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Kitazato: You know what will happen if you dare to throw a crappy pitch, right…
Enjiro: Oh, scary. So scary…
Text: Because they are in a pinch, the ace takes the mound!!
XXX: Change the flow of the game, Haimura!!
Title: Smokey B.B. // Author: Komiyama Kenta // Manga: Kawada Yuuya // Chapter 11 Ground Bowler
XXX: It’s up to you… to light the signal fire of our counterattack!
XXX: (Hm.)
Hayata: However, even if you overtrump those 3 people, it’s impossible to change the flow. // What will you do, Enjiro!!
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XXX: It seems that in the first round that strong –armed pitcher was awarded a shutout. // Well, that’s one powerful first year!? // But it won’t be a problem, I’ve seen his pitch many times… A first year with such a smug pitching style…
[T/N: Shutout = when a single pitcher pitches a complete game and doesn’t allow the opposing team to score a run.]
XXX: won’t be able to crush Hotei!!
XXX: What!?
Referee: Strike!!
XXX: Wow, he’s swinging his arm like a demon. // (Your shout is too soft, referee.) // Roger, Clemens. That’s an excellent smoky pitch.
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XXX: But, that power pitch he showed in the first match. // As he is unable to completely focus on the batter with one runner in the field
XXX: he suddenly unable to keep his cool!!
Referee: Ball!
XXX: You’re in a hurry, first year!!
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XXX: He’s throwing these in panic!! // He’s carefully keeping his pitches low in the strike zone, but // the interval between them is short.
XXX: This kind of straight pitch.
XXX: You won’t be able to get a strikeout… from Hotei’s batters!!
Enjiro: He he, this has gotten interesting…
Ikki: Somehow En no ji is not like his usual self today…
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Ikki: But from the batter point of view this tempo is pretty high… // But for the fielding…
Ikki: it’s easier to defend.
Enjiro: Oops! Too bad, over there
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Enjiro: is Ikki-kun.
Ikki: And // that’s one // out!!
Referee: Safe.
XXX: That was close!! // That was some amazing double play.
XXX: Tamazawa, that shot was too strong!
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XXX: Even we cannot hold ourselves against Honda’s defense.
XXX: yeah…
Ikki: What do you think, En no ji!!? It’s great, right!?
Enjiro: Yeah, nice play…
Ikki: No, I was talking about my hair!!
Ikki: I changed to… a different shampoo!!
Enjiro: How about you change your brain as well!?
XXX: That second rate private school got carried away.
XXX: Second rate, huh…
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XXX: That first year is really good. // His catching is also simply amazing!!
Hayata: Alright.
XXX: A nice rhythm. // And the one who created this rhythm is that man!! // Haimura Enjiro.
XXX: There he is, Hotei’s prince.
Sakamaki: (Shut up!) // Alright,… all I need is baseball!!
XXX: In this world there are two things that I absolutely hate. // First, I hate lionized first year super rookies. // And second…
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Satou: I hate pollen!! // Both make Spring a depressing season!!
Box: Satou Yuuto (3rd year) Pitcher
Enjiro: Thanks for those refreshing tones. // Can I call you the pocket tissue prince!?
Hayata: After this show of defense, he will aim to connect to the flow with their next attack.
Satou: ( Damn. // Achoo!!)
Satou: There’s also that reason behind this ground bowler pitching style.
Satou: But I’ll teach you one thing, first year!!
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Satou: That’s superficial pitching…
Satou: won’t work against me!!
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Sakamaki: Damn it!! Even though baseball is all I have!!
Referee: Foul.
Enjiro: Aah, that was close, mister Sakamaki.
Enjiro: If that had been a cheese burger, you would’ve caught it, right!?
Sakamaki: I would’ve caught it in my mouth!
Satou: Tch. // (Achoo!!)
Hayata: That Enjiro… he’s really weird.
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Hayata: Oh!
Hayata: It look like he’s actually enjoying // this ground bowler style of pitching. // Why would a show-off like him…
Sakamaki: From today on, you’re also one of Benten!!
Hayata: Aah…
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Hayata: I see…
Hayata: After all, baseball…
Hayata: is most enjoyable // if played with 9 people.
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Hayata: Go!!
Hayata: Enjiro!
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XXX: Don’t…
XXX: underestimate Hotei!
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Tora: Ho!
Tora: OK, Haimura. It was inside the fierce tiger’s range of fielding!!
Kitazato: Inside what range of fielding!?
Satou: Damn, because he pitched it down… I couldn’t raise the angle? // I warn you! Don’t get carried away, first year!!
Satou: All three of us seemed to have a perfect hit, if you make one mistake, your defense will…
Enjiro: Yeah. Thanks for the advice, Pocketis prince.
Text: Smokey B.B. chapter 11 / End
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Enjiro: But // that’s why we’ll get into the swing from the next inning on. // Prepare yourself, Hotei!!
Satou: So… that’s his aim!
XXX: Benten, huh? // Maybe we’d better crush them right here and now.
Text: The king keeps his eyes skinned!!
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