E6 - Naruko VS Midousuji

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[00:05] Midousuji
    Shall we race?
[00:09] Naruko
    M-Midousuji? Kyoto Fushimi's ace?
[00:13] Midousuji
    Since it's a 600-meter track, how does
    a ten-lap, six-kilometer race sound?
[00:20] Naruko
    Sure. It's my last race.
[00:22] Naruko
    Give me everything you've got.
[00:24] Midousuji
    But it wouldn't be fun to just race.
[00:31] Midousuji
    Why don't we each bet something important?
[00:35] Mob 1
    That's Naruko, the sprinter from
     national champion Sohoku,
[00:39] Mob 1
    and Kyoto Fushimi's first-year ace Midousuji!
[00:42] Mob 2
    And they're about to have a sprint showdown?
[00:44] Mob 3
    Seriously? I can't believe we
    get to watch that race here!
[00:49] Naruko
    If I win the next race,
    I'll keep riding as a sprinter.
[00:53] Naruko
    If I lose...
[00:56] Naruko
    I'll quit sprinting!
SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal
[02:33] Midousuji
    You'll quit sprinting?
SIGN    RIDE.06 Naruko VS Midousuji
[02:38] Midousuji
    You, the sprinter?
[02:40] Naruko
    Yeah, what do you think?
[02:42] Naruko
    This race just got really
    interesting, didn't it?
[02:48] Midousuji
    Gross!
[02:50] Midousuji
    He's serious. This guy must be an idiot.
[02:53] Midousuji
    He actually bet something important to him.
[02:55] Midousuji
    But such purity can only
    be found in serious races.
[03:02] Midousuji
    Gross, gross!
[03:04] Midousuji
    Fine. My heart hasn't beat
    this hard in a while.
[03:09] Midousuji
    This is exactly the kind of
    competition I was looking for.
[03:14] Midousuji
    Mizuta-kun, Yamaguchi-kun...
[03:20] Midousuji
    If I lose this race, the five of you
    can ride in next year's Inter-High.
[03:28] Midousuji
    I'll put on a yellow jersey and
    do everything I can to help
[03:34] Midousuji
    reigning champions Sohoku for three days.
SIGN    Sohoku High
    Bicycle Racing Club
[03:44] Both
    Yes, sir.
[03:47] Naruko
    He's serious.
[03:49] Midousuji
    Of course, if that ever happened, my head
    would split in two. I couldn't do it.
[03:57] Midousuji
    So I have to win here.
[04:01] Naruko
    I heard you were lying in the first aid
    tent at the Inter-High for a long time.
[04:06] Naruko
    Did all that sleep leave you out of shape?
[04:09] Midousuji
    I was just resting.
[04:12] Midousuji
    I can't do anything if the vessel
    carrying my soul is a wreck.
[04:17] Midousuji
    Thanks to that, I recovered.
    Gradually, I recovered.
[04:22] Midousuji
    Now, I'm even more flawless than before.
[04:26] Mob 1
    They're coming around the turn!
[04:28] Mob 2
    They're passing under the fire hydrant sign!
[04:30] Mob 1
    Their ten-lap sprint...
[04:32] Mob 2
    ...is starting!
[04:45] Mob 1
    Kyoto Fushimi's accelerating!
[04:47] Mob 2
    How can he lean so far forward while dancing?
[04:49] Mob 2
    He's so fast!
[04:50] Naruko
    Midousuji!
[04:51] Mob 2
    But there's a turn coming up!
[04:54] Mob 1
    If he goes that fast into
    the turn, he'll fall!
[04:57] Naruko
    He won't fall.
[04:58] Naruko
    He rounds corners with
    full-throttle dive banks!
[05:06] Mob 4
    How can he turn at that speed?
[05:08] Mob 5
    Sohoku's falling behind!
[05:11] Naruko
    He's fast. He's first-rate.
[05:12] Naruko
    But I'm falling behind? Are they joking?
[05:17] Naruko
    They can't be serious!
[05:23] Naruko
    You going somewhere?
[05:24] Naruko
    You seem to be in a hurry.
[05:26] Naruko
    Are you holding back a poop?
[05:29] Midousuji
    Sohoku sprinter, are you
    talking about yourself?
[05:33] Midousuji
    You're pedaling as fast as you can.
[05:36] Mob 1
    Whoa!
[05:37] Mob 1
    What? They finished two laps
    in the time I finished one!
[05:41] Naruko
    Show me what you've really got!
[05:44] Midousuji
    No, you.
[05:46] Daitsubu
    They're so fast.
[05:47] Kakimoto
    What's wrong with them?
[05:49] Kakimoto
    Was Naruko holding back when he raced us?
[05:52] Ishigaki
    They're both pushing each other forward.
[05:54] Both
    What?
[05:55] Ishigaki
    Both their ability and competitive spirit.
[05:58] Daitsubu
    Kyoto Fushimi third-year...
[06:01] Kakimoto
    ...Ishigaki!
[06:03] Ishigaki
    Will you make your next breakthrough in
    this race against Naruko-kun, Midousuji?
[06:14] Midousuji
    That's right.
[06:15] Midousuji
    This is exactly the kind of
    competition I was looking for.
[06:21] Mob 2
    Sohoku's pulling ahead!
[06:23] Naruko
    You're too slow, Turtle-suji.
[06:26] Midousuji
    That's not something you should
    say when you're drenched in sweat,
[06:29] Midousuji
    you chicken-headed bean!
[06:32] Midousuji
    Fall!
[06:33] Naruko
    Shut up!
[06:34] Midousuji
    Fall!
[06:35] Naruko
    No, you fall!
[06:37] Midousuji
    Fall!
[06:38] Naruko
    Idiot!
[06:39] Kakimoto
    Second lap!
[06:49] Daitsubu
    Third lap!
[06:52] Midousuji
    Fall!
[06:54] Naruko
    I'm not falling, seaweed!
[06:56] Mob 2
    They're running into each other...
[06:58] Mob 3
    As they pass us!
[06:59] Midousuji
    Fourth lap!
[07:01] Midousuji
    You want to keep going?
[07:03] Midousuji
    This race is about to become
    so back-breakingly intense,
[07:07] Midousuji
    you'll wish you'd dropped out now.
[07:09] Naruko
    Thanks. That's exactly what I'm looking for.
[07:12] Naruko
    Make it as hard as you can.
[07:15] Midousuji
    You must be stupid.
[07:16] Midousuji
    Why'd you scream about seaweed?
[07:17] Naruko
    That's you.
[07:19] Naruko
    You're long and drift around everywhere!
[07:23] Kakimoto
    They're changing positions
    as they ride with dizzying speed!
[07:25] Mob 1
    They've gotten even faster on this lap!
[07:28] Mob 2
    Will this race be a draw?
[07:35] Midousuji
    Seaweed!
[07:36] Naruko
    Watching him ride from behind
    sends chills down my spine.
[07:39] Naruko
    All my hair's standing on end.
[07:43] Naruko
    He's different from everyone
    else I've ridden against.
[07:48] Naruko
    He has no doubts. He's decisive.
[07:52] Naruko
    It's like he's carving away everything
    unnecessary with a knife or something.
[07:58] Naruko
    He only rides to move forward!
[08:03] Naruko
    His style has changed!
[08:07] Midousuji
    Seaweed!
[08:09] Naruko
    He's stronger than he was at the Inter-High!
[08:12] Daitsubu
    Fifth lap!
[08:17] Midousuji
    You've been speaking less.
[08:24] Midousuji
    After becoming the champions of the
    Inter-High and hugging each other,
[08:28] Midousuji
    praising each other,
    congratulating each other,
[08:31] Midousuji
    and discussing how important
    your friends are...
[08:34] Midousuji
    Are you sure you didn't forget to practice?
[08:40] Naruko
    You're right. I may have forgotten.
[08:49] Mob 1
    Sohoku's Naruko pulled
    ahead of him in the turn!
[08:52] Mob 2
    He's trying to keep Kyoto Fushimi in check!
[08:56] Naruko
    Keep you in check? I wouldn't do that.
[08:59] Naruko
    I'm the Sprinter of Naniwa!
[09:02] Naruko
    I always aim to be flashy!
[09:04] Naruko
    Playtime is over!
[09:07] Naruko
    I'm pulling ahead!
[09:09] Kakimoto
    Sixth lap!
[09:12] Midousuji
    He jumped ahead. Was that
    not as fast as he could go?
[09:15] Midousuji
    That acceleration's the real thing.
[09:17] Midousuji
    This technique, this heartbeat,
    this wariness, this pressure.
[09:21] Midousuji
    He's no ordinary chicken-head!
[09:26] Mob 1
    Kyoto Fushimi's falling behind!
[09:29] Midousuji
    So he's been observing me until now?
[09:34] Midousuji
    Me? Observing me?
[09:37] Midousuji
    He's been appraising me?
[09:41] Midousuji
    And he jumped ahead because
    he thought he could win?
[09:45] Naruko
    I can win.
[09:47] Naruko
    You were right. I did forget to practice.
[09:51] Naruko
    After all, our team had a bear with
    a giant attitude and body on it.
[09:55] Naruko
    Because I was anxious to beat him,
    I didn't have a chance to rest!
[10:00] Naruko
    And partway through, a super-fast
    but silent mole popped up, too.
[10:05] Naruko
    Unfortunately for you, Midousuji,
    since the Inter-High,
[10:10] Naruko
    I've gotten stronger not during practice,
    but during actual races!
[10:14] Naruko
    Sorry. That told me everything
    I needed to know.
[10:17] Naruko
    I'm the faster sprinter.
[10:20] Naruko
    I'll show you just how fast
    the genius Naruko can sprint!
[10:32] Mob 1
    He's so fast!
[10:33] Mob 2
    Sohoku's been riding exceptionally
    fast since he jumped ahead!
[10:37] Naruko
    This is how fast the genius Naruko sprints!
[10:44] Daitsubu
    They're starting their seventh lap.
[10:46] Daitsubu
    There's four laps to go.
[10:47] Kakimoto
    Kyoto Fushimi's falling behind.
[10:51] Mizuta
    If Midousuji-kun loses, only five of
    us will ride at next year's Inter-High.
[10:59] Mizuta
    Anything goes in an unofficial race.
[11:02] Mizuta
    No one said it had to be one-on-one.
[11:04] Mizuta
    I'm going to go help Midousuji-kun.
[11:07] Ishigaki
    You don't need to go, Nobu.
[11:11] Mizuta
    Are you sure it's okay for you
    to call me Nobu, Ishigaki-san?
[11:16] Mizuta
    Midousuji-kun told us to call each
    other by our numbers or use honorifics.
[11:21] Ishigaki
    It's fine. I retired from the club.
[11:25] Ishigaki
    I'll call you whatever I want, Nobuyuki.
[11:28] Mizuta
    What do you mean, we don't
    have to go help him?
[11:32] Ishigaki
    He's been waiting for this moment.
[11:36] Ishigaki
    For someone as physically and mentally
    strong as he is to accept his challenge.
[11:44] Ishigaki
    He's become too strong. No one
    can challenge him anymore.
[11:50] Ishigaki
    Since the Inter-High ended,
    his riding style has changed.
[11:54] Mizuta
    Really? It looks the same to me.
[11:57] Ishigaki
    No, he's started carefully considering
    and treating each practice and each race.
[12:05] Ishigaki
    He's always been that way,
    but it's like he's honed it.
[12:08] Ishigaki
    Like he's searching for something.
[12:11] Ishigaki
    It seemed to me like he was waiting for
    something to break him out of his shell.
[12:16] Ishigaki
    He's the one in control of this race.
[12:21] Ishigaki
    Just as an insect breaks through its
    exoskeleton to become stronger and larger,
[12:27] Ishigaki
    he's trying to shed his skin, too.
[12:34] Midousuji
    I wanted competition.
[12:39] Midousuji
    Win or lose... I can't lose.
[12:43] Midousuji
    Something important.
[12:54] Midousuji
    Something that's only born
    from this kind of intensity.
[12:59] Midousuji
    This is the shock I was looking for.
[13:04] Midousuji
    It's time to fly.
[13:11] Midousuji
    Just as insects metamorphose and
    take flight in search of life
[13:15] Midousuji
    when an area becomes overpopulated...
[13:19] Midousuji
    To achieve my next victory...
[13:25] Midousuji
    I will fly, too!
[13:32] Mizuta
    A battle cry? Midousuji-kun!
[13:34] Ishigaki
    Midousuji, is this your next form?
[13:50] Kakimoto
    Eighth lap!
[13:52] Daitsubu
    What the hell is that?
[13:54] Mob 1
    He stretched his back straight forward!
[13:55] Mob 2
    His form is so strange, but...
[13:58] Mob 2
    He's fast!
[14:00] Kakimoto
    He's trying to catch up with
    less than 1.8 kilometers to go.
[14:04] Kakimoto
    But he's almost half a lap behind.
[14:07] Mob 2
    Can he do that?
[14:14] Ishigaki
    Midousuji...
[14:16] Sign
    Kyoto
    Fushimi
    High
SIGN    Bicycle Racing Club
[14:19] (Flashback) Club 1
    Good work.
[14:21] (Flashback) Midousuji
    It's no good.
[14:24] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    What's wrong, Midousuji?
[14:27] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    I know your time wasn't
    good today, but it happens.
[14:31] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    You rode incredibly at
    this year's Inter-High.
[14:36] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    You're the pride of the team.
[14:38] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    You don't need to be so hard on yourself.
[14:42] (Flashback) Midousuji
    It's not a physical burden.
[14:45] (Flashback) Midousuji
    I can't move onto the next stage like this.
[14:48] (Flashback) Midousuji
    It's something different.
[14:51] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Something mental, as well.
[14:54] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Something back-breaking...
[14:57] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    You've been wearing those while you practice?
[15:00] (Flashback) Ishigaki
    Midousuji...
[15:00] (Flashback) Midousuji
    A race...
[15:04] Ishigaki
    He can't hear me.
[15:07] (Flashback) Midousuji
    Living creatures only evolve under
    truly difficult circumstances.
[15:15] Ishigaki
    It's fine. Don't look back.
[15:19] Ishigaki
    Keep chasing after the new form you see.
[15:31] Naruko
    He's getting closer.
[15:33] Kakimoto
    Two laps left!
[15:36] Mob 1
    Sohoku's riding ahead!
[15:37] Mob 2
    He's going to make it!
[15:39] Naruko
    It's not my imagination.
[15:44] Naruko
    He's coming.
[15:46] Naruko
    Interesting.
[15:48] Naruko
    I'm impressed, Midousuji.
[15:50] Naruko
    You still had that much potential left?
[15:53] Naruko
    But I won't let you catch up!
[16:00] Naruko
    What is he doing?
[16:04] Naruko
    He's different. I can feel it.
[16:07] Naruko
    My fingers are shaking.
[16:09] Naruko
    What kind of ridiculous pressure is this?
[16:12] Naruko
    Hey, wait! I'm not letting you catch me!
[16:16] Naruko
    I'm the fastest, flashiest man on the track!
[16:18] Naruko
    The Speedman of Naniwa, Naruko Shoukichi!
[16:24] Naruko
    No way!
[16:26] Naruko
    What kind of crazy form is that?
    I've never seen anything like it.
[16:29] Naruko
    Has he been...
[16:34] Midousuji
    Oh, you're behind me now, bean?
[16:40] Midousuji
    I'm facing downwards, so I didn't notice.
[16:45] Midousuji
    That's not good. I can't go
    fast unless I face forward.
[16:50] Kakimoto
    One more lap!
[16:52] Mob 1
    Kyoto Fushimi's ahead of Sohoku!
[16:56] Midousuji
    You seem desperate, bean.
[16:59] Midousuji
    But I can see it.
[17:02] Midousuji
    I can see myself raising my hands in victory!
[17:08] Naruko
    Crap!
[17:10] Naruko
    My nose is bleeding.
[17:12] Daitsubu
    Naruko...
[17:14] Kakimoto
    Honestly, I want Naruko to win.
[17:18] Kakimoto
    The way he stretched for the
    finish line was the real deal.
[17:22] Daitsubu
    Me, too. He's a pure sprinter.
[17:25] Daitsubu
    And the third time's the charm.
[17:31] Daitsubu
    Naruko, you can do it!
[17:38] Naruko
    What is this? I was supposed
    to pull ahead and win.
[17:42] Naruko
    But he caught up.
[17:44] Naruko
    He caught up and passed me.
[17:47] Naruko
    Why is Idiot-suji riding so far ahead of me?
[17:51] Naruko
    I'm the one who knows this track!
[17:54] Naruko
    I'm the genius sprinter of Naniwa!
[17:56] Naruko
    I...
[18:01] Naruko
    ...always win, no matter the circumstances!
[18:08] Naruko
    Road races are make-or-break!
[18:10] Naruko
    You only get one shot!
[18:13] Naruko
    The are two possible results: win or lose.
[18:16] Naruko
    I'll give everything I've got
    and put my life on the line!
[18:20] Naruko
    I'll bet everything and put it all out there!
[18:24] Naruko
    Win or lose...
[18:26] Naruko
    That's why I'm on fire!
[18:29] Daitsubu
    He caught up on the straight!
[18:31] Naruko
    He's fast. We're going so fast,
    my nose is bleeding.
[18:34] Naruko
    Honestly, my heart and muscles are screaming.
[18:38] Naruko
    He's evolved during this race.
[18:42] Naruko
    Right here. Unbelievably!
[18:44] Naruko
    But so what? I'll win!
[18:48] Naruko
    I'll do everything I can and win!
[18:52] Mob 1
    He threw away his water bottle!
[18:54] Kakimoto
    He's making himself lighter for the sprint!
[18:58] Daitsubu
    He zipped up his jersey to
    reduce his wind resistance!
[19:04] Mizuta
    He even threw away his saddle!
[19:07] Naruko
    I will win!
[19:08] Daitsubu
    He's made himself as light as possible!
[19:10] Kakimoto
    I don't believe it.
[19:11] Kakimoto
    He's determined to win.
[19:14] Naruko
    I'm Naruko Shoukichi!
[19:18] Daitsubu
    They're entering the last turn!
[19:20] Naruko
    When will I go, if not now?
[19:23] Kakimoto
    One hundred and twenty meters left!
[19:27] (Flashback) Naruko
    If I lose, I'll quit sprinting.
[19:30] Naruko
    I can't quit! Sprinting is my way of life!
[19:34] Naruko
    My pride!
[19:37] Midousuji
    Bean, bean...
[19:40] Midousuji
    You're not a bean.
[19:42] Midousuji
    You're a chicken-headed turtle.
[19:56] Midousuji
    I did it.
[19:57] Midousuji
    If I lost here, no matter
    how cutting-edge the change,
[19:59] Midousuji
    it couldn't be called an evolution.
[20:04] Midousuji
    But I won. I am victorious.
[20:07] Midousuji
    I did it.
[20:10] Midousuji
    I achieved my next form.
[20:17] Naruko
    In my hometown of Osaka,
    on a track I've ridden to death,
[20:24] Naruko
    I gave everything I had until
    my nose bled, and I lost.
[20:30] Naruko
    Damn it!
[20:33] Naruko
    I'm always the loser!
[20:35] Naruko
    Idiot! Moron! I wish I could die!
[20:39] Kakimoto
    Naruko...
[20:40] Daitsubu
    Don't.
[20:43] Midousuji
    Aren't you going to quit, sprinter?
[20:46] Midousuji
    That's what you said before we started.
[20:50] Naruko
    Yeah, I'll quit.
[20:53] Naruko
    A man never goes back on his word.
[21:01] Midousuji
    Sohoku has lost one of its feathers.
[21:05] Midousuji
    And they just became champions, too.
[21:08] Ishigaki
    Naruko-kun might come back to race again.
[21:14] Midousuji
    What? What does that mean?
[21:18] Ishigaki
    Midousuji...
[21:20] Ishigaki
    Frustration makes people stronger.
SIGN    Ishigaki Koutarou (9 Years Old)
[23:21] Ishigaki
    There it is.
[23:24] Ishigaki
    Patience, patience.
[23:29] Midousuji
    Gross!
[23:33] Ishigaki
    Was that you?
[23:35] Midousuji
    What?
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