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I owe you one!

Thanks a lot.

You're the delinquent-looking guy from Ugumori—

Let's not say that.

Oh, you guys are from Seido!

Are you playing today?

Y-Yeah, technically.

He's the starter today.

Stop showing it off!

Oh! You're Furuya?

Nice to meet you!

Please wash your hands.

You're taller than I thought.

Are you eating?

He's a lot friendlier than I thought.

By the way, I'm the one who pitched yesterday from start to finish,

Eijun Sawamura, the firearm southpaw!

I've heard the rumors, Furuya-kun.

Your fastball's insane or something, right?

But...

I wonder who's better.

Narumiya's pitch was really intense.

I was pumping so much adrenaline.

Oh, I hit one off him.

Did you know?

Oh.

Looks like you're ready to fight.

That's great.

Don't chicken out.

I'm looking for a super intense match.

Bring it on!

I'll make you clean your very own spit!

I don't think that's quite right.

On My Shoulders

The second game will begin at 11:30 AM.

Thank you for waiting.

There's a bit of tension in the air.

They're not talking, either.

Well, it hasn't even been a day.

But I'm sure they'll get it together once the game starts.

We're all in it to win it.

Swing for the fastballs until you're cornered,

and aim for the center field.

Don't wait for a juicy pitch.

Take the initiative when you stand in the box.

Let's go get 'em!

Yes, sir!

Let's focus on beating our opponent.

Zono.

I know!

I know.

If the Inashiro game was the Battle of Okehazama,

then what's the Seido game?

The Battle of Nagashino?

If we take this game, we'll be another step closer

to the top of the nation!

Wait a minute.

Didn't Nobunaga die before he conquered the nation?

That might not be a good metaphor.

Don't bring that up now!

"A shogun who's abandoned his ideals and principles"

"has already lost before the battle begins."

"He is already dead."

"Live with ideals and stay true to your principles."

Oda Nobunaga.

Smile

Let's go!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Ugumori Seido

He's persistent.

That's how many pitches now?

He's not running away from Furuya's pitch at all.

He fought for three base-on-balls in the Inashiro game.

He's annoying when he's on base.

His pitch is really scary in person.

Pitch to contact!

You've got this!

Control over power.

Give me a low one.

Don't rush.

Stay calm.

And stay focused.

I couldn't react to that one.

Ball four!

What?

Lucky me!

Gacchan, nice!

He let that go with confidence.

Yeah.

The pitch could've gone either way, though.

Good job.

His fastball alone is annoying to deal with,

and he even has a splitter.

If it's hard to hit, then let's just give up on his low pitches.

Why?

Next batter!

There he is.

What a big lead.

It's a good way to distract the pitcher.

You'll face situations like this all the time.

Just learn to get used to them.

Ball four!

Two walks in a row.

His early game's always weak.

This isn't anything new.

It's like a defining characteristic of him.

Just as expected!

Just as usual!

Foul!

A sacrifice bunt to third.

They're making plays.

I thought they'd try to steal.

Keep it up! Keep it up!

The pitcher's getting distracted!

I'm not!

Don't worry about the runners!

No matter what the runners or the batter does,

the pitcher does just one thing.

Let's keep it simple.

Strike! Batter out!

Nice pitch!

That's how you do it.

You don't have to go all out.

If you throw low, they won't get a hit.

Furuya-kun, one out!

Let's go one at a time!

He's still a first-year?

That's not funny at all.

Batting fourth and pitcher, Umemiya-kun.

That batter will swing at the first pitch, Miyuki.

Sorry, but we're not facing you head on.

Once you're cornered, we'll just throw splitters,

and if you jam a pitch, we might be lucky enough to get a double play.

You won't take...

...the upper hand.

Furuya, focus on the batter!

This is it.

He needs to get the out here.

This is the first test.

Umemiya-kun, the cleanup.

He might get something here.

He hit the winning hit off of Narumiya-kun yesterday.

The newly learned warmup

I'll pick up after you!

Take him down!

Ume-chan!

Let's go!

Let's go, underdogs!

You can beat Seido, too!

Don't chicken out.

In today's game,

this is how we'll take out the cleanup.

Keep the fastballs in the corners. Balls are okay.

Only pitch splitters into the strike zone.

If he swings, he's gone.

Does that mean we'll avoid fighting him head-on?

Don't like it?

It's not really that we'll avoid it.

It's more that we won't let him swing the bat.

I need to be careful with my words,

or pitchers will always throw a fit.

He's the ace and cleanup, and the center of the team.

We can't let him get going.

Although, from a catcher's standpoint,

he's such a simple batter to face.

He swings like every pitch is a fastball.

Let's go, Ume-chan!

Is he going?

A fastball to the outside.

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

Make it low.

Foul.

It's high!

Make it lower!

He swings well.

He tapped Furuya's fastball from the first pitch!

I could feel the pitch through my bat.

I'm gonna go crazy

from the adrenaline rush.

What a big lead.

Is he going?

It's good to be offensive in the box,

but if you swing at balls like that, then it'll be easy.

Another one to the outside.

Make it even lower.

Don't chicken out.

Steal!

Center field!

That wasn't even close to where I wanted.

Go!

Go in!

It's gone!

Wow!

A three-run homer!

Right by the scoreboard!

He hit it out of the deepest part of the field.

Let's go!

Let's go!

Amazing!

Amazing, Ume-chan!

N-No way.

That pitch wasn't good.

But even so...

It was Furuya's most powerful high ball.

His pitch floated a bit because of the batter's spirit.

His weight wasn't even on the ball.

They talked before hand about finishing him off with a splitter.

Furuya just made a bad pitch.

Furuya!

The bases are empty now.

Let's switch gears.

Didn't I tell you we needed to be careful of him?

After letting two guys walk,

you give me a pitch like that?

Did you really want to fight him that badly?

If you can't do as I say, then get off the mound right now.

Ugumori Seido

Out!

Yeah! Two outs!

One at a time!

Nice one, Furuya!

Good job!

Did you really want to fight him that badly?

If you can't do as I say, then get off the mound right now.

Hey...

What are you saying right after he gave up a home run?

You need to learn.

You're standing on this mound representing the entire team.

The number you have on your back is a lot heavier than you think.

Nice pitch!

Nice one!

Keep it up!

He's a moody pitcher,

so I was worried after he gave up a home run,

but Miyuki's words...

His stern words got Furuya's head back in the game.

Out!

Yeah!

That's three outs!

He gave up three runs, but he finished strong in the end.

The game's just starting!

Your pitch looks good!

Thank goodness you didn't crumble!

Though now, I'm all warmed up!

Furuya's fastball flew so far.

Even I was still a little shocked,

yet he...

Three runs already...

We knew he was dangerous, too.

Don't worry! Don't worry!

Let's switch gears!

The game's just begun!

Ugumori Seido

Watch out for his bunt.

Strike!

Wow!

I thought it was a wild pitch, but it broke inside.

And it came in looking like a perfect ball to hit.

Ball!

Despite the way he acts,

he has really good control.

He's not swinging at the curveball.

Yeah.

He has his eyes

set on the fastball.

The speed difference is incredible, seeing it from the box.

Safe!

Yeah!

Like the wind!

Did you use a booster?

Yes! Just roll the pitch!

You're just a fast runner in the end!

Shut up!

Out!

Nice bunt, Shirasu.

Runner on second now!

They bunted so decisively.

They gave up three runs, but it's still the early game.

They don't need to rush to score.

They're going to just score one run at a time.

They're remaining calm.

I was hoping they'd act a little bit hasty,

so that they'd be more prone to errors.

It...

...doesn't hurt!

Stupid!

Out!

He stopped it with his foot!

The runner on second couldn't move!

If it had gone through, he would've scored!

Don't be so careless!

Don't worry.

It hit the cover.

That's cheating!

You used your foot!

No, it's not.

Two outs!

Let's end it here.

Yeah!

He's the team's engine.

We can't let him get going any more.

Aim and swing!

Let's go! Let's go! Hit a big one!

Hit a big one out of the park!

Let's go! Let's go! Hit a big one!

If you won't hit, then who will?

Come on!

Nice pitch!

You've got him cornered!

Put your back into it!

You're too worried about touching the ball, so it's not flying forward!

Back like this!

Back like this!

Like this! Like this!

You're our cleanup!

Back like this!

Let's get one back!

He has really good control.

His timing's still off.

Inashiro's batters struggled against him.

He uses his fast and slow pitches really well.

Not to mention,

he still has another pitch up his sleeve.

Foul!

Why couldn't you hit one off that fastball?

Nice pitch!

His timing's off!

Ume-chan, finish it!

Damn.

No matter where I pitch...

Ball.

Yes! Nice one!

Shoot, it slipped a bit.

Full count now.

We're three runs behind.

As the cleanup, I can't go down without putting up a fight.

We're doomed!

Or the entire team

will think this pitcher is hard to face.

Miyuki.

I don't care about this captain and vice captain stuff,

but as players who play on the field,

we can prove ourselves through how we play.

In order to relieve the tension in the team,

you have to get a hit.

I'm sure they watched our game against Inashiro.

Guess there's no point holding back.

I should

take him out with my full strength.

It's over!

I'll end it with my power curveball!

The slider?

The game started with Ugumori scoring a few runs,

but Seido fights back.

Not bad, Seido High School.

I gotta say, I love playing good teams.

We should forget about the three runs in the first inning.

Yeah, challengers can't win by playing defensively.

Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2: Persistent and Diligent.

Persistent and Diligent

Let's win the national title!