Rokudenashi Blues 82

Chapter 82: Taison went to Tokyo...

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Tatsuyoshi: He ain't comin? // Looks like he's really left ya out in the cold. // Or maybe he don't give a shit about ya, ah?

People: You got real funny hair, ya know? // What's the deal? // AHAHAHAHA!

Youkou: Nii-chan...

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Tatsuyoshi: Well, for now these guys are gonna take care of ya...

Person: We can't kill 'im, Tatsuyoshi-san.

Youkou: !!

Person: Make sure nobody disturbs us.

Other: Ok!

Person: There's gonna be some people who're still at clubs.

Other: GWAH!

Others: !!

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Youkou: Whoa...

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[Cover page]

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Tatsuyoshi: Maeda?

Maeda: Give me Youkou. // Dumbass.

Person: ...huh? Yer...?

Youkou: You're here, Taison-nii-chan?

Tatsuyoshi: Taison? // ! // Yer Maeda Taison!? // I knew I'd seen your face before.

Maeda: Huh? What the hell are you talking about?

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Tatsuyoshi: Long time no see, ah!?

Maeda: You...you're Tatsuyoshi from Kaneko Middle School!

Tatsuyoshi: Maeda Taison? // I ain't heard about you fer a while. Didn't ya ran away to Tokyo!?

Person: Maeda from Matsuda, right?

Sunglasses: So ya got scared when Tatsuyoshi-san beat the crap outta ya?

Tatsuyoshi: Hm.

Youkou: You...you ran, nii-chan!?

Maeda: ....

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Tatsuyoshi: That was cause of him too, aah!?

Youkou: Wha...

Sunglasses: This punk?

Maeda: ....

(flashback)

Maeda: GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM 'IM!

Person: Aah! It's Taison! // Taison's here!

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Maeda: Are they seriously still after ya!?

Youkou: I didn't even do anythin'...

Maeda: Get outta here, I got this. And don't tell dad!

Youkou: Uh...uh-huh...

People: Hey, Youkou's runnin' away! // Hold up! // Get 'im!

Maeda: It's fuckin' on! // Get yer boss down here!

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Tatsuyoshi: Maeda from Matsuda, ah? // I've always wanted to punch ya lights out.

Maeda: Tatsuyoshi from Kaneko!

Tatsuyoshi: Oh, ya heard of me? // I AM known fer finishin' what I've started. // You're too late to apologize. // Gimme one punch and I'll give ya twenty! // And Youkou can run, but next time I'm gonna get 'im.

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People: Don'tcha get it? // Ya can go after us, but we'll still get Youkou when yer not around. // Shoulda thought that one through, ah? And all ya had to do was just shut up and watch.

(end flashback)

Maeda: ....

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Tatsuyoshi: Ya want some more? // Aah?

Youkou: (When nii-chan fought 'im, he got taken out...him of all people... // This guy's frickin' strong // And he went ta Tokyo right after that... // Were ya really runnin' away? // Nii-chan...)

Tatsuyoshi: C'mon, let's go. // You mighta been beaten up by my guys before but this time I'm finishin' the job. // Try not ta hate me too much when ya die.

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Tatsuyoshi: Aah!?

Youkou: Nii-chan!

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Tatsuyoshi: The hell's ya deal!?

Maeda: Gah...

Tatsuyoshi: You ain't doin' shit! What the fuck? // Not even one fuckin' punch, just like last time!

Youkou: Not even one punch... // Why... // Why, nii-chan?

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Fujio: What!? Youkou!?

Yoneji: Yeah, Maeda went after him too!

Katsuji: He had this I won't let you follow me face, and he told us that too! I've never seen him act like that! What do we do?

Fujio: ... // Friends above all, huh? // Get me off this fucking bell! // Ok, who's he fighting?

Katsuji: Tatsuyoshi from Kyokutou...you know him?

Fujio: TATSUYOSHI!?

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Yoneji: Huh? What's the big deal?

Fujio: Fucking hell... // If that's the Tatsuyoshi from Kaneko Middle School, he's in deep shit. // Maeda couldn't even give him one punch...

Yoneji: How? Why?

Fujio: He told me about it... // He had to fight him once before...to save Youkou... // It was a week before he was leaving. // And I gotta say, Tatsuyoshi's a killer. He never forgets, and he'd come back from hell to finish what he started. Whatever you did to him, he'd give it to you twenty times worse. // Why do you think Taison let Tatsuyoshi beat him?

Katsuji: I don't know...

Fujio: Because he'd already decided to go to Tokyo. // He knew if he fought normally, Tatsuyoshi would take it out on Youkou...

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Yoneji: He did that for Youkou...

Katsuji: But if he was worried about his brother, why did he leave? Did he just not like the temple or something?

Fujio: Dumbass! // He went to Tokyo because his dream was to become a boxer!

Everyone: ...

Yoneji: The trip's over in two days!

Katsuji: Maeda's...gonna come back to Tokyo with us...so...

Fujio: You see? He's taking it all on himself. // That's how Taison is.

Everyone: ...

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[SURPRISE MAEDA'S DAD!]

Tatsuyoshi: Ya gonna do anythin' or what? // Yer the famous Maeda from Teiken, from Matsuda, and that's all ya got? Aah!?

Youkou: Taison! Nii-chan! // Why are ya lettin' him do this ta you?

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Tatsuyoshi: I'll kill 'im! // Ah! // Who did that?

Shimabukuro: If you're actually kidnapped, you might want to tell a guy, dammit!

END

Translator's Notes

pg. 6: Maeda is a pretty common name, so you can't fault Tatsuyoshi for not knowing it's Maeda Taison.