A Brave Challenger/Card Story

* Episode
* Special Episode

**Transcript**

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Hagumi
Here it comes! Ready, Maya-san?
**Hagumi**: Here it comes! Ready, Maya-san?

Maya
R-ready!
**Maya**: R-ready!

Maya
Ngh! Ohhh~... I missed again...
**Maya**: Ngh! Ohhh~... I missed again...

Hagumi
It's okay! Just keep trying!
**Hagumi**: It's okay! Just keep trying!

Misaki
... Hmm~... Why am I doing this catcher thing...?
**Misaki**: ... Hmm~... Why am I doing this catcher thing...?

Maya
Sorry for making you tag along, Okusawa-san...
**Maya**: Sorry for making you tag along, Okusawa-san...

Misaki
Ah, no. It's not a big deal. I was free, after all.
**Misaki**: Ah, no. It's not a big deal. I was free, after all.

Hagumi
So Maya-san, what made you want to play softball all of a sudden?
**Hagumi**: So Maya-san, what made you want to play softball all of a sudden?

Maya
Remember when we all went skiing together the other day? Thanks to you, I was actually able to learn a little bit.
**Maya**: Remember when we all went skiing together the other day? Thanks to you, I was actually able to learn a little bit.

Misaki
That's true. By the end, you weren't even falling anymore.
**Misaki**: That's true. By the end, you weren't even falling anymore.

Maya
Exactly! Physical activities are not really my forte, but when we were done, I overcame the idea that I'd be bad at skiing. I realized that if I practice, I can do even the things I'm not very good at!
**Maya**: Exactly! Physical activities are not really my forte, but when we were done, I overcame the idea that I'd be bad at skiing. I realized that if I practice, I can do even the things I'm not very good at!

Maya
So I thought, I might as well try to do the same with sports in general and learn to enjoy them while I'm at it.
**Maya**: So I thought, I might as well try to do the same with sports in general and learn to enjoy them while I'm at it.

Misaki
I can see where you're coming from, but... Isn't starting with softball a little much?
**Misaki**: I can see where you're coming from, but... Isn't starting with softball a little much?

Maya
Wait, you think so?
**Maya**: Wait, you think so?

Misaki
Yeah... Wouldn't it have been better to start with a simpler physical activity? You know, like running or jumping?
**Misaki**: Yeah... Wouldn't it have been better to start with a simpler physical activity? You know, like running or jumping?

Maya
... When you put it like that, I guess you're right...
**Maya**: ... When you put it like that, I guess you're right...

Hagumi
Don't worry about it! With enough practice, you can do it for sure!
**Hagumi**: Don't worry about it! With enough practice, you can do it for sure!

Maya
Y-you're right! If I can learn how to ski, then I can definitely learn to play softball...
**Maya**: Y-you're right! If I can learn how to ski, then I can definitely learn to play softball...

Hagumi
Mhm! When I first started, I'd get blisters all over my hands, but I'd keep practicing until they burst! If I can do it, you can too!
**Hagumi**: Mhm! When I first started, I'd get blisters all over my hands, but I'd keep practicing until they burst! If I can do it, you can too!

Maya
Uhm... If I get blisters on my hands, I won't be able to play the drums, so I'd rather not...
**Maya**: Uhm... If I get blisters on my hands, I won't be able to play the drums, so I'd rather not...

Hagumi
It's fine~! The pain goes away once you get used to it!
**Hagumi**: It's fine~! The pain goes away once you get used to it!

Misaki
Stop, no no no. I'm pretty sure Yamato-san's not that serious about softball.
**Misaki**: Stop, no no no. I'm pretty sure Yamato-san's not that serious about softball.

Maya
N-no! If I'm going to do something, I need to do it right! I'm ready to play until I've popped two or three blisters!
**Maya**: N-no! If I'm going to do something, I need to do it right! I'm ready to play until I've popped two or three blisters!

Hagumi
Oh~! That's it, Maya-san! Get fired up! Okay~! I'll keep pitching, so you keep swinging! Here we go~!
**Hagumi**: Oh~! That's it, Maya-san! Get fired up! Okay~! I'll keep pitching, so you keep swinging! Here we go~!

Misaki
It's great you're taking this so seriously and all, but I kinda think your form is a little off...
**Misaki**: It's great you're taking this so seriously and all, but I kinda think your form is a little off...

Hagumi
Maya-san, keep your eyes on the ball!
**Hagumi**: Maya-san, keep your eyes on the ball!

Maya
O-okay!
**Maya**: O-okay!

Hagumi
Once you're ready, swing with all your might!
**Hagumi**: Once you're ready, swing with all your might!

Maya
G-got it!
**Maya**: G-got it!

Misaki
Hey, Maya-san. I understand how you feel, but you don't have to stress yourself out so much about overcoming your weaknesses, do you?
**Misaki**: Hey, Maya-san. I understand how you feel, but you don't have to stress yourself out so much about overcoming your weaknesses, do you?

Misaki
We all have things we're not good at... It's perfectly natural.
**Misaki**: We all have things we're not good at... It's perfectly natural.

Maya
Yeah, but... you and Hagumi-san are taking the time to help me, so I want to do my best.
**Maya**: Yeah, but... you and Hagumi-san are taking the time to help me, so I want to do my best.

Misaki
Yamato-san...
**Misaki**: Yamato-san...

Hagumi
Maya-san, I'll stick with you until you're a pro at this!
**Hagumi**: Maya-san, I'll stick with you until you're a pro at this!

Maya
I really appreciate it, Hagumi-san!
**Maya**: I really appreciate it, Hagumi-san!

Misaki
Huh...? Does that mean I'm stuck being the catcher until then?
**Misaki**: Huh...? Does that mean I'm stuck being the catcher until then?

Hagumi
Mii-kun! We're counting on you!
**Hagumi**: Mii-kun! We're counting on you!

Maya
Please, Okusawa-san!
**Maya**: Please, Okusawa-san!

Misaki
Sigh... Yeah, that's fine... Just don't push yourself too hard, Yamato-san.
**Misaki**: Sigh... Yeah, that's fine... Just don't push yourself too hard, Yamato-san.

Maya
Got it...! I wonder though, how am I supposed to get this bat to actually hit the ball?
**Maya**: Got it...! I wonder though, how am I supposed to get this bat to actually hit the ball?

Hagumi
The most important thing is to go grr and then gah!
**Hagumi**: The most important thing is to go grr and then gah!

Maya
... 'Grr' and then 'gah'...
**Maya**: ... 'Grr' and then 'gah'...

Misaki
Hagumi, that doesn't make any sense.
**Misaki**: Hagumi, that doesn't make any sense.

Hagumi
It doesn't?! Uhm... Uh... Let's see...
**Hagumi**: It doesn't?! Uhm... Uh... Let's see...

Maya
No, it's okay... I should keep my arms close to my body and take a controlled swing, right?
**Maya**: No, it's okay... I should keep my arms close to my body and take a controlled swing, right?

Hagumi
Ah, yeah, I think so!
**Hagumi**: Ah, yeah, I think so!

Misaki
Huh...? How'd you understand that?
**Misaki**: Huh...? How'd you understand that?

Maya
I'm not really sure myself... That's just the sense I got...
**Maya**: I'm not really sure myself... That's just the sense I got...

Misaki
Uhm, what?
**Misaki**: Uhm, what?

Maya
I thought this at the resort too, but I think Hagumi-san is trying to teach, not using any knowledge about the sport or anything like that, but based on how it feels to her.
**Maya**: I thought this at the resort too, but I think Hagumi-san is trying to teach, not using any knowledge about the sport or anything like that, but based on how it feels to her.

Misaki
What do you mean?
**Misaki**: What do you mean?

Maya
Even someone as unathletic as me can understand when another person tells me I need to time my swing well in order to hit the ball coming toward me. You'd understand that too, right?
**Maya**: Even someone as unathletic as me can understand when another person tells me I need to time my swing well in order to hit the ball coming toward me. You'd understand that too, right?

Misaki
Right... But explaining that would be pretty hard.
**Misaki**: Right... But explaining that would be pretty hard.

Maya
Exactly. Which is why I think Hagumi-san is trying to communicate the feeling she has when she gets the timing right on her swing.
**Maya**: Exactly. Which is why I think Hagumi-san is trying to communicate the feeling she has when she gets the timing right on her swing.

Misaki
Sorry... I have no idea what you're talking about.
**Misaki**: Sorry... I have no idea what you're talking about.

Maya
Uhhh... Basically, she's trying to take the feeling she gets when she hits the ball and tell us what it is... That's what I think.
**Maya**: Uhhh... Basically, she's trying to take the feeling she gets when she hits the ball and tell us what it is... That's what I think.

Misaki
So she's trying to explain what it feels like when she does it right?
**Misaki**: So she's trying to explain what it feels like when she does it right?

Maya
Ah, that's right! I believe so!
**Maya**: Ah, that's right! I believe so!

Misaki
Gotcha... I think I get it now... Actually~... Nah, nevermind. Still not sure I get it...
**Misaki**: Gotcha... I think I get it now... Actually~... Nah, nevermind. Still not sure I get it...

Maya
I'm not completely certain myself, but seeing as how it worked when she taught me to ski, I thought I'd try relying on those feelings... You never know until you try, right?
**Maya**: I'm not completely certain myself, but seeing as how it worked when she taught me to ski, I thought I'd try relying on those feelings... You never know until you try, right?

Misaki
You sure are optimistic, Yamato-san...
**Misaki**: You sure are optimistic, Yamato-san...

Maya
No~, that's not true~. But Hagumi-san is here teaching me, and you're here to lend a hand. I have to be my best self in front of you guys!
**Maya**: No~, that's not true~. But Hagumi-san is here teaching me, and you're here to lend a hand. I have to be my best self in front of you guys!

Hagumi
Hey, you two~! Are you ready?
**Hagumi**: Hey, you two~! Are you ready?

Maya
Yes! Ready!
**Maya**: Yes! Ready!

Hagumi
Hiyah~!
**Hagumi**: Hiyah~!

Hagumi & Maya & Misaki
Ah...
**Hagumi & Maya & Misaki**: Ah...

Misaki
You hit it...
**Misaki**: You hit it...

Hagumi & Maya
Yay~!
**Hagumi & Maya**: Yay~!

Misaki
You really can do anything... If you put your mind to it.
**Misaki**: You really can do anything... If you put your mind to it.

**Transcript**

 CiRCLE Café

Misaki
Oh, it's BanG Dreamer-san.
**Misaki**: Oh, it's BanG Dreamer-san.

Maya
Hello! Are you on a break?
**Maya**: Hello! Are you on a break?

Misaki
... Us? We're just hanging out, I guess... Ah, is it okay if we sit here?
**Misaki**: ... Us? We're just hanging out, I guess... Ah, is it okay if we sit here?

Maya
Excuse us.
**Maya**: Excuse us.

Misaki
Hm? You think it's unusual to see us together?
**Misaki**: Hm? You think it's unusual to see us together?

Maya
Actually, we went skiing together the other day.
**Maya**: Actually, we went skiing together the other day.

Misaki
We've been meeting up to chat every now and then ever since.
**Misaki**: We've been meeting up to chat every now and then ever since.

Maya
Are you good at skiing, BanG Dreamer-san?
**Maya**: Are you good at skiing, BanG Dreamer-san?

Maya
I'm not very athletic, and I didn't really like skiing, so I wasn't exactly looking forward to going at first.
**Maya**: I'm not very athletic, and I didn't really like skiing, so I wasn't exactly looking forward to going at first.

Misaki
Sorry about that... We shouldn't have forced you to come along with us.
**Misaki**: Sorry about that... We shouldn't have forced you to come along with us.

Maya
N-no, don't worry! You did nothing wrong! And I'm actually really grateful for that now!
**Maya**: N-no, don't worry! You did nothing wrong! And I'm actually really grateful for that now!

Misaki
Huh? Why?
**Misaki**: Huh? Why?

Maya
Well... This is a little embarrassing, but... despite not having much experience with skiing, I avoided it because I'd already decided that I was bad at it...
**Maya**: Well... This is a little embarrassing, but... despite not having much experience with skiing, I avoided it because I'd already decided that I was bad at it...

Maya
So if you guys didn't give me that little push and bring me along, I most definitely wouldn't have gone.
**Maya**: So if you guys didn't give me that little push and bring me along, I most definitely wouldn't have gone.

Maya
But then Hagumi-san taught me how to ski. I may not be able to do it very well, but after I learned how to, I realized how much fun it is!
**Maya**: But then Hagumi-san taught me how to ski. I may not be able to do it very well, but after I learned how to, I realized how much fun it is!

Maya
So I'm really thankful to everyone for giving me that opportunity!
**Maya**: So I'm really thankful to everyone for giving me that opportunity!

Misaki
You know, though, the fact that you were able to learn anything from Hagumi is what's really impressive in my opinion.
**Misaki**: You know, though, the fact that you were able to learn anything from Hagumi is what's really impressive in my opinion.

Maya
Huh? What do you mean?
**Maya**: Huh? What do you mean?

Misaki
Think about it. Sometimes, Hagumi tries to communicate based on instincts and feelings, right? To be honest, I was worried you'd have no idea what she was saying and get more confused
**Misaki**: Think about it. Sometimes, Hagumi tries to communicate based on instincts and feelings, right? To be honest, I was worried you'd have no idea what she was saying and get more confused

Maya
Oh, no. Not at all. I actually would like to thank her again for her help!
**Maya**: Oh, no. Not at all. I actually would like to thank her again for her help!

Maya
It was thanks to her that I realized that even a klutz like me can learn a sport if I just practice hard enough.
**Maya**: It was thanks to her that I realized that even a klutz like me can learn a sport if I just practice hard enough.

Maya
From now on, I'm not going to decide I can't do something before I do it. Instead, I'll give it a try!
**Maya**: From now on, I'm not going to decide I can't do something before I do it. Instead, I'll give it a try!

Misaki
Wow, it's pretty amazing that just through Hagumi's teaching, you've become this positive about sports. Don't you agree, BanG Dreamer-san?
**Misaki**: Wow, it's pretty amazing that just through Hagumi's teaching, you've become this positive about sports. Don't you agree, BanG Dreamer-san?

Maya
You think so? It'd have to be because Hagumi-san really showed me how much fun they can be!
**Maya**: You think so? It'd have to be because Hagumi-san really showed me how much fun they can be!

Misaki
Well... I think if you can do that without going overboard, you'd be a lot better off. Weren't you covered in bruises the day after we went skiing?
**Misaki**: Well... I think if you can do that without going overboard, you'd be a lot better off. Weren't you covered in bruises the day after we went skiing?

Maya
Ahahaha... How embarrassing... Yeah, when I finally got home, I was surprised by how many marks were left on my legs.
**Maya**: Ahahaha... How embarrassing... Yeah, when I finally got home, I was surprised by how many marks were left on my legs.

Misaki
It makes sense. You did fall down a lot. It's great that you want to be more active, but be sure to pace yourself.
**Misaki**: It makes sense. You did fall down a lot. It's great that you want to be more active, but be sure to pace yourself.

Maya
You're right. I'll be more careful next time!
**Maya**: You're right. I'll be more careful next time!

Maya
BanG Dreamer-san, would you like to join and play some sports next time? Of course, Okusawa-san will be there too!
**Maya**: BanG Dreamer-san, would you like to join and play some sports next time? Of course, Okusawa-san will be there too!

Misaki
Huh? I will?
**Misaki**: Huh? I will?

Maya
Yeah! If we're going to do something, we might as well all do it together! Please!
**Maya**: Yeah! If we're going to do something, we might as well all do it together! Please!

Misaki
I guess... Yeah, okay. If you're not busy, BanG Dreamer-san, feel free to join us next time.
**Misaki**: I guess... Yeah, okay. If you're not busy, BanG Dreamer-san, feel free to join us next time.