Hoop Men 6

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Hoopmen 06

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J- Ooh
J- You’re earlier than usual today Yuuho!!
Y- I woke up a bit early
Y- Ah, what was that thing you wanted to show me yesterday?
J- Ah!
J- Oh yeah! Look!
Sidebar- Josh has a present for the Yuuho who has turned himself completely to basketball!!

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Chapter 06 Team Number One
Sidebar- That dog-eared notebook stuffed full of information is Josh’s…
J- This!
The story thus far – Satou Yuuho joins the basketball club as the translator for the American exchange student Josh who can’t speak Japanese. His sworn enemy Komuta is actually a good guy, and Yuuho, having acknowledged the reality of his situation, has a fresh resolve to work hard at practice!!

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Y- What’s with this note it’s really well-loved…
Y- It has ‘Practice notes’ written on it?
J- Yeah
J- When I first started basketball while I was practicing I’d write down anything I thought of
Y- Really, so it’s like your ‘Book of Trade Secrets’!!
Y- …It’s as you’d expect but it’s all in English… I can speak but I can’t really read and write… but I’ll try my best to read it
Y- Are you giving it to me?
J- Because you looked like you were really worried at practice yesterday
J- I thought it might be useful
Y- Haha… thanks!!
Y- But I’m not worried anymore, I realised something
J- Realised something?
Y- Don’t worry about it, alright now practice…
Y- Hm?

04
Y- Huh… this photo…
Y- Who is it?
J- Ah…
J- My… baskeball coach
Y- Really…
J- Alright! Forget about that, let’s dribble Yuuho!!
J- I said this yesterday too but if your dribbling skills are low you can’t do anything on the court
*ignore sidebar*

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J- Even if you say use it to enter a layup, for the current Yuuho who can only receive passes the play has no range
J- If your dribbling gets good you will become able to evade your opponents defence and score by yourself
Y- Alright..!! Let’s do it Josh!!
J- Okay let’s do our best for the match!!
Y- Yea
Y-… eah…

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C- I won’t let you take that shot so easily Josh!!

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?- Wow!!
?- A combo play by Josh and Komuta!!
Sfx- Ooooh
C- Shit… They got us…!!
C- Alright, once more!!
?- Yeah!!
K- Everyone’s so fired up!!
K- They can feel a response, ‘If it’s this team we might do it’
*ignore sidebar*

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Y-…so everyone’s getting fired up for the match
Y- I’m the only one running around doing basics practice
Y- If it was before yesterday I would probably
Y- Heh, well I suck anyway
Y-and be depressed
Y- But now it’s different…
Y- Somehow thanks to Josh and Atsumu…
Y- I suddenly got it
Y- Even I who suck
Y- Could become the number one in the team…!!
C- I know everyone understands this but…
C- Tokiwa Chuou High has the strength of being one of the top 16 teams in the city!
C- If it weren’t for Tameyoshi (sensei)’s connections we aren’t the kind of team they’d have a practice match with!!
C- It’s frustrating but we probably can’t even beat their second stringers!!
C- But…

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C- On the other hand
C- If we can make this a good match with them it means we’re a team who can aim higher!!
C- We’ll put Josh and Atsumu in…
Y- Captain!!
C- Hm…
Y- ‘We won’t make a good match!! We’ll win!!
Y- If everyone puts their power together we can win!!’
Y- Says Josh
Sfx – Yeah-

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?- Hehe, what are you saying when you can’t even dribble properly
Y- No that was a translation!! I just translated what Josh said…
C- But Yuuho’s doing his part too, we couldn’t do anything if we couldn’t communicate with the control tower Josh
C- After practice we’ll have a heated meeting so translate for us please!!
Y- Yes sir!!
Y- I could become number one –
Y- With English conversation?
Y- Did I stop worrying because I decided to put my whole heart into translating?

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Y- That’s not it
Sfx bubbles – ha

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Y- I can’t dunk or anything
Y- Or dribble or pass or shoot
Y- I think becoming the team number one is a long way away
Y- But I realised
Y- I can become number one too…
?- …Ah…
?- Satou-kun is… dribbling…

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Y- Number one in the team –
Y- I’ll become the guy who has done the most practice…!!!!
?- A counter to… the left… he took it from me…!!

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Y- Wah!!
Sfx bubble- bang
?- Ah-!!
?- So close…!!
C- Yuuho…
C- When did he learn that technique…
Y- Hm… If I wa able to grab it just a bit more yesterday… so close…
Y- But I’ll defiantly become good at it!! Just watch!! Practice twice as much as everyone…
J- Oh
J- You’re late Yuuho!!
Y- Guh!!
Y- So early!! And they seem to have increased!!
h/w- The morning practice members
Y- Ku…
Y- Tomorrow I’m taking an earlier train…
Tagline- Next time, the match!!
Box- Just one week till the match against Tokiwa Chuou!!