REAL 45

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P72

Nurse: You’re going to have a roommate starting today // make nice

Takahashi: A girl?
N: you wish
T: Tsk

N: I heard he’s a professional fighter

T: A professional fighter?

P73

What a drag…I liked having this room all to myself

T: Hmm // I don’t care about pro-wrestling… // yawn…

N: Hey! It’s time for rehab // stop slacking and get up already! / come on
T: Ehhhh

P74

Physical Therapy Room

Hanasaki: hehe
Doctor: What are you saying?

Dr: Ok! / enough chatter, let’s start Hanasaki-kun! // do 5 sets off floor trances on both sides!
H: Ouuuuuch

P75

T: “Ouuuch”? // weirdo // 5 sets on both sides, is he crazy….? That’s impossible

Dr: Ok Hisanobu! // do you think you can do floor trance today?

T: Nope // I doubt it
Dr: Let’s start with some stretches!

The day starts again

P76

Another day without a light of hope
Dr: good

Dr: next raise these dumbbells as your stretch!

Dr: One // two // three // four

H: Guh // ugghh // fuu

P77

H: Ughh // this…

H: Is the tough part…

H: But I won’t lose!! // uuugghh

H: Phew… // hehe

H: Doctor, I’m doneeee

P78

Impossible… // I can’t believe that guy can do it…shit!!

Dr: Ok you want to try now? Hisanobu!
I don’t wanna do it!

I don’t want to feel shame anymore…

P79

T: Let… // me try that

There’s no use to practice walking for you, Hisanobu

P80

T: I’m still 18… / my body is still changing right? // maybe…

This might be effective in a way // effective in making him face reality…

P81

Mother: What do you want for Christmas Hisanobu?

T: Nike basketball shoes / a t-shirt // and a wristband too // and a playstation…
M: Choose just one!

T: Just one…? / that’s hard!
It’s easy

There’s only one thing I want right now // that is

P82

A light of hope

P83

T: I’m so high up! // I used to be up here? // wow…I can stand

T: wow…
Dr: I’m letting go now

T: HUH!?

P84

P85

T: hey…? // wah // wait!!

Dr: Can you take a step forward?

T: huh?

P86

I can’t!!
Haa // haa

P87

T: ah!!

T: Doc… // doctor // doctor!!

P88

T: haa // haa // haa // haa
Dr: Let’s take it one step at a time // first, with the floor trances

T: haa // haa // haa

Knock knock

P89

Nomiya: I’m here again…

P90

Natsumi: Bankrupt…?

Natsumi: Oh…

N: I just wanted to talk to somebody…

Natsumi: Why me? / you came all the way to Nagano? // don’t you have friends?

There are some things… // you can’t say to your guy friends

P91

I see // I get it now

I // was hurt

When that company went bankrupt that morning // when I lost a place I finally fit into

P92

Hey Nomiya!! // hurry your ass up!!
N: Yes sir!!

I’m hurt

N: I’ve lost direction // this time for real

P93

N: It’s as if something has trapped me // I can’t see anything

Natsumi: I can’t do anything even if you tell me all this

N: Of course // sorry for barging in like this…

Natsumi: I have to go to rehab now…
N: Yeah // I’m leaving

P94

N: See yah
Natsumi: Wha! Why are you crying so hard…

N: huh?

N: Oh? // ughh

N: sniff… // sniff… //huh?

P95

N: huh…? // ughh…. // guuhh… // uugh…

P96

N: Here // it’s the second best mille filles

N: Bon appétit…
Natsumi: I told you! I have to go to rehab

Natsumi: So…I’ve never had a job so I don’t really know but…

Natsumi: If you’re going to cry about it why don’t you do something you want to do?

P97

Natsumi: If it’s something you love to do…

Envelope: Shu-A-sha Shounen Young Publishing Department

Natsumi: You might be able to work hard // that might be simplifying it but… // so I have to go to rehab now, sorry
N: Young?

Natsumi: huh!?

Natsumi: NOOOOOOOOOOO //AAAAHH // KYAAA don’t look!!

P98

N: No! // it wasn’t violence!
Nurse: Really? Natsumi-chan?

Natsumi: Yes…

N: Manga!!
Natsumi: you don't have to wheel me in
N: Oh yeah / you were really good at art!!

N: That’s cool!! I read Young every week too! At the conbini!
Natsumi: I’m still applying / it’s not cool yet

Natsumi: Anyway… // I can draw manga even if I’m in a wheelchair

Natsumi: Actually…

P99

Natsumi: It was something I’ve wanted to do but I never thought about making it a job // I didn’t have the confidence or the courage // but…

Natsumi: Now that I can’t walk // I have fewer options

Natsumi: But that’s what helped me make my decision

P100

Natsumi: Like, this is all I’ve got! // if anyone wants to laugh, do ahead!

P101

Haa // haa // haa // haa // haa // haa // haa // haa // haa // haa

P102

Like, this is all I’ve got!

N: haa // haa // haa

We’ve got to do it!! // we’re going to beat ‘em!!

N: haa // haa

You guys are strong…
haa // haa

haa // haa // haa

P103

Alrigggggght I can do it too

P104

N: Ok

N: Hm?

N: Oh // it’s the 25th!?

N: I wonder why all basketball magazines are released on the 25th / they should divide up the excitement // that’s what I’ve always thought

I used to get so hyped up // every month

P105

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RECRUITMENT TRYOUTS!!

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RECRUITMENT TRYOUTS!!
We’re looking for basketball players that want to work hard.
If you want to play in the professional league and you have a lot of passion, we want you to take this chance.
We, the Lightnings, are waiting for you!

If you’re going to cry about it

P106

Why don’t you do something you want to do?