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	 Volume 3
	  Chapter 2 (21)
	   It's OK, of Course

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(Ch. 2) It's OK, of Course

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Man: My name is Takemura, and I am the president of the PTA.

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Sign: Principal's Office

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Hiro: So do we have a chance, then?

Haruka: Mr. Takemura told me to leave it to him.

Hiro: I know you said he was the president of a construction company, but what's he like personally?

Haruka: He's kind of silly, despite the way he looks,
	but he's very lively.
	He likes to say very exaggerated things, and then plays dumb afterwards.
	Even still, it's impossible for people to hate him, so it'll turn out all right.

Hiro: Hmmm.
	Time to think up a Plan B...

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Takemura: Hello, Haruka-chan!!  So nice to see you again!

Haruka: But we just met today.

Takemura: What do you mean?
	You got to be so gorgeous in just one day?
	Well, I THOUGHT they became more beautiful the longer you are apart,
	but it looks like I'll have to be careful, because a week or more and I'll be trying to pick you up.
	BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Noda: Plan B indeed.

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Haruka: So,
	what happened?

Takemura: Hmm?
	Oh, right, about turning the baseball club into the school team.
	It's OK, of course.

Haruka: Really?!

Takemura: BWAHAHAHAHA!!
	See, I told you to leave it up to me!

Noda: Hiro!

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Hiro: I'm surprised you could convince that principal so easily...

Takemura: It wasn't easy.
	He had his own conditions.

Noda: Conditions?

Takemura: Yeah.
	He said if you beat the team who wins this year's regional tournament, he'd let you be the school team.

Hiro: What?

Players: But that's impossible!

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Takemura: BWAHAHAHAHA!!
	No need to worry!
	I refused, of course.
	I was all like, "Ixnay on that, yo!"

Player: Whew.

Takemura: Precisely!
	I mean, the champions have to go on to the Koshien,
	they don't have time for any practice games!

Haruka: Right.

Takemura: If you want a game, then play the runner-ups!
	Am I right?

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Player: Huh?

Takemura: Which one of you is Kunimi-kun?

Hiro: That would be me.

Takemura: Aha!
	I've heard all about you from Haruka-chan.
	So you've got some great pitches, eh?!
	And if you just had a real team, you'd be in the Koshien this year, no problem!
	In fact, it wouldn't be too much to think you could conquer all of Japan, right?!

Hiro: Huh?

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Takemura: Go knock out that tournament 2nd place team and show that principal a little what-for!
	So, put up a good fight, gentlemen!
	BWAHAHAHAHA!
	Oh, right,
	I doubt you'll need to worry about this, but if you lose you have to break up.
	Just make sure you don't go too easy on them.

Hiro: US, conquer all of Japan?

Haruka: Huh?

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Hiro: It looks like he's not the only one around here
	who likes to tell people exaggerated things.

Akagi: The baseball club, become a team?
	If they beat the regional tournament runner-ups in a practice game?
	They break up if they lose?
	HAHAHAHAHA!

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Akagi: I guess that principal really DOES hate baseball a lot.  (heheh)

Kine: If they win...  they become a team?

Akagi: What, you think they'll win?  All they have is a good pitcher and catcher.
	They'll never make it with those other losers behind them in the field.

Kine: Oh, of course.
	Why am I worrying?
	They're as good as gone.  (ha ha ha)

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Paper: SHOWDOWN TODAY
	Meiwa's Destructive Power Vs. Shinkawa's Persistance
	[One more!]
	Let's go to the Koshien

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Hiro: I'm praying that Meiwa doesn't lose and get left behind.

Haruka: (ow)
	Are you mad?

Hiro: This should be fun.
	Or it would be, if it was someone else's problem.

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Hiro: If we become a team, it wouldn't be too much to think we'd conquer Japan,
	hmm?

Haruka: When I explain to people about you, I get a little...
	excited...
	Did I go too far?

Hiro: Nah, it's fine.
	That's the kind of stuff the manager needs to think about.
	Besides...
	That principal is one flaming asshole.

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TV: And Shinkawa's pitcher Komada, who might not have started the game,
	has just made it through three straight Meiwa batters in the top of the first.

Yanagi: What's going on?  You never watch baseball, Dad.

Principal: Heh.

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