E21 - Lock On! Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Sign     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [00:00] Sign     Fuurin Academy Private Middle School [00:02] Guy     What have we got next? [00:03] Guy2     English. And we've got a quiz. [00:06] Guy     What? Seriously? [00:07] Guy     Nishina, did you study? [00:08] Nis     You know me. I obviously totally did... [00:12] Nis     ...absolutely nothing for it. [00:15] Nis     As if I could study after practice. [00:21] Guy     Huh? [00:22] Guy     What's wrong? [00:23] Nis     Oh, nothing! [00:24] Nis     Nothing at all! SIGN    I wanna speak to ya SIGN    before practice after school SIGN    Meet me in the SIGN    inner courtyard SIGN    Anita [00:30] Note     "I wanna speak to ya before     practice after school." [00:34] Note     "Meet me in the inner courtyard." SIGN    Lock On! [02:08] Nis     Why would Anita want to talk to me? [02:11] Nis     Don't tell me she's.... [02:13] (Flashback) Ani     I've always had a thing for you! [02:17] Nis     Oh boy, that'll cause issues for the team. [02:21] Chi     Oh, he's here. [02:24] Ani     Sorry for callin' ya out here. [02:26] Nis     What's going on? [02:27] Nis     What's she doing here? [02:29] Nis     Oh, I get it. [02:31] Nis     Girls get embarrassed about this stuff. [02:33] Nis     But you know, we're only     first-years in middle school. [02:36] Nis     And you gotta think how it'd affect the team... [02:39] Nis     Then again, I don't hate that you're into me. [02:43] Ani     Huh? What the heck are ya babblin' 'bout? [02:46] Ani     As if there's anythin' 'bout you     I'd fall in love with. [02:49] Nis     Huh? [02:49] Ani     But there is a girl with weird taste     who totally digs ya. [02:53] Nis     What? [02:54] Chi     It looks like my older sister     is pretty interested in you. [03:00] Nis     A-Are you serious? [03:03] Nis     But what's that got to do with anything? [03:05] Ani     We're still short on players. [03:07] Ani     Meanin' that mushroom ya recruited     spits on us, knowin' we can't do jack. [03:12] Ani     The captain won't chew him out 'cause of that. [03:15] Ani     That's why we absolutely     hafta get another player. [03:18] Ani     Ya might be able to convince     Chisato's big sis to join. [03:22] Ani     We're beggin' ya, Nishina! [03:25] Txt     Staff Room [03:26] Sis     Excuse me. [03:34] Nis     Are those two serious? [03:38] Nis     I mean, they're right, a cocky     Chiba is a danger to the team, [03:40] Nis     and the more players we have, the better... [03:41] Txt     Art Room [03:47] Nis     But I don't like the idea of taking     advantage of someone's feelings. [03:51] Teach     Excuse me. [03:52] Nis     Y-Yes? [03:54] Teach     Do you need something from the art club? [03:56] Nis     Oh, uh, actually... I was hoping     I could talk to Fujii who's in the art club. [04:01] Nis     Fujii-san? [04:02] Nis     Oh, as a matter of fact, she just handed me     the paperwork to transfer to another club. [04:08] Nis     She said she was quitting the art club [04:10] Nis     so she could join the baseball team. [04:13] Chiy     My name is Fujii Chiyo. I'm going     to be the baseball team's new manager. [04:18] Chiy     I look forward to working with you. [04:19] All     What?! [04:22] Mut     R-Really? [04:23] Chiy     Yes. [04:24] Chiy     I watched your practice sessions from afar     the past few days and made up my mind. [04:28] Chiy     Seeing you all training so hard, I wondered     if I could help you out in some way. [04:33] Ani     What's goin' on here? [04:35] Chi     Maybe Nishina missed her? [04:37] Dai     Ah, well, there's so much to do, we'd be     very grateful to have you as our manager... [04:43] Dai     But how about joining as a player? [04:45] Chiy     I'm afraid I'll have to decline that offer. [04:47] Chiy     Like I said before, I really don't think     I'm athletic enough to play baseball. [04:53] Nis     What? Seriously? [04:57] Nis     Are you really joining the baseball team? [05:00] Chiy     Ah, so anyway, I'll go change now. [05:05] Ani     Yup, but she's joinin' as our manager. [05:08] Chi     I didn't expect her to join     without any prompting. [05:11] Ani     She's seriously got her     sights set on ya, Nishina. [05:18] Chiy     So I've joined. [05:19] Chiy     Even though I thought I'd never     get involved with baseball again. [05:24] Chiy     Even though I've been avoiding it since then. [05:28] Chiy     I was never all that     interested in boys, either. [05:32] Chiy     And now I'm here for a younger boy! [05:35] All     Fuurin! Fight! Fight! [05:50] All     Good work, everyone! [05:55] Fuj     I'm exhausted. [05:57] Mut     It's your first day.     It must've been tough to keep up. [05:59] Chi     Well, for you, that was a good effort, Chiyo. [06:03] Dai     Having a manager really makes a difference. [06:06] Dai     With you helping us, everybody's     training was a lot more effective. [06:12] Dai     Thank you. [06:14] Chiy     I'm sorry, Captain. I'm only here     because of my impure thoughts. [06:18] Dai     Your next task is to tidy up     the field with the first-years. [06:22] Chiy     There's more?! [06:26] Yay     I'm still wondering why she suddenly     wanted to become our manager. [06:30] Tao     I mean, Chisato probably     talked her into it, right? [06:34] Dai     Hey, everyone. [06:36] Dai     I wanted to talk to you all     while you're washing up. [06:38] Dai     We have a practice game     lined up this weekend [06:41] Dai     against Tsujidou Middle,     a powerhouse from the region's south. [06:44] Dai     I'm glad we've got enough people to play. [06:46] Mut     Huh? We're going up against a team that strong? [06:48] Saw     The mushroom only just joined. [06:50] Saw     Isn't it too early? [06:51] Dai     But I wanna see what Chiba-kun can do. [06:55] Dai     I have to decide between him     and Tao for the position. [06:57] Dai     I'm thinking of starting     Chiba-kun at shortstop. [07:03] Txt     Fujii [07:04] Chiy     It's no good. [07:05] Chiy     I need sleep. [07:07] Chiy     I haven't worked myself this hard in a while. [07:10] Dad     Chiyo! [07:12] Chiy     Dad? [07:13] Dad     I heard the news! [07:14] Dad     You joined the baseball team! [07:16] Dad     What's got into you? [07:18] Dad     Oh, but you've made me one happy father! [07:20] Dad     I thought you hated baseball after     quitting so suddenly back in grade school. [07:26] Chiy     I mean, I'm just the mana— [07:28] Dad     Good luck! [07:30] Dad     Fuurin is crazy short on players, [07:32] Dad     so if you work hard, you'll all     get the chance to play in games! [07:35] Dad     Listen to Daigo and enjoy     your youth to the fullest! [07:39] Chi     No, Dad, I'm saying I am— [07:41] Dad     All right! [07:42] Dad     Tonight, I'm breaking out the booze! [07:44] Dad     It's time to celebrate! [07:54] Chiy     Chisato, this is all your doing, isn't it?! [07:56] Chiy     You didn't even tell Dad that I'm the manager! [08:00] Chi     Hm? Is that what you wanted me to do? [08:02] Chi     If I'd told him you'd joined the team as     our manager to chase a boy you like, [08:08] Chi     he probably would've died of shock. [08:12] Fuj     Wh-What are you talking about? [08:14] Fuj     I'm not like that! [08:15] Fuj     I don't even know him! [08:17] Chi     Oh, but it's so obvious, Sis. [08:19] Chi     It's Nishina, right? [08:20] Chi     You lurve Nishina, don't you? [08:22] Chi     Shut up! [08:24] Chi     You don't know the first thing about me! [08:26] Chi     Why do you always make that smug     "I did something!" expression?! [08:29] Chi     I really hate that about you! [08:35] Chi     "I did something!" expression? I don't get it. [08:39] Chi     Is there a smug "I didn't do     something!" expression, too? [08:43] Fuj     Just get out! [08:46] Dai     What? [08:47] Dai     Chiba-kun went home? [08:49] Nis     Yeah. [08:49] Nis     He said his stomach was hurting,     so he went home when the bell rang. [08:53] Dai     I hope he's okay. [08:55] Dai     I hope he doesn't have a cold.     The game's in two days. [09:00] Tao     Maybe he ate some poisonous mushrooms. [09:03] Yay     That's cannibalism. [09:04] Ani     He's fakin' it, for sure. [09:06] Ani     He knew we'd be doin' weights indoors     'cause of the rain, so that moron split. [09:11] Chi     Yup, probably. [09:12] Chi     He was late for practice this morning, too. [09:15] Mut     See, Daigo? He's taking more and more     liberties because you're so soft on him! [09:19] Dai     I mean, we don't have any     proof that he's faking it. [09:22] Dai     I'll get in touch with him     later because I'm worried. [09:25] All     Good job, everyone. [09:29] Tai     Huh? Where're Daigo and the others? [09:32] Saw     They already left. [09:34] Saw     The mushroom wasn't picking up his phone, [09:36] Saw     so they went over to his house. [09:38] Tao     Yikes, that means he faked it for sure. [09:41] Tao     I think even Saint Daigo     can't let this one slide. [09:45] Saw     Daigo wanted to try the     mushroom out in the practice game. [09:50] Saw     But in my opinion, it's pointless     until he fixes his attitude. [09:55] Saw     I'm also ticked off about him     pitting you two against each other. [10:02] Tao     What's this, Yayoi? Are you worried for me? [10:06] Tao     Don't worry. There's no way that guy's     taking shortstop away from me! [10:13] Fuj     Vice captain, I have covered     the infield with the tarpaulin. [10:18] Mut     Right. Thanks. [10:19] Mut     And you don't have to be     so formal. We're the same age. [10:22] Mut     As for calling me "vice captain"... [10:25] Fuj     Oh, right. [10:28] Mut     But I was really surprised. [10:29] ---     Excuse me? [10:30] Mut     You pretty much kept up     with our training regimen. [10:33] Mut     So you must be fit after all. [10:36] Fuj     Well, I did tennis and swimming     back in grade school, so... [10:41] Mut     You said you were unathletic before,     but is that really true? [10:45] Mut     From the way you move,     I really don't get that impression. [10:49] Mut     I heard you played baseball with your     father and sister back in grade school. [10:54] Mut     And according to Chisato,     you're not unathletic at all. [10:59] Mut     She said she didn't know     why you quit baseball. [11:01] Mut     So why did you? [11:06] Man     Yes? [11:08] Dai     Oh, hello, we're on the     Fuurin Middle baseball team. [11:12] Dai     We wondered if Chiba-kun was in. [11:14] Guy     Huh? [11:15] Guy     Oh, you're my brother's teammates? [11:17] Guy     Takumi's in the hospital. [11:19] Nis     What? [11:19] Nis     Th-The hospital? [11:22] Guy     I just heard back from him. Apparently,     they're keeping him there for a week. [11:34] All     Appendicitis?! [11:36] Dai     Which means Chiba-kun won't     be playing in our next game. [11:41] Ani     So what're we gonna do now? [11:43] Kan     We can't field enough players. [11:45] Dai     Well, there is one way we can solve that. [11:51] Chiy     What? [11:52] Chiy     N-No, it's not happening! [11:54] Dai     I'm begging you! [11:55] Dai     You can be in the outfield. Just please play! [11:58] Chiy     B-But... [12:00] Mut     Practice games are so important! [12:02] Mut     If we don't play this one,     who knows when our next one will be! [12:05] Chis     Please, Chiyo! [12:07] Chiy     Yeah, but... [12:09] Ani     Ya can jus' stand there! [12:11] Ani     Please! [12:13] Nis     Hey now, aren't you going a bit overboard? [12:15] Ani     Ya oughta ask her too! [12:17] Nis     Huh? [12:18] Chi     Yeah, come on! [12:19] Chi     You want my sister to play, right? [12:21] Nis     Huh? I... Well, I... [12:29] Txt     Fuu [12:35] Chiy     How did this happen? [12:37] Chiy     Am I really going to play in the game? [12:40] Txt     Fuu [12:41] (Flashback) Chi     You want my sister to play, right? [12:43] (Flashback) Nis     Huh? I... Well, I... [12:47] (Flashback) Nis     I mean, you already joined the club, right? [12:51] (Flashback) Nis     It'd be great if you did just      a touch more and gave it a shot. [12:57] Txt     Fuu [13:07] Chiy     I don't want to be a burden on everyone. [13:09] Chiy     I don't want him to be disappointed! [13:12] (Flashback) Nis     Just a touch. A tiny chunk. Chiyo. [13:22] (Flashback) Chi     Hey, Sis. [13:25] (Flashback) Chi     How long are you gonna stay     on there? They're for babies! [13:28] (Flashback) Chi     Let's play catch! Come on, let's play! [13:32] (Flashback) Chiy     But I wanted to play on the swing... [13:35] (Flashback) Chi     Oh, come on, this is much better!     It's baseball! Let's play baseball! [13:40] (Flashback) Chi     Dad said I should get you to     teach me when he's at work. [13:46] (Flashback) Chi     I want to get good like you, Sis! [13:50] (Flashback) Chi     If I get good, I can start training with     the Dolphins when I get to third grade! [13:59] (Flashback) Chi     Here we go! [14:01] (Flashback) Chiy     I-Isn't this too close? [14:02] (Flashback) Chi     It's fine, it's fine! [14:04] (Flashback) Chi     I'm younger than you. [14:20] Chiy     I think I just had a really awful dream. [14:26] Chi     Are you all right, Chiyo? [14:28] Chiy     Oh, I'm fine. [14:30] Chi     Were you still sleeping?     You need to hurry up and get ready. [14:33] Chi     It's our practice game     with that other school today. [14:37] Txt     Fuu [14:37] Txt     rin [14:38] Ani     I ain't heard of this Tsujidou. [14:40] Ani     Are they good? [14:42] Mut     They're a new private school     that opened three years ago, [14:45] Mut     so they haven't achieved a lot yet, [14:48] Mut     but it looks like they've     gotten really strong lately. [14:50] Mut     Especially in the last fall tournament. [14:53] Mut     They went all the way to     regionals and placed second. [14:59] Yay     Playing a team like that doesn't make sense. [15:01] Tao     Why didn't you just say no? [15:03] Ani     The mushroom's in hospital. [15:05] Ani     And we're fieldin' our green manager     jus' to make this game happen? [15:09] Ani     We're gonna lose so hard! [15:12] Dai     Well, I asked all the major names to     play us because it'd be an education, [15:19] Dai     but none of them said yes. [15:21] Dai     Then, out of the blue, this school agreed. [15:24] Dai     It would've been a waste to cancel. [15:26] Ani     That's all ya can say? [15:28] Dai     I am a little worried about     putting Chiyo out in left field, [15:32] Dai     but judging from yesterday's practice, [15:34] Dai     her experience at junior level means     she can handle simple fly balls. [15:40] Dai     W-Well, let's just use this opportunity to     check out one of the top teams in our region. [15:45] Dai     We should just aim at preventing     the game being called. [15:49] Ani     This ain't funny. [15:51] Ani     That mushroom's freakin' useless. [15:56] Wom     How are you feeling after the op? [15:59] Mush     I feel really good. Great, even. [16:00] Mush     That jello dessert was pretty good. [16:03] Mush     Oh, and could I get a coke or something? [16:06] Nurse     Not happening! [16:08] Ani     This school's pretty fancy, ain't it? [16:11] Mut     It's brand-new, and it's a prep school for     the adjoining high school, just like ours. [16:15] Chi     A field just for the baseball team! [16:18] Dai     It's huge! [16:20] Mut     They're playing a game. [16:22] Dai     It's not intra-team, either.     That's a different school's uniform. [16:26] Chi     Look. [16:28] Txt     North Sayama [16:28] Txt     North Sayama [16:28] Txt     Tsujidou [16:28] Txt     Tsujidou [16:28] Yay     Seems like a pretty good contest. [16:31] Ani     North Sayama? [16:32] Ani     Ain't Sayama a Saitama school?! [16:35] Yay     So they came all the way from     Saitama to play this team? [16:39] Nis     I guess they've gotten strong enough     for others to want to play them. [16:42] Yam     Oh, there you are! [16:45] Dai     Hi. [16:46] Dai     Oh, Yamaguchi-sensei. [16:48] Yay     She's here too, huh? [16:50] Dai     Thank you for coming on your day off. [16:52] Tao     You could've skipped this one, you know. [16:54] Yam     The adviser has to accompany     the team to practice games. [16:59] Yam     It's one of the rules. [17:01] Yam     This game will be over soon. [17:03] Yam     They said we should warm up out here     somewhere until our game starts at 11. [17:08] Dai     All right. [17:10] Yam     Oh, and they have a special rule in place. [17:14] Dai     Huh? [17:15] Mut     A special rule? [17:17] Yam     It looks like each team gets an assigned     handicap based on their strength. [17:22] Dai     A handicap? [17:23] Txt     North Sayama [17:23] Txt     North Sayama [17:23] Txt     Tsujidou [17:23] Txt     Tsujidou [17:24] Yam     North Sayama were given those five     runs in the first inning as a handicap. [17:30] Dai     Y-You say it depends on the team's strength?     So how many runs will we start with? [17:36] Yam     Not sure. They said they'd write it     on the scoreboard at the start of the game. [17:41] Ump     Bow! [17:43] All     Let's have a good game! [17:46] Txt     Fuurin [17:46] Txt     Fuurin [17:46] Txt     Tsujidou [17:46] Txt     Tsujidou [17:47] Dai     I didn't expect them to     treat us like total losers. [17:51] Dai     We really need to show them now! [17:55] Cat     Let's do this! [17:56] Ann     Batting first, center field,     Fujii Chisato-san. [18:00] Ani     This is how they treat their     guests? It's freakin' rude. [18:04] Fuj     Aren't they being nice? [18:07] Fuj     We're guests and we have a lot of girls,     so they're giving us this on the house. [18:10] Saw     Oh, so this is like Ladies' Night? [18:13] Ani     Must be nice bein' that dense. [18:16] Dai     So they think they can beat us even     when we start with a ten-run lead? [18:22] Ump     Play ball! [18:24] Dai     We'll make them regret doing that. [18:27] Dai     Not only will we stop them winning,     we'll beat them by eleven runs! [18:38] Ump     Strike! You're out! [18:39] Ump     Three outs! [18:40] Ump     Change sides! [18:41] Ump     H-Huh? [18:43] Dai     A-All right! We're ten runs ahead! [18:45] Ani     So we're relyin' on the handicap? [18:49] Chi     We're switching now, Chiyo. [18:50] Chi     R-Right. [18:52] Fuj     This is bad. [18:54] Fuj     I just hope a ball doesn't come my way. [18:57] Fuj     This is basically my first real game ever! [19:01] Guy     Hurry up, will you? [19:03] Guy     If you're already on two outs,     at least have your shin guards on! [19:06] Guy     Idiot! [19:07] Dai     Ah, I-I'm sorry! [19:10] Dai     I got yelled at. [19:12] Oka     Must be rough only having nine players. [19:17] Ino     What's up with this team anyway, Coach? [19:20] Ino     Not only are they short on players,     with no backup catcher, [19:23] Ino     but of the nine players they     do have, seven are girls. [19:26] Ino     And looking at their recent record,     they didn't even make it through the prelims. [19:32] Ino     What's the point in playing a team like this? [19:36] Coa     I'd like to know the answer to that myself. [19:39] Coa     You'll have to ask the head coach,     who arranged this game. [19:42] Coa     Maybe the ten-run handicap wasn't enough. [19:43] Ann     Batting first, second base, Tokugawa-kun. [19:46] Txt     Fuurin [19:46] Txt     Fuurin [19:46] Txt     Tsujidou [19:46] Txt     Tsujidou [19:47] (Flashback) Dai     We've got Nishina, so just     cut loose in the first inning. [19:51] (Flashback) Dai     It'll be fine. [19:52] (Flashback) Dai     If you throw your regular pitches, they won't     hit them easily, no matter how good they are. [19:57] (Flashback) Dai     I'm worried about Anita on first [19:59] (Flashback) Dai     and Chiyo out in left field, [20:02] (Flashback) Dai     but in the past six months,      all of us have improved. [20:06] (Flashback) Dai     Let's show them Fuurin's Girl Power! [20:10] (Flashback) Dai     We'll make them sorry for     handing us that ten-run lead! [20:14] Ump     Strike! [20:16] Guy     That was a nice throw for a girl. [20:19] Guy2     She's got nice form. [20:23] Ump     Ball. [20:25] Ump     Ball. [20:26] Guy     She might lack control, though. [20:30] Ump     Strike! [20:36] Guy     Yeah! A hit! [20:42] Ump     S-Safe! [20:44] All     Yes! [20:44] All     Nice running! [20:47] Tao     Tch. [20:47] Kan     That wasn't out? [20:50] Dai     Don't worry about it! [20:52] Guy     That shortstop's pretty good. [20:54] Guy2     Even Tokugawa at top speed barely made it. [20:57] Ann     Batting second, right field, Takada-kun. [21:01] Mut     Don't rush. [21:06] Ump     Safe! [21:07] Dai     You're doing good, Mutsuko. [21:09] Dai     Nice and calm. [21:12] Ump     Strike! [21:15] Mut     So that I don't disgrace my ace number, [21:17] Mut     I've upped my pitching speed     by more than 5 kmph. [21:20] Mut     Gaining five kilos sucks, though. [21:22] Mut     We can't fear teams like these... [21:25] Mut     ...if we want to make it to regionals! [21:33] Ump     All right! [21:38] Ump     Out! [21:40] Mut     Nice, Yayoi! [21:41] Dai     Nice double play! [21:45] All     Yay. [21:46] Dai     Two outs! [21:50] Ann     Batting third, catcher, Inoue-kun. [22:00] All     Good job! [22:01] All     This time it's a hit! [22:05] Chi     Too bad! [22:08] Ump     Three outs! [22:09] Ino     What?! [22:11] Dai     Nice, Chisato! [22:12] Mut     Yes! [22:14] Txt     Fuurin [22:14] Txt     Fuurin [22:14] Txt     Tsujidou [22:14] Txt     Tsujidou [22:15] Coa     I see. [22:16] Coa     Looks like playing them     wasn't a complete mistake. [22:21] All     Good one. [22:23] All     That was amazing. [22:24] Chiy     Chisato's one thing... [22:26] Chiy     But all of these guys are really good! [24:00] Chi     You can do this! [24:01] Chi     You can hit it, Chiyo! [24:03] Chiy     I-I can't! [24:04] Chiy     It's too high a level for me. I don't     understand how you can all hit those pitches. [24:09] Chi     There's a secret method to it. [24:11] Chi     You can hit them too! [24:12] Chiy     No, I'm not like you, Chisato! [24:15] Chiy     I'm only here to make up the numbers. [24:17] Chi     Don't say that! SIGN    You Disappoint Me! [24:20] Chi     Next time: "You Disappoint Me!" [24:22] Chiy     Run to the stage of your dreams!