Ring 9

Ok, I finally got this chapter done. I meant to get to this point a while ago but stuff kept taking longer than I expected. Ah, well, anyhow, the scanlation of volume 1 is out and I'll be working on getting this one done in the near future. How near remains to be seen.

[Ring 9 Translation by Kewl0210]
Author Flap: Pardon me...
Aw man! My body weight's seriously in bad shape!! I've clearly gained weight!! I'm writing a friggin' sports manga but my actual body is clearly turning into a shape totally disconnected with sports!! I've gotta start moving or I'll be in trouble!! Okay, maybe I'll play some Ring!

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Ring 9 The Star Takes the Stage...?!
Ring 10 Beginner, Embrace Ambition...!!
Ring 11 When the Morning Sun Rises...
Ring 12 7 People...!
Ring 13 The Ace Appears!
Ring 14 Summer VS Aka
Ring 15 "Rodeo"...!!
Ring 16 A Brief Defeat...
Bottom: A compilation of what ran in Super Jump 2004 No. 16-23.
This is a work of fiction. There is no connection to actual people, groups or events whatsoever.

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Title: Ring 9: The Star Takes the Stage...?!

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Starburst: Shimabu's
Top: Thought up all on my own....
Rules of Ring!
~Really Broad~
■Number of Players
○Ring is made up of 7 people per team playing on the court. There are 8 alternate players. There are a total of 15 players that can be entered in one game. [ 7 8 and 15 bold/white.]
■How to Sub-in Players
○It's generally OK to sub in players as many times as you want. However, if a player receives two yellow cards, they are suspended and cannot reenter the court.
○When subbing-in, there is no need to get the ref's permission. If they pass the specified boundary (substitution line) and sub-in, then they are free to do so as many times as they like. (The substitution line from the sidelines, so with the center line as a contact point to 5 meters into one's own team's side.)
■Play Time
○On the high school level, boys and girls teams have 30 minutes in each half, totaling 1 hour of play. Between them is a 10-minute rest period. Also, at the second half you switch sides.
○If a game ends with the same score on both teams and a winner must be decided, you enter extra-time with 1 halves of 10 minutes each, totaling 20 minutes. If that also ends with the same score, 5 people on each team enter a free-throw shootout. Furthermore, depending on the competition's rules, there may be no extra time and go immediately into a shootout.

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Sign: Staff Room
Guy: Huh?
Did you forget your toupee again, Edamame-sensei?
Eda: Ah?
Naw~~~~ That old rug's become such a headache recently...
Get it? Become a headache...
'Head' ache...?
Guy: Well this raw sort of Edamame-sensei has its charm.
Eda: Naw~~~~ But maybe I'll go down to Aterans or Reve 51 next week.
T/N: These are parodies of Japanese wig makers Aderans and Reve 21.
Guy: I... I see... Well, good luck with that......
Paper: New Member Contract
Ring Club
Year 1 Class 10 Number 15
Guy: Huuuuu...
SFX: GIIIIIH
Guy: Okay...... then.
Let's see how they're making out out there......

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Take: C'mon, c'mon, c'moooon! What's wrong, 1st and 2nd years?!!
No need to hold back, hit us with all ya got!!
Yumi: Gu...
That gu~~~y...
Misugi: Okay, let's forget about those 2 points, Yumiba-san!
Let's bounce right back!
SFX: PAN PAN
Saori: ..........

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Signs: Year [Both kanji are the same]
Guys: Aaah......
Being behind by 2 points so quick really hurts...
Is Ring the sorta sport where you usually get point after point like that?
Toki: No, it's the opposite...
It's supposed to be really hard to get points.
That's just because of the huge gap
between the 3rd years and the 1st and 2nd years...
The 1st-2nd year team's pole...
might be home to a lot more rings pretty soon.

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SFX: SOOOOOTTO (Gently) KYORO KYORO
SFX: GAH
Sum: Stupid thing! Stupid thiiing!!
Somebody: AAAAAAHH!! There's somebody trying to slip the rings off of the goaaaal!! [Aaaah big]
Somebody: Who is thaaaat?!
Handwritten: EIYAAA EIYAAA
SFX: BUN BUN WUAAAAAH
Toki: Hm?
Ah!
Summeeeeeer!!
Sum: Uh
SFX: GAH

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You: I'm seriously askin' you, please don't interfere with tha game.
He-yup.
Handwritten: I don't wanna have ta keep tellin' you.
Sum: SHEDDEEEP! I'm gettin' pissed off watchin' because of the shit performance you're givin' in this game!!
If you put me in, I'll save the 1st-2nd year team!!
You: If you go in we'll be in even worse shape...
SFX: JITABATA (Wriggling)
Toki: I understand how you feel, Summer, but...
Sum: Uh... Have they gotten even more mean than last time?
They're clearly spurring on this insult, ain't they?! [Insult bold]
Toki: apparently they're gonna use candle wax and needles.
Sum: For real?!
Asuka: Summer-kun.
Sum: HAH!
Ashuka-senpai!
Don't get the wrong idea!! I'm not into this sorta thing...... ["Don't get the wrong idea!!" bold.]
SFX: MOGO MOGO
Asuka: If ya take it easy, I'll take those off, so...
how 'bout we cheer the 1st-2nd year team on together!
'Kay?

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Sum: OKAAAAY!
I'll daw ih!
I'll daw ih!
I'll eer ehm oooon!
Toki: Uwa! Don't spit all over us!
Asuka: Yousukeeeee, don't let 'em wiiin!!
SFX: GURU GURU (Spining)
Sum: Yousukeee! Hey, you friggin' moron!
Do your best with that water flea-class of ability you have!!
You: What sorta cheering is that...?
Uh, I can see straight up yer nose holes.
......Geez.
All these guys...
They're makin' way too big a deal of 2 points.
Shut up 'n watch.
Guy: Okay, let's begin!
Black's ring!!

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You: Yumi-san, keep on your toes.
Get to a place where it's easy to shoot from.
Yumi: !
Ah... Sure, no prob.
Looks like his engine's finally started......
Yeah....
We've gotta pay them back for scoring on us...!
SFX: PIIIIH
Yumi: Take it, Saori!
SFX: BAMU
Izumi: Pressure!!
Keep on him!!

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Ken: Oooookay!!
Come at us, Saori!!
You: Hmph...
Don' get cocky...
SFX: BAM BAM
Kuri: Be careful, Ken.
Ken: Hm?
Kuri: ..........

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SFX: ZAH
SFX: DON
Ken: Muo?!
SFX: GAH
You: !

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Someone: Ah...
Aaaaah! Fouuuul!!
Ken: ------
You: ......
Someone: Holding! White, number 9!!
The captain didn't think and accidentally grabbed hiiiiim!!
Sum: ..........?
So you're not allowed to grab?
Asuka: Yep, you can't. That's a fault.
The defense is only allowed to take the "ring".
So if ya purposefully trip 'em, push 'em, or hit 'em, it's a foul...
Guys: Th...... That's too bad~~~
Just now...
Saori-kun really had some incredible speed...
Yeah...
If he hadn't fouled him, he would've totally gotten away...
Ken: ..........
Kuri: Ken, somebody known for being good at defense...
Ishige: almost got overtaken that cleanly?

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Izumi: That change of pace with his eye-feint...
That Saori kid... he's finally started his engine, huh...?
You: ..........
Asuka: After a foul
the fouled player does a throw-off from the point they were fouled and play resumes.
You: Over here.
SFX: BYUH PASHI PIIIH
Guy: !
Ah, Saori-kun, he's coming up behind you!
SFX: SHU
SFX: PASHI

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Ishige: Over here!
SFX: BAH
Ishi: Oah?!
UwaA! He got past meeee!!
He's good!
SFX: DAH
SFX: BIH
Ishi: Aaaah, and right in front of my backup,
he passed it!

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Yumi: Smug bastard...
Even I fell for your feint...
SFX: PASHI
Guy: Oono! You're the Center Back, right?!
Give instructions!
Oono: Right!
Description: Oono Masashi (3rd Year)
Oono: Ishige! Check number 7!!
Ishi: Ok!
Oono: Kuri, you take number 5, Saori!!
Everyone else, spread out around your zones!!
Guys: Ooh! The 1st-2nd Year Team have a chance to score!!
Handwritten: Their first one
Guys: You can do iiiiit!!
Everybody, go upfieeeld!!
Sum: Just go alreadyyy! Shoot! Shooooot!!
You can shoot at this point, so do iiiiit!! Shooooot!!!

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Yumi: I'd really like to send a high pass towards thecenter, but with the height the 3rd years have...
the only one on our team that can compete with their height is......
Guy: Kiyokiyo, 190 cm!
Kiyo: Overlap!!
SFX: ZAH
Description: Shimizu Kiyotake (2nd Year)
Nickname: Kiyokiyo
T/N: His name has the kanji kiyo 清 (pure) in it twice.
SFX: DON
Ishi: !
SFX: BYUH!
Ishi: The tall guy's moving
right in front of the goal!!

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Guys: MUU
GUH
ALL RIIIGHT!
SFX: GAH GAH
Guys: AAh!!
Can he get past them
crowded together line that?!
SFX: WHA
SFX: BAH
SFX: PASHI

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Guys: !!!!
Wha?!
WHAAAAAAT?!!
Saori!!!
Maaaan, that guy can jump!!
SFX: WAH
SFX: SHUH

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Guys: UOO?! He's just gonna shoot from theeeere?!
He hasn't even landed yet!
SFX: OOOO
Guys: !!
You: Ah, dang. ["ah" weird font/big]
A little long!
Guys: aA
he missed!
SFX: SUKA
SFX: BASHI
Misugi: Naw.
It was a nice pass, Saori!

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Guys: ------!!
Misugi!!
SFX: SU...
Misugi: I've got a totally
free shot!
Guy: Whay're you callin'
a free shot, dammit!!
Misugi: OA?!
SFX: BAH

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Guys: UWAAA! That was hiiiigh!!
Nice cut, Kyuu-chan!!
Description: Ogawa Kyuuichirou (3rd Year)
Ken: Oooookay, keep it goiiiing!
Run!!
Guys: UOH!
SFX: DON
Yumi: G-Go back...!!
Misugi: Wh...
what at a high jump...
Guys: They're so faaaaast! The 3rd years counter!
And they scored a 3rd poiiint!!
Ken: URAA
SFX: UWAAAAA GAN WAH

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Kawa: Niiiiice!!
Guys: OU!
Nice one!
Yeah!
We've got a good rhythm!
SFX: AAAAA
You: .........
Goddangit...
Kawa: Saori!
That shot before was a little reckless...
Being closer to the goal is good,
but at that range, unless you're in a good stance first, it's not gonna be a ringer too often...!
You: ........
Issu...
Handwritten: Kgh
You: Shiiit...
I was sure that would be a ringer, too......

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Guys: Aah...... Now there's a 3-point difference...
Right when they'd finally gotten close to the 3rd year goal, too......
Sum: UNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNU
NGHUAH!!!!
SFX: BAKIH
Sum: ZHEEEEEEEEY! Quit actin' like slugs out there! Let's see some hustle, 1st and 2nd years!!! Uoh?! Move like you're in your teens a little!! Let's see some sweat!!
If you're not into it, put me in!! Hey, Saori!! Let me sub-in for you!!!!
Asuka: Hey now, Summer-kun, calm down a bit...
Guy: Heeeey! Everything going all right heeeere?
Asuka: !
SFX: NOSO
Asuka: Ah!
Supervisor!!
Ken: Hm?
Kawa: Oh!

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Guys: IIIIIISSU!!
Isu
Iiiissu
Iiiissu
Fuji-sensei!!
Fuji: Hmmmm
3-0, huh...?
Description: Yamagawa Academy Ring Team Supervisor
Fuji Takashi
T/N: His name can also be read like "Mount Fuji"

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Sum: Mu...... Who is that chin...? ["that chin" bold.]
Asuka: Fuji-sensei!
He's the supervisor of our Ring Team!
Sum: Fer real?!
Heeey! Supervisooor!
Asuka: !
Fuji: Hm?
Sum: Is it okay if I join the scrimmage maaaatch?
It's okay, right?
Right?
Asuka: H-Hey, Summer-kun...
Kawa: Heeey, Summer, I told you, you're observing!
The beginners need to sit tight and watch!!
You: Geez, that moron...
Fuji: Hoh... So you're Hanagata-kun...?
That's quite an getup you're in...
Sum: Supervisor! It's okay for me to join, right? In the match!? ["right? In the match?!" big/bold.]
Fuji: Hm?
He looks just like his Dad...
The match?

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Fuji: Yeah, it's fine.
You can learn the rules by playing...
Sum: -----
Handwritten: Seriously?
Guys: Huh?
............
N...
No way.
Sum: ALL RIIIIIGHT!
Saori, switch with meee!!
SFX: UOOO