Hoop Men 2

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Chapter 2 – The Miracle Combo

*ignore top left just stuff saying it’s a new serial*
Red and blue – Even I might be able to become a hero!!
White and yellow – If I believe that, first I must step forward!!
Lower right – Kawaguchi Yukinori

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Sidebar – For an ordinary high school student, doing ordinary things like this can be crazy fun!?
S- First place, the school cafeteria’s Yashiba Curry
S- 4th place, Ihara-chan from Japanese class
S- 3rd place, classmate Shinoda
S- 2nd place, The society for preserving world peace (laugh)
S- 1st place, The society for watching over ordinary love

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S- Satou Yuuho’s top five reasons for going to school
S- But these were the standings up until last week

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J- (English bubble)
S- (English bubble)
Menu- ___
Curry
Karaage Set
Fried Fish Set
Hamburger Set
Pork Kimuchi Set

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R- Hey hey who’s that?
R- An exchange student?
R- And the kid next to him’s speaking English
S- Joshua Kuji Griffin Jr.
J- (English)
S- He’s an exchange student from America and the holder of all the hopes of our weak little basketball team
S- I, who can speak English because of a slightly unusual environment,
S- (English)
S- joined the basketball club as Josh’s translator
S- Since I entered high school my usual reasons for going to school rankings changed big time
Box thing
8th Place Classma
9th Place The society for laughing at ordinary failed love
10th Place Ihara-chan
11th Place Order of se
12th Place Masa
13th Place Yashiba
14th Place English
15th Place Roof

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S- 5th place (first) To raise my shares
G- Are you from somewhere in America?
G- Are you a half? (T/N: A half is what they call someone who’s half Japanese half something else)
G- What’s popular in America right now?
G- Ask Josh, Satou
S- Wait up now line up
S – (English)
J – (English)
h/w – Your pronunciation is good
h/w – Wow what did you say?
S- I never had any opportunities to show off apart from listening lessons so up until now this special skill has gone unnoticed
S- I am in high demand as a means of communicating with the handsome exchange student

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- 4th place (down arrow) The society for the preservation of world peace (new member joined)
sfx – Oooh
P- Josh you’re amazing
J- This is popular even in America
S- Now I think of it

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S- Our conversation topics are similar
S- He feels just like a regular guy our age
h/w- slurp slurp
S- He fitted in with us unexpectedly quick
S- But as you’d expect, having someone who understands you in a foreign country is a big thing, and he relies on me in many situations
h/w- Yuu-
h/w – ho-
J- What does this mean?
J- Yuuho how’s your family?
P- 26 missed calls
S- I often think ‘How annoying!!’ as well but

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J- I’m glad that you, the only person who can understand me, is a good guy
h/w – Ah really?
S- If he had have said it in a different place I would have been a little moved

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S- If you think about it I’m like the hero’s hero aren’t I?
S- I have to make him gentle
S- Hm?
h/w- *squealing*
h/w- It’s that kid
G- Ah, it’s you
G- You can translate can’t you? That’s amazing
h/w- Woah
S- It’s Toyoda-senpai, Miss Hachiko!!! (T/N- Name of their school) Are you serious she talked to me!!!
S- Ah not at all~!!!
S- Could you ask Josh if he has a girlfriend?
h/w – ahahahaha
sfx – shock
S- Do you like blue or red better
J- What’s this all of a sudden
S- Ah it seems he has one
G- What
S- Sometimes it’s harsh

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S- heh
S- Oh well
S- It’s true Josh is amazing

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Box – Newbie practicing the basics
S- He’s skilled
S- And cool

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P- The atmosphere has changed since Josh joined hey
P- Right
P- It’s like he’s pulling them along
P- He’s certainly a hero
S- I’m taking the role of the hero’s support aren’t I
S- …Nothing wrong with that
S- For now
S- Anyway
Sfx- mwahaha…

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S- Did it go in?
S- huh!!?
J- Good! You’re getting better Yuuho!

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J- But you’re still just throwing the ball
S- Don’t do that, use the force of the jump and put the ball above the goal
J- Put in some power!!
S- I am putting in power though
S- Put it there huh…
S- Hmmm
S- Put it…
S- Put it…
S- That kind of feeling
P- Woah Yuuho you’re here early
h/w- Morning
h/w – Morning
S- I started morning practice with Josh
S- Josh’s way of teaching is really easy to understand and I’ve subtly started getting better
S- Oh it went…
S- Oh yeaaah!!!
J- Good!!

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S- By the way what I just practiced is called a Layup Shot
S- It’s a basic shot with a high success rate
S- You run up and jump and shoot to put the ball above the goal
S- If only I could’ve done this back then…!!!
S- That kind of shot
J- Concentrate Yuuho! Don’t be satisfied after making one shot!
J- If you don’t repeat it and increase the success rate you can’t use it in a match!!
S- Oo… I get it already!!
S- Anyway I’ve decided my goal is to do a layup shot in a match
S- My top three reasons for coming to school this week

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S- In order to put it…
Box – 3rd place (first) To practice

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S- And
C- Oh

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Box – 2nd Place (first) To get better

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P- Oh Yuuho that’s your first goal isn’t it!?
P- When did you practice layups!?
S- Well!!!
S- It was like monkey see or monkey do, if try I can do it that sort of thing?
h/w- Ehehe
S- I might have quite a bit of talent
C- Ah that’s right
C- These are the basketball manuals I was talking about before
C- It explains the terminology and stuff, I think it could be a reference for your translating
S- Ah! Thankyou!!
K- But you know
K- Haven’t you improved a bit Satou-kun?
S- You think?
K- Yeah, it could be that someday –

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K- Not as a translator but as a player
K- You might become a combo with Josh
S- … I’ll aim for that, for your sake!!!

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S- Then I wonder if Josh & Yuuho will cause miracles
h/w- Then in that case
S- Come form a life combo with me
S- So we can run through the court called love together
K- Satou… nay!! Yuuho… <3
S- My number one reason for coming to school is of course you… Kogane…
K- Uwa!!
K- Atsumu says he is…
K- Going to come to practice, starting next week…!

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S- Going to… there was another member? ... ‘Atsumu’?
C- Seriously!?
C- Does this mean Atsumu and Josh will form a combo!? This might seriously make a miracle!!
S- What….!?
S- No, the miracle combo is Josh and me…
S- And why does Atsumu have Koganei’s number…
S- …Um… who’s Atsumu…
K- An idiot that’s who
S- Idiot
S- What’s with that friendly way of…

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*spinning sounds*

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*spinning sounds*

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*like a pop kind of noise, the sound a basketball makes when you hit it*

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C- Komuta Atsumu
h/w- Alright
C- Koganei’s boyfriend
Tagline – Yuuho’s in shock! He seems like a guy with a certain atmosphere…!?
Bottom centre box – Hoopmen
Bottom right corner – Next time, Komuta meets Josh and Yuuho!! What will become of it!? A huge increase to 25 pages!!