# E10 - Don't Underestimate It!
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***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
***SIGN*** Ramen
***SIGN*** Ramen
**[01:33] Narrator**
* Salt, miso, soy sauce,*
* pork broth, and so on.*
**[01:38] Narrator**
* Lately, you can get it dry,*
* or with broth only for dipping,*
**[01:41] Narrator**
*or with seafood broth, and so on.*
***SIGN*** Instant Noodles
**[01:44] Narrator**
* Then there's the instant kind*
* and cup noodle kind...*
***SIGN*** Tonkotsu Ramen
***SIGN*** Chicken-Packed
Noodles
**[01:50] Narrator**
* The nostalgic cry of the*
* business hotel's evening soba...*
**[01:53] Narrator**
*Gracious me.*
**[01:54] Narrator**
* But not all ramen becomes*
* delicious just because it's free.*
**[02:01] Narrator**
* It becomes delicious because you*
* eat it boldly as the spoils of victory.*
**[02:10] Ooyama**
That's right!
**[02:13] Ooyama**
Get a move on already, Red Team!
**[02:15] Natsuno**
Sheesh.
**[02:17] Souichirou**
You know what to do, Natsuno?
**[02:20] Natsuno**
Heck yeah, I do.
**[02:21] Natsuno**
The only solid hitters they've got
are Akai and Touma.
**[02:24] Natsuno**
As long as I keep my
control tight, we win easy.
**[02:28] Souichirou**
"Easy" might be overstating it,
but you *can* pitch with confidence.
**[02:32] Natsuno**
Hey, I'm nothing *but confidence!*
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[02:36] Narrator**
* And so, it's the bottom of the*
* first in the ramen scrimmage.*
**[02:42] Narrator**
*The White Team is batting.*
**[02:44] Narrator**
* Batting first, center fielder,*
* Akai. First-year.*
**[02:47] Natsuno**
First!
**[02:53] Umpire**
Foul!
**[02:55] Ryou**
Did his breaking balls always move like that?
**[02:59] Souichirou**
It impressed me, too.
**[03:01] Natsuno**
First!
**[03:09] Souichirou**
Your swing there impressed me, too.
**[03:13] Souichirou**
One ball width lower,
and that would've been in the stands.
**[03:22] Ryou**
I got a compliment.
**[03:24] Koma**
Giving up an easy out is
never something to celebrate!
**[03:27] Narrator**
* Batting second, second baseman,*
* Murotani. Third-year.*
**[03:32] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[03:34] Souichirou**
Three ball widths lower, and that
would've been a liner in front of center.
**[03:39] Murotani**
I... did not get a compliment, did I?
**[03:41] Touma**
Nope, unfortunately.
**[03:43] Natsuno**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[03:46] Ooyama**
That little punk looks even better
than he did against Kenjo.
**[03:51] Koma**
He must be a real ramen lover, too.
**[03:55] Narrator**
* Batting third, pitcher,*
* Tachibana. Second-year.*
**[03:58] Natsuno**
First!
**[04:02] Souichirou**
That was a fastball down the middle.
**[04:05] Souichirou**
I think you've been neglecting
your batting practice.
**[04:08] Touma**
Oh, shut up.
**[04:10] Touma**
That frustrated batting debt I worked up
while never getting to pitch in junior high
**[04:15] Touma**
isn't anywhere near paid yet!
**[04:21] Touma**
Th-That was a terrible hit!
**[04:24] Natsuno**
Grounded right to the pitcher!
**[04:26] Touma**
Lucky break!
**[04:30] Umpire**
Out!
**[04:32] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
**[04:36] Natsuno**
Heck yeah!
**[04:47] Haruka**
Natsuno?
**[04:48] Natsuno**
Yeah?
**[04:49] Haruka**
Your fingers...
**[04:51] Natsuno**
Fingers?
**[04:53] Natsuno**
Huh?
**[05:09] Tsuda**
Has our band always been this good?
**[05:14] Tsuda**
Was Mr. Senbongi a better teacher than me
while I was off on maternity leave?
**[05:20] Girl**
No way. He pretty much slept the whole time.
**[05:25] Girl**
Right?
**[05:25] Otomi**
But on the rare occasion he *did* say something,
his advice seemed really on point.
**[05:32] Girl**
Hm... Now that you mention it, it was.
**[05:35] Boy**
I hear Mr. Senbongi is subbing
for the fine arts club now.
***SIGN*** Fine Art Room
**[05:53] Umpire**
You're out!
**[06:04] Touma**
What's all this now?
**[06:09] Ooyama**
What? Natsuno jammed
his fingers and can't pitch?
**[06:12] Ooyama**
Well, well! We've got ramen in our future.
**[06:16] Ooyama**
Will he be all right, though?
**[06:19] Morishita**
Your priorities might be backwards there.
**[06:22] Touma**
What should we do?
**[06:26] Touma**
It won't be much of a match like this.
**[06:30] Ooyama**
True.
**[06:31] Ooyama**
They don't have a real relief pitcher.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[06:36] Ooyama**
Well, let's think about it *after* we score.
**[06:40] Touma**
I don't know what I was expecting.
**[06:42] Koma**
Whoever the pitcher is,
there's no need to hold back, Nangou!
**[06:46] Koma**
Get us that ramen with one mighty swing!
**[06:49] Nangou**
Yeah!
**[06:51] Narrator**
* Batting fourth, third baseman,*
* Nangou. Second-year.*
**[07:14] Umpire**
Strike!
**[07:17] Ooyama**
Hey now...
**[07:23] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[07:27] Ooyama**
Three up, three down.
**[07:30] Imagawa**
Great work.
**[07:31] Souichirou**
That catcher's mask looks good on you.
**[07:34] Imagawa**
You think so?
**[07:36] Koma**
Oh, I forgot. In junior high, Imagawa was
the team's catcher before Souichirou joined.
**[07:44] Touma**
Yeah.
**[07:45] Touma**
But they moved him to first
with high hopes for his slugging.
**[07:49] Ooyama**
Curse that Haruka.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[07:55] Narrator**
*And so, we come to the top of the third.*
**[08:04] Haruka**
Touma doesn't seem to
be enjoying his pitching.
**[08:08] Imagawa**
Yeah, I doubt he's liking it very much.
**[08:11] Imagawa**
That first-year we rushed out
to sub in for Natsuno
**[08:15] Imagawa**
is fouling off pitch after pitch
to stay in the at-bat.
**[08:18] Haruka**
They're easier pitches, too, right?
**[08:20] Souichirou**
His control is excellent at full power,
**[08:22] Souichirou**
but it's harder to
maintain when holding back.
**[08:32] Nangou**
That was a nice infield hit.
**[08:37] Nonomura**
Tachibana.
**[08:39] Nonomura**
I think I'm getting used to it, so you can
throw with a little more power if you want.
**[08:44] Touma**
Oh, really?
**[08:51] Nonomura**
I said a *little* more, remember?
**[08:53] Nonomura**
I didn't say go all-out.
**[08:55] Touma**
Oh, sorry.
**[08:58] Touma**
*That wasn't exactly all-out, though.*
**[09:00] Touma**
*Let's try this, then.*
**[09:04] Nonomura**
*Right down the middle.*
**[09:10] Imagawa**
We might take him out
of the game here and now.
**[09:13] Imagawa**
Right, Souichirou?
**[09:14] Haruka**
I'm not so sure.
**[09:17] Haruka**
He might not be enjoying it, but...
**[09:28] Umpire**
Out!
**[09:30] Haruka**
He *is* focused on the game.
**[09:35] Narrator**
* Batting second, second baseman,*
* Tanabe. Third-year.*
**[09:39] Touma**
* Okay, let's see... How do I make*
* a speed-limited four-seamer look faster?*
**[09:45] Touma**
*Let's try...*
**[09:46] Touma**
Take this!
**[09:53] Touma**
And this!
**[09:58] Umpire**
Strike!
**[09:59] Touma**
Yeah!
**[10:02] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[10:04] Touma**
Thank you very changeup.
**[10:06] Souichirou**
Idiot.
***SIGN*** Sawai Family Grave
**[10:31] Mayumi**
Ah. Can I help you?
**[10:33] Senbongi**
Oh.
**[10:34] Senbongi**
Is this Mr. Sawai's grave?
**[10:37] Mayumi**
Yes, it is.
**[10:39] Senbongi**
Oh, excuse me. This is my first visit here.
**[10:42] Mayumi**
Um, and who are you?
**[10:45] Senbongi**
Oh, my name is Senbongi.
**[10:48] Mayumi**
Mr. Senbongi.
**[10:51] Mayumi**
How did you know Mr. Sawai?
**[10:53] Senbongi**
Well, um, we were high school acquaintances.
**[10:56] Senbongi**
I only recently heard about his passing,
and I was so surprised...
***SIGN*** Sawai Family Grave
**[11:01] Mayumi**
Oh, goodness.
**[11:03] Senbongi**
Might you be Mrs. Keiichi Sawai, then?
**[11:06] Mayumi**
Mayumi, yes.
**[11:07] Mayumi**
Oh, though I'm Mayumi
Tachibana now. Remarried.
**[11:11] Senbongi**
Ah, I see.
**[11:17] Senbongi**
Tachibana?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[11:34] Ooyama**
Keiichi Sawai's son.
**[11:40] Ooyama**
And...
**[11:41] Ooyama**
Imagawa, who looks far too
at home in that catcher's mask.
**[11:46] Gorou**
Match result aside, this battery
is a great discovery for us.
**[11:51] Gorou**
I hate to admit it, but I owe Haruka one.
**[11:53] Touma**
Though as far as I know, he hasn't done any
proper pitching practice since junior high.
**[12:06] Haruka**
He's really into pitching.
**[12:12] Ooyama**
Interesting direction on that grounder!
**[12:16] Ooyama**
Run like your life depends on it, Koma!
**[12:25] Ooyama**
Stop, Koma!
**[12:29] Umpire**
Out!
**[12:31] Touma**
What the hell were you *thinking*, Coach?!
**[12:33] Ooyama**
Oh, um... I was just reminded
of his father and couldn't help it.
**[12:40] Ooyama**
The accidents that come
with all-out play are rough.
**[12:45] Ooyama**
Both for the one injured,
and the one who injured them.
**[12:49] Ooyama**
Right?
**[12:52] Koma**
Coach!
**[12:53] Ooyama**
Oh, sorry 'bout that.
**[12:55] Touma**
So what kind of person was he?
**[12:59] Touma**
The guy who injured Sou's dad.
**[13:02] Ooyama**
Oh, well...
**[13:03] Ooyama**
He had a rather unusual name.
**[13:06] Touma**
An unusual name?
**[13:08] Ooyama**
He was a first-year like Sawai,
brought in to pinch hit. It was, um...
**[13:13] Ooyama**
What was it again?
**[13:16] Otomi**
Mr. Senbongi?
**[13:20] Otomi**
Where have you been?
**[13:22] Otomi**
The art club people are looking for you.
**[13:31] Senbongi**
Tachibana.
**[13:32] Otomi**
Yes? What about it?
**[13:38] Senbongi**
I see, I see.
**[13:44] Eisuke**
Welcome back!
**[13:47] Mayumi**
Oh! You aren't at work?
**[13:49] Eisuke**
Well, you see...
**[13:51] Eisuke**
The president was so overjoyed
about the birth of his first grandson,
**[13:54] Eisuke**
he started drinking during a meeting.
**[13:57] Eisuke**
"Let's forget about today, shall we?
Everyone, go home!" he said.
**[14:02] Mayumi**
I do hope your company's not at risk.
**[14:06] Eisuke**
In this day and age, even the most prestigious
of companies aren't guaranteed a future.
**[14:12] Eisuke**
Sometimes, a company just goes belly-up!
**[14:14] Mayumi**
Both the leadership and the workers
seem awfully relaxed about it.
**[14:18] Eisuke**
One of our sons will be the
breadwinner, if needs be.
**[14:22] Eisuke**
With those pro baseball signing bonuses.
**[14:24] Eisuke**
Oh, but wait! They could both
get signed at the same time.
**[14:29] Eisuke**
Then we'd *really* be set!
**[14:31] Mayumi**
Neither of them has said
anything about going pro.
**[14:36] Eisuke**
Nonsense. The whole world will be
going wild for them in just a few years.
**[14:43] Mayumi**
Is there another match today?
**[14:46] Eisuke**
I took a peek, and it's
apparently a scrimmage match.
**[14:50] Mayumi**
Is "Scrimmage" the name of
the school they're playing?
***SIGN*** Punch
**[14:57] Eisuke**
You went to visit his grave?
**[15:00] Mayumi**
Yes.
***SIGN*** Not at
Home
**[15:01] Mayumi**
Oh, speaking of that,
I ran into someone there.
**[15:04] Eisuke**
Ran into someone?
**[15:06] Mayumi**
I'd never seen him before.
He said he knew Sawai in high school.
**[15:11] Eisuke**
What was his name?
**[15:13] Mayumi**
Senbongi, I believe.
**[15:17] Mayumi**
Do you know him?
**[15:18] Eisuke**
Senbongi?
**[15:20] Eisuke**
That name sounds rather familiar.
**[15:22] Eisuke**
I don't think he went to our school, though...
**[15:25] Mayumi**
Ouch!
**[15:26] Eisuke**
What's wrong?
**[15:27] Mayumi**
I cut my finger with the chef's knife.
**[15:29] Eisuke**
Hey, you sure you're okay?
**[15:32] Eisuke**
Look! You're bleeding!
**[15:34] Mayumi**
It's not a big deal, really.
**[15:37] Mayumi**
It'll stop right away.
**[15:40] Mayumi**
Um, staring at it won't make it stop.
**[15:44] Eisuke**
Who was he again?
**[15:46] Eisuke**
The man at the grave.
**[15:48] Mayumi**
O-Oh, Mr. Senbongi?
**[16:06] Ooyama**
We're losing.
**[16:08] Touma**
I know.
**[16:10] Ooyama**
You wanna buy them ramen?
**[16:12] Touma**
Come on.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
**[16:14] Touma**
One run in seven innings
without using all my speed...
**[16:18] Touma**
You don't have any right
to complain about that.
**[16:20] Touma**
I think the bigger issue
is that our batting order,
**[16:24] Touma**
despite being mostly starters,
is being held to a shutout.
**[16:28] Ooyama**
True.
**[16:31] Umpire**
Ball!
**[16:32] Natsuno**
Hey, Ump! You blind or something?
That was totally in the strike zone!
**[16:37] Haruka**
Are your fingers okay?
**[16:39] Natsuno**
Yup. It's just a jammed finger.
The bones are fine.
**[16:43] Natsuno**
That's what the school nurse said.
**[16:45] Haruka**
I hope she's right. You should get it
checked out at the hospital later, too.
**[16:49] Natsuno**
Yes, ma'am.
**[16:54] Umpire**
Out!
**[16:55] Haruka**
One way or the other, nice catch.
**[16:58] Natsuno**
Say...
**[17:00] Natsuno**
I still get the ramen
even on the bench, right?
**[17:06] Touma**
Close one, Nishiki.
**[17:08] Touma**
You got a good hit, too.
**[17:10] Nishiki**
Still, it seems like his speed and
movement have both dropped off.
**[17:32] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[17:35] Souichirou**
Baseball's nine innings, huh?
**[17:38] Souichirou**
Well, I came in as a second-inning reliever,
so I guess it's eight for me.
**[17:43] Haruka**
You suddenly got thrown in,
**[17:45] Haruka**
and kept them to three hits and no runs
in six innings, even with two errors.
**[17:49] Haruka**
It's very impressive.
**[17:51] Imagawa**
Yeah.
**[17:52] Imagawa**
If you really devoted yourself to pitching,
**[17:55] Imagawa**
you could reach the level of
most teams' aces in no time.
**[17:58] Haruka**
Although...
**[18:00] Haruka**
Even if we searched all over Japan,
**[18:04] Haruka**
we might not find a single
catcher on Souichirou's level.
**[18:11] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[18:14] Natsuno**
He's got plenty in the tank still, huh?
**[18:17] Souichirou**
At this point, he won't worry about
passed balls until a two-strike count.
**[18:23] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[18:25] Souichirou**
Fastballs you can't hit
even knowing they're coming.
**[18:28] Souichirou**
And he'll finish it off with a
changeup or a breaking ball.
**[18:32] Souichirou**
The batter's at a disadvantage
in that showdown.
**[18:38] Umpire**
You're out!
**[18:39] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
**[18:41] Souichirou**
Okay.
**[18:43] Souichirou**
Just two innings left.
**[18:46] Natsuno**
Hey, you okay?
**[18:50] Souichirou**
This is my first time on a real
mound since elementary school.
**[18:55] Souichirou**
I'll be just fine.
**[18:57] Natsuno**
Right...
**[18:59] Narrator**
* Bottom of the eighth.*
* White Team up to bat.*
**[19:02] Narrator**
* Batting ninth, left fielder,*
* Miyata. Third-year.*
**[19:07] Umpire**
Strike!
**[19:09] Souichirou**
*Okay.*
**[19:11] Souichirou**
*Just as I thought.*
**[19:18] Souichirou**
*I'm losing power with every pitch.*
**[19:21] Narrator**
* Batting first, center fielder,*
* Akai. First-year.*
**[19:25] Souichirou**
*"Just two innings left," I said.*
**[19:29] Souichirou**
*High-school baseball...*
**[19:31] Souichirou**
*Don't underestimate it!*
**[19:34] Ooyama**
Yes!
**[19:46] Haruka**
Where are you going, Natsuno?
**[19:49] Haruka**
You won't get any ramen
if you aren't on the bench.
**[19:57] Senbongi**
What were they called again?
**[20:00] Senbongi**
That second-year battery
on the baseball team.
**[20:03] Art Student A**
The Tachibana siblings, you mean?
**[20:08] Senbongi**
That was it.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
**[20:11] Narrator**
* It's the top of the ninth.*
* Red Team up to bat.*
**[20:14] Narrator**
*One out, no runners.*
**[20:21] Souichirou**
It's better to not grab
with the mitt from above.
**[20:25] Souichirou**
It's easier to lose the ball like that.
**[20:27] Nonomura**
Oh, of course...
**[20:31] Souichirou**
*Although, at this point...*
**[20:38] Souichirou**
*The pitches you're throwing...*
**[20:42] Natsuno**
He's on two strikes.
**[20:44] Haruka**
We'll be all right.
**[20:46] Haruka**
To avoid a dropped third strike, he'll throw
a breaking ball or a changeup to end it.
**[20:50] Haruka**
And Souichirou has a 100% OBP
with two at-bats, two hits,
**[20:55] Haruka**
and one intentional walk today.
**[20:57] Natsuno**
But in that case...
**[21:00] Ooyama**
H-Hey! Where's that "intentional
walk" sign?! I need it!
**[21:04] Nine**
Huh? Where'd it go?
**[21:17] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[21:20] Nonomura**
I... I caught it!
**[21:28] Nonomura**
I caught it! Tachibana!
**[21:31] Nine**
Yeah! All right!
**[21:34] Imagawa**
Hey, that's only our second out!
**[21:37] Imagawa**
The match ain't over yet!
**[21:40] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[21:43] Umpire**
That's game!
**[21:45] Imagawa**
Hey!
**[23:20] Narrator**
*Men at the mercy of memories from long ago.*
**[23:27] Narrator**
* Young people at the mercy of*
* conflicts between men and women.*
**[23:33] Narrator**
*Life truly is never worry-free.*
**[23:37] Narrator**
* What does the future hold*
* for Meisei High School?*
**[23:41] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Let's Pretend
We Didn't See" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Let's Pretend We Didn't See
***SIGN*** Let's Pretend We Didn't See