Hayate no Gotoku! 329

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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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Right part: Chapter 329: “The Solution to Waking Up Early is Going to Bed Early”, and the solution to going to bed early is waking up early…

Left part: Volume 29 will be released on August 10th!! As well as the limited edition that comes with a collection of artworks of others! And my art book “Hayate no Gotoku! Girls Graphics, Hata Kenjirou’s Art Book” will also be released on the same day!!

Left margin: the theatrical anime “Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven is a Place on Earth” will air nationally on Saturday, August 27th!!

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Right margin: Ruka helps Ojou-sama with her manga, which seems to be going pretty well, but humans have limits to their concentrations…

Ruka: sigh ——
Come to think of it…

Why does drawing manga have to be so tough?
Nagi: I know…
SFX: sketch, sketch

Nagi: you mentioned that you would think about your own storyboard while working on this…
So have you come up with anything?

Ruka: um…
Well…


Ruka: I’ll lie down and think for a sec…
SFX: collapse
Nagi: that’s holding up a white flag, you know…

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Ruka: sigh ——
But what should I do for my story…

!

SFX: search
Nagi: what is it?

Ruka: this is…!!
The Cyber Fo*mula DVD-box!!

Commentary: what is Cyber Fo*mula?
It’s an excellent and interesting anime with a futuristic F1 race theme. Google for more details. In the Kansai region, it aired at 5:00 a.m., which was extremely cruel for student viewers. Mama 4 also aired during the same time slot, and so I got the habit of waking up early to watch them. I’m truly grateful for this result. And the last two episodes are arguably one of the best works in anime history. (Man, that was long and boring to translate… -_-)

Ruka: how come you have it?!
Nagi: of course because I like it…
Ruka: I like it too!!

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Ruka: by the way, who’s your favorite character?!
On three. One two…

Shinjyo-kun.
Nagi: Kazami.

Ruka: ……
Nagi: ……

Ruka: what kind of obvious choice is that?! He’s just the main character, that’s all!! Do you not understand Shinjyo-kun’s earnesty?!
Nagi: wh – what do you mean by “obvious”?! Compared to that airhead Shinjyo, the main character is obviously more important!! Main character all the way!!
Ruka: agh ——, you just don’t get it!! Shinjyo-kun is an extremely hard worker!!
Nagi: Kazami is hard-working too!!

Very well then, I suppose we should watch all 37 episodes of the series again to prove whose choice is right.
Ruka: gladly, just what I wanted to suggest.

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Chiharu: ……
But really…

Should you guys really be watching anime right now?
Ruka: just keep quiet, Chiharu!!
Nagi: yeah, this is very important!

Chiharu: seriously…
To think that you two can get this worked up over an anime…

Ruka: oh, be quiet…
Nagi: isn’t getting worked up over anime a necessity for being mangakas?

Chiharu: well…
I guess you have a point…

Ruka and Nagi: by the way, who’s you favorite choice?
Chiharu: without a doubt, Randoll!!

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Nagi: what?! The blond?! Do you really love the blond, pompous heir type that much?!
Ruka: or are you a shotacon, Chiharu?!
Chiharu: wh – who are you calling a shotacon?! I just find his pride cute!!
Nagi: that’s clearly his most unbearable trait!!!

Maria: Well, they seem to be having fun…
Hayate: ye – yeah, seems so…

SFX: turns off
Nagi: ahh!! What are you doing?!

Hina: you’ve already decided the deadline for your manuscript…
And you’re working on it for the sake of you own dreams, right?

It’s true that before you come up with a good idea for your doujinshi…
It’s ok to have some fun and play around for a while; however…

Ruka: however…?

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Hina: if you’re going to play around…
Take it more seriously.

Got it?
Nagi: ye –
Yes… (No doubt about it, Hina will be a very tough soccer mom in the future…)

Ruka: o – ok then…
Let’s help Nagi finish her manuscript together!
Nagi: oh, ok…

Hayate: by the way, are you going to stay here overnight, Ruka-san?
Ruka: oh, that’s right…

Since I don’t have work until tomorrow evening…
If it’s not a bother, that’d be very nice…

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Chiharu: but do we have an extra futon for her?
Nagi: oh yeah, haven’t thought about that…

Hayate: in that case…
How about you sleep in my futon? (And Hayate shows his mastery of misunderstanding words once again…-_-b)

SFX: bam

Nagi: what are you trying to say during this situation?
Hayate: I didn’t mean it like that… (LOL at Ruka’s face…)
I meant that since I’m almost always awake, I don’t use my futon much, so perhaps she could use it instead of me… (And Hayate confesses that he’s killing himself with his current lifestyle…)

Nagi: Never mind about sleeping for now…!!
We need to complete the manuscript first!!

There is no time for sleeping…
For beginners like us!! (LOL, I can already guess how Nagi will turn out in the next page…)

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SFX: zzz (yeah, big surprise… And how big does Hata plan to make her head grow…? -_-b)

Chiharu: she’s seriously a total beginner…
Maria: yep, she is…

Should I wake her up?
Ruka: but she’s sleeping so soundly here…

Besides, there’s only the coloring job left for the pages…
So I can finish it in no time…

Hayate: sorry about this. Ojou-sama is really hopeless in this area…

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Hayate: come on Ojou-sama, I’ll take you to your room.
Nagi: ummeoww ~~

I can still keep drawing…
Hayate: haha, yeah, yeah…
Ruka: ……

SFX: close
Ruka: ……

SFX: place
Hayate: here you go.

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Ruka: Th – thank you, Hayate-kun.
Hayate: you’re welcome.

Seems that Chiharu-san is also asleep.
SFX: zzz

Hayate: you work so hard every day, Ruka-san, don’t you feel tired too?
Ruka: haha, I’m already used to irregular schedules.

Um…

If I rent a room here, would I also get such kind treatments from you like this? (Don’t mess it up Hayate, another girl’s willingly trying to enter your harem here… o_O)

Hayate: well…
I’ll do my best…

However…

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Hayate: It’s a little special case…
For Ojou-sama. (What are you doing man…?! Are you trying to set up a love triangle within a much bigger harem…? -_-bbb)

Ruka: ……

I see…

Ruka: well, I better finish the coloring work.
Hayate: ah, I’ll help you with it.
Chiharu: …

Uh…
I have a bad feeling about what happens next…

Right margin: Ruka is deeply attracted by the apartment life that comes with a fellow artist, good friends, lively neighbors, and a kind butler, however…

Promo Pic

(We’ll use page 11… A more heartwarming than a comical one this time, with me as Hayate and you as Ruka… ^_^)

Ruka: it feels good to be back on task after such a long break.
Hayate: yeah, good to have you back DK.

You were gone for quite a while that many readers fell asleep while waiting…
SFX: zzz

Hayate: even so, you don’t have to stay up this late to finish the chapter, you know…
Ruka: it’s alright, it’s just hard to stop once I start on a chapter…

Ruka: so HD…

Do you think we can keep up this work for a long time, even though things have been a little difficult lately?

Hayate: well, as long as we still love the series…
And there are still readers who enjoy our works, I think we’ll do fine.

Ruka: yeah…