Diamond no Ace 53

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This is a Chinese-to-English translation.

Page 1
Chapter 53/ Self-reflection

Page 2
1st panel:
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
“Aren’t you guys lucky! To have four managers in the club…”
“Our teams are too scary – so scary that no one dares to become a manager.”
4th panel:
“And all your managers are so cute too…”

Page 3
1st panel:
“Oh yeah, you guys are still in the midst of a training camp right?”
“You guys were too clingy, it was so hard to shake you off!”
“The attack in the ninth inning made me break out in cold sweat.”
2nd panel:
“You’re so noisy! How could we have allowed the match to end just like that?”
“The match ended when we had just gotten pushed back!”
3rd panel:
“The next time we meet, we’ll pay it back to you tenfold!”
“Haha… That’s exactly what we wish for!”
4th panel:
5th panel:
“Hey!”

Page 4
1st panel:
“Even though the two of you are just first-years, your pitching was quite good!”
2nd panel:
“After seeing both of your performance…”
“I was reminded of the me back then. This would provide me with motivation and affects me positively.”
3rd panel:
4th panel:
“Do continue to work hard…”
5th panel:
“Y…Yes!”
“I’ll do the best I can!”
6th panel:
7th panel:
“Don’t think bad of him. Contrary to his looks, Tachi is actually pretty introverted…”
Haru: <Introverted…>
Furuya: (I want to see his smile…)

Page 5
1st panel:
“We had a really great match today!”
“And allowed us to have a useful training session.”
“You’re too flattering! We benefited a lot too!”
2nd panel:
“Now that we’re on the topic, I must say, I really envy you, Kataoka-san!”
“For you to have two entirely different kind of pitchers among your first-years…”
3rd panel:
“Recovering only when it’s near the end, that pitcher can pitch a fastball that has the speed…”
4th panel:
“The lefty pitcher that went up for the second half of the match, too…”
“His pitching really surprised us.”
5th panel:
“Even though they also have times where they seem to waver…”
<So he noticed…>
6th panel:
“But I can understand Kataoka-san’s feelings of wanting them as secret weapons.”

Page 6
1st panel:
“If he manages to gain a stable control…”
“He’ll probably be able to become an impressive pitcher, won’t he?”
2nd panel:
{Coach Masumoto who is the representative of O-Osaka…}
{He actually recognises the Sawamura’s ability…}
3rd panel:
{S…Sure…}
{3 points were lost during the 6th to 9th inning…}
4th panel:
{But from another perspective}
{He did only lose 3 points against Kiryu’s line-up, which is full of power batters.}
5th panel:
Kataoka: “He’s still lacking in many ways!”
Matsumoto: “Hehe… Aren’t you a strict coach!”

Page 7
1st panel:
“Well, whatever it is, this match really gave our players a boost!”
“We are looking forward to facing you again in Koushien!”
2nd panel:
“Yeah!”
3rd panel:
“Hey, we’ll be going to Kanagawa tomorrow!”
“Let’s pick up our spirits and move out!”
“Yes!”
4th panel:
5th panel:

Page 8
1st panel:
2nd panel:
“We’ll be having two matches tomorrow.”
“The pitcher for the first one will be Kawakami.”
“Yes!”
3rd panel:
“The second will start with Tanba as the pitcher.”
“Yes!”
4th panel:
“Even though the two of you are probably feeling tired, I’ll still have you both pitch one whole match each!”
“Got it?”
“Yes!”
5th panel:
“Huh? Why are the two of you eating so little today?”
“…Mm…”

Page 9
1st panel:
“For some reason, I feel really tired…”
“So this is the kind of pressure a first-string member have to deal with…”
Furuya: <Blanking out…>
2nd panel:
<Heh…>
3rd panel:
“That’s because you did your best today…” (Smaller text: The both of you did…)
4th panel:
“Who do you think performed better? Say it truthfully!”
“Huh?”
“Say it, with your reasoning behind it!”
“I…”
5th panel:
“Whatever it is… I really envy you two, for being able to participate in a match…”
“Unlike me, who didn’t even have the chance to do that.”
6th panel:
{Oh ya…}
7th panel:
“S-Sorry, Haru-chii!” (Smaller text: I didn’t do it on purpose!)
“I’ll give this to you! Please forgive me!”
“I’ll give this to you too!”
“You’re just giving me your leftovers!”

Page 10
1st panel:
2nd panel:
“Whew… I’m so tired…”
3rd panel:
{Today,too…}
{I don’t feel like doing anything…}
4th panel:
{Doing anything…}
5th panel:
6th panel:
{I’ll make you…}
{Accept my abilities!}
7th panel:

Page 11
1st panel:
2nd panel:
{Ba-thump}
3rd panel:
{Damn it…}
“Just one more…”
{In the end, the only one I managed to pitch to the inside corner was that.}
4th panel:
5th panel:

Page 12
1st panel:
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
“Great! We got a hit!”
“Let’s push down the opponent this inning!”
4th panel:
{Pitches that got near the middle all got blasted to the outfield.}
5th panel:
{My defense was dragging everyone down.}
6th panel:
{My control totally didn’t make it too…}
7th panel:
{The current me… Is only a burden to all the senpais on the field…}

Page 13
1st panel:
2nd panel:
{I must improve my control.}
{My fielding, too.}
{Same for my batting.}
3rd panel:
{I have to improve…}
4th panel:
“Argh! Damn it!”
“My body is so tired already, but I just can’t seem to fall asleep!”

Page 14
1st panel:
2nd panel:
“Haa…”
“Haa…”
3rd panel:
“Stamina.”
“Control.”
4th panel:
“Stamina.”
“Control.”
5th panel:
“Strol….”
“Ah, it’s mixed up…”
6th panel:
“Aaaaaaaah!”

Page 15
1st panel:
“You…! Why are you secretly practicing here by yourself!”
“That’s too cunning of you!”
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
(Could it be that he also wasn’t able to fall asleep?)
4th panel:
Eijun: “And you were actually using my tire!”
Eijun: “How can you just take someone else’s things without permission!”
Eijun: <You can’t do that!>
Furuya: “Not like there’s any harm done…”
Furuya: “Besides, if its yours, you should write your name on it…”
5th panel:
Eijun: “I did! Look, it’s here!”
Furuya: “Huh? Where?”
6th panel:
“What… You used pencil to write it?”
“And you only wrote the phonetic notations…”
“Shut up!”
7th panel:
“Hahahaha… What the hell are the two of them doing?”
“They are actually quarreling over a tire?”

Page 16
1st panel:
“Even though they’ve had a match for the day, they are still practicing?”
“So? Are you going to tell them to stop?”
2nd panel:
“Must be because of their increased adrenaline and couldn’t fall asleep!”
“They won’t be pitching tomorrow anyway, just let them do what they want!”
3rd panel:
“Yeah…”
4th panel:
“Oh right….
5th panel:
“Since you were catching for Sawamura today, from first-hand experience…”
“What do you think of his pitching?”

Page 17
1st panel:
2nd panel:
“His pitching was never lousy…”
“Although everyone’s fielding helped a lot, it’s true that he kept points gained by Kiryu to only 3...”
3rd panel:
“But as for his control and fielding…”
“Same as Furuya, he still has lots to learn.”
“Honestly speaking, if he goes on like this, it’s probably impossible to have him as the main pitcher for the tournament!”
Eijun: <You… You bastard!>
4th panel:
“I feel that way too…”
5th panel:
{But… I hope he understands that himself.}
6th panel:
“If it’s like this, the starting pitcher for the summer tournament will probably be Tanba!”
“Since there’s also Furuya’s stamina problem to consider…”

Page 18
1st panel:
“If he had managed to unleash his potential, he would have long become the ace of the team…”
“It’s because the coach has high expectations of him that he is so strict towards him in the first place.”
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
“By the way… Are you alright?”
Miyuki: <Huh?>
4th panel:
“Don’t tell anyone else! Actually…”
“You’re already disliked by Tanba!” (Smaller text: Hehe…)
5th panel:
6th panel:
“Well, Tanba’s personality makes him pretty hard to get along with…”
“And you had to be so blunt with him everytime…”
“Together with the fact that you are his kouhai… So, well… You getting disliked by him should be expected.”
7th panel:
{So he’s actually this observant…}
8th panel:
“It can’t be helped! Because a “battery” is formed by two people!”
“It has nothing to do with whether you’re a kouhai or a senpai!”

Page 19
1st panel:
“If it can help the pitcher to shine on the mound, I’m willing to do anything!”
“Even if it’s telling a lie, or getting disliked by someone!”
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
{This person…}
4th panel:
“Hey! You two!”
5th panel:
“You still have to wake up early tomorrow morning! Don’t push yourself too much!”

Page 20
1st panel:
“Although the two of you have lost 15 points in total…”
“Losing sleep is to be expected!”
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
“Well, we have to wake up early tomorrow, so I guess I’ll go to sleep now!”
4th panel:
“Hey!”
“Wait a minute, you bastard!”
5th panel:
“We lost 14 points in total!”
“Don’t just add 1 more to it!”
“Yeah! Don’t just add it in!”
Miyuki: “Hahahaha!”
Kuramochi: “People like you probably don’t have much friends…”