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What's the purpose of your visit?
What is he saying?
Sightseeing.
Hey!
Hey! Where do you plan on taking me?
You'll find out if you follow me.
That's our bus. We're getting on.
Hurry up!
Wait! Hey!
Strawberry Au Lait
What?!
A Swim-Off in a Foreign Land!
Haru-chan went to Australia?!
I don't understand.
Why did Rin-san suddenly decide to go back?
I did talk to Rin about the situation with Haru.
But I never imagined he would take him to Australia...
What could he possibly be hoping to achieve?
Who can say?
I don't know that, either.
But I do believe this trip will be something special
for Haru.
I hope Haru-chan will come back feeling better.
Rin?
Hey...
Rin!
Haru.
I bought us some drinks.
Something wrong?
Don't just run off like that.
Sorry.
Sorry for what I said at the tournament, too.
Don't you have a dream?!
You're the one who doesn't understand!
I ignored how you felt
and just forced my own feelings on you.
I'm sorry.
But I do want you to understand this.
I've always
admired you.
Now I feel better!
Wanna get going?
Where?
You don't have to look so worried.
I brought you to Australia because there's something
I absolutely have to show you.
But that's for tomorrow.
Today, our first stop is...
What do you think?
I figured a place where you could see the ocean would help you relax.
Let's go in.
I don't feel like it.
What?
Who is it that's usually so quick to start taking his clothes off?
Shut up...
I was sure you'd never agree to this trip.
But you really came along.
Did something happen?
No.
I just don't want to be over there right now.
Did you and Makoto have a fight or something?
Bingo, huh?
It's just one little fight.
Sousuke and I fight all the time.
Ah, cold...
It was my...
first fight.
That reminds me.
So Makoto finally decided on his post-graduation plans.
He said he wanted to tell you as soon as possible.
Doesn't just looking at the ocean like this make you feel calm?
When I first came to this country,
looking at the ocean just relaxed me somehow.
I talked big before I left Japan,
but honestly, I was really anxious at first.
A country I didn't know.
A city I didn't know.
I didn't even know the language.
Welcome, Rin.
We're glad you're staying with us.
Here, hop inside the car, son.
Even though I'd known all that from the start, of course.
But when I came here and saw the ocean, I felt calmer.
Because I knew that just beyond it, you and Sousuke were there.
My friends were there.
I felt like it connected me to you guys.
You know, I've never really told you about my time
in Australia, have I?
My name is Rin Matsuoka!
Name sound like girl, but I am boy!
Nice to meet you!
Please!
Huh?
I had a homestay and went to school here.
One of my favorite sayings is, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
In the beginning, I could barely understand English
and had a pretty tough time.
Uh, so, my school have big sakura tree!
You understand?
Sakura... Cherry blossom?
Sakura...
I went to school during the day,
and afterward, I'd go to train under my coach.
Rin, they want you in the water.
There were amazing swimmers from around the world there.
I learned that even if I was fairly fast in Japan,
it didn't mean much at all here.
It was the first time I'd hit a wall.
The more I swam, the more I saw
how big a gap there was between me and the others.
Was this really all the strength I had?
No matter how hard I tried, was it useless against these prodigies?
Were my dreams only dreams?
I've heard enough.
I get that while I stayed in Iwatobi,
you saw all kinds of things and had all kinds of experiences.
There's one more place I want to stop by.
Oh, my goodness! It's Rin!
Welcome back!
How have you been, son?
How are things back in Japan?
I've been doing well, Russell!
My, how you've grown!
That's because I've been swimming every day.
Every day?
You love it that much?
Yes!
Still swimming with that old mate of yours?
Oh, you're talking about his friend Haruka!
Haru?
Rin, is that your friend Haru?
Yeah.
Haru!
Don't just stand there. Get over here!
These were my homestay parents, Russell and Lori.
Rin! You know I can't—
G'day, Haru!
I'm Russell. Glad to know you.
And I'm Lori.
Rin's told us all about you.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Haruka Nanase.
Looks like Winnie likes you, too!
Welcome to Australia, Haru!
Welcome, Haru!
Dinner's ready, Haru!
Please come in.
Please start.
Have as much as you like!
Thank you.
Haru's just as you described him, Rin.
A cool attitude and eyes clear as water!
You're right, love.
She said you have a cool attitude and eyes clear as water.
Rin says you only swim free.
Haru, you only swim free?
Y-Yes...
So it's true.
How do they know that?
Right.
Uh, well...
Rin really looks up to you, Haru.
Every time he talked about you, he was always full of admiration!
Hey, now...
Hey, what did she say?
It doesn't really matter...
Yes, it does.
She just said I used to talk about you.
Anyway, we're glad you're doing well, Rin.
I recall a time when you seemed a bit depressed.
You knew about that?
Lori and I knew you were just putting on a cheerful face.
Russell and I discussed it, and
we did the best we could to watch over you and make you feel at home.
I made sure there was lots of laughter, friendly chatting, and tasty meals for you.
So you'd feel more comfortable here in Australia.
I'm sorry for making you both worry.
Well, enough of that talk.
Dig in, Haru!
I cooked some mackerel. You like it, right?
In Japanese, it's called "saba"?
Y-Yes.
So, mate, you got a girlfriend back in Japan?
Um... That is, uh...
I guess that's a no.
Our boy Rin's a late bloomer!
Right! Remember the time he...
We don't have to talk about that, Lori!
It's summertime in Japan now, right?
That's right.
Isn't summer really hot there?
Yes! It's hotter than hell!
Rin! Haru! Glad we got to see you boys tonight!
Please come back and visit us anytime!
I'll keep in touch!
Have a great stay!
Thanks, Russell, Lori!
Bye!
Something wrong?
No.
It's nothing.
Okay. Then let's get going.
Hi. I made a reservation under the name Rin Matsuoka.
Welcome.
Haru, passport.
Please fill out your name, address, passport info, and sign there.
Huh?!
You've got to be kidding me!
We're in Australia.
Stuff like this is probably normal here.
It's not!
This must be your fault. You and your girly name!
It's probably your fault, then.
It's your fault!
Your fault!
Okay, this isn't the time for this!
I'm going back to the front desk!
I'm afraid we can't do anything about that now.
We're the ones having a problem here.
Aren't there any other rooms available?
We're full up tonight.
If you don't want the room, go find another hotel.
But remember, we'll be charging you cancellation fees.
Seriously?!
It's your mistake!
No. Our cancellation policy's stated in our agreement.
You were informed of this when you made your reservation.
I can't believe this...
It won't matter once you're asleep.
Just go to sleep.
Guess that's true.
Hey, Haru?
I told you I've always admired you, right?
You might not remember it,
but I still remember
the day I first met you.
1st Nanase Haruka 2nd Matsuoka Rin
To be honest, it had never occurred to me that I could lose to someone.
But any frustration I felt vanished when I thought,
"There's someone more amazing than me."
"I want to be able to swim like him."
That's why it's hard for me when you're not always there ahead of me,
showing me what path I should take.
Without you, I have nothing to aim for, you know?
I remember it, too.
That tournament...
Do you remember the freestyle race we swam during that tournament this spring?
When we tied and set a new tournament record together?
Yeah.
I was testing you then.
I wanted to see if that was really the farthest you could go.
And when I sensed you coming up from behind me,
I knew for sure.
That you were definitely going to enter the same world as me.
Hey, Haru, during that race, didn't you feel something, too?
You said you couldn't find a dream of your own, right?
But if you did find one, what would you do?
Here we are.
What is this?
A stadium for international swimming competitions.
Let's go.
Haru! Over here.
This is where the best swimmers in the world race one another.
This is what I wanted to show you.
Let's swim, Haru.
We can swim here?
Of course. Anyone can.
I didn't bring a swimsuit.
I'll loan you one.
This way.
That's the National Team!
National Team?
They use this pool for practice.
Is it really okay to swim here, then?
No one's swimming.
There's a regular recreational pool over there.
No one without the guts to swim beside the National Team would use this one.
What do you want to do?
Hey, mate!
How's it going?
Let's go!
I want to swim.
In this place...
Forever...
I want to keep swimming...
Haru!
We should go, too.
Yeah!
The coach who trained me
while I was studying in Australia wrote to me recently.
He asked if I'd consider swimming here again.
Before we head back to Japan,
I intend to see him and ask him formally to let me join his team.
Even though I took one heck of a detour,
I was finally able to come back here.
And this time, I won't lose.
It's time for revenge!
Rin.
I've
found it, too.
All the memories we have with these friends...
We'll surely never forget them.
And with them, we face forward and boldly step out...
...toward a future we truly believe in.
Next episode: The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!
The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!
The final summer to swim with these friends...