Hayate no Gotoku! 309

• 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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Top margin: the theatrical anime will air this summer!! And the live action drama in Taiwan will start to air this spring!!

Title: chapter 309 “the honorific ‘onee-san’ is filled with romance”… And there are different types of romance for guys too…

Right side: here is the truth behind the last chapter! The culprit is Hayate, who came back to get the PSP that Ojou-sama forgot here!!

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SFX: splash

Right margin: some restaurants have the policy that employees must bath every day. Does everyone also enjoy bathing?

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(No text at all, just more Maria fanservice…)

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Nagi: not good —— no inspiration for creativity for the manga at all.

Hayate: ……

Oh, are you talking about your own manga?
Nagi: yeah. Is there any other manga here?
Hayate: I thought you were talking about the mangaka using Maria’s bath scene as page filler due to lack of inspiration for this chapter…
Nagi: what the heck are you talking about…?

I don’t care about something on the line of Maria’s body. What matters is my manga! My manga!!
Maria: what do you mean by “something on the line”, huh?!
I’m still a young maiden!!
Hayate: ……

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Nagi: there are three weeks left before the doujinshi contest…
I must make a decent doujinshi before then… But I have no inspiration right now…

Hayate: I’m sorry, but what exactly is doujinshi…?
Nagi: why, it’s an original work of course…
Can’t imitate other works…

I’m fully aware right now that my previous works won’t do at all; I need something new…
But what should I draw…

Sakuya: well… Aren’t you energetic? How nice…
Nagi: Hmm? (Didn’t really expect Sakuya to appear again so soon… ^_^)

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Nagi: Sakuya…
Sakuya: I heard that you lost your confidence after visiting a professional mangaka’s work studio, but looks like you’re ok now…

Nagi: Hmph! That’s ancient history!!
I’ve long recovered since that.
Sakuya: ok, that’s great then.

So? Made any good piece of work now?
Nagi: oh, zip it! This doesn’t concern you!
Chiharu: ?

Ah!!
Sakuya-sama?!

Quick note! Chiharu still keeps her job as a maid in Sakuya’s house a secret from others!!
The reason is that… She’s just embarrassed about it…

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Sakuya: Eh?

What?
You live here now? Haru ——
SFX: shock

Chiharu: come here for a sec…!!
Sakuya: eh?!

Oh? You want me to keep your maid job a secret?
Chiharu: yes please…
I’m still a bit embarrassed about revealing it…

Sakuya: oh…
Ok, no problem then…

But it must be pretty difficult to work with Nagi right? It’s so hard to understand her mangas…
Chiharu: yeah…

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Chiharu: but…
I feel that… Maybe she still has some talent.

Sakuya: ……
Really?

Nagi: hey, Chiharu! What are you doing? Didn’t you say you’re going to look for inspiration with me?
Chiharu: oh… Right…
I’m coming.

Sakuya: oh? Going to look for inspiration for your manga?
How about I join…
Nagi: no thanks.

You are…
Useless in this!! (Man, is it me or did Nagi’s attitude get worse since they moved here…? Maybe it’s because Hayate can’t guide her as much now that he has to look after everyone in the apartment… -_-)

Come on, Chiharu! To the outside we go!!
Chiharu: ok, ok, I know…
Sakuya: ……

SFX: door closes
Sakuya: …… (Aw, poor Sakuya… Abandoned and left out like that… >_<)

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Hayate: huh? Did Ojousama and Chiharu-san already leave?
Sakuya: huh?
Oh, yeah…

So, are those two… really close now?
Hayate: Chiharu-san and ojousama?

Well, rather than saying that they are close…
It’s more like she’s one-sidedly relying on Chiharu-san on this matter… (Yep, looks like Hayate still has much work to do about Nagi…)

Sakuya: ……
Oh… is that so…

Nagi: Wah, wah —— Saku — nee-san —
Sakuya: haha, don’t worry ——

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Sakuya: seems that I’m feeling a bit lonely now…
What a complicated feeling…

But… Never mind that feeling for now; what does she mean by useless?!
I’m useful to no bound! Right?!
Hayate: uh… right…

Sakuya: damn it — I’ll show you how useful I can be!!
Hayate!! Show me Nagi’s manga!!
Hayate: uh… Ok…

Sakuya: ……

Excuse me, but how come this animal can speak?
Hayate: probably because it’s a magical creature from the fifth dimension.

Sakuya: how come these guys started fighting as soon as they met?
Hayate: because they are archenemies across time and space.

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Sakuya: this… really is quite hard to get… (That’s ok Sakuya, everyone besides Isumi would agree with you…)
Hayate: yeah… true that…

Sakuya: but although I don’t get it…
But since Haru-chan mentioned that before, then it must have some hidden points…

Nagi: you’re useless in this…!!
Sakuya: ……

Hayate: well, there’s really no need to work so hard to understand that…
Since ojousama’s works have always been… somewhat incomprehensible…
Sakuya: ……

Maybe it is really difficult to get…
But if it’s possible, then I’d still want to understand it.

Hayate: ……
Sakuya-san…

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Hayate: Ojousama…
Is a really fortunate girl…
Sakuya: eh?

Isumi: but, to think that you could even understand…
Something so simple… how embarrassing, Sakuya… (Wow, how long has it been since Isumi’s last appearance…? At least before I started translating for this… >_<)
Sakuya: ah?! Isumi!

Sakuya: even if you say that…
What should I do then?!
Isumi: listen carefully, Sakuya…

If there is something interesting that you cannot understand, then that means…
You are a boring person!! (Ouch, seems like a little salt on Sakuya’s wound here…)

Sakuya: wha…
What ——?!

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Sakuya: what… what does this mean…?
That… I’m a boring person…?
Isumi: yeah… really sad…
Hayate: ok… then what…? (LOL, Hayate took the words right out of my mouth…)

Isumi: but, that’s ok…
Sakuya: eh?

Isumi: No matter how boring you are, just leave it to me…
And I’ll help you become a more interesting person…
And able to understand Nagi’s manga…

Sakuya: re…
Really…?!

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Sakuya: …… (Yeah, my expression exactly… This is just the kind of thing to expect from Isumi… And does this remind anyone of Ayumu in her penguin costume in Athens arc...?)
On the costume: Bird Federation (seems to be imitating Kamen Rider)

Sakuya: hey, Isumi…
Is this really interesting…?
Isumi: yep,
Very interesting.

Isumi: how about spin around…
SFX: step, step
Hayate: ……

Isumi: now, dance!
SFX: woosh, woosh
Hayate: ……

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Isumi: how interesting! Sakuya has become very interesting already!!
Now then…
Let’s try Nagi’s manga again!!

Now that you have become more interesting…
You’ll understand it for sure!!
Sakuya: O… Ok…!!

Like there’s any difference at all ——!!!
SFX: throw

Nagi: I’m back ——
Oh? Sakuya left already?
Hayate: yep, the day has made her head big/hurt…

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Nagi: geez… come on ~…
Hayate: what?

Nagi: to think I was going to show her all the new ideas I had…
Since she seems to be the reliable type…

Hayate: ……

If you just give her a call, I’m sure she’ll be happy to come over…
Nagi: really…?
Hayate: yep, because onee-sans are reliable, but also sensitive…
Nagi: eh?

Right margin: Onee-san is someone you can depend on no matter how old you are… Everyone’s busy planning, and Nagi’s manga is steadily advancing…!!