In the Heian era, Fujiwara Sai
After a great span of time
Was reborn in the heart of Shindou Hikaru
To master the Move Of God
You are holding me up strong 君が今僕を支えて
I am holding you as well 僕が今君を支える
So let us now while wandering, live together だから迷いながらも共に生きていこうよ
towards the future 未来へと
Even when I'm capricing with my friends 仲間と戯れ それなりで居ても
I feel an emptiness in my heart もの足りながを感じてしまう
Looked at with cold eyes 冷めた目で見られて
I'm blown by the winds of a dry age 乾いた時代の風に吹かれている
Feelings of doubt and courage are back to back 不安な心と勇気が背中合わせになっている
but I'll make these dreams come true now with my own hands だけど今なら夢をこの手で叶えてみせるよ
The days where I'm hurt and about to break 傷ついて壊れそうな日も
The days where I cry and trouble you They all exist 涙して困らせる日もあるけれど
but we will get over it heading 僕達はそれを超えていくんだ
Higher then anyone else 誰より上を目指して
Match #27 A Place to Go Back To
Winning every game is hard
Of course it is
You are playing against those who are well aware of their goals and walking towards it
Shindou!
Waya
The next study session with my master is on Tuesday
Shindou, you went to Mr.Morishita's study session?
What was it like?
Of course it helped him alot, right?
K-Kinda
Maybe I should join a study session too
But playing Go all day long and all night long?
You're right, we need to let lose sometimes
Wanna, go do karaoke on our way home tonight?
Yeah, let's! Wanna go bowling afterwards too?
Okay. Let's ask Isumi-kun too!
Okay I'll call home then
Okay, then I'll...
I.. don't want to do Karaoke or go bowling
I just want to play at the Go club sometimes...
What will you do after I go here?
Here?
Yup, that's right
Yes!
Hikaru!?
What's up?
You always go home right after class
You study Go at home everyday, right?
Yup, I teach him!
What are you talking about?
You don't teach me anything
Don't worry about me. What about the tournament?
You girls are going, right?
It's almost time, right?
Yeah
What's wrong with that response?
What about Mitani? Did he quit?
I tried calling him afew times...
I barely even talk to him now because I'm in a separate class
I can't bring up the Go club anymore...
I hope he comes back someday too...
Seems like it's become lonely here at the Go club
Hey! Want me to play you guys for abit?
He's gotta be bored playing you 2 crappy girls all the time
I'll play all 3 of you at the same time! Okay? Okay?
Hikaru...
Please don't come anymore
Natsume-kun and I were just talking about it... Mitani-kun might come back eventually...
And when he comes to take a look... If Hikaru was having fun here...
Mitani-kun wouldn't like it... He wouldn't come anymore...
Hikaru..
Then just this once!
Just once won't matter!
Get another Go board, I'll play you guys
Hikaru!
Really...
You 2 place all the stones you want!
You think that little of us? I'm really going to place all the stones I want!
Okay
Hows this!
Just that? Are you sure it's enough?
Just this!? But theres so many
Just you wait
I'm getting nervous!
Good luck
Hikaru wins...
I'm so angry! I placed so many stones too!
He just keeps taking them!
Hikaru, you're not holding back at all
You're always doing that to me. I've got to let the stress out somehow
Mitani-kun
Mi-Mitani
Mitani-kun
Hikaru just dropped by today
I don't care whether Shindou's here or not
I forgot my chemistry book, so I came to get it, that's all
I'll just get it tomorrow
You must be happy, getting lessons from the spectacular Insei
About you forgetting your chemistry book... Is that true?
The rear most desk by the windows
Akari...
It's here...
Akari... I...
It was nothing
Mitani-kun just forgot his chemistry book, so he came to get it, that's all
I don't think he had chemistry today
Oh no
Tamako-sensei wasn't here today
Hikaru, you Idiot!
Stop it Akari! Hikaru, you Idiot!
Stop it Akari!
Now Mitani-kun's never going to come back! Stop it Akari!
Now Mitani-kun's never going to come back!
Clean up the stones already and go home!
I'm sorry! I won't come anymore!
I get it! Stop it!
It was exactly a year ago wasn't it?
When Shindou pulled me into the Go club
We put up a poster...
But no one's coming... Not even one
Mitani-kun won't come back either...
This sucks
Let's make another poster!
Mitani-kun came last year when we made a new poster!
Anyways, you girls have to practice for the tournament next month
What!? Are we really going?
We're going. I already asked the girl from the vollyball club
So we jave 3 including you, Kumiko
Good luck!
I wish I could go too
but I'm the only guy
There's nothing I can do
Umm...ahh... I came to join the Go club... may I?
Ummm... Is Mitani-kun here?
Mitani!
Mitani-kun
It's Natsume. What is it?
It's about the Go club...
Go club?
You're still in that?
Against those 2 girls that don't know how to play
They know how to play now!
They're starting to learn how to play a good game
But that's not what I'm here for, We got a new member
And?
That 7th grader isn't strong or anything
but he's about as good as I am
Well, we have 2 male members now!
So?
So if you come back we can go to the tournament!
This again?
Mitani-kun...
Won't you play first board, Mitani-kun!?
You there.
The bell's rung. Go back to your own class
Wait for me after school, I'll come again
Natsume!
Don't bother
I'm not going back
You there!
Well, to begin with, in yesterday's homework...
Okay! We're doing the lab on page 47 of your textbook
So each group is to get whatever you need for it
Be careful
It wasn't me! He was...
I'll clean that up so
What is this?
Match records? They keep this crap?
Man they play alot...
Five books in total?
Oh so they have five whole members
The girls don't know how to play
Natsume and...
Koike Hitoshi?
And?
Mitani!
Hey, Mitani! Mitani!
Hey, Mitani!
What are you doing! Help out!
What!? Natsume-kun you gave up after that!?
But...
Fine, I'll try asking him again tomorrow
I'll go again too
I'm sure something good'll happen if we just keep on trying, Senpai
Yup, Koike-kun's in the Go club now too so...
Oh! Is that the new poster?
Your done already?
Is this Okay?
I thought about putting a Tsumego in but...
Nah, It's great! It's very well done
Thanks
Mitani-kun!
You're going with us to the tournament!?
You're going to play first board for us?
No!
Why!? Why not?
If you're not going to the tournament...
Then, you came here...
To play us every now and then?
That's all
That's fine!
We've got to get another board!
Can you play both Natsume-kun and Koishi-kun to begin with?
I'm Koike from the 7th grade
Uum, senpai Nice to meet you
Play us after that!
We have to show him how much better we are now
Waaasssuuuppp?
Kaneko-san!
I came to get some practice and drink some buds, We are going to a tournament after all
I thought I should come here as much as possible and get some practice
And who's the best player here?
I see
Let's play then
I'm going to Nigiri
You're really confident, You're going to play me evenly?
It's our first match, We have to play evenly to see how relatively strong we are to each other
But go ahead and put some stones down
If you want
What? Me? Play with a handicap?
Oh so you are confident, Then let's play
Come on
Oh, I'm first, You're at a disadvantage, so wanna tack on 10.5 moku komi!?
Why you!
Oh god please! Don't let Mitani-kun leave!
It's been awhile, I'm a little rusty
I'm not trying either
Oh! Kaneko-san's stones connected
No. Mitani-kun knows that he's at an advantage,
So he didn't try to forcefully kill them, and let them connect, that's all
But Kaneko-san is a lot stronger than either I or Koike-kun
No wonder she was so confident
About time you resigned, isn't it?
Yeah... You're rather strong
What about the "I resign?" the "I resign"
Well, there are opponents that you really don't want to resign to
But that won't work, I resign
How about a 3 stone handicap from now on?
If you think you can win at 3 stones, just try it
Those words are going to hurt when you lose
Oh yeah! We've got to record this!
We're finally starting to fill in Mitani-kun's book
It was always blank
Don't record a game like this
Why not?
We've got to make a book for Kaneko-san too
Make it! Make it! Please!
I have to record my increasing wins
and decreasing handicap against this guy
Thanks Kaneko-san! It was fun today
Hey Kaneko-san, you're in the same class as Hikaru, right?
Shindou?
Yup. Could you tell him?
That MItani-kun's started to show up at the Go club?
To stop worrying?
Okay. But Shindou's going to be absent tomorrow
so I'll tell him on Monday
Absent?
Yeah, he told the teacher something about going to a Wakajishisen or something
Wakajishisen?
I'm sure he has his own tournaments. Leave him alone
Cya
Good bye
G..Good bye
Good bye
Mitani
We're playing 3 stones tomorrow too!
Who said I was coming tomorrow?
Then I'll make sure to mark down your loss by default
But why is it 3 stones!?
You lost every game today at 3 stones!
I'll make it 4 stones if I lose every game tomorrow too
Like I said! Who said I was coming tomorrow!
The happiness that I dreamed of 夢に見ていたシアワセなら
I thought someone would bring it to me 誰かが運んでくれると思ってた
Within this quick paced city, all I have are excuses... 急ぎ足の街で言い訳ばかり
and I lied to myself that everyone was doing the same みんなも同じとうそぶいてた
Are you really satisfied right now? 本当にキミはいま 満足してるの？
It was as if you saw straight through me 心の真ん中 見抜かれたようで
If i had not met you あなたと出会えなかったら
I would only have a false smile! 偽った笑顔のまま
I would only have had うわべの態度や言葉を
empty emotions and words 繰り返したね
With the power of your gaze あなたの瞳の力で
I will change from now on 私は変わってゆこう
In order to cast off 昨日の揺らいだ気持ちを
the uncertain feelings of yesterday…