HANEBADO! (はねバド！)

What have I been doing this for?

Why have I come this far?

It's out.

I hit, and I hit it,

but it just comes back.

-- -- It's in bounds!

And in that moment, I...

Uh, 21-love.

The match is won by Hanesaki.

Why am I even doing this?

What am I... playing badminton for?

Why am I even doing this?

What am I...

What am I playing badminton for?

I'm so glad we ended up

getting into the same school, Elena.

I mean, you must actually be pretty smart.

I'm sorry, what do you mean by "actually"?

I'm just teasing you.

But seriously, my prospects are looking pretty slim here.

I guess so.

Wait. Hold on.

I didn't even think you were interested in boys, Ayano.

Well, what do I need boys for?

I'm happy enough just being in the same class as you.

Sheesh. Now that we're in high school,

you need to be a bit more independent.

Excuse me. Fujisawa. Hanesaki. That's you, isn't it?

My name is Noriko Miyura. Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Did the two of you come from the same middle school?

Eh. We've been in the same class since kindergarten.

I'm kinda sick to death of it.

Huh? I haven't gotten sick of you!

Have either of you chosen a club yet?

I'm not sure if I'll even join one.

My interests are sorta limited.

Same for me.

What about the tennis club?

Mm... Seeing as I've never played,

it'd be a little weird to start now.

Here's why you should join,

Akifumi Saionji.

Not only did he represent the prefecture last year,

but he's a total babe.

Signed with a big talent agency

and is in the top 100 for national mock exams.

I mean, come on.

What kind of woman wouldn't want to land a total hunk like that?

Am I right?

You know what?

You're a lot more man-hungry than you look.

What club are you looking to join, Hanesaki?

What sounds good, Elena?

This is a perfect time to exercise that independence

I mentioned earlier.

Yeah, but...

Check it out. There's a badminton club.

For your own safety, I would advise against that.

How come?

They're being terrorized

by a ruthless taskmaster.

Hey, pick that up!

Their team captain, Aragaki!

Next!

What the hell's wrong with you?

Laying on the floor is not going to make you a better player.

And you can't rely on natural talent,

since you have none.

Looks like the captain's on the warpath today.

Gaku, what do you say we play a rally?

Don't pretend she hasn't gone too far.

You can't defend this, Riko.

Excuse us.

Yes?

I think we might go check out some other clubs.

You don't want to watch a little longer?

We're about to have a demonstration match.

Love to, but we just don't have time.

All of us.

Thanks for having us, though!

Let's go! Come on!

Oh, Riko. Aragaki's so desperate to make the team better.

I wish I could be a more effective adviser,

but I hardly know anything about badminton.

So that poor girl ends up shouldering all the burden.

Hey, now, I'm sure that isn't the case--

But those days are over!

I've employed a secret weapon to help us!

A secret weapon?

That's right! You'll just have to wait and see!

Game and set, Saionji.

He won! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god!

No one can beat you, Saionji!

Have a towel!

You did great.

He's like some kind of idol.

I know! Isn't it exciting?

I hope you're hungry, Saionji!

How does the captain feel, losing girls to a second-year?

It's pretty humiliating.

But Saionji is just that much better.

Makes me wonder

why I even bother with tennis.

Riko.

Yes?

What do you think?

Not sure what you mean.

What else would I be talking about? Nagisa!

You saw her out there, taking her anger out on us.

Do we have to talk about this now?

Come on. We're all a team here.

Let's just calm down a little.

You butt out of this.

I'll just be over here!

I say we should give it a little while longer.

You know how she's feeling, why she's doing this.

There's only so much we can take.

Great job today!

Whatever.

Let's go.

Nagisa?

Don't you think you've been a little

too hard on them lately?

We're not getting any new club members,

and we might lose the ones we already have.

Did someone say something?

If we wanna win, we have to practice.

It's not like we were born with natural talent!

Victory doesn't come without work!

I know, but...

There's no "but"!

I promise I'm going to beat her.

If I can't, then what's the point?

I'm gonna restring my racket.

Sorry I'm late!

Sure took you long enough.

I said I was sorry.

I got a lot of errands to run today,

so I'm gonna need you to stick close by.

Okay, let's go.

Wait. I know you.

Uh, sorry. Never mind.

You know her?

Nah.

Hey, are you really going to join the tennis club?

Why not? There's plenty of hotties there.

Wanna come with?

Hmm.

Come on. Say yes.

What is taking him so long?

You're a third-year. Underclassmen look up to you.

You want to set a good example for them, right?

Stop taking your anger out on me.

And what's that supposed to mean?

I don't think it needs any explaining.

Okay, guys, break it up.

Uh-oh.

If you don't have any intention of getting better...

...then just quit.

I can't do this anymore.

Yuka! Don't go!

Wow, they're really going at

each other's throats, aren't they?

You think I can't see that?

What is with her?

Guess everyone's lashing out today.

Nagisa, do something!

Anyone who won't put the work in should quit.

If they won't do that, then they don't belong here.

You need to realize,

not all of us can do this like you.

All right, then.

If that's how you feel, see if I care.

Go ahead and quit!

Hey, lookin' good out there!

Saionji!

See that? The captain can't even keep up with him!