02x04 - There's Only One Answer

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CRKuro: ,Kuroko Episode “There is Only One Answer”

RIKO: Let's go.

RIKO: The new Seirin Basketball Team, start!

HYUGA: All right.

HYUGA: Let's go!

NARUMI: You said the coach of the other team was a girl.

NARUMI: She's not sexy at all!

NARUMI: Give back the excitement you stole from me!

ALL: Yes, ma'am!

TAIGA: No matter how many they send, it's not enough!

TAIGA: Defenders without the will to win can't stop me!

IMAYOSHI: A lane-up!

NARUMI: There's no way a high school student can jump that high!

HYUGA: Make the shot, Kagami!

NARRATION: There is no evidence.

NARRATION: However, in that moment, they all sensed it.

NARRATION: They heard the sound of a door.

NARRATION: The sound of the door to the room only such prodigies could enter

CRKuro: ,being forced open.

ALL: Again?!

KOGANEI: He made it this time, though!

SAKURAI: They're amazing.

CRKuro: ,At this rate, Seirin might even make it to the Winter Cup.

IMAYOSHI: What are you talking about? They're still coming.

IMAYOSHI: The real monsters.

IMAYOSHI: There's a storm coming.

EpTitle,EPTITLE: Episode There is Only One Answer

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Shutoku

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Suginami

RIKO: Shutoku High advances to the championship league.

RIKO: Senshinkan High advances to the championship league.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Nozomi

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Senshinkan

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Kirisaki Dai Ichi

RIKO: Kirisaki Dai Ichi High advances to the championship league.

Grid Horizontal,GRID [Columns; left to right]: Seirin Senshinkan Shutoku Kirisaki Dai Ichi

Grid Vertical,GRID [Rows; top to bottom]: Seirin Senshinkan Shutoku Kirisaki Dai Ichi

RIKO: The championship league will determine which

CRKuro: ,two schools will represent Tokyo in the Winter Cup.

RIKO: The four participating teams have been chosen.

FUKUDA: For better or for worse, we only have three games left.

FURIHATA: The Winter Cup preliminaries went by in a flash.

HYUGA: What are you idiots talking about?

KAWAHARA: Huh?

HYUGA: It's just the opposite. We're just getting started.

RIKO: Have you forgotten already?

RIKO: Only the top eight schools

CRKuro: ,out of over three hundred from the summer

CRKuro: ,have been allowed to participate.

RIKO: In other words, the Winter Cup preliminaries

CRKuro: ,began with the Inter-High preliminaries.

RIKO: It's one long qualifier that's been going on since this summer.

HYUGA: Our first opponent in the championship league is Senshinkan.

HYUGA: We've lost to them twice already.

HYUGA: Let's win this time!

ALL: Yeah!

KUROKO: Kagami-kun...

KAGAMI: So, what do you want?

KUROKO: Will you help me practice my new drive?

KAGAMI: What the hell? You still haven't finished that?

KUROKO: I've done everything I can on my own.

KUROKO: I just need you to help me perfect it.

KAGAMI: I get it. Sure.

KAGAMI: Bring it on.

KAGAMI: Amazing...

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

KAGAMI: Don't give me that! Done everything, my a*s!

KAGAMI: You lost the ball!

KUROKO: I lost the ball.

KAGAMI: I just said that!

KAGAMI: The leather's been mostly worn off.

KAGAMI: It's so smooth.

KAGAMI: Well, it doesn't take long for this to happen when you use a basketball outside.

KAGAMI: I can't believe he did this just over the summer.

KUROKO: I need a new ball.

KUROKO: I wish I could use the gym more.

KUROKO: This is the sixth one.

AOMINE: There.

MOMOI: Aomine-kun!

AOMINE: Satsuki, get out of the way. I'm sleeping now.

MOMOI: Don't tell me to move!

MOMOI: I told you we'd be going to see the championship league today!

AOMINE: I've already beaten them. What's the point of watching them play?

MOMOI: Oh, come on.

AOMINE: Anyway, Satsuki, are those your lucky panties?

AOMINE: You wear some crazy stuff.

MOMOI: You pervert!

MOMOI: Sheesh.

MOMOI: Midorin aside, Tetsu-kun's opponent is the king of the west, Senshinkan.

AOMINE: The king? That title's worthless.

AOMINE: Seirin will obviously win.

AOMINE: The results are apparent based on their performance.

AOMINE: What's there to be interested in?

MOMOI: What?

AOMINE: If there's anything worth watching, it's Tetsu and Midorima's match.

AOMINE: That, or...

MOMOI: Huh?

AOMINE: Never mind.

Senshinkan A: Damn it! These guys...

Senshinkan A: They're nothing like they were this summer!

RIKO: Go!

Senshinkan B: Don't let No. sh**t!

HYUGA: Jam it in, Kagami!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Senshinkan

ALL: Yeah!

ALL: We won!

AUDIENCE A: Amazing! They destroyed the king, Senshinkan!

AUDIENCE B: Seirin's really strong!

TAKAO: Oh, they won?

TAKAO: This game's over, too.

TAKAO: I'd like to say this is what we expected,

CRKuro: ,but I don't see any of their key players.

TAKAO: Did they throw this game?

AUDIENCE C: Hey, isn't that Kirisaki Dai Ichi's first string?

AUDIENCE D: What? Where?

AUDIENCE C: They should be playing Shutoku now.

AUDIENCE D: Why are they watching Seirin's game?

HANAMIYA: We lost to Shutoku, but our remaining two wins have been decided.

HANAMIYA: We're done analyzing here.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Shutoku

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Kirisaki Dai Ichi

REFEREE: Game over!

MIDORIMA: Let's go, Takao.

TAKAO: Huh?

MIDORIMA: They did not do everything they could.

MIDORIMA: What a disgusting game.

MIDORIMA: He's a talented player and Uncrowned King, just like Kiyoshi.

MIDORIMA: However, he's a truly unpleasant player.

MIDORIMA: I felt the same way when we played against him before.

IZUKI: Looks like Shutoku won, too.

KAGAMI: Which means we'll finally get to play them.

RIKO: We both have one win.

RIKO: If we win another game, we'll secure a spot in the Winter Cup.

RIKO: If we lose, our chance will fall far out of reach.

Locker,SIGN: Seirin High Locker Room

HYUGA: There's no time to celebrate.

HYUGA: Our next game is sure to be a difficult one.

FUKUDA: But we have Kiyoshi-senpai.

KAWAHARA: We're better than we were before.

FURIHATA: We beat them last time.

KUROKO: I wouldn't be so sure.

FURIHATA: Huh?

KUROKO: That's precisely why I think the next game will be difficult.

RIKO: Kuroko-kun seems to have the right idea.

RIKO: Our previous victory was too good to be true.

RIKO: They're absolutely better than us.

HYUGA: But they don't think so.

HYUGA: They should be looking down on us as the superior team,

CRKuro: ,but they'll be coming at us with everything they have.

HYUGA: On top of that, we'll be facing a member of the Generation of Miracles.

HYUGA: This won't be easy.

KIYOSHI: Sorry, everyone.

KIYOSHI: You guys go on ahead.

HYUGA: Okay.

KIYOSHI: It's been a while, Hanamiya.

HANAMIYA: Hey.

HANAMIYA: I've been dying to see you.

FURIHATA: Did Kiyoshi-senpai forget something?

HYUGA: Yeah, something like that.

KAGAMI: Is it about that guy at the corner?

HYUGA: Oh, you noticed?

KAGAMI: Just that he's pretty good.

HYUGA: Well, it's nothing to hide.

HYUGA: In the world of middle school basketball,

CRKuro: ,Teiko's Generation of Miracles were the best.

HYUGA: Needless to say,

CRKuro: ,they're the five prodigies whose stunning power led to three national championships.

HYUGA: However, there were others one year older.

HYUGA: Five talented players capable of going head-to-head with

CRKuro: ,the Generation of Miracles.

HYUGA: If they'd been born in another era,

CRKuro: ,they may have been called the Generation of Miracles.

HYUGA: Including Kiyoshi, the five of them are known as the Uncrowned Kings.

HYUGA: That guy was one of them.

HYUGA: The Bad Boy Hanamiya Makoto.

KIYOSHI: I saw you during our game.

KIYOSHI: You chose not to participate in the Shutoku game.

HANAMIYA: Yeah. What's wrong with that?

KIYOSHI: I'm not saying it's wrong.

KIYOSHI: I just don't like it.

HANAMIYA: You're as honest as ever. It's disgusting.

HANAMIYA: If I'd played today and shown all my cards,

CRKuro: ,that'd make all three games serious pains in the a*s.

HANAMIYA: I don't care about the victory right in front of me.

HANAMIYA: You'll lose the remaining two games on your own.

FURIHATA: If he stayed behind to greet him, they must be friends, right?

HYUGA: It's just the opposite.

HYUGA: You could say he's the antithesis of Kiyoshi.

HYUGA: If Kiyoshi's the most honest basketball player,

CRKuro: ,he's the most dishonest.

KIYOSHI: What do you mean?

HANAMIYA: Whoops, I've said too much.

HANAMIYA: You're playing Shutoku first, right?

HANAMIYA: Good luck.

HANAMIYA: I'm rooting for you.

HANAMIYA: By the way,

CRKuro: ,I hope your injuries heal soon.

HANAMIYA: I'm worried about you.

TAKAO: Now that I think of it, it was raining last time, too.

TAKAO: It's time. Let's go.

MIDORIMA: Okay.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Shutoku

AUDIENCE E: Seirin and Shutoku are here!

AUDIENCE F: They're the teams to watch in the championship league!

KUROKO: Kagami-kun.

KAGAMI: What?

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

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

KIYOSHI: The members of the Generation of Miracles

CRKuro: ,we've played until now were undefeated and intelligent.

KIYOSHI: They say some defeats are meaningful and losing makes you stronger.

KIYOSHI: Do you understand what that means?

KIYOSHI: For living creatures, victory is life, and defeat means death.

KIYOSHI: It's an extreme example, but humans retain that instinct.

KIYOSHI: Those who know the terror of defeat

KIYOSHI: hunger for victory.

TAKAO: What's wrong, Shin-chan? Are you scared?

MIDORIMA: Don't talk to me.

MIDORIMA: I'm on edge.

MIDORIMA: I don't have time for your jokes.

TAKAO: They say starving beasts are dangerous.

TAKAO: I think I know what they mean.

MIDORIMA: I will beat them.

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

TAKAO: Yeah. Me, too.

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

KIYOSHI: You're right.

KAGAMI: One defeat is enough for me.

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

KUROKO: ...who are starving.

TAKAO: Sorry, but he doesn't have time for you this round.

TAKAO: Unlike last time, he's completely accepted Kagami as his rival.

TAKAO: The rest of us feel the same way.

KUROKO: That's good to hear.

KUROKO: But that's all the more reason we cannot lose.

RIKO: Just as we expected, they're not showing any signs of carelessness.

RIKO: If Shutoku's strategy hasn't changed,

CRKuro: ,we'll need to shut down Midorima-kun to win.

RIKO: There's most likely a limit on how many times

CRKuro: ,he can sh**t super-long three-pointers.

FURIHATA: What?

RIKO: You've seen how long they are.

RIKO: Just making the ball reach the net requires his entire body's strength.

RIKO: Furthermore, after reviewing our last game,

CRKuro: ,I noticed he spends a little more time winding up with each shot he takes.

RIKO: Even if we can't block all his shots,

CRKuro: ,if we push him to his limit, we'll reduce his accuracy drastically.

KOGANEI: In that case,

KOGANEI: we've got someone on our team who gave Midorima one hell of a hard time.

KOGANEI: And this time, he's at full power.

REFEREE: The second championship game of the Winter Cup preliminaries

CRKuro: ,between Seirin High and Shutoku High will now begin.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Shutoku

REFEREE: Bow!

ALL: Thank you for the game!

SHUTOKU: Jump, jump, Otsubo! Jump!

KIYOSHI: This is our first high school game.

OTSUBO: Yeah, and I won't go easy on you.

KUROKO: Kagami-kun.

KUROKO: Midorima-kun is looking for a one-on-one against you.

KUROKO: You're the only one who can handle him.

KUROKO: Can I ask you to handle Midorima-kun yourself?

KAGAMI: Of course.

KAGAMI: I planned to do that all along.

MIDORIMA: Kagami...

KOGANEI: It's close!

TSUCHIDA: Where's the ball?

KOGANEI: Seirin's got it!

KIMURA: All right! Nice, Takao!

KOGANEI: There's no one under the net!

KIMURA: Where did he come from?

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

ALL: Yeah!

RIKO: Nice work!

FUKUDA: Midorima?!

TAKAO: What?!

HYUGA: All right! Nice block!

REFEREE: Out of bounds!

REFEREE: Orange ball!

KOGANEI: S-Sparks are flying already.

FURIHATA: I forgot to breathe.

NAKATANI: Impossible...

NAKATANI: No. The difference is slight, but...

KISE: He's jumping higher than before.

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

MIDORIMA: Now that Kagami's potential has been fully awakened,

CRKuro: ,his jumps are a terrible match up for my shots.

MIDORIMA: No matter how many times I try,

CRKuro: ,he'll block every last one of them.

TAKAO: Hey, what's gotten into you?

TAKAO: It's creepy when you act weak, Shin-chan.

MIDORIMA: Don't jump to conclusions, fool.

MIDORIMA: There is only one answer.

KAGAMI: I told you!

KAGAMI: It's no use!

REFEREE: Out of bounds!

REFEREE: Orange ball!

FURIHATA: Kagami's amazing.

FUKUDA: He blocked Midorima again.

KOGANEI: That's it, Kagami! Just like that!

KOGANEI: Keep blocking those shots!

RIKO: What's going on?

KAGAMI: I thought he'd pick up a new skill or make some kind of change.

KAGAMI: He's playing exactly like he did before.

MIDORIMA: Just so you know,

CRKuro: ,I have no new skills.

MIDORIMA: The only thing I've done until now is endurance training.

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

MIDORIMA: My shots aren't so cheap

CRKuro: ,that I need some kind of stopgap for you.

MIDORIMA: I'm sure you've noticed, but I can't take those shots endlessly.

MIDORIMA: However, the same is true of your jumps.

MIDORIMA: There is only one thing for me to do.

MIDORIMA: I simply need to keep sh**ting until you can't jump anymore,

CRKuro: ,whether that's ten thousand or a hundred million shots.

KAGAMI: Bring it on.

KAGAMI: In other words, it's a test of endurance.

KUROKO: That's odd.

KIYOSHI: What is?

KUROKO: I'm not sure how to put it, but Midorima-kun isn't acting like himself.

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TAKAO: Seirin's pretty good. How should we go at them?

MIDORIMA: I'll draw them to me and pass.

TAKAO: Huh? What was that?

TAKAO: I didn't catch that. Say it again.

MIDORIMA: In order to win, I will draw them to me and pass.

Next EpTitle,TEXT: I've Been Waiting for This

TAKAO: Great, I recorded that one.

CRKuro: ,