# 72 - The Final Lesson
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**[00:00] Oc**
If I were the coach,
I would aim for nationals next year.
**[00:06] Oc**
I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
**[00:09] Ot**
A-Are you saying you'd give up
on the fall season
**[00:14] Ot**
just to let Furuya grow?
**[00:16] Oc**
Raise him as the ace.
**[00:19] Oc**
I think that's the quickest way
to go to nationals.
**[00:26] Ka**
However, these games are
for the players to play,
**[00:29] Ka**
and this fall is one of few
chances to try for nationals.
**[00:35] Ka**
I won't sacrifice the team
just for Furuya alone.
**[00:49] Ch**
I see you're throwing a lot.
**[00:51] Ch**
When you pitch,
**[00:54] Ch**
do you check your grip every time?
**[01:07] Ch**
Why don't you throw me some?
***SIGN*** The Final Lesson
***SIGN*** September 19
***SIGN*** Fall Tournament Group
Stages Round 2
**[02:55] M1**
Damn.
**[02:56] M1**
He's still a first-year?
**[02:58] M2**
We basically just lost to the pitcher.
***SIGN*** Seido Mino
***SIGN*** Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Mino (W. Tokyo)
(Called after 7 innings)
**[03:01] C1**
Twelve strikeouts.
**[03:03] C1**
He also scored three runs with two hits.
**[03:05] C2**
He's still a first-year,
**[03:06] C2**
so if he keeps this up,
he should definitely make nationals.
**[03:16] (Flashback) Oc**
If I were the coach,
I would aim for nationals next year.
**[03:21] (Flashback) Oc**
I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
**[03:26] (Flashback) Oc**
Raise him as the ace.
**[03:29] (Flashback) Oc**
I think that's the quickest way
to go to nationals.
**[03:41] Mi**
Your pitch count is too high.
**[03:43] Mi**
Too many free walks.
**[03:45] Mi**
No pacing whatsoever.
***SIGN*** The usual
**[03:47] Mi**
You're terrible.
**[03:49] Mi**
You got lucky with the opponent today.
**[03:52] Ka**
Sawamura, quit dawdling and help clean up!
**[03:55] Ka**
There's another game after this!
**[04:02] Ka**
Put away your emotions!
**[04:04] Ka**
You're a man, aren't you?
**[04:07] Sa**
Kanemaru.
**[04:09] Sa**
Can you help me with practice later?
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[04:16] S1**
Huh?
**[04:17] S1**
Is this the pitcher who pitched today?
**[04:20] S2**
Yeah.
**[04:21] S2**
I bet he'll pitch tomorrow, too.
**[04:23] Ku**
My hit in the fourth inning
is recorded as the opponent's error?
**[04:26] Ku**
Manager, please.
**[04:28] S1**
That was an error.
**[04:29] Ku**
With my speed, it's a hit!
**[04:32] S2**
The coach said it was an error.
**[04:34] Ku**
Seriously?
**[04:34] S1**
Error, it is.
**[04:40] Mi**
Make sure you get to bed early tonight.
**[04:42] Mi**
You're gonna be pitching again tomorrow.
**[04:45] Fu**
I'll pitch as much as I need to.
**[04:47] Fu**
It's the ace's job to pitch.
**[04:52] Mi**
* It'll be bad for us*
* if you pitch too much.*
**[04:56] Mi**
* We don't have any strong teams*
* in our group,*
**[04:58] Mi**
* so we need to end the games quickly*
* and give you an easy time.*
**[05:03] Fu**
The ace...
**[05:04] Mi**
I get it, already!
Just go to sleep!
**[05:13] Ha**
Zono-senpai.
**[05:15] Ha**
Are we practicing again tonight?
**[05:18] Ma**
Yeah, definitely!
**[05:19] Ma**
We're up against a southpaw tomorrow.
**[05:22] Ma**
I need to hit a clean one into right field.
**[05:26] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[05:27] Ma**
* The moment I'm taken off the three-hole,*
* we win with a called game.*
***SIGN*** The new three-hole
**[05:32] Ma**
I'll hit tons tomorrow!
**[05:34] Ha**
*Into right field?*
**[05:36] Ma**
Just you wait!
**[05:38] Ha**
*He should bat more freely.*
**[05:41] Ha**
*He thinks too much.*
**[05:43] Ha**
* I'm sure that's why the coach*
* moved him down in the lineup.*
**[05:46] [SONG] On-screen**
Learn today Devote every moment
**[05:51] Ka**
You've gotta be kidding me.
**[05:53] Ka**
I wore all my guards because
Sawamura sincerely asked me.
**[05:58] Ka**
He's not piching any to the inside.
**[06:02] S1**
No, Kanemaru. That's because...
**[06:06] Ka**
*I've got things to do, too.*
**[06:10] Ka**
Stop hesitating, idiot!
**[06:12] Ka**
Didn't you call me because
you don't care about hitting me?
**[06:16] Ka**
This isn't even good dodging practice.
**[06:19] Ka**
Throw like you're trying to hit me! Damn it!
**[06:22] Ka**
*What am I? A sandbag?*
**[06:26] S1**
*You're such a man, Kanemaru.*
**[06:30] Sa**
Thanks, Kanemaru.
**[06:32] Sa**
But I don't plan on hitting you!
**[06:36] Ka**
Shut up!
**[06:37] S1**
No, he's serious.
***SIGN*** Two days ago
**[06:45] (Flashback) Ch**
Nice pitch.
**[06:47] (Flashback) Ch**
You're throwing just fine.
**[06:50] (Flashback) Sa**
I have no problems without a batter.
**[06:54] (Flashback) Sa**
But I feel like I'm overthinking it.
**[06:57] (Flashback) Sa**
Miyuki-senpai told me I never
had good control to begin with.
**[07:04] (Flashback) Sa**
He gives it to me straight.
**[07:10] (Flashback) Ch**
High and inside goes right
into a righty's chest.
**[07:15] (Flashback) Ch**
And in contrast,
**[07:16] (Flashback) Ch**
low and away passes by
the farthest point from a batter's eyes.
**[07:22] (Flashback) Ch**
If you can precisely control your pitches,
**[07:25] (Flashback) Ch**
no batter will be able to touch them.
**[07:28] (Flashback) Ch**
It's best used in conjunction
with inside pitches,
**[07:32] (Flashback) Ch**
but you can get strikes with this
**[07:34] (Flashback) Ch**
and even finish someone off.
**[07:37] (Flashback) Ch**
You've only known to pitch offensively,
**[07:40] (Flashback) Ch**
but this was the pitch
I actually wanted you to learn.
**[07:49] Sa**
*Low and away?*
**[07:53] (Flashback) Sa**
But you're only holding
the glove on the inside!
**[07:56] (Flashback) Sa**
If you gave me more options,
I'm sure I could—
**[07:59] (Flashback) Mi**
What? Did you say something?
**[08:01] (Flashback) Mi**
Can you repeat that?
**[08:03] (Flashback) Mi**
You have what it takes
to throw to the outside corners?
**[08:07] (Flashback) Mi**
You have breaking balls
that break from strike to ball?
**[08:13] (Flashback) Ch**
If you can't pitch
to the inside, then don't.
**[08:18] (Flashback) Ch**
Instead, why don't you try
learning this pitch?
**[08:25] Sa**
Damn!
**[08:26] Sa**
Way too wide again!
**[08:29] Sa**
*One step...*
**[08:31] Sa**
*Or even half a step at a time.*
**[08:33] Sa**
One more!
**[08:35] Sa**
*I still have so much to learn!*
**[08:41] S1**
Hey, wasn't that good?
**[08:43] Sa**
Not even close! Another one!
**[08:46] Mi**
I'm sorry I had to ask you to help.
**[08:49] Ch**
It's fine.
**[08:50] Ch**
I wanted to tell him myself, too.
**[08:53] Ch**
I hope this helps him get over the fear.
**[08:57] Mi**
* I hate to admit it, but it's*
* more effective coming from him.*
**[09:01] ---**
Here I go!
**[09:04] Ka**
Now, it's all up to how he overcomes it.
***SIGN*** September 20
**[09:19] Mi**
It's a little high.
**[09:21] Mi**
Keep it low, man!
**[09:22] Ry**
The ace number suits him well.
**[09:26] Ta**
*Why are you looking at me?*
**[09:28] S1**
He seems to be doing well.
**[09:33] A1**
So he's pitching first.
**[09:35] A2**
He got a ton of strikeouts yesterday, too.
**[09:40] AC**
He's a high schooler, too!
**[09:42] AC**
There's nothing to fear.
**[09:43] AC**
Let's enjoy going up
against such a fast pitch.
**[09:46] AC**
Go for broke!
**[09:47] AC**
No, let's take them on
with the utmost respect!
**[09:51] AA**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[09:53] C1**
Let's go, Furuya!
**[09:55] C1**
Take us to the final tournament!
**[09:58] C2**
I want to see the batters go big, too!
**[10:03] Sa**
That's the one!
**[10:05] Sa**
Wasn't that good?
**[10:06] Sa**
Another one, before I forget the feeling!
**[10:09] Mi**
Shut up.
**[10:11] Mi**
No matter how loud you are,
you're not pitching!
**[10:14] Mi**
Furuya's going first!
**[10:16] Sa**
I know that!
**[10:17] Sa**
If I'm starting,
I can't just pitch in the bullpen!
**[10:21] Sa**
I've got tons of work to do over here!
**[10:24] Mi**
I don't care!
**[10:25] Mi**
Don't do it before a game!
**[10:27] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[10:28] Mi**
* He knows what to do now,*
* but he's still stupid.*
**[10:32] Mi**
*Oh, well.*
**[10:34] Mi**
*I don't exactly hate the noise he brings.*
**[10:38] Mi**
Furuya, one more!
**[10:42] Mi**
Nice. We're done.
**[10:45] Mi**
*It's still a little high, but it has power.*
**[10:49] Mi**
*It looks like he's not tired from yesterday.*
**[10:52] Mi**
Relax a little.
**[10:54] Fu**
*My shoulder feels really light.*
**[10:59] Fu**
*I might be able to get a personal best today.*
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[11:15] A1**
A free run!
**[11:17] C1**
What's Furuya doing?
**[11:19] C2**
That's the third walk in the first inning!
**[11:23] Ku**
Pitch to contact!
**[11:24] Ha**
Let's take it easy!
**[11:26] Fu**
*What?*
**[11:28] Mi**
*You're so tense.*
**[11:30] Mi**
*You need to relax, Furuya!*
**[11:32] Mi**
You'd be fine pitching
at half strength against this team!
**[11:38] S1**
Is it because he pitched yesterday?
**[11:40] Ry**
I don't know.
**[11:41] Ry**
His pitch seems to have power.
**[11:46] Fu**
*I feel good.*
**[11:48] Fu**
*I really feel good.*
**[11:50] Fu**
*I need to pitch my best!*
**[11:54] Um**
Ball four!
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[12:06] Mi**
What are you doing?
**[12:08] Mi**
You shouldn't try to crush them by force.
**[12:13] Mi**
Are you playing baseball by yourself?
**[12:15] Mi**
Look around.
**[12:18] S1**
Nori, let's go!
**[12:20] Ka**
*Furuya.*
**[12:21] Ha**
*Furuya-kun.*
**[12:24] Ka**
It's the first inning! Calm down!
**[12:27] Mi**
*Furuya.*
**[12:29] AC**
* Don't give them an easy time*
* by swinging at the hard pitches.*
**[12:34] AC**
*Just swing right down the middle.*
**[12:36] AC**
*The middle!*
**[12:39] Fu**
*It's not that I'm playing by myself.*
**[12:44] Fu**
*I just felt like...*
**[12:47] Fu**
*...I could do really well today.*
**[12:50] Fu**
*Really well.*
**[12:58] Mi**
*Idiot!*
**[12:59] Mi**
*That pitch was a freebie!*
**[13:04] A1**
Third run!
**[13:07] A2**
Seriously?
**[13:09] A3**
Awesome, Okubo!
**[13:11] A4**
Woohoo!
**[13:13] A5**
Wow! This feels good.
**[13:16] A6**
Yeah.
**[13:17] A5**
I bet they didn't expect
to give up three runs to us.
**[13:22] A5**
Take that!
**[13:23] Ma**
Let's stop them here!
**[13:25] Ku**
One at a time, Furuya!
**[13:27] To**
We're just getting started!
**[13:29] Ot**
This is terrible!
**[13:31] Ot**
It's just the first inning!
**[13:34] Ka**
Get Kawakami.
**[13:37] Ka**
Furuya!
**[13:40] Ka**
Left field.
**[13:49] C1**
Switching already?
**[13:51] C2**
They want him to cool off in left field.
**[13:54] C1**
It's no surprise, with a game like this.
**[13:58] C2**
Is Kawakami even warmed up yet?
**[14:01] C3**
Yeah, that's what I'm wondering.
**[14:03] Mi**
We have seven pitches, so calm down.
**[14:05] Mi**
Let's focus on the batter
and get an out at a time.
**[14:12] Ot**
*It's natural to have off days as a pitcher.*
**[14:17] Ot**
*But you're up against a lower-tier team.*
**[14:19] Ot**
*It's too soon to give up on him.*
**[14:25] Ku**
Switch gears!
**[14:27] Ot**
*He won't be an ace like this.*
**[14:31] Ot**
* You have to take risks and make*
* the boys sort things out themselves.*
**[14:37] Ot**
*That's what'll help him grow.*
**[14:45] S1**
Sawamura, you should warm up, too!
**[14:48] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[14:49] Sa**
Though I'm already warmed up.
**[14:53] Sa**
*Am I going to play?*
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[14:58] AC**
Thank you for coming today.
**[15:00] AC**
We lost in the end, but our guys did well.
**[15:05] AC**
Even the best sometimes falter.
**[15:08] AC**
We learned a good lesson today.
**[15:11] AC**
Now, let's go home with our heads held high!
**[15:16] C1**
They don't seem disappointed,
even though they lost.
**[15:20] C2**
Whereas the tension over here...
**[15:22] C1**
I can't tell which team
made it out of the group stages.
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[15:41] Ka**
Is this the game you wanted to play?
**[15:46] Ka**
You pitch all out without
even trying to pace yourselves.
**[15:51] Ka**
Out of frustration at
being taken off the mound,
**[15:53] Ka**
you swing recklessly at bat,
and don't focus on defense.
**[16:02] Ku**
*Shoot!*
**[16:03] Ka**
You feel restless over
a measly four-run deficit,
**[16:06] Ka**
and you make easy mistakes.
**[16:11] Mi**
*Furuya's useless today.*
**[16:13] Mi**
*I've gotta make up for it.*
**[16:15] Ka**
You mistake aggressiveness for rashness,
**[16:18] Ka**
and swing at a difficult pitch
right off the bat.
**[16:26] Ka**
Did you already forget the summer, Miyuki?
**[16:31] Ka**
Why do you train so hard every day?
**[16:34] Ka**
For this exact day!
**[16:36] Ka**
You don't truly understand
the value of one run,
**[16:39] Ka**
and that's why you play like this.
**[16:42] Ka**
It's still the group stages?
**[16:43] Ka**
Did you think you wouldn't lose
because we had an easy group?
**[16:47] Ka**
Don't get arrogant!
**[16:49] Ka**
If you can't play every
game as one team,
**[16:54] Ka**
how do you think you'll get to nationals?
**[16:56] Ka**
You guys are banned from training with balls.
**[16:58] Ka**
Go run until I tell you otherwise.
**[17:01] Ka**
Clear?
**[17:02] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[17:04] S1**
Wow! The coach is pissed.
**[17:08] Ry**
If he gave them endless running,
it must be pretty bad.
**[17:11] Ka**
Hurry up.
**[17:12] SS**
Yes, sir.
**[17:13] Ry**
They caught up in the seventh inning.
**[17:16] Ry**
It was stressful to watch.
**[17:19] Ta**
The first inning was just bad.
**[17:21] S1**
Yeah.
**[17:23] S1**
Kawakami gave up a run after switching in,
**[17:26] S1**
but he was the saving grace of today's game.
**[17:28] S1**
He pitched really well until the end.
**[17:32] Ta**
The walks Furuya gave in the first inning
**[17:35] Ta**
threw them off for the entire game.
**[17:38] Ta**
He gave up runs in the beginning
during the summer, too.
**[17:43] Ta**
Furuya needs to be
more careful in the opening.
**[17:46] Ta**
It's not about the amazing pitching
he can do on a good day.
**[17:49] Ta**
It's about how close can you get
to that pitching on your off days.
**[17:52] Ta**
You're not the ace until
you have that consistency.
**[17:57] Ry**
Oh?
**[18:00] S1**
Oh?
**[18:05] Ta**
What do you want?
**[18:06] Ta**
It's what the coach
used to tell me all the time.
**[18:08] Ta**
And now that I'm on the sidelines,
I see it very clearly.
**[18:12] Ry**
We didn't say anything.
**[18:13] Ta**
I know I'm not one to talk!
**[18:15] Ta**
Damn it.
**[18:17] Mi**
Let's go all out!
**[18:18] SS**
Yeah!
**[18:19] Ry**
*Well,*
**[18:20] Mi**
One, two!
**[18:20] SS**
One, two, three, four, one, two!
**[18:20] Ry**
*all they can do is listen to the coach,*
**[18:22] Mi**
One, two, three, four, one!
**[18:23] Ry**
*and tackle their problems, one at a time.*
**[18:23] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:24] Mi**
Two!
**[18:25] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:25] Mi**
Three!
**[18:26] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:26] Mi**
Four!
**[18:27] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:27] Mi**
One!
**[18:28] SS**
Ay!
**[18:28] Mi**
Two!
**[18:28] SS**
Ay!
**[18:28] Mi**
Three!
**[18:29] SS**
Ay!
**[18:29] Mi**
Four!
**[18:29] SS**
Ay!
**[18:30] Mi**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:30] Fu**
*I want to redo today.*
**[18:31] SS**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:32] Mi**
One, two!
**[18:33] SS**
Three, four, one, two!
**[18:34] Sa**
*I didn't get to play!*
**[18:35] Mi**
One, two, three, four, one!
***SIGN*** Was warming up from first to ninth inning
**[18:36] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:37] Mi**
Two!
**[18:38] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:38] Mi**
Three!
**[18:39] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:39] Mi**
Four!
**[18:39] Ot**
Manager, go turn the lights on.
**[18:40] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:40] Mi**
One!
**[18:40] SS**
Ay!
**[18:41] Mi**
Two!
**[18:41] SS**
Ay!
**[18:41] Mi**
Three!
**[18:42] SS**
Ay!
**[18:42] Ot**
They're not gonna finish any time soon.
**[18:42] Mi**
Four!
**[18:42] SS**
Ay!
**[18:43] Ma**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:44] Ha**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[18:44] SS**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:45] Oc**
*Yell at the team,*
**[18:46] Ma**
One, two!
**[18:46] SS**
Three, four, one, two!
**[18:47] Oc**
*and then have everyone run while shouting.*
**[18:48] Ma**
One, two, three, four, one!
**[18:49] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:50] Ma**
Two!
**[18:51] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:51] Ma**
Three!
**[18:51] Oc**
*How old-fashioned.*
**[18:52] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:52] Ma**
Four!
**[18:53] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:54] Ma**
One!
**[18:54] SS**
Ay!
**[18:54] Ma**
Two!
**[18:54] Oc**
* This method works for a team*
* with players of similar calibers.*
**[18:54] SS**
Ay!
**[18:55] Ma**
Three!
**[18:55] SS**
Ay!
**[18:55] Ma**
Four!
**[18:55] SS**
Ay!
**[18:56] Ma**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:57] SS**
One, two, three, four!
**[19:00] Oc**
* There's no point in putting*
* someone with talent through this.*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[19:14] Mi**
Huh? Pitching?
**[19:16] Mi**
Not today.
**[19:18] Mi**
Aren't your legs like lead
after all that running?
**[19:22] Mi**
So get rest.
**[19:24] Mi**
*I mean,*
**[19:25] Mi**
* there were too many problems*
* with today's game,*
**[19:28] Mi**
* and I should probably*
* do something as the captain, but...*
**[19:35] Mi**
*Coach Ochiai?*
**[19:37] Mi**
*What is he doing here?*
**[19:43] Oc**
You felt good in the pen today, didn't you?
**[19:46] Oc**
But it didn't quite work out
so well on the mound.
**[19:52] Oc**
I know that feeling.
**[19:55] Oc**
The worse you do on the mound,
it leaves you more puzzled and frustrated.
**[20:00] Oc**
Don't you have a breaking ball
that lets you relax?
**[20:03] Mi**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[20:04] Mi**
We have a splitter and a slide step,
**[20:08] Mi**
but I wanted Furuya to get over it himself.
**[20:12] Oc**
I figured.
**[20:15] Oc**
I think it was too soon
to switch him there, too.
**[20:19] Oc**
Especially if you want Furuya
to grow as the ace.
**[20:27] Mi**
But the fact that Kawakami
pitched nine innings today
**[20:31] Mi**
works out great for our team,
**[20:34] Mi**
and the coach just wanted him
to cool off in left field.
***SIGN*** Look away
**[20:37] Mi**
*Don't ignore me!*
**[20:41] Oc**
I wouldn't have switched him out.
**[20:44] Oc**
I don't switch out the ace, no matter what.
**[20:50] Oc**
You just need to hold off a little longer.
**[20:57] Oc**
* I just told the ace and captain*
* about my coaching policy.*
**[21:05] VP**
What?
**[21:06] VP**
Are you sure you don't need
to sign up to play professionally?
**[21:10] Yu**
Yes.
**[21:11] Yu**
I want to go to my coach's alma mater.
**[21:16] VP**
You could be giving up a huge opportunity.
**[21:20] VP**
*We could get our school's name on TV.*
**[21:25] Yu**
I'm grateful for the offer,
**[21:28] Yu**
but I want to grow in college first.
**[21:32] Pr**
I see.
**[21:33] Pr**
You want to go to Coach Kataoka's alma mater.
**[21:36] Yu**
Yes.
**[21:37] Pr**
Well, it would be great
to have you be the bridge
**[21:41] Pr**
between us and M University.
**[21:43] Pr**
We'll have a brand new team
starting next year, so...
**[21:48] Yu**
*Brand new?*
**[21:50] VP**
P-Principal!
**[21:52] Pr**
It's fine. He'll find out sooner or later.
**[22:00] Yu**
What do you mean by that?
**[23:35] Mi**
* No matter what happens with the coaches,*
* we just have faith and follow them.*
**[23:39] Mi**
*Right now, he's our only coach.*
**[23:43] Yu**
We'll gladly take them on as a practice game.
**[23:45] Yu**
Right now, this is the only thing we can do.
**[23:49] Is**
We're going all out!
**[23:51] Is**
If you don't do the same, we'll kill you all!
**[23:53] Mi**
*Jun-san.*
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Inheritance.
***SIGN*** Inheritance
**[23:56] Sa**
We get to play these amazing people?