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	 Volume 25
	  Chapter 9 (247)
	   A Wildly Popular Exhibit

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(Ch. 9) A Very Popular Exhibit

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Sign: Meiwa Daiichi Senior High School

Ishimoto: Yes!

Teacher: Aha,
	you understand, Ishimoto?

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Ishimoto: Yes.
	I understand that I don't understand this.

Teacher: Really.
	Stand outside, you clown!

Ishimoto: I understand.

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Coach: 50,000 at the Koshien is a ways off,
	but at least he won't faint in front of a decent crowd now.

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Hideo: It was worth bringing all those fans to the practice games.

Coach: And not just that.
	He's been making an effort to go to crowded places and attract attention on his own.
	Once you get used to it, it can be enjoyable,
	drawing people's eyes to yourself...

Miho: Eek!
	A dragonfly flew under my skirt!

Coach: Like her, for example.

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Miho: By the way...
	Whatever happened to him?

Hideo: Who?

Miho: That loser from Senkawa.

Hideo: Oh, Kine?
	I think he's all better now.

Miho: ...of course.

Hideo: If you're worried, you could just ask Hiro.

Miho: Why would I be worried?!

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Miho: We're the ones who got shafted.
	I just thought it would leave a bad aftertaste if he couldn't go back to playing like before.

Hideo: I wouldn't worry about that.
	He pretends to be a genius, but he's really just a good hard worker.
	He's afraid of people finding out,
	so he tries not to let anyone see him practicing.

Miho: Argh!

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Sign: Boys Restroom

Kine: (So you wanna be a)

SFX: Whiz--

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Noda: Hey Kine,
	where'd you go yesterday?
	You find a hot girl while you were out running?
	(Huh?)

Kine: What did you say?

Noda: I,
	uh.
	Nothing...
	Creepy.

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Hiro: Ohsawa.

Ohsawa: Ah, the great baseball pitcher himself.
	How may I serve?

Hiro: You were in the judo club, right?

Ohsawa: "Were"?  Not quite, my good man.
	I'm the new team captain!
	(ahem!)

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Hiro: So you guys have a...

Girl: Haruka!

Ohsawa: Have a what?

Hiro: ...very good year.

Ohsawa: Huh?

Haruka: Kunimi-kun.
	Wanna go to the Fueno-no-Mori Art Gallery next Sunday?

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Haruka: Sachiko gave me tickets
	to the Ad*chi Mitsuru exhibition.

Hiro: Ad*chi Mitsuru?

Haruka: You said you liked him, right?

Hiro: I did?
	When?

Adachi: You did, you did,
	it's true.

Haruka: Why not come then?
	I mean, you can go for free.
	OK?
	Will you?

Adachi: It would be worth paying money to see,
	anyways.

Girl: Haruka.

Haruka: OK,
	I'll give you the details later.

Ohsawa: You lucky scoundrel,
	I would go to Fueno, or Mt. Fuji, or the deepest darkest jungle, or the bottom of the ocean together with Koga.

Hiro: I can't breathe.

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Ohsawa: Hey Miyoshi,
	did you ask about repairing the tatami mats?

Miyoshi: Yeah,
	they'll try to get started on it next week,
	Captain.

Ohsawa: Good,
	glad to hear it.

Hiro: Miyoshi?

Ohsawa: Yeah,
	you know, the exchange student who joined Class D just after summer vacation.

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Ohsawa: His English is perfect, of course,
	but his judo is excellent too.
	His grampa opened a dojo in America or something.
	If he'd transferred six months earlier, I might not be captain now.
	Lucky me.

Hiro: Stop choking me.

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[Sunday...]

Sign: Kine

Pamphlet: Are you sure about this?
	Ad*chi Mitsuru Exhibit

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Kine: Fueno-no-Mori Art Gallery...

Girl: You're going the wrong way,
	to get to your meeting spot with Horyuji-san.

Kine: Oh,
	oops.
	(Silly me.)

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Girl: Pick up the tickets.

Kine: Yes ma'am.

Miho: Ad*chi Mitsuru Exhibit?
	Why the hell would I want to go to a crappy thing like that?

Sister: Shut up!
	Do what your big sisters tell you to do!

Miho: Ouch!

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Pamphlet: Are you sure about this?
	Ad*chi Mitsuru Exhibit

[A wildly popular exhibit...]

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