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	 Volume 15
	  Chapter 4 (143)
	   It's Raining, Too

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(Ch. 4) It's Raining, Too

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Player: The wind sure is strong today.

Hiro: I hope it's blowing towards home plate.

Noda: And changes direction whenever we get to bat.

Sign: Go!  Go!  Senkawa

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Sign: Go!  Go!  Senkawa
	Way to go Senkawa

Noda: It's raining, too.

Hiro: Well,
	if it's only raining this hard, then...

Noda: Yeah.
	If it's...
	...ONLY this hard?

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Sign: Meiwa Daiichi Senior High School

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TV: This rain was brought about by a sudden change in atmospheric pressure,
	and we weather reporters can not be held responsible.
	Swear to god, it's not our...

Hikari: It'll be a good break for Hiro.

Hideo: And Hirota.
	They're playing the best, so maybe it would have been better
	to just smash through them on a roll, rather than wait it out.

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Hideo: If both teams are on equal ground, they have the advantage.

Hikari: That's assuming their opponent really is the best fair and square,
	right?

Hideo: Oops,
	don't have time to be worrying about others.
	The next team we face is Toho Gakukan.  People said they were the most likely to beat us, before the tournament.
	And they're on a roll; they won their quarterfinal game by a landslide.

Hikari: They could be the best, in a fair game.

Rain: (fshhhh)

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Hideo: Only the cheek?

Hikari: You need to concentrate on baseball.

Hideo: Yeah, yeah.

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Rain: (fshhhh)

Paper: Hirota vs. Kunimi
	North Tokyo Semi-

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

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Rain: (fshhhh)

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Shiroyama: What is it, Hirota?
	This isn't like you.
	I told you to take an easy warm-up.

Hirota: That's what I was doing,
	but the pitches were going so perfectly, I couldn't help myself...

Shiroyama: You've got a lucky break.  Relax.

Hirota: Right.
	I'll hit the showers, then.

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Hirota: That pesky little fly gets to live another day.

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Players: Look,
	the clouds are really rolling by.
	We should be able to play tomorrow for sure.
	Boy, it's gonna be hot.

Shima: Coach.

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Koga: What is it,
	Shima?

Shima: Am I going to be starting tomorrow, too?

Koga: Of course.

Shima: I see.

Koga: What, are you worried about the upperclassmen?
	Don't be.
	Nobody has ever complained about your ability to play.

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Shima: No,
	that's not why...
	I just get the feeling
	that I'll make a really bad error tomorrow.

Koga: Hahaha!  Take it easy.
	Even the best players make errors.
	Even the best mangas have stupid chapters.
	Don't sweat it!

Shima: Well, that makes me feel a lot better...

<<Hirota: That's just a one-in-a-million chance,
	Shima...

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<<Hirota: You know what my dad's like.
	He already uses me like an advertisement for his company.
	He's probably already got plans for commercial deals once I hit the big leagues.
	Plus, he's even scheduled for visits to see my Koshien games with his business partners.
	He's totally pumped up for it.
	If something unfortunate should happen...
	He'd probably refuse to cover your dad's debt,
	and take back that job he was going to give him in our Tokyo office.
	Really, I wish my dad would be more grown-up.
	But don't worry.
	That's just a one-in-a-million chance, Shima...

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Haruka: Noda-kun went to go see how the field looked.
	What's wrong?

Hiro: Uh.
	Oh, the field.
	Right.

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Hiro: What are you doing over there, Kine?

Kine: When I asked the coach,
	he said the public bath was closed yesterday, so Haruka-chan took a shower in here last night. (hehe)

Hiro: Oh,
	 really.

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