01x20 - I Don't Want To Be

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KIYOSHI: Let's practice.

HYUGA: Teppei is weird.

HYUGA: But I owe him.

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

HYUGA: Yeah, he's the man who created the Seirin High School basketball team.

KOGANEI: Good to see you, Kiyoshi.

CRKuro: ,Yeah!

HYUGA: Don't give me that!

CRKuro: ,Why are you wearing your uniform?

KIYOSHI: I got excited about coming to practice again.

KOGANEI: Doesn't he seem especially on edge?

CRKuro: ,Yeah.

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

CRKuro: ,for the starting position?

EpTitle,EPTITLE: I Don't Want To Be

TAKAO: Otsubo-san...

TAKAO: Who's Seirin's No. ?

OTSUBO: No. ?

TAKAO: When I went to return some DVDs to our club room,

CRKuro: ,I found an article on Seirin in last year's Monthly Basketball.

TAKAO: There was one guy I didn't recognize.

OTSUBO: Must be him.

TAKAO: Him?

OTSUBO: The guy who was Seirin's center last year.

OTSUBO: Their team used to revolve around his and their No. Hyuga's

CRKuro: ,cooperative inside and outside play.

OTSUBO: For some reason, he didn't show up at the championship league.

OTSUBO: If he had been there, we probably wouldn't have tripled their score.

OTSUBO: No, we may even have lost.

TAKAO: What?

TAKAO: Last year they didn't have Kuroko or Kagami,

CRKuro: ,and they had only just formed.

TAKAO: How much credit are you going to give them?

TAKAO: Right, Shin-chan?

TAKAO: I guess you wouldn't know, huh?

MIDORIMA: I know him.

TAKAO: What?

MIDORIMA: From middle school.

CRKuro: ,We only played him once, but I remember him.

MIDORIMA: Kuroko had not joined yet, so he likely does not know about him.

TAKAO: What kind of guy is he?

MIDORIMA: It was similar to the recent Touou game.

MIDORIMA: In the face of overwhelming odds,

CRKuro: ,just like Kuroko, he refused to give up until the very end.

TAKAO: Hold on. That doesn't make any sense.

TAKAO: You ended up going to see the championship league!

TAKAO: "I don't want to see it," my a*s!

MIDORIMA: I simply live nearby.

TAKAO: You live far away!

TAKAO: And in the opposite direction! I know!

KAGAMI: He's bigger than me, but he's pretty fast!

KIYOSHI: So high!

CRKuro: ,His jumps really are unbelievable in person.

FUKUDA: Amazing!

FURIHATA: Neither one is budging.

KAWAHARA: They're evenly matched?

HYUGA: Kiyoshi really is amazing.

HYUGA: He hasn't played in a while,

CRKuro: ,but he's doing this well against Kagami.

IZUKI: But Kagami's the one pressuring him.

HYUGA: But what is this?

CRKuro: ,Kiyoshi's movements...

KIYOSHI: This is harder than I thought it would be.

TSUCHIDA: He broke past him?

KIYOSHI: Crap, I responded too slowly!

IZUKI: It's not over yet.

KIYOSHI: What?

FURIHATA: That's amazing!

CRKuro: ,He dunked from behind.

KAWAHARA: Kagami wins!

KIYOSHI: You got me. I lost.

KIYOSHI: Just like I promised, you can start.

KAGAMI: Okay.

RIKO: Hey...

KAGAMI: I'm going. Good work.

IZUKI: What are you thinking, Kiyoshi?

KIYOSHI: He really is strong.

RIKO: And what are we going to do without you?

KIYOSHI: I can't help it.

CRKuro: ,Saying I haven't been playing isn't much of an excuse.

KIYOSHI: This is the best I can do.

HYUGA: That's not your best.

HYUGA: You're acting too stupid. Look at your feet!

HYUGA: Those are indoor shoes, you moron!

ALL: What?

HYUGA: Sheesh...

HYUGA: Don't tell me you lost on purpose.

KIYOSHI: Oh, crap!

HYUGA: It wasn't on purpose?

RIKO: Sheesh!

HYUGA: Congratulations on your hospital release.

KIYOSHI: Thanks.

KIYOSHI: Those two really are interesting.

HYUGA: Kuroko and Kagami?

KIYOSHI: Yeah.

HYUGA: Kuroko's fine, but Kagami...

HYUGA: His play is a lot like the Generation of Miracles.

CRKuro: ,Something's wrong with him.

KIYOSHI: Really? It seemed the other way around to me.

HYUGA: Kuroko?

KIYOSHI: That's just what it looked like to me.

KIYOSHI: I kind of understand what they're worried about.

KIYOSHI: I've run up against that wall before.

KIYOSHI: Well, they say fights solidify friendships.

HYUGA: We're in trouble because their friendship hasn't solidified!

KIYOSHI: Then why don't you help them solidify their friendship?

KIYOSHI: Isn't that an upperclassman's responsibility?

HYUGA: I changed my mind. Give that back.

KIYOSHI: What? I thought this was a gift.

HYUGA: I'm starting to get pissed.

KIYOSHI: What?

HYUGA: Give it back. Give it back!

TOKUSHIN : I don't care if you're one of Tokyo's top four teams.

TOKUSHIN : You guys must think we're a joke.

FUKUDA: Hey, Furihata...

FUKUDA: Us first-years want to play in games.

FUKUDA: We even got our uniforms.

FURIHATA: Yeah.

KAWAHARA: But isn't this a little too sudden?

TUKUSHIN A: I can't believe all your starters are first-years!

TOKUSHIN : I'm seriously pissed.

CRKuro: ,Let's destroy them and send them home.

TOKUSHIN : Yeah!

ALL: What?

IZUKI: Coach, what are you thinking?

RIKO: He insisted on watching the first-years play.

HYUGA: Kiyoshi, what is this?

RIKO: Starting tomorrow, we'll have

CRKuro: ,three consecutive days of practice games.

IZUKI: Practice games?

CRKuro: ,Why are we playing again right before summer vacation?

RIKO: So I know exactly what you guys need to work on.

RIKO: During summer vacation,

CRKuro: ,you'll all have fun practicing as hard as possible.

KIYOSHI: Hey, Riko. I have a favor to ask of you.

RIKO: What?

KOGANEI: I know what Kiyoshi is thinking!

KOGANEI: We're probably going to lose this game, aren't we?

KOGANEI: Recently, Kagami's been playing selfishly.

KAGAMI: Kuroko...

KAGAMI: You don't have to pass to me any more.

KUROKO: Huh?

KOGANEI: But they can't win that way.

KOGANEI: That's why you're making them lose on purpose,

CRKuro: ,so he can realize he can't just win on his own, right?

KIYOSHI: I see.

KOGANEI: Huh?

KIYOSHI: That's amazing, Koga.

KOGANEI: Wait, but...

KIYOSHI: You're not wrong, but...

KIYOSHI: Do you think he's

CRKuro: ,so stupid he wouldn't notice if we didn't tell him?

KIYOSHI: He didn't seem uncertain or worried to me.

KIYOSHI: If there's anyone I want to notice something, it's him.

TOKUSHIN : He jumps high! I can't stop this guy!

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Tokushin

RIKO: The first-years are doing better than I expected.

RIKO: Kuroko-kun's movements aren't bad either, but...

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Tokushin

RIKO: Our score is lower than I expected.

RIKO: Is it because he isn't coordinating with Kagami-kun well?

RIKO: No, this isn't just because of that.

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SIGN: Tokushin

ALL: All right!

ALL: We won!

ALL: This is amazing!

ALL: We beat them!

ALL: Nice sh**ting!

RIKO: What do you think you're doing?

RIKO: Suddenly challenging Kagami to a one-on-one,

CRKuro: ,making only the first-years play...

RIKO: Kagami-kun ended up beating them by himself.

RIKO: What are you planning?

KIYOSHI: Why do you guys keep saying such mean things about me?

KIYOSHI: I only challenged him to a one-on-one

CRKuro: ,to see how our abilities compared, seriously.

RIKO: Then what about today's game?

KIYOSHI: Well, I guess I did have something in mind.

HYUGA: Since I didn't play today, I've got extra energy.

HYUGA: I guess I'll practice twice as much sh**ting today.

KUROKO: Um...

KIYOSHI: I want Kuroko-kun to know

CRKuro: ,the current limits of his basketball.

HYUGA: Huh?

HYUGA: What limits?

CRKuro: ,What did you say after that?

KUROKO: Going forward, I will do nothing but hold Seirin back.

KUROKO: Please make Kiyoshi-senpai one of our starters.

KIYOSHI: Put positively, his style of basketball utilizes his teammates.

KIYOSHI: Depending on the other four, he can be strong or weak.

KIYOSHI: But put negatively, he relies on others.

KIYOSHI: In order to break through this wall,

CRKuro: ,he needs to abandon his style...

RIKO: Abandon it?

KIYOSHI: ...and create a new style of basketball for himself.

HYUGA: You don't often come talk to me, but

HYUGA: don't get ahead of yourself, moron!

HYUGA: Replace you as a starter?

HYUGA: Think of the guys on the bench!

HYUGA: It's not your place to say that!

HYUGA: I'm the one who'll say that!

KUROKO: But...

HYUGA: I told you, no.

HYUGA: When the team first formed,

CRKuro: ,Kiyoshi played a heavy-handed center.

HYUGA: He was taller than the rest of us, but he was also

CRKuro: ,the only one of us who could do it.

HYUGA: Kiyoshi was actually best at point guard,

CRKuro: ,a role that utilizes your teammates.

HYUGA: He thought it was best for the team

CRKuro: ,for him to play center, but he also

CRKuro: ,felt he was limiting himself by playing a position

CRKuro: ,he wasn't meant to play.

HYUGA: But one day...

KOGANEI: Why don't you play both?

IZUKI: That's impossible, Koga!

CRKuro: ,The positions are too different.

KOGANEI: Huh? Really?

HYUGA: The center is the front line who uses

CRKuro: ,power to fight right under the hoop!

HYUGA: In contrast, the point guard is the

CRKuro: ,leader farthest from the basket!

KOGANEI: He can just be our leader under the hoop.

IZUKI: What are you talking about?

KIYOSHI: You're right. I don't have to choose one.

KIYOSHI: I'll do both.

HYUGA: You and Kiyoshi are different,

CRKuro: ,but is that really all you can do?

HYUGA: Well, I can't force you to do anything,

CRKuro: ,so I won't say any more.

HYUGA: But if you really don't think you can do it, at least tell Kagami.

HYUGA: He believed in you.

KAGAMI: Kuroko's always saved me until now,

CRKuro: ,so I want to put some distance between us for a while.

KAGAMI: There's no way Kuroko's stopping now,

CRKuro: ,so I need to make myself stronger,

CRKuro: ,even if it's only a little.

HYUGA: Just how awkward is he?

KUROKO: Excuse me. Thank you.

HYUGA: You sure you don't need anything else?

KUROKO: Yes.

RIKO: Abandon it?

CRKuro: ,But that's the style Kuroko-kun honed through trial and error.

KIYOSHI: Yeah, that's why he has to abandon it

CRKuro: ,without throwing away his direction...

KIYOSHI: No, he should be fine now.

RIKO: What?

RIKO: Boys are so nice.

KAGAMI: From dribbling between the legs,

CRKuro: ,drive to the right and break past one guy.

KAGAMI: Help will come right away.

KAGAMI: I can see Furihata right under the basket.

KAGAMI: From there I just need to pass.

KAGAMI: But it's not enough.

KAGAMI: A simple pass here isn't enough

CRKuro: ,to beat the Generation of Miracles.

KAGAMI: If their teammates stop me for even a second,

CRKuro: ,they'll be ready again.

KAGAMI: In order to win,

CRKuro: ,even if I can't beat them in a one-on-one,

CRKuro: ,I still have to throw them off balance or create an opening.

KAGAMI: I have to be strong enough to take them on my own.

KAGAMI: That's where I have to start.

KUROKO: Kagami-kun!

KAGAMI: Kuroko...

KUROKO: Can I talk to you for a minute?

KAGAMI: What did you want to talk about?

KUROKO: I'm sorry.

KUROKO: The truth is, I haven't gotten all my thoughts together yet.

KAGAMI: Hey!

KUROKO: I don't know where to start.

KUROKO: Please give me a minute.

KAGAMI: From now? Sheesh.

KAGAMI: I've got nothing to do while I wait.

KAGAMI: At least play against me.

KAGAMI: You can think while you play.

KAGAMI: All right, my th point!

KUROKO: Um, please go easier on me today.

KUROKO: I can't think like this.

KAGAMI: I am going easy on you!

KAGAMI: You're just too weak!

KAGAMI: The first time we played was a lot like this, too.

KAGAMI: When I later found out what you could really do,

CRKuro: ,I was blown away.

KAGAMI: Not only that, but...

KUROKO: I am a shadow.

KUROKO: I will be the shadow to your light

CRKuro: ,and make you the best player in Japan.

KAGAMI: Hey, I've been wondering about something since then.

KAGAMI: Why did you choose me?

KUROKO: Sorry.

KUROKO: I have to apologize to you.

KUROKO: I lied.

KUROKO: In middle school,

CRKuro: ,I received a uniform as the team's sixth man.

KAGAMI: I know that.

CRKuro: ,You were the trump card of the Generation of Miracles.

KUROKO: That's not quite right.

KUROKO: They may have believed in me,

CRKuro: ,but they did not trust me.

KUROKO: It may be more accurate to say

CRKuro: ,they stopped being able to trust me.

KUROKO: When I was a first-year, I was an unremarkable player.

KUROKO: I joined the bench as the sixth man in my second year.

KUROKO: Back then, I believe they still trusted me.

KUROKO: But as their talents began blossoming like Aomine-kun,

CRKuro: ,they lost their faith in me.

KUROKO: The Generation of Miracles began placing their trust

CRKuro: ,in themselves over everything else.

ScoreboardL,SIGN: Teiko

KUROKO: If we were one point behind with

CRKuro: ,only a few seconds left in the game,

CRKuro: ,they could not pass.

KUROKO: They had to do it themselves.

KUROKO: The truth is, it didn't have to be you.

KUROKO: I simply wanted to use you to force the

CRKuro: ,Generation of Miracles to recognize my style of basketball.

KAGAMI: I was wondering what you might say.

KAGAMI: I had a feeling it would be this.

KAGAMI: I've always felt it.

KAGAMI: I'm just like them.

KAGAMI: Even though you had supposedly quit the

CRKuro: ,Teiko basketball team because you rejected the style of

CRKuro: ,the Generation of Miracles,

CRKuro: ,I knew why you chose to work with me.

KAGAMI: Everyone plays basketball for their own reasons.

CRKuro: ,I'm not any different—

KUROKO: No.

KUROKO: Kagami-kun, you are different.

KUROKO: In all of our games so far, you trusted me.

KAGAMI: In the face of overwhelming power,

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

KUROKO: Those were not parting words,

CRKuro: ,but words meant to make us stop relying on each other

CRKuro: ,and become even stronger.

KUROKO: So we could combine even greater strength to win.

KUROKO: Allow me to correct myself.

KUROKO: I am glad I go to Seirin.

KUROKO: All our seniors are wonderful people,

CRKuro: ,our classmates who work alongside us are great, as well,

CRKuro: ,and you trusted me.

KUROKO: I am not Teiko Middle School's sixth man, Kuroko Tetsuya.

KUROKO: I am Seirin High first-year, Kuroko Tetsuya.

KUROKO: I don't want make someone else the best player in Japan.

KUROKO: With you,

CRKuro: ,and with everyone else, I want to become the best in Japan!

KUROKO: That's why I will become even stronger

CRKuro: ,and defeat the Generation of Miracles.

KAGAMI: That's what I've been meaning to do all along.

KAGAMI: And you got it wrong again!

KAGAMI: You don't want to be the best. We're going to be the best!

KUROKO: Yes.

KAGAMI: But how are you going to get stronger, anyway?

KUROKO: I don't know.

KAGAMI: Hey!

KUROKO: But I will find a way by the Winter Cup.

KAGAMI: You idiot, don't be stupid.

KAGAMI: I'll become stronger, too.

KAGAMI: If you take too long, I'll leave you behind.

KAGAMI: Get stronger soon.

KAGAMI: This winter, show me your new style of basketball.

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KAGAMI: A summer trip, huh?

CRKuro: ,I've never been on a summer trip before.

KIYOSHI: Taking a trip with everyone is fun.

KAGAMI: What are we doing about food?

CRKuro: ,I'm so excited.

KIYASHI: Yeah, I'm sure it'll have a big impact.

NextEpTitle,TEXT: Let's Get Started

KAGAMI: What? I'm talking about food.

CRKuro: ,