Gamble Fish 15

Chapter 15

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Natsumi: Hooray! I haven't gone out in forever!
Title: Fight 15 Hustler

Natsumi: Hey, Tomu-senpai. Let's go get our picture taken.
Small text in the left of Natsumi's bubble: A lovey dovey two-shot!!
Mizuhara: Hey!! We didn't come here to play around!!

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Text over Mizuhara's head: The disgusting mushroom's in the way!!
Title: Fight 15 Hustler

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Tatsuhiko: Oh, you came, Natsumi-chan!!

Natsumi: Oh, long time no see, Uncle Tatsuhiko...!
Tatsuhiko: Ha ha ha. You've become quite the beauty!!

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Tomu: It sure is lucky that Natsumi-chan's uncle is a professional billiards player.
Mizuhara: He's amazingly good and even won international tournaments when he was younger!!

Natsumi: The tall handsome one is Shirasagi Tomu-senpai!!
Tatsuhiko: I see.

Tatsuhiko: So you're Shirasagi-kun...I hear you want me to coach you.
Tomu: Yes...I look forward to it.

Tatsuhiko: Asahina Rio of Shishidou Academy is talented enough that the future of the Japanese billiards world is counting on her.
Tatsuhiko: You should consider it an honor to be able to play a game with the world junior champ.

Natsumi: Then you should start his training right away...
Tatsuhiko: I'd like to, but...

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Tatsuhiko: You're hiding something from me aren't you?
Tatsuhiko: Is the talk about 4.8 million yen true?

Tomu: ...Where did you hear about that?

Tatsuhiko: There's a big uproar about it on the internet billiards sites.
Tatsuhiko: Not just about how horrible it is to bet on it, but for middle school students to be betting such a large amount!!

Natsumi: U-uncle, there are a lot of reasons behind this...
Tatsuhiko: Quiet, Natsumi-chan!!
Tatsuhiko: There was one more post that interested me.

Tatsuhiko: It said that the son of a famous wanted swindler...
Tatsuhiko: was making a killing by gambling at an elite academy.

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Mizuhara: N-no!! You shouldn't judge people based on rumors on the internet!!
Tomu: It's fine, Mizuhara... You can't stop what people say.

Natsumi: I'm gonna cheer senpai on!!
Natsumi: That may cause me some problems...
Natsumi: but he's just so hot!!
Mizuhara: It's all about looks!?

Tatsuhiko: You shouldn't think that an amateur like you will be able to go up against a world champ after a week's practice.
Tatsuhiko: Billiards isn't that easy a game...The odds of you winning are 0%, Shirasagi-kun.

Tomu: If this was just a billiards game, you'd be right...
Tatsuhiko: What?
Tomu: But, as you know, this game is a gamble over quite a bit of money.

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Tomu: And in gambling...
Tomu: I'm much more skilled.

Tatsuhiko: Anyway, I refuse to coach you.
Tatsuhiko: I won't help you gamble.
Natsumi: C'mon, uncle!!

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Gokijima: Excuse me...
Gokijima: Is this the place known as Kimura the Pro's shop?

Tatsuhiko: Y-you...!!!

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Gokijima: Oh, just what I'd expect of the shop of someone as serious as Kimura the Pro...
Gokijima: Such a bright and clean shop.
Text above Gokijima: Eheh eheh

Natsumi: I-is he a friend of yours...?
Tatsuhiko: You three, stay back.

Tatsuhiko: Sir...I'm sorry, but my niece and her friends are here to play today.
Tatsuhiko: Would you mind leaving?
Gokijima: Huh?

Tatsuhiko: Don't play dumb, Gokijima!!!
Tatsuhiko: What do you want here!!?

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Tatsuhiko: This man is an underground pro that specializes in gambling. He's known as "Gokijima the Cockroach"!!
Tatsuhiko: He's a crook who tricks everyone from amateurs to pros into games involving large amounts of money...
Tatsuhiko: He's what is known as a "Hustler".

Gokijima: You're mistaken...These days even elementary school kids gamble.
Gokijima: If both sides understand what they're doing and it's only a small amount of money, what's wrong with it?

Tatsuhiko: What do you mean a small amount!?
Tatsuhiko: Last month you cheated a student of mine out of a million yen!!

Gokijima: Ahhh, that piece of trash was weak.
Gokijima: And yet he called himself a pro.
Tatsuhiko: What was that!?

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Gokijima: Hey, Kimura-han...
Gokijima: How 'bout a revenge match for your student?

Mizuhara: Th-this hustler, Gokijima...Who is he!?

Gokijima: I'll take you on at any time.
Gokijima: How's 5 matches of Nine-ball sound?

Tatsuhiko: You can't fool me!!
Tatsuhiko: I don't have time to play around with a crook.

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Gokijima: You've got a pretty hard head... How 'bout this, then?
Gokijima: It'll only take 5 minutes.

Gokijima: You have to hit the cue ball into the 1-ball and then the 9-ball has to be hit into one of the pockets.

Box next to the cueball: Cue Ball
Box next to the 1-ball: 1-Ball
Box next to the 9-ball: 9-Ball

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Tatsuhiko: With this arrangement, I have to hit the 1-ball with the cue ball, but the 9-ball is the target?
Gokijima: Yeah.

Gokijima: You have to aim for the corner either to the left or right and to hit the 9-ball you have to hit the wall somewhere...
Gokijima: because the other balls form a wall around the 9-ball. Well, how 'bout it?

Tatsuhiko: This is stupid...For a pro, this is easy.
Tatsuhiko: If you're trying to test me, you should've put more thought into it.

Gokijima: How about we play for 100 thousand?
Tatsuhiko: I told you I'm not going to gamble!!
Tatsuhiko: Billiards is not a tool for gambling!!

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Gokijima: Then just bet your life or your balls or somethin'!!!
Gokijima: If you're gonna run away with retarded objections like that, then take down the sign saying you're a pro!!!

Tatsuhiko: ...If you're going to go that far, I can't back out.
Natsumi: Uncle!!

Tatsuhiko: I won't bet on a game.
Tatsuhiko: But if it's over my pride, I'll take you on.

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Tatsuhiko: I'll show you how much of an art billiards is.

Mizuhara: A former champion is getting serious!!
Mizuhara: What techniques will he use...!?

Gokijima: Heh...The ones with a lot of pride are so easy to get...

Tatsuhiko: Don't underestimate me, you hustler.

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Tatsuhiko: I'll make a world-class shot!!!

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Mizuhara: What amazing power!!
Mizuhara: The cue ball hit the 1-ball and jumped!!

Mizuhara: The 1-ball fell in the side pocket!!
Mizuhara: Ahhh!! But it was no good. The cue ball's headed in the completely wrong direction.

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Mizuhara: Whaaaat!!?
Mizuhara: The cue ball's coming back!!?

Mizuhara: It curved around the wall of balls!!

Tatsuhiko: Okay!! Perf...

Tatsuhiko: ect!!?

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Tatsuhiko: Wh-wh-why is the chalk theeeeere!!!?

Gokijima: Who knows!! It must've been there from the start!
Text left of Gokijima: Eheh eheh
Mizuhara: That's dirty!! You put it there, didn't you!?
Natsumi: No fair, Gokijima!!!

Tomu: You're quite good at that...
Tomu: I didn't even notice when you put the chalk there.
Gokijima: Huh?

Tomu: You used Kimura the Pro's pride in order to get him into the game...
Tomu: You're willing to abandon your pride in order to win...

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Gokijima: Not quite...Using any means necessary to win is my pride.

Tatsuhiko: Damn it!! Now that I've heard all that, I want another match!!
Gokijima: Idiot!! There are no rematches with hustlers!!

Gokijima: Now take a good look!!
Gokijima: This is true art...
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