Hayate no Gotoku! 311

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• 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 311 “Nobody Wanted to Lie Initially”…
Verse: isn’t Miss Nishizawa’s casual clothing attractive?

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Box: May 30th (Monday)
9:00 p.m. ——

Nagi: wow ~~ But it really suits you well.
Hayate: ……

But… I don’t like dressing up like this at all, you know!!
Nagi: but it really fits you perfectly, Hayate.

Right margin: Once again the ojou-sama almost brought tears out of the butler, who had to cross-dress for her manga ideas no matter how much he doesn’t want to…

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Hayate: geez…
SFX: twitch
Twitch
Hayate: just because the size fits doesn’t mean it’s a good thing!

And the fact that…
These cloths belong to Nishizawa-san just makes everything more embarrassing…

And it seems that…
There’s still a bit of her scent on these…
Sniff (What are you trying to do Hayate? Turning this chapter into a more mature genre…?)

Ayumu: Ha… Hayate-kun…
Hayate: yeah?

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Ayumu: can… can you please not mind the scent on the cloths…
It makes everything… So embarrassing…
Hayate: ah! I’m sorry! I’m really sorry!!

Come on…!!
Why am I always ending up cross-dressing…?!

Come to think of it…
The same thing happened just last Saturday…

Well, although Ojou-sama and the others didn’t find out about me fighting in a dress on that stage…
But it really was a difficult moment…

And that Miss Suirenji Ruka…
I probably won’t ever meet her again…
I wonder how she’s doing right now…

P5

SFX: Ta-da

Director: alright, that’s a wrap ~!
Nice work ~

Well done, Ruka-chan ~~
Ruka: thanks, you guys too ~~

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SFX: beep!

Vrmmm… (Car engine sound)

Manager: nice work today too, Ruka.
Ruka: thanks, you too.
SFX: Vrmmm…
Vrmmm…

Ruka: but ~ getting hungry here…
Can we stop by the supermarket?
Manager: of course.

Ruka: ……

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Manager: but you shouldn’t always settle for those half-price bento, go for something more nutritious once a while…
Ruka: ha…
But there’s no one around to ever make me a better bento… (Oh… I’m sensing some foreshadowing here… Should only be a matter of time before Hayate makes a bento for her… ^_^)
SFX: vrmmm…

Manager: what about that distant relative of yours who came to your last performance?
She looks like a maid or something, so she should be able to cook well right?
Ruka: eh?

Oh… yeah ~
That girl…

Manager: but, what a surprise…
I thought that you have no relatives left
When both of your parents ran away after dropping the debt on you… (Looks like Hata’s serious about creating a female Hayate… -_-)
To think there is actually someone in your family still keeping contact with you.

Ruka: eh…
Well ~
Because she’s a really kind person…

Manager: what’s her name?
Ruka: eh?

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Ruka: na… Name?
Manager: yeah… If she’s a relative, you should at least know her name, right?

Ruka: her…
Name…
Is…

Ta… Tanaka Hanako
Manager: what a common name. (Yeah, it’s just a pretty stereotypical Japanese name that she came up with in a hurry…)

SFX: stops

Manager: well then, see you tomorrow.
Ruka: of course. Thanks for dropping me home…

SFX: creek

09

Ruka: whoo……

Ruka: ah ——
I’m beat…
SFX: collapse

Eh… Sleepy…
But I have to take a bath first…

But…
Maybe later…

010

Ring
Ring

SFX: beep
From Chiharu?

Probably just to give me the earnings from my doujinshi sale… right…?
I haven’t thanked her for it yet…

Nagi: But…!
This book is filled with unshakable enthusiasm and soul!!

Ruka: ……

There’s nothing scheduled for me tomorrow around dusk…
Ok then…!
SFX: turns over

011

Chiharu: ……

Hey, got a moment?
Nagi: yeah?

Chiharu: Would you…
Like to meet Ruka tomorrow?

Nagi: ……
Eh?

Chiharu: Since I’m meeting up with her to give her the earnings from her doujinshi sale tomorrow…
Want to come along?

Nagi: well……
Of course I’d like to meet her…

012

Chiharu: ok then, but remember to keep this a secret from the others…
Nagi: yeah, I know…

Nagi: after all, she’s a pretty popular idol right now, so she doesn’t want to attract unnecessary attention during normal hours.
Chiharu: yeah, that’s right…

Well then, just tell Ayasaki-kun to go home first tomorrow, and wait for me to finish the student council meeting before going back together.
Nagi: ok.

I can…
Finally meet her…

Chiharu: yep,
Tomorrow’s the day…

013

Box: May 31st (Tuesday), dusk ——
Hayate: Geez…

Although she told me to keep this dress on for now…
What am I supposed to do like this…?

Maria: isn’t it nice? It’s very cute…
Hayate: that doesn’t mean it’s nice! I can’t go to school or anywhere like this!

Maria: well, I have to go to the groceries now, just keep an eye on the house, Hayate-kun.
Hayate: right… Of course…

Step, step
SFX: creek
Hayate: geez, why is Maria-san so nonchalant about this…?

If I keep cross-dress like this,
I may really become more and more like a girl… (Well, well… Looks like Hayate’s finally recognizing his traits as a trap? :P)

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Hayate: alright!
I better get out of these quick…
Creek/slide, creek/slide

Hayate: ?!

What’s the matter, Maria-san?
Did you forget something?
SFX: step, step

Hayate: !

Eh……?

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Hina: Ok then, onto the next topic…

The next subject would be ——

Chiharu: man…
Why does today’s meeting happen to be this long…?

As the bookkeeper, I have to keep record of all the discussions…
So I can’t just send text messages…

Not good…!
If I don’t get back there quick…

And contact her first ——
Ruka: ah…

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Ruka: you are…

Hayate: ……

Ruka: Tanaka Hanako-san…
Hayate: no, I’m not!!

Right margin: the popular idol and the cross-dressing, girlish-looking butler meet once again… Hata really knows how to set them up…