REAL 49

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REAL #49

tl by molokidan

09)
1: Just what IS "strength," Takahashi-kun?

10)
2: I really wanna be strong, Takahashi-kun--
3: You're strong enough already...
4: supiii
5: pukyurururu
6(2b): Social...weakness, huh...?

11)
1: Who knows what "strength" really is...

12)
1(2b): Alright, Nobu! Show Shiratori-san how you do a floor transfer!!
2: You're his senior from this day forward!
3: Eh...?
4: But...how can I show him how to do it if I still haven't...
sfx: clap clap clap
5: I'm counting on you, senpai!!
6: Gghnn... (Guess I have no choice...)

13)
1: It really came down last night.
2: I saw Hisanobu talking to another patient.
3: Ehh?!
4(2b): How unusual!! Who was it?
5: Hanasaki-kun.
6(2b): Really?! Wow!!
7(2b): So he IS interested in other people...I would have never imagined it before!!
8: Especially not toward someone like Hanasaki-kun. (However rude that may sound)

14)
1:Oh, right...should I tell his mother there's nothing to worry about then...?
2: Hanasaki-kun's changed too.
3(2b): Mmm...he wasn't at all interested in talking with others. No, not at all.
4: It's really quite strange.
5(2b): If those two had met before their accidents...I'm sure nothing would have ever happened.
6: You're right about that.

15)
1-2: shaka shaka
3: mumble mumble
4: Kukku

16)
1: flap
2: Whoopsie.
3: mumble mumble
4: Kukku
5: shaka shaka
6: mumble mumble

17)
1: ...they've really changed~
2: Now, I can't say whether their changes will help them go on living in this world...
3: but I certainly don't think those changes will hurt their humanity.

18)
1(2b): If someone can't accept themselves, they won't ever be able to see the value of others.
2-6: haa
5: One's current self--
6: Only humans who can truly accept that
7: will be able to accept others.

19)
1: Good morning!
2: Good morning, Satou-san.
3: How've ya been?
4: If someone can come to acknowledge and accept others,
5: then the day when they will finally accept themselves is near.
6: Guh...
7: Kuh...
8: I don't think it's a bad change at all, Hisanobu.
9: Ngaahh!

20)
1: OK, great!!
2-3: Haa
4(2b): Haa, haa
5: T-this is a floor...
6: Floor transfer...
7-8: Haa
9: Got it?

21)
1: ...you're amazing, Takahashi-kun.
2: Your condition was supposed to be worse than mine, right?
3: You've really recovered.
4: Hooooo...
5: Doctor.

22)
1: Mm...
2(2b): If a guy like me turns 40 and decides that he's gonna continue doing what he's always been doing, it becomes a question of maintaining motivation. And that isn't easy.
3(3b): Rehab is the same, isn't it? I want to make sure of this before I begin, Doctor.
4: I want to know my goal.

23)
1: Will I ever be able to wrestle again?

24)
1(2b): That is...a bit difficult for me to answer.
2: I see.
3: Will I ever be able to walk again?
4: Shiratori-san.
5: Do you want me to be honest with you?
6(2b): Yeah. I'd appreciate that.

25)
1: If you're talking about walking like you did until now,
2: I have no choice but to say that won't happen.
3: In short, you'll be living out the rest of your life from a wheelchair. However--
4: If you forget about "walking like I did up until now," and focus instead on the possibility of "stepping"...
5: then that is very possible.

26)
1: Ehh?!
2: What about standing?
3: Yes. You still have your lumbar vertebrae.
4: Now let's start your rehab.
5: Calm down...
6: He's different from me.
sfx: hoooo

27)
1: I got it.
2: I'll walk in 3 months.
3: Eh?

28)
1: No matter what I have to do, I'm gonna walk.
2: I'm gonna walk to the convenience store across the street from here!!
3(2b): After three months--in May, I'm gonna walk!!
4: Alright!!
5: That's my goal!!
6: Shiratori-san... (Umm...)
7: A goal...
8: Takahashi-kun.

29)
1: Sorry, but could you do the floor transfer one more time? (To show me how.)
2: Pleaaase, senpai <3
3: Ehhh, are you serious?!
4: Smells like plums blossoms...
5: Are they blooming already?

30)
1: Ah, excuse me...were you cold?
sfx: rattle
2: I'll close this for you.
3: The scent of spring...
4(2b): My son's graduation...would have been around this time...
5(2b): Since when have you been able to notice the moment when seasons change?

31)
1(2b): You've really worked hard. This is a good chance for you to get some rest.
2: Want some pudding?
3: I guess from the time when I decided to glare back at the man who left me.
4: Show him I was going down the better path...
5: together with my son--
6: Here's your pudding.
7: I'll put on some tea too.
8: What's right and what makes one happy...
9: aren't always equal, you know.
10: The reason your body started to break down

32)
1: was because it was trying to tell you to take a little time off, wasn't it?
sfx: rrrring
2(2b): Takahashi-saaaan, it's for you. Please come to the Nurse Center.

33)
1: Maybe I'll be able to go home when the scent of daphnes comes around...

34)
1: Anzai Yoshiki, 23 years old. 183 cm, 79 kg. Point Guard.
2: He led his high school and college teams to 1st place in all of Japan, and then joined the Tokyo Lightnings.
3: In his first season, he held the position of Starting PG, and currently has more points than any other member, making him the best bet for this year's Rookie King.

35)
1(2b): He prides himself in his speed and quickness...and his bold and daring moves in one-on-one situations are a must-see.
2: He's a thoroughbred with an All-Japan Pro for a father...
3: and his soft, bold mask has granted him an unrelenting queue of women's magazine reporters waiting to interview him...?
4(2b): Soft, bold"...which one is it!? This writer's Japanese is messed up!
5: The Tokyo Lightnings...
6: An emergent team that currently lies at the bottom bracket in the Japanese Pro Basketball League...
7: Here, I decided I would be wearing this team's uniform next season.

36)
1: Nomiya Tomomi, 18 years old. 174 cm, 81 kg. Point Guard.
2(2b): Lost twice in the Tokyo Preliminaries and then later dropped out of high school, after which he hopped from job to job without ever sticking with one for long, finally ending up unemployed...
3: This spring, he plans to try out for the Lightnings.
4: If you wanna laugh...
5: go ahead!!

37)
1: Pro?
2: What are you thinking?
3: Long time no see, senpai.
4: Did you dye your hair brown because you got into college?
5: Huh?
6: What's it to you?
7: Hey!
8: Oh!
9: Hey!
10: I got you!!
11: Today'll be the day!!
12: Ahh?!

38)
1: When you asked me to let you join in on our practice, I thought you were finally getting serious...but here you are planning the impossible again...
2: Well...I guess it'll give you a nice memory or two, huh?
3: NO!
4: I'm not trying out just for the memories!
5(3b): Fast...you're fast, but...you always do the same exact thing. You always cut out to the right.
6: Oh...really?
7: Practice your outside shots.
8: If you do that, you'll be able to pass me up.
9: Without Yamaji-senpai,
10: I would be able to say but nil about my basketball life!

39)
1: ...no one can say anything about something like that.
2(2b): What do you want me to do, anyway? If it's just letting you in on practice, then I don't mind, but...
3: Atonsu!
4: Huh? (What'd he say?)
5: I've been drifting away from real scrimmaging, so...
6: While Anzai Yoshiki moves alone,
7: I will move the team...!
8: First I need to remember what it's like to be in a real match.

40)
1(2b): Hey, Yamaji. Who's that?
2: Two more months--
3: I can still make it!!
4(2b): The Point Guard, Nomiya Tomomi!! I'm gonna become a pro!!