E24 - Cinderella's Magic 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.) [00:06] ---     H-Hikaru... [00:09] Hik     It's been a long time. [00:10] Hik     You're looking well, Daigo-kun. [00:15] Dai     He can't pitch anymore... [00:20] Dai     ...because of that injury. SIGN    Cinderella's Magic [02:01] Mut     So I guess Sakaguchi must be     his mother's maiden name. [02:06] Mut     He's gotten taller and     doesn't wear glasses now. [02:09] Mut     But it's definitely him. [02:13] Mut     Huh? What is it? [02:14] Tao     Hey, Mutsu. You said you used     to be friends with that guy? [02:17] Tao     His name's Sakaguchi-kun, right? [02:20] Tao     You need to introduce us afterwards! [02:22] Tao     I think we'd make a wonderful couple! [02:24] Mut     Excuse me? [02:30] Hik     I won't let you hit. [02:33] Ump     Play! [02:34] Coa     Boss, has Sakaguchi ever     caught any of Mario's pitches? [02:38] Kun     Hm, well, this is actually Mario's A-Team debut. [02:43] Kun     So it's his first time catching for him. [02:45] Ino     This is ridiculous. [02:46] Ino     Sure, as an A-Team regular,     Hikaru is a better catcher than me, [02:50] Ino     but there's no way he'll catch     those Mario-balls on his first try. [02:53] Ump     Ball! [02:59] (Flashback) Mar     Huh? What'd you say? [03:01] (Flashback) Hik     I don't care if they're "Mario-balls"     or whatever, but don't throw them. [03:06] (Flashback) Hik     Just throw fastballs. [03:08] (Flashback) Mar     I was throwin' fastballs 'cause Inoue     can't catch anythin' else, and they got hits! [03:12] (Flashback) Mar     As the A-Team catcher,     you should catch 'em just fine, right?! [03:15] (Flashback) Hik     So it's Inoue's fault you went to pieces? [03:18] (Flashback) Hik     No, it was your own fault. [03:22] (Flashback) Hik     Catchers aren't babysitters. [03:25] (Flashback) Hik     Stop being a baby. [03:29] Ump     Ball! [03:30] Ump     Two balls, one strike! [03:32] Guy     Nice, Hikaru! [03:34] Coa     What are they doing? [03:35] Coa     We switched in Sakaguchi,     but nothing's changed! [03:37] Mar     What the hell is this? [03:39] Mar     How can the A-Team catcher be so crap? [03:42] Mar     He acts all high 'n' mighty, but he's just     scared my Mario-balls'll be too hot to handle. [03:46] Mar     Well, screw you. [03:48] Mar     I'm gonna... [03:51] Mar     ...embarrass you! [03:54] Ino     It's a Mario-ball! [04:00] Mar     He... He caught it?! [04:01] Ump     Strike! [04:03] Ino     Seriously? [04:05] Hik     Timeout. [04:06] Ump     Timeout! [04:09] Mar     O-Oh crap! [04:11] Mar     He's gonna kill me! [04:14] Hik     That was a good breaking ball. [04:16] Hik     Your form wasn't shaky, and with that     trajectory, they won't get any easy hits. [04:21] Hik     And what's more, [04:22] Hik     your bad personality trait of not cowing to     a senior catcher makes you pitcher material. [04:28] Hik     But your days are numbered if you're     already relying on that breaking ball. [04:33] Hik     Your number one weapon is your fastball     with either topspin or backspin, isn't it? [04:44] Ump     Count: two balls, two strikes. [04:46] Ump     Play! [04:47] (Flashback) Hik     Think about when your control went to pot. [04:49] (Flashback) Hik     How you wavered when     the count went against you. [04:51] (Flashback) Hik     How you allowed them to hit. [04:53] (Flashback) Hik     It was probably your mental     game that let you down. [04:57] (Flashback) Hik     Infuse your fastball with your spirit! [04:58] (Flashback) Hik     That breaking ball is nothing     more than Mario-ball #2. [05:02] (Flashback) Hik     A fastball thrown with your abilities... [05:04] (Flashback) Hik     ...is the real Mario-ball #1! [05:08] Ump     Strike! You're out! [05:10] Mar     Hell yeah! [05:20] Txt     Fuurin [05:20] Txt     Fuurin [05:20] Txt     Tsujidou [05:20] Txt     Tsujidou [05:23] Tao     Guess we didn't score any runs. [05:24] Chiy     I'm sorry. If only I'd tagged up... [05:29] Mut     Daigo, what's wrong? [05:32] (Flashback) Hik     I'm going to join my middle school     baseball team and make a comeback! [05:37] (Flashback) Hik     So... [05:40] (Flashback) Hik     Let's meet up again someday and     form the strongest battery ever! [05:46] Mut     Hello? Daigo! [05:49] Dai     Oh, uh, right. We're changing sides. [05:54] Kid     Their cleanup's an acquaintance of yours? [05:56] Hik     Acquaintance? Yeah, that's about right. [06:00] Coa     All right, top of the order with our starters. [06:02] Coa     Go overturn this eight-run gap. [06:04] All     Yes, sir! [06:12] Ann     Batting first, shortstop, Kunitomo Luigi-kun. [06:19] Mut     I wonder if Daigo's all right. [06:21] Mut     He doesn't seem himself. [06:23] Mut     Did something happen between them? [06:25] Ump     Play! [06:27] Ani     Nishina! [06:29] Ani     Yer pitches're good! [06:30] Ani     Ain't nothin' to be scared of! [06:32] Ani     We're still leadin'! [06:34] Ani     Attack! [06:35] Lui     Huh? [06:36] Ump     Strike! [06:37] Kid     You're over-rotating, Luigi! [06:39] Kid2     No need to go big! [06:40] Ryuu     Annoying ass. [06:41] Ryuu     I'm gunning to be the     number one power hitter! [06:47] Dai     I got it! [07:00] Ump     Safe! [07:01] Nis     Y-You said you had it! [07:04] Dai     Oh, whoops, my bad. [07:07] Kid     And there it is!     Luigi slugs it into the infield! [07:10] Hir     Nice almost-hit! [07:12] Ryu     Shut up! [07:15] Ann     Batting second, center field, Katsuno-kun. [07:19] Ump     Play! [07:24] Ani     He ain't takin' a lead. [07:25] Nis     I guess he's not going to steal. [07:32] Yay     He's running! [07:32] Nis     What?! [07:37] Ump     Safe! [07:39] Tao     H-Hey! [07:40] Ryu     Oh, whoopsie. [07:45] Ryu     Someone, help! [07:46] Ryu     This girl's beating me up     while pretending to tag me out! [07:49] Ump     One ball, no strikes. [07:51] Dai     I can't believe he stole with zero lead. [07:54] Dai     How embarrassing. [07:56] Nis     Damn, he tricked us. [07:58] Nis     I figured he wasn't gonna run,     so I didn't do a slide step. [08:07] Dai     Second! [08:09] Ryu     Whew, close one. [08:11] Tao     What the hell are you doing, Daigo? [08:13] Tao     I signaled for a pickoff. Don't just miss it! [08:16] Dai     Crap. Did I miss that? [08:19] Dai     If we'd thrown when she signaled,     it would've been close. [08:27] Ryu     Hey, hey! Hey, hey! [08:29] Ani     We still got the lead! [08:30] Ani     The runner don't matter. Ignore him! [08:32] Yay     Something's up with you, Daigo. [08:34] Yay     You're not giving out detailed instructions,     and you're not shouting to us. [08:40] Ump     Ball! [08:41] Mar     He's so green, lettin' his     rhythm get disrupted like that. [08:45] Ino     Look who's talking. [08:47] Rui     Hey, hey! [08:48] Tao     Shut up! [08:52] Ump     Ball! [08:52] Ump     Ball four! [08:54] Kid     Yes, runners on first and second! [08:57] Ann     Batting third, catcher, Sakaguchi-kun. [09:03] Hik     You getting distracted? [09:05] Hik     Don't worry so much about me     not being a pitcher anymore. [09:09] Hik     It's not like it was your fault. [09:12] Hik     And anyway, even if I could still pitch, [09:15] Hik     I wouldn't want to be in a battery with you. [09:18] Hik     Not when you're this mediocre. [09:20] Dai     M-Mediocre? [09:26] Hik     Well, I'm sure you're doing the best you can. [09:34] Nis     Screw this. [09:35] Nis     I'm not gonna let them kick     my ass in front of that old fart! [09:40] Ump     Ball! [09:41] Hik     My dad told me you played     baseball over at Fuurin Middle. [09:45] Hik     I felt for you when I heard your team got     suspended for six months over that scandal. [09:51] Hik     Seriously, you're so unlucky. [09:53] Dai     Will you just shut up?!     We're in the middle of a game! [09:55] Hik     But even so, I was really disappointed in you. [10:01] Tao     He's running! [10:02] Hik     I thought, "Why's he playing     house in this environment?" [10:10] Ump     Safe! [10:11] Guys     Heck yeah! Double steal! [10:13] Kaj     That's our Luigi! Perfect setup! [10:16] Hik     Not only did your throw to third     take nearly three seconds, [10:19] Hik     you also didn't throw to the optimal spot. [10:22] Hik     What on earth have you been doing     these last two years, Daigo-kun? [10:27] Hik     While I went through hell     to rehabilitate myself [10:29] Hik     and gave everything to     become a starter for Tsujidou, [10:33] Hik     you were busy collecting     girlfriends, by the looks of it. [10:38] Hik     It's really disappointing to see     Shigeno Goro's son slacking off like this. [10:50] Mar     There it goes! [10:52] Lui     A perfect three-run homer! [10:54] Hir     Now we're only five behind! [11:01] Hik     Just kidding! [11:04] Hik     Enjoy your girl party. [11:11] Txt     Fuurin [11:11] Txt     Fuurin [11:11] Txt     Tsujidou [11:11] Txt     Tsujidou [11:12] Dai     I don't know... [11:15] Dai     ...what happened after that. [11:24] Dai     And before it registered... [11:35] Ump     Strike three! [11:36] Ump     You're out! [11:39] Dai     ...the game was over. [11:42] Txt     Fuurin [11:42] Txt     Fuurin [11:42] Txt     Tsujidou [11:42] Txt     Tsujidou [11:45] Hik     Want to know why I became a catcher? [11:49] Hik     I decided to follow in my dad's footsteps     and play catcher in the major leagues. [11:54] Hik     So I think you and I are     just in different worlds now. [12:08] Chib     Wh-What?! [12:10] Chib     You're saying Kunitomo     is now Tsujidou's coach? [12:14] Chib     Ow... [12:16] Nis     Hm? Were you so shocked     you made your wound reopen? [12:20] Nis     But yeah, I was really surprised. [12:22] Nis     That old jackass is coaching     at the school his two sons go to. [12:27] Nis     I got all pissed and took to the mound, [12:29] Nis     but halfway through, their A-Team     showed up and pulverized us. [12:33] Nis     They slaughtered us 20-14. [12:35] Chi     Wait, 20-14? But that means      you guys scored 14 runs. [12:39] Nis     No, we were given a 10-run handicap,     so the real score was 20-4. [12:46] Nis     Instead of getting revenge,     I just got embarrassed some more. [12:50] Nis     It's totally his fault that     we're on this all-girls team, [12:54] Nis     but he still went out of his     way to grind us into the dirt. [12:58] Chis     Excuse us. [13:00] Tao     Yo. [13:01] Chis     Hey, he's alive. [13:03] Chib     Wh-What? You came too? [13:06] Tao     I mean, we are teammates.     Of course we'd come check on you. [13:09] Ani     Today's practice was canceled,     so we had nothin' better to do. [13:14] Chi     Tao-senpai and the others     immediately said "hard pass" to coming. [13:17] Chi     To be honest, I wanted to go shopping, but... [13:20] Chib     Did you come here to bully me? [13:23] Tao     So when do you think you'll be out? [13:25] Chib     Oh, probably the day after tomorrow. [13:28] Chib     But it'll likely be another month     till I can come to practice again. [13:32] Chiy     Huh? That long? [13:33] Nis     He's lying. [13:34] Nis     Earlier, the doctor said he     shouldn't need more than a week. [13:38] Ani     Y'all better be prepared. [13:41] Ani     After that humiliatin' loss yesterday,     the captain's gonna be harder'n ever on us. [13:47] Ani     Today's day off is the calm before the storm. [13:50] Ani     Well, since it was frustratin' for     us too, I actually welcome it. [14:00] Mut     You still just want to be our manager? [14:02] Chiy     Yes, if that's all right. [14:08] Mut     But why, Chiyo? [14:09] Mut     Wouldn't you rather play? [14:10] Mut     You got a base hit, made an amazing play, [14:13] Mut     and I think you'd be     a great addition to the team! [14:15] Chiy     But I only managed those things once. [14:18] Chiy     Towards the end, I was     making error after error. [14:21] Chiy     I basically just held everyone back. [14:22] Chi     Everyone, you say? [14:24] Chi     Don't you mean you held     a certain someone back? [14:28] Chiy     Put a sock in it, Sis! [14:31] Chiy     Don't make me flick your forehead!     I know it's your weakness! [14:33] Chi     Not the forehead! [14:37] Chiy     Chiba-kun will be back soon,     so I'm fine with a supporting role. [14:42] Chiy     I'll go get things ready for practice now. [14:47] Nis     Huh? How come you're in sweats? [14:51] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:51] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:51] Txt     Baseball Team [14:51] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:51] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:51] Txt     Baseball Team [14:51] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:51] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:51] Txt     Baseball Team [14:52] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:52] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [14:52] Txt     Baseball Team [14:54] Chi     She said she'd rather be the manager than     the one who sucks and holds the team back. [14:59] Nis     What? [15:02] Kan     Daigo's late, isn't he? [15:04] Ani     What's goin' on? I figured he'd be     workin' us to the bone from first light. [15:08] Yay     Should we just start? [15:10] Kan     I think we should wait. [15:11] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [15:11] Txt     m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 [15:11] Txt     Baseball Team [15:13] Mut     It's time, so let's get started.     We'll do our regular warm-up. [15:17] Mut     One more time! [15:21] Mut     What are you doing? You should've had that! [15:24] Mut     You're moving too slow     and tiring too quickly! [15:26] Yay     Yikes. Scary. [15:28] Tao     Looks like Daigo isn't      our only drill sergeant. [15:32] Nis     All right. [15:33] Nis     You can get in position, Anita! [15:34] Ani     What? [15:35] Ani     Ya musta pitched around     100 balls the other day. [15:38] Ani     Stick to makin' light adjustments today.     We oughta wait for the captain to instruct us. [15:42] Nis     I'm fine, so just crouch down     already! 100 balls is nothing! [15:48] Ani     Jeez! [15:50] Ani     Well, I get how ya feel, though. [15:53] Nis     I get why he chose them over us. [15:59] Nis     But don't go thinking that decision... [16:03] Nis     ...broke me! [16:05] Nis     See, just making it to regionals was too     small a goal for me to get properly fired up! [16:15] Mut     Daigo? [16:18] Ani     Captain? [16:19] Dai     Morning! [16:20] Yay     You're definitely not early. [16:22] Tao     Since when does the captain     roll in 30 minutes late? [16:25] Dai     Sorry, sorry. I overslept. [16:28] Mut     Th-That's pretty rare for you. [16:31] Dai     Is it? [16:32] Mut     You've got to be more careful. [16:35] Dai     Huh? [16:35] Mut     After that huge loss, all of us shook it off     and showed up to morning practice. [16:40] Mut     So why aren't you running to     get here when you're late? [16:43] Mut     You didn't contact anyone, either. [16:45] Mut     Daigo. Are you listening to me? [16:47] Dai     Oh, come on. [16:49] Dai     What's the big deal, Mutsuko? [16:51] Dai     You're so scary. [16:54] Mut     Daigo? [16:55] Dai     This is a club, right? Let's just have fun. [16:59] Mut     Huh? [17:01] ---     Have fun? [17:03] Mut     We are having fun. [17:05] Mut     But after Tsujidou blew us away,     we were all obviously upset. [17:09] Mut     We know we've got to try harder.     That's why we have morning practice. [17:12] Mut     And you show up late— [17:13] Dai     Cram it. [17:14] Mut     Huh? [17:15] Dai     So what if I'm late? [17:18] Dai     In fact, I've been pushing     us too hard up to now. [17:21] Dai     Every day, baseball this, baseball that, team     this, team that. We were like mindless idiots. [17:26] Mut     Huh? [17:27] Dai     We're students, which     means we also have to study. [17:31] Dai     We have to sleep well, eat well,     and relax. Enjoy our youth, basically. [17:34] Dai     It's not like we're baseball pros. [17:37] Dai     Once I'm warmed up, I'll take over     hitting for fielding practice. [17:39] Mut     J-Just a minute, Daigo! [17:41] Mut     What are you saying all of a sudden?! [17:43] Mut     Was losing to Tsujidou such a shock,     you've lost all motivation? [17:46] Mut     So what, because we didn't stand     a chance, you're doing a 180 now? [17:50] Dai     I'm not doing a 180. I just think     we don't need to go insane over it. [17:55] Dai     Our goal doesn't need to be any higher     than making it to regionals, that's all. [18:03] Txt     Music Room [18:12] Ani     Sakura-senpai, yer thinkin' it too, aren't ya? [18:14] Ani     S'jus' plain weird. [18:17] Ani     Ya listenin', Senpai? [18:18] Mut     Oh, uh, yeah. [18:19] Ani     How're we meant to keep our morale up if our     captain's like that? What happened to him? [18:23] Chi     I mean, Tsujidou was seriously good. [18:26] Chi     I don't think there's     anything we can do about it. [18:29] Tao     He said he wanted to carry on like     before. What's wrong with that? [18:32] Tao     I was relieved with how calm he was about it. [18:35] Tao     It would've been worse if he'd said      beating Tsujidou was our new goal. [18:39] Tao     Nishina will probably be mad     'cause their coach betrayed him, [18:43] Tao     but because of that,     we've got our team of girls, [18:46] Tao     so if anything, I'd say, "Thanks, dude." [18:48] Ani     So yer sayin' yer fine     with that humiliatin' loss?! [18:52] Tao     I don't feel humiliated. [18:54] Tao     I mean, we were playing against men. [19:00] Tao     You saw their physique,     their hits, and their speed, right? [19:05] Tao     Those weren't boys anymore. They were men. [19:10] Tao     Daigo's just being realistic. [19:12] Tao     It'd be cruel to ask more from us, and he     understands we don't have more to give. [19:18] Tao     The time when we can go toe to toe with     the boys is at an end. The party's over. [19:23] Tao     The clock struck midnight a long time ago. [19:27] Tao     Cinderella's magic spell... [19:31] Tao     ...has broken. [19:36] Ani     Bye. I'm leavin' early. [19:37] Chi     I'll go on ahead, Chiyo. [19:39] Chiy     Good job today. [19:40] Mut     Good job! [19:42] Mut     Hey, do you know where Daigo is? [19:44] Chiy     Oh, he was the first to leave. [19:46] Chiy     He asked if we could lock up. [19:49] Nis     Say no to crunching at club.     Say yes to the reformed work style. [19:53] Nis     Or whatever. [19:55] Nis     If Shigeno-senpai's given up 'cause     he doesn't want you girls getting hurt, [19:58] Nis     the first thing to do is     tell him what you want, no? [20:01] Nis     Not that I know anything about Cinderella. [20:04] Mut     Y-You heard us earlier? [20:07] Nis     You can hear everything through the window. [20:09] Nis     Anyway, if we just carry on like before,     we won't even scratch Tsujidou. [20:15] Nis     Saying that, I don't know how it is for you girls. [20:18] Nis     Oh, by the way, I wanted to ask     a favor, since you're the vice-captain. [20:21] Mut     Yes? [20:22] Nis     The sun's going down earlier now,     and practice isn't long enough. [20:26] Nis     Please ask if we can use the floodlights. [20:28] Mut     The lights? [20:29] Nis     The captain was talking about     studying and youth and stuff like that, [20:33] Nis     but all I have is baseball. [20:35] Nis     I wanna stay later and practice,     even if it's just me. [20:38] Nis     Thanks. [20:45] Chiy     Nishina-kun is really motivated. [20:47] Mut     Yeah. I understand     where he's coming from. [20:50] Mut     I bet Anita would agree to stay later, too. [20:52] Chiy     And what about you? [20:54] Mut     Huh? [20:56] Mut     Yeah... [20:57] Mut     I was also upset about losing, [21:00] Mut     but I can see Tao's point too. [21:03] Mut     We've been practicing as much     as we thought we could handle, [21:07] Mut     but against Tsujidou, we stood no chance. [21:12] Mut     It makes you wonder if, as girls,     we have reached our limit. [21:16] Mut     If we intensify our practices,     someone might get hurt. [21:20] Mut     We're already short on players, so any     injury would rule us out of tournaments. [21:24] Mut     And what's more... [21:26] Mut     I might be the one who was     the most affected emotionally. [21:32] Chiy     Huh? [21:33] Mut     I couldn't get a single player     from Tsujidou's A-Team out. [21:39] Mut     They hit back-to-back home runs. [21:41] Mut     As the vice-captain, I put up a front     and tried to keep morale high. [21:46] Mut     But if Daigo and Tao say we     should just carry on like before, [21:49] Mut     who am I to say otherwise? [21:51] Mut     I can't say anything! [21:52] Mut     Not when I'm this weak! [21:56] Txt     Dream [22:02] Izu     I'm home... Huh? [22:04] Mom     Welcome back, Izumi. [22:06] Izu     Hey, Mom, did Daigo come home early? [22:09] Mom     Yeah. He was very slow going     to morning practice, too. [22:12] Mom     Something's up with him. [22:16] Izu     I mean, he's a teenager now.     He's probably got a lot going on. [24:00] Chi     It's "friends," yeah? [24:02] Ani     It's "hard work," 'n' "guts"! [24:04] Kan     It's "diet" and uh... [24:06] Chiy     "Adoration," I think? [24:07] Yay     There's no one word for it. [24:09] Tao     The good times and the bad. [24:12] Mut     Because we've got baseball. [24:14] Chi     Yeah! [24:14] Ani     That's right! [24:15] Tao     Because we've got baseball! [24:17] Yay     That's why... [24:17] Mut     Next time: [24:18] All     "...With You Again!" [24:20] Mut     All together now: [24:21] Mut     Run to the stage of your dreams! SIGN    ...With You Again