Gamble Fish 16

Chapter 16

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Title: Fight 16 Hustler vs. Gambler
Tomu: This is an altered version of Nine-ball where one must hit the 1-ball with the cue ball and then get the 9-ball in.
Tomu: But the 9-ball is surrounded by a wall of balls, so it isn't easy to hit.

Tomu: How will you accomplish this miracle,
Tomu: Hustler Gokijima?

Gokijima: ...Here I go!!

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Title: Fight 16 Hustler vs. Gambler

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Mizuhara: He lightly hit the 1-ball!!

Tatsuhiko: Ha ha ha. He screwed up!!
Tatsuhiko: Now neither the cue ball nor the target ball will hit the 9-ball!!

Tatsuhiko: Look!! The 1-ball's going into the corner pocket!!

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Tatsuhiko: It just bounced around in the corner!!

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Natsumi: No way!! The 1-ball shot out of the corner...
Mizuhara: It's going to hit the 9-ball!!

Tatsuhiko: Wait...

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Gokijima: Nee heh heh...That's what I call the "Cockroach Special"!!
Gokijima: I win!!

Tatsuhiko: Th-that's ridiculous...for what looked like a missed shot to move like that...
Tatsuhiko: It couldn't have been on purpose!! You just happened to get a lucky shot!!

Gokijima: Then ya wanna see me do it again?

Gokijima: The next time'll be for a million!!
Gokijima: How 'bout it, Kimura the Pro?

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Tatsuhiko: Ugh...You damn crook!!
Natsumi: Don't do it, uncle!!
Natsumi: Don't mess with a cheating hustler like him!!

Gokijima: Nee heh heh!! How 'bout you have some fun with my cue, little girl...?
Natsumi: Nyaah!!

Tomu: A million, huh?

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Tomu: I'll take you on.

Mizuhara: Tomu, y-you can't!
Mizuhara: You're a complete novice at billiards!

Gokijima: Ohh, I'm shocked.
Gokijima: Do kids these days usually have that kinda cash in their wallets?
Tomu: All I want is to change the rules and location of our match.

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Tomu: We'll begin at 2 AM...I'll be waiting at the station after the last train leaves.
Gokijima: 2 AM...?

Tatsuhiko: Shirasagi-kun, don't do this!! That man is a coward who will do anything to win!!
Natsumi: That's right!! Also he's vulgar, he stinks, and he's a pervert!!

Tomu: That's right...He's a hustler who will do anything to win.
Tomu: And that's why I have a use for him.

Gokijima: I don't play around with kids!!
Gokijima: ...is what I'd like to say. But a million yen is a pretty damn tempting.

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Gokijima: Why are we here? You couldn't be planning on having our match here, could ya?
Tomu: That's exactly what I'm planning. Now let me explain the rules...

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Tomu: I call it "Rail Shot"!!
Tomu: We put our cue ball on our chosen rail and hit it on a signal.
Tomu: Of course, the first one whose ball falls off the rail loses.

Tomu: The rails are made to be level, so, if you hit it well, you could hit it pretty far.
Tomu: My friends will be over there video taping it, so we can check the tape if it's close.

Tomu: A million yen for one hit.
Tomu: Are you in?

Gokijima: Heh...do you think you have a chance because it's a one-shot thing?
Gokijima: Fine!! But let me check the rails first.

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Gokijima: Hm...It looks like he hasn't done anything to the rails. And there's some friction, so it should be easy to hit it straight down.
Gokijima: The main problem is the curve...The rail itself inclines a little here.
Gokijima: And the kid might've prepared some kind of silly trick.

Gokijima: I'll give myself some insurance just in case...Nee heh heh.

Gokijima: I choose the outside rail.
Tomu: Fine.

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Gokijima: Nee heh heh... You're just a rich kid who doesn't know what he's doing.
Gokijima: I'm gonna party till morning with the million I get from you!!

Tomu: Heh...You don't even have enough money to pay me, do you?
Tomu: Although that's actually more convenient for me...

Natsumi: Okay. Ready, seeeet...

Natsumi: Shoot!!!

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Gokijima: Okay, success. I hit on the top and just a bit to the left!!
Gokijima: That way it'll gradually go into the curve...

Gokijima: I'm a genius. It's past where I put my insurance.
Gokijima: Now I can't lose.

Tomu: ...I got you, Gokijima.
Gokijima: Hm?

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Gokijima: Huh?

Gokijima: What? Did you miss? It didn't go anywhere?
Text above Gokijima: Eheh eheh

Tomu: I didn't miss...
Tomu: Who said this was about whose ball went the farthest?

Gokijima: Ah!!?

Tomu: I clearly said it in the first place.
Tomu: The one whose ball falls first loses.

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Gokijima: D-damn you...

Mizuhara: It fell!!!
Natsumi: Yaay! Too bad, Goki-chan...

Tomu: My ball is still on the rail...This is over.
Gokijima: B-bheee...

Gokijima: This brat...got me!!!

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Tomu: It was just a little mental trick...By having my friends waiting at a distance, it made you think this was about whose ball went farther.
Tomu: Video taping it just made it more convincing.

Tomu: Also, when you were checking the rails, I put double sided tape on my rail.
Tomu: My ball wasn't gonna fall unless there was an earthquake.

Gokijima: Double sided tape...!?
Gokijima: What were you gonna do if I chose that rail!?
Tomu: I knew which rail you'd choose.

Tomu: I knew someone as good as you would take the angle and incline of the curve into account.
Tomu: So I knew you'd choose the outer rail that has the gentler curve.

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Gokijima: Y-you dirty brat...
Tomu: Isn't taking pride in winning by any means necessary...
Tomu: what you believe in?

Gokijima: Buuuut!!!
Gokijima: I'm the one who's supposed to do it!!!

Natsumi: Don't touch Tomu-senpai!!!
Gokijima: Nwaah!!!?

Natsumi: That's for earlier today!!
Gokijima: G-ghhh...

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Mizuhara: And you cheated, too!
Mizuhara: You put your cigarette on Tomu's rail.
Gokijima: Uh!

Gokijima: Hmph!! I don't have a million yen, idiots!!
Gokijima: Boil me or bake me or do whatever you want to me!!

Tomu: Then I'll have you pay with your body.
Gokijima: Eh!!? Y-you couldn't mean...

Tomu: Teach me how to play billiards.
Tomu: So that I can make a fool of the world champ in 9 days.