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	 Volume 10
	  Chapter 9 (98)
	   Pardon Me for Bothering You!

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(Ch. 9) Pardon Me for Bothering You!

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Chart: South Tokyo Preliminary Tournament (146 schools)
	(1) Meiwa Ichi

Bugs: (bzzt)(bzzt)
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Chart: 18th  11:30

Bugs: (bzz..)

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Teacher: And yet,
	I'm still single,
	and given my age...

Hideo: Excuse me!

Teacher: Tachibana?!
	What are you doing here, don't you have a game?

Hideo: I'm sorry to interrupt the class.
	I'll be done in a moment.
	Hikari,
	lend me your handkerchief.

Hikari: Huh?

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Hideo: I won't get it dirty.
	I just want to put it in my uniform pocket, as a good luck charm.

Guys: Yeaah!
	Wooo,
	wooo!

Teacher: Sheesh.
	Get on with it, you two.

Hideo: Pardon me for bothering you!

Teacher: Yes yes,
	be quiet, settle down.
	Class will now continue.
	So, based on these factors,
	this is the period when I decide I really want a wife.
	You see?
	Age difference is not going to be an issue here.

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Girl: I'm so jealous!
	You have that national star all over you like that!

Hikari: (ugh!)

Girl: Lucky girl!

Teacher: C'mon now,
	this is the important part, so listen up.
	Female students are especially desirable...

Miho: Where did you go, senpai?
	We were all looking for you.

Hideo: Sorry about that.
	I forgot to grab something.

Miho: I could give you plenty of handkerchiefs.

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Hideo: There's no other handkerchief that could replace this one.

Miho: Better hope she doesn't have a pinch hitter for you.

Hideo: What?

Miho: Oh,
	nothing.

Hideo: You shortened your skirt again.

Miho: Maybe my legs just got longer.

Hideo: If you sit in the stands wearing that, they'll see up your skirt.

Miho: We're on the third base side this time around, so you should have an excellent view.

Hideo: Dummy.

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Hikari: Good luck, Hide-chan!
	Thank you, thank you.

Teacher: Knock it off, we're in class.
	See, the most important concept here, is that I am single.

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Bugs: (bzzt)(bzzt)

Voice: Ready,

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Voice: START!

Hiro: Did you watch the video?

Noda: Huh?!
	You got a new one?!

Hiro: Of Ishigami Shogyo.

Noda: Chichigami Shojo?  (Nipple-biting Girls)

Hiro: Shut up.

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Noda: Oh-
	Ohh.
	Ishigami Shogyo.
	'course I watched it.
	Yep,
	they're a pretty good team.
	Especially Shikura, their cleanup hitter.  He seems to be one of the better sluggers in Tokyo.

Hiro: Mikio-kun...

Noda: Huh?

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Noda: Good luck, manager!

Voice: START!

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Hiro: I guess he wasn't that great, after all.

Noda: Who?

Hiro: Oh,
	nothing...

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Bugs: (bzzt)(bzzt)

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Shima: (hah)(hah)(hah)
	Dammit.

Ohtake: Why are you out here during lunch?

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Shima: Wasting time.
	What about you?  What's with the bat?

Ohtake: Mm.
	Yeah,
	I was thinking of finding some thugs and pounding them with this bat.
	If I do that, Senkawa will be disqualified for violence off the field.

Shima: You don't need to.
	All we have to do is win until we play Katchan's team.

Ohtake: Yep.
	That would be the best way...

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Ohtake: Would you mind throwing some pitches?

Shima: Huh?

Bugs: (bzzt)(bzzt)

Sign: Senkawa Private Senior High School

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Bugs: (bzzt)
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Voice: Hey, there's some guy wiped out near the front gate.

Hiro: Huh?

Boy: (hah)

Noda: Hey there!
	You alive?

Boy: Just feeling...
	a little light-headed...  (hah)
	Don't worry.

Haruka: Mikio-kun.

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