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	 Volume 8
	  Chapter 1 (70)
	   Your Thoughts?

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(Ch. 1) Your Thoughts?

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Sign: WELCOME EIKYO ACADEMY
	Senkawa Festival, Invitational Baseball Game

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Koga: 3-2...

Teams: Eikyo
	Senkawa

Koga: Close game.

Haruka: He's still going.

Hiro: None of those calculations help.

Noda: Their ace left the game halfway through,
	and all they did was hit.

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Noda: Their great coach hardly did anything worth noting.

Hiro: That's right.

Koga: Neither of us did.
	I hardly gave any orders, either.

Haruka: Except for that two out sac bunt.

Noda: Wow, great idea.

Hiro: Sure you don't want his autograph?
	He's leaving.

Koga: Haruka, get the camera.
	Make sure we get a picture together.

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Scoreboard: E
	S

Hideo: Nice game.

Hiro: Your thoughts?

Hideo: Well, I'll wait until next year for you.

Hiro: I'd really appreciate it.
	Okay, festival time!
	Hold on a minute, we'll get changed!

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Player: Coach!

Shiroyama: Go, get on the bus.
	I'll be there soon.

Koga: Okay,
	cheese!

Camera: (click)

Girls: Kyaa!  Hirota-san!
	Let me shake your hand!

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Shuji: Another reason to look forward to being a high school student.

Hirota: It looks like you're still playing baseball.
	Based on your hand...

Shuji: They're just practice swings.
	To pass the time.

Hirota: I'll introduce you to our coach, if you want to play.

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Shuji: Oh, stop it.
	I don't want to kicked off the team for a crime I didn't commit AGAIN.

Hirota: Hold on,
	that wasn't my fault.
	The whole team decided on it.
	Including the coach.

Shuji: I'll let you call it that.

Hirota: Wait, Sagawa.

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Hirota: Look, I realize that I may have done some things you've misunderstood.
	I'm sorry about that.

Shuji: There are no misunderstandings.
	I know EXACTLY how you work.
	You're not sorry.
	Not the least bit.

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Shiroyama: A friend?

Hirota: No.

Shiroyama: Sorry for bringing you to this un-worthwhile game.
	Even Kunimi means nothing with that field backup and coach behind him.
	Forget about their team.

Hirota: What did you say their coach's name was?
	Koga?

Shiroyama: Yes,
	that's right...

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Shiroyama: ...Koga?
	No...  couldn't be.

Teams: Eikyo
	Senkawa

Koga: Haruka,
	my camera.

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Haruka: Don't worry, I took the picture.

Camera: (kachik)

Haruka: What are you doing?!

Autograph: Put your soul into every pitch.   Shiroyama Yoshiaki

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Koga: Still doesn't remember me.
	It was over ten years ago,
	and now I have the glasses and a beard.

Haruka: You mean-?!

Koga: He was my high school baseball coach.
	He hated me for three straight years.
	He put me in as one of the regular players on the bench,
	but he never brought me into a single game.
	Yow!

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Koga: So nice to see you once more, coach!
	Yes, yes indeed!
	Ahhh,
	that's better.  (gaha)

Haruka: You'd feel better if we won the game.

Koga: You fool!
	I don't bring petty grudges like that into the game.
	High school baseball is a part of education!

Haruka: Oops,
	festival time.

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Sign: Senkawa Festival

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Hikari: Where's Hiro?

Hideo: The bathroom.

Sign: Men's Bathroom

Hiro: Damn, you'd figure that with all the extra people here,
	there would be more cute girls.

Noda: That's not true.
	You're just comparing them all to Hikari-chan.
	You can't base all women on her.
	The average is a lot lower on the scale.

Hiro: Can't base 'em...
	The average?

Noda: Hey, no double entendres!

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Noda: What's up?

Girl: Haruka, over here.

Haruka: Coming.

Hiro: Oh, it's just Koga.

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