# E17 - Shifting Wind
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**[00:06] Kinjou**
Stop the car, Tadokoro.
**[00:08] Tadokoro**
Huh?
**[00:10] Tadokoro**
What is it, Kinjou?
**[00:13] Kinjou**
I saw someone I know from college.
**[00:15] Tadokoro**
College?
**[00:17] Kinjou**
Hey, are you going to the finish line?
**[00:19] Kinjou**
We'll give you a lift.
**[00:21] Arakita**
What? Kinjou?
**[00:23] Arakita**
What are you doing here?
**[00:25] Kinjou**
As long as you're here,
let's watch the finish together.
**[00:29] Arakita**
Man, talk about perfect timing.
**[00:32] Makishima**
Who's that?
**[00:33] Tadokoro**
Who knows?
**[00:35] Arakita**
Move it, spectators.
**[00:37] Kinjou**
It's someone you guys know well.
**[00:44] Kinjou**
Former ace assist of Hakone Academy
and Yonan University first-year,
**[00:49] Kinjou**
Arakita Yasutomo.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Shifting Wind
**[02:25] Official**
Vehicle in the front, please hurry!
**[02:30] Official**
Please keep moving!
**[02:33] Arakita**
Excuse the intrusion, then.
**[02:36] Arakita**
Thanks.
**[02:38] Makishima**
Ara...
**[02:39] Tadokoro**
...kita?
**[02:40] Arakita**
Good to see you again,
Tadokoro, Makishima.
**[02:45] Official**
Vehicle in front, please move!
**[02:47] Tadokoro**
Whoops.
**[02:48] Tadokoro**
I'm flooring it.
**[02:50] Kinjou**
So you came.
**[02:51] Arakita**
Huh? Yeah. I didn't have anything else to do.
**[02:56] Arakita**
Actually, I got an itch to come.
**[02:59] Arakita**
Toudou kept texting me, too.
**[03:02] Arakita**
I followed the updates on
the first and second days.
**[03:06] Arakita**
But I got here late, and the bus
didn't take me all the way there.
**[03:10] Kinjou**
I'm sure your juniors on the Hakone Academy
team will be glad to see you here.
**[03:15] Arakita**
They're not like that.
**[03:16] Arakita**
They'd consider me a frightening nuisance.
**[03:22] Arakita**
Wait a sec, Makishima. Aren't you
supposed to be overseas in England?
**[03:27] Makishima**
What? Oh, uh...
**[03:30] Arakita**
I'll let Toudou know. He was
screaming about something.
**[03:36] Arakita**
What? Seriously?
**[03:38] Arakita**
You guys already met up
last night and went for a ride?
**[03:48] Tadokoro**
I see it, Kinjou. It's the goal gate.
**[03:52] Kinjou**
That's a huge crowd.
**[03:55] Makishima**
Private vehicles are being directed
to park in the lot behind it.
**[04:03] Arakita**
The goal gate, huh?
**[04:05] Arakita**
It's my first time passing though one.
**[04:08] Arakita**
I was a third-year last year,
and it was my first Inter-High.
**[04:12] Arakita**
I dropped out of the race and
was resting when it ended.
**[04:16] Arakita**
Let's see who passes through
this gate first this year.
**[04:27] Imaizumi**
Attack all you want. I'll stop you.
**[04:31] Imaizumi**
And I'll cross the finish line before you,
**[04:34] Imaizumi**
as our team's ace.
**[04:37] Midousuji**
You'll stop me?
**[04:40] Midousuji**
You were so weak last year.
**[04:44] Midousuji**
I thought you'd grown a little after a year,
**[04:47] Midousuji**
but you made errors in judgment,
chirped like a baby, and broke again this year.
**[04:51] Midousuji**
You groaned and gasped in surprise.
**[04:55] Midousuji**
You haven't changed at all,
but you think you can stop me?
**[05:01] Fan T**
Sohoku and Kyoto Fushimi collided!
**[05:04] Fan U**
They're raring to go!
**[05:05] Imaizumi**
What's the matter?
**[05:09] Imaizumi**
Bring it on.
**[05:13] Midousuji**
Groanizumi, what is this pressure?
**[05:18] Midousuji**
You look like you've just been released
**[05:21] Midousuji**
from the limits that had
been restraining you.
**[05:26] Midousuji**
In that case, shall we go?
**[05:28] Midousuji**
Either way, the only way to win
**[05:31] Midousuji**
is to either outsmart you or
pull ahead by brute force.
**[05:37] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[05:40] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[05:44] Midousuji**
Gross!
**[05:51] Cameraman**
Both of them looked so determined.
**[05:54] Cameraman**
Especially their expressions.
**[05:56] Cameraman**
Their eyes were pure, seeking victory.
**[05:58] Cameraman**
Riders always scowl like demons during the
all out sprint before the finish line,
**[06:04] Cameraman**
but for them, this is the
area in front of the goal.
**[06:07] Cameraman**
They're the two riders at
the front of the whole race.
**[06:11] Cameraman**
I'm not rooting for one or the other,
**[06:13] Cameraman**
but I hope they both finish
without any regrets.
**[06:17] Cameraman**
There are only 4.5 kilometers
remaining to the finish line.
**[06:21] Imaizumi**
Move, Midousuji.
**[06:23] Midousuji**
Fall back, Groanizumi.
**[06:27] Fan A**
Whoa, the sign!
**[06:28] Fan B**
He rode right on the edge!
**[06:30] Midousuji**
The gap, the gap, the gap...
**[06:33] Midousuji**
The gap that leads to victory.
**[06:35] Midousuji**
The opportunity to leave Groanizumi
behind and get ahead of him.
**[06:39] Midousuji**
Find it. It must be around here somewhere.
**[06:42] Midousuji**
The path to victory...
**[06:45] Midousuji**
Pry open the tiny gap to that path.
**[06:50] Midousuji**
I'll stick my fingers inside and pry it open.
**[06:53] Midousuji**
And I'll crawl through it.
**[06:56] Midousuji**
I'll crawl like my life depends
on it and seize victory.
**[07:05] Imaizumi**
He's riding so close to the edge of the
course that he knocked down a sign.
**[07:11] Imaizumi**
He's taking the shortest route
straight to the finish line.
**[07:16] Imaizumi**
Is Onoda keeping up?
**[07:18] Imaizumi**
No, I can't afford to worry
about what's behind me.
**[07:21] Imaizumi**
I need to focus all my attention on
what's in front of me, or he'll beat me.
**[07:25] Iamizumi**
That's the kind of pressure Midousuji exudes.
**[07:30] Midousuji**
Feel free to slow down if your legs
are getting tired, Groanizumi.
**[07:37] Midousuji**
Groanizumi!
**[07:41] Imaizumi**
Crap!
**[07:43] Fan C**
Sohoku wobbled!
**[07:44] Fan D**
Their wheels collided!
**[07:45] Fan E**
Kyoto Fushimi accelerated in the meantime!
**[07:48] Midousuji**
You lost focus for a moment there.
**[07:53] Midousuji**
What's wrong? Were you thinking
about your teammate behind you?
**[08:00] Imaizumi**
Our wheels made contact!
**[08:03] Imaizumi**
Since the front rider's back wheel is
bearing his weight and driving him forward,
**[08:07] Imaizumi**
the rear rider's front wheel is deflected.
**[08:10] Fan F**
Did he take advantage of a
moment's opening on purpose?
**[08:14] Fan F**
Does that mean Kyoto Fushimi
expected this to happen?
**[08:19] Fan F**
The course is about to enter a
downhill along a steep ridge.
**[08:26] Imaizumi**
That's right. This year, there are two
downhills at the end of the course.
**[08:29] Imaizumi**
The downhill before the climb
we just finished, and this one.
**[08:36] Midousuji**
It's open.
**[08:39] Midousuji**
The hole! The gap! To* victory*.
**[08:44] Midousuji**
I did it. A lead here is massive.
**[08:47] Midousuji**
My victory is becoming certain.
**[08:49] Midousuji**
I didn't miss a moment's opening.
**[08:52] Fan G**
Kyoto Fushimi's coming down in the lead!
**[08:54] Fan H**
Why is he leaning so far forward?
**[08:57] Fan I**
He's practically on top of his handlebars!
**[08:59] Fan J**
He's reducing his wind resistance
by streamlining his profile!
**[09:03] Midousuji**
I don't need your cheers.
**[09:05] Midousuji**
Why don't you direct them
at the guy behind me?
**[09:11] Midousuji**
Wish him luck.
**[09:13] Midousuji**
He's a little baby chick
who never seems to grow up.
**[09:18] Fan G**
Kyoto Fushimi's all alone!
**[09:20] Fan H**
He's more than three seconds
ahead of the guy behind him!
**[09:25] Imaizumi**
Damn it!
**[09:27] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun!
**[09:32] Imaizumi**
Don't worry, Onoda.
**[09:35] Imaizumi**
I'm so calm right now,
I can hardly believe it myself.
**[09:41] Sakamichi**
What?
**[09:42] Imaizumi**
I felt this once before last year on
the third day of the Inter-High.
**[09:49] Imaizumi**
While fighting on the climb up Mt. Fuji,
**[09:52] Imaizumi**
all sounds faded away.
**[09:54] Imaizumi**
My senses were heightened.
**[09:58] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Riding at the front is so quiet.
**[10:08] Imaizumi**
It feels great. It's a good feeling.
**[10:12] Imaizumi**
I'm growing right now.
**[10:17] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[10:19] Imaizumi**
I'm going to catch up to him now.
**[10:21] Imaizumi**
I can do it.
**[10:23] Imaizumi**
I can tell. I can feel it.
**[10:26] Imaizumi**
I'll ride in front.
**[10:32] Imaizumi**
You're an interesting guy, Midousuji.
**[10:35] Imaizumi**
You always use tricky techniques and
risky methods to get in front of me.
**[10:42] Imaizumi**
You got me yet again.
**[10:44] Imaizumi**
Bring it on. I'll brush you aside.
**[10:47] Imaizumi**
Using all the strength
I have, again and again,
**[10:51] Imaizumi**
I'll keep knocking you down!
**[10:54] Imaizumi**
Midousuji Akira!
**[10:56] Fan I**
Sohoku's closing in! He's stupid fast!
**[10:59] Fan J**
He's crazy!
**[11:01] Fan I**
That's Imaizumi! The second-year, Imaizumi.
**[11:03] Fan I**
He's famous in Chiba.
**[11:06] Fan I**
He's swept every tournament
title since he was little.
**[11:09] Fan I**
Last year he served as his team's ace
assist in the Inter-High as a first-year.
**[11:14] Fan I**
On the third and final day,
on the climb up Mt. Fuji,
**[11:17] Fan I**
he even fought against Hakone Academy's
ace Fukutomi and won the mountain result.
**[11:26] Fan K**
He caught up to Kyoto Fushimi!
**[11:29] Midousuji**
I thought I'd finally pried open the gap.
**[11:35] Midousuji**
You closed my precious three-second lead.
**[11:40] Midousuji**
Not bad.
**[11:42] Midousuji**
I'd expect nothing less
from Sohoku's ace. So cool.
**[11:47] Midousuji**
But you rode so hard to catch up.
**[11:50] Midousuji**
You may look fine,
**[11:54] Midousuji**
but you're short of breath, aren't you?
**[11:57] Fan L**
Kyoto Fushimi accelerated!
**[11:58] Fan L**
The gap's widening again!
**[12:00] Midousuji**
Attacks are most effective right after
your opponent has finished his own attack.
**[12:06] Midousuji**
After someone has used all
the muscles in their body,
**[12:08] Midousuji**
raised their heart rate,
and pushed their heart,
**[12:13] Midousuji**
even the most athletic person needs some
time before they can go all-out again.
**[12:22] Midousuji**
And repeatedly going all out makes
your cells and muscles scream.
**[12:29] Midousuji**
I will pull ahead.
**[12:31] Midousuji**
You'll fall here, Groanizumi.
**[12:38] Imaizumi**
Didn't I tell you to bring it on
and that I'd stop you?
**[12:43] Midousuji**
What?
**[12:45] Imaizumi**
You were right earlier. I haven't
changed at all since one year ago.
**[12:50] Imaizumi**
You outsmarted me and won yesterday.
**[12:54] Imaizumi**
I hadn't achieved anything
over the past three days.
**[12:57] Imaizumi**
But there are people who
praised me regardless.
**[13:02] Imaizumi**
"Good job." "You're amazing." "Not bad."
**[13:08] Imaizumi**
Sometimes I hear their voices in my head.
**[13:11] Imaizumi**
They encourage me to keep going.
**[13:15] Imaizumi**
They're telling me to fight.
To stand strong. To move forward!
**[13:25] (Flashback) Naruko**
Catch, hotshot.
**[13:31] (Flashback) Naruko**
Don't dodge it, you jerk!
**[13:33] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
I thought it might be poisoned.
**[13:36] (Flashback) Naruko**
Why would I poison you?
**[13:37] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
So it's not poisoned? How unusual.
**[13:44] (Flashback) Naruko**
I've been wondering lately
about when a person grows.
**[13:52] (Flashback) Imaziumi**
Grows? Are you trying to get taller?
**[13:56] (Flashback) Naruko**
That's not what I meant, you jerk!
**[13:58] (Flashback) Naruko**
When they've lost something important,
their pride has been shattered,
**[14:03] (Flashback) Naruko**
and they've hit rock bottom. From there...
**[14:12] (Flashback) Naruko**
I think people grow when they've
gotta start all over from nothing.
**[14:20] (Flashback) Imaizumi**
Oh, you were being serious.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Naruko**
Yeah...
**[14:26] (Flashback) Naruko**
Real serious.
**[14:30] Imaizumi**
When the struggle makes people give up once,
**[14:34] Imaizumi**
but they're still struggling to
move forward and rise back up,
**[14:41] Imaizumi**
that's when people grow.
**[14:43] Imaizumi**
That's when they become stronger.
**[14:44] Fan M**
Sohoku's attacking! He's pulling
ahead of Kyoto Fushimi!
**[14:47] Imaizumi**
Isn't that right, Naruko?
**[14:49] Fan N**
Wow, he's pulling ahead!
**[14:53] Fan M**
Is he going for the
finish line from back here?
**[14:56] Imaizumi**
I'm going for it from here.
**[14:59] Imaizumi**
I can do it. I can tell. I can feel it.
**[15:02] Imaizumi**
I'll claim the finish line from here.
**[15:05] Imaizumi**
I'll do it myself.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[15:30] Fan O**
Go!
**[15:31] Fan P**
Keep it up and you'll win again this year!
**[15:35] Imaizumi**
I don't hear anything. It's quiet.
**[15:38] Imaizumi**
It feels like all the cells in
my body are connected to my brain
**[15:41] Imaizumi**
and are moving freely.
**[15:48] Imaizumi**
They're directly connected.
**[15:50] Imaizumi**
Crap, this feels amazing.
**[15:54] Imaizumi**
I could win this year's Inter-High,
**[15:57] Imaizumi**
as long as nothing happens.
**[16:02] Fan Q**
Kyoto Fushimi's desperately chasing him!
**[16:04] Fan R**
But he's slowing falling behind!
**[16:06] Fan S**
That's it! He's gonna make it!
**[16:09] Fan S**
This year's winner is Sohoku!
**[16:12] Fan Q**
No, we don't know yet.
**[16:14] All**
What?
**[16:15] Fan Q**
There's a sudden wind blowing.
***SIGN*** Inter-High Road Race
**[16:18] Fan Q**
And some cold air has suddenly
blown in and darkened the skies.
**[16:25] Fan Q**
The weather changes quickly
in the mountains.
**[16:28] Fan Q**
Maybe it's temporary, but it's possible
that on the downhill ahead...
**[16:37] Fan Q**
It'll rain.
**[16:45] Imaizumi**
Rain?!
**[16:47] Imaizumi**
Now? On the downhill?
**[16:52] Imaizumi**
It hampers visibility and makes
the road surface hard to see.
**[16:55] Imaizumi**
Not only that, but rain lifts dust when it
starts falling, reducing my tires' grip.
**[17:03] Imaizumi**
It might cause me to slip.
**[17:08] Imaizumi**
Rain is risky, but we're
all in the same boat.
**[17:13] Imaizumi**
Road racing is an all-weather sport.
**[17:16] Imaizumi**
The terrain and weather are part of the race,
**[17:21] Imaizumi**
and we fight to determine the
winner under those conditions.
**[17:25] Imaizumi**
Naturally, I've practiced riding in the rain.
**[17:29] Imaizumi**
I'm going all-out.
**[17:31] Imaizumi**
I'll ride alone under these conditions.
**[17:35] Midousuji**
Rain!
**[17:37] Midousuji**
Such unfortunate weather we're having.
**[17:39] Imaizumi**
Midousuji!
**[17:42] Midousuji**
What's wrong? You look
like you've seen a ghost.
**[17:48] Midousuji**
You just said you'd ride alone, didn't you?
**[17:53] Imaizumi**
When did he get right behind me?
**[17:56] Midousuji**
Don't be so surprised.
**[17:58] Midousuji**
I just turned my pedals and caught up to you
**[18:02] Midousuji**
while you were hesitating
because of the rain.
**[18:06] Midousuji**
I showed up while you were regaining
your balance after slipping.
**[18:16] Midousuji**
I closed the gap you so desperately created.
**[18:33] Fan R**
Kyoto Fushimi's so close! They're colliding!
**[18:35] Fan S**
They're riding right next to each other!
**[18:37] Fan S**
Aren't they scared? It's raining!
**[18:42] Imaizumi**
Does he not understand how risky the rain is?
**[18:45] Midousuji**
Fall, and it's over.
**[18:48] Midousuji**
You'll fall dozens of seconds behind.
**[18:51] Midousuji**
An irrecoverable loss.
**[18:54] Imaizumi**
So he does know. He knows, and yet...
**[18:57] Midousuji**
I wonder who summoned this rain.
**[19:01] Midousuji**
It's a passing shower.
**[19:02] Midousuji**
Ten minutes from now or ten minutes earlier,
and we wouldn't have been rained on.
**[19:05] Midousuji**
But it's raining now on this downhill.
**[19:10] Midousuji**
Either you or I summoned it.
**[19:14] Midousuji**
Road racing is about
terrain, weather, and luck.
**[19:20] Midousuji**
The luckiest survive.
**[19:23] Midousuji**
Shall we find out
**[19:24] Midousuji**
whether it was lucky or unlucky
that it started raining?
**[19:30] Midousuji**
Which of us is luckier?
**[19:32] Midousuji**
We'll race around this last turn and
see who enters the climb first.
**[19:41] Midousuji**
Doesn't that sound fun?
**[19:45] Imaizumi**
A race?
**[19:47] Midousuji**
That's right. To the final climb on the
third and final day of the Inter-High.
**[19:54] Midousuji**
One last contest.
**[19:59] Imaizumi**
Fine. Bring it on.
**[20:02] Midousuji**
Shall we decide which of us is worthy
of the champion's title, then?
**[20:07] Midousuji**
Which of us is luckier?
**[20:10] Midousuji**
It'll be decided on this rainy downhill.
**[20:14] Imaizumi**
Midousuji's attacking!
**[20:19] Imaizumi**
He's accelerating again.
**[20:21] Imaizumi**
His rear wheel is slipping,
but he's still dancing to accelerate.
**[20:25] Midousuji**
Gross! So gross!
**[20:28] Imaizumi**
At first glance, his form seems strange,
**[20:31] Imaizumi**
but from behind,
**[20:33] Imaizumi**
I can tell he's moving his body back and
forth precisely to maintain his balance.
**[20:37] Imaizumi**
He's even using his long
neck to shift his weight.
**[20:40] Imaizumi**
They say a person's bike
control is determined by
**[20:41] Imaizumi**
how well they ride downhill on a rainy day,
**[20:45] Imaizumi**
but he's dancing within
millimeters of losing his balance
**[20:49] Imaizumi**
and falling on rain-slick tires.
**[20:55] Imaizumi**
His bike control is actually insanely good.
**[21:01] Imaizumi**
Sorry, though.
**[21:03] Imaizumi**
I'm confident in my own abilities as well.
**[21:10] Midousuji**
You caught up. But should
you be going that fast?
**[21:15] Midousuji**
There's a sharp turn up ahead.
**[21:18] Midousuji**
Shouldn't you be braking?
**[21:21] Imaizumi**
You first.
**[21:23] Midousuji**
No, you go ahead. You'd better hurry.
**[21:26] Midousuji**
Everyone's worried about you.
**[21:30] Fan G**
Are they okay? They won't
make the turn at that speed.
**[21:33] Fan H**
They're charging right in.
**[21:35] Imaizumi**
I know your tricks.
**[21:40] Imaizumi**
You're going to slide right through.
**[21:47] Fan G**
Their frames and styles are different, but...
**[21:51] Fan H**
Yeah, they were perfectly in sync.
**[21:56] Fan I**
Hey!
**[21:57] Fan J**
Wait, stop! The wind blew
the banner into the road!
***SIGN*** You can do it
**[22:04] Imaizumi**
No problem.
**[22:07] Midousuji**
None at all.
**[22:08] Imaizumi**
Move.
**[22:10] Imaizumi**
I'll jump over it.
**[22:12] All**
They jumped on their bikes!
**[22:17] Fan I**
Wow. They're both amazing, but a
winner will be chosen after this.
**[22:24] Fan I**
After all, it's a race.
**[22:26] Sakamichi**
Imaizumi-kun...
**[22:32] Sakamichi**
The rain's getting in my eyes.
**[22:36] Sakamichi**
Whoops.
**[22:39] Sakamichi**
It's slippery. I can't see very well.
**[22:43] Sakamichi**
I don't like rain or downhills.
**[22:47] Sakamichi**
My hands are slick, too.
**[22:49] Sakamichi**
The water's seeping into my jersey.
**[22:52] Sakamichi**
My bike control is diminished.
**[22:55] Sakamichi**
But...
**[22:57] Sakamichi**
I'll chase after Imaizumi-kun.
**[23:00] All**
You've got this!
**[23:05] Sakamichi**
I bounced.
**[23:06] Sakamichi**
There was a bump in the puddle.
I didn't notice!
**[23:11] Sakamichi**
Oh, no!
***SIGN*** Water Gate Dive