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yuna_tulin August 3 2008, 17:43:16 UTC
Thanks for sharing this O___O... Wow.. seriously she breaks down.. omg T___T;;; Thats really touching lashjhdgh and obviously Abe is being realy oblivious (It seems Chiyo is hiding it well though xD! )

Haha I totally thought that if it were to come out from someone else it would be Mihashi who's understand Chiyo's feelings xD

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toudalicious August 3 2008, 17:50:48 UTC
It was a really strong scene (even technically speaking, from the paneling point of view ;)).
She - being Shinooka - doesn't even really break down.
But it still shows that her feelings are quite strong and - well hidden. She seems to make a really hard effort to not let anybody notice.
This kind of confirms my suspicion that she has been in love with Abe for a long time (and thus lying to her sempai and friends about not liking anybody on the team).

Mihashi - I really don't know what he thinks at all. Perhaps he really doesn't think anything.
Anyway... I guess it will become interesting. I wonder if Higuchi lets the whole matter drop in the end or just puts it on stand-by until Koushien or their graduation from school ^^;. I seriously don't know.
She surprises me with every damn thing she does in this manga.

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yuna_tulin August 3 2008, 17:57:20 UTC
I can tell O___O Seriously... its a big shock for me even though its not that much of a deal to a few others? T__T;;; I mean... I think if the word got out it would be tough for the team (Thats probably why she wont say anything) and it could make a big impact in the story O_o

I seriously never imagined crying!Chiyo T____T I supposed it means shes been holding back for so long ;__; The poor girl... *sigh* Why is Higuchi putting twists in the story like this out of no where!? XDDD

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toudalicious August 3 2008, 18:14:28 UTC
Funnily it isn't even SO out of nowhere. Back in hindsight some previous things actually make more sense, although you never would have guessed from them alone.

I think, too, that if it'd get ever known to the team, there would be some major.. cracks.
Oofuri is mostly cute and happy, but there also have been dissonances before (think Abe and Izumi, for example).

As always we can only speculate and then be surprised at the next chapter, which will surely deal with completely different things (Tajima?), only to be hit by the next Higuchi(c) bomb the chapter afterwards...

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rukawagf August 3 2008, 18:22:11 UTC
She actually tries - contrary to a certain catcher - to include Mihashi into the conversation/planning

ROFL!!! XD XD

As for the part where Chiyo being in love with Abe was recent or has been a looong time, there's always been SEVERAL hints that she likes someone in the team. It's pretty obvious when her friend comes to their game and asks her "so which one of those boys do you like?" and she blushes really hard.

I can not wait to see Chiyo breaking down scene. it sounds so cute and mature~~<3

thank you for the translations!

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toudalicious August 4 2008, 03:31:39 UTC
I love Abe, really, but how he treats Mihashi (again!) in this chapter made me want to give him some smacks on the head.

I don't remember her blushing (haha, perhaps I didn't notice because of the Oofuri-PermaBlush) but I agree that there were quite some hints before Ö__Ö

It was really touching...

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ridi August 3 2008, 18:29:41 UTC
Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to do this!

Whoa whoa whoa, Musashino vs. Kasukabe?! AWESOME. I hope we get to see this match, or at least some of it!

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toudalicious August 4 2008, 03:27:35 UTC
My pleasure!

Yeah, for those who missed the rival teams - she puts them back into focus. And since the game is about to start, I guess, we will read a bit more about it in the next chapters!

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ashne August 3 2008, 19:10:33 UTC
I think this chapter`s going to make me love Oofuri even more than I actually do.

Thanks! :*

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toudalicious August 4 2008, 03:25:26 UTC
Very contrary to espectations it does, it does.
She tries hard to drive her fans away (I mean, how many procent of Oofuri fandom consist of AbeMihashi fans?) but THEY JUST WON'T LET GO! XDDDD~

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tofubeast August 3 2008, 21:51:43 UTC
*Flips over various things*

God, this is why I like Chiyo. She's such a refreshingly strong and real character. Hngggggh, now I'm entertaining thoughts of Abe/Chiyo as well, but at the same time, I agree with you--something seems off. Although I'm a bit biased in terms of Abe/Mihashi, something just doesn't...fit with Abe/Chiyo.

But still, power to Chiyo for being mature and patient.

At the same time though...GRAAAH, MIHASHI, DON'T REMAIN SILENT, GROW SOME BACKBONE AND LAY CLAIM TO YOUR MAN. >XD

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toudalicious August 4 2008, 03:22:53 UTC
Trust me, Abe/Chiyo is just not so unlikely anymore after this chapter.

But it's rather funny how (nearly) everybody was "NO WAYYY????!!!" after the spoiler came out and a lot of people start warming up to the idea by now. HIGUCHI WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO US?
At first I thought her editors told her she should reduce the slash level a bit and thus she decided on this twist, but when you really read carefully, she seems to have planned this for a long time -____-;

.GRAAAH, MIHASHI, DON'T REMAIN SILENT, GROW SOME BACKBONE AND LAY CLAIM TO YOUR MAN. >XD

I couldn't help this thought as well XDDDD~
Especially with the second scene, you really don't know what he's thinking, especially about Abe. This "he's grown quite tall and ... Chiyo is really small, isn't she" had a really strange vibe to me. He stands a bit off (coming in as the last) and one wonders if he really sees Abe at this moment or Chiyo...Oh no ( ... )

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