Yakitate!! Japan 221

Chapter 221

Newspaper: Yakitate!! 25 TV Broadcast postponement decided!!
Right side: Kirisaki collapses during the program // Rushed by ambulance to city hospital
Kirisaki's picture: 　Sponsor suddenly hospitalized

Kanmuri: "Yakitate!! 25 Tv broadcast postponement decided! Re-broadcast undecided... // People say the reactions are too dangerous...

Chapter 221: Kawachi's Training

P152
Kanmuri: Hmm... so it finally happened.
Manager: It was only a matter of time.
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I mean,The sponsor Kirisaki got taken away in an ambulance to the hospital afterwards...
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And Kuroyanagi is still going to support Lotte everyday...
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Manager: The reactions are not only big, but they've been very long lasting too. It's obvious that if one were last forever without being remedied, people will start saying it's too dangerous.
Kanmuri: That's true

P153
The stranger thing is that it hasn't been a problem until now...
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However, at least now we have a bit more time to focus on the match to get the daruma.
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Manager: You could say the broadcast being put on hold is a good thing.
Kanmuri: That's true
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If we could just return Kirisaki to his former self we'd be fine... that's the main thing we should thinnk about now.
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By the way.. where's Azuma?

P154
He said something about Egypt Ja-pan, but I haven't seen him since then
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No way... could he really have went to Egypt!?
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Oh, you didn't know Kanmuri-san?
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Azuma-san has locked himself up in room the whole time since then.
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It seems like he ordered some ingredient. He came out of the room when it was delivered but since then he's been locked up in his room the whole time.

P155
Also, when the room is opened up, there is a really strong, strange smell.
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Tsukino: Since it's Azuma-san, I've been thinking he's been thinking something up, but I'm a little worried
Kanmuri: Oh... so that's how it is...
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Kanmuri:But... could it be that it's become so smelly because he hasn't taken a bath in so many days?
Tsukino: That's...
Manager: Does it even matter!?
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I've never heard of anyone who's died from not taking a bath for too long. It's safe to say he just hasn't been able to think about anything else.

P156
Our job is to believe in the two of them and see what happens.

P158
Meister: Fantastic Kawachi-kun! // You are holding your chopsticks just like your master.
Kawachi: That's right!
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Kawachi: That's because I've practiced so much. It's even easier for me to use chopsticks this way rather than the normal way now.
Meister: Haha, that's excellent
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Well then, let us continue on to the next stage.

P159
Meister: Next I will have you perform a technique considered basic for all magicians, the coin roll.
Kawachi: Coin roll?
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Watch carefully please

P160
There. You will perform the coin roll by rolling the coin in between your fingers like I demonstrated.
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This technique is the optimal way to condition all 5 fingers to move freely and to get interosseous muscles more defined.
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Please practice until you can can do the coin roll quickly and with both hands like this.
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Here you go.
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By the way, the record in Japan is 60 times in a minute on one hand, but since you are using both hands, if you can do it 30 times in a minute you pass.

P161
Meister: However, to suddenly start doing it on both hands is impossible, so please start by practicing using one hand.
Kawachi: Alright! Let's do it!
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Ah...
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What the!? This is really hard to do with just one hand!!
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Since it's for magicians, it's bound to be pretty difficult despite being a "basic technique"
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Meister: Just keep practicing for now.
Kawachi: Right...

P162
Kawachi: Oops...
Coin: Roll roll...
Meister: I know it's hard now, but persevere Kawachi-san.
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In order to achieve victory against that genius, it will take greater guts than normal.

P163
Oops, that was close. I fell asleep a little bit.
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Hmm... I should probably let some air in.

P164
Huh?
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H... hey do you smell something weird?
Now that you mention it, yeah...

P165
A bakery is supposed to smell like bread, but this is more than that. What is the world is this smell?
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1 week later
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Kawachi: Alright let's go...
Meister: Ready
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Start!

P166
M: Perfect! 31 times in a minute! You did it!
Kawachi: Alright!
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To be able to beat a record like that in just a week, you're a genius!
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With this, you could even win in a coin rolling competition!
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Yes! Finally, my dream of the big compe...

P167
Hey hold it!When was that my dream!? // I'm not going to enter any tournament!
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Kawachi: I'm supposed to be competing with bread!
Meister: Of course I know that.
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Meister: All I said is that you could enter.
Kawachi: Oh... well then it's ok I guess, but...
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Is it really ok that all I've done up til now is practice using chopsticks and magic?
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I haven't even touched any wheat flour... I'm worried about the ratio of practice
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Well that's true.

P168
Kawachi: Right!? So we should get right to some bread making practice....
Meister: That won't be necessary.
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I forgot to mention but...
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Until the day you compete with Azuma-kun, you are not allowed to touch any bread or flower even once!
Kawachi: What'd you say!?
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