Chapter 2: Ever-changing Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 21: Tanaka part 2
Takahara walked over to Akimoto.
After a while of talking in the middle of the gym, Takahara looked back at us and said.
“Guys! We’re going to have a boys and girls game now!”
It was quite a shocking proposal.
It was true that it is difficult to practice with just boys because there weren’t enough of us.
However, I wondered if it would be possible to practice with boys versus girls.
When I met up with them, I found out that they were planning to have a mixed team game.
Is it Akimoto’s idea? Though it seemed natural for her to think of something like that.
However, in that case, the team members would be a concern.
Akimoto and Takahara consulted with each other and decided as follows.
A: Akimoto, Cheena, me, Hosoi, girl 1
B: Girl 2, Girl 3, Takahara, Ishida, Matsuda
Gryffindor!
(T/N: Gryffindor [as anyone may know] is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Godric Gryffindor. The particular characteristics of students Sorted into Gryffindor are courage, chivalry, and determination. [Source: web.pdx.edu]
Iori is saying here that their team was made of Gryffindors who had courage and were brave enough to defeat the opponent team {which was composed of members of the basketball team}, and that they have the determination to do so.)
This was very easy to do. If I’m going to play a match, I want to have fun.
Well done, Akimoto.
By the way, I remembered the names of the boys.
“Boys, don’t touch the girls! And I’ll multiply the points the girls get by 1.5.”
Akimoto cheerfully explained the regulations.
“All right! Collect the balls for me! I’ll decide everything!”
Ishida was enthusiastic.
“Yori! Nice to meet you.”
“Yeah, take care.”
The team greeted each other lightly, and the practice game began.
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
As a result, we won by a narrow margin.
I marked Ishida thoroughly, and we won unexpectedly.
I knew Akimoto and Cheena were good.
Since girls can only be touched by girls, and if skillful girls have the basketball to go around, they’ll probably be unstoppable.
Well, it wasn’t much of an achievement for me, but it was a big win considering Ishida’s presence.
It was right after the game. I’m about to stay on the court and start reflecting on the game.
“You’re good, Kagami! It was the right decision to choose you after all! Yeah.”
“Thank you, coach.”
Akimoto crossed her arms and nodded her head in satisfaction, so I went along with her.
“That’s great, Yori! You were able to hold off a guy with a pretty big height difference!”
I’ve always done it with bigger guys.
“I’m used to playing with bigger guys all the time. Cheena scored a lot of points, too.”
That’s how our team complimented each other.
I think there were relatively a lot of people praising me among them.
After the beach, I’ve been having some trouble with the antagonist team, but the rest of the neutral team has been treating me normally.
I wonder if it was a good thing that I snapped at them. Maybe they were a little annoyed with me for being so patient with them.
Whatever the case, it’s good that things were getting somewhat easier.
But there was one man who didn’t like the fact that I was now being patronized…Ishida raised his voice.
He said, “Hey, hey, you didn’t score many points, did you Kagami? It was only Chris and Akimoto who played well. Don’t get carried away!”
“I’m not getting carried away. And I don’t think you scored as many points as you say you did, either.”
“It was just hard to attack because there were so many girls.”
A sigh escaped my lips. Just when I thought Sasaki had finally calmed down, another troublesome person appeared.
Things always don’t go as I wish.
“What’s with you, Ishida-kun, being sore losers?”
Akimoto jokingly interjected.
(T/N: Yeah, Akimoto, roast Ishida hehe [evil laugh] )
she wasn’t really roasting him, but her words had an effect on Ishida.
“It’s.. D**n. Hey, Kagami, I’m not going to pass the ball to you on the field!”
The practice session ended with Ishida’s remarks, which were quite small for someone of his size.
A/N: I’ve played mixed-gender basketball in college, and the moment the girls have the ball, the boys raise their hands to clear the way, which creates a strange scene lol!
Chapter 2: Ever-changing Lives
Translated by BunnyByun
Edited by ArroganceComplex
Episode 21: Tanaka part 2
Takahara walked over to Akimoto.
After a while of talking in the middle of the gym, Takahara looked back at us and said.
“Guys! We’re going to have a boys and girls game now!”
It was quite a shocking proposal.
It was true that it is difficult to practice with just boys because there weren’t enough of us.
However, I wondered if it would be possible to practice with boys versus girls.
When I met up with them, I found out that they were planning to have a mixed team game.
Is it Akimoto’s idea? Though it seemed natural for her to think of something like that.
However, in that case, the team members would be a concern.
Akimoto and Takahara consulted with each other and decided as follows.
A: Akimoto, Cheena, me, Hosoi, girl 1
B: Girl 2, Girl 3, Takahara, Ishida, Matsuda
Gryffindor!
(T/N: Gryffindor [as anyone may know] is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Godric Gryffindor. The particular characteristics of students Sorted into Gryffindor are courage, chivalry, and determination. [Source: web.pdx.edu]
Iori is saying here that their team was made of Gryffindors who had courage and were brave enough to defeat the opponent team {which was composed of members of the basketball team}, and that they have the determination to do so.)
This was very easy to do. If I’m going to play a match, I want to have fun.
Well done, Akimoto.
By the way, I remembered the names of the boys.
“Boys, don’t touch the girls! And I’ll multiply the points the girls get by 1.5.”
Akimoto cheerfully explained the regulations.
“All right! Collect the balls for me! I’ll decide everything!”
Ishida was enthusiastic.
“Yori! Nice to meet you.”
“Yeah, take care.”
The team greeted each other lightly, and the practice game began.
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
As a result, we won by a narrow margin.
I marked Ishida thoroughly, and we won unexpectedly.
I knew Akimoto and Cheena were good.
Since girls can only be touched by girls, and if skillful girls have the basketball to go around, they’ll probably be unstoppable.
Well, it wasn’t much of an achievement for me, but it was a big win considering Ishida’s presence.
It was right after the game. I’m about to stay on the court and start reflecting on the game.
“You’re good, Kagami! It was the right decision to choose you after all! Yeah.”
“Thank you, coach.”
Akimoto crossed her arms and nodded her head in satisfaction, so I went along with her.
“That’s great, Yori! You were able to hold off a guy with a pretty big height difference!”
I’ve always done it with bigger guys.
“I’m used to playing with bigger guys all the time. Cheena scored a lot of points, too.”
That’s how our team complimented each other.
I think there were relatively a lot of people praising me among them.
After the beach, I’ve been having some trouble with the antagonist team, but the rest of the neutral team has been treating me normally.
I wonder if it was a good thing that I snapped at them. Maybe they were a little annoyed with me for being so patient with them.
Whatever the case, it’s good that things were getting somewhat easier.
But there was one man who didn’t like the fact that I was now being patronized…Ishida raised his voice.
He said, “Hey, hey, you didn’t score many points, did you Kagami? It was only Chris and Akimoto who played well. Don’t get carried away!”
“I’m not getting carried away. And I don’t think you scored as many points as you say you did, either.”
“It was just hard to attack because there were so many girls.”
A sigh escaped my lips. Just when I thought Sasaki had finally calmed down, another troublesome person appeared.
Things always don’t go as I wish.
“What’s with you, Ishida-kun, being sore losers?”
Akimoto jokingly interjected.
(T/N: Yeah, Akimoto, roast Ishida hehe [evil laugh] )
she wasn’t really roasting him, but her words had an effect on Ishida.
“It’s.. D**n. Hey, Kagami, I’m not going to pass the ball to you on the field!”
The practice session ended with Ishida’s remarks, which were quite small for someone of his size.
A/N: I’ve played mixed-gender basketball in college, and the moment the girls have the ball, the boys raise their hands to clear the way, which creates a strange scene lol!
