Thanks for the translation notes! Isn't the [kainashi] part being a reference to the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter pretty huge? Sad to see it was lost in translation.
That was a nice conclusion to the match. I hope Ashito will finally understand about the thing his mom talked about in this chapter. Looking forward to the drama/relationship progress. To me those are integral to an enjoyable sport manga. Also, that scene with Mom, Hana, and Ojou was really...
I just hope Nori won't pitch here and we'll get to see him again pitching later (Koushien perhaps? Is that enough time to heal?).
Also it looks like Zono is actually injured. I hope that comes up before the game.
I wonder what the deal with Asou is though. Is him getting a gf supposed to be...
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You're not actually missing anything (well, at least the part about that female soldier because she only exists here). The manga actually adds a lot of extra detail that isn't in the LN (like most of the banter you see here). In the LN the only named member (and the only ones...
So the raw is up to vol 18 (chap 52), huh? That cover really look gorgeous.
It looks like the girl is from the same batch as Glanz. You can see her starting from chapter 29 and also later after the kidnapping operation.
Didn't notice her joining the 203rd until the start of this operation...