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	 Volume 18
	  Chapter 9 (178)
	   Together With Meiwa?

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(Ch. 9) Together With Meiwa?

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Sign: Congratulations on Koshien Appearance
	Congratulations on Koshien Appearance Kine Ryutaro
	Kine Ryutaro

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Kine: Oooh,
	a Koshien player.
	That's amazing.
	I hear the boy who lives here plays soccer too,
	and he could possibly appear in the national soccer tournament as well.
	If so, he could be a star the likes of which the world has never seen.
	If we want autographs, better get them now.
	Don't you think?

Girl: Nope.

Kine: (cough)

Mother: Ryutaro, get in here and eat your lunch.

Kine: Yeah, yeah.

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Sign: Yanagi

Yanagi: Together with Meiwa?
	In the Koshien dorms...?

Principal: Yes,
	the hotel our region's representatives have always used is under remodel.
	Meiwa's principal arranged for us to join them.
	But since it's half Meiwa's fault that our little club became the Senkawa team,
	I suppose that would only be fair.

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Yanagi: I see.
	I'm sure Kunimi-kun and Noda-kun will be happy.

Principal: It would be nice if both Tokyo teams could win together on good terms.

Yanagi: We might lose in the first round.

Principal: 30-0?
	I don't care.
	I want you to come home proud.
	You've been blessed with good friends,
	Morimichi.

Yanagi: ...yeah.

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Shima: Shortstop!
	Nice catch.

Shuji: We're supposed to meet at 1 o'clock.
	You're early.

Shima: If you've got time to take swings,
	go to the field and hit some balls at us.

Shuji: When you need a favor, ask politely.
	(pst)

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Shima: When you drink a soda, open lightly.

Bugs: (bzz)(bzz)

Sign: Koga

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Bugs: (bzzt)(bzz)

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Bugs: (bzzt)(bzz)

Dog: (heh)(heh)

Koga: Summer,
	heat,
	high school,
	televised.
	Youth,
	sweat,
	emotion,
	tears.
	Swimsuits.

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Sign (cut off on top): excluding holidays)
		However, we will take emergency patients.
		-do General Hospital
		Director: Kakegawa Yuji

Shuji: So your dad found a job?

Shima: Yeah,
	One of his old regular customers started up a restaurant.
	He wanted my dad's help,
	and he agreed to help assist with our loans.

Shuji: And in exchange, you have to make errors in the Koshien?

Shima: Shut the hell up!

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Ohtake: If someone else owns the place, then you're fine.
	He can't run a business, but your dad's still a good man.

Shima: Gee, thanks.

Bugs: (bzz)(bzz)

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Noda: No, no, no!
	That pitch won't do.
	You'll never hold Hideo down.
	Right here, Hiro.
	Whack it right here!
	Just whack it.
	(zzzzz)

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Noda: (boof)

Sfx: (WHACK)

Hiro: Good morning.

Noda: Ouch.
	You gotta knock when you enter someone's room.

Hiro: You see this?  A thousand knocks.

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Noda: The same dorm?!

Hiro: Yeah,
	Yanagi just called to tell me.

Noda: Hmmm.
	That should be neat.
	We'll get to hang out like in middle school.

Hiro: Hikari will yell at us if we bug him too much.
	What the hell is this?!

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Noda: A photo of Koga-chan.

Hiro: Why do YOU have this?!

Noda: What's the problem?
	Can't a guy keep photos of girls he likes?
	What are you trying to say?
	You can't put up a photo unless she loves you too?
	How do they sell so many pin-ups, then?

Hiro: Why's she in a swimsuit?
	And this isn't a school suit.
	Where the hell did you take this?!

Noda: I dunno where.
	I just ordered it.
	Said I wanted a swimsuit picture.

Hiro: Ordered?
	From who?

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Haruka: It's the 3rd, right?
	That's when we leave.

Koga: Oh,
	yeah,
	the 3rd.
	The 5th is when they decide the matchups.
	And the 8th is the opening ceremony.

Haruka: We're going to be busy.

Koga: Yep.
	Very busy.

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[A very...  busy August sky.]

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