H2 Volume 5 Chapter 9 (48) My Older Sister - Page 149 - [The cumulonimbus clouds start to get tired of hanging around...] [...in September.] (Ch. 9) My Older Sister [The Autumn Tournament.] Teams: Meiwa Ichi Omoro - Page 150 - - Page 151 - (Ch. 9) My Older Sister - Page 152 - - Page 153 - [Meiwa Daiichi's baseball team still shows utmost strength,] [even without its recently-departed seniors.] - Page 154 - [And...] [The Senkawa baseball team has just been given life...] - Page 155 - Noda: And the back fence is going to be over there. Hiro: Yeah. Noda: So, it may only be 1/3 the size of Meiwa's field, but some teams have to practice on the roof of their schools. So we can't complain. Koga: Yo. Hiro: Oh, hello. Yanagi: Who's that? Hiro: Our manager's older brother. Yanagi: Koga-san's brother? - Page 156 - Noda: Until the construction for the field is done, all we can do is play catch and exercise to build up stamina, like we've been doing all this time. Hiro: Which is perfect. Most of the new kids are beginners. Players: One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! - Page 157 - Arikawa: Oh, Kunimi, Are these 50 push-ups and 50 sit-ups for tomorrow? Hiro: That's a one-day regimen. Arikawa: Oh, right... Hiro: Oh, and Captain... How's the coach situation going? Arikawa: Oh, actually... Koga: Yo. - Page 158 - Hiro: Ah, allow me to introduce you. To our manager Koga Haruka-san's older brother. Players: Hello, sir! Koga: Nice to meet you. Hiro: So, the coach situation? Arikawa: Well, as I was saying... Actually... Koga: Nice to meet you. - Page 159 - - Page 160 - Guy: (chew chew) (pop) Hideo: Yo! - Page 161 - Hiro: You know him? Hideo: Yeah, he lived in the neighborhood when I was in elementary school. At least, until he moved. And now he's back in town, after five years. Hiro: Were you friends? Hideo: Yeah... We played together a lot. Kine: Hail, rival! I hear your team is doing well. Well, make sure you get your kicks out while you can. Until our team starts playing in the tournaments, that is. Noda: OUR team? You don't even come to practice. - Page 162 - Kine: Don't worry. Once the field is ready, I'll go to your practices, too. I'm going to be pretty busy juggling you and the soccer team. Besides, I've got dates to go on in between. You didn't tell anyone about what happened, did you? Hiro: What happened? Kine: You know, the night at the hotel after that outdoor concert. - Page 163 - Kine: That was some night, wasn't it? The rain knocked the trains out of order, then I wasted some time until they were ready to go again, and before you know it, the last train's already left. And I even happened to stay at the same hotel as you guys... Noda: You guys? Kine: You and Kunimi... And I was with... (hee) Don't get any weird ideas. We were just spending a night together as two healthy adolescents... Noda: I didn't go to any outdoor concerts. - Page 164 - Kine: Huh? Hideo: Ha ha! Hiro was on a date with a girl that night. And a totally drop-dead hot girl, too! Kine: Whaaat?! You-! You lied to me?! You dirty asshole! You spent the night together with a girl in that hotel?! Damn, we didn't... Hiro: You didn't? Kine: Um. - Page 165 - Kine: The life of a ladies' man is fraught with adventure. (HA HA HA) Hideo: Oops, time for the game. Well, be sure to root me on. Kine: Make sure you get your kicks out while you can. Until our team starts playing in the tournaments, that is. (ha ha) Noda: OUR team? You don't even come to practice. Kine: Don't worry. Once the field is ready, I'll go to your practices, too. Wait! Kunimi! That girl you stayed with, she wasn't Koga-chan, was she?! Hiro: No, you moron! - Page 166 - Hiro: My older sister. Kine: Tch. Ohhh! I should have figured! - Page 167 - Teams: Tachioji Meiwa Ichi Noda: Hiro. Your sister's here. - Page 168 - Hiro: He really trusts you. Hikari: Who? Announcer: Batting fourth, 3rd baseman, Tachibana-kun! Hiro: Although you could also say that he trusts ME a lot, too. Hikari: What are you talking about? Hiro: That night we spent together after the concert. Ump: Ball! - Page 169 - Hiro: It was a good thing you told him the truth. Hikari: I was GOING to. He called me after I got home. But it was from his baseball camp, and his teammates kept teasing him, so Hide-chan hung right up. And once I missed my chance, I couldn't get the timing right, to bring it up again... - Page 170 - - Page 171 - Noda: He's such a star. I would totally lose my presence of mind, in that position. - Page 172 - Ump: Out! Hikari: What? Hiro: Ahh. Forgot to step on all the bases... - Chapter 9 Owari -