7 - King

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[00:14] _Fan
    Todoroki, knock it flying!
[00:16] _Fan
    Hit it hard, Raichi!
[00:19] _Fan
    Their bench looks pretty relaxed.
[00:22] _Fan
    Are they not afraid of us?
[00:26] _Fan
    But once the game begins,
[00:30] _Fan
    we'll see which team is made up of champions.
[00:37] Todoroki
    I wanna get to hitting soon!
SIGN    Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
[02:24] Narrator
    It's the third round
    of the spring tournament.
SIGN    Game 1 10:00 Start Time
    Third Base Side First Base Side
    Inashiro Industrial – Yakushi
    Game 2 12:30 Start Time
    Third Base Side First Base Side
    Kumode – Shadai
[02:26] Narrator
    Two powerhouse schools are facing off!
[02:28] Narrator
    Yakushi High School made the semifinals
    in the spring invitational,
[02:31] Narrator
    while Inashiro Industrial was the
    runner-up at Koshien Stadium last summer.
[02:36] Sachiko
    Wow, the stands are full
    for a third-round game.
[02:40] Watanabe
    It's a really interesting match-up.
[02:43] Watanabe
    Miyuki was wondering how
    Narumiya would pitch against Todoroki.
[02:50] Announcer
    Thank you for waiting.
[02:52] Announcer
    We will now begin today's first game,
[02:55] Announcer
    between Inashiro Industrial
    and Yakushi High School.
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Yakushi
[03:01] Announcer
    Top of the first inning.
[03:03] Announcer
    Inashiro Industrial is up to bat.
[03:05] Announcer
    Batting first, center fielder Kamiya-kun.
[03:10] _Umpire
    Play!
[03:13] _Fan
    Carlo!
[03:43] _Fan
    They got the lead-off batter Carlos out!
[03:45] _Fan
    He jammed him inside!
[03:48] Todoroki
    Nice pitch, Nada-senpai!
[03:51] _Fan
    Man, he's looking good.
[03:51] ---
    One out!
[03:53] _Fan
    That's the shootball he used to shut down
    all those sluggers at Koshien Stadium.
[03:54] ---
    One out!
[03:57] ---
    One out!
[03:57] _Fan
    Was that over 140 km/h?
[04:04] int_Shirokawa
    It's not just the speed.
[04:05] int_Shirokawa
    He's not using the plate
    the same way he did last fall.
[04:09] int_Shirokawa
    Almost every pitcher stands
    on the third-base side,
[04:12] int_Shirokawa
    but he's standing as far to the
    first-base side as he can when he pitches.
[04:18] int_Shirokawa
    That puts an angle on the shootball,
    making it a more powerful weapon.
[04:25] int_Shirokawa
    We'll need to deal with this pitch
[04:28] int_Shirokawa
    to get past this pitcher.
[04:34] Announcer
    An outside pitch for a strike!
[04:38] Owada
    That pitch was quite effective for him
    during the Invitational, too.
SIGN    Press Box
[04:42] Mine
    Yeah.
[04:43] Mine
    He seems to have improved it
    in the time since then.
[04:47] Mine
    The better the pitcher's shootball,
[04:49] Mine
    the more the batter will
    focus on inside pitches,
[04:53] Mine
    making the outside pitches more effective.
[04:54] _Umpire
    Foul!
[05:06] ---
    Out!
[05:08] _Fan
    A ground ball to third!
[05:09] _Fan
    He shut down Inashiro's top two batters!
[05:12] _Fan
    Wow.
[05:13] _Fan
    It's like he's looking down on
    the Inashiro batters when he throws.
[05:17] Sachiko
    Sanada-kun's more intense than last year.
[05:20] ---
    Yeah.
[05:21] Watanabe
    He's gotten stronger since the fall.
[05:25] Owada
    Those hips and thighs...
[05:28] Owada
    His lower body is much thicker than before!
[05:35] int_Mine
    The strict lower-body training
    between tournaments
[05:39] int_Mine
    and experience against powerhouse schools
[05:42] int_Mine
    from around the country in a
    major venue like Koshien Stadium
[05:46] int_Mine
    have honed his body, mind,
    and pitching skills.
[05:50] int_Mine
    Shunpei Sanada has developed as a pitcher.
[05:57] int_Batter
    It sank?
[06:01] int_Batter
    Damn it! Was that a two-seam fastball?
[06:04] _Umpire
    Out!
[06:06] Announcer
    The ace Sanada starts off by taking
    down Inashiro's first three batters!
[06:09] Announcer
    He's got the same rhythm
    he did at Koshien Stadium!
[06:16] _Player
    Not bad.
[06:18] _Coach
    Jeez, he could have just basked in the
    afterglow of Koshien Stadium a little longer.
[06:24] _Coach
    Yeah! Nice pitch, Sanada!
[06:26] Sanada
    He's enjoying this.
[06:28] Todoroki
    Yeah, Sanada-senpai!
[06:31] int_Coach
    We just came back from the Invitational.
[06:33] int_Coach
    I'd like him to rest,
    but not against this team.
[06:37] int_Batter
    If we took things easy against them,
    we could get hurt before the summer.
[06:43] int_Coach
    We'll hit you with
    the passion and intensity we have
[06:46] int_Coach
    after playing at Koshien
    Stadium, Kunitomo-san.
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Yakushi
[07:37] int_Narumiya
    Sorry to rain on your parade.
[07:49] int_Narumiya
    When will you realize you only got into
    the Invitational out of sheer luck?
[07:59] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[08:11] int_Narumiya
    If you've forgotten,
    allow me to remind you...
[08:26] int_Narumiya
    I'm the king.
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Yakushi
[08:30] Announcer
    Inashiro was the runner-up at
    last year's summer tournament,
[08:33] Announcer
    but was unexpectedly knocked out
    in the second round in the fall.
[08:37] Announcer
    Their southpaw pitcher in his last year of
    high school is being eyed by the pro league.
[08:41] Announcer
    Let's see how he's
    improved over the winter,
[08:45] Announcer
    with over five thousand fans watching!
[08:50] Announcer
    Swing and a miss for strike three!
[08:52] Announcer
    He takes down a second batter
    with an outside fastball!
[08:55] Announcer
    Ace Narumiya is in the
    groove in the first inning!
[09:02] _Fan
    Oh, man!
[09:03] _Fan
    He's incredible to watch.
[09:09] Announcer
    Now come the cleanups!
[09:12] Announcer
    The third batter is Mishima.
[09:15] int_Tadano
    He's starting off tense.
[09:19] int_Tadano
    Mei-san's pitching is still stiff.
[09:22] int_Tadano
    It's fast but not sharp.
[09:27] int_Tadano
    I'd like to end the inning now.
[09:30] int_Mishima
    I've been waiting for this!
[09:33] int_Mishima
    A chance to face this guy!
[09:36] int_Mishima
    He's number one on my list of
    guys at other schools to take down!
[09:41] int_Mishima
    I actually...
[09:42] int_Mishima
    somewhat respect him.
[09:47] Announcer
    Two pitches, two strikes!
[09:49] Announcer
    With a solid tempo, here's the third pitch!
[09:53] int_Mine
    This is Mei Narumiya!
[09:56] int_Mine
    Mad respect!
[10:04] [SONG] _SFX
    Plop
[10:04] Announcer
    Whoa!
[10:05] Announcer
    A routine fly ball drops
    in between the fielders!
[10:08] Announcer
    Third batter Yuta Mishima hits a
    Texas Leaguer off Mei Narumiya!
[10:08] _All
    Yeah!
SIGN    Discussed Beforehand
[10:21] Tadano
    Timeout.
[10:24] Announcer
    Up to bat is Yakushi's best hitter,
    Raichi Todoroki!
[10:29] Announcer
    His powerful full swing attracted
    attention at Koshien Stadium.
[10:32] Announcer
    Up against Tokyo's, no,
[10:34] Announcer
    this generation's best southpaw,
    Mei Narumiya, how will he fare?
[10:40] _Fan
    Oh, man! They're facing each
    other in the first inning!
[10:43] _Fan
    I'm starting to like Mishima!
[10:45] _Fan
    He'll go right at him, right?
[10:47] _Fan
    Narumiya? Yeah, of course!
[10:48] _Fan
    Who's gonna win?
[10:50] int_Tadano
    That pitch was a little too high.
[10:54] int_Tadano
    His ball control is still unstable.
[10:58] Tadano
    Mei-san, Mei-san...
[11:00] Narumiya
    What do you want?!
[11:02] Tadano
    The baseball world is making
    a new rule for players.
[11:06] Tadano
    High school baseball players
    should go nighty-night by nine.
[11:15] Tadano
    Nine. Nighty-night.
[11:18] Narumiya
    Is that a gag or something?
[11:24] Narumiya
    Try saying it now.
[11:26] Tadano
    High shool basheball plaers
    should go nighy-ni by nine.
[11:32] Narumiya
    Your face is pretty funny.
[11:38] Tadano
    I'm glad I could help you relax!
[11:41] Tadano
    I really wanted you to smile.
[11:43] Tadano
    Now, let's focus on the game!
[11:45] Narumiya
    How am I supposed to do that?!
[11:47] Narumiya
    The next time you call a timeout,
    you'd better have a funny joke!
[11:51] Tadano
    Yes, sir! I've been saving a few.
[11:53] Narumiya
    No timeouts for you!
    Stay away from the mound!
[11:57] _Fan
    They're at it again.
[11:59] _Fan
    That battery is unbelievable.
[12:02] int_Narumiya
    He took all night to come up
    with that? What an idiot.
[12:07] int_Tadano
    It's my job as catcher to get him
    to relax when he throws.
[12:13] int_Tadano
    If Mei-san can pitch
    as well as he's capable of,
[12:17] int_Tadano
    it doesn't matter what batter he's facing.
[12:28] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    Itsuki, it's not that I don't like your calls,
[12:34] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    or that I want to do things on my own.
[12:38] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    I want to stand on the mound
    and throw the pitches I want to.
[12:44] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    I want to feel free, selfish...
[12:49] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    The king of the mound.
[12:55] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    I know that makes me sound like
    a terrible pitcher and upperclassman.
[13:03] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    Can you keep up with me?
[13:15] int_Tadano
    I'm the catcher! I can't wimp out
    and give the batter any chances!
[13:21] int_Tadano
    Call a game that makes Mei-san shine!
[13:24] Announcer
    It's the bottom of the first with
    a runner on first and two outs.
[13:27] Announcer
    Up to bat is the cleanup, Todoroki!
[13:32] Mishima
    I'm gonna run!
[13:33] int_Carlos
    Show them how outmatched they are.
[13:36] _Player
    Raichi!
[13:38] _Player
    Knock it flying!
[13:39] int_Shirokawa
    Shut them up.
[13:42] int_Coach
    This is the time to get a hit.
[13:44] int_Coach
    He hasn't settled into a rhythm.
[13:46] int_Coach
    This is your chance, Raichi.
[13:51] Announcer
    Here's the first pitch!
[14:01] Announcer
    It's a high inside pitch! Foul!
[14:08] Announcer
    Second pitch!
[14:11] int_Todoroki
    Far out.
[14:13] Announcer
    It goes wide outside. Ball.
[14:18] Announcer
    Third pitch!
[14:21] Announcer
    An outside slider goes wide. Ball.
[14:24] Announcer
    The count is 2-1.
[14:26] int_Todoroki
    Even farther out.
[14:34] int_Todoroki
    Too close!
[14:36] _Umpire
    Strike two!
[14:39] _All
    Yeah!
[14:40] Mishima
    Okay, let's get to running!
[14:43] Announcer
    The count is now 2-2.
[14:46] Announcer
    An inside fastball gets the
    second strike for Mei Narumiya!
[14:49] Tadano
    Nice pitch!
[14:53] int_Tadano
    It's looking sharper.
[14:56] _Fan
    An inside pitch to Todoroki?
[14:57] _Fan
    That first pitch high and inside
    was trouble, too.
[14:59] _Fan
    Trying to beat him at his own game?
[15:01] _Fan
    The Inashiro battery sure is aggressive.
[15:04] int_Coach
    Raichi let a pitch go by?
[15:06] _Fan
    What will the last pitch be?
[15:08] _Fan
    Maybe a changeup!
[15:09] _Fan
    Todoroki, get an awesome hit!
[15:11] _Fan
    Mei-kun!
[15:21] int_Todoroki
    I saw a lot of different
    pitchers at Koshien Stadium,
[15:24] int_Todoroki
    but he's incredible!
[15:26] int_Todoroki
    Better than all of them!
[15:30] int_Todoroki
    Incredible!
[15:33] int_Todoroki
    Incredible!
[15:35] int_Todoroki
    This is Mei Narumiya!
[15:40] int_Todoroki
    He's incredible!
[15:42] int_Todoroki
    Incredible!
[15:46] int_Todoroki
    Incredible!
[16:16] Announcer
    It's a pop fly to left field!
[16:19] Announcer
    The first round of Narumiya
    versus Todoroki goes to Narumiya!
[16:25] _Fan
    That was nerve-racking.
[16:27] _Fan
    I thought he had it for a moment.
[16:28] _Fan
    That was right where he wanted it.
[16:32] _Player
    You're enjoying yourself.
[16:33] Owada
    He used both sides of the strike zone,
    and pitched one slider.
SIGN    Press Box
[16:39] Owada
    He looked a little reckless,
[16:42] Owada
    but he finished things nicely.
[16:45] int_Mine
    That tenacity is part of
    Narumiya-kun's personality,
[16:50] int_Mine
    but still, he took down Todoroki,
    who shone at Koshien Stadium
[16:54] int_Mine
    using nearly all fastballs.
[16:58] int_Mine
    This battery is looking beyond him,
    far into the future...
[17:05] Sanada
    He's a monster of a pitcher.
[17:09] Sanada
    We're the same age.
[17:12] Sanada
    It's scary.
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Yakushi
SIGN    Yakushi
[17:27] Sachiko
    I can't believe he's shutting
    down Inashiro's batters.
[17:32] Watanabe
    Yeah, that shootball isn't easy to hit.
[17:41] Announcer
    Strike three!
[17:43] Announcer
    That's three outs!
[17:44] Sanada
    Yeah!
[17:46] int_Watanabe
    Ace Sanada used his powerful shootball
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Yakushi
[17:49] int_Watanabe
    to hold Inashiro's batters scoreless
    past the second inning, too.
[17:56] int_Watanabe
    Seeing the Yakushi underdogs
    hold their own against Inashiro
[18:00] int_Watanabe
    sent strong waves of excitement
    through the crowd.
[18:05] int_Watanabe
    But...
[18:12] int_Watanabe
    Narumiya's pitching got
    sharper with every inning.
[18:18] int_Watanabe
    Todoroki struck out.
[18:21] int_Watanabe
    Yakushi hasn't had a runner
    on base since the first inning.
SIGN    Yakushi
SIGN    Inashiro
[18:26] int_Watanabe
    And...
[18:33] int_Watanabe
    Little by little...
[18:38] int_Watanabe
    Little by little...
[18:41] Announcer
    It's gone!
[18:47] Coach
    Carlo!
[18:52] Announcer
    Inashiro Industrial has broken the stalemate.
[18:55] Announcer
    And now, they have a runner on second
    with only one out!
[18:58] Announcer
    This is another chance for them!
[19:04] Announcer
    It's a hit to near-left field!
[19:06] Announcer
    Shirakawa rounds third base!
[19:11] _Umpire
    Safe!
[19:14] Announcer
    Inashiro Industrial gets their second run!
[19:18] Coach
    After Carlos hit the inside
    shootball he was waiting for,
[19:21] Coach
    the cleanup Yamaoka got an RBI single.
[19:24] Coach
    Everything they'd kept pent-up in between
    tournaments has exploded all at once.
[19:28] _Player
    Now we'll turn up the pressure!
[19:31] _All
    Yeah!
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Yakushi
SIGN    Yakushi
[19:45] ---
    Yeah!
[19:48] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[20:13] int_Coach
    Just like last year,
[20:15] int_Coach
    I had them repeat a basic routine.
[20:20] int_Coach
    For better or worse,
    we're a team of individuals.
[20:25] int_Coach
    Each had his own motivations,
[20:27] int_Coach
    and there wasn't as much time as we wanted.
[20:31] int_Coach
    Being unable to see the light at the end
    of the tunnel wore down their spirits
[20:35] int_Coach
    and made their bodies scream.
[20:37] int_Coach
    But still, the determination
    in their eyes never wavered.
[20:54] int_Narumiya
    I have only one goal.
[20:59] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    The boys didn't let it go to waste...
[21:02] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    Their loss to Ugumori last fall.
[21:07] (Flashback) fb_Shirakawa
    There is a reason for every loss.
[21:11] (Flashback) fb_Tadano
    You must accept your shortcomings...
[21:14] (Flashback) fb_Yabe
    ...address the challenges...
[21:17] (Flashback) fb_Carlos
    ...and take action!
[21:19] (Flashback) _All
    So that we can find
[21:22] (Flashback) _All
    what it takes to be the best!
[21:30] int_Narumiya
    The best in Japan!
[21:44] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[21:48] Announcer
    He finishes with a high inside fastball!
[21:51] Announcer
    Raichi Todoroki has struck out
    twice in a row!
[21:56] Announcer
    Narumiya's perfect pitching hasn't allowed
    a runner on base since the first inning!
[22:00] Announcer
    Yakushi High School, one of the Invitational
    semifinalists, is being overpowered
[22:04] Announcer
    by Inashiro Industrial's ace, Mei Narumiya!
[22:16] _Player
    "King."
[23:48] @Sawamura
    What pitches? When and where to throw them?
[23:52] @Sawamura
    Their running turned into a sprint!
    Remember when we did that?
[23:56] @Furuya
    Yeah.
[23:57] @Sawamura
    I suddenly feel like running, too!
[23:59] @Sawamura
    Let's go, Furuya!
[24:00] @Furuya
    No.
[24:01] Ochiai
    Isn't this why you only
    registered eighteen spots
SIGN    Wait... Weren't you expecting me to succeed...
[24:04] Ochiai
    for the spring when you're allowed twenty?
[24:07] Ochiai
    I've prepared a list of first-years
    I feel are ready to be on the bench.
[24:12] @Sawamura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:15] @Sawamura
    "Camphor."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Camphor"
[24:16] @Sawamura
    Let's win the national title!