E11 - The Skies Above

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[00:04] (Flashback) Teshima
    There's no point in racing if you can't win.
[00:11] (Flashback) Teshima
    It means I didn't have talent.
[00:15] (Flashback) Teshima
    I'll form a karaoke club in high school.
[00:19] (Flashback) Teshima
    I think I'll make up for lost
    time by having plenty of fun.
[00:23] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    No! He's wrong.
[00:26] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    There's no way he's serious
    about forming a karaoke club!
[00:28] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    It's beneath him!
[00:31] Ashikiba
    That's right. Last fall,
[00:36] Ashikiba
    Jun-chan saved me in the rain.
[00:42] Ashikiba
    Now it's my turn to save
    Jun-chan from this crisis.
[00:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    All right, let's do this!
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN    The Skies Above
[02:24] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    I'm home.
[02:28] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    First, I need to come up with a plan.
[02:30] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    I'll make him go somewhere with me.
[02:32] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    We'll do some fun cycling together.
[02:34] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    His mind will recover while we're riding.
[02:36] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Huh? That was surprisingly simple.
[02:39] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Bicycles really are amazing.
[02:44] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    But the question is when.
[02:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    We're third-years now.
    We have exams to study for.
[02:52] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    It's already December, too.
[02:54] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    I'll need a reason to invite him.
[02:56] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Christmas... would be weird.
[03:00] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    New Year's could work, though.
[03:02] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    I know! We can visit a shrine
    that's somewhere far away!
[03:04] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    We'll ride our bikes to our
    first shrine visit of the year,
[03:06] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    and pray we pass our exams!
[03:08] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    That'll work!
[03:11] Ashikiba
    I might be a genius.
[03:14] (Flashback) Tsubasa
    Onii-chan's being creepy.
    He's smiling about something.
[03:18] (Flashback) Mom
    Takuto, did something good happen?
[03:21] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Sort of. Mom, we're not going
    anywhere over New Years, right?
[03:25] (Flashback) Mom
    Oh.
[03:28] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm sorry.
[03:29] (Flashback) Mom
    I know it's last minute again,
    but yesterday Dad's company reassigned him.
[03:35] (Flashback) Mom
    We're moving to Kanagawa
    at the end of the year.
[03:38] Ashikiba
    What?
[03:39] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm sorry. I know you have exams.
[03:42] (Flashback) Mom
    I need to start gathering applications
    for high schools in Kanagawa.
[03:46] Ashikiba
    What?
[03:47] (Flashback) Mom
    We'll be spending New Year's there.
[03:52] Ashikiba
    What?
[03:55] (Flashback) Tsubasa
    This is so funny!
[03:56] Ashikiba
    What?
[04:02] Ashikiba
    What?
[04:07] Ashikiba
    What?
[04:14] Ashikiba
    What?
[04:17] Ashikiba
    Why? But what about New Year's?
[04:25] (Flashback) Teshima
    Have you heard Hiraken's new song?
[04:27] (Flashback) Friend
    Yeah.
[04:28] (Flashback) Teshima
    It's good, right?
[04:28] (Flashback) Friend
    Yeah!
[04:29] Ashikiba
    Jun-chan...
[04:31] Ashikiba
    You need help, but I...
[04:36] Ashikiba
    I can't do anything for you!
[04:40] (Flashback) Teacher
    Winter break starts tomorrow,
[04:43] (Flashback) Teacher
    but make sure you study for your
    exams so you don't have any regrets.
[04:46] (Flashback) Teacher
    It's easy to catch a cold this time
    of year if you're not careful,
[04:48] (Flashback) Teacher
    so take care of yourselves.
[04:50] (Flashback) Student A
    All right, it's winter break.
[04:53] Student B
    How was your report card?
[04:54] Student C
    Real bad.
[04:55] Student D
    Wanna stop by the convenience store?
[04:56] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Jun-chan!
[04:58] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    You're still here. Good.
[05:00] (Flashback) Teshima
    What's up, Shikiba?
[05:03] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Thank you for everything until now.
[05:07] (Flashback) Teshima
    What's gotten into you?
    We didn't graduate today.
[05:10] (Flashback) Teshima
    Are you saying goodbye forever?
    We still have the third semester.
[05:14] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    I'm sorry I couldn't do anything for you.
[05:19] (Flashback) Teshima
    Huh?
[05:20] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    But you're always doing things for me.
[05:23] (Flashback) Teshima
    What are you talking about?
[05:26] (Flashback) Teshima
    You're an incredible guy.
    Don't worry about it.
[05:29] (Flashback) Teshima
    Be more confident in yourself.
[05:33] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Before it's over, let's shake hands.
[05:36] (Flashback) Teshima
    What? Over?
[05:38] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Humor me.
[05:45] (Flashback) Teshima
    Is this some kind of magic spell?
[05:48] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Yeah.
[05:50] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Bye.
[05:51] (Flashback) Teshima
    Huh? H-Hey!
[05:57] Ashikiba
    I didn't tell Jun-chan I was moving because
[06:00] Ashikiba
    I didn't want to give
    him more to worry about.
[06:03] Ashikiba
    I thought I was being strong.
[06:07] Ashikiba
    Every time I moved, I said so many goodbyes.
[06:11] Ashikiba
    I'd decided after the last time that
    I wouldn't cry when I said goodbye anymore,
[06:15] Ashikiba
    because it made me sad.
[06:18] Ashikiba
    But this time...
[06:21] Ashikiba
    My tears kept falling and wouldn't stop.
[06:26] Ashikiba
    All my memories until now
    kept playing in my head.
[06:30] Ashikiba
    No matter how much I wiped them away,
    the tears kept coming.
SIGN    Doremi Moving Company
[06:41] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    That's Hakone, huh?
[06:44] Ashikiba
    After we moved to Kanagawa, I realized
    I'd lost the team's phone tree,
SIGN    Minami Middle School Bicycle Racing Club Phone Tree
[06:50] Ashikiba
    and that I didn't have Jun-chan's phone number,
     since we were never in the same class.
[06:57] Ashikiba
    I couldn't act on any of my plans to call him
     when I got there or write him letters.
[07:06] Ashikiba
    What am I doing?
[07:14] Ashikiba
    My bicycle...
[07:16] Ashikiba
    Jun-chan said he was quitting, but if...
[07:21] Ashikiba
    If he keeps riding, then someday...
[07:28] Ashikiba
    Somewhere, I might get to see Jun-chan again.
[07:34] Ashikiba
    I chose Hakone Academy for my high
    school and joined the bicycle club.
SIGN    Hakone Academy Bicycle Racing Club
[07:45] Ashikiba
    After my struggles and screwing up,
[07:48] Ashikiba
    in the fall of my second year, when I'd
    been banned from racing indefinitely...
[07:53] (Flashback) Shinkai
    Do you want to try racing with Teshima-kun?
[07:56] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    What?
[07:58] Ashikiba
    I was unexpectedly offered a chance to race.
SIGN    Hakone Academy Bicycle Racing Club
[08:07] Ashikiba
    A race. I haven't been
    in a race in forever...
[08:11] Ashikiba
    Not only that, but I'll be
    wearing a Hakone Academy jersey.
[08:16] (Flashback) Kaneyan
    Hey, Ashikiba.
[08:19] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Kaneyan.
[08:20] (Flashback) Kaneyan
    They say your ban was lifted.
[08:23] (Flashback) Kaneyan
    I heard the news.
    You're going to race, right?
[08:25] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    That's right.
[08:27] (Flashback) Kaneyan
    That's great. You've been practicing so hard.
[08:30] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Thanks, but it's a heavy responsibility,
    since I'll be wearing a jersey.
[08:36] (Flashback) Kaneyan
    I'm sure you can do it now.
[08:39] (Flashback) Kaneyan
    Hold your head high when you get there.
[08:43] (Flashback) Kaneyan
    Do you have to be up early tomorrow?
[08:45] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Yeah. I'm taking the first
    train to Minegayama in Chiba.
SIGN    Minegayama Hill Climb Race
[08:52] Ashikiba
    After two years of no contact with Jun-chan,
[08:56] Ashikiba
    I participated in the Minegayama
    Hill Climb Race held in Chiba.
[09:02] Ashikiba
    I bore a heavy responsibility,
    but my heart was leaping...
[09:09] Ashikiba
    Because Jun-chan's name was
    on the list of participants.
[09:14] Ashikiba
    He's somewhere up ahead on this course.
[09:19] Ashikiba
    I searched for him as soon as I
    arrived and only saw him from behind.
[09:25] Ashikiba
    It brought back memories.
[09:27] Ashikiba
    He's grown a little. He's taller now.
[09:32] Ashikiba
    I wonder if he'll be angry that
    I couldn't get in touch for two years.
[09:38] Ashikiba
    That I moved without saying anything.
[09:42] Ashikiba
    It's okay if he's mad.
[09:44] Ashikiba
    It's okay if he never
    wants to be friends again.
[09:46] Ashikiba
    I actually kind of think today might be fate.
[09:52] Ashikiba
    Jun-chan said he'd quit riding,
    and I moved away.
[09:57] Ashikiba
    But we're finally getting to meet
    again on Minegayama here in Chiba,
[10:02] Ashikiba
    where we used to ride all the time.
[10:04] Ashikiba
    There he is. He's on his bike.
[10:07] Ashikiba
    He's racing. Jun-chan!
[10:11] (Flashback) Teshima
    Have you been well?
[10:14] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Yeah.
[10:16] (Flashback) Teshima
    Are you still playing the piano?
[10:22] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    Sometimes.
[10:24] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    I'm glad you haven't quit racing.
[10:29] (Flashback) Teshima
    I felt like riding again.
[10:33] Ashikiba
    Jun-chan wasn't angry.
[10:36] Ashikiba
    He spoke kindly to me, just like
     he did in middle school,
[10:39] Ashikiba
    as though picking up where we left off.
[10:42] Ashikiba
    It felt like such a long and nostalgic time.
[10:48] Ashikiba
    And at the same time, I understood...
[10:51] (Flashback) Teshima
    I'm Sohoku's captain now, which means I have
    to fight against you and Hakone Academy.
[11:01] (Flashback) Ashikiba
    And I'm Hakone Academy's next ace, so...
[11:08] Ashikiba
    ...that we were in different places,
    and there was a wall between us.
[11:18] Fan A
    They're both racing up the
    hill as fast as they can!
[11:20] Fan B
    Only 80 meters left to the
    third day's mountain line!
[11:24] Ashikiba
    So I distanced myself from Jun-chan.
[11:28] Ashikiba
    I suppressed the emotions that
    came welling up inside me.
[11:31] Ashikiba
    Because I thought we couldn't have
    fun together the way we used to.
[11:37] Ashikiba
    If we hadn't been wearing
    jerseys when we met again,
[11:40] Ashikiba
    I think I would've told Jun-chan right away
[11:45] Ashikiba
    about the two things that
    had been on my mind.
[11:48] Ashikiba
    That I moved away without saying anything.
[11:52] Ashikiba
    That I had a mountain of things
[11:54] Ashikiba
    I wanted to ask him about if I'd
    had his contact information.
[11:59] Ashikiba
    But you know, Jun-chan,
    I feel so strange right now.
[12:03] Ashikiba
    I feel like I've already told you about
    the things I wanted your advice on.
[12:08] Ashikiba
    I feel like I've apologized for
    moving away without saying anything.
[12:13] Ashikiba
    This must be the power of bicycles.
[12:18] Ashikiba
    Just as they brought us back together again,
    I think bicycles have a mysterious power.
[12:24] Ashikiba
    By riding as hard as we can together,
[12:27] Ashikiba
    our rivalry, the burdens we carry,
[12:30] Ashikiba
    and all the other unnecessary things
    fly past us with the scenery.
[12:35] Ashikiba
    The wall that should exist
    between us has fallen away, too.
[12:38] Ashikiba
    It's like we're great friends again.
[12:41] Ashikiba
    Right, Jun-chan?
[12:45] Fan B
    50 meters left!
[12:48] Teshima
    Shikiba, do you remember the
    Minegayama race last fall?
[12:55] Teshima
    When I saw your name on
    the list, my hands froze.
[12:59] Sugimoto
    That's right. I found him. Me! I did.
[13:03] Sugimoto
    I know why you're so shocked.
    He's from Hakone Academy, after all.
[13:08] Sugimoto
    If he's coming all the way from
    Kangawa, then that must mean...
SIGN    Ashikiba Takuto       Hakone Academy (Kanagawa)
[13:11] Teshima
    Ashikiba Takuto...
[13:14] Teshima
    It must be you.
[13:15] Teshima
    It's you, Shikiba.
[13:19] Teshima
    I was overjoyed.
[13:25] Teshima
    I was glad that you still liked bikes,
[13:27] Teshima
    and you kept riding even after
    you moved to Kanagawa.
[13:33] Teshima
    Look.
SIGN    Day 3
    Mountain Line
[13:34] Teshima
    Can you believe this?
[13:36] Teshima
    The two of us are currently competing for
    the mountain result at the Inter-High.
[13:42] Teshima
    Bicycles are awesome!
[13:46] Ashikiba
    Yeah, Jun-chan.
[13:50] Teshima
    Let's ride at full power to
    the other side of that gate.
[13:58] Fan B
    40 meters left to the
    third day's mountain line!
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
[14:14] Teshima
    This is brutal.
[14:16] Teshima
    The palms of my hands have gone numb.
[14:18] Teshima
    I can't even tell if I'm
    holding my handlebars.
[14:22] Teshima
    My legs are numb, too.
[14:24] Teshima
    I'm beyond feeling pain. They feel like lead.
[14:27] Teshima
    But my brain is commanding me
    to advance, to face forward.
[14:32] Ashikiba
    Go, go, go.
[14:35] Ashikiba
    My whole body's so tense, I feel
    like it's all going to cramp up.
[14:38] Ashikiba
    Go, go, go! Raise your head!
[14:42] Both
    To the finish line in front us!
[14:45] Teshima
    Forward!
[14:47] Ashikiba
    Go!
[14:49] Fan C
    They're neck and neck!
[14:50] Fan D
    Who will it be?
[14:51] Fan D
    They're neck and neck again!
[14:52] Fan C
    Go!
[14:54] Teshima
    Let me reach it!
[14:57] Ashikiba
    Cross it!
[14:59] Fan C
    The line...
[15:00] Fan D
    It's approaching!
[15:01] Fan B
    10 meters to go!
[15:04] Teshima
    Take it. Seize it, Teshima Junta!
[15:06] Teshima
    Don't stop pedaling.
[15:09] Teshima
    You don't need to leave anything in the tank.
[15:13] Teshima
    Fight, fight, fight!
[15:15] Teshima
    Keep fighting, Teshima Junta!
[15:18] Ashikiba
    I can't have any regrets after this fight.
[15:21] Ashikiba
    Give it all. Give everything. All of it!
[15:24] Ashikiba
    It's right there.
[15:26] Ashikiba
    With all my body and soul, I'll take it!
[15:28] Teshima
    Keep fighting!
[15:30] Ashikiba
    I am strong!
[15:40] Fan B
    It's been decided.
[15:59] Aoyagi
    Junta...
[16:05] Narrator
    The mountain result was won by the
    ordinary man who achieved his long-held desire
[16:11] Narrator
    and looked up at the skies above after
    falling and getting back up again
[16:17] Narrator
    numerous times.
SIGN    Day 3
    Mountain Line
SIGN    Day 3
    Mountain Line
SIGN    Day 3
    Mountain Line
[16:26] Announce
    The third day's mountain result has
    been won by Sohoku's tag number 5,
[16:28] Fan A
    Teshima!
[16:30] Fan B
    Nice work!
[16:30] Announce
    the indomitable Teshima Junta!
[16:31] Fan C
    Sohoku!
[16:44] Tadokoro
    He did it.
[16:46] Tadokoro
    Teshima pulled off the upset!
[16:50] Announce
    Once again,
[16:52] Announce
    the third and final day's race for the
    King of the Mountains and mountain line
[16:55] Announce
    has been won by Sohoku
    third-year and captain,
[17:00] Announce
    first-time Inter-High
    participant, Teshima Junta.
[17:04] Fan
    Teshima!
[17:05] Fan
    All right!
[17:07] Fan
    Sohoku's got guts!
[17:09] Fan
    No, Hakone Academy!
[17:10] Fan
    What an amazing fight!
[17:13] Fan
    Ashikiba was amazing, too!
[17:14] Fan
    Congratulations!
[17:21] Teshima
    Wow.
[17:23] Teshima
    The sky's never looked so blue.
[17:32] Teshima
    Did I just win a colored
    number tag at the Inter-High?
[17:36] Teshima
    You're kidding, right?
[17:40] Teshima
    How truly fantastic.
[17:42] Teshima
    There's no telling what
    will happen on bicycles.
[17:49] Ashikiba
    Jun-chan...
[17:51] Ashikiba
    We won the King of the Mountains.
[17:57] Ashikiba
    We won it together.
[18:01] Teshima
    Shikiba...
[18:04] Ashikiba
    You were strong today, Jun-chan.
[18:07] Ashikiba
    More than you were in
     any moment before.
[18:12] Ashikiba
    We stayed neck and neck until the very end,
[18:14] Ashikiba
    when I thrust my bike across the line.
[18:17] Ashikiba
    Honestly, I thought I finished first.
[18:20] Ashikiba
    But you didn't stop pedaling until the end.
[18:26] Ashikiba
    When I saw your back wearing that yellow
    jersey pass me on the left, I was amazed.
[18:33] Ashikiba
    I was disappointed, but at the same time,
     I thought you were cool.
[18:43] Teshima
    I'm not that great.
[18:46] Teshima
    Shikiba, I...
[18:47] Ashikiba
    Be honest, Jun-chan.
[18:51] Ashikiba
    You're the one who won over the crowd,
[18:53] Ashikiba
    enthralled them with your riding,
    and crossed that line first.
[18:59] Ashikiba
    When we were riding side by side,
[19:01] Ashikiba
    I could feel the pressure coming off
    you rising every time they cheered.
[19:06] Ashikiba
    Turning the spectators' strength
    into your own is a skill.
[19:12] Ashikiba
    It's something you used to
    do all the time at karaoke.
[19:17] Teshima
    Are you saying I should let
    it get to my head a little?
[19:19] Ashikiba
    Yes, exactly.
[19:27] Teshima
    All right, I won the King of the Mountains.
[19:30] Teshima
    I'm amazing. I won the King of
    the Mountains at the Inter-High!
[19:34] Teshima
    I'm Teshima Junta, the genius climber!
[19:39] Teshima
    How was that?
[19:44] Ashikiba
    Great.
[19:47] Teshima
    I probably would've let it get to
    my head like that a long time ago,
[19:51] Teshima
    but I've experienced a lot since then.
[19:54] Teshima
    I've suffered a lot, too.
[19:57] Teshima
    The happiness will probably come later,
    but right now, all I feel is gratitude.
[20:03] Teshima
    For my teammates who supported me,
    for my juniors who sent me off,
[20:07] Teshima
    for my seniors who taught me so much, and...
[20:13] Teshima
    For you, for riding with me.
SIGN    Certain
[20:23] Teshima
    Thank you. Shikiba, I'm here now
    because of you and everyone else.
[20:29] Teshima
    If any of it had been missing,
    I wouldn't have made it here.
[20:33] Teshima
    I believe it was a miracle.
[20:38] Teshima
    Though right now I'm so exhausted
    I can barely ride straight.
[20:43] Ashikiba
    Yeah. I'm sure everyone's just as grateful
    to you after hearing the results.
[21:06] Makishima
    Teshima...
[21:09] (Flashback) Makishima
    Tricks don't work on climbs.
[21:12] (Flashback) Makishima
    So climb.
[21:15] Makishima
    You did well, but the race isn't over yet.
[21:20] Makishima
    The rest of Hakone Academy's
    team won't take this lying down.
[21:23] Kinjou
    He did it.
[21:24] Makishima
    The advantage they thought they had with
    Ashikiba is looking less certain now.
[21:24] Tadokoro
    Yeah.
[21:29] Tadokoro
    All right, all right, all right!
[21:29] Makishima
    The last remaining title is the biggest one.
[21:32] Makishima
    The finish line.
[21:34] Makishima
    Hakone Academy will make their
    move on the final day's finish line.
[21:44] Kuroda
    Pull, Yuuto.
[21:45] Yuuto
    Yes, sir. I know.
[21:48] Kuroda
    Takuto lost in the mountains?
[21:50] Kuroda
    Damn it. That's not what I expected.
[21:53] Yuuto
    I can't believe Ashikiba-san lost.
[21:55] Yuuto
    What the hell kind of person
    is their number five?
[21:59] Naruko
    They raised their pace when they
    saw the results on the board.
[22:03] Naruko
    Don't fall behind, Onoda-kun.
[22:05] Sakamichi
    Right!
[22:06] Imaizumi
    Don't let your guard down, Naruko, Onoda!
[22:09] Imaizumi
    From here on, it'll be a
    race for the finish line.
[22:12] Sakamichi
    Yeah.
[22:13] Naruko
    Of course. The overall victory
    is riding on that finish line.
[22:19] Naruko
    It's mine. I'll take it.
[22:23] Naruko
    I'll do whatever it takes.
[22:29] Imaizumi
    Naruko?
[22:31] Sakamichi
    Naruko-kun moved up?
[22:35] Naruko
    You're awfully assertive, Little Shinkai.
[22:38] Yuuto
    You're awfully close, Naruko-san.
[22:40] Yuuto
    You seem full of energy, too,
[22:42] Yuuto
    even though you've been working
    hard the last two days,
[22:45] Yuuto
    and despite being a sprinter.
[22:47] Naruko
    The sprinter's blood flows through
    your veins, too, doesn't it?
[22:52] Naruko
    Looks like I'm right.
[22:54] Naruko
    I can tell.
[22:56] Naruko
    Shall we race if we meet on
    some flats again somewhere?
[23:03] Yuuto
    Race? We could do that right here,
     though it's a climb.
[23:09] Yuuto
    After all, I'm a climber.
[23:12] Naruko
    What a coincidence.
[23:14] Naruko
    I'm actually an all-rounder now, too.
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