E25 - The Promise 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.) 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!