Tegami Bachi 18

Raw's not out yet but the magazine is, so I translated off my own copy. It's quite rough so I'll go through it again later when the scans come out and I can get a better look at it.

Line break = new bubble / text box within the same panel
Blank line = new manga panel
Blue text = edits

-01-
Lag: Niche!
Lag: If you're here then come out!

Lag: Niche!!
Text: Niche has disappeared?! Lag, bewildered!!
Bottom text: Chapter 18: "Bread and Pants"

-02-
Lag: Excuse me!
Lag: Have you seen a little girl?
Lag: She's got golden hair and sea-blue eyes...

Pisaro: Sorry~ can't say I have...
Pisaro: But hey, wanna see my performance?
Connor: Lag!!

Connor: Let's split into two groups! [small text:] *wheeze*
Connor: I'll go towards the Bee Hive... You go up to Nocturne Hood!
Text: *wheeze* *huff*
Lag: Okay, Connor!
Lag: I'm really sorry, but I'm in a hurry, so...
Pisaro: No worries... see you round!

Vertical text: Look forward to the anime! Details on Page 8! [TN: Page 8 of the July 08 JSQ; hopefully someone will scan the ad ^^]

Lag: Niche!!

Lag: Niche...!
Lag: Haaaa
Lag: Haaaa
Lag: Where have you gone and run off to...!

SFX: squeeze

-03-
Zaji: Sooo...

Zaji: What's the story with those big pants Niche took off?
Zaji: Sylvette?
Text right: munch munch
Text left: This tastes awesome!
Text left: munch munch

Sylvette: To Niche, the pants Lag gave to her are the proof that she's his Dingo... Proof of their trust.
Zaji: You mean Niche was wearing Lag's big pants?...

Sylvette: Those pants are...
Sylvette: The bond between those two.

-04-
Zaji: Bwhaha!! The pants are the bond!!! You just said the pants are the bond~~~!!!
Text, small: I'm not a moron, you know
SFX, large: bam bam
Text, small by Sylvette: Hey, wait a minute!
Sylvette: I... I wasn't sure how it would sound if I said it myself, but still...
Zaji: Hahaha!!!

Zaji: [small text:] Haaaa~ that's a good one... [main speech:] Well anyway... Basically, her taking them off means a fight between siblings? Or a lovers' spat?
Zaji: Hm...
Zaji: ?!

Zaji: Wh... Wh-Wh... What the hell is in this soup?!
Zaji: I... It's... su...

Zaji: Super
Zaji: Gross~~~!!!!
Text: Bleeeaaghh
Text: Unya nya nya...

Zaji: Refill complete! Thanks for the meal!
Zaji: Right, I'm off to help look!!
Sylvette: Oh... Zaji! I want to go too...

Aria: Would you make some tea?
Sylvette: Miss Aria... I want to go help look for Niche too...

-05-
Aria: If you say you believe in Lag
Aria: Then you've got to stay here and wait for him.

Aria: You waiting here for them is what makes this their home...
Aria: I know it's hard just waiting... but Sylvette...
Aria: This is an important task that only you can do.

Sylvette: ......
SFX: -nod-
Text: Good girl

Pisaro: Whew
Pisaro: ...

Pisaro: glug glug
Pisaro: gulp gulp

-06-
Pisaro: Wh...
Pisaro: What the heck?!

-07-
Pisaro: A... A fairy...?!
Pisaro: Was that a fairy?!?!
Pisaro: Do... fairies not wear pants?!

Pisaro: Bouncing around so high up...
Pisaro: Not bad, Miss Fairy.
SFX: gulp
SFX: gulp
Pisaro: That's what I should be doing!!

SFX [stomach rumbling]: grrrrrrwl
SFX [stomach rumbling]: rrrr

-08-
Niche: Niche was a failure as Lag's Dingo...
Niche: There's no way I can go back if I'm a failure...
Niche: But I dunno what I should do now

Niche: Also...
Niche: Steak.

Niche: Niche is hungry
SFX: stare
Niche: So at last

Niche: The day I get to eat you has finally come...

Steak: ......
Steak: Nu...
Steak: Nu...

-09-
Steak: Nuni!!!
SFX: thud
Steak: NUNII!!!

Niche: But you'll be gross if I don't cook you.
Steak: Nunin?!

Niche: We have to find a good place to cook you, Steak!
Steak: Nuuni!!
Steak: Nuniniiii!!

-10-
Niche: This place
Niche: Smells good

Sandra: Honey? Stop fiddling around with guns and come help me out here!!
Sandra: You know this place is already 80% bakery!
Sandra: What's the use doing work in a weapon shop that no one comes to anymore?!

Sandra: Ugh, honestly~
Niche: ...

-11-
Niche: !!

Steak: Nu... Nii... Iiii...
Text, right: Whoa...
Steak: Nuniiii...
Niche: I bet this could cook you real good...

Niche: Right through to your bones...
Steak: Nuho...

Niche: I'll cook you up to perfection
Niche: Steak...

-12-
Sandra: Hey!!!

Sandra: You trying to rob Sinners?! You sure got guts!!

-13-
Sandra: Huh..?!
Sandra: Just now... What...
Niche: !

Niche: The exit!

-14-
Niche: !!

Gobeni: This... is the thief?

Sandra: Watch out!!
Sandra: That kid has some weird trick she uses!
Gobeni: A trick?

Lag: You mustn't hurt people~~!!

-15-
Gobeni: Hm?

SFX: Rrrr
SFX: Rrrrrrrwl

Gobeni: Daaahahahaha!!!
Gobeni: You like it?!

-16-
Gobeni: This here's "Sinners", the bakery and weapon shop!
Gobeni: The bread my wife makes is Yuusari's Number One Gem!!
SFX: munch munch
SFX: munch munch
[etc etc]

Gobeni: Eat as much as you want, Niche!
Gobeni: I'm the owner of this store, Jacob Gobeni

Sandra: Eat your soup too, Niche!
Gobeni: This is my wife, Sandra
**Text: Don't push her; you'll scare her

Gobeni: Steak!! It's great you weren't grilled too!! Wahahaha!! (Though it gave you a perm...)
Text: Nufun...

Sandra: Niche, you were so agile; you sure gave me a shock
Sandra: How did you cut up that gun—
Sandra: Oh wow, that hair...!

-17-
Sandra: Your hair is so pretty!
Sandra: I've never seen such beautiful golden hair before!

Gobeni: I bet you'll be a knock-out when you're older!!
Niche: !!

Gobeni: Oi, what's wrong? Are you blushing?!
Text: What a weird face
Gobeni: Even if you're a little kid, you're still female after all!! Gahahaha!!

Sandra: But why are you wandering around hungry so late at night?
Sandra: Niche... What about your parents?

Niche: Don't have any
Niche: Niche only has Lag

-18-
Gobeni: Lag?
Niche: Lag made up the name Niche too!
Sandra: So he's the parent who brought you up?...

Sandra: But giving you nothing to eat and neglecting you...!
Niche: Niche was useless because she drank the water!
Sandra: Huh?

Niche: And I couldn't beat Roda...
Niche: And Lag cried lots more than usual...

Niche: Niche has become...
Niche: A failure of a pants-wearer...

Gobeni: ......
Sandra: ......

Sandra: She's not wearing any

Gobeni: I don't really get it, but this kid moves pretty well... She might have been made to do dangerous work
Sandra: ......

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Sandra: Niche...!
Sandra: How about...
Sandra: You become our kid!!

Gobeni: O-Oi! Are you drunk already, Sandra?!
Sandra: You're just gonna send this kid back to such a useless, deadbeat parent?!

Sandra: You'd be real happy if you stayed with us, Niche!
Sandra: And you can eat as much of my bread as you want!

Niche: Hap...
Niche: Pee?

Sandra: It means your Heart is happy~~!
Sandra: Just try it! Try calling me "Mama"!
Gobeni: Hey hey!

SFX: murmur
SFX: mutter

-20-
Gobeni: What's going on?
Gobeni: It's pretty noisy outside

Pisaro: Dasshaa!!!
Pisaro: Ladies and Gentlemen! !
Pisaro: Let's party~!

-21-
Gobeni: What's this?
Gobeni: Who's that...

Guy: Mr. Gobeni
Guy: It's him again – that street performer!

Gobeni: Drunken Performer Pisaro, is it!
Guy: There he is!!

Pisaro: I won't lose to you, Miss Fairy!!
Pisaro: Pisaro won't lose!!
Pisaro: Whoops...
Pisaro: Wahoo!

Sandra: Pisaro?

Gobeni: Hm... yeah... Even though men with no courage only ever do cheap performances
Gobeni: Once they're drunk, they let loose and start pulling risky stunts...

Gobeni: So today's tightrope walking, huh...
Gobeni: But he really...

-22-
Gobeni: Climbed up pretty high this time...
Pisaro: Wahoo!
Pisaro: How's that?!

Lag: Th-That's dangerous, so...
Lag: You mustn't do it!!!!

-23-
Lag: The buildings are old too, so it's risky!!
Lag: P-P-Please come back!!

Lag: Y-You were drinking alcohol earlier, weren't you~~~
Lag: Y-Y-You mustn't do this!! It's...
Lag: Way too dangerous up there~~~!!!

Sandra: It's "way too dangerous" for that kid; he shouldn't have gone up there either...
Gobeni: Is he a Bee?... I've never seen him before
Steak: Nuni
Niche: Lag

Gobeni: Just leave 'em be
Gobeni: Pisaro may be a coward but his skill is real...
Pisaro: Don't question me! Just shut your trap and watch me, kid!!
Pisaro: Who the hell do you take me for?!

Pisaro: I'm the Number One
Pisaro: Most Excellent Street Performer in AG!!!
Text: Wahohoho!

-24-
Pisaro: —hho?!

People: !!!
People: Uwahh... look!!
People: The chimney the rope was tied to just—!!

-25-
Pisaro: Uwahh
Pisaro: Wahh
Pisaro: Wah

Pisaro: H-Hot hot hot!!!!

Pisaro: !!

Pisaro: Ahhh...
Pisaro: Not good...
Pisaro: I'm...
Pisaro: ....
PIsaro: Falling...

Pisaro: Ugh!!

Pisaro: ......
Pisaro: Ah...
Pisaro: Huh...

-26-
Pisaro: K...
Pisaro: Kid!!!

Lag: Reel in the rope...
Lag: And grab hold of it!!

Pisaro: Oh...
Pisaro: Oh......
Pisaro: Hyaaa...
Pisaro: We're high up....
Pisaro: Oh...

Gobeni: This is bad...! Pisaro's sobering up!!
Gobeni: Hold on, Bee kid!!
Gobeni: Come with me, men!! If they fall, we'll be there to catch them!! Got it?

Gobeni: That won't hold for long...!!

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Sandra: Go for it, honey!!
Sandra: Geez... isn't that kid a Bee?...
Sandra: What about his Dingo...
Sandra: His master's in trouble...
Sandra: What the hell is that kid's Dingo doing?!

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Sandra: ......
Sandra: Niche...

-29-
Lag: That's—

-30-
Lag: Niche!!!!

Pisaro: Noo!!
Pisaro: Your hand!!!
Pisaro: Don't... if you let goooo, then...

Pisaro: We're
Pisaro: Gonna
Pisaro: Falllll
Pisaro: Ahhhhhh!!

Lag: Everything's fine now!

Lag: My Dingo

-31-
Lag: Has come for us!

Pisaro: Miss...
Pisaro: Miss Fairy?!
Pisaro: Are you wearing pants...?!

-32-
People: ......
People: ......
People: ......

People: Whoa...

People: Woooow!!!

-33-
People: You really had us worried!! That was awesome!!
People: That was an amazing performance!!
People: We're impressed, Pisaro!!!
Pisaro: Ahaha, thank you, thank you...!
Text: N-no... uh... actually...
Text: Eh, whatever...

Gobeni: Hair like a sword...
Gobeni: I've heard about that... "Maka", I think it was...
Crowd, bottom right: Pi-sa-ro!
Crowd: Pi-sa-ro!
Crowd: Pi-sa-ro!
Gobeni: Does Niche have the blood of Maka...

Connor: Mr. Gobeni!!
Gobeni: You guys!

Lag: Owww...
Lag: I skinned my hand...
Lag: It's bleeding...

-34-
Lag: I was worried about you!

Lag: Let's go, Niche!...
Lag: Tomorrow we've got to leave early for a delivery...

Lag: Sylvette's worried about you and waiting for us too...
Lag: Let's get back home quickly, Niche!

SFX: lick lick

Lag: Ni-Niche! Not that again...
Text: Hahahaha that tickles!
Niche: If Niche licks it, it'll heal quickly
Lag: It's fine, Niche...! It really isn't bad at all~

-35-
Zaji: Hey, there she is...
Gobeni: I see...

Gobeni: So Niche is his Dingo...
Lag: Wahh! What's that hairy thi—
Lag: Hey!! Is that Steak?!

-36-
Gobeni: You said your name's Lag Seeing, right?
Lag: Yes!

Gobeni: Gauche always used to come to my store for his gun maintenance
Gobeni: But... to think he handed "Nocturne Number 13" down to you
Gobeni: You sure must be something for him to think so highly of you, Lag!

Gobeni: The lever must be heavy for a kid, right? I've adjusted it for you.
Gobeni: It's always a pleasure to see this gun! You've kept it in good shape too
Lag: Thank you very much, Mr. Gobeni!

Gobeni: It was a real shame...

Gobeni: So he lost his Heart...
Gobeni: That youngster too...

-37-
Gobeni: Lag
Gobeni: I'm giving this to you
Lag: A red... cartridge? For the Heart Bullet gun...

Gobeni: It's a Letter Bullet
Lag: Letter... Bullet?!

Gobeni: You can confine Heart in it much more clearly than a regular Heart Bullet
Gobeni: You put paper inside it

Gobeni: You have to write a Letter on it... You have to address it to someone too

Gobeni: If you shoot it, it'll only work on one person
Gobeni: You can only shoot it once too!
Gobeni: It's not for restoration or for attacking... it's a bullet for "conveying"

Gobeni: You should shoot this bullet
Gobeni: At the one you want to convey your Heart to

-38-
Gobeni: However, whether it'll resound in Suede's Heart
Gobeni: Depends on you
Gobeni: Go for it!

Lag: Mr. Gobeni...

Gobeni: Our weapon shop isn't that busy, Lag
Gobeni: So you can stop by whenever you want

Gobeni: It would make my wife happy too
Lag: Okay!

-39-
Lag: Niche
Lag: Let's go...

Niche: The bread was really tasty
Niche: I was Hap-pee!

Niche: Sandra Mama!

-40-
Sylvette: If you went to Sinners, it would have been nice if you'd brought back some bread...
Sylvette: Zaji ate everything we had!! Only the soup was left over!

Sylvette: Just be patient, okay?
Sylvette: I'll have it warmed up in a minute...
Sylvette: Huh?

Sylvette: ......

-41-
Sylvette: ......
Sylvette: Welcome home...

Sylvette: Good work
Sylvette: On your delivery...!
Text: Being together is the best! Next time, a new development!!

- - - Chapter 18 END - - -

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