Hayate no Gotoku! 278

Chapter 278

01

Priest: Oh, a butler-included apartment...
Priest: What an interesting idea.

Hayate: Yes. We aren't going to be returning to the mansion...
Hayate: so we have to get people to come to the apartments somehow.
Priest: Hmm...

Priest: So...you really don't intend on coming back.
Hayate: Eh?

Hayate: Well, of course not. Lady Nagi lost her right to the inheritance.
Hayate: And this mansion is her grandfather's not hers.

Margin: Vacant rooms available. Looking for tenants!! Who is going to come rent the rooms?

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02

Margin: Hayate, Lady Nagi, and the ghost priest are moving to the apartment building. What new life and new housemates await them...!?

Priest: I see.
Priest: Well, I suppose that's fine.
Hayate: Wh-what's fine?

Priest: It's just that I'm going to enjoy life in that old apartment...
Priest: as if it were a short vacation.

Priest: Because that lady of yours...

Priest: has been blessed by money...
SFX: Press press
Priest: much more than you know.

Hayate: Father...

Hayate: Wait...you're actually coming with us?
Priest: Of course!!

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Text & Title: I wish someone would give me a push so I could get the courage to advance. Chapter 278 "The Fearsome Power of a Special Favor"
Bottom: Hata Kenjirou

04

Box: The end of Golden Week...
Box: When they finally returned home, her parents told her this.

Chiharu: Huh?
Chiharu: You're moving overseas?

Parents: That's right, Chiharu.
Parents: Your mother and I are getting jobs overseas.

Chiharu: Eh? Why so suddenly?
Chiharu: And what kind of jobs?

Parents: Well...
Parents: One of your father's friends is a skilled entrepreneur.

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Parents: We're going with him...
Parents: to start a motsunabe restaurant in Hawaii.

Chiharu: Eh!? A motsunabe restaurant in Hawaii!? What!!? Is that really okay?
Chiharu: Actually, that really sounds like it'll fail!!
Parents: Ha ha ha. It'll be fine. Don't worry.

Parents: This friend is an amazing entrepreneur
Parents: He's had to shut down so many businesses, but he always starts a new one!!
Chiharu: No, an amazing entrepreneur doesn't have to shut down a lot of businesses!! Please at least realize that much!!

Parents: Well, I don't really understand all this business stuff, but I thought we'd bet our lives on this!!
Chiharu: No, don't bet our lives on something you don't really understand!!
Parents: But my woman's intuition tells me mostunabe in Hawaii will work!! I just have a feeling!!
Chiharu: It won't work!! And can you at least make your decisions based on something more concrete than intuition!?

Chiharu: And anyway!! You've been leaving me home alone this whole time and now you decide this!?

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Chiharu: If you're going to just decide everything without my input...
Chiharu: then I'm...
Chiharu: leaving!!

Chiharu: Sigh...
Chiharu: I may have left...
Chiharu: but I...
Chiharu: have nowhere to go.

Chiharu: I can always stay at Sakuya-san's place...
Chiharu: but I don't want to worry her.

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Chiharu: Ever since his company went under...
Chiharu: it seems like dad's been going off in odd directions.
Chiharu: And no matter what my mom says, she has no experience working.
Chiharu: On the other hand, I don't have the power to support them...

Chiharu: Agh...
Chiharu: Save me, Aika-san.
SFX: Depressed

Chiharu: But Aika-san...
Chiharu: hasn't been back to school since Golden Week ended.

Chiharu: Butler-included...
Chiharu: apartment?

Chiharu: Eh? What does that mean?
Chiharu: Does the room you rent come with a butler?
Chiharu: Eh? And what kind of butler?

Chiharu: A butler...huh?

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Chiharu: Ah...For some reason...
Chiharu: I want to be really pampered...

Chiharu: N-no, wait. I can't rent a room for just that.
Chiharu: Ah...but...but...

Chiharu: I've been living off of a part-time job because of my parents being ruined.

Chiharu: I spent Golden Week alone at home while everyone else went on an overseas trip.

Chiharu: And my parents...
Chiharu: have finally gone in an unfortunate direction.

09

SFX: Rip

Chiharu: N-no...
Chiharu: I'm not feeling at all guilty.

Chiharu: It just...sounds kind of interesting.
Chiharu: I just want to check it out just out of curiosity.

Chiharu: Is...
Chiharu: Is this the place?
Chiharu: I just have to keep this a secret from everyone at school.

Chiharu: N-now then. What kind of butler is it going to be?
Chiharu: E-excuse me. I'd like to see the rooms!
Chiharu: I'm kind of looking forward to it.

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Nagi: Why are you here to look at the rooms!?

SFX: Shock

Chiharu: N-N-N-N-Nagi!?

Chiharu: Why are you here?
Chiharu: Eh!? So the butler is...

Hayate: Ah, Chiharu-san. You're here to see the rooms?
Chiharu: I knew it!!!

11

Chiharu: Sigh!!
Chiharu: Oh, so that's what butler-included meant.
Nagi: What's with that disappointment!!

Chiharu: Come to think it, Sakuya-san did say...
Chiharu: that she lost her inheritance.

Nagi: Well? Are you going to stay here or not?
Chiharu: Ehh...?

Chiharu: So that's all the butler is.
Chiharu: He's my classmate, so even if he pampers me...

Hayate: Chiharu-san, here's your tea.
Chiharu: Sigh...

Chiharu: Oh, thanks.
Chiharu: I feel doubly tired...

12

Chiharu: This is good.
Hayate: Oh, you can tell?

Hayate: You looked tired...
Chiharu: so I made a strong Assam Royal Milk Tea.

Hayate: It's kind of sweet, so it sort of melts away your fatigue, doesn't it?

Chiharu: He went this far just from seeing the look on my face.
Chiharu: N-not bad...

Nagi: You don't have to go to that much effort.
Hayate: Eh...? But...

13

Chiharu: Um...About the butler thing...
Chiharu: Wh-what specifically would you do for me if I were to rent the room?
Hayate: Eh?

Hayate: Let's see...
Hayate: It's kind of hard to say anything specific...
Hayate: I guess I would just do most anything I could do to be of use.

Hayate: But for now...
Hayate: I can put a smile on that tired face of yours.

SFX: Kyun

Chiharu: C-could you...
Hayate: Yes?

14

Chiharu: C-could you give me a back massage...
Chiharu: when I'm worn out?

Hayate: How about I give you one now?
Nagi: Hah!?

Nagi: H-hey, Hayate!!
Hayate: But this is a good chance to show her how good having a butler is.

Hayate: If I do my best here...
Hayate: Chiharu-san may rent a room which will lead to milady having a good life here.

Chiharu: N-no, I was just kidding about that!!
Hayate: Ha ha. It's fine.

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Hayate: I'm good at massages.
SFX: Massage

Chiharu: Ahh...
Chiharu: Th-this is...

Chiharu: He's putting just the right amount of strength into it.
Chiharu: He really is good at this.

Chiharu: And Ayasaki-kun...
Chiharu: smells really good for a guy.

Chiharu: N-no...
Chiharu: I'm blushing...

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Hayate: Is this a good amount of strength?
Chiharu: Y-yes...

Chiharu: Oh, no...
SFX: Pant
Chiharu: Even if it's 40 thousand a month...
Chiharu: I could get used to this...!!

Chiharu: But...
Chiharu: I can't let that happen!!!

Nagi: What kind of ending is this?
Maria: It looks like this will be continuing next week.
Box: Next Time: Will she rent out a room or not?

Margin: His kind consideration and perfect touch. Will Chiharu fall for the butler's tempting allure!? You know what? A butler-included apartment would be amazing.

Bottom: To be continued in Issue 32, going on sale Wednesday July 7th.