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	 Volume 2
	  Chapter 9 (18)
	   God Wanted to See It

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(Ch. 9) God Wanted to See It

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Hiro: The principal's on a business trip?

Noda: He won't come back until next week?

Haruka: What do you mean?

Players: Huh?
	Uh, well...
	The principal's on a business trip.

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Paper: Nationwide Baseball Tournament Regionals
	- THE ROAD TO THE KOSHIEN 	(partially blocked)
	- (Second Round Starts Today)
	Meiwa Daiichi Plays Today
	- Strong hitting will cover hole left by missing ace pitcher Maruyama
	Notable: First-year cleanup hitter Tachibana Hideo

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Man: Um,
	excuse me...

Principal: I hate high school baseball.

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Hiro: So he starts off with that?
	How boring.
	He should at least be a little nervous on the first at-bat of his first game.

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Hikari: How did it go?
	Trying to get your club turned into a team.

Hiro: Not yet.  We can't get the extremely important principal to talk to us...
	But we're already too late for this year, so there's no rush.

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Hiro: Well, this batting lineup with Hideo is No. 1 in the district, no doubt about it.

Hikari: If you were pitching, how many runs would you let up?

Hiro: How many?
	Try zero.
	Well, let's say Hideo gets 2 safe hits,
	with possibly a third.
	I'd make it a three-hit shutout!
	Gahaha!

Hikari: You're certainly confident.

Hiro: A little.

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Hiro: I don't have anything but this...

Hikari: That was good for you.
	About your elbow...

Hiro: Yeah.

Hikari: But if you had just gone to a proper hospital to get it examined in the first place...

Hiro: God wanted to see it.
	Me and Hideo's showdown.

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Haruka: Kunimi-kun!

Hiro: Be right there.
	Tell Hideo.
	If he wants to go the Koshien, he better do it now.

Box Score: Meiwa 11, Eiko 0

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Noda: Even without their ace, they pulled off a shutout called game.
	Meiwa's got the talent, all right.

Hiro: Don't be all jealous now.
	Without all the seniors after this summer, we're gonna be short on players.

Noda: And we can't count on any guys who just wanna play and not join the club.
	Think we should try stealing some guys from other clubs?

Hiro: Hmmm.

Sign: Senkawa Private Senior High School

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Kine: HE SHOOOOOTS!!
	HE SCOOORES!!

Hiro: I asked a buncha people but I didn't get any good answers.

Noda: Yeah, not having a real team is hurting us.

Kine: (Goaaaaaal!)
	GOOOOOOAAAA-

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Noda: Oh, shut up.

Kine: (aaaaaaaal)
	Hey!  If you treat me with a little respect, I could help you guys out.
	I'll be on both teams at once.  With an athlete like me on your side, it'd be great for me AND you and two and two makes four!

Hiro: I think both teams at the same time will be too hard for you.
	We gotta go to the Koushien in the spring and summer, and the league's in the fall.
	Unless you're willing to only play soccer in the winter, of course.

Kine: HAHAHA!!
	Maybe you didn't "Hear-o" me!

Noda: You REALLY need to practice your jokes.

Kine: What was that, young van?

Hiro: My head is killing me...

Kine: Think about it, buster! (ha ha ha)

(Note: Yeah, I had to make up all those jokes.  Thank god they were supposed to be BAD jokes instead of good ones!!)

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Haruka: Umm, can I help you?

Boy: Oh...
	no, it's okay...

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