Golden Time:Volume3 Prologue

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Golden Time 3: Prologue

Prologue

The eldest Hayashida son, who Banri only knew of as "Ani", was already gone by the time he entered high school.

The Hayashida-san of his same class, who joined the running club with him, in short, was Linda,

"That, actually, is my big brother."

She said, pointing before her with a strangely sour looking face: There was Ani.

Doing activities on the same playing field as the running club, he was subbing for the soccer club coach without pay.

A graduate of Banri's high school, and an old member of the soccer club too, Ani was in those days a third-year student at a local college. That he was really Linda's older brother was unexpected, but even Banri knew of him from the past. That coach, his voice strangely loud, shouted "Go Big!" and on that occasion seemed to be all seeing.

Dressed in an old jersey, quicker than anybody, he came into sight around the dusty track. Standing imposingly, he lay in wait as the soccer team, running double-time, gathered to him.

"Uvoi!"

He shouted at them one by one, his voice as if it were bolts of lightning cast off by a sky-god. While he nodded, his chin drawn back, his eyes burning hotly, he clapped loudly with the palms of his big hands. The team members dutifully shouting back, "Avoi!", the group now slowly taking shape and running off as light-footed as ever. There was certainly a reason the soccer club had a tendency to be forever hoarse.

In that place, if there were girls calling out "My Boy!" (the average fan-girls), there were also those saying "My Ball!" (the noisy ones), and there were even those shouting "Move it!" (the demon coach's fans). There were even a few who seemed to have fired themselves up so they could just shout "Oi! Oi!" (the punk rocker types).

His muscular silhouette was altogether Donkey Kong. All of Ani's body brought about the impression: his athletic body build, the thick feet characteristic of an experienced soccer player, even a certain monkey-like friendliness towards others. You couldn't say those looks were flattering, as if he were descended from gorillas. His slender younger sister Linda was almost exactly the opposite, the two of them never having resembled each other.

Before long, Ani seemed to notice the gazes directed at him. While easily waving in our direction and showing a friendly smile, he deliberately shouted "Uvoi!", like a gun going off.

But Linda, not cutting him any slack for being her brother, frowned and complained "Hey, cut it out! It's embarrassing," flipping her long hair (done in a ponytail), and quickly turning the other way.

Without answering, he turned his "Uvoi!" gun to vainly fill the entire grounds with its roar. Not the giant, glove-like back of his hand, nor a covering smile, entirely got rid of that sad place.

Unable to sit still, Banri rushed in by himself, belatedly reacting to him. Flying before Ani, imitating, no, mimicking the members of the soccer club, he shouted "Avoi!" at the top of his lungs.

<~~13% Completed~~>

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