E15 - I Wanted to See That Expression

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    "Punch"
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    I wonder how those two are doing.
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    It has been 30 years
    since the glory of that summer.
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    The Meisei baseball team
    that became champions
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    on their first tournament is returning.
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    Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
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    these brothers and their
    younger sister have adventures
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    in this story of love and youthful days.
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    Their goal is the same:
    Get to the Koshien Tournament!
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    "Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
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    He looks a lot like him.
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    "I Wanted to See That Expression"
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    Top of the eighth, from the top of the order.
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    Oh! Please watch this first.
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    "Previously on MIX..."
[02:56] ---
    Well then, previously on MIX...
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    The East Tokyo Tournament with a
    spot in the summer Koshien on the line.
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    Meisei High School is trying
    to go for the first time in 30 years.
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    Their first opponent is Kenjo High School,
[03:16] ---
    the team of the much
    talked-about slugger Tomohito Akai.
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    By the way, this school used to be Sumi Tech.
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    Yes!
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    "Kenjo"
    "Meisei"
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    Bottom of the eighth, trailing by one run,
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    Meisei bats from the top of the order.
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    Shouldn't we be excited
    about the top of the order?
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    Our first and second batters
    have yet to find their timing.
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    "No. 1, Shortstop: Hirao"
    "Grade Twelve"
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    Out!
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    "No. 2, Second Baseman: Mirotani"
    "Grade Eleven"
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    Okay!
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    You're out!
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    Now that there are two outs...
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    Souichirou, who is our biggest hope...
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    "No. 3, Catcher: Tachibana (Sou)"
    "Grade Ten"
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    ...will surely...
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    Ball! Ball four!
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    ...get nothing decent to swing at.
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    So!
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    That cleanup hitter!
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    "No. 4, First Baseman: Imagawa"
    "Grade Eleven"
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    Can't you trust that guy?
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    Ah, well...
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    As a person, I'm sure that
    he's without a doubt a good man.
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    And he can be relied upon.
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    Yeah. He's saved my ass numerous times.
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    In a game?
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    I won't allow anyone bad-mouthing him.
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    Ah, like I said, I'm praising him.
    As a person, that is.
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    Strike!
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    Did I make a mistake with the lineup?
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    Tadashi was batting fourth
    in his second year of junior high, too.
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    Hm?
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    That person looks good batting cleanup.
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    Of course, I wouldn't say all the time.
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    Ball!
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    He's really got the cleanup hitter
    vibe during this at bat.
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    Are you sure?
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    Strike!
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    That was a swing and a
    miss worthy of a cleanup hitter.
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    Do you really think so?
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    Ball!
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    Ball!
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    Ball!
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    Ball four!
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    That pitcher has great instincts.
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    Yeah.
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    Two outs, runners on first and second.
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    Number five, center fielder, Ogi.
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    Again, did I make a mistake with the lineup?
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    Yes?
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    "No. 5, Center Fielder: Ogi"
    "Grade Twelve"
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    Consecutive walks after getting two outs.
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    Is he beginning to tire?
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    Being cautious doesn't always
    guarantee you safety, does it?
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    Yes?
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    Always cool and calm.
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    Kita is a pitcher who knows how to win.
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    Get on base. Get the next
    batter up no matter what it takes!
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    Focus.
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    Really. Did I make a mistake?
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    Yes?
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    Strike!
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    Hey.
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    Kenjo may still be incomplete as a team,
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    but it does have what it takes
    to win this tournament.
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    The offense is a given,
    but we've also got good pitching,
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    and the iron wall defense of the
    infield consisting of tenth graders.
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    Even our outfield.
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    With the exception of...
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    ...right fielder Todoroki, who
    cannot cover too much ground...
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    Don't dive for it! At your speed,
    you won't catch up to it!
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    Huh?
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    OK! We've taken the lead!
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    I guess I wasn't mistaken.
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    As a pitcher, that's the last
    batter you want to see right now.
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    If it were me pitching,
    I would not challenge Touma.
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    Right.
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    Strike!
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    We cannot let Meisei ride
    this momentum any further.
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    "No. 6, Pitcher: Tachibana (Tou)"
    "Grade Ten"
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    Out!
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    Our infield defense is an iron wall.
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    Darn.
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    What's wrong, Kita?
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    Are you feeling down
    about giving up the lead?
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    No.
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    His talents aren't limited to pitching.
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    Darn! It was only a few inches out of reach!
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    Who would've figured
    the ball wasn't going to carry?
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    Talk about bad luck. Darn it.
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    We're doomed if he's
    relying on luck when he fields.
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    In any case, what do you
    think about this matchup?
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    There had to be many other teams
    suitable to be our first opponent.
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    Yeah.
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    They're thinking the same thing.
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    Taking the mound immediately
    after running at full speed.
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    A one-run lead in the
    top of the ninth inning.
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    And the top of the order
    is up for the opponent.
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    So what?
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    Doesn't this worry you?
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    Have you forgotten?
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    Huh?
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    That I was trying desperately to crush him.
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    Strike three! You're out!
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    A-Awesome!
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    I know better than anyone...
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    ...how terrifying he is.
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    Against our lineup...
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    ...that's seven straight strikeouts.
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    Aren't you taking him lightly? Touma?
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    I don't know how great
    a pitcher my father was,
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    but I don't believe Touma will lose.
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    Number three, right fielder, Todoroki.
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    Are we going to lose?
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    To them? In the first round?
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    Foul!
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    Two years ago, when I arrived
    to become the assistant manager,
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    he, in only his first year, was the
    single bright spot on a weak team.
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    He quickly made the starting lineup,
    then the cleanup position.
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    Ball!
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    But those days that we continued
    to lose ended up rotting him.
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    In grade eleven, he completely
    lost the motivation to play.
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    He started cutting corners in practice.
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    But he does have a great swing, doesn't he?
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    Yeah.
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    Ever since you tenth graders joined the team,
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    he has started to get back
    the shine he had two years ago.
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    Foul!
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    Foul!
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    Foul!
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    Of our team members,
    he's the most thirsty for a victory.
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    That guy.
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    Out!
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    If you guys had arrived a year earlier,
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    I would've hit that.
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    I believe you.
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    I thought you promised to end the game
    by striking out their cleanup hitter.
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    That number three hitter
    wouldn't let me lose focus.
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    The older brother Akai.
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    To me, he doesn't seem like
    the bad guy you say he is.
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    Yeah. In which case, he could be a nuisance.
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    Our team lost. In the first round.
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    That was my blunder.
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    Did you take them lightly?
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    That's not it.
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    I can't figure out why a great battery
    like that flew under my radar
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    during their junior high school days.
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    It just doesn't make sense to me.
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    You have me to thank for that.
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    Did you say something?
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    I didn't say anything.
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    "Kenjo"
    "Meisei"
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    Meisei High School.
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    Through to the second round
    of the East Tokyo Tournament.
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    "Akai"
[17:40] ---
    Isn't dinner ready yet?
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    I just got a call from Mom.
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    She says she's running late
    and wants us to wait a little.
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    You're not going to ask
    about the game results?
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    I'm not interested.
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    Oh. As for us.
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    Meisei, that is. I hear we won. Three to two.
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    Though I don't know who they were playing.
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    What did you do that for?
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    I bought this t-shirt.
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    I didn't know.
    Mom must've made a mistake.
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    It was in my chest of drawers.
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    I'll wash it and return it!
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    I don't want it after you've worn it.
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    You can have it. Consider it
    tomorrow's birthday present.
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    So? Then what?
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    Let's see... How far did we get?
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    Top of the fifth inning, Kenjo batting.
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    Oh.
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    I guess it was from about then
    that I had a better grip on the ball.
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    You were pitching well
    from the beginning today.
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    Otherwise, you wouldn't have escaped that
    lineup with only the two runs on a home run.
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    No doubt the mercy rule would've been
    in effect against an average pitcher.
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    Oh? That former Sumi Tech?
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    To put it differently,
    if we had been facing an average team,
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    they would've found it almost impossible
    to get a single hit off of Touma today.
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    Oh! I see! Why, that's great!
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    You're something, Tou!
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    I've got to pee.
[20:05] ---
    Mom, can I have another glass of oolong tea?
[20:07] ---
    Sure you can.
[20:14] ---
    Yes?
[20:15] ---
    You can return to our room
    and go to bed if you wish.
[20:18] ---
    I'll keep her entertained.
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    I'm fine, I'm fine.
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    Tou!
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    It could be endless with her.
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    That's all right.
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    I tried my best because I wanted
    to see that expression, after all.
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    "Nishimura"
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    I hear Meisei won by a score of three to two.
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    But they played against
    the former Sumi Tech, right?
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    You fool!
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    Some media sources even had Kenjo as
    one of the favorites to win the tournament.
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    Apparently their new team from this
    spring had over a 90 percent winning record.
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    Former Sumi Tech is strong.
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    Hmm...
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    And Meisei, who won against them,
    is also a reborn team.
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    You look really happy.
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    It just doesn't get exciting,
    unless we're all there.
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    "To Become National Champions"
    "Seinan Baseball Team"
    "Isami Nishimura"
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    Meisei, Sumi Tech, and Seinan.
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    What's the big deal?
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    You don't need to understand.
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    You make sure you manage your health
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    in preparation for your next
    start five days from now.
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    Roger that.
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    Until then, don't you get
    caught secretly taking photos.
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    Next time, on MIX.
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    There's just one thing
    our Meisei Baseball Team lacks.
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    There must be more than one.
    We lack both offense and defense.
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    No, you're wrong.
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    --We lack endurance and concentration.
    --No.
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    --Perseverance of our manager?
    --No.
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    Then what is it? Intelligence?
    Magical power? Centrifugal force?
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    No! We have no girls!
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    "Full of Spirit"
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    Next time! "Full of Spirit"!
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    There are many other things we lack.
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    "To be continued"
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