E9 - Priority

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[00:02] Mikoto
    You've been acting weird recently.
[00:06] Tatsuru
    I was going to tell you once
    I got back, but whatever.
[00:11] Mikoto
    What?
[00:13] Tatsuru
    I'd like to dissolve our doubles team.
SIGN    Contacts
SIGN    Izumo Naohiro
SIGN    Salaryman's Club
SIGN    #09: Priority
[02:13] Toya
    Tatsuru-san's on a business trip to Osaka.
[02:15] Sota
    Why now?
[02:17] Takeda
    Apparently the executive
    director's behind it.
[02:20] Usuyama
    Is it because of what happened
    at the izakaya the other day?
[02:23] Sota
    Revenge of the alien from Planet Green Onion.
[02:26] Toya
    Wouldn't he go after Mikoto instead?
[02:28] Takeda
    He couldn't get the job
    done if he'd been sent alone.
[02:31] Mikoto
    See you guys later.
[02:32] Toya
    Uh, sure!
[02:34] Takeda
    Have a good night.
[02:36] Sota
    It's kind of scary how oddly calm he is.
[02:40] Mikoto
    Yes, thank you.
[02:43] Mikoto
    We'll deliver the goods tomorrow afternoon.
[02:45] Mikoto
    Yes, we look forward to
    continuing to work with you.
[02:46] Amano
    I was worried what would
    happen with Miyazumi gone,
[02:48] Amano
    but he's actually managing somehow.
[02:51] Ninosaka
    Shiratori's acting like an actual salesman.
[02:53] Yata
    He's a little hard to approach, though.
[02:56] Mikoto
    Yata-san, I sent you the sales slip.
    Could you check it for me?
[02:59] Yata
    Oh! Yes, sir!
[03:03] Mikoto
    Huh? There's no delivery file for Waoko.
[03:06] Amano
    Oh, that one? Miyazumi was
    looking at it last week.
[03:10] Mikoto
    I'm always telling him to put things
    back when he's done using them.
[03:14] Mikoto
    Found it.
SIGN    Medical Report
SIGN    Name: Miyazumi Tatsuru-sama
SIGN    Medical ID Number: 88432
SIGN    Diagnosis: Damaged anterior cruciate ligament
SIGN    Notes: Currently receiving outpatient treatment for above condition.
    Recommended to avoid intense movement.
[03:20] Mikoto
    What is this?
[03:23] Employee
    Sir, could you review this, please?
[03:25] Ono
    Sure.
[03:27] Mikoto
    Coach, look at this!
[03:28] Ono
    Focus on your job while you're at work!
[03:34] Ono
    Tatsu's knee is at its limit.
[03:37] Ono
    If he keeps up his current play style, his
    badminton career could end at any moment.
SIGN    Medical Report
SIGN    Name: Miyazumi Tatsuru-sama
SIGN    Medical ID Number: 88432
SIGN    Diagnosis: Damaged anterior cruciate ligament
SIGN    Notes: Currently receiving outpatient treatment for above condition.
    Recommended to avoid intense movement.
[03:44] Mikoto
    Did he injure it during
    our recent Unisics match?
[03:48] Ono
    He's been dealing with
    this problem for a while,
[03:51] Ono
    and used every trick in the
    book to make it this far.
[03:53] Mikoto
    He never said a word about this.
[03:55] Ono
    He's not the kind of guy who complains.
[03:58] Ono
    Especially not to you, his partner.
[04:08] Takeda
    Sorry, I overheard your conversation.
[04:11] Takeda
    Why does he have to be such a stranger?
[04:13] Takeda
    He could at least tell me.
    I'm a coach, after all.
[04:17] Mikoto
    What would Izumo-san do?
[04:19] Takeda
    Huh?
[04:21] Takeda
    You know about him?
[04:23] Mikoto
    I met him at the corporate tournament.
[04:29] Takeda
    Who knows? He could be pretty unemotional.
[04:33] Mikoto
    Why did he go to Mitsuhoshi, anyway?
[04:36] Takeda
    We don't know exactly, either.
[04:38] Takeda
    Shortly after we were promoted out
    of the number two league last year,
[04:41] Takeda
    Mitsuhoshi tried to poach Tatsu-san and
    Izumo, the key members of our team.
[04:46] Mikoto
    Sounds like something Mitsuhoshi would do.
[04:49] Takeda
    Tatsu-san turned them down right away.
[04:51] Takeda
    Naturally, we assumed
    Izumo would say no, too.
[04:55] Takeda
    But he left without a word.
[05:00] Takeda
    It's not that I don't understand
    how Tatsu-san feels.
[05:04] Takeda
    When you get to be around our age, you start
    wondering when's the right time to quit.
[05:09] Mikoto
    He's being selfish.
[05:10] Takeda
    Huh?
[05:11] Takeda
    Hey, wait.
[05:15] Mikoto
    He's the one who dragged me into this.
[05:20] Mikoto
    Yeah, I'm on my way home.
[05:24] Mom
    Everything you do is always so sudden.
[05:27] Passerby 1
    Hey, isn't that Ibuki?
[05:30] Passerby 2
    It is!
[05:31] Passerby 2
    He looks amazing in a kimono.
[05:33] Passerby 3
    I wonder if he'd give us his autograph.
[05:35] Passerby 4
    Doesn't exactly look approachable, though.
[05:35] Mikoto
    What's Ibuki-san doing here?
[05:39] Ibuki
    Hey, Shiratori-kun.
[05:41] Mikoto
    Huh?
[05:42] Ibuki
    I'm glad I ran into you.
[05:43] Mikoto
    What?
[05:45] Ibuki
    Tokyo streets are so convoluted.
[05:48] Mikoto
    Are you here for an interview
    today or something?
[05:51] Ibuki
    Yeah. I thought I'd take care of some
    personal business while I was here,
[05:55] Ibuki
    but as you can see, I'm lost.
[05:58] Ibuki
    Are you training by yourself today?
[05:59] Mikoto
    I happened to be here to
     get my racket restrung.
[06:01] Ibuki
    Ah... Oh, right. I saw your match
    against Unisics the other day.
[06:06] Mikoto
    Huh?
[06:07] Ibuki
    How does it feel to play doubles again?
[06:11] Mikoto
    I'm not in love with being pushed
    around by someone else.
[06:15] Ibuki
    Miyazumi-san certainly is a powerful man.
[06:17] Mikoto
    He's selfish.
[06:20] Ibuki
    Speaking of which, our Izumo said
    Miyazumi-san asked to see him.
[06:26] Ibuki
    He said he'd go all the way
    to Kyoto to meet him.
[06:29] Ibuki
    I guess they're still close.
    Not that I know anything about it.
[06:32] Mikoto
    I...
[06:34] Mikoto
    I might go back to playing singles.
[06:40] Ibuki
    I see.
[06:42] Ibuki
    In that case, would you mind
    coming with me after this?
SIGN    Bicycles and Pedestrians Only
[06:46] Mikoto
    Huh?
[06:49] Mikoto
    Um, what are we doing here?
[06:52] Ibuki
    This is the gym Mitsuhoshi uses
     while we're on the road.
[06:55] Ibuki
    They know me here. Don't worry about it.
[06:57] Mikoto
    That's not what I meant.
[06:59] Ibuki
    As long as we're here,
    why don't we play a game?
[07:08] Ibuki
    Don't be so uptight.
[07:10] Ibuki
    We can have a nice, casual game.
[07:15] Mikoto
    Drawn-out games against Ibuki-san
    put me at a disadvantage.
[07:21] Ibuki
    Your side's wide open.
[07:32] Ibuki
    19-6.
[07:34] Ibuki
    Shiratori-kun, are you sure
    your instincts haven't dulled?
[07:38] Mikoto
    H-How is this a nice, casual game?
[07:43] Ibuki
    But a contest's a contest.
[07:46] Ibuki
    If you lose, I don't want to hear
    you say that nonsense again.
[07:49] Mikoto
    Wait, is he mad?
[07:54] Mikoto
    I'm not going down without a fight.
[08:05] Ibuki
    One more point, and it's over.
[08:08] Mikoto
    Why?
[08:10] Mikoto
    My foresight's not working.
[08:13] Mikoto
    Is it because I'm playing against Ibuki-san?
[08:15] Mikoto
    Or because I haven't
    played singles in a while?
[08:19] Ibuki
    I don't know what happened,
[08:22] Ibuki
    but you think you can return
    to singles playing like that?
[08:26] Ibuki
    How naïve of you, Shiratori-kun.
[08:46] Ibuki
    Looks like you finally noticed.
[08:49] Ibuki
    You're supposed to be playing singles,
    but you weren't playing like you were alone.
[08:55] Ibuki
    Who does your heart fight alongside?
[09:13] Izumo
    I haven't had a SunBev craft beer in a while.
[09:16] Izumo
    Hey.
[09:19] Izumo
    Thanks for waiting.
[09:22] Tatsuru
    You had a lot of nerve back
    when you were a newbie.
[09:26] Tatsuru
    I'm five years older, and you refused
    to use honorifics when speaking to me.
[09:30] Izumo
    You were the one who told me I didn't have to.
[09:33] Tatsuru
    Most people would show
    a little more restraint.
[09:36] Izumo
    Did you come here just to talk about this?
[09:41] Izumo
    Out with it. There's no need for
    restraint between us now.
[09:48] Tatsuru
    Was it my fault you left SunBev?
[09:53] Tatsuru
    You knew my knee was showing
    its age, didn't you?
[09:58] Izumo
    I couldn't help but notice it
    when playing with you.
[10:02] Tatsuru
    I've always wondered if that's why you gave
    up on me and chose Mitsuhoshi instead.
[10:11] Tatsuru
    I honestly don't know if my
    continuing to play badminton
[10:14] Tatsuru
    would be good for the team or him.
[10:18] Izumo
    Shiratori, right? He's still young.
[10:22] Tatsuru
    Playing doubles with Mikoto was
    supposed to be my last selfish act.
[10:27] Tatsuru
    But now I'm wondering if maybe
    I can actually keep playing.
[10:31] Tatsuru
    I want more.
[10:37] Izumo
    Give up.
[10:41] Tatsuru
    You're right.
[10:42] Izumo
    Me putting an end to it is
     enough to satisfy you?
[10:46] Izumo
    Ridiculous.
[10:48] Izumo
    I chose Mitsuhoshi because there were
    only upsides to me joining their team.
[10:53] Izumo
    Joining a strong team would get me
    closer to playing internationally.
[10:57] Izumo
    If you've got time to worry about it,
    go home and get some exercise.
[11:03] Tatsuru
    Izumo.
[11:04] Izumo
    The next time we meet will
    be at the S/J League.
[11:11] Inami
    What? You're not staying tonight?
[11:14] Mikoto
    I've got work tomorrow.
[11:15] Mikoto
    I just came to pick up some clothes.
[11:17] Inami
    You'll stay for dinner, right?
[11:19] Mikoto
    No, I—
[11:22] Mikoto
    I'll have dinner.
[11:24] Inami
    Oh, by the way...
[11:26] Inami
    Thanks for inviting me to
    the tasting the other day.
SIGN    When: 6/8 (Wed)
SIGN    We've developed
    new tasty products!
SIGN    Tasting Session
SIGN    Original Product
SIGN    Sunlight Beverage
[11:29] Inami
    It brought back memories.
[11:31] Mikoto
    Brought back memories?
[11:33] Inami
    We lived around there for
    a little while a long time ago.
[11:36] Mikoto
    What?
[11:37] Inami
    You used to play all the time at
     that park with the hippo playground.
[11:41] Mikoto
    Did I?
SIGN    Micchan's Room
[11:45] Mikoto
    I can't remember everything since
    I transferred schools so much.
[11:52] Mikoto
    The hippo playground?
[11:54] Mikoto
    Did she mean that park?
[11:58] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Excuse me...
[12:00] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Could I have some water?
[12:05] Mikoto
    What an awful first impression.
[12:11] Mikoto
    How am I supposed to act
    when I see him tomorrow?
SIGN    General Purpose Notebook
[12:18] Mikoto
    Hey, that's not food.
[12:22] Mikoto
    Ugh, when is this from?
[12:26] Mikoto
    Wow, these suck.
SIGN    June 19th
    I went to the beach with my mom.
    There were lots of fish.
     I had fun. I want to go again.
[12:32] Mikoto
    Huh?
[12:34] Mikoto
    Is this a shuttle feather?
SIGN    Me
SIGN    My Friend
[12:39] Mikoto
    "July 7th, sunny. Today was my last
    time playing badminton with my friend."
[12:47] Mikoto
    "When I grow up, I want
    to be a Badaryman, too."
[12:55] Inami
    Mikoto, dinner will be ready soon!
[12:58] Mikoto
    Sorry!
[13:07] Tatsuru
    Back then, I failed to achieve
    what I wanted to at SunBev.
[13:14] (Flashback) Employee A
    The badminton team lost in the first round.
[13:16] (Flashback) Employee B
    I heard the newbie who joined
    this year lost all his games.
[13:19] (Flashback) Employee C
    That Miyazumi guy?
[13:21] (Flashback) Employee A
    He can't do his job,
    and he sucks at badminton.
[13:23] (Flashback) Employee A
    That's wage theft.
[13:25] (Flashback) Employee B
    Seriously.
[13:28] Tatsuru
    You can't be serious.
[13:30] Tatsuru
    I'm working practically full-time over here!
[13:33] Tatsuru
    They don't know the first
    thing about badminton!
[13:45] Tatsuru
    What's with him?
[13:49] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    What are you doing?
[14:03] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    That was a nice hit.
[14:06] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Okay, again!
[14:10] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Nice shot.
[14:14] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Hey!
[14:18] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Mikoto!
[14:23] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    That was quite the fall.
[14:26] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    You don't need to try so
    hard to return everything.
[14:29] (Flashback) Mikoto
    But I got it.
[14:33] (Flashback) Mikoto
    You lose when it hits the ground, right?
[14:38] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    I see. Yeah, you're right.
[14:42] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    That's exactly right.
[14:45] Tatsuru
    Those straightforward words opened my eyes.
[14:54] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Take care even after you move, all right?
[14:57] (Flashback) Mikoto
    I don't wanna go.
[15:00] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Here, you can have this.
[15:03] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    If you keep playing badminton,
    we'll meet again someday.
[15:12] Tatsuru
    Ten years later, when I found his name on
    the Mitsuhoshi roster, my mind was made up.
[15:21] (Flashback) Ono
    But his record this past year has been awful.
SIGN    Number 11
SIGN    Team
SIGN    Birthplace
SIGN    Date of Birth
SIGN    May
SIGN    Height
SIGN    Weight
SIGN    Dominant Hand
SIGN    Right
SIGN    Singles
SIGN    Player Quote
SIGN    The Appeal of Badminton
SIGN    ...is clearly defined.
[15:26] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    I was bad at first, too,
    but you didn't give up on me.
[15:31] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    I'll make it work somehow.
[15:35] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Please!
[15:39] (Flashback) Ono
    Fine.
[15:40] (Flashback) Ono
    I'm betting on you. You and Shiratori.
[15:45] (Flashback) Tatsuru
    Thank you!
[15:53] Tatsuru
    It was selfish of me to
    think I could save him.
[16:01] Tatsuru
    But still, I...
[16:03] Mikoto
    There you are!
[16:08] Tatsuru
    What are you doing here?
[16:11] Mikoto
    I'll make it work somehow.
[16:14] Mikoto
    Your knee, I mean. And your play style...
[16:18] Mikoto
    We can talk about it, and make some changes.
[16:20] Mikoto
    I don't have any concrete
    ideas right now, but...
[16:24] Mikoto
    No, wait. That's not what I wanted to say.
[16:27] Mikoto
    Ah, screw it.
[16:30] Mikoto
    Please play with me again!
[16:35] Mikoto
    You're the one who taught me.
[16:46] Tatsuru
    I'll be a Badaryman until the day I die.
SIGN    Saitama Matsugishi Public Elementary
[16:58] Ono
    Too slow!
[17:00] Ono
    Don't go slacking off on me!
[17:01] Both
    Yes, sir!
[17:03] Ono
    Come on! Return, return, return!
[17:07] Mikoto
    You'd better practice with me today.
[17:10] Tatsuru
    Sorry, can't today, either.
[17:11] Mikoto
    What?
[17:12] Mikoto
    Where are you going every week—
[17:15] Mikoto
    Wait, do you actually have a girlfriend?
[17:18] Tatsuru
    You wanna come with me?
[17:20] Mikoto
    Huh?
[17:25] Nakamori
    Come on, your feet have stopped moving again.
[17:27] Student
    Nakamori-sensei, go easy on me.
[17:31] Nakamori
    That wouldn't be good for you.
[17:34] Nakamori
    Huh?
[17:38] Tatsuru
    Coach Nakamori is Coach Ono's junior.
[17:41] Tatsuru
    He introduced me to him when I was
    struggling with how to use my body better.
[17:46] Nakamori
    In the world of para-athletes,
    power alone isn't enough to win.
[17:50] Nakamori
    My personal theory is that a flexible body
    and the mental strength necessary
[17:55] Nakamori
    to maintain your pace no matter
    what are what's important.
[17:58] Mikoto
    "Definitely a girlfriend," my ass.
[18:01] Tatsuru
    Huh?
[18:02] Mikoto
    Nothing.
[18:03] Mikoto
    How could you tell me to rely on my
    teammate and not mention this to me?
[18:09] Tatsuru
    What? Are you mad at me?
[18:13] Nakamori
    Okay, now that Shiratori-kun's here,
    let's come up with a new play style.
[18:19] Both
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Three months until
    the S/J League!
SIGN    By Master Artist Mikoto
SIGN    You can do it
SIGN    Ginger Ale Made With the Sweetness and Spiciness of Green Onions
SIGN    New Product
SIGN    Bringing you the deliciousness of a local specialty
     Try Sunlight Beverage's new local drink
SIGN    29 days until the S/J League!
SIGN    1 day until the S/J League!
SIGN    Badminton
    S/J League Tokyo Tournament
SIGN    Sumida City
    Gymnasium
SIGN    Badminton
     S/J League
[19:29] Yata
    The day's finally here.
[19:31] Amano
    Yeah, the S/J League.
[19:34] Amano
    The greatest domestic tournament,
SIGN    Victory
SIGN    Mitsuhoshi Bank
[19:36] Amano
    where only the nation's top teams
    are allowed to participate.
SIGN    Tomari Transport
[19:41] Ref
    The first match of the S Block
    League will now begin.
[21:25] Secretary
    Sir, our team made it to the
    top four of the S/J League.
[21:30] Executive Director
    Hah. What does it matter if they win?
[21:34] Executive Director
    What do you think is important to a company?
[21:39] Secretary
    Pursuing profit and creating an environment
    where employees' minds are at ease.
[21:42] Executive Director
    Exactly!
[21:44] Executive Director
    Since joining this company, I've done
     my very best to achieve that.
[21:49] Executive Director
    The badminton team
[21:51] Executive Director
    is a money-sink for upkeep,
    produces no profit, and is an outrage.
[21:54] Executive Director
    It deserves to be shut down!
[21:58] Executive Director
    Don't you agree?
[22:02] Reporter
    With the semifinals of the S/J
    League coming up tomorrow,
[22:05] Reporter
    we've invited the captains of the top
    four teams to come speak with us.
[22:08] Reporter
    Competing alongside perennial championship
    contenders Mitsuhoshi Bank, Unisics,
[22:12] Reporter
    and Tomari Transport is Sunlight Beverage,
[22:14] Reporter
    a team promoted from the number
    two league just last year.
[22:18] Reporter
    Captain Miyazumi, a question for
    you: How do you feel right now?
[22:21] Tatsuru
    Uh, yeah. Our current
    team is in g-great shape.
[22:26] Tatsuru
    I hope we can ride this momentum
    through the s-semifinals.
[22:27] Tatsuru
    I hope we can ride this momentum
    through the s-semifinals.
[22:30] Toya
    He's stuttering like crazy.
[22:31] Mikoto
    An embarrassment to the team.
[22:32] Sota
    Apparently, this stream is being archived.
[22:34] Takeda
    I could never do this!
[22:37] Usuyama
    Miyazumi-san, you've got this.
[22:38] Ono
    The hell are you doing?!
[22:40] Ono
    Don't get ahead of yourselves just
    because you made it into the top four!
[22:43] Ono
    We're playing Unisics in the semifinals
    tomorrow at the tournament.
[22:47] Ono
    You two hold the key.
[22:49] Ono
    We're counting on you brothers.
[22:51] Both
    Yes, sir!
[22:52] Tatsuru
    P-Paving the way to the future with focus
[22:55] Ninosaka
    He's stuttering like crazy.
[22:55] Tatsuru
    and shuttles is the Badaryman way.
[22:57] Amano
    Either way, they did well.
[23:00] Yata
    Promise you'll come cheer
    the team on tomorrow.
[23:02] Ninosaka
    No, thanks.
[23:04] Sakaki
    I can probably make it tomorrow, too.
[23:07] Sakaki
    Huh?
[23:09] Saki
    What is this?
SIGN    Dealing With Miyazumi Tatsuru
SIGN    <Human Resources>