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Yakushi Seido

Out!

Yakushi Seido

Nice pitch.

Keep it up, Furuya!

Ryo-san, nice play!

Pitching to contact isn't so bad, is it?

Hey...

Don't ignore me.

Potential

Straight to the screen!

He's a good batter, too!

What a beast!

Is he really a first-year?

Oh.

He wanted to score a run to make up for his pitch.

It's 4-1 now.

Furuya-kun's on a roll now that he's shut down two innings straight.

He threw from a slide step with no runners on base.

His speed drops a little, but his base speed is fast.

I can see they're working out the problems they had against Akikawa.

The next inning will be the key,

as the Yakushi batters come around for the second time.

You're amazing!

Amazing!

I can't wait to face you next...

Huh?

We're not gonna lose a scoring battle!

You'd better be prepared!

You've got one in front of you, too.

A reliable teammate.

Nice cover, Furuya!

This is fun.

Baseball is fun.

Stop taking all the fun!

Nice swing.

Nice batting, Furuya-kun!

That was a fluke!

Right, Sanada?

My Raichi is so much better!

You're not biased at all.

I don't want to get off the mound.

I don't want to be out after three innings.

I want to pitch more.

I want to enjoy the game.

Miyuki, it's sooner than we planned,

but I'm switching Furuya from their second cycle.

Shock

Oh, okay.

Furuya.

Yakushi's eight and nine-holes

were cleanups before their first-years stepped in.

Go take them out fair and square.

After that, you'll go into left field in place of Sakai.

So you can go back to the mound at any time.

Well, it'd be a shame to take him out of the game right now.

Even though he has stamina problems.

I'm sorry.

I couldn't expand on our chance.

Sa-Sakai!

When did you get out?

Did you just hear that?

Furuya.

You don't have an outfield glove, do you?

You can use mine when you go out.

It has a deep pocket, and I take good care of it.

It may look old, but I think it'll be easy to use.

Sakai.

Well, I can't do anything about it smelling like sweat.

Sakai-senpai.

Yakushi Seido

Out!

Strike! Batter out!

Nice pitch, Furuya!

Nice pitch!

Damn.

It's not a pitch they can't hit...

It's all on you, Raichi.

You've got the power to change the game with one swing.

Number 1, third baseman, Todoroki-kun.

Time out!

Pitcher change, please.

They're switching him out now?

He was just getting started.

They switched him out after one cycle.

Yeah.

This is a surprise.

Hey...

It's only the second cycle.

You're playing aggressively, aren't you?

You're not gonna give our batters room to work with?

This is the pitcher relay for victory.

I hope you're ready.

Sawamura!

Take a good deep breath, right now!

Don't get nervous!

Thank you for the glove.

Sure.

Good luck.

Don't get too nervous.

Just do your own pitching.

Sawamura.

Seido High School has announced a change of players.

Number 8, Sakai-kun, will be replaced by Sawamura-kun, as pitcher.

Number 8, pitcher, Sawamura-kun.

The first-year southpaw?

He did pretty well against Akikawa, right?

Lefty vs lefty.

Might be a secret weapon against Todoroki.

I'll be pitching to contact, so thank you—

Actually, I think I'll focus on the batter!

What do you think?

Since there are two outs, and the bases are empty!

You don't have to think out loud!

People will know you're stupid!

Is he nervous?

Take another deep breath!

I'll be fine.

No! Do it!

Well, look at that stupid pitcher—

Wow.

He's telling everyone what he's thinking.

Amazing.

That's not something to be amazed about!

They'll know you're stupid!

Sawamura.

Furuya shut out their eight and nine-holes and connected to you.

It's easy to use.

Now, it's your turn.

All right. Let's go.

The Akikawa batters

were completely beaten by his pitch.

It doesn't look like he has great control,

nor does he have any power.

So why couldn't they hit it?

I assume it's a very tricky ball movement.

A moving fastball.

Is he the same as me?

Not nearly as good as yours.

His is a wild horse.

Is it wild enough to be a good weapon?

Or is it hardly useful at all?

Go check it out, Raichi.

I wanted to hit that fastball again,

but ever since I saw their video,

I've wanted to hit his pitch, too.

And they have two more pitchers beside them.

I can hit multiple kinds of pitches in one game.

This team is a lot of fun!

Yes! I got it!

Almost!

Damn it!

The arm's too loose.

That's enough, Hirakawa.

Shut up!

I'm not giving up!

What are we doing?

What's that?!

What are we doing...

...here?

In reality, we should be playing Seido.

All we've done in life is baseball,

so what are we supposed to do now with so much free time?

What's done is done!

If you don't know what to do,

then go to practice and help the underclassmen.

I'm sure the coach will be happy, too.

He was looking pretty down.

Want to go check it out?

What, practice?

No, the Seido vs Yakushi game.

What?

The outcome doesn't matter to us anymore!

Yakushi Seido

Sure it does.

We can see how good Yakushi really are.

And how Seido plays against them.

Until I see that for myself,

I can't move on with my life.

Hiro.

You baseball nut!

If you're going, then go alone!

I'm not going!

First, let's see how he reacts.

Let's start with a ball and figure out what to do.

I don't want

to let him hit.

Not him.

Right down the middle?

Strike!

A shoot ball spin.

The ball moved a bit.

What was that throw back?

He threw back as hard as he could?

When you said to focus on the batter, is this what you meant?

If you can't see my mitt.

I'm not gonna call plays for you.

I wonder if he didn't get what he wanted.

That throw back could mean a lot of things.

In order to keep Yakushi from getting used to the pitcher,

they change the pitcher after one cycle.

Yakushi Seido

They're certainly taking the initiative,

but their strategy also means they fear the Yakushi line-up quite a bit.

If they can succeed with the relay, they can pick up the rhythm.

But if they fail to do so...

I'm sure Miyuki-kun realizes

the high risk in this aggressive relay.

I'm not letting Tanba throw tomorrow.

Keep that in mind, and carry out your duties tomorrow.

Remember what the coach said.

Our pitch relay is to win.

Just think about connecting to the next pitcher today.

That's right.

This isn't a one-on-one.

This is a team battle.

Finally awake?

Low and outside.

I don't care if it's a ball,

but keep it low.

nod nod

The ball moved just like we thought!

And his form is very unique!

Good job!

Check his pitch one more time.

You're so close!

This is fun!

His arm hides behind his body, and then suddenly...

Ball!

It moved like it escaped to the outside.

He has so much potential!

He's got an amazing weapon!

I want to hit it.

I want to smash it away!

Foul!

That was close.

This isn't good for my heart.

Sawamura's not suited for this.

Damn.

I waited a little too long.

If the ball comes in,

I wait a bit, then bang.

Like this?

No.

This!

We're not gonna let them have their way.

Boys, if you want to hit a moving ball,

you've gotta wait till the last second to swing.

I don't care if you get jammed.

You guys would still hit over the infield.

Shut that pitcher down completely!

I need more control.

I have to be perfect.

He waited to swing late?

These guys know what Sawamura's throwing.

One ball, two strikes.

We got the moving fastball in his head.

No need to play around anymore.

Take him on with this, Sawamura!

Put your heart into it.

If it's not perfect, he'll get you.

Let's go!

The pitch you're most confident with!

A fastball to the inside!

Crap.

This pitch.

I'm gonna lose.

Sawamura!

Raichi got jammed?

Got it! Got it!

I got it!

Nice, Sawamura!

H-He shut down Todoroki!

I knew you had it in you!

Back to the dugout, Furuya!

Nice play!

Baiting with the moving pitch,

then finishing him off with a four-seam.

His fastball's slowly becoming a powerful weapon.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Their pitcher relay worked magnificently.

Seido has the upper hand now.

Damn.

This is turning into a problem.

Hey, Sanada.

You should get—

He already left.

He's quick.

Not bad, pitcher.

Yakushi Seido

Only one run after three innings.

I thought the Yakushi batters would be more explosive.

It's going in Seido's favor so far.

Who would've expected a pitcher relay?

But Yakushi's not going down that easily.

They took down Manaka from Ichidai!

Yeah.

That was some intense stuff!

Another nice bunt.

Nice sacrifice hit, Beard-senpai!

That was some great pathetic hit!

You're so reliable!

I connected, sorta.

So it's up to you, Tetsu.

Nice batting, Tetsu!

Tetsu-san!

We're four runs down.

It's a little early, but we have no choice.

Nabe!

Yakushi High School has announced a change in players.

Replacing Mino-kun as pitcher is Sanada-kun.

Pitcher, Sanada-kun.

Here he comes.

Don't let them get ahead any further, Sanada!

That guy's... the ace!

Shunpei Sanada.

So he's the ace.

Yeah. He's the ace of the team.

One out, and a runner on second.

Plus a power hitter five-hole at-bat.

My job is to stop their momentum.

What an exciting situation!

He's a lot more wild than I thought.

H-He actually looks serious for once!

Hey, that's not nice.

Next time on Ace of the Diamond: The Ace Walks On.

The Ace Walks On

Let's win the national title!