Search and kiss and destroy

 - includes ch56 - 64

- cover: Shirasu

- Additional page at the end of ch60: Miyuki batting + Furuya & Eijun adorably staring at each other

Close-up (because this panel is so cute):

- Bonus manga featuring Chris at the university + Miyuki & Sawamura consulting each other how to reply to Chris’ question:

Daiya no Ace #6 “First Impression”

Team-mate: What? Really!?

Team-mate: You’re the same age?

Team-mate: So you are a player!?

Chris: I’m 18.

Team-mate: I definitely thought you’re older than 20!! You’re too calm [for your age]!!

Team-mate: I used the honorific language to you since I thought you’re the coach!!

Team-mate: Really, *how many times have you lived before!? [*common joke in Japan you say to people who are very mature for their young age as if they are living their life for the second/third/fourth time.]

Later in the evening…

Daiya no Ace #7 “A question from Senpai”

Eijun: Miyuki-senpai, look at this!! I’ve got a LINE message from Chris-senpai! Miyuki: Hm? You’ve got that, too? Eijun: Eh? You, too!?

Chris’ LINE message to Eijun: Sawamura, please answer honestly. How old do I look? Btw, I don’t need any jokes right now.

Chris’ email to Miyuki: Do I really look that old? My senpai use the honorific language to me… […]

Eijun: Seems like something happened to him…? Miyuki: What are you going to reply? Eijun: What should I reply?

Miyuki: Maybe something like “You are so calm, that’s why you don’t look like a child”? Eijun: That sounds nice! Miyuki: What about your reply? Eijun: Mmmmm, maybe something like “You look 5 years younger with your hair down”? Miyuki: Yes, that’s it! Eijun: Yes, this is it!

- Breaking News: Miyuki is confirmed to be a flip phone user (while Eijun, Chris and probably everyone else are smartphone users.)

“I told you I was the ace!”

i miss them so much. disaster trio fr

https://x.com/tillmilf/status/1872298440681820415

On the one hand, there is something to be said about how Ivan's general taking the piss-esc behavior is usually his way of being genuinely considerate. Then there is the miscommunication that confusion causes because, in Till's eyes, this is just plain jabbing. But this is so stupid Ivan needs tomatoes thrown at him... "I have to observe the situation and hit you appropriately." "It's too troublesome" 😭 THIS IS SO SICK

I don't know if anyone has translated this but I haven't seen any and where I found this it wasn't translated so I thought I'd translate the bit about what Isami and Smith would do if they received a love confession at graduation. Sorry if it's already been translated lol.

The question is answered by Suzuki (Isami's voice actor) and Azakami(Smith's voice actor).

Q: If they received a love confession at graduation, how would Isami and Smith react?

Suzuki: Since we've seen Isami not react even though he's surrounded by cute girls like Hibiki, Miyu, and Honoka, I think that even if Isami were to get a love confession from someone he would just say "Thank you" and then do nothing after that... that's all I can picture.

Azakami: I don't think he would realize that saying "Thank you" would equal "let's date" either (lol). This is just my opinion but I think that Isami has zero experience with love.

While Smith is super forward, I don't think he would be that forward when it comes to love. I think even if he was confessed to he would say something like "rather than that, why don't we go to a party" and use that as a smart way to turn them down.

Suzuki: That's true, Smith does give off the feeling that he won't take that final step towards being lovers.

I just felt like translating this for myself so here we go!

Translation of the commercial audio:

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Then here's the translations of the text on the screen:

ATF Approved Special Coating Wipes clean with ease! Size: Total length 3 meters 20 cm Weight: 3 tons ※It is not compatible with induction stoves

(Also note that they're using Smith's shirt to wipe it clean lol)

Many uses!

Hope you're doing great,

I have a thought that I would like to ask, we know that the second season was a bridge for the third, and most of the fandom already knows the ending it had (really great actually <3)

But why a kiss? I mean, I loved it and I was very emotional when it happened, but why? A particular reason?

Because nobody could argue with the kiss having happened. It definitely happened and we are now in a world in which it happened.