19 - An Uncompromising Challenge

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[00:01] Sa
    If I get scared here...
[00:04] Sa
    ...I won't change.
[00:08] Sa
    That's not good.
[00:10] Sa
    What do I want to do?
[00:13] Sa
    Don't rush it.
[00:15] Sa
    Do what I can!
[00:18] Sa
    Relax.
[00:21] Sa
    Go forth.
[00:23] Sa
    Don't run away.
[00:25] Sa
    Go forth.
[00:26] Sa
    I won't run away!
[00:30] Sa
    No way I will!
[00:37] Um
    Inside!
SIGN    An Uncompromising Challenge
[02:55] Um
    Game set!
[02:58] S1
    Awesome, Sawamura!
[03:00] S1
    Three for three in the ninth inning!
[03:02] Sa
    Yes! Yes! Yes!
[03:04] Ha
    Be as loud as you want!
[03:06] Ku
    Awesome!
[03:07] Ma
    Yeah!
[03:09] S1
    Nice job keeping Ugumori down!
[03:13] Mi
    We somehow managed.
[03:15] R1
    The game ended with a final
    showdown with Umemiya-kun.
[03:19] R2
    In sports, only the outcome matters.
[03:22] R2
    So I guess the battery
    made the right choice.
[03:26] C1
    What a bummer that Seido won.
[03:31] C1
    Just wait, baseball school.
[03:34] C1
    I'll tear you apart.
[03:37] I1
    Well? Shall we go?
[03:49] I2
    The pitcher really wanted
    to face the batter,
[03:51] I2
    so he asked for an inside pitch.
[03:54] I2
    It looked like a risky play,
[03:56] I2
    but he didn't suppress the pitcher.
[03:59] I2
    He pushed the pitcher
    to go through with it.
[04:03] I2
    I was powerless
[04:06] I2
    against the pitcher's unyielding will.
[04:09] I2
    Powerless?
[04:12] I2
    I just called it quits.
[04:15] I2
    If I'd taken a time out
    and walked up to him...
[04:19] I2
    If I'd been more up-front
    and told him my thoughts...
[04:23] I2
    If I'd pushed him
    to do what he wanted...
[04:30] I2
    If only...
[04:35] I1
    We've got work to do, Itsuki.
[04:40] I1
    Our off season will be important.
[04:43] I1
    We need to improve a lot.
[04:45] I1
    So that we don't put
    all of the burden on Narumiya.
SIGN    Fall Tokyo High School
    Baseball Tournament
    Third Round
    
    
    (W. Tokyo) Seido
    8 - 7
    Ugumori (E. Tokyo)
[04:52] C1
    Good luck next time!
[04:54] Sa
    Thank you!
SIGN    Seido High School advances
    to quarterfinals
SIGN    Fuchu
[05:03] Um
    Game set!
[05:04] C1
    Sensen Academy is in the quarterfinals!
[05:08] C2
    The giant, Yosuke Maki,
[05:10] C2
    pitched an incredible game, only
    giving up two runs in seven innings!
SIGN    Hachioji
[05:16] Um
    Strike!
[05:18] 31
    Nice! Couldn't even react!
[05:20] 32
    That's thirteen strikeouts today!
[05:23] 3C
    Kosei Amahisa.
[05:25] 3C
    The boy who inherited
    the ace number from Manaka boy.
[05:29] 33
    He doesn't look out of shape,
    and he might even be better.
[05:34] 3C
    Great.
[05:35] 3C
    He was full of talent and was
    nominated as the next ace,
[05:39] 3C
    but he left the team six months ago.
[05:42] (Flashback) Ko
    Practice is hard, we don't get holidays,
    and I can't see my girlfriend.
[05:47] 3C
    I was quite surprised
    by his reasons to quit,
[05:53] 3C
    but I wonder what changed him.
[05:57] C1
    If they keep going,
    they'll face Yakushi in the semis.
[06:00] C2
    I bet they want revenge for summer.
[06:03] Ko
    Just you wait, Todoroki.
[06:05] Ko
    I'll avenge Manaka-san.
SIGN    Akikawa Yakushi
[06:10] C1
    They're in the eighth inning,
    and Yakushi still hasn't scored?
[06:13] C2
    They only have four hits, too.
[06:15] C3
    There's only one man
    who can break the tie.
[06:22] Ra
    Come!
[06:23] Ra
    Come! Come!
[06:29] C1
    Just barely a ball to the outside!
[06:32] YC
    Damn.
[06:34] YC
    He's not gonna face him this late, huh?
[06:38] YC
    He's kept Raichi down to a base-on-balls
[06:41] YC
    and a single.
[06:45] YC
    Do something, boys!
[06:49] Sa
    He doesn't care about walking Raichi,
[06:51] Sa
    because he's confident
    he can get us out, huh?
[06:55] Ra
    Come on!
[06:57] Ra
    Come on!
[06:58] Ra
    Give me a strike!
[07:01] A1
    I've been pitching to the
    corners from the beginning
[07:04] A1
    to plant the seeds.
SIGN    Akikawa Yakushi
[07:07] A1
    I've somehow kept them from scoring,
[07:10] A1
    but they're clearly better.
[07:13] A1
    We still can't hit off the ace
[07:15] A1
    who came out in the fifth inning.
[07:26] Um
    Foul!
[07:29] YC
    He threw a strike!
[07:32] Ra
    That was just a tad bit more inside.
[07:37] Ra
    This guy's fun!
[07:42] Um
    Foul!
[07:44] C1
    Two strikes in a row?
[07:46] C2
    No way!
[07:47] C3
    But he's got him cornered now!
[07:49] YC
    Damn.
[07:52] Sa
    What a guy.
[08:01] AC
    Shunshin.
[08:03] A1
    In order to deal a definitive blow
    to a superior opponent,
[08:07] A1
    one must take down
    their core player.
[08:12] A1
    I'll take him out and
    create momentum for our team.
[08:19] (Flashback) A1
    In the next face-off,
    can I take Todoroki head-on?
[08:24] (Flashback) A3
    Shun.
[08:27] A2
    Let's go, Shun!
[08:28] A3
    You've got it!
[08:30] (Flashback) A4
    We've only made it this far thanks to you.
SIGN    You don't need to ask!
[08:38] C1
    Wow! An inside high right here!
[08:41] C2
    He's got guts!
[08:42] C3
    That was way too close.
[08:43] C3
    It almost hit his face!
[08:45] A2
    Shunshin, keep it up!
[08:47] A3
    Go!
[08:49] AA
    We believe in you.
[08:59] A4
    Shunshin.
[09:02] Y1
    Raichi!
[09:04] Y1
    Smack it away!
[09:05] A1
    I'll take him out with my best pitch!
[09:29] C1
    That hit flew so fast!
[09:31] C2
    Todoroki's crazy!
[09:37] Um
    Bow!
[09:38] EE
    Good game!
[09:42] YC
    Miss-shima!
[09:44] YC
    We managed to win, but it was
    only thanks to Raichi's home run!
[09:48] YC
    That was way too close!
[09:52] Sa
    Five hits in nine innings.
[09:54] Sa
    The only walk he gave
    was to Raichi once.
[09:57] Sa
    If he'd walked Raichi
    in the last inning...
[10:03] Sa
    That guy is crazy manly.
[10:07] A1
    I'm sorry for being selfish.
[10:11] AC
    You didn't want any regrets
    from making a compromise.
[10:14] AC
    You pitched with clockwork
    precision until the end.
[10:20] C1
    Nice work, Shunshin!
[10:23] C2
    Good work!
[10:24] C3
    Good work, Shunshin!
[10:26] C4
    Shunshin, nice job!
[10:27] C5
    Nice job!
[10:37] Ra
    You're amazing!
SIGN    Fall Tokyo High School
    Baseball Tournament
    Third Round
    
    
    (W. Tokyo) Yakushi
    1 - 0
    Akikawa (W. Tokyo)
[10:39] Ra
    Let's play again!
[10:40] YC
    Raichi! We're going home!
[10:52] Na
    Thanks. I'll be fine now.
[11:07] Na
    It doesn't feel good to lose.
SIGN    Ugumori Seido
[11:13] Um
    His last pitch was really heavy.
[11:18] Um
    It wasn't about speed or anything.
[11:21] Um
    He threw with all his will.
[11:25] U1
    Don't be like that!
[11:27] U2
    They were desperate, too.
[11:30] U2
    They weren't that much better.
[11:32] U2
    We got really close to beating Seido.
[11:36] Um
    Maybe it only seemed close.
[11:45] U1
    Relying on momentum alone
    won't work on the stronger teams.
[11:50] U2
    We need to get better as a team!
[11:53] U3
    Yeah, let's do it!
[11:55] U4
    We can't just quit here!
[11:56] U5
    That's right!
[11:57] U6
    Let's do it!
[11:58] Um
    Yeah!
[12:00] (Flashback) Na
    We can do it.
[12:01] (Flashback) Na
    We can go even higher.
[12:11] Na
    When you lose after going all out
    instead of simply losing,
[12:16] Na
    you get so much more
    out of the loss.
[12:22] Na
    Looks like you're all ready
    to train for the summer.
[12:30] Na
    Let's move on.
[12:33] Na
    I'll train you guys thoroughly.
[12:37] Um
    What do you mean by "thoroughly"?
[12:40] Na
    Whatever it takes
    to get to the next level.
[12:42] Um
    Whatever it takes?
[12:44] Na
    Yeah. Aren't you excited?
[12:46] Um
    Stop!
[12:47] Um
    I hate seeing your smile!
[12:53] Sa
    Oh, please!
[12:55] Sa
    I wasn't scared at all.
[12:58] Sa
    How should I say it?
[13:00] Sa
    That last pitch was a fight
    with myself, you know?
[13:02] Sa
    It was an obstacle I had
    to overcome, you know?
[13:07] Ha
    How about you be
    quiet now, Eijun-kun?
[13:09] Sa
    Why?
[13:11] Ku
    Shut up.
[13:14] S1
    He's really happy with the result.
[13:17] S2
    Well, he deserves it.
[13:19] S2
    It was his first time closing, too.
[13:21] S3
    But did you think
    Sawamura would play?
[13:24] S2
    No, I thought Kawakami would.
[13:27] Ku
    Here!
[13:36] S1
    Was the last cutter your idea?
[13:41] Mi
    Yeah.
[13:42] Mi
    He was losing himself
    to the batter.
[13:46] Mi
    So I thought it'd be best to use that
    energy instead of forcing him back.
[13:51] Mi
    It was an inside after showing
    him plenty of outsides.
[13:54] Mi
    The perfect angle and control.
[13:56] Mi
    Exactly what I wanted.
[13:59] S1
    I mean, it takes guts to ask for the pitch,
[14:03] S1
    but going with it does, too.
[14:08] Sa
    What was that for?
[14:10] Mi
    He's really gutsy.
[14:12] Mi
    I've gotta give it to him,
    though I don't wanna.
[14:15] S1
    Is he fit for a closer?
[14:18] Mi
    He's learned to control the ins
    and outs in this short time frame.
[14:22] Mi
    He's far exceeded
    my expectations already.
[14:23] Sa
    You dumbo!
[14:25] Ku
    Did you just call me dumb?
[14:27] Mi
    But if I could get greedy...
[14:30] S1
    But you know,
[14:32] S1
    we owe a lot to Nabe's data.
[14:36] S2
    If he'd only been watching Inashiro,
    we'd have been screwed.
[14:39] S3
    Higasa got a run in, too!
[14:42] S4
    You look disgustingly happy!
[14:45] S2
    Our lineup's finally meshing well.
[14:47] S3
    We got five runs from
    the four and five-holes.
[14:56] Ma
    It's pointless if we can't win the next game.
[14:59] Mi
    Yeah, considering all we've been through.
[15:04] SS
    They're being so awkward.
[15:06] S2
    You guys were fine during the game!
[15:09] S2
    Right? Right?
[15:12] Ma
    That is that. This is this.
[15:15] Ma
    I haven't forgiven him
    for what he said to Nabe.
[15:22] Mi
    It's not like I intend on
    changing my opinion, either.
[15:28] S1
    Hey, Miyuki!
[15:30] Mi
    I may have been a bit hard with my words,
[15:32] Mi
    but it all comes down to what he wants.
[15:35] Ma
    So you just tell him to do what he wants?
[15:38] Mi
    He's the one who has to
    come down with an answer.
[15:41] Ma
    Are you being serious right now?
[15:43] Ma
    You're the captain!
[15:45] Ma
    It's your job to keep the team intact!
[15:47] Sa
    Look! They're fighting!
[15:48] Sa
    They're fighting!
[15:50] S1
    Stop, Zono!
[15:54] Ot
    I didn't think we could close
    with a double play.
[15:59] Ot
    Sawamura's got the luck of the devil!
[16:01] Ot
    He pitched inside, too!
[16:03] Ot
    Despite telling them not to!
[16:06] Ka
    Miyuki made the decisions from the field.
[16:09] Ka
    He knew Sawamura could pitch
    there in that situation.
[16:14] Re
    Switching between inside and outside.
[16:16] Re
    That's Sawamura-kun's strongest
    pitching style right now.
[16:20] Oc
    Only because we won.
[16:23] Oc
    He went head on against a batter
    who's strong against fastballs.
[16:26] Oc
    Having guts or whatever isn't reliable.
[16:29] Oc
    If we keep playing like this, we'll eventually...
[16:32] Ka
    But today's game made it very clear
[16:35] Ka
    on what Sawamura needs
    to get to the next level.
[16:39] Ot
    What he needs?
[16:40] Ot
    Isn't he pretty good already?
[16:47] Re
    A breaking ball?
[16:52] Ka
    In addition to his inside and outside,
    a change of pace.
[16:56] Ka
    He needs a pitch that messes
    with the batters' timing.
[17:09] Ka
    I'm talking about in the long run, though.
[17:12] Ka
    If he can find his own style during
    the off-season and his second year...
[17:23] Ot
    Sounds like Furuya won't be able to sit back.
[17:26] Ot
    There's someone who's constantly on his tail.
[17:30] Ot
    Not to mention Kawakami!
[17:31] Ot
    He still has some fight left in him!
[17:34] Oc
    I see.
[17:35] Oc
    That's quite cruel of you, Kataoka-san.
[17:40] Oc
    So Sawamura is just a stimulant
    to make Furuya better?
[17:48] Oc
    With Furuya around, Sawamura will
    never become the best pitcher.
[17:53] Oc
    I'm sure you're well aware
    of that, Coach Kataoka.
[17:58] Oc
    Yet you want him to improve.
[18:02] Oc
    You're so cruel.
[18:07] Ot
    Cruel?
[18:08] Ot
    He's training them both so they improve
    as players and as people—
[18:13] Oc
    That's just an adult's excuse.
[18:16] Oc
    The kids care about the numbers
    and results more than anyone.
[18:26] Oc
    Only twenty people can make the roster.
[18:30] Oc
    Only one person can be the ace.
[18:33] Oc
    Some things are set in stone.
[18:36] Oc
    Don't you think letting them
    face the truth is a generous act?
[18:43] S1
    Give me a break, man.
[18:45] S2
    Didn't they get worse than before?
[18:48] S1
    Miyuki's really stubborn, too.
[18:51] S1
    Kuramochi, which side are you on?
[18:54] S1
    I'm not on either side.
[18:56] S1
    I think they both have valid points.
[18:59] S1
    What? That's not fair.
[19:02] S3
    Which side are you on, Aso?
[19:04] S1
    I'm on my side!
[19:06] S3
    Ha!
[19:07] S3
    You're just empty headed. Right?
[19:10] S1
    Shut up, stupid!
[19:12] (Flashback) Is
    It's the entire team's problem!
[19:13] (Flashback) Is
    If you won't say it, then I will!
[19:17] (Flashback) S1
    Calm down!
[19:18] (Flashback) S1
    You'll only make things worse.
[19:19] (Flashback) Is
    Say something, Tetsu!
[19:23] Ku
    That's right.
[19:24] Ku
    When the new team was formed last year,
[19:27] Ku
    they were fighting all the time.
[19:30] Ku
    I wonder if we're getting closer
[19:33] Ku
    to the great third-years.
[19:38] Ha
    Make sure you rest well tonight.
[19:40] Ha
    It's the first time you've pitched
    so much in an official game.
[19:46] Sa
    On the other hand,
    I only pitched one inning!
[19:49] Sa
    So I'm full of energy!
[19:51] Ha
    That's nothing to brag about.
[19:53] Sa
    What are you saying?
[19:54] Sa
    I used up all my mental strength.
[19:57] Ha
    So you're tired?
[19:58] Sa
    No! No! Not at all!
[20:00] Ha
    I'm getting tired.
[20:01] Sa
    Not at all!
[20:10] S1
    Furuya!
[20:14] S1
    Did you hurt your foot?
[20:22] S1
    When did it happen?
[20:23] S1
    Playing defense?
[20:28] Fu
    The fifth inning.
[20:30] Fu
    When I ran through first base,
[20:33] Fu
    it felt a bit weird.
[20:35] Sa
    You pitched until the eighth with an injury?
[20:39] Sa
    You got better toward the end, too!
[20:41] Sa
    When I gave you awesome advice!
[20:43] Ha
    You were just being annoying.
[20:46] Fu
    I was just focused on pitching carefully.
[20:49] S1
    Well, you had adrenaline during the game.
[20:53] S1
    It might swell up tomorrow.
[20:58] Sa
    He...
[21:00] Ha
    I'm surprised you noticed, Kudo-senpai.
[21:03] S2
    Oh, he looked less upright than usual.
[21:07] Fu
    Um... I'll be fine.
[21:09] Fu
    I don't plan on skipping practice for this.
[21:12] Fu
    I think I'll get better overnight.
[21:15] Sa
    Well, "think" isn't good enough, buddy!
[21:19] S1
    No.
[21:20] S1
    I'll tell the teacher,
    so go see a doctor tomorrow.
[21:25] S1
    I mean, it's best if it's nothing.
[21:30] S1
    You're our ace, remember?
[21:32] S1
    You're important to the team.
[21:35] Sa
    He's not that important!
[21:39] (Flashback) S1
    I'm sure a lot of people
    acknowledge you now.
[21:44] (Flashback) S1
    Keep it up.
[21:46] Sa
    Just spit on it, and he'll get all better!
[21:49] S2
    Sawamura. Can you leave now?
[21:53] S1
    Yeah, leave.
[21:56] Fu
    Am I going to...
[21:58] Fu
    ...need a shot?
[23:31] Mi
    Zono told me not to force
    my worldview on everyone else!
[23:35] Mi
    Tetsu-san, does being the captain
    mean I can't express my opinion?
[23:40] Oc
    If I were the coach,
    I'd take twenty kids every year.
[23:43] Oc
    I have no time for people who
    have no chance of making the roster.
[23:47] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2:
    With Heads Held High.
SIGN    With Heads Held High
[23:52] Mi
    Let's win the national title!