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	 Volume 11
	  Chapter 7 (106)
	   Boy, It's Hot

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(Ch. 7) Boy, It's Hot

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Player: Here, Shikura-san.

Mikio: Oh,
	thank you.

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Koga: Boy, it's hot.

Hiro: It's hotter out on the field.

Koga: Ah,
	I see.
	Unfortunately, high school baseball coaches can't leave the dugout.
	Y'know, I'd like some runs soon, Kunimi.

Hiro: Why don't you think up a strategy for us, then?

Koga: Kine gets on base,
	Yanagi sacrifices him further,
	and the 3rd and 4th hitters knock him in.
	How's that?

Hiro: Wow, what a great plan.

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Kine: Urya!

Koga: No, you can't swing at pitches like that!

Hiro: This is why you should have told him...

Announcer: Grounder to the pitcher.
	Okada slowly lobs it over to first.
	Oops!  It hits the runner, Kine.

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Hiro: Okay Coach,
	Kine got on base, according to plan.

Koga: But wouldn't we be wasting Yanagi's skills, only having him bunt?

Hiro: This is why we haven't scored, Coach...

Koga: Okay, okay, fine!

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Announcer: Beautiful bunt!
	One out, runner on second!

Koga: I call it,
	the "Gee, I Sure Hope Our 3rd and 4th Hitters Can Knock Kine In and Get Us a Run" plan!
	Kunimi.
	If you can hit his specialty slider, it will make my next plan easier to carry out.

Hiro: Which is?

Koga: The "Capitalize on His Lost Confidence by Delivering a Mental Shock with Lots of Extra Runs, Hooray" plan.

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Koga: He'll probably throw the slider to you on the first pitch.

Hiro: {Yep...
	That's it...
	Perfect!}

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Announcer: Line drive to first!

Koga: He half-distrusted me.

Noda: But he was only able to hit it because he half-trusted you.
	The plan is still in action,
	Coach.

Koga: He won't throw a strike to you on the first pitch.
	Watch carefully.
	The first two pitches will be balls he wants you to foul off.
	Got it?

Noda: Aye-aye, sir.

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Koga: {Down the middle?}

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Koga: Crap!
	Half-trusted, half-distrusted again.

Noda: A well-timed double!

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Ump: Out!

Koga: Serves you right.

Hiro: Whose coach is that?

Coach: I see,
	the spider died.

Player: Was it because of that?

Coach: Haha.

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Coach: That run wrapped up his funeral.

Teams: Ishigami Sho
	Senkawa

Coach: Now it's time to collect the condolence gifts.

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Takaaki: Indeed.

Hikari: Huh?
	Uhhh,
	is it not good enough?

Takaaki: It's fine.
	Now I understand.

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Takaaki: Just how much you love Hiro-kun, Hikari-chan.

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