Rookies 56

*I HATE the coach. He's fat, annoying, and speaks Kansai-ben (basically the Japanese equivalent of Southern drawl? or some other accent). This translation was difficult because of him. On the + side, Kawatou is cool. As always, any comments help*

Chapter 56: Accident
Pg. 160
Kawatou (later just K): 10 people’s eyes? Don’t tell me Shinjo…?

Ikebe (I): He’s at the side of the gymnasium.

Touko (T): He actually came…

K: …

I: Why don’t you go and call to one another?

K: …

T: Sensei!

Ump (U): Ball
Four!

Hiyama: Don’t fuck with me! How is that a ball?

Page 161

K: Hiyama, Relax, relax!

H: What the hell are you doing?
…

T: Sensei!

T: Shinjo-kun came when everyone was worried about you gathering enough players.

T: For that reason, you should go and meet him

T: He’d bring out the team’s (long-awaited) courage…

K: Just watch and wait

T: Eh?

K: Only coming to school as if anyone can do it

K: That guy has to advance the last of his several hundred meters to see whether or not he has true courage.

p. 162

T: Sensei…

I: …

K: Don’t worry.

K: That guy will come.

K: He’ll come because of his nakama/group.

Random person #1: Seriously?

Random person #2: The baseball club is…?

p. 163

#1: Wah, you were telling the truth!

#2: The pitcher is…Who? Aniya?

#3: No…that guy…

Okada: Wow…so high…

O: Which way is it?

O: I don’t know…

Imaoka(?): Left you idiot, left!
Once again it’s left!

O: Eh…Left?
You liar…

p. 164
O: Uwa! It’s completely different!

I: What the hell are you doing?

I: It was going to be left!

I: I said to look left you idiot!

Aniya: It’s okay, just return the ball!
Batter: he he he…

Coach: Why are you jogging like that you bastard! Run seriously! Moron!

B: O…
Okay.
(Okada throws the ball)
Aniya: Oh!
A strike-speed throw! (i.e. a throw as fast as a pitch)
P. 165

O: …

I: oh…

O: ha ha…

I: a ha ha….

#1: Oi oi, those guys are congratulating each other…

#1: Isn’t that such a shitty baseball team?

#2: They only amateurs, you know.

#3: It’s amazing that they’re even having a match, isn’t it?

#1: Hey, Kawatou’s coming out.

#1: What? A (pitching) change?

#1: Hey you, what the hell’s Kawatou doing?

#2: How should I know?

#3: You know, these days everyone talks about how cruel and unusual that guy is.

p. 166

#3: If I remember correctly, before he came to this school he almost killed a student and as a result became unemployed.

#3: But that’s just a rumor.

#1: It doesn’t seem like him, does it?

#2: How could you think that of that guy?

Hiratsuka: A ha ha!
H: I’m finally up this time!

H: After I pitch, you’re gonna lose!

Ump: Play ball!

H: Just watch me, Touko-chan

H: Here it comes, proof of my love!

p. 167

H: Wait, before that….

H: I’m all prepared.

H: My lover/sweetheart!

Ump: Balk!

Wakana: Are you a moron? What the hell are you doing, you bastard! I’ll kill you!

H: ….

Okada: Stop taking so much time, idiot!

#1: Gwa ha ha, I can’t even watch!

#2: But when that guy did that…

p. 168

#2: He changed things a bit.

p. 169

#1: Everyone, you gotta come see this!

#2: Huh? What’s going on?

#1: What the hell are they doing, changing pitchers by letter order?

#2: If they’re going with Mikoshiba, does that mean that they’re giving up?

#1: It’s gonna be a 100 point difference, huh?

#2: Nah, it’s the top of the 7th inning and it’s been stuck at 8 to 1.

#1: You liar! What kind of accident happened to make it such a normal game?

#2: I don’t know, but what will happen if they lose…I mean, when they lose.

#1: Ha ha ha

Headmaster: Huh

p. 170

Mikoshiba: Huu

Ump: Strike! Batter out!

M: Ha…ha ha

M: I got a strikeout.

Okada: Not bad, Mikoshiba!

M: Ha ha

Kawatou: Oi, nice pitch!

(Lower left character): Mikoshiba, you bastard, you’re taking too long. Hurry up and switch!

p. 171

K: Okay, there’s a 7 point difference!

K: 2 Grand Slams and we’ll have a reversal!

Team: Fuck yeah, let’s go!

T: Yeah!

K: They…they might actually win.

Coach: Why the hell aren’t you guys crushing them? Morons!


C: Only throw perfect pitches! If you can’t make them at least swing at it, then the truth is that you’re just idiots! You’re in such good pitching condition that I think even your ancestors could do it, you moron!

Pitcher: I’m…I’m sorry…

K: …

p. 172

Hiyama: Oh, shit!

K: Don’t worry, you’re still good!

Team: Fucking run!

H: Shit!

Person #1: Sumi!

p. 173

Ump: Out!

U: uh…no. Safe! Safe!

Team: Hey, you did it!

T: Nice (fight/determination)!

H: Seriously?

p. 174

C: Shit, fucking shit…

K: uh….

Sumi: Ow…

K: …

C: What the hell are you doing, Sumi? Hurry up and fucking stand, you moron!

p. 175

C: Jeez, seriously he sucks…

C: This is proof he didn’t practice covering bases.

K: Hey, you!

Sumi: I’m…I’m fine. I can stand so…

Sumi: Ouch…

K: Don’t do it!

K: It’s okay to sit out for the rest of this ball game…

Player #1: Sumi…

C: You bastard, what the hell are you doing in the enemy’s hands?
That sort of thing isn’t painful! (It’s only a flesh wound :P)
C: Show some spirit!

Sumi: Ye…Yes.

p. 176

C: Why is Kawatou even worried about you? Now I got to come out before the end cause of his meddling!

C: He’ll stand and be okay if I help him so let go.

C: See, this moron’s in good shape.

Sumi: It doesn’t hurt.

C: Huh? What do you want?

K: When a person who raises kids doesn’t have a heart

K: They don’t have the right to be called a teacher.

p. 177

C: What the hell?

Ikebe: Kawatou-kun…hey!

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