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	 Volume 14
	  Chapter 7 (136)
	   Don't Lose... Hiro

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(Ch. 7) Don't Lose... Hiro

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Koga: Well?
	Why don't you take a lesson from your son and...

Girls: Kyaa!
	Kunimi-kun!
	Over here!
	Kyaaa!

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Haruka: Ah,
	Tachibana Hideo from Meiwa Ichi!

Girl: Huh?
	Really?!
	Where, where?!

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Noda: What's this?

Hiro: The manager's handmade good luck charm.  You got one, too.

Noda: Isn't that a bit fancier?

Hiro: It's just the same.  Stop imagining things.

Noda: I'm not so sure.
	C'mon, let's compare them.

Hiro: Oh, shut up already!

Man: Kunimi-kun, Ohtake-kun,
	Can we have a shot of you together?

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Takaaki: Two consecutive home runs, one out of the park...
	Ohtake Fumio...

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Teams: Mitakako
	Senkawa

Hideo: Good!

Miho: Senpai,
	have you seen where Amamiya-san went?

Hideo: Hikari went home to get a change of underwear.

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Miho: That should teach her to pack better.

Hideo: She can't find the clean ones she brought.

Miho: Oh no...
	Does that mean there's an underwear thief among us...?

Hideo: No,
	it's probably just someone's poor idea of a prank.

Miho: Like who?

Hideo: Dunno.
	But I sure hope the culprit doesn't get caught.
	Hikari goes off the deep end when she's really mad.
	She has a belt in karate,
	and she quit early, so she can't control herself.
	In middle school, she actually even...

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Hideo: Oops.
	Can't say any more, or she'll come after me...
	That was a close one.

Miho: Whatever.

Sign: No boys allowed
	Female manager's room

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Bugs: (bzzt bzzt)(bzzt)(bzzt bzzt)

Sign: Kunimi

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Phone: (rrr...)

Hiro: Coming.
	Kunimi residence.  (beep)

Phone: Huh?

Hiro: Wrong number?

Phone: Hiro?!

Hiro: Oh, it's just Hikari.

Hikari: What are you doing at home?!

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Hiro: I just came back after the game for a bit.
	To drop off dirty clothes and get clean ones.
	And why were you trying to call my house when I'm not around?

Hikari: I was going to tell your mom how the game went.

Hiro: She's off doing karaoke with a neighbor.

Hikari: Huh.

Hiro: Is that all?

Hikari: What about you?

Hiro: You're the one who called ME!

Hikari: We haven't talked in a while.  What's up?

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Hiro: Why did you decide to be a manager, all of a sudden?

Hikari: I hadn't had any time to sit down and talk with Hide-chan in a while.

Hiro: You were worried?

Hikari: ...maybe.
	Also,
	I wanted to observe Hide-chan closer again.

Hiro: How come?

Bug: (bzzt)(bzzt)

Hikari: So that I can be closer to him...

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Punch: (ON!)

Hiro: Oops, this cordless phone's about to run out of juice.
	Gotta go.

Hikari: Don't lose...  Hiro.

Hiro: Haven't you heard?
	I'm the best pitcher in Japan.

Hikari: I know that...
	More than anyone.

Hiro: Say hi to the best batter in Japan for me.

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Phone: (beep)

Mother: You see?  Hiro-chan was home, wasn't he?
	You didn't need to call him, you could have gone over and talked.

Hikari: We're busy,
	the both of us.

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Hikari: Bye then.
	Oh.

Takaaki: Aha,
	perfect timing.

Hikari: For what?

Takaaki: When I looked into the other members of Senkawa's team,
	I found out a few surprising facts.

Hikari: From Senkawa?

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Sign: Senkawa Private Senior High School

Phone: (rrr...)

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Haruka: Hello,
	Senkawa High School Boardinghouse.

Hirota: May I speak with Shima or Ohtake from the baseball team?

Haruka: Certainly.
	Oh,
	pardon me, may I ask who is calling?

Hirota: Yes...
	I'm a relative.

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