Chihayafuru 34

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tl by JinHea

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Logo insert: 34th song
- A-Level / C-Level and D-Level matches have finished.

- Only the B-Level finals is left.

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SFX: haa haa

SFX: haa

- Defending your own card to the last is the fundamental rule in Fate’s hand.
- It is an absolute rule.

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- But Mashima attacked.

- I can’t let my guard down.
- The problem is…

- whether there are other unread “a” cards left apart from the “ashi” I have…
- Lessee… lessee…

- There’s definitely more.

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- He’s going to attack again.

- Both sides have one hard left.
Top arrow: Meatbun-kun
Arrow: Taichi
- If each of them just protects their own card, the chances of winning or losing is 50-50.

- But Taichi is trying to increase his chances to more than 50%...
- by attacking…

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- Tsuki mireba—

- Waga sode ha—

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- Momo shikiya—
- Another ghost card!!

SFX: sigh—
- It’s exhausting…

- The instant the card is read is like the initial charge in sumo.
- Ready… Ready…
- Concentrate, relax. Concentrate, relax.
- You get tired even though you’re not moving.

- I hate consecutive ghost cards!!
- I don’t care which card it is, just hurry and read it out already!!

SFX: Sigh—

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- It won’t solve anything.

- Because it won’t be good either way…
- Since they both want to win…

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- A-

- ri-
- ma yama—
- fft

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- Another ghost card.
- But “arima” is now out!

- So there was still an “a” card. I knew it…!

SFX: haa haa

- Still, there shouldn’t be another one.
- “Se” and “a”, the one whose card is read wins.

- It’s 50-50.

SFX: haa haa

- Eh…
- There’s more…?

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- Chihaya…

- If it was you, you’d know, wouldn’t you.
- The sound before “a” is formed. The sound before “se” is formed.

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- Chihaya…

- If it was you…

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- Ashibiki no—

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- Thank you very much.

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- Sigh—
SFX: crack crack
- Alright— I’m gonna head to the lobby first—
- Y-yeah. / Go on. Go on.

- Nishida.
- In the finals, did you know which cards were left?

- …umm… / wasn’t it just “se”?
- “se” and “kiri” were left.

- Eh? For real?
- Yeah, that’s what they were. Right, Mashima?

- How nice.
- You got lucky.

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- What…

- …am I lashing out for?
- My loss had nothing to do with luck.
- I should have won before it came down to a one to one face-off!

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- How many cards were there during the first half that I should’ve been able to take!?
- Nishida handled my half-hearted attacks with ease.
- Even when it came to protecting the long-shot cards, he was better.
- I could have done so much more.

- This is brutal.
- I can’t even…

- say “I worked hard” as an excuse…

SFX: plop

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- Sorry.

- Ah!

- Taichi… / Meatbun-ku…
- I’m…

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- …glad you’re the Karuta club’s president, Mashima.

- What’re you talking about, Nishida? / That was awkward…
- Cuz, you know— / Take someone like Ayase—

- who gives people weird nicknames like Meatbun and Desk, and then for some reason gets forgiven for using them… / compared to a NATURAL IDIOT like her…
- you’re a way better choice.

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- Besides, the only one who actually calls me “Nishida”…
- is you, Mashima.

- Me and you, we’re gonna keep doing our best.

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- Yeah…

- Now then, everyone, / nothing left behind?
- We’re going!

- I’m sorry that you even have to drive us home…
Van: Ooe Traditional Clothing
- It’s no problem. / But really, Mizusawa Karuta Club is amazing! / Out of the 5 of you, 4 got placed and 3 advanced in rank!!

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- Eh? Is that so?
- Now that you mention it… / those who placed in the top 3 in D-Level advance to C-Level, / so Des… Komano-kun also advanced a level!

- I was surprised today.
Komano aside: Komano-kun?

- In De… / In Komano-kun and Kana-chan’s match…
- it wasn’t for all of the cards, but Kana-chan made her captures very smoothly. / Soundlessly, effortlessly…

- If only I could get cards like that…
Aside: Sigh—
- Huh? / You can already do it, Chihaya-chan!

- In the final match against Hokuou back in summer, that last card…
- I am unable to forget that moment.

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- I don’t remember…
- Kya— / I can’t believe you!! / A smooth and direct capture like that is so rare!
- What a waste~~~~

- I think…
- I was able to give 120% in today’s finals.

- But that was… / probably…
- because my opponent was Desk-kun…

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- Disregarding the match outcome and play my own style of Karuta…
- I didn’t have that desperation for winning, so…

- Desperation…
- Desperation, is it…

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- Me and Taichi…
- we’re nothing but desperation.

- I want to play the team matches.

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- I want all of us…
- to be a team again…

- If we’re to play team matches now, we’d be pretty strong! / Two A-Levels, one B-Level, two C-Levels!
- Yeah. And at the next A-Level tournament… / Meat… / Ni… Nishida-kun might get me as an opponent!

- Ayase, what’s up with you all of a sudden? / Don’t tell me you heard what I said before!?
- It’s fine, geez. You can keep being a natural idiot. / the mood’s all wrong otherwise
- my precious…

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- team…

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- Thank you very much.
- Murao-san was…
- Thank you very much.

- Ohooo!

- This kid’s Karuta is, how do I describe it…
- Rather than quality or technique, before any of that… / the feeling is different…

- It’s like even if we abruptly give him the role of challenger for the Meijin Tournament…
- he’ll take it in his stride and start playing Karuta like it’s the most natural thing…
- Umm, Kuriyama-sensei… / you’re speaking your mind out loud.

- Eh!? / You heard everything just now!?
- Perfectly [star]
- No way—! How embarrassing!

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- Ahh, that’s…
- the ranking list for the Saitama Tournament that was held over the weekend.

- Our Murao-kun played in the A-Level matches and got 3rd place.
Aside: Was just defeated by Arata
- Kantou has some tough players.

- You said you weren’t sure about it, but…
- have you made up your mind?

- The West Japan qualifiers for the Meijin Tournament…
- is coming up soon.
Table: A Level // First place // runner up // 3rd place // 3rd place / Murao

- I’ll play.

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Table, text in rows above index finger: B Level // First place / Nishida Yuusei // Runner-up / Mashima Taichi
- I aim to be…
- the west Japan representative.

- Well!
- Aren’t you eager.