02x05 - I've Been Waiting For This

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KAGAMI: Amazing...

KAGAMI: If he can pull this off, it really will be an unstoppable drive.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Shutoku

KUROKO: Did you see Midorima-kun's face when he came in?

KAGAMI: Yeah, he seems like a different person now.

KIYOSHI: Those who know the terror of defeat hunger for victory.

MIDORIMA: I will beat them.

MIDORIMA: That's all I can think about now.

HYUGA: They're not the only ones who've suffered a terrible loss.

KAGAMI: One defeat is enough for me.

KAGAMI: They're not the only ones...

KUROKO: ...who are starving.

MIDORIMA: Kagami.

KOGANEI: Seirin's got it!

KIMURA: We can't stop this guy without Takao!

ALL: Yeah!

RIKO: Nice work!

FUKUDA: Midorima?!

KAGAMI: I told you!

KAGAMI: It's no use!

KAGAMI: Don't think you can make any slow shots while I'm around.

MIDORIMA: You may be a bad match up for me, but don't underestimate me.

MIDORIMA: My shots aren't so cheap that I need some kind of stopgap for you.

EpTitle,EPTITLE: Episode I've Been Waiting for This

KOGANEI: All right! Kagami blocked him again!

KAWAHARA: They've been replaying this scene since the first quarter!

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Shutoku

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

FUKUDA: We've been keeping our lead against Shutoku since the beginning!

KAWAHARA: You guys are amazing!

HYUGA: I wish I could celebrate, but it won't be that easy.

KIYOSHI: What are they thinking?

KIYOSHI: Why do I feel so uneasy?

MIDORIMA: What's wrong? Exhausted so soon?

MIDORIMA: In that case, I'm disappointed.

KAGAMI: Of course not.

KAGAMI: Bring it on!

IZUKI: He's not looking well.

IZUKI: Kagami's clearly more exhausted.

IZUKI: Kuroko was able to help him last time, but...

IZUKI: This time...

IZUKI: No, it's this time, as well.

IZUKI: He's making this really difficult.

IZUKI: Shutoku's first year point guard,

IZUKI: Takao.

TAKAO: It's still only the second quarter.

TAKAO: What's wrong, Kuroko?

IZUKI: Kuroko's greatest weapons are his ever-changing passes

IZUKI: that utilize his misdirection.

IZUKI: They've saved us countless times.

IZUKI: But he sees the entire court.

IZUKI: His hawk eye is stronger than my eagle eye.

IZUKI: Last time we avoided it with a trick of misdirection.

TAKAO: You're not going anywhere.

TAKAO: That won't work anymore.

IZUKI: Kuroko's misdirection can only be used for a limited amount of time.

IZUKI: Not only that, but against an opponent he's played before,

IZUKI: his effectiveness drops significantly.

IZUKI: Crap!

KIYOSHI: Kagami!

KAGAMI: No, you don't!

HYUGA: A fake?!

KAGAMI: I'm not finished yet!

TAKAO: A second super jump right after he landed?!

SHUTOKU A: Midorima was a second faster!

SHUTOKU B: He finally missed!

HYUGA: Will it go in?

HYUGA: No...

SHUTOKU A: What?!

SHUTOKU B: He missed?!

MIDORIMA: No.

MIDORIMA: Was he quick enough

MIDORIMA: to touch the ball?

TAKAO: What unbelievable leg strength.

SHUTOKU A: The ball's still in play!

SHUTOKU B: Run!

SHUTOKUA: Wha...

SHUTOKU B: What?!

TAKAO: Seriously?!

TAKAO: He was already running for the ball after Midorima's fake.

TAKAO: He believed Kagami would touch the ball.

IZUKI: All right!

AUDIENCE A: He made the shot!

AUDIENCE B: Who made the pass?

AUDIENCE: That was incredibly fast!

KAGAMI: No, more importantly...

RIKO: He's mixing in fakes.

RIKO: This is getting worse and worse for Kagami-kun.

HYUGA: Again!

KAGAMI: Which is it?

KAGAMI: A fake or a shot?

KAGAMI: Damn it! There's no time to think!

KAGAMI: Either way, I don't have Aomine's expl*sive power.

KAGAMI: If I wait for him to jump, it'll be too late! Jump!

KAGAMI: Then...

KAGAMI: I just have to jump again!

IZUKI: He won't reach this time.

IZUKI: This isn't good!

KIYOSHI: You're not making this shot!

Locker,SIGN: Shutoku High Locker Room

KIMURA: What?!

KIMURA: What did you just say, Midorima?

MIYAJI: Was anyone recording that?

MIYAJI: He never says that.

OTSUBO: I can't believe such a prideful man would say that.

TAKAO: Wh-What? Are you serious, Shin-chan?

TAKAO: Did I get that right?

MIDORIMA: Of course.

MIDORIMA: It's for victory.

MIDORIMA: I'll say it again and again.

TAKAO: We've been waiting for this to happen!

MIDORIMA: I will draw them to me and pass.

AUDIENCE A: It's two on three!

AUDIENCE B: There are fewer defenders!

AUDIENCE A: They're completely outnumbered!

KAGAMI: Seriously?

KAGAMI: Midorima passed?

KIYOSHI: This is no joke.

KIYOSHI: He acted like he was doing it for himself, but he was sh**ting for his team.

KIYOSHI: This must be the reason for Kuroko's uneasiness.

HYUGA: Midorima has never relied on his teammates before.

HYUGA: That's how we found openings and defeated him with teamwork.

HYUGA: But now

HYUGA: it's the opposite.

HYUGA: Midorima has stopped fighting alone.

HYUGA: Shutoku is a true team.

HYUGA: They're more than formidable.

FURIHATA: I don't believe this.

FURIHATA: They were strong enough before.

FURIHATA: They don't have a weakness anymore!

FUKUDA: This is crazy!

FUKUDA: How are we supposed to handle this?

RIKO: Don't lose your heads!

RIKO: Keep cheering for them.

KOGANEI: Shutoku aren't the only ones who've grown.

KOGANEI: Besides, we have him now.

KIYOSHI: I won't deny the situation is difficult.

KIYOSHI: We're just in a bit of a pinch, though.

KIYOSHI: It's not over.

KOGANEI: He's great at times like this,

KOGANEI: a man like Kiyoshi.

KIYOSHI: Let's have some fun.

HYUGA: Yeah, I know.

IZUKI: What are we going to do, though?

HYUGA: I can't think of any way to stop Shutoku.

KIYOSHI: We'll come up with something.

HYUGA: You don't have any ideas?!

KIYOSHI: That hurt...

KIYOSHI: Well, we can start by benching Kuroko.

KUROKO: What?

KIYOSHI: If your misdirection doesn't work, you'll only hold us back.

KIYOSHI: You're doing your best, but you're more of a hindrance.

KIYOSHI: There's really no reason for you to be on the court.

IZUKI: There, there.

IZUKI: Let it be, newbie.

HYUGA: Izuki, shut up.

KIYOSHI: The coach seems to be thinking the same thing.

KOGANEI: You'll get your time to shine.

KOGANEI: Don't lose focus.

KUROKO: Thank you.

KOGANEI: Don't worry.

KOGANEI: Leave it to everyone else.

KUROKO: I'm fine.

KUROKO: If anything, this will make it easier to use my new drive.

KUROKO: Besides...

KUROKO: I'm not worried.

KUROKO: I believe in them.

MOMOI: They already started.

MOMOI: Aomine-kun's such an idiot.

MOMOI: He didn't even come.

KISE: Oh? Momocchi.

KISE: Are you here to watch Kurokocchi and Midorimacchi's game?

MOMOI: Ki-chan.

KISE: Could you stop calling me that?

MOMOI: But you're Ki-chan.

MOMOI: Are you alone?

KISE: Yeah. I invited my team, but they all turned me down.

KISE: It's disheartening.

MOMOI: Is that something you should say?

MOMOI: I'm the one who's feeling disheartened.

KISE: I know. Why don't we watch together?

MOMOI: Huh?

KISE: It's a little weird standing with someone who beat us,

KISE: but we're both going to the Winter Cup.

KISE: How about a temporary truce?

MOMOI: Sure.

MOMOI: Anyway, how's the game going?

KISE: It's getting pretty interesting.

MOMOI: They're double-teaming Midorin?

KISE: They're not letting Midorimacchi take any shots.

KIYOSHI: We have to stop Midorima.

KIYOSHI: Kagami and I will continue to double-team him.

KAGAMI: But...

KAGAMI: I can handle him myself.

KIYOSHI: I appreciate your enthusiasm,

KIYOSHI: but we have no choice now that he's faking and passing.

KIYOSHI: If you can't jump anymore, we really will be finished.

IZUKI: That'll make it harder for us.

IZUKI: Mitobe can't handle the inside alone.

HYUGA: In that case, there's only one thing to do.

FUKUDA: It's no use.

FUKUDA: We're stopping Midorima, but our inside is useless.

HYUGA: If we can't stop them,

HYUGA: we just have to score more than them!

HYUGA: Let's go!

MOMOI: They're fast!

KISE: What a quick attack!

MIYAJI: No, you don't!

MIYAJI: I'll k*ll you!

MOMOI: It looks different, but they're playing just like us.

FURIHATA: All right! We're keeping up!

TSUCHIDA: We can't stop Shutoku, but we're keeping pace!

TAKAO: This offensive power...

TAKAO: Is this the new Seirin?

OTSUBO: No, not quite.

TAKAO: What?

OTSUBO: It'd be more accurate to say they're back.

TAKAO: Back?

OTSUBO: Seirin's style is offensive team basketball.

OTSUBO: It was even faster last year with Kiyoshi.

OTSUBO: Kiyoshi and Hyuga, the stars of the inside and outside.

OTSUBO: Scoring with the speed and passing of all five players...

OTSUBO: It's run-and-g*n speed basketball.

OTSUBO: This is their true form.

RIKO: Two things have changed since Teppei joined.

RIKO: The first is the strengthening of our inside.

RIKO: The other is the quickening of our passing by cycling the ball

RIKO: with our point guard Izuki-kun.

RIKO: High-paced point wars are our specialty.

KAGAMI: They're good. At this rate...

COACH: It's far smarter than trying a poor defense.

COACH: However...

KIYOSHI: Oh, no!

KAGAMI: sh*t!

AUDIENCE A: It's Midorima's super-long three pointer!

AUDIENCE B: How did he make that?!

AUDIENCE B: He's not human!

MIDORIMA: Stop daydreaming.

MIDORIMA: You can't lose focus for even a moment

MIDORIMA: if you want to stop me.

KIMURA: All right!

MIYAJI: Nice, Midorima!

HYUGA: Don't let it get to you, Kagami!

HYUGA: If they score, we'll score ourselves.

KIYOSHI: Let's score.

HYUGA: All right!

ALL: Let's go!

AUDIENCE A: It's already over?

AUDIENCE B: I can't wait!

AUDIENCE B: I hope the second half starts soon!

MOMOI: Wow, they're really excited.

KISE: Yeah.

MOMOI: Ki-chan, how do you think the second half will go?

KISE: Huh?

KISE: I have no idea.

MOMOI: You really are useless.

KISE: The second half will definitely be a point w*r.

KISE: Seirin is at a disadvantage, though.

MOMOI: What?

KISE: Seirin has no way to stop Shutoku,

KISE: but it's not as though Shutoku can't stop Seirin.

KISE: Seirin will be the first to fall.

KISE: Well, that's only true without Kurokocchi.

KISE: He won't be able to keep his mouth shut.

KISE: The phantom sixth man of the Generation of Miracles is the real deal.

HYUGA: Listen up.

HYUGA: Honestly speaking, stopping Shutoku is really difficult for us right now.

HYUGA: Our only choice is to score more than they do.

COACH: The second half will be a point w*r.

COACH: Don't fall behind.

HYUGA: Let's go!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Shutoku

RIKO: Even with Teppei back, things will keep getting harder.

RIKO: We can't stop Shutoku,

RIKO: and they've probably studied our performance as far back as last year.

RIKO: If we have any chance of winning, it's Kuroko-kun's new drive.

RIKO: If they pull too far ahead before we put Kuroko-kun in, we're finished.

KIYOSHI: It sucks, but...

KAGAMI: They're good!

TAKAO: All right!

TAKAO: Here we go!

AUDIENCE A: They're trapped!

AUDIENCE B: Shutoku's sure to take this!

AUDIENCE C: It's four on three!

IZUKI: We know it's coming, but we can't stop it.

TAKAO: Just kidding.

TAKAO: Don't miss.

MIDORIMA: Quiet, fool.

KAGAMI: A return?

KAGAMI: They can do that?!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Shutoku

AUDIENCE A: Yeah, Midorima!

AUDIENCE B: Shutoku takes the lead at the top of the second half!

TSUCHIDA: What is it, Koga?

KOGANEI: Just now, was he

KOGANEI: smiling for a second?

HYUGA: Don't falter!

HYUGA: Let's go!

MIYAJI: Oh, shut up.

MIYAJI: You're making me cry.

MIYAJI: Our team is more than just Midorima!

BOTH: What?!

MIYAJI: Don't underestimate us!

AUDIENCE A: Shutoku counters!

COACH: We've studied all your favorite plays.

COACH: No matter how fast you are,

COACH: if we know what to expect, we can stop you.

MIYAJI: Don't let the first years steal all our thunder, Kimura!

KIMUYA: Got it!

MIYAJI: At least do something exciting like dunk!

KIMURA: Shut up!

KIMURA: Not everyone can do that!

RIKO: Kagami-kun!

KIYOSHI: Kagami!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Shutoku

MIDORIMA: You seem to be at your limit.

KAGAMI: What did you say?

RIKO: He's unbelievable.

RIKO: Not even Kagami and Teppei can stop him together.

RIKO: The Generation of Miracles are monsters.

MOMOI: Midorin's changed, hasn't he?

KISE: Really?

MOMOI: So have you, Ki-chan.

KISE: What? How so?

KISE: Are you sure he hasn't been changed?

FURIHATA: Damn it.

FURIHATA: Are things really this different with Midorima's change?

TAKAO: His change?

TAKAO: Is that how others see him?

TAKAO: He hasn't changed, though.

TAKAO: Not much, anyway.

TAKAO: We're not friends.

TAKAO: We acknowledge his skill, though.

TAKAO: He's a freak, and it's not as though we like him.

TAKAO: In fact, he's always alone.

TAKAO: Once we go back, he'll probably start quietly sh**ting again by himself.

TAKAO: Endlessly, without tiring.

TAKAO: When we see him doing that,

TAKAO: even though he's weird and annoying,

TAKAO: no one can hate him.

TAKAO: I guess he has changed, though.

TAKAO: Once in a while when we're playing together,

TAKAO: he'll smile.

TAKAO: It might be

TAKAO: because of him.

KISE: I wonder what it is.

KISE: Since playing him,

KISE: I've stopped thinking of relying on others as weakness.

KISE: It's something you can't do without strength.

KUROKO: Coach.

RIKO: What?

KUROKO: I think I can do it now.

KUROKO: My new drive.

MIDORIMA: He's finally coming off the bench.

TSUCHIDA: Please.

KOGANEI: Change the flow of this game.

TAKAO: We still won't go easy on you.

TAKAO: That and this game are different stories.

TAKAO: We've been waiting for you, Kuroko.

Preview,TEXT: Preview

KISE: Kurokocchi!

MOMOI: Tetsu-kun!

KISE: Kurokocchi's finally on the court.

MOMOI: Tetsu-kun, you can do it!

KISE: Things are getting...

KISE: Huh? What?

Next EpTitle,TEXT: I Surpassed You Long Ago

KISE: Kurokocchi?

MOMOI: Tetsu-kun and Midorin are...

BOTH: Facing off?!