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E3 - The Past and the Future

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SIGN    Student Council
[00:11] Council
    Nada-san.
[00:14] Council
    Here's the rugby team's activity report.
[00:16] Nada
    Great, thanks.
[00:18] Council
    Wait, Nada-san, weren't you...
[00:20] Nada
    Yeah, I used to be on the rugby team.
SIGN    Soran High School Club Activity Report
SIGN    Rugby Team
SIGN    m 0 0 s 100 0 100 100 0 100 c
SIGN    The Past and the Future
[02:16] Tori
    With them on our team, we can do it.
[02:22] Tori
    We're going to cement
    Soran's place in the Big Three.
[02:27] Tori
    We'll make the team stronger.
[02:34] Tori
    Too slow!
[02:36] Tori
    No resting! Go again!
[02:39] Tori
    Too weak! That won't bring down anyone!
[02:48] Tori
    No lying around! Get to your feet!
[02:51] Tori
    Let's go again!
[03:02] Horyu
    What's gotten into the captain?
[03:05] Riku
    Yeah, he's suddenly dialed up
    the intensity of our sessions.
[03:08] Akira
    This is perfect, actually.
    Practice has been too relaxed up to now.
[03:13] Shotani
    But it kinda seems like
    Akarin-senpai is forcing it.
[03:17] Riku
    Forcing it?
    More like he's rushing things.
[03:21] Riku
    He's got tunnel vision right now.
[03:23] Horyu
    Yeah, you've got a point.
[03:26] Shotani
    Well, we don't have any third-years.
[03:29] Shotani
    Maybe he's stepping up practice so that
    we stand a chance against other teams.
[03:33] Riku
    Whatever way you look at it, third-years
    have a technical and physical advantage.
[03:37] Riku
    Since we don't have any,
    all we can do is raise our own games.
[03:41] Horyu
    I wonder why the team has no third-years.
[03:47] Riku
    We can walk right up to him and ask.
[03:49] Horyu
    What? The captain won't tell us
    even if we ask him to his face.
[03:53] Riku
    I didn't mean the current captain.
[03:55] Shotani
    What? Are you saying...
[03:56] Riku
    We'll ask the previous captain.
[03:58] Horyu
    Riku-san, do you know him?
[04:02] Riku
    No. I don't know him personally,
    but I looked up his name and class.
[04:06] Akira
    You're gonna go talk to him?
[04:23] Oguma
    Do you have a second?
[04:28] Oguma
    Don't you think you're going overboard?
[04:30] Tori
    Overboard with what?
[04:32] Rando
    The practice sessions. Don't you think
    you're pushing everyone too hard?
[04:37] Rando
    I wouldn't be surprised
    if people started quitting.
[04:40] Tori
    I don't plan on giving anyone
    who can't keep up an easy ride.
[04:45] Tori
    We have to go on the offensive.
[04:47] Tori
    With Haruma and Kariya on the team,
    we can become stronger.
[04:51] Tori
    We can take back what we lost.
[04:55] Oguma
    You're being too hasty.
[04:57] Tori
    I haven't got a choice.
[04:59] Tori
    We don't have time to stand still.
[05:02] Rando
    We understand how you feel.
[05:04] Rando
    We all lost the same thing.
[05:11] Rando
    We have to move forward.
[05:14] Tori
    The team was entrusted to me.
[05:18] Tori
    It won't weaken under my watch.
[05:20] Oguma
    But if you keep this up,
    we'll lose you too!
[05:24] Rando
    Yeah. It's pointless trying to
    overhaul the team on your own.
[05:28] Tori
    Then, you guys help me do it.
[05:31] Tori
    It's not just Haruma and Kariya.
[05:34] Tori
    There's Horyu and Shotani, too.
    All promising rugby players.
[05:39] Tori
    I can't tend to the needs
    of all of them by myself.
[05:41] Tori
    But...
[05:43] Tori
    If you help me, we might pull it off.
[05:51] Rando
    I'll do it. I'll take on that responsibility.
[05:54] Oguma
    You're totally right.
    Let's become stronger together.
[05:58] Rando
    For now, just do what you think will work.
[06:01] Rando
    I'll follow your lead, wherever you take us.
[06:13] Riku
    Hey, Akira...
[06:18] Akira
    Seiichiro.
[06:23] Nada
    It's been a while, Akira.
[06:26] Riku
    Wait... you know Nada-san?
[06:29] Akira
    Yeah. He got me into playing rugby.
[06:33] Nada
    We attended the same middle school.
    You're on the team, too?
[06:36] Riku
    Yes. My name's Haruma Riku.
[06:39] Nada
    I see.
[06:42] Riku
    Nada Seiichiro-san,
[06:44] Riku
    you used to captain the rugby team, right?
[06:46] Nada
    Yeah.
[06:48] Riku
    Forgive me for asking,
    but why did you stop playing?
[06:52] Nada
    I got injured in a game last winter.
[06:56] Nada
    I pushed my body too hard against Sekirei.
[07:01] Nada
    It is what it is. Nothing I can do about it.
[07:04] Akira
    Your body's healed, hasn't it?
[07:06] Nada
    I have no problems in my day-to-day life,
    but sports are a no-go.
[07:14] Nada
    Sorry.
[07:15] Akira
    Aren't you frustrated?
[07:17] Nada
    I still feel some attachment to the sport,
    but that part of my life is over.
[07:25] Riku
    Nada-san, do you know why
    the other third-years quit?
[07:31] Nada
    Sorry, can't help you.
    I don't know what happened to them.
[07:38] Riku
    Ultimately, Nada-san aside, we're no closer
    to finding out why the third-years quit.
[07:43] Akira
    Man, that Seiichiro... What's his deal?
[07:47] Riku
    He got injured. I'm sure he hates it, too.
[07:50] Akira
    No, that's not what I meant.
[07:53] Akira
    He was just kinda...
[07:55] Oguma
    Hey, you two.
[07:59] Riku
    Oguma-san?
[08:01] Oguma
    I heard you went to see Nada-san.
[08:07] Oguma
    I figure now's as good a time
    as any to tell you everything.
[08:11] Oguma
    I don't want anyone listening in,
    so let's head off campus.
[08:15] Oguma
    Do you mind tagging along?
[08:27] Oguma
    As you know, the rugby
    team has no third-years.
[08:32] Riku
    Thank you.
[08:35] Oguma
    It happened last winter...
[08:38] Oguma
    After our game with Sekirei.
[08:42] Oguma
    We were full of hope back then.
[08:45] Oguma
    Nada-san had just become our new captain.
[08:48] Oguma
    He was the team's talisman.
[08:52] Oguma
    He shone like the sun, shooting rays
    of hope into everyone's hearts.
[08:58] Oguma
    At the winter tournament, we played
    Sekirei in the semifinals and lost.
[09:08] Oguma
    But the result wasn't important.
[09:13] Oguma
    The real issue was Nada-san's injury.
[09:16] LEFT
    Sekirei
[09:16] RIGHT
    Soran
[09:18] Oguma
    We managed to keep pace
    with Sekirei in the first half.
[09:25] Oguma
    We clung on as they attacked, then went
    upfield to score. We did that over and over.
[09:33] Oguma
    We had no idea Nada-san was shouldering
    the heavy burden of carrying the team.
[09:41] Oguma
    Because we were all pushed
    beyond our limits, we didn't notice.
[09:55] Oguma
    I remember it like it was yesterday:
    the way Nada-san stopped Sekirei's charge,
[10:00] Oguma
    and the way the crowd roared when he did it.
[10:18] (Flashback) Nada
    Now... time for a counterattack.
[10:29] Oguma
    Nada-san smiled before he collapsed.
[10:36] Oguma
    It was a crushing defeat.
[10:38] Oguma
    We could barely carry on after that.
[10:41] Oguma
    After the game, we were told
    Nada-san's injury was serious.
[10:44] Oguma
    They didn't know if he could
    ever come back from it.
[10:51] Oguma
    The shock of seeing Nada-san
    collapsing like that halved our roster.
[10:56] Oguma
    Everyone in Nada-san's year quit.
[10:58] Riku
    Why did you stay?
[11:03] Oguma
    Oh, we stayed...
[11:06] Oguma
    so that Nada-san had a team to come back to.
[11:10] Akira
    I don't like it.
[11:14] Akira
    We're talking about Seiichiro here.
[11:16] Akira
    He couldn't play because he got injured. Fine.
[11:20] Akira
    But has he really given up
    on rugby without a fight?
[11:24] Oguma
    He doesn't want anyone to see him suffer.
[11:27] Oguma
    That's how he is.
[11:29] Akira
    That's not the Seiichiro I know!
[11:36] Akira
    He wouldn't let anything, not even
    an injury, stop him from fighting.
[11:43] Akira
    Without a single word of complaint,
[11:46] Akira
    he did whatever it took
    to stand on the field again.
[11:56] Akira
    That's the kinda guy he was.
[11:59] Akira
    Not someone who'd smile
    while admitting defeat!
[12:13] Riku
    I understand the situation.
[12:29] Shotani
    So, did you get to talk
    to the previous captain?
[12:32] Riku
    Yeah.
[12:33] Horyu
    So you know why there aren't any third-years?
[12:36] Riku
    More or less.
[12:40] Horyu
    Did something happen?
[12:42] Horyu
    Akira-san's in a foul mood.
[12:44] Akira
    He's hiding something, I know it.
[12:50] Riku
    Even if he is, that's his decision.
[12:55] Riku
    It's not our place to question it.
[12:57] Shotani
    So after all that, nothing's been resolved?
[13:00] Riku
    No, there is something we can do.
[13:05] Riku
    Play a game.
[13:06] Akira
    Against who?
[13:09] Riku
    Sekirei.
[13:10] Horyu
    What?
[13:11] Horyu
    Why on earth would you
    suggest playing Sekirei?
[13:14] Horyu
    They're one of the Big Three,
    and district champs.
[13:17] Riku
    Even so, we're going to beat them.
[13:21] Shotani
    Really? Sounds like it'll be a riot.
[13:31] Tori
    Go! Hold out!
[13:34] Tori
    Too slow! Move the ball faster!
[13:37] Tori
    What are you doing?!
[13:38] Tori
    Look at your teammates!
[13:41] Riku
    Captain.
[13:43] Riku
    Could you gather the team up
    after practice today?
[13:48] Tori
    What?
[14:03] Tori
    Haruma, why did you want a team meeting?
[14:07] Riku
    I've scheduled a practice game
    for next weekend.
[14:10] Tori
    What?
[14:11] Riku
    We will be playing Sekirei Academy.
[14:19] Club
    Sekirei Academy?
[14:21] Club
    The invincible champions?
[14:23] Club
    Those guys?
[14:24] Tori
    Haruma! What do you think you're playing at?!
[14:30] Tori
    Sekirei? Do you understand what that means?!
[14:34] Riku
    Yes. Last winter, this team suffered
    a crushing defeat at the hands of Sekirei.
[14:41] Riku
    Because of that, all the
    third-years on the team quit.
[14:48] Tori
    You knew all that, and still...
[14:50] Tori
    Haruma!
[14:51] Oguma
    Hey, you mustn't...
[14:54] Riku
    It's all right.
[14:57] Riku
    Akira.
[14:59] Riku
    Why do you practice?
[15:01] Akira
    Huh? Isn't it obvious? To win.
[15:06] Riku
    Yes, that's right.
[15:08] Riku
    Practicing hard isn't enough.
[15:11] Riku
    We need to win something.
[15:14] Tori
    Let's say you're right, for argument's sake...
[15:16] Tori
    Why Sekirei?! That team...
[15:24] Tori
    There's no way we can beat them.
[15:28] Oguma
    Haruma-kun, I didn't tell you all
    that yesterday for you to do this.
[15:33] Rando
    We should beat some other team
    before taking on Sekirei.
[15:37] Oguma
    We have to take it one step at
    a time to build up our confidence.
[15:41] Rando
    That's why Tori came up with
    such a tough practice regimen.
[15:46] Oguma
    It may be hard,
    but it'll give us the best results.
[15:51] Riku
    Are you going to carry on
    lying to yourselves?
[15:57] Riku
    Are you and your captain going to hide your
    wounds and just keep running on the spot?
[16:03] Rando
    What do you know?!
[16:06] Riku
    I know.
[16:09] Riku
    This team, me... We're the same.
[16:12] Rando
    The same?
[16:18] Riku
    I stopped playing rugby
    because I wasn't athletic.
[16:24] Riku
    I know how one big loss can
    become a wound that festers.
[16:33] Riku
    There's only one way
    to heal a wound like that.
[16:36] Riku
    By winning.
[16:41] Riku
    By challenging the team you lost to.
SIGN    Practice Game Request
SIGN    School Name
SIGN    Soran High School
SIGN    Desired Location
SIGN    Sekirei Academy Field
SIGN    Desired Number of Games
SIGN    One full game
SIGN    School Name
SIGN    Soran High School
SIGN    Desired Location
SIGN    Sekirei Academy Field
SIGN    Desired Number of Games
SIGN    One full game
[16:49] Tori
    You're right. Challenging and
    beating Sekirei would do the trick.
[16:55] Tori
    But Soran couldn't even beat them
    with him on the team.
[17:02] Tori
    After that loss, we went through the motions.
[17:07] Tori
    We said to ourselves
    we'd beat Sekirei someday,
[17:11] Tori
    but we doubted we ever truly could.
[17:15] Tori
    That's when you guys showed up.
[17:19] Tori
    We thought, with you on the team,
    we might be able to win after all.
[17:25] Riku
    We might... be able to win?
[17:28] Tori
    Yeah. It's not a done deal.
[17:31] Tori
    But it still gave me hope.
[17:34] Tori
    I don't want that hope to turn into despair.
[17:37] Tori
    I don't want you to go through that.
[17:40] Rando
    Tori, you...
[17:44] Riku
    It's all right, captain.
[17:47] Riku
    Our spirits won't be broken.
[17:57] Riku
    And what's more, we're going to win.
[18:01] Tori
    Are you saying you think we can beat Sekirei?
[18:07] Riku
    I'll make sure we win.
[18:16] Riku
    To do that, I need your strength.
[18:19] Riku
    If you stay scared of Sekirei, this team
    will just keep groping about in the dark.
[18:24] ---
    Applicant Name:
    Haruma Riku
[18:30] Rando
    What should we do?
[18:32] Rando
    Will you back down after that speech?
[18:34] Oguma
    Let's win. It's not about
    whether we can or can't.
[18:37] Oguma
    It's about whether or not we want to.
[18:42] Tori
    There can be only one answer!
[18:44] Tori
    I obviously want to win!
[18:52] Tori
    Get ready, you guys!
[18:55] All
    Yeah!
[18:56] Tori
    We'll accept this game against Sekirei!
SIGN    Applicant Name:
    Fuyuhara Tori
    
    Applicant Name:
    Haruma Riku
[19:03] Tori
    It's not our style to live in fear!
[19:06] Tori
    Let's win!
SIGN    Tori
SIGN    We're playing Sekirei. Away game.
SIGN    Tori
SIGN    We're gonna beat 'em!
[19:29] ---
    Sekirei
    Academy
[19:35] Sekirei
    On the topic of next weekend's game...
[19:38] Club
    Captain!
[19:39] Sekirei
    We're in the middle of a regulars' meeting.
[19:42] Club
    M-My apologies.
[19:45] Club
    But we just received
    a request for a practice game.
[19:48] Sekirei
    Okay, let me see.
SIGN    Applicant Name:
    Fuyuhara Tori
    
    Applicant Name:
    Haruma Riku
SIGN    Applicant Name:
    Fuyuhara Tori
    
    Applicant Name:
    Haruma Riku
SIGN    Applicant Name:
    Fuyuhara Tori
    
    Applicant Name:
    Haruma Riku
[20:05] Sekirei
    Haruma... Riku...
[21:40] Riku
    So, we're playing Sekirei.
[21:42] Akira
    I'm itching to get stuck in.
[21:44] Both
    Next time: "Failing and Overcoming."
SIGN    Failing and Overcoming
SIGN    m 0 0 s 100 0 100 100 0 100 c
[21:47] Akira
    Who's my opponent?
SIGN    Try Knights
SIGN    Rugby Lesson!
[21:51] Both
    Try Knights!
[21:52] Ohata
    Rugby Lesson!
SIGN    Scrum
SIGN    Scrum
[21:55] Rando
    This week's topic is scrums.
[21:57] Oguma
    That's where I show my stuff.
[22:01] Ohata
    Rugby conjures up images of players
    pushing against each other in a scrum.
[22:05] Oguma
    It's what rugby is known for.
[22:10] Ohata
    The forwards on both teams interlock arms
[22:12] Ohata
    to make sure their half of the
    scrum doesn't collapse, and push.
[22:18] Oguma
    The scrum-half feeds
    the ball into the tunnel.
[22:22] Rando
    And everyone pushes to get the ball.
[22:22] ---
    Tunnel
[22:22] ---
    Tunnel
[22:23] ---
    Tunnel
[22:25] Ohata
    Players get the ball out using
    their feet, not their hands.
[22:28] Oguma
    When the ball exits someplace
    other than the tunnel,
[22:31] Oguma
    or the player at the back
    gets the ball, the scrum is over.
[22:36] Ohata
    Intentionally collapsing the scrum
    is dangerous, so you mustn't do it.
[22:41] Oguma
    We'd better be careful, too.
SIGN    Scrum
[22:45] Rando
    Let this year be the Year of Rugby. Let's try!