Ahiru no Sora 3

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


Chapter 3



Page 113

-Kurumatani-kun, right? Have you decided which club to join yet?
-Uh, yeah. Ba...
-Bu you know,... I think it's better if you didn't join the basketball team.

-It's all scary upperclassmen. You'll be done for!
-Is..Is that so...
SFX: Hehehe

-That's right...! Everyone knows about Chiaki-kun and his team.
-(teacher talking)
-At this rate, there's no hope for new members...

-......
-I wonder if Momoharu-kun will be there...

-It's a promise! I will be waiting!



Page 114

-I'll be waitiiing~
I'll be waitiiiiing!
-Hey... Could someone please throw this guy out?
SFX: Getting up from seats

SFX: Chirp
-Chapter 3: Those with no Talent

SFX: Wow



Page 115

-SFX: slurrrrp

-Sigh~
SFX: Sit
-I love lunch time~

-.....
SFX: gobble gobble [munch, stuff, scarf, etc]

*Once I get into the basketball team...*
*The from today I think I'll be able to practice as much as I want!!*

-No way! Really~? Hahaha!
-Huh?



Page 116
-Aren't you that boy from yesterday?
-Madoka...san!
SFX: Blush

-What's the matter?
-Your face is red!



Page 117

-What's this? You know him, Madoka?
-Is he a freshman? He's so little!
-Yup. He's on the basketball team.
-......

-Ba...
-Basketball team?!

-It's all right! He won't do anything.
-...
SFX: Krrr shhh krrrr shhh [gas mask]

-Meh, it's not like our team's that great.
-After all, look what's in it.

-But...
-I'll place some hope on you.
-!!



Page 118

-Here!
-This is for you.

-?
SFX: Flustered
-To congratulate you on making the team.

-If you keep eating like that, you'll grow taller in no time!

-Do your best, Newbie Team Member!



Page 119

-Y...
-Yes ma'am!

-T..This is the first time I got a lunch from a girl other than my mom!
-I won't eat it! I'll freeze it and keep it forever!

-What?! You gave him your lunch?!
What did you have today?
-Unagi rice with sour pickled plums.
-Are you sure that's ok? Only Madoki would eat that!

-Heh heh heh...
-"Team member" eh?

-Today's just such a great day for some reason...

-ALL RIGHT!!
-I'M GONNA GIVE TRAINING ALL I'VE GOT!!
SFX: YEAAAAH!!!



Page 120

-Trainin'?
-Don't be fuckin' around with us!!

-I was just asking how I could get into it...
SFX: Nervous

-Do my kanji dictation homework!!
-That's a PO~N!! [it's a mahjong thing. they're playing mahjong.]

-Skip you!
-Damn, you're still on a winning streak?!
SFX: How do you like that
-Today's not such a great day...

-Um.. How about I go practice by myself...
-WHAT's THAT?!
-No, nevermind, it's nothing!

-If you're done that, then clean up the room!
-C-Clean up the room?

-Hey, we're upperclassmen, aren't we?
-If ya wanna play ball ya have to listen to yer seniors.



Page 121

-Th.. Then when I finish cleaning..
-We can go play basketball?!

-....
-....

-Do whatever you want, dork!
-.....
-This place had better be sparkling!

-I'll do it faster than you can say it,
SFX: Alright [Pumped up]
-I'll be finished in 10 minutes!

-Douryaaa! [battle cry, TAKE THAT!, YAAARRR! etc.]



Page 122

-C-c-c-cockroach!!
-SCARY COCKROOOOOACH!!
SFX: AAAAAAAAAAAUGH
SPLASH
skitter skitter skitter skitter

-C..Crap! That was a waste of time!
-If I don't do this faster, then the club meeting time will be...
SFX: hahahahaha

-......
-So like, do you know?
-No waaaay~
-There's people next door?

-Could it be Madoka-san again...?

-.....
-ACK!
SFX: "spyhole"

-W..What the heck am I doing?!
SFX: Shake Shake
-Spying is an unforgiveable crime!

-I won't be like those criminals!
SFX: rrrumble



Page 123

-But, one time couldn't hurt...
SFX: Peak
-Ah ha ha, so you're a pervert!

-Hang on a sec, we have to broadcast it through the school.
-WAAAAUGH!
WHAAAAAA?!

-I..I wasn't snooping!
I was cleaning the wall! Yeah!
-I found a weak point...

-...What's that for?
-This?
I borrowed it from the environmentalist club.

-Nevermind, come help me.
SFX: come!
-?



Page 124

-Look over there!
-You see that girl's jacket on the floor there?

-Do you know what that is, just sticking out from under it?
-?

-Maybe it's a...
-BRASSIERE!! [or BRA!!]

-B..Brassiere?! [or Bra?!]
SFX: R-Really?
-With this, I can launch a strategic rescue of that bra.
Once the mission is underway, there's no turning back!

-B-but you'd need a passage of some sort, and there doesn't look like one anywhere...
-Don't worry! We won't be going around it at all.

SFX: Unlock

-......
-We really won't be going around...!!
-Here we go! A rathole!



Page 125

-But I'm not just going for THAT.

-How far?
-You're shorter by 20cm.. no, 15cm.

-What are you babbling about? I'm tall enough...

-.....Huh?
-.....
-It's True!

-THIS!
You'll be able to reach it with this!
SFX: So, hurry up and use it!
-Man you sure are persistent.

-......
SFX: tighten

-So you've told those guys that you want to play ball with them?
-!



Page 126

-I've said this already.
-Kuzu High's basketball team doesn't get together to play at all.

-Is it...
-Is it really as you say?

-Everyone else aside...
-Doesn't even Momoharu-kun want to play basketball?

-Please tell me!
SFX: Scuffle
-Chiaki-kun and Momoharu-kun have to have

-You HAD to have played in the past...
-!!

-....
-What does it matter if we did use to play?



Page 127

SFX: rattle

-Whatever, I'm going to have a nap. Hey, Bra-kun.
-It's Kurumatani Sora.

-Remember this:
-Certain things are always...

-Passed down to others.

-Passed... down?



Page 128

-Hey who the hell are you?
Which grade and class are you?!
-Don't you dare move, punk!
-W..Was that what he was talking about...

-Good job everyone~
SFX: Girls' Basketball Team
-Today ended late again, too~

-Speaking of which, that kid didn't show up yesterday.
-Oh yeah, that short little kid...

-There was no point in him showing up anyway~
SFX: Ah ha ha ha
-Not even a little~



Page 129

-See ya!
-Bye-bye!

-No way!! Why..?!
-The guy's room is all clean!?!
*What the...?*
SFX: Sparkly Clean

SFX: tmp

SFX: swish

SFX: squeak

*That's why he didn't show up...*



Page 130

*So he's practising shooting...*
-Ho!

-He looks like he's really having fun...

-Hmph!



Page 131

-Oh.
-Another winnder!!

-Aw, sorry! I was born to win the lottery!
-My stomach hurts just from watching him eat so many!

-He still hasn't learnt his lesson, that kid.
-Basketball this, basketball that, is it really that interesting?

-Hey let's bet on how long he'll keep it up!
-......
-One week... no, I'll give it three days!

-...Are you still moping about being beaten by him? Momoharu.
-!
SFX: riip

-No way!
It's not about basketball.
SFX: fssshht
-.....



Page 132

-Momoharu, do you think you can reach over and grab that pole for me?
-or Ah?

-Yeah I can, but what are you going to do with such a long sti...

-Boooo! That just sucks!
SFX: clank clank
-...
-What the hell is your point?!

-This is about "depth perception".
-The ability to accurately judge by eye how much distance there is between you and your target.

-You could be a great shooter if you had this ability.



Page 133

-That kid's definitely no exception.
-He would be the one to go to if you want a prize from the UFO Catcher game.

-You and I are different. You have the passion to train...
-But in the end, your shooting never really improved.

-That's probably a natural gift
-He's not just an ordinary person.

-Oi oi, yer in our way!
-!
-It ain't a frikkin lounge, dumbasses!

-The hell're they from, ain't those Kuzu High uniforms?
-They all failin' to be even posers with those clothes, don't you think?

-Stop tryin' to be all gangsta! Better go home an' do yer studyin', asswipes!
-GYA HA HA HA HA HA!



Page 134

-......
-Urgh...

-What...
-It's already over?

-It ain't good to piss on Kuzu High, isn't it?
SFX: Gooo
-There's something to study for ya.

-You guys...
Think you're pretty good at this shit...

-WELL WE'RE FROM MARU HIGH--
SFX: Grab



Page 135

-Just now... You said you are..
-WHO?
-.....!!

-Guh!
-Maru High, eh? No wonder you're such punks!
SFX: scary scary
text: speak for yourself!

-This has just ruined my good mood.
-What do we do now?

-I wanna get wasted~
-......

-Let's party at Yasu's house, leave him a message!
[Note: I think "memo" is "message"]
-No way! Not with just 5 guys!
SFX: again?

-Well I got this new Vaio the other day.
[Note: "Vaio" the brand of laptop]

-MOMOHARU, BEHIND YOU!!



Page 136

SFX: SLASH

-......
SFX: Bash

-MOMOHARU!!
-!

-Heh!
-Bastard...
SFX: Click



Page 137

-......

-I will...
-KILL YOU...!!

-Ergh!
SFX: Fall

-Shit... He's snapped!!
-Chiaki, do something!!
-Eeeh? How troublesome~

-Fuckin' die, bastard...

-Hel..
-Help me...



Page 138

-Hey, you!
-Do you have an older or younger sister?

-?
-By the way, I'm looking for a type of person who can fill the other half of me. [wait, what? i don't understand]

-Oi! Get the hell out of my way!
-YOU get the hell out the way of my love life.

-.........!!

-I'm feeling kinda dizzy.
SFX: drip drip
-I win
-You've lost too much blood, damn it!!



Page 139

-Let me ask you again.
-Do you have a sister?

-.....
SFX: shake shake

-Is that so? That's too bad, man.
-I was hoping you'd introduce me or somethin'.
SFX: Aaah~

-I was gonna forgive you for injuring my little brother

SFX: Za za [Wind rustling]

-DAH HA HA HA HA!



Page 140

-Wha kinda water's this?
-S'smells wierd!
SFX: Wun more!

-Oi oi, you talk too damn much.
I think Chiaki's had too much to drink!
-That's one of his weaknesses!

-Wh..Why th'club room'uhvall places?
SFX: drunk [or beer-breath, not sure]
-Because we can drink all we want here.

-It looked cool in the movies. (With an injury and all...)
SFX: swish swish PTOOEY
-Then
-YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT EARLIER! [huh?]

-Speaking of which... isn't it 10 o'clock already?
-I'ver never been at school this late before! (Scary!)

-We used to hang around pretty late in middle school, didn't we?
-Right, Momoharu?

-...Yeah.
*~It's already past 8 o'clock!*



Page 141

*Sheesh... How many baskets are you tryin' to score?*
*Two hundred!*

*I'm not so good at it right now, but I'm gonna get better!*
*Because I'm the only one on the team who practices like this!*

-That was so long ago...

-!!

*The lights are on in the gym...*

-No...
-way...?



Page 142

-*huff*

-It can't be...
-He's been shooting from that line?

-......
-Just how many shots has he made...?
SFX: Bounce



Page 143

-One thousand and twenty-one shots.
SFX: swish
-Ah, make that a thousand and twenty-two.

-In total...
-He's missed only 4 times...
SFX: I'm hungry~

-W...What are you doing here until this late...
-At first I thought I'd just go home.
But I got curious...

-That kid... He's always here everyday doing the same thing.

*A thousand shots every day...?!*
-......

-Is he stupid or what!
What's he working so hard for...
-Isn't it obvious.



Page 144

-That boy, he does it...
-To make up for the fact that height is not his "special talent".

-If he had talent in any other way...
-He wouldn't have to be shooting a thousand baskets to make up for anything.

-*Momoharu, it's a freethrow!!*
SFX: Bang



Page 145

-Why'd you miss such an easy shot?
-Just how many baskets do you plan on missing?!

-That's it, you're off the floor!
-Hoshino, you're on!

-Man, what a promotion!
-And he's only in first-year.

-What an turn-around
-Kitaoka Middle School wins!!

-You just can't beat those with talent!!

-Huh...? Momoharu...

-Are you sure you're not gonna join a club? (Everyone else is.)



Page 146

-Nah, I'm quitting.
-I've got no talent at all.

-What will you do now?

-Huh?

-That boy's been waiting...
-for you, you know.

-"Momoharu-kun wouldn't break a promise!"
SFX: Bounce



Page 147

-To be able to play basketball with you...

-He believes it in you!