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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