Chihayafuru 22

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SFX: zing zing

- Ama no hara—

- Tago no ura ni—
Logo insert: 22nd song

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- Chihaya!?

Arata: I THOUGHT I was going the wrong way.
Arata: I’ve come here so many times before, though…

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Arata: I always… [linked] came by car…

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- Paralysis?

- Yes— [linked] Grandpa will have some trouble moving the right side of his body.
- He’ll be needing a wheelchair to get out and about… [linked] Arata, you might be a little shocked…

Kid Arata: Why?
Kid Arata: Grandpa is Grandpa!

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- Grandpa. [linked] Look, Arata’s here.

- A…

- A…
- Arata…
- Arata…

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- Grandpa is Grandpa!

- The fact is…
- Grandpa was Grandpa.

- Arata! [linked] Here’s a new arrangement for you!
- Take it down, hurry!
Kid Arata: Eh…
- Before it gets mixed up!

- I wondered what you were doing… [linked] You haven’t given up Karuta, Grandpa?
- Of course I haven’t! For Arata’s sake.

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- Even with paralysis, Grandpa was able to walk by using handrails as support.
- He was full of vigour… [linked] and went through rehabilitation with a positive attitude.
Kid Arata: For real!

Kid Arata: The primary school in Tokyo had 4 floors, [linked] and me, Chihaya and Taichi practiced in an unused classroom.
Kid Arata: Chihaya has really good “perception”. [linked] I wanted to teach her a lot more stuff…

Kid Arata: Taichi’s a good guy, too. [linked] He’d give me his hat to wear…

- Arata, [linked] are you lonely, being apart from them?
Kid Arata: Huh?
- You talk about them a lot.

Kid Arata: It’s not like that. [linked] ‘Cos I have Grandpa!
- Hahaha I see.

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- In that case, Arata, [linked] help me down from the bed.

- Okay. [linked] That’s it.

- Ahh it’s fine now.
SFX: huff huff

- Phew—

- Grandpa
SFX: huff huff
- …can play Karuta again, even if it’s only with my left hand.

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- Once again broadcasting live from Shiga’s Oumi Jinguu, [linked] it’s the Meijin and Queen tournaments!
- Anticipation is high this year, as always.

- Challenging the current 3-year-consecutive title-holder Meijin Miki is… [linked] Suou Hisashi, currently a university student.
- We look forward to his first attempt at the title.
Kid Arata: Hey, Grandpa…

Kid Arata: What’s being in the Meijin Tournament like? [linked] Do you get nervous too, Grandpa?
- Not at all.

- Although, there are things like posing to have your photo taken before the match, [linked] when it feels somewhat like you’ve become a celebrity.
Kid Arata: Ohh—

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- Arata,
- try to imagine.

- Imagine yourself there…

- Under the lights’ brilliance and heat…

- The crowd is looking your way...

- With the strongest Meijin before you…
- And the sound of tatami echoing through the Oumi Hall of Learning…

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- Imagine yourself, victorious.

Sign: Oumi Hall of / (Institution) Tenchi Seitoku Educational Foundation

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Arata: Gotta hurry back.
SFX; huff huff huff
Arata: Grandpa’s waiting for me.

Arata: Recently, he’d fuss if I’m not around.
Arata: I wonder why? [linked] His memory’s getting worse too…

Arata: Grandpa!?

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- It’s a mild attack. [linked] Grandpa’s heart is a little weak.
- They’re keeping him under observation, but he’ll be released tomorrow.

Arata: I see. [linked] Thank goodness…

Arata: Grandpa! [linked] You gave me a start! Even the ambulance ca…

- Who…
- would you be…

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- We’ve detected atrophy in the brain.
- It’s early stage Alzheimer’s.

- Lies.
- Lies. [linked] Grandpa…

Arata: Grandpa.
Arata: What is this?

Arata: How about this one?

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- Nn…
- What… [linked] is that…

- What is that…

Linked: L-

- Lies.

Arata: Uh… [linked] wah…
Arata: ahh…

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- Ugh… [linked] uhhh…
- Lies.
- Lies.
- Ahh…

- Grandpa!

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- Arata. [linked] Arata!

- Shouji won yesterday’s tournament. He’s an A-Level now!
- He’s bragging over there!
Arata: Eh…

- I was sure you’d be the first to get to A-Level, Arata… [linked] but it can’t be helped that you can’t enter tournaments or go to practices…
- Wataya!

- I know you’re proud that your Grandpa’s a Meijin, [linked] but now it’s a whole different story, huh!
- You must be thinking that if only he wasn’t around, you’d be able to practice—

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- Ah! [linked] Fast!

- Kya— [linked] teacher—
Text beside SFX: Fight! Fight!
- What are you guys doing?

Text on sign: Wataya

Arata: Ah! [linked] Chihaya!
Letter: Wataya Arata-sama / Ayase Chihaya

Arata: “I’m a C-Level now”—
Arata: She’s really working hard! [linked] Though she wrote that she’d entered the track and field club…

Letter: and won / You must be playing Ka / Keep working hard! / Let’s have a match again! / Chihaya

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- Arata, [linked] I have a class reunion in Osaka this Sunday at noon. [linked] Can I leave Grandpa to you—
Arata: Ah, [linked] no problem.

- Oh, good— [linked] I’ll come back as soon as possible.

Arata: There are more white hairs on Mom’s head…
Arata: Looking after Grandpa’s taking its toll…

Calendar: Fukui Tournament
Arata: So I won’t be going to the Fukui Tournament either…

Arata: Grandpa, [linked] whoa— look out!
Arata: It’s gonna spill! Put it down for a sec.

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Arata: Ah! He’s sulking… [linked] geez—

Calendar: Fukui Tournament

- Hakama…

- Bring out my hakama. [linked] I have to go to the Fukui Tournament.
Arata: Eh!?

- It’s cos Grandpa oversees the tournament every year...
Arata: G-Grandpa, [linked] you won’t be going this year.

Arata: Kuriyama-sensei is overseeing the tournament this year.
- Is that so…?
Arata: That’s right.

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- Why aren’t YOU going, Arata?
- You have to go to the Fukui tournament, don’t you?

Arata: Eh? [linked] Grandpa…
- He’s back to his old self!?
Arata: But…

- No buts! [linked] Why aren’t you making the tournament your first priority?
Arata: Ow!
- Go!

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- I want to go.
- I don’t want to be left behind by everyone else.

- But what about Grandpa?
- Dad gets home after noon…

- I want to go.
- I want to hurry and advance to A-Level!

- Arata.

- Imagine.

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Arata: Yeah!

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[NB. if you’re wondering, the SFX on this page are the sound of cicadas, so… crrrrk crrrk]

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Sign: Oumi Hall of Learning / (Institution) Tenchi Seitoku Educational Foundation

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- It hurts…

- My ears are ringing…
- I want to collapse…

- It hurts…

Sign: National High School Division Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Karuta Championship To
- But...