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Chapter 43
FIRST QUARTER OF THE FIRST MATCH
HURYA!!
THERE IS NO WAY YOU'RE GETTING THIS!!
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TAKE IT!!
A BIT TOO STRONG, DON'T YOU THINK?
DAMN! HE GOT PAST ME!
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FAST!
LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, WE'RE ONLY A WARM-UP ACT.
BUT, THAT ISN'T TO SAY
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WE'LL BE LETTING YOU WIN.
43RD QUARTER I've got it
TOUOU VS. SEIRIN
WITHOUT AOMINE?!
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THERE'S...
THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THEIR STRATEGY...
WOW
YEAH
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR ACE
WHAT WERE THEIR SCORES?
ALMOST DOUBLE IN PRELIMS!!
AND THAT'S STILL WITHOUT THEIR ACE?!
WE CANNOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN.
THAT ACE WILL BE...
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AH...!
THIS KID...!
HE'S YOUNGER THAN ME, AND NOT LETTING ME SHOOT?!
HE'S NOT GOING ANYTHING...?
WAH!
(IT'S NOT GOING IN?!)
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DAMN.
MORE THAN PHYSICAL SUPERIORITY...
THIS TEAM...
THEY'VE MASTERED ALL THE BASICS AND LEARNED TO WORK WITH THE TALENTS THEY ALREADY HAVE!!
HEY!
DOES YOUR TEAM ALWAYS PLAY LIKE THIS?
WELL...
WE'VE LEARNED NOT TO DEPEND ON AOMINE-SAN FOR A LOT.
HE'S A LITTLE ODD AT TIMES.
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ALSO, WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER LITTLE SURPRISE.
WE KNOW
ALL YOUR MOVES.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
DON'T BOTHER WITH THAT!
NONE OF THAT
WILL MATTER.
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HUH!
HE'S FREE!
GO!
SHOOT!
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I WILL NOT LET MYSELF BE BEATEN BY A TODDLER!
Y-YES SIR!
HE HAD A TOTAL PERSONALITY CHANGE!
(SCARY!!)
AH~
THERE YOU GO AGAIN, SAKURAI-SAN...
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PASS!
AND TOUOU HAS THE BALL!
THEY'RE RUNNING FOR THE CENTER!
I WASN'T KIDDING ABOUT EARLIER, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T CARE.
WE'LL WIN.
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WHO IS HE?!
AH--?!
I COULDN'T EVEN SENSE HIM, MUCH LESS SEE HIM!
THAT'S TOO HIGH FOR YOU, YOU IDIOT!!
I WASN'T KIDDING ABOUT EARLIER EITHER.
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GAHHH!
HIS JUMPS ARE UNBELIEVABLY HIGH!
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HERE! TAKE THE BALL!
(THANKS!)
YOU SHOULDN'T GO AFTER THINGS THAT ARE TOO HIGH FOR YOU!
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.
SHOULDN'T IT BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND?!
HEY,
DOES THAT AOMINE ALWAYS PLAY LIKE THIS?
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I'LL CRUSH HIM TO THE GROUND
I PROMISE.
I KNOW.
HEY! YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL!!
THAT TEAM!
(SO CAREFREE!)
AHH~
WELL, THIS IS THE GENERATION OF MIRACLES HERE.
AH, THE GAME IS PROGRESSING...
WHO?
MIDORIMACCHI!
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WHY ARE YOU HERE?!
AH--KISE.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE A TSUNDERE!
WHO IS?!
NOT ME!
TAKAOCCHI SAID YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE!
I MANAGED TO FIND SOME TIME.
NOW REALLY.
ANYWAYS,
HAVE YOU NOTICED IT?
THIS MATCH
SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.
AH? REALLY?
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WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY MEAN?
BOTH TEAM ARE EVENLY MATCHED!
RIGHT--BUT NOT FOR LONG.
SEE HER DOWN THERE?
...!! THAT'S... THAT'S MOMOICCHI!
YEAH.
SHE'S...
SHE'S SMILING!
(I'VE GOT IT.)
WHAT DOES MOMOI HAVE IN STORE?!