# E9 - Sash of Wishes
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**[00:01] Aoyagi**
Junta, I just remembered
I have something to do.
**[00:06] Aoyagi**
Can I drop back?
**[00:11] Aoyagi**
I forgot an idiot behind us.
**[00:15] Teshima**
You can't! Hakone Academy is approaching!
**[00:17] Teshima**
We can't lose anyone else!
**[00:20] Aoyagi**
I promise, I'll bring him back.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[01:53] Teshima**
I'm telling you not to
because you can't, Aoyagi!
***SIGN*** LINE.09 Sash of Wishes
**[01:57] Teshima**
You must understand.
**[01:58] Teshima**
Makishima-san must've said the
same thing to Onoda last year.
**[02:03] Teshima**
Dropping back is easy.
**[02:05] Teshima**
But bringing someone back with
you takes twice as much strength.
**[02:10] Teshima**
It's a gamble.
**[02:12] Teshima**
And we're 1,800 meters up in the mountains.
**[02:16] Teshima**
You're a sprinter. You can't do it.
**[02:19] Teshima**
Letting you go back to save him now
**[02:22] Teshima**
would be the same as losing two
members of our six-man team.
**[02:27] Aoyagi**
We'll be stronger with all six of us.
**[02:32] Aoyagi**
I'm bringing him back.
**[02:34] Teshima**
Aoyagi, I can give you about seven more
reasons why your choice is reckless.
**[02:40] Teshima**
Wanna hear them?
**[02:42] Aoyagi**
No, I'm good.
**[02:45] Teshima**
You're going, then?
**[02:46] Aoyagi**
I'm going.
**[02:51] Teshima**
Then this is goodbye.
**[02:55] Sakamichi**
A-Aoyagi-san...
**[02:57] Sakamichi**
You're going to rescue Kaburagi-kun
and come back, right?
**[03:01] Aoyagi**
There are no certainties in road racing.
**[03:04] Aoyagi**
Junta's right. This is reckless.
**[03:06] Aoyagi**
You must always be prepared
for your plans to fail.
**[03:10] Teshima**
We're third-years. This is our last race.
**[03:14] Teshima**
If you can't make it back, this will
be the last time we ride together.
***SIGN*** Certain
**[03:22] Teshima**
Thanks for riding with me these
last three years, Hajime.
**[03:27] Teshima**
Our two-man team was the greatest.
**[03:35] Aoyagi**
Yeah, Junta.
**[03:39] Both**
I made it this far because of you.
**[03:44] Teshima**
Our two-man team...
**[03:46] Teshima**
...is dissolved!
**[03:47] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san!
**[03:49] Aoyagi**
Don't look back, Onoda.
**[03:50] Aoyagi**
Ride with Junta and reach the
front before Hakone Academy.
**[03:54] Aoyagi**
Support Imaizumi and Naruko as best you can.
**[03:57] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[03:58] Aoyagi**
That's your job!
**[04:01] Sakamichi**
Yes!
**[04:02] Aoyagi**
Junta, tell me one last thing.
**[04:06] Aoyagi**
Those seven more reasons my choice
is reckless... Is there an eighth?
**[04:11] Teshima**
What? The eighth?
**[04:13] Teshima**
There's...
**[04:16] Teshima**
There is one.
**[04:18] Teshima**
It's a tiny shred of hope!
**[04:24] Aoyagi**
Then pray the eighth
turns out to be true, Junta!
**[04:28] Sakamichi**
Aoyagi-san's been swallowed
by Hakone Academy!
**[04:32] Teshima**
I know! Face forward!
**[04:34] Teshima**
We'll catch them first! Raise the pace!
**[04:37] Sakamichi**
Yes, sir!
**[04:39] Yuto**
Sohoku's second rider has fallen.
**[04:47] Kaburagi**
Damn it! I feel weak.
**[04:50] Kaburagi**
Why?
**[04:56] Kaburagi**
My limbs are heavy.
**[04:57] Kaburagi**
My pedals are heavy.
**[05:00] Kaburagi**
They've never felt this heavy before.
**[05:02] Kaburagi**
Come on. Come on, strength!
**[05:05] Obori**
I'm Fukuoka Josei's Obori!
**[05:09] Obori**
You were showing off during yesterday's
sprint, Sohoku's Kaburagi!
**[05:13] Obori**
And now you're mine!
**[05:14] Kaburagi**
You can't catch me!
**[05:16] Obori**
I will!
**[05:22] Teshima**
Kaburagi probably won't be able to
group up with Aoyagi right away.
**[05:26] Sakamichi**
What?
**[05:28] Teshima**
He's too far behind.
**[05:30] Teshima**
He may be trying to rescue him,
but at the very least,
**[05:33] Teshima**
Kaburagi will have to reach Aoyagi on his own.
**[05:37] Teshima**
If his spirit is broken, and he's
stopped moving, they'll never meet up.
**[05:42] Sakamichi**
B-But...
**[05:44] Teshima**
He'll be fine if someone's
there to give him a push.
**[05:48] Teshima**
But that won't happen.
**[05:50] Teshima**
Before we started, nobody noticed
that he wasn't feeling well.
**[05:57] Kaburagi**
What am I going to do?
**[06:00] Kaburagi**
Is this the end already?
**[06:04] Koga**
Don't stop, Kaburagi!
**[06:06] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[06:08] Koga**
Keep moving forward!
**[06:12] Koga**
Put your feet on the pedals.
**[06:14] Koga**
The race isn't over yet.
**[06:17] Kaburagi**
Koga-san?
**[06:19] Kaburagi**
Huh? What?
**[06:21] Kaburagi**
What are you doing here?
**[06:23] Kaburagi**
Did you warp here?
**[06:24] Kaburagi**
Cast a magic spell?
**[06:26] Koga**
There's no time to talk.
**[06:28] Koga**
Focus on the race.
**[06:29] Koga**
Put your feet on the pedals.
**[06:32] Koga**
Move forward, Kaburagi!
**[06:33] Koga**
Don't stop!
**[06:36] Koga**
You must always move forward in a road race.
**[06:39] Koga**
Standing still is the same as forfeiting.
**[06:42] Koga**
If you abandon the Inter-High now...
**[06:45] Koga**
I'll make sure you pay for it!
**[06:47] Kaburagi**
Crap. He's serious.
**[06:50] Kaburagi**
He wholeheartedly means
everything he's saying.
**[06:53] Kaburagi**
It has weight.
**[06:55] Kaburagi**
I can feel it all the way to my fingertips.
**[07:04] Kaburagi**
But...
**[07:06] Koga**
Move!
**[07:07] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[07:08] Koga**
No matter what happens,
keep moving forward, Kaburagi!
**[07:12] Kaburagi**
Yes!
**[07:13] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
Koga-san, the van is leaving soon.
**[07:17] (Flashback) Koga**
Go on without me.
**[07:18] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
Huh?
**[07:20] (Flashback) Koga**
I'll stay here.
**[07:21] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
What? Why do you want us
to leave without you?
**[07:25] (Flashback) Koga**
There's something bothering me.
**[07:27] (Flashback) Koga**
You take command of the feed zone, Sugimoto.
**[07:30] (Flashback) Sugimoto**
What? Wait a minute.
**[07:33] Sugimoto**
What do you...
**[07:33] Koga**
* "I've been worried about*
* Kaburagi since this morning."*
**[07:37] Koga**
* It'd be a disaster if I said that,*
* and it turned out to be true.*
**[07:41] (Flashback) Toji**
You're staying?
**[07:43] (Flashback) Koga**
I imagined the worst case scenario.
**[07:46] (Flashback) Toji**
For the team, huh?
**[07:48] (Flashback) Toji**
If you stay now, you won't
make it to the feed zone.
**[07:54] (Flashback) Koga**
Sorry for being stubborn.
**[07:59] Koga**
* Let this hike have been a*
* waste of time, Kaburagi.*
**[08:09] Koga**
But...
**[08:11] Koga**
If you can't move...
**[08:15] Koga**
Then I'll push you!
**[08:18] Kaburagi**
A short push is fine,
**[08:20] Kaburagi**
but a long push from anyone other than
another rider is against the rules.
**[08:23] Kaburagi**
I'll be penalized.
**[08:24] Koga**
Then I'll push little by little.
**[08:26] Koga**
That shouldn't be a problem.
**[08:28] Koga**
Supporting you as best we can is our job!
**[08:33] Kaburagi**
Koga-san...
**[08:35] Koga**
Sohoku still has a chance.
**[08:41] Kaburagi**
Sorry, Koga-san! Thank you!
**[08:43] Koga**
So you can say "thank you," Kaburagi.
**[08:48] Koga**
The old me thought it was natural.
**[08:51] Koga**
That Teshima and Aoyagi
were assigned to support us
**[08:54] Koga**
because they didn't work hard enough.
**[08:56] Koga**
That's not how it is.
**[08:58] Koga**
We're able to move forward
because we all support each other.
**[09:01] Koga**
Believe that you'll rejoin the team!
**[09:05] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:06] Koga**
Imagine yourself returning
to form as you ride!
**[09:09] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:10] Koga**
Keep racing and grow with
everything you've got!
**[09:16] Koga**
I know you can do it!
**[09:18] Koga**
You have the most potential!
**[09:20] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[09:24] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[09:26] Kaburagi**
Imagine, imagine, imagine!
**[09:30] Kaburagi**
Imagine your recovery!
**[09:32] Ref**
Slow riders, please move to the left!
**[09:36] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[09:38] Ref**
The pack is coming through!
**[09:42] Koga**
The pack...
**[09:48] Kaburagi**
The pack... passed us.
**[09:52] Koga**
In an instant...
**[09:54] Koga**
Even the pack passed him.
**[10:05] Koga**
Someone stopped!
**[10:09] Koga**
Go, Kaburagi! You can still make it!
**[10:12] Koga**
Your teammate is waiting for you!
**[10:13] Koga**
Tie your sash of wishes to his!
**[10:16] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[10:18] Kaburagi**
He's right. I can see him.
**[10:20] Kaburagi**
He's wearing a Sohoku jersey!
**[10:25] Koga**
Go, Kaburagi!
**[10:27] Koga**
Connect that thread of hope!
**[10:34] Kaburagi**
Koga-san, thank you!
**[10:37] Koga**
Who could have imagined it?
**[10:40] Koga**
That as hands reached out to catch falling
drops of hope, some would fall through...
**[10:49] Koga**
And another hand would
reach out to catch them.
**[10:54] Kaburagi**
Thank you for waiting for me
when I'm in such bad shape.
**[11:00] Kaburagi**
Now I might be able to return to the team.
**[11:03] Kaburagi**
My Inter-High...
**[11:06] Kaburagi**
...isn't over yet!
**[11:08] Kaburagi**
Who is it? Teshima-san?
**[11:10] Kaburagi**
Onoda-san?
**[11:15] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[11:18] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi-san?
**[11:19] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[11:21] Kaburagi**
Seriously?
**[11:24] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi-san...
**[11:26] Kaburagi**
You were riding in front of us during
the chase, so we could reach the front.
**[11:33] Kaburagi**
But you're...
**[11:35] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[11:36] Kaburagi**
You're a third-year.
This is your last Inter-high.
**[11:40] Kaburagi**
But you're here now, which means...
**[11:44] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[11:47] Kaburagi**
You fell behind the team, too?
**[11:53] Kaburagi**
Did you fall behind the team, too?
**[11:56] Aoyagi**
No!
**[11:57] Aoyagi**
Can't you tell from the situation?
**[11:59] Aoyagi**
I was waiting for you!
**[12:01] Kaburagi**
The situation?
**[12:03] Aoyagi**
Wait. Why do you look like
you feel sorry for me?
**[12:06] Kaburagi**
Oh, no.
**[12:07] Kaburagi**
I understand. I get it.
**[12:10] Kaburagi**
You don't want to admit that
you fell behind the team.
**[12:14] Kaburagi**
You're desperately trying to save face.
**[12:16] Aoyagi**
Does he really not get it?
**[12:17] Aoyagi**
He doesn't get it.
**[12:19] Kaburagi**
I was hoping you were
Onoda-san or Teshima-san.
**[12:23] Aoyagi**
Who says that to someone's face?
**[12:26] Aoyagi**
It doesn't matter. Follow me.
**[12:31] Aoyagi**
Did Koga push him?
**[12:34] Aoyagi**
You're the only one on
Sohoku who saw this coming.
**[12:38] Aoyagi**
You're the greatest support
Sohoku has ever had, Kimitaka.
**[12:44] Aoyagi**
Let's go, Kaburagi!
**[12:45] Aoyagi**
We're going to reach the
team at the front together!
**[12:48] Kaburagi**
Seriously?
**[12:50] Kaburagi**
You and me?
**[12:52] Aoyagi**
That's right.
**[12:53] Aoyagi**
It'll be hard, but we'll do it.
**[12:55] Aoyagi**
So follow me. Don't fall behind.
**[13:00] Aoyagi**
No complaining.
**[13:03] Kaburagi**
Yes, sir!
**[13:04] Kaburagi**
What's with this intensity?
**[13:08] Aoyagi**
Supersonic Oxygen Muscle Climb!
**[13:15] Aoyagi**
He's falling behind.
**[13:18] Aoyagi**
He still doesn't feel well?
**[13:20] Aoyagi**
If I raise my pace,
Kaburagi will fall behind.
**[13:25] Aoyagi**
He can't do what should be easy for him.
**[13:27] Aoyagi**
What should I do?
**[13:31] Kaburagi**
You're knitting your brows.
**[13:32] Kaburagi**
You look pained, Aoyagi.
**[13:36] Kaburagi**
You called it your "Muscle Climb,"
but your pace has fallen so quickly.
**[13:41] Aoyagi**
Whose fault is that?
**[13:44] Kaburagi**
Then I don't have a choice, Aoyagi!
**[13:49] Aoyagi**
Wh-What?
**[13:52] Okutani**
See that? Sohoku's already
lost two of their riders.
**[13:55] Kawamoto**
They were doing so well yesterday.
**[13:57] Kawamoto**
Maybe they're just not that good this year.
**[14:00] Yamagiwa**
Enough, Kawamoto, Okutani.
**[14:02] Okutani**
Yamagiwa-san...
**[14:04] Yamagiwa**
#4 is trying to bring their
out-of-form #6 back to the team.
**[14:08] Okutani**
What? From back there?
**[14:10] Kawamoto**
But that's impossible.
**[14:11] Yamagiwa**
Maybe.
**[14:13] Yamagiwa**
But last year they won from #170.
**[14:19] Yamagiwa**
I think...
**[14:21] Yamagiwa**
Sohoku might be strongest
when they're facing adversity.
**[14:28] Kaburagi**
I don't have a choice!
**[14:30] Aoyagi**
What are you doing, Kaburagi?
**[14:32] Aoyagi**
Why are you pulling?
**[14:34] Aoyagi**
Fall back! I'll pull!
**[14:36] Kaburagi**
Look at you showing off and pushing yourself.
**[14:39] Kaburagi**
Fine, then.
**[14:41] Kaburagi**
I'll pull, too!
**[14:43] Aoyagi**
Hey, listen!
**[14:45] Kaburagi**
I'm fine.
**[14:47] Kaburagi**
I feel a little better now.
**[14:51] Kaburagi**
Koga-san gave me power.
**[14:55] Kaburagi**
"Grow."
**[14:56] Kaburagi**
"You have great potential."
**[14:59] Kaburagi**
You should quit showing off
and rest behind me, Aoyagi.
**[15:03] Aoyagi**
That's Aoyagi-*san *to you!
**[15:05] Aoyagi**
I'll see how he does and
move up if he drops his pace.
**[15:12] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi's still pulling.
**[15:17] Aoyagi**
Well, well. He's still pulling.
**[15:20] Kaburagi**
You're a lot of trouble, Aoyagi.
**[15:24] Aoyagi**
Huh? He's still pulling?
**[15:27] Aoyagi**
What's going on?
**[15:30] Aoyagi**
He's faster when he's pulling
than when he's being pulled.
**[15:36] Kaburagi**
Are you keeping up, Aoyagi?
**[15:39] Aoyagi**
Yeah.
**[15:40] Aoyagi**
How is this happening? But it's true.
**[15:44] Aoyagi**
I'm a little surprised, though.
**[15:46] Kaburagi**
By what? The view?
**[15:49] Aoyagi**
I've never heard of the one being
rescued pulling for his rescuer.
**[15:55] Kaburagi**
The view is nice.
**[15:59] Kaburagi**
Half of road racing is mental.
**[16:02] Kaburagi**
If your spirit is broken, it's over.
**[16:04] Kaburagi**
But if you have a goal, you can keep moving.
**[16:08] Kaburagi**
He's doing his best to
move forward to help me.
**[16:14] Kaburagi**
He's still confused, though.
**[16:17] Kaburagi**
Aoyagi, how are you feeling?
**[16:20] Aoyagi**
Like I've been saying, I feel great.
**[16:22] Kaburagi**
There you go again.
**[16:24] Kaburagi**
You can be honest with me.
**[16:27] Aoyagi**
In any case, he isn't just an idiot.
**[16:31] Aoyagi**
He's a special idiot!
**[16:35] Kaburagi**
Breathe with me!
**[16:37] Kaburagi**
Ready and...
**[16:41] Aoyagi**
This just might be...
**[16:47] Kawamoto**
But isn't one of Sohoku's
riders out of sorts?
**[16:50] Yamagiwa**
That's right. The unexpected doesn't happen.
**[16:54] Yamagiwa**
If they're able to catch up to the pack,
**[16:56] Yamagiwa**
it'll be in a style that defies common sense.
**[17:00] Rider A**
Someone's coming up from behind!
**[17:06] Rider B**
It's the two Sohoku riders!
**[17:09] Okutani**
Th-The redhead is in front!
**[17:11] Kawamoto**
Isn't it the other way around?
**[17:12] Kawamoto**
Didn't #4 go to save him?
**[17:18] Kaburagi**
I see them!
**[17:19] Kaburagi**
It's the pack that passed us earlier!
**[17:24] Kaburagi**
We caught up to them!
**[17:26] Aoyagi**
He's impressive.
**[17:28] Aoyagi**
Just by imagining he was saving me,
he pulled me until we could see the pack.
**[17:36] Kaburagi**
We're almost there!
**[17:38] Kaburagi**
Once we catch up and enter the pack,
you'll be able to rest, Aoyagi!
**[17:42] Aoyagi**
Yeah, you will.
**[17:43] Aoyagi**
Your speech has gotten really casual.
**[17:48] Kaburagi**
Let us reach them!
**[17:51] Kaburagi**
Docking!
**[17:53] Rider C**
Sohoku returned to the pack!
**[17:56] Rider D**
But they were stopped earlier! Seriously?
**[17:58] Rider E**
Who are those guys?
**[18:02] Kaburagi**
We joined the pack...
**[18:19] Aoyagi**
Did you feel exhausted for a second?
**[18:22] Kaburagi**
What? N-No.
**[18:24] Kaburagi**
I was just looking at a
rare bug on the ground.
**[18:28] Aoyagi**
What kind of bug?
**[18:29] Kaburagi**
Huh? Uh, kinda like a rhinoceros beetle or a
stag beetle. It's called a rhinostag beetle.
**[18:37] Kaburagi**
So he barely made it through the first stage.
**[18:40] Aoyagi**
I'd like to catch up to the team soon,
**[18:43] Aoyagi**
but he's still not in top shape.
**[18:45] Aoyagi**
It'll be easier for him in the pack,
where there's less air resistance.
**[18:49] Aoyagi**
I'll let him rest for a while.
**[18:51] Kaburagi**
Anyway, you should get some rest, Aoyagi.
**[18:53] Aoyagi**
Yeah, you should.
**[18:56] Aoyagi**
But...
**[18:59] Aoyagi**
Let's move up, Kaburagi!
**[19:01] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[19:05] Aoyagi**
I get it. We're counting our opponents.
**[19:09] Kaburagi**
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight...
**[19:11] Aoyagi**
I don't see them.
**[19:13] Aoyagi**
Have they already left?
**[19:15] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[19:17] Kaburagi**
Kyoto Fushimi's not in the pack.
**[19:20] Aoyagi**
His ability to sniff out his
opponents is first rate.
**[19:25] Kaburagi**
This isn't good.
**[19:28] Kaburagi**
Did I notice first?
**[19:30] Aoyagi**
That doesn't matter.
**[19:31] Kaburagi**
So you agree it was me, then?
**[19:34] Aoyagi**
They have #116 this year, too.
**[19:38] Aoyagi**
If they meet up with Midousuji...
**[19:41] Komari**
M-Muscles!
**[19:44] Aoyagi**
Sohoku will be at a massive disadvantage!
**[19:48] Aoyagi**
The other strong teams are missing, too.
**[19:51] Kaburagi**
Then we don't have time to rest, Aoyagi!
**[19:54] Aoyagi**
I could say the same thing to you.
**[19:57] Kaburagi**
We're ditching this pack, Aoyagi!
**[20:01] Rider C**
Sohoku's pulling ahead!
**[20:12] Aoyagi**
Did you see a rare bug?
**[20:17] Aoyagi**
He understands the situation,
but his body won't move.
**[20:21] Aoyagi**
He must be frustrated.
**[20:24] Aoyagi**
Did you see this coming too, Junta?
**[20:28] Sakamichi**
What? They won't be able to escape the pack?
**[20:31] Teshima**
Yeah, even if they do make it to the pack.
**[20:35] Teshima**
Leaving the pack is fairly difficult.
**[20:39] Teshima**
That's reason four of seven
that his choice was reckless.
**[20:43] Sakamichi**
Is it really impossible?
**[20:47] Teshima**
It's a different story if he's
made special preparations.
**[20:51] Sakamichi**
Special preparations?
**[20:55] Aoyagi**
Kaburagi, do you want to leave
the pack, no matter what?
**[20:59] Kaburagi**
Of course, damn it.
**[21:02] Aoyagi**
What if there was a way?
**[21:04] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[21:06] Kaburagi**
Do you have something?
**[21:09] Aoyagi**
I wasn't expecting to use this here.
**[21:11] Kaburagi**
I'll do anything.
**[21:13] Kaburagi**
Tell me!
**[21:19] Aoyagi**
It's this.
**[21:21] Kaburagi**
G-God's stationery?
**[21:24] Kaburagi**
I knew God would come through.
**[21:25] Kaburagi**
He's written a hint on it.
**[21:27] Kaburagi**
The princess...?
**[21:31] Aoyagi**
Those are the lyrics to a certain song.
**[21:35] Kaburagi**
"You are the princess"?
**[23:15] Kaburagi**
Hikki the Third, grow up big and strong!
**[23:18] Aoyagi**
Hey.
**[23:20] Kaburagi**
Huh?
**[23:21] Aoyagi**
What are you doing?
**[23:24] Kaburagi**
Wait!
**[23:28] Kaburagi**
Hey! What was that for?
**[23:30] Kaburagi**
What about my Hikki-san?
**[23:32] Kaburagi**
You idiot!
**[23:35] Aoyagi**
Is he still a kid?
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