Meister 8

Erm. Kinda late, huh? My bad, I've had some troubles this week-end and haven't been able to get on the internet much these last days, not mentioning translating. So well, only two days left before raw day, but better late than never, I guess? Sorry again to all of you fans and scanlators who were waiting.

As for this chapter itself... I like it, but I still understand why Kuroko is better rated than Meister. At this rate, I wonder if this is the one that will be canceled should some space be made... Especially now that Asklepios is going to die >.>;

Oh well, enjoy this chapter anyway~

Meister chapter 08

Page 01

Middle : The pass from Matsudo to Raiho breaks through!!

Someone : The first shot is for Satomi!!
Play.8 First Goal

Page 02

Raiho : Ah!

Someone : As expected from Sudou! He got in the way of the shot!!
Someone : The ball crossed the touch-line!!
Someone : But...

Page 03

Someone : The pressure of Kuromine's catenaccio didn't work on Satomi's pass work!!?
Raiho : Fuu...
Raiho (small text) : Too bad!

Koban : We managed to shoot!
Daiban : It's true.

Kai : It was true...

Kiichi : We can use our passes!?

Kiichi : It's the result of that, just like Raiho said...

Page 04

Narration : Last year, the day after they were lost in the semifinal of the tournament
Kozue : Ah...
Kozue : Err, guys...

Kozue : Cheer up!
Kozue (small text) : Being cheerful is our strong point, right?
Kozue : Making it to the best 4 of the prefecture is already great, right?
Kozue : With only freshmen from a barely created school... There's still next year, right?!

Kai : Please stop trying to comfort us.
Daiban : Challenging one of the four strongest teams of Chiba was reckless.
Taira (small text) : It was a nice dream.
Koban : We're just a gathering of small fries, huh?
Mimura : I'm sure the world will just turn its back to us now.
Someone : Yeah, that's right!
Kozue : Their hearts are completely broken...

Kozue : It's true that whenever one of our players had the ball, two or three players of Kuromine surrounded him immediately.
Kozue : The dribbles, the passes to Raiho... It was only 0-1 but it was still a complete defeat.

Kiichi (small text) : How can we win against that...
Kozue : How can we cheer them up...

Raiho : Guys!

Page 05

Raiho : There's no point in being depressed!
Raiho : Let's play a bit to change your mood!

Kai : Ha?
Koban : Play?

Kai : Raiho...
Kai : We've made teams of four players like you said, what now?
Raiho : hehehe

Page 06

Raiho : The four of you will have a relay of direct passes!

Kai : Relay?

Raiho : Once the second guy gets the pass from the first one, he'll pass directly to the third one.
Raiho : In the same way, the third one will pass directly to the fourth one.
Raiho : In the meantime, the first one will have to run ahead in order to get the pass from the fourth one.
Left : If you touch the ball twice, you'll have a penalty and will be forced to stay in place for ten seconds.
Arrows : Pass

Raiho : The goal is to get to the torii of the shrine behind the school while keeping up passing the ball in that way.
(T/N : a torii is a gate-like thing, often found at the entrance of shinto shrines)

Kai : Hooo, that seems interesting.
Kai (small text) : One touch football, huh?
Raiho : Of course, it's a contest to see who gets there the fastest.
Raiho : Maybe it'd be better to have a penalty for the team who gets there last?
Raiho : Let's see...

Page 07

Raiho : Alright...
Raiho : The team that loses will have to eat Kozu-chan's special homemade cookies.
Raiho : Get it?

Kai : Kanahari's... cooking!!?

Kozue : Wait, isn't that weird?
Kozue : It should be a reward for the team that wins...

Kiichi : This is a fight we definitely can't lose.
Kozue : Hey, what do you mean by that.
Kozue (small text) : That's rude!
Narration : It seems like something happened during their summer camp.

Mimura : Nice pass!
Mimura : Alright, next...

Mimura : Wait, why aren't you going forward!!
Guy : Wah... Sorry!
Guy : Wah!!
Guy : Where are you kicking the ball!!

Page 08

Kozue : You touched the ball twice!
Kozue : Stay there for ten seconds!

Someone : Isn't it harder than it seems!?
Someone : It's important to keep track of the guys who don't have the ball!
Someone : If you don't get in place for the next pass after you've kicked the ball, you won't make it in time!!
Small text : One, two, three
Small text : Waaah!
Small text : Run!

Kai : Get a grip! Do you want to eat Kanahari's cooking or what!!
Someone : No way!!
Someone : I don't want to die!!
Kozue : Is my cooking so “evil”?
Narration : Inhuman

Flag : Satomi, win!

Someone : That pass relay was fun and everyone liked it
Someone : It became an habit to do it after training.

Someone : We kept up for 4 months, until recently, when the police warned us.
Cop : Koraa!
Cop : Don't kick a ball around on the road!!
Kiichi (small text) : Damn, the cops!
Raiho : Eeh, meanie!
Someone : Thanks to that, everyone became better at direct passes.

Page 09

Mimura : Here!
Mimura : The pressure is coming!!

Raiho : Pressure is just like a psychological trick.

Raiho : Surrounding the player with several guys to put pressure on him
Raiho : It's like an illusion that an enemy is multiplying, increasing the chances of a mistake.

Raiho : But in the end, football is still played with eleven players vs eleven players.
Raiho : In places without pressure, in the other hand, there will be less opponents, and teammates will be free.

Raiho : That's why when the pressure is coming, you have to calm down and think it's an opportunity.
Mimura : Don't rush, it's an opportunity
Mimura : An opportunity...

Raiho : if you pass around before being pressed, thanks to the pass relay training...

Page 10

Raiho : You can get around the pressure
Raiho : and turn it into a chance!!

Mimura : To think it was just to have fun and recover after losing that match...

Kiichi : And now it's useful in matches...

Someone : Raiho thought about it as a measure against Kuromine from the start!?

Ootsuka : Awesome!
Ootsuka : In the first 15 minutes, the ball possession is completely for Satomi, right!?

Ootsuka : Satomi is truly overwhelming them...

Page 11

Seisoku : You can't know that yet.

Ootsuka : Eh?

Ootsuka : B... But Satomi is attacking so much?
Ootsuka : See, almost all the players of Satomi are in Kuromine's side of the field and attacking...

Seisoku : It's true that Satomi is controlling the midfield, but

Seisoku : Look carefully.

Seisoku : The gloves of Kuromine's keeper aren't dirty yet!

Page 12

Ootsuka : Eh?
Ootsuka : I have bad eyesight, so I can't see that well...
Seisoku : I meant that the keeper hadn't touched the ball yet.
Seisoku (small text) : I didn't say to look at it for real!

Seisoku : They get in the way of every shoot.

Seisoku : They strike them when they're going to kick the ball so they can't shoot well.

Seisoku : They don't let them finish anything.
Nishiki : Wha...
Nishiki : What's that guy...

Seisoku : But the weirdest thing...
Sudou : Nice, Shiroi!
Sudou : Keep up watching the movements of that number 10 like that!

Page 13

Sudou : the midfield should fall back a bit and be more compact!
Seisoku : Even though Satomi is attacking so much...
Seisoku : his face isn't changing one bit.

Koori : besides me, everyone is on the opponent's side...

Koori : Well, they only have a single forward, so it's alright, I guess...
Koori : I only have to keep an eye on him...

Koori : But this forward wasn't playing last year...
Koori : A freshman...?

Ada : This guy keeps talking to himself, he's scary...

Page 14

Ootsuka : But still, doesn't Satomi have the upped hand?
Ootsuka : Kuromine hasn't attacked even once yet...
Seisoku : That's true.

Seisoku : but in my eyes
Seisoku : it only looks like Kuromine is inviting Satomi in...

Someone : He repelled the shoot again!

Someone : Kuromine picked up the ball!!

Sado : Captain!

Sudou : Alright, it's about time...

Page 15

Raiho : Tairacchi!!

Taira : Ha?

Page 16

Someone : The ball fell between Koori and the goalkeeper!!

Koori : He only cleared the ball normally...
Koori : Why was Raiho-kun in such a hurry...

Sudou : Well then, Ada...

Sudou : Show them your weapon!!

Page 17

Koori : Wha... What's with that guy!!
Koori : He should have been way to the back...

Koori : No way I'll let you go...

Koori : Fast!!?
Koori : Keeper!!

Page 18

Someone : A speed contest with the keeper!!
Someone : Which one is the fastest!!

Someone : It's Kuromine!!

Someone : There's no one left before the goal!!

Koori : Shit...
Koori : Shit...

Koori : Shiiit!!

Page 19

Someone : Goal!

Someone : Kuromine scores first!!

Sudou : Stopping the opponent's attacks
Sudou : And killing them at once with a counter.

Sudou : This is Kuromine's
Left : Unshakable traditions!!
Sudou : counter football!