Haru Polish 2

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21st century japan
21世紀日本。

chapter 2/ haru and a guy
第２話/ハルと男の子

bishoujo<pretty girls?> give new life to japanese swords<nihontou>
美少女達が日本刀に新たな命を吹き込む！！

is a bit exaggerated!
ーってなんて大袈裟な

bishoujo iai comedy
美少女居合いコメデイー！！

new serialized manga
新連載
chapter 2
第２回！

<their name>
minamoto yuu X totsuka masahiro


ｐ２

hi
こんにちは

i'm okamoto haru
岡本春です


everybody just call me Haru
皆からは
ハルってよばれています

->そのまんまです


this spring i've entered Shikinomori highschool
この春
四季ノ森高校に
入学しました


i'm 15
１５歳です

i was born on the 20th of april
my blood type is B
４月２０日
生まれの
B型です


the name of the heroin of this story is Okamoto Haru, Read herself introduction up here ^ she actually has a destiny related to japanese swords<nihontou>
このお話はー＞ヒロインの名前は岡本春　自己紹介はうえ（＾）を読んでもらうとして、実は日本刀と何やら因縁

without knowing that she joined the iaidou club just because she "loves japanese swords<nihontou>"<this is a quote of her saying she loves japanese swords>
を持っている女の子。　本人はそんな事は知らず「日本刀が好き」というだけで居合道部入部したのですが

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i don't really understand constellations
星座は

the 20th of april is either an Aries or a Taurus
牡羊座 牡牛座

that day is exactly between those two, so magazines say its special
丁度この日は　中間なので　雑誌によって　違うのです

well then, am I a moo
果たして

or am i an Aldebaran
アルデバラン


i've decided i'll join the iaido club

<joined bubbles>
as i get to touch my loved japanese swords<nihontou>(well something like that<something like a japanese sowrd>)

but, only me and katayama wakana senpai are in the club

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but if we don't get one more person to join the club it won't be acknoledged

we need to go ahead and persuasuate people


one more...

its really troubling


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iai hiza<knee> no bu<part>
<i'm assuming this is some kata>
居合膝の部

yon\shi honme
四本目

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tsuka-ate
柄当て

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two

she cut them both

from seating she daunted the foe in front of her with the hilt
姿勢

then immediately　stabbed the foe behind her
すぐさま
背後

then she finished off the foe in front of her
そしてひるんでいる前方のてきに
とどめの一撃


and finally she cleared the blood
血を払い


seethed
納刀


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there is

another one?

Haru

what i just did was

iai hiza no bu
yon\shi honme
tsuka-ate

its a kata in which you cut down seated foes from front and back
前後

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its the only iaido knee technique<iai hiza no waza>
<doesn't make sense. it could also be translated as something that only exitst in iaido>
唯一の居合膝の業なの

two is it...

i see

then i just got it wrong

next give it to me!

no.

its too early for you
but more importantly we have something else to do

gather members for the club


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this work is fiction, and is not related to any real person or organization
この作品はフクションであり、実在の個人。
団体等にはいっさい関係ありません。


its ok if it'll be an upperclassman or an underclassman,
a guy or a girl
上級生

just one more person.
if we find just one more person this club will be able to operate for this year as well
活動


ahh....

yeah.. about that..

it's a bit of an issue..


ちょっと。。
困ってしまいました


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hey hey did you hear about it?

they say a slasher appeared at the nearby hana park

菜の
花公園
通り魔が

and that a 2nd year senpai<or upperclassman? not sure what term we used thus far> got his<or hers> bag cut

scary..

that story sounds fishy<she's doubting the story, maybe you should find a more suitable term>
怪しい


<really not sure about this one, could just as well be the opposite>from what i heard that senpai is always full of lies
その先輩注目浴びようとしていっつもウソばっかなんだって

umm--

do you happen to have any interest in iaido?

i'm from the iaido club, trying to recruit members
部員募集中


iaido?
what is iaido haru chan?

its that thing, you know..
where you shoot arrows into targets
的

thats kyuudo

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you swing a japanese sword<nihontou> (like<shes mentioning that its like a katana, and not an actual katana>) around. its really cool..


eh...

sounds interesting

then!!!


but, sorry..
we've already chose our clubs..

did you say iaido?


sounds good

could you tell me some more about it?


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iaido is that thing with katanas<katana>...

where you cut things..

to think that a club like that exists in this school...


ahh..
ah..

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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

auahhhhh


noooooooooooooooooooo

ah?

what?!

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uwaaaaaaa

Haru, wait

where are you going, Haru!!

hey, you've made haru cry...
you guys are the worst...


ehh!?


ha..
ha...

i was so scared..

really, haru you...


you shouldn’t just start to run away like that..

but..

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it was so frightening...
おっかないんだもん


the guys..


male teachers are ok

little kids are ok

but..

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guys at the same age...

i just can't understand what goes through their heads..
同年代

its scary..

i can't look at their faces properly

so not even talking to them, having them start talking with me!<not sure>
外


what should i do.. this is a problem..
a problem..


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why are you laughing? yayoi? satsuki?

b..
but...


but nowadays to be so... of guys...

you are so horrible~~~~

and i was seriously consulting with you


sorry, sorry haru
here, i'll wipe your tears for you

here, blow your nose

well, both your primary school and your middle school were girls only

well you are this way than i guess thats just how it is
小学校

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but you both were the same

i have both an older and a younger brother

and i have a boyfriend

ah..

i should have gone to a co-ed schools
共学

i wonder if i'll ever have proper school life like this..

buy what will you do about your club search for members?
勧誘

iaido seems like something boys will be more into than girls
if you aren't gonna invite any boys then...

you both should just join!

we don't want to join any club

we wanna take our time..

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well then, we'll be going..

haru you give it your all with iaido

we're gonna go to a karaoke with a couple of guys

wha!
you cold hearted !!
薄情

oh, i know!

didn't they say that a slasher has appeared?

yeah, at the park nearby
scary isn't it?　lets stay away from there
近づかないどこ

if the iaido club apprehended him
woulnd't that be good CM<PR?>?

<the small bubles in the bg>
uwaaa

what do you think about the iaido club now?!

i wanna join!!

</the small bubbles in the bg>

there will surly be students that will hear about it and will want to join

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its only natural to bring a sword to a knife fight<she is talking about the slasher having a knife so its only natural they'll bring a katana> <a knife calls for a katana> <<- actual translation lol>
yes, thats right!!
刃物

thats the only way!!

we'll leave this to you haru!

*_* thats right!!!

eh?!

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nice idea, its really two birds with one stone!!
now that its decided i'll just go borrow the mozoutou

ah,
umm
haru san?
it was a joke.. we were kidding..

move it

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you're in my way

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whats with him,
talking like that.
makes me sick

ah?
but you know..

wasn't he a bit cool?
i wonder if he's a third year


how so?
he had a bad look in his eyes.
and he seemed so dark

thats what’s good
you just don't get it satsuki..

someone like him

might just be the slasher..

eh?


the slasher has been appearing near this school right?
it could just be that he is a student here..
出没

to say that about him just because of is a bit much.. isn't it?

hiding the knife in his pocket
懐
suddenly snapping and going wild
that kind

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he's just suspicious, just now he probably went up to the roof
to be alone. so he could take the knife out and stare at it, all the while having a smile on his face

though the entire slasher rumor just sounds like a lie
ってか
通り魔の話自体デマっぽいけどね

haru, we're going

ah

don't leave me behind T_T

wait


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ah?

you want me to lend you the sword<katana> so you could take care of the slasher?

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yes~

.....

aaa
don't walk away and ignore me!


it's obvious i won't be able to allow such a dangerous thing

don't make me explain this, you are not a kindergartener after all
sheesh
説明
幼稚園児

katayama senpai, are you already going home?

what about the club?

i have to get back early today to study

then i'll practice by myself!

yo-

you can't do that!


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i'm responsible over the club right now

so while i'm not watching over you can't do anything over there.

ehhh

moreover

letting this kid hold a sword<katana> is


a bit...
scary..

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i wonder, during the time haru had the katana<katana>

it just didn't look like it was the first time she held a katana
as if she had some kind of a connection to it since birth<she says it was her destiny actually>

leaving her alone

unmanaged
手に負えるか
is a bit stressing<making her uneasy?>

but

am i worrying too much?

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anyway, don't go suggesting stupid ideas,
and go home before its dark so you don't get attacked by the slasher


whaaa

fuu~nda

katayama senpai is such a cheapskate!!

ok then
ok then

i'll just gather members so we could start practicing soon

i'll make a cool invitation poster and spread it all over the school
勧誘ポスター
and a ton of new people will come to join the club and suprise her!!

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in order to make it cool i guess theres no choice but to use a the fude<writing brush>
筆

emm

what were the characters for IAIDO again...
such a failure from the start..
つまずき

just stiffly writing won't get them interested won't it..
堅っ苦しい

i'll just have to add illustrations to make it simple to understand

i know!
if i'm gonna draw anyway

i should just make it into a manga...
a 4 koma manga!!


urmmm
its difficult ~

a 4 koma is unclear
まとまらないよ

yes, i'll just add more panels

it turned into a six panel<6 koma> manga


fuu...

making a manga is difficult huh?
....


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doing something so troublesome every month, and for 10 pages....

thinking of the dialogs,
splitting it into panels,
を割って
writing the text in..
drawing the paintings,
adding spreads<i have no idea what "adding the "BETA"s" mean, the best i could find was that it meant joined things so i'm going with that>,
ベタ
placing tones
---
really, mangakas are amazing..
they are some kind of superman..
超人
no, they are gods...

but even so, mangas are being uploaded and download from the internet illegally all the time..

then, all of those mangakas are actually poor


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we must all do what we can for all of those poor mangakas

that is, to buy lots of magazines and comics!

to prevent japanese manga literature from declining!!
衰退


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aaaa

it got completely dark

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its scary

i wonder if theres anyone else around

hey, are you alone?

i'm by myself as well

if you'd like we could go home toge-

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haru san

i wonder if she got home by now

but,
if she would have really took the sword<katana>
and encountered the slasher

dangerous dangerous

haru san might have had

cut him down instead..

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uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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auu

aaaa

hiiiiiiiiiiiii

nooooo

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hhhhhhhhh

help meee


he

a


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i've made a katana<katana> to protect her<the new born kid>

that is the kind of spirit i put in it..

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that heart and eternity exist together
常 つね


that kind of strong feeling could be a bit close to a curse
少々強
念

and sometimes she might show off that power
振り回される


but

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to survive the worst
降りかかる
払う

a power such as that is required
呪い


aaa

aaa

auuu

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auu!!

ah

he's running into the school!!
校舎の中に

aa

auu

aa

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auuu

carefull!!
run away!!

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auu

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ka


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before me..


don't you dare wielding a blade

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th

that

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its a toy

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story 2
第２話

B side

my name is Tachioka Shun and i'm 15.
シュン
starting with this spring i'm a student
here at the shiki no mori high school

i'm was born on the 20th of march and i'm an A blood type

i don't really now much about constellations<the zodiac?>
so i don't really know if the 20th of march is the pisces<fish>
or the Aries＜the ram>
牡羊座あ　星座

so what am i? an Aphrodite?　or a muu?
果たして俺は
アフロディーテ
ムウ

just as i joined this school i've found out i have a problem

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and that is

that there are lots of girl


i cant talk to them,
i can't even look at their faces

why am i such an incompetent?
ヘタレ

middle school was a guys-only　so i have no idea of how to handle girls

even though they never bothered me when i was in primary school

do they change so much when they become highschoolers?

its scary...
this way i'll fail to have a normal high school life

i have to do something

was what i though one day

when i found an interesting girl in the class

okamoto haru
her first name is written the same as mine, though her name is read differently


haru eh..
i wonder if like me she was called like that because she was born in the spring

i wonder if i could talk to her..


do you happen to have any interest in iaido?

i'm from the iaido club, trying to recruit members


thats right! a club!

if well both be in the same club we could get to know each other better

that has to be it

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right

now that its decided i first need to talk to her

gotta get my courage

could you tell me some more about it?


noooooooooo

w-wha

you guys are the worst

what did i do wrong

was the way i spoke so bad?

while i was worrying about it, it got completely dark

i'm hungry

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hey, isn't that..

okamoto haru

is she going home by herself?
thats my chance, should i talk to her?


but what if she runs away again

this time i have to think it through

lively and gently

hey, are you alone?
i'm by myself as well

if you'd like we could go home toge-

its no good
i give in, i'm repulsive

i'll just go on and finish high school without ever talking to a girl

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auuu

uwaaa

uoo

co
cool

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if only i were more like him..

so strong...his legs were so long

u umm

are you o.k.?

are you hurt?

damn

so uncool


dammnit

dammnit
dammnit

ah..

i want to be strong

its still a long way off till haru and shun will talk