ISBN 4-08-847643-3 Published by Margaret Comics 2003

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NOTE: The small text/words are usually the words/text outside the bubbles or in small text (usually handwritten). I seperated each line according to the bubbles or chunk of words each character uses. I think everything else is pretty self-explanatory.

All translations done by Crystal. Please do not copy unless I give you persmission to. Thank you!

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Part 1 ~Are You HERO?~

**Pg. 1**

Nobara's thoughts: At the time I gave up wanting things...the long hair, ribon, frills, flower prints...basically everything that was girlish all belonged to her in the first place....

**Pg. 2**

Nobara's mom: Nobara-san. Nobara-san.  How long are you planning on sleeping!? You're going to be late for your school entrance ceremony...

//goin// [Nobara's mom trips over weights]

Nobara's mom: Gu....nu!!

**Pg. 3**

Nobara's mom: Nobara!! What is with this room!?

//gubi gubi// [Nobara gulping down drink]

Nobara:  Oh crap.

Nobara's dad: Oh, you're early today, Nobara.

Nobara: Morning! I start school today! Can you tell her that I don't want any breakfast! Bye!

Nobara's thoughts: "Woman"...

**Pg. 4**

Nobara's thoughts: "Graceful and modest". Our house is running the business of a Japanese cuisine restaraunt, which has been around for a long time, called "Seiryu". It's basically like Yamato Nadesico (woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan).

Nobara's grandma: Good morning.

Nobara's dad:  Good morning.

Souka: Good morning, Grandma.

**Pg. 5**

Nobara's grandma:  Oh, Souka.  You look so cute today, as usual.

Nobara's thoughts: I'll leave that all up to my little sister, Souka.

Girl //kyaaaaa// [shrieking]: A pervert!!

**Pg. 6**

//kyaaaaaa// [shrieking]

Boy: What?

Nobara: No! Wait a second!

//kyaaaaaaa// [Girl shrieking]

//ban// [Boy opens door]

Boy: You're the naughty one who's been peeking in the girls' restroom, huh?

//baki// [Boy cracks his knuckles]

//dan// [Boy throws Nobara against the wall]

Nobara: No, stupid! I'm a girl!

Boy: Huh? Girl?

**Pg. 7**

//muni// [Boy touches Nobara's chest]

Boy: Oh!? It's true...barley.

Nobara's thoughts: What...

//bogu// [Nobara punches Boy in face]

**Pg. 8**

Boy: That hurt, asshole!

Nobara: That's your punishment!!

Boy: Geez, it hurts. Damn that she-he. She punched me with all her might!

Boy's friend: Ha ha ha. Yuushin! I heard that you were the pervert that went into the girls' restroom and got punched by a girl.

Yuushin: What's that!? That's not true!

Haibuki: That's your fault. She looks like a girl.

Yuushin: Huh? How!? Haibuki, you need your eyes checked! That one place is good!

Haibuki: Her name is Nobara Sumiyoshi. She was playing in the Kanagawa tournament in junior high. Her team was weak, but she was the only one scoring points.

**Pg. 9**

Yuushin: Huh?

Nobara's thoughts: Rather than being in love or being like a girl, I love the white ball. I love that moment of going after the ball desperately with everyone. I came to this high school to play volleyball. Not to take lessons for that humiliating business!

**Pg. 10**

Nobara: Ahhhh! I'm so pissed! I'm so pissed! That's why I hate guys!!

Nobara's aunt: Oh, shut up. You just had your chest touched.

Nobara: J...just touched!?

Nobara's aunt: Plus, it's your fault for dressing up like a boy and misleading him.

Nobara: Because I don't look good in the school uniform!! Maybe I should've just went to an all girls' high school. I chose to go here because I heard that they aim for national volleyball.

**Pg. 11**

Nobara's thoughts: It didn't matter wether they were strong or weak. I didn't care where I went as long as there was volleyball.

Nobara:  Hey!! Are you listening, Aunt!?

//shya// [Nobara opens curtains]

Nobara //gyaaaaa// [shrieking]: Aunt!!

Nobara's aunt: You're so loud! His temperature goes down when I do that!

Nobara: There's no way it's going to go down!!

**Pg. 12**

Nobara's aunt: Humph!

Nobara: Are you really part of the teaching staff?

Nobara's aunt: Stop calling me aunt.

Nobara: You are my aunt! You're my mom's little sister!

Nobara's thoughts: What is this lady thinking!!? At this age...

Nobara's aunt:  Oh yeah. I got a phone call from my sister the other day. I haven't heard from her in awhile. She wanted me to take care of you.

Nobara: She probably told you to keep me away from volleyball, right? She doesn't like the idea of me going into volleyball because it'll interfere with my lessons.

Nobara's thoughts: But even if she disagrees, I'm going to play no matter what.

**Pg. 13**

//haaaaa// [Nobara's aunt sighs]

Nobara's aunt: As I thought...you came to this school without knowing anything.

Nobara: What?

//buwa// [Haibuki jumps]

**Pg. 14**

//dan// [Haibuki spikes ball]

Boy: Whoa! The special first-year is really good!

Yuushin: Geez....that was just a "quick".

//gara// [Nobara slides open door]

//biku// [Yuushin jumps]

Yuushin: Hey!  You're the one from before!! What? Did you come back for revenge?

Nobara: Where's the captain!?

**Pg. 15**

Nobara: Who's the captain!?

Captain: That's me. Who are you?

//zawa// [men's volleyball team murmuring]

Nobara: Why isn't there a girls' volleyball team!?

Captain: Huh?

Nobara's aunt's words: "Just recently...around the time you learned that you got into this school...I just heard about it the other day too"

**Pg. 16**

Nobara's aunt's words: "It got cancelled"

Nobara's thoughts: No way! I decided to come here to play volleyball!

Nobara: Because it's written on this school's pamphlet that there's going to be a gym for volleyball. An entrance for scholarships! It says that it's the leading volleyball team in the metropolitan area that has a strong sense and an elite high school!

Captain: It's talking about the men's team, right? The girls' team just kept on getting smaller and smaller. They were too weak, so they're team got taken away.

**Pg. 17**

Nobara's thoughts: This can't be true.

Captain: You've heard enough, right? Can you go now? You're in the way of our practice.

Nobara's aunt's words: "There's no volleyball team for the girls"

Nobara's thoughts: What? That means that I can't play volleyball here?

Nobara: Then let me be on the mens' team.

Captain: Huh!?

**Pg. 18**

Captain: Stop talking nonsense! You're a girl, right!?

Nobara: It'll be fine! I can handle the same practice easily!

Captain: Is there something wrong with her?

//haaaa// [Captain sighs]

Team Member: There's no way you can keep up. We have a hard enough time. We're aiming for nationwide this year. Our amount of practice is going to be doubled than last year's too!

//gara// [Team Member opens door]

//dosa// [Nobara lands on ground]

**Pg. 19**

Captain: Don't worry about it! Let's start practice!

Team Member: Okay!

Yuushin: What an outrageous person!!

Captain's words: "They were too weak, so they're team got taken away"

**Pg. 20**

Nobara's thoughts: Then where am I supposed to play volleyball!?

Man: Oh, welcome home, Miss! Um...Miss?

Nobara: I'm home...

//ban// [Nobara slams refrigerator door shut]

**Pg. 21**

Nobara: Mom!!

//gachya// [Nobara opens door]

Nobara: What is this!? These are my things! You were just going to throw it away!?

Nobara's mom: This is good. Can you take the account book to the hostess.

Woman:  Yes.

Nobara: Mom!

Nobara: Please be quiet. There's no need for it, so I threw it away.

**Pg. 22**

Nobara's mom: Nobara-san, when you graduate high school, you will be the 7th hostess of this "Seiryuu". You need to start learning right now. There's a lot to learn. We need to have our customers see your face too. There's no time to be playing sports. I told you numerous times.

**Pg. 23**

Nobara: I have never said that I was going to work at this place!

//ban// [Nobara's mom shuts cabinet]

Nobara's mom: Then what are you going to do!? Are you planning on becoming a professional volleyball player or something!? This is the first daughter's duty. By next Friday, I am going to have you come to the tatami room.

**Pg. 24**

//batan// [Nobara's mom shuts door]

Nobara's thoughts: I can never talk back to Mom. Our family isn't normal. Our family is warped! What is she talking about the tatami room!?  I'm still 15!!

**Pg. 25**

Souka: I'm home!

Nobara's grandma: Welcome home, Souka. I was waiting for you. I got some Japanese confectionery from a customer.

Souka: Really, Grandma!? Oh! I'm home, Sister.

**Pg. 26**

Nobara: Welcome home, Souka.

Nobara's thoughts: Cute Souka. I have always wanted to be like you ever since I was a kid.

Nobara's grandma's words: "You just don't advance in anything you do. ?????? Look at Souka!"

Nobara's thoughts: But for the first time...

**Pg. 27**

Girl's words: "Wow, you're good, Nobara-chan! Do it again!"

Nobara's thoughts: I thought this was great.  I was able to love myself.

**Pg. 28**

//ban// [volleyball hits fence]

Nobara's thoughts:  I found something I can concentrate on.

Nobara: Please bring back the girls' volleyball team.

**Pg. 29**

Teacher:  Huh...? Well...we can't just bring it back...

Nobara: Just because you're weak, you can't play volleyball?

Teacher:  I don't think that was the reason. If you get enough girls to want to play on the volleyball team...

Nobara's thoughts: What? Then...

Teacher:  Hm...?

**Pg. 30**

Teacher: But didn't the vice principal say something about it?

Teacher 2:  Oh yeah. There was a petition at the PTA.

Nobara: Petition?

Teacher 2: Right! The person that donated a lot of money wanted all the unneccarsy sports to be taken away. Hm? What was the name...you know....

**Pg. 31**

Teacher 2: The famous Japanese cuisine restaraunt...

Nobara: Seiryuu!!

Girl: Ha ha ha. What's that?

Boy:  No, really.

//don// [Nobara bumps into Boy]

Boy: Hey! Wait, you! That hurt!! Apologize!

**Pg. 32**

Boy: I'm sorry!

Girl: What!?

Nobara's thoughts: I see. Mom, you're going to go that far?

Nobara's mom's words: "I want you to come to the tatami room by next Friday"

Nobara's thoughts: Fine! I'll do that!

**Pg. 33**

Nobara's thoughts: If Seiryuu's that important to you!

Woman: Miss. Miss, are you ready? Everyone is waiting.

Nobara: I'm going now.

Woman: Oh my gosh.

Nobara: I'm late. I'm Nobara.

Customer:  Oh! Here comes the future hostess.

**Pg. 34**

Nobara's mom: Come on in.

Nobara: Excuse me. Welcome to Seiryuu.

**Pg. 35**

Customer: Wow...she's a pretty girl, Hostess! You said that she looked like a boy.

Nobara's mom: Oh no. I'm embarassed.

Nobara's thoughts: Mom. Just today, I'm going to work for Seiryuu. Just like you and Grandma did. But just today!

//pasa// [Nobara throws wig down on floor]

**Pg. 36**

Nobara: I am never going to do this!

Nobara's mom: What are you talking about, Nobara-san? The customers were very happy. It was a good performance.

Nobara:  This is enough!

**Pg. 37**

Nobara: There's something wrong with this house!!  I'm in high school! It's not like I'm saying I want to do something special. I just want to join a team!! I want to play volleyball!

Nobara's mom: Please don't speak too loudly. The customers are still here.

//mukkaaaa// [Nobara getting mad]

Nobara's thoughts: Your restaraunt is more important than your daughter!?

Nobara: Fine. Then if you're not going to let me play volleyball, I'm going to leave this house.

**Pg. 38**

Nobara's mom: Wait, Nobara-san. I won't let that happen!! You are Seiryuu's...

Nobara: What's with Seiryuu!? And being the hostess!? Putting on make-up and attending to the old men and ladies! It's the same thing as working in a night club!

//pan// [Nobara's mom slaps Nobara]

**Pg. 39**

Nobara:  I'm leaving!

Nobara's thoughts: I've had enough!

Woman: Miss!

Nobara's thoughts: I don't care about this house!

**Pg. 40**

//dota dota// [Nobara running]

Souka: Sister!?

Nobara's dad: Hey!

//gachya// [Nobara's dad opens door]

Nobara's dad: I heard Nobara left the house! Hey, Shouko!

**Pg. 41**

Nobara's mom: It's alright! She needs to clear her head a little.

Nobara's dad: Yeah, but...

Nobara's mom: I know where she's going to go.  I have a good idea of what she's thinking.

**Pg. 42**

Nobara: Please let me stay here.

Nobara's aunt: No!!

Nobara: Please! You're the only one who understands my feelings!!

Nobara's aunt: You have such wild hair. What does that mean? Because I'm not part of that house? You're too naive. You're only 15, right?

**Pg. 43**

Nobara's aunt: School expenses! Living! There's a lot of other things that parents pay for. Understand?

Nobara: If it's about money, I'll work. Plus, I want to make a volleyball team. They told me that if I get enough people, they'll accept a volleyball team. I can't play volleyball if I stay at that house! So...

**Pg. 44**

Nobara: Please. Aunt...

//uru// [Nobara about to cry]

Nobara's aunt: Are you a dog?

//gachya// [door opens]

Man: Oh, a visitor?

Nobara's aunt: She's my niece.

Man: Oh. She's cute.  Ha ha. Wild hair.

Nobara's thoughts: M...man!

Man: Hm? Where's my beer?

**Pg. 45**

//kaaaaa// [Nobara turning red]

Nobara's thoughts: Well, I already imagined this would happen, so...

Nobara's aunt:  Nobara. You're really going to do cooking, laundry, and anything else?

Nobara: YES!! I will!

Nobara's aunt: Even if there's those guys that you hate?

Nobara: Y, yes!! I can handle it.

//koku koku// [Nobara nodding her head]

Nobara's thoughts: Alright!!

Nobara's aunt: Fine. Then I'll take you there. Take off your make-up.

**Pg. 46**

Nobara's aunt:  I'll take you to a place where it's perfect for you.

Nobara's thoughts: What!?

Nobara: Um, Aunt, what is this?

Nobara's aunt: It's a dormitory! Can't you tell by looking at it? It's the dorms our school built this year for the scholarship students on the volleyball team.

Nobara: Wh...

Nobara's thoughts: The volleyball team!!

**Pg. 47**

Nobara: No way! I can go in this great place!?

Nobara's aunt: Not just go in. You're going to work here!! Come here.

Nobara's thoughts: Nobara Sumiyoshi. 15 years old. The start of my stormy high school life.

Nobara: Huh?

<END OF Beniiro Hero - Part 1>