Diamond no Ace 37

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title) Get better.
bubble sfx.1-3) badum (heartbeats)
b1) The people that have been promoted to the varsity team, are...

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b1) Freshman Kominato Haruichi, and
b2) freshman Sawamura Eijun.

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b1) That's it.

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b1) huh...
b2) What?
b3) Wait a second...

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panel) What about Chris-senpai?
b1) With these two, the varsity team now has 20 members. I plan to go through the tournament with them.
b2) With tomorrow's practice in mind, we're done for the day here.
b3) The seniors that didn't make the varsity team, please stay behind.

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b1) HEY!
b2) Why are you just standing there?
b3) Let's go.

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b1) You guys really did put your best foot forward,
b2) these past 2 years.
b3) The severe fight for a varsity spot, and the tough practices...
b4) I'm sure there are plenty of times you wanted to quit because of the harshness.
b5) however, you guys never once quit.
b6) And you stayed with me this entire time.

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b1) I wish you guys will remain...
b2) as my pride and joy from now on.

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b1) ...shn...
b2) tsk...
panel1) I prepared myself for this...
panel2) That even if I didn't make the varsity team,
panel3) That I wouldn't regret this...
panel4) But... // I can't hold back this mortifying feeling!

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panel) Our summer has ended here.
b1) ...ughn...
b2) sniff
b3) kuuhh...

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b1) Chris.

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b1) You still have a future in baseball,
b2) so for now I only want you to think about healing your shoulder.
b3) Also, can I ask of you // to support Miyuki and Miyauchi?
b4) And keep an eye on the rotation?
b5) Are you sure you're fine me?

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b1) My way of teaching,
b2) is probably a lot tougher than yours is.
b3) Yeah.
b4) I wouldn't have it any other way.
b5) The same goes for you guys, you're still part of this team, so please support those on the varsity team.
b6) OF COURSE WE WILL!
panel1) I'm fine with this...
panel2) At the very end, // as a player, I was...

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panel) Able to catch such a fine pitch...

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panel1) Why is it just me? // My pitching today was all thanks to Chris-senpai.
panel2) He's the truly amazing one. // If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have been able to make the varsity team with today's play.
b1) What do you plan on doing when you go back out there?
b2) Do you plan on giving up your spot on the varsity team?

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b1) No matter what anyone says, you were chosen by the coach.
b2) As part of our fire power.
b3) Now, mr.varsity member, what do you plan on saying to the guys that didn't make the team?
b4) There's only one thing that we can do from now on,

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b1) That's to get a lot better.
b2) Especially for those that worked hard and didn't make the team.

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b1) Now that things have ended up like this,
b2) we're going to have to see this through to the end.
b3) that goes for...
b4) you and me both.
panel) I'll fight my way through to the end.

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panel1) For Chris-senpai who didn't make it...
panel2) That's why you need // to get better.
panel3) A whole lot better!