Meister 2

Sorry for the delay, it's always a bit hard translating a manga you're not used to^^; Enjoy~

Meister chapter 02

Page 01

Text : Clad in the red of passion
Text : a team with a lot of personality!!

Play.2 Target

Page 02

Right : Matsudo Taku, joining the school with plenty of spirit!! And then, the captain of Satomi high's football club, Raiho is already on the move!?

Principal : Err...

Principal : To all the new students, congratulations for joining this school!
Guy (small text) : A mammoth!?
Girl (small text) : H... Huge!
Matsudo : Alright!
Principal : As you must surely know, our Satomi high school is a new establishment that has only opened last year...

Matsudo : Starting from today, I'm a genuine high school student!!
Matsudo : I'll do my best at football!!

Page 03

Principal : I will now explain to you the history of this school
Principal : Pigaagagaga
sound : Gaaagagaga
Matsudo : What?
Matsudo : The mike is broken?
(T/N: The ga ga sounds are the mike's statics)

Raiho : Gaa Huh? Gaga
Raiho : Buun
Raiho : Ah, we're connected~

Raiho : To all the new students, how are you?
Raiho : Don't you all want to have an exciting high school life? You want your heart to beat fast, right?
Matsudo : Th... This voice...

Raiho : Everyone who thinks that should gather to the grounds after that!
Raiho : Let's play football together!!

Raiho : Our football club is full of nice senpais that
Someone : Koraa, Aragishi!! What the hell are you doing!!
Raiho : Wa!?
Someone : Stop that immediately!!
Raiho : It's alright, just a little bit~

Mike : *rattle* *rattle* *thud*
Mike : Bhh...
Matsudo : What is that guy doing...

Page 04

Raiho : New students who hope to join the club!
Raiho : Ohayou dos santos~
Raiho : I'm the football club's captain, Aragishi Raiho!
(T/N : Sort of a pun on ohayou gozaimasu, which means “good morning”, with Dos Santos referring to the Mexican player Giovani Dos Santos Ramirez, who was playing for the FC Barcelona -aka Barça- until last year)

Guy : Th... This is the captain!?
Guy : Isn't that a grade schooler!?
Guy : He's barely 150cm tall, right!?
Guy : What the hell is dos santos!?
Guy : He was playing for the Barça until recently...
Guy : Are we supposed to laugh!?

Raiho : What's wrong, everyone?
Matsudo : I understand! I understand how you feel, everyone!!

Page 05

Raiho : I see!
Raiho : Everyone is a bit nervous since it's the first time we meet~
Raiho (small text) : Aren't you shy ones!

Raiho : Well then
Raiho : I'll start by explaining the target of our football club!

Matsudo : Target!?
Matsudo : Since they made it to the best 4 last year, this year...

Raiho : Well...

Raiho : Our target
Raiho : is to win the next match while having fun!
Background : Nyanyanyass!
Kozue (small text) : What's with that pose...

Page 06

Matsudo : Wait a second!
Matsudo : Isn't that goal way too small!?
Matsudo : Usually you'd say we're going for the victory in the prefectural tournament or to take part in the nationals, right!?
Guy (small text) : They know each other?

Raiho : But you know... Winning the next match while having fun is easier to understand.

Raiho : And if we do that and win match after match, in the end we'll take part in the nationals, right?

Page 07

Matsudo : Th... That's true, but...
Raiho : Well, let's leave it at that
Raiho : We'll begin the training!

Guy : Training, huh... Usually the freshmen are just used to pick up the balls...
Guy : They don't even let you kick a ball, huh?

Raiho : Ah, it's not like that in our club.
Raiho : Because it's not interesting, that kind of stuff, right?

Raiho : The freshmen and second years are doing the same practice, alright?

Guy : S... Seriously!?
Guy : Yes!!
Guy : This school is the best!!

Raiho : Then
Raiho : here, a ball.
Guy : Ah, thanks.

Guy : Eh?

Page 08

Guy : E... Err... so?
Guy : What should we do with this ball...
Raiho : Ah
Raiho : It's alright if you practice what you want?
Guy : Ha!? (small text : wh.. what we want??)

Raiho : The training of this Satomi high is
Raiho : half personal free training and half training with the whole team in a game format.
Raiho (small text) : But don't forget to stretch properly before that!

Guy : Free training!?
Raiho : Yup~

Guy : Err... Isn't there anyone coaching this team?
Guy : Is there no teacher as an advisor?
Raiho : There is an advisor.
Raiho : Look, over there.

Page 09

Raiho : But he's basically dead all day.
Kozue : He's not dead!! Stop saying rude things!!
Raiho : That's why I'm also acting as the coach.
Obu Haruo
Football club advisor
Geography teacher (retires next year)

Guy : But even if you say we're free, what should we do...

Raiho : It's alright if you just play the way you want to.
Raiho : See?
Raiho : All the seconds years are doing the same.

Raiho : Kiichi-kun is a side midfielder, so
Kiichi : Wooooh!!
Raiho : He asked to get the ball this way

Page 10

Kiichi : Seryaa!
Raiho : And practices centering.

Kai : Yaa!!
Raiho : And then, those two defenders
Raiho : compete for the ball!

Raiho : Everyone is just polishing their best plays!

Page 11

Raiho : That's why you guys should think about how improving your strong points.

Matsudo : P...
Matsudo : Please wait!

Matsudo : is it really alright to focus on the strong points!?
Matsudo : Aren't the basics like running necessary...

Raiho : I'm just telling you that you're not forced to do anything.
Raiho : If you feel like you lack stamina yourself
Raiho : Then training for that purpose is alright.

Raiho : And you know, isn't it just better to have fun while playing~

Page 12

Raiho : Your high school life is barely 1000 days long after all!

Guy : But you know...
Guy : Can you really win in matches like that?
Guy (small text) : Fixing your weak points would be more important...
Guy : Isn't that rather naive?
Guy : I'm anxious...

Raiho (small text) : Unyaa...
Raiho : Can't help it, I guess.

Page 13

Guy : Erm...
Guy : Why are the three of us...?

Page 14

Raiho : Hey?
Raiho : What do you guys think my position is?
Guy : Eh?
Matsudo : That's
Matsudo : Er...
Matsudo (small text) : With that height...

Guy : No... No good!! I can't think of a position that'd suit him at all!
Raiho : Fufufu, my position is

Raiho : Forward!

Guy : Forward!? With that body!?
Guy : It's impossible, right!?
Guy : When you have the ball you'll simply be crushed!!
Guy (bottom) : Without power you'll only be meat for the defense!!

Matsudo : That's right, it's true that his run and shoot yesterday were incredible, but
Matsudo : When you run with the ball yourself, you really need power...

Page 15

Raiho : So, do you think if I got some power through weight training I'd become an incredible forward?

Guy : No, that's...
Guy : It's true that even with power he'd still be a shrimp.
Guy : Pointless?
Guy : Yeah, it's impossible.
Guy : He's just too small.
Guy (small text) : It's just a bad joke.
Guy : Out of the question?

Raiho (small text) : You don't have to say that much...
Matsudo : Ah, he's feeling down...

Raiho : But there's still a way.
Raiho : And I'll show it to you!
Guy : Ha?

Raiho : Try to stop my dribble!!

Page 16

Sign : Chiba Sports planning office

Seisoku : Hi...
Seisoku : I came back from collecting data.

Girl : Seisoku-san.
Girl : How was it at Rikuou high?
Seisoku : Even with the high level in Chiba, the three schools that will stand out of the district are likely to be the same as last year.

Girl : Eeeh...

Girl : Ah, speaking of which.
Girl : Won't you go collecting data at Satomi high?
Girl : Wasn't the stir they caused last year incredible?

Girl : They've got something different from other teams
Girl : Even when you thought it was over, they still managed to turn the tables...

Page 17

Seisoku : Satomi is a team with players of meister-class.
Seisoku : With a lot of guys excelling at a single thing, they organize their team disregarding common sense.
(T/N : meister in that case is used with the meaning “master craftsman”, hence the title of the manga)

Seisoku : From the point of view of an amateur, this makes them fun to watch, but
Girl : Amateur!?
Seisoku : On the other hand it makes them full of holes.

Seisoku : It's just gambling football.
Seisoku : I don't think you can't last until the end with just gambles.

Seisoku : Honestly it'll be hard for them this year.
Seisoku (small text) : Because the teams last year weren't prepared.

Girl : But I think it's definitely not a gamble, you know?
Seisoku : What?

Girl : If that's the case, wouldn't the dream be to bet on Satomi?

Page 18

Guy : He said he'd pass the three of us?
Guy : I'm sorry for senpai, but if I stay calm and defend properly...

Guy : To the right!

Guy : Eh?

Guy : On the other side!!?

Page 19

Guy : What are you doing, go for it at full strength!!

Page 20

Guy : He passed two guys!!

Guy : Through a path we couldn't reach...
Guy : He simply slipped through, controlling the ball with his skills!!?

Guy : Stop him, Matsudo!!

Matsudo : That guy...
Matsudo : He can use the ball that way too!!

Matsudo : But...

Page 21

Matsudo : As long as I don't fall for the feint, with this huge difference of physique!!
Matsudo : As long as I can catch just his body...

Matsudo : You won't pass!!

Guy : He's not going for the ball but the body!!
Guy : He completely closed his path!!
Guy : As expected from that long reach!!

Matsudo : Got you!

Page 22-23 (spread)

Raiho : It's true that you can easily take me down if you catch me.

Raiho : That's why...

Matsudo : He's slowing down!? Why!? Does he plan to cut to the other side now!?
Matsudo : but even if he cuts now, I should be able to get it with my reach!!

Raiho : That's why I just have to make it so you can't catch me!!

Page 24

Guy : He went through!!
Guy : He seriously passed three guys without being touched!!

Matsudo : he did it!!
Matsudo : Slowing down and bracing himself for the collision with me
Matsudo : Was a feint for him to pass using all his running power!!

Matsudo : Dribbling technique, feints and strategy...
Matsudo : Even the difference of build doesn't matter if you can't catch him.
Matsudo : He polished these skills to the extreme for that reason!!

Raiho : How's that!!
Raiho : You can cover your weak points with your strong points!

Page 25

Raiho : Ugyaaa!!?

Matsudo : Because it's your strong point
Matsudo : Just thinking about your dream...

Matsudo : You're saying you can polish it this far!

Raiho : Hehehe~

Raiho : With this kind of football
Raiho : We'll have fun winning!

Page 26

Raiho : Wait, what!?
Raiho : I can't move at all!?
Raiho : Help me!
Kozue : What the hell are you doing, geez!

Kozue : Eh!?

Kozue : That man... Why is he in our school...?

Page 27

Kozue : the jersey 10 of the junior team of J-League's Chiba Jazz...
Kozue : Nishiki Hiromu...!?
Text : Someone from a Junior team appears at Satomi high!! What is his goal!?
Bottom : Next issue, a 23 pages chapter!! The unexpected statement of Nishiki is!?