E8 - Yeah, That's Their Ace

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[00:18] Touma
    What inning do you think they're in now?
[00:21] Koma
    The match started at two,
    so probably the third or so.
[00:25] Koma
    Though I guess it's possible
    Kenjo's still batting in the first.
[00:31] Touma
    You dumbass.
[00:33] Touma
    With Natsuno's control
    and Sou calling the shots,
[00:37] Touma
    I'll bet they'll be in the
    third with three runs.
[00:40] Koma
    Don't be naive. This is
    Kenjo we're talking about.
[00:43] Koma
    They might have five, maybe
    even six runs on the board by now.
[00:46] Cop
    Eight runs!
[00:50] Cop
    Oh, excuse me.
[00:52] Cop
    As a former member of the Sumi Tech
    baseball club, I couldn't help myself.
[00:57] Cop
    Kenjo's got a real strong team this year.
[01:00] Cop
    Maybe I should step on the gas.
[01:05] Cop
    Nobody wants the game to be all
    but over before the ace arrives, right?
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    National High School
     Tournament
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    Meisei High School
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SIGN    Punch
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    Meisei High Baseball Team
[03:06] Nishimura's Dad
    Think it'd be okay if
    I used the restroom here?
[03:09] Otomi
    You don't have to ask about every
    little thing, Mr. Yamamotoyama.
[03:16] Nishimura's Dad
    I'll go right ahead, then.
[03:20] Harada
    Hey.
[03:27] Otomi
    Is this school even safe anymore?
[03:30] Otomi
    We've been overrun by scary strangers lately.
[03:34] Harada
    Where?
[03:35] Otomi
    Oh, nothing.
[03:38] Otomi
    Can I help you?
[03:41] Harada
    I don't see your other brother.
[03:44] Harada
    Did something happen?
[03:46] Otomi
    Yeah, he got hit by a truck
    trying to save a kid.
[03:55] Otomi
    I'm just kidding!
[04:01] Otomi
    He helped catch a purse-snatcher
    while jogging before the match,
[04:05] Otomi
    so he's getting a police commendation.
[04:17] Harada
    Never joke like that again.
[04:23] Otomi
    I'm... sorry.
[04:31] Nishimura's Dad
    I'm back from the restroom.
[04:36] Nishimura's Dad
    What's wrong?
[04:38] Otomi
    I got yelled at.
[04:40] Otomi
    I joked that our ace got hit
    by a truck trying to save a—
[04:48] Nishimura's Dad
    Never joke like that again.
[04:53] Otomi
    Okay.
[04:59] Nishimura's Dad
    Their offense is weak, like always.
[05:10] Trio
    Huh?
SIGN    Team
SIGN    1st
SIGN    2nd
SIGN    3rd
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
SIGN    7th
SIGN    Kenjo
SIGN    Meisei
[05:13] Cop
    What the...
[05:16] Touma
    Meisei's got a pretty strong team this year.
[05:19] Cop
    Yeah, yeah.
[05:20] Cop
    Well, do the best you can, but don't win.
[05:24] Koma
    What's his problem?
[05:27] Koma
    Still...
[05:36] Koma
    Natsuno's really kept them scoreless so far?
[05:41] Otomi
    They've started reading his pitches,
    so each inning has been pretty dicey.
[05:47] Otomi
    But he's either very resilient or very lucky.
[05:58] Otomi
    Between the good hits going straight to
    the fielders and Sou's arm helping him out,
[06:03] Otomi
    he's shut them out so far.
[06:12] Koma
    Get in there, Touma.
     Looks like his luck's about to run out.
[06:17] Touma
    Yeah.
[06:22] Otomi
    Give it your best.
[06:26] Touma
    Okay.
[06:33] Ooyama
    No need to rush, Touma.
[06:36] Ooyama
    Natsuno's managed to keep us in this game.
[06:39] Touma
    But he's loaded the bases.
[06:41] Ooyama
    Just you watch.
[06:43] Ooyama
    Natsuno's been feeling the
    hand of the divine today.
SIGN    2nd
SIGN    3rd
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
[07:03] Ooyama
    Is your arm warmed up?
[07:06] Ooyama
    Changing pitchers!
[07:07] Touma
    Oh, c'mon now.
[07:18] Narrator
    It's the top of the fifth,
    with Kenjo at the plate.
[07:21] Narrator
    They lead by three runs with one out
    and runners on the corners.
[07:27] Narrator
    Next up in the batter box...
[07:29] Narrator
    Batting fourth, first baseman,
    the elder Akai. Second-year.
[07:34] Souichirou
    All warmed up?
[07:37] Touma
    Nowhere near.
[07:39] Souichirou
    That's perfect.
[07:41] Touma
    How so?
[07:44] Umpire A
    Ball!
[07:47] Umpire A
    Ball!
[07:51] Umpire A
    Ball!
[07:53] Tomohito
    Hey.
[07:54] Souichirou
    Sorry. I don't want a half-hearted duel.
[08:03] Umpire A
    Ball four!
[08:06] Narrator
    One out. Bases loaded.
[08:13] Souichirou
    Okay.
[08:16] 7-Hole
    That's Meisei's ace?
[08:20] Komiyama
    Yeah.
[08:31] Nishimura's Dad
    What's going on?
    He's way faster than last year.
[08:36] Nishimura's Dad
    And... that form...
[08:47] Umpire A
    Strike!
[08:48] Umpire A
    Three outs! Change!
[08:51] Spectator A
    A strike out!
[08:52] Spectator A
    That's two in a row.
[08:57] Komiyama
    Yeah, that's their ace.
[09:00] Komiyama
    Meisei's.
[09:15] Umpire A
    Foul!
[09:19] Umpire A
    Strike! You're out!
[09:22] Komiyama
    Think we can take him?
[09:24] Tomohito
    Yeah. But the first
    go-round will be difficult.
[09:30] Komiyama
    You faced him last summer, didn't you?
[09:34] Kita
    Yup. Though only Akai made
    any kind of decent contact.
[09:40] Komiyama
    Things are different now.
[09:42] Komiyama
    After the fall tournament and Invitationals,
    Kenjo's hitting is now at national level.
[09:50] Tomohito
    But he's...
[09:53] Tomohito
    He's different now, too.
[10:06] Nishimura's Dad
    Did he do some training?
[10:09] Otomi
    Yup. He spent six months up in the mountains.
[10:13] Otomi
    Oh, sorry, sorry! I'm just kidding.
[10:26] Nishimura's Dad
    I don't see any weaknesses.
[10:30] Nishimura's Dad
    No particular tells for fastballs
    or breaking balls, either.
[10:35] Otomi
    Oh, they're there.
[10:39] Otomi
    An amateur wouldn't be able to spot them.
[10:44] Nishimura's Dad
    But you can?
[10:46] Otomi
    Yup! I'm a Touma Tachibana
     professional, after all.
[10:50] Nishimura's Dad
    So, like what?
[10:52] Otomi
    Well, like... See? That there—
[10:54] Haruka
    Coach Nishimura!
[10:57] Haruka
    Is that you, Seinan's Coach Nishimura?
[11:03] Haruka
    Are you here to scout us?
[11:05] Nishimura's Dad
    Oh, well, um...
[11:08] Haruka
    It won't do you any good.
[11:10] Haruka
    Our ace has no weaknesses or pitching tells.
[11:13] Haruka
    Right, Otomi?
[11:16] Ooyama
    Caretaker!
[11:17] Haruka
    Oh, coming!
[11:19] Haruka
    Well, see you later.
[11:25] Nishimura's Dad
    So, like what?
[11:26] Otomi
    "Like what" what?
[11:38] Komiyama
    That's one time through the order.
SIGN    Team
SIGN    Kenjo
SIGN    Meisei
SIGN    1st
SIGN    2nd
SIGN    3rd
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
SIGN    7th
SIGN    8th
SIGN    9th
SIGN    Total
SIGN    Punch
SIGN    ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
SIGN    ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
[12:02] Harada
    Is that pitcher really your son?
[12:07] Eisuke
    What do you mean by that?
[12:09] Harada
    Well...
[12:11] Harada
    It seems less like inherited talent,
    and more like a kite giving birth to a hawk.
[12:17] Eisuke
    Who are you calling a kite?
[12:23] Umpire A
    Strike!
[12:25] Ooyama
    Still a no-hitter, huh?
[12:29] Haruka
    Yup. Souichirou's walk
    was our only time on base.
[12:33] Touma
    You're kidding.
[12:34] Ooyama
    Well, get to it, then.
[12:54] Ooyama
    Hey, now. No one told you
     to try for a home run.
[12:58] Souichirou
    Touma did hit a home run
    off that pitcher last summer.
[13:05] Ooyama
    Oh, hey, so he did.
[13:07] Ooyama
    I completely forgot.
[13:10] Souichirou
    They remember that, too.
[13:13] Souichirou
    Their defense has gone deep.
[13:17] Souichirou
    Both the outfield...
[13:19] Souichirou
    and the infield.
[13:32] Souichirou
    They can't get a no-hitter now.
[13:35] Ooyama
    He's more level-headed
    than I made him out to be.
[13:38] Souichirou
    Nah.
[13:43] Umpire A
    Out!
[13:45] Souichirou
    He was originally exactly what
    you made him out to be.
[13:51] Eisuke
    That kite was raised by a hawk.
[13:56] Eisuke
    Sou is the legitimate genius.
[14:02] Eisuke
    The inherited talent. Get it now?
[14:07] Harada
    Still, it's an impressive kite
    that doesn't get eaten by a hawk.
[14:13] Eisuke
    Otomi's the reason why he didn't.
[14:18] Eisuke
    Otomi wouldn't let Touma use
    his lack of talent as an excuse.
[14:24] Eisuke
    And she's been on Touma's
    side since they were little.
[14:30] Eisuke
    Sou complained about it a lot.
[14:34] Harada
    Siblings not connected by blood, huh?
[14:40] Masaki
    Oh, hey there.
[14:42] Otomi
    Did you close your shop for this again, sir?
[14:45] Masaki
    Ah, it's fine.
[14:47] Masaki
    And you'd better not tell
    this old man anything.
[14:51] Masaki
    He's quite the famous coach himself.
[14:54] Nishimura's Dad
    Who are you again?
[14:55] Masaki
    Just your average Meisei fan.
[14:59] Masaki
    You've got one unlucky son.
[15:01] Masaki
    He's sharing a generation and a district with
     the Tachibana brothers and Tomohito Akai.
[15:07] Nishimura's Dad
    You think so? I think we'll find out
     who the unlucky ones are.
[15:12] Narrator
    The Seinan High baseball club's field.
[15:19] Umpire B
    Strike! It's over!
[15:22] Ninomiya Manager
    We were completely helpless.
[15:25] Ninomiya Manager
    A no-hitter.
[15:27] Nishimura
    It's over.
[15:29] Nishimura
    But where's my stupid dad?!
SIGN    Team
SIGN    Kenjo
SIGN    Meisei
SIGN    1st
SIGN    2nd
SIGN    3rd
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
SIGN    7th
[15:35] Narrator
    Top of the seventh, with Kenjo at the plate.
[15:39] Narrator
    Batting fourth, first baseman,
    the elder Akai. Second-year.
[15:44] Umpire A
    Strike!
[15:45] Tomohito
    Good pitch.
[15:46] Souichirou
    Right?
[15:48] Tomohito
    But...
[15:50] Tomohito
    I think I can manage it.
[15:56] Souichirou
    Hey, now...
[16:11] Komiyama
    Akai's little brother?
[16:15] (Flashback) Tomohito
    I vouch for his skill.
[16:25] (Flashback) Touma
    Don't regret it later, all right?
[16:32] Kita
    You don't look happy.
[16:34] Tomohito
    Yeah.
[16:35] Kita
    Nice work by your little brother,
    catching up to that ball.
[16:40] Tomohito
    No.
[16:42] Tomohito
    I'm unhappy because I made good
    contact, but that's as far as it went.
[17:10] (Flashback) Otomi
    Sou! Sou!
[17:11] (Flashback) Otomi
    Tou just beat your long throw record!
[17:16] (Flashback) Souichirou
    That was my record from a year ago.
[17:19] (Flashback) Otomi
    So what's your record now?
[17:21] (Flashback) Souichirou
    You're such a pain in the butt.
[17:31] (Flashback) Otomi
    He beat your record!
[17:32] (Flashback) Souichirou
    Yeah, from six months ago.
[17:39] (Flashback) Otomi
    He beat your record!
[17:42] (Flashback) Souichirou
    From three months ago.
[17:50] Umpire A
    Three outs! Change!
[17:55] Imagawa
    Feels weird I'm just realizing it now...
[17:58] Imagawa
    But your little brother's pretty amazing.
[18:02] Souichirou
    Though he doesn't seem to like it
     when a batter makes contact.
[18:05] Imagawa
    Oh, come on now. Doesn't he know
    who he's up against?
[18:12] Narrator
    Bottom of the seventh.
[18:14] Narrator
    With one out, the 3-hole, Souichirou,
    hits a double to right center.
[18:20] Narrator
    Then, the cleanup, Imagawa, gets jammed,
    but still bloops it to center field.
[18:25] Narrator
    A much-needed run!
[18:27] Imagawa
    Hey, camera! Get back down here!
SIGN    Team
SIGN    Kenjo
SIGN    Meisei
SIGN    1st
SIGN    2nd
SIGN    3rd
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
SIGN    7th
SIGN    8th
SIGN    9th
SIGN    Total
[18:30] Ooyama
    Heck yeah!
[18:32] Ooyama
    We got a run against Kenjo!
[18:35] Touma
    Because they're on their second pitcher.
[18:39] Ooyama
    A run's a run, no matter who's on the mound!
[18:41] Ooyama
    I mean, the three runs
    they got against us were...
[18:46] Natsuno
    Yes?
SIGN    Starting
    Pitcher
SIGN    Natsuno (1st Year)
[18:47] Narrator
    Starting pitcher, Natsuno. First-year.
[18:52] Spectator B
    Six!
[18:53] Spectator B
    Four!
[18:54] Spectator B
    Three!
[18:55] Ooyama
    Shake it off now!
[18:58] Koma
    Shake it off.
[18:59] Natsuno
    Shake what off?
[19:04] Komiyama
    We've failed in our mission
    to cut them off at the knees.
[19:12] Umpire A
    Foul!
[19:14] Komiyama
    But this practice match
     was still a good call.
[19:21] Umpire A
    Foul!
[19:23] Nishimura's Dad
    They're really swinging away.
[19:26] Nishimura's Dad
    Kenjo. They struggled to get the timing
     right the first time through the order...
[19:33] Nishimura's Dad
    But now, it's like they know exactly
    what pitch he's going to throw.
[19:43] Otomi
    Don't tell me...
[19:53] Spectator B
    Four!
[19:54] Spectator B
    Six!
[19:55] Spectator B
    Three!
[20:00] Touma
    Well, either way.
[20:05] Komiyama
    You were right.
[20:06] Komiyama
    They've got a better feel for it
     the second time around.
[20:12] Tomohito
    Yes, they do.
[20:17] Narrator
    And then...
SIGN    9th
[20:19] Narrator
    The final inning.
[20:23] Umpire A
    Foul!
[20:25] Umpire A
    Ball!
[20:27] Ooyama
    His pitches don't seem to be losing
    any of their movement or speed,
[20:32] Ooyama
    but they're making a lot of contact now.
[20:34] Haruka
    Is Kenjo just that good, do you think?
[20:40] 7-Hole
    So close!
[20:42] Komiyama
    We were worried over nothing.
[20:44] Komiyama
    Next game, we'll get hits off him easy.
[20:47] 7-Hole
    But...
[20:50] 7-Hole
    Do you think he'll tell us all the pitches
     next time, too? Their catcher, I mean.
[20:56] Komiyama
    Pardon?
[20:58] Souichirou
    Outside slider.
[21:10] Komiyama
    Pardon?
[21:12] Souichirou
    High inside fastball.
[21:17] 3-Hole
    Hey.
[21:19] Souichirou
    Slider breaking outside.
[21:27] Souichirou
    The jig's up, huh?
[21:34] Umpire A
    Strike!
[21:35] Umpire A
    Three outs! Change!
[21:37] Narrator
    Touma Tachibana pitched
    five and two-thirds innings.
[21:41] Narrator
    His line: one hit, one walk, no runs allowed.
[21:46] Komiyama
    Pardon?
[23:21] Narrator
    After the excitement fades,
[23:23] Narrator
    use this to spur you on.
[23:26] Narrator
    Meisei High, move forward!
[23:30] Narrator
    Work to improve your team!
[23:34] Narrator
    All you need to do is play!
[23:39] Narrator
    Next time on MIX*: "Let's Play!"
    is the name of our story.*
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