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	 Volume 8
	  Chapter 6 (75)
	   On the Field

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(Ch. 6) On the Field

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[A new year...]

TV: Goaaaal!

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[Relay races, rugby, soccer.]
[The high schoolers, college students, and office employees, working hard.]
[The presence of baseball is always dim, at this time of year...]
[It's not like this phenomenon is unique to this year.]
[And those New Year's postcards that tend not to have money in them...]

Hiro: Miss.
	Damn!
	Miss.

(Note: It is common for relatives to give money to youths for New Year's.)

[I don't think this has anything to do with kids not playing baseball, though...]

Hiro: Oh, shut up.

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[And...]

Meiwa Principal: Hello,
	Meiwa Daiichi High School.

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Sign: MEIWA DAIICHI HIGH SCHOOL SELECTED FOR KOSHIEN

Sign: Eikyo Academy, High School Campus

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Daruma: Koshien Victory

(Note: That is a daruma, a traditional Japanese doll of sorts.  When a daruma is made, one eye is filled in, and a wish or desire is 
	attached to it.  In this case, it was written on the front.  When the conditions are met, the other eye is drawn in, signifying
	fulfillment.)

Sign: National Baseball Tournament
	EIKYO ACADEMY SCHEDULED TO APPEAR

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Hiro: Oh, it's so obvious...
	Maybe if the results were close,
	but you guys are in it, everybody can tell.
	It's not that big of a deal.

Sign: Go for the KOSHIEN!
	Tachibana Hideo

Hideo: Well, I'm not going to celebrate for real until there's an official announcement.
	I suppose you just wouldn't understand how I feel.

Hiro: Hmph!

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Hideo: So, be sure to root for me.

Hiro: Yeah,
	I'll watch you on TV.

Hideo: It'll be spring break.  You can come see the games with Hikari.

Hiro: No way!
	When I go to the Koshien, I'm gonna be on the FIELD!
	I don't care about the Alps Stands!

(Note: The Alps Stands are a section of seats at the Koshien.)

Hiro: Isn't there a better way to say that?

Noda: I thought it worked.

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Hiro: We'll meet in the summer.
	So get ready.

(Note: There are two Koshien tournaments, in the spring and the summer.)

Hideo: Yeah.
	We'll meet at the Koshien.

Hiro: On the field.

Hideo: OK.

Yuichi: Hideo.
	Dad wants to celebrate.
	C'mon, let's go.

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Yuichi: Oh, Kunimi-kun, Noda-kun,
	You too.

Hiro: Sure.

Steps: (clang clang)(clang)

Yuichi: I'm Tachibana Hideo's older brother Yuichi.
	Married, with a 2-year old daughter.

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Sign: Tachibana Liquor and Groceries

Dad: Cheers!

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Dad: Another cup.
	Now listen, Hideo.
	Now that you're going to be in the Koshien, they're going to make a huge deal about it,
	but I don't want you to get the wrong idea.
	You're not a pro baseball player, nor are you some teenage celebrity idol.
	You're just a high schooler.

Mom: Would you like some more?

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Dad: You've still only begun climbing the hill of life...
	If you miss your step on the way up, you'll fall back down the hill.
	Listen!  Life is long.
	Don't lose sight of yourself because of a momentary spotlight.
	Congratulations on being selected for the tournament.

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Hiro: Man, your dad is always so serious.
	I don't even know if he was congratulating or lecturing you.
	And even though you run a liquor store, not a single person in the family drinks.

Noda: Hey,
	it's all good, it's all good.

Hideo: Quit complaining, you got free food.
	He always acts all stern and stuff,
	but he still cuts out and collects every article he finds about me.

Noda: See?  Look.
	He's just another fan of yours.

Hiro: That's what parents are.

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Hideo: When was Senkawa's entrance exam?

Hiro: The 18th.

Hideo: Oh, I see...

Hiro: Yep.

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Sign: Senkawa Private High School Entrance Exam Results

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Crowd: (wai wai)
	(gaya gaya)
	(zawa zawa)
	Gaya gaya.
	Wai wai.

(Note: Here's a good opportunity to brush up on your "crowd sfx".)

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Shuji: Wanna know my results?
	SENPAI?

Hiro: Don't catch a cold.
	KOHAI.

(Note: Kohai = the opposite of senpai)

Haruka: Who's that?

Hiro: Oh.
	Our Most Wanted Player for this year.

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