7SEEDS

FUJISAWA FIRST (KANAGAWA) VS. SHINTOKU (HYOGO)

Arashi! It's starting!

-Aiming for a spot in the final four, -I'm coming!

-Fujisawa First -Here's your tea.

takes the field for the top of the first.

NO. 1 TAKAHIRO ARAMAKI (2ND YEAR)

Here's the ace pitcher who's the focus of the tournament, Takahiro Aramaki!

It looks like some scouts from the major leagues

are here to watch him today.

Where am I?

Mom? Where are you?

Mom?

If you're awake, hurry up and follow me.

We're about to sink.

There's no more time!

This way!

Why...

When you all wake up, you may be in heaven...

or you may be in hell.

No matter the case, I hope you will all strive to stay alive.

Hurry, this way! Get onboard!

Hurry up!

SPRING BEGINS

Are you all right?

Get on the boat!

Are you okay? Grab on!

Oh, look at Mr. Cool Guy!

Do you always brave danger to help complete strangers?

It's human nature to want to help others.

I wouldn't do it.

Fine. If you get into trouble, I'll just leave you behind.

Some hero you are.

Get up here!

We have to move away before that sinking ship takes us with it!

That's my bag...

Why is it here?

Are there any others?

No, it's just the four of us.

I didn't see anyone else.

If you're going to puke, do it outside.

Don't worry. I've got an empty stomach!

It's weird. I ate a lot of barbecue last night.

Last night...

All of my favorite dishes, and so much of them.

Seems like things have calmed down.

Can anyone explain what happened?

I don't even remember leaving my house, much less getting on any ship.

I was asleep in my bed.

How did I end up here?

Someone tell me! What happened?

I'm in the same situation.

Same here. I woke up on that ship.

You're pretty quick on your feet for someone who just woke up.

Really? So, what's your story?

All I remember is eating a ton of barbecue before I went to bed. That's it.

So, we've all got amnesia?

Where are our families?

Right now, we need to find a place and make landfall.

Look! There's an island right over there!

It looks like a cat.

Now that you mention it, it sure does.

I hope Mom is looking after my cat.

If we don't do something, we'll crash into that cliff!

Use these. We need to start rowing!

What?

Listen, we need to get out of this current!

Damn it! Why did I get stuck in this mess?

Shut up and row!

What is it?

I thought I saw something in the water.

We'll catch it and eat it later. Just focus on rowing for now.

Yes, ma'am!

Boys, unless you match our pace, we'll just end up going in circles.

We know that!

Looks like this is a dead-end.

I'll go see if we can get to the top from here. Stay put.

Nice ass, lady.

Save that for later.

Dang, she's so mature. She brushed me off like it was nothing.

What a flat ass.

Little girls are so lame.

I was hoping for a shriek or a "No!"

Cut it out. You're making a bad impression.

Whatever, I don't give a damn. I know I'm a total asshole.

You climb ahead of us.

Okay, fine.

Sorry.

The sun is coming up. East must be that way.

I wonder if there's anyone else on this island?

What do you think?

What?

Oh, I don't know.

Sorry.

Why are you always apologizing? You don't have to be so polite.

Oh, I know. Let's all introduce ourselves.

My name is Arashi Aota. I'm a sophomore in high school.

I'm Natsu Iwashimizu. I'm a high school freshman.

Nice to meet you. I'm Semimaru Asai. I'm 18.

With a name like that, your parents must be poets.

What? What are you talking about? I was born in summer, that's all.

Don't you dare call me "Cicada Boy" or anything like that!

Besides, "summer" and "cicada" make a good pair, right?

Let's be friends!

You get bullied a lot, don't you?

I'm a bully myself.

You're my new prey.

That's enough, Cicada Boy.

What? Now, you've done it.

Bastard!

You prick.

Am I interrupting your playtime?

My name is Botan Saotome.

Since I'm the oldest, I'm in charge.

Let's start by looking for water.

We'll split into two groups.

You're coming with me.

Make sure you don't get lost. We'll meet back here later.

You're pretty tough, Ms. Iwashimizu!

What?

I know some people who would be a big, sobbing mess in this situation.

Is he talking about his girlfriend?

I'm not really that tough.

Crying would shift the attention to me.

I'm not assertive enough to do that.

I've always been uncomfortable in situations like that.

There's a waterfall! Great!

Can you tell the other two?

If you call them from back there, they'll hear you.

Okay.

I can't yell very loudly.

Hey, Big Sis Botan,

I get the feeling you know something about all this.

Well, that's hard to say.

From my perspective, you seem oddly calm about everything.

You're a tough one. I love that kind of thing.

Let's have some fun.

Do you have a death wish?

I guess you do.

I'm just kidding.

That knife will come in handy from here on out.

Take good care of it.

Dang, she's pretty frightening.

Oh, there they are.

I wonder if they'll hear me.

What's wrong?

Well...

He was so nice to me earlier, I hope this doesn't make him hate me.

Let me handle this.

Water! We found water!

Really? We'll be right there!

If a helicopter flies by, they'll see this.

Let's hope so.

More importantly, where's the food?

I'm starving over here!

You're right. Let's split up and try to find something edible.

Okay, I'll search over here.

Semimaru, gather some wood and start a fire.

Why is she ordering me around?

Hey, twerp!

Strip those down into thin pieces for me.

What?

Do what I say, or I'll give you hell, dummy!

Okay.

I have to do something to prove myself useful.

Otherwise, I'll just be a burden.

What are you doing?

I thought it was clear we were going to search for food.

Well, I was told to do this.

By who? Semimaru?

Yes.