# 12 - Self-Destruction
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
**[00:02] Um**
Let's go!
**[00:04] UU**
Let's go!
**[00:05] U1**
Nice pitch, Umemiya.
**[00:08] U1**
You showed them a new
breaking ball this late in the game.
**[00:11] U1**
I'm sure it took them by surprise.
**[00:14] Um**
Did you see Narumiya's face?
**[00:19] Um**
*I showed him.*
**[00:24] Na**
*He laughed at me.*
**[00:26] Na**
*That bastard.*
**[00:29] IC**
The opponent was one step ahead of us.
**[00:37] IM**
C-Coach, what do you mean?
**[00:41] IC**
We've had plenty of opportunities to score.
**[00:44] IC**
"He just has his slow curve ball,
so it'll be easy."
**[00:49] IC**
"I'll score with a big hit."
***SIGN*** Ugumori Inashiro
**[00:52] IC**
No matter how many excues you make,
the score says it all.
**[00:58] IC**
It's about time you woke up.
***SIGN*** Ugumori Inashiro
***SIGN*** Self-Destruction
**[02:38] Um**
Safe!
***SIGN*** Top of the 8th
No outs, runner on 1st
**[02:46] I1**
*Damn!*
**[02:47] I1**
*You're still going to stand that far out?*
**[02:55] U1**
Nice!
**[02:56] U1**
Smacked the first pitch! Nice hit!
**[02:58] U2**
No outs and runners on first and second!
**[03:01] U2**
This is our chance!
**[03:03] S1**
*They went for the first pitch.*
**[03:05] S1**
* They knew a fastball was coming*
* in order to prevent the steal.*
**[03:10] S1**
* Ugumori's plays aren't just reckless.*
* They're calculated.*
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational High School has announced a change in players.
**[03:22] C1**
Looks like Inashiro's making a move.
**[03:24] C2**
Yeah, 'cause Ugumori's three-hole is up next.
***SIGN*** Replacing Hirano-kun as pitcher
***SIGN*** is Narumiya-kun.
***SIGN*** Batting fifth and pitcher, Narumiya-kun.
***SIGN*** Sugi-kun will be going to left field.
***SIGN*** Batting ninth and left fielder, Sugi-kun.
***SIGN*** That is all.
**[03:48] C1**
We finally get to see the pitcher
who got second at nationals.
**[03:52] C2**
It's his first time pitching
in the fall tournament.
**[03:56] C3**
I bet a lot of people came just to see him.
**[04:00] I1**
Nice pitch, Hirano.
**[04:01] I1**
You didn't give up a run. Great job!
**[04:04] IM**
Let's go!
**[04:07] IM**
*He's using Narumiya here?*
**[04:09] IM**
* So the coach said those things*
* to keep their spirits up.*
**[04:13] IC**
* It's been a month and a half*
* since this team came together.*
**[04:18] IC**
* And one major problem*
* has already shown itself.*
**[04:23] IC**
*The lack of Harada, who was the center of both defense and offense.*
**[04:28] IC**
*The lack of a team leader.*
**[04:31] IC**
*No matter how many good players we have,*
**[04:34] IC**
*everyone's just playing for himself.*
**[04:37] IC**
* Fukui's doing a good job*
* supporting from the side,*
**[04:41] IC**
* but I can't expect him to keep*
* the self-centered players in check.*
**[04:47] IC**
*Whether or not he wants to,*
**[04:50] IC**
*he must become the leader of this team.*
**[05:00] I1**
*I can't imagine these guys bunting.*
**[05:03] I1**
*I think he'll swing for the first pitch, Mei-san.*
**[05:18] U1**
*A slider.*
**[05:23] U1**
*A fastball to the inside?*
**[05:26] U2**
Wow! We're already cornered.
**[05:34] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[05:36] C1**
A high ball bait!
**[05:38] C1**
A three-pitch strike out!
**[05:39] C2**
He's going all out!
**[05:42] U1**
*He's looking sharp.*
**[05:48] C1**
* Runners on first and second,*
* but he managed to get an out.*
**[05:52] C2**
Narumiya's good.
**[05:54] C3**
Mei-kun!
**[06:04] C4**
Mei-kun!
**[06:09] U1**
Ume-chan, let's go!
**[06:10] U2**
Something'll happen if you hit!
**[06:14] S1**
* Ugumori's ace and cleanup,*
* Seiichi Umemiya.*
**[06:18] S1**
*How will he bat against Narumiya?*
**[06:21] C1**
Being offensive is good,
but they should've bunted there.
**[06:27] C2**
Against Inashiro, this might be
the only chance they get.
**[06:45] C1**
Wow!
**[06:46] C1**
A fastball to the outside.
**[06:48] Um**
Wow!
**[06:49] Um**
That didn't slow down.
**[06:51] Um**
So that's a real fastball!
**[06:53] S1**
* I doubt the catcher liked*
* how the batter swung.*
**[06:58] I1**
*He didn't hesitate when he stepped in.*
**[07:00] I1**
*Is he aiming for the fastball?*
**[07:03] Na**
*He can't hit my pitch with a swing that big.*
**[07:12] U1**
A steal!
**[07:16] U2**
*Here?*
**[07:18] Um**
Safe!
**[07:20] C1**
Wow! He made it!
**[07:22] C2**
By himself?
**[07:23] C1**
They apply pressure well with their running.
**[07:25] C2**
Who actually does that?
**[07:30] Um**
Nicely done, Gacchan!
**[07:32] Um**
That's what you call a real steal!
**[07:37] U1**
*Good. A runner on first and third.*
**[07:39] U1**
*This is an easier way to pressure them,*
**[07:42] U1**
*and they'll be more cautious.*
**[07:45] C1**
Inashiro called a time out.
**[07:48] C2**
They're sending a messenger.
**[07:49] Na**
You guys don't need to come!
**[07:51] I1**
Let's just check the field positions.
***SIGN*** Ugumori Inashiro
**[07:54] I1**
Infield, defend in.
**[07:56] I1**
They'll run even on a grounder.
**[07:59] I1**
So make sure you get the out
at the plate.
**[08:01] I1**
Got it?
**[08:02] Na**
I guess it's your job as the captain.
**[08:06] I2**
Mei-san.
**[08:08] I2**
We don't know what they'll do.
**[08:12] I2**
If it looks like they're
making a squeeze play,
**[08:14] I2**
then throw it wide.
**[08:16] I2**
I'll catch it with my life.
**[08:20] Na**
I think you're too worried
about the runner.
**[08:23] Na**
I just need to get
two more batters out.
**[08:28] Na**
Whether they try to squeeze bunt or hit,
**[08:30] Na**
they won't be able to touch my pitch.
**[08:35] I1**
*Mei.*
**[08:36] Na**
Now, get out of here!
**[08:38] Na**
Fuku-chan, tell the coach
to just sit back and watch!
***SIGN*** Ugumori Inashiro
**[08:45] C1**
If the runner on third scores,
the game will be tied.
**[08:48] C2**
If the runner on first scores, too,
Ugumori will take the lead.
**[08:59] C3**
The infield's pressuring
the batter by defending in.
**[09:03] C3**
They're not trying to go
for a double play, huh?
**[09:06] C3**
Did they leave the runner
on first on purpose?
**[09:09] C4**
This team might try to make a delayed
steal baiting with a squeeze play.
**[09:14] IM**
Narumiya seems to have
his head in the game.
**[09:29] Um**
A foul?
**[09:31] Fu**
You're doing well!
**[09:32] Fu**
You've cornered him, Mei!
**[09:35] U1**
Ume-chan, nice swing!
**[09:36] U1**
Keep it up!
**[09:38] Na**
*Oh.*
**[09:40] Na**
*You still haven't run?*
**[09:46] C1**
A slider to the inside.
**[09:49] C2**
He swings big!
**[09:51] C3**
Even though he's cornered?
**[09:53] C3**
Better pray he doesn't hit fair!
**[09:56] S1**
*The count is 1-2.*
**[09:58] S1**
*It's in favor of the pitcher.*
**[10:00] S1**
*What will they finish with?*
**[10:04] U1**
* We showed him both outside*
* and inside fastballs.*
**[10:09] U1**
*There's a runner on third,*
**[10:11] U1**
*but I'll get him out, no matter what.*
**[10:15] U1**
*Let's finish him off*
**[10:17] U1**
*with a low changeup.*
**[10:26] U1**
*Then a forkball.*
**[10:33] Um**
*What's wrong?*
**[10:34] Um**
*Hurry it up, man.*
**[10:36] Um**
* There's nothing in the world*
* I hate more than waiting!*
**[10:40] C1**
They can't agree on the pitch?
**[10:43] C2**
But they have the upper hand.
**[10:46] U1**
I have no second thoughts.
**[10:48] U1**
There's only one thing we can do.
**[10:53] Na**
*Don't worry, Itsuki.*
**[10:56] Na**
*We can force our way with a fastball.*
**[11:00] Na**
*Leave it to me.*
**[11:04] (Flashback) I1**
Mei-san, can I get a change-up next?
**[11:07] (Flashback) I1**
Preferably low.
**[11:09] (Flashback) Na**
Sure, but can you catch it?
**[11:14] I1**
*Mei-san.*
**[11:18] Na**
*An ace leads the team to victory.*
**[11:23] Na**
* With Masa-san gone,*
* I have to lead the team,*
**[11:29] Na**
*or we can't win!*
**[11:36] Na**
*Leave it to me.*
**[11:40] Na**
*An ace leads the team to victory.*
**[11:45] Na**
* With Masa-san gone,*
* I have to lead the team,*
**[11:51] Na**
*or we can't win!*
**[11:54] Um**
*If he throws a breaking ball,*
**[11:56] Um**
*there's no way I can hit it.*
**[11:59] Um**
*Give me a fastball!*
**[12:02] Um**
*Right on!*
**[12:16] U1**
Right between right and center!
**[12:19] C1**
Runner on third scores!
**[12:22] Ca**
I got it!
**[12:27] Um**
Go all the way, Jimmy!
**[12:28] Um**
This is our Okehazama!
**[12:31] C1**
Runner on first just passed third!
**[12:35] C2**
Infield to catcher!
**[12:37] C2**
This is gonna be close!
**[12:41] (Flashback) U1**
You didn't touch me there, did you?
**[12:59] Um**
Safe!
**[13:04] C1**
Two runners scored!
**[13:05] U1**
The comeback!
**[13:09] U2**
All right!
**[13:13] U3**
Let's go!
**[13:16] U4**
Nice hit.
**[13:19] C1**
Wow!
**[13:20] C1**
He got an RBI double off Narumiya!
**[13:33] C2**
Ugumori scored off Narumiya!
**[13:41] IM**
He pitched all fastballs.
**[13:43] IM**
Why didn't he pitch a breaking ball?
**[13:51] Na**
Itsuki.
**[13:54] Na**
The ball.
**[13:55] I1**
Oh, right.
**[14:07] IC**
Takahashi, go warm up.
**[14:10] IC**
Right now.
**[14:13] I1**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[14:17] IM**
Coach, are you switching...
**[14:19] IM**
...Narumiya out?
**[14:25] [SONG] On-screen**
Edogawa City Baseball Stadium
***SIGN*** Edogawa City Baseball Stadium
**[14:27] C1**
Miyuki, win the next one, too!
**[14:29] C2**
Nice game, Seido!
**[14:31] To**
How'd it feel to be a starter?
**[14:33] Ka**
Felt really good!
**[14:35] C1**
Zono! Good luck tomorrow.
**[14:39] Mi**
We've made this far, according to plan.
**[14:41] Ku**
Yeah, and now for the real deal.
**[14:45] Mi**
Payback against Inashiro.
**[14:48] Mi**
If we can't win tomorrow, it's all over.
**[14:55] Ot**
Save it, Furuya!
**[14:57] Ot**
Save it for tomorrow!
**[14:59] S1**
Sawamura, nice pitch.
**[15:00] S1**
Pure luck.
**[15:02] ---**
Huh?
**[15:02] S2**
Good job.
**[15:03] S2**
Nice fluke.
**[15:04] ---**
Oh?
**[15:06] Sa**
Th-Thank you!
**[15:10] Sa**
What's the matter, Sergeant?
**[15:12] Sa**
If you want to join the circle,
**[15:13] Sa**
don't stand there on the side. Come closer!
**[15:16] Oc**
No, I don't really care.
**[15:20] Oc**
I was just thinking you're weird.
**[15:24] Oc**
I thought you were afraid
to pitch to the inside?
**[15:27] Oc**
How did you suddenly pitch there?
**[15:31] Sa**
H-How?
**[15:35] Sa**
It's still scary to pitch to the inside.
**[15:41] Sa**
But being unable to pitch like
I want to and walking away
**[15:46] Sa**
is even scarier.
**[15:55] Sa**
Being afraid...
**[15:59] Sa**
...and losing myself.
**[16:03] Sa**
Even if that was the best I could do then,
**[16:08] Sa**
I don't want to go through
the same feelings again.
**[16:14] Sa**
Otherwise, why do I practice
like mad every day?
**[16:22] (Flashback) Sa**
We're practicing because
we don't want to lose.
**[16:25] (Flashback) Sa**
We can't complain about
the weather or being tired.
**[16:29] Oc**
*I see.*
**[16:31] Oc**
* I suppose being frantic and*
* single-minded is a natural talent.*
**[16:36] Oc**
*There's no sure-fire cure to the yips,*
**[16:40] Oc**
* but practicing hard*
* to create a solid foundation*
**[16:45] Oc**
* and regaining confidence is,*
* often times, the fastest cure.*
**[16:51] Oc**
*By gaining confidence in his outside pitches,*
**[16:54] Oc**
*he became able to pitch to the inside.*
**[16:59] Sa**
I think if I can pitch tomorrow,
**[17:01] Sa**
I'll do an even better job!
**[17:04] Sa**
High schoolers these days grow up super fast!
**[17:06] Fu**
Let me pitch tomorrow.
**[17:08] S1**
He sells himself so well.
**[17:11] Mi**
*It all started with that hit by pitch.*
**[17:27] Mi**
* He might be looking forward*
* to the payback opportunity*
**[17:31] Mi**
*more than any of us here.*
**[17:35] S1**
I wonder if they're done, too.
**[17:37] S2**
Ota Stadium?
**[17:39] S3**
I'm calling Nabe now.
**[17:44] S3**
They lost?
**[17:46] S3**
Inashiro?
**[17:53] [SONG] S3**
Ota Stadium
**[17:56] C1**
No way.
**[17:58] C2**
Inashiro lost?
***SIGN*** Player Entrance
***SIGN*** Ugumori
Inashiro
**[18:32] (Flashback) I1**
Yamaoka, right here!
**[18:35] (Flashback) I2**
Come on, Yamaoka!
**[18:36] (Flashback) C1**
Two outs at the bottom of the ninth?
**[18:38] (Flashback) C1**
The summer champions are cornered.
**[18:42] (Flashback) C2**
But Carlos is on second base.
**[18:45] (Flashback) C2**
And Yamaoka, the cleanup, is up to bat.
**[18:48] (Flashback) C2**
If he gets a hit, this game is theirs.
**[18:52] (Flashback) C3**
Will Inashiro turn it around?
**[18:54] (Flashback) C3**
Or will Ugumori make the upset?
**[18:58] (Flashback) U1**
Just one more!
**[19:00] (Flashback) U1**
Let's go, Ume-chan!
**[19:02] (Flashback) U2**
Umemiya!
**[19:11] (Flashback) U3**
He popped it!
**[19:23] (Flashback) Um**
Let's go!
**[19:27] (Flashback) C1**
Wow!
**[19:28] (Flashback) C1**
What an upset in the second round!
**[19:30] (Flashback) C2**
The runner-up team from nationals lost!
**[19:34] (Flashback) UU**
Yeah!
**[19:38] IC**
Today's game.
**[19:42] IC**
It's my fault that we lost.
**[19:46] IC**
For putting you on the mound.
**[20:02] IC**
Tadano is still nowhere
near Harada's level.
**[20:06] IC**
However, he's always thinking hard
about the pitching combinations
**[20:12] IC**
to make you shine as a pitcher.
**[20:17] IC**
Other players followed your lead
**[20:21] IC**
and played for themselves.
**[20:31] IC**
There's a difference between
taking responsiblity
**[20:34] IC**
and not trusting you teammates.
**[20:39] IC**
An ace who pitches for himself is not an ace.
**[21:02] IM**
Will he be all right?
**[21:05] IC**
Yeah.
**[21:07] IC**
He was bound to face
this problem sooner or later.
**[21:12] IC**
I have faith that he'll overcome it.
**[21:20] IM**
All right, raise your heads.
**[21:21] IM**
Let's go home.
**[21:22] IM**
We're gonna be busy until next season!
**[21:28] IC**
*Next summer will be the true test.*
**[21:33] IC**
* Learn from this loss*
* and climb your way back out.*
**[23:31] Sa**
I can't believe Inashiro lost!
I'm not convinced!
**[23:34] Ha**
I wonder what kind of school Ugumori is.
**[23:38] Sa**
I don't care who they are! We'll win!
**[23:40] S1**
But trouble is brewing as we prepare
for the Ugumori game.
**[23:45] Sa**
What's going on?
**[23:46] S1**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond Season 2*:
Fissure.
***SIGN*** Fissure
**[23:50] S1**
Let's win the national title!