# E13 - Mutsuko's Melancholy
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**[00:01] Ump**
Strike! Out!
**[00:02] Ump**
That's game!
**[00:05] Hik**
*We won.*
**[00:07] Dai**
Hikaru!
**[00:10] Hik**
*We were able to win because of Daigo-kun!*
**[00:13] Hik**
* And now, I finally feel like*
* I'm part of the Dolphins!*
***SIGN*** Mifune
***SIGN*** Tanikawa
**[00:17] All**
Thank you for the game!
**[01:56] Coa**
You all did a fine job.
***SIGN*** Mutsuko's Melancholy
**[01:58] Coa**
We were hanging on by a thread at the end,
**[02:00] Coa**
but Satou and Shigeno
really came through for us.
**[02:03] Coa**
Thank you.
**[02:05] Coa**
Looking back, getting here has been
a long and arduous journey for the Dolphins.
**[02:10] Coa**
I became this team's coach
two years ago—no, three...
**[02:14] Coa**
And now, finally...
**[02:17] Coa**
I'm just so happy we finally
made it past the first round!
**[02:23] Hik**
Huh?
**[02:24] Dai**
Is he seriously crying?
**[02:26] Ura**
More importantly, Manager, how's Andy doing?
**[02:31] Coa**
O-Oh, yeah. Fujii called me
from the hospital earlier.
**[02:36] Coa**
Thankfully, it looks like
it was only a light tear.
**[02:39] Coa**
But it means he'll be out for ten days.
**[02:42] Dai**
Ten days?
**[02:44] Coa**
Unfortunately, Andy won't be able to
wear the mask in next week's game.
**[02:49] Coa**
So Daigo will be our catcher for it.
**[02:53] Dai**
Yes, sir!
**[02:54] Girl**
Hey, Hikaru-kun, you're coming
next week, too, right?
**[02:58] Hik**
Huh? Uh, well, if it's all right
with everyone else...
**[03:02] Kid**
What? Of course it is.
**[03:05] Kid2**
With two aces on our team, Urabe and you,
we might actually win our second game, too!
**[03:10] Kid2**
Right, Urabe?
**[03:11] Ura**
Totally.
**[03:13] Ura**
You *have* to come.
**[03:15] Ura**
If we get past the second round,
the third round's played on the same day.
**[03:18] Ura**
Which means we'll need another pitcher.
**[03:21] Ura**
However!
**[03:23] Ura**
Make sure you're prepped next time!
**[03:25] Ura**
The set position, pickoffs, base covering,
and dealing with bunts.
**[03:29] Ura**
There are so many pitching basics
that you're utterly clueless about!
**[03:33] Ura**
Today, by some miracle, it all worked out,
but baseball's not always so forgiving.
**[03:37] Ura**
Got that?!
**[03:38] Hik**
Yup!
**[03:42] Coa**
So, let's all go wolf down some
barbecue to celebrate our first win!
**[03:47] Kids**
All right!
**[03:49] Kids**
I'm starving.
**[03:50] Kids**
Barbecue, barbecue!
**[03:53] Dai**
Uh, Manager?
**[03:55] Coa**
Yeah?
**[03:56] Dai**
The two of us have something we need to do,
so do you mind if we skip?
**[04:00] Mut**
What?
**[04:00] Mut**
The two MVPs aren't joining us?
**[04:03] Hik**
Sorry.
**[04:04] Hik**
There's just something
we really want to go do.
**[04:07] Coa**
I see.
**[04:08] Ura**
Oh, Manager?
**[04:11] Ura**
I'm off, too.
**[04:12] Tas**
What? You're going, too, Urabe?
**[04:15] Kid**
Man, what a downer.
**[04:20] Coa**
Well, it is what it is.
**[04:22] Coa**
Just be there for the pre-game
practice on Saturday.
**[04:25] Coa**
Good job today!
**[04:35] Mom**
What's going on?
**[04:36] Mom**
You're not going with them to have barbecue?
**[04:39] Dai**
Yeah, we were thinking
we could practice nearby for a bit.
**[04:43] Dai**
Today's game highlighted a lot
of things we still have to work on.
**[04:46] Hik**
I asked him if we could.
**[04:49] Mom**
Oh.
**[04:50] Mom**
Okay, I'll go grab you guys
a couple of boxed lunches.
**[04:53] Mom**
You can't do anything on an empty stomach.
**[04:56] Dai**
Yeah, that'd be great.
**[05:00] Dad**
Hikaru, want me to help you guys practice?
**[05:04] Dad**
I'm on commentary duty for
tonight's game, but I'm free until two.
**[05:09] Hik**
Oh, we'll be fine with just the two of us.
**[05:13] Hik**
But thank you, Papa.
**[05:17] Dad**
All right, then.
**[05:18] Dad**
Make sure you head home
before it gets too late.
**[05:20] Dad**
Gunma's quite a distance.
**[05:22] Hik**
Right.
**[05:23] Dai**
Let's go, Hikaru.
**[05:26] Hik**
See you.
**[05:27] Tos**
Yeah.
**[05:32] Tos**
* I get it. Both of you have now*
* tasted the joy of victory.*
**[05:37] Tos**
* Looks like you don't have to worry*
* about Shigeno Jr. anymore, Goro-kun.*
**[05:43] Tos**
*Just like you and I did back then,*
**[05:46] Tos**
* the two of them have started*
* chasing that white ball.*
***SIGN*** BBQ Taiheitei
**[06:00] Kid**
I only managed a single hit today.
**[06:02] Kid2**
I didn't do great, either.
**[06:05] Kid3**
The outfielders didn't
make any mistakes.
**[06:07] Kid3**
Maybe that practice game we had paid off.
**[06:09] Kid4**
Sticking around for three years
paid off, too, didn't it?
**[06:12] Kid4**
Let's keep it up and
win in the second round, too!
**[06:14] Kid3**
Nagai, what are you "keeping up" exactly?
**[06:17] Kid3**
You haven't managed a hit
since before the practice game.
**[06:20] Kid4**
It's all good. I'll just get one next time.
**[06:25] Mut**
*Three years, huh?*
**[06:28] Mut**
* Must be nice. I don't have anywhere*
* near that kind of experience.*
**[06:32] Mut**
* Daigo-kun and Hikaru-kun*
* both got to play today,*
**[06:37] Mut**
*but I've been sat on the bench this whole time.*
**[06:42] Wait**
Welcome.
**[06:44] Mom**
Hello.
**[06:45] Dad**
Sorry we're late.
**[06:47] Mom**
Mind if I sit here?
**[06:51] Mut**
They're practicing right now, aren't they?
**[06:55] Mom**
Yes.
**[06:55] Mom**
I saw you giving it your all, too,
cheering the team on the entire time.
**[07:00] Mut**
Oh, uh, yeah...
**[07:01] Mut**
But it was everyone else
who got us the victory.
**[07:07] Mom**
Must have been kinda boring sitting
on the sidelines the whole game, huh?
**[07:11] Mut**
Oh, n-no, it wasn't. Just cheering
everyone on was a lot of fun for me.
**[07:16] Mom**
I used to play for the Dolphins, too.
A long time ago.
**[07:19] Mut**
Really?
**[07:20] Mom**
I even played catcher for
Daigo's father, Shigeno Goro.
**[07:24] Mut**
Seriously?!
**[07:26] Mom**
I just *know* that, through hard work and
dedication, a girl can get her chance, too.
**[07:30] Mom**
Just keep doing what you're doing,
and you'll be put in a game, for sure.
**[07:34] Mut**
Yes, ma'am!
**[07:36] Mom**
Oh, look. The meat's done.
**[07:38] Mom**
Quick, grab it!
**[07:39] Mut**
Ah, okay!
**[07:48] Dai**
Okay!
**[07:50] Dai**
If you can pitch from the stretch like that,
you can prevent stolen bases.
**[07:54] Hik**
Yeah, I'm starting to get the hang of it.
**[07:57] Dai**
We've just got to work out our signs
and how to deal with bunts.
**[08:00] Dai**
But let's take a breather.
**[08:12] Dai**
Oh, yeah, this place...
**[08:13] Hik**
Huh?
**[08:15] Dai**
We haven't been here since then.
**[08:21] (Flashback) Dai**
Nice catch!
**[08:24] (Flashback) Dai**
Hey!
**[08:26] (Flashback) Dai**
Tomorrow's practice session
will be our battery debut!
**[08:31] Dai**
I really did think the practice game
was going to be our battery debut.
**[08:35] Dai**
I was shocked when it wasn't.
**[08:38] Hik**
I know I told you in my letter,
but I just couldn't say it to your face.
**[08:44] Hik**
I'm sorry. Really, I am.
**[08:48] Dai**
It's fine.
**[08:50] Dai**
Because of that moment,
and because you weren't here,
**[08:54] Dai**
I was able to keep training hard
so I could one day catch your pitches.
**[09:01] Hik**
It helped me, too.
**[09:03] Hik**
Because I went to Gunma and
tried to forget about baseball,
**[09:07] Hik**
it made me realize just how much
I wanted to play baseball.
**[09:12] Hik**
I was really happy we could
showcase our battery today.
**[09:16] Dai**
And not just today!
**[09:20] Dai**
You and I are going to reach our goal!
**[09:24] Hik**
Yeah.
**[09:26] Hik**
That's right!
**[09:28] Dai**
Our goal is...
**[09:29] Hik**
...to become an invincible battery!
**[09:40] Ura**
They're all the damn same.
**[09:42] Ura**
Getting so worked up over one victory...
**[09:46] Ura**
Show a little interest in
our next opponent, will ya?
***SIGN*** Mifune
Dolphins
***SIGN*** Nijigaoka
Beetles
***SIGN*** Hiyoshi
Warriors
**[09:54] Ura**
Here we go.
**[09:56] Ura**
Huh? They're already in the final inning?
***SIGN*** Hiyoshi
***SIGN*** Nijigaoka
**[10:00] Ura**
Aw, man.
**[10:01] Ura**
I didn't get to see Nijigaoka's batters,
and they're about to win.
**[10:15] Ump**
Out!
**[10:17] Ura**
What's up with that giant of a pitcher?
**[10:19] Ura**
He throws like he's playing catch.
**[10:25] Ura**
Not to mention, he looks hella old.
**[10:27] Ura**
How does a grade schooler look like that?
**[10:33] Guy**
Second!
**[10:37] Ump**
Out!
**[10:38] Ump**
That's game!
**[10:39] Nij**
Yeah!
**[10:43] Coa**
Nice pitching, Tamaki!
**[10:46] Coa**
Congrats on throwing a no-hitter!
**[10:48] Ura**
*What?!*
**[10:49] Ura**
*That guy threw a no-hitter?!*
**[10:53] Ura**
*Just who are these guys?*
**[11:00] Dai**
Nice ball!
**[11:10] Dai**
Hey, Sakura!
**[11:13] Dai**
Are you busy today?
**[11:14] Mut**
Not particularly.
**[11:17] Dai**
Then, come with me.
**[11:19] Dai**
I want to practice bunting,
but they're hard to do by yourself.
**[11:22] Dai**
Hikaru can't come over on weekdays.
**[11:26] Mut**
What's this? In the past, you'd try to
shoo me away every chance you'd get.
**[11:31] Mut**
You see me as a convenient girl to run to
when Hikaru-kun and his dad aren't around?
**[11:36] Dai**
Huh?
**[11:37] Mut**
Well, you *did* play the entire game
and had some great moments, it's true.
**[11:42] Mut**
There's not much else a benchwarmer like me
can do for you, is there?
**[11:47] Dai**
That's not what I was—
**[11:49] Mut**
C'mon, I'm joking!
I'm just messing with you!
**[11:51] Mut**
It's fine. Of course it's fine!
**[11:54] Dai**
Th-Thank you.
**[12:21] Dai**
Okay, I feel like I've got the hang of it now.
**[12:24] Mut**
Oh, really?
**[12:25] Mut**
* I'm the one dying here.*
* I've thrown nearly a hundred balls.*
**[12:30] Mom**
Good work, you two.
**[12:31] Mom**
I've brought you some cake,
so why don't you two take a breather?
**[12:34] Mut**
Oh, yes! Thank you very much!
**[12:43] Dai**
Actually, you know what?
**[12:46] Mut**
Huh?
**[12:46] Dai**
You can throw pretty well, you can hit,
and you're generally quite sporty.
**[12:52] Dai**
I think you should be
given a chance in the team.
**[12:56] Dai**
Hikaru and I already got our chance.
**[12:59] Mut**
Oh, are you talking about
what I said earlier?
**[13:02] Mut**
Oh, it's fine, it doesn't really bother me.
**[13:06] Mut**
I mean, I'd like to be given the chance to play,
**[13:08] Mut**
but cheering everyone on is fun, too.
**[13:12] Mut**
And...
**[13:14] Mut**
If I played, someone from the current
starting lineup would have to sit out.
**[13:19] Mut**
It wouldn't sit right if some girl who'd
joined right before the tournament...
**[13:23] Mut**
took someone's position.
**[13:27] Ura**
Oh, wow! You even have a pool.
**[13:29] Ura**
Why am I not surprised, rich boy?
**[13:31] Dai**
Huh?
**[13:34] Dai**
Urabe!
**[13:35] Ura**
I'm coming in.
**[13:37] Dai**
Uh, how do you know where I live?
**[13:41] Ura**
I asked the kids in your school,
and they all knew.
**[13:45] Ura**
I mean, it's Shigeno Goro's house, after all.
**[13:48] Dai**
*Our private info isn't so private.*
**[13:51] Ura**
Anyway, I dropped by because
I wanted to show you something.
**[13:54] Ura**
Look at this.
**[13:58] Ura**
I was out scouting yesterday.
**[14:02] Ura**
Scouting *what*, exactly?
**[14:04] Mut**
Is that the kind of girl
you're into, Urabe-kun?
**[14:07] Ura**
Argh!
**[14:08] Ura**
Wrong picture!
**[14:10] Ura**
Not that one. *This* one.
**[14:14] Ura**
He's the ace for the Nijigaoka Beetles,
our next opponents.
**[14:17] Ura**
His name is Tamaki.
**[14:18] Ura**
It didn't even occur to you clowns
to find out who we're playing next,
**[14:22] Ura**
so I took it upon myself to check them out.
**[14:25] Ura**
Unfortunately, the game was pretty
much over, so I didn't get much info.
**[14:32] Ura**
But what I did find out is that
this beanstalk's Eephus pitch
**[14:35] Ura**
helped him throw a no-hitter.
**[14:39] Dai**
A no-hitter?
**[14:41] Ura**
That's right.
**[14:41] Dai**
What? And what did you say his pitch was?
**[14:44] Ura**
An Eephus pitch.
**[14:45] Mut**
What's that?
**[14:47] Ura**
It's essentially a slow ball.
**[14:50] Ura**
If they're letting the other team
swing and still pulling off a no-no,
**[14:53] Ura**
it means their defense must be top notch.
**[14:56] Ura**
And we have to score against a team
like that without our cleanup, Andy!
**[15:01] Ura**
Of course, we'll only need one run,
because I'll be shutting them out!
**[15:05] Ura**
Anyway, since we don't have much time,
**[15:09] Ura**
let's get started, Shigeno.
**[15:11] Dai**
Get started with what?
**[15:13] Ura**
Are you braindead?!
**[15:15] Ura**
Battery practice, of course!
**[15:17] Ura**
You haven't even caught
a single one of my pitches yet!
**[15:20] Ura**
We have to get used to
each other's game and sync up!
**[15:23] Dai**
Y-Yeah, you're right. Sorry, sorry.
**[15:27] Dai**
*Huh. Urabe-kun's so hardworking.*
**[15:29] Dai**
*I like it. This is good!*
**[15:39] Dai**
*Crap.*
**[15:41] Dai**
* I'm wearing the mask, but I totally*
* didn't think about our next opponent,*
**[15:44] Dai**
* or the fact that I have to*
* get used to Urabe's pitches.*
**[15:47] Dai**
*I don't like Urabe,*
**[15:49] Dai**
* but his attitude towards baseball*
* and his skill are leagues above mine!*
**[15:56] Dai**
Nice ball!
**[16:00] Ura**
All right. Now, let's introduce
Little Miss Bored Benchwarmer...
**[16:03] Ura**
Get in the batter's box.
**[16:05] Mut**
Who, me?
**[16:06] Ura**
Yes, *you*.
**[16:08] Ura**
Get in there, benchwarmer!
**[16:10] Ura**
If there's a batter between us,
it'll be more like the real deal.
**[16:14] Mut**
Stop calling me benchwarmer!
**[16:16] Mut**
I have a name!
**[16:20] Mut**
I'm kinda scared. This is the first time
I've had anyone pitching at me.
**[16:24] Mut**
Do you have a helmet?
**[16:26] Dai**
If you're worried, I can go get one.
**[16:27] Ura**
You won't need one.
Are you suggesting my control sucks?
**[16:31] Mut**
Jeez! You'd better not hit me!
**[16:33] Ura**
If you're not happy with just being
a scarecrow, you can swing, too.
**[16:36] Ura**
Foul tips and the ol' swing and a miss
make for good catching practice.
**[16:39] Mut**
Huh? I'm allowed to hit it?
**[16:42] Ura**
*What's that fool getting so excited about?*
**[16:44] Ura**
*I told her she could swing.*
**[16:47] Ura**
* As if a female rookie could hit*
* one of my pitches in a million years!*
**[16:59] Dai**
Watch it! We'll get in trouble
with the neighbors!
**[17:03] Mut**
I'm sorry.
**[17:05] Mut**
I can only really hit it straight.
**[17:09] Ura**
* What the hell?! Where did that*
* self-assured swing come from?!*
**[17:13] Ura**
*She's way too good to be warming the bench!*
***SIGN*** Mifune Batting Center
**[17:20] ---**
Hey!
**[17:22] Ura**
Hi, Manager. Sorry for calling you
out here after you just got off work.
**[17:26] Tas**
You guys sure are dedicated,
practicing your batting on weekdays.
**[17:30] Tas**
All right, show me.
**[17:32] Dai**
Oh, *we're* not the ones batting...
**[17:35] Ura**
You hear that, don't you?
**[17:39] Tas**
What's that noise?
**[17:42] Tas**
Who's that batting?
**[17:48] Tas**
Sakura?!
**[17:54] Tas**
Talk about a surprise.
**[17:56] Tas**
I had no idea you were
such a good batter, Sakura.
**[17:59] Mut**
Oh, not really. I can't hit the ball very far.
**[18:04] Mut**
I can definitely make good contact, though.
**[18:05] Ura**
It's not just her batting, Manager.
**[18:08] Ura**
Oh?
**[18:09] Ura**
We hit some fungoes down by the river.
**[18:11] Ura**
Her arm's good and her legs are solid,
so she'd have no problem playing defense.
**[18:15] Tas**
I understand.
**[18:16] Tas**
So what are you saying we should do?
**[18:19] Ura**
Put Sakura into the starting
lineup as an outfielder.
**[18:22] Ura**
I think she should be near the
top of the batting order as well.
**[18:26] Dai**
H-Hang on a second...
**[18:29] Dai**
What are you planning on doing
with Hikaru in the next game?
**[18:32] Tas**
I was thinking about
putting him in center field.
**[18:35] Tas**
Of course, I need to see how he does in
the outfield at Saturday's practice first.
**[18:39] Ura**
Then, stick Sakura in
right field or left field!
**[18:42] Ura**
You should definitely swap an outfielder out
and put Sakura in instead!
**[18:47] Ura**
Our opponent, Nijigaoka, is a defensive team.
**[18:50] Ura**
With Andy out, we need
a lineup that can score us runs.
**[18:57] Tas**
All right.
**[18:58] Tas**
I'll make my decision about the
starting lineup after Saturday's practice.
**[19:02] Tas**
You guys should focus on
your own preparations now.
**[19:06] Tas**
And head on home. It's getting dark.
**[19:15] Mut**
Hey! What did you do that for?!
**[19:17] Mut**
I never said I wanted to be
in the starting lineup!
**[19:21] Mut**
Everybody else has been on
the team since fourth grade!
**[19:24] Mut**
Swapping one of them out for me
when I've only just joined?
**[19:28] Mut**
No way! I don't want to be the bad guy!
**[19:30] Ura**
What? Then, why did you
even join the Dolphins?
**[19:34] Ura**
Isn't it obvious that you have to play
your good players if you want to win?
**[19:39] Ura**
I'll come right out and say it.
**[19:41] Ura**
I *need* to win two more games
so we can play the Touto Boys!
**[19:45] Ura**
Me and Andy together!
**[19:47] Dai**
Touto? You mean, the perma-champs?!
**[19:51] Ura**
And I can't do it without you guys helping me.
**[19:57] Ura**
For Andy's sake as well as my own,
I simply *cannot* lose before we meet them.
**[20:01] Ura**
So focus!
**[20:05] Dai**
*I didn't know he had such high aspirations.*
**[20:24] Mut**
*Why... did I join the Dolphins?*
**[20:41] Tas**
Yes, nice.
**[20:42] Fuj**
Your pitches from the set position
are good now as well!
**[20:45] Hik**
Thank you.
**[20:47] Tas**
With pitches like those, you can be our
starting pitcher in the third round.
**[20:51] Fuj**
He could also come in as a relief pitcher
in round two if Urabe's in bad shape.
**[20:55] Ura**
Pfft.
**[20:57] Tas**
All right, we're doing
outfield defense drills next.
**[21:00] Tas**
Satou, Sakura, Nagai, Kishimoto!
**[21:02] All**
Yes, sir!
**[21:06] Tas**
Nagai, here it comes!
**[21:08] Nag**
Yes!
**[21:13] Nag**
Easy, easy!
**[21:15] Tas**
Kishimoto!
**[21:16] Kis**
Yes!
**[21:19] Kis**
All right!
**[21:21] Tas**
No surprises from Kishimoto and Nagai.
**[21:24] Dai**
Yes.
**[21:25] Tas**
All right, next. Satou!
**[21:27] Hik**
Thank you!
**[21:30] Tas**
Oh, sorry! I hit it too far!
**[21:37] Dai**
Nice catch!
**[21:40] Tas**
Good. All right, last one, Sakura!
**[21:42] Mut**
Yes!
**[21:55] Mut**
This is hard.
**[22:04] Mut**
* I'm okay with this.*
* This way, I won't be picked.*
**[22:07] Mut**
* I only joined the team because*
* I wanted to cheer for Shigeno-kun.*
**[22:16] Mut**
* So I can't take a position away from someone*
* who's here because they love baseball.*
**[22:26] Ura**
*That idiot!*
**[24:00] Dai**
Our opponent in the second round
is the Nijigaoka Beetles.
**[24:03] Dai**
They're a defense-oriented team, built
around their ace who pitches slow balls.
**[24:07] Dai**
On top of that, their manager used to coach
the Dolphins and was a catcher as well!
**[24:13] Dai**
I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this.
**[24:15] Dai**
All right. I'm going to show them
the pride of a new catcher!
***SIGN*** The Experience Level of the Catcher
**[24:19] Dai**
Next time: "The Experience
Level of the Catcher."
**[24:22] Dai**
Run to the stage of your dreams!