Kokou no Hito 73

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............

Volume 8 Scan:
http://www.mediafire.com/?54uh58m7ac19oo3

[Kokou no Hito 73 Translation by Kewl0210]
Cover:
Title: Kokou no Hito [Isolated/Aloof Man] 8
The Climber
Author: Sakamoto Shinichi
Original Story: Nitta Jirou "Kokou no Hito"
Memento Mori
[This is the coolest cover ever, isn't it? It totally is. I remember seeing this cover inspired me to look into the series in the first place because it looked so cool.]

Back Cover:
Silver Text: The Northern Alps All-Mountain Traversal, in the world below, news of a "team accident" spreads. Among it, Mori Buntarou alone reaches the town, and begins to tell the full story of the mountain-hike to a detective. The final stage of the team's traversal, the avalanche disaster occuring at Mount Eboushi, Buntarou rescuing Niimi, and being alone and hopeless in a bivouac. Facing death, what is the time limit for how long they can carry on living!?
Black Text: He and I planned to die together----.

Author Flap:
Even if the result is not what you expected, if you walk your path believing in each step at a time, that is a path that will lead somewhere.

That is something I believe.

Sakamoti Shinichi

Young Jump Flap:
[I'm really fired up for this volume... This is most of the conclusion and it's where everybody dies!!! WOOOOO!]

B/W Cover:
[Even in that silvery color it's awesome!]

Page 1:
Author: Sakamoto Shinichi
Original Story: Nitta Jirou "Kokou no Hito"
Title: Kokou no Hito [Isolated/Aloof Man] 8
The Climber
Memento Mori

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Contents
Memento Mori
8
73rd Climb Guidepost of Ice and Snow 3
74th Climb Dying Hope 23
75th Climb Wedge 42
76th Climb Memento Mori 63
77th Climb Trace 83
78th Climb Dangerous Ridge Traversal Path 103
79th Climb Gate of Judgement 123
80th Climb The Cross Called "Returning Alive" 143
81st Climb Niimi Taku's Loneliness 163
82nd Climb Nighthawk 183
Special Compilation Reinhold Messner Memories of Challenge 202 [The subtitle is written small]
Climbing Glossary 204
Bottom: This is a work of fiction. There are no connections to actual people, groups or events.

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73rd Climb Guidepost of Ice and Snow
Sign: Mountain Recess Hotspring
Kyouwakan
SFX: DON DON DON

Page 4:
SFX: DON DON DON
SFX: PACHIn
Somebody: ...Yes.
SFX: Karara
Guy: Hih

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73rd Climb Guidepost of Ice and Snow

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Newsman: Moving on to the next topic of news,
the follow-up report on the climbing team from whom contact from had been cut off at the end of last year.
Early this morning, what has been seen as one one team member, a male who has descended the mountain on his own power has found shelter.
Somebody: Please eat properly and go.
Newsman: The corpse of what's thought to be a new, other, team member has been recovered at the Ushiro Tateyama Mountain Range, Kaerazu no Ken.
引き続く捜索
The search for the remaining 2 people is seems to currently still be ongoing----
TV: Kaerazu no Ken [Above the X]
victims of the accident
locations currently unknown [Left side of both lines is cut off]
Next is entertainment news!! ------------------------------------------
Girl: I'm not hungryyy!
I'm goiiiiiiiiing!
大町北警察署
Sign: Oomachi North Police Station

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Sign: Oomachi North Police Station
......One cellular phone.
One family photo.
One wallet.
中身
The contents are two 1000 yen bills, one 500 yen coin, 2 100 yen coins-----...

Page 8:
Somebody: Height 182cm

Chest Circumference 110cm
SFX: BASHA
Somebody: Foot size 28.5cm.......
SFX: Basha
瞳孔散大著明左右差なし角膜混濁なし
Prominent pupil dilation, no left and right difference, no clouding of the corneas.
Room temperature 11°C
Body temperature 3°C
Top Sign: Autopsy Room
Left Sign: Staff Only
[Right sign is blurred out]

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地域課
Guy: This is the Community Police Affairs Division.
Sign: Community Police Affairs Division
Guy: We still have no news we can report.
Please wait until the interview.
今年の年末年始はしょっぱなに例の事故が報じられたおかげで
Detective: Thanks to the accident occurring around the end of the year being reported from the very beginning,
and how climbers are becoming more cautious big disasters are scarce.......
for next year too, the media is going to handle this accident in a big way.
In that case, we should be a little direct, too, and spend the New Years holiday on it.
Guy: Yes, sir...
Detective: Speaking of which, is that survivor here yet?

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Guy: Eh----------...
His name is Mori Buntarou, age 20.
He was a temporary worker at a warehousing company, but at the end of last year they closed down, so he's currently unemployed.

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咋晩 11時頃ふもとの旅館「橋和館」に現れ
Yesterday at approximately 11AM he arrived at the "Kyouwakan" inn at the foot of the mountain.
After the lodge's owner treated him to warm food and miso soup, he took a nap and this morning and arrived here at the station.
He still is somewhat fatigued.
But he's in good physical health.
Detective: Say, Shimada.
Shimada: Yes?
Detective: I've been assigned at the station here for over 30 years.
I've seen quite a few mountaineers, but
why do they climb mountains, really?

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Detective: Even if someone steps on a mountain, it's still a mountain.
It doesn't affect us living below at all.
They do it despite the fact that mountain climbing is an unproductive and meaningless act...
SFX: Koto
Obana: Nice to meet you, I'm Obana from the Community Police Affairs Division.
Let's warm up.
Shimada: Now, as we said before,
Could you tell us all the details of the accident?

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Shimada: We're asking to to tell us about the circumstances of the disaster!!
事件でない事を明らかにしておかないと遺族の人達から訴訟を起こされるかもしれない
If you don't shed light on the unknown events, then you might be sued by the bereaved families...
Are you all right with that? This is for your sake!!
Mori-sa-
Obana: Shimada.
Mori-kun.
You're all alone now, aren't you?

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[Top of head.]

Page 15:
[Slightly less top of head.]

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[You could make a pretty neat animated gif out of this.]

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[Or you could just scroll through them real fast and it looks like it's animated.]

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The Fucking Mountain: Mori,
生涯の単独行を誓うことができるか
can you swear to a lifetime of acting alone?

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Mori: I swear.
Mountain: Then the mountain
生命を保障
will safeguard your life.
But Mori,

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I Don't Know: If you were to break this promise,
山はお前の生命について責任が持てない
the mountain cannot take responsibility for your life.
[Your mind's a little fucked up, Mori. That's the spine shooting out of Mount Yari...]

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Mori: I've always been alone-----...

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Kokou no Hito
The Climber