E14 - Naruko VS Manami, a Tense Battle
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[00:04] Naruko
Shall we race, Manami?
[00:08] Kuroda
He slipped through the
30-centimeter gap between us.
[00:12] Manami
You're challenging me here,
in these mountains?
[00:16] Naruko
Your hearin' must be pretty
good if you caught all that.
[00:19] Manami
Let's go!
[00:25] Naruko
Damn, he's fast.
[00:26] Naruko
That's Manami Sangaku.
[00:29] Naruko
Are you a flippin' bullet train?
[00:35] Manami
Oh? You kept up.
[00:37] Manami
I can tell you're straining yourself.
[00:39] Naruko
Of course I am. I'm racin'
against a bullet train here.
[00:43] Manami
How far do you plan on riding this train?
[00:45] Naruko
All the way to the last stop in Hakata.
SIGN Shin-Osaka
SIGN Tokyo
SIGN Nagoya
SIGN Hakata
[00:47] Naruko
After all, I love mentaiko.
[00:50] Manami
There's no chance of that happening.
SIGN Shin-Osaka
SIGN Shin-Osaka
[00:54] Manami
Why don't you get off at Nagoya?
[00:57] Naruko
You know more about railways
than I thought, Manami.
[01:00] Naruko
You're really gettin' on board with it.
[01:02] Manami
You mean the train, or your joke?
[01:04] Naruko
The joke.
[01:06] Manami
Now that I think about it, even though we
both raced in the Inter-High last year...
[01:12] Manami
We've never spoken much before.
[01:16] Manami
What a novel experience.
[01:18] Naruko
Of course we didn't.
[01:19] Naruko
You're a climber, and last
year I was a sprinter.
[01:26] Kuroda
Wait, Manami.
[01:27] Manami
Kuroda-san...
[01:31] Kuroda
Your contest is over.
Quit racing him immediately.
[01:35] Kuroda
There's no need to accept his challenge.
SIGN Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN Naruko VS Manami, a Tense Battle
[03:11] Kuroda
Did you think this was the
crossroads of the race?
[03:15] Kuroda
That was pretty clever of you, Naruko.
[03:17] Kuroda
Your plan was to challenge Manami
[03:19] Kuroda
and exhaust him just before
the finish line, wasn't it?
[03:23] Kuroda
Even if it meant sacrificing yourself.
[03:26] Naruko
Sacrifice? Not a chance, Kuroda-san.
[03:30] Naruko
I'm on my way to the front of the race...
[03:35] Naruko
by pullin' ahead of Manami.
[03:39] Naruko
I've got an old promise left
unfulfilled from last year.
[03:43] Naruko
I'm headin' to the front so
I can make good on that, too.
[03:49] Kuroda
Pull ahead of Manami and reach the front?
[03:52] Kuroda
Is he bluffing?
[03:55] Kuroda
He thinks he can pull ahead
of Manami on this climb?
[03:58] Kuroda
You're not capable of that!
[04:00] Manami
So that was his plan after all.
[04:03] Manami
I could tell from the way he was riding.
[04:06] Naruko
Oh, right. I forgot to mention
the rule I came up with.
[04:10] Naruko
Just ridin' normally wouldn't be any fun.
[04:13] Kuroda
Rule? Fun?
[04:16] Naruko
Our destination is the lead riders.
[04:18] Naruko
Until we reach them,
no ridin' two against one.
[04:22] Naruko
Sorry, Kuroda-san, but you're
not allowed to interfere.
[04:26] Naruko
But in exchange, I'll give something up, too.
[04:31] Naruko
If I lose this race, I'll stay behind
Kuroda-san until I cross the finish line.
[04:37] Naruko
How does that sound?
[04:39] Manami
Sounds good. Let's do it, Naruko-kun.
[04:42] Naruko
I'm glad you're so understanding, Manami.
[04:44] Naruko
Shall we go, then?
[04:45] Kuroda
He responded instantly.
[04:47] Kuroda
Wait, Manami. There's no reason
to accept such a risky—
[04:49] Manami
Risky?
[04:52] Manami
That's why I'm accepting
his challenge, Kuroda-san.
[04:55] Naruko
Let's go, Manami!
[04:56] Naruko
Our tense battle starts now!
[05:02] Naruko
Our race ends once we can see
the backs of the two lead riders
[05:05] Naruko
and one of us catches up to them.
[05:08] Manami
Sounds good, Naruko-kun.
[05:10] Manami
It would a waste to miss out on...
[05:12] Manami
a tense last-minute race like this.
[05:16] Fan A
Hakone Academy accelerated!
[05:18] Fan B
He instantly caught up to Sohoku!
[05:20] Naruko
Crap, you caught up already?
[05:23] Manami
Did you just say,
"Crap, you caught up already?"
[05:25] Naruko
Whoa! Nah, you must've misheard me.
[05:28] Manami
Are you sure you're okay?
[05:29] Naruko
Shut up. I said, uh,
"Crap, I love being red."
[05:35] Manami
Before long, you'll be
saying I passed you. Look.
[05:39] Manami
You'd better pedal like
your life depends on it.
[05:41] Fan C
Hakone Academy is so fast!
[05:43] Naruko
He passed me already.
[05:45] Naruko
It's not surprising,
considering Manami's a pure climber.
[05:48] Naruko
Though I've learned to climb,
I'm still just a sprinting all-rounder.
[05:53] Naruko
He's on another level.
[05:55] Manami
You're one step behind.
[05:58] Manami
That's what makes you different
from a pure climber.
[06:02] Manami
Do you want to forfeit this race?
[06:04] Manami
I can already see how this ends.
[06:06] Naruko
Oh, yeah? And where do you see that?
[06:09] Naruko
There isn't an outcome in this world
that can be seen before it happens.
[06:12] Naruko
In 100% of cases,
you won't know until you try.
[06:16] Naruko
He's on another level, but my chances
of beating him are greater than zero.
[06:19] Manami
That's exactly what I'd hoped you say.
[06:22] Naruko
Then don't ask, dummy.
[06:26] Manami
I guess you could say I wanted to confirm...
[06:29] Manami
if I could really go all-out against you.
[06:32] Naruko
Overconfident much? You were appraising me?
[06:35] Manami
You're expensive, Naruko-kun.
[06:37] Manami
You're A5.
[06:38] Naruko
Are you callin' me a tasty piece of wagyu?
[06:41] Manami
No, you're a fighting bull.
[06:43] Manami
You're a sucker for red things, aren't you?
[06:45] Manami
You charge straight at your
opponents with your horns out.
[06:48] Naruko
Of course. I'm always puttin'
my life on the line
[06:52] Naruko
with everything I do!
[06:59] Naruko
He's friggin' fast. But I'll do
whatever it takes to keep up.
[07:03] Manami
Naruko-kun, there are two things
surprising me right now.
[07:08] Manami
The first is that you're keeping
up better than I expected.
[07:12] Manami
I thought you'd have fallen
behind a while ago,
[07:14] Manami
but you've doggedly kept up
with all my accelerations.
[07:17] Manami
On this climb, no less.
[07:20] Manami
Then there's the other thing.
[07:22] Manami
Battling you right now is
more fun than expected.
[07:25] Manami
That goes for me and for you.
[07:28] Manami
We're both enjoying this tension.
[07:31] Manami
I always feel most alive when
I'm brushing up against death.
[07:40] Manami
Right now, I feel alive.
[07:46] Naruko
Manami, you're a pretty
flashy daredevil, too.
[07:51] Naruko
Each time I've kept up with you,
I've felt a fire burnin' inside me.
[07:56] Manami
I'm glad I took you up on your challenge.
[07:58] Manami
It was fun. Thanks.
[08:02] Manami
But unfortunately, our race is over.
[08:06] Manami
We'll probably catch up to the lead
riders once we're past the next turn.
[08:10] Manami
Then I'll accelerate at full speed.
[08:13] Manami
You won't be able to keep up.
[08:15] Manami
I'll get there first.
[08:17] Manami
I don't know what your plan was,
[08:20] Manami
but challenging me on this climb
really was a reckless gamble.
[08:27] Naruko
That's right, I took a gamble.
[08:30] Manami
On your own potential?
[08:32] Manami
Look, the backs of the lead
riders are coming into view.
[08:35] Naruko
Our race isn't over yet.
[08:43] Manami
Huh? I don't see them.
[08:46] Manami
The lead riders aren't here.
[08:48] Manami
Huh, I guess our race isn't over yet.
[08:52] Manami
Shall we race a little longer?
[08:54] Manami
They're farther ahead than I—
[08:56] Naruko
You're right. Looks like they're farther
ahead than you guys expected, Manami.
[09:03] Manami
He's smiling?
[09:05] Naruko
So that's what Hakone Academy
expected after all.
[09:08] Naruko
You thought you'd catch up to the
lead riders around here on the climb.
[09:12] Naruko
In road races, predicting future
events affects the outcome.
[09:17] Naruko
I expect we'll catch up to the
lead riders farther ahead.
[09:22] Naruko
I made a different prediction
from Hakone Academy.
[09:25] Naruko
That's why I challenged you.
[09:27] Manami
That's his gamble?
[09:28] Naruko
Do you know what I mean by
"farther ahead," Manami?
[09:34] Naruko
That's right. I'm sure you
saw it on the course map.
[09:37] Naruko
Once we're out of the next two turns,
[09:40] Naruko
the climb will end temporarily.
[09:42] Naruko
The course turns into a flat road
passing by the beautiful Lake Yumi.
[09:49] Manami
A flat road?
[09:51] Manami
Naruko-kun is a sprinting all-rounder.
[09:55] Naruko
I'm at a total disadvantage on a climb.
[09:57] Naruko
But if I can drag it out into the flats,
then I've got a chance.
[10:02] Naruko
The difference in our predictions
determined this contest.
[10:05] Naruko
We're risking everything in
this tense last-minute battle
[10:07] Naruko
as we push ourselves to the limit.
[10:10] Naruko
You're right. This is truly fun.
[10:14] Naruko
Come on, Manami.
It's time for the final battle.
[10:19] Manami
I see. I'm surprised.
[10:21] Manami
I didn't realize this was your strategy.
[10:24] Manami
We expected to catch up on the climb.
[10:28] Manami
You expected our race to continue
into the flats past the climb.
[10:33] Manami
And you used the difference in
our expectations against us.
[10:36] Manami
Not bad.
[10:39] Manami
As it should be.
[10:41] Naruko
Manami stood up?
[10:42] Naruko
He entered his dancing stance.
[10:45] Naruko
His eyes say he's ready to fight.
[10:47] Naruko
Of course. Though there are flats
ahead and their prediction was wrong,
[10:54] Naruko
we're still on his home turf—a climb!
[10:59] Manami
Let's go!
[11:04] Manami
Naruko-kun said we'd be into the flats
once we're through these two turns.
[11:10] Manami
Two? That's right.
[11:12] Manami
There's still two whole
turns' worth of climbing.
[11:15] Manami
Our race isn't over yet.
[11:19] Manami
Show yourselves, lead riders.
[11:21] Naruko
Damn, he's freakin' fast.
[11:23] Naruko
Is Manami even human?
[11:25] Naruko
Oh, right. He's a bullet train.
[11:36] Manami
They're not here?
[11:38] Manami
One more turn to go.
[11:40] Naruko
All right. We still haven't seen them.
[11:42] Naruko
I've just got to hold on for one more corner.
[11:46] Naruko
Then the climb will be over.
[11:49] Naruko
Stay out of sight, Onoda-kun and hotshot.
[11:52] Naruko
Once the climb is over,
we'll be on a flat road.
[11:54] Naruko
I'll speed past him then.
[12:01] Naruko
But if there's a break in the climb,
[12:04] Naruko
that means we'll have reached a peak.
[12:08] Naruko
And it's a bit windy on peaks.
[12:14] Naruko
But I'll be fine.
[12:16] Naruko
Naruko Shoukichi, the Speedman
of Naniwa, is a friend of the wind.
[12:20] Naruko
Once we enter the flats,
I'll show off my true...
[12:26] Naruko
The wind? Crap.
[12:29] Naruko
I heard this guy uses the wind, too.
[12:30] Manami
The wind's picking up...
[12:36] Manami
Naruko-kun...
[12:37] Naruko
He's a friend of the wind, too!
He's accelerating.
[12:44] Naruko
Crap, what was that?
[12:46] Naruko
He accelerated like some kind of CGI model.
[12:49] Naruko
I saw wings for a second.
[12:51] Naruko
I'm accelerating at full speed,
but I can't keep up.
[12:54] Naruko
What are you, the Linear Shinkansen?
[12:57] Manami
This is the last turn. Show yourselves.
[13:00] Manami
Show yourselves, show yourselves!
[13:03] Manami
Show me the lead pack!
[13:08] Manami
I see. The lead riders still aren't in sight.
[13:13] Manami
I'm impressed, Naruko-kun.
[13:16] Manami
Congratulations. You won your gamble.
[13:20] Manami
It was a long shot, but you didn't hesitate.
[13:24] Manami
Why not?
[13:27] Naruko
Before I answer your question,
you're too friggin' fast.
[13:31] Naruko
Were you tryin' to kill me?
[13:34] Manami
Look. The lead riders are on
the other side of the flats.
[13:38] Manami
We failed to catch up to them
on the climb like we expected.
[13:44] Naruko
Why didn't I hesitate?
[13:48] Naruko
It's not that I didn't have doubts.
[13:50] Naruko
After all, I was up against you.
[13:52] Naruko
And the conditions were tough.
[13:54] Naruko
I barely made it.
[13:56] Naruko
But still, I gambled.
[13:58] Naruko
Like you said, on my own potential.
[14:02] Naruko
I persevered.
[14:04] Naruko
But I couldn't have won this gamble alone.
[14:09] Manami
What?
[14:10] Naruko
There was another thing I bet on:
[14:15] Naruko
the potential of my teammates.
[14:19] Naruko
I didn't stand a chance
[14:21] Naruko
unless they sped up the mountains
faster than Hakone Academy expected
[14:25] Naruko
and far ahead on the flats
where I'm strongest.
[14:31] Naruko
While racing against you,
I kept praying in my head,
[14:35] Naruko
"Go, Onoda-kun. Hurry it up, hotshot."
[14:40] Manami
A prayer, huh? I see.
[14:45] Manami
This race was actually three against one.
[14:52] Manami
I know I wasn't any weaker than you, though.
[14:56] Manami
Maybe I enjoyed chatting too much.
[14:58] Manami
Sorry, Kuroda-san.
[15:02] Kuroda
Listen to me, Manami.
[15:04] (Flashback) Kuroda
You can go, but promise me one thing.
[15:08] (Flashback) Kuroda
Even if something goes wrong and it looks
like he's going to win, don't over-commit.
[15:13] (Flashback) Kuroda
There's no need.
[15:16] (Flashback) Kuroda
He's...
[15:18] (Flashback) Kuroda
working too hard.
[15:21] (Flashback) Kuroda
In this race,
[15:23] (Flashback) Kuroda
before he reaches the finish line...
[15:26] (Flashback) Kuroda
he'll drop out.
SIGN Yowamushi Pedal
[15:38] Onoda
Imaizumi-kun!
[15:41] Imaizumi
Yeah, I see him. Honestly, I'm surprised.
[15:46] Imaizumi
It's not a blue jersey or a purple one.
[15:51] Imaizumi
It's hard to believe, but it's
our team's yellow jersey.
[15:59] Naruko
The flashy genius of Naniwa is
finally here, Onoda-kun and hotshot.
[16:04] Naruko
I, Naruko Shoukichi, have finally
[16:08] Naruko
made the flashiest
[16:11] Naruko
of returns!
[16:13] Onoda
Naruko-kun!
[16:14] Imaizumi
Naruko.
[16:16] Imaizumi
I'm glad you made it back.
[16:18] Naruko
You surprised, hotshot?
[16:19] Naruko
Does my flashiness make you dizzy?
[16:22] Naruko
Good, that shocked expression
is exactly what I wanted to see.
[16:28] Imaizumi
Yeah, I'm genuinely surprised.
[16:31] Imaizumi
You let me and Onoda get ahead.
[16:33] Imaizumi
The Kyoto Fushimi pair caught up just
as you put a lid on Hakone Academy.
[16:38] Imaizumi
And you escaped from that
melee all on your own.
[16:43] Imaizumi
You couldn't have done it with
calculation and stamina alone.
[16:46] Naruko
Sorry, but like I told you, I'm a genius.
[16:50] Naruko
I'm overflowing with inventiveness,
ingenuity, and competitive instincts.
[16:57] Imaizumi
Aren't inventiveness and
ingenuity the same thing?
[17:00] Naruko
Don't correct me like some
kind of hotshot, hotshot!
[17:03] Imaizumi
I was just thinking you lack language skills.
[17:06] Naruko
Shut up! I was baskin' in my glory.
[17:08] Naruko
Just make some sounds of amazement.
[17:10] Imaizumi
Oh, wow.
[17:12] Naruko
With feeling!
[17:13] Imaizumi
Wow...
[17:15] Naruko
Sixty points.
[17:16] Imaizumi
Personally, I think that
was worth 100 points.
[17:19] Naruko
That was 100 points?
[17:20] Naruko
You're emotionless. Emotionally bland.
[17:22] Naruko
You're like salt-flavored rice crackers.
[17:24] Imaizumi
What kind of metaphor is that?
[17:27] Onoda
But, um, I really, um...
[17:31] Onoda
Thank you, Naruko-kun.
[17:34] Imaizumi
What are you thanking him for?
[17:36] Naruko
Don't say that!
[17:38] Onoda
It must've been really hard.
[17:42] Onoda
To make it here, I mean.
[17:44] Onoda
Like Imaizumi-kun said,
it must've been really hard.
[17:49] Onoda
Your back...
[17:52] Onoda
Even your number tag is soaked with sweat.
[17:56] Naruko
Well, yeah. I mean, it was no big deal.
[17:59] Naruko
He was a pushover.
[18:01] Imaizumi
What exactly did you fight against?
[18:03] Naruko
A mountain-going bullet train.
[18:04] Imaizumi
What?
[18:06] Onoda
I think you must've worked really hard.
[18:11] Onoda
But because of that, look.
[18:15] Onoda
The three of us are currently riding
at the front of the Inter-High.
[18:20] Fan D
The lead pack is here!
[18:22] Fan E
It's three Sohoku riders!
[18:24] Fan F
What? Just one team?
[18:26] Fan G
Yeah, riding all by themselves!
[18:29] Fan H
If they hold their positions,
they'll sweep the top three!
[18:33] Imaizumi
You're right, Onoda.
[18:35] Imaizumi
There are seven kilometers
remaining to the finish line.
SIGN Road Race Distance Remaining 7km
[18:38] Imaizumi
Once we ride out those last seven
kilometers, we'll finish first.
[18:42] Onoda
Yeah.
[18:45] Naruko
We get it, you yahoo.
[18:47] Naruko
You don't have to spell it out for us.
[18:50] Naruko
We're this close to achieving our promise.
[19:01] (Flashback) Makishima
Dream, Onoda.
[19:04] (Flashback) Sakamichi
Huh? Did you say "dream"?
[19:08] (Flashback) Makishima
Dream dreams with no hope of coming true.
[19:11] (Flashback) Sakamichi
What? You mean during a race?
[19:15] (Flashback) Makishima
Sure I do.
[19:16] (Flashback) Sakamichi
I'm not sure that's a good idea.
[19:19] (Flashback) Sakamichi
Calm judgment and decisiveness
are vital during races.
[19:24] (Flashback) Sakamichi
Like K-Kinjou-san.
[19:26] (Flashback) Makishima
Don't worry.
[19:28] (Flashback) Makishima
You could spend your whole life trying,
and you'd never become Kinjou.
[19:32] (Flashback) Sakimichi
You're right...
[19:37] (Flashback) Makishima
I'm a realist.
[19:39] (Flashback) Makishima
I think too much, and I don't dream.
[19:43] (Flashback) Makishima
But you're different.
[19:45] (Flashback) Sakamichi
Huh?
[19:47] (Flashback) Makishima
Until now, you've made
many dreams come true.
[19:52] (Flashback) Makishima
In your first-year race,
you caught up to Imaizumi.
[19:55] (Flashback) Makishima
At the Inter-High, you brought
Tadokorocchi back to the team
[19:59] (Flashback) Makishima
and took our jersey across
the finish line first.
[20:05] (Flashback) Makishima
You made the impossible possible with your
dreams of who and what you wanted to be.
[20:14] (Flashback) Makishima
That power of yours is
stronger than anyone else's.
[20:18] Onoda
Power? I have power?
[20:23] (Flashback) Makishima
So dream. Dream outrageous
and impossible dreams.
[20:29] (Flashback) Makishima
Sometimes you'll fail.
Sometimes they won't come true.
[20:33] (Flashback) Makishima
But your repeated efforts will
draw in the people around you...
[20:38] (Flashback) Makishima
and become a powerful force
that pushes you forward.
[20:43] Onoda
A powerful force...
[20:45] Onoda
On that hot summer day, Makishima-san gave
me some advice in our club room.
[20:49] Onoda
He told me to dream.
[20:53] Onoda
I didn't really understand
it then, but now I really do.
[20:58] Onoda
The three of us will cross
the finish line together.
[21:02] Naruko
When we do, I'll be in the center.
[21:04] Imaizumi
The center? You mean when we finish?
[21:07] Imaizumi
It should be me.
[21:08] Naruko
What? Why?
[21:09] Imaizumi
I know, I'll rush ahead when we're
right in front of the finish line.
[21:12] Naruko
Even though we're teammates?
[21:14] Imaizumi
Because we're teammates.
[21:14] Onoda
Just knowing there's a possibility
makes my heart pound.
[21:20] Onoda
I feel like strength and courage
are endlessly pouring out of me.
SIGN Road Race
Distance Remaining
7km
[21:25] Onoda
There are still seven kilometers remaining.
[21:27] Onoda
Our opponents are behind us.
[21:29] Onoda
It's not guaranteed. I know that.
[21:33] Onoda
But if I maximize my power to dream,
I feel like I can face any challenge.
[21:41] Onoda
Come on, guys. Don't fight.
[21:44] Onoda
What are you talking about?
[21:45] Naruko
Who would you prefer to be in the center?
[21:47] Imaizumi
When we cross the finish line.
[21:49] Onoda
Um, who? I'm not sure. Uh...
[21:56] Naruko
For now, it doesn't matter. Let's go.
[21:59] Onoda
What? Uh, yeah.
[22:01] Naruko
The race isn't over yet.
[22:03] Imaizumi
Yeah.
[22:04] Onoda
Yeah.
[22:06] Naruko
We'll pull ahead of our
opponents on these flats.
[22:09] Imaizumi
You seem pretty energetic for someone
who just worked his butt off.
[22:15] Naruko
Don't make me say it again. I'm a genius!
[22:18] Naruko
Shall I pull for the seven
remainin' kilometers?
[22:22] Imaizumi
Yeah, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
[22:24] Onoda
Imaizumi-kun?
[22:26] Onoda
Let's take turns instead.
[22:32] Naruko
Our three-way finish is approachin'.
[22:37] Naruko
But there are still seven kilometers to go.
[22:42] Naruko
I might not have enough left in the tank.
[22:45] Naruko
Hotshot, Onoda-kun...
[22:48] Naruko
I'm just happy I got to dream about it now.
[22:54] Fan I
Sohoku's all alone!
[22:56] Fan J
Will they hold their lead?
[22:58] Fan K
Seriously?
[23:01] Imaizumi
Naruko, Onoda, the flats are ending.
[23:04] Imaizumi
We're entering the downhill.
[23:06] Imaizumi
Try not to fall behind.
[23:08] Naruko
Who do you think you're talking to, dummy?
[23:12] Imaizumi
Let's go.
[23:13] Onoda
Yeah.
[23:17] Naruko
Go on, hotshot!
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