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//#include <atcoder/all>
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
//using namespace atcoder;
#define _GLIBCXX_DEBUG
#define rep(i,t) for (ll i = (ll)(0); i < (ll)(t); i++)
#define rep2(i,s,t) for (ll i = (ll)(s); i < (ll)(t); i++)
#define rep3(i,t) for (ll i = (ll)(1); i <= (ll)(t); i++)
#define rep4(i,s,t) for (ll i = (ll)(s); i <= (ll)(t); i++)
#define repr(i,t) for (ll i = (t-1); i>=(0);i--)
#define repr2(i,s,t) for (ll i = (t-1); i>=(s);i--)
#define repr3(i,t) for (ll i = (t); i>=(1);i--)
#define repr4(i,s,t) for (ll i = (t); i>=(s);i--)
using ll = long long;
using ld = long double;
using ull = unsigned long long;
using uint = unsigned;
using pcc =pair<char,char>;
using pll = pair<ll,ll>;
using pii = pair<int,int>;
using pdd = pair<double,double>;
using tuplis = array<ll,3>;
template<class T> using pq = priority_queue<T,vector<T>,greater<T>>;
const ll LINF = 1e18;
const ll MINF = 1e15;
const int INF = 1e9+1e5;
//const int mod=1000000007;
const int mod=998244353;



const ld DINF = numeric_limits<ld>::infinity();
const ld EPS=1e-9;
const ld PI=acos(-1);
//const ll dx[] ={0,1,0,-1,1,-1,1,-1};
//const ll dy[] ={1,0,-1,0,1,1,-1,-1};
bool ingrid(const int i,const int j,const int H,const int W){return i>=0&&i<H&&j>=0&&j<W;}
const ll dx[] ={0,1,0,-1};
const ll dy[] ={1,0,-1,0};
bool is_low(char c){ return('a'<=c)&&(c<='z');}
bool is_upp (char c) {return('A'<=c)&&(c<='Z');}
#define each1(i,a) for(auto&& i:a)
#define each2(x,y,a) for(auto&& [x,y]:a)
#define each3(x,y,z,a) for(auto&& [x,y,z]:a)
#define rrep(n) for(ll i=(n);i--;)
#define stlen(s) ll s.size()-1
#define all(v) v.begin(), v.end()
#define range(v,a) begin(v),begin(v)+a
#define range2(v,a,b) begin(v)+a,begin(v)+b
#define range3(v,a) begin(v)+1,begin(v)+a+1
#define range4(v,a,b) begin(v)+a+1,begin(v)+b+1
#define allr(v) v.rbegin(), v.rend()
#define ranger(v,a) rbegin(v),rbegin(v)+a
#define ranger2(v,a,b) rbegin(v)+a,rbegin(v)+b
#define ranger3(v,a) rbegin(v)+1,rbegin(v)+a+1
#define ranger4(v,a,b) rbegin(v)+a+1,rbegin(v)+b+1
#define cout(n) cout<<std::fixed<<std::setprecision(n)
//#define sum(...) accumulate(all(__VA_ARGS__),0LL)

#define dsum(...) accumulate(all(__VA_ARGS__),0.0L)
#define elif else if
#define unless(a) if(!(a))
#define mp make_pair
#define mt make_tuple
#define INT(...) int __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define LL(...) ll __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define ULL(...) ull __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define STR(...) string __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define CHR(...) char __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define DBL(...) double __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define LD(...) ld __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define Sort(a) sort(all(a))
#define Rev(a) reverse(all(a))
#define Uniq(a) sort(all(a)); a.erase(unique(all(a)),end(a));
#define vec(type,name,...) vector<type> name(__VA_ARGS__)
#define VEC(type,name,size) vector<type> name(size); in(name)
#define vv(type,name,h,...) vector<vector<type>> name(h,vector<type>(__VA_ARGS__))
#define VV(type,name,h,w) vector<vector<type>> name(h,vector<type>(w)); in(name)
template<class T> inline const auto min(const T& a){ return *min_element(all(a));}
template<class T> inline const auto max(const T& a){ return *max_element(all(a));}
inline const ll popcnt(const ull a){return __builtin_popcountll(a);}
inline const ll gcd(ll a,ll b){while(b){ll c=b; b=a%b;a=c;}return a;}
inline const ll lcm(ll a,ll b){unless(a&&b) return 0;return a*b/gcd(a,b);}
inline const ll intpow(ll a,ll b){ll ans=1; while(b){if(b&1)ans*=a;a *=a; b/=2;}return ans;}
//inline const ll modpow(ll a,ll b, ll p=mod){ll ans=1; while(b){if(b&1)(ans*=a)%=p;(a*=a)%=p;b/=2;}return ans;}
template<class T,class U>inline const bool chmin(T& a,const U& b){if(a>b){a=b;return 1;}return 0;}
template<class T,class U>inline const bool chmax( T& a,const U& b){if(a<b){a=b;return 1;}return 0;}
inline const vector<ll> iota(const ll n){vector<ll> a(n); iota(all(a),0);return a;}
inline const vector<pll> factor(ull x){vector<pll> ans; for(ull i=2;i*i<=x;i++)if(x%i==0){ans.push_back({i,1});while((x/=i)%i==0)ans.back().second++;}if(x!=1)ans.push_back({x,1});return ans;}
inline const map<ll,ll> factor_map(ull x){map<ll,ll> ans; for(ull i=2; i*i<=x;i++)if(x%i==0){ans[i]=1;while((x/=i)%i==0)ans[i]++;}if(x!=1)ans[x]=1;return ans;}
inline const vector<ll> divisor(ull x){vector<ll> ans; for(ull i=1;i*i<=x;i++)if(x%i==0)ans.push_back(i);rrep(ans.size()-(ans.back()*ans.back()==x))ans.push_back(x/ans[i]);return ans;}
inline const int scan() {return getchar();}
inline const void scan(int &a){scanf("%d", &a);}
inline const void scan(unsigned& a){scanf("%u",&a);}
inline const void scan(long& a){scanf("%ld",&a);}
inline const void scan(long long& a){scanf("%lld", &a);}
inline const void scan(char& a){ do{a=getchar();}while(a==' '||a=='\n');}
inline const void scan(float& a){ scanf("%f",&a);}
inline const void scan(double& a){ scanf("%lf",&a);}
inline const void scan(long double& a){ scanf("%Lf",&a);}
inline const void scan( string& a){cin>> a;}
template<class T>inline const void scan( vector<T>& a){for(auto&& i:a)scan(i);}
template<class T,size_t size>inline const void scan(array<T, size>& a){for(auto&& i:a)scan(i);}
template<class T,class L>inline const void scan( pair<T,L>&p){scan(p.first);scan(p.second);}
template<class T,size_t size>inline const void scan( T (&a)[size]){ for(auto&& i:a)scan(i);}
inline const void in(){}
template <class Head,class... Tail>inline const void in( Head& head, Tail&... tail){scan(head);in(tail...);}
inline const int ctoi(const char c){if(c>='a'&&c<='z'){return c-'a';} if(c>='A'&&c<='Z'){return c-'A';}if(c>='0'&&c<='9'){return c-'0';}return -1;}
inline const void print(){putchar(' ');}
inline const void print(const bool a){printf("%d", a);}
inline const void print(const int a){printf("%d",a);}
inline const void print(const unsigned a){ printf("%u",a);}
inline const void print(const long a){printf("%ld",a);}
inline const void print(const unsigned long long a){printf("%llu",a);}
inline const void print(const char a){ printf("%c",a);}
inline const void print(const double a){printf("%.15f",a);}
inline const void print(const long double a){printf("%.15Lf",a);}
inline const void print(const string&a){for(auto&&i :a)print(i);}
template<class T> inline const void print(const vector<T> &a){if(a.empty())return ;print(a[0]);for(auto i=a.begin();++i!=a.end();){putchar(' ');print(*i);}}
template<class T> inline const void print(const deque<T>&a ){if(a.empty())return;print(a[0]);for(auto i=a.begin(); ++i!=a.end();){putchar(' ');print(*i);}}
template<class T, size_t size>inline const void print(const T (&a)[size]){print(a[0]);for(auto i=a;++i!=end(a);){putchar(' ');print(*i);}}
template<class T>inline const void print(const T& a){cout<<a;}
inline const int out(){putchar('\n');return 0;}
template<class T> inline const int out(const T& t){print(t);putchar('\n');return 0;}
template<class Head,class... Tail>inline const int out(const Head& head,const Tail&... tail){print(head);putchar(' ');out(tail...);return 0;}
inline const int first(const bool i){return out(i?"first":"second");}
inline const int yes(const bool i){return out(i?"yes":"no");}
inline const int Yes(const bool i){return out(i?"Yes":"No");}
inline const int YES(const bool i){return out(i?"YES":"NO");}
inline const int possible(const bool i){return out(i?"possible":"impossible");}
inline const int Possible(const bool i){return out(i?"Possible":"Impossible");}
inline const int POSSIBLE(const bool i){return out(i?"POSSIBLE":"IMPOSSIBLE");}

 
using Graph = vector<vector<int>>;
using Graphw = vector<vector<pair<ll,int>>>;
using mat = vector<vector<ll>>;
using vec = vector<ll>;


/*

#include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_dec_float.hpp>
#include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp>

#include <boost/rational.hpp>

namespace mp = boost::multiprecision;
// 任意長整数型
using Bint = mp::cpp_int;
// 仮数部長が32の浮動小数点数型
using Real32 = mp::number<mp::cpp_dec_float<32>>;
// 仮数部長が1024の浮動小数点数型
using Real1024 = mp::number<mp::cpp_dec_float<1024>>;
// 有理数型
using Rat = boost::rational<Bint>;
*/

#define N_ 300003 //Win環境であるとSegmentation Faultになりうる。


class SegmentTreeBeats {
  const ll inf = 1e18+1e5;
  int n, n0;
  ll max_v[4*N_], smax_v[4*N_], max_c[4*N_];
  ll min_v[4*N_], smin_v[4*N_], min_c[4*N_];
  ll sum[4*N_];
  ll len[4*N_], ladd[4*N_], lval[4*N_];

  void update_node_max(int k, ll x) {
    sum[k] += (x - max_v[k]) * max_c[k];

    if(max_v[k] == min_v[k]) {
      max_v[k] = min_v[k] = x;
    } else if(max_v[k] == smin_v[k]) {
      max_v[k] = smin_v[k] = x;
    } else {
      max_v[k] = x;
    }

    if(lval[k] != inf && x < lval[k]) {
      lval[k] = x;
    }
  }
  void update_node_min(int k, ll x) {
    sum[k] += (x - min_v[k]) * min_c[k];

    if(max_v[k] == min_v[k]) {
      max_v[k] = min_v[k] = x;
    } else if(smax_v[k] == min_v[k]) {
      min_v[k] = smax_v[k] = x;
    } else {
      min_v[k] = x;
    }

    if(lval[k] != inf && lval[k] < x) {
      lval[k] = x;
    }
  }

  void push(int k) {

    if(n0-1 <= k) return;

    if(lval[k] != inf) {
      updateall(2*k+1, lval[k]);
      updateall(2*k+2, lval[k]);
      lval[k] = inf;
      return;
    }

    if(ladd[k] != 0) {
      addall(2*k+1, ladd[k]);
      addall(2*k+2, ladd[k]);
      ladd[k] = 0;
    }

    if(max_v[k] < max_v[2*k+1]) {
      update_node_max(2*k+1, max_v[k]);
    }
    if(min_v[2*k+1] < min_v[k]) {
      update_node_min(2*k+1, min_v[k]);
    }

    if(max_v[k] < max_v[2*k+2]) {
      update_node_max(2*k+2, max_v[k]);
    }
    if(min_v[2*k+2] < min_v[k]) {
      update_node_min(2*k+2, min_v[k]);
    }
  }

  void update(int k) {
    sum[k] = sum[2*k+1] + sum[2*k+2];

    if(max_v[2*k+1] < max_v[2*k+2]) {
      max_v[k] = max_v[2*k+2];
      max_c[k] = max_c[2*k+2];
      smax_v[k] = max(max_v[2*k+1], smax_v[2*k+2]);
    } else if(max_v[2*k+1] > max_v[2*k+2]) {
      max_v[k] = max_v[2*k+1];
      max_c[k] = max_c[2*k+1];
      smax_v[k] = max(smax_v[2*k+1], max_v[2*k+2]);
    } else {
      max_v[k] = max_v[2*k+1];
      max_c[k] = max_c[2*k+1] + max_c[2*k+2];
      smax_v[k] = max(smax_v[2*k+1], smax_v[2*k+2]);
    }

    if(min_v[2*k+1] < min_v[2*k+2]) {
      min_v[k] = min_v[2*k+1];
      min_c[k] = min_c[2*k+1];
      smin_v[k] = min(smin_v[2*k+1], min_v[2*k+2]);
    } else if(min_v[2*k+1] > min_v[2*k+2]) {
      min_v[k] = min_v[2*k+2];
      min_c[k] = min_c[2*k+2];
      smin_v[k] = min(min_v[2*k+1], smin_v[2*k+2]);
    } else {
      min_v[k] = min_v[2*k+1];
      min_c[k] = min_c[2*k+1] + min_c[2*k+2];
      smin_v[k] = min(smin_v[2*k+1], smin_v[2*k+2]);
    }
  }

  void _update_min(ll x, int a, int b, int k, int l, int r) {
    if(b <= l || r <= a || max_v[k] <= x) {
      return;
    }
    if(a <= l && r <= b && smax_v[k] < x) {
      update_node_max(k, x);
      return;
    }

    push(k);
    _update_min(x, a, b, 2*k+1, l, (l+r)/2);
    _update_min(x, a, b, 2*k+2, (l+r)/2, r);
    update(k);
  }

  void _update_max(ll x, int a, int b, int k, int l, int r) {
    if(b <= l || r <= a || x <= min_v[k]) {
      return;
    }
    if(a <= l && r <= b && x < smin_v[k]) {
      update_node_min(k, x);
      return;
    }

    push(k);
    _update_max(x, a, b, 2*k+1, l, (l+r)/2);
    _update_max(x, a, b, 2*k+2, (l+r)/2, r);
    update(k);
  }

  void addall(int k, ll x) {
    max_v[k] += x;
    if(smax_v[k] != -inf) smax_v[k] += x;
    min_v[k] += x;
    if(smin_v[k] != inf) smin_v[k] += x;

    sum[k] += len[k] * x;
    if(lval[k] != inf) {
      lval[k] += x;
    } else {
      ladd[k] += x;
    }
  }

  void updateall(int k, ll x) {
    max_v[k] = x; smax_v[k] = -inf;
    min_v[k] = x; smin_v[k] = inf;
    max_c[k] = min_c[k] = len[k];

    sum[k] = x * len[k];
    lval[k] = x; ladd[k] = 0;
  }

  void _add_val(ll x, int a, int b, int k, int l, int r) {
    if(b <= l || r <= a) {
      return;
    }
    if(a <= l && r <= b) {
      addall(k, x);
      return;
    }

    push(k);
    _add_val(x, a, b, 2*k+1, l, (l+r)/2);
    _add_val(x, a, b, 2*k+2, (l+r)/2, r);
    update(k);
  }

  void _update_val(ll x, int a, int b, int k, int l, int r) {
    if(b <= l || r <= a) {
      return;
    }
    if(a <= l && r <= b) {
      updateall(k, x);
      return;
    }

    push(k);
    _update_val(x, a, b, 2*k+1, l, (l+r)/2);
    _update_val(x, a, b, 2*k+2, (l+r)/2, r);
    update(k);
  }

  ll _query_max(int a, int b, int k, int l, int r) {
    if(b <= l || r <= a) {
      return -inf;
    }
    if(a <= l && r <= b) {
      return max_v[k];
    }
    push(k);
    ll lv = _query_max(a, b, 2*k+1, l, (l+r)/2);
    ll rv = _query_max(a, b, 2*k+2, (l+r)/2, r);
    return max(lv, rv);
  }

  ll _query_min(int a, int b, int k, int l, int r) {
    if(b <= l || r <= a) {
      return inf;
    }
    if(a <= l && r <= b) {
      return min_v[k];
    }
    push(k);
    ll lv = _query_min(a, b, 2*k+1, l, (l+r)/2);
    ll rv = _query_min(a, b, 2*k+2, (l+r)/2, r);
    return min(lv, rv);
  }

  ll _query_sum(int a, int b, int k, int l, int r) {
    if(b <= l || r <= a) {
      return 0;
    }
    if(a <= l && r <= b) {
      return sum[k];
    }
    push(k);
    ll lv = _query_sum(a, b, 2*k+1, l, (l+r)/2);
    ll rv = _query_sum(a, b, 2*k+2, (l+r)/2, r);
    return lv + rv;
  }

public:
  

  SegmentTreeBeats(vector<ll> &a) : n(a.size()) {
    n0 = 1;
    while(n0 < n) n0 <<= 1;

    for(int i=0; i<2*n0; ++i) ladd[i] = 0, lval[i] = inf;
    len[0] = n0;
    for(int i=0; i<n0-1; ++i) len[2*i+1] = len[2*i+2] = (len[i] >> 1);

    for(int i=0; i<n; ++i) {
      max_v[n0-1+i] = min_v[n0-1+i] = sum[n0-1+i] =  a[i];
      smax_v[n0-1+i] = -inf;
      smin_v[n0-1+i] = inf;
      max_c[n0-1+i] = min_c[n0-1+i] = 1;
    }

    for(int i=n; i<n0; ++i) {
      max_v[n0-1+i] = smax_v[n0-1+i] = -inf;
      min_v[n0-1+i] = smin_v[n0-1+i] = inf;
      max_c[n0-1+i] = min_c[n0-1+i] = 0;
    }
    for(int i=n0-2; i>=0; i--) {
      update(i);
    }
  }

  
  void update_min(int a, int b, ll x) {
    _update_min(x, a, b, 0, 0, n0);
  }

 
  void update_max(int a, int b, ll x) {
    _update_max(x, a, b, 0, 0, n0);
  }

 
  void add_val(int a, int b, ll x) {
    _add_val(x, a, b, 0, 0, n0);
  }


  void update_val(int a, int b, ll x) {
    _update_val(x, a, b, 0, 0, n0);
  }

 
  ll query_max(int a, int b) {
    return _query_max(a, b, 0, 0, n0);
  }

 
  ll query_min(int a, int b) {
    return _query_min(a, b, 0, 0, n0);
  }


  ll query_sum(int a, int b) {
    return _query_sum(a, b, 0, 0, n0);
  }
};
/* Segment Tree Beats
 construct SegmentTreeBeats seg(vector<ll> v)
O(nlog^2n)
 seg.update_min(int a,int b,ll x)  [a,b) chmin(a[i],x)
 seg.update_max(int a,int b,ll x)  [a,b) chmax(a[i],x)
O(nlogn)
 seg.add_val(int a,int b,ll x) [a,b) add x to a[i]
 seg.update_val(int a,int b,ll x) [a,b) update a[i] to x
 seg.query_max(int a,int b) [a,b) の最大値を求める
 seg.query_min(int a,int b) [a,b) の最小値を求める
 seg.query_sum(int a,int b) [a,b) の総和を求める

*/


signed main(){
INT(N,K);
vector<int> A(N);
rep(i,N)cin>>A[i];
vector<ll> v(300001);
SegmentTreeBeats seg(v);
rep(i,N){
    seg.update_max(max(0,A[i]-K),min(300000,A[i]+K)+1,seg.query_sum(A[i],A[i]+1)+1);
}
out(seg.query_max(0,300001));
}


Measured memory_bytes: 87140