Billy Bat 4

BILLY BAT #4

tl by molokidan

01)
K: A public bath...?
G: Yeah...there used to be one here.
Chapter Four - The Bat and the Ancient Text
G: But it was burned down in the war.
K: Is that so...? How sad...
G: What are you talking about? We're the ones that are sad!
K: You look Japanese, but you're wearing an American uniform, so that means you're an American-born Japanese, right?

02)
K: Ah...yeah.
G: There are American citizens saying that they didn't drop the bomb, you know?
G: I'd like to hear them say that after looking at my burned-down house and the remains of that public bath!
K: Ah...I'm not exactly sure what to say...
G: What are you muttering about?
K: Um...
K: Do you know where I could find the tattooed man around here?
G: The boss is over there!
B: Tattoo...?

03)
K: Yes, um...it's a tattoo of a bat, you see...
K: It looks like this...

03)
B: Hmph!
B: My son, eh?
K: Y...your son...? Is he the one with the bat tattoo?
B: You know that tattoos are primarily used for those involved in the criminal underworld, right?
K: Yes...
B: Well then you have my idiot son.
B: After he got that tattoo, he straightened out...
K: Straightened out...?
B: Because of that tattoo, he got sent draft papers.

04)
B: That idiot applied to become a soldier.
B: And you know what the reason he gave was?
K: Uhh...
B: He said he was going to stop this war.
B: That idiot...
K: I see...and your son...?
B: In a standoff with the enemy in the south,
B: That idiot attempted to shake hands with the British troops...
B: and he was shot dead.
sfx: zuzuh...
K: Um...I don't really know how to say this, but...

05)
K: I don't think your son was an idiot.
B: Hmph!
K: ...and, about the tattoo...?
B: How should I know?! No one knows where his body is now.
K: I see...thank you very much.
B: Ahh...and one more thing.
B: That idiot used to say some weird stuff.
B: That bat tattoo he had was a nice one, but...
B: the other bat tattoo that exists...

06)
B: is of a bad one.
B: Hey mister, here you are!
K: Hm?
B: Mr. Charlie was looking for you!
K: Charlie?
B: He wants you to go here.
Box: Come to OSS -Charlie

07)
S: ID please!
K: Ah...ummm...
K: I'm with the translator Charlie Ishizuka...
C: Yo!
C: I've been waiting! Over here!

08)
K: OSS...The Office of Strategic Services...
C: You've never worked here before?
K: No, I just did translation for the patrols.
C: Ah, here we are.
sfx: Gacha
C: Look at this!
K: Uwaa...!!

09)
C: This is the place I told you about before,
C: with all the ancient Japanese texts.
C: We check the contents, and all the stuff that doesn't pass is burned.
K: Wow, this is incredible!
K: They even have scrolls!
C: There's something even better than that I want to show you. Come this way.
K: What is it you want to show me...?
C: Something I found.
C: To think what you were searching for and what the Americans were searching for would be the same thing, huh?!
K: Eh...

10)
K: What is this...
C: Here...look!
K: Ah...

11)
C: This appears to be an ancient text of the secret society with the bat mark that the Americans were looking for information on.
C: It looks just like that comic character of yours, huh...
C: Wanna go get some lunch? There's something I wanna talk to you about.
K: Eh...
K: Should you really be taking that book outside...
C: It's fine, it's fine!

12)
C: Hey, brother! What kind of meat is this?
B: Heh heh heh...
C: What do you mean, heh heh heh?! Gimme a break...
C: ...well? There's no mistaking it, is there?
K: Eh?
C: The bat from this text!
C: It's your bat character, right?
K: I wonder...
K: I have no memory of ever looking at a book like this...
C: No...I'm pretty sure you must have seen this back when you were stationed here in Japan.

13)
C: Remember...
K: No, I really don't
C: What's wrong?
K: Ah...no, nothing...
C: There's not much else we can figure out without giving it a deep inspection, but that's the jist of it.

14)
C: That comic of yours...is a big hit, right?
K: No...I still need to work harder on it.
C: You're finally starting to become that famous comics artist you always dreamed about, huh?
K: No...
C: If the Americans find out one of their beloved comics heroes was actually stolen from an ancient Japanese text...
C: it'll be bad news.
K: Eh...
C: If they find out, you'll lose your popularity.
K: W...well, I...
C: Hey, brother! What kind of sake is this?

15)
B: Heh heh heh...
C: Don't gimme that! I just wanna know what kind of alcohol it is!
C: If you pay me...I'll keep quiet for you.
K: Eh...
C: I'm saying, you'd gonna have to pay up if you want me to keep this under wraps.
K: What are you saying, Carhlie?!
K: I haven't stolen anything...!!
C: It doesn't matter whether you really did or not,
C: what matters is whether I keep quiet or not.
K: M...money? H...how much...
C: Just a little is fine.

16)
C: What's in this sake, brother?
B: Heh heh heh...
K(2b): Stop...stop!
K: Stoooooop!
C: Just a little is fine...
B: Kill him.

17)
K: Who are you...?
B: It's me, me...
K: Billy Bat...!!
B: Unless you kill him, you won't be able to keep drawing the comic.
B: If you keep it up, though,
B: you'll get super rich!!
B: Hey, look!
B: It's the huge amusement park, Kevinland!!

18)
B: Wow, Kevin!! It's like a dream!!
B: Our dreams are only a few more steps away!!
B: All you need to do is kill him!!
sfx: pichoooooon
K: Uuuu...

19)
K: Ah...
K: Ah...
K: AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!