Let's Enjoy Together! SpoJoy Park

SpoJoy Park

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Minori

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Strike zone?
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Kanade

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Yes, it's the game where you throw baseballs at a board with number panels on it.
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Ena

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Yeah, I think I've seen that before.
Getting the ball to hit each panel's supposed to feel pretty good, right?
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Ichika

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But it also seems really difficult since you need good arm control...
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Ichika

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Still, Kanade, you went out of your way to recommend it, so I'd like to give it a try!
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Minori

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Yeah, we can try it together!
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Kanade

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Thank you...
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Ena

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Still, Kanade, I didn't expect you to choose something like this.
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Ichika

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Does this mean you like baseball...?
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Kanade

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I don't know the rules very well...
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Kanade

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When I was little, there was a facility like this near my house, and I remember playing strike zone there with my dad.
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Kanade

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He taught me how to throw the ball that time and I even managed to win some juice...
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Kanade

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I had so much fun that I was hoping to try it again someday.
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Minori

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Alright, for Kanade's sake, we absolutely have to win the grand prize for getting a perfect score!
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Ichika

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The grand prize?
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Minori

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Yeah, it was written in the pamphlet! If you get a perfect score, you win a free pass to PXL! You can also win some juice for each bingo you get!
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Ena

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Hmm... That does make things more interesting. A perfect score's probably out of the question, but a bingo sounds doable...
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Kanade

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Okay.
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Kanade

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(I'm really not sure how well I'm going to do since it's been so long...)
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Kanade

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(But we get to do this together, so I should try to have fun...)
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Ichika

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We get a total of twelve balls, so that's three apiece... How about we switch out each time we throw a pitch?
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Ena

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Got it!
Alright, who's gonna lead?
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Minori

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Me! I'd like to go first!
I'll start us off on the right foot!
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Minori

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Now pitching... Minori Hanasato!
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Minori

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Hold and... Throw!

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Ena

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Whoa! So fast!

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Kanade

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Th-That's incredible. She got one on her first try.
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Ena

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But in the other lane...
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Ichika

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The other lane... That's sort of a miracle in its own way... It's very you, Minori.
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Minori

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Nooo... I couldn't do it...
Ichika, save us...!
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Ichika

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O-Okay, I'll try...!
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Ichika

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Alright... Here goes nothing!

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Ichika

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I-It's in! I got #5!
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Minori

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Nice one, Ichika! That was awesome!
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Ena

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And she nailed the one in the center.
As long as we hit any of the other ones, we'll be one step away from getting a bingo.
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Kanade

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That was really impressive, Hoshino...
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Ichika

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Th-Thank you.
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Ena

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Alright, I'm next.
I need to keep the wave Ichika created going.
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Ena

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Here we go...!

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Ena

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Huh?! I totally hit it, right?!
Why isn't it saying that I did? Is the machine broken?
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Ichika

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I think it's because you hit the outer frame. That might be why it believes you didn't get it...
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Ena

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What?! I so thought I got it just now!
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Kanade

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It was a good try, Ena.
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Ena

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Grr... That's so frustrating...!
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Minori

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That's okay! You'll get it next time, so hang in there, Ena!
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Ichika

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You're next, Kanade.
Good luck.
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Kanade

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Okay, thank you.
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Kanade

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(I haven't done this since I tried it with Dad all those years ago...)
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Kanade

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(I think he started by showing me how to actually throw the ball.)
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Kanade

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(You're supposed to grip it using three fingers...)
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Kanade

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(Pull your elbow back, step using your foot on the opposite side and... Throw!)
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Kanade

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Go...!

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Ichika

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...!
Kanade, your pitch...!
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Minori

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It's slowly arcing...!

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Ena

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And it bounced in front of the panels...

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Kanade

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...
I'm sorry, everyone.
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Minori

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That's okay, Kanade!
It's still your first pitch!
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Minori

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And your form was so pretty!
I'm sure you'll hit it after some fine-tuning!
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Ena

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And it's actually pretty far to the panels, so you sort of have to get a better feel for how to gauge the distance. I mean, that's what I'll need to do as well.
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Minori

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Yeah! I just need to get a better feel for things!
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Ichika

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Your issue seems to be on a different level compared to us, Minori...
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Kanade

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Thank you all very much.
I'll do my best to hit it next time.
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Minori

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Alright, round two!
I'm absolutely gonna get it right this time!!
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Minori

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With all my might... Here goes pitch number twooo!

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Ichika

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Minori, if you throw it that hard...!

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Kanade

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Oh... It hit the wall...
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Minori

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Wh-Why?!
I'm so sorry, everyone!

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Ichika

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Our last pitch... With you closing it out for us, Kanade.
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Ena

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And I thought we had this in the bag after we got #5 during our first go-around...
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Minori

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B-But Ichika hit #1, so we can still get a bingo as long as we hit #9!
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Ena

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Aiming for a specific spot seems easier said than done...
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Kanade

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So much pressure...
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Ichika

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Just try to relax, Kanade.
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Ena

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Yeah.
Don't worry about trying to win a prize.
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Minori

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It'd be nice if we won, but more than anything, we're here to have fun.
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Minori

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So, Kanade, give it everything you've got!
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Kanade

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Okay, I will...
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Kanade

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(Having fun is more important...)

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Minori

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Which is why... Even if it's just for now, I want you to smile!
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Minori

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And I don't think I'm alone.
I believe Ena, Ichika and everyone in your group feel the same way.
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Kanade

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(I didn't think I had any time to have fun...)
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Kanade

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(But if that's what'll make them happy...
I should enjoy the time I have with them.)
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Kanade

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(And recall exactly what Dad taught me that day...)

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Little Kanade

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Wow, Daddy, you're so good at hitting the panels! You got three already!
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Kanade's Father

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Haha. I just got lucky.
Oh, Kanade, why don't you give it a try?
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Little Kanade

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Really?
Even though you're just one away from getting a bingo?
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Little Kanade

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Also, I can't throw the ball as well as you.
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Kanade's Father

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I'll teach you, so you'll be fine.
Here, let's move a little closer towards the panels.

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Kanade's Father

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Alright, you grip the ball like this using three fingers.
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Little Kanade

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Like this?
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Kanade's Father

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That's right. Once you have a good grip, pull your elbow back, step using your foot on the opposite side and throw.
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Little Kanade

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Okay!
Pull your elbow back, step and... Throw!

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Little Kanade

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Oh no! I missed...
I couldn't get it to go straight like you, Daddy...
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Kanade's Father

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Haha. It's your first time, so don't worry. I wasn't very good in the beginning either.
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Kanade's Father

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But, Kanade, there's actually a little trick to throwing the ball straight.
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Little Kanade

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A little trick?
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Kanade's Father

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A good rhythm is a vital part of the throwing motion.
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Kanade's Father

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If your hands and feet aren't in sync, you won't be able to throw the ball very far or straight.
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Kanade's Father

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Why don't you try throwing while counting out loud by saying, “One, two, three”...?
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Little Kanade

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One, two, three... Throw!

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Little Kanade

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Wow... I hit it!
Daddy, I hit it!
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Kanade's Father

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That's incredible, Kanade!
Can you do that for me one more time?
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Little Kanade

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Okay!
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Kanade

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(Right. My hands and feet have to be in sync for me to get the ball to go anywhere...)
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Kanade

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One, two, three... One, two, three...
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Kanade

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(Throwing a ball's just like music... My body needs to stay in rhythm...)
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Kanade

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One, two... Throw!

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Ena

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Hey, that pitch looked really good!
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Ichika

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And it's going straight! As long as it reaches the panel...!
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Minori

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Go!!

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Kanade

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I-I hit it...?
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Ena

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#9 too... Hang on. That means...
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Minori

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Yay!
Kanade, bingo!

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Kanade

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H-Hanasato...!
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Ena

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That was amazing, Kanade!
I can't believe you actually got it!
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Ichika

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My heart was racing just now...!
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Kanade

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Th-Thank you.
I can't believe it either...
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Kanade

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But I'm glad that I managed to succeed in the end...
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Kanade

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I really appreciate the support you all gave me. Again, thank you...
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Ena

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Kanade...
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Ena

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I'm really glad too. I don't think I've ever seen you smile like this before.
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Kanade

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Oh...
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