Tegami Bachi 32

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-00a- [colourspread, right page]
White text, far right: Shopping in preparation for a delivery
White text, centre: But aren't we getting a little too much?

-00b- [colourspread, left page]
Rainbow text: TV ANIME
Yellow text: Broadcast starts Saturday 3rd October, 10:55pm on TV Tokyo!
[tiny yellow text: just tv channel info]
White text: Volume 8 on sale Friday 2nd October! ... Also on sale that day: the Tegami Bachi Handbook! ... Currently accepting preorders for the calendar!

Blue vertical text: And playing a little too much?
White text, bottom left: Chapter 32: Inspectors from the Capital
White text, bottom right: Asada Hiroyuki

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Vertical text, left: Inspectors have come to Hachi Nosu! But what is their objective?!

Lloyd: So Calibus Garrard
Lloyd: And Hazel Valentine... are the inspectors, are they?...

Aria: Director!... You know the men coming down from the capital government to investigate?!
Lloyd: Only a little... it was a long time ago.
Aria: In that case, maybe they'll be considerate when it comes to the Reverse incident too...

Lloyd: I'm not so sure about that...
Valentine: LLOYD!!
Valentine: LLOYD!!

Lloyd: They're here...
SFX: heart sinking

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Valentine: LARGO LLOOOOYYYYD!!!
SFX: crash

-03-
Lloyd: Hey there, Mr. Valentine!
Lloyd: Hi, Mr. Garrard!

Lloyd: Welcome to our castle~!
Valentine: Enough of your wisecracks!!

Valentine: What a disgrace you are!!!
Valentine: You're a complete disappointment, through and through!!
SFX: relentlessly
Lloyd: Valentine-san, please allow me to explain the incident in full detai—
Valentine: What were you THINKING, sending that carriage?!

-04-
Lloyd: ...Carriage?
Valentine: That's right!! Shoving me into such a crappy little one horse carriage!!
Valentine: It was *tragically* narrow in there!!! I was so disappointed!!!
Lloyd: You're talking about the carriage?
Garrard: Hazel.

Valentine: And on top of that, I know I told you to make sure it came ready stocked with my super favourite chocolates!!
Valentine: So what the hell is this pickled squid stuff?!?!
Garrard: Hazel.
Valentine: It's so damn sour!!!

Garrard: MOVE YOUR ASS!

Lloyd: It's been a long time since we last saw each other, Garrard-san.

Garrard: I have no need for your courteous greetings, Lloyd.
Garrard: Where is Gauche Suede?

-05-
SFX: quick footsteps
Doctor: Hey, not so fast!!
Doctor: Now wait just a minute! Who are you people—

Garrard: I'm here to inspect. The name's Garrard.
Garrard: The capital will be reclaiming this man.
Doctor: But, you... Sorry, but... You'll need the doctor's permission...
Garrard: Hazel, take him to the carriage!

Thunderland: Don't you touch him!!

Thunderland: Right now, I can't hand Suede over to you!!
Thunderland: If I can observe over time whether something's occurring within his Heart, and figure out how to handle it
Thunderland: Then I might be able to get his memory back!!

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Thunderland: On the other hand...
Thunderland: If the man who lost his Heart in the capital of Akatsuki was made to remember...
Thunderland: Maybe that would be a bad thing, eh?

Garrard: ......
Garrard: So you're the authority on biochemistry...
Garrard: Thunderland Jr...

Garrard: What have you given him? LA-5?
Thunderland: Yes... 4ml every 3 hours.

Garrard: He's comatose?
Thunderland: For the past 32 hours.

Garrard: Put him on 2ml of Grej every 6 hours.
Garrard: Depending on his remaining Heart level, you might be able to bring back to life a portion of his brain's memory banks.

Thunderland: You want me to administer Grej?! I've never heard of any cases like that...

Doctor: H.. Here!! There are 2 of them, cases of memory recovery...

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Garrard: I'm no expert, but I know a thing or two.
Garrard: Junior-kun.

Thunderland: Pretty impressive...
Thunderland: So you need to have read that many academic books in order to get into the capital?

Garrard: I suppose.

Text right: Just who is this official...
Woman: Is that you, Garrard?!
Woman: Oh, it is you! I knew it!!

Woman: We've been taking care of cleaning duties here for a long time!
Woman: Back then, all the men and women who saw you here looked up to you!!
Woman: You've really grown up splendidly!

Lloyd: 13 years ago, he was Hachi Nosu's ace...
Lloyd: An expected candidate for the next Head Bee, the two of them entered the capital...
Thunderland: !!

-08-
Lloyd: Former Bee
Lloyd: Calibus Garrard!!

-09-
Lloyd: And his Dingo, Hazel Valentine!!
Thunderland: His Dingo?!

Lloyd: He was my idol
Lloyd: Back when I was just starting out too...

Aria: And now that Bee
Aria: Is a government official in the capital...

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Zaji: What's all this? Everyone's crowded about...
Zaji: I wonder who those guys are...
Vashuka: !!
SFX: twitch

Valentine: ......
SFX: twitch
Valentine: ...Hm...

SFX: spring
Zaji: Huh?! The tail?!

Zaji: ?!
SFX: pounce
Zaji: Vashuka?

-11-
Vashuka: ROWR!!!
Zaji: Vashuka?!?!

Valentine: SEEEIIII!!!
SFX: slam

-12-
Valentine: DEEEEYAAAHHHH!!
Valentine: AHH
Valentine: AHH

Valentine: PEDIGREE!!

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SFX right: crouch
SFX left: shock

SFX: sniff...
SFX: sniff sniff

SFX: alley-oop!

SFX: scratch scratch
Valentine: Who's a good kitty?
SFX: pat pat

SFX [top right]: purr purr purr
SFX [bottom right]: twitch
SFX [top]: rub rub
Valentine: Oh yes? Is that right?
Valentine text left: Mmhmm...

Valentine: Alright, I got it!
Valentine: That tickles, come on now!
Zaji: ......
Lag: I'm back, Zaji!!
Lag: Listen to this! Niche came back, and...

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Zaji: LAAAAAAAAAAG!!!
Lag: Wahh!!! What, what is it?!

Zaji: That... that guy! He! He!!
Zaji: Vashuka... he... Vashuka!! He did!!! To Vashuka!!!
SFX [bottom right]: twitch twitch
SFX [bottom centre]: knead knead
Lag: ...eh?
SFX [top left]: purr purr purr
SFX [bottom left]: tremble
Zaji: Vashu... Va...

Lag: ......

Lag: I have no idea what's going on!!!
Lag: But for it to throw Zaji this out of whack...
Lag: Niche! We're gonna save Vashuka!!

SFX: leap

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Valentine: !!
Valentine: Hm!

SFX: whirring

SFX: whoosh

-16-
SFX: clinggg

Niche: This guy...
SFX: stare
Valentine: She's good!!

Lag: Wh...
Lag: What's going on?!

-17-
Garrard: Are you Lag Seeing?!
Lag: Huh?!

Lag: You're...
Lag: The inspector?!

Garrard: I'm Garrard.
Garrard: Lag Seeing
Garrard: Talk of you has even reached the capital.

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Lag: T...
Lag: Talk of me? In the capital, Akatsuki?...

Garrard: Stories of a newcomer with Spirit Amber buried in his left eye...
Garrard: They say you could be the next candidate for the ace of Yuusari Hachi Nosu.

Lag: N... No way...
Garrard: But you have to work hard for it, with no favours from anyone.
Garrard: I used make deliveries here too, you know. Dawn till dusk, day after day.

Lag: Eh?! Garrard-san, you were a Bee?!
Garrard: Yup
Lag: W... Wow!! Then your work was acknowledged and you were employed in the capital?!

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Garrard: I had been working towards the goal
Garrard: Of reaching the highest point for Letter Bees... Entrusted with important delivery duties in the capital, recipient of the highest honour...
Garrard: Becoming Head Bee.

Lag: Th.. That's amazing!!
Lag: It's the same with Gauche...
Lag: Using your own strength to get to the capital and make your dream a reality...
Lag: You're amazing, Garrard-san!!

Lag: It's my dream too
Lag: To cross over to the capital one day!

Lag: And it's also my dream
Lag: To become Head Bee!

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Garrard: Is that so?...
Garrard: You want to become Head Bee too...

Lloyd: ......

Garrard: I was unable to become the Head and attain success as a Bee
Garrard: But even now that I'm a government official, I'm still stuck with my Dingo, Hazel Valentine...

Vashuka text: yaaawn
Zaji text: Hey, hey!! Over here!! Come on!!
SFX right: wave
Zaji: Play with me too~
Valentine: ......

Valentine: ......
SFX: staaare
SFX bubble: staare
SFX hair: staaare

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Valentine: You're an interesting one
Valentine: You use your hair as a weapon, huh?

SFX: shun

Valentine: Hm?

Niche: I'm not talking to you!!
Valentine: Hmmm!...

Valentine: Didn't you just say "I'm not talking to you"?

Niche: I'm not talking to you!!!
Valentine: There!
SFX: Wahaha
Valentine: You just said "I'm not talking to you" again!!

Niche: Mumu...
Valentine: What kinda face is THAT?
SFX: Pffff
Valentine: You wanna beat me up? Is that it?

-22-
Valentine: You'd better give up on that!!
Valentine: There's no way a little madam could beat me!!
SFX: DAHAHAHA!
Valentine: And at any rate –

Valentine: As Dingoes, we're on totally different levels!!
Text: Nunini...

SFX: BOOM

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SFX: boom
Lag: What was that?!
SFX: shudder

Garrard+Lag: Uh oh...
SFX: boom
Garrard+Lag: Don't tell me...
SFX: crash

SFX: whirrrr

Valentine: Oi oi!! That's awesome!!
SFX: SMASH
Valentine: You're pretty good, Little Madam!! Wahaha!!

Niche: Wait!!
Niche: Don't run away from me, Old Beardy!! That's cowardly!!

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SFX: stop!
SFX: stop!
Niche: Mu?!

Valentine: YOU'RE
SFX: BAM
Valentine: THE COWARDLY ONE!!!
Steak: Nuni..

Valentine: Facing off against an unarmed person and waving around weapons like that... You don't even deserve to be called a Dingo, you coward!!
Valentine: That's right, you're the Number One Coward!!
Valentine: More cowardly than anyone else!! More cowardly than can be imagined!!
Valentine: Cowardly Diiiingo!!

Valentine: Little Madam... Was it your master who taught you that sort of behaviour? You poor thing...
Valentine: What an unbelievably terrible master he must be!
SFX Valentine: sniffle
SFX right of Niche: smack
SFX left of Niche: tot tot
Niche: LAG ISN'T UNBELIEVABLY TERRIBLE!!

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Niche: Listen here
Niche: Lag says things like this...
SFX: Heh...
Niche: "You mustn't attack people."
Niche: And so on...

Valentine: Ohhh, that's true, for sure!
Valentine: Here, if I was you, I'd fight with just pure strength and plain techniques!
Valentine: You paying attention? THAT is the sign of...

Valentine: A Top Class Dingo, dontcha know?!
SFX: WAHAHAHA
SFX: flex!

Niche: ......
Niche: ......
Niche: Niche...

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Niche: IS A TOP CLASS
Niche: DINGO TOO, DONTCHA KNOW!!!

Valentine: COME ON THEN!!!

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Valentine: DESHHHHI!!!
SFX: wham

SFX: tremble

Valentine: nnnghhghh

SFX: fooosh

Valentine: nughhh!!!
SFX: WHAM

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SFX: step

SFX: stamp stamp
SFX: stomp stomp
Valentine: ......

SFX: grin
Niche: !
Text below !: Damn oldie...

Valentine: fffeeiiiiiaahhh

Valentine: tsssseeeohhhh!!!
SFX: tremble

Valentine: TTSSSUUOOAAA
Niche: Mu!!
Valentine: CHAAHAAAA!!!
SFX: BOOM

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SFX: thud
SFX: whack

SFX: grab

SFX: whoosh

SFX: bam
Steak: nuni!

SFX: kiiiin

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SFX: CRASH

SFX: crack
SFX: crack

SFX: BOOM


-31-
SFX: SMASH

Valentine: That settles it!!

Valentine: I
Valentine: AM
Text above Valentine: WAHAHAHAAA
Valentine: VIC-
Valentine: -TORIOUS!!!

Niche: MUMUMU
SFX: snap
Niche: MUGAAAA!!!

SFX bottom left: THWIP
SFX centre: SMASH
Valentine: Whooaa?! Did she snap?!

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Niche: OLD BEARDY!!
Niche: I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOOUUU!!!

Aria: Hey, stop...
Aria: What's on earth is going on here?!
Lag: Niche!!

SFX: whoosh
Valentine: !!

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Valentine: !!
Text right: What incredible speed!!
SFX: clench
Valentine: Gggnnnuuu!!!

Lag: Valentine-san!!
Valentine: Nnn?!
Lag: It's dangerous, hide behind me!!

Lag: YOU MUSTN'T ATTACK PEOPLE!!!!
Valentine: Behind you?
Lag: NICHE!!!

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SFX: crash
Speech: Whoa!!
Large SFX: CRASH
SFX left: whoosh

Aria: Kyahh!!

Niche: LAG
Niche: MOVE!!!

SFX: whoosh

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Valentine: Her speed's dropped!...
Valentine: You've got a lot to learn, Little Madam!! Did you think you could beat me in your "You mustn't attack people"...
Valentine: Form...
Aria: KYAHHHH!!!

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Niche: NICHE IS A TOP CLASS, STRONG
Niche: DINGO, DONTCHA KNOW!!
SFX: hsssss

Lag: Why'd you hit me too...

SFX: CRASH
SFX: smash

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Garrard: It's so noisy here, Lloyd!
Lloyd: Could you please tell Valentine-san that too?

Garrard: Everyone's gathered together here, so this is perfect timing!
Garrard: In regards to the series of incidents involving the former government employee Gauche Suede...

Garrard: Director Lloyd, at his own discretion, neglected his duty to report them
Garrard: And in doing so, facilitated the movements of the anti-government organisation, "Reverse".
Garrard: Furthermore, the blame for allowing the escape of the Gaichuu "Cabernet", which could be on its way to attack the capital from the air right now, is immeasurable.

Garrard: Well...
Garrard: There would be no end to it, if I were to continue.
Garrard: Consequently, starting today...

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Garrard: Largo Lloyd will be relieved of his duty
Garrard: As Director of the Yuusari Central Bee Hive.

Aria: What?...
Garrard: You will be notified of disciplinary measures shortly.

Aria: That can't be!... Under whose authority...
Garrard: Mine, of course.
Garrard: The government has entrusted me with full responsibility over all investigations, penalties, and management.

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Lag: Excuse me!... We were the ones who let the Cabernet get away!!
Zaji: The Director had nothing to do with that!!
Garrard: If you want to take responsibility, then write your letters of resignation!

Lag: ......
Lag: Garrard-san...

Aria: Director!!
SFX: rustle
Lloyd: Right now, it looks like we've got no choice but to go along with it.

Garrard: Now, until a replacement has been decided upon
Garrard: I, Garrard, will be taking on the position of Director of Hachi Nosu.
Garrard: I will be guiding and managing you!!

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Garrard: Oh, and Lag Seeing
Garrard: You will go to the Cold Letter Division.

Garrard: It's a hopeless division with a mountain of rotting, hopeless Letters.
Garrard: Go there and take care of them all.

Garrard: You said your goal is to become Head Bee
Garrard: And that's why I can't just let you get there that easily.

Garrard: Honestly...
Garrard: Lloyd's been too easy on you
Garrard: So now a barely-hired, crappy little newbie is going around spouting delusional nonsense!

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Garrard: Oh well... At least this should be a way
Garrard: To kill some time

Lag: Garrard-san...
Text left: The arrogance of the new Director! And Lag's been demoted?!...
Text bottom: Tegami Bachi... To be continued in November's issue, out 3rd October