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	 Volume 11
	  Chapter 3 (102)
	   That Was a Bad Sign

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(Ch. 3) That Was a Bad Sign

Hikari: I'm home.

Mother: Hikari,
	watch the store.

Hikari: Sorry,
	I'm leaving right away.

Mother: Where?

Hikari: The stadium.

Mother: Hide-chan already won yesterday, didn't he?

Hikari: Of course!

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(Ch. 3) That Was a Bad Sign

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Hikari: Today is Hiro's game.

Mother: You don't need to worry about Hiro-chan.

Hikari: Yeah, but his opponent today is...
	That was a bad sign.

Mother: You're just getting plump.

Hikari: That was rude.

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Bugs: (bzzt)

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Announcer: Foul!

Noda: (grr)

Announcers: Senkawa's cleanup hitter Noda just BARELY misses fair territory.
	A HUGE foul ball!
	Uh, Kuruma-san,
	haven't all four of Senkawa's batter been swinging awfully well so far?
	Well,
	I don't know about that.
	After all, this is their first appearance.
	Maybe Sekisho's pitchers are pitching to easy locations to find Senkawa's strengths and weaknesses.
	Oh,
	I see.

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Coach: There we are.

Players: Huh?

Coach: Spiders bring me great luck.

Announcer: The third pitch from Okada...
	Oops!
	The curveball slipped from his hand!

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Noda: Huh?

Hiro: Mind telling me how to do that, too?

Noda: I saw it in a manga, once.

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Teams: Ishigami Sho
	Senkawa

Announcer: Leading off for Ishigami Shogyo in the top of the second,
	batting fifth, the pitcher, Okada-kun.

Dad: Not much to speak of?

Man: No.

Dad: Tell me, have you ever met
	this pitcher's father?

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Man: I haven't personally, but I've heard the rumors.

Dad: Rumors?

Man: Sucks up to his bosses.
	Pats the behinds of all the female workers.
	Never works overtime, ever.
	He's apparently the laziest employee at my company.

Dad: Hahaha,
	Well, rumors have never been...
	"My company"...?

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Girl: Haruka!

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Dad: Earlier, you said you knew some people from Ishigami Shogyo...

Man: Yes.
	I've known the father of their cleanup hitter for over thirty years.

Dad: Cleanup...

Sign: Shikura

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Dad: {Executive Director Shikura?!}

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Man: I must say,
	that if the father's rumors are true,
	this is a case of sparrow and hawk.

(Note: The full Japanese saying is "a sparrow begets a hawk," or "extraordinary offspring from ordinary parents.")

Dad: Tweet tweet.

Man: Oh,
	pardon me.  Here's my card.

Dad: Koga-san...
	Hmm?

Koga: My son is actually the head coach of Senkawa's team.
	But since I was firmly against his choice, I can't just show up to his game.

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Koga: And you are?

Dad: A spa...
	I mean, er!
	Just a lowly scaffolder, go by the nickname Lightning Tetsu!
	'm afraid I don't have no fancy business cards or nuthin'.
	Hope y'don't mind too bad. (ga ha ha)

Koga: And your disguise?

Dad: Ah,
	I'm in the same predicament.
	My boy, he doesn't study none, just plays baseball all the live-long day.
	I told him.  I ain't goin' te yer dumb game!
	But I still luv me son all the same.  (ga ha ha)

Koga: What position does he play?

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Dad: Uh,
	That's him, over there.
	The fatty catcher.

Koga: I see.
	He must be good, to catch that young man's pitching.

Dad: Nah,
	he's jus' a good-fer-nuthin' layabout!
	Ga ha ha!

Noda: (ACHOO!)

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Bugs: (bzz)(bzz)
	(bzz)(bzz)

Hikari: Hmph.

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Hikari: Eek!

Announcers: That was a close one, Kuruma-san.
	Well,
	we can still look forward to next inning.

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