# 33 - Heat Transfer
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***SIGN*** May 24th, Saturday
***SIGN*** Seido – Hino
(West Tokyo) (West Tokyo)
**[00:09] @Kuramochi**
Have him hit one my way, Sawamura!
**[00:14] _Player**
Lookin' good, Sawamura!
**[00:19] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[00:21] _Player**
So that's Seido's Sawamura.
**[00:23] _Player**
Was that a two-seamer?
**[00:25] _Player**
That sank like crazy!
**[00:26] _Player**
How fast was that going?
**[00:28] _Player**
I don't think you can call that
a natural break anymore!
**[00:31] _Player**
It started pretty high, too.
**[00:32] _Player**
Man, coming up with a plan to
attack Furuya was tough enough!
**[00:36] _Player**
We definitely can't ignore
a pitcher like this guy.
***SIGN*** Hino
***SIGN*** Seido
**[02:13] @int_Miyuki**
*Number 2's looking good today.*
***SIGN*** S
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**[02:15] @int_Miyuki**
* Number 11 doesn't work if*
* it catches on his finger.*
***SIGN*** S
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**[02:20] @int_Miyuki**
* The numbers break differently*
* depending on the day.*
**[02:24] @int_Miyuki**
*It makes them fun, but also annoying.*
**[02:30] @int_Miyuki**
*We also have this lifeline...*
**[02:32] @int_Miyuki**
*His fastball!*
**[02:35] @int_Miyuki**
*Inside or outside...*
**[02:39] @int_Miyuki**
* He can throw it with deadly accuracy,*
* giving us plenty of options.*
**[02:43] Ota**
Two strikes with two pitches!
**[02:45] Ota**
He isn't wasting a single one!
**[02:47] int_Sachiko**
*He had 38 pitches in five innings.*
**[02:51] @int_Ochiai**
* His ERA against the*
* powerhouse schools Hakuryu,*
**[02:54] @int_Ochiai**
*Naruta Industrial, and Kume was 1.17.*
**[02:59] @int_Ochiai**
*His adaptability in tough situations,*
**[03:02] @int_Ochiai**
*and his ability to focus on every pitch...*
**[03:06] @int_Ochiai**
*The more he faces strong teams,*
**[03:08] @int_Ochiai**
*the more polished his pitching becomes.*
**[03:13] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[03:16] Maezono**
Yeah!
**[03:17] @int_Ochiai**
* It's like he transfers his*
* confidence into the ball.*
**[03:20] @int_Ochiai**
*What a pleasant surprise.*
**[03:24] @int_Ochiai**
*While Furuya is in a slump,*
**[03:26] @int_Ochiai**
*Sawamura has shown incredible growth.*
**[03:33] @int_Sawamura**
*It's not enough.*
**[03:36] @int_Sawamura**
*It's still not enough.*
**[03:39] @int_Sawamura**
*I want to pitch.*
**[03:43] @int_Sawamura**
*I want to pitch more.*
**[03:46] @int_Sawamura**
*I want to pitch more against ace pitchers.*
**[03:56] @Okumura**
It's your first time pitching
in an actual game in a while.
**[03:59] @Okumura**
Will you lean on your fastballs to start?
**[04:02] @Okumura**
If you can keep them in the strike zone,
they won't be able to hit them.
**[04:08] @Furuya**
I have trouble holding myself back.
**[04:12] @Okumura**
Yes, sir. I believe I understand.
**[04:17] @Furuya**
As for Eijun...
**[04:19] @Furuya**
He's been an inspiration for me.
**[04:23] @Furuya**
I've seen how hard he's worked.
**[04:26] @Furuya**
I told him he had pitched well after
the Hakuryu game, and I meant it.
**[04:32] @Furuya**
He brightens the team.
**[04:34] @Furuya**
He's awash with aspirations.
**[04:37] @Furuya**
The team needed a pitcher like him.
**[04:43] @Furuya**
But I don't want to be second best
when I'm on the mound.
**[04:49] @Furuya**
That's always been my approach,
and I can't change it now.
**[04:56] @Furuya**
It may cause trouble for you
and the rest of the team...
**[05:00] @Okumura**
The same goes for me.
**[05:02] @Okumura**
I don't want to be second best
to anyone else, either.
**[05:10] @Okumura**
Throw it down the middle early on,
even if they get some hits.
**[05:13] @Okumura**
If we get ahead in the count,
I'll give the sign for a breaking ball.
**[05:18] @Okumura**
Let's decide what to do
once we've seen how you're doing.
**[05:21] @Okumura**
Give me the signature Satoru Furuya
pitches you threw in the bullpen.
**[05:28] @Okumura**
I'll help you!
**[05:34] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[05:36] @Sawamura**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Innings 7 Pitches 78
Hits Allowed 3 Walk(s) 1
Strikeouts 6 Runs allowed 0
***SIGN*** Hino
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Top of the Ninth
Two Outs,
Runners on Second and Third
**[05:43] @Sawamura**
Two outs!
**[05:44] @Kanemaru**
Two outs!
**[05:47] @int_Miyuki**
* We have a sizable lead, but they've scored*
* once and have runners in scoring position.*
**[05:51] @int_Miyuki**
*Can he swing his arm through all the way?*
**[05:53] @Sawamura**
Finish them off, Tojo!
**[05:55] @Kuramochi**
Be aggressive!
**[05:57] @int_Miyuki**
*Does he have the instincts of a pitcher?*
**[06:02] @int_Miyuki**
*He swung his arm through.*
**[06:07] @Sawamura**
Yeah, that's fourteen wins in a row!
**[06:10] @Kanemaru**
Nice pitch, Tojo!
**[06:12] @Sawamura**
Nice pitch!
**[06:14] _Fan**
Hideaki Tojo.
**[06:16] _Fan**
Another pitcher we have to keep an eye on?
**[06:19] _Fan**
They beat Hino handily without Furuya!
**[06:19] _Sign**
Hino
Seido
**[06:19] _Sign**
Win Sawamura – Tojo Loss Kita – Mochizuki – Nishida
**[06:22] _Fan**
Seido's on a roll!
**[06:24] _All**
Thank you!
***SIGN*** Seido Practice Field B
***SIGN*** Seido – Kotoge
(West Tokyo) (East Tokyo)
**[06:28] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[06:31] _Fan**
He's pitching over there! Satoru Furuya!
**[06:35] _Fan**
What's he doing pitching
in a second-string game?
**[06:38] @int_Okumura**
* His pitches are high, but the ball's*
* momentum is getting swings and misses.*
**[06:44] Haruno**
*That's one out.*
**[06:46] @int_Ochiai**
*He's pitching high.*
**[06:48] @int_Okumura**
* It's his first time on*
* the mound in two weeks.*
**[06:51] @int_Okumura**
*We got the first out we needed.*
**[06:55] @int_Okumura**
* I can set up in the middle and rely on*
* his pace to get us through this inning.*
**[07:04] @int_Okumura**
Excuse me. Timeout, please.
**[07:08] @Okumura**
What's the matter? Having trouble pitching?
**[07:11] @Furuya**
No, that's not it.
**[07:14] @Furuya**
I get the feeling this team will swing
on borderline pitches.
**[07:18] @Furuya**
Could you set up outside
instead of the middle?
**[07:24] @Furuya**
I want to focus on technique as
much as results for this game.
**[07:30] @int_Ochiai**
*This is just the second batter, you know?*
**[07:33] @Okumura**
Understood. Let's go for outside pitches.
**[07:39] @int_Okumura**
* He may still be getting back up to speed,*
* but I shouldn't have set up down the middle.*
**[07:44] @int_Okumura**
*That was an insult to him.*
**[07:47] @int_Okumura**
*He wears Seido's ace number.*
**[07:51] @int_Okumura**
* He's looking beyond this game,*
* at all the games to come.*
**[08:05] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
There is no shortcut to glory.
**[08:07] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
The team does not need plays that
mistake aggressiveness for arrogance.
**[08:12] @fbint_Kataoka**
* What kind of pitcher do you*
* think the best in Japan is?*
**[08:16] (Flashback) fb_Ono**
We aren't going to let you
play baseball by yourself.
**[08:20] (Flashback) fb_Maezono**
None of us is satisfied with
how we did in the spring!
**[08:23] (Flashback) fb_Maezono**
Don't go blaming everything on yourself!
**[08:27] @int_Furuya**
* It's not about what I*
* want or don't want.*
**[08:31] (Flashback) fb_Kawakami**
No matter what situation he lands in,
**[08:33] (Flashback) fb_Kawakami**
he pitches his best.
**[08:35] (Flashback) fb_Kawakami**
I prepare myself so I can do that, too.
**[08:38] @int_Furuya**
*It's all about winning.*
**[08:42] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
I'm gonna steal
**[08:45] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
that ace number from you.
**[08:47] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
If you want to pitch, come see me.
**[08:51] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
I'm not satisfied at all!
**[08:53] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
We can't let him outshine us like this.
**[08:59] @int_Furuya**
*That's why...*
**[09:02] @int_Furuya**
*I want to be*
**[09:07] @int_Furuya**
*the best in Japan with this team!*
**[09:11] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[09:20] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[09:22] @Kuramochi**
No one can hit his outside pitches
when they're on target.
**[09:25] Maezono**
I'd hit it! I have to!
**[09:28] @int_Okumura**
*Two outs and no runners.*
**[09:30] @int_Okumura**
*The count is one ball, two strikes.*
**[09:33] @int_Okumura**
*His pitching has settled down.*
**[09:40] @int_Okumura**
*Please swing your arm through.*
**[09:43] @int_Okumura**
* Let's get the momentum of*
* the ball to make him swing.*
**[09:51] _Umpire**
Ball.
**[09:53] @Kanemaru**
Did he pinch the ball?
**[09:55] Tojo**
I think so.
**[09:57] @Miyuki**
It got caught on his finger.
**[10:00] Ono**
At that speed, it can be hard to catch
when it spins off to the side.
**[10:06] Ono**
It's his first time catching for Furuya.
**[10:08] Ono**
I'm not surprised it got by him.
**[10:13] @int_Okumura**
*We still have two pitches to work with.*
**[10:15] @int_Okumura**
*Let's see what we can do.*
**[10:18] @int_Okumura**
*Focus on height instead of trajectory.*
**[10:20] @int_Okumura**
*Just get it across the plate.*
**[10:24] @int_Miyuki**
*What do you have as a finish?*
**[10:35] _Fan**
Yeah, he swung!
**[10:37] _Fan**
But it bounced off the catcher!
**[10:41] _Fan**
Wow, three outs in a row!
**[10:43] _Fan**
That's an impressive start!
**[10:45] Kawakami**
He doesn't get rattled, huh?
**[10:46] Ono**
Yeah, and his throw to first was spot-on.
**[10:50] @Okumura**
I'm sorry. I'll catch the next one.
**[10:53] @Furuya**
We managed a three up, three down.
**[10:56] @Furuya**
I'll keep throwing
what you ask next inning.
**[11:02] @int_Seto**
* Koshu is still Koshu, no matter*
* who he's catching for.*
**[11:06] @int_Seto**
*He's incredible when it comes to baseball.*
**[11:10] @Kuramochi**
How would you hit that?
**[11:12] Maezono**
I wouldn't! Let it go and it's a ball!
**[11:15] @Miyuki**
I'm glad that he got a K on a splitter
instead of just using fastballs.
**[11:20] @Miyuki**
It will encourage Furuya and
give Okumura more options next inning.
**[11:26] @int_Miyuki**
*So he's not all talk.*
**[11:31] @int_Yui**
* He asked for the same pitch*
* that got by the first time?*
**[11:36] @Sawamura**
Nice pitch, Furuya!
**[11:37] @Sawamura**
Way to force it through!
**[11:39] @Sawamura**
Good job stopping it, Okumura!
**[11:41] @Sawamura**
Keep pushing just like that!
**[11:43] @Furuya**
Force it... I don't like that.
**[11:46] @Okumura**
So you're looking down on us.
**[11:51] Narrator**
*Furuya pitched for three innings this game.*
**[11:54] Narrator**
*He struck out six batters and walked one.*
**[11:57] _Sign**
Kotoge
Seido
**[11:57] _Sign**
Win Furuya – Tsuda – Kukki Loss Himura – Okubo
**[11:58] Narrator**
*He put on a decent show
for his return from injury.*
***SIGN*** Seido Practice Field A
Game 2 of double header
Seido – Shigeki
(West Tokyo) (Kanagawa)
***SIGN*** Starting Pitcher Kanada
***SIGN*** Catcher Ono
**[12:13] @Sawamura**
Yeah! Nice fielding, Kanadacchi!
**[12:16] _All**
One out!
**[12:18] _Fan**
They make it look easy,
**[12:20] _Fan**
but Seido can only do that
thanks to hours of work.
**[12:23] _Fan**
That kind of play can make the difference
in a close game.
**[12:31] int_Tanaka**
*I'm best on defense.*
**[12:34] int_Tanaka**
* That's how I want to*
* contribute to the team.*
**[12:37] int_Tanaka**
*Always ready, always prepared.*
**[12:41] int_Kishima**
* I'll avoid swinging at balls*
* and increase my OBP.*
**[12:45] int_Kishima**
*There are a lot of things I can do.*
**[12:48] int_Kishima**
* If I can play in a game,*
* I'll be sure to perform.*
**[12:51] int_Kishima**
*I want more chances!*
**[12:54] int_Yamaguchi**
*I'm ready anytime.*
**[12:57] int_Yamaguchi**
*I just need to be in a game.*
**[12:59] int_Yamaguchi**
*I want to play in a game.*
**[13:02] int_Yamaguchi**
* Once I'm in a game, I'll be just*
* as good as the starters.*
**[13:06] _Sign**
just as good
**[13:07] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
This is your field! Your game!
**[13:11] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Go show them how you play baseball!
**[13:14] (Flashback) fb_All**
Yeah!
**[13:17] (Flashback) fb_All**
We won't lose!
***SIGN*** May 25th Sunday
**[13:25] _Sign**
VS Hino 7 – 1 VS Shigeki 6 – 4
15 straight wins!!
**[13:28] Narrator**
*In the first game of the double-header,*
**[13:30] Narrator**
* Kawakami was the starting pitcher*
* against Kusakabe Kyohei.*
**[13:34] @Miyuki**
Nice pitch, Nori!
**[13:36] Maezono**
Two outs, Nori!
**[13:36] @Kuramochi**
Two outs!
**[13:37] @int_Miyuki**
*He's thrown 132 pitches in nine innings.*
**[13:41] @int_Miyuki**
* He must be tired, but it seems*
* to focus him even more.*
**[13:46] @int_Miyuki**
* Furuya and Sawamura's growth has left*
* him with fewer opportunities to play.*
**[13:52] @int_Miyuki**
* But when he does take the mound,*
* he still pitches with the same passion.*
**[13:58] @int_Miyuki**
*It might not mean much coming from me...*
**[14:03] @int_Miyuki**
*but you've become so reliable.*
**[14:08] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[14:11] Aso**
Lookin' good, Nori!
**[14:11] Ota**
Kawakami!
**[14:12] Seki**
Nice pitch, yeah!
**[14:14] @int_Miyuki**
*You are the ace for our generation, Nori!*
***SIGN*** Game 2 of Double Header
**[14:22] Narrator**
*In the second game of the double header,*
**[14:24] Narrator**
* Sawamura started and pitched*
* for three innings,*
**[14:27] Narrator**
*allowing one hit and no walks or runs.*
**[14:31] Narrator**
* With their cleanup leading the way*
* with a home run, the offense exploded.*
***SIGN*** Kyohei
***SIGN*** Seido
**[14:36] Narrator**
*In the two games they played that day,*
**[14:38] Narrator**
* Seido had twenty-four hits*
* and scored twenty-one runs.*
**[14:42] Narrator**
* Before leaving to represent Tokyo,*
* Captain Miyuki*
**[14:46] Narrator**
* extended their winning*
* streak to seventeen games.*
**[14:55] @Ochiai**
So this is the all-star roster.
**[14:58] @Ochiai**
Yakushi is sending their captain,
Hirahata, instead of Sanada.
**[15:02] @Ochiai**
Ichidai Third High is sending
their cleanup, Hoshida.
**[15:05] Takashima**
As expected, given the timing, a lot
of players withdrew from consideration.
**[15:10] @Ochiai**
The all-star team's captain
is Inui from Teito.
**[15:14] @Ochiai**
Are you disappointed?
**[15:15] @Miyuki**
No, that's a relief.
**[15:18] Takashima**
Each school sends at least one player,
mostly third-years.
**[15:21] Takashima**
Tokyo's all-star team
will consist of eighteen players.
**[15:25] Takashima**
Inashiro Industrial is sending Coach
Kunitomo and four of their players.
**[15:30] Takashima**
Joint practices will be held on
Inashiro's field, as well.
**[15:34] Takashima**
The team from America
**[15:36] Takashima**
has eighteen players from the
Wynd Youth Academy on the West Coast.
**[15:41] Takashima**
They're a team of high schoolers from
Los Angeles, rather than an all-American team.
**[15:47] Takashima**
A former Major Leaguer
has volunteered to coach them.
**[15:51] @Ochiai**
You can catch Narumiya's pitches
on his own home field.
**[15:56] @Ochiai**
That's the best kind of
scouting possible.
**[15:59] @Miyuki**
We're not sure how much
he'll show me, though.
**[16:03] @Ochiai**
Yes, that's true.
**[16:05] @Kataoka**
I'm very thankful to Kunitomo-san
for taking on this role
**[16:09] @Kataoka**
for goodwill between our countries
and to improve baseball in Tokyo.
**[16:14] @Kataoka**
It will be a great experience to be on
a team with players all your own age.
**[16:21] @Kataoka**
Be sure to show them what you
can do as a baseball player.
**[16:26] @Miyuki**
Yes, sir.
**[16:28] @Miyuki**
I'm a little hesitant to be away
from the team during this time,
**[16:31] @Miyuki**
but I will bring back something
that will be of use.
**[16:35] @Ochiai**
It's been a while since you had a
break from your captain duties, too.
**[16:38] @Miyuki**
Yes, sir.
**[16:39] @Ochiai**
Please just don't get injured.
**[16:42] @Kataoka**
Now, about the first-years who
are joining the first string...
**[16:50] Ota**
I'm back.
**[16:52] @Ochiai**
How was Furuya?
**[16:55] Ota**
He's fine.
**[16:56] Ota**
It's been two days since he pitched,
and he hasn't felt any discomfort.
**[16:59] Ota**
He'll keep having his massages,
**[17:01] Ota**
but Dr. Higuchi says
his recovery is excellent.
**[17:05] @Yui**
Welcome back.
**[17:06] @Yui**
How did it go?
**[17:07] @Furuya**
Everything's fine, I think.
**[17:10] @Furuya**
They're still limiting the
number of pitches I can throw,
**[17:13] _sign**
Do you wanna pitch?
**[17:13] @Furuya**
but they're letting me
rejoin pitching practice.
**[17:18] Ono**
I see. They say it's easy to re-aggravate
an injury right after you recover.
**[17:22] Ono**
Don't push yourself.
**[17:24] @Furuya**
I won't.
**[17:25] @Furuya**
I intend to keep following the lower body
workout Coach Ochiai made for me.
**[17:33] @Yui**
Furuya-san.
**[17:34] @Yui**
Would you please let me catch for you
the next time you're in the bullpen?
**[17:39] @Yui**
I'll switch out anytime you want me to.
**[17:41] @Yui**
But I want to try to get
used to your pitches.
**[17:47] @Furuya**
Yeah, I was going to ask you anyway.
**[17:51] @Furuya**
We'll have to do it in
a game sooner or later.
**[17:55] @Yui**
Yes, sir! Thank you!
**[17:57] @Furuya**
But I won't be throwing tomorrow.
**[17:59] Ono**
Furuya, let me catch, too.
**[18:02] Ono**
I want to know what to call,
**[18:04] Ono**
but I also want to help you
get stronger as a pitcher.
**[18:08] Ono**
That's how the whole catching staff feels.
**[18:16] Ono**
And of course, we don't want our streak
to snap while Miyuki's away.
**[18:27] @Seto**
The upperclassmen are always
swinging a bat somewhere.
**[18:31] @Seto**
It can be a pain to find enough space.
**[18:37] @Seto**
How were Furuya-san's pitches?
**[18:39] @Seto**
Exactly what you expected? Even better?
**[18:47] @Okumura**
I was scared.
**[18:50] @Okumura**
And not just by the speed of the ball.
**[18:52] @Okumura**
It was like he was hitting me with his
raw emotions and not holding back.
**[18:59] @Okumura**
Right at me.
**[19:01] @Seto**
*Koshu...?*
**[19:03] @Okumura**
Honestly, those three innings I spent catching for him took everything I had.
**[19:12] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
This isn't gonna be like warmups,
young Okumura.
**[19:20] @Okumura**
*So that's what comes naturally for those two.*
**[19:26] @Okumura**
*And the one they're looking at is always...*
**[19:36] @Okumura**
*I hate to admit it, but I can't get there yet.*
**[19:41] @Okumura**
*Not to the stratosphere these guys play on.*
**[19:47] @Okumura**
*Damn it.*
**[19:50] @Okumura**
*It's so frustrating being a first-year.*
**[19:56] @Okumura**
I don't want to be beaten.
**[20:09] Narrator**
* It was officially announced that*
* Furuya would rejoin the first string,*
**[20:12] Narrator**
* and that Okumura and Seto would*
* join the first string as well.*
**[20:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Now, about the first-years who
are joining the first string...
***SIGN*** The Previous Night
**[20:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
I have no qualms about Okumura's abilities,
but he still lacks maturity.
**[20:33] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
What do you think, seeing as
you're rooming with him?
**[20:36] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
He can be overly thorny,
but he has proper manners.
**[20:42] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
When I was a first-year, I mouthed off
and the upperclassmen didn't like me,
**[20:48] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
but being on the first
string taught me a lot.
**[20:51] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Throwing him into the deep end may help
him become aware of what's expected.
**[20:59] (Flashback) fb_Takashima**
So you knew you were mouthing off.
**[21:02] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai**
I can picture him sticking his tongue
out behind people's backs.
**[21:04] (Flashback) fb_Ota**
Yes! He was cheeky and mouthed off!
**[21:07] (Flashback) fb_Ota**
He had the upperclassmen
hot under the collar!
**[21:18] @Sawamura**
You're finally on the first string.
**[21:21] @Okumura**
It's only while Miyuki-senpai is away.
**[21:30] @Okumura**
Thank you for waiting.
**[21:33] @Okumura**
Please let me know any time
you need a catcher.
**[21:40] @Okumura**
Right now, even, if you like.
**[21:46] @Sawamura**
Sorry, but I'm not throwing today!
**[21:49] @Okumura**
Tomorrow, then.
**[21:50] @Sawamura**
Miyuki-senpai's catching for me tomorrow!
**[21:53] @Okumura**
Tomorrow.
**[21:53] @Sawamura**
I dunno!
**[21:54] @Okumura**
Let's do it tomorrow.
**[21:56] @Sawamura**
I don't think I get to decide!
**[21:57] @Okumura**
It's tomorrow.
**[21:58] @Sawamura**
I should really ask Miyuki-senpai!
**[21:58] @Yui**
Thank you!
**[22:00] @Okumura**
It will be tomorrow.
**[22:01] @Sawamura**
You want to catch for me that badly, eh?
***SIGN*** "Heat Transfer"
**[22:16] @Sawamura**
"Heat Transfer."
**[23:49] @Okumura**
Damn, I can feel the ball pushing my mitt.
**[23:51] @Okumura**
The speed and angle of each pitch are
different, like the ball is alive.
**[23:57] @Okumura**
This is the first string, the front line.
**[24:01] @Okumura**
I won't be shaken off so easily!
**[24:03] @Kuramochi**
Well, you can let us handle the team
**[24:06] @Kuramochi**
while you go and cause some mayhem.
**[24:09] @Kuramochi**
Just accept it.
**[24:10] _All**
Hurrah! Hurrah!
**[24:12] @Okumura**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*:
**[24:15] @Okumura**
"Competition."
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "Competition"
**[24:16] @Okumura**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Illustration / Yuji Terajima