GIANT KILLING 95

Page 157

sfx: ワッ(Watsu) *sound of the ball dropping in front of Kusano*
sfx: オォォォ (Ooooo~~) *crowd cheering*

Coach Matsubara:
サイド　チェンジ!!
Side change!!

Coach Matsubara:
ゴール前　入れて　くるぞ!!
He’s coming before the goal!!

Kusano
よし!!
Ok!!

Kusano
姜を　囮に...
Lure them to Kang…

Kusano
ロドリゴで...
through Rodrigo…

sfx: ザッ (Zatsu) *sound of Ishigami appearing in front of Kusano*

Page 158

sfx: オォォォッ (Ooooo~~) *crowd cheering*
sfx: ボシッ (Boshatsu) *sound of Ishigami kicking the ball away from Kusano*

Kusano: !!

Kusano:
あっ!!!
Ahh!!!

Ishigami:
おほっ...
Oho—…

Ishigami:
よしゃっ!
Alri~~ght!

Page 159

Coach Matsubara:
ナイス　石神!!
Nice Ishigami!!

Coach Matsubara:
そいつ　奪えっ!!
You robbed that guuuy!!

sfx: ザザッ (Zazatsu) *sound of Kusano retrieving the ball*

Coach Matsubara:
あーっ!　それはちょっと　無理かー!!
Ahhh! Isn’t that a bit impossible—?!!

Coach Matsubara:
うん
Yeah

Coach Matsubara:
でも　まあ良し!!
But, it’s rather good!!

Tatsumi:
何か半端な声援だなあ
That cheer is quite odd

Kiyokawa:
活躍の仕方が
Your playing style

Kiyokawa:
地味なんだよ石神さん...
is really composed, Gami-san…

Kusano:
浅香 さん!
Asaka-san!

sfx: ボッ (Botsu) *sound of Kusano kicking the ball to Asaka*
sfx: ドシャッ (Doshatsu) *sound of Hotta intercepting the pass*

Asaka: !!

Page 160

Coach Matsubara:
おおっ 堀田!!
Oooh Hotta!!

sfx: オォォ (Ooooo~~) *crowd cheering*
sfx: ザザッ (Zazatsu) *sound of Ishigami running to receive the ball*

Ishigami:
おっ
Oh—

Ishigami:
ほらよ!
Here!

Ishigami:
持ってけ五輪代表!!
Take it, national representative!!

sfx: ボッ (Botsu) *sound of Ishigami passing the ball*
sfx: ザッ (Zatsu) *sound of the ball flying after being kicked*

Goro Tanuma:
おわっ!!　いい展開!!
Owaa!! That’s a good development!!

Goro Tanuma:
サイド　ブっちぎれー!
They charged through the siiiide!

Page 161

sfx: ゴッ (Gotsu) *sound of the ball bouncing*

Ishigami:
赤崎!!!
Akasaki!!!

Akasaki:
しゃあっ!!
Shaaaa!!

sfx: ザッ (Zatsu) *sound of Tsubaki and Hachiya running*

Tsubaki: !!

Hachiya:
ぬっ!!
Nu—!!

Hachiya:
椿!!
Tsubaki!!

Hachiya:
お前の好きに走らせるかよ!!
You’re going to run as much as you like, huh?!!

Hachiya:
椿を活かしたETUの攻撃パターンは
奴の独走を許した時から始まるんだ!!
By utilizing Tsubaki, ETU’s attack pattern
starts when he is able to leave his opponent behind!!

Page 162

sfx: ザザッ (Zazatsu) *sound of Hachiya and Tsubaki running*

Tsubaki: !!

Tsubaki:
くっ
Ku—

sfx: ザッ (Zatsu) *sound of Tsubaki trying to get away from Hachiya*

Tsubaki: …

sfx: ザザザッ (Zazazatsu) *sound of Hachiya and Tsubaki running*

Hachiya:
どこまでも邪魔してやるぞ椿!!
Wherever it is, I’ll thwart you, Tsubaki!!

Hachiya:
ネルソン監督が認めた他所のチームの奴に...
俺は負けるわけには　いかねえからな!!
I can never afford to lose…
to the person acknowledged by Manager Nelson from the other team!!

Tsubaki: …

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

Tanba:
よし!
Alright!

Tanba:
中央のスペースが空いた!
There’s a vacant space in the center!

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Tanba:
来い　赤崎っ!!
Give it here, Akasaki—!!

Akasaki:
はいよ
Yeah

sfx: ボッ (Botsu) *sound of Akasaki passing the ball to Tanba*
sfx: ワアッ (Waa~~) *crowd cheering*

Hata:
フリーだ　丹波!!
You’re free, Tanba!!

Hata:
チャーンス!!
It’s a chaaance!!

Tanba:
このピッチ　コンディションだ...
This pitch condition…

Tanba:
星野とは正面じゃなきゃ　キャッチには行かねえ!
Hoshino won’t be able to catch it if it’s not in the front, won’t he?!

Tanba:
打ては必ず...
Strikes are always…

Tanba:
ボールはこぼれる!!
spilling the ball!!

Page 164

sfx: ドッ (Dotsu) *sound of the ball being kicked*

Hoshino: !!

Tatsumi:
キーパー　はじくぞ!!
The keeper is going to block it!!

Tatsumi:
詰めろ　FW!!
Push it in FW!!

Sera:
うりゃあっ!
Uryaaa—!

Sakai: ...!!

Page 165

sfx: バチッ (Bachitsu) *sound of blocking the ball*

Tanba:
なっ...
Wh—…

sfx: ザザアッ (Zazaatsu) *sound of grabbing the ball*

Sera: …

Tanba:
くそーっ
Daaamn

Tanba:
シュートの勢い殺してからキャッチしやがった...!
He catched the ball after stopping the momentum of the shot…!

Asaka:
よしよし　ナイスキーパー!
Alright, nice, keeper!

Announcer:
落ち着いてるぞ　星野
Hoshino is unperturbed

sfx: ワアアアア (Waaaaa) *crowd cheering*

Announcer:
今日は全部　止めちまうんじゃないのかー!?
Will no one be able to stop him today—!?

Hoshino: …

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Hoshino:
何ゴール前で好きにシュート打たせてんだよ!
You can kick any kind of shot you like in front of the goal!

Hoshino:
しっかり仕事しろってんだよ!!
I’m good at doing my job!!

Hoshino:
聞いてんのか ディフェンス!!
You hear me? It’s defense!!

Sera:
出た...笑いながら怒鳴りちらすコーチング...
It came out… the coaching that was yelled while laughing…

Sera:
これが代表正GKの怖さか...
Is this the fear of a good GK representative?...

Sera:
なんか変な怖さだけど...
But it’s a somewhat strange kind of fear…

sfx: ワァァァ (Waaaa~~~~) *sound of the crowd cheering*
sfx: ワァァァ (Waaaa~~~~) *sound of the crowd cheering*

Tatsumi:
くそ…
Damn…

Tatsumi:
当たってやがんな星野の奴...
We’re being stricken by that Hoshino…

Coach Matsubara:
キーパーってのはいいセービングが続くと乗ってきますからね
When the keeper continually makes good saving plays, it carries on throughout the game.

Coach Matsubara:
ましてや相手はあの星野だし
Especially since the opponent is that Hoshino

Page 167

Natsuki:
やっぱり　あのキーパーからゴールを奪うのは
ETUの核弾頭...
夏木陽太郎しかいないんじゃないですかね
Just as I thought, the only one who could take a goal from that keeper is
ETU’s nuclear warhead…
Natsuki Yōtarō, isn’t it?

sfx: シャッ　シャッ　シャッ (Shatsu shatsu shatsu) *sound of Natsuki jogging in place*

Tatsumi: …

Tatsumi:
お前　あんまりうろちょろすんなよ
審判に怒られるぞ
You’ll loiter around so much
I’ll just get mad at the referee…

Natsuki:
な...なんスか!　その普通のリアクション!!
俺の必死のアピールを!!
Wh—… What’s that?! That kind of normal reaction!!
To my desperate appeal!!

Natsuki:
いつでも行けます!
I can go anytime!

Natsuki:
行けますよー!監督ー!
I can reaaally go! Maanaaageeeer!

Tatsumi: …

Coach Matsubara:
まあ　確かに...
Well, certainly…

Coach Matsubara:
今日の星野なんかに対しては
夏木の強引さは有効かもしれませんよね
For today’s Hoshino
Natsuki’s aggressiveness might be effective, don’t you think?

Page 168

Coach Matsubara:
手を打つなら早いほうがいいかもしれませんな
If we make a move, perhaps doing it quickly might be better

Coach Matsubara:
向こうは若いチーム...
The other side is a young team…

Coach Matsubara:
勢いに乗ってくる前になんとか...
Somehow before they build on the momentum…

Tatsumi: …

Tatsumi:
ふーっ
Siiiiigh

Tatsumi:
若いとか　勢いとか...
Whether being young or having momentum…

Tatsumi:
うっさいなー　松ちゃんは
You’re annoying, Machan

Coach Matsubara: !!!

Coach Matsubara:
え...あの…
Eh…that is…

Tatsumi:
そんなに若手がいいと思うんならユースのコーチでもやりゃあいいじゃん
If you think being young is good, then why don’t you go and be a youth coach?

Coach Matsubara: …!!!

Coach Matsubara:
そんなつもりじゃ...
誤解! 誤解だ!!
Such an implication…
It’s a misunderstanding! It’s just a misunderstanding!!

Tatsumi: …

Tatsumi:
重要なのは年齢じゃない
What’s important is not the age

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Tatsumi:
今日の面子は確かにべテランが多い
There are certainly a lot of veteran faces today

Tatsumi:
けどね
But, you see

Tatsumi:
俺は単にべテランだからって理由で...
あいつらを起用したわけじゃないよ
It’s not just because I am a veteran…
that’s why those guys were chosen.

sfx: アアアアアアアア(Aaaa~~~~) *sound of crowd cheering*

Page 170

Hotta:
椿!
Tsubaki!

sfx: ドッ (Dotsu) *sound of the Hotta passing the ball to Tsubaki
sfx: ヅャッ (Jatsu) *sound of the ball dropping after being kicked*
sfx: ゴドッ (Godotsu) *sound of Tsubaki attempting to receive the ball*

Tsubaki:
わっ...
Wa—…

Tsubaki:
たたっ...
W—woah…

Hachiya:
わははーっ!
Wahaha—!

Hachiya:
湿った芝を甘く見たか! 椿!
Did you underestimate the damp turf? Tsubaki!

sfx: ザザザッ (Zazazatsu) *sound of Tsubaki defending the ball from Hachiya*

Tsubaki:
のわっ
Nwah—

Hotta:
バカ早く戻せ椿っ!
You idiot, quickly return it, Tsubaki!

Hotta:
簡単なボール回しじゃねえか!!
Isn’t it just a simple ball spin!!

Page 171

sfx: ドッ (Dotsu) *sound of Tsubaki returning the ball to Hotta*
sfx: ボッ (Botsu) *sound of Hotta passing the ball to someone else*

Tsubaki:
スイマセン...
Sorry…

Tsubaki:
堀田さん…
Hotta-san…

Hotta: …

Hotta:
ったく
Geez

Hotta:
調子に乗れない試合は素人みたいなへマしやがる...
The game can’t get into full swing since he’s fucking blundering like an amateur…

Hotta:
村越さんもこんな奴と組んで大変だな
Even Murakoshi-san will be in serious trouble by teaming up with that guy

Hotta:
はっ…
Ha—…

Page 172

Hotta:
すっかりサブ組の考え方になっちまってるな...
I’m completely thinking in a subgroup mindset…

Hotta:
俺…
I…

Hotta:
シーズン開幕前から
From before the start of the season

Hotta:
なんとなく感じてた
I felt it somehow

Hotta:
達海さんの勝負師としての顔
Tatsumi-san’s gambling face

Hotta:
この2人は
These two people

Hotta:
何か合う気がした...
in some way felt suitable…

sfx: ワァァァ (Waaaa) * crowd cheering*

Hotta:
そして去年までの俺の定位置には
And to my permanent position until last year

Hotta:
椿が収まった
Tsubaki was assigned

Page 173

Hotta:
いつかこんなシーズンが来る気はしてた
I was planning to eventually come this season

Hotta:
前から言われてたことだ
It has been said from before

Hotta:
俺のプレーはテクニックはあっても
Even though my play has techiniques

Hotta:
個性がない...
It has no personality…

Hotta:
他の選手の代役...
Another player’s substitute…

Hotta:
それが俺の生きる道なのかもしれない
Maybe that’s my way of living

Page 174

sfx: ワァァァ (Waaaa) * crowd cheering*

Manager Nelson: …

Manager Nelson:
どうもおかしいわな
A very interesting trap

Kawasaki Staff:
え
eh

Kawasaki Staff:
何がです?
What is it?

Manager Nelson:
向こうの7番...
The other team’s number 7…

Manager Nelson:
ツバキがめっきり攻撃に絡んでいないよ
Tsubaki is noticeably not involved in the attacks

Kawasaki Staff:
それは
八谷がしっかりマークできてる証拠じゃないですか?
Isn’t that
a proof that Hachiya marks quite well?

Page 175

Manager Nelson:
初めはそうかとも思って見てたんだがね
I also thought the same thing when I initially saw it.

Manager Nelson:
どうも違うみたいだわ
It seems to be quite wrong

Manager Nelson:
何故なら彼のプレーから
Because from his play

Manager Nelson:
攻撃の意志が感じられない
the will to attack can’t be felt

Kawasaki Staff:
え
eh

Manager Nelson: ...

Manager Nelson:
彼は囮だわな
He is a trap decoy

Page 176

Manager Nelson:
やたらとサイドに流れるのも中央にスペースを作るため...
So that a space can be created at the center, they profusely surged through the side…

sfx: アアアア (Aaaa) *crowd cheering*

Manager Nelson:
キャプテンマークもきっと見せかけよ
The captain mark must surely be a pretense

sfx: アアア (Aaa) *crowd cheering*

Manager Nelson:
ふーむ...
Hmm…

Manager Nelson:
なかなかに姑息なマネを...
Quite a makeshift imitation…

*End of Chapter #95