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	 Volume 26
	  Chapter 1 (249)
	   It's a Fair Exchange

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(Ch. 1) It's a Fair Exchange

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Miho: Girlfriend?
	Oh, stop it.
	Sheesh!
	No, I mean it.
	How far would I have to fall to go out with a braindead, pathetic loser like him?
	Don't even joke about it!

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Kine: Huh?

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Kine: AAAH!

Chips: (crunch)

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Train: (pshhh)

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Miho: Kyaa!
	Kyaa!

Kine: W-
	Wait, wait!
	It's me!
	Me!

Miho: Kyaa!
	Kyaa!

Kine: What?  What?!

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Sign: Senkawa Private Senior High School

Students: Hi.
	Good morning.

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Miyoshi: Good morning, Haruka!

Haruka: Oh,
	hello Miyoshi-kun.

Miyoshi: Look at that smile.
	It gives me the energy to get through the entire day.

Haruka: Oh, you joker.

Miyoshi: You're a doll, babe.
	Beautiful!

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Miyoshi: Hello!
	Good morning!

Haruka: Uh,
	he grew up in America,
	so he's not really like normal Japanese.

Hiro: I'm surprised he says stuff like that...

Noda: Yeah.

Haruka: But girls have a weakness for really direct lines like that.
	Japanese boys don't usually say those things.
	You'd have to be happy just saying hi.

Hiro: Kine's a master at that, too.

Noda: ...yeah.

Haruka: I suppose...

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Kine: ACHOO!
	(sniff)

Girls: Hiya.
	Hi.

Kine: Hey there pretty girls,
	what color panties you got on today?

Hiro: It's not quite the same, is it?

Noda: No.

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Sign: Meiwa Daiichi Senior High School

Hideo: Hey Osanai,
	you left your wallet in front of the clubroom.

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Miho: Oops.
	Wait,
	no-

Hideo: Oooh.

Miho: No,
	no it's not!

Hideo: Ooooh.

Miho: There's a good reason for this!

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Hideo: Pretend girlfriend for a week?

Miho: Yes,
	apparently he's being threatened by some ridiculous third-degree black belt girl.
	So I agreed to play the role of his girlfriend to get her off his back.
	And she's very suspicious, so she'll probably show up,
	and ask me if I'm really going out with him.
	Plus, he was crying about her breaking 2-3 of his ribs if she found out.

Hideo: Hey,
	that's pretty nice of you.

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Miho: It's a fair exchange.

Hideo: Oh?

Miho: I've actually been getting harrassed by some weirdo too, lately.
	I keep turning him down,
	but he sends me letters everyday...
	And when I read them, it sounds like he keeps watching me.
	So clearly he doesn't see any obvious boyfriend types,
	and uses that as an excuse not to give up.
	So I only agreed to the deal if this guy here would play the role of MY boyfriend, too.

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Hideo: Can Kine play the part?

Miho: Don't worry, the guy's short, small and kinda wussy.
	He's just creepy and persistent, that's all.

Hideo: What's his name?

Miho: Hanazakura, from Kenjo High.

Hideo: Hmmm.
	That sounds like a perfect trade.

Miho: Huh?

Hideo: I knew him from middle school.
	He's got a third-degree belt too,
	in karate...

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Miho: Huh?

Hideo: Oh well,
	any broken bones will probably heal by next spring.

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Sign: Senkawa Private Senior High School

Teacher: Oh, you there!
	There's a phone call for Kine-kun from the baseball team.

Hiro: Kine left practice early, he had some business to take care of.

Miho: I think I'll visit the restroom...

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