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	 Volume 26
	  Chapter 3 (251)
	   I Told Him

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(Ch. 3) I Told Him

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Horyuji: Are you really Kine's girlfriend?

Miho: You know, you don't HAVE to believe me.

Horyuji: I don't care, either way.
	True or false.
	Just say you'll leave him alone.
	And then I'll let you go.

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Miho: Haven't you learned from social studies?
	We have a constitutional government.  Violence is not allowed.

Horyuji: I know.  I'll pay my dues afterward,
	according to law.
	If you've got something to say, make it quick.
	It'll be too late once you're unconscious.

Miho: Wait,
	wait!

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Miho: Just don't hit me in the face.
	I don't want to ruin my good looks.

Horyuji: RAAAA!!

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Hiro: No wonder my arm was stinging.
	It must have been that sliding practice.
	Hey!

Noda: What's up?

Hiro: Oh.
	Nothing...

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Hiro: You're Japanese, don't sing in English!
	(Tsuma wo metoraba saitakete)(mime uruwashiku nasake ari)

Player: How old ARE you, anyway?

(Note: This is a song written over a century ago by the poet Yosano Tekkan.  It means something 
like "An ideal wife grows more beautiful and loving with age.")

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Sign: Meiwa Daiichi Senior High School

Students: Bye bye.
	See you tomorrow.
	Goodbye.

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Miho: You told him?!

Kine: Yeah,
	I told him.

Miho: Wuss.  You got scared of his karate?

Kine: Shut up!
	I couldn't swing at a 140 km/h fastball if I was scared of karate.
	Plus, I'm quite used to injuries.
	I've gotten a lifetime of them from baseball, soccer and Horyuji.

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Miho: But you still chickened out?

Kine: Shut up.
	I chickened out, but I was ready to get hit.
	It was kind of strange.
	Even though I was just acting,
	I never realized that putting your body on the line for your girl could feel so good.
	But then, he started apologizing and stuff, and ran away crying.
	He didn't threaten me or complain at all!
	So I told him!

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Kine: He really does like you.
	You ought to give him a clear answer, whether yes or no.
	It's just the right thing to do.

Miho: Wait a minute,
	who brought forth this deal in the first place?

Kine: Sorry,
	forget about it.
	If Horyuji shows up to bother you, just tell her the truth.

Miho: I did,
	earlier.

Kine: Sheesh,
	a fat lot of help YOU were, too.

Miho: I'm a weak person.

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Kine: Anyone would be,
	against a face like that.

Miho: Yeah.
	A crying face like that...
	But,
	she didn't believe me,
	no matter how much I told her I wasn't your girlfriend.

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Miho: She said I didn't have to lie to comfort her,
	and that you were a very nice boy and to take good care of you, then left crying.
	Of course, unlike you, my acting was superb.

Kine: I wonder...
	Just what was it...
	she liked about me?

Miho: Dunno...
	I couldn't begin to guess...

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Sign: Miyoshi English School

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Miyoshi: Haruka.
	I'll walk you to the bus station.

Haruka: It's all right,
	there are plenty of street lights.

Miyoshi: Oh come on,
	don't take away my enjoyment.

Haruka: Stop leaning so close!

Miyoshi: Whoops.
	If Kunimi-kun saw us now, he'd probably beat me up.

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Haruka: He wouldn't start a fight when we've got our spring invitational spot in the bag.
	Especially not against an accomplished judo master.

Miyoshi: Next lesson is next Tuesday, right?

Haruka: Yes,
	thank Sensei for me.

Miyoshi: OK, take care.

Haruka: Goodbye.

Miyoshi: Next Tuesday.

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Dad: Oh, Koichiro,
	did you tell Haruka-chan for me?
	That next Tuesday is a day off...

Miyoshi: Yeah,
	I told her.
	You and Mom enjoy yourselves,
	on your nice vacation.

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