02x04 - Center Ace

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nishi: Is that...

tana: Could that be...

tana: The Skytree?!

person: No, that's just a transmission tower.

shirt: Samurai of the East

neko-school,sign: Nekoma Metropolitan High School

both: Here we are, Tokyo!

azu: The scenery's not that different from Miyagi.

suga: Well, we're in the suburbs.

nishi: Walk faster!

kuro: Actually, hey...

kuro: Aren't we missing some people?

sawa: Actually...

nishi: This is how awesome...

tana: ...your senpais are!

suga: You both barely got over points...

suga: What? Hinata, you failed English?

But you were so confident...

tsuki: Apparently, he figured out right before time was up

tsuki: that he'd filled in all his answers off by one.

azu: Seriously?

azu: Sadly, the English teacher, Ono-sensei, won't let things like that slide.

yama: Yeah, Yachi-san was really shocked.

yachi: They're right... They're right!

sawa: And Kageyama failed modern lit...

enn: Apparently, there were a lot of reading comprehension questions this time around.

enn: But he'd concentrated on memorization when he studied.

azu: Wow, he got a perfect score on kanji. Dang...

suga: Well, don't be too discouraged.

suga: This won't be the only time we have away games...

kage: How are we gonna get to Tokyo?

kage: Should we run?

hina: Nah, we need bikes.

suga: They're totally planning on going.

tana: Hey, you two.

kuro: Huh?

kuro: So the power duo's taking some supplementary exams right now?

sawa: Yeah... But, well...

yama: Th...

yama: Th...

yama: There're two girls now!

yama: Now they've got a pretty one and a cute one!

yachi: A mohawk... Tokyo's intense.

tana: Do you see, Tora?

shirt ,shirt: Samurai of the East

tana: This is what Karasuno's true ability looks like.

yama: So bright!

kiyo: Let's go.

yachi: R-Right...

kuro: All right. When you're all ready, come to the gym.

kuro: The other guys are already there.

sawa: Yeah.

Team: Haikyu!!

title: Episode : "Center Ace"

ono: Well, well...

ono: You two look unusually serious.

tana: You guys only failed one test, right?

tana: Then you should be able to finish your supplementary exam in the morning.

tana: After that, I'll call your savior.

ono: Do your best!

saeko: Hey, failure boys.

van,van: Karasuno Cafeteria

sae: Get in.

hina: A-Are you Tanaka-san's older sister?

sae: Call me Saeko-nesan.

sae: I'll get you two to Tokyo in no time.

both: Saeko-nesan!

van ,sign: Karasuno Cafeteria

sae: All right, here we go!

hina: Yeah!

sign: However, the safety and comfort of the ride absolutely cannot be guaranteed.

tana: However, the safety and comfort of the ride absolutely cannot be guaranteed.

tana: Thank you for your understanding.

ukai: It's been a long time,

ukai: Nekomata-sensei.

neko: Glad you could come all this way.

take: Thank you so much for letting us participate in the group practices.

nekk: Not a problem. I'm looking forward to seeing

neko: just how much stronger they've grown.

karasu: Let's play!

all: Yeah!

kozume: Huh? Where's Shoyo?

yama: Apparently, he had a supplementary exam.

kozu: Oh...

yeller,sleeve: Ubugawa High Volleyball Club

bg: All right!

boo,shirt: Fukurodani

kuro: Once we're done with our warm ups,

kuro: we'll regroup and the teams will play each other in rotation.

sawa: Right.

kuro: The team who loses their set will do a penalty

kuro: a lap of diving drills around the court.

yachi: Diving?

kiyo: They're going to act like they're diving to receive a ball.

kiyo: They'll slide across the floor on their chests, with their arms stretched out in front of them.

kuro: Take a look at the match line-up over there.

suga: Hey, was that guy with Nekoma the last time

kuro: You should be up against Shinzen first.

suga: we had a practice match with them?

sawa: Got it.

azu: The one who's staring hard at us?

suga: Yeah.

azu: No... I don't think so.

saeko: Hey, stop sulking.

saeko: I can understand that you're in a hurry, but...

sae: There are some flowers you only see when you take detours.

hina: I don't really get it, but that's awesome!

sae: It means you should be thankful for your failing grade,

because now you get to ride with me.

sae: Whoops.

sae: So you like volleyball so much that you're that concerned about it.

hina: Yes!

sae: Why did you start playing volleyball, Shoyo?

hina: When I was in grade school, I saw the spring tournament on TV!

hina: It was right when Karasuno was playing, and...

volley-overlap,hina: I saw the Little Giant!

sae: You saw the Little Giant,

sae: or something?

sae: Ha, so I was right?

hina: Saeko-nesan, you know the Little Giant?

sae: I think I actually went to school with him.

hina: What?!

sae: But I never spoke to him.

sae: I might have known him better if he was the mischievous type and stood out.

hina: Were you like the sort of person who's friends with all the bad guys, Ne-san?

sae: Pretty much, yeah.

sa: But...

sae: I happened to catch one of their practice matches one time,

sae: than any of the scary-looking people I knew.

sae: But more than scary, he was intense.

hina: You mean the way he'd spike the ball?

sae: No...

sae: Maybe he wasn't feeling his best at the time,

but he was being switched out.

sign: Karasuno Yugama

sae: He's what you guys call an ace, right?

sae: The absolute pride and confidence of being the ace...

sae: You could see that rising up from his body.

sae: Actually, I almost fell for the guy.

sae: So when the ace is in action,

sae: everyone around him acts

like they aren't gonna let him do all the work.

kage: Ne-san, you know a lot about the Little Giant.

sae: Not really! I just happened to see some of his matches.

sae: You were awake, huh?

kage: Well, I was hungry.

sae: So you just follow your instincts.

kage: Yes.

ushi: ...we won't get weaker just because you watched us.

hina: The absolute pride and confidence of being the ace...

sae: All right, it's just a little farther.

sae: I'm flooring it!

sawa: # !

sign: Karasuno Fukurodani

aka: One!

enn: Nishinoya, nice receive!

ki: Left! Left!

azu: Damn it!

sign: Karasuno Fukurodani

take: As we suspected, they're very strong.

ukai: Yeah.

sawa: One lap of diving drills!

kara: Right!

ukai: It's not that we're not on top of it.

ukai: This is just what it means to be a team that competes in the nationals.

person: Nice serve!

koshi: Damn it, Tarako!

yachi: Their arms are gonna snap off!

kiyo: Everyone on that team is a very strong server.

yachi: The manager from Ubugawa mentioned that.

yachi: They put their all into their serves.

kiyo: Yeah...

kiyo: I think it's a bit harsh how they have to do a hundred serves at the end of their practices.

person: One more! Nice serve!

kiyo: Ubugawa High School's serves are its ultimate att*ck.

sign: Ubugawa High School (Kanagawa)

ukai: But once we're able to return that serve...

kojika: Bring it!

yachi: Whoa! They're all moving at once?!

koji: Too bad, I'm actually over here!

kkiyo: That was an amazing combo.

yachi: Th-There are people jumping up everywhere.

yachi: I can't tell who's going to hit it.

koji: Yeah!

kiyo: They are indeed the masters of using combos.

shi,sign: Shinzen High School (Saitama)

kiyo: Shinzen High School.

take: And then we have our destined rivals...

yama: Yaku-san!

ukai: Those are some excellent receives, as usual.

take: The school that's known to pick up the ball, connect,

take: and wait for the perfect chance to counterattack:

neko,sign: Nekoma High School (Tokyo)

take: Nekoma High School.

yaku: Two blockers!

ukai: And...

mokuba: Sorry, cover me!

aka: Got it!

bokuto: Akaashi!

take: Just like Ushiwaka,

aka: Bokuto-san!

he's one of the top five aces heading to the nationals.

yama: Tsukki!

neko: Damn it, Kenma! Don't run away!

ken: But my arms are gonna break off...

neko: They won't!

take: We're very thankful...

boku: All right! I'm so awesome!

boku: Hey, hey, hey!

take: A school whose powerful team is lead by a powerful ace to compete in the nationals:

sign: Fukurodani Academy (Tokyo)

take: Fukurodani Academy.

take: To be able to take on such amazing teams...

ukai: Yeah.

ukai: However, this is no time to be scared of how strong our opponents are.

ukai: We have to be on the same level as these guys.

sign: Karasuno Ubugawa

sawa: All right!

One lap of diving drills!

all: Right!

mob: How many times have they lost already?

mob: They're not exactly weak, just sorta... mediocre.

guy: Who are the first-years that Nekoma had such a hard time with?

guy: Maybe Nekoma was exaggerating.

kiyo: Calm down, Hitoka-chan. There, there.

kiyo: It's okay.

kiyo: If what Tanaka said was true, it shouldn't be much longer...

sae: Hey, they're still at it.

sae: We totally made it. Not bad at all.

nishi: Ne-san!

azu: Wait, that's your sister?

nishi: No, she's Ryu's sister.

suga: Now that you mention it, they do look alike.

tana: Glad they made it in one piece.

kuro: So the stars are showing up fashionably late?

kuro: How annoying.

eye: Haikyu!!

eye: Haikyu!!

koji: Nice serve!

tana: Nice receive!

moku: Hey, what was that?

karasuno: All right!

guy: So fast...

guy : I've never seen a quick att*ck like that.

koji: We're stopping the next one!

shinzen: Right!

sawa: Nice serve!

aka: Sorry! Cover me!

koji: Eikichi, I'm counting on you!

moku: Wow, nice serve! Not bad!

suga: Nice, Hinata!

koji: Eikichi! Stop their # !

sign: Shinzen Karasuno

chi: Damn it!

chi: I managed to tap it, but I couldn't control it.

koji: What the hell is up with their # and # 's quick att*ck?!

tana: Don't act all cool, you tardy test flunkers.

koji: One lap of diving drills!

shin: Right!

sawa: So in our ninth set, we finally got a win.

sawa: We finally don't have to do the diving drills.

nishi: I'm starving!

person: Nice serve!

tana: Looks like it's Ubugawa High versus Nekoma over there.

yama: Yaku-san, nice receive!

tana: Given the time, that might be the last game today.

nishi: Yeah.

hina: In the second half, they were able to keep up with that quick att*ck.

hina: Date Tech,

hina: Seijoh,

hina: and Inuoka from Nekoma.

hina: Apparently, that quick att*ck won't keep working on strong opponents after all.

inu: Yaku-san! Nice receive!

hina: Huh?

hina: Inuoka's on the sideline?

shiba: One blocker!

inu: Go, Lev!

nekoma: All right!

hina: A swing like a whip?

azu: Wow...

suga: That # ...

suga: At first glance, it's hard to tell because he's slouching,

suga: but he's pretty big. He might be over cm.

azu: His arms and legs are so long.

suga: Who the heck is he?

sign: Nekoma Ubugawa

neko: All right!

koji: Seriously, who the hell are

koji: that shrimpy middle blocker and setter from Karasuno?

person: They were completely toying with you.

koji: Shut up! Take a look at their quick att*ck up close!

koji: You wouldn't know what the heck was going on!

moku: Man, this year looks like it's gonna be interesting.

kuro: Good job!

all: Good job!

inu: Your quick was as amazing as ever, Shoyo.

hina: But at this rate, nothing's going to change.

hina: Nothing's changed since then.

hina: I came here to get stronger.

hina: Hey! Who the heck is that middle blocker?

kenma: Oh...

kenma: That's the first-year, Haiba Lev.

kema: He's half Russian and half Japanese.

hina: H-Half?! So cool!

hina: L-Le...

ken: Lev. What does it mean in Russian again? Tiger?

inu: It means lion! Yup, lion!

hina: He wasn't there last time, right?

ken: Yeah. Lev started volleyball in high school.

ken: When we went to Karasuno around Golden Week, he still hadn't played very much,

ken: and only the regular members went.

hina: He just started and he can play like that?!

ken: Yeah. And when we were paired together, it was really difficult.

ken: No matter how hard I tried, our timing was off.

ken: I'm used to it now, though.

hina: Huh...

inu: Kenma-san couldn't stop sighing.

hina: I guess there are times when even you can't read people, Kenma.

ken: Lev is just too special.

ken: Right now, he's mostly working with his innate physical abilities and instincts,

ken: and his height.

hina: Yeah, his height totally isn't fair!

I want some!

inu: He's been blessed with too much!

But I'm not gonna lose!

ken: Well, he's a powerful asset, honest, and not a bad guy.

ken: Though he's too honest at times.

ken: Oh, but his passing basics are still completely bad.

ken: He's worse than you, Shoyo.

His serves are worse than yours, too, Shoyo.

hina: Am I the the guideline of what's bad or not, Kenma?

yaku: Kenma's actually talking without being shy.

kenma: But you are bad.

kai: Yeah.

hina: Haiba... Haiba Lev, huh...

hina: Western-style names are so cool!

hina: R-Russian! A Russian greeting! Russian!

lev: Karasuno's # .

hina: Japanese?!

lev: Oh, sorry. I can't speak Russian.

lev: I was born and raised in Japan.

hina: I see! Hey, how tall are you?

I'm Hinata Shoyo, a first-year.

lev: It was centimeters the last time I checked.

lev: I'm Haiba Lev, a first-year.

hina: ! So cool!

lev: You're even smaller up close, Hinata.

hina: What'd you say?! Huh?!

mens,sign: Men's Bathroom

lev: S-Sorry! I didn't mean anything bad by it.

lev: But you have no problem jumping this high, do you?

lev: I saw that earlier in the match.

lev: But I can jump even higher than that.

mens,sign: Men's Bathroom

hina: Ow...

hina: Then I'll jump even higher! Past that, to the very top!

hina: Your spikes were really cool, since you didn't seem to care

hina: if there were blockers there or not.

lev: Yeah, well...

leev: I'm Nekoma's ace.

lev: But if I actually said that, Taketora-san would get really mad at me.

yama: Wha? You don't call a guy who can barely guard an ace!

hina: But you're a middle blocker like me, right?

Center, right?

hina: Aces are usually like the mohawk guy on your team, the wing spikers, right?

lev: Do position names have anything to do with it?

lev: The one who's able to score the most points is the ace, right?

lev: Simple as that.

lev: Well, see you tomorrow.

lev: I'll be the first one to stop your quick tomorrow, Hinata.

hina: "The one who's able to score the most points is the ace."

hina: With their own hands...

sign: Ubugawa Karasuno

hina: Bring it!

kara: All right!

person: Karasuno looks a lot calmer than they were during Golden Week.

person: Not to mention, they've got their # 's usual quick att*ck.

neko: Yeah. It does seem that they're much more stable overall.

neko: But are you content with that, Karasuno?

neko: You lost with the power you have right now, didn't you?

neko: That's why you came here.

neko: To become stronger, right?

ukai: All right! Our opponents still aren't able to counter you weird quick att*ck,

ukai: so keep on using it!

kage: Right.

hina: Right...

yachi: Need a towel?

tsuki: Oh, yeah.

yama: # !

yama: It went up! Kenma, cover!

kai: Left! Left!

lev: Give it to me!

lev: All right!

yama: Nice k*ll, Lev!

lev: Sorry for being rude.

lev: I overstepped my bounds.

ken: And I keep telling you not to worry about it.

ken: But if you're asking for a slide hit out of nowhere, I can't always keep up.

lev: So that's called a "slide hit"?!

That's so cool!

kage: So that was an unplanned slide hit?!

lev: Well, I was still able to do it.

lev: I'm Nekoma's ace.

hina: Center ace...

coach: Kenma! It's your turn to serve!

neko: We lost in the IH prelims.

neko: What do we need to choose to move forward?

neko: I'm not sure if it's the proper path,

lev: Kenma-san! One more! Nice serve!

but we've got new blood flowing through our veins.

neko: Does Karasuno want stability in order to achieve more power?

neko: Or is it...

evolution?

kuro: Lev's finally blending in with the team.

ken: Yeah, even though it's little by little.

lev: That's not true!

kuro: Oh? Do you feel like you're not quite there yet?

lev: I'm already an indispensable part of the team! The ace.

kuro: You're an ace at not understanding the position you play, maybe.

title: Episode : Greed

kuro: Next time on Haikyu!! "Greed."