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Someday, We'll Get There
By Nishi Asuka
Translation by Multiball

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やっとテスト終わったー！
Exams are finally over!

数学やばかったー
Wasn't feeling too hot about Math.

(sfx) ざわ　ざわ
murmur murmur

ねぇ帰りどこか行こうよー
Hey, let's go somewhere on our way home.

どこ行くー？
Where you wanna go?

(flt) えー
f'real?

(flt) それがさー
Oh, yeah, about that—

鬼のような日々だった……
These were days of demons...

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楽しく学んで、楽しく遊ぼう！！
Fun in scholarship, fun at play!!

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万が一補習なんてことのなったらゲームする時間が減っちゃうから
In the one-in-a-million chance they give us extra lessons, we won't have as much time for video games

勉強するわよ
So we're studying!

ひっ……
Eek...

でも期末って範囲が広くて…
But the finals cover so much...

大丈夫！
We'll be fine!
私が対策まとめておいたから
I've got a counter for that.

(leaflet) ミノ専用
Mino's personal
(leaflet) 期末対策まとめ
Anti-Finals Digest
(balloon) これだけ擦っとけばOK
Struggle through just this, and you'll be OK

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…このくらいならどうにか…
...This doesn't seem like too much to handle...
なる…かも……?
I...Think...?

(sfx) ドンッ
slam

いずれ海外の大会に出るためにも
Because we might attend tournaments abroad 

英語だけは
English is the subject
ガチでやるから
We'll study extra.

なんか生き残れた…
I managed to survive...

(sfx) ほっ
phew

みんなで打ち上げしようよ！
Let's all send it off together!

どこ行く？
Where are we going?

カラオケ？
Karaoke?

揺籠さんも行かない？
Yurikago-san, would you like to come?

えっ！？
Huh‽

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……私は用事があるから
...Actually, I have something to do.

そうなんだ
Oh, okay.
じゃあまた今度ね
Next time, then.

ばいばーい
Bye byyyye!

(sfx) ぽつん。。。
plonk

(sfx) すっ
shp

あ！
Oh!

四条ちゃ<obscured>
Shijou-ch<obscured>

谷口さん！
Taniguchi-san!

これからみんなで遊びに行くんだけど谷口さんもどうかな
We were all about to go hang out. How about you?

何か予定あるの？
Do you have any plans?

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ゲームセンターに行けばZTTちゃんやXXXXちゃんがいるかも…
ZTT-chan or Double-X Two-chan might be there if I go to the arcade...

(sfx) わい　わい
cool alright

(flt) 入ってみようーか
Should we go take a look?

…なんでクラスの人たちが……
...Why did it have to be people from my class... 
その店プリクラとかないよー
They don't have a print club or anything, guys!

…………用事があるって言っちゃったのにゲームセンターで鉢合わせるわけには……
...I told them I had something to do, and here I am about to run into them at the arcade...

帰ろう
I'm going home.

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四条
Shijou.

モス学もテスト終わったんだ
Your school's done with tests, too?

まぁね
I guess.

ミノちゃんは？
Where's Mino-chan?

…教室には行ったけど会えなくて
I went to her classroom, but didn't see her.

クラスの子たちと遊びにでも行ったのかな
She must have gone to hang out with the girls from her class or something.

…じゃあさ
...Well, in that case

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ひさしぶりに私の対戦しない？
We haven't crossed swords in a while. How about it?

…なんかさ
...Y'know

(sfx) ブロロロロ…
Vrrrrrm

最近ゲーセン行っても誰もいないんだよね
Lately, I go to the arcade, but it's hella dead.

皆さんおうちでお勉強されてるのでは？
Is everyone not at home, tending their studies?
この時期は大体の学校がテスト期間ですから
For many schools, this time of year is the exam season.

…テスト
...Exams?

セオリー通りの『択』しか出てこないのにわざわざ勉強するのか…
* Why would you go study when you don't even have to read what they're gonna throw at you...?

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(sfx) バババ
fwshh fwshh fwshh

(sfx) メリッ
crak

(sfx) ズブ
splut

(sfx) ドン
thwack

(sfx)　ゴッ
thwop

(sfx) プチ
snap

(sfx) メキャ
thwack

(sfx) アア
aaah

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……四条本当の強くなったね
...Shijou, you really have gotten good.

私が強くなってることは否定しようがないけど
I'm not gonna deny that I've gotten good, but

自分で言う？
Though you say so yourself

ZTTがぬるくなったのよ
You've gone soft, ZTT.

…たしかに途中からネタの割れたセットプレイ仕掛けちゃってたかも
...Yeah, I guess you were doing a lot of guaranteed stuff that would cut my mindgames short.

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……前の私なら四条に負けたらもっと悔しかったはずなんだけどな
...Used to be I would feel a lot worse if I'd lost to Shijou.

あのZTTに勝ったのに…
I beat /the/ ZTT...
そこまで嬉しくない
But I'm not that happy.

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(flt) キョロ　キョロ
whp whp

いた！
There she is!

今日こそは！
Today's the day!

(sfx) チャリンッ
chank

(nameplate) 四条
Shijou

(sfx) くすっ
giggle

…懲りないね
You never learn, do you?

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私…あのころはZTTがいそうなゲームセンターを回って見つけては乱入してたんだよね
Back then...I would bust into any arcade that seemed like you'd be in it, walking around and looking for you.

(sfx) プシュッ
pshht

……そうだったね
...Yeah, you did.

追いかけられてるのが面白かったからいつもわざと店変えてた
It was funny getting chased around, so I was always changing it up on purpose.

くっ…
Guh...

オンライン対戦まだなかったし
And there wasn't any online yet.
今思えば自分に合った対戦相手を探すのも楽しかったよね
Thinking back, searching for players you'd met to play against was fun, too.

いや探すのは普通にだるかったわよ
No, the searching was an ordinary, stupid chore.

はは
Ha ha!

ふふ
Snrk
あはは
Ah ha ha!

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(sfx) ぬっ
lurk

ねぇミノは？
Hey, where's Mino?

なんなのいきなり⁉
Were'd you come from?

(flt) 誘導切ってでてくるのやめてっ
quit showing up and not saying anything

もうテスト終わったんでしょ？
You're done with your tests, right?

私ミノと対戦したいんだけど
I wanna play Mino.

じゃあ私バイトの時間だらか
Alright, I've gotta get to work.

ちょっ…
Wai...
逃げないでよ‼
You can't just run away!!

(sfx) ひしっ
glom

あーもう
Geez louise...

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山ステはたしか441N41N41N…
The Korean backdash was b,b,d/b,N,b,d/b,N,b,d/b,n…

(chart) |7|8|9|
(chart) |4|N|6|
(chart) |1|2|3|
(chart) |u/b| u |u/f|
(chart) | b | N | f |
(chart) |d/b| d |d/f|

(flt) スウエー
sway

(sfx) スイッ
fwp

……うまくできない
...I can't really do it.

(flt) そもそもどうして４１Nでバクステがでるんだろう…?
Why does b,d/b,N make a backstep come out in the first place...?

……これができればもっと強くなれるのかな
...Will I really get better if I can do this?

…四条ちゃんがあんなに勉強みてくれたのに
...Even though Shijou-chan helped me so much with studying

テスト…
My tests...
手ごたえがまったくない
Didn't reflect that at all.

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私……こんなにゲームばっかりやってて大丈夫なのかな…
Is it...okay for me to be playing video games all the time like this?

大学とか行けるのかな…
I wonder if I'll make it to college...

……そもそも大学に行って何を勉強するんだろう
...And what would I study when I get to college, anyway?

勉強したいこと…別にないなぁ
What do I want to study...? Nothing in particular.

私ってなになりたいんだろう…
What do I want to be...?

…思いつかない
...Nothing comes to mind.

ポロゲーマーになりたいの
I want to be a pro gamer.

やっぱり四条ちゃんってすごい…
Shijou-chan really is amazing...

勉強も運動もなんでもできり
She's good at school, sports, and everything
将来のことも考えてて
And she's thinking about her future.

私は……
But me...

四条ちゃんたちとゲームするのは楽しいけど…
It's fun to play video games with Shijou-chan and everyone...

もうちょっと将来のことが考えたほうがいいのかも……
But maybe it's time for me to start thinking a bit about my future, instead...

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ゲームに強くなって…
Get good at video games...
その先に何があるんだろう…
And then what...?

ミノ　もう帰ってきてるかなぁ
I wonder if Mino's back yet.

じゃあ入るわよ
Well, we're going in.

合鍵持ってんの？
You got a spare key?

不法侵入を繰り返してたらもらえた
She gave me one 'cause I kept breaking in.

…なるほど
...Okay.

(sfx) カチャッ
ka-chak

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(sfx)  ゴゴゴ
grrrrah

(sfx) カチャ　カチャ　カチャ
kchak kchak kchak

(sfx) カチカチ
kchik kchik

…あれ？
...Huh?
四条ちゃんXXXXちゃんも
Shijou-chan! And Double-X Two-chan, too!

……なんで電気もつけないでトレモに籠ってるの
...Why are you holed up here, without even the lights on, in training mode?

……なんかいろいろ考えごとしてた気がするんだけど
...Well, I just had the feeling that I was getting lost in thought

いつの間にか練習した
And before I knew it, I was practicing.

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まだ早かったと思って教えてなかったけど…
I didn't teach you because I thought it was still too soon...
山ステの練習してみる？
But do you want to try practicing the Korean backdash?

する！
I do!

私にも教えて
Teach me, too.

(cat) 山ステ
Korean Backdash
バックダッシュをしゃがみキャンセルすることで連続バックダッシュを可能にするバックダッシュ　１５F付近でバックダッシュの移動量が消える為そのタイミングでキャンセルするのが長く下がるコツ
A technique for enabling consecutive backdashes by crouch-canceling a backdash. A backdash's movement stops at around frame 15, so cancel then to move back for longer.

人によるけど私はかんな感じでやってるわ
It's different for different people, but I do it like this.

(sfx) ババ
fwshh fwshh

(sfx) コンッ　カチャ　コッ　カチャ　コンッ
tok takka tok takka tok

指の動き速過ぎて意味不明なんだけど
Your fingers are too fast. I can't tell a damn thing.

1P側の山ステは４と１の入力を親指と人差し指でやるの安定するよ
On the 1P side, using your thumb and index finger for the d and d/b gets a consistent Korean backdash.

(circle) 親指でガッと←４
With thumb, tap ←b

(circle) 人差し指でぐいっと↙１
With index, curl ↙d/b

バックダッシュ後に人差し指で１を入力…
After the backdash, input d/b with your index finger...
一瞬レバーを離してNに戻す…その後は４１N41N41N…の入力を繰り返す…
Let the stick go for an instant so it returns to neutral...then repeat the b,d/b,N,b,d/b,N,b,d/b,N input...

ちなみに２P側は人差し指と中指の腹の部分を使って
Just so you know, on the 2P side, use your index finger and the pad of your middle finger.

(sfx) カチャ　コッ　カチャ　コッ
takka tok takka tok

こんな風に…
Like this...

(flt) 難しい…
This is hard...

実戦では2回できれば十分
In a match, if you can do it twice, that's plenty
でも
But

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(flt) KABE GIWA!!
against the wall!!

後ろに下がってばかりだと自分から壁を背負いにいくことになるから気をつけてね
If you keep going backwards, you'll put your own back to the wall, so watch out.

この際…ライン取りについても知っておいたほうがいいわね
When that happens...You'd better know how to take the line, huh?

(flt) ライン？
LINE?

むしろこっちのが重要
So here are the essentials.

ステージの中で自分の動ける範囲を考えて位置取りしていくテクニックよ
It's a technique for thinking about which parts of the stage you can move in and how to gain stage control.

(diagram) ステージ
stage

(diagram) A側が動ける範囲
player A can move here

(diagram) B側が動ける範囲
player B can move here

(diagram) ライン
line

簡単に言うと背後の空間を賭けた陣取り合戦みたいなものね
To put it simply, it's like a game of capture the flag where the space behind you is your home base.

例えば…この場合『B』は『A』よりも動ける範囲が少ないけど…
For example...In this case, B doesn't have as much space as A does, but...

『B』が左横移動すれば一気に動ける範囲が増えて状況が逆転する
If B sidesteps to the left, then all of a sudden there's a lot more room to move, and the situation is reversed.

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じゃあその場合『A』は左横に強い攻撃を置いておく…とか？
So, in that case, like...A puts out a move that's strong against left side movement?

(flt) ヤァ
Yah

そう！
That's right!
そこで読み合いが発生するの
And that's where the reads come in.

ライン取り合いを察しながらトッププレイヤーの対戦動画を見ると勉強になるよ
When you're thinking about spacing around the line, watching videos from top players can provide a lot of information.

ジャングルVSと同じ格ゲーにもラインの概念があるんだ
They have that same "line" idea in Jungle Versus, too.

やっぱり対戦ゲームって面白いな
Competitive games really are fun, huh.

…ねぇ
...Say

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XXXXちゃんがゲームをする目的って何？
Double-X Two-chan, what do you want to get out of playing video games?

私は…
I want...

ゲームを介して他人をボコりたい…
To beat the hell out of other people through the game...

(sfx) ボコォ
shatter

CPUボコるだけなら対戦ゲームじゃなくてもいいわけだし
If you're just beating the hell out of the CPU, you don't need a competitive game for that.

やっぱり生きた人間をめちゃくちゃにしたい……
No, I want to fuck up a living human being...

……わからなくなないけど
...I guess it's not like I don't understand.

まあこのゲームはキャラが好きだからやってるんだけど
Anyway, I play this game because I like the characters.

かわいいよねネコマンジ
I mean, Nekomanji's cute.

そう…?
Is he...?

……あのさ
...You know

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格ゲーってどうしてうまくならないといけないのかな
I wonder why it's so important to get good at fighting games.

勝つために決まってるじゃない！
So you can win, obviously!

うまくなって段位を上げたら当たる相手も強くなる分勝つのが難しくなるよね
But once you get better and level up, it gets that much harder to win against the opponents you're matched up against.

ぐ…
Guh...
たしかに
Yeah, it does.

でもそうやってどんどん上の階層を目指すのが楽しいんじゃないの？
But isn't it fun to do it and try to blast your way to the top?

結局のところそういう遊びじゃん
In the end, that's what you're playing for, right?

みんなと格ゲーで遊ぶのはすごく楽しいんだ
It's really fun to play video games with everyone.
でも
But

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私は四条ちゃんみたいにプロゲーマーを目指してるわけじゃないし……
I'm not trying to become a pro gamer like you, Shijou-chan...

まあ私め別にプロにはなりたくない……
Yeah, going pro is pretty whatever to me, too...

え…
Huh...?

みんなプロゲーマーになりたくないの⁉
They don't want to be pro gamers‽