Major S4

I'm here, America!

The land where baseball was born...

The last time I came here...

I was just overwhelmed by the scale of things, but...

this time...

I can compete with this country using my own strength!

I can't go home empty-handed!

Oh! I'm sorry!

Are you okay?

I'm so sorry.

I'll wipe it up right away.

Eh, well...

Is this okay?

O-Okay, okay... Yes, yes!

Bye!

Bye!!

I can't believe she's the same species as Shimizu!

Hurray for America!

Hurray!

I-It's gone!

I-It's gone!

My bag's gone!

I-I've been deceived!

I-I've been deceived!

Hey, wait! You!

That bag just has things like my glove and my change of clothes!

There's no point in stealing those!

I'm done for.

My card, my money, the airplane ticket for tomorrow:

My card, my money, the airplane ticket for tomorrow:

My card, my money, the airplane ticket for tomorrow:

They've all been taken.

Having my luggage stolen so quickly after arriving...

It's too embarrassing; I can't call home.

All I've got left is the 20 dollar bill that I had in my socks,

a guidebook, and my passport.

Damn!

I was going to stay here overnight...

and fly to Arizona where the tryouts are first thing tomorrow!

Be careful!

Especially in airports, incidents of people stealing luggage is common.

Like I'd do something so clumsy.

In the end, I'd rather die than call home for help!

No use just sitting around brooding over this!

Since it's come to this, I'll just have to do something on my own!

Damn!

Arizona is 600 km away.

Hey, someone, please stop!

Damn it!

Americans sure are cold!

Won't anybody give this poor Japanese boy a ride!?

I-It stopped!

I-It stopped!

T-Thank you! Thank you!

I love Arizona, please, please!

A Japanese person?

Hey, you, what are you doing in this kind of place?

What do you mean, "what"? I'm hitchhiking!

For the time being, I need to go to Arizona!

It's all right if you leave me somewhere along the road, so will you give me a ride?

I didn't stop to give you a ride.

Hitchhiking is supposed to be prohibited in most states.

Even if you try to hitchhike, since the crime rate is so high in America,

no one would stop to pick you up.

R-Really?

You'll have to figure out another way to get there.

Bye.

Hey!

Then give me a ride!

Aren't we both Japanese?

Hey!

I don't care if it's prohibited or anything,

but I don't have any money, so I have no choice other than to hitchhike!

That taco-head!

Well, if I just get to Arizona...

and get them to admit my strength,

I won't just be getting a contract,

they'll probably give me a VIP welcoming!

Police!?

Hey, you, what are you doing here?

Hitchhiking is prohibited!

W-What!?

W-What!?

No hitchhike!

Okay?

Y-Yes!

Okay, okay!

Even if I say that,

with just 20 dollars,

I can't get to Arizona through conventional means.

There's no choice.

I'll have to swallow my pride and plead on my knees to my family.

You!

You bastard! How dare you do what you did!

Where in Arizona?

Travelling five hours alone is boring after all.

I'll give you a ride as far as Phoenix.

I'm saved!

To be given a ride all the way to Phoenix, my destination, immediately...

It's like a dream!

You're a nice guy!

Shigeno, was it?

What's your business in Phoenix?

If you're going sightseeing, then Hollywood or Las Vegas would be better choices.

Sightseeing?

Like I'd spend ten hours flying here on a plane for that.

It's baseball.

I played baseball straight through high school.

Well, it's been a road of many choices though.

For the time being I'm going to take a shot at challenging the most interesting one, the Major League.

The enrollment test for that...

is being conducted in a camp by a baseball team in Arizona.

Oh?

By the way,

what's your name?

Are you here on a trip from Japan?

I'm Yaginuma Hayato.

I studied three years at Kanto University and am 21 years old.

I throw right-handed, hit right-handed,

and my position is shortstop.

When I was in high school, I also went to Koshien.

Koshien, huh?

Huh? W-What!?

You're slow.

Is just water really enough?

Yes, yes, I love water, you see.

You're sure you're not going to eat?

You haven't eaten anything after the in-flight meal, right?

W-Well, I've got no appetite.

It's because I don't have any money that I'm hitchhiking, you know.

But, really,

to think that there would be another Japanese person other than me who would try out for the Majors...

Right now, that's one route if you're aspiring to play baseball in America.

It's not rare.

Or...

did you delude yourself into thinking you were special?

Well, even with that, it's not something you can easily achieve.

As for me...

I took the test three times last year, but...

I didn't make it.

Last year too?

My parents opposed it and wanted me to get a job.

I thought that...

if I could just get a Minor League contract during my enrollment in university,

I'd be able to convince them, but...

Even so, this year is my last chance.

If I can't do it during this trip to the States,

I'll have to search for a job for real next year.

What!?

What's so funny?

Nothing.

You love baseball too.

Neither of us know what will happen, but...

let's dream a beautiful dream while we can and do our best!

That's true.

Then, is it okay if I eat this potato?

What do you mean by "then"?

Oh, you've woken up, Ginumacchi.

Where have you been?

Well, even if you went out of your way to get a twin room,

I could hardly sleep because of the time difference.

I ran around the area a bit.

Even back in Japan, if I didn't do my routine of running 20 kilometers every morning and evening,

I wouldn't be able to relax.

20 kilometers?

I'm going to borrow the shower for a bit.

Which team are you trying out for?

Um, which one was it again?

I think it was the "something Salmons."

"I think it was something"... What's that supposed to mean?

It can't be helped, can it?

Since the notebook I wrote it down in, among other things,

has been stolen.

Most likely,

it's the Anaheim Salmons.

That's where I'm going today too.

What? You're trying out for the Salmons too?

Yeah.

I'm trying out as a fielder though.

How are you going to get a glove and cleats?

Well, I'll borrow them from someone.

As long as my body's unharmed...

I can stand on the mound.

Shigeno.

Before the test, would you mind doing a little warmup?

Show me your pitching.

Wouldn't it be best if we stopped now?

What do you mean?

Have you ever played catcher?

You'll get hurt with an infielder's glove.

Don't make fun of me!

I'm not that bad!

Hey!

Playing catch is prohibited here.

What are you going to do if you hit one of the guests' cars?

Sorry.

What is it?

He told us not to play catch here.

What? I just got my shoulder warmed up.

Hey, please!