Nononono 78

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Chapter 78: If You are a Friend

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Emperor: What's this about the head coach from All Japan coming to watch?
Trying to put pressure on me by telling me that?
Emperor: Your little scheme is way too obvious.
Akira: ...

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Yoda: It's finally Amatsu's turn to jump.
Speaker: Number 28,
Speaker: Amatsu Akira, Okushin High School
Akira: It's your own choice whether or not you believe me...

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Akira: But now I told you.
Emperor: Huh!?
Mikage: He started.
Kishitani: ...
Akira(thought): Why in the world---

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Akira(thought): Am I trying to support Nonomiya so much?
Boy: "Like the likes of you can win the gold medal.
Iiidiot."
Boy: Your whole family is only good for getting silver medals!!
Boy: Even my mom and dad said so.
Boy: A family of silver medal collectors!!

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Boy: Guh!!
Boy: Amatsu, stop!!
Boy: Gold medal?
Boy: No way, no way.
Boy: You would be able to make it to the Olympics right?
Your dad is an Olympic athlete an all.
Boy: If you can place 4th in Japan, he'll be able to go.
Boy: But gold medal would mean the best in the world you know.
Boy: Unlike back then in the Nagano Olympics, they changed the rules, and the huge foreigners have the advantage now.
You know right? Japan is really weak these days.

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Boy: The home of ski jumping is Europe...
And it became the national sport of Norway too.
Boy: The Japanese have no chance to win anymore.
Boy: No matter how good you are, it'll only within Japan.
Gold medal is definitely impossible.
Akira(thought): Why is everything already decided?
Akira(thought): I won't be able to exceed father and grandfather by just appearing in the Olympics.
Akira(thought): And the name of "silver medal collectors" won't go away either.
Akira(thought): I have to win the gold medal!!
Yoichi: My name is Nakayama Yoichi.
Yoichi: My goal is to go to the Olympics!!
Akira(thought): Why is everyone aiming for the Olympics?
Akira(thought): It's only a process.

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Yuuta: The one to win the gold medal will be me.
Akira(thought): Now that I think about it...
Akira(thought): That was the first time.

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I met a guy with the same dream---

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That's maybe why---
I was happy.
I have to win in ski jumping,
In order to shut up those who won't believe in my dream.
Whether it be my senpai, or anyone else...
I can only do that by winning the gold medal.
That's why, I...
Will jump further than anyone else.

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Guy #1: Oi!! Someone jumped all the way out here!!
Fork over the 1 million yen!!
Guy #2: Don't be ridiculous!!
Guy #2: I was in mid-sentence just now, so it doesn't count!!
Guy #1: Why you!! You don't know when to give up, do you!!
Guy #1: Geez, you've got no manners...
Guy #2: I told you that it didn't count!!
But on the other hand...
Guy #2: If another person jumps all the way out here, I'll pay you 3 million yen.
Guy #2: I'm telling the truth this time.
Guy #1: You better do it this time!! This time, everyone heard it!!
Guy #3: Oh--!
Guy #4: I heard it---
Guy #1: Fine, fine.
Guy #1(thought): Alright, I coaxed him into it.
Guy #1(thought): Like that many people are going to come here. What an idiot!!

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Guy #1: Eh-------!!
Guy #1: Wha...!?
Guy #2: What's the distance!?

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Speaker: 105 meters!!
Emperor: ...
105...
Akira: ...
Akira: Against someone like you, who's only aiming to appear in the Olympics...
Akira: There's no way I can lose.
Guy #2: Yeeeeeeees---!! 3 million yen!!
Guy #1: No way...!

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Yuuta: That's amazing, Amatsu!!
Kishitani: You didn't have to go all-out like that!!
Akira: I won't be able to help Nonomiya unless I jump that far.
Kishitani: Huh?
Akira: Just now, I told him that the head coach of All Japan is here to recruit athletes.
Akira: And that if he wins here today, he could possibly skip inter high and directly join All Japan Junior.
Yuuta: Then...
If he wins here, he can join All Japan without ever going to inter high?
Akira: No.
That's not true.

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Akira: That was just a lie on my part.
Crowd: ...
Crowd: ...
Kishitani: Why!?
Yoda: To give Shiriya some pressure.
Yoda: Amatsu has lots of experience abroad.
Yoda: Over on that side of the world, strategies like this is common enough.
Yoda: You purposely shortened your distance in the first round...
In order to show Shiriya a huge jump this time and put pressure on him right?
Yoda: Since the jumping order for the second round is determined by the results of the first jump.
Yoda: And you made yourself into Shiriya's opponent instead of Nonomiya.
Yoda: For him, beating Nonomiya's 85 meters is an easy task---
But beating your 105 meters in order to win is much more risky.

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Yoda: If he overdoes things and fail the jump...
And can't get past K point, then Nonomiya may still have a chance.
Yoda: Isn't that what you're aiming for?
Kishitani: Amatsu...
Kishitani: Before...
Kishitani: Didn't you say that ski jumping shouldn't involve playing any tricks?
Yoda: The signal is green now.
Yoda: And now comes the decisive moment.

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Gobou: ...
Gobou: Hm?
Gobou: what's wrong, Shiriya?
Gobou: Why won't you start?
Mikage: That pervert is not starting his jump.
Mikage: I wonder if the bluff was effective?
Akira: Before...
Kishitani: Huh?
Akira: What I said about ski jumping having nothing to do with playing tricks was true.
Akira: The only enemy you have is yourself.
Akira: If you are strong mentally, then no words should be able to sway you.
I don't know if what I told him was effective.
Akira: My makeshift strategy goes against what I believe in.
Kishitani: In that case, why did you...

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Akira: I want to go to inter high together with Nonomiya.
Akira: I won't do something like this for myself---
Akira: But I can bend my faith a bit in order to help a friend.