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.
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