# 66 - Outsider
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***SIGN*** August 20
**[00:00] CC**
Mei-kun!
**[00:01] CC**
Carlos!
**[00:02] CC**
Tsubasa-kun!
**[00:03] CC**
Yoshi!
**[00:05] CC**
Carlos!
**[00:05] CC**
Mei-kun!
**[00:07] I1**
People are still here this late?
**[00:09] I2**
Do they have the hotel surrounded?
**[00:14] I2**
Don't wave at them, idiot!
**[00:15] Na**
Hey!
**[00:16] I3**
He loves the attention.
**[00:18] I4**
He's like a little kid.
***SIGN*** Outsider
**[01:51] An**
* We're quickly approaching*
* the end of the summer nationals.*
**[01:54] An**
*In game one of the semifinals,*
**[01:56] An**
*the ace at Inashiro, Narumiya, pitched well*
**[01:59] An**
*and took down Ikuei 7-4.*
**[02:01] An**
*Just one game away from the top.*
**[02:04] I1**
They're only focusing on you!
**[02:06] I1**
What's with that face?
**[02:08] Ma**
Hey, Mei.
**[02:09] Ma**
Why are you still up?
**[02:10] Ma**
You need to rest for tomorrow.
**[02:12] Ma**
You're going to be pitching
two days in a row.
**[02:14] Na**
It's not even eight yet.
**[02:16] Na**
I can't sleep yet.
**[02:18] Ma**
I'm saying you need to rest your body.
**[02:20] Na**
That's no fun.
**[02:22] Na**
It's our last day staying here.
**[02:25] Na**
I bet you were one of those people
who slept early on school field trips.
**[02:28] Ma**
Shut up!
**[02:30] I1**
The upperclassmen aren't acting
any different, even at nationals.
**[02:34] I1**
I've been feeling like I'm up in the clouds.
**[02:37] I2**
I know!
**[02:38] I2**
The crowd is so huge here!
**[02:40] I2**
And all the teams we've played
are so famous.
**[02:43] I1**
And we've made it to the final.
**[02:44] I1**
One more win,
and we'll be national champions.
**[02:47] I1**
But for some reason,
**[02:48] I1**
when I'm with these guys,
**[02:50] I1**
I'm not surprised we've made this far.
**[02:58] I1**
They should be feeling more exhaustion
compared to us who aren't playing, yet...
**[03:03] I3**
I'm sure they'll do it.
**[03:05] I3**
I can't imagine them losing.
**[03:09] Na**
Oh, man!
***SIGN*** tension
**[03:10] Na**
Maybe I'll go to bed since you're so loud!
***SIGN*** jitter
**[03:12] Ma**
Yes! Go to sleep!
**[03:13] Ma**
Sleep like a pool of mud!
**[03:15] I3**
I think.
**[03:17] Na**
Oh, I forgot to say one thing.
**[03:20] Na**
Iguchi-san.
**[03:22] Na**
With so many hot days,
**[03:25] Na**
I couldn't have made it here alone.
**[03:28] Na**
I'm really grateful.
**[03:31] Na**
Yoshi-san and Tsubasa-kun.
**[03:33] Na**
I can feel relaxed
with you defending behind me.
**[03:37] Na**
I think the team we have this year
is the strongest team ever.
**[03:43] Na**
Please bear with me for one more day.
**[03:48] I1**
It was just for a moment,
but Mei lowered his head!
**[03:52] Na**
Masa-san.
**[03:56] Na**
Let's take the top.
**[03:57] Ma**
Of course.
**[03:59] Ma**
We've already made it this far.
**[04:03] Ma**
Don't strain your neck sleeping.
**[04:06] Na**
Okay.
**[04:06] Na**
Well, good night!
**[04:08] II**
Good night!
**[04:11] I1**
I bet it's not that he can't go to sleep.
**[04:15] I1**
He doesn't want to.
**[04:16] ---**
You know?
**[04:18] I1**
Okay! I'll take tomorrow's game by storm!
**[04:22] I1**
Tomorrow's game will be
the last game we'll play together.
**[04:26] I1**
It's the last game he'll pitch to you.
**[04:30] Ma**
*Win or lose,*
**[04:32] Ma**
*we just give our very best tomorrow.*
**[04:37] Ma**
* I think the team is more*
* than happy already...*
***SIGN*** August 21
**[04:41] Ma**
* ...for being able to go into*
* our last game like this.*
***SIGN*** Hanshin Koshien Stadium
**[04:46] Ma**
* This summer, only one school*
* can go without losing once,*
**[04:52] Ma**
*and be at the top of 4,059 schools.*
**[04:56] Ma**
Let's go!
**[04:57] II**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Both teams are looking energetic today.
***SIGN*** This is the national tournament final!
***SIGN*** Will Inashiro from West Tokyo take it?
***SIGN*** Or will Komadai Fujimaki from South Hokkaido take it?
**[05:08] 3C**
Okay, okay.
***SIGN*** Ichidai Third High
**[05:10] 3C**
Let's watch this game closely today.
**[05:12] 3C**
We will be the ones standing there next year.
***SIGN*** The starting pitcher for Inashiro is the Tokyo Prince!
***SIGN*** Mei Narumiya!
**[05:21] EC**
Going all the way to the final means
they'll have a late start for the new team.
***SIGN*** Sensen Academy
***SIGN*** Mutter Mutter
**[05:27] EC**
Though I'm sure Kunitomo-san
has some sort of a plan,
**[05:31] EC**
this could be our chance to go
to the fall invitiational, Maki.
**[05:35] YC**
I'm sure he's exhausted from
pitching so much at the nationals.
***SIGN*** Yakushi High School
**[05:39] YC**
It's your chance to destroy him
in the fall prelims and get famous, Raichi!
***SIGN*** Akikawa Academy
***SIGN*** The entire nation has its eyes on this second-year ace!
***SIGN*** What will he show us today at the national final?
***SIGN*** And it's play ball!
**[05:56] Sa**
*The national final...*
**[06:00] Sa**
*What is it like to stand on the mound there?*
**[06:11] Na**
*Just like any other game,*
**[06:13] Na**
*the target is so big.*
**[06:17] Na**
*Now, let's go look at...*
**[06:23] Na**
*...the scene from the top.*
**[06:27] 31**
Yeah!
**[06:29] 32**
It's the beach!
**[06:31] 33**
Let's swim, baby!
**[06:33] 31**
I'm gonna get a real tan!
**[06:38] 32**
There aren't many people here.
**[06:40] 32**
Even though it's the beach.
**[06:41] 34**
No surprise there.
**[06:43] 34**
It's past the Bon Festival.
**[06:45] 34**
No one swims at the beach, anymore.
**[06:47] 34**
Jellyfish also come out.
**[06:49] 31**
You didn't change?
**[06:50] 32**
What?
**[06:51] 32**
I wanted to do something
summer-like for once!
**[06:53] 34**
Your fault for wanting
to come to the beach.
**[06:56] 32**
Hot!
**[06:56] 33**
Damn it.
**[06:57] 33**
I should've suggested the pool.
***SIGN*** Idiot!
**[06:59] 3A**
Idiot!
**[07:02] B1**
Mom, why are only their
arms and faces tanned?
**[07:07] M1**
They're baseball boys.
**[07:09] M1**
They're here to try to make summer memories.
**[07:15] 31**
Sorry, Koichiro.
**[07:17] 31**
For inviting you out of the blue.
**[07:19] 31**
You're stuck with these guys, too.
**[07:21] Ta**
Well, I hadn't been out lately,
**[07:23] Ta**
so it's a nice change.
**[07:27] 31**
You haven't been practicing?
**[07:29] 31**
What about tryouts?
**[07:30] Ta**
I applied for one tryout,
**[07:32] Ta**
but I don't really have high hopes for that.
**[07:35] Ta**
I didn't even do much the last tournament.
**[07:39] Ta**
So I'll probably just take the exam.
**[07:42] 31**
I see.
**[07:44] 31**
Well, our guys are in the same shoes.
**[07:48] 31**
We lost pretty early, so some
started focusing to studying early.
**[07:53] 31**
I got hit by a line drive
and forfeited the mound.
**[07:56] 31**
You got switched out from a leg cramp.
**[08:00] 31**
In the end, we had nothing but regrets.
**[08:06] 32**
Come back!
**[08:09] 33**
A ukulele?
**[08:13] 31**
*I wonder if...*
**[08:15] 31**
*...the national final is done yet.*
**[08:25] 31**
I can't quit.
**[08:29] 31**
I can't quit baseball like this.
**[08:32] 31**
Can you?
***SIGN*** August 22
***SIGN*** Narumiya Loses Steam
***SIGN*** A Four-Pitcher Relay
**[08:47] Re**
A four-pitcher relay
***SIGN*** Komadai Coach Nitta's Victorious Calls
**[08:48] Re**
held Inashiro down to two runs.
**[08:51] Re**
I'm sure there were differences
in the strength of individuals,
**[08:54] Re**
but doesn't it prove that
your strategy wasn't wrong?
***SIGN*** Nitta Magic Makes Komadai Champions
**[09:10] Ku**
Huh?
**[09:11] Ku**
Why are there so many people
right after the nationals?
**[09:14] C1**
Good luck, guys!
**[09:16] C2**
You guys are the only team that
took four runs from Narumiya!
**[09:20] C3**
We're counting on you, Seido batters!
**[09:23] Mi**
I see.
**[09:24] Mi**
So that's what's going on.
**[09:25] Ma**
That was only because of the third-years...
**[09:27] Ku**
Sheesh.
**[09:28] Ku**
Why couldn't they just win nationals?
**[09:31] Ku**
It might've demotivated Narumiya
for next year.
**[09:34] Mi**
Yeah, right. He's not the type.
**[09:37] Mi**
I'm sure he'll come back even bigger.
**[09:40] Ku**
Why are you so happy?
**[09:46] S1**
Hey, look!
**[09:47] S2**
They came early, and they're running!
**[09:49] S3**
We're practicing all day today.
**[09:51] S3**
Do they want to die?
**[09:57] (Flashback) Na**
Come on!
**[10:03] Ma**
*Narumiya was pitching, and we couldn't win.*
**[10:05] Ma**
*Everyone accepts the loss.*
**[10:09] Ma**
* Regrettably, we couldn't help*
* Narumiya by scoring more runs.*
**[10:14] Ma**
*He was our ace until the very end.*
**[10:17] Ma**
*I'm sure he wouldn't accept my thanks,*
**[10:19] Ma**
*but I want to tell him, "Thank you."*
**[10:24] Sa**
*Nationals...*
**[10:27] Sa**
*I want to stand on that mound, too.*
**[10:34] Sa**
Hey! Don't run in front of me!
**[10:36] Fu**
You're too slow!
**[10:38] Sa**
Wait up!
**[10:39] C1**
Sawamura is as loud as ever.
**[10:42] C2**
It just means he's healthy again.
**[10:45] C2**
I was a little worried for a bit.
**[10:47] C3**
Excuse me.
**[10:48] C3**
Are those two first-years?
**[10:51] C4**
What?
**[10:52] C4**
Did you not watch the final?
**[10:54] C3**
No.
**[10:56] C4**
The taller one's Satoru Furuya.
***SIGN*** Water...
***SIGN*** Wait...
**[10:58] C4**
His fastball is monstrous,
despite being just a first-year.
***SIGN*** huff huff
**[11:02] C4**
And the loud one is Eijun Sawamura.
**[11:06] C4**
He's a valuable southpaw for the team.
**[11:09] C4**
And Norifumi Kawakami is our
right-handed sidearm pitcher.
**[11:12] C4**
If these three grow,
the new team should do pretty well.
**[11:18] C3**
Three pitchers, each with a unique style.
**[11:21] C4**
You're not a Seido alumnus, are you?
**[11:24] C3**
Yeah, sorry.
**[11:27] C3**
I'm an outsider.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Is**
You guys aren't scoring at all in the scrims!
**[11:40] (Flashback) Is**
You'd better swing until your hands rip off!
***SIGN*** Maezono, First Baseman, Batting Third
21 At Bats, 3 Hits (BA .142)
(In the Past Five Games)
**[11:44] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[11:45] Ma**
*I can't help going for the outside curveball.*
**[11:48] Ma**
*At this rate, I might even
be taken off the roster.*
***SIGN*** Kuramochi, Shortstop, Batting First
24 At Bats, 5 Hits (BA .208)
**[11:53] Ku**
*I need to practice my right hitting.*
***SIGN*** Kominato, Second Baseman, Batting Second 21 At Bats, 12 Hits (BA .571)
**[11:57] Ku**
*If I can't get on base before him, there's no point.*
**[12:02] Mi**
*For some reason,*
***SIGN*** Miyuki, Catcher, Batting Fourth 22 At Bats, 6 Hits (BA .272)
**[12:04] Mi**
*no one's able to swing decisively.*
***SIGN*** BA/RSP .222
**[12:08] Mi**
*Though I'm not really one to talk.*
**[12:12] I1**
I guess practice is different
from playing actual games.
**[12:16] I2**
Our average score in scrimmages
is less than three.
**[12:20] I1**
Compared to last year's team,
we definitely don't sound like a batting team.
**[12:25] Ka**
Idiot.
**[12:26] Ka**
We've gotta take advantage of that.
**[12:29] Ka**
The bottom of the order is always changing.
**[12:32] Ka**
I'm sure the current team
isn't set in stone yet.
**[12:37] Mi**
We'll start game-simulated
batting practice at 1:30 PM!
**[12:40] Mi**
Let's stay focused
and do it like a real game.
**[12:42] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[12:44] Mi**
Nori, can you warm up your shoulders?
**[12:48] Mi**
I want the batters to be
able to hit cleanly today.
**[12:51] Mi**
You can go a little easy on the control,
but I need strong, live pitching.
**[12:57] Mi**
Just between you and me, I can't ask
the first-years to do something so hard.
**[13:02] Mi**
Okay?
**[13:05] Ka**
Okay, I'll try.
**[13:07] Mi**
Thanks.
**[13:07] Mi**
I'm counting on you.
**[13:09] Re**
Miyuki-kun's trying to put Kawakami-kun
back on his feet by making him pitch to batters.
**[13:16] Re**
It's a very catcher-like idea,
and maybe it'll work.
**[13:21] Ka**
Kawakami will be fine.
**[13:23] Ka**
His form isn't broken,
and he knows the position he's in.
**[13:31] Re**
*He's a keen observer.*
**[13:33] Re**
* He keeps the perfect distance*
* between himself and the players.*
**[13:36] Re**
* He's the only coach I know*
* who's so good at doing that.*
**[13:42] Sa**
All right! Time for lunch!
**[13:44] Fu**
I-I'm gonna melt.
**[13:46] Ha**
Are you okay, Furuya-kun?
**[13:48] O1**
Hey, boys.
**[13:50] O1**
What time do you practice until?
**[13:52] Sa**
Until six, I believe.
**[13:54] O1**
From nine in the morning?
**[13:56] O1**
That's long.
**[13:59] O1**
Isn't it tough?
**[14:02] Sa**
Well...
**[14:03] Sa**
It's hot, and I don't get to pitch much,
**[14:07] Sa**
so I do have complaints.
**[14:09] O1**
Yet this team is so energetic.
**[14:13] Sa**
Well, of course.
**[14:15] Sa**
We're practicing because
we don't want to lose.
**[14:18] Sa**
We can't complain about
the weather or being tired.
**[14:21] Sa**
Excuse us!
**[14:24] O1**
But you'll lose.
**[14:27] O1**
In a competition, most people lose.
**[14:31] O1**
It's like you're playing to lose.
**[14:36] O1**
You train so hard,
sweating gallons every day,
**[14:39] O1**
and I have to say it's commendable.
**[14:43] O1**
But you guys are, you know...
**[14:46] O1**
...huge masochists.
**[14:47] Sa**
What?
**[14:48] O1**
Athletes are all masochists and narcissists.
**[14:53] O1**
You just like the idea of working hard.
**[14:55] O1**
Otherwise, you're all just idiots.
***SIGN*** Idiots!
**[14:57] O1**
You're working so hard
under the scorching sun,
**[15:01] O1**
and I bet you'll still keep practicing
even if the world were to end tomorrow.
**[15:04] Sa**
What the hell are you trying to say?
**[15:07] Ha**
Eijun-kun, let's go.
**[15:09] Sa**
Damn it.
**[15:11] Sa**
Who was that old man?
**[15:12] Sa**
He got on my nerves really fast!
**[15:14] Ha**
Don't worry about him.
**[15:16] Ha**
Some people are just like that.
**[15:19] Ma**
A new assistant coach, sir?
**[15:22] Ka**
Yes.
**[15:23] Ka**
He's not an alumnus coach
like the ones who come sometimes.
**[15:26] Ka**
He'll be here as an official assistant coach.
**[15:29] Sa**
What are we talking about?
**[15:32] Ka**
We're getting a new coach.
**[15:34] Ka**
He taught for twenty years
at Kokaidai Sagara in Kanagawa,
**[15:39] Ka**
and he left the team with the head coach,
Yamamoto, when he retired.
**[15:44] S1**
Kokaidai's a regular at nationals.
**[15:47] S2**
Yeah.
**[15:47] Mi**
* I'd heard that both assistant and*
* head coaches here were mostly alumni.*
**[15:55] Mi**
*And why now?*
**[15:55] Ka**
He has a lot of experience
in conditioning exercises.
**[16:00] Ka**
I plan to incorporate any good ideas he has.
**[16:04] Ot**
* The principal is so quick to find someone,*
* or should I say, underhanded?*
**[16:06] Pr**
I'm so glad I found someone for the job.
**[16:09] Ot**
* He'd been asking this guy*
* to come for two years already.*
**[16:14] Ka**
All in all, the plan is to get
the team stronger during the summer.
**[16:18] Ka**
Make sure you tackle your weaknesses
before the fall tournament!
**[16:22] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[16:23] Sa**
*A new assistant coach?*
**[16:27] Pr**
I see.
**[16:28] Pr**
So you were observing the practice today.
**[16:32] O1**
Yes.
**[16:33] Pr**
So what do you think of
our team, Ochiai-san?
**[16:37] Oc**
You have a very nice facility
and a lot of good players.
**[16:42] Oc**
Yet you haven't made nationals.
**[16:45] Oc**
It's truly mysterious.
**[16:47] Oc**
Now that I'm here,
I promise to take you to nationals.
**[16:54] Pr**
We have his words!
**[16:56] VP**
Yes, sir!
**[16:56] Oc**
I wish I was cool enough to say that.
**[17:00] Oc**
Baseball isn't that easy.
**[17:02] Oc**
Especially high school baseball.
**[17:13] Sa**
All right!
**[17:15] S1**
Good catch!
**[17:16] S1**
Next!
**[17:19] Sa**
What is this?
**[17:21] Sa**
You're just making me run from side to side!
**[17:25] S1**
Hey, Furuya!
***SIGN*** pant pant
**[17:27] S1**
Stop resting in the shadow
of such a skinny pole!
**[17:29] S1**
If you don't catch five more,
you're staying late!
**[17:32] Oc**
You're pushing them hard.
**[17:34] Ka**
The summer heat is only available
to us during this season.
**[17:39] Ka**
I always push the players
during the summer season.
**[17:42] Oc**
Quite fiendish of you.
**[17:45] Ka**
No matter how good they may become,
**[17:47] Ka**
they're still high schoolers.
**[17:49] Ka**
If they can't play to the best
of their ability on the field,
**[17:53] Ka**
they'll be the ones
with the bitter memories.
**[17:58] Oc**
I think I'll just observe for now.
**[18:02] Oc**
I haven't memorized anyone's
faces and names yet,
**[18:05] Oc**
and I want to get a feel
for the kind of practice you do.
**[18:08] Ka**
Okay.
**[18:10] Ka**
Feel free to bring me any remarks you have.
**[18:12] Ka**
If it'll help the team improve,
**[18:15] Ka**
I'll set up as many meetings as possible.
**[18:17] Oc**
Are you sure about that?
**[18:20] Oc**
Can I change this team however I see fit?
**[18:27] Oc**
Just kidding.
**[18:29] Oc**
I'm actually pretty shy.
**[18:31] Ot**
What?
**[18:32] Oc**
Yes.
**[18:32] Oc**
I'm sorry.
**[18:39] S1**
Wow.
**[18:40] Ka**
Tojo's hitting pretty well.
**[18:45] To**
Thank you for the nice pitching,
Kawakami-senpai!
**[18:48] Ka**
*Crap.*
**[18:49] Ka**
*I'm getting depressed.*
**[18:51] Ka**
*He's got talent.*
**[18:53] Ka**
*I was pretty serious.*
**[18:55] Oc**
Is that batter a first-year?
**[18:57] Re**
Yes, he's Hideaki Tojo.
**[19:00] Re**
He came here as a pitcher,
**[19:02] Re**
but he asked to switch to the outfield.
**[19:04] Re**
Still, he was a good pitcher
in junior high,
**[19:06] Ka**
You look good.
**[19:06] Re**
so he still has potential
as a pitcher in the long run.
**[19:07] To**
I can do better.
**[19:13] To**
*After five months at Seido,*
**[19:17] To**
* I've already gotten a good welcome*
* from high school baseball.*
**[19:22] To**
* What I did in junior high*
* doesn't mean anything here.*
**[19:27] To**
* This is the only way*
* I can rise up in this team.*
**[19:33] To**
*It's the only way.*
**[19:35] S1**
Tojo, huh?
**[19:37] S1**
He has a knack for batting,
**[19:38] S1**
and he also has a strong shoulder
since he used to pitch.
**[19:41] S2**
Yeah! Yeah!
**[19:42] S2**
Gotta watch out for him!
**[19:43] S1**
He should've just stayed a pitcher.
**[19:46] S2**
Yeah.
**[19:47] S1**
The only definitive outfielder is Shirasu.
***SIGN*** Shirasu, Right Fielder, Batting Sixth 21 At BAts, 7 Hits (BA .333)
**[19:51] S1**
Furuya usually goes into the left field, too.
**[19:53] Sa**
What's that hand on your hip?
**[19:56] S1**
Which means...
**[19:57] S2**
Only one spot left for the outfielder spot.
***SIGN*** Naomichi Seki
***SIGN*** Takeru Aso
***SIGN*** Hideaki Tojo
**[20:06] S1**
It's going to be mine!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[20:08] S2**
Right?
**[20:08] S1**
I'm taking it!
**[20:10] S3**
Outfield! Catch the flies!
**[20:14] Mi**
*August.*
***SIGN*** Seido Baseball
**[20:15] Mi**
* Our game results so far,*
* including the second-string games,*
**[20:17] Mi**
*have been 8 wins and 4 losses.*
**[20:20] Mi**
* We have more wins,*
* but we lack scoring power,*
**[20:24] Mi**
*and all the games have been close.*
**[20:26] Ot**
*I'm still not sure about this new team.*
**[20:30] Mi**
*However, the poor results...*
**[20:33] Mi**
* ...gave the first-years hope*
* to make the first-string.*
***SIGN*** Higasa, Third Baseman, Batting Seventh 20 At BAts, 5 Hits (BA .250)
**[20:39] S1**
Can I do another box?
**[20:41] M1**
Yeah. Got it.
**[20:44] Mi**
*Not everything's meshing perfectly yet,*
**[20:47] Mi**
* but the hungry first-years are also*
* pushing the second-years to strive.*
**[20:51] Mi**
* The overall atmosphere*
* isn't actually bad.*
**[20:51] Sa**
Let's get in the bullpen!
***SIGN*** Saturday: Chiba at Seido Sunday: Arita at Seido
**[20:54] Mi**
* We only have three more*
* scrimmages in the summer.*
**[20:58] Mi**
*We need something.*
**[21:00] Mi**
*Something that'll ignite the team.*
**[21:04] Ot**
What?
**[21:06] Ot**
You accepted the offer?
**[21:08] Ka**
Yes.
**[21:09] Ot**
Why?
**[21:10] Ot**
It was a sudden request from them.
**[21:12] Ot**
You could've declined!
**[21:14] Ot**
Especially since we could be
playing against them in the fall!
**[21:19] Oc**
I see no problem with the game.
**[21:21] Oc**
I'm sure the players would rather
play a game than do boring practice.
**[21:26] Ot**
But...
**[21:27] Ot**
Our team still isn't complete.
**[21:29] Ot**
The word is that they've been going around
defeating strong teams, one after another.
**[21:36] Ot**
I-If our pitchers end up getting destroyed...
**[21:39] Oc**
*Why are you so worried?*
**[21:42] Ka**
What every team wants more than a win
right now is experience.
**[21:46] Ka**
If we may end up fighting
them in a tournament,
**[21:49] Ka**
all the more reason to play them.
**[21:51] Ot**
But...
**[21:56] Ka**
There's no better opponent...
***SIGN*** Yakushi
**[22:01] Ka**
...to see where they're at right now.
**[23:36] Mi**
A scrimmage with Yakushi?
**[23:37] Mi**
This could be the
kick in the rear we needed.
**[23:41] Sa**
If we win today,
it'll be twenty wins in a row!
**[23:43] Sa**
Yeah.
**[23:43] Sa**
Furuya, how many consecutive wins are we at?
**[23:46] Fu**
I forget.
**[23:46] Sa**
This is so frustrating!
**[23:49] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Kick.
**[23:51] Ra**
Furuya, Sawamura, Kawakami,
and... Tanba.
***SIGN*** The Kick
**[23:55] Ra**
I'll destroy you all with my bat!
**[23:57] YC**
Tanba's already gone.