Tegami Bachi 16

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Image Text: The Gaichuu has been crushed! However...

Sara: Hunt...

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Sara: HUNT!!

Image text: Chapter 16 "The Man Who Couldn't Become Spirit"

Image text: What lies within the Heart of Hunt, who has been spit out by the Gaichuu?!

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Master: You guys just can't bring in the customers anymore
Master: Get out of here, go wherever you want
Hunt?: They threw me out... looking like this...
Hunt?: What should I do now?

Sara: Hunt!!

Sara: I can see a town!!

Sara: Honey Waters...
Sara: What is this place...

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Hunt: These are...
Hunt: My memories...
Hunt: From the day we reached this town?!

Sara: Hunt, what on earth is that?!
Hunt: Shh!
Hunt: That's a Gaichuu!

Hunt: They attack humans when they sense their Heart...
Hunt: We need to get away from here right now!
Sara: Hunt!!

Sara: It's following something...
Sara: A person?!

Hunt: It's a Bee! And his Dingo too!
Hunt: This is good... Sara, those guys can defeat the Gaichuu!

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Sara: Defeat it?
Sara: How could they beat a monster like that...
Hunt: Sara! Wait!

Roda: Woof!!
Roda: Woof!!

Sara: !!

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Gauche: You're hindering my work

Gauche: Please get away from here right away

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Sara: But...
Hunt: Sara, are you okay?

Gauche: Roda, go to the right!!
Roda: Woof!!

Gauche: Heart Bullet...

Gauche: Load!!

Hunt: That glowing stone... it's Spirit Amber! This is my first time seeing it...
Hunt: Using the power of that stone, you can form a bullet out of Heart

Sara: ...!!
Sara: A bullet made of Heart...

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Gauche: KUROBARI!!!! [Black Needle]

Sara: ......
Sara: Light...

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Gauche: Haaaa
Gauche: Haaaa
Gauche: Haaa

Roda: Grrrr

Hat: That's quite some power you have
Hat: Gauche Suede

Hat: If you use too much, you'll lose it, you know
Hat: Your Heart, that is...

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Sara: What happened to the Gaichuu?! Did he beat it?
Hunt: I think so, though I can't really see much...

Hat: I heard you were promoted in the capital
Hat: Congratulations, Gauche
Hat: As expected of Central Bee Hive's Ace

Gauche: Why do you know my name...

Hat: Such an outstanding Bee as yourself has drawn our attention too... we have high hopes for you...

Gauche: Our...?
Gauche: Who are you...

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Hat: One member of the group
Hat: Called "Reverse"...

Hat: Though I suppose...
Hat: You could also call me
Hat: "The Man Who Couldn't Become Spirit"

Lag: !!

Lag: "The Man Who Couldn't Become Spirit"...?!
Gauche: So you're a member of the anti-government organisation?
Hat: Heh...

Hat: We... are merely conducting an investigation into the truth being hidden by the Amberground government...

Text: So Gauche met the real person!!

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Gauche: I have no interest in your theories
Gauche: So does that mean... this "Reverse" has been keeping me under surveillance?

Hat: That's right, Gauche Suede...
Hat: I've been following your progress for many years now
Hat: I know everything about you, Gauche...

Hat: You are the man who must join forces with us...
Hat: A group who have reasons to fight against the Amberground government...

Gauche: ......
Gauche: Is that an invitation...?

Gauche: I don't know what made you think that, but...

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Gauche: As a Letter Bee entrusted with people's Heart...
Gauche: I have no intention of throwing away that pride

Gauche: Let's go, Roda
Roda: Kuuu

Hat: ......
Hat: And if I told you...
Hat: That I knew why your precious sister Sylvette's legs are paralysed...?

Hat: If I told you... that you siblings were victims too...
Hat: Of the truth being covered up by the Amberground government...?

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SFX: whoosh

Sara: I can't hear anything in this wind...
Sara: What are they talking about...
Hunt: Sara!

Hat: I won't give up
Hat: Gauche Suede

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Hat: You will definitely
Hat: Be mine...

Hat: Until we meet again...
Hat: Gauche...

Sara: Hmph...
Sara: What's with those guys? It felt like they knew each other...
Hunt: This is amazing... the actual outer skin of a Gaichuu...
Sara: Could we sell it?

People: Were you the ones who defeated it?

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People: What happened to that monster?!
People: It's alright! It's beaten up... these people defeated it!!
Sara: What?

People: It would have been terrible if that thing had gotten close to the town...
People: Did you really beat it?!
Hunt: Uh, well...
People: Those clothes... are you pilgrims? But then how did you...

People: ?!
People: What's wrong with his arms?!

People: Wh...
People: Where did you come from?!
People: Are you...

People: Are you a monster too?!

Hunt: This is...
People: Don't move! Monster!!

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Sara: ......

Sara: Lower your weapons, fools!!
Hunt: Huh...?
Sara: You insult the ones who saved your lives by defeating the Gaichuu heading for your village!!
Sara: We are travellers...

Sara: We seek to uncover the conspiracy of the Amberground government!!
Sara: And to bring aid to the people of the nation!!
Sara: This person is "The Man Who Couldn't Become Spirit"!!!

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People: ......
People: Spirit...
People: Government... conspiracy...?
People: He's THAT person...?!
People: Lady Sara!!
People: ......
Sara: Y... Yes... by the way, we're searching for a place to rest, but...
People: Ahh... yes!! Then come to our town, Honey Waters!
People: ......
People: Master Hunt!!

Hunt: You want to stop Bees coming to the town?
Hunt: Then what about the townspeople's Letters...
People: It would be a strong act of protest against the government!
People: It's also a chance to incite other far-off places to action!
People: Let's do it!
Sara: ......
People: It has to be done!!

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Anne: ......
Anne: That's...

Man: The Gaichuu's going back underground!!
Anne: Father!!
Man: Now, quick!!
Man: Carry him to the underground passage!!

Anne: Father...
Anne: Father...

Hunt: Our
Hunt: Lie...

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Hunt: Caused...
Hunt: Someone's death...

Hunt: I'm sorry...

Hunt: I'm so sorry...

Connor: Owaahhhh
Connor: Wait wait wait!!

SFX: crash
Someone: !!

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Sara: !!
Sara: Hunt!!

Hunt: Sa...ra...
Hunt: Con...nor...
Connor: Just in time!

Zaji: Connor!!
Zaij: Nice meat pillow!!
Connor text: Meat...
Connor text: mmmph

Connor: S-Sara!! Hunt... he...
Connor: Getting the beast arms sewn on...
Connor: Keeping up the pretense of the Spirit name..
Connor: He did it all for you...

Sara: ......
Sara: I know that!!

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Sara: I know!!

Sara: When Hunt...
Sara: Gave up his arms to the Chief...

Sara: I was standing outside the caravan, listening!

Sara: But...
Sara: I couldn't say it...
Sara: I couldn't tell him to stop!!
Sara: Because I wanted to be together with Hunt...

Sara: I wanted to be together with him...
Sara: Forever...

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SFX: whizz

SFX: bash
SFX: thud

People: Imposters!!
People: Damn fraudsters!!

People: You were lying to us from the very start!!
People: You tricked us out of our money!!
Zaji: H...Hey!!

Zaji: Ch...
Zaji: These guys...

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[no text]

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Sara: ......
Sara: Boy...

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SFX: smash

People: That government tool!!
People: He's taking the side of the crooks!!

Sara: Boy...

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Sara: ......
SFX: glare

People: .....
People: Wha...

Sara: All the money we collected is under the altar!!
Sara: We didn't use a single rin*!
[*TN: Rin = Amberground currency]
Sara: Do what you want with it!!

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People: R-Right!!
People: Hey! It's under the altar!!

People: Wait for me!

Hunt: Sara...
Sara: Hunt..!
People: It's here!!

People: So much money...
People: OK, listen up! We've kicked out the imposters!!
People: Starting today, we'll start a new operation!!
People: Searching for the real "Reverse" of Amberground!!

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Connor: It doesn't look like...
Connor: This town is ever going to change...
Text: Hmph

Zaji: Oh!...
Zaji: But hey, Anne...

Zaji: At very least you won't have to worry about the Letters!
Zaji: From now on, I'll be doing collections!!

Anne: You... You're Zaji, right? How old are you?
Text: shock
Zaji: Eh? I-I'm 14
Text: Stare
Text: Peer
Text: Stare
Anne: The same age as me!
Anne: Hmm... well, I guess you're bigger than Lag...
Zaji: Huh?

People: Anne!!

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Anne: Everyone!!

Zaji: The original townsfolk, huh!
Zaji: Looks like...
Zaji: Everyone was worried about Anne...

Zaji: Well...
Zaji: I guess it's time we got going
Zaji: Before those guys start throwing rocks at us too

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Lag: Uh... e-excuse me...
Lag: Um...
SFX: squeeze
Lag: I...

Lag: I'm... fine now.. so...

Sara: I didn't want to miss my chance again to say thank you...
Sara: So I had to grab hold of you...
Sara: Thank you, boy...

Sara: Thank you, Letter Bees...

Lag text: Huh?

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Lag: Owahhhh!!!

Niche text: Stare

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Niche: HEY LAG!!!
SFX: glare
SFX: shock
Lag: Y-Yes!!

Lag: I... I was worried about you, Niche...
Lag: It's okay now...
Lag: It's all over...

Lag: Our work...

Lag: It's...
Lag: Finished now...

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Niche: What about Zaji, Lag?
Lag: He already hurried off to start his next delivery... though it kinda looks like Anne caught him...

Connor: Well, I'll be riding in the carriage with Hunt and Sara, so...
Lag: Right! We'll be fine, don't worry! We'll walk back to town

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Hunt: Connor...
Hunt: Is this really okay? For people like us to go to the Bee Hive...

Connor: Don't worry about it!
Connor: Dr. Thunderland told me to capture any rare creatures I find straight away!
Text: Munch munch
Text: Munch munch
Text: Delicious!
Hunt: C...
Hunt: Capture...?
Connor: You should let him look at your arms while you're there

Sara: Hunt...

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Sara: Is it alright...
Sara: For us to start over again?

Hunt: We've been given this chance...
Hunt: We should hold onto it...

Hunt: And one day, for that town... and that child...
Hunt: And the Letter Bees who gave us this chance...

Hunt: Let's use this life to help them...

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Steak text: Nu
Niche: It's fluff

Lag: Reverse...
Lag: They really might have something to do with Gauche's disappearance!!

Lag: I wasn't able to meet the real "Man Who Couldn't Become Spirit"
Lag: And my delivery was a failure too...
Lag: But I think I got a little closer finding Gauche...

Lag: ?!

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[no text]

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[no text, just YESSSSSSSSSSSS THANK YOU]

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Niche: Lag!
Niche: If we go this way, there's a river!
Niche: If we go that way, there's nothing there!

Niche: ...?
Niche: Lag?

Holy Crap: Aren't you supposed to be a Dingo who protects her employer?

Holy Crap: To think you carelessly drank the dangerous water and weren't able to save him at the critical time...
Holy Crap: You're a failure of a Dingo

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Holy Crap: Fellow Dingo...
Holy Crap: I am Roda

RODA: Let us spend
RODA: A short time together...

Text: Roda?! That's the name of Gauche's Dingo..!!
Text: To be continued in Issue 6, out 2nd May

- - - Chapter 16 end - - -

We've only been waiting since Chapter 1... :x

Chapters 8-9 will be up soon, but Chapter 10 will take awhile. Sorry about the delay ._.