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	 Volume 18
	  Chapter 2 (171)
	   Congratulations, Hiro

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(Ch. 2) Congratulations, Hiro

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Sign: Meiwa Daiichi Senior High School

Bugs: (bzzt)(bzz)

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Meiwa Coach: If you're done here,
	you can go home for the day.
	The players and I have another important meeting for tomorrow's game.

Hikari: Good luck in the final.

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Meiwa Coach: If we lose with the players and momentum we have now, it'll be because of me.
	We'll win.
	And we'll go to the Koshien.
	You're not the only one who wants to see Tachibana and Kunimi face off.
	Where's Osanai?

Girl: Huh?
	She wasn't with you?

Meiwa Coach: Whatever.
	See you.
	Hey!
	Someone's towel fell on the ground.

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Hikari: Oh,
	that must be mine.

Meiwa Coach: No problem.
	I'll get it for you.

Hikari: Look out!

Meiwa Coach: Bwaah!

Hikari: Figures.

Miho: Damn!

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Sign: Meiwa Daiichi High School
	Baseball Team Boardinghouse

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Flag: Congrats

Parents: Cheers!
	Bottoms up!

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Hiro: (thump)(thump)
	AHEM!

Dad: Hey, Hiro.
	You awake now?

Hiro: You idiots!
	How can I sleep with all the noise?

Hikari's Dad: You must be crazy, wanting to sleep so early on such a glorious day.

Dad: You crazy kid.
	Have some cow, son.

Hiro: I'm exhausted, you jerk.

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Hikari's Mom: That's right, he threw over a hundred pitches in that awful heat.

Mom: What this party needs is some karaoke.

Hiro: No.

Dad: Yeah!  That's what I like!

Hikari's Mom: This party's going to last until dawn.

Karaoku: Don't cause a ruckus 'bout how you won or lost
	(woo!)(yeah!)

Hiro: You're the ones making the ruckus!

Hikari's Mom: Why don't you go sleep at our house instead?

Hiro: Huh?

Hikari's Mom: You can use Hikari's bed.
	Here's the key.

Hiro: Huh?

Karaoku: You're only young once, so live it up!

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Karaoku: If you're a maaaan...

Punch: On!  On!

Sign: We will be closing at 5 o'clock today due to special circumstances.  The Management

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Phone: Rrrr...

Hikari's Dad: It's a
	Loooooo
	oooooo

Phone: Rrrr...

Hikari's Mom: Yes,
	hello?

Hikari: Aha, there you are!!

Hikari's Mom: Hikari?

Hikari: Dad's with you, isn't he?

Hikari's Dad: oong
	night!

Hikari: We're going to go out of business if you keep acting like this.

Hikari's Mom: Today's a special day.

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Hikari: Let me talk to Hiro.

Hikari's Mom: He's not here.

Hikari: He's not?
	He hasn't come home yet?

Hikari's Mom: No,
	it was too loud here for him to sleep,
	so he's sleeping at home.

Hikari: Home...
	...where?

Hikari's Mom: Home home.
	He's asleep in your bed.
	Obviously you haven't...

Phone: CLICK

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Phone: beep beep

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Hikari: Congratulations, Hiro.

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Hikari: C'mon!
	Hmph.
	Hmph.

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Karaoke: Where are they going?
	The opposite way from home,
	as this night of love continues.
	It's just another dangerous Saturday!
	(yeah!)

(Note: These are lines from female pop trio Candies' 1974 song "Dangerous Saturday."  Actually not one of their most
	popular songs, but it was used as the opening theme for the anime Ariel in 1990.)

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