It's a tie?
Time out!
Tomoka, it's time for phase two.
Pass the ball around, and try to stall for time.
It'd be great if could you manage to stall for thirty seconds.
I understand.
Airi.
You don't have to attack anymore.
I want you to defend our own hoop this time.
I need you to go after rebounds aggressively.
Yes!
Maho and Saki, try to pass to Tomoka as much as possible.
Yes!
Oh~!
Onii-chan, what about Hina?
Hinata-chan, just shout loudly when the time comes.
Listen carefully for my voice.
Got it.
All right!
Everyone, let's go!
Yes!
Yes~!
Growing my determination
Don't give up and do your best
Try your luck and fight! Chin-up!
wakatteiru yo
わかっているよ
I know perfectly
hitori no muryokusa nante
一人の無力さなんて
How weak a person is on their own
ushinai souna mono
失いそうなもの
Things that are on the verge of being lost
mune ni taguri yoseta
胸に手繰り寄せた
I hold them close to my chest
yasashii kotoba
優しい言葉
Your gentle words
sururi hoo wo kasumete
スルリ頬をかすめて
Caress my cheeks
yoseru shosoukan
寄せる焦燥感
The irritation that has been building up
tada gooru mitsumeta
ただゴール見つめた
From wanting to reach the goal
nakisou datta kokoro wo
泣きそうだった心を
My heart that almost wants to burst out crying
atatamete kureta basho
暖めてくれた場所
The place that warms it up
itami mo wo kotaete mo
痛みもを堪えても
Even if we have to go through the pain
mamorinukitakute
守り抜きたくて
We have to protect this
We're unripe fighters!
ima wa makenai
今は負けない
We won't lose now
chiisana te wo takaku hirogete
小さな手を高く広げて
We will raise our small hands up in the air
semaru pawaa ukete dakishime
迫るパワー 受けて抱きしめ
Take in that vital power, embrace it
hane kaesunda sora he
跳ね返すんだ空へ
Then release it towards the sky!
yamenai yuuki
やめない勇気
The courage that cannot be stopped
asu he jump and shoot
明日へjump and shoot
Tomorrow we'll jump and shoot!
kimi he pasu suru kara
君へパスするから
I will pass the ball to you
yobisamasareta omoi to
呼び覚まされた思いと
The memories that are awoken by our calls
geemu ga ugokidasu
Game が動き出す
Will move the game along
Wish Upon Subaru
Everyone...
Looks like passing around to stall for time won't work.
Rebound!
Yes! Nice rebound!
There are three minutes left!
They can do it!
Last phase.
It's time for our ace!
We did it!
This feels good!
Amazing!
She scored from so far away!
Hey!
Pass it here!
I'll attack!
Do it, Hinata-chan!
Shut down Takenaka!
Oh~!
What are you doing?!
Hurry up and shoot!
Oh~!
Oww...
Hey!
Charging!
Blue team, number four!
Hey, he didn't bump into her, right?
I'm making use of Hinata-chan's Innocent Charm.
If Takenaka gets close to you, could you try to fall?
Ah~!
Basically, you're taking advantage of Takenaka's love to make him foul her.
I think it's cheating, though...
I understand.
This isn't the time to worry about that, right?
All right!
Seems like it didn't work.
As I thought, he really is their ace.
These distractions won't fool him forever.
Full-court press, huh?
Damn!
Illegal use of hands!
Blue team, number five!
You did it, Mo-kan!
We finally overtook them!
Just a little more...
Please hold out.
They overtook us again.
Takenaka!
Do your triple team!
It's our victory, Minato.
There's...
There's no way I'll lose!
That's nothing!
That's because I...!
Teach me, Mo-kan!
I'll try my best, too!
Yeah!
I'll try my best!
Let's win tomorrow! For sure!
I'm with everyone now!
Leave it to me, Mo-kan!
Go!
The match is over!
We did it!
We won!
I'm glad!
I'm so glad!
Damn.
We won! We won!
Thanks for your hard work, Subaru.
I didn't do anything.
To celebrate the girls' basketball club's victory...
Cheers!
Everyone really did a good job.
Congratulations!
Now our club won't be dissolved.
It's all thanks to Subaru's coaching!
Thank you very much!
Thank you, Onii-chan.
I just helped out for a bit.
I never could've imagined that you'd pull off that last shot.
I assumed Tomoka was going to shoot, too.
Really?
We were thinking that Maho would move to that spot.
Oh~!
Hina thought so, too!
Isn't that right, Mo-kan?
Yes.
I was thinking that Maho would run to that spot, too.
Why?
"Why?" you ask...
We can only say we just kind of... knew.
Well, girls just have a mysterious link between them.
I also had it in the past.
Miho-nee, you had friends?!
Well, everyone really tried their best.
Um, thank you very, very much.
If Hasegawa-san hadn't encouraged me,
I don't think I would've been able to try my best as a Small Forward.
Thank you so much!
Sorry!
Um...
Sorry, Airi!
I lied to you.
So I wasn't the Small...
I was the Big Man-
I'm really sorry!
But I didn't have anyone else to rely on besides you, Airi!
We really needed you, Airi!
I didn't think you would forgive me, but I just want you to believe me.
Airi, you honestly tried very hard for us.
Even though you were afraid of the ball, you managed to face your fear.
That courage was really, really amazing!
Yes...
I think Airi is a really wonderful girl, too.
Wow!
Subarun proposed to Airi!
Maho!
Calm down!
This is a huge development!
Ah, no, I didn't mean it that way!
Tomoka, are you feeling sick?
Mo-kan suddenly got sick!
No, I didn't!
This has gotten interesting.
Okay!
It's the Hasegawa speciality: meat loaf!
Huh? What happened?
Listen, Nayu-chi!
Subaru just-
I told you, it's just a misunderstanding!
It's still kind of cold to be lighting fireworks.
It's perfectly fine, Mii-tan.
It's beautiful.
Oh~!
Huh?
Subaru-san, could you continue to be our coach?
I'm happy you said that,
but I think a proper coach would be better than a novice like me.
But the reason we won is because Subaru-san taught us!
I want to learn more from Subaru-san.
I'll do anything!
Then, how about this?
If Tomoka makes fifty free throws in a row, Subaru will continue coaching.
Fifty free throws in a row?!
Even for Tomoka, that's obviously impossible!
Really?
I thought it was a good idea.
Fifty free throws...
No matter how you look at it, that's way overboard.
Sorry about that.
You don't need to take what Miho-nee is saying seriously.
[Name] Kashii Airi
[Birthdate] April 5th
[Blood Type] A
[Class] Grade 6, Class C
[Height] SECRET
[Chest Size] HUGE (Her friends keep rubbing them,
so it's embarrassing.)
[Style] BBS Style
[Grades] Good. Although she's quite bad at math.
All right!
My, you started practising again?
Is it because of those girls?
It's not like that...!
If I don't practise, I'll get rusty, so it can't be helped.
Sure, sure.
Coming!
My, Tomoka-chan!
Tomoka?
Good morning!
Um, what's the matter?
Fifty free throws...
I'll try my best to achieve my goal of fifty free throws!
Please give me a chance.
Okay...
Amazing.
The rest is up to her luck.
Her form is beautiful, as always.
Um, was there something strange about my form?
No, nothing's wrong.
Continue.
Yes.
I guess I still need a lot more practice.
I'll try again tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Come to think of it, my term hasn't been decided yet.
Yes, I'll try my best!
How long will she keep this up...?
Well, it's actually a good thing to be able to see that beautiful form every day.
What are you so happy about?
Lolicon prince.
Gosh, I've told you to stop using those stupid nicknames.
You're as powerful as ever, Aoi.
You...
Did you know that Subaru could clearly see your panties from that position?
Did you see them?
I didn't!
You saw!
You pervert!
A get-together?
That's right.
We can round up people who are interested and play basketball.
Well, for now we just have to try it out and see how it goes.
If you don't do anything for a whole year, you'll get rusty, right?
We decided this after you went home that day at the batting centre.
You guys...
Anyway...
Give me that!
We're going to practise right after school.
Yeah!
Subaru's not coming anymore.
It's going to be really lonely.
That's right.
Onii-chan...
Tomo tried to persuade him to keep coaching us, but it didn't work.
But still, I'll try my best to get him back.
What do you mean, "try your best"?
I want to tell everyone, but it might not work out,
so could I keep it a secret for now?
So Mo-kan, you're planning to give him a woman's most important thing?
What are you saying?!
Do you even know what that means?!
Yup.
I can give him mine, too.
My stuffed toy Alpaca.
I see...
Tomoka-chan, tell us whenever you can.
Oh~!
Do your best, Tomoka.
I will.
Thank you, everyone.
I won't be tricked by that move anymore.
I guess not.
Well, we have been friends for a long time.
Hasegawa-sensei!
Could you teach these kids here?
We just can't seem to get it right.
Sure! I'm coming!
That was tiring.
So, you really have gotten rusty, eh?
Hey, why don't you join the basketball club, Aoi?
At your level, you'd make a strong player for a high schooler.
I can't seem to get taller, and...
There are lots of reasons.
As for you, you seem to have gotten really good at taking care of people.
You were teaching that new girl so nicely, weren't you?
In the past, you taught guys but not girls because you said you were bad with them.
Maybe my interests changed when I entered high school.
What's up with that?
Three more shots.
One, two, three, four...
It was just an unlucky shot.
If it's fine with you, Tomoka, you can come in the evening, too.
Yes!
Tomoka-chan, how has it been going since then?
Well, it hasn't been going too well...
I see.
Is there anything Hina can do to help?
Nope, it's fine.
Tomorrow, I'll try my best to succeed.
You're all pumped up, Mo-kan!
Don't push yourself too hard, though.
Tomo, we're cheering for you.
Thank you, everyone.
If only there were something I could do to help Tomoka...
That's it!
Subaru!
About the get-together today...
Sorry, I'm a little busy today.
Do you have something to do?
I'll make up for it next week.
Just a few more.
I'll show you something that might help.
I gathered lots of interviews of different players.
I thought it might be able to help you.
That's amazing!
This is the Japanese National Team playing, right?
At last year's World Championships!
I'm surprised that you know.
I try to watch lots of different games.
It's good study material.
That move was fast!
No matter how many times I watch it, it sure is amazing.
Do you think it's of any help?
Yes, thank you very much.
Although, it would be great if I could somehow make fifty free throws...
If it's you, Tomoka, you can do it.
I was going to tell you to stop doing this,
but I don't want to stop watching you shoot.
Although this seems weird coming from me, you can do it, Tomoka.
Yes!
It started raining.
Tomoka!
Do your best.
Before I noticed, Tomoka had removed the cloud of uneasiness from my heart.
It's almost like a flower that blooms after the rain.
Subaru-san.
The next shot is the last one.
Yes.
Shiny Gift.
Infirmary
Shiny Gift?
That's right.
That's the second name Subaru gave Tomoka.
He said it means a flower that blooms after the rain.
Thanks to Tomoka's hard work, Subaru is able to play basketball again.
For him, meeting Tomoka might have been a gift from the heavens.
"Gift" also can mean "talent", so it might be referring to Tomoka-chan's talent.
Well, it's pretty well thought-out on Subaru's part.
"I'm back"?
Or should I say, "Pleased to meet you"?
Well, I guess it doesn't really matter.
Welcome back, darling!
parira parira parira (fu- fu-)
♪ぱりらぱりらぱりら (ふーふー)
♪Party love Party love Party love (fuufuu)
parira parira parira (fu- fu-)
♪ぱりらぱりらぱりら (ふーふー)
♪Party love Party love Party love (fuufuu)
hayaku ookiku naritai na na~
はやくおっきくなりたいな (なー！)
I want to grow up quickly (Yes-!)
Come on! Come on!
chicchai naraba
ちっちゃいならば、
If I'm small, if I stay small
chicchai narino
ちっちゃいなりの
yosa ga arutte iu keredo
よさがあるって言うけれど
You say there's virtue in it.
sonna no uso
そんなの嘘!
But that's a lie!
kiyasume desho
気休めでしょう？
You're just trying to console me, right?
hayaku ookiku naritai
はやく大きくになりたい!
I want to grow up faster!
gyuunu nonde
牛乳飲んで、
Drink milk, drink soy milk
tounyuu nonde
豆乳飲んで、
asoko no ebi ga en datte
あそこのエビがEんたって
You say that the shrimp there is good.
tori purue-...
AAA （トリプルエー）
Triple A
kakuzuke nante iranai
格付けなんていらない!
I don't need any ratings
ookiku naritai
おっきくなりたい!
I want to grow up faster!
doriburu
ドリブル
Dribble!
Zig-zag
ジグザグ
Zig-zag
defensu
ディフェンス
Defence!
ofensu (un!)
オフェンス (んー!)
Offence (Yep!)
shoot ga shitai
シュートがしたい
I want to shoot the ball
hayaku homeraretai no anata ni
はやくほめられたいの あなたに
I want to be praised soon... by you
mitete mitete kimechauzo!
「みてて、みてて、キメちゃうゾ！」
"Look here. Look here. It's going to end!"
Jump shite! Jump shite!
ジャンプして!ジャンプして!
Jump! Jump!
motto motto motto...
もっと、もっと、もっと...
More and more and more
otona ni naru toki wa itsumo
大人になるときはいつも
When can I become an adult
sechou chuu
成長中!
I'm growing! It's painful! The painful sores.
secchou tsu
成長痛!
setsunai itami
せつないイタミ
dakedo zettai taete miseru
だけど絶対耐えてみせる
However, I'll definitely show you that I can endure it
yureru yureru
ゆれる ゆれる
Shake, Bounce, Touch, Aim for the goal!
hazumu hazumu
はずむ はずむ
fureru fureru
ふれる ふれる
gooru mezashite!
ゴールめざして！
ah! ookiku narita~i!
ああ！おっきくなりた～い！
Ah! I want to grow up faster!
Although I've failed up to now, I got advice from Subaru-san,
so I shall work hard!
Wait, has the preview already started?!
Next time, I will eat curry rice!
Eh?!
That's wrong?!
Next Time:
Start a Hardcore Fire