Tegami Bachi 15

As always, corrections, advice, and comments appreciated! Thanks to njt for help with 「調子　こいてんじゃねえ」.

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Line break: new bubble/textbox within the same panel
Blank line: new manga panel
Edits are in blue

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Lag: Za...

Lag: Zaji!!!

Vertical text: The Letter Bee Zaji takes down the attacking Gaichuu in one shot!

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Man: !! That brat!
Lag: Zaji! Look out!

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Man: !!

Zaji: Post office deliveries are a national government matter
Zaji: So if you interfere with the deliveries of Letter Bees, you must be removed in the same way as Gaichuu!

Man: What are y—
Zaji: Shut the hell up!!
Man: ?!

調子　こいてんじゃねえぞ　てめえら！！
Zaji: Don't push your luck, assholes!
Zaji: I won't go easy on you just because of those Letter Bees over there

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Image text: The threat hasn't passed yet!!
Zaji: ....!!

Chapter 15: Memories of Three Hearts

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Connor: The Seeder went back underground... [small text]: Thanks, Vashuka
Lag: Zaji!!
Zaji: On the way back from my delivery, I figured I'd stop by and see you guys! Because you're so unreliable!!
Lag: Hmph

Zaji: Seriously, you just can't manage without me...
Zaji: ?!

Zaji: Lag, are those all Letters?
Zaji: In that bag over there...

Lag: Yeah...
Lag: It was only some of the people here who wanted the delivery refusal!

Lag: Anne's father tried to take the residents' Letters out of the town

Lag: But his Heart...

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Lag: ...was consumed...

Lag: ...by that Gaichuu

Lag: ......
Lag: Zaji...

Zaji: The Seeder... is a Gaichuu that can attack without letting its weak point, its backside, appear above ground
Zaji: It's pretty strong

Zaji: When Vashuka senses movement from underground... Connor, drive it out with Kibaku* and force it above ground
Zaji: I'll stop it moving with Aotoge*

[*Kibaku: Yellow Blast, Connor's attack]
[*Aotoge: Blue Thorn, Zaji's attack]

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Zaji: At that moment, Lag!
Zaji: Hit it with the biggest Akabari* you've got, and make the Heart cry out!!
[*Akabari: Red Needle]

Zaji: Make it cry out
Zaji: For that girl's sake!!!

Lag: ....!!!

Lag: Yeah!
Connor: Alright!!
Zaji: Let's go!!!

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SFX [jii]: stare

Vashuka: Mrowr
SFX: step step step

Gasu SFX: scrabble
Vashuka SFX: stare

Vashuka: Mrowr
Gasu SFX: scrabble
Vashuka SFX: stare
Vashuka: Mrowr
Gasu SFX: scrabble
Vashuka SFX: stare
Vashuka: Mrowr
Gasu SFX: scrabble
Vashuka SFX: stare

Text right: Ahhhh
Text left: huff
Connor: Heart Land Mine

Connor: Set!!
Connor SFX: -huff- -puff-
Mine SFX: Zuu...

Connor: Heart Land Mine
Connor: Set
Connor: Heart Land Mine
Connor: ..s-set
Connor: mine
Connor: se—
SFX, all 6 right to left: wheeze... haaa... huff... ugh... *cough*... thud

Connor: The landmines I planted... are shards of my "Appetite"...
SFX Text right: Haaa Haaa
Text left of Connor's head: So hungry...
Connor: When this delivery's over I'm eating til I explode!! ....Okay!!

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Connor: Kibaku!! [Yellow Blast]

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Zaji: Nice one, Connor!!
Zaji: Take this!!

Zaji: Aotoge!!! [Blue Thorn]

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Zaji: Lag!!
Zaji: Do it now!!

Lag: OK!! Load...

Lag: ??!

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Lag: Th.. The ground's collapsing?!
Lag: Ugh, I can't see the Seeder!!

Anne: Lag...
Lag: Anne!!

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Anne: The Letters...

Lag: !!

Anne: Lag...

Anne: Lag!!

Lag: ...Owww
Lag: ...!!

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Lag: The underground passage...!

Anne: Ah—
Anne: AHHHHH!!!

Anne: Kyaaaaa!!

Zaji: Shit...
Zaji: This is bad!!

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Zaji: The Seeder...
Zaji: It's trying to eat that kid's Heart!!

Zaji: Stop!!!

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[no text]

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Anne[text]: I loved...
Anne[text]: Riding on Dad's shoulder's... Mum's Chili Hot Tomato Soup...
Anne[text]: Dad's terrible singing that we'd only hear when he'd been drinking...

Anne[text]: Going home after Mum's funeral
Anne[text]: Walking along the Honey River with Dad...

Anne[text]: His big hand, trembling...
Father: I'm so glad...
Anne[text]: The first time I'd ever seen Dad looking vulnerable...
Father: Anne...

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Father: I'm so glad...
Father: That you're here with me...

Anne[text]: While I was out on an errand
Anne[text]: I lost my way, and got home really late
Anne: ......

Anne [text]: Our house on the hill, far away
Anne [text]: The silhouette of Dad waving his hand
Anne: No...
Anne [text]: Me, starting to run...
Anne: Stop...

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Anne [text]: Dad's hand, more frozen than mine
Anne [text]: The warm fire in the hearth...
Anne: No, stop!!
Anne: Don't take them away...

Anne: They're precious to me...
Anne: They're all my precious memories...
Anne: Don't take them away!!!

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Anne: Don't take away...
Anne: My Heart...

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Anne[text]: Dad...
Anne[text]: Help me...

Anne[text]: Dad...?

Anne[text]: What is...
Anne[text]: "Dad"...?

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Hunt: Uwohhhh!!!

Sara: Hunt...

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Hunt: !!!

Hunt: Ugh

Zaji: You're not bad, Old Mask dude!

Zaji: Even if you eat it, it'll never become your Heart!!
Zaji: You hollow bastard!!!

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Zaji: You damned Gaichuu
Zaji: You'll never have a Heart!!!

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Connor: Zaji, don't get carried away!! You can't beat it if you don't hit the gaps!!
Connor: This is bad! There's too much Heart!!
Connor: Damn it... where the hell is Lag?!

Zaji: Cry out!!
Zaji: My Hatred!!!

Zaji: CRY OUT, YOU BASTARD!!!
Zaji: AOTOGE!!!! [Blue Thorn]

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Person: .....
Person: Soup...?
Person: Apparently he always has it ready in case they regain consciousness, so that they can eat it

Person: Even though their eyes are open...
Person: That's what happens to you when you're attacked by Gaichuu?

Person: But... that kid...
Person: He never cried, not even once...

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[no text]

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Sara: Hunt...
Sara: Hunt!!!

Hunt[text]: Sara...

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Man: This beast is the main attraction in our next show!!
Man: It's different from you guys in debt!!
Man: Didn't I tell you to look after it carefully?!

Hunt: ......

Sara: Stop punishing just Hunt!!
Sarah: We were both looking after it, so hit me too!!
Man: Damned if I don't want to, but right now you're valuable merchandise too!
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Hunt[text]: Sara...
Sara [text to left of face]: Hmph, moron
Hunt[text]: My dear Sara...

Hunt: What do you mean...
Hunt: What are you saying goodbye for, Sara?!

Sara: I heard my buyer's in the next entertainment district
Hunt: Your... buyer...?

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Sara: I've only met him once, but he was a horrible man! If I have to work in that place, I'll be killed for sure...

Sara: I'd still prefer to be in this crappy caravan
Sara: Hunt...

Sara: Because you're here...
Hunt: Sara...

Sara: But Hunt... I'm worried about you
Sara: You're big and strong, but you're such a wimp...

Sara: I wish we could pay back our debts together...
Sara: And be let out of here...

Sara: I wish I could have been let out of here...
Sara: Together with you...

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Hunt[text]: Sara...
Hunt[text]: Sara...

Hunt[text]: My...
Hunt[text]: My only friend...

Hunt[text]: The only one...
Hunt[text]: I love....

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Guy: Shit...
Guy: What the hell is this?!

Guy: The show's main attraction is dead!!

Guy: Maybe they palmed this thing off on us when it was already weak...
Guy: That shitty broker... I'll kill the bastard!!
Guy: What should we do, Chief? We can't do the show like this...

Guy: Idiot!
Guy: I've already paid the deposit on this place! We can't do anything if we don’t get that back!!

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Man: Hey... let's cut off your arms and sew this beast's arms on instead!!
Man 2: Wha?! What did you just—
Man: Customers won't pay to see a corpse! I'm telling you to become a beast-man!

Man: Hold him down!!
Man: If the show's a success, I'll pay you well!! You'll be living a life of luxury soon enough!
Man2: No... stop!! I'll never do it!!

Hunt: You'll pay...

Hunt: You'll pay money for this...
Hunt: Right?

Hunt: How much...
Hunt: ...would you pay?

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Hunt: If you attach those clawed arms...
Hunt: ...to my arms
Hunt: Would you...

Hunt: Would you not sell Sara?

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Hunt [text]: Sara...
Man: It'd be interesting to put the beast's claws on that masked kid too... fine, it's a deal
Hunt [text]: Sara...
Man: If you give up your arms, I'll give you that girl

Hunt: Chief...

Hunt: I wanted to keep that promise secret from Sara...
Hunt [text]: Sara...
Hunt [text]: My dear Sara...
Hunt [text]: Just your happiness...

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Hunt [text]: That's all I need
Hunt [text]: To be happy too...

Sara: ......

Sara: HUNT!!

Zaji: Ugh...
Zaji: Shit... I can't move...
Zaji: ......

Zaji: !!

Zaji: What's that?! Under the rubble, there's a path..?
Zaji: An underground way?
Zaji: That's...!

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Zaji: Lag!!!!
Lag: Cry out!!
Lag: Shards of Heart!!

Lag: AKA [Red]

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Lag: BARI!!!! [Needle]

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Connor: He did it!! Go Lag!!!
Connor: The Heart that was eaten is returning!!

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Vertical Text, left: The one he saw in the returning Heart is...?!
Speech: ......
Speech: .........
Roda!!: Woof!
Roda!!: Woof!

Lag: That's...
GAUCHE: Roda!! Go right!!
Lag: G...
GAUCHE: Heart Bullet...
GAUCHE: Load!!

Lag: GAUCHE!!!

Text: To be continued in Issue 5 (out 4th April)

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