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Seidou Spirit Dorm

Another bowl!

Please!

What do you know...

You're eating now.

You were throwing up on the first day.

You youngsters are lucky you grow so fast.

Shut up.

You've gotta chew more.

It's bad to just swallow.

Everyone's so quiet.

Did something happen?

You haven't heard?

The first-years and the upperclassmen are having a game.

What?

I haven't heard anything about that!

Can I play?

Can I?

Umm, dude...

I'm an upperclassman.

Seidou Spirit Dorm

A Clash

Usually, the first-years only do basic strength training.

They don't participate in the first-string tryouts.

But after our last game, we're a little desperate.

Excuse me.

Can I sit next to you?

It's you!

Excuse me.

Why are you sitting there?

Sit on the other side!

Miyuki.

During tomorrow's scrimmage,

I don't plan on letting anyone hit my pitch.

If I manage,

will you catch...

my pitch?

Hey, rookie.

You won't let anyone hit your pitch?

Do you have any idea where you are?

You think you're big even though you're still fresh out of junior high.

If you want Miyuki to catch your pitch, you need to prove your strength.

Stop ganging up on him.

Tanba.

The only way we fight is on the baseball field.

Y-Yes, sir.

I see.

So that's what the coach is after.

He's trying to pump up the upperclassmen

by putting them up against the first-years.

Bath

God damn it!

You've gotta be kidding me!

Why was I kept out of the loop?

Stupid Shades!

Did he forget about me?

Why does he have to wear shades, anyway?

Does he plan on scaring the opponent's team with his face—

Ahhhhhhhhh!

Why is Shades in the bath now?

I'm the last guy to take a bath.

I bet he heard what I said.

Someone please kill me!

E-Excuse me.

My only time of peaceful rest is ruined...

And take off your shades in the bath!

Hey.

How many days have you been running with tires?

Th-Three weeks, I guess.

Actually, I'm thinking about running with four tires from now on.

Man, I improve scarily fast.

When I was in high school, I ran with truck tires.

Sawamura's Tire

T-Truck?

Shades's Tire

You've never come to cheer for a single game.

Why?

Crap! Is he mad?

What's gonna happen if he hates me more?

Just tell me why.

I-I don't want to see anybody else but me standing on the mound.

I betrayed my junior high friends to test how far I can go.

So can I sincerely cheer on a different pitcher?

I don't think I can.

If I can't, then I figured it was best not to go.

I'm here to become the ace!

And I'm confident that I want it more than anyone here!

You naïve little boy.

You certainly have the heart of an ace.

The greed to monopolize the mound.

Maybe that's what the current pitchers are missing.

Show up at the field with a glove tomorrow.

I'll give you another chance,

since you were so honest with me.

Hey! Over here!

We always have a crowd on Sundays.

The alumni, the press... So many people come to watch.

Crap! I'm getting really nervous.

I couldn't sleep last night, either.

Never thought I'd have to face the upperclassmen after a month in high school.

All the first-years will be able to play.

Make sure you're all warmed up.

Yes, sir!

All the first-years...

I'll do it!

I'm gonna make it!

There's no way I'm letting this one slip by!

You crying again?

Good for you.

You get to practice with the team now, right?

What strings did you pull?

Shut up!

Shouldn't you be in that dugout?

The first-string players have a break today.

We have the Kanto tournaments coming up.

Damn! How unfortunate.

I was hoping to play against you.

Wait another hundred years.

So when are you pitching?

I don't know, but probably last.

Knowing Shades...

Then I'll help you warm up, as a special service.

Strike!

What's wrong, rookie?

You can't swing a bat if you're on your butt.

What in the world was that?

The ball just stopped in front of me,

then went straight into the catcher's mitt.

I've never seen a curve like that.

Tanba's looking fierce today.

Maybe revoking his ace title fired him up.

Once that huge vertical curve starts going to the right places,

he'll be back to 100% in no time.

Strike! Batter out!

Yeah!

Whoa! He's usually really quiet!

Three for three right off the bat.

1st Year

2nd-3rd Year

I'm still against having this scrimmage.

At this rate,

the first-years will have their pride from junior high torn to shreds.

We're well aware this game will be one-sided.

But if they can't give their all in a completely disadvantageous game,

they won't be useful to us.

She's like a demon when it comes to baseball.

Oh? What?

Furuya isn't pitching?

We'll draw him out in no time.

What the hell?

I thought this was just a scrimmage.

They're all dead serious!

The first-years won't stand a chance.

Seriously.

The upperclassmen can be so immature.

Do you think they're immature?

True.

To a fresh first-year, the pitch of a third-year is completely new,

and the speed of a batted ball is on a different level.

But to the third-years, this is a huge chance.

No matter what happens, the next game is the last.

If they don't make the first-string, it's over for them.

Safe!

You're gonna have it tough.

You'll need to be strong-minded enough to shut them up by force,

or you'll never become the ace...

Whoa, there!

I'm even more sure now.

I can't watch baseball.

I have to be playing.

I'm so glad I came to this school.

There are so many amazing people I can duel with!

I can't wait to go out on the mound.

Well said.

1st Year

2nd-3rd Year

We're finally switching.

The pitcher who made it to the semi-finals in the junior high nationals

is nothing to them.

What's wrong, guys?

What's with the gloomy faces?

We only just finished the third inning!

We still have six innings to reverse the score!

Let's not lose spirit!

Reverse the score?

We're worried about how many more runs we'll give up.

You won't know unless you actually play.

The speed of the batted balls, their runs, their slides...

I've never felt so much pressure being on defense.

Damn it!

If you're overwhelmed by the opponent before you even play,

you can't play like you usually do.

I want to test my strength against them!

That's why I came to this school in the first place!

Shut up.

You're not even officially in the club.

Strike! Batter out!

Oh! We're switching already?

That's it. Keep suffering.

If you can't pick yourselves up from here, you won't make it to the top.

All right, first-years.

We're switching out the outfielders and the pitcher.

Very well. You can go out to the field, too.

It's here!

My time has finally come!

Sir Master Coach!

Thank you for your wise decision!

I will definitely meet your expectations!

There's a first-year with energy.

Is he actually going to be good?

The mound I've dreamed of for so long!

This is it!

I'm gonna make it!

Where are you going?

You're going to right field.

Nice throw!

Damn.

He's not up yet?

Why am I an outfielder?

I mean, he never said I could play pitcher, but...

I was a fool for even thinking he had a heart.

Hey, right field! Ball!

You idiot! Go back!

The hardballs go far, unlike the rubber ones!

Wow! Over the head!

I've never seen anyone fail so hard at Seidou.

Pick up the ball! Hurry to third!

Damn it.

Look, I've never ever played outfield!

Whoa! That's fast!

Go!

Safe!

Didn't that... curve?

Yeah. Into the runner.

Did he aim for the runner?

Crazy!

That first-year is a cold-blooded fiend!

No way!

My stomach hurts.

A-Are you okay?

If you've got time to worry about me,

you should be worried about your team.

That was a fly to the right field...

that turned into a triple.

We're gonna win this game by a hundred runs!

We've been training frantically for the past two years.

We're not gonna let the first-year babies...

make the first-string ahead of us!

How long is their offense going to last?

Please just give me a break.

W-Wow...

So this is high school baseball.

Pitcher change.

Satoru Furuya.

Come up to the mound.

Who's that?

I've never seen him before.

Which junior high is he from?

Finally, he's up.

We'll destroy you, super rookie.

How's he...

going to pitch...

against these fearsome batters?

At tomorrow's scrim,

I don't plan on letting anyone hit my pitch.

If I manage,

will you catch...

my pitch?

Play!

That's a windup!

What... in the world was that?

I thought it was low when he threw the ball...

but the ball rose...

C-Coach!

Are you okay?

You pass, Furuya.

You can practice with the first-string starting tomorrow.

The first-string?

Lucky him...

He passed.

Pitcher change!

Please let him continue, Coach!

I'll can hit his pitch!

Coach!

Coach!

There's no first-year who can catch his pitch.

Now I can have Miyuki catch my pitch.

Won't let anyone hit, huh?

I guess it was technically true.

Tanba, you're done, too.

If you can pitch without being overwhelmed,

you can do well at the nationals.

Be more confident.

Sir!

The upperclassmen aren't doing so hot anymore.

So that kid changed the momentum with just one pitch.

I got the results I wanted.

No point in continuing the game.

We still have four innings left!

We're not going down without a fight!

I'll lead the way!

Let's start by taking a run back!

Sawamura-kun...

Is he crazy?

It's not like playing well now will get us into the first-string.

All right!

I guess I'll see what happens for one more inning.

Let's have a good game!

He hasn't changed.

He's glaring, without a hint of respect.

Strike two!

Well, look at that!

Yeah, right. He'll lead the way!

He's all talk!

Damn! I was so close!

He stepped toward the ball...

Is he not afraid of an inside pitch at his first high school at-bat?

He is the guy who picked a fight with Azuma.

Those who can't be serious in practice don't deserve to play in a real game.

That's what Azuma taught me.

I'll teach you, too.

I'll strike you out with my best pitch!

I'm gonna hit it!

Damn it!

Didn't even graze it.

Don't give up!

The catcher dropped the ball!

No point in running!

Even if you get on base like this, the coach won't give you a better score.

So long as the play hasn't stopped, I won't give up.

I don't care about the ace stuff or the first-string stuff right now!

I just don't want to let it end without doing a single thing!

Run through!

Safe!

Wow! That's the first guy to be on base!

Though it's just an uncaught third strike.

Nice run.

Sawamura managed to be the first man on base on his team.

A first-year

calls himself into the game as a pinch hitter and swears to bring Sawamura home.

Who is he?

And finally...

I rise to the mound with Masuko at bat.

I'm getting pumped!

Next time on Ace of the Diamond: Head to Head!

Head to Head!

Let's win the national title!