# 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*..."
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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,
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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"
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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.
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Mom, can I have another glass of oolong tea?
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Sure you can.
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Yes?
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You can return to our room
and go to bed if you wish.
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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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