GIANT KILLING 94

Page 135

sfx: オォォォォォ (Ooooo~~) *crowd cheering*

Hachiya:
ウチのボスを　優勝監督に　させてやりたい...
We want our team’s boss to be the winning manager…

Hachiya:
そういう思いで　ひとつに　まとまってる
All of us are sharing the same thought

Hachiya:
それが　俺達の強さの　理由だ
This is the reason behind our strength

Hachiya:
どうだ 椿!!
How’s that, Tsubaki!!

Hachiya:
お前のところの監督...
Your team’s manager…

Hachiya:
達海さんに　それほどの器は　あるか...!?
Are you Tatsumi-san’s weapons…!?

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sfx: オォォォォォ (Ooooo~~) *crowd cheering*

Tsubaki: …!!

Tsubaki:
こ...　これって...
Th—… This is…

Tsubaki:
ただの...　
監督自慢じゃないのか...?
Aren’t you …
simply boasting about your manager…?

Page 137

Kondō:
八谷と誰か　しゃベった?
Has anyone spoken with Hachiya?

Asaka:
いや　見たこと　ないっスね
No, I also haven’t seen anyone

Kondō:
チームに　溶け込む気　あるのか　あいつ
Does that guy even try to blend in with the team?

Asaka:
なーんか　怖いんスよね　八谷さん
He is somewhat scary, right? Hachiya-san…

Asaka:
やたら　眼だけ　ギラツいてるし
One random glance from him is enough to make you freeze

Hachiya: …

Page 138

Hachiya:
もう　後がねえ!
After another game!

sfx: ギラーン (Giraan) *Hachiya being fired up*

Hachiya:
このチームで
結果出すしかねえぞ　俺 は...!
I’m really gonna get results
within this team…!

Hachiya:
自信は　ある...
今まで　だって...
俺の好きに　やらせてくれてりゃ　結果は出せたはずなんだ
I have self-confidence…
up until now because…
I was able to get results by doing what I like

Hachiya:
それを　あの...
It’s just that…

Hachiya:
無能な　監督どもが!
our manager is incompetent!

Hachiya:
あいつらが　俺の器用さに　つけこんで
ポジション　コロコロ　変えやがったから　おかしくなったんだ
Those guys took advantage of my dexterity
and changed my position each time that it became strange

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Hachiya:
だから　ここでは
俺は己を貫く...!
That’s why this is where
I’m going to carry myself through…!

Hachiya:
俺は　ゲームメーカーだ!!
I am a game maker!!

Hachiya:
その権限さえ　与えてもらえば　俺はチームを　強くできる!
If the supervisor can just assign this to me, I can make the team stronger!

Hachiya:
俺は　もう...
I’ve already

Hachiya:
監督の　言いなりにはならねえー!!
gone along with the manager!!

Kondō:
なに　監督に　指さしてんだ?　あいつは
Why on earth is that guy pointing at the manager?

Manager Nelson: ?

Asaka:
じ...　実は　変な人　なんですかね
J—… Just the same, that guy is kinda weird, isn’t he?

Page 140

Hachiya: !!

Hachiya:
ボランチ...!?
Volante…!?

Kawasaki coach:
なんだ
What is it?

Kawaki coach:
不満か?　八谷
Are you dissatisfied, Hachiya?

Hachiya:
ちょ
Wait—

Hachiya:
ちょっと　待ってくださいよ!
Please hold on for a minute will you?!

Hachiya:
そんな　後そのポジション　やったことねえよ
You’re giving me such a position after what I did

Hachiya:
俺は 前のほうが　活きるんス!
I’m better in playing at the front!

Hachiya:
まずは　そっちで　お試しを...!
It’s my first try over there…!

Page 141

Kawasaki coach:
監督の　判断なだよ
It’s the manager's decision

Kawasaki coach:
ミニゲームくらいで　ゴタゴタ言って　皆待たせんなよ
You’re making everyone wait from starting the mini-game with your complaints

Hachiya:
い...いや　そうっス　けど …
Y—…yes but ‘ya see…

Hachiya: …

Hachiya:
でも...
But…

Hachiya:
ここでコレを　受け人れたら...
If I accept this now…

Hachiya:
俺は　また...
上手く　いかなく　なっちまうんじゃないのか...!?
Am I…
not going to turn out well again...!?

Hachiya: …

Manager Nelson: …

Translator:
八谷
Hachiya

Translator:
監督が　こう言ってる
This is what the manager said

Page 142

Translator:
やりたく　ないなら　外れて見てろ
If you don’t want to do it, then just get off and watch

Translator:
だそうだ
That’s all

Hachiya:
お...
It’s…

Hachiya:
終わった...
It’s over…

Page 143

Kawasaki Coach:
シュートで　終われよ!!
Finish the shot!!

sfx: ザザッ (Zazatsu) *sound of Kawasaki players running*

Kawasaki Coach:
フォロー行け　フォロー!!
Go follow-up, follow-up!!

Kawasaki Coach:
いいぞ　いいぞ
That’s good, that’s good

Kawasaki Coach:
よーし　よし!
O~~~k ok!

sfx: ザッ ザッ (Zatsu zatsu) *sound of Hachiya jogging around the field by himself *
sfx: ズゥゥゥゥン (Zuuuuun) *sound of Hachiya getting depressed*
sfx: ザッ ザッ (Zatsu zatsu) *sound of Hachiya jogging around the field by himself *
sfx: ザッ (Zatsu) *sound of Manager Nelson stepping beside Hachiya*

Manager Nelson:
君が...
他人より　秀でていると思うものは　何かいな
What is it…
that you think you can do better than others?

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Hachiya:
あ...
Ah…

Hachiya:
えーと
Uhhm

Manager Nelson:
ちなみに　私の場合は...
By the way, in my case…

Hachiya:
あ
Ah

Hachiya:
自分の話がしたいのね
I want to say something you know

Manager Nelson:
じつは　私はね...
You see, I actually…

Manager Nelson:
眼がとても　いいのだよ
have very good eyes

Manager Nelson:
それも...
It also …

Manager Nelson:
他の人が　見えないものが　見えてしまう　くらいにね...
sees what other people can’t see…

Manager Nelson:
ふふふふ
Fufufufu

Page 145

Hachiya:
ああ
Aaah

Hachiya:
オカルトとか　好きなんスか...
You like the occult, eh?

sfx: スッ (Sutsu) *Sound of Hachiya turning his back*

Hachiya:
ふうー
Fuuuu~~

Manager Nelson:
この移籍...
This transfer…

Manager Nelson:
失敗だったか...
Was it unsuccessful?...

Manager Nelson: …

Manager Nelson:
見えるのはね...
The thing that I can see…

Manager Nelson:
選手の伸びしろ　なんだわ
is by how much a player can grow

Page 146

Manager Nelson:
他のチームの　選手なんか　でもね
Even those players from other teams, you know

Manager Nelson:
この選手は　まだまだ　伸びるのに
そう思わせるのが　パッと見えたり　するんだわ
I pay attention and then suddenly
I can see that this player is still growing

Manager Nelson:
理屈というより　フィーリングだわな
It’s based on a feeling rather than logic

Manager Nelson:
まあ　脳の中で瞬間的に　理論立てるのかも　しれんけど
Although perhaps I do think it about momentarily

Manager Nelson:
それでも　直感的なことに　変わりはない
Still, it doesn’t change anything even if I do think about it

Manager Nelson:
だから　あの時も　すぐにピーンと　来たんだわ
Since I get a hint instantly from that time

Page 147

Manager Nelson:
君という　選手に
大きな　伸びしろが　見えたからよ
I see you, as a player,
as having a huge potential to grow

Manager Nelson:
君は　私とやれば　化けるよ
You’ll transform if you do it with me

Manager Nelson:
ハチヤ
Hachiya

Hachiya: …

Manager Nelson:
君の秀でてるところは　キックの精度と　アイデアの豊富さよ
You excel in terms of the accuracy of your kick and the abundance of ideas you have

Manager Nelson:
なのに　君はゴール前で　決定的な仕事を　しようとしすぎる
And yet, you think too much in front of the goal

Manager Nelson:
君が　活きるのは　一列後ろ...
You work best in the back row…

Manager Nelson:
ここで　人を使う役割に　徹して...
It focuses more on how to make use of people…

Manager Nelson:
ゲームメイクを　存分に　楽しんだらいい
And enables you to fully enjoy game-making

Page 148

Manager Nelson:
ちなみに　クラブには
By the way, in the club

Manager Nelson:
選手の獲得は　私の希望に添って　行うようにして　もらっている
players are acquired depending on my desire to do so

Manager Nelson:
だから　君を欲しいと言ったのは　この私...
Therefore, it was I who said that I wanted you…

Manager Nelson:
つまりは
In other words

Manager Nelson:
君がまったくの　期待外れ　ならば...
If you turned out to be disappointing…

Hachiya: …

Manager Nelson:
私の首も　危ういと　いうことになる
my neck will be in danger

Manager Nelson:
君とは　運命共同体　なのだわ
You and I are in the same boat

Manager Nelson:
ハチヤ
Hachiya

Page 149

Hachiya:
今まで　ボール蹴ってきて...
Kicking the ball until now…

Hachiya:
ここまで人に　期待されたことが　あったか...?
Has this person expected it all along…?

Hachiya:
ハンパな結果しか　残していない俺を...
For someone like me who has such inferior results…

Hachiya:
こんなにも　評価してくれる　人はいたか...?
Was there even a person who valued me as much…?

Hachiya:
俺は今...
生涯最高の　監督に　巡り合ったん　じゃないのか...?
Right now...
Have I not come across the best manager in my entire life…?

Page 150

Hachiya:
はっ
Ha—

Hachiya:
八谷渡
Hachiya Wataru

Hachiya:
全身全霊を　もって
With all my heart and soul

Hachiya:
やります　とも!
I’ll do it!

Hachiya:
やって　やります　とも!
I’m going to do it!

Hachiya:
わはははっ!
Wahahaha—!

Hachiya:
この監督に　恥をかかせる　わけにはいかねえ
We can not give in and shame this manager

sfx: ワアアア (Waaaa~~) *crowd cheering*

Hachiya:
そういう思いで　挑んだ　昨シーズン
We challenged last season with such a thought

Hachiya:
チームは　好成績だったが
Though the team had a good performance

Hachiya:
タイトルとは　無縁...
It didn’t have any relation to the title…

Hachiya:
だからこそ　俺達 は...
That’s why we…

Page 151

Hachiya:
ウチのボスが　No.1　だと　証明するために
In order to prove that our team’s boss is No.1

Hachiya:
今年こそ　タイトルを　獲らなければ　なちない
We must get the title this year

sfx: アァァァァ (Aaaa~~~~) *crowd cheering*
sfx: オォォォ (Ooooo~~) *crowd cheering*
sfx: ドッ (Dotsu) *sound of the ball being kicked*

Kawasaki Player:
八谷
Hachi!

sfx: ザザッ (Zazatsu) *sound of players running*

Tsubaki:
この人の...
縦パスだけは　切らないと...
If I can’t cut…
this person’s vertical pass…

Page 152

Hachiya:
はっ
Ha—

Hachiya:
甘いな　椿!
How naive, Tsubaki!

sfx: ドッ (Dotsu) *sound of Hachiya kicking the ball*

Tsubaki: !
Tatsumi: !!
Midorikawa: !!!

sfx: ザッ (Zatsu) *sound of the ball dropping down from being kicked*

Page 153

sfx: オォォォ (Ooooo~~) *crowd cheering*

Crowd:
サイド　チェンジ!!
Side change!!

Crowd:
草野　走ってる!!
Kusano’s running!!

Kusano:
ナイス　八谷さん!
Nice Hachi-san!

sfx: ザッ (Zatsu) *sound of Kusano running*

Coach Matsubara:
ぬうっ!　八谷め!
Nuu-gh! That Hachiya!

Coach Matsubara:
周り　見えて やがる!!
He’s been looking around!!

sfx: アァァァ (Aaaa~~~~) *sound of crowd cheering*

Manager Nelson:
とっさの判断で　左足で蹴った　割にな...
正確な　パスだわな
He kicked such an accurate pass
with his left foot in just a moment’s judgment

Page 154

Manager Nelson:
まだ伸び盛りと　いったところ　かいな...
I can tell you’re still growing rapidly…

Manager Nelson:
ハチヤ
Hachiya

Manager Nelson
私が　指導者という職を　やめられないのは
I can’t stop the job of being a manager

Manager Nelson
こういう時が　あるからなんだわ
Because of times like this

sfx: アァァァ (Aaaa~~~~) *crowd cheering*

Manager Nelson
こういう...
選手の成長を　実感できた　瞬間がね...
Such moments when…
I can feel the growth of a player…

*End of Chapter #94