E10 - Can't Run From Them

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[00:03] Kei
    Hikawa High's a powerhouse that reached
    the semifinals in the spring tournament.
[00:07] Tsuchiya
    Semifinals?
[00:10] Kei
    But we're an unknown school.
[00:12] Kei
    They'll leave out the starters
    and use their bench for this game.
[00:17] Kei
    Even so, Hikawa's overall level is high.
[00:21] Kei
    They're the perfect team
     for a practice game.
[00:25] Taro
    Chihaya-kun, is everything okay?
[00:28] Chihaya
    Oh, it's fine.
[00:30] Todo
    Then lose the frown already.
[00:33] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:33] Makita
    Excuse me.
[00:33] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:33] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:33] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:34] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:34] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:34] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:34] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:34] Sign
    Hikawa
    High
[00:35] Makita
    Are you from Kotesashi High?
[00:37] Makita
    I look forward to the game today.
[00:39] Kei
    Likewise.
[00:41] Makita
    Wait. Kei Kaname?
[00:44] Makita
    Whoa! Haruka Kiyomine?
[00:46] Makita
    It really is Hoya Senior's genius battery.
[00:49] Makita
    I can't believe it.
[00:52] Makita
    I played against you
    when I was on Fujimi Senior.
[00:56] Makita
    What the heck are you
    doing at a public school?
[00:58] Makita
    It's pointless playing baseball there.
[01:03] Haruka
    Who are you?
[01:04] Makita
    Huh? I'm Makita.
[01:06] Makita
    Hironobu Makita, the pitcher.
[01:09] Makita
    You don't remember me?
[01:10] Kei
    Sorry.
[01:12] Kei
    We're rather forgetful, you see.
[01:14] Kei
    I'll remember it now, Makimura-kun.
[01:19] Makita
    Not Makimura. Ma-ki-ta!
[01:21] Taro/I
    Yeah, he knows exactly who this guy is.
[01:23] Kei
    Okay, I got it, Makihara-kun.
[01:25] Makita
    I just told you...
[01:32] Makita
    Chihaya?
[01:33] Makita
    Is that really you?
[01:35] Makita
    It's me. Makita!
[01:38] Makita
    I thought you quit baseball.
[01:43] Chihaya
    Hello.
[01:51] Sign
    Oblivion Battery
[03:16] Sign
    Can't Run From Them
[03:16] Sign
    Can't Run From Them
[03:16] Makita
    I see you're still short.
[03:19] Makita
    I grew 4 cm and gained 7 kg.
[03:23] Chihaya
    That so?
[03:25] Makita
    Still, isn't a public school winning
    at regionals impossible? Just insane.
[03:29] Chihaya
    So it is.
[03:30] Makita
    You should've come to Hikawa, too.
    We can totally make it to Koshien.
[03:34] Chihaya
    I see.
[03:37] Makita
    You're every bit as boring as I remember.
[03:42] Todo
    Why'd you let that fool run
    his mouth like that?
[03:47] Chihaya
    He drones on if you pay him any attention.
[03:50] Todo
    By the way, what happened
    to that other senior?
[03:53] Mitarai
    Oh, he has a date with his girlfriend.
[03:56] Taro/I
    They can drop that lie already.
[04:06] Kei
    Hikawa's second-year ace,
     Shuto Kirishima, pitched yesterday,
[04:10] Kei
    so he won't take the mound today.
[04:12] Kei
    We have no data on their starting pitcher.
[04:15] Kei
    Pay close attention your
     first time through the order.
[04:18] Kei
    But also stay aggressive.
[04:21] Kei
    If the first pitch looks good, swing at it.
[04:23] Kei
    Your specialty, right, Todo?
[04:25] Todo
    R-R-Right.
[04:27] Taro
    Oh, goosebumps.
[04:28] Kei
    Oh, yeah. When you run to first,
    be sure not to flip your bat.
[04:33] Tsuchiya
    Huh? Oh, okay.
[04:35] Kei
    It only leaves the umpire with
    a bad impression, so there's no benefit.
[04:39] Kei
    Let's retrieve the bat quickly, too.
[04:41] Kei
    We'll raise our chance of victory,
    if only by one percent.
[04:43] Taro/I
    That's the Commander for you. So cool!
[04:48] Tsuchiya
    Kei-sama?
[04:49] Taro
    Huh? Wh-What's wrong? Are you okay?
[04:52] Kei
    Yes, I'm fine. I had a sudden headache.
[04:58] Kei
    Wait. Am I...
[05:00] Kei
    ...expected to perform a one-liner?
[05:02] Taro
    No one expects that.
[05:04] Kei
    I-I see. Right, of course.
[05:08] Todo
    That was bad, right?
[05:10] Chihaya
    It made me shiver.
[05:13] Todo
    It's weird. Suddenly, that face
    is starting to piss me off.
[05:17] Chihaya
    A real-life trompe l'œil.
[05:27] Todo/I
    He doesn't look all that powerful,
    but best not to judge a book by its cover.
[05:31] Todo/I
    I'lI just hit whatever comes at me.
[05:33] Todo/I
    I'll swing at the first pitch
    without hesitation if it's an easy one.
[05:37] Umpire
    Play ball.
[05:40] Todo/I
    Three-quarter ball,
    leaning slightly sidearm.
[05:42] Todo/I
    Most likely a breaking ball.
[05:44] Todo/I
    Slow and straight.
[05:47] Todo/I
    It's an easy line.
[05:54] First Base Umpire
    Out.
[05:56] Todo/I
    Damn, it wasn't square.
[05:59] Kei
    That pitch...
[06:06] Umpire
    Ball!
[06:07] Chihaya/I
    So, after the fastball,
    a telegraphed curveball?
[06:16] Umpire
    Ball!
[06:18] Chihaya/I
    Another curveball.
[06:20] Chihaya/I
    Not a lot of variety there.
[06:22] Chihaya/I
    Seems Todo-kun was right
    to swing at the first pitch.
[06:26] Hikawa A
    He's got a good eye.
[06:27] Makita
    Huh? Yeah.
[06:30] Kurita
    Chihaya was the best player on
    our senior team. He's crazy fast, too.
[06:35] Hikawa A
    Yeah?
[06:36] Hikawa B
    Kurita, you were at Fujimi, too?
[06:38] Makita
    But his play is far from dynamic.
     It's so boring.
[06:44] Makita
    I don't like how he plays baseball.
[06:51] Chihaya/I
    An easy fastball.
[06:54] Taro
    Missed the sweet spot again?
[06:57] First Base Umpire
    Out.
[06:58] Chihaya/I
    I see. That pitch is...
[07:05] Hikawa A
    Next up is the Kei Kaname.
[07:07] Hikawa B
    I hear his batting is nasty, too.
[07:10] Hikawa A
    Two outs.
[07:11] Hikawa B
    You got this!
[07:14] Chihaya
    Kiyomine-kun, about that pitcher...
[07:17] Haruka
    It's fine.
[07:17] Chihaya
    Huh?
[07:18] Haruka
    I just hit the pitch that comes at me.
[07:21] Chihaya
    Right you are.
[07:23] Taro
    I can't believe Todo-kun and
    Chihaya-kun missed easy fastballs.
[07:30] Chihaya
    It's a cutter.
[07:31] Suzuki
    A cutter?
[07:32] Todo
    For real? The pitch was kinda slow,
    so I didn't realize.
[07:36] Suzuki
    And, uh, what is that again?
[07:39] Chihaya
    A cutter doesn't curve
     as much as a curveball,
[07:42] Chihaya
    but it's fast and veers away sharply
    just as it reaches the batter.
[07:42] Sign
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[07:42] Sign
    Cutter
[07:42] Sign
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[07:42] Sign
    Curveball
[07:46] Tsuchiya
    I can hit them in Power Pros, 
    but how do I hit them in real life?
[07:50] Chihaya
    It's all about timing.
[07:52] Chihaya
    You've got to delay for a moment.
[07:54] Chihaya
    Swing at it like a fastball and you'll fall
     into their trap and not hit it cleanly.
[08:00] Chihaya
    But with Kaname-kun,
    as long as he knows what's coming...
[08:08] Chihaya
    I expected nothing less.
[08:10] Hikawa A
    A stand-up double.
[08:12] Hikawa B
    So this is Kei Kaname, the "Commander."
[08:15] Makita
    What the hell? Snobby bastard.
[08:24] Tsuchiya
    Kei-sama!
[08:26] Taro/I
    With this Kaname-kun on our team,
[08:29] Taro/I
    we may actually beat
    the semifinalist Hikawa team.
[08:34] Taro
    This Kaname-kun, who signals
    the pitch against him to the bench...
[08:36] Kei
    He may use a cutter.
[08:39] Chihaya
    Such dedicated play.
    Unimaginable from who he used to be.
[08:43] Todo
    Wait.
[08:44] Todo
    That's not the sign for a cutter.
[08:47] Kei
    He may use a cutter.
[08:48] Todo
    That ain't the cutter sign!
[08:49] Taro
    Unconscious "nipple hair"?
[08:51] Chihaya
    The worst pattern.
[08:54] Todo
    Damn it. When he's quiet,
    we can't tell them apart. Is he okay?
[08:59] Chihaya
    I'm getting irritated by that face, too.
[09:02] Taro/I
    We may be running out of time.
[09:12] Umpire
    Intentional walk.
[09:13] Haruka
    Why?
[09:17] Kei
    They're wary of you
    from the first inning, Haruka.
[09:21] Kei
    Yama, this is our chance.
[09:24] Todo
    Let's go, Yama! Swing at the first pitch!
[09:28] Todo
    Why's he so nervous?
[09:31] Chihaya
    Is he the type who tenses up
    at a chance in the first inning?
[09:37] Umpire
    Strike!
[09:39] Taro/I
    An easy strike, low to the outside.
[09:43] Taro/I
    But I have to hit it.
[09:47] Umpire
    Foul!
[09:52] Taro/I
    Two pitches and my back's against the wall.
[09:55] Taro/I
    At this rate, I'll...
[09:58] Kei
    Timeout.
[10:00] Todo
    What's this?
[10:04] Kei
    Yama.
[10:06] Taro
    Th-Thank you.
[10:08] Kei
    Are you nervous about playing
    on the same team as me?
[10:11] Chihaya/Todo
    Huh?
[10:13] Taro
    A-Actually, I am.
[10:17] Todo
    Yama! You're just too nice!
[10:21] Chihaya
    The Commander persona
     is full of confidence.
[10:24] Kei
    I was joking, silly.
    You're supposed to say no.
[10:28] Taro
    No, really.
[10:31] Taro
    I'm just a fan, so...
[10:35] Kei
    The Yamada I knew wasn't like this.
[10:39] Kei
    Be more confident.
[10:42] Taro
    Th-Thank—
[10:43] Todo
    Hey, Yama! Pull yourself together!
[10:46] Todo
    That may be the "Commander" now,
    but don't forget the days when he was a fool!
[10:52] Taro
    The days when he was a fool?
[10:54] Kei
    You can leave his curveballs.
[10:57] Kei
    Todo and Chihaya struck out on the cutter.
[10:59] Kei/I
    Nipple hair!
[11:00] Kei
    The next one will be
    a cutter, too, so swing for it.
[11:04] Kei
    Hmm? What's the matter?
[11:06] Taro
    Oh, sorry.
[11:08] Taro
    I was reminded of "nipple hair."
[11:11] Kei
    "Nipple hair"? What are you talking about?
[11:14] Taro/I
    About you.
[11:22] Umpire
    Play.
[11:25] Taro/I
    Be confident.
[11:28] Taro/I
    Delay for a moment...
[11:31] Taro/I
    And there!
[11:33] Kei
    That's the way.
[11:37] Umpire
    Safe!
[11:38] Todo
    Aw, yeah! Our first run!
[11:40] Chihaya
    He read it well and went for it.
[11:46] Kei
    I told you, didn't I?
[11:48] Kei
    You're a good player.
[11:52] Taro/I
    I myself was shocked at how happy I was
    to be acknowledged by Kei Kaname.
[12:12] Taro/I
    This is the sight I've been longing to see.
[12:22] Umpire
    Strike!
[12:27] Taro/I
    The genius battery...
[12:30] Umpire
    Strike!
[12:31] Taro/I
    ...blowing away the
    powerhouse that is Hikawa.
[12:34] Umpire
    Strike! You're out!
[12:38] Makita
    M-My pitch is faster! Right, Kurita?
[12:41] Kurita
    Huh?
[12:42] Makita
    What do ya mean, "Huh"?
[12:45] Tsuchiya
    Amazing.
[12:46] Todo
    It's even faster than...
[12:49] Chihaya
    ...when we played Teitoku.
[12:51] Taro
    This is Haruka Kiyomine
    and Kei Kaname at full throttle.
[12:58] Umpire
    Strike! You're out!
[13:01] Taro/I
    I bet Kiyomine-kun is feeling it
    more than any of us.
[13:06] Taro/I
    He must have been lonely
    and heartbroken all this time.
[13:18] Taro/I
    No.
[13:19] Taro/I
    The only thing Kiyomine-kun's
    thinking about right now is pitching.
[13:24] Taro/I
    The only thing he can see
    is Kaname-kun's glove.
[13:28] Taro/I
    That's right.
[13:29] Taro/I
    This is the monster of a pitcher who
    blows everyone away: Haruka Kiyomine.
[13:37] Umpire
    Strike! You're out!
[13:42] Hikawa A
    An immaculate inning?
[13:54] Kei
    Nice pitching.
[13:57] Sign
    Oblivion Battery
[14:00] Sign
    Kotesashi
[14:00] Sign
    Hikawa
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[14:02] Hikawa A
    Holy cow.
[14:03] Hikawa B
    So this is Hoya Senior's genius battery?
[14:07] Makita
    So what? I'm better than him!
[14:10] Shuto
    You're totally not.
[14:13] Kurita
    Oh, Kirishima-san.
[14:15] Hikawa Manager
    Kirishima, you have an off day today.
[14:17] Shuto
    Yes, yes, I know.
[14:20] Shuto
    I'm not planning on pitching.
[14:23] Shuto
    But I've got to see this rumored genius
    battery from the best seat in the house.
[14:27] Makita
    They're not that great.
[14:29] Shuto
    Fact is, Kiyomine-kun's a much
    faster gorilla than you, Makita-kun.
[14:34] Makita
    Huh? What do you mean by
     "gorilla," Kirishima-san?
[14:38] Shuto
    Yeah, maybe it's not right.
    Gorillas are really smart.
[14:42] Makita
    But what do you mean?!
[14:44] Shuto
    That's what I mean.
[14:46] Makita
    Next year, I'm taking
    the position of ace from you.
[14:49] Makita
    You'd better be prepared.
[14:55] Shuto
    Blegh! You reek of bananas.
[14:58] Shuto
    You should wash your hands. You stink.
[15:00] Makita
    I didn't eat any!
[15:02] Shuto/I
    Well, I'll give it to you that you're trying.
[15:06] Shuto
    Best of luck after I graduate.
[15:08] Makita
    Huh?
[15:09] Shuto
    More importantly, Kei Kaname...
[15:11] Shuto
    His pitch mixing,
    his catching, his behavior...
[15:15] Shuto
    All of it is gauged to draw the best out
     of his pitcher. He's a good catcher.
[15:20] Shuto
    Wish he'd catch my pitches, too.
[15:25] Kei
    The way I see it, at the top of the third,
    they'll use the next pillar after their ace:
[15:29] Kei
    their power pitcher, Makita.
[15:32] Kei
    Then the game really begins.
[15:39] Kei
    Phew.
[15:40] Taro
    What?
[15:41] Todo
    He lay down all of a sudden.
[15:43] Kei
    Wanna go to Kichijoji?
[15:45] Taro/I
    The answer to that is "no."
[15:46] Todo
    We're in the middle of a game!
[15:48] Kei
    Hmm? Did I say something strange?
[15:51] Taro
    Yup. Are you feeling okay?
[15:52] Kei
    I guess. Maybe I'm a little tired.
[15:55] Todo
    I think he's starting to break down.
[15:58] Taro
    He can't keep this up till the ninth.
[16:00] Chihaya
    We'll have to try everything to see it out.
[16:03] Sign
    Kotesashi
[16:03] Sign
    Hikawa
[16:03] Sign
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    4
[16:04] Todo
    Yup, that face seriously pisses me off.
[16:08] Umpire
    Strike! You're out!
[16:09] Sign
    Kotesashi
[16:09] Sign
    Hikawa
[16:09] Sign
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[16:11] Tsuchiya
    I'm sorry. I couldn't get my bat on it.
[16:14] Taro
    Don't sweat it.
[16:15] Chihaya
    Forget it and move on.
[16:17] Kei
    Todo.
[16:18] Todo
    Huh?
[16:20] Kei
    A cutter. He may use a cutter.
[16:22] Todo/I
    That's not it.
[16:24] Todo/I
    That's not the signal for a cutter!
[16:26] Taro
    Stop moving, Kaname-kun!
[16:28] Tsuchiya
    This is where it really matters!
[16:30] Chihaya
    Okay, let's make sure
    he stays still without talking.
[16:34] Chihaya
    Yes, that looks great.
[16:36] Taro
    If we can get to the ninth like this...
[16:39] Kei
    Fiffle fair.
[16:40] Tsuchiya
    Did he just say "nipple hair"?
[16:42] Taro
    He didn't, no.
[16:43] Chihaya
    You must've imagined it.
[16:45] Todo/I
    I know it's gonna be... a cutter!
[16:53] Makita
    Damn. We're giving up hits so easily.
[17:04] Base Umpire
    Safe!
[17:09] Makita
    Ugh, there it is. His boring batting.
[17:14] Tsuchiya
    Runners on first and second. It's a chance.
[17:17] Taro/I
    Next up is the unyielding 3-hole,
[17:19] Taro/I
    Kei Kaname the Commander.
[17:25] Hikawa Pitcher
    And here comes Kei Kaname.
[17:27] Hikawa Manager
    Time for a change.
[17:31] Taro/I
    As Kaname-kun predicted,
    Makita-kun is pitching.
[17:50] Taro/I
    So fast. It's hard for my eyes to adjust
    to his speed after that first pitcher.
[17:56] Shuto
    He's such a gorilla! That's hilarious.
[17:59] Shuto
    Makita-kun, you're funny!
[18:01] Shuto
    His meathead power ball...
[18:05] Shuto
    I'm excited to see how
    Kei Kaname deals with it.
[18:12] Makita
    I'm gonna crush you.
[18:14] Umpire
    Play!
[18:22] Umpire
    Ball!
[18:26] Taro/I
    So close! Nice job holding back!
[18:28] Shuto
    A good eye.
[18:30] Shuto
    A good batter on top
     of everything? Awesome.
[18:34] Shuto
    Too bad I can't pitch today.
[18:37] Shuto
    I want to go up against Kei Kaname soon.
[18:41] Kurita
    Oh, it looks like it's over.
[18:44] Shuto
    Huh?
[18:45] Kurita
    Huh?
[18:47] Shuto
    Huh?
[18:49] Makita
    Huh?
[18:53] Taro/I
    I thanked the gods.
[18:55] Taro/I
    Because even if it was
    only for a little while,
[18:58] Taro/I
    I got to play baseball
    with Kei Kaname the Commander.
[19:02] Kei
    Wait. What?
[19:03] Kei
    Why am I playing in a game?
[19:05] Umpire
    Batter, get back in the box.
[19:08] Kei
    Yama-chan!
[19:09] Kei
    Seriously, I have no memory of this.
    What's going on?
[19:12] Kei
    This is so Marilyn Mon-no.
[19:16] Taro/I
    Welcome back, Kaname-kun.
[19:19] Kei
    Yama-chan, are you crying?
[19:21] Kei
    Did something bad happen?
[19:22] Kei
    I'll happily listen to your plight.
[19:25] Tsuchiya
    Wait, he's not Kei-sama anymore?
[19:27] Kei
    Huh? No, I'm just regular "Kei-chan."
[19:30] Sato
    Do you know what "high cheddar" is?
[19:32] Kei
    Cheese from above?
[19:33] Tsuchiya
    You're not Kei-sama at all! How 2D of you!
[19:37] Kei
    Where am I?
[19:39] Taro
    At Hikawa High School.
[19:40] Kei
    Why are we playing a game?
[19:42] Taro
    Because you set it up.
[19:43] Kei
    Seriously?
[19:45] Taro/I
    Don't open snacks.
[19:47] Kei
    Seems I lost my memory again.
[19:50] Kei
    Am I cool or what?
[19:51] Tsuchiya
    Cool like a miracle!
[19:53] Kei
    You think?
[19:55] Taro/I
    Don't start snacking.
[19:58] Taro/I
    Don't lie down.
[20:00] Taro/I
    Wow. He's gone all lazy,
    as if trying make up for lost time.
[20:05] Tsuchiya
    The difference is amazing.
[20:07] Taro/I
    Commander mode must have been tough.
[20:09] Taro
    Kaname-kun, it's a bad idea
    to fall asleep mid-game.
[20:13] Kei
    Yeah. Nipple hair...
[20:17] Taro
    Is he sleep-talking?
[20:18] Tsuchiya
    So 2D!
[20:22] Umpire
    Strike!
[20:24] Makita
    Don't go looking away, Haruka Kiyomine.
[20:35] Makita
    When it comes to fastballs, I'm number one.
[20:41] Umpire
    Foul.
[20:48] Shuto
    The beautiful gorilla
    versus the wild gorilla.
[20:51] Shuto
    Makita-kun aside, despite how he looks,
    Kiyomine-kun's an instinctive player.
[20:56] Shuto
    It'll be quite a show
    seeing which one wins.
[20:59] Makita
    The next one will be 10 kph faster.
[21:09] Hikawa A
    Whoa!
[21:10] Shuto
    Nope. It's long, but...
[21:18] Second Base Umpire
    Out.
[21:20] Taro
    I can't believe Kiyomine-kun
    got all tied up by a straight pitch.
[21:24] Shuto
    Our gorilla's only
    selling point is his power.
[21:27] Shuto
    His pitching speed is first-class.
[21:30] Shuto
    Don't underestimate him
    too much, Kiyomine-kun.
[21:44] Makita
    Even Kiyomine gave in to my power.
[21:47] Makita
    You'll never hit my pitch.
[21:50] Chihaya
    Right.
[21:52] Makita
    Physique is everything in baseball.
[22:05] Chihaya/I
    These walls... I can't run from them.
[23:40] Chihaya
    Baseball's about theory and skill.
[23:42] Chihaya
    Theories become strategies,
    and that's where players shine individually.
[23:45] Chihaya
    Physique can't determine everything.
[23:47] Chihaya
    That's why there's room
    for effort and dreams.
[23:50] Sign
    I'm a Liar
[23:50] Sign
    I'm a Liar
[23:51] Chihaya
    However...
[23:52] Chihaya
    Next time: "I'm a Liar."