Gamaran 1

And in the end, I have to forcefully install FireFox into the internet cafe's computer. Well, it shouldn't affect much anyway though, since they'll just delete it once I'm off this computer anyway...*shrug*

Anyway, Gamaran is something special. If you haven't been catching up with the discussion thread, Lingwe and I are going to share this series in translating it. I'm doing the odd number chapters while Lingwe is doing the even. So, scanlators, please take note of that in your credit pages as well, thank you. >_<"

Amit told me that he had been busy with RL lately, so this isn't really the final proofreaded version. I'll just tick the "Need to be Proofread" option then...for Gamaran. I think it will be a lot faster that way...hope that's OK with you, Amit. Since tbh, I don't want to rush the proofreader in getting this done quickly, but since this is shared, I don't want to delay the translation of Lingwe as well (since he said he's not going to post his translation until I post mine...>_<") Sorry...>_<"

And for those who don't know, if by any chance the translation for anything I do is delayed, try checking my LJ, since I'll put the unproofread script there, and edit it later with the link to the proofread scripts, usually when I asked a specific proofreader on the task. >_<"

PS. Second chapter is here, and third chapter (not proofreaded, will post once Lingwe posted his second chapter) is here, for those who never visit the discussion thread.

Gamaran
Chapter 1
Pg. 1
** The ultimate battle chronicle with no restrictions. **
Narration – In the middle of Edo Period, there is a country in which all the sinful martial artists, who solely believe in power and nothing else, rampage into the battlefield.
That country’s name is Unabara, the “Haunt of Demons”.
** Opening with 70 pages and double colored pages! **

Pg. 2-3
Invincible! The one and only! Strongest!
Which is the strongest of them all?
The legendary secret swordplay, the Ogame Style, is here!!
== Giant Tortoise Style.

Pg. 4
Kensaki Peak,
Along the borderline of Unabara.

Naoyoshi – This is it…

This is,
The Ogame Dojo.

I never thought it would be in the mountains like this…
But I finally found it!!

Pg. 5
This is…
Where the strongest swordsman is;
-- Washitzu Naoyoshi --

That was close…

But,
I finally made it in time.

All that’s left is to test their strength!!

Pg. 6
Of the “Thousand Slaughters”, Kurogane Jinsuke!!

The mysterious man who suddenly appeared near Unabara castle several years ago, Kurogane Jinsuke…
He killed thousands of martial artists throughout those years;

Before disappearing once again, leaving countless mysteries behind…
And the battle style that Jinsuke uses is the “Ogame Style”.

Pg. 7
I wonder what kind of sword it would be.

Kosaburou – But that “Thousand Slaugters”…
Naoyoshi – Hm?
Kosaburou – Surely it must be just a bluff…

Naoyoshi – I have to see it for myself.
Let’s go.

The Hyouga Brothers!!
Kosaburou – Fuh, so this is the Ogame School…
That’s one exaggerated gate they have there.
Right, brother?
Masato – Hah!
As if I care! The main thing is whether he’s strong or not. That’s all that matters!

Pg. 8
Kosaburou – By the way, Naoyoshi-dono,
Don’t forgot about that 100 ryou you promised us.
-- Hyouga Style, Hyouga Kosaburou --

Kuku, we’re depending on you,
Young one!
-- Head of Hyouga Style, Hyouga Masato --

Naoyoshi – Stop calling me that!!
Masato – Hah?

Naoyoshi – I’ll pay you for sure.

So you two can just shut up.
And see the “Thousand Slaughters” strength!

Pg. 9
Masato – Kukuku…

So you really are underestimating us, aren’t you…?
Naoyoshi – What…?

Masato – Fine then, just stand back and watch, young one.

Let’s go!

Naoyoshi - …Tch.

Pg. 10
Gama - Heh!
So this time it’s three people, huh?

Naoyoshi – Who’s there!?

Gama – You want to defeat this dojo, right?
Then, are you prepared,
To die here ?

If not, then that will just add to the swords that are already here.

Naoyoshi - …Then you’re,
The swordsman of the Ogame style…?

Pg. 11
A kid!!?
Gama – Heh?

Kid?
I’m Gama.
See? Here is the proof of Ogame Style…
(What? What’s with that unexpected face?)

Alright, let’s use this to test your strength then…
(I’ll lend you one.)
Naoyoshi – No…
But wai-

Pg. 12
Wha?

Gama – Sorry, but…

Unless you pass my test,
You’re not allowed to pass here.

…Well
Don’t worry though,

Pg. 13
Since I’ll fight you unarmed…

Naoyoshi – This kid…
What is he saying!

Masato – Kuku…
Are you fooling around with us…?

We, the Hyouga Brothers, are well-known even in the “Haunt of Demons”, right?

If you don’t want me to crush all of your insides,
Then mind your actions and don’t piss me off, you stupid brat…

Pg. 14
Kosaburou – Fuh!
But the opponent is just a kid, brother.
Just leave this to me…

Masato – Tch
Fine then…

Naoyoshi – Kosaburou…
Kosaburou – Hey…

You…
Look like you’re still 12-13, right?
Gama – Hm…
(I’m 14.)

Kosaburou – As a renowned swordsman,
With our pride on the line, we will never…

Do anything as low as,
Drawing our sword at a kid!

Gama – Eh?
Seriously?

Pg. 15
Masato - JU~~ST KIDDING!
Nope <3.

Naoyoshi – This is bad!!
He’s dead for sure!

You are too careless!
Silly boy!!

Pg. 16
Kosaburou - …Ugh!
Uugh…!

Naoyoshi – What!?

Pg. 17
Kosaburou – Uu…uu

Gama – Phew, that was close~ You said you wouldn’t draw your sword,
So I actually was a bit careless there.
Now that was dirty~

What! Showing the white of your eyes already!!?
Did I just hit a vital point or something!?

Pg. 18
Can’t help it then…Hmph!
And…
今の“抜き打ち”だけど「バッ」じゃなくて「シュパッ」じゃないと！　まあ理想は「ピッ」だけど
About that “sudden attack”, I thought it should be “SHUPAH” rather than “BAH” though! Well the ideal one would be “PIH” however

Naoyoshi – He defeated…
Kosaburou!?

That sudden attack just now,
He couldn’t possibly dodge it at that distance!

And he even took the sword away…
What kind of technique was that!?

That’s awesome…!!
Masato - …Hoh…

Pg. 19-20
Ogame Style…seems more fun that I thought…
Naoyoshi - …H-Hey…

Gama – Well, follow me then…

Naoyoshi – Huh?

Gama – I’ll take you inside.

I’m pleased with that dirty trick just now;
You passed.

Pg. 21
Senka – I apologized for Gama’s impoliteness…
I’m the daughter of the previous leader,
Senka.

The injured man is now resting in another room.
So please, make yourselves at home, customers.

Naoyoshi – W-we aren’t really customers though…
Masato – First a kid, now a woman…?

Gama – Senka-san,
Your makeup is really heavy today.
Senka – Silence.
Fufu…they look like high-classed men <3

Pg. 22
If so, then for what purposes are you coming here?
Fu
Fu
Fufufufu…
Naoyoshi – W-…well, I just want to...

Fight with the current leader,
Kurogane Jinsuke-dono!

Senka – Eh?!

Gama – With Jinsuke…?
For real…?
Naoyoshi – Is there something wrong…?

Pg. 23
Gama – He isn’t here though…

Naoyoshi – Wha…

I-Impossible…
Not here…?
Gama – Yeah.

He went missing,
Several years ago.

Senka - …I’m sorry,
But the only student we have here is Gama…

Pg. 24
Naoyoshi – This…This can’t be…

Masato – Kuku…

Kukukuku,
That was remarkable!

So this was just a waste of my time then!

Climbing up the mountain like this,

I never imagined that the place where the legendary man was,
Would end up having only one brat…

Pg. 25
So stupid…
This school is really pointless!

Naoyoshi-san, give me the money already…kuku…

My job is done.
I’m heading back now.

Gama – Nyahahaha!

Pg. 26
That’s great…can’t say I hate someone like you.

Masato – Huh?

Gama – I can see from your attitude.
Hyouga-san, wasn’t it?
You’re a hell of a lot stronger than that guy I just knocked out, right?

…Let’s continue then,
With our battle.

Pg. 27
If you can win against me,
Then I’ll give you our sign.

Well, that is if you can win me, though.
Masato - …You little…

Naoyoshi – That boy…he just never learned to stop taunting…
Maybe I should stop him…?

No…

I still can’t really,
Evaluate his strength…

Pg. 28
Masato – Grab your sword, kid.
I’ll stop your breathing!

Gama – Senka-san, can you stay back a bit?
Senka – My!

Masato – Kuku…Gama,
I’m not the same as my brother, alright?

Pg. 29
Gama - Wha!

Masato – He crushed the wooden sword using his finger!

Naoyoshi – So this is Masato’s strength!

Whenever the brothers are working together, Masato is always the one taking on the strong foe.
The name of the Hyouga Style was also heard far and wide because of him.

I have no clue as to how much damage Masato will do to that boy…
Gama – Woah…by the way,

Pg. 30
How could this stupid power
Be of any use in a sword battle?

Masato – Ye litta brat!
I’m gonna beat ya into a bloody pulp!!

Pg. 31

Pg. 32
Gama – That’s one interesting pose you have there…

Masato - …Anytime ye ready?

Senka – My, can’t really help it then~ Those guys…

Pg. 33
Gama – Eh!?

Pg. 34
Wha…I can’t pull it out!
Masato – Kuku…

How was it then, Gama?
I wasn’t careless at all.

Back then, to defend against Kosaburou who suddenly drew out his sword,
ガマは刀も持たず腰までおろした状態だった
That time, Gama clashed down at his waist without using a sword.

But I won now!!

For the Ogame Style,
an unexpected attack is considered dangerous!!

Gama – Kuh…
Masato - First, I have to take away his freedom.

Pg. 35
Once I can stop his movement,
Gama – Let go…
Masato – Then it’s already a win for me!!

And that is,

What the victory of Hyouga Style is like!!

Pg. 36
Gama – Kuh!

GEE!
GEEE!

Masato – HAH!!

Gama – Argh

Masato - …Not done yet.

Pg. 37
I’ll give up my left arm to block that deadly attack!!

Wha…!

Masato – KICK!!

Pg. 38
Gama – Gah . .. !

Naoyoshi - …Kuh!
He was,
Just too reckless.

Masato – He’s dead…

Pg. 39
Kukuku.
You are indeed, very skillful…
But in the end, it’s just a sword used in dojo.
You can never win in real battle with that simplistic style!

There goes your stupid school as well.

Gama – You called that a real battle?
Hehe…what about the finishing move then?

Man…that kick just now seriously hurt…

Pg. 40
But too light!
If you’re thinking of killing me with that stick,
Then you will have to crack my skull wide open.
Masato – How can he…!
That kick just now didn’t budge him at all!?

Naoyoshi – He missed the vital point!?
Gama – But…

Even though it seems like your power got “scattered” out a bit,
Yep, it did budge me.
…It’s been a while since I’ve been fired up like this.

Pg. 41
Senka – You don’t have to be so worried about Gama.

This place,
Is like the entrance to Unabara, where all the martial artists have gathered.

Martial artists from foreign countries come risking their lives in Unabara,
come to the Ogame School to defeat this dojo.// I have no idea what you were trying to say here…>_<
It hasn’t been rephrased so If we can chat on IRC sometime…. I need to clarify tons of things… :S //

Naoyoshi – What!?

Senka - Well, and that child,
Seems to find this to be a perfect time to get some practice for real battles.

Pg. 42
For five years, that boy has continued to defeat
Everyone who has come to this dojo from the age of nine.

Naoyoshi – What!
Ever since he was nine!?

The adult martial artists were probably ashamed that they lost to a kid, so they didn’t tell anyone about it…
That’s why this school wasn’t so well-known…but I guess that’s good.

Since that boy lives only to defeat his father who’s the strongest…
Gama – Alright, I’ve decided now.

Pg. 43-44
I’m going to kill you in three blows!!
Senka – That boy’s name is Kurogane Gama.

The son of Kurogane Jinsuke,
The Thousand Slaughters.

Pg. 45
Naoyoshi – The son of Kurogane Jinsuke!?

Masato – Y-You said you’re going to kill me in three blows…!?
Gama – Yeah…

I’ll let you see,
The Ogame Style.

Well…
That is if you can see it…
Masato – Wh-…What’s with that pose!?

Pg. 46
Gama – OGAMERYUU GOKEN NO ICHI!
IKATZUCHI NO KATA!
== 1 of the 5 Ogame Sword Styles, Lightning God Form.

Pg. 47
Naoyoshi? - Gama broke into Hyouga’s “rhythm” with that strange pose.

“I can kill him right now!”,

Is the response shown by Hyouga’s body.

And at that instant…

Pg. 48
Masato – Wha…
He’s gone!

Pg. 49
Gama - One!

Naoyoshi – I-…Impossible! He went in that close in just--!?
What was that movement just now!?

Pg. 50
Gama – Two!

Pg. 51
Naoyoshi – So-…So fast!

And so powerful!!

Is that really some kind of sword technique?
Gama – And~

Pg. 52
Naoyoshi – His “speed” and “power”,

Have clearly gone beyond what any man can ever achieve.

Pg. 53-54
Gama – Three!

What…!?

Senka – Oh…

Naoyoshi - …Ouch…

That was an excellent sword technique…

Pg. 55
Completely marvelous,
Kurogane Gama!!

Gama – What the? Don’t get in my way.
I haven’t been
On fire like this for a long while now, OK?

Naoyoshi - … Sorry,

I’ve seen your strength now,
That’s enough…
Gama – Huh!?

Pg. 56
Naoyoshi - You’re more than enough for me to bet my whole life on!!

Oizumi - …Fuh.
Now that was one pathetic sight…

Acting flippant until you were hit.
Gama – Eh?
その程度の男一太刀でしとめんかい！！
Oizumi – You would end up getting kill in one stroke like that!!

Hm…
A customer…?
Naoyoshi – (There’s a turtle on your head.)

Pg. 57
Oizumi – I’m Oizumi Kamedenbou.
Well, I’m a shamefully retired old man!

Naoyoshi - R-Retired…?

Gama – Tch…Shameful like hell…
Don’t just butt in like that, gramps…
Oizumi – Hm?
生意気じゃなちん毛もはえてないくせに
ちん毛？はえてない？
You sure have some gall for a boy who hasn't grown pubic hair.
Naoyoshi – Grown? Pubic Hair?

Senka – That’s my father,
The previous house leader .
Game – What was that~!?
Oizumi – Alright,
I’ll call you “Tsuruchinmaru”, then.
== Literally “Clear Penis Boy”, I believe? I mean, I take “tsuru” as being “tsurutsuru” which . . . well . . . let your imagination flow. Plus, I think it’s connected to that one before about the puberty and stuff as well, so . . . -_-“ // I can’t believe you tricked me into trading Blazer Drive proofing for “Clear Penis Boy” proofing….. D: (J/k, xD)

Naoyoshi – The previous house leader!?
…That would mean…

Pg. 58
Kurogane Jinsuke’s mentor!?
Oizumi – Hohoho, that was a long time ago.
…By the way,
Would you take care of this person over here?

Naoyoshi – Eh?
Oizumi – Hoho.

Naoyoshi – I totally forgot about him!!
Oizumi – Hoho…Senka, would you please.
Gama – Tsu…Tsuruchinmaru…
Senka – Oh…why me again!?

Oizumi – Hmm.
Naoyoshi – That’s from my mother who introduced me to the Ogame Style…

Oizumi – I really missed this handwriting…
You are…Yukio-dono’s son, correct?

Pg. 59
Naoyoshi – You know my mother…?

Oizumi – Yeah.
Jinsuke and I had met her once in the past.
Gama – Jinsuke’s friend?

Oizumi – Before she married…Yukio-dono was
beautiful and a very determined woman.

Naoyoshi – After that…
My mother became a mistress of a certain man, and gave birth to me.

I’m
The 28th son of Washitzu Naosata, the lord of Unabara,
Washitzu Naoyoshi!!
(I’m actually a great man, alright?)

Gama – Huh?

Pg. 60
THE LORD’S SON~~!!?
Naoyoshi - …Heh.
Totally surprised you, right…?

Gama – Then what is the lord’s son doing in the place like this…?

Naoyoshi – I’m searching,
For a martial artist to attend the Unabara Grand Competition.

Gama – U…
Unabara Grand Competition?

Naoyoshi – It’s alright if you don’t know about it.
Listen,
This is something…that happened in the castle one year ago.

Naosata – My 31 sons…

Pg. 61
The one who will succeed my throne as the Unabara Lord,
Will be decided with the martial art competition.

Right now, our Unabara…

Have martial artists from more than 300 fighting styles.

To promote the gathering of these unwanted people…
And give them protection was my dream.

Pg. 62
Masters of sword styles,
Spear’s Myoujin Style and Ganen Style.

Ninja’s Mugen Style and Jouchi Style.
Master of Shingen Style of Judou.

And even those from foreign countries.

But no, I’m not satisfied yet!!
I want to know!!
Which one is the best!!

Right now, all the unique battle styles are gathered here in Unabara!
Which battle style is the strongest in this world!!
Each of you is to go search for it!

Pg. 63-64
And all of those 31 chosen martial artists,
Are to put their life, their techniques, their trust; everything they have
Into becoming…the one and only one strongest fighter of all!!

I shall name
This fierce battle…
As Unaba Grand Competition!

Pg. 65
The battle will take place one year from now.
Anyone who finds the strongest fighter shall become my successor!

Oizumi – That’s such…

Naoyoshi - The battle,
Will be in less than a month from now.

Gama is the only one for the Ogame Style…it indeed was kind of desolated…but
I don’t like being so decorative with my words, so I’ll going to go straight to the point.

Pg. 66
Be my minion, Gama.
And,
Climb up to the top of the “Haunt of Demons”!

I want to become a feudal lord,
No matter what it costs…

Our goals might be different…but,
Can you walk beside me for now?

Oizumi – Hmm…
So you’re telling us to be your underlings then…
This youngster…

Pg. 67
However, this idiot still lacks the experience!
It will be difficult for him to fight against the experts of the “Haunt of Demons”

It’s not like he doesn’t have any battle skills…
But…

I’m sorry, bu-…
Gama – I’m in!

I’ll do it,
Naoyoshi-san!

Oizumi – What!?

Gama – Well,
If I compete against all the experts of Unabara,
Our name might spread out a bit, right?

Pg. 68
Naoyoshi – Gama…

Oizumi – Fool!
You’re doing this all alone!?
You’ll surely die in vain!

Gama – Die in vain?
I don’t think I’ll die, in vain or not, in sword battle, though.

Right!?
Oizumi – Hm!
Stop babbling nonsense, you ignorant “Tsuruchin”.
== Same as with “Tsuruchinmaru”.

Gama – Ugh!
(Tsuruchin.)
(He said it again!!)

You bald meanie!!
(Go to hell already!)
Oizumi – What!!?

…I’m not taking that back…
Even if I have to put my life on the line!

Pg. 69
I want…
To become even stronger.

Pg. 70
The title of the strongest in Unabara will be mine, Kurogane Gama of the Ogame Style.

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