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[Hokkaido]

（7年前─　蛭魔妖一　10歳）

蛭魔（なんだここ　米軍の…基地？）

・デビルバッツが生まれる前…その〝出会い〟から、この物語は始まった！！

248th down　蛭魔妖一（上）

金網の穴から中入るヒルマ　アメフトやってるのを見てる

（それは見たこともないスポーツだったが　とても激しく─　とても知的で─）
（すぐにルールを覚えたヒル魔は　日が暮れるまでそこに立って　ただじっと──見入っていた）

外人「おい坊主！　立ち入り禁止だぞ　ウチの事務所にとっ捕まんのと日本の警察に突き出されんのとどっちがいい！」
蛭間「………」
　　　「例えばもしも…君の上官が　夜の女に入れ上げてツケが溜まっているとしよう」
　　　「女が回収に現れたりすれば妻の耳に入る　ガキの使いを出したのは客への気づかいだ」
　　　「だから君はここで〝何も見てなかった〟　そうだろう？」
外人一瞬息を呑むも、金網の穴に気付く
外人「！　…プッ　そのハッタリ今の一瞬で考えたのか！？　だはははすげぇガキだ！」
　　　「面白ぇ　お前ヒマか？　ちょっとついてこいよ」

外人Ａ「テキサスホームデルっつってな　アメリカじゃこれが普通の賭けポーカーだ　手札よりハッタリが勝負を分ける」
外人Ｂ「オッレの勝ちー！　オラ小遣い出せや！」
外人Ａ「おい　ルールも知らねぇガキからホントに取んのかよ」
外人Ｃ「ギャハハ容赦ねええー！」
蛭間　「ケケケ　ルールなら　もう覚えた」
その後ボロ勝ち

中学生になっても外人達の中で噂されている
「〝ポーカー〟フェイスっつうくらいでな　世界戦なんかでも表情は隠すもんだ」
「でもあのガキは違う　敢えて見せてペテンにかける」
「手札が弱かろうが関係ない　派手に見た目に挑発的なトーク」
蛭間「ケケケ　とっとと全賭けしやがれこの糞鼻毛」
「狡猾な罠で勝ち抜いていく　世界一邪道な中学生だ…！」

中学校　一人で練習してる栗田
他部「おーいはみ出てるぞ！　グラウンド隅っこだけって約束だろ　正式な部活じゃねーんだからさ」
栗田「ごごごめん」
通行人にスモウ部？と勘違いされてる

勧誘活動する栗田
栗田「アメフト部　作ろうよー！　ねえ一緒に　面白いんだよアメフト」
生徒「懲りねえな栗田も毎日毎日…」
生徒「3人はいなきゃ部になんねーんだから　いい加減諦めろって」

屋上でしおれてる栗田
栗田「そうだ…　しおしおしてる場合じゃないや　絶対クリスマスボウル行くんだから　仲間集めないと…」
するとフォーメーション書いた紙が落ちてくる
栗田「こ…　これって……！！」
梯子を上るとそこにはヒルマが
「………　一緒にアメフト　やろうよー！！」

自転車で帰宅するヒルマに追いかけてくる栗田
蛭間「やんねえっつってんだろ糞デブ！」
栗田「でででもヒル魔くん　さっきフォーメーション図書いてて」
蛭間「ただの博打だ　基地の赤チームに3000＄賭けてんだよ」
栗田「ド…ドル！？」
急に止まるヒルマ
栗田「……　これが　ヒル魔くんの家…？」
栗田「ビジネスホテル…！！」
蛭間「近いから」
　　　「ケケケ　このビルがハートビル法ごまかした違法改造で容積率超過だっつうデータつきつけたら　快く無料で止めてくれたぞ」
栗田（良く分からないけど恐ろしい人だってことだけは分かった…）
　　　「え…でも　親とかどうしてるの」
蛭間「株の詐欺でイングランド銀行ハメようとしてな　刑務所で15年くらってる」
栗田「そ　そうなんだ…」
トランクに入ってるドル札発見する栗田
栗田「なななななにこのお金！」
蛭間「賭けてるっつっただろ　米軍基地で巻き上げた金だ　一枚やるからもう帰れ糞デブ」
栗田「こんなに貯めて…　何か　買うの？」
蛭間「………　別に買う物なんざねえ　勝つのが面白ぇだけだ　これからその面白ぇとこに行くんだよ　ついて来んな糞デブ」

結局基地までついてくる栗田
蛭間「ついて来んなっつっただろ！」
栗田「でででもその…　アメフトもすごい面白いよ！？」
　　　「って言っても仲間もいないし　僕もまだ試合できたことないんだけど…」
　　　「ヒル魔くんが投手で僕がセンターで　どんなに楽しいだろうな～って…」
ヒルマ無視して中へ
栗田「ってあああもう行っちゃった！　ちょっと～～～！　…アレ？　挟まっ　ちゃっ…」

ずっと挟まってたらムサシが来る
武蔵「何やってんだお前？」
栗田「あ　ムサシ…くん？？　隣のクラスの…」
ムサシの力を借りて金網から抜ける
武蔵「うちの工務店が頼まれてな　金網直せってよ」
〝勝つのが面白ぇだけだ　これからその面白ぇとこに行くんだよ〟
栗田（これで…金網ふさがっちゃえば　ヒル魔くんの大好きな事ができなくなって　一緒にアメフトやってくれるかも…）
　　　「………　やっ…　違うよ　ダメだよ　僕だって…大好きなことが　アメフトができなくなっちゃったりしたら　そんなの悲しすぎるもん」
　　　「ふさいじゃダメだよ！　その…やめてあげて！」
武蔵「そうはいかねえ　受けた仕事は最後までやる」
栗田「だってきっとヒル魔くん…　楽しみにしてるんだ　毎日ここ通って賭けゲームしに行くの　楽しみにしてるんだ！」
　　　「僕が…あのグラウンドの隅っこだけでも　宝物みたく大事なのと一緒で　ヒル魔くんにはきっとこの　小っちゃな金網の穴が…」
武蔵「……終わった　関係ない話だ　俺にはな　だが─」
キックして穴空けるムサシ
武蔵「受けた仕事はやった　別の所に空いた穴は　俺の知った事じゃない」
ずっと隠れて聞いてたヒルマ

（これが　僕ら3人の　運命の出会いだった）

・運命が、結びつけていく──

（そしてまたすぐそこに詰まった）

おわり

engl. translation

(7 years before, Hiruma Youichi, 10 years old)

Hiruma (What's this? A US army... base?)
Before the birth of the Devil bats, this "match" was the beginning of their story!!

248th Down Hiruma Youichi (first part) (note : it should mean first part)

Getting inside through the wire fence, Hiruma sees guys playing American Football.

(A sports he knew little of, very violent and very intellectual)
(Instantly remembering the rules, Hiruma stands there watching them as the day decline, but he's spotted)

Foreigner : It's forbidden to get inside this base. Between being arrested an dragged to our office or being sent to the Japanese police, which one do you choose!
Hiruma : ......... For example, let's say your superior officer is bringing girls at night, and that collection of girls somehow comes to the ears of his proper wife, you wouldn't notice the brat who came to bring the news. So here you'd say "I didn't see anything", right?
The foreigner catch his breath in an instant, then notices the hole in the fence
Foreigner : !... Pf... You just thought of that bluff in an instant!? Dahahahaha, what an amazing brat! You have some free time? Come for a second.
Foreigner A : This is Texas Hold'em, A betting poker game we play in America. More than cards, bluff is the most important thing in it.
Foreigner B : My win! Your pocket money is mine!
Foreigner : A : Hey, can't you go easy on a brat who doesn't know the rules?
Foreigner C : Gyahahaha, no way!
Hiruma : Kekeke, the rules, I already remember them.

After that, the middle school student wins hands down, and gossip spreads among the foreigners.
"They call a "poker" face someone who can hide their emotions so well in battle"
"But this brat is different. He's showing off, daring."
"He's taunting the opponent with talks completely unrelated to cards"
Hiruma : Kekeke, come on and give me all that bet already, you fucking nostril hairs.
"Winning through sly traps... He is the world's most corrupted middle schooler!"

Middle school, Kurita is practicing by himself.
Other club guy: Hey, get out of there! You only get a small corner of the grounds, remember? Since you're not in any official clubs.
Kurita : S-s-sorry
A passerby encourages him, thinking he is in the sumo club.

Kurita : Let's make an american football club! Let's do it, together, american football is fun!
Student : Day after day, don't you get tired, Kurita?
Student : You can't have club if you don't have at least three persons, so just drop it.

Kurita is wilting on the rooftop.
Kurita : No... I shouldn't be in low spirits yet. Because I will definitely go to the Christmas Bowl. I need to gather comrades...

At this point, a paper with an american football formation on it fall from the sky.
Kurita : This... his is...!!
Looking up the ladder, he sees Hiruma.

Kurita : ...... Let's play american football together!!
He says that while chasing Hiruma who's returning home on his bicycle.
Hiruma : I don't want to, you fucking fatty!
Kurita : B-b-but Hiruma-kun, that paper was from a formation book
Hiruma : I'm just gambling, I'm betting 3000$ on the base's red team.
Kurita : Dol... Dollars!?

Hiruma suddenly stops.
Kurita : This is... Hiruma-kun's house...?
Kurita : It's a business hotel...!!
Hiruma : Because it's close by. Kekeke, they cheated the Building Access law when building this one, the floor space index is more than in the initial data, so I can stay here without charge.
Kurita (I don't really understand, but I understand this person is evil)
Kurita : Eh... but, what about your parents?
Hiruma : They've been caught for fraud with the Bank of England's stocks, they're in prison for 15 years.
Kurita : I... I see...

Kurita noticed a dollar bill stuck in the trunk Hiruma is carrying.
Kurita : wh-wh-wh-wh-what this money!?
Hiruma : This is money I won on bets at the American military base. Take one and go home already, you fucking fatty.
Kurita : You're saving them here... Do you want to buy something?
Hiruma : ......... There's not really something I want to buy. It's just the victory that's fun. I'm going to that fun place now, don't follow me, fucking fatty.

Eventually, Kurita follows Hiruma to the base.
Hiruma : I told you not to come!
Kurita : b-b-but don't you think american football is incredibly fun!? Well, that's what I want to say, but since I don't have any comrades I've not taken part in a match yet... But with Hiruma-kun to throw the ball and me as a center, wouldn't it be incredibly fun...

Hiruma completely ignores him.
Kurita : Aaah, damn, I'm coming too! Waiiiit! ... huh? I'm stuck...

After being stuck for a while, Musashi passes by.
Musashi : What the hell are you doing?
Kurita : Ah, Musashi... kun? Of the class next door...
With Musashi's strength, Kurita managed to unstuck himself.
Musashi : Our company was called to fix that wire fence.
"It's just the victory that's fun. I'm going to that fun place now"
Kurita (If... The wire fence is fixed, Hiruma-kun's won't be able to do his favorite thing, maybe he'll want to play American Football with me...
Kurita : ...... no, that's wrong. I can't. Because, if I couldn't play my favorite thing, American football, then that'd be so sad. I can't gloom around! Stop... this now!
Musashi : Can't do. Once we've taken a job, we have to do it until the end.
Kurita : But, Hiruma-kun... He's looking forward to the matches he's betting on every day... He's looking forward to it! I... I only get a small corner of the grounds, but it's still my important place. To Hiruma-kun too, this small hole is definitely...
Musashi : It's over. I have no relations whatsoever with your story. But...
Musashi makes a hole on the fence with a kick.
Musashi : We did what we were asked for. I don't know about other holes.

Himura was listening the hole time, hidden.
(that was... the fated meeting of the three of us) The fate that got them together.
The end.