# E7 - Isn't It Just a Practice Match?
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**[00:11] Komiyama**
How do we feel about a practice match?
**[00:15] Komiyama**
Against Meisei High.
**[00:19] Tomohito**
You're interested in them?
***SIGN*** Kenjo High School
**[00:21] Komiyama**
Yeah.
**[00:23] Teramoto**
Seinan's wanted a practice match
for ages. Won't that make them mad?
**[00:28] Komiyama**
I don't need to test Seinan to
know what their team can do.
**[00:34] Komiyama**
Or that they're a formidable opponent.
**[00:37] Komiyama**
Meisei's the unpredictable one.
**[00:39] Komiyama**
Their potential is unsettling.
**[00:42] Komiyama**
One or two players taking the next step
could make a huge difference for them.
**[00:47] Komiyama**
And I want to see your
little brother in action.
**[00:51] Teramoto**
But this might help them out.
**[00:54] Komiyama**
Oh, it won't.
**[00:56] Komiyama**
What it comes down to is *how* we beat them.
**[01:01] Komiyama**
Instead of letting their team develop
on its own until the summer,
**[01:04] Komiyama**
we hit them hard now
and cut them off at the knees.
**[01:08] Komiyama**
Including your little brother, of course.
**[01:13] Tomohito**
You're worrying too much.
**[01:15] Komiyama**
Am I?
**[01:17] Komiyama**
Not as much as you, I'd say.
**[01:23] Komiyama**
Point is, that manager's getting a little
*too* ambitious and excited for my liking.
**[01:30] Komiyama**
I say he needs a cold, hard dose of reality.
**[01:35] Komiyama**
Let him get too big for his britches
and he could be a real problem.
**[01:41] Imagawa**
He drinks and he dances,
he sings and he fights,
**[01:44] Imagawa**
yet he never reflects
on the trouble he causes:
**[01:46] Imagawa**
Gorou Ooyama has arrived.
**[01:49] Imagawa**
Let all who know fear flee in his presence.
**[01:52] Imagawa**
I bet he said something like that.
**[01:55] Ooyama**
You just made up that last part!
**[01:59] Souichirou**
So what do we do?
**[02:02] Ooyama**
What do you think we do?
**[02:04] Ooyama**
Turn him down.
**[02:06] Ooyama**
Unsettling them is a good thing.
**[02:09] Ooyama**
Why reveal ourselves and
set their minds at ease?
**[02:12] Ooyama**
Ghosts are only scary when they're invisible.
**[02:16] Ooyama**
Why should the underdog show
their hand before the tournament?
**[02:20] Ooyama**
I'm right, yeah? Any objections?
**[02:24] Touma**
Sounds fine to me.
**[02:26] Touma**
It's very you.
**[02:28] Ooyama**
What do you mean by that?
**[02:35] Haruka**
So we're set for 2 pm on Saturday.
That's three days from now.
**[02:45] Ooyama**
For what?
**[02:47] Haruka**
Huh? The practice match with Kenjo High.
**[02:51] Ooyama**
What?
**[02:53] Ooyama**
But I sent them a fax turning them down!
**[02:56] Haruka**
Turning them down?
**[02:58] Ooyama**
I wrote a big X on it!
**[03:01] Haruka**
This?
**[03:03] Ooyama**
Yeah, that's the one.
**[03:06] Ooyama**
It says it right here, see?
**[03:09] Ooyama**
"If you accept our offer of
a practice match, put an X."
***SIGN*** Practice Match Proposal
***SIGN*** Dear Sir, I'm happy to hear you've been well since we last spoke.
***SIGN*** I am writing to you to propose the scheduling of a practice match
***SIGN*** between Kenjo High and Meisei High.
***SIGN*** Would you agree to the following date and time?
***SIGN*** Date: X Month X Day Saturday, 2 pm
***SIGN*** Location: Meisei High School Grounds
***SIGN*** Please write O or X in the square provided below.
***SIGN*** Thank you for your time.
**[03:13] Ooyama**
"If you cannot attend, put an O."
***SIGN*** °If you accept our offer of a practice match, put an X.
If you cannot attend, put an O.
***SIGN*** Kenjo High Baseball Club
***SIGN*** Manager: Shinpei Komiyama
**[03:18] Ooyama**
Hm?
**[03:19] Narrator**
* Put an X to accept the*
* practice match. Hm?*
**[03:27] Tomohito**
He fell for it?
**[03:30] Komiyama**
I'm glad their manager's so easy to read.
**[03:33] Tomohito**
Meisei's the only one, right?
**[03:37] Tomohito**
The only team this past year,
outside of the Spring Invitationals,
**[03:40] Tomohito**
that beat us in a game
we worked hard to win.
**[03:45] Tomohito**
Hm? Did I speak out of turn?
**[03:49] Komiyama**
Is that so? I didn't notice.
**[03:52] Komiyama**
When I lose a match, I analyze it
and put it straight out of my mind.
**[04:02] Komiyama**
Tell the others that.
**[04:06] Tomohito**
Yes, sir.
***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*** Open
***SIGN*** Closed
**[06:08] Harada**
Hey. What's the big idea?
**[06:10] Masaki**
Hm?
***SIGN*** Closed
***SIGN*** Closed
**[06:12] Masaki**
Calm down. It's not 'cause I saw you coming.
**[06:17] Masaki**
I'm just going to watch the Meisei game.
**[06:21] Harada**
Isn't it just a practice match?
***SIGN*** Closed
**[06:23] Masaki**
"Just" nothing! They're playing *Kenjo*!
**[06:27] Harada**
Kenjo?
**[06:29] Harada**
Never heard of 'em.
**[06:34] Masaki**
Used to be Sumi Tech.
**[06:37] Masaki**
They changed their name a few years back.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[06:41] Masaki**
Not that you care, I'll bet,
being an amnesiac and all.
**[06:46] Masaki**
I don't mind waiting 30 minutes
to close up, you know?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[07:10] Nishimura's Dad**
What?
**[07:14] Nishimura's Dad**
What does that mean?
**[07:16] Seinan Club Advisor**
Well, I'm not sure what to say.
**[07:21] Seinan Club Advisor**
Apparently, it was Kenjo
that asked for the match.
**[07:29] Umpire**
Strike!
**[07:31] Umpire**
You're out!
**[07:33] Nishimura**
"Struck out the side! A great start
for Seinan's ace pitcher, Nishimura!"
**[07:41] Nishimura**
See that?
**[07:47] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[07:50] Nishimura**
Hm? Where's Dad... Uh, the manager?
**[07:54] Seinan Club A**
No idea.
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[08:16] Eisuke**
Ow, ow, ow.
**[08:21] Mayumi**
Oh? Shouldn't you be at work?
**[08:25] Eisuke**
I accidentally threw my back out,
so I decided to come home a little early.
**[08:31] Mayumi**
You didn't go to the hospital?
**[08:33] Eisuke**
Oh, no need for that.
**[08:36] Eisuke**
A day's rest should do the trick.
I'll be better tomorrow.
**[08:40] Mayumi**
Is that the truth?
**[08:41] Eisuke**
Of course.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[08:54] Eisuke**
It's the truth.
**[09:05] Eisuke**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[09:09] Harada**
He's not faking.
**[09:11] Eisuke**
Of course I'm not faking.
**[09:15] Eisuke**
Still, I can't deny the
timing worked out well.
**[09:21] Harada**
You will need more than just rest, though.
**[09:46] Harada**
Now, sit in a chair and watch the match.
**[09:51] Harada**
You'll be better by nightfall.
**[09:53] Harada**
I think.
**[09:55] Eisuke**
You can't treat me like this!
You're not even a doctor!
**[09:59] Eisuke**
Huh?
**[10:02] Harada**
I can identify physical issues
by touch alone.
**[10:09] Harada**
I also treated my own wounds
after I lost my memory.
**[10:14] Harada**
Isn't it possible I'm a brilliant doctor?
**[10:19] Eisuke**
No, there's no way.
**[10:24] Harada**
No way, huh?
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**[10:34] Narrator**
*Meisei High School.*
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***SIGN*** Batting 4th, First Base
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Imagawa
**[10:35] Narrator**
*First baseman, Imagawa. Third-year.*
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 2nd, Second Base
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Murotani
**[10:39] Narrator**
*Second baseman, Murotani. Third-year.*
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 8th, Shortstop
***SIGN*** 2nd
Year
***SIGN*** Nishiki
**[10:43] Narrator**
*Shortstop, Nishiki. Second-year.*
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***SIGN*** Batting 5th, Third Base
***SIGN*** 2nd
Year
**[10:47] Narrator**
*Third baseman, Nangou. Second-year.*
***SIGN*** Nangou
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***SIGN*** Batting 3rd, Catcher
***SIGN*** 2nd
Year
***SIGN*** Tachibana
(Elder)
**[10:51] Narrator**
*Catcher, the elder Tachibana. Second-year.*
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 9th, Left Field
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Imaizumi
**[10:55] Narrator**
*Left fielder, Imaizumi. Third-year.*
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***SIGN*** Batting 1st, Center Field
***SIGN*** 1st
Year
***SIGN*** Akai
(Younger)
**[10:59] Narrator**
*Center fielder, the younger Akai. First-year.*
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***SIGN*** Batting 7th, Right Field
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Ogura
**[11:03] Narrator**
*Right fielder, Ogura. Third-year.*
**[11:13] Narrator**
*And...*
**[11:19] Kenjo Club A**
That's Meisei's ace pitcher?
**[11:22] Komiyama**
That's...
**[11:25] Komiyama**
Just a pitcher.
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***SIGN*** Batting 6th, Just a Pitcher
***SIGN*** 1st
Year
***SIGN*** Natsuno
**[11:29] Narrator**
*Just a pitcher, Natsuno. First-year.*
**[11:37] Tomohito**
He's not even on the bench.
**[11:41] Tomohito**
Their ace.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[12:01] Haruka**
Touma's not here yet?
**[12:05] Ooyama**
Oh, I told him there was no need to rush.
**[12:11] Ooyama**
What else could I do?
**[12:12] Ooyama**
He's got his civic duty to do,
aiding in a police investigation.
**[12:17] Ooyama**
I'm certainly not doing this
to hide our true power.
**[12:20] Ooyama**
Just a simple, unavoidable
coincidence. Teehee.
**[12:28] Arisa**
Excuse me.
**[12:31] Arisa**
Where's your stupid older
brother, pitching version?
**[12:34] Otomi**
Oh, he got mixed up
in a tiny criminal incident.
**[12:38] Arisa**
He was arrested?
**[12:40] Otomi**
No, he was the arrester.
**[12:46] Otomi**
He was out jogging with
Koma before the match.
**[12:51] Otomi**
Then, by chance...
**[12:53] (Flashback) Woman**
Thief!
**[12:56] (Flashback) Woman**
Someone, help me!
**[12:59] (Flashback) Woman**
Give it back!
**[13:01] Woman**
Please, give it back!
**[13:02] Otomi**
They pursued the fleeing purse-snatcher...
**[13:06] Otomi**
Tackled his legs...
**[13:07] Arisa**
Isn't that a dropkick?
**[13:09] Otomi**
Physically restrained him...
**[13:11] Arisa**
Isn't that a chokehold?!
**[13:13] Otomi**
Then waited for the police to
arrive and handed him over.
**[13:19] Otomi**
After that, they accompanied the victim
to the police station to give a statement.
**[13:23] Arisa**
Couldn't they have come straight back?
They've got a match to play!
**[13:27] Otomi**
It's our civic duty to aid
in police investigations.
**[13:30] Otomi**
Any commendation they receive
reflects well on our school.
**[13:34] Otomi**
Far more than winning
one silly little practice match.
**[13:38] Kenjo Club Advisor**
And that's the deal.
**[13:41] Komiyama**
Huh.
**[13:44] Arisa**
You think you can compete
with that little louse pitching?
**[13:47] Narrator**
*That little louse...*
**[13:49] Natsuno**
First!
**[13:54] Otomi**
He's pretty extraordinary, too.
**[13:58] Umpire**
Play ball!
**[14:00] Natsuno**
Okay!
**[14:03] Komiyama**
End this in the first inning.
**[14:06] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:08] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:09] Teramoto**
C'mon, man. Grow a spine already.
**[14:15] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:21] Teramoto**
Whoa!
**[14:22] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:26] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:32] Umpire**
You're out!
**[14:35] Komiyama**
That would've been a ball if he'd left it.
**[14:40] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:42] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:44] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:46] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:49] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:52] Spectator A**
A checked swing!
**[14:53] Spectator A**
He went around!
**[14:56] Tomohito**
If they hadn't swung, we'd have
two runners on base with no outs.
**[15:00] Komiyama**
I didn't realize their pitcher
was so lacking in control.
**[15:05] Komiyama**
That's my mistake.
**[15:07] Komiyama**
My foolish directive to end this in the first
**[15:10] Komiyama**
caused them to grow lax
when evaluating the pitches.
**[15:13] Komiyama**
They couldn't resist the urge to swing.
**[15:18] Tomohito**
And that catcher...
**[15:21] Tomohito**
He barely moved his mitt
to catch those pitches.
**[15:25] Komiyama**
What?
**[15:31] Umpire**
Ball!
**[15:35] Umpire**
Ball!
**[15:37] Tomohito**
That pitcher's not lacking in control at all.
**[15:46] Spectator A**
A good hit!
**[15:48] Ooyama**
Right into center field.
**[15:51] Ooyama**
Teehee.
**[15:53] Spectator B**
Three up, three down!
**[15:55] Otomi**
Well?
**[15:57] Arisa**
Is the real powerhouse here
your stupid older brother, catching version?
**[16:02] Ooyama**
Wait for a good pitch to hit
until you're on two strikes.
**[16:07] Ooyama**
Don't give him an out he hasn't earned.
**[16:09] Ooyama**
Hang in there and force him to
throw as many pitches as possible.
**[16:13] Ooyama**
One of the jobs of the
leadoff hitter in the first
**[16:17] Ooyama**
is to gather intel for the
batters that come after.
**[16:20] Ooyama**
Got that?
**[16:28] Kita**
I can probably guess what he's saying.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[17:01] Umpire**
Play!
**[17:04] Kita**
Okay, let's find out...
**[17:07] Kita**
how many pitches you can hang in for.
**[17:13] Narrator**
* Batting first, center fielder,*
* Akai. First-year.*
**[17:26] Umpire**
You're out!
**[17:37] Souichirou**
Well, he hung in there for one pitch.
**[17:39] Ooyama**
Hard to find fault with
a hit like that, though.
**[17:48] Kita**
I got careless. That was
your brother, wasn't it?
**[17:53] Tomohito**
Don't worry about him.
He's not much of a hitter.
**[17:56] Tomohito**
Well, when he's not getting a clumsy
fastball on the first pitch, anyway.
**[18:02] Kita**
Tell me that first, would you?
**[18:05] Narrator**
* Batting second, second baseman,*
* Murotani. Third-year.*
**[18:15] Ooyama**
Hung in there for three pitches.
**[18:19] Narrator**
* Batting third, catcher, the elder*
* Tachibana. Second-year.*
**[18:26] Eisuke**
I only see one of my two stupid sons.
**[18:32] Nishimura's Dad**
Excuse me.
**[18:35] Nishimura's Dad**
Might you be the Tachibanas' youngest?
**[18:40] Otomi**
Yes?
**[18:42] Nishimura's Dad**
I thought so. You looked so familiar.
**[18:47] Nishimura's Dad**
I've seen your photo so many times
while tidying my son's room.
**[18:51] Otomi**
Photo?
**[18:54] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, um, nothing.
**[19:00] Umpire**
Foul!
**[19:05] Otomi**
So close!
**[19:07] Nishimura's Dad**
Isn't Touma pitching today?
**[19:11] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, I promise I'm not a scary guy.
**[19:17] Otomi**
Not sure that line works
if it's about yourself...
**[19:20] Toshie**
Mr. Yamamotoyama?!
**[19:23] Toshie**
It's been forever! I'm Toshie Nonomiya!
**[19:27] Toshie**
My mom told me all about you!
**[19:30] Toshie**
You went to Shikoku for work
and came back three years later.
**[19:36] Nishimura's Dad**
Um... uh...
**[19:39] Toshie**
With the beard and sunglasses,
I didn't recognize you at first.
**[19:44] Nishimura's Dad**
Uh, well...
**[19:48] Soccer Club A**
Hey, you guys!
**[19:51] Soccer Club A**
Our match is starting!
**[19:53] Arisa**
Yeah, yeah.
**[19:55] Arisa**
Cheer on Akai for me, would you?
**[19:59] Otomi**
Which Akai?
**[20:07] Arisa**
Dumbass.
**[20:12] Spectator A**
What a close pitch!
**[20:14] Narrator**
*First baseman, the elder Akai. Second-year.*
**[20:21] Spectator B**
Great timing on that foul!
**[20:28] Kita**
I'll never come to like this guy.
**[20:30] Narrator**
*Ace pitcher, Kita. Second-year.*
**[20:50] Girls**
Nice one!
**[20:58] Souichirou**
I hung in there for seven pitches.
**[21:00] Ooyama**
No, I want hits from you.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[21:13] Yamamotoyama**
Hey, Toshie!
**[21:16] Yamamotoyama**
It's been ages!
**[21:19] Toshie**
Who're you?
**[21:21] Yamamotoyama**
Aw, c'mon! Have you forgotten?
**[21:24] Yamamotoyama**
It's me! Me!
**[21:28] Nishimura's Dad**
I'm Mr. Yamamotoyama.
**[21:44] Narrator**
*Huh? But where's the ace?*
**[23:21] Narrator**
* The clash: Meisei High*
* vs. Kenjo High, part two.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
*Pitch.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
*Hit.*
**[23:33] Narrator**
*Run.*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*Catch.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
*How will the match go?*
**[23:41] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Yeah, That's
Their Ace" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Yeah, That's Their Ace
***SIGN*** Yeah, That's Their Ace