# E9 - Transfer Student
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**[00:06] Ashikiba**
Yuki-chan, can I make
just one selfish demand?
**[00:10] Ashikiba**
Let me pull.
**[00:12] Kuroda**
Takuto...
**[00:13] Ashikiba**
I was trying to stay calm, but after
seeing Jun-chan ride like that,
**[00:18] Ashikiba**
I can't contain it anymore.
**[00:23] Ashikiba**
Let's race, Jun-chan.
**[00:25] Teshima**
Shikiba...
**[00:27] Teshima**
I'm getting to race against you?
**[00:31] Teshima**
Bicycle racing is fantastic.
**[00:34] Teshima**
We're at the front of the Inter-High.
***SIGN*** Road Race Distance to Mountain Line 3km Remaining
**[00:38] Teshima**
Why don't we race the remaining three
kilometers to the mountain result line?
**[00:42] Ashikiba**
The mountain result line...
**[00:44] Teshima**
Don't you think it's fitting
for a race between us?
**[00:48] Teshima**
It's just like in middle school...
**[00:51] Teshima**
when we raced on the same team.
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
***SIGN*** Transfer Student
**[02:28] Teshima**
I was in my fifth year of grade school
when Ashikiba transferred to my school.
***SIGN*** Ashikiba Takuto
***SIGN*** Ashikiba
Takuto
**[02:33] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm Ashikiba Takuto.
**[02:35] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I lived in Hokkaido before this.
**[02:37] (Flashback) Girl A**
He's so tall.
**[02:39] (Flashback) Girl B**
Yeah.
**[02:40] (Flashback) Girl C**
Is Hokkaido as cold as they say?
**[02:43] (Flashback) Girl D**
Where did you live? Sapporo? Hakodate?
**[02:46] (Flashback) Girl E**
Did your family have cows?
**[02:48] (Flashback) Boy A**
Is Hokkaido really that remarkable?
**[02:52] (Flashback) Boy B**
It's just cold.
**[02:54] (Flashback) Girl F**
Ashikiba-kun, your hands are so big.
**[02:57] (Flashback) Girl F**
Did you play any instruments?
**[02:59] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yeah, piano.
**[03:02] (Flashback) Girl H**
Wow, play for us sometime.
**[03:04] (Flashback) Boy A**
How hard is he gonna try to win the girls over?
**[03:11] Teshima**
When I saw the bashful way he said "piano,"
**[03:15] Teshima**
I knew he must be doing it
because he really loved it.
**[03:25] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Did you know the piano is a
stringed instrument, like the guitar.
**[03:30] (Flashback) Teshima**
Really?
**[03:32] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Check this out. When you do this...
**[03:36] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
the hammers inside strike the strings,
which produce a sound.
**[03:39] (Flashback) Teshima**
You're right.
**[03:41] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I love stringed instruments.
**[03:43] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Each and every sound reverberates.
**[03:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
See? Can't you feel the rhythm building?
**[03:50] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It makes my body sway.
**[03:52] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
And allowing my body to be moved by that
sound makes me feel better and better.
**[03:58] Teshima**
*He's really good.*
**[04:00] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I can play J-pop songs, too, like HiraKen.
**[04:03] (Flashback) Teshima**
For real?
**[04:17] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Wow...
**[04:20] (Flashback) Teshima**
It's called a road bike.
**[04:22] (Flashback) Teshima**
I'm thinking about trying it.
**[04:25] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It's so beautiful. It's like an instrument.
**[04:30] (Flashback) Teshima**
I've actually been pretending
with my own bike by lowering
**[04:33] (Flashback) Teshima**
the handlebars as much as possible.
**[04:35] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
What?
**[04:36] (Flashback) Teshima**
I ride about a hundred
kilometers on weekends.
**[04:38] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
A hundred kilometers on a bike?
**[04:41] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Wait, handlebars can be lowered?
**[04:43] (Flashback) Teshima**
That's what caught your attention?
**[04:44] (Flashback) Teshima**
In real road races,
they ride about 200 kilometers.
**[04:48] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Two hundred...
**[04:49] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I could never do that.
**[04:51] (Flashback) Teshima**
I thought the same thing, at first.
**[04:53] (Flashback) Teshima**
My legs were exhausted,
and I was drenched in sweat,
**[04:56] (Flashback) Teshima**
but when I checked my odometer,
I'd only gone 20 kilometers.
**[04:58] (Flashback) Teshima**
But the next week, I rode 40 kilometers.
**[05:03] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Seriously?
**[05:04] (Flashback) Teshima**
The week after that, I rode 70 kilometers.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Teshima**
It isn't magic.
**[05:09] (Flashback) Teshima**
I think it's something humans
inherently possess...
**[05:15] (Flashback) Teshima**
The ability to improve through
acquiring experience.
**[05:20] Ashikiba**
*Acquiring experience?*
**[05:24] (Flashback) Teshima**
I can't ride 200 kilometers yet,
**[05:26] (Flashback) Teshima**
but if I keep trying, I think
I'll be able to eventually.
**[05:29] (Flashback) Teshima**
So...
**[05:30] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Huh?
**[05:32] (Flashback) Teshima**
Do you wanna try road racing with me?
**[05:37] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Wow, what a great sound.
**[05:40] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It really is like an instrument.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Isn't this fun, Jun-chan?
**[05:45] (Flashback) Teshima**
Yeah, Shikiba.
**[05:48] Teshima**
And that's how we began riding bikes.
**[05:52] Teshima**
At first, Shikiba couldn't keep up,
but before long he became a competent rider.
**[05:58] Teshima**
We entered middle school and joined
the bicycle racing club together.
***SIGN*** Bicycle
Racing
Club
**[06:03] (Flashback) Senpai A**
Pedal hard, Shikiba.
**[06:04] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Okay.
**[06:06] (Flashback) Senpai B**
AshiTeshi are pretty good for first-years.
**[06:09] (Flashback) Senpai C**
AshiTeshi?
**[06:10] (Flashback) Senpai B**
They're inseparable, you know? So...
**[06:14] (Flashback) Senpai B**
Ashikiba plus Teshima makes AshiTeshi.
**[06:17] (Flashback) Higashido**
Man, they're fast.
**[06:19] (Flashback) Senpai B**
Don't be a wimp.
**[06:21] (Flashback) Senpai A**
Keep working at it, Higashido.
**[06:23] (Flashback) Senpai A**
You're a first-year, too.
**[06:26] (Flashback) Higashido**
Yes, sir. I'll strive to
achieve AshiTeshiHiga.
**[06:30] (Flashback) Both**
That sounds awful.
**[06:33] Teshima**
We were all right in practice,
but in races, we got buried.
**[06:41] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Those three were really fast.
**[06:44] (Flashback) Teshima**
You dummy, we let them get away from us.
**[06:46] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Get away?
**[06:47] (Flashback) Teshima**
They're gonna reach the
finish line before us.
**[06:49] (Flashback) Teshima**
We had to keep up with those three.
**[06:52] (Flashback) Teshima**
They planned this attack and were quietly
waiting for an opportunity. Damn it.
***SIGN*** 16 Ashikiba Takuto
17 Suda Naoya
18 Teshima Junta
**[06:58] Teshima**
We were failing to achieve anything.
**[07:04] (Flashback) Teshima**
We still haven't gotten any chances yet.
**[07:08] (Flashback) Teshima**
I placed 18th in that last race.
**[07:11] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I was 16th.
**[07:13] (Flashback) Teshima**
That's not much different.
**[07:15] (Flashback) Teshima**
Road races are all about winning.
**[07:19] (Flashback) Teshima**
To achieve that, you need to try
countless times, fail countless times,
**[07:22] (Flashback) Teshima**
and seize opportunities that are
as difficult as threading a needle.
**[07:26] (Flashback) Teshima**
That's what the upperclassmen said.
**[07:28] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Opportunities?
**[07:30] (Flashback) Teshima**
Maybe you just need to develop a feel for it.
**[07:33] (Flashback) Teshima**
A feel for riding a bike.
**[07:35] (Flashback) Teshima**
I have no idea what I'm
supposed to be seeing.
**[07:39] (Flashback) Teshima**
All I ever get out of racing is regret
and things I could've done better.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
They're fun for me,
**[07:44] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
because I get to ride with you.
**[07:48] (Flashback) Teshima**
I appreciate that, but I feel conflicted.
**[07:51] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
There's something else I enjoy about racing.
**[07:56] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
There's something I see when
I start having fun during races.
**[08:00] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I start to see a path that seems like it
would lead me to the front if I did this,
**[08:04] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
that, and the other thing.
**[08:05] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But force myself to hold back.
**[08:09] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I mean, if I followed it,
I'd be separated from you.
**[08:16] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I race because I want to ride with you.
**[08:21] Teshima**
* What path? Is that what it means*
* to have a talent for riding bikes?*
**[08:25] Teshima**
*Is this guy actually way closer*
**[08:28] Teshima**
*to finding his opportunity than I am?*
**[08:32] (Flashback) Teshima**
Shikiba!
**[08:33] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Huh?
**[08:34] (Flashback) Teshima**
You...
**[08:37] Teshima**
"You might have an incredible latent talent."
**[08:41] Teshima**
I couldn't come out and say those words then.
**[08:45] Teshima**
*Damn, damn.*
**[08:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're so funny, Jun-chan. You're powerful.
**[08:52] (Flashback) Teshima**
I lost today's race because I'm not powerful.
**[08:55] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
No, I can feel it in my heart.
You're emotionally powerful.
**[08:59] (Flashback) Teshima**
Huh?
**[09:00] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm having so much fun right now.
**[09:03] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm glad I came to Chiba.
**[09:09] Teshima**
Ashikiba had apparently moved several
times due to his parents' jobs.
**[09:15] Teshima**
And each time, he left places he'd grown
accustomed to behind.
**[09:21] Teshima**
*I wonder how it feels to move.*
**[09:26] Teshima**
* Is it a lonely experience, or is*
* it more complicated than that?*
**[09:31] (Flashback) Teshima**
Hey, Shikiba. Have you been
thinking about high school?
**[09:35] (Flashback) Teshima**
In Chiba—
**[09:35] Ashikiba**
I don't know if I'll still
be in Chiba by high school.
**[09:40] Teshima**
"The best schools in Chiba for bicycle racing are
Makuhari Keiyo, Chiba Sohoku,"
**[09:44] Teshima**
"and Kashiwa Higashi."
**[09:46] Teshima**
I decided not to say that after all.
**[09:50] Teshima**
*Oh, right. Shikiba, you...*
**[09:54] Teshima**
*Your time is limited.*
**[09:57] Teshima**
* You practice road racing*
* and piano knowing that.*
**[10:01] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Huh? What's the matter, Jun-chan?
**[10:05] (Flashback) Teshima**
I love bicycles.
**[10:07] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Huh?
**[10:08] (Flashback) Teshima**
So I want you to learn to
love them even more, too.
**[10:11] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm already having plenty of fun.
**[10:13] (Flashback) Teshima**
That's not what I meant.
**[10:16] (Flashback) Teshima**
I don't know how to explain it.
**[10:22] Teshima**
* I want him to achieve something*
* that will make him glad*
**[10:27] Teshima**
*he decided to take up bicycle racing.*
**[10:29] Teshima**
* But suddenly winning a*
* race would be too much.*
**[10:35] (Flashback) Teshima**
The King of the Mountains...
***SIGN*** King of the Mountains
**[10:37] Teshima**
* A title awarded to the first rider to*
* reach the top of a difficult climb.*
**[10:44] Teshima**
*It's an honor and something to be proud of.*
**[10:46] Teshima**
*The winner receives a special jersey.*
***SIGN*** Chiba Series Road Race Fifth Round
**[10:49] Teshima**
* There are no jerseys in middle*
* school-level regional races,*
**[10:54] Teshima**
* but you get to stand on the winner's podium,*
* and you receive a simple prize, too.*
**[10:59] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It's so cold in the morning.
**[11:01] Teshima**
* Shikiba, I want to help*
* you achieve something.*
**[11:06] Teshima**
* I want you to be glad you chose to*
* ride bikes with your limited time.*
**[11:14] Teshima**
* Once you stand on the*
* winner's podium, I'm sure...*
**[11:19] Teshima**
*you'll come to love bikes even more, too.*
**[11:23] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun-chan, you seem even
more hyped up than usual.
**[11:26] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I can feel your competitive spirit.
**[11:30] (Flashback) Teshima**
I told you, today you're going
to be the King of the Mountains.
**[11:34] (Flashback) Teshima**
Leave it to me. I'll make sure you win it.
**[11:36] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I told you, that's not possible.
**[11:39] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Let's ride to have fun, like we always do.
**[11:44] (Flashback) Teshima**
Listen to me, Shikiba.
**[11:46] (Flashback) Teshima**
In road races, most everyone
is riding for the finish line.
**[11:50] (Flashback) Teshima**
In a hill climb, since the
finish line is at the peak,
**[11:54] (Flashback) Teshima**
that's what everyone's going for.
**[11:55] (Flashback) Teshima**
There's a lot of competition.
**[11:57] (Flashback) Teshima**
But the mountain result line
is on the middle of the course.
**[12:02] (Flashback) Teshima**
Making an attempt on the mountain
result line would exhaust them,
**[12:05] (Flashback) Teshima**
so guys aiming for the finish
line won't make a move.
**[12:08] (Flashback) Teshima**
There's less competition.
Not many guys are going for it.
**[12:11] (Flashback) Teshima**
Even you could be the King of the
Mountains if you work hard enough.
**[12:17] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Really? I see, it's because
there's less competition.
**[12:21] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're so smart, Jun-chan.
**[12:23] (Flashback) Teshima**
Hey, don't look at me like this is the
first time you're hearing about it.
**[12:30] (Flashback) Rider A**
We've entered the climb.
**[12:31] (Flashback) Rider B**
The road is getting steeper.
***SIGN*** Caution Turn Ahead
**[12:34] (Flashback) Teshima**
It's time. Earlier I said there wouldn't
be much competition, but it's not easy.
**[12:41] (Flashback) Teshima**
The winner's podium is still for winners.
**[12:43] (Flashback) Teshima**
There are always a few guys willing to
give up the finish line for that honor.
***SIGN*** 8% Grade Ahead
**[12:50] (Flashback) Teshima**
Let's go, Shikiba. Raise your pace.
**[12:52] (Flashback) Teshima**
We're gonna keep up with those four.
**[12:57] (Flashback) Teshima**
You can do it. This is the moment of truth.
**[13:05] (Flashback) Teshima**
What's wrong, Shikiba? Pedal!
**[13:07] (Flashback) Teshima**
If we don't keep up now,
your King of the Mountains—
**[13:11] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Look, Jun-chan. We have a great
view of the scenery from here.
**[13:16] (Flashback) Teshima**
The... scenery?
***SIGN*** Yowamushi Pedal
**[13:27] (Flashback) Teshima**
Why were you enjoying the view during a race?
**[13:29] (Flashback) Teshima**
What the hell was today's race?
**[13:32] (Flashback) Teshima**
We took our time reaching the finish
line and got buried like we always do,
**[13:35] (Flashback) Teshima**
finishing 24th and 25th.
**[13:37] (Flashback) Teshima**
What are you doing? This is pointless.
**[13:40] (Flashback) Teshima**
I even told you when to go
and what our goal was today.
**[13:44] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I turned you down!
**[13:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
That's not possible.
**[13:51] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
The view was nice.
**[13:53] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It was sunny, the air was dry,
and we were up high.
**[13:58] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Is it really so wrong to want to show
someone else when you see a beautiful view?
**[14:05] (Flashback) Teshima**
There's a time and place for that.
**[14:09] (Flashback) Teshima**
Damn it. What was all my effort for?
**[14:14] (Flashback) Teshima**
Forget it. Let's get ready to go home.
**[14:21] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm over it, too.
**[14:30] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It's so cold. I bet it'll be cold
if my shoes get wet on the way home.
**[14:35] (Flashback) Higashido**
Hey, Ashikiba.
**[14:37] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Oh, uh...
**[14:39] (Flashback) Higashido**
You should know my name
by now. It's Higashido.
**[14:42] (Flashback) Higashido**
My nickname is Higashimaru.
**[14:44] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Do you need something?
**[14:46] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
It's raining today,
so there's no practice, right?
**[14:49] (Flashback) Higashido**
Lately you've been skipping
practice even when it's sunny.
**[14:53] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Oh, well, you know...
**[14:59] (Flashback) Higashido**
I heard you and Teshima had a falling out.
**[15:04] (Flashback) Higashido**
You're thinking about quitting, aren't you?
**[15:07] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
What? No, uh...
**[15:10] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
How did you know?
**[15:12] (Flashback) Higashido**
Teshima said that might be the case.
**[15:17] (Flashback) Higashido**
You didn't come to last week's event.
**[15:20] (Flashback) Higashido**
Teshima was waiting the whole time.
***SIGN*** Chiba Cycling Festival
**[15:23] Higashido**
Even after the race started,
**[15:24] Higashido**
he waited there at the starting line
by himself like he was half-asleep.
**[15:29] Ashikiba**
What?
**[15:33] Ashikiba**
But...
**[15:35] Ashikiba**
Being grabbed and screamed at would
make anyone want to quit riding.
**[15:41] Higashido**
Have you thought about why Teshima
grabbed you by the collar?
**[15:46] Higashido**
He told me a while ago on
the way home after practice.
**[15:50] (Flashback) Higashido**
You're gonna make Ashikiba
the King of the Mountains?
**[15:52] (Flashback) Teshima**
It's a good idea, right?
**[15:54] (Flashback) Teshima**
He's a pretty good climber
once he gets going.
**[15:58] (Flashback) Higashido**
Well, yeah, but...
**[16:00] (Flashback) Teshima**
I'll have to work hard, too.
**[16:02] (Flashback) Higashido**
You?
**[16:04] (Flashback) Teshima**
Someone needs to take Shikiba
to the top of the mountain.
**[16:07] (Flashback) Teshima**
Winning requires sacrifice.
**[16:12] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Sacrifice...
**[16:14] (Flashback) Higashido**
That's right. After all,
road racing is a team sport.
**[16:18] (Flashback) Higashido**
When multiple opponents come at you,
you can't fight them off alone.
**[16:21] (Flashback) Higashido**
You need someone to set things up for you.
**[16:25] (Flashback) Higashido**
I can't do it.
**[16:28] (Flashback) Higashido**
But maybe he's the kind of guy
**[16:30] (Flashback) Higashido**
who gets excited about working
hard for someone else's sake.
**[16:34] (Flashback) Higashido**
Do you know where Teshima is today?
**[16:38] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Huh?
**[16:40] (Flashback) Higashido**
He needs to be able to climb, too,
if he's going to set you up.
**[16:44] (Flashback) Higashido**
He has to practice climbing.
**[16:46] (Flashback) Higashido**
But on normal days, his schedule's
full with team practice.
**[16:50] (Flashback) Higashido**
So he told me...
**[16:54] (Flashback) Higashido**
On rainy days when the team doesn't practice,
he practices climbing alone.
**[17:00] (Flashback) Teshima**
It's so cold. The water's seeped
all the way into my gloves.
**[17:05] (Flashback) Teshima**
What am I doing?
**[17:09] (Flashback) Teshima**
I can't believe I'm practicing for
a guy who's about to quit the team.
**[17:13] (Flashback) Teshima**
I must be stupid.
**[17:14] (Flashback) Higashido**
He trained pretty hard for that race, too.
**[17:19] (Flashback) Higashido**
He told me not to tell you because
it'd put pressure on you, though.
**[17:26] (Flashback) Teshima**
Damn it. What was all my effort for?
**[17:31] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun-chan...
**[17:33] (Flashback) Higashido**
Also, Ashikiba, he said you've probably
got more talent than he does.
**[17:40] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun-chan!
**[17:41] (Flashback) Higashido**
Hey, where are you going?
**[17:44] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun-chan!
**[17:47] Ashikiba**
*Jun-chan... Jun-chan... Jun-chan...*
**[17:52] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm sorry, Jun-chan. I'm an idiot.
**[17:56] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
What have I been doing?
**[18:00] Ashikiba**
*Where is he? Where is he?*
**[18:07] Ashikiba**
*Where is he? Is he up this way?*
**[18:14] Ashikiba**
*He's not here.*
**[18:17] Ashikiba**
*Jun-chan!*
**[18:21] Ashikiba**
*This way?*
**[18:23] Ashikiba**
* Come to think of it,*
* Jun-chan had always said...*
**[18:29] (Flashback) Teshima**
Let's do this tomorrow.
**[18:30] (Flashback) Teshima**
You'd better show up to the
race in peak condition.
**[18:33] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Huh? What?
**[18:34] (Flashback) Teshima**
I'm gonna show you the ultimate sight.
**[18:38] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Is there a observation platform with
a view of the sea or something?
**[18:40] (Flashback) Teshima**
That's not what I meant...
**[18:44] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun-chan was trying to sacrifice himself
**[18:47] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
to show me the view from the winner's podium.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
But I heedlessly enjoyed the
view of the mountains that day.
**[18:57] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I made myself the victim
and skipped practice alone.
**[19:04] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun-chan!
**[19:11] Ashikiba**
*He's not up here.*
**[19:14] Ashikiba**
*Where are you, Jun-chan?*
**[19:18] Ashikiba**
*Is he up this long road?*
**[19:25] Ashikiba**
*It's cold. The water's seeped all the way in.*
**[19:30] Ashikiba**
*Jun-chan's always good at karaoke.*
**[19:34] Ashikiba**
*He entertains everyone with funny medleys.*
**[19:38] Ashikiba**
*I laugh, too.*
**[19:41] Ashikiba**
*I'm always the one being entertained.*
**[19:44] Ashikiba**
* I've never once thought about how*
* it feels to be the entertainer.*
**[19:50] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Where are you, Jun-chan?
**[19:54] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're not here...
**[20:01] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
You're not here.
**[20:04] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Come on out.
**[20:07] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Let me apologize to you, Jun-chan!
**[20:21] Ashikiba**
*I hear someone breathing.*
**[20:29] (Flashback) Teshima**
Hey, Shikiba. What are you doing
riding your bike in your uniform?
**[20:34] (Flashback) Teshima**
You'll catch a cold if you
don't wear a raincoat.
**[20:38] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun—
**[20:40] (Flashback) Teshima**
But I'm glad you're riding your bike again.
**[20:44] (Flashback) Teshima**
Since you stopped coming
to practice, I've been worried.
**[20:51] (Flashback) Teshima**
I was actually just thinking
it was wrong of me to force you
**[20:55] (Flashback) Teshima**
to go for the King of the Mountains.
**[21:01] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Jun-chan!
**[21:02] (Flashback) Teshima**
Hey, whoa! Careful!
**[21:05] (Flashback) Teshima**
Watch what you're doing.
**[21:07] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Jun-chan. I...
**[21:10] (Flashback) Teshima**
Well, it's not like I fell.
You don't need to—
**[21:15] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I didn't understand how you felt.
**[21:18] (Flashback) Teshima**
Oh, that?
**[21:22] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I'm sorry I didn't go to last week's event.
**[21:25] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
I heard from, uh, that guy that
you waited at the starting line.
**[21:29] (Flashback) Teshima**
You mean Higashido.
***SIGN*** Chiba Cycling Festival
**[21:33] (Flashback) Teshima**
I just happened to feel like riding
alone that day, so I was waiting.
**[21:38] (Flashback) Teshima**
Don't worry about it.
**[21:42] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Next time, I'll be the King of the Mountains.
**[21:45] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Help me do it, Jun-chan.
**[21:48] (Flashback) Teshima**
Shikiba...
**[21:49] (Flashback) Teshima**
I'm glad you feel like
riding your bike again.
**[21:55] (Flashback) Teshima**
I don't know when it'll happen,
**[21:57] (Flashback) Teshima**
but I promise I'll help you
become the King of the Mountains.
**[22:01] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yeah.
**[22:05] (Flashback) Teshima**
Shikiba, you wanna start practicing
climbing together from now on?
**[22:10] (Flashback) Ashikiba**
Yeah, Jun-chan.
**[22:21] Teshima**
Ultimately, we were still
inexperienced back then.
**[22:26] Teshima**
We never won the King of the Mountains.
**[22:28] Ashikiba**
Yeah.
**[22:30] Teshima**
And then we went on to
different high schools.
**[22:34] Teshima**
Since then, I've worked myself to death,
**[22:37] Teshima**
and you've developed your talent.
**[22:41] Teshima**
It's taken quite a while.
**[22:44] Teshima**
Our positions and environments
have changed, too.
**[22:47] Teshima**
The mountain result line
up ahead will be mine.
**[22:53] Ashikiba**
It's on.
**[22:56] Ashikiba**
But some things haven't changed.
**[22:58] Ashikiba**
I still feel the same way.
**[23:00] Ashikiba**
I think you still feel the same way.
**[23:06] Ashikiba**
Winning the King of the
Mountains is our goal!
**[23:09] Teshima**
You're attacking, Shikiba?
**[23:12] Ashikiba**
Let's go, Jun-chan!
**[23:14] Ashikiba**
This is our last race!
**[23:17] Teshima**
Bring it on!
***SIGN*** Resonating Vibrations