Mix 44

: This summer, all eyes are on the freshmen Tachibana Brothers

This for real?

I can’t believe it. Are we really gonna face off against Meisei in the fin—
--Nah.

Not a chance.

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My brother is carrying so much on his back.
Chapter 44: 100%?

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East Tokyo Tourney, Quarterfinals

Day 1

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[sfx]: Cheers
[shirts]: Toushuu

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Jinguu Field, First Match
Toushuu 9 -1 Jindai
(Called in the 7th)

[sfx]: Cheers

Jinguu Field, Second Match
Saijo 4x – 3 Bukyou

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[sfx]: Chirp

Chirp
/ Chirp

So it’s Toushuu in the end?

--Yeah.
Everything played out straight.
/ And they got themselves another mercy-rule win.

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They rested their ace, Mita, in the fifth.
/ Even if they hadn’t, since they’re seeded, they still had to play one less game than us to get here.
So they’ve gotten through with power to spare, and got spares to power them through.

Well, this is all assuming we win tomorrow…

Koushien’s in our sights! –The Meisei Academy Alumnae Association

Man oh man,
/ my family and relatives are so excited I don’t know what to do with them.

Oh,
/ that how it is?

*Faucet*

Oh,
/ none of my folks much care about ball,
/ not a one of them.

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--Heck,
/ I ain’t even sure they got a clue I play ball.
*Rub*
/ *Rub*
Hah!
/ I don’t believe that for a second.

Well y’see, my parents don’t got much time to spend fussing over me.
/ So long as the cops don’t get called on me, whatever I do’s good in their books.

Do they both work?
Yeah.

Must be hard on them.
What do they do? For work, I mean.

One’s a doc, the other’s a lawyer.

[sfx]: Smack
Ouch!
/ The hell, man?!

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[sfx]: Catch!

Right,
/ that’s enough—

Hey, wait!
/ 10 more!

That’s enough—
Hey!

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Souichirou.

Yessa.

Here.
/ Good work today.

Oh,
/ than—
I almost forgot!

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Did you hear?
/ Katatata Falls disappeared.

Huh?
For a little while, there’s been huge deluges all focused in one specific area,
/ and the landslides from that completely changed the terrain!

[sign]: Katatata Falls

Ohhhhhhh.

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That waterfall…

All those stupid riddles came back to bite it,
/ I bet.
See Volume 5.
[signs: I’m not sure how these were translated by the other translator?]

Don’t you feel anything?
/ We have so many wonderful memories of that place, and now it’s gone!

Memories from when I was 3 that are all but gone.
/ And our recent trip was too recent for me to look back on fondly.

Oh, right.

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Sorry.
I didn’t mean to bring up something stupid during your practice.
Huh?
/ What about the bottle?

[sfx]: Smack!
Thanks.

*Cheer*
*Cheer*
*Murmur*
*Murmur*

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Hey!
/ Hey!

Hah!

C’mon!

[sfx]: Screech

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A… childhood friend?

Woof!
Woof!
Woof!

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Then you’ll fill out the survey, right?

Oh,
sure, yeah.

Something like this,
/ it doesn’t matter what I put.

No, it doesn’t,
/ unless you care what they say about you when they introduce you live on TV.

…

Got an eraser?
Here.

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Where’s Souichirou?
Coach asked him to head into the clubhouse a few minutes ago.

Roger.

*CRACK*!

What?
Uh…

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The clubhouse, right?

Probably, I guess?

Chirp
Chirp
Chirp

*Swing*
*Swing*

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*Chirp*
*Chirp*

He’s clearly paying the piper for pitching so many games straight.

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Did you say something,
/ Punch?
Woof?

[sfx]: Rustle

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Quarterfinals,
ji Jinguu Baseball Field
National High School Baseball Championship – Tokyo

Day 2
Match 1 (9:00)
Seinan – Izumi Daini
Match 2 (11:30)
West Kaitama – Meisei Academy

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First match.
[sfx]: Cheers
[shirts]: Seinan

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Last match, the second-half pitches were all out of control.
[scoreboard]: Sei 2 0 1 […]
[Below that]: 1 2 3 4 5 6
[Below that, cut off]: Izumi

If not for the catcher’s lead, they would’ve had a comeback on their hands, I tell you what.

Sure he’s had time to rest, but push comes to shove, he’s still got a freshman’s arm.
/ I’ll bet good money he trips up somewhere during the match today.

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Even in the one-in-a-million chance I’m wrong and he does last through the game,
/ he’ll be worthless in the match against Toushuu.
That happens,
/ they won’t even be able to put up a fight.

You’re 100% sure?

Yeah.
/ 100%.

[sfx]: Cheers

We’ll be facing Toushuu in the finals.

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Second match.

*Murmur* x5

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Coach!

What’s up?

*Murmur* x5

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The odds’ve changed.

*Murmur* x3

Now there’s a chance we do face off against Meisei Academy in the finals.
1: Takeshita