Hayate no Gotoku! 279

Chapter 279

01

SFX: Collapsed

Chiharu: Your butler...
Chiharu: is very skilled.
Nagi: Of course he is!!
SFX: Press press

Margin: The butler's massage has made her instantly collapse her...!!

Nagi: So...
Nagi: What made you want to leave your house and live on your own?
SFX: Press press

Chiharu: Do you remember what Haman-sama said...
Chiharu: even though she was born in the Universal Century...
Chiharu: and may have been pampered as if she were a princess?

Margin: The sun feels nice!! This would be great for living on your own.
Chiharu: "People...
Chiharu: are alone so long as they are alive."
Text: Volumes 1-24 are on sale now!!
Title: Chapter 279 "I want to meet someone who has looked upon me kindly"
Bottom text: Hata Kenjirou

03

Sign: Video Rental V Tachibana

Ayumu: Oh, that's right...
Ayumu: You met your mother in Las Vegas, didn't you?

Wataru: Yeah.
Wataru: She was full of enough energy to piss someone off. That really pissed me off.
Ayumu: You shouldn't talk about your family like that.

Ayumu: Y'know, Wataru-kun? Your family...
Ayumu: is like body soap.

Wataru: Hah?
Wataru: Body soap?
Ayumu: That's right!!

04

Ayumu: You take no real notice of it being there...
Ayumu: and it's gone before you know it!!

Above Wataru: Uhh...
Left of Saki: Ohh...

Wataru: So you're saying I just have to get a new family...
Ayumu: D-don't twist my words like that!

Nagi: I see.
Nagi: So some things led to you having a fight with your parents and running away from home.

05

Chiharu: Don't refer to my serious family issues...
Chiharu: as "some things"!!
SFX: Press press
Nagi: I don't care about the problems in your family!!

Chiharu: Hey, what've you been playing this whole time?
Nagi: Oh, this?
Nagi: Spli*ter Cell.

SFX: Push
Nagi: Ahhhh!! What're you doing!?

Chiharu: You shouldn't have to ask!! You're 13, right!? Why are you playing a game with a 15+ CERO rating of C like it's normal!?
Nagi: Wh-what's wrong with playing it a little bit!?
Chiharu: Plenty!! Didn't I warn you at Ani*ate before!?

Nagi: Hmph...!!
SFX: Grab
Nagi: F-fine then...!!

06

SFX: Catch

Nagi: Let's play Virtual *n!!
Nagi: You don't have a problem with that, do you!?

SFX: Smile

Chiharu: Just so you know, my Cypher is fast.
Nagi: Ha!! My Temjin is invincible!!
SFX: Rumble

Chiharu: You're on!!
Nagi: Hmph!! Don't cry when you lose.

07

Maria: Chiharu-san...was it? Is getting along well with Nagi.
Hayate: Yes, she is.

Hayate: If we had someone like her staying here...
Hayate: it would be really good for Lady Nagi.

Maria: But...
Maria: Aren't her parents worried about her?

Hayate: That's right...

Nagi: Take that!!
Nagi: Damn it!!

Nagi: You're not bad.
SFX: Pant
SFX: Pant
Chiharu: You're not too bad yourself.

Nagi: Ahh, but I haven't exercised like this in a while. I'm starving.
Chiharu: Exercised?

08

Nagi: Hayate! What's for dinner?
Hayate: Nikujaga, tofu patties, peas and rice, Kinpira-style sautéed burdock, potato salad, and clam miso soup.

Chiharu: Ayasaki-kun, you made all this?
Hayate: Yes.
Hayate: I made sure the ingredients were good, too.

Nagi: Just so you know, Hayate's cooking is really good!!
Chiharu: I see...

Nagi: How about you eat dinner with us?
Chiharu: Eh...? Can I?

SFX: Nom

Chiharu: I-it's good...
Nagi: Heh heh.
Nagi: Told you.

09

Chiharu: I-if I were to rent a room here...
Hayate: I'd make this for you whenever you wanted of course.

Chiharu: 40 thousand a month for food this good...
Chiharu: This place certainly does have an allure!!

SFX: Steam

Chiharu: I played around and had some home cooking...

Chiharu: It really has...
Chiharu: been a while since I've done that.

Chiharu: This wouldn't be a bad way of living...
SFX: Slide...

10

Nagi: H-hey...
Nagi: You should've told me you were in here!!

Nagi: I was in here first!
Nagi: You should have noticed that!

SFX: Steam...

Nagi: Are you...
Nagi: good at any other games?

Chiharu: W-well...
Chiharu: I am good enough to work in Akiba.

Nagi: I see...

11

Chiharu: If I...
Chiharu: rent a room here...

Chiharu: I'll play...
Chiharu: other games with you.

Nagi: Hmph!! Don't you mean lose to me in other games!?
Chiharu: Wh-what!?

Hayate: Eh!?
Hayate: You're going to rent one of the rooms!?

Chiharu: Yes.
Chiharu: I have savings from my job and 40 thousand a month is actually pretty cheap.

12

Maria: Isn't that great, Nagi?
Nagi: Fweh? I-I-I don't really care...

Hayate: But aren't your parents worried about you?
Chiharu: Not really. They'll just do their own thing.

Chiharu: I guess I'll rent this room. Room 201.
Chiharu: Do you have a futon and everything?
Hayate: Oh, there's one we were about to clean. I'll go get it!!

Chiharu: I don't know what's going to happen from now on...
Chiharu: but I'll live on my own from here on out.

Chiharu: And it's not like this is a bad place to live...
SFX: Vvvv

Chiharu: 52 missed calls...
Chiharu: from my parents!?
On phone: 52 Missed Calls

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Chiharu: But my parents are worried about me.

Chiharu: They were going overseas...
Chiharu: to open a Motsunabe restaurant in Hawaii.
Chiharu: How can they be worried about me after deciding something like that?

Nagi: Hey, I got the pillow you wanted.
SFX: Open

14

Nagi: We don't have a room for you after all.

Chiharu: Eh?

Nagi: The thing about your family is...
Nagi: you don't really notice it being there...
Nagi: but, unlike body soap, you can't just get a new one.

Nagi: And it's going to be gone one day.
Nagi: So you need to take it seriously!!

Nagi: Because...
Nagi: there are people who are just gone and don't come back.
Chiharu: Nagi...

Nagi: B-but...!!

15

Nagi: Come on over...
Nagi: to play from time to time!!

Nagi: Promise me.

Chiharu: Okay.
Chiharu: I promise.
Chiharu: Thank you. You've taught me something important.

Chiharu: What's important is forgiving each other.
Chiharu: Because no matter what happens...

Chiharu: they're still...

Chiharu: my family!!!
Chiharu: I'm home!

16

Box: Chiharu's house.
SFX: Roaring flames
SFX: Siren

Parents: S-sorry, Chiharu. We were practicing making Motsunabe...
Parents: and the fire from the burner just...

Box: And like that...
Chiharu: Um...I'd like to rent a room...
Nagi: Uhh, sure.
Box: they got their first tenant.

Bottom: To be continued in Issue 33 being released on Wednesday July 14th.

Margin: A fire is a powerful enemy to both wooden houses and family bonds. Next Issue will have opening color pages to decorate the 3000th issue of Shonen Sunday!! Look forward to it!!