WEBVTT 01:32.070 --> 01:37.070 Episode 14: What's the Connection? 01:32.070 --> 01:37.070 Episode 14: What's the Connection? 01:35.300 --> 01:37.010 About tomorrow's second round game... 01:37.890 --> 01:41.100 We're up against last year's champs, Minatozaki Academy. 01:41.600 --> 01:44.520 Honestly, it's gonna be a tough game... 01:45.140 --> 01:47.520 but they are not unbeatable. 01:48.440 --> 01:50.400 I want each one of you to stay focused. 01:50.900 --> 01:51.980 Okay! 01:57.410 --> 01:58.870 Nagisa! Chinatsu! 01:59.950 --> 02:01.660 We are counting on you tomorrow. 02:02.490 --> 02:06.710 We won the first round, all thanks to the points you scored. 02:06.790 --> 02:09.670 That was due to the assists you Senpais gave us. 02:10.250 --> 02:13.500 Then, next time try to do it without the assists. 02:15.880 --> 02:18.720 That was sorta harsh. 02:21.850 --> 02:24.310 By the way, Chinatsu, did you hear? 02:24.890 --> 02:27.060 Yoshitani-senpai and Koike-senpai are... 02:27.560 --> 02:29.690 leaving the team after the Inter-High is over. 02:29.770 --> 02:30.770 What?! 02:31.270 --> 02:33.190 They want to focus on entrance exams. 02:34.440 --> 02:35.990 So we have to make sure... 02:36.070 --> 02:39.450 we can keep them on the basketball team for as long as possible. 02:44.790 --> 02:47.750 I didn't hear it directly from them though. 02:47.830 --> 02:48.580 It's just a rumour... 02:51.670 --> 02:53.210 She rolled up like a pill bug! 02:53.480 --> 02:58.530 Let me explain! 02:54.320 --> 02:58.530 When the pressure gets to be too much for Chinatsu... 02:54.340 --> 02:56.970 It's like our final game of Junior High. 02:56.190 --> 02:58.530 she rolls into a fetal position. 02:59.220 --> 03:03.470 Chinatsu-san, you don't have to bear it all on your shoulders. 03:07.100 --> 03:08.730 I can't. 03:10.310 --> 03:12.730 She doesn't usually vent it out... 03:14.110 --> 03:15.980 Well, cannot blame Chinatsu... 03:16.070 --> 03:19.240 She came all this way to Inter-High, even leaving your family behind. 03:20.030 --> 03:24.120 Even though she's only a second-year, she's expected to be the main scorer. 03:24.200 --> 03:27.080 That's a lot to deal with for one person. 03:32.080 --> 03:33.250 Nagisa. 03:33.960 --> 03:36.000 You enjoy basketball, right? 03:36.500 --> 03:37.460 Of course. 03:37.960 --> 03:39.260 I do too. 03:44.050 --> 03:48.680 Until now, I've always had this anxiety in a corner of my mind... 03:49.600 --> 03:52.810 But after playing that first match and winning it... 03:52.900 --> 03:54.810 the adrenaline rush I got... 03:55.310 --> 03:56.110 I get it. 03:57.110 --> 04:01.780 It's because of all the practice we've put in. 04:02.570 --> 04:04.870 Getting passes from Yoshitani-senpai... 04:05.370 --> 04:08.450 Having Koike-senpai's screen free me up so I could take a shot. 04:08.950 --> 04:12.370 And having you, Nagisa, grab the rebound if I miss. 04:14.000 --> 04:18.800 I thought about how I wanted to keep playing basketball for the rest of my life. 04:23.720 --> 04:26.100 That's impossible, you know. 04:28.640 --> 04:31.310 Come on! Get up already! 04:32.350 --> 04:35.310 You could let me stay down a little longer. 04:35.980 --> 04:38.480 You can't play basketball if you're not standing up! 04:39.190 --> 04:42.150 Your wish ribbon would cry seeing you like this! 04:42.650 --> 04:43.650 Huh? 04:52.710 --> 04:55.670 I'll be okay. I'll do what I have to do tomorrow. 04:56.170 --> 04:57.710 You better do it. 05:00.550 --> 05:02.840 Taiki, that court's available! 05:03.420 --> 05:04.340 Coming! 05:04.930 --> 05:08.350 So Hyodo-san ended up winning. 05:08.930 --> 05:11.600 At least Haryu lost to the eventual champion. 05:11.680 --> 05:14.270 Just don't bring it up to him. 05:19.230 --> 05:22.360 Now only the girls basketball team is left at the Inter-High. 05:22.860 --> 05:24.860 I think they have a game at 4 pm today. 05:25.780 --> 05:27.570 By the way, what about Chuno-san? 05:28.070 --> 05:29.280 Did you hear about her results? 05:29.370 --> 05:31.660 I haven't heard from her. 05:32.250 --> 05:34.710 I contacted her before the event, but... 05:35.710 --> 05:37.790 Hey, you guys! 05:37.880 --> 05:40.630 They're doing maintenance on the gym today... 05:40.710 --> 05:43.630 so we have to clear out of here by four. 05:43.710 --> 05:44.970 Okay! 05:53.810 --> 05:55.140 I haven't forgotten anything, have I? 06:01.860 --> 06:05.990 I wonder if Chinatsu-senpai is doing warm-ups right about now. 06:13.490 --> 06:15.250 That's a bad omen! 06:15.750 --> 06:19.420 I have to at least make one shot by four! 06:22.300 --> 06:23.130 Huh? 06:34.180 --> 06:36.390 Omen or not... 06:36.890 --> 06:39.020 Chinatsu-senpai will still make her shots. 06:41.230 --> 06:45.440 After all, she practiced so much everyday... 06:46.570 --> 06:48.280 She's one year older to me... 06:49.280 --> 06:50.700 Does things at her own pace... 06:51.280 --> 06:53.450 Stays strangely distant... 06:55.040 --> 06:57.710 and I never know what she's thinking. 06:57.790 --> 06:59.960 She can also be surprisingly childish at times... 07:02.040 --> 07:04.750 She worries too much about being considerate. 07:06.260 --> 07:08.170 Plus, she hates losing. 07:09.880 --> 07:13.470 When she's playing basketball, she looks so incredibly cool. 07:14.100 --> 07:16.470 That's my senpai... 07:16.560 --> 07:18.730 I love... 07:22.060 --> 07:24.730 Whoaaaa, what am I doing?! 07:24.820 --> 07:28.190 Muttering a practice confession is so cringey! 07:29.570 --> 07:32.910 I didn't want to hear myself sound so serious! 07:32.990 --> 07:35.330 And somewhere so public! 07:37.080 --> 07:41.000 Even though I can't even tell that to her face! 07:47.340 --> 07:51.180 Now I'm all depressed about a bunch of things... 07:52.260 --> 07:54.010 What are you yelling about all by yourself? 07:56.600 --> 07:57.680 Hina! 08:00.430 --> 08:03.310 The gym's off-limits for the rest of the day. 08:03.400 --> 08:04.770 I know that. 08:05.690 --> 08:09.610 Had to report my Inter-High results to the principal. 08:09.690 --> 08:13.030 Our school's pretty annoying when it comes to stuff like that. 08:14.030 --> 08:16.200 So how did you do? 08:16.280 --> 08:16.960 Taiki. 08:18.700 --> 08:20.040 Treat me to some Taiyaki. 08:20.870 --> 08:21.710 Tai..? 08:25.130 --> 08:26.290 We will now begin... 08:26.920 --> 08:32.170 Minatozaki Academy versus Eimei High. 08:33.930 --> 08:35.430 Let's have a good game! 08:42.440 --> 08:45.520 I thought taiyaki in summer was weird, but... 08:45.610 --> 08:47.320 that's how they serve it... 08:47.400 --> 08:51.110 Sweet bean paste and soft serve ice cream go perfect together! 08:51.690 --> 08:55.200 The Inter-High is over, so I'm rewarding myself. 08:57.490 --> 09:01.120 Ahh~ This hits the spot~ 09:02.080 --> 09:04.500 She hasn't mentioned anything about her results... 09:05.000 --> 09:07.460 Maybe things didn't go well? 09:08.130 --> 09:10.630 Otherwise, she would've told me right away. 09:11.630 --> 09:14.090 Even this taiyaki looks like stress eating.... 09:14.590 --> 09:16.090 By the way, I got third place. 09:16.180 --> 09:17.850 Third place? 09:17.930 --> 09:19.640 My Inter-High results. 09:19.720 --> 09:21.520 I just realized I hadn't told you. 09:21.600 --> 09:23.640 Don't drop that so casually... 09:23.730 --> 09:26.020 Third place is amazing! 09:26.520 --> 09:28.150 You means third nationally, right? 09:28.230 --> 09:31.400 And you think I'm satisfied with that? 09:31.480 --> 09:33.360 I guess not? 09:34.070 --> 09:35.740 It's a better score than before... 09:36.490 --> 09:39.490 and I can see how much I've improved. 09:40.740 --> 09:43.950 So next time I'll go even higher. 09:48.080 --> 09:51.550 You're not all full of yourself shows how you incredible are, Hina. 09:51.630 --> 09:55.800 But from an outside perspective, third place is really impressive. 09:55.880 --> 09:57.510 So let me be happy for you. 09:59.800 --> 10:01.180 Congratulations! 10:03.810 --> 10:04.560 Thanks. 10:05.270 --> 10:06.230 Hmm? 10:07.060 --> 10:09.020 Something felt unusual about her expression. 10:09.770 --> 10:12.270 Let's go eat in that park over there! 10:12.780 --> 10:13.690 Wait for me! 10:20.950 --> 10:23.950 They should be in the third quarter now. 10:32.290 --> 10:34.280 Minatozaki 10:32.290 --> 10:34.280 Eimei 10:37.510 --> 10:39.640 That was delicious~ 10:39.720 --> 10:41.390 Thanks for the treat! 10:41.470 --> 10:42.810 You're welcome. 10:44.350 --> 10:47.560 The swings are free! 10:51.190 --> 10:53.070 Well, I'm glad she's having fun. 10:58.450 --> 10:59.610 Stop! 11:01.490 --> 11:03.700 Huh? Why? 11:05.700 --> 11:07.120 Your panties were almost seen by me... 11:07.200 --> 11:08.000 What? 11:08.580 --> 11:10.460 I've got compression shorts on! 11:10.540 --> 11:12.590 That's not the issue! 11:12.670 --> 11:15.760 You're a girl! You ought to be more careful! 11:20.090 --> 11:21.340 This is rare. 11:21.840 --> 11:23.510 You treating me like a girl. 11:23.600 --> 11:25.140 Of course, I would. 11:25.640 --> 11:27.020 You are a girl after all. 11:34.440 --> 11:36.150 Are you worried about the time? 11:36.650 --> 11:38.860 Ah... no, not really. 11:41.030 --> 11:44.030 Could it be Chinatsu-senpai's match today? 11:45.830 --> 11:47.290 Yeah, it is. 11:48.200 --> 11:50.790 They should be starting the fourth quarter right now. 11:53.420 --> 11:56.000 I heard their opponent is last year's champion. 11:56.500 --> 11:58.760 So today's game is really important. 12:00.420 --> 12:01.680 I see. 12:08.100 --> 12:12.060 Not that.. I can do anything about it... 12:12.650 --> 12:16.070 Ah! In that case, let's have a shoe-throwing contest! 12:16.570 --> 12:18.070 What's the connection? 12:18.650 --> 12:23.280 Chinatsu-senpai's fighting hard, so I figured that you should fight hard tοο, Taiki. 12:24.200 --> 12:25.450 Don't look at my panties. 12:25.530 --> 12:26.830 I'm not. 12:26.910 --> 12:32.080 If you lose, you have to tell an embarrassing story that you've never told anyone. 12:32.160 --> 12:35.080 What? There's a penalty? 12:35.670 --> 12:39.050 By the way, I know about the first-year training camp incident in Junior High. 12:39.130 --> 12:40.460 Stop it! 12:43.010 --> 12:44.090 Okay, you go first, Taiki. 12:45.260 --> 12:47.640 If she's having fun, then fine by me... 12:49.180 --> 12:50.100 Somehow, today... 12:50.850 --> 12:52.810 she seems a bit unusual. 13:05.070 --> 13:06.530 That flew pretty high. 13:07.700 --> 13:08.870 Not so fast. 13:08.950 --> 13:11.620 This game demands distance, not height. 13:13.160 --> 13:15.120 What, so you're an expert now? 13:22.720 --> 13:24.760 So, my turn next! 13:30.640 --> 13:31.430 Natsu! 13:32.180 --> 13:34.350 Can you kick it out of the park? 13:37.650 --> 13:38.940 Go for it! 13:40.020 --> 13:41.190 I got this. 14:05.260 --> 14:07.550 I've never said this to anybody, but... 14:14.480 --> 14:15.600 I'm in love. 14:52.470 --> 14:53.930 I am not good enough. 14:55.930 --> 14:57.980 Not at all. 15:09.410 --> 15:11.120 I like you, Taiki. 15:14.740 --> 15:16.120 You mean... 15:17.120 --> 15:18.620 like romantically? 15:19.830 --> 15:21.130 Romantically. 15:21.630 --> 15:25.960 You thought we were just good friends, so you let your guard down, didn't you? 15:26.050 --> 15:29.630 Listen, I'm just as shocked as you are. 15:29.720 --> 15:32.430 To think that I'd feel this way about Taiki... 15:32.510 --> 15:34.560 How about that?! Surprise! 15:37.140 --> 15:38.560 What sort of face is that? 15:39.640 --> 15:44.190 I didn't expect that at all. I really don't know what to think. 15:44.270 --> 15:48.070 This is the first time anyone's ever confessed their love to me. 15:48.650 --> 15:50.650 Honestly, it got kind of embarrassed. 15:54.830 --> 15:57.080 Totally out of the blue. 16:01.000 --> 16:04.670 I know you like Chinatsu-senpai... 16:05.750 --> 16:08.210 so I don't need a response right away. 16:10.550 --> 16:14.600 I just thought that, if I didn't tell you, then nothing would ever change. 16:15.680 --> 16:18.020 From now on, don't see me as a friend... 16:18.520 --> 16:21.140 but as a girl who's in love with you. 16:29.070 --> 16:31.570 Well, now that that's done, I'm heading home. 16:31.650 --> 16:32.700 Huh? 16:35.450 --> 16:38.080 When I win first place next time, I'd would like a parfait! 16:38.160 --> 16:39.870 Ah.. Hina! 17:11.650 --> 17:14.400 It's so nerveracking to have someone confess their feelings to you! 17:14.990 --> 17:16.450 Hina likes me? 17:16.950 --> 17:19.030 Was there any sign of that? 17:19.540 --> 17:21.500 And since when? 17:25.080 --> 17:29.170 Could it be... even at the fireworks festival... 17:41.420 --> 17:42.640 Say it again! 17:45.940 --> 17:48.060 Even back then... 17:48.150 --> 17:51.320 she liked me... just imagining that... 17:51.940 --> 17:54.190 hits me right in the chest. 17:54.820 --> 17:58.780 Thinking about it, I was pretty awful to her, wasn't I? 17:59.780 --> 18:02.200 Well then, at that time too... 18:03.040 --> 18:03.870 Taiki, that's... 18:08.500 --> 18:10.460 what makes you so cool. 18:15.550 --> 18:17.220 She's a good person... 18:17.720 --> 18:19.180 as a friend... 18:19.260 --> 18:21.640 as an athlete, and as a human being. 18:21.720 --> 18:23.810 Easy to talk to, and hardworking. 18:23.890 --> 18:25.480 Worthy of respect. 18:26.060 --> 18:29.350 And someone like that l-likes... 18:36.320 --> 18:38.490 Stop doing it outside. 18:38.570 --> 18:40.620 What does it look like I am doing? 18:40.700 --> 18:41.580 Working out. 18:41.660 --> 18:43.290 I'm not. 18:45.200 --> 18:45.830 I'm home~ 18:45.910 --> 18:48.330 I don't want my mom seeing me... 18:48.420 --> 18:50.420 contemplating my love life. 18:52.590 --> 18:55.010 By the way, we got a call. 18:55.090 --> 18:56.130 Huh? 18:57.930 --> 19:00.760 Chinatsu-chan's team lost. 19:13.400 --> 19:16.440 Make sure to tell her she did a good job when she's back. 19:17.990 --> 19:18.820 I will. 19:39.420 --> 19:40.760 What's with it... 19:42.180 --> 19:43.970 I haven't done anything wrong... 19:45.390 --> 19:47.560 Why do I feel so guilty... 19:50.390 --> 19:53.610 How am I supposed to act when I meet her next time? 19:54.440 --> 19:55.770 I don't know. 20:08.250 --> 20:11.710 Oh, good. The rhythmic gymnastics team's taking today off. 20:12.750 --> 20:17.090 I'm not sure I'd be able to talk properly with Hina if I saw her right now. 20:17.630 --> 20:19.720 I need some time... 20:30.600 --> 20:31.600 Okay! 20:42.490 --> 20:44.280 What are you looking at?! 20:44.360 --> 20:46.910 I can't help it! That's the entrance I use too! 20:47.410 --> 20:48.870 I thought you had today off! 20:49.370 --> 20:51.410 Just had to take care of something. 20:53.290 --> 20:55.170 Well, you could've said a Hi! 20:55.750 --> 20:56.920 That's hard to do right now! 20:57.500 --> 20:58.840 Why? 20:59.420 --> 21:00.880 Why, well... 21:08.930 --> 21:12.270 Oh, right. You just keep that up, Taiki. 21:13.440 --> 21:16.520 Your heart will skip a beat every time you see me. 21:16.610 --> 21:18.190 My heart's not skipping... 21:22.360 --> 21:23.700 Even if it's not... 21:24.530 --> 21:26.530 just remember... 21:27.030 --> 21:28.780 I'm in love with you, Taiki. 21:32.120 --> 21:34.370 There! Your heart just skipped a beat. 21:34.460 --> 21:35.960 It didn't! 21:36.540 --> 21:40.050 Good, good. Looks like my confession worked like a charm. 21:40.130 --> 21:42.960 Hey.. Keep your voice down!