Episode 14

**The Truth That Lies Dormant in The Girl's Memories** (少女の記憶の中に眠っている確かな真実 *Shōjo no kioku no naka ni nemutte iru tashikana shinjitsu*) is the fourteenth episode of the anime Birdie Wing. It is the first episode of season 2.

## Plot

Eve and Aoi face off against Kaoruko and Kuyou in the semifinals, and they are evenly matched hole after hole. Kaoruko has a history with her former coach Amuro, who was warning her about using her skill too many times.

## Summary

Picking up from the end of the previous Episode, Eve and Aoi are at the 405-yr Paar 4 17th hole in their quarterfinal match against Asahikawa and Furano from Hokkaido's Kamuy Girls High School, hanging on to a 2 Up lead on the Pair from the North. Aoi is teeing off at the hole,lamenting on Eve's four mistakes so far in the match. She tees off a seemingly perfect shot that arcs towards the green, but then hits a rock that was not noticed before, and ricochets into the rough. Aoi is crushed as her hopes of getting that kiss from Eve are shattered as they each now have four mistakes in the match. The Girls from Kamuy par the hole, leaving Eve with the need to make her putt for Par to close out the Match. Ichina and Amane watch Eve lines up her putt, launching an Insatiable Green Bullet putt, which hits the far lip of the hole bounces up and lands square in the pin, winning the hole and the Match.

As the team celebrates, Kaoruko contemplates the upcoming Semi-final match and her hopes to finally prove Coach Amuro wrong from leaving her in middle school. She wants to prove that he was wrong for leaving her behind while he was her coach in middle school to take the coaching position at Raiou Academy. Later that evening at the Hotel, Amane is going over the results of the Quarterfinal match,while Aoi is curled up on the sofa, unable to get past the fact that she wasn't able to earn that kiss from Eve. Amane gets upset at the mention of a kiss, while Ichina tries to calm her down, she wonders where Eve is. Eve is out at the driving range having a conversation with Coach Amuro asking her up front of Leo was the one who trained her to play golf. She tells him it was less teaching and more "Pounding it into my brain," and when he asks why he chose her, she recalls something he said the first time they met, him asking her if she's the One. She asks him if he knows Leo, and he tells her that he's a legendary golfer who was never a tour pro, but traveled the world to master the game. He tells her that many golfers challenged him to prove their skills, only to fail, Amuro includes himself among those who lost to Leo, surprising Eve. A flashback of that match shows the two on a treacherous hole on a cliff face overlooking a raging ocean, Amuro holding his elbow in pain after his loss, even telling her that he was, to use her favorite phrase, "killed in golf." It was also his last golf match ever. He then tells her that there was only one golfer who ever beat him, Kazuhiko Amawashi, Aoi's late father. He tells her not to hold back, since he's only seen five of her seven total "bullets."

The Next morning, Seira is looking out of the window in her office as her assistant asks if she plans on going to see the Semi-final match. She tells him she didn't raise her to lose to high school students, then admits to herself that the tournament is only a tool for the ambitions of both her and her father Gozo, with Aoi as the centerpiece. Eve and Aoi look on as Larouko and Kuyo await the start of the Semi-final match as Coach Date walks up to Amura and Captain Jinguji, boasting that Koran will be winning the match today. Date tells him that Kaoruko is not the same girl he left behind three years before and she will take the match.

As Kaoruko prepares to tee off on the 420-yard Par 4 first Hole, the girls from Nadaminami, Mizuho and Kaede are watching her tee shot. Kaede asks Mizuho who she thinks will win the match, she tells her she doesn't know, but Kaoruko will be the deciding factor in the outcome of the match. Kaoruko enters her specialty skill, "The Zone, and lays out her tee shot perfectly, landing a 260-yard tee shot, as she glares at Coach Amuro. In a flashback, we learn that Amuro had concerns for her using the Zone too much. He tells her that her shots lose accuracy after she uses her skill, as it throws off her mind and body balance. He wants her to rely less on the Zone skill and work more on her normal golf skills, so she can grow into her skill. She rebukes his evaluation, stating that without the Zone, she's just an ordinary golfer. Her goal, even in middle school was to take on Mizuho Himekawa and defeat her, and she tells him she needs the AZone to achieve that goal. He warns her that he will let her play as she wishes but when she is unable to use the Zone anymore in a matchm her game will fall apart due to the imbalance it causes in her.

Eve is set to tee off, and is glad she came to Japan, saying to herself that this is the kind of golf she wanted to play. She launches a Direct Strike Blue Bullet shot that lands past Kaoruko's tee shot, rolling out to 280 yards on the fairway. Kaoruko tells Kuyou that they are going to be playing the match aggressively, telling her they are going to birdies or better on every hole and not to expect Eve and Aoi to make any mistakes this time around. She tells herself that this match will show Coach Amuro the true power of her game. Kuyo's second shot lands just off the green but close to the pin, while Aoi's shot lands even closer. As she lines up her putt, Kaoruko asks Kuyo if she sees the line for the ball to track. she does and tells her to aim three cups to the left resulting in a perfect par putt. As her putt falls, EVe's putt follows immediately after.Aoi scolds her for bad manners and Kuyo is agitated, but Kaoruko tell sher not to fall for her provocations and they they will play golf their own way. Aoi congratulates Eve on the birdie and getting everyone to hate her. Eve says she's used to playing the bad girl, then turns to Aoi and says "Let's do this Partner!", making Aoi extremely happy.

The teams are still even after three holes, as Kaoruko launches a near perfect approach shot that is practically a gimmie putt for Kuyo. She recalls that under Coach Date, she kept pushing her to use the Zone, telling her that she needs to be able to use it 100 times if she wants her revenge on Coach Amuro. Eve responds with a Heaven's Red Bullet, sticking the shot closer to the pin and keeping the hole halved. ASKuyo prepares to putt, Eve tries to distract her but it doesn't fluster her. The battle continues hole after hole, as all four golfers match each other shot-for-shot.

As the teams prepare to putt at the Par-4 17th Hole, Kuyo apologizes for landing her second shot short, forcing Kaoruko to enter her skill's Deep Zone, giving her a strain shot for the birdie. Amane and Ichina are shocked, while Date gloats that the match is theirs. EVen Aoi is impressed, clapping for her and getting a smack on the head from Eve, and an order to sink the putt to halve the hole. Mizuho and Kaede watch and consider that A sudden Death playoff will be possible. Kaede thinks that would give Koran the advantage, due to their physical strength as upperclassmen. Mizuho, however does not agree, surprising Kaede.

At the par-5 18th hole, Eve tells Aoi she doesn't plan on going to Sudden death, then sees Aoi is rubbing her forehead and grimacing. Eve asks if she's all right. Aoi tells her she's fine, but Coach Amuro looks as if he's seen a ghost. Amane and Ichina are worried about the win, Ichina tells her to stay strong, that they can win this match. Kuyo recognizes that having Kaoruko use Deep Zone forces her to not make anymore mistakes, as she knows what her partner's limitations are. She launches a 250-yard tee shot that reached the middle of the fairway easily. Eve sets up her most powerful tee shot the Screaming Blue Bullet, screaming past Kuyo's shot landing at 280 yards straight down the fairway. Kaoruko once again uses her Deep Zone a Second time, and as Amuro warned, the shot goes to the right, forcing Kuyo to get the ball onto the green.

On the second shot, Aoi pulls out the 48-inch driver, intending to get the ball on in two shots, As she pulls bacl, she has a momentary hesitation as the shot flies but lands in the trees. Eve is frustrated by where the shot lands but then looks over to see Aoi down on one knee, clutching her temple. Coach Amuro is shocked and yells her first name as she rushes to her side, shocking Captain Jinguji. He asks Aoi if she has a headache, and she says yes, a little one. He tells EVe he'll stay with her and to go finish the match with her shot, if she can. Eve acknowledges him and heads off as he cradles Aoi like she's been shot. Kaoruko tells Kuyo to get the ball on the green so they can finish the match. He shot rolls but falls short of the pin, but sets up Kaoruko for an almost easy birdie. Kaoruko thinks that she now understands what AMuro was warning her about, but she vows not to let him win the Doubles Championship.

Aoi pleads with Eve to get the hole, because she wants to face Mizuho in the finals. Eve says she wants all the hamburgers she can eat and smiles as she heads off to find the ball. Kaede expects Koran to be their opponent in the Finals, but Mizuho asks her why EVe is smiling if they're on the verge of losing this match. Eve feels confident as she approaches the location of the ball, saying she feels like she's back to her usual self when she lived in Nafrece.

AS she lines up the ball, she says that this particular bullet makes her head hurt, and she recalls her conversation with Amuro the night before, where he tells her he hasn't seen all of her shots yet. She says that Kaoruko isn't he only one who can use the Deep Zone skill, as the image of a sniper rifle is seen being loaded. A targeting reticle lines up the pin flag as an image of Eve manning teh rifle is shown, aiming directly for the flag itself. Eve aims and she draws back her club, SHe's hit with some snippets of memories, if a blond woman and a tousle-haired man smiling at her. Images of her putting with Leo,of her meeting Klein and Lily after her memory loss, the same man teaching her to line up the club, watching the same man practicing at a driving range as a young girl.

All of these memories coalesce as she launches the Unwavering Orange Bullet, sending it screaming out of the trees and directly towards the flag. Both Mizuho and Coach DAte recognize the shot. Still holding Aoi, Coach Amuro asks how she managed to hit the ball like that, as to his knowledge, only Aoi's Dad could ever hit that shot. The ball slams squarely into the pin flag, arresting its momentum and dropping it into the hole for an eagle and the victory, to the shock of everyone around. Eve stands alone, transfixed by the shot and utters two words, "Mom... Dad?"

## Matches

### All-Japan Girls High School Doubles Tournament (Match Play)

#### Quarterfinals

* **Eve and Aoi Amawashi** vs. Hokkaido Kamuy Girls High(Asahikawa and Furano), 2 and 1

#### Semifinals

* **Eve and Aoi Amawashi** vs. Kaoruko Iijima and Kuyou Iseshiba, 1up

## Characters

* Eve
* Aoi Amawashi
* Amane Shinjo
* Ichina Saotome
* Reiya Amuro
* Kinue Jinguji
* Kaoruko Iijima
* Kuyou Iseshiba
* Mizuho Himekawa
* Kaede Oikawa
* Akihiro Date
* Seira Amawashi

## Trivia

* The opening has changed with one scene where Lily Lipman and Ichina Saotome are arm-wrestling.
* The Logo used in the Opening Credits is of the Shizuoka Koran Girls Academy.
* The season 2 ED is " Kimi ga Iru kara " by Sarasa Kadowaki, replacing Season 1's ED, "Nightjar" by Tsukuyomi.