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	 Volume 14
	  Chapter 10
	   Go to the Koshien?

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(Ch. 10) Go to the Koshien?

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Sign: Senkawa

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Hiro: Do you remember?
	That summer three years ago...

Noda: The summer of 8th grade, when you caught up to Hikari-chan in height?

Hiro: Yeah.
	The year we tried to go to the Koshien.

Noda: I remember.

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<<Hikari: Go to the Koshien?
	By bike?
	How many days do you think that will take?!

<<Hiro: It's just an expression of my intention.
	For most purposes, it's nothing more than a summer vacation trip to see some beautiful sights and meet new people.

<<Hikari: Where will you stay?

<<Hiro: Wherever I can, depending on the weather.

<<Hikari: So you're doing zero planning.

<<Hiro: You don't understand.  We men are romantics.

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<<Hikari: We men?  Are you including Hide-chan?

<<Hiro: Noda.
	Hideo's plans were packed with your junk.
	I'll bring you back a souvenir if you help fund my trip.

<<Hikari: Oh,
	really.
	I'll take an oolong tea and croquette bread, then.

<<Hiro: This isn't a trip to the store!

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Noda: How far did you get?

Hiro: Enoshima.

Noda: Hideo and Hikari-chan ended up going to Shizuoka.

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Teams: Senkawa
	Himiya

Noda: The North Tokyo quarterfinals...
	We're closer to the Koshien than Enoshima now.

Hiro: We've got a huge mountain ahead of us, though.

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Noda: No turning back this time.
	Hideo's waiting for us already.

Hiro: Well,
	we can always make him wait for next year.

Noda: Come on now.

Camera: (click)

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Announcer: Pop-up to third!
	Tachibana catches it and ends the game!
	6-1.
	Meiwa Ichi advances to the South Tokyo semifinals!

Teams: Meiwa Ichi
	Kuradako

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Announcer: And...
	North Tokyo's Eikyo Academy...

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Teams: S
	E

Reporter: One-hit shutout.
	So close, Hirota-kun.

Hirota: It's too much already.  I couldn't ask for anything more.

Reporter: Senkawa has a 1-0 lead at the Second Field.

Hirota: Is Kunimi-kun pitching another no-hitter?

Reporter: Of course!

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Hirota: Amazing.

Reporters: It is!
	He's astonishing!
	At this rate, tomorrow's game will be a doozy.
	Everyone's looking forward to a game between you and Kunimi-kun!

Hirota: Who do you think will win?

Reporters: Er,
	well...
	Ahh...
	As long as it's a good game...

Hirota: Is a good game all you're looking forward to?

Reporter: Uh.

Shiroyama: Hirota.

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Hirota: Pardon me.

Shiroyama: Ignore the rubbernecks.
	All you need give them is results.
	Don't tell them anything else.

Hirota: All that talk about Kunimi is bugging me.

Shiroyama: Let's go see his game.

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Shuji: Second!

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Announcer: 5,
	4,
	3!
	Double play!

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Friend: Hey, Haruka.
	Doesn't Kunimi-kun normally have more strikeouts?

Haruka: He likes it when his fielders get the outs more.

Friend: Oh.

Haruka: A no-hitter from fielding plays.
	That's Kunimi-kun's ideal pitching game.

Friend: Ah.

Father: Katchan!

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Father: Well, what a surprise.
	I hear Osamu's playing baseball.

Hirota: You don't have to hide anymore,
	Uncle?

Father: Thank goodness, no.
	I don't have to run from the debt collectors anymore.
	All thanks to your father.

Hirota: I see.
	I'm glad for you.

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