# 31 - Dark Horse
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**[00:01] R1**
The one- and two-holes
sparked a fire in the seventh inning,
**[00:03] R1**
and the Seido batters
took off from there.
**[00:07] R1**
Seven to two.
**[00:09] R1**
In the end, Seido won by a large margin.
**[00:13] R1**
The difference in team strengths
were definitely there,
**[00:16] R1**
but a big factor in Seido's favor
**[00:20] R1**
was how their two first-years
lasted for seven innings.
**[00:25] Ka**
Seido!
**[00:26] Ho**
Tetsu-san!
**[00:28] C1**
Kataoka-san!
**[00:29] C2**
You can make nationals this year!
**[00:31] C3**
You guys can do it!
**[00:32] C4**
We'll come watch again!
**[00:35] Yu**
Thank you for your support.
**[00:37] PP**
Thank you!
***SIGN*** Seido vs Akikawa, 7-2.
***SIGN*** Seido High School advances
to the quarter-final.
**[00:41] Sa**
Seido vs Akikawa, 7-2.
**[00:44] Sa**
Seido High School advances
to the quarterfinal.
***SIGN*** Dark Horse
**[02:21] Is**
Hey, hurry up with the cleaning!
**[02:24] Is**
Don't forget anything!
**[02:25] PP**
Yes, sir.
**[02:26] Ha**
You were great out there today.
**[02:30] Ha**
It was huge how you managed
to hold out the mid-game
**[02:33] Ha**
after Furuya-kun.
**[02:36] Sa**
I was just desperate.
**[02:38] Sa**
We were down by runs,
so I knew I had to push with my will.
**[02:41] Ha**
No, you really pitched well.
**[02:44] Ha**
You kept a good rhythm, too.
**[02:46] Sa**
Y-You think so?
**[02:47] Sa**
I think so, too!
**[02:49] Mi**
The only reason you were effective today
**[02:52] Mi**
was because Akikawa
batters swung carelessly.
**[02:56] Mi**
Most of your throws
were right down the middle.
**[02:59] Mi**
It'll take you years
before you become like Yeung.
**[03:03] Sa**
*He has nothing nice to say.*
**[03:05] Sa**
I'll show you!
**[03:07] Sa**
One day, I'll claim the title of "Clockwork!"
**[03:10] Mi**
Impossible!
**[03:11] Ha**
Yeah, that's not happening.
**[03:12] Ha**
Know your limits.
**[03:14] Sa**
You, too, Harucchi?
**[03:16] Mi**
Furuya.
**[03:18] Mi**
The team saved you today.
**[03:21] Mi**
You both have a lot of
reflecting to do today.
**[03:26] Sa**
*You're not the boss of me!*
**[03:35] Ch**
* The harder he tries to play*
* for the team, the stiffer he gets.*
**[03:40] Ch**
*It's his lack of experience that's showing.*
**[03:45] Ch**
* He may not be able*
* to resolve that this summer.*
**[03:50] Ch**
* However, it was these two*
* who made the game.*
**[03:56] Ch**
*No one hit Furuya's fastballs until the end.*
**[04:00] Ch**
* Sawamura's well-paced pitching*
* connected to the offense.*
**[04:05] Ch**
* And Kawakami closed out*
* the last two innings.*
**[04:10] Ch**
*If Tanba comes back and adds to this...*
**[04:13] Ku**
Sawamura, hurry up and get out!
**[04:16] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[04:27] Sa**
*Weird.*
**[04:28] Sa**
*We won, but there's tension in the air...*
**[04:36] IC**
Congratulations.
**[04:38] IC**
First team to make the quarterfinals.
**[04:44] Sa**
I-Ichidai Third High?
**[04:57] Sa**
*O-Of course.*
**[05:00] Sa**
*They're all looking at the next game.*
**[05:04] Sa**
*We don't have time to celebrate.*
**[05:08] Sa**
*The winners have to continue advancing.*
***SIGN*** We will now begin the game
***SIGN*** between Ichidai and Yakushi.
***SIGN*** Ichidai, please begin your warm-up.
***SIGN*** You have seven minutes.
**[05:28] II**
Let's go!
**[05:30] C1**
Manaka!
**[05:31] C2**
Ichidai!
**[05:33] C3**
Manaka-san!
**[05:36] R1**
They seem to be really popular.
**[05:38] R2**
Well, they made the quarterfinals
at the invitational.
**[05:43] R2**
They didn't perform well in spring
due to fatigue from the invitational,
**[05:46] R2**
but they've regained their strength
as of late with their ace, Manaka.
**[05:51] C1**
Omae!
**[05:52] C2**
Omae!
**[05:56] R2**
Captain, cleanup, and third baseman
of the hard-hitting Ichidai team,
**[05:59] R2**
Omae.
**[06:02] R2**
Leadoff hitter with fast legs
and a great contacting ability,
**[06:05] R2**
Hirakawa.
**[06:08] R2**
Powerful second-years of the cleanup trio,
Miyagawa and Hoshida.
**[06:14] R1**
Ichidai's batters sound as scary as Seido's.
**[06:18] R1**
I'm sure they're bound to win this bracket.
**[06:23] R2**
Well, we can't say for sure
until the game is over,
**[06:27] R2**
but we can be certain the quarterfinal
will be a Seido-Ichidai match-up.
**[06:32] C1**
Manaka!
**[06:33] C2**
Ichidai!
**[06:34] C3**
Omae!
**[06:36] Mi**
Boys, keep a close watch
on the Ichidai batters.
**[06:40] Mi**
They're not like Akikawa,
who only had Yeung.
**[06:46] Sa**
I-Is Ichidai really that strong?
**[06:49] Ha**
Y-Yeah.
**[06:50] Ha**
They went to the invitational.
**[06:52] Ha**
We played them in the spring tournament.
**[06:55] Sa**
I was at school practicing,
and didn't watch.
**[06:58] Sa**
And what about Yakushi?
**[07:01] Ch**
They haven't bunted a single time, so far.
**[07:03] Ch**
They seem to be super offensive.
**[07:05] Sa**
Chris-senpai!
***SIGN*** Chris memo
**[07:07] Ch**
Their first game was a called game.
**[07:11] Ch**
They got a new coach last spring,
and they've been gaining power.
**[07:16] Ch**
Their ability to score once they
pick up momentum is uncanny.
**[07:19] Ch**
However, Ichidai is still stronger as a whole.
**[07:24] Ha**
What's up?
**[07:25] Sa**
Yakushi's cleanup.
**[07:26] Sa**
How do you read that?
**[07:29] Sa**
Car? Three cars?
**[07:32] Sa**
Three... Three... Tricycle!
**[07:36] Sa**
I think it's Todoroki.
**[07:43] Ch**
Mishima, Todoroki, Akiba.
**[07:46] Ch**
The cleanup trio is completely different.
**[07:49] Mi**
They're on the players list.
**[07:51] Mi**
They're all first-years.
**[07:54] Sa**
First-years?
**[07:55] Mi**
Oh, the coach's name is Todoroki, too.
**[07:59] Ch**
* They're using a first-year*
* as cleanup against Ichidai?*
***SIGN*** Money Tree
**[08:20] Y1**
Raichi, how long are you
gonna keep swinging?
**[08:22] Y1**
The game's already...
**[08:29] Ra**
The pitcher today...
**[08:31] Ra**
He pitched in nationals, right?
**[08:34] Ra**
I bet he's good.
**[08:36] Ra**
I bet he has amazing pitches.
**[08:48] Ra**
I can't stop shaking!
**[08:51] Y1**
Is he gonna be okay?
***SIGN*** Ichidai Yakushi
**[08:54] Um**
Play ball!
**[09:13] C1**
Omae!
**[09:14] C2**
Captain!
**[09:16] C3**
Ichidai is amazing!
**[09:19] C4**
Omae-san!
**[09:24] Is**
A three-run homer off the bat.
**[09:26] Is**
Way to show spirit.
**[09:28] Is**
*Is he seriously the same age as us?*
**[09:32] Mi**
They have an unparalleled cleanup,
hit hard, and use little tricks.
**[09:36] Mi**
If you think of it as pitching against us,
you should get an idea.
**[09:40] Sa**
*O-Our...*
**[09:43] Fu**
*...batters?*
**[09:45] IC**
Nice batting, Omae boy.
**[09:47] IC**
Good job.
**[09:48] Om**
Thank you.
**[09:50] IC**
Let's go, Ichidai!
**[09:52] IC**
Get as many runs as you can while you can!
**[10:01] C1**
Whoa! The third baseman stopped it!
**[10:02] Sa**
*I-It's him!*
**[10:07] Ra**
Here!
**[10:09] C2**
A wide throw!
**[10:12] C1**
What's that third baseman doing?
**[10:14] C1**
Is he a newbie?
**[10:15] Y1**
Raichi, you idiot!
**[10:17] Y1**
You've gotta be kidding me!
**[10:18] Y2**
Get your head in the game!
**[10:19] Fu**
*His teammates are yelling at him.*
**[10:21] Ha**
*Where have I seen that before?*
**[10:25] Sa**
Hey, maybe he sucks!
**[10:28] Ch**
*So that's the first-year cleanup,*
**[10:31] Ch**
*Raichi Todoroki.*
**[10:37] Y1**
Don't laugh it off!
**[10:42] IC**
They changed their cleanup batters
with players we don't know about.
**[10:48] IC**
Are they just being desperate, or...
**[10:53] IC**
No matter what tricks they use,
they'll be no match for our baseball.
**[10:58] IC**
Isn't that right, Manaka boy?
**[11:00] Ma**
Yes, sir.
**[11:03] IC**
* Seeing Seido make*
* the quarterfinals before him*
**[11:06] IC**
*has started a fire under him.*
**[11:11] IC**
I hear that Seido's ace, Tanba boy,
is his childhood friend.
**[11:18] IC**
They started baseball together,
both playing pitcher.
**[11:23] IC**
Manaka boy always had the ace number,
**[11:27] IC**
but they parted ways after junior high.
**[11:34] IC**
The promise they made at graduation
was to play against each other
**[11:38] IC**
at nationals, both as aces.
**[11:41] Ma**
How do you know so much?
**[11:44] IC**
I wanted Tanba boy
to come to my school, too.
**[11:48] IC**
I wanted to make you two the pitcher duo.
**[11:55] Ma**
That's how I felt at first as well, but...
**[12:01] Ma**
He chose to go to Seido on his own.
**[12:07] (Flashback) Ta**
Kacchan, I think I'll go to Seido.
**[12:10] (Flashback) Ma**
Why?
**[12:11] (Flashback) Ma**
You were invited to Ichidai, too, right?
**[12:15] (Flashback) Ta**
I-I can't just...
**[12:17] (Flashback) Ta**
...keep walking behind you, Kacchan.
**[12:22] (Flashback) Ta**
I want...
**[12:23] (Flashback) Ta**
...to be a pitcher who
can walk beside you.
**[12:28] (Flashback) Ta**
I want to change at Seido.
**[12:38] Ma**
I didn't know that was how he felt.
**[12:42] Ma**
It just shows how much
of a pitcher he really was.
**[12:45] Ma**
But that's why I was able
to work so hard at this school.
**[12:51] IC**
* You two are both*
* childhood friends and rivals.*
**[12:57] IC**
You're being a little too sentimental.
**[13:00] IC**
First, we have to beat
our opponents for this game.
**[13:03] IC**
Isn't that right?
**[13:05] IC**
Ace Manaka, are you ready?
**[13:10] Ma**
Yes, sir!
**[13:11] IC**
Okay.
**[13:12] IC**
Manaka boy, go, go, go!
***SIGN*** Ichidai Yakushi
**[13:17] C1**
Ichidai!
**[13:18] C2**
Ichidai!
**[13:18] C3**
Ichidai!
**[13:20] R1**
Six runs right off the bat.
**[13:22] R1**
Ichidai has momentum.
**[13:29] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[13:31] Is**
Looks like we're only here
to see how strong they are.
**[13:35] Is**
Manaka's looking good, too.
**[13:41] Is**
I bet this'll be a called game.
**[14:16] Ra**
A-Awesome.
**[14:18] Ra**
That ball bent right in front of me.
**[14:27] Um**
Hey, start running.
**[14:28] Ra**
Baseball is awesome!
**[14:30] Om**
He hit Manaka's slider.
**[14:33] Mi**
*A-Are you serious?*
**[14:36] Ch**
*That's not the swing of a first-year.*
**[14:45] Sa**
*Who is he?*
***SIGN*** Bottom of the sixth, Yakushi High School's offense starts with...
***SIGN*** ...number 7, catcher, Watanabe-kun.
**[15:12] Re**
I never thought this game
would turn out like this.
**[15:18] Y1**
Yabe!
**[15:19] Y1**
If you don't hit, you're switching out!
**[15:21] Y2**
Switch with me!
**[15:22] Y3**
You're the only one who hasn't hit yet!
**[15:25] Y4**
Shut up!
**[15:26] Y4**
I can't focus!
**[15:29] Y4**
Yes! First hit!
**[15:31] Y4**
See that?
**[15:36] Ka**
*None of the batters swing with doubt.*
**[15:39] Ka**
* They must put in a lot of time*
* practicing their swing.*
**[15:45] YM**
Coach Todoroki,
**[15:47] YM**
should we use a bunt here?
**[15:49] YM**
We have a runner with no outs.
**[15:52] YC**
Are you stupid?
**[15:53] YC**
Go hit.
***SIGN*** Ichidai
Yakushi
**[15:55] IC**
We don't need to give them a free out.
**[16:00] IC**
Keep your Ichidai Third High spirit.
**[16:02] IC**
Okay, Misaki boy?
**[16:16] Yu**
*Manaka.*
**[16:25] (Flashback) Ka**
Come back by the quarterfinal, where
we'll most likely face Ichidai Third High.
**[16:30] (Flashback) Ka**
In your best condition.
**[16:33] Ta**
Kacchan...
**[16:38] Mi**
It's 11-8 in the bottom of sixth.
**[16:40] Mi**
Ichidai are still in the lead,
**[16:43] Mi**
but I never thought this game
would turn out like this.
**[16:46] Ch**
The two-run homer in the first-inning.
**[16:53] Ch**
Manaka lost his rhythm with that hit.
**[17:00] Ch**
He took another homer
**[17:02] Ch**
from the five-hole immediately after.
**[17:06] Ch**
In order to get his head back in the game,
**[17:08] Ch**
the coach had to send him to the outfield.
**[17:13] Ch**
The first-year slugger who shattered
his heart with one swing
**[17:17] Ch**
is something to fear.
**[17:19] Ch**
And so is the coach who gave
the cleanup to the three first-years
**[17:24] Ch**
who've never played a game so far.
**[17:28] YC**
Hey, Raichi.
**[17:30] YC**
Don't eat bananas whenever you have time.
**[17:33] YC**
If you hit another homer,
I'll let you eat tonkatsu.
**[17:39] Ra**
*T-Tonkatsu?*
**[17:43] Ra**
Wh-Where do we have the money
to buy something so expensive?
**[17:47] YC**
Don't say that.
**[17:49] YC**
Either way, we won't have dinner if we lose.
**[17:53] YC**
I might get fired here.
**[17:57] Ra**
This is all thanks to your stupid debt.
**[18:01] Ra**
Feed me at least, you stupid dad!
**[18:04] YC**
Are you going through the terrible teens?
**[18:06] Ra**
I've been going through it!
**[18:08] Y1**
Not another fight!
**[18:10] YM**
We're in the middle of a game!
**[18:12] Y2**
Stop, Raichi!
**[18:14] Ku**
Are you serious?
**[18:16] Ku**
The coach and a player
are fighting in the dugout.
**[18:19] Ry**
Is this okay?
**[18:21] Ku**
What kind of team is this?
**[18:24] Sa**
How dare he do that to the team's boss!
**[18:28] Sa**
I'll teach him a thing
or two about respect!
**[18:29] Ku**
Like you're one to talk!
**[18:32] Is**
I can't believe they're struggling
against such a stupid team.
**[18:35] Is**
Hurry up and finish it!
**[18:38] Ch**
No.
**[18:40] Ch**
Ichidai is leading,
but Yakushi has the momentum.
**[18:45] Ch**
If they keep going until the end,
who knows what could happen?
**[18:50] Ch**
To make this game a sure thing
for Ichidai, he has to...
**[18:59] Y1**
Yeah! Just two more!
**[19:01] Y2**
Nice batting, Fukuda!
**[19:03] Y3**
Let's keep going!
**[19:06] C1**
Hey, is Ichidai okay?
**[19:09] C2**
They scored so much, but they could lose.
**[19:13] YC**
Yeah, keep hitting.
**[19:15] YC**
If you don't hit, you're gonna lose.
**[19:19] I1**
Second!
**[19:22] I2**
Double play!
**[19:25] I3**
Captain Omae!
**[19:27] Om**
We're the ones leading!
**[19:28] Om**
Let's keep this up until the end!
**[19:33] YM**
Another double play.
**[19:36] YM**
It's because you don't bunt.
**[19:37] YC**
Shut up, stupid.
**[19:39] IC**
*You're so reliable, Omae boy.*
**[19:42] IC**
* With someone like you*
* to lead the team,*
**[19:44] IC**
*I have no worries.*
**[19:47] IC**
*Now, just...*
**[19:49] IC**
*Manaka boy, you need to come back.*
**[19:58] I1**
*Damn, they just love to swing.*
**[20:01] I1**
*They swing at anything I throw at them.*
**[20:04] Ma**
Misaki.
**[20:09] Ma**
If they're so eager to hit, let them.
**[20:14] Ma**
We have reliable fielders.
**[20:17] Ma**
You just have to do your own pitching.
**[20:21] I1**
Manaka-san...
**[20:23] Ma**
Though I guess I'm not very convincing
after what happened.
**[20:27] I1**
Not at all.
**[20:29] Ma**
I caused you guys trouble again.
**[20:32] Ma**
I'm sorry.
**[20:36] Ma**
But we're in this together as one.
**[20:40] Ma**
We're going to nationals again.
**[20:43] Ma**
With every single one of us here.
**[20:48] Om**
*Manaka.*
**[20:51] I1**
*Manaka-san.*
**[20:54] IC**
*Manaka boy.*
***SIGN*** Bottom of the seventh, Ichidai has called for a change in players.
***SIGN*** Right fielder Manaka-kun will now be the pitcher,
***SIGN*** and Tagawa-kun will be going into right field.
**[21:18] Sa**
He's back on the mound?
**[21:21] Mi**
Of course he is.
**[21:22] Mi**
Manaka-san is the ace of Ichidai.
**[21:25] Ch**
If he can't make a comeback here,
**[21:28] Ch**
the team can't go anywhere.
**[21:31] Ch**
That's how important...
**[21:33] Ch**
...the ace of a team is.
**[21:56] Ta**
*Kacchan.*
**[22:00] Sa**
*The ace.*
**[23:36] Mi**
Manaka-san is back on the mound.
**[23:38] Ma**
We don't have time to stop here!
**[23:42] IC**
Go smash their stupid pride
as the champion, Raichi.
**[23:47] Ra**
I can't stop shaking!
**[23:49] Sa**
The Ichida-Yakushi game
is finally coming to a close!
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Summers.
***SIGN*** Summers
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Ehehehe