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	 Volume 24
	  Chapter 8 (236)
	   Have a Sushi

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(Ch. 8) Have a Sushi

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[The Spring Invitational,]
[The Summer Koshien...]
[The two seasons that make high school baseball exciting.]
[But...]

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[In the beginning, you have the autumn of sports.]
[The best season for temperature, weather and exercising your body.]
[The last saturday in October.]

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[The Autumn Tokyo High School Baseball Tournament.]
[Semifinal...]

Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Eikyo

Shuji: First base, batting 4th...

Sign: 3 Hirota

Shuji: Gotta be careful running to first.

Haruka: It's all right.
	None of their opponents have had injuries running to first.

Ohtake: Which means,
	it's just the right time when it won't seem fishy if it happens.

Haruka: You shouldn't be that distrustful.

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Haruka: A pitcher who wanted to be pro hurt his arm and can't pitch anymore.
	And now he's overcome that hurdle.
	That's not something anyone can do.

Hiro: Especially for a guy who's used to holding down the others through his skill.

Yanagi: Yeah.

Shima: However,
	I don't think people change in just a few months.

Noda: Sure they do.
	Look at you guys.

Shima: Go on, Sagawa!

Ohtake: Get on base!

Shuji: 1,000 yen on him still being the same...

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Ump: Play ball!

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Hikari: Be careful.

Kine: Tachibana isn't with you, today?

Hikari: He is absent due to a practice game.

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Shuji: Damn.

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Hirota: No worries.

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Kine: Idiot!  Overconfidence in his legs.
	He was leading off way too far.

Hikari: It hurts,
	not having you there.

Kine: Have a sushi.

Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Eikyo

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Hiro: The wind's pickin' up out there.

Hikari: You're fast enough to have caught up to that one.

Kine: Have some oolong tea?

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Sign: 3 Hirota

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Coach: You'll be making a big mistake if you think this is the same Hirota, Kunimi-kun.
	Now that he's been released from pitching to concentrate solely on batting,
	he's a pure clean-up hitter, plain and simple.

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