Buster Keel 1

My first translation on mangahelpers :). There was no prefix for this series yet, which is weird because there was one in the RTS forum. I've marked the parts that I couldn't figure out in bold, so if another translator is able to provide some help for those parts it would be great.

Anyone is free to use it for scanlations or international translations by the way, just give credit.

Translator notes - The katakana for the guy called Shiba/Siva, is wriiten as Shiva however at the bottom of the statue on the first page there is a sign where the word 'Siva' is written. The 'si' sound doesn't exist in Japanese so they have to use shi instead, I'm inclined to use Siva since it was on the statue and probably best represents what the mangaka was trying to give his name as. But if you want to use Shiva then you can do that as well.

Page 1

(large text in top right)-New Series
-Everyone, this is a statue of the world's number one monster user Siva.
-Overcome everything, the adventurer's legend starts!!
-This memorial was built to commemerate his victory over the savage Dragon Ape.

Page 2-3

(left hand page text)-Play a melody
-At full Voltage
(right hand page text, top left corner)-Rival's Strongest
-New Series, 4th Series!!
-Centre Colour
-The interesting fantasy adventure
-Starts here!!

Page 4

-What is this crap about "the world's number one"?
-TAKE THIS!!!
-What the!!?

Page 5

-Hu~~~~u
-Keel
-That felt good.

Page 6

-What are you doing hooligan!!
-Eh?
-What the hell did you do to the memorial statue!!
-That's a crime, a crime!!
-Hey! Wait! Don't run away!
-Huh!!
-He's like a monkey...
-Wait for me Siva.

Page 7

-When I find you bastard, I'll beat you to a pulp as well!!
-Huuh~~~Siva? What the hell is that?
-You should give more information when you are asking about someone.
-Anyway, why don't you hand over all of your money!!
-Ahyahya, you should do as he says.

Page 8

-Haaaa!!?
-So?
-Oh yeah, oh yeah, you were looking for Siva's whereabouts.
-Si-Siva, that Siva, yeah.
-I don't know where he is.
-Hiii!!
-There is this female monster user named Ravi, she would probably know where he is!
-Hmm.
-How do you know something like that?
-I'm actually a fan of hers <3
-Where the hell is that Ravi person!!?
-Hii!! At-At the moment Ravi is...

Page 9

ニワトリ突撃本気MAX世界の果てまでぶっ飛ばし.
-Chicken Assault! Let's seriously party MAX until the end of the world! (TN- I asked my Japanese co-workers and even they don't understand why she said Chicken Assault)
一件落着コケコッコ
-Case closed! Cockadoodledoo (TN yes she said the onomatapedia of a rooster)
(top right)-Ravi is the best!!
(middle right)-Oh no-
(bottom right)-Pass your money this way, oink (TN the pig demon thing says puo a lot, it is onomatapeia for the sound that pigs make so I'm going to spell it as oink)
(top middle)-Ua- I love her
(top left)-Ehehe, Thaank yoou <3
-Tell us when you are going to do it again.
-Thank you very much.
-Haa~~
-What's wrong Ravi, oink!?

Page 10

-Mippy, I'm an adventurer, so why am I living my life on the streets trying to pay my bills everyday...
-Ravi
-But you are happy that everyone wants to listen to you.
-Mishishippi Teramoto, Nickname Mippy
-Well of course I'm happy.
-So then it's fine.
-It.is.not.fine-!
-Oink?

Page 11

-Being an adventurer means going on journeys with all sorts of strong friends and saving people from trouble.
-Beating up monsters and scoundrels who are attacking people.
-On the side of justice, oink?
-That's it! Going on all sorts of adventures to save people is the life of an adventurer.
-My dream is to be the world's number one monster user, an adventurer like Siva!
-That's why I want to get out of this 'street life' lifestyle.
-Ravii!!

Page 12

-Where the hell is the "street life" Ravi!?
-Ravii!!
-Eh!?
(small text above the people's heads)so noisy, what's that, what's that, so noisy
-What is that, oink?
-Ravi, get out here
-Umm~~~...
-Uh?
-Rabi is right here, oink.
-I'm Rabi, but...
-Huuh?

Page 13

-Ravi (TN- the part that looks like ラヴィ, the picture below it doesn't mean anything in Japanese although it probably is the mark of an 'adventurer' in the manga)
-A Dragon Adventurer's badge...a monster user huh?
-That, that's correct, but...
-Then you are the Rabi that I was looking for.
-Eh?
-I think that you're super cute looking!
-Eh!?
-She's amazingly cute, Her music is great too.
-Well, I thought those guys were just over-exaggerating about how beautiful you were...
-I thought you wouldn't be as cute, Ravi.
-Get serious!
-What was that for?
(small text above Mimmy)-Calm down, calm down
-That's my line!! Being such a rude guy!! What's up with you!!

Page 14

-I am...look here!
-Hmm?
-My adventurer's badge...
-Adventurer! Keel, a fighter.
-I heard a rumour about Siva in this town.
-Do you know anything about him?
-Siva, you mean that Siva?
-He is one determined bastard.
-Determined bastard...do you have some reason to resent Siva?
-That guy took something important from me...

Page 15

-What a load of bull calling him the world's number one monster user.
-Monster users are all just a joke in the first place.
-Eh!?
-A monster user just makes their monster do all the fighting for them.
(text avove monster)-Nuccha
(text next to monster arm)-Monster
(text above guys head)-Go, Nuccha 13
(text below guys foot)-Monster user
-You just place the monster into all the dangerous situations while you watch from a safe place.
-If you don't fight your own battles, then you're just a coward.
-You should fight with your own fists.
-It isn't like that at all!!

Page 16

-To a monster user their monsters aren't just pets to be used!! They are important comrades!!
-Battling together with your monster is a great happiness!!
(small text above Mippy)-That's right, that's right
-Hmph, It looks like you will let anything come out of that mouth of yours.
-What-what did you just say!!
-Uwaaaaa!!!
-Hm!!

Page 17

-It's monsters!!
-Monsters have come-
-Monsters!!?
-Shaa!!
-Gurgh!

Page 18

-Are you alright!!
-Dammit...
-Stand back, stand back.
-Leave it to the monster killing pros!
-Araa!!
-What are Lizard men from the forest doing in the middle of town...?
-No idea.

Page 19

-Are these guys soldiers?
-They're adventurers the mayor hired for times like these.
-Ugyaa
-Kyaa
-There's too many of them.
-Keep it up!
-Shaa!
-Uwa!
-Urgh!!
-Shaa!

Page 20

-Shaa!
-Uo!!
-Oink!!
-Hey, hey are you okay!
-You, you saved me.
-Oink!
-Nice work Mippy!
-Huh?
-Oink!!
-I the adventurer Ravi will also be joining the fight!!
-I the adventurer Keel will be sitting this one out.

Page 21

-What the hell are you saying! You know you should be obliged to help!
-As if!
-More importantly look infront of you!
-Hm?
-Shaa!!
-Kyaa!!
-Ooink
-I heard about you.
-Now's not the time for that!

Page 22

-Shaa!!
-Yaa
-I want to talk about Siva!!
-Just wait a- Kyaa!!
-You're a magic user right, so what do you know?
-Si-Siva has been missing for the past 2 years!!
-Hurry up and put me down!
-Ouch~~~be careful!!

Page 23

-You said he was missing...
-Eh!?
-I thought I had finally found him after 3 years of searching....
-Shaa
-Sha

Page 24

-Shut the hell up!
-Where the hell
-did you go to Siva!!

Page 25

-Damn you Siva!
-Gya!
-Wow...
-It looks like he is throwing a tantrum, oink.
-Thanks for saving us.
-I wonder what these Lizard men were doing.
(small text next to Keel)-Siva~~
(small text next to Mippy)-Calm down, oink
-To be honest it would be good if we could get them to return to the forest.
-Please just leave that to me.
-Hm?

Page 26

-This music is...?
-This is the monster user's 'magic melody', oink!
-By playing music you can cause all sorts of different effects upon monsters, oink!
-This music is "Cool Down", which causes monsters to become quiet and calm, oink oink.

Page 27

-You guys don't belong here, you should return to your home.
-Shaa
-Aah!!
-Amazing, the Lizard men are leaving.
-How about it, monster users are amazing right, oink.
(small text next to Mippy)-Naa-na
-Hmph! you don't have to act so conceited.
(small text next to Keel)-Whatever
-Thank you very much. As expected of the mighty adventurers!!
-Thanks to you the town is safe...
-No, I think that the Lizard men might try to come again.
-Wha-what did you say?
-The reason why the Lizard men came to the centre of the town is very important.
-Either there is no food in the forest, or they came here on someone's orders.

Page 28

-However I do not believe that it is due to a lack of food.
-So in other words someone...ordered them to do so.
-Miss, do you have any idea who could have given those orders?
-Most likely the Boss Lizard.
-The Boss Lizard is a C Class monster...
-What does C Class mean?
-How can you not know about that?
(small text next to Ravi)-Are you really an adventurer?
-The Adventurers Association ranks monsters according to how strong they are.
(text up the top)-Strong (left) Weak (right)
(G)-Slime
(F)-Pig Devil
(E)-Goblin
(D)-Frilled Lizard Man
(C)-Boss Lizard Man
(B)-Wolf
-For example, the Lizard men just now were ranked D Class. The Boss Lizard is stronger than them and is ranked C Class.
-Since I'm a Pig Devil I'm ranked F Class.
(small text next to bubble)-I'm stronger than a slime, oink
-Eh? Aren't you just a plain old pig?
-I'm a monster, oink!!
-Aargh!
-What should we do if more of those guys from before come back...
-U~~~hmmm.

Page 29

-We'll go out and kill them before hand.
-Will you really!?
-But of course, there is the matter of compensation...
(small text next to bubble)-We aren't volunteers you know
-Oh...
-Hey, are you serious about doing this?
-We can take on C Class level can't we.
(small text next to guys head)-It'll pay our bills
-Hey you guys,
-Do you guys want to form a party with us?
-It's a lot better if you have a larger party of nakama.
-I accept!
-She decided so quickly.
-Adventurers are meant to kill monsters in order to show concern for everyone, so naturally I am obliged to do so.
-That's quite the..spirit~
(small text above Ravi)-Let's do it Mippy!
(above Mippy)-Oink!

Page 30

-Nii-chan, can we expect your strength as well?
-Huh!?
-That's way too troublesome for me to do.
-Don't you have any adventurer's spirit?
(small text next to bubble)-You should be happy to help
-Yaaaawn!! Siva isn't here so I'm not interested.
-If he was a scaredy cat he should have just said so~~
-(small text next to Mippy)-Chicken, oink~~
-Who did you call scaredy cat~~~?
-I'll show you by beating that Boss Lizard in a single hit!!
-Ok, then we'll set out tomorrow morning!

Page 31

-Shit, where the hell did you go to Siva, god dammit.
-Hmm!
-Let's try out hardest tomorrow Mippy!
-oink!

Page 32

-Let's hear that music again, oink.
-I'll play another one for you.
-This music...
-Could it be...

Page 33

-Hey, hey, you two guys.
-Since we're a party shouldn't we try and get along like friends?
-Friends? That's so troublesome.
-Monster users hate muscle brained idiots the most, it's impossible to try and be friends.
-Who did you call a muscle brained idiot!!
-Hmph!

Page 34

-Ravi, what was the music you were playing yesterday?
-Eh?
-Are you talking about the beautiful music I was playing last night?
-How do you know about that, were you spying!?
-That's not the case!!
-That was the music the person my saviour always played, althought I don't remember all of it.
-Could it be your saviour was...
-Shaa
-There's one of the Lizard men.
(small text above other guys head)-Wait up dammit
-Follow the bastard until he leads us to his boss!!
-Shaa
-Wait up

Page 35-36

-Who the hell are you brats?
-Eh!?
-What are humans doing entering my forest?

Page 37

-Waaa
-Kyaa
-Wha-what the!?
-Dammit...
-Is that guy the Boss Lizard, oink?
-No, he's different
-He's a higher level that a Boss Lizard.

Page 38

-He's an A Class monster, the King Lizard.
-You brats...have come to challange me.
-So you the ones who turned back the attack on the humans.
-The attack...could it be this guys is
-the guy who gave the orders to the Lizard men...
-Oi!! Didn't you say he would only be a Boss Lizard.
-Well, I didn't think that this small forest would have an A Class monster.
-What's with all this A Class stuff or whatever you are talking about!

Page 39

-Who cares whether it is a Boss or a King, it doesn't change anything in the end.
-What are you talking about, that's an A Class monster!!
-Haa!!
-Infinite Burst!!
-What!!
-Fool.

Page 40

-Did you think that humans could beat me!!
-Urgh!!
-Keel!!
-Just hurry up and get in my stomach.
-I'm going to eat everyone of you brats.
-Big words for being such a weakling...
-Then why was such a weakling able to beat you so easily!!
-Damn bastard!!
-Aaah!!

Page 41

-Ara!!
-...crap.
-Kukuku
-It's useless!!
-Uwaa
-Food should shut up and be quiet.
-Hiii
-The calming effect music "Cool Down"!

Page 42

-What's this..
-Listen to it, it's affecting him, oink!
-Urr
-That's noisy!!
-Kyaa
-So my music couldn't affect an A class after all...
-Ravi, let's do that thing, oink!!
-OK, good luck, Mippy!!
-Oink!!
-Burn with the fire melody muisc "Fire Soul"!!

Page 43

-Ooink!!
-OOOOiiink!!
-Gugyaa!!
-That fire is the effect of that music?
-Yeah.
-That music increases the power of a monster's fire.
-But won't the lizard bastard also be affected by it?
-It's alright.
-There is a ring on Mippy's ear, the "Contract Ring". Just like with the music from before this ring allows the "Contract Melody" to take effect. Without the ring, there is no effect.

Page 44

-This is the way monster users battle. We use out music to support out monsters.
-I see~
-As you can see it is a lot different to just leaving it to our monsters alone like a certain someone said.
-Hmph
-How was that, Oink!!
-Shaa!!
-Oof
-Mippy!!
-Let's use this time...
-Huh!?

Page 45

-Let's use this time to run away.
-There is no way we can beat that monster.
-Wait a moment, Mippy is still-
-I'm not going near that thing.
-Since you are a monster user you can just get a different monster to use!!
-Our life is more important.
-Pathetic, those so-called "adventurers".
-Ravi!!

Page 46

-You should feel ashamed for being used as a pet by those humans, damn bastard.
-Oww
-Die!!
-Ravi!!
-Aargh!!

Page 47

-Gurgh
-Uuh...
-Ra-Ravii!!
-Thank god, I made it in time.
-Oink~~
-You alright!!
-Damn...
-Oooink~~
-What did you get hurt for protecting your monster!!
-To me, my monster is not just a pet.

Page 48

-He's an important comrade...to me Mippy is an important friend.
-I won't betray him no matter what.
-Oink, Ravi is precious to me as well, oink.
-Just die already!!
-Waa!

Page 49

-Huh!!
-Keel!!
-Hurry up and run!!
-Dumb fool, Do you think your power is greater than mine!!?

Page 50

-Keel!!
-This weakling....dammit...
-Let's run away Keel.
-Shut up.
-If I use my full power, this opponent...

Page 51

-This should be an alright place for a contract ring, right.?
-Where ever you place it is fine but...what are you doing that for?
-In the first place the magical melody only works on monsters.
-It's alright, just play your music.
-Even if I play the music the melody won't...
-It's fine, just play already!!
-Well then, let's start round 2.

Page 52

-Hmph! I don't know what you're planning but,
-your music is annoying.

Page 53

-It is it after all
-This music
-Burn to ashes!!
-That fireball is headed right for Keel!!


Page 54

-Keel!!
-Hehehe, the shrimp is no more.
-Keel!!
-Too bad for you but,
-That fireball didn't hurt at all.

Page 55

-Thanks to my Dragon Ape arm!!!

Page 56

-Eh!?
-A monster's arm, oink.
-Di-Did you say Dragon Ape!!
-Exactly.
-That bastard Siva, forced me into a human form 3 years ago...it's been a long time, this feeling.
-Siva...
-That guy took something important from me.

Page 57

-Ravi, the Dragon Ape?
-3 years ago Siva supposedly killed a huge monster.
-The dragon had scales stuck on him, and looked like a savage ape type monster.
-And also...
-It's monster rank was above that of A Class, it was an S Class.
-Get ready.
-Do-don't joke around. That savage monster is an adventurer!?
-If you don't believe it, then I'll prove it to you.
-Using the Dragon Ape's power.

Page 58

-Like you can do anything with only one arm!!
-Engine!!
-Open!!

Page 59-60

-"Burst Buriddo"!!! (TN katakana is Burst Buriddo, I can't figure out what Buriddo is meant to be. The kanji literally mean Round Bomb, so you can use that instead if you prefer).

Page 61

-Funky!! (TN apparently part of "funky monkey" which must be a japanese cultural thing, you could just use something like "Hell yeah!!" if you want)

Page 62

-Che, only one arm...
-The original form...

Page 63

-I'll eventually change back

Page 64

-Siva turned your Dragon Ape form into a human with that collar.
-Yeah, I can't take it off even if I try.
-That music I played before was able to release the seal?
(small text above Mippy)I can't believe it, what's up with that oink
-The music only changed an arm back though.
(small text below bubble)-And it changed back into a human arm as well
-That was Siva's music before wasn't it.
-It was similar to the music he used when he placed the collar on me.
-Umm...Siva was my monster user sensei...He taught me lots of things.
-But 2 years ago he disappeared suddenly.

Page 65

-What the hell! Why didn't you say that you were Siva's disciple before!!
-Bu-but that's because you hated Siva.
-Just because I hate Siva it doesn't necessarily mean I hate you.
-Eh?
-It doesn't really mean I like you either though.
-Jerk!
-Zubi~~
-So you don't have any clues of where he is?
-Nothing.
-Well then, can't you play all of your music then? And you return me to my original form.
-That's useless~ I listened to Siva playing his music but, he didn't teach me directly.
-God dammit! There'll be no end of searching for Siva!

Page 66

-What are you guys going to do from now on?
-Eh?
-Um~~~m. What should we do?
-Didn't Ravi say that she wanted to be an adventurer?
-That's true but...
-What if we meet a monster like we did today, we wouldn't be able to do anything against it~
-It's alright, I'll take cram classes to prepare, oink!
-It's alright if we form a party.
-Huh?

Page 67

-I don't have anything else to do other than searching for Siva.
-What should we do?
-He's a savage monster after all, oink!
(small text)-He hates monster users
-Oi! Shut up about that!!
-It was just a joke Keel.
-Oink!
-That's how the Dragon Ape Keel, the monster user Ravi, and the Pig Devil Mippy formed their party.