I have a favor to ask.
Favor?
Could you arrange a meeting for me with Chairman Maebara from the JSF?
With Chairman Maebara?
-I'd like to talk to him. -About what?
I can't say.
-No. -Why not?
Chairman Maebara is a man who oversees the entirety of Japanese competitive swimming.
He's not someone a mere high school diver like you can easily meet.
I didn't come to hear excuses.
There's something I have to talk to him about.
I am an Olympic representative. I believe I have the right to talk, at least.
This is the first time I've ever come to you for anything.
I am asking you to help me just this once.
Please.
Just like a flying bird spreading its wings Over the blue ocean
Searching for a dream I've yet to have Fly about through trial and error
The sun rises and falls again
I want to change that mundane reality
The smell of boundless summer Even in my hands
I'm sad without you here
And the sun is lonely too Being in the middle of you
Having learned the sad lie
A map of the future appearing in the sky A future that changes without you
I tried to forget you by hiding behind my laughter
A view that cannot be seen from here A view that can only be seen from here
Open up the canvas of my heart
And paint with the true colors only you can see
Maybe this will be such a big decision.
Anyway, it's an established fact
that the much better diving environment is proved in U.S.
What?
They look serious.
I mentioned that I used to have an American tutor, right?
What about it?
He's asking her to come to the U.S.
Coach Asaki is being recruited to overseas.
No way.
Okay.
"Okay"?
Be quiet!
Do you think he was a scout?
Hey, that's it for the day!
Did you not hear me?!
Someone call an ambulance! Hurry!
You're still here?
-How's Tomo? -He'll be getting a thorough checkup tomorrow.
He'll be discharged if they don't find anything.
I'm asking how he's holding up.
He's talking. He says he's sorry for putting everyone through this.
-Let's go. I'll get the car. -Thank you for everything.
Oh, Yoichi!
I think you've grown even more handsome since last I saw you.
Anyway, come in. Everyone's waiting.
Everyone?
You okay, Tomo?
Yeah, I mean...
What's with the flowers?
-They're the orchids you gave me. -What?
You can borrow them until you recover.
You didn't bring them from home, did you?
Yeah, I'm glad I've been training.
Thanks, Yoichi. Now that I've seen them again, those are some flowers!
I feel like a prince or something.
You look well.
Well, that pretty much confirms that I'm a jinx.
I mean, doesn't it?
As soon as I get back from Tsugaru, the Olympic representatives get picked,
my rival starts skipping practice,
and he's been in a slump since returning.
And now my other rival's been injured.
-Sorry. -A lot's been happening, huh?
Hey, Tomo, aren't you scared to dive now?
No, I'm probably okay.
Okay.
Now then, guess I should get going.
But you just got here.
Are you stupid? We've got two rivals on the sidelines.
When will we ever get a better chance? Now run! Lift some weights!
Me? I've got this.
-Wow! -So you really are doing ballet.
Of course I am! Apparently, I'm pretty good at it too.
Well, see you, Sakai. Come on, let's go.
Thanks for coming, everyone!
Hey, Tomo.
I might be totally off base here, but...
What is it?
You seemed like you were rushing yourself. Did something happen before the accident?
No...
What is it? Tell me.
I mean, I was just a little shocked.
About what?
When the Olympic representatives were announced.
Obviously, it was partly about not getting picked, but that wasn't all.
I'm not sure how to say this.
Do you remember that I once said that I wanted to surpass the limits?
I always felt trapped inside the limits the adults placed around me.
And I thought I could surpass them through diving.
But, before I knew it,
I started thinking that surpassing the limits meant making it to the Olympics.
But when I listened to the reasons why you and Teramoto were selected,
I began to think
that the Olympics were just another one of these limits that the adults made.
Choosing representatives early to win medals, adjusting how many are selected,
it's like they're not our Olympics anymore or something.
Our Olympics...?
Yeah, when I started to think that all there is at the center of the Olympics
are just a bunch of strange adults I'd never met before,
everything just seemed stupid.
That's why I wanted to do the four-and-a-half.
I wanted to make the four-and-a-half my own limit.
A limit I chose, and one for me to surpass.
So I wouldn't let anyone get in my way.
It's something where success would be apparent.
I wanted a clear limit like that.
That's why you rushed yourself and got hurt.
I felt like I had plenty of time but sometimes not enough.
All the years I've been diving just seemed to have flown by.
Try jumping.
I can't. I haven't even been able to do it at a lower level.
Stop giving up before you even try.
It wasn't too long ago that you were just a scared little kid.
One more time!
But once you decided to do something,
you never gave up.
Until, finally, one day, you did a three-and-a-half right in front of me.
I was happy. But to be honest, I was a little scared too.
Scared because you were catching up to me before I even realized it.
I'm frustrated.
I didn't know how bad it felt to lose a competition.
I want to win! I want to win next time and get first place!
You're serious, aren't you?
You're serious about pulling off the four-and-a-half.
I might not be able to do it now,
but maybe I'll grow wings or something in the next 12 months!
-Why are you laughing? -Sorry, but that helped bring me to my senses.
Our Olympics, huh?
You know for me, Tomo,
making it to the Olympics was always my dream.
I was fine that I didn't have anything other than diving
because I had that dream.
But even though I've always gotten what I wanted, I'm not happy at all.
It's something I've always dreamed about, something that's always been a part of me.
It's the reason I've worked so hard.
But my heart just doesn't feel it.
But now I've finally come to my senses.
It's time to go back to square one.
Anyway, you just focus on healing.
-Yoichi? -How stupid is it to send flowers to your enemy?
The prince only needs himself.
Listen, Tomo.
I'll always be number one.
Thank you for your hospitality.
Wait, aren't those flowers...?
Excuse me.
Were you able to arrange a meeting with Chairman Maebara?
-Yes, he'll meet with you. -Really?
But if you don't tell me what you're going to talk about,
-I can't allow you to-- -That, I can't tell you.
-Why? -Because I don't want to.
Even if I did tell you, you'd just take the chairman's side.
-You don't know that unless you tell me. -But I do know!
It seems you've let this go to your head.
Yes, you are an Olympic representative.
You may have the right to meet with the chairman,
but if you were to somehow offend the chairman,
-MDC won't be able to-- -That's all you care about!
Even when I got hurt. Even when I was chosen!
You care more about the MDC than me!
See, I knew it. You haven't seen me at all.
You don't care as long as you have the MDC! Right?!
I'm not happy at all.
I got picked to go to the Olympics, but absolutely nothing about it makes me happy!
These aren't your Olympics. They're mine!
Do whatever you want.
What are you doing?
Um... Well...
Is something troubling you?
I get that you're uneasy coming off an injury.
-That's not it. -Then what?
Well, it's really great, isn't it?
That the MDC won't close because Yoichi was chosen for the Olympics.
Why are you bringing that up here?
Because that's the reason you came here, isn't it?
So I thought you'd be ready to move on.
-And what if I was? -If you were, then...
It'd make me sad because it'll feel like you're leaving us behind.
I'm sorry, it's nothing.
Pull yourself together.
There's no "us" in diving. There's only you.
Fight this battle alone. You're able to do that now.
I couldn't say it.
I couldn't ask her why she was going to America.
I came today because I have a favor to ask.
I...
I would like you to take my Olympic spot back.
Could you reset our standings
and allow us to compete for the spots again in another competition?
That is a very strange idea, but also unrealistic.
Do you really think that's possible?
In any case, I will not be participating in the Japan-China meet at the end of the month.
You're planning to use the results of that competition
to announce that Teramoto and I have been selected for the Olympics.
But you couldn't possibly offer a spot to someone who didn't compete in the meet.
So you'll take away your own spot.
I get it. You don't think it's fair, right?
But the Olympics aren't just yours.
Just as you're trying to protect something, I have things I have to protect as well.
Let me tell you, Mr. Fujitani...
I want a medal. I daresay, I want one much more than you do.
Even if I had to go to hell to get it, I would do it in a heartbeat.
This is my greatest wish, after spending decades here at the JSF.
So I want to send the members I feel have the best chance
of making that happen to the next Olympics.
That's why I chose you, someone with potential.
But if you're saying you'll withdraw from the Japan-China meet,
then I'll have to come up with a new plan.
Like you said,
I can't give the spot to someone who didn't participate in the meet.
If you really are intent on missing the meet,
then, unfortunately, your spot is revoked.
But in exchange,
I'll give your spot
to any Japanese diver who scores more than 430 points at the Japan-China meet.
How does that sound to you?
Of course, there's a very good chance
that Teramoto is the only diver capable of meeting this condition.
If that happens, then I'll have no choice.
We'll have to hold another competition to decide who earns the spot.
-Competition? -I'm talking about an Olympic trial.
It will be up to you to enter,
but the cutoff will still be 430 points.
The winner, and only the winner, will claim the spot
as long as he scores more than 430 points.
And if nobody is able to surpass this baseline, then I'll have no other choice.
We'll have Teramoto go to the Olympics alone.
Listen to me. Once you've thrown something away, getting it back is no easy matter.
Understand?
Yes, sir.
And so it was time for the Japan-China meet.
I...
I was unable to surpass my limit.
In the end, nobody besides Teramoto was able to score above 430 points,
and the contest carried over to the Olympic trials.
Congrats.
After careful deliberation, Tomoki Sakai has been declared
the undisputed world champion of stupidity.
Thanks. Is that something prestigious?
Obviously not, idiot!
You would've gotten 430 points if you played it safe and went with the three-and-a-half.
What kind of idiot throws away their chance at a spot on the Olympic team?
If you're talking about an idiot who just hands back a spot he was given, there's one right here.
Shut up! That's better than Tomo, at least!
Even if you managed to pull off the four-and-a-half,
you would've gotten zero points for doing a dive you never submitted to the judges.
You won't find anyone else in the world this stupid.
Honestly. We're all idiots.
But you knew all that already and were set to do it anyway, right?
That's because you brought the Olympics back for us.
That's why I wanted to take it back too.
On my own.
I may have failed the dive, but I did get it back.
I felt like I finally made a breakthrough with the four-and-a-half today.
It's the first time I've actually felt
like I could pull it off.
I will definitely pull it off at the trials in December.
I'll spin more than anyone else, score those 430 points
and make it to the Olympics!
You're not going to the Olympics.
I'll stop you.
No.
We are!
Searching for a small light
Wanting to touch tomorrow's warmth
Because I chose not to shed any tears
Because that is what I vowed
Even if I hit an invisible wall
Or get lost in days without answers
Let's walk forward with confidence
Because we're still unfinished
Inside the hands reaching up to the sky
There is a faint sign of hope
The tomorrow that was fading away
We will change into certainty
So run, cut through the wind
Shout out, as long as your voice rings true
One day I'm sure we'll be able
to reach a new world