# 38 - Fragile
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**[00:12] int_Harris**
No way!
**[00:14] int_Harris**
How is he so fast?!
**[00:17] _Fan**
There it is!
**[00:19] _Fan**
A second straight hit leads to a run,
like a bolt from the blue!
**[00:22] _Fan**
That's Inashiro's lead-off duo!
**[00:26] Owada**
Shirakawa-kun made it to second base, too.
**[00:29] Mine**
He hit the side-throw crossfire to
the right instead of fighting it.
**[00:33] Mine**
It was exemplary batting.
**[00:36] @Miyuki**
Nice run!
**[00:38] Carlos**
That's one for us.
**[00:39] Carlos**
I wouldn't mind us taking the lead now.
**[00:45] Umemiya**
Yay! Carlos!
**[00:48] @int_Miyuki**
*Taking the lead now, eh?*
**[00:52] @int_Miyuki**
*He makes it sound easy.*
**[02:26] _Sign**
Meijin University
Tsurushima Ballpark
**[02:32] _Fan**
They took back one run!
**[02:34] _Fan**
Yeah! Now they're gonna tie
it up and take the lead!
**[02:37] _Fan**
That's Inashiro's lead-off duo!
**[02:40] Umemiya**
Yay! Carlos!
***SIGN*** USA
***SIGN*** Japan
**[02:53] @int_Miyuki**
*I think he's mad.*
**[02:57] int_Shirakawa**
* If he can get a hit, I might*
* just acknowledge him...*
**[03:01] int_Shirakawa**
*as Narumiya's partner.*
**[03:14] @int_Miyuki**
*It took all I had just to pull the ball!*
**[03:18] _Umpire**
Out!
**[03:22] Hirahata**
Okay, okay, not bad.
**[03:24] Hirahata**
You advanced the runner.
**[03:27] int_Shirakawa**
*He did the bare minimum, but...*
**[03:31] int_Shirakawa**
* When Itsuki hits a grounder,*
* it goes between the fielders,*
**[03:36] int_Shirakawa**
* and when he jams the ball with his bat,*
* it goes over the fielders' heads.*
**[03:40] int_Shirakawa**
*If Itsuki had been batting...*
**[03:42] Itsuki**
Mei-san, I did it!
**[03:45] Narumiya**
If you're gonna pretend to be my partner,
**[03:47] Narumiya**
this would've been the time to get
a big hit to make the pitcher happy!
**[03:52] Narumiya**
Don't you love me?
**[03:55] @Miyuki**
I'll hit next time.
**[03:56] Narumiya**
There's no next time for us!
**[03:59] @Miyuki**
I'll hit it!
**[04:08] Conrad**
Woo!
**[04:10] _All**
Yeah!
**[04:11] _Player**
Conrad, yeah!
**[04:12] _Player**
Attaboy!
**[04:14] Narumiya**
I guess we lit a fire under their ass.
**[04:17] Anthony**
Two outs!
**[04:19] Hyman**
Come on, Conrad!
**[04:21] Narumiya**
Well, being down by one is
almost like being tied.
**[04:26] Yeung**
Are you going to play catch?
**[04:27] Narumiya**
Would you mind?
**[04:29] Narumiya**
For some reason...
**[04:32] Narumiya**
I don't think we're going to lose.
**[04:45] _Fan**
It got past them!
**[04:48] _Fan**
He crushed Conrad's
fastball with one swing!
**[04:50] _Fan**
The score's tied!
**[04:52] Owada**
Was he waiting for a fastball?
**[04:55] Mine**
Even still, as soon as he saw it,
**[04:58] Mine**
he had to swing with enough force to
overcome Conrad's powerful pitch.
**[05:01] Mine**
Yamaoka-kun is growing into his role
as Inashiro's strongest batter.
**[05:06] _Fan**
Yeah!
**[05:08] _Fan**
That's Yamaoka!
**[05:10] @int_Miyuki**
*He had three HRs in the Kanto Tournament, too.*
**[05:13] @int_Miyuki**
*He may have grown the most of anyone.*
**[05:17] Narumiya**
See? It doesn't matter
if it's a sandlot game,
**[05:21] Narumiya**
an intra-squad game or international game!
**[05:25] Narumiya**
If we're playing, we're gonna win!
**[05:32] Umemiya**
Of course a guy who went undefeated
in the spring and Kanto tournaments
**[05:36] Umemiya**
would have a unique mindset.
**[05:42] Carlisle**
You okay?
**[05:43] Conrad**
Was my pitch that bad?
**[05:45] Carlisle**
No. It was a little high, but still strong.
**[05:49] Anthony**
You should praise the hitter.
**[05:51] Conrad**
The attack plan for right-handed batters...
**[05:54] Conrad**
I didn't think we'd be faced with the problems
the boss has always pointed out in Japan.
**[06:00] Carlisle**
Your motion from the stretch, too.
**[06:07] Carlisle**
Power meets power...
**[06:10] Carlisle**
Skill meets skill...
**[06:14] Carlisle**
And the mind games...
**[06:18] Carlisle**
This is baseball.
**[06:42] int_Conrad**
Faster...
**[06:46] int_Conrad**
Farther...
**[06:49] int_Conrad**
Lightly...
**[06:51] int_Conrad**
Powerful...
**[06:54] int_Conrad**
More...
**[07:03] int_Conrad**
and more!
**[07:11] Conrad**
Woo!
**[07:13] Carlisle**
Yes, Conrad!
**[07:17] Anthony**
We're just getting started!
**[07:18] Hyman**
It's our turn!
**[07:20] Rhinehart**
Go, USA!
**[07:21] Carlisle**
We're gonna get some runs!
**[07:24] Narumiya**
Thanks.
**[07:25] Yeung**
Okay, go finish things.
**[07:30] Umemiya**
Okay, last inning!
**[07:32] Umemiya**
Finish strong!
**[07:35] Umemiya**
Let's go, Narumiya!
**[07:36] Narumiya**
A double?
**[07:38] Inui**
Take it!
**[07:42] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya**
I don't think we're going to lose.
**[07:46] @int_Miyuki**
* The confidence and resolve*
* behind that statement...*
**[07:52] @int_Miyuki**
* That is mentality that*
* Mei and Inashiro have.*
**[07:58] Narumiya**
Let's get out there.
**[08:01] @Miyuki**
Yeah.
**[08:03] @int_Miyuki**
*Our archrivals!*
**[08:06] Narumiya**
We're gonna finish this!
**[08:09] _All**
Yeah!
**[08:17] (Flashback) fb_Ono**
I'm counting on you to handle things, Yui.
**[08:20] (Flashback) @fb_Yui**
Yes, sir!
**[08:26] (Flashback) fb_Ono**
I'm so sorry for leaving the team like this.
**[08:32] (Flashback) fb_Umpire**
Foul!
**[08:36] (Flashback) fb_Ono**
Sorry to leave like this, Furuya.
**[08:39] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
It's okay.
**[08:42] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
You don't need to worry.
**[08:45] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
We're going...
**[08:48] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
to see things through!
**[08:51] (Flashback) fb_Ono**
Don't worry. You can do it.
**[08:55] (Flashback) fb_Ono**
Stick with Furuya.
***SIGN*** Seido Practice Field A
**[09:09] Narrator**
* After Ono left the field,*
* first-year catcher Yui took over...*
**[09:13] Narrator**
*and it immediately led to a passed ball.*
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Yamamori
**[09:16] Narrator**
* A walk added another runner,*
* and Yamamori then took the lead.*
**[09:21] _Fan**
Did the accident mess up Furuya's rhythm?
**[09:24] _Fan**
He walked the lead-off batter
and gave up a run this inning.
**[09:30] _Fan**
You can't blame the first-year catcher,
but summer is right around the corner.
**[09:34] _Fan**
Is Furuya going to be ready?
**[09:35] _Fan**
Is Miyuki's absence
affecting them this much?
**[09:42] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
Okumura.
**[09:43] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
Warm up and get on the bench.
**[09:46] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
You and Yui are the only other
catchers on the first string.
**[09:52] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura**
Okay.
***SIGN*** Top of the Fifth
**[10:11] @int_Yui**
* If I drop the ball like that,*
* Furuya-san will tense up.*
**[10:22] (Flashback) fb_Both**
Yes!
**[10:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
You're catching well.
**[10:29] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Now it's the second half.
**[10:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Don't beat yourself up.
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Yamamori
**[10:34] @int_Yui**
* It was because of me that*
* we lost those two runs.*
**[10:39] @int_Yui**
*I'll get them back with my bat and my play!*
**[10:49] Sachi**
*He's thrown eighty-seven pitches.*
**[10:52] Sachi**
*He is throwing more pitches every inning.*
**[10:55] @Ochiai**
*One hundred is probably a good time to stop.*
**[10:57] @Ochiai**
*It's his second game back.*
**[10:59] @Ochiai**
*We can't demand too much from him.*
**[11:15] @Sawamura**
Yes, a double!
**[11:17] @Sawamura**
The great cheetah has arrived on base!
**[11:20] @Sawamura**
With him running the bases,
the game's about to get interesting!
**[11:23] @Sawamura**
He's the storm vanguard of the
Seido baseball team, Yohichi Kuramochi!
**[11:29] @int_Kuramochi**
*Yeah, let's get the team excited!*
**[11:32] @Sawamura**
And next up is this guy!
**[11:35] @Sawamura**
Seido's baby-faced devil, Haruichi Kominato!
**[11:39] Yuto**
Devil?
**[11:40] _Player**
Devil...
**[11:42] @Sawamura**
Watch out for his venom!
**[11:45] Kazuto**
*The devil's showing bunt?*
**[11:47] int_Coach**
*We're up by two runs.*
**[11:49] int_Coach**
* Seido is certainly capable*
* of making a comeback.*
**[11:54] int_Both**
*Okay, let's take the out.*
**[11:59] int_Both**
*But...*
**[12:03] int_Both**
*It'll be at third!*
**[12:06] int_Yuto**
* This is our bunt shift counterattack!*
* The Yamamori power charge!*
**[12:16] Tojo**
A hit to left-center!
**[12:20] @Kuramochi**
Way to bat, Haruichi! Nothing gets by you!
**[12:23] @int_Kominato**
* The coach said to swing*
* at the outside pitches,*
**[12:26] @int_Kominato**
* but that inside pitch was high*
* and my body rotated well.*
**[12:30] @Sawamura**
Yes, yes, yes! That's one run!
**[12:33] @Sawamura**
That's our top Haruichi!
**[12:35] @Sawamura**
Iron heart! Demon mentality!
**[12:38] @Sawamura**
Seido's black angel!
**[12:40] @Kominato**
I'll let him say whatever he wants today.
**[12:43] @Sawamura**
Now it's time for our counterattack!
**[12:45] @Sawamura**
Prepare yourselves, Yamamori Academy!
**[12:51] _Coach**
Why is he provoking us?
**[12:54] Ota**
Is it me, or...
**[12:56] Sachi**
He's yelling even more than usual.
**[12:59] Ota**
But his loud voice is encouraging the team.
**[13:07] _Fan**
Two doubles and one run.
**[13:09] _Fan**
Putting Kominato in the two-hole
really has galvanized their offense!
**[13:13] _Fan**
Kuramochi is getting on
base more often, too.
**[13:16] @Sawamura**
Now here's the scary third batter!
**[13:19] @Sawamura**
The silent killer, Kenjiro Shirasu!
**[13:22] @Sawamura**
A true assassin!
**[13:24] @Sawamura**
He'll hit the ball before you know it!
**[13:26] Aso**
He's on a roll today.
**[13:28] Seki**
Yeah.
**[13:30] Maezono**
Don't worry, Furuya.
**[13:33] Maezono**
We're not done yet.
**[13:42] @Sawamura**
Three hits in a row!
**[13:44] @Sawamura**
No outs, and runners on first and third!
**[13:46] @Sawamura**
Damn, he hit it too well!
**[13:49] @Sawamura**
But nice hit anyway, Shirasu-senpai!
**[13:51] _Coach**
I thought I could sit back and watch Yuto,
**[13:54] _Coach**
but Seido is too good to let that happen.
**[14:02] int_Maezono**
*Miyuki isn't here.*
**[14:03] int_Maezono**
*Ono isn't here.*
**[14:05] int_Maezono**
*That's why we have to win.*
**[14:09] int_Maezono**
*We have to score and win this game!*
**[14:18] @Sawamura**
The stoic look.
**[14:19] @Sawamura**
Even crying babes are
silenced with one look!
**[14:28] _Player**
Ball to second!
**[14:30] Yuto**
Go for the double play!
**[14:32] Yuto**
Four!
**[14:33] Yuto**
Six!
**[14:33] Yuto**
Three!
**[14:39] _Umpire**
Safe!
**[14:41] _Fan**
The third-base runner scored
as the double play broke down!
**[14:44] _Fan**
The score's tied!
**[14:48] _Fan**
I'm amazed he's posing
after that weak grounder.
**[14:52] _Fan**
They almost made that double play, too.
**[14:54] _Fan**
Still, he got the third-base runner home.
**[14:57] _Fan**
It wasn't pretty, but it's a run.
**[15:00] _Fan**
It was downright ugly!
**[15:03] _Coach**
Give me the guard.
**[15:06] @Sawamura**
A weak, exaggerated head-scratcher
of a head-first slider!
**[15:10] @Sawamura**
That's our cleanup batter!
How do you like that?
**[15:13] @Asada**
Senpai, that's not a compliment!
**[15:18] (Flashback) fb_Maezono**
We're not done yet.
**[15:32] @Sawamura**
Keep it going, Furuya!
**[15:35] @Sawamura**
Build on the momentum!
**[15:37] @Sawamura**
He's Seido's simple-minded
runaway train!
**[15:40] @Sawamura**
Once he gets going, no one can stop him!
**[15:45] @int_Yui**
*Furuya-san... looked at me.*
**[15:52] @int_Furuya**
*The team got us back in the game.*
**[15:59] @int_Furuya**
*Now we need to regain control.*
**[16:04] int_Yuto**
*Getting hit when you locate your pitches...*
**[16:07] int_Both**
*Getting scored on even when you get the outs...*
**[16:10] int_Yuto**
* You only get into situations like this*
* against a nationally-ranked team!*
**[16:15] int_Yuto**
*Will they overwhelm us, or will we stop them?*
**[16:21] int_Yuto**
*I can't wait to see!*
**[16:37] _Umpire**
Out!
**[16:42] _Fan**
Whoa, a double play!
**[16:43] _Fan**
Yamamori showed their defense skills!
**[16:46] _Both**
Yes!
**[16:47] _Both**
Six-four-three! Six-four-three!
Six-four-three!
**[16:53] @Sawamura**
That was splendid!
They're our opponents, but I'm impressed!
**[16:57] @Kataoka**
Furuya!
**[16:59] @Kataoka**
Yui.
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Yamamori
***SIGN*** Bottom of the Sixth
**[17:18] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
One hundred pitches.
**[17:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
I intended to limit Furuya to
one hundred pitches today.
**[17:25] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
I told Kaneda, and he is warming up.
**[17:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
This inning... This inning, I want you
to get out there and hold them scoreless.
**[17:41] _Player**
Man, that's fast!
**[17:47] Aso**
Yeah, two strikes!
**[17:49] Seki**
Looking good, Furuya!
**[17:51] @Seto**
His fastball's looking better.
**[17:55] @Sawamura**
There's more where that came from.
**[18:03] @Furuya**
Sorry.
**[18:04] @int_Yui**
*I'm sorry.*
**[18:07] @int_Yui**
* But I wanted to remind the batter*
* that you can throw breaking balls.*
**[18:15] @int_Yui**
*Now to finish him off...*
**[18:24] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[18:28] @Yui**
Yeah!
**[18:29] @Kominato**
Nice pitch!
**[18:30] @Kanemaru**
Nice pitch!
**[18:35] @fbint_Sawamura**
*Everyone's fighting in their roles.*
**[18:39] @fbint_Sawamura**
*So will I!*
**[18:41] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
I'll go warm up.
**[18:43] @Yui**
Nice pitch, Furuya-san!
**[18:48] @Furuya**
*I can keep going.*
**[18:50] @Furuya**
*I can still pitch.*
**[18:55] _Fan**
Furuya's fastballs really are great.
**[18:58] _Fan**
When that fastball finds its mark,
no one can hit it!
**[19:02] _Fan**
I hope he keeps making it better!
**[19:10] @int_Furuya**
*I can do it.*
**[19:12] @int_Furuya**
*I can still go!*
**[19:19] _Umpire**
Out!
**[19:20] _Player**
Yes, two outs!
**[19:22] _Player**
Keep pushing!
**[19:24] _Player**
Nice pitch, Furuya!
**[19:26] @Yui**
Two outs!
**[19:27] @int_Yui**
*He threw eight pitches to two batters.*
**[19:30] @int_Yui**
* If we can get the next batter, he might*
* be able to pitch the next inning, too!*
**[19:35] Seki**
Two outs! Yeah!
**[19:38] @Ochiai**
It's rather monotonic.
**[19:43] @Ochiai**
He might be about done.
**[19:45] @Kanemaru**
Eighth batter!
**[19:47] @Kanemaru**
Get it done, Furuya!
**[19:52] @int_Yui**
* He's at the bottom of the order,*
* but he swings hard.*
**[19:55] @int_Yui**
*You need to be careful with the first pitch.*
**[20:07] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[20:10] @int_Ochiai**
*A vertical slider.*
**[20:12] @int_Ochiai**
*Starting with it isn't a bad idea,*
**[20:14] @int_Ochiai**
* but he hasn't gotten a breaking ball*
* in the strike zone since last inning.*
**[20:22] _Umpire**
Ball two!
**[20:23] _Fan**
Hey, now...
**[20:25] _Fan**
You just got two outs in a row.
**[20:28] _Fan**
Come on!
**[20:30] @int_Ochiai**
* Furuya's best weapon is*
* his high-speed fastball.*
**[20:38] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[20:40] @int_Ochiai**
* His ball control, stamina,*
* and breaking balls*
**[20:45] @int_Ochiai**
*are all to make his fastball more effective.*
**[20:52] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[20:53] _Player**
Yeah!
**[20:55] _All**
Yeah!
**[20:56] _Fan**
Oh, what a waste!
**[20:58] _Fan**
He can't get into a rhythm.
**[21:01] @Yui**
Excuse me. Timeout, please.
**[21:04] @int_Ochiai**
* When he gets ahead in the count,*
* he can get them to swing at balls.*
**[21:08] @int_Ochiai**
*Once he's in a rhythm, he's unstoppable.*
**[21:11] _Sign**
154 km/h
pitch
**[21:11] _Sign**
Seido High School
Satoru Furuya
**[21:12] @int_Ochiai**
*A real monster.*
**[21:15] @int_Ochiai**
* But once his rhythm breaks*
* and falls apart...*
**[21:23] @int_Ochiai**
*he's shockingly fragile.*
**[21:27] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai**
You can be the best pitcher in Japan.
**[21:33] @int_Ochiai**
*He has the stubborn attitude of a pitcher,*
**[21:36] @int_Ochiai**
* and the gift of a body that*
* can throw fast pitches.*
**[21:40] @int_Ochiai**
* He has limitless potential*
* and shows great promise,*
**[21:45] @int_Ochiai**
*but this is where he is right now.*
**[21:55] @int_Ochiai**
* If we're going after a*
* national championship,*
**[21:59] @int_Ochiai**
* we on the coaching staff must*
* keep that fact in mind.*
***SIGN*** "Fragile"
**[22:16] @Yui**
"Fragile."
**[23:49] @Kataoka**
We're facing the beast from Aichi,
Seiho High School under Coach Nishidera.
**[23:53] @Kataoka**
If they build up momentum,
there's no stopping them.
**[23:55] @Kataoka**
Their batters are like a machine gun.
**[23:56] @Kataoka**
They are at least as strong as Yamamori.
**[23:58] @Kataoka**
Okumura has the skill to be
part of the first string,
**[24:02] @Kataoka**
but things are different when facing
a top-class nationally-ranked team.
**[24:07] @Kataoka**
I'm counting on you, Sawamura.
**[24:09] @Kataoka**
Lead the team.
**[24:12] @Kataoka**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*:
**[24:15] @Kataoka**
"I'm Counting on You."
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "I'm Counting on You"
**[24:16] @Kataoka**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima