Diamond no Ace 17

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DAIYA no A v03ch017 by Terajima Yuuji

Key:
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A new dialogue = new panel

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(page069)

box: Ace of the Diamond

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bubble: Seidou's lineup was amazing like I expected!!
bubble: Even though the third-years flattened the first-years in the end.

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Bubble: But... that kid called Furuya is good, isn't he!!
Even though he only threw one pitch, he caused quite a bit of impact!

sfx: wai wai [K: is there a sort of sfx standard you use..?]

Bubble: He may just become the savior of Seidou, since they have such a weakness in pitching!

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Bubble: Haha... if that doesn't happen, there's a problem!!

Bubble: They've been getting further and further away from the Koushien these past 5 years.

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Bubble: But... that pitcher called Sawamura...
Bubble: Even though he let in a lot of runs, he pitched until the very end.

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(page070)

Bubble: I don't hate those kind of pitchers...

Chapter 17 / 2 Months Until Summer

Bubble: that never give up.

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(page071)

Bubble: What?! Really?

Bubble: Then, tomorrow's game...

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sfx: bi

Bubble: Yep! I'm back on the starting lineup!!

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Bubble: Hahahahaha! That home run decided it after all?
BUbble: Well, it was a tight contest.

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Bubble: Sawamura pitched really hard, but...
Bubble: as he is now, he's still not at the level of the first-string players.

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BUbble: Wonder if he's hiding back in our room crying...?
sfx: gacha [K: door opening]

Bubble: Hahahaha!

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(page072)

BUbble: Ah.
TV: The next news item is
Bubble: Welcome back!

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Bubble: What, he's completely fine.

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BUbble: You ass! You were completely wiped by your seniors!

sfx: to~u [K: jumping, leap, whoosh, etc.]
sfx: gue

Bubble: Get all depressed like any newbie would, damn it!

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Bubble: Watching TV like you're totally fine...
sfx: gyu~tto [K: squeeze]

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Bubble: Ohhhh...
sfx: puru puru [K: shake shake, quiver quiver]
Bubble: M... my pudding...

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(page073)

sfx: charara~ra
chararara~ra [K: his ringtone. Could be song, ringing sound etc]

Bubble: Ah, The High-Lows?! [K: A japanese punk rock band]

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Bubble: What the hell, you... you even dared to bring your phone here!
I wonder who texted you?!

sfx: pashi [K: grab, forceful action]

Bubble: Wai... that's something important from my friends back ho...

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Bubble: Oh, friends, I see.
sfx; paka [K: snap]

sfx between two heads: muguu [K: grab, I guess..]

sfx depression: pudding
Bubble: I'll take my sweet time~

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How was it? Did you pitch well today?

Miyoshi High isn't that strong in baseball, but here everyone is practicing very hard!

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It may be too far an aim for us, [K: them being in koushien]

but everyone is looking forward to seeing Eijun on the mound in the Koushien...

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We're cheering for you from this faraway town...

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(page074)

Go, Eijun!!

-Wakana [K: lol that name makes me think Rookies, every time XD]

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Eijun: Give it back...

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Bubble: Damn you... do you have a girlfriend back home?!

line of text: Scorpion Hold~ [K: also known as Sharpshooter - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)]

Eijun: nuo~ [K: nurgh?]

Bubble: Who is this Wakana?!

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Eijun: Y... you're wrong!
Eijun: She's just a childhood friend...

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BUbble: Ass! Don't get cocky just because you got on the mound for a while!

Bubble: Remember, you got trounced by Masuko-sempai!
Your skills aren't good enough to hold you against the first-stringers!!

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Eijun: Guh

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(page075)


Eijun: I... I'm the most aware of that! [K: ugh, i can't say it. he's saying that he is the best equipped to know that. like, literally, "that thing, i know that the most"]

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Bubble: Huuuuh?!

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Bubble: My body aches all over even though I only pitched 4 innings.
Bubble: Frankly speaking... I was crushed by the seniors' pressure.

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Bubble: But today, when I got on the mound
Bubble: it hit me.

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Bubble: That there was no other place to enjoy baseball from that distance other than the mound.

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(page076)

Eijun: That's why I will never give the mound up to anyone else...

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Eijun: Hehe. The next time I get on the mound
Eijun: I won't let anyone make a hit!

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(page077)

Masuko: Shut your trap! We're not having this conversation right now!!
Show us photos of Wakana-chan. Photos!!

sfx: oraa [K: growl, roar etc]

Masuko: Urrrgggh... My pudding...

sfx hands: ban ban [K: hit hit, slap slap etc]

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Bubble: His joints are pretty weak!
Let's do him in, Masuko-san!

Bubble: Yeah!

Bubble: Stop~

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sfx: gakon [K: clunk]

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Bubble: Haha... being a fetching boy for your seniors?

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(page078)

Bubble: 2 hits and a fine play.
You stood out well, Haruichi.

sfx: niko [smile]
niko [smile]

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H: Ah... no, that was a flukie.

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BUbble: I didn't expect you to enter the same high school.
Bubble: You always followed me in everything in the past, though...

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Bubble: But... if you always try to become my copy,
Bubble: you'll never surpass the original.

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(page079)

Bubble: This isn't as soft a place as you think.

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sfx: pi [K: throw?]

sfx bin: gasa [K: rustle]

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H: Brother...

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BUbble: Hm? Where's Miyuki?

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LAST: Dunno... but he was here during dinner.

Bubble: That guy... and he asked me to watch the video of the Inajitsu game with him afterwards, too.

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Bubble: Wonder where he went?

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(page081)

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Bubble: Sheesh.

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Bubble: Telling me to catch your balls right now...

sign: Neat and Clean
Treat the equipment as part of your body.

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bubble: You're already part of the first string, aren't you?
banner: Learn Every Day
Bubble: We'll get to practice a lot after all.

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Bubble: Don't tell me that you felt something after seeing Sawamura pitch?

sfx: ni [K: smirk]

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(page081)

Bubble: Monster-kun <3

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sfx: gu [K: clench]

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Furuya: I... chose this place
Furuya: because I wanted to choose where I would end up. [K: with his own hands etc etc, the koushien i guess?]

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(page082)

Furuya: Please don't disappoint me.
sfx: su [K: the sound of ball touching mitt, su is used to describe any kind of soft sound]

Furuya: Miyuki-sempai.

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Miyuki: Ha ha ha, you're interesting!

Miyuki: I like you!

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(page083)

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BUbble: Coach Kataoka...

Bubble: So you were here!

sfx: pachi [K: door close]

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Kataoka: How do you think today's game was?

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Bubble: Well, even though the scores show an overwhelming loss,
Bubble: but wasn't there a good result in the end?

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(page084)

BUbble: That small one up second... he's third-year Kominato's little brother, isn't he.

Bubble: No wonder their plays were so alike.

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Bubble: And Furuya Matoru, who silenced the crowd with only one pitch...

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Kataoka: If we win tomorrow's game,
Kataoka: I plan to let him debut in the Kantou Tournament.

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BUbble: What?! You'll let Furuya?

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Kataoka: That high fast ball with the ability to rise and deceive...

Kataoka: Even in the whole country, there won't be many people who can hit that.

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Kataoka: That's why I plan to use Tanpa and Furuya as the figureheads of the team in the matches before summer.

Bubble: That's right... The coach did experience that ball's power firsthand.

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(page085)

Bubble: Will you use Sawamura-kun? [K: sawamura-kun is emphasised in the raw]

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Bubble: Sawamura?!
Bubble: Didn't that boy let Masuko hit a home?

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Bubble: Even though the ball fell in the middle of two fielders and wasn't passed well,

Bubble: causing him to let through 4 points in the end,

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Bubble: In the end, the only ball that was hit that far was Masuko-kun's..

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Guy: Ah!

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BUbble: Strong hitters and weak pitchers.

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(page086)

Bubble: Right now, with weight training and circuit training for the power baseball of today's high school baseball,

Bubble: Balls from the left are special. [K: or rare]

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Bubble: w... well, it's true that we don't have a left-handed pitcher, but...

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sfx: gyu
Kataoka: Hmph.

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Kataoka: His foolishly direct way of playing,
coupled with his inexperience in setting plays and covering,

sfx: wahahahahahaha

Kataoka: mean that to be frank, I can't use him now.

Guy: Sub!
Eijun: What?

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Kataoka: However...

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(page087)

Kataoka: I dare say that no one taught him such a daring pitching form. [K: ie, he learned to pitch himself]

Kataoka: Also, his flexible joints allow him to pitch so that the ball's destination can only be seen at the end.

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Kataoka: When comparing natural talent... he might outdo the other two.

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(page088)

Kataoka: At any rate, Furuya will be in the first string...
and Sawamura will gain experience in the second string.

BUbble: Wha...

BUbble: Yes...

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Bubble: Only 2 months or so till the main fight in the summer. [K: or you know, at the risk of it sounding dumb, replace main fight with Koushien]

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Bubble: Who will be the one to stand on the mound in the end?