# E7 - The Smiling Lost Child
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**[00:10] Waka**
What happened to that?
**[00:13] Yoshimi**
I, um... hit the Earth for a home run.
**[00:15] Yoshimi**
Sorry!
**[00:16] Aoi**
Just how strong *are* you?
**[00:20] Ayaka**
The rake also broke...
**[00:23] Yuuki**
There's a hole in the net.
**[00:25] Tsubasa**
You're kidding!
**[00:27] Waka**
Everything about this place is run-down.
**[00:29] Tomoe**
Well, it is all old.
**[00:32] Yuuki**
What should we do?
**[00:34] Tomoe**
Well, we've used up our funds...
**[00:36] Yoshimi**
I'll get a part-time job
to make up for it!
**[00:39] Yuuki**
If that's the plan,
why don't we all get jobs?
**[00:41] Yoshimi**
All of us?
**[00:44] Waka**
Good idea.
**[00:45] Waka**
If it's only weekend casual work,
the school should allow it.
**[00:49] Tsubasa**
All right! Let's do it!
**[00:50] Ryou**
That may work in the short term,
**[00:52] Ryou**
but do you expect us to work
every time we need money?
**[00:58] Tsubasa**
W-Well...
**[01:00] Ayaka**
You need a lot of kit for baseball.
We'd be chasing our tails forever.
**[01:07] Waka**
We should get club status.
**[01:11] Waka**
We'd receive more funding if we did that.
**[01:15] Waka**
It's only been three months
since we started the association,
**[01:18] Waka**
but we've already come
a long way in such a short time.
**[01:22] Waka**
I think we should be able to apply for it now.
**[01:26] Tsubasa**
A baseball club...
**[01:27] Tsubasa**
Yeah, let's apply!
**[01:29] Tsubasa**
Who should we see about applying?
**[01:32] Waka**
W-We should probably start with...
**[01:35] Shiho**
And your advisor has
given their permission?
**[01:38] Tsubasa**
Yes!
**[01:39] Shiho**
Before you can be given club status,
***SIGN*** Student Council Room
**[01:41] Shiho**
the student council must
evaluate your association
**[01:44] Shiho**
and determine whether or not
its activities meet a certain standard.
**[01:47] Waka**
That's part of the process?
**[01:49] Shiho**
It's the school's rule.
**[01:51] Waka**
I... I see.
**[01:55] Shiho**
What's your decision?
**[01:56] Tsubasa**
Bring it on!
**[01:59] Shiho**
Very well.
**[02:01] Shiho**
Tsukumo-san, if you would.
**[02:05] Kana**
I'm Tsukumo Kana.
I'm in charge of the athletic clubs.
**[02:09] Kana**
Nice to meet you.
**[02:10] Both**
N-Nice to meet you, too...
**[02:13] Yuuki**
Here you go.
**[02:18] Boy**
Hero Tiger Chop!
**[02:20] Yuuki**
What?
**[02:21] Boy**
I'm Hero Tiger!
**[02:22] Boy**
Prepare to die, Baron Bunny!
**[02:25] Yuuki**
Um, I'm not a villain...
**[02:27] Boy**
Fortune-Favors-the-Hero Zoom Beam!
**[02:32] Yuuki**
What do I do?
**[02:33] Maiko**
Hero Tiger, the captain wants to see you.
**[02:36] Maiko**
What? Oh, okay!
**[02:38] Yuuki**
Huh?
**[02:41] Yuuki**
Th-Thanks for your help.
**[02:45] Yuuki**
Hey...
**[02:47] Yuuki**
Aren't you...
**[02:48] Maiko**
What?
**[02:49] Yuuki**
Kurashiki-senpai?
**[02:51] Maiko**
How do you know my name?
**[02:52] Yuuki**
Oh, I guess you don't
recognize me in this getup.
**[02:55] Maiko**
Who are you?
**[02:56] Maiko**
Hey! What—
**[02:56] Yoshimi**
Have a balloon!
**[02:58] Kid**
Mama!
**[03:02] Yuuki**
It's me, Nozaki Yuuki. We went
to the same elementary school.
**[03:06] Maiko**
Nozaki?
**[03:09] Yuuki**
I had no idea that you also go to Sato High.
**[03:12] Yuuki**
I guess being in different years
will do that, huh?
**[03:15] Maiko**
I guess so.
**[03:16] Yuuki**
But I'm glad I got to see you again.
**[03:18] Yuuki**
Remember how, whenever anyone was crying
or in trouble, you'd rush to their aid?
**[03:23] Yuuki**
Like you did just now.
**[03:25] Maiko**
That was when we were kids.
**[03:29] Yuuki**
Oh, right! Are you in any clubs at the moment?
**[03:35] Maiko**
No, I'm not... Why?
**[03:38] Yuuki**
In that case, do you have
any interest in baseball?
**[03:41] Maiko**
Huh?
***SIGN*** The Smiling Lost Child
**[05:19] Tsubasa**
An evaluation, huh? I'm so nervous...
**[05:22] Waka**
You're the one who said "bring it on."
**[05:25] Ayaka**
Well, I don't think she'll be too strict.
**[05:28] Akane**
Come to think of it, Nozaki-san's late...
**[05:31] Waka**
She said she was running behind.
**[05:32] Aoi**
Hey! I brought us a new member!
**[05:36] Kana**
I'm only here to observe, Aoi.
**[05:41] Tomoe**
Asada-senpai, are you and
Tsukumo-senpai good friends?
**[05:45] Aoi**
We're in the same class.
**[05:46] Aoi**
We're especially inseparable at exam time!
**[05:50] Yoshimi**
Tsukumo has the highest grades in our year,
**[05:52] Yoshimi**
and she's been in the student council
since her first year!
**[05:56] Yoshimi**
What's more...
**[06:00] Ayaka**
Picture purrfect.
**[06:02] Yoshimi**
She's super athletic, too!
**[06:04] Yoshimi**
She doesn't even need my encouragement!
**[06:06] Ryou**
So she's an all-rounder.
**[06:08] Waka**
If she joined our team,
she'd be a real asset.
**[06:11] Kana**
That's not possible.
**[06:13] Ayaka**
Wh-What?
**[06:14] Kana**
I'm only here to evaluate you. Nothing more.
**[06:17] Waka**
Oh... Sorry.
**[06:21] Yoshimi**
See? You did it again.
**[06:23] Kana**
I'm sorry. I don't mean to sound hostile.
**[06:26] Aoi**
Tsukumo's a pretty awkward girl.
**[06:29] Akane**
Awkward?
**[06:30] Yuuki**
Sorry I'm late!
**[06:35] Maiko**
Why is a student council member here?
**[06:38] Yuuki**
She's evaluating us
because we want club status.
**[06:43] Yuuki**
This is Kurashiki Maiko-senpai, a second-year.
**[06:45] Aoi**
Oh, yeah! You're in the class
next-door to mine!
**[06:48] Yuuki**
She's very athletic. She was
one of the best at dodgeball.
**[06:53] Waka**
Really? In that case,
you might make a good pitcher.
**[06:57] Maiko**
I really don't care about any of that.
**[06:59] Maiko**
I'm only here because I was bored.
**[07:01] Yoshimi**
Oh, come on! You came
because you were interested!
**[07:08] Tsubasa**
Okay, we'll say you're a trial member for now.
**[07:21] Ryou**
One more, please!
**[07:24] Ryou**
She actually hit the
strike zone on her first try.
**[07:27] Waka**
Most first-timers don't get anywhere close.
**[07:30] Tsubasa**
She's a really promising rookie!
**[07:39] Maiko**
I've changed my mind. Count me out.
**[07:42] Yuuki**
Why?
**[07:43] Maiko**
You're still being evaluated to get
official club status, aren't you?
**[07:47] Maiko**
I don't want to deal
with that kind of hassle.
**[07:49] Yuuki**
Please don't leave.
**[07:50] Yuuki**
We all want to get better.
**[07:53] Yuuki**
If you stay with us,
I think we'll be able to.
**[07:56] Tsubasa**
Won't you give it just a little bit longer?
**[07:59] Yoshimi**
If you insist on leaving,
it'll be over my dead body!
**[08:03] Yoshimi**
Come on, then! Leave, if you dare!
**[08:06] ---**
Bring it!
**[08:07] Maiko**
It's not like I have anything
else to do after school.
**[08:11] Maiko**
If I can stay on as a trial member...
**[08:13] Yuuki**
Senpai!
**[08:14] All**
All right!
**[08:15] All**
Great!
**[08:19] Kana**
Kurashiki-san, the second-year...
**[08:21] Kana**
Seems she's had several
run-ins with the police.
**[08:23] Shiho**
Yes. All of them were over the last year.
**[08:25] Shiho**
Each time, she was out
walking late at night,
**[08:28] Shiho**
but when asked why she was out there,
she never gave an answer.
**[08:31] Kana**
That is certainly cause for concern,
**[08:34] Kana**
but what's your opinion
after meeting her yourself?
**[08:38] Shiho**
At present, I'm unable
to make any judgments.
**[08:41] Shiho**
But...
**[08:43] Shiho**
She is rather antisocial,
**[08:45] Shiho**
so communicating with her teammates
may be a struggle.
**[08:54] Kana**
Are you really in a position to say that?
**[09:03] Ryou**
Try holding it like this when you throw.
**[09:31] Yoshimi**
You should practice with this!
**[09:33] Maiko**
What... is that?
**[09:35] Yoshimi**
A ball, of course!
**[10:01] Maiko**
Be careful.
**[10:03] Akane**
Thanks...
**[10:08] Tsubasa**
Kurashiki-senpai!
**[10:11] Tsubasa**
It looks like you're settling in just fine.
**[10:14] Ryou**
You've improved much faster than I expected.
**[10:16] Ryou**
You have superior physical strength,
and natural talent, too.
**[10:19] Yuuki**
That's right! She's amazing!
**[10:22] Maiko**
Come on, cut it out.
**[10:24] Yuuki**
In elementary school, she was just...
**[10:26] Maiko**
Stop.
**[10:27] Yuuki**
Aw, am I embarrassing you, Senpai?
**[10:31] Yoshimi**
Don't try and hide it!
**[10:37] Maiko**
What?
**[10:39] Shiho**
You look like you're having fun.
**[10:41] Maiko**
Huh?
**[10:42] Maiko**
If you've got something to say, spit it out!
**[10:45] Shiho**
I just did.
**[10:47] Maiko**
You saying you don't like me?
**[10:48] Yuuki**
Wait, Senpai!
**[10:50] Aoi**
Her facial muscles are
in dire need of a workout.
**[10:53] Maiko**
What did you mean by that?
**[10:55] Shiho**
I apologize if what I said offended you.
**[10:59] Yuuki**
Senpai!
**[11:05] Yoshimi**
Okay, bring it!
**[11:12] Tomoe**
Nice pitch!
**[11:16] Yoshimi**
That was a great pitch, Maiko!
**[11:20] All**
Nice pitch!
**[11:20] All**
Way to go!
**[11:22] All**
Kurashiki-senpai!
**[11:38] Kake**
Tsukumo-san!
**[11:39] Kake**
I'm glad I caught you!
**[11:40] Kake**
What did you think of
the baseball association?
**[11:42] Shiho**
I think they are taking it very seriously.
**[11:45] Kake**
Really? I hope you have fun playing, too.
**[11:52] Yuuki**
You still amaze me, Senpai.
**[11:53] Yuuki**
It's only been a week, and even
Waka-san has showered you with praise!
**[11:57] Maiko**
Yeah, yeah.
**[12:02] Maiko**
What?
**[12:03] Yuuki**
I'm just happy to see you having fun.
**[12:06] Yuuki**
When I first ran into you, you seemed
different from when we were little.
**[12:10] Maiko**
Did I?
**[12:13] Yuuki**
Well, see you tomorrow.
**[12:14] Yuuki**
Goodbye.
**[12:20] Yuuki**
Senpai!
**[12:24] Yuuki**
See you tomorrow!
**[13:03] Mom**
Your father said he won't
be home again tonight.
**[13:06] Mom**
And after I made dinner for all of us...
**[13:09] Mom**
When did it all fall apart?
**[13:13] Mom**
He never used to be like this...
**[13:16] Mom**
Maiko... I'm so tired of it.
**[13:21] Mom**
You hate having a father
like him, don't you?
**[13:25] Mom**
Don't you, Maiko?
**[13:29] Mom**
You do, don't you?
**[13:30] Mom**
Don't you?
***SIGN*** Arihara
***SIGN*** Arihara
***SIGN*** Arihara
***SIGN*** Arihara
**[13:51] Ryou**
Nakano-san didn't come here with you?
**[13:54] Tsubasa**
The teacher asked to
see her for some reason.
**[13:57] Yuuki**
Kurashiki-senpai isn't here, either.
**[14:02] Ayaka**
Bad news!
**[14:04] Ayaka**
It's Kurashiki-paisen!
**[14:05] Yuuki**
Senpai? What happened to her?
**[14:08] Ayaka**
I happened to overhear
in the staff office...
**[14:11] Ayaka**
They said the police
picked her up last night!
**[14:14] All**
What?
**[14:16] Yuuki**
It has to be some kind of mistake!
**[14:18] Ayaka**
But they just said her mother
has come into school for a "chat"...
**[14:21] Ryou**
It must be something serious.
**[14:24] Yuuki**
Oh, no...
***SIGN*** (Temp) Kurashiki
**[14:26] Tomoe**
It has to be a misunderstanding!
**[14:28] Waka**
I agree. Kurashiki-senpai isn't
the type to get into trouble.
**[14:32] Aoi**
Tsukumo, have you heard anything?
**[14:35] Shiho**
No, nothing.
**[14:49] Yuuki**
Where is Senpai?
**[14:51] Tomoe**
Kakehashi-sensei might know something.
**[14:54] Yoshimi**
The kendo club!
**[14:57] Waka**
I'll go to the staff office.
**[14:59] Ayaka**
I'll go with you!
**[15:00] Tsubasa**
Let's all split up and look for her.
**[15:02] Akane**
Okay!
**[15:03] Yuuki**
Right!
**[15:03] Tomoe**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Student Council Room
**[15:10] Teacher**
Even if the other party was drunk,
you're also partially to blame.
**[15:14] Teacher**
Why did you fight?
**[15:16] Teacher**
Could you tell us your reasons?
**[15:22] Kake**
Kurashiki-san...
***SIGN*** Student Council Room
**[15:36] Teacher**
If this keeps happening, the school
will have to discipline you somehow.
**[15:44] Mom**
I'm so sorry!
**[15:46] Mom**
It's my fault she's turned out like this.
**[15:52] Mom**
You see... things haven't been
good at home for some time.
**[15:58] Mom**
I've been thinking about moving us
away for a change of scenery.
**[16:02] Kake**
M-Ma'am, that's...
**[16:05] Mom**
It would mean transferring
her to a new school,
**[16:08] Mom**
but I think it would be best for her...
**[16:12] Mom**
Besides, my husband is...
**[16:18] Mom**
I can't take it anymore... Surely, you two—
**[16:21] Kake**
Please, calm down.
**[16:23] Kake**
You understand, don't you?
**[16:25] Kake**
Well, that's, um...
**[16:29] Kake**
We should hear Maiko-san's side first.
**[16:34] Maiko**
Don't speak for me.
**[16:36] Mom**
Maiko!
**[16:37] Maiko**
You dare talk about what's best for me?
**[16:41] Maiko**
This is all just to suit the two of you...
**[16:43] Maiko**
To suit you and Dad...
**[16:46] Maiko**
How long do I have to
keep putting up with this?
**[16:50] Maiko**
How do you think I feel,
being caught in the middle?!
**[16:54] Maiko**
I'm sick of it!
**[16:57] Maiko**
Don't... Don't...
**[17:01] Maiko**
Don't take my place away from me!
**[17:07] Teacher**
Kurashiki!
**[17:11] Kake**
So, um... Did you hear that Maiko-san
has started playing baseball?
**[17:16] Mom**
Huh?
**[17:17] Kake**
She's very good at looking out for others.
**[17:20] Kake**
The first-years all look up to her.
**[17:25] Kake**
And above all, Maiko-san seems to really
enjoy playing baseball with the other girls.
**[17:53] Aoi**
Tsukumo!
**[17:55] Aoi**
Where are you going?!
***SIGN*** No running
***SIGN*** in the hall
***SIGN*** Student Council
**[18:08] Shiho**
I've been looking for you.
**[18:12] Maiko**
How did you...
**[18:13] Shiho**
I've seen you up here before.
**[18:17] Maiko**
Go away.
**[18:19] Shiho**
I can't do that.
**[18:21] Maiko**
Then I will.
**[18:26] Shiho**
You should tell them the truth.
**[18:30] Maiko**
Did you tell them you'd bring me back?
**[18:33] Shiho**
No.
**[18:34] Maiko**
Liar.
**[18:35] Shiho**
I'm not lying.
**[18:39] Shiho**
You don't want to set
them straight on all this?
**[18:42] Maiko**
Don't talk like you know anything!
**[18:44] Shiho**
I do know. I've been watching you.
**[18:50] Shiho**
You should stay in the association.
**[18:54] Maiko**
Why... would you say that?!
**[18:59] Shiho**
I'm not good at expressing my feelings.
**[19:03] Shiho**
I never have been.
**[19:06] Shiho**
At first, I thought you were the same,
**[19:09] Shiho**
but you're not.
**[19:12] Shiho**
When you're with the other girls,
you look happy.
**[19:18] Shiho**
I thought it was really nice.
**[19:21] Maiko**
So what?
**[19:22] Shiho**
So...
**[19:26] Shiho**
I... want you...
**[19:33] Shiho**
to smile more.
**[19:38] Shiho**
What do you really want to do?
**[19:41] Shiho**
Tell me how you feel.
**[19:45] Maiko**
I thought no one had ever really looked at me.
**[19:50] Maiko**
Why did it have to be you, of all people?
**[19:54] Shiho**
I apologize if what I said offended you.
**[20:00] Maiko**
All right. You want me to talk to them?
***SIGN*** Student Council Room
**[20:17] Kana**
Kurashiki-san only had to
submit a written apology.
**[20:21] Kana**
That's not surprising.
**[20:22] Kana**
She only got caught up
in a fight between some drunkards.
**[20:26] Shiho**
Yes.
**[20:28] Kana**
It seems her parents are going
to talk things over, too.
**[20:32] Kana**
It's a complicated matter,
but she'll be able to stay at this school.
**[20:37] Shiho**
I see.
**[20:41] Kana**
Anyway... I never imagined
you'd give a speech like that.
**(Flashback) [20:47] Shiho**
What Kurashiki-san needs right now
is a place where she can be herself.
**(Flashback) [20:53] Shiho**
I believe the girls' baseball
association can be that place.
**(Flashback) [20:58] Shiho**
Please consider it.
**[21:03] Shiho**
I was just doing my duty as
a member of the student council.
**[21:06] Kana**
Really?
**[21:08] Kana**
And what did Kurashiki-san say?
**[21:10] Shiho**
She's joining the association.
***SIGN*** Girls' Baseball Association!
***SIGN*** Remember to knock!
**[21:23] Shiho**
Also... I'd like to continue observing
the association for a while longer.
**[21:31] Kana**
But they already passed their evaluation.
**[21:33] Shiho**
Could I?
**[21:34] Kana**
I don't mind, of course.
**[21:38] Shiho**
Thank you.
**[21:42] Shiho**
What's the matter?
**[21:47] Kana**
Oh, nothing.
**[21:50] Kana**
As for the table tennis club's
request for gym space...
***SIGN*** Membership Application
***SIGN*** Membership Application
***SIGN*** Membership Application
**[21:57] Aoi**
Glad to have you!
***SIGN*** (Temp) Kurashiki
***SIGN*** X
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** Looking Ahead to Summer