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	 Volume 7
	  Chapter 7 (66)
	   Absolutely Not

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(Ch. 7) Absolutely Not

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Ump: Out!

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Batter: Shit.

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Shiroyama: Our boys just aren't getting it.
	Why don't you tell them, Hirota?
	About the pitch that struck you out.

Hirota: My timing was off, that's all.
	Based on your description of him, I figured the pitches were going to be much faster.

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Shiroyama: I see.
	I'm sorry.

Ump: Three outs, change sides!

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Hideo: When you force him to pitch at that speed, Hiro's control is perfect.
	He won't miss on any of his pitches.

Hikari: He held down Meiwa's second-string team like that, too.

Hideo: Pitch and let them hit.
	Lots of his teammates have little game experience, so it makes good fielding practice for them.
	Perfect!
	Exactly what you need from a practice game.

Hikari: But, has Hiro ever pitched an entire game like that?

Hideo: Absolutely not.

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Hirota: {Senile old bastard...
	I'm not like them at all!}

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Noda: Nine straight strikes, three strikeouts...

Koga: And at only 80% of his power.

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Haruka: Return the favor, Kunimi-kun!
	Don't let his pitching beat you.

Hiro: Let's go, Noda!

Noda: Okey dokey!

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Hiro: Wooo!

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Hiro: See?

Haruka: See...
	what?

Hiro: What,
	you weren't counting?
	I finished the inning in nine pitches.

Koga: He's right, that was exactly nine.

Haruka: Oh,
	I see.

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Sign: Yoshifuji Middle School

Sign: Baseball Team

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<<Hirota: You had no destiny here, Sagawa...

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Sign: Baseball Team

Shuji: {Looks like our destiny isn't over yet...  Hirota-san.}

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