Rokudenashi Blues 71

Chapter 71: Kansai Calling

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Ioka: Okay, I realize I've said this time and time again, but... // be aware that you are students of Teiken High School, and as a group act accordingly.

Students: *blah* *blah* // *blah* *blah*

Random guy: I get it!

Ioka: In the 6 days and 5 nights we will be traveling, I hope you will not only foster a spirit of cooperation and responsibility... // but also avoid causing incidents with students of other schools. // Be cautious in all your decisions and...

Teacher: Shouldn't you leave your sword behind?

Ioka: Uh... // Uh...I...it's how I enforce my policies...

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Asano: Perhaps it would be better to leave it, sensei.

Ioka: Uh...

Asano: It makes the students feel pressured... // And would most likely discourage any sort of independence or assertiveness...

Ioka: You heard her! // Anyone possessing wooden swords, chains, nunchaku or other types of weapons, step up and hand them over.

Random student: Who DOES that?

Maeda: What the...? They're going too?

Katsuji: Heheh, spite of how much you were grumbling about this, you still bothered to show up, Maeda-san.

Maeda: What...What did you say? // Ah, thought if I was going all the way there or something, I might as well see some old friends...

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Katsuji: Old friends?

Yoneji: You're not worried about your dad?

Maeda: SHUT UP! // It's none of your freaking business! Now quit provoking me!

Kazumi: Isn't that Maeda? I thought he wasn't coming...

Chiaki: Looks like he is... // ...

Kazumi: Huh? Is there something you want to share with the class?

Chiaki: Huh? No, no, not at all...

Kazumi: Really? Are you sure?

Chiaki: Don't look at me like that, Kazumi! // I don't know anything!

Maeda: Quit bothering me, Chiaki, I'm not going!

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Chiaki: Why not?

Maeda: Cause it's pissing me off, that's why!

Chiaki: So it's not because you don't want to be yelled at by your little brother? Or because you're afraid of your dad?

Maeda: Wait, how do you know that?

Chiaki: Katsuji told Kazumi and Kazumi told me...

Maeda: Goddamnit, Katsuji! You really don't know when to keep your mouth shut!

Chiaki: Well, what if your dad really is sick? What then?

Maeda: Sick? No way! Nothing would want to take on Dad!

Chiaki: Maybe an accident? // In the newspaper it said dying...

Maeda: That newspaper's just...

Chiaki: ...

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Maeda: Youkou just... // Uh...

Chiaki: I... // When I was in kindergarten, I almost died of pneumonia... // My mother and father stayed by my bed the whole time... // Always held my hand... // And they both tried their hardest to smile for me...

Maeda: They have to do stuff like that, they're your parents!

Chiaki: So shouldn't you do something like that for your parents too?

Maeda: It's not...

Chiaki: Sorry... // he's probably not dying but...

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Chiaki: You should still be there for him...

Maeda: .... // What's that thing?

Chiaki: It's a music box. // When I was sick, my father bought it for me. // Listening to this made me better. // *click*

Birdie: *tweet* *tweet* // *tweet* *tweet* *tweet*...

Maeda: It's...singing?

Chiaki: Heheh, isn't it cute? // It's precious to me. // You should take it, Maeda-kun.

Maeda: Huh?

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Chiaki: Have your father listen to this...

Maeda: Dad? // .....

Birdie: *tweet* *tweet* // *tweet* *tweet* *tweet* *tweet*

Chiaki: I'm giving it to you, so you have to take care of it. // Heheh... // Now you have to go.

Maeda: !

Chiaki: And... // I really want you to to come on this trip with me, Maeda-kun.

Maeda: Wh...what?

Birdie: *tweet* *tweet*

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Maeda: What did you just say!?

Birdie: *tweet* *tweet*

Chiaki: Uh, nothing...

Maeda: .....

Birdie: *tweet* *tweet* *tweet*

Katsuji: Maeda-san! // Maeda-san!

Birdie: *tweet* *tweet* *tweet*

Maeda: Oh...

Katsuji: What are you staring at? We're leaving!

Maeda: Oh...ok... // *click*

Koheiji: What's THIS!? A shy little boy scared to go on a trip with everyone?

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Koheiji: Yo, Maeda!

Maeda: K...Koheiji!

Koheiji: So it's your first school trip are you gonna... // Nah, I'll be nice... // Heheh, Maeda...in these six days I'm going to have so much more fun than you... // And the stakes will be Chiaki's heart.

Maeda: Huh?

Mook: What's with the bullshit? Let's go, Hei-chan!

SFX: *plop*

Mook: Ack!

Person: Hey, whatcha think ya doin' there!?

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Person: I got that keychain from freakin' Harajuku and ya destroyed it! // Look where ya goin', bitch! And now ya makin' funny faces...

Mika: I...I'm sorry... // I wasn't looking...

Maeda: Wait, that's Mika. // Who are those bitches?

Katsuji: I noticed them before... // From the way they talk... // They're from Kansai and it looks like they're here on a school trip. // They're from Kyokutou or something.

Yoneji: Looks like they were off by a day and stayed late.

Maeda: Hm.

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Maeda: Yo, let her go!

Person: Huh?

Mika: Maeda-kun!

Person: Who the hell're you, jackass?

Mika: Maeda-kun!

Maeda: She's with me, so let her go.

Person: Hey! Who the hell ya think ya talkin' to?

Maeda: You, asshole!

Person: Wh... // uh...

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Maeda: Huuh!?

Person: ...

Mika: Wow... // He's strong...

Person: Oh...ok...

Maeda: Right.

Someone: Hey! Come on, hurry up, guys!

Announcer: The 9:15 train number 126 to Hakata on Track 15 will be leaving shortly. // Visitors...

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Mika: Thanks, Maeda-kun!

Maeda: What happened to that thing with Sanpeita?

Yoneji: Come on! You can talk later!

Announcer: The doors are now closing...

Mika: Whew, glad we made it...

Maeda: Huh? // Wha...

SFX: *whoosh*

Maeda: Ah! // ....

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Maeda: You assholes!

Yoneji/Katsuji/Mika: .... // .... // ....

Person: Heheh, they left without ya. // Yer on a school trip? // We can show yer ass round Kansai!

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Maeda: B...bitches... // Whatda-whatdaya want!?

Person: Whoa... // Whoa, he got fast hands...

Maeda: Ya fuckin' pussies!

Person: Godai, what do we do with 'im?

Godai: Waste 'im!

Maeda: Wha...whatdaya mean waste 'im!? // With that...with that s...stupid fuckin' Kansai accent!?

Person: Talk right!

Maeda: Gah!

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Maeda: !! // Cr...!

Person: C'mon, why don't we take ya somewhere quiet?

Maeda: Kh...

Staff: What are you doing there?

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Yoneji: Stop the train! Now!

Staff: I can't do that...

Yoneji: Then turn it around!

Staff: I can't do that either!

Mika: Maeda-kun...

Person: The hell, he was just a fuckin' pussy!

Other person: Well, ya get five guys on him, that's what's gonna happen... // He hasn't even moved his hands, like he's protectin' his stomach... // What's he so scared of gettin' his stomach fucked up for?

Person: All those Tokyo dipshits are like that...

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Person: C'mon... // If we don't get home, we're gonna be freakin'...

Other: Yeah...

Birdie: *tweet* // *tweet* *tweet* // *tweet* *tweet* *tweet*

Maeda: Yo...you're okay... // Heheh, that's the important thing. // Okay...

Birdie: *tweet* *tweet*

END

I gotta say, the worst part about translating that chapter? The accents. Oh, god, the accents.