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	 Volume 17
	  Chapter 9 (168)
	   Really?!

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(Ch. 9) Really?!

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Noda: Jan,
	ken,
	poi!
	Twelve straight victories!
	Man, you're hilariously bad at janken.

Hiro: One more time.

Noda: Give it up,
	you're wasting your time.

Hiro: Jan,
	ken,
	POI!

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Noda: Oh.

Haruka: OK everyone,
	we're here!

Kine: Go on,
	get off.

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Hiro: Noda.
	Poi!

Bugs: (bzz)
	(bzztt...)

Hiro: I knew it.  It's around here.

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Hiro: No doubt about it.

Noda: Huh?

People: Bla bla.
	Bla bla.
	Bla bla.
	Bla bla.

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Sign: North Tokyo Final (12:00)
	Senkawa - Shotoku

People: Bla bla.
	Bla bla.
	Bla bla.

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Sugimori: I don't know WHOSE it is,
	but it could only be luck that helped me find it.

Hiro: Shotoku's control tower.

Noda: Every team needs a catcher with glasses.

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Meiwa Coach: Senkawa will win.

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Hikari: Really?!

Meiwa Coach: Is it such a surprise?  Senkawa is good.
	They have no accomplishments, so it only looks like a lucky streak.
	No team in the country can beat Eikyo with only luck.
	Senkawa's victory came about because they're just as good.
	Shotoku's good too, but they have no explosiveness.
	They might score one run from Kunimi,
	but not two or more.

Hikari: Really?

Meiwa Coach: As long as luck does not desert them,
	Senkawa will win.

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Hikari: Really?

Meiwa Coach: Lay off.
	This is what Tachibana told me.

Hikari: Oh,
	then it must be true.

Meiwa Coach: Hmph.

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Announcer: Kunimi is on first after narrowly avoiding a double play.

Hiro: Don't tell them.
	Damn.  I hit it perfectly.
	Just a bit more,
	a few more centimeters,
	if,
	if, if...
	Go, Noda!

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Noda: Yeah!

Hiro: Good!

Announcer: This will be extra bases!

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Fielder: Ooh!

Hiro: What the?!

Announcer: A lucky bounce!
	Kunimi was running with the assumption he could store...
	But!
	It's a cross play!

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Ump: Out!

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Announcer: Senkawa is getting the short side of the stick today.

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Hiro: Damn,
	lost another one.
	(zzzip)

Noda: Uhhhh?

Hiro: When I checked with Koga,
	she said there were a bunch of spare charms.

Noda: Will that really work?

Hiro: It's for peace of mind.
	Nobody wins based on good luck charms.

Noda: Oh, right.
	Yeah, just a bit of peace of mind.

Hiro: Hey, it's not "just" peace of mind!
	This is important.

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