Ride 863: A worn-out back
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1: Someone's coming at full gallop from behind!!
Behind!? There's someone who managed to catch up to this pack!?
2: How do you know!? I don't see anything, there isn't anyone
1: A gathering of all the generations' captains!!
We ran so far thanks to everyone's support!!
2: He's leading the ace, Imaizumi, behind him!! He's accelerating while smiling and singing!
At gallop!! I've heard a rumor about this...
Two people from Sohoku have caught up from behind to the main pack!!
It's true, there's two of them!
2: Now that I think about it, earlier Onoda, when Hakogaku accelerating on the climb-
He argued with his teammates and then fell back on his own
1: He fell back with the intention of bringing number 1 Imaizumi back!?
3: The yellow bib, he won yesterday
That means we had passed the yellow bib guy?
He fell back at once and brought him back?
4: Being big should be a sign of strength... but this guy is so small..!!
1: We're finally back to the pack, Imaizumi-kun
2: We can match the pack's pace
6: What“we're back to the main pack”... Onoda
You did something so incredibly amazing
Sohoku Imaizumi's jersey is all ruined
Did he fall from his bike?
7: The feeling of impatience
3: “Can you say”princess”!?
4: You blew it off and pulled me up
5: The reason I'm able to run in this position now despite my physical condition and even after having fallen off my bike...
1: It's all thanks to you, Onoda!!
3: I can see it well, your jersey is all sweaty and worn-out
4: Ad you're taking deep breaths
5: You were running while worrying about my weak self, thinking about the pace and about surpassing the guys before us
6: You were singing and looked like you were having fun, but pushing out so much power
With that small body of yours...
1: As expected, I'm a little tired!
3: Being back in this pack
4: means that if I can get to the finish line with this pack, then I can run in tomorrow's race
5: Onoda, if there are words better than “thank you”
1: Ah, b-by the way, uhm, sorry, Kagoshima's... big guy
Oi, oi, I'm listening, Sohoku!!
2: O... Oosumi-san.! Sohoku's... uhm... Kabura.... the board...
3: You wanna know the “situation” of the lead?
4: He just caught up and wants to know about the lead, as expected of a captain
5: We saw the board's car earlier
6: Three people from Hakogaku moved ahead
Doubashi-kun and Tobirama-kun...!!
2: And number 15, that guy too!!
3: Then, from Kyofushi, number 44 and 45 chased
5: N umber 5 and number 6
2: That means that Kaburagi-kun and the others caught up with Naruko-kun safely
Yeah...!! And Kaburagi will be taking care of Naruko?
3: Thank you, everyone... Kaburagi-kun
Ah... I'm glad, I'm glad you asked, I'm a big guy after all
4: got encouraged by this!!
Yeah, looks like I'll have to push myself a little harder!!
5: It's alright, fall back
I'm telling you, you don't have to pull
6: You have to prepare for the mountain
1: N-no, I'll say it again, but
2: Danchiku-san, you beat Hakogaku's ace, Shinkai-san, during the race on Minegayama
If one of us has to go for this mountain prize, that's you, Danchiku-san!!
3: I'll do my best pulling you!!
So please, I'll leave it to you!! Sohoku's jersey!!
5: I heard from my senpai that “winning a race makes you stronger”
So Danchiku-san, you have become stronger as a climber, too
You're far better than me
2: Last year, after Minegayama, my legs felt surprisingly light
3: One time, during practice, I even went with Onoda-san, and I was so happy
4: I had beaten Shinkai Yuuto, I felt there was a chance I could be a climber the following year
1: I had the feeling I could participate in the following Inter High
2: I was really looking forward to fight against Shinkai again
3: I'll prove that my victory that time wasn't just thanks to Onoda-san
I'll prove it at the Inter High!!
4: Onoda-san was delighted too
I felt like my climbing talent was awakening, I felt it more and more every day
5: So that was what having a field of expertise meant... I had this kind of feelings and I was so excited!!
I was thrilled at the thought of much faster could I become until then following Inter High that was almost a year away!!
2: Ah, you went ahead... Dan...
3: But right around that time, something strange happened to my body
5: I understood what it was long after, but I had grown bigger
6: My body was aching and my legs felt unsteady too
1: All the balance was destroyed
2: I couldn't talk about it even with Issa for a while
During practice I lied to him and told him I had an upset stomach
4: I was growing bigger and gaining weight
5: And in the blink of an eye, I couldn't climb anymore
7: Just when I was getting started
3: If I hadn't grown bigger then.... sometimes I think like this...
4: I always think like that
I can't change what happened
1: That's why I decided I'd do everything I can to the best of my abilities
2: My big body has become a windreak
On flat road, you can generate power equal to your body weight
4: I can protect everyone!!
5: The kohai who'll fight for the mountain prize
1: I can take him until the foot of the mountain!!
3: So just rest your legs and follow me
I'll show you, we'll definitely catch up to Hakogaku ahead of us
1: carry the weight of our hopes and go take the mountain prize!!
