Ta-da!
The poster for the performance is ready!
We need something that will have a great impact...
Oh yeah, that's me.
Come on!
Let's go put it up!
Everyone seems to be in a good mood.
Well, the performance is in three days.
Thank you, Eikichi.
Eh?
We couldn't have gotten this far without you.
What are you talking about?
The synchro club was made because you wanted it.
You are the one who's trying the hardest.
-It's exciting, isn't it? - Yep.
OK!
This should really motivate us.
Why are you always getting in our way?
I just thought it would be better publicity to post it in the middle.
Take it down, Sano.
We have a rule to take down posters put up without permission.
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1-2, Don't break the line!
Keep your hand movements together!
5-6-7-8
Getting better.
Wow...
-The synchro club is working hard, aren't they? - Yeah.
Kozue! What're you doing?
We don't have time to watch other clubs practice.
There are only two days left before the competition.
Hurry, let's go!
Shiori seems pretty tense.
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1-2...
Let's give it another try.
There's just three days left before the performance, right?
Right.
I'm holding you back.
You can already do that much after just joining. You're doing great.
You're progressing much faster than we are.
You'll make it in three days.
We are gonna make it. I have a feeling.
I'll do my best.
What are you fish market brothers doing?
Delivering these turtles to Super San-O.
When we get in something good, we deliver it to Sano first.
Our shop relies on Sano's business.
H-hey!
- Chakkiri Girls! - This?
- This is tacky. - What is this?
Why does everyone keep kissing Sano's butt?
His dad is trying to have a big shopping mall built.
Ah, that's it! That's it!
Open Next Spring Sano Shopping Mall Completed Project To Look Like This
This?
Shop owner's kids are going to have to be nice to Sano if they want their shop here.
He really is the richest guy at school.
What are you doing here?
Are you going to try to trick my guys and drag them off to your synchro club?
You're the one using your dad's power to drag our guys away.
Would you stop making these irresponsible comments? Everyone's going to get the wrong idea.
Hey, hey, hey...
- Forget about that. We've got something good. - Check this out, Sano...
A turtle!
Yosuke!
Are you alright, Sano? Are you ok?
I wonder if he going to be ok.
It will be serious if he's broken his leg.
- Sano shouldn't have slipped in the first place. - Senichi!
I was bitten by a turtle when I was a kid.
I've had turtle-phobia ever since then.
Turtle-phobia?
Well anyways, there is no need to worry.
I'm the kind of guy who takes responsiblity for his actions.
My dad introduced me to the best doctor
and a private room has been prepared.
- Are you here for Mr. Yamamoto? - Yes, ma'am.
You may go in now.
- Are you ok, Yosuke? - Just fine and dandy.
It's just twisted with some light bruises.
This should work good for practicing the ballet leg.
That's a relief.
He will be well soon
if he relaxes for one week.
One week?
Translation brought to you by Kinzaru and Yuko.
BOO!
Made ya look! ;)
Stop, stop, stop!
What's happened to you?
Your moves are coming apart.
It seems more difficult with one of us missing.
You come to make fun of us again?
It's your fault!
Yowasuke can't make it now and our formation is falling apart!
It won't help by saying that to him.
But...
Bring someone to join.
You're the kind of guy who takes responsibility, right?
Senichi!
I wonder if he'll bring somebody.
You can't expect him to do that.
All we have to do is get used to the new formation.
Right.
Eh?
What's this? An Ian Thorpe impostor?
Hey!
Sano?
What are you doing?
Yeah, what are you doing?
I can't let one of my own guys join a crappy club.
Crappy?
Ah, don't take this the wrong way.
This is only a temporary thing for the performance.
I won the swimming contest in elementary school.
So, it's like a major league baseball player helping out a sandlot team.
I'm just not used to the water since it's been so long.
- How's your leg doing? - It's fine.
I just finished some training.
It must be tough on you guys since the formation's changed.
So I thought I should practice too.
What are you talking about? You have to take it easy for a week.
Don't worry about us. Sano joined up in your place.
In my place?
Well, it's not your place...
With one guy missing the formation was falling apart.
So...
Oh yeah.
That's right.
That's better than me holding you back.
It's your future
so you should be the one to tell your dad.
I'll tell him when the competition is over.
Your dad talks about that parent-teacher conference all the time.
Right, Shiori?
Fine.
I will talk to him. I will.
Here.
- You promise? - Yeah.
- Welcome home, Eikichi. - Thanks.
- You're not going to college? - Right.
I want to go study music in Tokyo.
So you are Beethoven...
Don't worry about it.
I'll work part-time
and take care of everything myself.
What kind of part-time work?
I haven't decided yet.
Where will you live?
I haven't decided that either.
Well, you say music but do you have any connections?
I don't have any but
a famous performer is coming as a judge in tomorrow's competition.
I'll make it somehow if he recognizes me.
You'll make it somehow? You haven't decided on anything yet.
But
that's how I like it.
I am confident about doing this.
Confident?
Isn't it a tough world to make it in if you don't have the talent?
You don't know anything about music. Don't talk like you do.
This is why I didn't want to talk to you.
- Wait, Shiori... - I've got to go to evening practice now.
About having the talent, come see the competition and then talk to me about it.
Thanks for dinner!
What?
He will understand.
Just do your best tomorrow.
I will.
Ok.
You do your best too in two days.
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What swimming race did you win?
I suffered from a respiratory disease when I was little
so I don't want to work too hard.
Sano, just do your best!
My upper arm muscles are still not back to normal.
I went golfing with my dad last week so I'm still tired.
I need a break.
What are you doing, Sano?
Um, don't take this the wrong way.
I felt responsible so I joined the club temporarily.
I'm not one of their buddies.
Yosuke!
I couldn't stop thinking about the performance.
Aren't you supposed to be in the hospital?
I got permission.
Anyways, how is Sano doing?
Why do I have to have special training?
- And skipping class too... - If you don't like it then you'll just have to do better.
Oh crap.
Haruka-sensei is here!
Don't push! Don't push!
- Everyone on? Let's go then. - Oh yeah...
Today's the brass band competition.
Don't rush it.
You have to straighten out your toes.
I'm going to take a break now.
Wait a minute!
You are always taking breaks.
Don't yell at me.
I'm the one skipping class to do this stupid practice.
What's so stupid about it?!
Cut it out, Eikichi.
I'll quit then if you don't like it.
Please!
We can't make this a big hit without you.
You are one of the cool stars of our school.
A star?
Just try to do your best.
The success of the performance depends on you, Sano.
You really need me that much?
I guess it can't be helped then.
Looks like he has a weakness for compliments.
Even after all I've said you still haven't given up synchro?
Don't talk like that. Please come and see us perform tomorrow.
Yeah, please come!
I don't want to see boys do synchro!
Anyways...
I'll be busy advertising for our lunch delivery.
- That's right. - That's right.
But if there are a lot of people there it might be worth going just to advertise.
- Not so sure about that. - Not so sure about that.
What do you mean?
Well, the lunch here is good.
Isn't it though?
What's wrong there, new guy?
Stop messing around and eat up.
When it comes to beef I only eat Matsusaka or Maezawa.
What was that, you little shit?
He's the son of the Super San-O chain owner.
No way!
The shopping mall?
What the hell is a rich kid like you doing hangin' with these idiots?
Idiots??
I don't want to hang around them either.
They were all begging me
so I felt I had to be responsible about this.
You...
Ok, that's it!
I'm going to do it!
Don't you have to rest for a week?
But we'll have to close the club if he screws this up.
Everyone is working hard!
You should too if you joined up.
This is the last chance for us third year students.
You need to understand where we are coming from.
It won't be a success if you mess it up.
It's better that you just quit if you are just going to cruise through this!
I understand.
I'll give it my best.
What??
Did I say something wrong?
That's it. Doing fine, Sano.
Ok, now break.
Well, he has his own reasons but he is doing good.
Stretch your arms out more in the water. It'll go better if we line up properly.
Yosuke.
- You're leaving already? - Yeah.
- I need to go back to the hospital. - Right.
Don't worry about Sano. I'll take care of it.
And...
about tomorrow
We will definitely make it.
We will make them recgonize the synchro club.
So don't worry.
I believe you.
Now it's down to how much we can brush up during morning practice.
Really?
Is that right?
You won?
Good job, Haruka-sensei! Ok.
Awesome!
- That's great! - Yeah!
She did it.
- It's your turn next. - Yes ma'am!
Haruka-sensei! Hurry, hurry!
Is it ok for me to be in the middle?
- We are taking pictures. - Pictures? What pictures??
- Yep. You and Shiori worked harder than everybody. - Thanks, everyone!
Shiori?
Where's Shiori?
Excuse me. May I have a minute?
Cheers!
Good for you, Shiori.
Seriously. Congrats!
You really did win the competition.
You worked real hard to get this far so let's talk to dad again when he comes home.
Oh, that's right.
Did you get to meet that famous musician?
I didn't.
Hold up. Where are you going, Shiori?
Evening practice.
What about dinner?
I'm too excited to eat.
You are even practicing on the night of your victory? That's awesome.
Well, there's the national competition.
- I'll be going then. - Take care.
Tomorrow I'll have to do my best too.
With what?
Synchro.
I'm leaving now.
- You going out, Eikichi? - Yeah.
I can't relax thinking about tomorrow.
So I'll take a walk.
Oh, I'll be coming to see you with Akemi.
Akemi? Who is that?
Is she your girlfriend?
We are looking foward to it, aren't we Akemi?
This is Akemi, huh?
Boo!
Whatcha doing?
Nothing.
Nothing? Don't you have evening practice?
It's fine. Don't worry about it.
It's nothing.
Do your best tomorrow, ok?
Alright!
Alright, today is the day of the performance.
I feel sure we've done all we can.
So I believe we are going to be fine.
Let's do our best for Yosuke!
OK!
Soon the boy's synchro club performance will be starting at the pool.
We should hurry or our seats are going to be...
I'm sure they are going to screw up.
Principal, please make a fair decision.
What do you mean?
The girls will feel slighted if you show favor to the synchro club.
Natsuko-sensei,
aren't you being a bit biased against synchro?
What's with this wind?
Pardon me.
Shouldn't you get permission before coming in?
I'm sorry.
Natsuko...
It's me.
It's been awhile, hasn't it?
Why...?
Why are you here?
Well this is my hometown.
It was you, wasn't it?
You told the boys about synchro, didn't you?
Don't be silly. Why would I?
A synchro coach in countryside like this? It could only be you.
You've got it all wrong.
- I've stopped synchro since back then. - Don't come near me again.
He's a synchro coach?
Eikichi!
It's showtime.
What are you doing, Sano?
We have to hurry and stretch now.
A star has a lot of things to prepare.
You don't need to do that!
Alright everyone, gather around.
Let's huddle up.
They will make a decision on the club today.
So let's give it everything we got!
Yeah!
What's wrong, Shiori?
You upset about something?
What's going on?
Haruka-sensei
will you be ok sitting in the front row?
I brought a secret weapon.
A secret weapon?
You can't see anything through these dark glasses.
I painted them with a magic marker so that I can't see anything.
You didn't have to come then.
- This is going to be a disaster. - Not good, not good.
This is Eikichi's big day.
So watch carefully, Akemi.
Sensei.
The boy's synchro club will now perform a show for everyone.
Everyone clap your hands and cheer them on!
Synchro cha cha cha! Synchro cha cha cha!
- Synchro. - Synchro cha cha cha!
Synchro cha cha cha! Synchro cha cha cha! Synchro cha.. cha..
Ok, I'll start it now.
- It's looking good, Yosuke! - Yep!
Into the water!
Ready, set!
- They're doing great, sensei! - Yep!
Wha-what's going on?!
What is it, Sano?!
They came off, they came off, they came off.
My leopard pants!
What?
Here they are! My leopard pants.
This is bad, this is bad, this is bad.
This is horrible!
We thought this would happen.
The synchro club is definitely closed.
Let's go.
Should we go, Shiori?
Yeah...
What was with that turtle?
Well, it was Sano who screwed us up.
Let's go.
Sorry.
What are you talking about?
Everyone did their best.
You failed at the end but you were doing great up until then.
I felt very pleased watching the performance.
- Well then, I guess I'll be going. - Wait just a minute, Sano!
- It's your fault! - This was inevitable.
Didn't I tell you
I'd just do this until the performance?
I have my own friends.
Goodbye.
Shiori!
Come here a sec!
Here you go.
What is this?
It's from your dad.
From dad?
Your father and I would feel much better with you going to music college instead of working part-time while studying music.
We can manage the school fees somehow.
- Right, Papa? - Right.
Forget about it.
Well...
my passion for it kinda went away after the competition.
If you really think about it, it would be hard to live my whole life just playing music.
I've been practicing so long
that just seeing a clarinet now makes me feel sick.
It's enough for me that we won the competition.
Ah, I'm hungry.
That's your decision?!
Weren't you so worried that you couldn't even talk to your parents about it?
You were practicing so hard everyday!
Your dad and I were so worried about you.
And that's it?
How are we supposed to believe what you say after this?
If you are going to be so random about it
you should quit music right now!
What's going on?
You won the compeition. Why would you...
Did something happen?
It's nothing.
But
something must have.
You know that judge, right?
He told me the same thing as dad.
I...
don't have the talent.
He said there are a lot of players at my level.
I didn't know anything
yet I wanted to go off to Tokyo.
I was so stupid.
You're fine though.
Even though synchro turned out bad
you can just go to your dad in New York.
When it comes down to it, it doesn't matter where you are, you're never going to change are you?
It looks like Saotome-sensei is being called in by the principal.
Sorry about yesterday, Sano-san.
- You don't have to call him Sano-san anymore. - Come on. You don't have to follow him around either.
Let's go.
What's up with those guys?
That big supermarket Maruyou is promoting a plan to build a shopping mall in this town too.
So Sano's supermarket has abandoned the idea.
Welp, San-O is just a country supermarket afterall.
I don't need your pity.
To my great regret
the boy's synchro club is officially abolished today as was promised.
Please have the swimming pool closed by the end of the day.
I understand.
Ei-chan.
Everyone.
I have to close the pool.
Hey! Ei-chan!
Ei-chan!
Where are you going?
Ei-chan!
Eikichi.
I'm sorry.
The synchro club
has been shut down.
The pool
was closed today too.
It that so?
Sorry.
Well,
I have one request then.
- Are you ok? - I'm fine.
Watch your step.
Careful now. Watch out! Watch out!
- Is your leg ok? - Yeah.
And now, with co-captain Yosuke,
the last synchro performance will begin.
Into the water!
Are you ok?
Sano.
You ok?
Are you alright, Yosuke?
Yosuke.
Yosuke, are you alright?
I'm fine.
Thank goodness.
I am sorry!
I had no idea you were this serious about it.
I am so very sorry!
Um, well..
I just wanted to tell you that.
See you.
I can't give this up.
I'm starting to regret it just thinking about it.
It feels miserable like this.
But...
It can't end like this.
You want to impress the girls, right?
Are you ok with Bakayo making fools out of us?
You want to leave something during our last summer in high school, right?
Let's do synchro.
We have no choice then.
We have to do this, right Sano?
Yowasuke's leg will be fine.
Is it ok for me too?
I'll do it.
Alright!
You need to strip too!
Ok, shall we do this?
Yeah!
You idiots!
Let's do it.