E24 - The Ride of Weeds

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[00:03] (Flashback) Teshima
    If Onoda makes it through the
    blockade and catches up to the team,
[00:06] (Flashback) Teshima
    send him to the front if he's less
    than three and a half minutes behind.
[00:10] (Flashback) Teshima
    Onoda's strong enough to
    catch up to the front.
[00:12] (Flashback) Teshima
    But if it's more than that...
[00:15] Imaizumi
    You can't catch up to the front.
[00:17] Imaizumi
    It's already been four and a half.
[00:19] Imaizumi
    No matter how hard you pedal, you may not
    even catch a glimpse of Teshima-san's back.
[00:25] Imaizumi
    Do you still want to go?
[00:27] Sakamichi
    Yeah.
[00:31] Aoyagi
    Take them to him, Sakamichi!
[00:35] Sakamichi
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN    RIDE.24 The Ride of Weeds
[02:11] Teshima
    Manami Sangaku.
[02:12] Teshima
    Racing you and taking the first day's
     mountain number tag is my job!
[02:20] Manami
    I'm starting to get interested.
[02:23] Teshima
    Without Onoda, the only
    climber we could send was me.
[02:28] Teshima
    So...
[02:30] Teshima
    I'll take the mountain number tag!
[02:36] Fans
    You can do it!
[02:38] Fan
    Sohoku High School's in front!
[02:39] Fan
    On the winding roads of Irohazaka?
    That's amazing!
[02:42] Fan
    But Hakone Academy High School's
    rider seems more composed.
[02:45] Fan
    Is he smiling?
[02:46] Fan
    He's letting #5 get in front of him!
[02:49] Manami
    Are you okay, Teshima-san?
[02:51] Manami
    Are you sure you're not pushing yourself
    too hard by keeping up that high pace?
[02:54] Teshima
    I am.
[02:56] Teshima
    But I'm racing against you.
[02:58] Teshima
    It's worth it.
[03:00] Manami
    I'm honored.
[03:05] Teshima
    He's fast. He caught up in a second.
[03:06] Manami
    Mind if I ride alongside you?
[03:08] Teshima
    What are we doing, sitting on a park bench?
[03:10] Teshima
    Want to switch places?
[03:11] Teshima
    We just ran into a headwind.
[03:14] Manami
    No, we'll keep going like this.
[03:17] Manami
    Once we make it through the next turn,
    I'll move to the front.
[03:23] Manami
    After all, the wind will change directions.
[03:25] Teshima
    A tailwind?
[03:28] Teshima
    Crap!
[03:29] Teshima
    The wind direction changes on
    each turn on a zigzagging road.
[03:33] Teshima
    Manami Sangaku's planning to use his wings.
[03:40] Manami
    The wind's coming.
[03:44] Teshima
    If I don't get ahead of
    him now, he'll catch up.
[03:48] Teshima
    If he does...
[03:56] Manami
    Coming through.
[04:02] Manami
    I feel alive.
[04:05] Manami
    It feels awesome.
[04:12] Teshima
    If he does...
[04:15] Koga
    Teshima went?
[04:17] Koga
    What happened to Onoda?
[04:18] Miki
    Hakone Academy High School sent Manami-kun.
[04:21] Koga
    Manami?
[04:23] Aya
    Is he strong?
[04:24] Aya
    Is that Manami guy bad news?
[04:26] Miki
    He's the climber we fought
    at the finish line last year.
[04:30] Aya
    Yikes. That guy?
[04:32] Aya
    But Teshima-san's strong, too, right?
[04:34] Aya
    He's the captain.
[04:37] Koga
    Is that role too heavy for you, Teshima?
[04:41] Aya
    Hey, why isn't anyone talking?
[04:44] Aya
    Did you guys give up?
[04:47] Sugimoto
    I haven't given up.
[04:49] Sugimoto
    M-Manami's just a little fast!
[04:53] Sugimoto
    Who cares about Hakone?
[04:54] Sugimoto
    We've practiced a lot, too.
[04:57] Danchiku
    Sugimoto-san...
[04:59] Sugimoto
    Teshima-san always states the obvious.
[05:03] (Flashback) Teshima
    Don't apply any unnecessary
    force to your pedals.
[05:05] (Flashback) Sugimoto
    Yes, sir. I know.
[05:08] (Flashback) Teshima
    Sugimoto, you'll get there faster if
    you climb stairs one step at a time.
[05:13] (Flashback) Sugimoto
    I saw that on TV.
[05:15] (Flashback) Sugimoto
    Your muscles last longer
    than if you skip steps.
[05:20] Sugimoto
    I know. It's obvious.
[05:22] Sugimoto
    Even I know.
[05:24] Sugimoto
    But he's the kind of person who puts
[05:27] Sugimoto
    each and every one of those
    obvious facts into practice.
[05:34] Teshima
    Don't let your pedaling waver
    when you're struggling.
[05:38] Teshima
    I'm an ordinary guy.
[05:40] Teshima
    I don't have power. I don't
    have flashes of inspiration.
[05:43] Teshima
    That's why I have to convert all
    of my strength into forward thrust.
[05:49] Teshima
    The fundamentals are important.
[05:50] Teshima
    Everything stands on them.
[05:53] Teshima
    It would suck if he caught up to me.
[05:57] Teshima
    Actually, he already passed me.
[06:00] Teshima
    Catching up to him again will be hard.
[06:10] Teshima
    Wait, Manami.
[06:13] Teshima
    What's the hurry?
[06:16] Manami
    I thought your spirit broke
    when I passed you earlier.
[06:19] Manami
    You don't have to force yourself to keep up.
[06:22] Teshima
    It's just like your wings.
[06:25] Teshima
    Pushing myself too hard
    is my strongest technique.
[06:29] Manami
    Your body is screaming.
[06:34] Teshima
    Want to try me?
[06:39] Manami
    Are your hands numb?
[06:42] Teshima
    They're trembling with excitement.
[06:44] Manami
    That's promising.
[06:45] Manami
    I guess I'll start, too...
[06:48] Manami
    Going all out.
[06:54] Teshima
    Don't lose it.
[06:57] Teshima
    Don't lose focus,
[07:01] Teshima
    Teshima Junta!
[07:04] Manami
    Go!
[07:08] Teshima
    So fast!
[07:12] Teshima
    It's hard.
[07:13] Teshima
    I feel like all my pores are
    about to start bleeding.
[07:16] Teshima
    Endure it. Endure it.
[07:19] Teshima
    He's trying to break away from me.
[07:23] Teshima
    If he breaks away now, it's over.
[07:26] Teshima
    Endure it.
[07:28] Teshima
    He's fast. Manami's fast.
[07:32] Teshima
    Is this the full strength of
    Hakone Academy High School's ace climber?
[07:40] Teshima
    Come to think of it, I made that shot into
    the trash can during class the other day.
[07:48] Teshima
    My neighbor Hirata thought it was great.
[07:52] Teshima
    I think Hirata said she has a sister.
[07:56] (Flashback) Teshima
    Whew.
[07:58] (Flashback) Teshima
    Nothing beats the moment you fall
    into bed after finishing practice,
[08:01] (Flashback) Teshima
    taking a bath, and eating dinner.
[08:04] (Flashback) Teshima
    Since I don't have any assignments tonight,
    I might fall asleep like this.
[08:08] (Flashback) Teshima
    Someone turn out the lights.
[08:11] (Flashback) Teshima
    My bed feels good.
[08:13] (Flashback) Teshima
    I don't have to move.
[08:15] (Flashback) Teshima
    I can forget all my pain.
[08:19] Teshima
    Beds are the best.
[08:30] Teshima
    What are you doing, Teshima Junta?
[08:32] Teshima
    You're in the middle of a race!
[08:35] Fan
    He pushed himself back up
    when he started to fall.
[08:37] Fan
    He might have lost
    consciousness for a second.
[08:40] Fan
    What?
[08:41] Fan
    Your brain turns off under
    brutal circumstances.
[08:45] Teshima
    I told you not to lose focus!
[08:48] Teshima
    I can barely keep up. I'm at my limit.
[08:52] Manami
    You seem to be struggling.
[08:53] Manami
    You're lucky, Teshima-san.
[08:55] Manami
    This is enough to make you feel alive.
[08:58] Teshima
    I only feel like I'm dead,
[09:02] Teshima
    Manami!
[09:04] Manami
    Isn't this starting to get fun, Teshima-san?
[09:10] Teshima
    Is your focus heightened, too, Manami?
[09:14] Manami
    It is.
[09:15] Manami
    I wasn't expecting today's
    mountains to be this much fun.
[09:20] Manami
    You're at your limit, but you're keeping up.
[09:23] Manami
    You're not flashy.
[09:25] Manami
    You're not strong.
[09:26] Teshima
    Leave me alone.
[09:28] Manami
    Come to think of it...
[09:29] (Flashback) Teshima
    But I always arrive at the same answer.
[09:33] Manami
    What's your "one answer"?
[09:36] Teshima
    You were listening?
[09:37] Manami
    Is it because you're the captain?
[09:39] Manami
    Because you're a third-year?
[09:41] Teshima
    You accelerated before
    I was finished talking.
[09:44] Manami
    I wasn't interested then.
[09:47] Manami
    Is it because you wear a
    single-digit number tag?
[09:51] Teshima
    His question was so direct, I laughed.
[09:54] Teshima
    No. It's simpler than that.
[10:00] Teshima
    I...
[10:02] Teshima
    I love bikes.
[10:05] Teshima
    They always take you to your destination.
    That's why I ride.
[10:10] Teshima
    I chase. I pedal.
[10:12] Teshima
    I help.
[10:14] Teshima
    I believe in miracles.
[10:16] Teshima
    After I started racing, I thought
    about quitting, since I'd never place first.
[10:21] Teshima
    But I met a guy named Aoyagi and
    realized that wasn't everything.
[10:28] Teshima
    I met the bespectacled Onoda,
    the giant Imaizumi, and the red Naruko.
[10:34] Teshima
    Seeing them and a bunch of others ride,
    I learned something.
[10:39] Teshima
    Even if the going gets rough and you
    want to quit, you have to stay strong.
[10:44] Teshima
    They're all connected through bicycles.
[10:51] Teshima
    I think Onoda said something similar.
[10:54] Manami
    Is your plan to have Sakamichi-kun come?
[10:57] Manami
    Do you think you can win
    the mountains like that?
[11:04] Teshima
    Wouldn't it be all right if
    even I placed first, just once?
[11:12] Teshima
    It's what I secretly think.
[11:20] Kuroda
    He left right away.
[11:22] Ashikiba
    Sohoku High School's Onoda...
[11:24] Doubashi
    Despite being small,
    his pressure was amazing.
[11:28] Izumida
    They're wasting their time.
[11:29] Izumida
    He's too far behind. Even if
    he goes, he can't catch up.
[11:34] Izumida
    The race will come down to those two...
[11:36] Izumida
    Manami and Teshima-kun.
[11:41] Izumida
    If it's actually a race, that is.
[11:46] Izumida
    That's it.
[11:48] Izumida
    He went to save Teshima,
    who's surely about to drop out.
[11:53] Izumida
    So he's just the rescue team?
[11:56] Fan
    You can do it!
[11:59] Manami
    It's amazing that you're still keeping up.
[12:02] Manami
    Just how stubborn are you?
[12:04] Teshima
    I'll stick with you until
    the mountain result line.
[12:09] Teshima
    That's why I'm riding.
[12:13] Manami
    There's three kilometers left to the line.
[12:15] Manami
    It doesn't look like Sakamichi-kun is coming.
[12:19] Teshima
    Don't worry.
[12:21] Teshima
    I gave up hope that he would
    at the four kilometer mark.
[12:24] Manami
    So you're challenging me to
    a one-on-one mountain race.
[12:28] Teshima
    That's what I've been saying.
[12:31] Manami
    Then it's on.
[12:33] Manami
    The end of Irohazaka lies
    three kilometers ahead
[12:36] Manami
    at the mountain result line of the
    Akechidaira observation platform.
[12:41] Teshima
    If you're unhappy with your opponent,
    you'd better say so now.
[12:45] Teshima
    Even I'd be depressed if you
    told me after this is over.
[12:49] Manami
    No, I said plenty when we started.
[12:52] Manami
    But now I feel differently.
[12:55] Manami
    This is the first time I've
    encountered someone like you.
[12:59] Manami
    Most people give up after
    falling behind a couple times.
[13:03] Manami
    But you don't give up, no matter
    how many times I trample you.
[13:06] Manami
    You're like a summer weed.
[13:09] Teshima
    That's not a compliment.
[13:10] Manami
    That's why I feel this way.
[13:13] Manami
    If I don't ride as hard
    as I can, it'd be a waste.
[13:18] Teshima
    What?
[13:20] Manami
    Go!
[13:22] Fan
    He shifted up a gear on a climb!
[13:24] Fan
    He's so fast!
[13:25] Fan
    Sohoku High School's #5 is keeping up!
[13:29] Fan
    I can't believe he accelerated
    on the steep part of Irohazaka.
[13:33] Fan
    Manami is a natural climber, too.
[13:37] Fan
    But isn't that guy keeping up
    with him the most amazing of all?
[13:44] Kaburagi
    They should be coming up on
    the mountain result line.
[13:47] Kaburagi
    Anyway, I was surprised
    when Teshima-san left.
[13:51] Kaburagi
    He's up against their mountain ace.
    He doesn't stand a chance.
[13:56] Kaburagi
    He always talks about how weak he is.
[13:58] Kaburagi
    I thought Imaizumi-san should've gone, too.
[14:03] Aoyagi
    You don't understand, Kaburagi.
[14:07] Aoyagi
    Junta left because he knows he's weak.
[14:11] Kaburagi
    What?
[14:13] Aoyagi
    If Imaizumi had gone, Ashikiba would've gone.
[14:16] Aoyagi
    If Naruko had gone,
    Kuroda would've gone after him.
[14:20] Aoyagi
    But Junta is different.
[14:22] Aoyagi
    He knew Hakone Academy High School
    wouldn't send someone after him,
[14:24] Aoyagi
    because they believe Manami
    would be enough to stop him.
[14:28] Kaburagi
    It was on purpose?
[14:29] Kaburagi
    That was on purpose?
[14:31] Kaburagi
    Does that mean this was all
    part of Teshima-san's plan?
[14:35] Kaburagi
    Seriously? Teshima-san is amazing.
[14:38] Kaburagi
    He might have some plan for
    beating Manami-san, too.
[14:44] Aoyagi
    A plan?
[14:46] Aoyagi
    Probably not.
[14:50] Teshima
    Manami!
[14:55] Teshima
    I'm struggling so much,
    I can't raise my head.
[14:58] Teshima
    My hands are full trying
    to follow his wheels.
[15:02] Teshima
    Don't fall behind.
    Please don't fall behind, wheels.
[15:06] Teshima
    If I don't stay right on the line,
    I won't stand a chance.
[15:10] Teshima
    I don't care if my legs fall apart.
[15:12] Teshima
    I don't care if I lose consciousness.
[15:15] Teshima
    Three kilometers left.
[15:17] Teshima
    Until I cross the line,
    let my body keep moving!
[15:25] Teshima
    But the calmer side of me says this.
[15:31] Teshima
    "Teshima Junta, three years ago,
    you quit road racing."
[15:37] Teshima
    "Now you're fighting for first in the
    glorious mountain stage of the Inter-High."
[15:44] Teshima
    Surely it's all right
    for a crownless man like me
[15:50] Teshima
    to win just once.
[15:54] Manami
    It's strange, Teshima-san.
[15:56] Manami
    Your riding has been sharper since you
    realized Sakamichi-kun isn't coming.
[16:02] Teshima
    I wonder why.
[16:04] Teshima
    My body does feel lighter.
[16:08] Teshima
    Maybe it's because
    I realized I have to do it.
[16:12] Teshima
    Maybe it's because I'm
    carrying my teammates' hopes.
[16:15] Manami
    You said you gave up hope earlier,
    but you never had hope.
[16:20] Teshima
    He might be right. I don't have hope.
[16:24] Teshima
    All I can do is move forward one step
     at a time with my own two legs.
[16:28] Teshima
    It's what I've always done.
[16:32] Fan
    You can do it!
[16:33] Teshima
    In a few kilometers,
    my efforts will be rewarded.
[16:38] Teshima
    I may be able to experience that moment.
[16:44] Manami
    Road racing really is fun.
    Right, Teshima-san?
[16:48] Teshima
    Yeah, you're right.
[16:50] Teshima
    It's fun, Manami.
[16:54] Manami
    That's the first time you agreed with me.
[16:56] Teshima
    Of course riding a bike is fun!
[17:01] Fan
    It's Yamagata Mogami High School,
    who was riding alone!
[17:04] Fan
    They passed the favorite to win
    the mountains, Kawahara Gunpei!
[17:10] Fan
    Now Hakone Academy High School and
    Sohoku High School are racing for first!
[17:14] Manami
    There's nothing to get in our
    way anymore, Teshima-san.
[17:17] Teshima
    Was he planning to pass him here?
[17:22] Kawahara
    Were they going for the result?
[17:23] Kawahara
    But Sohoku High School's #5 was behind him.
[17:28] Kawahara
    I thought Sohoku High School's ace was
    the guy I told Bunya to keep in check.
[17:33] Kawahara
    Number 5 flew under my radar.
[17:37] Kawahara
    I meant to take the first day's mountain
    result by riding ahead of the others.
[17:42] Kawahara
    But I couldn't react.
[17:45] Kawahara
    Normally, I should've been able to follow
    them and fight until the finish line.
[17:49] Kawahara
    I'm sorry, Bunya.
[17:51] Kawahara
    You did your job, too.
[17:55] Kawahara
    But there are demons at the Inter-High.
[18:00] Kawahara
    Demons who turn birds flying
    in the sky into pebbles.
[18:04] Kawahara
    And demons who turn
    ordinary pebbles into birds.
[18:09] Kawahara
    The Inter-High is a special race.
[18:12] Kawahara
    Will, responsibility, tension,
    and purpose mix together.
[18:17] Kawahara
    You can't move like you normally do here.
[18:22] Kawahara
    With the second type of demon on
    your side, you have nothing to fear.
[18:28] Kawahara
    Could it be that #5 is...
[18:36] Teshima
    A chance, a chance...
[18:39] Teshima
    Search for a chance.
[18:41] Teshima
    Fifteen hundred meters left.
[18:45] Teshima
    I can't win if I keep riding behind Manami.
[18:48] Teshima
    I have to pass him somewhere.
[18:51] Teshima
    On the way?
[18:53] Teshima
    Before the finish line? Now?
[18:55] Teshima
    I can't miss the tiniest of mistakes.
[18:59] Teshima
    Damn it!
[19:02] Teshima
    Whoa!
[19:04] Teshima
    Damn it, I fell behind!
[19:07] Teshima
    There's no way he'd make a mistake.
[19:09] Teshima
    If anyone makes one, it'll be me.
[19:11] Teshima
    So what should I do?
[19:14] Teshima
    Twelve hundred meters left...
[19:16] Manami
    You're keeping up.
    You're keeping up, Teshima-san!
[19:20] Manami
    I keep shifting up.
[19:22] Teshima
    He shifted up again?
[19:24] Teshima
    This isn't an opportunity, it's a disaster.
[19:26] Teshima
    Is he trying to kill me?
[19:32] Teshima
    One kilometer left!
[19:34] Teshima
    The line...
[19:35] Manami
    is close!
[19:37] Teshima
    Find an opportunity.
[19:40] Teshima
    One kilometer left...
[19:41] Teshima
    Just one kilometer in a lifetime.
[19:45] Teshima
    I'll take first.
[19:47] Teshima
    It's right in front of me!
[19:53] Teshima
    My legs are at their limit.
[19:57] Teshima
    My hands are losing their grip.
[19:59] Teshima
    But they've been that way for a while.
[20:02] Teshima
    Believe in yourself!
[20:05] Teshima
    In miracles!
[20:06] Fan
    #5 is amazing!
[20:08] Fan
    He's giving Manami a run for his money!
[20:10] Fans
    Teshima!
[20:10] Fan
    I kind of like all-out, reckless riders like him!
[20:12] Fans
    Teshima!
[20:15] Fans
    Teshima-san!
[20:16] Fan
    You can do it, Sohoku High School!
[20:18] Fan
    Take it, Teshima!
[20:21] Teshima
    Seriously?
[20:22] Fan
    Teshima, go!
[20:24] Teshima
    I can hear my name being
    called at the Inter-High.
[20:29] Teshima
    Is this a miracle?
[20:31] Teshima
    I feel stronger.
[20:34] Fan
    You're almost at the end of Irohazaka!
[21:00] Manami
    Crap! My chain!
[21:02] Teshima
    Manami's losing speed?
[21:04] Teshima
    What happened?
[21:06] Teshima
    In any case...
[21:07] Teshima
    Now's my chance!
[21:11] Fan
    Sohoku High School passed him!
[21:12] Fan
    There's 400 meters left!
[22:53] Teshima
    I can't keep going.
[22:54] Teshima
    I can't move another millimeter.
[22:56] Teshima
    I'm going to sleep here.
[22:58] Koga
    What about dinner?
[22:59] Teshima
    I'm not hungry.
[23:01] Teshima
    We ordinary men have reached their limit.
[23:03] Teshima
    Good night.
[23:05] Aoyagi
    Junta, you completed a thousand
    kilometers at this training camp.
[23:09] Aoyagi
    You're not ordinary anymore.
[23:11] Teshima
    Aoyagi...
[23:13] Koga
    Yeah. If you're ordinary,
    what does that make me?
[23:17] Koga
    You're a proper captain now.
[23:20] Koga
    I'm counting on you at the Inter-High.
[23:22] Teshima
    Kimitaka...
[23:25] Koga
    Okay, time for dinner!
[23:27] Aoyagi
    We'll start without you, Junta!
[23:33] Teshima
    I really am ordinary.
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