Clannad VN:SEEN2506
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// Resources for SEEN2506.TXT
#character 'Tomoyo'
#character '＊Ｂ'
#character 'Sunohara'
#character 'Voice'
#character 'Kyou'
#character 'Baseball Member'
#character 'Captain'
#character 'Members'
#character 'Taniguchi'
#character 'Yanagimoto'
#character 'Fuuko'
<0000>
// May 6 (Tuesday)
<0001>
// Clatter!
<0002>
// \{Tomoyo} "It's morning, \m{B}."
<0003>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0004>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
<0005>
// I move my body as the light pierces into my eyes.*
<0006>
// \{Tomoyo} "Morning."
<0007>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah... morning."
<0008>
// \{Tomoyo} "You wake up the same as always."
<0009>
// \{Tomoyo} "Even though we're this far into school."
<0010>
// \{Tomoyo} "You want to get excited or anything?"
<0011>
// \{\m{B}} "I don't..."
<0012>
// \{Tomoyo} "Why? We'll be spending time together during lunch, won't we?"
<0013>
// \{\m{B}} "Because, it's so soon after the holidays isn't it...?"
<0014>
// \{\m{B}} "I've been away from classes for too long."
<0015>
// \{\m{B}} "If possible, I'd like to spend time together during classes..."
<0016>
// \{Tomoyo} "Mmm, but that's impossible..."
<0017>
// \{Tomoyo} "But, I'm happy you think that."
<0018>
// \{Tomoyo} "I'll be happy remembering that while in class."
<0019>
// \{Tomoyo} "But, I might not be able to pick up the information during lessons."
<0020>
// \{\m{B}} "It might be bad for you but, I've always thrown away lessons."
<0021>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm always thinking about you."
<0022>
// \{Tomoyo} "Mmm..."
<0023>
// \{Tomoyo} "But! Don't think anything perverted."
<0024>
// \{\m{B}} "My imagination runs wild in that direction. Forgive me."
<0025>
// \{Tomoyo} "Nope. I won't."
<0026>
// \{Tomoyo} "I won't permit even a single bit of that during lunch."
<0027>
// \{\m{B}} "That's a problem."
<0028>
// There is a new posting on the bulletin board.
<0029>
// It's probably from one of the administration members this morning.
<0030>
// If only something this simple would get rid of a person's rumors.*
<0031>
// But, it doesn't.
<0032>
// Which means, we'll have to rewrite this by ourselves.
<0033>
// \{Tomoyo} "\m{B}, don't buy any bread at lunch."
<0034>
// She says that as we are about to part.
<0035>
// \{\m{B}} "Why?"
<0036>
// \{Tomoyo} "No matter what, okay?"
<0037>
// And then lunch.
<0038>
// \{Tomoyo} "A return party."
<0039>
// She places two lunch boxes on top of my desk.
<0040>
// One is rice with an extravagant set of side dishes.
<0041>
// The other one is rice with colorful soboro dressed on top.
<0042>
// \{Tomoyo} "I was going to write your name with the soboro, but it was embarrassing, so I gave up."
<0043>
// \{Tomoyo} "Then I thought of a heart mark, but that was also embarrassing, so I gave up."
<0044>
// \{Tomoyo} "Having said that, it's the shape of a bear's face."
<0045>
// ... that alone \bis\u embarrassing!
<0046>
// \{Tomoyo} "It's pretty cute, don't you think?"
<0047>
// \{Tomoyo} "If you look carefully, the way it wakes up is just like you."
<0048>
// \{Tomoyo} "A masterpiece."
<0049>
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<0050>
// The way Sunohara expresses himself shows he's quite removed from this situation.
<0051>
// It would make no difference if he ran away. Tomoyo would be here with me.*
<0052>
// \{Sunohara} "Maybe, it's better if I'm not here... later."
<0053>
// As Sunohara gets up from his desk, I ring him by the collar and pull him in.
<0054>
// \{\m{B}} (Wait! Please! Stay, rather! That's an order!)
<0055>
// So I whisper.
<0056>
// \{Sunohara} (To be honest, you two are a pair... there's no way a third person can be here!)
<0057>
// \{\m{B}} (You eat this bear!)
<0058>
// \{Sunohara} (If I do that, Tomoyo's gonna kill me!)
<0059>
// Some of the students peeped over to see what was going on.
<0060>
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<0061>
// \{Sunohara} (For something like this... isn't it better to get rid of the evidence as soon as possible?)
<0062>
// \{\m{B}} (Indeed...)
<0063>
// \{Tomoyo} "What's wrong, you two?"
<0064>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm digging in!"
<0065>
// Clapping my hands together, I grab the chopsticks, and with a surge of power I stuff the bear into me.
<0066>
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food!"
<0067>
// I finish eating it in ten seconds.
<0068>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0069>
// \{\m{B}} "That was good. As expected of Tomoyo."
<0070>
// \{Tomoyo} "... that was my lunch just now."
<0071>
// \{\m{B}} "What?"
<0072>
// \{\m{B}} "This isn't... mine?"
<0073>
// \{Tomoyo} "Yeah. That's not yours. Yours is over there."
<0074>
// Tomoyo puts the other lunchbox on top of her lap.
<0075>
// \{\m{B}} "... tell me sooner..."
<0076>
// \{Tomoyo} "I never knew you could finish eating in ten seconds."
<0077>
// Indeed.
<0078>
// \{Tomoyo} "What a troublesome guy... what should I do?"
<0079>
// \{\m{B}} "Can you eat that?'
<0080>
// \{Tomoyo} "It's a bit much for me..."
<0081>
// Tomoyo opens the cover.
<0082>
// \{Tomoyo} "This one is the one with your name and a heart mark on it."
<0083>
// Slam!\shake{3}\rMy face falls flat on the table.
<0084>
// \{Sunohara} "Later, \m{A}."
<0085>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't go--!!"
<0086>
// \{Tomoyo} "These are my feelings."
<0087>
// \{Tomoyo} "I wonder how I might eat this."*
<0088>
// \{Sunohara} "Later, \m{A}."
<0089>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't goooo--!!"
<0090>
// \{Tomoyo} "\m{B}... would you eat this?"
<0091>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0092>
// \{\m{B}} "A... alright..."
<0093>
// \{Tomoyo} "Eat slowly so you can enjoy the flavor. It was bad eating the way you did just now, wasn't it?"
<0094>
// \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
<0095>
// \{Sunohara} "Later, \m{A}."
<0096>
// \{\m{B}} "I said, don't go----!!"
<0097>
// \{Voice} "Why you guys..."
<0098>
// There, the voice of someone whose hair sway.
<0099>
// \{Kyou} "You're causing trouble again.."
<0100>
// \{Kyou} "I won't let this simply pass by..."
<0101>
// \{\m{B}} "Uh, you aren't the class rep here, you know?"
<0102>
// \{Kyou} "I'm speaking in Ryou's place..."
<0103>
// \{Kyou} "Yes, Ryou's..."
<0104>
// \{Kyou} "Hey, you."
<0105>
// She looks down on Tomoyo.
<0106>
// \{Kyou} "I hear you're good with fights."
<0107>
// \{Kyou} "Let's have one, mano-a-mano..."
<0108>
// No matter how brute Kyou is, there's no way she's a match for Tomoyo.
<0109>
// The two face each other in the hallway.
<0110>
// \{Sunohara} "T-this is bad... what timing, forcing myself in all this time..."
<0111>
// \{\m{B}} "You'll definitely fall into their kicks."
<0112>
// \{Sunohara} "But, if this goes on, they'll both lose their memories from hitting each other!"
<0113>
// \{\m{B}} "You read too much manga."
<0114>
// Kyou starts first.
<0115>
// Stepping up, she waves her hand like a sword.
<0116>
// Tomoyo'll be able to handle this without a sweat.
<0117>
// If high's no good, go low. Take her legs out.
<0118>
// Nimble, she evades it.
<0119>
// Tomoyo's not putting up any defense at all.
<0120>
// Maybe she's taking into account her opponent's her senior.
<0121>
// \{\m{B}} (No... with the exception of Sunohara, she wouldn't lay a hand on anyone in this school...)
<0122>
// And then, Kyou...
<0123>
// Tomoyo fends her off easily enough but, she wouldn't stop attacking.
<0124>
// Looking desperate... she gnaws her teeth...
<0125>
// I think she's doing this, not because she's angry, but because of some overwhelming dejection towards Tomoyo.
<0126>
// To begin with, why is Kyou seeing her as an enemy...?
<0127>
// \{Tomoyo} "That's enough..."
<0128>
// Tomoyo lets down her guard.
<0129>
// And towards her face...
<0130>
// Slap!
<0131>
// The palm of Kyou's hand slipped through.
<0132>
// \{Kyou} "Why..."
<0133>
// \{Kyou} "... why did you..."
<0134>
// \{Kyou} "You're only good with fights..."
<0135>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0136>
// \{Tomoyo} "... it might have been like that up until I entered this school."
<0137>
// \{Tomoyo} "But, I'm doing my best from here on out."
<0138>
// \{Tomoyo} "No matter what happens."
<0139>
// \{Tomoyo} "That's what I decided."
<0140>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0141>
// \{Tomoyo} "If, by chance, you..."
<0142>
// \{Tomoyo} "If you happen to be on good terms with \m{B}, then..."
<0143>
// \{Tomoyo} "I, too, want to be on good terms with you."
<0144>
// \{Tomoyo} "That's why... I don't want to continue this."
<0145>
// Be quiet and leave it to Tomoyo
<0146>
// Say something
<0147>
// If one spoke to Tomoyo for just a bit, and honestly knew her up-front personality, there'd be no way anyone could hate her.った。
<0148>
// That's why I remain silent.
<0149>
// \{Kyou} "Well..."
<0150>
// \{Kyou} "I'll see what happens... from then on."
<0151>
// \{Kyou} "I don't really know right now, anyway..."
<0152>
// Saying just that, Kyou leaves.
<0153>
// \{Sunohara} "Whew... somehow this ended pretty quickly."
<0154>
// \{\m{B}} "I was sure she was going to kick you, though."
<0155>
// \{Sunohara} "I'm completely unrelated to this, you know."
<0156>
// \{\m{B}} "Her decision to do that is brave and powerful, isn't it?"
<0157>
// \{\m{B}} "Even though I did whatever I wanted while I was suspended for these three days."
<0158>
// \{\m{B}} "Sunohara and I aren't even coming late to school anymore."
<0159>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, even though we get lunch in return, it's all good."
<0160>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0161>
// \{Kyou} "Hmm..."
<0162>
// \{Kyou} "Is that so..."
<0163>
// \{Tomoyo} "Somehow, I'd like to get along with you."
<0164>
// \{Tomoyo} "I'm sorry for being noisy during lunch."
<0165>
// \{Tomoyo} "I won't do it again. I promise."
<0166>
// \{Tomoyo} "So, please don't start anything..."
<0167>
// \{Tomoyo} "Next time, you can join us for lunch."
<0168>
// Tomoyo lends out her hand.
<0169>
// \{Sunohara} "Yeah... don't kick me ever again."
<0170>
// She throws her hand at Sunohara.
<0171>
// They both kick him.
<0172>
// \{Kyou} "Well..."
<0173>
// \{Kyou} "I'll see what happens... from then on."
<0174>
// \{Kyou} "I don't really know right now, anyway..."
<0175>
// Tomoyo takes her hand.
<0176>
// \{Sunohara} "Ahh... the strongest and worst tag did that to me..."
<0177>
// \{Sunohara} "Is this okay, \m{A}?!"
<0178>
// \{\m{B}} "Why not?"
<0179>
// If one spoke to Tomoyo for just a bit, and honestly knew her up-front personality, there'd be no way anyone could hate her.った。
<0180>
// And then, the three of us spend our time together during lunch for many days.
<0181>
// It's fun.
<0182>
// It'd be nice if this continued.
<0183>
// That's what I really think from the bottom of my heart.
<0184>
// Before long, the day of the student council election comes.
<0185>
// May 7 (Wednesday)
<0186>
// The voting starts in homeroom.
<0187>
// The ballot with the names goes around.
<0188>
// I put Tomoyo's name on it.
<0189>
// And then, the three of us spend our time together during lunch for many days.
<0190>
// It's fun.
<0191>
// Finally, I talk to them.
<0192>
// \{\m{B}} "You two free after school?"
<0193>
// \{Sunohara} "Today?"
<0194>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<0195>
// \{Sunohara} "I think I should be fine."
<0196>
// \{Tomoyo} "Yeah, I don't have anything happening."
<0197>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, mind coming with me for a bit?"
<0198>
// \{Sunohara} "For?"
<0199>
// \{\m{B}} "Sports."
<0200>
// \{Sunohara} "Huh...?"
<0201>
// \{\m{B}} "Thought it'd be nice to get out there and sweat once in a while."
<0202>
// \{Sunohara} "You serious... I don't want to sweat at all..."
<0203>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm sure you have good reflexes, man."
<0204>
// \{Sunohara} "Whatever!"
<0205>
// \{\m{B}} "But, if Sunohara came, it'd be too much, and the balance would be tipped."
<0206>
// \{Sunohara} "I'm fine I said, I'm reliable after all!"
<0207>
// Looks like we're just about ready.
<0208>
// \{\m{B}} "What about you, Tomoyo?"
<0209>
// \{Tomoyo} "Well, if you're calling me out, \m{B}, I guess I will..."
<0210>
// \{Tomoyo} "But I don't have my gym uniform today."
<0211>
// \{\m{B}} "That's too bad."
<0212>
// \{Tomoyo} "Are you thinking something perverted again...?"
<0213>
// \{\m{B}} "Nah, it's fine. Your school uniform should be okay."
<0214>
// \{Tomoyo} "I wonder about that."
<0215>
// \{Tomoyo} "Even if it's my school uniform, I should at least be wearing bloomers."
<0216>
// \{\m{B}} "You won't be jumping up and down."
<0217>
// \{Tomoyo} "Hmm... in that case, well, I guess it's fine."
<0218>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, it's decided."
<0219>
// After school.
<0220>
// We stand on the field.
<0221>
// The baseball team is practicing in front of us.
<0222>
// \{Tomoyo} "The field?"
<0223>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<0224>
// \{Tomoyo} "As you can see, the baseball team's using it right now."
<0225>
// \{\m{B}} "That's fine."
<0226>
// \{\m{B}} "We're taking them on, anyway."
<0227>
// \{Tomoyo} "Eh?!"
<0228>
// \{Tomoyo} "Wait, \m{B}. What do you mean?"
<0229>
// Ignoring her words, I stand in front of the members at the coach's box.
<0230>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey there, want to have a match?"
<0231>
// \{Baseball Member} "Huh?"
<0232>
// \{\m{B}} "A baseball match with her."
<0233>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0234>
// \{Tomoyo} "... with me?"
<0235>
// \{\m{B}} "Yes, you."
<0236>
// \{Tomoyo} "Wait, the three of us won't be playing? That's not what you told me."
<0237>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, just be silent."
<0238>
// \{Baseball Member} "What kind of joke is this?"
<0239>
// Their stupid eyes give off an impression, laughing off at the idea of a girl as their opponent.
<0240>
// \{\m{B}} "We're not joking. If she loses, we'll be your ballboys and do what you want."
<0241>
// \{\m{B}} "But, if she wins, you'll have to listen to what we say."
<0242>
// \{Baseball Member} "Hmm... is that so? Interesting."
<0243>
// He's fallen for it. Probably thinking this is just a stupid annoyance.
<0244>
// \{Baseball Member} "Hey, everyone gather up."
<0245>
// The men all pile up.
<0246>
// \{Baseball Member} "That girl wants to have a match with us, see."
<0247>
// \{Baseball Member} "So that there'd be rumors running amok in the school that we're weak."
<0248>
// Looks like the guy talking is the captain. As he stirs them up, the members' expressions all change at once.
<0249>
// \{Captain} "So she'll have any friends?"
<0250>
// His harsh words are joined by raised fists.
<0251>
// \{Tomoyo} "What do you plan on doing, \m{B}..."
<0252>
// Tomoyo whispers into my ear.
<0253>
// \{Tomoyo} "Sorry, but I don't really have any confidence in beating these guys..."
<0254>
// \{Tomoyo} "To begin with, I haven't even played baseball."
<0255>
// \{\m{B}} "Just leave it to me. All you have to do is give it your best."
<0256>
// \{Tomoyo} "Besides, why do I have to..."
<0257>
// \{\m{B}} "Please go along with this, Tomoyo."
<0258>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0259>
// \{Tomoyo} "You serious about this?"
<0260>
// \{\m{B}} "Yes I am."
<0261>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0262>
// \{Tomoyo} "If you say so, \m{B}, then I guess I'll have to..."
<0263>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, let's do this."
<0264>
// \{Tomoyo} "You're really, \breally\u serious about this?"
<0265>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'm counting on you."
<0266>
// \{Tomoyo} "Just this time..."
<0267>
// \{Captain} "As expected. How many of you guys are there anyway? Have you decided on how you'll lose?"
<0268>
// \{\m{B}} "Tomoyo, are you strong at pitching or batting?"
<0269>
// \{Tomoyo} "Neither."
<0270>
// \{\m{B}} "Come on, exaggerate."
<0271>
// \{Tomoyo} "There's nothing to exaggerate. I haven't done this before."
<0272>
// Again, the members give off a smirk.
<0273>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, pitch. Throw with all your might. You don't have any skill with batting, after all."
<0274>
// \{Tomoyo} "The problem's not as simple as that."
<0275>
// \{\m{B}} "We've decided. She'll be pitching. You guys will be batting."
<0276>
// \{\m{B}} "It'll be us three. If you strike out, you lose."
<0277>
// \{\m{B}} "If you get one hit, you guys win."
<0278>
// \{Captain} "Hahaha! That's pretty rich!"
<0279>
// There might be anger behind that laughter.
<0280>
// \{Captain} "Well, fine."
<0281>
// Truth is, if I weren't this close to Tomoyo, I would have had the same reaction.
<0282>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, you can do defense for now. Catch the fly balls and grounders, will you?"
<0283>
// \{Captain} "Alright, alright."
<0284>
// So he says, in a tone that would calm children.
<0285>
// And then, the members look back...
<0286>
// \{Captain} "We'll use that defense plan then."
<0287>
// He gives the order.
<0288>
// \{Captain} "So, who'll be the catcher then?"
<0289>
// \{\m{B}} "Ahh, well. Then, Sunohara."
<0290>
// \{Sunohara} "Eh? Me?"
<0291>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, you. Your reflexes are good, after all."
<0292>
// \{Sunohara} "Whatever!"
<0293>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, I'm counting on you."
<0294>
// \{Sunohara} "Geez, can't be helped. Let me at them!"
<0295>
// It's so easy to control this guy.
<0296>
// Borrowing a catcher's mitt, he heads to home base.
<0297>
// \{\m{B}} "You have a mask?"
<0298>
// \{Sunohara} "We got none in amateur baseball, and it's disgusting!"
<0299>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, Tomoyo, let's begin throwing practice!"
<0300>
// So I yell, facing Tomoyo as she stands on the mound.
<0301>
// \{Tomoyo} "Okay..."
<0302>
// \{Tomoyo} "So, I should throw like this?"
<0303>
// She throws her hand many times.
<0304>
// \{Sunohara} "Come on, throw like this, throw!"
<0305>
// Sunohara stands up and makes a pose.
<0306>
// \{Sunohara} "Use the lower half of your body!"
<0307>
// \{Tomoyo} "Do I need to, despite throwing?"
<0308>
// \{Sunohara} "Yes you do!"
<0309>
// \{Tomoyo} "Annoying, I'm already throwing."
<0310>
// \{Sunohara} "Yeah, come!"
<0311>
// Sunohara again sits down, clapping his catcher mitt.
<0312>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0313>
// She prepares herself.
<0314>
// \{Tomoyo} "Here it comes!"
<0315>
// Whoosh.
<0316>
// ... clatter!
<0317>
// Everyone looked up into the sky.
<0318>
// The ball hit the fence high up.
<0319>
// It got stuck in the wires, not falling down.
<0320>
// The defense team begins booing.
<0321>
// \{Sunohara} "Idiot, control's important! This time, throw lightly!"
<0322>
// \{Tomoyo} "Okay..."
<0323>
// Whoosh.
<0324>
// Thud!
<0325>
// Even though it was a high ball, Sunohara managed to catch it in his mitt.
<0326>
// \{Members} "........."
<0327>
// The members all fall silent on the pitch that happened in front of them.
<0328>
// \{\m{B}} (Well, seeing how she moves there makes you think she might not be such an amateur...)
<0329>
// \{Captain} "You done?"
<0330>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<0331>
// \{Captain} "Then, I'll be the umpire, okay?"
<0332>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't be so harsh, man. Your opponent's an amateur after all."
<0333>
// \{Captain} "Yeah."
<0334>
// The captain stands behind Sunohara.
<0335>
// \{Captain} "Number one, Taniguchi!"
<0336>
// \{Taniguchi} "Yes!"
<0337>
// Entering the batter's box is the member who was called.
<0338>
// \{Tomoyo} "Let's go."
<0339>
// \{Sunohara} "Come!"
<0340>
// She enters her pitch.
<0341>
// Whoosh.
<0342>
// Knock!... clatter!
<0343>
// Foul. It hit the fence behind us.
<0344>
// \{Captain} "That was a ball just now!"
<0345>
// \{Taniguchi} "I'm sorry!"
<0346>
// \{Captain} "Look carefully!"
<0347>
// \{Sunohara} "Hey, umpire, stop giving advice to him!"
<0348>
// \{Captain} "Shut up!"
<0349>
// Second pitch.
<0350>
// Whoosh.
<0351>
// ... thud.
<0352>
// A low one.
<0353>
// \{Sunohara} "You an amateur? That was a strike."
<0354>
// \{Captain} "Y-yeah... strike!"
<0355>
// \{Taniguchi} "Eh..."
<0356>
// \{\m{B}} (Sunohara, the way you play there's pretty good... I couldn't say the same for myself...)
<0357>
// Third pitch.
<0358>
// Whoosh.
<0359>
// Clatter.
<0360>
// A wild pitch. Again, it hit the fence behind.
<0361>
// \{Sunohara} "Calm down, Tomoyo!"
<0362>
// He throws her a new ball.
<0363>
// \{Tomoyo} "Shut up and be quiet."
<0364>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0365>
// Fourth pitch.
<0366>
// Whoosh.
<0367>
// A high ball.
<0368>
// ... it lures the batter into swinging.
<0369>
// \{Captain} "That was a ball just now!"
<0370>
// \{Taniguchi} "I-I'm sorry..."
<0371>
// \{Sunohara} "Come on, call an out."
<0372>
// \{Captain} "Y-yeah... swing out!"
<0373>
// \{Sunohara} "Good. Great work, Tomoyo!"
<0374>
// \{Tomoyo} "I feel kind of strange being praised by you."
<0375>
// \{Sunohara} "You know, you're supposed to encourage your friends so they get all fired up!"
<0376>
// \{Tomoyo} "That's exactly why. I don't recall ever calling you my friend!"
<0377>
// \{Sunohara} "Well, even if you say that, I still trust you, so we're still friends anyway."
<0378>
// \{Tomoyo} "Was that a joke? If you're serious, I'll send you flying into the sky."
<0379>
// \{Sunohara} "Don't be so shy."
<0380>
// \{Tomoyo} "What an annoying guy..."
<0381>
// \{Captain} "Yanagimoto, you're up!"
<0382>
// \{Yanagimoto} "Yo!"
<0383>
// \{Captain} "Watch carefully!"
<0384>
// \{Yanagimoto} "Sure!"
<0385>
// The next one stands in the batter's box. His body's pretty big, likely the team's main member.
<0386>
// \{Sunohara} "Tomoyo, he only looks big, so don't worry!"
<0387>
// \{Tomoyo} "That's why I don't want you to say that..."
<0388>
// \{Sunohara} "Alright, come!"
<0389>
// First pitch.
<0390>
// Whoosh.
<0391>
// A low one.
<0392>
// \{Captain} "Ball!"
<0393>
// \{Sunohara} "What was that, Tomoyo?! Was that a pitch from the Koushien?!"
<0394>
// \{Tomoyo} "I don't have such a background, this is my first time pitching after all!"
<0395>
// Second pitch.
<0396>
// Whoosh... clatter!
<0397>
// Again, it went high, hitting the fence.
<0398>
// \{Sunohara} "Remember, Tomoyo! That day when you were alive, holding the bat!"
<0399>
// \{Tomoyo} "Like I'd know anything about that!"
<0400>
// Third pitch.
<0401>
// Whoosh.
<0402>
// Without thinking, the ball hits the ground hard and bounces above Sunohara.
<0403>
// \{Tomoyo} "Tch..."
<0404>
// \{Sunohara} "Stop playing like that!"
<0405>
// \{Tomoyo} "It's not like I want to...!"
<0406>
// Fourth pitch.
<0407>
// Whoosh...
<0408>
// \{Captain} "Ball!"
<0409>
// \{Sunohara} "Gaah, what's she doing, geez!"
<0410>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0411>
// \{Captain} "You can't win."
<0412>
// \{\m{B}} "That's fine, it's a walk after all. If any of your members hit home base, then you guys win."
<0413>
// \{Captain} "I guess so. The day won't really end unless we do."
<0414>
// \{Captain} "Yanagimoto, walk!"
<0415>
// \{Yanagimoto} "Okay!"
<0416>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0417>
// Thanks to Sunohara, Tomoyo seems to have lost her cool.
<0418>
// \{\m{B}} (He'll piss off anyone, whether it's friend or foe...)
<0419>
// \{Captain} "Walk!"
<0420>
// After that, Tomoyo couldn't strike out the next person.
<0421>
// \{Captain} "Walk!"
<0422>
// Soon, the bases were loaded.
<0423>
// \{Captain} "Bases are loaded, it seems."
<0424>
// \{Captain} "Guess I'll be the last one to stand..."
<0425>
// \{Captain} "Taniguchi, you be the umpire!"
<0426>
// \{Taniguchi} "Okay!"
<0427>
// The captain himself enters the box.
<0428>
// \{Sunohara} "If you cause a walk here, you'll be called Ishige for the rest of your life!"
<0429>
// \{Tomoyo} "I don't know who that is..."
<0430>
// \{Sunohara} "The heart of a flea!"
<0431>
// \{Tomoyo} "That's not something I want..."
<0432>
// \{Tomoyo} "\m{B}!"
<0433>
// She calls my name.
<0434>
// \{\m{B}} "Time!"
<0435>
// I run to where she is.
<0436>
// \{\m{B}} "What's wrong?"
<0437>
// \{Tomoyo} "He's really annoying me..."
<0438>
// \{\m{B}} "I know, just calm down."
<0439>
// \{Tomoyo} "Even if you tell me to, I can't."
<0440>
// \{Tomoyo} "I want to stop..."
<0441>
// \{\m{B}} "Tomoyo..."
<0442>
// \{Tomoyo} "It's not that I don't want to throw."
<0443>
// \{Tomoyo} "I just don't like him..."
<0444>
// \{Tomoyo} "He's getting on my nerves with every thing he says..."
<0445>
// \{Tomoyo} "That's it. \m{B}, you take his place."
<0446>
// I don't know how to answer.
<0447>
// I can't lift my good arm, because of the fight with my old man.
<0448>
// So I won't be able to throw back the ball.
<0449>
// I might be able to pitch though...
<0450>
// But, if I did that...
<0451>
// Tomoyo would restrain herself towards me, and I might be catching some light pitches.
<0452>
// That would be ideal for the batter.
<0453>
// Is that even okay...?
<0454>
// Yes
<0455>
// Noい
<0456>
// If that's so, then this is as far as we go...
<0457>
// If Sunohara continues to be like this, it can't be helped.
<0458>
// \{\m{B}} "Tomoyo..."
<0459>
// \{Tomoyo} "Yeah?"
<0460>
// \{\m{B}} "I'll change in and be the catcher... listen, don't hold back."
<0461>
// \{\m{B}} "This is a match so to improve your reputation after all."
<0462>
// \{Tomoyo} "Wait, that's not what I heard."
<0463>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, because it's the first time I've said it."
<0464>
// \{Tomoyo} "What do you mean?"
<0465>
// \{\m{B}} "I'll say again, this is my plan to get you to become popular."
<0466>
// \{Tomoyo} "Will I even become popular with this sort of thing?"
<0467>
// \{\m{B}} "You will. Rumors will spread once you beat the baseball team."
<0468>
// \{\m{B}} "Even more, it might be fear."
<0469>
// \{\m{B}} "It not a fight at all. It's sports, anyway."
<0470>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0471>
// \{Tomoyo} "Well... I know what you want to say... I won't let this end in vain."
<0472>
// \{\m{B}} "That's good. Show me what you've got."
<0473>
// \{\m{B}} "Just like I said, this is my plan."
<0474>
// \{\m{B}} "You can't say anything that'll imply this is for you."
<0475>
// \{Tomoyo} "Isn't this all for me anyway?"
<0476>
// \{\m{B}} "Just say that I wanted to do it."
<0477>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0478>
// \{Tomoyo} "... alright. I'll give it my all."
<0479>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<0480>
// \{Captain} "Hurry up!"
<0481>
// The captain shouts with an angry voice.
<0482>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, we're done now. We're switching catchers."
<0483>
// \{Sunohara} "Huh?!"
<0484>
// Sunohara simply comes closer, hearing that.
<0485>
// \{Sunohara} "I'm being swapped out?! For what?! \bWhy?!\u"
<0486>
// \{\m{B}} "You're good. Just because of that, you shouldn't pair up with her."
<0487>
// \{Sunohara} "Why? You plan to take the best lead? She's only got no control."
<0488>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, true... but your lead is too good..."
<0489>
// \{Sunohara} "Eh?"
<0490>
// \{\m{B}} "Because you're too good, Tomoyo can't follow you..."
<0491>
// \{\m{B}} "And you being like that, would be like, 'Why aren't you throwing like a pro!' and she'd get angry..."
<0492>
// \{Sunohara} "Heh... I see... well, if it's like that, then it can't be helped..."
<0493>
// \{Sunohara} "Then I'll be taking my leave."
<0494>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, take a rest."
<0495>
// \{Sunohara} "Sure, I'll leave the rest to you."
<0496>
// I take the catcher's mitt and head to home base.
<0497>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm gonna go borrow a mask."
<0498>
// \{Captain} "Okay, hurry up!"
<0499>
// I put on a mask, head to home base and squat, setting up my mitt.
<0500>
// \{Taniguchi} "Play!"
<0501>
// The game continues.
<0502>
// \{Tomoyo} "Here I come, \m{B}!"
<0503>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, come!"
<0504>
// And as she does so... she pitches.
<0505>
// Thud! That dry sound comes from the ball hitting the inside of my mitt.
<0506>
// \{Captain} "Eh...?"
<0507>
// The captain turns towards the umpire in shock.
<0508>
// His face asks if that was a ball.
<0509>
// \{Taniguchi} "Strike!"
<0510>
// The umpire answers.
<0511>
// \{\m{B}} "Good, that's good, Tomoyo!"
<0512>
// Throwing the ball back to her, it hits the ground.
<0513>
// I guess I really can't put power into my arm.
<0514>
// Seeing that, Tomoyo runs up to me.
<0515>
// \{Tomoyo} "What's wrong, \m{B}? You injured?"
<0516>
// \{\m{B}} "No, it's nothing. I'm fine."
<0517>
// Standing up, I pick up the ball and put it in Tomoyo's glove.
<0518>
// \{\m{B}} "Continue to throw the ball that way, okay?"
<0519>
// \{Tomoyo} "Yeah..."
<0520>
// Nodding, she returns to her mound.
<0521>
// I also return to my position, waiting for the second pitch.
<0522>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0523>
// Tomoyo hesitates, watching me.
<0524>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't think, come at me!"
<0525>
// She nods.
<0526>
// She forms a good posture... and pitches.
<0527>
// Just without thinking, the motion was good.
<0528>
// ... gah, it slips off her finger.
<0529>
// \{\m{B}} (... change-up?!)
<0530>
// \{Captain} "... hmph!"
<0531>
// He snorts.
<0532>
// The bat roars, cutting through the sky, grasping a sound swing.
<0533>
// Pow--!
<0534>
// A flyball.
<0535>
// My eyes follow it, as it falls down to the ground.
<0536>
// \{Sunohara} "Ahh-! Why did I become a ballboy, huh?!"
<0537>
// \{\m{B}} "Shut up!"
<0538>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko... \wait{300}
<0539>
// appears."
<0540>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko shall help as well."
<0541>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sorry about that."
<0542>
// \{Tomoyo} "Sorry, you guys... and, the girl I don't know."
<0543>
// \{Fuuko} "Not at all."
<0544>
// \{Tomoyo} "Sorry, you guys..."
<0545>
// \{\m{B}} "I told you, right? It's something I wanted to do."
<0546>
// \{\m{B}} "The one who should be apologizing is me. Sorry for making you come out like this."
<0547>
// \{Tomoyo} "Not at all... it was for me, so... I'm happy."
<0548>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I had fun too."
<0549>
// \{Tomoyo} "Yeah, doing this once in a while isn't too bad."
<0550>
// \{Sunohara} "Like hell it is!"
<0551>
// \{\m{B}} "You shut up."
<0552>
// We ended up being the ballboys for the baseball team until the end of the day.
<0553>
// May 7 (Wednesday)
<0554>
// And then after school.
<0555>
// The voting starts in homeroom.
<0556>
// The ballot with the names goes around.
<0557>
// I put Tomoyo's name on it.
<0558>
// \{\m{B}} "Sorry, Tomoyo... I can't use my arm."
<0559>
// \{Tomoyo} "Eh? Are you injured?"
<0560>
// \{\m{B}} "Long ago. Because of that, I can't lift it."
<0561>
// \{Tomoyo} "Is that so... sorry."
<0562>
// \{\m{B}} "It's okay..."
<0563>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, how about you do this?"
<0564>
// \{Tomoyo} "What?"
<0565>
// \{\m{B}} "Aim at Sunohara's face."
<0566>
// \{\m{B}} "Blow him away with your feelings."
<0567>
// \{Tomoyo} "Kind of indirect..."
<0568>
// \{Tomoyo} "I already know his reflexes are good. No matter what, I don't think it's possible."
<0569>
// \{Tomoyo} "He's got a mitt to block with, so he can't fall..."
<0570>
// \{\m{B}} "I don't mean to actually blow him away. Just have those feelings, is what I'm saying."
<0571>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't look at his mitt. Look at his hateful face."
<0572>
// \{Tomoyo} "Like I can..."
<0573>
// \{\m{B}} "Come on, you can do it."
<0574>
// \{Tomoyo} "If you say so, \m{B}, I guess I'll have to... let me at him."
<0575>
// I pat her shoulder and head off.
<0576>
// Tomoyo stands at the mound.
<0577>
// \{Sunohara} "Don't flirt during the game!"
<0578>
// \{Tomoyo} "........."
<0579>
// Those words cut through Tomoyo just now...
<0580>
// \{Tomoyo} "Interesting... you'll be my opponent, Sunohara."
<0581>
// \{Sunohara} "Uh, the opponent's this guy."
<0582>
// \{Tomoyo} "No, it's you."
<0583>
// \{Tomoyo} "Here we go!"
<0584>
// She begins her pitching motion.
<0585>
// \{Sunohara} "Alright, come!"
<0586>
// Swinging... she pitches.
<0587>
// Zoom!
<0588>
// Sunohara gets blown off.
<0589>
// Slam!\shake{1}
<0590>
// He falls to the ground as the dust gathers.
<0591>
// .........
<0592>
// Everyone quiets down.
<0593>
// .........
<0594>
// Everyone's in amazement.
<0595>
// .........
<0596>
// \{\m{B}} "Umpire, that was a strike just now."
<0597>
// \{Taniguchi} "Eh, yeah... s-strike!"
<0598>
// The members all stir at that voice.
<0599>
// Even I want to say the same thing they did.
<0600>
// \{\m{B}} (What was that just now? That was goddamn fast...?)
<0601>
// What an ominous girl.
<0602>
// Or rather, she's to be feared.
<0603>
// \{Tomoyo} "Alright, next!"
<0604>
// \{Taniguchi} "Umm, the catcher's unconscious right now!"
<0605>
// \{\m{B}} "Just lift him up. He'll be able to at least defend himself."
<0606>
// \{Taniguchi} "B-but..."
<0607>
// \{Captain} "Hurry up and do it, damn it!"
<0608>
// \{Taniguchi} "Y-yes!"
<0609>
// \{Tomoyo} "Here I come!"
<0610>
// Here comes the second pitch... she throws.
<0611>
// Zoom!
<0612>
// \{\m{B}} "Strike!"
<0613>
// \{Taniguchi} "Strike!"
<0614>
// Third pitch.
<0615>
// Zoom!
<0616>
// \{\m{B}} "Strike!"
<0617>
// \{Taniguchi} "Strike!"
<0618>
// \{Captain} "Eh...?"
<0619>
// \{Taniguchi} "Batter out!"
<0620>
// \{\m{B}} "Let's hurry and take out the next batter!"
<0621>
// \{Captain} "........."
<0622>
// The absolutely dumbfounded captain has nothing to say.
<0623>
// \{Tomoyo} "Hey, you there, you'll do!"
<0624>
// Tomoyo orders another batter to take his place.
<0625>
// \{\m{B}} "Strike. Yup, strike out."
<0626>
// And at that moment, it was all over.
<0627>
// \{\m{B}} "Game set. Tomoyo wins!"
<0628>
// \{Tomoyo} "Whew..."
<0629>
// \{Tomoyo} "Somehow I feel like an idiot getting all fired up over this..."
<0630>
// \{Tomoyo} "But, I somehow feel a lot better. Guess I'll leave it be..."
<0631>
// Sunohara's face rolls round and round, stretched on the ground.
<0632>
// \{Sunohara} "I... \wait{300}did okay... \wait{300}as catcher, right..."
<0633>
// \{\m{B}} "He's talking trash, so don't mind him."
<0634>
// \{Captain} "Hey, what's your name?"
<0635>
// The captain suddenly interrupts Tomoyo and me.
<0636>
// \{Tomoyo} "Me?"
<0637>
// \{Captain} "Yeah."
<0638>
// \{Tomoyo} "Sakagami."
<0639>
// \{Captain} "You're the junior called Tomoyo? Seems that's how you're called."
<0640>
// \{Tomoyo} "Yes, that's right..."
<0641>
// \{Captain} "Alright, Tomoyo-kun. You want to join us and go to the Koushien?"
<0642>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, she's a girl."
<0643>
// \{Captain} "We'll disguise her in some way!"
<0644>
// \{Captain} "Yeah, you're the light that shines on our weak baseball team..."
<0645>
// \{Tomoyo} "Sorry, but you can stay weak."
<0646>
// \{Captain} "Don't say that all of a sudden!"
<0647>
// \{Tomoyo} "I don't really want to be like that anyway!"
<0648>
// \{Tomoyo} "\m{B}, do something!"
<0649>
// \{\m{B}} "But, we managed to achieve our goal."
<0650>
// \{Tomoyo} "Goal? We had one?"
<0651>
// \{\m{B}} "These guys'll vote for you for sure. At least the captain, anyway."
<0652>
// \{Tomoyo} "Ah..."
<0653>
// \{Tomoyo} "Is that what this was...?"
<0654>
// \{Tomoyo} "You thought about this by yourself, \m{B}...?"
<0655>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't worry."
<0656>
// \{\m{B}} "You did everything after all."
<0657>
// \{\m{B}} "All I did was watch."
<0658>
// \{Tomoyo} "\m{B}..."
<0659>
// \{Tomoyo} "Thanks."
<0660>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, you guys, Tomoyo's announcing candidacy for the student council!"
<0661>
// \{\m{B}} "Remember her well!"
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