Billy Bat 64

[Billy Bat 64 Translation by Kewl0210]
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Yajirou: Father, the night wind is bad for your body.
Xavier: It's okay...... The sea is calm tonight.
Side: The year 1594, Xavier heads toward Japan. To spread religion...... ostensibly......

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Yajirou: What is it you are drawing?
Xavier: Mm...... Just a cartoon.
Yajirou: Cartoon..........?
Xavier: In both India and China, they say there's a rabbit on the moon.
Yajirou: Huh.......
Xavier: But what's really on the moon is......
Yajirou: This is...........

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Yajirou: A bat...........?
Xavier: I've known that since I was a child.
Yajirou: Could it be......
That is...... That bat, is it good? Or is it bad?
Xavier: Is it an angel or a devil......?
Or is it both.............?

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Xavier: Yajirou. You know it well, do you not?
Yajirou: ...........
Xavier: The moon is the same.
The face that faces us......
and the one facing away..........
Perhaps that's the next place for me, Francisco Xavier, to head toward.
Yajirou: Really, to the moon......?
How on earth would you do it............
Xavier: Riding a flying ship that spouts flames.

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Yajirou: Huh?
Xavier: But more importantly.
Right now......
Yajirou: Now?
Xavier: Go to Japan, Kevin.

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Kevin: !!
Wha......
What is this story............?
Ah...... I'm dozing off
and drawing some crazy thing......
SFX: KUSHA KUSHA
Kevin: This isn't the time for that.

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Kevin: I've gotta finish up "Fuji Pontarou" soon!!
Title: Chapter 64 Cartoon's Destination

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Box: Japan Town LA-----
Tougou: Guhu!!
Guehhehhehhehhehheh!!
There's even a limit to how ridiculous something can be, you know!!
This supporting character, Great Tougorou!! He's such an idiot!!

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Kevin: Yes...... Thank you......
Tougou: It's good. It's really good, your "Fuji Bontarou".
It sort of...... pops!!
Kevin: yes...... It was strange even to me how easy it was to draw......
Tougou: Really? Sounds good.
It's Kevin Yamagata's new frontier!
Kevin: ......So, what about popularity?
Do you think it'll sell?
Tougou: Hm......
Well, eh, ya know, I don't really mind if it sells or not.
Kevin: It's not good enough, is it......?
Tougou: There is no comic that's really "not good".

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Tougou: Except for Chuck Culkin's "Billy Bat" that sells way too much.
Kevin: ..........
Ah......
Th...... That reminds me.
A fan letter came addressed to you.
Kevin: Fan letter............?

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Kevin: Mr. Smith.........!?
Tougou: Okay, I'm headed over to the printer's. Watch over the place while I'm gone.
SFX: BATAAAN BIRIH
Kevin: He's okay?!
Smith: Dear Kevin----- I don't know when this letter will get to you.

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Smith: I won't even know if by the time it gets to you, whether I'll be alive or dead.
Kevin: ...........
Smith: If I am alive, I'll have the luck of being able to read your new "Billy Bat" work.
Kevin: Sorry, but right now......
It's "Fuji Pontarou"......
Smith: And when you're reading this letter.............
is President Kennedy all right......?

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Smith: All I can do now is pray. For both President Kennedy and you.
And for me...... that we're alive.
Kevin, I'm going to tell you the information I hold.
There are two big organizations related to this conspiracy.
Because the two organizations are extremely huge and complex
I'm only able to put down here the names of the two people that direct command the groups' field work.

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Smith: The first is Finny......
He's the man who worked with me to investigate you in Japan, so you should remember him.
In those days, he went by the title "special inspector" but......
I don't even know which group he was attached to.
The other is a man of Japanese decent called Kurusu.
He's probably either a Japanese or American agent, but......
the truth he is an professional hit man.

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Kevin: Kurusu......
I know him............
The one who had something to do with Shizu-chan's death......
And the Shimoyama incident, too......
Smith: You've probably realized by now, but
these two men came in contact with you around the time of the Shimoyama incident.
And the reason they got close to you...... that is

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Smith: The bat.
SFX: BASASAH
Kevin: !!
Smith: These two organizations have their eyes on the same thing.
An ancient document located somewhere in Japan.
They're searching desperately for it.
They'll probably find its whereabouts sooner or later.

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Smith: Finny said this to me.
Finny: We need it.
It's the darkness of history.
I have no idea what will happen if the ancient document falls into their hands......
If I'm alive, I'll fly to Japan again to stop them, but......
If I'm missing at the time you get this letter, then
You have to go to Japan!

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Smith: I do know one thing. They must not get their hands on the ancient document.
But you, who knows the bat better than me, should have a firmer understanding.
P.S. Don't stand so close to the window.

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Guy: Did he notice you?
They said it's okay to put this guy off for later.
Guy 2: Where was next, again?
Guy: Ohio.
Guy 2: Ohio, eh......? I wish we could go somewhere fun, like Vegas.
Guy: No choice. We've got a friend in Ohio. ["friend" in italics.]
Guy 2: Friend?

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Guy: Kennedy's special friend...... his lover.
Guy 2: Yeah. That's something we can't put off.
Before she says anything she shouldn't......
"Bang".
Box: Los Angeles Airport------

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Momochi: It's the transit from New York. What's happening with my luggage?
Woman: Yes, your luggage is already on the way to Japan. It's being carried on flight 128.
Momochi: Ah, I see.
We won, ya know.
Woman: Huh?
Momochi: The Golden Cola 10 Bottle Caps for a Trip to Japan prize!!
Jackie: Hey, Dad?
Momochi: Hm?
Jackie: These official papers we got in New York from the Golden Cola employee......
Momochi: Hm?

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Jackie: In the event of an airplane crash or trouble at your destination, the Golden Cola company bears no responsibility......
Momochi: ......And it says to sign the agreement.
Hmm.
They're just saying "We're taking you for free, so don't complain." I guess.
Jackie: Are you really sure something like that is safe to sign......?
Momochi: We, the Momochi Clan have a lineage of warriors!! We don't need anyone to protect us in the first place.
Jackie: Lineage of warriors, huh......?
We decided we'd go to Japan, so we're really trying to play up a Japanese tone, but I think we're just hackneyed Americans......

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Person: This way, Kevin Yamagata, sir.
Jackie: Kevin Yamagata......?
Person: Please come again. The branch office manager would be glad to have you.
The branch office manager is out on business today so he couldn't see you off, but he wishes you a good trip to Japan.
Momochi: That's......

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Momochi: Kevin Yamagata!!
I saw a author photo of him in a book......
It's really him..........
The author of the real "Billy Bat"!!
Side Text: Kevin, Jackie and her father go to Japan---- will they find Xavier's scroll!? Staring next issue, the Return to Japan Arc!!
Bottom: "Billy Bat" Chapter 64 / End
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