Gamaran 79

Gamaran
Chapter 79
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Page 01
Kashi：まだまだ荒削りだが今の斬撃はなかなか良かった
You’re still pretty rough around the edges, but that last slash wasn’t half bad
Kashi：その若さでここまで来るとは面白そうな素材だよ、君は・・・・
To have come so far at such a young age….you could be an interesting subject….

BOX：あらすじ　隠れ里“戎簾の里”にて本格的な修行を積むため、戎簾山に住む「可士太郎」を訪ねた我間達。人体の研究に熱心な一方で、風変わりな“性癖”の持ち主でもある可士太郎との修行は、無事に始まるのか――――。
Summary: In order to receive their full-blown training, Gama & Zenmaru have visited Kashitarou, who lives on Juuren Mountain in the hidden village of Juuren. Kashitarou possesses great zeal for anatomic research, but he also has some peculiar “fetishes”. Will their training with him get off to a safe start------?

Gama：じゃ・・じゃあ俺達の修行に協力してくれんのか？
S-So you’ll help us with our training then?

Kashi：まずは君達の名・・・・それと　この戎簾山で目指すものを聞こうか
First let’s hear your names….and what you’re hoping to achieve here on Juuren Mountain
Kashi：協力するかどうかはそれを聞いてから決める・・・・
I’ll decide whether or not I’ll help you after that….
White insert text：“変人”可士太郎の真意やいかに・・・・！？
What are Kashitarou the “weirdo’s” true intentions….!?
Black text in corner：第七十九話　中丸洋介
Chapter 79
Nakamaru Yosuke

Page 02 + Page 03
Zen：！
!
Gama：・・・・・・
……

Zen：んな・・
N’way..
Zen：（も　目標だと？それ次第で決めるってことかよ・・・・）
(O-Our goals? So whether or not he’ll help us depends on what they are….?)
Zen：（ならば　ここは慎重に・・・・）
(If that’s the case then we’ve gotta answer carefu-)

Gama：俺の名は黒鉄我間・・・・
My name is Kurogane Gama….
Zen：！？
!?
Zen side of bubble：あっさり！？
Answering so quickly!?

Kashi：黒鉄だと？
Kurogane?

Gama：・・・・・・
……
Gama：俺の目標はただ一つ・・・・
And I have one goal….

Gama：陣介（親父）を越える剣士――――！！
To be a greater swordsman than my old man------!!

Page 04
Zen：――――！
------!

Kashi：黒鉄・・・・
Kurogane….
Kashi：そうか　君は「千人斬り」の・・・・・・
I see, so you’re the Thousand-man Slayer’s……

Gama：・・・・ああ
….Yeah
Gama：俺はその千人斬りを倒したい
And I wanna take him down

Kashi：・・・・フ・・
….Heh..
Kashi：なかなか面白いことを言うね・・・・
What an interesting thing to say….

Kashi：つまり君はこの僕に
In other words, you’re telling me
Kashi：“自分を天下無双・地上最強の剣士に育て上げろ”と・・・・？
To make you into the strongest warrior on Earth, unrivaled under Heaven….?

Gama：そうだけど？
Yeah, so?
Zen：！？
!?
Zen side of bubble：またあっさりと！？
Again with the quickness!?

Zen：だ・・だったらこの一ノ瀬善丸も
Th-then I, Ichinose Zenmaru
Zen：それが目標ッス！！
Have the same goal!!

Gama：・・・・・・
……
Gama：やっぱりアンタでも無理かい？
So I guess it’s impossible even for you?

Page 05
Kashi：・・・・・・フフ
……Heheh
Kashi：どうかな・・・・だが　これだけは言えるよ・・・・
Who knows….I can say this much, however….

Kashi：もしそれができるとすれば
Assuming that it can be done

Kashi：それはこの僕しかいない！
Then I’m the only one who could do it!

Kashi：・・・・・・・・よぉし・・・・
……..A~ll right then….
Kashi：ではまずその服を脱いでもらおうか？
First, could I have you two remove your clothes?

Gama：は？
Huh?
Gama：何で？
Why?

Kashi：まずは君達の身体を隅の隅まで調べさせてもらう！
I’m going to start off by inspecting every little nook and cranny of your bodies!
Gama：な　何！？　お　おいやめろ！触るな―――！！
Wh-What!? H-Hey, cut it out! Don’t touch me-----!!

Page 06
Zen：・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・あうぅ・・う
…………….Ahoo..hoo
Zen side of bubble：へ　変態に体中をまさぐられるなんて・・・・
I-I got groped by a pervert….

Gama：・・・・・・・・・・帰りたい・・・・
……….I wanna go home….

Kashi：クックックッ・・勘違いするな
Heheheh..don’t get the wrong idea
Kashi side of bubble：男には興味はない
I’m not into guys
Kashi：今のは君達二人の身体中の筋肉のつき方を調べさせてもらったのだよ
What I have just done is examine how the muscles throughout your entire body have grown in

Gama：き　筋肉を調べる？
E-Examine our muscles?
Kashi：ああ　そうだ
Yes, that is correct

Kashi：当然だが筋肉は使うほどに発達する
It goes without saying, but the more you use your muscles, the more they develop
Kashi：僕は人体を研究しているゆえ
Because I research the human body
Kashi：筋肉のつき具合を見れば　その者がどんな身体の使い方で戦ってきたかがわかるのさ
I can tell how a person has been using their body in combat by looking at the state of their muscular growth

Kashi：そして“戦い方”がわかってしまえば
And by completely understanding their “fighting style”
Kashi：結果的に“強さ”もわかる
I can also discern their “strength”

Page 07
Kashi：君達はまだまだ未熟（よわい）！！
You two are still pretty weak!!
Kashi side of bubble：十点満点中五点くらいだ
On a scale of 1-10 you’re around a 5
Gama & Zen：！？
!?

Zen：フ・・フカしてんじゃねーぞ！
D-Don’t go getting all carried away!
Zen：体触ったくれーで強さがわかるワケねーだろ！！
There’s no way you can tell how strong someone is just by touching their body!!
Kashi：フム　バカザルらしい返答だな
Hmph, that’s just the kind of response I’d expect from a stupid monkey

Kashi：いいかねよく聞けよバカ二匹が
All right, listen up you dumb beasts
Gama & Zen：！！
!!

Kashi：強くなるための近道・・・・それはすべて君達自身の筋肉や骨格・・・・
The shortest path to getting stronger….lies entirely in your muscles and skeletal structure…..
Kashi：すなわち“人体”の中にあるのだ
That is, inside the human body

Kashi：人間の体はあらゆる生物より進化が進んでいて
The human body is more highly evolved than that of any other living creature
Kashi：その中でも骨格は最も高度かつ高性能にできている
And of its systems, the skeletal system is constructed to be the most advanced and efficient

Kashi：だが逆にそれが問題なんだ・・・・
That, however, is also the problem….

Sidetext：“千人斬り”黒鉄陣介、登場！「我間乱」最新KC⑧巻、絶賛発売中！！
The “Thousand-Man Slayer”, Kurogane Jinsuke, makes his debut! The latest Gamaran volume from Kodansha Comics, #8, on sale now!!

Page 08
Kashi：二足歩行をも容易に行う人体の骨格構造は
The structure of the human body’s skeletal system allows effortless bipedal motion
Kashi：あまりに高性能かつ高度すぎた
Thus making it too advanced and too efficient

Kashi：人体――――それはまさに
The human body------it is truly
Kashi：神の作りし精巧な人形だ
An intricate puppet wrought by God

Kashi：だが　人体（それ）を有する人間自身ですら
However, not even the humans who possess it
Kashi：その性能を完璧には引き出しきれてはいない！
Have been able to completely and flawlessly draw out its efficiency!

Zen：――――！
------!
Zen：つまり人間は自分の身体を上手く動かせていないってことか・・・・？
So in other words, humans can’t move their own bodies very well….?

Kashi：・・・・そうだ
….Correct
Kashi：だが　鍛錬と才能次第で限りなく完璧に自分の身体を操作できるようになるはずだ
However, depending on their training and natural ability they should be able to learn to completely and limitlessly control their own bodies

Kashi：身体操作の上手い者ほど一つの動きに要する労力は少なく
The better one is at controlling their body, the less effort a single movement requires
Kashi：同じ労力で動けばその効果が高まる
And by exerting the normal effort, the effectiveness of that movement is increased

Page 09
Kashi：ここでの修行は
Your training here
Kashi：人体の性能を極限まで引き出すための人体操作を覚えることだ
Will be learning to control your body in order to draw out its maximum efficiency

Gama：（人体の性能を極限まで――――）
(Draw out the body’s maximum efficiency------)

SFX：チャ
Cha

Kashi：例えばそれをかなりの高次元まで引き出した場合
For instance, when drawn out on a fairly high order
Kashi：こうなる
Something like this happens

Zen：！
!

Page 10
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Page 11
Gama：（――――！？）
(------!?)

Zen：（んな――――）
(N’way------)

Gama：（み・・見えねぇ！？何だ今の斬撃は！！）
(I-I didn’t see anything!? What kinda slash was that!?)
Kashi：・・・・まあまあだな・・
….Not too bad..
SFX：チャ
Cha

Kashi：それじゃあ修行を始めようか
Well then, shall I begin your training?
Gama & Zen：！！
!!

Kashi：強くなりたいんだろ？
You want to get strong, right?

Gama & Zen：・・オ
..Y-
Gama & Zen：オウ！！
Yeah!!

Page 12
Zen：！！
!!

Zen：イテテテ！！何ですか全身に針とか！！
Ow ow ow ow!! Why are there needles stuck all over my body!?
Zen side of bubble：何本刺してんだよ！！
How many’d you stick in me!?
Gama：か　身体中がイタイ・・・・
M-My body hurts all over….
Kashi：オイオイまだ全部刺してないぞ
Hey, I’m not done yet

Zen：ぐう・・一体何なんだよ？この針は
Guh...What the hell’s with all these needles?
Zen side of bubble：何故こんなこと・・・・
Why’re you doing this….?

Kashi：これは整疼針（せいとうしん）言ってな
These are called “seitoushin”*
MARGIN NOTE: *Coursing Pain Adjustment Needles
Kashi：刺しただけではさほど痛みはない
Merely inserting them doesn’t cause much pain

Kashi：だが　この針が刺さった場所の筋肉を強く使うと痛みが走るようになっているのだよ
But they’re inserted in such a way that pain will shoot through your body when you overuse the muscles in the places where they’ve been inserted

Kashi：・・・・まあ言ってみればこの針の刺さった部位の筋肉は
….In a manner of speaking, the muscles in the parts where the needles have been inserted
Kashi：頼り過ぎると却って引き出せる人体の性能を低下させてしまう筋肉なのだ
Are muscles that will actually lower the human body’s potential efficiency if you rely on them too heavily

Page 13
Kashi：つまり　この針を刺した状態で痛みを感じない動きができれば
In other words, by moving so that you don’t feel any pain in your “needled” state
Kashi：理想的な身体操作を覚えると同時に本当に必要な筋肉も強化できるというわけだ
You will be able to simultaneously learn ideal body control and strengthen the muscles that are truly necessary

Gama & Zen：――――！？
------!?

Kashi：フン・・・・理解できたかな？
Hmm….I wonder if you understand?
Kashi：まぁ　一回でも痛みを感じることなく　満足に素振りができればその針を抜いてあげよう・・・・
Anyway, if you’re able to do a single satisfactory practice swing without feeling any pain then I’ll take the needles out….

Kashi：だがまぁ　今の貴様らでは一月以上は確実にかかるだろうな
Given your current state, however, it will almost certainly take you over a month
Kashi：観念して痛がれよ！！
Resign yourselves to your pain!!
Zen：な！？
Wha!?
Zen：一月もこのまんま！？
A whole month!? Like this!?
Gama：・・・・うううくそう・・・・
….Oooooo shiiit….

Page 14
Gama：（フン・・・・面白ぇじゃねーか）
(Hmm….isn’t this interesting)
Gama：（こんなモンすぐ突破するぞ――――）
(I can clear this shit in no time------)

Gama：（俺にはやらなきゃいけねぇことがある・・・・）
(I’ve got things to do….)

Gama：（俺はこんなところで――――）
(I can’t afford------)

Gama：（立ち止まっていられねぇ！！）
(To just hang around a place like this!!)

Zen：！？
(!?)

Page 15
Gama：（感じるんだ 自分を・・・・）
(Feel yourself….)

Gama：（身体の一つ一つ――――）
(Feel all of your body------)

Gama：（その全てを――――）
(Each and every part------)

Kashi：そう上手くいくかな？
You really think this is going to end well?

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Page 19
Gama：・・・・・・・・・・
..........

Gama：――――あれ！？
------Huh!?
Gama：痛くねぇ！？
It didn’t hurt!?

Zen：んなー！！
N’way!!

Kashi：（バ・・バカな！）
(R-Ridiculous!)

Kashi：（素振りどころか二度斬りだと――――！！）
(Forget practice swing, he executed a double slash------!?)

Kashi：・・・・
….
Kashi：・・何てことだ・・・・
..Incredible….
Kashi：（今の彼の力量では到底不可能な動きだったはず・・・・）
(A movement like that should’ve been impossible at his current level of ability….)

Kashi：（まさか）
(I never thought)
Kashi：（これほどとは――――）
(He would be this good------)

Page 20
Kashi：（ククク・・・・これは思った以上のとんでもない素材だ）
(Heheheh….he’s a far more incredible subject than I imagined)
Kashi：（黒鉄我間・・・・コイツならば僕の考案する“第六の型”をも極め）
(Kurogane Gama….you may even be able to master the “Sixth Form” that I am devising)

Kashi：（この僕の研究人生における）
(And thus become the greatest masterpiece)
Kashi：（最高傑作になるかもしれないぞ・・・・）
(In my lifetime of research….)

Black insert text：小さな身体に宿る無限に広がる可能性！！
Within his small body lies infinite potential for growth!!
White text at bottom：次号に続く！
Continued next issue!