Hayate no Gotoku! 304

• Note: Ok, so some of the translations may not be direct or exact translation because I switched the word orders or paraphrased for better sentence flow in English grammar or slang, but the overall meaning will remain the same. Sometimes I’ll use the slash “/” for when I can’t decide an exact English word to use and put a couple choices. Sentences in parentheses are my opinions or translator’s notes/explanations for some parts or scenes, and maybe on occasion a commentary on the situation (you guys just decide whether to put those in for fun/humor or not, for the none-t/n ones). Different/separate sentences in connected bubbles or boxes will also be in new lines. New lines with no speaker indicated in the front means they have the same speaker as the line above.

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Title: chapter 304: “There is a river known as Kanda River next to Akihabara… And they are pretty close.”
Left margin: The newest volume 27 limited edition will be released on February 18th!!
Top margin: the theatrical anime is in the making!
(Yeah, I know, there’s no female fanservice image on the front cover, despite all the hype about this public bath chapter… So just stop complaining and enjoy Hayate instead… :P)

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Maria:！

Eh?

The water…
Is cold…

Right margin: When turned cold, the bath water’s charm will diminish by half… No, probably completely… What will Hayate do? What’s the commoners’ way to deal with it?

P3

Nagi: the bath broke?

Maria: yep, it seems that the boiler’s broken…
Well, this is a pretty old apartment building after all ~~

Hayate: Maria-san, it looks like it’ll take some time to fix it.
Maria: yeah, I thought so…

Hayate: well then, guess we have no choice…
How about we all go to the public bath today?

Nagi: ……
Public bath?

Chiharu: Have you ever been to a public bath?
Nagi: no… Though if it’s hot spring//Though I’ve been to a hot spring...

Maria: Hmm ~~
A public bath, eh ~~

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Maria: well,
What is a public bath like anyways?
Hayate: eh?!

——Don’t tell me, Maria-san…
Has never been to a public bath?
Maria: yeah… I’m not really familiar with Ancient Roman cultures…
Hayate: ha…? (Wow, I wonder what Maria’s thinking… P.S: the public baths in Ancient Rome are all mixed baths…)

Maria: huh ~
So this is a public bath ~~

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Maria: it really gives you a feeling of the Showa Period…
Hayate: yeah…

If only Ojou-sama/Lady Nagi and the others came along too…
Maria: yeah, I know ~~

Nagi: but ——
Who’s willing to stay exposed in front of that many people?!

A-tan: yeah…
I feel the same too…

Hina: going to the public bath with Hayate-kun…
It’s a little… (Geez, what’s going on in Hina’s head, want to go to a mixed bath with Hayate perhaps…?)

Chiharu: I can’t afford that kind of extra spending…

Maria: And who’d guessed that we are the only ones who ended up coming ~
Hayate: yeah… I know ~ (Ok, so in short, there will be no fanservice from anyone else besides Hayate and Maria… So just deal with it then…)

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Maria: ok, so what do I do now, Hayate-kun?
SFX: excited
Hayate: what do you do…?

Well, the baths are separated by gender here…
So I can’t really provide anymore guidance after we go in…

Maria: ……

Oh… really…
I guess I’m going into battle all alone then…
SFX: sigh
Hayate: take it easy… Don’t act as if you are going into the Coliseum or something…

Maria: I understand… Since Hayate-kun has passed on…
I’ll have to face this all by myself.
Hayate: I’m not dead yet…

SFX: slides open

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Maria: hmm…
Although I recall everything from the Shimoda hot spring…

But that was also part of the Sanzenin franchise…
So we had the entire women’s bath reserved.

But it seems like…
I’m drawing a lot of attention…

I wonder why…
People: It’s a maid!
A maid came to the public bath!
Why did a maid come to the public bath?!

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(No words here to be translated, just a whole page of Maria fanservice)

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Maria: Ah ~
So there is a Mt. Fuji painting on the wall after all ~

Honestly, though the Sanzenin Mansion’s bath was bigger…
This place also has its attractions ~

Nagi: though I don’t want to go to a public bath, I still need a bath…

So how about we try and fix up the boiler?
Chiharu: but I know nothing about repairing boilers…

Nagi: but the student council president…
Hina: also doesn’t know how…

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A-tan: How about…
We just take a cold bath…?

……
……

Nagi/Hina/Chiharu: We’ll probably catch a cold…
A-tan: I guess so…

Nagi: but…
I really do want to have a bath ~~ (I believe the speaker in this panel is in fact Nagi, not A-tan, because the eyes are different here… Everyone recalls A-tan’s special, spiral red pupils…)

Hayate: I can’t enjoy this for too long or Maria-san’ll end up waiting…

Though the bath in the apartment’s pretty good…
But this public bath feels very nice too ~~

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Kotetsu: I know, it’s like having your own soul purified.
SFX: press against
Hayate: !!!

Aaaahhhhhh!!
SFX: surprised

A… A pervert?!
Kotetsu-san!! Why are you here?!
Kotesu: hehe… Why am I here, you ask?

Isn’t it obvious?!
Because…
I followed you here!!

Kotetsu: gbgbgbgbgbg?!
SFX: splash, splash
Gbgbgbgbgbgb -----!! (Hey Hayate, why are you covering yourself the way girls do…? -_-b)

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Kotetsu: are you trying to kill meeeee?!
Hayate: why are you still alive?

Kotetsu: wait, Ayasaki!
Even while you feel bothered and detested, I would still follow you around like this…

It’s all because…
I love you deeply!!

SFX: splash
Hayate: if you know it bothers me so much, then please just stop.
SFX: splash
Kotetsu: gbgbgbgbgbgb!! (And here it is again… Is this what Hata planned for Hayate fanservice…? -_-bb)

So you are really trying to kill me?!
Hayate: so why are you still alive anyways?
Maria: what a ruckus at the men’s bath ~~

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Maria: alright then…
SFX: splash
Maria: time to get out now…

SFX: silent

Hayate: sorry for the wait, Maria-san!
Maria: !

Hayate: apologies, for there was a dangerous pest in the bath that took me a while to exterminate…
SFX: quiet
Hayate: did you wait long?

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SFX: stare
Hayate: eh…?

Maria: thanks to Hayate-kun taking his time in the warm bath…
I’ve gotten quite cold out here.
SFX: sigh
Hayate: I – I’m sorry! I’m really sorry!!

Maria: now I’m really in a pinch…
I’d probably catch a cold and die.
Hayate: eh?!

Hayate: come on, Maria-san…
Please don’t act like that…
Maria: Hmph!! (Yep, Maria’s finally getting tsun at Hayate again…)

SFX: covers
Maria: !

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Hayate: um… If you are feeling cold…
By all means, have this…
Maria: ……

It’s May already, so it’s not that cold.
Hayate: uhh!!

Maria: still
Thank you, Hayate-kun. (Yep, whenever there’s tsun in manga, dere’s bound to follow sooner or later…)

Hayate: ……
SFX: doki/thump (heartbeat)

Vendor: Sweet potatoes! Get your roasted sweet potatoes ~!
Maria: ah, sweet potatoes ~

Hayate: well, if you wish to warm up a bit more…
How about I get you some sweet potatoes?

So, you’re planning to win me over with sweet potatoes?
Hayate: no, no! I didn’t mean it like that!! (LOL, did this part remind anyone else of Hina’s comment when Hayate made her some biscuits/cookies as well after giving some to Ayumu…?)

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SFX: warm, steaming

Maria: it’s really good, Hayate-kun.
Hayate: is that so…?

So…
How was your first experience in a public bath?

Maria: hmm…

If Hayate-kun promise to not take so long in the bath anymore, I’d be glad to come with you again…
Hayate: I – I’ll do my best…

Nagi: ——And so…
SFX: cough

Nagi: we were thinking of going to the public bath too…
SFX: cough
Hayate: ……
I see…
Box: the boiler was in even worse shape when they returned…
And Ojou-sama/Lady Nagi and the others were all covered in dust…
And the butler and maid asked nothing further about what happened…

Right margin: the two walked back from the bath together, with warm sweet potatoes in her hands and a cozy feeling between them… But their mistress/ojou-sama has turned all black for some reason…