During the long break in May, the powerhouse schools travel to different parts of the country to compete in practice games to prepare for the summer tournament. Fujimaki Komadai has traveled to Osaka to play Osaka Kiryu; Inashiro is playing Saiho in Aichi; Yoshinaga from Tokushima is in Kumamoto playing Shogakkan. Seido tides themselves over by playing Yamaga in Saitama, but then it's time for Sawamura to take the mound against Hakuryu, a team that finished in the semi finals of the Invitational.
The longer they're on the second string, 
the more I'll influence them, though.
لكن كلّما قضوا وقتاً أطول في النّسق
الثّاني، كلّما أثّر عليهم ذلك
Na ja, je länger sie im zweiten Team sind,
Pero cuanto más estén en el segundo,
más puedo influenciarlos.
Pero cuanto más estén en el segundo,
más puedo influenciarlos.
Enfin,
Detto questo, più tempo staranno
in seconda squadra, più io li influenzerò.
Mas quanto mais tempo eles ficarem como
reservas, mais eu vou influenciá-los.
Хотя, чем дальше они во втором
 составе, тем сильнее я на них влияю.