Yuki recalls Usami-san asking if she wants to become friends
with her so that they can share each other’s worries. Narration: “Her blunt
words had momentarily pricked my heart. It is as if she had thoroughly seen
through my cowardly hesitating heart.”
While hugging Yuki, Shou asks her to take the initiative to
kiss him. She asks, huh? With his lips pouting towards her, Shou tells her to
be quick. “If you kiss me, I’ll super-give it my all for the Kanto tournament.”
Yuki says, eh... She reaches out to him and says, yes. Just when they are about
to kiss, ...thud.
Yuki has fallen out of bed with her head luckily caught by
the cushion on the floor. She tells herself to quickly fix her sleeping
position. Narration: “In this important day, I unexpectedly made that messed-up
dream. Obviously, today is the first day of the Kanto tournament.”
While Shou and others are walking at the hallway, a reporter
introduces himself as Yoshizawa [guesswork from 吉澤]
from a high school basketball monthly magazine. He calls out that Shou has grown
taller again.
“Before the game, can you let me take some pictures? *click*
Ah- you’re still so photogenic- *Abe and others are posing from behind* One
more picture! *click* Okay, thank you. Then, in a while, I’ll also ask for an
interview--” Abe gloomily mutters won’t
he come ask for their pictures before the game.
After waiting for a while, black hair guy with antenna says
that it seems like that. Just then, they call out to Yuki, Tonomura and his
girlfriend. After they greet everyone, Tonomura says that the others are still
on their way. He told them that Shouji had said that they’ll definitely win
effortlessly on the first day. Abe exclaims that they’re giving them pressure
again.
Yuki becomes nervous upon noticing Shou gazing at her. She
becomes slightly shy as she says that she’ll go look for the others. Yuki
thinks that in the end, because Shou is always practicing a few days before, they
weren’t able to see each other since that time. Yuki recalls telling Shou that
they had properly practiced and have Himiko so even if she isn’t around,
they[/he]’ll also win.
Aghast and feeling quite guilty Yuki holds her head and
thinks that the more she thinks about it, the more she wondered why did she
said such resentful [/pathetic] words. She is startled when Shou calls out to
her. Holding the wrist band, he tells her to help him wear it.
She asks why he couldn’t wear it on his own. He insists that
she put it on him. As he keeps on pushing it on her and she keeps blocking it, Yuki
asks why. He says that she gave it to him. Yuki says that she knows that. He
tells her that it can upgrade its effectiveness as a charm [/amulet].
This surprises her and she thinks, charm... She finally puts
it on his wrist and thinks that she feels so jittery. “The current me can only
just do this kind of thing--” He tells her that he doesn’t feel at all that it
is alright that she isn’t here.
She looks at glum Shou and says, ..wha.. Just then, Himiko
calls out to Shou that the coach is looking for him... Upon seeing him with
Yuki, Himiko suddenly hits the wall and screams out her apology for disturbing
them. Sweatdropping Yuki says no, it is alright and she should be the one
who’ll apologize for troubling them.
Trembling Himiko says no, for Yuki to be able to come here
can make them be at ease. Shou asks what the coach said. Himiko tells her that
it seems he is looking for him to consult about the formation... Shou asks
wasn’t the formation already talked about this morning. Himiko says no, just
now, they saw the opponent’s practice...
As Yuki looks at them, she thinks that it is such a strange
feeling. Soon, it is announced that Ryuhoku vs Sagino [guesswork from 鷺野] is
officially starting. While the game is commencing, Nishiyama comments that he
always feel that he’s so far away from the court. Amamiya is puzzled. Nishiyama
says how should he say it, it feels very strange that those guys wearing
uniform is unexpectedly quite far away from them.
“Perhaps, I’m still not used to it. The new Ryuhoku is also
continuously growing...ah...wu...” Amamiya asks why he is crying, is he tired.
After overhearing that conversation, Yuki thinks about the ‘new Ryuhoku’ and
what she said, ‘even if I’m not around, you’ll also win’.
While realizing something, Yuki continues to look down the
court where Himiko is freaking out when Shou said that his blister is going to
break soon. And the game ends with 121 vs 103 with Ryuhoku winning. Usami-kun
happily exclaims that’s great, first day’s breakthrough!
The coach says yes, yes, maintain the situation and continue
on striving hard tomorrow. Usami-kun winks and exclaims that they’ll advance
towards victory. Abe says that Usami-kun’s really giddy. Kuon says that in the
end, their opponent for tomorrow is... Hatori with Noda suddenly come in and
exclaim that as they expected, Misuzu won and will be the one advancing in the
fourth round. So, they’ll encounter them again.
Usami-kun asks Misuzu is...ah, the one whom they played
against four times yet they only won once, and the one whom Ryuhoku has a ‘they’re
better than us’ relationship with. Hatori shouts for Usami-kun to shut up or he’ll
sew up that beautiful mouth of his! Usami-kun protests that isn’t it good if
they just win next time. Hatori shouts that he’s too easy-going.
Shou reads a message from Yuki that her younger sisters are
coming to visit so properly rest up and she’ll still come again tomorrow. Yuki
thinks that she finally understands why she said that kind of ‘even if I’m not
around you’ll also win’ words. It is probably after retiring and graduating,
she can no longer stand beside Shou during practice and during the games...
Recalls seeing Himiko dealing with Abe’s bleeding nose, Yuki
felt that she is really envious of Himiko who is standing where everyone is.
Then, she wonders what is going on with this kind of feeling. At the station,
Shou meets with Shizuka and both say ‘eh’. Just as Shizuka is leaving, Shou
asks what’s with that ‘eh’, is he a frog. Shizuka says that isn’t he the same.
Looking back at Shou, he asks isn’t that person together with
him? This made Shou look very serious. He pinches Shizuka’s cheek with one hand.
He warns Shizuka that he’s not allowed to keep on pursuing Yuki and he better
be careful or he’ll strip off his shirt and throw him into a coed school.
Trying to free himself, Shizuka angrily tells him to quickly
let go and does he know that they are going against Misuzu tomorrow. While Shou
asks what about it, some women think that those two guys have a good relationship.
After freeing himself, Shizuka tells him that he better not use that person’s
retirement as the reason for losing. With that, Shizuka left Shou looking
serious.
At Yuki’s apartment, Rin asks what, choosing a good looking
guy with a bad character or choosing a non-good looking guy with a good
character. Rin says that as long as the guy is handsome guy yet very scum-like,
she also likes him. Usami-san protests but one will quickly get tired of
looking at a handsome guy.
The twins exclaim that they absolutely won’t get tired of
it! Holding her head, Usami-san says that in the end, one won’t get tired so do
they understand her predicament!? Yuki thinks so that’s what ‘sharing each
other’s worries’ meant even if she doesn’t think that Suwa is that bad.
Seeing that it is almost quarter to eight, Yuki calls out to
the twins that it is almost 8pm so they should go home. They ask if they can’t
stay over. Yuki says no for didn’t she tell them that she has something to do early
in the morning. As she sees them to the door, she tells them to contact her
when they get home.
As Usami-san bids them goodbye, the pouting twins tell Yuki
that next time, let them stay over. After they left, Usami-san tells Yuki that
her younger sisters are quite interesting and what’s up for tomorrow. Yuki says
that the high school club she was in charge of before as manager is going to
have a game... Usami-san exclaims in shock if generally, would someone who
graduated would still join that kind of activity!!? That hits Yuki.
She nervously asks if generally, one won’t go, and in the
end, she is giving them trouble. Usami-san says no, she only felt that Yuki is
so serious whereas she doesn’t quite understand her younger brother’s club. “Ah!
That’s right! Could it be that your boyfriend is participating in the game?”
Yuki blushes a bit and says, yes, but...actually, whether she goes or not, it
is possible that there won’t be any difference. Usami-san asks why.
Yuki says, because... She thinks that this is bad because if
she tells this to Usami-san, she’ll only be perplexing her. Yuki says that even
if she went, she can only cheer for him. “I can no longer do the work of a
manager...” To Yuki’s surprise, Usami-san asks why it is no good to just cheer
for him.
Since Yuki is puzzled, Usami-san explains that it is because
even if the current manager isn’t Yuki, the person he likes is still Yuki. “There
is nothing more comparably amazing than for the person you like to cheer for
you.” Yuki recalls how Shou told her to come over.
Flashback: Shou hugged her and told her that he’ll help her recharge
her energy. Then, there was that time when Shou says that even if he is very
lonely, but he’ll do his best, and she also does her best. End flashback. Yuki mutters,
ah..right, that’s right...
Usami-san scowls and says isn’t it so, geez— her younger
sisters are more quick-witted and experienced compared to her [Yuki]... “Where
are you going!?” Going towards the door, Yuki apologizes and says that she’ll
immediately come back, probably after half an hour. Usami-san calls out to her
that half an hour isn’t considered ‘immediately’.
While getting out of the train, Yuki wonders what she is
hesitating and distressed about. “Even if I’m no longer the manager, even if I’m
no longer his senpai from the same school, even if I’m not at his side, I also
have some things that I have to do. Things that only I can give him.”
While Shou is watching TV, his dog is barking out loud. Shou’s
mother[?] wonders what’s going on for Ken the dog to be barking like that. Standing
up, Shou says that someone is probably looking for him. His mother asks if it
is a friend.
Kneeling near the gate, Yuki is startled when she hears the
door open. Shou says that it turns out to be her. Holding her cellphone, she
asks how come he knew when she was just about to contact him. He tells her that
their dog will only bark furiously at her. He tells her that if something’s up,
he can go to her house, so what is it?
Blushing Yuki says that no matter, she wanted to directly...tell
it to him clearly... While Shou looks puzzled, she wonders if Shou actually
knew that that from his embrace, she obtained strength. “It is because he
caressed my hair that I felt fully energized. Hearing his voice makes me feel
very at ease.”
She tells him, about that, it is because she felt that
telling someone ‘strive hard’ [/gambatte] to someone who is working hard [by
giving it his all] is very strange so it has been a long time that she didn’t
do that. “...but in the end, I still want to say it to you... I should help you
as if my life depended on it so ‘strive hard’ tomorrow.”
Shou looks at her and asks, “It’s for that? You ran all the
way here just to say that? *Yuki looks gloomy and speechless* By the way, how
come you’re glaring at me? *turns around* Forget it. I’ll walk you to the
station. Wait for a while and I’ll just get a jacket...” Yuki suddenly grabs
him and pulls him down so that she can kiss him on the cheek.
Shou looks surprised. Blushing really red, Yuki shouts that
it’s for that!!! Shou asks what that is for. Turning to leave, Yuki says what
he is pretending not to know for, when isn’t that what he said. “Kiss you and
you’ll ‘super-give it your all for the Kanto tournament’!?”
Shou hugs her from behind and says that it is totally not
good for it is totally not enough. He turns her around and they kiss. Then, she
pushes him away and says that they are outside his house. To her !!?, he
carries her up. She exclaims what he is doing, stupid.
He tells her that during the preliminaries, she’s the one
who made that ‘solidarity’ cheering banner. “With just one look, I knew. I can
recognize your handwriting. At that time, I felt, ‘Ah, senpai is here’. Supporting
me in this fight are those guys in the team, also there’s the coach and that
weird uncle [<- Miyoshi] as well as Himiko-chan. Of course, there is still
senpai who is always in my heart. ...it is like that.”
Yuki blushes as she looks at Shou smiling at her. She thinks
that even if they have to separate, even how far the distance is, she will
continue to support him. “Yes, I’ll use whatever kind of method to transmit my
feelings.”
The next day, at the basketball venue, Shizuka finishes
tying up his shoes. He tells the others that they’re going. At the court, as
Ryuhoku faces off with Misuzu, it was announced that the game between the two
schools is now going to start.
Comment: Well, as
usual, the mangaka isn’t going to drag things. Yuki immediately makes it up for
her earlier ‘failure/mistake’. I guess being Yuki the manager who is on top of
everything, she feels that what she’s doing is quite insufficient to help Shou
out.
As the others were talking about, it is some feeling of ‘no
longer with the team’ since they are just watching from the side and just
cheering others on. Yuki probably wants to still feel ‘needed’ and she also
kind of forgot her role as the girlfriend.
Thanks to Usami-san, Yuki has finally realized how simple
lovey-dovey can be a great help. It was like how Shou did it to her before. And
as Yuki observed before, Usami-san is pretty much like an older version of her
younger sisters. ^^;
I guess the younger brother she is referring to is indeed
the one in Ryuhoku club. Anyway, that is
now resolved so time for more basketball in the next chapter. I think Ryuhoku
will win it this time. Scans by 红莲汉化组
Word of the day:
Encourage one another and build each other up. ~ 1
Thessalonians 5:11
Hi Kat,
ReplyDeleteYup i bet they will win. That was some big development right before the game after all. Yuki being pro active and all heh heh . . .
I like to see the twins and it seems that Usami is exactly what Yuki needed: a confidant- especially yuki being dense and all ;)
Thanks a lot for the translation. I always look forward to reading them.
Yup, Crimson sky ^^
DeleteIndeed.
Thanks for reading ^-^
Thanks for the summary, Kat!
ReplyDeleteLol, I was wondering when Yuki would ever be the first to actually kiss him on her on will. As I predicted before if she ever did, it will be on the cheek or forehead. Well, this is a step in the right direction for her and with a lot of selfish siblings that always depend on her, it's been ingrained on Yuki to help others. If she feels like she's not needed, especially by Naruse, she will become really uneasy. (That's quite understandable in a relationship.) I'm glad Usami is there, I forgot her name, but Kido's girlfriend was older and a senpai to Yuki, so she didn't think of depending on her for advice in that area. I like that she is making progress and the author doesn't drag it out or make it too fast. I read some comments on otakumole on this chapter and I was like "whoa!" There are few people in the fanbase that hate Yuki for being... reserved. There is a debate on how long they've been dating and how she's letting Naruse carry the relationship by himself. How she's taking advantage of him. There were a lot of negative comments about this topic and I was shocked, lol. It got so heated to the point I thought to feel bad for people who are actually similar to Yuki. Everyone has their own circumstances and act differently when socializing with others. I'm really reserved and shy, so Yuki's behavior doesn't bug me that much. I did think at a time that it was okay for her to kiss him since he IS her boyfriend, but there is also the time and place. And like I said before I like that the mangaka isn't rushing their relationship because that we see that is some manga. Then again it depends how long the story is and their characters' personalities.
Thanks for reading, Brittany ^-^
DeleteYup.
Usami's name wasn't mentioned.
Indeed. Yes, there are readers who don't like Yuki's personality. Well, in Chinese that is. I haven't heard of taking advantage but more on, not appreciating him, and infuriated with how she treats him.
True. The opposite of that from what I had read would be the female lead letting the guy do whatever he wants with her even if she isn't that into it then flunks the exams. ^^;
Yup. I think the series is also more on how two people with different personalities make the relationship work, and not just because they love each other = everything perfectly fall into place. Something like that. ^^
Support your thoughts i also think the same way... and Yuki i some what similar to me...And there is this thought of uncertainty which keeps you away though u want to get close... It is painful yet beautiful on the girls side.
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DeleteIndeed, kay.
Hi kat! Thanks for the update! Can you please also translate the nanohana no kare? It's a good manga.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ^-^
DeleteSorry, no. Too busy lately and that story line is kind of messed up lately.
Woohooo... This is going good .
ReplyDeleteOtsukaresama desu .. :)
Thank you for reading ^-^
DeleteThanks Kat
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You're welcome, D ^-^
DeleteThank u for ur summary <3
ReplyDeleteI get extremely excited coz of those 2, OMG!!!!!!!!
They are soooooooooooo adorable :*
Thanks for reading, Phương ^-^
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Thanks, Kat, for the summary!
ReplyDeleteThis issue between the two was resolved without the need to bring up the ex-girlfriend. But since she has been brought up thrice already, there is a high probability of that matter coming up in the future.
Thanks for reading ^-^
DeleteYup. And yes, most likely.
When does the new ch. Release in JP ?
ReplyDeleteTomorrow.
Deletereally??? so what you think kat, when is the chinese translation???? im super excited for the fight. hehehehehh... I hope this time shou team will win. huhuhuhuhuhu.. pleaseeee mangaka make shou win. hahahahhhhh
DeleteCannot say, Dionne. They might work on Skip Beat and Akatsuki no Yona first before Namai.
Delete=) The possibility is quite high.
oh....uhuhuhu... Im just gonna pray then.haizt... 😔😔😔😔
DeleteThanks, Kat! Love the chapter! Hahahaha, yes, her little sisters are more aware than her. But, the earlier chapters really demonstrate why Yuki is serious and a bit less like her sisters - had a lot of responsibilities as the eldest, had to be 'grown up'. She really, though, needs to be a bit more introspective and aware. Thank goodness Usami is there to help her, now. Rofl! Ahhh, lovely scene with Shou at the end...and he gives a bit of a rare smile. Yay...she surprises him. Lol. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading, Nelle ^-^
DeleteYup ^^
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Thanks for the summary Kat ! As always you have done a good job . They are definitely going to win , this time . For sure !!!! Yuki surprising Shou is definitely the best ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading, Anjali ^-^ Thanks~
DeleteYa ^^
Yup ^^
oh my goodness... I wanna shout... super shout..!!!I am super kilig that it makes my heart pounding so much when shou carries yuki...hahahha...
ReplyDeleteI am also happy that yuki takes the iniative this time. haizt... I wish he introduces yuki to his mother. heheehe... when will it happen right kat???
anyway thank u kat for non stop summary of namaizikari. heheheheh.. I always check in your if their is an update... heheheheheh...
Hehe ^^
DeleteIndeed. Ah, when will it happen, probably much later on. Most likely a chance encounter.
Thanks for reading, Dionne ^-^
naks.... your welcome kat. I always read your summary cause its really easy to understand. Yup just like the encounter of shou and yukis parents. hehehehe its very unexpected...heeeee...b
DeleteThanks for the comment ^_^
DeleteIndeed. ^^
Hi Kat thank you so much you are an angel. Could Usami be the girl in Shou's past? I hope that girl turns out to be non other then Yuki herself because I cannot bare Shou with anyone but Yuki. And why do I feel that junior Usami might be paired up with Himiko.
ReplyDeleteP.s - When will the next chapter be ready?
You're welcome and thanks for the comment ^-^
DeleteI don't think so. Shou had seen her at Yuki's apartment and there was no indication that they knew each other.
Unlikely because Arisa said that it is someone different from Yuki.
Hehe...is that so. It will be a peculiar pairing. ^^
I cannot say. I'm still waiting for the Chinese scanlation.