Cheer Boys!! (チア男子!!)

Dynamic jumps.

Powerful moves.

Smiles suspended in space.

They support those who need it.

They inspire them.

They make them smile.

And when they soar?

It's like the sun lighting up the entire world.

Go! Fight!

Come on!

Haruki. Sit down, man.

Uh?

You cool?

Yeah. I'm all right.

You know what?

The only time you ever raise your voice like that

is when you're cheering for your sister.

Huh?

Come on, Sis! Get her!

-- -- Point!

She won! She really won!

Holy crap dude! Your sister's a Judo Master!

Uh. Right. Oops...

Don't worry about it.

It feels way better!

Now that's my girl!

Haruko!

Jeez, could my parents be any more embarrassing?

Give 'em a break. It's a really big deal.

The Meishiin University Women's Judo Club

has never won first place before!

And they've gotta be proud

that your sister was the one to do it.

It's kinda weird.

This is the first time

I've ever watched a match without my uniform on.

You're almost there, Captain!

You got this!

Come on! Eat up! Two minutes left!

Lick that bowl clean, kid, you're runnin' out of time!

Come on! Don't you give up!

Let's go! Eat, man!

Power through! You can do it!

What's wrong? Feelin' full?

Curry's basically a liquid, you big wimp!

Hey. Its Bando's little bro.

Oh hey. What's up?

Water!

Hi.

You know, you could try answering them

with a little bit of pep in your voice.

Uh.

You're in college now, Haruki, so stop acting so shy.

Where are Mom and Dad?

They went home already.

Said they wanted to completely rethink

tomorrow's training schedule.

Where's Kazu?

I think he went to visit with his grandma.

Oh, okay.

Hey, Sis?

Huh?

Congrats.

You were awesome out there.

What?!

Go find my rude brother and bring him back.

You know, I could hear you rooting for me.

This'll sound weird, but...

Huh?

It's the reason I won.

Hearing your voice.

Your cheering has power to it.

Haruki?

Mm?

Don't worry, okay?

Your shoulder's gonna heal.

Sorry, kid, ya didn't quite make it!

Come on, man!

I need money!

What's wrong, Cap?

I thought a guy as big as you could take that down, no prob!

Man, I lost like five bucks!

Yeah, yeah.

Granny? You hungry? Peeled an apple for ya.

Well what a delicious treat.

That's very sweet of you.

Thanks. You want some?

No, thank you. I'm fine.

Looks like the Lucky Seven are about to enter

the 7th inning. And the scoreboard is tied.

Thanks, Kazu.

Haruko! You did great, kid!

Congratulations, sweetie!

Thanks so much!

What would you like for dinner?

You're the champ, so you get to pick!

I already told you, Dad, we just ate.

Right?

Yeah. We did. I'm gonna shower.

Haru! Don't use all the hot water, kay?

Almost done.

Oh, crap.

I shouldn't have looked.

Figured I'd find you here.

What a surprise.

You barged into my house uninvited again.

Well, I was plannin' to use your shower real quick.

But your sister beat me to the punch.

Here.

Come on. Just eat 'em.

You wanna feel better?

Then choke down your medicine.

So, what gives?

You don't come up here unless you have somethin' on your mind.

I'm fine.

You got somethin' on yours?

What?

You come up here for the same reasons that I do.

Uh! I'm cool.

You're right though.

You and me have been hanging out on this rooftop

since we were just a couple of brats.

Hey, uh...

What's up?

Is your Grandma doin' okay?

Yeah, Granny's fine!

She sure hasn't lost her appetite;

girl eats a dozen apples a day.

That's great.

Maybe next time you visit I'll come too.

Eh, you don't wanna do that.

I just talk her ear off and then walk on home.

Speakin' of family though, damn your sister's strong.

Still can't believe she won.

It's not fair.

What?

Why'd I have to be born into a Judo family?

So there is something on your mind.

I'm just saying, I knew I was gonna be stuck

on the sidelines cause of my shoulder.

But even without the injury,

I'll never be as cool as my sister.

Ow!

You are cool, dude.

Uh.

You're different than her, but that's okay.

Every time you landed a hit,

you looked like you'd been hit yourself.

You fought with sympathy and compassion,

but that's what made it so cool.

What was that?

Haru! What a crazy twist of fate!

A single rain drop just fell on your nose!

Yeah. So what?

You've heard of the famous urban legend, right?

If a rain drop hits your nose, do you know what happens after?

My dreams will come true?

Heh. Nah, but tomorrow you're gonna drop a monster dump.

That's disgusting, dude.

Oh! Hey, bud!

Wha...?

Later.

Why are you here? What's the deal?

Same reason as you, man.

Mr. Bando?

Uh-- Yeah!

Sorry about that.

Not at all.

Come on in.

Uh, sir?

I saw Kazuma on my way in.

Not to be nosy, but what was he doing here?

Do you mind telling me?

It seems he's quitting the Judo Club.

Uh!

Apparently, he's under

the impression you are as well.

He said you'd be by here, and, that I shouldn't bother arguing.

I take it he was right.

Kazu...

Kazu!

What's with you, Haru?

What're you doing sprinting across campus like a weirdo?

You're making a scene.

Tell me... Why're you doing this, Kazu?

Calm down. You need to breathe.

What I need is for you to tell me the truth!

So are you gonna explain why

you're quitting the Judo Club or not?!

Uh!

Sorry, but why would you quit Judo?

You're crazy talented.

Seriously, you made it to the regional tournament

in high school.

Yeah, I lost in round two.

At least you were there! That's more than I can say.