Kokou no Hito 124

My God, this guy's even more messed up than ME!

[Kokou no Hito 124 Translation by Kewl0210]
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Title: 124th Climb We are Here
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Insert Text: If for the man who continually scaled ice and rock,
the blank of the life he lost has now
humbly been filled----.
Title: 124th Climb We are Here
[The rest is all the boring stuff like the title. And "new age climbing story." This is when volume 11 went on sale.]

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[Happy day...]

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[Buntarou has a daughter.]

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[Nyaw.]

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Katou: Hello? Mom?
It's Buntarou.

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Katou: ...Yes. Born just now.
A 3200 gram healthy little girl.
...Yes. Hana-chan and the baby are both doing well.
They're saying she can leave the hospital in 4 fays.
...Yes. I'll be expecting you!!
Today
my life changed again.
As that child's father,
I have to protect that new life with every fiber of my being!!!

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I've decided.
We'll name her Rokka.
TL Note: Rokka (六花) is made up o the kanjis for "six" and "flower". Flower also being the one kanji in Hana's name. It's probably a reference to snow crystals.

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[The author now controls the pacing with a walking-up-stairs shot.]

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[Oh my God! It's that old man who was going after Kunieda!]

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[Oh wait, no it's just that climbing otaku.]

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Katou: You...
Takemura: What's with those lukewarm clothes?
Katou: !?

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Takemura: There are rumors saying you got married and quit mountains, senpai.
They're true, aren't they?
Katou: Ta...
Takemura...!?
Takemura: ...I did it.

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Takemura: On December 14th, I departed from Tsugami Shindou.
Going through Shirouma, Kaerazu, Eboshi and Shakujyou,
last night I descended via the Kitakama ridge...
Katou: ..........!!!
Takemura: The Mid-Winter Northern Alps All-Mountain Traversal.
Faster than my senpais-----

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Takemura: and alone.

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[Well, he's been certainly been busy.]

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[It's more fun in a group though, really.]

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[Though undoubtedly more mentally scarring. What with your only friend in the world dying.]

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Takemura: You have a family and a job...
and now it seems you've just had a child, too, haven't you...?
You must be happy, senpai.
I don't have anything anymore.
Next is the K2 East-Face.
I'll risk my whole body and soul, I will go to conquer it without regard to my own life.

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Kokou no Hito
The Climber