Ahiru no Sora 2

[Note: This translation is to be strictly used in scanlations by Rycolaa]


*Ahiru no Sora*

[Note: In English it means "Duck in the Sky"]



Chapter 2



Page 72

-Don't be so full of yourself, you little shrimp
-...
-Win against 5 people? This is gonna be interesting kid!!

-Yo... you want to play then?
-...
-If we play, and you lose, it'll be too late for you to apologise

-That sounds good doesn't it? Chiaki-kun..

-Why?
-I can't

-... Eh?
SFX: Beep
-Unfortunately right now my penpal Aki-chan is waiting for me to meet her

-But without me, it will become 4 on 1 won't it. Do you have any complaints with that?

-Then
SFX: Close



Page 73

-How about you play against this girl
*Her shoulder!*
*He's holding her so naturally*
SFX: Hon [Placing hand on shoulder]
*Chapter 2: Ugly Duckling*

-what are you talking about. Why do we have to...
-It doesn't matter if its not 5 on 1, he's only one person and he doesn't have any experience
-That's not the point
-...!!

-Don't tell me you can't win like this?

-..
-Understood

-Well with that, see you later then
-...



Page 74

-Are you not gonna play, Madoka!!
-Yeah, it doesn't seem like they bullied you into participating

-So that means Madoka is seriously thinking about playing
...
-On the other hand that kid is at a disadvantage. He really is an idiot, that boy.

-Umm
-I have a favour to ask of you

-?

-Don...
-Don't hold back ok

SFX: Madoka!
-Ofcourse



Page 75

-What are you thinking about
-Idiot

-..
-Running away again?

-You haven't changed a bit
-...

SFX: Squeak

-Defeat 5 people one after the other
-If you get one goal, it's your win



Page 76

-Is that ok with you?
-Yeah

-Well, do you want to go first?
-[:Too hard to read what the kanji is]
-Yeah

SFX: Squeak
-...

SFX: Squeak [Appear]

-...



Page 77

SFX: Grab

-!!

-So fast!!
-!

SFX: Squeak
-A swift attack..



Page 78

SFX: Bounce

-How stupid..!
SFX: SQUEAK

-These hands are stuck in a...

SFX: Grab/Take

-!

SFX: Breathe in

-!!



Page79

-[None]



Page 80

SFX: Bounce

-He beat him...!

-Wha...
-Clever "Fake"!!

*No, that's not it*
*It wasn't a "fake"*

*That kid was spinning really fast around the space that Momoharu was defending.*

*While he was actually here*

*He purposely moved in that way!!*



Page 81

*This boy*

-Come on!!
-Help!!

SFX: Bounce

*He's stepping back..!?*
*!

*A Jump Shoot...!?
SFX: SQUEAK!

-From all the way here...!?



Page 82

SFX: Bounce and Step

-Duckling
-Low..!!

*"Duckling"*
*It's body is limited so it lowers itself as a defence to get what it wants as a technique.*
SFX: Quack
*He's movements have become like a duck as it dives under water and as it's head surfaces*

-Wha...

*Wait a minute...*

*That boy is far from a duckling*
[Note: I realise this is contradictory as the opposite seems true, but "dokoroga" indicates otherwise, so its confusing. You might wanna check this]



Page 83

*It's true. He's not diving!!*

SFX: Bounce
-Defending the goal is those two in front

-If he keeps going like this, he will drive-in.
[Note: "drive-in" I think means, run straight into them]
-...

*These are my "wings"*

*Fly...!?"
[Note: Could mean "Jump" or "Fly"



Page 84

SFX: Jump
-I'll do it like this!!

-!!

*Low...!*

-!!



Page 85

SFX: KICK!!

-!!!



Page 86

-Oi What are you doing!!
SFX: Running
-Ah? I shouldn't have kicked?
-That's an obvious rule isn't it

-The I didn't know that rule
-It couldn't be helped

-Terrible, that's not ok
-Oww..

-This time if you play, we'll make you leave
[Note: "Kondo" can mean either "this time" and "next time"]
-You're noisy, and you're ugly!!

-...
SFX: Squeak
-A pink coloured...
-It's Unrequited love



Page 87

-Yeah, he's done for, it's the end
-Cruel...
-Stop with all your complaining and shut up

-...

SFX: Bump

SFX: Bounce Bounce
-...

-If we ended it right now it would be boring, wouldn't it?
-Let's have a 10 minute match
-!!



Page 88

*This is*
*...*
*My "wings"*

-"Duck's wings"

-"A bird who can't fly"
-Eh...



Page 89

-Yabuuchi
SFX: Squeak
-You can stand back now

-Just like you saw
-It's not really a fair game

-Coz you'll get hurt
-No way

-With the way things are, there's no way I can just pull out now

-...
SFX: Squeak
-If you 3 stand in a line then he won't be able to get through
-Aah?

-Why do we have to listen to you give us orders!! Don't fuck with us, you bitch

-It's not an order
-Ah?



Page 90

-I said to do that so we don't lose
SFX: Squeak

-Whoa, Madoka is serious...
-It's the same as bullying

-I feel sorry for that kid too
-You come over here
-And you get over there
-No matter how many drives your specialty is, stay like that and defend so he doesn't get in ok

-He's short in height for a player so his dribbles are all he's got
-That's his only technique, it feels kinda unfair
-That means he won't be able to score

-That height

*It can't be helped right, his height*



Page 91

*Won't be able to score because he's too short*
*It hurts...*

*I can't help it that I'm just 160 cm*
*Mum is a woman, right*

*It's tough to be a boy and be this height*
SFX: Squeak

SFX: Bounce
SFX: Squ.. Squeak

*A good sky?*
*Being short is not a handicap at all?*

SFX: Squeeeak

*Being short is being "weak" thats why I think it's a handicap*
*!*



Page 92

-Hurry, the sidelines
SFX: Bounce Bounce
SFX: Squeak
-Corner him!!

SFX: Bang, Sudden impact

*One...*
*Would you like me to tell you something good*

-Fuuuu [breathing out heavily]
SFX: Bounce

-!?
-?



Page 93

-He can see the goal..?
-Can it be.. from there!?

*Will he shoot...!!*

*This is the same as before..*

*"Duck Wing"!!*



Page 94

-They read his move!!
-Is he going to push through the boundary...!

-You know these rules are...
-Not the same in basketball as before

SFX: Bounce

-The difference in height, to determing which is better, calls for a "special rule"



Page 95

-If you can do it then, even the sky...

SFX: Throw



Page 96

*3 Points?*
SFX: Falls

*That's right'
*If you can do it then, even the sky...*



Page 97

*Even if you're not in the ring, jump and throw it in a straight line*
[Note: The ring is an area on the court from where you can shoot from within, usually you're not allowed to shoot outside it]

-It went in...
-Yeah...

-No way... That's 3 points

-...



Page 98

-That's
-My "Wings"

SFX: Rustle

SFX: Caww from a bird



Page 99

SFX: Continued Cawww
-The first "Duck Wing" was just a starter?

-...

*He sure is some boy...*

*He was just doing it the first time only to see*
*He was obviously focusing on how to get through our defence*

*On the other hand...*
*He came up with a field..!!*
[Note: I think this means him making his own area to shoot from, because he didn't shoot from within the ringed area which is usually the correct way to shoot]



Page 100

*And he made a complete path for the "Drop Shot"...*
*The ball went in the ring and the only sound made was when it touched the net. That's proof he's a "Pure Shooter"*

*And yet, he couldn't see the board. That's the most difficult angle!!*

*150 cm Three-Point Shooter?*

SFX: Breath
*Basketball is going to be interesting with that boy...*



Page 101

-Hey! Good job, good job
SFX: Slap on the back
-With this, you've officially become a member of the team

-Which means you're our errand boy

-I'm really hungry now
-No.. Wait..
-You're right, I have an idea. You, go and buy something, buy some melon pastries..

SFX: Bang



Page 102

-Wha..
SFX: Bounce Bounce

-Don't get the wrong idea, you guys
-I said it was a 10 minute match

-!

-You still have 8 minutes left, am I right!!
SFX: Thump



Page 103
SFX: Thump Thump


-No way, what's up with him. Feels weird
-Those eyes are a perverts eyes!!
-...

SFX: Peck

-That person from before gave it back to me
[Note: Don't know what he's referring to]
-...

-That's it, The secret of that bag is...
SFX: Rocket thrust
*I want one too*
SFX: Impact



Page 104

-What are you doing?
-!

-You're pretty late
SFX: Caww
-How did the basketball go?

-We lost
SFX: Lighting cigarette

SFX: Caww
-...

-Well that's what basketball is! He was given 10 minutes to make a shoot, but he fluked it and put it in in 1 minute!!
*Don't worry about it, ok*
-Anyway, would you like to drink something cool!? The one from before.
-No, we're ok
-It's worth drinking, you guys

-...
-A Fluke..?



Page 105

-Could it be a fluke 9 times
-A miracle then

-Wha..!?
-Could it be, if that was a real match then we would have gotten 27 points

-That's not really a good calculation, but
-!

-Something seems a strange don't you think. That guy scoring...

-It's as if at that time, the ball...



Page 106

*It seems like the ball bounced back a bit...*

-The person from before returned back
[Note: Not sure if he returned back or if he returned somthing back or what the whole "returning back" is all about, it's not clear since they're not talking about the ball anymore]

-From this it seems he's trained... kicking and striking of he ball and all the time never letting it go
-Even though he got beaten up, that kid

-Even with me, more than 10 times he got past us
SFX: Chatter
-...

-...

*Or not?*

-Ah?



Page 107

-Ret's play bafuketbol
[Note: "Let's play basketball" says it like this coz he's beaten up]

-You've just been beaten up
SFX: Shake Shake Shake
SFX: Ow Ow
-We're not interested in playing basketball!!

...
-Momoharu-kun too..?

-!

-Is not interested in basketball..
-That's not true is it?

-..
-Idiot, you're an idiot

-Yeah, I'm going home then
-...



Page 108

-That's a promise
-I'll be waiting



Page 109

-You can't come like that can you

SFX: Blush
-...!!

-Your nosebleed is still running
*I wonder why*
-No, umm if you leave it alone it'll just stop

-That Momoharu, to me...
-He said "I promised to destroy me, you bastard, I don't like you"

-What are you talking about
SFX: Squeeze

-..
-It's true

-You didn't get hurt, did you?



Page 110

-The match just before, that guy just
-That was a one time prombish wasn't it
[Note: "prombish" is "promise"]

-Eh..
SFX: Bounce
-Owww..

*That time*

*When I entered rolling the ball, for a moment*
*With the back of his hand, he saw through it and returned the spin*

*His movements before were defending his course*
*That was a dangerous "foul offence" that he made at that spot..*
SFX: Bounce



Page 111

*There's no mistake about it. That was...*
*When he plays basketball his movement and actions change!!*

SFX: Cawww
*And also, probably*

*That guy too..*
SFX: Snap



Page 112

Omake Page

Eh. This time I present to you "Ahiru no Sora" CHapter 2. Thank you very much for buying it. Well it doesn't really matter if you borrowed it from your friends, or just read it... but if you can, please buy it. Well anyway, thank you for reading it. Actually... I think this manga is more for younger people, but it truly is a blessing. Thanks.

Umm. A the end of this manga I just wanted to say a lot of things. Otherwise a special book would be necessary and this page would be empty... I wrote it myself for others. This omake page is for anyone who likes to read it and keep if for yourselves.

[Note: I translated it so far, there's a lot more, but since it's handwriting it's hard to read and decipher.]


Little Comic on bottom of the page:

-My parents are doctors
*Want me to introduce you?*
-I went to see them for a check-up before so I don't need to