ISBN 4-08-847726-X Published by Margaret Comics, 3/2004

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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 9 ~The New Beni High Girls Volleyball Team~

Pg. 4

Girls: What are we gong to do?...Today's the last day we can enter for matches...

Girls: I know, but... We can't do this with 5 people... We're not gonna make it.

Nobara: I'm going to ask Oosaka-san one more time!

//gatan// [Nobara gets up]

Tomoyo: Hey

Tomoyo: Who do I give my application to!?

Pg. 5

Nobara's thoughts: She didn't change her expression at all.

Nobara's thoughts: The last 6th person rose.

Nobara's words: "You should determine your own worth"

Nobara's thoughts: I don't know what changed her mind, but

Nobara's thoughts: I had a feeling she would.

Pg. 6

Nobara: Welcome to Beni High's girls' volleyball team!!

Principal: I see

Principal: The girls' volleyball team's advisor!

Momoko: Yes.

Momoko: I'm actually the dorm mother as well and am pretty busy, but

Momoko: The student wants this...

[Momoko Sumiyoshi - Benino High School School Nurse]

Pg. 7

Principal: I see, I see.

//koku koku// [nod nod]

Principal: The student looks up to you!!

Momoko's thoughts: This is so tiring... That Nobara!

Momoko: Oh, it's not that.

Principal: If there's anything I can do for you, let me know. I'd be glad to help out...

Principal: Momoko-Senseiiiiiiii!!!!

//gan// [bam]

Momoko: Thank you. I will count on you when the time comes again, Principal...!

[Girls' Volleyball Team Advisor Inauguration]

Pg. 8

Momoko: Checkmate...

Girls: Whaaaaaat!?

Girls: We can only use half of the court!?

[Men's Volleyball Team Captain, Takahashi]

Takahashi: I've compromised a lot just by doing this.

Suzushiro: What...? How can we practice with just half the court? The net is men's height as well.

Takahashi: You can use the net by switching between the first half and second half.

Mochida: We've submitted our forms and are now recognized as an official team!! Isn't this unfair?

Pg. 9

Takahashi: We have 32 boys on our team! We even have boys that want to practice, but have to pick up balls instead!

Takahashi: You only have 6 people on your team!! I'll get angry if you keep on complaining!

Suzushiro:  He's already angry...

Mochida: Uh....

Yuushin: Oh!

//da// [dash]

Boy: What?

Pg. 10

Nobara: Haaa!

//do// [hit]

Girls: Oh no!!

//domu// [hit]

Nobara: Senpai! Don't worry!! I can still hit the ball with the men's height!!

[Nobara Sumiyoshi - Girls Volleyball Team - Sophomore]

Pg. 11

//pachi pachi// [clap clap]

Rena: That's great, Nobara-chan!

Mochida: Stupid...

Mochida: That's only you, Sumiyoshi...

//bu// [laugh]

Yuushin's thoughts: She's extraordinary, as usual...

//gogogogo// [Takahashi getting mad]

Takahashi: Don't interfere with our practice!!

Nobara's thoughts: The girls' volleyball team is in action today!

Pg. 12

Tomoyo: We're wasting time. Shouldn't we start practicing now?

Nobara's thoughts: I don't care if we don't have much space.  I don't even care if we're at the edge of the gym.

Nobara's thoughts: Finally...

Nobara's thoughts: I can finally play volleyball again!!

Pg. 13

[Tomoyo Oosaka - Junior]

//ban// [hit]

Nobara's thoughts: Can finally play volleyball...

//zoku// [chill]

[Yui Suzushiro - Senior - Girls Volleyball Team Captain]

Suzushiro: ...Did you see that? That Tomosaka-san is great!

Suzushiro: You can't even tell that she hasn't played for 2 years!

Pg. 14

[Ayako Mochida - Junior]

Mochida: You think? I think you're a better setter.

Nobara's thoughts: The ball came to me like it was being sucked in.

//dokin// [thump

Nobara's thoughts: This was our first time playing together and...

Nobara's thoughts: She already knows...

Nobara's thoughts: The best height for me to hit the ball!

[Kyouka Gotou - Sophomore]

Pg. 15

Nobara: You're good, Gotou-san!!

Gotou: Oh...well, I was a regular player in junior high.

Sumiyoshi's thoughts: We can do this! I think we can do this.

Sumiyoshi's thoughts: With this team, we can go to the district tournament...

Sumiyoshi's thoughts: And maybe win at least one game!

//dokin// [thump]

Men's team: Look at all that energy from the girls' team!

Men's team: With that net's height, they're practicing around it. And that setter with the long hair...

Men's team: What's going on? Is that really our girls' team...?

Men's team: That couldn't win one match?

Nobara's thoughts: Did you see that!? This is...

Pg. 16

Nobara's thoughts: The new Beni High girls' volleyball team!!

//dan// [Nobara almost falls on top of Rena]

Nobara's thoughts: That was dangerous...

Rena: I...I thought I would practice with you too!

[Rena: Komizo - Sophomore]

Pg. 17

Tomoyo: What are we going to do about her coaching?

Tomoyo: Are you going to let a new player practice without knowing anything?

Tomoyo: Geez...

Tomoyo: If you want, I can teach her from the start. When we have games, we need her to play as well.

Suzushiro: Th...That sounds good.

Suzushiro's thoughts: That's right. I forgot about that.

Tomoyo: Komizo-san, if you want to practice with everyone...

Pg. 18

Tomoyo: You have to at least learn the rules and manners!

Rena: Y...yes!!

Rena: It's the ogre coach!!

Tomoyo: What?

Tomoyo: Are you making fun of me?

Rena: N...no...

Mochida: What's with her?

Mochida: Why is she so egotistic like that...?

Nobara: Yes, but she is good. It was so easy to hit the ball!

Pg. 19

Tomoyo: Okay, you're slow!

//ta ta// [Rena running]

Tomoyo: What are you doing? Are you already worn out?

Tomoyo: No. Spread your legs the right way.

Girls: Good work!!

Pg. 20

Rena: Nobara-chan, my arm...!

Rena: My legs hurt! I'm scared of Oosaka-san!

Nobara: She's teaching the foundation of volleyball, so you better keep it up!

Nobara's thoughts: Oh no! It's already this time!

Nobara's thoughts:  I gotta make the dorm's dinner!

Rena: Noba...

Nobara: Sorry, but I have to get going!

//bata// [ Nobara runs into Haibuki]

Pg. 21

Men's team: Haibuki! That was wrong! Take that to the training room!

Haibuki: Oh, okay.

Nobara's thoughts: I haven't talked to Haibuki since that time.

Nobara's thoughts: Even at the dorms, I try not to make eye contact.

Haibuki's words: "The reason why I broke up with Oosaka-san is because I couldn't forget about you, Sumiyoshi-san"

Nobara's thoughts: Besides...

Pg. 22

Nobara's thoughts: I don't know what it feels like to "like someone"

Boys: Good work!

Haibuki: Was your knee okay?

Tomoyo: Yeah.

Tomoyo: Just to let you know, I didn't join the team just because you told me to.

Haibuki: ...Okay.

Pg. 23

Tomoyo: It's not even because Nobara Sumiyoshi asked me to either!

Haibuki: I know. It's for yourself, right?

Haibuki:  I think that's good.

Nobara's words: "You should determine your own worth!"

Tomoyo: That's right. With volleyball, I'll live once again.

Pg. 24

Tomoyo: I'm not going to lose to your precious Nobara Sumiyoshi!

Tomoyo: Wh...what's so funny!?

Haibuki: Oh nothing... Just thought about how cute you are.

Tomoyo: Whaaat!?

Nobara's thoughts: Instead of being in love or...

Nobara's thoughts: Being like a girl...

Girl: Su...Sumiyoshi-san. Sumiyoshi-san!

Nobara's thoughts: As long as I can play volleyball, I'm happy.

Pg. 25

//suuu suuu// [zzzz zzzz]

Nobara's thoughts:  I've always been this way.

Girls: What!? We're going to have a practice match!!?

Suzushiro: That's right. Before the actual match, I thought we should experience it first, so I arranged it.

Suzushiro: The date is next Sunday at this school.

Suzushiro: The opposing team is Shouei High School. We've played them numerous times before, but I think we could have a good game with our team now.

Nobara's thoughts: Our first match!

Nobara: Then we have to come up with more combinations to practice!!

[Combination...Combination play between the setter and attacker; attack]

Pg. 26

Suzushiro: Sure. I'll have Oosaka-san do that.

Suzushiro: She's going to be the setter for the next match.

Mochida: Our...

Mochida: Our setter is Suzushiro-san, isn't it!?

Suzushiro: With her being the setter,

Suzushiro: We'll have more variations of attacks.

Mochida: I can't hit the ball with her as the setter!

Pg. 27

Mochida: I've been hitting the ball with Suzushiro-san's toss since my freshman year!

Suzushiro: You can hit it! You've seen her technique, haven't you?

Nobara's thoughts: Geez, we're fighting again.

Nobara's thoughts: I want to hurry up and practice.

Rena: Nobara-chan.

//gyu// [hug]

Nobara: What, Rena?

//gyuuuu// [huuuug]

Nobara: Rena!?

Nobara: We're at practice! Stop touching me!

Pg. 28

Nobara: What's the big deal?

Nobara: Our captain, Suzushiro-san, is saying this, so...

Mochida: Sumiyoshi, as long as you have your team, you don't care about the others, do you?

Mochida: As long as your good at volleyball, that's okay for you?

Pg. 29

Mochida: I...

Mochida: I don't care if we're weak. I don't care if we win.

Mochida: I want to hit with Suzushiro-san's toss!

Mochida: We only have a little bit of time to play volleyball with Suzushiro-san before she leaves!

Mochida: Why..

Mochida: Why can't you understand!?

Mochida: Suzushiro-san!

Pg. 30

Tomoyo: Please be the setter...I can toss from any position.

Gotou: E..excuse me!!

Gotou: Rena-chan is feeling too well...!

Nobara: Rena!!

Pg. 31

Momoko: Her whole body is in muscular pain!

//shya// [Momoko shuts the curtains]

Momoko: She has a fever too. What did you guys make her do?

Tomoyo: Some footwork and training...I thought I'd have her gain some physical strength.

Momoko: Okay, to gain muscle, you have to do it gradually.

Momoko: To have her exercise suddenly is dangerous.

Tomoyo: I'm sorry. It was my miss.

Nobara's thoughts: Rena wasn't feeling well...

Nobara's words: "We're at practice! Stop touching me!"

Pg. 32

Nobara's thoughts: Why didn't I realize that!?

Rena: Nobara-chan.

Nobara: What's wrong, Rena? You don't have to get up.

Rena:  I'm fine.

Rena: Haha....I have muscle ache.

Rena: How embarassing.

Rena: Nobara-chan, I...I'll try really hard so I can practice with everyone as soon as I can, so...

Rena: Until then..

Pg. 33

Rena: Don't forget that I'm there, okay?

Mochida's words: "Sumiyoshi, you..."

Mochida's words: "You don't care about the others, do you?"

Rena's words: "I thought I'd practice with you"

Nobara's thoughts: Rena, who's been practicing at the edge of the gym...

Pg. 34

Mochida's words: "Why can't you understand!?"

Nobara's thoughts: Mochida-san's feelings for Suzushiro-san...

Nobara's thoughts: Suzushiro-san, who will be retiring soon...

Tomoyo's words: "Please be the setter"

Nobara's thoughts: Oosaka-san...

Gotou's words: "Rena-chan isn't feeling well!"

Nobara's thoughts: Gotou-san...

Nobara: Of course I won't forget about you, Rena! Why do you say that!?

Nobara's thoughts: This is my circle of friends.

Pg. 35

Rena: Nobara-chan...!?

Mochida: Hey, why are you crying, Sumiyoshi!?

Nobara's thoughts: What am I doing...!?

Pg. 36

//gachya// [Yuushin opens door]

Yuushin: Whoa, you scared me. You're still awake? What are you doing?

Nobara's thoughts: Yuushin.

Nobara: ...Homework. I fell asleep in class, so I got loads of it.

Yuushin: You're stupid!

//guuuu// [growl]

Pg. 37

Yuushin: Hey, have you seen my pudding?

Nobara: No...

Yuushin's thoughts: Oh! Here it is!! I thought Ichiba ate it.

Yuushin: Whoa! You scared me! What!?

Nobara: Hey...am I a bad person?

Yuushin: H...

Yuushin: Huuuh? What's with you!?

Pg. 38

Nobara: Do I not see my surroundings?

Yuushin: Yeah, I guess you can say that. Especially now.

Nobara: I see.

Yuushin: What do you mean, "I see"?

Yuushin: Oh, well, wait, wait! I understand!

Yuushin: What's wrong? Something happened, right!?

Yuushin: Hey!

Pg. 39

Nobara: I was happy that I was able to play volleyball again.

Yuushin: Yeah...and?

Nobara: I made a team so I can volleyball with everybody, but I was too concerned about myself...

Nobara: I was happy and...

Yuushin: Did someone say something to you?

Pg. 40

Nobara: I was told that as long as I have a team...

Nobara: I don't care about the others.

Nobara: But she was right!

Nobara: I wanted to hurry up and practice and for a second, I was annoyed by Rena...!

Nobara's thoughts: Why am I crying to him?

Nobara: Ren was trying so hard and...

Nobara: She's such a good person...!

Pg. 41

Nobara's thoughts: This has nothing to do with Yuushin.

Yuushin: But you realized it, right?

Yuushin: You realized that she was trying hard and

Yuushin: You weren't thinking much about others.

Yuushin: You understand now, right?

//koku// [nod]

Yuushin: As long as you're worried about what you didn't do enough of...

Pg. 42

Yuushin: You're fine.

Yuushin: You can move on and go to the next step.

Pg. 43

Yuushin: And anway,

Yuushin: You can't make a good team all of a sudden.

Yuushin: You've got people on that team that just met each other...

Nobara's thoughts: This has nothing to do with him, but...

Nobara's thoughts: I wonder why...

Yuushin: Okay, stop crying already!

Nobara's thoughts: I felt like he'd listen to me.

<END OF Beniiro Hero - Chapter 9>