E9 - Big News, Right?

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    "Meisei High School Entrance"
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    Oh! They're playing a ball game!
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    Let's see.
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    Hey! Touma's throwing!
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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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    "Punch"
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    Oh? Welcome home. You're home early.
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    Yeah. And because of it,
    I saw something I'd rather have not.
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    Something you'd rather have not?
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    I saw a baseball club practice game.
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    Oh. I did hear a lot of
    cheering so I wondered.
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    So they're playing a ball game.
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    Touma's throwing.
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    Oh? Why, that's awesome!
    And he's only in tenth grade!
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    That no-good manager.
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    He's demanding gratitude from me.
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    Heck with his "even better
    than rumored" nonsense!
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    All that flattery.
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    He's thinking it'll lead to free booze.
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    I won't let him have his way.
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    I'm going to drink all the beer
    in the house before he arrives here.
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    Calm down!
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    From the sounds of it, the game...
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    We're losing.
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    Five nothing through five innings.
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    At this rate, the opponent
    will be scoring many more runs.
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    Who is the opponent?
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    Opponent?
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    "Toushu"
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    Toushu!
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    Who's Toushu?
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    Ah, why, what Toushu could
    there be other than that Toushu?!
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    Embraced by their lefty, Hiroki Mita,
    who the pros are raving over,
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    they made it to the quarterfinals
    in last summer's Koshien!
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    They were cursed with
    bad luck in the spring tournament,
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    but they're unmistakably
    a favorite to win this summer!
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    That team!
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    No mistake about it! That's
    Toushu High School!
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    Not to mention,
    their regular starters are playing!
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    On the mound...
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    ...is their ace pitcher!
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    "Big News, Right?"
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    So, on that note,
    we'll continue with the practice game.
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    "Batting Eighth, Catcher: Tachibana (Sou)"
    "Grade Ten"
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    Out!
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    Nice play.
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    Too bad.
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    It would've been nice
    if first base was a little closer.
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    "Batting Ninth, Pitcher: Tachibana (Tou)"
    "Grade Ten"
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    Strike three! Batter is out!
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    That last pitch was
    the fastest he's thrown today.
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    Darn. That's so immature of him
    against a mere tenth grader.
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    "Toushu"
    "Meisei"
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    Five to nothing.
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    Hey, Miss Tachibana.
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    You know those games where not
    a single player reaches base?
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    What was that called?
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    "Perfect Game"
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    A baseball game has nine innings.
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    Please learn to be patient.
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    Right, Natsuno?
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    I wouldn't be surprised
    if we were to give up a perfect game
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    to the mighty Hiroki Mita.
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    Out!
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    But what's surprising is...
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    Strike three! Batter is out!
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    Out!
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    Ever since he entered
    the game, he's only allowed
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    a single weak hit against that Toushu lineup!
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    Obviously that tenth grade pitcher
    is the surprise. It's big news, right?
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    What's the meaning of this, manager?
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    I'm Yoneyama, the advisor.
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    Oh. Thank you for the trouble.
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    Why can't we get any hits?
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    There were many pitchers just
    as good at Koshien, weren't there?
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    Yes, there were.
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    Then...
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    Sure, we can get hits.
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    If we're allowed to focus on certain pitches.
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    He's not letting us sit
    on any particular pitch.
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    That catcher.
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    Koma!
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    Nangou!
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    You're pinch hitting!
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    Both of you, impress me
    like your life depends on it!
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    Yes, sir!
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    Out of desperation, that manager's
    trying to win by buying lottery tickets.
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    If we're not getting hits anyway,
    at least buying the lottery lets you...
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    ...dream...
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    Out!
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    How's that? I hit it farther than anyone.
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    Higher than anyone, yes.
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    If the wind picked it up,
    it would've left the park.
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    Good grief.
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    If the wind blew that hard,
    the outfield fences would blow away first.
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    Foul!
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    He hit it well.
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    Yeah.
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    Although the ball was thrown
    where a well-hit ball can only be fouled.
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    I just hope he doesn't misunderstand that.
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    Out!
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    So close!
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    He could be one tough guy to deal with.
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    Yeah. Although he's a power hitter,
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    he uses his wits unlike
    some other power hitter I know.
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    Some other?
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    Otomi!
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    How's the game coming along?!
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    We just finished the seventh inning!
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    We're losing, five to nothing!
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    What?!
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    They got five runs,
    even with Touma pitching?!
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    No!
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    Ever since Tou entered
    the game in the third inning,
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    they've only hit one weak hit.
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    And they haven't been
    able to score a single run!
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    That's more like it.
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    I knew that didn't sound right.
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    Miss Ooyama! Please return to practice!
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    Oops.
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    See you later, Otomi!
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    Wh-Who is that pretty lady?
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    Haruka Ooyama.
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    She's the daughter of the
    high school baseball team manager.
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    Oh...
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    No, wait! Does she even know?!
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    Know what?
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    She heard they hadn't scored,
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    and yet she acted like that was normal!
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    Does she know who Touma is pitching against?!
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    I wonder.
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    He's starting to lose velocity,
    since he hasn't pitched all that much.
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    But thanks to that man,
    he's been running more than enough.
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    His lower body is still stable.
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    Since long ago, they've said that in baseball,
    as long as you maintain accuracy,
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    the ball will be hit in front
    of one of the players on the field.
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    Of course,
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    the pitcher can't be responsible for errors.
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    No worries!
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    As long as his pitches remain accurate.
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    --Out!
    --Out!
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    Out!
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    Three outs! Switch sides!
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    The Meisei baseball team was
    doing well against Toushu, but...
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    Strike three! Batter is out!
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    Once again, three up, and three down.
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    How many innings are there in
    a baseball game, Miss Tachibana?
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    So here we are.
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    We are in the top of the ninth inning.
    The late stages of the game.
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    What do you think?
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    Hm?
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    Compared to how I pitched
    when I was in grade ten.
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    Come on.
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    It wouldn't be fair to
    compare him to you, now would it?
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    Do you remember your first game?
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    It was a practice game
    against Sankou High School.
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    That's right.
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    At the time, that team had been
    to Koshien, two straight years.
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    Sankou High School.
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    Unfortunately the game was still scoreless
    when it was rained out after seven innings.
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    But that Sankou lineup had their
    hands full against you, a tenth grader.
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    They could get nothing going.
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    How many hits did they get against you?
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    Two hits.
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    I still remember that day clearly.
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    The look on the Sankou manager's face.
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    OK!
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    That's our second hit.
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    The number of hits he has given up.
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    And he's pitching his seventh inning.
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    That's precisely the expression.
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    On the Sankou manager's face.
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    Five.
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    Four.
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    Three.
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    We got 'em good.
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    Yes!
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    A double play!
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    We need a perfect game.
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    In order for us
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    to make them forget his great pitching
    and make this a game they'll want to forget.
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    That was my intention to begin with.
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    My younger sister
    doesn't know baseball too well.
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    So I need to post a record that's easy
    to comprehend, in order to impress her.
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    I still think it's unfair
    to compare him to you.
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    "Toushu"
    "Meisei"
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    Three outs! Switch sides!
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    Bottom of the ninth inning.
    Meisei's last time up.
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    OK! Like it or not, this is our last chance!
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    Who's up?
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    Huh? Ah, well...
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    ...we've only had
    three up every inning, so...
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    ...obviously from our seventh batter.
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    Only three up every inning?
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    P-P-Perfect!
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    He only noticed now?
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    Mhm.
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    Our final chance.
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    Seventh, eighth, and ninth!
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    It's made to come around
    to them at the right time.
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    Baseball is a drama!
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    First up.
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    Strike three! Batter is out!
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    Strike out.
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    And then...
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    Strike!
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    Foul!
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    Strike three! Batter is out!
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    Strike out.
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    You're such an unreliable elder brother.
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    Don't dodge the situation with a smile.
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    Two outs.
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    And then...
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    Strike!
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    Strike!
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    Two strikes.
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    And then...
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    Strike three! Batter is out!
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    Huh? Where's the drama?
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    I told you.
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    Expect too much and he'll bring you down.
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    Well, yeah, but...
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    Manager?
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    Hm? Oh...
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    Huh?!
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    OK! Good game.
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    "Toushu"
    "Meisei"
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    What was that?
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    His pitching in the ninth inning.
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    A message to us.
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    We were surprised enough with his pitching
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    until the eighth inning.
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    He's telling us to give up
    because he's leaps ahead of us?
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    It wasn't that kind of
    cheap message, now was it?
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    Not that pitching.
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    You're right.
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    Where's my sister?
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    Huh?
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    Oh!
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    If you're looking for Arisa,
    she left for the junior high soccer field,
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    because Akai's soccer match
    was about to begin.
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    Right after the end of the eighth inning.
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    Yelp!
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    What the heck!
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    Oh, ah, I'm sorry.
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    Tell me, what kind of person is
    that Akai fellow of the soccer team?
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    He's class rep of our class,
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    and captain of the soccer team.
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    He studies hard, he's kind,
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    and popular in class, liked by everyone.
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    But having said that,
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    he's handsome, great at socializing,
    and really has no faults,
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    which makes him boring among the guys.
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    Oh, but you have nothing to worry about.
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    Akai is not interested in your little sister.
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    Not interested?
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    Hey, Natsuno...
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    His character is boring,
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    but he knows what to look for in a woman.
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    What do you mean by that?
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    What I'm saying is, your little sister...
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    Natsuno!
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    --Because! Your little sister is terrible!
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    --They seem to be arguing about something.
    --Because! Your little sister is terrible!
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    Would you stop it, already?!
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    Well, sure! She certainly is good looking!
    But her personality!
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    --Natsuno! Hey!
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    --Everyone! Good game!
    --Natsuno! Hey!
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    That guy. He made me so nervous.
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    I swear Mita was totally angry.
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    If we didn't have the netting separating us,
    Natsuno could've been beaten up.
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    That's too bad.
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    If Mita were caught in an act of violence,
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    a favorite would be forced to quit,
    making the summer tournament more interesting.
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    You don't seriously think that, do you?!
[19:35] ---
    Half serious.
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    Huh?!
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    Well, maybe about one-third.
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    Oww!
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    What's with that attitude toward
    a big brother who loves his little sister?
[19:46] ---
    Right now I wish to
    say those exact words to you!
[19:51] ---
    Oh my. What a thing to do to a
    big brother who loves his little sister?
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    Are you all right, my dear big brother?!
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    Shut up!
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    The dog can shut up, too!
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    Really. Would you hurry
    and take the dog out for a walk?!
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    OK.
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    Have a nice walk, my dear big brother.
[20:11] ---
    How long do you plan on holding that bucket?
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    Ryou!
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    Otomi!
[20:25] ---
    Good afternoon, Otomi's brother.
[20:27] ---
    What's wrong with your leg?
[20:30] ---
    Oh. I seemed to have
    sprained it during the game.
[20:34] ---
    But we won today's game
    by a score of two to nothing.
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    I scored a goal and I also assisted.
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    Never mind the game. How bad is your leg?
[20:44] ---
    The school nurse had a look at it
    and says it's nothing serious.
[20:48] ---
    Not good enough!
[20:50] ---
    That nurse has a habit of saying
    "nothing serious" to everything!
[20:53] ---
    Go to the hospital to have it looked at!
[20:55] ---
    I hear you.
[20:57] ---
    I'll give it one night, and if the
    pain doesn't go away, then tomorrow...
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    No way! Right now!
[21:03] ---
    Let me. I'll push the bicycle for you.
[21:06] ---
    Ah, yeah, but...
[21:09] ---
    Come on, get on the back.
[21:11] ---
    Riding double on a bicycle is dangerous!
[21:13] ---
    I'm only going to push it along.
[21:15] ---
    Don't worry, I'm not going to ride it.
[21:17] ---
    It'll be heavy.
[21:19] ---
    Stop fussing.
[21:21] ---
    Just shut up and get on.
[21:23] ---
    Yes, ma'am.
[21:25] ---
    I'll see you later!
[21:27] ---
    Excuse me!
[21:29] ---
    Hold on tight!
[21:43] ---
    Punch. We're good even
    if you do a really big one.
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    Next time, on MIX.
[23:25] ---
    Argh...
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    What's wrong, Haruka?
[23:28] ---
    I'm thinking of going out next Saturday
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    but getting there is a bit of a trek.
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    How far are you going?
[23:34] ---
    Two hours by train, with three transfers.
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    Then walk two hours from the station.
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    Over a mountain,
    through a valley, and I'm there.
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    Where in the world?
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    "Just a Walk"
[23:42] ---
    Next time, "Just a Walk."
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    I wonder what she'll be doing.
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    "To be continued"
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