# Season 2 - Glory Line
# E1 - The Final Phase
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR8VE1J0R/the-final-phase)
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**[00:07] Announcer**
Hakone Academy takes Irohazaka on
the first day of the Inter-High!
**[00:12] Announcer**
#13, the New Mountain God,
**[00:16] Announcer**
Manami Sangaku, lets loose a fierce roar!
**[00:23] Manami**
I did it, Toudou-san.
**[00:26] Manami**
I overcame it.
**[00:35] Teshima**
I didn't make it.
**[00:42] Teshima**
I can finally lie down.
**[00:45] Teshima**
I seriously gave everything.
**[00:48] Teshima**
Sorry, Sohoku High School.
**[00:53] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san!
**[00:55] Fan**
It's another Sohoku rider!
**[00:56] Sakamichi**
Gotta make it!
**[01:06] Sakamichi**
At our second Inter-High,
the second-generation Sohoku team lost
**[01:11] Sakamichi**
to Hakone Academy and
Manami-kun on the mountain.
**[01:18] Sakamichi**
But...
**[01:21] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san's desperate riding,
his passionate vibrations, inspired us.
**[01:28] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[01:30] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun...
**[01:32] Sakamichi**
Kaburagi-kun...
**[01:33] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san...
**[01:36] Sakamichi**
All the people supporting us...
**[01:40] Sakamichi**
And me.
**[01:43] Teshima**
Support, huh?
**[01:50] Teshima**
Thanks for the help, Onoda.
**[01:58] Teshima**
Let's ride a little longer.
**[02:00] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[02:02] Sakamichi**
It's the first day of the Tochigi Inter-High.
**[02:05] Sakamichi**
We'll keep turning our pedals
toward the finish line.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.01 The Final Phase
***SIGN*** Irohazaka closed to traffic due to Inter-High Road Race
**[03:52] Miki**
Three riders have crossed the mountain line.
**[03:55] Miki**
Manami-kun and Teshima-san were
followed by #1, Onoda-kun.
**[04:00] Koga**
Onoda?
**[04:01] Miki**
He wasn't that far behind.
**[04:02] Sugimoto**
He caught up to the front.
**[04:05] Toji**
It's not just Onoda.
**[04:06] Toji**
Hakone Academy and Sohoku's teams
must be right behind them.
**[04:11] Koga**
They should be entering the downhill soon.
**[04:13] Koga**
So why is there a traffic jam here?
**[04:17] Toji**
There haven't been any
cars coming down the hill.
**[04:20] Toji**
There was probably an accident.
**[04:21] Aya**
Huh? What?
**[04:23] Aya**
Is this traffic jam that serious?
**[04:26] Miki**
There's a feed zone on the other side
of this slope, at the bottom of the hill.
**[04:31] Miki**
And we won't make it there in time.
**[04:33] Aya**
What?
**[04:34] Miki**
The racers ride under the assumption that
they'll receive water and food there.
**[04:39] Aya**
This can't be good.
**[04:41] Sugimoto**
I'll run!
**[04:43] Sugimoto**
I'll carry our bags and run!
**[04:45] Sugimoto**
It's just a few kilometers!
**[04:46] Sugimoto**
If I run, I could make—
**[04:48] Koga**
It's impossible, Sugimoto.
**[04:50] Koga**
The team will get there before you.
**[04:52] Sugimoto**
B-But...
**[04:56] Koga**
However...
**[04:58] Koga**
A bike could make it in time!
**[05:01] Sugimoto**
The team's spare bikes!
**[05:05] Koga**
Sugimoto...
**[05:06] Sugimoto**
Yes, sir.
**[05:07] Koga**
You can't carry water and
food for six by yourself.
**[05:11] Koga**
There's no time to warm up.
**[05:14] Koga**
I'll be going all out.
**[05:15] Koga**
Think you can keep up with me?
**[05:17] Sugimoto**
Yes, sir!
**[05:20] Koga**
Let's make sure we get
there in time, Sugimoto!
**[05:23] Sugimoto**
Yes, sir!
**[05:26] Aya**
They're fast.
**[05:27] Miki**
Yeah. They both are.
**[05:31] Miki**
After all, they fought against the current
Sohoku team and became stronger.
**[05:35] Toji**
Whew. Looks like they'll get there in time.
**[05:39] Toji**
It's finally starting.
**[05:43] Toji**
The final phase of day one of the Inter-High.
**[05:47] Fan A**
Now that Hakone Academy's #13
has taken the mountain,
**[05:50] Fan A**
the rest of the team must be coming.
**[05:53] Fan B**
There they are!
**[05:54] Fan B**
It's Hakone Academy!
**[05:55] Fan B**
They're so fast!
**[05:57] Fan A**
Sohoku's keeping pace!
**[06:02] Kaburagi**
Wow, the air is electric.
**[06:04] Kaburagi**
Are we starting already?
**[06:10] Kaburagi**
The Inter-High's battle for the finish line?
**[06:14] Kaburagi**
We've passed the mountain line.
**[06:21] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi...
**[06:22] Kaburagi**
Yes?
**[06:24] Kaburagi**
I can feel the tension. Could it be?
**[06:27] Kaburagi**
Can I go for the finish line?
**[06:30] Aoyagi**
No!
**[06:31] Kaburagi**
Thank you!
**[06:33] Aoyagi**
Listen to me!
**[06:35] Aoyagi**
Don't go!
**[06:36] Kaburagi**
Why?!
**[06:37] Aoyagi**
He's an idiot...
**[06:40] Fan C**
Hakone Academy's making its move!
**[06:44] Fan D**
He's huge!
**[06:46] Fan C**
It's Ashikiba!
**[06:47] Fan E**
Kuroda's pulling for him!
**[06:49] Fan C**
#13, Hakone Academy third-year Kuroda,
is pulling for #11, Ashikiba the ace!
**[07:02] Kuroda**
Let's decorate the first day's finale in
grand style, like a Christmas tree, Takuto!
**[07:09] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan, I think New Year's decorations are grander!
**[07:15] Fan D**
Kuroda's the ace's assistant?
**[07:18] Fan E**
I thought he was a climber!
**[07:24] (Flashback) Kuroda**
The ace's assistant?
**[07:26] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Me?
**[07:27] (Flashback) Izumida**
That's right.
**[07:29] (Flashback) Izumida**
Why not give it a proper try, Yuki?
**[07:32] (Flashback) Izumida**
The teamwork you showed with Ashikiba
at the third-year sendoff race was great.
**[07:37] (Flashback) Izumida**
I won't force you to do it.
**[07:41] (Flashback) Izumimda**
I'm sure you have your
pride as a climber, too.
**[07:45] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You've never stopped acting
like the class president.
**[07:49] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You're too serious, Touichirou.
**[07:51] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Did you know I didn't like you?
**[07:56] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You were too serious.
**[07:57] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You were always scolding me.
**[07:59] (Flashback) Kuroda**
But you were also tactless and humorless.
**[08:03] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I honestly thought you were dumb.
**[08:06] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I was shrewd and athletic.
**[08:10] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I thought no one could match me.
**[08:13] (Flashback) Kuroda**
But time has passed, and now
our positions are reversed.
**[08:18] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You were chosen for the
Inter-High and did well.
**[08:21] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I failed to make the cut.
**[08:23] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I'm not trying to be obsequious.
**[08:26] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I respect you.
**[08:28] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You, someone serious and hardworking,
have something I don't.
**[08:33] (Flashback) Kuroda**
It's impressive.
**[08:35] (Flashback) Kuroda**
A climber's pride?
**[08:38] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I don't have that anymore.
**[08:42] (Flashback) Kuroda**
If you want me to be a sprinter, I'll be one.
**[08:44] (Flashback) Kuroda**
If you want me to carry
your water bottles, I will.
**[08:46] (Flashback) Kuroda**
And I won't cut corners.
I'll work hard at it.
**[08:49] (Flashback) Kuroda**
If you have a job for me,
let me do it, Touichirou.
**[08:52] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I want to race in the Inter-High.
**[08:55] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I'll do it.
**[08:56] (Flashback) Kuroda**
After all, I have a lot of potential.
**[09:00] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yuki...
**[09:03] (Flashback) Izumida**
Assist the ace.
**[09:06] Fan F**
Kuroda's been pulling for Ashikiba
since this season started.
**[09:10] Fan F**
They're eight for eight in
the races they've been in.
**[09:13] Fan G**
They won all of them?
**[09:14] Fan F**
He always sends Ashikiba
off with perfect timing.
**[09:18] Fan F**
He calculates and watches
his opponents closely.
**[09:20] Fan F**
He's smart.
**[09:22] Fan F**
He's the perfect ace assistant.
**[09:25] Kuroda**
Touichirou...
**[09:27] Kuroda**
I'll make you say you were right
to make me the ace assist.
**[09:32] Kuroda**
Let's go, Takuto!
**[09:34] Ashikiba**
Yeah!
**[09:38] Izumida**
Abs, Yuki!
**[09:40] Izumida**
I'm counting you, Yuki.
**[09:42] Izumida**
Pulse!
**[09:45] Izumida**
You're having a slow start, Sohoku.
**[09:47] Izumida**
Although, no matter how strong
Imaizumi-kun is, he can't win alone.
**[09:53] Imaizumi**
You're right.
**[09:55] Imaizumi**
That's why we've taken the time to prepare
our fastest man for the finish line!
**[10:02] Izumida**
Naruko-kun?
**[10:03] Kaburagi**
What?
**[10:05] Aoyagi**
Don't act so surprised, you idiot!
**[10:07] Kaburagi**
It's not me?
**[10:08] Aoyagi**
Idiot!
**[10:09] Izumida**
Naruko-kun?
**[10:11] Izumida**
So that's why they didn't send him back then.
**[10:15] Doubashi**
Izumida-san, isn't he a sprinter?
**[10:18] Izumida**
No. For some reason, he must've
changed into an all-rounder.
**[10:24] Naruko**
Yeah, there was a teensy reason why.
**[10:27] Naruko**
It's finally my turn at bat.
**[10:30] Naruko**
I've been waiting a long time for this.
**[10:33] Naruko**
I was really patient.
**[10:35] Naruko**
But now I can let it all out!
**[10:38] Naruko**
Here we go!
**[10:39] Imaizumi**
Let's go, Naruko!
**[10:41] Naruko**
Don't order me around, hotshot!
**[10:44] Both**
He's fast!
**[10:45] Aoyagi**
Hey!
**[10:45] Naruko**
You just watch, Hakone Academy.
**[10:48] Naruko**
Once we make it through the
tunnel and enter the downhill,
**[10:50] Naruko**
we'll catch up in the blink of an eye!
**[10:53] Naruko**
My heart is pounding!
**[10:54] Naruko**
My blood is seething!
**[10:56] Naruko**
I've been saving my power
since the Inter-High started.
**[11:00] Naruko**
Aside from pulling the team for a while,
I've been saving my power.
**[11:05] Naruko**
I had no idea saving your
energy could be so hard.
**[11:09] Naruko**
Let's go, Hakone Academy!
**[11:11] Naruko**
*Naruko the Movie 2: Second-Year* starts now!
**[11:26] Fan D**
Sohoku's coming!
**[11:27] Fan E**
But they're behind Hakone Academy
by three—no, four seconds!
**[11:32] Fan D**
It's hard to tell how far ahead
someone is inside the tunnel.
**[11:36] Fan E**
Is that why Kuroda attacked at the tunnel?
**[11:40] Fan D**
Sohoku won't be able to catch up!
**[11:43] Naruko**
You idiots! How could we not catch up?
**[11:46] Both**
Huh?
**[11:47] Naruko**
This scenario...
**[11:49] Naruko**
is delicious!
**[11:53] Naruko**
Naruko's Ultimate Super Fluttering Downhill!
**[11:57] Fan D**
He's fast!
**[11:58] Fan E**
How is he so fast?
**[12:00] Fan D**
Was he just talking to us?
**[12:02] Naruko**
Try to keep up, hotshot.
**[12:04] Imaizumi**
Who do you think I am?
**[12:06] Naruko**
You.
**[12:07] Imaizumi**
Why is it "fluttering," anyway?
**[12:10] Naruko**
I still have two more levels of speed!
**[12:19] Imaizumi**
Fine by me.
**[12:20] Imaizumi**
Let me see you go faster
if you really can, Naruko!
**[12:25] Naruko**
Try not to crap yourself from the speed!
**[12:31] Fan K**
They're so close!
**[12:32] Fan L**
He just hit the guardrail!
**[12:34] Fan K**
He's hitting the guardrail,
but he's still going!
**[12:36] Fan L**
Sohoku's #3 is unbelievable!
**[12:39] Imaizumi**
His shoulder's hitting the guardrail
as he rides right along the inside.
**[12:43] Imaizumi**
No, it's only his jersey
that's hitting the guardrail.
**[12:47] Imaizumi**
His downhill has gotten
faster and more precise.
**[12:53] Imaizumi**
He's calculating the limit of his
turns using the sleeve of his jersey.
**[13:00] Imaizumi**
By fluttering, did you mean...?
**[13:03] Imaizumi**
Your "Super Fluttering Downhill"
is ridiculous.
**[13:07] Naruko**
Hotshot...
**[13:09] Imaizumi**
What?
**[13:09] Naruko**
I wish I could tell you not to follow me.
**[13:12] Imaizumi**
So do I.
**[13:13] Naruko**
I should be taking this jersey
across the finish line first.
**[13:17] Imaizumi**
Sure.
**[13:19] Naruko**
But why don't we call a cease fire?
**[13:21] Naruko**
If you've got something up your sleeve,
let me know what's coming.
**[13:25] Imaizumi**
Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you.
**[13:30] Naruko**
I knew it.
**[13:31] Naruko**
I'd never tell you, either.
**[13:33] Fan M**
Sohoku caught up to Hakone Academy!
**[13:36] Fan N**
They're fast!
**[13:37] Fan O**
It's Sohoku's #2 and #3!
**[13:39] Both**
We're here, Hakone Academy!
**[13:41] Naruko**
Huh? Don't copy me, hotshot!
**[13:43] Imaizumi**
You're the one who copied me!
**[13:45] Naruko**
I said it 0.1 seconds faster.
**[13:47] Imaizumi**
I said it 0.01 seconds faster.
**[13:49] Naruko**
I was 0.001 seconds faster!
**[13:51] Ashikiba**
They're arguing?
**[13:51] Imaizumi**
I was 0.0001 seconds faster!
**[13:53] Kuroda**
Sohoku...
**[13:55] Kuroda**
I'm impressed you caught up on this downhill.
**[13:57] Kuroda**
You did well.
**[13:59] Kuroda**
You were on last year's
Inter-High championship team.
**[14:02] Kuroda**
Naruko Shoukichi and Imaizumi Shunsuke.
**[14:05] Imaizumi**
Yes.
**[14:06] Naruko**
So you know who we are.
**[14:08] Naruko**
Since I'm on the team,
of course we caught up,
**[14:11] Naruko**
Hakone Academy rider!
**[14:13] Kuroda**
Kuroda. I'm third-year Kuroda Yukinari.
**[14:16] Kuroda**
Until last year, I was a climber.
**[14:19] Kuroda**
But this year I'm pulling the ace.
**[14:21] Kuroda**
I wear the number 12.
**[14:24] Kuroda**
With "2," the number of
Hakone Academy's ace assistant.
**[14:29] Kuroda**
I'll guide my ace through the
tiniest of cracks to get ahead.
**[14:32] Kuroda**
Quickly and accurately.
**[14:35] Kuroda**
They call me...
**[14:36] Kuroda**
Black Cat!
**[14:38] Naruko**
You're a delivery service?
**[14:43] Kuroda**
Yeah, that's right.
**[14:45] Kuroda**
No matter how bad the conditions are,
I always deliver my ace to the finish line.
**[14:52] Kuroda**
I'm Hakone's fastest deliveryman!
**[14:55] Imaizumi**
They're making their move!
**[14:57] Naruko**
I know!
**[15:01] Imaizumi**
The downhill ends ahead.
**[15:03] Imaizumi**
Past the bottom, there's a bridge
crossing a river and a large left turn.
**[15:08] Imaizumi**
Kuroda-san wants to race us there.
**[15:11] Kuroda**
It won't even be a race!
**[15:14] Imaizumi**
He's fast!
**[15:15] Naruko**
Seriously?
**[15:17] Fan P**
Hakone Academy pulled ahead!
**[15:19] Fan Q**
What was that razor-like cornering?
**[15:22] Fan P**
That got them over two seconds ahead!
**[15:24] Fan Q**
Hakone Academy is fast!
**[15:28] Kuroda**
There's a rumor going around.
**[15:30] Kuroda**
Hakone's Black Cat deliveryman
doesn't obey the speed limit.
**[15:36] Fan R**
Hakone Academy's here!
**[15:38] Fan S**
They're nearly there.
**[15:39] Fan S**
Once they pass through the giant
Futaransan Shrine gate and turn right,
**[15:44] Fan S**
the racers will be able to see the source
**[15:46] Fan S**
of the 97-meter column of water
that is Nikko's Kegon Falls...
**[15:52] Fan S**
Lake Chuzenji!
**[15:54] Kuroda**
We pulled ahead on the corner.
**[15:58] Kuroda**
The rest of the race is a single road
running along the north side of the lake.
**[16:03] Kuroda**
The road follows the ups
and downs of the terrain.
**[16:05] Kuroda**
That's my specialty.
**[16:07] Fan T**
Hakone Academy's Kuroda is amazing.
**[16:11] Fan T**
He let me touch his leg muscles
when I went to watch a race once.
**[16:17] Fan U**
Were they rock hard?
**[16:19] Fan T**
Well, actually...
**[16:21] Fan T**
They were squishy.
**[16:23] Fan T**
His muscles are soft, like mochi.
**[16:26] Fan U**
What?
**[16:27] Kuroda**
My legs are special.
**[16:30] Kuroda**
Flexible legs that rotate well are
best for long, variable stages.
**[16:38] Kuroda**
Legs trained under heavy
strain over long distances
**[16:41] Kuroda**
shed excess muscle and develop elasticity.
**[16:46] Kuroda**
And my legs are particularly flexible.
**[16:50] Kuroda**
Every road racer who touches
my legs says the same things.
**[16:53] Kuroda**
"They're thinner than I thought."
**[16:55] Kuroda**
"They're surprisingly soft."
**[16:57] Kuroda**
"They're round."
**[16:58] Kuroda**
"Can you really go fast with these?"
**[17:01] Kuroda**
But those are all just preconceptions.
**[17:04] Kuroda**
Hard muscles being stronger
is a preconceived notion.
**[17:08] Kuroda**
You don't need muscles of steel to
turn the crank and move forward.
**[17:14] Kuroda**
Strength comes from having the
flexibility of a leather whip.
**[17:19] Kuroda**
My "Cat Legs" bend freely.
**[17:21] Kuroda**
They're top-notch. They're fast.
**[17:23] Kuroda**
I'm heading to the finish line...
**[17:27] Kuroda**
at full speed!
**[17:28] Fan Q**
Hakone Academy's accelerating again!
**[17:30] Fan R**
They're trying to leave Sohoku behind!
**[17:35] Kuroda**
Take your time, Sohoku.
**[17:37] Kuroda**
It's a great day for a picnic.
**[17:39] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan, I see him.
**[17:41] Kuroda**
Huh?
**[17:43] Kuroda**
There you are.
**[17:45] Kuroda**
It might be fate that we're meeting here,
so we can talk for a moment.
**[17:57] Manami**
Kuroda-san!
**[17:58] Kuroda**
Manami!
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**[18:10] Kuroda**
I don't resent you anymore.
**[18:12] Kuroda**
It was more than a year ago.
**[18:15] Kuroda**
I'm at the Inter-High.
**[18:17] Kuroda**
From the bottom of my heart...
**[18:21] Kuroda**
Good job, Manami!
**[18:23] Fan S**
Hakone's Kuroda is moving to the front!
**[18:26] Ashikiba**
We were watching your final moments.
**[18:28] Manami**
Thanks.
**[18:31] Kuroda**
Huh?
**[18:31] Kuroda**
You weren't watching!
**[18:34] Kuroda**
You were in the back!
**[18:36] Ashikiba**
I was just trying to say something
appropriate for a senior.
**[18:39] Kuroda**
Don't lie about it.
**[18:41] Kuroda**
Since you're so tall, it almost sounded true.
**[18:43] Ashikiba**
Not even I could see over the team.
**[18:45] Kuroda**
Knock off the "ha ha ha"!
**[18:47] Ashikiba**
What?
**[18:58] Sakamichi**
Keep going, Naruko-kun!
**[19:00] Sakamichi**
I'll take Teshima-san to the finish line!
**[19:02] Naruko**
I was already planning on it.
**[19:04] Naruko**
Anyway, you made it, Onoda-kun.
**[19:08] Sakamichi**
Yeah.
**[19:09] Naruko**
Good job!
**[19:11] Imaizumi**
Teshima-san!
**[19:18] Teshima**
Hey, Ima...
**[19:21] Both**
Good work!
**[19:27] Imaizumi**
Teshima-san was exhausted.
**[19:30] Naruko**
Yeah.
**[19:31] Naruko**
Exhausted like a man
who's fought really hard.
**[19:34] Imaizumi**
Naruko, I thought we were going to catch up.
**[19:38] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy's pulling away.
**[19:41] Imaizumi**
What are you doing?
**[19:42] Naruko**
Shut up, idiot!
**[19:43] Naruko**
It's more exciting if it's close!
I'm doing it on purpose!
**[19:46] Naruko**
I let my guard down a bit on the last turn.
**[19:49] Naruko**
I was 0.5 seconds slow to react.
**[19:51] Imaizumi**
Yeah, because you were talking.
**[19:53] Naruko**
You were talking, too.
**[19:56] Naruko**
You just watch, hotshot.
**[19:58] Naruko**
*Naruko the Movie* is nothing if not flashy.
**[20:01] Naruko**
How could I not be fired up after
the way Teshima-san showed off?
**[20:05] Naruko**
You don't need to pay admission, Teshima-san.
**[20:08] Naruko**
I'll have my own fun.
**[20:10] Naruko**
You just watch from your box seat!
**[20:19] Naruko**
Wait up, Hakone Academy!
**[20:23] Kuroda**
They caught up?
**[20:25] Kuroda**
Now, just as we've moved to the front?
**[20:27] Kuroda**
But he doesn't stand a chance
against my Cat Leg muscles.
**[20:34] Kuroda**
Let's see who this year's
champions are, Sohoku.
**[20:48] Komari**
Muscles?
**[20:55] Komari**
Did someone say "muscles"?
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy Bicycle Racing Club
**[22:33] Doubashi**
Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub...
**[22:41] Ashikiba**
Hey, Manami's still not here.
**[22:44] Ashikiba**
Has he forgotten about cleaning?
**[22:47] Kuroda**
He's never done it.
Not even when he was a first-year!
**[22:51] Kuroda**
Arakita-san and Toudou-san
are too easy on him.
**[22:55] Izumida**
We must correct his behavior
in our generation.
**[22:59] Manami**
Good morning.
**[23:02] Kuroda**
You're late, Manami!
**[23:04] Kuroda**
Stop being late!
**[23:05] Manami**
Late?
**[23:06] Manami**
Oh. Look, Kuroda-san.
**[23:09] Manami**
I brought something special.
**[23:13] Doubashi**
Scrub, scrub...
***SIGN*** Manami Sangaku Attendance
***SIGN*** June
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
***SIGN*** Late
**[23:16] Manami**
Ta-dah!
**[23:18] Kuroda**
M-Manami, you...
**[23:21] Kuroda**
were late less than ten times this month!
**[23:24] Izumida**
I knew you could do it.
**[23:26] Ashikiba**
Wow, you've been waking up early.
**[23:30] Doubashi**
Scrub!
**[23:33] Doubashi**
I refuse to accept this!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE The Two Aces!!
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Mura
# E2 - The Two Aces!!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRGGQ7JER/the-two-aces)
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**[00:01] Kuroda**
Sohoku.
**[00:02] Kuroda**
You made it. I'm impressed.
**[00:05] Kuroda**
No wonder you two brought so much
excitement to last year's Inter-High.
**[00:08] Both**
No way.
**[00:09] Imaizumi**
I caused way more excitement
than him, honestly.
**[00:09] Naruko**
I caused way more excitement
than him, definitely.
**[00:14] Imaizumi**
Could you not group us together?
**[00:16] Naruko**
Don't put me in the same category as him.
**[00:18] Kuroda**
That's not my problem!
**[00:20] Kuroda**
And why wouldn't I group you together?
**[00:21] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan's always so quick to snap back.
**[00:24] Naruko**
I really stood out and was super
popular at last year's Inter-High.
**[00:28] Imaizumi**
You idiot, I enjoyed way
more quiet popularity.
**[00:31] Naruko**
Your fans scream all the time.
**[00:33] Imaizumi**
Your fans are all guys.
**[00:36] Naruko**
Th-That's got nothing to do with this, moron!
**[00:38] Kuroda**
Did you come all the way here to brag
about yourselves to each other?
**[00:42] Kuroda**
You seem awfully composed.
**[00:43] Kuroda**
Is this a strategy? Or a falling out?
**[00:46] Kuroda**
No, it doesn't matter.
**[00:48] Kuroda**
Road racing is a team battle!
**[00:52] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy's making their move!
**[00:53] Naruko**
I can see that, idiot!
**[00:55] Imaizumi**
And we're on a climb.
**[00:57] Imaizumi**
Kuroda-san may have changed roles,
but he's a former climber.
**[01:00] Imaizumi**
His climbing is top-class!
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy
**[01:03] Fan A**
It's Kuroda the Climber!
**[01:05] Fan A**
He always attacks on the
climb to finish a race!
**[01:08] Fan B**
He's so fast!
**[01:09] Kuroda**
Come on! Come if you can, Sohoku!
**[01:13] Kuroda**
I'll tear you to pieces here!
**[01:15] Kuroda**
I know about you, redheaded Naruko.
**[01:19] Kuroda**
The man pulling now is a former sprinter.
**[01:23] Naruko**
He's attacking on the climb!
**[01:25] Naruko**
Is Squinty for real?
**[01:28] Fan C**
Naruko's pulling for Sohoku!
***SIGN*** Spirit
**[01:30] Fan C**
I watched him last year, but he's a sprinter!
**[01:34] Fan D**
They can't catch up!
**[01:35] Fan D**
They'll get left behind!
**[01:38] Fan C**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Spirit
**[01:40] Fan D**
He's smiling?
**[01:41] Naruko**
You're attacking on the climb?
**[01:43] Naruko**
Now that's delicious.
**[01:47] Naruko**
You know what my favorite foods are?
**[01:49] Naruko**
Okonomiyaki, beef tendon hotpot,
and finally...
**[01:53] Naruko**
The faces of people I've amazed!
**[01:59] Naruko**
Naruko's Special Internally-Developed
Armstrong Climb, Version Two!
**[02:05] Fan E**
He's racing up the slope so quickly,
while swinging his handlebars side to side!
**[02:09] Fan F**
Sohoku's Naruko is so flashy!
**[02:12] Fan F**
So flashy!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.02 The Two Aces!!
**[03:49] Naruko**
It's no use.
**[03:50] (Flashback) Naruko**
The Armstrong Climb that
converts my arm strength
**[03:52] (Flashback) Naruko**
into forward propulsion
is approaching its limits.
**[03:55] (Flashback) Naruko**
My time won't improve.
**[04:04] (Flashback) Naruko**
It lacks impact.
**[04:06] (Flashback) Naruko**
Isn't there anything else
I can use to power up further?
**[04:10] (Flashback) Naruko**
I'm using my arms,
and naturally, I'm using my legs.
**[04:14] (Flashback) Naruko**
If I'm going to do something,
I want something flashy.
**[04:17] (Flashback) Naruko**
Something unthinkable that
will really surprise people.
**[04:27] (Flashback) Naruko**
Come to think of it,
**[04:29] (Flashback) Naruko**
my master said not to box myself in
when trying to change something.
**[04:35] (Flashback) Naruko**
To question common sense.
**[04:37] Naruko**
*"Naturally, I'm using my legs."*
**[04:40] Naruko**
*Naturally?*
**[04:41] Naruko**
*Wait.*
**[04:42] Naruko**
* I think I'm using them, but maybe there's*
* some part I'm still not utilizing.*
**[04:51] (Flashback) Naruko**
Oh, crap! I think I've found it!
**[04:55] (Flashback) Naruko**
I really am...
**[04:56] (Flashback) Naruko**
a genius!
**[05:00] Naruko**
Version Two uses the tips of my toes!
**[05:03] Naruko**
They may only be toes, but those
toes will challenge common sense!
**[05:10] Naruko**
When turning the crank on a bike and turning
that force into forward propulsion,
***SIGN*** Forward Thrust
**[05:14] Naruko**
the effective area is
the first quadrant only.
**[05:17] Naruko**
The rest is converted
into downward propulsion,
***SIGN*** Downward Thrust
**[05:19] Naruko**
so it's inefficient to put
too much strength into it.
**[05:22] Naruko**
The first part of your body to reach that
precious zone is the tips of your toes.
**[05:27] Naruko**
So I strengthened my toes.
**[05:30] Naruko**
That's how I amplified my power!
**[05:32] Naruko**
So I could turn my pedals even harder!
**[05:36] Naruko**
I raise my toes which would normally
be pointed down and push!
**[05:40] Naruko**
I turn all that power into forward
propulsion without losing any of it!
**[05:43] Naruko**
Thanks for challenging us on the climb.
**[05:47] Naruko**
You wouldn't want to miss Armstrong Climb,
Version Two: Tip-Toe Advance!
**[05:54] Kuroda**
This guy...
**[05:55] Fan G**
Sohoku's Naruko caught up!
**[05:58] Fan H**
On the climb!
**[05:59] Fan I**
Seriously? He's so fast!
**[06:03] Fan G**
That's it, Naruko!
**[06:04] Fan H**
You're so flashy!
**[06:06] Naruko**
What do you think?
**[06:07] Naruko**
I've also got something called
the Flashy Smug Climb, too.
**[06:10] Naruko**
Should we try it out?
**[06:12] Kuroda**
Let's not.
**[06:14] Kuroda**
I get it now.
**[06:17] Kuroda**
I see.
**[06:18] Kuroda**
So they weren't having a falling out.
**[06:21] Kuroda**
I'll have to flip my switch to finish this.
**[06:26] Kuroda**
To destroy their teamwork.
**[06:29] Kuroda**
I have one last question.
**[06:32] Kuroda**
Sohoku, which of you two is the ace?
**[06:38] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan, isn't it obvious?
The guy behind—
**[06:43] Naruko**
Curious, are you?
**[06:44] Imaizumi**
Isn't it obvious?
**[06:45] Naruko**
I wish I could say it's our secret strategy,
but I'll do you a favor and tell you.
**[06:50] Naruko**
The ace is...
**[06:52] Both**
...me!
**[06:55] Naruko**
What? Hotshot, what are you talking about?
**[06:58] Imaizumi**
What—Naruko! Are you serious?
**[07:00] Naruko**
Of course.
**[07:01] Naruko**
I, the Red Bullet and genius
Naruko Shoukichi, am Sohoku's ace.
**[07:05] Imaizumi**
Calm down, Naruko. I'm the ace.
**[07:08] Imaizumi**
Teshima-san said the same thing.
**[07:11] Naruko**
He was just saying that so you
wouldn't strain yourself. Probably.
**[07:15] Imaizumi**
No! I'm the ace!
**[07:17] Naruko**
Have you forgotten?
**[07:18] Naruko**
I'm the one who won the training camp!
**[07:20] Naruko**
I'm clearly better than you!
**[07:23] Imaizumi**
It was... close.
**[07:24] Naruko**
Close, but I won!
**[07:26] Kuroda**
That's it.
**[07:27] Kuroda**
These two are a hastily thrown together team.
**[07:31] Imaizumi**
Wait! I thought you were pulling
so I could save my strength!
**[07:36] Imaizumi**
Normally the man in front is the assistant!
**[07:38] Naruko**
You idiot!
**[07:39] Naruko**
I'm just doing it to stand out!
**[07:41] Naruko**
You'll pull for me before the finish line!
**[07:43] Imaizumi**
What?
**[07:43] Naruko**
What's your deal, anyway?
**[07:45] Naruko**
When I charged ahead...
**[07:47] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
That's why we've prepared our fastest man!
**[07:50] Naruko**
Isn't that what you said?
**[07:52] Naruko**
You didn't prepare me for anything!
**[07:54] Imaizumi**
I did!
**[07:55] Imaizumi**
I was thinking about the team's strength!
**[07:59] Imaizumi**
I did that so you could be the assistant!
**[08:02] Naruko**
Why do I have to assist you?
**[08:05] Imaizumi**
In any case, calm down.
**[08:06] Imaizumi**
I'm the ace.
**[08:08] Naruko**
No, me!
**[08:09] Imaizumi**
I'm the one who told you to
switch from sprinter to all-rounder!
**[08:12] Naruko**
I made the decision!
**[08:16] Kuroda**
There are always aces and assistants
who hastily team up during a race.
**[08:22] Kuroda**
And they almost always break apart.
**[08:28] Naruko**
Wait up, idiot!
**[08:30] Imaizumi**
Wait, Hakone Academy!
**[08:31] Naruko**
Don't run!
**[08:32] Imaizumi**
Where do you think you're going?
**[08:34] Kuroda**
They reacted. Both of them, together.
**[08:37] Naruko**
Let's race, hotshot.
**[08:39] Imaizumi**
What?
**[08:40] Naruko**
We'll pull ahead of
Hakone Academy before the finish line.
**[08:43] Imaizumi**
I see.
**[08:44] Naruko**
Whoever crosses the
finish line first is the ace!
**[08:47] Kuroda**
What? Are they...
**[08:49] Imaizumi**
Bring it on!
**[08:52] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan!
**[08:53] Kuroda**
I know!
**[08:55] Kuroda**
Let's go, Ashikiba! We're accelerating!
**[08:57] Ashikiba**
Yeah!
**[08:58] Kuroda**
They're ignoring us so
the two of them can race?
**[09:02] Kuroda**
Don't underestimate us, Sohoku!
**[09:06] Imaizumi**
Teshima-san is on my side.
**[09:09] Imaizumi**
He thinks of me as the ace.
**[09:11] Naruko**
You idiot.
**[09:11] Naruko**
Every era's always looking for a new star.
**[09:14] Kuroda**
They're actually arguing with each other!
**[09:17] Imaizumi**
Keep your voice down, Naruko.
**[09:19] Imaizumi**
Our opponents will realize we've
never worked together before.
**[09:22] Naruko**
What?
**[09:23] Naruko**
Okay, then let's pretend we're friends.
**[09:26] Imaizumi**
I can't do that.
**[09:27] Naruko**
Hey!
**[09:28] Kuroda**
Teamwork is what's important
before the finish line.
**[09:32] Kuroda**
It's easy to break apart opponents who lack that.
**[09:36] Kuroda**
Ashikiba!
**[09:38] Ashikiba**
Yeah!
**[09:42] Naruko**
He's huge!
**[09:43] Imaizumi**
It's Hakone Academy's Ashikiba!
**[09:44] Imaizumi**
Is their ace making his move?
**[09:48] Imaizumi**
No!
**[09:49] Naruko**
It's him!
**[09:50] Naruko**
He distracted us with the big guy,
disappeared to the other side,
**[09:53] Naruko**
and pulled ahead!
**[09:56] Naruko**
Crap! He's getting ahead, too!
**[09:59] Naruko**
They took the lead in a second!
**[10:01] Kuroda**
Things are back to normal now, Sohoku.
**[10:04] Naruko**
Seriously?
**[10:05] Kuroda**
That move is made possible by Ashikiba's
fake-out and my explosive power.
**[10:10] Kuroda**
Ashikiba's big. Everyone's
eyes are drawn to him.
**[10:14] Kuroda**
It's a combo only we can pull off.
**[10:17] Kuroda**
Since this spring,
we've been eight for eight.
**[10:19] Kuroda**
We've achieved more!
**[10:22] Imaizumi**
How could you let them pass you, Naruko?
**[10:23] Imaizumi**
Don't underestimate them.
**[10:24] Naruko**
Well, you were just watching.
**[10:27] Imaizumi**
You were!
**[10:28] Naruko**
No, you!
**[10:29] Kuroda**
It's easy to break apart a
hastily thrown together team.
**[10:32] Kuroda**
Just force them into a corner.
**[10:34] Kuroda**
Then they'll blame each
other for their mistakes.
**[10:38] Kuroda**
Looks like I won't have to flip my switch.
**[10:41] Kuroda**
You can race for third
to decide who's the ace!
**[10:43] Kuroda**
Your nonsense won't get you anywhere!
**[10:46] Naruko**
They're getting ahead again.
**[10:48] Imaizumi**
Kuroda-san's explosive power is exceptional.
**[10:56] Teshima**
Who... will take it?
**[10:59] Sakamichi**
You mean take the lead?
**[11:01] Sakamichi**
It's either us or Hakone Academy, right?
**[11:03] Sakamichi**
I'm sure we'll do it.
**[11:06] Teshima**
No, Naruko or Imaizumi...
**[11:09] Teshima**
Which of them will take the race.
**[11:10] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[11:12] Teshima**
I told them to decide between
themselves who the ace is.
**[11:18] Sakamichi**
What?
**[11:19] Sakamichi**
Huh? What?
**[11:20] Teshima**
Do you think that was an
irresponsible order, Onoda?
**[11:23] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[11:25] Teshima**
But last year, that's how you
dragged Sohoku into first place.
**[11:37] Teshima**
I believe in their strength.
**[11:41] Teshima**
They don't get along. They're always arguing.
They never cooperate.
**[11:46] Teshima**
But...
**[11:48] Sakamichi**
Yes.
**[11:49] Teshima**
They know better than anyone
what they have to do.
**[11:55] Imaizumi**
Hurry up and pull, Naruko!
**[11:56] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy's getting away!
**[11:58] Naruko**
Shut up, idiot!
**[11:59] Naruko**
I'm just taking my time since
I've got some baggage to carry.
**[12:02] Imaizumi**
What? What baggage?
**[12:04] Naruko**
You pulled like crazy through the mountains.
**[12:09] Naruko**
Even for you, hotshot,
you pushed yourself too hard.
**[12:11] Imaizumi**
Don't mention it.
**[12:12] Naruko**
I said I'd switch with you,
but you told me to fall back.
**[12:16] Naruko**
Man, I hate when people show off.
**[12:20] Naruko**
So now I'm pulling for you.
**[12:22] Naruko**
And while I'm being considerate by pulling
for you, you're reacting poorly!
**[12:27] Naruko**
When I broke out my special Tip-Toe Advance,
you just sat there and stared.
**[12:31] Naruko**
Don't you have anything to say?
Like, "Wow," or, "Amazing?"
**[12:39] Naruko**
"This is what you've been hiding?"
**[12:41] Naruko**
"Seriously? This is so amazing,
I pooped my pants!"
**[12:44] Naruko**
Surely you can react better than that.
**[12:46] Imaizumi**
Oh, that?
**[12:49] Imaizumi**
I thought it was only natural,
so I wasn't surprised.
**[12:53] Naruko**
Huh?
**[12:55] Imaizumi**
I knew you'd have something special
prepared for the Inter-High.
**[13:05] Naruko**
You're not so dumb, hotshot!
**[13:10] Naruko**
Fine, let's chase them.
**[13:12] Naruko**
I don't like that we're doing it together,
but there's only ever one thing to do.
**[13:17] Imaizumi**
Yeah.
**[13:18] Naruko**
Deliver this jersey to the finish line first.
**[13:21] Imaizumi**
Of course.
**[13:22] Naruko**
We'll catch up to
Hakone Academy and pass them!
**[13:25] Imaizumi**
You don't need to say it!
**[13:29] Teshima**
If we can draw out everything they have—
no, we have to to beat the champions.
**[13:36] Teshima**
And this Inter-High has been
disrupting expectations.
**[13:39] Teshima**
There may be more than one
opponent at the finish line.
***SIGN*** Feed Zone
**[13:48] Fan J**
What is that?
**[13:49] Fan K**
They're carrying water bottles!
**[13:51] Koga**
Excuse us!
**[13:52] Sugimoto**
Coming through!
**[13:53] Koga**
Hurry, Sugimoto!
**[13:54] Koga**
They're almost here!
**[13:55] Sugimoto**
Yes, sir!
**[14:00] Koga**
We made it.
**[14:02] Koga**
Imaizumi!
**[14:03] Sugimoto**
Naruko!
**[14:04] Both**
We'll just take the water!
**[14:10] Koga**
Imaizumi, Naruko!
**[14:12] Sugimoto**
Go, Sohoku!
**[14:12] Koga**
You can do it!
**[14:13] Sugimoto**
Imaizumi!
**[14:16] Imaizumi**
You don't need to shout so loud, Sugimoto.
**[14:19] Imaizumi**
I can hear you. Don't worry.
**[14:24] Imaizumi**
The finish line...
**[14:25] Naruko**
...will be...
**[14:26] Both**
...mine!
**[14:32] Sugimoto**
Imaizumi...
**[14:34] Sugimoto**
The finish line is less
than ten kilometers away.
**[14:37] Sugimoto**
It's right there.
**[14:39] Sugimoto**
If my feelings can help you in any way,
then I'll pray as hard as I can.
**[14:44] Sugimoto**
Take it. I'm counting on you, Imaizumi.
**[14:47] Koga**
Let's head back to the tent, Sugimoto.
**[14:51] Sugimoto**
Yes, Koga-san.
**[14:53] Koga**
The rest should be coming soon.
**[14:55] Koga**
Kaburagi and the others will have met up
with Onoda and Teshima by now.
**[14:59] Koga**
It'll be hard for the two of us to
hand out supplies for four riders.
**[15:02] Sugimoto**
I see. You're right.
**[15:05] Suigmoto**
But I'm glad we made it
to the feed zone in time.
**[15:09] Koga**
Yeah.
**[15:10] Sugimoto**
We carried everyone's supplies
here on the spare bikes.
**[15:14] Sugimoto**
It was hard, but...
**[15:18] Sugimoto**
I know it wasn't the official course,
but I'm glad to have ridden at the Inter-High.
**[15:24] Sugimoto**
I rode as hard as I could.
**[15:25] Sugimoto**
All I could think about was getting
here in time, but now I'm numb.
**[15:31] Sugimoto**
It's exciting, isn't it?
**[15:33] Sugimoto**
Next year, I'll work harder
so I can be in the Inter-High—
**[15:38] Sugimoto**
Koga-san is a third-year.
**[15:40] Sugimoto**
This is his last Inter-High.
**[15:44] Sugimoto**
I'm sorry.
**[15:45] Koga**
Don't worry about it, Sugimoto.
**[15:47] Koga**
Will you be in next year's Inter-High?
**[15:50] Koga**
Then you'll have to practice hard.
**[15:53] Koga**
Remember how the Inter-High feels.
**[15:57] Koga**
But we have work to do first.
**[16:00] Koga**
Let's hand out supplies to—
**[16:03] Sugimoto**
What? Support staff are on the course?
**[16:06] Sugimoto**
Huh? Kyoto?
**[16:07] Sugimoto**
But why?
**[16:09] Koga**
Did they get them mixed up
with Hakone Academy?
**[16:11] Koga**
You were in the same position as Sohoku.
**[16:15] Hakone**
You didn't hear the correction on the radio?
**[16:19] Hakone**
They shook off the others.
**[16:22] Hakone**
I hate to think we were outmatched.
**[16:25] Hakone**
And even if they've gone, there's no
guarantee they'll make it to the front.
**[16:28] Hakone**
But it's true that they're pursuing them.
**[16:31] Hakone**
I trust our riders...
**[16:33] Hakone**
But they say Kyoto's Midousuji
was tricky last year, too.
**[16:38] Sugimoto**
B-By himself?
**[16:40] Hakone**
This year there's two of
them chasing the leaders!
**[16:45] Hakone**
Kyoto Fushimi #111, the ace, Midousuji Akira!
**[16:50] Hakone**
And #116, first-year Kishigami Komari!
**[16:53] Koga**
Him!
**[16:59] Koga**
Their roster said he was a sub.
**[17:01] Koga**
Rumor was he was a masseuse.
**[17:04] Koga**
He races?
**[17:09] Komari**
You're really not riding in the Inter-High.
**[17:12] Komari**
But you had such fine muscles!
**[17:17] Kyoto A**
Go, Fushimi!
**[17:19] Kyoto B**
Pedal, Kishigami!
**[17:21] Koga**
What was that?
**[17:23] Koga**
Those weren't the eyes of
a man aiming for victory.
**[17:26] Koga**
No, they didn't go for the
sprint or mountains, either.
**[17:29] Koga**
Has Kyoto Fushimi set their sights
on only the finish line again?
**[17:34] Koga**
Be careful, Imaizumi and Naruko.
**[17:36] Koga**
They intend to catch up.
**[17:39] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Would you like to move up, Komari-kun?
**[17:41] (Flashback) Komari**
Yes, of course.
**[17:43] (Flashback) Komari**
I'll pull. I want to reach the
front as soon as possible.
**[17:46] (Flashback) Komari**
There are so many fine muscles
at the front, right?
**[17:51] (Flashback) Komari**
Oh, the muscles. The muscles...
**[17:56] Midousuji**
* Komari-kun, you really*
* are a man of no patience.*
**[18:07] Izumida**
*It took only a moment.*
**[18:09] Izumida**
* They were waiting for the momentary loss*
* of focus when we prepared to resupply.*
**[18:17] Izumida**
*I was cautious.*
**[18:19] Izumida**
* I knew Kyoto would go for the*
* finish line again this year.*
**[18:23] Izumida**
* I knew they'd make their*
* move before the feed zone.*
**[18:26] Izumida**
*But...*
**[18:28] (Flashback) Izumida**
They passed us! Doubashi!
**[18:30] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Kaburagi, go!
**[18:32] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
They passed right between us!
**[18:35] (Flashback) Both**
Stop Kyoto!
**[18:43] (Flashback) Midousuji**
See?
**[18:46] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Because you wasted all your
energy on a stupid sprint,
**[18:50] (Flashback) Midousuji**
you got caught during a crucial moment!
**[18:55] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Damn!
**[18:57] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Damn!
**[19:01] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
They're going for the finish line.
**[19:06] Sakamichi**
*Be careful, Imaizumi-kun and Naruko-kun.*
**[19:10] Naruko**
We're starting to catch up to Hakone Academy!
**[19:14] Naruko**
It's only 4,500 meters to the finish line!
**[19:20] Naruko**
Final stop coming up.
**[19:22] Naruko**
The Naruko Super Express is heading
straight to the finish line.
**[19:25] Imaizumi**
Good. I'm taking this train.
**[19:27] Naruko**
You can't ride for free, idiot.
**[19:29] Naruko**
It'll cost you ten billion yen.
**[19:31] Iamziumi**
That's cheap. Do you accept cash?
**[19:33] Naruko**
Ugh, gross. That's what rich people say.
**[19:36] Imaizumi**
I was joking.
**[19:37] Naruko**
You're such a hotshot,
I didn't think you were joking!
**[19:40] Naruko**
I bet you don't have any friends!
**[19:42] Imaizumi**
There's Onoda, and...
**[19:44] Naruko**
You really don't have any friends!
**[19:46] Naruko**
Want me to be your friend?
**[19:48] Naruko**
A special, just for you.
**[19:49] Imaizumi**
No, I'm good.
**[19:50] Imaizumi**
I call anyone whose house
I've been to a friend.
**[19:53] Naruko**
Seriously? Those are kid rules!
**[19:56] Imaizumi**
Call it whatever you want.
**[19:57] Imaizumi**
Down to the smallest things,
I determine my own standards!
**[20:04] Naruko**
Hotshot.
**[20:07] Fan L**
The ace Imaizumi moved ahead
with 4000 meters remaining!
**[20:10] Imaizumi**
We're accelerating!
**[20:12] Imaizumi**
Try not to fall behind, Naruko!
**[20:14] Naruko**
Who do you think you're talking to?
**[20:17] Naruko**
I'm the genius all-rounder, Naruko Shoukichi!
**[20:21] Kuroda**
These guys...
**[20:23] Kuroda**
Imaizumi moved ahead and is accelerating?
**[20:26] Kuroda**
Don't they know about
saving the ace's strength?
**[20:28] Kuroda**
They're total amateurs!
**[20:29] (Flashback) Both**
I'm the ace!
**[20:32] Kuroda**
Do they not care who wins since
they haven't chosen an ace?
**[20:36] Kuroda**
Fools. You're complete fools.
**[20:39] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan.
**[20:41] Kuroda**
You have no idea what position you're in.
**[20:45] Kuroda**
I'll show you.
**[20:47] Kuroda**
I'll make you understand.
**[20:49] Kuroda**
How dare they underestimate us.
**[20:51] Kuroda**
I'll flip my switch.
**[20:54] Kuroda**
You think you can beat us
with your desperate strategy?
**[21:00] Komari**
Two times one is two.
**[21:02] Komari**
Two times two is four.
**[21:04] Komari**
Two times three is six.
**[21:06] Komari**
Two times four is eight.
**[21:07] Komari**
Two times five is ten.
**[21:09] Komari**
Two times six is 12.
**[21:11] Komari**
Two times seven is 14.
**[21:13] Komari**
Two times eight is 16.
**[21:15] Komari**
Two times nine is 18.
**[21:17] Komari**
They're teeming with muscles!
**[21:22] Imaizumi**
Mi...
**[21:23] Naruko**
Midousuji...
**[21:25] Ashikiba**
Kyoto Fushimi...
**[21:26] Kuroda**
Such incredible pressure!
**[21:29] Kuroda**
He looks unbelievably huge!
**[21:33] Midousuji**
We caught up!
***SIGN*** Sendoff Race Strategy Meeting
**[23:08] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Arakita-san should make his move right away.
**[23:12] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Then Ashikiba and I can...
**[23:14] (Flashback) Izumida**
I see. You'll take the lead
before the finish line, and—
**[23:19] (Flashback) Izumida**
Oh, sorry.
**[23:25] (Flashback) Izumida**
C-Continue.
**[23:27] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Touichirou, if you've got
something to say, spit it out.
**[23:31] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan, what's this in front of me?
**[23:33] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
A mushroom?
**[23:34] (Flashback) Kuroda**
It's me!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE The Appointed Time
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Mura
# E3 - The Appointed Time
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**[00:00] Sugimoto**
What? Support staff are on the course?
**[00:02] Sugimoto**
Huh? Kyoto?
**[00:04] Sugimoto**
But why?
**[00:06] Koga**
Did they get them mixed up
with Hakone Academy?
**[00:07] Koga**
You were in the same position as Sohoku.
**[00:11] Hakone**
You didn't hear the correction on the radio?
**[00:16] Hakone**
They shook off the others.
**[00:18] Sugimoto**
B-By himself?
**[00:20] Hakone**
This year there are two
of them chasing the leaders!
**[00:25] Komari**
Two times one is two.
**[00:27] Komari**
Two times two is four.
**[00:29] Komari**
Two times three is six.
**[00:31] Komari**
Two times four is eight.
**[00:33] Komari**
Two times five is ten.
**[00:34] Komari**
Two times six is 12.
**[00:36] Komari**
Two times seven is 14.
**[00:38] Komari**
Two times eight is 16.
**[00:40] Komari**
Two times nine is 18.
**[00:42] Komari**
They're teeming with muscles!
**[00:47] Imaizumi**
Mi...
**[00:47] Naruko**
Midousuji...
**[00:49] Midousuji**
We caught up!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.03 The Appointed Time
**[02:28] Imaizumi**
There are 3.5 kilometers to
the first day's finish line.
**[02:32] Imaizumi**
And he caught up now?
**[02:36] Kuroda**
Seriously?
**[02:37] Ashikiba**
Whoa!
**[02:38] Midousuji**
I found you!
**[02:41] Imaizumi**
They've been coming after us?
**[02:42] Imaizumi**
They passed Aoyagi-san,
Kaburagi, and the others?
**[02:45] Kuroda**
Kyoto Fushimi?
**[02:47] Kuroda**
I heard they disrupted the race last year.
**[02:49] Kuroda**
It must be all the pressure he's
exerting that makes him look huge.
**[02:54] Kuroda**
I can tell. He's calculated everything.
**[02:58] Kuroda**
He is only thinking about winning.
**[03:04] Kuroda**
Kyoto Fushimi's Midousuji...
**[03:07] Kuroda**
You're exactly as Fukutomi-san
described last year.
**[03:11] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Though we lost the overall race,
this year's power rankings
**[03:15] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
put Hakone Academy first,
Sohoku next, and then the rest.
**[03:20] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Yes, sir.
**[03:21] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
But Kyoto Fushimi's Midousuji...
**[03:24] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
This loss will push him to
enter the Inter-High again.
**[03:30] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Kuroda, unless your resolve is strong
by the time you become a third-year,
**[03:36] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Hakone Academy won't reclaim its throne.
**[03:38] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Yes, sir.
**[03:38] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
After all, there will be three!
**[03:41] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Hakone Academy, Sohoku, and Kyoto Fushimi!
**[03:44] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
It will be an era of three powerhouses!
**[03:48] Kuroda**
Three powerhouses...
**[03:50] Midousuji**
What are you looking at, Hakone Academy?
**[03:54] Midousuji**
Were you lost in thought
in the middle of a race?
**[03:59] Kuroda**
It took him a second to come up on my left.
**[04:01] Kuroda**
He's fast.
**[04:03] Kuroda**
But I just have to do
everything I can to stop him.
**[04:07] ---**
Wow!
**[04:08] Kuroda**
Huh?
**[04:17] Kuroda**
What?!
**[04:19] Kuroda**
What are you doing?
**[04:21] Komari**
I'm sorry.
**[04:22] Komari**
As a first-year, this is my first Inter-High.
**[04:25] Komari**
I was so happy to see one of the rumored
Hakone Academy riders that I stumbled.
**[04:31] Kuroda**
So happy you stumbled?
**[04:33] Komari**
Nice muscles.
**[04:35] Komari**
So these are the rumored cat legs
of Hakone Academy's Kuroda.
**[04:38] Komari**
I couldn't help but touch them...
**[04:41] Komari**
And make a sound, too.
**[04:42] Komari**
There are so many wonderful muscles right
before the finish line at the Inter-High!
**[04:46] Imaizumi**
That's #116, Kishigami Komari.
**[04:50] Imaizumi**
He did something similar to me
before the race started.
**[04:53] Imaizumi**
Is he trying to agitate us?
**[04:55] Both**
What's his deal?
**[04:57] Komari**
Muscles...
**[04:59] Kuroda**
He was listed as a substitute.
**[05:00] Kuroda**
So why is he here before the finish line?
**[05:04] Imaizumi**
In any case, right now,
I should focus on the finish line.
**[05:07] Imaizumi**
Don't let them manipulate you.
**[05:09] Imaizumi**
On this year's first day,
after we pass Lake Chuzenji,
**[05:13] Imaizumi**
the elevation rapidly rises toward the
finish line in a winding uphill climb.
**[05:20] Imaizumi**
Wait! Where is he?
**[05:21] Kuroda**
He's gone!
**[05:22] Imaizumi**
Where is Midousuji?
**[05:25] Kuroda**
Midousuji's gone!
**[05:26] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan!
**[05:27] Kuroda**
Did he take advantage of the
confusion caused by #116...
**[05:32] Kuroda**
And attack?
**[05:35] Kuroda**
He's above us!
**[05:36] Kuroda**
He's going for the solo finish!
**[05:38] Imaizumi**
Faster, Naruko!
**[05:40] Imaizumi**
We can't leave him
for the last three kilometers!
**[05:41] Imaizumi**
Damn! How does Midousuji get me every time?
**[05:46] Imaizumi**
Naruko?
**[05:48] Imaizumi**
What's going on? Why isn't he here?
**[05:51] Imaizumi**
Naruko!
**[05:53] Midousuji**
I caught up, caused a commotion,
and took advantage of it to attack.
**[05:57] Midousuji**
Just as planned.
**[06:00] Midousuji**
All I want is victory.
**[06:02] Midousuji**
All I need is victory.
**[06:05] Midousuji**
I'll leave them in the dust.
**[06:09] Midousuji**
And Komari-kun really does
have no self control.
**[06:15] Midousuji**
Just three kilometers left.
**[06:17] Midousuji**
I'll take the finish line alone.
**[06:21] Fan A**
Kyoto Fushimi's in the lead!
**[06:22] Fan B**
Wow, seriously?
**[06:24] Fan C**
Kyoto Fushimi's #111, Midousuji,
is the first to come up the hill!
**[06:29] Midousuji**
At least, I was supposed to.
**[06:32] Fan A**
And behind him is...
**[06:34] Midousuji**
But you're the only one who
didn't take his eyes off me...
**[06:41] Midousuji**
You chicken-headed bean!
**[06:44] Naruko**
You should be thanking me, Midousuji.
**[06:46] Naruko**
I thought you'd be bored traveling alone,
so I tagged along.
**[06:50] Fan B**
Sohoku's in second! It's Naruko!
**[06:52] Fan B**
He's keeping up with Midousuji by himself!
**[06:55] Fan D**
What's going on?
**[06:56] Fan D**
Ten minutes ago, they reported that Sohoku
and Hakone Academy were racing for first!
**[06:59] Fan E**
I don't see the others!
**[07:01] Fan E**
There's three kilometers left!
**[07:02] Fan E**
What's going to happen?
**[07:04] Fan D**
This is the best part of road racing!
**[07:07] Fan E**
There's no telling who
will take the finish line!
**[07:11] Naruko**
I hope you haven't forgotten
last winter's battle, Midousuji!
**[07:17] Midousuji**
Did something happen?
**[07:20] Midousuji**
The seasons have changed.
**[07:24] Midousuji**
Chicken-headed bean...
**[07:26] Midousuji**
It was impressive enough that you were
the only one not to take his eyes off me,
**[07:31] Midousuji**
but what really deserves recognition...
**[07:35] Midousuji**
is that you kept up with
my attack on the climb.
**[07:39] Midousuji**
You were supposed to be a sprinter.
**[07:42] Midousuji**
You even abandoned the deep
wheels you were so proud of.
**[07:46] Midousuji**
This man really did quit being a
sprinter to become an all-rounder!
**[07:54] Midousuji**
Sorry. I can't remember, chicken-headed bean.
**[07:58] Naruko**
I can see in your eyes
that you do, Midousuji!
**[08:02] Midousuji**
A sprinter...
**[08:04] Midousuji**
I don't mind a man so
willing to give that up.
**[08:12] Naruko**
You idiot! I'm here to reclaim that!
**[08:17] Midousuji**
Here? With less than three kilometers
to the finish line at the Inter-High?
**[08:23] Midousuji**
Your plan is to race against me
and reclaim the title of sprinter?
**[08:28] Naruko**
What could be more tense, right?
**[08:33] Midousuji**
Fine. Sounds interesting.
**[08:36] Midousuji**
I'll do it. But...
**[08:43] Midousuji**
Only if you can catch up to me!
**[08:46] Fan F**
Kyoto Fushimi's accelerating
on the winding uphill!
**[08:49] Fan G**
What is that?
**[08:50] Fan G**
He leans so far forward when he dances!
**[08:52] Fan F**
He's so fast!
**[08:52] Fan F**
He's still accelerating!
**[08:54] Midousuji**
You may have gotten faster on the climb,
but you're still only a sprinter.
**[08:59] Midousuji**
You can't catch up to me with
just a little bit of effort.
**[09:08] Midousuji**
Huh?
**[09:11] Fan G**
Sohoku's Naruko is keeping up with
Kyoto Fushimi's acceleration!
**[09:15] Fan F**
Incredible! That red-headed guy's so fast,
even though he's small!
**[09:18] Naruko**
Don't think you can pull
ahead of me on the climb!
**[09:21] Naruko**
I told you so before we started, Midousuji!
**[09:23] Midousuji**
I'm all about experiencing
things to understand them.
**[09:28] Midousuji**
Not bad, chicken-head.
**[09:31] Midousuji**
Rather, Naruko-kun.
**[09:34] Midousuji**
Shall we work together until
the finish line, then?
**[09:40] Midousuji**
Good idea, right?
**[09:43] Midousuji**
You and I are the only ones nearing
the finish line right now.
**[09:47] Midousuji**
If we work together, we'll arrive
at the finish line first.
**[09:52] Midousuji**
Even you could take it first.
**[09:55] Midousuji**
You'll be able to deliver your
precious jersey to the finish line.
**[09:59] Midousuji**
Oh, it's okay.
**[10:01] Midousuji**
Don't worry. I'm talking
about peaceful cooperation.
**[10:05] Midousuji**
I just want to finish as highly ranked
as possible today for tomorrow.
**[10:09] Midousuji**
If you pedal really hard, then as a symbol
of our friendship, I'll let you—
**[10:17] Naruko**
You're bluffing.
**[10:19] Naruko**
Those aren't the eyes of a
man willing to give that up.
**[10:23] Midousuji**
I'm bluffing!
**[10:24] Naruko**
Don't use words like "friendship" that
aren't part of your normal vocabulary!
**[10:32] Naruko**
He shifted up.
**[10:37] Naruko**
This guy...
**[10:39] Naruko**
He's stronger than he was last winter!
**[10:42] Naruko**
That massive pressure was real!
**[10:45] Midousuji**
Oh, right.
**[10:47] Midousuji**
Chicken-head, as a special treat,
I'll show you something.
**[10:53] Midousuji**
I still have something special up my sleeve.
**[11:02] Makishima**
Where are we, Tadokorocchi?
**[11:06] Tadokoro**
Kanzaki-san told me there's a traffic jam.
**[11:10] Tadokoro**
This is a shortcut.
**[11:11] Kinjou**
I know you're the
Rampaging Human Bullet, but...
**[11:16] Kinjou**
You have to have limits, Tadokoro!
**[11:18] Tadokoro**
You can count on me.
**[11:20] Tadokoro**
We'll make it in time to
see the end of the race!
**[11:26] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan!
**[11:26] Kuroda**
I know! He got past us!
**[11:29] Imaizumi**
Did Naruko go after Midousuji?
**[11:32] Kuroda**
We'll go after them at full speed, Ashikiba!
**[11:34] Ashikiba**
Yeah!
**[11:35] Kuroda**
There's no point if we can't catch up.
**[11:38] Kuroda**
Hakone Academy has to be part
of the race for the finish line!
**[11:44] Kuroda**
Sohoku's Imaizumi!
**[11:48] Kuroda**
Shall we work together?
**[11:51] Kuroda**
Don't you want to stop Midousuji?
**[11:54] Kuroda**
We'll cooperate until then.
**[11:58] Imaizumi**
Cooperate with Hakone Academy?
**[12:01] Imaizumi**
There are three kilometers to the finish line.
**[12:03] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy is an opposing
team racing for the finish line.
**[12:06] Imaizumi**
But Midousuji is in front of me.
**[12:09] Imaizumi**
I'm in!
**[12:10] Imaizumi**
I'll cooperate with you, Kuroda-san!
**[12:12] Kuroda**
Good, but only if you can
keep up with my top speed!
**[12:17] Kuroda**
I'm flipping my switch!
**[12:21] Kuroda**
Don't get left behind, Imaizumi!
**[12:24] Imaizumi**
Got it!
**[12:26] Fan A**
Sohoku and Hakone Academy
are climbing together!
**[12:28] Fan B**
Wow, they're cooperating!
**[12:30] Fan B**
And Kuroda's a fast climber!
**[12:33] Fan A**
Of course he is!
**[12:33] Fan A**
He used to be one!
**[12:36] Imaizumi**
Incredible...
**[12:38] Imaizumi**
He's pulling me upward as we accelerate,
even on this incline.
**[12:41] Kuroda**
Don't underestimate me, Kyoto Fushimi!
**[12:43] Kuroda**
I'll make you regret
challenging me on a climb!
**[12:49] Imaizumi**
This is different from how
he was racing earlier.
**[12:51] Imaizumi**
Did he do something?
**[12:53] Imaizumi**
His pressure has increased.
**[12:55] Imaizumi**
He said something about a switch earlier.
**[12:58] Imaizumi**
Does this have something to do
with him touching his temple?
**[13:03] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan...
**[13:04] Ashikiba**
You flipped your switch.
**[13:06] Ashikiba**
You're always so fast when you do.
**[13:10] (Flashback) Kuorda**
Huh? What's my switch?
**[13:13] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You always get faster before
the finish line when
**[13:16] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
you say you're flipping your switch.
**[13:19] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I was wondering what kind of
magical incantation it is.
**[13:21] (Flashback) Kuroda**
What?
**[13:21] (Flashback) Kuroda**
It's not an incantation.
**[13:23] (Flashback) Kuroda**
What are you, a high school girl
who believes in jinxes?
**[13:26] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I have a scar right here.
**[13:30] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Really?
**[13:32] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I guess you hadn't heard.
**[13:34] (Flashback) Kuroda**
A long time ago, I once suffered
an injury related to my pride.
**[13:38] (Flashback) Kuroda**
When I turn on my switch, I'm scraping
off the unhealed scab with my nail.
**[13:46] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
That's what you've been doing, Yuki-chan?
**[13:49] (Flashback) Kuroda**
It bleeds nicely when I do.
**[13:51] (Flashback) Kuroda**
It clears my mind.
**[13:53] (Flashback) Kuroda**
It revives the old me.
**[13:56] (Flashback) Kuroda**
The man who couldn't stand
not being best at everything.
**[14:02] (Flashback) Kuroda**
And then...
**[14:03] Kuroda**
*It heightens my competitiveness, my focus.*
**[14:07] Kuroda**
*My desire to consume my enemies shoots up.*
**[14:10] Kuroda**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[14:12] Ashikiba**
I can feel it, Yuki-chan.
**[14:14] Ashikiba**
I feel it.
**[14:17] Ashikiba**
It's heightened for me, too!
**[14:20] Imaizumi**
Ashikiba-san increased his pressure, too?
**[14:23] Imaizumi**
Does working together do that for this
year's #1 and #2 from Hakone Academy?
**[14:30] Imaizumi**
Was agreeing to cooperate
with them a mistake?
***SIGN*** Kuroda
***SIGN*** Imaizumi
***SIGN*** Ashikiba
**[14:33] Imaizumi**
I'm helping my opponents
get to the finish line.
***SIGN*** Midousuji
***SIGN*** Naruko
**[14:37] Imaizumi**
Sohoku has Naruko nearing the finish line.
**[14:40] Imaizumi**
Should I have tried to stop
Hakone Academy instead?
**[14:44] Imaizumi**
No.
**[14:46] Imaizumi**
They could reach the front
without my cooperation.
**[14:50] Imaizumi**
And if that happened, Sohoku would be alone.
**[14:52] Imaizumi**
We'd be at an overwhelming disadvantage.
**[14:54] Fan D**
Wow, Sohoku's pulling for Hakone Academy!
**[14:57] Fan E**
Last year's rival teams are working
together to pursue the leaders!
**[15:01] Fan E**
Such passion!
**[15:02] Fan D**
Take a picture!
**[15:04] Kuroda**
Not bad, Imaizumi. You pull well.
**[15:07] Kuroda**
It's smooth and efficient.
**[15:09] Kuroda**
And you're smart. I know what you're thinking.
**[15:12] Kuroda**
You're wondering if you made the right
choice by agreeing to cooperate.
**[15:17] Kuroda**
I like that look in your eyes.
**[15:20] Kuroda**
They're the eyes of a lively and proud elite.
**[15:27] Kuroda**
I can tell from your face
that you don't think I understand.
**[15:29] Kuroda**
Sorry, but I do. I get it.
**[15:31] Kuroda**
After all, I used to be an elite.
**[15:33] Kuroda**
You don't go with the crowd, you don't
back down, and you don't listen to others.
**[15:37] Imaizumi**
Kuroda-san's going even faster.
**[15:40] Kuroda**
And yet you're still better than the rest.
**[15:43] Kuroda**
No wonder you're confused.
**[15:45] Imaizumi**
I'm not like that.
**[15:47] Kuroda**
Good luck with that, kid.
**[15:51] Imaizumi**
I've worked harder than anyone else.
**[15:53] Imaizumi**
That's why I'm strong.
**[15:55] Imaizumi**
I've achieved things, too.
**[15:56] Imaizumi**
It has nothing to do with being an elite.
**[15:59] Kuroda**
In order to become stronger
and rise higher...
**[16:07] Kuroda**
Have you ever bowed your head
to the one you hate the most?
**[16:15] Kuroda**
That's it. Keep it up, Imaizumi.
**[16:17] Kuroda**
I'd like to see how far your
friendly little club gets you.
**[16:21] Kuroda**
I believe a team is about becoming
stronger by struggling against
**[16:26] Kuroda**
and hating each other.
**[16:29] Kuroda**
Well, good luck.
**[16:32] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan, I'll switch
with you. I'll lead next.
**[16:35] Kuroda**
Stay back, Takuto!
**[16:39] Ashikiba**
But we need to catch up
as quickly as possible.
**[16:42] Ashikiba**
And all three of us are working together.
**[16:44] Kuroda**
Don't be absurd, Takuto!
**[16:46] Kuroda**
You're the ace!
**[16:47] Kuroda**
Taking the finish line is the ace's job!
**[16:52] Kuroda**
Trusting your assistants and
conserving your strength
**[16:54] Kuroda**
no matter how bad it gets is your job!
**[16:58] Kuroda**
Don't worry.
**[16:59] Kuroda**
I'll pull twice as hard for you.
**[17:02] Kuroda**
And if Imaizumi's not happy with that,
I'll pull three times as hard.
**[17:06] Imaizumi**
Even under these circumstances,
he still intends to be his assistant?
**[17:10] Kuroda**
Just shut up and follow me.
**[17:12] Kuroda**
I'm Black Cat Kuroda, the deliveryman!
**[17:20] Imaizumi**
But I still don't see Midousuji.
**[17:24] Imaizumi**
Damn it. Only two
and a half kilometers left.
**[17:27] Imaizumi**
Will we fail to catch up to them?
**[17:29] Imaizumi**
If that happens...
**[17:31] Imaizumi**
I'm counting on you, Naruko!
**[17:38] Midousuji**
You're at your limit.
**[17:41] Midousuji**
Is that the best you can do,
chicken-headed bean?
**[17:46] Midousuji**
In that case, the finish line is mine.
**[17:54] Fan**
There are 2.5 kilometers left to
the first day's finish line!
**[17:57] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's in the lead!
**[17:58] Fan**
Go!
**[18:00] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[18:01] Staff**
Kyoto Fushimi is amazing this year.
**[18:04] Staff**
I just heard over the radio that
there's three guys chasing after them,
**[18:07] Staff**
but they're pretty far behind.
**[18:09] Staff**
He might actually be able to
stay ahead of them and win!
**[18:15] Fan E**
Kyoto Fushimi's raising his pace!
**[18:17] Fan E**
He's trying to stay ahead!
**[18:19] Fan G**
Sohoku's desperately chasing after him!
**[18:21] Fan G**
At this rate, the first day will go
to either Sohoku or Kyoto Fushimi!
**[18:25] Midousuji**
There are two ways to take the
finish line in a road race.
**[18:30] Midousuji**
Either catch up to those who
raced ahead for a "group finish,"
**[18:34] Midousuji**
or stay ahead of the others
in a "running finish."
**[18:39] Midousuji**
I'm fairly far ahead of Hakone Academy.
**[18:42] Midousuji**
I read the terrain and timing
to achieve this margin.
**[18:46] Midousuji**
If I can just maintain this lead, I'll win!
**[18:53] Midousuji**
Only two kilometers left!
**[18:57] Midousuji**
Winning, victory, the fruits of my labor...
**[19:00] Midousuji**
Proof I'm faster than the others.
**[19:03] Midousuji**
Stronger than the others.
**[19:05] Midousuji**
More right than the others.
**[19:08] Midousuji**
Purer than anything else.
**[19:11] Midousuji**
That is the finish line!
**[19:14] Midousuji**
So why are you trying so hard with
clenched teeth and a pained expression?
**[19:22] Midousuji**
Why? You should allow your spirit
to be broken and just give up.
**[19:28] Midousuji**
Why are you so close, chicken-headed bean?
**[19:32] Midousuji**
What is it? The power of friendship?
**[19:35] Midousuji**
Is the energy Weakizumi-kun's
sending you giving you courage?
**[19:39] Midousuji**
Don't push yourself so hard.
Feel free to drop out.
**[19:42] Naruko**
You said you'd race me if I caught up,
so I caught up, Midousuji!
**[19:48] Naruko**
I've been waiting for you to
switch from watching your back
**[19:51] Naruko**
to letting down your guard
and only facing forward!
**[19:59] Midousuji**
You intend to get in my way?
**[20:02] Naruko**
With all my might!
**[20:04] Midousuji**
What an unpleasant attitude.
**[20:07] Naruko**
That's rich, coming from you.
**[20:10] Naruko**
That's the perfect sound for a starting bell!
**[20:14] Fan H**
He's so fast!
**[20:15] Fan H**
He was falling behind earlier!
**[20:17] Fan I**
He let him get ahead so he could
conserve his strength on the climb.
**[20:21] Fan H**
What do you mean?
**[20:22] Fan I**
The first day's course follows a
**[20:24] Fan I**
winding road after Lake Chuzenji
into the final uphill climb.
**[20:28] Fan I**
Once you're through the birch forest,
**[20:31] Fan I**
it's a perfectly flat road at
the base of Mount Nantaisan!
**[20:36] Fan I**
Sohoku's #3 is a former sprinter!
**[20:42] Naruko**
A single road cutting through the trees.
**[20:44] Naruko**
One thousand, seven hundred meters
to the final finish line.
**[20:46] Naruko**
Flat terrain.
**[20:48] Naruko**
Just the two of us.
**[20:49] Naruko**
It's just like that time!
**[20:52] Naruko**
That time...
**[20:54] (Flashback) Naruko**
I'll quit sprinting!
**[20:56] Naruko**
It's just like our race in Osaka.
**[21:00] Naruko**
And on top of that,
we're racing for the finish line!
**[21:05] Naruko**
Surely you don't have any—
**[21:07] Midousuji**
No complaints here, chicken-headed bean.
**[21:14] Naruko**
He's breaking out his special technique.
**[21:16] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I'll race you. However,
you'll only get one chance.
**[21:24] (Flashback) Naruko**
That's plenty.
**[21:29] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[21:31] Naruko**
It's time for our race!
**[23:08] Komari**
Hello. Today I'd like to introduce
you to Kyoto-style roast beef.
***SIGN*** Kishigami Komari
***SIGN*** Kitchen
**[23:16] Komari**
First you season it with
salt and yuzu chili paste.
**[23:26] Komari**
Good! This is good meat!
**[23:29] Komari**
The best meat!
**[23:33] Midousuji**
You really are an impatient man.
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Five Men's Resolve
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Mura
# E4 - Five Men's Resolve
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR2P32Z5R/five-mens-resolve)
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**[00:00] Midousuji**
Just three kilometers left.
**[00:02] Midousuji**
I'll take the finish line alone.
**[00:05] Fan A**
Kyoto Fushimi's in the lead!
**[00:07] Fan B**
Wow, seriously?
**[00:09] Fan C**
Kyoto Fushimi's #111, Midousuji,
is the first to come up the hill!
**[00:14] Midousuji**
At least, I was supposed to.
**[00:17] Fan A**
And behind him is...
**[00:18] Midousuji**
But you're the only one who
didn't take his eyes off me...
**[00:26] Midousuji**
You chicken-headed bean!
**[00:29] Naruko**
You should be thanking me, Midousuji.
**[00:31] Naruko**
I thought you'd be bored traveling
alone, so I tagged along.
**[00:34] ---**
Sohoku's in second! It's Naruko!
**[00:37] ---**
He's keeping up with Midousuji by himself!
**[00:40] Naruko**
He shifted up.
**[00:46] Naruko**
This guy...
**[00:47] Naruko**
He's stronger than he was last winter!
**[00:50] Naruko**
That massive pressure was real!
**[00:53] Midousuji**
Oh, right.
**[00:55] Midousuji**
Chicken-head, as a special treat,
I'll show you something special.
**[01:01] Midousuji**
I still have something special up my sleeve.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
***SIGN*** LINE.04 Five Men's Resolve
**[02:44] Sadatoki**
Things are buzzing over here.
**[02:46] Sadatoki**
Sawada-kun and Gorizo-kun
saved us spots to watch the finish.
***SIGN*** Sohoku High School
**[02:51] Sada**
We did it!
**[02:52] Gorizo**
At high speed!
**[02:53] Sadatoki**
Bro, when will you get here?
**[02:56] Sadatoki**
Oh, how was the race?
**[02:57] Sadatoki**
We took the school bus.
**[02:59] Sugimoto**
Listen, Sadatoki.
**[03:01] Sadatoki**
Sounds like the leaders will be here soon.
**[03:03] Sawada**
We'll be waiting!
**[03:04] Gorizo**
Keep up the pace, please!
**[03:07] Koga**
This is third-year Koga.
**[03:08] Koga**
Sadatoki, listen closely.
**[03:10] Koga**
The support car is stuck in
a traffic jam at Irohazaka.
**[03:15] Koga**
After taking the spare bikes to the
feed zone and handing off supplies,
**[03:19] Koga**
we were fortunate enough to
be picked up by the news car.
***SIGN*** News Car
**[03:23] Koga**
We're on our way there now,
but I don't know if we'll make it in time.
**[03:27] Koga**
You first-years who are there will
have to support Sohoku alone.
**[03:31] Sadatoki**
What?
**[03:32] Sawada**
Koga-san, are you serious?
**[03:33] Gorizo**
But we're first-years!
**[03:35] Gorizo**
This is our first Inter-High!
**[03:37] Koga**
Sawada and Gorizo,
you and the other first-years
**[03:40] Koga**
will prepare to receive our
riders after the finish line.
**[03:42] Koga**
Give them ice water, towels,
and water bottles.
**[03:44] Sawada**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[03:46] Gorizo**
High speed!
**[03:48] Koga**
Sadatoki, you'll cheer for them.
**[03:51] Sadatoki**
Huh? Cheer?
**[03:53] Koga**
Our riders are giving everything they have.
**[03:55] Koga**
At the very, very end, they draw strength
from their teammates' support.
**[04:01] Koga**
Help them win with your voice!
**[04:02] Koga**
With your cheers!
**[04:04] Sadatoki**
B-But, I...
**[04:07] Koga**
No buts! Do it!
**[04:09] Koga**
You're the only one who can!
**[04:11] Koga**
It's an important job.
**[04:13] Koga**
Push them with your voice.
**[04:16] Koga**
Make sure your voice isn't
drowned out by the others.
**[04:18] Sugimoto**
It's okay, Sadatoki.
**[04:20] Sugimoto**
You can do it. I know you can.
**[04:23] Sugimoto**
Your brother knows you can.
**[04:24] Sugimoto**
It's okay. Your voice is
louder than the others.
**[04:32] Sadatoki**
I can do it.
**[04:34] Sadatoki**
I can do it.
**[04:36] Sadatoki**
I can...
**[04:40] ---**
For everyone...
**[04:42] Sadatoki**
Understood!
**[04:45] Sadatoki**
Sohoku, fight!
***SIGN*** Tadokoro Bread
**[05:01] Tadokoro**
We made it! The leaders aren't here yet!
**[05:03] Tadokoro**
What did you think of my driving?
**[05:05] Tadokoro**
Looks like we'll get to see
the finish, Makishima, Kinjou.
**[05:10] Makishima**
I-It sucks.
**[05:12] Makishima**
My flight was six hours late,
and then that crazy car ride...
**[05:17] Kinjou**
Y-You took a road that wasn't on the map.
**[05:21] Kinjou**
I'm impressed, Tadokoro.
**[05:23] Makishima**
Don't feel like you have to compliment him.
**[05:26] Makishima**
So, this where it is this year.
**[05:29] Kinjou**
Yeah. Nikkou City, Tochigi Prefecture.
**[05:32] Kinjou**
On the northwest side of Lake Chuzenji
**[05:34] Kinjou**
is Senjougahara, a marsh stretching across
the terrain at 1,400 meters above sea level.
**[05:39] Kinjou**
The eruptions of Mount Nantaisan formed a lake
**[05:42] Kinjou**
that became a marsh over
a long period of time.
**[05:45] Kinjou**
National Route 120 cuts through Senjougahara.
**[05:50] Kinjou**
And the Sanbonmatsu Park
parking lot gate is
**[05:54] Kinjou**
the finish line of day one of
the Tochigi Inter-High.
**[06:00] Makishima**
I haven't felt this tension
and anticipation in a while.
**[06:04] Tadokoro**
Yeah. I can't get enough of this atmosphere.
**[06:07] Tadokoro**
Just thinking about it
sends chills down my spine.
**[06:09] Tadokoro**
You can really feel that unique
sensation of the Inter-High.
**[06:14] Kinjou**
You're right.
**[06:17] Makishima**
So, who's going to be first?
**[06:22] Kinjou**
Imaizumi, as the ace?
**[06:25] Tadokoro**
You might be surprised.
**[06:28] Tadokoro**
It could be that little red bean.
**[06:33] Fan A**
They're entering the flat
before the finish line!
**[06:36] Fan B**
Kyoto Fushimi removed some kind of tape!
**[06:38] Naruko**
Midousuji's playing the ace up his sleeve!
**[06:42] Midousuji**
Unleashing both legs.
**[06:44] Midousuji**
This is the trump card
I've been saving until now.
**[06:53] Midousuji**
You still haven't fallen,
chicken-headed bean!
**[06:57] Naruko**
The road's wide enough!
**[06:59] Naruko**
Stay away from me, Gross-suji!
**[07:01] Naruko**
I'm on fire now, Midousuji!
**[07:03] Naruko**
My blood is boiling!
**[07:05] Midousuji**
Then maybe you should go to
the hospital, chicken-head!
**[07:10] Naruko**
I'll go to any hospital,
as long as it's red and flashy!
**[07:15] Midousuji**
Chicken-head...
**[07:17] Midousuji**
This little bean has gotten stronger.
**[07:21] Midousuji**
He improved his climbing, but he
hasn't gotten slower on the flats.
**[07:24] Midousuji**
If anything, it feels like he's applying
his climbing muscles to the flats.
**[07:31] Midousuji**
Not bad.
**[07:32] Midousuji**
Come to think of it, Ishigaki-kun
mentioned something last winter.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Ishigaki**
Naruko-kun might return to racing.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Huh? What makes you say that?
**[07:46] (Flashback) Ishigaki**
Midousuji, disappointment
makes people stronger.
**[07:53] Midousuji**
Bring it on.
**[07:54] Midousuji**
I'll overthrow your strength and
wrest the victory from your hands.
**[07:59] Both**
One kilometer left!
**[08:02] Naruko**
I'm getting chills.
My hair's standing on end.
**[08:05] Naruko**
I'm in a make-or-break race with Midousuji
**[08:09] Naruko**
on the flat before the
Inter-High's finish line.
**[08:11] Naruko**
A thousand meters remain!
**[08:13] Naruko**
Tons of fans are watching!
**[08:16] Naruko**
If this isn't flashy...
**[08:19] Naruko**
I don't know what is!
**[08:21] Fan**
There are 900 meters left!
**[08:23] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi is pulling ahead!
**[08:25] Naruko**
Good, Midousuji. This is the best.
**[08:28] Naruko**
I'm burning up. Let's do this.
**[08:31] Naruko**
Let's put our lives on the line!
**[08:37] Fan**
He's so fast! Sohoku's keeping up!
**[08:40] Fan**
They're seriously amazing!
**[08:41] Fan**
I can feel their spirit from over here!
**[08:44] Fan**
So it's come down to those two.
**[08:56] Fan**
The next three have made it up the hill!
**[09:01] Kuroda**
How far behind are we?
**[09:03] Kuroda**
Three-hundred and fifty meters.
**[09:05] Imaizumi**
We're so far behind.
**[09:07] Imaizumi**
It'll be hard to catch up from here.
**[09:11] Imaizumi**
But Naruko's with him.
**[09:13] Imaizumi**
This isn't a bad development for Sohoku!
**[09:17] Kuroda**
Damn it.
**[09:18] Kuroda**
All the pride Hakone Academy has built up...
**[09:21] Kuroda**
Was our riding not good enough?
**[09:25] Kuroda**
I got our ace this far.
**[09:27] Kuroda**
Me, the Black Cat Deliveryman.
**[09:30] Kuroda**
And because of just one stupid
mistake, the finish line...
**[09:34] Kuroda**
If you've got time to think, ride, Yukinori!
**[09:38] Kuroda**
Let's go, Takuto!
**[09:42] Ashikiba**
It's okay, Yuki-chan.
**[09:44] Kuroda**
Huh?
**[09:46] Ashikiba**
The two of us can't close this gap.
**[09:49] Ashikiba**
Even if the two of you pull,
we'll never catch up.
**[09:53] Ashikiba**
But with the three of us,
we may be able to reach them.
**[10:00] Ashikiba**
There's no point if the ace doesn't
save his strength for the finish line.
**[10:04] Ashikiba**
But unless you're in front of the finish line,
there's nothing to race for.
**[10:11] Ashikiba**
I'll pull.
**[10:13] Ashikiba**
We... Hakone Academy has
nothing left to lose!
**[10:25] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy's ace Ashikiba-san
is making his move!
**[10:32] Imaizumi**
Their ace moved to the front.
**[10:34] Imaizumi**
He's helping us catch up
to Midousuji and Naruko.
**[10:40] Imaizumi**
He's fast. He's huge.
**[10:42] Imaizumi**
He towers over me,
and I'm 180 centimeters tall.
**[10:46] Imaizumi**
Standing at 202 centimeters,
he's the tallest man at the race.
**[10:50] Imaizumi**
His wind pressure is incredible.
**[10:52] Kuroda**
Takuto, is there classical
music playing inside your head?
**[10:58] Ashikiba**
Yes.
**[11:00] Ashikiba**
The clichéd Ninth!
**[11:03] Ashikiba**
The Ninth Symphony!
**[11:09] Kuroda**
Keep it up, Takuto!
**[11:12] Fan A**
They're catching up!
**[11:14] Fan B**
Hakone Academy's ace is pulling!
**[11:16] Fan C**
Only Sohoku and Kyoto Fushimi
have riders in the lead group!
**[11:20] Fan D**
Will they catch up?
**[11:21] Fan E**
Their rotation has increased their speed...
**[11:25] Fan F**
But there's only one kilometer left!
**[11:28] Ashikiba**
We'll catch up. We'll catch up.
**[11:31] Ashikiba**
We're slowly closing the gap.
**[11:33] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan carried me this
far so I could rest.
**[11:37] Ashikiba**
The classical music is playing.
**[11:39] Ashikiba**
My heart is pounding.
**[11:41] Ashikiba**
I never thought I'd get to be in the Inter-High,
but here I am turning my pedals.
**[11:47] Ashikiba**
On top of that, I'm wearing
Hakone Academy's #1 tag.
**[11:52] Ashikiba**
Me, the team's best laundry boy!
***SIGN*** Club Chores
**[11:57] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
What do you want to be?
**[12:02] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
The best ri...
**[12:07] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
...rider.
**[12:10] (Flashback) Shinkai**
What do you like?
**[12:13] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
The piano.
**[12:14] (Flashback) Shinkai**
Good.
**[12:15] (Flashback) Shinkai**
Use that to ride.
**[12:17] (Flashback) Shinkai**
Let it push you forward.
**[12:19] Ashikiba**
I finally achieved something.
**[12:23] Ashikiba**
But...
**[12:25] Ashikiba**
*No way. No way.*
**[12:29] Ashikiba**
*Why can't I win?*
**[12:32] Ashikiba**
*I'm wearing a jersey.*
**[12:33] Ashikiba**
*I promised Fukutomi-san I would win.*
**[12:39] Ashikiba**
In that moment, unable to understand
the situation, my brain got a flat tire.
**[12:45] Ashikiba**
I tried to reset everything.
**[12:49] Ashikiba**
I was racing to repay their kindness.
**[12:54] Ashikiba**
But I couldn't think anymore.
**[12:58] (Flashback) Fan**
He's riding backward! Watch out!
**[13:02] Ashikiba**
I betrayed their expectations.
**[13:05] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
I'm placing you on house arrest indefinitely.
**[13:07] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
I'm not letting you race.
**[13:10] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
You won't race at the Inter-High, either.
**[13:12] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm sorry.
**[13:15] Ashikiba**
It was a dizzying three years.
**[13:18] Ashikiba**
A less than laudable three years.
**[13:22] Ashikiba**
"Riding backward on the course."
**[13:23] Ashikiba**
"Indefinitely suspended from racing."
**[13:26] Ashikiba**
I screwed up.
**[13:29] Ashikiba**
But my teammates supported me.
**[13:32] Ashikiba**
My seniors forgave me.
**[13:36] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Ashikiba, the race for the finish is
both a physical and mental battle.
**[13:43] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Tell yourself over and over
that you are the ace.
**[13:49] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
That you are strong.
**[13:53] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[13:55] Ashikiba**
So these limbs, this body, this number tag...
**[14:00] Ashikiba**
This opportunity doesn't belong to me!
**[14:04] Kuroda**
Go, Takuto.
**[14:06] Kuroda**
You carried such anguish and pain,
such hopes to make it this far.
**[14:13] Ashikiba**
I'm racing to repay all the people
**[14:17] Ashikiba**
who called me the ace!
**[14:23] Fan G**
It's the Hakone Academy ace
Ashikiba's Metronome Dancing!
**[14:27] Fan H**
The way he swings his giant body
back and forth is like a metronome!
**[14:33] Fan I**
He's huge!
**[14:34] Fan J**
He's fast!
**[14:36] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[14:39] Ashikiba**
I'm catching up!
**[14:40] Ashikiba**
I'm catching up to the guys in front!
**[14:44] Kuroda**
Switch with me, Takuto!
**[14:47] Fan K**
Hakone Academy's Kuroda moved to the front!
**[14:50] Fan**
Go, Kuroda!
**[14:52] Kuroda**
I'll show you how I pull!
**[14:54] Kuroda**
This is Hakone Academy's final effort!
**[14:56] Kuroda**
Bend, Cat Legs!
**[15:02] Kuroda**
We'll catch up!
**[15:03] Kuroda**
Kyoto's Midousuji and Sohoku's Naruko!
**[15:09] Imaizumi**
Take it, Naruko!
**[15:11] Ashikiba**
I have to...
**[15:12] Kuroda**
...catch up!
**[15:13] Nuarko**
It's almost...
**[15:14] Midousuji**
...the finish line!
**[15:16] Fan L**
The trailing three are chasing after them!
**[15:19] Fan M**
They have the two in front in their sights!
**[15:21] Fan N**
Is it a five-man finish line sprint?
**[15:24] Fan O**
There are three behind and two in front!
**[15:26] Fan O**
They have the numbers advantage!
**[15:28] Fan P**
Maybe if there were a thousand
meters left, but the finish line...
**[15:35] Fan P**
...is 500 meters ahead!
**[15:36] Fan P**
They're at a disadvantage!
**[15:41] Midousuji**
The running finish.
**[15:42] Midousuji**
You're wasting your time, Hakone Academy.
**[15:45] Midousuji**
Even if you pool your efforts
and work your muscles,
**[15:51] Midousuji**
this margin at 500 meters remaining...
**[15:57] Midousuji**
...was always part of my calculations!
**[16:02] Midousuji**
This chicken-head was the only
thing I didn't account for.
**[16:08] Naruko**
Why are you staring at me
like that, Midousuji?
**[16:12] Naruko**
We're at the finish line.
**[16:13] Naruko**
Determination, full power, flashiness...
**[16:16] Naruko**
Even men fall for my flashiness!
**[16:18] Naruko**
Have you fallen for me, too, Midousuji?
**[16:21] Midousuji**
I was just exercising my eyes,
since they were stinging from all your red,
**[16:27] Midousuji**
chicken-head!
**[16:29] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[16:32] Midousuji**
You're determined to interfere
with my victory, aren't you?
**[16:35] Naruko**
I'm not just interfering! I'm going to win!
**[16:38] Midousuji**
You're in the way! Move!
**[16:40] Naruko**
You're in the way, idiot!
**[16:43] Fan Q**
They're crashing into each
other before the finish line?
**[16:45] Fan R**
Wow!
**[16:47] Midousuji**
You're strong.
**[16:50] Midousuji**
You really are amazing.
**[16:55] Midousuji**
Every time I race against you,
I have the same thought.
**[17:01] Midousuji**
If you had stayed in Kansai for high school
and joined Kyoto Fushimi with me...
**[17:09] Midousuji**
If we'd been on the same team—and maybe
it's weird for me to say this now...
**[17:16] Midousuji**
But I always think of how we could've
been the best of friends, Naruko-kun.
**[17:25] Midousuji**
Don't you agree?
**[17:29] Midousuji**
The two of us...
**[17:32] Naruko**
You finished telling lies, Midousuji?
**[17:36] Naruko**
Is this bluff an attempt to distract me
with warm fuzzy feelings
**[17:39] Naruko**
and kill your opponent's tension
before the finish line?
**[17:43] Naruko**
You'll do anything to win.
**[17:46] Naruko**
You really are something, Midousuji.
**[17:48] Naruko**
But you won't fool me!
**[17:50] Naruko**
You don't think we'd be best friends!
**[17:56] Midousuji**
You're right! Not in the slightest!
**[17:59] Midousuji**
I've never even considered it!
**[18:03] Imaizumi**
So that's what you meant, Naruko.
**[18:06] Imaizumi**
The day you returned from Osaka,
you said you raced someone.
**[18:13] Sohoku**
Wow, takoyaki.
**[18:13] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Who did you race against?
**[18:15] (Flashback) Naruko**
Nobody, really.
**[18:16] (Flashback) Naruko**
It wasn't someone you know.
**[18:18] Sakamichi**
Thanks for the food.
**[18:19] Imaizumi**
But your opponent was...
**[18:23] Imaizumi**
Midousuji!
**[18:26] Imaizumi**
That's why you kept your eyes on him
**[18:28] Imaizumi**
during the confusion earlier
and raced after him.
**[18:33] Imaizumi**
And now you're side by side,
racing for the finish line.
**[18:37] Imaizumi**
You should've told me if it
was that important, Naruko.
**[18:43] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I'm the one who told you
to become an all-rounder!
**[18:47] (Flashback) Naruko**
I made the decision!
**[18:49] (Flashback) Naruko**
Let's race, hotshot.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
What?
**[18:52] (Flashback) Naruko**
We'll pull ahead of Hakone Academy
before the finish line.
**[18:55] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I see.
**[18:55] (Flashback) Naruko**
Whoever crosses the finish
line first is the ace!
**[18:59] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Bring it on!
**[19:01] Imaizumi**
So that's how it is.
**[19:04] Imaizumi**
Go, Naruko.
**[19:06] Imaizumi**
If I catch up to you just
before the finish line...
**[19:12] Imaizumi**
I'll push your back as hard as I can!
**[19:17] Imaizumi**
Today, you're the ace, Naruko!
**[19:20] Imaizumi**
Take the finish line!
**[19:22] Fan S**
The leaders have crossed the 400 meter line!
**[19:25] Fan T**
Sohoku's Naruko is in front!
**[19:28] Midousuji**
He refuses to let me have it.
**[19:33] Midousuji**
Then I don't have a choice.
**[19:36] Midousuji**
I'll have to fly before the finish line!
**[19:41] Naruko**
Fly?
**[19:43] Naruko**
Is Midousuji breaking out
his true trump card?
**[19:48] Fan T**
The others have crossed the 400-meter line!
**[19:50] Fan U**
Go, Hakone Academy!
**[19:54] Kuroda**
We're chasing as fast as we can,
but they're going at top speed, too.
**[19:57] Kuroda**
It's not that easy to close this gap.
**[20:00] Kuroda**
But! But!
**[20:02] Kuroda**
It's not easy, but...
**[20:06] Kuroda**
There's nothing I can't do!
**[20:16] Fan V**
Just 300 meters remaining!
**[20:17] Fan V**
They're closing the gap!
**[20:19] Fan W**
Will they stay ahead? Will they catch up?
**[20:22] Midousuji**
I already said they can't catch up.
**[20:25] Midousuji**
Actually, if the course were straight,
they might have.
**[20:36] Midousuji**
But there's a difficult corner leading
the course from National Route 120
**[20:40] Midousuji**
to the first day's finish line
at the large parking lot.
**[20:47] Midousuji**
Two of them.
**[20:52] Naruko**
I'm entering the corner first!
**[20:56] Naruko**
I can see it.
**[20:58] Naruko**
It's the finish line gate!
**[21:01] Midousuji**
Time to fly.
**[21:05] Midousuji**
When insects have oversaturated an area...
**[21:14] Midousuji**
They metamorphosize wings,
so they can fly to new locations!
**[21:22] Naruko**
We're in the middle of a corner, Midousuji!
**[21:25] Naruko**
You're going to do that here?
**[21:29] Midousuji**
This... is my...
**[21:34] Midousuji**
Metamorphosis!
**[23:13] Tadokoro**
Makishima's late.
**[23:16] Kinjou**
Yeah.
**[23:19] Tadokoro**
It's hot.
**[23:22] Kinjou**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Six Hours Later
**[23:29] Tadokoro**
Kinjou, have you gotten tanner?
**[23:32] Kinjou**
You think so?
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE 3 Seconds Less
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***SIGN*** Mura
# E5 - 3 Seconds Less
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**[00:01] Kuroda**
Go, Takuto.
**[00:03] Kuroda**
You carried such anguish and pain,
such hopes to make it this far.
**[00:09] Ashikiba**
I'm racing to repay all the people
**[00:13] Ashikiba**
who called me the ace!
**[00:18] Fan I**
He's huge!
**[00:20] Fan J**
He's fast!
**[00:22] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[00:24] Ashikiba**
I'm catching up!
**[00:26] Ashikiba**
I'm catching up to the guys in front!
**[00:30] Kuroda**
Switch with me, Takuto!
**[00:33] Fan K**
Hakone Academy's Kuroda moved to the front!
**[00:35] Fan**
Go, Kuroda!
**[00:38] Kuroda**
I'll show you how I pull!
**[00:40] Kuroda**
This is Hakone Academy's final effort!
**[00:42] Kuroda**
Bend, Cat Legs!
**[00:46] Fan S**
The leaders have crossed the 400 meter line!
**[00:50] Fan T**
Sohoku's Naruko is in front!
**[00:52] Midousuji**
He refuses to let me have it.
**[00:57] Midousuji**
Then I don't have a choice.
**[01:00] Midousuji**
I'll have to fly before the finish line!
**[01:05] Fan T**
The others have crossed the 400-meter line!
**[01:08] Fan U**
Go, Hakone Academy!
**[01:11] Kuroda**
We're chasing as fast as we can,
but they're going at top speed, too.
**[01:15] Kuroda**
It's not that easy to close this gap.
**[01:17] Kuroda**
But! But!
**[01:20] Kuroda**
It's not easy, but...
**[01:23] Kuroda**
There's nothing I can't do!
**[01:34] Fan V**
Just 300 meters remaining!
**[01:35] Fan V**
They're closing the gap!
**[01:37] Fan W**
Will they stay ahead? Will they catch up?
**[01:39] Midousuji**
I already said they can't catch up.
**[01:43] Midousuji**
Actually, if the course were straight,
they might have.
**[01:54] Midousuji**
But there's a difficult corner leading
the course from National Route 120
**[02:02] Midousuji**
to the first day's finish line
at the large parking lot.
**[02:05] Midousuji**
Two of them.
**[02:10] Naruko**
I'm entering the corner first!
**[02:13] Naruko**
I can see it.
**[02:15] Naruko**
It's the finish line gate!
**[02:19] Midousuji**
Time to fly.
**[02:23] Midousuji**
When insects have oversaturated an area...
**[02:32] Midousuji**
They metamorphosize wings,
so they can fly to new locations!
**[02:40] Naruko**
We're in the middle of a corner, Midousuji!
**[02:43] Naruko**
You're going to do that here?
**[02:46] Ashikiba**
They entered the corner ahead of us!
**[02:48] Kuroda**
Shut up and follow me, Takuto!
**[02:51] Kuroda**
I'm glad there are two corners
before the finish line.
**[02:57] Kuroda**
Takuto! You were right!
**[03:00] Kuroda**
Hakone Academy has nothing left to lose!
**[03:04] Kuroda**
We're charging in at full speed!
**[03:06] Ashikiba**
Yeah!
**[03:08] Kuroda**
I'll show you...
**[03:10] Kuroda**
My super-close cornering!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[04:45] Fan 1**
The two leaders are rounding the corner!
***SIGN*** LINE.05 3 Seconds Less
**[04:48] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[04:49] Fan**
Sohoku!
**[04:50] Fan 2**
There are 250 meters to the finish line!
**[04:52] Fan 3**
Sohoku's Naruko is cornering so sharply!
**[04:57] Fan 4**
He just hit the wall!
**[04:58] Fan 4**
He's standing and pedaling as hard as he can!
**[05:00] Fan 7**
His form is beautiful!
**[05:02] Fan 8**
Kyoto Fushimi's right behind him!
**[05:05] Fan 9**
What is that?
**[05:07] Fan 9**
His back is perfectly straight!
**[05:21] Fan 12**
Huh?
**[05:23] Fan 12**
On his back...
**[05:25] Fan 13**
He had insect-like wings!
**[05:34] Fan 14**
They're neck and neck!
**[05:36] Fan 15**
He's so fast!
**[05:40] Naruko**
It's his "Flying Ride!"
**[05:42] Naruko**
This is really fast.
**[05:46] Naruko**
I know it well.
**[05:49] Naruko**
It made my nose bleed!
**[05:53] Naruko**
It's fast, but...
**[05:56] Naruko**
The same situation, the same opponent...
**[06:00] Naruko**
And now we're at the
Inter-High's finish line.
**[06:02] Naruko**
If I lose now, I'm not a real man!
**[06:06] Naruko**
I'm the flashiest man in Naniwa,
Naruko Shoukichi!
**[06:12] Fan 16**
Sohoku moved ahead!
**[06:13] Fan 16**
He's riding on determination!
**[06:19] Fan 17**
Kyoto Fushimi's keeping up!
**[06:21] Midousuji**
Where are you going, Naruko?
**[06:24] Midousuji**
Naru-Naru-Naru-Naruko!
**[06:28] Midousuji**
Do you have another special
technique to use? Buzz.
**[06:32] Naruko**
Sorry, but no.
**[06:35] Nuarko**
But I've trained.
**[06:37] Naruko**
Ever since I lost to you, I've trained!
**[06:40] Naruko**
For this day, I honed my body!
**[06:47] Naruko**
The finish line sprint I'm about
to show you is common enough.
**[06:52] Midousuji**
Buzz, buzz...
**[06:54] Naruko**
Sway your bike, put your weight on it,
and give everything you've got.
**[06:59] Naruko**
There's nothing special about it.
**[07:02] Midousuji**
Buzz...
**[07:03] Naruko**
But!
**[07:04] Naruko**
It's the sprint being done by this body,
which I've honed to perfection!
**[07:09] Midousuji**
Buzz!
**[07:11] Naruko**
Watch closely.
**[07:13] Naruko**
In the second half of this finish line sprint,
I'll get even faster...
**[07:18] Naruko**
Like a roller coaster!
**[07:20] Midousuji**
Huh?
**[07:23] Midousuji**
So you do have one! Buzz!
**[07:26] Fan 18**
The two leaders are
entering the final corner!
**[07:29] Fan 19**
One they clear this...
**[07:32] Fan 19**
It's the finish line!
**[07:34] Naruko**
One hundred and fifty meters left!
**[07:43] Fan A**
Hakone Academy's cornering is crazy!
**[07:46] Fan B**
His shoulder scraped against the wall!
**[07:48] Fan C**
Huh? Blood?
**[07:51] Kuroda**
We shaved off half a second on that corner!
**[07:55] Kuroda**
My shoulder's cut and bleeding?
**[07:57] Kuroda**
That doesn't matter!
**[07:59] Kuroda**
I'll catch up!
**[08:01] Kuroda**
I'll catch up to them!
**[08:03] Kuroda**
I have to!
**[08:05] Kuroda**
I'll shave off half a second
on the next corner!
**[08:09] Kuroda**
No, more! I can do it!
**[08:13] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan...
**[08:15] Ashikiba**
I know how you're feeling.
**[08:19] Ashikiba**
It's giving me chills.
**[08:21] Ashikiba**
I'm about to cry.
**[08:23] Ashikiba**
But I won't!
**[08:28] Ashikiba**
Because I'm wearing #1!
**[08:32] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[08:35] Kuroda**
Takuto! Once we're out of
the final corner, move up!
**[08:38] Kuroda**
We'll shave off two seconds!
**[08:40] Kuroda**
Then I'll push your back
to shave off one more!
**[08:45] Kuroda**
The rest is up to you.
**[08:49] Kuroda**
The deliveryman's job ends there.
**[08:52] Kuroda**
Don't look back, Takuto.
**[09:00] Fan**
The others have entered the final corner!
**[09:04] Fan**
They're charging in at that speed?
**[09:07] Kuroda**
We'll do it! I know we can!
**[09:10] Kuroda**
We have to shave off three
seconds to catch up!
**[09:15] Fan**
His shoulder's hitting the wall!
**[09:18] Kuroda**
More...
**[09:20] Kuroda**
More!
**[09:22] Kuroda**
You can shave off more...
**[09:25] Kuroda**
Kuroda Yukinari!
**[09:32] Kuroda**
Don't go wild!
**[09:33] Kuroda**
We're almost there.
**[09:35] Kuroda**
One second!
**[09:38] Fan**
His helmet's hitting the wall!
**[09:40] Kuroda**
Two seconds!
**[09:44] Imaizumi**
Crap!
**[09:46] Imaizumi**
Before I could think,
my body reacted instinctively.
**[09:52] Imaizumi**
If we keep moving as a group,
we'll be in danger.
**[09:58] Kuroda**
Now! Go, Takuto!
**[10:04] Kuroda**
Take the last second with you, Takuto!
**[10:12] Kuroda**
Three seconds!
**[10:14] Kuroda**
Shake them off!
**[10:17] Fan**
Hakone Academy's ace is going!
**[10:27] Fan**
He fell!
**[10:34] Kuroda**
I did it.
**[10:37] Kuroda**
Now go, Takuto.
**[10:45] Kuroda**
Don't look back.
**[10:47] Ashikiba**
I'd never look back, Yuki-chan.
**[10:51] Ashikiba**
You... You pushed my back.
**[10:55] Ashikiba**
And I... I know what I have to do!
**[11:02] Fan**
It's 100 meters to the finish line!
**[11:04] Fan**
Hakone Academy caught up to the
front in the eleventh hour!
**[11:09] Midousuji**
Caught up?
**[11:10] Midousuji**
You seem desperate, Wobbly Academy.
**[11:13] Midousuji**
Wobbly caught up?
**[11:16] Midousuji**
Watch closely, you blind fans.
**[11:20] Midousuji**
He's still three meters behind!
**[11:24] Fan**
There's 80 meters left!
**[11:26] Ashikiba**
I will...
**[11:29] Ashikiba**
Wobbly!
**[11:31] Ashikiba**
...stay ahead and win!
**[11:34] Naruko**
Hakone Academy? There's more of them.
**[11:38] Naruko**
More fans behind me to watch
just how amazing I am!
**[11:46] Fan**
Sohoku's accelerating!
**[11:48] Fan**
What a sprint!
**[11:50] Fan**
There's 70 meters left!
**[11:52] Naruko**
I can see the finish line!
**[11:54] Naruko**
Here I come!
**[11:55] Naruko**
I call it the Naruko Special
Roller Coaster Sprint!
**[12:03] Fan**
He's fast!
**[12:04] Fan**
He's accelerating like a roller coaster!
**[12:07] Naruko**
I'll definitely win!
**[12:10] Ashikiba**
Midousuji... Naruko...
**[12:14] Ashikiba**
I've never lost a sprint from here.
**[12:23] Fan**
They're all sprinting for the finish!
**[12:25] Fan**
There's 60 meters left!
**[12:35] Fan**
Go, Kyoto Fushimi!
**[12:37] Fan**
Sohoku!
**[12:38] Fan**
Hakone Academy!
**[12:40] Fan 20**
There's 60 meters to the finish line!
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy
**[12:48] Hakogaku**
Ashikiba-san!
**[12:51] Sign**
Kyoto Fushimi
**[12:51] Kyofushi**
Midousuji-san!
***SIGN*** Sohoku
**[12:54] Sadatoki**
Naruko-san!
**[12:57] Naruko**
Let me reach the finish line!
**[13:03] Fan 21**
Kyoto Fushimi, Sohoku, and
Hakone Academy are all-out sprinting!
**[13:08] Fan 22**
The finish line's gate is
right before their eyes!
**[13:12] Midousuji**
Guh-ross!
**[13:16] Midousuji**
Mine!
**[13:18] Midousuji**
Mine, mine, mine, mine!
**[13:22] Midousuji**
Move, move, move, move!
**[13:26] Midousuji**
Mine!
**[13:28] Midousuji**
You pests!
**[13:31] Midousuji**
Mine!
**[13:34] Midousuji**
I want only victory!
**[13:41] Fan 23**
#111 is so gross!
**[13:44] Fan 23**
No way!
**[13:45] Midousuji**
I don't need anything else!
**[13:48] Midousuji**
Mine!
**[13:52] Naruko**
Win!
**[13:53] Naruko**
I'll win!
**[13:55] Naruko**
Win, win, win, win!
**[14:03] Naruko**
I crawled back up from the
ground for this very moment!
**[14:17] Naruko**
I threw away what was most important
to me and made it this far!
**[14:27] Naruko**
My arms are numb?
**[14:29] Naruko**
My muscles are screaming?
**[14:32] Naruko**
So what?
**[14:34] Naruko**
I'll roll them up...
**[14:36] Naruko**
...like takoyaki and eat them!
**[14:40] Naruko**
Watch this, fans!
**[14:43] Naruko**
Onoda-kun!
**[14:44] Naruko**
You, too, hotshot!
**[14:47] Naruko**
This is how a flashy man lives!
**[14:52] Fan 24**
Sohoku caught up to Kyoto Fushimi!
**[14:55] Midousuji**
Mine?
**[14:58] Naruko**
I told you!
**[15:00] Naruko**
It gets faster in the second half!
**[15:03] Midousuji**
Roller mine?
**[15:05] Fan 25**
Thirty meters left!
**[15:07] Fan 26**
So fast!
**[15:08] Fan 27**
How fast are they going?
**[15:11] Ashikiba**
I'll win it, Yuki-chan!
**[15:15] Hakogaku 1**
Third? He just barely can't catch up?
**[15:18] Hakogaku 2**
Ashikiba-san, after them!
**[15:22] Ashikiba**
I should be exhausted, but my body
**[15:27] Ashikiba**
is full of strength!
**[15:31] Ashikiba**
We have nothing left to lose!
**[15:35] Ashikiba**
I am strong.
**[15:37] Ashikiba**
I am strong.
**[15:39] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[15:41] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[15:43] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[15:46] Fan 28**
Hakone Academy's ace's sprint is amazing!
**[15:49] Fan 29**
His huge body is accelerating rapidly!
**[15:52] Fan 30**
Hakone Academy's catching up!
**[15:54] Fan 31**
He's nearly caught them!
**[15:56] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[15:58] Naruko**
Win!
**[16:00] Midousuji**
Mine!
**[16:04] Sugimoto**
Excuse me!
**[16:06] Koga**
Let us through!
**[16:08] Koga**
What's going on?
**[16:10] Sugimoto**
There are three of them, neck and neck!
**[16:25] Fan 32**
The finish line!
**[16:27] Fan 33**
There are 20 meters left!
**[16:29] Hakogaku 3**
Ashikiba-san!
**[16:31] Hakogaku 4**
Pedal!
**[16:37] Fan 33**
Now 10 meters!
**[16:38] Kyofushi 1**
Midousuji-san!
**[16:40] Kyofushi 2**
Go!
**[16:42] Midousuji**
Mine!
**[16:45] Sadatoki**
Naruko-san!
**[16:49] Sadatoki**
Fight!
**[16:56] Imaizumi**
Take it, Naruko!
**[16:59] Naruko**
Win!
**[17:01] Sadatoki**
Go!
**[17:08] Midousuji**
Victory!
**[17:11] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[18:11] Midousuji**
Victory!
**[18:14] Naruko**
Win!
**[18:16] Ashikiba**
I am strong!
**[18:37] Announcer**
The finish line of the
first day of the Inter-High...
**[18:49] Announcer**
...is claimed by Hakone
Academy's Ashikiba Takuto!
**[19:20] Fan 34**
He barely won!
**[19:21] Fan 35**
Hakone Academy is amazing!
**[19:23] Hakogaku 3**
There it is!
**[19:25] Hakogaku 3**
He's raising both of his arms in victory!
**[19:27] Hakogaku 4**
The strongest wings ever,
which signal Hakone Academy's supremacy!
**[19:31] Announcer**
In second place...
**[19:34] Naruko**
What an idiot. Second place...
**[19:40] Midousuji**
...is meaningless.
***SIGN*** Headquarters
**[19:48] Staff 1**
This is...
**[19:49] Staff 1**
I've never seen this before.
**[19:51] Staff 2**
This year's race might be
as wild as last year's.
***SIGN*** Place
***SIGN*** Rider
***SIGN*** Ashikiba Takuto
**[19:57] Announcer**
Second place is a tie!
**[19:59] Announcer**
Chiba Sohoku's Naruko Shoukichi and
Kyoto Fushimi's Midousuji Akira!
**[20:05] Sadatoki**
Naruko-san!
**[20:08] Sugimoto**
Naruko!
**[20:09] Naruko**
Damn, damn, damn!
**[20:16] Naruko**
Damn it!
**[20:19] Naruko**
I'm an idiot! An idiot!
**[20:24] Naruko**
Damn it!
**[20:25] Sugimoto**
In one of the Inter-High's
three battles for the finish line,
**[20:29] Sugimoto**
he finished a close second.
**[20:31] Sugimoto**
I can't imagine how frustrating that is.
**[20:35] Announcer**
In fourth place is Chiba Sohoku's
Imaizumi Shunsuke.
**[20:41] Imaizumi**
Naruko.
**[20:45] Kyofushi 2**
G-Good work.
**[21:00] Midousuji**
Mine!
**[21:05] Staff 3**
Hey, are you okay?
**[21:06] Staff 3**
Hey, you! Hey!
**[21:09] Kuroda**
You did it, Takuto.
**[21:13] Announcer**
The winner is Hakone Academy's #11,
third-year and ace Ashikiba Takuto!
**[21:21] Hakogaku**
Good job!
**[21:23] Hakogaku**
Good job!
**[23:04] Ashikiba**
Good morning, Yuki-chan.
**[23:06] Kuroda**
Hey. Morning.
**[23:31] Ashikiba**
Jun-chan...
**[23:32] Kuroda**
Huh?
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Sohoku Shaken
**[23:38] Kuroda**
What?
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Mura
# E6 - Sohoku Shaken
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRZJ390D6/sohoku-shaken)
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**[00:02] Announce**
Hakone Academy third-year
Ashikiba Takuto narrowly
**[00:06] Announce**
wins the first day of the Inter-High!
**[00:12] Announce**
The riders behind him are
finishing one after another!
**[00:16] Announce**
Hakone Academy are striking victory poses!
**[00:19] Announce**
His teammates are celebrating
because they know he's won!
**[00:23] Fans**
Hakone Academy! Hakone Academy!
**[00:36] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun...
**[00:37] Kaburagi**
Damn it!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Inter-High
Road Race
**[02:11] Announce**
More riders are crossing the finish line.
***SIGN*** LINE.06 Sohoku Shaken
**[02:15] Announce**
#114, Iwakuni High's Okutani,
**[02:18] Announce**
and Kyoto Fushimi High's
Mizuta and Yamaguchi.
**[02:25] Announce**
Behind them are Kiriya and Funazu.
**[02:32] Mc**
It's time for the award ceremony!
**[02:34] Mc**
The winner of the first
day is Hakone Academy!
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[02:37] Mc**
#11, Ashikiba Takuto!
**[02:41] Mc**
At 202 centimeters tall, the race's tallest
participant ever has won this honor!
**[02:48] Fan 1**
Nice, Hakone Academy!
**[02:50] Fan 2**
The champs are back!
**[02:51] Fan**
Congratulations!
**[02:51] Fan 3**
He's huge when he spreads his arms.
**[02:53] Mc**
Finishing second on the first day are
**[02:56] Mc**
Sohoku High School's Naruko Shoukichi and
**[02:59] Mc**
Kyoto Fushimi High School's Midousuji Akira!
**[03:08] Fan**
Look this way.
**[03:11] Naruko**
Thank you, thank you.
**[03:12] Naruko**
I am Naruko Shoukichi.
**[03:14] Fan 4**
He's full of energy!
**[03:14] Naruko**
Thank you.
**[03:15] Fan 5**
I was rooting for you!
**[03:17] Fan 6**
Kyoto Fushimi sent a stand-in.
**[03:19] Fan 6**
Is he not feeling well?
**[03:21] Naruko**
Thank you.
**[03:23] Fan 7**
Anyway, Sohoku's way shorter
than Hakone Academy.
**[03:27] Fan 8**
Is Sohoku's rider a bean?
**[03:29] Naruko**
Hey, you! I can hear you!
**[03:31] Naruko**
Who are you calling a bean?
**[03:33] Mc**
Hey!
**[03:34] Mc**
My mic...
**[03:35] Naruko**
It's the platform!
It's because of the platform!
**[03:38] Fan 5**
I see.
**[03:43] Naruko**
What are you trying to say, huh? Hey!
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[03:45] Naruko**
Are you making fun of me? Are you?
**[03:48] Fan 6**
Sohoku's #3 is a funny guy!
**[03:49] Naruko**
You think I'm small, don't you?
**[03:50] Fan 7**
Is this a comedy sketch?
**[03:51] Mc**
Give that back!
**[03:53] Mc**
The first day's winner, Ashikiba, will receive
a yellow number tag from Miss Nikkou.
***SIGN*** Miss Nikkou
**[04:01] Mc**
Tomorrow, he'll get to wear this
winner's number tag as he rides.
**[04:05] Fan 1**
Hakone Academy!
**[04:07] Mc**
Next are the other awards.
**[04:10] Mc**
The winner of the first day's
**[04:12] Mc**
first result green number tag
and mark of the fastest sprinter
**[04:17] Mc**
is Hakone Academy second-year
Doubashi Masakiyo!
**[04:21] Fan 1**
Doubashi!
**[04:23] Fan 2**
He's huge, too!
**[04:25] Mc**
The winner of the first
day's red number tag and
**[04:29] Mc**
King of the Mountain is Manami Sangaku!
**[04:33] Girl 1**
Manami-kun!
***SIGN*** Manami-kun
***SIGN*** Manami
**[04:35] Fan 2**
Why's he the only one wearing regular shorts?
**[04:39] Mc**
The champions have reclaimed their throne!
**[04:41] Mc**
The Kanagawa champions Hakone Academy
**[04:44] Mc**
have won all three of the first day's number tags!
**[04:48] Ashikiba**
I did it!
**[04:50] Doubashi**
I am Hakone Academy!
**[04:51] Fan 1**
They're incredible.
**[04:53] Fan 1**
I might become their fan.
**[04:55] Izumida**
Well done, boys.
**[04:57] Izumida**
This is how Hakone Academy should be.
**[05:00] Izumida**
Abs! We're up!
**[05:03] Doubashi**
We are strong! We are right!
**[05:06] Mc**
Thank you for your powerful comments.
**[05:09] Mc**
That was Doubashi.
**[05:11] Kaburagi**
Damn, damn, damn! Second!
**[05:14] Kaburagi**
Second, second, second!
**[05:16] Kaburagi**
We placed second in everything!
**[05:17] Kaburagi**
Hakone Academy took the
sprint and the mountains!
**[05:21] Kaburagi**
How could we place second
at the finish line, too?
**[05:23] Naruko**
Who called me a bean?
**[05:24] Kaburagi**
So why is Naruko-san cracking jokes?
**[05:27] Kaburagi**
Doesn't he realize what happened?
**[05:29] Kaburagi**
Is he stupid?
**[05:30] Kaburagi**
Is he not frustrated?
**[05:31] Danchiku**
Stop, Issa!
**[05:33] Kaburagi**
No, I'm gonna say it!
**[05:34] Kaburagi**
Isn't that the reason we placed second?
**[05:37] Kaburagi**
That's why Naruko-san lost!
**[05:40] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun!
**[05:41] Imaizumi**
Don't stop me, Onoda.
**[05:43] Imaizumi**
I'm going to teach this idiot.
**[05:44] Kaburagi**
What? Idiot?
**[05:46] Kaburagi**
Who are you talking about? Me?
**[05:48] Imaizumi**
Naruko sprinted as hard as
he could for the finish line.
**[05:52] Imaizumi**
I was right behind him. I know.
**[05:55] Imaizumi**
They were neck and neck.
**[05:57] Imaizumi**
Midousuji attacked first,
and Naruko responded.
**[06:01] Imaizumi**
He threw his bike forward so he
could win precisely and certainly.
**[06:08] Imaizumi**
His timing wasn't off.
**[06:10] Imaizumi**
I thought he won.
**[06:14] Imaizumi**
But Hakone Academy's Ashikiba threw
his bike at the exact same time.
**[06:20] Imaizumi**
Ashikiba won.
**[06:23] Imaizumi**
Do you know why?
**[06:26] Imaizumi**
You think Naruko isn't frustrated?
**[06:30] Imaizumi**
No one's more frustrated than him.
**[06:32] Imaizumi**
He lost because of their difference
in height. Their reach.
**[06:39] Naruko**
Naruko Shoukichi can get laughs, too!
**[06:42] Naruko**
Don't forget that!
**[06:44] Naruko**
See you guys tomorrow!
**[06:46] Naruko**
Here.
**[06:49] Imaizumi**
Knowing he can do nothing about his height,
**[06:52] Imaizumi**
he's biting back his frustration
and standing onstage.
**[06:58] Imaizumi**
He's a strong man.
**[07:10] Tadokoro**
Naruko...
**[07:12] Naruko**
Man, I'm beat.
**[07:15] Naruko**
People love a funny, strong man.
**[07:17] Naruko**
I was mobbed for autographs and photos.
***SIGN*** Award
Inter-High Road Race Day 1
Second Place
Sohoku High School Naruko Shoukichi-dono
**[07:34] Naruko**
I can finally relax.
**[07:37] Naruko**
There's nobody here.
***SIGN*** Award
Inter-High Road Race Day 1
Second Place
**[07:43] Naruko**
Relax... Re...
**[07:51] Naruko**
Damn it!
***SIGN*** Chiba Sohoku High School
**[08:00] Gorizo**
Are you all right, Teshima-san?
**[08:02] Aoyagi**
Junta!
**[08:11] Teshima**
I'm okay.
**[08:13] Aya**
He doesn't look okay to me!
**[08:15] Aya**
He's sweating bullets!
**[08:17] Miki**
Yeah.
**[08:19] Gorizo**
I'll massage your back.
**[08:21] Teshima**
Thanks, Gorizo.
**[08:23] Miki**
Here's a cold towel.
**[08:26] Teshima**
Thanks.
**[08:28] Teshima**
Where's Naruko?
**[08:30] Teshima**
Not so hard, Gorizo.
**[08:33] Gorizo**
Sorry.
**[08:34] Teshima**
Did anyone go to Naruko's award ceremony?
**[08:37] Miki**
Yes. Sugimoto-kun, Sawada-kun, and the
other first-years took photos and a video.
**[08:43] Miki**
They applauded for him, too.
**[08:45] Teshima**
Second overall at the Inter-High.
**[08:48] Teshima**
We made it to the podium.
**[08:50] Teshima**
Make sure you praise him when he comes back.
**[08:53] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san...
**[08:56] Sakamichi**
He gave everything he had against
Manami-kun in the mountain stage.
**[09:00] Sakamichi**
He can't ride anymore.
**[09:04] Sakamichi**
He pushed himself really hard
to reach the finish line.
**[09:10] Sakamichi**
I was supposed to do that work for
our second Inter-High, but I...
**[09:17] Sakamichi**
I'm a second-year now.
**[09:20] Sakamichi**
No! I can't let my thoughts get dark.
**[09:22] Sakamichi**
I know. If anything, I should be cheerful.
**[09:25] Sakamichi**
I'll cheer everyone up.
**[09:26] Sakamichi**
As a second-year, I should
keep everyone's spirits up.
**[09:29] Sakamichi**
I know. I'll tell a joke.
**[09:31] Sakamichi**
Okay, um...
**[09:33] Teshima**
Onoda...
**[09:34] Sakamichi**
Who?
**[09:35] Sakamichi**
Oh, yes?
**[09:37] Teshima**
Thanks for carrying me to the finish line.
**[09:42] Sakamichi**
Oh, no problem.
**[09:44] Sakamichi**
But I should've been the one to race
in the first day's mountain stage.
**[09:49] Sakamichi**
I'm sorry I got separated from the team.
**[09:54] Teshima**
You did well to break through their
tag #1 barrier and ride to the front.
**[09:59] Teshima**
It must've been hard.
**[10:01] Teshima**
Didn't Kyoto try to slow
you down on your way there?
**[10:05] Sakamichi**
Compared to you, I hardly did anything.
**[10:10] Sakamichi**
Um...
**[10:11] Teshima**
Thanks to you, all six of us finished.
**[10:16] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[10:18] Aya**
Don't they race again tomorrow?
**[10:20] Miki**
Huh?
**[10:21] Aya**
Can Teshima-san race like this?
**[10:28] Aya**
Huh?
**[10:37] Kaburagi**
Huh? The ground's getting closer...
**[10:43] Kaburagi**
Why is it getting closer?
**[10:47] Danchiku**
Issa!
**[10:47] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi!
**[10:50] Kaburagi**
I collapsed?
**[10:52] Kaburagi**
That's impossible.
**[10:55] Kaburagi**
That was only the first day
of the Inter-High...
**[10:58] Sakamichi**
K-K-K-K-Kaburagi-kun!
**[11:00] Aoyagi**
Leave him on the ground, Onoda.
**[11:02] Aoyagi**
Did he just lose consciousness?
**[11:03] Aya**
Another member?
**[11:05] Aoyagi**
Call the first-aid tent.
**[11:07] Aoyagi**
And bring some cold water.
**[11:09] ---**
**[11:09] Imaizumi**
He was angrily ranting about
Naruko until a second ago!
**[11:14] Imaizumi**
Your adrenaline keeps you energized
during and after a race.
**[11:15] Miki**
Bring him inside.
**[11:16] Aoyagi**
Get three towels.
**[11:17] Danchiku**
Yes, sir.
**[11:20] Imaizumi**
But once that runs out, all the exhaustion
that's built up hits you at once.
**[11:27] Imaizumi**
I should've forced him to cool down.
**[11:30] Imaizumi**
I had my hands full with myself.
**[11:34] Imaizumi**
I can't believe the team is this damaged.
**[11:37] Imaizumi**
Damn it.
**[11:38] Aoyagi**
Ice water.
**[11:39] Miki**
Got it.
**[11:39] Imaizumi**
You're an important part of
this team, too, Kaburagi Issa.
**[11:45] Teshima**
Onoda...
**[11:47] Sakamichi**
Yes?
**[11:49] Teshima**
Go look for Naruko.
**[11:52] Teshima**
There's something we all need to talk
about before we head to the hotel.
**[12:01] Sakamichi**
Where is Naruko-kun?
**[12:03] Sakamichi**
The awards ceremony is over.
**[12:05] Sakamichi**
Ouch...
**[12:06] Sakamichi**
My legs are sore.
**[12:10] Sakamichi**
I wonder what he wants to talk about.
**[12:12] Sakamichi**
Is it important?
**[12:13] Teshima**
Kaburagi and I can't race tomorrow.
**[12:16] Teshima**
The four of you have to race.
**[12:17] Kaburagi**
Good luck.
**[12:19] Sakamichi**
No, no! Makishima-san said
bad thoughts bring bad results.
**[12:28] Sakamichi**
The six of us will ride.
**[12:31] Sakamichi**
I'm sure we'll be fine.
**[12:33] Sakamichi**
Sohoku is a team that supports each other!
**[12:38] Sakamichi**
Kinjou-san said the same thing last year!
**[12:40] Sakamichi**
Kinjou-san...
**[12:49] Sakamichi**
What?
**[12:56] Tadokoro**
You sure, Makishima?
**[12:58] Makishima**
Yeah.
**[13:00] Tadokoro**
It's your decision to make.
**[13:02] Tadokoro**
You traveled the farthest.
**[13:05] Makishima**
This is fine.
**[13:10] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[13:17] Sakamichi**
What?
**[13:21] Sakamichi**
Kinjou-san?
**[13:24] Kinjou**
We were watching at the finish line.
**[13:27] Kinjou**
You've put together a good team, Onoda.
**[13:31] Sakamichi**
Kinjou-san...
**[13:33] Sakamichi**
Kinjou-san!
**[13:35] Kinjou**
It's been a while.
**[13:37] Kinjou**
Looks like you've grown a little.
**[13:40] Kinjou**
Your face has changed.
**[13:41] Sakamichi**
Huh? Really?
**[13:43] Sakamichi**
Y-You came to cheer us on?
**[13:46] Sakamichi**
Th-Thank you!
**[13:48] Sakamichi**
It's really you!
**[13:53] Sakamichi**
The team's in trouble.
**[13:56] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san is exhausted, and our
first-year Kaburagi-kun collapsed.
**[14:03] Sakamichi**
Come to our tent.
**[14:04] Sakamichi**
Everyone will be glad to see you.
**[14:06] Sakamichi**
A visit from you will cheer them up.
**[14:09] Sakamichi**
It's this way.
**[14:14] Kinjou**
I can't.
**[14:15] Sakamichi**
Y-You have something to do? You're busy?
**[14:18] Sakamichi**
But couldn't you just stop by?
**[14:21] Sakamichi**
I-Isn't Sohoku a team that supports each other?
**[14:24] Kinjou**
You're the ones who support each other.
**[14:26] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[14:28] Kinjou**
You're the only ones within arm's
reach when you need each other.
**[14:33] Kinjou**
We've already graduated.
**[14:37] Kinjou**
We can't support you anymore.
**[14:52] Imaizumi**
Onoda, where have you been?
**[14:53] Imaizumi**
Naruko came back already.
**[14:55] Sakamichi**
Sorry I'm late.
**[14:57] Naruko**
Let's get this team meeting
started, Onoda-kun.
**[15:00] Sakamichi**
Okay.
**[15:02] Teshima**
We gave everything we had. All six of us.
**[15:06] Teshima**
And we lost.
**[15:08] Teshima**
Naruko did his best, but in the end,
he couldn't make it.
**[15:12] Teshima**
It was a close second.
**[15:16] Imaizumi**
Teshima-san and Kaburagi
were close seconds, too.
**[15:21] Imaizumi**
We were beaten at the very last second.
**[15:24] Teshima**
The answer I've drawn from this...
**[15:30] Teshima**
...is that we're still only challengers!
**[15:35] Teshima**
Hakone Academy is strong.
**[15:37] Teshima**
The fans have high hopes for them, too.
**[15:39] Teshima**
And we can't underestimate Kyoto Fushimi.
**[15:42] Teshima**
So...
**[15:43] Teshima**
There's only one thing for us to do.
**[15:45] Teshima**
It's the same as last year.
**[15:47] Teshima**
We'll persistently hang on until we're
exhausted, try and fail repeatedly,
**[15:53] Teshima**
find the tiniest of opportunities,
and seize them.
**[15:57] Teshima**
We'll entrust our souls to each other
and ride as hard as we can.
**[16:00] Teshima**
We'll help and support each
other and never give up.
**[16:04] Teshima**
We just have to ride the way Sohoku rides!
**[16:07] Naruko**
Is that our only option?
**[16:09] Imaizumi**
It's an exhausting way to ride.
**[16:14] Teshima**
That's right.
**[16:17] Sakamichi**
I have an announcement.
**[16:21] Sakamichi**
I just ran into Kinjou-san
at the Inter-High grounds.
**[16:25] Naruko**
Kin...
**[16:26] Teshima**
What?
**[16:28] Imaizumi**
Kinjou-san's here?
**[16:30] Naruko**
Captain Shades is here?
**[16:32] Naruko**
Oh, I guess he's not the captain anymore.
**[16:35] Aoyagi**
And Tadokoro-san and Makishima-san?
**[16:36] Teshima**
Are they coming by the tent later?
**[16:38] Sakamichi**
They said they couldn't see us.
**[16:41] All**
What?
**[16:44] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Wh-Why not? It could be for just a second.
**[16:50] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I know it would make everyone happy.
**[16:56] (Flashback) Kinjou**
At first, we planned to visit
your tent and praise you guys.
**[17:00] (Flashback) Kinjou**
But on the first day, Sohoku just
barely let their chance slip away.
**[17:06] (Flashback) Kinjou**
We thought it would be dangerous.
**[17:07] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
All the more reason for you to come.
**[17:13] (Flashback) Kinjou**
The power to avoid a dangerous situation
**[17:15] (Flashback) Kinjou**
or turn that into a victory only lies
within the individual or the team.
**[17:22] Sakamichi**
*Kinjou-san was actually...*
**[17:24] (Flashback) Kinjou**
If we go, the tension will be shattered.
**[17:28] (Flashback) Kinjou**
You'll lose sight of what you have to do.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Kinjou**
It'll divide the team.
**[17:35] (Flashback) Kinjou**
You're at your weakest right now.
**[17:38] (Flashback) Kinjou**
That's why we can't go.
**[17:40] (Flashback) Kinjou**
You must understand that, Onoda.
**[17:45] Sakamichi**
*He was thinking of us.*
**[17:48] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Struggle against your difficult
circumstances, Onoda.
**[17:52] (Flashback) Kinjou**
That will surely give rise to something.
**[17:55] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[17:58] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Good.
**[17:59] Kinjou**
* You have the face of a*
* second-year now, Onoda.*
**[18:03] (Flashback) Kinjou**
We were going to leave without seeing anyone,
but I'm glad I got to talk to you.
**[18:08] (Flashback) Kinjou**
The three of us decided we
wouldn't see anyone today.
**[18:11] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
The three of you?
**[18:13] (Flashback) Kinjou**
I know it's hard, but try to understand.
**[18:15] (Flashback) Kinjou**
But we plan to stick around and watch
the race for as long as we can.
**[18:20] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Go back and tell the others
that we'll be watching.
**[18:27] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Um... three of you?
**[18:33] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Yeah. Makishima came, too.
**[18:36] (Flashback) Kinjou**
All the way from England.
**[18:41] Sakamichi**
*M-Makishima-san is at the race?*
**[18:46] Sakamichi**
*He's in Japan?*
**[18:48] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
M-Makishima-san...
**[18:52] Kinjou**
*Does it hurt not to see him, Onoda?*
**[18:55] Kinjou**
*I'm sure it does.*
***SIGN*** Dear Brother
**[18:57] Kinjou**
* Makishima said he's gotten a*
* lot of letters from you.*
**[19:01] Kinjou**
*But it's Makishima's decision.*
**[19:05] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Does it hurt, Onoda?
**[19:12] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Makishima-san is here.
**[19:16] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
He's watching us race.
**[19:23] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I'm glad!
**[19:28] Imaizumi**
So they can't come see us.
**[19:31] Naruko**
He's tough.
**[19:33] Naruko**
What is he, a rock?
**[19:35] Aoyagi**
Tadokoro-san...
**[19:37] Teshima**
So that's how it is.
**[19:39] Teshima**
They can't support us when we're weak.
**[19:42] Sakamichi**
So...
**[19:46] Sakamichi**
Let's get stronger.
**[19:48] Sakamichi**
We'll become stronger.
**[19:51] Teshima**
This rising pressure...
**[19:53] Teshima**
Kinjou-san described
Onoda that way last year.
**[19:59] Sakamichi**
Let's show them our new Sohoku!
**[20:03] Teshima**
Those forward-facing eyes...
**[20:05] Teshima**
This is what moved Sohoku last year.
**[20:08] Teshima**
That's it. It's simple,
but you're right, Onoda.
**[20:12] Naruko**
Of course.
**[20:13] Naruko**
In that case, let's shock them.
**[20:15] Imaizumi**
So they won't see us until we win?
**[20:18] Imaizumi**
His orders are as difficult as ever.
**[20:22] Aoyagi**
We have to be number one.
**[20:28] Sakamichi**
Let's do it again tomorrow, Sohoku!
**[20:32] All**
Yeah!
**[20:36] All**
All right!
**[20:39] Imaizumi**
Oh.
**[20:41] Imaizumi**
We forgot someone.
**[20:48] Aya**
What?
**[20:58] Tadokoro**
"I'm glad," huh?
**[21:00] Kinjou**
Onoda's still a surprising guy.
**[21:05] Makishima**
Sounds like Onoda.
**[21:10] Makishima**
By the way, where are we staying tonight?
**[21:14] Tadokoro**
It's a little cramped,
but we can stay at my place.
**[21:17] Makishima**
We're going back?
***SIGN*** Bicycle Country
Cycle Sports Center
Cycling Hot Springs Yu Salon
**[22:58] Sakamichi**
Don't do it, Naruko-kun!
**[23:00] Naruko**
Don't try to stop me, Onoda-kun!
**[23:02] Naruko**
This itch...
**[23:03] Naruko**
I have to push him!
**[23:07] Imaizumi**
Naruko, he'll kill you later!
**[23:10] Teshima**
Hey, wait!
**[23:15] Sakamichi**
Stop, Naruko-kun!
**[23:17] Naruko**
Don't stop me!
**[23:18] Imaizumi**
No!
**[23:35] Makishima**
What are you doing?
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Footsteps of Hope
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Mura
# E7 - Footsteps of Hope
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR3K4EEER/footsteps-of-hope)
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***SIGN*** Sohoku High School
Bicycle Racing Club
***SIGN*** Sohoku High School Bicycle Racing Club
**[00:10] Onoda**
Diving into a futon after a bath is the best.
**[00:15] Naruko**
Nothing beats a post-race soak
in the hot springs!
**[00:17] Naruko**
The Inter-High sure picks
great venues every year!
**[00:20] Onoda**
Some of my lower-body muscles are still sore.
**[00:24] Onoda**
The race today was really tough.
**[00:29] Naruko**
Yeah.
**[00:30] Onoda**
Oh, sorry! Did that bring back bad thoughts?
**[00:34] Onoda**
Today's finish line...
**[00:38] Naruko**
It's fine.
**[00:39] Naruko**
What's done is done.
**[00:41] Naruko**
I'm sorry for letting you down.
**[00:44] Onoda**
That's not...
**[00:45] Naruko**
I disappointed myself.
**[00:49] Naruko**
When you're disappointed, you must
let go and feel as disappointed as you can.
**[00:54] Naruko**
Feel disappointed, get pissed off,
**[00:56] Naruko**
think of everything you would
have done differently,
**[00:59] Naruko**
regret it all, cry,
**[01:03] Naruko**
and sleep.
**[01:04] Int_Onoda**
Naruko-kun...
**[01:06] Naruko**
And then, forget it all
the next day and snap back.
**[01:11] Naruko**
That's Naruko's flashy snap back technique!
**[01:17] Onoda**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[02:49] Naruko**
Okay, time to eat!
***SIGN*** LINE.07 Footsteps of Hope
**[02:52] Onoda**
I'm so hungry.
**[02:54] Naruko**
You're really incredible, Naruko-kun.
**[02:58] Naruko**
Ask me anything you want to know!
**[03:00] Naruko**
I'm a genius—
**[03:01] Mom**
I'm here, Sakamichi!
**[03:04] Naruko**
It's Onoda-kun's typhoon mother!
**[03:06] Onoda**
You came again?!
**[03:07] Mom**
Yes, with the same housewife alliance.
**[03:11] Mom**
I wanted to see your race, but the
roads were closed, so I just got here.
**[03:17] Mom**
Were they working on the roads or something?
**[03:19] Int_Both**
That was the race!
**[03:20] Mom**
So I went to the Toshogu Shrine instead!
**[03:22] Mom**
The Nikkou Tosho Shrine!
**[03:24] Mom**
And I had some yuba tofu skin
with soy sauce and wasabi.
**[03:27] Mom**
It's so good! No wonder
Nikkou is famous for it!
**[03:30] Onoda**
What did you even come here to do?
**[03:32] Mom**
By the way...
**[03:33] Mom**
I see you're staying in the annex
instead of the fancy main hotel.
**[03:38] Mom**
Is that because your school
isn't private, but prefectural?
**[03:41] Onoda**
D-Don't ask me!
**[03:44] Koga**
Is something going on?
**[03:45] Naruko**
We're being raided by Onoda-kun's mother.
**[03:49] Koga**
Nice to meet you.
**[03:50] Koga**
I'm Koga, a third-year
with the cycling club.
**[03:53] Aoyagi**
Likewise, I'm Aoyagi.
**[03:55] Mom**
The third-years don't
look as old this year.
**[03:58] Int_Aoyagi**
This year?
**[03:59] Int_Koga**
Does she mean...
**[04:01] Int_Koga**
Kinjou-san?
**[04:03] Onoda**
Seriously, Mom! What are you even here for?
**[04:06] Mom**
Oh, right! I came to give this to you.
**[04:12] Mom**
Here, a tire pump!
**[04:14] Mom**
You forgot it!
**[04:15] Int_Onoda**
No, I left it on purpose!
**[04:17] Int_Naruko**
And that's for a mommy bike, too!
**[04:21] Mom**
And...
**[04:22] Mom**
This, too.
**[04:24] Mom**
The sun can get in your eyes
when you ride, right?
**[04:28] Mom**
So I bought you this!
**[04:30] Aoyagi**
Best...
**[04:31] Koga**
...Boy?
**[04:32] Mom**
Not to worry!
**[04:33] Mom**
I have enough for everyone!
**[04:37] Mom**
If you wear those, you'll recognize
your teammates even from afar.
**[04:41] Mom**
It's a great idea, don't you think?
**[04:44] Naruko**
Y-Yes.
**[04:47] Mom**
I'm sorry.
**[04:49] Mom**
I only have five left.
**[04:51] Mom**
When we got here...
**[04:53] (Flashback) Fb_Mom**
Oh, dear! Where is the annex?
**[04:56] (Flashback) Fb_Mom**
This one is so nice...
**[04:59] (Flashback) Fb_Mom**
Excuse me! Could you give
us some directions?
**[05:03] (Flashback) Fb_Manami**
Oh, the annex is down this road.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Fb_Manami**
It's dark, so drive carefully.
**[05:10] (Flashback) Fb_Mom**
You're such a nice boy!
**[05:13] (Flashback) Fb_Mom**
Please accept this.
**[05:14] (Flashback) Fb_Mom**
I'm sure it will come in handy.
**[05:16] Mom**
I gave him one.
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy
**[05:22] Mom**
Yes, I think his shirt said
Hakone Academy on it.
**[05:26] Int_Onoda**
H-Hakone Academy?!
**[05:28] Int_Naruko**
You were making trouble over there, too?!
**[05:32] Mom**
It made me so happy...
**[05:36] Mom**
...when you said you'd
work hard this year, too.
**[05:40] (Flashback) Fb_Onoda**
I-I'm going to race again at the Inter-High.
**[05:45] (Flashback) Fb_Onoda**
I'm going to Nikkou for three days.
**[05:49] Mom**
You worked so hard last year,
**[05:52] Mom**
but if you work too hard,
you might burn yourself out.
**[05:56] Mom**
I was worried you'd say you wanted to quit.
**[06:05] Mom**
Live up to their expectations.
**[06:11] Onoda**
Right.
**[06:15] Mom**
I went to the Toshogu Shrine.
**[06:17] Onoda**
You just said that!
**[06:19] Mom**
I prayed...
**[06:23] Mom**
...that you would reach the goal
for these three days.
**[06:31] Int_Onoda**
Goal...
**[06:34] Onoda**
Yes, thanks!
**[06:37] Mom**
You seem a little more reliable
than you were last year.
**[06:42] Mom**
You third-years,
please take care of Sakamichi!
**[06:45] _Both**
Sure.
**[06:45] Mom**
Work hard in your anime club!
**[06:47] Aoyagi**
We're the cycling club.
**[06:49] Mom**
Do you sing anime songs out loud, too?
**[06:52] Aoyagi**
No, I don't.
**[06:55] Mom**
Okay, do your best!
**[06:57] Mom**
Kakegawa-san, let's head to the inn!
**[07:00] Mom**
They have three baths! How wonderful!
**[07:06] Naruko**
The goal, eh?
**[07:08] Naruko**
It's a long way off.
**[07:10] Naruko**
We can't let our guard down, right, Onoda-kun?
**[07:17] Onoda**
Yeah!
**[07:19] Naruko**
Let's put our hearts into it!
**[07:26] Manami**
This is really cool.
**[07:28] Manami**
She has exquisite taste.
**[07:31] Manami**
It'll come in handy, eh?
**[07:34] Manami**
She was at the finish line last year.
**[07:39] Manami**
I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
**[07:41] Manami**
Let's ride full force when the
time comes, Sakamichi-kun.
***SIGN*** Nikkou Kihara Inn
***SIGN*** Kochikaiyo High School Cycling Club
**[07:53] Sign**
Kyoto Fushimi High School Cycling Club
***SIGN*** Yamagata Mogami High School Cycling Club
***SIGN*** Yamagata Mogami Alumni Meet
**[07:53] Mizuta**
What? He's gone?
**[07:55] Fushimi**
We searched the whole inn,
but couldn't find him.
**[07:59] Fushimi**
His bicycle is gone, too.
**[08:02] Mizuta**
Wh-Why?! Why did Midousuji-kun
disappear again?!
**[08:06] Fushimi**
And Komari... I mean, Kishigami-kun
is gone, as well.
**[08:09] Mizuta**
I don't care about him!
**[08:11] Mizuta**
Right now, everyone is to
look for Midousuji-kun!
**[08:14] Fushimi**
Right!
**[08:16] Int_Yamaguchi**
Midousuji...
**[08:19] Int_Yamaguchi**
You planned to win with
a surprise breakaway.
**[08:22] Int_Yamaguchi**
I heard you fought hard
up to the finish line.
**[08:25] Int_Yamaguchi**
But you came in second.
**[08:28] Int_Yamaguchi**
Only one can win the road race.
**[08:31] Int_Yamaguchi**
Everyone else...
**[08:32] (Flashback) Fb_Midosuji**
...is trash!
**[08:35] Int_Yamaguchi**
Midousuji...
**[08:43] Int_Midosuji**
In spring, at dawn,
**[08:47] Int_Midosuji**
it lightens little by little.
**[08:51] Int_Midosuji**
Second place...
**[08:53] Int_Midosuji**
Snow atop Fuji...
**[08:58] Int_Midosuji**
Trash!
**[09:00] Int_Midosuji**
Trash, trash!
**[09:01] Int_Midosuji**
Trash, trash!
**[09:03] Int_Midosuji**
Trash!
**[09:04] Int_Midosuji**
Trash!
**[09:35] Midosuji**
Tomorrow, at dawn,
**[09:39] Midosuji**
it will begin.
**[09:41] Midosuji**
How lovely.
**[09:44] Midosuji**
I'll overcome every one of those flies.
**[09:50] Midosuji**
No matter what!
**[09:55] Int_Yamaguchi**
Where... Where is Midousuji?
**[09:58] Int_Yamaguchi**
He did something like this last year.
**[10:00] (Flashback) Fb_Midosuji**
Sorry, but I'm quitting the
Kyoto Fushimi Bicycle Club today.
**[10:07] Int_Yamaguchi**
I thought Ishigaki-san would handle it,
that it wasn't my responsibility.
**[10:16] Yamaguchi**
Midousuji!
**[10:21] Int_Yamaguchi**
But now that I'm a third-year, I understand.
**[10:24] Int_Yamaguchi**
Without that monster Midousuji,
our team would crumble in an instant.
**[10:30] Int_Yamaguchi**
Ishigaki-san was doing his best
to keep us afloat.
**[10:34] Int_Yamaguchi**
All alone.
**[10:37] Int_Yamaguchi**
Ishigaki-san entrusted me...
**[10:41] (Flashback) Fb_Ishigaki**
Yama, you have to be
Midousuji's conscience.
**[10:45] Int_Yamaguchi**
This is crazy, and I don't know if I can
handle things like Ishigaki-san did.
**[10:49] Int_Yamaguchi**
But...
**[10:51] Int_Yamaguchi**
I'm going to find Midousuji.
**[10:53] Int_Yamaguchi**
Then...
**[10:54] Fant_Yamaguchi**
We're going to ride together tomorrow.
Come back, Midousuji!
**[10:58] Int_Yamaguchi**
That's what I'll tell him.
**[11:10] Funatsu**
That's your strategy?
**[11:12] Mizuta**
That's right.
**[11:13] Mizuta**
Kiriya, Funatsu, you two have to catch
everyone who breaks away from the pack!
**[11:19] Kiriya**
Uh, that's easier said than done.
**[11:20] Funatsu**
Catching all of them would be impossible.
**[11:23] Mizuta**
You'll do it!
**[11:24] Int_Mizuta**
This is my big chance!
**[11:26] Int_Mizuta**
Without Midousuji here, I can become the ace!
**[11:33] Midosuji**
Mizuta-kun!
**[11:35] Funatsu**
Midousuji-san!
**[11:37] Midosuji**
What do you think you're doing?
**[11:40] Midosuji**
You know not to have a meeting
without my permission, correct?
**[11:45] Midosuji**
You aren't the leader.
**[11:48] Midosuji**
Y-Yes, Midousuji-kun!
**[11:53] Int_Kiriya**
Kishigami!
**[11:54] Int_Funatsu**
Where has he been?
**[11:57] Int_Kiriya**
He was on the reserves list at first,
but was later given a spot in the Inter-High.
**[12:01] Int_Kiriya**
And at the end of day one, he caught up
to the leading pack like it was nothing.
**[12:05] Int_Funatsu**
He's the biggest unknown here...
Kishigami Komari.
**[12:10] Kishigami**
What is it?
**[12:11] Kiriya**
N-Nothing.
**[12:11] Midosuji**
Huh? I can't understand you.
**[12:13] Funatsu**
We were wondering where you've been.
**[12:15] Kishigami**
Ah.
**[12:21] Int_Both**
You're not going to answer?!
**[12:26] Yamaguchi**
Huh? I see.
**[12:28] Yamaguchi**
Okay, I'll head back.
**[12:32] Yamaguchi**
Maybe he was just riding
to blow off some steam.
**[12:36] Yamaguchi**
A false alarm, I guess.
***SIGN*** Sprint Point
***SIGN*** Phase 28
***SIGN*** Josanmo Panorama Road
**[12:39] Midosuji**
There are two crucial points.
**[12:43] Midosuji**
Anyone who falls out of line or
doesn't do as I say will get left behind.
**[12:49] Midosuji**
Ride like your lives depend on it.
**[12:52] Midosuji**
Tomorrow, we're definitely taking...
**[12:57] Midosuji**
the finish line!
**[12:58] _All**
Yes, sir!
**[12:59] ---**
Try to keep up, Komari.
**[13:00] Int_Yamaguchi**
Midousuji came back.
**[13:02] Int_Yamaguchi**
He's riding on the second day.
**[13:05] Int_Yamaguchi**
Our team is definitely getting closer...
**[13:08] Int_Yamaguchi**
...to victory!
**[13:11] Izumida**
Are you sure, Yuki?
**[13:14] Kuroda**
Yeah.
**[13:15] Kuroda**
The Black Cat Deliveryman never dies.
**[13:19] Kuroda**
I'm riding tomorrow.
**[13:32] Tachibana**
Oh, you're right.
**[13:33] Tachibana**
It said "Goal" yesterday,
but now it says "Start."
**[13:38] Kanzaki**
Yep.
**[13:39] Tachibana**
They're going to have another
day of that long battle.
**[13:43] Tachibana**
The third-years, the first-year, Naruko,
Imaizumi-kun, and four-eyes.
**[13:50] Kanzaki**
Yes.
**[13:52] Kanzaki**
It's a battle they only have one shot at.
**[13:56] Tachibana**
I hope they can pull it off.
**[13:58] Kanzaki**
Yes.
**[14:01] Kanzaki**
The second day of the Inter-High
is about to start.
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
***SIGN*** Hakone
Academy
**[14:10] Guy**
Hey, the riders are coming out!
**[14:12] Guy**
It's Hakone Academy!
**[14:14] Dobashi**
What's with that lame hat, Manami?
**[14:17] Manami**
Like it? It was a present.
**[14:20] Shinkai**
People sure like giving
you things, Manami-san.
**[14:23] Manami**
You can't have it.
**[14:24] Dobashi**
I don't want it!
**[14:25] Ashikiba**
Are you sure you won't give it away, Manami?
**[14:29] Manami**
Yes, of course not.
**[14:31] Dobashi**
Sounds like someone wants it!
**[14:33] Kuroda**
That's enough goofing around.
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy
**[14:36] Guy**
It's Kuroda!
**[14:36] Guy**
He fell yesterday while
pushing their ace's back.
**[14:40] Guy**
Is he gonna ride?
**[14:41] Guy**
Look, there's Izumida, too!
**[14:44] Guy**
All six of them are here!
**[14:46] Guy**
What an impressive aura!
**[14:47] Guy**
They'll be this year's champions,
Hakone Academy!
**[14:51] Int_Izumida**
We're all ready.
**[14:52] Int_Izumida**
The team! Every member!
**[14:54] Int_Izumida**
I know even before they start riding.
**[14:57] Int_Izumida**
Doubashi's sprint, Manami's mountain climb,
**[15:01] Int_Izumida**
and Yuki's sacrificial run
helped us achieve victory.
**[15:04] Int_Izumida**
That put the last piece
of this team in place.
**[15:09] Int_Izumida**
This year's Hakone Academy team
is revolving around Yuki.
**[15:13] Int_Izumida**
That suits me fine.
**[15:15] Izumida**
Abs, Yuki!
**[15:17] Kuroda**
We won all of the tags!
**[15:19] Kuroda**
But that's yesterday's news!
**[15:25] Kuroda**
We'll win them today, too!
**[15:28] Kuroda**
Don't get a big head!
Let's go, Hakone Academy!
**[15:31] _All**
Right!
**[15:35] Guy**
Getting first place in a road race
changes your world overnight.
**[15:39] Guy**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[15:41] Guy**
There's a saying like that!
**[15:44] Guy**
Whether by coincidence or luck,
victory means that much.
**[15:48] Guy**
And of course, it's a
victory at the Inter-High.
**[15:52] Guy**
They have all of the colored tags.
**[15:56] Guy**
It gives them a powerful presence.
**[16:03] Onoda**
What is it? Hakone Academy seem
different from yesterday.
**[16:07] Naruko**
Yeah, they're pumped up.
**[16:10] Naruko**
That's the strength of those
who made good on their word.
**[16:13] Imaizumi**
We have to watch out, or they'll
start to control the race.
**[16:22] Imaizumi**
But even so, we won't lose.
**[16:25] Naruko**
This is good. The chase
is always more exciting.
**[16:32] Onoda**
Yeah, let's ride with everything we've got!
***SIGN*** Mogu-mogu
***SIGN*** Rinko
**[16:36] Onoda**
I didn't zip my bag shut!
**[16:39] Imaizumi**
You brought this stuff to a race?
**[16:41] Naruko**
You sure you need that, Onoda-kun?
**[16:43] Onoda**
It helps me calm down before I go to sleep.
**[16:45] Naruko**
I guess you do!
***SIGN*** Mogu-mogurinko
**[16:47] Int_Shinkai**
That's Onoda Sakamichi.
**[16:51] Int_Shinkai**
Last year was his first Inter-High.
**[16:54] Int_Shinkai**
His first race, and he conquered
the final mountain.
**[16:57] Int_Shinkai**
They started calling him...
**[16:59] Int_Shinkai**
The Mountain King.
**[17:01] Int_Shinkai**
He doesn't look much like a king,
**[17:04] Int_Shinkai**
and he seems completely defenseless
when he's not on his bike.
**[17:08] Onoda**
Oh, there it is.
**[17:10] Onoda**
Thank goodness.
**[17:12] Shinkai**
They say everyone who goes to see you after
hearing the rumors doesn't recognize you,
**[17:18] Shinkai**
and I guess that must be true.
**[17:22] Onoda**
Wow, it's a cool guy!
**[17:27] Shinkai**
Click.
**[17:29] Shinkai**
Kawhap!
**[17:33] Shinkai**
That was how my brother
said he'd beat someone.
**[17:38] Shinkai**
Huh? Maybe it was "kapow" instead of "kawhap."
**[17:41] Shinkai**
You know my brother, Shinkai Hayato, right?
**[17:45] Shinkai**
Hayato-kun?
**[17:47] Onoda**
Shinkai-san?
**[17:49] Shinkai**
My name's Yuto.
**[17:53] Shinkai**
I'm a first-year.
**[17:54] Onoda**
Thank you.
**[17:56] Shinkai**
My team doesn't know this, but...
**[18:00] Shinkai**
I came to the Inter-High to challenge you.
**[18:05] Shinkai**
I was ordered to stop you if you made
a move in the mountains yesterday.
**[18:09] Shinkai**
Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance.
**[18:13] Shinkai**
Let's race at some point today.
**[18:18] Onoda**
R-Race?
**[18:19] Shinkai**
Is your answer yes, Mountain King?
**[18:26] Onoda**
"Mountain King"?
**[18:28] Shinkai**
It's your nickname.
**[18:30] Onoda**
Nickname?
**[18:32] (Flashback) Fb_Makishima**
My nickname is the Peak Spider!
**[18:39] Onoda**
A nickname? For me?
**[18:42] Onoda**
That's great news! Mountain King, you said?
**[18:45] Onoda**
Is that like "see-king" mountains to climb?
**[18:49] Onoda**
That's not bad at all!
**[18:51] Onoda**
But, an animal... A name with a
bug in it would have been nice.
**[18:56] Shinkai**
No, the supreme king of the mountain,
the ruler of its peak.
**[19:02] Onoda**
The king?
**[19:05] Int_Onoda**
Mountain King?
**[19:07] Shinkai**
You're strong.
**[19:10] Shinkai**
Even yesterday, you broke through
several teams, climbed the mountain,
**[19:15] Shinkai**
and caught up to the leading pack at the end.
**[19:18] Onoda**
N-No, Imaizumi-kun just said I could go.
**[19:21] Onoda**
And Teshima-san helped me, too.
**[19:23] Onoda**
I didn't do anything that great.
**[19:25] Onoda**
It was really a team effort...
**[19:26] Int_Shinkai**
So this is the Mountain King.
**[19:28] Int_Shinkai**
A truly self-unaware climber.
**[19:30] Onoda**
But...
**[19:31] Onoda**
I would really prefer an animal nickname.
**[19:35] Shinkai**
That's what you want?
**[19:36] Guy**
Hey, #16 from Hakone Academy and
the Mountain King are talking!
**[19:40] Guy**
Do they know each other?
Let's get a picture!
**[19:44] Int_Onoda**
So close!
**[19:46] Shinkai**
I don't want people talking
about this, so I'll be going.
**[19:49] Shinkai**
Let's talk on the road.
**[19:54] Onoda**
Um, Shinkai-kun....
**[19:57] Shinkai**
Oh, yeah. You didn't give me
an answer to my challenge.
**[20:00] Shinkai**
It's "yes," right?
**[20:02] Onoda**
Oh, not that.
**[20:03] Onoda**
Do you have a nickname, too?
**[20:09] Shinkai**
Yes, I do. It's not that famous yet, though.
**[20:19] Shinkai**
The Peak Hornet.
**[20:24] Onoda**
Peak... Hornet?
**[20:29] Shinkai**
It'll hurt if I sting you.
**[20:35] Naruko**
Onoda-kun, time to go!
**[20:37] Imaizumi**
We'll lose our warm-up time.
**[20:39] Onoda**
Oh, right.
**[20:43] Int_Onoda**
Shinkai Yuto-kun... He seems strong.
**[20:49] Int_Onoda**
Sorry, Shinkai-kun, but I can't race you.
**[20:54] Int_Onoda**
Teshima-san told me this morning.
**[20:57] (Flashback) Fb_Teshima**
We don't have a single second
to spare in today's race!
**[21:01] (Flashback) Fb_Teshima**
All six of us will ride...
**[21:04] (Flashback) Fb_Teshima**
for the second day of the Inter-High!
**[21:07] Announcer**
Five minutes until the race starts!
**[21:10] Announcer**
All of the racers are lined up
at the starting line.
**[21:13] Guy**
Good luck!
**[21:14] Announcer**
The strongest contenders must be this team!
**[21:17] Announcer**
They won all of the colored tags yesterday
**[21:20] Announcer**
and restored their title
as champions, Hakone Academy!
**[21:22] Announcer**
Next are two teams which came
close but could not prevail,
**[21:25] Announcer**
Sohoku High School and Kyoto Fushimi.
**[21:29] Announcer**
All of the teams are focusing on today!
**[21:36] Onoda**
The Inter-High's second day race
is about to begin!
**[23:13] Kuroda**
Ow...
**[23:17] Manami**
Here!
**[23:18] Kuroda**
That hurts! Knock it off!
**[23:20] Kuroda**
Don't laugh!
**[23:23] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan, you need to
soak up to your shoulders.
**[23:26] Izumida**
Yuki, you must relieve your fatigue
so you can race tomorrow.
**[23:30] Kuroda**
Hey... stop!
**[23:30] Ashikiba**
It'll feel good!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Second Day, Start!
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Mountain
***SIGN*** King
***SIGN*** Mura
# E8 - Second Day, Start!!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6ME4034R/second-day-start)
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***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[00:05] Fan**
Hakone Academy!
**[00:06] Fan**
Go!
**[00:08] Fan**
Go, Sohoku!
**[00:10] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[00:15] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[00:16] Teshima**
Kaburagi, how are you feeling?
**[00:18] Kaburagi**
Huh? What was that?
**[00:22] Kaburagi**
I can't hear anything over the crowd!
**[00:26] Teshima**
You seem pretty nervous.
**[00:28] Kaburagi**
Nervous?
**[00:29] Kaburagi**
About the Inter-High?
**[00:31] Kaburagi**
As if!
**[00:33] Teshima**
Your anger's misplaced...
**[00:35] Sakamichi**
I-Is Kaburagi-kun okay?
**[00:38] Aoyagi**
He collapsed yesterday.
**[00:40] Aoyagi**
He's experienced firsthand that the
Inter-High is bigger than he thought.
**[00:46] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
I'm pathetic.
**[00:51] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
I can't believe I collapsed.
**[00:53] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Damn it.
**[00:54] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
I thought you didn't need to worry.
**[00:57] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Isn't God on your side?
**[00:59] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Yeah, but...
**[01:01] Aoyagi**
*He's not denying it.*
**[01:03] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi...
**[01:04] Kaburagi**
Huh? What was that, Aoyagi?
**[01:06] Teshima**
Hey, watch your mouth.
**[01:09] Aoyagi**
These are for you.
**[01:11] Kaburagi**
G-God's stationery?
**[01:13] Kaburagi**
Why do you have those?
**[01:14] Kaburagi**
So many of them, too!
**[01:16] Kaburagi**
Please...
**[01:17] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi.
**[01:17] Kaburagi**
Give those...
**[01:18] Kaburagi**
...to me!
**[01:19] Kaburagi**
What's your problem? Aren't they for me?
**[01:21] Aoyagi**
I was told to give them to
you at the appropriate time.
**[01:23] Kaburagi**
What does "appropriate" mean?
**[01:25] Both**
He's an idiot.
**[01:26] Aoyagi**
It means under the right circumstances.
**[01:30] Aoyagi**
First, calm yourself.
**[01:39] Kaburagi**
Got it!
**[01:42] All**
Aoyagi-san tamed Kaburagi!
**[01:45] Kaburagi**
I've regained my composure.
**[01:47] Aoyagi**
Good.
**[01:49] Kaburagi**
Now, give me the notes.
**[01:51] Aoyagi**
I'll give them to you if you follow me.
**[01:53] Kaburagi**
You cheapskate, Aoyagi!
**[01:54] Teshima**
You mean, "Aoyagi-san."
**[01:55] Kaburagi**
Sorry.
**[01:58] Aoyagi**
Follow me. Don't fall behind.
**[02:00] Kaburagi**
Piece of cake.
**[02:01] Announce**
The race will begin shortly.
**[02:04] Sakamichi**
I'm nervous. My hands are shaking.
**[02:08] Sakamichi**
But the start of the race won't wait.
**[02:12] Sakamichi**
I must calm myself and steel my resolve.
**[02:16] Sakamichi**
The second day of the Inter-High is starting.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.08 Second Day, Start!!
**[03:54] Announce**
The second day and stage of
the Inter-High has begun!
**[03:59] Imaizumi**
Let's go! It's the second day!
**[04:01] Imaizumi**
We won't lose today!
**[04:04] Naruko**
You're here, hotshot?
**[04:06] Imaizumi**
I'm here, Naruko.
**[04:14] Teshima**
The Inter-High follows special rules.
**[04:16] Teshima**
We start in the order we finished.
**[04:18] Teshima**
Yesterday we finished three minutes
and 15 seconds after first.
**[04:22] Teshima**
Today we start three minutes
and 15 seconds behind.
**[04:26] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[04:27] Kaburagi**
Why are you stopping me?
**[04:29] Kaburagi**
They already left!
**[04:31] Kaburagi**
Let's go! Aoyagi, come on!
**[04:33] Aoyagi**
How many times did I tell you we
start in the order we finished?
**[04:36] Kaburagi**
What?
**[04:38] Sakamichi**
Kaburagi-kun...
**[04:39] Teshima**
Onoda...
**[04:41] Teshima**
Before we start, I should thank you
for rescuing me in the mountains.
**[04:46] Teshima**
Thanks to you, I'm here to see this sight.
**[04:48] Ref**
Starting in ten seconds.
**[04:50] Teshima**
Just seeing this makes my hair stand on end.
**[04:51] Ref**
Nine, eight, seven, six...
**[04:53] Teshima**
This view from the second
day's starting line.
**[04:56] Ref**
Five, four, three, two, one!
**[05:00] Teshima**
Cycling really is the best.
**[05:04] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[05:11] Manami**
Huh?
**[05:12] Manami**
You're back, Teshima-san.
**[05:15] Teshima**
Hey, Manami.
**[05:16] Manami**
You were exhausted.
**[05:18] Teshima**
And who did that to me?
**[05:21] Teshima**
I recovered as only an ordinary man can.
**[05:24] Teshima**
Recovery is key in multi-stage races.
**[05:27] Manami**
I'm excited to see how you do.
**[05:30] Sakamichi**
Manami-kun seems happy.
**[05:32] Sakamichi**
Yesterday they fought, gave everything
they had, and came to understand each other.
**[05:37] Sakamichi**
Yesterday morning, they'd never
even spoken before.
**[05:41] Sakamichi**
Bicycles brought them together.
**[05:43] Sakamichi**
Manami-kun is happy Teshima-san
has returned to the race.
**[05:48] Sakamichi**
Bicycles really are amazing!
**[05:51] Sakamichi**
Let's go.
**[05:52] Sakamichi**
I don't know what will happen next,
**[05:55] Sakamichi**
but I'll follow this road to
the second day's finish line...
**[05:58] Sakamichi**
By the strength of all six of us!
**[06:03] Teshima**
The race has started!
**[06:04] Teshima**
Does everyone remember their orders?
**[06:06] All**
Yes, sir!
**[06:08] (Flashback) Teshima**
Let's go over the second day's course.
**[06:10] (Flashback) Teshima**
The race starts at yesterday's finish line.
**[06:13] (Flashback) Teshima**
We'll ride north on National Route 120,
**[06:16] (Flashback) Teshima**
which cuts through Senjougahara
at 1,400 meters above sea level.
**[06:19] (Flashback) Teshima**
The long, winding climb begins shortly
after the starting line,
**[06:23] (Flashback) Teshima**
and rises to approximately 1,800 meters.
**[06:25] (Flashback) Teshima**
The road leads to the Konsei Pass
and the Konsei Tunnel.
**[06:29] (Flashback) Teshima**
After clearing the pass,
we'll enter a long downhill.
**[06:34] (Flashback) Teshima**
Past the ski slope and lake is
a downhill-sloping flat road.
**[06:38] (Flashback) Teshima**
We'll pass by the scenic Fukiware Falls,
**[06:41] (Flashback) Teshima**
through Numata City where
Route 120 ends, then keep on riding.
**[06:46] (Flashback) Teshima**
It's the longest stage of the three-day race.
**[06:50] (Flashback) Teshima**
Imaizumi, meet up with Naruko immediately.
**[06:52] (Flashback) Both**
Yes, sir.
**[06:53] (Flashback) Teshima**
The rest of us will follow.
**[06:56] (Flashback) Teshima**
The mountains begin shortly after we start.
**[06:58] (Flashback) Teshima**
Onoda...
**[07:00] (Flashback) Teshima**
Climb as hard as you can and
catch up to Imaizumi and Naruko!
**[07:03] (Flashback) Onoda**
Yes, sir!
**[07:05] (Flashback) Onoda**
Those are practically the
same orders I got last year.
**[07:10] (Flashback) Teshima**
To be honest, Sohoku is barely hanging on.
**[07:13] (Flashback) Teshima**
But we have two advantages
going into the second day.
**[07:19] Fan 1**
It's the leading pack!
**[07:21] Fan 2**
Two Sohoku riders are in front!
**[07:24] (Flashback) Teshima**
First, we have two guys in the front.
**[07:26] (Flashback) Teshima**
Imaizumi and Naruko had nearly
the same times yesterday.
**[07:30] (Flashback) Teshima**
They'll be able to meet up immediately.
**[07:32] (Flashback) Teshima**
Together, they'll be able to
keep the other teams in check.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Teshima**
And if they use a rotation,
they can conserve their strength.
**[07:39] (Flashback) Teshima**
In other words, we can move
the front at our own pace.
**[07:44] Naruko**
Now this makes it easy to ride.
**[07:46] Naruko**
Try to catch up quickly, Teshima-san!
**[07:49] (Flashback) Teshima**
The other advantage is...
**[07:53] Sakamichi**
We've entered the mountains!
**[07:55] Sakamichi**
I'm moving up!
**[07:56] Teshima**
We're counting on you, Onoda!
**[07:59] (Flashback) Teshima**
Our other advantage isn't certain.
**[08:02] (Flashback) Teshima**
It depends on what Hakone Academy does.
**[08:04] (Flashback) Teshima**
If Hakone Academy slows its pace
when we enter the mountains,
**[08:07] (Flashback) Teshima**
move up and pedal as hard as you can.
**[08:10] (Flashback) Teshima**
It'll be our chance to get
ahead of Hakone Academy.
**[08:14] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy isn't slowing down.
**[08:16] Teshima**
Not yet.
**[08:17] Kaburagi**
Teshima-san, weren't your
orders this morning too vague?
**[08:22] Kaburagi**
Move up if Hakone Academy slows down?
**[08:24] Kaburagi**
Why would they ever do that?
**[08:29] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy is accelerating!
**[08:31] Teshima**
Don't fall behind, Onoda!
**[08:32] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[08:37] Teshima**
If we fall behind now,
having two riders in front
**[08:40] Teshima**
and our other chances will go up in smoke!
**[08:50] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy is accelerating again!
**[08:52] Teshima**
Don't let them get away, Onoda!
**[08:53] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[08:57] Teshima**
Soon. They'll slow down soon.
**[09:01] Teshima**
That's what I would do.
**[09:03] Teshima**
We need to make them slow down!
**[09:05] Teshima**
Try to get ahead of Hakone Academy,
even if it's just for a second!
**[09:07] Teshima**
Once we make it past that turn...
**[09:11] Teshima**
Pull as hard as you can!
**[09:12] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:25] Sakamichi**
They...
**[09:26] Teshima**
They slowed down!
**[09:29] Kaburagi**
You can't be serious!
**[09:30] Kaburagi**
What's going on? Are they already exhausted?
**[09:32] Aoyagi**
No!
**[09:33] Teshima**
Go, Onoda!
**[09:34] Teshima**
Now's our chance to get ahead!
**[09:36] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:37] Kaburagi**
They actually slowed down.
**[09:39] Teshima**
It's what I would do.
**[09:41] Teshima**
Hakone Academy has one more,
Kuroda, left on their team!
**[09:45] Teshima**
Kuroda didn't move for a while after
he fell before the finish line.
**[09:50] Teshima**
He finished after we did.
**[09:54] Teshima**
Kuroda is part of Hakone
Academy's chain of command.
**[09:57] Teshima**
They'll want him to ride with them.
**[09:59] Kaburagi**
Wow...
**[10:01] Teshima**
That's how I knew they would slow down.
**[10:03] Teshima**
If we pass Hakone Academy
and keep up this pace,
**[10:05] Teshima**
Sohoku will have an overwhelming advantage!
**[10:08] Sakamichi**
Amazing.
**[10:09] Sakamichi**
The first day's results
have given us an advantage.
**[10:14] Kaburagi**
I thought they were exhausted.
**[10:22] Kaburagi**
Whoops!
**[10:24] Kaburagi**
I spaced out.
**[10:25] Kaburagi**
I could never fall behind here.
**[10:31] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san, is this pace okay?
**[10:35] Sakamichi**
We'll be able to group up
with the others soon.
**[10:37] Teshima**
Yeah. Keep it up, Onoda!
**[10:45] Kaburagi**
Huh? What?
**[10:52] Teshima**
Onoda, let's switch.
**[10:53] Onoda**
Yes, sir.
**[10:58] Teshima**
We can stay ahead of them while
they're picking up Kuroda!
**[11:01] Teshima**
Let's get our team together before they do!
**[11:03] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[11:04] Teshima**
What's wrong, Kaburagi?
**[11:06] Teshima**
I can't hear you!
**[11:07] Teshima**
Are you keeping—
**[11:11] Kaburagi**
What is it?
**[11:14] Kaburagi**
I answered.
**[11:16] Kaburagi**
We're headed for the front, right?
**[11:18] Kaburagi**
Let's get ahead of
Hakone Academy and that pig.
**[11:21] Teshima**
All right. I like your enthusiasm.
**[11:23] Teshima**
It'll be hard, but make sure you keep up.
**[11:26] Kaburagi**
Who do you think you're talking to?
**[11:28] Kaburagi**
I'm the genius all-rounder Kaburagi Issa!
**[11:31] Teshima**
Sounds promising.
**[11:35] Kaburagi**
That was close.
**[11:36] Kaburagi**
I couldn't keep up with the pace we're
keeping to pull ahead of Hakone Academy.
**[11:40] Kaburagi**
Someone as great as me...
**[11:43] Kaburagi**
Maybe I'm not in top shape.
**[11:46] Kaburagi**
I feel out of sync.
**[11:47] Kaburagi**
I did earlier, too.
**[11:49] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Huh? What?
**[11:52] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
What?
**[11:53] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Why are my feet on the ground?
**[11:55] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
I can't get left behind here.
**[11:57] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
This isn't good.
**[11:58] Kaburagi**
* I'm Kaburagi Issa, the man who*
* will make Sohoku stronger.*
**[12:02] Kaburagi**
* I'm secretly aiming to stand on the*
* highest point of the final winner's podium.*
**[12:08] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Damn it!
**[12:14] Kaburagi**
It's so tough, I couldn't
respond to Teshima-san.
**[12:18] Aoyagi**
Are you keeping up?
**[12:20] Aoyagi**
It seemed like you were falling behind.
**[12:22] Kaburagi**
What? You must be seeing things!
**[12:24] Kaburagi**
Are you sure you don't need glasses?
**[12:25] Aoyagi**
I see.
**[12:29] Kaburagi**
I'm glad Aoyagi-san's an idiot.
**[12:31] Kaburagi**
I just have to make it
to the top of the pass.
**[12:34] Kaburagi**
Keep at it. You'll be okay.
**[12:37] Kaburagi**
They won't be able to group up with
third-year Kuroda that quickly, anyway.
**[12:44] Rider 1**
Hakone Academy's fallen back to the pack?
**[12:47] Rider 2**
What's going on?
**[12:47] Rider 2**
Is someone not feeling well?
**[12:49] Rider 3**
Doesn't look that way to me.
**[12:52] Rider 4**
Are they waiting for #12 so their
whole team can ride together?
**[12:55] Rider 5**
So they slowed down and
fell back to the pack?
**[13:00] Izumida**
Everyone's here now.
**[13:02] Izumida**
Let's go.
**[13:03] Izumida**
Abs ready...
**[13:05] Izumida**
Go!
**[13:06] Rider 3**
Hakone Academy's charging ahead!
**[13:08] Rider 3**
They're fast!
**[13:08] Rider 4**
There's still only five of them,
but it's like all six of them are there!
**[13:13] Rider 6**
The second day's going to get crazy.
**[13:15] Rider 6**
Sohoku's trying to stay ahead as four!
**[13:17] Rider 6**
Hakone Academy's chasing from behind as five!
**[13:23] Kaburagi**
I'm okay now. I've gotten used to the pace.
**[13:26] Kaburagi**
I won't fall behind.
**[13:28] Kaburagi**
I just have to keep climbing.
**[13:33] Kaburagi**
Please slow down a little...
**[13:36] Aoyagi**
Are you okay, Kaburagi?
**[13:37] Aoyagi**
You look pale.
**[13:39] Kaburagi**
What? I'm fine.
**[13:41] Kaburagi**
Maybe it's the light.
**[13:42] Kaburagi**
Seriously, I'm great.
**[13:45] Kaburagi**
Piece of cake.
**[13:48] Kaburagi**
I can't say it.
**[13:50] Kaburagi**
I can't ask them to lower the pace.
**[13:53] Kaburagi**
It would be too lame.
**[13:56] Kuroda**
Sorry, Touichirou.
**[13:58] Izumida**
We only did what made sense, Yuki.
**[14:01] Izumida**
We're stronger this way!
**[14:03] Manami**
Welcome back, Kuroda-san.
**[14:05] Kuroda**
Thanks, Manami. Have you been good?
**[14:07] Doubashi**
Don't drawl.
**[14:09] Doubashi**
You're not serious enough, Manami.
**[14:12] Izumida**
It's rising.
**[14:13] Izumida**
Just having Yuki around
raises the team's morale.
**[14:17] Izumida**
Think you've gotten ahead of us, Teshima-kun?
**[14:21] Izumida**
Did you think you'd have an
advantage if you caught up first?
**[14:26] Izumida**
Too bad.
**[14:28] Izumida**
You're not the ones who will
catch up to the front first.
**[14:32] Izumida**
Calm down, Frank.
**[14:34] Izumida**
It's a long ten-kilometer
climb to the Konsei Pass.
**[14:38] Izumida**
How long can you stay ahead?
**[14:40] Izumida**
Or...
**[14:43] Izumida**
Soon?
**[14:49] Kaburagi**
Damn, no way! Hakone Academy?
**[14:51] Kaburagi**
No! No!
**[14:54] Kaburagi**
Kaburagi Issa, you left
Hakone Academy behind!
**[14:57] Kaburagi**
Don't let them pass you!
**[15:01] Kaburagi**
What am I doing? What am I doing?
**[15:04] Kaburagi**
*Damn it.*
**[15:05] Kaburagi**
* I suddenly felt tired and*
* fell behind the team.*
**[15:08] Kaburagi**
* I only meant to rest for a second,*
* but I stepped off my bike and stopped.*
**[15:13] Kaburagi**
If I get left behind Hakone Academy,
my race will be over!
**[15:17] Kaburagi**
No!
**[15:19] Kaburagi**
It's not over yet!
**[15:22] Kaburagi**
Crap! This isn't good!
**[15:24] Kaburagi**
That's what my instincts are telling me!
**[15:26] Kaburagi**
I don't have time to worry
about Sohoku or Hakone Academy.
**[15:29] Kaburagi**
Jump on the wheel in front of you.
**[15:31] Kaburagi**
Then you'll make it to the front.
**[15:36] Kaburagi**
I can do it!
**[15:40] Kaburagi**
The pig's wheel...
**[15:48] Kaburagi**
I have a request, pig.
**[15:50] Kaburagi**
Take me to the front.
**[15:54] Kaburagi**
I'm your enemy.
**[15:55] Kaburagi**
I know you don't like having me behind you.
**[15:57] Kaburagi**
But...
**[15:58] Kaburagi**
I don't want it to end yet!
**[16:01] Kaburagi**
Let me ride here.
**[16:03] Kaburagi**
Please, pig!
**[16:07] Doubashi**
That's your pride?
**[16:10] Doubashi**
Sticking to your opponent's behind like crap,
**[16:14] Doubashi**
you want an easy ride to the best part,
so you can fight against us?
**[16:19] Doubashi**
Does your pride permit that?
**[16:22] Kaburagi**
No! Of course not!
**[16:25] Kaburagi**
But this is the only way!
**[16:27] Kaburagi**
I don't want to do this!
**[16:28] Kaburagi**
But my limbs are numb and won't
move the way I want them to!
**[16:32] Kaburagi**
I want to keep riding in the Inter-High!
**[16:34] Kaburagi**
Please!
**[16:38] Doubashi**
Then don't bother.
**[16:39] Doubashi**
You wouldn't be able to keep up
with Hakone Academy's pace anyway.
**[16:45] Doubashi**
You're a first-year, right?
**[16:47] Doubashi**
I'm a second-year.
**[16:48] Doubashi**
We'll race again next year
in a head-to-head battle!
**[16:53] Kaburagi**
Hey, wait!
**[16:55] Kaburagi**
Wait, pig!
**[16:58] Doubashi**
Bowing your head to your enemy,
**[17:00] Doubashi**
abandoning your pride, and frantically
searching for a lifeline...
**[17:04] Doubashi**
I don't mind guys like you.
**[17:08] Yuto**
#6, Sohoku's Kaburagi Issa, has fallen.
**[17:11] Izumida**
Yeah.
**[17:13] Izumida**
It only took a second.
**[17:17] Sakamichi**
Kabu...
**[17:20] Teshima**
I was so focused on catching up,
I didn't notice.
**[17:24] Teshima**
How long?
**[17:25] Teshima**
How long has Kaburagi been missing?
**[17:28] Teshima**
Did he fall behind on the way here?
**[17:31] Teshima**
What are you doing, Teshima Junta?
**[17:33] Sakamichi**
M-Maybe there's something
wrong with his bike.
**[17:36] Sakamichi**
Like a flat tire.
**[17:37] Teshima**
No, then he'd shout.
**[17:39] Teshima**
We've done it countless times in practice.
**[17:41] Teshima**
I told him to report any issues.
**[17:44] Sakamichi**
M-Maybe he's not feeling well.
**[17:48] Sakamichi**
But during this morning's meeting...
**[17:51] (Flashback) Teshima**
It'll affect our strategy.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Teshima**
Notify me if you don't feel well.
**[17:57] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Piece of cake.
**[17:59] Teshima**
He likes to show off.
**[18:02] Teshima**
He was just acting fine in front of us.
**[18:05] Sakamichi**
He could've told me or Imaizumi-kun...
**[18:10] Teshima**
Koga said lone first-years try to take on
everything themselves at the Inter-High.
**[18:17] Sakamichi**
Koga-san...
**[18:19] Teshima**
Not having a classmate you can talk to
and being a first-year on top of that
**[18:26] Teshima**
puts an incredible amount of pressure on you.
**[18:29] Teshima**
So much is expected of them.
**[18:30] Teshima**
They're given orders, made to fight in
an Inter-High they know nothing about,
**[18:34] Teshima**
and pushed to their physical
and mental limits.
**[18:37] Teshima**
But they still desperately work
to meet expectations.
**[18:42] (Flashback) Koga**
That's how it is.
**[18:44] (Flashback) Koga**
They're so overwhelmed,
they don't listen to their own bodies.
**[18:48] (Flashback) Koga**
They only notice later,
once they've suffered damage.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Koga**
Just like I did.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Koga**
Watch Kaburagi closely.
**[18:57] (Flashback) Koga**
He's a reckless idiot.
**[19:00] (Flashback) Koga**
He's just like I used to be.
**[19:03] Sakamichi**
When Koga-san was a first-year, he...
**[19:07] Teshima**
After everything Koga said,
**[19:10] Teshima**
I took my eyes off him during a moment as
important as the start of the second day.
**[19:14] Teshima**
What am I doing?
**[19:16] Sakamichi**
As a first-year, Kaburagi-kun was
doing the best he could on his own.
**[19:21] Sakamichi**
In that case...
**[19:24] Sakamichi**
We have to go help him!
**[19:27] Sakamichi**
Let me help him, Teshima-san!
**[19:28] Sakamichi**
I'll drop back and bring
him back to the team!
**[19:31] Teshima**
Don't go, Onoda!
**[19:36] Teshima**
Don't. You can't fall back.
**[19:38] Teshima**
I won't allow you to help him.
**[19:39] Sakamichi**
What?
**[19:40] Teshima**
We'll catch up to the front.
**[19:42] Teshima**
That's our top priority!
**[19:45] Teshima**
We were lucky to get ahead
of Hakone Academy. Lucky!
**[19:49] Teshima**
We'll use this opportunity to
get our team together first!
**[19:53] Teshima**
If Hakone Academy gets all six members
together first, we won't stand a chance!
**[19:57] Sakamichi**
I'm saying I'll go alone!
**[20:00] Sakamichi**
I promise I'll bring him back!
**[20:02] Sakamichi**
So—
**[20:02] Teshima**
No!
**[20:04] Teshima**
It was the second day when you brought
Tadokoro-san back to the team last year, too.
**[20:08] Teshima**
Is that why you think you can do it?
**[20:10] Teshima**
It's different now, Onoda.
Get that through your head.
**[20:14] Teshima**
You're in a different
position from last year.
**[20:18] Teshima**
You're #1, last year's champion!
**[20:21] Teshima**
Not having #1 leading your
team is like night and day!
**[20:27] Teshima**
Who will stop Manami if he attacks?
**[20:29] Teshima**
Who will chase after Shinkai if he attacks?
**[20:32] Teshima**
Some moves can be stopped
just by having #1 there.
**[20:35] Teshima**
You have a job to do.
**[20:38] Teshima**
You can't do what you want
like you did last year.
**[20:44] Sakamichi**
Then Kaburagi-kun...
**[20:46] Sakamichi**
Kaburagi-kun, who worked so hard
during the first day's sprint...
**[20:51] Teshima**
We'll leave him behind.
**[20:55] Sakamichi**
Let's at least wait!
**[20:56] Sakamichi**
We can drop our pace,
so Kaburagi-kun can catch up!
**[20:59] Teshima**
We can't.
**[21:00] Sakamichi**
We can!
**[21:00] Teshima**
No. We can't, Onoda.
**[21:04] Teshima**
Look. Hakone Academy's right behind us!
**[21:12] Teshima**
Sorry, Kaburagi.
**[21:14] Teshima**
You worked so hard on the
first day as a first-year.
**[21:19] Teshima**
We'll catch up to the rest of the team!
**[21:20] Teshima**
Eyes forward, everyone!
**[21:23] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy passed Kaburagi-kun.
**[21:27] Sakamichi**
He must be in pretty bad shape.
**[21:29] Sakamichi**
I need to go help him.
**[21:31] Sakamichi**
But I can't.
**[21:32] Teshima**
Face forward!
**[21:34] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[21:35] Aoyagi**
Junta, I just remembered
I have something to do.
**[21:40] Aoyagi**
Can I drop back?
**[21:45] Aoyagi**
I forgot an idiot behind us.
**[23:26] Doubashi**
Shut up!
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# E9 - Sash of Wishes
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**[00:01] Aoyagi**
Junta, I just remembered
I have something to do.
**[00:06] Aoyagi**
Can I drop back?
**[00:11] Aoyagi**
I forgot an idiot behind us.
**[00:15] Teshima**
You can't! Hakone Academy is approaching!
**[00:17] Teshima**
We can't lose anyone else!
**[00:20] Aoyagi**
I promise, I'll bring him back.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[01:53] Teshima**
I'm telling you not to
because you can't, Aoyagi!
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**[01:57] Teshima**
You must understand.
**[01:58] Teshima**
Makishima-san must've said the
same thing to Onoda last year.
**[02:03] Teshima**
Dropping back is easy.
**[02:05] Teshima**
But bringing someone back with
you takes twice as much strength.
**[02:10] Teshima**
It's a gamble.
**[02:12] Teshima**
And we're 1,800 meters up in the mountains.
**[02:16] Teshima**
You're a sprinter. You can't do it.
**[02:19] Teshima**
Letting you go back to save him now
**[02:22] Teshima**
would be the same as losing two
members of our six-man team.
**[02:27] Aoyagi**
We'll be stronger with all six of us.
**[02:32] Aoyagi**
I'm bringing him back.
**[02:34] Teshima**
Aoyagi, I can give you about seven more
reasons why your choice is reckless.
**[02:40] Teshima**
Wanna hear them?
**[02:42] Aoyagi**
No, I'm good.
**[02:45] Teshima**
You're going, then?
**[02:46] Aoyagi**
I'm going.
**[02:51] Teshima**
Then this is goodbye.
**[02:55] Sakamichi**
A-Aoyagi-san...
**[02:57] Sakamichi**
You're going to rescue Kaburagi-kun
and come back, right?
**[03:01] Aoyagi**
There are no certainties in road racing.
**[03:04] Aoyagi**
Junta's right. This is reckless.
**[03:06] Aoyagi**
You must always be prepared
for your plans to fail.
**[03:10] Teshima**
We're third-years. This is our last race.
**[03:14] Teshima**
If you can't make it back, this will
be the last time we ride together.
***SIGN*** Certain
**[03:22] Teshima**
Thanks for riding with me these
last three years, Hajime.
**[03:27] Teshima**
Our two-man team was the greatest.
**[03:35] Aoyagi**
Yeah, Junta.
**[03:39] Both**
I made it this far because of you.
**[03:44] Teshima**
Our two-man team...
**[03:46] Teshima**
...is dissolved!
**[03:47] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san!
**[03:49] Aoyagi**
Don't look back, Onoda.
**[03:50] Aoyagi**
Ride with Junta and reach the
front before Hakone Academy.
**[03:54] Aoyagi**
Support Imaizumi and Naruko as best you can.
**[03:57] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[03:58] Aoyagi**
That's your job!
**[04:01] Sakamichi**
Yes!
**[04:02] Aoyagi**
Junta, tell me one last thing.
**[04:06] Aoyagi**
Those seven more reasons my choice
is reckless... Is there an eighth?
**[04:11] Teshima**
What? The eighth?
**[04:13] Teshima**
There's...
**[04:16] Teshima**
There is one.
**[04:18] Teshima**
It's a tiny shred of hope!
**[04:24] Aoyagi**
Then pray the eighth
turns out to be true, Junta!
**[04:28] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san's been swallowed
by Hakone Academy!
**[04:32] Teshima**
I know! Face forward!
**[04:34] Teshima**
We'll catch them first! Raise the pace!
**[04:37] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[04:39] Yuto**
Sohoku's second rider has fallen.
**[04:47] Kaburagi**
Damn it! I feel weak.
**[04:50] Kaburagi**
Why?
**[04:56] Kaburagi**
My limbs are heavy.
**[04:57] Kaburagi**
My pedals are heavy.
**[05:00] Kaburagi**
They've never felt this heavy before.
**[05:02] Kaburagi**
Come on. Come on, strength!
**[05:05] Obori**
I'm Fukuoka Josei's Obori!
**[05:09] Obori**
You were showing off during yesterday's
sprint, Sohoku's Kaburagi!
**[05:13] Obori**
And now you're mine!
**[05:14] Kaburagi**
You can't catch me!
**[05:16] Obori**
I will!
**[05:22] Teshima**
Kaburagi probably won't be able to
group up with Aoyagi right away.
**[05:26] Sakamichi**
What?
**[05:28] Teshima**
He's too far behind.
**[05:30] Teshima**
He may be trying to rescue him,
but at the very least,
**[05:33] Teshima**
Kaburagi will have to reach Aoyagi on his own.
**[05:37] Teshima**
If his spirit is broken, and he's
stopped moving, they'll never meet up.
**[05:42] Sakamichi**
B-But...
**[05:44] Teshima**
He'll be fine if someone's
there to give him a push.
**[05:48] Teshima**
But that won't happen.
**[05:50] Teshima**
Before we started, nobody noticed
that he wasn't feeling well.
**[05:57] Kaburagi**
What am I going to do?
**[06:00] Kaburagi**
Is this the end already?
**[06:04] Koga**
Don't stop, Kaburagi!
**[06:06] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[06:08] Koga**
Keep moving forward!
**[06:12] Koga**
Put your feet on the pedals.
**[06:14] Koga**
The race isn't over yet.
**[06:17] Kaburagi**
Koga-san?
**[06:19] Kaburagi**
Huh? What?
**[06:21] Kaburagi**
What are you doing here?
**[06:23] Kaburagi**
Did you warp here?
**[06:24] Kaburagi**
Cast a magic spell?
**[06:26] Koga**
There's no time to talk.
**[06:28] Koga**
Focus on the race.
**[06:29] Koga**
Put your feet on the pedals.
**[06:32] Koga**
Move forward, Kaburagi!
**[06:33] Koga**
Don't stop!
**[06:36] Koga**
You must always move forward in a road race.
**[06:39] Koga**
Standing still is the same as forfeiting.
**[06:42] Koga**
If you abandon the Inter-High now...
**[06:45] Koga**
I'll make sure you pay for it!
**[06:47] Kaburagi**
Crap. He's serious.
**[06:50] Kaburagi**
He wholeheartedly means
everything he's saying.
**[06:53] Kaburagi**
It has weight.
**[06:55] Kaburagi**
I can feel it all the way to my fingertips.
**[07:04] Kaburagi**
But...
**[07:06] Koga**
Move!
**[07:07] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[07:08] Koga**
No matter what happens,
keep moving forward, Kaburagi!
**[07:12] Kaburagi**
Yes!
**[07:13] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
Koga-san, the van is leaving soon.
**[07:17] (Flashback) Koga**
Go on without me.
**[07:18] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
Huh?
**[07:20] (Flashback) Koga**
I'll stay here.
**[07:21] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
What? Why do you want us
to leave without you?
**[07:25] (Flashback) Koga**
There's something bothering me.
**[07:27] (Flashback) Koga**
You take command of the feed zone, Sugimoto.
**[07:30] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
What? Wait a minute.
**[07:33] Sugimoto**
What do you...
**[07:33] Koga**
* "I've been worried about*
* Kaburagi since this morning."*
**[07:37] Koga**
* It'd be a disaster if I said that,*
* and it turned out to be true.*
**[07:41] (Flashback) Toji**
You're staying?
**[07:43] (Flashback) Koga**
I imagined the worst case scenario.
**[07:46] (Flashback) Toji**
For the team, huh?
**[07:48] (Flashback) Toji**
If you stay now, you won't
make it to the feed zone.
**[07:54] (Flashback) Koga**
Sorry for being stubborn.
**[07:59] Koga**
* Let this hike have been a*
* waste of time, Kaburagi.*
**[08:09] Koga**
But...
**[08:11] Koga**
If you can't move...
**[08:15] Koga**
Then I'll push you!
**[08:18] Kaburagi**
A short push is fine,
**[08:20] Kaburagi**
but a long push from anyone other than
another rider is against the rules.
**[08:23] Kaburagi**
I'll be penalized.
**[08:24] Koga**
Then I'll push little by little.
**[08:26] Koga**
That shouldn't be a problem.
**[08:28] Koga**
Supporting you as best we can is our job!
**[08:33] Kaburagi**
Koga-san...
**[08:35] Koga**
Sohoku still has a chance.
**[08:41] Kaburagi**
Sorry, Koga-san! Thank you!
**[08:43] Koga**
So you can say "thank you," Kaburagi.
**[08:48] Koga**
The old me thought it was natural.
**[08:51] Koga**
That Teshima and Aoyagi
were assigned to support us
**[08:54] Koga**
because they didn't work hard enough.
**[08:56] Koga**
That's not how it is.
**[08:58] Koga**
We're able to move forward
because we all support each other.
**[09:01] Koga**
Believe that you'll rejoin the team!
**[09:05] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:06] Koga**
Imagine yourself returning
to form as you ride!
**[09:09] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:10] Koga**
Keep racing and grow with
everything you've got!
**[09:16] Koga**
I know you can do it!
**[09:18] Koga**
You have the most potential!
**[09:20] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[09:24] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:26] Kaburagi**
Imagine, imagine, imagine!
**[09:30] Kaburagi**
Imagine your recovery!
**[09:32] Ref**
Slow riders, please move to the left!
**[09:36] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[09:38] Ref**
The pack is coming through!
**[09:42] Koga**
The pack...
**[09:48] Kaburagi**
The pack... passed us.
**[09:52] Koga**
In an instant...
**[09:54] Koga**
Even the pack passed him.
**[10:05] Koga**
Someone stopped!
**[10:09] Koga**
Go, Kaburagi! You can still make it!
**[10:12] Koga**
Your teammate is waiting for you!
**[10:13] Koga**
Tie your sash of wishes to his!
**[10:16] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[10:18] Kaburagi**
He's right. I can see him.
**[10:20] Kaburagi**
He's wearing a Sohoku jersey!
**[10:25] Koga**
Go, Kaburagi!
**[10:27] Koga**
Connect that thread of hope!
**[10:34] Kaburagi**
Koga-san, thank you!
**[10:37] Koga**
Who could have imagined it?
**[10:40] Koga**
That as hands reached out to catch falling
drops of hope, some would fall through...
**[10:49] Koga**
And another hand would
reach out to catch them.
**[10:54] Kaburagi**
Thank you for waiting for me
when I'm in such bad shape.
**[11:00] Kaburagi**
Now I might be able to return to the team.
**[11:03] Kaburagi**
My Inter-High...
**[11:06] Kaburagi**
...isn't over yet!
**[11:08] Kaburagi**
Who is it? Teshima-san?
**[11:10] Kaburagi**
Onoda-san?
**[11:15] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[11:18] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi-san?
**[11:19] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[11:21] Kaburagi**
Seriously?
**[11:24] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi-san...
**[11:26] Kaburagi**
You were riding in front of us during
the chase, so we could reach the front.
**[11:33] Kaburagi**
But you're...
**[11:35] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[11:36] Kaburagi**
You're a third-year.
This is your last Inter-high.
**[11:40] Kaburagi**
But you're here now, which means...
**[11:44] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[11:47] Kaburagi**
You fell behind the team, too?
**[11:53] Kaburagi**
Did you fall behind the team, too?
**[11:56] Aoyagi**
No!
**[11:57] Aoyagi**
Can't you tell from the situation?
**[11:59] Aoyagi**
I was waiting for you!
**[12:01] Kaburagi**
The situation?
**[12:03] Aoyagi**
Wait. Why do you look like
you feel sorry for me?
**[12:06] Kaburagi**
Oh, no.
**[12:07] Kaburagi**
I understand. I get it.
**[12:10] Kaburagi**
You don't want to admit that
you fell behind the team.
**[12:14] Kaburagi**
You're desperately trying to save face.
**[12:16] Aoyagi**
Does he really not get it?
**[12:17] Aoyagi**
He doesn't get it.
**[12:19] Kaburagi**
I was hoping you were
Onoda-san or Teshima-san.
**[12:23] Aoyagi**
Who says that to someone's face?
**[12:26] Aoyagi**
It doesn't matter. Follow me.
**[12:31] Aoyagi**
Did Koga push him?
**[12:34] Aoyagi**
You're the only one on
Sohoku who saw this coming.
**[12:38] Aoyagi**
You're the greatest support
Sohoku has ever had, Kimitaka.
**[12:44] Aoyagi**
Let's go, Kaburagi!
**[12:45] Aoyagi**
We're going to reach the
team at the front together!
**[12:48] Kaburagi**
Seriously?
**[12:50] Kaburagi**
You and me?
**[12:52] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[12:53] Aoyagi**
It'll be hard, but we'll do it.
**[12:55] Aoyagi**
So follow me. Don't fall behind.
**[13:00] Aoyagi**
No complaining.
**[13:03] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[13:04] Kaburagi**
What's with this intensity?
**[13:08] Aoyagi**
Supersonic Oxygen Muscle Climb!
**[13:15] Aoyagi**
He's falling behind.
**[13:18] Aoyagi**
He still doesn't feel well?
**[13:20] Aoyagi**
If I raise my pace,
Kaburagi will fall behind.
**[13:25] Aoyagi**
He can't do what should be easy for him.
**[13:27] Aoyagi**
What should I do?
**[13:31] Kaburagi**
You're knitting your brows.
**[13:32] Kaburagi**
You look pained, Aoyagi.
**[13:36] Kaburagi**
You called it your "Muscle Climb,"
but your pace has fallen so quickly.
**[13:41] Aoyagi**
Whose fault is that?
**[13:44] Kaburagi**
Then I don't have a choice, Aoyagi!
**[13:49] Aoyagi**
Wh-What?
**[13:52] Okutani**
See that? Sohoku's already
lost two of their riders.
**[13:55] Kawamoto**
They were doing so well yesterday.
**[13:57] Kawamoto**
Maybe they're just not that good this year.
**[14:00] Yamagiwa**
Enough, Kawamoto, Okutani.
**[14:02] Okutani**
Yamagiwa-san...
**[14:04] Yamagiwa**
#4 is trying to bring their
out-of-form #6 back to the team.
**[14:08] Okutani**
What? From back there?
**[14:10] Kawamoto**
But that's impossible.
**[14:11] Yamagiwa**
Maybe.
**[14:13] Yamagiwa**
But last year they won from #170.
**[14:19] Yamagiwa**
I think...
**[14:21] Yamagiwa**
Sohoku might be strongest
when they're facing adversity.
**[14:28] Kaburagi**
I don't have a choice!
**[14:30] Aoyagi**
What are you doing, Kaburagi?
**[14:32] Aoyagi**
Why are you pulling?
**[14:34] Aoyagi**
Fall back! I'll pull!
**[14:36] Kaburagi**
Look at you showing off and pushing yourself.
**[14:39] Kaburagi**
Fine, then.
**[14:41] Kaburagi**
I'll pull, too!
**[14:43] Aoyagi**
Hey, listen!
**[14:45] Kaburagi**
I'm fine.
**[14:47] Kaburagi**
I feel a little better now.
**[14:51] Kaburagi**
Koga-san gave me power.
**[14:55] Kaburagi**
"Grow."
**[14:56] Kaburagi**
"You have great potential."
**[14:59] Kaburagi**
You should quit showing off
and rest behind me, Aoyagi.
**[15:03] Aoyagi**
That's Aoyagi-*san *to you!
**[15:05] Aoyagi**
I'll see how he does and
move up if he drops his pace.
**[15:12] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi's still pulling.
**[15:17] Aoyagi**
Well, well. He's still pulling.
**[15:20] Kaburagi**
You're a lot of trouble, Aoyagi.
**[15:24] Aoyagi**
Huh? He's still pulling?
**[15:27] Aoyagi**
What's going on?
**[15:30] Aoyagi**
He's faster when he's pulling
than when he's being pulled.
**[15:36] Kaburagi**
Are you keeping up, Aoyagi?
**[15:39] Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[15:40] Aoyagi**
How is this happening? But it's true.
**[15:44] Aoyagi**
I'm a little surprised, though.
**[15:46] Kaburagi**
By what? The view?
**[15:49] Aoyagi**
I've never heard of the one being
rescued pulling for his rescuer.
**[15:55] Kaburagi**
The view is nice.
**[15:59] Kaburagi**
Half of road racing is mental.
**[16:02] Kaburagi**
If your spirit is broken, it's over.
**[16:04] Kaburagi**
But if you have a goal, you can keep moving.
**[16:08] Kaburagi**
He's doing his best to
move forward to help me.
**[16:14] Kaburagi**
He's still confused, though.
**[16:17] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi, how are you feeling?
**[16:20] Aoyagi**
Like I've been saying, I feel great.
**[16:22] Kaburagi**
There you go again.
**[16:24] Kaburagi**
You can be honest with me.
**[16:27] Aoyagi**
In any case, he isn't just an idiot.
**[16:31] Aoyagi**
He's a special idiot!
**[16:35] Kaburagi**
Breathe with me!
**[16:37] Kaburagi**
Ready and...
**[16:41] Aoyagi**
This just might be...
**[16:47] Kawamoto**
But isn't one of Sohoku's
riders out of sorts?
**[16:50] Yamagiwa**
That's right. The unexpected doesn't happen.
**[16:54] Yamagiwa**
If they're able to catch up to the pack,
**[16:56] Yamagiwa**
it'll be in a style that defies common sense.
**[17:00] Rider A**
Someone's coming up from behind!
**[17:06] Rider B**
It's the two Sohoku riders!
**[17:09] Okutani**
Th-The redhead is in front!
**[17:11] Kawamoto**
Isn't it the other way around?
**[17:12] Kawamoto**
Didn't #4 go to save him?
**[17:18] Kaburagi**
I see them!
**[17:19] Kaburagi**
It's the pack that passed us earlier!
**[17:24] Kaburagi**
We caught up to them!
**[17:26] Aoyagi**
He's impressive.
**[17:28] Aoyagi**
Just by imagining he was saving me,
he pulled me until we could see the pack.
**[17:36] Kaburagi**
We're almost there!
**[17:38] Kaburagi**
Once we catch up and enter the pack,
you'll be able to rest, Aoyagi!
**[17:42] Aoyagi**
Yeah, you will.
**[17:43] Aoyagi**
Your speech has gotten really casual.
**[17:48] Kaburagi**
Let us reach them!
**[17:51] Kaburagi**
Docking!
**[17:53] Rider C**
Sohoku returned to the pack!
**[17:56] Rider D**
But they were stopped earlier! Seriously?
**[17:58] Rider E**
Who are those guys?
**[18:02] Kaburagi**
We joined the pack...
**[18:19] Aoyagi**
Did you feel exhausted for a second?
**[18:22] Kaburagi**
What? N-No.
**[18:24] Kaburagi**
I was just looking at a
rare bug on the ground.
**[18:28] Aoyagi**
What kind of bug?
**[18:29] Kaburagi**
Huh? Uh, kinda like a rhinoceros beetle or a
stag beetle. It's called a rhinostag beetle.
**[18:37] Kaburagi**
So he barely made it through the first stage.
**[18:40] Aoyagi**
I'd like to catch up to the team soon,
**[18:43] Aoyagi**
but he's still not in top shape.
**[18:45] Aoyagi**
It'll be easier for him in the pack,
where there's less air resistance.
**[18:49] Aoyagi**
I'll let him rest for a while.
**[18:51] Kaburagi**
Anyway, you should get some rest, Aoyagi.
**[18:53] Aoyagi**
Yeah, you should.
**[18:56] Aoyagi**
But...
**[18:59] Aoyagi**
Let's move up, Kaburagi!
**[19:01] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[19:05] Aoyagi**
I get it. We're counting our opponents.
**[19:09] Kaburagi**
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight...
**[19:11] Aoyagi**
I don't see them.
**[19:13] Aoyagi**
Have they already left?
**[19:15] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[19:17] Kaburagi**
Kyoto Fushimi's not in the pack.
**[19:20] Aoyagi**
His ability to sniff out his
opponents is first rate.
**[19:25] Kaburagi**
This isn't good.
**[19:28] Kaburagi**
Did I notice first?
**[19:30] Aoyagi**
That doesn't matter.
**[19:31] Kaburagi**
So you agree it was me, then?
**[19:34] Aoyagi**
They have #116 this year, too.
**[19:38] Aoyagi**
If they meet up with Midousuji...
**[19:41] Komari**
M-Muscles!
**[19:44] Aoyagi**
Sohoku will be at a massive disadvantage!
**[19:48] Aoyagi**
The other strong teams are missing, too.
**[19:51] Kaburagi**
Then we don't have time to rest, Aoyagi!
**[19:54] Aoyagi**
I could say the same thing to you.
**[19:57] Kaburagi**
We're ditching this pack, Aoyagi!
**[20:01] Rider C**
Sohoku's pulling ahead!
**[20:12] Aoyagi**
Did you see a rare bug?
**[20:17] Aoyagi**
He understands the situation,
but his body won't move.
**[20:21] Aoyagi**
He must be frustrated.
**[20:24] Aoyagi**
Did you see this coming too, Junta?
**[20:28] Sakamichi**
What? They won't be able to escape the pack?
**[20:31] Teshima**
Yeah, even if they do make it to the pack.
**[20:35] Teshima**
Leaving the pack is fairly difficult.
**[20:39] Teshima**
That's reason four of seven
that his choice was reckless.
**[20:43] Sakamichi**
Is it really impossible?
**[20:47] Teshima**
It's a different story if he's
made special preparations.
**[20:51] Sakamichi**
Special preparations?
**[20:55] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi, do you want to leave
the pack, no matter what?
**[20:59] Kaburagi**
Of course, damn it.
**[21:02] Aoyagi**
What if there was a way?
**[21:04] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[21:06] Kaburagi**
Do you have something?
**[21:09] Aoyagi**
I wasn't expecting to use this here.
**[21:11] Kaburagi**
I'll do anything.
**[21:13] Kaburagi**
Tell me!
**[21:19] Aoyagi**
It's this.
**[21:21] Kaburagi**
G-God's stationery?
**[21:24] Kaburagi**
I knew God would come through.
**[21:25] Kaburagi**
He's written a hint on it.
**[21:27] Kaburagi**
The princess...?
**[21:31] Aoyagi**
Those are the lyrics to a certain song.
**[21:35] Kaburagi**
"You are the princess"?
**[23:15] Kaburagi**
Hikki the Third, grow up big and strong!
**[23:18] Aoyagi**
Hey.
**[23:20] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[23:21] Aoyagi**
What are you doing?
**[23:24] Kaburagi**
Wait!
**[23:28] Kaburagi**
Hey! What was that for?
**[23:30] Kaburagi**
What about my Hikki-san?
**[23:32] Kaburagi**
You idiot!
**[23:35] Aoyagi**
Is he still a kid?
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE #16, Shinkai Yuto
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Mountain
***SIGN*** King
***SIGN*** Mura
# E10 - #16, Shinkai Yuto
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**[00:01] Sakamichi**
What? They won't be able to escape the pack?
**[00:03] Teshima**
Yeah, even if they do make it to the pack.
**[00:08] Teshima**
Leaving the pack is fairly difficult.
**[00:11] Sakamichi**
Is it really impossible?
**[00:15] Teshima**
It's a different story if he's
made special preparations.
**[00:19] Sakamichi**
Special preparations?
**[00:24] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi, do you want to leave
the pack, no matter what?
**[00:28] Kaburagi**
Of course, damn it.
**[00:31] Aoyagi**
What if there was a way?
**[00:33] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[00:35] Kaburagi**
Do you have something?
**[00:37] Aoyagi**
I wasn't expecting to use this here.
**[00:40] Kaburagi**
I'll do anything.
**[00:42] Kaburagi**
Tell me!
**[00:47] Aoyagi**
It's this.
**[00:49] Kaburagi**
G-God's stationery?
**[00:52] Kaburagi**
I knew God would come through.
**[00:54] Kaburagi**
He's written a hint on it.
**[00:56] Kaburagi**
The princess...?
**[01:00] Aoyagi**
Those are the lyrics to a certain song.
**[01:03] Kaburagi**
"You are the princess"?
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[02:38] Kaburagi**
Lyrics?
**[02:39] Kaburagi**
Does that mean there's a hint hidden in them?
***SIGN*** LINE.10 #16, Shinkai Yuto
**[02:43] Kaburagi**
"White?"
**[02:45] Kaburagi**
"Tee hee hee?"
**[02:46] Kaburagi**
"Even with a spell to make you bigger?"
**[02:50] Kaburagi**
A spell?
**[02:51] Kaburagi**
"Princess, Princess"?
**[02:53] Kaburagi**
Princess?!
**[02:54] Kaburagi**
What the hell does "Princess" mean?
**[02:56] Kaburagi**
Wait, there's no point in asking Aoyagi.
**[02:59] Kaburagi**
Princess... Pony... Hooves?
**[03:04] Kaburagi**
Run like a horse?
**[03:05] Kaburagi**
No, no, no...
**[03:06] Kaburagi**
Hill climb?
**[03:09] Kaburagi**
This command from God is
too difficult to understand!
**[03:12] Kaburagi**
I don't get it!
**[03:14] Kaburagi**
Will this really help us get out of the pack?
**[03:17] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi, those are song lyrics.
**[03:20] Kaburagi**
I know that. You just said—
**[03:22] Aoyagi**
You don't read lyrics.
**[03:24] Aoyagi**
You sing them.
**[03:27] Kaburagi**
Sing?
**[03:29] Kaburagi**
You want me to sing?
**[03:31] Kaburagi**
These frou-frou lyrics?
**[03:33] Kaburagi**
And the way these sentences are written...
**[03:36] Kaburagi**
This is definitely a girl's song.
**[03:38] Kaburagi**
And you want me to sing it?
**[03:40] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[03:42] Aoyagi**
And that's...
**[03:43] Aoyagi**
The opening theme of last year's
super-popular bishoujo anime, *Love Hime*!
**[03:48] Kaburagi**
What are you talking about, Aoyagi-san?!
**[03:52] Aoyagi**
There's a star between *Love* and *Hime*.
**[03:55] Kaburagi**
Is that important? Is that really important?!
**[03:58] Kaburagi**
What's wrong, Aoyagi? Are you okay?
**[04:00] Kaburagi**
Has the heat gotten to you?
**[04:02] Kaburagi**
Poor Aoyagi...
**[04:03] Kaburagi**
Wait, did you watch that anime?
**[04:06] Aoyagi**
I've never seen it, but I've sung the song.
**[04:11] Aoyagi**
Over and over again.
***SIGN*** Sohoku High School Bicycle Club
**[04:15] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
What did you want to discuss?
**[04:17] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
My last race as a third-year is over,
**[04:20] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
and I've come to a good stopping
point in studying for my exams.
**[04:24] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
There's something I forgot to tell you guys.
**[04:32] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Is it important?
**[04:34] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
It is. Listen closely.
**[04:36] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Yes, sir.
**[04:38] Aoyagi**
* A message from Tadokoro-san, an*
* established sprinter, to me, an aspiring one.*
**[04:50] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Learn this anime song.
**[04:51] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Huh? What?
**[04:52] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
What? What?!
**[04:54] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Learn this anime song!
**[04:58] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
What?
***SIGN*** Love Hime
**[04:59] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
It's an anime called *Love Hime*.
**[05:01] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
I have the CD.
**[05:03] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
There's a star between *Love* and *Hime*.
**[05:06] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Apparently, that's important.
**[05:08] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
The star spins during the opening song.
**[05:11] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Apparently, it grows larger and shrinks, too.
**[05:15] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Onoda taught me this song.
**[05:20] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
During the second stage of the Inter-High!
**[05:26] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Thanks to this song, we were able to
catch up to Kinjou and the team last year.
**[05:33] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Road races are long,
both in distance and duration.
**[05:36] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Unexpected events occur one after another.
**[05:39] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
There's no way to prepare for everything.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
But you do what you can.
**[05:46] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
If it increases your chances of
winning by even 1%, you can't compromise.
**[05:52] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
You have to do it.
**[05:54] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Even if at first glance it seems meaningless.
**[05:59] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Honestly, I doubt this song will
be sung at the Inter-High again.
***SIGN*** Love Hime
**[06:04] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
You can ask me what it's good for,
but I can only tell you that I don't know.
**[06:11] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
But this anime song I'd never heard
before lead Sohoku to victory.
**[06:17] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
It made us come together as one.
**[06:23] Aoyagi**
*Tadokoro-san...*
**[06:26] Aoyagi**
*He's serious.*
**[06:30] Aoyagi**
It might be a common occurrence,
but it's important to girls!
**[06:32] Kaburagi**
He suddenly started singing!
**[06:37] Aoyagi**
Are my feelings reaching you?
**[06:37] Kaburagi**
A-Aoyagi-san!
**[06:41] Aoyagi**
Are they not?
**[06:45] Aoyagi**
Tadokoro-san used this song
to return to the team!
**[06:49] Rider 1**
One of them started singing.
**[06:51] Rider 2**
What is that?
**[06:52] Kaburagi**
This is embarrassing, Aoyagi-san!
**[06:54] Kaburagi**
Everyone's looking at us!
**[06:56] Kaburagi**
I can't believe you're singing so loudly!
**[06:58] Aoyagi**
Princess, Princess! Princess!
**[07:01] Aoyagi**
I love, love, love you!
**[07:03] Aoyagi**
Princess! Princess!
**[07:04] Aoyagi**
Twinkle, twinkle!
**[07:05] Kaburagi**
Stop, Aoyagi!
**[07:06] Aoyagi**
Even with a spell to make you bigger!
**[07:07] Kaburagi**
Seriously, give me a break!
**[07:09] Aoyagi**
You're still my princess,
you are who you are!
**[07:11] Kaburagi**
Princesses and magic are so lame!
**[07:16] Aoyagi**
That's the most important part.
**[07:19] Aoyagi**
Did you get all that?
**[07:25] Kaburagi**
He's serious...
**[07:28] Aoyagi**
Were you lying when you said you'd
do anything to escape the pack?
**[07:34] Aoyagi**
Would you refuse to sing this song,
even if it increased your chance by 1%?
**[07:39] Kaburagi**
No way! It can't do that!
**[07:41] Kaburagi**
Calm down!
**[07:42] Kaburagi**
It's a song! An anime song, no less!
**[07:44] Kaburagi**
There's no way it'll help!
**[07:47] Aoyagi**
I don't know if it will or won't.
**[07:49] Aoyagi**
But you can't know for
certain until you try it!
**[07:54] Kaburagi**
Sing loudly in the middle of the pack?
**[07:57] Kaburagi**
He's out of his mind!
**[08:00] Kaburagi**
But Aoyagi is serious.
**[08:03] Kaburagi**
How can I know when I haven't tried it?
**[08:06] Kaburagi**
He's right.
**[08:08] Kaburagi**
Damn it! I don't believe this!
**[08:10] Kaburagi**
I don't get it!
**[08:11] Kaburagi**
But remember, this is a note from God.
**[08:17] Kaburagi**
If this will help me move forward...
**[08:23] Kaburagi**
Okay!
**[08:24] Kaburagi**
I'm a man!
**[08:26] Kaburagi**
I'll sing the anime song!
**[08:29] Kaburagi**
As loud as I can!
**[08:31] Aoyagi**
Keep singing!
**[08:33] Aoyagi**
We'll escape the pack!
**[08:35] Aoyagi**
Match your gears and cadence
to the song's rhythm and mine!
**[08:38] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[08:39] Aoyagi**
"Princess, Princess!"
**[08:41] Aoyagi**
Go!
**[08:42] Kaburagi**
Princess, Princess!
**[08:44] Rider 5**
Now they're singing together.
**[08:46] Rider 6**
We're in the middle of a race.
**[08:48] Kaburagi**
Seriously? This is really embarrassing
when you sing it out loud!
**[08:53] Aoyagi**
"Lovely chance pancake girl!"
**[08:55] Aoyagi**
Go!
**[08:56] Kaburagi**
L-Lovely chance pancake girl...
**[08:59] Kaburagi**
Seriously?
**[09:02] Aoyagi**
Okay, one more time from the top!
**[09:05] Kaburagi**
Huh? Uh, yes, sir!
**[09:07] Kaburagi**
We're singing this song more than once?
**[09:10] Aoyagi**
"Princess, Princess!"
**[09:11] Aoyagi**
Go!
**[09:12] Kaburagi**
Princess, Princess!
**[09:14] Rider 5**
Stop, Sohoku.
**[09:16] Rider 6**
My stomach hurts.
**[09:18] Aoyagi**
I love, love, love you!
**[09:20] Aoyagi**
Princess! Princess!
**[09:21] Kaburagi**
I-I love, love, love you!
**[09:24] Kaburagi**
Princess! Princess!
**[09:26] Kaburagi**
Damn. Damn!
**[09:27] Kaburagi**
This is so lame!
**[09:30] Kaburagi**
Singing out loud...
**[09:31] Kaburagi**
This is so embarrassing!
**[09:34] Aoyagi**
"Even with a spell to make you bigger!"
**[09:39] Kaburagi**
But I'm racing right now.
**[09:42] Aoyagi**
"You're still my princess!"
**[09:45] Aoyagi**
Go!
**[09:47] Kaburagi**
Not fighting during a race
would be even lamer!
**[09:52] Kaburagi**
You're still my princess!
**[09:54] Aoyagi**
I can't hear you!
**[09:55] Aoyagi**
You are who you are!
**[09:58] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:59] Kaburagi**
You are who you are!
**[10:01] Rider 7**
Sohoku's pulling ahead!
**[10:02] Rider 7**
They're trying to leave?
**[10:03] Rider 8**
There's no way!
**[10:05] Rider 8**
They'll fall back again!
**[10:06] Aoyagi**
Lovely chance pancake girl!
**[10:10] Kaburagi**
Lovely chance pancake...
**[10:13] Aoyagi**
Keep at it, Kaburagi!
**[10:15] Aoyagi**
If you stop pedaling now,
you'll fall back into the pack!
**[10:19] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
The important thing about using
it is to sing the whole thing.
**[10:25] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
I don't know why, but you'll
move farther that way.
**[10:32] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi, focus!
**[10:34] Aoyagi**
Forget what's behind you!
**[10:36] Aoyagi**
Focus on the song!
**[10:39] Kaburagi**
On the song?
**[10:40] Kaburagi**
Your instructions are insane, Aoyagi.
**[10:43] Kaburagi**
But I'll do it if it'll make me move forward!
**[10:47] Kaburagi**
Got it!
**[10:50] Aoyagi**
"Even with a spell to make you bigger!"
**[10:54] Aoyagi**
Go!
**[10:55] Kaburagi**
Even with a spell to make you bigger!
**[10:59] Aoyagi**
"You're still my princess!"
**[11:01] Aoyagi**
Go!
**[11:02] Kaburagi**
You're still my princess!
**[11:05] Aoyagi**
Sing from your stomach!
**[11:07] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[11:08] Aoyagi**
We're breaking through!
**[11:10] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[11:12] Aoyagi**
You are who you are!
**[11:19] Both**
Princess!
**[11:22] Rider 9**
They escaped!
**[11:24] Rider 10**
What was that weird song?
**[11:27] Aoyagi**
Tadokoro-san, the song helped!
**[11:32] Aoyagi**
Just you wait, Junta.
**[11:34] Aoyagi**
I promise I'll bring him back to the team!
**[11:37] Both**
Love Hime, fight!
**[11:45] Yuto**
I see Sohoku in front of us.
**[11:51] Yuto**
Can I go after them?
**[11:54] Izumida**
Yeah. Take them out.
**[12:03] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san, they're coming!
**[12:05] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy is closing in on us!
**[12:08] Teshima**
Yeah, but Imaizumi and Naruko are close.
**[12:12] Teshima**
If we keep going, we should reach them first!
**[12:15] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[12:16] Teshima**
We'll meet up with them as
long as nothing happens.
**[12:22] Yuto**
In that case, I'm off, Izumida-san!
**[12:26] Izumida**
Yeah. They're trying to
reach the front before us.
**[12:31] Izumida**
Go shatter their spirits...
**[12:34] Izumida**
Shinkai Yuto!
**[12:37] Yuto**
I'm finally coming, Mountain King.
**[12:47] Yuto**
To my race against you!
**[12:53] Doubashi**
How can he climb so fast?
**[12:55] Doubashi**
He got 200 meters ahead
in the blink of an eye.
**[12:58] Doubashi**
Does that idiot always climb
so fast when he's alone?
**[13:03] Doubashi**
Climbers creep me out.
**[13:08] Yuto**
I'll catch up to you.
**[13:10] Yuto**
Soon!
**[13:12] Sakamichi**
One Hakone Academy rider is coming!
**[13:16] Sakamichi**
What is this? His pressure is incredible...
**[13:19] Sakamichi**
Who is it?
**[13:22] Sakamichi**
That's...
**[13:25] Sakamichi**
#16! It's Shinkai-kun!
**[13:28] Yuto**
Gotcha!
**[13:31] Sakamichi**
He's fast!
**[13:32] Teshima**
Is he's trying to catch up
to the front by himself?
**[13:35] Teshima**
No, those eyes...
**[13:37] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[13:38] Teshima**
He's trying to take us out!
**[13:42] Teshima**
We don't have a choice.
**[13:44] Teshima**
Go, Onoda! Alone!
**[13:46] Sakamichi**
What?
**[13:48] Teshima**
They're trying to use #16 to
stop us and reach the front first!
**[13:53] Teshima**
You have to go on alone!
**[13:55] Sakamichi**
What about you?
**[13:58] Teshima**
I'll stop him! I'll form a wall!
**[14:03] Teshima**
Ride as hard as you can to
reach Imaizumi and Naruko!
**[14:10] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[14:10] Teshima**
Go, Onoda!
**[14:14] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[14:18] Teshima**
#16 is coming.
**[14:20] Teshima**
He didn't do much yesterday.
**[14:23] Teshima**
His strength is unknown.
**[14:25] Teshima**
But he's a regular on Hakone
Academy's team as a first-year.
**[14:30] Teshima**
That alone tells me he's unbelievably strong.
**[14:34] Teshima**
And he's the younger
brother of Shinkai Hayato,
**[14:37] Teshima**
Hakone Academy's ace sprinter last year.
**[14:40] Teshima**
The data we have on him is
so good it makes me sick.
**[14:45] Teshima**
But...
**[14:47] Teshima**
I'll stop him!
**[14:48] Teshima**
I've teamed up with Aoyagi countless
times to claim the winner's podium!
**[14:53] Teshima**
Run, Onoda!
**[14:56] Teshima**
I'll form a wall and stop him!
**[15:03] Teshima**
What happened?
**[15:04] Teshima**
He was heading straight forward.
**[15:07] Teshima**
But he changed his course at
the last second to pass me.
**[15:10] Teshima**
On top of that, he drove his wheel towards
the right and faked a pass on my right side.
**[15:20] Teshima**
His bike control is unbelievably fast!
**[15:23] Teshima**
But we have our own plans!
**[15:28] Teshima**
I've heard about him at races
from other guys from Kanagawa.
**[15:31] Teshima**
They call Shinkai Hayato's brother the
Peak Hornet, the hornet of the summit.
**[15:39] Teshima**
So it's his agile movements
that make him like a hornet.
**[15:43] Teshima**
You're not going anywhere!
**[15:47] Teshima**
I'm the man who climbs
through sheer effort...
**[15:50] Teshima**
Teshima Junta!
**[15:55] Teshima**
He's close!
**[15:57] Teshima**
He's too close!
**[16:01] Teshima**
The shoulder?
**[16:02] Teshima**
Whoa!
**[16:05] Yuto**
Later.
**[16:07] Teshima**
Damn it.
**[16:12] Teshima**
He's gone.
**[16:14] Teshima**
I don't know what happened
for a second there.
**[16:17] Teshima**
My entire body was pushed
off the asphalt.
**[16:21] Teshima**
His speed...
**[16:23] Teshima**
His timing...
**[16:24] Teshima**
In the time it took me to do
one thing, he was doing five.
**[16:29] Teshima**
Not only that...
**[16:31] Teshima**
But he did it without mercy or hesitation.
**[16:34] Yuto**
#5 has fallen.
**[16:37] Teshima**
That's the Peak Hornet...
**[16:40] Teshima**
Damn.
**[16:42] Teshima**
Watch out, Onoda!
**[16:51] Yuto**
It's already time for our race.
**[16:55] Sakamichi**
Shinkai-kun?
**[16:56] Sakamichi**
Huh? What's he doing there?
**[16:59] Yuto**
Let's race, Mountain King.
**[17:04] Yuto**
Is your answer "yes"?
**[17:08] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san said he'd stop him, but...
**[17:12] Sakamichi**
Um, Teshi—
**[17:14] Yuto**
Teshi?
**[17:16] Yuto**
Oh, Teshima-san. You mean #5?
**[17:20] Yuto**
He...
**[17:24] Yuto**
...fell behind while chatting.
**[17:27] Yuto**
I broke past him easily.
**[17:32] Sakamichi**
He caught up to me!
**[17:34] Sakamichi**
He's close!
**[17:35] Yuto**
Until we reach them.
**[17:37] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[17:38] Yuto**
We'll see who reaches the front first.
**[17:40] Yuto**
How does that sound?
**[17:43] Yuto**
You're going to reach them
before Hakone Academy, right?
**[17:47] Yuto**
Aren't those your orders?
**[17:49] Yuto**
Forget about rules and games.
**[17:52] Yuto**
You understand, don't you?
**[17:55] Yuto**
This is a race.
**[17:58] Yuto**
Your strategy requires you to
stop me and reach your team first.
**[18:04] Yuto**
Otherwise, your loss is certain.
**[18:10] Yuto**
You have no choice but to fight me.
**[18:14] Yuto**
Now, let's race. Your answer...
**[18:18] Yuto**
It's "yes," isn't it?
**[18:20] Sakamichi**
When did he...
**[18:24] Yuto**
The race has already begun!
**[18:29] Sakamichi**
He's fast!
**[18:32] Sakamichi**
He's gone.
**[18:34] Sakamichi**
I need to catch up.
**[18:36] Sakamichi**
Shinkai-kun...
**[18:38] Sakamichi**
He's fast. He's strong.
**[18:41] Sakamichi**
But...
**[18:42] (Flashback) Teshima**
You have to go on alone!
**[18:44] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[18:45] (Flashback) Teshima**
You're #1.
**[18:48] (Flashback) Teshima**
You have a job to do.
**[18:50] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[18:52] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
What did you learn from Makishima-san?
**[18:54] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[18:55] (Flashback) Teshima**
Ride as hard as you can to
reach Imaizumi and Naruko!
**[19:01] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[19:04] Sakamichi**
Shinkai-kun...
**[19:06] Sakamichi**
I'll pass you and reach the front!
**[19:10] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Think you can't do what you did last year?
**[19:15] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Of course not.
**[19:17] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Because you've gotten stronger.
**[19:23] Sakamichi**
Stronger!
**[19:25] (Flashback) Kikuta**
I'm Kikuta from class 4.
I'm on the baseball team.
**[19:27] (Flashback) Kikuta**
Let's race.
**[19:29] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[19:30] (Flashback) Kikuta**
The bicycle club's the national
champion, right? That's amazing.
**[19:34] (Flashback) Kikuta**
But I'm a regular and the
king of stolen bases.
**[19:36] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I-I'll pass. I doubt I'd stand a chance.
**[19:39] (Flashback) Girl 1**
What, what?
**[19:40] (Flashback) Girl 2**
You're racing Onoda-kun?
**[19:43] (Flashback) Kikuta**
Whoever touches the knob
of the door to the roof wins.
**[19:46] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
What? B-But I...
**[19:48] (Flashback) Boy 1**
Ready...
**[19:49] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Uh, but...
**[19:50] (Flashback) Boy 1**
Go!
**[19:57] Sakamichi**
I always flinch when I hear the word "race."
**[20:10] (Flashback) Kikuta**
Come on, give me everything you've got.
**[20:12] (Flashback) Kikuta**
This isn't fun.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Huh? But I am trying.
**[20:19] Sakamichi**
Because I don't really like races.
**[20:23] Sakamichi**
I don't particularly like them,
whether I win or lose.
**[20:29] Sakamichi**
But...
**[20:31] Sakamichi**
If you...
**[20:33] Sakamichi**
If you're attacking the team
Makishima-san entrusted to me...
**[20:39] Sakamichi**
If you're going to attack
Imaizumi-kun and Naruko-kun...
**[20:49] Sakamichi**
Then my answer to your challenge to a race...
**[20:54] Sakamichi**
My answer is yes!
**[21:02] Yuto**
I thought that got me a hundred meters ahead.
**[21:05] Yuto**
But he's already caught up. Incredible.
**[21:09] Yuto**
No wonder he's the Mountain King!
**[21:11] Yuto**
Man. Oh, man!
**[21:14] Yuto**
Those eyes are fantastic!
**[21:16] Yuto**
They're full of fighting spirit!
**[21:20] Yuto**
Then show me!
**[21:25] Yuto**
Show me the high-cadence climb
I've heard so much about!
**[21:31] Yuto**
No way.
**[21:33] Yuto**
What kind of climbing ability is that?
**[21:36] Yuto**
It's even crazier than they say!
**[21:38] Yuto**
You're so strong! So strong, Mountain King!
**[21:43] Sakamichi**
I won't let you go!
***SIGN*** Sohoku High School Bicycle Club
**[23:18] Aoyagi**
La dee da da!
**[23:20] Aoyagi**
The power hidden in the chest I hold!
**[23:24] Ayoagi**
To a new world that's not on the route—
**[23:30] Teshima**
A-Aoyagi...
**[23:32] Teshima**
You, too?
**[23:35] Aoyagi**
No!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Mountain King
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E11 - Mountain King
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6G511846/mountain-king)
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**[00:01] Sakamichi**
I won't...
**[00:05] Sakamichi**
...let you...
**[00:06] Sakamichi**
...pass me!
**[00:08] Yuto**
You're so strong, Mountain King.
**[00:10] Yuto**
Your climbing strength is unbelievable.
**[00:12] Yuto**
Your total control over your cadence,
**[00:14] Yuto**
and those eyes...
**[00:16] Yuto**
The large, honest eyes of a fighter.
**[00:20] Yuto**
You've giving me goosebumps.
**[00:32] Teshima**
Be careful, Onoda.
**[00:34] Teshima**
Shinkai Yuto seems easygoing at first glance,
**[00:38] Teshima**
but he's fast.
**[00:39] Teshima**
And his movements are without
mercy or hesitation.
**[00:43] Yuto**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.11 Mountain King
**[02:19] Yuto**
I was trying to surprise you.
**[02:21] Yuto**
I'm even leaning against your shoulder.
**[02:24] Yuto**
But that's odd.
**[02:26] Yuto**
You won't budge.
**[02:29] Sakamichi**
I'm going ahead of you.
**[02:32] Yuto**
This is the power of the Mountain King.
**[02:34] Yuto**
This is the Mountain King's turf.
**[02:36] Yuto**
I thought you'd be blown away like earlier.
**[02:39] Sakamichi**
I'm going ahead.
**[02:41] Yuto**
You've gotten stronger in the past year.
**[02:43] Yuto**
Far stronger than the rumors say.
**[02:46] Yuro**
Yeah!
**[02:50] Yuto**
You're giving me chills.
**[02:52] Yuto**
I get to race you, the Mountain King,
at the Inter-High.
**[02:59] Yuto**
You're incredible. Incredible.
**[03:01] Yuto**
You're keeping up.
**[03:02] Yuto**
I'm pedaling as hard as I can right now.
**[03:05] Yuto**
Just kidding!
**[03:08] Sakamichi**
Shinkai-kun really is fast.
**[03:10] Sakamichi**
He climbs like there's a
motor attached to his bike.
**[03:13] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[03:16] Yuto**
Try to keep up, Mountain King!
**[03:20] Sakamichi**
But...
**[03:21] Sakamichi**
I won't let him go. I won't let him go.
**[03:24] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun, Naruko-kun...
**[03:30] Sakamichi**
I won't let him go.
**[03:35] Sakamichi**
I caught up!
**[03:42] Yuto**
You truly are interesting, Mountain King!
**[03:46] Sakamichi**
He accelerated again just when I caught up.
**[03:49] Yuto**
A man's spirit is broken when
his opponent accelerates
**[03:52] Yuto**
over and over right before his eyes.
**[03:53] Yuto**
He believes his efforts will be
wasted even if he tries again.
**[03:57] Yuto**
I'll keep pulling ahead of the Mountain King
until his spirit is broken!
**[04:03] Yuto**
Over and over!
**[04:16] Yuto**
Wow. You really are amazing.
**[04:19] Yuto**
Your mental strength is incredible.
**[04:21] Yuto**
That would have stopped an ordinary climber.
**[04:25] Yuto**
But you're still following me even
after I've pulled ahead four times.
**[04:29] Yuto**
Exhausting yourself in the process.
**[04:31] Yuto**
I'd like to know the secret
behind your strength—
**[04:35] Yuto**
Are you trying to pass me,
Mountain King Onoda?
**[04:39] Yuto**
It can't be.
**[04:39] Yuto**
You're try to pass me?
**[04:41] Yuto**
Seriously?
**[04:43] Yuto**
He's trying to get to the front.
**[04:45] Yuto**
Even though we're locked in battle.
**[04:47] Yuto**
Even though I've attacked numerous times.
**[04:49] Yuto**
Have I been beneath his
consideration this whole time?
**[04:51] Yuto**
What is this, anyway?
**[04:54] Yuto**
His pedaling...
**[04:56] Yuto**
It's so plain and steady.
**[04:58] Yuto**
It's not special at all.
**[04:59] Yuto**
It doesn't even seem particularly fast.
**[05:02] Yuto**
But for some reason, I can't
catch up to him easily.
**[05:05] Yuto**
It's like he's moving forward with certainty.
**[05:07] Yuto**
Step by step.
**[05:09] Yuto**
And with a strange rhythm.
**[05:11] Sakamichi**
I can't.
**[05:13] Sakamichi**
I need to take this seriously,
**[05:15] Sakamichi**
but for some reason I keep
hearing the* Love Hime*
**[05:17] Sakamichi**
season two opening theme inside my head.
**[05:19] Yuto**
That's the secret behind the
Mountain King's strength?
**[05:23] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[05:30] Yuto**
I'm hurt.
**[05:32] Yuto**
You passed me with such ordinary riding.
**[05:35] Yuto**
I'm going all-out against you.
**[05:39] Sakamichi**
You're plenty strong.
**[05:43] Sakamichi**
I think you're amazing.
**[05:46] Sakamichi**
But Teshima-san told me to reach the front.
**[05:51] Yuto**
He told you to?
**[05:53] Yuto**
How strange.
**[05:56] Yuto**
Do you ride because you're told to?
**[05:59] Yuto**
Don't you not have a will of your own?
**[06:01] Yuto**
Are you a robot? A doll?
**[06:05] Sakamichi**
I'm told what to do and do as I'm told.
**[06:09] Sakamichi**
If that makes people happy...
**[06:12] Sakamichi**
Then that makes me happy, too.
**[06:15] Yuto**
Goosebumps...
**[06:17] Yuto**
These are different from the ones earlier.
**[06:20] Yuto**
Who is this guy?
**[06:22] Yuto**
I don't understand him.
**[06:24] Yuto**
I have to beat him.
**[06:28] Yuto**
Can you hear the cheers of the fans?
**[06:32] Yuto**
The front is just ahead.
**[06:34] Yuto**
Let's see who reaches the front first.
**[06:37] Yuto**
It'll be our final race.
**[06:43] Imaizumi**
Naruko!
**[06:44] Naruko**
What, hotshot?
**[06:45] Imaizumi**
They're coming from behind.
**[06:48] Naruko**
I know.
**[06:49] Imaizumi**
You're not going to check?
**[06:52] Naruko**
I don't need to look.
**[06:54] Naruko**
It's Onoda-kun.
**[06:57] Naruko**
I know this rising pressure.
**[07:00] Naruko**
Onoda-kun is coming.
**[07:02] Naruko**
But...
**[07:03] Naruko**
Feels like things didn't
go quite according to plan.
**[07:06] Imaizumi**
Yeah.
**[07:07] Naruko**
There aren't many of them.
**[07:09] Naruko**
Onoda-kun and one Hakone Academy rider.
**[07:11] Naruko**
According to this morning's meeting,
our strategy was to group up as a team.
**[07:15] Naruko**
Did something happen?
**[07:18] Imaizumi**
So Teshima-san decided to send just
Onoda after Hakone Academy attacked.
**[07:24] Imaizumi**
Either way, we need to get ready.
**[07:26] Imaizumi**
They could try to make a
move once they're together.
**[07:28] Imaizumi**
Things will change depending on
who reaches the front first.
**[07:32] Imaizumi**
And if Onoda's being pursued by
that guy's younger brother, #16...
**[07:37] Imaizumi**
I know him well.
**[07:40] Imaizumi**
After all, we fought one another
at last year's Inter-High.
**[07:43] Imaizumi**
He's strong and...
**[07:45] Imaizumi**
...obsessed with victory!
**[07:48] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[07:52] Yuto**
Mountain King, I'm starting to understand
how you won the final climb last year!
**[07:59] Yuto**
Plain and steady.
**[08:01] Yuto**
There's nothing flashy or cool about you.
**[08:03] Yuto**
Just plain, but with all your might.
**[08:04] Yuto**
Steadily, steadily, steadily.
**[08:06] Yuto**
You never stop.
**[08:08] Yuto**
"You can't win like that."
**[08:09] Yuto**
"That's too plain to fight."
**[08:12] Yuto**
I'm sure you've heard that countless times.
**[08:14] Yuto**
You suffered their criticisms and
proved them wrong through brute force.
**[08:19] Yuto**
Didn't you?
**[08:19] Yuto**
And so you ascended to your throne.
**[08:22] Yuto**
You wanted to shut them up.
**[08:25] Yuto**
Am I wrong?
**[08:27] Yuto**
It must've felt good.
**[08:30] Yuto**
How was it?
**[08:31] Yuto**
How did it feel to prove everyone wrong?
**[08:33] Yuto**
To overthrow conventional wisdom?
**[08:36] Yuto**
Did it make you shake?
**[08:37] Yuto**
Did it give you pins and needles?
**[08:39] Sakamichi**
At last year's Inter-High, after the race,
my hands went numb.
**[08:45] Sakamichi**
My entire body was shaking from exhaustion.
**[08:48] Sakamichi**
I'm sorry, though.
**[08:50] Sakamichi**
There wasn't a single person
who said I couldn't win that way!
**[09:01] Sakamichi**
They were all so much nicer than I deserved.
**[09:05] Sakamichi**
My senior Makishima-san gave
me a lot of encouragement.
**[09:10] Sakamichi**
My classmate Imaizumi-kun...
**[09:13] Sakamichi**
...said he believed in me!
**[09:19] Yuto**
Huh. I see.
**[09:22] Yuto**
Is he serious?
**[09:24] Yuto**
He rides for the team? For one jersey?
**[09:29] Yuto**
Seriously?
**[09:31] Yuto**
So these people really do exist.
**[09:34] Yuto**
What other people think
doesn't affect how I ride.
**[09:41] Yuto**
It seems our attitudes towards
victory are fundamentally different.
**[09:47] Yuto**
I knew it.
**[09:49] Yuto**
I have to beat him.
**[09:56] Yuto**
In that case, shall I prove it to him?
**[09:59] Sakamichi**
Shinkai-kun!
**[10:01] Sakamichi**
He moved ahead. He's fast.
**[10:04] Sakamichi**
He's standing. He's dancing.
**[10:05] Sakamichi**
He's accelerating.
**[10:07] Sakamichi**
I need to keep up.
**[10:09] Yuto**
Prove I can achieve an overwhelming victory
**[10:11] Yuto**
over the man who sits on the throne my way!
**[10:15] Yuto**
Fall, Mountain King!
**[10:17] Sakamichi**
He's fast!
**[10:18] Fan 1**
Hakone Academy jumped ahead!
**[10:19] Fan 2**
He's trying to get ahead and
meet up with the front first!
**[10:23] Sakamichi**
He got so far ahead before
I could even start dancing!
**[10:28] Sakamichi**
Let me catch up!
**[10:30] Fan 1**
If Hakone Academy catches up to
the front, it'll be two on two!
**[10:33] Fan 2**
The power balance will be a draw!
**[10:35] Fan 2**
Either could attack at any time!
**[10:37] Yuto**
I'll prove it...
**[10:41] Yuto**
By defeating the enemies behind me!
**[10:44] Yuto**
I'll prove it by pulling ahead!
**[10:47] Yuto**
That's my...
**[10:49] (Flashback) Shinkai**
This is Yuto.
**[10:50] (Flashback) Shinkai**
He's my younger brother.
**[10:52] (Flashback) Shinkai**
He started biking, too.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Shinkai**
Be nice to him.
**[10:56] (Flashback) Shinkai**
Honestly, he's got talent.
**[10:59] Yuto**
*Talent?*
**[11:00] Yuto**
This is...
**[11:02] Yuto**
Shinkai Yuto's way!
**[11:05] Sakamichi**
Turn!
**[11:07] Sakamichi**
Catch up!
**[11:09] Fan 3**
Hakone Academy's faster!
**[11:11] Fan 4**
Sohoku's #1 can't close the gap!
**[11:13] Yuto**
Don't worry, he won't catch up!
**[11:16] Yuto**
I...
**[11:19] Yuto**
I'll get there first!
**[11:22] Yuto**
Yeah! First!
**[11:25] Yuto**
I'm here, Ashikiba-san!
**[11:27] Yuto**
Let's keep going.
**[11:28] Yuto**
Let's leave Sohoku and
their Mountain King behind.
**[11:31] Yuto**
I beat the Mountain King!
**[11:34] Ashikiba**
No. We shouldn't, Yuto.
**[11:37] Yuto**
Why not?
**[11:39] Yuto**
The Mountain King is behind us.
**[11:40] Yuto**
If grouping up was the battle,
I beat the Mountain King.
**[11:43] Ashikiba**
Sohoku...
**[11:45] Ashikiba**
Imaizumi and Naruko...
**[11:48] Ashikiba**
Matched Onoda's acceleration,
and deliberately dropped back.
**[11:52] Ashikiba**
They've already met up with him.
**[11:55] Imaizumi**
You're always causing trouble, Onoda.
**[11:58] Sakamichi**
Thanks.
**[12:01] Naruko**
We've been waiting for you, Onoda-kun.
**[12:04] Ashikiba**
If grouping up was the battle...
**[12:07] Ashikiba**
It's a draw, Yuto.
**[12:12] Yuto**
I see.
**[12:14] Yuto**
I was going all out at the end.
**[12:17] Yuto**
I thought I'd pulled ahead
and beaten the Mountain King.
**[12:22] Yuto**
I never thought Sohoku's riders
in the front would fall back.
**[12:28] Yuto**
They got us.
**[12:31] Yuto**
If this were the finish line, I would've won.
**[12:36] Ashikiba**
Team Sohoku...
**[12:39] Ashikiba**
...senses each other's vibrations
and turns that into strength.
**[12:43] Ashikiba**
That's the kind of team they are.
**[12:45] Imaizumi**
Good. Onoda's here.
**[12:47] Imaizumi**
We have the strength of tag #1.
**[12:49] Imaizumi**
This will put a lot of
pressure on Hakone Academy.
**[12:52] Imaizumi**
This climb will end soon,
and we'll enter the downhill.
**[12:55] Imaizumi**
For now, the battle for the second day's
long climb to the pass is going well.
**[13:01] Naruko**
How was Shinkai-san's little brother?
**[13:04] Sakamichi**
He was fast. It was like magic.
**[13:06] Imaizumi**
Now we just have to wait for
the other three to catch up.
**[13:14] Sakamichi**
Um, well...
**[13:16] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[13:18] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun...
**[13:21] Ashikiba**
They're strong.
**[13:23] Yuto**
If you say so, then they might be.
**[13:27] Yuto**
Strong, huh?
**[13:28] Ashikiba**
Especially when they're together.
**[13:31] Yuto**
Oh, that.
**[13:33] Yuto**
You mean when their team is together?
**[13:36] Yuto**
In that case...
**[13:39] Yuto**
That might not be a problem.
**[13:41] Imaizumi**
What?
**[13:42] Naruko**
Showoff and Aoyagi-san fell behind?
**[13:49] Naruko**
You're joking.
**[13:51] Naruko**
Two of our six members?
**[13:54] Naruko**
It's still only the start of the second day!
**[13:56] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san said he'd come back, but...
**[14:01] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san said we'd complete
the rest of the race as four.
**[14:08] Naruko**
Oh, right.
**[14:10] Naruko**
What about Kuroda-san?
**[14:11] Naruko**
He fell during the finish line
sprint and started in the back.
**[14:15] Naruko**
Is Hakone Academy climbing as three?
**[14:18] Naruko**
That would mean they're missing one guy, too.
**[14:20] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy...
**[14:22] Sakamichi**
They dropped back together
to collect Kuroda-san.
**[14:26] Sakamichi**
They're climbing with all their members!
**[14:31] Imaizumi**
Who said we were doing well,
Imaizumi Shunsuke?
**[14:37] Imaizumi**
This climb will end soon.
**[14:39] Imaizumi**
Are they trying to get here before it does?
**[14:43] Naruko**
Is Hakone Academy trying to gather
all its members during this climb?
**[14:47] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san will arrive before them.
**[14:50] Sakamichi**
Once he's here, I'm sure...
**[14:52] Sakamichi**
And then the four of us...
**[14:54] Sakamichi**
If we accelerate, I'm sure—
**[14:56] Imaizumi**
Onoda...
**[14:58] Imaizumi**
Unfortunately, Hakone Academy
made it here first.
**[15:02] Kuroda**
Looks like you're taking
this seriously, Yuto.
**[15:06] Yuto**
Of course.
**[15:08] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan.
**[15:10] Ashikiba**
I never thought I'd get
to see you ride again.
**[15:13] Ashikiba**
I... I...
**[15:14] Kuroda**
What am I, dead?
**[15:16] Kuroda**
It's not like I came back to life.
**[15:18] Ashikiba**
But I thought...
**[15:20] Kuroda**
Hey, you'd better not be crying.
**[15:22] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san?
**[15:24] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy...
**[15:27] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy has gathered all its members!
**[15:34] Izumida**
Abs!
**[15:36] Naruko**
Lashes is shouting!
**[15:38] Sakamichi**
Where's Teshima-san?
**[15:39] Imaizumi**
Behind us!
**[15:41] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy's passing us!
**[15:43] Naruko**
They changed formation!
**[15:45] Naruko**
This isn't good, hotshot!
**[15:46] Naruko**
They're making their move!
**[15:48] Naruko**
What should we do, hotshot?
**[15:49] Naruko**
Wait for Teshima-san, or chase
after Hakone Academy as three?
**[15:53] Naruko**
If we let them go now, they'll...
**[15:55] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san, hurry!
**[15:57] Naruko**
Hotshot!
**[15:58] Imaizumi**
We don't have the numbers to go after them.
**[16:01] Imaizumi**
But if we miss this opportunity...
**[16:04] Imaizumi**
What should we do?
**[16:05] Imaizumi**
What should we do?
**[16:07] Imaizumi**
Teshima-san!
**[16:11] Imaizumi**
We'll wait for Teshima-san!
**[16:13] Imaizumi**
Sohoku will accelerate once
we have all our members!
**[16:18] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy is accelerating
with all their members!
**[16:21] Sakamichi**
They're getting farther and farther ahead!
**[16:24] Naruko**
We let them get away!
**[16:25] Naruko**
Hotshot, should we send one of us after them?
**[16:27] Naruko**
Me or Onoda-kun?
**[16:29] Imaizumi**
We'll wait for Teshima-san!
All of us, together!
**[16:32] Imaizumi**
We'll wait.
**[16:33] Imaizumi**
That's right. I'm sure
that's the right answer.
**[16:36] Imaizumi**
But...
**[16:38] Imaizumi**
It'll take just about 30 seconds or
more for Teshima-san to catch up.
**[16:43] Imaizumi**
But staring at your opponents' butts while
you wait makes it feel like an eternity.
**[16:49] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy is disappearing from sight...
**[16:52] Naruko**
Hotshot!
**[16:56] Class Rep**
Route 120, which connects
Nikkou and Numata City,
**[17:00] Class Rep**
switches from uphill to downhill
at the Konsei Pass's Konsei Tunnel
**[17:05] Class Rep**
1,842 meters above sea level,
**[17:06] Class Rep**
where the course leaves
Tochigi and enters Gunma.
**[17:12] Class Rep**
Last year it was Mt. Fuji and Hakone.
**[17:16] Class Rep**
Why are road races held
at the top of mountains?
**[17:19] Class Rep**
I wish they'd hold one in the city.
**[17:22] Class Rep**
It's so hard to get around.
**[17:23] Class Rep**
I have to transfer trains and buses.
**[17:26] (Flashback) Manami**
The city?
**[17:27] (Flashback) Class Rep**
Oh, not that I'm interested.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Manami**
I don't like city races.
**[17:32] (Flashback) Manami**
I'd be useless.
**[17:34] Class Rep**
Since that's what Sangaku said,
I came all the way here.
**[17:40] Class Rep**
He's always late and never
fills out his handouts.
**[17:43] Class Rep**
If he's not useful here,
then he's banned from cycling.
**[17:47] Class Rep**
But...
**[17:49] Class Rep**
The view from the top of a
mountain certainly is nice.
**[17:53] Fan 5**
They're here!
**[17:54] Class Rep**
Huh? What?
**[17:55] Fan 6**
Hakone Academy's in the front!
**[17:57] Fan 6**
Their second-year ace
climber Manami is pulling!
**[17:59] Fan 5**
And they have all their members!
**[18:04] Class Rep**
They're here, they're here!
**[18:05] Class Rep**
Wait...
**[18:06] Class Rep**
He really is being useful!
**[18:09] Class Rep**
Last year, I couldn't give
him those rice balls.
**[18:12] Class Rep**
So this year, I know what to do!
**[18:14] Class Rep**
There!
**[18:17] Class Rep**
I dropped all my stuff!
**[18:19] Class Rep**
I don't have time to pick this up.
**[18:21] Class Rep**
Since I came all the way here,
I should at least say something.
**[18:25] Class Rep**
Sangaku, good...
**[18:26] Class Rep**
It's no use! I'm too late!
**[18:32] Manami**
Is this for me?
**[18:33] Manami**
Thanks, class rep.
**[18:36] Class Rep**
Huh?
**[18:38] Manami**
Did you have a long trip?
**[18:40] Class Rep**
Sangaku...
**[18:44] Class Rep**
I gave it to him...
**[18:45] Fan**
Go, Hakone Academy!
**[18:48] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san! Hurry!
**[18:52] Imaizumi**
Come quickly, Teshima-san.
**[18:54] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy is so far ahead.
**[18:56] Imaizumi**
Damn.
**[18:58] Imaizumi**
It's so long.
**[18:59] Imaizumi**
Does waiting always feel this long?
**[19:01] Naruko**
I can't wait anymore!
**[19:02] Imaizumi**
Calm down, Naruko!
**[19:04] Imaizumi**
We have to wait!
**[19:05] Naruko**
A moment's decision determines
everything in road racing.
**[19:09] Naruko**
Will we or won't we respond
to our opponents' movements?
**[19:12] Naruko**
That moment is now!
**[19:14] Naruko**
We have to go!
**[19:16] Naruko**
Even if it means leaving Teshima-san behind!
**[19:18] Naruko**
You must understand that!
**[19:24] Naruko**
Let's go, Onoda-kun.
**[19:26] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[19:27] Naruko**
If we work together, we can
still catch up to them!
**[19:30] Imaizumi**
No, Naruko!
**[19:32] Imaizumi**
Sohoku will accelerate once
all four of us are together!
**[19:34] Imaizumi**
That's an order! Stop, Naruko!
**[19:38] Naruko**
Are you stupid, hotshot?
**[19:39] Naruko**
Whoever breaks the
finish line tape first wins.
**[19:43] Naruko**
The favorites are riding in front of us.
**[19:46] Naruko**
Of course we have to go!
**[19:49] Naruko**
Hotshot...
**[19:52] Naruko**
I can't lose anymore.
**[19:59] Naruko**
Flashy when he wins, flashy when he falls.
**[20:02] Naruko**
The fastest man from Naniwa. That's...
**[20:05] Naruko**
...who Naruko Shoukichi is.
**[20:07] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun...
**[20:09] Naruko**
Onoda-kun, you don't have to come.
**[20:12] Imaizumi**
Damn it! He left!
**[20:16] Sakamichi**
Before he left, Naruko-kun said
he'd defy your orders alone.
**[20:21] Sakamichi**
That he wouldn't drag me into it.
**[20:23] Imaizumi**
That showoff.
**[20:25] Imaizumi**
You're self-centered, Naruko.
**[20:27] Fan 5**
Sohoku's #3 is here!
**[20:29] Fan 6**
Is he pursuing them alone?
**[20:31] Naruko**
Sorry, hotshot, Onoda-kun, and Teshima-san.
**[20:34] Naruko**
But if someone doesn't go now, we might lose.
**[20:38] Naruko**
How could I not go?
**[20:42] Naruko**
Okay, I've cleared the pass!
**[20:44] Naruko**
Now it's all downhill!
**[20:46] Naruko**
I'll catch up to Hakone Academy!
**[20:48] Naruko**
It's one against six, but I'll show them.
**[20:50] Naruko**
Show them my determination!
**[20:55] Midousuji**
Nice timing, Naruko.
**[20:59] Naruko**
Oh, Midousuji.
**[21:01] Naruko**
Are you going after Hakone Academy now, too?
**[21:04] Midousuji**
You left at the very last
second to catch up, Naruko.
**[21:10] Midousuji**
As expected.
**[21:12] Midousuji**
Hakone Academy would've sped up
if I'd gone after them right away.
**[21:16] Midousuji**
So I let them ride ahead, waiting until
they relaxed and slowed down.
**[21:22] Naruko**
And now you've started chasing them alone?
**[21:27] Midousuji**
Oh, no.
**[21:31] Midousuji**
You think I...
**[21:33] Naruko**
Uh-oh, don't tell me...
**[21:34] Midousuji**
...would do something as reckless as Sohoku?
**[21:40] Midousuji**
They're here right behind us.
**[21:45] Midousuji**
Komari-kun and my Zakus.
**[21:49] Midousuji**
All of them.
**[23:24] Girls**
Manami-kun!
**[23:26] Yuto**
You're as popular as ever, Manami-san.
**[23:30] Girl A**
Isn't Shinkai-kun cute, too?
**[23:32] Girl B**
Yeah!
**[23:33] Girls**
Shinkai-kun!
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# E12 - Fallen Hopes
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**[00:01] Midousuji**
They're here right behind us.
**[00:06] Midousuji**
Komari-kun and my Zakus.
**[00:10] Midousuji**
All of them.
**[00:12] Naruko**
He can't be serious!
**[00:13] Naruko**
Kyoto Fushimi's members
are coming? All of them?
**[00:16] Midousuji**
I told you, did I not?
**[00:23] Midousuji**
I told you so considerately before
your situation got any worse.
**[00:33] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Huh? You're not going ahead?
**[00:35] (Flashback) Midousuji**
But both of your aces are here.
Aren't you going to go?
**[00:40] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Izumi-kun, why aren't you going?
**[00:43] (Flashback) Midousuji**
There's only each of us.
**[00:45] (Flashback) Midousuji**
It's Sohoku's chance to get ahead.
**[00:49] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Chan...? Heh.
**[00:51] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Your chance to leave us behind.
**[00:54] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Chirp, chirp, chirp?
**[00:57] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Don't tell me...
**[00:59] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You're still a little baby-chick
as a second-year, Chirpizumi-kun?
**[01:05] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
You haven't changed, Midousuji.
**[01:07] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You're smiling.
**[01:09] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I'm not falling for your diversion.
**[01:12] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Cry all you want.
**[01:14] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
We have our own orders.
**[01:17] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Diversion? What?
**[01:20] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Me, attempt a diversion?
**[01:24] (Flashback) Midousuji**
That's not what I'm doing.
**[01:27] Midousuji**
My only regret is that
**[01:30] Midousuji**
I won't get to see the look of overexertion
on Chirpizumi-kun's face.
**[01:35] Midousuji**
Eyes and mouth open, like a
deer caught in headlights!
**[01:41] Midousuji**
When my Zakus pass him,
he won't be able to do anything.
**[01:45] Midousuji**
He'll grunt or gasp wordlessly.
**[01:47] Midousuji**
That'll be the despair
**[01:49] Midousuji**
on Crackizumi-kun's face
when his spirit is broken!
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**[03:35] Fan A**
Sohoku's team has grouped up!
**[03:37] Fan B**
Their lagging member caught up!
**[03:39] Teshima**
Sorry I'm late.
**[03:42] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san, can you accelerate right away?
**[03:45] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy is...
**[03:49] Teshima**
Give me five seconds to catch my breath.
**[03:52] Imaizumi**
It's all right. Calm down, Shunsuke.
**[03:55] Imaizumi**
You weren't wrong.
**[03:56] Imaizumi**
My decision was fine.
**[03:59] Imaizumi**
We'll group up with
Teshima-san and accelerate.
**[04:01] Imaizumi**
Then we'll pick up Naruko on the way.
**[04:03] Imaizumi**
It's a fine plan.
**[04:04] Imaizumi**
Kinjou-san said so last year.
**[04:06] Imaizumi**
"Sohoku is a team that supports each other."
**[04:09] Imaizumi**
And we can't support each
other without numbers.
**[04:11] Imaizumi**
Let's go!
**[04:12] Both**
Yeah!
**[04:15] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Your true nature is within you.
**[04:20] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Face yourself.
**[04:22] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Face reality. Think of a way
to break through, and try it.
**[04:26] (Flashback) Kinjou**
Copying others won't lead you to an answer.
**[04:29] Imaizumi**
My true nature...
**[04:31] Imaizumi**
The answer... The answer inside me...
**[04:34] Imaizumi**
Did I come to this conclusion myself?
**[04:37] Imaizumi**
Don't hesitate!
**[04:39] Imaizumi**
Waiting for Teshima-san
was the right decision.
**[04:41] Imaizumi**
My decision!
**[04:43] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun!
**[04:45] Sakamichi**
You're going too fast.
**[04:47] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san can't keep up.
**[04:49] Imaizumi**
Sorry.
**[04:52] Imaizumi**
I'm panicking.
**[04:54] Imaizumi**
Damn. I've never been good at
matching someone else's pace.
**[04:57] Imaizumi**
I'm aware of that.
**[04:59] Imaizumi**
I don't have time to be thinking about this.
**[05:01] Imaizumi**
I'm in the Inter-High.
**[05:02] Imaizumi**
We need to go after Hakone Academy.
**[05:04] Both**
Yeah!
**[05:05] Both**
Yeah.
**[05:09] Imaizumi**
* I feel like I haven't gone all-out*
* since I became a second-year.*
**[05:14] (Flashback) Miki**
Huh? Imaizumi-kun,
you don't usually complain.
**[05:17] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I'm not. I'm just being candid.
**[05:23] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Now that we're second-years,
we've had younger members join.
**[05:25] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Things are noisier, and there's more to do.
**[05:28] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
There are times I'd rather practice
on my own, but I can't do what I want.
**[05:32] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I'm still not very good at
interacting with underclassmen.
**[05:36] (Flashback) Miki**
It's true that you don't have
many friends, Imaizumi-kun.
**[05:39] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Shut up!
**[05:40] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I prefer quality over quantity.
**[05:42] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Now that I'm a second-year,
it's only natural.
**[05:46] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I know I just have to get used to it.
**[05:48] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Last year, I had seniors. I was unconstrained.
**[05:53] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
But this year...
**[05:55] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
It feels like I have a limiter
installed all the whole time.
**[05:59] (Flashback) Miki**
But your Minegayama time has
improved compared to last year.
**[06:04] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I know. I'm in good shape.
**[06:07] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
That's why I said it's how I feel.
**[06:09] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
It's probably just my imagination.
**[06:12] Imaizumi**
Why am I remembering this nonsense now?
**[06:19] Imaizumi**
Those purple jerseys I see...
**[06:24] Imaizumi**
Those riders coming up behind us...
**[06:27] Imaizumi**
Did Midousuji not simply
go after Naruko earlier?
**[06:32] Imaizumi**
Was he planning to meet up with his team?
**[06:35] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Why aren't you going?
**[06:36] (Flashback) Midousuji**
It's Sohoku's chance to get ahead.
**[06:40] Imaizumi**
Our chance...
**[06:42] Imaizumi**
Did I throw that away?
**[06:44] Imaizumi**
With my decision?
**[06:46] Sakamichi**
What's wrong, Imaizumi-kun?
**[06:48] Sakamichi**
Is there something behind us?
**[06:52] Komari**
Sohoku's ace's muscles!
**[06:55] Imaizumi**
What?
**[07:00] Sakamichi**
K-Kyoto Fushimi's coming!
**[07:03] Sakamichi**
They caught up!
**[07:05] Sakamichi**
They're passing us!
**[07:10] Komari**
Imaizumi-san...
**[07:12] Komari**
He has such nice muscles,
but he's such a rough person!
**[07:16] Imaizumi**
Onoda! Teshima-san! Accelerate!
**[07:18] Imaizumi**
Stick to Kyoto Fushimi's butts!
**[07:19] Imaizumi**
If we ride behind them, we'll
be able to catch up to Hakone—
**[07:27] Imaizumi**
Recover faster, Teshima-san!
**[07:30] Imaizumi**
Aren't you a climber?
**[07:39] Teshima**
Sorry...
**[07:41] Imaizumi**
No. It's not Teshima-san.
**[07:44] Imaizumi**
I'm the one who made the wrong decision.
**[07:49] Imaizumi**
What was that sound?
**[07:53] Midousuji**
Crackizumi!
**[07:59] Sakamichi**
What? Imaizumi-kun suddenly dropped his pace.
**[08:02] Teshima**
Imaizumi...
**[08:03] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun, are you—
**[08:05] Teshima**
Onoda...
**[08:06] Teshima**
Imaizumi's exhausted from
riding at the front.
**[08:11] Teshima**
He's exhausted.
**[08:12] Teshima**
That's all.
**[08:16] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun's... not just exhausted?
**[08:21] Teshima**
Our situation couldn't be worse.
**[08:23] Teshima**
Kyoto Fushimi's ahead of us.
So is Hakone Academy.
**[08:27] Teshima**
And now we have to fight them
without our full team.
**[08:31] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[08:32] Teshima**
We have to go after them to stand a chance.
**[08:35] Teshima**
Can you pull, Onoda?
**[08:40] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[08:41] Fan C**
Sohoku's coming!
**[08:43] Fan D**
They've fallen behind Kyoto Fushimi!
**[08:45] Fan E**
They're finally entering the tunnel!
**[08:50] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[08:52] Teshima**
Sohoku is a team that supports
each other, Imaizumi.
**[08:55] Teshima**
Especially during these moments.
**[08:57] Teshima**
Maybe I'm just saying we're okay
to make myself feel better.
**[09:01] Teshima**
But Imaizumi, believe.
**[09:03] Teshima**
As long as we keep pedaling,
we'll get another chance to—
**[09:15] Teshima**
Of course.
**[09:17] Teshima**
If Hakone Academy hadn't passed me,
this never would've happened.
**[09:22] Teshima**
Okay, you're right.
**[09:24] Teshima**
You're right that I'm slow to recover, too.
**[09:27] Imaizumi**
So why are you smiling?
**[09:30] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[09:32] Imaizumi**
If you had caught up,
**[09:34] Imaizumi**
we wouldn't have had a problem with
Kyoto Fushimi or Hakone Academy!
**[09:37] Imaizumi**
But you're still talking!
**[09:41] Teshima**
Imaizumi, when times get tough—
**[09:44] Imaizumi**
That's enough. Sorry.
**[09:46] Imaizumi**
It's all my fault.
**[09:48] Imaizumi**
I made the wrong decision.
**[09:51] Imaizumi**
Sorry for yelling at you.
**[09:54] Imaizumi**
In that moment, Naruko made the
right decision by going ahead.
**[10:01] Imaizumi**
This sound again...
**[10:06] Teshima**
You think Sohoku won't get
another chance, Imaizumi?
**[10:10] Teshima**
This is exactly when we should
be supporting each other.
**[10:22] Mizuta**
Shifting from phase six to seven.
**[10:25] Mizuta**
Team has grouped up.
**[10:27] Mizuta**
Just as planned, we left
the pack during the climb
**[10:30] Mizuta**
and caught up on the downhill four kilometers
past the tunnel, Midousuji-kun!
**[10:36] Naruko**
Kyoto Fushimi actually got all
six of their members together!
**[10:40] Midousuji**
Yeah. Good work, Zakus.
**[10:43] Midousuji**
So, what happened?
**[10:45] Midousuji**
Did Izumi-kun say anything
when you passed him?
**[10:50] Naruko**
Hotshot!
**[10:53] Kiriya**
Nothing in particular.
**[10:54] Funazu**
He just grunted and gasped with
a surprised look on his face.
**[10:58] Midousuji**
Hear that...
**[11:01] Midousuji**
Naruko-kun?
**[11:05] Midousuji**
Sohoku's been completely scattered!
**[11:09] Midousuji**
Let's move onto phase eight!
**[11:12] Midousuji**
After Hakone Academy! Accelerate!
**[11:15] Naruko**
Damn it!
**[11:16] Naruko**
I knew this was coming!
**[11:18] Midousuji**
We'll pedal at the expected pace,
**[11:20] Midousuji**
catch up within five minutes,
and crush the champions early!
**[11:26] All**
Yes, sir!
**[11:28] Naruko**
They're accelerating!
**[11:30] Naruko**
But I'll keep up through sheer
willpower alone if I have to!
**[11:32] Naruko**
I need to catch up to
Hakone Academy in the front!
**[11:48] Izumida**
Looks like our pursuers are coming.
**[11:59] Izumida**
Shall I praise you, Midousuji-kun?
**[12:02] Izumida**
Congratulate you for catching up?
**[12:03] Midousuji**
No need, Lashes.
**[12:06] Midousuji**
You don't need to mind me.
**[12:09] Izumida**
It's been a year.
**[12:11] Izumida**
Knowing you, I'm sure you expected
to catch up at this exact moment.
**[12:16] Midousuji**
I don't know what you're talking about.
**[12:19] Midousuji**
We simply caught up after
pedaling as hard as we could.
**[12:25] Izumida**
You know the second day's sprint
line is five kilometers ahead.
**[12:31] Izumida**
And that exactly the
same situation as last year,
**[12:36] Izumida**
when Hakone Academy tasted bitter defeat.
**[12:40] Izumida**
Shall we have a rematch?
***SIGN*** 5 km to Road Race Second Day Sprint Line
**[12:45] Fan**
Hakone Academy, you can do it!
**[12:50] Izumida**
Let's do it, Midousuji-kun.
**[12:53] Izumida**
Isn't that why you came?
**[12:55] Izumida**
I'm sure you said you'd crush the
champions early before chasing after us
**[12:58] Izumida**
at the sprint line five kilometers ahead.
**[13:01] Midousuji**
No. No, no.
**[13:03] Midousuji**
We didn't come to crush you.
**[13:05] Midousuji**
We're just here to practice with our betters.
**[13:09] Midousuji**
Our betters.
**[13:11] Midousuji**
You're all too common during the summer...
**[13:13] Midousuji**
You champion maggots!
**[13:16] Izumida**
That's not the attitude of one come
to practice with their betters.
**[13:19] Izumida**
If you're coming, send your best sprinter.
**[13:22] Izumida**
Hakone Academy will mow him down.
**[13:27] Izumida**
Doubashi!
**[13:32] Yamaguchi**
Doubashi Masakiyo! They're sending him?
**[13:35] Yamaguchi**
He's got the green number tag!
**[13:36] Yamaguchi**
He won yesterday's first
result on the sprint.
**[13:40] Yamaguchi**
The Road Monster, Doubashi Masakiyo.
**[13:43] Yamaguchi**
Even as another sprinter,
his riding seems exceptional.
**[13:47] Yamaguchi**
He's Hakone Academy's heavyweight sprinter.
**[13:49] Izumida**
The team is counting on you.
**[13:54] Izumida**
I'll be leaving you briefly,
for about five kilometers.
**[13:58] Izumida**
I'm going to have some fun
with Andy and Frank
**[14:00] Izumida**
as Hakone Academy's proud ace sprinter.
**[14:04] Izumida**
Me, Izumida Touichirou!
**[14:08] Mizuta**
I-Izumida?
**[14:09] Yamaguchi**
The ace sprinter himself is going?
**[14:12] Izumida**
Come on.
**[14:13] Izumida**
Come on! You see this?
**[14:15] Izumida**
My right pec, Andy!
**[14:17] Izumida**
My left pec, Frank!
**[14:19] Izumida**
They're excited now... by this battle!
**[14:23] Doubashi**
Those were Izumida-san's pec squats.
**[14:26] Doubashi**
He's never been beaten after doing that.
**[14:29] Doubashi**
They call them the Squats of Death!
**[14:33] Doubashi**
Everyone who sees it always
laughs at how comical it looks.
**[14:37] Doubashi**
But that amusement turns
to fear in an instant.
**[14:41] Doubashi**
He shoots ahead like a ray of light
with his spring-like muscles.
**[14:44] Doubashi**
Their smiles collapse, and they tremble,
rooted in place.
**[14:49] Doubashi**
Izumida-san has changed!
**[14:50] Doubashi**
He's gotten even stronger!
**[14:53] Izumida**
Will you laugh at Andy and
Frank, too, Midousuji-kun?
**[14:59] Midousuji**
I won't laugh.
**[15:02] Midousuji**
Those who can only judge others
by their comical appearance
**[15:06] Midousuji**
are trash who can't see
a person's true nature.
**[15:09] Midousuji**
I guess we'll send our own special man.
**[15:13] Izumida**
There's no need to put on airs.
**[15:15] Izumida**
It's you, isn't it?
**[15:16] Izumida**
Kyoto Fushimi's ace, #111, Midousuji-kun.
**[15:20] Midousuji**
Gross.
**[15:22] Midousuji**
You used Doubashi-kun
to put on airs yourself.
**[15:26] Izumida**
It was just a demonstration
before we started.
**[15:29] Izumida**
Isn't it more fun that way?
**[15:34] Izumida**
It's time for revenge...
**[15:36] Izumida**
In exactly the same situation as last year.
**[15:38] Midousuji**
It only seems similar.
**[15:40] Midousuji**
Between last year and this year,
everything is different.
**[15:43] Izumida**
I'll keep my zipper zipped up to start with.
**[15:46] Izumida**
Against you, I'll have to go all out.
**[15:48] Komari**
Don't!
**[15:51] Kuroda**
What? The guy in the back is coming.
**[15:54] Komari**
Don't zip up your zipper!
**[15:57] Kuroda**
That's #116, Kishigami Komari!
**[16:00] Kuroda**
He's trying to—
**[16:01] Kuroda**
Watch out, Touichirou!
**[16:03] Komari**
Muscles!
**[16:03] Kuroda**
He's trying to touch you!
**[16:05] Komari**
Muscles, muscles!
**[16:07] Komari**
Muscles!
**[16:11] Yamaguchi**
Kishigami!
**[16:12] Mizuta**
What are you doing?!
**[16:14] Izumida**
My Frank!
**[16:22] Komari**
Sorry. The heat made me dizzy.
**[16:27] Kuroda**
First-year, that's the same
excuse you used before!
**[16:29] Komari**
With the way you keep
showing off your muscles,
**[16:35] Komari**
how could you expect me to sit still?
**[16:41] Komari**
These are... These are...
**[16:44] Komari**
Good muscles! I knew it!
**[16:48] Komari**
Midousuji-san, can I go
after this muscular man?
**[16:52] Doubashi**
What?
**[16:54] Yamaguchi**
He wants to race for the sprint line?
**[16:56] Kuroda**
#116?
***SIGN*** 4000m to Road Race Second Day Sprint Line
**[16:59] Fan**
You can do it!
**[17:00] Fan**
You'll win this year!
**[17:03] Midousuji**
You really don't have any restraint.
**[17:10] Izumida**
Kishigami Komari...
**[17:13] (Flashback) Izumida**
Kyoto Fushimi subbed out
one of their members?
**[17:15] (Flashback) Takadajou**
This is the new list.
***SIGN*** 114 Funazu 115 Kiriya 116 Kishigami Komari
**[17:19] (Flashback) Izumida**
They swapped out third-year Hironishi
for first-year Kishigami?
**[17:23] (Flashback) Izumida**
Is Hironishi not feeling well?
**[17:25] (Flashback) Izumida**
What do you think, Takadajou?
**[17:27] (Flashback) Takadajou**
It's a strategic move.
**[17:29] (Flashback) Takadajou**
Honestly, Hironishi's not strong.
**[17:32] (Flashback) Takadajou**
Kyoto Fushimi has a shallow pool
to draw from this year.
**[17:35] (Flashback) Takadajou**
We knew this, but Hironishi
was removed specifically.
**[17:39] (Flashback) Takadajou**
This move will bring their members, excluding
Midousuji, into line with one another.
**[17:43] (Flashback) Izumida**
Do we have any data on this first-year?
**[17:45] (Flashback) Takadajou**
None. But according to rumors,
he's been brought along to every race.
**[17:49] (Flashback) Doubashi**
A sub's a sub.
**[17:51] (Flashback) Doubashi**
He can't be that good.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Doubashi**
It's nothing to worry about, Izumida-san.
**[17:55] (Flashback) Izumida**
No, I'll hear it.
**[17:57] Izumida**
*He could be the eye of the storm.*
**[17:59] (Flashback) Takadajou**
Supposedly, Kishigami tags along to
every race and gives them massages.
**[18:06] Komari**
I can still feel it all the
way in my elbow, Izumida-san!
**[18:13] Izumida**
He seems to be more than a mere masseuse.
**[18:16] Izumida**
He's an unknown value.
We have no data on him.
**[18:18] Izumida**
But that's—
**[18:19] Kuroda**
Touichirou!
**[18:21] Kuroda**
This race has a long way to go.
**[18:22] Kuroda**
The six of us can ride
through the sprint together.
**[18:25] Kuroda**
The way he touched you wasn't normal.
**[18:27] Kuroda**
Before he does anything else to you—
**[18:29] Izumida**
It's fine, Yuki. We're the champions.
**[18:32] Izumida**
We're Hakone Academy.
**[18:33] Izumida**
We accept and defeat all challengers.
**[18:37] Izumida**
That's what champions do.
**[18:38] Izumida**
If we lack data on our opponents,
**[18:41] Izumida**
we can learn by battling them!
**[18:43] Izumida**
Abs!
**[18:44] Yamaguchi**
Izumida's "abs" call is amazing.
**[18:47] Yamaguchi**
I can feel the pressure
all the way over here.
**[18:48] Yamaguchi**
Izumida's gotten stronger than last year!
**[18:53] Yamaguchi**
Will Kishigami be okay?
**[18:55] Izumida**
Do you want to hear me shout
"abs" more, Kishigami-kun?
**[19:00] Komari**
Yes, more!
**[19:03] Izumida**
Abs ready!
**[19:04] Yamaguchi**
Hakone Academy's ace sprinter
is about to make his move!
**[19:08] Midousuji**
You really do lack restraint!
**[19:14] Izumida**
Go!
**[19:16] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs, abs, abs, abs!
**[19:20] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs, abs, *abs*!
**[19:24] Fan H**
Hakone Academy's sending
their ace sprinter, Izumida!
**[19:27] Fan I**
Who is Kyoto Fushimi sending?
**[19:28] Fan J**
#116! Third-year Hironishi Sakudai!
**[19:31] Fan H**
He's keeping up with Izumida!
**[19:33] Fan J**
Hironishi's amazing!
**[19:36] Izumida**
I'm impressed you're keeping up,
but perhaps I went too fast.
**[19:40] Izumida**
Are you short of breath already?
**[19:42] Komari**
Huh? What?
**[19:44] Komari**
My breath?
**[19:45] Komari**
I'm panting already
**[19:48] Komari**
from seeing the movements
of your muscles up close.
**[19:52] Komari**
Of course I'm panting.
**[19:54] Izumida**
That's why he's panting?
**[19:56] Izumida**
Then how's this?
**[19:58] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs!
**[20:00] Izumida**
Bua, bua, bua!
**[20:02] Komari**
Your "bua, bua" is great, too!
**[20:06] Izumida**
Let's go, Andy and Frank.
**[20:09] Izumida**
If he's determined to keep up,
then I'll break away by force!
**[20:12] Izumida**
Bua!
**[20:16] Izumida**
He's keeping up.
**[20:17] Izumida**
I see. It seems you have fast reactions.
**[20:22] Izumida**
The moment I prepare to accelerate,
you're already starting to chase.
**[20:26] Komari**
I can tell from the
movements of your muscles.
**[20:29] Komari**
Tiny vibrations tell me how much
you're going to accelerate.
**[20:32] Komari**
I don't miss any of them.
**[20:35] Izumida**
So no matter how much I accelerate,
your reaction will never be late?
**[20:38] Komari**
After all, I won't get another chance
to see your muscles up close.
**[20:43] Izumida**
Frank senses that this man is dangerous?
**[20:46] Komari**
Did Frank-san just react?
**[20:51] Izumida**
How does he know about Frank?
**[20:53] Izumida**
No, I'm always shouting his name.
**[20:56] Izumida**
It's not strange that he knows.
**[20:58] Komari**
I see. He's careful, is he?
**[21:02] Komari**
He senses all danger.
**[21:04] Komari**
Since he increases the pressure on
your heart, he's careful and bold.
**[21:10] Komari**
Is that Frank-san's personality?
**[21:13] Izumida**
This man understands that
much just from touching me?
**[21:18] Izumida**
Your senses are incredible.
**[21:20] Izumida**
Do you know how this race will end, too?
**[21:22] Komari**
More or less, based on the
movements of your muscles.
**[21:27] Izumida**
Who will win this sprint?
**[21:29] Komari**
Me.
**[21:32] Komari**
Huh? Are you feeling slightly short of breath?
**[23:14] Kuroda**
That cat...
**[23:19] Kuroda**
Come on. Don't be that way.
**[23:22] Kuroda**
We're both black cats. Let's be friends.
**[23:24] Kuroda**
Huh?
**[23:25] Izumida**
Abs! Abs! Abs!
**[23:28] Izumida**
Andy! Frank, Frank, Frank, Frank!
**[23:29] Izumida**
Andy, Andy, Andy! Frank, Frank!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE He Who Carries Guilt
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
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# E13 - He Who Carries Guilt
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6NV71K0Y/he-who-carries-guilt)
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**[00:02] Izumida**
You'll win?
**[00:04] Izumida**
Interesting theory, Kyoto Fushimi
first-year Kishigami Komari.
**[00:07] Izumida**
You've kept up well so far.
**[00:09] Izumida**
And on top of that, you sure do talk a lot.
**[00:11] Komari**
Izumida-san, let me hear
you shout "abs" more!
**[00:15] Komari**
I want to see more!
**[00:18] Komari**
I want to see them whip back and forth!
**[00:22] Komari**
I want to hear the passionate
braying of your muscles!
**[00:27] Komari**
Contract and release. They repeat
that action over and over.
**[00:31] Komari**
Magnificently and proudly, thousands
and tens of thousands of times.
**[00:35] Komari**
Muscles are beautiful!
**[00:39] Komari**
The process by which you develop
your muscles is important.
**[00:42] Komari**
Muscles that are raised
carefully are high quality.
**[00:45] Komari**
Their appearance, feel,
elasticity, and durability...
**[00:49] Komari**
All their properties shine fantastically.
**[00:52] Komari**
But muscles raised roughly
are crude and disconnected.
**[00:56] Komari**
They possess no shred of dignity
and feel like mud to the touch.
**[01:00] Komari**
Muscles need innate quality and
a maestro to raise them well.
**[01:12] Komari**
I can't stand it!
**[01:14] Komari**
Izumida-san!
**[01:15] Komari**
Your muscles are beautiful!
**[01:17] Komari**
You are the greatest maestro!
**[01:21] Komari**
And I am the gourmet who will consume them!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Line.13 He Who Carries Guilt
**[02:57] Komari**
Pushed past their limits,
muscle fibers are torn.
**[03:00] Komari**
I believe muscles are finally finished then.
**[03:05] Komari**
And with these fingertips, I will touch
**[03:08] Komari**
the highest-quality dish you've prepared.
**[03:11] Izumida**
Kishigami Komari...
**[03:13] Izumida**
Is he trying to knock me out of the race?
**[03:16] Izumida**
On the first day, he left the rear and
caught up to the front with Midousuji.
**[03:20] Izumida**
He may be an unknown, but he's strong.
**[03:24] Izumida**
In other words, Kyoto Fushimi has
revealed their secret weapon.
**[03:27] Izumida**
Which means that now, it can be achieved.
**[03:30] Izumida**
Last year's revenge, which I swore
I'd have from the bottom of my heart!
**[03:35] Izumida**
It seems Midousuji-kun carefully planned
**[03:37] Izumida**
to add you to the lineup just
before the race started.
**[03:40] Komari**
Yes. He said everything's
going according to plan.
**[03:44] Komari**
And that I wouldn't need to restrain
myself once the race started.
**[03:52] Doubashi**
I thought the round-eyed guy
would go after them
**[03:55] Doubashi**
so they could crush Izumida-san together.
**[03:59] Kuroda**
Yeah, but he's not moving.
**[04:00] Doubashi**
Does that mean they've
given up on the sprint?
**[04:03] Kuroda**
No.
**[04:05] Kuroda**
They deliberately caught up to us
five kilometers before the line.
**[04:08] Kuroda**
They care about this race, so if they
sent that Kishigami guy, then...
**[04:14] Kuroda**
Hey, Midousuji.
**[04:16] Midousuji**
Huh?
**[04:17] Kuroda**
At the very least, you must think
that first-year will beat Touichirou.
**[04:23] Doubashi**
What? Beat Izumida-san?
**[04:26] Midousuji**
Well...
**[04:28] Midousuji**
I wasn't expecting him to go.
**[04:32] Midousuji**
But he'll win.
**[04:35] Midousuji**
Then it will be the same as last year.
**[04:39] Midousuji**
Champion Hakone Academy's ace sprinter
defeated by a first-year.
**[04:46] Midousuji**
Once he loses, he'll be completely crushed.
**[04:50] Midousuji**
Mr. Revenge Lashes.
**[04:54] Izumida**
He's pulling ahead.
**[04:56] Izumida**
His form isn't just beautiful.
**[04:59] Izumida**
His pedaling is driving his sprocket
with almost perfect efficiency.
**[05:06] Izumida**
Despite his strange appearance, he's skilled
at the fundamentals of riding a bicycle.
**[05:12] Kuroda**
He's fast!
***SIGN*** 2 km to Road Race Second Day Sprint Line
**[05:15] Fan 1**
They've passed the two-kilometer line!
**[05:17] Fan 1**
Hakone Academy's Izumida
is slowly falling behind!
**[05:21] Komari**
Izumida-san!
**[05:23] Komari**
Aren't you going to get revenge
for last year's second day?
**[05:26] Komari**
More! Let me hear your
muscles bray "abs" more!
**[05:31] Izumida**
Revenge, huh?
**[05:33] Izumida**
It seems I've given you the wrong impression.
**[05:36] Komari**
What?
**[05:38] Kuroda**
Midousuji.
**[05:40] Kuroda**
It sounds like you've gotten
the wrong impression.
**[05:43] Kuroda**
Touichirou said "revenge."
**[05:47] Kuroda**
But he wasn't talking about your
sprint against Shinkai-san last year.
**[05:52] Kuroda**
We crushed the first day. We're doing well.
**[05:56] Kuroda**
But for him, he's still...
**[05:58] Kuroda**
Last year's loser.
**[06:03] Kuroda**
The revenge he seeks is for
Hakone Academy's defeat.
**[06:08] Kuroda**
That's a different kind of resolve.
**[06:10] Kuroda**
That's why he can't lose,
no matter who he's against.
**[06:15] Kuroda**
He's about to become the fastest spear.
**[06:18] Izumida**
Kishigami-kun, do you know what
it means when I zip up my jersey?
**[06:23] Komari**
Huh? What it means when
you zip up your jersey?
**[06:26] Komari**
I can't see your muscles anymore.
**[06:29] Komari**
There's no other meaning.
***SIGN*** 1500 m to Road Race Second Day Sprint Line
**[06:32] Fan 2**
There's 1500 meters left to
the second day's sprint line!
**[06:35] Izumida**
"Watch out for the zipper
of Kanagawa's fastest man."
**[06:39] Izumida**
They used to say that about me.
**[06:42] Izumida**
I zip up my jersey just like this
**[06:46] Izumida**
when I go all out!
**[06:55] Izumida**
Abs!
**[07:00] Izumida**
That's the face of someone who's
lost their lead in an instant.
**[07:03] Izumida**
Try to keep up, first-year. I'm going faster.
**[07:07] Izumida**
This acceleration isn't fast
enough to defeat Hakone Academy's
**[07:11] Izumida**
man wearing #4, the ace sprinter!
**[07:15] Izumida**
I wear #4!
**[07:17] Izumida**
And being the captain of Hakone Academy
**[07:20] Izumida**
is an unimaginably heavy responsibility!
**[07:25] (Flashback) Murakami**
You're dividing each year
into groups A through D?
**[07:30] (Flashback) Izumida**
That's right, Murakami.
**[07:31] (Flashback) Izumida**
And at the start of every month, we'll hold
promotion and relegation races.
**[07:34] (Flashback) Izumida**
You'll assign the first-years to groups.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Izumida**
Takadajou, assist him.
**[07:38] (Flashback) Both**
Yes, sir!
**[07:39] (Flashback) Arakita**
It's been two months since
the Inter-High ended.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Arakita**
Izumida's doing a surprisingly
good job as captain.
**[07:46] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Yeah.
**[07:47] (Flashback) Both**
Thank you!
**[07:48] (Flashback) Arakita**
But being the captain after
Hakone Academy loses...
**[07:52] (Flashback) Arakita**
He looks calm, but I'm
sure he's freaking out.
**[07:55] (Flashback) Arakita**
I feel sorry for him.
**[07:56] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Yeah. And that's not all.
**[08:00] (Flashback) Arakita**
Yeah. He's a prime candidate for #4.
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy Bicycle Racing Club
**[08:09] (Flashback) Murakami**
Has the captain position really been decided?
**[08:12] (Flashback) Gt**
What do you mean? Do you
have a problem with him?
**[08:15] (Flashback) Murakami**
It's just that Hakone Academy's captain
**[08:18] (Flashback) Murakami**
has historically always been
a climber or all-rounder.
**[08:21] (Flashback) Murakami**
Supposedly, it's because sprinters can't
issue instructions at the end of the race.
**[08:26] (Flashback) Gt**
So it should be Kuroda-san or Manami?
**[08:29] (Flashback) Murakami**
I'm just saying, don't you
think that would be better?
**[08:34] (Flashback) Murakami**
Apparently, it's the first time the captain
of Hakone Academy has been a sprinter.
***SIGN*** Meeting In Progress Do Not Enter
**[08:44] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I thought about not saying anything,
but there's no point in hiding it.
**[08:50] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You pay attention to your surroundings,
and your instructions are accurate.
**[08:54] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I think you make a good captain.
**[08:57] (Flashback) Kuroda**
But there's a strange atmosphere
spreading throughout the team.
**[09:02] (Flashback) Kuroda**
An atmosphere of doubt that we can really
win with a sprinter as our captain.
**[09:07] (Flashback) Kuroda**
A raging first-year even directly
appealed to Fukutomi-san.
**[09:10] (Flashback) Kuroda**
He said we couldn't win the Inter-High
like this and demanded we switch captains.
**[09:14] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I told him not to be stupid—
**[09:16] (Flashback) Izumida**
I know, Yuki.
**[09:20] (Flashback) Izumida**
First-year Murakami told me
directly the other day.
**[09:23] (Flashback) Kuroda**
That bastard!
**[09:24] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan.
**[09:25] (Flashback) Izumida**
It's okay, Yuki.
**[09:27] (Flashback) Izumida**
I've actually steeled my resolve.
**[09:30] (Flashback) Izumida**
If the team is divided now,
we can't become stronger.
**[09:34] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yuki, I need you to do something for me.
**[09:39] (Flashback) Izumida**
The captain's position...
**[09:42] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Wait a minute.
**[09:44] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You carry that pride more than
anyone else, Izumida Touichirou!
**[09:50] (Flashback) Izumida**
I lost the first day's sprint!
**[09:53] (Flashback) Izumida**
If there's a reason Hakone Academy
lost the Inter-High this year,
**[09:58] (Flashback) Izumida**
it's because I failed to take the
first day's green number tag!
**[10:02] (Flashback) Izumida**
That start was everything!
**[10:04] (Flashback) Izumida**
I'm the one who stained our honor, Yuki!
**[10:07] (Flashback) Kuroda**
That's irrelevant!
**[10:09] (Flashback) Kuroda**
You have to stop clinging to the past!
**[10:11] (Flashback) Kuroda**
If there's no sprinter captain in our
team's history, then you write that history!
**[10:16] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Your earnestness is your strength!
**[10:18] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Just chip away at it, and overturn
their assumptions!
**[10:22] (Flashback) Izumida**
I've thought about it countless times.
**[10:24] (Flashback) Izumida**
But it's guilt.
**[10:31] (Flashback) Izumida**
A guilty person can't lead others.
**[10:35] (Flashback) Izumida**
That's how it is, Yuki.
**[10:38] (Flashback) Izumida**
You should be the captain.
**[10:48] (Flashback) Izumida**
I'm going to tell the others
officially tomorrow.
**[10:57] Izumida**
*This is my last day as captain.*
**[11:01] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Do you have a minute?
**[11:04] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
If you have some time,
why don't we go for a ride?
**[11:08] (Flashback) Izumida**
Ashikiba...
**[11:14] (Flashback) Izumida**
This may be the first time we've
ridden together like this, Ashikiba.
**[11:19] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yeah, Tou-chan.
**[11:21] Izumida**
*Tou-chan?*
**[11:23] Izumida**
*Ah, short for Touichirou.*
**[11:25] Izumida**
*I forgot, this guy's a little odd.*
**[11:29] Izumida**
* I'm sure he's trying to*
* cheer me up in his own way.*
**[11:33] Izumida**
*But he's wasting his time.*
**[11:36] Izumida**
* I feel sorry for him, but I'm leaving*
* as soon as I hear what he has to say.*
**[11:39] (Flashback) Izumida**
It's only the beginning of October,
but the nights are already cold—
**[11:42] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Cheer up!
**[11:43] Izumida**
*He's taking the direct approach!*
**[11:46] (Flashback) Izumida**
Sure...
**[11:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Look! You can see the view!
**[11:49] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yeah. This is an observation platform.
**[11:51] Izumida**
*Why did Shinkai-san*
**[11:53] Izumida**
* choose this man for the core team of*
* the next generation of Hakone Academy?*
**[11:57] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Shinkai-san used to bring
me here all the time!
**[12:00] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yeah. Me, too.
**[12:02] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Like when I was depressed!
**[12:03] (Flashback) Izumida**
It was the same for me. I know.
**[12:10] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
From now on, we have to bring people here...
**[12:15] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Depressed underclassmen, to this place.
**[12:19] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
After all, we're becoming upperclassmen.
**[12:24] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yeah, you're right.
**[12:27] Izumida**
* I'm surprised he actually*
* thinks about these things.*
**[12:30] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You know, I...
**[12:32] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Can I be serious for a second?
**[12:34] (Flashback) Izumida**
Huh? Uh, sure.
**[12:35] Izumida**
*Was he not being serious before?*
**[12:39] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I moved here from Chiba at
the end of middle school.
**[12:42] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I joined Hakone Academy with zero friends.
**[12:44] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I joined the team since I brought
my bike, and they had a club.
**[12:48] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It turned out they were strong.
**[12:51] (Flashback) Arakita**
Who the hell are you?
**[12:53] (Flashback) Arakita**
You're huge!
**[12:54] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Arakita-san was scary, I kept growing,
and practice was hard.
**[12:59] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I couldn't keep up.
**[13:01] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
At some point, I became the laundry boy.
**[13:06] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But Fukutomi-san and
Shinkai-san cheered me up.
**[13:11] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It made me really happy.
**[13:13] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But I failed to meet their
expectations when I got my chance.
**[13:18] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I was so impatient when things
didn't go the way I wanted
**[13:20] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
that I did something you should never do.
**[13:23] Izumida**
*That was a huge issue within the team.*
**[13:26] Izumida**
* And the result was a*
* permanent ban from racing.*
**[13:31] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I don't think I had to win that race.
**[13:35] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
They just wanted me to finish in the
top nine and gain some confidence.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Arakita-san told me later that's what
Shinkai-san and Fukutomi-san wanted.
**[13:45] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But I put that pressure on myself.
**[13:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
My need to win turned out badly.
**[13:52] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Earlier, in the club room,
you said you felt guilt.
**[13:55] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
If that's guilt,
**[13:58] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
then I carry more guilt than anyone.
**[14:05] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
And probably...
**[14:07] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Oh, I'm not talking about me.
**[14:10] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But I think people who don't
carry guilt shouldn't lead others.
**[14:16] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Wait, does it sound like
I'm lecturing you right now?
**[14:20] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm not, though!
**[14:21] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I was just telling you my life story!
**[14:23] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I doubt your resolve can be shaken.
**[14:26] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I just wanted you to cheer up.
**[14:30] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yeah, I know.
**[14:35] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Since you became captain, I feel
like you haven't said "abs" once.
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy
**[14:44] Izumida**
*I talked to Yuki. I talked to Fukutomi-san.*
**[14:48] Izumida**
* But after hearing it from Ashikiba,*
* I finally realized something.*
**[14:51] Izumida**
* Since I became captain,*
* I haven't said "abs" once.*
**[14:56] Izumida**
*I haven't talked to you...*
**[14:59] Izumida**
*Andy, Frank.*
**[15:02] Izumida**
*To you. To myself.*
**[15:08] Izumida**
*They're telling me to do it.*
**[15:09] Izumida**
*That retreating isn't fighting.*
**[15:12] Izumida**
*Is this my limit?*
**[15:14] Izumida**
*If it isn't,*
**[15:16] Izumida**
* then I should take my guilt and failures and*
* turn them into the strength to move forward.*
**[15:21] (Flashback) Izumida**
Abs!
**[15:24] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I placed second at the Minegayama race.
**[15:26] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Fukutomi-san got mad at me again.
**[15:29] Izumida**
* Second place means he kept working hard*
* during his permanent ban from racing.*
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy
**[15:35] Izumida**
* Despite the guilt he carries,*
* he's moving forward.*
**[15:39] Izumida**
*Then I should as well.*
**[15:41] (Flashback) Izumida**
Stop looking back and move forward.
**[15:45] Izumida**
*Those eyes... He's back.*
**[15:51] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Touichirou...
**[15:52] (Flashback) Izumida**
Sorry, Yuki. I'll try again.
**[15:56] (Flashback) Izumida**
If there's no precedent,
then I'll overthrow the past.
**[15:58] (Flashback) Izumida**
If the team isn't satisfied,
I'll push them aside.
**[16:01] (Flashback) Izumida**
My greatest goal is to reclaim
our throne at the Inter-High.
**[16:04] (Flashback) Kuroda**
That's the spirit.
**[16:06] (Flashback) Izumida**
Will you help me, Yuki?
**[16:08] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Yeah, of course.
**[16:10] (Flashback) Izumida**
And...
**[16:12] (Flashback) Izumida**
Takuto.
**[16:13] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yeah.
**[16:14] (Flashback) Izumida**
We'll train harder than anyone else.
**[16:17] (Flashback) Izumida**
We'll have more passion than anyone else.
**[16:19] (Flashback) Izumida**
We'll face forward and advance!
**[16:21] (Flashback) Izumida**
We are the champions, Hakone Academy!
**[16:28] Izumida**
I'm going even faster.
**[16:30] Izumida**
The man wearing #4
**[16:31] Izumida**
and bearing the captain's responsibility
can go faster than this.
**[16:37] Kuroda**
Go, Touichirou.
**[16:39] Kuroda**
Show them what you've built in the past year.
**[16:43] Ashikiba**
I knew there'd come a moment when
you could atone for your guilt.
**[16:49] Ashikiba**
That moment is now, Tou-chan.
**[16:51] Ashikiba**
Run!
**[16:53] Izumida**
I know now why Shinkai-san and Fukutomi-san
**[16:55] Izumida**
chose Ashikiba for the core team of
the new generation of Hakone Academy.
**[17:01] Izumida**
He is strong both physically and mentally.
**[17:06] Izumida**
They knew I was carrying guilt.
**[17:10] Izumida**
That's why they told me to
move forward through him.
**[17:14] Izumida**
Thank you, Yuki, Takuto.
**[17:16] Izumida**
Thanks to you, I made it this far.
**[17:20] Izumida**
Experiencing pain, bearing guilt,
**[17:23] Izumida**
and carrying an unbeatable passion
in my heart, I now become
**[17:27] Izumida**
the fastest spear!
**[17:32] Fan 3**
He's so fast!
**[17:33] Fan 3**
That's how fast Hakone Academy's #4 can go!
**[17:35] Fan 4**
Light...
**[17:36] Fan 4**
I think I just saw light!
**[17:39] Komari**
But...
**[17:43] Komari**
No, no...
**[17:45] Komari**
I can't see him anymore.
**[17:47] Komari**
His muscles!
**[17:49] Komari**
In that case,
**[17:51] Komari**
I'll have to use these!
**[17:55] Komari**
Eyewear...
**[17:56] Komari**
They protect your eyes
from UV rays and rocks.
**[17:59] Komari**
But that's not all.
**[18:02] Komari**
Polarized glasses remove reflections,
allowing you to see vivid sights.
**[18:07] Komari**
Down to the tiniest detail,
they increase the vibrant glow...
**[18:14] Komari**
Of those sights! Those muscles!
**[18:18] Komari**
It's like a field of flowers!
**[18:20] Komari**
And beyond that field, I see
seductively glowing muscles!
**[18:26] Komari**
Muscles!
**[18:29] Komari**
They'd make anyone want to race
through a field of flowers!
**[18:33] Fan 7**
What's going on?
**[18:34] Fan 7**
He suddenly started going faster
the moment he put on his eyewear!
**[18:37] Fan 7**
Is that even possible?
**[18:39] Fan 8**
Maybe.
**[18:40] Fan 7**
What?
**[18:41] Fan 8**
They say more than 85%
of the information people
**[18:44] Fan 8**
use to make decisions during
exercise is visual information.
**[18:47] Fan 8**
And if that eyewear drastically
changes that information,
**[18:50] Fan 8**
then it's entirely possible that
it could affect his movements!
**[18:54] Komari**
Flowers! Muscles!
**[18:55] Komari**
Flowers! Muscles!
**[18:55] Komari**
Flowers! Muscles! Flowers!
**[18:56] Komari**
Muscles!
**[18:56] Komari**
Flowers!
**[18:59] Izumida**
What? But I was so far ahead of him.
**[19:02] Izumida**
What did he do?
**[19:05] Komari**
I can see them so clearly!
**[19:06] Komari**
So close!
**[19:07] Komari**
A field of muscles!
**[19:09] Izumida**
A field of muscles?
**[19:11] Komari**
Muscles are most beautiful
when they're in motion.
**[19:15] Komari**
Sweat, contraction, tension...
**[19:18] Komari**
And the movement of these muscles
during this ultimate sprint battle...
**[19:23] Komari**
I may never get a chance to see them again!
**[19:26] Komari**
I'm sorry, Midousuji-san.
**[19:28] Komari**
You told me not to put on my eyewear until...
**[19:29] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Wear them once you're within
a kilometer of the line.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Save your secret weapon until the very end.
**[19:35] Komari**
I know you told me not to.
**[19:38] Komari**
But I put them on more than a kilometer away!
**[19:43] Izumida**
The stronger his opponent, the more
his pressure rises. He's keeping up.
**[19:47] Komari**
A field... of muscles...
**[19:51] Izumida**
I know, Andy, Frank.
**[19:55] Izumida**
But I won't quail.
**[19:57] Izumida**
Overwhelming victory has simply
changed into a close battle.
**[20:00] Komari**
Huh? Didn't I tell you earlier?
**[20:03] Komari**
I can tell from the
movements of your muscles.
**[20:05] Komari**
I'm going to win this battle.
**[20:08] Izumida**
If the movement of my muscles
decided the race's outcome,
**[20:11] Izumida**
then I wouldn't have lost last year.
**[20:14] Izumida**
Don't you know?
**[20:16] Izumida**
In road racing, the one who overcomes
unexpected difficulties wins.
**[20:26] Fan 9**
He's keeping up with Izumida!
**[20:29] Fan 9**
Maybe I'll root for #116, Hironishi!
**[20:33] Fan 10**
Kyoto Fushimi, Hironishi!
**[20:34] Fans**
You can do it, Hironishi!
**[20:35] Fans**
You're amazing, Hironishi!
**[20:36] Izumida**
What a shame.
**[20:38] Izumida**
Since you changed your roster
just before the race,
**[20:40] Izumida**
everyone's getting your name wrong.
**[20:42] Komari**
Huh? I don't care about that.
**[20:45] Komari**
I've never felt the voices
of others made me stronger.
***SIGN*** Sprint 1 km Line Crossed 14 Izumida 116 Kishigami 0 Second Difference
**[20:53] Mizuta**
What? A zero second difference
with one kilometer to go?
**[20:56] Mizuta**
Wow...
**[20:57] Mizuta**
N-No, he works surprisingly hard.
**[21:00] Mizuta**
He's all right.
**[21:01] Doubashi**
Damn it, Izumida-san!
**[21:06] Midousuji**
He's strong.
**[21:10] Midousuji**
After all, I'm the one who
taught him to unleash himself.
***SIGN*** Arashiyama
Bicycle Park
**[21:19] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You were here yesterday, too.
**[21:23] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Do you like road racing?
**[21:27] (Flashback) Komari**
Muscles...
**[21:30] (Flashback) Komari**
Sorry, it's nothing.
**[23:05] Kuroda**
Hey, Ashikiba. I won this at the
arcade on my way home yesterday.
**[23:08] Kuroda**
You can have it.
**[23:09] Kuroda**
You're always forgetting your
phone, so stick it on there.
**[23:13] Ashikiba**
It's so cute.
**[23:15] Ashikiba**
Thanks, Yuki-chan.
**[23:17] Izumida**
Yuki, you've been taking
a lot of detours lately.
**[23:19] Kuroda**
Not all the time.
**[23:20] Kuroda**
You're so strict, Touichirou.
**[23:22] Kuroda**
Who are you, my mom?
**[23:23] Ashikiba**
Huh? No, he's Tou-chan.
**[23:25] Izumida**
And Ashikiba, you're a third-year now.
**[23:28] Izumida**
Don't forget things so often.
**[23:30] Izumida**
How many times are you going to
borrow my textbooks this week?
**[23:33] Ashikiba**
He really is like my mom.
**[23:35] Kuroda**
Right?
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Heart's Wrapping, Heart's Case
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# E14 - Heart's Wrapping, Heart's Case
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**[00:01] Komari**
I grew up in a large,
old mansion at the edge of Kyoto
***SIGN*** Kishigami
**[00:07] Komari**
where I was taught that it was
wrong to be indiscreet around others.
**[00:13] (Flashback) Komari**
Mother, I'm going to school.
**[00:15] Komari**
I was taught to act with grace,
**[00:19] Komari**
maintain a placid temperament,
and conceal my emotions.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[01:54] Komari**
I loved books since I was a child.
***SIGN*** LINE.14 Heart's Wrapping, Heart's Case
**[01:56] Komari**
I was your typical bookworm who loved
to daydream of literary worlds.
**[02:01] Komari**
But there was one thing different about me.
**[02:01] ---**
Yes, Sensei!
**[02:05] Komari**
*Why are Kitami-kun's arms are so thick?*
**[02:10] Komari**
*No, no. They're all wrong.*
**[02:13] Komari**
*I wonder what the most amazing arms are like.*
**[02:16] Komari**
*I can't tell what they feel like from a book.*
**[02:18] Komari**
*I wonder what's different about them.*
**[02:21] Komari**
* No, no. I always think about*
* other people's bodies.*
**[02:26] Komari**
*I always stare.*
**[02:27] Komari**
* People would find me*
* creepy if they found out.*
**[02:31] Komari**
*And besides, it's rude to stare.*
**[02:33] Komari**
*But even though I know it's wrong...*
**[02:37] (Flashback) Komari**
I want to touch them and feel for myself.
**[02:41] Komari**
I was deeply interested in
the way human bodies pump blood.
**[02:45] Komari**
And in my second year of middle school...
**[02:49] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Huh?
**[02:51] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You were here yesterday, too.
**[02:54] (Flashback) Midousuji**
And the week before.
**[02:57] (Flashback) Komari**
Th-The sun's nice here.
**[02:59] (Flashback) Komari**
It's the perfect place to re—
**[03:00] (Flashback) Midousuji**
But you haven't turned a
single page in a while.
**[03:03] (Flashback) Komari**
Um, I...
**[03:06] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Do you like road racing?
**[03:08] (Flashback) Komari**
It's not road racing that I like.
**[03:11] (Flashback) Komari**
Muscles...
**[03:12] (Flashback) ---**
Huh?
**[03:13] (Flashback) Komari**
Sorry, it's nothing.
**[03:15] (Flashback) Komari**
People are always repulsed when they hear it.
**[03:18] (Flashback) Komari**
If I offended you, I apologize.
**[03:21] (Flashback) Komari**
Excuse me.
**[03:23] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I don't care.
**[03:24] (Flashback) Komari**
Excuse me. I'm leaving.
**[03:26] (Flashback) Komari**
I finished reading my book.
**[03:28] Komari**
*That was close.*
**[03:29] Komari**
* He nearly heard me when I accidentally*
* said "muscles" out loud.*
**[03:34] Komari**
* Huh? I didn't say anything*
* to Midousuji-san, did I?*
***SIGN*** Arashiyama Bicycle Park
**[03:42] Komari**
*I can't. I mustn't say it.*
**[03:45] Komari**
*Nobody can know that I want to touch people.*
**[03:52] Komari**
*I'm in middle school now.*
**[03:54] Komari**
*I need to pull myself together.*
**[03:56] Komari**
* I have to act with grace, maintain a placid*
* temperament, and conceal my emotions.*
***SIGN*** Arashiyama
Bicycle Park
**[04:04] Komari**
At first, I really was looking
for a place to read.
**[04:11] Komari**
But...
**[04:19] Komari**
After coming here a few times,
my hand stopped turning the page.
**[04:25] (Flashback) Komari**
The muscles... Th-They're leaping...
**[04:32] Komari**
*Bicycle racing...*
**[04:35] Komari**
*It's not like other sports.*
**[04:38] Komari**
* The muscles' movements*
* before the finish line...*
**[04:40] Komari**
*The way they move their bodies...*
**[04:42] Komari**
* No other sports involves*
* leaning so far forward.*
**[04:47] (Flashback) Komari**
Those dancing muscles...
**[04:49] (Flashback) Komari**
All kinds of muscles...
**[04:51] (Flashback) Komari**
If only I could touch them...
**[04:55] (Flashback) Komari**
No, I mustn't. I swore I wouldn't.
**[04:59] (Flashback) Komari**
I swore I wouldn't go back there.
**[05:02] Komari**
*They even ride bicycles in the rain.*
**[05:05] Komari**
*No, I just came to check if they were riding.*
**[05:09] Komari**
*That's all. I...*
**[05:14] Komari**
*Midousuji-san's here.*
**[05:17] Komari**
* He surprised me when he suddenly*
* spoke to me the other day.*
**[05:20] Komari**
*But I know him.*
**[05:23] Komari**
*After all, he stood out quite a bit.*
**[05:26] Komari**
*He's a third-year, so one year above me.*
**[05:29] Komari**
*He never speaks and is always biking here.*
**[05:31] Komari**
* He's stood on the winner's podium*
* numerous times, and more than anything...*
**[05:35] (Flashback) Club**
Hey, you.
**[05:36] (Flashback) Komari**
Huh?
**[05:37] (Flashback) Club**
You're the kid who always comes to watch.
**[05:39] (Flashback) Club**
Are you interested in bicycles?
**[05:41] (Flashback) Club**
Are you in middle school?
**[05:43] (Flashback) Club**
If you're interested, we have a club.
**[05:46] (Flashback) Club**
Why don't you try riding a bike?
**[05:48] (Flashback) Club**
We can rent you a bike.
**[05:49] (Flashback) Komari**
I'm not interested!
**[05:50] (Flashback) Club**
Huh? What?
**[05:52] Komari**
*I'm mentally prepared this time.*
**[05:55] (Flashback) Midousuji**
It's you.
**[05:57] (Flashback) Komari**
Yes. My name is Kishigami.
**[06:00] (Flashback) Komari**
Um, you even train for
road races in the rain, don't you?
**[06:03] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I thought you were here to read.
**[06:07] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Weren't you coming here
because the sun was nice?
**[06:11] (Flashback) Midousuji**
It's raining today.
**[06:13] (Flashback) Komari**
Oh, um...
**[06:15] (Flashback) Komari**
I was just wondering if road
races were held in the rain.
**[06:18] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Last time, you said you weren't
interested in road racing.
**[06:23] (Flashback) Komari**
Well, uh...
**[06:26] Komari**
*I wanted to have a normal conversation.*
**[06:28] Komari**
*"It was cool when you won the other day."*
**[06:31] Komari**
* "It's too bad you got a*
* flat tire the other day."*
**[06:33] Komari**
* There are so many things I want*
* to say, but I can't say them.*
**[06:37] Komari**
*Not when this man...*
**[06:40] Komari**
* Not when his pure eyes, without a*
* trace of deceit, are looking at me!*
**[06:43] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Gross.
**[06:44] (Flashback) Komari**
What?
**[06:44] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You're gross.
**[06:46] (Flashback) Komari**
What? Uh... s-sorry!
**[06:49] Komari**
*He's the complete opposite of me.*
**[06:52] Komari**
*He doesn't lie.*
**[06:54] Komari**
*All I do is lie.*
**[06:56] Komari**
*I never reveal my true feelings.*
**[06:58] Komari**
*I'm done for.*
**[07:00] Komari**
*Midousuji-san is the best person here.*
**[07:03] Komari**
*He might even be the best in the country.*
**[07:07] Komari**
* His beautiful limbs are long*
* and perfectly efficient.*
**[07:09] Komari**
*They have just the right amount of muscle.*
**[07:13] Komari**
*And his personality is on a whole other level.*
**[07:17] (Flashback) Komari**
He's beautiful...
**[07:21] Komari**
My heart was pounding that day.
**[07:24] Komari**
*I want to touch him.*
**[07:25] Komari**
*I want to touch him and see*
**[07:27] Komari**
*if what I'm feeling now is real!*
**[07:32] (Flashback) Komari**
I'm really sorry for talking to you.
**[07:35] (Flashback) Komari**
Excuse me.
**[07:37] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You won't find anything facing the ground
and bowing your head all the time.
**[07:45] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Those glasses are fake.
**[07:48] (Flashback) Komari**
I...
**[07:48] (Flashback) Komari**
No. These are for hiding my
eyes' movements from oth—
**[07:54] Komari**
*For some reason I say*
**[07:56] Komari**
* things that don't need to be said*
* around Midousuji-san.*
**[07:58] Komari**
*It's because of those eyes.*
**[08:00] (Flashback) Midousuji**
If you keep making superficial
excuses and trying to fool people,
**[08:04] (Flashback) Midousuji**
you'll never see the truth.
**[08:09] (Flashback) Midousuji**
If you're trying to find something,
take those ornaments off.
**[08:14] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Those decorations.
**[08:16] (Flashback) Komari**
Decorations...
**[08:17] (Flashback) Midousuji**
If you want the truth, you have
to offer up your entire self.
**[08:31] Komari**
*I ran...*
**[08:34] Komari**
*What are those eyes?*
**[08:36] Komari**
* When he speaks to me,*
* those eyes shake my heart.*
**[08:39] Komari**
*Why?*
**[08:41] Komari**
*I want the truth. It's what I really want.*
**[08:44] Komari**
*I want to touch them and see for myself.*
**[08:48] Komari**
*I want to know, but I must conceal it.*
**[08:56] Komari**
*Why? Why am I turning back?*
**[09:01] Komari**
* Should I be doing this? Is this*
* really the right thing?*
**[09:05] Komari**
*I might be on the verge of opening*
**[09:07] Komari**
*a wrapping that should stay closed!*
**[09:15] (Flashback) Komari**
Midousuji-san!
**[09:16] (Flashback) Komari**
I want to touch your muscles!
**[09:20] (Flashback) Komari**
What should I do?
**[09:23] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I see.
**[09:34] (Flashback) Rider 1**
What's gotten into you, kid?
**[09:36] (Flashback) Rider 1**
Midousuji's not a girl.
**[09:38] (Flashback) Rider 2**
It'd be even worse if he were a girl.
**[09:40] (Flashback) Rider 3**
Hey, Midousuji. He wants
to touch your muscles.
**[09:44] (Flashback) Rider 3**
Go on and let him.
**[09:49] (Flashback) Komari**
Muscles...
**[09:50] Midousuji**
*This man... I see.*
**[09:53] Midousuji**
*Muscles. Muscles, huh?*
**[09:56] Midousuji**
* You don't just want to look at muscles,*
* you want to touch them and see how they feel.*
**[10:02] Midousuji**
*That's your truth!*
**[10:15] (Flashback) Komari**
Mi... dousuji-san...
**[10:18] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Touching...
**[10:19] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Coming in contact with another person's body.
**[10:24] (Flashback) Midousuji**
That's not easy.
**[10:26] (Flashback) Komari**
I've always wanted to touch
them since I was a child.
**[10:30] (Flashback) Komari**
But I've restrained myself.
**[10:33] (Flashback) Komari**
I've kept my desire in check.
**[10:36] (Flashback) Komari**
But I can't anymore.
**[10:38] (Flashback) Komari**
I want to touch you after
hearing what you said!
**[10:42] (Flashback) Komari**
The fence is in the way!
**[10:43] (Flashback) Komari**
This fence is always getting in the way!
**[10:45] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Do you want to cross that
fence and come over here?
**[10:50] (Flashback) Komari**
Yes.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Then you'll have to ride a bike!
**[11:02] (Flashback) Komari**
Yes, I understand.
**[11:04] (Flashback) Komari**
I'm glad to have an answer.
**[11:12] Komari**
Since that day,
***SIGN*** Arashiyama Bicycle Park
**[11:15] Komari**
I've been riding bikes like a man possessed.
**[11:18] Komari**
*Bicycles are amazing...*
**[11:22] Komari**
* Because we're moving at the same speed,*
* I can see his leaping muscles up close.*
**[11:32] (Flashback) Rider A**
Hey, are you okay?
**[11:35] (Flashback) Komari**
I must go after him immediately!
**[11:37] (Flashback) Komari**
I must see more of Midousuji-san!
**[11:40] (Flashback) Rider A**
He's Kishigami, right? He's good.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Rider A**
He's just a beginner, but he's got guts.
**[11:46] Komari**
*I'm catching up!*
**[11:48] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Let you touch my muscles?
**[11:52] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Sure, you can.
**[11:54] (Flashback) Midousuji**
If you can catch me, that is.
**[11:58] (Flashback) Midousuji**
On a bike.
**[12:00] Komari**
*I will catch up, Midousuji-san!*
**[12:03] Komari**
*Midousuji-san is so kind!*
**[12:05] Komari**
*I will catch up!*
**[12:06] Komari**
*To those muscles!*
**[12:10] Midousuji**
*Kishigami... huh.*
**[12:12] Midousuji**
*Was Komari his name?*
**[12:15] Midousuji**
*He's growing.*
**[12:17] Midousuji**
* His growth since he started riding is*
* clearly different from an ordinary person's.*
**[12:24] Midousuji**
*No, it doesn't matter.*
**[12:28] Midousuji**
*I am me.*
***SIGN*** Arashiyama
Bicycle Park
**[12:37] Komari**
Two years later...
**[12:39] Sign**
Kyoto Fushimi High School
Entrance Ceremony
**[12:46] (Flashback) Girl 1**
Isn't that boy with the long hair cool?
**[12:48] Girl 2**
*I've been wondering about him, too.*
**[12:50] Girl 2**
*He seems so classy.*
**[12:52] Mizuta**
*Okay. All the first-years are here.*
**[12:55] First Year**
*Excuse me. Kishigami-kun's not here yet.*
**[12:58] Yamaguchi**
* I think he's giving Midousuji-kun a*
* massage in the club room, at his request.*
**[13:03] Mizuta**
*Uh, don't worry about him.*
**[13:06] Mizuta**
*Let's train.*
**[13:07] First Year**
*Yes, sir.*
***SIGN*** Bicycle Racing Club
***SIGN*** Come here if you want to bike
**[13:09] (Flashback) First Year**
He probably joined the team to ride,
**[13:11] (Flashback) First Year**
but he's being made to give massages.
**[13:13] (Flashback) First Year**
I feel sorry for him.
**[13:18] (Flashback) Komari**
It took two years for me to get here.
**[13:22] (Flashback) Komari**
Thank you, Midousuji-san.
**[13:25] (Flashback) Komari**
This feels good.
**[13:27] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I'm not doing this for you.
**[13:30] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I'm just using you, because you happen
to be good at giving massages.
**[13:35] (Flashback) Komari**
This is the best.
**[13:36] (Flashback) Komari**
These are truly good muscles.
**[13:38] (Flashback) Komari**
They tingle! They flex!
**[13:40] (Flashback) Komari**
They turn! They bounce!
**[13:43] (Flashback) Komari**
Oh, look how much!
**[13:45] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You...
**[13:47] (Flashback) Komari**
I'm sorry for playing with your muscles.
**[13:50] (Flashback) Komari**
I was so engrossed in them.
**[13:53] (Flashback) Komari**
But I am fulfilled now.
**[13:56] (Flashback) Komari**
I finally got to touch your muscles.
**[14:00] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Is that enough to satisfy you?
**[14:02] (Flashback) Komari**
What? Yes, of course.
**[14:05] (Flashback) Komari**
You're letting me touch you.
**[14:07] (Flashback) Komari**
After all, I can't be greedy.
**[14:10] (Flashback) Midousuji**
But you must be!
**[14:13] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Are you satisfied?
**[14:16] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You're still keeping yourself under wraps.
**[14:19] (Flashback) Komari**
Huh?
**[14:20] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Fulfillment and satisfaction are different.
**[14:23] (Flashback) Midousuji**
When we first met, you said
you wanted leaping muscles.
**[14:30] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Surely stationary muscles like the ones
you're touching now don't satisfy you.
**[14:35] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Don't you need to touch moving muscles?
**[14:39] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You must crystallize your desires.
**[14:41] (Flashback) Midousuji**
You must open your wrapping further!
**[14:45] (Flashback) Midousuji**
And the case inside that wrapping!
**[14:48] (Flashback) Komari**
The case...
**[14:50] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Do you want to go to the
Inter-High this summer?
**[14:55] (Flashback) Midousuji**
The good muscles you desire will
be swarming all over the place
**[15:00] (Flashback) Midousuji**
at the front of the Inter-High!
**[15:12] Komari**
There really are good muscles swarming
all over the front of the Inter-High,
**[15:16] Komari**
Midousuji-san!
**[15:17] Fan 1**
700 meters remaining to the sprint line!
**[15:20] Fan 2**
Hakone Academy third-year Izumida and
Kyoto Fushimi third-year Hironishi!
**[15:23] Fan 2**
It's a battle of the third-years!
**[15:24] Fan 1**
No, wait!
**[15:26] Fan 1**
Now that I get a closer look, the pamphlet
and starting list are different!
**[15:28] Fan 1**
Kishigami? Who's that?
***SIGN*** Absent 3rd Hironishi Sakudai
116 1st Kishigami Komari
Sub 2nd Kawamoto Kazuya
**[15:31] Fan 1**
They subbed out #116!
**[15:33] Fan**
What?
**[15:33] Rider A**
That's Kishigami Komari.
**[15:36] Rider A**
You can't be serious. He was
a total newbie until recently.
**[15:39] Rider A**
He didn't even know what gears were.
**[15:41] Rider A**
He's still a first-year!
**[15:43] Fan 3**
Seriously?
**[15:44] Fan 4**
First-year against third-year? Wow!
**[15:46] Fans**
Kishigami!
**[15:46] Fans**
Go, Kyoto!
**[15:47] Fans**
Kishigami!
**[15:49] Izumida**
The fans have noticed.
**[15:51] Izumida**
Does hearing these cheers
not raise your morale?
**[15:54] Komari**
Not much!
**[15:58] Komari**
I'm sorry. The heat made me lose my balance.
**[16:01] Fan 3**
What was that? A declaration of war?
**[16:04] Fan 4**
A first-year challenging a third-year?
**[16:06] Izumida**
I see. In other words,
you think you can do it?
**[16:09] Komari**
Is that what you heard?
**[16:12] Komari**
Yes. After all, I'll win.
**[16:15] Komari**
I can't reach leaping muscles
if I cross the line from behind.
**[16:20] Komari**
In order to touch the ultimate muscles,
**[16:23] Komari**
I must cross the finish line first!
**[16:27] Fan**
600 meters to go!
**[16:29] Komari**
Until then, my hands are
bound to these handles.
**[16:33] Komari**
You don't have to worry.
**[16:37] Komari**
I've kept myself under wraps for a long time!
**[16:40] Komari**
Despite my behavior,
I have a lot of restraint!
**[16:43] Izumida**
Pressure...
**[16:44] Izumida**
And not as another participant.
**[16:45] Izumida**
Pressure as a human. He's strong.
**[16:48] Izumida**
Interesting. It seems
you're a worthy opponent.
**[16:52] Izumida**
I'll win. And Hakone Academy will
achieve its first true victory!
**[16:56] Komari**
Muscles don't lie!
**[16:59] Izumida**
Let's race, Kishigami-kun!
**[17:01] Izumida**
Let's see who crosses the sprint line first!
**[17:03] Izumida**
Are you ready?
**[17:04] Izumida**
Here we go, Andy, Frank. It's our final...
**[17:09] Izumida**
Our final job!
**[17:10] Fan**
500 meters remain to the Inter-High's
second day's sprint line!
**[17:14] Izumida**
We'll take the sprint!
**[17:16] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs, abs, abs, abs!
**[17:19] Izumida**
Buaaa!
**[17:20] Izumida**
I am a sprinter...
**[17:22] Izumida**
Tag #14.
**[17:24] Izumida**
The man bearing the proud
Hakone Academy's #4.
**[17:28] Izumida**
I am simultaneously the
captain who carries the team.
**[17:32] Izumida**
I must always make the right call.
**[17:34] Izumida**
I must always make decisions,
and I must always achieve results.
**[17:38] Izumida**
Our reputation transformed
from "strong" and "amazing"
**[17:41] Izumida**
to "it's expected" and "the natural outcome."
**[17:44] Izumida**
And in order to carry on
that tradition, I work tirelessly.
**[17:47] Izumida**
I give my time, I give my spirit,
**[17:51] Izumida**
and I give my body and soul
to become stronger and faster.
**[17:54] Izumida**
But there's an old saying in the
Hakone Academy bicycle racing club.
**[18:00] Izumida**
"Don't expect praise from anyone."
**[18:03] Izumida**
"Otherwise, you can't be the
Captain of Hakone Academy."
**[18:06] (Flashback) Izumida**
Resolve?
**[18:08] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
That's right.
**[18:10] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
No one will praise you for your efforts.
**[18:13] (Flashback) Izumida**
O-Of course not.
**[18:15] (Flashback) Izumida**
Hard work isn't something you do to be seen.
**[18:18] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Will you be able to say those
words under all circumstances?
**[18:22] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
When things get hard?
When you want to give up?
**[18:24] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
When you desire recognition?
**[18:26] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
You're only human. Those moments
will come eventually.
**[18:30] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
But you must suppress them, swallow them,
shake them off, and keep on working.
**[18:36] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
"If only someone would say something kind
to me, I could try a little harder."
**[18:41] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
If you've ever thought that,
abandon that hope.
**[18:45] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
You won't get it.
**[18:47] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
We're expected to be strong.
We're expected to win.
**[18:50] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
After all, Hakone Academy are the champions.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Can you move forward without praise?
**[18:55] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Can you charge full speed
through the darkness?
**[18:58] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
Can you carry everything and win,
no matter the circumstances?
**[19:03] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
That's the resolve it takes to be the captain
**[19:05] (Flashback) Fukutomi**
of the Hakone Academy Bicycle Racing Club.
**[19:07] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yes...
**[19:09] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yes, sir!
**[19:11] Izumida**
I will win, no matter the circumstances.
**[19:14] Izumida**
A sprinter is a pointed spear.
**[19:16] Izumida**
In the past year, I have been polishing
this spear while no one was watching.
**[19:22] Izumida**
My spear will pierce the line faster
and more beautifully than anyone else!
**[19:26] Izumida**
Abs!
**[19:27] Izumida**
Abs! Abs!
**[19:28] Izumida**
Abs! Abs!
**[19:29] Izumida**
Abs!
**[19:32] Komari**
I told you, I can read your movements.
**[19:34] Komari**
I just told you.
**[19:37] Fan**
#116's reactions are so fast!
**[19:39] Fan**
He caught up, even though Izumida accelerated!
**[19:41] Fan**
It's like #116 was already
moving by the time Izumida moved!
**[19:44] Komari**
Muscles are honest. Fakes don't work.
**[19:47] Komari**
You order them to move,
and they enter the motion.
**[19:50] Komari**
They begin moving hundredths of
seconds before they enter the motion.
**[19:54] Komari**
Especially yours, Izumida-san.
**[19:56] Komari**
Your muscles are particularly honest.
**[19:58] Komari**
And I won't miss a thing.
**[20:01] Komari**
I will win because I know everything
you'll do before the finish line!
**[20:09] ---**
**[20:13] Izumida**
He's in front?
**[20:14] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's accelerating now?
**[20:17] Fan**
Hakone Academy got a late start!
**[20:18] Fan**
There's 300 meters remaining
to the sprint line!
**[20:22] Izumida**
He took advantage of a moment's opening!
**[20:23] Izumida**
I can't believe he's jumping ahead now!
**[20:26] Izumida**
He'll conserve his energy
until the last hundred meters
**[20:28] Izumida**
and match my pace, then attack at the end.
**[20:32] Izumida**
So I just need to make sure I
don't go all out until the end.
**[20:36] Izumida**
Did you see the slight slackness in my muscles
when I thought that, Kishigami Komari?
**[20:42] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's staying ahead!
**[20:46] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs!
**[20:48] Fan**
There's 200 meters left!
**[20:49] Fan**
After the corner, there's only
80 meters to the sprint line!
**[20:53] Fan**
Is he going to do it?
**[20:55] Fan**
First-year Kishigami is about
to upset Hakone Academy!
**[20:57] Fan**
Kishigami!
**[20:58] Fan**
Kishigami!
**[20:59] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[21:00] Komari**
I don't care about their cheers.
**[21:02] Komari**
I want to touch muscles. That's all.
**[21:05] Komari**
There's nothing blocking me anymore!
**[21:08] Mom**
You spilled it. I told you so.
**[21:12] Mom**
Here, wrap it up with this.
**[21:14] Mom**
Wrap it up.
**[21:18] Komari**
Huh?
**[21:23] Komari**
Wrap...?
**[21:28] Komari**
I won't wrap up anything anymore!
**[21:30] Fan**
There's 100 meters to the sprint line!
**[23:07] Komari**
Yamaguchi-san, this is a gift from me.
**[23:10] Yamaguchi**
Huh?
**[23:11] Yamaguchi**
Kishigami got a gift? For me?
**[23:14] Yamaguchi**
What's with this box? Why is it closed?
**[23:17] Yamaguchi**
He must be up to something.
**[23:19] Yamaguchi**
It's preposterous for him to give me a gift.
**[23:20] Yamaguchi**
Why me? This is terrifying!
**[23:23] Komari**
You're not going to open it?
**[23:25] Yamaguchi**
Oh, yeah...
**[23:33] Komari**
It's sakuramochi. It's good.
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE The Sprint Line of Delight
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E15 - The Sprint Line of Delight
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**[00:00] Fan**
600 meters to go!
**[00:02] Komari**
I've kept myself under wraps for a long time!
**[00:05] Komari**
Despite my behavior,
I have a lot of restraint!
**[00:08] Izumida**
Pressure...
**[00:09] Izumida**
And not as another participant.
**[00:11] Izumida**
Pressure as a human. He's strong.
**[00:14] Izumida**
Interesting. It seems
you're a worthy opponent.
**[00:18] Izumida**
I'll win. And Hakone Academy will
achieve its first true victory!
**[00:22] Komari**
Muscles don't lie!
**[00:24] Izumida**
Let's race, Kishigami-kun!
**[00:26] Izumida**
Let's see who crosses the sprint line first!
**[00:28] Izumida**
Are you ready?
**[00:29] Izumida**
Here we go, Andy, Frank. It's our final...
**[00:34] Izumida**
Our final job!
**[00:35] Fan**
500 meters remain to the Inter-High's
second day's sprint line!
**[00:39] Izumida**
We'll take the sprint!
**[00:41] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs, abs, abs, abs!
**[00:44] Izumida**
Buaaa!
**[00:45] Komari**
I told you, I can read your movements.
**[00:47] Komari**
I just told you.
**[00:50] Fan**
#116's reactions are so fast!
**[00:53] Komari**
Muscles are honest. Fakes don't work.
**[00:56] Komari**
You order them to move,
and they enter the motion.
**[00:58] Komari**
They begin moving hundredths of
seconds before they enter the motion.
**[01:02] Komari**
Especially yours, Izumida-san.
**[01:04] Komari**
Your muscles are particularly honest.
**[01:07] Komari**
And I won't miss a thing.
**[01:09] Komari**
I will win because I know everything
you'll do before the finish line!
**[01:22] Izumida**
He's in front?
**[01:23] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's accelerating now?
**[01:25] Fan**
Hakone Academy got a late start!
**[01:27] Izumida**
He took advantage of a moment's opening!
**[01:29] Izumida**
I can't believe he's jumping ahead now!
**[01:31] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's staying ahead!
**[01:35] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs!
**[01:36] Fan**
There's 200 meters left!
**[01:38] Fan**
After the corner, there's only
80 meters to the sprint line!
**[01:42] Fan**
Is he going to do it?
**[01:44] Komari**
I don't care about their cheers.
**[01:46] Komari**
I want to touch muscles. That's all.
**[01:49] Komari**
There's nothing blocking me anymore!
***SIGN*** Day Two
**[01:58] Fan 1**
The top racers competing
for the sprint are coming!
**[02:01] Fan 2**
It's Kyoto Fushimi and Hakone Academy!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[03:42] Fan A**
Go, Kyoto Fushimi!
***SIGN*** LINE.15 The Sprint Line of Delight
**[03:44] Fan B**
Hakone Academy!
**[03:47] Komari**
One hundred meters to the sprint line!
**[03:50] Komari**
The line is just on the other
side of this left turn!
**[03:56] Komari**
There's nothing blocking me anymore!
**[04:01] Izumida**
He's ahead of me.
**[04:03] Izumida**
But just barely.
**[04:05] Izumida**
There's 100 meters left.
**[04:07] Izumida**
I'll wait to brake until the last second...
**[04:14] Izumida**
And force my body
**[04:17] Izumida**
into the inside of the last corner!
**[04:21] Izumida**
I did it.
**[04:23] Izumida**
There's only 80 meters to the finish line.
**[04:25] Izumida**
It's an all-out sprint!
**[04:30] Izumida**
What?
**[04:32] Fan 3**
There's something on the course!
**[04:35] Izumida**
A plastic bottle?
**[04:38] Izumida**
It's not uncommon for debris
to be on the course.
**[04:43] Izumida**
But this timing...
**[04:46] Izumida**
Kishighami's ahead of me and moving fast.
**[04:50] Izumida**
Should I charge ahead and risk falling
**[04:54] Izumida**
or brake to avoid danger?
**[04:58] Izumida**
I don't have much time or distance left.
**[05:02] Izumida**
I can see the line.
**[05:04] Izumida**
If I brake at this speed, I'll lose
seconds and the chance to win.
**[05:12] Izumida**
Andy and Frank are ordering me to avoid it.
"It's too dangerous. Squeeze the brakes."
**[05:20] Izumida**
They're absolutely right.
**[05:22] Izumida**
There's no reason to deliberately take risks
**[05:25] Izumida**
when you're not at the finish line!
**[05:29] Izumida**
I'll never win anything unless I take
risks and desperately charge ahead.
**[05:33] Izumida**
Isn't that what I learned?
**[05:39] Izumida**
Andy, Frank... I'm sorry.
**[05:45] Izumida**
Please be quiet!
**[05:52] Izumida**
What's important is identifying your goal,
**[05:57] Izumida**
and how much of a risk you can take.
**[06:01] Izumida**
So I must charge straight
ahead without hesitation!
**[06:06] Izumida**
Toward my goal!
**[06:08] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs, abs, buaaa!
**[06:12] Fan 4**
Straight ahead? No way!
**[06:15] Fan 5**
Does he not see it?
**[06:23] Fan 6**
His rear tire slipped!
**[06:25] Fan 7**
He's falling!
**[06:28] Izumida**
Control!
**[06:30] Izumida**
Shift your weight and maintain your posture
**[06:33] Izumida**
without letting up on the pedals.
**[06:36] Izumida**
Hold your posture!
**[06:39] Izumida**
Hold it!
**[06:43] Komari**
How unlucky.
**[06:46] Komari**
Excuse me while I go on ahead.
**[06:49] Izumida**
Hold it!
**[06:56] Izumida**
My tire's grip is back.
**[06:58] Izumida**
From now on, it's all out!
**[07:00] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs, abs, abs, abs!
**[07:03] Fan 10**
He just barely restored his posture!
**[07:05] Fan 11**
He's accelerating!
**[07:07] Izumida**
And don't take your eyes off your goal.
**[07:11] Izumida**
Abs, abs, abs, abs, abs, abs!
**[07:13] Izumida**
"Unlucky."
**[07:15] Izumida**
Let me tell you, Kishigami...
**[07:18] Izumida**
You can't know that for sure
until the line's been crossed.
**[07:23] Izumida**
"Unlucky" can be changed to "lucky."
**[07:28] Izumida**
And that's something only
you can do for yourself!
**[07:32] Fan 12**
Hakone Academy's closing!
**[07:34] Fan 13**
Was he resting his legs while
pedaling when he slipped?
**[07:46] (Flashback) Arakita**
Idiot.
**[07:48] (Flashback) Arakita**
Quit your crying, Izumida.
**[07:51] (Flashback) Izumida**
But Hakone Academy placed second!
**[07:56] (Flashback) Izumida**
I... I...
**[07:59] (Flashback) Arakita**
Crying about second place is our job.
**[08:03] (Flashback) Izumida**
What?
**[08:04] (Flashback) Arakita**
If you place second again next year,
you can cry your eyes out then.
**[08:10] (Flashback) Arakita**
You've still got a job to do.
**[08:12] (Flashback) Arakita**
Tedious stuff like analyzing and
deciding what needs to be strengthened.
**[08:18] (Flashback) Arakita**
Your results aren't out yet.
**[08:22] (Flashback) Arakita**
So...
**[08:25] (Flashback) Arakita**
Achieve something next year.
**[08:30] Izumida**
Yes, sir!
**[08:32] Izumida**
I will!
**[08:34] Izumida**
Abuaaa!
**[08:36] Fan 14**
50 meters left! They're neck and neck!
**[08:40] Komari**
What is he doing here?
**[08:43] Komari**
No, that doesn't matter right now.
**[08:46] Komari**
I just need to keep racing toward the line,
**[08:49] Komari**
so I can touch those good muscles!
**[08:53] Fan 15**
Izumida caught up!
**[08:55] Fan 16**
Go, Kishigami!
**[08:57] Fan 17**
They're both going all out!
**[09:01] Komari**
40 meters...
**[09:02] Izumida**
...remaining!
**[09:07] Izumida**
Tremble, my muscles!
**[09:12] Izumida**
They're screaming.
**[09:16] Izumida**
All the muscles in my body.
**[09:20] Izumida**
My abused muscle fibers are tearing audibly.
**[09:26] Izumida**
And my burdened muscle fibers
will heal overnight when I rest.
**[09:32] Izumida**
They will become stronger, thicker,
and more flexible as they heal.
**[09:38] Izumida**
Those are the basics of strength training.
**[09:42] Izumida**
I've always felt the sprint
before the finish line...
**[09:47] Izumida**
Going all out. That tension.
**[09:50] Izumida**
For me, that is the ultimate
strength training!
**[09:55] Izumida**
Abs!
**[09:58] Izumida**
Andy, Frank. And you, Fabian.
**[10:03] Izumida**
I'm sorry for ignoring your warning earlier.
**[10:07] Izumida**
Thank you for listening to me.
**[10:10] Izumida**
It's all right now.
**[10:12] Izumida**
Come on out. Come on.
**[10:19] Izumida**
And rampage to your heart's content!
**[10:22] Izumida**
For our Hakone Academy's victory!
**[10:30] Izumida**
Compress my heart, pump blood through
my body, take oxygen into my chest,
**[10:38] Izumida**
and push me beyond light speed!
**[10:49] Izumida**
Beyond!
**[10:52] Izumida**
Abuaaa!
**[10:55] Fan 18**
Hakone Academy pulled slightly ahead!
**[10:58] Komari**
Ahead?
**[10:59] Komari**
But he just slipped back there!
**[11:03] Komari**
Is the acceleration of
Hakone Academy's #4 this...
**[11:09] Komari**
This? This?
**[11:13] Komari**
Huh? I can see it...
**[11:18] Komari**
A field of flowers!
**[11:22] Komari**
I see it!
**[11:33] Komari**
A field of muscles!
**[11:36] Fan 19**
Kyoto Fushimi accelerated again!
**[11:38] Fan 20**
Most guys lose hope and decelerate when
they're passed before the finish line,
**[11:44] Fan 20**
but he's still pedaling!
**[11:46] Fan 20**
What incredible mental strength!
**[11:49] Komari**
A field!
**[11:51] Izumida**
Abuaaa!
**[12:01] Izumida**
Abs!
**[12:04] Izumida**
Yuki...
**[12:06] Izumida**
Takuto...
**[12:08] Izumida**
Doubashi...
**[12:10] Izumida**
Yuto...
**[12:12] Izumida**
Manami...
**[12:18] Announce**
The winner of the second day's sprint is...
**[12:24] Izumida**
Sorry to keep you waiting.
**[12:29] Announce**
Hakone Academy #14, third-year, captain,
**[12:34] Announce**
Izumida Touichirou!
**[12:39] Izumida**
Abua! Abua! Abua!
**[12:45] Izumida**
Now the champions truly have
reclaimed their throne!
**[12:54] Hakogaku 1**
Izumida-san!
**[12:55] Hakogaku 2**
Captain!
**[12:56] Hakogaku 3**
You did it, Izumida-san!
**[13:00] Izumida**
Thanks, guys.
**[13:03] Hakogaku 1**
Izumida-san, over here!
**[13:15] Izumida**
Shin... Shinkai-san...
**[13:19] Shinkai**
I came to watch, Izumida.
**[13:27] Shinkai**
That was an awesome sprint.
**[13:33] Izumida**
Shinkai-san...
**[13:39] Izumida**
Shinkai-san.
**[13:41] Izumida**
It was a heavy and difficult year.
**[13:47] Izumida**
"A sprinter can't be the captain."
**[13:50] Izumida**
"Last year's loss."
**[13:53] Izumida**
There were times I nearly couldn't
withstand those pressures.
**[14:00] Izumida**
But now I feel like some
of it's been wiped away.
**[14:06] Izumida**
I carried the strong Hakone
Academy team on my back,
**[14:10] Izumida**
created a new team with my teammates,
and carved a new path.
**[14:19] Izumida**
Shinkai-san...
**[14:22] Izumida**
Shinkai-san, am I...
**[14:26] Izumida**
on the right path?
**[14:30] Shinkai**
Izumida...
**[14:32] Shinkai**
The captain's position and tag #4...
**[14:37] Shinkai**
I'm glad we entrusted both of those to you.
**[14:41] Shinkai**
You're the pride of Hakone Academy.
**[14:44] Shinkai**
You're the fastest man!
**[14:47] Izumida**
Abs!
**[14:48] Fan**
Hakone Academy is amazing!
**[14:50] Fan**
I got chills!
**[14:54] Izumida**
Shinkai-san,
**[14:58] Izumida**
thank you so—
**[15:05] Izumida**
That's Shinkai-san's Kapow Pose.
**[15:09] Izumida**
It means he'll definitely
take down his target.
**[15:12] Izumida**
No, that's not it.
**[15:15] Izumida**
Now it's a kapow of appreciation.
**[15:23] Izumida**
Thank you!
**[15:27] Hakogaku 1**
He's gone.
**[15:28] Hakogaku 2**
It was only for a moment.
**[15:30] Hakogaku 2**
If this were the finish line,
we could've talked longer.
**[15:35] Shinkai**
A moment...
**[15:39] Shinkai**
Some things can only be conveyed in a moment.
**[15:55] Komari**
I wanted to touch them!
**[15:58] Izumida**
Kishigami Komari...
**[16:03] Komari**
I was supposed to be able to touch them.
**[16:04] Komari**
I pulled ahead 300 meters before the line.
**[16:08] Komari**
You closed the gap during the turn,
but then you slipped on some debris.
**[16:13] Komari**
I thought I had won.
**[16:15] Komari**
After all, from your muscle mass
and movements, I expected
**[16:21] Komari**
that you wouldn't catch me
by the end of the sprint!
**[16:24] Komari**
But you did.
**[16:27] Komari**
In other words, it was that moment.
**[16:31] Komari**
In that moment, your muscles...
**[16:34] Komari**
They became larger, stronger...
**[16:41] Komari**
And far more swollen than I had imagined!
**[16:46] Komari**
More virile!
**[16:48] Komari**
Fiercer!
**[16:52] Komari**
Your muscles exceeded my expectations.
**[16:57] Komari**
They are the highest-quality muscles.
**[17:02] Komari**
How did you forge them?
**[17:05] Komari**
I thought I knew.
**[17:08] Komari**
But your muscles exceeded my imagination.
**[17:19] Izumida**
Do you want to touch my muscles?
**[17:28] Izumida**
I don't mind. After all, the race is over.
**[17:53] Komari**
No, thank you.
**[17:55] Komari**
I made a rule that I would only touch
them if I crossed the line first.
**[18:02] Izumida**
A rule?
**[18:05] Izumida**
This man has his own aesthetic, too.
**[18:11] Izumida**
What a sportsman.
**[18:13] Izumida**
Though you're my opponent,
I admire your spirit.
**[18:17] Komari**
No, I was just raised that way.
**[18:24] Komari**
I really wanted to touch them.
**[18:34] Izumida**
This guy is still a first-year.
**[18:38] Izumida**
Whatever his motivation,
**[18:40] Izumida**
as long as he keeps riding, he may
eventually pose a threat to Hakone Academy.
**[18:47] Izumida**
No, I should be focusing
on this race right now.
**[18:53] Izumida**
The sprint is over.
**[18:55] Izumida**
The course will be flat for
a while, but after that,
**[19:01] Izumida**
we'll enter the mountain stage.
**[19:04] Izumida**
The climbers will make their move.
***SIGN*** Day Two
**[19:08] Hakogaku 2**
Thanks for coming.
**[19:10] Hakogaku 2**
Really, thank you so much for
coming to watch the race.
**[19:14] Shinkai**
There's no need to be so considerate of me.
**[19:16] Hakogaku 3**
Is everyone who graduated doing well?
**[19:23] Shinkai**
Why don't you ask them yourself?
**[19:30] All**
Fu...
**[19:33] All**
Fukutomi-san!
**[19:38] Shinkai**
I felt more nervous watching him.
**[19:40] Shinkai**
I felt more relaxed when I was riding.
**[19:44] Shinkai**
Did you not want him to see you, Juichi?
**[19:48] Fukutomi**
No. Just watching his sprint was enough.
**[19:53] Fukutomi**
He managed to wipe away
the guilt he was carrying.
**[19:58] Fukutomi**
Izumida did well.
**[20:02] Shinkai**
He would've been happy to hear that from you.
**[20:05] Fukutomi**
Hakone Academy's captain isn't
someone who should be praised.
**[20:11] Shinkai**
You're strict.
**[20:13] Shinkai**
Come to think of it, I heard
he was coming today.
**[20:17] Shinkai**
Is he late?
**[20:18] Fukutomi**
No. I got a call this morning.
**[20:21] Fukutomi**
He's watching from somewhere else today.
***SIGN*** Day Two
Mountain Line
**[20:36] Fan**
It's still going to be another
hour before any riders get here.
**[20:39] Fan**
No, more than that.
***SIGN*** Day Two
Mountain Line
**[20:41] Fan**
I wonder who will win the
second day's mountain result.
**[20:52] Toudou**
Not who, but which.
**[21:00] Toudou**
It will be decided.
**[21:02] Toudou**
After all, this is the only stage
**[21:07] Toudou**
where they can race without any distractions.
**[21:13] Toudou**
For the King of the Mountain...
**[21:15] Toudou**
To inherit the title of Mountain God.
**[21:20] Toudou**
And I, Toudou Jinpachi, will watch over
the entirety of their mountain race.
**[23:02] Izumida**
Shinkai-san, look at how much I've
grown while spending time with you!
**[23:10] (Flashback) Izumida**
Shinkai-san!
**[23:14] (Flashback) Izumida**
Would you like some of this, too?
**[23:18] (Flashback) Izumida**
Shinkai-san!
**[23:20] (Flashback) Izumida**
This is for you!
**[23:22] (Flashback) Izumida**
It's a special tropical melon drink!
**[23:25] (Flashback) Izumida**
Shinkai-san!
**[23:27] (Flashback) Izumida**
Shinkai-san!
**[23:29] (Flashback) Izumida**
Shinkai-san!
**[23:30] Shinkai**
Kapow.
**[23:33] Izumida**
A kapow of appreciation!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Sohoku Falls Behind
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E16 - Sohoku Falls Behind
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***SIGN*** Shiisaka Shirasawa Tunnel
**[00:05] Fan**
The lead pack is here!
**[00:06] Fan**
It's Hakone Academy and Kyoto Fushimi!
**[00:08] Fan**
That's #14, the guy from the sprint!
**[00:10] Fan**
#116 has rejoined his team, too!
**[00:13] Fan**
There's one Sohoku rider with them!
**[00:15] Fan**
It's the red guy!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.16 Sohoku Falls Behind
**[01:54] Naruko**
It's suddenly muggy. The air's hot.
**[01:58] Naruko**
The temperature rose sharply
once we exited the tunnel.
**[02:01] Naruko**
Our elevation must have
decreased quite a bit.
**[02:04] Naruko**
Once this downhill ends, we'll be in Numata.
**[02:08] Naruko**
From there, the road will
be flat for a while.
**[02:10] Naruko**
But once that ends,
we'll enter the mountains.
**[02:14] Naruko**
Naturally, since I'm a genius, I won't let
Hakone Academy or Kyoto Fushimi get away.
**[02:19] Naruko**
But honestly, having to do all of it
myself puts me at a disadvantage.
**[02:30] Naruko**
Damn!
**[02:32] Naruko**
Kyoto Fushimi's staggering their line
**[02:34] Naruko**
and moving around so I can't get
out of the wind behind them.
**[02:37] Naruko**
Is this one of Midousuji's phases?
**[02:40] Naruko**
They're absolutely right.
**[02:42] Naruko**
If I want to get out of the wind, I should
go get some of my own teammates.
**[02:46] Naruko**
Right now, I'm just an eyesore.
They won't cooperate with me.
**[02:52] Naruko**
My legs are starting to feel modestly
exhausted from this modest attack.
**[02:56] Naruko**
No, wait. I'm a genius.
**[03:00] Naruko**
I can handle this myself.
**[03:03] Naruko**
I won't let modesty beat me!
**[03:06] Naruko**
But...
**[03:07] Naruko**
It would be easier if they caught up.
**[03:12] Naruko**
My team...
**[03:14] Naruko**
Onoda-kun...
**[03:16] Naruko**
Teshima-san...
**[03:18] Naruko**
Hotshot!
**[03:20] Naruko**
Come on!
**[03:22] Naruko**
Catch up!
**[03:28] Teshima**
This is hopeless.
**[03:30] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san, I'll switch with you.
**[03:33] Teshima**
Thanks, Onoda.
**[03:34] Sakamichi**
We'll catch up to the front somehow.
**[03:39] Teshima**
Our situation couldn't be worse.
**[03:41] Teshima**
We're pretty far behind the front.
**[03:44] Teshima**
I wish we could catch up,
but they're six plus six plus one.
**[03:49] Teshima**
That's thirteen riders. There's only three of us.
**[03:53] Teshima**
And one of us is a climber who
won't be good on the flats.
***SIGN*** Feed Zone
**[03:57] Teshima**
At the feed zone earlier...
**[03:59] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
Teshima-san!
**[04:00] (Flashback) Danchiku**
Onoda-san!
**[04:01] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Thank you!
**[04:03] (Flashback) Miki**
Teshima-san, you're five minutes
and ten seconds behind the front!
**[04:08] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
I-It's okay!
**[04:11] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
I-I'm sure you can catch up!
**[04:13] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
Please catch up!
**[04:15] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
Sohoku, go!
**[04:18] (Flashback) Danchiku**
Senpai!
**[04:19] (Flashback) Aya**
Good luck!
**[04:23] Teshima**
Sugimoto was tearing up.
**[04:27] Teshima**
In fact, he was crying.
**[04:30] Teshima**
I was in the feed zone last
year and the year before.
**[04:32] Teshima**
I know what it's like
**[04:35] Teshima**
to wait and wait for your team to come.
**[04:39] Teshima**
It makes you want to cry, but...
**[04:43] Teshima**
This time, I have to do something
about this situation.
**[04:48] Teshima**
But how?
**[04:55] Ise**
You must be slow if you're
still hanging around here.
**[04:59] Ise**
This year's Sohoku team sure is slow.
**[05:04] Teshima**
Pursuers? You can't be serious.
**[05:06] Teshima**
They caught up to us from behind?
**[05:09] Ise**
You're slower than last year.
**[05:12] Ise**
Higo blooms again!
**[05:15] Teshima**
Kumamoto Daiichi?
**[05:19] Ise**
We trained for the flats
on the plains of Kumamoto
**[05:21] Ise**
and polished our climbing
on the slopes of Mt. Aso.
**[05:24] Ise**
We are the Kumamoto Daiichi
Higo Superexpress!
**[05:31] Teshima**
Kumamoto Daiichi third-year Ise!
**[05:33] Ise**
We let Kyoto and Hakone take the sprint
and deliberately left the pack late.
**[05:40] Ise**
If we'd left early, we would've
ended up like you, in pieces!
**[05:47] Ise**
This year's Kumamoto Daiichi is smart.
**[05:50] Ise**
We planned to delay our move and chase after
the front with all six of our members.
**[05:56] Teshima**
The front?
**[05:58] Teshima**
They're heading for the
front? In that case...
**[06:02] Sakamichi**
E-Excuse me, Ise-san...
**[06:04] Sakamichi**
You rode with a very energetic guy
named Taura-san last year, didn't you?
**[06:10] Ise**
Are you trying to say we've changed,
**[06:14] Ise**
tag #1, Onoda-kun?
**[06:17] Sakamichi**
Oh, no! Um, I'm sorry if I offended you!
**[06:22] Ise**
You're right.
**[06:24] Ise**
I took over the club after Taura-san.
**[06:28] Ise**
I don't want to face the pain we experienced
last year again, so I've become a demon.
**[06:35] Ise**
The underclassmen call me the Demon Sergeant!
**[06:41] Teshima**
Ise!
**[06:44] Teshima**
Why don't we work together
until we reach the front?
**[06:48] Teshima**
Us and Kumamoto Daiichi...
**[06:51] Teshima**
In a road race, the more people there
are in a group, the faster they go!
**[06:58] Teshima**
Not a bad deal, right?
**[07:03] Ise**
Didn't I mention last
year's painful experience?
**[07:08] Ise**
We're done with cooperating!
**[07:12] Sakamichi**
That's right.
**[07:14] Sakamichi**
Last year, during the third day's
final stage, Kumamoto Daiichi
**[07:18] Sakamichi**
was abandoned by the guys from Hiroshima.
**[07:26] Ise**
I've got another piece of bad news for you.
**[07:30] Ise**
The pack behind us is slowly gaining speed.
**[07:34] Ise**
If you keep riding at that pace,
**[07:38] Ise**
forget about the front—the pack
behind will catch up to you.
**[07:45] Imaizumi**
How could we have fallen so far behind?
**[07:48] Imaizumi**
It's because I made the wrong choice.
**[07:52] Teshima**
Forget about the front
because of the pack behind...
**[07:55] Teshima**
I didn't plan on giving up,
**[07:59] Teshima**
but should we leave Naruko alone and...
**[08:06] Daiichi**
Captain Ise!
**[08:07] Daiichi**
The pursuers behind us
have fallen out of sight!
**[08:10] Daiichi**
We've shaken off Sohoku!
**[08:12] Ise**
Roger that.
**[08:14] Ise**
They were as persistent this
year as they were last year.
**[08:18] Ise**
Sohoku's impressive.
**[08:21] Ise**
But their race is over now.
**[08:24] Ise**
Kumamoto Daiichi finished them off.
**[08:28] Ise**
Since they're not trying to catch up,
they must've lost the will to fight.
**[08:33] Ise**
They've given up
**[08:36] Ise**
on this race!
**[08:49] Teshima**
What's going on? Onoda?
**[08:52] Teshima**
What is this rising pressure?
**[08:56] Imaizumi**
Onoda?
**[08:58] Imaizumi**
Despite the circumstances,
**[09:01] Imaizumi**
he's smiling?
**[09:05] Teshima**
What's up, Onoda?
**[09:07] Sakamichi**
Uh, sorry.
**[09:10] Sakamichi**
I know I shouldn't be smiling.
**[09:13] Sakamichi**
I just couldn't help but imagine...
**[09:17] Sakamichi**
Kumamoto Daiichi said the
pack is close behind us.
**[09:21] Sakamichi**
The board on the referee car just said
there's two guys riding ahead of the pack.
**[09:30] Sakamichi**
I thought it might be possible that
**[09:34] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san and Kaburagi-kun will
catch up and ride with us again.
**[09:40] Sakamichi**
I'm sure we'll be faster
when there's five of us.
**[09:45] Imaizumi**
Aoyagi-san and Kaburagi?
**[09:48] Teshima**
They could catch up?
**[09:51] Teshima**
Faster with five?
**[09:54] Sakamichi**
Yeah.
**[09:56] Sakamichi**
But it's still just my imagination.
**[09:59] Teshima**
Since we've fallen behind the front,
it means we're closer to the back.
**[10:04] Teshima**
I hadn't even considered that.
**[10:08] Teshima**
I hadn't considered that
we'd increased our odds of
**[10:10] Teshima**
grouping up with our teammates behind us.
**[10:13] Sakamichi**
B-But it's not guaranteed!
**[10:16] Sakamichi**
It's just a possibility!
**[10:20] Teshima**
We can ride with Kaburagi and Aoyagi again.
**[10:29] Teshima**
No. We're in the middle of a race.
**[10:32] Teshima**
And I'm the captain.
**[10:35] Teshima**
That's not happening, Onoda.
**[10:37] Teshima**
Kumamoto Daiichi passed us,
**[10:40] Teshima**
but we're still chasing after the lead pack.
**[10:45] Teshima**
And I...
**[10:47] Teshima**
have abandoned them!
**[10:50] (Flashback) Teshima**
Then this is goodbye.
**[10:53] Teshima**
They're not coming.
**[10:55] Teshima**
We won't slow down to wait for them, either.
**[10:59] Teshima**
Don't look back.
**[11:00] Teshima**
We'll catch up to the front.
**[11:03] Teshima**
We'll chase after them as quickly as we can.
**[11:05] Teshima**
That's an order! Pedal as hard as you can!
**[11:08] Teshima**
We must catch up to Hakone Academy
and Kyoto Fushimi!
**[11:12] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[11:17] Imaizumi**
Onoda's smiling again?
**[11:20] Teshima**
Onoda, let's switch!
**[11:22] Sakamichi**
Th-Thank you.
**[11:25] Teshima**
What's going on, Onoda?
**[11:28] Teshima**
Why are you smiling?
**[11:30] Teshima**
Has the heat made you lose your mind?
**[11:33] Teshima**
I said we're chasing after
the front at full speed.
**[11:36] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[11:38] Sakamichi**
Oh, um... Aoyagi-san promised he'd be back.
**[11:45] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
I'm bringing him back.
**[11:47] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san, you said the
eighth reason was hope.
**[11:51] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Those seven more reasons my choice
is reckless... Is there an eighth?
**[11:56] (Flashback) Teshima**
What? The eighth?
**[11:58] (Flashback) Teshima**
There's...
**[12:01] (Flashback) Teshima**
It's a tiny shred of hope!
**[12:04] Teshima**
You didn't need to remember that.
**[12:07] Sakamichi**
I think they've broken through the seven
obstacles and are headed this way.
**[12:13] Teshima**
Sorry, but that's too optimistic.
**[12:17] Teshima**
We're heading for the front
as quickly as we can.
**[12:21] Teshima**
How will they catch up?
**[12:23] Sakamichi**
The mountains were probably hard for them.
**[12:27] Sakamichi**
But this course
**[12:29] Sakamichi**
has been a gently sloping downhill
since we exited the tunnel.
**[12:35] Sakamichi**
I'm sure they'll catch up.
**[12:38] Sakamichi**
After all,
**[12:40] Sakamichi**
they're sprinters.
**[12:48] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi-san...
**[12:50] Aoyagi**
What is it?
**[12:54] Fan**
They're faster than the
guys we've seen so far.
**[12:56] Fan**
The wind was making the leaves shake.
**[12:59] Fan**
They're the guys who competed
for yesterday's sprint.
**[13:02] Kaburagi**
I can hear the fans saying we're fast,
but this is normal, right?
**[13:08] Kaburagi**
I'm an all-rounder, not a sprinter.
**[13:12] Aoyagi**
You're right.
**[13:21] Teshima**
No, stay strong.
**[13:24] Teshima**
Putting your hopes in the guys behind
you is proof you're wavering.
**[13:27] Teshima**
Don't turn back, Teshima Junta.
**[13:30] Teshima**
Aoyagi is a good guy.
**[13:32] Teshima**
We've fought and eaten
together for three years.
**[13:36] Teshima**
Pick up the pace!
**[13:38] Teshima**
Earnest, silent, and
considerate of his juniors...
**[13:43] Teshima**
But I've abandoned him!
**[13:45] Teshima**
He's not coming!
**[13:48] Teshima**
Let's go faster!
**[13:50] Fan**
It's the three-man Sohoku team!
**[13:52] Fan**
You can do it!
**[13:55] Fan**
Some guys are coming from behind!
**[13:56] Fan**
There's two of them!
**[13:59] Teshima**
Two?
**[14:01] Teshima**
No, it's some other team.
**[14:04] Teshima**
They're chasing after us
like Kumamoto Daiichi did.
**[14:07] Teshima**
Don't turn back, Teshima Junta!
**[14:18] Teshima**
I can't let them catch up to us!
**[14:21] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san!
**[14:23] Sakamichi**
Behind us! Look behind us!
**[14:28] Teshima**
Wishes made so long ago...
**[14:33] Teshima**
sometimes come true.
**[14:39] (Flashback) Teshima**
It's finally over.
**[14:40] (Flashback) Teshima**
Laundry, cleanup,
and prepping for tomorrow...
**[14:44] (Flashback) Teshima**
Working support for the Inter-High
is harder than I thought.
**[14:48] (Flashback) Teshima**
Being a first-year is hard.
**[14:50] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[14:53] (Flashback) Teshima**
But Aoyagi...
**[14:55] (Flashback) Teshima**
Someday, let's race in the Inter-High.
**[14:59] (Flashback) Teshima**
Let's compete on the ultimate stage.
**[15:02] (Flashback) Teshima**
Let's do it by the time we're third-years.
**[15:06] (Flashback) Teshima**
I'll be a climber, and you'll be a sprinter.
**[15:10] (Flashback) Teshima**
Just kidding.
**[15:12] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
When the time comes,
I'll pull you to the mountains.
**[15:24] (Flashback) Teshima**
I'm counting on you.
**[15:26] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[15:33] Teshima**
Our small wish...
**[15:40] Teshima**
Onoda, are those...
**[15:42] Sakamichi**
Yes. They're yellow jerseys.
**[15:46] Teshima**
I'd given up hope long ago, but...
**[15:52] Teshima**
Why do you always come
**[15:57] Teshima**
to save me only when I'm in trouble?
**[16:04] Teshima**
You idiot!
**[16:07] Teshima**
Aoyagi!
**[16:12] Aoyagi**
I brought the idiot back again, Junta.
**[16:18] Teshima**
So casually, and without a
single change in expression...
**[16:23] Teshima**
How can you be there like that?
**[16:28] Teshima**
I see them, Onoda.
**[16:31] Teshima**
I see them, too.
**[16:35] Teshima**
The teammates I thought
would never come back.
**[16:42] Kaburagi**
We're here, Aoyagi-san.
**[16:44] Kaburagi**
Three yellow jerseys.
**[16:46] Kaburagi**
We're almost to our team.
**[16:49] Kaburagi**
It's Onoda-san, Imaizumi-san,
and Teshima-san.
**[16:52] Kaburagi**
This is crazy. It feels
like it's been so long.
**[16:55] Kaburagi**
We're almost there.
**[17:03] Teshima**
Aoyagi...
**[17:06] Teshima**
That shred of hope...
**[17:09] Teshima**
The tiny wish I mentioned then...
**[17:12] Teshima**
Those wishes...
**[17:15] Teshima**
As we're struggling, they suddenly come true.
**[17:20] Teshima**
That's how it is.
**[17:24] Teshima**
I met you the day I was
thinking about quitting cycling.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
..."one" for number one.
**[17:33] Teshima**
I failed to make it to the Inter-High,
but you charmed me.
**[17:37] Teshima**
When I had lost hope, you asked me
if I wanted to be your partner.
**[17:43] (Flashback) Teshima**
We're a two-man team.
**[17:47] Teshima**
During our second-year training camp,
**[17:49] Teshima**
when I had given up hope,
you told me to keep riding.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
We'll go together.
**[17:56] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Otherwise, there's no point.
**[18:00] Teshima**
During this year's training camp,
**[18:02] Teshima**
in the final sprint of my race against Koga,
**[18:07] Teshima**
you were the only one who believed in me.
**[18:10] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Junta, win!
**[18:13] Teshima**
And now, you promised you'd return.
**[18:17] Teshima**
You actually left the team and returned
**[18:22] Teshima**
with our teammate in tow.
**[18:29] Teshima**
Aoyagi...
**[18:31] Teshima**
Our two-man team...
**[18:35] Teshima**
can still ride at this Inter-High!
**[18:46] Onoda**
Kaburagi-kun and Aoyagi-san
have just rejoined the team!
**[18:51] Kaburagi**
Sorry we're late!
**[18:53] Teshima**
How have you been, Kaburagi?
**[18:55] Kaburagi**
Good, sir!
**[18:56] Teshima**
Well done making it back!
**[18:58] Teshima**
You shouldn't have fallen
behind if you're feeling good!
**[19:01] Kaburagi**
Sorry!
**[19:03] Imaizumi**
In this precarious situation,
we got five of our members together.
**[19:09] Imaizumi**
Just like Onoda said.
**[19:12] Teshima**
Koga did?
**[19:14] Kaburagi**
He waited for me
**[19:16] Kaburagi**
and pushed my back during the climb.
**[19:20] Kaburagi**
I was really grateful.
**[19:23] Sakamichi**
But you're most grateful
to Aoyagi-san, right?
**[19:27] Kaburagi**
What are you talking about?
**[19:29] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi fell behind, like me.
**[19:32] Kaburagi**
We had no choice but to work together.
**[19:35] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san left the team by himself
so he could go back and save you.
**[19:42] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[19:43] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san tried to stop him, but he
promised to bring you back and left.
**[19:48] Kaburagi**
A-Are you being serious?
**[19:55] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
So follow me. Don't fall behind.
**[19:59] Kaburagi**
Seriously?
**[20:02] Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[20:03] Kaburagi**
Wh-Why didn't you say so?
**[20:07] Aoyagi**
I told you a bunch of times.
**[20:10] Kaburagi**
Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Then...
**[20:16] Kaburagi**
I owe you the most!
**[20:19] Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[20:23] Sakamichi**
You just noticed, Kaburagi-kun?
**[20:25] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[20:27] Kaburagi**
I said some pretty rude things, didn't I?
**[20:31] Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[20:33] Kaburagi**
Then I'm the most sorry to you!
**[20:47] Aoyagi**
I'm back, Junta!
**[20:51] Teshima**
Yeah! Somewhere in my heart,
I believed this would happen, Aoyagi!
**[20:57] Teshima**
Thanks for coming back!
**[21:01] Teshima**
There's five of us.
**[21:02] Teshima**
Kyoto Fushimi, Hakone Academy, and
Kumamoto Daiichi are ahead of us.
**[21:06] Teshima**
Naruko's working hard on his own.
**[21:09] Teshima**
Sprinters to the front!
**[21:11] Teshima**
Sohoku is accelerating!
**[21:14] Teshima**
We'll work together and
catch up to the lead pack!
**[21:17] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[21:19] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[21:21] Teshima**
We're going!
**[21:23] Sakamichi**
To the front!
**[21:29] Manami**
Once these flats end,
we'll be in the mountains.
**[21:36] Manami**
You'll come, won't you, Sakamichi-kun?
**[23:14] Kaburagi**
For a minute there,
I thought we were done for.
**[23:18] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi-san, I'm seriously
most grateful to you.
**[23:21] Teshima**
Then you can't be rude to him anymore.
**[23:23] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir. Sorry, Aoyagi-san.
**[23:27] Sakamichi**
How did you and Aoyagi-san
make it back here?
**[23:29] Kaburagi**
Well...
**[23:31] Kaburagi**
I-It's a secret!
**[23:33] Aoyagi**
Together we sang *Love*—
**[23:34] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Start of the Mountains
**[23:36] Kaburagi**
I prefer not using honorifics, after all.
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E17 - Start of the Mountains
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***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.17 Start of the Mountains
**[01:34] Naruko**
Being the captain sure is hard work.
**[01:37] (Flashback) Naruko**
There was a pep rally suddenly
scheduled for today, right?
***SIGN*** Sohoku High School Inter-High Soccer & Bicycle Racing Club Pep Rally
**[01:39] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Yeah.
**[01:41] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
He's attending with Pierre-sensei.
**[01:43] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
That's why the second-years have been
asked to lead today's member meeting!
**[01:50] (Flashback) Naruko**
We're meeting at Koga-san's place this year, right?
**[01:52] (Flashback) Naruko**
Come to think of it, Makishima-san's
place was crazy last year.
**[01:55] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I wonder what Koga-san's house is like.
**[01:59] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
It's a building, Naruko-kun!
**[02:00] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Koga-san's house is a huge building!
**[02:03] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
A building?
**[02:05] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
That's an apartment building!
**[02:06] (Flashback) Naruko**
Onoda-kun, the entire building
isn't Koga-san's house!
**[02:09] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
It's so tall!
**[02:10] (Flashback) Naruko**
That's just how apartment buildings are.
**[02:12] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
There are so many cars!
**[02:14] (Flashback) Naruko**
Yeah, because a lot of people live here.
**[02:17] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Don't you have any relatives
who live in apartments?
**[02:20] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
It's huge! It's so tall!
**[02:23] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Another one who doesn't have any.
**[02:24] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Let's go.
**[02:24] Kaburagi**
Ow, ow! Please stop, Aoyagi-san!
**[02:33] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
We're so high up!
**[02:34] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
This is crazy!
**[02:35] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Hey, isn't that our school?
**[02:37] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Huh? What? Where?
**[02:38] (Flashback) Naruko**
Onoda-kun! Showoff!
**[02:40] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I'm losing my desire to stop them.
***SIGN*** Kimitaka
**[02:42] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Sorry for making such a fuss.
**[02:44] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Sorry!
**[02:46] Aoyagi**
* I'll have to keep an eye*
* on him during the race.*
**[02:50] (Flashback) Koga**
Hey, thanks for coming.
**[02:54] (Flashback) Koga**
Let's get this meeting started.
**[02:56] (Flashback) Koga**
We won't be practicing riding,
but stay focused.
**[03:00] (Flashback) All**
Yes, sir!
**[03:03] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
That's a huge monitor.
**[03:06] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Are we gonna watch a movie or something?
**[03:08] (Flashback) Koga**
It's data.
**[03:09] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Data?
**[03:11] (Flashback) Koga**
Road racing is also a
battle against the road.
**[03:14] (Flashback) Koga**
The upperclassmen used
to say it all the time.
**[03:18] (Flashback) Koga**
This is data on this year's
Tochigi Inter-High course.
**[03:24] (Flashback) Koga**
I attached a camera to my bike
and rode the whole thing myself.
**[03:29] (Flashback) All**
What?
**[03:30] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
Whoa!
**[03:31] (Flashback) Koga**
I told Aoyagi and Teshima what I was doing.
**[03:34] Imaizumi**
*He rode the whole course alone?*
**[03:37] Naruko**
*Is this four-eyes serious?*
**[03:39] Naruko**
*He said it so casually, but that's...*
**[03:42] Sakamichi**
*Koga-san is amazing!*
**[03:45] (Flashback) Koga**
I felt things like small gaps and
challenging sections not on the map.
**[03:52] (Flashback) Koga**
And now, I'll tell you all about them.
**[03:54] (Flashback) All**
Yes, sir!
**[03:59] (Flashback) Koga**
That's all from me.
**[04:02] (Flashback) Koga**
To round things off,
I have a question for you.
**[04:07] (Flashback) Koga**
Is there anything you want
to try at the Inter-High?
**[04:11] (Flashback) Koga**
If you're always on
the defensive, you can't win.
**[04:13] (Flashback) Koga**
You'll never get any chances unless you try.
**[04:16] (Flashback) Koga**
Those are Junta's words.
**[04:19] (Flashback) Koga**
It doesn't matter what it is.
**[04:20] (Flashback) Koga**
We'll go over them and incorporate anything
that seems possible into our orders.
**[04:24] (Flashback) Koga**
You can speak freely.
**[04:25] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I want to cross the finish line!
**[04:27] (Flashback) Naruko**
Hey, hotshot! That's mine!
**[04:29] (Flashback) Naruko**
Saying it first doesn't mean you get it!
**[04:30] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
I'll be our ace and win the race!
**[04:32] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
After all, I'm an all-rounder!
**[04:34] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
I'd like to go for the sprint.
**[04:37] (Flashback) Naruko**
I'll be our ace!
**[04:39] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Why not let me do it?
**[04:40] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Your hair makes you stand out enough already.
**[04:43] (Flashback) Naruko**
Well, yeah.
**[04:44] (Flashback) Naruko**
But you stand out the
most by finishing first!
**[04:46] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
I'll do it! Seriously, I'll go anywhere!
**[04:48] (Flashback) Naruko**
No, me!
**[04:49] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Forget about you.
**[04:49] (Flashback) Koga**
No one's in agreement.
**[04:51] (Flashback) Kaburagi**
I can do it!
**[04:55] (Flashback) Koga**
Onoda.
**[04:56] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[04:58] (Flashback) Koga**
Don't you have anything?
**[04:59] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Oh, well...
**[05:01] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I just want to ride as hard
as I can and help the team.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Oh, but...
**[05:10] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
If I can make just one request...
**[05:16] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I made a promise over the winter.
**[05:19] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
If possible...
**[05:21] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I'd like to race against Hakone
Academy's Manami Sangaku-kun.
**[05:25] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Somewhere.
**[05:27] Koga**
*Race...*
**[05:29] Koga**
* I never thought I'd hear that word*
* come from Onoda's mouth.*
**[05:32] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Oh, actually...
**[05:34] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
When I ran into Manami-kun,
**[05:36] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
we talked about how nice the
second day's mountains will be.
**[05:40] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
But only if it's possible.
**[05:44] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
What's important is the team's victory.
**[05:48] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I just...
**[05:50] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I just want to give everything
I have down to the very last drop.
**[05:56] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I want to experience that kind
of race against Manami-kun again.
**[06:01] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
That's all.
**[06:08] (Flashback) Koga**
You were last year's hero.
What are you talking about?
**[06:11] (Flashback) Koga**
No one deserves to be selfish as much as you.
**[06:17] (Flashback) Naruko**
Jeez, Onoda-kun.
**[06:18] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Yeah, you're being selfish.
**[06:20] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
Let's do what we can to make that happen.
**[06:24] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Oh, no, no, no! Guys!
**[06:26] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
It doesn't have to happen! Really!
**[06:29] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Don't be shy.
**[06:30] (Flashback) Koga**
I'll talk to Junta.
**[06:33] (Flashback) Koga**
I'm sure it'll depend on the situation,
but I'll ask him to consider it.
**[06:37] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
But...
**[06:39] Koga**
*The second day's mountains, right?*
**[06:42] Teshima**
Next! Aoyagi, move up and pull!
**[06:44] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[06:46] Teshima**
Keep up the pace! Focus!
**[06:48] Teshima**
We'll catch up to the front!
**[06:50] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[06:51] Sakamichi**
I'll pull next!
**[06:53] Teshima**
Wait.
**[06:55] Teshima**
Onoda, you don't need to
be part of the rotation.
**[06:58] Teshima**
Save your energy on these flats.
**[07:00] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[07:02] Teshima**
That's an order, Onoda.
**[07:04] Teshima**
Take the second day's mountain result!
**[07:08] Sakamichi**
But, um, I...
**[07:10] Teshima**
It's starting to seem possible.
**[07:13] Teshima**
We could reach the front.
**[07:15] Teshima**
Be the motivation that makes us
achieve that possibility, Onoda.
**[07:20] Sakamichi**
Motivation...
**[07:21] Teshima**
You only need one goal
when you're struggling.
**[07:27] Teshima**
We'll take you to the mountains.
**[07:30] Imaizumi**
That's right.
**[07:31] Imaizumi**
I'll pull you there.
**[07:34] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun.
**[07:36] Imaizumi**
Onoda, don't speak and follow me!
**[07:40] Teshima**
Imaizumi.
**[07:44] Sakamichi**
Guys...
**[07:46] Sakamichi**
Thank you.
**[07:48] Sakamichi**
Understood. I... I...
**[07:53] Sakamichi**
I'll conserve my energy with all my might!
**[07:56] Kaburagi**
Onoda-san.
**[07:57] Teshima**
That's not something you
do with all your might.
**[08:00] Teshima**
Let's go, Sohoku!
**[08:02] All**
Yeah!
**[08:05] Fan**
The lead pack is here!
**[08:06] Fan**
Hakone Academy's in front!
**[08:08] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's behind them!
**[08:11] Fan**
There's one Sohoku rider behind them!
**[08:14] Fan**
There are thirteen guys in the lead pack!
**[08:17] Izumida**
Fall back, Doubashi. Well done.
**[08:20] Izumida**
Yuto, to the front.
**[08:22] Izumida**
Your mountains are finally here.
**[08:25] Yuto**
Yes, sir.
**[08:27] Fan**
They sent their climber to the front!
**[08:29] Fan**
Hakone Academy is in
their mountain formation!
**[08:32] Izumida**
The course is entering a mountain
stage with a wide, scenic road.
**[08:37] Izumida**
Beyond it rises the treasure of Gunma,
**[08:40] Izumida**
which houses the Ikaho Hot Spring
along its slope.
**[08:43] Izumida**
Rising 1,391 meters above sea level is
**[08:47] Izumida**
Mount Haruna.
**[08:50] Izumida**
The second day's mountain line is at
the highest point of National Route 33,
**[08:57] Izumida**
which runs along the mountainside,
at 1,170 meters.
**[09:06] Kuroda**
Why do you keep glancing behind you, Manami?
**[09:10] Kuroda**
Focus on the race.
**[09:12] Manami**
I was just thinking about how nice the
weather is and wanted to check out the view.
**[09:17] Manami**
Just kidding.
**[09:19] Manami**
I can't fool you, can I?
**[09:20] Kuroda**
No.
**[09:22] Kuroda**
You're not worried about
Kyoto Fushimi behind us, are you?
**[09:25] Kuroda**
Is it someone behind them?
**[09:28] Manami**
Yes.
**[09:30] Kuroda**
We're riding hard at the Inter-High,
but you're thinking about your own race?
**[09:36] Manami**
I suppose I am.
**[09:38] Manami**
Wouldn't it be a waste not to race here?
**[09:42] Manami**
The team's doing well, and I took the
first day's mountains like I was ordered to.
**[09:48] Kuroda**
Is it Sohoku's four-eyes?
**[09:50] Manami**
Yes, him.
**[09:52] Manami**
We made a promise.
**[09:55] Kuroda**
You can't.
**[09:58] Kuroda**
I've been asked to lead the
team through the mountains.
**[10:02] Kuroda**
We have over ten kilometers
of climb ahead of us.
**[10:04] Kuroda**
You should rest.
**[10:05] Kuroda**
If we send anyone, it'll be Yuto.
**[10:08] Kuroda**
The Inter-High has a third day.
**[10:10] Kuroda**
If we send our ace climber today
**[10:13] Kuroda**
and you're too tired to ride tomorrow,
then our strategy will be ruined.
**[10:20] Kuroda**
Huh?
**[10:21] Manami**
Kuroda-san.
**[10:23] Manami**
Riding hard today so I can take it easy tomorrow
**[10:28] Manami**
is not how I'm approaching this race.
**[10:33] Kuroda**
His focus is increasing as we
get closer to the mountains.
**[10:37] Manami**
Sorry. When he shows up, I'm going.
**[10:42] Doubashi**
What kind of reason is that, Manami?
**[10:45] Doubashi**
He overrode Kuroda-san's orders.
**[10:47] Kuroda**
There's no argument that will convince him.
**[10:52] Kuroda**
Riding without reason
is his greatest strength.
**[10:56] Kuroda**
I understand what you want.
**[10:59] Kuroda**
But...
**[11:00] Kuroda**
But, Manami, there are two conditions
that will prevent you from going.
**[11:05] Kuroda**
The first is if Sohoku doesn't make it here.
**[11:09] Kuroda**
If the four-eyes in question never shows up.
**[11:12] Kuroda**
I don't know why he even thinks
Sohoku will catch up.
**[11:17] Kuroda**
But he's an oddball.
**[11:20] Manami**
What's the second one?
**[11:22] Kuroda**
Second...
**[11:24] Kuroda**
We're entering the final
mountains of the second day.
**[11:27] Kuroda**
Kyoto Fushimi and Midousuji
haven't won any titles yet.
**[11:31] Kuroda**
He'll make his move before long.
**[11:33] Kuroda**
You won't have time to race.
**[11:38] Doubashi**
Kuroda-san! Kyoto Fushimi's on the move!
**[11:41] Doubashi**
There's three of them!
**[11:42] Doubashi**
Second-year climber Kiriya and
third-year launching pad Mizuta
**[11:46] Doubashi**
are accompanying their ace, Midousuji!
**[11:51] Kuroda**
Yuto, Manami!
**[11:53] Kuroda**
Stop them!
**[12:00] Yuto**
You're not going anywhere.
**[12:01] Manami**
You heard him.
**[12:04] Manami**
You're right. If they get ahead,
then I won't get to race, Kuroda-san.
**[12:13] Mizuta**
They're so fast!
**[12:15] Kiriya**
They stopped us immediately.
**[12:17] Kiriya**
These are Hakone Academy's climbers?
**[12:19] Midousuji**
One more time.
**[12:22] Midousuji**
We'll attack again!
**[12:24] Mizuta**
What?
**[12:25] Kiriya**
Huh?
**[12:26] Kiriya**
Wait. Wait, Midousuji-kun.
**[12:28] Kiriya**
We're still out of breath.
**[12:29] Kiriya**
We can't do that again right away.
**[12:31] Midousuji**
We will.
**[12:34] Midousuji**
Kiriya-kun, are you stronger
than the two in front of us?
**[12:39] Kiriya**
Wh-What?
**[12:40] Kiriya**
Of course not.
**[12:41] Kiriya**
They're good enough to be aces in
terms of both strength and power.
**[12:44] Midousuji**
Right? Then there's only
one thing you can do.
**[12:50] Midousuji**
If you're inferior in every way,
then all you can do
**[12:55] Midousuji**
is pedal like your life depends on it.
**[12:59] Midousuji**
And now is the time.
**[13:04] Midousuji**
Resume Phase 28!
**[13:06] Midousuji**
Keep pedaling until your legs break!
**[13:09] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi is accelerating!
**[13:11] Fan**
They're attacking again!
**[13:13] Midousuji**
Our attack must succeed, Zakus!
**[13:18] Kuroda**
Manami, Yuto! After them!
**[13:21] Yuto**
Got it.
**[13:21] Manami**
I know.
**[13:23] Manami**
I'll stop this attack.
**[13:26] Manami**
After all, I have my own plans.
**[13:28] Manami**
Go!
**[13:31] Kiriya**
They caught up in a flash!
**[13:39] Kiriya**
And he passed us!
**[13:42] Mizuta**
The wind?
**[13:43] Kiriya**
I thought I saw wings for a second.
**[13:48] Manami**
Sorry, but you're not going
anywhere, Midousuji-kun.
**[13:52] Kiriya**
They're monsters. They're on
a different level from us.
**[13:55] Kiriya**
We can't fight against them and win!
**[13:59] Midousuji**
Manami.
**[14:03] Midousuji**
It's been a while.
**[14:05] Manami**
I don't think we've spoken
since last year's Inter-High.
**[14:09] Midousuji**
A guy who enjoys fighting.
**[14:12] Midousuji**
A guy whose talents are wasted.
**[14:15] Midousuji**
A guy who isn't a Zaku.
**[14:18] Midousuji**
The guy who lost to Sakamichi last year!
**[14:26] Mizuta**
Brutal! He's hitting him where it hurts.
**[14:29] Mizuta**
If I were in his position, that's the
last thing I'd want to hear.
**[14:36] Manami**
Oh, that?
**[14:38] Mizuta**
Huh?
**[14:40] Manami**
If losing bothers me,
I should remove my jersey.
**[14:45] Manami**
That's what he told me.
**[14:47] Manami**
But I'm still wearing mine.
**[14:52] Manami**
I realized then
**[14:54] Manami**
that I was still in the middle.
**[14:57] Manami**
It's not over yet.
**[15:00] Manami**
I'm glad I didn't end it.
**[15:03] Manami**
Someone even faster than me
is waiting beyond the peak.
**[15:08] Manami**
What could be more exciting?
**[15:11] Manami**
I can go all out at the peak.
**[15:13] Manami**
It means I'll feel even more
alive than I ever have before.
**[15:21] Midousuji**
This man, Manami...
**[15:24] Midousuji**
I thought he'd given up after being
hurt last year, but now I know.
**[15:32] Midousuji**
He's in perfect condition.
**[15:35] Midousuji**
This attack won't go well.
**[15:39] Midousuji**
Resume Phase 28, Zakus!
**[15:43] Kiriya**
I-I can't! Midousuji-kun, let's fall back!
**[15:47] Kiriya**
This is reckless!
**[15:48] Mizuta**
Hey, Kiriya!
**[15:49] Kiriya**
This attack can't possible succeed—
**[15:52] Midousuji**
I said we're doing it now.
**[15:59] Midousuji**
I have my reasons, but you don't need
to know what they are right now.
**[16:05] Midousuji**
We have to make it happen now.
**[16:14] Midousuji**
Cheers from behind? Could it be?
**[16:20] Midousuji**
They're coming now?
**[16:25] Kuroda**
Hey, you hear that?
**[16:27] Doubashi**
Yeah, Kuroda-san.
**[16:29] Kyoto**
There's noise coming from
behind us, Yamaguchi-san!
**[16:31] Kyoto**
Is someone coming?
**[16:33] Kuroda**
A Sohoku rider?
**[16:36] Doubashi**
There's a lot of them. It's not just one rider.
**[16:39] Doubashi**
That's...
**[16:43] Ise**
I see the front!
**[16:45] Ise**
Higo blooms again!
**[16:47] Manami**
It's not Sohoku.
**[16:48] Kuroda**
K-Kumamoto Daiichi.
**[16:50] Ise**
That's right!
**[16:51] Ise**
We're the Higo Superexpress,
Kumamoto Daiichi!
**[16:56] Mizuta**
Did they pass them?
**[16:58] Doubashi**
It's not Sohoku?
**[17:03] Midousuji**
My Zakus reported that they
were plotting to catch up later
**[17:07] Midousuji**
while they were in the pack.
**[17:12] Midousuji**
But they actually did it.
**[17:14] Midousuji**
What perfect timing.
**[17:17] Midousuji**
I'll use everything I can.
**[17:20] Midousuji**
Now's my chance.
**[17:21] Midousuji**
We'll use this confusion to our advantage.
**[17:26] Ise**
I'm the rumored Kumamoto Daiichi captain,
the Demon Sergeant Ise Shinya!
**[17:32] Ise**
Surprised? This is Kumamoto Daiichi!
**[17:34] Ise**
No one's team is stronger than ours!
**[17:36] Ise**
Our team makes the impossible possible!
**[17:40] Fan**
Kumamoto is amazing!
**[17:42] Fan**
They caught up in the mountains!
**[17:45] Kuroda**
Seriously, Kumamoto Daiichi?
**[17:47] Kuroda**
They passed Sohoku?
**[17:49] Ise**
Fujiwara, once we catch up to them,
wait for an opportunity to jump ahead.
**[17:53] Ise**
I expect you to win the
mountain result number tag.
**[17:55] Fujiwara**
You can count on me, Ise-san.
**[17:57] Fujiwara**
I promise I won't let Kumamoto Daiichi down!
**[18:02] Kuroda**
Did Kyoto Fushimi get ahead
while we were distracted?
**[18:08] Kuroda**
No, they didn't.
**[18:10] Midousuji**
What's important during road
races is to predict the future
**[18:16] Midousuji**
during any confusion and calmly
deceive the eyes of others.
**[18:21] Midousuji**
Kuroda-kun is keeping an eye on me.
**[18:25] Midousuji**
First, I have to make him lower his guard.
**[18:28] Midousuji**
We're skipping ahead to Phase 108.
**[18:30] Midousuji**
Pretend you're exhausted.
**[18:31] Mizuta**
Got it.
**[18:32] Kiriya**
Yes, sir.
**[18:33] Midousuji**
Tell the other Zakus, Mizuta-kun.
**[18:37] Midousuji**
Stay toward the right side of the course,
**[18:39] Midousuji**
and let Kumamoto Daiichi come
between us and Hakone Academy.
**[18:45] Mizuta**
What? Are you sure we
should let them join us?
**[18:48] Mizuta**
Their captain just said Kumamoto Daiichi's
team is stronger than anyone else's!
**[18:53] Midousuji**
What? Team strength?
**[18:58] Midousuji**
That's just what they say about themselves.
**[19:07] Ise**
We finally caught up to the front.
**[19:13] Manami**
I was wrong.
**[19:15] Manami**
I thought it was you, Sakamichi-kun.
**[19:19] Manami**
And since no one's left yet,
I thought we could go together.
**[19:31] Kuroda**
He's replenishing his fluids.
**[19:32] Kuroda**
It doesn't look like they'll
attack anytime soon.
**[19:35] Kuroda**
Hey, Manami! How long are you
going to keep looking behind you?
**[19:42] Midousuji**
Now, Zakus!
**[19:45] Midousuji**
Without making a single sound, hold your
breath and silently go all out!
**[20:01] Izumida**
Kyoto Fushimi?
**[20:02] Izumida**
Yuki!
**[20:12] Aoyagi**
Can you do it, Junta?
**[20:14] Teshima**
Probably. It's pretty likely.
**[20:18] Aoyagi**
Really?
**[20:19] Teshima**
Everyone's motivated.
**[20:22] Teshima**
In the next few minutes,
we should see the lead pack.
**[20:27] Fan**
Look, it's Sohoku!
**[20:28] Fan**
Last year's champions
are racing up the slope!
**[20:31] Fan**
They fell apart once, but they're
back together again!
**[20:34] Fan**
They'll catch up to the front!
**[20:36] Teshima**
Onoda!
**[20:38] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[20:39] Teshima**
Were you able to conserve your energy?
**[20:41] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[20:43] Teshima**
I have orders for you!
**[20:45] Teshima**
Once we join the lead pack, jump ahead!
**[20:47] Teshima**
Push Hakone Academy's Manami aside and
cross the second day's mountain line first!
**[20:52] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[20:54] Kaburagi**
I see them!
**[20:59] Teshima**
Damn.
**[21:01] Teshima**
We caught up.
**[21:02] Teshima**
Hakone Academy, Kyoto Fushimi, and Naruko.
**[21:06] Teshima**
We're here.
**[21:08] Teshima**
Sorry to keep you waiting!
**[21:14] Teshima**
What is this? Kumamoto Daiichi?
**[21:18] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san, the Kumamoto Daiichi
team that passed us is scattered.
**[21:23] Teshima**
Yeah. Don't drop your pace.
**[21:26] Teshima**
Let's keep going.
**[21:27] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[21:29] Teshima**
What's going on? What in the world happened?
**[23:07] Teshima**
I'm hungry.
**[23:09] Teshima**
Let's get something on the way home.
**[23:11] Koga**
I want pizza.
**[23:12] Teshima**
There it is! Your suggestion for pizza!
**[23:14] Teshima**
Let's get something else
once in a while, like curry.
**[23:17] Koga**
We're getting pizza today.
**[23:18] Koga**
I decided we would this morning.
**[23:20] Teshima**
You said the same thing when
we got pizza last time.
**[23:22] Koga**
Pizza!
**[23:23] Teshima**
No, we're getting curry today!
**[23:25] Teshima**
Aoyagi, say something.
**[23:28] Aoyagi**
In that case...
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**[23:31] Aoyagi**
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# E18 - Naruko's Determination
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**[00:06] Teshima**
Why is the Kumamoto Daiichi
team that passed us scattered?
**[00:13] Teshima**
Did something happen to the lead pack?
**[00:16] Kaburagi**
Maybe Kumamoto Daiichi got
exhausted and fell behind.
**[00:18] Kaburagi**
Either way, it's not a problem.
**[00:20] Kaburagi**
As long as Hakone Academy and Kyoto Fushimi
are up ahead, Onoda-san can still fight.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.18 Naruko's Determination
**[02:11] Doubashi**
Team Sohoku was supposed to have
fallen behind on the first climb.
**[02:17] Doubashi**
I've never seen anyone come back
after taking a beating like that.
**[02:20] Doubashi**
And...
**[02:22] Doubashi**
What are you doing back there, orange?
**[02:25] Kaburagi**
I've got God on my side, pig!
**[02:31] Kaburagi**
We caught up to Hakone Academy
and Kyoto Fushimi!
**[02:34] Kaburagi**
Now we're back to square one!
**[02:35] Kaburagi**
Yeah!
**[02:39] Manami**
Square one...
**[02:43] Sakamichi**
I caught up, Manami-kun!
**[02:46] Manami**
Hey. You came, Sakamichi-kun.
**[02:48] Sakamichi**
I got permission to go ahead of the group.
**[02:52] Sakamichi**
They told me to compete
for the mountain result.
**[02:54] Sakamichi**
We can race.
**[02:56] Sakamichi**
Let's go, Manami-kun,
**[02:58] Sakamichi**
to the very top of that mountain!
**[03:04] Yamaguchi**
He climbed back up here to race?
**[03:07] Yamaguchi**
And he can afford to enjoy that
competition at the Inter-High?
**[03:11] Yamaguchi**
It's too bad, though.
**[03:13] Yamaguchi**
Under these circumstances...
**[03:16] Manami**
Sorry, Sakamichi-kun.
**[03:17] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[03:19] Manami**
We probably can't fight.
**[03:22] Sakamichi**
What? But it's okay.
**[03:25] Sakamichi**
I even got permission.
**[03:27] Sakamichi**
They let me conserve my energy for this.
**[03:29] Manami**
That first-year just said
we're back to square one,
**[03:33] Manami**
meaning you caught up to the lead pack
**[03:34] Manami**
with all your members, and we're
back to our starting condition.
**[03:39] Manami**
But right now...
**[03:41] Manami**
Unfortunately, we're not back
to square one, Sakamichi-kun.
**[03:50] Teshima**
Have you noticed, Imaizumi?
**[03:52] Imaizumi**
Yes, sir.
**[03:52] Aoyagi**
Junta!
**[03:53] Teshima**
Yeah, I know.
**[03:55] Kaburagi**
What's wrong?
**[03:56] Kaburagi**
We caught up to the lead pack.
**[03:58] Kaburagi**
Don't we just need to let Onoda-san go now?
**[04:01] Teshima**
You idiot. Look closely, Kaburagi.
**[04:04] Teshima**
Count the number of guys from each team.
**[04:07] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[04:08] Teshima**
There isn't enough of them.
**[04:09] Teshima**
This isn't the lead pack!
**[04:12] Kaburagi**
What?
**[04:13] Kaburagi**
Which means... they're farther ahead?
**[04:15] Kaburagi**
There are guys even farther ahead than this?
**[04:18] Teshima**
Hakone Academy is missing two.
**[04:19] Teshima**
Kyoto Fushimi is missing three.
**[04:21] Teshima**
At the very least, there are
five riders in the lead!
**[04:25] Teshima**
And among them are Shinkai,
Ashikiba, and Midousuji.
**[04:29] Teshima**
Some of their teams' strongest members.
**[04:31] Teshima**
Both teams have already made their move.
**[04:36] Manami**
The race spans hours,
**[04:39] Manami**
but a few minutes or even seconds
of missed timing can prevent
**[04:43] Manami**
things from going as planned.
**[04:45] Manami**
You don't get to do what you
should've been able to do.
**[04:47] Manami**
That's road racing, isn't it?
**[04:50] Sakamichi**
Huh? What are you talking about, Manami...
**[04:52] Manami**
It's okay.
**[04:53] Manami**
I'm sure the opposite will happen eventually.
**[04:57] Teshima**
Are you ready to go now, Imaizumi?
**[05:00] Imaizumi**
Yes, sir!
**[05:01] Teshima**
Onoda!
**[05:02] Sakamichi**
Y-Yes?
**[05:03] Teshima**
I'm changing your orders!
**[05:05] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[05:06] Teshima**
The situation is different
from what we expected.
**[05:08] Teshima**
The lead pack has already made its
move far sooner than we anticipated.
**[05:13] Teshima**
We've completely fallen behind!
**[05:21] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun's moving up?
**[05:24] Teshima**
You and Imaizumi race up Mount Haruna
**[05:27] Teshima**
and do whatever it takes to
catch up to the lead pack!
**[05:29] Sakamichi**
The lead pack? With Imaizumi-kun?
**[05:32] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[05:33] Sakamichi**
Manami-kun...
**[05:35] Teshima**
Go, Onoda!
**[05:41] Teshima**
O... noda...
**[05:48] Sakamichi**
S-Sorry.
**[05:51] Sakamichi**
No, I know. Sorry.
**[05:53] Sakamichi**
I know...
**[05:55] (Flashback) Manami**
That's road racing, isn't it?
**[06:00] Teshima**
Onoda...
**[06:00] Imaizumi**
Onoda...
**[06:02] Manami**
Sakamichi-kun...
**[06:07] Teshima**
Can you do it, Onoda?
**[06:08] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[06:10] Sakamichi**
Sorry, Manami-kun.
**[06:12] Sakamichi**
I... I...
**[06:17] Sakamichi**
I'm going!
**[06:23] Manami**
Yeah, I know.
**[06:27] Manami**
You'll give up everything
you've built up for your goal.
**[06:32] Manami**
And you have to make that
decision in an instant.
**[06:35] Manami**
But every difficult decision you make
**[06:41] Manami**
makes a person stronger.
**[06:45] Manami**
Good grief. If you keep getting stronger,
**[06:49] Manami**
I'll just be more excited for our next race.
**[06:53] Doubashi**
Get up there and pull, Manami.
**[06:55] Doubashi**
It's your job to take us
to the top of the mountain.
**[06:58] Manami**
I know, Bashi-kun.
**[07:02] Sakamichi**
Wait, Imaizumi-kun.
**[07:04] Imaizumi**
You came, Onoda.
**[07:06] Imaizumi**
I'm sure Teshima-san explained
the situation to you.
**[07:08] Sakamichi**
Yeah.
**[07:09] Imaizumi**
Right now, the only thing we can do
**[07:11] Imaizumi**
is to keep on pedaling and
catch up to the lead pack.
**[07:14] Sakamichi**
Yeah.
**[07:15] Imaizumi**
Onoda!
**[07:16] Sakamichi**
What?
**[07:17] Imaizumi**
I'm sorry you didn't get to race.
**[07:23] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I want to race against Manami Sangaku-kun.
**[07:26] Imaizumi**
I heard you make your
small request in person.
**[07:32] Imaizumi**
You seemed so happy conserving your
energy while we caught up to the front.
**[07:40] Sakamichi**
It's fine. I always wanted
to ride for the team.
**[07:43] Sakamichi**
I can race next time.
**[07:47] Sakamichi**
But if I can be honest, I am disappointed.
**[07:55] Imaizumi**
It's all right. There's always next time.
**[08:00] Imaizumi**
The race isn't over yet.
**[08:03] Imaizumi**
You've saved me countless times.
**[08:06] Sakamichi**
What? Saved you?
**[08:08] Sakamichi**
But I haven't done anything.
**[08:09] Imaizumi**
Until now and during this race,
you've saved me countless times.
**[08:13] Imaizumi**
Just now, too.
**[08:14] Sakamichi**
Huh? Just now?
**[08:17] Imaizumi**
So let me know the next time
you want to do something.
**[08:21] Imaizumi**
I'll do everything I can to
create that opportunity for you.
**[08:26] Sakamichi**
Sure, thanks.
**[08:28] Imaizumi**
Let's focus on the present for now.
**[08:30] Imaizumi**
We'll go as fast as we can, Onoda!
**[08:32] Sakamichi**
Got it, Imaizumi-kun!
**[08:34] Kaburagi**
Hold on!
**[08:35] Kaburagi**
Wait a minute, Teshima-san.
**[08:37] Kaburagi**
This doesn't seem right.
**[08:39] Kaburagi**
Does everyone want the
mountain result that badly?
**[08:41] Kaburagi**
Isn't sending #11 and #111 way
too much for the mountain result?
**[08:46] Teshima**
Kaburagi, you still haven't noticed?
**[08:50] Teshima**
The second day's course layout
is a little bit special.
**[08:54] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[08:56] Teshima**
If you look closely at the
course map, you can imagine it.
**[08:59] Teshima**
I wasn't expecting them to make
their move this soon, though.
**[09:03] Teshima**
Kyoto Fushimi moved so early
because they're going for it.
**[09:07] Teshima**
And Hakone Academy sent their ace because
they don't want it taken from them.
**[09:12] Teshima**
Today, on the second day, up ahead...
***SIGN*** Day 2
Mountain Line
**[09:15] Teshima**
the mountain line and
finish line are close together.
**[09:19] Teshima**
The guys ahead of us aren't
going for the mountain result.
**[09:23] Teshima**
They're going for what's
past that: the finish line!
**[09:29] Aya**
If the mountain and finish
line are close together,
**[09:32] Aya**
that means we can cheer for them at
both if we get there early, right?
**[09:35] Aya**
That's good news for us, Miki.
**[09:40] Aya**
Huh? Did I say something wrong?
**[09:43] Miki**
No. In road racing,
**[09:46] Miki**
when the mountain and finish line are
close together, it changes your strategy.
**[09:51] Aya**
Miki has that serious look in her eyes again!
**[09:53] Aya**
Uh, but we're in the mountains.
**[09:56] Aya**
Can't our four-eyes work really hard
**[09:58] Aya**
and beat those Kyoto whatever
guys who went on ahead?
**[10:02] Miki**
It's not like that.
**[10:03] Aya**
Huh?
**[10:04] Miki**
If every team near the
front sends their climbers,
**[10:07] Miki**
it'll become a race for the
mountain line, like usual.
**[10:10] Miki**
But if just one team sends their ace,
then the other teams will have to follow suit.
**[10:16] Miki**
Normally, they'd be too exhausted from the
mountain race to go for the finish line.
**[10:20] Miki**
But with today's course layout,
**[10:24] Miki**
they could do it.
**[10:25] Midousuji**
More, more!
**[10:28] Midousuji**
Pull harder, Kiriya-kun!
**[10:33] Midousuji**
Keep going until we pull
ahead of the pests behind us!
**[10:42] Shinkai**
Kyoto Fushimi accelerated again.
**[10:45] Ashikiba**
They're trying to maintain the gap they
established when they first jumped ahead.
**[10:51] Ashikiba**
No, they're trying to widen it.
**[10:53] Ashikiba**
Yuto, don't let them pull ahead.
**[10:56] Shinkai**
I know.
**[10:59] Ashikiba**
Kyoto Fushimi probably plans
to push their climber, Kiriya,
**[11:03] Ashikiba**
who's pulling right now, to the
limit before discarding him.
**[11:07] Shinkai**
Their climber...
**[11:09] Shinkai**
They're sacrificing him?
**[11:11] Shinkai**
That's insane.
**[11:14] Kiriya**
Mizu... Mizuta-san,
my legs are at their limit.
**[11:18] Kiriya**
I can't breathe, either.
**[11:19] Kiriya**
Please switch with me!
**[11:20] Mizuta**
What?
**[11:23] Mizuta**
We've got a plan, so you know...
**[11:27] Kirita**
Please switch with me!
**[11:29] Kiriya**
At this rate, I'll have to
drop out of the Inter-High!
**[11:32] Mizuta**
Just power through it.
**[11:34] Midousuji**
Kiriya-kun, you can complain all you
want once you get off your bike.
**[11:42] Midousuji**
You have two choices.
**[11:45] Midousuji**
Either keep pulling until
you can't and collapse,
**[11:49] Midousuji**
or give up, get off your bike,
and wait for the recovery car.
**[11:55] Midousuji**
Which will it be?
**[11:56] Mizuta**
There's only one choice!
**[11:58] Kiriya**
What? Which?
**[12:00] Kiriya**
In any case, I want to
stay in the Inter-High!
**[12:07] Midousuji**
We pulled ahead.
**[12:09] Midousuji**
And we jumped ahead at the ideal moment.
**[12:13] Midousuji**
In that moment,
**[12:14] Midousuji**
by letting the heedless Kumamoto Daiichi
get between us and the pests,
**[12:21] Midousuji**
we made them drop their guard.
**[12:24] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Hey, Manami!
**[12:27] (Flashback) Ise**
Kumamoto Daiichi's just getting started.
**[12:30] (Flashback) Ise**
Fujiwara, I'm counting on
you to take the mountains.
**[12:33] (Flashback) Fujiwara**
Yes, sir.
**[12:34] Midousuji**
And then...
**[12:38] (Flashback) Izumida**
Kyoto Fushimi?
**[12:39] (Flashback) Izumida**
Yuki!
**[12:41] (Flashback) Ise**
What?
**[12:42] (Flashback) Fujiwara**
Ise-san, Kyoto Fushimi's getting ahead!
**[12:44] (Flashback) Fujiwara**
When did they go?
**[12:45] (Flashback) Ise**
But we're still in the mountains.
**[12:47] (Flashback) Ise**
Why did they send their ace?
**[12:50] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yuto, let's go!
**[12:51] (Flashback) Shinkai**
Yes, Ashikiba-san!
**[12:53] (Flashback) Fujiwara**
Ise-san, Hakone Academy's next.
**[12:55] (Flashback) Ise**
What?
**[12:56] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Doubashi, we're going after them!
**[12:58] (Flashback) Doubashi**
Yeah!
**[12:59] (Flashback) Kumadai**
What's going on?
**[13:00] (Flashback) Kumadai**
Kyoto Fushimi is...
**[13:01] (Flashback) Kurdao**
You're in the way, Kumamoto Daiichi!
**[13:02] (Flashback) Kumadai**
Whoa! Why's Hakone Academy
suddenly accelerating?
**[13:06] (Flashback) Kumadai**
It's dangerous. The climbers are about to—
**[13:08] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Look around you! Move, idiots!
**[13:11] Kuroda**
* Did he deliberately let Kumamoto Daiichi*
* in so he could use them as a shield?*
**[13:18] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Take Manami and Touichirou with you!
**[13:21] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Damn it! We won't make it in time!
**[13:23] (Flashback) Kuroda**
He's too good at road racing!
**[13:26] (Flashback) Fujiwara**
What should we do, Ise-san?
**[13:28] (Flashback) Ise**
We'll go after them. Accelerate!
**[13:30] (Flashback) Kumadai**
What? But my legs...
**[13:33] (Flashback) Ise**
Why are they sending their aces now?
**[13:36] (Flashback) Ise**
Aren't we going to race
for the mountain line?
**[13:42] Ise**
The only ones left are you and me, Fujiwara.
**[13:47] Ise**
We've fallen behind the lead pack,
and our team is scattered.
**[13:50] Ise**
I'm sorry...
**[13:51] Fujiwara**
That's enough, Ise-san.
**[13:54] Fujiwara**
In any case, let's go for
the finish line together.
**[13:56] Ise**
Fujiwara...
**[13:58] Fujiwara**
Anyway, strength matters in those situations,
**[14:01] Fujiwara**
but I guess animal instincts
are important, too.
**[14:05] Ise**
You mean him?
**[14:06] Fujiwara**
He was the only one who seemed
to be struggling alone,
**[14:10] Fujiwara**
but he saw through Kyoto Fushimi's
plan and stuck right behind them.
**[14:14] Fujiwara**
I felt some kind of tenacity
coming off of him.
**[14:18] Fujiwara**
The man who raced for yesterday's
finish line and placed second.
**[14:22] Fujiwara**
Sohoku's red bean, Naruko Shoukichi!
**[14:27] Fan**
The lead pack's here!
**[14:28] Fan**
Three from Kyoto Fushimi!
**[14:30] Fan**
Two from Hakone Academy
slightly behind them!
**[14:32] Fan**
No, look closer!
**[14:34] Fan**
He's so small, I didn't notice!
**[14:36] Fan**
There's one guy following them!
**[14:37] Fan**
It's Sohoku's #3, the climbing sprinter,
Naruko the Red!
**[14:41] Naruko**
Hey, don't call me small!
**[14:43] Naruko**
Say you didn't notice me
because I'm so fast instead!
**[14:46] Fan**
He snapped back at me while racing...
**[14:48] Fan**
He's amazing.
**[14:53] Midousuji**
Naruko...
**[14:55] Midousuji**
He's the only one who understood
what I was trying to do.
**[15:01] Midousuji**
His desire for victory, his obsession,
**[15:04] Midousuji**
and his wild instincts...
**[15:06] Midousuji**
First yesterday, and now this.
**[15:09] Midousuji**
You really aren't gross!
**[15:14] Naruko**
I won't let them get away, that's all.
**[15:17] Naruko**
Not you, not victory!
**[15:19] Kiriya**
I-I'm at my limit.
**[15:22] Kiriya**
My vision's turning white.
**[15:23] Kiriya**
Captain, Midousuji-kun!
**[15:26] Kiriya**
I wanted to see the third day's
finish line with my own... eyes...
**[15:31] Midousuji**
There's no point in just
seeing the finish line.
**[15:36] Midousuji**
Come on. We're lighter now.
**[15:38] Midousuji**
Accelerate, Mizuta-kun. Let's go even faster.
**[15:42] Mizuta**
G-Got it.
**[15:43] Midousuji**
Climb, climb, climb, climb!
**[15:47] Midousuji**
Keep climbing until we completely
pull ahead of Hakone Academy!
**[15:52] Mizuta**
O-Okay!
**[15:54] Mizuta**
Will he discard me when
he's done with me, too?
**[15:57] Mizuta**
No. No, no, no.
**[15:58] Mizuta**
There's no way.
**[16:00] Mizuta**
I'm the captain.
**[16:03] Naruko**
Hey, purple seaweed.
**[16:05] Naruko**
Why don't you give your
assist a little praise?
**[16:08] Naruko**
#115 worked crazy hard for you.
**[16:11] Midousuji**
What? Praise?
**[16:13] Midousuji**
What's that?
**[16:15] Midousuji**
"Thanks. Good job. I appreciate it."
**[16:19] Midousuji**
What meaning do those words have?
**[16:24] Midousuji**
After being self-satisfied
over what little work you did,
**[16:27] Midousuji**
why would you want praise
from others on top of that?
**[16:31] Midousuji**
There's a side to everyone
that's invisible to others.
**[16:35] Midousuji**
If you're not polishing what's inside,
then what are you doing?
**[16:39] Midousuji**
This is why he gets exhausted so quickly.
**[16:44] Midousuji**
All you need in road racing
is your own strength!
**[16:51] Midousuji**
And, Naruko, you must be
nearing your limit, too.
**[16:57] Midousuji**
You can fall back now.
**[17:00] Midousuji**
Just keeping up with us
must put you at your limit.
**[17:03] Midousuji**
Both your legs and your mental strength.
**[17:05] Mizuta**
Huh? Is that right, #3?
**[17:08] Mizuta**
I see.
**[17:09] Midousuji**
You did well to catch up
to the front by yourself.
**[17:13] Midousuji**
You even withstood my Zakus'
unimpressive attack.
**[17:17] Midousuji**
But there's always a price to pay.
**[17:23] Midousuji**
Though I'm sure you're experiencing
that right now with your own body!
**[17:27] Naruko**
I don't know what you're talking about.
**[17:29] Naruko**
Since I'm such a genius, I might
just make it to the finish line.
**[17:35] Midousuji**
I'm letting you trail behind us like a
goldfish turd because we're not enemies.
**[17:42] Midousuji**
It's because I know you'll
fall on this climb.
**[17:51] Midousuji**
But don't worry.
**[17:53] Midousuji**
I'll tell you that you did a good job
and heap praise on you at the end!
**[18:01] Midousuji**
Phase 37!
**[18:03] Midousuji**
Accelerate, Zaku!
**[18:05] Midousuji**
Shake off Sohoku's Naruko!
**[18:07] Mizuta**
Yeah!
**[18:08] Naruko**
He's right. I'm almost at my limit.
**[18:11] Naruko**
But I made it this far!
**[18:13] Naruko**
I left the hotshot and Onoda behind.
**[18:15] Naruko**
I abandoned my team and came alone!
**[18:19] Naruko**
So I can't just let them leave me behind!
**[18:23] Naruko**
I'll show them!
**[18:24] Naruko**
This is the flashy man from Naniwa's
ultimate, original sprint climb!
**[18:30] Mizuta**
He still had that much strength left?
**[18:35] Mizuta**
What?
**[18:36] Mizuta**
Hey! You're in the way! Move!
**[18:37] Naruko**
I'm doing it on purpose!
**[18:42] Midousuji**
This is nonsense, Naruko.
**[18:44] Midousuji**
Even if you slow us down, you're just
making Hakone Academy happy behind us.
**[18:50] Midousuji**
Mizuta-kun, slip past him and get ahead!
**[18:53] Mizuta**
G-Got it!
**[18:55] Naruko**
I told you, I'm blocking you!
**[18:57] Midousuji**
What do you think you're doing?
**[18:59] Midousuji**
Is this some kind of friendship thing?
**[19:01] Midousuji**
Are you trying to help them?
**[19:03] Midousuji**
Yesterday, you lost to Hakone Academy's
two-meter-tall man because of your reach!
**[19:08] Naruko**
Absolutely not.
**[19:11] Naruko**
But if there's anything I can do with
what little strength I have left,
**[19:15] Naruko**
it's slow down the lead pack!
**[19:17] Midousuji**
But why on earth are you
doing something so stupid?
**[19:22] Naruko**
Maybe it's my imagination, but I
get the feeling someone's trying.
**[19:27] Naruko**
Someone wearing this jersey
is climbing up toward us!
**[19:30] Midousuji**
Climbing?
**[19:32] Midousuji**
That yellow jersey?
**[19:35] Midousuji**
It really is your imagination.
**[19:37] Midousuji**
You overestimate your teammates.
**[19:40] Midousuji**
Didn't you choose to leave them behind?
**[19:44] Midousuji**
They're probably crying right now.
**[19:47] Midousuji**
They must resent you.
**[19:49] Midousuji**
They must've begged you not to go.
**[19:51] Midousuji**
What you're doing right now is repenting,
so you can justify your own actions!
**[19:58] Mizuta**
Ouch...
**[19:59] Midousuji**
Now pass him, Mizuta-kun.
**[20:02] Midousuji**
He's so far past his limit,
he's started imagining things.
**[20:07] Mizuta**
G-Got it.
**[20:09] Naruko**
Repenting? Imagining things?
**[20:11] Naruko**
Limit?
**[20:12] Naruko**
I'll pour hot sauce over those
things and eat them!
**[20:22] Mizuta**
But he's so unsteady on his bike!
**[20:25] Naruko**
I have to slow you down.
**[20:27] Naruko**
Someone's coming.
**[20:28] Naruko**
I have to slow you down until they get here.
**[20:31] Mizuta**
Damn it! I'll pull ahead of you!
**[20:36] Naruko**
Come...
**[20:37] Naruko**
Come on!
**[20:40] Mizuta**
How much strength does he have left?
**[20:43] Midousuji**
Come? Who are you talking to?
**[20:46] Midousuji**
Who is it that you believe in so much
that you think he's coming?
**[20:52] Midousuji**
There must be someone
specific you're imagining.
**[20:56] Midousuji**
That's why you're so determined.
**[20:59] Midousuji**
Who is it?
**[21:01] Naruko**
Hot...
**[21:03] Naruko**
Hot?
**[21:04] Mizuta**
Hey, we're asking you a question here!
**[21:07] Naruko**
You idiots! I believe in him?
**[21:11] Naruko**
I'm sure he'll come. Seriously.
**[21:14] Naruko**
I hate people like him more than anything.
**[21:17] Naruko**
People who think they're hot stuff!
**[21:18] Mizuta**
What? He really has gone crazy
from overexerting himself.
**[21:21] Midousuji**
Stop wasting your time, Naruko!
**[21:26] Naruko**
Come...
**[21:27] Naruko**
Come on!
**[23:04] Kuroda**
You awake, Manami?
**[23:05] Manami**
Kuroda-san, Ashikiba-san... What's going on?
**[23:08] Kuroda**
Don't give me that, oddball.
**[23:12] Kuroda**
Quit skipping practice to sleep.
**[23:13] Manami**
Oh, heh heh...
**[23:15] Ashikiba**
The wind does feel nice, though.
**[23:18] Manami**
Doesn't it?
**[23:19] Manami**
Ashikiba-san, why don't you join me?
**[23:21] Ashikiba**
Sure.
**[23:22] Kuroda**
Huh?
**[23:22] Manami**
Arakita-san used this spot all the time.
**[23:26] Manami**
Kuroda-san, why don't you join us?
**[23:27] Kuroda**
Really?
**[23:32] Ashikiba**
Good night...
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE The Approaching Peak
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E19 - The Approaching Peak
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***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.19 The Approaching Peak
**[01:37] Sakamichi**
We still can't see the lead pack.
**[01:39] Imaizumi**
Yeah.
**[01:40] Sakamichi**
Or Naruko-kun.
**[01:41] Imaizumi**
Yeah.
**[01:42] Imaizumi**
Where and what is he doing?
**[01:45] Imaizumi**
We just passed the Kumamoto Daiichi
guys that just barely made it out.
**[01:49] Imaizumi**
We should've caught up by now.
**[01:51] Sakamichi**
But I don't see them.
**[01:53] Imaizumi**
Did you make it to the front?
**[01:55] Imaizumi**
Does that mean you're fighting alone?
**[02:00] Imaizumi**
Onoda, I'll help pull.
**[02:03] Imaizumi**
Let's go faster.
**[02:04] Sakamichi**
Y-You can't! Fall back!
**[02:07] Sakamichi**
You're the ace, Imaizumi-kun!
**[02:09] Sakamichi**
You've been letting me conserve
my strength until now!
**[02:11] Sakamichi**
It's okay! I'll pull!
**[02:16] Imaizumi**
I may be our ace, but I'm only half a man.
**[02:19] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[02:21] Imaizumi**
Until we started today, I thought
I was a full-fledged ace.
**[02:25] Imaizumi**
But during today's race, I came
to the painful realization
**[02:29] Imaizumi**
that I'm still only half a man.
**[02:31] Imaizumi**
I couldn't help my teammates.
**[02:32] Imaizumi**
I said awful things to my senior.
**[02:35] Imaizumi**
My spirit broke immediately.
**[02:37] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Recover faster, Teshima-san!
**[02:40] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Aren't you a climber?
**[02:45] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Why are you smiling?
**[02:49] Imaizumi**
*What was that sound?*
**[02:52] Imaizumi**
But...
**[02:53] Imaizumi**
While I'm still a long way away from
being a super ace like Kinjou-san,
**[02:59] Imaizumi**
I'm trying. Let me pull for now.
**[03:01] Imaizumi**
I'm not mature enough to sit
back without doing anything.
**[03:07] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[03:10] Imaizumi**
Onoda, you truly have saved me.
**[03:15] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Kaburagi-kun and Aoyagi-san
have just rejoined the team!
**[03:20] Imaizumi**
* In this precarious situation,*
* we got five of our members together.*
**[03:24] Imaizumi**
*Just like Onoda said.*
**[03:28] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Um, Imaizumi-kun.
**[03:30] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san and Kaburagi-kun rejoined the team.
**[03:33] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Y-Yeah, you're right. That's great.
**[03:36] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
They're amazing.
**[03:39] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Now that there's five of us, I think
we can catch up to Kumamoto Daiichi.
**[03:43] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
And maybe even reach the
lead pack where Naruko-kun is.
**[03:46] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Y-Yeah, maybe.
**[03:48] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
It's all thanks to you.
**[03:52] Imaizumi**
*Thanks to me?*
**[03:54] Imaizumi**
*He's not making sense again.*
**[03:57] Imaizumi**
*I made an irremediable mistake.*
**[04:01] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I've actually been thinking.
**[04:04] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
If you trace events back far enough,
**[04:06] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
sometimes you realize it actually
started with someone small, you know?
**[04:10] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
It's about that.
**[04:11] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
The two of them rejoined the team when
Teshima-san was coming up from behind
**[04:17] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
and Hakone Academy was leaving,
during the first mountain.
**[04:21] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
I think it's because
**[04:23] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
you decided that we should wait.
**[04:28] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Wait, what? A-Am I wrong?
**[04:32] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Sorry.
**[04:34] Imaizumi**
*Was that the right decision?*
**[04:39] Imaizumi**
* Is that the reason Aoyagi-san*
* and Kaburagi caught up?*
**[04:43] Imaizumi**
*The reason there are five of us here now?*
**[04:48] Imaizumi**
*Onoda, how many times*
**[04:55] Imaizumi**
*are you going to save me?*
**[04:58] Imaizumi**
Onoda! You saved me!
**[05:01] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[05:02] Imaizumi**
You can't know if you've made the right
decision until you've seen the results.
**[05:06] Imaizumi**
That's what you were trying to say.
**[05:08] Imaizumi**
If that's the case, then I'll
work as hard as I can.
**[05:11] Imaizumi**
It's my only option!
**[05:13] Imaizumi**
We'll accelerate as quickly
as we can while rotating.
**[05:15] Imaizumi**
Together, we'll catch up to
the lead pack! To Naruko!
**[05:20] Sakamichi**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Mountain Line
***SIGN*** Mountain Line
***SIGN*** Mountain Line
**[05:28] Toudou**
I see.
**[05:29] Hakogaku 1**
Yes. Uh, we just got word
from the club members below.
**[05:34] Hakogaku 1**
Ashikiba-san and Shinkai-kun are
going after Kyoto Fushimi's ace.
**[05:39] Hakogaku 1**
Unfortunately, the race for the
finish line has... already started...
**[05:45] Hakogaku 1**
I-I'm sorry.
**[05:47] Hakogaku 1**
You came all the way out
here to see the race, too.
**[05:51] Toudou**
What are you apologizing for? It's no matter.
**[05:55] Toudou**
That's just how road races are.
**[06:00] Toudou**
So you didn't get to go, Manami.
**[06:04] Toudou**
I know you.
**[06:05] Toudou**
I'm sure you searched repeatedly
**[06:08] Toudou**
for opportunities to race against four-eyes.
**[06:11] Toudou**
It couldn't be helped.
**[06:13] Toudou**
But the race isn't over yet.
**[06:16] Toudou**
You'll have other opportunities.
**[06:18] Hakogaku 1**
Wh-Where are you going, Toudou-san?
***SIGN*** Elevation
**[06:24] Toudou**
I came all the way here.
**[06:26] Toudou**
I'm heading down to the finish line
to watch the race from there.
**[06:33] Toudou**
It's a bit too sad to see a mountain line
race that isn't led by a climber.
**[06:39] Hakogaku 1**
His aura is incredible.
**[06:42] Hakogaku 2**
That's the Mountain God,
the legendary Toudou-san.
**[06:46] Hakogaku 2**
I actually spoke to him.
**[06:50] Toudou**
Hakone Academy has won all
the number tags so far.
**[06:54] Toudou**
Since Izumida took the sprint,
they've gained even more momentum.
**[06:58] Toudou**
But there are other powerful teams
who won't take that lying down.
**[07:03] Toudou**
They'll do whatever it takes to win.
**[07:07] Toudou**
This finish line won't be easily taken.
**[07:11] Toudou**
Kyoto Fushimi and Sohoku will
make desperate plays for it, too.
**[07:18] Yuto**
Approaching Kyoto Fushimi.
**[07:20] Yuto**
We might be able to catch up.
**[07:22] Midousuji**
Move!
**[07:23] Yuto**
The redhead in front of
them is slowing them down.
**[07:26] Ashikiba**
Keep going.
**[07:27] Ashikiba**
Don't let your guard down until we catch up.
**[07:30] Ashikiba**
Or even after we do.
**[07:32] Ashikiba**
There's three more kilometers
to the mountain line.
***SIGN*** Road Race*
Distance to Day 2
Mountain Checkpoint
**[07:35] Ashikiba**
Don't slow your pace, Yuto!
**[07:37] Yuto**
Yes, sir!
**[07:38] Mizuta**
Hakone Academy is getting
closer, Midousuji-kun!
**[07:41] Midousuji**
Move, Naruko!
**[07:44] Naruko**
You stop, you purple seaweed!
**[07:47] Mizuta**
Hakone Academy is getting closer!
**[07:49] Midousuji**
They're not coming!
Your teammates aren't coming!
**[07:54] Midousuji**
It's just a delusion!
**[07:57] Midousuji**
A wish that won't come true!
**[07:59] Naruko**
Someone will come!
I have a feeling they will.
**[08:04] Naruko**
It'll be real close and down to the wire,
**[08:08] Naruko**
but someone who doesn't think
he's hot stuff will come!
**[08:14] Midousuji**
Fine!
**[08:15] Midousuji**
There's no getting through to you with words.
**[08:19] Naruko**
Come.
**[08:20] Midousuji**
I'll have to use my body to make you
**[08:23] Midousuji**
understand!
**[08:31] Midousuji**
Bodies and bikes touch all the time while
jockeying for position during a race.
**[08:38] Midousuji**
And I can't afford to spend all
my time entertaining your
**[08:42] Midousuji**
pointless determination and
retaliatory spirit, Naruko!
**[08:49] Mizuto**
#3, Naruko!
**[08:52] Mizuto**
He hit the guard rail...
**[08:54] Mizuto**
He fell! We did it!
**[08:57] Midousuji**
Don't worry. He was at his limit, after all.
**[09:02] Midousuji**
He would've fallen either way.
**[09:04] Midousuji**
It was just a matter whether it was ten seconds
from now or thirty seconds from now.
**[09:08] Naruko**
Come on, Sohoku. Damn it.
**[09:12] Naruko**
Wait up, Midousuji.
**[09:15] Yuto**
Kyoto Fushimi's #111 forced
Sohoku out of his way.
**[09:20] Yuto**
Sohoku's #3 is falling.
**[09:23] Yuto**
He did everything he could, but Sohoku is...
**[09:26] Ashikiba**
Sohoku's Naruko...
**[09:28] Naruko**
I did my job.
**[09:32] Naruko**
I stuck to them, defended Sohoku's jersey,
**[09:37] Naruko**
and held them back until I reached my limit!
**[09:44] Naruko**
So come.
**[09:48] Naruko**
Come!
**[09:50] Naruko**
Come on, hotshot!
**[10:12] Imaizumi**
Naruko!
**[10:16] Naruko**
How long were you gonna
make me wait, hotshot?
**[10:24] Naruko**
I'm tagging out!
**[10:29] Mizuta**
S-So...
**[10:31] Mizuta**
Two Sohoku riders caught up!
**[10:35] Ashikiba**
Sohoku's Imaizumi...
***SIGN*** *Road Race*
Distance to Day 2
Mountain Checkpoint
**[10:41] Fan A**
Two Sohoku riders caught up with two
kilometers remaining to the mountain line!
**[10:46] Midousuji**
You... You're Crackizumi.
**[10:50] Midousuji**
I thought you cracked
with a grunt and a gasp.
**[10:55] Midousuji**
You're supposed to have fallen behind!
**[10:58] Imaizumi**
I'm still only half a man.
**[11:01] Imaizumi**
I can't even move forward without help.
**[11:04] Imaizumi**
I can't make it this far
on my strength alone.
**[11:07] Imaizumi**
So I'll say it.
**[11:10] Imaizumi**
In order to inspire myself.
**[11:13] Imaizumi**
In order to accept that weighty
responsibility on these shoulders.
**[11:17] Imaizumi**
Ashikiba-san...
**[11:19] Imaizumi**
Midousuji...
**[11:21] Imaizumi**
Allow me to reiterate. I am...
**[11:26] Imaizumi**
Sohoku's ace.
**[11:37] Midousuji**
What's with this guy?
**[11:38] Midousuji**
I know he cracked at the first peak.
**[11:44] Midousuji**
Crack, crack, crack, crack,
**[11:45] Midousuji**
crack, crack, crack, crack.
**[11:47] Midousuji**
So why? How did he do it?
**[11:50] Midousuji**
Crack!
**[11:52] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun, how's Naruko-kun?
**[11:54] Imaizumi**
He's fine. There was still life in his eyes.
**[11:57] Imaizumi**
Teshima-san and the others will pick him up.
**[12:01] Imaizumi**
He's pushed himself to his limit.
**[12:04] Imaizumi**
Thanks to you, we caught up, Naruko.
**[12:07] Imaizumi**
You were supremely flashy!
**[12:11] Sakamichi**
Yeah!
**[12:12] Imaizumi**
We'd better do our job, too.
**[12:15] Imaizumi**
We're carrying his and the team's hopes.
**[12:18] Imaizumi**
Let's go, Onoda!
**[12:19] Imaizumi**
We'll take our jerseys
to the finish line first!
**[12:22] Sakamichi**
Yeah!
**[12:27] Midousuji**
What are you doing?
**[12:29] Midousuji**
Another fly caught up.
**[12:32] Midousuji**
Why are you casually cycling?
**[12:35] Midousuji**
Come on.
**[12:37] Midousuji**
Pull ahead of them, Mizuta!
**[12:41] Mizuta**
G-Got it!
**[12:42] Midousuji**
It doesn't matter if your body falls apart!
**[12:47] Mizuta**
Y-Yeah?
**[12:47] Yuto**
Ace assistant #112 is accelerating!
**[12:50] Ashikiba**
Don't let them pull ahead, Yuto!
**[12:52] Mizuta**
Hold on. Wait, Midousuji-kun.
**[12:55] Mizuta**
I thought I heard you say
it's fine if I fall apart.
**[12:58] Mizuta**
I-I'm the captain.
**[13:00] Mizuta**
I'm your talented launching pad.
**[13:02] Mizuta**
You're not thinking of disposing of me
here like you did with Kiriya, are you?
**[13:11] Midousuji**
Mizuta-kun, you're still saying
that this late in the game?
**[13:18] Mizuta**
Huh?
**[13:20] Yuto**
Kyoto Fushimi's pace is falling!
**[13:23] Yuto**
We may be able to catch up to them now!
**[13:26] Midousuji**
Mizuta-kun, you...
**[13:29] Mizuta**
Yeah?
**[13:29] Midousuji**
The reason I have you pull so hard...
**[13:33] Mizuta**
Yes?
***SIGN*** *Road Race*
Distance to Day 2
Mountain Checkpoint
**[13:36] Midousuji**
...is for that.
**[13:38] Mizuta**
Huh? What?
**[13:39] Midousuji**
If you keep pulling me up
this slope at full power,
**[13:47] Midousuji**
you'll be the King of the Mountain.
**[13:50] Mizuta**
What?
***SIGN*** Mountain
Line
***SIGN*** Mountain
Line
**[13:55] Mizuta**
No way! What?
**[13:56] Mizuta**
King of the Mountain?
**[13:58] Mizuta**
Me? I'll have beaten Hakone Academy
and Sohoku to be the
**[14:02] Mizuta**
Inter-High's King of the Mountain?
**[14:06] Yuto**
They suddenly raised their pace again!
**[14:08] Mizuta**
I'm glad I stayed on the
team for three years!
**[14:11] Mizuta**
The Inter-High's King of the Mountain!
**[14:14] Girl**
You're amazing, Mizuta-kun.
**[14:17] Mizuta**
Me, Mizuta Nobuyuki!
**[14:21] Mizuta**
Despite everything you say, you really
do care about me, Midousuji-kun!
**[14:26] Midousuji**
I'll use everything I can to win.
**[14:31] Midousuji**
Go, Zaku!
**[14:33] Midousuji**
Show me your limit!
**[14:39] Yuto**
The lead they got earlier
is really hurting us!
**[14:41] Yuto**
We're so close, but we can't close the gap!
**[14:44] Yuto**
They're trying to hold this
lead to the finish line!
**[14:47] Yuto**
After the mountain line
is downhills and flats.
**[14:50] Yuto**
It'll be hard to close the gap there.
***SIGN*** Road Race*
Distance to Day 2
Mountain Checkpoint
**[14:52] Yuto**
We have to catch up to them in the mountains.
**[14:55] Yuto**
Otherwise, the finish line...
**[14:57] Yuto**
What should we do, Ashikiba-san?
**[15:01] Yuto**
What is this rising pressure?
**[15:05] Ashikiba**
That's...
**[15:07] Imaizumi**
We have to catch up in the mountains.
**[15:12] Imaizumi**
It's a 1,500-meter climb to the peak.
**[15:16] Imaizumi**
Can you do it, Onoda?
**[15:18] Sakamichi**
Yeah.
**[15:20] Yuto**
The Mountain King!
**[15:21] Ashikiba**
Onoda Sakamichi!
**[15:23] Sakamichi**
Because Naruko-kun left by himself
and worked so hard on his own,
**[15:29] Sakamichi**
we made it this far!
**[15:31] Sakamichi**
I'll pedal as hard as I can!
**[15:35] Yuto**
He caught up in an instant!
**[15:38] Yuto**
Who is this guy?
**[15:40] Yuto**
He's way faster than during our
race in the mountains earlier!
**[15:45] Midousuji**
Who's catching up?
**[15:48] Midousuji**
Is it you, Sakamichi?
**[15:58] Naruko**
Did you see that, Midousuji?
**[16:00] Naruko**
That was Naruko's Ultimate
Flashy Miracle High Five!
**[16:05] Naruko**
I just came up with the name.
**[16:09] Yuto**
The Mountain King is so fast!
**[16:11] Midousuji**
He's trying to catch up?
**[16:12] Midousuji**
With 1,400 meters remaining to the peak?
**[16:20] Midousuji**
Are you going to destroy my lead, Sakamichi?
**[16:28] Midousuji**
He's getting closer.
**[16:30] Midousuji**
The little engine that's
pulling me will overheat soon.
**[16:35] Midousuji**
Then I'll switch to my legs, the main engine.
**[16:40] Midousuji**
How long will he last?
**[16:42] Midousuji**
I have to make him last until the
very last second by tricking him.
**[16:46] Midousuji**
Mizuta-kun, there are lots
of people at the peak.
**[16:51] Mizuta**
Huh?
**[16:52] Midousuji**
They're here to see you ride.
**[16:54] Midousuji**
To see you become King of the Mountain.
**[16:58] Midousuji**
So you should go faster.
**[17:03] Midousuji**
Push your limits.
**[17:04] Mizuta**
King of the Mountain!
**[17:05] Fan B**
Go!
**[17:06] Fan C**
You can do it!
**[17:07] Fan D**
Look! Kyoto Fushimi's first!
**[17:09] Fan E**
It's third-year Mizuta!
**[17:11] Mizuta**
What? Someone said my name!
**[17:13] Mizuta**
I'm excited! I'm so excited!
**[17:19] Ashikiba**
We're falling behind, Yuto!
**[17:21] Ashikiba**
We'll use the group in front of us.
**[17:22] Ashikiba**
Get behind Sohoku.
**[17:24] Ashikiba**
We'll stick behind them and
catch up to the front together.
**[17:27] Ashikiba**
Hurry!
**[17:29] Yuto**
Mountain King...
**[17:30] Yuto**
He's definitely riding faster than he was
during our first race in the mountains.
**[17:36] Yuto**
Was he holding back? Is this the
true strength of the Mountain King?
**[17:41] Yuto**
Do guys like him exist?
**[17:43] Yuto**
Guys who ride faster when they're asked to
**[17:45] Yuto**
than when they're racing for their own pride?
**[17:50] Ashikiba**
Yuto!
**[17:51] Yuto**
Y-Yes, sir. Sorry, Ashikiba-san.
**[17:56] Yuto**
I entered the Inter-High so I could
race against the Mountain King.
**[18:01] Yuto**
I thought I could beat him. I thought I did.
**[18:04] Yuto**
I have to beat him,
**[18:08] Yuto**
because I'm Shinkai Yuto.
**[18:11] Yuto**
Because I'm not Shinkai Hayato.
**[18:14] Ashikiba**
If you don't stop thinking,
we'll get left behind, Yuto!
**[18:18] Ashikiba**
We're still on the climb.
**[18:19] Ashikiba**
But...
**[18:21] Ashikiba**
the finish line is just ahead!
**[18:23] Yuto**
The finish line...
**[18:25] Yuto**
That's right. Shoot.
**[18:27] Yuto**
We're almost at the finish line.
**[18:28] Yuto**
Sorry!
**[18:30] Fan F**
One more kilometer to the peak!
**[18:32] Fan G**
Who's going to become King of the Mountain?
**[18:34] Fan G**
There's no telling anymore!
**[18:36] Fan H**
Isn't this the race for the finish line?
**[18:38] Fan I**
#1 is pulling the three guys behind him!
**[18:42] Fan J**
Amazing!
**[18:43] Fan K**
Tag #1...
**[18:45] Fan K**
He's the one who raced up Mt. Fuji first to
lead Chiba's Sohoku to victory last year!
**[18:52] Fan K**
That's Onoda Sakamichi!
**[18:55] Sakamichi**
It's hard, but I'll catch up to the front
**[18:57] Sakamichi**
with our ace Imaizumi-kun in tow.
**[19:01] Sakamichi**
As a climber, that's my job.
**[19:06] Sakamichi**
Are you watching, Makishima-san?
**[19:10] Sakamichi**
Kinjou-san said you were in Japan.
**[19:13] Sakamichi**
If you're watching somewhere—
**[19:16] Sakamichi**
No, if you read in the news later
that we worked really hard,
**[19:24] Sakamichi**
just that would make me happy.
**[19:28] Fan N**
He's almost caught up!
**[19:30] Fan O**
Damn, Sohoku's amazing!
**[19:32] Fan P**
Kyoto Fushimi, don't be beaten!
**[19:33] Fan Q**
Hakone Academy!
**[19:37] Makishima**
I left the others at the finish line
**[19:40] Makishima**
to come to the mountains alone,
and here you are.
**[19:43] Makishima**
Why do you always work so
hard that I feel embarrassed?
**[19:52] Makishima**
You're physically small,
but you're *huge*, Onoda.
**[19:57] Makishima**
Keep it up, Sakamichi.
**[20:01] Makishima**
Stay on your path.
**[20:04] Sakamichi**
It was hard. It took some time.
**[20:09] Imaizumi**
He really is amazing.
***SIGN*** Road Race*
Distance to Day 2
Mountain Checkpoint
**[20:13] Sakamichi**
But at 500 meters remaining,
**[20:17] Sakamichi**
we caught up to the front!
**[20:19] Fan R**
Sohoku and Hakone Academy
caught up to Kyoto Fushimi!
**[20:23] Fan S**
Amazing! Damn!
**[20:34] Sakamichi**
We caught up.
**[20:40] Imaizumi**
Thanks, Sakamichi.
**[20:43] Sakamichi**
Sure.
**[20:46] Fan T**
Look! Sohoku's rotating Onoda back
and sending someone else ahead!
**[20:52] Fan U**
It's tag #2, their ace, Imaizumi!
**[20:55] Fan V**
He's neck and neck with Kyoto Fushimi's ace!
**[20:59] Imaizumi**
Come on, Midousuji.
Attack whenever you're ready.
**[21:02] Imaizumi**
I'll stop all your attempts.
**[21:06] Midousuji**
What? What?
**[21:08] Midousuji**
What is this?
**[21:10] Midousuji**
What is this pressure?
**[21:12] Midousuji**
He's just Crackizumi!
**[21:17] Midousuji**
O-Over here, too.
**[21:19] Midousuji**
Shinkai's little brother!
**[21:21] Yuto**
We're ready, too.
**[21:23] Yuto**
We'll stop you.
**[21:25] Midousuji**
And behind him is
**[21:29] Midousuji**
their ace, Ashikiba!
**[21:35] Midousuji**
My only remaining option is...
**[23:12] Sakamichi**
Metamorphose...
**[23:15] Sakamichi**
Princess, Princess.
**[23:17] Yuto**
Mountain King?
**[23:19] Yuto**
You're interested in this kind of thing?
**[23:21] Sakamichi**
He's so close!
**[23:22] Yuto**
Mountain King, do you have feminine desires?
**[23:26] Yuto**
Does it make your heart pound?
**[23:28] Sakamichi**
What?
**[23:30] Sakamichi**
Shinkai-kun, do you like anime?
**[23:35] Yuto**
He's so close!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE King of the Mountain
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E20 - King of the Mountain
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRZJXX8Z6/king-of-the-mountain)
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**[00:02] Fan**
They caught up to Kyoto Fushimi with
500 meters to the mountain line!
**[00:05] Fan**
Since Sohoku and Hakone Academy
are keeping their eyes on them,
**[00:08] Fan**
they'll be crushed immediately
if they try to get ahead.
**[00:10] Fan**
And since Onoda can't participate
in the finish line sprint,
**[00:13] Fan**
Sohoku effectively has one member.
**[00:14] Fan**
Hakone Academy's the only team with
two cards left for the finish line.
**[00:18] Fan**
Hakone Academy has an overwhelming advantage!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[01:53] Mizuta**
Yikes!
***SIGN*** LINE.20 King of the Mountain
**[01:55] Mizuta**
What's with these guys' intensity?
**[01:58] Mizuta**
Imaizumi and Shinkai!
**[02:00] Mizuta**
My mountain line!
**[02:03] Mizuta**
With 400 meters remaining,
they're trying to steal my dream—
***SIGN*** Road Race*
Distance to Day 2
Mountain Checkpoint
**[02:07] Midousuji**
Shut up, Mizuta-kun.
**[02:10] Midousuji**
No one cares about your stupid dream.
**[02:14] Mizuta**
Huh?
**[02:14] Midousuji**
No one cares about the insignificant
King of the Mountain title.
**[02:19] Mizuta**
Insignificant?
**[02:19] Midousuji**
No one's fighting for that.
**[02:23] Mizuta**
What? Really?
**[02:28] Midousuji**
You can fall behind now.
**[02:30] Mizuta**
Huh? What's going on?
**[02:31] Midousuji**
Your job is finished.
**[02:35] Mizuta**
Hey!
**[02:36] Midousuji**
King of the Mountain?
**[02:37] Midousuji**
Overwhelming disadvantage?
**[02:39] Midousuji**
Over?
**[02:40] Midousuji**
Really?
**[02:42] Midousuji**
Is that really what's happening?
**[02:46] Midousuji**
They caught up,
**[02:48] Midousuji**
and Hakone Academy has an overwhelming
advantage just before the finish line?
**[02:55] Midousuji**
Am I really out of options?
**[02:59] Midousuji**
No. This situation...
**[03:03] Midousuji**
is just the opposite!
**[03:05] Midousuji**
We're simultaneously before the finish line
**[03:08] Midousuji**
and 400 meters away from the mountain line.
**[03:11] Midousuji**
Maybe...
**[03:13] Mizuta**
Huh? What?
**[03:16] Midousuji**
Who said you could fall behind?
**[03:17] Mizuta**
Huh? You did...
**[03:20] Midousuji**
You shouldn't give up on your dream.
**[03:24] Mizuta**
What? My dream?
**[03:25] Midousuji**
Go get the mountain line.
**[03:27] Mizuta**
Huh?
**[03:28] Midousuji**
Go, Zaku!
**[03:33] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi sent #112!
**[03:35] Fan**
Is he going for the mountain line?
**[03:37] Mizuta**
Where did that come from?
**[03:38] Mizuta**
But it's true!
**[03:39] Mizuta**
He really did have the highest hopes for me!
**[03:43] Mizuta**
I'll take it,
**[03:45] Mizuta**
Midousuji-kun!
**[03:47] Imaizumi**
What is Midousuji doing?
**[03:49] Imaizumi**
He'll be caught immediately at that speed.
**[03:51] Imaizumi**
It's meaningless.
**[03:53] Imaizumi**
Or does his team really
want the mountain line?
**[03:58] Midousuji**
This is chum.
**[04:01] Midousuji**
Chum you spread to lure bait while
fishing for a really big fish.
**[04:09] Midousuji**
I told him no one's fighting for
the King of the Mountain title.
**[04:15] Midousuji**
But there are guys here putting on airs
who desperately want that title.
**[04:24] Midousuji**
They won't be able to ignore this.
**[04:30] Fan**
200 meters left!
**[04:31] Fan**
You can do it, Kyoto Fushimi!
**[04:31] Midousuji**
They won't allow themselves to be humiliated
by losing a special number tag.
**[04:38] Midousuji**
Take the bait.
**[04:39] Midousuji**
Take the bait.
**[04:41] Midousuji**
Take the bait!
**[04:46] Ashikiba**
After him, Yuto.
**[04:47] Ashikiba**
Don't let him take the red number tag.
**[04:49] Midousuji**
He took the bait!
**[04:52] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san?
**[04:54] Yuto**
We're coming up on the finish line.
**[04:56] Yuto**
We shouldn't be worrying
about colored number tags.
**[04:59] Ashikiba**
Just go and get it.
**[05:01] Yuto**
At this distance, it'll have
to be an all-out attack.
**[05:04] Yuto**
If I do that now,
**[05:06] Yuto**
I won't be able to assist you during the
finish line sprint that's coming up.
**[05:10] Yuto**
We made it to this point with an advantage.
**[05:13] Yuto**
We'd be losing one of
Hakone Academy's two cards.
**[05:16] Ashikiba**
Go, Yuto.
**[05:19] Yuto**
There's no need for us to
disadvantage ourselves.
**[05:21] Yuto**
Let Kyoto Fushimi have the red number tag.
**[05:26] Yuto**
What's gotten into you, Ashikiba-san?
**[05:28] Ashikiba**
I see.
**[05:30] Ashikiba**
You're still a first-year.
**[05:33] Ashikiba**
You don't understand.
**[05:35] Ashikiba**
We are Hakone Academy.
**[05:38] Ashikiba**
We fight with pride!
**[05:42] Yuto**
Wait!
**[05:44] Ashikiba**
I'll go!
**[05:45] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san!
**[05:46] Fan**
If Kyoto Fushimi's ace
makes a move, handle it!
**[05:49] Sakamichi**
Third-year Ashikiba-san is...
**[05:51] Midousuji**
Just as planned!
**[05:54] Fan**
He's fast!
**[05:55] Fan**
He caught up in an instant!
**[05:57] Midousuji**
Hakone Academy has won all
the number tags so far.
**[06:01] Midousuji**
They have their pride as champions.
**[06:04] Midousuji**
Naturally, they want the
mountain title as well.
**[06:08] Midousuji**
And they'll end up losing something important
**[06:10] Midousuji**
because they're so concerned
with something so insignificant.
**[06:14] Midousuji**
As far as I'm concerned,
**[06:16] Midousuji**
colored number tags are useless scraps
of paper before the finish line.
**[06:21] Midousuji**
He actually took the bait.
**[06:24] Midousuji**
I thought they'd send
their assist Shinkai-kun,
**[06:30] Midousuji**
but it's their ace who impatiently left.
**[06:34] Midousuji**
My last-minute plan might result in
Hakone Academy losing one of its cards.
**[06:40] Midousuji**
I don't know what happened,
but it's exactly what I wanted!
**[06:47] Midousuji**
No, more!
**[06:51] Announce**
Hakone Academy's Ashikiba is the
second day's King of the Mountain!
**[06:55] Announce**
He caught up in an instant
with his all-out climb!
**[06:57] Fan**
Hakone Academy is amazing!
**[06:59] Hakogaku**
You did it, Ashikiba-san!
**[07:00] Hakogaku**
We're the best!
**[07:02] Hakogaku**
First the sprint, now the mountains!
**[07:04] Hakogaku**
Now take the finish line!
**[07:07] Ashikiba**
An all-out climb...
**[07:10] Ashikiba**
Now I'm useless.
**[07:13] Ashikiba**
Isn't that right, Yuto?
**[07:16] Announce**
The other riders are raising their pace
**[07:17] Announce**
and crossing the mountain line
one after another.
**[07:20] Announce**
Just past the gate is the finish line!
**[07:23] Mizuta**
Damn that lanky Hakone Academy guy!
**[07:27] Mizuta**
He took my mountain line!
**[07:29] Mizuta**
Midousuji-kun, I rode as
hard as I could, but he—
**[07:34] Mizuta**
Huh? Hey, wait...
**[07:40] Midousuji**
Congratulations, King of the Mountain.
**[07:43] Midousuji**
We didn't stand a chance
against your all-out attack.
**[07:49] Midousuji**
It was amazing.
**[07:51] Midousuji**
We wanted the title so badly,
we even sent our captain.
**[07:57] Midousuji**
I can't believe you took it from us.
**[08:01] Midousuji**
Should you have done that as the ace?
**[08:04] Midousuji**
Should you have used up your legs?
**[08:07] Midousuji**
The finish line is at the bottom of the hill.
**[08:12] Imaizumi**
He sent Mizuta to use up
one of Hakone Academy's cards.
**[08:19] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy had the advantage,
**[08:21] Imaizumi**
but now they're disadvantaged.
**[08:24] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[08:26] Sakamichi**
Why didn't Ashikiba-san stay ahead?
**[08:30] Sakamichi**
He let us catch up so easily.
**[08:31] Imaizumi**
We don't have far to go,
**[08:33] Imaizumi**
but he determined we'd catch him with
our numbers even if he stayed ahead.
**[08:36] Imaizumi**
If it's unlikely he'll stay ahead, it's smarter
to rejoin the group, rest his legs,
**[08:43] Imaizumi**
and stay behind his assistant.
**[08:45] Midousuji**
You must've thought you could
take it easily, Hakone Academy.
**[08:50] Midousuji**
You thought you'd pretend you
didn't want the mountain line,
**[08:54] Midousuji**
approach the line with the pack,
**[08:57] Midousuji**
and send someone at the last second
to take the number tag easily.
***SIGN*** Mountain Line
**[09:04] Midousuji**
Lucky you.
**[09:06] Midousuji**
Things turned out differently.
**[09:08] Midousuji**
It seems like you paid a high price.
**[09:11] Midousuji**
But your pride, is it?
**[09:15] Midousuji**
Something so easily blown away,
**[09:18] Midousuji**
but you protected it.
**[09:20] Yuto**
Hey, you—
**[09:23] Ashikiba**
Yeah, we're glad.
**[09:26] Ashikiba**
We have no regrets.
**[09:28] Sakamichi**
The atmosphere's changing.
**[09:30] Midousuji**
I like those eyes.
**[09:32] Midousuji**
They're the eyes of one who won't collapse.
**[09:35] Midousuji**
Someone who won't lose.
**[09:37] Midousuji**
At least try to keep your spirits up.
**[09:39] Midousuji**
The real battle for the
finish line starts now!
**[09:46] Sakamichi**
The race for the finish.
**[09:47] Imaizumi**
Fall back, Sakamichi.
**[09:49] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun's moving up?
**[09:51] Imaizumi**
Thanks for pulling until now.
**[09:53] Imaizumi**
From here on out,
**[09:55] Imaizumi**
it's my job.
**[09:58] Sakamichi**
Okay! Good luck, Imaizumi-kun!
***SIGN*** Day 2
Mountain Line
**[10:02] Makishima**
Man.
**[10:04] Makishima**
What a roller coaster.
**[10:07] Makishima**
This is why I love road racing.
**[10:10] Makishima**
There's no telling who will
win the second day, either.
***SIGN*** Elevation
**[10:15] Makishima**
Don't let them beat you, Sohoku.
**[10:20] Miki**
Gunma Prefecture's Treasure
of the West, Mount Haruna.
**[10:23] Miki**
1,449 meters above sea level.
**[10:25] Miki**
Its summit is a large volcanic crater.
**[10:30] Miki**
And at the bottom of that caldera is
**[10:32] Miki**
Lake Haruna and the beautiful,
conical Mount Haruna-Fuji.
***SIGN*** No Thru Traffic
**[10:39] Miki**
And at the Mount Haruna-Fuji
Ropeway parking lot,
**[10:43] Miki**
along the road circling
Lake Haruna, stands the gate.
**[10:49] Miki**
This is the Inter-High's
second day finish line.
**[10:53] Fan**
I heard the lead pack's already
crossed the mountain line.
**[10:56] Fan**
I'm impressed Sohoku caught up.
**[10:58] Fan**
Just before the mountain line, their climber
**[11:01] Fan**
pulled their second-year ace
Imaizumi to the lead pack.
**[11:04] Sugimoto**
Imaizumi?
**[11:06] Sugimoto**
Imaizumi! Imaizumi!
**[11:08] Aya**
What's gotten into you, Sugimoto?
**[11:10] Aya**
Are you going to faint?
**[11:10] Sugimoto**
You did it. You did a great job.
**[11:13] Aya**
Does your stomach hurt?
**[11:14] Sugimoto**
You're almost there.
**[11:15] Sugimoto**
You can do it. You can do it.
**[11:18] Sugimoto**
You can do it, Imaizumi!
**[11:18] Aya**
Now he's shouting!
**[11:20] Aya**
Don't you care what other people will think?
**[11:23] Aya**
There's no way he can hear you!
**[11:25] Miki**
He will.
**[11:27] Aya**
Huh?
**[11:28] Miki**
That feeling will reach him.
**[11:30] Miki**
He'll receive that feeling
**[11:33] Miki**
and ride with all his might.
**[11:37] Miki**
You can do it, Imaizumi-kun.
**[11:39] Miki**
And well done, Onoda-kun.
**[11:43] Sakamichi**
They're fast.
**[11:45] Sakamichi**
They're so fast on the downhill.
**[11:48] Sakamichi**
Since I'm not good on downhills,
I'm slowly falling behind.
**[11:52] Sakamichi**
But it's the end!
**[11:58] Imaizumi**
Onoda, what are you doing?
**[11:59] Imaizumi**
We still have to race tomorrow.
**[12:01] Imaizumi**
You can fall back.
**[12:03] Imaizumi**
Don't waste your energy.
**[12:05] Imaizumi**
What are you—
**[12:08] Sakamichi**
I forgot to do this.
**[12:17] Sakamichi**
I'm entrusting my hopes to you!
**[12:19] Imaizumi**
Do it!
**[12:22] Sakamichi**
There are two kilometers to the finish line.
**[12:24] Sakamichi**
You can do it.
**[12:25] Sakamichi**
I know it'll be hard, but, uh...
**[12:29] Sakamichi**
I know it'll be tough, but, uh...
**[12:30] Imaizumi**
You think I'm that bad?
**[12:33] Sakamichi**
I'm entrusting you with the team's hopes!
**[12:40] Sakamichi**
You can do it, Imaizumi-kun!
**[12:42] Imaizumi**
Yeah!
**[12:47] Sakamichi**
I left it to him, at the very end,
**[12:51] Sakamichi**
the jersey the team carried this far.
**[12:58] Sakamichi**
I relaxed too much.
**[13:01] Sakamichi**
We're racing tomorrow, too.
**[13:03] Sakamichi**
I have to finish today.
**[13:06] Sakamichi**
We made it this far, Naruko-kun.
**[13:10] Kaburagi**
It's Naruko-san!
**[13:11] Teshima**
Hey, Naruko!
**[13:13] Teshima**
You're alive. Are you okay?
**[13:15] Teshima**
Can you ride?
**[13:18] Naruko**
Just barely.
**[13:19] Naruko**
No, wait! Who do you think you're talking to?
**[13:22] Naruko**
I'm Naruko the genius!
**[13:24] Kuroda**
He rejoined the team.
**[13:26] Izumida**
Naruko...
**[13:27] Izumida**
He sacrificed himself to
get Sohoku to the front.
**[13:31] Teshima**
Well done. You did great.
**[13:34] Naruko**
Tastes like sauce.
**[13:36] Naruko**
So,
**[13:37] Naruko**
did hotshot catch up to them?
**[13:42] Teshima**
Yeah.
**[13:43] Teshima**
The lead car's board told us the situation.
**[13:47] Teshima**
The lead pack pulled ahead of Onoda.
**[13:50] Teshima**
Including Imaizumi, four of them
are embroiled in the final battle!
**[13:54] Announce**
The four leaders are here!
**[13:57] Announce**
The downhill has ended, and they're
entering the flats around Lake Haruna.
**[14:01] Announce**
There's just a few hundred
meters left to the finish line!
**[14:04] Imaizumi**
Am I hearing things?
**[14:05] Imaizumi**
I thought I just heard Sugimoto's voice.
**[14:09] Imaizumi**
I won't let you take this, Hakone Academy.
**[14:11] Imaizumi**
I'll ride in front!
**[14:14] Yuto**
Hakone Academy lost their ace.
**[14:17] Yuto**
An ace should save his last bullet
for the finish line sprint,
**[14:23] Yuto**
so he can fire it just before the
finish line and push aside all others.
**[14:29] Yuto**
That's what Midousuji-san
and Imaizumi-san are doing.
**[14:32] Yuto**
But Hakone Academy used ours
**[14:37] Yuto**
to win an insignificant mountain title.
**[14:41] Yuto**
What am I pulling for right now?
**[14:44] Yuto**
It's like carrying a pistol
that's out of bullets.
**[14:49] Yuto**
This has never happened before.
**[14:52] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san is supposed to be calm.
**[14:54] Yuto**
He's intelligent.
**[14:55] Yuto**
He always makes the right choice.
**[14:58] Yuto**
He's kind and strong.
**[15:01] Yuto**
As far as I'm concerned, he's far more
impressive than my other seniors.
**[15:05] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
What is it, Yuto?
**[15:07] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Think I should cut my hair again?
**[15:09] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're right. It's too long.
**[15:13] (Flashback) Yuto**
No, I was just looking.
**[15:17] (Flashback) Yuto**
You're really tall, Ashikiba-san.
**[15:20] (Flashback) Yuto**
Ow...
**[15:22] Yuto**
So I respected you.
**[15:25] Yuto**
But...
**[15:26] Yuto**
Why, Ashikiba-san?
**[15:29] Yuto**
You're not someone to act
thoughtlessly, Ashikiba-san!
**[15:34] Yuto**
If we'd given up the mountain line,
this finish line would've been ours!
**[15:39] Yuto**
Easily!
**[15:40] Ashikiba**
Face forward, Yuto.
**[15:42] Yuto**
Because we're in the middle of a race?
**[15:44] Ashikiba**
That's right. Face forward.
**[15:46] Yuto**
This is pointless!
**[15:48] Yuto**
Hakone Academy has spent all its bullets!
**[15:51] Ashikiba**
I...
**[15:53] Ashikiba**
I haven't given up on the
mountain or finish line yet.
**[16:05] (Flashback) Yuto**
That's the club room.
**[16:06] (Flashback) Yuto**
I've been here once before.
**[16:12] (Flashback) Yuto**
Hello. I'm interested in joining the team.
**[16:15] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Seriously?
**[16:16] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
He's really a first-year?
**[16:18] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Crazy, right?
**[16:20] Hakogaku**
Is that true?
**[16:20] Yuto**
*They're excited about something...*
**[16:22] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Shinkai-san's brother is here.
**[16:24] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
What? Seriously?
**[16:26] Yuto**
*I'll come back another day.*
**[16:28] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Huh?
**[16:30] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Hey, you. Wanna join the bicycle club?
**[16:33] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
You a first-year?
**[16:34] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Sorry we didn't notice.
**[16:36] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
We just got some big news.
**[16:39] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
There was a god-like sprinter named
Shinkai-san who graduated last year.
**[16:43] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
His brother is...
**[16:47] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
It's him!
**[16:49] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
What? You found his brother?
**[16:51] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
You're right.
**[16:52] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Whoa, their faces look so similar.
**[16:54] Hakogaku**
It's Shinkai-san. He looks so young.
**[16:55] Yuto**
*You don't need to point...*
**[16:56] Hakogaku**
He's a little Shinkai-san.
**[16:57] Hakogaku**
The rumors were true.
**[16:59] (Flashback) Yuto**
Could you stop pointing at me?
**[17:01] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Do you do the ka-pow pose, too?
**[17:02] (Flashback) Yuto**
I'm not Hayato-kun. I'm Yuto.
**[17:06] (Flashback) Yuto**
Haven't you had enough?
**[17:08] (Flashback) Yuto**
My brother has nothing to do with this.
**[17:10] (Flashback) Yuto**
I'm my own person.
**[17:12] (Flashback) Yuto**
Why are you taking pictures of me?!
**[17:22] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Things are awkward.
**[17:24] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Since that incident, yeah.
**[17:27] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
In any case, Yuto still hasn't
apologized to second-year Haraguchi.
**[17:31] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
I told him it wasn't his fault.
**[17:33] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Even pandas get mad if you
take pictures of them.
**[17:36] (Flashback) Kuroda**
When I heard Shinkai-san's
brother was coming,
**[17:39] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I thought the club would handle it better.
**[17:42] (Flashback) Kuroda**
That incident has completely
turned things upside down.
**[17:45] (Flashback) Kuroda**
Now we're treating him with kid gloves.
**[17:49] Kuroda**
* They did approach him as a group, and go on*
* about what a god and star his brother was.*
**[17:56] Kuroda**
*I can see why it annoys him.*
**[17:59] Kuroda**
* Touichirou doesn't know*
* how to handle him, either.*
**[18:02] Kuroda**
*Of course he doesn't.*
**[18:04] Kuroda**
*He's Shinkai-san's brother.*
**[18:06] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
I ran into Yuto in the hallway,
but he didn't even say hi.
**[18:12] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Maybe he doesn't recognize us yet.
**[18:14] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
What?
**[18:15] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Shinkai-san spoke pretty highly of me.
**[18:18] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
It came as a shock.
**[18:19] Kuroda**
*This is Hakone Academy.*
**[18:21] Kuroda**
*Only the strong ride.*
**[18:23] Kuroda**
*That's all we ask.*
**[18:24] Kuroda**
*Being rebellious isn't a bad thing at all.*
**[18:28] Kuroda**
* But if he's chosen for the Inter-High team,*
* the others won't accept it.*
**[18:37] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Damn it! Someone's catching up!
**[18:39] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Shinkai?
**[18:40] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
He passed the second-years?
**[18:41] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
This is a practice session for
Hakone Academy's best climbers!
**[18:44] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Raise the pace, Kaneyan!
**[18:45] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
I know, Shino!
**[18:47] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
He may be his brother,
but we can't hold back!
**[18:50] (Flashback) Yuto**
It's time to go.
**[18:55] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
On this steep incline?
**[18:57] (Flashback) Yuto**
And you call yourselves third-years.
**[19:01] (Flashback) Yuto**
Talk about lame.
**[19:02] (Flashback) Yuto**
You're losing to a first-year.
**[19:05] (Flashback) Yuto**
Isn't that right?
**[19:07] (Flashback) Yuto**
Is that a yes?
**[19:10] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Damn. When I heard Shinkai-san's brother
was a climber instead of a sprinter,
**[19:16] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
I underestimated him.
**[19:18] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
He's a real climber!
**[19:24] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're surprising everyone, Yuto.
**[19:28] (Flashback) Yuto**
Oh, uh...
**[19:30] (Flashback) Yuto**
Oh, Ashikiba-san?
**[19:33] Yuto**
* This is the guy everyone*
* thinks is an airhead.*
**[19:37] Yuto**
*He's a third-year and the ace.*
**[19:40] Yuto**
*Why is this guy the ace?*
**[19:42] Yuto**
* Come to think of it,*
* we've never spoken before.*
**[19:44] (Flashback) Yuto**
You're tall.
**[19:46] (Flashback) Yuto**
Your bangs must be annoying.
**[19:48] (Flashback) Yuto**
Why don't you cut them?
**[19:51] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Did beating the third-years go to your head?
**[19:54] (Flashback) Yuto**
Oh, no. Sorry.
**[19:57] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Should you be acting like that
in front of a third-year?
**[20:00] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're talking to me with your back
turned and a drink in your hand.
**[20:03] (Flashback) Yuto**
Oh, you're right.
**[20:06] Yuto**
*What's with this guy?*
**[20:09] Yuto**
* The team calls him an airhead,*
* but his words carry a strange weight.*
**[20:14] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
When you joined the team,
**[20:16] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
you were told to ask second- and third-years
for advice after practicing with them.
**[20:22] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Why aren't you doing that?
**[20:23] Yuto**
*So he's lecturing me?*
**[20:25] (Flashback) Yuto**
I don't need advice from
people weaker than me.
**[20:29] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Did anyone criticize your attitude?
**[20:32] (Flashback) Yuto**
Not really.
**[20:33] (Flashback) Yuto**
If anything, they said I should be confident.
**[20:37] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
No one wants to criticize
you because of Shinkai-san.
**[20:42] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Isn't that what you want
to shake off the most?
**[20:49] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Get on your bike, first-year Shinkai Yuto.
**[20:53] (Flashback) Yuto**
Huh?
**[20:55] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I really don't like hearing that about guys
I've been riding with for three years.
**[21:02] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Let's race to the top of that hill.
**[21:06] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'll crush you.
**[21:14] (Flashback) Yuto**
Fine.
**[21:16] (Flashback) Yuto**
Third-year Ashikiba-san.
**[21:19] (Flashback) Yuto**
I'll crush you back.
**[22:58] Sakamichi**
Brain freeze!
**[23:01] Naruko**
That always happens to you, Onoda-kun.
**[23:03] Sugimoto**
It's because you don't eat slowly.
**[23:05] Sugimoto**
Watch how experienced shaved ice
eater Sugimoto Terufumi eats.
**[23:11] Naruko**
You got brain freeze, too?!
**[23:13] Naruko**
You guys are too predictable.
**[23:15] Naruko**
Watch this.
**[23:16] Naruko**
This is the Speed Eater of Naniwa!
**[23:24] Imaizumi**
Huh? Wh-What?
**[23:26] Imaizumi**
I'm not doing anything special.
**[23:29] Naruko**
Wow, lame.
**[23:34] Imaizumi**
It's that sound again...
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Limiter
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E21 - Limiter
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**[00:02] Yuto**
* The second half of this*
* route is a winding downhill.*
**[00:06] Yuto**
*He's an airhead motivated by rage.*
**[00:10] Yuto**
*That's the easiest type of person to beat.*
**[00:13] Yuto**
*I'll let him stay ahead for now.*
**[00:14] Yuto**
* His legs will become exhausted in the*
* second half, and he'll lose speed.*
**[00:17] Yuto**
*But I'll strike one blow first!*
**[00:23] (Flashback) Yuto**
Are you familiar with my nickname?
**[00:25] (Flashback) Yuto**
They call me the Peak Hornet.
**[00:28] (Flashback) Yuto**
Am I too fast? Too close?
**[00:31] (Flashback) Yuto**
Is your answer "yes"?
**[00:35] (Flashback) Yuto**
You're not on the road.
**[00:39] Yuto**
*This guy will be easy.*
**[00:41] Yuto**
*His eyes are full of rage.*
**[00:44] Yuto**
* If his rage disrupts his pace like I expect,*
* he'll lose speed in the second half!*
**[00:48] Yuto**
*He moved up! He really is an airhead!*
**[00:50] (Flashback) Yuto**
What should the loser's punishment be?
**[00:55] (Flashback) Yuto**
It's not fun without one.
**[00:58] (Flashback) Yuto**
If I win, will you be my
assistant in the next race?
**[01:03] (Flashback) Yuto**
Since you're so big, I bet
you block a lot of wind.
**[01:06] (Flashback) Yuto**
What do you want, Ashikiba-san?
**[01:08] (Flashback) Yuto**
Would you like me to apologize to
third-years Kaneko-san and
**[01:12] (Flashback) Yuto**
Shimozaki-san and ask them for advice?
**[01:15] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
That's what you should
be doing as a first-year.
**[01:20] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
If you lose, go find the trash you threw
on the ground before we started...
**[01:27] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
and pick it up.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.21 Limiter
**[03:03] Yuto**
Trash? Talk about anal retentive.
**[03:06] Yuto**
Is this about keeping the planet beautiful?
**[03:08] (Flashback) Yuto**
You must be joking.
**[03:10] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Mountains, rivers, valleys, and coastlines...
**[03:14] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
We use the terrain created by
nature to ride our bicycles.
**[03:18] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
We're indebted to nature.
We should respect it.
**[03:23] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It's not something you should
so selfishly pollute.
**[03:27] Yuto**
*What's with this guy?*
**[03:29] Yuto**
*He's annoying me.*
**[03:31] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
No one wants to criticize
you because of Shinkai-san.
**[03:37] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Isn't that what you want
to shake off the most?
**[03:41] Yuto**
*He thinks he can say whatever he wants.*
**[03:44] Yuto**
*Does he think he's right?*
**[03:47] Yuto**
*I have...*
**[03:50] Yuto**
*my own troubles!*
**[03:56] Yuto**
*No matter.*
**[03:57] Yuto**
*An airhead like him would never understand.*
**[04:00] Yuto**
*I'm changing my plan.*
**[04:02] Yuto**
*I'll pass him and pull ahead of him!*
**[04:09] Yuto**
*What's going on?*
**[04:10] Yuto**
*He blocked my route as I was about to go.*
**[04:12] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I told you, first-year Shinkai Yuto...
**[04:16] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
that I'd crush you.
**[04:19] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm not letting you get ahead of me!
**[04:26] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're riding on the gutter.
**[04:27] Yuto**
*Damn it! He's making fun of me!*
**[04:30] Yuto**
* Then I'll do whatever it*
* takes to get in front of him!*
**[04:36] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Kaneko...
**[04:37] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Kaneyan hurt his knees after riding with you.
**[04:43] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
He and Yuki-chan have been climbing
buddies since they were first-years.
**[04:46] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
They used to talk about the
Inter-High together all the time.
**[04:49] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But Kaneyan's knees probably
won't heal in time for the Inter-High.
**[04:53] (Flashback) Yuto**
What? Who cares?
**[04:56] (Flashback) Yuto**
That's totally unrelated.
**[04:58] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Kenyan practices hard.
**[05:00] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
He never makes excuses.
**[05:04] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Shimo knows that, so he never rides
ahead of Kaneyan on mountains.
**[05:09] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You beat them.
**[05:12] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But is there really...
**[05:15] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
nothing you can learn from Kaneda?!
**[05:19] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You just had "nobody understands my pain"
written all over your face.
**[05:25] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
How could they? Of course they don't.
**[05:29] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Because you don't even
try to understand theirs.
**[05:32] Yuto**
*What? What does that mean?*
**[05:35] Yuto**
* Are you saying someone as physically*
* blessed as you has problems?*
**[05:39] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You don't work hard and lack respect.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
If you fought against the old Kaneyan...
**[05:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You'd lose!
**[05:50] Yuto**
*He's gone!*
**[05:52] Yuto**
*Am I going to lose to him?*
**[05:55] Yuto**
* It's just a stupid mental battle!*
* A mental battle!*
**[05:57] Yuto**
*I can't lose now!*
**[06:00] Yuto**
*Go!*
**[06:02] Yuto**
*Was he not motivated by rage?*
**[06:10] Yuto**
* So he was calmly observing my*
* movements and controlling me.*
**[06:15] Yuto**
*Damn.*
**[06:16] Yuto**
* I couldn't even see his*
* back on the final bend.*
**[06:20] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Get up. Go pick up your trash.
**[06:23] (Flashback) Yuto**
Yes, sir.
**[06:26] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'll go with you.
**[06:28] (Flashback) Yuto**
Huh?
**[06:29] (Flashback) Yuto**
You don't have to.
**[06:32] (Flashback) Yuto**
You'd have to climb to the
peak again to get back there.
**[06:34] (Flashback) Yuto**
It's my penalty.
**[06:36] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Oh, that's right.
**[06:38] Yuto**
*He's not putting up a fight?*
**[06:41] Yuto**
*Maybe he really is an airhead.*
**[06:44] Yuto**
* I hate to admit it, but it's true that*
* he's stronger and smarter than me.*
**[06:49] Yuto**
* When he accelerated in front of me,*
* the pressure I felt was no laughing matter.*
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy Bicycle Racing Club
**[06:57] Yuto**
* Kaneko-senpai told me*
* about Ashikiba-san later.*
**[07:01] Yuto**
*About his concerns about his height.*
**[07:03] Yuto**
*About being the laundry boy.*
**[07:05] Yuto**
* How he was suspended*
* indefinitely from racing.*
**[07:08] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
No, Yuto!
**[07:10] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
That timing will allow our
enemies to get ahead of us!
**[07:12] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Be patient! Watch their movements!
**[07:14] (Flashback) Yuto**
Yes, sir!
**[07:16] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You cut your bangs two centimeters.
**[07:18] (Flashback) Yuto**
You could tell?
**[07:20] (Flashback) All**
He can tell?
**[07:22] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Did you hear about Yuto?
**[07:24] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
He apologized to Haraguchi
for breaking his phone.
**[07:28] (Flashback) Kuroda**
I can tell from watching him at practice.
**[07:31] (Flashback) Kuroda**
He's fierce, but he's changed.
**[07:35] Yuto**
* Until then, I thought of everyone*
* I rode with as an opponent.*
**[07:39] Yuto**
*I came to enjoy riding with Ashikiba-san.*
**[07:51] Fan**
Hakone Academy's ace is losing speed!
**[07:53] Fan**
But it's a critical moment!
**[07:55] Fan**
Didn't he just win the mountain line?
**[07:58] Fan**
That's why his legs are exhausted!
**[08:00] Fan**
#16 is dropping back to help him!
**[08:02] Fan**
They're falling behind the two in front!
**[08:05] Fan**
They're only thirty meters behind,
but at the finish line of a road race,
**[08:09] Fan**
that's an overwhelming distance!
**[08:11] Fan**
There's just one kilometer
left to the finish line!
***SIGN*** National High School Sports Tournament
Cycling Road Race
Distance to Day 2 Finish Line
**[08:14] Imaizumi**
He lost speed?
**[08:16] Imaizumi**
Did Ashikiba-san lose focus for a moment?
**[08:19] Imaizumi**
No, it' because of his all-out attack
for the mountain line.
**[08:22] Imaizumi**
After fighting so hard, his legs
couldn't last until the finish line.
**[08:29] Midousuji**
Too bad, Hakone Academy.
**[08:32] Midousuji**
The mountain line or the finish line...
**[08:34] Midousuji**
It's obvious which is more valuable
when you weigh them against each other.
**[08:40] Midousuji**
You made a mistake.
**[08:43] Midousuji**
The two of you can fight for third.
**[08:49] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san!
**[08:51] Ashikiba**
I'm starting to feel it in my legs.
**[08:52] Ashikiba**
I couldn't keep up with the increase in pace.
**[08:55] Yuto**
What is this? Why?
**[08:58] Yuto**
You tried to show off by
saying you hadn't given up.
**[09:02] Yuto**
But you're exhausted.
**[09:06] Yuto**
If only I'd...
**[09:11] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
After him, Yuto.
**[09:13] Yuto**
...gone like you told me to.
**[09:16] Yuto**
If only I'd trusted you.
**[09:18] (Flashback) Yuto**
We're coming up on the finish line.
**[09:20] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Just go and get it.
**[09:23] Yuto**
I'm sorry.
**[09:25] Ashikiba**
Yuto, we can't change the past.
**[09:30] Ashikiba**
So...
**[09:35] Ashikiba**
So I feinted.
**[09:37] Yuto**
Feinted?
**[09:38] Ashikiba**
After taking the mountain line,
**[09:40] Ashikiba**
I put on an act that Sohoku and
Kyoto Fushimi wouldn't notice.
**[09:44] Ashikiba**
I deliberately slowed down, fell behind
my assistant, and made him pull.
**[09:50] Ashikiba**
I made them think I was the ace
taking today's finish line.
**[09:56] Ashikiba**
I made them think Hakone Academy
was finished, so they'd let down their guard.
**[10:02] Ashikiba**
When I decided to attack in the mountains,
I knew I'd be exhausting my legs.
**[10:08] Ashikiba**
I knew I had to plan for what was next.
**[10:12] Ashikiba**
I knew immediately who else
could go for the finish line.
**[10:18] Ashikiba**
I was a little worried.
**[10:20] Ashikiba**
After all, he's a climber.
**[10:23] Ashikiba**
But my concerns were immediately swept away
**[10:25] Ashikiba**
because his brother was a great sprinter.
**[10:30] Yuto**
You want me to take the
second day's finish line?
**[10:32] Ashikiba**
I ended up tricking you, too.
**[10:36] Ashikiba**
Sorry.
**[10:39] Ashikiba**
Zip up your jersey.
**[10:41] Ashikiba**
I know you can do it!
**[10:44] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Hey, Yuto.
**[10:45] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
Why don't you practice with us on the flats?
**[10:48] (Flashback) Hakogaku**
The upperclassmen want to see you sprint.
**[10:51] (Flashback) Yuto**
I'll pass. I'm not Hayato-kun.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Yuto**
I'm a climber.
**[10:57] Yuto**
I'm Yuto.
**[10:58] Yuto**
But Ashikiba-san's telling me to go.
**[11:03] Ashikiba**
Zip it up, Yuto.
**[11:05] Ashikiba**
There's not much time or distance left.
**[11:06] Ashikiba**
You'll take today's finish line.
**[11:09] Ashikiba**
Zip up your jersey, Shinkai Yuto!
**[11:15] Yuto**
Yes, sir!
**[11:17] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san!
**[11:18] Yuto**
This time, I'll go!
**[11:21] Fan**
What's going on?
**[11:22] Fan**
Their ace moved up!
**[11:23] Fan**
No way!
**[11:24] Fan**
They're having a first-year
race for the finish line?
**[11:27] Fan**
Isn't he a climber?
**[11:28] Fan**
No, there's an old saying!
**[11:30] Fan**
All six of Hakone Academy's
members are the ace!
**[11:34] Ashikiba**
I'll close this thirty-meter gap.
**[11:37] Ashikiba**
When I give the signal, you move up.
**[11:39] Ashikiba**
Until then, I'll block the wind for you!
**[11:42] Yuto**
Yes, sir!
**[11:43] Ashikiba**
Let's go, Yuto!
**[11:44] Yuto**
Yes, sir!
**[11:46] Fan**
Ashikiba is accelerating!
**[11:49] Yuto**
The finish line. I'm taking the finish line.
**[11:51] Yuto**
The finish line sprint!
**[11:56] Yuto**
What? What is this?
**[11:59] Yuto**
Nervousness? No...
**[12:02] Yuto**
What is this? What on earth is this?
**[12:05] Yuto**
What's making my cells buzz with excitement?
**[12:08] Fan**
Hakone Academy's catching up
at the very last second!
**[12:12] Fan**
Hakone Academy's sending #16 as their
ace to the second day's finish line!
**[12:18] Imaizumi**
What? They're catching up?
**[12:20] Imaizumi**
I thought Hakone Academy had fallen,
but they've switched out their ace!
**[12:24] Imaizumi**
Their final ace is #16!
**[12:27] Midousuji**
No way. #16?
**[12:29] Midousuji**
Did they just come up with that?
**[12:33] Midousuji**
No, that's not what the
big guy's eyes are saying.
**[12:37] Midousuji**
He planned this.
**[12:40] Midousuji**
Ashikiba-kun's been fooling us since then.
**[12:47] Ashikiba**
Are you ready, Yuto?
**[12:49] Ashikiba**
Go, Yuto!
**[12:53] Ashikiba**
Yuto—
**[12:54] Yuto**
It's okay.
**[12:56] Yuto**
Sorry, Ashikiba-san.
**[12:58] Yuto**
I'm not sure why...
**[13:01] Yuto**
but all the cells in my body
are buzzing with excitement.
**[13:03] Yuto**
I can't calm down.
**[13:06] Yuto**
I know! I'll go right away!
**[13:13] Fan**
Go!
**[13:14] Fan**
Hakone Academy's attacking!
**[13:16] Fan**
He's so fast!
**[13:17] Yuto**
Damn! Damn!
**[13:19] Yuto**
This feeling is insane.
**[13:23] Yuto**
Every time my speed increases,
my cells start screaming.
**[13:27] Yuto**
This is ecstasy!
**[13:29] Yuto**
Thanks for waiting,
Midousuji-san and Imaizumi-san!
**[13:35] Fan**
With 600 meters remaining,
Hakone Academy caught up!
**[13:39] Fan**
It's a three-way race again!
**[13:43] Midousuji**
#16, Shinkai Yuto...
**[13:45] Midousuji**
You're in a good mood.
**[13:48] Midousuji**
To think they'd send a first-year
climber in place of their useless ace.
**[13:54] Midousuji**
Now this is a surprise.
**[13:57] Imaizumi**
He caught up.
**[13:58] Imaizumi**
What can a climber do in a
race for the finish line?
**[14:04] Ashikiba**
I'm glad he caught up.
**[14:06] Ashikiba**
If I'd pulled for Yuto on the
downhill instead of pretending,
**[14:10] Ashikiba**
they would've realized he
was the ace and crushed us.
**[14:15] Ashikiba**
I'm brilliant.
**[14:17] Ashikiba**
But that face he made when he left...
**[14:19] Ashikiba**
I've never seen Yuto so happy.
**[14:24] Fan**
The ninety-degree turn that's 500 meters
before the finish line is just ahead!
**[14:30] Fan**
All three are braking hard
out of intense acceleration!
**[14:33] Fan**
It's a braking contest!
**[14:34] Fan**
They're still neck-and-neck!
**[14:36] Fan**
After the corner, it's a straight
line to the finish line!
**[14:38] Fan**
All three of them want to pull ahead here!
**[14:41] Fan**
Who will make it through first?
**[14:45] Fan**
No one's giving any ground!
**[14:47] Fan**
A super close-quarters battle!
**[14:48] Fan**
You can hear them clashing!
**[14:52] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[14:54] Fan**
They pulled out of the corner
in the same formation!
**[14:57] Imaizumi**
#16 kept up with our high-risk cornering.
**[15:02] Imaizumi**
It seems he's no ordinary climber.
**[15:05] Imaizumi**
Hakone Academy can't be underestimated.
**[15:08] Midousuji**
So #16 has steeled his resolve.
**[15:13] Midousuji**
He was smiling during the entire corner.
**[15:17] Midousuji**
And I thought Hakone Academy
was out of the race.
**[15:20] Midousuji**
Shinkai's brother.* That *Shinkai's brother...
**[15:25] Midousuji**
Fine. I'll make them taste despair again.
**[15:31] Midousuji**
This time...
**[15:33] Midousuji**
This time, at the finish line!
**[15:36] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san, I'm going to win.
**[15:39] Yuto**
My answer is...
**[15:41] Yuto**
Yes!
**[15:43] Midousuji**
400 meters!
**[15:44] Imaizumi**
Remaining!
**[15:45] Yuto**
To the finish line!
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[15:48] Yuto**
I see it!
**[15:49] Yuto**
The second day's finish line gate!
**[15:51] Yuto**
All that's left...
**[15:56] Yuto**
is this 400-meter straightaway!
**[15:59] Fan**
#16, Shinkai Yuto, is attacking!
**[16:02] Imaizumi**
What was that?
**[16:03] Imaizumi**
He dropped behind Midousuji for a
second and accelerated around him.
**[16:07] Imaizumi**
Did he use Midousuji to
block the wind for a moment?
**[16:10] Imaizumi**
I can't predict what he'll do.
**[16:12] Imaizumi**
His movements are too tricky.
**[16:14] Imaizumi**
And he's always one step ahead.
**[16:17] Imaizumi**
Is he going for the finish line...
**[16:20] Midousuji**
...from 400 meters?
**[16:22] Imaizumi**
You're not getting away!
**[16:28] Yuto**
Wow, I'm impressed.
**[16:30] Imaizumi**
Where are you going, #16?
**[16:33] Imaizumi**
That was some nice acceleration,
**[16:35] Imaizumi**
but it's a bit early to be
racing for the finish line.
**[16:38] Imaizumi**
Are you in a hurry?
**[16:46] Yuto**
It was a feint.
**[16:48] Midousuji**
A feint?
**[16:49] Midousuji**
He did that on purpose, to see how we'd react?
**[16:54] Midousuji**
When he attacked, I thought he was making
a desperate attempt for the finish line.
**[17:00] Midousuji**
He really is
**[17:02] Midousuji**
Shinkai Hayato's younger brother.
**[17:05] Midousuji**
I'll need to raise my threat level to six.
**[17:09] Yuto**
Was 400 too early, Imaizumi-san?
**[17:12] Yuto**
Then...
**[17:13] Yuto**
How about 300?
**[17:19] Imaizuimi**
He's attacking!
**[17:20] Imaizumi**
Is he starting the second round now?
**[17:25] Imaizumi**
What's with this guy?
**[17:26] Imaizumi**
The usual rules of the finish line
sprint don't apply to him.
**[17:31] Imaizumi**
We caught you.
**[17:32] Imaizumi**
What's the rush?
**[17:33] Yuto**
I thought I had it that time.
**[17:36] Yuto**
You really are fast.
**[17:39] Midousuji**
First it was a feint made
to look like a sprint.
**[17:42] Midousuji**
Then it was a sprint made
to look like a feint.
**[17:45] Midousuji**
Shinkai Yuto!
**[17:48] Yuto**
What is it, Midousuji-san?
**[17:54] Midousuji**
You're contemptuous!
**[17:56] Yuto**
You're a bit close.
**[17:56] Midousuji**
You're two-faced!
**[17:58] Yuto**
Getting close to people is my specialty.
**[18:01] Midousuji**
And you're gross!
**[18:06] Yuto**
What's that? A compliment?
**[18:09] Midousuji**
Looks like I'll have to raise
my threat level to ten.
**[18:14] Midousuji**
He won't even look away after all of that.
**[18:18] Midousuji**
He fully intends to fight.
**[18:23] Midousuji**
I wasn't expecting to find it here.
**[18:26] Midousuji**
I thought it disappeared last year.
**[18:30] Midousuji**
The ghost of Shinkai-kun!
**[18:33] Yuto**
No, I'm alive.
**[18:37] Yuto**
I've got legs.
**[18:39] Yuto**
It is time for round three?
**[18:43] Fan**
There's 250 meters left!
**[18:45] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi and Hakone Academy
are getting ready to sprint!
**[18:50] Fan**
No, Sohoku attacked a moment earlier!
**[18:53] Fan**
Imaizumi is entering the
finish line sprint in the lead!
**[18:56] Imaizumi**
Now.
**[18:57] Imaizumi**
My body reacted before I could think.
**[19:00] Imaizumi**
I'll keep going like this!
**[19:02] Imaizumi**
I'll stay ahead of them and win!
**[19:05] Imaizumi**
Now! Go, Imaizumi Shunsuke!
**[19:11] Yuto**
Seriously?
**[19:12] Yuto**
He was a second faster!
**[19:13] Yuto**
He just barely got ahead!
**[19:16] Midousuji**
But he's Weakizumi! But he's Crackizumi!
**[19:19] Midousuji**
But he's Chirpizumi! But he's...
**[19:23] Midousuji**
No, no. That doesn't matter now.
**[19:26] Midousuji**
There are pests in front of me!
**[19:30] Midousuji**
I'll knock them aside!
**[19:32] Midousuji**
That's all that matters!
**[19:34] Imaizumi**
I'll win!
**[19:37] Imaizumi**
I've fought for the finish line
in countless races until now.
**[19:41] Imaizumi**
But I've only ever won when my body
reacted instinctively, like it did now.
**[19:47] Imaizumi**
I'll shake off Midousuji and Shinkai.
**[19:49] Imaizumi**
I'll ride in the front!
**[19:51] Imaizumi**
So jump! Jump, jump!
**[19:54] Imaizumi**
My limiter!
**[19:57] Miki**
Imaizumi-kun's coming!
**[19:58] Sugimoto**
He's in front!
**[19:59] Toji**
He attacked first!
**[20:00] Danchiku**
Go, Imaizumi-san!
**[20:05] Imaizumi**
Jump, jump!
**[20:08] Miki**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[20:09] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I feel like I haven't gone all-out
since I became a second-year.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Last year, I had seniors.
I was unconstrained.
**[20:17] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
But this year...
**[20:19] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
It feels like I've had a limiter
installed here the whole time.
**[20:24] Miki**
His limiter...
**[20:26] Fan**
They're catching up!
**[20:28] Imaizumi**
Fall off! Off, off!
**[20:36] Imaizumi**
A limiter? Don't be ridiculous,
Imaizumi Shunsuke.
**[20:41] Imaizumi**
This is nothing.
**[20:42] Imaizumi**
Compared to what they did, this is nothing!
**[20:46] Imaizumi**
If it won't come off, then I'll force it off.
**[20:49] Imaizumi**
The whole team carried this jersey this
far by pushing themselves to their limits!
**[20:58] Imaizumi**
Fall off, limiter!
**[21:09] Fan**
Sohoku's accelerating!
**[21:11] Fan**
He's so fast!
**[21:11] Fan**
What is that sprint?
**[21:15] Imaizumi**
Charge straight ahead, Imaizumi Shunsuke!
**[21:18] Aya**
Why is he so intense?
**[21:20] Aya**
Has he always been that passionate?
**[21:23] Sugimoto**
Imaizumi's always full of passion.
**[21:25] Sugimoto**
He's the most dependable guy on the team.
**[21:28] Sugimoto**
And the strongest.
**[21:32] Sugimoto**
Win, Imaizumi!
**[21:36] Imaizumi**
Of course!
**[21:38] Miki**
He's back to his usual strong-willed self.
**[21:42] Fan**
150 meters remaining!
**[23:20] Ashikiba**
Yuto, you cut your bangs two centimeters.
**[23:23] Yuto**
You could tell? I cut them myself.
**[23:26] Ashikiba**
It looks good.
***SIGN*** Several Days Later
**[23:31] Ashikiba**
Yuto, you cut your bangs again.
**[23:35] Yuto**
No, I didn't.
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Three Powerhouses
**[23:37] Ashikiba**
It looks good.
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E22 - Three Powerhouses
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***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[00:03] Imaizumi**
150 meters to go!
**[00:05] Imaizumi**
All that's left is to pedal as hard as I can!
**[00:12] Fan**
Sohoku's Imaizumi is so fast!
**[00:14] Fan**
Wow!
**[00:15] Fan**
Sohoku's victory is certain!
**[00:19] Midousuji**
What? Certain?
**[00:22] Midousuji**
What? These blind fans don't see anything.
**[00:26] Midousuji**
They assume their shallow predictions
**[00:29] Midousuji**
are universal laws and shout about them.
**[00:36] Midousuji**
Stupid.
**[00:39] Midousuji**
Morph!
**[00:41] Midousuji**
There's no such thing...
**[00:42] Midousuji**
Morph!
**[00:44] Midousuji**
...as certain!
**[00:48] Midousuji**
Morph!
**[00:50] Midousuji**
The truth can only be known by those
who give their all, eliminate excess,
**[00:55] Midousuji**
crystallize their victory, and move
forward on their own two legs!
**[01:01] Yuto**
Midousuji's Flying Ride!
**[01:03] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san mentioned this.
**[01:06] Yuto**
No...
**[01:07] Yuto**
He's stretching his neck out even farther?
**[01:10] Yuto**
Is this an evolved version?
**[01:13] Midousuji**
Morphokyaaa!
**[01:20] Midousuji**
Phokya!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[02:54] Midousuji**
Phokya!
***SIGN*** LINE.22 Three Powerhouses
**[02:56] Midousuji**
Pests! Pests in front of me!
**[02:58] Midousuji**
Pests are always prey!
**[03:02] Midousuji**
I will prey upon them!
**[03:08] Yuto**
What is that?
**[03:10] Yuto**
What is that lump of muscle on his back?
**[03:13] Yuto**
It's growing.
**[03:16] Yuto**
It must be an evolution of the Flying Ride!
**[03:19] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[03:20] Yuto**
This can't be good!
**[03:22] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's closing! Wow!
**[03:25] Fan**
Gross!
**[03:26] Fan**
He's shaking his butt.
**[03:28] Fan**
What does "phokya" mean?
**[03:30] Midousuji**
Overthrow, overthrow, overthrow, overthrow!
**[03:33] Midousuji**
Overthrow!
**[03:34] Midousuji**
Expectations, imagination, hopes,
cheers, assumptions, common sense...
**[03:40] Midousuji**
I'll overthrow them all...
**[03:43] Midousuji**
By winning this race!
**[03:46] Midousuji**
I am...
**[03:48] Midousuji**
The man who always wins!
**[03:50] Midousuji**
Midousuji Akira-kun!
**[03:55] Fan**
There's 100 meters left!
**[03:57] Midousuji**
That's plenty of distance to catch up!
**[04:01] Midousuji**
Oh, right.
**[04:02] Midousuji**
In that past I said that and squeezed
**[04:08] Midousuji**
my crystallized victory
too tightly, making me drop it.
**[04:13] Midousuji**
I'll be fine this year.
**[04:15] Midousuji**
I'll hold my victory with both hands,
**[04:20] Midousuji**
so it can't escape.
**[04:31] (Flashback) Aunt**
Akira-kun, watch your step over there.
**[04:35] (Flashback) Yuki**
There are so many, Mom.
**[04:37] (Flashback) Aunt**
You're right.
**[04:39] (Flashback) Aunt**
It's dark out. Watch your step.
**[04:42] (Flashback) Yuki**
The fireflies are beautiful.
**[04:44] Midousuji**
*They're so beautiful.*
**[04:47] Midousuji**
* I'm sure Mom would love it*
* if I brought her some.*
**[05:01] (Flashback) Aunt**
Are you trying to catch them, Akira-kun?
**[05:04] (Flashback) Yuki**
You can do it, Akira!
**[05:10] (Flashback) Aunt**
You're so clumsy, Akira-kun.
**[05:13] (Flashback) Yuki**
Are you okay?
**[05:17] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I caught one.
**[05:19] (Flashback) Yuki**
It's glowing!
**[05:21] (Flashback) Yuki**
Let me see!
**[05:23] (Flashback) Midousuji**
No!
**[05:25] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I'm taking this to my mom at the hospital.
**[05:31] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I know she'll like it.
**[05:33] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I caught it. I won't let it get away.
**[05:36] (Flashback) Aunt**
But fireflies don't live long.
**[05:39] (Flashback) Aunt**
Not long enough to take to the hospital.
**[05:42] (Flashback) Aunt**
Let it go.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Midousuji**
No.
**[05:45] (Flashback) Aunt**
Akira-kun, if you squeeze that tight...
**[05:59] (Flashback) Midousuji**
There were so many.
**[06:00] (Flashback) Midousuji**
They were all around the river.
**[06:02] (Flashback) Midousuji**
They'd light up like "fwoom" and go out.
**[06:06] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I caught one so I could show you.
**[06:10] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Like this.
**[06:11] (Flashback) Midousuji**
But, uh...
**[06:17] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I held it too tight...
**[06:20] (Flashback) Midousuji**
and crushed it.
**[06:30] (Flashback) Mom**
Akira, you're so good at explaining things.
**[06:37] (Flashback) Mom**
You're so good. I feel like I was there.
**[06:44] (Flashback) Mom**
You even include gestures and sounds.
**[06:48] (Flashback) Mom**
It's too bad about the firefly,
but I felt like I could see it.
**[06:53] (Flashback) Mom**
Thanks to you, I got to see the fireflies.
**[06:57] Midousuji**
*Thanks to me...*
**[07:00] (Flashback) Midousuji**
No, real fireflies are prettier.
**[07:04] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I'll take you there.
**[07:06] (Flashback) Midousuji**
I'll bring a flashlight and show you the way.
**[07:09] (Flashback) Midousuji**
It's dangerous, so I'll lead you by the hand.
**[07:11] (Flashback) Midousuji**
Since firefly season's over
this year, we'll go next year.
**[07:19] (Flashback) Mom**
You're right.
**[07:20] (Flashback) Mom**
Thank you, Akira. I look forward to it.
**[07:26] Midousuji**
I remember that summer clearly.
**[07:30] Midousuji**
The smell of disinfectant.
**[07:33] Midousuji**
The slightly chilly building.
**[07:36] Midousuji**
The hospital was my oasis.
**[07:40] Midousuji**
Happy times and warm, fuzzy feelings.
**[07:44] Midousuji**
If I were to compare it
to a color, it would be...
**[07:48] Midousuji**
Yellow.
**[07:53] (Flashback) Mom**
There's a proper way to catch fireflies.
**[07:57] (Flashback) Mom**
It's like this...
**[08:05] (Flashback) Nurse**
Midousuji-san!
**[08:11] (Flashback) Mom**
I'm okay now. Thank you.
**[08:16] (Flashback) Nurse**
Akira-kun's been coming every day
since summer break started.
**[08:20] (Flashback) Nurse**
He bikes in from far away, right?
**[08:23] (Flashback) Nurse**
He said he's been practicing a lot.
**[08:26] (Flashback) Nurse**
You must be proud of him.
**[08:30] (Flashback) Mom**
He's always been a hard worker.
**[08:33] (Flashback) Mom**
He can be awkward, but he's honest.
**[08:39] (Flashback) Mom**
I wish I could've been with him.
**[08:46] (Flashback) Mom**
I think he's been pushing himself
too hard without me around.
**[08:51] (Flashback) Mom**
He's too proud to give up.
**[08:55] (Flashback) Mom**
He stopped bringing me notices
for class observation day.
**[09:02] (Flashback) Nurse**
Let's talk to the doctor about you
temporarily leaving the hospital.
**[09:06] (Flashback) Nurse**
We can ask Akira-kun for his schedule.
**[09:09] (Flashback) Mom**
You're right.
**[09:11] (Flashback) Mom**
I think he wants to show me
how hard he works.
**[09:17] (Flashback) Mom**
How he grits his teeth.
**[09:21] (Flashback) Mom**
Sometimes I imagine him entering
middle school, then high school.
**[09:29] (Flashback) Mom**
He'll ride that cool bike and keep
moving forward with all his strength.
**[09:36] (Flashback) Mom**
Charging straight ahead at incredible speeds.
**[09:41] (Flashback) Mom**
If I could see him pass everyone
else and take first...
**[09:46] (Flashback) Mom**
I probably wouldn't be able to stop crying.
**[09:54] (Flashback) Nurse**
You must be looking forward to it.
**[09:55] (Flashback) Nurse**
You'd better get well soon, so you can see it.
**[10:01] (Flashback) Mom**
You're right. I'll do my best.
**[10:05] (Flashback) Mom**
It's okay.
**[10:06] (Flashback) Mom**
Just imagining how Akira-kun will grow...
**[10:12] (Flashback) Mom**
gives me strength.
**[10:33] (Flashback) Nurse**
He's back. The boy from room 302.
**[10:37] (Flashback) Nurse**
Oh, her son?
**[10:39] (Flashback) Nurse**
But she's not here anymore.
**[10:46] Midousuji**
* I promised I'd show her*
* the fireflies next year.*
**[10:52] Midousuji**
*She said she'd come watch me race.*
**[10:55] Midousuji**
*Why isn't she at the window?*
**[10:58] Midousuji**
* I'm here, so why isn't*
* she coming to greet me?*
**[11:03] Midousuji**
*Is she not here today?*
**[11:07] Midousuji**
*Whatever...*
**[11:10] Midousuji**
* Why? Why don't I feel good, even though*
* I'm coming back from the hospital?*
**[11:16] Midousuji**
*Why don't I feel warm and fuzzy inside?*
**[11:20] Midousuji**
*I don't get it.*
**[11:23] Midousuji**
*But...*
**[11:25] (Flashback) Mom**
No matter what happens, keep moving forward.
**[11:28] (Flashback) Mom**
My little boy won.
**[11:33] Midousuji**
* I'll keep moving forward,*
* no matter what happens.*
**[11:40] (Flashback) Mom**
There's a proper way to catch fireflies.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Mom**
It's like this.
**[11:45] (Flashback) Mom**
You do it gently, so you don't crush them.
**[11:49] (Flashback) Mom**
That's how everything works.
**[11:52] (Flashback) Mom**
Anything important you've got to grab gently.
**[11:59] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's catching up!
**[12:00] Fan**
He's so determined!
**[12:01] Fan**
What's with his form?!
**[12:04] Midousuji**
Ball of victory... Rolling ball...
**[12:07] Midousuji**
This time, I won't let you go.
**[12:10] Midousuji**
I'd forgotten.
**[12:12] Midousuji**
Grab it with both hands.
**[12:15] Midousuji**
Grasp it tightly, but gently,
so it doesn't break.
**[12:19] Midousuji**
After all, it's important.
**[12:23] Midousuji**
I'm riding for victory!
**[12:28] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi caught up to Sohoku!
**[12:31] Yuto**
They're neck and neck.
**[12:32] Yuto**
There's less than 100 meters left.
**[12:35] Yuto**
So what's going on?
**[12:38] Yuto**
I'm in a dangerous situation.
**[12:40] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san made me the ace.
**[12:42] Yuto**
The finish line's right there.
**[12:45] Yuto**
Even though I'm a climber, my body's
tingling and my heart's pounding.
**[12:51] Yuto**
I'm so excited by this situation.
**[12:55] Yuto**
This feeling...
**[12:59] Yuto**
My brother was a great sprinter.
**[13:02] Yuto**
My brother started riding early
and quickly distinguished himself.
**[13:07] Yuto**
Before I knew it...
**[13:09] Announcer**
* Shinkai Hayato wins the*
* elementary school division again!*
**[13:14] Yuto**
He was always shining up
on the winner's podium.
**[13:18] Yuto**
It wasn't long before I started riding, too.
**[13:24] (Flashback) Hayato**
Faster!
**[13:25] (Flashback) Yuto**
Wait, Hayato!
**[13:27] (Flashback) Hayato**
Yuto, let's race to the top of Mount Azuma!
**[13:30] (Flashback) Yuto**
Okay!
**[13:31] (Flashback) Yuto**
Yeah!
**[13:32] Yuto**
Everything was so much fun.
**[13:35] Yuto**
I loved being praised by
my brother, so I rode every day.
**[13:41] (Flashback) Hayato**
Want some?
**[13:42] (Flashback) Yuto**
Yeah!
**[13:45] (Flashback) Yuto**
The energy bars you give me
taste so good for some reason.
**[13:49] (Flashback) Hayato**
They all taste the same.
**[13:52] (Flashback) Yuto**
Hey, how can I ride like you?
**[13:56] (Flashback) Hayato**
It comes down to how much
you practice, I guess.
**[13:59] (Flashback) Yuto**
Got it!
**[14:01] (Flashback) Hayato**
Since you're three years younger,
**[14:03] (Flashback) Hayato**
we won't be on the same team
in middle or high school.
**[14:07] (Flashback) Yuto**
What? By the time I enter school,
you'll have graduated...
**[14:12] (Flashback) Yuto**
Huh?
**[14:13] (Flashback) Yuto**
No!
**[14:15] (Flashback) Hayato**
"No" isn't going to change anything.
**[14:16] (Flashback) Yuto**
I want to ride together!
**[14:20] Yuto**
Since I was so persistent,
he talked to a teacher about it.
**[14:24] Yuto**
I was allowed to practice with him
as long as it was only on Sundays.
**[14:28] Yuto**
As a grade schooler,
**[14:30] Yuto**
I was allowed to ride with my brother's
Hadano Daiichi Middle School team.
**[14:35] (Flashback) Hayato**
This is Yuto. He's my younger brother.
**[14:38] (Flashback) Hayato**
He started biking recently.
**[14:41] (Flashback) Hayato**
He's got talent.
**[14:43] Yuto**
*Talent? What's talent?*
**[14:47] Yuto**
*Well, whatever.*
**[14:48] Yuto**
*Now I get to keep riding with Hayato.*
**[14:53] Yuto**
At the time, I was really excited.
**[14:58] Yuto**
I wanted to see how incredible Hayato
had become as a middle schooler.
**[15:02] Yuto**
As though anticipating the
performance of a star player on TV,
**[15:06] Yuto**
some nights I couldn't sleep because
I was so excited to see him up close.
**[15:14] Yuto**
Why am I recalling that now?
**[15:17] Yuto**
I'm in the middle of a race!
**[15:19] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[15:21] Yuto**
But my brother left me behind far
more quickly than I imagined.
**[15:29] Yuto**
*What? We're riding in a huge group?*
**[15:32] Yuto**
*The guys in front are in my way.*
**[15:34] Yuto**
*I can't ride with Hayato like this.*
**[15:36] (Flashback) Yuto**
Excuse me!
**[15:39] (Flashback) Senpai**
Since you're still small, you can
stay out of the wind behind us.
**[15:43] (Flashback) Senpai**
There's no need to be shy.
**[15:44] (Flashback) Yuto**
That's not it.
**[15:46] (Flashback) Yuto**
There's no point if I'm back here. Hayato—
**[15:49] (Flashback) Senpai**
Your brother's amazing.
**[15:50] (Flashback) Senpai**
As a first-year, he took third
in his first tournament.
**[15:54] (Flashback) Yuto**
Can I move up to the front?
**[15:56] (Flashback) Senpai**
To the front? Don't waste your time.
**[15:58] (Flashback) Senpai**
Shinkai's so incredible, he's on
a different training menu.
**[16:03] Yuto**
*What? No way!*
**[16:04] Yuto**
*Wait!*
**[16:05] (Flashback) Yuto**
I'm going with him!
**[16:06] (Flashback) Senpai**
You can't. The course is too hard.
**[16:09] (Flashback) Yuto**
Then when can I ride with him?
**[16:12] (Flashback) Senpai**
He's faster than bad high schoolers.
**[16:15] (Flashback) Senpai**
You can't handle it.
**[16:20] Yuto**
Everyone else always happily described
how much better my brother was than me.
**[16:26] Yuto**
*We're on different levels?*
**[16:28] Yuto**
*Don't be absurd, damn it!*
**[16:29] Yuto**
*I'll just raise my own level!*
**[16:32] Yuto**
*I'll participate in a race and win!*
**[16:37] Yuto**
*It comes down to how much you practice.*
**[16:39] Yuto**
*Hayato said not to get the wrong idea.*
**[16:42] Yuto**
I started practicing alone
to catch up to Hayato.
**[16:46] (Flashback) Yuto**
Yeah!
**[16:48] (Flashback) Adult**
What a fast grade schooler!
**[16:50] Yuto**
I practiced every day.
**[16:52] Yuto**
And then...
**[16:54] Yuto**
I won my eighth race.
**[16:56] Yuto**
*Yes! See that, everyone?*
**[17:00] Yuto**
*You can't have any objections now.*
**[17:03] Yuto**
*Anyway, winning a race feels good.*
**[17:06] Yuto**
*Is this how Hayato felt?*
**[17:09] Yuto**
*It's not bad.*
**[17:11] Yuto**
*Now people will know the name "Yuto."*
**[17:15] Yuto**
But what I learned at that race...
**[17:18] Announce**
* The winner of the elementary school division*
* is Shinkai Hayato's younger brother!*
**[17:24] Yuto**
...was how great my brother was.
**[17:26] (Flashback) Fan**
Wow, he's Hayato's brother.
**[17:29] (Flashback) Fan**
When his brother was in grade school...
**[17:31] (Flashback) Fan**
I know the one. That race, right?
**[17:33] (Flashback) Fan**
Yeah.
**[17:33] Yuto**
*Huh? Hey!*
**[17:35] Yuto**
*Wait! I'm the one who won!*
**[17:37] Yuto**
*I worked pretty hard for this!*
**[17:40] Yuto**
*I'm Yuto!*
**[17:43] (Flashback) Reporter**
Congratulations.
**[17:44] (Flashback) Reporter**
Can I get an interview?
**[17:45] (Flashback) Yuto**
Sure.
**[17:46] (Flashback) Reporter**
Your brother's riding in the
middle school race after this.
**[17:49] (Flashback) Reporter**
Do you think he'll win?
**[17:50] (Flashback) Yuto**
What?
**[17:52] (Flashback) Reporter**
What's your brother normally like?
**[17:54] (Flashback) Yuto**
What? My brother?
**[17:56] (Flashback) Yuto**
He makes me get the remote control for him.
**[17:58] (Flashback) Reporter**
I bet you hope you'll catch up
to your brother soon.
**[18:01] (Flashback) Yuto**
Y-Yeah...
**[18:04] Yuto**
*Why am I smiling and talking about Hayato?*
**[18:10] Yuto**
After that day, things between my
brother and me became awkward.
**[18:14] Yuto**
We stopped talking.
**[18:16] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[18:18] Fan**
Such acceleration!
**[18:19] Fan**
#16's trying to catch up!
**[18:22] (Flashback) Hayato**
What's wrong, Yuto?
**[18:24] (Flashback) Hayato**
Were you not happy to win the other day?
**[18:28] (Flashback) Yuto**
I was happy.
**[18:32] (Flashback) Hayato**
I see.
**[18:34] (Flashback) Yuto**
Listen, I'm going to stop riding
with the middle school team.
**[18:41] (Flashback) Hayato**
I see.
**[18:43] (Flashback) Yuto**
I've only ever been Hayato-kun's
younger brother.
**[18:47] (Flashback) Hayato**
I see...
**[18:48] (Flashback) Yuto**
Close the door.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Hayato**
Sure.
**[18:55] Hayato**
*Hayato-kun, huh?*
**[18:57] Hayato**
* Maybe always being seen as my*
* brother is stressing him out.*
**[19:02] Yuto**
*Everyone says it. They all do.*
**[19:05] Yuto**
* Hayato's amazing,*
* learn from Hayato, become Hayato.*
**[19:09] Yuto**
*I can't do it!*
**[19:11] Yuto**
*Don't be ridiculous!*
**[19:12] Yuto**
*I'm Shinkai Yuto!*
**[19:17] Yuto**
* If I keep riding like this, I'll always*
* be Hayato's little brother.*
**[19:22] Yuto**
*If Hayato-kun's a sprinter...*
**[19:25] Yuto**
*Then I'll become a climber!*
**[19:28] Yuto**
*Say it! Say it!*
**[19:31] Yuto**
*Call me Yuto!*
**[19:33] (Flashback) Rider**
He's so small, but fast!
**[19:35] (Flashback) Rider**
I've seen that face before!
**[19:37] (Flashback) Rider**
That's Shinkai Hayato's brother!
**[19:39] Yuto**
*I'll win the hill climb!*
**[19:42] Yuto**
*I'll participate in the Inter-High,*
**[19:44] Yuto**
* beat the strongest climber, and prove*
* to everyone that I'm Shinkai Yuto!*
**[19:50] Yuto**
*I won't follow my brother's path!*
**[19:55] Yuto**
It's odd.
**[19:57] Yuto**
I thought I made up my mind that day.
**[20:00] Yuto**
But since the moment Ashikiba-san made me
the ace, my cells haven't stopped buzzing.
**[20:06] Yuto**
What's this tightness in my chest?
**[20:09] Yuto**
This nostalgic feeling.
**[20:12] Yuto**
This speed, this excitement, this tension...
**[20:16] Yuto**
I'm just before the finish line on
the second day of the Inter-High.
**[20:18] Yuto**
It doesn't make sense for me
to be recalling this now.
**[20:24] (Flashback) Hayato**
Let's race to the top of Mount Azuma!
**[20:25] (Flashback) Yuto**
Okay!
**[20:27] Yuto**
I used to race against Hayato
all the time for fun.
**[20:30] Yuto**
That was a sprint.
**[20:33] (Flashback) Hayato**
That's it, Yuto! Faster!
**[20:38] Yuto**
With tears in my eyes, a smile on my face...
**[20:41] (Flashback) Hayato**
You're strong.
**[20:44] Yuto**
With joy in my heart...
**[20:47] Yuto**
He taught me how to sprint!
**[20:52] Yuto**
There used to be a demon that
appeared on Hakone's straight roads.
**[20:56] Yuto**
Have you heard that demon
has a younger brother?
**[21:05] Imaizumi**
The brother! His eyes have changed.
**[21:08] Midousuji**
A demon! Does he become one, too?
**[21:11] Midousuji**
A sprinting demon?
**[21:13] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[21:19] Fan**
He caught up!
**[21:20] Fan**
He forced his way in at the last second!
**[21:23] Fan**
He passed them!
**[21:25] Hakogaku**
Go, Yuto!
**[21:26] Hakogaku**
There's fifty meters left!
**[21:30] Yuto**
A sprint!
**[21:31] Yuto**
It's hard!
**[21:33] Yuto**
But it feels so good!
**[23:14] Hayato**
Yuto, let's have a staring contest for it.
**[23:17] Yuto**
Okay.
**[23:18] Both**
Ready, set, go!
**[23:27] Yuto**
Your face is funny!
**[23:29] Hayato**
You lose.
**[23:32] Hayato**
Want some?
**[23:35] Yuto**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Winner
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E23 - Winner
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G679524VY/winner)
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**[00:04] Sakamichi**
The finish line...
**[00:05] Sakamichi**
Soon someone will be crowned
**[00:08] Sakamichi**
the winner of the Inter-High's second day.
**[00:11] Sakamichi**
It's the last few meters.
**[00:13] Sakamichi**
But it's the hardest few meters of all.
**[00:17] Sakamichi**
You can do it, Imaizumi-kun!
**[00:21] Imaizumi**
You can go faster, Imaizumi Shunsuke!
**[00:24] Imaizumi**
Surpass your limits!
**[00:27] Imaizumi**
You just watch.
**[00:29] Imaizumi**
I can't give up after carrying the
jersey entrusted to me this far!
**[00:35] Imaizumi**
I'll jam it across the finish line first!
**[00:38] Imaizumi**
Until I do, I can't stop pumping
these legs, even if they fall to pieces!
**[00:43] Imaizumi**
Move, Shinkai!
**[00:45] Imaizumi**
That's my spot!
**[00:49] Imaizumi**
More! This is the end!
**[00:51] Imaizumi**
Grant me your strength!
**[00:53] Imaizumi**
Naruko, give me your determination!
**[00:55] Imaizumi**
Onoda, give me your unwavering effort!
**[00:57] Fan**
There's thirty meters to the finish line!
**[01:01] Imaizumi**
I'll hold my position!
**[01:02] Imaizumi**
Go all out, Imaizumi Shunsuke!
**[01:04] Yuto**
I won't let you!
**[01:06] Midousuji**
Morphokya!
**[01:09] Midousuji**
Friendship! Determination! Trust! Bonds!
**[01:11] Midousuji**
They're all trash!
**[01:14] Midousuji**
All you need is desire!
**[01:16] Midousuji**
All that matters is how much you want it!
**[01:19] Midousuji**
Victory...
**[01:21] Midousuji**
Winning...
**[01:23] Midousuji**
All that matters is how
desperate you are to taste it!
**[01:29] Midousuji**
You don't need any roundabout reasons to win!
**[01:32] Midousuji**
It only matters if you're
so desperate to win,
**[01:34] Midousuji**
you sprout arms from every pore on your body!
**[01:38] Midousuji**
If you need it that badly!
**[01:43] Fan**
What's with the Kyoto Fushimi
guy's strange aura?
**[01:46] Fan**
It's insane!
**[01:49] Fan**
Twenty meters remain!
All three are charging ahead!
**[01:51] Fan**
It's the finish line!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.23 Winner
**[03:28] Midousuji**
Victory!
**[03:29] Imaizumi**
The finish line!
**[03:29] Yuto**
It's right there!
**[03:32] Imaizumi**
Dive in!
**[03:33] Imaizumi**
Imaizumi Shunsuke!
**[03:34] Imaizumi**
To the finish line before you!
**[03:38] Yuto**
Win!
**[03:38] Yuto**
I'll win!
**[03:40] Yuto**
Ashikiba-san!
**[03:41] Yuto**
I'll win the finish line
sprint you told me to take!
**[03:46] Midousuji**
Only forward!
**[03:48] Midousuji**
Forward, forward!
**[03:49] Midousuji**
That's all!
**[03:55] Sugimoto**
Go, Imaizumi!
**[03:56] Aya**
You can do it!
**[03:56] Danchiku**
Imaizumi-san!
**[03:57] Miki**
Imaizumi-kun!
**[03:58] Imaizumi**
I won't lose!
**[03:59] Yuto**
I'll win!
**[04:00] Midousuji**
Give up everything!
**[04:05] Yuto**
Yeah!
**[04:06] Midousuji**
Phokyaaa!
**[04:08] All**
For this finish line!
***SIGN*** Hakone
**[04:23] Pierre**
Winning a road race
**[04:26] Pierre**
that involves riding one hundred, sometimes
two hundred kilometers in a single day
**[04:31] Pierre**
means you overcame obstacles,
had luck on your side,
**[04:35] Pierre**
prepared and devised strategies,
**[04:38] Pierre**
and finished the race with a strong will.
**[04:43] Pierre**
That's why everyone showers you with praise.
**[04:45] Pierre**
They're generous with their applause.
**[04:55] Fan**
Who won?
**[04:57] Fan**
They finished nearly simultaneously!
**[04:59] Announce**
We have the results of
the finish line sprint.
**[05:02] Announce**
It was very close, but the winner
of the Inter-High's second day is...
**[05:07] Announce**
Kyoto Fushimi High School's #111,
second-year Midousuji Akira!
**[05:13] Midousuji**
Won... I won...
**[05:19] Midousuji**
Victory, victory, victory, victory!
**[05:24] Midousuji**
I won this time.
**[05:26] Midousuji**
I kept it from escaping, like a firefly.
**[05:31] Fan**
He beat Hakone Academy and Sohoku!
**[05:35] Fan**
Who called him gross during the race?
**[05:38] Fan**
He's awesome!
**[05:42] Midousuji**
A delightful finish! Ultimate victory!
**[05:46] Midousuji**
Gaze upon me!
**[05:48] Midousuji**
This... This is...
**[05:52] Midousuji**
Today's strongest man, Midousuji Akira-kun!
**[05:57] Fan**
What's gotten into him?
**[05:59] Fan**
Maybe it's a victory pose...
**[06:02] Fan**
I've never seen anything like it!
**[06:04] Fan**
He's waving his arms?
**[06:06] Fan**
There's nothing normal about him.
**[06:09] Fan**
I'm a fan now!
**[06:11] Fan**
Me, too!
**[06:12] Fan**
Midousuji!
**[06:12] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[06:14] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[06:14] Fan**
Midousuji!
**[06:16] Midousuji**
Surge! Tremble!
**[06:18] Midousuji**
Shake and delight!
**[06:20] Midousuji**
Yes, me!
**[06:22] Midousuji**
I'm the man who won everything!
**[06:24] Midousuji**
Who overthrew everything!
**[06:26] Midousuji**
Midousuji Akira-kun!
**[06:29] Midousuji**
The sole victor of today's race!
**[06:33] Announce**
With some delay, Hakone Academy's Ashikiba
crosses the finish line in fourth!
**[06:38] Announce**
The fifth place racer is entering
the final straightaway!
**[06:42] Sakamichi**
Midousuji-kun just barely
won the finish line sprint.
**[06:47] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[06:50] Sakamichi**
The atmosphere of the crowd feels strange.
**[06:54] Sakamichi**
The air feels heavy.
**[06:56] Sakamichi**
They're all excited.
**[06:58] Sakamichi**
The crowd's focus is directed
toward Midousuji-kun's victory.
**[07:03] Sakamichi**
They probably expected Hakone Academy to win.
**[07:06] Sakamichi**
Since he overcame that,
they're intoxicated by the upset.
**[07:09] Sakamichi**
This is what we did last year.
**[07:13] Sakamichi**
The pressure is incredible.
**[07:16] Fan**
Last year's dark horse was Sohoku!
**[07:18] Fan**
And then Hakone Academy beat them yesterday!
**[07:21] Fan**
Maybe this year's dark horse
will be Kyoto Fushimi!
**[07:25] Sakamichi**
What?
**[07:26] Sakamichi**
Someone's coming?
**[07:28] Sakamichi**
There's 300 meters left. That's...
**[07:31] Sakamichi**
Kyoto Fushimi #112, Captain Mizuta-san!
**[07:34] Mizuta**
I heard them announce our team's victory!
**[07:38] Mizuta**
Victory for Kyoto Fushimi,
the team I'm the captain of!
**[07:41] Mizuta**
The news restored my energy!
**[07:46] Mizuta**
I'm passing the Mountain King!
**[07:49] (Flashback) Teshima**
Listen closely, Onoda.
**[07:51] (Flashback) Teshima**
The Inter-High uses special rules.
**[07:53] (Flashback) Teshima**
We start in the order we finish.
**[07:55] (Flashback) Teshima**
That day's results affect
the next day's race.
**[07:58] (Flashback) Teshima**
Try to finish as quickly as possible.
**[08:00] (Flashback) Teshima**
If you end up racing someone at the
finish line, don't let them win.
**[08:03] Fan**
Mizuta!
**[08:04] Fan**
Mizuta!
**[08:05] Fan**
Onoda-kun!
**[08:05] Fan**
Wow! Kyoto Fushimi, go!
**[08:08] Fan**
He passed Sohoku's #1!
**[08:10] Announce**
It's a come-from-behind victory!
**[08:11] Announce**
Kyoto Fushimi's Captain
Mizuta Nobuyuki takes fifth!
**[08:18] Reporter**
Midousuji-kun, could we get a comment?
**[08:20] Reporter**
Did things go as planned?
**[08:29] Announce**
Riders are crossing one after another
at the Lake Haruna finish line!
***SIGN*** Chiba Sohoku High School
**[08:47] Imaizumi**
I'm sorry!
**[08:51] Imaizumi**
Because I couldn't stay ahead in the last
few centimeters, we lost to Kyoto Fushimi.
**[08:57] Aya**
Imaizumi-kun, you don't
need to apologize so—
**[09:03] Teshima**
Imaizumi...
**[09:04] Imaizumi**
I'm sorry.
**[09:06] Imaizumi**
I have no excuse.
**[09:07] Imaizumi**
I attacked with 250 meters remaining
and threw my bike at the end,
**[09:12] Imaizumi**
but I failed to reach the finish line.
**[09:14] Imaizumi**
It's because I wasn't strong enough!
**[09:16] Imaizumi**
I wasn't good enough!
**[09:19] Teshima**
Taking the finish line is the ace's job.
**[09:22] Teshima**
All of us, including Naruko,
**[09:24] Teshima**
rode all out for the finish line.
**[09:27] Teshima**
We trusted you.
**[09:29] Teshima**
You failed to do your job.
**[09:32] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san...
**[09:37] Teshima**
That's the logic, anyway.
**[09:40] Teshima**
But the ace can't win every time.
**[09:43] Teshima**
We fully trusted you.
**[09:45] Teshima**
You rode as hard as you could.
**[09:47] Teshima**
If you still couldn't win, then so it goes.
**[09:52] Imaizumi**
But we don't know if
I rode as hard as I could!
**[09:56] Teshima**
Sugimoto told me all about
how hard you worked.
**[10:01] Teshima**
He said it was the best you've ever ridden.
**[10:04] Teshima**
That you rode powerfully.
**[10:07] Teshima**
In the end, he broke down in tears.
**[10:10] Teshima**
If it was enough to make him cry, the way
you rode could be nothing if not all out.
**[10:16] Teshima**
Right?
**[10:19] Teshima**
The results are disappointing,
**[10:20] Teshima**
but we should feel relieved that everyone
survived and finished in one piece.
**[10:25] Imaizumi**
Sugimoto...
**[10:27] Aoyagi**
There's still tomorrow.
**[10:29] Aoyagi**
We have another chance.
**[10:35] Kaburagi**
Uh, you know what they say.
**[10:37] Kaburagi**
"Go to hell."
**[10:38] Kaburagi**
Rise up from the depths of hell.
**[10:42] Aoyagi**
You just told him to go to hell.
**[10:45] Kaburagi**
Seriously?
**[10:48] Imaizumi**
Naruko...
**[10:50] Naruko**
You're weak.
**[10:53] Naruko**
Show off, show off, and show off...
**[10:55] Naruko**
Show off until you can't anymore.
**[10:57] Naruko**
The hotshot I know is cooler
and haughtier than this.
**[11:06] Naruko**
The second day was exhausting!
**[11:08] Teshima**
It was hard.
**[11:09] Teshima**
It was a long stage.
**[11:10] Danchiku**
It really was a close race for the finish.
**[11:13] Kaburagi**
If you thought so, then it must've been.
**[11:16] Imaizumi**
Naruko.
**[11:18] Announce**
Winners, please come to the stage.
**[11:23] Midousuji**
I suppose I should take my place
**[11:25] Midousuji**
at the highest point on the winner's podium.
**[11:33] Announce**
The winner of the Inter-High's
second day is Kyoto Fushimi's ace,
**[11:37] Announce**
#111, Midousuji Akira!
**[11:40] Announce**
He will receive a bouquet of flowers
and the winner's yellow number tag
**[11:44] Announce**
to wear while riding tomorrow!
**[11:50] Announce**
Let's ask him how he's feeling right now.
**[11:54] Midousuji**
Hello, everyone.
**[11:56] Midousuji**
My name is Midousuji Akira.
**[11:59] Fan**
He's a funny guy.
**[12:00] Fan**
He said hello.
**[12:02] Midousuji**
I have one thing to say about today's race.
**[12:07] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[12:09] Fan**
Huh?
**[12:10] Midousuji**
Oh, excuse me.
**[12:12] Midousuji**
There was something wrong with the mic.
**[12:16] Midousuji**
Today I was involved in a
very close race at the end.
**[12:20] Midousuji**
I was able to keep racing until
the end because of the fans,
**[12:24] Midousuji**
my teammates, the support staff, and...
**[12:28] Midousuji**
Because I had these two strong, strong rivals.
**[12:32] Midousuji**
Because I had rivals.
**[12:35] Midousuji**
They're lizards.
**[12:37] Fan**
Li...
**[12:38] Fan**
Did he say lizards?
**[12:39] Midousuji**
Like lizards that crawl around and
are quick to hide under rocks.
**[12:45] Midousuji**
Because these imbeciles on either side
of me rode without courage or strength...
**[12:53] Midousuji**
I was able to win.
**[12:57] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[12:59] Midousuji**
Gross, gross, gross, gross,
gross, gross, gross, gross!
**[13:04] Midousuji**
What's wrong?
**[13:06] Midousuji**
You look nonchalant. And you look so formal.
**[13:10] Midousuji**
You look like you're not frustrated.
**[13:13] Midousuji**
Your fans are disappointed.
**[13:15] Midousuji**
You've got to show them a
greater variety of expressions.
**[13:18] Midousuji**
Are you trying to show off?
**[13:20] Midousuji**
Aren't you actually
seething with frustration?
**[13:22] Midousuji**
Don't you wish you could do it
over if you had a time machine?
**[13:28] Midousuji**
But too bad!
**[13:32] Midousuji**
You lost!
**[13:35] Midousuji**
There's no price you can
pay to change the results!
**[13:40] Midousuji**
They just barely lost.
**[13:42] Midousuji**
But in road racing, it doesn't
matter how close you were.
**[13:47] Midousuji**
It's not the difference, but the rank!
**[13:49] Midousuji**
One kilometer, ten kilometers,
a few centimeters... It's all the same!
**[13:53] Midousuji**
Road racing is win or lose!
**[13:55] Midousuji**
Topography! Strategy! Resourcefulness!
Will! Strength! Decision-making ability!
**[14:00] Midousuji**
In every way, I was far
superior to these pests!
**[14:07] Midousuji**
I proved that of all the
people who raced today,
**[14:13] Midousuji**
I was the most right!
**[14:18] Fan**
No, he's right.
**[14:20] Fan**
Winning proves that.
**[14:22] Fan**
He's so unconventional!
**[14:24] Fan**
He's overcome Hakone Academy!
**[14:26] Fan**
The champs have been replaced.
**[14:28] Fan**
No, he's not a champion.
**[14:30] Fan**
He's a ruler!
**[14:31] Fan**
He beat back Hakone Academy's steady advance
and beat last year's winners, Sohoku!
**[14:37] Fan**
All by himself, too!
**[14:39] Fan**
He's the ruler of the race, Midousuji Akira!
**[14:42] Fan**
Midousuji!
**[14:43] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi!
**[14:46] Midousuji**
People are weak.
**[14:47] Midousuji**
That's why they look up to the strong.
**[14:51] Midousuji**
With a victorious cry,
I swayed the crowd to my side.
**[14:58] Midousuji**
Tomorrow is the last day.
**[15:00] Midousuji**
Tomorrow's race should
be even more interesting.
**[15:04] Announce**
The sprint and mountain awards
will be handed out next.
**[15:10] Teshima**
Loss, huh?
**[15:12] Teshima**
Either way, tomorrow is our last race.
**[15:15] Teshima**
We'll have to face off against
the guys standing on that stage.
**[15:19] Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[15:20] Teshima**
And it'll be our last race together, Hajime.
**[15:26] Teshima**
We third-years are retiring after this race.
**[15:30] Aoyagi**
Yeah, Junta.
**[15:32] Teshima**
Will you keep me from trembling tomorrow, too?
**[15:34] Aoyagi**
Yeah, I will.
**[15:36] Teshima**
You will pull me across the flats?
**[15:38] Aoyagi**
Yeah, I'll pull you at 100% speed.
**[15:41] Teshima**
That's good to hear.
**[15:44] Teshima**
You know, I've been thinking...
**[15:47] Teshima**
I have a small wish.
**[15:48] Teshima**
I'm hoping that during tomorrow's
race at the Inter-High,
**[15:53] Teshima**
we can sync up our movements and breathing
**[15:57] Teshima**
and do our Synchronized Straight Twin.
**[16:09] Aoyagi**
I'm okay. It's nothing.
**[16:13] Aoyagi**
I just tripped.
**[16:17] Aoyagi**
I'm tired from today's race.
**[16:19] Aoyagi**
I'll be fine after some rest.
**[16:24] Aya**
You're doing more laundry, Miki?
**[16:27] Miki**
Yeah. I just have this and
this and this, Aya-chan.
**[16:30] Aya**
Why are you smiling?
**[16:33] Teshima**
I never thought I was doing
it alone, but I was arrogant.
**[16:39] Teshima**
I thought I just had to do my best.
**[16:42] Teshima**
That he would help me.
**[16:46] Teshima**
Somewhere in my mind, I thought that.
**[16:49] Teshima**
I hid behind my weakness.
**[16:53] Teshima**
Like he has until now.
**[16:56] Teshima**
Like he did today.
**[16:59] Teshima**
I thought he'd do something.
**[17:03] Teshima**
I'm an idiot. I relied on him too much.
**[17:06] Teshima**
I assumed he was tough.
**[17:08] Teshima**
I assumed he'd always be by my side.
**[17:10] (Flashback) Aoyagi**
I'm okay. It's nothing.
**[17:14] Teshima**
Of course it's not "nothing"!
**[17:16] Teshima**
But I told him my dream.
**[17:22] Teshima**
Aoyagi, are you hurting?
**[17:25] Teshima**
What about tomorrow's race?
**[17:36] Aoyagi**
Junta...
**[17:38] Aoyagi**
Thanks for telling me your dream.
**[17:41] Aoyagi**
I always worry about the
things I couldn't do.
**[17:45] Aoyagi**
That's why your cheerfulness saves me.
**[17:49] Aoyagi**
You always tell me about
miracles, hopes, and dreams.
**[17:53] Aoyagi**
Because of the visions you show me,
**[17:56] Aoyagi**
I'm able to move forward, Junta.
**[18:01] Aoyagi**
I pushed myself too hard.
**[18:03] Aoyagi**
The pain's getting worse.
**[18:06] Aoyagi**
I don't have a choice.
**[18:07] Aoyagi**
I'll have to rely on someone.
**[18:09] Aoyagi**
An experienced first-year...
**[18:12] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi? No...
**[18:15] Aoyagi**
What? You're injured?
**[18:17] Aoyagi**
Danchiku, I'm going to ride tomorrow.
**[18:20] Aoyagi**
So I need you to get some things for me.
**[18:23] Danchiku**
Yes, sir.
**[18:24] Aoyagi**
All the tape, supports, ice,
and painkillers we have.
**[18:30] Aoyagi**
I need you to tape me up
and massage me in my room.
**[18:33] Aoyagi**
And don't tell anyone about this.
**[18:37] Aoyagi**
Not even Kaburagi.
**[18:38] Aoyagi**
We don't need to make them worry.
**[18:41] Danchiku**
Yes, sir.
**[18:44] Naruko**
What are you up to, Onoda-kun?
**[18:46] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun.
**[18:47] Naruko**
You're riding after your bath?
**[18:50] Sakamichi**
Yeah.
**[18:52] Sakamichi**
Toji-san swapped my gears out for some
lighter climbing ones for tomorrow's race.
**[18:56] Sakamichi**
I thought I'd test them out.
**[18:59] Naruko**
Really?
**[19:00] Sakamichi**
But that's not the only reason.
**[19:03] Sakamichi**
Tomorrow's the last day
of this year's Inter-High.
**[19:06] Sakamichi**
When I think about it, I can't relax.
**[19:09] Sakamichi**
I feel excited and restless.
**[19:12] Sakamichi**
I feel like I still have things left undone.
**[19:15] Sakamichi**
I thought riding my bike would help me relax.
**[19:20] Naruko**
Sounds like you.
**[19:22] Naruko**
But what sounds even more like you is
listening to a Whatever Hime CD on repeat.
***SIGN*** Love Hime
**[19:30] Sakamichi**
That would work, too!
**[19:32] Sakamichi**
Which should I do?
**[19:33] Naruko**
You've already got your bike out.
**[19:35] Naruko**
Go for a ride.
**[19:36] Sakamichi**
Okay. I'll be back soon.
**[19:42] Sakamichi**
I'm nervous.
**[19:45] Sakamichi**
Tomorrow's the last race.
**[19:48] Sakamichi**
Everyone's done their best this past year.
**[19:51] Sakamichi**
They've worked really hard.
**[19:53] Sakamichi**
But as of right now,
**[19:55] Sakamichi**
Sohoku hasn't won a single
number tag at this Inter-High.
**[20:00] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun did his best at the
finish line today, but he didn't win.
**[20:06] Sakamichi**
Tomorrow's the last day.
**[20:08] Sakamichi**
I have to work hard on the third day.
**[20:11] Sakamichi**
Since I won last year, they probably
expect me to win this year.
**[20:16] Sakamichi**
I wonder if I can.
**[20:18] Sakamichi**
No, I shouldn't think that!
**[20:21] Sakamichi**
I won't be able to relax!
**[20:24] Sakamichi**
But last year, I had Makishima-san.
**[20:28] (Flashback) Makishima**
Enjoy the tension for now.
**[20:31] (Flashback) Makishima**
They're motivating us
more than you might expect.
**[20:35] (Flashback) Makishima**
You have to think of ways
**[20:37] (Flashback) Makishima**
to turn the situation around.
**[20:39] Sakamichi**
No, what am I thinking?
**[20:42] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san said it's different this year.
**[20:44] Sakamichi**
I'm stronger now.
**[20:46] Sakamichi**
I'll sing the *Love Hime* song.
**[20:49] Sakamichi**
I've always felt these hidden feelings—
**[20:55] Sakamichi**
Huh? A bike?
**[20:57] Sakamichi**
Who's riding this late at
night on this narrow pass?
**[21:02] Sakamichi**
I've seen that form before.
**[21:05] Sakamichi**
He's fast.
**[21:06] Sakamichi**
And silent.
**[21:10] Sakamichi**
He's climbing silently, like he's on rails.
**[21:14] Sakamichi**
So quietly that it puts
even the forest to sleep.
**[21:17] Sakamichi**
The Sleeping Climb!
**[21:19] Sakamichi**
It must be him.
**[21:21] Sakamichi**
The man who brought excitement to the
mountains at last year's Inter-High...
**[21:25] Sakamichi**
Hakone Academy's Mountain God, Toudou-san!
**[21:27] Toudou**
Well, if isn't four-eyes.
**[23:02] Sakamichi**
Princess, Princess!
**[23:04] Sakamichi**
I love, love, love you!
**[23:06] Sakamichi**
Princess! Princess!
**[23:07] Naruko**
Hearing this song gives me strength.
**[23:08] Sakamichi**
Twinkle, twinkle!
**[23:09] Kaburagi**
Jeez! Please don't sing that song!
**[23:12] Aoyagi**
You're not going to sing?
**[23:13] Kaburagi**
No way!
**[23:15] Kaburagi**
I had no choice before, when it
was a command from God...
**[23:18] Kaburagi**
Teshima-san, please put a stop to this!
**[23:20] Both**
Princess, Princess!
**[23:21] Kaburagi**
Hey!
**[23:22] Danchiku**
Princess, Princess...
**[23:24] Kaburagi**
Danchiku...
**[23:25] Sakamichi**
Today, we'll sing the medley!
**[23:27] Sakamichi**
I've always felt these hidden feelings!
**[23:32] Sakamichi**
You'll always be my princess!
**[23:33] All**
Huh?
**[23:34] Imaizumi**
Ta-ta-ta-tan!
**[23:35] All**
What?!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE The Small Pass
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E24 - The Small Pass
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***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.24 The Small Pass
**[01:38] Sakamichi**
It must be him.
**[01:39] Sakamichi**
That's Hakone Academy's
Mountain God, Toudou-san!
**[01:44] Toudou**
Well, if isn't four-eyes.
**[01:47] Sakamichi**
G-Good evening!
**[01:49] Sakamichi**
It's been a while!
**[01:51] Sakamichi**
He's exuding so much pressure.
**[01:54] Sakamichi**
But he's so composed.
**[01:55] Sakamichi**
He's so cool!
**[01:57] Sakamichi**
Are you here to inspire Hakone Academy?
**[02:03] Toudou**
I was going to, but I got a call.
**[02:07] Toudou**
Now I have to ride with this
borrowed jersey and bike.
**[02:11] Toudou**
I'm chasing after a man riding up ahead.
**[02:17] Sakamichi**
I see.
**[02:18] Sakamichi**
Toudou-san, you haven't changed.
**[02:21] Sakamichi**
No, actually....
**[02:22] Sakamichi**
You've gotten faster at climbing.
**[02:24] Sakamichi**
Your aura's grown even more impressive.
**[02:27] Toudou**
That's an honest impression, four-eyes.
**[02:31] Toudou**
That's exactly right!
**[02:32] Toudou**
I, the thrice-blessed Toudou Jinpachi,
have honed my speed and coolness even further!
**[02:40] Sakamichi**
H-He really hasn't changed.
**[02:42] Toudou**
I'm in college now.
**[02:45] Toudou**
Fuku, Shinkai, and Arakita
are my opponents now.
**[02:49] Sakamichi**
Opponents...
**[02:51] Toudou**
But don't take me lightly, four-eyes.
**[02:55] Toudou**
They are my opponents only when we race.
**[02:58] Toudou**
In the mountains, they are no match for me.
**[03:00] Sakamichi**
H-He's so cool!
**[03:04] Toudou**
It's too bad you didn't get to race
against Manami in today's race.
**[03:11] Sakamichi**
Oh, well... yes.
**[03:14] Toudou**
I was disappointed I didn't
get to see you fight, too.
**[03:19] Toudou**
I was looking forward to it at the peak.
**[03:21] Sakamichi**
You were watching the race?
**[03:25] Toudou**
I wanted to see Manami get his revenge.
**[03:29] Sakamichi**
He believes in Manami-kun.
**[03:32] Sakamichi**
That must be nice.
**[03:34] Toudou**
Oh, right. I don't have time to chat.
**[03:38] Sakamichi**
You're in a hurry. Sorry for bothering you.
**[03:42] Toudou**
See you later, four-eyes!
**[03:43] Sakamichi**
Sorry for taking up your time.
**[03:45] Sakamichi**
Thank you... for...
**[03:49] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[03:50] (Flashback) Toudou**
I'm chasing after a man riding up ahead.
**[03:55] Sakamichi**
Toudou-san's chasing someone?
**[03:59] Sakamichi**
That's odd.
**[04:01] Sakamichi**
He said no one stands a chance
against him in the mountains.
**[04:04] Sakamichi**
But he's riding with that serious expression.
**[04:09] Sakamichi**
He's climbing in the middle of the night.
**[04:11] Sakamichi**
Chasing someone.
**[04:14] Sakamichi**
Chasing who?
**[04:16] Sakamichi**
What is this?
**[04:17] Sakamichi**
My heart rate suddenly increased.
**[04:20] Sakamichi**
It's pounding so loudly.
**[04:24] Sakamichi**
Wait for me, Toudou-san!
**[04:33] Toudou**
Four-eyes!
**[04:34] Toudou**
He's fast!
**[04:36] Toudou**
He kept up with my acceleration on a climb!
**[04:39] Toudou**
Are you sure, four-eyes?
You've got a race tomorrow.
**[04:42] Toudou**
Should you be using up your energy here?
**[04:44] Sakamichi**
Tell me!
**[04:45] Sakamichi**
Who are you chasing right now, Toudou-san?
**[04:53] Toudou**
A willful man.
**[04:56] Toudou**
He went to England alone
without consulting anyone.
**[04:58] Toudou**
I hadn't heard from him,
**[05:00] Toudou**
but then he suddenly called to say he'd
be waiting for me on Mount Haruna.
**[05:05] Toudou**
Funny, right?
**[05:07] Toudou**
After hearing that, I hastily jumped on
a bike, and now I'm chasing after him.
**[05:12] Toudou**
I wanted to push myself to the limit again.
**[05:17] Toudou**
Who am I chasing?
**[05:19] Toudou**
You should see for yourself.
**[05:21] Toudou**
After the turn up ahead,
it's a long straightaway.
**[05:25] Toudou**
You'll see him illuminated
by the streetlights then.
**[05:29] Toudou**
His long limbs and hair
waving back and forth...
**[05:33] Toudou**
Climbing with that unique form...
**[05:35] Toudou**
That spider-like man!
**[05:41] Makishima**
The glow of the streetlights
and the sound of wheels...
**[05:45] Makishima**
How long are you going
to make me wait, Toudou?
**[05:50] Makishima**
What's Sakamichi doing with you?
**[05:52] Sakamichi**
My heart is pounding.
**[05:56] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san!
**[06:00] (Flashback) Makishima**
We're counting on you to
carry our Sohoku, Sakamichi.
**[06:04] Sakamichi**
My heart's going to burst.
**[06:07] Sakamichi**
Is what I'm seeing now an illusion?
**[06:12] Sakamichi**
Is it real?
**[06:15] Sakamichi**
You're right.
**[06:16] Sakamichi**
I could search the whole world over,
**[06:19] Sakamichi**
but you're the only one I'd
find who rides with that form.
**[06:22] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san!
**[06:31] Sakamichi**
Toudou-san's Sleeping Climb!
**[06:33] Toudou**
Sorry, four-eyes!
**[06:35] Toudou**
From here on out, it's a
race between me and him!
**[06:38] Toudou**
I'm going on ahead!
**[06:39] Sakamichi**
O-Okay...
**[06:42] Sakamichi**
He's right.
**[06:43] Sakamichi**
They're here because Makishima-san
called Toudou-san.
**[06:48] Sakamichi**
I can't interfere.
**[06:53] Sakamichi**
Toudou-san!
**[06:54] Sakamichi**
I-I hate to bother you but, um...
**[06:59] Sakamichi**
Could I keep riding with you?
**[07:04] Toudou**
This is our race.
**[07:07] Toudou**
However...
**[07:09] Toudou**
Very well. History needs witnesses.
**[07:14] Toudou**
You won't have time to blink, four-eyes!
**[07:17] Sakamichi**
Got it!
**[07:20] Sakamichi**
Toudou-san and Makishima-san
are neck and neck!
**[07:22] Sakamichi**
They're fast!
**[07:24] Toudou**
Maki-chan...
**[07:26] Toudou**
Maki-chan!
**[07:29] Sakamichi**
That's right. Toudou-san hasn't seen
Makishima-san in a while, either.
**[07:37] Toudou**
It's good to see you again, Maki-chan!
**[07:39] Makishima**
Yeah, Toudou!
**[07:44] Toudou**
Why don't you answer any calls or texts?
**[07:47] Makishima**
I'm too lazy.
**[07:49] Makishima**
Besides, what am I supposed to write back?
**[07:51] Makishima**
I can't think of anything to say.
**[07:52] Makishima**
"I'm doing well"?
**[07:54] Makishima**
"I miss you"?
**[07:56] Makishima**
Wouldn't that be creepy?
**[07:59] Toudou**
Your argument astonishes me.
**[08:01] Toudou**
But what about the
sender's feelings, Maki-chan?
**[08:04] Toudou**
We're talking about four-eyes.
**[08:06] Toudou**
I'm sure he's sent you countless letters.
**[08:10] Toudou**
Mountains of letters!
**[08:14] Makishima**
That's why I'm here!
**[08:21] Makishima**
Are you disappointed, Toudou?
**[08:22] Toudou**
No! I'm totally satisfied, Maki-chan!
**[08:30] Toudou**
Maki-chan!
**[08:37] Toudou**
Maki-chan!
**[08:39] Makishima**
Toudou!
**[08:40] Makishima**
This feeling, Jinpachi!
**[08:42] Toudou**
My heart is telling me to reach the peak!
**[08:46] Toudou**
Let's go, Maki-chan!
**[08:47] Makishima**
Jinpachi!
**[08:52] Toudou**
That skill! That technique!
**[08:54] Toudou**
You haven't changed at all
since a year ago, Maki-chan!
**[08:57] Makishima**
Not that I care, but what's
up with that jersey?
**[09:00] Makishima**
Talk about lame!
**[09:02] Toudou**
It's your fault for suddenly calling!
**[09:04] Toudou**
I had to borrow this bike and jersey!
**[09:08] Toudou**
However...
**[09:09] Toudou**
I don't care if it's lame!
**[09:11] Toudou**
I get to battle you, Maki-chan!
**[09:14] Makishima**
How can you shout such
embarrassing things, Jinpachi?
**[09:31] Makishima**
What's wrong, Jinpachi? Is that all?
**[09:33] Makishima**
Have your skills dulled in the past year?
**[09:35] Toudou**
No!
**[09:36] Toudou**
They've gotten sharper!
**[09:40] Toudou**
The turn's ending!
**[09:41] Toudou**
I won't let you take the peak, Maki-chan!
**[09:44] Makishima**
I'll stop you, Jinpachi!
**[09:47] Sakamichi**
Amazing...
**[09:48] Sakamichi**
I could only describe this as amazing.
**[09:51] Sakamichi**
My hands are shaking. My heart is on fire.
**[09:54] Sakamichi**
Neither one's giving any ground.
**[09:58] Sakamichi**
It's not even a race, but they're fighting
all out on this small, nameless pass.
**[10:04] Sakamichi**
Last year's Inter-High must
have been this amazing.
**[10:09] Sakamichi**
I'm on fire.
**[10:11] Sakamichi**
What is this urge in my heart?
**[10:13] Sakamichi**
This situation should be tough for them.
**[10:18] Sakamichi**
But they're enjoying themselves!
**[10:21] Sakamichi**
You can fight like this?
You can ride like this?
***SIGN*** 100 Meters to Lookout Point
**[10:25] Sakamichi**
I want to see more!
**[10:27] Sakamichi**
I want to see more, but...
**[10:30] Sakamichi**
We're already at the peak.
***SIGN*** Downhill Ahead
**[10:36] Sakamichi**
We're entering the downhill.
**[10:42] Sakamichi**
It's over. I wanted to see more.
**[10:48] Sakamichi**
U-Um, I don't know what to say.
**[10:53] Sakamichi**
That race was amazing.
**[10:55] Sakamichi**
It really seemed like you finished
at the same time, though.
**[10:59] Sakamichi**
Uh...
**[11:02] Sakamichi**
They're right. It was too short.
**[11:07] Sakamichi**
I'm glad I got to see their amazing race,
but I'm sure their feelings run deeper.
**[11:15] Sakamichi**
They called it a race.
**[11:29] Sakamichi**
But are they going to keep riding down?
**[11:33] Toudou**
Did you hear what four-eyes said, Maki-chan?
**[11:37] Makishima**
Yeah. He said we tied.
**[11:39] Toudou**
He witnessed this race.
**[11:42] Toudou**
He said we tied.
**[11:45] Toudou**
That's not good.
**[11:46] Makishima**
No, it's not.
**[11:48] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[11:49] Toudou**
It can't be helped.
**[11:51] Makishima**
Yeah, can't be helped.
**[11:53] Makishima**
But it looked to me like you
slowed your pedaling at the peak.
**[11:59] Toudou**
What are you talking about?
**[12:01] Toudou**
You're the one who slowed down, Maki-chan!
**[12:03] Sakamichi**
What?
**[12:03] Makishima**
No other choice, then!
**[12:04] Toudou**
In that case...
**[12:08] Both**
Time for round two!
**[12:12] Sakamichi**
They turned around!
**[12:15] Sakamichi**
That's right. A downhill...
**[12:22] Sakamichi**
Becomes an uphill if you make a U-turn!
**[12:26] Toudou**
Let's go, Maki-chan!
**[12:27] Makishima**
Yeah, Jinpachi!
**[12:29] Sakamichi**
Round two!
**[12:31] Toudou**
This time let's go all out to the peak!
**[12:34] Makishima**
I've finished warming up!
**[12:36] Makishima**
Now I'm going all out!
**[12:38] Makishima**
Try not to fall behind, Jinpachi!
**[12:40] Toudou**
Who do you think you're
talking to, Maki-chan?
**[12:42] Sakamichi**
I-I'm not good at U-turns.
**[12:45] Sakamichi**
Hurry.
**[12:48] Sakamichi**
I need to catch up!
**[12:51] Sakamichi**
They really are amazing.
**[12:54] Sakamichi**
I'm so happy.
**[12:55] Sakamichi**
I get to see them again.
**[12:57] Sakamichi**
I get to watch them race!
**[13:01] Makishima**
Round three!
**[13:04] Toudou**
Round four!
**[13:07] Makishima**
Round five!
**[13:19] Makishima**
One more!
**[13:21] Toudou**
Last one!
**[13:24] Sakamichi**
That day on that small pass,
they climbed six times.
**[13:28] Sakamichi**
The first time they tied.
**[13:30] Sakamichi**
On the second through
fifth races, they won two each.
**[13:33] Sakamichi**
And the one who ultimately
conquered the pass was...
***SIGN*** 100 Meters to Lookout Point
**[13:41] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san.
**[13:44] Sakamichi**
Their race on that small
pass won't be recorded.
**[13:54] Sakamichi**
But it left a huge mark on my heart.
**[14:03] Manami**
See? There they are again.
**[14:05] Hakogaku**
What? Where?
**[14:07] Manami**
One, two...
**[14:09] Manami**
There's a third one, too.
**[14:11] Manami**
Two of them are moving really fast.
**[14:13] Manami**
It's like the third one is chasing them.
**[14:17] Hakogaku**
You think they're UFOs?
**[14:19] Hakogaku**
They are on top of the mountain.
**[14:20] Hakogaku**
Well...
**[14:21] Hakogaku**
This upperclassman of ours
can be kind of strange.
**[14:24] Manami**
No.
**[14:26] Manami**
Those are bicycle headlights.
**[14:28] Both**
Huh?
**[14:29] Manami**
You can see them through the trees.
**[14:33] Manami**
They're pretty fast.
**[14:35] Manami**
Someone's racing.
**[14:40] Manami**
It's probably a serious race.
**[14:42] Hakogaku**
Can you see them, Ishida?
**[14:43] Hakogaku**
I see one that might be it.
**[14:46] Hakogaku**
Is that a bike, though?
**[14:48] Hakogaku**
He said he saw three.
**[14:50] Hakogaku**
Just how good are Manami-san's eyes?
**[14:51] Manami**
Oh...
**[14:53] Manami**
It's over.
**[14:57] Hakogaku**
By the way, Manami-san,
about tomorrow's schedule...
**[15:00] Manami**
That's too bad.
**[15:03] Manami**
I was going to go check
it out if they kept going.
**[15:06] Manami**
Right?
**[15:07] Hakogaku**
Check it out? Now?
**[15:09] Hakogaku**
On a bike?
**[15:10] Hakogaku**
"Right?"
**[15:11] Hakogaku**
He wanted us to go with him?
**[15:12] Both**
Manami-san's ideas are crazy!
**[15:14] Manami**
Come to think of it, Toudou-san
was at the meeting earlier.
**[15:19] Manami**
But he left in a hurry when it ended.
**[15:22] Hakogaku**
He asked to borrow a bike.
**[15:25] Hakogaku**
The guy who lent him his bike is lucky.
**[15:29] Hakogaku**
Think something came up?
**[15:30] Hakogaku**
Like a friend was in the area?
**[15:34] Manami**
In that case, I hope
Toudou-san got to see him.
**[15:40] Sakamichi**
U-Um, excuse me.
**[15:42] Sakamichi**
I just got these at the
bottom of the mountain.
**[15:45] Sakamichi**
You must be tired.
**[15:46] Sakamichi**
These are for you.
**[15:53] Toudou**
Why are you standing so far away, four-eyes?
**[15:56] Makishima**
How are we supposed to get them?
**[15:57] Sakamichi**
Right!
**[15:59] Sakamichi**
Um, you're just so awe-inspiring!
**[16:01] Sakamichi**
It's difficult to approach you.
**[16:03] Sakamichi**
After a battle like that,
I thought I'd be bothering you.
**[16:07] Sakamichi**
Um...
**[16:09] Sakamichi**
It's been so long since I've seen
or talked to you, Makishima-san.
**[16:15] Sakamichi**
I'm nervous.
**[16:19] Makishima**
I'm not that big a deal.
**[16:22] Makishima**
I'm just your senior who came
to Japan to watch the Inter-High
**[16:25] Makishima**
and happened to be wandering
around a nameless pass.
**[16:30] Sakamichi**
You're Makishima-san.
**[16:33] Sakamichi**
You're kind, reliable, and strong.
**[16:37] Sakamichi**
That's the Makishima-san I know.
**[16:40] Sakamichi**
I'm glad you haven't changed.
**[16:44] Makishima**
You're idealizing me too much.
**[16:47] Makishima**
You can call me scary.
**[16:49] Sakamichi**
While chasing behind you earlier, I kept
wishing to never wake up, if this were a dream.
**[16:57] Sakamichi**
The situation was so incredible,
I thought I must be dreaming.
**[17:02] Makishima**
Is it a dream or not?
**[17:05] Sakamichi**
Thank you for letting me ride with you!
**[17:17] Toudou**
Thanks, four-eyes.
**[17:24] Makishima**
They're cold.
**[17:27] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[17:28] Makishima**
Stop shouting.
**[17:39] Makishima**
Well, I'm heading back.
**[17:42] Makishima**
Kinjou and Tadokoro are waiting.
**[17:46] Makishima**
I forced Kinjou to lend me this.
**[17:52] Makishima**
See you later, Toudou.
**[17:55] Toudou**
Yeah.
**[17:57] Sakamichi**
Um, I...
**[18:00] Makishima**
Thanks for the letters, Sakamichi.
**[18:06] Makishima**
Thanks for telling me about the club,
the new members, and your practices.
**[18:13] Makishima**
I'm relieved to hear about them.
**[18:16] Makishima**
But...
**[18:18] Makishima**
You don't need to tell me about that
anime character named Kumotaro.
**[18:22] Sakamichi**
Oh, really?
**[18:23] Sakamichi**
You seemed very interested in him
when I gave you that present.
**[18:27] Makishima**
No, I wasn't.
**[18:31] Makishima**
It's very like you to include that, though.
**[18:34] Makishima**
Are you uncertain, Sakamichi?
**[18:36] Sakamichi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** We keep telling each other we'll do our best. My second Inter-High is coming up. I'm not sure I'll be able to ride well, but I'll do my best.
**[18:37] Makishima**
Your letter made it sound like you were
anxious about this year's Inter-High.
**[18:43] Makishima**
Being a second-year is hard.
**[18:45] Makishima**
Your seniors are giving you orders.
**[18:47] Makishima**
Your juniors are relying on you.
**[18:49] Makishima**
You have to try harder
than the previous year.
**[18:51] Makishima**
Everyone expects it.
**[18:54] Makishima**
It's not like being a first-year,
who just has to listen to orders.
**[18:58] Makishima**
You start to see your surroundings.
**[18:59] Makishima**
You restrict yourself by thinking
you have to do things or be a certain way.
**[19:04] Makishima**
I know you.
**[19:06] Makishima**
Compared to last year, you must be more
worried about how it's supposed to be.
**[19:12] Makishima**
But don't worry about that stuff.
**[19:16] Makishima**
The fundamentals will always be the same.
**[19:19] Makishima**
Your style is like your letters.
**[19:22] Makishima**
If you want to write
about anime, write all about it.
**[19:25] Makishima**
Stick with it.
**[19:27] Makishima**
Anything goes with bicycles.
**[19:29] Makishima**
Nothing is cooler than seeing
your style through to the end!
**[19:37] Makishima**
See you later, Sakamichi, Toudou.
**[19:40] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir.
**[19:41] Toudou**
Yeah, Maki-chan.
**[19:45] Makishima**
Come to think of it,
**[19:47] Makishima**
I should've told him I was watching
this afternoon in the mountains.
**[19:52] Makishima**
Whatever.
**[19:57] Sakamichi**
Thank you, Makishima-san.
**[20:01] Sakamichi**
Tomorrow, on the last day, I'll ride all out!
**[20:10] Toudou**
I lit a fire inside four-eyes.
**[20:12] Toudou**
Maybe I shouldn't have let him ride with us.
**[20:17] Toudou**
No, that's not right.
**[20:19] Toudou**
You always want to fight your
rival when he's in top condition.
**[20:23] Toudou**
No one wants an opponent
who's uncertain or depressed.
**[20:27] Toudou**
The stronger, the better.
**[20:29] Toudou**
Isn't that right, Manami?
**[20:32] Hakogaku**
Manami-san, where are you going?
**[20:35] Manami**
To brush my teeth, I guess.
**[20:38] Hakogaku**
Can we join you?
**[20:40] Manami**
What? I can do it myself.
**[20:43] Hakogaku**
Kuroda-san told us to keep an eye on him.
**[20:45] Hakogaku**
He told us to send him to bed
early because he's always late.
**[20:49] Manami**
Toudou-san...
**[20:52] (Flashback) Toudou**
I'm a former member now.
**[20:54] (Flashback) Toudou**
I don't intend to give you any advice.
**[20:56] (Flashback) Manami**
What? Then why did you ask
to see me before the meeting?
**[21:01] (Flashback) Toudou**
I came to see if your eyes had
grown dim, since you didn't get
**[21:06] (Flashback) Toudou**
to race against four-eyes today.
**[21:08] (Flashback) Manami**
Oh, please. They're totally fine.
**[21:12] (Flashback) Manami**
If anything, I'm excited, now that
it'll be happening on the last day.
**[21:18] Toudou**
*That's a good look.*
**[21:20] Toudou**
*I doubt he'll have any problems.*
**[21:26] Hakogaku**
Oh, no! The window...
**[21:28] Hakogaku**
Manami-san escaped!
**[21:32] Manami**
There's an even steeper
mountain on the third day.
**[21:35] Manami**
It's also the last day of the Inter-High.
**[21:38] Manami**
In this situation...
**[21:39] Manami**
How could I not be excited?
**[23:15] Sakamichi**
M-Makishima-san, you haven't changed!
**[23:18] Sakamichi**
You're still cool!
**[23:20] Makishima**
And you're...
**[23:21] Makishima**
...starting to look like a second-year.
**[23:24] Toudou**
Maki-chan, I'm a college student now!
**[23:30] Makishima**
You've gotten kind of gaudier.
**[23:33] Sakamichi**
Toudou-san, you're cool, too!
***SIGN*** NEXT LINE Their Respective Starting Lines
**[23:36] Makishima**
What?
**[23:37] Sakamichi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.
***SIGN*** Don't miss the next episode
# E25 - Their Respective Starting Lines
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**[00:07] Miki**
Morning has arrived.
**[00:09] Miki**
The refreshing morning of the highlands...
**[00:15] Miki**
The final morning.
**[00:24] Miki**
Sorry, Aya-chan.
**[00:25] Miki**
Did you turn off my alarm?
**[00:32] Miki**
Aya-chan, it's time.
**[00:34] Aya**
I know. I'm getting up.
**[00:38] Aya**
But first, three more minutes.
**[00:40] Miki**
No.
**[00:42] Miki**
It's their second Inter-High.
**[00:45] Miki**
Everyone's trained as hard as they can.
**[00:48] Miki**
They didn't waste even a second.
**[00:52] Miki**
New students joined the club.
They became second-years.
**[00:56] Miki**
Summer came. They went through
some difficult times.
**[01:00] Miki**
They've gotten so much stronger.
**[01:03] Miki**
They were strong during the race.
**[01:06] Miki**
But at this year's Inter-High, they still
haven't won a single colored number tag.
**[01:12] Miki**
Today is the final race.
**[01:14] Miki**
The final day of their
Inter-High as second-years.
**[01:18] Miki**
I hope their final wish comes true.
**[01:21] Miki**
All I can do is cheer them on
and support them, but...
**[01:27] Miki**
Good luck, Team Sohoku!
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** LINE.25 Their Respective Starting Lines
***SIGN*** Boys' Inter-High Road Race Day 3
**[03:12] Fan**
They're here!
**[03:14] Fan**
They've arrived!
**[03:15] Fan**
The champions, Hakone Academy!
**[03:17] Fan**
Hakone Academy!
**[03:18] Fan**
Win today's race, too!
**[03:20] Fan**
Hakone Academy!
**[03:22] Reporter**
Izumida-kun, yesterday's race was close.
**[03:25] Reporter**
But Hakone Academy was the only team
to send two riders to the finish line.
**[03:29] Reporter**
You were in perfect form.
**[03:31] Izumida**
Yes.
**[03:32] Reporter**
It's too bad you failed to
get all three number tags.
**[03:35] Reporter**
Do you think you'll do it today?
**[03:36] Izumida**
The overall winner of the Inter-High
will be decided at today's finish line.
**[03:40] Izumida**
If there are teams hoping to win the
sprint or mountain line, let them know
**[03:45] Izumida**
that they can have them.
**[03:48] Izumida**
Hakone Academy will be competing only for the
final finish line and its yellow number tag.
**[03:58] Reporter**
Only the finish line?
**[04:00] Reporter**
Hakone Academy's putting their
efforts toward it from the start.
**[04:04] Reporter**
Taking the finish line and
reclaiming of their throne.
**[04:08] Izumida**
We'll give up everything today, Yuki.
**[04:12] Kuroda**
Give up everything?
**[04:14] Kuroda**
Touichirou, does that mean you...
**[04:17] Izumida**
It's my final job as team captain, Yuki.
**[04:21] Kuroda**
Touichirou...
**[04:23] Izumida**
We are...
**[04:24] Kuroda**
Yeah.
**[04:26] Izumida**
...strong!
**[04:27] Kuroda**
For sure!
**[04:29] Doubashi**
We have to win.
**[04:37] Ashikiba**
Manami's late.
**[04:44] Manami**
I overslept.
***SIGN*** Chiba Sohoku High School
**[04:51] Teshima**
Let's go, Sohoku!
**[04:58] Teshima**
This is the end. We made it to the final day.
**[05:01] Teshima**
The six of us. We all made it together.
**[05:03] Teshima**
Naruko!
**[05:04] Naruko**
Yeah!
**[05:05] Teshima**
Imaizumi!
**[05:06] Izumida**
Yeah!
**[05:07] Teshima**
Onoda!
**[05:07] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[05:08] Teshima**
Kaburagi!
**[05:09] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[05:10] Teshima**
And Aoyagi!
**[05:13] Teshima**
Do you believe in miracles?
**[05:17] Teshima**
Today's our last chance to set off
everything we've built up.
**[05:23] Teshima**
Even if we give everything we've got
and collapse at the finish line,
**[05:26] Teshima**
our faith in miracles will take us there.
**[05:28] Teshima**
We'll keep our faith alive.
**[05:32] Teshima**
If one of us ends up in a race of
centimeters before the final finish line...
**[05:35] Teshima**
That faith will push him across it!
**[05:39] Aoyagi**
Junta!
**[05:40] Kaburagi**
Teshima-san!
**[05:42] Naruko**
Of course.
**[05:44] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san!
**[05:46] Teshima**
Let's go! This is our last race!
**[05:49] Teshima**
Sohoku!
**[05:50] Teshima**
Fight!
**[05:51] All**
Yeah!
**[05:57] Miki**
Give it everything you've
got again this year.
**[06:03] Teshima**
We will.
**[06:04] Imaizumi**
We're counting on your support!
**[06:06] Miki**
Got it!
**[06:07] Sakamichi**
Thank you!
**[06:10] Naruko**
We'll be back.
**[06:11] Kaburagi**
Thanks!
**[06:13] Miki**
Aoyagi-san...
**[06:15] Miki**
Are your legs okay?
**[06:19] Aoyagi**
You noticed.
**[06:22] Miki**
I am the team's manager.
**[06:24] Miki**
Don't push yourself too hard during the race.
**[06:27] Miki**
Though I doubt you can't.
**[06:30] Miki**
All the braces and painkillers in
the first-aid box were missing.
**[06:34] Aoyagi**
I had no choice.
**[06:36] Aoyagi**
I still have a job left to do.
**[06:42] Aoyagi**
You don't need to worry.
**[06:44] Aoyagi**
I'm standing at the final stage of
the Inter-High wearing the jersey
**[06:47] Aoyagi**
I've admired for three years.
**[06:50] Aoyagi**
That's enough for me.
**[06:53] Aoyagi**
All of my wishes have already come true.
**[06:56] Announce**
The third and final day of the Tochigi
Inter-High Road Race begins in ten minutes.
***SIGN*** Boys' Inter-High Road Race Day 3
**[07:03] Fan**
Hakone Academy!
**[07:05] Fan**
Go, champs!
**[07:06] Fan**
Kanagawa's the best!
**[07:08] Fan**
Sohoku!
**[07:09] Fan**
You can do it, Chiba!
**[07:10] Fan**
We're rooting for you this year, too!
**[07:12] Fan**
I've never seen a first-year start
first for Hakone Academy before!
**[07:16] Fan**
At the Inter-High, they start in the
order they finished on the previous day.
**[07:19] Fan**
Isn't that the younger brother
of last year's #4, Shinkai?
**[07:23] Fan**
Damn! He seems strong!
**[07:25] Fan**
Ready, and...
**[07:26] All**
Onoda-kun, good luck!
**[07:29] Fan**
We hope you take first again this year!
**[07:31] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[07:32] Sakamichi**
Huh?
**[07:33] Sakamichi**
Huh? What?!
**[07:35] Fan**
Ready, and...
**[07:36] Fan**
Onoda-kun, you can do it!
**[07:39] Sakamichi**
I can't, I can't, I can't,
I can't, I can't...
**[07:40] Fan**
He's so cute!
**[07:41] Fan**
He's embarrassed!
**[07:42] Sakamichi**
Please don't set your expectations that high.
**[07:44] Imaizumi**
You can't? What's wrong with you?
**[07:46] Sakamichi**
I can't, I can't, I can't...
**[07:49] Fan**
He fell!
**[07:50] Fan**
Look! Sohoku fell!
**[07:52] Fan**
He fell before the race started!
**[07:54] Imaizumi**
It feels like you do the
same thing every year.
**[07:57] Sakamichi**
S-Sorry.
**[07:58] Fan**
The way he gets up is so cute!
**[08:00] Imaizumi**
There's no getting through to them.
**[08:03] Imaizumi**
Just ignore them.
**[08:04] Sakamichi**
What? But I'd feel bad.
**[08:14] Teshima**
My heart won't stop pounding.
**[08:16] Teshima**
This is crazy. It's my third and final—
**[08:19] Teshima**
No...
**[08:20] Teshima**
It's because it's my first
and final Inter-High.
**[08:24] Teshima**
I longed to race in the Inter-High.
**[08:30] Teshima**
I fought hard, but failed
to qualify in my second year.
**[08:33] Teshima**
Even after becoming captain in my third year,
**[08:35] Teshima**
I finally earned an Inter-High number
tag only after desperately hanging on.
**[08:43] Teshima**
My legs and arms are shaking.
**[08:46] Teshima**
My heart is so small.
**[08:49] Teshima**
The Inter-High is ending.
**[08:52] Teshima**
My fate and Sohoku's will be decided today.
**[08:58] Teshima**
It's the final day.
**[09:01] Teshima**
Everything I've done and built up
these past three years.
**[09:05] Teshima**
The sky's so bright.
**[09:07] Teshima**
That sky is connected to today's finish line.
**[09:11] Teshima**
The finish line lies beyond it.
**[09:12] Teshima**
But...
**[09:15] Teshima**
I probably won't be able to finish today.
**[09:19] Teshima**
That's fine, though.
**[09:22] Teshima**
As long as someone entrusted
with our jersey makes it...
**[09:25] Teshima**
As long as I can see the finish line
through his eyes, it's fine.
**[09:29] Teshima**
Let's go, Teshima Junta.
**[09:32] Teshima**
I am an ordinary man.
**[09:34] Teshima**
I have no exceptional skill or talent, but...
**[09:37] Teshima**
I've worked hard!
**[09:40] Teshima**
Along with my five teammates,
**[09:44] Teshima**
we'll beat you and Hakone Academy, Shikiba!
**[09:52] Teshima**
Ashikiba...
**[09:55] Ashikiba**
Jun-chan.
**[09:57] Ashikiba**
Bring it on.
**[10:00] Teshima**
What?
**[10:01] Ashikiba**
Huh?
**[10:04] Kuroda**
What's up?
**[10:05] Kuroda**
Who are you talking to, Takuto? Fairies?
**[10:08] Ashikiba**
I thought Jun-chan said something,
so I responded to him.
**[10:13] Kuroda**
He didn't say anything.
**[10:15] Ashikiba**
I see.
**[10:16] Teshima**
Shikiba's amazing.
**[10:19] Teshima**
His senses are honed.
**[10:21] Teshima**
Everyone calls him an airhead,
**[10:23] Teshima**
but during a race, that becomes
an immeasurable power.
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[10:27] Announce**
The race will begin in five minutes.
**[10:29] Fan**
I'm starting to get nervous!
**[10:32] Fan**
Why are you getting nervous?
You're not racing!
**[10:35] Fan**
Yeah, but still!
**[10:36] Fan**
Anyway, it's been bothering me,
but isn't something missing?
**[10:40] Fan**
What's missing?
**[10:42] Fan**
One of the teams.
**[10:43] Fan**
Yesterday's winner. The team that
took first on the second day,
**[10:46] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi.
**[10:50] Fan**
With only five minutes to spare!
**[10:51] Fan**
Yesterday's winning team,
Kyoto Fushimi, has arrived!
**[10:57] Midousuji**
Excuse us.
**[10:59] Fan**
What is that?
**[11:00] Fan**
Look at that!
**[11:01] Fan**
Whoa!
**[11:03] Midousuji**
There's no reason to act so surprised.
**[11:06] Midousuji**
We just shed a little weight.
**[11:09] Fan**
The entire Kyoto Fushimi
team shaved their heads!
**[11:13] Midousuji**
Throw it away, throw it away...
**[11:15] Midousuji**
Your useless pride, your useless
celebratory mood, your useless showing off.
**[11:21] Midousuji**
With victory right before our eyes...
**[11:25] Midousuji**
We must throw everything away!
**[11:28] Fan**
They won yesterday and are starting first!
**[11:31] Fan**
But they're still willing to go that far?
**[11:36] Midousuji**
We'll take today, too.
**[11:39] Sakamichi**
Midousuji-kun...
***SIGN*** Inter-High
Road Race
**[11:45] Announce**
The race will begin in one minute!
***SIGN*** Sohoku High School
***SIGN*** Hakone Academy
***SIGN*** Kyoto Fushimi
***SIGN*** Kumamoto Daiichi
**[12:03] Sakamichi**
Once we cross this starting line,
the final day of the Inter-High will begin.
**[12:11] Announce**
The third and final day of the Inter-High
**[12:15] Announce**
begins now!
**[12:19] Fan**
Go, Kyoto Fushimi!
**[12:21] Fan**
Hakone Academy!
**[12:22] Fan**
Don't let them beat you, Sohoku!
**[12:25] Announce**
The riders are starting one after another.
**[12:30] Manami**
They're starting already?
**[12:33] Manami**
That's not good.
**[12:35] Manami**
I'm totally late.
**[12:38] Announce**
The second day's fourth place finisher,
#11 and Hakone Academy's ace,
**[12:43] Announce**
Ashikiba, is starting.
**[12:46] Announce**
Behind him are fifth and sixth,
Kyoto Fushimi's Mizuta
**[12:47] Mizuta**
I'm Kyoto Fushimi's captain, Mizuta Nobuyuki!
**[12:50] Announce**
and last year's winner
and #1, Sohoku's Onoda.
**[12:51] Mizuta**
Thank you!
**[12:53] Mizuta**
I'll do my best!
**[12:54] Staff**
Forty seconds to go.
**[12:55] Mizuta**
Thank you!
**[12:56] Sakamichi**
I'm heading out.
**[12:57] Naruko**
Got it. Hotshot's in the lead.
**[12:59] Staff**
Thirty seconds.
**[13:01] Naruko**
You're starting before us.
**[13:04] Naruko**
Meet up with hotshot as soon as you can.
**[13:06] Naruko**
He might cry from loneliness if
he's the only one who doesn't.
**[13:12] Sakamichi**
Got it.
**[13:14] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun, please.
**[13:19] Naruko**
Onoda-kun!
**[13:20] Naruko**
Take my hopes with you!
**[13:22] Naruko**
My determination is yours!
**[13:24] Naruko**
And take care of hotshot!
**[13:26] Sakamichi**
I will! Thanks!
**[13:29] Teshima**
We're counting on you, Onoda.
**[13:30] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[13:31] Aoyagi**
We'll catch up soon. Wait for us.
**[13:33] Kaburagi**
Onoda-san, you've got this!
**[13:37] All**
Go!
**[13:39] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[13:40] Announce**
Mizuta and Onoda have started.
**[13:46] Sakamichi**
I crossed the starting line.
**[13:48] Sakamichi**
The race has started.
**[13:50] Sakamichi**
The third and final day.
**[13:52] Sakamichi**
I'm racing toward the finish line
at the end of this road.
**[13:57] Sakamichi**
My heart is pounding.
**[13:59] Sakamichi**
I have only my body and legs
to propel myself forward.
**[14:03] Sakamichi**
There's no guarantee I'll
make it there in one piece.
**[14:06] Sakamichi**
So...
**[14:07] Sakamichi**
I'll ride as hard as I can!
**[14:15] Sakamichi**
Manami-kun!
**[14:16] Manami**
I'll catch up to you later.
**[14:18] Manami**
Let's meet again on
the course, Sakamichi-kun.
**[14:21] Sakamichi**
Great. I was worried since
I didn't see you, Manami-kun.
**[14:26] Sakamichi**
W-Were you in the bathroom?
**[14:28] Manami**
No, I overslept.
**[14:30] Sakamichi**
He overslept? Sounds like him.
**[14:34] Sakamichi**
I'm sure we'll meet again today somewhere.
**[14:37] Sakamichi**
Then let's ride together
like we did last year!
**[14:44] Staff**
#13, hurry.
**[14:46] Manami**
Sorry.
**[14:47] Doubashi**
What are you doing, Manami?
**[14:50] Kuroda**
You're lucky we're starting in
the order we finished, Manami.
**[14:52] Doubashi**
Get in line. Don't scare us like that.
**[14:56] Kuroda**
Are you at least focused?
**[14:58] Manami**
Yeah, totally.
**[15:01] Kuroda**
Good.
**[15:03] Izumida**
Let's go, Hakone Academy.
**[15:07] Manami**
Let's go.
**[15:10] Izumida**
This is the final first step we'll
take towards reclaiming our throne!
**[15:13] Announce**
The second pack will now start in order.
**[15:15] Teshima**
Let's go, Sohoku!
**[15:17] Naruko**
We can't let Hakone Academy
and hotshot hog the spotlight!
**[15:22] Naruko**
Let's make a splash on the final day, guys!
**[15:27] Kaburagi**
The final day of the Inter-High
is finally starting!
**[15:30] Kaburagi**
It's my time to shine!
**[15:32] Kaburagi**
I'm ready to go anytime! Just say the word!
**[15:35] Aoyagi**
Don't go.
**[15:36] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[15:38] Kaburagi**
Huh? What?
**[15:40] Kaburagi**
You just told me to go.
**[15:42] Aoyagi**
I said don't go.
**[15:43] Aoyagi**
As in "do not."
**[15:45] Kaburagi**
Oh, *don't* go.
**[15:47] Both**
He's an idiot.
**[15:50] Midousuji**
Morph, morph, morph!
**[15:53] Fan**
The lead pack's here! He's saying "morph!"
**[15:55] Fan**
Morph!
**[15:56] Fan**
It's yesterday's winners, Kyoto Fushimi!
**[15:58] Fan**
Kyoto Fushimi's Midousuji is wearing the
previous day's winner's yellow number tag!
**[16:04] Fan**
That unconventional award
ceremony was the best!
**[16:07] Fan**
You can do it, Kyoto Fushimi!
**[16:09] Fan**
Kyoto!
**[16:12] Imaizumi**
Midousuji...
**[16:13] Imaizumi**
He won over the fans with the second day's
victory and his performance.
**[16:18] Imaizumi**
The atmosphere has changed
completely since yesterday.
**[16:21] Fan**
We hope you win again today!
**[16:22] Fan**
You've got this, Kyoto Fushimi!
**[16:24] Imaizumi**
It's harder for us now.
**[16:29] Sakamichi**
You just wait, Imaizumi-kun.
**[16:31] Sakamichi**
Today's course starts by
taking us around the lake.
**[16:35] Sakamichi**
It's not too long, but it's
a fairly long, flat road.
**[16:39] Sakamichi**
I need to catch up here.
**[16:42] Sakamichi**
Around now, at the front...
**[16:57] Ashikiba**
I caught up, Yuto.
**[16:59] Yuto**
That was quick, Ashikiba-san.
**[17:01] Sakamichi**
Third-year and ace Ashikiba-san
and first-year Shinkai Yuto-kun.
**[17:06] Sakamichi**
Against to Hakone Academy's two,
Sohoku has only Imaizumi-kun.
**[17:13] Ashikiba**
How do you feel?
**[17:17] Yuto**
Not bad.
**[17:19] Imaizumi**
Damn.
**[17:21] Imaizumi**
I can't believe yesterday's
results created this situation.
**[17:25] Imaizumi**
Is he here yet?
**[17:26] Imaizumi**
Come quickly, Onoda!
**[17:30] Sakamichi**
I see him. It's Imaizumi-kun!
**[17:33] Sakamichi**
He's still pretty far ahead.
**[17:36] Sakamichi**
But I'll get there!
**[17:40] Mizuta**
What?!
**[17:45] Sakamichi**
I'll definitely catch up.
**[17:48] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun!
**[17:55] Sakamichi**
Since meeting you and learning about the
world of bicycle racing, I've changed.
**[18:04] Sakamichi**
I'd never played a sport before.
**[18:08] Sakamichi**
I met so many people after
joining the bicycle racing club.
**[18:14] Sakamichi**
Kinjou-san taught me how Team Sohoku never
gives up and always supports each other.
**[18:23] (Flashback) Kinjou**
You don't need to try so hard by yourself.
**[18:25] (Flashback) Kinjou**
If you fall, I will support you.
**[18:30] (Flashback) Kinjou**
But if someone else should fall,
you must support them.
**[18:34] (Flashback) Kinjou**
That is Team Sohoku.
**[18:36] (Flashback) Kinjou**
That's how we ride.
**[18:40] Sakamichi**
The strong-willed and determined
Tadokoro-san taught me to ride single-mindedly.
**[18:48] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
I am eternally grateful enough to you.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Onoda...
**[18:56] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Thank you.
**[18:58] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
I didn't think I'd get to see those jerseys
with my own eyes again...
**[19:08] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
I'm back!
**[19:10] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Team Sohoku!
**[19:13] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san taught me the difficulty,
fun, and coolness of climbing.
**[19:21] (Flashback) Makishima**
I understand...
**[19:23] (Flashback) Makishima**
I'm a climber, too.
**[19:25] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
What?
**[19:27] (Flashback) Makishima**
You just have to ride.
**[19:30] (Flashback) Makishima**
On a bicycle, the more you pedal,
the stronger you'll become.
**[19:35] Sakamichi**
Sugimoto-kun, Koga-san,
Kanzaki-san, and Tachibana-san...
**[19:41] Sakamichi**
They're all important members of Team Sohoku.
**[19:44] Sakamichi**
No, that's not all.
**[19:50] Sakamichi**
Manami-kun and the other
members of Hakone Academy...
**[19:55] Sakamichi**
Midousuji-kun and the rest of Kyoto Fushimi...
**[20:00] Sakamichi**
Everyone riding on this course
right now is so fast and strong,
**[20:07] Sakamichi**
but they're all friends I've met
because I starting cycling.
**[20:22] Sakamichi**
So I'll ride as hard as I can!
**[20:27] Sakamichi**
Teshima-san wore himself
down fighting against
**[20:30] Sakamichi**
Manami-kun and sent us his
passionate vibrations.
**[20:37] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun pursued Hakone
Academy and Kyoto Fushimi,
**[20:41] Sakamichi**
and he clung to the lead pack alone
until we could rejoin him.
**[20:48] Sakamichi**
Kaburagi-kun pushed himself so hard in a
sprint for the first day's first result
**[20:54] Sakamichi**
that he collapsed after he finished.
**[21:00] Sakamichi**
And when Kaburagi-kun stopped
pedaling on the second day,
**[21:05] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san went to get him and
brought him back to the team.
**[21:16] Sakamichi**
For all those people!
**[21:18] Sakamichi**
For Team Sohoku, I ride!
**[21:31] Sakamichi**
Just you wait, Imaizumi-kun!
**[21:39] Imaizumi**
Onoda!
**[21:41] Sakamichi**
Let's go to the finish line, Imaizumi-kun!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[21:50] Sakamichi**
I'll pedal as hard as I can!
***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.