# E12 - Samurai vs Knight
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All right!
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Mori and Yanagi won.
We've got a win and a loss!
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Now we're tied.
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But they're Team France,
ranked No. 3 in the world.
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It's not over.
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We will now start #3 singles
of France versus Japan.
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Prince, it's your turn.
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France sent out that horseback riding guy?
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It's him.
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Le Prince! Le Prince!
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Le Prince! Le Prince!
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Wh-What are they saying?
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"Le Prince." They're
cheering for their prince.
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Prince?
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This is his first time
competing in this tournament.
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He's the same age as you.
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Take the world.
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That's what you're playing to do.
Win, even if it kills you.
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Are you ready?
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I won't lose a tennis match.
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"Prince of Ace"
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For France,
Prince Ludwig Chardard.
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For Japan,
Ryoma Echizen.
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Ryoma!
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It's the squirt's first Team Japan match.
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You've got this, Echizen!
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So you remained in the competition
as you promised, Le Chapeau.
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I didn't do it to keep
my promise with you.
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I thought you were wearing
a Team USA jacket last time.
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Who cares?
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You're right. It matters not.
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You will lose.
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Sorry, but this isn't horseback tenni--
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Hey, are you listening?
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It matters not.
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Cerisier is looking this way and smiling!
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She's not looking at you--
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If she looks upon me with such passion,
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not only my heart,
but my whole body will burn up!
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Cerisier!
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Huh?!
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This time, I will make clear which of us
is the better man for you!
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Please watch us.
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U-Um...
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After this match, let us gallop
along the beach at sunset
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on my dear horse, Blanche Neige!
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At the sight of your beautiful smile,
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the abashed sun will quicken its setting,
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and the jealous moon
will rise to comfort it!
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How lovely are your eyes!
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How cute is your hair!
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You. What is Cerisier's
favorite flower? Favorite color?
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Huh? Uh...
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Mm...
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Do you not know?!
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You're nothing more
than a pen pal to Cerisier!
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That stuff doesn't matter!
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M-Maybe white?
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This is a rare sight.
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Do they know each other, hm?
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He's throwing Echizen off balance.
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I'll be acquiring some great data.
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Ryoma Echizen. Show me
your new and improved tennis.
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The best of three sets. Japan to serve.
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Echizen's upped his power
from the last time we saw him!
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Right on the center service line, too!
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A return ace.
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0-15.
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Oh? Not bad.
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Now a slice serve out wide!
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He nailed it!
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0-30.
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That was a nasty angle of return.
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Prince Prince has been playing tennis
on horseback since he was young.
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The balance required for riding has
helped him build a solid upper body
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and a stable core that allows him
to make hard hits from any stance.
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--Those fast shots he unleashes from
his hardened upper body and core...
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--0-40.
--Those fast shots he unleashes from
his hardened upper body and core...
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--Those fast shots he unleashes from
his hardened upper body and core...
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Another return ace?!
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That's how he can
always score with one hit.
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People call him, "The Prince of Ace."
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Game, France. 1-0.
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It only took 90 seconds.
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And all four points were return aces!
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Jerk.
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The boy wants to get back at him.
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*Allez!*
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15-0.
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He goes for a return ace
no matter what stance he's in.
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Le Prince! Le Prince!
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Le Prince! Le Prince!
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Say, Le Chapeau.
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That competitive spirit of yours...
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I truly despise it.
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30-0.
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Game, France. 2-0.
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Game, France. 3-0.
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Game, France. 4-0.
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I can't believe it.
It only took 90 seconds again.
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All return aces.
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The squirt's getting overpowered.
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The quickest match in this tournament
took 29 minutes and 32 seconds.
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A record this prince achieved.
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Quickest match...
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Stop his momentum, brat.
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Nice! A great serve and volley!
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0-15.
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What a difficult opponent.
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He hits a return ace if you aim
for either of the two side corners.
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And if you put angle into your shot,
he puts twice the angle on it...
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...for an intense return ace!
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0-30.
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He'll get another return ace
if you hit there!
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That's the Pinnacle of Mastery.
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He's channeled all
the aura into his legs...
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Using the Pinnacle of Mastery,
he'll prevent his return ace...
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That's interesting.
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Yes! Struggle with everything you've got!
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He has no blind spots at each side, huh?
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Le Prince! Le Prince!
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Le Prince!
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The squirt switched
the racket to his right hand!
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He's ambidextrous?
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But it doesn't matter which hand he uses.
There's no escaping the prince's aces.
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A Twist Serve!
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Nice! Even he couldn't--
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What insolence!
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Game, France. 5-0.
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Le Prince! Le Prince!
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The bastard.
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Ryoma...
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Cerisier!
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If you look at me
so passionately, I will melt!
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Your blushes are sinfully sweet, too!
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Echizen's taken some serious damage.
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It's not over yet!
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Echizen, you haven't gone wild
enough yet, right? You just haven't!
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Koshimae...
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Exhausted all your options?
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Who, me? This match just got started.
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Still got enough in you to banter, I see.
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You'd better not lose, Echizen!
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Yeah, Koshimae!
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Who cares if he's a prince! Crush 'im!
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Say, Atobe. If he can't figure out a way
to counterattack and loses this set...
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...our team's prince will lose.
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Hm?
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France, to serve.
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He's already figured something out.
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Down the middle!
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It's the same path as the Twist Serve.
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Go on, keep trying the same useless thing.
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But who just pathetically got the ball hit
through their legs, Le Chapeau?
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It's gonna go through his legs again!
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Bingo!
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Ryoma returned it!
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He didn't score a return ace!
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It's the first rally in this match!
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He foresaw where the ball would go.
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Smack down the middle, again!
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Bingo, again!
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A shot that goes down the middle is
slower and has a less precise angle,
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so even that prince
can't score a return ace.
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I see. So Echizen's prevented his
return aces by hitting down the middle.
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Le Chapeau, you figured this out
from that one shot to your feet?
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Very well, but it matters not!
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You're simply returning them!
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This isn't good. Echizen can only
return down the middle.
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Yes, if he hits to the corner,
his opponent will instantly score an ace.
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He's forced to move from side to side,
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but he must return his shots
to Chardard down the middle.
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This puts Echizen at a huge disadvantage.
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What is he thinking?
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Out of everyone,
Koshimae hates losing the most!
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He'll keep hitting forever!
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How foolish. What do you achieve
by hitting endlessly?
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Are you waiting for me to mishit?
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If so, that's a reckless bet
and a foolish plan!
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Hey! Your shots are slowing down, Prince.
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What did you learn from watching me?
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That's the Shining Shot, Destruction!
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Koshimae hit a Shining Shot!
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No, that's not it.
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Echizen hit a Destruction...
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That shot might go up
into the stands. It's dangerous!
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So what? No matter what shot,
I'll hit a return ace!
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That's my style of tennis!
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40-15.
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The ball got lodged into the wall.
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The people in the crowd seem unharmed.
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I-Is that different
from Boss's Shining Shot?
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It seems so.
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The Shining Shot that
Echizen hit didn't destroy.
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It's not Destruction. It's the Light of
Hope that brings a chance for victory...
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Hope.
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It's similar to,
yet the opposite of, Destruction.
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I knew this...
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...since back then.
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Hope. It's the hope for the future.
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He finally scored a point off of him!
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All right! Turn the tables on him already!
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Did you see that shot?
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Yeah, the power didn't spread outward.
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Instead, all the power
was compressed into the ball.
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It seems...
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...you've stirred his pride.
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Game, France. 6-0.
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Le Prince! Le Prince!
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Le Prince!
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That's our prince. He won't so easily
let him control the match's momentum.
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Oh, man. Ryoma got bagled
6-0 in the first set?
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It's them!
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It's Team USA.
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He's the one who--
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Yeah, the unbelievable dude
who played tennis on horseback.
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Prince Ludwig Chardard.
From an old royal lineage,
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he's a leading force of the next
generation of French tennis athletes.
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He can hit a return ace from any stance--
An unconventional tennis style.
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We, the US, have had our eyes
on him already.
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Ryoma got matched with a tough opponent.
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It may be a good opportunity
to see him hit his limits.
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Seriously? We get to see
Ryoma hit his limits?
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You don't believe that Ryoma will
show his limits so easily, huh?
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Got that right.
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Ryoma Echizen. Right now,
he's our opponent.
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Yeah, we know, *Captain* Reinhart.
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Ryoma.
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He switched his racket hand again.
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He's gonna stop his return ace
with a Twist Serve!
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At that height down the center,
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the power and angle make
a return ace impossible!
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Come on!
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There it is! Echizen's Hope!
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15-0.
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All right! Keep that up!
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Damn it. These strings are so frail.
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Camus. Is there a limit to
how many rackets I can use?
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No, there isn't.
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If that's the case...
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...bring all the rackets there are!
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Germany! Germany! Germany!
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We won all our matches with perfect sets.
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But this is no time to relax.
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Our next opponent is whoever wins
the France versus Japan match.
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We should expect France
to have the advantage.
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Not to be rude to
Kunimitsu's home country,
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but France is in a different league.
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You're freakin' kidding me!
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Siegfried. What are you
so worked up about?
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I wanna have a rematch with Japan!
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I'll make them feel
my humiliation 100 times over!
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Don't you wanna play them, too,
Japanese guy?! Hm?
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Kunimitsu, you can ignore him.
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It doesn't matter if we
play Japan or France.
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I consider this tournament
my first step toward becoming a pro.
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Yes, Kunimitsu. That's how it should be.
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Game, Japan. 3-0.
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All right!
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The squirt's furious counterattack!
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How many rackets do you
plan on breaking?
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That prince wants to get a return ace
on Echizen's Hope at all costs.
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He's even letting his serves through
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to get as many chances as
possible to return Hope.
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You're pretty stubborn yourself.
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Just you wait...
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Oh? Go ahead and try.
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How about this?!
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You can try a bajillion times.
You're just gonna break your strings.
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Damn it! Wrong spot again.
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Japan! Japan! Japan!
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Game, Japan. 5-0.
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He totally cornered
that Prince of Ace in this set!
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No...
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Isn't Echizen the one who's been cornered?
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What?!
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The hole in his racket is smaller.
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You have my gratitude, Le Chapeau.
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*Allez!*
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I can't rid myself of this humiliation
until I return your Shining Shot.
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You call it "Hope"?
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Then I'll shatter your hope
into a million pieces!
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Stop seeing with your eyes.
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Feel it! Prince Ludwig Chardard!
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Focus solely on the central point
of the spinning ball!
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Right there!
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His strings are intact!
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He returned Hope!
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That kid managed to find its
super sweet spot so quickly!
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I don't believe it!
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Did he know where I'd return it?!
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Samu...rai?!
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A drop volley?
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He's unbelievable.
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Le Chapeau!
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Ryoma...
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Ryoma!
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Hey, don't just end the match.
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It's about to get to the super fun part.
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Come on, let's finish this!
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Next episode,
"Samurai vs Knight."
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"Samurai vs Knight"
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I'm positive I'll win!
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"The Prince of Tennis II
U-17 World Cup
Extra Segment"
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At last, I get to show my friends
from Japan my song.
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"'Amour, Ce Drame'
Leopold Camus de Charpentier"
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I'm here in this segment alone.
This is revolutionary.
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Yes. I may be alone,
but at the same time, I'm not.
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Now, will you sing with me,
*mon amour*?
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