Sket Dance 28

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[insert text: The Gachinko Vivage Battle!! Himeko defeated in the cookery contest!! And now, the second match...?!]
Tsutomu: Ahh, hey there! / Could I have a moment? // Ahh, you're quite the interesting one! You're just like a real samurai reborn into the modern age! // You look pretty strong!
Shinzou: State your intentions.
Tsutomu: Well, you know... The thing is... // Heheheh... I'm sure you understand, right? Basically, from where we're standing... Well, it would be really great if the Student Council could get through this with a perfect record. // So what I'm saying is... // It would be really nice if you could just lose this match for us, yeah? // Well, we'd be happy to give you a little compensation for the service, of course... hahahah.
Shinzou: ...You sicken me.
Tsutomu: Huh?

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Sket Dance
Chapter 28: Round 2 - Spirit Fighter
Shinzou: How dare you try to interfere in a battle of true warriors?!! / You sicken me!!!
Tsutomu: !!
Shinzou: I will prevail!!!
[insert text: Forward, to battle!!]

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Announcer: It would appear that the preparations are now complete... the second round, the one and only round of pure physical combat, is about to begin!
[board:]
Sket-dan / Student Council Executives
Onizuka Hime - Round 1 - Shinba Michiru
Takemitsu Shinzou - Round 2 - Tsubaki Sasuke
Usui Kazuyoshi - Round 3 - Asahina Kikuno
Yabasawa Moe - Round 4 - Unyuu Mimori
[/Board]
Announcer: It's Spirit Fighter! // And what a very interesting match-up we have for this round! / Tsubaki, a blackbelt in karate and judo! // And his opponent, Takemitsu, a kendo club captain! // As you can see, there are five coloured balls attached to each of the fighters' bodies. // The winner of this round is the first to destroy all five of his opponent's balls! // In addition, we have prepared a variety of inflatable weapons of the sort used in Sports Chanbara, for the competitors' use in this task! // Each competitor may choose one and only one of these weapons to wield in combat!

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RefereePerson: Well, then, if you would each choose a weapon...
Shinzou: There is only one weapon that I could choose.
Announcer: As expected, Takemitsu has chosen the sword!
Tsubaki: I'll use these.
Announcer: Huh?! ...It would appear Tsubaki has gone for the gloves!! // This is a surprising development... it would appear that he wishes to go up against a swordmaster essentially unarmed!
RefereePerson: Are - Are you sure?
Tsubaki: Yes.

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Michiru: Tsubaki-chan's got some experience of kendo himself, hasn't he? / He could have chosen to use a weapon...
Soujirou: I suppose he must have decided that he could not presume to defeat the captain of the kendo club in armed combat. / So he has chosen to rely on his own specialty - his fists. // Now, then... / This should be very interesting.
Bossun: Shinzou!
Shinzou: There is no need to worry. // I can defeat him. // All I need... // ...is my sword, and my Frisk.
Bossun: Hey... should he really be eating that thing?
Switch: The effects of the Frisk last for approximately twenty minutes. / As long as he takes it just before the match, there shouldn't be a problem.

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Shinzou: Now!!!
Bossun: All right, go for it, Shinzou!!!
Announcer: Both combatants to the front!
Tsubaki: I'll be back soon.
Mimori: Good luck, Tsubaki-ku~n!
RefereePerson: Begin!!
Announcer: And the Gong of Destiny signals the beginning of this time-unrestricted all-out match!!

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Announcer: Ahh!! // Without any hesitation, Takemitsu attacks immediately! A swift and straight strike! // And Tsubaki dodges by a hair's breadth! // But now...! // He attacks again!!!

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Announcer: Such incredible speed!! / Takemitsu is unrelenting in his swift succession of attacks!! // However, Tsubaki is successfully dodging every single one!
Mimori: Tsubaki-kun is rather good, isn't he!
Soujirou: You know, back when he first entered the school... / I hear the Boxing Club were up in arms to get their hands on him. // ............ // But... at this rate...
Announcer: Aahhh!!!

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Announcer: And Takemitsu's sword manages to take out Tsubaki's left shoulder!!
Bossun: Good going, Shinzou!!
Announcer: The coloured ball burst open, scattering red paint across his body!
Himeko: That's just scary!
Bossun: Man, he's pretty damn cool out there, ol' Shinzou!
Switch: He had established himself as something of a foolish character, but I suppose he truly is the captain of the Kendo Club.
Bossun: Yeah... I'd almost forgotten, but... the guy's practically invincible just as long as he's got a sword. // Shinzou's a real fighter. // ...Isn't that right, Himeko.
Himeko: ...I really wanted to to it......... This fight........................
Bossun: Aahhh! // Y - yeah... / Sorry about that... we'd probably have won already if you were out there...

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Announcer: It looks like the sword's long reach really is a clear advantage in this fight!!
Tsubaki: (Not just yet... // Just a little further...)
RefereePerson: Fight!
Shinzou: HUAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!
Announcer: With a vicious war-cry, Shinzou continues his unrelenting flurry of attacks! // But still... // Dodged! // And dodged again! // Tsubaki just keeps on dodging the blows!!
Shinzou: ............ // (Something's wrong...)

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Shinzou: (Why isn't he even trying to attack...?!)
Announcer: Well... / This fight is proceeding in an entirely unexpected direction. // Takemitsu is doing all the attacking, and Tsubaki just keeps on dodging. // A full seven minutes have passed with no change in this regard.
[TN: Oh, dear... please tell me Tsubaki isn't actually trying to buy time until the Frisk effect wears off...]
Michiru: What're you doing out there, Tsubaki-cha~n?!
Mimori: Go for it, Tsubaki-ku~n!

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Switch: Something's definitely wrong.
Bossun: Yeah... // Is it taking everything he's got just to dodge the attacks...?
Himeko: I guess Shinzou's sword is pretty fast...
Shinzou: Why do you not attack? // With the level of speed you possess, you should be able to...
Tsubaki: Indeed. // But then you would use that opportunity to attempt to strike.
Shinzou: Th - That is simply how battle works!
Tsubaki: I am not confident that I would be able to dodge your sword in that situation. / The reason I am currently able to dodge every one of your attacks is because I am concentrating exclusively on defence.
Shinzou: However...!! If you merely continue in this fashion, this fight will have no winner!!
RefereePerson: Fight! // Ugh... / Fight!
Announcer: Ten minutes have passed!

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Tsubaki: (I wonder about that...)
Shinzou: You... // What manner of scheme is this?!!
Announcer: Takemitsu continues to attack! // And Tsubaki continues to dodge!
Himeko: ......... // Bossun... // Don't you think Shinzou's movements are gettin' a little slower?
Bossun: Huh? / You think? I can't really tell that sort of thing... // Well, I guess you would get tired, keeping this up for so long... // ............ // ......Oh, no...

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Shinzou: *pant* // *pant* // *pant* // *pant* // *pant* // *pant* // *pant* // *pant* // What's wrong?!!! // Why won't you attack?!!!
Tsubaki: "What's wrong?" Surely that's my line. // Can you feel it yet...?

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Tsubaki: ...Your little "drug" wearing off.
Shinzou: Huh?! // Huh...
Bossun: Shinzou?! // Ahh!!
Himeko: His face went all stupid and dead!!! // The hell's with that face?!!

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Switch: It couldn't be...
Bossun: His Frisk ran out?!!
Himeko: The hell?! / I thought you said it lasts twenty minutes!
Switch: But that's in a resting state. / With him exerting himself to this extent, there's a good chance it could run out sooner.
Bossun: ...Damn that guy... // This must have been what he was after from the start...
Tsubaki: I know all about how you use those little sweets of yours to give yourself an excess of energy for a limited period of time. // And I know how afterwards, the recoil that kicks in renders you useless.

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Tsubaki: This is the moment I've been waiting for. // You fool.
Announcer: Ahhh! Something is wrong with Takemitsu; he suddenly seems to have lost his energy, and he is beginning to stagger on his feet!
Shinzou: Nnn...hh... / A blunder...
Mimori: Hehehe... Tsubaki is always so knowledgeable about other students... how very like him.
Daisy: How dirty and vulgar.
Mimori: Are you really one to say that...?
Soujirou: Hahaha... // I think you've lost this one, samurai.

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Announcer: And there he goes!!!
Shinzou: .........
Announcer: And a second!! // Third!!

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Announcer: The match has turned on its head!!! // In the blink of an eye, Tsubaki has destroyed three of his opponent's balls!! // Takemitsu is in real trouble!!
Bossun: Sh... // SHINZOOOOOU!!!
[insert text: Along with the Frisk's effects... has all hope of victory... vanished?!]
[TN: Well, I don't see how he's going to come back from this one... but seeing as they've left it on this note, I guess there's some chance of a miracle comeback...]