Hayate no Gotoku! 309

Chapter 309

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Top: The theatrical anime will be released this summer!! Volume 27 & the limited edition are in stores now!!
Right Text: This is the answer to last week! It was Hayate who came to get the PSP Lady Nagi left!!
Bottom: For the latest information and the first episode of the anime for free go to hayatenogotoku.com The Net radio show "Hayasan" is on onsen.ag
Credit: Hata Kenjirou
Title: Chapter 309 "The sound of the term "Older Sister" has romance to it." ...There are many romances of men.

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Margin: It seems the work manual for a certain restaurant says to take a bath every day. Do you all like baths?

SFX: Splash

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Nagi: Guess who can't come up with manga ideas.

Hayate: Oh, is it you?
Nagi: Who else would it be?
Hayate: I thought Maria-san had been in the bath so long because the author couldn't come up with any ideas.
Nagi: What are you talking about?

Nagi: Who cares about something like Maria's naked body? My manga's more important!!
Maria: What do you mean "something like"?
Maria: I'm still young and fresh!!

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Nagi: There's only 3 weeks until the doujinshi showdown.
Nagi: I have to draw a doujinshi before then, but I can't come up with any ideas.

Hayate: You say a doujinshi, but...
Nagi: It'll be an original of course.
Nagi: I'm not doing a parody.

Nagi: But now that I know the old me was no good, I have to come up with something new.
Nagi: But what should I draw?

Sakuya: Oh? You seem pretty energetic.
Nagi: Hm?

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Nagi: Sakuya...
Sakuya: I'd heard you were down after seeing a pro mangaka at work, but you seem to be doing pretty well.

Nagi: Hmph. That's some old news.
Nagi: I got over that a long time ago.
Sakuya: I see, I see. That's good.

Sakuya: So? Do you think you can draw a good manga?
Nagi: Shut up!! It's none of your business.

Chiharu: Uuh!!
Chiharu: Sakuya-san!?

Text: Time to explain!! Chiharu is keeping the fact that she works as a maid at Sakuya's place a secret from Nagi!!
Text: The reason? Because it's embarrassing!!

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Sakuya: Huh?

Sakuya: Oh?
Sakuya: So this is where you live, Haru-...
SFX: Shock

Chiharu: Come with me!!
Sakuya: Oh!?

Sakuya: Eh? You want to keep it a secret that you're working as a maid?
Chiharu: Y-yes.
Chiharu: It'd be embarrassing to bring it up now...

Sakuya: Hmm...
Sakuya: Well, whatever.

Sakuya: Dealing with Nagi's tough, ain't it?
Sakuya: I don't understand her manga at all.
Chiharu: Yes...

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Chiharu: But...
Chiharu: I think she might have talent.

Sakuya: Eh?

Nagi: Hey, Chiharu!! What are you doing!? Weren't we going to go find some ideas together?
Chiharu: R-right.,
Chiharu: Let's go.

Sakuya: Oh, you're going to find ideas for your manga?
Sakuya: How about I-...
Nagi: I don't need you to come.

Nagi: You wouldn't...
Nagi: be any help!!

Nagi: Chiharu, let's at least go outside!! Outside!!
Chiharu: O-okay.

SFX: Close

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Hayate: Huh? Did Lady Nagi and Chiharu-san leave already?
Sakuya: Hm?
Sakuya: Yes.

Sakuya: Hey, do those two get along?
Hayate: Chiharu-san and Lady Nagi?

Hayate: Well, it's more that...
Hayate: Lady Nagi one-sidedly relies on Chiharu-san.

Sakuya: I-I see...

Nagi: Waahhhh! Saku-oneechaaan.
Sakuya: Ha ha. It's fine, it's fine.

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Sakuya: It feels a bit lonely...
Sakuya: What a complicated state of mind...

Sakuya: But what does she mean I wouldn't be any help!?
Sakuya: I'd be all sorts of help!! Right!?
SFX: Rumble
Hayate: ...I-I suppose.

Sakuya: Damn it! I'll show her I can be helpful!!
Sakuya: Hayate!! Let me see Nagi's manga!!
Hayate: O-okay...

Sakuya: Um...why is this animal talking?
Hayate: Because it's a magical creature from the 4th dimensional world.

Sakuya: Why did these two start fighting the second they met?
Hayate: Because they're rivals bound by a destiny that exceeds time and space.

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Sakuya: Th-this is a pretty complicated setting.
Hayate: Yes, it is.

Sakuya: I just can't understand it...
Sakuya: But the way Haru-san was speaking, there has to be something shining in it.

Nagi: You wouldn't be any help!!

Hayate: Um, you don't have to try so hard to understand it.
Hayate: Lady Nagi's manga is...rather hard to understand.

Sakuya: Even if it is...
Sakuya: I want to understand it if I can.

Hayate: Sakuya-san...

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Hayate: Lady Nagi is...
Hayate: quite fortunate.
Sakuya: Eh?

Isumi: It's rather pathetic...
Isumi: to not be able to understand something of this level, Sakuya.
Sakuya: Hah!? Isumi-san!!

Sakuya: You say that...
Sakuya: but what should I do!!?
Isumi: Well, Sakuya...

Isumi: The reason that there is something interesting that you cannot understand...
Isumi: is because you are a boring person!!

Sakuya: Wh-
Sakuya: Whaaaat!?

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Sakuya: I-Is that so?
Sakuya: I'm...a boring person...?
Isumi: Yes, unfortunately.
Hayate: I-is that really true?

Isumi: But don't worry.
Sakuya: Eh?

Isumi: I can make a boring person...
Isumi: understand Nagi's manga...
Isumi: and become an interesting person.

Sakuya: R-
Sakuya: Really!?

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On suit: Tajadoru Combo

Sakuya: Hey, Isumi-san...
Sakuya: Is this interesting?
Isumi: Yes.
Isumi: It is most interesting.

Isumi: Spin around a bit.
SFX: Step step step step

Isumi: Dance!!
SFX: Flail flail

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Isumi: Interesting!! You have become very interesting, Sakuya!!
Isumi: Okay...
Isumi: now read Nagi's manga like that!!

Isumi: Now that you have become interesting...
Isumi: you can understand it!!
Sakuya: O-okay!!

Sakuya: How does this change anything!!?
SFX: Smack

Nagi: We're back.
Nagi: Oh? Did Sakuya leave?
Hayate: Yes. She seemed to be at her wits' end.

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Nagi: Chehh... Really?
Hayate: Is something the matter?

Nagi: I thought up a lot of ideas and I was thinking of having her read them.
Nagi: I trust her intuition.

Hayate: If you call her, she'll probably be glad to rush on over.
Nagi: W-would she really...?
Hayate: Yes. Older sisters have a hard time resisting being relied on.
Nagi: Eh?

Bottom: To be continued in Issue 14 which will be released on Wednesday March 2nd.

Margin: Older sisters want to be relied on no matter how old they get. Everyone's feelings are gathered together and Lady Nagi's manga progresses step by step!!