4 - The Day It Began

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[00:17] @int_Tojo
    It sank... at that speed?
[00:24] @int_Kominato
    The speed... No.
[00:26] @int_Kominato
    The pressure is so intense.
[00:33] Announcer
    And that's strike three!
[00:35] Announcer
    He takes down Seido's top three
    batters in an incredible start!
[00:40] Announcer
    He has yet to allow
    a run at Koshien Stadium!
[00:45] Announcer
    A strong hit between third base and shortstop!
[00:49] Announcer
    After giving up two runs in the first,
[00:51] Announcer
    Seido's ace Satoru Furuya
    has been showing real tenacity.
[00:57] Mine
    But two runs...
[01:01] Mine
    Those will be hard to get back.
[01:10] int_Hongo
    Have you ever seen...
[01:12] int_Hongo
    a white ball flying across the snow?
[01:17] int_Hongo
    Have you ever seen...
[01:19] int_Hongo
    a demon of a man who has
    sold his soul to baseball?
[01:25] int_Hongo
    We didn't come from
    Hokkaido to enjoy baseball.
[01:37] int_Hongo
    We came to take the championship banner.
[01:42] int_Hongo
    And that's what we'll do!
[01:44] _Umpire
    Strike!
[01:45] _Umpire
    Batter out!
[01:49] int_Hongo
    As if you big-city pansies
    could ever stop us!
[01:55] _Fan
    Hongo is on a roll today.
[01:58] _Fan
    His splitters are too sharp!
[01:59] Announcer
    Now it's time for cleanup Miyuki's
    third at-bat!
[02:08] ---
    Pick your pitch!
[02:11] int_Shirakawa
    Start playing like you're representing Tokyo!
[02:18] Announcer
    Miyuki connects!
[02:20] @Maezono
    Yeah!
[02:21] @Sawamura
    Yes, our first hit! That's our captain!
[02:26] @int_Miyuki
    We won't let it end like this.
[02:29] @int_Miyuki
    Our ace is pitching just as well as you.
[02:33] Announcer
    Can they make use of this opportunity?
[02:35] @Maezono
    You can do it, Shirasu!
[02:37] @Nakada
    You're on target!
[02:38] @Higasa
    Yeah!
[02:51] Announcer
    It dropped away!
[02:53] Announcer
    He swings and it's strike three!
[02:56] Announcer
    Komadai's Hongo again
    leaves Seido scoreless!
[03:07] @Sawamura
    We're just getting started!
[03:09] @Sawamura
    Hold them off and
    go again in the next inning!
[04:49] Announcer
    It's the fourth game of
    the Spring Invitational quarterfinals.
[04:52] Announcer
    The score has remained 0-2
    since the first inning.
[04:54] Announcer
    In the bottom of the seventh,
    Komadai Fujimaki is now up to bat.
SIGN    Seido
    Komadai
[05:02] _Guy
    This is our inning!
[05:03] _Guy
    Masamune!
[05:04] _Guy
    Let's get another run!
[05:06] @Nakada
    Keep it going, Furuya!
[05:08] @Seki
    Focus on the lead-off batter!
[05:10] Announcer
    Up at bat is their ace, Masamune Hongo!
[05:21] @int_Miyuki
    He has a sharp swing.
[05:26] @int_Miyuki
    Be careful on the height.
[05:39] Announcer
    Swing and a miss on an outside pitch!
[05:51] @int_Furuya
    No more runs.
[05:54] int_Hongo
    Bring it.
[05:56] @int_Furuya
    Not a single one.
[06:03] @int_Furuya
    You won't even get on base!
[06:05] int_Hongo
    Bring it on!
[06:23] Announcer
    And it's caught!
[06:25] Announcer
    Right to the left fielder!
[06:27] Announcer
    This round of the ace
    battle goes to Furuya!
[06:31] _Fan
    Those two are crazy!
[06:33] _Fan
    They're on fire!
[06:35] _Fan
    I don't want this game to end!
[06:53] Announcer
    Two in a row!
[06:54] Announcer
    That's his tenth strikeout!
[06:58] Todoroki
    Whoa! I wanna hit that!
[07:01] _Fan
    What kind of game is this?
[07:02] _Fan
    They're too good!
[07:04] Announcer
    With his form improving,
[07:05] Announcer
    he's pitched the fifth, sixth,
    and seventh innings perfectly!
[07:10] Nitta
    Looking at this, it's hard to tell
    who's winning the game.
[07:13] Nitta
    That pitcher's good.
[07:18] @Kominato
    Nice pitching, Furuya-kun!
[07:21] @Kuramochi
    Nice pitch!
[07:25] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    Masamune.
[07:27] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    You're the relief pitcher tomorrow.
[07:29] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    Start warming up in the
    bullpen in the first inning.
[07:32] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    Getting all worked up
    facing the bottom of the order.
[07:34] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    Idiot.
[07:38] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    Your prospects look grim.
SIGN    8 9
[07:45] _All
    Yeah!
[07:47] Enjo
    Masamune, let's go!
[07:58] Announcer
    Top of the eighth inning,
    Seido High School is up to bat.
[08:01] Announcer
    Batting seventh, third baseman Kanemaru-kun.
[08:05] Yui
    Two innings left. How will they
    take him out of his game?
[08:16] Announcer
    It's the ninth day of
    the Spring Invitational!
[08:18] Announcer
    Only two innings remain in the
    fourth game of the quarterfinals!
[08:21] Announcer
    Can Seido High School catch up?
[08:25] @int_Kanemaru
    We...
[08:29] @int_Kanemaru
    We have to do something to support Furuya.
[08:43] Announcer
    It's a high fly ball!
[08:48] Announcer
    Second baseman Nishi
    makes the catch for one out.
[08:56] Announcer
    Replacing Yamaguchi-kun,
    Maezono-kun.
[09:01] Announcer
    Now batting, Maezono-kun.
[09:04] Seto
    A pinch hitter.
[09:06] Okumura
    He can launch one into the stands.
[09:09] Okumura
    They're hoping he can
    give them a breakthrough.
[09:11] Okumura
    They just haven't been able to get a run.
[09:17] @Maezono
    Yeah!
[09:18] Announcer
    Will the pinch hitter, Maezono,
    be able to start a rally for his team?
[09:21] @Maezono
    Bring it!
[09:38] @Kanemaru
    Go!
[09:40] Announcer
    It goes right to the left fielder!
[09:44] Announcer
    Pinch hitter Maezono flies out to left field,
[09:46] Announcer
    and Seido now has two outs!
[09:49] _Fan
    We're not done yet!
[09:50] _Fan
    Hit, Aso!
[09:51] _Fan
    You're just warming up!
[09:53] Announcer
    Ninth batter Aso is up to bat.
[09:55] Announcer
    Can he set things up for
    the top of the order?
[10:03] @int_Aso
    I'm not going to go down easy!
[10:26] Announcer
    Strike three!
[10:31] Announcer
    Komadai's ace, Hongo,
    has been pitching stupendously!
[10:35] Announcer
    He's only allowed one hit
    this entire game!
[10:39] _Reporter
    Incredible!
[10:40] _Reporter
    Is he going into an even higher gear?
[10:42] Announcer
    Once again, Hongo gives Seido High School
[10:44] Announcer
    another 0 for the scoreboard!
SIGN    Seido
    Komadai
[10:48] _Guy
    Nice pitching, Masamune!
[10:50] _Guy
    You're doing great!
[10:51] _Fan
    Nice pitching, Masamune!
[10:52] _Fan
    You're the best!
[10:54] Announcer
    Seido High School is unable to
    mount a comeback against Hongo!
[11:03] @int_Sawamura
    The next inning is our last.
[11:10] @int_Sawamura
    If we don't catch up in the ninth,
[11:13] @int_Sawamura
    there won't be any more pitching.
[11:17] @int_Sawamura
    I wanna hurry up and take that mound already!
[11:22] @int_Sawamura
    Tomorrow, for sure...
    I wanna help the team with my pitching!
[11:34] @Kataoka
    Can you do it?
[11:35] @Furuya
    Please let me pitch.
[11:46] Announcer
    We're nearing the end of the quarterfinal
    between Seido and Komadai Fujimaki.
[11:52] Announcer
    After giving up two runs,
[11:54] Announcer
    Seido High School will be looking
    to hold Komadai scoreless
[11:56] Announcer
    as they go into the ninth inning
    from the top of their order.
[11:59] Carlos
    There he is again.
[12:01] _Guy
    I guess they can't swap him out.
[12:04] Shirakawa
    They have no reason to swap him out.
[12:05] Announcer
    Taking the mound in the bottom
    of the eighth to great fanfare
[12:09] Announcer
    is Satoru Furuya!
[12:11] _Fan
    Furuya!
[12:13] _Fan
    You're just as good as him!
[12:15] @int_Kuramochi
    We still have the ninth inning.
[12:19] @int_Tojo
    Furuya is pitching so well.
[12:23] @int_Kominato
    We won't let it end yet.
[12:26] @Sawamura
    The number 9's up next!
[12:28] @Sawamura
    Pitch well and get this
    first guy out, Furuya!
[12:31] @Sawamura
    Everyone else, have his back!
[12:35] @int_Maezono
    Yeah, we know!
[12:37] @int_Shirasu
    We've got this.
[12:39] @int_Kanemaru
    That guy...
[12:48] Nishi
    This is it, guys!
[12:50] Nishi
    We're in the lead, but we've
    been routed the whole second half!
[12:54] Nishi
    Let's get another run and
    put them down for good!
[12:58] _All
    Yeah!
[12:59] _Guy
    Let's go, Sasaki!
[13:01] _Guy
    Sock it to ‘em!
[13:03] @int_Miyuki
    He's thrown over 120 pitches,
[13:06] @int_Miyuki
    but Furuya keeps getting better,
    like he's responding to Hongo.
[13:27] @int_Miyuki
    Furuya, just how far...
[13:38] @int_Miyuki
    will you go?
[13:50] _Fan
    There it is!
[13:51] _Fan
    His fastest pitch of the day, 154 km/h!
[13:54] _Fan
    That's what I like to see!
[13:55] _Fan
    Incredible!
[14:01] Yui
    Wow.
[14:06] Seto
    Oh, man.
[14:13] _Umpire
    Strike!
[14:24] Announcer
    Strike three!
[14:26] Announcer
    The last pitch was a slider!
[14:30] _Fan
    So you've got some good
    breaking balls, too!
[14:32] _Fan
    Did you see how far it broke?
[14:33] _Fan
    Was that a slider?
[14:34] _Fan
    How many strikeouts was that?
[14:36] _Fan
    Eleven!
[14:43] @int_Miyuki
    He's looking better than ever!
[14:47] @Miyuki
    Nice pitch, Furuya!
[15:15] _Umpire
    Strike!
[15:16] _Umpire
    Batter out!
[15:18] Announcer
    Another strikeout!
[15:28] _Fan
    That's twelve!
[15:29] _Fan
    Who is this guy?!
[15:31] _Fan
    He really is a monster!
[15:33] _Fan
    He's going toe-to-toe with Hongo!
[15:35] _Fan
    I bet you could throw 160 km/h!
[15:37] _Fan
    Furuya-kun!
[16:07] Yui
    I'm tired.
[16:09] Yui
    You don't see games this good every day.
[16:13] int_Shoji
    I want to hit.
[16:15] int_Shoji
    I want to play.
[16:18] Seto
    That was unbelievable, huh?
[17:23] @fbint_Kominato
    No...
[17:24] @fbint_Kominato
    It's not over yet.
[17:28] @fbint_Kominato
    I'll make something happen...
[17:32] @fbint_Kominato
    and get Miyuki-senpai up to bat!
[17:41] Owada
    Both Hongo-kun and Furuya-kun
[17:42] Owada
    pitched complete games,
[17:45] Owada
    and the only runs were
    the two in the first inning.
[17:49] Owada
    Seido only had the one hit from Miyuki-kun,
[17:52] Owada
    but Komadai Fujimaki was also outmatched
    by Furuya-kun in the second half.
[17:56] Owada
    If it wasn't for those two runs,
    the outcome may have been different.
[18:01] Mine
    Both teams have used pitcher
    relays to get to this round,
[18:04] Mine
    and then let their ace play the whole game.
[18:08] Mine
    That was the quality of
    the pitching in this game.
[18:12] Nishi
    You got us good.
[18:14] Nishi
    We couldn't even touch
    the ball in the last inning.
[18:16] Nishi
    But our ace isn't bad, right?
[18:19] @Miyuki
    He's way better than not bad.
[18:20] Nishi
    He just needs to improve his attitude.
[18:23] @Miyuki
    I can tell.
[18:28] @Miyuki
    Don't go losing to anyone else
    until we meet again.
[18:32] Nishi
    Yeah, and we'll kick your butts again.
[18:36] Enjo
    Hey, Masamune.
[18:38] Enjo
    He's trying to shake hands.
[18:40] Enjo
    Sorry.
[18:46] @Sawamura
    You beat us! Congratulations!
[18:48] @Sawamura
    Good luck!
[18:49] @Kanemaru
    Hey, Sawamura!
[18:56] _Fan
    Furuya-kun!
[18:58] _Fan
    Furuya!
[18:59] _Fan
    That was some great pitching!
[19:00] _Fan
    Make sure you come back again!
[19:02] _Fan
    Koshien Stadium will be waiting!
[19:04] _Fan
    Furuya!
[19:09] @Sawamura
    They let you take some
    Koshien dirt home, right?
[19:14] @Kanemaru
    I guess so...
[19:16] @Kanemaru
    But not many people do it in the spring.
[19:19] @Kanemaru
    There's still the summer.
[19:21] @Kanemaru
    If you took it now,
    it's like you wouldn't be coming back.
[19:26] @Miyuki
    Still want some?
[19:31] @Kominato
    Eijun-kun...
[19:35] @Kawakami
    Sawamura?
[19:53] @Sawamura
    I need to do something.
[19:55] @Kanemaru
    Where are you going?
[19:57] @Kanemaru
    If you're gonna take some,
    take it from near the benches!
[20:03] @int_Sawamura
    There was no room for me in that game.
[20:11] @int_Sawamura
    Damn it.
[20:14] @int_Sawamura
    So much for "tomorrow."
[20:19] @int_Sawamura
    Reflecting, preparing...
[20:25] @int_Sawamura
    If you don't perform when you need to,
[20:29] @int_Sawamura
    you won't get any chances.
[20:44] @int_Sawamura
    All you can do is watch from here.
[20:53] @Tojo
    Dirt from the bullpen?
[21:02] @int_Sawamura
    I won't forget how much this hurt...
[21:09] @int_Sawamura
    Because I want to stand on that mound again!
[21:29] Narrator
    Facing the towering wall before him,
[21:32] Narrator
    and seeing and experiencing his situation,
[21:35] Narrator
    served to strengthen his resolve.
[21:39] Narrator
    He clasped a handful of dirt on this,
    the day it began.
[21:49] @Miyuki
    Give the grounds your respect!
[21:52] _All
    Thank you!
SIGN    Koshien Stadium Spring Invitational
SIGN    Quarterfinals
SIGN    Seido 0 – 2 Komadai Fujimaki
    (Western Tokyo) (Southern Hokkaido)
SIGN    "The Day It Began"
[22:15] @Miyuki
    "The Day It Began."
[23:49] Takashima
    Those who shone at Koshien Stadium
    and those who didn't
[23:53] Takashima
    both want to return.
[23:54] Takashima
    I think they feel it strongly.
[23:57] Takashima
    What changes will the new first-years bring?
[24:01] @Kuramochi
    Hey, hurry up!
[24:02] @Kuramochi
    We need to do it before he comes!
[24:05] @Sawamura
    I've waited so long for this day!
[24:06] @Miyuki
    I wonder what new challenges
    these guys will bring.
[24:11] @Kuramochi
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II: "Joining."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Joining"
[24:15] @Kuramochi
    Let's win the national title!