01x19 - On to a New Challenge

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NARRATOR: The Teiko Middle School basketball club.

NARRATOR: An incredibly strong team with over

CRKuro: ,one hundred members and

CRKuro: ,three consecutive championship wins.

NARRATOR: Amongst their brilliant record,

CRKuro: ,the generation of five prodigies was known as the

CRKuro: ,"Generation of Miracles."

NARRATOR: Despite being relatively unknown

CRKuro: ,and lacking a game record,

CRKuro: ,there was one more member

CRKuro: ,recognized by the five prodigies.

CRKuro: ,A phantom sixth man.

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Touou Academy

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Touou Academy

TAKAO: They doubled their score?

TAKAO: Touou's crazy!

TAKAO: If Seirin lost that badly, we'll lose even harder.

KIMURA: What'd you say, idiot?

OTSUBO: He's right. It's not that simple.

OTSUBO: For Midorima, Kagami was nearly

CRKuro: ,the worst opponent he could have faced.

OTSUBO: But if it came down to stopping Aomine...

OTSUBO: The Generation of Miracles' ace is off the charts.

MIDORIMA: See you later, Kise.

KISE: That was quick!

KISE: Aren't you shocked at all by these results?

MIDORIMA: You should be worried about Kuroko instead of me.

KISE: What?

MIDORIMA: Kuroko's basketball was completely useless against Aomine.

MIDORIMA: It must have been quite psychologically damaging.

MIDORIMA: Not only that, but Seirin is still a young team.

MIDORIMA: It won't be easy for them to come back from that overnight.

MIDORIMA: We can only hope it won't affect their remaining two games.

EpTitle,EPTITLE: On To A New Challenge

WAKAMATSU: We destroyed our opponents in our first game

CRKuro: ,of the championship league!

IMAYOSHI: We know. You don't have to yell.

WAKAMATSU: What?

TOUOU: I thought they'd be stronger, considering they beat Shutoku.

TOUOU: Especially No. . Kuroko, right?

TOUOU: He was absolute sh*t towards the end!

TOUOU: He was real uptight about it until the very end.

TOUOU: He should've given up sooner.

AOMINE: You sure talk a lot for a someone who didn't play.

AOMINE: It's annoying, so shut up.

WAKAMATSU: Aomine!

WAKAMATSU: What are you doing? Let him go!

TOUOU: What's his problem?

SATSUKI: Aomine-kun...

KAGAMI: Damn it.

RIKO: We still have two more games

CRKuro: ,against Meisei and Seishinkan!

RIKO: We don't have time to be sad!

KAGAMI: Hey.

KAGAMI: This might be our limit.

KAGAMI: I thought we could go further.

KAGAMI: But look at us.

KAGAMI: In the face of overwhelming power,

CRKuro: ,I don't think we can win just by working together.

AOMINE: Tetsu...

CRKuro: ,I don't think you were wrong, but...

AOMINE: I can't.

AOMINE: I'll never find what I'm looking for.

AOMINE: The only one who can beat me is me.

RIKO: In the remaining two games,

RIKO: Kagami-kun didn't play,

RIKO: and Kuroko-kun experienced a sudden slump.

RIKO: Not even a shadow of the passes that had saved

CRKuro: ,our team so many times before could be seen.

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Meisei

Kaijo,SIGN: Kaijo Private High School

KISE: Hey!

KASAMATSU: Kise...

KISE: Would you like to play some one-on-one?

KASAMATSU: Would I?

CRKuro: ,I thought you went to watch the final game

CRKuro: ,of the championship league.

KISE: I did.

KASAMATSU: How'd it turn out?

KISE: It made me feel like playing basketball.

KASAMATSU: That's not what I'm asking!

KISE: You're not curious about the results?

KASAMATSU: I can't deal with you.

KISE: Let's go!

KASAMATSU: You b*stard!

RIKO: Even if they give everything they have,

CRKuro: ,not every challenger can become a winner.

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Seishinkan

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Seirin

RIKO: We lost.

RIKO: Seirin High School's attempt at the Inter-High ended.

RIKO: However, all was not lost.

Text,TEXT: From: Aida RikoSorry.We lost.

KIYOSHI: I see. I didn't make it in time.

RIKO: When one thing ends, another begins.

CRKuro: ,In other words...

Text,TEXT: From: Kiyoshi TeppeiSubject: ButIt's not over yet.

RIKO: We were on to a new challenge.

Hospital,SIGN: Sasaki General Hospital

DOCTOR: Because of your build, your legs take that much more damage.

DOCTOR: Your body isn't strong enough to handle that yet.

DOCTOR: You'll need flexibility and muscle training,

DOCTOR: but before that,

CRKuro: ,two weeks of complete rest.

KAGAMI: I'm weak.

KAGAMI: I couldn't do anything against Aomine.

KAGAMI: What do I need to do?

KAGAMI: How can I become stronger?

KOGANEI: Nothing is worse than practice after losing a game.

IZUKI: Don't say that. You'll bring us all down.

KOGANEI: Didn't we mess up a lot of our

CRKuro: ,fast breaks during the Seishinkan game?

IZUKI: A lot? Maybe two.

KOGANEI: Man, this sucks.

CRKuro: ,I bet we're going to do more three man drills.

KOGANEI: . times, maybe twice as much!

HYUGA: No...

RIKO: Why don't we try three times?

KOGANEI: Th-Three times?

KOGANEI: We just finished playing a game!

IZUKI: We'll die!

RIKO: What's that? Four?

IZUKI: All right, practice!

HYUGA: Let's give it our best!

ALL: Yeah!

HYUGA: Gather 'round, everyone!

HYUGA: Where's Kuroko?

CRKuro: ,Is he skipping practice?

KUROKO: I'm not skipping.

HYUGA: Oh, okay!

HYUGA: I haven't experienced that in a while!

HYUGA: And Number !

KOGANEI: Today's the day!

TSUCHIDA: We'll stop you, Kuroko!

KOGANEI: Hey! Tsucchi, stop him!

TSUCHIDA: Koga, you're the one who said you'd stop him today!

KOGANEI: No, it was you!

CRKuro: ,Damn it!

RIKO: I was worried about them,

CRKuro: ,but they're still their same old selves.

RIKO: Kuroko-kun seems all right, too.

RIKO: Of course, he isn't.

RIKO: We tried so hard

CRKuro: ,and still didn't make it to the Inter-High.

RIKO: None of them are into it.

RIKO: I guess it's too much to expect them to bounce back so soon.

RIKO: Gather 'round!

RIKO: Do you remember what you said when you joined the team?

RIKO: Announce your goals here and now!

RIKO: If you fail to achieve them,

RIKO: you'll come back up here, strip naked,

CRKuro: ,and confess your feelings for the girl you love!

FURIHATA: We're really...

FUKUDA: ...going to do that?

RIKO: You don't want to lose the next one.

RIKO: Know why?

CRKuro: ,Winter's going to be cold.

KAWAHARA: Winter?

RIKO: That's right!

RIKO: The best high school is determined at the summer Inter-High.

RIKO: Then there's the winter championship!

RIKO: The year's biggest and last title

CRKuro: ,to determine the year's strongest team.

RIKO: The Winter Cup!

RIKO: That's where we'll put it all on the line!

IZUKI: It's our last chance of the year.

HYUGA: If we can't win this winter,

HYUGA: she'll really make us go naked.

KAWAHARA: But isn't it the same level as the Inter-High?

FURIHATA: This is going to be tough.

RIKO: About that, Hyuga-kun.

RIKO: Teppei should be coming home soon.

HYUGA: What?

CRKuro: ,Seriously?

IZUKI: We might see a lot happen.

FURIHATA: Uh, who's Teppei-san?

IZUKI: Oh, right. The first-years haven't met him yet.

IZUKI: He's No. , our ace.

IZUKI: What about Kagami? Is he going to be okay?

HYUGA: He's resting, but I told him to come watch us play.

KOGANEI: I haven't seen him in a week.

HYUGA: He might be hurt, but he's got some ba*ls to not show up.

HYUGA: I'll hit him the next time I see him!

KOGANEI: Kuroko, you're in his class, aren't you?

KOGANEI: Do you know anything?

KUROKO: No. I haven't spoken to him.

HYUGA: You could've asked him something!

KUROKO: Sorry.

KUROKO: Recently,

CRKuro: ,it's been a little difficult for me to talk to Kagami-kun.

KUROKO: Good work.

IZUKI: Is he okay?

HYUGA: He'll be fine.

IZUKI: Not Kagami.

IZUKI: I get the feeling something's wrong with Kuroko.

IZUKI: Maybe he's run up against a wall or something.

HYUGA: It's not just Kagami, but now it's Kuroko, too.

HYUGA: There's always more to worry about.

FUKUDA: Uh, what's Teppei-san like?

HYUGA: Huh? Oh...

AOMINE: If you haven't changed, it means you haven't improved.

AOMINE: Your basketball will never win.

KIYOSHI: Come here!

KIYOSHI: Good boy, good boy!

KIYOSHI: Don't you think he looks like you?

KIYOSHI: Just like I heard,

CRKuro: ,you're not much good at anything besides passing.

KIYOSHI: But who cares? I like your basketball.

KIYOSHI: You're not wrong. You're just inexperienced.

KIYOSHI: That's all.

HYUGA: Teppei is weird.

FUKUDA: What?

HYUGA: But I owe him.

HYUGA: He's the one who encouraged me to play basketball.

Candy,BAG: Brown Sugar Candy

KIYOSHI: Do you want some candy?

KUROKO: No, thank you.

KIYOSHI: Really?

KUROKO: Who are you?

HYUGA: Yeah, he's...

KIYOSHI: Kiyoshi Teppei.

HYUGA: ...the man who created the Seirin High School basketball team.

KUROKO: Are you Kiyoshi-san?

KIYOSHI: Take the "ki" from "This tree, what is it? What is this tree?"

KIYOSHI: Plus the "kichi" of "good luck", and it's Kiyoshi.

KUROKO: I see.

KIYOSHI: Then the "tetsu" in "dumbbell" and the

CRKuro: ,"hira" in "lowly employee" and you get Teppei!

KUROKO: Um, do you want something?

KIYOSHI: You're interesting.

KIYOSHI: Basketball is about generalists.

KIYOSHI: It's a sport for guys who can do everything.

KIYOSHI: Put loosely, you'll be okay with five scorers who can pass.

KIYOSHI: That doesn't always work,

CRKuro: ,which is why you have positions,

CRKuro: ,and sometimes teams keep a specialist as their sixth man.

KIYOSHI: But I've never seen a specialist as extreme as you.

KIYOSHI: It's extraordinary to specialize so thoroughly in a single thing.

KIYOSHI: But aren't you the one

KIYOSHI: assuming that's your limit?

KIYOSHI: It's impressive you can view yourself

CRKuro: ,so objectively and play in that way.

KIYOSHI: But you may be taking it too far.

KAGAMI: Hello?

HYUGA: Kagami, are your legs okay?

KAGAMI: Yeah.

HYUGA: Practice!

CRKuro: ,Didn't I tell you to come even if you couldn't play?

KAGAMI: Once my legs heal...

KAGAMI: I'll be there starting next week.

KAGAMI: Bye.

HYUGA: Hey!

KIYOSHI: We're still high schoolers.

KIYOSHI: Believe in your own potential a little more.

KIYOSHI: I'm just talking to myself.

KIYOSHI: See you next week, Kuroko-kun.

KUROKO: Excuse me.

KIYOSHI: Yeah?

KIYOSHI: I just bought these!

KAGAMI: Hey.

SEIRIN: There he is!

SEIRIN: We were worried about you.

HYUGA: Kagami, you b*stard.

HYUGA: You really didn't show up after that.

KAGAMI: Sorry.

HYUGA: I-If you're going to apologize, just come in the first place.

KIYOSHI: Hey.

KIYOSHI: Let's practice.

KOGANEI: Good to see you, Kiyoshi.

KIYOSHI: Yeah!

HYUGA: Don't give me that.

CRKuro: ,Why are you wearing your uniform?

KIYOSHI: I got excited about coming to practice again.

HYUGA: Are you serious? Are you?

KIYOSHI: Yeah!

HYUGA: Are you?

KIYOSHI: I've been in the hospital since last summer.

KIYOSHI: Because of my surgery and rehab, I've been taking a break.

KIYOSHI: Kiyoshi Teppei, centimeters, kilos.

KIYOSHI: My position is center.

KIYOSHI: Nice to meet you.

FURIHATA: This is the guy who created...

KAWAHARA: ...the Seirin basketball team?

RIKO: Teppei, you're sure you're okay now?

KIYOSHI: Yeah! I'm completely healed.

KIYOSHI: I've forgotten some stuff,

CRKuro: ,but I wasn't doing nothing in the hospital.

IZUKI: Did you learn something?

KIYOSHI: Yeah...

KIYOSHI: Card games.

KIYOSHI: The old man sharing my room taught me.

KOGANEI: So?

KIYOSHI: It's fun.

BOTH: That's got nothing to do with basketball!

KIYOSHI: Also, one more thing.

KIYOSHI: I'm putting my undefeated three year high school career on the line.

KIYOSHI: I'm serious about doing this.

CRKuro: ,My goal is, of course...

KIYOSHI: Where is it?

RIKO: What?

KIYOSHI: Where's the Inter-High being held?

IZUKI: It changes every year, and we already lost!

IZUKI: We've got our sights set on the Winter Cup now!

KIYOSHI: Where is that this year?

HYUGA: In Tokyo, every year!

KAWAHARA: This is the guy who created the Seirin basketball team...

ALL: What?

KIYOSHI: Anyway, if you're going to climb a mountain,

CRKuro: ,you've got to aim for the top.

KIYOSHI: But let's not forget to enjoy the scenery.

RIKO: That's a foul, Kagami-kun.

RIKO: You're too forceful!

CRKuro: ,Pay more attention to your surroundings!

KOGANEI: Doesn't he seem especially on edge?

IZUKI: Yeah, at first I thought it was because he's focusing,

IZUKI: but I was wrong.

IZUKI: He's acting like he did when he first joined.

IZUKI: He doesn't try to rely on anyone else.

IZUKI: He's playing basketball by himself.

RIKO: What happened, Kagami-kun?

KIYOSHI: Hey, Kagami-kun.

KIYOSHI: I want to play soon too,

CRKuro: ,but I don't think it's fair for me

CRKuro: ,to ask to play just because I'm an upperclassman.

KIYOSHI: So...

KIYOSHI: Why don't we play some one-on-one for the starting position?

KOGANEI: Kiyoshi...

HYUGA: He hasn't changed.

HYUGA: This is why I can't stand the guy.

HYUGA: He always plays hard, is obsessed with basketball,

CRKuro: ,acts stupid, and...

HYUGA: He's always up to something.

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HYUGA: Kiyoshi, are you sure you should be playing

CRKuro: ,one-on-one so soon?

KIYOSHI: I still remember the rules.

HYUGA: That's not the point.

HYUGA: You should think about what you've forgotten.

KIYOSHI: You're worried about me?

NextEpTitle,TEXT: I Don't Want To Be

HYUGA: I've had enough of this...

CRKuro: ,