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?!
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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?
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Right now I wish to
say those exact words to you!
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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.
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How long do you plan on holding that bucket?
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Ryou!
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Otomi!
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Good afternoon, Otomi's brother.
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What's wrong with your leg?
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Oh. I seemed to have
sprained it during the game.
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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?
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The school nurse had a look at it
and says it's nothing serious.
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Not good enough!
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That nurse has a habit of saying
"nothing serious" to everything!
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Go to the hospital to have it looked at!
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I hear you.
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I'll give it one night, and if the
pain doesn't go away, then tomorrow...
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No way! Right now!
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Let me. I'll push the bicycle for you.
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Ah, yeah, but...
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Come on, get on the back.
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Riding double on a bicycle is dangerous!
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I'm only going to push it along.
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Don't worry, I'm not going to ride it.
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It'll be heavy.
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Stop fussing.
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Just shut up and get on.
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Yes, ma'am.
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I'll see you later!
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Excuse me!
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Hold on tight!
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Punch. We're good even
if you do a really big one.
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Next time, on MIX.
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Argh...
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What's wrong, Haruka?
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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?
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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"
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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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