Sket Dance 65

[TN: Okay, batch of three chapters. Sorry this took so pathetically long, I ran into a line that stumped me, and ended up basically procrastinating and not getting any Sket Dance done... for weeks on end >_< Hopefully the next batch really will come soon! Not making any promises, but I will try! Honest!]

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[Insert text: Why, if it isn't Chuu-san!!]
Chuu: So, the classroom... haven't had a scene like this for a while. / I'm the class tutor, Chuuma.
Someone: Who's the explanation for?!
Chuu: So, it's time for Chuu-san to start the morning homeroom~!
Someone: Huh?! Was he always that kind of character?!
Chuu: But before that... about the vice class tutor, Sayama-sensei. / As I'm sure you all know, she's made a baby, and now she has to get it out.
Someone: You don't have to say it like that! Just say "maternity leave" like a normal person!
Chuu: So... we've assigned a new teacher as the replacement vice-tutor for the class.
Someone: A new teacher?
Chuu: That's right. And to help her get used to the job, she wants to take over your homeroom for a little while.
Himeko: Oh~? Sounds like a pretty enthusiastic teacher!
Chuu: You can come in now!
Remi: Everybody~~~~~~~~!!

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Remi: Good morni~~~~~~~~~~ng!!! // Hmm? // What's thi~~~s? Not very lively today, are we~? // Well, let's try it one more time, with energy~! // Good morni~~~~~ng!!!
Someone: Seriously, that's enough!
Himeko: ...The heck's with this teacher?
Bossun: We've got ourselves another weird one... // But I get the feeling I've seen her somewhere.........

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Remi: I'm Misora Remi! // Before I took up teaching, I was a "Singing Onee-san"!
Himeko: "Singing Onee-san"...?
Bossun: Ahh! Of course! // It's Remi-oneesan from the educational program, "And Mother As Well?"!
[TN: "Okaa-san mo Issho?" - A parody of a real-life program called "Together with Mother" ("Okaa-san to Issho")]
Himeko: Ahh! / Now you mention it, I have seen her!
Remi: It's always been my dream to become a teacher, and I've finally actually done it! // I look forward to working with you all! // And as for me... // You can call me "Onee-san"!☆
Himeko: The hell! / Who'd do that?!
Yabasawa: That's just awful!
Switch: "Onee-san"...
Bossun: Well... / I guess if she insists...
Himeko: Huh? / The guys are actually likin' this...
Yabasawa: SO AWFUL!

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Remi: I may not look it, but I'm a real get-up-and-go person! // I put 100% effort into everything I do!! // All-out in work and play! // I'll be keeping a close eye on your general attitudes too, so make sure you're ready! // So I'd like you all to work at 100% with me too, okay?! // Is that all right with everyone?!
Guys: Ye~~~~~~~~~s!
Himeko: Hehe...
Bossun: She doesn't seem too bad, huh?
Remi: Right then! I'll take the register! // Ioxinyl, Einsteinium, Aurin, Aurintricarboxylic acid ammonium...
Chuu: Hey, hey, hey - that's my book! The register's down there!
Bossun: Maybe a little odd, though...

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Sket Dance
Chapter 65: Onee-san Sensei
[Insert text: The school just got itself a new idol?! // Get ready for some passionate teaching!☆]

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Bossun: Hey, should we see if Remi-oneesan wants to eat with us?
Himeko: Good idea!
Bossun: Ah - there she is! // Onee-sa~n!
Remi: Just a moment - you, there!
Jougasaki: Hmm? // Me?
Remi: Wearing a T-shirt around school like that... as your Onee-san, I can't approve!
Jougasaki: Huh? The heck's with you...? / ..."Onee-san"?
Remi: Now, I can see that there are a lot of students in this school who are pretty lax about the uniform, but just wearing a T-shirt is going a little far, don't you think?

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Remi: Let's all follow the rules nicely, okay~?☆
Jougasaki: O - Okay... // Sure...
Remi: A proper life starts with proper clothing!
Himeko: Onee-san, your skirt...!
Bossun: Yep, she's an odd one...
Switch: Careless, to be sure.
Remi: ...............

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Remi: Eheh... I was making lunch for my little brother, too... // ...and I guess I messed up... // But I'm all right!! I just lo~~~~ve rice!! / As long as I have rice, I'll be just fine!! I could eat rice all day!!
Bossun: Ahhh, I can't bear to watch!!! Sket-dan, to the rescue!!
Remi: Ahhhh... thank you... You can have some of my rice, if you like...
Bossun: S... Sure... // Onee-san, if you don't mind my being frank... / You're... a bit of a ditz, aren't you.
Remi: ...............

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Remi: You can tell?
Bossun: We really can!!
Remi: Waaaahhhhhhhhh!! / I'm totally useless! I've been like this since forever... I'm just plain hopeless...!! // I've finally achieved my dream and become a teacher... // ...but at this rate, I'll just end up setting a bad example to the students...!
SketDan: ...............
Bossun: Mmmm... you can say that... but, well, this is a matter of personality... // I'd really like to help, but... I can't think what would be a good method...
Switch: We could try asking Chuu-san for an "Anti-Ditziness Medicine"...
Bossun: The heck is that!! // What's that guy supposed to be, Doraemon?!! / All he does is just say whatever and then act like he's doing his job!!
Himeko: It ain't like the guy's got a cure for everythin'!!
Switch: La, la, la, I can't hear you~~ (∩°A°)

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Chuu: Sure, I've got one.
Himeko: YA ACTUALLY DO?!! // I mean... the hell! Good thing we decided to try asking!
Bossun: So what, you can actually change someone's personality with just a medicine...?
Chuu: I was doing a bit of research into altering personalities by controlling secretions in the brain... // ...and I managed to come up with solutions for a number of personality alterations.
Bossun: WHY IS THIS GUY TEACHING IN A HIGH SCHOOL?! // So what... she just has to take the medicine for whatever personality's the opposite of "careless"?!
Himeko: That's great, isn't it, Onee-san?!!
Chuu: ............... // Well, we can give it a try... // Have a go with this one.
[Bottle: Composed]
Remi: "Composed"...

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Remi: I thought I told you... // Lateness will not be tolerated. // Being late to an appointment is an insult to those who you are forcing to wait on your account.
Student: I... I'm sorry...
Remi: No, no... it's no good you apologising to me. // You see - while you're standing here apologising, you're just wasting more of everybody's time. // You're a time-thief.

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Remi: Shall I call your mother?
Student: I'm really sorry...
Bossun: Onee-san, you're in the wrong classroom!!! // This isn't "composed", this is just plain "cold"!!! // You've just gone and made her into an ice-queen!! And she's still just as careless as ever!! This is NOT what we wanted to see!!
Chuu: Hm, maybe the mixture was too cold...
Bossun: What kind of logic is that?!!
Chuu: Hm... maybe "composure" wasn't what we needed to cure carelessness after all... // How about this one, then? // It'll make her calm down.
[Bottle: Why don't you calm down?]
Bossun: These are looking more and more like sake bottles... are you sure this is all right?!!

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Remi: Now, let us begin the end-of-day homeroom. // But before we begin... // Why don't we all take a look out of the window? // Look... little dragonflies. / Don't they look like they're having such fun? // Perhaps they're playing tag with one another... // *sigh~* // Such lovely tea...
Himeko: This is TOO calm!!! / Start the freakin' homeroom already!!
Bossun: And that's not tea, that's a pen-holder!!
Bossun: YOUR MEDICINES ARE USELESS!!

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Chuu: Honestly, you people... I'm trying to help you out here!
Bossun: You keep changing her personality completely but not affecting the thing we're trying to change in the slightest!!
Chuu: I thought we might try out this one next... / See, if you drink this one...
[Bottle: Precise]
Bossun: She'll just end up like a robot, won't she?!!
Himeko: I can see it now!!
Chuu: I've got plenty of others to try...
[TN: No idea what the kanji on the right-hand bottle is. @_@ Next one is "indifferent", then "cheerful", "domineering", "accommodating", "malicious", and "enraged".]
Bossun: What is this, a liquor store?!!!
Switch: How about we try giving her that one between "Composed" and "Enthusiastic"?
[TN: The bottle on the right is "Enthusiastic", the one on the left is "Composed". But the one in the middle... It reads "midarezakura", which is an unusual word literally meaning "disordered sakura", except that the kanji for "midare" is replaced with an unusual alternative (that can be, but isn't usually, read "midare") meaning "lewd". So... uh... go figure...?]
Bossun: You just want to say it, don't you?!! // Come on... // Don't you have something that would just cure her carelessness without screwing around with her personality...?
Chuu: No can do.

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Chuu: So what'll it be? // You want to keep trying?
Remi: No... // That's... enough.
Chuu: Good. // You made the right choice.
Bossun: What's that meant to mean?! You're meant to be helping us! // She's serious about this, you know!
Chuu: Well, look... // So what if you did manage to find one that made you a model teacher? / You want to give up your strong points just to get rid of your weak points?? // To lose what makes you who you are? // Try thinking about your priorities.

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Chuu: That's the kind of thing you should just give up on. // What, you think a teacher's not allowed to have any flaws? // Take a look at me. // I'm damn near full of 'em. // So maybe that ditziness of yours is a bit of an issue. And there's nothing wrong with you doing your best to change it. // But there's a limit to these things, you know? You're never going to be perfect. // So once you've done the best that you can do... // Then you don't need to try any more. // You should give up.
Bossun: ............... // (I see... // He did this on purpose, to help her realise......)

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Chuu: But when it comes to your strong points, it's a different story. // Your big thing is enthusiasm, right? // That, you don't need to hold back on one bit.
Remi: ............... // All right!
Bossun: Heheheh... // You have your moments after all, huh?
Himeko: So your years aren't just for show, huh, Chuu-san?
Chuu: So here... you can have this one. // Take it. // It's just plain water.

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Chuu: You don't want to put too much store in charms and omens. // Autosuggestion can be surprisingly effective. // When you want to make sure you don't screw up, just drink that and tell yourself so. // It's better than doing nothing, right?
Remi: You're right! Thank you very much! // Chuuma-sensei!
Chuu: All right, then... / Why don't we have a little toast with this "Enthusiasm" bottle?
Himeko: The hell's with that?!
Bossun: I don't want to see what that would do to her!
People: [aside]hahahah[/aside]
Flashback!Chuu: ...Then you don't need to try any more.

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Remi: Right. // We~~~~~ll, hello there, boys~! // Good mo~~rning!♡ // How about we have a little... physical exercise before I take the register, hmm?♡
Bossun: Isn't this a little... erotic?!!!
Chuu: Hmm...? Did I put some of that "Midarezakura" in here by mistake...?
Himeko: WHAT THE HECK IS WITH THOSE MEDICINES, ANYWAY?!!
[Insert text: It looks like just being yourself is the way to go...]
[Bottom text: Next issue, Bossun and Switch end up on a crazy group date?!]