32 - Hunger

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SIGN    May 17th
    Seido Practice Field B
SIGN    Hyakuta
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Batting Fourth, Third Baseman
     Satoru Furuya
[00:21] _Umpire
    Foul!
[00:22] @int_Furuya
    Not that time, either...
[00:24] @int_Furuya
    The ball doesn't come my way.
[00:28] _Umpire
    Foul!
[00:29] @int_Furuya
    But it still might.
[00:32] @int_Furuya
    He could hit it my way anytime,
[00:36] @int_Furuya
    and I need to be ready
    to get the sure out.
[00:39] @int_Furuya
    This is how it feels when you're not
    on the mound or in the outfield.
[00:42] @int_Furuya
    This is how a third baseman feels.
[00:46] @Okumura
    Second!
[00:48] @Seto
    Two outs! Nice pitch, Kukki!
[00:51] Kukki
    Thanks! Nice play, second!
[00:52] @int_Furuya
    I didn't even get that out,
    but I feel tired somehow.
[00:58] @Kanemaru
    Furuya's way too stiff.
[01:01] @Kanemaru
    He won't be able to field
    any grounders that come to him.
[01:04] @int_Miyuki
    They're throwing more outside
    pitches to the righties.
[01:07] @int_Miyuki
    It looks like he's trying
    to avoid the ball going to third.
[02:48] _Umpire
    Out!
[02:49] _Player
    Yeah!
[02:50] @Seto
    Nice pitch, Kukki!
[02:52] _Player
    Nice pitch!
[02:53] Kukki
    Nice, Seto!
[02:55] Tojo
    That was a good slider.
[02:57] @Kuramochi
    Seto's looking sharp out there.
[03:00] @Kominato
    Yes.
[03:01] @Kominato
    His feet are always moving.
[03:04] @int_Furuya
    It didn't come my way again.
[03:06] @int_Furuya
    I don't know if that's good,
    or if I want it to come to me.
[03:14] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    We'll defend third base today, too!
[03:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
    S-Sure.
[03:19] @int_Kanemaru
    There's been a lot of guys
    playing third base lately.
[03:23] @int_Kanemaru
    I don't want them thinking
    it's a position anyone can defend.
[03:33] _Sign
    G
    r
    r
    r
[03:36] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Sounds like fun.
[03:39] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    But if you don't hurry,
    it'll be summer before you know it.
[03:42] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    The prelims will start.
[03:44] _Sign
    ° His impression
[03:46] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I don't think you have the time
    to be mouthing off to the coach.
[03:52] _Sign
    ° His impression
[03:53] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    That's how the cap is, young Okumura!
[03:56] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Doesn't he make you wanna
    beat him good? Good luck!
[03:59] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I'll end up retiring, you know?
[04:06] Kariba
    You're up next, Okumura.
[04:09] Kariba
    We haven't scored since the second inning.
[04:11] Kariba
    Get out there and make something happen.
[04:14] @Seto
    Kariba-senpai...
[04:16] @Okumura
    Yes, sir. I plan to.
[04:19] _Player
    Let's make this the inning, Okumura!
[04:21] _Player
    Make sure I get up to bat!
[04:23] _Player
    I'll be sure to get you home!
[04:24] _Player
    Let's go! Let's go!
[04:27] @int_Okumura
    I know what it means to play in games
    instead of the older players.
[04:34] @int_Okumura
    But...
[04:35] @int_Okumura
    It doesn't mean anything once I'm out here.
[04:39] @int_Okumura
    If I'm going to be in the games,
[04:43] @int_Okumura
    I want to show what I can do!
[04:44] @Seto
    Yeah! That's it, Koshu!
[04:47] _Player
    How does he hit so well?
[04:49] _Player
    He's incredible.
[04:51] @Ochiai
    He always stays so calm under pressure.
[05:04] @Miyuki
    It's about time for us to get ready.
[05:06] @Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Seido Practice Field A
SIGN    Kume High – Seido
    (Chiba) (West Tokyo)
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Kume
SIGN    Bottom of the Sixth
SIGN    2 Balls 2 Strikes
    1 Out
SIGN    Runner on Second
[05:38] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[05:40] _All
    Yeah!
[05:42] @int_Yui
    Number 11, the splitter.
[05:46] @int_Yui
    He called for it here?!
[05:48] Maezono
    Okay! Nice pitch!
[05:50] @Kominato
    Two outs! Nice pitch, Eijun-kun!
[05:53] @Kuramochi
    Two outs!
[05:55] @int_Sawamura
    I nailed it!
[05:57] Yamaguchi
    Two outs!
[05:58] Aso
    Nice pitch, Sawamura!
[06:00] Tojo
    One more!
[06:01] @int_Kataoka
    Pitching, hitting, defending, running...
[06:02] @Kanemaru
    Finish 'em off!
[06:05] _Sign
    Satoru Furuya
[06:05] _Sign
    Baseball Journal
[06:06] @int_Kataoka
    Repeating those four actions every day
    is the foundation of baseball.
[06:13] @int_Kataoka
    As long as we play baseball,
    this foundation must never be neglected,
[06:19] @int_Kataoka
    no matter how great your aspirations may be.
[06:25] @int_Kataoka
    Each player may walk their own path,
[06:29] @int_Kataoka
    but the team as a whole shares the same goal.
[06:34] @int_Kataoka
    I'm not looking for anything special.
[06:39] @int_Kataoka
    You just focus on doing what you need to,
    every day, and it'll come to you.
[06:46] @int_Kataoka
    That will get you closer
    to being the best in Japan.
[06:58] @int_Kataoka
    I'll ask again:
[07:02] @int_Kataoka
    What kind of pitcher
    do you think the best in Japan is?
[07:16] _Sign
    Spring Kanto Regional High School Baseball Tournament
[07:22] Todoroki
    It's huge!
SIGN    May 18th
    Yamanashi
SIGN    Fuji Hokuroku Stadium
[07:23] Todoroki
    Mt. Fuji is huge!
SIGN    Kanto Tournament, Round 2
    Yakushi – Urashima Academy
    (West Tokyo) (Saitama)
[07:33] int_Todoroki
    Bring it! Bring it!
[07:36] int_Todoroki
    Bring it!
[07:40] Todoroki
    Fly all the way to the peak!
[07:46] Sanada
    Wow, an extra-large home run!
[07:50] int_Coach
    He's swinging the way he did last year!
[07:54] int_Coach
    Looking good, Raichi!
[07:56] int_Coach
    Is Mt. Fuji powering you up?
[08:01] Narrator
    Following Raichi Todoroki's home run,
[08:04] Narrator
    the Yakushi lineup exploded.
[08:07] Narrator
    On the mound, their ace Sanada
    made his presence felt
[08:11] Narrator
    by not giving any ground
    to the Urashima batters.
[08:16] Narrator
    Yakushi led by nine runs in the fourth,
    and the game looked like it would be called.
SIGN    Yakushi
SIGN    Urashima
[08:21] Narrator
    As it was a five-day tournament,
[08:24] Narrator
    and the team had experienced
    several injuries...
[08:28] _All
    Yeah!
[08:29] Narrator
    they decided to play all of their
    first-years for the second half.
[08:33] Narrator
    But...
[08:37] Narrator
    It was a grave error.
[08:40] Narrator
    Errors caused a chain reaction.
[08:44] Narrator
    In the later innings, Urashima tied the game.
SIGN    Yakushi
SIGN    Urashima
[08:47] Narrator
    After a Yakushi rally,
    Urashima again caught up
[08:50] Narrator
    and the game entered the
    ninth inning tied at eleven.
[08:54] Narrator
    Ultimately, it ended in a walk-off loss.
[08:58] _Coach
    Damn you, Mt. Fuji!
SIGN    San'nichi YBS Baseball Stadium
SIGN    Kanto Tournament, Round 2
    Ichidai Third High – Chidai Tomatsu
    (West Tokyo) (Chiba)
[09:10] _Fan
    Kosei Amahisa's on fire.
[09:12] _Fan
    Look at that break.
[09:13] _Fan
    How has a pitcher like that
    never been to Koshien Stadium?
[09:16] _Fan
    I heard he's inconsistent, but if he
    throws like that, no one will get a hit!
[09:22] _Sign
    Ichidai Third
[09:22] _Sign
    Tomatsu
[09:22] Narrator
    Ichidai Third High used their first-year
    pitcher Tadashi Terui in this game.
SIGN    Tadashi Terui (first-year)
[09:33] Narrator
    In sharp contrast to Yakushi,
    their first-years performed well.
[09:38] _Coach
    These players all developed their
    arms in the boys' league.
[09:43] _Coach
    They'll be carrying the team
    in the near future.
[09:48] Amahisa
    You're pretty relaxed for your first start.
[09:51] Amahisa
    Are you really a first-year?
[09:53] Amahisa
    You've got a rugged face, too.
[09:57] Terui
    Is that supposed to be a compliment,
    Amahisa-senpai?
[10:01] Amahisa
    Um, yeah.
[10:03] Terui
    I hate being messed with.
[10:06] Amahisa
    You've got a really great physique.
[10:08] Amahisa
    You could be a wrestler instead.
[10:10] Amahisa
    You'd be a great heel.
    You've got a rugged face.
[10:14] Terui
    Is that a compliment?
[10:15] Amahisa
    Yes, of course! How much more can I say?
[10:19] Narrator
    Ichidai Third High defeated Tomatsu High
    School and advanced to the third round.
SIGN    May 19th
SIGN    Kanto Tournament, Round 3
    Inashiro Industrial – Hokushin Academy
    (West Tokyo) (Tochigi)
[10:33] Narumiya
    There's that blooper hit!
[10:35] Narumiya
    Way to go, Itsuki!
[10:38] Narrator
    Having defeated ace Takanashi
    from Hanasaki Tokumaru,
[10:41] Narrator
    a powerhouse from Saitama,
    in the second round,
[10:45] Narrator
    Mei Narumiya is sitting out this game.
[10:47] _Sign
    Inashiro
[10:47] _Sign
    Hokushin
[10:48] Narrator
    The batters supported the
    staring pitcher Hirano well.
[10:53] Narrator
    Then, in the sixth inning,
[10:55] Narrator
    Inashiro Industrial put a first-year pitcher
    on the mound for the first time this spring.
[11:03] Narumiya
    The first time I pitched as a
    first-year was in the summer.
[11:07] Narumiya
    He's getting to pitch a
    month and a half before I did.
[11:10] _Coach
    We didn't play in
    the Kanto Tournament that year.
[11:13] Narumiya
    I don't care!
[11:19] Narrator
    Shinji Akamatsu's name rang out
    across the Kanto region that day.
SIGN    Shinji Akamatsu (first-year)
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[11:26] @Kuramochi
    Are you serious?! They shut out
    Hokushin without Narumiya?!
[11:30] Watanabe
    Yeah, both teams were hitting
    in the early innings,
[11:33] Watanabe
    but their starter Hirano took
    control in the third inning.
[11:36] Aso
    Yamaoka has been hitting a lot.
[11:38] Ono
    Two days in a row.
[11:40] Watanabe
    First-year Akamatsu came in
    for the sixth inning.
[11:43] Watanabe
    He smiled the whole time he was
    facing Hokushin's batters.
[11:47] Watanabe
    He was so relaxed, I couldn't
    believe it was his first game.
[11:52] Watanabe
    The amazing part was him getting six Ks
    in a row from one out in the sixth.
[11:57] Aso
    Six in a row?
[11:59] Seki
    Yeah! Just like Furuya last year!
[12:01] @Miyuki
    Do you remember?
[12:03] @Sawamura
    Damn it!
[12:04] @Kominato
    Eijun-kun, leave the past behind.
[12:07] Watanabe
    He was pitching close to 140 km/h.
[12:10] @Sawamura
    Close to 140 km/h?! A first-year?!
[12:13] @Kominato
    Reacting to everything, huh?
[12:14] Watanabe
    What really gave the batters trouble was
    his height coupled with a lethal 12-6 curve.
[12:24] Watanabe
    At first, it looks like a meatball,
    then falls dramatically near the plate.
[12:30] Watanabe
    Several batters were so surprised,
    they couldn't even swing.
[12:34] Watanabe
    It might break in a unique way.
[12:38] Watanabe
    They have their left-handed
    unstoppable ace, Mei Narumiya,
[12:41] Watanabe
    and the stable right-handed
    pitching of Hirano.
[12:44] Watanabe
    There are some other fielders who can pitch,
[12:48] Watanabe
    but among them, right-hander
    Shinji Akamatsu is tall and talented.
[12:53] Watanabe
    He'll be a powerful force for Inashiro.
[12:58] @int_Yui
    I played him in middle school.
    He must've hit a growth spurt.
[13:02] @int_Asada
    A curveball...
[13:04] @Seto
    Akamatsu always liked to throw
    that 12-6 curveball.
[13:07] @Seto
    Now that he's taller,
    its trajectory might've changed.
[13:11] @int_Okumura
    First string...
[13:14] @Seto
    Yeah, we can't be outdone.
[13:19] Maezono
    No matter how good their
    first-year pitcher is,
[13:21] Maezono
    Narumiya's still their guy!
[13:24] Maezono
    If we can't hit his pitches, we'll never win.
[13:29] Maezono
    Okay, I'll use the cage today!
[13:32] @Kominato
    Zono-san, mind if I join you?
[13:33] Shirasu
    I'm coming, too!
[13:34] Maezono
    Are you coming, Aso?
[13:35] Aso
    Pipe down!
[13:36] Maezono
    You what?!
[13:37] Aso
    You what?!
[13:38] @Kuramochi
    You two are fighting again?
[13:40] @Miyuki
    Amahisa and Mei will probably
    both pitch tomorrow.
[13:42] Watanabe
    Yeah, I'll be watching closely.
[13:45] @Kuramochi
    Third High beat Yamamori
    Academy without Amahisa.
[13:49] @Kuramochi
    Yakushi lost, but the other
    teams are doing well.
[13:54] @Miyuki
    Yeah, but the summer is what counts.
[13:57] @Miyuki
    Furuya's making his return as a pitcher for
    the second-string tune-up game this weekend.
[14:03] @Miyuki
    We have to see what else we
    can do to get the team ready.
[14:09] @Kuramochi
    Yeah.
[14:11] Watanabe
    You're going off to
    represent Tokyo, Miyuki.
[14:13] _Sign
    Don't take things that don't belong to you!
    Remember that we're a team!
    We must defend this title!!
[14:14] @Miyuki
    I just wish it wasn't
    at this critical moment.
[14:17] @Kuramochi
    You're still going to enjoy it!
[14:19] @Miyuki
    Since I'm going, I might as well.
[14:20] @Kuramochi
    You jerk!
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
SIGN    May 20th
[14:24] _Player
    What? Third High lost?
[14:26] _Player
    Hakuryu overtook them after
    they Amahisa left the mound.
[14:26] _Sign
    
    Kanto Tournament Day 4 Game 1
    Inashiro Industrial 8 – 2 Kokai U Sagara
    Kanto Tournament Day 4 Game 2
    Hakuryu 3 – 2 Ichidai Third High
[14:28] _Player
    So the final will be...
[14:30] _Player
    Inashiro and Hakuryu.
[14:31] _Player
    I wanna see Mima take on Narumiya!
[14:48] @Miyuki
    Now, from the stretch!
[14:50] Ota
    He's looking rather good.
[14:52] @Ochiai
    Yes.
[14:53] @Ochiai
    He seems to be transferring
    power up from his lower body.
[14:58] @Ochiai
    I hope he can maintain that form in games.
[15:04] @Miyuki
    Splitter!
[15:09] @Miyuki
    Okay, nice pitch!
[15:13] @Miyuki
    Looking good. You're less stiff now.
[15:16] @Kataoka
    How's your back?
[15:17] @Furuya
    It's fine.
[15:18] @Miyuki
    It's your first game in two weeks.
[15:20] @Miyuki
    You probably won't pitch very many innings,
[15:23] @Miyuki
    but try a few things so
    you can get a feel for it.
[15:26] @Furuya
    I'll do all I can.
[15:30] @Ochiai
    I wonder how it'll go.
[15:33] Ono
    Nori, last pitch!
[15:51] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Furuya will start the Saturday
    game against Kodoge.
[15:55] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You'll be starting as catcher, Okumura.
[16:02] @fbint_Seto
    It's a second-string game, but Koshu's
    going to catch for Furuya-san!
[16:05] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    See how he's doing and decide
    how many innings he should pitch.
[16:09] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
    Understood.
[16:14] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You made the coach mad and passed up
    your chance to be on the first string.
[16:21] @int_Okumura
    I thought I was gonna lose my starting spot.
[16:24] @Sawamura
    Nabe-san, can I use the video equipment?
[16:27] Watanabe
    You're gonna watch it again?
[16:28] @Sawamura
    Yes! I wanna take the mound
    in a positive frame of mind!
[16:31] Watanabe
    It's becoming a pre-game ritual for you.
[16:34] @Miyuki
    We're gonna have a thorough meeting
    before the game Saturday.
[16:38] @Miyuki
    Hino High School isn't a
    team to mess around with!
[16:40] @Sawamura
    I know!
[16:41] @Sawamura
    I just wanna get in the zone first!
[16:44] @Kanemaru
    He's gonna watch the video again?
[16:46] Tojo
    The Hakuryu game?
[16:46] Tojo
    It's probably his good-luck ritual.
    They just beat Third High, too.
[16:51] Tojo
    He pitched against them and won.
[16:53] Tojo
    That's pretty huge.
[16:55] @int_Kanemaru
    Honestly, he really broke out with that game.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
SIGN    May 21st
[17:10] Announcer
    We're in the last stretch of
    the Kanto Tournament final!
[17:13] _Sign
    Hakuryu
[17:13] _Sign
    Inashiro
[17:13] Announcer
    It's the top of the ninth,
    and Hakuryu is within two runs of Inashiro!
[17:16] Announcer
    A runner on first,
    and three-hole Soichiro Mima at the plate!
[17:21] Announcer
    On the mound is Mei Narumiya,
    who came in in the eighth!
[17:29] _Umpire
    Foul!
[17:31] Announcer
    He gets a piece of a difficult pitch!
[17:33] Announcer
    They're down by just two runs!
[17:34] Announcer
    A home run could tie the game!
[17:39] Announcer
    The count is 3–2.
[17:41] Announcer
    Can the Inashiro battery take him down?
[17:43] Announcer
    Can Hakuryu High School
    keep the game alive?
[18:17] Announcer
    Strike three!
[18:19] Announcer
    Mima's bat misses completely!
[18:21] Announcer
    The Inashiro battery chose to end
    with their incredible changeup!
[18:28] Tadano
    Mei-san!
[18:35] Narumiya
    This was just Kanto.
[18:37] Narumiya
    Save it for the national championship, idiot.
[18:43] Announcer
    Unable to rally, Hakuryu loses 5–3.
[18:46] Announcer
    The Spring Kanto Tournament has been won
    by Inashiro Industrial, led by Mei Narumiya!
[18:55] Maezono
    They won the Tokyo Tournament and
    now the Kanto Tournament, too.
[18:59] @Kuramochi
    Did you see how far that last changeup sank?
[19:03] @Kuramochi
    It was practically a screwball.
[19:05] Watanabe
    Even Mima couldn't make contect.
[19:08] Watanabe
    He may have improved his grip some.
[19:12] @Kuramochi
    That monster's getting even better.
[19:18] @int_Sawamura
    Improved...
[19:22] @int_Miyuki
    You don't feel like you've really lost
    after just one at-bat against him.
[19:26] @int_Miyuki
    I'll text him later.
[19:31] Maezono
    Hey, Mogami! You coming?
[19:34] Mogami
    I'm still too full to move.
[19:37] Mogami
    I have some other stuff to do, too. Sorry.
[19:40] Maezono
    I see. Eating is like training for first-years.
[19:44] Maezono
    I'll ask again next time.
[19:45] Mogami
    Yes, sir!
[19:56] Mogami
    The whole place to myself!
[19:58] Mogami
    Freedom is so nice!
[20:03] @Kominato
    Oh, I forgot something.
[20:04] @Kominato
    You can lay back down.
[20:06] @Kominato
    You don't get to relax very often,
    rooming with two upperclassmen.
[20:07] _Sign
    C
    r
    a
    p
    .
    .
    .
[20:10] @Kominato
    Once you get used to the meals, you can
    come watch our individual practice.
[20:15] @Kominato
    Seeing how everyone approaches
    practice can help you, too.
[20:22] @Kominato
    The third-years will be gone soon. All too soon.
[20:31] @Kominato
    Okay, see you later.
[20:36] int_Mogami
    Kominato-senpai was unusually candid.
[20:41] int_Mogami
    Is he opening up to me?
[20:44] int_Mogami
    Does he want to be friends?
[20:46] int_Mogami
    Does he have expectations from me?!
[20:49] Mogami
    Wait, Kominato-senpai!
[20:51] Mogami
    I'm going, too!
[20:53] Mogami
    I want to learn from you two!
[20:55] @Kominato
    You don't need to push yourself.
[20:57] @Kominato
    Your stomach hurts, doesn't it?
[20:58] Mogami
    No, I only had two bowls today.
[21:03] @Kominato
    So you've been skipping?
[21:04] Mogami
    Oops...
[21:05] @Kominato
    That won't do.
[21:13] _Sign
    Inbox
    Soichiro Mima
    Re: Congrats on Second Place
    I'm not pleased in the least. Did you think I'd be happy?
[21:13] @int_Miyuki
    Congrats on second place!
[21:15] int_Mima
    I'm not pleased in the least.
[21:16] int_Mima
    Did you think I'd be happy?
[21:20] int_Mima
    I'm more worried about your team.
[21:23] int_Mima
    Kosei Amahisa and Mei Narumiya
    are both draft candidates.
[21:27] int_Mima
    Can your lineup really hit them?
[21:47] @int_Asada
    Is he watching the Hakuryu game again?
[21:49] @int_Asada
    He seems to be doing well.
[21:51] @int_Asada
    He probably can't wait till the game.
SIGN    "Hunger"
[22:17] @Sawamura
    "Hunger."
[23:50] @Sawamura
    Nice pitch, Furuya!
[23:51] ---
    Way to force it through!
[23:52] ---
    Good job catching it, Okumura!
[23:54] ---
    Keep pushing just like that!
[23:56] ---
    Force it... I don't like that.
[23:58] ---
    So you're looking down on us.
[24:02] ---
    I hate to admit it, but I can't get there yet.
[24:05] ---
    It's second nature for those two.
[24:08] ---
    Beyond that is always... I don't want to lose!
[24:12] ---
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II: "Heat Transfer."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Heat Transfer"
[24:16] ---
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Illustration / Yuji Terajima