Diamond no Ace 29

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DAIYA no A v04ch029 by Terajima Yuuji
TLed by Kouri-chan

Key:
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A new dialogue = new panel

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(page131)

box: Ace of the Diamond
sfx: mutter mutter

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bubble 1: Hey! That person is on!
bubble 2: Eh?
Isn't he the team's manager?

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1: Is Coach serious?!
2: Why is he switching in someone who hasn't played for a year at such a crucial time?

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1: The pitcher should be substituted no matter how you think about it!

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1: Chris-sempai.

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(page132)

sfx: step

Chapter 29 / Trick [or Scheme, or Ploy, i dunno]

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(page133)

sfx: mutter mutter

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1: Chris-san!
2: This guy's control is just... I can't...

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Chris: I know.

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Chris: The fact that we haven't conceded a point until now has all been because of you, Ono...
Chris: Because you've been guarding the back when there are runners on the field. [K: this TL is fail, could someone please check the JP raw?]

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Chris: Just leave it to me now.

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Ono: Y... yes!
Ono: I'll learn all I can from you!!

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(page134)

1: Hey, did the coach give you any instructions?
2: I don't mean any offense, but I don't understand what the point of changing catchers was.

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1: It's true that the sticky situation [or pinch situation] hasn't changed.
But... there's a chance we can turn this around.

2: Huh?

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1: No outs, bases loaded, and with a pitcher who can't throw strikes...
2: The opponents' bench seem relaxed and convinced that they'll score a few points.

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1: If we can prevent them from scoring any runs in this inning... [K: sorry my baseball knowledge is fail, amend accordingly]

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(page135)

Chris: This sticky situation [or pinch] will be reversed. [?]
Chris: Doubt will grow in their minds and they'll suffer psychological damage. [fail TL]

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1: B.. but how?
sfx: grind
2: If this guy doesn't throw strikes, there's no point!!

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Chris: I have a plan.
Chris: Gather closer around me and cover your mouths with your gloves.

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(page136)

sfx: mutter mutter mutter

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1: What are they doing... even calling the outfield in!
sfx: mutter
2: Maybe they're planning to only let through 1 run by playing the infield halfway, since it's still the first inning!
*A defensive position where home runners can be forced out while keeping the possibility of a double play [K: god that took forever to look up]

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1: Ggh, hurry up.
2: The pitcher hasn't changed, so any talk would be pointless!

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1: Wha...

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1: Are... are you serious!?

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(page137)

Chris: I know very well that the risks are high.
Chris: But... this plan needs all of you to keep this game at 0 points. [make sure you keep his grey text lmfao]

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guy: Ha ha ha ha ha!
guy: What on earth is he planning...

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1: This would put considerable pressure on the defense~

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1: Hehe... but it sounds interesting.

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Chris: It's all up to you now.
Chris: Can you do it, Sawamura?

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Sawamura: YES!
Chris: It's good that you're so energetic...

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sfx: mutter
1: Eh?

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(page138-139)

sfX: step

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bubble: The... the infield has shifted forward!?
sfx: ooohhhhh
bubble: Don't... don't tell me they're playing a super drawn-in infield at this stage!?

sfx: roar

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bubble: Are they trying to stop their opponents' squeeze play?! [K: check, i have no idea what a squeeze play/if opponents are doing that]
sfx: roar
bubble: Look... even the outfielders are positioned right behind the infielders!

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bubble: If it were the last inning, that would be another story...
It'll be a clean sweep of home runs for the runners if they manage to hit the ball to the outfield!

bubble: Isn't this position shift a bit too risky in this situation?

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(page140)

bubble: W... what is this, Coach?!
It's still the first inning!!

bubble: Playing the infield halfway and letting only 1 point through via a double play would be a better...

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bubble: It's all right.
bubble: I left everything to Chris.

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bubble: Coach~

text: Although it seems reckless at first... this course of action makes sense.

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This is Chris-kun's way...

of making full use of Sawamura-kun's unique abilities.

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bubble: grind
bubble: Grrgh!

D... don't you look down on me.

Do you punks think that I can't hit far because I'm the fourth batter?!

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(page141)

bubble: If you send me a soft ball...
sfx: grind
grind

bubble: I'll whack it to the moon!

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sfx: whoo... [K: breath out]

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First, the first throw... [K: ball, pitch, whatever, keep it consistent with later on]

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text: The opponent is clearly a confident power hitter.

sfx: twitch
twitch ??


text: Use that new pitch you invented...

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sfx: rustle

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text: Don't waver.

sfx: clench

text: Believe in yourself and throw hard!!

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text: Whatever ball comes...

text: I will definitely catch it!!

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(page142)

sfx: NNNRGWHOA

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text: What... is this...

text: It's even stronger than I thought it would be...

sfx: SMACK

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(page143)

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bubble: The ball bounced away!
bubble: Will the batter run?!

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sfx: skrrrt

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sfx: glare

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guy: Urk!

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(page144)

bubble: Whoa... he stopped him with just a glance!!
That catcher is definitely something!!

sfx: roar (they sort of go down the page)

bubble: It may have bounced, but it landed right in front of him!!

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sfx: Whoo... [K: breath out]

text: What a ball...

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text: He pitches too fast for the eye to see...

text: and on top of that, they're getting more erratic than before.

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text: But... with this...

text: we've planted the trajectory of the ball into his mind.

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sfx: nod

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(page145)

text: For the second throw...

text: stop the unreliable new pitch for now...

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text: and throw it straight down the middle.

text: Your beloved straight-on battle.

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sfx: ba-bump

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text: Don't be nervous.
text: This is a fine weapon you have here...

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sfx: ba-bump

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sfx: ba-bump

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(page146)

sfx: rustle

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bubble: UOOORR

text: After that, just leave everything to the fielders.

bubble: RRRGGG

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bubble: GGGHH!!

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S...

Straight down the middle...

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bubble: DON'T LOOK DOWN ON ME!

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(page147)

sfx: whooooosh

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sfx: clunk

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bubble: Ah... he hit the ball with the tip of his bat...

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text: What...

text: The ball's path was so different from just now...

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bubble: The runners are all off!!
bubble: Guh!

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bubble: But... the ball has flown very high!
bubble: Are they going to execute an ingenious play...?

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(page148)

sfx: smack

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sfx: whooomp

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(page149)

text: Whoa... he caught and threw it, while in mid-air!!

sfx: roar (goes down page)

text: He's forced the runner to home out!!
He's saved the situation!!

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bubble: Eh?

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sfx: whizz

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bubble: But the infielders are positioned so forward!

bubble: There's nobody on the first bas-

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(page150)

bubble: What?!

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bubble: The right fielder's covering the first base?!

sfx: roar (down the page)

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bubble: For real?! A 4-2-9 home plate double play?!
Eijun: Whoooa!

bubble: Were they... aiming for this from the start?
bubble: I was really surprised by the pitcher!

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bubble: He got them from no outs, bases loaded to two outs and man on second and third base...

bubble: Just who is this catcher?!

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[K: I am so tempted to replace all the 'pitch', 'ball', 'throws' with 'balls' and release a dirty version of the chapter.]