# E16 - The Naruko Super Express!!
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**[00:02] Naruko**
We're about...
**[00:05] Naruko**
200 meters behind.
**[00:07] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun, I'll go after him.
**[00:09] Imaizumi**
No, wait. I'll—No.
**[00:13] Imaizumi**
Manami and Kuroda-san of
Hakone Academy are still behind us.
**[00:19] Imaizumi**
Should we send Onoda now?
What will Manami do?
**[00:22] Imaizumi**
No, don't hesitate, Imaizumi Shunsuke.
**[00:26] Imaizumi**
These circumstances call for prudent—
**[00:30] Naruko**
What are you thinkin' so hard for, hotshot?
**[00:37] Naruko**
We'll chase after anyone
who attacks. That's it.
**[00:40] Naruko**
You worry too much about details.
**[00:43] Naruko**
You really need to work on that.
**[00:45] Imaizumi**
What?
**[00:47] Naruko**
If things don't always go accordin' to plan,
**[00:51] Naruko**
then not plannin' at all is an option.
**[00:54] Naruko**
Didn't I tell you?
**[00:57] Naruko**
Sometimes you gotta be bold.
**[01:01] Naruko**
You can count on me. I'll pull.
**[01:05] Naruko**
Hop on, Onoda-kun. I guess
you can come, too, hotshot.
**[01:09] Naruko**
This is the Naruko train's
super-flashy final trip.
**[01:17] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun just called it his final trip.
**[01:21] Imaizumi**
We're counting on you, Naruko.
**[01:24] Naruko**
We'll catch up to them easily!
**[01:26] Naruko**
Here we go! Don't fall behind!
**[01:30] Naruko**
The Naruko Super Express
is movin' at full speed!
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** The Naruko Super Express!!
**[03:07] Fan A**
Sohoku's accelerating at full speed!
**[03:09] Fan B**
Naruko, their #3, is in front!
**[03:11] Fan C**
They're on a climb, but he's so fast!
**[03:13] Imaizumi**
Naruko's so fast!
**[03:16] Fan A**
He's tearing up the hill!
**[03:17] Fan B**
Wow, Sohoku! Go!
**[03:21] Imaizumi**
Naruko...
**[03:22] Naruko**
Don't be so worried, Onoda-kun.
You, too, hotshot.
**[03:28] Naruko**
Your sadness will start
affecting me, Onoda-kun.
**[03:33] Naruko**
I'm the genius Naruko Shoukichi.
**[03:35] Naruko**
Don't worry. You can count on me.
**[03:38] Naruko**
We're movin' slower than
we were on that downhill.
**[03:42] Naruko**
My vision's still limited, but I can
see what's in front of me.
**[03:44] Naruko**
I see you.
**[03:47] Naruko**
I can see you up there.
**[03:49] Naruko**
I'll catch up to you, Midousuji.
**[03:52] Naruko**
Midousuji!
**[03:56] Midousuji**
Naruko? You're leading your team?
**[03:59] Midousuji**
What are you doing, Naruko?
**[04:01] Midousuji**
You were wobbling on the downhill earlier.
**[04:03] Midousuji**
I thought you were at your limit,
but now you're pulling.
**[04:08] Midousuji**
You should've quietly given up.
**[04:13] Midousuji**
But you're still fighting? Gross!
**[04:18] Midousuji**
You think you can catch
up to me? On this climb?
**[04:22] Midousuji**
Is that your final challenge?
**[04:27] Midousuji**
Didn't I tell you at the very start?
**[04:31] Midousuji**
You only get one shot.
**[04:35] Midousuji**
But you raced me before the
finish line on the first day,
**[04:38] Midousuji**
stuck to me in the mountains yesterday,
and now you're challenging me again today.
**[04:43] Midousuji**
You're persistent.
**[04:46] Midousuji**
You're awfully persistent, Naruko!
**[04:52] Naruko**
You know, Midousuji...
**[04:54] Naruko**
Challenges don't end
until a winner is chosen.
**[04:58] Naruko**
Let's make our final race a flashy one.
**[05:02] Fan D**
Sohoku's Naruko accelerated again!
**[05:06] Fan E**
He's slowly closing the gap on the climb!
**[05:08] Fan F**
He's catching up!
He's only 150 meters behind!
**[05:15] Midousuji**
He's coming. He's getting closer.
**[05:20] Naruko**
Reducing weight is essential to climbing.
**[05:22] Naruko**
I'm getting rid of stuff
I don't need anymore.
**[05:26] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun still had water in that bottle!
**[05:29] Naruko**
I'll shed weight and accelerate again.
**[05:33] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun, don't push yourself any harder!
**[05:36] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun—
**[05:39] Sakamichi**
No, that's not right.
**[05:41] Sakamichi**
I shouldn't be trying to stop him right now.
**[05:44] Sakamichi**
I should face forward with him.
**[05:46] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun...
**[05:52] Naruko**
Hold up.
**[05:53] Naruko**
Hold up, Dumbosuji! You're not gettin' away!
**[05:58] Fan G**
Sohoku is still closing the gap!
**[06:00] Fan H**
They're 100 meters behind!
**[06:04] Imaizumi**
Naruko reduced the 200
meter gap to 100 meters.
**[06:07] Sakamichi**
We have a clear view of Midousuji-kun's back.
**[06:10] Midousuji**
What? That man...
**[06:15] Naruko**
Oh, right. I've got one
last bit of weight to shed.
**[06:26] Naruko**
Reducing weight is essential to climbing.
**[06:28] Naruko**
Throw away everything you don't need.
**[06:30] Naruko**
What do you think of my Naruko-style
flashy ultimate lightweight climb?
**[06:35] Sakamichi**
His saddle, too?
**[06:42] Sakamichi**
He threw it away.
**[06:43] Naruko**
We're just 100 meters behind now.
**[06:46] Naruko**
Dancin' will be enough to
catch up to you, Midousuji.
**[06:51] Naruko**
I won't need that thing anymore.
**[06:53] Sakamichi**
He's not going to sit back down on his bike?
**[06:57] Sakamichi**
But we're still five kilometers
away from the finish line!
**[07:01] Imaizumi**
Naruko...
**[07:04] Midousuji**
You're doing that again, Naruko?
**[07:09] Midousuji**
That saddle-less sprint to
the finish you demonstrated
**[07:14] Midousuji**
during our unofficial race
in Osaka last year?
**[07:22] Midousuji**
You've thrown away something important
**[07:26] Midousuji**
without hesitation for
that last bit of resolve...
**[07:32] Midousuji**
to settle our drawn-out contest at last?
**[07:40] Midousuji**
Settle it? Too bad, though.
**[07:46] Midousuji**
Your resolve will be for nothing...
**[07:50] Midousuji**
Because it's impossible
for you to catch up to me.
**[07:55] Naruko**
I swear I'll catch up to you.
**[07:59] Fan I**
Kyoto Fushimi accelerated!
Sohoku accelerated in pursuit, too!
**[08:03] Fan J**
They're still 100 meters behind!
**[08:06] Naruko**
I'll do whatever it takes to catch up
with my original sprint climb!
**[08:12] Naruko**
Come on, flashy body. Move it.
**[08:16] Naruko**
I told you to wait, Dumbosuji!
**[08:19] Fan K**
Wow, Sohoku is catching up!
**[08:21] Fan L**
They're 80 meters behind the leader!
**[08:25] Fan M**
70 meters! 60 meters!
**[08:29] Fan K**
They're going to catch up!
**[08:34] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun...
**[08:36] Midousuji**
Naruko's closing in.
**[08:39] Midousuji**
But he won't catch up.
He's pushing himself pretty hard.
**[08:45] Midousuji**
When a body is pushed too hard,
regardless of the mind's intentions,
**[08:49] Midousuji**
it suddenly reaches its
limit and stops moving.
**[08:56] Naruko**
Dumbosuji, just a little more.
I'm almost there.
**[09:00] Naruko**
I can't give up. Move, flashy legs.
**[09:05] Sakamichi**
We're 50 meters from the front.
**[09:18] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun lost consciousness...
**[09:21] Midousuji**
Too bad, Naruko. You did
good hanging on until now.
**[09:27] Midousuji**
But the thread connecting one's body and mind
is thin and prone to suddenly snapping.
**[09:35] Midousuji**
Looks like I'll win our contest after all.
**[09:42] Sakamichi**
He's going to fall...
**[09:47] Imaizumi**
What's wrong, Naruko?
**[09:51] Naruko**
Hotshot...
**[09:52] Sakamichi**
That's the first time I've seen
Imaizumi-kun carry Naruko-kun.
**[10:00] Imaizumi**
Why did you suddenly stop
pedaling and look at the ground?
**[10:04] Imaizumi**
Remember what you told me?
**[10:06] Imaizumi**
I thought you were burning at 300 degrees.
**[10:14] Naruko**
Stupid hotshot...
**[10:17] (Flashback) Koga**
Naruko...
**[10:18] (Flashback) Koga**
Looks like you're working on something
new to surprise us again this year.
**[10:24] (Flashback) Naruko**
It'll be a piece of cake.
**[10:26] (Flashback) Naruko**
I'll be heating things up
this summer to 300 degrees!
**[10:32] Imaizumi**
Naruko, I thought your
body was harder than iron.
**[10:38] Naruko**
You remembered that, stupid hotshot?
**[10:41] Naruko**
Yeah, you can count on me.
**[10:44] Naruko**
Don't rush me, hotshot.
I've just reached 280 degrees.
**[10:49] Naruko**
I'm almost there.
**[10:54] Naruko**
I'm heating up to 300 degrees.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[11:06] Imaizumi**
That pathetic wobble of
yours widened the gap again.
**[11:12] Imaizumi**
We'd brought it down to 50 meters, but
now we're about 120 meters behind again.
**[11:18] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun's phrasing is cold,
**[11:22] Sakamichi**
but his hand is firmly supporting
Naruko-kun so he doesn't fall.
**[11:25] Sakamichi**
He's inspiring Naruko-kun.
**[11:29] Imaizumi**
I thought you were going
to pull us to the front.
**[11:34] Imaizumi**
I thought you were a super express.
**[11:37] Naruko**
That was a single-track section. I was just
waitin' for the train comin' the other way.
**[11:43] Naruko**
Don't underestimate the Naruko Super Express.
**[11:46] Naruko**
The Naruko Super Express always
makes good on its promises.
**[11:49] Naruko**
It's got red cars and never runs late.
**[11:54] Naruko**
As planned, it'll reach its
destination right on schedule!
**[11:59] Naruko**
At maximum speed...
**[12:08] Imaizumi**
Naruko Shoukichi!
**[12:11] Imaizumi**
The man called Naruko Shoukichi!
**[12:13] Imaizumi**
The Naruko Shoukichi I know
always overcomes all obstacles.
**[12:19] Imaizumi**
He's a powerful man who
charges straight ahead.
**[12:22] Imaizumi**
Do it. Complete the final
task you chose for yourself.
**[12:31] Naruko**
Now you're talkin', hotshot.
**[12:33] Naruko**
Thanks. I'll accept your
injection of determination.
**[12:38] Sakamichi**
That's the first time I've seen
Imaizumi-kun help Naruko-kun.
**[12:43] Sakamichi**
And the first time I've heard
Naruko-kun thank Imaizumi-kun.
**[12:50] Sakamichi**
We're changing, like ripples colliding
as they expand across the water.
**[12:57] Sakamichi**
Until recently, I didn't want
Naruko-kun to jump ahead.
**[13:01] Sakamichi**
I didn't want him to go any farther ahead.
**[13:05] Sakamichi**
Even though the three of
us made it this far...
**[13:08] Sakamichi**
Even though we were so close
to fulfilling our promise...
**[13:13] Sakamichi**
Even though Makishima-san
told me to dream...
**[13:18] Sakamichi**
I thought if Naruko-kun rested,
**[13:21] Sakamichi**
the three of us would be able to
cross the finish line together.
**[13:25] Sakamichi**
But no, that's not right anymore.
**[13:30] Sakamichi**
We're changing. Every second, we're changing.
**[13:37] Sakamichi**
Just as all six of us can't finish
together as much as we'd like to,
**[13:43] Sakamichi**
the three of us can't
finish together anymore.
**[13:47] Sakamichi**
Makishima-san was probably
trying to tell me...
**[13:50] (Flashback) Makishima**
So dream. Dream outrageous
and impossible dreams.
**[13:55] (Flashback) Makishima**
Sometimes you'll fail.
Sometimes they won't come true.
**[14:00] (Flashback) Makishima**
But your repeated efforts will
draw in the people around you...
**[14:10] Sakamichi**
I'm supposed to hold onto our dreams
**[14:14] Sakamichi**
and turn them into the strength to
clear new roads, and advance down them!
**[14:20] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun!
**[14:23] Sakamichi**
It must be tough. It must be really tough.
**[14:27] Sakamichi**
But, um, thank you for doing this.
**[14:31] Sakamichi**
So let me give you all the
determination I can, too.
**[14:43] Naruko**
Thanks, Onoda-kun, hotshot.
**[14:49] Naruko**
I just reached 300 degrees.
**[14:54] Fan N**
Sohoku's catching up like crazy!
**[14:57] Fan O**
Look! His bike doesn't have a saddle!
**[14:59] Fan P**
Sohoku's red guy, Naruko,
is dancing without a saddle! Wow!
**[15:06] Imaizumi**
Naruko!
**[15:07] Sakamichi**
Naruko-kun!
**[15:11] Naruko**
I can feel their determination. It's crazy.
**[15:17] Naruko**
It's drivin' me forward.
**[15:19] Naruko**
Even though I'm strugglin'
and nearly at my limit,
**[15:22] Naruko**
I feel so powerful!
**[15:31] Midousuji**
Naruko!
**[15:34] Naruko**
Midousuji, I'm here. Just like you said,
I threw away everythin' I didn't need!
**[15:43] Naruko**
I threw away my bottles, my saddle,
and even finishin' the race!
**[15:48] Naruko**
I threw it all away to get here.
**[15:51] Naruko**
And after throwin' it all away,
**[15:54] Naruko**
the last thing remaining is the
thing you said to throw away first.
**[15:58] Naruko**
It's friendship.
**[16:00] Fan Ql**
Sohoku caught up to the lead
Kyoto Fushimi rider on the climb!
**[16:10] Midousuji**
He's beside me? Right beside me?
**[16:12] Midousuji**
He caught up to me?
**[16:16] Midousuji**
Friendship? What?
**[16:18] Midousuji**
After throwing everything away,
he still had friendship left?
**[16:22] Midousuji**
Gross, gross, gross...
**[16:25] Midousuji**
He used the thing he should've
thrown away first? What?
**[16:31] Midousuji**
Is that how you caught up to me, Naruko?
**[16:37] Naruko**
We caught up. Right, hotshot?
**[16:42] Naruko**
Right, hotshot? We should be next to him.
**[16:46] Naruko**
I can sense him. We're right
next to Midousuji, right?
**[16:52] Imaizumi**
Naruko can't see anymore.
**[16:58] Imaizumi**
Yeah, we caught right up to him.
**[17:02] Imaizumi**
You did well.
**[17:04] Imaizumi**
Thank you.
**[17:06] Naruko**
I'm glad... to hear... that.
**[17:13] Fan R**
#3 is falling back after all that hard work.
**[17:15] Fan S**
They're letting him rest in the back.
**[17:18] Fan R**
Wait, no. They didn't send him back.
**[17:24] Sakamichi**
Thank you, Naruko-kun.
**[17:27] Naruko**
We caught up. We really caught up.
**[17:31] Naruko**
I did it. I really did it.
**[17:34] Naruko**
I've got nothing left.
**[17:40] Naruko**
My hands, my legs, my toes...
**[17:44] Naruko**
I've used everything up.
**[17:47] Naruko**
I feel so fulfilled.
**[18:01] Naruko**
Hotshot, Onoda-kun, take this
with you to the finish line.
**[18:10] Naruko**
An injection of determination from me.
**[18:16] Naruko**
Go all-out, and make it flashy.
**[18:22] Midousuji**
You didn't even spare a glance for
your friend when he dropped out
**[18:26] Midousuji**
just before the finish line?
**[18:28] Midousuji**
I thought friends were supposed to rush
to their side and ask if they're okay.
**[18:31] Midousuji**
I thought friends cried and
screamed out of sadness.
**[18:35] Imaizumi**
Naruko wouldn't want that.
**[18:38] Imaizumi**
Don't look back. Head toward the finish line.
**[18:41] Imaizumi**
That's Naruko's last wish.
**[18:50] Imaizumi**
Attack all you want. I'll stop you.
**[18:54] Imaizumi**
And I'll cross the finish line before you,
**[18:58] Imaizumi**
as our team's ace.
**[19:00] Midousuji**
You'll stop me?
**[19:02] Midousuji**
You were so weak last year.
**[19:05] Midousuji**
I thought you'd grown a little after a year,
**[19:10] Midousuji**
but you made errors in judgment,
chirped like a baby, and broke again this year.
**[19:15] Midousuji**
You groaned and gasped in surprise.
**[19:18] Midousuji**
You haven't changed at all,
but you think you can stop me?
**[19:25] Fan T**
Sohoku and Kyoto Fushimi collided!
**[19:27] Fan U**
They're raring to go!
**[19:29] Midousuji**
Hitting him with his handlebars
didn't make him falter.
**[19:32] Midousuji**
Wimpy little Groanizumi!
**[19:34] Imaizumi**
What's the matter?
**[19:38] Imaizumi**
Bring it on.
**[19:40] Imaizumi**
We're at the front of the race.
**[19:42] Imaizumi**
The front of the race
is always a battlefield.
**[19:46] Imaizumi**
Let's tear each other apart, Midousuji.
**[19:51] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun's body is emitting
some kind of pressure.
**[19:55] Sakamichi**
It's so strong.
**[19:59] Midousuji**
Groanizumi, what is this pressure?
**[20:03] Midousuji**
You look like you've just
been released from the limits
**[20:07] Midousuji**
that had been restraining you.
**[20:11] Midousuji**
In that case, shall we go?
**[20:14] Midousuji**
Either way, the only way to win
**[20:17] Midousuji**
is to either outsmart you or
pull ahead by brute force.
**[20:23] Midousuji**
Gross!
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[20:32] Official**
We'll be restricting traffic shortly.
**[20:35] Official**
The riders will be arriving soon.
**[20:37] Official**
Please don't enter the course.
***SIGN*** Tadokoro Bakery
**[20:40] Official**
Private vehicle in front, please hurry.
**[20:44] Tadokoro**
I'm glad we got here just before
they started restricting traffic.
**[20:49] Makishima**
You cut it too close.
**[20:51] Makishima**
I thought we'd be stuck cheering
from up there until the end.
**[20:56] Tadokoro**
You can't miss the finish.
**[21:01] Tadokoro**
After all, it's the culmination
of all their efforts.
**[21:05] Kinjou**
Yeah, win or lose.
**[21:10] Makishima**
Don't make it sound so sad.
**[21:12] Makishima**
At least dream with them. Dreaming is free.
**[21:19] Kinjou**
You don't often talk about dreams, Makishima.
**[21:25] Makishima**
What can I say? Those three were dreamers.
**[21:29] Makishima**
Onoda, Naruko, and Imaizumi...
**[21:33] Makishima**
Those three always shrieking and squabbling.
**[21:36] Makishima**
They kept facing forward
when the going got tough
**[21:39] Makishima**
and worked together to find solutions.
**[21:42] Makishima**
They were always dreaming outrageous dreams.
**[21:46] Makishima**
And they passed that on to me.
**[21:51] Makishima**
It's too bad about Naruko, though.
**[21:55] Makishima**
But he probably conveyed
his hopes to the other two
**[21:58] Makishima**
and gave them a push,
trusting his dreams to them.
**[22:02] Tadokoro**
Yeah, no doubt about it.
**[22:08] Makishima**
In the end, you didn't get to see
the finish this year either, Naruko.
**[22:14] Makishima**
But knowing you, you probably
collapsed after exhausting yourself.
**[22:21] Makishima**
I'll say it again. Impressive work, Naruko.
**[22:33] Kinjou**
Stop the car, Tadokoro.
**[22:35] Tadokoro**
Huh?
**[22:37] Tadokoro**
What is it, Kinjou?
**[22:40] Kinjou**
I saw someone I know from college.
**[22:42] Tadokoro**
College?
**[22:44] Kinjou**
Hey, are you going to the finish line?
**[22:46] Kinjou**
We'll give you a lift.
**[22:48] Arakita**
What? Kinjou?
**[22:50] Arakita**
What are you doing here?
**[22:52] Kinjou**
As long as you're here,
let's watch the finish together.
**[22:56] Arakita**
Man, talk about perfect timing.
**[22:59] Makishima**
Who's that?
**[23:00] Tadokoro**
Who knows?
**[23:02] Arakita**
Move it, spectators.
**[23:04] Kinjou**
It's someone you guys know well.
**[23:11] Kinjou**
Former ace assist of Hakone Academy
and Yonan University first-year,
**[23:16] Kinjou**
Arakita Yasutomo.
***SIGN*** Shifting Wind