01x23 - Spinning

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DECLARE YOUR LOVE TO YOUR LOVED ONE!

The one...

I love is...

Yusa, meow.

Even on the bus ride here,
Taiki kept saying,

"Yusa, your smashes are so fast"
in his sleep.

He likes him so much, he dreams about him.

For real?

So, he's in a love triangle
with Moriya, meow.

I'm not losing to you, Inota!

This is a hotter battle than badminton.

It's not!

So, the next match
will be Ayame versus Taiki.

In badminton?

You guys should get to sleep soon!

We were just getting started.

Break it up!

Good night.

Thanks for the save.

I don't think anyone
was looking for a real answer.

Maybe not, but still.

Honestly, though.

You weren't sure, were you?

It's not that I wasn't sure.

I still have feelings for Chinatsu Senpai.

But...

even though Hina and I
were close as friends before,

I've been getting nervous
around her lately.

If someone says they like me,
of course I'd go out with them.

I get that now.

Spinning.

Round and round.

BLUE BOX

EPISODE 23
SPINNING

I'm so sleepy.
And my body's aching all over.

And to think, we still have
three more days of this... hell.

Good morning!

Let's give it our all again today!

Why is he so energetic?

Must be a morning person.

I have to switch gears
for practice at least.

If I don't focus,
none of this practice will stick.

Hey.

Someone left this in the lobby.
You know whose it is?

That's Hina's.

My friend from rhythmic gymnastics.

I'll give it to her.

Yeah?

But their bus is already leaving.

What?

Hey, stop!

My precious energy...

You forgot this.

Thanks.

See ya.

Ten seconds left!

Eat up!

Eating is part of training!

Taiki, eat your scallion!

You're not eating your vegetables--

That's my pork!

Please use better table manners.

What are you talking about?
Mealtime is a w*r.

It doesn't look that way
for the boys' basketball team.

Man, rice is so good.

You know, they eat steak
at every meal over there.

It's a different mood.

I can't stand that hot guy.

So you admit he's hot.

There are certain things in this world
that are simply undeniable.

That's intense.

I like Matsuoka.

He hooks me up with some great gear.

You play games together?

My sister was complaining about that.

He's good at basketball,

and I admire the work he puts in
to reach his physique.

It's a good match.

What is?

I'm going to grab my clothes.

Copy that.

Good work today.

You too.

Hey.

Yes?

She hasn't grabbed my shirt in a while.

What happened to your elbow?

My elbow?

Oh, this?

I tripped earlier.

SKID

You need to put a bandage on that.

A bandage?

I'm fine.

Hold on.

Do you always carry around bandages?

I get hurt a lot too.

Now for the finishing touch!

A pen?

That tickles.

Don't move.

There.

Is it a hot water bottle?

It's a boar!

Huh?

Where's Natsu?

I should get going.

Take care.

UEDA SHIKI HOTEL
YACHO FOREST - OBSERVATION DECK

Oh.

Hey.

Well done today.

Good job.

Where's Chinatsu Senpai?

She went out for a run.

She's seriously crazy
if practice wasn't enough.

She went by herself?

She said she'd be fine
since she wasn't going far.

Plus, we didn't have
the energy to go with her.

Chinatsu is a stamina monster.

I see.

You a fan of hers?

Fan?

You're a first-year on the badminton team?

Natsu's so focused on training.

She's always like this.

Yes, I know. What are you, her boyfriend?

What are you, her boyfriend?

Thank you, Nagisa!

Am I?

Let's go.

I can't stand this guy!

Natsu sure is popular.

She had fans waiting for her outside once.

Yeah, she did.

I used to admire
one of the older players too.

Don't dismiss me as a fan!

We actually live together, you know!

Admire?

It's like...

he's saying this isn't love.

What?

- I smell.
- It's so hot.

Have you seen Taiki?

What?

Now that you mention it,
when did he disappear?

He was at evening practice. I think.

He's probably taking a bath.

All right.

UEDA SHIKI HOTEL

I'm just genuinely concerned that
she's running alone out here at night.

Plus, I wanted to run more too.

This totally isn't me being a stalker.

Even if it were Hina,
I bet I would've come after her like this.

I know that I have a lot of things
I need to think about.

But the more I think about them,

the less sure I am
that they're my own thoughts.

I thought maybe about 30%

might've been added
on top of that for Chono.

Like the water you use
to rinse off your brush.

If someone says they like me,
of course I'd go out with them.

Or like when you mix up all the drinks
from the soda fountain.

...admire one of the older players...

But I think "love" feels
more intuitive than that.

Speaking of feelings...

I think

I'm starting to see Hina as a girl.

I love you.

Ever since then...

...just remember that I love you.

I want to see the guy I like
putting his all into something.

Little by little.

That's why, the more days that pass,

the harder it is for me
to give her an answer.

BEWARE OF BEARS

My feelings for Chinatsu Senpai

probably do include admiration.

She's one year older than me,

she's beautiful and popular.

She's a hard worker

who goes at her own pace.

Why would she go out running alone?

No matter how close we are physically,

I can never tell what she's thinking.

Having these feelings of admiration
makes me feel like

there's still distance between us.

But...

But...

It's because I admire her
that I want to be beside her!

Taiki?

What's going on?

Well...

I was picking wild greens in the mountains
when I hurt my ankle.

Then this young lady came along
and carried me here.

I'll take over.

Thanks.

There was a payphone back there,

so I called the inn to let them know.

That was probably after I'd left.

I'm sorry for all this trouble,

bothering you youngsters.

Let me carry your things.

You must be tired.

Not at all.

I've trained for this!

Shall we go?

Thanks.

I like the color blue.

I like cola.

I know these things.

Thank you so much.

Twisting my ankle like this,
I must really be getting old.

Not at all.

It's because you went
into the mountains at night.

I looked everywhere for you, you know.

And then I find you being carried home.

Hush, you old fool.

Will you take some snacks, young lady?

RICE CRACKERS

These are my favorite. They're good.

I couldn't.

We've got better stuff than that!

That's right, that gift
we got for the altar.

Actually, I'll take these!

And thank you to the boyfriend, too.

Boyfriend?

No! I'm not her boyfriend!

Crap, I panicked.

That'll just make her suspicious of me.

It's not good to deny things too much
in these situations, right?

But...

You're not?

I just assumed you got worried
and came out looking for her

when she didn't come back.

I just happened to be out running too!

Then I ran into you two.

About 20% of that is true.

Let me drive you back to
where you're staying.

That's a great idea.

No, we can walk back.

It's fine. Consider it my thanks.
I can't let you walk in the dark.

The hotel at the top of the mountain, yes?

Yes, the Ueda Shiki Hotel.

Okay, got it.

Thank you so much.

The missus likes to push herself too much.

Don't mention it. Please take care.

Just last month, I told her not to,
but she went out anyway.

Her profile...

WELCOME TO THE UEDA SHIKI HOTEL
THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US

You guys get ready for bed.

Yes, sir.

Night.

Good night.

You were out late.

Taiki went after Chinatsu Senpai, right?

Something definitely happened.

Nice one!

Stop playing favorites, Manager!

But that really was amazing!

That was a great attack.

You mean smash.

Plus, Muraoka, you couldn't
hit something like that before.

Your progress has been dazzling!

Manager...

Keep up the fight!

Be careful.

Despite all that,
she's not interested in him that way.

She's a temptress.

Seems like the manager
has found her place here.

Is that what you call it?

Muraoka isn't taking it to heart.

I hope not.

I think Inota has the prettiest form.

Although Yusa's better.

They're going at it.

Good work today.

It's the rhythmic gymnastics team!
What about practice?

We came back
because we only have weight training left.

So we thought we'd stop by.

I figured Hina
had forgotten something again.

I can hear you!

Whoops.

We should get going.

Yeah.

Good luck with practice.

Thanks.

Good for you.

What do you mean?

You got to see Inomata.

Excuse me?

I mean, I see him all the time.
I'm not happy or anything.

I saw her looking for him back at the inn.

Honestly, I figured they'd start dating

after what happened
at the culture festival.

By the way, have you heard about
that bonfire legend?

The one where you confess your feelings
and fall in love?

Yeah, that fishy one.

Fishy.

But why not give it a try?

Ask him to give you an answer
to your confession.

No.

Until he falls in love with me,

I don't need an answer.