Gintama 296

Man if these things weren't so hard to translate, I'd actually appreciate the human drama in them....*sighs*

Done. Credit kewl, and have fun scantlating.

(Side text- A bar means a good hostess.)

GINTAMA

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Otose: Katherine has been acting rather strange lately....

It seems that she's met someone....

A man.

Gintoki: …..

I see. Is this some sort of punishment game?

Otose: He's a regular here. Since a while ago I thought they got along strangely well.

Gintoki: No way. This is some sorta punishment game, right? There's no way a man that would make a pass at that kind of ill-natured woman could exist.

Cause that thing is just the end result of a practical joke created by God.

He had left over parts from a cat and a housewife and randomly stuck 'em together to make a being.

And after a while he met that being and made it into a bunch of bones that'd been chewed up by a dog, she looks like someone like that.

Tama: If you ask me however, Katherine-san has become very pretty.

Gintoki: How? How can a cat and housewife possibly come together to make something that's even remotely attractive? She's just the putty that God couldn't figure out how to use.

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Tama: According to my data, a maiden in love becomes a beautiful woman.

Gintoki: Knock that off. Whether you're a robot or a hag, you women love talking about this garbage don't you?

No matter how much putty a Zaft unit uses on itself, It'll never become a Gundam.

Rewrite your data to reflect that.

(TN- Time to confess the fact that BDR is not a Gundam fan. I'm fairly sure that Zaft units are the enemies while Gundams are the good guys though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam)

Tama: Understood. Despite Gintoki-sama's struggling, he will never become Mizushima Hiro, and will have to settle for Satou Gajirou.

(TN- Mizushima Hiro and Satou Gajirou are both actors. Just that one guy was born in 1984 and is what most would consider young and attractive, while the other guy was born in 1944. Hiro is here-o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Mizushima while Gajirou doesn't have an English wiki page. http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%90%E8%97%A4%E8%9B%BE%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E)

Katherine: Hey everyone, I'm back.

(Sfx- Gararara claaaater)

Gintoki: See? The Zaft has returned. How did your maintenance at the mechanic go?

Katherine: I'm sorry for being late...

I had to help an old lady lift her heavy bags....

Please go ahead and deduct it from my wages.

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GINTAMA
Lesson 296: The poster board store's poster girl has enough trouble with two place cards.
SORACHI HIDEAKI.

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(Sfx- Potapota dripdrip)

Gintoki: A GUNDAM TRIPLE Z HAS RETURNED TO THE WARSHIP!!!

Tama: See? I told you.

Gintoki: TOLD ME MY ASS!! HER WHOLE BODILY STRUCTURE HAS CHANGED!!! ARE WE SURE THIS ISN'T JUST ANOTHER PERSON?!

Katherine: Ah Gintoki-san! Welcome! Please be sure to take your time while here.

Gintoki: Her personality has become a new type too!!

(Sfx- Peko bow)

Gintoki: Why is she talking so friendly-like?! This is more than a simple case of a maiden falling in love!!

Katherine: ...Huh?! Love...?

Oh no, do you really know everything....?

Oh my! This is so embarrassing! I'm sorry....

I wanted to tell everyone when it all had been settled...

Otose: Settled? Katherine you couldn't mean...

(Sfx- Kirannn sparkle)

Katherine: Otose-san...I'm...

Going to get married.

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Shinpachi: Suemoto Suejirou-san.

He's a regular at Otose-san's bar, and apparently an acquaintance of Katherine-san.

He had a previous business fail, but since then he's managed to make a comeback, and start a shop.

Apparently, he has said he wants to run that shop together with Katherine-san.

Kagura: Hmm, so there is someone in this world that is interested in her?

(Handwritten- You should not fall for such a woman Sadaharu.)

Shinpachi: I wasn't able to find out much more than that, but he seems like a nice enough guy, and Katherine is happy....

Kagura: So, what does this mean? Will that thief girl finally get out of here?

(Handwritten- We're better off.)

Shinpachi: Well, I suppose she'll be self-sufficient now.

Otose-san will be a little bit lonely,

But I'm sure she's the happiest of us all.

(Sfx- Don don knock knock)

Tama: Gintoki-sama, an urgent matter has occurred.

Can you come to Otose-sama's location?

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Gintoki: I'm..um...having a little emergency here myself...

Could you get out quickly?

Tama: I'll take care of the rest. So please hurry to Otose-sama's location.

Gintoki: Take care of what?

Tama: I already have data of this. You are creating Ice cream right now, aren't you?

Gintoki: ...Sure. It's chocolate however, and be sure that it doesn't fall off the cone.

Geez, why the hell do we have to come out here?

What on earth is going on?

(Sfx- Zoro zoro saunter saunter)

Shinpachi: Maybe its to introduce ourselves to her future hubby?

(Sfx- Dogoooo thooood)

Gintoki: NGAH!!!

Kagura: Gin-chan!!

Suemoto: Katherine!! Are you okay?

Wh—What are you doing?!

Otose-san!!!

(Sfx- Doooon booom)

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Otose: If you want to go, hurry up and leave.

I don't have any misgivings, so I won't get in your way.

(Sfx- Shubooo fwoosh)

Otose: I can't stand seeing people living in a dream world,

preoccupied with fantasies every waking hour.

Suemoto: Are you saying that our dream to open a store together is no more than a mere pipe dream?

Katherine: Otose-san...

I've wanted to open my own place...

So I've been working and saving up money....

A place like yours...

Where everyone can gather and have a good time....

I wanted to be like you Otose-san...

A great person that everyone can gather around...

Otose: I see Suejirou-san...

You're drowning in debt, so you thought some money for you to open a shop must be around here, right?

Is that it?

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Katherine: Please stop talking like that!!

Suemoto: We just wanted your help in opening this establishment....

Otose: Go ahead and get married if you want to....

You don't need my permission....

We're just strangers, after all...

Or is it that the two of you came here....

To try to weasel some money out of me?

Shinpachi: Otose-san, that's going too fa--

Katherine: I...

Always...

Thought of you as a mother figure....

Screw you old bat!! Who needs your permission anyway?!

(Handwritten- She's back...!!)

Katherine: I never want to see you again!! Go and die fossil!!!

Otose: Fine. The thought of never seeing your face again is relieving.

Instead of money, let me give you this. A cheap wine will go well with your cheap bar.

Katherine: Old bat!!

I'll remember this!

I'll make a bar better than this run down old shack!!

I'll become a bigger woman than you could ever dream of!

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Katherine: Damitaaal!!

Suemoto: Katherine!!

Shinpachi: Katherine-san!!

KATHERINE-SAN!!

When you get settled in, send us a letter.

And when your place opens, give us a call. We'll all come down.

Tama: Should you run into any trouble, please feel free to call us. We'll rush over as soon as possible.

Shinpachi: Sorry that you're getting sent off like this...

Where IS Gin-san at a time like this....?

And come on, Kagura-chan, can't you give her a nice goodbye for the last time at least?

Kagura: Do not come back here again.

(Sfx- Hira wave)

Shinpachi: Kagura-chan...

But if things become tough....

Or your mother in law picks on you too much...

Or if you wanna charge for damages and mental suffering, you'll come back, yes?

We will welcome you with open arms.

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(Sfx- Kusu kusu snicker snicker)

(Sfx- Gera gera gera *hahahahah)

(Handwritten- What is funny?)

Katherine: Everyone, I'd like to thank you for everything up until now.

Please take care.

Shinpachi: Um Katherine-san, about Oto---

(Sfx- Tourururururu reeeeeeeee)

{Second express line is departing from the station.}

Katherine: I'm off to Suejirou-san's.....he's waiting for me.

Shinpachi: Wait a second!!

(Sfx- Viiiin veee)

Katherine: Send my best wishes...

To Otose-san.

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(Sfx- Gashaaaan)

(Sfx- Garara raaaatle)

Otose: Didn't you see that the store banner is down?

I'm closed today.

Gintoki: Really now?

Well, I suppose your poster girl isn't around today after all.

Don't worry, I didn't come to be served drinks,

But to serve some up myself.

(Sfx- Toku toku dribble dribble)

Otose: It doesn't bother me..

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Otose: When she went from thief, to straight, to this... She worked really hard, but...

I never imagined this would happen.

Gintoki: To be honest I don't like the guy...

He looks as broke as they come, and he didn't seem like a bad guy.

Otose: He's not good enough for her...

Although I have to thank that shiftless man for one thing...

And that's for making her understand my position....

Even if she brings home the perfect man.....

It's the parent's job to dislike him.

That's why I couldn't send her off with a smile.

That's just the only way I could do it.

I know it's terrible...

But in the end that's what it boils down to.

Gintoki: If it bugs you....

(Sfx- Toku toku drip drip)

Gintoki: Then see her off properly now...

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Gintoki: If she someday has a shop that doesn't lose to this place,

you can go drink there.

(Sfx- Ton tmp)

(Sfx- Gatsu shff)

(Sfx- Guiiii gulp)

Otose: To Katherine's

Happiness.

{Now approaching the final stop...}

{Today's run has officially come to an end.}

{You may exit the station....}

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Dude: Suemoto?

Never heard of a guy like that livin' in these parts.

Guy: Bar?

No no...we're putting a drug store here this time....

(Sign- Balance- 0)

Homeless guy: Newbie huh?

I dunno what happened to you, but we've both got hardships.

If you have anything you want to talk about, you can tell me.

You can call me the 'owner' of this park...oh....I see you have some booze there....

Hm?

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Homless guy: H—Hey!! Where did you get that booze from?

You can't drink that!!

That's no normal booze!!

That stuff is from Bacchus star, and it only ferments once every one hundred years!! The name of that is 'Bacchashu'!!

There are collectors that would kill for that legendary booze!!

How...how did you get your hands on it?!

Otose: A cheap wine,

Will go well with your cheap bar.

(Sfx- Potaan drip)

Katherine: O...

Otose---san...

I'm so sorry Otose-san...

The fact that you'd give me something as splendid as this for the bar...

(Sfx- Gusuuu snff)

(Sfx- Boroboro drip drip)

Homless guy: Ah! I wasn't trying to take a sip or anything!!

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!! I only touched it!

(Box- Tangerines)

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Hasegawa: It seems...

Hasegawa: So that's what's going on.

(Handwritten- Hurry up and strip!!)

(Handwritten- I can't see dammit!)

Hasegawa: Anyway, I promised, so I'm not going home. I'm sticking with this.

Was she depressed? And went somewhere like that?

Do you know know anything, Gin-san?

Gintoki: Hasegawa-san,

When you got married, were your parents happy?

Hasegawa: What's with the sudden topic change?

I ended up marrying into a rich family, so my folks were ecstatic.

Gintoki: ….I see.

So in the end...

That was the most important....

Hasegawa: Whoo-hoo! It's starting!!

Whoaaaaa!! Hooooot!!

Gin-san!! Look! Are you looking...!!

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(Sign- Shady loans.)

Dude: Heheh....

So you got it all together huh....

Looks like I was right....once you met that woman, your debt would be paid in full.

So as a former host, how was the target this time?

Suemoto: It was too easy... just some boring words.

I just spouted the word dream and dazzled her about opening a bar, and she completely fell for it. A real idiot woman.

She really thought I'd be interested in a middle aged woman like herself?

Even being seen in public with her was hard for me...

Dude: Heheh, you're as low down as they come aren't you?

Keep that up and money will...

???: What the....

Punk: B—bro...someone's here....

Dude: What? Which gang is it...?!

It's not a gang...just one gu--

(Sfx- Dotsu thud)

(Sfx-Gonishaaaa gksssssssh)

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(Sfx- Bori bori scrtch scrtch)

Suemoto: Y—You're...

From Otose's place..

Gintoki: Don't worry...

I don't care about you low down guys...

I'm only here for the sake of a woman who steadily gained money for her dreams.

{Where everyone can gather and have a good time....}

{I wanted to be like you Otose-san...A great person that everyone can gather around...}

Gintoki: Using marriage scams to pay of debts...

{That's why I couldn't send her off with a smile.}

{That's just not how I do things.}

Gintoki: Something like that...

Can't be called low down...

(Sfx- Shuraaaaaa sssssssh)

Gintoki: How about I show you bastards....

What being low down is all about?

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(Box- Tangerines)

(Sfx- Buru kaku shiver shiver)

Otose: Do you have a second...?

Are you in the mood....

To let me into your store and share a drink?

I'm glad...

I thought for sure that you would have closed your doors because of the snow..

May I have a glass,

Of your cheapest wine?

(Sfx- Topuuuu splissh)

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Otose: This place is pretty nice..

You can drink with a clear view of the moon...

But let me ask you one thing....

(Sfx- Boro plip)

Otose: Are there people who would really drink while crying?

No matter what happens, you have pour with a smile.

(Sfx- Pota pota drip drip)

Otose: Like if the customers for example...

were crying.

You still have much to learn...

Katherine.

Gintoki: How about we go grab some drinks?

Don't worry, It's on me.

(Sfx- Hyurururu spiiiin)

(Side text- This booze, this place....priceless...!)

GINTAMA LESSON 296...............END.