1. Chinatsu Senpai and Haryu Senpai?Copy !req
2. I'm sure they're just friends!Copy !req
3. I mean, we're walking home together too!Copy !req
4. You're right!Copy !req
5. Walking home together is just normal!Copy !req
6. Exactly.Copy !req
7. Yeah, exactly!Copy !req
8. Wha?Copy !req
9. They're both superstars after all.Copy !req
10. Well...Copy !req
11. They're in the same class,
and they sit together.Copy !req
12. Plus, they were both selected
to be class reps.Copy !req
13. - You're using foreign words.
- Not your world, huh?Copy !req
14. SAME CLASS, SIT TOGETHER, BOTH REPSCopy !req
15. Don't worry about it.Copy !req
16. Chinatsu Senpai said
she wanted to focus on basketball anyway.Copy !req
17. Maybe.Copy !req
18. But you can't stop yourself
from falling in love!Copy !req
19. You've got a point there.Copy !req
20. Who actually says that in real life?Copy !req
21. EPISODE 3Copy !req
22. How's the team looking this year?Copy !req
23. Our leading talents are
the third-years plus Haryu.Copy !req
24. I guess Haryu's on another level?Copy !req
25. He's got the potential
to compete on the national stage.Copy !req
26. But personally,
I've got high hopes for him too.Copy !req
27. Sorry about the ball!Copy !req
28. Chinatsu Senpai!Copy !req
29. Looking at her
just reminds me of yesterday.Copy !req
30. - Okay, then.
- Wait!Copy !req
31. When do you get off practice today?Copy !req
32. I forgot my house key.Copy !req
33. And your folks said they'd be out.Copy !req
34. At 7:00.Copy !req
35. - Wait, what if someone overhears us?
- My practice ends at 7:00 too.Copy !req
36. - Then—
- Chii.Copy !req
37. Does your team have an extra timer?Copy !req
38. - Ours is broken.
- Chii?Copy !req
39. I don't think we do.Copy !req
40. I figured.Copy !req
41. Did he just call Chinatsu Senpai "Chii"?Copy !req
42. I'm so jealous!Copy !req
43. How close are they?Copy !req
44. Not only do I call her Chinatsu,
I even add the "senpai" honorific!Copy !req
45. - Chii!
- Plus!Copy !req
46. - Yes?
- She seems okay with it.Copy !req
47. - Hey, Chii!
- Hi!Copy !req
48. What would I have to do to call her that?Copy !req
49. - May I call you Chii?
- Yes.Copy !req
50. Since they're classmates?Copy !req
51. Since they sit together?Copy !req
52. Or is it because
they're both superstars on their teams?Copy !req
53. I'm so lame.Copy !req
54. There's no point dwelling on this.Copy !req
55. There's nothing I can do.Copy !req
56. I can never be the same grade as her.Copy !req
57. Even if she told me I could call her Chii,Copy !req
58. I couldn't.Copy !req
59. If we didn't live together...Copy !req
60. if we weren't in such close proximity...Copy !req
61. I wouldn't be struggling with this.Copy !req
62. Chi... na... tsu—Copy !req
63. - I'm home.
- Senpai!Copy !req
64. What's wrong?Copy !req
65. It's nothing.Copy !req
66. I'm such a creep!Copy !req
67. Lame plus creep equals me!Copy !req
68. You got home fast.Copy !req
69. When I was heading home,Copy !req
70. the badminton players
were just going into their clubroom.Copy !req
71. You said practice ended at 7:00,
but I guess it ran long.Copy !req
72. What is wrong with me?Copy !req
73. All she did was say "badminton players,"Copy !req
74. and all I'm thinking is that she means
Haryu Senpai.Copy !req
75. - Sorry, I'll go to my room.
- Wait.Copy !req
76. Sorry.Copy !req
77. I wanted to ask you something.Copy !req
78. I'll be embarrassed
if I'm wrong about this.Copy !req
79. But did you run home?Copy !req
80. I noticed you sweating,
so I thought maybe you did.Copy !req
81. Is that becauseCopy !req
82. I went home earlier than youCopy !req
83. and you didn't want
to keep me waiting outside?Copy !req
84. - How did she notice that?
- I did wait at school.Copy !req
85. All I've done is worry about
what to call her.Copy !req
86. But knowing how carefully
she was watching me,Copy !req
87. makes me so happy that
I don't care about that anymore.Copy !req
88. If you did,Copy !req
89. nice save.Copy !req
90. No, you're wrong!Copy !req
91. I just thought I'd squeeze
in training on the way home!Copy !req
92. You know, I think I'll go on another run!Copy !req
93. This living situation
is just messing with my head.Copy !req
94. I'm no match for him anyway.Copy !req
95. It doesn't matter who she's with,
or what they call her.Copy !req
96. If I start worrying about that,
I'll go crazy.Copy !req
97. Right now, I need to focus
on the intradepartmental matches.Copy !req
98. But hearing him call her "Chii"
might still get to me.Copy !req
99. In! Game! Inomata!Copy !req
100. You won again? You're on a roll.Copy !req
101. Yeah.Copy !req
102. But I've basically only faced first-years.Copy !req
103. I haven't played any starters yet.Copy !req
104. Besides...Copy !req
105. It looks like Haryu Senpai
won every match.Copy !req
106. That reminds me.Copy !req
107. What was the deal
with Chinatsu Senpai and Haryu Senpai?Copy !req
108. About that...Copy !req
109. It doesn't matter what's between them,Copy !req
110. I won't let it get to me anymore!Copy !req
111. Sounds like you already failed.Copy !req
112. Oh, well.Copy !req
113. I feel weird being a senpai.Copy !req
114. - I don't care!
- Then why are you turning around?Copy !req
115. The badminton team
is running scrimmages, right?Copy !req
116. Yeah, and he's won all his matches.Copy !req
117. Only so far.Copy !req
118. So modest.Copy !req
119. We still have more games.Copy !req
120. It's just the start.Copy !req
121. I see. Good luck.Copy !req
122. Thanks.Copy !req
123. I don't care.Copy !req
124. You two have been awful chummy lately.Copy !req
125. You've been hanging out with Kano a lot.Copy !req
126. We do sit next to each other in class.Copy !req
127. Yeah? Is that all?Copy !req
128. - That's all.
- He's melting.Copy !req
129. We're both busy with sports.Copy !req
130. But...Copy !req
131. there's something nice
about seeing a girl work hard.Copy !req
132. - Wait, are you saying...?
- No.Copy !req
133. Oh, boy.Copy !req
134. This is some bad timing.Copy !req
135. Love-all. Play.Copy !req
136. In. Five-one.Copy !req
137. Haryu's dictating the pace.Copy !req
138. He doesn't let you attack.Copy !req
139. He's like a brick wall.Copy !req
140. Is he okay? This looks really one-sided.Copy !req
141. What's he gonna do?Copy !req
142. They're on different levels.Copy !req
143. And he has a whole year
of experience over him.Copy !req
144. This has to be tough.Copy !req
145. Facing an opponent
who's close to his crush.Copy !req
146. Someone who might even like her too.Copy !req
147. Plus, he's closer to achieving his goals.Copy !req
148. With such a clear display of dominance,Copy !req
149. it's like he's being told
to give up on both.Copy !req
150. - Natsu!
- Coming!Copy !req
151. In. Eleven-four.Copy !req
152. Looks like another win for Haryu.Copy !req
153. Man, he's strong.
Can someone beat him already?Copy !req
154. You okay? Drink some water.Copy !req
155. Hey.Copy !req
156. Wasn't I super close on that last one?Copy !req
157. I was slow getting back in position.Copy !req
158. I have trouble staying active.Copy !req
159. You seem charged up.Copy !req
160. I got my run in before this.Copy !req
161. Not that.Copy !req
162. I thought you'd be more bothered.Copy !req
163. Like, about what happened earlier.Copy !req
164. I do have to thank Chinatsu Senpai
for motivating me even more.Copy !req
165. I never want to use her
as an excuse for when I lose.Copy !req
166. It's not like I play badminton
only for her sake.Copy !req
167. Deep down,Copy !req
168. I just love badminton.Copy !req
169. Taiki. Clock's ticking.Copy !req
170. Coming!Copy !req
171. Still, I need to adjust.Copy !req
172. I decided I'm going for it.Copy !req
173. I have to keep pushing forward.Copy !req
174. One step at a time.Copy !req
175. Nice return.Copy !req
176. But he hit it back.Copy !req
177. Hang in there, Taiki!Copy !req
178. One step.Copy !req
179. It's up.Copy !req
180. Close one.Copy !req
181. You started rallying.Copy !req
182. But you should be happy.Copy !req
183. You may have lost to Haryu Senpai,Copy !req
184. but that performance
will get you on the team.Copy !req
185. You don't look happy.Copy !req
186. I mean, I lost.Copy !req
187. And those points I got
in the second half felt scrappy.Copy !req
188. He dictated the pace
throughout the whole match.Copy !req
189. I knew that Haryu Senpai was tough.Copy !req
190. But I'm still frustrated I lost.Copy !req
191. You hear that?Copy !req
192. That little punk.Copy !req
193. I'm the one who's frustrated.Copy !req
194. Why? You won.Copy !req
195. Because at the end...Copy !req
196. What? You can't leave me hanging!Copy !req
197. Come on, tell me!Copy !req
198. Of course it's not just going to work out.Copy !req
199. I was facing Haryu Senpai after all.Copy !req
200. He's got me beat
in technique, speed, and power.Copy !req
201. I need to play more aggressively.Copy !req
202. And read my opponent for better placement.Copy !req
203. I have to smash any easy shots.Copy !req
204. I need to build more experience
to pull that off.Copy !req
205. I'm not practicing enough at all.Copy !req
206. Taiki!Copy !req
207. Follow me!Copy !req
208. Chinatsu Senpai?Copy !req
209. The sun will set soon. Come on, hurry up!Copy !req
210. Wait, where are we going?Copy !req
211. Someplace nice!Copy !req
212. I mean, I guess it's nice.Copy !req
213. But why the park?Copy !req
214. Well...Copy !req
215. Ta-da! I borrowed these.Copy !req
216. Why did you borrow badminton rackets?Copy !req
217. You said we should play sometime.Copy !req
218. She remembered!Copy !req
219. Besides, I figured you'd want
to practice some more.Copy !req
220. I'm usually most motivated
right after a game.Copy !req
221. I thought you might be the same.Copy !req
222. Having someone
who understands how you feelCopy !req
223. is really nice.Copy !req
224. Ready?Copy !req
225. You can't even hit it?Copy !req
226. No, I'm just not good at serves!Copy !req
227. You're moving your left hand too much.Copy !req
228. The left hand just drops it
and the racket does the rest.Copy !req
229. That was perfect advice!Copy !req
230. You're acting too surprised.Copy !req
231. But this will just be practice for me.Copy !req
232. You should do smashes.Copy !req
233. It's fine.Copy !req
234. I hit enough during the match.Copy !req
235. I was watching your match against Haryu.Copy !req
236. Please erase that from your memory.Copy !req
237. Why?Copy !req
238. Because it's embarrassing.Copy !req
239. Since I lost.Copy !req
240. It's not embarrassing.Copy !req
241. You started landing
those smashes towards the end.Copy !req
242. Yeah, but...Copy !req
243. Besides, at the interval
of the second game,Copy !req
244. it was eleven-four.Copy !req
245. And in the time it took him
to score another 10 points to get to 21,Copy !req
246. you scored 11 points.Copy !req
247. What?Copy !req
248. But a loss is a loss!Copy !req
249. He totally outplayed me in the first half.Copy !req
250. It doesn't matter how much
I scored the second half.Copy !req
251. I still lost.Copy !req
252. What are you laughing at?Copy !req
253. Sorry.Copy !req
254. You really hate losing, don't you?Copy !req
255. Don't swing with your upper body!Copy !req
256. Use your legs!Copy !req
257. Yes, sir!Copy !req
258. Whenever someone gives you instructions,Copy !req
259. you work on it
all throughout morning practice.Copy !req
260. Even during your match against Haryu,
you never gave up.Copy !req
261. That's why you scored in the second half.Copy !req
262. So don't worry.Copy !req
263. You'll be fine!Copy !req
264. Being so untalented,Copy !req
265. it's hard for me to believe in myself.Copy !req
266. I'll win next time.Copy !req
267. That's the spirit!Copy !req
268. But I can easily believe
anything the person I like says.Copy !req
269. It's from Yukiko.Copy !req
270. My mom?Copy !req
271. She's asking what time we'll be home.Copy !req
272. "Chii"?Copy !req
273. Is that from Haryu Senpai?Copy !req
274. Don't tell me he gave that to her.Copy !req
275. Oh, this?Copy !req
276. They're from my classmates.Copy !req
277. They call me "Chii" in class.Copy !req
278. So it wasn't a pet name
only Haryu Senpai uses.Copy !req
279. Chinatsu Senpai has always been
so approachable.Copy !req
280. Maybe she really isn't interested
in any kind of romance right now.Copy !req
281. Ready to go?Copy !req
282. Go on ahead without me.Copy !req
283. There will be a lot of people around...Copy !req
284. and while it might not bother you at all,Copy !req
285. it's a little embarrassing to walk back
to the same house with a girl.Copy !req
286. I'll do a few more practice swings.Copy !req
287. "It might not bother you," huh?Copy !req
288. So that's how it seems to him.Copy !req
289. What? Why?Copy !req
290. I'm playing doubles with Haryu Senpai?Copy !req
291. But I'm trying to take him down.Copy !req
292. Yeah.Copy !req
293. Going to nationals
with your romantic rival sounds awkward.Copy !req
294. Even disregarding the fact
I like Chinatsu Senpai, I—Copy !req
295. Taiki.Copy !req
296. Let's practice.Copy !req
297. Okay.Copy !req
298. You'll be following a regimen
I come up with for the time being.Copy !req
299. Thank goodness.Copy !req
300. It doesn't seem like he overheard that.Copy !req
301. So...Copy !req
302. you like Chinatsu Kano, huh?Copy !req
303. How interesting.Copy !req
304. This is the worst start
a doubles pair can have!Copy !req
305. Way too slow!Copy !req
306. You're lagging!Copy !req
307. Okay!Copy !req
308. Haryu is one tough dude.Copy !req
309. They did running, circuit training,
and footwork exercises before this.Copy !req
310. I'd be puking by now.Copy !req
311. You getting tired yet?Copy !req
312. Tell me if you need a break.Copy !req
313. I can't have you passing out.Copy !req
314. But... I've never seen Chii
whine about being too tired.Copy !req
315. I bet any guy she ends up dating
will be cool and tough like her.Copy !req
316. What shall we do next?Copy !req
317. Rotation practice. Five two-minute reps.Copy !req
318. You look like a mushroom
growing from the desk.Copy !req
319. And not a nutritious one.Copy !req
320. Shut up.Copy !req
321. He's been physically working me
to death over the last week.Copy !req
322. The classroom
is the only place I can rest.Copy !req
323. - What about home?
- I'm surprised.Copy !req
324. I didn't think Haryu Senpai
would work with you so much.Copy !req
325. He didn't seem like the team player type.Copy !req
326. So this Haryu SenpaiCopy !req
327. is the guy who was walking home
with Chinatsu Senpai, right?Copy !req
328. So maybe he's like...Copy !req
329. "Don't make a move on my girl,"Copy !req
330. and messing with you.Copy !req
331. You're beneath me.Copy !req
332. He's trying to make you give up
by putting you in your place.Copy !req
333. The truth is, I do feel inferior to him.Copy !req
334. Even though we do the same regimen,
his speed never slows down,Copy !req
335. and his shots are so accurate.Copy !req
336. I bet badminton is fun when you have
such a great physical foundation.Copy !req
337. Badminton freak.Copy !req
338. Masochist.Copy !req
339. Those are insults.Copy !req
340. Taiki.Copy !req
341. Why did you hit a cross shot there?Copy !req
342. The opponent was setting up a backhand.Copy !req
343. A straight shot would've had
more speed too.Copy !req
344. You should've gone for it,
even in an awkward position.Copy !req
345. If you only settle for the easy shots,
you'll never improve.Copy !req
346. Right!Copy !req
347. I survived another day.Copy !req
348. Is this a battlefield?Copy !req
349. I need a drink.Copy !req
350. Of juice, right?Copy !req
351. Taiki!Copy !req
352. Good work today.Copy !req
353. You too!Copy !req
354. Those are second-year students.Copy !req
355. And Chinatsu Senpai.Copy !req
356. I actually got paired up
to play doubles with this guy.Copy !req
357. You're talking about me here?Copy !req
358. He's still a first-year
and absolutely garbage.Copy !req
359. He's still got so many holes in his game.Copy !req
360. He sucks at shot selection
and blunders when he rushes in to attack.Copy !req
361. I can't deny any of it because it's true.Copy !req
362. But...Copy !req
363. I think Taiki's going to be good.Copy !req
364. This kid doesn't fold at all,
no matter how much I bully him.Copy !req
365. Even when I subject him to stuff
that I think is a little too much,Copy !req
366. he actually finishes all of it.Copy !req
367. What?Copy !req
368. You're such a sadist.Copy !req
369. You're always tough
on people you believe in.Copy !req
370. - That's not true.
- I'm glad.Copy !req
371. At least he sees some potential in me.Copy !req
372. You ignore people you don't care about.Copy !req
373. You're doing great.Copy !req
374. Just the other day, you know
that first-year I'm looking after?Copy !req
375. It's nice being acknowledged
by the older students.Copy !req
376. I had a message from my girlfriend.Copy !req
377. Girlfriend, huh?Copy !req
378. You have a girlfriend?Copy !req
379. - Yeah, since last week.
- Last week?Copy !req
380. I liked her for a long time,
but she's in show business.Copy !req
381. I was just about to give up
when she asked me out.Copy !req
382. She's so cool.Copy !req
383. She's been working hard
chasing her dream since she was little.Copy !req
384. Chii, thanks for the other day.Copy !req
385. I would've felt awkward
going to buy makeup on my own.Copy !req
386. Don't mention it.Copy !req
387. He was just toying with me
this whole time!Copy !req
388. Looks like it'll be a while
before you get a girlfriend.Copy !req
389. Nobody asked you!Copy !req