E4 - I Want a Trade

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    Tachibana!
[00:10] ---
    Tachibana!
[00:13] ---
    Yes?
[00:16] ---
    Not you.
[00:18] ---
    The other Tachibana.
[00:20] ---
    If you mean Souichirou, he's not here.
[00:22] ---
    What?
[00:23] ---
    Today's the anniversary of
    the day his dad passed away,
[00:27] ---
    so he's visiting
    his dad's grave with his sister.
[00:31] ---
    Visiting his dad's grave?
[00:33] ---
    Yes.
[00:33] ---
    I wasn't informed!
[00:35] ---
    Huh? That's strange.
[00:38] ---
    Everyone knows about it.
[00:41] ---
    That he got permission from the manager
    and captain after practice yesterday.
[00:46] ---
    Oh! Why, of course.
[00:48] ---
    You're not here after practice,
    are you, Nikaidou?
[00:52] ---
    Because you always leave early.
[01:02] ---
    You were both ready for a fight, weren't you?
[01:05] ---
    Yeah.
[01:06] ---
    At least I was.
[01:11] ---
    Nikaidou!
[01:14] ---
    As your former battery partner,
    how about I catch your pitches?
[01:25] ---
    I'd rather not.
[01:26] ---
    Hm?
[01:27] ---
    There's an important game coming up.
[01:29] ---
    I don't want to lose
    my touch by throwing to you.
[01:36] ---
    As you wish.
[01:41] ---
    Hey!
[01:42] ---
    He left. Our ace pitcher.
[01:46] ---
    The next game will be
    our last in this tournament.
[01:50] ---
    It has been 30 years
    since the glory of that summer.
[01:53] ---
    The Meisei baseball team
    that became champions
[01:56] ---
    on their first tournament is returning.
[02:00] ---
    Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
[02:02] ---
    these brothers and their
    younger sister have adventures
[02:05] ---
    in this story of love and youthful days.
[02:08] ---
    Their goal is the same:
    Get to the Koshien Tournament!
[03:54] ---
    National Junior High School
    Hard Rubber Ball Baseball Tournament.
[03:57] ---
    National Juniors for short.
[03:59] ---
    Final of the preliminaries with a trip
    to the Tokyo Tournament on the line.
[04:09] ---
    No matter how you look at it...
[04:12] ---
    ...there's no way.
[04:17] ---
    Not with that speed or movement.
[04:20] ---
    Do your best!
[04:21] ---
    Hit it!
[04:25] ---
    Third!
[04:35] ---
    That's great!
[04:40] ---
    
    "Kitamiya"
    "Meisei"
[04:41] ---
    I can't believe he threw a complete game.
[04:44] ---
    That was a great game!
[04:47] ---
    How'd you like that, Tachibana?
[04:49] ---
    Nice pitching.
[04:51] ---
    I could barely hear you!
[04:53] ---
    Perhaps.
[04:54] ---
    Try saying it, Tachibana.
[04:56] ---
    Who is the ace pitcher of this team?
[04:59] ---
    Only you, Nikaidou,
    wear the number 1 uniform.
[05:02] ---
    Did you hear that, Tachibana?!
[05:04] ---
    Now you're talking to me?
[05:07] ---
    In your face!
[05:11] ---
    He's trying to make a point, but...
[05:14] ---
    Right?
[05:15] ---
    All I said was he wears
    the number 1 uniform.
[05:19] ---
    But still.
[05:21] ---
    The first trip to the
    Tokyo Tournament in 20 years.
[05:23] ---
    Let alone a complete game victory.
[05:25] ---
    --Daisuke! You're a star!
[05:25] ---
    --That uniform number 1's
    gonna be all puffed up.
[05:30] ---
    Yeah.
[05:33] ---
    That's gonna be a pain.
[05:35] ---
    "I Want a Trade"
[05:41] ---
    However, that wasn't the
    only thing that would be a pain.
[05:44] ---
    "Interim Test
    July 4th to 6th"
[05:46] ---
    Ugh! With the excitement around the
    baseball game I forgot all about this.
[05:50] ---
    Hello, rival.
[05:52] ---
    I suffered defeat to you by a mere
    five points on the midterm test,
[05:57] ---
    but this time, I'll be
    better than you. Be prepared.
[06:00] ---
    You fool!
[06:02] ---
    I caught a cold and wasn't feeling
    well during the midterm test!
[06:06] ---
    Otherwise...
[06:07] ---
    Such excuses won't work
    for tests or ball games.
[06:11] ---
    OK, then how about this?
[06:13] ---
    Should you lose, you will consent
    to me taking Otomi out on a date.
[06:20] ---
    And if you lose?
[06:22] ---
    I'll introduce you to my little sister.
[06:24] ---
    She just entered elementary school this year!
[06:27] ---
    In any case, as a stepbrother
    I have no such right.
[06:30] ---
    Then... real brother!
[06:35] ---
    How about it?
[06:38] ---
    Go ahead.
[06:40] ---
    --What?
    --OK! It's decided!
[06:43] ---
    What?
[06:50] ---
    Hey. I don't understand this question.
[06:54] ---
    Hm?
[06:57] ---
    Where's Sou?
[06:58] ---
    He's taking a bath.
[07:00] ---
    Is that so?
[07:01] ---
    What's wrong?
[07:02] ---
    Then never mind.
[07:10] ---
    What are you doing?
[07:11] ---
    Can't you tell by looking?
[07:13] ---
    I'm studying for a test! A test!
[07:17] ---
    Oh? Oh?
[07:21] ---
    What's the meaning of saying "oh" twice?!
[07:23] ---
    Good luck.
[07:24] ---
    And what's with that grin?!
[07:27] ---
    I wasn't grinning.
[07:28] ---
    You were grinning.
[07:29] ---
    No I wasn't.
[07:30] ---
    What's with you?!
[07:32] ---
    --What's with that smile?!
    --Those two can be so noisy.
[07:35] ---
    That day, gift cards for books were
    handed out to all baseball club members.
[07:40] ---
    It was from the OB Chairman and Nikaidou
    Electric Company President to commemorate
[07:44] ---
    the team making it to the Tokyo Tournament
    for the first time in 20 years.
[07:48] ---
    The gift card was appreciated...
[07:48] ---
    "Congratulations! Tokyo
    Tournament Participant"
[07:50] ---
    When the test is over,
    I'll buy comics and throw this away.
[07:59] ---
    Darn it. He's not worried at all.
[08:17] ---
    I'm returning your test.
[08:19] ---
    Wow.
[08:20] ---
    You guessed right, did you?
[08:22] ---
    When I do, I really score.
[08:28] ---
    We're comparing total score.
[08:30] ---
    What did you get, Touma?
[08:32] ---
    How dare you! Don't avoid me by sleeping!
[08:35] ---
    I'll add up the score so give me that!
[08:38] ---
    As always, I will now announce
    the top five students.
[08:42] ---
    Number one, Souichirou Tachibana.
[08:47] ---
    Number two, Chie Komatsu.
[08:51] ---
    Huh! Never mind the top five.
[08:55] ---
    Number five, Touma Tachibana.
[08:57] ---
    Like I said, never mind...
[08:59] ---
    Huh?
[09:02] ---
    Huh?
[09:10] ---
    Tou!
[09:11] ---
    Dinner's ready! Tou!
[09:15] ---
    Hey!
[09:16] ---
    Let him sleep.
[09:18] ---
    He was putting all of his energy into it.
[09:21] ---
    Huh?
[09:22] ---
    Our uniform number 1 has great
    concentration and tenacity,
[09:27] ---
    but he doesn't come close to Touma.
[09:30] ---
    I don't really get what you're saying,
[09:33] ---
    but you are praising Touma, right?
[09:36] ---
    Yeah.
[09:37] ---
    Then that's fine.
[09:42] ---
    Get lots of rest.
[09:44] ---
    Ace pitcher.
[09:50] ---
    Now that interim tests are over,
    summer vacation will arrive shortly.
[09:55] ---
    And the Tokyo Tournament
    will also begin shortly.
[10:05] ---
    Hey, what's going on?
[10:08] ---
    He's not even coming out for
    his usual one-hour practices lately.
[10:12] ---
    Our uniform number 1.
[10:14] ---
    I guess he's satisfied enough
    just with winning the block.
[10:17] ---
    It didn't seem that way.
[10:20] ---
    Well, that's fine.
[10:21] ---
    I'd be more than happy
    if he decides to retire now!!
[10:26] ---
    I can't imagine that, either.
[10:29] ---
    What'll we do?!
[10:31] ---
    There's little time before the
    first match of the Tokyo Tournament.
[10:34] ---
    Don't worry!
[10:35] ---
    Trust our manager!!
[10:37] ---
    No matter the situation,
    our manager has things under control!!
[10:43] ---
    Are you done with your sarcasm?
[10:46] ---
    Souichirou. Here's a DVD
    on the first round opponent.
[10:49] ---
    In any case, we depend on you
    leading the game. I'm counting on you.
[10:54] ---
    What kind of team is it?
[10:57] ---
    A strong team.
[10:59] ---
    "Taking a bath
    Do not peek!"
[11:08] ---
    Seriously, I'm not gonna peek!
[11:11] ---
    Darn.
[11:15] ---
    How is the offense of our opponent?
[11:18] ---
    We can beat this team.
[11:21] ---
    If you're pitching, that is.
[11:25] ---
    But hitting against them
    is a different matter.
[11:31] ---
    What is this curve?
[11:34] ---
    It's top class.
[11:36] ---
    And his fastball...
[11:38] ---
    ...is fast.
[11:40] ---
    Ace pitcher Takumi Nishimura,
    an eighth grader.
[11:42] ---
    He's hardly been scored
    upon during the preliminaries.
[11:48] ---
    So? Think we can win the first round?
[11:51] ---
    Yeah. If Touma is pitching, that is.
[11:54] ---
    Oh? So they're strong.
[11:58] ---
    Yeah. They're strong.
[12:13] ---
    The day before the match.
[12:17] ---
    Nikaidou has finally shown up.
[12:20] ---
    Yeah.
[12:21] ---
    Without a single word of apology.
[12:36] ---
    Huh? Our ace pitcher has already left.
[12:39] ---
    Yeah.
[12:41] ---
    Without a single word of apology.
[12:44] ---
    Sou!
[12:46] ---
    How did our uniform number 1 do?
[12:51] ---
    No speed or movement on his ball.
[12:52] ---
    That's no different from usual.
[12:54] ---
    Even worse than usual.
[12:56] ---
    Darn it. The guy's taking
    baseball too lightly.
[13:00] ---
    Guys, be delighted!
[13:02] ---
    We have some cold sports drinks.
[13:04] ---
    They're from our OB Chairman Nikaidou.
[13:07] ---
    Accept it with appreciation.
[13:08] ---
    --Yes sir!
    --Darn it. The guy's taking baseball too lightly.
[13:13] ---
    "Tokyo Junior High School
    Baseball Tournament"
[13:15] ---
    The Tokyo Tournament has begun.
[13:19] ---
    
    "Meisei"
    "Mizukami"
[13:23] ---
    Huh? You'd like me to?
[13:25] ---
    Manager!
[13:26] ---
    I'm counting on you, Yasuno.
[13:28] ---
    Manager!
[13:29] ---
    Otomi!
[13:31] ---
    It seems like our ace hasn't arrived yet.
[13:34] ---
    So both teams are starting
    with backup pitchers.
[13:37] ---
    But our situations are completely different!
[13:39] ---
    That team's resting their ace pitcher
    because they see us as weak!
[13:43] ---
    Don't take it out on me.
[13:45] ---
    Anyway, let's score as many
    as we can before the devil arrives.
[13:50] ---
    Argh!
[13:50] ---
    "Batting First, Third Baseman Tachibana (Touma)"
    "Grade Eight"
[13:51] ---
    Hopeless manager and hopeless ace pitcher!
[13:57] ---
    Safe!
[13:58] ---
    He's cool even when he's angry.
[14:03] ---
    After the second batter sacrifices
    Touma to second--
[14:05] ---
    Batting third, Souichirou Tachibana.
[14:08] ---
    And batting cleanup, Tadashi Imagawa.
[14:14] ---
    
    "Meisei"
    "Mizukami"
[14:16] ---
    All right! Striking first in great style!
[14:22] ---
    
    "Meisei"
    "Mizukami"
[14:24] ---
    They've tied it up in no time.
[14:31] ---
    
    "Meisei"
    "Mizukami"
[14:33] ---
    They've taken the lead in no time.
[14:36] ---
    Don't worry about it, Yasuno.
[14:38] ---
    You're pitching low,
    so there have been no extra-base hits.
[14:41] ---
    They won't be scoring too many runs.
[14:43] ---
    OK! We're batting from
    the top of the order this inning!
[14:47] ---
    You can do it, Touma!
[14:49] ---
    Yeah!
[14:51] ---
    Two...
[14:53] ---
    ...for two!
[14:54] ---
    Yeah!
[14:56] ---
    Unlike Sou, that older
    brother is kind of noisy.
[15:01] ---
    With Tou, it's been building within him--
[15:03] ---
    this thing that he can only release
    when on the mound--for almost two years.
[15:09] ---
    After the second batter sacrifices,
    one out, runner on second.
[15:12] ---
    So who's batting second?
[15:15] ---
    "Batting Third, Catcher: Tachibana (Souichirou)"
    "Grade Eight"
[15:17] ---
    Come on! Sou!
[15:20] ---
    That guy's really popular.
[15:23] ---
    Four balls!
[15:24] ---
    If we let guys like that hit,
    it gives that team momentum.
[15:31] ---
    "Batting Fourth, First Baseman: Imagawa"
    "Grade Nine"
[15:32] ---
    How about guys like this?
[15:35] ---
    Don't take the cleanup lightly!
[15:40] ---
    Strike! Batter is out!
[15:44] ---
    Two out, runners on first and second.
[15:46] ---
    I'm one for two. That's pretty good.
[15:53] ---
    "Batting Fifth, Right Fielder: Koma"
    "Grade Eight"
[15:54] ---
    Huh?
[15:59] ---
    
    "Meisei"
    "Mizukami"
[16:03] ---
    Pitcher change.
[16:18] ---
    "Takumi Nishimura"
[16:27] ---
    "Batting Sixth, Second Baseman: Murotani"
    "Grade Nine"
[16:27] ---
    OK!
[16:31] ---
    Strike out on three pitches.
[16:34] ---
    This is turning out to be
    a fun game, for a change.
[16:37] ---
    Yeah.
[16:38] ---
    Thanks to someone not being here.
[16:55] ---
    Three outs! Change sides!
[16:59] ---
    I told you. They won't
    be scoring too many runs.
[17:02] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[17:04] ---
    "Meisei"
    "Mizukami"
[17:06] ---
    For two innings in a row,
    we had three hits and one run.
[17:10] ---
    Talk about inefficient offense.
[17:12] ---
    We'll be leading shortly.
    Even if we scored one at a time.
[17:16] ---
    Mhm.
[17:19] ---
    We're taking turns scoring.
    This game's bad for the heart.
[17:24] ---
    I agree.
[17:25] ---
    Don't worry. We'll be fine.
[17:32] ---
    Three strikeouts in a row.
[17:34] ---
    Getting runs won't be easy from here on.
[17:44] ---
    Good!
[17:46] ---
    It's all right!
[17:48] ---
    He didn't hit it squarely.
[17:49] ---
    B-But our lead is just one run.
[17:52] ---
    Exactly!
[17:53] ---
    We're leading! By one run!
[17:56] ---
    In the Tokyo Tournament!
[17:58] ---
    Also, you started in a game, Yasuno!
[18:01] ---
    Y-You're right. What a surprise.
[18:04] ---
    So, that's our situation. Carry on.
[18:12] ---
    "Batting Third, Catcher: Takeuchi"
    "Grade Nine"
[18:19] ---
    Strike! Batter is out!
[18:25] ---
    
    "Meisei"
    "Mizukami"
[18:28] ---
    That's unthinkable.
[18:30] ---
    With a pitch like that?!
    Get me out on three pitches?!
[18:33] ---
    Against me, the cleanup batter!
[18:36] ---
    Well?!
[18:37] ---
    It was because you thought that, Takeuchi.
[18:40] ---
    Huh?
[18:42] ---
    Souichirou Tachibana.
[18:46] ---
    I wish they would trade our catcher for him.
[18:49] ---
    Huh?! Did you say something, Nishimura?!
[19:03] ---
    The Tachibana brothers, huh?
[19:10] ---
    Strike!
[19:13] ---
    Foul!
[19:17] ---
    Foul!
[19:18] ---
    Touma! Don't swing at anything off the plate!
[19:20] ---
    OK!
[19:25] ---
    You fool.
[19:27] ---
    He's been waiting for my fastball all along.
[19:30] ---
    He figured me out.
[19:31] ---
    In that case, I'll have to...
[19:35] ---
    Ugh!
[19:38] ---
    Darn it!
[19:40] ---
    Safe!
[19:41] ---
    I want a trade.
[19:43] ---
    What?!
[19:47] ---
    What's he looking at?
[19:56] ---
    When?
[19:56] ---
    Just this moment.
[19:58] ---
    No way.
[19:59] ---
    Sure he'll put him in. He's our ace pitcher.
[20:02] ---
    Second batter, sacrifice bunt.
[20:06] ---
    But fails.
[20:08] ---
    Batting third, catcher. Souichirou Tachibana.
[20:12] ---
    Yay! My dear Sou!
[20:14] ---
    Don't want a catcher
    who's too popular with the girls.
[20:18] ---
    He seems to be in a bad mood.
[20:21] ---
    Not that I care.
[20:26] ---
    A double play.
[20:28] ---
    That's unusual, for the always cool Sou.
[20:32] ---
    Maybe that's because...
[20:35] ---
    Announcing a player change
    for Meisei Junior High School.
[20:38] ---
    Coming in for pitcher Yasuno is Nikaidou.
[20:43] ---
    --Ninth in the batting order, Nikaidou.
    --Yeah, that would be why.
[20:47] ---
    We've been waiting for you, ace!
[20:50] ---
    Go get them, young man!
[20:57] ---
    "Batting Fourth, Pitcher: Nishimura"
    "Grade Eight"
[21:07] ---
    Strike!
[21:08] ---
    Wonderful!
[21:09] ---
    Way to go, ace!
[21:14] ---
    Is that guy your ace pitcher?
[21:16] ---
    No. He just wears the number 1 uniform.
[21:19] ---
    Unlike the ace of your team.
[21:22] ---
    I'm convinced.
[21:24] ---
    I do want a trade.
[23:23] ---
    Next time, on MIX.
[23:25] ---
    Hey. I'm sure I've seen
    that Nishimura guy before.
[23:30] ---
    Where have you seen him?
[23:32] ---
    Something on TV from long ago.
[23:34] ---
    That anime where a bread-faced
    hero punches him?
[23:36] ---
    No.
[23:37] ---
    The one where you collect seven
    and your wishes are granted!
[23:39] ---
    Stop it!
[23:41] ---
    Next time, "You're a Pitcher, Right?"
[23:42] ---
    "You're a Pitcher, Right?"
[23:44] ---
    Oh. I remember.
[23:46] ---
    
[23:47] ---
    "To be continued"
[23:49] ---