WEBVTT 00:10.850 --> 00:14.820 Translator 00:10.850 --> 00:14.820 bupo 00:17.900 --> 00:21.800 Timer 00:17.900 --> 00:21.800 emkuf 00:23.570 --> 00:27.560 Translation Check 00:23.570 --> 00:27.560 evi 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 Typesetter 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 EagleStorm 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 Opening/Ending Song Typesetter 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 Ryunichi 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 Opening/Ending Song Timer 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 emkuf 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 Raw Provider 00:30.950 --> 00:34.940 Dj|DarkNeZz 00:39.140 --> 00:43.180 Encoder 00:39.140 --> 00:43.180 Dj|DarkNeZz 00:49.250 --> 00:53.230 Ending Song Translator 00:49.250 --> 00:53.230 ShinkuRyu 00:49.250 --> 00:53.230 Editors 00:49.250 --> 00:53.230 archivisth 00:49.250 --> 00:53.230 backlash 00:49.250 --> 00:53.230 evi 00:56.370 --> 01:00.320 Quality Control 00:56.370 --> 01:00.320 backlash 00:56.370 --> 01:00.320 metrokatz 00:56.370 --> 01:00.320 tehapoc 00:56.370 --> 01:00.320 thescamp 01:28.530 --> 01:32.190 There's a dedicated baseball player who always trains hard: 01:29.150 --> 01:32.190 December Okinawa 01:32.880 --> 01:34.470 Kojima Hiromichi. 01:34.880 --> 01:39.410 He's the cleanup hitter for the Saikyou Saitama Lycaons professional baseball team. 01:45.940 --> 01:47.860 Kojima, along with relief pitcher Nakane... 01:48.010 --> 01:49.100 Amazing. 01:49.280 --> 01:53.540 ...and trainer Kinosaki, are staging a mini training camp in Okinawa. 01:54.460 --> 01:55.130 Next. 01:55.400 --> 01:56.540 Yes! 02:00.590 --> 02:03.260 Since he joined the Lycaons twenty-one years ago, he's been named 02:03.950 --> 02:06.620 "Rookie of the Year", "RBI Leader" seven times, 02:06.760 --> 02:09.520 "Home Run King" five times, "Batting King" eight times, 02:09.670 --> 02:11.600 and "Triple Crown Winner" twice. 02:12.070 --> 02:18.850 Despite winning so many awards and titles, there's still one thing he hasn't achieved: 02:21.300 --> 02:23.110 Winning the championship. 02:24.590 --> 02:28.190 Since the beginning of his career, his team hasn't won the championship once. 02:28.600 --> 02:32.400 This is why others consider him an unlucky genius of batting. 02:33.380 --> 02:39.430 Kojima feels that he lacks some elements needed to win the championship. 02:39.420 --> 02:47.180 Okinawa Municipal Stadium 02:40.060 --> 02:43.430 The purpose of this camp is to find those elements. 02:43.790 --> 02:47.180 And it's here that Kojima will meet that man. 02:43.850 --> 02:47.180 Chapter 1 02:43.850 --> 02:47.180 The Mysterious Man 02:49.000 --> 02:54.180 On the tenth day of training camp, Nakane injured his middle finger. 02:54.740 --> 02:56.210 Sorry. 02:56.480 --> 02:59.630 He can't pitch batting practice anymore. 02:59.720 --> 03:03.360 Don't worry. I'll figure out a way to continue training. 03:03.430 --> 03:03.950 But... 03:04.300 --> 03:06.510 You should go to a hospital. 03:06.580 --> 03:07.810 Right! 03:09.260 --> 03:10.130 Good night. 03:12.800 --> 03:14.430 Nakane... 03:14.430 --> 03:16.040 Let's go find a substitute pitcher. 03:16.130 --> 03:18.200 Eh? Find one here? 03:18.580 --> 03:21.460 Don't you understand Kojima-san's feelings?! 03:21.760 --> 03:23.950 He's betting everything on this camp! 03:25.070 --> 03:26.120 But... 03:27.590 --> 03:33.470 Kinosaki and Nakane visited the baseball teams of every university and company. 03:35.800 --> 03:38.110 Too bad the timing is off. 03:38.430 --> 03:41.490 Who would still be playing baseball in this season? 03:41.730 --> 03:43.360 You... 03:43.450 --> 03:44.760 So you guys are... 03:49.450 --> 03:52.220 looking for a pitcher? 04:00.090 --> 04:01.810 Hey George, are you all right? 04:01.950 --> 04:05.380 You're swinging too far from the ball. 04:08.810 --> 04:11.820 If you see a suitable pitcher, I can introduce you. 04:11.950 --> 04:13.430 What's this? 04:13.950 --> 04:16.430 This game's known as One Outs. 04:16.730 --> 04:19.480 It's quite popular with the American soldiers in this area. 04:19.640 --> 04:20.940 One Outs? 04:25.980 --> 04:30.470 The goal is to see if the pitcher can get the batter out. 04:30.490 --> 04:38.960 Outfield 04:30.490 --> 04:38.960 Foul Area 04:30.490 --> 04:38.960 Foul Area 04:30.800 --> 04:36.290 If the batter takes three strikes, or if the ball lands in the infield, the pitcher wins. 04:35.750 --> 04:38.960 Infield 04:36.760 --> 04:38.970 Otherwise, the pitcher loses. 04:44.430 --> 04:49.060 Because that ball landed beyond the infield line, the batter wins. 04:50.580 --> 04:52.240 Yay, we won! 04:52.240 --> 04:53.270 We won! 04:53.270 --> 04:55.340 We won a lot of money! 04:55.850 --> 04:56.770 I-Isn't this... 04:58.050 --> 04:59.600 gambling? 05:00.180 --> 05:02.320 There's no point in leaving now. 05:03.250 --> 05:04.850 Hey, look at that. 05:05.080 --> 05:07.410 The next pitcher is Japanese. 05:20.350 --> 05:23.540 How about you two make a bet? 05:25.130 --> 05:26.770 What should we do? 05:27.270 --> 05:29.490 There's no point in leaving now. 05:29.650 --> 05:32.430 Let's just bet a thousand yen and then go. 05:32.900 --> 05:34.490 A thousand on the batter. 05:34.580 --> 05:36.730 You're betting on the batter?! 05:36.800 --> 05:39.080 Of course I am. 05:39.130 --> 05:41.550 You have a good eye. 05:41.740 --> 05:47.650 That batter hit cleanup with the winning team at the All-American High School Championships. 05:47.650 --> 05:49.780 He hits well. 05:53.940 --> 05:55.160 I see. 05:55.260 --> 05:58.160 If the pitch hits outside the rectangle, it's a ball. 05:58.270 --> 06:00.900 That pitcher's throwing speed is just average. 06:00.980 --> 06:03.940 See, it was right to bet on the batter. 06:09.410 --> 06:12.720 Too bad. That was unlucky. 06:14.720 --> 06:17.030 What can we do? We're leaving... 06:17.030 --> 06:19.160 One more. A thousand on the batter. 06:19.160 --> 06:22.260 Wh-Wh-What are you talking about? 06:22.380 --> 06:26.070 It's okay. You saw that pitcher too. 06:26.370 --> 06:29.420 If we keep on betting, we'll definitely win. 06:31.670 --> 06:32.600 However... 06:33.590 --> 06:36.320 the next batter also struck out. 06:37.550 --> 06:41.200 Damn it! Double it! Two thousand on the next batter. 06:42.350 --> 06:44.030 But he struck out as well. 06:46.510 --> 06:47.830 Damn it. 06:48.200 --> 06:49.750 One more time! Make it four thousand! 06:49.750 --> 06:52.410 Wait! We've been conned. 06:53.090 --> 06:54.680 They set this up. 06:54.980 --> 06:57.930 They're trying to swindle us out of our money. 06:58.920 --> 07:00.230 Let's go. 07:04.740 --> 07:07.370 We're going to leave now. 07:09.380 --> 07:10.690 What's this? 07:11.060 --> 07:14.160 What? This is the four thousand yen we lost. 07:15.380 --> 07:17.200 It's not four thousand yen. 07:17.740 --> 07:19.370 It's four thousand dollars. 07:20.250 --> 07:21.320 Quit joking! 07:21.510 --> 07:23.600 Who's joking? 07:23.720 --> 07:26.660 You're the ones who thought you were betting in yen. 07:27.230 --> 07:30.330 So, this is how you guys work? 07:31.200 --> 07:31.990 Then... 07:34.150 --> 07:36.190 I have an idea. 07:37.100 --> 07:38.040 Hey! 07:39.140 --> 07:41.050 I'm going to bat next. 07:41.430 --> 07:45.340 The bet is the four thousand dollars I just lost. 07:45.670 --> 07:46.330 You... 07:46.470 --> 07:50.940 It's okay. You may not realize it, but I was a cleanup hitter during high school too. 07:51.210 --> 07:52.230 I'm sorry. 07:56.610 --> 07:58.790 I don't want to bet with you. 07:59.840 --> 08:01.580 I knew you were going to refuse. 08:01.910 --> 08:03.950 You really were cheating after all. 08:04.570 --> 08:05.710 Are you stupid? 08:06.450 --> 08:11.670 I haven't said anything, yet you're saying that I'm cheating and swindling people. 08:12.040 --> 08:14.050 Plus four thousand dollars is... 08:15.040 --> 08:17.180 too little. 08:17.940 --> 08:21.950 Oh? Then how much do you want to bet, huh? 08:23.690 --> 08:25.020 Forty thousand dollars. 08:25.210 --> 08:25.990 For— 08:25.990 --> 08:27.190 Forty thousand! 08:27.190 --> 08:30.410 Forty thousand dollars? Isn't that four million yen?! 08:30.410 --> 08:32.690 That's crazy! That much money— 08:33.870 --> 08:36.340 It's not a problem for me. 08:37.490 --> 08:39.530 Let me suggest a rule. 08:40.030 --> 08:40.970 Let me see... 08:41.920 --> 08:46.910 If you can touch any ball I pitch, you win. How's that? 08:47.290 --> 08:48.600 Touch it and I win? 08:48.790 --> 08:49.680 Yes... 08:50.260 --> 08:51.890 but you can't bunt. 08:52.000 --> 08:53.670 Wh-What are you saying? 08:55.220 --> 08:59.120 Just then, Kinosaki realized that 08:59.880 --> 09:02.130 this man was not an ordinary player. 09:02.290 --> 09:05.830 So, are you betting or not? 09:06.690 --> 09:08.050 Don't take the bet, Nakane! 09:08.580 --> 09:10.600 He must be plotting something! 09:10.860 --> 09:12.060 What's that supposed to mean? 09:12.390 --> 09:17.760 Even if I don't use tricks, he still won't be able to touch my pitches. 09:17.890 --> 09:20.070 I'll take the bet! 09:22.470 --> 09:24.090 That's more like it. 09:24.410 --> 09:30.500 The scattered stacks of notes amounting to four million yen would be Nakane's if he won. 09:31.350 --> 09:34.780 However, Nakane was not in the mood to think like that now. 09:35.000 --> 09:41.540 He was preoccupied with the fear of losing that much money. 09:41.980 --> 09:45.510 Why is this guy so confident? 09:46.210 --> 09:50.390 Does four million mean nothing to him? 09:50.830 --> 09:55.270 Or is he certain that he'll win this game? 09:55.670 --> 09:57.900 Nakane, don't think so much! 09:58.370 --> 10:00.210 Relax your shoulders! 10:02.600 --> 10:06.460 This isn't good. Nakane is totally scared of that guy. 10:07.070 --> 10:14.300 Even though he's a pro, a four million bet on one hit is too much for a young player like Nakane! 10:25.640 --> 10:26.790 He let it pass? 10:28.810 --> 10:32.180 What's that? It's just a fastball. 10:33.330 --> 10:34.930 One strike. 10:36.920 --> 10:39.670 That's it, Nakane! Calm down! 10:39.760 --> 10:41.780 The winner has already been decided. 10:41.940 --> 10:44.900 That pitch will make him lose. 10:45.990 --> 10:48.690 Letting it pass is a strategy too. 10:48.960 --> 10:51.180 Ha! Talking about strategies. 10:51.500 --> 10:55.740 But clearly, he was running away just now. 10:55.890 --> 10:56.830 Running away? 10:57.080 --> 11:01.710 Whenever it's time to make a big decision, the Japanese always choose to... 11:02.100 --> 11:03.090 wait. 11:04.050 --> 11:05.500 Procrastinate. 11:06.050 --> 11:10.510 In other words, they let time solve their problems. It's a naïve way of thinking. 11:11.020 --> 11:13.250 There's nothing more to it than that. 11:13.800 --> 11:20.190 Maybe the pitcher saw his weakness and proposed that rule. 11:20.510 --> 11:21.400 On purpose? 11:21.650 --> 11:23.530 You haven't realized it yet? 11:23.800 --> 11:30.200 Because you guys didn't understand the basis for the rule, you forfeited the first strike. 11:31.620 --> 11:34.710 You guys have completely fallen into his trap. 11:38.270 --> 11:39.860 Oh crap! 11:40.550 --> 11:43.580 The rules say that even if the ball lands in foul territory, we win. 11:43.580 --> 11:45.910 Letting a strike pass is totally pointless. 11:46.230 --> 11:48.680 It's a complete waste of a perfectly good pitch! 11:50.940 --> 11:53.220 Nakane, swing! Swing the bat! 11:55.000 --> 11:56.690 Swing! Swing the bat! 12:03.560 --> 12:05.480 It seems he finally understood... 12:06.520 --> 12:08.840 but at the worst time. 12:10.510 --> 12:15.800 But he won't miss that easily hittable fastball twice in a row. 12:16.330 --> 12:18.630 If only Nakane would calm down. 12:20.260 --> 12:23.000 Two strikes. Still one pitch left. 12:23.120 --> 12:25.630 What kind of pitch will that guy throw next? 12:26.370 --> 12:27.720 A fastball? 12:27.970 --> 12:29.300 Or a breaking ball? 12:29.760 --> 12:32.640 Or maybe this pitch will be a ball? 12:35.750 --> 12:37.030 I can't figure it out! 12:38.630 --> 12:39.270 Time out! 12:41.820 --> 12:44.180 Nakane, listen carefully. 12:44.440 --> 12:46.800 Don't swing with your full strength. You only have to touch the ball. 12:47.080 --> 12:49.520 His fastballs really aren't scary. 12:49.760 --> 12:53.310 Also, you don't have to be scared of breaking balls. 12:54.080 --> 12:56.650 In this game, the pitcher doesn't wear a glove. 12:58.020 --> 13:01.400 Therefore, you can see how he holds the ball before he throws. 13:02.110 --> 13:04.250 Relax a bit, understand? 13:10.380 --> 13:14.890 Damn it. How come I didn't realize something so simple? 13:15.120 --> 13:17.610 But now, I know I'll win this game for sure! 13:17.740 --> 13:18.980 That guy's hand! 13:19.840 --> 13:23.410 Look how he's holding the ball. 13:24.730 --> 13:25.440 A forkball?! 13:25.970 --> 13:29.310 I see. That guy can throw a forkball? 13:29.930 --> 13:34.470 A forkball is the hardest breaking ball to hit. 13:35.110 --> 13:37.910 This explains why he's so confident. 13:38.950 --> 13:43.790 He plans to use the forkball, which I haven't seen yet, to get me to swing and miss! 13:45.000 --> 13:47.580 Lower outside corner. It is a forkball! 13:48.100 --> 13:50.920 If I don't hit it, this pitch will be a ball. I won't be fooled! 13:55.500 --> 13:56.820 A fastball?! 13:57.310 --> 13:59.510 That forkball grip was a bluff! 13:59.510 --> 14:01.280 Yay! The batter lost! 14:01.280 --> 14:02.360 Three strikes! 14:02.360 --> 14:04.000 Yahoo! 14:04.000 --> 14:04.750 How can this be? 14:04.980 --> 14:08.310 He ran away again. Always running away. 14:09.680 --> 14:11.160 Didn't I say it already? 14:11.750 --> 14:16.450 Under pressure, the Japanese always choose to wait. 14:16.670 --> 14:18.870 He's the best example of that right now. 14:19.220 --> 14:20.590 Two strikes. 14:21.100 --> 14:25.790 Even though that was his last chance, hesitation made him miss his only opportunity. 14:26.270 --> 14:28.620 The pitcher purposely showed him a forkball grip. 14:29.000 --> 14:31.740 To him, it was like finding a bit of light in total darkness. 14:32.000 --> 14:35.670 Therefore, he believed that the next pitch would be a forkball. 14:35.760 --> 14:37.370 No, he was certain it was a forkball. 14:37.920 --> 14:41.180 That certainty divorced him from reality. 14:42.580 --> 14:46.560 Running away decided his fate. 14:47.140 --> 14:52.320 In the end, it showed that he wasn't ready for a four million yen bet. 14:52.590 --> 14:57.500 For today, give me all the cash and credit cards you have with you. 14:58.610 --> 15:00.950 I want you to know something. 15:01.490 --> 15:04.660 In asking you to come here, our initial purpose was to swindle some money out of you. 15:04.810 --> 15:06.240 I admit this. 15:06.470 --> 15:10.500 However, that pitcher is not part of my group. 15:11.770 --> 15:14.420 The batters were genuinely batting. 15:14.420 --> 15:16.980 But they also genuinely lost. 15:17.750 --> 15:19.380 You saw in the last round. 15:19.880 --> 15:24.770 All three pitches hit the exact same spot, the lower outside corner. 15:25.760 --> 15:28.770 But the batter couldn't even touch the ball. 15:29.310 --> 15:31.790 That's the type of pitcher he is. 15:31.790 --> 15:33.940 The difference in skill level is too great. 15:34.770 --> 15:41.340 Ordinary players, regardless of how focused they are, can't hit Toua's pitches. 15:41.770 --> 15:42.780 Toua? 15:43.190 --> 15:49.120 Yep, the guy who's never lost, Tokuchi Toua. 15:49.390 --> 15:51.310 That's his name. 15:56.800 --> 16:00.310 Several Days Later 16:04.220 --> 16:06.080 Hey, Jack! 16:06.080 --> 16:08.310 Today I'm definitely going to hit your pitch. 16:09.600 --> 16:11.990 Hey, can you let me bat first? 16:11.990 --> 16:14.610 Eh? Be quiet. Wait a bit. 16:17.090 --> 16:18.130 Let me bat. 16:19.530 --> 16:21.890 If that's how it is, okay. 16:22.920 --> 16:24.460 Huh? What's up? 16:24.650 --> 16:25.740 Who's that? 16:29.610 --> 16:31.580 So, what should I do? 16:32.000 --> 16:34.150 Hey, hey, don't you know how to play baseball? 16:34.390 --> 16:40.050 It's simple. Hit the ball with the bat in your hand. 16:42.170 --> 16:43.650 I'll bet twenty on Jack! 16:43.650 --> 16:44.770 Fifteen on Jack. 16:44.770 --> 16:45.520 Thirty! 16:46.240 --> 16:49.010 Then I'll bet five on the Japanese guy who doesn't know how to play baseball! 16:51.800 --> 16:53.190 How unfriendly. 17:01.240 --> 17:03.170 Did I just win? 17:03.580 --> 17:05.330 I'll pitch next. 17:06.730 --> 17:08.790 I'll bet two hundred with you. 17:08.920 --> 17:09.910 It's Peter Saul! 17:09.910 --> 17:11.060 Peter Saul is going to pitch! 17:11.320 --> 17:12.700 Twenty on the Japanese! 17:12.700 --> 17:13.580 Thirty on the Japanese! 17:13.580 --> 17:14.880 Fifty on Peter Saul! 17:14.880 --> 17:16.520 Fifty on the Japanese! 17:19.350 --> 17:23.100 Hey, this pitcher isn't like the last one. 17:23.720 --> 17:26.330 Before he joined the army, he was in the Major Leagues for a year. 17:26.550 --> 17:28.850 Right now, he throws the ball at around 145 km/h. 17:29.310 --> 17:33.950 Take my advice. Let him pitch two or three times while your eyes adjust. 17:44.300 --> 17:45.540 Amazing! 17:45.790 --> 17:47.110 Did he screw up? 17:47.310 --> 17:49.270 No, that wasn't an easy pitch to hit. 17:49.420 --> 17:50.620 Who is this guy? 17:51.910 --> 17:53.890 I've seen him on television. 17:53.890 --> 17:55.300 Isn't he Kojima? 17:55.530 --> 17:57.330 Lycaons' cleanup hitter Kojima Hiromichi. 17:57.330 --> 17:59.430 Yea, it's Kojima Hiromichi! 17:59.430 --> 18:01.850 No wonder you're that good. I lost. 18:05.280 --> 18:07.810 Don't look down on baseball, damn it! 18:15.350 --> 18:18.310 How nicely said. 18:18.710 --> 18:19.750 Toua! 18:21.110 --> 18:24.030 So, you are Tokuchi Toua? 18:24.290 --> 18:27.550 You came here looking for me? 18:28.310 --> 18:30.460 Earlier, two Japanese came here. 18:30.750 --> 18:32.450 They're with me. 18:32.680 --> 18:36.600 Let me make one thing clear. They suggested the bet first. 18:37.110 --> 18:38.630 That's fine. 18:39.020 --> 18:42.790 But, play a game with me now. 18:43.410 --> 18:45.770 I'm going to overlook the money that was swindled. 18:46.230 --> 18:49.550 However, if I win, the remaining amount will be forgiven. 18:52.090 --> 18:53.810 You're pretty forceful. 18:54.280 --> 18:57.570 I find your methods more forceful. 18:57.880 --> 19:00.610 However, such a small amount of money isn't interesting. 19:00.630 --> 19:01.810 How about this? 19:02.320 --> 19:06.700 If I win, we'll increase the bet tenfold. 19:06.700 --> 19:08.330 How's four hundred thousand dollars? 19:09.300 --> 19:12.630 That amount shouldn't be too much for a player like you. 19:13.070 --> 19:14.070 Fine with me. 19:14.630 --> 19:18.580 However you look at it, the chance of me losing to you is... 19:19.880 --> 19:20.740 zero! 19:22.590 --> 19:23.900 I'm a professional. 19:24.390 --> 19:29.020 Compared to all of you playing this game here, I'm betting on something completely different. 19:29.830 --> 19:32.400 Baseball is sacred to me. 19:32.770 --> 19:36.850 That's why when I see people like you insult baseball, I get angry. 19:37.600 --> 19:42.090 Just because no one here in this tiny area can hit your ball, 19:42.290 --> 19:46.780 you think you're a genius. A guy like you... 19:47.680 --> 19:49.030 makes me want to puke! 19:49.370 --> 19:51.930 Now, I'll show you how to play this game. 19:52.130 --> 19:53.910 Come on, place your bets. 19:54.330 --> 19:58.240 Or is it because the result is so obvious that you don't have the courage to gamble anymore? 19:58.550 --> 20:00.710 Okay, I'll bet forty on Toua. 20:00.710 --> 20:01.590 Twenty! 20:01.590 --> 20:03.030 Thirty on Toua! 20:03.030 --> 20:04.020 Fifty on Toua! 20:04.020 --> 20:05.130 A hundred on Toua! 20:05.130 --> 20:06.430 Fifty on Toua! 20:07.490 --> 20:09.720 What? What's going on? 20:10.110 --> 20:12.160 Everyone's betting on this guy. 20:13.530 --> 20:17.180 What you just said is pretty cool. However... 20:17.660 --> 20:19.690 you have no credibility. 20:25.010 --> 20:26.240 He's here after all. 20:27.060 --> 20:30.800 I told Nakane not to tell Kojima-san about it. 20:34.330 --> 20:35.330 Excuse me. 20:35.590 --> 20:36.960 Oh, it's you. 20:37.420 --> 20:39.590 You came in time. 20:39.830 --> 20:41.460 It's just about to start. 20:41.700 --> 20:45.220 Another high stakes betting game? 20:46.610 --> 20:48.260 Four hundred thousand dollars. 20:50.410 --> 20:51.760 That's crazy! 20:51.970 --> 20:53.900 Don't try to stop it. 20:54.090 --> 20:57.770 This is a serious showdown between two men. It's what they want. 20:58.310 --> 21:00.570 If you mess it up, I won't forgive you. 21:02.270 --> 21:04.980 The undefeated pitcher, Tokuchi Toua. 21:06.140 --> 21:08.490 The world-class batter, Kojima Hiromichi. 21:12.430 --> 21:15.600 The showdown has started. 22:30.660 --> 22:39.370 Next 22:30.660 --> 22:39.370 Gambler