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	 Volume 15
	  Chapter 3 (142)
	   Why, Thank You

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(Ch. 3) Why, Thank You

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Kine: Whew,
	now this is heaven.
	Stretch out your arms and legs, n' stretch out your soul!
	The journey is long and hard,
	but this makes it all worth it!

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Hiro: Old man,
	shut your mouth.

Kine: So anyways,
	Even when you have a genius like me playing,
	it's pretty much a miracle that a team like ours in its first year could get to the final four among all the big-name baseball schools.

Hiro: The dream isn't over yet.

Kine: Come on now.
	We're playing Eikyo tomorrow.
	The best team in Japan this spring.
	If we actually beat them, we could win the national championship.
	Right, Kunimi-san?

Hiro: Now that would be a miracle.

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Kine: Well well,
	aren't we talking huge?

Noda: Huh?

Kine: I said,
	aren't we talking huge?

Noda: I'd say just average.

Kine: No double entendres please.
	Huh?
	What's Koga Haruka-chan going to do for a bath?

Hiro: Dunno.

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Kine: Well...  this is the only bath in the place.
	Which means that while we're asleep,
	she sneaks in here,
	and uses the same bath...
	Hey!  This is where you have a wild fantasy sequence!

Hiro: Who are you talking to?
	Don't worry about it.
	Koga goes to the same nearby public bathhouse after eating everyday.

Kine: Oh,
	I see.

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Sign: Closed for today

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Sign: Eikyo Academy High School

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Hirota: You idiot!
	You're pulling too hard!  That hurt!

Yonekura: I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

Ogura: What's going on?

Yonekura: Oh, uh,
	it was my fault.

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Hirota: Enough!
	Go call Yamagishi.

Yonekura: R-right away.

Ogura: Don't be violent, Hirota.
	If you hurt someone, it could turn public.

Hirota: Don't touch me.
	How much do you think this arm is worth?

Ogura: Don't assign values like that.
	When you give it a high price, you yourself become cheaper.

Hirota: Yes,
	well.
	I heard you were taking notes at the Senkawa game.
	Did you discover anything?
	Please let me hear what you found, Senpai.

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Ogura: Senkawa is not your enemy.

Hirota: Why, thank you.

Ogura: YOU are your own enemy.

Hirota: Why, thank you.

Yamagishi: Did you call for me, Hirota-san?  (hehe)

Hirota: Yamagishi,
	I need you to massage me.

Yamagishi: Ahh.
	Ahh.
	See?  I'm the only one who can give you a good massage.
	That's what you get for asking Yonekura.

Hirota: Right.

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Yamagishi: What's wrong, Hirota-san?

Hirota: That's it.

Yamagishi: Er, but,
	I'm not...

Hirota: Didn't you hear me?

Yamagishi: Ah...
	Yes.

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Yamagishi: Sorry, I'll just go...

Sign: Senkawa Private Senior High School

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Hiro: (sigh)

Noda: What,
	you still awake?

Hiro: Yeah.
	I gotta be a bit excited, or it would be rude to my opponent.
	...plus,
	I'm a bit nervous.
	Knowing who it is we're playing.
	Hey Noda,
	be honest with me.

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Hiro: In tomorrow's game...

Noda: (zzz)

Hiro: {Hot...
	Hot!}

Noda: (zzz)

Hiro: Zzz.
	Better take a shower.

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Hiro: Yawn.

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Hiro: Huh.
	Huh.
	Guess I'm still a bit sleepy...

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Guys: (zzz)(zzz)
	(zzz)

Koga: An eerily quiet night...
	Everything's waiting for the big game tomorrow.
	It's like that whatchacallit before the storm.

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[Literally.]

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