E25 - The Promise

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SIGN    Honda Family
[00:17] Dad
    Hey, Pop. I'm back from Taiwan.
[00:21] Dad
    The Taiwanese league was just as intense
    as the Japanese league and the majors.
[00:25] Dad
    I guess you can find baseball lovers
    in every corner of the world.
SIGN    Honda Family
[00:36] Dad
    Yeah, I know.
[00:39] Dad
    I'll follow your example.
[00:42] Dad
    I'll try to be a dependable father,
    just like you were.
[02:17] Dai
    The three major sets of reforms during
    the Edo period were the Kyouho reforms,
SIGN    The Promise
[02:20] Dai
    the Kansei reforms and the Tenpo reforms.
[02:23] Dad
    Good job!
[02:24] Dad
    Let's start out slowly.
[02:26] Izu
    I said I got it!
[02:30] Dai
    The Kyouho reforms were instituted
    by Tokugawa Yoshimune.
[02:33] Izu
    Pop, stop holding back!
[02:36] Dad
    You sure?
[02:37] Dad
    Yeah. Just bring it.
[02:37] Dai
    The Kansei reforms, by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
[02:39] Dai
    The Tenpo reforms, by Mizuno Tadakuni.
[02:43] Dad
    Nice catch!
[02:44] Dad
    You're catching these
    pitches pretty easily, Izumi.
[02:48] Izu
    Stop making fun of me!
[02:50] Izu
    Man, a pro's pitches sure do pack a punch...
[02:53] Dad
    What's that?
[02:54] Izu
    Oh, nothing.
[02:56] Izu
    It's coming back.
[02:57] Dad
    Okay.
[02:59] Dai
    You guys are so loud.
    It's still morning, y'know.
[03:02] Dai
    I'm trying to study for my entrance exam,
    so could you knock it off?
[03:05] Dad
    Oh, you're up, Daigo!
[03:07] Dad
    Grab your glove and get out here.
[03:10] Dad
    Let's all play together.
[03:11] Dai
    Didn't you hear what I just said?
[03:14] Dai
    I'm studying for my entrance exams!
[03:17] Dad
    Exams? You're trying to
    get into a private school?
[03:20] Izu
    You never study. What's gotten
    into you, all of a sudden?
[03:25] Izu
    Just come down and play catch with us.
[03:27] Izu
    Pop just got back yesterday
    after being away for so long.
[03:31] Dad
    Toshiya's been teaching you
    how to catch, hasn't he?
[03:33] Dad
    I wanna see what you've got!
[03:37] Dad
    Remember what I promised you
    before you joined the Dolphins?
[03:40] Dad
    That I'd play catch with you when I got back?
[03:45] Dai
    No way.
[03:46] Dai
    I'm done with baseball.
[03:48] Dad
    Huh?
[03:49] Izu
    You're wasting your time, Pop.
[03:51] Izu
    He's been like this since forever.
[03:53] Izu
    Didn't you hear what happened to Hikaru-kun?
[03:57] Dad
    No, I heard about it, all right.
[04:03] Mom
    It looks like he's completely
    given up on baseball.
[04:07] Dad
    I see.
[04:08] Mom
    After rejoining the Dolphins,
    he started training real hard.
[04:13] Mom
    After meeting Hikaru-kun,
[04:15] Mom
    and after learning about
    the catcher position...
[04:17] Mom
    Before, he'd lost all
    motivation to do anything,
[04:19] Mom
    but after all that, he was
    pumped up every single day.
[04:24] Mom
    I really don't like the idea of him
    quitting baseball like this,
[04:29] Mom
    but if playing is such
    a painful experience for him,
[04:33] Mom
    I think we should just
    let him do what he wants.
[04:37] Mom
    Lately, we've even avoided
    talking about baseball around him.
[04:43] Mom
    But that feels kinda wrong, too...
[04:47] Mom
    Honestly, I have no idea what to do.
[04:51] Dad
    It's not a problem.
[04:55] Dad
    You haven't done anything wrong.
[04:59] Dad
    I'm sorry I left you to
    handle this all by yourself.
[05:06] Izu
    I need some water.
[05:15] Dad
    Do you think you could let me sort Daigo out?
[05:22] Mom
    Sure.
[05:30] Dad
    Games, huh?
[05:33] Dai
    Hey, Pop...
[05:35] Dad
    Hey! You're doin' great!
[05:37] Dad
    Yeah, just like that! Get 'em, son!
[05:39] Dai
    Knock it off! You're distracting me!
[05:44] Dad
    That was close!
[05:46] Dad
    Try again.
[05:53] Dad
    Hey, Daigo!
[05:56] Dad
    They've got a manga corner over here.
[05:58] Dad
    What kinda stuff are you into?
[06:01] Dad
    I'm buying.
[06:02] Dad
    Just pick out one you like.
[06:03] Dai
    You're seriously suggesting manga to
    a kid studying for entrance exams?
[06:08] Dad
    Hold up.
[06:11] Dad
    Hey, Daigo!
[06:13] Dad
    You haven't had lunch yet, right?
[06:15] Dai
    I'm not hungry.
[06:22] Dad
    Eat up! You're a growing lad.
[06:26] Dad
    So what's the deal with that girl you were
    with the other day? You two going out?
[06:31] Dai
    You mean Sakura?!
[06:33] Dai
    Of course not!
[06:34] Dad
    No?
[06:35] Dad
    You looked pretty close from what I saw.
[06:37] Dai
    We just happen to walk home
    in the same direction!
[06:40] Dai
    She's just one of my Dolphins' teammates!
[06:43] Dad
    So you have friends on the team, huh?
[06:49] Dai
    Anyway, why are you following me around?
[06:52] Dad
    Huh?
[06:53] Dai
    I know what you're doing.
[06:55] Dai
    Your end goal is to get me to
    take up baseball again, isn't it?
[06:59] Dai
    That's not cool, man.
[07:02] Dad
    I wouldn't do that to you.
[07:03] Dad
    If you don't want to play,
    nobody's gonna force you.
[07:08] Dad
    I just haven't seen you in such a long time.
    I figured we should hang out together.
[07:12] Dad
    Whatever you want us to do, I'm on board.
[07:16] Dad
    Wanna go play soccer? How about karaoke?
[07:18] Dad
    C'mon, you can tell me.
[07:23] Dad
    So what you're saying is that you
    want to study? That right, Daigo-kun?
[07:27] Dai
    I can't spend all day playing when
    my entrance exams are coming up.
[07:29] Dai
    You don't have to be here,
    if you don't want to.
[07:32] Dad
    I passed all my academic
    tests to get into Kaidou.
[07:36] Dad
    I'll teach you whatever you want!
[07:38] Dai
    Then, how about helping
    me with this one?
[07:40] Dad
    Yeah! You got it!
[07:42] Dad
    Triangle ABC has side BC divided
    into three sections, at points D and E,
[07:47] Dad
    and side AC divided into four
    sections at points F, G, and H.
[07:51] Dad
    What multiple of the surface area of
    triangle CEH does triangle BFD have?
[08:00] Izu
    Like I keep telling you,
    this and this are the same size!
[08:04] Izu
    Which means this bit becomes 2:1.
[08:07] Dad
    Oh! 2:1, huh?
[08:09] Dad
    So there's a chance to make a comeback!
[08:11] ---
    Well?
[08:12] Dai
    Just forget it!
[08:13] Dai
    I'll do it myself!
[08:17] Fuj
    You serious?
[08:19] Dad
    Yup! Dead serious!
[08:21] Dad
    I went up to bat, knowing that this
    was our chance to turn the tables,
[08:24] Dad
    but the bat flew clean out of my hands.
[08:27] Dad
    All of their infielders just scattered!
[08:30] Tas
    You're as energetic as ever, Shigeno.
[08:33] Fuj
    So true.
[08:34] Fuj
    We're all old geezers, but you're
    still tearing it up on the field.
[08:40] Dad
    You two are also still out there,
    sweating with the Dolphins.
[08:45] Dad
    We're all real idiots here.
[08:47] Tai
    You got that right.
[08:49] Tai
    Oh, that reminds me. You said you wanted a
    favor when you suggested coming for drinks.
[08:53] Tai
    What was it?
[08:56] Dad
    Oh, right. It's about Daigo.
[09:00] Dad
    I wasn't around to see him play this season.
[09:03] Dad
    I wondered if you could tell me
    all about his time with the Dolphins.
[09:07] Dad
    Gimme all the details, no matter how small.
[09:10] Fuj
    So that means he's really
    done with baseball, huh?
[09:15] Dad
    Yeah...
[09:16] Coa
    Shigeno, what are you going to do?
[09:20] Dad
    Beats me.
[09:22] Dad
    I haven't a clue, but whatever I decide
    to do, I have to give it my best shot.
[09:26] Dad
    In baseball, I'm a veteran,
[09:28] Dad
    but as his dad, I'm a rookie.
[09:38] Dad
    So?
[09:39] Dad
    Any bites?
[09:40] Dai
    Not one.
[09:41] Dad
    What's up with you?
[09:43] Dad
    We agreed you'd take a day
    off from studying today.
[09:46] Dai
    I did, but...
[09:53] Dad
    Ha, look at 'em go.
[09:55] Dad
    Keep it up!
[09:57] Kids
    Thank you!
[10:01] Dai
    Pop, are you disappointed in me?
[10:04] Dai
    You wanted me to keep the baseball
    tradition going, didn't you?
[10:08] Dad
    What are you talking about?
[10:09] Dad
    'Course I'm not disappointed in you.
[10:13] Dad
    Are you saying that every kid of
    a baseball pro has to play baseball?
[10:17] Dad
    Daigo, you are your own man.
[10:20] Dad
    Just do what you want to do.
[10:23] Dai
    Actually, I...
[10:25] Dad
    Huh?
[10:28] Dai
    I really wanted to show him.
[10:30] Dai
    I wanted to make Pop proud
[10:32] Dai
    by showing him how serious I was about
    baseball and how much progress I'd made.
[10:37] Dai
    But instead... But instead...
[10:44] Dad
    Let's take a little detour.
[10:49] Dai
    This is...
[10:50] Dad
    Okay, let's go!
SIGN    Mifune Batting Center
[10:52] Dai
    But I've already given up on...
[10:55] Dad
    I can't let myself get out of shape
    just because it's the off-season.
[10:59] Dad
    Go get a drink or something
    and hang around till I'm done.
SIGN    Fastballs
SIGN    For both batting positions
[11:08] Txt
    Right-handed pitcher
[11:12] Dai
    It's been a while.
[11:25] Guys
    Wow!
[11:27] Guys
    Get a load of this guy!
[11:31] Guys
    I feel like I know him from somewhere...
[11:33] Guys
    Wait a minute. Can it be?
    It's that former major-leaguer—
[11:36] Girl
    Shigeno! It's Shigeno!
[11:44] Dai
    Wow.
[11:52] Dai
    I remember what it felt
    like when I hit the ball.
[11:55] Dai
    Running like the wind,
    whatever kind of hit I got.
[12:17] Dad
    Toshi, that you? I've got something
    important I want to talk to you about.
[12:21] Dad
    Think we could meet up?
[12:30] Dai
    What?
[12:32] Dai
    A family outing?
[12:34] Dai
    I don't have time for that!
[12:36] Dai
    I'm studying for my entrance exams!
[12:38] Izu
    It's fine! A day off will be
    a good change of pace for you.
[12:42] Dai
    And you're supposed to be studying, too, Sis!
[12:44] Izu
    I'm taking my textbook with me.
[12:47] Dai
    You're going that far?!
[12:49] Mom
    What's the big deal?
[12:50] Mom
    Having your pop here with us is rare enough.
[12:53] Mom
    Not to mention, the reason he even planned
    this was because you're down in the dumps.
[12:58] Dad
    Okay! Everything ready?
[13:00] Dad
    Let's go!
[13:05] Dai
    This family is seriously messed up.
[13:08] Dai
    Since when do parents get in
    the way of studying for exams?!
[13:12] Dai
    Don't they care if I fail?
[13:29] Izu
    Daigo.
[13:30] Izu
    Daigo!
[13:33] Izu
    We're here.
[13:43] Dai
    What is... this place?
[13:45] Dad
    These last two months have
    been hard, haven't they, Daigo?
[13:50] Dad
    You might not believe this, but there were
    times when I wanted to quit baseball, too.
[13:56] Dad
    Like when my pop died.
[14:00] Dad
    Or when I ruined my shoulder.
[14:02] Dad
    Plenty of times.
[14:03] Dai
    You wanted to quit?
[14:04] Dad
    That's right.
[14:05] Dad
    Which is why I'm not going to force
    you to play baseball against your will.
[14:10] Dad
    Baseball's supposed to be fun.
[14:12] Dad
    It's not meant to be about bad memories.
[14:18] Dad
    If you love the game like I do,
[14:21] Dad
    I'm sure there will come a time
    when you want to play again.
[14:28] Dai
    It won't happen.
[14:30] Dai
    Not for me.
[14:33] Dai
    I'm not strong like you, Pop.
[14:37] Dai
    I love baseball.
[14:39] Dai
    And I learned how fun playing catcher is.
[14:42] Dai
    How fun it is when the whole team
    pulls together as one to win a game.
[14:45] Dai
    I was finally starting to get it!
[14:49] Dai
    And I actually did want to
    continue playing baseball.
[14:53] Dai
    But...
[14:55] Dai
    I can't just keep on
    having fun playing baseball,
[14:59] Dai
    when I put my best friend, Hikaru,
     through something like that...
[15:07] Dai
    I can't do it.
[15:11] Dad
    Even if your friend forgives you?
[15:21] Dai
    H-Hikaru!
[15:24] Hik
    Hey. It's been a long time, Daigo-kun.
[15:48] Hik
    Are you surprised?
[15:51] Hik
    I'm really sorry I didn't tell you how much
    better I was feeling, Daigo-kun. I mean it.
[15:58] Hik
    Truth is, I wanted to keep it a secret
    until I'd made a complete recovery.
[16:04] Hik
    But the other day, your
    father called up my papa.
[16:09] Hik
    I was shocked to hear that you
    blamed yourself for the accident,
[16:12] Hik
    and that you were even talking
    about giving up baseball completely.
[16:17] Sat
    I'm sorry, Daigo-kun.
[16:19] Sat
    At the time, we didn't know
    how things would turn out.
[16:21] Sat
    But about two weeks after the accident,
    he regained feeling in his upper body.
SIGN    Furutaka Rehabilitation Hospital
[16:25] Sat
    And now, he's well enough to come to this
    rehabilitation center in a wheelchair.
[16:31] Dai
    Rehabilitation?
[16:33] Sat
    Of course, I wanted to tell you
    right away so you could visit,
[16:38] Sat
    but Hikaru didn't want that.
[16:40] Hik
    That's because I didn't want my best
    friend to see me looking so weak.
[16:46] Dai
    A-Aren't you mad at me, Hikaru?
[16:49] Hik
    Mad at you?
[16:51] Hik
    What for?
[16:52] Dai
    What do you mean, what for?
[16:54] Dai
    I ran into you and caused all this.
[16:55] Hik
    Of course I'm not mad.
[16:58] Hik
    I'm the idiot who dived for
    the ball without calling for it.
[17:01] Hik
    It was all on me.
[17:04] Hik
    You had a much safer catch than I did.
[17:07] Hik
    I was the one who got in your way
    and caused our team to lose.
[17:11] Hik
    I felt so terrible about the whole thing,
    I just couldn't face you guys.
[17:16] Dai
    Hikaru...
[17:25] Dai
    B-But your legs...
[17:30] Dai
    With your legs out of action,
    baseball isn't...
[17:51] Hik
    Daigo-kun.
[17:54] Hik
    Go over to that wall.
[18:02] Hik
    Here it comes, Daigo-kun!
[18:13] Hik
    And back, Daigo-kun.
[18:26] Dad
    Toshi, remember when my pop died?
[18:30] Sat
    Yeah, I remember.
[18:33] (Flashback) Gor
    Toshi-kun. Tomorrow...
    I'm moving to Mifune.
[18:39] (Flashback) Tos
    Does that mean I can't play
    catch with you anymore?
[18:43] (Flashback) Gor
    I don't know.
[18:44] (Flashback) Gor
    But... my pop just died,
[18:48] (Flashback) Gor
    so I don't even want to watch,
     let alone play baseball.
[18:56] (Flashback) Tos
    Goro-kun, wait!
[19:05] (Flashback) Tos
    Let me just catch one of
    your pitches, one last time!
[19:10] Hik
    Remember what I said to
    you in that letter before?
[19:13] Hik
    That one day, we'd become
    the strongest battery ever?
[19:18] Hik
    I may not be able to run yet,
[19:20] Hik
    but I'm going to join my middle school
    baseball team and make a comeback!
[19:26] Hik
    So...
[19:32] (Flashback) Tos
    You... can't quit baseball!
[19:34] (Flashback) Tos
    Even if we can't see each
    other anymore, I won't quit!
[19:37] (Flashback) Tos
    So you can't quit, either! You have to
    keep doing what your father taught you!
[19:43] Hik
    So, Daigo-kun, you can't quit
    the baseball you love, either!
[20:03] Dai
    Okay.
[20:07] Sak
    Wow, he is?!
[20:09] Sak
    That's great news!
[20:11] Dai
    Yeah!
[20:12] Sak
    Hey, wanna go to the batting cages?
[20:14] Dai
    Uh, sorry. Let's do that tomorrow.
[20:16] Sak
    Huh?
[20:17] Dai
    I'm gonna break my baseball dry spell
    with a game of catch with my pop!
[20:25] Dai
    Pop's gonna be so surprised.
[20:27] Dai
    I'll show him my super-framing catch!
SIGN    Shigeno
[20:31] Dai
    I'm home!
[20:34] Mom
    Quick, Daigo! Run down to the
    station or you'll miss your pop!
[20:37] Dai
    Huh? What?
[20:39] Dai
    He said he's off to join the
    South American Winter League!
[20:43] Dai
    Apparently, he didn't tell us because
    he didn't want us to talk him out of it!
[20:53] Dai
    He can't be serious.
[20:54] Dai
    He just got home!
[20:56] Dai
    How can that guy be so
    obsessed with baseball?!
[21:09] Dai
    Pop!
[21:18] Dad
    Hey, Daigo!
[21:20] Dad
    What's up?
[22:13] Dai
    Pop... I know I can never become you.
[22:20] Dai
    But even so, I'm gonna get
    serious about baseball.
SIGN    Fuurin Academy Private Middle School
[24:05] Coa
    Good. Next!
[24:08] Sak
    I'm Sakura Mutsuko. In my last
    team, I played in the outfield.
[24:13] Coa
    Good. Next!
[24:15] Dai
    I'm Shigeno Daigo.
[24:17] Dai
    I'm a catcher.
[24:19] Dai
    It's nice to meet you!