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BLUE BOX

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EPISODE 14
WHAT'S THE CONNECTION?

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In the second round tomorrow,

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you'll be up against last year's champion,
Minatozaki Academy.

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Honestly, it's going to be a tough game.

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But they're not unbeatable.

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Just stay focused and don't back down.

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Yes, Coach!

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Nagisa! Chinatsu!

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We'll be counting on you two tomorrow.

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We won the first round
thanks to all the points you scored.

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We couldn't have done it
without your great assists.

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Well, let's hope you can do it
with or without our assists.

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She can't be serious.

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By the way, did you hear?

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Yoshitani Senpai and Koike Senpai

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are going to retire after nationals.

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What?

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They want to concentrate on their exams.

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So we have to do our best

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to stay in this tournament
as long as possible.

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Not that I heard this from them directly.

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It's just a rumor.

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Natsu curled up like a pill bug!

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FYI!

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I haven't seen her like this
since our last junior high game.

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{\an8}CHINATSU CURLS UP UNDER PRESSURE!

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Ms. Chinatsu, you don't have
to shoulder all of this.

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I can't do it.

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This is because
she always keeps things bottled up.

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But I guess Chinatsu chose to separate
from her family to reach nationals.

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And she's only a second-year,

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but she's our top scorer.

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She's carrying a huge load.

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Nagisa.

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Basketball's fun, right?

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Of course.

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Right?

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For a while now, I've had this anxiety
in the back of my mind.

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But after winning the first round
and feeling that adrenaline rush...

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I know what you mean.

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It's because of all the time
we put in practicing.

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Yoshitani Senpai passes me the ball,

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then Koike Senpai sets a screen
on my defender so I can take a shot.

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If I miss, you're there
to grab the rebound.

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It made me feel like

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I wanted to play basketball
like that forever.

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Well, that's not possible.

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Now get up already!

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Can't you let me lie here a little longer?

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You can't play basketball lying down.

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Keep this up and you'll make
your poor ankle bracelet cry.

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Don't worry.

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I'll be good to go tomorrow.

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You'd better be.

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Taiki, the court's open.

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Okay!

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So, Hyodo won it all in the end, huh.

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I bet Haryu feels better
knowing he lost to the champion.

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Never say that to him.

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Now the girls' basketball team
is the only one left in nationals.

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I think their game starts at 4:00.

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What about Chono?

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Do you know her results?

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She hasn't texted me or anything.

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I messaged her before her meet, but...

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Hey!

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They're working on the gym today.

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You need to be out of here by 4:00.

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Yes, Coach!

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I don't think I forgot anything.

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I wonder if Chinatsu Senpai
is warming up right now.

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That's bad luck!

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I have to make one by 4:00!

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My luck doesn't matter.

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I'm sure Chinatsu Senpai
will make her shots.

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She practiced so much every day.

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She's one year older,

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goes at her own pace,

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and keeps strangely distant...

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Though I never know what she's thinking,

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she can be surprisingly childish

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and almost overly considerate.

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She hates to lose,

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and when she plays basketball,

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she's incredibly cool.

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That's the Chinatsu Senpai

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I...

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love.

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What the heck am I doing?!

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Practicing my love confession
feels so creepy!

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I didn't want to hear this part of me!

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Especially not in public!

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I can't even tell her anything directly!

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Now I feel even worse about everything.

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Whatcha doing over there, weirdo?

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Hina!

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Yo!

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The gym's closed for today.

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I already knew that!

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They told me to report my results
to the principal.

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Our school's a real stickler
for that stuff.

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So... how did you do?

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Taiki.

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Treat me to taiyaki.

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Taiyaki?

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The game between

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{\an8}Minatozaki Academy and Eimei High
will begin shortly.

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Let's have a good game.

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I thought it was weird
that you wanted taiyaki in the summer.

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I didn't expect that.

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There's no way red bean and ice cream
wouldn't go together!

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This is my little treat
now that nationals are over!

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Sweet, sweet sugar!

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She hasn't told me her results.

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Did she not do that well?

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If she had done well,
she would've told me right away.

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It almost seems like she's eating to cope.

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By the way, I finished third.

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Third?

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At nationals.

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I just realized I hadn't told you yet.

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She's being way too nonchalant!

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Third is amazing!

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That's third in the whole country!

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You think I'm satisfied with third?

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My apologies.

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It's better than I've finished before,

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and I know that my performance
has improved as well.

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So next year,

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I'll do even better.

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Not being satisfied with third
is what makes you amazing.

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But from the outside,
third is plenty impressive.

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Let me celebrate your achievement.

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Congratulations.

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Thanks.

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That's not her usual expression.

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Let's go eat at the park.

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Hold on.

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They're probably in the third quarter now.

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MINATOZAKI - EIMEI

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That was delicious!

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Thanks for the treat.

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You're welcome.

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The swings are open!

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I'm glad she's having fun.

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Stop!

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What?

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I could almost see your underwear.

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What?!

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I'm wearing shorts underneath!

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That's not the issue!

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You're a girl!

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You should be more careful!

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It's not like you...

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to treat me like a girl.

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Why wouldn't I?

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You're a girl after all.

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You worried about the time?

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Not really...

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Is Chinatsu Senpai playing today?

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Yeah, she is.

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The fourth quarter
should be starting about now.

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{\an8}They're up against last year's champions.

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It's a really big game for them.

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I see.

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Not that I can do anything about it.

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Then let's see who can kick
their shoe the farthest.

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What's the connection?

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Chinatsu Senpai's battling it out.

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So the connection is that you should too.

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But don't look at my panties.

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I wouldn't.

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If you lose,

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you have to reveal an embarrassing secret.
Something you've never told anyone.

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We're adding stakes to this?

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By the way, I know about what happened
at training camp in junior high.

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Stop!

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You start.

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Well, as long as Hina's having fun...

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But it feels like

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she's acting differently today.

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That went pretty far.

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You wish.

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You need to work on your distance,
not height.

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What are you, an expert?

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EIMEI

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MINATOZAKI

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My turn next.

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Natsu!

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Go ahead, kick it out of the park.

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Go!

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Watch this!

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I've never told anyone this.

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I love you.

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{\an8}MINATOZAKI - EIMEI

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It didn't come true.

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It didn't come true at all.

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I love you, Taiki.

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You mean like...

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Romantically?

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Romantically.

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I bet you let your guard down
because we're besties!

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Well, nobody's more surprised than me.

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Me, in love with Taiki, of all people?

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How 'bout that? Surprise!

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What's with that face?

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It was so unexpected
that I don't know what to say.

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This is the first time
someone's ever confessed their love to me.

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Honestly, I'm flustered.

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This is so out of the blue.

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I already know
that you like Chinatsu Senpai.

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You don't need to give me an answer now.

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I just thought that if I didn't tell you,
nothing would ever change.

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Don't look at me as a friend anymore,

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but as a girl who likes you.

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Okay, time for me to go home now.

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Treat me to a parfait next time
when I get first place!

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Hina!

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Someone saying they love you
is so nerve-racking!

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Hina likes me?

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Were there any signs?

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I mean, since when?

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Did she have feelings for me
during the fireworks festival?

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Say that again!

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Just thinking that she... loved me then...

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really hits me in the chest.

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Now that I think about it,
I'm kind of horrible.

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So, she liked me then too?

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...is...

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what makes you cool.

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She's a good person.

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As a friend, as an athlete,
as a human being.

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She's easy to talk to, earnest,
and someone you can admire.

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And someone like that loves...?

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INOMATA

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Don't do that in public.

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Don't do what, exactly?

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Work out.

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That's not what I'm doing.

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I'm home.

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I didn't want Mom to see me
thinking about my love life.

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By the way, I got a call.

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Chinatsu lost.

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Give her your condolences
when she gets home.

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Okay.

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CHINATSU

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What the heck.

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I feel so guilty...

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even though I didn't do anything.

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How am I supposed to act
the next time I see her?

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I have no idea.

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00:20:20,156 --> 00:20:23,534
Good thing there's
no rhythmic gymnastics today.

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If I saw Hina now,

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I doubt I could even talk to her.

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I need some time.

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00:20:42,428 --> 00:20:43,471
All right.

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What are you looking at?

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You're blocking the entrance.
How's this my fault?

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I thought you had today off.

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I had other business here.

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You could've just said hi!

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It's kind of awkward for me!

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Why?!

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Why? Because...

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Right.

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You carry on feeling that way.

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I want your heart pounding
every time you see me.

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It's not pounding!

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Even if it's not,

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just remember

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that I love you.

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Boom! Got you again!

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It's not pounding!

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Good, good.

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My confession worked like a charm.

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Keep your voice down!

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{\an8}Subtitle translation by: Zensho Yamamoto