E18 - Water Gate Dive

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[00:04] Sakamichi
    I bounced.
[00:05] Sakamichi
    There was a bump in the puddle.
    I didn't notice!
[00:14] Sakamichi
    Oh, no!
[00:15] Sakamichi
    Calm down, calm down.
[00:19] Sakamichi
    Don't lose control.
[00:22] Sakamichi
    I have to go.
[00:25] Sakamichi
    To the front, with Imaizumi-kun.
[00:31] Sakamichi
    Imaizumi-kun!
[00:32] Imaizumi
    Don't worry, Onoda.
[00:35] Imaizumi
    We'll catch up to him soon,
     and then pass him.
[00:39] Imaizumi
    So follow me.
[00:44] Imaizumi
    Do whatever you can to keep up.
[00:47] Imaizumi
    Whether it's 100 meters or
    10 centimeters before the finish line,
[00:54] Imaizumi
    pass Midousuji.
[00:57] Imaizumi
    Our flashy red teammate used the last
    of his strength to bring us here.
[01:06] Imaizumi
    His nonsensical pipe dream
[01:09] Imaizumi
    of a three-way finish makes
    you laugh, doesn't it?
[01:14] Imaizumi
    So let's do it together, you and I.
[01:17] Imaizumi
    Sohoku will finish first and second.
[01:21] Sakamichi
    A one-two finish for Sohoku...
[01:25] (Flashback) Naruko
    I think it'd feel amazing
[01:29] (Flashback) Naruko
    if we finished first all
    three days together.
[01:36] Sakamichi
    Our promise to Naruko-kun...
[01:41] Sakamichi
    Yeah...
[01:43] Sakamichi
    Yeah.
[01:45] Sakamichi
    Got it.
[01:47] Imaizumi
    Let's go. I'll pass Midousuji ahead of us.
[01:50] Imaizumi
    I'll ride in the lead.
[01:53] Sakamichi
    So...
[01:55] Sakamichi
    I need to reach the front.
[01:58] Sakamichi
    Calm down, calm down.
[02:01] Fan A
    He's coming this way!
[02:02] Sakamichi
    Calm down!
[02:05] Sakamichi
    It calmed down!
[02:07] Fan B
    That was some crazy cornering!
[02:10] Fan C
    Did he just drift on a bike?
[02:12] Fan D
    That couldn't have been on purpose.
[02:14] Fan A
    But that boy was amazing.
[02:17] Fan A
    He was looking forward and riding
    straight ahead as hard as he could.
[02:21] Fan A
    Watching him gives me courage.
[02:25] Sakamichi
    Both Imaizumi-kun and Midousuji-kun are fast.
[02:28] Sakamichi
    I'm chasing after them as fast
    as I can, but I'm falling behind.
[02:32] Sakamichi
    The way they're riding down this challenging
    rainy downhill so quickly is impressive.
[02:38] Sakamichi
    But I heard the rain robs your
     body of heat and stamina.
[02:43] Sakamichi
    The anxiety-inducing surface
    of the road stresses you out.
[02:47] Sakamichi
    Not only that, but we've been riding for
    three days, and this is the final peak.
[02:52] Sakamichi
    The two riding in the front...
[02:55] Sakamichi
    must be pretty exhausted.
[02:58] Imaizumi
    We're almost there.
[02:59] Midousuji
    We're almost there.
[03:00] Both
    To the end of the downhill.
[03:03] Imaizumi
    Midousuji, if you're tired,
    feel free to brake and fall back.
[03:07] Midousuji
    Why don't you go ahead, Groanizumi?
[03:10] Midousuji
    Go on, fall back.
[03:11] Imaizumi
    I trust you're keeping up, Sakamichi.
[03:15] Imaizumi
    Let's go. Sohoku's finishing
    first and second.
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN    Water Gate Dive
[04:52] Midousuji
    There.
[04:53] Imaizumi
    I see it.
[04:54] Both
    The moment of truth.
[04:56] Imaizumi
    Once we're there, before he acts...
[04:58] Midousuji
    Before he gets a chance...
[05:00] Imaizumi
    Definitely.
[05:02] Midousuji
    Without a doubt.
[05:03] Both
    I'll attack.
[05:06] Midousuji
    Gross!
[05:12] Imaizumi
    There's a puddle covering the road.
[05:15] Imaizumi
    Not only that, but it's pretty big.
[05:18] Imaizumi
    There's a puddle blocking
    the start of the climb.
[05:23] Imaizumi
    Is the drain backed up?
[05:25] Imaizumi
    Is all the rainwater from this sudden
    downpour putting it over capacity?
[05:30] Imaizumi
    There's a huge puddle at the
    critical point on the course.
[05:34] Imaizumi
    But you'd never suggest we safely and
    slowly cross it, right, Midousuji?
[05:41] Midousuji
    Of course not.
[05:45] Midousuji
    We're in the middle of the race.
[05:47] Midousuji
    Doesn't this make it more interesting?
[05:49] Midousuji
    It's the perfect thing for the end of a
     race when we're running on fumes.
[05:56] Midousuji
    Into the puddle...
[05:58] Imaizumi
    We'll dive at full speed.
[06:00] Midousuji
    How deep is it?
[06:03] Midousuji
    Too deep, and the water
    resistance will stop our bikes.
[06:08] Midousuji
    We want to cross the shallowest point.
[06:11] Midousuji
    But the depth varies across the puddle.
[06:15] Midousuji
    Is the inside shallowest?
[06:17] Midousuji
    Is the outside shallowest?
[06:19] Midousuji
    Or is the middle?
SIGN    MIDDLE
[06:22] Midousuji
    Cornering theory calls for taking
    the shortest route on the inside.
[06:28] Midousuji
    But that doesn't apply now.
[06:33] Midousuji
    Not only that, but because of the
    muddy rainwater that's accumulated,
[06:38] Midousuji
    we can't visually discern the
    road's surface condition.
[06:47] Midousuji
    Didn't I say you need luck?
[06:50] Midousuji
    Luck, luck, luck, luck...
[06:55] Midousuji
    Whoever's luckier will win.
[07:01] Midousuji
    Now dive into the water gate of fate.
[07:05] Imaizumi
    I'll trust my fate to the
    heavens and charge in.
[07:12] Midousuji
    Groanizumi got ahead.
[07:14] Midousuji
    How are you so spirited?
[07:17] Fan E
    Sohoku moved up!
[07:19] Fan F
    He's charging in at full speed!
[07:20] Fan E
    He's trying to brute force his way through!
[07:22] Fan F
    Will he be okay?
[07:23] Fan G
    I got stuck down there earlier,
    and it was pretty deep!
[07:29] Midousuji
    Why are you so spirited?
[07:36] Midousuji
    He fell for it.
[07:41] Fan F
    What?
[07:42] Fan E
    Kyoto Fushimi shifted to
    the edge of the course!
[07:45] Midousuji
    This is why everyone still
    calls you Chirpizumi.
[07:51] Midousuji
    You need to be more observant.
[07:55] Midousuji
    You need to search more desperately
    for the path to victory.
[08:02] Midousuji
    Charge right in, Chirpizumi. Just like that.
[08:06] Midousuji
    You'll drown in that puddle, unable to fly.
[08:11] Imaizumi
    Wait.
[08:13] Imaizumi
    Trust the heavens and charge in?
[08:17] Imaizumi
    Would he do something like that?
[08:20] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Underhanded?
[08:23] (Flashback) Midousuji
    You shouldn't be blaming others.
[08:26] (Flashback) Midousuji
    That's what you call unjustified resentment.
[08:30] (Flashback) Midousuji
    You're a nasty, nasty person.
[08:36] Imaizumi
    He's so chatty and cunning.
[08:39] Imaizumi
    Would he...
[08:41] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Now dive into the water gate of fate.
[08:46] Imaizumi
    ...dive in?
[08:48] Imaizumi
    Did he entice me into
    charging into the puddle?
[08:52] Imaizumi
    In that case,
[08:54] Imaizumi
    is there some other strategy to cross this
    puddle that only he instantly identified?
[09:02] Imaizumi
    The drain cover.
[09:04] Imaizumi
    It was practically invisible under the grass,
[09:07] Imaizumi
    but there's a covered gutter
    on the left side of this road.
[09:11] Imaizumi
    We have no idea what the road's surface
    condition is like under the water.
[09:16] Imaizumi
    The safest route through
    this puddle dive is...
[09:20] Imaizumi
    on top of the drain cover
    on the outside of the turn.
[09:25] Fan H
    They're both charging into the puddle!
[09:27] Fan H
    Sohoku's crossing the middle!
    Kyoto Fushimi's right on the edge!
[09:32] Imaizumi
    
[09:33] Midousuji
    Groanizumi, you have to throw
    away your preconceptions.
[09:39] Midousuji
    Like your preconception that you have
    to charge straight into a puddle.
[09:47] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    But you'd never suggest we safely and
    slowly cross it, right, Midousuji?
[09:53] Midousuji
    I threw away mine and searched.
[09:56] Midousuji
    Desperately honing my senses,
    all the nerves in my body...
[10:02] Midousuji
    Is there any other way through this puddle?
[10:05] Midousuji
    A certain method that minimizes damage?
[10:14] Midousuji
    That's how I found the drain
    cover hidden beneath the grass.
[10:19] Imaizumi
    He got me.
[10:21] Imaizumi
    He fell back momentarily
    so he could change course.
[10:28] Fan I
    Look! That spray is all
    the water he's displacing!
[10:32] Fan I
    The rider with the smaller spray
    is facing less resistance.
[10:35] Fan I
    He's following the better route.
[10:40] Imaizumi
    Damn, the water's deep.
[10:42] Imaizumi
    About half my wheels are submerged.
[10:44] Imaizumi
    The water resistance is
    weighing down my bike.
[10:47] Imaizumi
    My pedaling legs won't listen to me.
[10:54] Imaizumi
    My legs...
[10:56] Imaizumi
    But don't stop, Imaizumi Shunsuke.
[11:00] Fan J
    Sohoku's heading towards Kyoto Fushimi!
[11:06] Midousuji
    Groanizumi forced his way over.
[11:08] Midousuji
    Is he trying to stick to me?
[11:10] Imaizumi
    Midousuji!
[11:12] Fan H
    Now that I think about it,
    riding through water is really risky.
[11:17] Fan H
    You can't see anything.
[11:19] Fan H
    Worst case, you could get a flat.
[11:22] Fan I
    Yeah, which means their luck is being tested.
[11:28] Imaizumi
    I taste iron in my mouth.
[11:34] Midousuji
    Groanizumi!
[11:35] Imaizumi
    Midousuji!
[11:45] Fan K
    Sohoku lifted his bike onto the drain cover!
[11:50] Fan K
    He's on!
[11:53] Imaizumi
    I told you, this is our last contest.
[11:58] Imaizumi
    Let's tear each other apart.
[12:00] Fan L
    Sohoku's right behind Kyoto Fushimi!
[12:04] Imaizumi
    Move. I'm riding in front.
[12:09] Midousuji
    You're trying to pass me on
     this narrow drain cover?
[12:14] Imaizumi
    The luck you mentioned is definitely real.
[12:19] Imaizumi
    Lucky and unlucky are real concepts.
[12:24] Imaizumi
    But it's not determined from the start.
[12:28] Imaizumi
    And it never falls into your lap.
[12:31] Imaizumi
    So I'll go and get it,
[12:34] Imaizumi
    with all my strength, no matter
    how uncool I look, by brute force.
[12:40] Imaizumi
    Using strength beyond my limits.
[12:44] Fan M
    Sohoku forced his shoulder in!
[12:47] Fan N
    He's passing Kyoto Fushimi!
    He's exiting the puddle!
[12:52] Fan O
    On the third and final day of the Inter-High,
     the first rider to enter the final climb...
[12:58] Fan P
    ...is Sohoku's ace and #2, Imaizumi Shunsuke!
[13:07] Fan Q
    Sohoku's so fast!
[13:08] Fan R
    He's insanely spirited!
[13:11] Fan P
    He's still accelerating on the climb!
[13:13] Fan O
    The gap between Sohoku and
    Kyoto Fushimi is widening!
[13:17] Midousuji
    What? Weakizumi is strong?
[13:20] Midousuji
    Groanizumi is strong? What?
[13:24] Midousuji
    That's impossible.
[13:29] Fan S
    Kyoto Fushimi's chasing him!
[13:30] Fan T
    He hasn't given up!
[13:33] Midousuji
    My legs... They're screaming...
[13:38] Midousuji
    So, what? It doesn't matter.
[13:42] Fan U
    Sohoku's accelerating again!
[13:44] Fan V
    He's trying to leave Kyoto Fushimi behind!
[13:48] Midousuji
    Groan, groan, Groanizumi!
[13:51] Midousuji
    He's trying to leave me behind?
[13:54] Midousuji
    Do you really think the
    flooded end of the downhill
[13:57] Midousuji
    was the deciding moment of our contest?
[14:01] Midousuji
    Groanizumi!
[14:04] Midousuji
    Gross!
[14:07] Imaizumi
    This is the end. I'll pull
    ahead completely here.
[14:12] Imaizumi
    That puddle was the deciding
    moment of our contest.
[14:16] Imaizumi
    Throw off the limiter!
[14:19] Imaizumi
    Going beyond my limits is seriously tough,
[14:23] Imaizumi
    so grant me strength...
[14:26] Imaizumi
    Teshima-san.
[14:27] Imaizumi
    Aoyagi-san.
[14:29] Imaizumi
    Kaburagi.
[14:30] Imaizumi
    Onoda.
[14:34] Imaizumi
    Naruko.
[14:35] Imaizumi
    One last bit of strength.
[14:40] Imaizumi
    This is my second Inter-High.
[14:42] Imaizumi
    I've still got so much to learn.
[14:45] Imaizumi
    I struggled through this race.
[14:47] Imaizumi
    I'm grateful I'm allowed to ride
    here with this jersey on my back.
[14:52] Imaizumi
    So I'll beat all challengers!
[14:57] Imaizumi
    That's what an ace does!
[15:00] Fan W
    Sohoku's accelerating at full speed!
[15:02] Fan V
    He's rapidly climbing the final hill!
[15:07] Fan W
    Kyoto Fushimi's chasing him!
[15:08] Fan V
    Yeah, but he's fallen behind!
[15:11] Midousuji
    Groan, groan, groan.
[15:14] Midousuji
    There's no way I can lose
    to weak little Groanizumi.
[15:20] Midousuji
    Not me.
[15:22] Midousuji
    Not me!
[15:24] Midousuji
    Extend your arms. Seek it.
[15:27] Midousuji
    Extend arms from your pores.
[15:30] Midousuji
    Extend, extend, extend them all...
[15:34] Midousuji
    and seize it.
[15:46] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    There's a proper way to catch fireflies.
[15:50] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    Like this, so you don't crush them.
[15:53] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    Gently.
[15:55] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    That goes for everything.
[15:58] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    Everything precious should be held gently.
[16:03] Midousuji
    Precious? My body?
[16:07] Midousuji
    No, it's victory.
[16:11] Midousuji
    Victory, victory.
[16:14] Midousuji
    It's victory!
[16:30] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    You've got more scrapes again.
[16:36] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    Akira, take good care of your body.
[16:41] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    You're a hard worker,
[16:44] (Flashback) Midousuji Mom
    so I worry about you a little.
[16:50] Midousuji
    You don't need to worry about me.
[16:59] Midousuji
    I'm falling? Here?
[17:05] Midousuji
    That's impossible. I'm almost there.
[17:12] Midousuji
    I'll pedal until I've reached
    my limit and pass everyone.
[17:21] Midousuji
    Pass everyone...
[17:24] Midousuji
    and win.
[17:31] Midousuji
    Seize victory...
[17:35] Fan X
    He fell!
[17:36] Fan Y
    That's Kyoto Fushimi's #111!
[17:42] Fan Z
    He was magnificent.
[17:47] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Open, hole.
[17:52] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Open, come on.
[17:58] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    Move, Midousuji.
[18:02] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Gross.
[18:05] Fan Z
    Last year he raced with
    two colored number tags.
[18:09] Fan Z
    Spectators trembled at how hard he fought.
[18:14] Fan Z
    At the three-kilometer marker, he
    collapsed and dropped out of the race.
[18:20] Fan Z
    This year,
SIGN    Road Race
     Distance Remaining
[18:22] Fan Z
    he fell 100 meters closer to the finish line.
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN    First-aid Tent
[18:35] Kyofushi
    Excuse me.
[18:37] Kyofushi
    Yamaguchi-san, Funatsu-san.
[18:40] Funatsu
    What? Midousuji fell?
[18:42] Kyofushi
    Yes, they just announced it.
[18:44] Funatsu
    He fell? But I just heard
    he was riding at the front.
[18:48] Funatsu
    Did he slip?
[18:50] Kyofushi
    No, we don't know why yet.
[18:53] Funatsu
    But we completed all his phases, too.
[18:57] Yamaguchi
    I see. Midousuji didn't make it to the end.
[19:02] (Flashback) Midousuji
    In order to ensure the third day
    goes advantageously for us,
[19:05] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I need you to complete this phase.
[19:09] (Flashback) Midousuji
    It's all riding on your shoulders,
    Yamaguchi-kun.
[19:17] Yamaguchi
    We had our misunderstandings,
    but maybe trying to win alone...
[19:25] Yamaguchi
    Why does he keep making
    unreasonable requests?
[19:30] Yamaguchi
    It's unreasonable!
    Unreasonable! Unreasonable!
[19:37] Yamaguchi
    Maybe we made the most
    unreasonable request of him.
[19:45] Yamaguchi
    He was incredible at
    practice and won yesterday.
[19:49] Yamaguchi
    He's superhuman.
[19:51] Yamaguchi
    I thought we could count
    on him to do anything.
[19:55] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    Yama, you have to be
    Midousuji's conscience.
[20:00] Yamaguchi
    I should've been watching
    Midousuji more closely
[20:09] Yamaguchi
    because he always pushes
    himself to the limit.
[20:15] Yamaguchi
    Ishigaki-san, is that what you meant?
[20:19] Yamaguchi
    On the day of your graduation,
    you asked me to stay by his side.
[20:33] Midousuji
    Sakamichi...
[20:41] Sakamichi
    Sorry, Midousuji-kun.
[20:44] Midousuji
    Gross. Sorry? What?
[20:49] Midousuji
    Why did you look at me like that?
[20:52] Midousuji
    Were you going to stop because
    you were worried about me?
[20:58] Midousuji
    During a race?
[21:03] Midousuji
    You're extraordinary in every way, Sakamichi.
[21:13] Midousuji
    The rain finally stopped.
[21:20] Imaizumi
    The rain stopped.
[21:23] Imaizumi
    I pulled ahead completely.
[21:27] Imaizumi
    All right.
[21:30] Imaizumi
    I'm glad my legs lasted.
[21:33] Imaizumi
    I really was at my limit.
[21:36] Imaizumi
    I just passed the three-kilometer marker.
[21:39] Imaizumi
    I'm almost there.
[21:42] Imaizumi
    My legs are shot, but I can maintain
    this pace to the final gate.
[21:45] Imaizumi
    I see more spectators.
[21:48] Imaizumi
    The finish line is close.
[21:52] Imaizumi
    This is crazy. I've won lots of races before,
     but the Inter-High is on another level.
[22:00] Imaizumi
    My heart is pounding.
[22:03] Imaizumi
    Let's go, Imaizumi Shunsuke.
[22:06] Imaizumi
    I'll deliver this jersey to...
[22:10] Imaizumi
    What? Someone's catching up
    from behind. Who is it?
[22:15] Imaizumi
    It's...
[22:20] Imaizumi
    Onoda!
[22:22] Sakamichi
    Imaizumi-kun.
[22:24] Imaizumi
    Seriously?
[22:25] Sakamichi
    I caught up.
[22:28] Imaizumi
    You're amazing, Sakamichi.
[22:30] Sakamichi
    Sorry I took so long.
[22:33] Sakamichi
    I did my best to keep up,
[22:36] Sakamichi
    but the rain gave me a lot of trouble.
[22:39] Sakamichi
    The course was badly flooded at
    the bottom of the final climb.
[22:44] Sakamichi
    It slowed me down.
[22:46] Imaizumi
    You made it in time.
[22:51] Imaizumi
    Good job catching up.
    You're the best, Sakamichi.
[22:57] Imaizumi
    Let's go.
[22:58] Imaizumi
    Sohoku's finishing first and second.
[23:01] Sakamichi
    Yeah.
[23:04] Midousuji
    But Sakamichi, your hesitation will
    invite a fate you can't escape.
SIGN    Final Orders