E23 - Sakamichi's Pursuit
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[00:01] Sakamichi
I'm in great shape today.
[00:03] Sakamichi
I beat my time up the rear
gate slope by ten seconds.
[00:06] Sakamichi
I won the Minegayama race the
other day, Makishima-san.
[00:19] (Flashback) Naruko
What's up, Onoda-kun? You writing a letter?
[00:21] (Flashback) Naruko
To a girl?
[00:23] (Flashback) Sakamichi
N-No, it's a report.
[00:25] (Flashback) Sakamichi
It's for my math homework.
[00:26] (Flashback) Naruko
Sucks for you. That's a lot of pages.
[00:29] (Flashback) Imaizumi
Will you even be able to pass this year?
[00:32] (Flashback) Sakamichi
What?!
SIGN Sohoku High School Bicycle Racing Club
[00:37] Sakamichi
I don't know his address, though.
[00:41] (Flashback) Teshima
Finished your homework?
[00:45] (Flashback) Sakamichi
Teshima-san...
[00:47] (Flashback) Teshima
Don't get your hopes up.
[00:50] (Flashback) Teshima
He hardly ever writes back.
[00:53] (Flashback) Teshima
Even if you pour your concerns
out to him, he just says, "Yeah."
[00:58] (Flashback) Teshima
It's Makishima-san's address.
[01:02] (Flashback) Sakamichi
What?
[01:03] (Flashback) Teshima
I got it from Pierre-sensei.
[01:06] (Flashback) Teshima
Now you'll be able to solve
lots of math problems.
[01:10] (Flashback) Sakamichi
Yes, sir.
[01:14] (Flashback) Teshima
Things change over time.
[01:16] (Flashback) Teshima
Until now, you've only needed
to listen to your seniors.
[01:20] (Flashback) Teshima
But going forward, you'll have
to use your own judgment.
[01:24] (Flashback) Teshima
The first-years will be joining soon.
[01:26] (Flashback) Teshima
We'll race in the Inter-High again.
[01:30] (Flashback) Teshima
As you lead those first-years, you'll have
to decide your own path for yourself.
[01:36] (Flashback) Teshima
If you're ever unsure, do this.
[01:40] (Flashback) Teshima
Consider all your options, and pick
the first one that comes to mind.
SIGN Chiba
SIGN Kanagawa
[01:48] Sakamichi
Teshima-san's racing in the mountains...
[01:52] Sakamichi
On Irohazaka!
SIGN Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN RIDE.23 Sakamichi's Pursuit
[03:26] Sakamichi
Teshima-san's racing up Irohazaka.
[03:29] (Flashback) Teshima
Irohazaka will be difficult.
[03:31] (Flashback) Teshima
It'll be the turning point.
[03:33] (Flashback) Teshima
Each team will be sending their ace climber.
[03:36] Sakamichi
His only orders were to keep toward
the front and stay with the team.
[03:41] Sakamichi
But that can't be right.
[03:43] Sakamichi
His message probably the same
as during the Minegayama race.
[03:49] Sakamichi
"I'll be waiting for you in
the mountains. Follow me."
[03:55] Inashiro
Number 1's pressure changed
the moment he saw the sign.
[04:00] Inashiro
Watch out.
[04:01] Inashiro
He's going to make his move.
[04:02] Nagano
We know.
[04:03] Shizuoka
He's not getting anywhere.
[04:05] Inashiro
He'll definitely try to surprise us.
[04:08] Sakamichi
Excuse me. I'm going to pass you now!
[04:10] Inashiro
A direct...
[04:12] Both
...declaration of war?
[04:14] Sakamichi
Princess!
[04:15] Inashiro
"Princess"? What's that?
[04:17] Shizuoka
I've heard of this!
[04:19] Shizuoka
When Sohoku High School's
Onoda starts singing to himself...
[04:21] Nagano
He gets faster!
[04:23] Sakamichi
I've always kept these feelings secret!
[04:28] Sakamichi
Be my princess forever, ta-tum-tum-tum!
[04:31] Inashiro
Just block him!
[04:34] Sakamichi
The anime I most highly
recommend, Love Hime,
[04:36] Sakamichi
ended its first season
amidst great popularity.
[04:38] Sakamichi
After taking a break in September,
[04:40] Sakamichi
the long-awaited second season
started the other day.
[04:43] Shizuoka
First? First what?
[04:44] Nagano
Does he think he can place first?
[04:46] Nagano
You won't pass us.
[04:46] Sakamichi
"The Princess's Spinning One-Sided Love"
is the powered-up
[04:49] Sakamichi
second season opening theme of
Love Hime Pettanko, which is back on the air!
[04:56] Nagano
Opening? What's back?
[04:59] Inashiro
I have no idea what he's talking about!
[05:01] Sakamichi
Princess!
[05:03] Sakamichi
I've always kept these feelings secret!
[05:05] Shizuoka
What on earth is he?
[05:07] Inashiro
Don't shrink from him! There's three of us!
[05:08] Sakamichi
Be my princess forever!
[05:11] Sakamichi
I've always kept these feelings secret!
[05:14] Inashiro
He's smiling! Can he go even faster?
[05:16] Sakamichi
Be my princess forever!
[05:19] Sakamichi
Princess! Spin, spin, spin!
[05:21] Shizuoka
He passed us!
[05:21] Sakamichi
Miracle, spin, spin, spin! Ah, ah, ah!
[05:22] Inashiro
A miracle?
[05:25] Nagano
But we slowed him down for five minutes.
[05:27] Nagano
He can't catch up to the front now.
[05:29] Inashiro
I'm not so sure.
[05:31] Inashiro
While we were keeping him at a slow pace,
he may have been saving his strength.
[05:38] Inashiro
It's possible his dramatic
pursuit is about to begin...
[05:43] Sakamichi
Turn! Turn, legs!
[05:47] Sakamichi
Princess!
[05:49] Rider A
We're going uphill!
[05:51] Rider B
"Princess"?
[05:52] Rider A
What was Sohoku High School's
#1 doing behind us?
[05:56] Sakamichi
Teshima-san, I'm coming.
[05:59] Shizuoka
What do you mean, "dramatic pursuit"?
[06:01] Inashiro
He means to catch up to the front.
[06:04] Shizuoka
That's impossible.
[06:05] Shizuoka
We slowed him down for so long.
[06:07] Shizuoka
And the pack's ahead of him.
[06:08] Shizuoka
It's impossible for him to
race for the mountain results.
[06:10] Nagano
When I cut in front of him,
[06:14] Nagano
instead of reflexively dodging me
or braking like normal,
[06:18] Nagano
he just kept staring off into the distance.
[06:22] Nagano
Like his goal was far ahead of him.
[06:29] Sakamichi
I've always kept these feelings secret!
[06:29] Rider C
#1's coming!
[06:31] Rider D
Sohoku High School second-year
Onoda Sakamichi!
[06:34] Rider E
Did he break through the barricade?
[06:34] Sakamichi
Be my princess forever, ta-tum-tum-tum!
[06:37] Sakamichi
Princess! Spin, spin, spin!
[06:40] Iwakuni
It's Sohoku High School's
Onoda's Singing Climb!
[06:40] Sakamichi
Miracle, spin, spin, spin! Ah, ah, ah!
[06:43] Okutani
Don't let him through! Block the road!
[06:45] Both
Yes, sir!
[06:45] Yamagiwa
Don't bother.
[06:47] Okutani
Yamagiwa-san...
[06:49] Yamagiwa
Road racing is a gentleman's sport.
[06:52] Yamagiwa
Last year's champion
deserves the most respect.
[06:57] Yamagiwa
We didn't even send a climber
to compete for the mountains.
[07:00] Yamagiwa
Blocking him for no strategic
reason would be uncool.
[07:07] Yamagiwa
This is the respect we have for tag #1.
[07:14] Sakamichi
Thank you!
[07:17] Sakamichi
Thanks for the help.
[07:18] Sakamichi
Excuse me.
[07:20] Rider 1
His hips are so low.
[07:21] Rider 2
That's #1...
[07:23] Rider 3
I would've bragged like
crazy if I took #1.
[07:26] Rider 4
He's our opponent, but he's still amazing.
[07:29] Rider 3
He makes me want to cheer for him.
[07:31] Fan 1
It's tag #1!
[07:33] Fan 2
The pack's right in front of you!
[07:36] Fan 2
Once you pass that, your team's right there!
[07:38] Sakamichi
Princess!
[07:39] Sakamichi
I can almost see the pack.
[07:43] Sakamichi
Once I pass that, I'll be with my team.
[07:46] Sakamichi
Excuse me. Let me through, please!
[07:53] Sakamichi
Thank you!
[07:55] Okutani
You think he'll make it all the way there?
[07:58] Yamagiwa
It's not that simple.
[08:01] Yamagiwa
Road racing is aiming for victory as a team.
[08:04] Yamagiwa
Naturally, there will be some
who won't want to let him pass.
[08:10] Sakamichi
I made it through the pack.
[08:17] Sakamichi
Kyoto Fushimi High School...
[08:25] Midousuji
What's wrong? You look
like you've seen a ghost.
[08:32] Sakamichi
Midousuji-kun...
[08:40] Sakamichi
Midousuji-kun again...
[08:42] Midousuji
You in a hurry?
[08:45] Midousuji
Lose something important?
[08:50] Midousuji
Something similar happened
last year, didn't it?
[09:00] Midousuji
What did you lose?
[09:02] Midousuji
Sorry, but I'm controlling this pack.
[09:07] Sakamichi
I need to get past Midousuji-kun.
[09:10] Sakamichi
Through Kyoto Fushimi High School.
[09:17] Sakamichi
Komori-kun...
[09:18] Midousuji
You must've lost something
irreplaceable to you.
[09:24] Midousuji
Was it your trust? Your role?
[09:26] Midousuji
Your eyes are desperate.
[09:28] Sakamichi
I need to get back to the others.
[09:31] Sakamichi
To Teshima-san!
[09:33] Midousuji
But whatever you've lost isn't coming back.
[09:39] Sakamichi
Let me through!
[09:43] Mizuta
You're not getting through, #1.
[09:46] Mizuta
As Kyoto Fushimi High School's
captain and secret ace,
[09:50] Mizuta
and as a rider must stronger than I was
last year, I, Mizuta Nobuyuki, will stop you.
[09:54] Mizuta
I'm the guy who stopped Hakone Academy
High School's #2, Arakita Yasutomo.
[09:58] Mizuta
I am Kyoto Fushimi High School's Iron Wall!
[10:00] Midousuji
Mizuta-kun!
[10:03] Midousuji
All I did was instruct you to enter Phase 9.
[10:07] Midousuji
Stop #1 if he tries to get ahead.
[10:10] Midousuji
I didn't say you could chat with him.
[10:14] Sakamichi
Midousuji-kun looked bigger for a second.
[10:17] Mizuta
I-I'm not.
[10:18] Mizuta
As the team's captain, I was
just telling him who we are.
[10:21] Midousuji
We don't need that kind of vanity.
[10:26] Midousuji
What my team needs is
perfect soldiers. True Zakus.
[10:32] Midousuji
With only the will to move forward,
even if their arms and legs fall off.
[10:35] Midousuji
If you're going to show off your
individuality just because it's the Inter-High,
[10:40] Midousuji
I'll let you go...
[10:42] Midousuji
At any time.
[10:45] Mizuta
I-I get it, Midousuji-kun.
[10:50] Yamaguchi
Midousuji...
[10:52] (Flashback) Midousuji
We have only one goal this year.
[10:56] (Flashback) Midousuji
And that's victory.
[10:59] Yamaguchi
He seems bigger lately.
[11:01] Yamaguchi
That pressure...
[11:04] (Flashback) Midousuji
Anyone thinking too many stupid
thoughts to keep up can quit.
[11:11] Yamaguchi
Eighty percent of the first-years
who joined this year quit.
[11:16] Sign
Kyoto Fushimi High School
Graduation
[11:17] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
There you are, Ishigaki-san.
[11:21] (Flashback) Ishigaki
I graduated.
[11:23] (Flashback) Ishigaki
I need to thank you, Yama.
[11:26] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Thanks for your help.
[11:27] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Oh, no. Thank you.
[11:30] (Flashback) Ishigaki
You worked hard at the Inter-High.
[11:33] (Flashback) Ishigaki
I remember how you pulled on the
flats during the second day.
[11:38] (Flashback) Ishigaki
It was amazing.
[11:39] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
I dropped out in the mountains
after that, though.
[11:43] (Flashback) Ishigaki
I'm counting on you to
carry the team next year.
[11:45] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
What?
[11:46] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
You should be telling
Mizuta and Midousuji that.
[11:49] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
I'll just be doing my
best as their assistant.
[11:53] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Everyone's waiting.
[11:54] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Let's go to the third-year sendoff party.
[11:57] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Midousuji won't be there, though.
[12:00] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Yama...
[12:03] (Flashback) Ishigaki
You're a patient guy.
[12:06] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
What?
[12:08] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Midousuji is a talented rider.
[12:10] (Flashback) Ishigaki
His legs are strong,
and his instincts are good.
[12:12] (Flashback) Ishigaki
He has leadership qualities, too.
[12:14] (Flashback) Ishigaki
But to win at road races,
[12:18] (Flashback) Ishigaki
in the end, you need a conscience to
tell you to believe in each other.
[12:22] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Yama, you have to be Midousuji's conscience.
[12:26] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
What?
[12:27] (Flashback) Ishigaki
When the time comes, the one
who stops Midousuji will be...
[12:31] Ishigaki
...you, Yama.
[12:34] Yamaguchi
You want me to stop Midousuji?
[12:36] Yamaguchi
Can I do that?
[12:39] Midousuji
I know this guy can be trouble, too.
[12:45] Midousuji
After all, he took the final peak last year.
[12:50] Midousuji
It's been a while, Sakamichi.
[12:54] Sakamichi
Midousuji-kun...
[12:57] Sakamichi
Let me through!
[13:00] Midousuji
Let you through?
[13:02] Midousuji
Do you want to go? No matter what?
[13:06] Midousuji
In that case...
[13:08] Midousuji
Shall we work together?
[13:11] Sakamichi
Work together?
[13:12] Midousuji
You really think you'll make it to the
front when you're this far behind?
[13:17] Midousuji
Even if you did catch up, you'd be exhausted.
[13:21] Midousuji
You might not be able to accomplish anything.
[13:25] Midousuji
But if you and I ride together,
[13:30] Midousuji
we'll be half as tired.
[13:33] Midousuji
I know. I'll send Yamaguchi-kun, too.
[13:39] Midousuji
We'll have him pedal, too.
[13:42] Midousuji
Then we'll be one-third as tired.
[13:45] Midousuji
I want to go to the front. So do you.
[13:49] Midousuji
Our goals are aligned.
[13:51] Midousuji
What could be more convenient?
[13:54] Sakamichi
I thought he would try to stop me.
[13:59] Midousuji
Come on.
[14:01] Midousuji
We fought each other last year.
[14:05] Midousuji
There's no need to hold back.
I'll pull first.
[14:09] Midousuji
Why are you thinking? Don't think so much.
[14:13] Midousuji
Anyone would take the faster
train to get to their destination,
[14:16] Midousuji
if the express and regular
trains cost the same.
[14:21] Midousuji
You're supposed to say yes.
[14:23] Midousuji
It's simple.
[14:26] Sakamichi
What will happen if I go with Midousuji-kun?
[14:28] Sakamichi
I'll get there faster, but is that all?
[14:31] Sakamichi
Think, think. Um...
[14:35] Midousuji
Let's go together.
[14:38] Midousuji
Take me to the front,
[14:40] Midousuji
and you can fight for the mountain
result to your heart's content.
[14:45] Midousuji
I'll be cheering for you.
[14:47] Midousuji
But after that, I'll be
taking the finish line.
[14:53] Midousuji
Hurry up. The train's leaving.
[14:56] Midousuji
Beeeeep.
[14:57] Sakamichi
Think, think...
[14:59] Midousuji
Please hurry if you're boarding the train.
[15:02] Midousuji
Tweedle, tweedle, tweedle...
[15:03] Sakamichi
Think, think.
[15:06] (Flashback) Teshima
You'll have to decide your
own path for yourself.
[15:10] (Flashback) Teshima
If you're ever unsure, do this.
[15:14] (Flashback) Teshima
Consider all your options, and pick
the first one that comes to mind.
[15:20] Sakamichi
Sorry, but I'll pass.
[15:23] Sakamichi
I'll reach the front on my own.
[15:25] Sakamichi
Sorry for rejecting your offer, Midousuji-kun!
[15:29] Yamaguchi
He said no under these circumstances.
[15:32] Midousuji
Huh...
[15:34] Midousuji
Apparently, he's not an idiot.
[15:36] Sakamichi
So let me through!
[15:38] Midousuji
I can't do that, but if you can
break away from him, you can go.
[15:48] Midousuji
Yamaguchi-kun.
[15:50] Yamaguchi
What?
[15:51] Midousuji
You're up.
[15:54] Sakamichi
This guy...
[15:56] Sakamichi
I just have to break away from this guy.
[15:58] Midousuji
You can handle Phase 11, can't you?
[16:02] Midousuji
Go stop #1.
[16:04] Yamaguchi
What?
[16:06] Mizuta
You're not sending me, Midousuji-kun?
[16:08] Midousuji
You can do it if you throw away the
unnecessary things you're dearly holding onto.
[16:15] Ishigaki
You have to be Midousuji's conscience.
[16:21] Sakamichi
Princess!
[16:22] Midousuji
Hurry up, Yamaguchi-kun.
[16:29] Yamaguchi
He's fast.
[16:33] Yamagushi
Why am I chasing after #1 in the mountains?
[16:37] Yamaguchi
I'm...
[16:38] Yamaguchi
I'm a sprinter, Midousuji.
[16:45] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Be his conscience.
[16:47] Yamaguchi
Why does everyone always make
such unreasonable demands of me?
[16:53] Yamaguchi
I can't do it.
[16:54] Yamaguchi
I just used up all my strength.
[16:58] Yamaguchi
I can't stop him. I...
[17:02] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Are you a first-year?
[17:04] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Still deciding which club to join?
[17:05] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Yeah. I used to play basketball,
[17:08] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
but I thought I'd do something
different in high school.
[17:10] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Why don't you try biking?
[17:12] (Flashback) Ishigaki
We've got a good team,
and we win regularly in Kyoto.
[17:16] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
I can't join a club that's too strong.
[17:18] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
I could never be the best, and I don't
like being the center of attention.
[17:23] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Bike riding is a team sport.
[17:26] (Flashback) Ishigaki
It's a sport of people who
work behind the scenes.
[17:29] Yamaguchi
A team sport...
[17:32] (Flashback) Ishigaki
That's it. Hold that position.
[17:35] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Yes, sir.
[17:36] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Hold that position until you
make it through the corner.
[17:39] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Yes, sir.
[17:40] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Thanks, Yama.
[17:42] (Flashback) Ishigaki
Thanks to you, I won.
[17:44] (Flashback) Yamaguchi
Yes, sir.
[17:46] Yamaguchi
I thought I was happy living in the shadows.
[17:51] Yamaguchi
Honestly, I was uncertain when I was
chosen to be on the Inter-High team.
[17:55] Yamaguchi
I can't handle fighting on the
front lines of the Inter-High.
[18:11] Yamaguchi
Wa...
[18:13] Yamaguchi
Wait!
[18:21] Yamaguchi
How did he reject Midousuji like that?
[18:25] Yamaguchi
He seems like a pushover. He's so small.
[18:29] Yamaguchi
How can he climb like that?
[18:32] Yamaguchi
He smells like a man of the shadows, like me.
[18:36] Yamaguchi
Is he not?
[18:40] Yamaguchi
Who waits when their opponents
tell them to wait?
[18:45] Yamaguchi
Onoda must be a good guy.
[18:48] Yamaguchi
You were right to reject Midousuji's offer.
[18:53] Yamaguchi
If you'd worked together with Midousuji,
Sohoku High School would've lost.
[19:00] Sakamichi
Really?
[19:02] Yamaguchi
You have good instincts.
[19:04] Sakamichi
Th-Thank you, um...
[19:07] Yamaguchi
I'm a third-year, Yama.
[19:10] Sakamichi
Yama-san...
[19:12] Sakamichi
Excuse me!
[19:16] Yamaguchi
What a strange guy.
[19:18] Yamaguchi
"He has a strange aura about him."
[19:21] Yamaguchi
Ishigaki-san said the same thing.
[19:24] Yamaguchi
An aura different from Midousuji's.
[19:34] Kaburagi
Onoda-san!
[19:35] Sakamichi
Sorry I'm late!
[19:38] Naruko
You idiot! How long were
you gonna make us wait?
[19:41] Sakamichi
Sorry.
[19:43] Kaburagi
You made it through that
pack? That's amazing.
[19:46] Aoyagi
Good work catching up. Rest in the back.
[19:50] Sakamichi
Um, I-I...
[19:54] Kuroda
Touichirou...
[19:55] Kuroda
Trouble caught up.
[19:57] Yuto
Want me to keep him in check?
[19:59] Izumida
No, don't bother.
[20:01] Izumida
There's no need to waste our energy.
[20:05] Imaizumi
I'm directing the team right now.
[20:09] Imaizumi
This is what Teshima-san told us.
[20:12] (Flashback) Teshima
If Onoda makes it through the
blockade and catches up to the team,
[20:15] (Flashback) Teshima
send him to the front if he's less
than three and a half minutes behind.
[20:19] (Flashback) Teshima
Onoda's strong enough to
catch up to the front.
[20:21] (Flashback) Teshima
But if it's more than that...
[20:25] Imaizumi
You can't catch up to the front.
[20:27] Imaizumi
It's already been four and
a half. It's been too long.
[20:31] Sakamichi
Imaizumi-kun...
[20:33] Imaizumi
No matter how hard you pedal, you may not
even catch a glimpse of Teshima-san's back.
[20:37] Imaizumi
It's smarter for you to rest
your legs with the team.
[20:42] Imaizumi
Do you still want to go?
[20:44] Sakamichi
Yeah.
[20:46] Imaizumi
Sheesh. You're unbelievable.
[20:49] Sakamichi
Sorry.
[20:51] Imaizumi
Take this.
[20:53] Imaizumi
When Teshima-san left, he left
one behind to lighten his load.
[20:58] Imaizumi
He's probably parched.
[21:01] Naruko
Tell him we're rooting for him.
[21:04] Aoyagi
Onoda...
[21:06] Aoyagi
Junta is fighting.
[21:09] Aoyagi
Take our hopes.
[21:13] Aoyagi
Take them to him, Sakamichi!
[21:17] Sakamichi
Yes, sir!
[22:54] Kotori
I'm going to be late.
[22:56] Mage
Unbelievable. You're a
second-year starting today.
[22:59] Mage
You haven't matured at all, Kotori-sama.
[23:02] Kotori
Yeah, but...
[23:04] Kotori
When I think about seeing
Arimaru-kun again...
[23:11] Kotaro
You're as defenseless as ever, Kotori.
[23:14] Kotori
Sheesh.
[23:15] Kotori
You're so mean, Kotaro-kun.
[23:17] Kotaro
I'll take care of you from now on.
[23:23] Kotori
Why is my heart pounding?
[23:26] Song
I've always kept (spin, spin)
[23:28] Song
These feelings secret (spin, spin)
[23:31] Song
Be my princess forever (ta-tum-tum-tum)
[23:34] Imaizumi
What?
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