Sket Dance 78

Dear Lord, I don't think I've ever translated so much Sket Dance in such a short space of time. And just so you know, it nearly killed me, but at least I did it (which is more than I thought I was going to manage), so I guess you could say one good thing came out of a certain bunch of evil assholes coming out of nowhere and trying to steal my series in a surprise attack of unprecedented bastardliness. Don't bother thinking this takes them off my death list, because they're still on there until every trace of those goddamn scanlations is wiped clean off the internet, but if they would stop releasing the series RIGHT NOW, then that would at least be a nice start ^^

Now, without further ado, I present translation number seven of my fifteen-Sket-Dance-translations-in-about-three-days marathon.

Guidelines For Using My Translations

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[Insert text: A young girl's worries as she pores over a magazine...]
[Magazine:]
Komori Shiho
"I always knew I was going to be a model!"
[/Magazine]
Himeko: Huh... a model at her age, that's really somethin'... / Amazing what you can do if you have a goal... She must have worked real hard... // Hell, she's the same age as me! Man... / That's just crazy. // What do I want to do...? // The future... huh... // Hmmm... // Hey, Bossun! / Do you have anything that you want to do in the future?
Bossun: I want to do it! // I want to do it... I want to do it!
Himeko: ?

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Bossun: I want to do it~~~~~!! // Give me a go! C'mon, give me a go!!
Himeko: You stupid kid! // Let me have a go, an' all!!
Bossun: The heck is that?!
Himeko: Hmmm... // What do I want to do...? // I mean, now I think about it, a lot of the people we know... // ...have their own talents... / ...and you can really see where they're goin' in life, you know? // Shimada-san the reporter... // Dante in a band... // Shinzou the... samurai...?
Bossun: ...............
Himeko: An' Momoka, of course, is an actress already... // I don't have anythin' like that......
Bossun: ...............

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Bossun: But aren't most high-school students like that, when it comes down to it? / I'd say it's pretty unusual to have a clear idea of what you want to do at this age. // There's no reason to rush yourself... heck, I don't have any idea either. // No need to get all heated up about trying to "find yourself" or whatever.
Himeko: You don't have anythin'? Aren't you gonna be, like, a detective or somethin'?
Bossun: The heck is that?! / You want me spend my life spying on cheating lovers and finding lost cats?
Switch: I could definitely see it.
Himeko: Yep, that's Bossun all right.
Bossun: Hey... stop that, would you?! Okay, so I thought the same thing for a moment, but... enough already!
Switch: When it comes to plans for the future, I'd say Roman is the most active person we know.
Bossun: Oh, yeah! She's going straight for the manga-ka career! // Come to think of it, I haven't seen her recently... // ? / These footsteps...

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Roman: Are you guys here~~~?! // No... no, that was just too ordinary. // I'll try again.
Bossun: ?
Roman: Are you guys here~~~?!
Bossun: No tearing open the freaking page!!!
[Sket Dance]
[Chapter 78: Sudden Temptation]
[Insert text: A grand page-tearing entrance!☆]

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Roman: Ahem! // I have something to tell you all today! // I-Have-Something-To-Tell-You-All-Today.
Himeko: Ehhh?
Bossun: Why did you repeat yourself?! And what's with that weird voice... you trying to be a robot or something?
Roman: Not a robot - an alien! // I seem to be really getting into alien imitations recently. // It started when I was reading a science-fiction manga... // I started doing the voices for the aliens, and it got a little addictive. // When people do alien imitations, they always say things like "We-Come-In-Peace", right? // But of course, in the language my aliens speak, that would be "Windum lun din don"...

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Roman: Windum-Lun-Din-Don!
Bossun: Weren't you gonna tell us something?!
Roman: Oh, yes! I have something to tell you all today!
Himeko: Ah, crap... I can't take much more of this...
Bossun: Hang in there! We're only just getting started!
[MagazineTitle: BESSATSU MARGARINE]
[MangaTitle: A Smoothie For You]
Himeko: Bessatsu Margarine? Is this a magazine that you've been submitting your stuff to?
Roman: Take a look on Page 269!
Bossun: ? // !! // Huh? // G...
[Magazine Heading: BetsuMar Newcomer Manga Contest / Golden Jam-and-Butter Award]
[Magazine Box: Grand Prize: ¥300,000 / Bonus prize: Digital Camera]
[Magazine Text: "Sudden Temptation" / Saotome Roman (17)]
Bossun: "Grand Prize"?!!

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Bossun: R... Roman... / Is this...
Roman: Uh-huh... // My manga... // ...won an contest!
Himeko: N......
Bossun: No way... // !! // YEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHH!! // [aside]all right~~~~!![/aside]
Himeko: That's awesome, Roman!!!
Bossun: Crap, I got so excited I shouted out in a weird voice!!
Himeko: Wait, you won a prize with this?!
Switch: One cannot help but wonder at the judging process.
Bossun: Those must be some far-out judges!!
Roman: Hohoho... The real surprise is yet to come, my friends! // Take a look on the following page!
Bossun: On the next page...?

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[Magazine Bubble: Don't miss this month's Hot Turnip, "Sudden Temptation"!!]
[Magazine Arrow: Check it out on the next page!]
Bossun: Ahhh!! // It's right here!!
Himeko: Wha...?!
Bossun: Her manga's printed right in the magazine!!!
Roman: The thing about the "Bessatsu Margarine Golden Jam-and-Butter Award"... is that the manga that gets the most attention from the judges gets published as soon as the results are announced!
[Box: This Month's Hot Turnip]
[Bubble: Instant publication!]
Roman: I've just made my one-shot debut!
Everyone: !!!! // Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!!

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Himeko: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, this is big stuff!! / She's actually got published in this magazine?!
Bossun: R... Roman's made her... / Manga-ka debut?! // Roman's debut manga... is right over this page......
[SFX: gulp...]
Bossun: Do you... mind if we read it?
Roman: Of course you can! I'd love it!
[BubbleSFX: thump]
Roman: (Will they like my manga, I wonder...?)
[BubbleSFX: thump]
Himeko: We can hear you, ya know! Is that meant to be an inner monologue?! / Come on!
Roman: I worked pretty hard on this one, you know... // I do hope you'll at least enjoy it...
Himeko: Just so ya know, I'm not gonna be able to make comebacks every two seconds, yeah? / I'm tired out already......
Roman: Oh, no, there's no reason why you should do that! // Just relax and enjoy it! / Just turn the page here and start reading!
Himeko: Stop doin' that, would ya?!

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[Title: Sudden Temptation]
[Bubble: This week's Hot Turnip / Read it here!]
Guy: Yes or No?
[Insert text: Are you ready to be tempted?!]
[Bottom-right: The manga the judges couldn't stop talking about! A genius high-school girl makes her thrilling debut! // SAOTOME ROMAN]
Himeko: Crap, here we go...!! This is Roman, all right!!
Bossun: But it's pretty amazing!! A proper title page and everything... it's almost moving!!

11
Chika: Oh, no......! / I'm going to be late!!
Himeko: Not this again!! // Do ya not know any other way to start a story?!!
Chika: I'm going to be so late!
Bossun: Only the second panel, and you're copy-pasting already?!
Himeko: What's the point in this panel anyway?!!
MysteryMan: Hey. // You oversleep too, Chika?
Bossun: (So freaking lame......!!!)
[Label: worked really hard!]
MysteryMan: You better hurry up, or you'll be late!
Chika: (The truth is... // I have a childhood friend... // ...for whom I harbour secret feelings.)

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Chika: Who?
Himeko: Ehhh?! // This guy ain't the childhood friend?!!
Satoshi: Hey there, Chi-bou! Don't be late now!
Chika: Ah - Satoshi!
Himeko: And here comes the real childhood friend!
MysteryMan: Well, I'll be going then.
Himeko: Who the heck was that guy, anyway?!
Satoshi: Chi-bou... / I've been hiding it from you all this time, but... // The truth is...
[Box: Characters & Plot Summary]
[Labels: Chika // Satoshi // Mystery Man // Mystery Alien // Angry Hag]
Bossun: Don't do a character guide and plot summary in a one-shot~~~!!
Himeko: You gonna just give the whole plot away?!!

13
Satoshi: I'm actually your older brother!
Bossun: Whaaaaaaaa?!!
Himeko: Don't just blurt out crazy shit like that!!
Satoshi: Though we're not related by blood, we're actually siblings!!
Bossun: What kind of conversation is this to have on the way to school?!
Chika: I... // I... // I guess that's fair enough, huh?!
Bossun: The heck?! // What kind of reaction is that?!!
Chika: Well, I'll call you "Onii-chan" from now on, then!
Himeko: What happened to the whole "secret love" thing...?
Satoshi: ...No...

14
Varius: Call me Holy General Varius.
Bossun: Satoshi?!
Himeko: Who the heck is that meant to be?!!
Chika: Holy General Varius...
Himeko: She actually did it!!
Varius: The moon will be full tonight... Now, where shall I go?
Himeko: School!! Go to school!!
Chika: Ahhhhh~! Wait, Onii-chan~~!
Himeko: And now she's callin' him that?!!
Chika: Oh, it's a UFO!
Himeko: Don't just say it like that!
Varius: Hm... something is descending! It must be an enemy!
Alien: Windum-Lun-Din-Don.
Chika: Oh, it's friendlier than I thought! Hahaha!
Himeko: What's up with this manga?!

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Himeko: Ughhhh... I'm beat! I think I did end up butting in every two seconds!
Switch: It was difficult not to, considering.
Bossun: The story was all over the place, but it actually was quite entertaining...
Himeko: Yeah, this this was actually kinda fun to read. // You might be more talented than I thought!
Bossun: At any rate, it's brilliant that you've made your debut like this. / Don't you think, Himeko?
Himeko: Damn right! We're real happy for you, Roman!
Roman: ............... // Uh-huh... // Thank you...

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Roman: I've made my debut... // My dream has finally come true... / ...my prince...
Bossun: ............... // Yeah...

17
Bossun: You've done really well.
Roman: Waaaahhhhhh...!
Bossun: It really must be ton of work to achieve something big like this... // Not that I'd know, of course... // But I'm sure it takes a ton of personal time and effort to achieve this kind of goal. // Having a dream like that... // ...must be pretty tough.
Himeko: Writin' and drawin' a whole manga all on your own... / ...must be a lot of work, huh?
Switch: And while still at school, as well.
Bossun: Yeah. I'm starting to see you in a whole new light.

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Bossun: I guess all that effort paid off! // Heheheh!
Roman: (My beloved prince...) // Right! // (...understands me so well.)
Bossun: [aside]you just say something?[/aside]
Himeko: Roman's really somethin', huh...
Bossun: Hm?
Himeko: That's right... // Yeah.
CatFighter: I challenge you, Master Octo!!
MasterOcto: I ain't gonna lose!
CatFighter: Don't get all high-an'-mighty with me!
Bossun: ...Please, let's not go there.
Himeko: !!
[Insert text: Everybody has their own dreams... there's no need to rush. Not for Himeko, and not for you, either...]