] Mikoto**
You wanna try using them?
**[11:19] Haruki**
Can I?!
**[11:21] Haruki**
One, two, three.
**[11:31] Tatsuru**
You're a proper Badaryman, too.
***SIGN*** National Corporate Badminton Tournament
Day 3
***SIGN*** Sunlight Beverage
***SIGN*** Tomari Transport
**[11:39] Tatsuru**
It's time.
**[11:41] Mikoto**
If we win today, we'll face Unisics next.
**[11:43] Tonozaki**
Tatsu-niisan.
**[11:46] Tatsuru**
Tonozaki, it's been a while.
***SIGN*** Tonozaki Shiryu (28)
Tomari Transport Member
**[11:48] Tonozaki**
Good to see you again!
**[11:49] Takeda**
It's Tomari.
**[11:51] Toya**
Jeez, they're rugged.
**[11:53] Tonazaki**
Come on, guys. Say hello!
**[11:56] All**
Hello!
**[11:57] Sota**
*They're so loud.*
**[12:00] Tatsuru**
You guys are as courteous as ever.
**[12:04] Mikoto**
Huh?
**[12:06] Mikoto**
Azuma?
**[12:14] Ono**
Our team order may have backfired on us.
**[12:17] Sota**
Tonozaki-san isn't on their doubles 1 team?
**[12:20] Ono**
I made Tatsu and Shiratori our doubles 2 team
**[12:23] Ono**
so we could avoid a direct
confrontation with Tonozaki, but...
***SIGN*** Gokura Kotetsu
Saruhashi Yukei
***SIGN*** Takeda Koki
Saeki Toya
**[12:27] Amano**
Tonozaki and Gokura are said to be Tomari's
strongest specialized doubles team.
***SIGN*** Inui Yosuke
***SIGN*** Tonozaki Shiryu
***SIGN*** Gokura Kotetsu
***SIGN*** Takeda Koki
***SIGN*** Saeki Toya
***SIGN*** Saruhashi Yukei
***SIGN*** Miyazumi Tatsuru
***SIGN*** Shiratori Mikoto
***SIGN*** Tomari Transport
**[12:33] Amano**
Normally Tomari wins by making
them their doubles 1 team,
**[12:38] Amano**
but apparently they mixed things up.
**[12:40] Yata**
They've got a newcomer for this tournament:
Tachibana Azuma, 20 years old.
***SIGN*** Tachibana Azuma
***SIGN*** Tomari Transport
***SIGN*** 19 years
November 14th
172cm/66.5kg
B
Right
Reading
**[12:44] Yata**
He's the same age as
Shiratori-kun and Toya-kun.
**[12:47] Amano**
He and Tonozaki are their
doubles 2 team, right?
**[12:51] Yata**
How does breaking up their
strongest team benefit them?
**[12:54] Amano**
I don't know.
**[12:55] Amano**
Maybe they're testing their newbie during
the early stages of the tournament, or...
**[13:01] Yata**
They've created an even stronger pair?
**[13:07] Mikoto**
*Why?*
**[13:09] Mikoto**
*Is his elbow okay?*
**[13:14] Tatsuru**
So he's your former teammate.
**[13:18] Yota**
Gokura-san, where's Tonozaki-san?
***SIGN*** Gokura Kotetsu (28)
Tomari Transport Member
**[13:22] Gokura**
Tono is—
**[13:23] Saruhashi**
I'm Tetsu-san's new
partner, Saruhashi Yukei!
***SIGN*** Saruhashi Yukei (24)
Tomari Transport Member
**[13:28] Saruhashi**
You got a problem with that?
**[13:29] Saruhashi**
You wanna go?! Huh?!
**[13:32] Gokura**
Yukei.
**[13:33] Saruhashi**
Sorry, Tetsu-san. We're
checking our formation, right?
**[13:36] Saruhashi**
Got it.
**[13:37] Toya**
What was that about?
**[13:40] Ref**
Love all. Begin!
**[13:54] Takeda**
Sorry, my return was—
**[13:59] Ayaka**
C'mon...
**[14:01] Ayaka**
Let's get pumped up!
**[14:03] Ayaka**
Everybody make some noise!
**[14:06] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Yeah!
**[14:08] Toya**
It's Tomari's famous extreme cheer squad.
**[14:08] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Go Kotetsu! Go Kotetsu!
**[14:13] Toya**
Ko-san.
**[14:14] Takeda**
I-I'm fine. Th-This is nothing!
**[14:15] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Go Kotetsu!
***SIGN*** Gokura Kotetsu
Saruhashi Yukei
***SIGN*** Takeda Koki
Saeki Toya
**[14:31] Ref**
That's game. First game won by Gokura
and Saruhashi of Tomari Transport.
**[14:41] Saruhashi**
Did you see my perfectly synced
teamwork with Tetsu-san?
**[14:46] Gokura**
Yukei.
**[14:46] Toya**
He's so annoying.
**[14:48] Saruhashi**
Yes, sir! Sorry, Tetsu-san!
**[14:48] Toya**
Let's get our heads in the next game.
**[14:51] Toya**
Winners aren't determined by who's
got more people cheering for them.
**[14:54] Takeda**
Y-Yeah.
**[14:56] Yata**
Tomari's cheers are fierce.
**[15:00] Amano**
Apparently their intensity has increased
**[15:02] Amano**
since the president's daughter
started leading them.
**[15:05] Yata**
They're so cool.
**[15:07] Amano**
It's Takeda I'm worried about.
**[15:11] Ref**
Love all. Begin.
**[15:15] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Go, go, Tomari!
**[15:18] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Get it, get it, Tomari!
**[15:21] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Go, go, Tomari!
**[15:24] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Get it, get it, Tomari!
**[15:32] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Get it, get it! Now's your chance!
**[15:34] Takeda**
*Stop.*
**[15:36] Takeda**
*Please stop.*
***SIGN*** A School Festival Tradition!!
Confess Your Love
***SIGN*** Gymnasium Stage
Begins at 14:00
***SIGN*** 100% success rate!!
***SIGN*** Participants wanted!!
***SIGN*** Go for broke!!
**[15:40] (Flashback) Yotsuya**
"Confess your love," huh?
**[15:42] (Flashback) Masuda**
Now that's got nothing to do with us.
**[15:44] (Flashback) Yotsuya**
But isn't Kawai totally into Takecchi?
**[15:48] (Flashback) Takeda**
What?
**[15:48] (Flashback) Masuda**
I thought so, too.
**[15:50] (Flashback) Masuda**
Look, she's looking this way right now.
**[15:57] (Flashback) Both**
See?
**[16:01] (Flashback) Takeda**
Kawai-san, will you go out with me?
**[16:06] (Flashback) Kawai**
I'm sorry. I...
**[16:09] (Flashback) Kawai**
I like Yotsuya-kun!
***SIGN*** Confess Your Love
**[16:26] Takeda**
*No. Don't think about the past.*
**[16:29] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Go, go, Tomari!
**[16:31] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Get it, get it, Tomari!
**[16:32] Ref**
Game and match won by Gokura Kotetsu and
Saruhashi Yukei of Tomari Transport.
***SIGN*** Gokura Kotetsu
Saruhashi Yukei
***SIGN*** Takeda Koki
Saeki Toya
**[16:41] Saruhashi**
I knew you could do it, Tetsu-san!
**[16:43] Saruhashi**
No one can stop those smashes.
**[16:46] Saruhashi**
Someday I hope I can be like you.
**[16:48] Gokura**
Yukei.
**[16:49] Saruhashi**
Sorry, Tetsu-san. You always say the
game's not over until you shake hands.
**[16:56] Saruhashi**
Let's get to it!
**[16:58] Saruhashi**
Thank you!
**[17:04] Ono**
We can reflect on our mistakes later.
The team match isn't over yet.
**[17:08] Both**
Yes, sir.
***SIGN*** Mashiba Yuho
***SIGN*** Saeki Sota
**[17:12] Takeda**
That was my fault.
**[17:14] Takeda**
Sorry.
**[17:15] Toya**
It's not just your fault, Ko-san.
**[17:18] Toya**
It takes two to play doubles.
**[17:20] Toya**
I need to pull my weight, too.
**[17:24] Ref**
Love all. Begin.
***SIGN*** Mashiba Yuho (23)
Tomari Transport Member
**[17:26] Mashiba**
All right. Act fast, get the win.
**[17:31] Mashiba**
Gotcha!
**[17:39] Mashiba**
How did I screw that up?
**[17:41] Mashiba**
I know my muscles can do better than that.
**[17:44] Mashiba**
Damn it, why?
**[17:44] Ayaka**
Hey, Yuho!
**[17:47] Ayaka**
If you lose, I'm not making
you protein shakes anymore.
**[17:51] Mashiba**
Ayaka-san.
**[17:53] Mashiba**
I can do it!
**[17:56] Mashiba**
I can do better than that!
**[18:00] Sota**
*How?*
**[18:01] Mashiba**
Yeah!
**[18:03] Mashiba**
All right!
**[18:05] Sota**
*How does he get so fired up?*
**[18:06] Mashiba**
Nice work, muscles!
**[18:09] Sota**
*No matter how hard you play,*
**[18:11] Sota**
* you can't overcome an overwhelming*
* difference in strength.*
**[18:19] Mashiba**
Close. We were one—no,
two steps short, quads!
**[18:25] Sota**
* I don't believe hard work is*
* always rewarded proportionally.*
**[18:29] Ayaka**
You'll get the next one!
**[18:29] Sota**
*The world isn't that convenient.*
**[18:32] Sota**
* There are plenty of situations in*
* which feelings alone aren't enough.*
**[18:40] Ref**
Game and match won by Saeki
Sota of Sunlight Beverage.
***SIGN*** Mashiba Yuho
***SIGN*** Saeki Sota
**[18:45] Mashiba**
You crushed my muscles. Thank you!
**[18:53] Ono**
I wish I could say you did well, but...
**[18:58] Ono**
Do you like badminton?
**[19:02] Sota**
Yes.
**[19:05] Ono**
I see.
**[19:07] Yata**
Since Sota-kun won, it's 1-1. It all
comes down to the third match.
**[19:11] Amano**
It hasn't been long since Tonozaki and
Tachibana started playing together.
**[19:16] Amano**
Their individual strength will probably
have a big influence on the match.
**[19:22] Tonozaki**
He's your former teammate, right?
**[19:25] Azuma**
Yes.
**[19:26] Tonozaki**
You're acting pretty aloof, considering.
**[19:30] Tonozaki**
Well, rather than nitpicking, I guess
it'd be faster to start playing.
**[19:36] Ref**
Love all. Begin.
**[19:47] (Flashback) Teammate 1**
Azuma seemed down.
**[19:49] (Flashback) Teammate 2**
Of course he is. Even if
the surgery's successful,
**[19:53] (Flashback) Teammate 2**
he was told he may not be
able to play badminton again.
**[19:56] (Flashback) Teammate 3**
Apparently he'd been pushing
himself pretty hard for a while.
**[20:00] (Flashback) Teammate 2**
Speaking of, a certain *someone* hasn't
visited him, even though he's his partner.
**[20:04] (Flashback) Teammate 1**
How can he face him after what happened?
**[20:06] (Flashback) Teammate 3**
Seriously.
**[20:23] Mikoto**
*He must hate me.*
**[20:29] Mikoto**
* I knew he did, but now that*
* he's standing in front of me...*
**[20:33] Tatsuru**
Mikoto!
**[20:45] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Azuma! Azuma! Azuma!
**[20:49] Toya**
Mikoto, what are you doing?!
**[20:50] Tomari Cheer Squad**
Azuma!
**[20:52] Ono**
*You've gotta overcome it eventually.*
**[20:55] Ono**
*This is your moment of truth, Shiratori.*
**[21:06] Tatsuru**
I've got it!
**[21:07] Azuma**
*Could it be...*
**[21:08] Tatsuru**
Assholes...
**[21:18] Ref**
11-5, interval.
**[21:26] Azuma**
If this is it...
**[21:30] Azuma**
If this is how it's going to be,
**[21:33] Azuma**
I wish we'd never met.