Hey.
Chi-chan, help me pull out the weeds!
They're taking care of us during camp!
Chi-chan!
What are you listening to?
Oh, it's a pretty common song in the Quickstep.
I've always liked it.
You wanna listen too?
Hey... I've heard this before.
It's a pretty famous song used in competitions too.
I like this.
Really. That's unusual for us to have the same taste.
What's this called?
Oh, this is...
"Sing, Sing, Sing."
HEAT 23- "HISTORY AND EVOLUTION"
Ooh, it looks like there's a good amount of people here.
So Tatara's all grown up to dance in a place like this now?
Ah, Jinbo-kun. Sorry for the wait!
Oh, Tamaki-san...
Whaaa? Cow?!
Who you calling a cow?
You totally rebounded!
Oh, right.
Jinbo-kun, you haven't seen Karen-chan lately.
Since I haven't been to the studio these days.
Doesn't she look healthy?
Or was the Karen-chan before more your type, Jinbo-kun?
I-I don't really care...
My, you're blushing!
I ain't blushing!
They're on the semifinal's last dance right now.
We made it for the finals then.
Are Tatara-kun and Chinatsu-chan still dancing?
Look!
Tatara-kun!
Will Sis's pair be able to last to the finals?
Hmm, I don't know. There are a lot of other good dancers.
What are you saying? If we don't believe in them then who will?
Chinatsu! Tatara-kun! You did great!
Keep it up and you'll win this!
What was that?!
-Those crazy moves! -Chi-chan, that hurts!
Who do you think has to match up to that?! It was super scary!
I told you I'm sorry!
Well, thanks to you moving too much,
it was the most dynamic dance ever though.
Oh yeah... the semifinal's dance...
It was different than before.
Chi-chan had matched up to my loose dancing...
and I was using Chi-chan's weight... then that illusion...
Ugh, no! My head can't keep up yet...
I wonder how our dancing looked to everyone?
Ow! What was that for?!
Go look at the results.
What? By myself?
Let's go together, Chi-chan.
I don't wanna see it if we failed, so you go by yourself!
JUDGES' WAITING ROOM
The Kugimiya pair was fantastic!
They've always been a beautiful pair, but they were brushed up even more.
Their steady old style is relieving to watch.
You could tell they're seriously working on dancing.
I think they have a great sense of fashion too.
That slender dress today really fits their image.
At the city tournament level,
those kinds of competitors can get marked just by their name.
But I do want younger dancers to try their best too.
I want to let the competitors win fairly with their dancing, not by their name.
I recommend the Fujita pair!
Uh, what is with those looks?
I was drawn to them! Their style's kinda new.
History or evolution... which to choose?
What was their number again?
Umm, I believe...
We passed in 4th place...
But...
Our Waltz was a mess.
What? I can't believe it! Why did we drop out??
These judges have no idea! They can't understand our grand rendezvous!
Is the wedding held off until we win?
What's up with him...
Tsk.
How did I dance... in the semifinals?
What about the failed Waltz? How did we recover after?
Yes?
Yo, Tatara.
How ya doin'?
Sen...
Dance your heart out.
It's Sengoku-san!
Thank you very much for calling! This is Tatara Fujita!
It's been so long, Sengoku-san! Sengoku-san!
I-I'm right now, um--
You got good at doing your hair.
Are you... here?
Where are you? I'm waving my hand right now!
Sengoku-san!
Hey, Tatara.
I'll be watching.
We will soon begin the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament
A-class and B-class competition Final Round.
So how's your body?
It's moving too much, right?
Oh... right.
Hyodo-kun's stretch made all my joints kinda loose...
W-What?
I still don't understand what kind of a person you are.
Right...
At first, I tried to make myself understand you.
I can't 'cause I don't understand you!!
In the end, you can act like you understand someone else,
but it's impossible to truly understand...
So that's why...
I won't try to understand you anymore.
Right...
The first dance is the Waltz.
Let's go.
I'm gonna tell you something complicated.
It's okay if you don't understand.
Others can always act like they understand you.
But acting is just acting.
In the end, other people are indefinite.
Just like there's only one world.
Like how mankind can't uncover everything in the world,
we can't uncover others.
Having something not understandable in front of you...
Does that scare you?
What is in front of you?
When you and a foreign presence are there,
and you realize you can't understand it...
Don't you think that becomes something very precious to you?
With just that, doesn't it make you feel glad to be you?
Don't you think so?
Who were you calling?
Tatara.
He was so moved when I told him I was watching his match.
You're not even in Japan, you liar.
Kaname-chan, you're so mean.
I saw Gaju's email, so I'm not lying.
Plus,
he's the type that gets excited when someone's watching him.
I can picture...
how his face looks right now.
Tatara?
Again... my body's heavy.
I feel like my weight's doubled...
The four-legged illusion...
No... it isn't that either...
Chi-chan!
No. 13!
But those two kids...
they're coming.
I thought she was kiddin' about them winning...
So she was serious.
As if I'd let you!
Sis!
Chinatsu! Tatara-kun! Go!
Amazing...
Upon entering the finals, they've become stable as if nothing's happened.
After making us worry all this time... ya brat!
I thought the Kugimiya pair were the winners,
but No. 13's not too bad either.
The scoring system changes in the finals.
They don't take the top rankers anymore.
Now the pair that receives 1st place from the majority of judges are the winners.
So if there were seven judges,
and four of them put 1st but three put last place, they'd still be in 1st place.
So if three put 1st place for a pair, but the other four put them as 2nd,
you can win as long as you get four judges to give you 1st place?
Well, the judges' tastes affect that too.
It's either the Kugimiya pair's steady old style
or the Fujita pair's revolutionary style.
Now we don't know who's gonna win.
So that's the Tatara who was trembling like a newborn fawn...
I can't believe a boy who couldn't even dance better than a monkey
has become this great...
Hey, have you noticed?
More and more of the audience is following Tatara-kun's pair with their eyes.
He has such a dancer's face now.
No. 13!
Show 'em what ya got!
You're rushing.
And you're too tense.
You're not gonna last like that.
His mind's clouded.
The Final Round's second dance is the Tango.
The Kugimiya pair's acting weird...
What's happened to them?
It looks like the leader is leaning onto the partner.
His leg cramped up...
What?
They've been dancing since the prelims and the intervals are shorter now...
If you don't pace yourself right,
it'll affect your stamina as well as your body.
But Kugimiya-san's well experienced...
They drew his eyes.
For Kugimiya-san, the Fujita pair's dancing must be a big eyesore.
At a time like this?
Did she just...
Did the partner just cover for the leader?
She's supporting him while dancing.
DANCE SCHOOL KUNIEDA
Masami.
Here, she's your new partner candidate I told you about.
Tamie Idogawa.
That'll be 1,320 yen.
I am transparent.
I do not have a color.
I like dance.
As long as I have that I'm happy.
Idogawa-san, you're a college student, right?
You don't want to become a pro?
You found a leader, so why don't you think about it?
We're short on coaches too.
I'm sorry, I only dance as a hobby.
DANCE SCHOOL KUNIEDA
The details on--
Oh! Idogawa-san!
I just heard Kugimiya-kun got into an accident...
It... looks like I'm finished.
It seems more serious than I'd thought.
It's too bad, but I won't be able to...
Once your injuries have healed, change studios with Idogawa-san.
What?
I...
I heard you found a real job.
So what? There's lots of people who dance while they work.
You don't have to wait for me.
My therapy hasn't even started and I won't know when I'll be back.
It's fine.
It's too tiring to build a relationship with a new guy.
You are one strange woman.
I...
...but I was never real.
No...
Masami...
I can't...
No, don't.
...make you into a real dancer.
Edachu-san...
please don't say that.
I...
Kugimiya-san's...
...recovered?
But his leg just cramped up...
Kugimiya-san sure hates losing.
Well, he wouldn't come back if he didn't I guess.
Kugimiya-san!
Hot!
What is your scar from?
Huh?
Oh, that. I got a fracture...
I was hit by a truck...
Th-That's some serious stuff!
Was your therapy hard?
Well, I couldn't dance for over a year.
I can't believe with that injury you...
you came back!
Hey, hey, stop.
Wow,
I respect you...
Fujita-kun, how many years have you been dancing?
It'll be exactly one year in September.
Really... so it must be the best time for you right now.
Kugimiya-san returned...
after overcoming that major injury...
He's unbelievable.
Incredible...
The Fujita pair's wildness is far from the Kugimiya pair's refined dance.
Their Tango isn't bad, but my eyes keep focusing back on the Kugimiya pair.
Kugimiya-san, that's how it's gotta be or it ain't interesting!
Hey, Banshee...
Weren't you just dancing as a hobby?
You sure are a strange woman.
But well...
I'm glad you were here.
Despite falling apart in the start, they recovered very well.
That's Kugimiya-san.
They probably have the advantage in the Tango.
There's only three dances left.
But isn't the next style...
...the one the Fujita pair never practiced.
The third dance of the Final Round,
the Viennese Waltz.
Next episode- "Welcome to the Ballroom"