Takkoku!!! 3

And with this I'm caught up! I'm so glad to see scantlations are appearing really quickly for this, as it's rather entertaining. I just realized that it's two genres that I could really care less about too. (Sports and Romance) But Fukuchi's weird writing and well angled art keep drawing me in! I hope you'll enjoy it too ^_^.

(Top black box- 3rd Confession: POWER OF LOVE)

???: Wha---

What the heck was that just now.....?!

(Side text- He'll be grilled before long....)

TAKKOKU
FUKUCHI TSUBASA.

Hikari: Now, why don't ya be a good lillun, and be mah boyfriend?

Marunouchi Gaku!!!

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Kako: Hurray! Hurray Gacchan!

You're strong and fast Gacccchaaan!!!

Muko: She's frantic....

{It's to be expected though.}

{Watching the boy you like get grilled by another girl while they play a Ping pong match that'll determine your relationship.....}

(Handwritten- Hurray Hurray Gaccchan!!!)

Muko: But those are the rules of Takkoku!!

Guy: Dude, is he really up against Doujima?!

The Osaka girl with no equal?!

Guy2: Holy crap!! It's Really Doujima Hikari?!!?

Guy: Heh, That Marunouchi chump may have been around the world and back,

But he's still a “Ping pong' newbie isn't he?

(Handwritten- AND he's up against Doujima....)

Big dude: Yep! It's game over for him!

Kako: IT'S NOT OVER!!!

NOTHINIG'S BEEN DECIDED YET!!!!
(Handwritten on face- Warning, Kako)

Guys: UWAHHH!!

Kako: CHEER!!!

ALL OF YOU CHEER GACCHAN ON!!!

Guys: Y---Yes ma'am!!

(Handwritten- She's gonna kill us!!!)

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Announcer: Marunouchi's serve!!

Gaku: Here goes!!

Kako: KNOCK HER LIGHTS OUT!!

Guys: K—Knock her out...!!

Gaku: Hah!

Hikari: What?! It's another chicken serve...?!

Ain't nothin to hittin' somethin like this...!

Who does he reckon he's messin' with!!!

If that's the way yah want it...

Lemmie fix you another servin'!!

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Hikari: Lethal Strike!!!

TAKOYAKI BOMBER!!!

(TN- Takoyaki is octopus dumplings....and that's a mouthful, so I'm sticking with Takoyaki.)

Kids: Takoyaki Bomber?!

What's that?!

!!!

Hey, Look!!!

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Kid: The ball...

Take a close look at it....

It's piping hot....

Just like Takoyaki-!!

Gaku: Nnph!!

Kako: Ga...

Gachaaaaan!!!

(Sfx- Gyuuuuuruuuu ssssssizzzzle)

Gaku: Ah...

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Gaku: It's hot...

Really hot!!!

Kako: Aughhh!!!

Hikari: Hows that?! Mah ball spins so fast through the air that it gets red hot as it flies through the air and collects friction.!!

{Super fast spin}

{Combined with the friction in the air,}

{High temperature ball.}

Hikari: And that's mah 'Takoyaki Bomber'!!!

(Handwritten- And yah, It does make the ball look like Takoyaki too!)

Gaku: Damn! But I'm not backing down!!

Bring it on!!!

Hikari: Takoyaki Bomber!!!

Gaku: Hooot!!

Kako: DEJA VU!!!

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Muko: Kako, don't you have any advice for him?!

Maybe you could tell him a way to read the movements of his opponent's swing!!!

Kako: Gacchan! You have to calm yourself!!

Take a good look at the ball!!

Gaku: Huh?

At the ball....?

There are 3 stars...

Kako: Ah! That's the mark of the official ball used for the Takkoku matches....

Muko: YOU CALL THAT ADVICE?!?!

Hikari: Ya kiddin'....

He really is just a newbie....?

Ah Ain't gonna go easy none though....

'Cause this is...

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Hikari: Mah Style~!!

Gaku: Guh!!

Hikari: Takoyaki.....

Bomber!!!

Bomber!!!

Bomber!!!

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Guy: It's....It's no good...

There's no way he can win against this raw strength...

Hikari: Bomber!!!


Guy: Yeah...

To be straight up, I wanted to see Marunouchi take a ball to the face because he was getting to sweet with Kako-chan...

But this is too harsh, even for him....

Kako: Gacchan!!!

Gacchan!!

Gaku: Ungh!!

Almost there....

Aahg...

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Announcer: Point 0-10!!

Doujima's Match point!!!

Only one score left!!!

Gaku: Hah...

Hah...

Hah...

Kako: Gacchan!!!

Gacchaaaan!!!!

Muko: Calm down, Kako!!!

Kako: Oh no...What should I do...?

At this rate Gacchan will...

That girl really will take him away....!!!

(Handwritten- Yay!!)

Gaku: That's it...

Now that I think of it...there's THAT possibility...

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Hikari: Hahahaah!! How's that? Ah'm gonna win this fer sure now!!

Ya'll best be a nice romantic date!!! Ga....Ga...

Gacchan.

Kako: You can't do that!! Only I can call him Gacchan!!!

(Handwritten- AH!!)

Hikari: A-A-A-A-Ah actually said it....!!!

(Handwritten- Am Ah stupid?!)

Gaku: It's going to be fine Kako-chan.

You know...

I've thought endlessly about you over these last 10 years.

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Gaku: For days months and years I've only thought of coming back home to be with you.

While I still don't know much about Takkoku....

Our love....

Will never bow to a law like that!!!

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Hikari: Haha! Ya'll touched in tha head or somthin'?! I'm stronger than ya!

And Ah only need one more point...!!!

Gaku: It has nothing to do with strength!!!

Hikari: Ngh?!

Gaku: Watch closely....

At the power of love...!!!

(TN- That was really hard for me to type...being the person that I am.)


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Hikari: It's over now!!

{Takoyaki BOMBER!!!}

Gaku: The course is 37 cm to the right!!!

The angle slants at about 31 degrees!!!

{Right here!!}

015

Hikari: Wha....

He sent it back...?!!?

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Hikari: Ya bum!!!

Don't matter none what ya do!!!

Gaku: The course is a straight on 42 degree angle....

Kako: Awesome! Totally Awesome!!

But how Gacchan?!

Gaku: All I'm doing is reading the 'velocity' of the ball and it's course. Because of her habit of adding a 'spin' to her strikes...it's easy to plan ahead.

It's a piece of cake now that I see it.

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Hikari: Re—Readin' it?!

How come yah can do somethin' like that!!!

Gaku: I've got my life overseas to thank for this little trick.

When I was 8 years old, I spent a little bit of time in Massachusetts University, learning about motion and physics.

Guys: Whoa!! Look at him go! Before Doujima was owning him...

But Marunouchi's actually keeping her at bay!!

Do you think that....

He might just win?!!?

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Hikari: Hmph. Sorry ta' disappoint ya....

But you ain't winnin' nuttin' with that racket.

Girl: Wha...

The racket's MELTING?!

{Hows that?! Mah ball spins so fast through the air that it gets red hot as it flies through the air and collects friction.!!}

{And that's mah 'Takoyaki Bomber'!!!}

Kako: Ah...

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Hikari: If Ah send one more ball at ya burnt up racket, it'll drill a hole clean through it!!!

Tain't nothin that can save you now!!

Muko: Referee!!

He has to change Rackets!!!

Referee: During a Takkoku match, changing rackets is strictly prohibited!!

Muko: You're kidding..!!

Hikari: Ya'll doomed now! Accept your fate! Marunouchi Gaku!!!

{Gacchan!!!}

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Gaku: If the Takoyaki's too hot....

(Sfx- Suuuuuu Huufffff)

Hikari: Wha...?


{You gotta blow on it to cool it down!!!}

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???: Look!!!

The hot Takoyaki ball....

It's cooling down!!!

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{Ta' heck was that.....!!!}

Kako: Cool....

Totally Awesome!!!

Gaku: I was a Venetian Glass maker back when I was six years old....

And from that experience I gained super lung capacity!!!

Referee: Marunouchi's point! The score is 1-10!!

Gaku: Bring it on!! I'm ready!!

{Ya kiddin' right....}

{Mah Takoyaki Bomber was...}

Hikari: This aint'....

Possible!!!

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Referee: Point 12 to Ten!!

Winner, Maunouchi Gaku!!!

(Handwritten in Hikari's mouth- Waaaaaah)

Kako: Gaccha---n!!!

Thank goodness!!

I'm so glad!!!

Gaku: I told you it'll be fine right!!

Kako: Of course!! You were great~~!!!

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Hikari: Kukuku...

'Power of Love' eh.....

'I reckon I didnt understand it enough....

'Cause of that my Takoyaki got busted up.....

Ah Totally lost!!!

Gaku....Missy!!

It was fun playin' Takkoku with ya!!

But don't reckon for a minute that I'll lose again...!!!

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???: Annnd...

Hikari: Tain't much more to say! From today on, I'm gonna be in ya class...!!

Nice to meecha! I'm Doujima Hikari!!

(On board- Doujima Hikari)

Hikari: Let's have fun ya'll!!

(Handwritten- Hmm? What's this?)

(Handwritten- Ah...)

Muko: HEY! DIDN' T YOU ALREADY ADMIT DEFEAT?!?!

Hikari: Who sez?! Yo Gaku! Let's Takkoku!!!

Ah been trainin extra hard now, and Ah perfected my Tsutenkaku Bomber! So out wit ya!!

(TN- Tsutenkaku is another tourist spot in Osaka. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutenkaku)

Gaku: All right, But I won't lose!!

Kako: Wahhhh!!
{And So the seeds of Kako's anxiety began to increase..}

(Side text- Next issue is another two parter! 42 pages, center color, and Kako's past revealed!!)

(TO BE CONTINUED IN SUPER JUNE ISSUE (Out on May 25th.))