Mr. Namura. There’s a phone call for you, please come to the English department teacher’s lounge as soon as possible. A phone call. I’ll be back in a second . Who is it? Is someone there? I didn't mean to see you, but … sorry… A bit of advice, next time, check the place out and make sure there’s no one around who can see you. Later. What..wait.. Yuu, about what you saw, please … I won’t tell. Right, that’s right, I’m sorry. I know you wouldn’t tell. Forgive me. Can I ask you just one thing? Does Miki know anything about this? Not yet. Okay. Miki, I wanna. I heard that Yuu was gonna play in the big invitational game, not only that he’s going to be Ginta’s partner, it’d be amazing if they won. Thanks for waiting, it’s time for lunch time news. As you know, at this time each week, we bring you all sorts of PR messages from the various clubs around campus . Today’s message is from a club hosting the up-coming annual invitational game, the men’s tennis club. What? Now that talk about that, I have someone here who has caught the attention of all the girls in school, Yuu Matsuura. Hi, everyone. Matsuura, although you are not an official member of this school’s tennis club, out of the blue, you’ll show up on the ration and play in the double’s match, as a substitute. Right, somehow everything just sort of worked out this way. Yeah, and according to the rumor mill, you and your partner Ginta Suou are caught up in a love triangle with Miki Koishikawa. What’s that all about, huh? What? Sorry, no comment on that. Whoa! He didn't deny it. Anyway, come and watch the games, the more people we have watching us, the better we’re likely to play. So, I’ll see you there. Did he say a love triangle ? Yeah, that’s what I thought he said. Whoa. Calm down, Miki, okay, good girl. Hey. There’s another fatality here. Ginta, are you all right? This is unbelievable, what was he thinking going on there like that. Of course it is true, that I haven’t been able to figure out which of them I like more, Yuu or Ginta. But still. Wow, look, how many people showed up. I wonder where Yuu and Ginta are. Oh, there. Yuu. Miki. Hi. Arimi. Thank you so much for the other day, and for the tea. You know Arimi said she came to cheer for us. Is that so? Yuu, how are you feeling today ? I’d say I’m feeling so-so. I don't believe it, Yuu must have told Arimi about the invitational games. By the way, Arimi, how did you know about the invitational games? Because you’re playing against our high school, silly, SakakiGauen. Oh, I see. I guess I never really asked who our opponent was. SakakiGauen… Wait a minute, does that mean that… Right, that guy is there. Who is that guy? Hey, Matsuura. What are you doing? You’d better hurry up and do some practice serves. The guys from the other school are already here and getting ready for the match. I’m not sure about this. What are you saying, it’s too late for that now. The truth is, there’s someone on the other team I’m not comfortable with, okay? He and I were in the same class back in junior high school. The guy hated the very sight of me, because we played in the same tennis club at school, and he was never able to beat me. That sounds strangely familiar . On top of that, when we were in 9th grade, I dated a girl who he had a huge one-sided crush on. It went on for a really long time, and that just made everything worse . You, had a girlfriend ? Yeah. It was her, we split up though. I’m Arimi Suzuki. Oh. Hi, I’m Ginta Suou. Anyway, I just don't want to see him, because he really bothers me. Wait a minute, Matsuura, could it possibly be.. his name is… Tsutomu Rokutanda! Hey, you know that guy? Ginta. Don't even tell me, he’s the one you said you didn’t want to lose to ? It’s been a long time, Matsuura. I’d hope I’d see you. Yeah, well, I didn't want to see you. I’ve been looking forward to this day, ever since I heard you were Ginta’s partner . You know guys, this is a dream-come-true, because today I’m gonna beat the living crap out of both of you. Tsutomu, You’re ready and eager as usual. Ah, suffocating. Arimi. Come to cheer me up, have you? I came here for Matsuura and no one else. Hey, wait just a minute, I thought the two of you had split up. That’s none of your business . You know, ever since we went to elementary school together, I’ve told you I wasn’t interested. It’s time to give up, don't you think? Arimi. Hey, Ginta. It’s really not nice to laugh so hard. It’s a real shame that you’re such a pathetic pest. Shut up, Ginta, by the time I get through with you, you won’t be talking to me like that anymore. Oh, yeah, well that’s my line. What? What do you mean? What do you mean by what do you mean? What do you mean by what do you mean what? Excuse me, I’m sorry to interrupt you guys, but, what’s the relationship between you two? We’re cousins. You, you’re cousins? Yeah, that’s right, we’re at the same age, so we’ve always been compared to each other. And we’ve been rivals since we were little kids. Cousins? Huh? Well, you look alike. What part? I’m kidding, you’re not alike at all, really. Look at them, getting all upset and causing trouble for everyone around them, they’re alike. Ginta’s cousin has a one-sided crush on Arimi, what a small world. Hey, I was kind of wondering, if you really are Ginta’s cousin, are you the same one who brought all those Wimbledon pins back here from England ? You must be the girl Ginta gave one of those pins to, right? Yeah. Is that right? So, you’re the one who Ginta made a mistake and dumped although it was obvious to everyone that you liked each other. Tsutomu! What? How did all these people show up without me knowing. You guys are talking about the love letter incident back in junior high, right? I knew it. I just knew that you two really liked each other back then. You guys. Then how come it ended up that Ginta turned Miki down? No… no… What am I gonna do? I don’t like this. Ginta. You have a big mouth, I hate you. I guess she hates you now. You stupid moron, you shouldn’t have said what you said to her. Hey. At least at one point in our life we liked each other, and that’s more than you, who never even had a chance with Arimi. So shut up. Oh, yeah? Give me a break, I can’t take this anymore. Hey, Ginta, Matsuura. Come on, it’s time to get started. Right. Okay, you and I are gonna settle this on the tennis court. That’s all I want. Matsuura, you and Ginta are toast, I’m gonna wipe the floor with you. Yeah, yeah. Do whatever you want. It’s both side up, we'll go ahead and serve first, alright? Fine, we’ll take this side of the court. You know, just winning the match won’t quite be enough to really satisfy. How about the losers bow down their knees to the winners. Oh, great. Yeah, Well, I have an even better idea. What? Whoever loses this game gets a bath buzz cut. What? Way too… Very well, I accept. You gotta be kidding, right? 5 minutes for warm-up. Here. But a buzz cut, this is got to be some kind of a bad joke. I left because everyone was saying all kinds of stuff, and I was embarrassed. Now, I’m anxious about the game, I wonder how it’s going . Out! Game and first set won by Sakaki. Game count, six to one. What’s wrong with Ginta. He’s a much better tennis player than what we were seeing. He’s making lots of little errors. Too bad, because Matsuura is in great condition . This is gonna be easy, all we need to do is keep sending the ball to Ginta, and let him mess up. I guess we already know who’ll be the ones get buzz cut. Miki, she’s not back yet, I should’ve known. Guys! The reason for his slump is Miki’s “I hate you” second set. Nice serve, Yuu. Geeze, He had the ultimate shot, and he totally blow it. If he couldn’t get that, Ginta has no chance of scoring at all. He’s really in a slump. He got so distracted just because he had a little argument with her. Hey, Rokutanda, if you make him get a buzz cut, I won’t talk to you again for as long as I live. Ginta should learn from me, no matter what Arimi says to me, I don't let it affect my performance . “mental control ” is part of true ability. If you can’t do it, you’re destined to lose. No, another double fault. Crap, I wanna stay in. Listen, unless we somehow change the flow of this game, we’re gonna get beaten bad. Look, don't try to score anymore, just try not to make any mistakes and let me handle this guy. I understand, sorry. Try not to make mistakes. Ginta, that volley was so wimpy, I guess you’re afraid to make another mistake . game won by Sakaki, game count, four to love. I wonder which set they are playing? Miki. I’ve been looking for you all over the place . You need to be back there cheering Why, are the guys they’re playing against that strong? That’s not it. That guy named Ginta is in the worst slump, and he’s pulling Yuu down with him. It gets worse, the team that loses the match has to get buzz cuts. What Just out, The score is love thirty. Crap. Not again. He’s been just like this all afternoon . Out. Love-forty. He did it again. Ginta, what is going on with you? This is not how you usually play. Ginta. Ginta. What the heck are you doing? What’s wrong with you Ginta, snap out of it, get in there and smash their ball like you usually do. Miki. All right. Game count, four to one. Four to two. Now 4 to 3. 4 all. 5 to 4, Toryo leads. Ginta, great, way to go, you did it. Game and second set goes to Toryo. Game count, 6 to 4. That’s 6 all, tie breaker. One love. 2,1 3,2 4,3 5,4 6,5 It’s match point for Sakaki. Just watching them makes my stomach hurt. Ginta. We gotta score the next two points, no matter what. Sure. What was that? He can look so serious sometimes . Now it’s match point for Toryo. Fault. I’ll get the next one, no matter what. Oh, no. Game, set and match goes to Toryo. We lost. buzz cut. There’s nothing like an ice-cold drink after a great victory, you know. I guess. Oh man, it really was a hard game, wasn’t it? There were a few times, I thought we were gonna lose. Me too, especially since you were pathetic in the first half of the game. But, then you really made a great turn-around. Nice comeback. You know, it really feels strange to be praised by you. Especially after you told me I wasn’t even in your league. I lied. What? I lied when I told you that you weren’t in my league, I mean, come on, you’re someone that Miki was in love with, so you’ve gotta be first rate. Then you, you, you like Miki, don't you? Nice shot. Hey, Matsuura, come back. You didn't answer my question . Matsuura, I’m not gonna just let you laugh this off. Answer my question, right now. Matsuura! What a great day for the club, we won 3 to 2 in the group march, and I’m so happy for you, congratulations. Thank you. Uh, Tsutomu. You haven’t forgotten about the bet, have you? No, I haven’t forgotten . Short as a crew cut isn’t quite enough, you know. I want you to take every last hair off, just like a monk. Great idea, you heard the man, get to it. Damn, I swear I’m gonna get back at both of you. Arimi. Arimi, I wonder if she was waiting for Yuu again. I was waiting for you, Ginta. While I was watching you play I realized that I was really attracted to you. Why don’t we go out for tea or something, so we can get to know each other better . But I mean… I …uh… Good. Excuse us, everyone . Uh, wait… I didn’t… No, it can’t be. Arimi and Ginta?
Ta-dah! Our school trip was to Hokkaido, and I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible without thinking about everything . But why, why was Arimi there? And as if her being there wasn’t bad enough, She and Ginta were in a romantic mood. What did your confession of love really mean, Ginta?
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Mr. Namura. There’s a phone call for you, please come to the English department teacher’s lounge as soon as possible.
A phone call.
I’ll be back in a second .
Who is it? Is someone there?
I didn't mean to see you, but … sorry…
A bit of advice, next time, check the place out and make sure there’s no one around who can see you.
Later.
What..wait..
Yuu, about what you saw, please …
I won’t tell.
Right, that’s right, I’m sorry. I know you wouldn’t tell. Forgive me.
Can I ask you just one thing?
Does Miki know anything about this?
Not yet.
Okay.
Miki, I wanna.
I heard that Yuu was gonna play in the big invitational game, not only that he’s going to be Ginta’s partner, it’d be amazing if they won.
Thanks for waiting, it’s time for lunch time news.
As you know, at this time each week, we bring you all sorts of PR messages from the various clubs around campus .
Today’s message is from a club hosting the up-coming annual invitational game, the men’s tennis club.
What?
Now that talk about that, I have someone here who has caught the attention of all the girls in school, Yuu Matsuura.
Hi, everyone.
Matsuura, although you are not an official member of this school’s tennis club, out of the blue, you’ll show up on the ration and play in the double’s match, as a substitute.
Right, somehow everything just sort of worked out this way.
Yeah, and according to the rumor mill, you and your partner Ginta Suou are caught up in a love triangle with Miki Koishikawa.
What’s that all about, huh?
What?
Sorry, no comment on that.
Whoa! He didn't deny it.
Anyway, come and watch the games, the more people we have watching us, the better we’re likely to play.
So, I’ll see you there.
Did he say a love triangle ?
Yeah, that’s what I thought he said.
Whoa. Calm down, Miki, okay, good girl.
Hey. There’s another fatality here.
Ginta, are you all right?
This is unbelievable, what was he thinking going on there like that.
Of course it is true, that I haven’t been able to figure out which of them I like more, Yuu or Ginta.
But still.
Wow, look, how many people showed up.
I wonder where Yuu and Ginta are.
Oh, there.
Yuu.
Miki.
Hi.
Arimi.
Thank you so much for the other day, and for the tea.
You know Arimi said she came to cheer for us.
Is that so?
Yuu, how are you feeling today ?
I’d say I’m feeling so-so.
I don't believe it, Yuu must have told Arimi about the invitational games.
By the way, Arimi, how did you know about the invitational games?
Because you’re playing against our high school, silly, SakakiGauen.
Oh, I see.
I guess I never really asked who our opponent was.
SakakiGauen…
Wait a minute, does that mean that…
Right, that guy is there.
Who is that guy?
Hey, Matsuura.
What are you doing? You’d better hurry up and do some practice serves.
The guys from the other school are already here and getting ready for the match.
I’m not sure about this.
What are you saying, it’s too late for that now.
The truth is, there’s someone on the other team I’m not comfortable with, okay?
He and I were in the same class back in junior high school.
The guy hated the very sight of me, because we played in the same tennis club at school, and he was never able to beat me.
That sounds strangely familiar .
On top of that, when we were in 9th grade, I dated a girl who he had a huge one-sided crush on.
It went on for a really long time, and that just made everything worse .
You, had a girlfriend ?
Yeah. It was her, we split up though.
I’m Arimi Suzuki.
Oh. Hi, I’m Ginta Suou.
Anyway, I just don't want to see him, because he really bothers me.
Wait a minute, Matsuura, could it possibly be.. his name is…
Tsutomu Rokutanda!
Hey, you know that guy?
Ginta. Don't even tell me, he’s the one you said you didn’t want to lose to ?
It’s been a long time, Matsuura.
I’d hope I’d see you.
Yeah, well, I didn't want to see you.
I’ve been looking forward to this day, ever since I heard you were Ginta’s partner .
You know guys, this is a dream-come-true, because today I’m gonna beat the living crap out of both of you.
Tsutomu, You’re ready and eager as usual.
Ah, suffocating.
Arimi. Come to cheer me up, have you?
I came here for Matsuura and no one else.
Hey, wait just a minute, I thought the two of you had split up.
That’s none of your business .
You know, ever since we went to elementary school together, I’ve told you I wasn’t interested.
It’s time to give up, don't you think?
Arimi.
Hey, Ginta. It’s really not nice to laugh so hard.
It’s a real shame that you’re such a pathetic pest.
Shut up, Ginta, by the time I get through with you, you won’t be talking to me like that anymore.
Oh, yeah, well that’s my line.
What?
What do you mean?
What do you mean by what do you mean?
What do you mean by what do you mean what?
Excuse me, I’m sorry to interrupt you guys, but, what’s the relationship between you two?
We’re cousins.
You, you’re cousins?
Yeah, that’s right, we’re at the same age, so we’ve always been compared to each other.
And we’ve been rivals since we were little kids.
Cousins? Huh?
Well, you look alike.
What part?
I’m kidding, you’re not alike at all, really.
Look at them, getting all upset and causing trouble for everyone around them, they’re alike.
Ginta’s cousin has a one-sided crush on Arimi, what a small world.
Hey, I was kind of wondering, if you really are Ginta’s cousin, are you the same one who brought all those Wimbledon pins back here from England ?
You must be the girl Ginta gave one of those pins to, right?
Yeah.
Is that right?
So, you’re the one who Ginta made a mistake and dumped although it was obvious to everyone that you liked each other.
Tsutomu!
What?
How did all these people show up without me knowing.
You guys are talking about the love letter incident back in junior high, right?
I knew it.
I just knew that you two really liked each other back then.
You guys.
Then how come it ended up that Ginta turned Miki down?
No… no…
What am I gonna do?
I don’t like this.
Ginta. You have a big mouth, I hate you.
I guess she hates you now.
You stupid moron, you shouldn’t have said what you said to her.
Hey. At least at one point in our life we liked each other, and that’s more than you, who never even had a chance with Arimi.
So shut up.
Oh, yeah?
Give me a break, I can’t take this anymore.
Hey, Ginta, Matsuura.
Come on, it’s time to get started.
Right.
Okay, you and I are gonna settle this on the tennis court.
That’s all I want.
Matsuura, you and Ginta are toast, I’m gonna wipe the floor with you.
Yeah, yeah. Do whatever you want.
It’s both side up, we'll go ahead and serve first, alright?
Fine, we’ll take this side of the court.
You know, just winning the match won’t quite be enough to really satisfy.
How about the losers bow down their knees to the winners.
Oh, great.
Yeah, Well, I have an even better idea.
What?
Whoever loses this game gets a bath buzz cut.
What? Way too…
Very well, I accept.
You gotta be kidding, right?
5 minutes for warm-up.
Here.
But a buzz cut, this is got to be some kind of a bad joke.
I left because everyone was saying all kinds of stuff, and I was embarrassed.
Now, I’m anxious about the game, I wonder how it’s going .
Out! Game and first set won by Sakaki.
Game count, six to one.
What’s wrong with Ginta.
He’s a much better tennis player than what we were seeing.
He’s making lots of little errors.
Too bad, because Matsuura is in great condition .
This is gonna be easy, all we need to do is keep sending the ball to Ginta, and let him mess up.
I guess we already know who’ll be the ones get buzz cut.
Miki, she’s not back yet, I should’ve known.
Guys! The reason for his slump is Miki’s “I hate you”
second set.
Nice serve, Yuu.
Geeze, He had the ultimate shot, and he totally blow it.
If he couldn’t get that, Ginta has no chance of scoring at all.
He’s really in a slump.
He got so distracted just because he had a little argument with her.
Hey, Rokutanda, if you make him get a buzz cut, I won’t talk to you again for as long as I live.
Ginta should learn from me, no matter what Arimi says to me, I don't let it affect my performance .
“mental control ” is part of true ability.
If you can’t do it, you’re destined to lose.
No, another double fault.
Crap, I wanna stay in.
Listen, unless we somehow change the flow of this game, we’re gonna get beaten bad.
Look, don't try to score anymore, just try not to make any mistakes and let me handle this guy.
I understand, sorry.
Try not to make mistakes.
Ginta, that volley was so wimpy, I guess you’re afraid to make another mistake .
game won by Sakaki, game count, four to love.
I wonder which set they are playing?
Miki. I’ve been looking for you all over the place .
You need to be back there cheering
Why, are the guys they’re playing against that strong?
That’s not it.
That guy named Ginta is in the worst slump, and he’s pulling Yuu down with him.
It gets worse, the team that loses the match has to get buzz cuts.
What
Just out, The score is love thirty.
Crap.
Not again.
He’s been just like this all afternoon .
Out. Love-forty.
He did it again.
Ginta, what is going on with you?
This is not how you usually play.
Ginta.
Ginta. What the heck are you doing? What’s wrong with you Ginta, snap out of it, get in there and smash their ball like you usually do.
Miki. All right.
Game count, four to one.
Four to two.
Now 4 to 3.
4 all.
5 to 4, Toryo leads.
Ginta, great, way to go, you did it.
Game and second set goes to Toryo.
Game count, 6 to 4.
That’s 6 all, tie breaker.
One love.
2,1
3,2
4,3
5,4
6,5
It’s match point for Sakaki.
Just watching them makes my stomach hurt.
Ginta. We gotta score the next two points, no matter what.
Sure. What was that?
He can look so serious sometimes .
Now it’s match point for Toryo.
Fault.
I’ll get the next one, no matter what.
Oh, no.
Game, set and match goes to Toryo.
We lost. buzz cut.
There’s nothing like an ice-cold drink after a great victory, you know.
I guess.
Oh man, it really was a hard game, wasn’t it?
There were a few times, I thought we were gonna lose.
Me too, especially since you were pathetic in the first half of the game.
But, then you really made a great turn-around. Nice comeback.
You know, it really feels strange to be praised by you.
Especially after you told me I wasn’t even in your league.
I lied.
What?
I lied when I told you that you weren’t in my league, I mean, come on, you’re someone that Miki was in love with, so you’ve gotta be first rate.
Then you, you, you like Miki, don't you?
Nice shot.
Hey, Matsuura, come back. You didn't answer my question .
Matsuura, I’m not gonna just let you laugh this off.
Answer my question, right now. Matsuura!
What a great day for the club, we won 3 to 2 in the group march, and I’m so happy for you, congratulations.
Thank you.
Uh, Tsutomu.
You haven’t forgotten about the bet, have you?
No, I haven’t forgotten .
Short as a crew cut isn’t quite enough, you know.
I want you to take every last hair off, just like a monk.
Great idea, you heard the man, get to it.
Damn, I swear I’m gonna get back at both of you.
Arimi.
Arimi, I wonder if she was waiting for Yuu again.
I was waiting for you, Ginta.
While I was watching you play I realized that I was really attracted to you.
Why don’t we go out for tea or something, so we can get to know each other better .
But I mean… I …uh…
Good. Excuse us, everyone .
Uh, wait… I didn’t…
No, it can’t be.
Arimi and Ginta?
Ta-dah! Our school trip was to Hokkaido, and I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible without thinking about everything .
But why, why was Arimi there?
And as if her being there wasn’t bad enough, She and Ginta were in a romantic mood.
What did your confession of love really mean, Ginta?
Marmalade Boy
HOKKAIDO WITH LOVE
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THOSE TWO?