Sakigake!! Otoko Juku 264

After a climactic high-wire of a finale, Otokojuku has finally clinched their first victory in the Seven Tusks showdown! But the danger will only go up from here as their journey takes them from the Antarctic to a steamy new location!

Chp. 264: Road to the Royal Palace!!

105.
Toramaru: Damn this: that Gouki went into that tower as he pleases……!!
Togashi: Yosshaa, we’re going in there now too~~~!!
A. Kamshin: There is no need to. It seems all matches have been decided.
Togashi: Ooh~~~!! The…the door of the tower is opening~~~!
Toramaru: So…someone is coming out----!!

106.-107.
Momotarou: Sorry we kept you waiting!!
Momotarou: We’ve got it; the first floppy disk!! A perfect victory for us!!

108.
Toramaru: Mo…Momo’s group---!!
Togashi: They’re all here!! Everyone came back safely---!
Toramaru: We…we were worried, Momo~~~!!
Togashi: Te…tell us---!! What things happened in there--!
Momotarou: Fu: the act for my or Date’s appearance completely didn’t happen. They were areas without challenge to our powerful five new students.

109.
Hakuhou: He he he: did you want to see my magnificent fighting appearance!!
Toramaru: Chi, what was magnificent?
Togashi: Kakkakka: he has a strange appearance wearing that crocodile skin.
A. Kamshin: Well, all of you, you don’t have the time to make merry forever. You all must move to your next battleground; namely, the Second Tusk!!
A. Kamshin: The full particulars of your battle has been sent to every nation of the world using satellite broadcasts and has gained terrible popularity to all of our clients in our organization.
A. Kamshin: The bets that are moving around have come to be enormous to an extent of never before and even the management of the organization are terribly delighted. I will give my farewell here, but I anticipate good matches from here ahead as well.

110.
A. Kamshin: So then, board the helicopter!!
Momotarou: Before we do, I want to ask one thing.
A. Kamshin: !?
Momotarou: Is the Principal safe!?
A. Kamshin: Fufu, but of course. Mr. Edajima is having his life maintained under perfect control within the artificial satellite.
Momotarou: Right, I’m relieved hearing that. We’re extremely obliged to you.

111.
Momotarou: All of you are dirty people!! This is a farewell greeting from all of us!!
A. Kamshin: Huh!?
A. Kamshin: Uooo~~~!!
Toramaru: Wahahaha: that guy in that appearance of being comfortable up to now by himself!!

112.
A. Kamshin: Wa…wait~~~!! Y…you all---! Do…do you think you can get away with this with me----!!
Toramaru: Wahhahaha: catch a cold, old~~~ie!!
Togashi: Get the love of those penguins----!!
A. Kamshin: Sa…save me---!! I…I’ll freeze to death---!!

113.
Caption: OTOKOJUKU
Onihige: Ac…Acting Principal---!! Ju…just now, we intercepted the radio of the “Dark Tusks” and our Otokojuku force has broken through the First Tusk in the “Battle of Seven Tusks” and splendidly obtained their first floppy disk!!
Wan Taaren: Right………!!
Onihige: E…even so, the content has an overwhelming victory by the new students!! Kakkaka, these “Dark Tusks” aren’t great, aren’t they!!
Wan Taaren: Stupid………!!

114.
Wan Taaren: We can’t make light of their power. Their organizational capability that has gone all over the world is far and away unimaginable to us.
Wan Taaren: The “First Tusk” should only be thought of as a show-business debut that introduces Otokojuku to their customers. Naturally those who appeared were just those who were good to be called accessories!!
Onihige: A…show-business debut……!?
Wan Taaren: From here is the true battle where they wash blood with blood…………!! They have to take it to be careful!!

115.
Toramaru: Really, now where are we being taken to by this helicopter!? We’ve already had a day and night pass somehow or another since we departed the Antarctic.
Date: The floppy disk…………!?
Momotarou: It’s fine: I’m always keeping carrying it in custody.
Announcer: THIS IS INFORMING TO THE BOARDED GENTLEMEN OF OTOKOJUKU!!
Toramaru: !!
Announcer: OUR PLANE IS ENTERING THE LANDING ALTITUDE FROM NOW.
Toramaru: Have we finally arrived---!!

116.-117.
Toramaru: !!
Toramaru: Wh…what---!! Th…this is---!

118.
Hien: A…a giant door………!!
Momotarou: This…seems like ancient ruins…………!!
Tou Fuuketsu: E…even so, what is this heat!! Where exactly is here…………!?
Togashi & Toramaru: L…look: someone is coming here!!

119.
“Explorer”: I’ve been waiting, warriors of Otokojuku!! You’ve come well to come to the “Battle of Seven Tusks” Second Tusk: “The Road to the Royal Palace”!!
Gascoyne: My name is Sir Gascoyne, the advancement responsibility party for this Second Tusk!! Here is a jungle in the center of the African continent!!
(TN: A couple things:
-The name of this guide, “Gascoyne”, is similar to a river in Western Australia
-The “sir” here is “kyou”, a title in Japanese whose English equivalent is “Sir” or “Lord”)
Toramaru: Wh…what~~~!!
Date: Th…the African continent~~~!!

120.
Gascoyne: All of you will enter through those doors and will come to battle on five battlegrounds as a condition that’s en-route on this road that continues to the palace!!
Toramaru: Pa…palace……!?
Gascoyne: The second floppy disk that you are aiming for has been placed in the palace!! But then, there haven’t been any survivors that have arrived after a long struggle to there!!
Toramaru: Wh…what’s with this guy! Letting that out without even an omen of it---!!
Togashi: St…stop, Toramaru!!
Pharaoh: I…I don’t believe it: it…can’t be: this is the legendary “Road to the Royal Palace”………!!
Momotarou: Do you know of something, Pharaoh!?

121.
Pharaoh: This is a story that I’ve heard from my grandfather: in ancient Africa, there was a nation called Cromartinos, who mastered a glory to the extent that it rivaled our Egyptian civilization. Generations of kings built up a number of challenge battlegrounds on the road to their palace for those who were close to being employed as generals; just those who splendidly broke through there were shown in as generals. Naturally, there were many people who desired the position of general with the promise of riches and authority and challenged this.
Pharaoh: But whether they were or not, the success rate was a thousand to one…………….!! The rest all died………! Therefore, this road has said to be feared by the alias of “The Cursed Road”, which is filled with regret and hatred!!
Toramaru: A…cursed road with a survivor rate of one in a thousand---!?
Togashi: Wh….what exactly awaits beyond that door---!!
Gascoyne: Only five can go in through the door!! Well, you should decide on the five!!

122.
Pharaoh: First will be me. I have to ascertain this legend with these eyes!!
Tou Fuuketsu: I’ll go too!!
Tougou: Me too!!
Hien: I’ll go as well.
Momotarou: This time I’ll be fighting as well!!

123.
Momotarou: With that, it’s five!!
Momotarou: Well, how about if you open that door quickly!? We have no need to attach a superior air on this!!
Gascoyne: Fuffuffu: youngsters who don’t know of their lives!! You should say your farewells for this world to your partners!!
Gascoyne: OPEN THE GATE---!!

TN: Wan Taaren probably was right: the danger of Otokojuku's journey really should only get moreso from here on. As much as the First Tusk was hyped, the fact that all of the opponents were handled so easily proved that it was probably somehow a set-up to make things seem like they're easier than they really should be. Then again, if you're fighting in the Antarctic, you'd expect more or better challenges than stuff the new students could take down. Though...aside from Momo finally getting his chance, the potential for the next Tusk does seem higher with the warnings Pharaoh gave about the ruins they're now entering in Africa. Though...maybe this time it will be the five who head out and not just anyone who decides to show up like last time...then again, I still wonder how the heck Tougou snuck his motorcycle on the plane.