After the Storm Page #5

Could be anything.

- It rained?

- This morning.

Good thing it cleared up.

That little pitcher can throw.

Strike!

Shingo! You can do it!

Look at them,

already sitting together like that.

Yamanouchi Real Estate is a huge company.

He makes 15 million yen a year.

Probably from sleazy speculation deals.

The pitchers scared of you!

You think those two have done it already?

I'm asking you.

The high school he went to

excels in baseball.

They beat our team my first year.

Strike three!

You gotta swing at it! Swing!

Don't worry.

He was trying to draw a walk.

Her boyfriend already bought him a glove.

A Mizuno.

- Go for it.

- Again.

Yes! Now it's your turn.

My turn?

Okay, watch me.

Swing with your hips.

Go for it.

Watch my hips.

- Wow!

- Yeah!

As a pinch hitter,

you have to swing the bat.

You can't lose that chance.

You'll try harder next time, right?

I was trying to draw a walk.

You can't be a hero

if you get on base like that.

I don't need to be a hero.

You don't?

Your table's ready, sir.

Shall we?

Shingo, who's your hero?

Who do you admire?

Grandma.

She's very wise.

You can't list a relative as the person

you admire on those entrance exams.

Really?

Bathroom?

You know where it is?

I'm fine.

Do you two visit his grandma often?

Yes, sometimes.

Do you still have to?

No, but Shingo's so fond of her.

Look at you.

You've gotten bigger down there.

What are you doing here?

Is that your mom's new boyfriend?

Yeah.

What's he like?

He has a loud voice.

- That must be embarrassing.

- Yeah.

Is she marrying him?

I don't know.

Ask her soon.

I have to go.

Okay. See you on Sunday.

Do you have the money?

No problem. Don't you worry.

It's not good for Shingo either.

I'm sorry to be so blunt...

but he shouldn't spend time

with such an untrustworthy man.

But he used to be a novelist.

It's just that, right now, he's...

I read his award-winning novel.

Got it on Amazon.

Really? What did you think?

I won't say it was a waste of my time.

But I just didn't get

what he was trying to say.

I don't suppose you would.

You think so, too?

I thought so.

He touched his head.

He's laughing.

He sure is.

Get lost.

Weren't you better off

not knowing about the other guy?

Why did she have to choose

a guy like that?

I'm sorry. I asked you here,

and now I made you wait.

I just got here.

Thanks for that steak dinner,

even though I was of no help.

The steak was too fatty.

No, it was delicious.

Listen, I'm wondering if you'd like

to write the story for a manga.

A manga?

The rising star manga artist, Ishijima,

has been hired to illustrate it.

It's a manga series about gambling

for our Comic Punch series.

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