16 - Chain Reaction

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[00:01] Mi
    He's relaxed and swinging
    his arm down all the way.
[00:05] Mi
    Are his pitches getting better?
[00:11] Na
    This is troubling.
[00:13] Na
    He's a lot more persistent than I thought.
[00:19] Na
    I thought he'd break down by now.
[00:28] Um
    Strike! Batter out!
[00:31] S1
    The ace Furuya is persistent and diligent!
[00:35] S1
    He's not fazed by the pinch at all!
[00:39] S3
    Nice pitch!
[00:40] S1
    Nice one, Furuya!
[00:42] C1
    Furuya-kun!
[00:49] R1
    He's not backing down at all.
[00:52] R1
    Furuya-kun has learned
    to become very tenacious.
[00:57] Oc
    We have runs to spare.
[00:59] Oc
    In order to let him grow as the ace,
    he should pitch until the end.
[01:05] Mi
    He's keeping his focus,
    and his pitch isn't rising.
[01:09] Mi
    I don't know what happened,
[01:12] Mi
    but he's able to pitch relaxed,
    like I've been telling him.
[01:22] Sa
    Hey.
[01:28] Sa
    Why are you pitching so economically?
[01:31] Sa
    It's not like you.
[01:34] Sa
    Don't tell me...
[01:37] Sa
    ...you're actually trying
    to pitch this game until the end!
[01:41] Sa
    Well, don't you forget!
[01:42] Sa
    Some people prepare all game
    only to see the game end!
[01:46] Sa
    And baseball isn't
    as easy as you think!
[01:50] S1
    Sawamura, you should keep
    those comments to yourself.
[01:54] Ha
    The more he talks...
[01:55] Ku
    ...the farther he gets from a protagonist.
SIGN    Ugumori Seido
SIGN    Chain Reaction
[03:40] S1
    Right above center!
[03:44] S2
    Nice hit, Tojo!
[03:47] Sa
    Finally!
[03:48] Sa
    A hit from a first-year, at last!
[03:51] Sa
    Kanemaru, you're next!
[03:56] Sa
    What are you doing here?
[03:58] Ka
    The coach sent out a pinch hitter!
[04:01] S1
    You've got this, Higasa!
[04:04] U1
    Ume-chan, two outs!
[04:06] Ma
    The fact that Coach put you in
[04:09] Ma
    means you still have a chance.
[04:15] Um
    Strike!
[04:18] S1
    Wow! It's in.
[04:25] S1
    This change of pace...
[04:27] S1
    I'm surprised they hit
    off him so easily.
[04:32] S1
    Damn.
[04:37] S1
    I'm not going to fall behind!
[04:44] C1
    He got jammed!
[04:46] C2
    But this fly could get interesting.
SIGN    Translation:  Hit the ground!
[04:54] S1
    Two runners home!
[04:56] S1
    Two more runs!
[04:59] S2
    Nice one, Higasa!
[05:01] S2
    That's our eighth run!
    We're up by five!
[05:04] Sa
    It's just not the first-years' day today.
[05:06] Sa
    Props to the upperclassmen.
[05:08] Sa
    The first-years suck.
[05:12] S1
    Nice hit.
[05:13] S2
    I jammed it.
[05:15] S1
    Doesn't matter so long as it's a hit.
[05:18] S1
    You don't have to give up
    your starting spot to a first-year.
[05:27] C1
    That should've been an out.
[05:29] C2
    Seido's got momentum.
[05:32] C3
    They're up by five runs with two innings left?
[05:35] C4
    I think this is game.
[05:38] Um
    Are you serious?!
[05:41] Um
    A penalty?
[05:43] Um
    Where's the encouragement?
[05:45] U1
    You have to run ten laps for every run.
[05:49] U2
    Nao-kun shows no mercy.
[05:50] Um
    You think this is funny?
[05:52] Um
    He'll make it a team responsbility.
[05:56] U1
    Knowing Nao-kun, that's possible.
[05:59] C1
    It's like they don't care about the score.
[06:01] C2
    They're laughing when they're losing.
[06:06] Um
    Go back to the dugout!
[06:08] U1
    Ten laps per run.
[06:10] Um
    Shut up!
[06:11] U2
    Way to send him back!
[06:14] I1
    They were like this against us, too.
[06:18] I2
    Yeah.
[06:25] I2
    I found it really eerie.
[06:30] C1
    Are they just stupid without any plans?
[06:34] C1
    Or do they have an ace up their sleeve?
[06:37] C1
    Either way, it's not easy
    to take five runs back.
[06:43] C2
    You've got this!
[06:46] C3
    There're still two innings left!
[06:48] ---
    Go for it!
[06:49] C4
    You can do it, Ugumori!
[06:51] C5
    The game's not over yet!
[06:54] C6
    Umemiya!
[06:56] C7
    I'm rooting for you!
[06:58] C8
    Let's see it!
[06:59] C9
    Don't give up!
[07:03] Um
    Give up?
[07:05] Um
    Who would?
[07:07] Um
    I left baseball once.
[07:11] Um
    Yet I'm able to feel this
    tension on the field again.
SIGN    Ugumori Seido
[07:17] Um
    It doesn't feel good to give up hits,
[07:22] Um
    but I'll never run away from a fight.
[07:29] Um
    Out!
[07:31] Um
    Giving up is the easiest
    and most boring thing to do.
[07:37] Um
    Isn't that right?
[07:40] Um
    Nao?
[07:42] C1
    Let's go!
[07:44] CC
    Yeah!
[07:46] Um
    All right!
[07:47] Um
    Let's take this game back!
[07:49] Mi
    He's a good pitcher.
[07:51] Mi
    I can see why the crowd's on his side.
[07:55] Mi
    Can you take yourself
     to the next level in this game?
[07:59] Mi
    Well, let's do this.
[08:08] R1
    Coach Kataoka's keeping him in
     for the eighth inning.
[08:13] R2
    Yeah.
[08:14] R2
    This is the longest game
    he's ever officially pitched.
[08:22] (Flashback) Ka
    How do you feel?
[08:24] (Flashback) Ka
    Can you go one more inning?
[08:27] (Flashback) Fu
    I can even pitch until the end.
SIGN    Coach,  I insist!!
[08:37] (Flashback) Ka
    Whether or not you can
    pitch the ninth inning
[08:40] (Flashback) Ka
    will depend on your
    performance in the eighth.
[08:48] Ka
    Sawamura, can I use the bullpen?
[08:49] Sa
    Yes, please!
[08:51] Sa
    I've been getting ready
    since the beginning.
[08:59] Sa
    Anything could happen.
[09:02] Na
    We got his pitch count up
    by abandoning his low pitches,
[09:05] Na
    and we got him tired, too.
[09:08] Na
    But it wasn't enough.
[09:10] Na
    He's not breaking down
    from just that today.
[09:13] Na
    In fact, we should swing
     at his low pitches.
[09:17] Na
    We need to hit the fastball
    he's so confident about.
[09:20] Na
    Your eyes have adjusted.
[09:23] Na
    Let's get aggressive from the first pitch!
[09:25] UU
    Yeah!
SIGN    Top of the eighth.
SIGN    Ugumori High School's first batter is
SIGN    the fourth batter and pitcher,  Umemiya-kun.
[09:36] U1
    Let's go, Ume-chan!
[09:38] C1
    If he doesn't hit, it's the game.
[09:42] I1
    He hasn't hit since the
    home run in the first inning,
[09:45] I1
    but he's the first batter, so I'm sure
    Ugumori wants him to get on base.
[09:50] I2
    On the other hand,
    Seido wants to get him out,
[09:54] I2
    even with their large lead.
[09:56] I1
    Yeah.
[10:15] (Flashback) Na
    Umemiya.
[10:17] (Flashback) Na
    I don't think this battery
    will face you head on.
[10:24] (Flashback) Na
    So I want you to do the
    opposite of everyone else.
[10:31] (Flashback) Na
    Abandon the low balls.
[10:37] Um
    Ball!
[10:39] R1
    A splitter from the beginning?
[10:41] R2
    It means they're afraid of him.
[10:44] R2
    I'm impressed he saw through it.
[10:48] U1
    Ume-chan, good eye!
[10:49] U2
    Good eye!
[10:50] U3
    You've got this!
[10:51] U4
    Ume-chan!
[10:53] Na
    Doesn't matter how.
[11:00] Na
    If you can get on base,
[11:02] Na
    the team will be revitalized.
[11:07] Um
    Ball!
[11:08] Mi
    He was swinging at this pitch before.
[11:12] Um
    I would usually have swung at that.
[11:17] R1
    They don't want to walk
    the first batter here.
[11:21] Na
    The next pitch is key.
[11:23] Na
    If they throw a strike, swing hard.
[11:26] Um
    Yeah!
[11:27] Um
    I'll smack it away!
[11:29] Ma
    Furuya! Your pitch looks good!
[11:31] Ku
    We've got your back!
[11:33] U1
    Ume-chan, let's go!
[11:34] U2
    You've got this!
[11:38] Um
    We're okay being pawns.
SIGN    Years of hard training 
    for a battle settled in a moment
[11:43] Um
    We'll heed your every command.
[11:46] (Flashback) Um
    My butt hurts.
[11:48] (Flashback) Um
    My thighs are tight.
[11:50] (Flashback) U1
    We still have a circuit after this.
[11:52] (Flashback) Um
    He's the devil, I tell ya!
[11:53] (Flashback) Um
    Such a sadist, despite his looks.
[12:00] (Flashback) U1
    Shoot! Hurry up!
[12:02] (Flashback) U2
    Nao-kun's already on the field.
[12:08] Um
    Nao and I played on the
    same little league team,
[12:11] Um
    and I heard he was in an accident
    in my second year of junior high.
[12:16] (Flashback) U1
    Umemiya, did you hear?
[12:19] (Flashback) U1
    Matsubara's in serious trouble.
[12:22] (Flashback) Um
    Matsubara?
[12:24] (Flashback) Um
    As in Nao?
SIGN    Kurihara Hospital
[12:29] Um
    He was full of talent,
[12:31] Um
    had great leadership,
[12:32] Um
    and had a promising future.
[12:34] Um
    He was the one player
    I knew I could never beat.
[12:39] Um
    After leaving baseball
    and wasting a lot of time,
[12:42] Um
    I didn't know how to face him.
[12:48] Um
    Moreover, I didn't have
    any words to give him.
SIGN    Physical Therapy Building
[12:57] (Flashback) Na
    Big group today.
[12:59] (Flashback) Na
    Is this the entire Adachi Rockets team?
[13:02] (Flashback) U1
    I'm glad.
[13:04] (Flashback) U1
    You look well, Nao-kun.
[13:06] (Flashback) Na
    Yeah. I'm doing well.
[13:09] (Flashback) Na
    I finally found a goal for myself.
[13:12] (Flashback) U1
    A goal?
[13:15] (Flashback) Na
    I'm going to aim for nationals.
[13:22] Um
    N-Nationals?
[13:24] Um
    How?
[13:26] (Flashback) Na
    Of course, I'd have to be
    in the managerial role.
[13:30] (Flashback) Na
    And there aren't many schools
    I could attend in a wheelchair.
[13:37] (Flashback) U1
    Nao-kun's really strong.
[13:39] (Flashback) U1
    He was laughing, but physical therapy isn't easy.
[13:43] (Flashback) U2
    Yeah, he's strong.
[13:47] (Flashback) Um
    No!
[13:51] (Flashback) Um
    He's...
[13:54] Um
    It's not that easy to just accept fate.
[14:01] (Flashback) Na
    Why...
[14:05] (Flashback) Na
    Why...
[14:12] (Flashback) Na
    Why...
[14:16] (Flashback) Na
    ...me?
[14:24] Um
    You went through...
[14:26] Um
    You went through so much to get here.
[14:35] Um
    No.
[14:38] Um
    You're still fighting.
[14:43] Um
    We'll take you...
[14:46] Um
    We'll take you to nationals with us.
[14:50] Um
    Well, I'm not in any position
    to say that.
[14:56] Um
    I'm just a chicken who left baseball
[14:59] Um
    and jumped on your bandwagon.
[15:05] Um
    Our role...
[15:08] Um
    ...is to prove how strong this team is.
[15:12] Um
    In other words,
[15:14] Um
    it's to prove how strong you are!
[15:22] S1
    A splitter!
[15:23] Mi
    Did he pitch a little high because
    he was worried about the count?
[15:26] U2
    Right down the center!
[15:31] U1
    All right!
[15:32] U2
    Nice one, Ume-chan!
[15:38] Na
    You always exceed my expectations.
[15:44] Na
    Yeah!
[15:47] Na
    I couldn't ask for a better teammate.
[15:52] C1
    Oh, wow!
[15:54] C2
    He got a hit!
[15:55] C3
    That pompadour's good!
[15:58] C4
    Keep going, Ugumori!
[16:00] C5
    Umemiya!
[16:01] C6
    Don't give up!
[16:02] C7
    One run at a time!
[16:07] U1
    Let's go!
[16:08] U2
    Kota, let's go!
[16:10] Um
    Come on!
[16:12] R1
    The fifth batter's up. Inubushi-kun.
[16:15] R2
    Considering the score,
    they need another hit here.
[16:19] U1
    No outs, and a runner on second!
[16:22] U1
    Let's go, Kota!
[16:23] U2
    Aim for the splitter!
[16:26] U3
    Yeah!
[16:28] (Flashback) Na
    Kota,
[16:30] (Flashback) Na
    you have batting talent.
[16:33] (Flashback) Na
    If you swing a lot every day,
[16:35] (Flashback) Na
    you'll be a strong batter on the team.
[16:40] (Flashback) Na
    Though you suck at defense,
    and your face is scary.
[16:43] (Flashback) U3
    Leave my face out of this!
[16:48] U3
    Those words alone kept me going.
[16:57] U2
    The first pitch!
[17:10] Um
    Safe!
[17:13] C1
    Yeah! Home in!
[17:14] C1
    The fourth and fifth batters
    hit to score a run!
[17:21] Ma
    Is he a wolf?
[17:28] U1
    Let's go, Nishi-yan!
[17:30] U2
    Smack the first pitch!
[17:33] Ot
    We still have four runs.
[17:36] Mi
    Your pitch is looking good.
[17:40] R1
    He hit the low fastball
    well into right field.
[17:44] R2
    Yeah.
[17:45] R2
    Umemiya-kun made a good start, too.
[17:51] C1
    Things are finally getting interesting.
[17:55] C1
    Why don't both you teams
[17:57] C1
    show me all about your
    strengths and weaknesses?
[18:05] Sa
    Steal!
[18:06] Sa
    Haven't they learned?
[18:07] Sa
    Show them up, prodigious catcher!
[18:13] S1
    Hit and run?
[18:16] Mi
    The first pitch again?
[18:18] C1
    Another hit!
[18:19] C2
    Three in a row!
[18:21] S1
    The first base runner
    went for third!
[18:24] S2
    Not this time!
[18:27] U1
    This is bad!
[18:29] U2
    Slide for it!
[18:36] Um
    Safe!
[18:37] U3
    It hit the runner!
[18:39] U4
    It would've been an out, otherwise!
[18:41] U3
    That was close!
[18:43] U4
    No outs and runners
    on first and third!
[18:46] U5
    Shota! Nice header!
[18:49] Mi
    They're hitting the low balls
    they weren't swinging at before.
[18:52] Mi
    Did they change their batting strategy?
[18:55] C1
    What'll they pull off next?
[19:00] C2
    Maybe just a squeeze play?
[19:02] C3
    Or try to steal home plate?
[19:05] Ka
    Give them one run.
[19:07] Ka
    Get the out you can get.
[19:09] Ot
    We're okay.
[19:12] R2
    Seido's willing to give up a run here.
[19:16] R1
    They really want that first out.
[19:19] R2
    Yeah.
[19:21] R2
    If Ugumori can score one, no,
    two runs with their weak batters,
[19:26] R2
    this game could get interesting.
[19:28] U1
    You can run for it, Nishi-yan!
[19:31] Mi
    Don't mind the runners.
[19:33] Mi
    If you don't focus on
    the first pitch, he'll hit it.
[19:35] U1
    Ariga!
[19:37] U2
    Ari, go for it!
[19:41] (Flashback) Na
    Ari, you practice swinging at home, too. Don't you?
[19:45] (Flashback) Na
    I can tell.
[19:47] (Flashback) Na
    Your swing's looking better.
[19:49] (Flashback) Na
    That kind of extra practice
    might save the team one day.
[19:58] U3
    I was so happy Nao-kun
    complimented me
[20:01] U3
    that I started swinging even more.
[20:06] S1
    Squeeze!
[20:07] S2
    Squeeze!
[20:08] S2
    I saw that coming!
[20:10] U3
    I wasn't forced to do it.
[20:13] U3
    I was swinging of my own accord.
[20:18] U3
    That simple difference made
    baseball so much more fun.
[20:24] C1
    He hit, too!
[20:26] C2
    Third runner's home!
[20:29] ---
    Are they serious?!
[20:32] ---
    He's sliding for first!
[20:35] Um
    Safe!
[20:37] C1
    Oh, wow!
[20:38] C1
    Safe at first base!
[20:47] R1
    Ugumori's batters are exploding.
[20:50] R1
    And they show no signs of stopping.
[20:52] R2
    Four hits in a row since Umemiya-kun.
[20:57] C1
    Just three runs down now.
[20:58] C2
    What was that?
[21:00] C2
    A hit and squeeze?
[21:01] C3
    That was so risky.
[21:03] C4
    These guys are crazy.
[21:04] C5
    They're so aggressive!
[21:07] C4
    Make it even crazier!
[21:09] C5
    Seido's starting to lose their cool.
[21:13] C6
    Run wild, Ugumori!
[21:15] R1
    The crowd's completely
    on Ugumori's side.
[21:18] R2
    Yeah.
[21:19] R2
    They want to see another
    upset like yesterday.
[21:24] U1
    We have momentum, Mako-chan!
[21:27] U2
    Just swing and pray!
[21:28] U2
    Something will happen
    if you make contact!
[21:33] U3
    I think everyone feels the same,
[21:37] U3
    but no matter how
    many runs we're down,
[21:39] U3
    we're not going to just lose.
[21:43] C1
    Ugumori!
[21:46] Um
    Let's go!
[21:49] U3
    With Nao-kun and
    Ume-chan on our team,
[21:52] U3
    we can make something happen.
[23:31] Mi
    In the top of the eighth,
[23:32] Mi
    Ugumori is making a comeback, hit by hit.
[23:35] Mi
    We're only up by three now,
    and haven't gotten a single out.
[23:39] Mi
    They have the tying runner on base now.
[23:41] Mi
    Pitch hard, Furuya.
[23:42] Mi
    Be aggressive in clutch situations!
[23:44] Fu
    I won't lose.
[23:45] Fu
    This mound is mine!
[23:48] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2:
    Shut Him Down!!
SIGN    Shut Him Down!!
[23:51] Fu
    Let's win the national title!