Bleach 2

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Script Notes: Aki's turn this week. Just doing the post this week since I needed some extra time for school.

Unless she wants to update, this is all for this chapter. The action's fairly straightforward in this time around so there aren't as many translation notes to keep you guys entertained.

*Proceeds to wait on Berserk c276.*

See you guys next week!
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カラー表紙
相見える一護、失恋、素人、一角とウルキオラ、ＧＪＪＪ、ヤミー
(The color page features Ichigo, Renji, Hitsugaya, Ikkaku, Ulquiorra, and Grimmjow)

Fanning: Black and white crash passionately as their fated encounter boils over.

もう一個のカラー表紙
一護、ルキア、井上、失恋。図書館で本読んでる。
(The next color page has Ichigo, Rukia, Inoue, and Renji inside a library reading some books.)

Bleach c232 - The Mascaron Drive 2
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Translation Notes: No significant title tie-in this week seeing as how it's basically a continuation of last week's theme. Additionally, there is no bracketed subtitle to suggest anything new.
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刀を抜くルピ。
(Rupi readies his blade.)

日番谷（斬魄刀・・・解放━━・・・！）　させるか！！！卍解、大紅蓮氷輪丸。
Hitsugaya: (Zanpakutou...release------...!) Not if I can help it!! Bankai, Daiguren Hyourinmaru!

ルピ：縊れ　蔦嬢（くびれ　トレパドーラ）。
Rupi: Suffocate, Torepadoora!
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Translation Notes: Aki decided to leave this in romaji when she translated this week. Pocketmofo stated in his translation that this should be the Spanish word "trepadora" which corresponds very well in its "ivy/creeper climbing" denotation to the Zanpakutou's abilities.
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日番谷：！ちっ！
Hitsugaya: Tch!

刀を構える日番谷。すると煙のなかから一本のツタのようなものが日番谷を襲うが氷の翼で防ぐ。
(Hitsugaya braces for the attack and as the dust settles from Rupi's release, a vine/tendril lashes out and is blocked by Daiguren Hyourinmaru's icy wings.)

日番谷：・・・どうした、こんなもんか？解放状態のてめえの攻撃ってのは。
Hitsugaya: ...What the, that's all you got? Doesn't your released state do anything else?

ルピ：ハハッ！よく防いだね！・・・でも正直止められるとは思わなかったな、ちょっとショックだよ。意外と やるもんだね隊長クラスってのは。でもさ、もし今の攻撃が━━8倍になったらどうかなァ？
Rupi: Haha! Good job blocking! ...To think that you actually managed to pull it off, pretty impressive. I guess you Captains are as hardy as they come. Know what? Let's try that again and bump up the difficulty eightfold!

煙が晴れると背中には先ほどのツタが8本。唖然とする死神組4人。
(Rupi's form is now completely visible, however there are now eight vines/tendrils. All four of the Shinigami on the scene are taken back.)

日番谷：何・・・だと・・・。
Hitsugaya: What...the...

8本のツタが八方から日番谷を襲う。
(All eight tendrils strike Hitsugaya simultaneously.)

松本：隊長！！！
Matsumoto: Captain!!!

日番谷：く・・・そ・・・ッ。
Hitsugaya: Sh...i...t...

氷が崩れ落ち、日番谷も地上に落ちていく。（見たところ出血はない）
(The ice on Bankai shatters and Hitsugaya collapses.)

ルピ：言ったろ？4対1でいこうよ・ってさ。ア・ごめーん4対8、だっけ。
Rupi: See what happens? Should've gone four-on-one. Err, well I suppose that's four-on-eight now.

意地悪な顔をするルピ。場面転換、ＧＪＪと一護。ボロボロのＧＪＪ。
(Rupi smirks as the panels transition to Ichigo and Grimmjow, the latter of which seems fairly haggard.)

ＧＪＪ：はっ　はっ　はっ・・・この・・・力・・・死神のモンじゃねえな・・・てめえ・・・この一ヶ月で・ ・・一体何をしやがった・・・！？
Grimmjow: Huff, huff... Your... powers... Shinigami aren't capable of that. How... in the world... did you manage all this in just a month...!?

無言で月牙天衝を放つ一護、刀で受けるＧＪＪ。背後に回る一護。
(Ichigo ignores the question and lets off another Getsuga. Grimmjow deflects it with his Zanpaku as Ichigo reappears behind him.)

一護：説明してる暇は、無えって言ったろ。
Ichigo: I told you, I'm not here to mince words.

再び月牙天衝を放つ一護、落ちていくＧＪＪ。
(Once more, Ichigo lets off another salvo and Grimmjow is forced to the ground.)

ＧＪＪ：・・・く・・・そ・・・ッがァッ！！！
Grimmjow: ...Da...mn... YOU...!!!

手からセロを放つＧＪＪ。
(Grimmjow releases a Cero from his hand.)

一護（虚閃！！！）
Ichigo: (Cero!!!)

刀で受ける一護。
(Ichigo manages to impact the beam on his sword.)

一護：・・・く・・・ッ、おおおおおおオオオ！
Ichigo: ...GA...AAAAAAHHHHHH!

セロを払い消す一護、その隙に背後に回り刀を振るうＧＪＪだが受け止められる。
(Ichigo struggles to, but eventually cancels out the Cero. This time, Grimmjow surprises Ichigo from the rear, but has his swipe blocked.)

ＧＪＪ：ちっ！！
Grimmjow: No!!

一護：・・・終わりだ、グリムジョー。
Ichigo: ...Yield, Grimmjow.

しかしその時一護の仮面が割れる。
(Unfortunately, Ichigo's mask crumbles at those words.)

一護：！（仮面が━━！！！）
Ichigo: ! (The mask------!!!)

ニヤリと笑むＧＪＪ。
(Grimmjow sneers in triumph.)

ＧＪＪ：終わりだな、死神！
Grimmjow: Yield this, Shinigami!

シルエットで斬られる一護で次週。
(Ichigo appears to be take a full slash.)

煽り：極限まさかの刻限突破！！？
Fanning: Has the allotted time been exceeded!!?

End of c232