July
Guka City, Gifu Prefecture
Saki Kyoriki
What?
Love, Mom
Episode 4 Summer Camp Nights
Smell that salt air!
It's been so long since I've been to the ocean!
Reserved by The Horse Riding School
Tour Bus
That's right! You grew up on an island!
Look at the ocean, Yu! It's shining!
I guess.
What's wrong? Carsick?
Wow! And you're a jockey? Pathetic.
They say you should push the pressure point on your hand.
No, you drink water upside down.
That's for hiccups.
Everybody's having fun, huh?
It's their first trip after four months of class.
It's like a school field trip.
I bet Asahi's getting some rest now that the dorm's all quiet.
He wasn't happy about being left behind.
But I'm sure he's told his brother we're coming.
His brother?
Arimura? You okay?
His face is all pale!
Like a dapple gray horse!
Hey, get a bag!
Hurry!
Not here!
My name is Takeshi Asahi.
I am my older brother Asahi's twin,
born to the same mother.
I'm a priest at the temple back there,
and I run this small inn as well.
Please, enjoy yourselves.
Farewell.
He's not the instructor?
He doesn't talk like him, at least...
Okay. We'll be spending the next five days
at this camp training and improving our stamina!
On the last day, you'll be doing gymnastic jumps at a nearby riding center.
Until then, focus on improving your weak spots!
Yes, sir!
Aki, which side do you want to sleep on?
I don't care.
Thanks back there. For that car sickness medicine.
Whatever. I just happened to have it.
I've always gotten carsick easily.
Once, I—
I don't care!
Let me make this clear: I'm not here to be your friend.
I won't lose to you during the jumping exercises on the last day!
Everybody, come out and form up when you're ready!
Maki! Hojo! Keep up with the pack!
Running on the bare dirt trains your legs!
Follow me!
Seriously?
What are you doing? Keep up with him!
In all things, tenacity in the final stretch determines the outcome.
Always try to reach a little further!
Ten more laps!
Amane, no slacking!
Goddammit!
Competitions are by their nature chaotic.
You must strive to keep your mind clear at all times.
FOCUS!
Oww...
We've been doing nothing but cleaning for days.
It feels like we're training to be monks.
You're amazing, Shun. You can keep up with anything.
I've got confidence in my stamina.
Though I don't have Amane's core strength.
Of course! Of course.
We've all got something.
For me, that'd be how popular I am with the ladies!
Lady horses too.
Strengths...
That feeling...
that I felt then...
How do I...?
Hey, no slacking off!
Or I'll make sure you don't have the strength to enjoy your relaxation tomorrow!
Fifty laps on the sand!
Our day off!
Time to have fun!
The sea!
Yes!
W-Wait!
You underestimated the power of youth.
All things are impermanent...
Hooray!
Yahoo!
Yay!
Take this!
This is great!
It feels like a real summer.
He's having fun too.
You're cute!
Aww, come on!
Well, we won't be coming back to the beach for a while.
We won't all be together next summer.
Oh, right.
I got my main target!
Sakuraba, you're going to your dad's stable
in Ritto for the training center period next year, right?
Probably.
I thought so. I'm jealous of how lucky you are.
What do you mean?
You've got solid connections with horse owners.
You don't have to worry about your future.
I'm jealous.
Thanks!
Oh, there's one!
Hey, miss!
Warabi Beach Multi-Sport Tournament
-Prize- Tobu Animal Park
Attraction
2 Tickets
A theme park...
You want those tickets?
Y-Yeah... I've never been.
You've never been to a theme park?
I wasn't allowed to go to places with a lot of people.
Is that Mr. Doctor?
Really?
I've never seen a celebrity before!
He's so cool in person!
Oh, poor things!
Okay, let's enter the tournament.
I've never been to a theme park either.
You can do it, Yu!
Hey! Hurry up!
Nice! Nice work!
Hang in there for another 10 seconds!
At least give me your number...
Sorry. Not happening.
They say Yu Otonashi from Mr. Doctor is there!
They're about to do the piggyback fight!
It's time for the last battle of the Warabi Beach Multi-Sport Tournament.
First, Team Jockeys, who've made it this far with their amazing athletic skills!
Why is Shun Kazanami on top?
Shun, we're counting on you.
Don't worry! I know how horses feel!
We're your horses?
And they're facing off against the Aoharu Stars, a local high school team!
Begin the final round!
Too bad, huh?
Bugger!
We'll visit that amusement park another time.
Sorry, it's my fault.
It's not your fault.
No, it's Yu Arimura's fault.
Amane.
Yu Arimura, you think too much.
You think too much and react too slowly.
That's why you've got no sense on a horse.
Horses have nothing to do with this.
No, it's the same.
The exact same.
Well, who cares?
We lost, and we can't change that.
It doesn't bother you, Kazanami?
I mean...
I was wondering.
You don't want to win? You're a jockey.
Do jockeys want to win?
Look at all these fish!
I'll grab one, I swear it!
Did you have fun?
Not today.
I got turned down by almost everyone.
Well, cheer up.
Thanks.
Don't worry too much about what Eri said.
About you being lucky.
I won't. It's the truth, for one thing.
You're really going to your dad's stable?
Of course! If I ask, Dad'll let me in!
It's not just your build or your inborn sense.
The environment you were blessed with is a talent too.
Like how Yu's a former idol, or how Eri gets attention 'cause she's a girl,
or how Amane trained overseas.
Same thing!
Yeah.
Sojiro, you never go against your dad?
No way!
I'm a wuss. If Dad says come, I come.
If Dad says stop, I stop.
I just do what people tell me.
I don't do my best. I don't get desperate. I just live life on easy street.
What?
For a wuss, you have trouble sharing when something's bothering you.
You saw through me, huh?
Well, I am older.
Just one year, right?
One year's plenty.
Hayato, if anything's bothering you, do you want to share it with me?
Sorry, but nothing's bothering me.
Typical—
Sorry! Aki lost his sandals in the water!
Waiting for you to piss!
Hey, have some decency!
Well, it's true!
What a handful.
That's why you don't say it!
Yeah, that's right.
I waited a long time. Got stomach pains? Want some medicine?
Shut up!
21 Matches 12 Wins
Record
Sex
Male
Color
Dark Bay
Major Wins
Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes
Satsukisho
Derby
Kikuka Sho
Arima Kinen
Listen well, everyone.
With meat, he who moves fastest to grab the prize wins.
Do not wait for others. You'll only make yourself hungrier.
Run ahead of the pack and stay there.
I see!
It's about setting the pace, huh?
Mm, it's great!
He ran already!
I'm taking mine!
I'll catch up!
No fair!
Eat some veggies!
Let's eat!
Kazanami, is that your second piece?
His awful English became Japanese, but otherwise, he's the same.
He's fast!
Now!
Hey, that's the piece I was after!
What are you suspecting? He's a different person.
Nice work!
The veggies are delicious!
I called the school today and they said
Instructor Asahi hasn't been there the whole time!
What are you suspecting? Just a coincidence.
Getting enough to eat?
Oh, yeah.
Shame about the amusement park.
Let's all go together someday.
Yu, do you think about winning?
When I'm racing, yeah.
I want to run faster.
I want to get better.
But that's all a distraction, isn't it?
Distraction?
You said I think too much once, right?
Amane said the same thing over lunch.
Did I?
It's hard not to think.
I want to have fun riding, like you do.
The horses have fun, so I do too.
But... is that enough?
You have a handsome back.
Many jockeys will find themselves staring at it,
but you don't have the face of a gambler yet.
Only when time passes, and you throw away your dreams of being a jockey,
will you become true jockeys.
Hayato, play some music.
Sure.
Aki, can I borrow your CD player?
Sure.
S-Sorry.
It's out of battery.
Use somebody else's...
No more!
What's wrong, Kota?
I can't take it anymore!
Why does everybody make me do everything?
Why don't you clean up?
Why don't you help?
I'm not your servant!
Sorry, Kota.
We'll help too.
Let's all clean up together.
Yeah.
Kota, you can sit down.
Why?
I refuse.
He was doing it when no one asked him to because he wanted to, right?
You shut up.
Oh, god!
Run!
What are you doing? Put that out!
Water! Water!
All things are impermanent...
Watch out! Run!
No! No! No!
Aki.
What?
That...
That what?
That song. It was Mr. Doctor's "Walk For Dream," wasn't it?
You could only get that CD if you were in the fan club.
And it was rare. Limited time only.
I don't care!
Yeah, that's right!
I've always been a fan of yours!
I was in the damn Mr. Doctor fan club!
Yu Otonashi's my favorite singer!
I loved your dancing.
Looking at how much fun you were having on stage made me happy too.
Your moves were so cool, like you were flying!
Why didn't you say anything?
You didn't want to make things awkward for me?
No, that's not it.
It made me mad.
Your press conference.
No!
I've found something I want to do with all my heart.
The Yu Otonashi of Mr. Doctor that I loved...
was doing something he didn't want to do.
No!
I understand now.
You've put a lot of thought into becoming a jockey.
I'm the one who was living in a fantasy.
When I listened to that song, "Walk For Dream," I remembered...
Things aren't like they were when you were someone I admired.
You're just a classmate now. Just a rival.
Aki...
Arimura.
I'm not losing tomorrow's competition!
The loser gets whacked with a stick, okay?
Seriously?
Warabi
Riding Grounds
Okay, next! Kazanami!
Next, Arimura!
Okay!
Go!
I loved your dancing!
Your moves were so cool, like you were flying!
Dancing... moves...
It was just like this!
Wow, Yu!
That was beautiful, Arimura!
Better than I expected.
The rhythm came together...
This is my...
Next! Kyoriki!
O-Okay!
Watch me, Yu Arimura!
I refuse to lose!
The black assassin of Kanto...
They're out cold.
The exhaustion caught up with them.
You know, Instructor Asahi's little brother didn't come to see us off.
Nohira, I figured out what Asahi was after.
After?
He was pretending to be his own twin so he could see everybody up close.
He wanted to teach them from a different perspective than an instructor's.
Why?
I'm sure he had a very well thought-out reason!
A well thought-out reason?
Aloha!
Welcome home, everyone!
Aki, thanks for everything!
Hayato Hosho