Bakuman 93

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[Bakuman 93 Translation by Kewl0210]
Page 1:
Box: I just drug Azuki out of the audition room before she got a chance to accept the role of "NATURAL"'s Sayano, but it turns out she had already declined the role.
Maybe we've started to grow with being honest about our own feelings.
Insert Text: A flight of love... That's youth!!
Title: Bakuman
Page 93 Center and Strongest
Original Story / Ooba Tsugumi Manga / Obata Takeshi
Iwase: I cannot forgive this.
Miura: !
Iwase: Takagi Akito is with Miyoshi Kaya...
Mashiro Moritaka is with Azuki Miho...
恋愛などに
Even though they've put everything into manga, they're still engrossed in things like love.............
Iwase; And Niizuma Eiji... He's just siding with Ashirogi Muto...
Eiji: Let's hurry and begin the auditiooooooooon!
Iwase: Why.......
Miura-san, after this audition's over, we're having a meeting, okay!?
Miura: Ah? Okay.
Well, if this gives her more enthusiasm, then...

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Saikou: I'll be taking the Saikyou line from Shinjuku.
And you're taking the Chuuou line, right Azuki?
TL Note: These train lines are homophonous with the words in the title. Center = Chuuou and Saikyou = Strongest.
Azuki: Eh? Yes...
...........
It hasn't even been 5 minutes since we met up, yet.
Saikou: ...........
Azuki: Could I go as far as Yakusa with you?
Saikou: Eh!?
But, I have to do a clean copy for a name when I get back.
Azuki: So I'll stay with you until the train gets to Yakusa, then go home.
Saikou: ...............Azuki-san's being kind of forward today...
Is it because we ended up holding hands...!?

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Mashiro: Okay... I won't let go of this hand until Yakusa!
SFX: Gyuh!!
Azuki: !... You really are reliable today, Mashiro-kun.............
Mashiro: Naw, really, it's more cause you're being so forward, Azuki-san..........
Azuki: Is that so?
Intercom: Next is Minami-Yakuza, Minami-Yakuza.
Saikou: It's the next stop, already. It's been something like 40 minutes, it sure went by fast.
Azuki: Time flies when you're having fun.............
[The top sign's already in English.]
Bottom Sign: (Saitama Prefecture Yakusa City)
Saikou: So long.
Azuki: Yeah.
Mashiro-kun, next time we meet...............
Saikou: ?

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Azuki: Let's kiss.
Saikou: WHA!?
What's happened to Azuki!?
Is it because we held hands!?
And even so, she said "kiss" so easily!?
That's not like Azuki!! That's plain weird!! What's going on!?
Azuki: Because the next time we meet...
Will be when our dreams come true.

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Shuujin/Kaya: ..........
He said all they did was meet up, right? That face...
? He's just happy she didn't take the audition, isn't he?
Something's definitely up...
Something...? Eh? You don't mean...
Let's hear it from him.
I said to drop it.............
Kaya: Maaashiro-kun,
Something good happened with Miho, right? It's written all over your face.
Saikou: Eh!? On my face!? No way!
Kaya: What happened? Fess up!
Saikou: It was nothing, really...
Kaya: Liar! You look like you kissed, at the very least!
Saikou: Eh!? Kiss!? I didn't! I didn't! I seriously didn't kiss her!
Kaya: Eh... Hands?
You just held hands!?
Are you guys grade schoolers!?
Shuujin: Ahahah,
That's so like the two of you.
Anyhow, you're definitely progressing, bit by bit.
Saikou: Shut up. It's what we ourselves decided.

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Iwase: Azuki Miho.......... I won't forgive her.
I'll make her regret turning down that audition. She'll never work as a voice actress again......
Miura: Eh...
Iwase: I'll drag her down to hell along with Ashirogi Muto! By any means necessary! Now, give me any ideas you have.
Miura: Ah, Ashirogi-kun isn't really messing with you or anything. They're just doing the best they can.
Iwase: !
.........You're Ashirogi Muto's ally, too!?
Hey, now that you mention it, you're the one who got the manga "PCP" set up, aren't you?
Miura: That has nothing to do with it, I'm not their ally or anything...
Iwase: Then hurry and give me ideas!
Miura: Th-That's not it..........

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Miura: I'm "+NATURAL"'s editor!
I just want to help you more than anyone, Akina Aiko-sensei!!
And... That's the truth......
People: ...........
Miura: That's why I'm saying not to try to drag them down or anything...
Just relax.
As an author, you should be battling with the content of your own work.
Th... That's the only thing I can help you with.
Iwase: Th-Then please give me ideas for the next story!
Hattori-san would come out with them one after another. [Hattori face after his name. Seriously, do people not remember who he is at this point? I think I skipped a bunch but you get the whole thing now, right?]
H... Hurry!
Miura: O... Okay.
Eh... Um, where did we end last time?
Iwase: You don't even know that!?
Miura: ..........I'm sorry.

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Box: Friday, March 7th.
Sign: Shueisha
Miura: The real deal..............
"PCP"'s third chapter is in 5th place...
"CROW" is 3rd...
"NATURAL" made 4th.
[This next panel is all pictures followed by an ellipsis.]
Miura: Above "PCP"....... This should calm Akina-kun a little.
Hattori: ...........
Chapter 3 is in 5th place...
Normally, this would be a job well done, but for "PCP", this is no good...
Sasaki: We'll see how it's doing by chapter 25...
Hattori: Up to the 7th chapter is different...
If it's not on par with "CROW" and "NATURAL" by chapter 25... We can't dip any lower than this...
Miura: Senpai, how's it going? "PCP"s third chapter is pretty good, too, isn't it?
You should tell Ashirogi-kun soon...
Hattori: Hm? Ah, yeah, you're right..........


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Shuujin: Oh, it's Hattori-san with the real results.
Chapter 3's in 5th!
Kaya: !?
A-Amazing, eh!?
Aren't you glad?
Saikou: Yeah! If we're in 5th on chapter 3, this is the real deal!
Shuujin: Chapter 1 was 1st,
Chapter 2 was 2nd,
Well, we were aiming for 3rd with chapter 3, but at 5th this is still a pretty popular manga, right?
Hattori: ........... Yeah, it's a popular manga.........
Saikou: All right, if we keep this up, no, even high, an anime version!
Hattori: !...... Anime version?.........No, before that, the way things are going now...
Somebody: Phew... I'm glad.......
Yeah, we can rest easy at 3rd.
At the very least, we know we can say with 100% certainty that we won't be up for cancellation at the next serialization meeting!
Of course not! We're in 5th place, 5th!

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Box: March 13th - Serialization Meeting
Aida: Now then, from issue 25 we have "Seigi no Mikata" by Takahama Shouyou, from the combined issue 26-27 is "NANDE!!" by Hinbikikyuou Tarou.
And from issue 28, "Road Racer GIRI" by Fukuda Shinta. [Faces after names]
TL Note: The first title, Seigi no Mikata is a pun on the phrase "ally of justice", with "Mikata", the Japanese word for ally, being the character's name. So the title translates to "Mikata of Justice". The second title "NANDE!!" means "Why!!?".
For series ending, in issue 21 is "Kiyoshi Knight",
Issue 24 is "Space Yellow Gate",
And issue 25 is "Konna Shoot Dou desuka", those three.
TL Note: "Konna Shoot Dou desuka" translates to "How's This Shot?"
And the two series "True human" and "Catalog Seikyuu no Kami John" have been given the notice that they're in danger of ending next meeting. [That second one was mentioned in chapter 87 so it doesn't need another notice.]
Miura: All right! Takahama-kun is serialized!
Hattori: .......
..........
Three serializations, huh..........
They're getting harsh again.
Yamahisa: Eh? We're in danger, next time?
I guess that makes sense, we were in 13th......
Yoshida: And the recent content's been kinda odd all around.
The ex-human race boys died, and it's become devoted to the new-human little race girls... And what's more, those young girls have a heroic feeling to them.
Yamahisa: Yeah... I told him that, too, but it seems he really wanted to do it this way...
And so, I'm going straight to Shizuka-kun's place.
Yoshida: He's still young... so guide him right.

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Yamahisa: Eh? He's not here?
Only assistants are left? ............And he's not even picking up his phone...?
Assistant: Yes, he's probably...
Yamahisa: At the cabaret again, huh............?
It's my fault for taking him in the first place, but...
I guess I've got no choice but to go from club to club and see if they've seen him...............
Shizuka-kun!!
Shizuka: Uu...
Yamahisa: What're you doing!? This is messed up!!
Shizuka: Ahaha, chatting with girls is fun.
Yamahisa: He's never been spoiled like this before, but....... To have fallen into it this far...
You didn't buy the girls anything, right?
Shizuka: A little...
Yamahisa: ! What's wrong with you!? Pull yourself together!

Page 12:
Sign: Takahama
Takahama: Thanks to you, I got serialized!
Saikou: Yes, I heard from Hattori-san before. Congratulations.
Takahama: "PCP" had the best start, hasn't it?
My immediate goal is to beat Fukuda-kun, of course, but I'm gonna win against you too, Ashirogi-sensei.
Saikou: !
Takahama-san just declared war!
Shuujin: Takahama-san and Fukuda-san got theirs more interesting, eh.............. We've gotta work hard so we don't lose to them.
Saikou: Yeah.
Fukuda: MAAAAAAAAAAN this feels good!
The fact that I got serialized when "KIYOSHI" isn't even done is incredibly cool!
So the assistants that can draw motorcycles?
Yuujirou: Ah, not yet for those.
Fukuda: What, you're not getting in gear!?
Yuujirou: I'm only not getting in gear with motor sports!
Fukuda: Don't say stupid crap like that!
[This is a stupid pun... so I just had a different stupid pun. He says "motatsuku" meaning "making no progress" and emphasizes the "mota" like from "motor sports".]

Page 13:
Box: The next day, Friday.
Miura: The real results. "NATURAL" is the same, 4th place...
Hattori: "PCP"'s 4th chapter is in 6th place...........
Dammit, 6th place is no good.
Miura: ...........
Hey... Yuujirou-san..........
Yuujirou: Hm?
Something seems off with Hattori-senpai.
He said "PCP" is no good at 6th...
Yuujirou: Yeah, "PCP" is in a special category, so 6th place isn't good.
It seems it needs to stay competitive with Niizuma-kun's works in order to continue serialization.
Miura: EEH!?

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Miura: ...............No way....... If they're not on par with Niizuma-kun's work they'll get canceled? That didn't come up in yesterday's meeting.
Yuujirou: I don't know the whole deal either, but they started with that kind of condition. It's like an unspoken understanding.
Miura: ..........
And unspoken understanding......?
Hattori: There's an honest fan response to "PCP".
There's no way they could end a work like this... What should I do...?
It's not gonna help anything worrying about it by myself!
Shuujin: Hattori-san, even if you're gonna come specifically to talk about the questionnaire results,
I was relieved to heard chapter 4 was in 6th. We should try to continue like this.
Hattori: The thing is......6th place is no good.
Ashirogi: EH!?

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Hattori: If "PCP" can't show it'll compete with "CROW" and "NATURAL" within half a year, it'll get cut...
That's the condition I was given.
Shuujin: EEH!?
Saikou: Well... It's not that surprising. It was the condition we gave ourselves when we ended "Tanto".
Shuujin: .........Oh yeah, that's right. Actually, I was the first to say that...
But really...
Hattori: I didn't say anything so I wouldn't give you any unnecessary pressure, but... If we continue like this without a new agreement, we'll get canceled................
"NATURAL"'s anime starts in April ... And Fukuda-kun and the others' new serializations will start.
Ashirogi: ..........An anime version and three new series... That's really harsh...
And among those, we need to place about 3rd, right...............?
.................So we need hold back "CROW" and "NATURAL"...
Hattori: Yeah...
If we go about this normally, it won't work. We need to find some definite means to get one rank up!
Ashirogi: !
Hattori: There's got to be something, let's put our heads together.
Saikou: Yeah!

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Iwase: You haven't thought of anything for the next arc!?
Miura: I'm sorry...........
Iwase: Then, there's not gonna be a meeting. Hattori-san would most definitely have thought of something.
Miura: ...........
Regardless of how much you may compare me to Hattori-sensei.......
Iwase: ?
He doesn't have the vigor he's had before. I thought he'd at least say something like "I'm me and Hattori-san is Hattori-san!".
Are you really up for this, Miura-san!?
With that attitude, not only will we not reach the top of "Jump", we might even lose popularity.
Miura: I'm....... up for it. Even I want "NATURAL" to get to the top. But by nature, how a story continues isn't something to rely on an editor for, it's something that we should think about together...............
Iwase: Th... Then, please give me an idea.
Because there's no way I'm gonna lose to Ashirogi Muto.
Miura: It's all right. After half a year, "PCP" will probably be canceled.
Iwase: Eh?

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Iwase: ..........
I hadn't heard that Takagi-kun and the others had taken such a condition.
Miura: I only just found out three days ago, but it seems to be true.
I'm definitely not siding with Ashirogi-kun or anything... But, I can't accept it as an editor...
Iwase: Ashirogi Mito......
Takagi Akito is.......
That kind of agreement is just weird, isn't it?
The harder I try, the more likely Takagi-kun and his partner will be...
!.......
Miura: !.......
You want to beat down "PCP", didn't you? Shouldn't this be favorable for you?
Iwase: ...........
Miura: .............
Akina-kun, could it be that you have fun competing with Takagi-kun..........It makes you happy, right?
Iwase: N... No!
It's important for Takagi-kun to be there with me above him.
Miura: ! That was pretty straightforward................ But, isn't that the same thing...?

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Miura: Well, there's no reason to worry that Takagi-kun and his group are going to rise above "NATURAL"...
If "PCP" continues like it's been going...
Iwase: What do you mean?
Miura: I went to Niizuma-kun's place a little while ago.
Eiji: Then Ashirogi-sensei'll just be done with it, won't they?
Miura: .........So, like I thought, that's your position?
Eiji: Yes. As things stand, I have no intention of losing to "PCP".
Miura: As far as manga goes, what Niizuma-kun said is right......
If you asked Hattori-senpai, he'd call him an esper.
Iwase: That Niizuma-san is saying that as things stand, he...
Miura: Yeah.
..........
Iwase: Please call Takagi-kun and put me on!
Miura: Eh? Why?
Iwase: Just do it, hurry.

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Takagi: ? Miura-san?
Iwase: It's Iwase.
Takagi: Eh, Iwase!? Why?
Iwase: I apologize.
I was once planning to try to beat you two no matter what methods I had to use.
Takagi: Eh? ? ?
Iwase: But I've thrown our those foolish thoughts.
Takagi: ?
Iwase: From now on, let's fight fair and square.
Is that all right!? As things stand, you guys won't win!
Shuujin: !?
Won't win?... Hang on a sec, from what you said a second ago, that's totally...
Iwase: That's what Niizuma-san said. "I have no intention of losing to "PCP" right now."
Shuujin: !
Eiji said...
Iwase: Please think! Please, come up with something! Exhaust everything you've got! That's what you've taught me up until now. If you lose to me now, then you've lost to me in talent, have you got that!?
Shuujin: Iwase...
Insert Text: A yell of encouragement from a powerful enemy!! Coming in an unexpected form!!
Bottom: Bakuman
...Page 93
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