# E19 - Nice Game!
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Fuurin Academy
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Fuurin Academy
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Oobi
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Fuurin Academy
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Fuurin Academy
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Fuurin Academy
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Fuurin Academy
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Fuurin Academy
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Oobi
**[00:09] Dai**
Mutsuko!
**[00:35] Dai**
We lost.
**[02:07] Izu**
I'm home!
***SIGN*** Nice Game!
**[02:14] Dad**
Izumi!
**[02:15] Izu**
Pop? You're home?
**[02:17] Dad**
Hm? Is that a bad thing?
**[02:19] Dad**
All righty! Let's go play catch before dinner!
**[02:22] Dad**
C'mon, let's play!
**[02:23] Izu**
What? Are you serious?
**[02:26] Izu**
I've got cram school, and I wanna shower—
**[02:28] Izu**
Huh?!
**[02:28] Dad**
So you're just giving up on these precious
fleeting moments of direct communication
**[02:32] Dad**
we get as parent and child?!
Is this the "rebellious teens"?!
**[02:36] Izu**
You didn't have to start bawling.
**[02:38] Izu**
I'll play, but only for a bit.
**[02:40] Izu**
Sheesh. You play baseball all year round, yet
you still wanna play catch when you get home.
**[02:46] Dad**
It's like I said...
**[02:47] Dad**
It's my way of communicating
with my precious daughter and son.
**[02:54] Dad**
Got ya!
**[02:54] Izu**
Hey!
**[02:57] Dad**
The angle of the glove is
key when catching there.
**[02:59] Dad**
Tingles, doesn't it?
**[02:59] Izu**
Oh, come on!
**[03:01] Izu**
Hey, that reminds me.
It was Daigo's district final today.
**[03:04] Izu**
Do you know what the final score was?
**[03:07] Dad**
I went and watched.
**[03:11] Dad**
They lost to a walk-off home run.
**[03:13] Izu**
Oh. I see.
**[03:15] Dad**
But they put up a really good
fight against a strong team.
**[03:19] Dad**
A lot's happened at Fuurin
since you graduated.
**[03:23] Dad**
Without a coach, and in their first real
tournament, your successors did well.
**[03:29] Dad**
But this is just the start
of his baseball career.
**[03:35] Mom**
These baseball nuts...
**[03:40] Mom**
And we're done.
**[03:42] Mom**
Izumi, please set the table.
**[03:43] Izu**
Coming.
**[03:45] Izu**
Wow, that looks amazing.
**[03:47] Dai**
I'm home.
**[03:52] Mom**
Welcome back!
**[03:53] Mom**
You must be really hungry.
**[03:55] Mom**
Dinner's ready.
**[03:56] Dai**
I don't want any.
**[03:57] Dai**
I'm not hungry.
**[04:01] Izu**
He went on about this tourney being
a trial run, and now he's acting like that?
**[04:04] Izu**
He couldn't be more down if he tried.
**[04:06] Mom**
Well, it's only natural.
**[04:08] Mom**
They were so close to
winning the Districts, after all.
**[04:19] Dai**
*Ah, this is bad.*
**[04:20] Dai**
*That hurt way too much.*
**[04:33] Dai**
*This handwriting...*
**[04:37] Dai**
*He came and saw my game?*
**[04:40] Dai**
Pop...
**[04:43] Dai**
Mom!
**[04:44] Dai**
Hey, Mom!
**[04:47] Dai**
Mom!
**[04:49] Mom**
What is it?
**[04:51] Dai**
I just realized I'm actually starving.
**[04:54] Dai**
So I was wondering what was for dinner.
**[04:56] Mom**
Didn't you say you weren't hungry?
**[04:59] Izu**
That's what I heard.
**[05:00] Dai**
Oh, I was just a little...
**[05:05] Dai**
You're really not gonna let me eat?!
**[05:08] Mom**
Of course I will.
**[05:09] Izu**
Don't start crying.
**[05:11] Mom**
Look!
**[05:12] Dai**
Wow!
**[05:13] Mom**
Tonight, it's hamburg
steak in a demi-glace sauce!
**[05:15] Mom**
I even added Pop's portion
to yours, so it's humongous!
**[05:18] Dai**
No kidding!
**[05:20] Dai**
Wait, so he left already?
**[05:21] Mom**
Yeah...
**[05:22] Izu**
He never changes. By now, he should
already be in the air on his way to Kochi.
**[05:26] Dai**
Oh, right.
**[05:27] Mom**
He just jumped up all of
a sudden and said he was off.
**[05:29] Mom**
When I asked him about dinner,
he told me to give you his portion.
**[05:33] Izu**
Ah, so that's why.
**[05:35] Mom**
You don't have to eat it all.
Don't make yourself sick.
**[05:38] Dai**
Right.
**[05:39] Dai**
Let's eat!
**[05:42] Dad**
*Give it your all, Daigo.*
***SIGN*** Mid-Terms
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**[06:01] Yay**
How'd your tests go?
**[06:04] Tao**
Huh? We really gonna talk about that?
**[06:06] Ani**
I was still in game mode 'cause
that tourney was so damn intense.
**[06:09] Ani**
An' my right hand hurts still,
so I could barely write.
**[06:12] Chi**
You just didn't know the answers, did you?
**[06:15] Tao**
It's bad. My grades have dropped so hard,
my homeroom teacher wanted a word with me.
**[06:20] Kan**
Same here.
**[06:21] Yay**
We started morning practice as second-years,
so it's nonstop baseball.
**[06:24] Tao**
We're a prep school, but I was told I won't
make it into the high school at this rate...
**[06:29] Kan**
I got told the same.
**[06:31] Nis**
Hey! Hurry up and get changed already!
**[06:34] Nis**
Stop turning the team room into
a girls' locker room just so you can chat!
**[06:38] Tao**
Oh, shut up.
**[06:39] Tao**
It's first come, first serve,
so quit your whining!
**[06:41] Tao**
Besides, guys can change out there.
**[06:45] Tan**
Yup, that's what I'm doing.
**[06:46] Nis**
Hey, you're older than them!
**[06:48] Nis**
Tell them off!
**[06:49] Nan**
We need to be nice to these delicate girls.
**[06:52] Nis**
What part of that is "delicate"?!
**[06:54] Yay**
Shut your mouth!
**[06:55] Yay**
If you don't like it, get here as early as Daigo!
**[06:58] Dai**
So this is our first practice
since the tournament a week ago.
**[07:01] Dai**
Has everyone managed to recover?
**[07:04] Chi**
Yeah, we're good.
**[07:05] Ani**
My mental fatigue's still...
**[07:07] Dai**
Then, starting today, we crank it up!
**[07:09] Chi**
Wow, totally ignored.
**[07:11] Dai**
Anyway, I'll announce our next goals
and upcoming schedule.
**[07:16] Dai**
Our next competition is the national
middle school rubber-ball tournament,
**[07:19] Dai**
AKA the middle school nationals.
**[07:21] Dai**
Prelims start in about two months, in July.
**[07:23] Mut**
Two months? That's so soon!
**[07:25] Dai**
Our goal is clear:
**[07:27] Dai**
bag the title of district champs that
eluded us this time, and go to Regionals.
**[07:31] All**
One, two, three, four! Fight! Fight! Fight!
**[07:31] Dai**
I know the tournament
result was disappointing,
**[07:34] Dai**
but our potential was there for all to see.
**[07:37] Dai**
With this team, I have no
doubt we can win next time.
**[07:41] Dai**
That's why I ask you to be even
more focused in our training sessions.
**[07:47] Dai**
Let's go get our revenge!
**[07:54] Tao**
I'm exhausted!
**[07:57] Tao**
When did we start again?
**[07:59] Yay**
Practice started after the test,
so at, like, 1:30 pm?
**[08:02] Tao**
Wait, 1:30 pm?!
**[08:04] Tao**
That means it's been four hours! *Four* hours!
**[08:06] Tao**
Don't you think that's overdoing it a bit?
**[08:08] Tao**
I wanted to *cut down* on practice 'cause of
my falling grades... How'd this even happen?
**[08:13] Chi**
I guess we all had time to kill today.
**[08:15] Yay**
Well, why don't you go talk to Daigo about it?
**[08:20] Tao**
Hey, Daigo—
**[08:21] Dai**
Good job today!
**[08:22] Dai**
I already told the other two,
but from tomorrow,
**[08:24] Dai**
we'll start practicing Saturdays too,
so make sure you're all here by 8 am.
**[08:29] Tao**
What? You want to practice on our days off, too?!
**[08:31] Tao**
Let us have our weekends at least.
**[08:33] Tao**
Say it ain't so, Daigo!
**[08:35] Dai**
There's only nine of us,
**[08:37] Dai**
so no matter how efficient we are,
there's never enough time.
**[08:40] Dai**
For training, they say it should be quality
over quantity, but we're not at that level yet.
**[08:44] Dai**
I know it's hard, but we have
to keep pushing through.
**[08:47] Dai**
We'll never reach the next level
if we don't step it up.
**[08:51] Dai**
I know you all have it in you.
**[08:53] Ani**
Yeah. Yer totally right, Captain!
**[08:56] Ani**
I agree, 100 percent!
**[08:57] Ani**
S'now or never, I say!
**[08:59] Ani**
This time, we're gonna smash Mayumura
Michiru and go to Regionals!
**[09:03] Ani**
Let's show her a girls' team can
become strong enough to beat her!
**[09:07] Dai**
Oh, that reminds me.
**[09:08] Chi**
Ignored again!
**[09:09] Dai**
Sawa-san.
**[09:10] Dai**
I know there are concerns about
your elbow, but if there's no pain,
**[09:13] Dai**
I'd like you to pitch again.
**[09:15] Dai**
Just as a closer would be enough.
**[09:21] Dai**
Would you mind training with that in mind?
**[09:26] Yay**
Okay.
**[09:28] Tao**
Are you sure you're fine with it, Yayoi?
**[09:30] Tao**
With pitching again, I mean?
**[09:33] Yay**
Well...
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Mild Apple
Cider Vinegar
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Mild Apple
Cider Vinegar
**[09:35] Yay**
It'll probably be fine.
**[09:37] Yay**
And there isn't any pain right now.
**[09:40] Yay**
Sorry I didn't tell you.
**[09:42] Yay**
But I really wasn't
planning on pitching again.
**[09:44] Tao**
I know that.
**[09:47] Tao**
But to pitch in games, you'll need to
pitch hundreds of times in the bullpen.
**[09:52] Tao**
You have to get into it again.
**[09:54] Tao**
Can't be good for your elbow.
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**[09:56] Tao**
I wonder if Daigo even understands that.
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Mild Apple
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Mild Apple
Cider Vinegar
**[10:00] Yay**
Well, I guess our captain can get
a little overzealous sometimes.
**[10:04] Yay**
But I can also understand it after
we lost in such a painful way.
**[10:09] Tao**
Maybe I'll boycott tomorrow's practice.
**[10:12] Yay**
Huh?
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Shigeno
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Shigeno
**[10:17] Dai**
One, two!
**[10:19] Dai**
One, two, three, four!
**[10:20] Dai**
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fuurin!
**[10:23] Dai**
Two! Two!
**[10:24] Dai**
Two, two, three, four!
**[10:25] Dai**
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fuurin!
**[10:29] Dai**
What's wrong?
**[10:31] Dai**
You need to be able to keep
up with this kind of pace.
**[10:33] Kan**
Yeah, sorry.
**[10:34] Kan**
I've just been having
knee pain since yesterday.
**[10:37] Dai**
You might be overweight.
**[10:41] Dai**
You know, Kan-chan, you're really athletic,
**[10:43] Dai**
so I bet you'd move a lot
better if you toned up a bit.
**[10:47] Dai**
Let's see... Your weight loss
goal for this month is five kilos.
**[10:52] Dai**
Good luck!
**[10:53] Kan**
Five... Five *kilos*?!
**[10:55] Dai**
Thirty-five...
**[10:58] Dai**
Thirty... six...
**[10:59] Tao**
Mornin'.
**[11:02] Yay**
Sorry, our bad. We overslept.
**[11:05] Nis**
Hey, nice of you to actually show up!
**[11:07] Nis**
You guys must be royalty or something.
**[11:09] Yay**
This first-year is totally
treating us like equals.
**[11:11] Yay**
Sorry.
**[11:12] Ani**
Ain't good enough, Senpai.
**[11:14] Ani**
Ya can't show up late for our first
weekend practice. It's a morale killer.
**[11:17] Ani**
Keep that in mind.
**[11:18] Tao**
Hey, we already said we're sorry!
**[11:21] Dai**
Okay, okay.
**[11:23] Dai**
I was worried you were sick or something,
so I'm glad you're both fine.
**[11:26] Dai**
Just make sure you're on time next time.
**[11:28] Yay**
Gotcha.
**[11:33] (Flashback) Tao**
Hey, come on now...
**[11:35] (Flashback) Yay**
Morning.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Tao**
Yayoi, why are you coming to pick me up?
**[11:41] (Flashback) Yay**
Let's go.
**[11:42] (Flashback) Tao**
No way.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Tao**
I told you, I refuse to practice on our days off.
**[11:46] (Flashback) Yay**
Oh, stop. Come on, go get ready.
**[11:50] (Flashback) Yay**
I don't feel like it either, and I definitely
don't feel in the mood for a hard session...
**[11:53] (Flashback) Yay**
But Daigo's so motivated, we should
at least try to get swept up in his excitement.
**[11:58] (Flashback) Yay**
It's not like you were studying, anyway.
**[12:05] Tao**
*For crying out loud.*
**[12:08] Tao**
* I didn't come here to get*
* covered in mud every day.*
**[12:13] Tao**
* If I was so concerned about getting*
* to the top, I would've gone to Senior League.*
**[12:18] Tao**
* I came to Fuurin because*
* it was the right level of casual.*
**[12:21] Tao**
*This guy's just trying way too hard!*
**[12:25] Tao**
* And now he wants Yayoi up on the mound,*
* even though her elbow's a ticking time-bomb.*
**[12:30] Tao**
*That's my biggest problem with all this!*
**[12:42] Kan**
I'm so tired!
**[12:43] Kan**
My body's hurting from head to toe.
**[12:46] Chi**
Is this going to be our routine from now on?
**[12:49] Mut**
W-Well, I think our bodies will get used to it.
**[12:51] Ani**
Ain't nothin' else we can do.
This is the bare minimum.
**[12:54] Ani**
Other strong teams do this
Saturday *and* Sunday.
**[12:57] Ani**
If we wanna beat 'em, as girls,
we need to do even more.
**[13:01] Ani**
You slack off, you lose.
**[13:04] Yay**
I just hope we don't crash and burn.
**[13:06] Yay**
Girls trying to keep up with the pace
of guys will eventually get crushed.
**[13:10] Yay**
We only have nine players,
so if one of us gets injured, it's over.
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**[13:15] Nis**
See that? Us guys change quickly, don't we?
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**[13:19] Chi**
Oh, wow, he's bragging about changing now.
**[13:23] Tao**
I wanna change and go home already.
**[13:25] Chi**
I want to go take a shower.
**[13:28] Dai**
Oh, excuse me.
**[13:31] Dai**
We're meeting again tomorrow at 8 am.
**[13:33] Dai**
Please don't be late.
**[13:41] Dai**
Thanks for dinner.
**[13:42] Mom**
What? You're done already?
**[13:44] Mom**
Don't you want any more?
**[13:45] Dai**
No, thanks.
**[13:46] Dai**
I'm getting up early tomorrow.
**[13:55] Izu**
Looks like he's really hammering
the team practice sessions.
**[13:58] Izu**
Back when I was on the team,
we had weekend practice too,
**[14:00] Izu**
but it was either Saturday
or Sunday, not both.
**[14:03] Mom**
It just shows how hard
he took that last loss.
**[14:07] Izu**
It's one thing if he wants to
train by himself every day.
**[14:10] Izu**
But I'm surprised the team's not up in arms.
**[14:15] Mom**
I think he's doing it with them in mind.
**[14:18] Mom**
I'm pretty sure a certain Shigeno Goro
beat all the important stuff into him.
**[14:22] Izu**
I just hope he hasn't forgotten it.
**[14:39] Mut**
Daigo.
**[14:41] Dai**
Mutsuko!
**[14:45] Dai**
What did you want to talk about?
**[14:49] Mut**
Well, you see...
**[14:54] Mut**
Don't you think we're
practicing a little too much?
**[14:59] Mut**
I-I'm not saying we should just take it easy,
**[15:03] Mut**
but Tao has a point. If we keep going
at the pace of yesterday and today,
**[15:07] Mut**
eventually someone's going to get injured.
**[15:10] Mut**
And with only nine players,
it's kinda reckless.
**[15:20] Dai**
I don't think it's all that reckless.
***SIGN*** Baseball notes
***SIGN*** Fuurin Middle
Baseball Team
**[15:23] Dai**
I did a lot of research on the routines of
strong schools. This is a normal pace for them.
**[15:27] Mut**
B-But Kan-chan was complaining
about her knees hurting.
**[15:30] Mut**
And isn't making Yayoi go
in the bullpen dangerous?
**[15:34] Mut**
We all want to get better, sure,
**[15:37] Mut**
but if one of us gets injured and
we can't compete, it's all for nothing.
**[15:41] Mut**
Maybe Sunday to recover would—
**[15:42] Dai**
Fine!
**[15:44] Dai**
Go ahead and tell them that
anyone who wants a rest can have one.
**[15:47] Dai**
But I'll be there tomorrow.
**[15:48] Dai**
Anyone who complains about this tiny amount
won't be of any use in the long term, anyway.
**[15:53] Dai**
Tell them they can quit for all I care!
**[15:59] Mut**
Daigo!
***SIGN*** And Then by Natsume Souseki
***SIGN*** And Then by Natsume Souseki
***SIGN*** And Then by Natsume Souseki
***SIGN*** And Then by Natsume Souseki
***SIGN*** And Then by Natsume Souseki
**[16:19] Chi**
Chiyo, you can use the bath now.
**[16:22] Chiyo**
Your phone buzzed.
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Occupied
**[16:35] Chi**
Uh, Sawa-senpai, did you get the message, too?
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**[16:39] Chi**
The one from Sakura-senpai.
**[16:41] Yay**
Yeah, I got it last night.
**[16:45] Yay**
"From here on out, anyone who doesn't
want to come to practice, doesn't have to."
**[16:48] Yay**
"Anyone who complains about this tiny
amount of practice can quit for all I care."
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From here on out, anyone who
doesn't want to come to practice,
doesn't have to.
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From here on out, anyone who
doesn't want to come to practice,
doesn't have to.
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Anyone who complains about this
tiny amount of practice can quit
for all I care.
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Anyone who complains about this
tiny amount of practice can quit
for all I care.
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Anyone who complains about this
tiny amount of practice can quit
for all I care.
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From Captain Shigeno Daigo
**[16:52] Yay**
"From Captain Shigeno Daigo."
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From Captain Shigeno Daigo
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From Captain Shigeno Daigo
**[16:55] Chi**
Did we make him mad?
**[16:56] Kan**
As if anyone would ditch
after a message like that.
**[16:59] Ani**
We're bein' tested.
**[17:01] Ani**
I ain't namin' names, but he got mad 'cause
someone ain't happy with the schedule.
**[17:05] Ani**
You talking about me, Anita?
**[17:07] Ani**
I, uh, no—
**[17:09] Yay**
Tao.
**[17:10] Yay**
I didn't come get you today,
so I'm glad you showed up.
**[17:13] Yay**
I thought you might no-show.
**[17:15] Tao**
Honestly, at first, I considered staying home.
**[17:18] Tao**
But then I decided I wasn't
gonna be driven out quietly.
**[17:21] Tao**
I came here to throw down with Daigo.
**[17:23] Ani**
Th-Throw down?
**[17:26] Ani**
How long are ya gonna
keep makin' lame excuses?
**[17:29] Ani**
Ya talk 'bout injuries, an' how
we only have nine players,
**[17:31] Ani**
but they're all jus' excuses to skip practice!
**[17:33] Ani**
I'm on our captain's side on this one—
**[17:35] Nis**
You're still not done?! We wan—
**[17:36] Ani**
Get out!
**[17:39] Tao**
Tell me.
**[17:41] Tao**
What's up with your right hand?
**[17:43] Tao**
You still can't take off this brace.
**[17:46] Tao**
It's never going to heal!
**[17:50] Tao**
I'm saying there's such a thing as overworking.
**[17:54] Tao**
Yayoi's elbow blew out when
we were in Little because of it.
**[17:58] Tao**
I never want to see
something like that again.
**[18:01] Tao**
Daigo's got total tunnel vision right now.
**[18:09] Mut**
I-I've got terrible news.
**[18:11] Mut**
I just heard from his mom.
**[18:13] Mut**
D-Daigo's...
**[18:16] Tao**
No way...
**[18:48] Txt**
Shigeno
**[18:48] Txt**
Shigeno
**[18:49] Mom**
Thanks for coming over.
**[18:51] Mut**
No problem.
**[18:52] Mom**
The day before yesterday, he had a fever,
**[18:55] Mom**
but he's well enough to
go back to school tomorrow.
**[18:57] Mut**
Really? Thank goodness.
**[19:00] Mom**
He's upstairs.
**[19:01] Mut**
Okay. Thanks.
**[19:07] Mut**
*Um... Are you okay, Daigo?*
**[19:09] Mut**
*No... Yo, Daigo!*
**[19:11] Mut**
*No, I should just be my normal self.*
**[19:15] Mut**
Daigo—
**[19:15] Mut**
What?
**[19:18] Dai**
Oh, Mutsuko?
**[19:20] Mut**
Don't "Oh, Mutsuko?" me!
**[19:22] Mut**
What in the world are you doing?
**[19:24] Dai**
It's fine, really. Look, I'm—
**[19:25] Mut**
Put that down!
**[19:28] Mut**
Jeez.
**[19:29] Mut**
We were so worried about you.
**[19:32] Mut**
We were told you were
taken away in an ambulance.
**[19:34] Dai**
Well, I collapsed on a Sunday,
so all the clinics around here were closed.
**[19:39] Dai**
How's everyone doing?
**[19:41] Mut**
Everyone's fine, like always.
**[19:43] Mut**
We had practice today like usual.
**[19:45] Dai**
I see.
**[19:48] Mut**
But we weren't all that
efficient without you there.
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**[19:52] Mut**
I'm also not used to leading
and telling people what to do.
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**[19:58] Dai**
I... need to apologize to everyone.
**[20:01] Dai**
Tao was right.
**[20:03] Dai**
I was so upset about losing the tournament,
I lost sight of everything else.
**[20:07] Dai**
I got myself into a frenzy because we
only have two months till the next one.
**[20:11] Dai**
She even pointed out that someone was
bound to crack if we kept up that pace,
**[20:16] Dai**
and as it turns out, the first
person to collapse was me.
**[20:19] Dai**
I'm such an idiot.
**[20:25] Dai**
I'm a failure as a captain.
**[20:28] Txt**
You don't have time
to mope around, Daigo!
**[20:28] Txt**
You don't have time
to mope around, Daigo!
**[20:28] Txt**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[20:28] Txt**
Nice
game!
**[20:28] Txt**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[20:33] Mut**
You know, these past few days
practicing without you, we all realized...
**[20:39] Txt**
Nice
game!
**[20:39] Txt**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[20:39] Txt**
You don't have time
to mope around, Daigo!
**[20:39] Mut**
You make the training plans,
manage our schedules, instruct us,
**[20:43] Txt**
Nice
game!
**[20:43] Txt**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[20:43] Txt**
You don't have time
to mope around, Daigo!
**[20:43] Mut**
and hit balls for fielding
practice while giving us advice.
**[20:47] Txt**
Nice
game!
**[20:47] Txt**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[20:47] Txt**
You don't have time
to mope around, Daigo!
**[20:48] Mut**
And as the catcher,
you catch pitches in the bullpen.
**[20:50] Txt**
Nice
game!
**[20:50] Txt**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[20:50] Txt**
You don't have time
to mope around, Daigo!
**[20:51] Mut**
Because you do all that, you do
extra training at home by yourself.
**[20:56] Mut**
And the balls...
**[20:58] Dai**
Balls?
**[20:59] Mut**
Yeah.
**[21:00] Mut**
I remembered you took it on
yourself to wash them on weekends.
**[21:06] Mut**
But you can't do that if
we've got weekend practice.
**[21:08] Mut**
So we decided we'd all chip in.
**[21:10] Mut**
For the first time, we realized just how much
work you'd been putting in this whole time.
**[21:15] Mut**
And how it's not surprising you collapsed.
**[21:18] Mut**
That's why we decided, from now on,
everyone's going to help out.
**[21:25] Mut**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[21:27] Mut**
Let's all work together and
have more "nice games"!
**[21:32] Mut**
You're not a failure at all.
**[21:34] Mut**
Please keep being our captain.
**[21:39] Nis**
Hey! It's here! This is it!
**[21:46] Mut**
Hey, Daigo, look!
**[21:50] Chi**
There he is.
**[21:53] Tan**
Shigeno!
**[21:53] Nis**
Heya!
**[21:54] Kan**
Captain!
**[21:55] Chi**
Captain.
**[21:56] Yay**
'Sup.
**[21:57] Ani**
Yer lookin' well.
**[21:58] Tao**
Hey, Daigo!
**[22:00] Tao**
We can't practice without you.
**[22:03] Tao**
You'd better be at school tomorrow!
**[22:10] Dai**
Okay.
**[22:15] Mom**
Let's wait a little.
**[22:19] Mom**
He seriously is a baseball nut.
**[22:20] Izu**
I'm the baseball nut's older sister.
**[22:22] Mom**
Well, I'm the baseball nut's mother.
**[22:25] Txt**
Nice
game!
**[22:25] Txt**
Summer's just around the corner!
**[22:25] Txt**
You don't have time
to mope around, Daigo!
**[22:27] (Flashback) Txt**
Nice game!
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**[24:06] Tao**
Wait a sec! I think the "who" matters a lot!
**[24:08] Ani**
Hey, I know.
**[24:09] Ani**
I heard Chisato's older sister
used to play baseball.
**[24:11] Chi**
Welcome, welcome to the baseball team!
**[24:14] Ani**
Yeah, right!
**[24:15] Tao**
Isn't that the mushroom?
**[24:16] Ani**
Who the heck's the mushroom?!
**[24:18] Tao**
Next time: "A New Member?"
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**[24:20] Ani**
Run to the stage of yer dreams!