# E1 - The Last Minegayama
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**[00:04] Mom**
You've been keeping secrets
from me, Sakamichi!
**[00:06] Sakamichi**
B-But, mom, I've explained it so many times.
**[00:11] Mom**
You took your bike all the way to Mt. Fuji!
**[00:14] Sakamichi**
Well, actually...
**[00:16] Mom**
I heard you were going to Hakone,
but nobody told me you were going to Mt. Fuji!
**[00:19] Sakamichi**
What? I did tell you.
**[00:21] Imaizumi**
Excuse me, ma'am. My name is Imaizumi.
**[00:24] Naruko**
Excuse the intrusion. I'm Naruko.
**[00:27] Naruko**
Written "cry" and "child," then "sentence"
and "lucky," my name is Naruko Shoukichi.
**[00:31] Naruko**
Onoda-kun did something super amazing.
**[00:35] Imaizumi**
At the Inter-High, the year's biggest race...
**[00:38] Naruko**
Onoda-kun won the general classification!
**[00:41] Imaizumi**
He carried our wishes...
**[00:43] Naruko**
...to the finish line.
**[00:49] Mom**
What on earth is the Inter-High?
**[00:51] Naruko**
That's your question?
**[00:52] Imaizumi**
This won't be easy.
**[00:55] Naruko**
Basically, he climbed Mt. Fuji faster
than any other man in the country.
**[01:01] Mom**
That is amazing.
**[01:03] Both**
It worked.
**[01:05] Mom**
That's why you slept for
three days after coming home.
**[01:08] Sakamichi**
I was so exhausted, I couldn't move.
**[01:12] Naruko**
Oh, right.
**[01:13] Naruko**
Ma'am, we brought this.
***SIGN*** Inter-High Winner The Man Who Conquered Mt. Fuji Onoda Sakamichi
**[01:16] Naruko**
Onoda-kun's in a magazine.
**[01:21] Mom**
Oh, my. How cool.
**[01:25] Mom**
Look at this, Sakamichi.
This is a nice photo.
**[01:27] Sakamichi**
I'm good. I've already seen it.
**[01:29] Mom**
This is great.
**[01:30] Mom**
I forgot my camera in the car, so I
didn't get to take a picture of you.
**[01:37] Sakamichi**
You were there?!
**[01:38] Naruko**
You were there?!
**[01:39] Mom**
Oh, didn't I tell you?
**[01:41] Mom**
I was watching all through
the award ceremony.
**[01:44] Imaizumi**
You were watching, and you
still don't understand?
**[01:47] Sakamichi**
Then that voice I heard then...
**[01:51] (Flashback) Mom**
Do your best, Sakamichi!
**[01:58] Mom**
Imaizumi-kun, Naruko-kun...
**[02:01] Mom**
Take care of Sakamichi for me.
**[02:05] Mom**
Sakamichi...
**[02:08] Mom**
Be careful, and keep riding your bike.
**[02:13] Sakamichi**
Okay.
**[02:14] Sakamichi**
I'm off!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[03:55] (Flashback) Miki**
I can hardly believe it rained yesterday.
**[03:57] (Flashback) Miki**
The weather's so nice.
***SIGN*** RIDE.01 The Last Minegayama
**[04:04] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Hey.
**[04:05] (Flashback) Miki**
Good morning, Imaizumi-kun.
**[04:06] (Flashback) Miki**
You're right on time for opening.
**[04:08] (Flashback) Miki**
Did you take the bus today?
**[04:10] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Yeah.
**[04:11] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
This place is pretty far from the bus stop.
**[04:13] (Flashback) Miki**
But you'd do anything for love, right?
**[04:16] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
What do you mean by love?
**[04:18] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Is it ready?
**[04:23] (Flashback) Toji**
Hey.
**[04:24] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Hey, Kanzaki-san.
**[04:27] (Flashback) Toji**
It's ready.
**[04:28] (Flashback) Toji**
Your last one broke during the Inter-High.
**[04:32] (Flashback) Toji**
It's got a new frame.
**[04:34] (Flashback) Toji**
I stuck new components and wheels on it, too.
**[04:37] (Flashback) Toji**
It's your new bike.
**[04:40] Imaizumi**
Incredible.
**[04:41] Imaizumi**
It's so direct.
**[04:43] Imaizumi**
It's like the bike is responding to
my legs' movements without any error.
**[04:47] Imaizumi**
And it's light, too.
**[04:49] Imaizumi**
I'm already at 40 kph,
but it can go even faster.
**[04:52] (Flashback) Toji**
This time I made the
components electric, too.
**[04:55] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Electric?
**[04:57] Toji**
The wires you've used to physically shift
gears until now have been switched out
***SIGN*** Electric Signal
***SIGN*** Cord
***SIGN*** Motor
***SIGN*** Motor
***SIGN*** F Derailleur
***SIGN*** R Derailleur
***SIGN*** Battery
**[05:01] Toji**
for electric signals sent to
motors that do it for you.
**[05:04] Toji**
It's like shifting gears using a switch.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Toji**
On this battery, you'll be able
to ride about 1,500 kilometers.
**[05:10] (Flashback) Toji**
It's not that one's better than the other,
**[05:13] (Flashback) Toji**
but you're the type to manage your
body by shifting gears a lot.
**[05:18] (Flashback) Toji**
Even when you're pushed to your limit,
you'll be able to accurately shift gears.
**[05:21] (Flashback) Toji**
This'll be a huge advantage for you.
**[05:24] Imaizumi**
There's zero delay when shifting gears.
**[05:29] Imaizumi**
Amazing.
**[05:31] Imaizumi**
It feels so strange to have the
gear shift at the lightest touch.
**[05:35] Imaizumi**
But this bike can move!
**[05:38] Imaizumi**
It feels awesome.
**[05:39] Imaizumi**
Thank you, Kanzaki-san.
**[05:45] Imaizumi**
Kinjou-san...
**[05:46] Imaizumi**
I had a range of experiences
at the Inter-High.
**[05:49] Imaizumi**
What I've felt since it ended is that
I've definitely become stronger.
**[05:56] Imaizumi**
I'll become even stronger.
**[05:59] Imaizumi**
I'll go to the Inter-High again next year.
**[06:02] Imaizumi**
I'll kick aside the strong riders who
will gather from all over the country.
**[06:05] Imaizumi**
I will, as Sohoku's ace!
**[06:10] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Um, hello.
**[06:13] (Flashback) Miki**
Welcome, Onoda-kun.
**[06:16] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
H-Hello. Um, Kanzaki-san asked me to come.
**[06:20] (Flashback) Miki**
Yeah, I heard. Come in.
**[06:26] (Flashback) Toji**
Hey.
**[06:26] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Hello. Thanks for all your
help at the Inter-High.
**[06:31] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
What did you want to talk about?
**[06:37] (Flashback) Toji**
The chromoly frame out front's the one
you rode in the Inter-High, right?
**[06:41] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Oh, yes. Thank you.
**[06:43] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
Thanks to you, I...
**[06:44] (Flashback) Toji**
Give it back.
**[06:45] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
What?
**[06:49] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
What? I know I've been
borrowing it from you, but...
**[06:56] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
But...
**[07:01] (Flashback) Toji**
Ride this instead.
**[07:06] (Flashback) Toji**
It's a carbon module cast.
**[07:08] (Flashback) Toji**
The frame's made entirely from carbon fiber.
**[07:11] (Flashback) Toji**
It weighs half as much as the
chromoly frame you've been riding.
**[07:15] Sakamichi**
*Half?*
**[07:17] (Flashback) Miki**
Even I can lift it easily.
**[07:20] (Flashback) Toji**
Weight is key for climbers.
**[07:23] (Flashback) Toji**
Take the next step forward, Onoda.
**[07:26] Sakamichi**
*Forward...*
**[07:28] (Flashback) Toji**
That bike will be able to meet your needs.
**[07:33] Sakamichi**
What is this?
**[07:34] Sakamichi**
It's so light.
**[07:37] Sakamichi**
I feel like I'm floating
three centimeters above the ground.
**[07:39] Sakamichi**
It's so fast.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Toji**
This bike moves easily, far, and quickly.
**[07:46] (Flashback) Toji**
You can really pedal when you need to.
**[07:48] (Flashback) Toji**
It's the right bike for you.
**[07:50] Sakamichi**
The pedals really do turn fast.
**[07:53] Sakamichi**
I might even be able to pedal faster
than I did at the Inter-High.
**[08:01] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun! Naruko-kun!
**[08:04] Imaizumi**
Onoda!
**[08:04] Naruko**
Onoda-kun!
**[08:06] Naruko**
What's your new weapon?
**[08:08] Sakamichi**
Kanzaki-san just gave it to me.
**[08:11] Naruko**
A yellow carbon frame, huh?
**[08:14] Naruko**
Pretty flashy and cool.
**[08:17] Imaizumi**
How's the new bike?
**[08:19] Sakamichi**
G-Good!
**[08:21] Sakamichi**
Since the way you ride heavy bikes is
different from how you ride light bikes,
**[08:24] Sakamichi**
it'll take some getting used to.
**[08:26] Sakamichi**
But Kanzaki-san said once I get used
to it, I'll be dramatically faster.
**[08:33] Naruko**
Hotshot's got a new frame and electric
components, and Onoda-kun's got a new bike?
**[08:39] Naruko**
Looks like we had the same idea.
**[08:44] Sakamichi**
What?
**[08:47] Sakamichi**
What is this sound? Is that the wind?
**[08:49] Sakamichi**
They're thick and huge. What are those?
**[08:52] Naruko**
On hills, the lightness of
your wheels is important.
**[08:55] Naruko**
I think Makishima-san said that.
**[08:59] Naruko**
On flats, your wheel's wind
resistance is important.
**[09:02] Naruko**
They negate the wind blowing toward
you and convert it into thrust.
**[09:06] Naruko**
These are the ultimate wheels for sprinters...
**[09:09] Naruko**
Carbon deep-rimmed wheels!
**[09:11] Sakamichi**
Amazing.
**[09:14] Imaizumi**
Why don't the three of us
go for a shakedown ride, then?
**[09:17] Imaizumi**
Try to keep up, Naruko.
**[09:19] Naruko**
Shut up. I'll be leading the group.
**[09:21] Naruko**
I'll show you just how fast my new weapon is.
**[09:26] Naruko**
Ready, and...
**[09:29] Sakamichi**
Wait!
***SIGN*** Library
**[09:41] Makishima**
Yeah. I know, Bro.
**[09:44] Makishima**
I've packed most of my things.
**[09:48] Makishima**
I'll be fine. I'll talk to them, too.
**[09:52] Makishima**
Yeah, bye.
**[10:03] Makishima**
The Sohoku High Bicycle
Racing Club was a good team.
**[10:09] Makishima**
But now it's time to say goodbye.
***SIGN*** Club Withdrawal
***SIGN*** Makishima Yusuke
***SIGN*** Bicycle Racing Club
***SIGN*** Club Withdrawal
**[10:39] Makishima**
Why do I look so dejected?
**[10:42] Makishima**
We finally won the Inter-High.
**[10:47] Makishima**
I should be leaving with a smile.
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race Boys' Champions
***SIGN*** Idiot
**[10:54] (Flashback) Tadokoro**
Why'd you write "idiot" on it?!
***SIGN*** Climber for life
Makishima Yusuk
**[11:15] Makishima**
Time for one last climb up Minegayama.
**[11:26] Naruko**
What do you want, old man?
**[11:28] Naruko**
I'm not slacking off just
because it's summer break.
**[11:31] Naruko**
What? I'm training with hotshot right now.
**[11:36] Naruko**
Huh? Onoda-kun's off training by himself.
**[11:38] Naruko**
What?
**[11:40] Naruko**
Makishima-san is?
**[11:42] Naruko**
Yeah, I heard he was going to college.
**[11:45] Naruko**
But why's he going overseas?
**[11:48] Tadokoro**
His brother's living in England by himself.
**[11:53] Tadokoro**
He's going to help him
while living abroad there.
**[11:57] Naruko**
No one told me anything about that!
**[11:58] Tadokoro**
No one told me, either.
**[12:00] Tadokoro**
We just heard the news, too.
**[12:03] Tadokoro**
Their school year starts
in September over there.
**[12:05] Naruko**
September? You mean this September?
**[12:08] Tadokoro**
Yeah.
**[12:09] Tadokoro**
I did think he was spending a lot of time
in the library since the Inter-High ended.
**[12:13] Tadokoro**
Apparently, he was finishing all
his credits here ahead of schedule
**[12:17] Tadokoro**
so he could go to college there.
**[12:19] Naruko**
What?
**[12:20] Naruko**
Are you serious?
**[12:22] Naruko**
What about the race to send
off the third-years, then?
**[12:26] Naruko**
What about his bike?
**[12:35] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san!
**[12:37] Sakamichi**
Are you on your way to practice now?
**[12:44] Makishima**
That bike seems to be working out well.
**[12:47] Makishima**
It's a good fit for you.
**[12:49] Sakamichi**
Oh, I'm not nearly good enough for it yet.
**[12:53] Sakamichi**
I haven't tapped into my full potential yet.
**[12:56] Sakamichi**
I still have old habits to shake.
**[13:00] Makishima**
Imagine sliding your feet forward when your
toes are applying torque to the crank.
**[13:06] Makishima**
You'll move farther on a
lighter frame that way.
**[13:10] Sakamichi**
Slide my feet?
**[13:14] Sakamichi**
Oh, I see.
**[13:15] Sakamichi**
Thank you. I'll give it a try.
**[13:27] Makishima**
Onoda, I'm on my way up Minegayama.
**[13:32] Makishima**
Want to join me?
**[13:40] Sakamichi**
I just came back from Minegayama.
**[13:43] Sakamichi**
Would it be all right
if we rode another time?
**[13:50] Makishima**
Yeah.
**[14:06] Sakamichi**
Actually, can I come with you after all?
**[14:10] Sakamichi**
I got a strange feeling in my chest.
**[14:14] Sakamichi**
Let's go up Minegayama together.
**[14:17] Makishima**
This kid...
**[14:19] Makishima**
I can't tell if he's slow or sharp.
**[14:22] Makishima**
Yeah, let's go!
**[14:32] Makishima**
You've gotten faster.
**[14:37] Sakamichi**
Yeah. Um, Makishima-san, you're cool, too.
**[14:44] Makishima**
"Scary" is good enough for me.
**[14:47] Makishima**
Sakamichi!
**[14:48] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[14:52] Makishima**
Hey, Sakamichi!
**[14:54] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[15:01] Makishima**
Do you enjoy riding your bike?
**[15:05] Sakamichi**
Yes!
**[15:15] Sakamichi**
Lately, I've been talking with Naruko-kun
and Imaizumi-kun about how we'll
**[15:19] Sakamichi**
"surpass the third-years
by the time they graduate."
**[15:24] Makishima**
That sounded just like him.
**[15:25] Sakamichi**
What? Really?
**[15:27] Sakamichi**
You beat me again at the end today,
**[15:29] Sakamichi**
but I'm hoping to get stronger
by the time you graduate.
**[15:34] Sakamichi**
At least, I hope I do.
**[15:38] Sakamichi**
Will you race me again then?
**[15:46] Makishima**
I'm always riding with you.
**[15:49] Makishima**
When you think of it that way,
we can race anytime.
**[15:53] Makishima**
On zigzagging climbs, on straight
roads that stretch on forever,
**[15:59] Makishima**
on overgrown country roads...
**[16:02] Makishima**
Next year and the year after,
I'll always be riding in front of you.
**[16:09] Makishima**
So pass me.
**[16:11] Makishima**
Become stronger.
**[16:19] Makishima**
We're counting on you to
carry our Sohoku, Sakamichi.
**[16:24] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san...
**[16:32] Kinjou**
I'm happy to have served as your captain.
**[16:37] Kinjou**
You endured hard practices
and rode well at races.
**[16:42] Kinjou**
I'm truly grateful to all of you.
**[16:45] Kinjou**
Thank you.
**[16:47] Imaizumi**
It was nothing.
**[16:48] Naruko**
Same goes to you, Captain.
**[16:50] All**
Thank you!
**[16:54] Tadokoro**
We really are blessed.
**[16:57] Tadokoro**
I had an awesome time.
**[16:59] Kinjou**
Teshima...
**[17:00] Teshima**
Yes, sir.
**[17:02] Kinjou**
You're the next captain of the
Sohoku Bicycle Racing Club.
**[17:06] Kinjou**
Second-year, Teshima Junta!
**[17:08] Teshima**
Yes, sir!
**[17:09] Kinjou**
Aoyagi Hajime!
**[17:11] Aoyagi**
Yes, sir.
**[17:11] Kinjou**
You're the vice-captain.
**[17:13] Aoyagi**
Yes, sir.
**[17:14] Tadokoro**
The rest is up to you guys.
**[17:17] Kinjou**
Ride.
**[17:19] Kinjou**
Fight for every second.
**[17:21] Kinjou**
Next year's Inter-High has already begun.
**[17:24] All**
Yes, sir!
**[17:29] Teshima**
Sohoku won. We beat reigning
champions, Hakone Academy.
**[17:34] Teshima**
And at the same time, we became burdened...
**[17:37] Teshima**
...with the weight, responsibility,
and pressure of being the winning team
**[17:40] Teshima**
of the Inter-High.
**[17:43] Teshima**
At the next Inter-High—no,
**[17:45] Teshima**
starting with our next race,
the other teams will be gunning for us.
**[17:50] Teshima**
We must leap past them and win again.
**[17:53] Teshima**
No matter the circumstances.
**[17:57] Teshima**
After all, at the next Inter-High,
we'll be riding with single-digit tags...
**[18:04] Teshima**
Because we are the champions.
**[18:10] Teshima**
Come. Let me see how much stronger
you became during the Inter-High.
**[18:14] Imaizumi**
Let me see?
**[18:16] Naruko**
Interesting. Does this
mean a race, perm guy?
**[18:19] Teshima**
Didn't you hear me?
**[18:20] Teshima**
That's what I said.
**[18:22] Teshima**
To the traffic signal at the
end of this 15-kilometer flat.
**[18:26] Teshima**
Let's race!
**[18:29] Naruko**
He accelerated.
**[18:30] Naruko**
Is he trying to pull ahead here?
**[18:32] Imaizumi**
No, Teshima-san is a strategist.
**[18:34] Imaizumi**
He could be plotting to make us wear
out our legs by chasing after him.
**[18:45] Naruko**
The quiet one jumped ahead.
**[18:47] Naruko**
Their switch was ultra smooth.
**[18:49] Naruko**
Their teamwork is still going strong.
**[18:51] Naruko**
No...
**[18:52] Imaizumi**
Naruko!
**[18:53] Naruko**
Yeah!
**[18:54] Imaizumi**
They're trying to pull ahead
of us with brute force!
**[18:59] Imaizumi**
They knew we'd expect them to
strategize since they're not strong,
**[19:02] Imaizumi**
so they did the opposite.
**[19:05] Imaizumi**
Let's accelerate at full speed!
**[19:07] Naruko**
I know!
**[19:08] Naruko**
Can we close this gap?
**[19:09] Imaizumi**
We will catch them!
**[19:14] Naruko**
I must be stupid. I didn't notice.
**[19:16] Naruko**
I didn't even pay any attention to it.
**[19:17] Naruko**
Now that I get a closer look, their legs...
**[19:21] Naruko**
Their legs are nothing like
they were at the training camp!
**[19:23] Naruko**
Those are the legs of someone
who's practiced a ton!
**[19:31] Tadokoro**
Will the first-years catch them?
**[19:33] Kinjou**
I'm not so sure.
**[19:35] Kinjou**
While they were looking
toward the Inter-High,
**[19:38] Kinjou**
Teshima and Aoyagi never stopped practicing.
**[19:41] Kinjou**
And they've gotten stronger.
**[19:45] Kinjou**
Especially Aoyagi.
**[19:46] Kinjou**
His abilities as a sprinter are blossoming.
**[19:53] Teshima**
Aoyagi...
**[19:55] Teshima**
What percent are you at right now?
**[19:56] Aoyagi**
70%.
**[19:58] Teshima**
Then let's go to 100% for the last two
kilometers and pull ahead of them.
**[20:03] Aoyagi**
Got it.
**[20:20] Teshima**
What's wrong, Naruko?
**[20:21] Teshima**
Are those deep-rimmed wheels just for show?
**[20:27] Teshima**
Imaizumi, don't think
you'll be the ace forever.
**[20:32] Teshima**
You're not strong enough yet.
**[20:34] Teshima**
We will—Sohoku will become even stronger!
**[20:37] Teshima**
We are the second generation of Sohoku!
**[20:39] Both**
Yes, sir!
**[20:44] Tadokoro**
Looks like the second-years won.
**[20:47] Tadokoro**
Check it out. They look frustrated.
**[20:51] Kinjou**
Thinking they were better
**[20:53] Kinjou**
for even a moment let their biggest
chance slip away from them.
**[20:57] Kinjou**
That's part of road racing, too.
**[21:00] Tadokoro**
But...
**[21:02] Tadokoro**
I'm most worried about him.
**[21:05] Tadokoro**
Onoda...
**[21:08] Sakamichi**
I can't catch up. I can't catch up...
**[21:11] Sakamichi**
I need to work harder.
**[21:14] Sakamichi**
I can't be weak. I can't be weak.
**[21:23] Sakamichi**
I can't be weak...
**[21:31] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san...
**[21:33] (Flashback) Makishima**
Become stronger.
**[21:37] Sakamichi**
How can I become stronger?
**[23:25] Teshima**
It's tea time.
**[23:29] Aoyagi**
Junta.
**[23:29] Teshima**
I almost forgot.
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