COACH~!
It's been decided!
Our first game!
Where?
Takemiya High School.
NO WAY!
Takemiya???
Isn't that great, though? You've played them before.
But I guess they are kinda strong...
It seems this time anyway
they won't hold back on us.
Alright! Let's get them back for last time!
Redeem ourselves by beating them!
Don't get too worked up! The game isn't for a month yet!
They're really fired up, aren't they?
First Takemiya then we'll beat the crap out of Dougaku in the second game!
Huh? -LET'S MAKE MIRACLES!
Wait a minute... The second game is where...?
Hm? It's at Dougaku.
DOUGAKU?!
Focus more on your fingertips!
YES, SIR!
You're standing on the pitcher's mound at the final game in Koushien. Throw with that image in mind!
Yes, sir!
I'm really sorry about picking the worst possible combination for us!
Don't apologize.
What are you talking about, "the worst?" This is totally amazing!
Right?! I even did a victory pose when I heard.
Dude, you got a hit off Dougaku's ace!
That was just a fluke.
And also Mitsuyasu's big brother is in there, too... It's kinda rough.
Yeah, I guess...
Summer's already over huh? It's not even rainy season yet, though.
DON'T BE SO NEGATIVE!
That's right! After all, everyone's going to Koushien together, aren't we! (Aim for Koushien!)
To Koushien... -Yeah...
What with that attitude? Everyone's aiming to go to Koushien, right?
OF COURSE!
That might be true for you, Shirao... It doesn't really sound possible to me...
Me, either, honestly. Even if we say we're going to Koushien, I can only imagine it like
us eating yakisoba and watching the game from the stands.
I recommend the "Koushien Curry Yakisoba!"
It's the perfect combination of the famous Koushien curry and yakisoba dishes.
STOP TALKING.
For high school ballplayers, Koushien is the ultimate dream, right?
That's aiming way too high.
You're wrong.
What we're aiming for isn't Koushien.
It's crushing the champions.
Crushing the champions? -Isn't it?
We're not fighting to get to Koushien, but to beat each of the champion schools.
If we know who we're up against beforehand, our bodies will naturally get into battle mode
and our bats will come 'round before we even think about it.
Then, if we crush all the champions,
After that comes Koushien.
True. -You see?
Therefore, for this "Crush the Champions" plan to succeed
What we absolutely must do is
Beat Takemiya High School in the first game.
YES, SIR!
KUNITOMO! 100 more pitches!
You're throwing like you're dead! -YES, SIR!
KAWAMURA! You can't even do this much? -Sorry! -You're useless!
Coach. -Yes?
Were you calling me, sir?
It seems she's agreed to meet.?Shall we go?
You were actually serious about that...
Listen up. Practice is the place to experiment.
Everyone needs to come up with theories on how to bring out the best results.
Then we'll analyze the results, make new hypotheses, and test those.
In terms of both quality and quantity, we'll make a comprehensive practice schedule that addresses our weaknesses.
If we keep repeating that process,
Jotoku baseball's game plan will be completed within a month.
YES, SIR!
What's up, Kashiyama?
Before I swing, if I hold the bat like this over home plate
I feel like it'll make contact faster.
Let's see it.
It's true; it's totally straight in the zone.
An apt discovery for one who hates wasted effort.
Not looking at the ball as a point, but rather as a line.
Not a bad idea. Keep testing it out.
Yes, sir.
Ready?
That was good! -Thanks.
(Prof. Jun Suzuyama)
(cell phone)
Ready? OK.
I didn't think you'd be a teacher.
So, what was your big news? Has the Professor been cleared of plagiarism?
Haven't you been watching the press conference?
That guys is totally finished.
It's just that the lab is going to be re-opened in the spring of next year as planned.
This time you and I are going to be the head of it, Tamo.
Of course you'll be coming back, right?
Haru-san, I don't really understand what you're talking about.
You gave us advice at training camp, didn't you, Kaede-san?
"Maybe more than the technical aspects,
what Takemiya needs to improve is the mental side of things."
"He might be too concerned about his form."
What are you asking of me?
Your insight. Your exceptional powers of observation that can see through to
our players' true conditions. It's that ability I'd like you to lend to Takemiya.
So? What do you want me to do?
I'd like to ask you to be
Takemiya High School baseball team's special coach.
A special coach?!
So... There's something I have to tell all of you.
In the spring of next year..
I'm going to be going back to my research facility.
WHAT?! -What are you talking about?!
You're quitting?
It was just a short time, but I'm glad to have met all of you.
Hang on, hang on!
You're just gonna throw baseball away?
Keep your hair on!
I'm leaving in the spring of next year.
Oh, right. -I panicked for a minute there.
Alright get to practice! Practice!
YES, SIR!
Hm? Wait a minute....
That's...So you mean you won't be here next year, right?
We're just getting thrown out into the streets?
You don't care what happens to us underclassmen?!
COACH!!
Alright, alright!
So, anyway...
This summer
is the last summer with you guys.
Yowakutemo Katemasu Even if we're weak, we can win
Aoshi-sensei and the clumsy high school baseball team's high hopes
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(Headmaster's Office)
The baseball team is finally getting into it...
I won't allow it! -However,
From the beginning, I only promised to be here a year...
That was just a verbal agreement.
You shouldn't be such a stickler about the dates. -Headmaster...
I appreciate what you're saying, but...
Not only being a coach
But I don't want to let you quit being a teacher, either.
Please excuse me.
Ah, isn't this the pamphlet for last year's prefectural tournament?
Ahh.. the one with all the teams in the prefecture who participated -Every year the captains write their goals in there.
I have to write them this year, too.
We want to be a team that's energetic and beloved.
The love of all the people who've supported us until now becomes our strength.
It's all about love! Are they all starved for affection or something?!
Getting our picture in here with the coach will be our first and last, huh.
I won't allow it.
Yeah, but that guy's as stubborn as a mule once he's resolved to do something.
It doesn't matter what you say; he's not gonna change. -He's totally inflexible.
What do you think, Ebato-kun?
We don't really need to worry about us, but what about the first and second years...
How about if we all line up in front of him....and start crying?
Forget it. That just might make it worse. -Well, have you got any better ideas?
Er... not yet. -Nothing, huh?
Just when my body finally gets used to Coach's crazy schedule...
I have to start from scratch again...
I wonder what'll happen to Riko-san when Coach quits...
I want to block Tarumi-san's graduation.
I really wanted Coach to train me up more...
Just when baseball finally became fun...
At least
Please stay until the first years are third years.
Impossible.
You're being totally irresponsible!
How is it irresponsible?
BECAUSE!
You are the one that got them all fired up about baseball, aren't you?
The legacy of the Jotoku baseball team
is going to continue on for a long time.
I'm not responsible for things
that happen in future.
It's impossible for me. I've never played baseball.
It's not like you have to teach baseball or anything.
Ms. Kaede's extraordinary insight is necessary for the Takemiya baseball team.
Why do you have to go that far?
So we can destroy Jotoku.
Isn't that Kimiyasu-kun's school? Why that again...
As their sponsor, of course I want to make Takemiya famous.
But the number one reason... is for myself.
Kimyasu and I have kind of an... awkward relationship.
But through baseball we might finally be able to have an actual conversation again
If you do something like this, your relationship will only get more awkward.
I'm okay with awkward. I'm happy we have any kind of relationship at all.
But... I feel like I might be able to have a better relationship with him...
I don't really understand your reasoning, but...
I can't say I don't understand how you feel.
Kaede-san! Please help us! Okay?
AHH!!
You never learn, do you! Trying to seduce her again! -No I'm not!
You are! Why were you holding her hand, then?!
And you, Mom! At a time like this...
A time like this? -Aoshi-kun...
is quitting school next year.
Quitting? Really?
He's going to go back to being a researcher.
Seriously, that guy...
What's with you, Mom? -Auntie?
Is that so...
AM GOING TO BEAT MY OLD MAN!
TAKE HIM DOWN!
Akaiwa-san has such a scary look on his face...
Like he's possessed.
Looking good, Kashiyama! -Thank you!
But just thinking about all of you Senpai teaching us
and Coach being gone next year...
I feel really uneasy.
Can we actually do it with just us...
It'll all work out!
We'll leave it to you, Shikata!
Be better than us 3rd years!
SHIKATA!
Huh? Why am I being singled out...
You know what? We should all go and beg Coach to stay after all.
Tarumi.
The fact that Coach is leaving...
Just keep it inside for now, okay?
We're going to win for Coach, too!
The story starts there! -YES, SIR!
Jotoku guys get along well, don't you?
Niichan...
What are you doing here?!
To wish you luck in your first game.
We don't need it. We are definitely going to win.
I hope you do.
'Cause you guys are perfect to sharpen our claws on.
HEY!!
You think you're so great...
Ebato's just gonna knock the crap out of your pitches again!
That was just a fluke.
Fluke or not, a win is a win!
Stop it, Okadome. -Don't be such a wuss.
He's just a high schooler, too.
You're disturbing our practice. Get out of here.
Yuta, I talked to Dad about you.
When I told him you were playing baseball, he was surprised.
It seems Dad's gonna come watch our game.
Do you really want him to see you looking like this?
Thank you. We look forward to it.
Wow... They accepted, too.
How wonderful.
To be honest, I was kind of looking down on your article, Riko-san.
But being able to schedule practice games this easily...
It's so disappointing.
I'll never be able to find such an enthusiastic coach again...
Back when you were coach, Headmaster,
You used to skip out and sulk in bed at home.
Yeah... I used to be pretty apathetic back then.
That's not true! Headmaster was very sincere!
But we were pretty weak, weren't we.
Haha, yeah we certainly were....
Oh yeah!
It's just us adults here...
Shall we have a drink?
Sounds good!
Coach!
I have something I've decided.
Are you drunk? -Oh, be quiet!
What a spoilsport~
It's true. You are a total wet blanket.
You're totally drunk. -Be quiet and listen, won't you.
When you get your first win, Coach
I'm thinking about throwing you a huge victory party!
I'll call tons of TV stations. And we'll shake up beer and spray it everywhere.
No way! We're not giving beer to minors!
Alright, then we'll spray water everywhere.
C'mon, let's have a water spraying party! Yay!
CHEERS!
Coach! Congratulations on your first win!
Thank you! We've just got to keep our wits about us and keep playing our irregular brand of baseball.
Congratulations! -Thank you!
Please tell us how you feel right now. -This is the best!
This is my first step toward the Major Leagues!
Thank you!
To be able to be here like this makes me really happy!
EBATO -OKADOME!
Congratulations, Coach! -Thank you!
For your first win, did you choose a special kind of water?
No, it's just regular water.
COACH!
You suck at celebrating, Coach...
Could you please stop with your crazy fantasies?
More importantly, Aoshi-kun.
I haven't heard the official story from you yet.
Story?
I heard you're quitting school.
Oh, yeah. That's right.
How can you say "That's right." just like that?!
What an insensitive jerk!.
A cold-hearted man. Really.
A heart of stone.
What the heck, you guys are such a pain.
I'm outta here.
Stop right there.
Alright, I'll ask.
This is going to be the last summer...
Are you really okay with that? -Absolutely.
There's nothing you'll regret? -Nope!
You really won't regret it? -Listen!
I don't want to regret anything again like before
So I'm trying my hardest right now.
What the...
Oh really?
Then it's fine!
Wh... -Let's keep drinking!
We're really connected to our opponents, aren't we.
Yeah.
Takemiya's sponsor is Akaiwa's father, right?
And Dogaku's captain is Mitsuyasu's big brother.
And my rival from Junior High.
...Oh! I might have a connection to them, too, actually
A connection? -How?
I mean, someone confessed their love to me at training camp.
WHAT?!?!
(you...!!!)
WHO?!?!
It doesn't matter who it was.
Oh no no no! -No, no this is not good!
A confession? What were you thinking? What guts... -Huh?
What a pathetic jerk...
Why are you both mad like it happened to you...
I AM NOT MAD!!!
You get it, don't you? -I totally get it. -What?!
Alright, this is our trial run!
Alright! -We're gonna test it out! -Trial and error!
All those theories you worked on in practice, put them to the test in this game.
YES, SIR! -Alright! Let's get out there!
OUT!
Nice experiment!
Don't try to play baseball.
We're just experimenting here.
Nice! That one really flew!
STRIKE THREE!
Test it out!
It's an experiment! -Test! Test!
STRIKE THREE!
Yo, Ushimaru! Nice form!
You looked like Babe Ruth. -Nice turn when you swung.
Alright, Mitsuyasu! Hit it out of the park!
THAT'S THE GAME!
First a word from me, your director
It's a pity you lost.
But it's frustrating for me, too.
We're not frustrated
It's okay. When you feel like crying, you should cry. -We're not going to cry.
It was just an experiment. -Yeah.
Director, have you finished?
Ah, yes...
Kashiyama, come to the front Yes, sir.
Hold out your hands.
Woah.
That's what your swing is like now.
Your arms are all stiff so they can't absorb the impact of the ball.
Push me.
But when you absorb the impact of the ball and push back against it
That's when you become a great batter.
Thank you!
Ushimaru. Yes, sir.
About your stance in the batter's box today
The way you turn your body is wrong.
You have these really flexible muscles
But the part that transfers all that muscle energy to the ball is the hips.
The twist of your hips. When your hips are coming around, you hit the ball.
If you do that, you should be able to hit a lot further.
I'll try it.
Nice?! The 2nd years are coming up with good stuff.
I...still haven't succeeded in my experiments.
Baseball is really complex, isn't it...
The more complex the question, though, the more I want to solve it.
Right? When it's hard question like this, you want something even more difficult.
That's why baseball is so interesting.
Yeah, it's really interesting.
Finally caught up to me, eh?
You're always talking like you're better than us!
I love it just as much as you do! -Yeah! -Why are you saying "caught up"?
Shikata, you like it, too, don't you?
I love it -Woah~
Anyone here?
Excuse me!
I'm going to be taking my GED in the fall
I'm still studying to get into Tokyo University, same as before.
I see.
I'm going to pass with such amazing results
That I won't have to pay a single yen to attend.
That's so like you, Kamezawa.
Everyone's doing their best, you know.
In their practice games they're improving little by little.
Oh yeah?
Kamezawa-kun...You aren't going to play baseball anymore?
Of course I'll keep playing.
I plan to join Tokyo University's baseball club, after all.
Is that so.
It's okay to put this conversation in your story.
Really?? It's okay?
Yes.
Do this over.
"We appreciate our friendship and strong bonds with teamwork as our motto..." You little...
Don't lie.
True, teamwork isn't really our main focus... But I thought it sounded better like this...
That's not what I'm talking about. The part about "friendship and bonds."
Sorry?
Alright then, is there any friendship or a bond between you and Okadome?
It doesn't really matter if there isn't.
But don't force this.
Really? You bought them for us?
Sometimes I need to show you what I'm here for.
My presence here keeps getting smaller and smaller.
I ordered some huge ones. Go and get them, okay?
Pft, Like you didn't just pay for it with our club funds.
Sorry to make you come with us, Ebato-kun.
It's fine, It's fine. -More importantly...
since a little while ago, behind us...
I see him, too.
Who is that?
Stalker Number Two!
Hey! That's Takemiya's captain, Kunitomo!
When did you set a honey-trap?
What the heck is a honey-trap?
"Don't worry about it!"
All I did was say, "Don't worry about it!"
To think, with just four words you a man's heart can be captured...
Hm? That's Dogaku...? Mitsuyasu-kun's big brother
Let's go.
Let's GO! -Yuta!
You're still in the baseball club?
All you need to worry about is studying.
Just quit baseball already.
Now you listen here, Mitsuyasu-kun is an important regular member of our team!
There's no way he's quitting! -SHUT YOUR TRAP!!
Excuse you?!
Hey! You're being quite rude to a lady!
Cut it out, Iseda. -You might be Mitsuyasu's brother,
But I really hate people like you who try to push others around!
Captain!
Captain?
You were the captain?
Can someone like you...
actually lead?
I do the best I can...
"The best you can..."
Well, you're all like that, aren't you. -Stop it, Oniichan!
We're playing baseball our way!
And anyway
Recently, the fact that baseball's is interesting....
I finally realized that.
"Baseball is interesting"?
DON'T SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO CASUALLY!
WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IS NOT BASEBALL!
BASEBALL IS NOT THAT EASY!
He makes me so mad!!
WE DON'T THINK IT'S EASY!
Yes?
A brawl?
Our club members?
With who?
Doutou Academy and
Takemiya High School's baseball players?!
(Odawara Central Police Station)
Hello.
What the heck is going on here?! -Well, it's....
Sorry I'm late.
Why are you here? -Well, I heard there was an incident, so...
This isn't a story the media would get all excited about.
Just a fight between brothers.
This watermelon is so sweet~ Please try it.
Let's eat! -Enjoy~
Wow, even at a time like this you can eat watermelon
We eat when we want to eat.
C'mon guys, eat up! -Thanks for the food!
That's enough. We're leaving, Yoshinaga. -Us, too.
GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THAT CHAIR NOW!! -I'm sorry! -I apologize.
It's better if you stay put for now, given the circumstances.
The police let everyone go quietly
But we don't know where rumors will leak out from.
I'm looking into it at the moment, so could I ask you to please wait here for a while?
So... what happened?
The source of all the trouble was... this.
Watermelon?
Mitsuyasu-kun's brother started winding him up and Mitsuyasu-kun...
He couldn't take it anymore. Iseda and I tried to stop him, but
Then the watermelon Mitsuyasu had been carrying flew out of his hands
Then Takemiya's captain caught it in a diving catch, but
Somehow those four ended up in a pile
People saw them and though they were fighting, so they called the cops.
What the heck, that's all it was? -I apologize
I shouldn't have bought the watermelons!
DAMNIT!
But, you know, in the end no one got hurt or anything
So can't we stop this? Acting all scared and whatnot.
I'm not scared. It's just that
unlike you, there's a lot of focus on our school
Especially on this guy, our captain.
Even the slightest hint of a scandal and everything is over.
"Everything is over..." It's not like he'd die or anything.
He wouldn't lose his life, but his high school baseball career would be over.
And what's the problem with that?
What...
I mean, it's just that he couldn't play baseball for only 3 years out of his entire life, right?
If he likes baseball, he can play as much as he wants later. Life isn't that short.
But everything you and your teammates worked so hard for for three years
can be destroyed by a single person.
YOU CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THAT?! -I'm sorry -I...I apologize.
That's stalker number two.
So...The one that confessed to Yuzuko was him...
But you know, Coach He hasn't done anything wrong.
He just happened to be there when a watermelon came flying
And he caught it in a diving catch.
He's actually a hero.
That's true. We're able to enjoy watermelon because of Kunitomo-kun.
Ah, that's... -KUNITOMO! WHAT ARE YOU SMILING ABOUT?!
Settle down!
What is it?
I finally understand why Takemiya wasn't doing so well.
Everything...
is your fault.
These poor kids...
What are you talking about, Mom?
These boys are not here for you to take out your stress on!
Without trust there can be no harmony.
Without harmony, you can't win.
Do you understand?
You're absolutely correct. -Coach Urase!
Can we please keep it down?
This whole mess started when one of your students lunged at one of mine!
What kind of education are you giving to your students?
"What kind of education..."
Touge-san, you said before
That this is just a simple fight between brothers, right?
If that's so, then isn't the cause of this something from when they were children
that only the two of them can understand?
Unless....you were worried about this incident leaking out
and, like a child, came up with such a stupid cover story.
WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE ARE YOU SPOUTING?! -Even so, well...
A coach of a high-ranked school such as you
would probably say things like "you have to completely discipline the mind."
Shouting at the kids to get them worked up. Toughening them up. Fight not flight. Things like that.
But...even if everything's not totally like that
If that's how the champion schools do it,
No... rather, if that's the kind of education you believe in, Coach Touge
I'm very sorry, but
That kind of thing isn't a teacher's job.
You? What are you talking about? -Aren't we talking about education?
I'm truly sorry!
I'm sorry, too. Sorry that I couldn't do anything
Even though I'm the captain.
You couldn't have stopped them somehow, Ebato? -I'm sorry.
Seriously! If Tarumi-san had gotten hurt,
I'd never have forgiven you. -Give it a rest, Shikata.
This guy...He protected the watermelon.
Takemiya's captain did, too. -Him one, us two.
So it's Ebato's win. -Be quiet, Okadome.
But why'd you go after your brother?
What'd he say to you, Mitsuyasu?
He was making fun of the way Coach does baseball.
CRUSH THE CHAMPIONS~!
What the heck, that came out of nowhere.
CRUSH THE CHAMPIONS~!
Let's show those jerks!
Coach's "You can win even if you're weak!"
It's the last summer we can play ball with Coach!
We'll show them!
Our kind of baseball!
Akaiwa-kun!
Alright!
CRUSH THE CHAMPIONS~!
CRUSH THE CHAMPIONS!
Coach! -What's up?
I noticed it's easier to hit if you're looking out the corner of your eye
Out of the corner of your eye?
The corner... If you look at it sideways while you're trying to hit,it feels promising!
Coach, is this actually effective? -Well, I don't think it's wrong.
If you're getting ready, side-eyeing your opponent
You put your weight and center of gravity on your pivot leg without turning your body.
So I think it'd be pretty easy to get the ball where you want it then.
Coach! May I ask, too? -What?
Moving like this... when I'm batting
I feel like I'd be able to make contact.
What the heck is that? All you're doing is squirming around.
No, it's synchronizing.
In short, rather than starting from a motionless state
constantly moving as you wait
helps you get the timing right whenever you start your swing.
Nice one, Shikata. -Yes, synchronizing!
You guys don't need me, huh?
? Beat it out of the park, Jotoku! ?
? Down with Dougaku! ?
I've just had a brilliant idea!
COACH! I will bring victory to our baseball team.
With this.
What's with that face? Are you making fun of me again?
Of course not. No matter the method,
anything that'll help bring us victory is warmly welcomed.
Sideways, sideways
It's here!
What...is that weird noise?
Coach! -What's up?
Coach! Coach! I don't weigh so much so
I have an idea. -What is it?
One, two...
THREE!
Oh~! -It made a whoosh! sound just now.
This might just be right up little Mitsuyasu's alley. -The law of energy conservation, huh?
Well, it's changing your body weight into kinetic energy.
For example, if a person weighing 100kg ran with 40% energy conversion efficiency
it wouldn't be as good as 50kg Mitsuyasu converting 100%
In order to verify that theory, I'd like you to continue with your research. -Yes, sir!
All righty~ We're starting up again! -Yeah, let's do this!
Aoshi-kun.
Oh, is something the matter? -I've come to watch.
How does it look? Good?
Yes. Our research and experiments are moving along well.
Speaking of, what did you study at the university, Aoshi-kun?
Turtles. -Turtles?!
Yes, the systematic evolution of turtles.
Particularly, researching their shells at a genetic level.
Oh~
Both those experiments and research were really important to you, weren't they, Aoshi-kun?
Yes.
So you're going back to spending your days with turtles.
...Yes.
What is it?
Hm? Oh, nothing...
I felt kind of weird just now wondering why
I couldn't answer "Yes" right away.
That's the way it is.
What do you think?
Looks good.
Let's have a fair game! -Let's play!
Come on, Akaiwa! -Let's go!
Good luck!!
You keep trying to hit it dead center so you're swinging late
Follow through completely!
Sideways, sideways...
We're verifying our hypotheses here! Don't even think about trying to win.
Experiments, Experiments! -Come on, Iseda!
Oh! RUN!
OH! YEAAAH!
NICE HIT!
It's here!
Woah~!
When the ball comes at you, just have fun with it!
STRIKE THREE!
THAT'S THE GAME! -GOOD GAME!
The fact that you were mostly able to give full swings today
shows your ideas had merit.
So... do away with the idea of hitting with skill and accuracy
And just swing boldly from now on.
So... for today anyway,
Even though it's the lowest possible rank
You succeeded.
Yeah!! -We passed!
Your first, isn't it?
Just one thing, though. You guys have a tendency to always put everything in the past tense.
And that...is because....you're all so good at studying.
What it means to study is
to learn things that occurred in the past, then make sense of them, right?
One good example of that is studying past questions for a test.
It's just that you guys are bringing that into baseball, too.
For example, usually
When you see the ball and you're thinking "Come on, come on"
And by the time you think, "Ah, it's here!" you're already swinging late.
It's because you guys are putting the ball in the past tense.
Baseball is always in the present.
You can't go back in time.
And that is why I want you to forget the timelines
And come into the present only.
Trust in your natural instincts
And when you start to swing,
All you can do is swing with all your might.
For you guys to go forward,
You just have to swing all the way through.
YES, SIR!
Yeah.
Coach!
Huh? Is the practice game over?
It ended a long time ago.
Well, I'm already here, so listen up.
Huh?
Coach!
What's wrong, Mitsuyasu?
That body weight movement thing we talked about before
I'm thinking I should've done it faster.
Oh yeah...
Alright, well let's try it out in practice tomorrow.
No, I'd like to try it out now. Right now!
Why me...
Coach, please! -It's an experiment! -Please!
Alright, then. -Mitsuyasu, go verify your theory!
Wow, he sucks.... -But it's not bad.
Oh, he's all fired up.
It feels like high school baseball Even though he's terrible.
Masumoto?Way to go.
Here we go, Mitsuyasu!
Yes!
Yeah!
Sideways, sideways....
Ugh? why...?!
Woah!
Experiment success
Me, too, please.
Shake it off!
Since it's me running~ even with that hit I would've been safe!
It's here! ...Ahh~ Oh!
Experiment success!
You don't need to do this.
I want to experiment, too!
Woah~!
(Crush the champions!!)
Hey
Hey.
So...
There's something I want to get settled
before the tournament starts
When I was in junior high, honestly
I didn't really think I was bullying you but
Because you took it as bullying,
I realize it was bullying.
SO!
I want to thoroughly apologize for that.
It's fine.
No, I still feel bad about it
Stop it. You don't need to...apologize.
You...hate me, right?
I don't hate you.
I'm just... uncomfortable around you.
How is that different?!
It's totally different!
There are parts of you I appreciate
And parts of you I like.
It's just...
For some reason, I'm uncomfortable around you.
But...
I have no intention of changing my personality.
Well, I can't change how I feel either.
So...are we good like this?
We're good.
"Specializing in batting
Our strategy is go get as many points as possible as fast as we can
We're trying our best to practice daily but
Even if our practice conditions aren't ideal, we'll crush the champions!
And after that, we'll take on Koushien!"
Well, it's a little uptight.... but that's Ebato's style so I guess it's alright.
You brats listen up!
Everyone, please listen.
As of today, she has graciously agreed to be our school's new special coach
Mrs. Kaede Tarumi
Nice to meet you all.
We look forward to working with you!