Chihayafuru 6

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Chihayafuru
Chapter 6

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Chihayafuru

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I can hear it

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Taichi's breathing to the right
It's quick
He's still nervous

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Arata's nose is stuffed, he's suffering
But he is quiet and deep

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I am

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p1/2

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Not alone

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Chihayaburu----

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Ohhh!!
All three captured the "Chiha" card

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...
Wha-
//What?

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xxx: It's because the name of their team is "Chihayafuru"
//xxx: It's their specialty, so the opponent team had to guard against that
messy bubbles:
1: Why are you letting her take from your own formation?
2: But even Tacchan had a card taken
3: It's you who should concentrate, Nishida
xxx: And yet not a single one managed to hold on to the card

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This is where it gets interesting
//There is flow in a team match
Watch this, Hyoro-kun

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Now each one of them has grasped the flow

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What's with her?
There are cards she won't even touch
But others she jumps at with incredible speed

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This is bad
Aren't both Tacchan and Oda being held back as well!?
The card difference is now...

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This concentration

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She's not even looking this way anymore----...

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They're shrinking

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There were only 100 cards

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And they're shrinking

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I don't want this to end

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Ayase-san is amazing!!
//She's taking cards from the opponent's formation
That round kid has had his rhythm destroyed, hasn't he?

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What are you doing, Nishida-kun?
//How are you losing to an amateur's attack?
Shuddup!!
//She's somehow difficult to deal with

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What do I do?
Even though there's no way I should lose to a girl like this
Even though both sensei and senpais are watching

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I should disrupt her pace
It's simple
Startle her by raising my voice
Or bump into her on purpose
SFX: Goho! Geho! (coughing)

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SFX: Geho! Goho!
Arata: Excuse me
//Arata: May I get a sip of water...?
Chihaya: Arata, you alright?

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Only one card left...!?

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Almost a perfect game against Tacchan!?
Even though he's suffering?

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The Wataya Arata I fought against last year in the Nationals
Was much, much stronger than this girl

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And I

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I made that champion suffer!!

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...
So quick!

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The flow

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Has changed again

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He's regained his real strength
For Chihaya-chan, it's still...

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Two wins for Suihoku Karuta Center, one win for Team Chihayafuru
Suihoku Karuto Center team is the winner
Thank you very much
Thank you very much

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Thank you very much

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Thank you very much
NB: We lost

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It's all over
Playing Karuta with the three of us---...

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Geho! Goho! Mmmgoho!

p2
SFX: Goho! Geho!
Oi, you alright?

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Taichi: Put this on {small}: It's warm
Arata: I'm alri---... Goho!
Arata: Hehe // Taichi // Geho!

p4
I wanted to give a trophy to Chihaya

p5

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...
I'm

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I'm sorry!!

p3
?

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Even though I knew that Chihaya's opponent was at a much higher level
//Even though I had to win no matter what
I'm...
I'm sorry I didn't win

p5
I'm sorry!!
Ta-
//Taichi...

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Taichi: But if you tell anyone I knelt in apology, I'll kill you
Arata: D-... Don't do it then!
Arata: I don't really...
Arata: Chihaya, say something too...

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I...
I just...

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I just wanted
The three of us to keep playing Karuta~~~
I didn't want this to end~~~~

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I'm so sorry~~~~

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...

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Sob
Sob

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SFX: and more sob
...
Why are you crying?

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This was really fun...
Uwaaaaaa
Aaaa

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East Oosato Grade School 32nd
Graduation Ceremony

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Chii-chan, let's take a picture
Kyahahaha
Take mine next-

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Is that a Kaimeisei Middle School blazer?
//Looking good
Come over to read some magazines, Taichi

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Everyone, how about getting something to eat?
Bring these kids too
Yes, let's-
Arata

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Mom: I'll go say hello to the landlord
//Mom: Go home first and pack up tableware and such
Arata: Mmm
Mom: We're moving tomorrow, so your things as well

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Yeah

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Kyahahaha
You closed your eyes--

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T-shirt: Te[am] Chihayafuru

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Arataaa!
Don't leave by yourself!!

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!

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Arata: Wha-... What are the two of you doing?
Uwaaa You're really moving
//So it's tomorrow?

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Th-
That's right...

p5

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Play Karuta with me, Arata!
A real match!!

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Taichi: Chihaya, you're amazing. Even though you know you'll lose-
Chihaya: I'll win
Taichi: Where's this unfounded confidence from?
Chihaya: Taichi, can you read the cards? Can you?
Taichi: I can, but...

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Ah, it's impossible?
You're busy packing?

p4

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I am
A man who won't go easy even on a 5 year old

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Chihaya: I've definitely gotten much stronger than before
//Chihaya: I'll win
Arata: I'll be the one who'll win

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Naniwazu ni---
//Sakuya kono hana fuyugomori---
Wow, Taichi, you suck!!
//It's monotone!!
Shut up!
*This poem is recited first in competitive Karuta.

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Arata: There's the 4-3-1-5 method to reading cards
Taichi: I know, it's the way of making pauses

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Even I studied Karuta
//But it's not that easy

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Naniwazu ni---
//Sakuya kono hana fuyugomori---
Ima wo harube to sakuya ko no hana---
Ima wo harube to sakuya ko no hana---

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Inishie no---

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Wasuraruru

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Kaze wo itami---

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...
I told you

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I'd be the one to win

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That's right
This was the room where we played Karuta for the first time

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Let's do it!
I've got a tape!

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It's my dream to become
Karuta Meijin
*tl note: Meijin = highest title in Karuta for men.

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What I learned then wasn't Karuta

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It was passion

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Arata's

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I won't lose!
Even I

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Fell in love with Karuta after meeting you, Arata!

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Chihaya buru---

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Mmm!!

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Same time!
//Sensei said that if both players touch it at the same time, the player whose formation it was in wins
Chihaya: I win!

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Come on, let go, Arata
It's my "Chihaya"...

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...
....Th..
//Thank you...

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For letting me play Karuta together with you
Both Chihaya and Taichi
But
NB: We probably won't meet again...

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---Why?

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We still have Karuta
We can meet again, can't we?

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We we continue, we can meet
We can meet for sure!

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In the Naniwa Harbor
These flowers bloomed. In winter they slept.
Now 'tis spring. The tree flowers bloom.
*tl note: My translation of the "Naniwazu ni..." poem Taichi was having difficulties with.

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Neither I

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Nor Taichi
Nor Arata

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Think that it's going to change
Sakura is only beginning to bloom