Getcha Head in the Game
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(Ahh, damn, gym class is such a pain. If it’s just about moving our bodies, dance class should be enough. Why do we even need gym?)
(And it's volleyball day at that. What's going to happen if I jam my finger, huh? Is the school going to take responsibility for that?)
Sena.
Hm…? And what do you want, Hasumi. I’m pretty sure I haven’t done anything to warrant a lecture from you.
I didn’t come over to lecture you. I was going to ask if you’d pair up with me.
Ahh, right. We’re supposed to practice tosses in pairs before the match. Yeah, sure, whatever. I'm making it an easy toss, so just toss it back or whatever.
Don’t be lazy, do it seriously. Well, even when you complain you still take class seriously. I trust you'll do it properly.
If you're gonna be a babysitter you don't need to pair up with me. Your childhood friend Tenshouin is here--- why not ask him instead?
For whatever reason, he always pairs up with Morisawa before I can ask him.
Oh yeah... Now that you mention it... Morisawa and Tenshouin do always seem to pair up for assignments during class, huh.
It's a wonderful thing that Eichi has close friends, but... It's genuinely beyond me why he always wants to pair up with Morisawa before I even get the chance to ask him.
I get you. It stings, like your precious childhood friend is being stolen away.
There's a kid just like that for me --- Yuu-kun. We basically grew up together.
Whenever Yuu-kun gets buddy-buddy with other people, it pisses me off, and when I see him having the time of his life chatting with other people, it makes my stomach churn.
Wait, I don’t feel things to that extent. Also, don’t you think he might hate that clinginess of yours?
No! I mean, what do you know anyways!
... Right. Well, back during the spring, I was seriously worried that he might actually hate me.
These days, we've started talking little by little, and from what he's said, I’ve realized he doesn’t actually hate me
If it bothers you that much, why don’t you just ask Tenshouin? Like, “Why do you pair with Morisawa and not me~?”
We’re not kids. There’s no reason to ask something like that.
You're stubborn, you know that...? Well, it's got nothing to do with me so if that's fine with you, it's whatever for me.
Hmph. More importantly, enough with the chatter. Let's get to practicing.
Fiiine. First, here comes an underhand pass...~
Ow!?
S--Sorry! My serve hit Sena in the back of the head!? I'm really, really sorry!
Haahh? If "sorry" fixed everything, we wouldn’t need the cops, now would we? ☆
R-Right! Good point. Uh… should I get down and do a dogeza?1
Isara taught me how to do the perfect dogeza! Leave it to me!
Learning something like that from your juniors...? Well, I guess I'm not that hurt, so I can forgive you.
Thank you! Sena, you’re so kind ♪
Hey! Don’t hug me! I don’t know what kind of practice you were doing, but you stink of sweat!
Heheh, Sena-kun and Chiaki are good friends, hm? I'm jealous...
If that’s how you feel, then take him off my hands! Aren’t you two supposed to be close friends?
Yep! Tenshouin and I are very good friends ♪
Not really. Chiaki is just a classmate to me.
Here we go again~ Whenever you do a favor, you always say, "Don't worry about it, we're friends aren't we", don't you?
You get embarrassed calling people friends in front of your classmates, huh? Aren't you just Mr. Bashful ☆
Good grief, it's a pain when people misunderstand things. Hey, Chiaki, if you keep this up, I'm disowning you as a classmate, okay?
Ehh? Please don't say that! I'll apologize, so let's stay friends...☆
Wah, eegh... It's just like Sena-kun said, you stink of sweat.
We’re doing the same drills, but you sweat a whole lot more Chiaki. I envy that metabolism of yours.
...
Oh, Keito? It's embarrassing when you sit and stare at me like that. Do I have something on my face? Besides my eyes and nose and mouth of course.
Hmph, I'd be amazed if anything else was there.
Well, if I had three eyes, I'd be a monster? If there's something you want to say, Keito, say it properly. You do have a mouth, right?
Hmph. I'm sick of the way you're speaking.
Right back at you, Keito. You heard me loud and clear, right? ☆
Come on, quit with the lovers' quarrel please? It's so annoooy~ing. Look, this is the perfect opportunity to ask Tenshouin.
I said I don’t care, so don’t butt in...
Well, people might get the wrong idea and think we’re actually fighting, which would be annoying too.
I paired up with Chiaki again today, so I imagine you have some thoughts about it, right, Keito?
I don't particularly care about who you pair up with. I just noticed you tend to head to him before I even get the chance to say anything is, all.
That's because whenever I'm on my own, you seem eager to act like a parent and pair up with me, don't you?
I'm not a child anymore, I hate being babied by a childhood friend who’s the same age as me.
By the way, I pick Chiaki because he’s the most neutral choice in Class 3-A.
I see... You're right, you’re not the same young kid you used to be. I guess I can't keep meddling and acting like your guardian all the time.
See? All it took was a conversation to clear things up. Being treated like a kid gets old by the time you get to elementary school.
I don't really get it, but should we head to the court? The match about to start, and we need to pick our teams.
Hmm... Since we’re all here anyways, how about we form a team together? ☆
Oh yeah, we are doing a match, huh... I was gonna take it easy so I wouldn’t jam a finger, but...
If it's a match, that means there's a winner to be had. And losing would piss me off.
Guess I’ve got no choice but to go all out. You guys better not hold me back...♪
Translation Notes
- ↑ Dogeza (土下座) is the act of kneeling and bowing deeply with your head to the ground. It’s an extreme gesture of apology, desperation, or begging. Apparently, this is Mao's specialty.