Short Program 15

Short Program, Volume 2, Chapter 15 (pp. 109~112)


<109>
[5x4P]
Chapter 3: Hey There Customer


=Gunma Prefecture's Author High vs. Tokushima Prefecture's Editor Academy!//6th inning of the summer Koshien tournament final—

=Up to bat is Editor Academy, they have a 2-0 lead.

RIP

[x2]SQUISH


<110>
=With one out and nobody on base, the batter is #1 tournament prospect, Oshima-kun—
[bubble]URR—GH
=Uh-oh,//The catcher's standing up again!
[x2]WA—

=Author High is avoiding this showdown!


<111>
=Did you see that, Mr. Kawai!?//There's only 4 pages, but he used up such a big frame to show one pitch of an intentional walk—
WA—

=Is that allowed?
=Allowed? Listen—

=He's making a fool of the public!

=ACK!
[x2]SQUISH

URR—GH

=He's a manga person.

=Everyone says a manga person gets fat checks and loads of royalties but,
=They have no vacations.//No day or night.


<112>
=They have no time to follow the Koshien Tournament, or kick back with a beer and enjoy the game.

=There's no beginning or end,//It's not a job where you go home at the end of the day.

=A work can only be created through a lonesome struggle with the inner self.

=It's a hard life, isn't it.
=Yes...

=A hard life indeed...

=There's no cutting corners in this line of work.
URR—GH

=Is this really allowed, Mr. Kawai!?
=Allowed? Listen—//He's making a fool of us!
WA—