(Practice Test)
If you have finished please turn in your exam and leave.
Yes ma'am.
Alright, finished.
Senichi too...
Mizushima!
Sorry.
Sorry, Kozue.
Hey Gan-chan, open up your legs more.
- Bend lower! - Ouch! Coach!
Coach!
Yosuke, you did good on the practice exam.
Well I did study a bit during summer break.
Are you taking the exam?
Aren't you gonna take over the bakery?
Yeah, I plan to but now is my last chance to study.
I figure I'll do what I can while I have the chance so OW! I won't have any regrets.
That's great.
I was studying too, but secretly.
You studied?
That's not like you.
He doesn't look very smart, does he?
It's time for us to decide our future.
Well, I'm hoping that I can be a teacher like Otome-sensei. Just thinking.
Are you serious, Senichi?
That makes me so happy!
- Hey guys, it's time to start! - Yes sir!
(Teacher's Room)
Yes, I see.
Thank you.
- Excuse me. - Of course.
- Principal. - Yes?
Are you going to allow Kasuya to coach?
There are problems between him and the swimming association.
I've considered that
but the school is only renting the pool
and the students seem to trust him.
The synchro performance at Midorigaoka has been cancelled.
We don't need to let them use the pool anymore, correct?
Natsuko-sensei,
Saotome-sensei and the students are working hard.
Won't it be fine to just see how things go for a little while?
- See ya tomorrow. - Yeah, see ya.
- Welcome home, Yosuke. - Thanks.
- Is that a friend? - Hello.
Come inside if you'd like.
Yosuke has to tend the shop by himself anyways.
Ok, just for a little.
How long has been since you've brought a friend home?
You eat croquette sandwiches, right?
Thank you.
What're waiting for? Come on.
- Sorry about the mess. - No, no. It's fine.
Excuse me a sec.
Ok!
That's enough. I'll take it from here.
Go make the deliveries, Mom.
Thanks.
You've gotta small face, don't you?
Eh?
What's wrong, Grandpa Kame?
I quit drinking.
What? You quit drinking?
Akira's company is closing,
so I feel bad if I drink.
Oh, drinking is just fine.
Drink up.
It's fine.
I'm looking around at other railroads at the moment
and the union is in the middle of negotiating with the company to repeal their closing of the railroad.
It would be best if that were to work out.
Well then, let's have a drink.
- That's right, Grandpa Kame. - Ok, Grandpa Kame?
Here you go, Grandpa Kame.
Here.
Don't worry yourself about it, ok?
I..
want to talk to you, Mom and Dad, about going to college.
If we place at the national competition,
please let me go to that music college in Tokyo.
I see.
Try your best then, Shiori.
- Well, shall we eat? - Ok.
- Let's eat.
The 13th anniversary of your mother's death is soon.
You've finally come to town
so go and take the time to talk to her this year.
Yeah...
Yo!
- Morning practice too? - Yep.
- Good luck. - Thanks.
Good morning.
Let's head over together.
No thanks.
I have someplace I need to drop by.
What's going on?
Oh, it must be the 3rd year exam results.
Exam results?
Awesome. Shiori's placed second this time.
She is great.
But..
the student-council president is at a strong first place again.
She's decided her university on a recommendation from track and field but hasn't neglected her studies.
That's just like a student-council president.
Well of course.
I am a high school student afterall.
Studying, track and field, and student council... I'm not satisfied unless I do everything perfectly.
President, there's a boy's name in the top 20!
Since being an all-girl's school this has been a great achievement but this is a disgrace!
No way!
Oh right, my results finally came in then?
- Yes, the results of my studying. - That's me.
Yosuke!
Yowasuke in the top 20?
I can't believe this.
That's awesome, Yosuke!
You can definitely make it into a good university if you take the test.
Maybe so...
Damn. I'm sure I placed at 21.
- Senichi... - Huh?
- Your name is on the board. - Really? Where?
Makeup test?
(Makeup Test)
- I'm home. - Oh, welcome home, Yosuke.
Help me out here.
- Place it right. - Oops, sorry.
What's this?
20th place at school?
- That's wonderful, Yosuke. - I did study hard for a bit.
So then,
you really want to go to college, don't you?
If that's the case,
look
there are scholarships and other ways available. So you could really go for this.
But it will make things harder for you if I go off to college.
What are you talking about?
I'll be fine, I'll be fine.
Your dad and I started this shop, and I can take care of it by myself.
Thanks.
What're you being all serious about?
Help me out.
- What's wrong? - Eh? It's nothing.
I'm ok.
You really have a fever!
Let's go to the hospital.
- I'm fine. - No you're not.
- Let's go to the hospital. - It's ok, it's ok.
I'm asking please, Mom.
Translation brought to you by Kinzaru and Yuko.
Put your knees in more!
Don't let your asses drop!
Newbies, follow with them!
Alright, that's good.
Ok, it's time to stop now.
Good job everyone.
Yep, good job.
Thank you.
You've still got a ways to go though.
Go around to other schools?
Since we can't perform at Midorigaoka anymore.
We need to find another school.
We'll find one soon.
Yeah because we're famous after that show at the aquarium.
But Coach Kasuya got into trouble because of that.
Whatever, whatever, whatever..
It'll all work out somehow.
We'll go separately and meet up at Kotohachi later.
Alright, I'll take the girl schools!
- Hey, hey, I wanna take the girl schools. - Wait a sec!
What's wrong, Yosuke?
Sorry, I have something to do today.
Alright, the rest of us will go search then.
- I'm really sorry. - No problem.
See ya.
Wait up!
Damn.
How was it, Sano?
No go.
Every school I went to doesn't want the swimming association turning their attention towards them. They said it might cause trouble for their swimming clubs...
The rumor about Coach must be everywhere.
Um, what is Senichi doing?
Studying for tomorrow's makeup test. He is getting tutored.
Finished.
Next.
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Whoah, these twins rock!
They're geniuses. Geniuses!
Why the hell are you working at this shop?
- Well, that's.. - Well, that's..
- a secret! - a secret!
Really?
- Really. - Really.
Anyways..
Let's try some of the other schools in the prefecture.
Maybe the rumor about coach hasn't spread that far yet.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Ok, ok, ok.
What's wrong with everyone?
You've got to concentrate on practice more.
But Coach isn't here yet.
Senichi's also not here cause of the make-up test.
It would have to be on a day when we don't have afternoon classes and can put in a lot of practice.
Forget that, what happened to Yowasuke?
He went home early yesterday too.
It looks like he'll be going to college so he probably doesn't care about synchro anymore.
He wouldn't think like that.
Well, Coach isn't here today, so..
why don't we end practice and find a place to perform?
But..
everyone's concerned about the swimming association and won't even let us talk.
This is a "happou-bijin," isn't it?
(happou-bijin= someone who's everyone's friend)
Huh?
Sano, Sano..
It's "fusagari."
Right, it's a "happou-fusagari."
(happou-fusagari= a no-win situation)
Eikichi.
Kozue.
Can I talk to you for a moment?
What is it?
Um..
you like Shiori better than me, don't you?
What?
What are you talking about?
I saw you.
You broke our promise
and went to the festival with Shiori.
No, well, a lot of things were going on at the time.
I'm really sorry.
But..
us going together was just a coincidence.
I don't have any feelings for her at all.
But I wonder how Shiori feels?
There's no way.
She's always putting me down.
Well, it's fine.
Give me your hand.
It's a turtle good luck charm.
I got it at the festival.
Will you accept it?
Yeah, thanks.
I'm glad.
See you later then.
What are you doing?
Oh, cleaning, cleaning.
Wiping and cleaning..
No, I didn't hear a thing.
No, I practically didn't hear anything about Shiori at all.
I'll be going then.
Where are you going?
You're not going home?
I have somewhere I need to go.
(Japan Swimming Association, Tokai Branch, Training Center)
Director's room...
Excuse me.
I think I messed up.
Is the new pose like this?
No.
- It's like this and this. - Ah, like this.
Ok, let's try it together alright?
Ready, set..
- 1-2-3-4-5-6-7... - Found it!
Oh, hi there.
What? What's wrong?
- Coach Ashikawa, we've got a pervert! - A pervert?
Oh I'm not a pervert. Look at this. See?
See, see?
- Himeno High School's synchro team? - Yes ma'am.
You? A boy?
We were planning to perform at Midorigaoka High.
But the swimming association told them to cancel our performance.
So I'm here because I want to talk to them and see if they can't withdraw the cancellation.
What was the reason?
Why was it cancelled?
There was an issue a long time ago with the coach we've asked to train us.
But I don't think he's the kind of person who would do something like that.
Please!
Coach Kasuya.
Please.
The team I am coaching
is a boys synchro team that has nothing to do with the swimming association.
Besides, this is just a pretense that does not follow the official rules.
Somehow could you, please!
Do you not think there is a problem
when a high school coach betrays us by using drugs?
But that has nothing to do with these kids.
Could you somehow allow it?
Please!
Kasuya,
do you understand the position you are in?
Besides, is that something one wears when asking a favor?
You have no right to be here.
Coach...
What the hell are you doing here?
Um, well..
It's been a long time.
Yeah.
You know him?
He was my coach when I was on the national team.
- So that means that Natsuko-sensei was.. - That's none of your business.
You know Natsuko too?
- She's a teacher at my school. - We're leaving.
Yes sir.
So you started coaching synchro again.
Well, these guys begged me, so...
Coach...
Ashikawa,
I'm not your coach anymore.
Bye.
Good luck.
Excuse us.
Don't ever go to a place like that again.
You hang around that lot and you'll end up like me.
You guys stay the way you are forever.
Forever, ok?
Here.
Why me though?
Don't ask for details, please.
Practice hard, ok?
Yosuke!
Where are you going?
Yosuke!
What were you talking about?
Oh, nothing.
Yosuke's been acting weird since yesterday.
He hasn't been coming to practice.
Did he say anything about it?
I'm heading to practice.
What are you looking at, Shiori? A love letter?
It's nothing like that.
Here, this is yours.
Thanks.
What's going on, Kozue?
Something good happened.
Ok, everyone's here, right?
- Let's start practice. - Yes ma'am.
Something up?
Oh, no, nothing.
I heard about you. I didn't know you were so popular.
Huh?
It's great to be young.
I used to get a ton of "koi-bumi" when I was young.
(Koi-bumi is a very old way to say love letter that is rarely used nowadays.)
- Koi-bumi? Love letters? - That's right.
That many?
- So, did Shiori say anything to you? - Don't ask him so directly.
But I want to know.
Just leave it alone.
But Eikichi might be our son-in-law someday.
Thanks for dinner.
He's so cute when he gets embarassed.
Cut it out.
I'm back.
What?
Nothing.
What is this?
Uh..
I don't need this kind of thing.
Eh?
Look, this kind of stuff just makes things all complicated.
What are you talking about?
This is a letter from Yosuke.
He really wanted me to give it to you next week.
But I'm worried.
Withdrawal notice?
No way..
Yosuke?
I've got to go.
Yosuke!
What's with this withdrawal notice?
She gave it to you already?
She was worried about you.
What's going on?
Well anyways, that's what it is so..
See ya.
What happened?
What the hell? Yosuke!
Yosuke!
Hey! Yosuke!
- 1-2-3-4.... - Don't let your chins touch the water!
Lift your faces!
Be more synchronized!
What the hell's with you guys? You're not synchronized at all!
The twins at my shop are much more synchronized than you!
I'm going to have to replace you, damnit!
He's pissed off about something.
What?
Ok, ok, that's all for morning practice.
It's almost time for class so hurry and change.
Yes sir.
Good work!
Thank you!
What's wrong, Ei-chan?
You look down.
Yosuke's been absent for two days without telling anyone.
I had no idea he could be this irresponsible.
Yosuke gave me...
a withdrawal notice.
- A withdrawal notice?!
"A journal, as are often written by men,"
(She's reading from the Tosa Journal, a famous literary work written over 1000 years ago by Kino Tsurayuki.)
"I, as a woman, am attempting to keep."
"It was in that year, the 20-something day of the 12th month,"
"I left at 10 that night"
"and that is part of the reason I am writing this."
Yowasuke is absent from school too.
Isn't the boy's village gloomier than usual?
Yeah, it will be,
since we finally started the boy's chess club but
Bakayo called it a "ridiculous plan" and caused our school festival exhibits to be cancelled.
We can't oppose Bakayo and the girls of student council.
After coming to this school, all a guy can do is suck it up until graduation.
And you're fine with that?
You're ok with your life at school being like this until it's over?
Yosuke started the synchro club cause he wanted to change that.
Don't talk so big.
Synchro isn't even working out for you all, is it?
And Yowasuke has bigger problems to worry about.
What do you mean?
You don't know?
His bakery is on the verge of bankruptcy
so his mother has worked herself so hard she's been hospitalized.
His mom is in the hospital?
Kanpachi,
you need to stop synchro too and help out at the fish market.
But I promised I wouldn't quit.
You don't have anywhere to perform. What's the point in continuing?
We'll figure something out.
We'll definitely figure out something with both Yosuke and synchro.
You keep saying that but look at what's happened.
Look at what's happened.
Don't get our brother involved with things you can't even do.
Don't get him involved.
Saotome-sensei.
We've got a problem, guys.
It looks like Yosuke is quitting school.
Natsuko-sensei, is it true that Yosuke's quitting?
Earlier he came here alone, left a withdrawal form, and then left school before I could even talk to him.
It is that serious then.
His grades were finally getting better too.
Has the withdrawal been finalized?
If his mother backs his withdrawal,
then there is nothing we can do.
Um, excuse me but..
could I have his withdrawal form?
Ei-chan!
- Hold up, you all! - It's ok.
I'll go after them.
Oh, my bag, my bag..!
Mom,
I finished the lunch deliveries.
I'm sorry you had to miss school because of this.
It's fine. I'm having a good time.
Look at this.
I can bake them by myself, right?
I got a big order from the senior citizen's group.
They've ordered breakfast for tomorrow's gateball competition.
I'm really happy about it.
What's the matter?
You've been taking more and more after your father lately.
Really?
Tomorrow evening I can leave the hospital
so I won't be a burden to you anymore.
Work hard on your studies tomorrow.
- I'm not going to college afterall. - What are you talking about?
It's fine.
I had always planned on taking over the bakery anyways.
I can't close up the shop dad started.
Don't be ridiculous.
Why would we have to close the shop?
I got a call from Uncle
and he told me about the debt.
It's too much for one person. That's why you collapsed.
I'll work too from now on
and quit school.
Yosuke,
what are you saying?
If you were to do this,
don't you think it would be inexcusable to your late father?
But that bakery is the most important thing for me and for you too.
Let's work hard together, ok?
Well, I'll go get you some water.
Eikichi...
Everyone came...
Sorry to just drop by like this.
Let's go outside.
This..
Why didn't you talk to us about this?
You need to let us know when something is going on. That's what you told me.
Sorry.
I didn't want to give you guys anything extra to worry about.
And worrying about our friend isn't something extra?
Is that the extent of our relationship?
It's not cool to hold back on us like that.
You know we will help you with whatever we can.
Don't give up on school and synchro.
It's not that simple.
We've never given up. That's why we've come as far as we have.
Yosuke!
Let me just say this.
If you hadn't said let's do synchro
we would have never become friends like we have.
Excuse me.
- Are you Yosuke's mother? - Yes.
I am Saotome, from Himeno high school.
I'm a teacher there.
- I have something to talk to you about. - Ok.
Search the schools that don't have swimming clubs?
Because those schools shouldn't care about the swimming association.
But a school with a pool and no swimming club..?
Do you think we can find a decent school like that?
Let's look.
After practice we'll try every school in the prefecture.
If that doesn't work then we'll look outside the prefecture.
We have to do everything we can.
If we can line up a synchro performance
then Yosuke might change his mind.
We overheard your conversation.
We'll help out too.
Cause we are also members of this team.
Thanks.
Ok then, let's get to searchin'!
- Yeah! - Alright, let's go look!
His mother didn't know about his withdrawing either.
She's going to call us after they've talked it over.
I see.
I'll go tell the principal.
What do you want?
Just returning this.
Thank you.
Hey, is he really quitting school?
Yes, as of right now.
I wonder if there's something we can do about it.
What could you possibly do?
Well, you could find a place for them to perform.
They've been giving it all they've got.
I did too, back then.
And so did I.
Natsuko...
Don't you miss the water?
What are you doing? You have to stay in bed.
I'm out of the hospital now, so I'm just fine.
That's enough. Go get some rest.
Yosuke...
Eikichi.
I wonder if you might let us help you out there.
What the hell are you guys doing?
Don't worry, Yowasuke.
We're not going to eat them.
You can go to school if we help you deliver these in time, right?
And we can bring in a lot of money if we sell all of the bread.
- Right? - Yep, that's right.
Are you guys for real?
This is not just for today.
It's not.
Can you help him every day, morning and evening?
Can you help him?
What's the use in helping if you are going to be irresponsible?
What's the use?
What Taizo is saying is right.
I'm fine, so, good luck to everyone.
But I can't just step aside.
I can't just not do anything.
I don't want to get you guys involved!
That's why I gave the notice to Shiori.
From now on I have to do things on my own.
Hello, Yamamoto Bakery.
What?
The gateball competition has been postponed?
No, that's fine.
Yes.
We hope to have your business again.
Ok.
Has the order from the senior's club been cancelled?
Hm, this kind of stuff happens.
Can't you charge them a cancellation fee?
They order from us a lot, so I can't do that to them.
Well, since that's been cancelled I'll be fine by myself.
Good morning.
To all at Himeno High,
good morning!
How about some delicious fresh-baked bread?
This is a branch of the Yamamoto Bakery!
How about it?
- How about some bread? - Step right up!
Hold on, what are you all doing?
Selling bread from Yosuke's bakery.
They're in a bit of a bind since an order got cancelled.
We wanted to help out, even if it's just a little.
- How about some? It's delicious! - Welcome!
Saotome-sensei, what is the meaning of this?!
Is it all right for students to be selling things?
They are doing this to help out Yosuke though.
I understand that,
but this is a school.
I'm sorry but as head of student discipline, I cannot allow this.
Why not?
What?
Please!
Let us sell the bread we have here.
Please let us continue.
And what will happen to him after you've done that?
Maybe after we've worked hard today we'll have some new ideas.
Maybe that will keep things going tomorrow.
This is not something you can handle.
Stop selling.
Everyone inside. Hurry up.
I'll buy something.
- Let's do it. - O-Ok.
- How much? - 100 yen.
- And for you, Kozue? - Sweet-bean bread.
Sweet-bean bread, got it.
Sweet-bean bread.
Hey Kayo, you love the cutlet sandwiches from Yosuke's bakery, don't you?
But...
Please, president.
I guess I could buy something.
Thank you!
- She's going to buy something too? - Then we have too as well.
- That's 200 yen. - Thanks.
Step right up, everyone.
Natsuko-sensei.
Well, I did give them a warning.
Natsuko-sensei!
- Thank you!
- Last one! Thank you!
That's the best we could do.
I knew we couldn't just watch you work.
Whether you drop out of school or not,
just make sure you're at the synchro performance.
We want to perform with you,
or there's no point in doing it.
- We did it. - We sold them all.
Yosuke!
Mom...
This,
I'm not going to hand it in.
I've thought things through
and I've decided to sell the bakery and start all over again.
That is the best thing for both you and me.
I'll go work at that bakery's factory in our neighboring town.
So you go ahead and graduate, and afterwards,
go to college or whatever. Choose whatever you'd like.
But this shop dad started is important to us.
But you have something more important.
You have wonderful friends like them.
You need to treasure this last six months
that you have with them until graduation.
Thanks, Mom.
Alright, hurry and change or you'll be late for school.
I'm not going to college though.
After graduation I'll enter a baker apprenticeship
and someday I'll start another Yamamoto Bakery with you.
Thank you!
After the events in September are over,
3rd year students will need to begin preparing for your future.
Yosuke finally came back but we still haven't found a school to perform synchro at.
That is all.
Attention!
Bow!
To end, the student council has a few announcements.
We've finished the poster for this year's festival.
(Himeno Festival "A treasure chest of dreams for you...")
We would like to make it a cultural festival as it was when this was an all-girls school.
We ask everyone to please help out.
That is all from the student council.
Please wait!
Ei-chan...
There is something I want to ask everyone.
Excuse me.
The synchro club has still been practicing ever since the club was closed
but we have not found a place to perform at.
We sincerely apologize for what we have done in the past.
So could you please let us perform at Himeno's festival?
Please!
Don't be ridiculous.
Applications for the festival have already been closed.
And for a closed club to be reinstated
more than half the students in assembly have to agree to it.
Give it up.
We understand that.
But as long as we are at this school, we want to perform here.
We want everyone at this school to be able to watch us.
This is our last school festival.
Please!
Have you forgotten all the trouble you've caused?
No one is going to agree to this
no matter how hard you beg.
Wait!
I'll agree to it.
I'll agree.
We'll agree to it as well.
~There's a song I want you to listen to~
~There are words I want to say to you someday~
~These things are nothing special~
~Yeah, they aren't anything difficult~
~I was just standing in the rain~
~Just waiting for a rainbow~
~Without any doubts~
~Now I'm going beyond the image~
~Beyond the sky~
~With these wings~
~At that moment when I pass the wind~
~At that moment when I catch the rainbow~
~Will you be smiling?~
~Could we meet again?~
~I had just opened the map~
~And was waiting for the wind~
~Without an answer~
~Now I'm going beyond the image~
~To your sky~
~I'm taking off to my rainbow~