H2 Volume 23 Chapter 2 (220) Should I Be Happy? - Page 23 - (Ch. 2) Should I Be Happy? - Page 24 - [New Tokyo International Airport] [The All Japan High School Baseball Team, including four Meiwa Ichi High players; most notably, Tachibana Hideo.] - Page 25 - [The flight to America for a friendly game...] [The Asian Monster heads out into the wide world...] [On the other hand,] - Page 26 - [A suspicious individual wanders the neighborhood streets...] Hiro: Oh, shut up. - Page 27 - Hiro: Not that way, Punch. He, Hey! Mrs. Amamiya: Ooh. - Page 28 - Mrs. Amamiya: Are you able to run now? Hiro: I wasn't running because I wanted to. (huff) Mrs. Amamiya: Well now, You'll have to come in and have a drink. - Page 29 - Girls: Ahh! Kunimi-kun from Senkawa! What? Really?! Kyaa! Hikari, introduce us to him! Come here, Kunimi-kun! Come on up! Punch: (ON) - Page 30 - Hikari: These are my classmates from Meiwa Ichi, Miki-san and Endo-san, members of the archery team... Hiro: Hi. I'm Kunimi. Girls: Wow, it's really him! In the flesh! Can I have a picture? Take it for us, Hikari? Hiro: What's the big fuss about me? You guys already have Tachibana Hideo. Girl: What, you didn't know? You've got a lot of fans among girls who follow baseball. - Page 31 - Girls: In the elite circles, Tachibana-kun's fans are considered trend-followers, while Kunimi-kun's fans are seen as having an acquired taste. Hiro: Should I be happy? Hikari: Go on, give us a smile. Cheese. Girl: I mean, Tachibana-kun's gone so far, it's like he's completely inaccessible now. Plus, you have Hikari in the way. Hikari: What? Girl: While you're still only a moderate star, "in reach" so to speak, which makes you a prized commodity for the hardcore. Hiro: Should I be happy? Hikari: Go on, just accept it... - Page 32 - Hikari: Keep them company for a bit. I'm going to change. Mrs. Amamiya: Hikari, you don't have practice tomorrow, right? Hikari: Right. Mrs. Amamiya: I was thinking of leaving your father to manage the store, and going shopping. Would you like to come? You can get all your fall clothing. - Page 33 - Hikari: No, I'll pass. I might have plans already. Mrs. Amamiya: Oh. OK. Hikari: Well, aren't we having fun. Hiro: Oh yes. Now that I've discovered the secret to my popularity. Girl: (peace) Hiro: Apparently the way I lost was cool. So the fans look forward to that and get upset when I win. (ha ha) Can I hit them now? - Page 34 - Girls: Hey, Hikari, you've known Kunimi-kun for years. Do you have any pictures of him as a little boy? Oooh, I want to see that! C'mon, show us. Hikari: You'd don't want to, assuming you still want to be fans afterwards. Hiro: Can I hit them now? Hikari: Go on, we've got to get to practice. Girl: Awww! Hikari: I'll call you tonight. See you later. - Page 35 - Mrs. Amamiya: Summer vacation is almost over... It always ends in a flash. Hiro: It's taken forever. Yawwwn. If you take out the baseball, there's basically nothing to do. - Page 36 - Mrs. Amamiya: Are all the other boys practicing? Hiro: Of course. But I'm forbidden from joining them, for the rest of the month. Mrs. Amamiya: Because when you go on the field, you just have to push yourself. I know you too well, Hiro-chan. Hiro: Yaaawn. So bored. Bug: (bzz)(zzz) - Page 37 - - Page 38 - <