29 - Demon Child

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[00:01] S1
    Oh, an intra-squad?
[00:05] S1
    Tesshin sure knows
    how to keep practice intense
[00:10] S1
    during the fall tournament.
[00:14] Ot
    I'm also worried...
[00:16] Ot
    ...that this game looks like
    Coach Kataoka is giving Coach Ochiai
[00:19] Ot
    a place to communicate with the team.
[00:24] Ot
    It's like he's slowly
    preparing to leave the team.
[00:32] Sa
    I thought I'd stop by to see
    my former student, but...
[00:38] Ot
    C—
[00:39] Ot
    Coach Sakaki!
[00:42] Sa
    I'm here.
SIGN    Demon Child
[02:15] S1
    Hit it, Kominato!
[02:17] S2
    Stay strong, Sawamura!
[02:32] S3
    Low and outside!
[02:33] S4
    He got it!
[02:34] Sa
    I got Harucchi!
[02:38] Ha
    That was well controlled.
[02:40] Ha
    And he didn't pitch
    a single change-up this time.
[02:44] Ku
    He's not easy to break, huh?
[02:47] S1
    They only got one run.
[02:49] S2
    He stopped their momentum well.
[02:51] S3
    Yeah, they were going after his change-up.
[02:54] S4
    Nice pitch!
[02:55] S5
    Nice job, Sawamura!
[02:57] Ot
    This is Mr. Sakaki, who coached here
    before Coach Kataoka.
[03:02] Ot
    You're currently the head coach
    at Hosei University, correct?
[03:06] Ha
    Oh, yes! I know about him!
[03:08] Sa
    You guys take girls on the manager team now?
[03:11] Sa
    That's nice.
[03:13] Ha
    When I was little, I saw him on TV.
[03:17] Ha
    He's the coach who led
    Seido High School to nationals.
[03:21] Ha
    Eijiro Sakaki.
[03:24] Sa
    Well, let's watch the game.
[03:26] Sa
    Sit down.
[03:34] Re
    I'm sure you know,
    but he's our ace, Furuya-kun.
[03:40] Yu
    Strike!
[03:41] Yu
    Batter out!
[03:42] S1
    He's really grown as a pitcher.
[03:47] S2
    Well, you'd hope so, if he's been
    pitching in the tournament.
[03:56] (Flashback) Oc
    You have a good fastball
     to use as your base.
[03:59] (Flashback) Oc
    If you don't mess up the grip and the wrist,
[04:02] (Flashback) Oc
    the ball will break on its own.
[04:04] (Flashback) Oc
    Don't try to make it break.
[04:11] S3
    Strike three!
[04:12] S4
    That was his new slider!
[04:15] S5
    Well controlled, too!
[04:17] Sa
    It's all in the hips when you swing.
[04:20] Sa
    Like this!
[04:28] Sa
    Looks like he needs to improve his control,
[04:31] Sa
    but it's hard to believe
    he's just a first-year.
[04:47] Ha
    Nice hit, Furuya-kun!
[04:49] Ka
    Go! Go!
[04:57] Yu
    Out!
[04:59] S1
    That relay was so fast!
[05:01] S2
    The fielders stopped that run!
[05:04] S3
    Two outs, Sawamura!
[05:06] S3
    Two outs!
[05:08] S4
    We're here for you!
[05:09] S5
    Pitch to contact!
[05:10] S6
    We've got your back!
[05:13] S7
    Let's go, Sawamura!
[05:15] S8
    Focus on the batter!
[05:18] Sa
    They're just as reliable
    as the first-string team.
[05:26] Sa
    I don't want to let them down.
[05:33] Sa
    I want them to acknowledge me.
[05:37] Sa
    He doesn't have speed,
[05:38] Sa
    but he pitches really well, too.
[05:43] Ot
    Our ace is Furuya, but Sawamura
    pitched all nine innings last game.
[05:49] Sa
    Oh?
[05:52] Ot
    He's a big reason we've made it so far.
[06:04] Um
    Out!
[06:05] S1
    That's three outs!
[06:07] S2
    Nice change-up!
[06:12] Mi
    The basic low and away,
[06:15] Mi
    and then a crossfire into the chest.
[06:18] Mi
    After showing a lot of fastballs,
[06:20] Mi
    he throws the change-up.
[06:22] Mi
    Looks like he's slowly
    solidifying his new style.
[06:26] Sa
    This game is very interesting.
[06:29] Sa
    The second-string team
    is putting up a great fight.
[06:32] Ot
    Yes.
[06:34] Ot
    The coach set up this game
[06:37] Ot
    because the second-string
    wanted some actual game time.
[06:40] Sa
    Being hungry is good.
[06:44] Sa
    You can't make a truly strong team
[06:47] Sa
    without everyone having
    the same high motivation.
[06:51] Sa
    Who knew the demon child
    would grow up to be such a great coach.
[06:58] Sa
    Eh, Tesshin?
SIGN    Team A Team B
[07:05] Ku
    Nice pitch!
[07:06] Ma
    Nice pitch, Furuya!
[07:08] S1
    Wow! Two strikeouts again this inning.
[07:11] Wa
    He only gave up a run in the first inning.
[07:14] Wa
    Six hits and four base on balls.
[07:17] Wa
    He still walks a lot of batters,
[07:19] Wa
    but he's become more resilient.
[07:22] Mi
    This game was really good practice,
[07:24] Mi
    since he's got the hang of his slider now.
[07:28] Fu
    I'll go all out now.
[07:30] Mi
    Your time's up.
[07:32] Oc
    I didn't expect the second-string
    to play so well,
[07:35] Oc
    but it was good enough,
    since he's just coming off his injury.
[07:42] Sa
    I was totally ready
    to destroy him with my bat.
[07:45] S1
    Sawamura.
[07:47] S1
    Sorry we could only get one run.
[07:50] S2
    You were pitching really well
    against the first-string,
[07:53] S2
    so we wanted to score more.
[07:57] S3
    Nice pitch.
[07:58] S3
    Don't forget to stretch and ice.
[08:01] S4
    The balls kept coming nonstop,
[08:04] S4
    so it was fun fielding for you.
[08:07] S5
    It really got us going.
[08:12] Sa
    Thank you!
[08:14] Sa
    You were all reliable, too!
[08:16] Ka
    Kaneda, are you ready?
[08:18] Ka
    Yes, sir!
[08:20] Ka
    Kawashima, you have two more innings.
[08:23] Ka
    Go into right field until then.
[08:25] Ka
    Yes, sir!
[08:26] S1
    Seven hits, but no base on balls.
[08:28] S1
    Sawamura pitched really well
    against the first-string.
[08:33] Wa
    Yeah.
[08:34] Wa
    We found his weakness, too.
[08:40] Sa
    Two different pitchers.
[08:43] Sa
    I bet it's fun for Tesshin to train them.
[08:47] Ot
    We have a sidearm pitcher
    named Kawakami next,
[08:50] Ot
    and he's a great pitcher, too.
[08:52] Ot
    He's my favorite.
[08:55] Sa
    That'll be exciting.
[08:59] Ha
    Excuse me.
[09:01] Ha
    Were you talking about Coach Kataoka
[09:04] Ha
    when you said "demon child"?
[09:09] Sa
    Yeah, that's right.
[09:15] Sa
    He always looked mad and had no respect.
[09:19] Sa
    When he first enrolled in the school,
[09:22] Sa
    he was an uncontrollable brat.
[09:30] Sa
    He always looked mad and had no respect.
[09:33] Sa
    When he first enrolled in the school,
[09:36] Sa
    he was an uncontrollable brat.
[09:40] Ha
    How old was he?
[09:42] Ha
    He was fifteen.
[09:43] Sa
    I hit him in the head so much, I'd be
    in trouble with the PTA if I did it now.
[09:48] Sa
    He'd glare at me every time, too!
[09:51] Sa
    What a brat!
[09:53] Ha
    That's no laughing matter.
[09:56] Sa
    The upperclassmen didn't like him, either,
[09:59] Sa
    so he was in trouble all the time.
[10:02] Sa
    However, I'll say this in his defense.
[10:05] Sa
    He hated losing more than anyone.
[10:08] Sa
    He ran more than any of
    my other students ever did.
[10:15] (Flashback) S1
    He's still running.
[10:17] (Flashback) S2
    Seriously?
[10:18] (Flashback) S2
    The coach made him run
    so much during practice, too.
[10:26] (Flashback) Sa
    The ace number is yours, Tesshin Kataoka.
[10:34] Sa
    I grew fond of his unyielding spirit
[10:37] Sa
    and gave him the ace number as a first-year.
[10:40] Sa
    He was neither mentally
    nor technically fit to be the ace,
[10:44] Sa
    so no one acknowledged him.
[10:47] Sa
    But he took the criticisms head on.
[10:53] (Flashback) Ka
    Thank you for the meal.
[10:55] (Flashback) S1
    Of course.
[10:57] Sa
    He changed his attitude,
    and his actions changed.
[11:06] Sa
    Maybe it was the weight of the ace number,
[11:09] Sa
    or his unparalleled, unyielding spirit,
[11:11] Sa
    but he turned into a monster.
[11:14] Sa
    We only made to the semifinals that fall,
[11:17] Sa
    but he gained the team's trust
    with his energetic pitching.
[11:22] Sa
    The next summer was his big moment.
SIGN    Seido High School Wins! With 158 throws and 13 strikeouts, Seido makes nationals for the eighth time.
[11:25] Sa
    He took down all the strong schools,
[11:28] Sa
    and we went to nationals.
SIGN    Hanshin Koshien Stadium
[11:42] Sa
    He was unstoppable and
    carried the team to the finals.
SIGN    Kataoka from Seido makes the final
[11:52] Ot
    I remember watching it on TV.
[11:54] Sa
    After being runner-up at nationals,
[11:56] Sa
    he got to the quarterfinals
    at the spring invitational.
[12:00] Sa
    In his final summer,
    he didn't make nationals,
[12:05] Sa
    but he led the team well
    until the very end.
SIGN    Meiji Jingu Stadium
SIGN    National High School Baseball Tournament Tokyo Qualifications
[12:14] (Flashback) Sa
    What's wrong, Tetsu?
[12:18] (Flashback) Ka
    I'm sorry.
[12:19] (Flashback) Ka
    I've failed you.
[12:21] (Flashback) Ka
    I couldn't make you
    the best coach in the country.
[12:31] Ha
    Excuse me.
[12:32] Ha
    Did he really turn down
    an offer to play professionally?
[12:36] Sa
    Yeah.
[12:37] Sa
    It's not as strict these days,
[12:39] Sa
    but back in the days,
    pro players couldn't teach amateurs.
[12:43] Sa
    He said, "If I play professionally,
[12:46] Sa
    it'll be difficult for me
    to come back to this school."
[12:50] Sa
    "I want to give back to the
     high school baseball
[12:53] Sa
    that's changed me for the better."
[12:56] Sa
    Can you believe he said that
    as a seventeen-year-old kid?
[13:04] Sa
    He graduated from college,
    then spent eight years coaching under me.
[13:08] Sa
    I decided to hand over the reins
[13:10] Sa
    because I knew I could
    trust him with the team.
[13:16] S1
    Wow!
[13:17] S1
    Tojo scores with a hit!
[13:19] S2
    The first-string isn't
    going easy against Kaneda.
[13:22] S3
    That's the second run this inning!
[13:24] S4
    Excuse me. Time-out, please.
[13:26] S4
    Sorry, Kaneda.
[13:27] S4
    That was my fault. I was too careful.
[13:30] S4
    I got you cornered and helped them out.
[13:33] S4
    Your pitch looks good.
[13:35] S4
    Let's keep pitching low.
[13:38] S1
    No worries!
[13:39] S2
    We've got your back, Kaneda!
[13:45] Yu
    Strike!
[13:46] M1
    It looks like Kaneda-kun is more relaxed now.
[13:49] Ka
    Ono shines at helping pitchers be calm.
[13:53] Ka
    He must've said something.
[13:56] Ka
    Even though Miyuki is undoubtedly
    the first-string catcher,
[13:58] Ka
    he's always finding ways to improve himself.
[14:01] Ka
    This kind of mentality will eventually
    take the team to new heights.
[14:10] Um
    Out!
[14:11] S1
    That's my man!
[14:13] S2
    Nice, Kame-yan!
[14:14] Ka
    That was a good forkball.
[14:17] Ka
    You should pitch more of those.
[14:18] S1
    Yes, sir!
[14:20] Ka
    We're down by two runs!
[14:21] Ka
    Don't give them any more runs!
    Hold your ground!
[14:24] Ka
    The game's not over yet!
[14:25] SS
    Yeah!
[14:27] Sa
    Let's do it!
[14:29] S1
    Focus on Kawakami's start!
[14:31] S2
    Let's get on base, Yamaguchi!
[14:35] R1
    Everyone's so serious
    over an intra-squad game.
[14:40] R1
    I can tell everyone takes
    practice seriously every day.
[14:45] R1
    I thought being away from nationals
    made them forget how to win, but...
[14:53] (Flashback) R1
    You were close, Bro.
[14:55] (Flashback) R1
    If you had made nationals,
    you might've gotten more pro offers.
[15:03] (Flashback) Yu
    I admit a part of me wants to redo that game,
[15:06] (Flashback) Yu
    but I don't regret picking Seido.
[15:08] (Flashback) Yu
    I've been able to grow so much,
    thanks to the team.
[15:17] Mi
    Nori, let's be careful
    against the first batter.
[15:20] Mi
    They're not playing around.
[15:33] Ka
    Let's go!
[15:34] Wa
    His slider's looking good.
[15:36] S1
    He looks confident, too.
[15:38] Sa
    A slider.
[15:43] Ma
    Two outs!
[15:45] S1
    We've got your back, Nori!
[15:47] Sa
    Nice.
[15:51] Oc
    I want to see that sinker in action.
[16:15] S1
    It's in!
[16:16] S2
    It's going deep down the line!
[16:18] S3
    He hit that sinker hard!
[16:21] Oc
    That was way too high.
[16:23] Oc
    You can't get a strike like that.
[16:26] S1
    Two outs and a runner on second!
[16:28] S2
    Nakata, follow it up!
[16:30] S3
    You've got this!
[16:35] Mi
    Sawamura and Furuya
[16:38] Mi
    have both fine-tuned their game.
[16:42] Mi
    Let's keep going, Nori.
[16:58] Ka
    Yeah!
[17:00] S1
    There it is!
[17:02] S2
    Strikeout!
[17:04] Ka
    That was sick!
[17:05] S3
    Nice pitch, Nori.
[17:07] Re
    Oh, are you done?
[17:10] R1
    Yes.
[17:12] R1
    I can see that everyone
    takes baseball seriously.
[17:17] R1
    However,
[17:19] R1
    if there's one thing
    lacking in this team,
[17:22] R1
    it's offense.
[17:25] R1
    A batter who surpasses my brother.
[17:33] Re
    Are you implying you'll be the one?
[17:38] Re
    Well, he's performed well in junior high,
[17:41] Re
    so he seems to have more
    confidence than his brother.
SIGN    Team A Team B
SIGN    Impatient
SIGN    Team A Team B
[18:25] S1
    You didn't need to slide there.
[18:27] S2
    Shut up!
[18:28] S2
    I just instantly reacted.
[18:30] S3
    But you almost missed the base.
[18:32] S4
    Yeah, almost missed it!
[18:33] S2
    No I didn't!
[18:35] S3
    If you hadn't caught that,
    we would've scored another run.
[18:38] S3
    Were you always standing there?
[18:40] Sh
    I was.
[18:41] S4
    Seriously?
[18:42] S4
    Since when?
[18:43] S5
    You were lucky today.
[18:45] Ku
    Was I?
[18:46] Ma
    You were hitting a ton left-handed.
[18:49] Oc
    We won by a lot in the end,
    but the game itself was solid.
[18:53] Oc
    Not only were the pitchers
    able to make final adjustments,
[18:55] Oc
    the entire team's morale improved.
[18:59] Oc
    He's really good at making
    the kids feel good.
[19:04] Ot
    This is Coach Ochiai.
[19:07] Ot
    He was an assistant coach
[19:08] Ot
    at Kokai University's
    Sagara High School before coming here.
[19:13] Sa
    Sagara's baseball is very meticulous.
[19:16] Sa
    Please take good care of the team.
[19:18] Sa
    I think you'll bring a breath
    of fresh air to the team.
[19:25] Oc
    Very well.
[19:27] Ot
    He fixed his posture.
[19:30] Sa
    Anyway.
[19:31] Sa
    I didn't come here to
    talk about the good old days.
[19:35] Sa
    I came here to give you a heads-up.
[19:42] Sa
    I've been away from high school
    baseball for seven years,
[19:45] Sa
    but a certain school has been quite
    insistent that I be their coach.
[19:48] Sa
    I enjoy the slower pace of college baseball,
[19:52] Sa
    but something inside me
    is telling me to take it.
[19:55] Sa
    Yura Engineering High School.
[19:58] Sa
    I'll be in West Tokyo with you.
[20:02] Ot
    Yura's the school that merged with Senagawa!
[20:07] Ot
    It'll be even harder to make nationals now.
[20:12] Sa
    But I'm getting old.
[20:14] Sa
    I doubt I'll be able
    to stick around for long.
[20:19] Sa
    Don't run away, Tesshin.
[20:41] (Flashback) Ka
    I'm sorry for being so selfish.
SIGN    Resignation Letter
[20:46] (Flashback) Re
    What do you plan to do after you quit?
[20:49] (Flashback) Re
    You're also a teacher at the school.
[20:52] (Flashback) Re
    Even if you have another offer
    from a different school...
[21:08] S1
    Nori conceded a run at the end,
[21:10] S1
    so everyone gave up one run each.
[21:12] Ku
    But I think it was more about tuning today.
[21:16] Ma
    They were fixing things in-game.
[21:19] Mi
    Yeah.
[21:20] Mi
    I feel like they can really do it.
[21:29] Ma
    This is rare.
[21:30] Ma
    A word of approval from you.
[21:35] (Flashback) Mi
    If we win in the fall,
[21:38] (Flashback) Mi
    we'll go to the invitational.
[21:41] (Flashback) Mi
    If we make nationals,
[21:45] (Flashback) Mi
    he can't quit.
[21:52] Mi
    We've come this far.
[21:54] Mi
    We have to go all the way.
[23:31] Mi
    It's the semifinals.
[23:32] Mi
    We have to go all the way now!
[23:35] K1
    We can't stop at semifinals!
[23:38] K1
    In order to make up for the summer,
[23:39] K1
    we have to beat Seido and win it all!
[23:43] K1
    Hey, stop walking around naked!
[23:45] K1
    Put a shirt on!
[23:48] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2:
    The Kings' Roar.
SIGN    The Kings' Roar
[23:51] Mi
    Let's win the national title!