# 14 - Presence
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***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[00:10] @int_Furuya**
*I lack so much.*
**[00:13] @int_Furuya**
*I can't become the best like this.*
**[00:18] @int_Furuya**
* If I'm the best pitcher in Japan,*
* I can make our team the best in Japan.*
**[00:29] _Sign**
Satoru Furuya
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Ichidai
**[00:40] int_Coach**
* He's a batter you don't*
* want on base, Amahisa boy.*
**[00:44] int_Amahisa**
*Sure, he's fast...*
**[00:49] int_Amahisa**
*But he's not that good a batter!*
**[01:08] Announcer**
*Batting second, center fielder Tojo-kun.*
**[01:13] @int_Kataoka**
* If we want to score,*
* we have to make every chance count.*
**[01:16] @int_Kataoka**
* And that depends on*
* advancing the runner to third.*
**[01:28] Higasa**
Yeah! Nice bunt!
**[01:31] @Sawamura**
That was a great bunt!
**[01:33] Announcer**
Second batter Tojo's sacrifice
bunt advances the runner to third!
**[01:36] Announcer**
Seido High School has a
chance to take the lead!
**[01:40] Announcer**
And here come the cleanup!
The third batter is Haruichi Kominato!
**[01:47] @Sawamura**
This guy can do it! I'm sure he will!
**[03:29] Announcer**
We're into the semifinals of
the Tokyo spring tournament.
**[03:31] Announcer**
In the top of the first, Seido used
first batter Kuramochi's hit
**[03:35] Announcer**
and second batter Tojo's sacrifice bunt
to get a runner on third with one out.
**[03:40] Announcer**
Now, the three-hole, Kominato,
will try to bring him home.
**[03:43] Announcer**
Seido has a chance to take the lead!
**[03:51] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[04:01] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[04:08] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[04:09] Announcer**
Another ball, and the count is 2–1.
**[04:17] int_Amahisa**
*Damn, it's getting away from me.*
**[04:19] int_Amahisa**
*I can't control the ball.*
**[04:22] int_Player**
*He completely ignored that pitch.*
**[04:26] int_Player**
*What's he waiting for?*
**[04:31] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[04:32] Announcer**
A close pitch! That's a ball, too!
That's three balls!
**[04:37] int_Player**
*Why aren't they doing anything?*
**[04:39] Mine**
He ignored the first fastball,
**[04:42] Mine**
making the battery think that
he's going to try something.
**[04:47] Owada**
Huh?
**[04:48] Mine**
They're trying to rattle
him early in the game,
**[04:52] Mine**
while he's still unsettled.
**[04:57] Mine**
That will make things hard for Amahisa-kun.
**[05:00] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[05:01] _Player**
Aw, a walk.
**[05:04] @Sawamura**
Looking good, Harudanji!
**[05:06] @Sawamura**
Good eye!
**[05:10] Mine**
A team with players who can
do that will be strong.
**[05:14] int_Owada**
*So he's cute and sneaky.*
**[05:17] int_Mine**
*Amahisa still hasn't settled into a rhythm.*
**[05:20] int_Mine**
*Will they be able to topple him so quickly?*
**[05:23] Announcer**
Batting fourth, catcher Miyuki-kun.
**[05:28] int_Mine**
* We've reached a turning point*
* so early in the game.*
**[05:39] Announcer**
There are runners on first
and third with one out!
**[05:41] Announcer**
Up to bat is Seido's reliable cleanup, Miyuki!
**[05:48] _Fan**
The outfielders are playing deep.
**[05:50] _Fan**
The infielders are looking for a double play.
**[05:53] _Fan**
They'll probably start the runner at first.
**[05:56] Announcer**
Here's the first pitch!
**[06:01] Announcer**
An outside strike!
**[06:06] _Fan**
He ignored the first pitch, too.
**[06:08] _Fan**
Seido isn't swinging at all.
**[06:10] _Fan**
That would be tough to hit.
**[06:11] _Fan**
Would the cleanup do a squeeze play?
**[06:28] int_Amahisa**
*Damn. I can't keep it in the strike zone.*
**[06:34] int_Player**
* They're not making a move yet,*
* so keep pitching.*
**[06:37] int_Amahisa**
*Settle down, Takumi.*
**[06:39] int_Amahisa**
*We'll focus on the batter.*
**[06:43] int_Amahisa**
* If we can stop their momentum,*
* they're the ones who'll suffer!*
**[06:51] Announcer**
Ball!
**[06:52] Announcer**
The third pitch is wide!
The count is two balls and one strike!
**[06:56] @int_Miyuki**
*That was close.*
**[06:59] @int_Miyuki**
*He went with a curveball.*
**[07:04] int_Watanabe**
* He used that curveball to throw*
* off Niogakusha's timing.*
**[07:10] int_Watanabe**
*If he gets that pitch into the strike zone,*
**[07:12] int_Watanabe**
* it'll make his fastball and*
* slider even more intimidating.*
**[07:18] _Coach**
Three balls.
**[07:20] _Coach**
He seems to be throwing a lot of those.
**[07:23] _Coach**
He needs to stand strong.
**[07:26] Ota**
Scoring first...
**[07:29] int_Watanabe**
*This is the time to hit!*
**[07:32] int_Watanabe**
*Before he gets into a groove!*
**[07:43] Announcer**
It goes between the first and second basemen!
**[07:46] Announcer**
Kuramochi scores from third base!
**[07:54] Announcer**
Cleanup Miyuki gets an RBI to take the lead!
**[07:58] @Miyuki**
It didn't get any air.
**[08:00] @Sawamura**
Nice batting, Captain!
**[08:02] _Fan**
He swung through an inside pitch!
**[08:04] _Fan**
That's what a cleanup can do!
**[08:05] Seto**
Wow! He stands tall in the clutch!
**[08:10] Announcer**
Fifth batter Shirasu swings
at the first pitch!
**[08:13] Announcer**
Second-base runner Kominato rounds third!
**[08:17] @Sawamura**
Get in there, Haruo!
**[08:21] Announcer**
Seido scores their second run!
**[08:24] @Sawamura**
Yes, yes, yes!
**[08:37] Announcer**
He's ended the inning, but his team
is two runs down in the first inning.
**[08:41] Announcer**
It's a rocky start for
Ichidai's ace Kosei Amahisa.
**[08:45] Owada**
Two runs from three hits.
**[08:47] Owada**
They played that inning perfectly.
**[08:49] Mine**
Yeah, those two runs are big.
**[08:53] Mine**
The team will be happy about that.
**[08:56] Mine**
Now it's time for Furuya-kun's start.
**[09:00] Mine**
How will he respond after
seeing his team score?
**[09:04] @Sawamura**
How you play now matters most, Furuya!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[09:37] Announcer**
A ball, well inside.
**[09:39] Announcer**
That brings the count to
three balls, one strike.
**[09:42] _Fan**
Hey, hey, another one.
**[09:44] Announcer**
Seido's ace Furuya isn't
controlling the ball.
**[09:48] Announcer**
He struck out the lead-off batter,
but walked the next.
**[09:51] Announcer**
Third batter Miyagawa hit to near left field,
**[09:53] Announcer**
and cleanup Hoshida flew out to right field.
**[09:55] Announcer**
The second-base runner
touched up and advanced,
**[09:57] Announcer**
so there are runners on first
and third with two outs.
**[09:59] int_Player**
*His pitches are fast.*
**[10:01] int_Player**
* And he's so erratic I can't aim*
* for any specific pitches.*
**[10:06] _Fan**
What's Furuya doing?
**[10:08] _Fan**
All of his breaking balls are off-target,
**[10:10] _Fan**
and I can see from here
how much he's straining.
**[10:14] @Sawamura**
We've got two outs, Furuya!
**[10:20] _Fan**
That was definitely a ball!
**[10:22] _Fan**
Now the bases are loaded!
**[10:24] _Fan**
His start may be even worse than Amahisa's.
**[10:28] @Sawamura**
This is an emergency!
**[10:30] _Fan**
You've got two runs!
Calm down and just pitch!
**[10:35] @Miyuki**
Now the runners will have to move.
**[10:38] @Miyuki**
We can get a force out on any base.
**[10:41] @Miyuki**
We don't want them getting
a read on your breaking balls,
**[10:44] @Miyuki**
so let's take them down with fastballs.
**[10:52] @int_Miyuki**
* Actually, I think that's the*
* only way you'll throw a strike.*
**[10:56] Announcer**
Two outs and the bases are loaded!
**[10:58] Announcer**
Up to bat is the sixth batter,
the captain Adachi.
**[11:00] Announcer**
Ichidai Third High is down two runs,
but they could take the lead!
**[11:04] int_Coach**
* The bases are loaded,*
* and his breaking balls are off-target.*
**[11:08] int_Coach**
* Miyuki boy must be scared of*
* letting the ball get behind him.*
**[11:14] int_Coach**
*Swing only at fastballs.*
**[11:17] int_Coach**
*Go, go, Captain Adachi!*
**[11:19] int_Coach**
*If that ball's at all high, knock it flying!*
**[11:23] @int_Miyuki**
*Furuya, swing your arm through.*
**[11:27] @int_Miyuki**
*Down the middle is fine.*
**[11:29] @int_Miyuki**
*Just overpower them.*
**[11:31] @int_Miyuki**
*That's your talent.*
**[11:36] @int_Miyuki**
*No matter how many runners are on base,*
**[11:38] @int_Miyuki**
*we can still hold them off!*
**[11:45] Announcer**
He hits the first pitch!
**[11:47] @Sawamura**
Oh, no!
**[11:48] Announcer**
It's going deep into center field!
**[11:55] Announcer**
Center fielder Tojo stops.
**[11:59] Announcer**
He's right by the fence!
**[12:00] Announcer**
That was so close to a home run!
**[12:06] Announcer**
Seido High School somehow manages to
hold Ichidai Third High scoreless!
**[12:12] _Fan**
That's why Third High is
known for their batters!
**[12:14] _Fan**
He was ready for Furuya's high fastball!
**[12:17] Kuki**
That was scary. He was waiting for that.
**[12:21] Asada**
Yeah.
**[12:22] @Sawamura**
We have to be on guard! I'll be warming up!
**[12:26] @Furuya**
You don't need to.
**[12:28] @Sawamura**
Oh yes, I do! I can sub in for you anytime!
**[12:32] int_Amahisa**
* It's easy to be disappointed when you*
* don't score with the bases loaded.*
**[12:36] int_Amahisa**
*You just want it so bad.*
**[12:41] Tojo**
Shinji, before Amahisa-san
settles down...
**[12:45] @Kanemaru**
Yeah.
**[12:46] @Miyuki**
You're erratic.
**[12:48] @Kanemaru**
We need to score more runs.
**[12:53] Narrator**
*Both pitchers had rough starts.*
**[12:57] Narrator**
* Runners continued to get on base*
* even after the first inning.*
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Ichidai
**[13:14] _All**
Yeah!
**[13:15] @Sawamura**
Yeah! It's Haruichi time!
**[13:18] @Kuramochi**
Nice, Haruichi!
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Ichidai
**[13:21] Narrator**
* However, both teams supported*
* their pitcher on defense*
**[13:26] Narrator**
*and neither scored any runs.*
**[13:30] @int_Miyuki**
*Thank you, Kominato.*
**[13:32] @int_Miyuki**
* We need to start working on some*
* breaking balls or we'll be in trouble.*
**[13:40] @Kominato**
I'm glad I stopped it.
**[13:48] @int_Furuya**
*I need to pitch to shut down the batters,*
**[13:51] @int_Furuya**
*so the fielders don't have to work so hard!*
**[13:55] @Miyuki**
Hey, put that aura away.
**[13:58] @Kominato**
Yeah, put it away.
**[14:01] @Miyuki**
Your breaking balls are finally
hitting the strike zone.
**[14:05] @Miyuki**
If we go with those next inning,
**[14:08] @Miyuki**
it will throw the Third High batters off.
**[14:12] @Furuya**
Okay! I'll shut them down!
**[14:15] @Miyuki**
We just need to shake up
their line of sight.
**[14:17] @Miyuki**
It can go right down the middle.
**[14:19] @Kominato**
Calm down.
**[14:21] @int_Yui**
*He's so worked up, he can't control the ball.*
**[14:25] @int_Yui**
* It should be incredibly difficult*
* to work with him like that,*
**[14:28] @int_Yui**
*but they take time outs when they need to,*
**[14:30] @int_Yui**
*call out to him,*
**[14:32] @int_Yui**
*and let him know precisely what's needed.*
**[14:34] @int_Yui**
* They're trying to keep Furuya-san's*
* emotions under control.*
**[14:39] @int_Yui**
*Of course, it's to help the team win,*
**[14:42] @int_Yui**
*but it shows how devoted they are.*
**[14:47] int_Ochiai**
* It's about time for him*
* to get into a rhythm.*
**[14:51] _Fan**
Man, Kominato-san is a heck of a fielder!
**[14:54] _Fan**
He really covers the second base gap well.
**[14:56] _Fan**
Furuya-san hasn't been on his game yet,
but we're about to see it!
**[15:00] Seto**
We're in the lead, but we're
not really pushing them.
**[15:11] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[15:17] Narumiya**
They're starting to swing at the slider
they could identify easily in the first.
**[15:21] Tadano**
Yes, sir.
**[15:28] int_Amahisa**
*Scary.*
**[15:30] int_Amahisa**
*So much pressure and such an aggressive face.*
**[15:33] int_Amahisa**
*Face pressure...*
**[15:34] int_Amahisa**
*The face says as much as the mouth.*
**[15:38] int_Amahisa**
*Is this guy...*
**[15:41] int_Amahisa**
* dragging down Seido's*
* facial score all be himself?*
**[15:48] Announcer**
Strike! Batter out!
**[15:51] Announcer**
Amahisa strikes out the
fifth and sixth batters!
**[15:56] Mukai**
That slider is pretty sick.
**[15:58] Inui**
Kosei Amahisa is getting into a rhythm.
**[16:02] Announcer**
*Batting seventh, left fielder Yuki-kun.*
**[16:06] int_Amahisa**
*Here's an imposing first-year.*
**[16:08] int_Amahisa**
*His facial score isn't bad, I guess.*
**[16:10] int_Amahisa**
*What's he got inside?*
**[16:15] Announcer**
He pops up the first pitch, a curveball!
**[16:20] int_Amahisa**
*No finesse whatsoever.*
**[16:23] int_Amahisa**
*He took the bait like he was Ikeyama.*
**[16:25] @int_Yuki**
* I rushed it because I thought*
* I saw a meatball. Careless.*
**[16:31] Announcer**
Shortstop Adachi makes the
catch for the third out.
**[16:34] Announcer**
That's the first inning with
three up and three down this game!
**[16:36] @Sawamura**
Ugh...
**[16:38] Seto**
Next time! You'll get him next time!
**[16:42] Announcer**
Third High ace Kosei Amahisa is
starting to show his abilities!
**[16:47] Announcer**
Now it's his team's turn at bat!
**[16:49] _Player**
Nice pitch!
**[16:50] _Player**
Yeah!
**[16:51] int_Coach**
*He's finally getting into it.*
**[16:54] Kuki**
Wow, it takes guts to pitch like that.
**[16:58] Asada**
Yeah.
**[17:00] Owada**
Amahisa-kun seems to look
down on the batters.
**[17:04] Owada**
Even with the other team leading,
he doesn't seem at all concerned.
**[17:08] Mine**
He's a pitcher, after all.
**[17:11] Mine**
It's the batters' job to score runs.
**[17:14] Mine**
That seems to be how he thinks of it.
**[17:17] Mine**
He carries himself like
a professional player.
**[17:22] Inui**
Kosei Amahisa.
**[17:24] Mukai**
I don't like self-absorbed
players like him.
**[17:39] Kawakami**
Next up is their cleanup, Hoshida.
**[17:42] Kawakami**
Watch out for a home run,
not that you need reminding.
**[17:46] Tojo**
One out at a time.
**[17:48] @Kanemaru**
Stay calm, Furuya!
**[17:50] @Maezono**
We'll get another run!
I can just feel it!
**[17:55] @Sawamura**
I'm ready over here!
**[17:57] @Sawamura**
Send me in anytime!
**[17:58] @Miyuki**
Let's go.
**[18:02] @Miyuki**
I hope your breaking balls can hit the target.
**[18:30] Announcer**
A fastball hit to right field!
**[18:33] Announcer**
Satoru Furuya has shut down cleanup
Hoshida every time this game!
**[18:39] _Fan**
Oh, yeah, here we go!
**[18:41] _Fan**
Furuya, we're counting on you!
**[18:42] _Fan**
Show us that pitching from Koshien Stadium!
**[18:45] _Fan**
Give us one of those strikeout shows!
**[18:51] Sachiko**
That was his eightieth pitch.
**[18:55] Sachiko**
That's a lot, right?
**[18:57] Ochiai**
Yes.
**[18:59] Ochiai**
He's thrown too many unnecessary balls.
**[19:06] Carlos**
He's throwing a lot of
breaking balls this inning.
**[19:09] Shirakawa**
But he isn't getting any strikes.
**[19:14] Carlos**
I'm amazed the other team hasn't scored.
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Ichidai
**[19:17] Tadano**
When I saw him pitch at the Invitational,
**[19:21] Tadano**
it sent a chill down my spine.
**[19:33] Tadano**
I didn't want to imagine having to
beat a pitcher like him in the summer.
**[19:40] Tadano**
But he seems tense, completely unlike
Amahisa-san's relaxed pitching.
**[19:47] Tadano**
Almost like he's trying to
overpower every single batter.
**[19:53] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[19:55] _Fan**
Man, after he got the leadoff out?
**[19:58] _Fan**
Giving up a walk now is such a downer!
**[20:01] Carlos**
He can't get into a rhythm.
**[20:02] Shirakawa**
His unevenness will make things
harder for the fielders.
**[20:08] @Kuramochi**
Let's get a double play by
making them swing at a low pitch!
**[20:12] Mukai**
If he's got that many pitches,
shouldn't he be having an easier time?
**[20:17] Mukai**
It seems like such a waste.
**[20:19] Inui**
If he had one breaking ball
he could use as a base...
**[20:24] Mukai**
Or better yet, he could just throw
every pitch down the middle.
**[20:27] Mukai**
He doesn't seem like that great a pitcher.
**[20:32] Narumiya**
It's gotta be hard for
Kazuya to keep him focused.
**[20:35] Tadano**
Yes, with his breaking balls missing
so much, they'll go after them.
**[20:45] Narumiya**
Was I like that in the fall tournament?
**[20:54] fbint_Tadano**
*Keep this last one low.*
**[20:56] fbint_Tadano**
*A changeup!*
**[21:02] fbint_Narumiya**
*Don't sweat it, Itsuki.*
**[21:05] fbint_Narumiya**
*I can take him down with a fastball.*
**[21:09] fbint_Narumiya**
*Let me do this!*
**[21:13] fbint_Tadano**
*Mei-san!*
**[21:14] fbint_Narumiya**
*The ace must lead his team to victory.*
**[21:19] fbint_Narumiya**
*Now that Masa-san is gone,*
**[21:21] fbint_Narumiya**
*I need to lead them!*
**[21:25] fbint_Narumiya**
*Or else the team can't win!*
**[21:35] ---**
Self-important...
**[21:39] ---**
Unable to relax...
**[21:42] ---**
*M-Mei-san...*
**[21:46] ---**
I can see it so clearly from here.
**[21:52] ---**
Steal!
**[21:57] Announcer**
Between the left and center fielders!
**[22:00] Announcer**
The runner in motion makes it home!
**[22:05] Announcer**
One swing from team captain Adachi
gets his team on the board!
***SIGN*** "Presence"
**[22:17] ---**
"Presence."
**[23:49] @Miyuki**
All I can do... is trust.
**[23:53] @Miyuki**
You're looking somewhere higher,
at a place where you want to be.
**[23:57] @Miyuki**
Then, you need to get over this wall!
**[24:00] @Sawamura**
What the heck is he doing?
**[24:02] ---**
The self-awareness of the ace,
**[24:04] ---**
the impulse to explore,
the expectations of those around you...
**[24:06] ---**
I can tell you're experiencing
all of that right now.
**[24:10] ---**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*: "My Role."
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "My Role"
**[24:15] ---**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Color illustration / Yuji Terajima