Hoop Men 9

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Hoopmen 09

01
Y- Hey… Gucchan…
G- Aye!!
Y- Like when the Taskum damage version figure first went on sale
Y- Or when the Nirvendio Monogatari next part came out
Y- Or when I got my hands on tickets to Sugie Shingo’s live
Y- All of them were intense but
Y- The feeling inside me right now is the most intense… get it?
G- What!?
Story thus far – Exchange student Josh, his translator Satou Yuuho, Ace Komuta Atsumu, the three combined in the fired up Yashiba Basketball Club!! In the match with Tokiwa Chuou, Atsumu and Josh’s actions have surpassed coach Igarashi’s expectations!!
Sidebar – Satou Yuuho’s first match! What he has suddenly realised on the bench are evil thoughts – nay!!

02
Chapter 09 – The Top
Y- We’re…
Y- Strong!!
Tagline – It hasn’t even been three minutes since the match started… the way to enter the ultimate game!!
h/w- Alright
Kawaguchi Yukinori

03
Y- Did you really have terrible losses every time before? And are Tokichuu really that strong?
B- They’re strong!!
B- I’m shocked at how much we’ve grown too
Y- Hmm… but from where I’m standing the movements of all of our players seem better
B- Mmm, as I thought it’s all thanks to Komuta and Josh
B- This is first time for us too, playing with Komuta against other schools, but…
B- He has amazing scoring ability!! He’s taking goal after goal from the Tokichuu players
B- Because we keep scoring like this Tokichuu focuses all their defence on Komuta
B- When the defence is on Atsumu
B- The others are open

04
B- Josh makes his pass that never misses!
B- He looks at the situation and passes to a free comrade so it’s difficult for the opponents to defend
B- Because Josh and Komuta are here it’s become easy for everyone to move around
B- And I think Satou has great strength too
Y- What?
B- The playmaking position that Josh is doing is called ‘Point Guard’, and they have been called the on court coaches but…
B- Of course the ability to communicate is essential
B- If Satou wasn’t translating during practice Josh and the others would never have been able to play together
Y- Eh~ seriously~?
Sfx- ira (irritation)

05
B- Lately there have been a lot more teams with foreigners in them but…
B- I’ve never seen them play Point Guard
Y- Really?
-Tokiwa Chuou Time Out!!
-Alright! Nice, Nakanishi-san!!
-To be pushing Tokichuu so hard… I feel like I could cry…
C- Idiot! We’ve only just begun!
C- There’s no way they’ll let us keep on like this!! Don’t let your guard down!!
B- Ah… yessir!!
Y- Ooh…

06
Y- Of course I want to be in the match too but… It feels good like this…!!
Y- ‘The feeling that I’m part of a really strong team’ I guess you’d call it
Y- Well, this is for a practice match so it’s not the regular uniform but
Y- I think this singlet is really cool too
Y- Hahaha, it’s proof I’m part of the strongest team
h/w- I think I’ll wear it home
-…Nakajima
-Do you know why it has ended up like this?
N- Yes
-Say it

07
N- I… have not suppressed the number nine…
- Yes, it was all downhill from there
- We’re collapsing because of you Nakajima-!
N- Yes
-Number nine is certainly a good player
-Nakajima is it okay to just be twiddling your thumbs at a time like this? Huh?
-You were going to deafeat them this year weren’t you?
-Tokyo City Champions
-Souei Academy…!!

08
N-Waah!!
N- Strong… this is…
N- Souei Academy…!!

09
G- How was it!? Natsuki-san!! My play just now!!! My dunk!!!
Box- Akita Gou
Centre
J- Hopeless, your ball protection when you were dunking was too soft, minus 100 points
J- Only 100 more points and you have to shave the other eyebrow too
Box- Natsuki Jun
Small Forward
N- Those two monsters combined…
N- And…
-Deltroid-san
-Brachialis-san
-Pronater Teris-san
-Palmaris Longus-san…

10
-My dear muscles…
-The power to jump higher…
-And run faster…
-Please give it to me
Box- Shiroishi Haru
Point Guard

11
N- Right now they are an existence above the clouds but… someday…
N- Someday I’ll defiantly defeat them-!!
N- With those feelings in this past year
N- I have practiced and built up power as though possessed!!
N- I won’t lose!!!

12
-If that’s the case then you don’t have any time to waste on guys like Yashiba!!
-Yessir!!!
C- Alright let’s go!!!
-Yeah!!!
N- Why haven’t you appeared until now?
N- Were you injured…?
K- Well, a guy my age has lots of things going on
N- I see

13
-Alright, great Nakajima-!!
-Nice shot Nakajima-san-!!
-It’d be annoying if Yashiba got ahead of themselves to go all out!!
-What!? What the hell is with this guy jeering since the beginning!!?
-It’s cruel… the coach should give him a warning
Y- - Well
Y- I don’t think that’s what the coach is worried about right now

14
N- I’m not gonna hold back either
K- Ah, crap you’re the same as me
-Thanks to their coach’s pep talk Nakajima and Ideguchi have started displaying their true abilities, however
-We work better together as a team

15
-When there was only 5 minutes of match time left, the difference in points was the opposite of what the senpai always told us
-Tokiwa Chuou Time Out!!
Y- Amazing!! Seriously amazing!! A complete defeat when they were aiming for the nationals!!
Y- Josh!! Nice Pass!!
Y- It really is a magic pass, it cast a spell on my heart too!!
Y- You really are amazing Josh!!
J- No Yuuho, I told you before right?
J- Basketball isn’t something you can play alone
J- We practiced as a team, thought as a team, fought as a team

16
J- While sometimes supporting each other and sometimes butting heads with rival hearts we influenced each other
J- Everyone in Yashiba got stronger
J- And we’ll continue getting stronger from now on
-What’s up Yuuho did Josh say something?

17
Y- No, well, like ‘Yashiba is the greatest! With the motion we have from our revenge on Tokichuu
Y- Let’s aim for number one team in Japan!!’ something like that!!
Y- …Ah crap…!!
Y- I was so excited and happy I got ahead of myself
Y- Number one in Japan is saying too much…
C- …Haha…Josh…
-Yeah…
-Number one in Japan…

18
C- Alright!! Yeah!! Let’s do it!! Just like Josh said!!
C- We’re aiming for the top!! Got it!?
Y- …Good result
h/w- Yeah

19
-Okay!! Okay!! Did you see that Igarashi you bastard!?
-…Alright that’s one for me!!
- I’ll show you even more humiliation…!!
Sidebar- Seize the complete victory with everyone!!
-Get up, benchwarmers
-Everyone get out there
-Yeah!!!