12 - Target Source: Crunchyroll 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.) [00:01] (Flashback) Kataoka     Calling for a change in players. [00:04] (Flashback) Kataoka     Switching out the catcher, Ono... [00:08] (Flashback) Kataoka     for Takigawa. [00:14] (Flashback) Sawamura     Chris-senpai! [00:17] Umpire     Out! [00:22] Enemy2     Are you kidding? [00:23] Enemy3     A force-out at the plate? [00:26] Crowd1     Is this what they were going for? [00:29] (Flashback) Crowd2     No outs and bases loaded [00:31] (Flashback) Crowd2     turned into two outs with     runners on second and third! [00:34] (Flashback) Crowd3     Who is that catcher? [00:37] (Flashback) Miyuki     This is how you need to be, Chris-senpai! [00:43] (Flashback) Chris     Miyuki, you should join us at the bullpen. [00:47] (Flashback) Chris     As the primary catcher,     you should take a look at his pitch. [00:53] (Flashback) Chris     You'll get to see     something interesting. SIGN    Target SIGN    Kokudokan Seido [02:41] Enemy1     First base! [02:42] Crowd1     A calm sacrifice bunt! [02:44] Crowd2     Runner's on second now! [02:45] Crowd1     Aggressive when they need to be, [02:47] Crowd1     and careful when they need to be. [02:49] Crowd2     That's right! [02:49] Crowd2     This is Seido baseball! [02:52] Chris     Sawamura. [02:53] Chris     In your new form, [02:55] Chris     what do you think about when you throw? [02:57] Chris     Or even what you feel. [02:58] Chris     Tell me anything. [02:59] Sawamura     What do I think? [03:01] Sawamura     I guess the right-hand wall? [03:04] Sawamura     But I didn't know how     to build the wall, so... [03:08] Sawamura     I've been clenching my glove     like this when I throw. [03:13] Sawamura     When I tried it, it somehow worked. [03:16] Chris     I see. [03:18] Miyuki     The right-hand wall? [03:20] Chris     Makes sense. [03:22] Chris     By being conscious of your right hand, [03:24] Chris     you're able to keep your body closed     and increase your ball speed. SIGN    Toward Home Plate [03:27] Chris     However, you're too focused on the wall, [03:30] Chris     and your right foot is turned in. [03:33] Chris     If your body grows accustomed to it,     you might start throwing strikes that way, [03:38] Chris     but it won't give you     any ball control today. [03:42] Chris     While still focusing on the right-hand wall, [03:44] Chris     try to lunge with your right foot     pointed straight to the plate. [03:53] Chris     We're short on time. [03:54] Chris     Throw as many as you can. [03:56] Sawamura     Right foot pointed to the plate... [04:02] Chris     Watch closely, Miyuki. [04:08] Sawamura     I'm getting really nervous     with these two watching. [04:15] Sawamura     The right-hand wall... [04:18] Sawamura     Right foot pointed to the plate. [04:25] Miyuki     The left arm is so late! [04:29] Miyuki     This... [04:37] Sawamura     It's in! [04:38] Chris     No, it's just barely out. [04:49] Animal     What? [04:50] Animal     A game? [04:52] Animal     Are you crazy? [04:53] Animal     Also, I'm filming right now! [04:55] Chris     I probably won't be able to play. [04:59] Chris     But tomorrow is the last     second-string game. [05:04] Chris     Can you come watch, Dad? [05:08] Animal     That's quite a gallery     for a second-string game. [05:14] Animal     Despite the cultural differences     between Japan and America, [05:16] Animal     there seem to be the same     baseball enthusiasts everywhere. [05:19] Animal     Not to mention, I wouldn't be here     if it weren't for the Japanese fans. SIGN    Kokudokan Seido [05:27] Crowd1     One out and runners     on first and second. [05:30] Crowd2     They scored first with     a sacrifice fly and a hit, [05:33] Crowd2     but he's put himself in another pinch. [05:35] Crowd2     He's still pretty inconsistent. [05:51] Umpire     Ball! [05:53] Maezono     Sawamura! [05:59] Chris     His first impression was really bad. [06:02] Chris     The umpire's making every     close call a ball. [06:05] Enemy1     Yeah, keep it up! [06:07] Enemy1     Don't swing at balls! [06:08] Enemy1     Only at the easy strikes! [06:12] Enemy2     Man, I can't figure out     the timing for his pitch... [06:21] Maezono     All right! [06:22] Chris     First base! [06:28] Umpire     Out! [06:30] Sawamura     All right! [06:30] Sawamura     Two outs! [06:32] Maezono     You idiot! [06:33] Maezono     There are still two runners on base! [06:35] Maezono     Don't lose focus! [06:36] Sawamura     Sir! [06:38] Enemy1     I thought it was an easy pitch... [06:41] Enemy1     Did the ball move? [06:43] Haruichi     No matter what anyone says,     he still hasn't given up a decent hit. [06:49] Animal     Oh, my god! [06:50] Animal     Is that crazy boy starting? [06:54] Animal     Didn't expect him to throw a moving fastball.     That's so uncommon in Japan. [07:00] Crowd1     It's Animal! [07:01] Crowd2     It's the comedian Animal! [07:03] Crowd3     What's a famous comedian doing here? [07:05] Crowd4     Also, he's huge! [07:07] Animal     Who's a comedian? [07:09] Animal     I'm a baseball player! [07:13] Animal     Yu! [07:14] Animal     Why are you playing? [07:16] Animal     I had a bad feeling. [07:18] Animal     This school is trying to destroy you! [07:24] Chris     Thanks for coming. [07:26] Chris     Dad. [07:28] Animal     Hey, Yu! [07:30] Chris     We're just getting started here! [07:32] Chris     Let's stay focused! [07:40] Animal     Yu... [07:41] Animal     Why are you... [07:44] Sawamura     Chris-senpai, I didn't know     you could be so loud! [07:47] Sawamura     Your voice cracked a little, though. [07:50] Chris     Shut it. [07:51] Chris     Just focus on throwing at my mitt. [07:55] Sawamura     Yes, sir! [07:59] Sawamura     I have reliable teammates behind me. [08:02] Sawamura     I just have to [08:04] Sawamura     throw my best pitch [08:06] Sawamura     at Chris-senpai's mitt! [08:10] Enemy1     What? [08:11] Enemy1     I swung late? [08:12] Enemy1     The pitch wasn't even fast! [08:15] Crowd1     No way! [08:16] Crowd1     Is that catcher going for the fly? [08:18] Animal     Yu! Don't be reckless! [08:22] Chris     Dad, I'm sorry for breaking our promise [08:26] Chris     even though it's just a practice     game in the second-string. [08:29] Chris     I may not have been able to play, [08:31] Chris     but I wanted you to watch this game. [08:37] Chris     Because this... [08:40] Chris     is my last official game. [08:47] Animal     No! [08:51] Crowds     Is he okay? [08:53] Crowd1     He... He got it! [08:55] Crowd2     He jumped right into the fence! [08:58] Crowd3     Is he not afraid of getting hurt? [09:02] Sawamura     A-Are you okay, Chris-senpai? [09:08] Chris     No need to worry. [09:10] Chris     I'm not as fragile as you think I am. [09:15] Isashiki     Man, way to make us worried. [09:18] Isashiki     Way too close a play     for a guy just out of rehab. [09:22] Miyuki     He hasn't changed. [09:23] Miyuki     He'll do anything for even just a single out, [09:27] Miyuki     and he guides the team to victory. [09:30] Miyuki     That... [09:32] Miyuki     is how Chris-senpai plays. [09:43] Trainer     Hey! [09:43] Trainer     Hey, Animal. You've gotta stop! [09:45] Trainer     You have another game tomorrow! [09:47] Animal     It's my life! [09:48] Animal     Leave me alone! [09:50] Animal     If I don't swing, [09:51] Animal     I can't sleep! [09:55] Sawamura     All right, let's score! [09:58] Sawamura     Gonna swing with my heart on the bat! [10:01] Haruichi     Eijun-kun, you gotta relax. [10:04] Haruichi     You can't swing well if you're so stiff. [10:08] Crowd1     It's through! To left field! [10:10] Crowd2     That was an amazing hit! [10:14] Sawamura     You got on base, so I could     bring you home, Chris-senpai! [10:18] Haruichi     Probably not. [10:20] Isashiki     Well, look at that. [10:22] Isashiki     He still hits as well as he used to. [10:25] Tanba     Two slots open in the first-string. [10:29] Tanba     Get yourself up here, Chris. [10:37] Kuramochi     Sawamura just did a bunt! [10:40] Masuko     Completely killing the speed of the pitch, too. [10:43] Kuramochi     Chris-senpai is easily safe at second. [10:45] Makihara     Nice bunt! [10:46] Saito     Nice bunt! [10:48] Kuramochi     Nice bunt, Sawamura! [10:50] Kuramochi     Though it was probably just luck. [10:52] Miyuki     I'm surprised he remembered the signs. [10:56] Sawamura     Damn it. [10:58] Sawamura     What does everyone think I am? [11:00] Sawamura     I wanted to hit a big one     and bring Chris-senpai home. [11:05] Haruichi     For some reason, he's an amazing bunter. [11:09] Crowd1     One out, runner on second. [11:11] Crowd2     And they're back to the top of the line-up. SIGN    Kokudokan Seido [11:14] Crowd1     Can they open up the lead right here? [11:17] Crowd2     Might turn out to be the early-game climax. [11:20] Sawamura     Harucchi! [11:20] Sawamura     You gotta relax! [11:22] Sawamura     You can't swing well if you're so stiff! [11:26] Haruichi     Um... That's what I told you... [11:30] Haruichi     But the Eijun-kun     and Chris-senpai battery [11:33] Haruichi     created this chance. [11:37] Haruichi     A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. [11:40] Ota     He's at .530 so far. [11:44] Ota     How will he do playing the lead-off     man for the first time today? [11:50] Rei     His stats easily meet the requirements [11:53] Rei     to be in the first-string. [11:56] Rei     Now, to test if he has what it takes     to make full use of this opportunity. [12:04] Haruichi     The outfield is rather close. [12:09] Haruichi     Do they think I can't hit long? [12:21] Umpire     Foul! [12:24] Crowd1     Did you see him swing with that tiny body? [12:26] Crowd2     H-He can hit pretty far! [12:29] Enemy1     I was trying to scare him, [12:31] Enemy1     but he hit that high inside pitch pretty far. [12:35] Haruichi     That didn't go as far as I thought. [12:39] Enemy1     You little... [12:41] Enemy2     Oh, crap! Shouldn't we go a little further out? [12:45] Enemy3     We're only a little bit into the game, [12:47] Enemy3     so we should watch out for big ones. [12:54] Enemy1     A slider to the outside. [13:04] Enemy1     Right field! Home! [13:09] Enemy1     You idiot! [13:10] Enemy1     Who told you to back up? [13:15] Chris     He's a little devil. [13:18] Umpire     Safe! [13:22] Chris     He controls the bat at his will. [13:24] Chris     He's a batting prodigy. [13:27] Chris     In terms of talent, [13:29] Chris     he may excel his brother. [13:32] Sawamura     All right, our third run! [13:34] Sawamura     My bunt played such a huge role! [13:36] Sawamura     This is a run we scored with the three of us! [13:39] Sawamura     Right? [13:40] Sawamura     My bunt was awesome. [13:42] Chris     Is it really that important to you? [13:44] Chris     We don't have time to rejoice. [13:46] Chris     Hurry up and get in the bullpen. [13:50] Chris     This will be our final inning together. [13:54] Chris     Throw me your best pitch. [13:58] Sawamura     What are you talking about? [14:00] Sawamura     We've only just started as a battery! [14:03] Sawamura     Let's all get to the first-string together! [14:06] Sawamura     You, Harucchi, and me! [14:10] Chris     There are only two spots open. [14:15] Chris     I guess he's completely forgotten. [14:19] Chris     Enough with your stupid laugh. [14:21] Chris     Let's go. [14:23] Sawamura     Yes, sir. [14:24] Chris     But I think I owe a lot to his optimism. [14:32] Animal     Hey, Yu! [14:33] Animal     Wait just a minute! [14:38] Chris     Dad... [14:43] Animal     Don't rush. Go slowly. [14:46] Animal     That's right... [14:48] Animal     That's how it is. [14:51] Trainer     That's enough! [14:52] Trainer     You gotta stop! [14:54] Animal     Only the player himself     knows how he feels. [14:58] Animal     In an unfamiliar environment and culture, [15:01] Animal     I used to just swing the bat all the time. [15:07] Animal     So that I could prove myself     in this foreign land. [15:23] Animal     Good... [15:24] Animal     ...luck. [15:28] Animal     Good luck, [15:30] Animal     Yu... [15:33] Animal     Just do whatever you won't regret. [15:39] Animal     Good luck. [15:46] Chris     Thanks... [15:49] Chris     Dad. [15:59] Maezono     Why? [16:00] Maezono     I was trying to hit it      out of the park! [16:03] Sawamura     Maezono-senpai, you gotta relax! [16:06] Sawamura     You can't swing well if you're so stiff— [16:07] Maezono     Shut it! [16:09] Ota     He swings wide and lacks in consistency, [16:11] Ota     but his power is of definite value. [16:15] Ota     Kominato has all-around prowess. [16:19] Ota     Sawamura, with his moving     fastballs, is intriguing, too. [16:23] Ota     And there's Chris. [16:26] Ota     Plus there are other second and     third-years who could be moved up [16:29] Ota     to the first-string. [16:31] Ota     But just two people... [16:36] Ota     Who is he going to pick? [16:40] Sawamura     All right! [16:41] Sawamura     Let's send more balls flying! [16:43] Sawamura     I'm counting on you, guys! [16:45] Maezono     Stupid! [16:46] Maezono     Say that after you throw more strikes! [16:48] Sawamura     Yes, sir! [16:52] Enemy1     You're getting shut down     by a mere first-year pitcher? [16:55] Enemy1     Pathetic. [16:57] Enemy1     You won't get to the nationals again like this. [17:01] Enemy2     Zaizen. [17:02] Enemy1     Did I say that out loud? [17:05] Enemy1     Hey, [17:06] Enemy1     I'll let you guys in on a little secret. [17:19] Umpire     Ball! [17:20] Umpire     Safe! [17:23] Sawamura     I'm getting tired of your stupid bunts! [17:26] Chris     The second guy in a row doing bunts... [17:30] Chris     Are they trying to mess up Sawamura? [17:33] Maezono     Stop being so distracted! [17:35] Maezono     You let the first batter walk again! [17:38] Haruichi     Eijun-kun, calm down! [17:40] Haruichi     Just let them bunt. [17:41] Haruichi     We'll get outs one at a time. [17:43] Sawamura     Yes, sir! [17:44] Haruichi     Um, I'm not your upperclassman. [17:49] Enemy1     That's right. Mess him up. [17:51] Enemy1     Show no mercy. [17:59] Kuramochi     That idiot... [18:00] Kuramochi     He's completely lost his rhythm. [18:04] Umpire     Strike! [18:06] Umpire     Safe! [18:08] Enemy1     That was close. [18:10] Enemy2     But this is working right, Zaizen? [18:19] Sawamura     A third-strike bunt? [18:21] Chris     Focus! [18:22] Chris     Just swing your arm! [18:25] Enemy1     Damn, he messed up. [18:27] Enemy2     What a waste. [18:28] Sawamura     All right! [18:30] Sawamura     One out! [18:32] Chris     That's right. [18:33] Chris     That's how you should throw. [18:39] Enemy1     Sorry. [18:40] Enemy2     That was plenty. [18:42] Enemy2     You made him throw quite a bit. [18:45] Enemy2     We're not putting pressure on the pitcher. [18:50] Enemy2     We're doing it on the catcher. [18:53] Enemy2     He was like a monster in junior high, [18:57] Enemy2     but that guy broke his shoulder once. [19:00] Enemy2     Just make him throw more,     and he'll fall apart eventually. [19:06] Sawamura     Bunts again? [19:10] Enemy1     Go! [19:12] Isashiki     A steal! [19:13] Isashiki     No one saw it coming! [19:15] Chris     Can I make it? [19:19] Umpire     Safe! [19:22] Crowd1     What happened? [19:23] Crowd1     Did his finger get caught? [19:24] Crowd2     That catcher made a bad throw? [19:31] Enemy1     What was that? [19:32] Enemy1     He used to throw like     a sniper, but not anymore! [19:35] Enemy1     I knew it. [19:37] Enemy1     He's not fully healed. [19:40] Enemy1     Keep stealing! [19:41] Enemy1     Steal all you want! [19:45] Sawamura     His shoulder's still... [19:47] Sawamura     Chris-senpai! [19:49] Chris     Don't worry. [19:50] Chris     I'm fine. [19:53] Animal     Yu... [19:55] Chris     One out! [19:57] Chris     Outfield! Throw straight to home! [19:59] Chris     Infield! One out at a time! [20:02] Infield     Yes, sir! [20:03] Chris     Don't worry about the runner! [20:04] Chris     Just give me your best pitch, Sawamura! [20:07] Sawamura     Yes, sir! [20:16] Sawamura     Bunt all you want! [20:19] Sawamura     I'm only looking at Chris-senpai's mitt. [20:28] Sawamura     I'll get it! [20:29] Chris     I got it! [20:30] Chris     I can make it to third! [20:32] Animal     You won't make it! [20:36] Umpire     Safe! [20:40] Crowd1     A fielder's choice to third! [20:43] Crowd2     Both first and third bases were safe! [20:45] Crowd1     His control's suddenly going haywire! [20:49] Sawamura     Ch... [20:51] Sawamura     Chris-senpai... [20:54] Enemy1     In just two-and-a-half years     of high school baseball, [20:58] Enemy1     a year of time off is a huge deal. [21:03] Enemy1     Your time's already over. [21:07] Enemy1     As your rival from the senior league days, [21:12] Enemy1     I think it's my duty to finish you off. [21:16] Enemy1     Eh, Chris? [21:18] Chris     Z-Zaizen... [21:21] Crowd1     One out and runners     on first and third... [21:23] Crowd2     That catcher's mess-up was huge. [21:30] (Flashback) Ono     They're going to let you     throw for three innings. [21:34] (Flashback) Chris     Don't throw in a way     you'll regret, Sawamura. [21:41] Sawamura     Damn it... [21:43] Sawamura     What am I doing? [21:46] Sawamura     It's been my dream to form     a battery with Chris-senpai, [21:50] Sawamura     but I'm giving him trouble     with my own failures. [21:56] Sawamura     I... [21:59] Sawamura     haven't done... [22:01] Sawamura     anything for Chris-senpai yet! [23:35] Chris     Naoyuki Zaizen. [23:36] Chris     I see. [23:37] Chris     So you guys were going after me. [23:39] Zaizen     I'm so irritated. [23:41] Zaizen     That first-year with sparkles in his eyes, [23:43] Zaizen     and how much faith you have      in him pisses me off! [23:46] Sawamura     I want to keep pitching with     Chris-senpai even after today! [23:50] Sawamura     I'm going to win this game,     no matter what, and... [23:53] Miyuki     Next time on Ace of the Diamond:     You're in the First-String. [23:56] Miyuki     Let's win the national title!