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	 Volume 28
	  Chapter 7 (275)
	   I'm On Fire

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(Ch. 7) I'm On Fire

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Miho: Huh?
	Was that Amamiya-san in the Senkawa stands?

Player: Huh?

Hideo: I wouldn't be surprised.  She's supposed to be there.

Player: Oh, right,
	Hikari-chan is old friends with Kunimi, right?

Hideo: C'mon,
	let's get back to practice.

Coach: Tachibana.
	Would you ask Amamiya to be a manager for us again this summer?

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Coach: I have to believe she's a goddess of victory.

Hideo: Hiro won because he was the best.

Coach: I know.
	But you just can't win the Koshien on talent alone.
	I mean, there's no harm in asking, right?

Hideo: Sure thing.

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Hideo: (whew)

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Mr. Amamiya: Ahhh,
	home sweet home.

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Mr. Amamiya: Man,
	that was great.
	I was happy when Hide-chan won it,  (pssht)
	but we've known Hiro-chan longer.
	When the kid you've seen grow up from a baby is standing up there among the best,
	it really gets to you.
	If you asked me which one made me happier,
	I'd have to say...

Mrs. Amamiya: Nobody was asking you, so you don't have to answer.

Mr. Amamiya: Where's Hikari?

Mrs. Amamiya: She went to give Hide-chan his souvenir.

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Hideo: I'm on fire.
	What's that face for?

Hikari: I'm glad.
	It was nothing after all.

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Hideo: Yeah,
	I've finally gotten used to the contacts.

Hikari: Contacts?

Hideo: I see.
	So you figured it out.

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Hikari: Your "disguise" glasses had corrective lenses,
	and I knew you were visiting the hospital.

Hideo: I was surprised when my vision started going bad all of a sudden.

Hikari: Because of that ball hitting you?

Hideo: Probably.
	But,
	the doctor said it was temporary and wouldn't take too long to heal.
	I couldn't have worn glasses during that time.
	Ueki was just about to get a starting position.

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Hideo: Even with contacts, it would take a while to adjust.
	So I played sick,
	and went to the batting cage.
	I was worried when Coach put me in to bat.
	I still didn't think I could perform in a game situation.

Hikari: And you hit it out of the park.

Hideo: That was pure willpower.
	I had to do SOMETHING.

Hikari: You always do everything on your own.
	You're too strong, Hide-chan.

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Hikari: You don't have any idea how worried I was, do you?

Hideo: I doubt you know, either.
	Just how afraid I was until I got the results back.

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