Ahiru no Sora 4

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

[Note: Edited to include the Atogaki at the end by the mangaka ^_^)


Ahiru no Sora

Chapter 4



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-1000 baskets a day...?!
SFX: Toss

-That boy works really hard at basketball...
SFX: scrunch

-Because he doesn't have the "talent" of height!
SFX: shoo~
*Ahiru no Sora*

SFX: Toss
-......

-One thousand baskets a day is...
-7000 a week... which is 30,000 a month...

-So... In a year, that kid...



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-Ahiru no Sora
Chapter 4: Momoharu's Wings
-Forget it.
-It's impossible to count.



Page 150

-Make preparations for tomorrow...
-See ya!
-Who's taking care of today's cleanup?

-Hey, Kurumatani-kun. Wanna go check out some more clubs?
-Sorry! I've already decided!

-Gotta hurry!
-Have to get to the meeting room before the upperclassmen do!
SFX: Running
-Gotta get started on practice before they tell me to do anything!

-!

-There's so many people by the school gates...
-Wonder what's going on?

-Urk! Now's not the time to be thinking about that!
I gotta get changed and head to the gym!
SFX: Running

-Heh heh! I'm the first one here!!
SFX: Hahan



Page 151

-Ah ha ha! What are you up to?
SFX: roll roll roll
SFX: CRASH

-I..Isn't that the ball basket?!
SFX: Throbs
SFX: Splash
-It's all good, I have to do this to get onto the swim team.

-You wanna have a turn?
-I will not! Please cover up down there!
SFX: The hell is that? Looks wierd!

-The order you put on your clothes is just too wierd!
-Is it?
-Why are you putting on your socks first?!

-And I really wanted to go do some practice too...
SFX: Wipe Wipe
-......



Page 152

-What's so great...
-about basketball?

-How should I put this...
-For example, if a guy is really bad at shooting baskets...

-Would they think basketball is fun?

-If he tries his best and improves I think that's fun
-And if he tries his best and he doesn't improve?
-Try harder
-Yeah, thats a very straightforward plan

-Which means
-There's no reason as to why not to play, right?



Page 153

-W...Wait...
-Please hang on a minute!

-Where are you taking me? I have to go practice...
-Let's clarify the discussion from before.
For example, let's say a kid doesn't like carrots.

-If he keeps on eating them,
Do you think he'll start liking them some day?
-That's a tough one...
SFX: I myself hate carrots...

-How about having a look at a...
-Better example.

-?

-Ah!



Page 154

SFX: Bounce

*Momoharu-kun is playing basketball...?!*

-Why is he...? What happened...?
-That's because...

-He saw some idiot go and...
-Eat one thousand carrots, just like that.

SFX: Bounce
-......



Page 155

SFX: Bounce off

-......
SFX: Bounce

-So he must have been fooled..
-and thought he liked carrots too...

-...Momoharu-kun...
-.....



Page 156

-Was he concerned about Momoharu-kun?

SFX: Throw

SFX: Wind

-Ah, whatever!
-While Momoharu-kun actually feels like playing ball...

-Let's play togeth--



Page 157

-GET THE FUCK--
-IN, DAMN IT!!!

*So..HIGH!*



Page 158

-HWACHAAAAH!

SFX: BAM

SFX: thud

-H...H...He...
*He flew...!!*



Page 159

*He didn't get the ball in, but...*
-Argh... No more!
*He jumped right up past the hoop!*

-A..
SFX: Footstep
-Awesome!!

-THAT WAS AWESOME, MOMOHARU-KU--

-........
-?!

-!



Page 160

-That's Kuzu High's Basketball Team for ya!
-You're very good at basketball, aren't ya!!

-Our bros here told us what went down last night.
-.....
-.....
-So we just had to come over and give you our "thanks".

*Maru High...?*

-Sorry for interrupting your basketball practice!
SFX: GYA HA HA HA HA

-What's this? A rebel's hairdo?
-Ain't that a bit too cliche for symbolizing youth?



Page 161

-Man, does it look bad on you! You'd better lose the 'do!!
-You can't play basketball like that!!

-Eh? This guy's sweating.
-Maybe he really is serious about playing ball.

-You don't have a chance!!
SFX: GYA HA HA HA!
-Sorry, but we're a hundred times better'n you, ya know?!
And we haven't even done any work!

-Really, no matter how much you practice,
You'll still be shitty at it!

-So let's just fight!
-Let's--

SFX: GRAB
-WHA--!!



Page 162

-I SHOULD HAVE
-KILLED YOU YESTERDAY!!

-Wha--!
-One-handed!

-GUH!

-To hell with it! Oi!!
SFX: Hit
-Let go of him, asshole!!

-You'd better watch your surroundings!!
SFX: Kick Boot
-Take that!!!
-.....

-...That bastard...
-I won't forgive him...!!



Page 163

-Hey guys, stop there!
-!

-......
-Sheesh, hey get up.

-Real punks don't join clubs!

-WHY DON'T WE CRIPPLE HIM SO HE CAN'T PLAY BASKETBALL, LIKE US?!



Page 164

-Huh?

SFX: Break

-WHA...?!
SFX: CLATTER



Page 165

-The fuck do you want, shrimp?
*It was a fluke*
*Idiot*
-Could it be he was aiming for the bat at that distance?

-Don't laugh at people who practice with all their might!
-.....!!

-Huh? What the hell're you talking about?!
SFX: rustle
-If you guys make fun of Momoharu about it...

-YOU WON'T BE GOING HOME ALIVE!!
SFX: SNAP



Page 166

-Dabbid...!! ["Damn it" with a swollen mouth/bloody nose]
SFX: Beaten up

-Why did it turn out like that?!
I thought I'd just scare them off with more words!

-....You're such an idiot.

-My ears are ringing!
What do I do?!
-'THE FUCK WOULD I KNOW, RETARD!!

-They're going RIIIIING!
-......



Page 167

SFX: Rustle
-In middle school...

-I used to play basketball.

-I couldn't make the shoot at all

-The first time I got to play in a game, I screwed up.
-From then on, I was always placed as a sub.

-I even practiced more than the average person.
-I shot two hundred baskets...

*Even so...*
*I just couldn't judge it well enough.*

-Eventually...
-I gave up before I became a senior student.



Page 168

-Even though I agreed to do it...
-It was useless to wait for me.

-I don't know what you were looking forward so much to.
-I've got no talent in basketball at all.

-You saw it yourself, earlier...
-O..Oh no, Momoharu-kun!
If we don't hurry up and do it, the club meeting time will...

-...Dude, listen to me...
-EH?!

-My ears have been ringing since then...
Sorry, can you say all that again?
SFX: PAT PAT
-.......

*He...*
*HE WASN'T LISTENING?*

-......
SFX: Slam
-Come on, Momoharu-kun! Let's hurry up and go to the gym!



Page 169

-YOU GOTTA SHOW ME THAT MOVE AGAIN!!

-Huh?
-That was the first time I ever saw a slam dunk with my own eyes!
Could you just show me again once?!

-Oh, that...
-I've had enough...

-Um...
-Can I ask you a question?
SFX: Again?

-How does it feel to "fly"?



Page 170

-If I could fly with real of wings...
-What kind of scenery would I see?

-I really wanna know, could you tell me!

-......



Page 171

-E-Eh?
-Where are you going?!
-What about the dunk?!

-H...
-How can I do a slam dunk if we don't even get to the gym?

-........

-Huh?
-......

-IF YER GONNA BE AN ASS, GET THE FUCK OUT!!
-YA GOT THAT, DOUCHEBAG?!?!
-Y-Yessir!



Page 172

-M..My ears are ringing again!!
SFX: AAAAAAAUGH
-What should I do?!
-HELL IF I KNOW!

*Oh, what the hell.. Let's hang out...*
-Aren't the washrooms in that direction?!
-Damn, you're one noisey shrimp!
*I might as well keep that promise*

*Continued in Volume 2*



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Ahiru no Sora Staff

Manga: Hinata-san
Editorial: Sugawara-san, Kido-san, Sawagusa-san
Special Volume: Uenomiya-san
Art Stunts: Nagao-san, Naitou-san, Kida-kun
CG: Sakai-san
Others who helped with the original: Sako-san, Takai-san, Yamada-san



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This serialization has been a success since it first came out.
All of the people connected with this volume have
saluted it as top quality.

Thank you so much.
As a manga artist of this series
it makes me very happy. I will notify everyone
when an even better volume comes out, so I'll try my best.

I'm greatful

Hinata Takeshi (bows)

[Note: the last character at the end of "Hinata Takeshi" means "to worship" or "adore". But it just emphasizes the bowing action, so it doesn't need to be said.]