E22 - Three Powerhouses

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SIGN    Inter-High Road Race
[00:03] Imaizumi
    150 meters to go!
[00:05] Imaizumi
    All that's left is to pedal as hard as I can!
[00:12] Fan
    Sohoku's Imaizumi is so fast!
[00:14] Fan
    Wow!
[00:15] Fan
    Sohoku's victory is certain!
[00:19] Midousuji
    What? Certain?
[00:22] Midousuji
    What? These blind fans don't see anything.
[00:26] Midousuji
    They assume their shallow predictions
[00:29] Midousuji
    are universal laws and shout about them.
[00:36] Midousuji
    Stupid.
[00:39] Midousuji
    Morph!
[00:41] Midousuji
    There's no such thing...
[00:42] Midousuji
    Morph!
[00:44] Midousuji
    ...as certain!
[00:48] Midousuji
    Morph!
[00:50] Midousuji
    The truth can only be known by those
    who give their all, eliminate excess,
[00:55] Midousuji
    crystallize their victory, and move
    forward on their own two legs!
[01:01] Yuto
    Midousuji's Flying Ride!
[01:03] Yuto
    Ashikiba-san mentioned this.
[01:06] Yuto
    No...
[01:07] Yuto
    He's stretching his neck out even farther?
[01:10] Yuto
    Is this an evolved version?
[01:13] Midousuji
    Morphokyaaa!
[01:20] Midousuji
    Phokya!
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
[02:54] Midousuji
    Phokya!
SIGN    LINE.22 Three Powerhouses
[02:56] Midousuji
    Pests! Pests in front of me!
[02:58] Midousuji
    Pests are always prey!
[03:02] Midousuji
    I will prey upon them!
[03:08] Yuto
    What is that?
[03:10] Yuto
    What is that lump of muscle on his back?
[03:13] Yuto
    It's growing.
[03:16] Yuto
    It must be an evolution of the Flying Ride!
[03:19] Yuto
    Yeah!
[03:20] Yuto
    This can't be good!
[03:22] Fan
    Kyoto Fushimi's closing! Wow!
[03:25] Fan
    Gross!
[03:26] Fan
    He's shaking his butt.
[03:28] Fan
    What does "phokya" mean?
[03:30] Midousuji
    Overthrow, overthrow, overthrow, overthrow!
[03:33] Midousuji
    Overthrow!
[03:34] Midousuji
    Expectations, imagination, hopes,
    cheers, assumptions, common sense...
[03:40] Midousuji
    I'll overthrow them all...
[03:43] Midousuji
    By winning this race!
[03:46] Midousuji
    I am...
[03:48] Midousuji
    The man who always wins!
[03:50] Midousuji
    Midousuji Akira-kun!
[03:55] Fan
    There's 100 meters left!
[03:57] Midousuji
    That's plenty of distance to catch up!
[04:01] Midousuji
    Oh, right.
[04:02] Midousuji
    In that past I said that and squeezed
[04:08] Midousuji
    my crystallized victory
     too tightly, making me drop it.
[04:13] Midousuji
    I'll be fine this year.
[04:15] Midousuji
    I'll hold my victory with both hands,
[04:20] Midousuji
    so it can't escape.
[04:31] (Flashback) Aunt
    Akira-kun, watch your step over there.
[04:35] (Flashback) Yuki
    There are so many, Mom.
[04:37] (Flashback) Aunt
    You're right.
[04:39] (Flashback) Aunt
    It's dark out. Watch your step.
[04:42] (Flashback) Yuki
    The fireflies are beautiful.
[04:44] Midousuji
    They're so beautiful.
[04:47] Midousuji
    I'm sure Mom would love it
    if I brought her some.
[05:01] (Flashback) Aunt
    Are you trying to catch them, Akira-kun?
[05:04] (Flashback) Yuki
    You can do it, Akira!
[05:10] (Flashback) Aunt
    You're so clumsy, Akira-kun.
[05:13] (Flashback) Yuki
    Are you okay?
[05:17] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I caught one.
[05:19] (Flashback) Yuki
    It's glowing!
[05:21] (Flashback) Yuki
    Let me see!
[05:23] (Flashback) Midousuji
    No!
[05:25] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I'm taking this to my mom at the hospital.
[05:31] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I know she'll like it.
[05:33] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I caught it. I won't let it get away.
[05:36] (Flashback) Aunt
    But fireflies don't live long.
[05:39] (Flashback) Aunt
    Not long enough to take to the hospital.
[05:42] (Flashback) Aunt
    Let it go.
[05:43] (Flashback) Midousuji
    No.
[05:45] (Flashback) Aunt
    Akira-kun, if you squeeze that tight...
[05:59] (Flashback) Midousuji
    There were so many.
[06:00] (Flashback) Midousuji
    They were all around the river.
[06:02] (Flashback) Midousuji
    They'd light up like "fwoom" and go out.
[06:06] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I caught one so I could show you.
[06:10] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Like this.
[06:11] (Flashback) Midousuji
    But, uh...
[06:17] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I held it too tight...
[06:20] (Flashback) Midousuji
    and crushed it.
[06:30] (Flashback) Mom
    Akira, you're so good at explaining things.
[06:37] (Flashback) Mom
    You're so good. I feel like I was there.
[06:44] (Flashback) Mom
    You even include gestures and sounds.
[06:48] (Flashback) Mom
    It's too bad about the firefly,
    but I felt like I could see it.
[06:53] (Flashback) Mom
    Thanks to you, I got to see the fireflies.
[06:57] Midousuji
    Thanks to me...
[07:00] (Flashback) Midousuji
    No, real fireflies are prettier.
[07:04] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I'll take you there.
[07:06] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I'll bring a flashlight and show you the way.
[07:09] (Flashback) Midousuji
    It's dangerous, so I'll lead you by the hand.
[07:11] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Since firefly season's over
    this year, we'll go next year.
[07:19] (Flashback) Mom
    You're right.
[07:20] (Flashback) Mom
    Thank you, Akira. I look forward to it.
[07:26] Midousuji
    I remember that summer clearly.
[07:30] Midousuji
    The smell of disinfectant.
[07:33] Midousuji
    The slightly chilly building.
[07:36] Midousuji
    The hospital was my oasis.
[07:40] Midousuji
    Happy times and warm, fuzzy feelings.
[07:44] Midousuji
    If I were to compare it
    to a color, it would be...
[07:48] Midousuji
    Yellow.
[07:53] (Flashback) Mom
    There's a proper way to catch fireflies.
[07:57] (Flashback) Mom
    It's like this...
[08:05] (Flashback) Nurse
    Midousuji-san!
[08:11] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm okay now. Thank you.
[08:16] (Flashback) Nurse
    Akira-kun's been coming every day
     since summer break started.
[08:20] (Flashback) Nurse
    He bikes in from far away, right?
[08:23] (Flashback) Nurse
    He said he's been practicing a lot.
[08:26] (Flashback) Nurse
    You must be proud of him.
[08:30] (Flashback) Mom
    He's always been a hard worker.
[08:33] (Flashback) Mom
    He can be awkward, but he's honest.
[08:39] (Flashback) Mom
    I wish I could've been with him.
[08:46] (Flashback) Mom
    I think he's been pushing himself
    too hard without me around.
[08:51] (Flashback) Mom
    He's too proud to give up.
[08:55] (Flashback) Mom
    He stopped bringing me notices
    for class observation day.
[09:02] (Flashback) Nurse
    Let's talk to the doctor about you
    temporarily leaving the hospital.
[09:06] (Flashback) Nurse
    We can ask Akira-kun for his schedule.
[09:09] (Flashback) Mom
    You're right.
[09:11] (Flashback) Mom
    I think he wants to show me
     how hard he works.
[09:17] (Flashback) Mom
    How he grits his teeth.
[09:21] (Flashback) Mom
    Sometimes I imagine him entering
    middle school, then high school.
[09:29] (Flashback) Mom
    He'll ride that cool bike and keep
    moving forward with all his strength.
[09:36] (Flashback) Mom
    Charging straight ahead at incredible speeds.
[09:41] (Flashback) Mom
    If I could see him pass everyone
    else and take first...
[09:46] (Flashback) Mom
    I probably wouldn't be able to stop crying.
[09:54] (Flashback) Nurse
    You must be looking forward to it.
[09:55] (Flashback) Nurse
    You'd better get well soon, so you can see it.
[10:01] (Flashback) Mom
    You're right. I'll do my best.
[10:05] (Flashback) Mom
    It's okay.
[10:06] (Flashback) Mom
    Just imagining how Akira-kun will grow...
[10:12] (Flashback) Mom
    gives me strength.
[10:33] (Flashback) Nurse
    He's back. The boy from room 302.
[10:37] (Flashback) Nurse
    Oh, her son?
[10:39] (Flashback) Nurse
    But she's not here anymore.
[10:46] Midousuji
    I promised I'd show her
    the fireflies next year.
[10:52] Midousuji
    She said she'd come watch me race.
[10:55] Midousuji
    Why isn't she at the window?
[10:58] Midousuji
    I'm here, so why isn't
    she coming to greet me?
[11:03] Midousuji
    Is she not here today?
[11:07] Midousuji
    Whatever...
[11:10] Midousuji
    Why? Why don't I feel good, even though
    I'm coming back from the hospital?
[11:16] Midousuji
    Why don't I feel warm and fuzzy inside?
[11:20] Midousuji
    I don't get it.
[11:23] Midousuji
    But...
[11:25] (Flashback) Mom
    No matter what happens, keep moving forward.
[11:28] (Flashback) Mom
    My little boy won.
[11:33] Midousuji
    I'll keep moving forward,
    no matter what happens.
[11:40] (Flashback) Mom
    There's a proper way to catch fireflies.
[11:43] (Flashback) Mom
    It's like this.
[11:45] (Flashback) Mom
    You do it gently, so you don't crush them.
[11:49] (Flashback) Mom
    That's how everything works.
[11:52] (Flashback) Mom
    Anything important you've got to grab gently.
[11:59] Fan
    Kyoto Fushimi's catching up!
[12:00] Fan
    He's so determined!
[12:01] Fan
    What's with his form?!
[12:04] Midousuji
    Ball of victory... Rolling ball...
[12:07] Midousuji
    This time, I won't let you go.
[12:10] Midousuji
    I'd forgotten.
[12:12] Midousuji
    Grab it with both hands.
[12:15] Midousuji
    Grasp it tightly, but gently,
    so it doesn't break.
[12:19] Midousuji
    After all, it's important.
[12:23] Midousuji
    I'm riding for victory!
[12:28] Fan
    Kyoto Fushimi caught up to Sohoku!
[12:31] Yuto
    They're neck and neck.
[12:32] Yuto
    There's less than 100 meters left.
[12:35] Yuto
    So what's going on?
[12:38] Yuto
    I'm in a dangerous situation.
[12:40] Yuto
    Ashikiba-san made me the ace.
[12:42] Yuto
    The finish line's right there.
[12:45] Yuto
    Even though I'm a climber, my body's
    tingling and my heart's pounding.
[12:51] Yuto
    I'm so excited by this situation.
[12:55] Yuto
    This feeling...
[12:59] Yuto
    My brother was a great sprinter.
[13:02] Yuto
    My brother started riding early
    and quickly distinguished himself.
[13:07] Yuto
    Before I knew it...
[13:09] Announcer
    Shinkai Hayato wins the
    elementary school division again!
[13:14] Yuto
    He was always shining up
    on the winner's podium.
[13:18] Yuto
    It wasn't long before I started riding, too.
[13:24] (Flashback) Hayato
    Faster!
[13:25] (Flashback) Yuto
    Wait, Hayato!
[13:27] (Flashback) Hayato
    Yuto, let's race to the top of Mount Azuma!
[13:30] (Flashback) Yuto
    Okay!
[13:31] (Flashback) Yuto
    Yeah!
[13:32] Yuto
    Everything was so much fun.
[13:35] Yuto
    I loved being praised by
    my brother, so I rode every day.
[13:41] (Flashback) Hayato
    Want some?
[13:42] (Flashback) Yuto
    Yeah!
[13:45] (Flashback) Yuto
    The energy bars you give me
    taste so good for some reason.
[13:49] (Flashback) Hayato
    They all taste the same.
[13:52] (Flashback) Yuto
    Hey, how can I ride like you?
[13:56] (Flashback) Hayato
    It comes down to how much
    you practice, I guess.
[13:59] (Flashback) Yuto
    Got it!
[14:01] (Flashback) Hayato
    Since you're three years younger,
[14:03] (Flashback) Hayato
    
    we won't be on the same team
     in middle or high school.
[14:07] (Flashback) Yuto
    What? By the time I enter school,
    you'll have graduated...
[14:12] (Flashback) Yuto
    Huh?
[14:13] (Flashback) Yuto
    No!
[14:15] (Flashback) Hayato
    "No" isn't going to change anything.
[14:16] (Flashback) Yuto
    I want to ride together!
[14:20] Yuto
    Since I was so persistent,
    he talked to a teacher about it.
[14:24] Yuto
    I was allowed to practice with him
    as long as it was only on Sundays.
[14:28] Yuto
    As a grade schooler,
[14:30] Yuto
    I was allowed to ride with my brother's
    Hadano Daiichi Middle School team.
[14:35] (Flashback) Hayato
    This is Yuto. He's my younger brother.
[14:38] (Flashback) Hayato
    He started biking recently.
[14:41] (Flashback) Hayato
    He's got talent.
[14:43] Yuto
    Talent? What's talent?
[14:47] Yuto
    Well, whatever.
[14:48] Yuto
    Now I get to keep riding with Hayato.
[14:53] Yuto
    At the time, I was really excited.
[14:58] Yuto
    I wanted to see how incredible Hayato
    had become as a middle schooler.
[15:02] Yuto
    As though anticipating the
    performance of a star player on TV,
[15:06] Yuto
    some nights I couldn't sleep because
    I was so excited to see him up close.
[15:14] Yuto
    Why am I recalling that now?
[15:17] Yuto
    I'm in the middle of a race!
[15:19] Yuto
    Yeah!
[15:21] Yuto
    But my brother left me behind far
    more quickly than I imagined.
[15:29] Yuto
    What? We're riding in a huge group?
[15:32] Yuto
    The guys in front are in my way.
[15:34] Yuto
    I can't ride with Hayato like this.
[15:36] (Flashback) Yuto
    Excuse me!
[15:39] (Flashback) Senpai
    Since you're still small, you can
    stay out of the wind behind us.
[15:43] (Flashback) Senpai
    There's no need to be shy.
[15:44] (Flashback) Yuto
    That's not it.
[15:46] (Flashback) Yuto
    There's no point if I'm back here. Hayato—
[15:49] (Flashback) Senpai
    Your brother's amazing.
[15:50] (Flashback) Senpai
    As a first-year, he took third
    in his first tournament.
[15:54] (Flashback) Yuto
    Can I move up to the front?
[15:56] (Flashback) Senpai
    To the front? Don't waste your time.
[15:58] (Flashback) Senpai
    Shinkai's so incredible, he's on
     a different training menu.
[16:03] Yuto
    What? No way!
[16:04] Yuto
    Wait!
[16:05] (Flashback) Yuto
    I'm going with him!
[16:06] (Flashback) Senpai
    You can't. The course is too hard.
[16:09] (Flashback) Yuto
    Then when can I ride with him?
[16:12] (Flashback) Senpai
    He's faster than bad high schoolers.
[16:15] (Flashback) Senpai
    You can't handle it.
[16:20] Yuto
    Everyone else always happily described
    how much better my brother was than me.
[16:26] Yuto
    We're on different levels?
[16:28] Yuto
    Don't be absurd, damn it!
[16:29] Yuto
    I'll just raise my own level!
[16:32] Yuto
    I'll participate in a race and win!
[16:37] Yuto
    It comes down to how much you practice.
[16:39] Yuto
    Hayato said not to get the wrong idea.
[16:42] Yuto
    I started practicing alone
    to catch up to Hayato.
[16:46] (Flashback) Yuto
    Yeah!
[16:48] (Flashback) Adult
    What a fast grade schooler!
[16:50] Yuto
    I practiced every day.
[16:52] Yuto
    And then...
[16:54] Yuto
    I won my eighth race.
[16:56] Yuto
    Yes! See that, everyone?
[17:00] Yuto
    You can't have any objections now.
[17:03] Yuto
    Anyway, winning a race feels good.
[17:06] Yuto
    Is this how Hayato felt?
[17:09] Yuto
    It's not bad.
[17:11] Yuto
    Now people will know the name "Yuto."
[17:15] Yuto
    But what I learned at that race...
[17:18] Announce
    The winner of the elementary school division
    is Shinkai Hayato's younger brother!
[17:24] Yuto
    ...was how great my brother was.
[17:26] (Flashback) Fan
    Wow, he's Hayato's brother.
[17:29] (Flashback) Fan
    When his brother was in grade school...
[17:31] (Flashback) Fan
    I know the one. That race, right?
[17:33] (Flashback) Fan
    Yeah.
[17:33] Yuto
    Huh? Hey!
[17:35] Yuto
    Wait! I'm the one who won!
[17:37] Yuto
    I worked pretty hard for this!
[17:40] Yuto
    I'm Yuto!
[17:43] (Flashback) Reporter
    Congratulations.
[17:44] (Flashback) Reporter
    Can I get an interview?
[17:45] (Flashback) Yuto
    Sure.
[17:46] (Flashback) Reporter
    Your brother's riding in the
    middle school race after this.
[17:49] (Flashback) Reporter
    Do you think he'll win?
[17:50] (Flashback) Yuto
    What?
[17:52] (Flashback) Reporter
    What's your brother normally like?
[17:54] (Flashback) Yuto
    What? My brother?
[17:56] (Flashback) Yuto
    He makes me get the remote control for him.
[17:58] (Flashback) Reporter
    I bet you hope you'll catch up
     to your brother soon.
[18:01] (Flashback) Yuto
    Y-Yeah...
[18:04] Yuto
    Why am I smiling and talking about Hayato?
[18:10] Yuto
    After that day, things between my
    brother and me became awkward.
[18:14] Yuto
    We stopped talking.
[18:16] Yuto
    Yeah!
[18:18] Fan
    Such acceleration!
[18:19] Fan
    #16's trying to catch up!
[18:22] (Flashback) Hayato
    What's wrong, Yuto?
[18:24] (Flashback) Hayato
    Were you not happy to win the other day?
[18:28] (Flashback) Yuto
    I was happy.
[18:32] (Flashback) Hayato
    I see.
[18:34] (Flashback) Yuto
    Listen, I'm going to stop riding
    with the middle school team.
[18:41] (Flashback) Hayato
    I see.
[18:43] (Flashback) Yuto
    I've only ever been Hayato-kun's
    younger brother.
[18:47] (Flashback) Hayato
    I see...
[18:48] (Flashback) Yuto
    Close the door.
[18:51] (Flashback) Hayato
    Sure.
[18:55] Hayato
    Hayato-kun, huh?
[18:57] Hayato
    Maybe always being seen as my
    brother is stressing him out.
[19:02] Yuto
    Everyone says it. They all do.
[19:05] Yuto
    Hayato's amazing,
    learn from Hayato, become Hayato.
[19:09] Yuto
    I can't do it!
[19:11] Yuto
    Don't be ridiculous!
[19:12] Yuto
    I'm Shinkai Yuto!
[19:17] Yuto
    If I keep riding like this, I'll always
    be Hayato's little brother.
[19:22] Yuto
    If Hayato-kun's a sprinter...
[19:25] Yuto
    Then I'll become a climber!
[19:28] Yuto
    Say it! Say it!
[19:31] Yuto
    Call me Yuto!
[19:33] (Flashback) Rider
    He's so small, but fast!
[19:35] (Flashback) Rider
    I've seen that face before!
[19:37] (Flashback) Rider
    That's Shinkai Hayato's brother!
[19:39] Yuto
    I'll win the hill climb!
[19:42] Yuto
    I'll participate in the Inter-High,
[19:44] Yuto
    beat the strongest climber, and prove
    to everyone that I'm Shinkai Yuto!
[19:50] Yuto
    I won't follow my brother's path!
[19:55] Yuto
    It's odd.
[19:57] Yuto
    I thought I made up my mind that day.
[20:00] Yuto
    But since the moment Ashikiba-san made me
    the ace, my cells haven't stopped buzzing.
[20:06] Yuto
    What's this tightness in my chest?
[20:09] Yuto
    This nostalgic feeling.
[20:12] Yuto
    This speed, this excitement, this tension...
[20:16] Yuto
    I'm just before the finish line on
    the second day of the Inter-High.
[20:18] Yuto
    It doesn't make sense for me
    to be recalling this now.
[20:24] (Flashback) Hayato
    Let's race to the top of Mount Azuma!
[20:25] (Flashback) Yuto
    Okay!
[20:27] Yuto
    I used to race against Hayato
    all the time for fun.
[20:30] Yuto
    That was a sprint.
[20:33] (Flashback) Hayato
    That's it, Yuto! Faster!
[20:38] Yuto
    With tears in my eyes, a smile on my face...
[20:41] (Flashback) Hayato
    You're strong.
[20:44] Yuto
    With joy in my heart...
[20:47] Yuto
    He taught me how to sprint!
[20:52] Yuto
    There used to be a demon that
    appeared on Hakone's straight roads.
[20:56] Yuto
    Have you heard that demon
    has a younger brother?
[21:05] Imaizumi
    The brother! His eyes have changed.
[21:08] Midousuji
    A demon! Does he become one, too?
[21:11] Midousuji
    A sprinting demon?
[21:13] Yuto
    Yeah!
[21:19] Fan
    He caught up!
[21:20] Fan
    He forced his way in at the last second!
[21:23] Fan
    He passed them!
[21:25] Hakogaku
    Go, Yuto!
[21:26] Hakogaku
    There's fifty meters left!
[21:30] Yuto
    A sprint!
[21:31] Yuto
    It's hard!
[21:33] Yuto
    But it feels so good!
[23:14] Hayato
    Yuto, let's have a staring contest for it.
[23:17] Yuto
    Okay.
[23:18] Both
    Ready, set, go!
[23:27] Yuto
    Your face is funny!
[23:29] Hayato
    You lose.
[23:32] Hayato
    Want some?
[23:35] Yuto
    Yeah!
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