You've still got a ways to go...
You've still...got... a ways to go...
Hey, it's time to wake up.
We're going out, Ryoma.
Where are we headed, Dad?
Well... My friend's granddaughter began playing tennis.
In our telephone conversation, she asked me for coaching help.
Take some.
Okay.
I have work to do, so you do it instead.
No way. Why me?
Here we are. This is the place.
What are you doing? Get off now.
There you go.
H-Hey, Dad!
Well, thanks for coaching my friend's granddaughter.
Wh-Why do I have to do this?
You can't say no because...
that little bean cake I gave you a few minutes ago
was a gift from my friend for coaching.
You already ate it, right?
What...?
Anyway...
Thank you, my helpful son!
H-Hey W-Wait a minute...
D-Dad...!
Nanjiro's gone!
He tricked me! What a crazy dad!
Hey, Ryoma! You really showed up!
Ryoma!
Ryoma, I came here to accompany Sakuno today.
Please take care of us.
The granddaughter of his friend...
My crazy dad!
I don't feel so good.
The taste in my mouth is too sweet.
I probably ate too many of those little bean cakes...
You're both too tense.
-- Okay. -- Okay.
Umm...Ryoma...
Sorry about asking you for coaching...
No, it's okay.
For the next shot, try to bend your knees more.
O-Okay!
Well, I'll impress him.
There!
Oops...
Could you please hit it?
Okay...
Boy, even between the two of us we could afford only two new balls.
Hey, Sakuno. Let's draw some marks on them so we can find them easily.
Okay.
What did you draw?
This.
Wow, it's great!
I can draw it on your ball, too.
Really?
I'm finished!
Eight...nine...ten...
Ryoma, look at me! I hit the ball 11 times continuously!
You're awesome, Tomo.
Oops... I missed it...
Grip your racket at the very end.
Like this?
I can swing easier!
You're doing great, Tomo!
Although this is only her second time playing tennis,
she can hit the ball that many times...
Tomo has great athletic ability.
Well, I'll practice hard and become a good player, too.
Okay, relax, bend your knees and watch the ball closely...
There!
Uh-oh... I did it.
I'll go look for the ball!
Sakuno, do you want me to go with you?
No, I'll be okay.
That was embarrassing...
Although I practice every day, I'm not improving...
Oh, I found it!
I can almost reach it...
Hey, girl, what are you doing?
W-Well...
My ball wound up on your court.
Okay... Come over and pick it up yourself.
Excuse me.
Go ahead and look for it. But don't bother our practice.
Oh. Y-Yes.
Oops, sorry.
Well, where did Sakuno go to find the ball?
Huh?!
Sakuno...?
Umm...no...
You'd better hurry up.
You're interrupting our practice.
I'm sorry.
We, Ginka, are playing in the semifinals at the Metropolitan Matches next week.
Ryoma, Ryoma, something's happening.
Sakuno...! Sakuno...!
That's enough searching!
How long have you been at it?!
Ryoma's face is on the ball... I'll definitely find it...
You should give up and leave. You're holding up our practice.
Wait a minute! My ball has a certain mark.
I need a little bit more time... A little bit more time...
Shut up. I'm saying to leave now!
Wha--?!
Who the hell is he?
Sorry. The ball went in your court.
H-Hey, could it be, he...
He aimed for the hole in the fence from that far away?
That dude.
GINKA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
You! Who gave you permission to enter this court?
Ryuzaki, were you able to find the ball?
N-Not yet. I can't recognize which ball is mine among all these balls...
She'll never find it in there.
You! Are you listening to me?
Give me a break, you stupid runt!
You hit the ball at my face!
You should be begging for my forgiveness!
Oh, did that hurt?
By the way, can you help us find the ball?
Find it yourself!
Anyway, is that how you apologize?
Come now... Don't get so mad at the kid.
-- Huh...? -- Kay?
Yeah.
There are more than 300 balls on the court.
This is holding up our practice.
If you want to find your ball, go ahead and find it.
The girl with the braids tipped over the ball cart.
What? That's wrong...
Ryoma, he's hiding the ball in his hand behind his back.
Wh-What did you say?
Don't be so irresponsible, you, an outsider!
I saw that! Our balls with Ryoma's face!
I'm sure I saw them with my 20-20 vision!
I had a feeling something like that was happening.
She's lying!
You guys are lying!
I know you were giving Sakuno a hard time!
Hey, what did you say, girl?!
How about this...?
Ten balls each person.
What?
Let's play a game.
If I lose, I'll give up looking for the ball.
But if you lose the game,
each of you has to search through ten balls.
What?
It's just a game. Will you do it?
Ten balls each person...?
That means him against thirty of our members, one-by-one?
This guy must be crazy.
Interesting!
If you can do something like that, we won't check the balls.
In fact, you can take all these balls!
Okay, everyone, come over here!
Well, who's first?
Hey, Akutsu, isn't it enough?
I could get in a lot of trouble
just for letting students from other schools in here...
H-Hey, what are you doing, Akutsu?
Where's the money?
Huh...? What are you talking about...?
Give me some money.
H-Hey, stop being stupid...
I don't have any money...
Huh?
Hey.
What did you just say?
Who're...you ordering around?
Don't order me around.
Our next opponent in the semifinals is Ginka.
We've never played them,
but I hear they're very strong this year.
It looks like they've got a good squad.
Suzuki! Don't be so nice to him.
Of course not...
I'll make him cry...
There!
Fukushi and Tashiro are singles players, and Suzuki...
I heard they're all strong players...
You gotta be kidding...
Hey, that short kid is good...
Stupid! Suzuki is just being sloppy.
Move, Suzuki.
Next!
Well, it's my turn.
Tashiro, watch out.
Leave it to me.
Ryoma!
Next!
He easily beat five people! Suzuki, Tashiro, and even Fukushi!
Who is he?
It's embarrassing! Stop him somehow!
Shut up! Then you do it!
Ginka has another regular... His name is Domoto.
His serve is powerful and impressive.
And he's tall. Could be trouble.
By the way, Inui said he's going to Ginka today to do some research on them.
Ta-da... I'll go next.
Oh, Domoto!
Come on! Beat him!
Domoto, you can do it!
Yes! Show him your favorite power serve!
I'll take care of it...
There!
There it is! His power serve!
Just look at my power serve!
Hey, did you see that?!
That was a great return.
Was that your warm-up?
Damn!
Take this!
Next!
We're advancing to the best four this year!
Domoto...to such a runt...
Hey, will the next person please come over now?
Because I need to play matches with 22 more people.
-- Hey! -- Huh?
Who is that short kid?
Huh? Where?
Well, I don't know...
That short kid. What a great serve!
Hey, Akutsu, I'm sorry, but it looks like there's a trouble on the court.
So can you leave now?
Even though you're my childhood friend, I can't do more than this...
I told you not to order me around!
S-Sorry.
That short kid got to it before I did....
I came here to mess with Ginka as well...
Here you go!
Ah, I ate the sweet cakes,
so the taste in my mouth became very sweet.
I need this to refresh my mouth!
GINKA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
It's a nice place.
It's surrounded by woods and in a natural environment...
It's a good place to get refreshed.
They advanced to the best four by beating that Houjyo Middle.
We shouldn't take them lightly...
I'll have to work hard to gather data...
Huh?
Their practices must be very hard because they're all so worn out.
Ginka is tough... We have to practice just as hard!
Nice to meet you. I'm Tomoka Osakada!
I'm Nanjiro!
I can't believe we really took all the balls...
What's going on?
Ryoma is sleeping over there.
The soft breeze and the light streaming through the trees welcomes me
Though it may be too late, I now understand those
Words you gave me
The memories of you stay with me everywhere I go
I was pretending to be strong, but I was bluffing The memories of you stay with me everywhere I go
I was pretending to be strong, but I was bluffing
I am actually weak inside
Each time the breeze comes it takes with it a memory
Fly fly away.
I never cry
One day when we reach the crossroads of our colorful future
Together we'll walk on the way
I'll take you with me...walk on the life.
This is Inui.
The trainings that the remaining schools in the Metropolitan Tournament
are going through sure are tough.
Seigaku must train just as hard.
Well, let's pump them up with my special training...
and my special drink.
Next on The Prince of Tennis: "Penal-tea"
Hey everybody, let's drink it up.