"I am strong." ""From that day, the tipoff for our ball of destiny had occurred."" ""Neither she nor I had the slightest idea that it had though."" "Please marry me." "Okay." "Please win." "All right!" "Would it be okay if I got your phone number?" "Sure." "Truth is, I came to see you." "You're much more of a bad woman than those around you think you are." "That's why you and I might get along well." "You're really good, aren't you?" "I..." "I'll be your first fan." "Did you really make this yourself?" "Yeah." "It's delicious!" "When did you start playing violin?" "When did I start playing violin, huh?" "Primary school, in 3rd grade." "Ehh..." "I started playing basketball when I was in 3rd grade, too." "Huh?" "You did?" "!" "Yeah." "When my sister was in Minibasketball." "I would hang around and copy them." "For me, after my cousin's older sister took violin lessons at our home," "I thought it had a great style and was like an adult." " And then, my father is just an ordinary civil servant." " Who's the guy?" "So our family wasn't wealthy at all, but still, I selfishly told them I was going to take lessons." "Hmm..." "I wrote a request during Tanabata festival." ""Someday, let me become rich so I can be a violinist."" "Speaking of which, does a violin cost a lot of money?" "It does." "Not only are the rates for lessons expensive but," ""If you don't buy the best instrument, you can't get into music college,"" "is what my family told me during a family council about it." "A family council?" "Ehh..." "And then?" "Then, in the end, my family took the money they'd saved for my wedding, cancelled the savings account, and bought one for me with it." "So I don't have the money to get married anymore." "Why is she telling some stranger about her family's financial circumstances for?" "Even so, although I'm doing my hardest to graduate from music school," "I can't tell my parents I'm not eating or that I'm lonely, or feel sorry to them." "Why is she telling this total stranger all of her troubles for?" "Ah, Mai!" "Thanks for the food." " Who's the guy?" " A stranger." " A stranger?" " Yeah." "I wonder if he's a college student living in the area?" "That's right, I didn't catch his name." "Why would you tell all that to a stranger whose name you don't even know?" "I'm not sure." "But, he's a wonderful listener." " A listener?" " Yeah." "After that, he shared his one onigiri (rice ball) with me." "Onigiri?" "He's really good at shooting baskets." "He's impressive." "It's no good." "I didn't understand that at all." "He's probably around my age." "Then he's a friend?" "No." "Not a friend, just someone I've happened to meet by chance several times at that park." "Ah, that's right." "Should I introduce him to you next time?" "That's okay." "I'm not interested in a young guy who's all looks and who doesn't seem to have a stable job." "Besides, today's an important day." "Do you know what it is?" "Today's the day we're going out with Kawasaki-san?" "Yes!" "A double-date." "Let's eat a breakfast with a fighting spirit in it." "A fighting spirit." "What's that?" "It's our habit just to sleep in." "Hey!" "What's all this mess for?" "!" " I told you we have a guest coming!" " Ah, sorry, sorry!" "Mama, don't you think today's outfit is great?" "Eh?" "!" "What's with those clothes?" "!" "But, you said Natsuki-san was a level-headed, cute and perfect woman, didn't you?" "That's why I have to at least oppose her with my youth." "I'm begging you, please put on some clothes that will make you look at least a little well brought up." "It's not necessary for Yuri to oppose her anyway, geez..." "Say." "Do these look good on me?" " Yeah." "I think they're fine." " Really?" "Ah." "The curls on your side are a little much, though." " Ah." "Did I wind them too much?" " Yeah." "Oh no, why..." "We're here." " Look, they're here." " Hurry, let's go." "Coming!" "Good afternoon." "We haven't spoken in awhile." "Welcome." "Is it hot outside?" "Mom, here." "It's from Natsuki." "It's just from a patisserie near my home, but they're really very delicious." "Well, I'm so happy!" "The presents you bring are always really nice." " Come in, come in." " Yes." "Excuse my intrusion." "This way." " Yuri-chan." " Yes?" "Here, take this." "I think it was your birthday last month." "Congratulations!" "No way." "They're super cute!" "Thank you!" " Lilies, right?" " Ah, yes." "Lilies and" "Turkish bellflowers." "And these are Tuberoses." "Ehh..." "So they're called Tuberoses?" "That's the first time I've heard them called by name." "Thank you." "For doing that for Yuri's birthday." "No." "Ah, let me help you with the dishes." "That's okay..." "Hey, on second thought, those clothes look really good on you." " Really?" " Yeah." "You don't think it should be open more around my breasts?" "No." "You're totally cute." "You're fine." "Thank you." "Still, I don't have any particular expectations." "Kawasaki-san has his sights set on Riko, so at best I'm just a spoiler here, aren't I?" "Hey, a spoiler..." "Still, do you think Kawasaki-san has his sights set on me?" "What's that?" "That seemed like a nasty remark coming from such a popular woman." "No." "That's not how I meant it." "I'm just saying nothing's gone all that well for me in the past." "I just get this feeling that things are developing much too fast for me to follow." "Ah." "It's Kawasaki-san!" "All right!" "Being a spoiler is the greatest!" "Hey, what should I do?" "He's a super type." "I wanna be his girlfriend right away." " Eh?" "Already?" "!" " Hey." "Maybe he has a girlfriend." "Well, it doesn't look like he does." "Well, I dunno." "What do you mean, "Well, I dunno"?" "Tell me, I wanna know." "He might like guys." "Eh?" "!" " Hello." " Hello." "Ah, he's a player on our team." "Utsunomiya." "He was a junior of mine in college." "This is Riko-chan and Mai-chan." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." "Well then, shall we go?" "Yes." "You were kidding, right?" "C'mon, let's go." "Say." "How long has it been since you first came to our house?" "Let's see..." "It was about the time I joined the company," " so that was about 2 years ago, wasn't it?" " Yeah." "Yes, yes!" "That's when Naoki brought Natsuki-chan." "Remember?" "It was the day after I had started spring cleaning." "You don't have to bring that up." "But, didn't Naoki-san like cleaning from the beginning?" "No, no!" "He did like cleaning, but he particularly came to like cleaning when Natsuki-chan came around, right?" " He's likely just trying to look cool." " That's not true." "Ah, that's right." "The other day oniichan wasn't able to contact Natsuki-san by phone all night long." "He was really worried." "Shut the curtains." "Why do you have to bring up everything for?" "Really." "I'm sorry, Yuri-chan, I must have worried you." "That day I had a business trip the next day so I had to go to bed really early." "I was so clumsy I didn't notice I'd turned off my phone." "I'm really sorry about that day." "That's okay." "Totally." "Still, I'm happy his contract went through safely." "Look, if he had gone to some other team, you and him could have been separated." "Yes." "I'm relieved, too, that I'll be able to go on cheering for Naoki-san." "You're crazy about each other, aren't you?" "Well now, let's eat." "It's okay, take it." "Ah." "It's a friend from college." "I'll call them back later." "It's okay, it's okay." "Don't feel reserved." "Right?" " Excuse me then." " Yeah." "Go ahead." "Hello?" "Ah." "It's me, me." "Where are you now?" "Now?" "At my boyfriend's house." "Hmm..." "I see." "Having a nice day off, huh?" "That's right." "A nice day off." "So..." "Just 'cause I slept with you once, don't go misunderstanding things." "Uhm." "Nice." "I've tickled her masochistic heart." "Eh?" "The Best 5 award?" "Yes." "The 5 players who participated the most during the regular season over a year are selected." "That's why it's the Best 5." "The only one selected from my JC ARCS was our Utsunomiya-kun." "Eh?" "!" "That's incredible, isn't it?" "No." "Then, congratulations." " Kanpai!" " Thanks." " Kanpai!" " Kanpai!" "Delicious, isn't it?" "But, to be one of the 5 people chosen from all of those players is incredible, isn't it?" "Not really." "When Kawasaki-san was still an active player, he got the Best 5 award 5 times." " Isn't he the Head Coach?" " Yes." "He received MVP 2 times, [MVP is Most Valued Player award] and has the most 3 point awards, too." "And an Assist award." "He's quite famous in the world of basketball." "Well, while he's famous in basketball, he's not as well known in the outside world." "So that's how it is, huh?" "If he hadn't gotten that knee injury, he might be in active service even now." "Still, he's the best leader out there." "He's a wonderful person, isn't he?" "The whole time back during our college days..." "I respected him." " I guess you are that way." " Huh?" "It's a little late for this," " but does Riko-chan have a boyfriend?" " Eh?" "Either way's fine." "If there is or if there isn't, I'm lucky." "If there is, then I'll burn all the more." "I don't have one." "I see." "Then I am lucky." "Sorry for keeping you waiting." "Thank you." "Sorry about that." "Everyone was so noisy." "No, not at all." "I had fun." "Ah." "You don't have to see me off." "I'll be fine." "Eh?" "It's okay." "I'll take you to the station." "No." "I said I'll be fine." "The station's close and you should help your mother." "She's still cleaning up, isn't she?" "Yeah." "Then I'll do that." "Good night." "Hey..." "Could you do that one more time?" "Yeah." " Huh?" " Huh?" "Nothing." "Good night." "Good night." "He might be gay, but I gave him a ticket just in case." " Eh?" "What?" "To your next concert?" " Yeah." "You did it!" "Riko, will you come?" "Ah." "My orchestra fell apart." "Well, that's okay." "It's Mai's big moment." "Still, having a date with an adult male was nice, right?" "Totally different from a college student." "I thought the same thing." "Guys in college'll say things like," ""Hey, what're we gonna do?"" "or "Wanna get something to eat?" and "You decide."" "I don't have to do anything, just let them escort me spontaneously." "Yeah, right!" "Like when you're walking down the street, he'll just naturally switch places with you along the side of the road." "That sort of feeling." "Always." "Yes." "That's incredibly nice!" "The sense that the girl he's with is the most important thing." "Maybe older is better as I thought." "Still, that's why I say I want to be overwhelmed by my partner's pace." "It really has to be a wonderfully bad guy." "Ah..." "My shoulders are stiff." "From:" "Natsuki I just arrived home." "Thanks for the meal today." ""That evening," "I remembered something from my childhood."" ""Since that day, I was lost in a dream and kept on with basketball, but can I keep on having this dream forever?"" "Buzzer Beat ~Hero on the Edge~" "Episode 02" "Softsubs by Heiwa Fansubs." "Special thanks to furransu for timings." "Utsunomiya-san, looking cool!" "Japan's best!" "Look stronger." "Utsunomiya Toru No.4, Point Guard, age 29, Tokyo" "Larry Brown No.7, Center, age 25, America" " Look." "Your family's watching." "Moriguchi Shuto No.27, Power Forward, age 28, Saitama-ken" "Saga Hiroaki No.21, Shooting Guard, age 25, Saitama-ken" " Look straight into the camera." " Ah, that's good..." " Stretch your chest!" "Kamiya Naoki No.8, Shooting Guard, age 24, Tokyo" "Show more muscle!" "Hatano Shuji No.18, Guard, age 22, Wakayama-ken" "I wonder if you could straighten your neck more." "Yoyogi Ren No.23, Shooting Guard, age 25, Kanagawa-ken" "Head Coach." "This picture isn't going to a matchmaker, you know." "Kawasaki Tomoya Head Coach, age 32, Tokyo" "Starting next week, we'll resume practice with these members." "Yes!" "As long as this recession goes on, what will emerge is the story of the survival of this team." "Well, in any event, what we have our eyes on is the championship." "We will comfortably take the victory this season and blow away both the company's recession as well as the world's recession!" "Yeah!" " Okay, Utsu!" " Yes sir!" "Okay." "Let's do it!" "Yeah!" "That Kamiya-kun is good, isn't he?" "Don't you think this Moriguchi-san has a great face, too?" "Ah, you're right!" "Yes." "Here's a list of all 3020 cheers." "Ah, thank you very much." "Then I'll summarize them for the home page." " Then I'll leave that up to you, please." " Okay." " Ah, Kasukabe-san." " Yeah?" "This application for a practice game just came in from Bunkyo University." "What should we do with it?" "Bunkyo University, huh?" "What should we do now..." "Let's discuss it with Kawasaki-san." "Okay." "I got it." "Ah, afterwards, um, what happened about that Junior Basketball clinic thing?" "They said they needed 4, so I asked Moriguchi-san, Saga-san, Kamiya-san and Hatano-kun." "Take it easy on your passes." "Take it easy." "Right." "Stay in front of your opponent." "And, as you get used to the practice, you'll get even stronger." "Throw it at your partner's chest." "Make it spin as you do." "Push it straight out to their chests." "Lower your hips, watch your front and then dribble." "Let's see, first off, you'll be fine." " Okay." "Then, can you do it?" " Yes!" "That's good." "OK!" "Thank you very much." "Okay, next." "Naoki-san is popular with children, isn't he?" "Yeah." "It's because he's gentle with everyone." "Good work." "Ah, Nanami-san." "Thank you very much." "Thank you very much, too." "How are they doing?" "The children are very thankful for the favor you're doing." " Well?" "Any trouble?" " No." "It's fun." "All the children are really good." "Next, I want to play with Kamiya!" " Me, too!" " Me, too!" "Ah, well then..." "Ah, sorry, sorry, I'll help you." " Who were you calling?" " My mom." "I can't tell my mom that all I've done lately is part-time jobs and dieting." "Ah!" "I got an e-mail from Mina." "About the music for Keiko's marriage party." "I suggested the "Flower Waltz."" "Ah, that's right." "I heard Keiko's partner is a doctor." "Eh?" "!" "Is that so?" "Yamada-senpai said that too." ""If you want to play music forever, you'd better marry a doctor, a lawyer or a rich man."" "Married, huh?" "Married." "That's how it is, geez." " Ebina-san." " Yes." "Isn't today your orchestra's practice?" "Ah, it yes." "That's right." "Thank you for your hard work." "Ehh..." "At first" "I think everyone was tense, but you slowly got better, so I'm really happy about that." "Practice more and more and get better and better at it." "And, in the future, please join ARCS." "Thank you very much." "It was a lot of fun." "Next then, Kamiya-san." "Let's see..." "Thank you all for today." "I have a question!" "Kamiya-sensei, why did you decide to become a basketball player?" "I was exactly your age when I first started in basketball as well." "During a match in 5th grade at my elementary school, right at the very, very last second I made a Buzzer Beat." "What's a 'Buzzer Beat'?" "What we call a Buzzer Beat is when a ball that's been thrown just before the last buzzer of the game goes through the hoop." "It's the name of the shot that just beats the buzzer." "It's been awhile since Naoki-san's been this cool." "You may be behind in the game by only one point, but you can turn it around with that shot and win... that's what I think." "You're never, ever supposed to give up on a game until the very, very last second of it." "It's at times like that, that a pro can make it happen." "That's right." "I was really happy to get the chance to play with you guys here today, and I thought, "I've gotten to like basketball myself a lot more now, too."" "Well, everyone, thank you very much for today." "Well then, for the final words, player Hatano." " Final words?" " If you would, please." "Yes." "This is the store my team comes in a lot." "Ehh..." "You seem distracted today." "Ah, no." "But, since this was so sudden, I might be a little tense." "Don't worry." "I won't try to suddenly kiss you on our first date." "That's not what I was thinking." "Sorry for keeping you waiting." " Ah, Yoichi." " Here you go." "Thank you." "Here you are." "Geez, what's this, Kawasaki-san?" "You've brought along a beauty." "Haven't I?" "Ah, this guy was a basketball player in college." "He was quite good, but he quit from basketball to run this place here." "I'm Kose." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." "But, if you were that good, why did you quit?" "Look." "Basketball is a minor game in Japan, and the practical reality is if you do like it, it's tough to make enough to eat at." " Right?" " That's true." "Ah, Yoichi, next time Naoki comes in, urge him on." "He's in a slump he can't get out of." "Roger that." " I'll have a little something prepared for that." " Oh." "Thank you, thank you." "I heard from Mai." "You were once a wonderful player." "No, no." "Someone who can play music is the wonderful one." "Ah, what's this?" "A G clef." "Is this it?" "What's that?" "That's wrong." "Ah, I see, I see." "That's it." "Can I do it?" "Eh?" "Ah, your button came off." "You're right." "I have a needle and thread." "Seriously?" "Then, shall I fix it for you?" "No." "That's okay." "I'm home." "Welcome back." "Eh?" "Where's Naoki?" " Huh?" "With his girlfriend." " I see." "Ahh~ damn!" "I'll have to make dinner then." "What're you looking at?" "The flower language for Tuberose." ""Fascination"" "That's nice, isn't it?" "Plus, it has a great aroma." ""A dangerous pleasure"" ""A dangerous relationship between sexes."" ""A dangerous play"" ""Playing with fire"." "Um..." "It's best to forget the rest of that." "That's true." "Ah, you're so strong!" " I won." " I lost." "It's been a long time since I won." " We stop now?" " Okay." "I must be going." "Eh?" "Why?" "Well, I've practiced shooting 500 times per morning and 500 times per evening recently." "I see." "Naoki is so earnest." "I have to show off my good points this season." "Good night." "Good night." "I was so surprised." "When I turned around, your finger was bleeding." "It reminded me of how bad I've been at home economics ever since primary school." "They'd tell me not to hurt my finger, but got to watch everyone else playing dodge ball or basketball." "Will you be okay with the violin?" "It's on my right hand so it'll be alright." "But that button won't last long." "If it comes off, I'll stitch it up properly next time." "It's fine." "Thank you." "Ah, Kawasaki-san." "I'll be okay from here." "Thank you so much for today." "Somehow... when someone call me "Kawasaki-san,"" "my spine stiffens like I was meeting people from my company." "Really?" "I don't like to be called "Kawasaki-san."" "Then, what should I call you?" "Well... you can call me "Tomoya."" "Tomoya-san?" "Oh, sounds good!" "Somehow, it's embarrassing." "Well, you'll get used to it after a few tries." "Try calling it now." "Tomoya-san." "Tomoya-san." "Tomoya-san." "Tomoya..." "It seems there're too many "o"s in the name "Tomoya"." "You lied, didn't you?" "Sometimes I do." "Then, I won't lie anymore." "On the day we first met, when we saw those fireworks in the sky," ""Ah!" "Do people call a meeting like this, Fate?"" "That's what I thought." "I'm telling the truth." "I love you, Riko-chan." "I'm home." "Welcome home." "Hey, which do you think I should wear to the wedding ceremony..." "What's up?" "I kissed." "What's wrong with you?" "Moreover, it was delicious." "What're you talking about?" "By the way, what's with this room?" "Please tidy up!" "What a big mess!" "Ahh~ Is love a simple progress like this?" "What?" "Progress?" " Did you make any progress?" " Yeah." " With Kawasaki-san?" " Yeah." "What happened?" "What?" "What?" " Eh?" "You want to know?" " Of course." " I won't tell you." " Let me know!" "She doesn't come today, huh?" "!" "Have you heard of the practice match?" "Eh?" "Who is opponent?" "Bunkyo University." "Apparently the championship is coming so they want to play a practice match." "That's my old school." " Utsu-san, lend me your shampoo." " Okay." "Natsuki-san lost weight, didn't she?" "No, she didn't." "Rather than that, I feel she has muscle on her arms and legs since she joined the cheerleader team." "Yesterday she also left a half of omelet rice that I made." "Ah~ Natsuki-san's so extravagant!" "I mean the omelet rice made by Naoki-san is super delicious." " Really?" " Yes." "Waa, I wanna eat it too!" "I'm hungry." "Utsu-san, treat me please." "Okay!" "Shall we go to eat yakiniku?" "[Yakiniku is Japanese grilled meat dishes]" " Oh, yakiniku!" "Great!" " But it's Dutch treat." "And now it's time to cut the wedding cake." "Everybody, please give them a warm applause." "Ahh~ from now on I won't have the chance to play violin in front of lots of people anymore." "By the way, the bridegroom is much older than Keiko." "And none of our school chums will hang out with us." "Ah, did you receive an email from Kawasaki-san?" " Shall we go to see the practice match?" " Yeah." "I got one, too." "Somehow, it looks like you're his girlfriend, doesn't it?" "I wonder if I'll be dating Kawasaki-san from now on." "And before you know it, you'll get married to him." "Stop please!" "I'm just joking." "Ah, chain!" "Last time... was just a game." "You have a bad character." "You gonna tell everyone?" "Dump him!" "Your boyfriend's too delicate for you." "That guy..." "Leave now!" "Aren't you so cruel?" "I joined ARCS because of you." "Then let's do it this way..." "In the next practice match, if I score more points than him, then you'll date me." "If he scores more," "I'll see you like the adulterous partner I've been until now." "I don't need to make an infantile bet like that." "Oh, well." "Kawasaki-san!" "Kawasaki-san!" "They're from Bunkyo University." "Nice to meet you." "Please give me your guidance." " Long time no see." " Long time no see." "I'm happy to have a match with Naoki-san." " Please say hi to everybody for me." " Okay." "Well, despite your glory in the past, just recall it and try your best." "Naoki!" "I have something to tell you." "Thank you for your hard work." "The university team are cute, aren't they?" "That is Kamiya-kun's old school." "They play quite well, don't they?" "Well, they won first place while in the Kanto university league." "This is the first time Naoki hasn't played from the start." "Yoyogi-san is cool!" "Ah~ it's already started as I thought." " Who are they?" " Dunno." "Aren't they someone's fans?" "Who are they?" "Authorized people?" "Aren't they someone's girlfriends?" "I hate that type of women." "Why?" "Somehow I feel that." "Ah!" "Look!" "Number 4 black uniform!" "Utsunomiya-san!" "He is super cool." "Photo!" "Photo!" "Eh?" "Turn the pass!" "Really?" "It's him." "Hey, hey, that is the man I always see at the park." "Oh no!" "The battery is out!" "I can't believe it." "He is a player on this team." "I can't believe I meet him at a place like this." "Hey, he plays very well." "Why aren't they sending him out?" "Naoki." "Do you know why you didn't play from the start?" "Probably." "Okay." "Go warming up!" "Okay." " Can you do it?" " Yes." "Okay." "Good luck!" "Ah!" "Look!" "Number 8 appeared!" "Look at him!" "I was surprised that Naoki'd stayed on the bench." "Becoming a professional is so tough, huh?" "Eh?" "He made it." "Amazing!" "Nice shoot, Utsu-san!" "It's fun that the man we know is strong." "That number 23 is awesome too." "Yoyogi-san scored again." "So cool!" "He is skillful but his teamwork is so confused." "If he were bad, we'd lose this match." "They're playing separately, aren't they?" "Naoki-san, you feeling off?" "Isn't the team's rhythm getting worse since number 8 joined in?" "Foul." "2 shot." " Yeah!" " Okay!" "Yeah!" "Score!" "Score!" "Score!" "Calm down!" "He definitely won't make it." "He hasn't done anything so far, after all." "2 shot." "See?" "As I thought." "1 shot." "Wait!" "Number 8!" "What're you doing!" "?" "Sluggishly." "Sluggishly." "Sluggishly." "Sluggishly." "Aren't you fool?" "Riko-chan." "Your ability isn't like that, right?" "Hold on, I'm sorry." "You're interrupting the match..." "You're strong!" "You're talented!" "What are you scared of?" "If you're disappointed, show your ability here!" "You're absolutely strong!" "You're strong!" "You can play well!" "Please play seriously, idiot!" "Idiot?" "Who is she?" "Sorry." "I'm sorry." "She doesn't know about the cheering rule." "I'm sorry." "What's with her?" "Ah, I'm sorry." "Yeah!" "His worries finally oozed away, huh?" "Naoki-san is so awesome!" "He's already scored 11 points." "Yeah!" "Buzzer beat!" "Thank you so much." "You're great, Naoki-san, just like always." "I still couldn't beat you." "Thank you." "Utsumoniya-san!" "You played very well." " You played well." " Oh." "Natsuki." "Did you see her?" "Eh?" "I mean the woman who shouted at me." "I think she left in the middle of the match." "She already left?" "Someone you know?" "No, I don't know her." "Um, it seems she's Kawasaki-san's acquaintance." "I'll go look for her." "Uhm." "I scored more points than him." "But today I don't have that winning feeling at all, so oh well..." "Winning?" "Naoki is your partner on the same team, right?" "What're you talking about, hypocrite?" "Unbelievable!" "Okay, I'll take a photo." "Everybody, come closer, closer!" "Okay, smile!" "Yeah, say cheese!" "Thank you so much." "Hey, could you take one more time?" "Just two of us." "Here I go." "Ah, so good!" "Okay, say cheese!" "Thank you so much." "Would you mind sending those photos to my e-mail address?" " Ah, what's your address?" " Ah!" "I'll give you." "What's your name?" "Hello." "You left already?" "Ah, yes." "Thank you for rejuvenating our player." "I'm so sorry." "No." "It was your motivation." "If you hadn't shouted, our team could have lost." "Because I felt disappointed somehow." "Hey, do you know him?" "Well," "I don't really know him." "Apparently he is my neighbor." "I see him from time to time." "Hmm, is that so?" "Yeah." "Why did I yell out like that?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "The person over there." "The person over there?" "Sorry for shouting at you back then." "But I didn't lie." "Why did you leave in the middle?" "Well, I was embarrassed because everybody was staring at me." " I was embarrassed too." " Really?" "I'm sorry." "But... thank you." "I appreciate it." "It gave me courage." "Speaking of which, if you were gonna shout at me, you could have at least watched till the end." "I went the extra mile and made a Buzzer Beat." "Buzzer?" "Well, that's okay." "Sorry." "When the regular matches begins, please come watch." " Regular matches?" " Yeah." "I have a feeling if you're watching me play, I'll be stronger." "If I'm not playing seriously, you can shout "You idiot!" at me." "I won't shout anymore." "Okay, I got it." "I'll come to support you." "Because I'm your fan, right?" "But you're a terrible fan." "That's also a fan's love." "What are you doing?" "We're going to burn the decorations from the Tanabata festival." "We burn fireworks, too." "You didn't practice the violin today?" "Ah, yeah." "But well, I'll try and do my best from tomorrow." "So long." "Hey." "In order that I'll be able to shout next time, could you tell me your name?" "I'm Kamiya Naoki." "Kamiya Naoki?" "How is it written in kanji?" ""Up - kami" in "up and down" with "arrow - ya" in "directing arrow"." "I see." "I'm Shirakawa Riko." ""White - shira" in "red and white" with "river - kawa"." "Shirakawa-san?" " What age are you?" " 24." "We are the same age, just like I thought." " You was born in the year of Ox too?" " Yeah." "Well, see you, Kamiya-kun." "Bye bye, Shirakawa-san."