E23 - Kinjou's Final Job

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[00:03] Fan A
    They're 700 meters from the finish line!
[00:05] Fan B
    The Mountain King caught up
     to Hakone Academy!
[00:07] Fan C
    It's a clash between the historical
    champs and last year's champs!
[00:16] Fan A
    The Mountain King's moving up!
[00:19] Fan B
    Hakone Academy is forcing his way inside!
[00:22] Fan B
    He bumped into him!
[00:23] Fan C
    He moved ahead from the inside!
[00:26] Fan B
    But neither one has stopped pedaling!
[00:30] Manami
    I'll claim the finish line!
[00:32] Sakamichi
    I'll take our jersey there!
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN    Highest Point in the Japanese National Highway System
     2,172 Meters Above Sea Level
[02:11] Announce
    The two lead riders are continuing
    to battle one another
SIGN    Kinjou's Final Job
[02:13] Announce
    after passing the 700-meter mark.
[02:16] Announce
    Will it be Sohoku High
    School or Hakone Academy?
[02:19] Announce
    Which team will claim the crown?
[02:23] Arakita
    Which team, huh?
[02:25] Arakita
    In road racing, you never know
    who's gonna win until it's over.
[02:29] Arakita
    But, Kinjou...
[02:31] Arakita
    If I had to predict a winner,
    I'd say Manami's way more likely to win.
[02:40] Arakita
    He struggled this past year.
[02:43] Arakita
    At first, I called him an oddball
    and opposed him joining the team,
[02:47] Arakita
    but he was strong.
[02:49] Arakita
    And losing made him even stronger.
[02:53] Arakita
    Toudou said the same thing.
[02:57] Arakita
    The look in his eyes has changed.
[03:00] Arakita
    So has his smell.
[03:01] Arakita
    It's like his focus has improved.
[03:05] Arakita
    He jokes around, but his
    smell has gotten stronger.
[03:09] Arakita
    Onoda-chan is a hard worker.
[03:11] Arakita
    I'm sure he worked hard this past year.
[03:14] Arakita
    But it takes a certain kind of person to
    cross the finish line at the peak first.
[03:21] Arakita
    In his first year, he seized the champion's
    glory without understanding anything.
[03:26] Arakita
    Then he won at Minegayama, too.
[03:29] Arakita
    Someone who's been having such a
    cheerful, fun time can't—
[03:33] Arakita
    Sorry, Kinjou. I'm not trying to put him down.
[03:37] Arakita
    It's just cold, hard judgment.
[03:40] Arakita
    He can't break through that wall.
[03:45] Fan D
    What's wrong, Mountain King?
[03:46] Fan E
    He's fallen behind because he can't
    keep up with Manami's increased pace!
[03:52] Arakita
    They're closing in on the 500-meter mark.
[03:55] Arakita
    If one of them falls more
    than ten meters behind,
[03:59] Arakita
    then whoever's in front will win.
[04:04] Arakita
    In a one-on-one with 500 meters
    to go, they'll be out of stamina.
[04:08] Arakita
    It'll come down to willpower.
[04:10] Arakita
    And willpower is the product of everything
    you've experienced until now.
[04:14] Arakita
    Failure. Frustration. Feelings you
     can't do anything about.
[04:19] Arakita
    They prop you up.
[04:21] Arakita
    And guys who don't have that...
[04:24] Arakita
    Honestly, they can't win.
[04:27] Sakamichi
    He got ahead of me.
[04:29] Sakamichi
    What am I doing?
[04:31] Sakamichi
    When he bumped into me earlier,
    my right binding came undone.
[04:35] Sakamichi
    I can't get my foot back into it.
[04:37] Sakamichi
    I'm falling behind.
[04:39] Fan D
    The gap is widening!
[04:41] Fan D
    Five meters, six meters...
[04:43] Fan D
    No, he's eight meters behind!
[04:45] Fan E
    They're 600 meters from the finish line!
[04:49] Sakamichi
    A gap at this distance is likely fatal!
[04:54] Kinjou
    "Feelings you can't do anything about," huh?
[04:57] Kinjou
    If that's the condition for surviving
    the battle before the finish line,
[05:02] Kinjou
    then Onoda is worthy, too.
[05:08] Kinjou
    Did you think Onoda's growth
    has been smooth and steady?
[05:12] Arakita
    What? You mean it hasn't?
[05:17] Arakita
    Are you talking about
    the pressure of winning?
[05:19] Kinjou
    No, not that.
[05:22] Kinjou
    I doubt anyone outside the team would know.
[05:25] Kinjou
    At nearly the same time he won the
    Inter-High, he lost something important.
[05:33] Kinjou
    The man he admired from the bottom of his heart,
[05:37] Kinjou
    who rode with him at the Inter-High
    and always offered advice...
[05:41] Kinjou
    The senior he looked up to...
[05:45] Kinjou
    suddenly disappeared from his sight.
[05:48] Kinjou
    It had only been a few months since
    they met, but as they were both climbers,
[05:52] Kinjou
    Onoda was drawn to him and admired him.
[05:57] Kinjou
    Victory isn't what motivates him.
[06:00] Kinjou
    To him, connections are more
    important than anything.
[06:04] Kinjou
    He rides to stay connected
    with his friends and seniors.
[06:08] Kinjou
    That's the kind of man he is.
[06:11] Kinjou
    Let me tell you about what he lost.
[06:17] Kinjou
    How Onoda spent the last year and my
    final job as captain of Team Sohoku.
SIGN    Last August
     Chiba Prefecture, Sohoku High School
[06:26] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Hey.
[06:31] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Going to the library again today?
     You're studying hard.
[06:35] (Flashback) Makishima
    I guess. You are, too.
[06:38] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I was asked to attend a
    meeting for our celebration.
[06:42] (Flashback) Makishima
    Is your knee okay?
[06:46] (Flashback) Kinjou
    It's doing better.
[06:47] (Flashback) Makishima
    I see. That's good.
[06:51] (Flashback) Makishima
    It's hot again today.
[06:53] (Flashback) Kinjou
    It sure is.
[06:54] (Flashback) Kinjou
    By the way, Makishima,
    are you free next Tuesday?
[06:59] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Cycle Time wants to take photos
    and get a comment from you.
[07:04] (Flashback) Kinjou
    What's the matter?
[07:06] (Flashback) Makishima
    I've been meaning to tell you something.
[07:09] (Flashback) Makishima
    It's important, Kinjou.
[07:14] (Flashback) Makishima
    I know this isn't the time
    or place for this, but...
[07:21] (Flashback) Makishima
    Sorry. I never got the chance to tell you.
[07:24] (Flashback) Makishima
    You and Tadokoro did a lot for me.
[07:27] (Flashback) Makishima
    We rode hard together for three years.
[07:31] (Flashback) Makishima
    You supported me through difficult practices.
[07:34] (Flashback) Makishima
    Winning the Inter-High felt amazing.
[07:38] (Flashback) Makishima
    I've told the teachers.
[07:41] (Flashback) Makishima
    They're letting me submit reports instead
    of attending class so I can graduate.
[07:50] (Flashback) Makishima
    I'm going to England in September.
[07:55] (Flashback) Makishima
    I've submitted my club resignation.
[07:57] (Flashback) Makishima
    I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.
[08:02] Sakamichi
    Lovely chance pancake girl.
[08:08] Sakamichi
    You're still my princess!
[08:09] Imaizumi
    He's in a good mood.
[08:11] Sakamichi
    You are who you are!
[08:11] Naruko
    He's in an exceptionally good mood.
[08:12] Sakamichi
    Love Hime fight!
[08:14] (Flashback) Naruko
    You're in a real good mood, Onoda-kun.
[08:16] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Huh? What? You could tell?
[08:18] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    Yeah, it's obvious.
[08:21] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I'm just so happy because
    one of my dreams came true.
[08:27] Imaizumi
    His dream? Is he talking about the other day?
[08:30] Naruko
    Winnin' the Inter-High?
[08:32] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    We all went to Akiba together.
[08:35] Both
    That's what he meant?
[08:37] (Flashback) Sakamichi**
    I got to visit Akiba with
    everyone and thank all of you.
[08:43] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I have no regrets.
[08:45] (Flashback) Naruko
    There must be somethin' you still wanna do.
[08:48] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    What about winning the Inter-High?
[08:51] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    That was fun.
[08:55] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    It's always been my dream...
[08:59] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    to go to Akiba with my friends.
[09:03] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    You know, because I always went there alone.
[09:08] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    I guess that sounds like you.
[09:11] (Flashback) Naruko
    Yeah, you are who you are.
[09:14] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Do you think the seniors will
    go to Akiba with me again?
[09:17] (Flashback) Naruko
    I hate to say this, Onoda-kun...
[09:20] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    But I seriously doubt it.
[09:22] (Flashback) Naruko
    Don't come out and say it, hotshot!
[09:24] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Even Makishima-san?
[09:25] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    He's the hardest sell.
[09:26] (Flashback) Naruko
    Watch it, hotshot!
[09:27] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Huh? What?
[09:29] (Flashback) Naruko
    You didn't hear that, Onoda-kun?
[09:32] (Flashback) Tadokoro
    What? Why?
[09:34] (Flashback) Tadokoro
    Makishima's going to England?
     No one told me anything about that!
[09:38] (Flashback) Kinjou
    No one told me, either.
[09:41] (Flashback) Kinjou
    He just told me in the hallway, too.
[09:43] (Flashback) Makishima
    I'm sorry, Kinjou. Really.
[09:48] (Flashback) Makishima
    Tell Tadokorocchi for me.
[09:51] (Flashback) Makishima
    I won't be able to attend
    graduation with you guys.
[09:58] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Makishima-san!
[10:02] (Flashback) Makishima
    Onoda, I'm on my way up Minegayama.
[10:07] (Flashback) Makishima
    Want to join me?
[10:14] (Flashback) Makishima
    Hey, Sakamichi!
[10:15] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Yes, sir!
[10:19] (Flashback) Makishima
    Do you enjoy riding your bike?
[10:22] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Yes!
[10:25] (Flashback) Makishima
    We're counting on you to
    carry our Sohoku, Sakamichi.
[10:40] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Good evening. What are the
    two of you doing here?
[10:45] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I just went for a ride with Makishima-san.
[10:49] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    He invited me.
[10:50] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Makishima-san said he was
    heading straight home.
[10:56] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    He's amazing, isn't he?
[10:59] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    He's so fast and cool.
[11:01] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    He doesn't like it when I call him cool,
[11:04] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    but today his back looked
    exceptionally awe-inspiring.
[11:11] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    And he said something really nice, too.
[11:17] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Oh, I'm sorry for rambling on.
[11:20] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Were you waiting for someone?
[11:22] (Flashback) Tadokoro
    Yeah, you.
[11:24] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    What?
[11:26] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Onoda, we need to talk.
[11:29] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Did I do something?
[11:32] (Flashback) Kinjou
    It's not about you. It's about Makishima.
[11:35] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    What is it? Will Makishima-san
    be racing again?
[11:40] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Do I get to race with him?
[11:44] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    There's so much I still
    want to learn from him.
[11:49] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Try to stay calm, Onoda.
[11:54] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    What?
[11:58] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    England? You mean he's not coming back?
[12:05] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Not to practice, or even school?
[12:09] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Makishima is quitting the team today.
[12:14] Kinjou
    It even hurt us to see how dispirited
    and lifeless Onoda became.
[12:22] Kinjou
    He forced himself through
    practice and often fell.
[12:28] Kinjou
    He began staring off into
    space from time to time.
[12:35] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    No, I shouldn't be like this.
[12:39] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I promised I'd make Sohoku stronger, but...
[12:47] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Teshima.
[12:50] (Flashback) Teshima
    Yes, sir.
[12:51] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I've retired from the team
    and left it in your hands.
[12:55] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I'm in no position to tell you what to do.
[12:58] (Flashback) Kinjou
    But I realized there was one
    thing I forgot to do as captain.
[13:05] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Could I borrow Onoda tomorrow?
[13:09] (Flashback) Teshima
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
[13:20] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    U-Um, where are we going today?
[13:24] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Teshima-san said I'd be
    training directly under you.
[13:30] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I thought we could check out the beach today.
[13:33] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    That sounds incredibly difficult.
[13:35] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Wait, what? The beach?
[13:43] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    We actually came to the beach.
[13:45] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Onoda, do you think you could
    hit that buoy with a rock?
[13:49] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    What? A rock?
[13:52] (Flashback) Kinjou
    When I was in middle school,
    I had a senior I looked up to.
[14:00] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    You had a senior?
[14:04] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Oh, I'm sorry.
[14:06] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    You've been my senior ever
    since I started high school,
[14:09] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    so I was just surprised
    you ever had one, too.
[14:14] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I mean, of course you did.
[14:17] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    You have seniors, too.
[14:19] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Your senior, huh? I can't imagine
    what that would be like.
[14:25] (Flashback) Kinjou
    In middle school, I was on
    a local shop's club team.
[14:29] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I practiced alongside adults.
[14:32] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Not that it was an especially
    high-level team.
[14:37] (Flashback) Kinjou
    But Koseki-san was there.
[14:40] (Flashback) Kinjou
    He was a former pro.
[14:42] (Flashback) Kinjou
    He was a strict but kind and awesome guy.
[14:46] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I copied his riding style,
    his clothes, and even his bike brand.
[14:50] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    You looked up to him?
[14:54] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    He must've been incredible.
[14:56] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Yeah. Every time he told me,
    "Good job, Shingo," I was overjoyed.
[15:04] (Flashback) Kinjou
    It made me feel like I'd become
    a hundred times stronger.
[15:08] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I know that feeling.
[15:10] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    When Makishima-san praised me, I...
[15:16] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I felt the same way.
[15:18] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Oh, I'm all right.
[15:21] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I promised I'd do my best to
    become stronger, so I...
[15:30] (Flashback) Kinjou
    But in the fall of my second
    year of middle school,
[15:33] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Koseki-san moved away
     because of his job.
[15:36] (Flashback) Kinjou
    He was suddenly so far away.
[15:43] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I used to come here with
    Koseki-san during practice
[15:48] (Flashback) Kinjou
    and try to hit that buoy with rocks.
[15:56] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    A-Amazing, Kinjou-san. You got it in one try.
[16:00] (Flashback) Kinjou
    The first time he told me to do it,
     I couldn't hit it once.
[16:04] (Flashback) Kinjou
    After Koseki-san moved away,
[16:06] (Flashback) Kinjou
    there was no one to praise me when
    I came here alone and hit it.
[16:12] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Chance encounters can be cruel sometimes.
[16:16] (Flashback) Kinjou
    They're not there when you wish they were.
[16:19] (Flashback) Kinjou
    When you're troubled, when you're suffering,
[16:22] (Flashback) Kinjou
    when you're happy, when you're overwhelmed...
[16:29] (Flashback) Kinjou
    They're gone.
[16:31] (Flashback) Kinjou
    What would you do, Onoda?
[16:33] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Would you look for their replacement?
[16:35] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    What? A replacement?
[16:49] (Flashback) Kinjou
    That's right. You already have your answer.
[16:53] (Flashback) Kinjou
    There's no one
[16:57] (Flashback) Kinjou
    who can replace them.
[17:02] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Then what do you do?
[17:04] (Flashback) Kinjou
    You ask them for guidance in your heart
    and choose the path you should follow.
[17:10] (Flashback) Kinjou
    That's all you can do.
[17:14] Kinjou
    You can't recover from something
    like that right away.
[17:20] Kinjou
    But unlike the trip here,
    his pedaling has become natural.
[17:24] Kinjou
    He's not tensing up.
[17:28] Kinjou
    That's it, Onoda. One step at a time.
[17:33] Kinjou
    I came to this beach to
    make you face the truth.
[17:37] Kinjou
    There's nothing you can do about
    Makishima going to England.
[17:42] Kinjou
    But you can think back on everything
    Makishima taught you, just like I once did.
[17:51] Kinjou
    Those joyful moments,
    those moments that moved you...
[17:57] Kinjou
    And after all that thought,
    the path you choose.
[18:04] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Onoda.
[18:06] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Huh? Yes, sir.
[18:09] (Flashback) Kinjou
    When you're struggling or troubled,
    you have to decide for yourself.
[18:15] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Yes, sir.
[18:16] (Flashback) Kinjou
    The answer can only be found within yourself.
[18:19] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Yes, sir.
[18:20] (Flashback) Kinjou
    But when things get so difficult
    that you can't stand...
[18:25] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Lean on me. I'll support you.
[18:29] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    What?
[18:33] (Flashback) Kinjou
    You know what I mean.
[18:35] (Flashback) Kinjou
    That's right. Sohoku is a team
    that supports each other.
[18:42] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Yes, sir.
[18:44] (Flashback) Kinjou
    The path you choose after all
    that thought leads to the future.
[18:53] Kinjou
    That fall, Onoda won the
    Minegayama hill climb.
[18:59] (Flashback) Naruko
    Nice work today, Onoda-kun.
[19:03] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    A-Aw, shucks.
[19:05] (Flashback) Naruko
    I was shakin' when you passed that lanky
    guy from Hakone Academy at the end.
[19:10] (Flashback) Naruko
    Meanwhile, hotshot did absolutely
    nothin' while ridin' in the back.
[19:14] (Flashback) Imaizumi
    I did plenty. You just weren't watching.
[19:18] (Flashback) Naruko
    Yeah, yeah. Sure you did.
[19:20] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Good work, Teshima.
[19:23] (Flashback) Kinjou
    That was the new Sohoku's first victory.
[19:26] (Flashback) Teshima
    I was just there when it happened.
     I didn't do anything.
[19:31] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I'm not so sure about that.
[19:33] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    But I didn't come close to
    beating Makishima-san's time.
[19:38] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Makishima-san is the winner.
[19:40] (Flashback) Both
    That's not right!
[19:42] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Onoda couldn't have attacked if
    you hadn't ridden so recklessly
[19:46] (Flashback) Kinjou
    during the middle of the race.
[19:49] (Flashback) Teshima
    I wouldn't say that.
[19:54] Kinjou
    Little by little, Onoda's condition improved.
[20:00] Kinjou
    He stopped falling during practice.
[20:03] (Flashback) Naruko
    That's it, Onoda-kun.
[20:07] (Flashback) Teshima
    Onoda's climbing reasonably well again.
[20:10] (Flashback) Teshima
    Kinjou-san, what did you do that day?
[20:15] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I simply told him the obvious. Sohoku is
     a team that supports each other.
[20:21] (Flashback) Kinjou
    That doesn't change once the race
    ends and we've gotten off our bikes.
[20:26] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Onoda's recovery is in part due to you
    carrying on that spirit and leading the team.
[20:31] (Flashback) Kinjou
    That's good news.
[20:36] (Flashback) Teshima
    He seems to be doing well physically.
[20:41] (Flashback) Teshima
    But sometimes he still
    spaces out during practice.
[20:46] (Flashback) Teshima
    He falls back when he needs to try harder.
[20:49] (Flashback) Kinjou
    So it's an emotional problem.
[20:51] (Flashback) Teshima
    Yes. I don't think he's over it yet.
[20:54] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Normally winning a race would fix it.
[20:59] (Flashback) Teshima
    It's all right. We'll do something about it.
[21:03] (Flashback) Teshima
    Come visit the team room from time to time.
[21:21] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Hello, Kinjou-san.
[21:24] (Flashback) Kinjou
    Another letter?
[21:26] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Yes.
[21:27] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Practice was canceled due to the snow,
[21:30] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    so I'm catching him up on
    everything that's happened.
[21:33] (Flashback) Kinjou
    I'm impressed. You must've sent
    more than 20 letters by now.
[21:39] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    But, well... I enjoy
    doing this, so it's fine,
[21:45] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    but I've never received a
    response from Makishima-san.
[21:50] (Flashback) Kinjou
    He can be a bit odd.
    He's not much of a writer, either.
[21:56] (Flashback) Kinjou
    But he'll enjoy receiving your letters.
[21:59] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    I hope you're right.
[22:01] (Flashback) Kinjou
    The other day, I sent him
    the Inter-High results.
[22:05] (Flashback) Kinjou
    On the edge of the envelope
    sent back, he wrote,
[22:08] (Flashback) Kinjou
    "Tell Onoda thank you for the letters."
[22:15] (Flashback) Kinjou
    He wrote it directly on the envelope
    instead of writing a letter.
[22:19] (Flashback) Kinjou
    He's a weird guy.
[22:23] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Is that true?
[22:27] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    That means my letters are
    reaching Makishima-san, right?
[22:36] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    That means he's reading them, right?
[22:44] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    That's great. I'm so glad.
[22:49] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Thank you.
[22:51] Kinjou
    This rising pressure...
[22:53] Kinjou
    All this from one sentence scribbled
    on the edge of an envelope?
[22:58] (Flashback) Sakamichi
    Oh, right. I'd better keep writing.
[23:01] Kinjou
    Onoda, you truly are a surprising man.
[23:10] Kinjou
    Surprisingly, Onoda recovered
    quickly after that day.
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