# 39 - Meeting Expectations
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**[00:02] Ka**
I'm a bit greedy, or maybe selfish.
**[00:06] Ka**
When I stand on the mound,
**[00:09] Ka**
it makes me want to pitch more.
**[00:11] Sh**
That's good.
**[00:13] Ka**
I just wish Miyuki would make
the call to pitch a sinker soon.
**[00:16] Ka**
Even if he says it's good,
he won't make the call unless he trusts it.
**[00:20] Sh**
At least he's straightforward.
**[00:22] S1**
So I should make extra rice
for a late-night snack?
**[00:25] Ha**
Yes, thank you!
**[00:26] S1**
Sounds good.
**[00:28] S1**
We're just one win away.
**[00:29] S1**
Gotta do everything we can.
**[00:33] M2**
Watanabe-kun.
**[00:35] M2**
Do you need the score book?
**[00:36] Wa**
Thank you!
**[00:38] Wa**
I'm sure they have a lot of data on us, too.
**[00:40] Wa**
We'll probably be reading
each other like open books.
**[00:43] Ha**
Zono-san, are you hitting the cages?
**[00:46] Ma**
Yeah, I definitely am.
**[00:47] Ma**
Miyuki made all the highlight plays today.
**[00:50] S1**
Aso, what are you gonna do
until the meeting?
**[00:53] S2**
I'm gonna sit back and relax.
**[00:55] S2**
I made a lot of good plays today!
**[00:56] S3**
Yeah, that's Aso! Right?
**[01:00] Sa**
What's so funny?
**[01:02] Ku**
You want to learn a two-seamer next?
**[01:03] Ku**
You're so easily influenced.
**[01:05] Sa**
What's wrong with that?
**[01:07] Sa**
I want to try everything I can!
**[01:09] Mi**
Todoroki's hit a home run
off you in both games,
**[01:12] Mi**
so I get that you want
to do something about it.
**[01:15] Mi**
Oh! You gave up one today, too.
**[01:17] Sa**
Can't you talk to your underclassmen
without being mean?
**[01:20] Ku**
He's only saying the truth.
**[01:21] Sa**
You, too!
**[01:30] Mi**
Don't make me laugh so much.
**[01:32] Mi**
I'm gonna pull a muscle.
**[01:33] Sa**
Enough with that!
**[01:34] Sa**
I didn't even make you laugh!
**[01:36] Sa**
Maybe you need to strengthen your core!
**[01:40] Mi**
Sheesh! Shut up!
**[01:43] Sa**
*What's wrong with being influenced?*
**[01:47] (Flashback) Is**
Why don't you go figure that out yourself?
**[01:50] (Flashback) Is**
Idiot.
**[01:52] Sa**
*The nationals are on the line tomorrow.*
**[01:56] Sa**
*I want to do everything I can.*
***SIGN*** Meeting Expectations
**[03:36] S1**
She was definitely in the stands!
**[03:37] S2**
She wasn't there to see you!
**[03:41] Ka**
Furuya?
**[03:43] To**
How's your ankle?
**[03:45] Fu**
It's fine.
**[03:47] To**
So you're playing tomorrow?
**[03:49] Fu**
Definitely.
**[03:49] Ka**
Really?
**[03:50] Ka**
I'm glad it wasn't anything serious!
**[03:55] Re**
The doctor said no?
**[03:57] Ot**
I think the injury is
lighter than the last one,
**[04:00] Ot**
but it's a fresh injury,
**[04:02] Ot**
so the doctor said it could take
a while to recover if it gets worse.
**[04:07] Oc**
It's going to be difficult
if Furuya can't pitch.
**[04:10] Oc**
In the summer practice game,
he was the only one
**[04:14] Oc**
who could shut down Yakushi.
**[04:16] Ot**
Well, he's ignoring the doctor's opinion,
**[04:20] Ot**
and he's obstinate
about pitching tomorrow.
**[04:22] Oc**
Well, doctors tend to exaggerate a lot.
**[04:25] Oc**
Should I take him to a good doctor I know?
**[04:29] Oc**
*Regardless of how bad the injury is,*
**[04:31] Oc**
*sprained ankles can be a repeating injury.*
**[04:35] Oc**
*It's better to let him rest for the long run.*
**[04:39] Oc**
* The ace stepping down in the game,*
* with nationals on the line,*
**[04:42] Oc**
*could affect the team greatly.*
**[04:47] (Flashback) Ka**
The players aren't heartless chess pieces.
**[04:51] Oc**
*Now...*
**[04:52] Oc**
*How do we break the news to the team?*
**[04:56] Ot**
There you are, Furuya.
**[04:59] Ot**
Hey! Doctor Higuchi told you not to practice.
**[05:05] Fu**
I won't say it doesn't hurt,
**[05:07] Fu**
but it doesn't feel that bad
when I have it taped up.
**[05:11] Fu**
I can play.
**[05:14] Fu**
No. I will play.
**[05:18] Ot**
I knew he'd say that.
**[05:20] Re**
At least he was honest about the pain.
**[05:24] Ka**
Okay.
**[05:25] Ka**
Let's have Doctor Higuchi
take another look tomorrow morning.
**[05:29] Ot**
Then he can play,
depending on what he says?
**[05:32] Ka**
Furuya is our ace, after all.
**[05:34] Ka**
We need him.
**[05:38] Ka**
*Ace, after all.*
**[05:41] Ka**
*Our ace, after all.*
**[05:45] Ka**
I want you to know.
**[05:46] Ka**
I'll decide after hearing
what the doctor has to say.
**[05:49] Ka**
Got it?
**[05:50] Fu**
It doesn't hurt anymore.
**[05:51] Ka**
Shut up!
**[05:53] [SONG] On-screen**
Learn today Devote every moment
**[05:53] Ka**
Rest up and hope it gets better.
**[05:56] Ka**
That's the only thing you can do right now.
**[05:58] Ka**
Sleep with your foot above the heart, too.
**[06:00] Fu**
Yes, sir!
**[06:01] Oc**
*He didn't say he won't let him pitch,*
**[06:04] Oc**
*but he convinced him, nonetheless.*
**[06:07] Oc**
*Telling the team to play without Furuya*
**[06:10] Oc**
*could affect the team negatively, as well.*
**[06:13] Oc**
*I see. I see.*
**[06:15] Oc**
*This should keep the team's morale high.*
**[06:25] Mi**
*I see. That's good.*
**[06:27] Mi**
* If they're deciding tomorrow,*
* it must not be too bad.*
**[06:31] Ka**
For tomorrow's starting pitcher,
**[06:34] Ka**
I want to ask you to do it, Kawakami.
**[06:39] Ka**
You only faced the cleanup, Nagata, today,
**[06:42] Ka**
but I want to see more pitching
like that for the final.
**[06:47] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[06:48] Sh**
You got your chance.
**[06:50] Mi**
* I could tell he wanted to pitch more*
* from catching his pitches.*
**[06:54] Mi**
* I think we can expect*
* a lot from him tomorrow.*
**[06:59] Ha**
This is rare.
**[07:00] Ha**
You're not complaining.
**[07:02] Sa**
I have no right to complain
when I gave up the tying runs.
**[07:06] Ha**
Your eyes...
**[07:08] Sa**
However! I won't let it end like this!
**[07:10] Sa**
I'm a man who never gives up!
**[07:12] Sa**
I will be getting ready in the bullpen!
**[07:15] Ku**
Shut up!
**[07:16] Ka**
Stop talking to yourself out loud!
**[07:18] Sa**
Boss!
**[07:18] Sa**
Does this work for you?
**[07:21] Ka**
Yeah.
**[07:21] Sa**
Yes, Boss!
**[07:23] S1**
He sells himself well.
**[07:25] Ka**
Wamura, you're so reliably stupid.
**[07:28] Sa**
*There are still things I can do, too.*
**[07:30] To**
When he takes it this far,
it's pretty admirable.
**[07:36] Wa**
I think you already know
after watching it from the stands.
***SIGN*** Nabe Time
**[07:40] Wa**
Todoroki and Sanada are the two
we have to really be careful of.
**[07:44] Wa**
Sanada relieved in the third inning today,
**[07:48] Wa**
so I doubt he'll be starting tomorrow.
**[07:50] Wa**
It's probably going to be Mishima or Akiba,
**[07:53] Wa**
but Yakushi is known for
doing unexpected things.
**[07:56] Wa**
So it's very likely that
Raichi Todoroki will start.
**[08:00] Sa**
What?
**[08:01] Wa**
He pitched two innings in both
their second game and the quarterfinal.
**[08:06] Wa**
He's a power pitcher who pitches fastballs.
**[08:09] Sa**
I don't think it's that easy to be a pitcher!
**[08:12] Wa**
Yeah.
**[08:13] Wa**
Let me finish, Sawamura.
**[08:15] Wa**
He takes a big step and
pitches from a low point,
**[08:19] Wa**
so his trajectory might feel unfamiliar.
**[08:22] Wa**
We can all take a look at the video later.
**[08:26] S1**
May I say something as a base coach?
***SIGN*** Third base coach: Ryota Mimura
**[08:28] S1**
Yakushi's defense looked significantly
better compared to the summer...
**[08:33] (Flashback) Y1**
Over here?
**[08:33] (Flashback) Y2**
Over there!
**[08:35] S1**
...but their team synergy
wasn't exactly top notch.
**[08:38] S1**
Depending on the situation,
I'll be sending runners to the next base,
**[08:40] S1**
so please keep that in mind when running.
***SIGN*** First base coach: Rei Kijima
**[08:43] S2**
I want to comment on
their fielding positions.
**[08:45] S2**
They may change their positions drastically,
depending on the batter,
**[08:49] S2**
so please double check their positions
before your turn to bat.
**[08:52] Ot**
Is that all?
**[08:53] S1**
Yes, sir.
**[08:55] Ot**
Then, captains and vice captains...
**[08:56] Ot**
You guys wanna make a closing statement?
**[08:58] Ma**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[09:01] Ma**
Um... After the creation
of the new team... Um...
**[09:05] Ma**
it's been a long, but seemingly short,
**[09:07] Ma**
yet not exactly fast, and... Um...
**[09:09] M1**
You can do it.
**[09:11] M2**
This is painful.
**[09:13] Ma**
Anyway, let's do our best tomorrow!
**[09:16] S1**
Way to end the speech.
**[09:18] S2**
You said "um" too much, Zono-san!
**[09:20] Ma**
Shut up!
**[09:21] Ku**
For a team that previously lost,
the word "revenge" means
**[09:26] Ku**
to defeat the opponent that
previously defeated them.
**[09:29] Sa**
Wow! You sound like an honor student!
**[09:32] Ku**
Kill anyone who gets in our way.
**[09:34] [SONG] On-screen**
Learn today Devote every moment
**[09:34] Sa**
Thank you for your honest words in the end.
**[09:37] Ku**
Come see me later, Sawamura.
**[09:40] Ot**
Now, Captain, please!
**[09:41] Ot**
Let's end it cleanly.
**[09:42] Mi**
*You seem to be having fun.*
**[09:47] Mi**
I don't know if I've been
doing a good job as a captain,
**[09:51] Mi**
but in my inauguration speech,
I said that results matter.
**[09:55] Mi**
Every game has been a trial,
but with every win,
**[09:59] Mi**
I felt that the team was getting stronger.
**[10:03] Mi**
I want to see what it's like
to play at nationals.
**[10:07] Mi**
The breadth,
**[10:09] Mi**
the sound, and the smell of the stadium.
**[10:12] Mi**
I want to go there and see for myself.
**[10:15] Mi**
I want to stand there.
**[10:19] Mi**
Let's win and go to the nationals!
**[10:22] SS**
Yeah!
**[10:27] S1**
What? Seriously?
**[10:29] S2**
The circuit training in the morning
is enough to crush your heart.
**[10:33] S3**
Yeah, it's bad.
**[10:35] S4**
The winter camp's basically hell.
**[10:37] S5**
The third day is the worst.
**[10:39] S5**
Makes you think it'll never end.
**[10:40] S6**
People stop talking, too.
**[10:43] S7**
It wasn't bad as a first-year,
not knowing what was coming.
**[10:47] Is**
You guys still have one more camp!
**[10:49] Is**
I'm so jealous.
**[10:52] Ku**
Don't joke around, please!
**[10:53] Ma**
Wh-Why are you telling us before the final?
**[10:55] Is**
Are you stupid?
**[10:56] Is**
If you make nationals, you'll have
something to look forward to.
**[10:59] SS**
*What goes on at the winter camp?*
**[11:02] Ry**
Well, the off-season menu might
change if the coach leaves.
**[11:09] SS**
*That actually doesn't...*
***SIGN*** sound too bad...
**[11:11] Is**
Don't even think that for a second!
**[11:13] Ry**
Did that make you want to lose?
**[11:14] Ku**
That's not funny, Ryo-san.
**[11:16] Is**
You just need one more win!
**[11:18] Is**
Give the coach a ticket to nationals,
**[11:21] Is**
and tell him to his face to try and quit!
**[11:24] Sa**
Isashiki-senpai, that sounds super cool!
**[11:26] Sa**
Please let me do the honors!
**[11:28] Sa**
I'll smack it into his face!
**[11:30] Is**
It was an expression, stupid.
You don't actually get a ticket!
**[11:33] Is**
It doesn't matter if it's spring or summer.
**[11:35] Is**
Win!
**[11:36] Is**
You'd better win and go to nationals!
**[11:38] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[11:39] Is**
And I hope you all die in the winter camp!
**[11:41] Ma**
I thought you came to encourage us!
**[11:44] Is**
Of course we did!
**[11:46] M1**
That's his way of saying good luck.
**[11:48] M2**
Yeah.
**[11:48] Ry**
So how are you and Haruichi doing?
**[11:52] Ry**
Are you meshing well?
**[11:53] Ku**
No, we still have a long way to go.
**[11:56] Ku**
I think I'm being way too nice
compared to you.
**[12:00] Ry**
Was I that harsh?
**[12:02] Ku**
Of course you were!
**[12:04] Ku**
Do you not remember
the first thing you told me?
**[12:07] Ry**
Why would I remember
something like that?
**[12:09] Ku**
Seriously?
**[12:10] Ku**
I'll never forget it.
**[12:14] Ta**
Kawakami, the inside slider
you pitched last game.
**[12:17] Ta**
Was that coordinated beforehand?
**[12:18] Ka**
No, Miyuki asked for it out of the blue.
**[12:21] Ka**
I chuckled on the mound, thanks to that.
**[12:23] Ta**
The batter was confused, too.
**[12:26] Mi**
You're starting tomorrow, right?
**[12:28] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[12:29] Mi**
Make sure it's not shriveled up
from being nervous—
**[12:36] Mi**
Nice block.
**[12:38] Mi**
You've improved.
**[12:39] Ka**
I still have a ways to go.
**[12:41] Mi**
I'm excited for tomorrow.
**[12:42] Ta**
What are you doing?
**[12:44] S1**
Hey, where's the hero in the shadows?
**[12:47] S2**
Yeah, where is he?
**[12:49] S1**
It was overshadowed
by Miyuki's heroic block,
**[12:51] S1**
but Aso's throw back home was good.
**[12:53] Is**
Oh?
**[12:54] S3**
It was perfect.
**[12:55] Is**
He throws super quick after he catches,
and it's not really his shoulder strength.
**[12:59] M1**
He's been involved in runs
two games in a row,
**[13:01] M1**
so he's on an upswing.
**[13:03] M2**
It's great he's doing well.
**[13:04] Is**
So where is he?
**[13:06] S1**
He went to the restroom a bit ago.
**[13:08] S2**
Uh... I wanna play games.
**[13:10] S3**
Yeah! He leaves at the worst times.
**[13:13] M1**
I think this should be enough for everyone.
**[13:15] M2**
I don't know.
**[13:17] M3**
We always think it's too much,
but they always go through it quickly.
**[13:20] M4**
Everyone's been practicing
overtime since the third-years left.
**[13:26] M3**
So I'm sure it'll be no different tonight.
**[13:31] M1**
Two consecutive finals.
**[13:34] M1**
It's impressive.
**[13:38] Ch**
How is your ankle feeling?
**[13:40] Fu**
F-Fine.
**[13:42] Yu**
You had an aura in the second half.
**[13:45] Yu**
I'm sure you looked reliable to the fielders.
**[13:49] Yu**
The ace number is starting to fit you.
**[13:55] Ry**
Oh? Since when?
**[13:57] Is**
* Furuya must've been really*
* good today if Tetsu approves.*
**[14:02] Ry**
What about his early game?
**[14:03] Yu**
It was good today.
**[14:04] Yu**
His presence on the mound, too.
**[14:07] Ta**
Why are you sweating?
**[14:09] Is**
I'm jealous you guys
already got into colleges.
**[14:13] Is**
You can go watch every game.
**[14:15] Is**
If you guys don't want
to study, go to nationals.
**[14:18] Is**
It'll help you big time in going to college.
**[14:20] Ma**
Jun-san, that's not a joke.
**[14:23] Is**
When you're on the field,
your age doesn't matter.
**[14:26] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[14:29] S1**
Good luck at the final!
**[14:31] Sh**
Thank you!
**[14:35] Ku**
Y-You're so round!
**[14:39] Ch**
Will you be ready for tomorrow?
**[14:44] Mi**
*Oh, he means the team.*
**[14:46] Mi**
I don't know.
**[14:48] Mi**
It's been a rough road this far.
**[14:51] (Flashback) S1**
What are you doing?
**[14:52] (Flashback) Mi**
But does being the captain mean
I can't say what I want?
**[14:56] (Flashback) Mi**
If you truly don't want to be on the team,
**[14:59] (Flashback) Mi**
and you want to focus on studying,
I won't stop you.
**[15:02] (Flashback) Ka**
If you can't play every
game as one team,
**[15:06] (Flashback) Ka**
how do you think you'll get to nationals?
***SIGN*** October 24 (Sun), 12:00 Jingu Stadium
**[15:08] Mi**
You know how they say...
**[15:10] Mi**
The fastest way to bring
a team together is to win.
**[15:14] Mi**
If we'd made a wrong turn somewhere,
it could've destroyed our team.
**[15:18] Mi**
Even so,
**[15:20] Mi**
we want revenge for summer.
**[15:21] Mi**
We all came together easily
under one objective.
**[15:31] Mi**
We'll win.
**[15:38] YC**
You have a game tomorrow!
Don't overdo it!
**[15:41] Y1**
We know, but it's been our daily routine.
**[15:44] Y1**
We can't stop now.
**[15:46] YC**
Wow!
**[15:47] YC**
You sound like a good player.
**[15:50] YC**
Raichi!
**[15:51] YC**
You have two hundred more to go.
**[15:54] YC**
You struck out in an important situation.
**[15:57] YC**
*He got completely shut down.*
**[16:00] YC**
* It's better to get him tired than*
* to have it on his mind tomorrow.*
**[16:06] Y1**
See? They're practicing.
**[16:08] Y2**
Hey, Coach!
**[16:16] YC**
I told you to focus on studying.
**[16:18] Y1**
What? You did?
**[16:19] YC**
Yeah, multiple times!
**[16:21] YC**
If you don't study, you'll end up like me.
**[16:24] Y1**
Crap.
**[16:25] YC**
What do you mean by "crap"?
**[16:26] YC**
Where do you wanna go, anyway?
**[16:28] YC**
You haven't been studying,
so don't aim too high.
**[16:31] YC**
But be sure to come watch tomorrow.
**[16:33] YC**
I'll show you the moment we make nationals.
**[16:36] Y1**
You're so confident.
**[16:39] YC**
Well, I'm not the one playing.
**[16:41] YC**
Don't let me down, boys.
**[16:43] YC**
Take me to nationals.
**[16:46] Y1**
He's still saying it.
**[16:47] YC**
Everyone, say your goal for tomorrow.
**[16:49] YC**
Tell it to the third-years
for bringing some snacks.
**[16:52] YY**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Six-hole, Right fielder: Ryo Hirahata (Second-year)
**[16:54] Y1**
I was appointed as the captain,
but our team revolves around Sanada.
**[16:58] Y1**
I believe my job as the captain
is to help Sanada get going.
**[17:03] Y1**
I want to score early tomorrow
to be useful to the team!
**[17:06] Y2**
Said like a true captain.
**[17:08] YC**
Let me tell you!
**[17:10] YC**
He's a weirdo who always
makes his own goals
**[17:13] YC**
and diligently swings his bat every day.
**[17:17] Y1**
Am I weird?
**[17:18] YC**
Has anyone seen his notebook?
**[17:20] YC**
He has his whole life
planned out until he's fifty!
**[17:23] Y1**
You saw my notebook?
**[17:25] YC**
It didn't say he was gonna be
a captain on his plan,
**[17:28] YC**
so I wanted to see what'd happen.
**[17:31] YC**
I destroyed your plan, didn't I?
**[17:33] Y1**
Th-That was your reasoning?
**[17:36] YC**
But you're doing well.
**[17:38] YC**
Well, you sometimes fail big time.
***SIGN*** Former Captain
**[17:41] Y1**
I know how you feel.
It was like that for me, too.
***SIGN*** Two-hole, Second baseman: Atsushi Masuda (First-year)
**[17:44] Y2**
I think my job is to connect to the next player.
**[17:47] Y2**
I want to support
my team from the shadows.
**[17:51] YC**
Hey, don't try to play in the shadow.
**[17:54] YC**
You can try to hit home runs, too.
**[17:56] Y2**
But if I tried hitting home runs
and struck out every time,
**[18:00] Y2**
you wouldn't use me.
**[18:02] YC**
Right.
**[18:02] Y2**
So I'll stick to doing what I can.
**[18:06] YC**
I'm sorry.
**[18:07] YC**
*Kids these days are so independent.*
***SIGN*** Eight-hole, Shortstop:
Yu Yonehara (Second-year)
**[18:10] Y1**
I won't be greedy about hitting many times.
**[18:12] Y1**
I want to hit one in an important situation.
***SIGN*** Seven-hole, Center field:
Hideo Abe (Second-year)
**[18:15] Y2**
Surprisingly, he said my goal word-for-word.
**[18:18] YC**
Think for yourself!
***SIGN*** Nine-hole, Left field: Makoto Moriyama (First-year)
**[18:20] Y1**
I haven't made any errors this tournament,
**[18:22] Y1**
so I want to play error-free
tomorrow, as well.
**[18:25] YC**
Please, no!
**[18:26] YC**
You'll be less nervous
if you make an error ASAP.
**[18:29] Y1**
I'll play perfectly!
***SIGN*** One-hole, Catcher: Kazuma Akiba (First-year)
**[18:31] Y2**
I've been enjoying the difficult
tasks the coach gives me,
**[18:36] Y2**
I won't be surprised if he asks me
to start as a pitcher tomorrow.
**[18:40] Y2**
I want to do the tasks I'm given perfectly.
**[18:42] YC**
You're so reliable!
**[18:44] YC**
I'm gonna cry as a coach hearing that.
**[18:47] Mi**
As the ace and cleanup,
***SIGN*** Three-hole, First baseman: Yuta Mishima (First-year)
**[18:49] Mi**
the title "dual-wielder" suits me well.
**[18:53] Mi**
Coach, give me the green light!
**[18:55] YC**
I'm tired of hearing that.
***SIGN*** Five-hole, Pitcher: Shunpei Sanada (Second-year)
**[18:56] Sa**
I don't really have anything to say,
**[19:00] Sa**
but I have a feeling we'll win tomorrow.
**[19:02] Y1**
You have a feeling?
**[19:04] Sa**
Yeah. Just a feeling, though.
**[19:06] YC**
He has good intuition.
**[19:08] YC**
I think we've got this game won, boys!
**[19:10] Sa**
Please don't do that to me.
**[19:12] YC**
Hey, Raichi! Stop eating already.
**[19:14] YC**
Say something!
***SIGN*** Four-hole, third baseman: Raichi Todoroki (First-year)
**[19:34] Y1**
Say something already, Raichi!
**[19:36] Y2**
You're bright red!
**[19:38] Y3**
You're so shy!
**[19:39] Y4**
You're a different person on the field!
**[19:41] Sa**
*He's unbeliveably slow outside of baseball.*
**[19:44] Mi**
Get it together, Raichi!
**[19:47] Mi**
It's your fault that the playboys
in class make fun of us!
**[19:51] Ra**
I'll smack them!
**[19:52] Y1**
There's his baseball mode!
**[19:53] Mi**
There's no in-between.
**[19:55] YC**
You can't be good at everything.
**[19:57] Mi**
It's basically impossible for him!
**[20:01] Ra**
I want...
**[20:03] Ra**
I want to play against
many different pitchers,
**[20:07] Ra**
so I want to go.
**[20:13] Ra**
I want to go...
**[20:15] Ra**
...to nationals with everyone here.
**[20:24] (Flashback) Y1**
We'll be waiting.
**[20:26] (Flashback) Y1**
Waiting for the day
everyone knows your name.
**[20:31] Y2**
Hit tomorrow!
**[20:32] Y3**
Raichi!
**[20:40] Sa**
*It's basically my duty.*
**[20:43] Sa**
* I can't let an amazing batter*
* like him disappear.*
**[20:51] YC**
You know...
**[20:54] YC**
The word "effort" has never
really stuck with me.
**[20:57] YC**
People make it sound like
it's about overcoming boring hardships.
**[21:02] YC**
But it's not about that.
**[21:04] YC**
When you're addicted to something,
**[21:07] YC**
you put in the work,
regardless of your peers.
**[21:11] YC**
It's luck or a fluke?
**[21:14] YC**
Who cares if someone says that?
**[21:16] YC**
We're the ones on the field!
**[21:18] YC**
We're the ones addicted to baseball!
**[21:21] YC**
It wasn't anyone else.
**[21:23] YC**
We got here with our own legs.
**[21:26] YC**
Win and take me to nationals!
**[21:28] YY**
Yes, sir!
**[21:30] Y1**
That's how it ends?
**[21:33] Y2**
Beautiful speech.
**[21:34] YC**
Shut up!
**[21:37] Ra**
*I don't want to let...*
**[21:39] Ra**
*...my team down.*
**[21:48] Ra**
*I want to meet...*
**[21:50] Ra**
*...my own expectations.*
**[21:55] Ra**
*I want to...*
**[23:30] Ka**
I don't consider Furuya
as a potential player.
**[23:33] Oc**
It's easy if Kataoka-san's saying that much.
**[23:36] Ot**
But with Sawamura's
track record against Yakushi,
**[23:38] Ot**
we can't trust him
with an important situation.
**[23:42] Sa**
Which one of my pitches can strike him out?
**[23:43] Mi**
If he can pitch this into
Todoroki's chest, then...
**[23:48] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond Season 2*:
Play Ball.
***SIGN*** Play Ball
**[23:51] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
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