H2
	 Volume 9
	  Chapter 8 (87)
	   Tachibana-kun's Girlfriend

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(Ch. 8) Tachibana-kun's Girlfriend

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Player: Oooh.

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Hideo: What are you ooohing about?

Players: Oh, uh,
	Osanai Miho's pitching, of course.
	Yes!
	You don't find girls who can pitch like that often.
	(yeah)
	Oooh,
	indeed.
	Oooh.

Miho: Tachibana-senpai.
	Did you see?

Hideo: Yes, you're quite a good pitcher, especially for a girl.

Miho: I was talking about my panties.

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Hideo: Change properly when you come out onto the field!
	And don't wear those bloomers either, if you can help it!

Miho: Oh,
	but it seems to make everyone happy.

Hideo: Would you do ANYTHING to make everyone happy?!

Miho: Gasp.
	I'm not that kind of girl...

Hideo: Okay,
	sorry.
	That was too far.

Miho: But,
	I'd do anything to make you happy, senpai.
	Anything.

Hideo: Then go get changed!

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Miho: Can I wear the bloomers?

Hideo: Whatever!

Miho: Fight!

Player: (hey!)

Meiwa Coach: She's a little odd, but she's got energy.
	It seems she's also a good daughter.
	Says she used to play catch with her father all the time.
	Her father was a big baseball fan, and if he had a son, his dream was to send him to the Koshien.
	Unfortunately, all he had was daughters.
	She's the youngest of four sisters.

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Hideo: No wonder she throws better than most guys.

Meiwa Coach: I don't really mind.

Hideo: Mind what?

Meiwa Coach: Oh,
	well,
	er,
	you know...
	if she wears bloomers...

Hideo: Oh,
	right.

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Sign: Gymnasium
	NO SHOES

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Managers: Amamiya-san always looks so cool
	wearing her hakama.
	Yeah.

Miho: Who is that?

Managers: You don't know?
	Miss Meiwa, Amamiya Hikari...
	Tachibana-kun's girlfriend.

Miho: No way.

Manager: Don't be silly.
	They're the most famous couple in the entire school.

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Hideo: Hey, Hikari.
	Hold on a minute.
	We're almost done for the day.
	Let's walk home together.

Hikari: I'll wait for you if you buy me some okonomiyaki.

Hideo: All right,
	just wait inside.

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Hikari: How is Tachibana Hideo doing?

Meiwa Coach: Letting him stand in the batter's box with an aluminum bat against a high school pitcher is almost cheating.

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Miho: Aren't you bored?
	Why don't you play catch with me?

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Hikari: Oh,
	but-

Miho: Just to waste some time.
	Only for a minute.
	Here.
	Ready?

Hikari: Uh,
	yeah.

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Hikari: Kya!

Miho: Oh,
	I'm sorry.
	Was that too hard?!

Hikari: No,
	I'm fine.
	It's just been a while.

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Player: Whoa,
	are all teenage girls that good at baseball nowadays?

Hideo: Hikari's special, too.

Player: Well, yeah.
	I mean, she's your girlfriend.

Hideo: It has nothing to do with me.
	When she was in elementary school,
	she played catch every single day.

Player: With who?

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<<Hiro: Where are you throwing it, Hikari?
	Right here!

Miho: {Who IS this girl...?}

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