# 28 - I'm Not Stopping
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***SIGN*** May 8th
4:20 AM
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[00:23] @int_Sawamura**
*I woke up before my alarm clock went off.*
**[00:27] @int_Sawamura**
* I won't make Asada join me for a walk,*
* since he's been sleeping better lately.*
**[00:32] @int_Sawamura**
* Would Kuramochi-senpai get*
* angry if I woke him up?*
**[00:36] @int_Sawamura**
*Should I do some studying?*
**[00:38] @int_Sawamura**
*Or lift some weights? Read a book?*
**[00:41] @int_Sawamura**
* I can do so much with the time*
* before everyone's awake!*
**[00:50] @int_Kataoka**
* I have trouble seeing you as*
* the pitcher you want to be.*
**[00:56] @int_Kataoka**
* What kind of pitcher do you*
* think the best in Japan is?*
**[01:01] @int_Kataoka**
*Players who have achieved great careers*
**[01:04] @int_Kataoka**
*did not get there overnight.*
**[01:08] @int_Kataoka**
*What do you need to achieve the same?*
**[01:12] @int_Kataoka**
* What should you be doing*
* each and every day?*
**[01:16] @int_Kataoka**
*I'd like you to consider those questions.*
***SIGN*** A consistent pitcher the team can rely on.
**[01:36] @int_Yui**
*Furuya-san...*
**[01:38] @int_Yui**
*Studying at this hour?*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** 6:30 AM
**[03:27] @Kuramochi**
Oh, man. When I woke up,
he was asleep on the floor.
**[03:31] @Miyuki**
Really?
**[03:32] @Kuramochi**
What if he hurt his neck?
**[03:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi**
What're you on the floor for?!
**[03:37] @Kuramochi**
I gave him a good stomp to the face.
**[03:40] @Miyuki**
Don't do that!
**[03:42] @Sawamura**
Morning!
**[03:44] @Kanemaru**
Morning!
***SIGN*** Sizzle
**[03:45] @Kuramochi**
Sawamura aside, how's Furuya handling it?
**[03:49] @Kuramochi**
Is he shorting out from
overthinking things?
**[03:54] ---**
Good morning.
**[03:55] @Kuramochi**
His one-of-a-kind fastball
has always been his go-to asset.
***SIGN*** Sizzle
**[04:00] @Kuramochi**
He's not the type to think up
different things to try on the mound.
**[04:04] @Kuramochi**
If he doesn't get things turned around,
he won't be ready for the summer.
**[04:09] @Miyuki**
Nah, he's not that weak.
**[04:13] @Miyuki**
It's a real talent to be able to
face yourself on such a deep level.
**[04:28] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
I want my pitching to be even
better than it was that day.
**[04:33] @Sawamura**
Morning!
**[04:35] @Kominato**
Good morning.
**[04:37] @Miyuki**
Sawamura has seized the opportunity
presented by Furuya's downfall.
**[04:45] @Miyuki**
I don't know who will
get the jersey number,
**[04:48] @Miyuki**
but we'll need them both at their best
to make it through the summer tournament.
**[04:55] @Miyuki**
Our job is to score as many runs
as we can to support them.
**[05:01] @Miyuki**
Right, Mr. Permanent Lead-off Man?
**[05:06] Maezono**
That's right! We need to
score to pull the team along!
**[05:09] @Miyuki**
No shouting in the morning!
**[05:11] @Kuramochi**
Where did you come from anyway?
**[05:12] Maezono**
Good morning!
**[05:13] Maezono**
Let's do a hundred practice swings!
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[05:16] @Miyuki**
Not with you.
**[05:18] @Kuramochi**
Do them by yourself.
**[05:19] Maezono**
Why the cold shoulder?
**[05:20] Maezono**
We're all going to Koshien Stadium together!
***SIGN*** 7:30 AM
**[05:27] @Sawamura**
Nori-san, are you in the bullpen today?
**[05:30] Kawakami**
I'm throwing in the field.
**[05:32] @int_Sawamura**
*Miyuki-senpai is catching for Furuya today.*
**[05:36] @int_Sawamura**
*What will I do in the bullpen?*
**[05:44] @Okumura**
I decline.
**[05:49] @Sawamura**
I haven't—
**[05:50] @Okumura**
I'm sorry...
**[05:51] @Sawamura**
You—
**[05:52] @Okumura**
to have let you down.
**[05:54] _Teacher**
"Intrigued, I approached and
saw the shaft was glowing."
**[06:00] _Teacher**
That is a line from an ancient text...
**[06:05] _Student**
*He's down.*
**[06:05] _Student**
*Yep, down.*
**[06:06] _Student**
*He fought well.*
**[06:09] (Flashback) @Kataoka**
No matter how well you pitch in a game,
**[06:12] (Flashback) @Kataoka**
there are no spots on the roster
for students with bad grades.
**[06:16] @int_Sawamura**
*Can't sleep! Won't sleep!*
**[06:20] @int_Sawamura**
*Don't... sleep...*
**[06:25] @int_Kanemaru**
* If you bomb this class,*
* you're on your own.*
**[06:28] @int_Kanemaru**
*I don't have time to help you.*
**[06:31] @int_Sawamura**
*I have to stay awake!*
**[06:33] @int_Sawamura**
* I refuse to lose to him,*
* in class or on the field!*
**[06:39] _Teacher**
This will be on the test,
so be sure to learn it.
***SIGN*** 3:30 PM
***SIGN*** Batting Practice
1 Out
2 Strikes
Runners on Second and Third
**[07:03] Maezono**
Damn it!
**[07:05] Ono**
Okay, nice pitch!
**[07:07] Yamaguchi**
Nice pitch, Furuya!
**[07:08] Yamaguchi**
But it's okay to let them make contact, too!
**[07:11] @Miyuki**
Didn't you say you'd
pull the team along?
**[07:13] Maezono**
I'm trying to!
**[07:15] @int_Kominato**
*The ball is howling.*
**[07:18] @Ochiai**
No one can practice with
Furuya pitching so well.
**[07:26] int_Ono**
*He has to pitch only outside fastballs.*
**[07:29] int_Ono**
* It seems like keeping things simple*
* by setting rules does help him.*
**[07:35] @Ochiai**
I really can't read him.
**[07:38] @Miyuki**
See? I told you he wasn't weak.
**[07:41] @Kuramochi**
His ups and downs are too volatile, man!
**[07:44] @Kanemaru**
Here's the cleanup! You can let him hit!
**[07:47] @Sawamura**
That jerk.
**[07:48] @Yui**
* He's looking good. He stopped*
* shorting out once he got on the mound.*
**[07:52] @int_Miyuki**
*Like I told you last game,*
**[07:55] @int_Miyuki**
* if you can get your outside pitches down,*
* not many people will be able to hit them.*
**[08:08] int_Ono**
*Right here.*
**[08:17] @Sawamura**
Whoa! Finally, someone hit!
**[08:19] @Sawamura**
Way to go, cap!
**[08:21] @int_Miyuki**
*I'll still hit it, though.*
**[08:23] @int_Miyuki**
* Since you have to throw it outside,*
* I'd better be able to hit it.*
**[08:30] @int_Okumura**
*He was practicing with a wooden bat before.*
**[08:33] @int_Okumura**
*When did he pick up a metal one?*
***SIGN*** 6:10 PM
**[08:43] @Kominato**
Yoh-san, would you help me
with some tee-batting?
**[08:47] @Kuramochi**
Sure.
**[08:48] @Furuya**
Ono-senpai.
**[08:52] @Furuya**
Could you catch for me once you're done?
**[08:55] @Furuya**
I liked how it felt earlier.
**[09:00] Ono**
Sure, if you don't mind me
catching for you.
**[09:02] Ono**
Should we limit it to outside pitches?
**[09:04] @Furuya**
That's what I was thinking.
**[09:06] Ono**
See you at the indoor practice field.
**[09:09] @int_Sawamura**
* Isn't Miyuki-senpai supposed*
* to catch for you today?*
**[09:14] @Miyuki**
You're really mad that
I got a hit off you, aren't you?
**[09:17] @Furuya**
No, I'm not.
**[09:22] @Miyuki**
I don't mind.
**[09:23] @Miyuki**
You can handle him, Ono.
**[09:25] @Miyuki**
If you don't stop him,
he'll keep pitching forever.
**[09:28] Ono**
I know.
**[09:29] Ono**
I'll wrap things up soon.
**[09:32] @Furuya**
I'm not mad.
**[09:36] @int_Ochiai**
*If he's going to pitch, maybe I'll watch.*
**[09:39] @Yui**
Furuya-san, I can stand
in the batter's box!
**[09:42] @Yui**
Getting my eyes accustomed to your pitches
will be great practice for me!
**[09:46] @Furuya**
You don't mind just standing there?
**[09:48] @Yui**
I don't. And I'd like to be
asked to catch next time.
**[09:51] @Furuya**
Okay, let's try it.
***SIGN*** 6:30 PM
**[10:10] int_Maezono**
* How many high schools in Japan*
* have pitchers who can throw like that?*
**[10:15] int_Maezono**
*Damn it!*
**[10:17] int_Maezono**
*This ain't good enough!*
***SIGN*** Eijun Sawamura (West Tokyo)
**[10:20] int_Maezono**
*Are we only good in the pitching department?*
**[10:24] int_Maezono**
* No! Seido used to be*
* all about its powerful lineup!*
**[10:29] @Kominato**
Yoh-san, want to bat right-handed?
**[10:35] @Kuramochi**
Nah, I'm fine on the left.
**[10:40] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai**
Say, why are you a switch hitter?
**[10:44] @fbint_Kuramochi**
*Why am I a switch hitter?*
**[10:48] @fbint_Kuramochi**
*Because...*
**[10:50] @fbint_Kuramochi**
*...it's cool. That's why!*
**[11:01] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Our job is to score as many runs
as we can to support them.
**[11:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Right, Mr. Permanent Lead-off Man?
**[11:14] @int_Kuramochi**
*I know, damn it!*
**[11:18] @int_Kuramochi**
*It's not my job to be cool!*
**[11:41] Oka**
One more!
**[11:47] @Sawamura**
Go!
**[11:48] _Player**
Whoa, he's fast!
**[11:50] _Player**
Sawamura-senpai is on fire again today.
**[11:53] _Player**
He runs that fast while pulling a tire?
**[11:55] _Player**
I can't do that with a tire!
**[12:02] Kukki**
Doing ten tire sprints
as a cooldown routine?
**[12:06] Kukki**
I hate to admit it, but the
upperclassmen have great endurance.
**[12:10] Kukki**
If we did all that,
we wouldn't be able to eat!
**[12:14] @Asada**
Yeah.
**[12:16] @Sawamura**
Go!
**[12:18] @Seto**
I heard from Kanemaru-senpai that he's been
using the same tire since he was a first-year.
**[12:24] @Seto**
He stayed at practice later
than everyone else, running.
**[12:29] @Seto**
Goes to show that normal practice won't
get you on the first string as a first-year.
**[12:39] @Okumura**
A tire, huh?
**[12:42] @int_Asada**
*If I'm able to run like that,*
**[12:46] @int_Asada**
* will I be closer to*
* Sawamura-senpai's level?*
**[12:56] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
Then you can compete with me.
***SIGN*** I'm looking forward to your next start.
**[12:59] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
I'm planning to start you against
Naruta Industrial this weekend.
**[13:03] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Make sure you're ready.
**[13:07] @int_Sawamura**
*I won't let this chance slip by.*
**[13:13] @Sawamura**
Okay, last one!
**[13:16] @int_Sawamura**
*I'm going to make the most of it!*
***SIGN*** 7:00 PM
**[13:38] Ono**
Okay, nice pitch!
**[13:40] Ono**
Not even Miyuki could hit that!
**[13:43] @Yui**
That was incredible!
**[13:45] @int_Ochiai**
*He's not forcing it as much.*
**[13:49] Ono**
Okay, ten more pitches!
**[13:50] @Furuya**
Yes, sir.
**[13:53] Ono**
Stay focused!
**[13:55] Ono**
There are runners on second and third!
**[13:56] @Yui**
The count is 2–1.
**[13:58] Ono**
Put it right here!
**[13:59] @Yui**
I'm hoping for a meatball!
**[14:02] @int_Furuya**
* There are players who want me*
* to pitch to them.*
**[14:06] @int_Furuya**
* I feel like this practice*
* is very important.*
**[14:18] @int_Furuya**
*But...*
**[14:21] @int_Furuya**
*I'm still so far away.*
**[14:23] @int_Furuya**
* This is going to be a*
* battle against myself.*
**[14:28] @int_Furuya**
* If I pitch like I did this spring,*
* I'll never get there.*
**[14:32] @int_Furuya**
*A wall to overcome.*
**[14:39] @int_Furuya**
*A wall I must overcome!*
**[14:48] Ono**
What happened?
**[14:50] Ono**
Keep the pitches down.
**[15:22] @Yui**
Furuya-san?
**[15:29] @Yui**
Excuse me!
**[15:51] _Player**
Furuya?
**[15:54] Yamaguchi**
Really?
**[15:55] Kishima**
Is it his shoulder?
**[15:56] Seki**
I don't know all the details.
**[15:58] @Yui**
He said he was fine.
**[16:10] Ono**
His pitches seemed fine,
but he suddenly lost control.
**[16:14] Ono**
He started acting strange.
**[16:17] Ono**
He said his back hurt a little.
**[16:21] int_Kawakami**
*His back?*
**[16:23] Ono**
He says his shoulder and elbow are fine.
**[16:47] Doc**
You can put your arm down.
**[16:50] Doc**
He has pain in the lower part
of his shoulder blade.
**[16:53] Doc**
He most likely strained the muscle.
**[16:57] Doc**
Luckily, he doesn't seem to
have pain in his shoulder.
**[16:59] Doc**
It probably isn't a serious injury.
**[17:03] Ota**
O-Oh, I see!
**[17:05] Doc**
To be safe, you should have him
checked out at a large hospital.
**[17:10] Ota**
Okay, we will.
**[17:12] Doc**
Make sure he gets a massage
after practice every day.
**[17:15] Ota**
Yes, sir.
**[17:17] @int_Furuya**
*Thank goodness. I can't afford to stop now.*
**[17:24] Doc**
You seem to think you'll
be pitching again soon.
**[17:26] Doc**
It's written all over your face, Furuya.
**[17:31] Doc**
Either you're pitching too much
or you've built up a lot of strain.
**[17:34] Doc**
Either way, the pain in your back shows that
you aren't pitching with the right form.
**[17:41] Doc**
If you'd kept pitching like that,
**[17:43] Doc**
you definitely would've hurt
your shoulder or elbow.
**[17:52] Doc**
It's admirable to have lofty goals,
**[17:55] Doc**
but the summer is a time when
players push themselves.
**[18:00] Doc**
Take this as a warning from his body
and carve it into your memory.
**[18:09] @Kataoka**
Yes, sir.
**[18:11] @Kataoka**
Thank you.
**[18:15] @int_Ochiai**
* Putting pressure on himself*
* out of a sense of duty.*
***SIGN*** If I'm the best pitcher in Japan,
I can make our team the best in Japan.
**[18:18] @int_Ochiai**
* The tension in his upper body*
* was a warning sign.*
**[18:22] @int_Ochiai**
* We should have re-examined*
* his pitching form first.*
**[18:27] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai**
Let's make this golden age.
**[18:34] @int_Ochiai**
* Thinking positively, the timing*
* could have been worse,*
**[18:39] @int_Ochiai**
*but things don't always go to plan, huh?*
**[19:06] @Kataoka**
So you've been waiting here?
**[19:08] @Kataoka**
He's fine. Furuya's symptoms aren't serious.
**[19:11] @Kataoka**
Don't worry.
**[19:13] Ota**
Okay, let's go back.
**[19:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi**
If he doesn't get things turned around,
he won't be ready for the summer.
**[19:27] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Nah, he's not that weak.
**[19:34] @int_Miyuki**
* They're both thinking,*
* trying to grow...*
**[19:40] @int_Miyuki**
*That's why I wanted to trust him.*
**[19:42] @int_Miyuki**
* And why I didn't want*
* to be left in the dust...*
**[19:46] @int_Miyuki**
*as his partner.*
**[19:49] Maezono**
Furuya!
**[19:52] Maezono**
Take things easy!
**[19:54] Maezono**
Take the time to get better!
**[19:56] Maezono**
I'm not the most reliable third-year.
**[19:59] Maezono**
None of us are satisfied with
how we did in the spring!
**[20:03] Maezono**
Don't go blaming everything on yourself!
**[20:06] Maezono**
We'll get much better from here!
**[20:09] Maezono**
Got it? Take it easy!
**[20:12] Ota**
Maezono...
**[20:15] @Furuya**
I've never thought of you as unreliable.
**[20:18] Maezono**
Oh! That's good, then.
**[20:21] Maezono**
Now, go eat something,
take a bath, and sleep!
**[20:26] Ono**
How's Furuya?
**[20:27] Maezono**
He's fine! Don't worry!
**[20:30] @Kuramochi**
Miyuki, let's go!
**[20:53] @Sawamura**
Are you okay?
**[20:55] @Furuya**
Yeah, I'm fine.
**[20:58] @Furuya**
I was told not to pitch for two weeks.
**[21:03] @int_Kominato**
*Two weeks...*
**[21:07] @Sawamura**
I see.
**[21:09] @Sawamura**
Good.
**[21:25] @Sawamura**
Because I'm not stopping.
**[21:35] @Sawamura**
Come back in top shape.
***SIGN*** "I'm Not Stopping!"
**[22:16] @Sawamura**
"I'm Not Stopping!"
**[23:49] @Sawamura**
My second year at Seido High School,
which began with the Spring Invitational,
**[23:53] @Sawamura**
my first pitch at Koshien Stadium,
and the match against Komadai Fujimaki.
**[23:57] @Sawamura**
I have so many memories,
**[23:59] @Sawamura**
but they're filled with frustration.
**[24:00] @Sawamura**
This summer is my last chance to play with
Miyuki-senpai, Kuramochi-senpai and the others.
**[24:05] @Sawamura**
The team that will get a
ticket to Koshien Stadium
**[24:07] @Sawamura**
and play there in the summer is us, Seido!
**[24:11] @Sawamura**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*:
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "After Spring Comes"
**[24:14] @Sawamura**
"After Spring Comes"
**[24:16] @Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima