Tegami Bachi 21

Hopefully I can get 22 out soon too... it'll be somewhat slow going because I have to use my own JSQ rather than scans. If anyone knows of a readable version of 22 then please let me know?

Scanlators / International Translators: You're welcome to use this translation, but I'd really appreciate a credit for Niphredil.


Line break: New speech bubble / text box within the same panel
Blank line: New panel
Page numbering is by the raw filenames.

-01-
Niche: Lag!
Niche: Where we going tomorrow? A delivery?

Lag: Actually tomorrow we're off duty for once
Lag: So we've got a break from deliveries!
Lag: Tomorrow you can sleep in, too!
Niche: Sleep in?
Text: Their day off is a sleeping-in contest?!

Lag: Also...
Lag: I have to finish off the Letter Bullet properly...!
Lag: Tonight I thought I'd ask Sylvette for some advice.

Sylvette: Hmm~
Sylvette: That's a nice funny face!

-02-
Text: With all your efforts—put your Heart into it...

Lag: We're home~
Sylvette: Oh, they're back!!
Text, bottom: Asada Hiroyuki
Text, bottom: Chapter 21 – "The Little Girl Doll"

-03-
Lag: We're home, Sylvette!
Sylvette: Lag! Welcome back!
Sylvette: Well done today, Niche and Steak!

Sylvette: Huh? What about Zaji and Connor?
Lag: It looks like they didn't come back from their delivery today.
Lag: Oh, that's right...

Lag: Some mail came for you, Sylvette.
Sylvette: A Letter for me...?!
Sylvette: I wonder who it's from...

Sylvette: I'll warm some soup up now, okay?
Lag: Okay...
Lag: Oh... Sylvette!
Sylvette: Yes?

Lag: Later on, I was wondering if I could talk to you... about the Letter I'm writing to Gauche.
Lag: Also, to help me with it, I wanted to hear old stories about you and Gauche too...!

-04-
Sylvette: Stories about my brother and me...?
Sylvette: Sure, I don't mind...
Sylvette: Well then, shall we talk in my room after we eat?

Sylvette: Niche, you're covered in mud!
Sylvette: Go and change your clothes before you eat!

Sylvette: "Dear Ms. Suede..."
Sylvette: "My name is M. Croche, and I'm a 10 year old girl living in Dogra Town."

Sylvette: "I happened to catch sight of your dolls in the store "Katan" in Nocturne Hood..."
Sylvette: "And fell in love with them."
Sylvette: Wait...
Sylvette: Is this a fan letter?!

Bottom text: Tegami Bachi Volume 5, on sale 5th October from Jump Comics! Comes with double-sided mini poster!!!

-05-
Lag: That's great!! "Katan" is the shop that sells your dolls?...
Sylvette: Yep! It's a doll shop!
Lag: What does it say after that?!

Sylvette: Hehe... Let's see...
Sylvette: "I wrote you this letter today..."
Sylvette: "Because I wanted more than anything to have you hear my request"!

Sylvette: "I would like for you, Ms. Suede..."

Sylvette: "To make a doll..."
Sylvette: "That looks like me..."
Sylvette: "By 12 o'clock on the 110th day..."

Lag: The 110th...? Huh? That's tomorrow...
Sylvette: "My relative..."
Sylvette: "Suddenly found out that he has to go to work alone in the mines."

-06-
Sylvette: "I wanted to give him a doll that looks just like me..."
Sylvette: "To take my place..."
Sylvette: "So that he won't be lonely..."
Sylvette: "Living on his own..."

Lag: She's a good kid, isn't she?
Lag: But making something from scratch by tomorrow is impossible, right...?

Lag: I guess you'll have to ask her for the address in the mines...
Lag: And then when the doll is finished, I can deliver it as a Letter...

Lag: Oh!...
Lag: Sylvette...?

Sylvette: ......

-007-
Sylvette: ......
Sylvette: If I can fix up this little one...

Sylvette: I should be able to manage it...
Sylvette: I think...

Sylvette: But I'll have to do a lot of touch-ups...

Lag: Sylvette...?
Sylvette: Change the hair with black wool... and the eye stones...
Lag: About the Letter Bullet...

Sylvette: I should have a cut firefly stone here...!
Sylvette: I'll use that...
Sylvette: I wish I could stitch some lace...!

-008-
Lag: Huaaaahh~
Lag: Ahh...
Lag: I didn't write anything in the end...

Lag: Morniiing... Sylvette...
Lag: Have the lights been on all night...?

Sylvette: I made you a sandwich, so eat that, okay?
Sylvette: I'm delivering the doll to Dogra Town!

Sylvette: I'll leave things here to you
Sylvette: See ya!

-009-
Lag: L..
Lag: Leave things to me?!
Lag: Eh? Did you say doll?!
Lag: Eh?! You finished it?!
Lag: EH?! You're delivering it?!
Sylvette: See you later!
Lag: Eh?! Sylvette?!

SFX: click
SFX: SLAM

Lag: So tired...
Lag: What do I do...
Lag: Again...
Lag: Something about something...
Lag: Niche is...
Lag: Trying to sleep in...
Lag: Sylvette...
Lag: I'm not wearing any pants...

Lag: And my eyes won't open...
Lag: Huh? They're open?

Lag: Wahhh~~
Lag: Wait up, Sylvette!!

Sylvette: I'd be fine on my own!
Sylvette: Between when my brother left for the capital and you came...
Sylvette: I've been living just fine all on my own!

-10-
Lag: I know that, but...
Lag: If it's a delivery, you should ask me!
Sylvette: Isn't today your day off?
Lag: Still..!!

Sylvette: I'm in a hurry...
Sylvette: And I want to deliver the doll today by 12 no matter what!

Sylvette: Besides, there's a coach service that goes all the way to Dogra Town.
Lag: There, you see! That's just it!
Sylvette: Huh?

Lag: Last week there was an article about coach robberies in the Central Times!
Lag: Don't come telling me if you ride that thing without knowing anything and have your doll stolen!

Sylvette: Lag... what are you angry about?
Lag: I... I'm not angry...

Sylvette: Then, if you please!
Lag: Eh?
Lag: Oh... right...

-11-
Sylvette: Hey, so this means you're my Dingo!!
Lag: Yeah sure, I'm going as your Dingo!

Lag: Hey...
Lag: Speaking of which, Niche...

Niche: As your--?

Niche: Lag?!
Niche: LAG?!
Niche: Lag, you're not sleeping in?!

Niche: Lag?

Sylvette: The last coach is here! We'll ride in that!
Sylvette: Hurry up, Lag!

-12-
Lag: Wahhh, wait up!
Lag: Sylvette--!
Sylvette: I'm leaving you behind, Lag the Dingo!!

Lag: She's...
Lag: She's quick!!
Lag: She probably doesn't need a Dingo...

Lloyd: ?

Box: Nocturne Hood, 2nd District
Box: Herbalist – "Pink Elephant"

Lloyd: The usual Candy Phillips Light.
Lloyd: ...And...

-13-
Lloyd: You got anything for me?
Lloyd: Emyu-kun

Emyu: Some good seasonal borderland information has come in, Lloyd-san.
Lloyd: Aha... it's here!

Emyu: I think it'll be of interest to you.
Emyu: As for the bill...
Emyu: You're still two bills short.

Lloyd: That's one expensive smoke...
Lloyd: You know, if you let me down, I'll be coming after you, Emyu

Emyu: Wow, I'm scared...
Emyu: Please follow me into the back.

-14-
Lag: That's the doll made to look like the girl?
Sylvette: Yep
Sylvette: I didn't have a chance to check her properly before I left the house...
Sylvette: Right, the buttons are fine... and the lining too...

-15-
Lag: ......

Lag: That's amazing...
Lag: You did it all in just one night...?

Lag: And then there's me
Lag: Who couldn't even write a single line of the letter to Gauche...

Sylvette: So THAT'S what it is!!
Sylvette: That's why you're angry!!
Sylvette: Because I ignored our talk to make this doll...

Sylvette: I'm sorry, Lag!
Sylvette: But... does that mean you're... jealous...?! [small text:]You? Really?
Lag: Th... That's not true!

Lag: ...Still
Lag: You could've made that doll afterwards, couldn't you...?
Lag: But as for the "Letter Bullet"...
Lag: It could be the only way to get Gauche's Heart back for him...

-16-
Lag: I thought getting Gauche back was
Lag: What you
Lag: Want--

Lag: ......
Lag: --ed...?
Lag: ?

-17-
Lag: ...Syl...
Lag: Sylvette...?
Lag: ......
Lag: ...Sy...
Text: She's...

Text: She's asleep!!

Woman: Where are you two getting off?
Lag: Huh?...
Lag: Oh... it's Dogra Town.

Woman: I'll wake you up when we get there!
Woman: You should catch a few winks too!

Lag: Huh...?
Lag: You really don't mind...?

Woman: I'll just ask for your help too
Woman: When I need it.

-18-
Niche: ......
Niche: Lag...
Niche: Where's Lag?

Sfx: sniff sniff
Niche: Mu!
Niche: Sylvette's scent?

Niche: Lag!!

Passenger: They're fast asleep...

Man: In that case, should we get started?
Woman: Huh?
Man: You can play innocent if you want.

-19-
Man: You couldn't wait to be alone with me...
Man: You wanted some casual loving tenderness, am I right?...

Man: Casual
Man: Loving
Man: Tender
Man: KISS TIME!!

Man: Guh

Passenger: You sleep too!!
Passenger: What a pain...

Passenger: I ride this far and all I get are a couple of brats and a horny old geezer?
Passenger: Things have been pretty bad lately...
Passenger: The routes with large carriage crews are like a neighbourhood watch... *sigh*

Passenger: Oh well... I should be able to get something for this piece of junk at least...

-20-
Passenger: The Lone Thief
Passenger: "Autobahn" has arrived!!

Passenger: But I've never named myself before
Passenger: So no one knows!
Passenger: Ciao!

Driver: Whoops

Driver: Argh!

-21-
Autobahn: Gah... that hurt...
Autobahn: Ah—
Sylvette: Gra...nny...
Lag: Uh... or not...

Sylvette: Hey... that's—
Sylvette: My doll!!

Auto: Ch...
Auto: Get back to sleep, brats!!

Sylvette: !!

-22-
Lag: You won't get away with this!!
Lag: Because...

Lag: I'm Sylvette's Dingo!!
Lag: And I'll protect her!!!

-23-
Auto: Shit!
Lag: Hey—
Lag: Wait!!

Lag: Give back Sylvette's doll!!!
Auto: Gah, let go, moron!!

Lag: Uh—

Lag: Uu—
Lag: Wahh!!

-24-
Driver: Wh... What was that?!

Lag: Owwww...
Sylvette: Lag!!
Lag: Where's... the doll...

Lag: !!
Lag: Under the cliff...!!
Lag: It's caught under there...

Sylvette: Lag?!
Lag: !!
Lag: Sylvette!!
Lag: I'm okay, so just stay back!!

Driver: Stop...!! What're you—
Driver: ......
Sylvette: !!

Sylvette: It's him!!
Auto: Shut it!!
Auto: I said hand over the reins!

Auto: Heh!
Auto: See ya, damn brats!!

Sylvette: That's awful...
Sylvette: Oh!!

-26-
Old dude: S...
Old dude: Save meeeee!!

Sylvette: A... An old man?!
Text: Was he there before?

Sylvette: ......
Sylvette: Lag...

Sylvette: ......
Sylvette: ......
Sylvette: Now I'm mad...

Sylvette: If it's a chase
Sylvette: I won't lose!!

-27-
Sylvette: I'm the wheelchair leopardess!!
Sylvette: You think you can get away?!

-28-
Lag: Argh...

Lag: It's no good...
Lag: I can't go down any further than this!!
Lag: What should I do...

Niche: LAG!!
Lag: !!
Lag: That voice...

Lag: N...
Lag: NICHE?!
Lag: What're you doing here...

Niche: Where did you go, Lag?!
Niche: A secret delivery? Where'd you go?!
Niche: Where'd you go after letting Niche sleep in?!
Lag: I'm right here...

-29-
Lag: Ah!! Is that—
Lag: Nocturne?! You brought it for me!!
Lag: I can always count on you, Niche!!

Lag: That's it!! It should be okay if I shoot the doll with a Heart Bullet and knock it back up on top of the cliff!!
Lag: Thanks!!
Lag: Niche!! Could you catch the doll and take it back to Sylvette?

Lag: Heart Bullet Gun!!
Lag: Nocturne #12!!
Lag: Heart Bullet...
Lag: Loaded!!

Lag: AKABARI!!!
[Red Needle]

-30-
Speech: ......
Gauche: I've been transferred to the capital, Akatsuki!...
Sylvette: Brother, you'll be living in Akatsuki...
Gauche: I'll become Head Bee for sure!!

-31-
Lag: Gauche!!
Text: This is... the doll's memories...

Gauche: When I become Head Bee, I'll definitely be able to cure your legs!!
Gauche: I'll work and work... and earn a ton of money...!
Text: Or rather...
Sylvette: I don't need anything...
Sylvette: I don't need to be able to walk...

Sylvette: So don't go anywhere...
Sylvette: Brother...
Text: This is Sylvette's Heart...
Text: That she put into the doll....?!

Gauche: Sylvette
Gauche: Would it be okay if I had that ribbon?

Sylvette: You're going to use it, Brother...?

Gauche: Well... I'm not going to use it, but...
Sylvette: ?

-32-
Gauche: It'd just be so that in the capital... even we're apart... you'd be close to me...
Text [Gauche]: I guess I should just take a photo with me, right...?
Gauche: That is... I just figured... if I had something like that... you know...

Sylvette: Even when we're apart...
Sylvette: We'd be close?...

Text: I know!...
Text: Ehehe..
Sylvette: I've got a good idea
Text: I'll make a doll to give to him

Text: A doll that looks just like me
Sylvette: Ow!
Text: So that I'm always
Text: By Brother's side...

Text: Always cheering him on...
Text: So that
Text: He never forgets about me...

Sylvette: You're leaving for the capital...
Sylvette: Today?!
Sylvette: But you said—

-33-
Gauche: The schedule got pushed up...
Gauche: I'm sorry, Sylvette...

Gauche: I'll become Head Bee...
Gauche: And come back for you, no matter what...
Gauche: No matter what...

Text: No matter what
Sylvette: A Notice...

Sylvette: Of Dismissal...?
Sylvette: But...
Sylvette: My brother is in the capital...

Aria: Gauche is...
Aria: No longer a Bee...
Aria: He lost his Heart... and disappeared from the capital.

-34-
Aria: I'm so sorry, Sylvette...
Sylvette: You're lying...
Sylvette: You're lying, Miss Aria...

Sylvette: You're lying!!
Sylvette: You're... lying...

Sylvette: Is this a fan letter?!

Sylvette: "I wanted to give him a doll that looks just like me..."
Sylvette: "To take my place..."

-35-
Sylvette: "I... don't know when we'll see each other again, so..."
Sylvette: "I wanted it to give..."
Sylvette: "To my dear brother..."

Sylvette: "So that..."
Sylvette: "He won't forget about me..."

Text: It has to be...
Text: Perfect...

-36-
Sylvette: I've finished it...

Sylvette: I finally finished it...
Sylvette: Brother...

Text: Sorry
Text: For not being able to give you to my brother...

-37-
Sylvette: Stop right there!!
Auto: Huh?! Who the hell is this brat?!

Auto: I won't lose to a brat like that!!

Sylvette: Stop calling me a brat!!
Sylvette: Take this!!
Sylvette: My Sure Kill...

-38-
Sylvette: SYLVETTE HIP SLIDE!!!
Sylvette: Or rather... Blinding Attack!

-39-
Sylvette: Even brats can fight back!!
Sylvette: Don't underestimate me!!

-40-
Guy: Autobahn?
Guy: Never heard of you
Lag: That bump on his head looks painful...

Lag: You should really never make Sylvette angry, huh...
Text: She's pretty scary!
Lag: Right, Niche?
Text: Zzzz...
Text: Nu-zzzz...

-41-
Lag: With the Letter Bullet...
Lag: I'll definitely get Gauche's Heart back...!
Lag: Sylvette!

Lloyd: We've picked up the Marauder Noir's trail along the northern border.
Aria: Gauche...
Lloyd: Looks like....
Lloyd: It's worth checking out, Aria-kun...
Text: A third dismissal is approaching...?!
Text bottom: Tegami Bachi --- To be continued in issue 11