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	 Volume 24
	  Chapter 6 (234)
	   A Meaningless Victory?!

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(Ch. 6) A Meaningless Victory?!

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Leaves: (skitter)(skuttle)

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Miho: It all makes sense now.
	No wonder I had such a bad feeling
	when I heard it was some idiot.

Kine: I see.
	So those were YOUR sisters.
	No wonder they were so bad-tempered.

Miho: Of course they were!  Anyone would be,
	if some idiot ran into their car, broke a headlight and claimed to be the victim!

Kine: Shut up!
	This is not just ANY high schooler who has gotten hurt.
	I'm Senkawa's lead-off man,
	the first to head the attack.
	The defensive cornerstone, and most winsome face on the team.
	Just when Meiwa Ichi had disappeared and our time had come,
	the team is shocked and devastated by this unrecoverable loss.

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Kine: They might not be totally doomed without me, but they'll never...

Miho: I heard they won.
	It was 8 to 3.

Kine: Well, my injury means they have to give up on this tournament.
	It's nothing but a meaningless victory.

Miho: We'll let the headlight repairs go, so long as you keep your mouth shut.
	According to my sisters.
	Bye.

Kine: Wait a second!

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Kine: Can you peel this apple?
	I can't use my knife with these scarred, twisted fingers.

Miho: What?

Kine: Oh,
	I was just thinking how surprisingly good you are at it.

Miho: I get bossed around by my sisters at home all the time.
	Here.

Kine: Have you made any progress with Tachibana?

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Miho: It'll take time for him to appreciate my good points.
	Still,
	my chances are far beyond your pathetic potential.

Kine: We'll see about that.
	In a way, I should thank your sisters.
	This is the perfect chance
	to show the other fools and Koga-chan just how much I mean to them.

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Kine: Ha ha ha!

Miho: And now they've got even longer to reflect.

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Sign: Meiji Jingu 2nd Field

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Kine: He's pretty odd.
	In looks and pitching style.

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Kine: Hard to get his timing down.

Hikari: Are you all right?
	Should you be walking around?

Kine: If we lost some pathetic game while I wasn't around, it would leave a bad aftertaste.

Hideo: You're sitting in my seat,
	you know.

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Kine: What are you doing?  Run in for it!
	Stop hanging back so far!

Hideo: It's just cautious defense...

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Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Nishiike

Kine: They have no discipline with hittable pitches.
	They're swinging at everything they can.
	And the timing is totally off!
	The game's gonna be over before they catch on!

Hideo: This is the first time you've watched Senkawa from the stands.

Kine: Obviously.

Hideo: There are some things you don't understand from the inside.

Kine: Huh?

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Hideo: Don't worry.
	They won't stay silent against an irregular pitcher like this for nine whole innings.
	When you watch Senkawa from the outside.
	How long until you can work out again?

Kine: Two weeks...

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Hideo: Just in time for the final.

Kine: They won't make it.
	They can't get to the final without me.

Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Nishiike

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